Biography of T B Padgett, Independence Co, AR

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SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas. 
Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889.
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page 706

T. B. Padgett, real estate and insurance agent. Batesville. In all business
communities the matter of insurance holds a prominent place. It is a means of
stability to all business transactions, and a mainstay against disaster, should
devastation by fire sweep property or merchandise away. Among those engaged in
the insurance business in Batesville is Mr. T. B. Padgett, who is a native
Virgiman, born in Fairfax County, in September, 1839. The Padgett faimly comes
of Virginia stock, setting there at an early day. William B. and Harriet T.
(Ossmon) Padgett, Parents of T. B. Padgett, were also natives of Virginia, and
the father was a farmer by oceupation, which pursuit he carried on for years.
Hedied in Virginia, and the mother in Missouri. T. B. Padgett passed his youth
and early manhood in the grand old State of Virginia, and there received a good
common education. Early in life he was apprenticed to the drug business in
Washington City. D. C., and there remained until 1860, when he came to
Batesville, Ark., and engaged as clerk in the drug trade. In 1861 he enlisted
in Company E. Seventh Arkansas Infantry, and served until the close of the war.
He was in the battles of Chickamauga, Murfreesboro, Shiblob. and all the
principal engagements of the Western army. He was wounded both at Murfreesboro
and Chickamangs, and quite severely at the last named place, being disabled
from duty for some time. He ranked as second lientenant. After the surrender he
went to Alexandris. Va., and after remaining there a little over a year, he
returned to Batesville. He again engaged in the drug business, and carried it
on until 1875, when he commenced in his present business. He represents fifteen
of the leading insurance companies, is a thorough-going, persevering and
enterprising business man, and is deserving of all business success. He has
been a member of the town council, and has also filled the position of town
treasurer, recorder, county assessor, and deputy collector for ten years. He
was married in 1868 to Miss Elvens Maxfield, by whom he has four children
living. He was married the second time, in 1882, to Miss Martha E. Moore, and
two children were born to this union.