BUISNESSES / BUISNESSMEN WHITE CO. BUSINESSMEN/BUSINESSWOMEN FROM DAYS PAST AS MENTIONED IN VARIOUS SOURCES ******************************************************* Submitted by Bonnie Palmer Date: 8/21/97 Copyright: All rights reserved USGENWEB ARCHIVES DISCLAIMER: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor ******************************************************* THIS IS A RECONSTRUCTED "YELLOW PAGES" OF THE PAST, SO TO SPEAK. I AM PULLING REFERENCES FROM ANYWHERE I CAN FIND THEM (ALTHOUGH IF NAMES ARE LISTED ELSEWHERE ON THE WHITE CO. PAGES, I WILL NOT INTENTIONALLY BE REPEATING IT HERE). IT IS BY NO MEANS COMPLETE (& PROBABLY NEVER WILL BE (!) Keep in mind, too, that many of these dates are approximate, just to give a general idea of the time frame involved & the place is where the item was found (doesn't necessarily mean they lived there!). ******************************************************** Adams, W. P., published the Collegian, 1891, Searcy Albright, Sam, M.D., early 1900s, Searcy Alexander, Miss, expression tutor, early 1900s, Searcy Alexander, Mrs. Louise, regent, DAR, early 1900s Arnold & Shepherd, Judsonia's largest store of the 1870s (owned by Dr. Arnold & C. C. Shepherd) Arnold, Alford, one of first settlers around West Point area, pre 1830 Arnold, John, Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Arnold, Or, (of West Point), special policeman hired for when circus came to town, 1882, Searcy Arnold, Sherrod, Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Akin, John, one of first settlers around West Point area, pre 1830 Audigier, E., sold appliances, 1860s, Searcy Audigier, E., Historical Society member, 1868 Audigier, Emelius, in charge of hooks, Searcy Hook & Ladder Co., 1868 (hero, Female College fire, 1867) Audigier, Emelius, apprentice, Searcy Eagle Newspaper, 1870s Audigier, M. E., Masons, recorder, Searcy Council No. 12, 1869 Aunspaugh, Benjamin, blacksmith, 1840s, Searcy Aunspaugh, Moses, blacksmith, 1840s, Searcy Babcock, Sidney, director Searcy Steam Laundry, 1890, Searcy Baker, Mrs. B. M., signed petition against Searcy Canning Co. occupancy, 1884 Baker, B. P., teacher/principal of the Male Acadamy, 1870s, Searcy, bldg. committee for Gallaway Female college 1860s Ballard, S. M., minister Methodist Episcopal Church,1879, Searcy Barker, P. L., promoter of horse racing for the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883 from Judsonia Barrett, Rev., First Presbyterian Church pastor, 1904, Searcy Bartles, Rev. B. F., corresponding sec. & member board of trustees Judson Univ. 1888 Barton, Mrs. Ed, got the apple blossom selected as the state flower, 1901, Searcy Barton, F. W., traveling hat salesman, early 1900s, Searcy Barton, W. E., Rothchild Brothers, hats, 1889 Baucum, G. F., RR Committee, director Searcy Branch RR, 1870s, Searcy Bauer, Jacob C., 1878, strawberry grower & owner of Bauer Plant Co., Judsonia area Baugh, - Baugh & Harlan, proprietors of the White Co. Citizen newspaper, 1898 Baugh, C. H. & J. A., sold lumber 10 miles west of Searcy, 1878 Baugh, Mrs. J. J., helped make 1st constitution for the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1899 Baugh, J. T., apprentice for Searcy Eagle Newspaper, owned Des Arc & Wh. Co. Citizen (1889) Baugh Norman & Co., supplied materials for fence around Spring Park, 1887, Searcy Baugh, P. B., Flouring mill, corn meal & cotton gin, 11 miles west of Searcy, 1878 Baugh, W. L., owned store in Searcy Beane, Robert, had a boarding house in Prospect Bluff (Judsonia) & was postmaster there 1870s Beeler, David, ferry operator, Bee Rock, 1850s, Searcy Belser, William, bath house operator at Spring Park, 1890s, Searcy Bennett Hotel Bennett, A. T., owned cow that fell thru grave & died, 1877, Searcy Bennett, Z. T., owner of the Searcy Eagle Newspaper & AR Beacon, 1884 Benson, - Word & Bensons Grocery, 1889 Benson, Mrs. James, member of the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1900 Berry, S., director, Searcy Branch RR, 1870s Black, B. B., Committee on Public Grounds, 1870s, Searcy Black, B. C., director Searcy Branch RR, 1870s, subleased it in 1874, Searcy Black, B. C., director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Black, B. C., pres., Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Black, Ben, Ben Black's, 1889 Black, Edward, repaired bath house fixtures in Spring Park, 1889, Searcy Black, Henry, Grand Tournament Committee, 1868, Searcy Black, J. Henry, special policeman hired for when circus came to town, 1882, Searcy Black, J. W., RR Committee, 1870s, Searcy Black, Laura, latin teacher, Searcy public school, 1910 Black, Mrs. S. E., helped make 1st constitution for the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1899 Blackwood, Angela, nurse for epidemic, 1883, Searcy Blaine, Major, teacher, 1899, Searcy Blakemore, E. C., Traveling cigar & sundry salesman, 1893, Searcy Blakeney, J. O., School Board Member, 1910, Searcy Blevins, J. W., wagon yard in Searcy, 1905 Bogard, Ben M., Baptist preacher, Searcy, early 1900s Bond, J., storeowner (w/ Thos. & David Maxwell) 1850s, Searcy Bond's Hotel, 1858, Searcy Boone, T. P., Presbyterian reverend, late 1800s, Searcy Boone, T. B., Baptist preacher, Searcy Booth, Capt. Henry, Chairman Searcy Hook & Ladder Co., 1868 Bradley, B. B., owned Duncan Jackson & B. B. Bradley Mercantile, 1880s, Searcy Bradley, Ben, owned building by downtown, Searcy Bradley, Howell, Asst. local editor, The White Co. Record, 1878 Briggs, Bert, editor of the Judsonia Advance newspaper, 1880s Briggs, Flay, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s Briggs, Mattie, in charge of the junior dept. at Judson Univ., Judsonia, 1870s Briggs, W. N., furnished money for land purchase by Judson Univ., 1874 Briley, W. A., founder of the Searcy Eagle Newspaper, 1857 Brimer, C. W., 7th Day Adventist leader, 1894 Brittian, R. G., Methodist preacher, 1850s, Searcy Brooks, Eddie, hired to keep street lights burning, 1884, Searcy Brooks, M. M., built & operated bathhouse, 1873, Searcy Brown, Jim, deacon, Presbyterian church, late 1800s, Searcy Brown, S. E. L., principal, Searcy public school, early 1900 Brundidge, Stephen Jr., attorney, Searcy Brundidge, Stephen Sr., builder, 1850s Searcy Bucharan, Presbyterian pastor, late 1800s, Searcy Bullard, Byrd, 7th Day Adventist member, early 1900s, Searcy, sent to W. Indies Burrow Hotel, 1859, Searcy Burrows, Lee, Grand Tournament Committee, 1868, Searcy Cachan, William A., special policeman hired for when circus came to town, 1882, Searcy Caldwell, W. G., Vice Pres., Union Bank & Trust, 1909, Searcy Canada, J. A., livery business, early 1900s, Searcy Candor, Mrs., started Beethoven Club, 1913, Searcy Canfield, Lem, publisher (White Co. Record) 1860s, Searcy Carlisle, Stephen, has memorial window in Meth. Church in Searcy from early 1900s Carter, W. B., boot shop & dry goods store, 1850s (after war, druggist - W. B. Carter & Son Drugs) Carter, W. B., Searcy, filed to start a female Methodist school in 1875 Carter, W. F., secretary, Searcy Steam Laundry, 1890, Searcy Castleberry, Mac, wagon yard in Searcy, 1905 Cates, Will, member of Searcy Cornet Band, 1890s Cathcart, Frank, junior member of Judsonia Box Co., created the Cathcart's Ventilated Berry Crate Cathcart, Jim, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s, started Judsonia Box Co. Chambliss Boarding House, 1850s-1860s, Searcy Chambliss, George, built/operated bathhouse, 1873, Searcy, leased Searcy Branch RR, 1874 Chambliss, Hattie, sold lot to 1st Baptist Church abt. 1900, Searcy Chandler, J. A., mortuary, 1888, Searcy Chandler, J. A., mortician member, Cemetery Assc., late 1800s Chapin, C. J., School Board Member, 1910, Searcy Clark, Andrew, hired to keep the street lights lit, 1889, Searcy Claude, James, issued license for saloon, 1850s, present Judsonia (then Prospect Bluff) Clayton, W. E., Sanford-Clayton Mercantile (& grist mill) 1870s (w/ Wyatt Sanford), cabinet/coffinmaker, 1850s Coen, J., director Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Coffman, R. S., postmaster at Russell, late 1800s Condray, W. C., principal, Judsonia school, 1900 Conger, John W., assisted W. H. Tharp at the Searcy Male & Female College, 1883 Coody, W. R., attorney, 1860s, Searcy, director Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Crane, J. B., filed to start a female Methodist school in 1875 Crane, Dr. J. B., Medical board appointee, 1872, Searcy Crise, David, first settler in Searcy, on Courthouse Commission, 1836 Critz, Robert, (black), special occasion policeman, 1880s Critz, Samuel, New Courthouse Committee, 1859, Searcy Crosby, Cyrus, Baptist pastor, 1850s, Searcy Crook, William, founded a settlement near present Judsonia, pre 1830s Crow, Miss Sue, millinery, 1889 Culbertson Building, 1st brick bldg. in downtown Judsonia, built by Dr. Riley, 1888 Culbertson, D. H., treasurer & member board of trustees Judson Univ. 1888 Culbertson's Hardware Store, Judsonia, 1880s Cypert, Eugene, School Board Member, 1910, Searcy Cypert, Eugene, bridge commissioner, 1909, Searc Cypert, Mrs. Eugene, Cemetery Assc. director, late 1800s Cypert, Mrs. Eugene, regent, DAR, early 1900s Cypert, Jesse, Attorney, Searcy, 1860s, Anti-Constitutional Convention Delegate, 1868 Cypert, Jesse, Meth. Church construction committee, 1872 Cypert, Jesse, editor of Searcy Eagle Newspaper, 1850s-1860s Davidson, Mark, deacon, Presbyterian church, late 1800s, Searcy Davis, Ned, boot shop, Searcy, 1860s Davis, R. E., Barber, 1889 DeBois, J. D., prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia Deener, B. K. & S. K, leased bath house concession privileges Spring Park, 1896, Searcy Deener, J. B., Old & Deener, dry goods store, 1859, on the square in Searcy Deener, J. H., School Board Member, 1910, Searcy Deener, S. K. & B. K, leased bath house concession privileges Spring Park, 1896, Searcy Denby & Wymer general store in Judsonia 1880s Dielding, J. R., Dr., Historical Society member, 1868 Donaghey, S. W., livery business, 1899, Searcy Dorris, John, constructed ladders for Searcy Hook & Ladder Co., 1868 Dowdy, Mrs. A. P., pres. & member of the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1900 Dowdy, R. A., attorney, 1889 Dowdy, P. P., director Searcy Steam Laundry, 1890, Searcy Drinkwater, A. E., electrical franchise in Searcy for 20 years (Searcy Light & Power Co.), 1900 Dugan, W. C., gave land to Methodist Episcopal Church, 1890s, Searcy, owned Searcy & Heber Telephone Co., 1896 Dye, J. H., Methodist Preacher, Searcy, 1870s Eastland, J. S., Dr., promoter of horse racing for the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883 from Judsonia Elliott & Elliott, builders of Gallaway Female college 1860s Falkner, E. C., Baptist preacher, Searcy Fate, Mr., (& Joe Shirley), seed mill operator, 1902 Faucett, Ed, leased Searcy Branch RR, 1874 Faucett, George, in charge of ladders, Searcy Hook & Ladder Co., 1868 Figley, C. A., 1910 bought the Judsonia Box Co. & renamed it the Enterprise Box Co. with J. H. Roth Finley, J. M., engineer for the train, 1898, Searcy Folsom, Isaac, Medical board appointee, 1872, Searcy Forbes, Dr., promoter of horse racing for the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883 from Judsonia Ford, Joe, 1 armed sheriff, early 1900s, Searcy Ford, T. J., 1914, dentist, Searcy Forey, M. R., built Judson University, 1871, Judsonia Fowler, Lt. Chas. S., director of Speers-Langford School, late 1890s, Searcy Francure, Francois, Nigger Hill (Georgetown area), one of first settlers in the county, set up trading post Frazier, Mrs., cleaning woman at the jail, early 1900s, Searcy Frazier, J. W., jeweler, 1877, Searcy, director of Searcy Cornet Band, 1890s Freed Joe & wife, Mymie (black), cooked food for travelers, late 1830s, Searcy (White Sulphur at time) Frisby, F. D., owned Searcy & Heber Telephone Co., 1910 Frolich, Jacob, Editor of White Co. Record, 1860s, Searcy, 3 terms Sec. of State Fuller & Hancock, owned Searcy & Heber Telephone Co., 1900 Fuller, J. W., Surgeon & Dentist, 1889 Fyatt, Jean, established settlement on Little Red River, late 1700s Garner, Charles W., dry goods merchant, 1890s, Searcy Garrison, O. M., owned O. M. Garrison Jewelry, 1904, Searcy Gean, D. A., founder of the Searcy Star Newspaper, 1929 Gentry, J.T., paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Gentry, J. T., marshall, 1886, Searcy Gentry, M. N., grocer (Gentry & Sons) w/ R. A. Ward, Searcy, 1876, City Council, Searcy, 1884 Gentry, N. J., family grocery store, fire damages or losses in 1882, Searcy Gibbons, W. A., Pentecostal church preacher, 1915, Searcy Gill, Jane Adelaide, owned Gill House (Hotel), 1880s, Searcy Glosson, John & wife Mary, blacksmith, 1850s, Prospect Bluff (Judsonia), came on wagon train Goad, John, Baptist preacher, 1850s, Searcy Godden, Dr. Charles C., Galloway College president, early 1900s Grammer, Estell, teacher, early 1900s Grammer, J. B., M.D., owned sanitarium, early 1900s, Searcy Gray, F. M., owned City Restaurant, Bakery & Hotel, Searcy, 1890s Gray, Mr., hotel owner, 1830s Greer, G. B., banker, 1860s, Searcy, Pres. Searcy Bank & Insurance Co. Greer, G. B., 1881, bldg. committee for Gallaway Female college 1860s Greer, Mrs. G. B., member of the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1900 Gregory, Erastus, founded a settlement near present Judsonia, pre 1830s Green, Nathaniel S., rural route mail carrier in Judsonia area, early 1900s Griffin, George C., built Des Arc RR, 1900s Guthrie, Ephraim, postmaster, 1830s Hall, Calvin, huckster stand at Spring Park, 1880s, Searcy Haller, Cal, had black band, Searcy, 1880s Harder, George, sawmill, 1850s, Searcy Harder, Thomas L., Health official, Searcy, 1878 Harder, Tom, hero of Female College fire, 1867, conductor Searcy W. Point RR, 1880s Hardy, Ninas, freight driver, 1877, Searcy Harlan, - Baugh & Harlan, proprietors of the White Co. Citizen newspaper, 1898 Harlan, W. E., owner & founder of Searcy Times, 1900 Harris, J. W., Baptist preacher, Searcy Hart, Dick, paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Hassell, J. W., M.D., early 1900s, Searcy & City Health Official Havens, J. V. F., member of Searcy Cornet Band, 1890s Headlee, Frank, Headlee's Drug Store, 1912 (& Mayor) Henderson, Charles Mayfield, phone operator, Searcy exchange, 1899 Henderson, Gene, contractor/builder, Searcy, 1880s Henderson, Thomas E., contractor/builder, Searcy, 1880s Henderson, V. H., director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Henderson, V. H., director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Henderson, V. H., pres., Searcy Steam Laundry, 1890, Searcy Henson's, Browning & Drake, business in Judsonia, 1880s Henderson & Walker, real estate, 1889 Hicks, J. T., director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Hicks, John T., gave land to Methodist Episcopal Church, 1890s, Searcy Hicks, John T., lawyer, 1889 Hicks, Jap, Grand Tournament Committee, 1868, Searcy Hicks, Howell & wife Sally, lawyer, 1850s Hicks, Will, editor of Searcy Eagle Newspaper, 1850s-1860s Hicks, Will (Col.), Historical Society member, 1868 Hicks, William, Pres. Searcy Male Academy, 1867, Searcy Hill, G. W., delivered graduation challenge at Gallaway Female College, 1890, Searcy Hill, Josua, founder Searcy Morning Call Newspaper, late 1800s Hilton, George, Judsonia RR station master, late 1800s Hixon, W. D., teaching assistant at Searcy Male Academy, 1867 Hoag, C. H., 2nd owner of the Judsonia Box Co., late 1800s with W. F. Hoag Hoag, C. H., member of the Strawberry Growers' Assc. early 1900s Hoag, W. F., 2nd owner of the Judsonia Box Co., late 1800s with C. H. Hoag Hoffman, W. G., officer (pres.) of the Judsonia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Assc., late 1800s Holbrook, J. A., 7th Day Adventist member, 1904, Searcy Holland, James C., M.D., silversmith, jeweler, 1850s Searcy, trustee Sch. Dist. 19 Holland, John G., owner of Searcy Eagle Newspaper, 1878, worked in state auditors office Holland & Jobe, proprietors of The Ark. Beacon, 1889 Holland, John, Attorney & notary public, Searcy 1870s Holland, I. M., plasterer in Judsonia in 1880s Holshouser, Wiley, Holshouser Buggy & Wagon Manufacturing Co., 1870s, Searcy Hoofman, A. W., strawberry farmer, Searcy, late 1800s Hoofman, W. G., bridge commissioner, 1909, Searcy House, Joe, attorney, Searcy Howerton, John, Capt. of wagon train that stopped & stayed in Searcy, 1st store owner, 1830s Howerton, Mrs. John, stage coach inn, 1837, Searcy Hubach, Louie, fruit producer, Judsonia, 1886 Huddleston, B. C., helped operate his father's horse trolly, early 1900s, Searcy Hudgins, A. H., M.D., early 1900s, Searcy Huff, Bill, ran 1st business to have a store front on Judsonia's main street (store owned by West & Co.), 1870s Huff, J. M., drilled well, 1877, Searcy Hughes, J. R., Baptist preacher, Searcy Humphries, C. D., denied permission to build shooting gallery in Spring Park, Searcy, 1875 Humphries, Carter, bartender, Searcy Humphries, T. C., owned Prospect Bluff's (Judsonia) first drug store, 1870s, legislature, 1874 Hussey & Watkins Merchantile Co., fire damages or losses in 1882, Searcy Irwin, Annie King, dressmaker, early 1900s, Searcy Ish, T. R., paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Jackson, D. H., Captain, Searcy Hook & Ladder Co., 1868 Jackson, Duncan, owned Duncan Jackson & B. B. Bradley Mercantile, 1880s, Searcy Jackson, James, pool hall, 1870s, Searcy James, Charles D., prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia James, Edward, painted gate in Spring Park, 1880s, Searcy James, R. S., Dr., pres. Judson Univ., Judsonia, 1870s Jelks, J. M., M.D., owned sanitarium, early 1900s, Searcy Jenkins, J. T., Baptist preacher, Searcy Jobe, - Holland & Jobe, proprietors of The Ark. Beacon, 1889 Johnson, Ben, newspaper delivery boy in Searcy, 1892 Jones, B. M., director, Searcy Branch RR, 1870s Jones, B. M., Saddlery shop, Searcy, 1859 Jones, Ed, member of Searcy Cornet Band, 1890s Jones, Ed T., attorney, Searcy, 1869 (Turner, Moore & Jones) Jones, J. W., teacher, The Rives Sch. for Women, 1870s, Searcy Jones, James, Welsh preacher, taught ministerial students at Judson Univ., Judsonia, 1870s Jones, John L., M.D., early 1900s, Searcy Jones, L. M., director, Searcy Branch RR, 1870s Jones, Mark P., owner of grocery store, 1911 (later Mayor), Searcy Jones, Martin, White Co. Representative 1836 General Assembly Jones, Reverend, Presbyterian minister, late 1800s, Searcy Jones, T. L., M.D., early 1900s, Searcy Jones, W. A. B., saloon keeper, 1860s, Searcy Jones, W. A. B., barber, 1889 Justice, J. T., coffin/cabinet maker, pre 1888, Searcy Kavanaugh, A. L., Methodist bishop, 1840s, Searcy Kelley, J. S., prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia Kellum Hotel, 1850s, Searcy Kellum, J. P., proprietor Searcy Hotel, 1869 Kellum, Thomas, built fence around Spring Park, 1887, Searcy Kennedy, Dr. A. R., (bro.-in-law to Woodrow Wilson), Presbyterian minister, early 1900s Kerr & Baugh Realitors Key, Miss Ellen, graduate of Galloway College, early 1900s Key, George, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s Kincaid, Mrs., gave $5 gold piece to Missionary Society abt. 1900, Searcy Kincaid, A. J., Baptist preacher, Searcy King, Ortho, director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 King, Thomas Sr., Meth. Church construction committee, 1872, Searcy Kinney's Emporium of General Merchandising, 1888 Judsonia Kinney, E. C., promoter of horse racing for the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883 from Judsonia Kinney, Earl, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s Kittler, A. M., member of the Strawberry Growers' Assc. early 1900s Knox, Mrs. Joe, Sunday school teacher, 1st Baptist Church, 1903, Searcy Knox, Sally, 1st Worthy Grand Matron of Eastern Star, 1876, Searcy Knox, W. S., has "patent gates" & put up fences in Searcy, 1868, owned Knox Hotel 1870s Ladd, S. N., prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia Lambert, Ella, Home demonstration agent, Searcy Lane, Isaiah, led in construction of Meth. Episcopal Ch., late 1800s, Searcy Langford, Samuel, had remodeling contract for Meth. Church, was from Bald Knob, 1902 Langford, Mr. & Mrs. W. H., supplied funds for Speers-Langford School, late 1890s, Searcy Lattimer, A. G., has memorial window in Meth. Church in Searcy from early 1900s Laws, F. P., director, Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Lays Mens Store, 1889 Lay, W. S., director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Leasure, Will, president of Judsonia Fruit & Vegetable Grower's Assc., 1898 Leavitt, W. E., postmaster, West Point, late 1800s Lee, L. W., Christ Temple Holiness Church, 1891, Searcy Leverette, C. H., teacher at Searcy Male Academy, 1868, Searcy Lewis, J. P., killed 3 deer in 10 min., 1867 Lewis, Lee, paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Lightle Brothers, general store, 1889 Lightle, Hicks, Hicks Lightle Co. (owned pt. interest in Searcy West Point RR, Searcy Lightle, J. E., had store, Searcy, pre 1890 (w/ W. H. Lightle), director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Lightle, James E., secretary & treasurer Union Bank & Trust, 1909, Searcy Lightle, John E., gave land to Methodist Episcopal Church, 1890s, Searcy Lightle, Virginia, Searcy librarian (volunteer), early 1900s Lightle, W. H., estab. 1st bank by 1888, Searcy, owned store w/ J. E. Lightle pre 1890 Lightle, W. H., director Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Lightle, W. H., , Pres. Peoples Bank, 1889, director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889, had rock crusher Lightle, W. H., Pres., Union Bank & Trust, 1909, Searcy Linnscott, John, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s Littlejohn, Jeffrey, deacon, Presbyterian church, late 1800s, Searcy (conducted negro services) Livingston, David, farmer, 1877, Quitman Love, J. A., J. A. Love & Co., 1889 Love, John A., (John A. Love's Family Grocery Store), fire there, 1882, Searcy Love, John Aimsley, proprietor Rouse Racket Store, 1880s, Searcy Love, Mrs., Mrs. Love's Restaurant, 1890s, Searcy Lyon, J. W., subcontracted remodeling for Meth. Church, 1902 Mackey, Dr. James, Methodist preacher, 1874, Searcy Maddox, Walter B., preacher, early 1900s, Searcy Martin, W. P., Lumber dealer, 1889 Martin, W. R., director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Martin, Mrs. Will, Cemetery Assc. director, late 1800s Massey, W. B., Gold shaft drilling committee, 1877, Searcy Maxwell, Robert, farmer, 1850s Maxwell, Thomas, storeowner (w/ J. Bond & David Maxwell), 1850s (later real estate), Searcy McCauley, J. C., RR Committee, 1870s, Searcy McCauley, James, established 1st sawmill in Prospect Bluff area (Judsonia), 1851 McCauley, James, builder, 1850s, Searcy McCauley, John, signed petition against Searcy Canning Co. occupancy, 1884 (hero Female College fire, 1867) McCauley, John C., merchant, 1850s, Searcy (J. C. McCauley & Co.) McClain, William, mill owner around Prospect Bluff, 1850s McGinnis, Andrew J., built bath house in Spring Park, 1885, Searcy McLeod, D. C., prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia McLeod, Capt. D. L., progressive strawberry grower in 1883 Judsonia McKinney, James, member of Searcy Cornet Band, 1890s McKnight, C. L., postmaster at Russell, late 1800s McRae, Rives & Rives, Lawyers, 1889 McRae, Dandridge, Attorney, Civil War General, 1860s, Searcy, filed to start a female Methodist school in 1875 Meachum, Everett, member of the Strawberry Growers' Assc. early 1900s Meadows, Willie, prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia Melton, A. B., architect for Gallaway Female college 1860s, Searcy Miller, P. F., authorised to build new power plant, 1903, Searcy Moody, Bing, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s Morris, M. M., blacksmith & 1st steam mill in area, 1840s, Searcy Moore, America, gave 2 stained glass windows 1 in memory of "I. M. Moore", 1 to "Willie Hicks Snipes" early 1900s Moore, J. L., director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Moore, James L., prominent in the management of the Wh. Co. Agricultural & Industrial Fair 1883, from Judsonia Moore, J. M., attorney, Searcy, 1869 (Turner, Moore & Jones) Moore, I. C., Judsonia's first RR station master 1870s Moore, I. M., donated land for Spring Park in Searcy Moore, Isreal, surveyor (laid out Searcy's streets), 1840s Moore, Isreal, White Sulphur Springs Hotel, 1850s Moore, Isreal, Pres. Searcy Branch RR, 1870s Moore, Isreal, filed to start a female Methodist school in 1875, Searcy Moore, Isreal, initiated lawsuit for return of City Park, 1879, Searcy Moore, L. E., M.D., owned sanitarium, early 1900s, Searcy Moore, L. E., Real estate agent, 1909, Searcy Morrison, William, teacher & Presbyterian missionary to Africa, 1890s, Searcy Moss, G. B., signed petition against Searcy Canning Co. occupancy, 1884 Moss, Solomon, hired to keep the street lights lit, 1884, Searcy, water delivery boy 1870s-1880s Moyer, Theo, sprinkled streets to keep dust down, 1889, Searcy Moyer, Theo, photographer, 1889 Murriel, Mr., donated Magnolia trees for Spring Park, 1880s, Searcy Nance, Ira, paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Neal, J. H., Undertaker & Cabinet maker, 1889 Neal, Kiddy A., 1st Worthy Grand Matron of Eastern Star, 1876, Searcy Neal, John, director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Neal, John, undertaker & 1st person to do embalming in Searcy, early 1900s Neelly, sold land to city for sexton, 1889, Searcy Neelly, Mrs. A. M., taught pianoforte & voice culture, Searcy, 1890s Neelly, Mrs. Annie McRae, pres., United Daughter of the Confederacy, early1900s Neelly, J. B., City Council, Searcy, 1884 Neely, R. A., furniture store, pre 1934, Searcy Nesbitt, F. Z., Presbyterian minister, early 1900s, Searcy Newburn, R. L., director Searcy Steam Laundry, 1890, Searcy Newton, John, postal employee, 1909, Searcy Nichols, Columbus, M.D., Judsonia, 1870s Nichols, Thomas (Capt.), first mayor of Judsonia, 1872 Nichols, Tom, M.D., Judsonia, 1870s Nicols, William, owed $500 by various people in Searcy, 1868 North, W. C., member of the Strawberry Growers' Assc. early 1900s Nuel, John, signed petition against Searcy Canning Co. occupancy, 1884 Old, W. A., Old & Deener, dry goods store, 1859, on the square in Searcy Oliver, Hugh, owner of Planters Hotel in Searcy Owens, John Magness Mical (Micheal), Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Owen, Thos., Anti-Constitution Convention Delegate, 1868, Searcy Parks, David, special policeman hired for when circus came to town, 1882, Searcy Paschall, J. P., M.D., Searcy, 1860s Paschall, T. B., designed porch for Trinity Baptist Church, Searcy, early 1900s Paschall, T. P., gave land to Methodist Episcopal Church, 1890s, Searcy Pascow, E. W., (E. W. Pascow's Skating Rink), Spring park, 1899, Searcy Patterson-Bradley Co., general store, 1870s, Searcy Patterson, Cornelia, teacher, Searcy school, 1911 Patterson, J. W., sold land to city for sexton, 1889, Searcy Patterson, - J. W. Patterson Building, fire damages or losses in 1882, Searcy Patterson, John, special policeman hired for Circus guard duty, 1882, Searcy Patterson, R. W., cashier, Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Patty, J. M., agent for Keystone Drillers, 1889 Patty, Major, wagon shop, 1870s, Searcy Patty, Mollie, penmanship teacher, 1870s, Searcy Patty, O., had O. Patty & Co. (blacksmithing & woodworking) in Searcy, 1870s w/ R. S. Patty & T. G. Shinpoch Patty, R. S., had O. Patty & Co. (blacksmithing & woodworking) in Searcy, 1870s w/ O. Patty & T. G. Shinpoch Payne-Hanner general merchandise store, Prospect Bluff (Judsonia) 1870s Perry & Robbins, coat, hat & shoe store, 1859 Perry, Stephen, (owned Robbins-Sanford Co. pre 1887) general store, 1850s, Searcy Perry, Stephen, Searcy, Meth. Church construction committee, 1872 Perry, Stephen, gave church window "memory of Adeline Perry" in Meth. Church, early 1900s Petty & Co. General Store, 1889 Pettey's Blacksmith Shop, Searcy Pettey, M. G., supplied Searcy with coal oil for street lights, 1884, owned telephone co. franchise, 1896, Searcy Pettey, M. G., director, Searcy Light & Power Co., 1899 Petty, N. B., sanitation officer, 1897, Searcy Petty, Raphael, had well dug, 1877, Searcy Petty, Shem, owned "First Class Livery Stable", 1904, Searcy Pilkington, D. H., Excelsior, Wheat, Corn & planing mills, 1909 w/ S. W. Pilkington Pilkington, S. W., Excelsior, Wheat, Corn & planing mills, 1909 w/ D. H. Pilkington Plunkett, W. B., Vice Pres. Merchants Wholesale Grocery, 1901, Searcy Pope, John Dee, owned piano store, 1889, Searcy Powell, A. L., Baptist preacher, Searcy Pyles, L. M., salesman & officer of the Judsonia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Assc., late 1800s Quarles, Emily S., initiated lawsuit for return of City Park, 1879, Searcy Rafter, A. M., provost (Polytechnical Institute - a school), 1850s Ragsdale, George, nurse for epidemic, 1883, Searcy Redmond, J. H., J.H.Redmond & Brothers Saloon, late 1870s, Searcy Reed, David, Restaurant owner, 1870s, Searcy Reed, Johnnie, led in construction of Meth. Episcopal Ch. bldg., late 1800s, Searcy Reid's Photography Studio, fire damages or losses in 1882, Searcy Rexroad, guard during epidemic, 1883, Searcy Reynolds, Prof., taught biology & geology at Judson Univ. in Judsonia, 1870s, his wife taught english Ripley, J. B., (J. B. Ripley Boot & Shoe Shop), fire damages or losses in 1882, Searcy Ridley, James, Banjo player & teacher, 1868, Searcy Ridley, James M., traveling piano tuner, 1870s, Searcy Riley, Dr. Wilshire, sent 1st box of peaches out by steamboat, 1869, Judsonia area Riley, Wilshire, 3rd owner of the Judsonia Box Co., early 1900s Riley, Wilshire, owned drug store in Judsonia & built 1st brick bldg. in downtown, 1870s &80s Rison, Mrs., donated clock tower to Gallaway Female College, 1860s, Searcy Rives, - McRae, Rives & Rives, Lawyers, 1889 Rives, Betty, teacher, The Rives Sch. for Women, 1870s, Searcy Rives, J. F., laid out Spring Park, 1880s, Searcy Rives, J. F., Jr., attorney, 1860s, Searcy, founder & teacher, The Rives School for Women, 1870s Rives, Minnie, piano & voice teacher, had conservatory, 1890s, Searcy Roberts, J. P. & J. V., lawyers, 1889 Robbins, E. A., owned Robbins-Sanford Co. in Searcy after 1887 (w/ John Sanford) Robbins, E. A., director, Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Robbins, George, paid for removing dead hogs in Searcy, 1880s Robbin-Sanford Mercantile Co. Robertson, Mrs. P. A., Cemetery Assc. director, late 1800s Robertson, Dr. P. A., druggist, 1860s, Robertson, P. A., building committe for Gallaway Female College, 1860s Robertson, P. A., director, Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Robertson, P. A., Searcy, Secr. Searcy Branch RR, 1870s Robertson, P. A., Gold shaft drilling committee, 1877, Searcy Robertson, R. A., Drugstore, 1889 Rogers, B. K., New Courthouse Committee, 1859, Searcy Rogers, B. K., Recieving, Forwarding & Commission Merchant & grocer, West Point, 1859 Rogers, Billy (w/ Tom Rogers), storeowner (had post office in it), 1870s, Searcy Rogers, J. S., pastor, 1st Baptist Church, 1903, Searcy Rogers, Newt C., special policeman hired for when circus came to town, 1882, Searcy Rogers, R. J., Director Searcy Branch RR, 1870s, Gold shaft drilling committee, 1877, Searcy Rogers, Miss Sallie, sold corsetts, 1889 Rogers, T. J., VP Searcy Branch RR, 1870s, Searcy Rogers, Thomas & wife, has memorial window in Meth. Church in Searcy from early 1900s Rogers, Tom, storeowner (w/ Billy Rogers) (store had post office in it), 1870s, Searcy Roscopf, W. C., sold sewing machines, 1860s, Searcy, clothier & tailor, 1870s Ross, James B., 7th Day Adventist member, early 1900s, Searcy, sent to Bogata Columbia Roth, J. H., 1910 bought the Judsonia Box Co. & renamed it the Enterprise Box Co. with C. A. Figley Rumel, Miss Laura, got Bible medal from female Methodist school in 1870s Russell, James, Grand Cyclops of KKK, Searcy, 1860s Sanford, J. A., Pres. of Merchants Wholesale Grocery, 1901, Searcy Sanford, John, owned Sanford-Robbins Co, after 1887 in Searcy Sanford, Wyatt, Sanford-Clayton Mercantile (& grist mill) 1870s (w/ W. E. Clayton), Searcy, built courthouse, 1870 Scudo, Miss, instumental music teacher, early 1900s, Searcy Sewell, Bill, Grand Tournament Committee, 1868, Searcy Sewell, William, in charge of buckets Searcy Hook & Ladder Co., 1868 Shelton, J. F., (of Monicello), franchise granted for electric lighting, 1894, Searcy Shepherd, Charlie C., owned Arnold & Shepherd, Judsonia's largest store of the 1870s (with Dr. Arnold) Shinpoch, T. G., assc. in O. Patty & Co. (blacksmithing & woodworking) in Searcy, 1870s w/ O. & R. S. Patty Shipp, J. C., Baptist preacher, Searcy Shirley, Joe, (& Mr. Fate), seed mill operator, 1902 Shoffner, Jim, retail merchant, 1893, Searcy Simpson, Hugh, optician & jeweler, late 1800s, Searcy Simpson, Z. T., coffin/cabinet maker, carpenter, pre 1888 & 1909, Searcy Skillern, Burrell, paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Skillern, J. E., bldg. committee for Gallaway Female college 1860s, Searcy Skillern, James E., Dry goods store, Searcy, 1869 Skillern, Jim, owned pt. interest in Searcy W. Point RR, 1880s Skinner, Herbert M., founder of the Judsonian newspaper, taught foreign language at Judson Univ., 1870s Slater, Prof., head of math dept. & published several textbooks, Judson Univ., Judsonia, 1870s Slayton, --, rural postal carrier, 1909 Slayton, D. H., M.D., early 1900s, Searcy Slidden, Henry, issued license for saloon, 1850s, present Judsonia (then Prospect Bluff) Smith, C. C., Rose Hill Nursery owner, member of the Judsonia Horticultural Society, 1880s Smith, Henry, postmaster, West Point, late 1800s Smith, Herbert, Smith & Vaughan Hardware, 1916, Searcy Smith, Herbert, worked at Robbins-Sanford Merchantile, 1840s, Searcy Smith, Mrs. Hubert, regent, DAR, early 1900s Smith, Mrs. Milton, tatted lace, early 1900s, Searcy Smith, Thomas, arrested for skinny dipping in Spring Park, 1886, Searcy Snipes, Emmett, owner Emmett Snipes Drug Store, 1890s, Searcy Snipes, Mrs. Emmett, started Beethoven Club, 1913, Searcy Snipes, James Atlas, M.D., druggist, 1850s, Searcy, Medical board appointee, 1872, Searcy (J. A. Snipes & Son Drug.) Snipes, Dr. J. A., has memorial window in Meth. Church in Searcy from early 1900s Snipes, Willie Hicks, America Moore gave 2 stained glass windows 1 in memory of "Willie Hicks Snipes" early 1900s Sowell, James, planted trees in Spring Park, 1880s, Searcy Speers, Mrs. John R., supplied funds for Speers-Langford School, late 1890s, Searcy Spriggs, G. M., built a two story bldg. in downtown Judsonia, 1870s Stacy, Byram, Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Stephens, Ruben, Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Stevenson, Alexander, Presbyterian minister, 1850s, Searcy Steward, L. J., deputy, early 1900s, Searcy Stilwel, J. S., Dentist, Searcy, 1909 Stilwell, Mrs. J. S., secretary & treasure & member of the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1900 Storey, G. T., academic principal of Speers-Langford School, late 1890s, Searcy Storey, W. F., Searcy News founder, 1908 Stotts, L. O., owner Stotts Drug Store Talkington, James Monroe, Methodist preacher & horticulturist, late 1800s Tapscott, Miss Cora, founder of Searcy Female Institute, 1891 Tapscott, S. T., M.D., 1890s, Seary Tapscott, Winnie, teacher, Searcy Female Institute, 1904 Tapscott, Winnie, Searcy librarian (volunteer), early 1900s Terry, Jesse, Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Tharp, W. H., founder, Searcy Male & Female College, 1883 Thomas, Rev. Benjamin, D. D., 2nd pres. of Judson University, Judsonia, 1870s Thomas, Mrs. R. S., pres., United Daughter of the Confederacy, early1900s Thomas, T. S., Baptist preacher, Searcy Thompson, I. T., member of the Strawberry Growers' Assc. early 1900s Tilds, George, vagrant, late 1800s, turn of the century Travis, prof., Historical Society member, 1868 Travis, A., professor Searcy Female Academy, 1867 Trotman, E., Masons, T.I., Searcy Council No. 12, 1869 Turner, B. D., attorney, 1860s, Searcy (Turner, Moore & Jones) Uselton, Francis, Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Valentine, James, prospector, 1877s, Searcy Van Meter, Henry R., founded a settlement near present Judsonia, pre 1830s Van Meter, Thos., Courthouse Commissioner, 1836, Searcy Varner brothers, had mail contract early 1900s Varner's Tin Pan Alley, Spring Park, Searcy, 1899 Vaughan, Oran, 1928, owner of Smith & Vaughan Hardware, Searcy Vaughan, R. Lee, owned grist mill, 1904, Searcy Vaughn, Emmett, Scott-Jones Hats, 1889 Vaught, W. M., W. M. Vaught Wholesale & Retail Feed & Flour Co., (bought E. B. Hicks out), 1912, Searcy Vaught, W. M., traveling salesman, 1912, Searcy Vrendenberg, A. G., music director for Gallaway Female college 1860s Waddle, G. E., Pentecostal church preacher, Searcy, early 1900s Walker, - Henderson & Walker, real estate, 1889 Walker, A. J., City Council, Searcy, 1884 Walker, A. J., special policeman hired for when circus came to town, 1882, Searcy Walker, C. G., hired to keep the street lights lit, 1887, Searcy Walker, Crawford, Courthouse Commissioner, landowner, 1830s, Searcy Walker, Giles, paid for removing dead hogs from Searcy, 1880s Walker, R. K., Director, Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Walker, Robert, paid for removing dead hogs in Searcy, 1880s Walker, Winnie, graduate of female Methodist school in 1870s Waller, Roy, member of the Strawberry Growers' Assc. early 1900s Ward, J. J., drug store, 1880s, Searcy, City Council, Searcy, 1884 Ward, Mrs. R. A., chair of violin dept., Gallaway College, organist & pianoist, Meth. & Presby. Ch., early 1900s Ward, R. A., hardware merchant, late 1800s (w/ M. N. Gentry - Gentry & Sons Grocery, 1876), Searcy Ward, R. A., secretary & treasurer Merchants Wholesale Grocery, 1901, Searcy Ward, R. A., owned Searcy & Heber Telephone Co., 1902 Ward, W. A., roofing contractor, 1870s, Searcy Washington, George, vagrant, 1884, Searcy Watkins, Colonel, shot 1300+ pigeons on hunt in 1867 Watkins, George, gave land to Methodist Episcopal Church, 1890s, Searcy Watkins, Mrs. Thomas, owned 1st telephone in Searcy, 1896 Watkins, Thomas, initiated lawsuit for return of City Park, 1879, Searcy Watkins, W. M., director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Watkins, Dr. Wm. L., dentist, 1860s, Searcy Watkins, William, director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889, owner The Searcy Bank, 1904 Watkins, Willie, Grand Tournament winner in 1868, Searcy Webb, A. C., music teacher, early 1900s, Searcy Webb, G. W., Christ Temple Holiness Church, 1891, Searcy Wells, Lois, Searcy librarian (volunteer), early 1900s Wells, M. C., M.D., early 1900s, Searcy West & Co. of West Point (owner of the 1st store on Judsonia's main street) 1870s West, W. C., director Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Westbrook, R. A., dentist, Searcy, 1909 Wheaton, D. W., strawberry farmer, 1879, Judsonia Whitmore, Ada, Searcy's 1st librarian (volunteer), early 1900s Wilks, Anthony (black), special occasion policeman, 1880s Williams, C. M., petitioned to build bathhouse but didn't, 1873, Searcy Williams, Hampton, issued license for saloon, 1850s, present Judsonia (then Prospect Bluff) Williams, Dr. John M., president Galloway College, early 1900s Williams, Mrs. J. R., operated Rose Cottage Boarding House, 1899, Searcy Williams, Maude Horton, wife of Dr. John M. Williams & helper at Galloway College, early 1900s Williams, W. M., owned mill in Mt. Pisgah 1890s Willis, Mrs. Richard B., founder, Searcy Female Inst., 1871 Willis, R. B., academic principal of Speers-Langford School, late 1890s, Searcy Wilson, --, subleased (w/ Black) Searcy Branch RR, 1874 Wilson, Mrs. R. B., teacher, Searcy Female Inst. & United Daughter of the Confederacy member, early1900s Wilson, J. A., Presbyterian minister, 1850s, Searcy Wilson, R. R., R.R.Wilson & Co., 1889 Winn, R. J., member board of trustees Judson Univ. 1888 Winn, R. J., secretary & officer of the Judsonia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Assc., late 1800s Winsett, J. E., director Searcy Mutual Bldg. Assc., 1889 Wolf-Goldman retail store, pre 1898, Searcy Wood, M. T., cemetery sexton, 1904, Searcy Woodall, W. H., member board of trustees Judson Univ. 1888 Woods, J. P., J. P. Wood's, 1889 Woods, James, professor & band leader, 1877, Searcy Woods, Thomas Miller "Buck", had the White Co. News in 1888 Word & Bensons, grocery, 1889 Wright, John, one of first settlers around West Point area, pre 1830 Wynns, Mr., principal, Searcy school, 1910 Yarnell Brothers Warehous, fire damages or losses in 1882, Searcy Yarnell, A. W., has memorial window in Meth. Church in Searcy from early 1900s Yarnell, A. W., bought Searcy Branch RR, 1877 (w/ W. A. Yarnell) Yarnell, A. W., director, Searcy Bank & Insurance Co., 1881 Yarnell, A. W., director Peoples Bank Searcy, 1889 Yarnell, A. W., bldg. committee for Gallaway Female college 1860s Yarnell, J. H., City Council, Searcy, 1884 Yarnell, J. N., building contractor, 1887, Searcy Yarnell, John H., John H. Yarnell & Co., 1889 Yarnell, Mrs. John S., librarian & member of the Phoenix Club, Searcy, 1900 Yarnell, W. A., director, Searcy Branch RR, 1870s, bought it 1877, 1886 supplied coal oil for Searcy Yarnell, Wm. Andrew Harrison, teacher, 1858 Yenen, Dr. Isaac J. (of Persia), Presbyterian minister, 1908, Searcy Young, Clyde, member of the Light Guards, the town band in Judsonia in 1880s Young, D. C., vice president & member board of trustees Judson Univ. 1888 Young, William R., house plasterer, 1860s, Searcy, later, Methodist preacher Zimmerman, John L., City Council, Searcy, 1884 Zimmerman, M., on Water Testing committee, 1880s, Searcy Copyright (c) Bonnie Palmer 1997, all rights reserved