Biography of Robert L. Buffalo, White County, Arkansas *********************************************************** Submitted by: Bonnie Palmer Date: Jun 1997 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/white/white.html *********************************************************** From "A Centennial History of Arkansas", edited by Dallas T. Herndon, the Director of the Dept. of Archives & History, published by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago-Little Rock, 1922. ROBERT L. BUFFALO Robert L. BUFFALO, filling the position of cashier of the Bank of England & a well known resident of the city of England, has so directed his efforts as to win substantial success in business & to gain the respect & high regard of those with whom he has been brought into contact through social as well as business relations. He is a native son of Lonoke Co., born near England in 1880, his parents being L. L. & Clarkee BUFFALO. The father was a native of N. Carolina & on leaving that state removed to Mississippi after the Civil War. About 1868 he came to Lonoke Co., settling ten miles north of Carlisle. He had served as a private in the Confederate Army during the war & in days of peace he devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. His father was also a native of N. Carolina & removed thence to Holly Springs, Miss. Robert L. BUFFALO was educated in the local schools & in Ouachita College. He afterward served for 2 years in the Philippines, being engaged on scout duty in northern Luzon while in the service. In 1901 he returned to the US & devoted his attention to farming in Lonoke Co. until 1905, when he became associated with the firm of Eagle & Co., merchants of England. Subsequently he obtained a position in the Planters Bank of England, in which he is now the cashier, proving a capable & obliging official & one who has gained more popularity with the general public by reason of his uniform kindliness & consideration to the patrons of the bank. Mr. BUFFALO, who was united in marriage to Miss Maggie Harper, a daughter of T. J. HARPER of White Co., Ark., and they have become parents of 1 child, Marion. In religious faith Mr. & Mrs. BUFFALO are connected with the Baptist church, contributing generously to its support & taking an active interest in the various lines of church work. Fraternally Mr. BUFFALO is a Mason & loyally follows the teachings & purposes of the craft. During the World war he served as chairman of the United Work Campaign & did everything in his power to promote the success of the allied army. His life has been spent in this section of the state & the fact that many of his staunchest friends are those who have known him from his boyhood to the present time is proof of the sterling traits of his character & the upright course in which he has walked.