JEFFERSON CO, AR - FERD HAVIS - Bio Submitted by: MARLENE HOWARD [mhoward@pe.net] ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. ====================================================================== FERD HAVIS This is a short biography of my late ggg uncle Ferd Havis son of John Havis, former slave master.This bio was taken from microfilm of a newspaper article written around 1889 or 1890. Ferd Havis, circuit clerk and recorder, Pine Bluff, Ark. Ferd was born in Desha county, Ark. on Nov. 15, 1846 and went to Jefferson county when just a young boy. He was a barber by trade and followed this vocation up to the date of his election to his present office. In 1871 he was elected alderman in the city of Pine Bluff, and served two years; he was elected as a member of the legislature in the fall of 1872 for two years,and upon the adjourn- ment of the legislature in 1873, and was appointed assessor of Jefferson county for four years.In 1888 he was elected to the office of circuit clerk, and was elected to that office three times. He was also a delegate to the National Convention in the years 1880, 1884, and 1888. He was also the vice president for the state of Ark. in the National Convention off 1888. He received the caucus vote of the republican members of the legislature of 1887, for United States Senator, from the state of Ark. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity the G.U.O.F. Lodge and United Brothers of Friend- ship. He owned about 2,ooo acres of land and was quite wealthy. He had a daughter Essie born Sept. 15, 1889, who married a Frank Moore. She died in 1972. She had an only son Frank. If anyone can give me more information on my late uncle or ggg grand-father John Havis I would be very greatfull. Marlene Howard ======================================================================