JAMES EDWARD PERSON
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C5  JAMES EDWARD PERSON was born July 26, 1908 in Carden Bottom, Yell County, 
Arkansas. His place of birth was the Bell farm near Lakeview. He is the first child of 
B8-  John Andrew and C1-   Bertha Armour Person. He was named for  Jim Tisdale of 
Carden Bottom. He also has the same name as his great grandfather, the late  James 
Person of Southampton County, Virginia. His grandfather was  Edward Randolph 
Person.
     
The family moved to White Oak mountain in Van Buren County in 1914. There he 
attended school at New Hope and Austin schools.
    
In 1924 he attended school at Scotland, Arkansas. In 1925 the family moved to Carden 
Bottom and he finished high school May 29, 1931. He was the valedictorian of his 
graduating class. He is a carpenter and farmer by trade in 1968.
    
He was married to   Eathel Chism an January 27, 1930. They only lived together for a 
short time. D10-  James Edward Person, Jr. was born October 24, 1930. When Jr. was a 
baby, he and his mother moved with her family to California and he has never 
returned to Arkansas (1968).
    
On June 25, 1934, he and   Floy Marie Furr of Dover were married. They had no issue 
but reared a niece, D14-  Carol Jean Person. They moved to Pontoon on January 1, 1936 
to farm the Hunt land and bought land near the Petit Jean Creek in 1956.
    
 James,  Floy and  Carol Jean joined the First Methodist Church in Dardanelle, 
Arkansas, on Easter Sunday,.April 10, 1955.

MASONIC RECORD OF  JAMES EDWARD PERSON (C5)
Garden Bottom Lodge #542
Petitioned Lodge September in 1929
Received E A Degree October 3, 1929
Received F C Degree November 2, 1929
Received M M Degree January 4, 1930
Affiliated with Casa, Arkansas Lodge #537 in 1935
Affiliated with Bright Star Lodge #213 March 1943
Royal Arch Degree April 25, 1952 Chapter #64 in Dardanelle
High Priest 1969 - 1970
The super excellent Masters Degree November 20, 1953 
Occidental Council #1, Little Rock, Arkansas
Served as Worshipful hlaster of Bright Star Lodge #213 in 1951 and 1960
Served as Chaplin from 1961 to 1966
32nd Degree February 17, 1962 :Sottish Rite - Valley of Fort Smith, Fort Smith, 
Arkansas
Served W. M. Grand Lodge F & A M of Arkansas as District Deputy Grand Master, 
District #24
Under Grand Master  Quinn D. La Fargue, Jr. 1963,  Frank A. Smith 1964,  J. Luther 
Whitfield 1967
Holder of Certified Instructors Card #878
Bright Star Lodge #213 building committee appointed in 1964
        members  
                 Franklin Wesley
                 James E. Person
                 Cyrus S. Grover
Charter member of Council Oaks Chapter #589 Order of the Eastern Star      
Served as Worthy Patron with
        Worthy Matron  Floy Person 1958
        Worthy Matron  Orra Ragsdale 1965
Chapter
        Instituted April 23, 1953
        Constituted December 14, 1953