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Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922)

W. W. REID, D. D. S.
    Dr. W. W. Reid, actively and successfully engaged in the practice of
dentistry at Beebe, was born at Des Arc, in Prairie county. Arkansas, May 18,
1877, and is a son of John R. and Jennie (Perry) Reid, both of whom were natives
of Middle Tennessee. The former came to Arkansas with his grandfather, Roderick
McKeever, who was the first county clerk of Madison county, Tennessee, residing
at Jackson. He cast in his lot with the pioneer settlers of Des Arc, Arkansas.
He brought his slaves with him and engaged in farming quite extensively there to
the time of his death. The maternal grandfather of W. W. Reid was a native of
Tennessee and was a farmer and slaveowner, spending his life in his native state.

    The marriage of John R. Reid and Jennie Perry was celebrated near Hazen,
Arkansas, the former becoming a resident of the state prior to the Civil war.
Here he acquired land and was an extensive farmer and slaveowner, his place of
six hundred and forty acres being situated between Des Arc and Hazen. He had to
clear a part of his land and placed the entire tract under cultivation. At one
time he also owned a thousand acres between England and Little Rock, and
sacrificed that place for ten thousand dollars. At one time he established a
mercantile store at Des Arc and conducted it for several years. He freighted his
goods up the Mississippi and White rivers to Des Arc and was prominently
associated not only with the mercantile development of the town, but also
operated a grist and saw mill upon his place. He was successfully engaged in
business at the time of the outbreak of the Civil  war, when he enlisted,
serving throughout the period of hostilities. He did scout duty at Poison
Springs, where he was shot in the right arm, but he remained with the
Confederate forces until the close of the war, when he returned to his home. The
farm had suffered greatly through the ravages of war, but he at once resumed the
further development and improvement of the place, carrying on general farming
and stock raising and specializing in handling blooded cattle. He was a man of
prominence and influence in his community and was frequently called to public
office, serving for several terms as judge of Prairie county. His labors were a
vital element in locating the county seat at Des Arc, and in many other ways he
was active in shaping the history and promoting the progress and upbuilding of
the state. At length he retired from business and removed to Oklahoma, where his
death occurred in 1915, when he was seventy-one years of age. He had long
survived the mother of W. W. Reid, who died in 1887. Mr. Reid was married three
times. His first wife was Lyda Greer of Jackson, Tennessee, and they had three
children: Lizzie, who is the widow of Charles Petty and makes her home in Little
Rock; Charlow, occupying the old home farm at Des Arc; and one other. Having
lost his first wife, Mr. Reid married Jennie Perry, and they had four children,
three of whom are living: W. W.; Kever of Hazen, Arkansas; and Grace, who is now
Mrs. Fisher of Little Rock. For his third wife John R. Reid chose Mrs. Mattie
(Rinehart) Jones, and they had four children: Guy, who is an architect of
Stillwater, Oklahoma; Roy, who was in the United States service during the World
war; Fabel: and Lynn. Mr. Reid was a member of the Presbyterian church and also
belonged to the Knights of Honor. His political allegiance was given to the
democratic party, and at all times he was actuated by a most progressive spirit,
consistent with the public good.

    W. W. Reid pursued a public school education at Des Arc and at Searcy,
Arkansas, and further studied in Tennessee. He took up dentistry under the
direction of Dr. J. S. Stilwell of Searcy, and afterward pursued postgraduate
courses, while at all times he has kept abreast with the trend of professional
thought and progress through his wide reading and broad experience. He began
practice on the 20th of February, 1897, opening an office at Des Arc and also
giving certain days each week to practice in other towns. In October, 1899, he
enlisted in the United States army at Jackson, Tennessee, and was sent to the
Philippines as a member of Company M, Forty-sixth Massachusetts Infantry. There
he participated in the battles of Montalabon, in the engagement at Palowith on
the 18th of September, 1900; at Panta Gorda in February, 1901, and in the
skirmishes at Molino, at Julang in 1900; at Buena Vista in the same year, and at
Pinnan in 1901. He took part in General Swan's expedition in the southern part
of the islands, and was in the service for almost two years.

    It was in 1909 that Dr. Reid came to Beebe, where he opened an office and
has continued in practice, having been a representative of the profession here
for thirteen years. He has been accorded a liberal patronage and his mechanical
skill and ingenuity, combined with broad scientific learning along the line of
his profession, insure him continued success.

    Dr. Reid was married to Miss Mary Lena Norfleet, a native of Brinkley,
Arkansas, and they have one child, Ward, who is attending the Agricultural
College at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Reid belongs to the Presbyterian church,
while his wife has membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. South.
Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Beebe Lodge, No. 145, A. F. & A. M., and
he also has membership in the Odd Fellows Lodge at McRae. He votes with the
democratic party, but the honors and emoluments of office have never had
attraction for him, as he has always preferred to devote his attention to other
interests. He is a member of the Arkansas State Dental Association and also of
the National Dental Association, and thus keeps thoroughly informed concerning
all that has to do with the improvement of methods in his profession.


Additional Comments:
Citation:
Centennial History of Arkansas
Volume II
Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1922


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