Biography of E D Landrum, Greene Co, AR

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

page 153

E. D. Landrum. Owing to the fertility of the soil in Greene County, Ark., and by
energy, industry and economy, Mr. Landrum has become one of the wealthy farmers and
stock raisers of this section. He was born in Weakley County, Tenn., in 1843, was
reared on his father's farm, and there received his education in the common schools.
In 1863 he enlisted from Weakley County in Company B, Faulkner's Regiment cavalry
service, and was in the fights at Paducah, Union City and Columbus, receiving his
discharge in the fall of 1864 and returning home. In the fall of 1865 he came to
Greene County, Ark., and began farming for himself on eighty acres of land which he
purchased, and in 1867 purchased eighty acres more, eight of which were cleared and
under cultivation. In 1869 he located on this property and erected a log house, and
in 1885 built an excellent frame residence. He now owns 320 acres of splendid land
with 150 under cultivation, 125 of which he has cleared himself since 1869. His
principal crops are corn and hay. He raises some stock, his cattle being of the
Durham breed, his horses Morgan, and his hogs Berkshire. He is not very active in
politics, but votes with the Democratic party. He was married in Greene County, in
1867, to Mary A. Burnett, a native of North Carolina, and a daughter of John and
Sarah (Howell) Burnett, who were also born in that State, and emigrated to Greene
County, Ark., at a very early day, settling on a farm in Clark Township, on which the
father died. The mother is still living. To Mr. and Mrs. Landrum have been born the
following children: James Edward and John Clinton. Mr. Landrum is the fourth of ten
children born to James and Emeline (Anderson) Landrum, the former a native of
Virginia and the latter of Middle Tennessee. The father was a wealthy planter of
Tennessee, and died there in 1862, followed by his wife several years later.