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This is a 'work in progress'. My goal is to compile a list of
early businesses and professionals in
Calhoun County. I have included names of owners when
known,(owners names in boldface) the
location, and any tidbits I have found in the records. Often the
year the business was established or
the professional began practice is unknown and I have included
the earliest year I have found in
records where noted. If you have additions or corrections, please
contact Carol Smith.
Acruman Woolen Mill - Chambersville
Adams, G. B. - Hampton Merchant
Adams, J. S. - Hampton Merchant
Atsule, Solomon - Hampton Merchant
Bass, Dr. Walter - General Store - Chambersville
Black & Means - Dry Goods Store owned by H. C. Black and J. H. Means, ca. 1853
Black, O. H. P. - Merchant, Hampton pre-Civil War
Black, Dr. Thomas A. - Hampton Hotel ca. 1859
Brickell, W. T. - publisher of the Thornton Record, ca. 1887
Buchanan & Company - Saw Mill, ca 1880's - Thornton
Bull, Jacob - General Contractor ca. 1851. He built the first store owned by O. H. P. Black
Calhoun Courier, owned by James Houston Peacher, ca. 1889
Cone & McLemore - Chambersville Merchant
Cone, S. - General Store - Thornton
Cornish, Eli- Saw Mill and gin, ca. 1888, Summerville
Cotton Belt Railroad, ca. 1883
Davis, John - Hampton Merchant
Dickinson, George Ware - Steam operated gin, ca. 1890 Summerville
Dixon, Tom - Hampton Merchant
Ella, Louis - Hampton Merchant
Eureka Lumber Company
Files, Richard - General Store - Thornton
Frost & Cook - Hampton Mercantile
Frost & Porter - Dry Goods, ca. 1865
Glitton Brothers General Store - Eureka Station
Harper, Hon. R. G., editor of the Calhoun County Courier, ca. 1888
Harris, Louis - General Store - Thornton
Hollis, L. J. - Steam Cotton gin and saw mill, Locust Bayou
Jones & Cornish Mills - Eli Cornish and Dr. W. B. Jones, owners
Jones, Dr. W. B. - Drug Store - Somerville
Little Bay Lumber Company
Manor, Alex - Hampton Merchant
Marks & Cone - General Store - Thornton
McClendon & Bridges - General Furnishing Store - Locust Bayou
Means, T. N. - Drug Store and Groceries
Miears, William F. - General Store - Summerville
Neel & Co., S. C. - Dry Goods
Newton, John S. - Cotton Gin ca. 1881
O'Rourke Hotel - owned by S. J. Harrison, Thornton
Pearson, W. R. - Saw Mill, ca. 1880's - Thornton
Pickett, Hugh A. & Tomlinson, W. A. - drug store, groceries and general furnishings, ca. 1888 - Pickett & Tomlinson purchased the Thornton Record and moved it to Hampton, publication began July 5, 1888 under the new name Calhoun County Courier
Porter, H. A. - Hampton Merchant
Ranes & Graham, publishers Thornton Tablet, first paper in Calhoun County, ca. 1886
Remley, Dr. Freeman A. - Drug Store - Thornton
Roe, A. P. - Butcher - Thornton
Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas Rail, ca. 1883
Samuels, I. - Drug Store - Thornton
Strong & Brother, Joe - Hampton Merchant
Strong, I. B. & G. M. - Dry Goods, ca. 1865
Stroud & Cone - Chambersville Merchants
Stroud Hotel - owned by J. M. Stroud - Thornton
Summer & Bruce - General Store, Summerville
Temperance Hill Cooperative Store - Thornton
Thornton, Col. J. R. - Hampton Merchant
Thornton, William
Tomlinson, L. G. - General Store and Postmaster
Wilson, D. F. - Drug Store, Summerville
Wood, J. B. - Saw and grist mills, ca. 1886
Wood, S. V. & Co. - General Store - Summerville (Brothers owning the store were S. V. Wood, J. B. Wood and R. H. Wood) ca. 1885
Judges |
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| Jonathan Davis | 1850-54 |
| John C. Avant | 1854-56 |
| Michael Yeager | 1856-58 |
| Alex Toney | 1858-50 |
| R. B. Earnest | 1860-62 |
| W. S. Harris | 1862-66 |
| R. B. Earnest | 1866-68 |
| A. S. Johnson | 1868-72 |
| Not Available | 1872-74 |
| W. R. Pickett | 1874-76 |
| John J. Harris | 1876-82 |
| O. H. P. Richardson | 1882-86 |
| W. J. Bunn | 1886-88 |
| R. F. Dedman | 1888-90 |
Clerks |
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| J. H. Means | 1850-60 |
| Alex Mason | 1860-66 |
| J. H. Means | 1866-74 |
| W. J. Bunn | 1874-84 |
| H. A. Pickett | 1884-90 |
Sheriffs |
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| Jeremiah Hollis | 1850-56 |
| A. J. Barker | 1856-60 |
| J. M. Brown | 1860-62 |
| A. G. Barker | 1862-68 |
| John Gardner | 1868-72 |
| A. H. Cone | 1872-80 |
| W. S. Evins | 1880-86 |
| W. A. Tomlinson | 1886-90 |
Coroners |
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| J. B. Dunn | 1850-52 |
| A. S. Lidion | 1852-54 |
| A. Shoemaker | 1865-56 |
| E. J. Riggs | 1856-58 |
| Harvey Oliver | 1858-60 |
| W. B. Stringfellow | 1860-62 |
| W. G. Hollingsworth | 1862-66 |
| S. Allshul | 1866-68 |
| Not Available | 1868-72 |
| W. G. Smith | 1872-74 |
| N. W. Thompson | 1874-76 |
| J. S. Mitchell | 1876-78 |
| C. W. Davidson | 1878-80 |
| H. P. Shoffner | 1880-82 |
| W. W. Jones | 1882-86 |
| George B. Adams | 1886-88 |
| T. N. Means - elected in 188, but declined to qualify. | |
Surveyors |
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| N. T. Avant | 1850-52 |
| G. W. Johnson | 1852-54 |
| John Frazer | 1854-58 |
| J. H. Marks | 1858-64 |
| J. H. Marks, Jr. | 1864-68 |
| H. F Durham | 1868-72 |
| G. B. Talbot | 1872-74 |
| J. H. Marks | 1874-76 |
| W. Robertson | 1876-78 |
| H. C. Black | 1878-80 |
| F. E. Tobin | 1880-82 |
| H. C. Black | 1882-90 |
Assessors |
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| T. A. Black | 1864-66 |
| Not Available | 1866-68 |
| J. R. Webb | 1868-70 |
| L. Ivy | 1870-72 |
| C. D. Tobin | 1872-74 |
| T. C. Bass | 1874-80 |
| William McDonald | 1880-82 |
| T. C. Bass | 1882-84 |
| William Mc Donald | 1884-86 |
| W. S. Cottrell | 1886-68 |
Barron, T. L. - Lawyer and Judge of the Ninth District
Bass, Walter - Physician - Chambersville
Black, Thomas A. - Physician
Brandon, William Frances - Physician
Brooks, William - Physician
Echols, Phil H. - Physician and Commander of the CSA "Yellow Jackets", ca 1861
Farrior, J. M. - Physician
Harper, H. L. - Lawyer
Harper, L. G. - Lawyer
Jones, J. C. - Lawyer
Jones, Met L. - Lawyer
Jones, W. B. - Physician, Summerville
Mason, Alex - Lawyer
McCullough, Joe - Lawyer - first Lawyer to settle in Hampton
Ponder, J. B. - Physician, Locust Bayou
Remley, Freeman A. - Physician, Thornton, ca. 1889
Richardson, O. H. P. - Lawyer
Robertson, J. C. N. - Physician, Thornton
Robinson - Physician - Thornton
Thompson & Thompson - Physicians
Thornton, R. J. - Lawyer and served as Arkansas State Senator for 8 years
