Biography of J M Glass, Scott Co, AR

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Submitted by: Charlene Holland <Char@presys.com>
        Date: 9 Sep 1998
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      	J. M. Glass is a thoroughly posted and intelligent man on
public matters, and as a tiller of the soil is progressive and
enterprising. He is a Georgian, born on February 3, 1827, to Thomas and
Elizabeth (Bearden) Glass, they being also born in that State. The father
was a farmer by occupation, and to his union with Miss Bearden, whom he
married in Clark County, Ga., seven children were born, four of which
family are now living: Thomas N., C.C., W.J. and J.M.; Dicey A., Jane and
an infant are deceased. Both parents died in Georgia, members of the
Christian Church, the birth of the former occurring in 1795, and the
latter in 1810. In the State of Georgia, J. M. Glass was married in 1847
to Miss Lucy A. Rucker, who was born in Wilkes County, Ga., in 1828, and
of a family of five sons and seven daughters born to them, nine children
are still living: C., J.M., William N., Almeda V. (wife of James Fleming),
Louisa (wife of A. B. Black), Narcissa (wife of Pierce Jones), Lou E.
(wife of L. King), Millie and B. L. J. M. Glass emigrated with his family
from Georgia to the State of Arkansas in 1870, and settled in Sebastian
County, where he lived some eighteen months, after which he came to Scott
County, where he is now residing. He has been successful in his
operations, and is the owner of 400 acres of fine land, of which 150
acres are under cultivation. On this land is a good horsepower cotton
gin, which has a capacity of three bales per day. Mr. Glass is worthy
and upright citizen, and his wife is an earnest and consistent Member of
the Christian Church. Mr. Glass formerly owned what was called Glass'
Mills, consisting of water, merchant and sawmills on the Chickamauga
River, where the famous battle was fought. He owned 326 acres of land on
that river, and this is being surveyed and will lie in the United States
Park now being established on the Chickamauga battlefield.