Biography of Abner Driver, Mississippi Co, AR

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Submitted by: Michael Brown
        Date: Sep 1998
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Bibliography: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas.
Chicago:  Goodspeed Publishers, 1890.

Abner Driver. As one of the enterprising younger members of
the agricultural circle of Monroe Township we can not fail to mention
Abner Driver, who, having been identified with the interests of
Mississippi County from his birth, is now one of its foremost
agriculturists, although young in years. In 1882 he began life for
himself, and a tract of 1,600 acres of land was placed at his disposal
by his father, who is one of the wealthiest men of the county, and,
with the exception of 100 acres, all of it was heavily covered with
timber. [p.491] Being a “chip of the old block” he entered heart and
soul into clearing this land and getting it into good shape for
farming, and up to the present time has put about 300 acres under the
plow, and has erected twenty dwelling-houses on the place, among which
is his own handsome residence, a well-finished two-story house in T
shape, the main part of the building being 35×48 feet and the annex
being 25×48 feet. In addition to this he has a fine barn and a cotton-
gin and saw-mill, the latter two enterprises giving employment to about
twelve men. The different branches of work on his plantation call for
the labor of at least seventy people, and Mr. Driver is compelled to
work early and late to attend to his big farm and keep the wheels of
fortune moving. In early life his means and opportunities for acquiring
an education were excellent, and after attending the schools of Cape
Girardeau, Mo., he entered the East Tennessee University, located at
Knoxville, where he pursued his studies assiduously. His wife, a lady
of much culture and refinement, was a Miss Matie Williamson and a
native of Mississippi County, her parents being Miss Letha Hale and Mr.
B. Williamson. Mrs. Driver is a member of the Baptist Church at
Winchester, Tenn., where she received her education, and he is a Mason,
both being members of the Kallorama Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of
Honor, of Osceola. They have two very interesting little children,
Harry Lee and Ida May, who add much happiness to their pleasant home.