Biography of William and John Obar, 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

William and John Obar have farmed in River Township since 1869, and own a large
tract of land, situated in  Crawford. Franklin and Sebastian Counties. In 1859
they located in the last named county. and there lived ten  years, running a
ferry across the Arkansas River. They then came to this county, and are now two
of its wealthy  citizens. William joined the New Mexico and Arizona brigade in
Texas, and served two years in the army. In  1875 he married Mrs. Frances J.
Mangram, by whom he has had eight children, five of whom are living. In
politics he is a Democrat. John was drafted in the Confederate army, but after
a few months' service joined the  First Arkansas Infantry. United States Army,
and served until the close of the war. He was married in 1862 the first time,
and is now living with his second wife. Our subjects, William and John Obar,
were born in Warren  County. Tenn., in 1825 and 1828, respectively, their
parents being Constance and Elizabeth (Tedford) Obar. In  1836 the family went
to Hamilton County, Tenn., and in 1852 to Dade County, Ga., where they lived
until  1858, at which time the mother, with our two subjects, came to Sebastian
County, Ark., where the former died in 1865. The father had previously died
while in Hamilton County. The grandfather came to America from  Germany prior
to the Revolution, and was killed in that war.