Biography of Wesley Hinson, 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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The first of these articles are on persons from other counties that
have Sebastian County ties.   Later, you will find only Sebastian 
County families.

History of Crawford County

Wesley Hinson was born in Union County, N. C., September 3, 1843, and is a son
of Jeremiah J. and Elizabeth  Hinson. The father lived in his native State,
North Carolina, until 1853, from that time until 1859 living in  Saline County,
Ark. He finally located upon a farm at the foot of the mountains, in Vine
Prairie Township,  Crawford County, and there farmed until his death in 1877,
aged sixty-two years, with the exception of some time spent during the war in
Texas. He was of Irish and Spanish descent, and for twelve years was an
ordained  minister in the Methodist Church. His father was also named Jeremiah
J. Wesley Hinson was the oldest of three  children, and when but a boy lost his
mother. He came to Crawford County when nine, and at the age of  eighteen
joined the Second Arkansas Battalion. He operated in Virginia with Lee's army,
and participated in the  Seven Days Fight, the Seven Pines, Fredericksburg,
Antietam, and at Gettysburg was captured. He was taken to  Columbus, Ohio, and
after taking the oath of allegiance went to Bedford County, Penn., and worked
some time  in a machine shop. In September, 1863, he joined Company D,
Thirteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, being mustered in at Harrisburg. After
Lincoln's proclamation ordering all who had fought in the Confederate army to
the North west, he went first to Minnesota and then to Ft. Wadsworth, Dak.,
remaining until September, 1865,  He then went to Pennsylvania, and was
discharged the following year, since which time he has lived in  Crawford
County. In December, 1866, he married Johanna, daughter of George and Hester
Ann Ragsdale, who  came here with her parents in an early day. She lost her
mother when but a girl, but her father is now living in  Washington County. He
served two years in the Confederate army. Mr. Hinson first homesteaded forty
acres of  land upon coming here, but by patient economy and good management is
now the owner of 160 acres of good land, and is one of the prominent citizens
of the county. He is now serving his fourth term as justice of the  peace, and
has had but two cases appealed, which were both confirmed. He is an active
member of the  Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to which he has belonged
since 1853, and of which his wife has been a  member since 1867. He does a good
work as Sunday-school superintendent. He belongs to the Pleasant Hill Masonic
Lodge, No. 233; has served as Senior Deacon and Senior Warden, and is now
Worshipful Master. He  is also Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star Chapter No.
63, and Organizing Deputy of that order in the thirteenth  district, which
comprises Sebastian and Crawford Counties and the northern part of Franklin. In
politics he is a  Democrat.