Biography of Frederick Floyd Harrelson, St Francis County, AR

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        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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In 1885, the St. Francis County Abstract Company was founded Capt. J. G. Stern,
a northern man who located in St. Francis County and owned extensive real estate
east of St. Francis River. The next owner was N. B. Fizer, lawyer and preacher
and father of Mrs. J. G. Sanders. About 1897, Mr. Fizer sold the firm to Mrs.
Aliec E. Matthews, a sister of John I. Jones and Mrs. A. A. French. both still
residents of Forrest City. Mrs. Matthews married S. H. Mann in 1912 and the
company was operated by Mr. Mann until his death in 1938. After his death, the
company was purchased by Mr. F. F. Harrelson, lawyer and owner of the Title
Guaranty and Abstract Company, until 1950 they two companies were operated
together until 1950-first by Mr. Harrelson until his death in 1946, and then by
F. C. Harrelson and Carroll C. Cannon. In 1950 the firm is owned and operated
soley by Mr. Carroll C. Cannon. MEMORIAL 2007: Production Credit Assn.-Serving
the Forrest City Area(870 295-5267) This firm was organized by nineteen farmers
in Dec. 5, 1933. They were: James Wolfe, G. B. Fogg, D. E. Hoshall, H. O.
Harrison, W. W. Draper Sr., Frank S. Fogg, J. R. Collier, James De Rossitt, F.
F. Harrelson, Elbert Stough, N. L. Graves, Robert Levitt, E. M. Hadley, James R.
Young, Reece Young, and A. B. Young. He was an attorney for 35 years in Forrest
City, born Feb. 15, 1884 near Warren, Ark. An orphan, his education was financed
almost entirely by hisown efforts, and graduated from Warren High School,
Hineman University School, Monticello; taught school, becoming Principal of
Riverside High School, North Little Rock. While teaching, he studied law and in
1911 received his L. L. B. Degree from the University of Arkansas Law School,
Little Rock. He practiced law briefly in Warren, then in May 1912, began a
private practice in Forrest City, specializing in abstract and title work, was
owner of the Title Guaranty Abstract Company, now owned by his son, F. C.
Harrelson, attrorney. Mr. Frederick Floyd Harrelson represented St. Francis
County in the General Assembly two terms, was author of Harrelson Highway Law,
1923, which act was the beginning of the Arkansas State Highway System; was City
Attorney, President of the Arkansas and St. Francis County Title Associations,
the Arkansas Bar Association, First Baptist Church. He was married to Pearl
Crippen, great granddaughter of J. C. Hill, who surveyed and laid out Forrest
City and for whom Hill Street was named. He died Sep. 18, 1946, survived by his
widow; son, and four grandchildren.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas