Biography of S.T. CAROLAN, Logan Co, AR

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Submitted by:  Delaine Edwards <delaine@ipa.net>
        Date:  29 Jun 1999
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SOURCE: Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago and Nashville, 1891.
Logan County

	S.T. CAROLAN, planter and merchant, Carolan, Ark. This
prominent and enterprising citizen was originally from Alabama,
his birth occurring in Lawrence County on January 19, 1852, and
is a son of W.P. and Hannah A. (Sealey) Carolan, natives of South
Carolina, the father born on March 18, 1800, and the mother in
1807. Of their large family, eleven only lived to be grown:
William B., J.H.T., S.T., and the following are now deceased:
Phillip, J.H., Elizabeth, Sarah J.W., Thomas P., Hannah S. and
Robert. The father moved from the Palmetto State to Alabama, and
from there to Arkansas in 1854, settling in what is now Little
River County. He was sheriff of Morgan County, Ala., one term.
His death occurred in this county in 1875, and both he and wife
were members of the Primitive Baptist Church. She died in 1877.
S.T. Carolan passed the principal part of his youthful days on
the farm, and was married in this county in 1874 to Miss Alice
Edwards, a native of Mississippi born on September 24, 1852, and
the daughter of Lewis Edwards. Her parents both died in Alabama.
To Mr. and Mrs. Carolan were born four children - three sons and
one daughter - Walter E., John W., Samuel E. and Mamie. Mr.
Carolan owns 730 acres of good land, and has 300 acres under
cultivation, his principal crops being corn and cotton. In 1878
he built a steam cotton-gin, and in 1889 he built a new gin and
corn-mill, in which he has put new machinery. The capacity of
this gin is eight bales per day. He also has a half interest in
a cotton, saw and corn-mill combined with a Mr. Oliver, of this
county. In 1877 Mr. Carolan embarked in the mercantile business
at Carolan, and carries a stock of goods valued at about $4,000.
He was appointed postmaster in 1878. Mrs. Carolan is a member of
the Missionary Baptist Church.