Biography of William J Haug, Sebastian Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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William J. Haug, one of the enterprising farmers of the county, is the son of
Valentine and Joannah (Schafier)  Haug, both natives of Wurtemburg, Germany.
The Haug family are of Russian origin. When the Black Death  depopulated
[p.1323] such a vast part of the German Empire, a great many families emigrated
from Russia, and  among them were the Haugs. On the Schafler side they are
purely German. The parents were married and lived  in Wurtemburg until 1853,
when they came to America, locating in Sebastian County, Ark., and here passed
their last days. The father was a stone-mason by trade, and many of the
buildings he helped erect are still  standing in Fort Smith, as monuments of
his handicraft. In connection with his trade he also carried on farming. He was
a Republican in politics, and died April 13, 1871, and she died December 1,
1879. In their family were  nine children, only two now living, a son and
daughter. The father had been married previously, and had a son  by his first
wife. William J. Haug, the youngest but one by the second marriage, was born in
Sebastian County,  Ark., June 7, 1856, aided on the farm, and received a
limited education in the country schools, being obliged to  walk three miles to
obtain a little learning. He remained and worked for his mother until December
17, 1876,  when he married Miss Roxanna Yaden, a native of Sebastian County,
born July 7, 1854. Two children were  born to this union, both deceased: Thomas
V., born March 10, 1878, died October 18, 1880, and Frank J., born December 28,
1880, died August 11, 1885. Mr. Haug is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and she  of the Old School Presbyterian. Mr. Haug is a Republican in
politics, and in September, 1888, he was chosen  magistrate. He has lived in
this county all his life, is the owner of eighty acres of land, forty-five
under  cultivation, has also other means, and is a Master Mason.