Obituary of William Harwood, Madison Co, AR

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Submitted by: Peggy Rogers <madcounty@aol.com>
        Date: 27 Nov 1997
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William Turner HARWOOD Obituary.
Fort Smith Elevator. (died Feb 14 1897]

[Transcribed by Researcher Peggy Rogers <madcounty@aol.com> from book by
James B. Harwood, published 1902 ]

"Mr. William T. Harwood, father of our townsman, Mr. J. B. Harwood, died
at his home near Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas, on the 15th ult.,
aged seventy years. His funeral took place on the 16th and was largely
attended.

Mr. Harwood was a native of Virginia. At a very early age he went to
Tennessee with his parents, where he lived until the breaking out of the
Civil war, when he settled in Madison County, where he lived until the
day of his death.

In Madison County Mr. Harwood was recognized as a live, progressive,
up-to-date farmer, and through his admiration for fine stock the wealth
of Madison County was largely increased. He introduced into Madison County
some of the finest breeds of stock, and some of his horses sold for large
figures.

Mr. Harwood was a veteran of the Mexican war. He enlisted at the first
call for volunteers and served until the war closed. He took service in
a Tennessee regiment and was assigned to cavalry service, in which he did
some very active work. He served under both Generals Scott and Taylor and
took part in the battles of Vera Cruz, Chepultepec, Cherubusco, Buena
Vista, Monterey and Cerro Gordo. He also participated in a number of
other engagements which are not recorded in history.

Madison County papers speak in the highest terms of Mr. Harwood."