Biography of H W Glasscock, Greene Co, AR

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        Date: 5 Sep 1998
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Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas

page 138

H. W. Glasscock, mayor of Paragould and real estate dealer, was born in Randolph
County, Ark., February 19, 1834, and is the son of George W. and Catherine (Gray)
Glasscock, natives of Tennessee. The parents were married in their native State, and
in about 1830 they emigrated to Arkansas, locating in Randolph County, and were among
its very first settlers. Here the father died in 1834 and the mother three days
later. They were the parents of seven children, three now living: William, Henry W.,
and George F. When the parents first made their home in Arkansas, the country was a
wilderness, and wild animals were plentiful, the red man's face frequently being seen
at the door of the log cabin. H. W. Glasscock was reared in Randolph County, Ark.,
until twelve years of age, when he moved to Gainesville, Greene County. He was
educated principally at Gainesville and in Mississippi. In 1858 he was elected county
clerk of Greene County, and served until after the war. In 1861 he enlisted in the
first regiment that was organized in Greene County, and left a deputy to attend to
his business. He served in the eastern army and was discharged in 1862 on account of
his health. He then came home and re-enlisted in Kitchens' regiment in the cavalry,
and was in command of Company E, serving until the surrender; he was on the raid
through Missouri. After returning to his home he took charge of the clerk's office,
and in 1868 engaged in mercantile business at Gainesville, which he continued until
1883, when he sold out and came to Paragould. Since that time he has been occupied in
the real estate business. He owns about 12,000 acres of land, with some 600 under
cultivation. His lands are among the best in the country, as he has been investing
and buying since 1857. Mr. Glasscock was elected mayor of Paragould in April, 1888,
which position he is now filling. He was married first in 1858 to Miss Amanda
Conduff, by whom he had our children, two now living: H. F. and Sudie. His second
marriage was to Mrs. Emily J. Williamson, by whom he has six children, four now
living: John, Jennie, Etta and Albert (twins). Mr. and Mrs. Glasscock and family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Glasscock is a member of the
Masouic fraternity and Knights of Pythias. He is one of the prominent and leading
citizens of his vicinity.