White-Pulaski County ArArchives Biographies.....Faust, John William ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Sanchez http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006574 July 19, 2009, 6:08 pm Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922) JOHN WILLIAM FAUST, M. D. Thoroughly trained in the science of medicine and displaying marked capability in the application of his scientific knowledge to the needs of suffering humanity, Dr. John William Faust has become recognized as one of the able physicians and surgeons of Searcy and this part of the state. Widely known, his life history is of interest to many of our readers. He was born July 1, 1874, in the home of his parents at the corner of Third and Chester streets, Little Rock, and comes of German ancestry. His grandfather was a native of Germany and on crossing the Atlantic with his two brothers settled in Alamance county, North Carolina, where he became a farmer and slaveowner, spending his remaining days in that state. His son, John W. Faust, born in North Carolina, in 1829, was graduated in Amherst University and after coming to Arkansas he read law under the direction of General Albert Pike. He entered upon the active practice of the profession in Little Rock several years prior to the Civil war and with the outbreak of hostilities between the north and the south he enlisted in Little Rock, becoming a captain in the Confederate army, with which he served throughout the period of hostilities. He then resumed the private practice of law in the capital city, becoming a law partner of W. C. Ratcliff, with whom he was associated at the time of his demise. He was also interested in farming and owued a plantation on the river below Little Rock. He brought the first registered Jersey bull into Arkansas and he won many prizes at the fairs on his blooded stock. He was likewise eminent as an horticulturist and was one of the first to engage in fruit growing and the first to produce strawberries in this state. He occupied a position of leadership in horticultural circles and became the first president of the Arkansas Horticultural Association. Another important feature of his business was the breeding of fine hogs and in everything that he attempted he was actuated by a spirit of progress, which made his labors standard in every respect. His was the first marriage celebrated in the Presbyterian church of Little Rock. He wedded Cora Beehe, who was born in White county, where the town of Beehe now stands. Her father, Roswell Beebe, was a native of New York and came to Arkansas prior to the admission of the state into the Union. He laid out the city of Little Rock and donated the capital grounds to the state and also made a gift of Mount Holly cemetery to the city. At one time he owned most of the property on the river front at Little Rock and his real estate holdings throughout the city were extensive. The town of Beebe was named for him, as he owned a large plantation there at the time the railroad was built through. He was a civil engineer by profession and through his professional and business activities he contributed in notable measure to the upbuilding and development of the capital city and to the state. His political endorsement was given to the republican party. He remained a resident of Little Rock until his demise and his passing was a matter of deep and widespread regret, owing to the value of his services and his devotion to the public good. To John W. and Cora (Beebe) Faust there were born seven children, four of whom are living: Catherine C, the wife of Ed Insley of Los Angeles, California; Emma B., a teacher in Arkansas College at Batesville; John William, of this review; Henry; Roswell B., who was killed in the shipyards at Dayton, Ohio; Fannie Ashley, who became the wife of John Meehan at Cotton Plant and died in 1910 at the age ol thirty-four years; and Cora, who died in 1881 at the use of four years. Mr. Beebe was married a second time, his second union being with Eliza A. Tucker, a (laughter of Sterling H. Tucker, who was one of the pioneer settlers of Little Rock, where he took up his abode in 1833 and became president of the first bank of any consequence in the capital city. Mr. Faust was a democrat in his political views and fraternally was a Mason, in which he attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in Albert Pike Consistory. He was also a member of the First Presbyterian church of Little Rock and died in that faith in 1879. John William Faust, whose name introduces this review, acquired his education in the public schools and in the Arkansas College at Batesville, while later he attended the Peabody School of Little Rock and Searcy College for a period of two years. He next went to the Bingham Military School at Mebane, North Carolina, and afterward matriculated in Davidson College in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, where he won his Bachelor of Arts degree. Later he entered the Hospital College at Louisville. Kentucky, and was graduated on the completion of a medical course in 1898. Dr. Faust located for practice in Searcy in February, 1896, and since obtaining his professional degree he has continued in the general practice of medicine and surgery for a quarter of a century. He pursued postgraduate work in the University of Louisville in 1899 and at all times he has availed himself of every opportunity to promote his professional knowledge and thereby advance his efficiency in handling the intricate problems of health and disease. He was elected captain of the Medical Corps on the 1st of January, 1918, and acted as inspector of local boards. After receiving his commission he inspected local boards throughout the state and thus rendered valuable aid to the country. Dr. Faust has been married twice. In September, 1895, he wedded Norma Rogers, who died April 1, 1912. They were parents of five children, four of whom are living: Margaret, who died at the age of three years; Frances, who was barn July 13, 1899. and is traveling in Oklahoma: Florence, who was born September 7, 1901, and is attending the Arkansas College at Batesville; John E„ who was born January 19, 1905, and is also a student in the Arkansas College; and Norman, who was born March 28, 1912, and is a student in Batesville. For his second wife Dr. Faust chose Zora (Patterson) Ray, their marriage being celebrated April 20, 1918. Dr. Faust and his first wife were Presbyterians and later he joined the Baptist church, to which his present wife belongs. He is a. member of Searcy Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ with which he has been identified since 1895. He is a democrat in politics and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day but has no time nor inclination to fill public office, preferring to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his professional duties. He belongs to the White County, Arkansas State and Tri-State Medical Societies and to the American Medical Association and he is ever most prompt and conscientious in the performance of all of his professional duties. Additional Comments: Citation: Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922 Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/white/photos/bios/faust280bs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/white/bios/faust280bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/arfiles/ File size: 7.6 Kb