Goodspeed's Jackson County, Arkansas Biographies (J-P)

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Bibliography: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas. 
Chicago: Goodspeed Publishers, 1890.

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Thomas William Jamison, county surveyor of Jackson County. Ark., and farmer 
of Bird Township, was born in Buckingham. Canada East, the youngest of six 
children born to Thomas and Clara (Hall) Jamison. natives of Scotland and 
Ireland, respectively, who came with their parents to Canada, and there 
married. The father was a farmer, and, in 1859, when our subject was about 
seven years old. removed to Woodford County. Ill., and settled near Minonk, 
returning to Canada in 1876, where he died in 1884. His wife died in Canada 
in 1852. The subject of our sketch was raised on a farm near Minonk, 
receiving his education in the district schools of that county. and in 
Minonk. After leaving school he learned telegraphy at La Salle, Ill., and 
engaged in that business at Colona, Ill., Columbus Junction and West Liberty. 
Iowa. on the Chicago, Rock Island & Paeific Railway. On May 11, 1882, he 
married Clara Lafferty. a native of Mercer County, Ill., and daughter of 
William Lafferty, of Ohio. an early settler of Mercer County. In September. 
1879. he came to Jackson County. as agent and operator at Tuckerman. where he
remained till last year. when he was elected county surveyor. He is not very 
active in polities. but votes with the Democratic party. He is a member of 
Trinity Lodge No. 561, A. F. & A. M., Monmouth. Ill. He has bought a tract of
timber land. containing 120 acres, improved, and now has seventy-three acres 
under cultivation. He has been engaged in stock raising. He has imported a 
thoroughbred stallion. also a heavy-draft Clydesdale, which carried off the 
first prize at this and adjoining county fairs. He is public-spirited and 
liberal. 

Anderson Johnston, planter and stock raiser, is a native of Arkansas. His 
father, Andrew Johnston. was born in Maury County. Tenn., in 1829; came to 
Arkansas in 1841. and, at the age of eighteen, married Miss Sebelle Durham. a 
native of Mississippi, and about that time settled a farm in Jackson County. 
where he raised his family, and where our subject was born. August 12, 1849. 
Andrew is a Democrat, and has been magistrate of his township. His wife is a 
member of the Christian Church. Anderson was raised on the farm, and spent 
his school days in Jackson County, and in September, 1871. married Miss Julia 
A. Browning. daughter of Nimrod and Emeline (Vandiver) Browning, natives of 
Tennessee, who was born in 1847. They have the following family: Auzell Bibb. 
fifteen years old: Lewin A., thirteen; Minnie B., ten; James H., eight: 
Silvey, six; Ads and Etta (twins), three and a babe one month old. After his 
marriage Mr. Johnston opened up a farm of 160 acres, thirty acres of which he
cleared and cultivated. He sold the farm. and in 1887 lived in Boone County, 
Ark., and in 1888 came to Jackson County and bought a farm of 160 acres, 
eighty-five under cultivation. on which he now lives. He rents his land for 
corn and cotton. and makes a specialty himself of raising sweet potatoes, 
raising, also. his own stock, hogs and caitle. He and his wife made 
themselves an excellent home, and a competency. They are members of the 
Christian Church. He is a Democrat, and a member of Fortitude Lodge No. 397.
A. F. & A. M., and takes an active interest in all public enterprises. 

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Rotherford Lewis Jones, a prominent planter and stock raiser of Breckinridge 
Township, was born in Carroll County, Tenn.. in 1825. and was the fourth in a 
family of eight children born to Richard and Polly (Martin) Jones, of 
Tennessee, where the father was an extensive planter in Wilson County. The 
elder Jones moved from Wilson County to Carroll County, and a few years later 
went to Wayne County. Mo., where he became engaged in farming until his 
death. in 1844. While in Carroll County he took an active part in polities, 
and was one of the prominent figures in the history of that county. and was 
also a member of the [p.875] Masonic fraternity for a number of years, and 
deputy sheriff. He had one brother, who fought in the Creek and Seminole 
Wars, and his father was an old Revolutionary soldier. who was born in North 
Carolina. and in 1839 died in Davidson County, Tenn., at the age of eighty-
four years. R. L. Jones was reared in Carroll County, Tenn., and instructed 
in the duties of farm life. In 1843 he moved with his parents to Wayne 
County, Mo., and continued farming in that State until 1847, when he went to 
Jackson County, Ark., settling in Breckinridge Township, where he took up a 
pre-emption claim, and later entered the same. The land consisted of sixty 
acres of virgin soil, and he at once commenced improving it and erected a log 
cabin. In 1850 he was married to Miss Emaline Brazeale, a daughter of 
Archibald and Dorcas Brazeale, of Tennessee, and resided with his bride on 
the first farm until 1859. when he sold it and bought a claim of 160 acres, 
of which twenty-five were under fence. He has added to this and improved the 
land since he first occupied it, until now he owns a fine farm of 520 acres, 
and has 225 under cultivation. He raises principally corn and cotton, and 
other portions of the land make excellent grazing for cattle, in which he 
also deals quite largely. In 1871 Mr. Jones lost his wife after a happy 
married life of twenty-one years. Eight children were born to this marriage, 
of whom four are yet living: Mary Dorcas, now Mrs. Martin; Sarah, now Mrs. 
Jagers. who resides on her father's farm; Edgar, and Nancy Alice, now Mrs. 
Harris. Mr. Jones was again married. in 1872. his second wife being Miss 
Barbara C. Outlaw. of Tennessee, who died leaving two children. Joseph E. and
Jeanette, both of whom reside at home. In 1886 Mr. Jones married his third 
wife, who was Miss Fanny B. Hall, of Alabama, by whom he has one child, Nora.
He does not take an active part in polities. but his sympathies ever since 
the war have been with the Democratic party. In educational matters he is 
greatly interested, and his efforts toward promoting the schools in Jackson
County have been praisaworthy. He is a member of Augusta Lodge of the A. F.
& A. M., while in the religious faith he attends the Missionary Baptist 
Church, of which his wife is also a member, and Mr. Jones has held a 
membership in that church for forty-three years. During the war he 
accompanied Gen. Price on his raid through Missouri, and also took part in
the battles of Pilot Knob, Jefferson City, Blue Gap, Kansas City, Newtonia 
and Fayetteville, Ark., from which place he returned home after an honorable
service. Mr. Jones is a very attentive man to the welfare of his children, 
and is providing them with the best education to be obtained. He is a very 
close observer, and, from an educational and religious standpoint, notes that
there is a decided change for the better constantly going on. 

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R. E. Jones, a planter and stock raiser of Glass Township, Jackson County, 
was born in Gibson County, Tenn., in 1842, the second in a family of nine 
children born to Gabriel and Elizabeth (Webb) Jones, natives of Virginia, 
where they were married. In 1838 Gabriel Jones emigrated to Gibson County, 
Tenn., where he lived many years, and followed his trade of carriage-builder. 
He removed to Jackson County, Ark., in 1860, and his death occurred in the 
latter county in 1883. He took an active part in politics in Tennessee, 
sympathizing with the Democratic party. The mother of our subject died in 
1884. R. E. Jones was reared to the pursuit of farming, receiving the 
advantage of a common school education in his native county. He removed to 
Jackson County, Ark., with his parents, in 1860, and subsequently became 
located on the farm where he now resides, which contains about 200 acres, and 
belongs to the heirs of Dr. Beard. In 1861 Mr. Jones enlisted in the 
Confederate army, in Capt. Hunter's company, under command of Col. Hart. He 
served three years. and participated in the battles of Helena, Pea Ridge and
several others. At the close of the war he returned to Jackson County, Ark., 
and again devoted his attention to farming. In 1865 he married Martha Taylor,
a native of Louisiana. They are the parents of three children, viz.: John W. 
(who is married and lives at home), Laura and Eddie. After marriage Mr. Jones 
settled in Glass Township, where he now lives, which place he has greatly 
improved. At the time of his settlement the nearest market was Jacksonport, 
but [p.876] the country has since undergone a great change, having been 
extensively cleared and improved. and now he finds a market at Swifton, only 
three miles distant. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of the Christian Church. 
Mr. Jones is a Democrat. though he takes no active interest in polities. 

Dr. J. M. Jones. Among the people of Jack son and surrounding counties the 
name that heads this sketch is a very familiar one, for. in his professional 
capacity he has become intimately acquainted with the majority of their 
inhabitants. He was born in Weakley County. Tenn., July 3, 1846. and is a son 
of Darling and Margaret E. (Miller) Jones. the father a native of North 
Carolina, and the mother of Tennessee. They were married in the latter State, 
and are still hale and hearty old people, residing on the homestead. in 
Weakley County. The following are the living members of their family of six 
children: Marion D., Dr. John M., William H. la resident of Para gould), Dr. 
A. M., and Sarah J. (wife of Asbury Kensey); James is deceased. Up to the age 
of seventeen years. Dr. J. M. Jones resided on the home farm and learned all 
the details of farm labor, but when the war broke out he left the plow to 
enlist in the army, and became a member of Company I. Twelfth Tennessee 
Regiment. He continued to remain in service until the final surrender. 
participating in a number of battles, then returned to his home with the 
consciousness of having faithfully performed every duty imposed upon him. Not 
deeming the education he had acquired prior to the war sufficient to enable 
him to successfully cope with the world, he entered a Normal School, which he 
attended until 1868. and during this time he formed the resolution of making 
the practice of medicine his calling through life. In order to fit himself 
for this work he entered the Medical University. of Nashville. Tenn., from 
which he was graduated as an M. D. in February, 1872. He had come to Jackson
County. Ark., the previous year. where he has since made his home. and, 
during his residence of eighteen years in this county. he has become well and
favorably known to the majority of her citizens as an able and successful 
medical practitioner. To his marriage with Miss Callie Patterson, which 
occurred in 1872, he has become the father of four children: Nora. James. 
Minnie and Oscar. Mrs. Jones was born in the State of Tennessee, and she is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Doctor is a Mason, a member of 
the I. O. O. F., the K. of H., and the Royal Arcanum. 

Gustave Jones is a member of the law firm of Jones & Jones, of Newport. Ark., 
and, in connection with his law practice. he is also engaged in the loan and 
insurance business. and in these different occupations he is meeting with 
flattering success. He is a native born resident of the county, his hirth 
occurring on the 25th of August, 1861, and as such is looked upon with 
considerable pride by the people of the locality, for he is a live. energetic 
business man. To live an entire life in one community and still retain the 
reputation Mr. Jones enjoys, is by no means as easy as it is for a stranger 
to come into a place where he is entirely unknown and build up a reputation. 
The acquaintances of Mr. Jones. therefore, know who and what he is. He is 
having a fair practice in his profession, and in the management of his cases 
displays considerable ability and sagacity for one of his years. After 
atlending the common schools of Jackson County in his youth, he entered the 
Arkansas Industrial University at Fayetteville, and was graduated in the 
class of 1882. Previous to graduating, however, he had taught school to 
obtain means with which to defray his expenses in college, and 
after leaving school he began his legal studies, and after a searching 
examination. he was admitted to the Jackson County bar in November, 1880. He 
has since been associated with his father in his practice, and represents the 
Phoenix Fire Insurance Company, and is secretary of the Emigration Society, 
and is county school examiner. Socially, he is a member of the K. of P., the 
Royal Arcanum, and the Masonic fraternities, and in his religious views he is 
a member of the Episcopal Church. His parents. William R. and Kate (Hudson) 
Junes, were born in Breckinridge County, Ky., and Charleston. S. C., 
respectively, and were married in Jacksonport. Ark., in 1857, whither the 
father had come in 1851. At an early age he began the study of law, and after 
being admitted to the bar in Kentucky, and practicing there for some time, he 
came to Arkansas and pursued his calling in Jacksonport for several years, 
being in partnership with F. Doswell. In 1854 he was elected to the office of 
county clerk, but after serving one term gave his entire attention to his 
practice, and by long years of hard and unremitting toil he has become quite 
wealthy. He spends his summers at Maryville, Mo., where he has a pleasant 
summer residence. Of six children born to himself and wife five survive: 
Mattie, wife of Judge J. B. Newman; Ida, wife of J. R. Cox; Gustave, Mollie 
and Ellen. The paternal grandfather, William B. Jones, was born in Campbell 
County, Va., and was a soldier in the Mexican War. He died in Missouri, in 
1879, when over eighty years of age. He was a farmer by occupation, but his 
latter days were spent in retirement and ease. The maternal grandfather was 
Rush Hudson, a South Carolinian, who once served as sheriff of Jackson 
County.

page 877
Capt. W. A. Joyce, the well-known Newport druggist, was born in Memphis, 
Tenn., on the 20th of February, 1847, and is a son of William and Alcena 
(Austin) Joyce, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Nashville, 
Tenn. The parents were married in the latter State, and made their residence 
in Memphis at an early day, where the father was a prominent physician, being 
a graduate of the Botanical College of that city. Previous to practicing 
medicine, he was a steamboatman, and at that period owned one of the largest 
standard steamers that plied on the river, besides having an interest in 
several other large boats. About 1850 he moved to Augusta, Ark., and from 
there to Jacksonport, where he was among the earlier settlers of that city, 
and one of its first physicians, residing there until his death, in 1855. The 
mother is still living, and makes her home in the State of Indiana. She was 
twice married, bearing two children by her first marriage, only one of whom 
survives, Sarah Dollis. Her second union resulted in two children, of whom W. 
A. is the only survivor. He was but three years old on his arrival in 
Arkansas, and was principally reared in Jacksonport, but received his 
education at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was at the outbreak of the war. In 
1864, although still quite young, he enlisted in Capt. Bateman's company, and 
served until the fall of Little Rock, taking part in the battle of Helena, 
Little Rock and several skirmishes. After the war was over, he resumed 
steamboating (which he had commenced in 1863) from St. Louis to New Orleans, 
and also on the White River, occupying the positions of pilot, master and 
clerk, and continuing until 1882. In 1874 he engaged in the drug business at 
Jacksonport, where he remained until August, 1882, when he removed to 
Newport, and since has successfully carried on the business, his store being 
one of the best in this locality. Capt. Joyce was a member of the council at 
Jacksonport, and also filled the office of mayor of that city for a length of 
time. December 15, 1866, he was married, in St. Louis, to Miss Miriam M. 
Major, of Pittsburgh, Penn., by whom he has had four children: Mary A., Kate 
S., William A., Jr., and Emma C. Mr. and Mrs. Joyce are both members of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church, while Mr. Joyce is a member of the American 
Legion of Honor, Knights of Honor and Royal Arcanum, as well as belonging to 
the Masonic fraternity. 

page 878
D. A. Kimbrough, railroad agent and merchant, at Weldon, Ark., was born in 
North Carolina, June 14, 1842, in Caswell County. His parents were Miles and 
Dicia (Burton) Kimbrough, natives of North Carolina. His father was a son of 
William Kimbrough, one of the earliest settlers of that section of North 
Carolina; was an active Democrat and planter, and is still living at the age 
of eighty-eight. Miles Kimbrough's wife was a daughter of Capt. Thomas 
Burton, of North Carolina, captain of Light Horse Muster Company in an early 
day. He was a farmer and teamster and moved to Alabama about 1850, where he 
died in 1858. Mrs. Kimbrough died in North Carolina in 1873. She was a member 
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. D. A. was raised on a farm, received his 
schooling in North Carolina, and, at the age of seventeen, began life for 
himself, working as a farm hand two years, and then went to Mississippi, 
where he remained till May, 1861, [p.878] when he married Miss M. S. Burton, 
of Mississippi. They have the following family: J. T. (a young man of twenty-
seven, unmarried, living at home), Sarah A. (young lady of twenty-three), 
Nancy S. (wife of J. M. Burford, died in 1888), W. S., D. A., George W., 
Miles (who died at the age of three years) and Dinah M. (a little girl of 
twelve years). After marriage our subject continued farming till March, 1862, 
when he enlisted in Company A, Thirty-fifth Mississippi, Col. Barrey's 
regiment, under Capt. Watson. He was in the battles of Corinth, Iuka, Second 
Corinth, Holly Springs, the siege of Vicksburg, when he was paroled and 
returned home, afterward returning to the Parole Camps, at Columbus, Miss., 
from which place they were called to join Johnson, at Resaca; they went to 
Meridian, Miss., thence to Mobile, through Florida, then to Selma, Ala., then 
through the campaign of Johnson to Atlanta; then, under Hood, assisted in the 
destruction of the railroad from Atlanta to Dalton; then to Franklin, Tenn., 
Spring Hill, Nashville to Inka, Miss., thence to Mobile and Blakeley, being 
captured and consigned to Ship Island, where he remained till the close of 
the war. He was paroled at Vicksburg, June 1, 1865. On his return he engaged 
in farming till 1870, when he sold out and moved to Bowen's Ridge, in Jackson 
County, where he bought ninety-three acres of land, and engaged in farming, 
and buying and clearing land, till he had 370 acres, 150 under cultivation. 
In 1878 he engaged in mercantile business in Bowen's Ridge, till 1885, when, 
seeing there was an opening for a town at the present site of Weldon, he 
built a house there and moved to that place, and trading half of his goods to 
W. H. Wise for half of eighty acres of land, they began business, with 
success, and during that year the Batesville & Brinkley Railroad reached that 
point, and the town was laid off, and in the fall of 1885, the depot was 
erected. Through his influence the town grew rapidly, and in the spring of 
1886, Mr. Kimbrough was made agent of the railroad company, which position he 
still holds. He now owns 280 acres of land, and one-half of the town property 
at Weldon. He has over 100 acres in cultivation. He is a Democrat, and he and 
his family are members of the Methodist Church. He is also prominent in all 
enterprises for the good of the country. 

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T. D. Kinman, a popular resident, and cashier of the Newport Safe Deposit 
Bauk, of Newport, was born in Batesville, October 5, 1844, and is a son of 
Riley and Jane (Bates) Kinman, of Lexington, Ky., and Batesville, Ark., 
respectively. The Bates family were among the first settlers of Batesville, 
and are of Irish descent, the maternal grandfather, Robert Bates, coming from 
Ireland, and first settling at Philadelphia. He was a tailor by trade and 
followed his occupation in that city for some time. Later on he became a well 
known hotel keeper, until retired by old age. Riley Kinman immigrated to 
Batesville in 1842, and was there married and resided for a number of years. 
He was a steamboat captain during the earlier years of his life in Arkansas, 
and his latter days were spent on a farm in Jackson County. His death 
occurred on the 17th of September, 1883, leaving a large circle of friends to 
mourn him. Two children were born to Mr. Riley Kinman and his first wife, the 
latter dying in 1846, and he has had one daughter by the second marriage, 
Mattie E., wife of Judge J. H. Wynn, of Greenville, Miss. His son, T. D. 
Kinman, was reared in Batesville, and educated at that place. In July, 1861, 
he enlisted in Capt. John Dye's company of the Seventh Arkansas Regiment, and
served all through the war until the surrender. He was assigned to the 
paymaster's and supply departments, and was one of the adjutant-general's 
staff officers, taking part in the battles of Stone River, Shiloh, 
Chickamauga and several others. After the surrender he rereturned to 
Jacksonport, and engaged in the steamboat agency and commission business, in
which he continued for four or five years, when he embarked in the steamboat
business, running to Memphis and New Orleans. In 1876 he was associated with
Capt. Albert B. Smith in steamboating on the White River to the mountains, 
and remained with him until 1880, when he returned to Newport, and entered 
into the firm of Wishon Bros., as bookkeeper, continuing with them until 
1883, when the business was discontinued. He then went with E. [p.879] L. 
Watson & Son, with whom he remained until April, 1889, and then accepted a 
position with W L. McDonald as book-keeper until September, resigning to go
in the bank. Mr. Kinman was treasurer of Newport for some length of time. He
owns about 2,000 acres of land, with about 700 acres under cultivation, and
has one of the finest farms in Jackson County. The land is adapted to almost
any kind of grain and vegetables, and he also deals quite largely in stock.
He was married, in 1867, to Miss Mary E. Dillard, of Missouri, by whom he has
had one son, Thaddens D., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kinman are members of the 
Episcopal Church, and Mr. Kinman belongs to the Royal Arcanum, of which he is
treasurer. He has an elegant residence and one of the most pleasant homes in
Newport, and is very popular in his community. 

Francis M. Lamberton is a leading and influential attorney at the bar of 
Newport, and lends eminent strength to the fraternity, his name shining as a 
star of the first magnitude in the firmament of Arkansas law. His birth 
occurred in Cedar County, Mo., on the 6th of April, 1850, and he is a son of 
Christopher I. and Miranda (Edsell) Lamberton, the father a native of the 
"Keystone State" and the mother a native of the "Buckeye State." They were 
married in Mansfield, Ohio, but about the year 1840 removed to the State of 
Missouri, and took up their location in Cedar County, where the father 
followed merchandising and dealt in live stock. In this county both parents 
died, having reared a family of seven children, of whom our subject is the 
youngest. His boyhood days were spent in his native State, and being a youth 
of a rather thoughtful disposition, he applied himself closely to his books 
during his school days, and in later years while a student in the University 
of Nebraska he was diligent and painstaking. From this instutition he was 
graduated in 1877, and the following year (1878) he located in the State of 
Arkansas, and in 1883 took up his abode in Newport being admitted to the bar 
the same year. He has since successfully followed the practice of law, and is 
now filling the office of justice of the peace, to which position he was 
elected in 1884. To his marriage to Miss Annie Wearham, which occurred in 
December, 1883, have been born a family of three children: Horace C. and 
Annie L. (twins), born in 1887, and Frank. Mrs. Lamberton is a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal grandfather, Christopher Lamberton, 
was a native of Ireland, and was a graduate of Dublin University. By 
profession he was a lawyer, and was one of the early settlers of Ohio, dying 
there at the age of ninety-four years. The maternal grandfather was a colonel 
in the War of 1812, and died of cholera in Cairo, Ill. 

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T. D. Lawrence, general merchant, Tuckerman, Ark. Mr. Lawrance's career in 
life, as far as its connection with industrial affairs is concerned, might be 
divided into two periods, that during which he was occupied in agricultural 
pursuits, and his more recent experience in the capacity of a merchant. He 
owes his nativity to the Blue Grass State, where his birth occurred, in 1836, 
and is second in a family of five children born to William and B. Gatsy 
(Pace) Lawrence, natives of Alabama. They settled in Kentucky at an early 
day, but later moved from there to Tennessee. Mr. Lawrence was a very active 
man in the early history of the State, and was a successful tiller of the 
soil. His death occurred in West Tennessee, in 1844, and he was a member of 
the Hard Shell Baptist Church. The mother died in 1886, at the age of 
seventy-two years. T. D. Lawrence secured a fair education in the schools of 
Gibson County, and was early instructed in the mysteries of farm life. He was 
the second of the following children: Mary (now Mrs. Shelton, resides in 
Weakley County, Tenn.), T. D., Susan (now Mrs. Clemons, resides in Howell 
County, Mo.), Elizabeth (now Mrs. Parker, resides in Weakley County. Tenn.), 
and John William, whose death occurred in Weakley County, Tenn., in 1858, at 
the age of nineteen years. T. D. Lawrence came to Jackson County, Ark., in 
November, 1860, locating in Bird Township, entered land and bought 160 acres, 
which he proceeded to cultivate. He was married in Jackson County, in 1861, 
to Miss Sarah V. Palmer, a native of Memphis, Tenn., and daughter of Samuel 
[p.880] and Louisa (Means) Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer were natives of 
Kentucky, and were among the pioneers of Jackson County, Ark. Mr. Palmer was 
a farmer and an honorable, upright citizen. After his marriage, T. D. 
Lawrence settled in Bird Township, where he opened up some land, and where he 
now has 800 acres under cultivation. He is the owner of 1,700 acres in 
Jackson County, and 330 acres in two farms in Lawrence County, near Alicia. 
He is a successful stock raiser, and on his extensive farm may be found many 
fine cattle and hogs. He has about seventeen tenants on his farms. He also 
runs two cotton-gins and a blacksmith shop, besides owning considerable 
property in town. He owns 160 acres adjoining Tuckerman, or rather owns East 
Tuckerman, and lots have been laid off. He has resided in town since 1885, 
and has followed the general mercantile business since, although in 1881 he 
engaged in this business on his farm. He lost his wife in 1879. By that union 
he became the father of five children: William Shelby (married, and resides 
on the home farm), Lula Lee (now Mrs. Spriggs, resides in this county), 
Felix, Albert and Lucien. Mr. Lawrence was married again in Jackson County. 
in 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Perrox, a native of Craighead County, Ark. He has 
taken quite an active part in politics, and votes with the Republican party. 
He was in the service a short time during the war, then exchanged and 
remained in the North until the close of hostilities. He has served in 
different official capacities, viz.: deputy sheriff, magistrate, and has been 
a member of the school board. He is deeply interested in educational matters. 
Mrs. Lawrence is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. 

Andrew Lawson, farmer and fruit raiser, is a native of Denmark, and by 
occupation a carpenter. He left his native land on an expedition to 
Greenland, remaining six months, when he came to Philadelphia, Penn., in 
1869; from there he journeyed to Buffalo, and thence to Chicago, where he 
made an engagement to go to Mississippi, to clear land, at $20 per month, 
working at this in the winter and at his trade in Memphis, during the summer. 
In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss Della Nelson, a native of Denmark, 
after which they traveled and prospected in Texas, returned to Mississippi, 
and in the early part of 1874, came to Arkansas, and engaged with Dr. Peters, 
to take charge of the stock, orchards, etc., on the plantations. There he 
remained two years, and then started for Little Rock, engaging with the 
Baring Cross Bridge Company; he worked on the bridge across the river at 
Baring Crose, and on its completion secured the position of watchman, where 
he remained for three years, when he located at Grande Glaise, in charge of 
the water station. In 1883 he bought eighty acres of partly improved land 
adjoining that upon which stood the water station, which he improved, and 
there is now upon the place a fine young orchard and vineyard. Mr. Lawson was
instrumental in securing the postoffice at Grande Glaise, and has been the 
only postmaster in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson are both members of the Dunish
Lutheran Church. He is a member of Newport Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he 
takes an active interest: he is also a member of the Knights of Honor, Lodge
No. 1159, Little Rock, Ark., and takes a very active interest in temperance
matters, and all religious, educational and social enterprises. 

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Thomas James Layton, of Cache Township, Jackson County, is a native of 
Fountain County, Ind., and was born September 28, 1830. He is a son of Samuel 
and Ella (Ogle) Layton, natives of Ohio, where they were married. The father 
died in Indiana, about the year 1859, and the mother in Illinois, in 1877. 
Thomas J. was reared to farming, receiving the advantages of the common 
schools of his native State. At the age of fourteen he learned the cooper's 
trade, which he followed in counection with farming until he was twenty years 
of age. In October, 1854, he married Miss Anna Bradshaw, who was born in 
Indiana, and to their union were born four children, viz.: Samuel James 
Layton, born in 1855, a merchant of Weldon, Ark., who married Miss Georgia 
Symmonds, of Stafford County, Kas., in August, 1879; John McElroy Layton, a 
farmer by occupation, who married, in 1883, Miss Emma Bowen, of Indiana; 
David L. Layton, married [p.881] Miss Neila Burton, in February, 1884, and is 
in partnership with his brother, Samuel, at Weldon; Jesse B. married Miss 
Lydia Burton, and is a farmer, also operating a cotton-gin. The mother of 
this family died in September, 1864, in Champaign County, Ill., and her 
remains were taken to Indiana for interment. In October, 1865, Mr. Layton, 
married Mrs. M. J. McCorkhill, nee Fuller, widow of W. J. R. McCorkhill, of 
Indiana. She had one child by her former marriage, Mahala Josephine, born in 
Vermilion County, Ill., who, in 1864, married William C. Glover, of Virginia, 
a farmer and carpenter by trade; he was the principal contractor in 
rebuilding Newport, Ark., after its loss by fire. Mr. and Mrs. Layton have 
seven children, viz.: Anna C., born in Missouri, in 1866, married, in 
December, 1885, Howard Fletcher; William Thomas, born March 28, 1869; 
Fairellener, born May 9, 1870, married, December 9, 1888, Lee Stanley, of 
Cross County, Ark.; Margaret, born April 11, 1872; Katie, born December 3, 
1873, and Jacob H., born January 18, 1876, died February 15, 1889. Mr. Layton 
removed with his family to Arkansas, in 1867, locating in the neighborhood in 
which he now lives, where he rented land for three years. In 1871 he bought 
eighty acres of his present farm, which was entirely unimproved, and which he 
began at once to clear and improve. He has been successful, and has added to 
his farm from time to time, until now it contains 346 acres, seventy-eight 
acres of which are under cultivation. He has one of the finest farms in the 
county, as a result of enterprise and perseverance. Though not an active 
politician, Mr. Layton votes with the Union Labor party. 

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Dr. W. H. Lenox, physician and surgeon, Denmark, Ark. This prominent and 
successful practitioner was born in Rolla. Phelps County, Mo., in 1837, and 
located in Denmark, Jackson County, Ark., in 1878. His parents, Hamilton and 
Permelia (Harrison) Lenox, were natives, respectively, of Kentucky and South 
Carolina, and both immigrated to Missouri in 1811. They settled in what is 
now Callaway County, were reared in that county, but were married in Pulaski 
County, in 1834, after which Hamilton Lenox followed tilling the soil in 
Craighead County for some time. From there he moved to Phelps County, but in 
1861 left the State of Missouri, and took up his residence in Jackson County, 
Ark., where he made his home until 1863. He then went to Van Buren County, 
where he purchased and improved a farm, and there resided until
his death, which ocourred in November, 1865. He took a deep interest in the 
early settlement of the county, and was prominently identified with its 
affairs. In politics he was first a Whig, but later became a Democrat. His 
faithful and much beloved companion followed him to the grave in 1874. 
Grandfather William Lenox was one of the early pioneers of Callaway County, 
Mo., was a soldier in the War of 1812, and also saw duty in the Seminole War. 
Greatgrandfather Lenox was also a soldier in the War of 1812. Grandfather 
Harrison was an early settler of Pulaski County, Mo., and made that his home 
during life. He lived to an advanced age. Dr, W. H. Lenox attained his growth 
in Phelps County, Mo., and received his rudimentary education in the 
subscription schools of the same. He first began reading medicine under the 
tutelage of J. P. Harrison, of Phelps County, then under N. A. Davis, of 
Greens County, and finally under John Hyer, of Dent County. In 1855 be 
entered McDowell Collegs, now called Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis, 
but later, on account of bronchial troubles, went to Lake Providence, La., to 
recuperate. After remaining in that State for three winters, he returned to 
Phelps County, Mo., and was there occupied in farming and trading in horses 
and mules. He selected for his companion in life Miss Ellen E. Stiegleman, a 
native of Cumberland Valley, Penn., and was married to her in Laclede County, 
Mo., in 1861. Her father, Dr. Stiegleman, was an eminent physician of 
Pennsylvania, and received his final summons in Missouri. Her mother now 
resides in Dent County, Mo. In 1861, or the same year of his marriage, Dr. 
Lenox moved to Jackson County, Ark., settled in Union Township, and the same 
year enlisted in Company A, Col. Freeman's regiment, but did not serve with 
the regiment, as he received permission to remove to Arkansas. He then went 
to [p.882] Jackson County, to Corinth, and enlisted in Company K, Fourth 
Missouri Infantry, Col. McFarland's regiment, after which he participated in 
the engagements around Corinth. Jackson. Raymond and Big Black Bridge. Prior 
to the engagement at Vicksburg, he went to Little Rock. thence to Van Buren 
County, Ark., and there, in 1864, raised Company C (cavalry), and was made
captain of the same under Col. Coleman. He joined Gen. Price's raid through
Missouri, and was in the battle of Pilot Knob. He was captured near Jefferson
City, and confined a prisoner at Johnston Island until the close of the war. 
After his release he returned to Van Buren County, Ark., engaged in farming,
and there remained until coming to Jackson County in 1878, as above stated. 
He commenced the practice of medicine in Van Buren County in 1873, and has
thus continued ever since. having built up a paying and profitable practice.
In connection with this Dr. Lenox is also engaged in cultivating the soil, 
having purchased 210 acres, to which he has since added eighty acres, and now 
has forty acres in tillable condition. One hundred and thirty acres of the 
Doctor's land are in White County, and he is so engaged in raising stock. He 
is not active in politics, and does not vote: in school matters he takes a 
decided interest, and is connected with an incorporated school at Pleasant 
Plains, being trustee of the same. Dr. and Mrs. Lenox are members of the 
organization collectively known as Ecclesia of the Deity, composed 
individually of Christ Adelphians, which means Church of God, composed of 
Christ's Brethren. To their marriage were born the following children: Shelby 
L., Laura E., Florence O., Edna G. and Pearley E. 

George W. Littleton, a farmer and stock raiser, of Village Township, is a son 
of William and Martha (Brown) Littleton, the former a native of North 
Carolina, and the latter born in Tennessee. in which latter State this worthy 
couple were married. William Littleton emigrated to Tennessee with his father 
in 1801; he was the father of ten children, of whom four sons and four 
daughters are still living. In the order of their birth George W. was the 
fourth. In 1886 he married Miss Telitha Jane Hall. a native of Virginia. and 
to them have been born seven children, viz: Martin, born in 1858; Eliza. who 
married Mr. Henry Sul lived in 1873, and died in 1875; Samuel P., who was 
born in 1865; Martha Lena, married John Darden. February 23, 1887; William, 
born in 1870. Amanda, born in 1872; and Henry, born in 1875. Mr. Littleton 
and family removed from Tennessee to Arkansas in 1872; he rented land which 
he farmed for several years, when he purchased eighty acres. only six acres
of which were under cultivation; he and his sons cleared forty-nine acres of
this place, and he is now negotiating the purchase of 220 acres in Bird 
Township. Jackson County. 125 acres of which are cleared and broken. to which
place he expects to move. He has some very fine stock on his place, among 
which are thirteen blooded horses. good grades of cattle, and about eighty 
hogs of the best breeds. In politics Mr. Littleton is inclined to be liberal.
In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, First Regiment Tennessee Volunteer 
Infantry, was immediately promoted to the sergeantey, and subsequently became
first lieutenant, thus serving until the close of the war, in all three years
and four months. 

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George A. Lockard, deputy county clerk at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Ark. 
This promineut citizen of the county owes his nativity to Breckinridge 
County, Ky., where his birth occurred on the 5th day of June, 1846. His 
parents, Phillip A. and Armilda (Dowell) Lockard, are natives, respectively, 
of Westmoreland County, Va., and Breckinridge County. Ky. They were married 
in the latter State whither the father had come when a boy, and there 
remained until 1849, when he and family moved to Jackson County, Ark. They 
located at Jacksonport, and there the father engaged in the livery business 
until about the year 1852, at which time he moved to the country near 
Jacksonport, and followed the occupation of overseer of slaves, in said 
county, until the year 1856. Moving to the State of Louisiana he continued as 
overseer of slaves on a plantation, near Donaldsonville, until his death, 
which occurred in March. 1859. Then in the fall following the mother and 
family returned to Jackson [p.883] County, Ark., and there remained until her 
death, which occurred in November of 1859. The family consisted of five 
children, of whom our subject is the only survivor, he being only three years 
old when his father first moved to Arkansas. At his mother's death he 
returned to the land of his nativity, and remained there during the war, and 
in 1866 returned to Jackson County, Ark., where he grew to manhood, receiving 
such education as the schools of that day afforded, and, at an early age, he 
began the occupation of clerk in the mercantile business, at Jacksonport, 
where he has since resided. Since the year 1878 he has been acting as deputy 
clerk of Jackson County, and at present is still acting in that capacity. He 
is a pioneer of Jackson County, and during his residence here has witnessed 
many changes in the way of improvements, etc. He was married, in May, 1885, 
to Miss Lizzie Bach, a native of Germany, and the fruits of his union are two 
sons: George A. and Franklin A. Mr. Lockard is a member of the Masonic 
fraternity, and American Legion of Honor. Mrs. Lockard is a member of the 
Lutheran Church. 

Samuel W. Loftin, a general farmer and stock raiser, residing on Section 15, 
township of Grubbs, Jackson County, was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., 
August 31, 1834. His parents were Eldredge and Elizabeth (Moore) Loftin, 
natives, respectively, of North Carolina and Tennessee. The father died two 
years after his location in Jackson County, Ark., which was in 1849; the 
mother died in Tennessee in 1840. Samuel W. received a limited common school 
education in the private schools of Tennessee, and in 1857 commenced business 
for himself. He married Miss Elizabeth Denton, whose birth occurred August 
12, 1843, and of their eight children, four died in infancy: those living are 
Sallie, born January 19, 1867 (who finished her education at Jacksonport, and 
is now the wife of Eli Evans, a native of Tennessee, and has three children, 
of whom two are living: Bertha, born in 1886, and Elizabeth, born in 1888), 
Robert M., born December 15. 1873; Rachel E., born September 12, 1875, and 
Cora, the latter born July 25, 1882. In 1859 Mr. Loftin bought eighty acres 
of wild land, upon which he erected a log cabin, and industriously set to 
work to clear and improve. He afterward bought 200 acres more, and built a 
comfortable farm house, in which the family now live. Mr. Loftin takes an 
active interest in educational matters, and proposes to give his children the 
advantages of a good education, as, having been deprived of the same himself, 
he realizes its importance, and does not wish them to grow up in ignorance, 
and the humiliating consciousness that they are inferior to others in that 
direction. Mrs. Loftin is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and the 
family is highly respected by all. 
                                                                   
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B. R. McDearmon, one of the prominent citizens and manufacturers of Weldon, 
Ark., is a native of Tennessee, having been born in Wilson County, September 
19, 1858. His parents were William W. and Martha (Wright) McDearmon, of 
Tennessee. His father came to Batesville, Ark., and engaged in business of 
contractor and builder, till his death in 1879 or 1880. The mother died April 
19, 1887. They were members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and the father 
was a Democrat, and served four years in the Southern army, being once 
captured, but never wounded. The subject of this sketch spent his school days 
in Batesville, and attended the State University at Fayetteville one year, 
receiving a good English and scientific education. At the age of eighteen he 
went to Tennessee for his health, and spent two years as apprentice with S. 
L. Garrett, a noted architect of Louisburg, Tenn. In 1879 he returned to 
Arkansas, and, on account of his father's ill health, ran his saw-mill on 
what is now the Pickett farm, at the same time carrying on the same business 
ten miles south of Newport. In 1880 he sold his father's mill (after his 
death), and in 1888 his own, in the meantime having built the grist-mill and 
machine shops at Weldon. He also in 1888 built the largest cotton-gin and 
press in the county. November 15. 1881, he married Miss Susan L. Shoffner, 
daughter of A. E. and Martha (Patterson) Shoffner, Mr. Shoffner being a 
prominent farmer of Jackson County. They have two daughters: Pearl, three 
years old, and Node, eight months, respectively. Mr. McDearmon, who has been 
active in the development of Weldon, now owns several town lots, [p.884] and 
two blocks in the town. In connection with the milling and ginning business, 
he does general repairing and manufacturing, and takes no part in politics. 

Roberts Manly, farmer and stock raiser of Union Township, Jackson County. 
Ark., was born January 16, 1830, in Henderson County. Tenn., a son of Elkarp 
and Catherine (Roberts) Manly. who are of English and Irish descent, natives 
of North Carolina, and who both died in Tennessee. In 1855 Mr. Manly went to 
Missouri, locating in Dunklin County, where he engaged in farming for ten 
years, and in 1866 located on his present farm in Arkansas, which consists of 
eighty acres of fine land, sixty of which are in a high state of 
coultivation. cotton being the principal crop: on this farm he has planted a 
very fine and large apple orchard, containing the very best varieties, his 
object being to raise fruit which will keep the year round. Mr. Manly, by his 
thrift and perseverance, has made all the fine improvements to be seen upon 
his farm. While he had not the advantages of an education. he is greatly 
interested in the schools, and believes the interests of the country could be 
best subserved by liberally educating the children. Mr. Manly married Miss 
Mary Armstrong, of North Carolina. By this union there were seven children, 
one. W. S. Manly, growing to manhood, and now residing in Marion County, Ark. 
Mrs. Elizabeth Manly died in 1863, and Mr. Manly was again married, to Mrs. 
Rhoda (Bates) Berry, a widow, and a native of Georgia. They had one child. 
Rufus H. Manly, born in 1866. The other children were William, Sutton. 
Elizabeth. Harriet and Tennessee Caroline: two daughters and one son are now 
living. Mr. Manly. his wife and children, are members of the Missionary 
Baptist Church; Mr. Manly being a Democrat, and a member of Jackson Lodge No. 
91, A. F. & A. M. He was formerly a Whig. 

Fred J. Mason, farmer, Jacksonport, Ark. Of the many residents of foreign 
birth in Jackson County. none are more honest, industrious or more deserving 
of success than the German element of which Mr. Mason is a representative. He 
was born in Saxony. December 16. 1840, and his parents. Carl and Christina 
(Gehering) Mason, were natives of the same province. The father followed 
agricultural pursuits in the old country. In 1852 he sailed to America, 
taking passage at Bremen on a sailing vessel, and landed at New York City 
after a forty-two days' ocean voyage. He came as far as Buffalo by railroad, 
then took a boat on Lake Erie, went from there to Sandusky, Ohio, thence to 
Cincinnati, and from there down the Ohio River, stopping in Southern Indiana. 
They located in Perry County, and there both parents died. They had three 
children: Fred J., Augusta and Christopher. The eldest child, Fred J., was 
only eleven years old when he came to America, and he remained in Indiana 
with his parents until of age. During the stirring period of the war he came 
to Little Rock. Ark., and was there employed as butcher for the government, 
remaining in that capacity until cessation of hostilities. He subsequently 
moved to Batesville, where he followed the butcher's trade for one year, and 
in the fall of 1869 he came to Jacksonport, Ark., where he followed his trade 
for fourteen years. For the past few years he has been engaged in farming. 
and has one of the finest tracts of land along the river, 700 acres in all, 
with 200 acres under cultivation. Mr. Mason makes his residence in 
Jacksonport, and is a progressive and enterprising citizen. He was married, 
in 1868, to Mrs. Mary Sharp, nee Young, by whom he has five children: Frank, 
Carrie. Ruth, Fred and Fannie. His wife Mary died January 15, 1883, and Mr. 
Mason married his present wife, Ella Cameron, September 12. 1886. 

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Dr. David May, practicing physician and farmer, is a large planter, of 
Breckinridge Township. He was born in Missouri. November 15, 1826. His 
parents were John and Guyan (Morgan) May, natives of Pennsylvania and 
Virginia, who moved to what is now Bollinger County. Mo., about 1820. David's 
father was born in 1759, in Pennsylvania, and at the age of seventeen ran 
away from home, and joined the American army, serving four years in the 
field, and the last three years of that struggle as a hospital nurse. On 
coming to Missouri he bought 160 acres of land, on which he lived, and died 
in 1841. He was a Democrat, and both himself and wife were members of the 
Baptist Church. [p.885] Our subject is the youngest of a family of eight 
children: William (deceased). Hamilton (deceased), Andrew (deceased); Alpha, 
wife of James Boker, farmer, of Missouri; Eliza, of South Missouri; Mary, 
wife of Anderson Virgin, farmer, of Missouri, and John (deceased). Dr. May 
was raised on a farm, and received his education in the common schools, and 
in the academic school near Bloomfield, Mo. When a young man he secured 
medical works, which he studied for the purpose of attending his own family, 
but, the demand being great, in 1875, he went to Nashville and attended a 
course of medical lectures, and has since had a successful general practice, 
until the present, when he is about retiring. At the age of eighteen years he 
began his career as a farmer, and in 1850 married Miss Rina W. Naremore. They 
had one child. George W., born April 5. 1851, who now lives in Jackson 
County. Mrs. May died in 1876, and in 1877 he married Evaline T. Gwynn, a 
native of Tennessee, who had one child, but both mother and child died in 
1878, and the same year our subject married Sarah R. McMinn, relict of Joseph 
W. McMinn. They have one child, William Lee, ten years old. In 1848 Dr. May 
came to Jackson County and settled on what is now the Pickett farm. He bought 
and entered 160 acres of land, cleared fifty or sixty acres of the same, and 
in 1858 sold it and entered 160 acres of the farm he now works, which was 
then in the woods. He now owns 600 acres of land, having 200 acres under 
cultivation, all of which he cleared. During his residence 
here of forty-one years. Dr. May has seen a great many changes, and has done 
his share in the development of the country. He served as magistrate sixteen 
years, during which time but one appeal was taken from his decision, and that 
appeal was not sustained. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, 
and for the last twenty years he has filled the position of local minister of 
that church. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum, is a Wheeler, and votes the 
Democratic ticket. In addition to his farming and practice, Dr. May is taking 
some interest in horse and mule breeding, and has as good a stock farm as 
there is in the county. 

William Miller, planter and stock raiser, was born in Humphreys County, 
Tenn., in 1839, the oldest of two boys born to Henry and Louisa (Cole) 
Miller, natives of Tennessee. The parents dying when the boys were quite 
young, they were left to depend upon themselves. Our subject was reared to 
farm life, and also learned wood-work, and received his education in the 
subscription schools of Tennessee. He was married in Humphreys County, Tenn., 
in 1857, to Martha Jane Plummer, of Tennessee, daughter of John and Parthena 
(Matthis) Plummer, natives of Virginia, who emigrated to Tennessee in an 
early day, where they died. After his marriage William settled on a farm, and 
in 1861 enlisted in Capt. McAdoo's company for three years; he was in the 
battles of Bell Buckle, Tallabassee, where he was taken sick, and sent to 
Atlanta, where he remained two months, when he returned to Tallahassee. He 
was in the campaigns in North Alabama, East and Middle Tennessee and North 
Mississippi, and in 1865 surrendered under Col. Hurd. In 1872 Mr. Miller came 
to Jackson County, Ark., settling in Bird Township, where, in 1880, he bought 
120 acres of improved land; he has continued to improve it, and has now 
ninety acres under cultivation, having planted a good orchard, and has all 
varieties of fruit. He raises hogs, horses and cattle. In 1879 his wife died 
leaving four children: Henry (married), James William (married), Charles 
Lafayette, and Louisa (now Mrs, R. Donahoe), all residing in Bird Township. 
In Jackson County, in 1881, Mr. Miller married Belle Corson, a native of 
North Alabama, daughter of Charley and Julia (Anderson) Corson, who were 
early settlers of Alabama. They have had four children: Jesse, Dawson, Julia 
Pinckney and Rosa Lee. Our subject is not active in politics, and votes 
independently. He has been road overseer, and is a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church; he is practically a self-made man, and interested in the 
welfare of his county. 

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Lancelot Minor is a leading member of the bar of Jackson County, and owes his 
nativity to Albemarle County, Va., his birth occurring in Charlottesville, 
June 16, 1847. He inherits Scotch and Irish blood from his ancestors, and is 
a son [p.886] of Dr. Charles and Lucy W. (Minor) Minor, both of whom were 
born in Louisa County. Va., the father's birth occurring at what was known as 
Minor's Folly. the old homestead. He was reared on this farm, and upon 
reaching a proper age be gan the study of medicine, and became a graduate of 
a medical university of his native State. and of one in Philadelphia, Penn., 
both noted colleges. He first entered upon his practice in Albemarle County, 
Va., continuing there until 1854, then gave up his profession and established 
the Brookbill College, or preparatory school. which he successfully conducted 
until the breaking out of the late Civil War. He then raised a company and 
sent it into service, but was unable to go himself, and died in 1862 at the 
age of sixty years. His widow survived him until 1879, when she, too, 
followed him to the grave. Seven of the family of thirteen children born to 
them are now living: Mrs. William R. Abbott, whose husband is principal of 
the Bellevue Institute of Bedford County. Va.: Mrs. Loed, a widow residing in 
Wilmington. N. C.; Lancelot. Kate, residing in Virginia: John B., Jr., also 
in Virginia; Annie and Dr. J. C., of Walnut Ridge, Ark. Both the paternal and 
maternal grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War, and were well 
educated men. having prepared themselves for a professional life. but were 
practically good farmers. Lancelot Minor resided on his father's farm until 
Civil War times, then left the Brookhill school. of which his father was 
manager, to take up arms for the Confederate cause. He enlisted in Rock 
Bridge Artillery. and served the cause he espoused, faithfully and well. 
until April 8. 1865, when he was wounded at Cumberland Church. Virginia. by a 
gun-shot passing through his right long. He was left at a farm house, being 
thought dead. but at the end of about five days he began to recover, and in 
the care of the kind people with whom he was left he remained until he was 
thoroughly convalescent, but, from the effects of his wound, he had become 
paralyzed. He remained in this condition until 1867, when he recovered the 
use of his limbs, and soon after resumed farming, continuing until 1868, when 
he was taken with the pioneer fever. and determined to push westward. He did 
so. and settled at Miami County, Kas., where he farmed until 1870, then came 
overland to Jacksonport. Ark., and was engaged in farming and dairying at 
this point up to 1875. In the meantime be had been reading law, and in the 
above mentioned year he was admitted to the bar, and formed a partnership 
with his brother, Charles. which continued up to the latter's death, in 1879. 
After being in practice alone for four years. he entered into partnership 
with Franklin Doswell. one of the oldest attorneys in Jackson County, and 
their connection has since continued, the firm being known as Minor & 
Doswell. They make a strong legal firm, and, by their superior abilities, 
command a large patronage in this and surrounding counties. Mr. Minor owns a 
great deal of real estate in Jackson County, and is the originator of the 
White River Stock Breeder's Association, of which he is the president. 
They have forty acres with a mile track for training. which is now under the 
management of Prof. Meukie. Mr. Minor is deeply interested in this 
enterprise, and, so far. it has proved a decided success. He has attained the 
highest degree in the Masonic fraternity, and is also a member of the K. of 
P. and the Royal Arcanum. He has been a member of the city council. and is at 
present chief of the fire department. He was married, in 1868, to Miss Emma 
W. Minor, by whom he became the father of two children, Charles and Louisa, 
but in 1884 was called upon to mourn her death. In July, 1887, be espoused 
his second wife. Miss They Ferguson, of Augusta, Ark. They are members of the 
Episcopal Church. 

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Nathaniel D. Moon farmer and stock raiser, was born July 19. 1844. and in 
1858 came to Arkansas with his parents, Leroy and Mary A. (Culp) Moon, who 
were natives of Alabama. Nathaniel was raised on the farm, receiving his 
education in the private schools of Alabama. and the public schools of 
Arkansas. and in 1868 came with his parents to Jackson County, and in 1869 
bought a farm of 120 acres in Section 1, erected a double log-house, and at 
once commenced clearing and improving the land, and in 1870 put four acres 
[p.887] into corn; each year he went through the same routine, and in 1875 
had thirty-eight acres under cultivation. At various times he bought 
adjoining land, until the homestead now contains 280 acres, Mr. Moon at the 
present time owning 874 acres, 200 of which are under cultivation. In 1883 he 
entered the mercantile business with A. J. Mills, opening up a stock of 
family groceries and drugs. In 1885 J. H. Myers was admitted to partnership. 
the business being conducted under the firm name of Mills. Moon & Co., for 
one year, when Mr. Myers withdrew. Measrs. Mills & Moon continuing the same 
until 1888, when Mr. Moon retired to private life. November 25, 1866, Mr. 
Moon married Miss Frances M. Dickenson, of Tennessee. They had nine children, 
four of whom are living: Mollie W. (born October 16, 1867), Leroy W. (born 
March 16, 1871), Ozella R. (born December 27, 1873) and James N. (born 
February 19, 1879). June 15. 1884. Mr. Moon married Miss Myra E. Lawler, of 
Arkansas. One child was born to them, which died. Mr. Moon is a member in 
good standing of Thornburg Lodge No. 371, A. F. & A. M., and is a member of 
the Christian Church. He always takes an interest in enterprises for the 
advancement and progress of the county and State. 

John T. Moon, an enterprising farmer and stock raiser of Glass Township. 
Jackson County, was born in Washington County, Ark., in 1850, being the 
fourth in a family of eight children born to Leroy and Mary (Culp) Moon, 
natives of Alabama. In early life Leroy Moon was a school-teacher. He was 
married in Alabama. and, in 1848. located in Washington County, Ark., where 
he purchased a large farm, which he disposed of, and removed to Calhoun 
County, thence to Glass Township. Jackson County, in 1868. settling near 
where our subject now resides. where he died in November, 1880. He was 
Democratic in principle, and took an active part in politics in Washington 
and Calhoun Counties. The mother of our subject is still living, and resides 
near Swifton. John T. Moon remained at home until his father's death, and 
commenced farming for himself on the old homestead. In 1880 he purchased 160 
acres in Glass Township, which he partly cleared, adding 240 acres, so that 
his farm now contains 400 acres, of which seventyfive are under cultivation. 
He has made many improvements, having erected a good frame house and started 
a good orchard. He devotes considerable attention to stock raising, keeping 
good grades. In 1875 Mr. Moon married Julia Dozier, who was born in Greene 
County, Ark., and is a daughter of William Herndon and Mary Elizabeth (James) 
Dozier, natives of Kentucky. She is of French descent on the paternal side, 
and her grandfather, Zachariah Dozier, was an early settler of Louisville, 
which was his permanent home. The father of Mrs. Moon was a carpenter by 
trade, and removed from Greene County to Pocahontas, Randolph County, where 
he lived several years. He died in 1859, and his widow survived until August, 
1887. Of the two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Moon only one is living, 
Joseph Leroy. Mr. Moon is a Democrat politically, and takes an active 
interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of his county, lending hearty 
and liberal support to all worthy public enterprises. 

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Stephen J. Moore, a farmer and stink raiser of Cache Township, Jackson 
County, is a native of Person County, N. C., and was born March 28, 1829. His 
parents were Alfred L. and Sarah (Cates) Moore, both born in North Carolina. 
Philip Moore, grandfather of Stephen J., was a native of New York, and his 
parents were natives of England. Phillip Moore was a prominent church worker 
of the Methodist Episcopal denomination, and held many important offices in 
his county; his father, Stephen Moore, was a veteran of the Revolution, and 
was second in command of the force that was captured through Arnold's 
treason. Philip was a planter and machinist, and, when a young man, went to 
North Carolina, where he married and reared his family; he built the first 
horsepower threshing machine ever used in that part of North Carolina, and 
served a long time as surveyor, at which latter work he contracted pleurisy, 
which terminated his life in December, 1840. Alfred L. Moore was an 
enterprising and successful planter, of North Carolina, and he and family 
were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; the father's [p.888] death 
occurred in August. 1883. and that of his wife in April, 1884. each living to 
be about eighty-three years of age. Stephen J. is the third child of a family 
of seven. viz. William L. (farmer, teacher, and mechanic) enlisted in the 
Confederate army in Texas. and met his death at Richmond, Va., in 1864). 
Caroline  (became the wife of A. H. Bumpass, a farmer of North Carolina, and 
died April 17, 1889, leaving a family of nine children), Rufus R. (was a 
farmer. who married and had two sons; he served in the Confederate army and 
was killed in the second battle of the Wilder ness, in 1865: his two sons are 
DeWitt and Rufus the former now living on the original Moore homestead, and 
the latter a merchant at Birmingham. N. C.). Susan (is the wife of Henry 
Foust a farmer and mechanic, living in Chicot County. N. C.) Sarah E. 
(married William Moore. a teacher and farmer, of Washington. Hempstead 
County. Ark.: they have six daughters and one son). and Alfred Dudley (a 
farmer, of Person County, N. C., having a family of five children. Stephen J. 
Moore was reared to the pursuit of farming. in Person County, N. C., and at 
the age of twenty one engaged in farming for one year in his native State. 
after which he went to Sumter County. Ala., where he remained three years. 
going thence to Greenfield, Dade County Mo., where he turned his attention to 
the mercantile business for four years. In 1859 he sold out and returned to 
North Carolina. August 16, 1859. he married Sarah Jane Burton, daughter of 
Thomas F. and Nancy Burton, natives, respectively, of Virginia and North 
Carolina. Mr. Burton was a prominent farmer of Alabama and Mississippi. Prior 
to the birth of Mrs. (Burton) Moore, her parents lived in the Cherokee 
Territory, afterward moving to Alabama, where she was born March 2, 1835. To 
our subject and wife have been born seven children. two of whom died in 
infancy: those living are: Nancy E. (wife of George T. Damerson. a native of 
Randolph County. Mo.), Fanny (wife of W. H. Wise. a merchant. of Weldon. 
Ark., Alfred T. (born March 15, 1868. a graduate of Jones Commercial College, 
of St. Louis), Margaret J. (born November 28, 1870, attending the school for 
the blind. at Little Rock. Ark.). Georgia (born Jaunary 21. 1873. also 
attending the blind school at Little Rock). Immediately after his marriage 
Mr. Moore returned to Dade County, No., and the same year went to Texas. 
where he engaged in merchandising three months, then sold out and went to 
Kemper County. Miss.: he farmed one year. railroaded one year. and in April. 
1862, enlisted in the Thirty-fifth Mississippi Regiment; he participated in 
the battles of Corinth, Iuka, Chickasaw Bayon. and all the summer campaign in 
Georgia: August 26. 1864, he was captured in front of Atlanta. and remained a 
prisoner of war at Nashville, Tenn, Louisville and Camp Douglas, until June. 
1865. when the close of the war set him free. He then returned to his farm, 
which he worked until November. 1869, when he emigrated to Jackson County. 
Ark., and bought and settled upon the farm upon which he now resides. He 
first bought 105 acres of land. very little of which was cleared; he cleared. 
improved and built, adding to his acres from time to time. until he now owns 
235 acres, 120 acres of which are under a high state of cultivation. He votes 
the Democratic ticket and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. Mr, and Mrs. 
Moore and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, except 
Alfred, who is a Baptist. The family is highly esteemed by all who know them, 
and Mr. Moore has done his share toward the support of worthy, public 
enterprises.

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William H. Morris, a farmer, residing at Newport, and one of the pioneers of 
Jackson County, was born in Pennsylvania on the 6th of January, 1834. He is a 
son of William H. and Eliza (Proctori Morris, of New York City and Boston, 
Mass., respectively. The Morris family are of French descent. William H. 
Morris. Sr., was married in New York State. and a few years after removed 
with his bride to Dayton. Ohio, which was almost nothing but a wilderness at 
that period, and owned a portion of the land upon which the city now stands. 
In 1838 he moved to little Rock, Ark., where he entered into commercial life 
and carried on a successful business until 1840, when he moved to Austin, in 
Prairie County. Mr. Morris remained in that county for one year, and then 
[p.889] removed to what is now Jackson County, bringing with him his stock of 
merchandise and locating at Elizabeth. then the county seat of this county. 
He continued in business at that point until 1854, when he changed his 
business to Jacksonport, where he remained until his death, in 1855, the 
mother dying at Little Rock, while residing in that city. They were the 
parents of six children, of whom two still live, and after the mother's 
death, the father married a second time. this union giving him three 
children: Robert, John and Anna. During the early days of his settlement he 
was postmaster at Elizabeth. At that time coon skins and beeswax were legal 
tenders for postage. William H. Morris was quite young on his arrival in 
Jackson County. and was given the best education to be had at that time. He 
was early in life instructed in commercial affairs, and was taught to look 
upon it as being marked out for his after career. He remained with his father 
until almost of age, and was then associated with several prominent firms in 
Jacksonport and Newport. In 1869 he purchased his present farm and commenced 
cultivating the land, and now has 175 acres, out of 500, under a good state 
of cultivation. In 1857 he was married to Miss Amelia C. Hamilton, of 
Alabama, by whom he has had five children, three of them now living: 
Marguerite E., wife of Stephen Brundidge, Jr., of White County, Ark.; 
Savannah H. and Charles M. Mr. Morris is a member of the Masonic fraternity, 
and one of the first settlers of Jackson County. having witnessed a great 
many changes from the time of his arrival to the present day. 

B. C. Morrison is a member of the firm of Morrison, Decker & Co., 
manufacturers of light barrel staves and hardwood lumber, at Newport. Mr. 
Morrison was born in Denmark. on the 11th of March, 1843, and until his 
twentieth year resided in his native land, and learned farming and tavern 
keeping of his father, who followed both occupations. Becoming imbued with 
the idea that better opportunities were offered to young men of push and 
energy in the New World. he determined to seek his fortune in the "land of 
the free." and accordingly, in April, 1863. he took passage at Hamburg, and 
landed at Quebec in May. He immediately wended his way to Racine, Wis., where 
he hired out to a farmer. remaining with him four months, then entered a 
cooper shop to learn the trade, and this occupation received his attention 
until the fall of 1864, when he enlisted in the First Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery, United States Army, and was a faithful servant of his adopted 
country until July, 1865, when he was mustered out of service. He returned to 
his former home at Racine, where he worked as a journeyman for some time. In 
1868 be is found at work in a cooper shop in Keokuk, Iowa, but, in 1873, he 
determined to embark in business for himself, and from that time until 1881 
he successfully conducted a cooper shop of his own. In the latter year he 
removed to Newport, Ark., and began building his present mill, under the name 
of B. C. Morrison & Co., and on the 16th day of January, 1882, he raised 
steam in his engine, and began running his stablishment, which is the largest 
concern of the kind in Northeast Arkansas. They handle a great deal of 
lumber, piling and staves, and give employment the year round to at least 300 
men. With this mill they are clearing a farm of 1,700 acres, and in a few 
years they expect to have every acre of it under cultivation. The present 
partnership was formed in 1884, and, in connection with their stave and 
lumber factory, they own a large saw-mill at Pond Switch, which furnishes 
employment to about fifty men. They also own two steamboats: the "G. W. 
Decker." which is a passenger boat, and the "Bright Star," a freight boat, 
both of which run regularly up as far as Cherokee Bay. These gentlemen may be 
termed benefactors of the community in which they reside, for they have done 
much to open up Jackson County, and have added materially to its commercial 
standing. They are building good houses, and have a railroad of their own, 
which is three miles in length. Mr. Morrison was united in marriage to Miss 
Hannah Prater, a native of Illinois, in 1868. 

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Jasper Nance. One of the best known men in mercantile circles in Jackson 
County is Mr. Nance, who keeps a general store in Cow Lake Township. He was 
born in what is now Woodruff County, [p.890] Ark., in the year 1846, and was 
the fourth in a family of seven children, born to Joshua and Hetty (Forehand) 
Nance, of North Carolina and Georgia, respectively, the parents being married 
in the latter State. After their union they moved to Woodruff County, and 
entered land in Barnes Township, which the father at once commenced to 
cultivate and make a permanent home, and at the time of his death he had 
cleared up about 500 acres. He died several years before the Civil War, and 
his excellent wife soon after moved back to her native State, where she 
survived him but a few years. Jasper was reared by his maternal grandfather, 
and received his education in the schools of Baker County, Ga. In 1858 his 
grandfather moved to Woodruff County, Ark., where he bought a line farm, upon 
which he resided until his death, and, during the litigation over the estate, 
young Nance commenced farming for himself. In 1865 he inherited his share of 
the land, and has added to it on different occasions until now he owns 100 
acres, all of which are under cultivation, besides owning several other farms 
in different portions of the State. In 1884 he first started in business and 
opened up a general store, laying in a stock of everything to be found in a 
store of that kind, and has established a fine trade. He was married in 
Jackson County, July 20, 1866, to Mrs. Permelia M. Duty, who was a daughter 
of David Johnson, of Jackson County, and this union has given them eight 
children: Margaret J., now Mrs. A. Sprague; William M., Laura A., Lewin A., 
Alonzo, Martha, David J. and Elza Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Nance are both members 
of the Christian Church, in which the former is an elder, the daughter 
Margaret also being a member. Mr. Nance is not an active politician, but his 
interest in the affairs of his county are unbounded. He is a keen observer, 
and his remarks upon the various changes that have taken and will take place 
in his county are well worthy of attention. 

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Thomas Nance, farmer, of Bird Township, was born in Cape Girardeau County, 
Mo., in 1849, the youngest of fifteen children born to Thomas Nance and his 
wife. Thomas was a farmer of North Carolina, and in 1846 came to Missouri, 
bought land and improved it; he also bought land in But. ler County, Mo., and 
in March, 1861, came to Jackson County, Ark., moving to Cache Township in 
1866, and then to Independence County, where he bought land near Fairview, 
which he made his home till his death, in August, 1874. His wife died when 
our subject was an infant. Grandfather Nance died, at the age of one hundred 
and fifteen, in North Carolina; the grandmother died in the same State, at 
the age of one hundred and fourteen. The subject of this sketch was raised on 
the farm, receiving his education in the subscription schools of Missouri. In 
1861 he came to Jackson County, and aided in clearing and improving the home 
farm. In September, 1864, in Jackson County, he enlisted in Capt. Steen's 
company, and was with Gen. Price on his raid through Missouri. He was in the 
battles of Pilot Knob and Kansas City, returning home in 1865, and engaged in 
farming. In August, 1866, he married Sarah Cheshire, of Jackson County, 
daughter of Jonathan and Nancy (Seiner) Cheshire, natives of North Carolina, 
and early settlers of Jackson County. Both died some years ago. After his 
marriage Mr. Nance settled on Black River, this township, and later moved to 
Tuckerman, and engaged in farming. His excellent wife died in October, 1877, 
leaving three children: George W. (married and residing in Lawrence County), 
Mollie (now Mrs. Parrott, of this county) and Savannah (at home). In 1881 Mr. 
Nance married Rebecca Goodman, of Tennessee, whose father was one of the 
early settlers of this county. Both her parents are dead. Mr. Nance has 
resided on his present place since 1880. He owns a good farm of eighty acres, 
forty acres of which are under cultivation. He is a Democrat, active in 
politics, being now county coroner; was bailiff of Bird Township two years, 
also deputy sheriff for two years, and has always taken an interest in school 
matters, and all enterprises for the good of his county, aiding liberally in 
such matters. He is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Kirkpatrick 
Lodge No, 192, at Tuckerman, and was Senior Deacon in 1888. He is also a 
member of Jacksonport Chapter, and a member of the Eastern Star order, as is 
his wife. [p.891] They are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 

C. C. Nicholson is a native planter and stock raiser of Jackson County, and 
was born in 1863. He is the youngest of the five children born to Major and 
Nancy (Tippett) Nicholson, both natives of Tennessee. The parents were early 
settlers of Jackson County, Ark., where the father opened a farm, and devoted 
his entire attention to clearing and improving it. He died in 1863, the 
mother surviving until 1872, C. C. Nicholson was brought up on the farm, 
which occupation he has always followed. He obtained his education in the 
district schools of his native county, and worked on the home farm until 
sixteen years of age, when he commenced farming for himself on sixty acres, 
which he cleared. He now owns 220 acres, eighty acres of which he has under 
cultivation, as a result of his own labor. In March, 1884, Mr. Nicholson 
married Elizabeth Dudley, also a native of Arkansas. They have two children: 
Willie and Nancy. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson are members of the Christian Church, 
and are highly esteemed by all who know them. Mr. Nicholson is one of the 
most enterprising young farmers of Glass Township, in the welfare and 
development of which he takes an active interest, aiding liberally 
enterprises for its advancement, educationally and religiously. 

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Paisley & Blake, well known residents of the community, are closely 
identified with the affairs of Auvergne Academy, a graded school for both 
sexes, which is located on a beautiful eminence in the southern part of the 
village, facing the east. June 20, 1888, this property was bought by Prof. D. 
L. Paisley and A. L. Blake, of Mrs. G. W. Bristol. They have conducted it 
during the term of 1888-89, with signal success. The faculty are D. L. 
Paisley, A. L. Blake and Mrs. A. L. Blake (instructor in instrumental music). 
The building is a large two-story frame edifice, with boarding department 
below, and school rooms above, with a seating capacity of sixty. Prof. 
Paisley is a native of North Carolina, born in Guilford County April 10, 
1860. His parents, James and Minerva (Whorton) Paisley, were also natives of 
North Carolina, of Scotch descent. His father was a farmer and magistrate. He 
enlisted in the army of Northern Virginia, under Gen. Lee, in the Guilford 
Grays, was dismissed on account of ill health, and died in 1866, his wife 
surviving until 1888. They were members of the Presbyterian Church, and the 
father was an old-line Whig, and afterward a Democrat. Prof. Paisley was 
reared on a farm; his schooling was obtained first in the public schools of 
his county, then in Lych's select school, at High Point, N. C.; in Horner's 
school, Oxford, N. C., and in 1880 entered the State University, in 1881-82 
taking an eclectic course. After completing this term, he taught in 
Maysville, S. C., three years. After his marriage, in 1885, he taught at 
Bennettsville, S. C., one year, when he came to Gurdon, Ark.,and afterward to 
Auvergne Academy. His wife was Miss Louis Rankin, daughter of Thomas and 
Nancy Rankin, of Guilford County, N. C. They have one child, Lacy, a bright 
babe of eleven months. Our subject is the sixth child of a family of seven, 
and has one brother and one sister living. He is a Democrat, and 
conservative, and himself and wife are members of the Mothodist Episcopal 
Church at Auvergne. Prof. Andrew L. Blake is a native of Abbeville County, S. 
C., son of William K. and Hattie (Law) Blake, also natives of South Carolina, 
and of Irish and Scotch descent, respectively. His father, a lawyer and 
member of the Masonic order, served one term as the Democratic representative 
of his county in the State legislature, and has, for years, held the office 
of magistrate. The parents were members of the Presbyterian Church, the 
mother dying February 2, 1887. Our subject, the third of a family of six 
children, was reared on the farm, spent his school days at Greenwood, and 
from 1880 to 1884 was in Davidson College, Mecklenburg County, N. C. He began 
teaching at White Hall, S. C., where he remained one year. He taught one year 
near Greenwood, S. C.; taught at McLeansville, N. C., eighteen months, and in 
July, 1887, came to Clark County, Ark., and engaged as book-keeper for 
William Paisley, of Gurdon. He remained in this position till February, 1888, 
when he taught an unexpired term at Gurdon. Closing this school April 20, he 
came to Auvergne, and taught the [p.892] last nine weeks of the term at 
Auvergne Academy, and in June, with Prof. Paisley, bought that institution. 
Prof. Blake is a member of the Presbyterian Church, a Democrat, and takes an 
active interest in all public enterprises for the general welfare of the 
country. He was married to Miss Josie B. Lindsay, of Athens, Ala., July 16, 
1889. 

George H. Palmer, planter and stock raiser, of Bird Township, was born in 
Memphis, Tenn., in 1848, son of Samuel and Louisa (Means) Palmer, of Virginia 
and Kentucky, respectively. The father was a pioneer of Kentucky, married 
there, and in 1849 came to Jackson County, Ark., in Jefferson, and the winter 
of the same year came to Bird Township, locating on the farm where our 
subject now resides, taking a claim of 520 acres of timber land, which he 
cleared and improved, erecting a house and planting an orchard. He died in 
Jackson County, in 1866, his wife surviving till 1884. George H. was the 
fifth of the family, the others being Margaret (wife of Joel Bandy), George 
H., Fannie (wife of William Haynes), and Joseph H., all residing in Bird 
Township, George H. was reared to farm life, educated in the subscription 
schools of Bird Township, and aided at home in clearing and developing the 
homestead. He commenced farming for himself at the age of twentytwo, and in 
1870 was married in Jackson County, to Laura Steen, a native of Jackson 
County, daughter of John and Nancy (Stancell) Steen, who were among the early 
settlers of Jackson County. The father died about 1858; the mother is still 
living. Mr. Palmer owns a good farm of 120 acres, with about sixty-five acres 
under cultivation, having cleared the most of it himself. He raises 
principally cotton and corn, and considerable stock. He is a Democrat, though 
not active in politics, and served as magistrate for two years. He is a 
member of the Masonic fraternity, Kirkpatrick Lodge No. 192. Mrs. Palmer is a 
member of the Methedist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. Palmer  remembers this 
country as a dense timber tract, and has always been interested in everything 
for the good of the county. There are three children in his family: Oda L., 
Samuel Tilden and Maggie Cordelia. 

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Hon. John W. Parish, an enterprising farmer of Union Township, Jackson 
County, resides two miles east of Newport. He is a native of Tennessee, and 
is a son of William B. and Elizabeth (Cheatham) Parish, both of whom were 
born in North Carolina. The parents were married in Tennessee, and to them 
were born seven children, all of whom are dead except two: Sarah N. (who 
married Richard Cole, and died, leaving three children, named William, Anna 
and Jennie), and our subject. John W. Parish married Miss Sarah E. Lacy, a 
native of Tennessee, and a daughter of Hugh R. and Eliza (Smith) Lacey. Their 
union has been blessed with six children, viz.: Lydia, born December 19, 
1873; Frederick, born October 24, 1876; Cora, born June 4, 1884; Hugh, born 
January 6, 1886. Mr. Parish removed to Union Township, Jackson County, Ark., 
in 1873, locating on land which is now a part of his farm, and which he 
rented for about six years, subsequently buying the same. He purchased 326 
acres, of which 150 acres were under cultivation. He now has 225 acres well 
improved, and has built four tenant houses, renting his houses and lands to 
responsible parties. He has at present about 160 acres of cotton, and the 
balance in corn and clover. At the outbreak of the war Mr. Parish was 
attending college at Jackson, Tenn., now known as the West Tennessee College, 
where he was a student two years. He entered the Confederate army, Company I, 
Fifty-first Tennessee, in which he served six months, and the company then 
being consolidated with other Tennessee regiments, served until the close of 
the war, his regiment constituting a part of the reserve of Gen. A. S. 
Johnston at the battle of Shiloh. Mr. Parish takes an active interest in 
enterprises tending toward the advancement of all social as well as religious 
and educational interests of his community, and is highly esteemed by the 
people of the county, which is evidenced by the fact that in 1881 he was 
elected to represent the county in the XXIIId session of the General Assembly 
of the State, where his honest endeavors to promote the best interests of his 
constituents earned for him their hearty approval. He was elected on the 
Democratic [p.893] ticket. Mr. Parish is a member of Newport Lodge, A. F. & 
A. M., and is a prominent and honored man of Jackson County. 

Alexander S. Parish, M. D., of Jackson County, student of the Allopathic 
School of Medicine, was born in Tennessee. He is a brother of the Hon. J. W. 
Parish. In 1871 he came to Arkansas, and began the study of medicine with Dr. 
P. S. Woodward, and in 1879 took his first course of lectures at Vanderbilt 
University, Nashville, Tenn. He continued in Dr. Woodward's office until the 
fall of 1880, when he returned to the University, graduating in 1881, after 
which he returned to Jackson County, and actively engaged in the practice of 
his profession. March 26, 1884, our subject married Miss Annie Phillips, of 
Arkansas, daughter of Col. T. H. and Amanda (Robinson) Phillips, the father a 
native of Georgia, and the mother of Arkansas. They have one child, William 
Theodore, born March 31, 1885. Dr. Parish is one of the deservedly successful 
physicians of this portion of the community. Earnest, careful and searching 
in the investigation of the science to which he has given his best attention, 
he has become wellinformed, keeping thoroughly apace with the advancement 
made in this profession. His practice is a happy illustration of his worth. 

Lewis W. Penix resides on Section 13, Union Township, Jackson County. He is a 
son of Henry H. and Caroline (Roberts) Penix, both natives of Tennessee, who 
died in Jackson County, Ark. They were the parents of ten children, one of 
whom died in infancy: Minerva, died at the age of eighteen; Mary A., married 
R. V. Hunter, a farmer of Jefferson Township, and has four children; Susan F. 
(married R. T. Armstrong, deceased, and has six children); Lewis W., 
Elizabeth (had two children by her first husband, Mr. R. P. Jackson, and 
afterward married Mr. T. D. Lawrence, a farmer and merchant of Tuckerman), 
Martha J. (single), Columbus C. (married Dora Jowers, and resides in 
Jefferson Township engaged in farming), they have three children: Lydia W. 
(died at the age of eighteen), and James Henry (married Miss Jennie Anderson, 
by whom he has one child, is also a farmer of Jefferson Township). Lewis W. 
Penix was born May 1, 1850, and received his education in the public schools 
of Jackson County, where he has lived all his life, commencing business for 
himself at the age of twenty-one years. In 1880, in partnership with R. V. 
Hunter, he purchased 240 acres of land in Jefferson Township, which they 
still own, and Mr. Penix afterward purchased forty acres in Union Township. 
Since 1882 he has lived on the homestead of his wife's parents, in Union 
Township. Mr. and Mrs. Penix were married December 27, 1877. Her maiden name 
was Miss Willie J. Carville, she was born in Memphis, Tenn., December 27, 
1857, and is a daughter of W. K. and Mary A. (Estes) Carville. Of their four 
children, but two are living, viz.: Nora E., born December 1, 1878, and 
Clarence E., born August 28, 1882. The parents are members of the Missionary 
Baptist Church of Jefferson Township, while Mr. Penix also belongs to 
Jacksonport Lodge No. 191, A. F. & A. M., Jacksonport Chapter No. 40, 
R. A. M., and American Legion of Honor. 

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Dr. W. H. Pickett, retired physician, Weldon, Ark. Originally from Limestone, 
Ala., Dr. Pickett's birth occurred on the 22d of December, 1826, and his 
early life was passed in attending the common schools and in assisting on the 
farm. Later he supplemented his primary education by attending Exeter 
College, in Exeter, N. H., and in 1846 and 1847 he attended the Medical 
College of the University of New York. From there he went to New Orleans and 
attended the University of Louisiana, where he graduated in medicine and 
surgery in the class of 1848. He began the practice of his profession the 
same year at Whitesburg, Ala., and, after remaining there two years, came to 
Jackson County, where he settled upon his present property. He entered and 
bought about 2,300 acres of land, 1,200 under cultivation and 1,100 acres of 
which he has cleared himself. Dr. Pickett was married, in 1850, to Miss A. R. 
Coltier, a native of Alabama, and two children were the result of this union: 
Ida G., wife of John W. Ferrill, a farmer residing at Batesville; and 
Elizabeth B., wife of William H. Hardy, also residing at Batesville. Mrs. 
Pickett died July 1, 1885, in [p.894] full communion with the Episcopal 
Church. Dr. Pickett was exempt from any army service by Gen. Kirby Smith, in 
1863, and practiced his profession at home. In the year 1868 he moved to 
Batesville, and since that time he has remained a resident of that city, and 
is engaged in agricultural pursuits in Jackson County. He gave up his 
practice in 1868, and, in addition to general farming, he has also a large 
cotton-gin, grist and saw-mill, with which he does all his own work and 
general settlement business. He has on his farm about forty tenant families, 
aggregating 200 people, all in fair circumstances and furnished with good 
houses. The Doctor has seen many important changes during his residence of 
thirty-eight years in this county. When he first came here Elizabeth was the 
county seat, but was afterward changed to Augusta, and subsequently to 
Jacksonport. Wild game was plentiful and easily obtained. His parents, 
Steptoe and Sarah O. (Chilton) Pickett, were natives of the Old Dominion, the 
father born in Fauquier and the mother in Westmoreland 
County. The parents settled in Alabama, in 1820, and were among the earliest 
pioneers of Northern Alabama. They both bought and entered land (1,000 acres 
in all), and Steptoe Pickett was an extensive slave-holder. He was a 
schoolmate of James Buchanan, and was a cousin to both Chief Justice John 
Marshall and "Light Horse" Harry Lee. He was also a cousin of Gen. Pickett. 
He was a graduate of William and Mary College, and was an old-line Whig in 
his political views. His death occurred in 1848, at the age of fifty-four 
years. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, and the mother a member of 
the Christian Church. The latter died in 1864, at the age of seventy-four 
years. They were the parents of nine children: Martin, married, and a 
commission merchant at Mobile, Ala.; Richard is an attorney and judge at 
Florence, Ala.; Steptoe, Jr., was a farmer and died in 1884, at Madison, 
Ala., leaving a wife and two children; A. C. is a lawyer at Augusta, Ark.; 
John S. was a physician, at Danville, Ala., and died in 1887, leaving a wife 
and two children, who reside in Des Are, Ark; Felicia, the wife of Gov. 
Reuben Chapmore, of Huntsville, Ala. (she died in 1874, leaving four 
children); Virginia, wife of Samuel Blackwell, a farmer of Alabama; Anna S. 
Edwards, wife of a farmer, and resides in King William County, Va. 

I. D. Price is the efficient postmaster of Newport, Ark., and also deals in 
books and stationery. He is a native of the county, born December 10, 1856, 
and is a son of Dr. John F. and Kate (Brown) Price, the former from South 
Carolina, and the latter a native of the State of Arkansas. Dr. John F. Price 
has become well known as a physician wherever he has resided, and is now 
living at Fort Worth, Tex. I. D. Price resided in Jefferson County until 
seven years of age, and was principally educated in the schools of Cross 
County. In the spring of 1880 he came to Newport, Ark., and for four years 
followed the occupation of clerking, then opened a book and stationery 
establishment in the building he now occupies, and his stock is extensive and 
well selected. In February, 1888, he was appointed to the position of 
postmaster, and is now discharging his duties in a manner acceptable to all. 
He was married, in 1884, to Miss Mamie Wallace, and by her he has had two 
children: Katie and Rina. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church, 
and he belongs to the American Legion of Honor. 

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Lewis E. Purssell, a prominent merchant of Auvergne, Jackson County, is a 
native of Arkansas, born in Woodruff County, February 20, 1861. His parents 
were William O. and Lucy (Coyle) Purssell, natives, respectively, of South 
Carolina and Alabama, the former of whom came to Arkansas with his father, J. 
H. Purssell, who was one of the earliest settlers of Woodruff County, where 
he opened several large farms. William O. Purssell married Miss Lucy Coyle, 
in Prairie County, Ark., in 1854; they afterward moved to Woodruff County, 
where they lived until 1868, when they moved to Izard County, where Mr. 
Purssell died in 1872. He was a Master Mason and an Odd Fellow, and in the 
early part of the war enlisted, and served until its close as brevet-captain; 
at the time of his death he owned 900 acres of land in Woodruff and Izard 
Counties, about 160 acres being under cultivation; he had been very 
successful as a farmer and [p.895] stock raiser. His widow remained on the 
farm in Izard County until December, 1875, when she returned to the old 
homestead in Prairie County, which was her home with our subject until 1879. 
She died December 19, 1882, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The 
maternal grandparents of Lewis E. came to Arkansas from Mississippi in 1853, 
living one year in Woodruff County, and then locating in Prairie County, 
where they entered land and built a home. Mr. Coyle was a natural and 
successful farmer, and during his life cleared about 500 acres of land, being 
able to do a good day's work at the age of seventy years. His death occurred 
in December, 1885, and his excellent wife, who survives him, still lives on 
the old homestead; she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to 
which her husband also belonged. Lewis E. Purssell was reared to the pursuit 
of farming, receiving a good education at the common schools of Woodruff and 
Jackson Counties, the Philadelphia Academy in Izard County, and the Male 
College at Searcy, White County. At the age of eighteen he left home, and was 
engaged as clerk for Gates Bros. & Co., at Des Arc, Prairio County, where he 
remained six months, when he entered the employment of Plunkett & Erwin of 
the same place, in which capacity he worked two years; in 1882 he opened a 
drug and grocery store at Hickory Plain, Prairie County, which he conducted 
until January, 1886, when, on account of his maternal grandfather's death, he 
sold out and assumed the management of his grand mother's farm. In the latter 
part of the same year he moved to Auvergne, Jackson County, purchased a stock 
of groceries of M. J. Malone, to which he added a general stock of dry-goods, 
clothing, etc., and now has one of the best general stores in the country. 
Mr. Purssell also owns a farm of 160 acres in Prairie County, sixty acres of 
which are under cultivation. Our subject was the fourth in a family of nine, 
and is one of the two surviving, the others dying in infancy, except Ada, who 
married J. W. Williamson, a farmer and stock trader of Izard County; she died 
in 1884, leaving one child, Ethel, aged five years. Alice Corrinne Purssell 
is the wife of James B. Gardner, a practicing physician and farmer near 
Hickory Plain, Prairie County; they have four children; Elmer, Earl, Oscar 
and Bessie. Mr. Purssell is unmarried; he is one of the leading men of the 
town of A uvergne, and is actively interested in its welfare, lending his 
hearty and liberal aid to the support of schools, churches and all worthy 
public enterprises. He takes no active part in polities, but his sympathies 
are with the Democratic party.