Goodspeeds Biographies

for Franklin County AR

 FRANKLIN COUNTY, AR BIOGRAPHIES - G, H, I,J
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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889.
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Chesley M. Gammill, a farmer and stock raiser of Franklin County, was born in Bedford County, Tenn., March 28, 1832, and is a son of Samuel
and Eliza (Butler) Gammill. James Gammill, grandfather of Chesley M., was born on the boundary line between Virginia and North Carolina in 1772. His father was a leading man in that community, ably assisting
the colonies in their troubles with the Indians, and serving in the war for independence. James Gammill grew to manhood in his native place, where he was educated, married Hester Bedwell, and subsequently settled in Marshall County, Tenn. He served in the War of 1812, and held a commission as second lieutenant, afterward returning to his farm in Marshall County, Tenn., whence he removed to Hardin County, where he remained until his death, which occurred in 1850; he was one of the best read men of his time, was an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and prominent in all affairs for the advancement of his community. His family of eighteen children all grew to maturity, married and had families of their own. Samuel Gammill, father of our subject, was born in Marshall County, Tenn., in 1812, where he was reared and educated and engaged in teaching. In 1829 he married Eliza Butler, who was born in Virginia in 1814, and was a daughter of Joshua Butler, who was one of the leading farmers of Bedford County, Tenn. To this union were born eight children, of whom seven are living, viz.: Joshua, Adaline, Amanda, now Mrs. John Briley; Eliza, wife of William Jones; Chesley M., Rosa, Della, who married William Hill, and Simeon (deceased). Samuel Gammill located in Bedford County, Tenn., after his marriage, and in 1838 removed to Hardin County, which was his home until his death in 1871; he was one of the most enterprising men of his county, and was an extensive stock dealer. Mrs. Eliza Gammill died in 1879, a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, and a most charitable woman. Chesley M. Gammill was reared and educated in Hardin County, Tenn., and spent his early life on a farm. December 23, 1853, he married Margaret S., daughter of Thomas Milam, and to them were born eleven children, six of whom now live, viz.: Lorenzo C., Sterling P., Martha A., wife of H. A. Smith; Frank, William C. and James. Those deceased are Alice, Alonzo, Lillie B., Salina C. and an infant. After his marriage [p.1238] he was elected and served as collector of Hardin County, Tenn., after which he immigrated with his family on January 1, 1857, to Little Rock, thence to Van Buren, and in March, 1862, located on the farm where he now lives, which consists of 280 acres, with 135 acres at Sub Rosa under cultivation. January 1, 1864, he enlisted in Company E, Eighteenth Iowa, Union army, at Fort Smith, and was in active service until the close of the war, receiving his discharge at Little Rock July 21, 1865, when he returned to his home in Franklin County. Mr. Gammill served as justice of the peace in Mill Creek Township twenty-six years, and was a member of the board of county judges three years. He belongs to the Love Creek Lodge No. 136, of the A. F. & A. M., and he and wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
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Lorenzo C. Gammill, a farmer and teacher of Franklin County, is a
native of Hardin County, Tenn., and was born April 5, 1855. His
parents are Chesley M. and Margaret S. (Milam) Gammill, with whom he
came to Franklin County in 1857. The money with which to pay his
schooling he earned working on a farm, and he received his education
at Grand Prairie. He began his career as a teacher when fifteen years
of age, as assistant teacher under Prof. Green, at Hickory Point; two
years later he entered the public schools as a teacher, and continued
this occupation until the winter of 1887-88. He is one of the best
known teachers in Franklin County. Since 1880, during the school
vacations, he has been engaged in merchandising for his uncle, C. J.
Milam, at Sub Rosa. In 1878 Mr. Gammill married Miss Mary A. Smith, of
Franklin County, who was born at Gammiel in 1860, and is a daughter of
Capt. Smith, of the Confederate army, who came from Alabama to
Arkansas in 1857, locating on a farm in Franklin County. Capt. Smith
was a wheel-wright and cabinet-maker by occupation. To Mr. and Mrs.
Gammill have been born three children, viz.: Geneva, born July 20,
1879; Beatrice, born August 20, 1881, and Edith, born October 21,
1884. Mrs. Gammill is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Gammill is a
prominent Republican of Franklin County, and was candidate for county
clerk on the Republican ticket in 1880; in 1888 he was appointed one
of the commissioners of accounts of his county, and on April 17 was
made notary public. He is engaged in the study of law, and besides
being an industrious and enterprising young man, is now engaged with
his uncle, C. J. Milam, in merchandising, and is assistant postmaster
at Sub Rosa, Ark.

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Sterling P. Gammill, M. D., of Sub Rosa, was born in Franklin County,
Ark., March 28, 1862. His parents are Chesley M. and Margaret S.
(Milam) Gammill. Sterling P. Gammill grew up and received his early
education in the common schools of his native county, and afterward
attended school at the White Oak Academy. He began the study of
medicine at the age of seventeen, and two years later began reading
with Dr. C. W. Talliaferro, continuing his reading while clerking for
his uncle, C. J. Milam, at Sub Rosa, and teaching school. October 6,
1885, he entered the Arkansas Medical College, at Little Rock, where
he was an industrious student for one year. He entered upon the active
practice of his chosen profession at Sub Rosa in 1886, where he has
since enjoyed a liberal patronage. Dr. Gammill owns a farm of forty-
four acres, and in 1887, in partnership with James S. McGee, he
engaged in general merchandising at Sub Rosa. March 8, 1885, our
subject married Miss Anna B. McGee, daughter of J. S. McGee, Dr.
Gammill's mercantile partner, and one of the leading farmers of
Franklin County. Mrs. Anna Gammill was born December 10, 1868, and is
the mother of two children, Roscoe and Mabel. Dr. Gammill belongs to
the F. & A. M.

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Willoughby S. Garner, merchant, was born in Greene County, Mo.,
September 29, 1829, and is a son of Samuel and Rachel (Pugh) Garner,
natives of South Carolina and Virginia, respectively. After their
marriage, in Virginia, the parents moved to Tennessee, thence they
went to Missouri, and in 1835 located in what is now Jackson County,
Ark., where they farmed the remainder of their lives. The father was a
soldier in one of the Indian wars and the War of 1812; he died in
1842. The mother died about 1840. Our subject was reared in Jackson
County, and was there married, in 1855, to Mary D. Pepper, a native of
Tennessee, and a daughter of William Pepper. Shortly after his
marriage he went to Van Buren County, where he engaged in farming
twelve years. In 1862 he enlisted in the Tenth Arkansas Infantry,
serving until the latter part of 1863, when he was discharged for
disability, and returned to Van [p.1239] Buren, continuing to farm
there until 1867. While in service he participated in the fights at
Prairie De Hand, Poison Springs, Mark's Mills and Helena, besides
several skirmishes. November 27, 1867, Mr. Garner located six miles
from Ozark, in Franklin County, and farmed two years, and then sold
goods upon his farm for two years. He then moved his stock to town,
where he has continued in business with good success. He purchased and
moved into his present business house in 1887, which is large and
commodious, and is now selling about $30,000 of general merchandise
per annum. He is an enterprising and honorable citizen, and is a Royal
Arch Mason. To himself and wife five children have been born: William
R., Arta, Edward, Pugh, and Enfield (wife of William S. Webb). Mr. and
Mrs. Garner are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of
which Mr. G. is a deacon.

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Aaron Garretson, a retired farmer of Hurricane Township, Franklin
County, was born in Sumner County, Tenn., April 10, 1816, and is a son
of Mason and Elizabeth (Hartin) Garretson. His ancestors were early
settlers and leading farmers of Carolina, and the grandfather, who
served in the Revolutionary War when young, died in 1824. Mason
Garretson was born in Carolina in 1782, and located in Sumner County,
Tenn., in 1805. He was in Carroll's brigade in the War of 1812, and
fought in the battle of New Orleans. He removed to Giles County,
Tenn., in 1818, where he engaged in farming until 1832, when he
settled in Phillips County, Ark. In 1807 Mason Garretson married
Elizabeth, daughter of James Hartin. She was a native of Ireland, and
of their eight children but two now survive: Aaron and a daughter, who
is now Mrs. Martha A. Howell, of Dardanelle, Ark. Of the two sons,
John and David, who served in the late Civil War, the latter died in
the service of his country. Mason Garretson, who was a prominent
member of the Presbyterian Church, died December 30, 1838, his wife
having died the previous October 3. Aaron Garretson was sixteen years
of age when his parents located in Phillips County, Ark., where he
received the greater part of his education, and remained until 1838.
Having learned the carpenter's trade he then settled in Jefferson
County, where he lived until 1844, in which year he moved to Yell
County, Ark., where he continued at his trade several years. In 1849
he settled on Grand Prairie, now Franklin County, where he engaged in
milling and farming until 1879, when he removed to his present farm.
In 1839 Aaron Garretson married Martha Holland, daughter of Nehemiah
Holland, of Phillips County. Mrs. Garretson died in February, 1846,
leaving three children, John, Nehemiah and Mary, now the wife of James
V. King. January 22, 1850, Mr. Garretson married Catherine Evens, who
was born May 18, 1815, and is a daughter of William Evens. To them
were born five children, viz.: William, Henry D., Charles, Martha A.
(now the wife of W. F. Southard), and Amanda (who married Dr. J. N.
Sipe, of Brownville, Ark.). Aaron Garretson is not a member of any
church, and in political preference is Democratic. Henry D. Garretson
was born in Franklin County, Ark., October 11, 1857, receiving his
education at Booneville and Charleston. In January, 1881, he married
Rosa, daughter of John Benner, of Madison County, Ill. Their three
children are Walter B., William H. and Anna K. Mr. G. is an
enterprising farmer and stock raiser of this county. His wife came
here with her parents from St. Louis in 1876.

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Rev. David Garrison, a well-known and prominent minister of the Baptist
Church, and a farmer of Prairie Township, Franklin County, is a native
of the State of Georgia, and was born July 13, 1820, the son of Caleb
and Rachel (Box) Garrison. The grandfather of our subject, Hezekiah
Garrison, was born in South Carolina, and was a descendant of one of
five Garrison brothers, who emigrated from England to America in the
early history of this country, and located in the colony of
Connecticut. These brothers and their descendants took active parts in
the early wars of the colonies for the protection and preservation of
the Union. Hezekiah Garrison served in the Revolutionary War, and was
also in the War of 1812 with his son Caleb; he led an active life, was
a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and died about the year
1830. Caleb Garrison, father of our subject, was born in Franklin
County, Ga., which was his home until 1850, when he located in Conway,
Ark. He held a commission as sergeant in the War of 1812, and was
granted land in his native county for his services in that war. He
married Rachel Box, a native of South Carolina, and of the eleven
children born to their union but two are now living, David and James
F., the latter of whom served in the Union army during the [p.1240]
late war, and is now a resident of Conway County, Ark. The mother died
in 1852, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
forty-nine years, in which church the father had held membership
twenty-nine years, and acted as class leader; he died about 1862. In
this family of seven sons two, now deceased, were ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. David Garrison lived in his native State
until grown, and in 1841 went to Alabama, where, three years later, he
married Mary J. Blasgiam, who was born in Madison County, Ala., in
1827. To Mr. and Mrs. Garrison were born ten children, of whom four
still live, viz.: Thomas J., George W., Benjamin F. and Rachel Emily.
Those deceased are Jonathan A., James M., Christopher C., William J.,
Mary A. and Frances. Mrs. Garrison and her daughter are devoted
members of the Baptist Church. In 1848 Mr. Garrison removed from
Alabama to Lake County, Miss., where he resided until 1855, when he
located in Upshur County, Tex., where he engaged in saw-milling and
grinding. In 1860 he returned to Pine Bluff, and for one year turned
his attention to brick manufacturing, when he again went to Texas,
locating in Grayson County. He took an active part in the late war,
serving with honor and credit in the Confederate army under Gen.
Cooper, until the close of the struggle. In 1865 he removed his family
to Franklin County, Ark., locating on the farm where he has ever since
resided, and which consists of 270 acres, with 175 acres under
cultivation. Mr. Garrison was converted in 1852, and so earnest and
enthusiastic was he, that after a hard day's work on his farm he would
devote his evenings to hard study of his Bible, and consequently soon
became a minister of the gospel. He took a still more active interest
in church work in 1872, and without reward would often travel miles
through storm and cold across the country, in order not to disappoint
some waiting congregation. He has made many converts, and surely his
crown will be bright.

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Elder William Greenlee, a stock farmer, of Prairie Township, Franklin
Co., Ark., was born in Monroe County, Tenn., August 18, 1823, and is a
son of Lewis Greenlee, who was born in Georgia in 1790. The latter
removed while young to Franklin County, Tenn., where he grew to
manhood, and married Elizabeth Hunt about 1819, then removing to
Monroe County, E. Tenn., in 1822, where our subject was born. In 1837
the father located on the Cherokee purchase, south of the Hiwassee
River, and in 1852 removed to Carroll County, Ark., and was murdered
by the Federals in 1863. He was seventy-two years of age at the time
of his death, and was a member of the Regular Baptist Church. Mrs.
Elizabeth Greenlee was born in Franklin County, Tenn., in 1800, and
was the mother of nine children, of whom four are now living, viz.:
James M., William; Margaret, wife of John R. Copeland; Julia A., who
married Morgan Magness. The mother died in Marion County, Ark., in
1877. William Greenlee grew to manhood in Polk County, Tenn., and in
1844 married Emily Jackson, a native of Blount County, Tenn., who was
born March 15, 1826, and was reared in Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Greenlee
are the parents of the following children: Frances M.; Levicy J., wife
of James V. Skinner; Sarah A., wife or widow of W. J. Holder; James,
Newton; Emeline, who married Mathew McNatt, and died one year
afterward; Lewis A., Thomas J.; Marieta S., who married J. S. Seward,
and died fifty-one days afterward; William M., Willis A. and Virgil L.
Mr. Greenlee located in Sevier, Ark., in 1848, where he lived until
1867. In 1849 he professed faith in Christ, joined the Missionary
Baptist Church, and was ordained to the deaconship and licensed to
preach, and was ordained to the full work of the ministry on the 10th
of February, 1861. In 1867 he went to Franklin County, Ark., in 1871
settled in Sebastian County, but returned to Franklin County in 1887,
locating on the farm where he now lives. He has spent a great portion
of his time since his ordination in the ministry, with very little
remuneration, making his support for his family by working on his
farm, but expresses satisfaction from an assurance of having been
instrumental in the hands of the Master, of doing at least some good
in his vineyard, for which he claims no merit, but gives God all the
praise. He has not been able for several years to do much in the
ministry, on account of age and ill health, but is still preaching
some. Mrs. Greenlee was baptized at the same time as her husband, and
has lived ever since a consistent member of the church. His political
sympathies are and ever have been with the Democratic party.

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Jeptha P. Greenwood was born in Franklin County, Ark., August 15, 1841,
and is the son of William and Fanny (Harris) Greenwood, natives of
Virginia [p.1241] and North Carolina, respectively. The father was
born in 1818, and died in Franklin County, Ark., in 1879. He left his
parents in 1836, or when eighteen years of age, came to Arkansas, and
settled at Clarksville, where he remained for two years. The first
year he was in a tan-yard, and the next year he followed the
carpenter's trade. He then engaged in farming, which occupation he
continued up to the breaking out of the war, and lost all his property
during that eventful period. In 1861 he enlisted in Capt. Combs'
company, Col. Hill's regiment, and served until the close of the war.
He was in many battles, most all west of the Mississippi River:
Oakhill, Elkhorn, Poison Springs, Mark's Mill, Saline and many others.
He was never wounded or taken prisoner, and served with honor and
credit. He was also a soldier in the Mexican War, and served for one
year. He was justice of the peace for a number of years, and was a
Democrat in polities, and a member of the Methodist Church. He married
Miss Harris in Johnson County, whither she had come with her parents
when a girl. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. They
were the parents of nine children, five now living: Jeptha P., Nancy
Ardelia (widow of Alexis Badgette), William, Mollie (wife of W. A.
James) and Richard. Those deceased were named Allen, James L., John
and Gomalda. Jeptha P. Greenwood remained at home until 1862, when he
enlisted in Capt. Combs' company, Col. Hill's regiment, cavalry,
Confederate States Army, and served until the close of the war. He
then disbanded at Marshall, Tex., in May, 1865. He was in many
battles, but was never wounded. In 1868 he married Miss Cornetta
Badgette, daughter of W. H. Badgette, and a native of North Carolina,
born November 26, 1849. Ten children were born to this marriage, seven
now living: William A., James B., Jeptha (deceased), John W.
(deceased), Maggie, O. B. (deceased), Sarah Emily, Sam., Elizabeth and
Gertrude. Mr. Greenwood is the owner of 200 acres of as good upland as
is to be found in the county, is a Democrat in politics, and he and
wife and William A. are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, of
which Mr. Greenwood is a deacon, and William A. is clerk. The family
have the respect and esteem of all acquainted with them.

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Matt F. Greer is a native of Rome, Ga., and was born January 21, 1851,
his parents being E. T. and Rebecca T. (Wright) Greer, natives of
Georgia, where they were reared and married. The father was a
contractor and builder, and in 1882 came to Arkansas, where he died in
1883. His wife is still living. Matt T. grew to manhood in his native
State, and became a mechanic under his father's instruction, serving
as his father's foreman until eighteen years of age. In 1878 he
located in Ozark, Ark., and engaged in contracting and building, since
which time he has erected many houses here and in the adjoining
country. In 1881 he became the owner of a planing-mill, to which he
afterward added undertaker's goods. He then put in a large stock of
lumber, and shortly after bought a flour mill, which was soon
supplemented with a large cotton-gin. He continues business in the
various lines mentioned with increasing success, and in 1887 purchased
a large hardware stock. He was the builder and one of the
incorporators of the Ozark Canning Factory, and is on the board of
directors. He is one of the most enterprising business men of Ozark,
and owns nine good residence and tenement buildings, and a business
block, besides the mills and property above mentioned. Returning to
Georgia, he was married October 12, 1882, to Ella Spillman, a native
of Tennessee, and daughter of Newton Spillman, formerly of that State.
Mrs. Greer was reared and educated in Tennessee and Georgia, and is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Greer one
child has been born, Leta Pearl, who is now five years old. Our
subject is a member of the K. of P.

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Thomas J. Hadley, merchant and farmer, of Franklin County, is a son of
John and Martha (Merideth) Hadley, and was born in Louisiana May 8,
1858. John Hadley was born in 1823 in the State of Alabama, where he
was reared and educated. He went to Arkansas in 1844, and four years
later removed to Louisiana, where he engaged in farming until 1859, he
then located in Sevier County, Ark., where he lived until 1869, when
he removed to his present home near Ozark, Franklin County. He is one
of the prominent men of his community, and during the war was
appointed by the Confederate Government to look after the people at
home in Sevier County. Mrs. Martha Hadley, who was a native of
Alabama, died in 1870, the mother of ten children, viz.: Nancy J.,
Mary F., Harriet (deceased), Martha (deceased), Riley J., Thomas J.,
Lawrence [p.1242] J., James (deceased), Emma and Sarah C. In 1872 John
Hadley married Agnes Blaylock, nee Miller, of Franklin County, who was
the mother of five children by her first husband. To this union were
born three children, viz.: Cener, Minnie and Lewis B. Thomas J. Hadley
was reared and educated in Franklin County. In September, 1878, he
married Hattie B. Fletcher, a native of Indiana, and a daughter of
Calvin G. Fletcher, who located in Franklin County in 1877. He was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The year following his
marriage Thomas J. Hadley located on the farm where he now resides. Of
his seventy-five acres of land he has sixty-five under cultivation,
the result of his own industry. In October, 1887, he engaged in
merchandising with his brother at Vesta, where they carry a fine stock
of general merchandise, and are liberally patronized. Mr. Hadley was
appointed postmaster of Vesta in March, 1888, of which office he is
the present incumbent. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley are the parents of six
children, viz.: Oscar C., Otto A., Roscoe A., Oza E., Dallie May and
John C. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
where Mr. Hadley is class-leader, and takes an active interest in all
church work; he is superintendent of the Sunday-school, and is
president of the Hurricane Township Sunday-school Association.

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Joseph Hammis a native of McNairy County, Tenn., born July 20, 1829,
being one of two surviving members of a family of eleven children born
to the marriage of James Hamm and Mary Milton, natives of the
"Palmetto State." After their marriage they moved to McNairy County,
Tenn., and in 1831 located in St. Francis County, Ark., and two years
later located in what is now Franklin County. Here the father died in
1849, and the mother in 1860, being fifty-eight and sixty-three years
of age, respectively. They were members of the Primitive Baptist
Church for many years, and throughout life followed the occupation of
farming. Both were of Welsh-Irish descent, and the father was a
Democrat in his political views. At the age of eighteen years Joseph
Hamm left home and began doing for himself, being engaged in tilling
the soil in Johnson, Searcy and Franklin Counties. In 1852 he started
to make the overland trip to California, and after a journey of six
months reached his destination. He worked in the mines for some time,
making plenty of money, returning home via the Isthmus of Panama, Cuba
and New Orleans. Soon after his return he purchased land and re-
engaged in farming, but during the war all his movable property was
destroyed, and since that time he has been actively engaged in trying
to retrieve his fallen fortunes, at which he has been exceptionally
successful. From 1861 until 1867 he resided in Crawford County, but
since that time he has been residing in Franklin County, where he is
quite extensively engaged in raising corn and cotton, the former
averaging forty bushels to the acre and the latter one-half bale.
August 9, 1857, he was wedded to Cynthia E., a daughter of William J.
Remy. She was born in Kentucky in 1840, and died in Franklin County on
the 1st of May, 1860. She was a member in good standing of the
Primitive Baptist Church, and became the mother of three children:
James W. H., P. H., who died at the age of five years, and E. J., aged
three years at the time of his death. March 10, 1861, Mr. Hamm married
Julia A. P. Turner, who was born in Georgia in 1840. She is still
living, and is the mother of twelve children, ten of whom are living:
J. V.; E. T., who died at the age of two years; M. E.; wife of Dr. J.
T. Crocker; J. W.; Vernctia, wife of A. J. Beard; Julia A. P.; Addison
O., who died when twelve years of age; C. D., H. A., Samantha E.,
Frank and Emmett. Mr. Hamm is a Mason, a Democrat, and he and wife and
two children are members of the Primitive Baptist Church.

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Dix Hamm, general merchant at Mulberry, is a native of Arkansas, born
June 28, 1854, and son of Elisha and Sarah (Bumland) Hamm, both
natives of Alabama, the former deceased, but the latter still living.
The father was a farmer all his life, and reared his son, Dix Hamm, to
that occupation, which the latter followed in connection with trading
until twenty-two years of age. He then attended the Bourland Academy
two years, after which, in 1878, he engaged in merchandising five
miles north of Ozark. In 1880 he established himself in Mulberry,
where he has a stock of goods valued at from $5,000 to $8,000, and his
annual sales equal at least $25,000. He has a large and well-selected
stock of goods, and is doing well in his business. He was married, in
1886, to Miss Rosa Bledsoe, daughter of J. P. Bledsoe, and a native of
Mississippi, born near Aberdeen in 1869. This union resulted in the
birth of two children, a girl and a boy, named Agnes and Guy. Mr. Hamm
started with rather limited means, [p.1243] but by hard work and
economy now finds himself in comfortable circumstances. He owns a farm
in Crawford County of 160 acres, and 500 acres of bottom land. He also
owns three town lots in Mulberry, and is also erecting a stone
building 26×100 feet, one story high; besides this he owns the house
and lot where he now resides.

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Joshua L. Hargrove was born in Limestone County, Ala., March 25, 1826,
and is a son of Joshua and Lucretia (Seal) Hargrove. The father was of
English lineage, and was born in Georgia, and died in Saline County,
Ark., June 29, 1888, at the age of about ninety years. The mother died
in Crawford County, Ark., in 1853, when about forty-five years old.
They were married in Limestone County, Ala., where they lived a number
of years, then removing to Illinois, thence to Kentucky, and after a
time located in Fayette County, Tenn., removing about 1837 to Prairie
County, Ark. After residing in Franklin, Crawford and Conway Counties,
Ark., they removed to the "Lone Star State," and a year or two before
the father s death returned to Arkansas, locating in Saline County.
They were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and became
wealthy farmers. After his first wife's death the father married
Mahala Jane Olilinger, who is still living, and resides in Saline
County. Joshua L. Hargrove, whose name heads this sketch, is one of
seven surviving members of a family of thirteen children, whose names
are as follows: Emily, the widow of William Gabriel; Elizabeth, widow
of John Barnes, who died while serving in the Southern army; Mary,
wife of Martin Barker, of Crawford County, Ark.; Lucretia A., wife of
James Ford; B. F., Thomas J. and Joshua L. The latter resided under
the paternal roof until the fall of 1850, when he was united in
marriage to Mrs. Nancy P. Lucas, who was born in Lincoln County,
Tenn., June 12, 1830. Five of the seven children born to them are
living: Martha L., wife of John Rutledge; James E.; Lucinda Alice,
wife of David Lancaster; Arthur G. and Robert P. Mr. Hargrove is a
Democrat, and has been a farmer all his life, his career as an
agriculturist being attended with good results. All his property has
been acquired through his own exertions, and he has given each of his
children a good start in life. In January, 1863, he enlisted in Capt.
Hugh Wilson's company, Col. John Hill's regiment, and served with
credit until the close of the war. He did duty as a scout the most of
the time, and during one of his expeditions was without food for five
days. His paternal grandfather, James Hargrove, enlisted as a private
in the Revolutionary War, and rose to the rank of colonel. He was with
Gen. Greene, and participated in many fiercely contested battles. He
was a native of England.

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L. R. Hawkins, groceryman, of Mulberry, Ark., is a native of Franklin
County, Ark., born November 28, 1841, and is one of eight children
born to his parents, Lewis and Sarah J. (Smith) Hawkins, natives of
Tennessee and South Carolina, respectively. The parents were married
in Tennessee, and of the eight children born to their union only two
are now living: L. R., and Sarah A., widow of J. C. Jordon. Mr. and
Mrs. Hawkins came to Franklin County, Ark., in 1835, and were among
the first settlers. The father died in 1859 and the mother in 1874. He
was a farmer all his life, and this occupation his son, L. R.,
followed until 1870, when he engaged in milling, and continued at this
until three years later, when he engaged in merchandising at Pleasant
Hill. In 1879 he left this town and located in Mulberry, where he ran
a hotel for some time. He was married in 1861, May 19, to Miss Sarah
E. Jordon, daughter of William and Evalyn Jordon, a native of Franklin
County, Ark., born February 4, 1844, her parents having moved to this
county the same year of her birth. To their union have been born nine
children, three deceased: Benjamin, S. B., Robert L., Estella, Myrtie
and Anna. Those deceased were named Lula A., Clara and an infant. Mr.
Hawkins is a Republican in politics, has been mayor of Mulberry, and
he and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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Thomas E. Henderson was born in Cass County, Ga., September 7, 1840,
and is a son of James and Nancy (Brown) Henderson, natives of the same
State. In 1850 the family moved to Sevier County, Ark. After farming
four years there they moved to Polk County, where the father died in
1855. The mother died in Franklin County in 1880. Thomas E. grew to
maturity in Polk County, on the farm, and during the latter part of
1861 enlisted in the Fourth Arkansas Infantry, Confederate army, under
Col. McNair. He served in several minor engagements, and was once
taken prisoner, but made his escape in about twenty-four [p.1244]
hours. He was discharged for disability about a year after enlisting,
and then returned to Polk County, and after his recovery engaged in
farming. He was married in that county April 11, 1865, to Miss E. D.
Ransom, a native of Alabama, who was reared in Franklin County, and
daughter of George Ransom, now deceased, but formerly of Virginia.
After his marriage Mr. Henderson farmed a year in Polk County, and
then in January, 1866, located in White Oak Township, Franklin Co. He
moved upon his present farm in 1873. This place he has cleared and
enlarged, and it is now one of the nicest farms in the neighborhood.
He lives in a good one-story residence, has two tenement houses and
comfortable out-buildings, and devotes about three acres to fruit
raising. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson have three children: Maggie, wife of
Prof. H. A. Nickell; James W. and Mary E. Both our subject and wife
are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, to which all their
children belong. Mr. Henderson is an elder in the church and an active
worker.

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Frank S. Henry & Co., general merchants at Mulberry, and representative
business men of that town, carry a stock of goods valued at from
$5,000 to $8,000, and with annual sales to the amount of about
$25,000. Mr. Henry is a wideawake, thorough-going business man, and by
his industry and close attention to business would succeed in any
undertaking. He was born in Alabama December 23, 1858, and is the son
of John B. and M. C. Henry, natives of Tennessee and Alabama,
respectively. He grew to manhood in his native State, and at the age
of seventeen engaged in merchandising, which occupation he has
followed thus far through life with fair success. He came to this
State in 1884, settling in Crawford County, but in 1887 left there and
came to Mulberry, where he has since been one of the prominent
merchants of the place. He was married in April, 1880, to Miss Mary E.
Folippen, who bore him one child, Roscoe. Mr. Henry is a member of
Pleasant Hill Lodge No. 233, A. F. & A. M., and is also a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Henry Hiatt, an industrious farmer of Franklin County, was born in
Marion County, Ind., September 11, 1836, and is a son of Reuben and
Mary A. (Rogers) Hiatt, natives of Kentucky. The grandparents removed
from Virginia to Kentucky in an early day, and located on a farm.
Reuben Hiatt was born in Garrard County, Ky., where he was reared, and
whence, after his marriage, he removed to Indiana, settling in Marion
County in 1826; in 1844 he located in Johnson County on a farm, and in
1862 went to Kansas, where he died two years later. To Reuben and Mary
A. Hiatt were born five children, viz.: Hawkins, John, Reuben, Henry
and Sarah. At the age of nineteen Henry Hiatt went to Texas, returning
to Arkansas in 1856 and locating at Fort Smith. He married Angeletta
Taylor, daughter of Z. Taylor, and they have a family of eight
children, viz.: Mary A., wife of John Rank; William H.; Lillie, now
Mrs. O. Paggett; Sarah E., who married Robert Willis; Laura, Charles,
Eugene H. and Oscar L. Mr. Hiatt located on the farm where he now
lives in 1859. At one time he owned 640 acres, but he has given his
sons farms, and he now conducts a well-improved farm. In 1863 he
enlisted in the First Arkansas Battalion, United States Army, whose
headquarters were at Fayetteville, and served until the close of the
war, when he returned to his home. In politics he is a Republican. Mr.
and Mrs. Hiatt are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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R. H. Hicks, present mayor and notary public of Mulberry, is a native
of Mississippi, born January 15, 1850, being the son of John G. and
Mary E. (Asbill) Hicks, natives of South Carolina. The father is still
living, and is a resident of this county, but the mother died in 1876.
Their son, R. H. Hicks, remained in his native State until eighteen
years of age, and then, in January, 1868, settled near Mulberry, Ark.,
where he followed the occupation of a tiller of the soil, the same
occupation his father followed before him, and continued at this until
1880, when he engaged in merchandising, to which he has since
attended. In 1879 he was elected justice of the peace, and held this
position for five years. In 1884 he was appointed notary public, and
has also served as alderman of the city for three years. He is a
member of the Pleasant Hill Masonic Lodge, No. 233, is a member of the
I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 61, and is also a member of the K. of H.,
Mulberry Lodge No. 3170. He has been married twice, first, to Miss
Martha A. Williams, in 1868. She was a native of Franklin County,
Ark., was the daughter of John Williams, and died in 1872, leaving two
children: Lela and Ethel. The last mentioned is now deceased. Mr.
Hicks was married the second [p.1245] time, in 1873, to Mary E. Lloyd,
daughter of Samuel and Louisa Lloyd, and a native of Georgia, born
July 14, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks became the parents of four children,
only three now living: Ella, Emma, Early P. and Lula (deceased). Mr.
Hicks is a Democrat in his political opinions, and he and wife are
members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

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William Allison Hill was born in Cabarrus County, N. C., five miles
from Salisbury, on August 18, 1812, and is a son of Josiah and Susan
(Hughey) Hill, natives of North Carolina and Scotland, respectively.
About 1824 the father went to Georgia, and three years later
immigrated to Perry County, Tenn., where he farmed upon the Buffalo
River, and lived until his death. There our subject passed his youth,
and married Winnie Warren, daughter of Richard Warren, who went to
Tennessee from North Carolina. In 1833 Mr. Hill removed to Arkansas,
and May 2 arrived in Crittenden County, where he spent twenty months.
In 1834 he located in Mulberry Valley, eighteen miles north of Ozark,
where he has since made his home. During these early days game and
wild animals abounded, and Mr. Hill often spent days hunting and
roaming through the woods. He farmed a number of years, and in 1882
engaged in the mercantile business. In 1886 he sold his business, and
for two years sold goods upon his farm. He now devotes his attention
exclusively to agricultural pursuits, although for a number of years,
until 1883, he kept a hotel and stage stand. Mr. Hill's farm contains
600 acres of good, fertile land, 150 of which he has cleared and
cultivated. Mr. Hill's first wife died in Franklin County; she had
borne him three sons and four daughters; William A. (deceased), Sarah
(wife of James Samuels, a farmer of Madison County), Susan (wife of M.
Hill), Josiah (married, and on home place), Narcissa (wife of James
Dickerson), Jane (wife of Thomas Dickerson) and Pleasant (who is
married and a resident of this county). About 1875 Mr. Hill was united
in marriage to the widow of William Stuart, an early settler of
Mulberry Valley. This lady is an active member of the Primitive
Baptist Church, of which she has been a member over twenty years. Mr.
Hill has belonged to the same church over thirty years. He is also a
Mason of long standing.

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Richard W. Hill was born in Limestone Township, of this county,
December 14, 1838, and is a son of Robert and Mary E. (Warren) Hill,
natives of Tennessee, who came to Arkansas in 1836, and located in
Mulberry Valley. Here the father farmed until his death in 1855. Our
subject is the only surviving son of a family of three sons and two
daughters who grew to maturity. One of his brothers died in the Indian
Territory, and one in Texas, both leaving families. The sisters, Mrs.
William Dickerson and Mrs. J. Hill, live in this county. Richard W.
grew to manhood upon the home farm, and in May, 1861, enlisted in the
State troops. In August of the same year, upon the disbandment of his
regiment, he joined the regular army, and served as a private under
Col. Gordon until the end of the war. He participated in the fights at
Pilot Knob, Mo., Big Blue, Jefferson City, Kansas City and
Independence, besides numerous skirmishes. He returned home in May,
1865. In 1856 he was married to Mary E. Courts, daughter of Robert E.
Courts, and a native of this county. He then located sixteen miles
north of Ozark, where he has a fine farm of 810 acres, over 600 of
which are good valley land. He cultivates 380 acres, and devotes six
acres to fruit growing. He is a well-to-do and successful farmer, and
has one of the best farms in this vicinity. Mrs. Hill died in 1872,
leaving one daughter, Martha E., wife of E. M. Fowler. Mr. Hill
afterward married Mary Anderson, daughter of Cane Anderson, and a
native of Tennessee. To this marriage three children have been born:
Jennie, Robert E. Lee, Samuel J. Tilden and Joseph E., who died
January 2, 1888, aged twelve. Mrs. Hill died January 10, 1888, a
member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Hill is a Royal Arch Mason, and
has held several official positions in the Blue Lodge.

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Tanner G. Hill was born in Johnson County, Ark., February 2, 1840. His
father, W. K. Hill, was born in Tennessee, and when a young man came
to Arkansas, settling in Johnson County, where he married Nancy
Harris, a native of North Carolina. He then farmed in Johnson County
until his death in 1845, just previous to his death purchasing the
land upon which our subject now lives. His widow continued to live
upon this farm until her death, March 5, 1887. Tanner G. is the only
child living of a family of three sons and two daughters. He passed
his boyhood upon his father's farm, and August 12, 1860, was married
to Malinda Jane Byrd, daughter of William Byrd, and a native of
Johnson [p.1246] County. In September, 1861, he enlisted in the First
Arkansas Mounted Rifles, Confederate Army. At the battle of
Chickamauga he received a wound which disabled him for several months,
but after his recovery he joined Col. J. F. Hill's regiment of
cavalry, and accompanied Price upon his raid. He was captured in
Kansas upon their return, and held a prisoner until March, 1865. He
then went to Richmond, received a furlough and returned home. Among
other battles he fought at Elkhorn, Farmington, Miss., Murfreesboro,
Chickamauga, Richmond and Pilot Knob. After the war he engaged in
farming. Mrs. Hill died December 22, 1884, leaving seven children:
Amanda E., wife of George Odom; Eliza, Augustus B., Lon., Charles S.,
Ada E. and William C. Five children died in early childhood. One
daughter, Fannie J., died in September, 1879, aged fourteen. February
18, 1885, Mr. Hill was united in marriage in this county to Nancy,
daughter of Jesse Johnson, and a native of Kentucky. This marriage has
been blessed with three children: Rufus, Kinn and Thurman. Mr. Hill
has lived upon the old homestead since his first marriage, and now
owns 200 acres, and forty-five in another tract separate from the
homestead. He is a Master Mason, and himself and wife belong to the
Methodist Protestant Church.

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George W. Hill, a prominent farmer of Prairie Township, was born in
Campbell County, Tenn., June 13, 1840, and is a son of Joab and
Elizabeth J. (Sharp) Hill. Joab Hill, who was a native of Surrey
County, N. C., was born March 31, 1801, and when a child went with his
parents to Knox County, Tenn., and from there to Claiborne County,
where he grew to manhood and learned the cabinet trade, which he
followed but a short time, and then turned his attention to school-
teaching and farming. During his life he took quite a prominent part
in politics. In 1829 he married Elizabeth J. Sharp, who was born in
Lee County, Va., in 1804, and subsequently went to Campbell County,
Tenn., with her parents. Mrs. Hill, who was a member of the Baptist
Church, died in 1858, the mother of twelve children, eight of whom
grew to maturity, and five of whom are now living, viz.: Eliza, George
W., Nancy E., Elizabeth J., Reuben D. In 1865 the father married Mary
Chitwood, who still survives. He died May 20, 1871, at Williamsburgh,
Ky. George W. Hill grew to manhood on a farm, receiving a common-
school education. In 1863 he enlisted in the Confederate army, and was
in active service during the entire war, participating in the battles
of Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, New Hope Church and
others. He surrendered under Gen. Johnston, April 26, 1865, when he
went to Chambers County, Ala., and thence to Union, County, Tenn.,
engaging in farming, which occupation he followed eight or nine years.
In 1881 he removed to Franklin County, Ark., and settled on his
present place in 1886. He owns a good farm, with 104 acres under
cultivation, and has it well stocked. December 11, 1866, he married
Sarah A. Powell, who was born in Grainger County, Tenn., August 7,
1844, and is a daughter of George Powell. Mr. and Mrs. Hill have seven
children, viz.: William A., Reuben D., John D., Elnora and Tricora
(twins), Virginia and Adbert N. The parents and William A. are members
of the Baptist Church.

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William L. Holder, an agriculturist of Franklin County, was born in
Winston County, Miss., March 12, 1843, and is a son of John L. and
Martha (Suttles) Holder, natives of the State of Alabama. The father,
who was a gunsmith and blacksmith by trade, remained in his native
State until about twenty-four years of age, when he removed to
Mississippi, where he owned a large farm, and remained until his
death, which occurred in May, 1878. His widow still lives. In this
family were nine children, of whom five are living, viz.: Jane, (widow
of Titus Yarbrough), William L., John C., Thomas T. and Elijah. The
parents were both members of the Baptist Church. William L. was reared
on his father's farm in Mississippi. In 1861 he enlisted in Company E,
Fifth Mississippi Volunteer Infantry; was in the bombardment of
Pensacola and the battles of Chickamauga and Franklin, serving until
the close of the war. He then returned to Mississippi, where he
remained until 1870, when he removed to Franklin County, Ark., and two
years later located on his present farm near Charleston, which is
underlaid with coal, and is very valuable. In 1866 Mr. Holder married
Emma J. Pettigrew, who was born in 1844, and is a daughter of
Ebeneezer Pettigrew. Mr. and Mrs. Holder are the parents of five
children, viz.: Sallie P., John E., James L., Mattie K. and Augustus
B. One infant is deceased. Mrs. Holder is a member of the Baptist
Church. Mr. Holder is a Democrat in politics.

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NOTE FROM FAMILY OF HOOPER: His mother's name has been incorrectly transcribed at Selina "Hatter". It should read Selina "Hatcher". I have seen the original publication and it is online at Ancestry.com. Both show "Hatcher". Heather Hooper ( HHooper567@aol.com ): End of note.

Richard F. Hooper was born in Pope County, Ark., December 28,
1849, and is a son of Thomas and Selina (Hatter) Hooper, natives of
North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively. When a lad the father
accompanied his parents to Knox County, Tenn., where he grew to
manhood and married. In 1837 he located in Pope County, Ark., and
there reared his family of three sons, Thomas, Richard and Henry. He
died in Conway County, whither he had moved in 1868. During his life-
time he served as justice of the peace, besides filling other local
offices, and he was a soldier in the Mexican War. Our subject lived
with his father until his demise, and after arriving at years of
discretion, and realizing the necessity of a good education, he saved
money enough to enter the Emery and Henry College. As his means were
not sufficient to enable him to complete the college course, he
returned to Arkansas, and for fourteen months taught in Van Buren, at
the Quitman College. In 1876 he went to Ozark and engaged in teaching
at that place, and has since that time spent nine years engaged in the
same vocation in Franklin County, of which he has been a resident
twelve years. Mr. Hooper is one of the leading men of the county in
all educational matters, and has been chosen by the school board of
Ozark as a teacher in the Ozark College for the following year. In the
fall of 1886 he was elected representative of his county by a large
majority, and served in the Twenty-sixth General Assembly with
honorable distinction, and to the satisfaction of his constituents. In
connection with teaching, Mr. Hooper is interested in farming, and he
is the owner of over 100 acres of land, the greater part of which is
cultivated. His farm is located on the south side of the Arkansas
River, and is well improved, with good buildings, etc. May 30, 1880,
Prof. Hooper was united in marriage, at Ozark, to Miss Julia Webb,
daughter of Perry F. Webb, one of the pioneer merchants of Ozark, now
deceased. Mrs. Hooper was born in this county, and educated in Ozark.
She has borne four children: Perry Thomas, Selina F. and Christopher
C., now living, and Richard C. who died in infancy. Mr. Hooper is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and is a Royal Arch
Mason. His wife belongs to the Missionary Baptist Church.

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William T. Hopkins was born in Floyd County, Ga., near Rome, September
17, 1846. The father, Thomas Hopkins, was born in North Carolina,
where he grew to manhood, and the mother was Mary Chambers, a native
of Georgia, in which State she was married, and it was there that Mr.
Hopkins engaged in farming until his death. Our subject was reared
upon the farm in his native county, and made his home with his father
until grown. In 1867 he married Martha A. Williams, also a native of
Georgia. In 1872 he immigrated to Arkansas from Georgia, and locating
in Conway County, farmed there four years. He then sold his farm and
came to Franklin County, and in 1876 located upon his present farm of
seventynine acres, which he has since greatly improved. This place is
situated two miles east of Ozark, and three acres are devoted to fruit
growing. Mrs. Hopkins died in 1879, leaving one son, Francis P., who
is now twelve years of age. In September, 1879, Mr. Hopkins was united
in marriage, in Franklin County, to Pearl Smith, a native of Georgia,
and daughter of Mrs. Hannah Smith. This union has been blessed with
two children: Fannie and Addie. Mrs. Hopkins belongs to the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and her husband to the Missionary Baptist. In
Masonry the latter has taken the Royal Arch degree.

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Zachariah Hopper is a progressive farmer and stock raiser of Franklin
County, Ark., and was born in Giles County, Tenn., November 6, 1821.
His parents, Samuel and Sarah (McKinney) Hopper, were born in Burke
County, N. C., and died in Rabun County, Ga., in 1857 and 1842,
respectively, the former being about sixty-five years of age, and the
latter forty-nine. They were married in North Carolina, and from there
moved to Giles County, Tenn., thence to Georgia, where they made Rabun
County their home until their respective deaths. Four of their eleven
children are now living: Jasper, John, Sarah Adaline, wife of Henry
Gillespie, and Zachariah. The latter was thirty-five years of age
before he left home, as he assisted his father in rearing the younger
members of the family. In 1852 he was seized with the "gold fever,"
and accordingly immigrated to California, via Charleston, S.C., Cuba
and the Isthmus of Panama. He spent three years in that State, engaged
in mining, at which he was quite successful, and in 1855 returned to
Georgia, via New Orleans, locating in Gordon County, where he lived
until 1870, and then came to Franklin County, [p.1248] Ark., where he
has since made his home. He is now one of the most extensive farmers
in Iva Township, having 180 acres of land under cultivation, and since
his residence in the township has served as justice of the peace four
years. December 23, 1857, he was married to Mary Elizabeth Hinton, a
daughter of John and Mary Hinton. She was born in Elbert County, Ga.,
June 16, 1836, and died in Franklin County, Ark., April 2, 1886. She
was a true Christian in every sense of the word, a devoted wife and
mother, and her death was an irreparable loss to her husband and
children. Nine of their ten children are living: California, widow of
William Hall; Sarah J., wife of Theodore Johnson; Martha Ann, wife of
Thompson Knox; Mary E., wife of B. Hatfield; Marinda, Flora Adaline,
Jennie Florence, William Henry and James S. John Lawson died when an
infant. Mr. Hopper has been a member of the Missionary Baptist Church
since 1869, and has always been a stanch Democrat in politics, and is
always ready to support laudable enterprises. The family are highly
esteemed in the community in which they reside.

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W. C. Hudson, M. D., one of the prominent physicians and surgeons of
Mulberry, Ark., was born in Pulaski County, Ky., July 11, 1849, and is
the son of T. W. and Sarah E. (Boone) Hudson. The father was of Irish
descent and the mother of Irish-English and German. The former died in
1883, but the latter is still living, and is a distant relative of the
native woodsman, Daniel Boone. She is the mother of eight children,
four sons and four daughters. Dr. W. C. Hudson was the eldest son and
second child born to his parents, with whom he remained until
seventeen years of age, when he went to Middle Tennessee, and there
remained until twenty-one years of age engaged in farming. He then
commenced the study of medicine in 1876, and entered the Missouri
Medical College at St. Louis in 1879, from which institution he
graduated in 1884. He commenced the practice of medicine in 1880, and
now has a large and lucrative practice at Mulberry. He was married in
Nashville, Tenn., in 1884, to Miss May Turner, daughter of E. P. and
Mary Turner, and a native of Kentucky. To Mr. and Mrs. Hudson was born
one child, May. He owns a house and several town lots in Mulberry, and
is the owner of 120 acres of land, all the result of labor and economy
on his part. Aside from this he has a half interest in a drug store
with J. W. Bailey.

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Charles E. Hudson, a farmer of Prairie Township, was born August 22,
1855, and is a son of Charles E. and Eliza (Mealer) Hudson. Stephen
Hudson, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Virginia, where he
lived until after his marriage, when he removed to Limestone County,
Ala., and located on a farm. In 1852 he went to Arkansas and settled
on a farm in Franklin County, where he died in 1869 at an advanced
age. Charles E. Hudson, Sr., was a native of Limestone County, Ala.,
and was reared on a farm. In 1839 he married Eliza Mealer, who was
born in Giles County, Tenn., in 1820, and in 1852 they took up land in
Franklin County, Ark. Of their five children two are now living, viz.:
Caroline (wife of James Moffatt) and Charles E. The father was a
strong temperance man, and was a member of the Sons of Temperance, in
which he took an active part. He died August 6, 1855, and in 1861 his
widow married Dr. L. K. Massey, a graduate of the Louisville Medical
College and a prominent physician and surgeon of Northwestern
Arkansas. He was surgeon of Gen. Cabell's brigade during the late war,
and accumulated considerable property. He died March 23, 1883, leaving
one son, Arnantrille, who is now in Mexico. Charles E. Hudson, subject
of our sketch, was brought up on a farm, and received a common-school
education. In 1875 he married Caroline Bryant, who was born in Jackson
County, Ga., and is a daughter of W. L. Bryant, a farmer, who settled
in Franklin County in 1870. Eight children have been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Hudson, one of whom is deceased. Those living are William, Lucy,
Belva, Eva May, Charles and Edwin (twins) and Deborah. Mr. and Mrs.
Hudson are members of the Baptist Church. He is a Democrat in
politics.

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Joel Q. Hunter, a leading citizen of Franklin County, Ark., was born in Fayette County, Miss., May 22, 1848, being one of seven surviving
members of a family of twelve children born to the marriage of Stephen
D. Hunter and Ellen C. Smith, both of whom were born in Tennessee, the
former in Maury County. They were married in Mississippi, whither they
had removed with their parents when children, and resided in that
State a number of years after their union. Shortly before the war they
removed to Texas, but after a brief residence in that State returned
to Mississippi. The father was an uncommissioned [p.1249] officer
during the war, and participated in many battles in which Lee was
engaged, but was never seriously wounded or taken prisoner. In 1868 he
and family removed to Franklin County, Ark., where he became a wealthy
farmer, and spent the remainder of his days. He died in 1880, when
about sixty years of age, and throughout his long and useful career
was a stanch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party. His
wife is still living, and resides on the old homestead in Franklin
County. Joel Q. Hunter, their son, remained at home until 1873, when
he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Lesley, a daughter of Samuel
Lesley, by whom he became the father of five children: Lena L.,
Gertrude, Eureka, James F. (deceased) and Samuel D. Mrs. Hunter was
born in Callaway County, Mo., October 6, 1855. Mr. Hunter is a
Democrat, and one of the industrious, enterprising and progressive
citizens of the county.

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Creed C. Hunter, a progressive and prosperous farmer of Franklin
County, Ark., is a Mississipian, born in Lafayette County, June 29,
1850, and is a son of Stephen D. and Ellen C. (Smith) Hunter [see
sketch of Joel Q. Hunter for parents' history]. The following are the
names of their children who are living: Joel Q., S. D., Bell (wife of
John Jeffin), L. S., Loba (who lives with her mother), S. H. (who also
resides on the old home place) and Creed C. The latter remained with
his parents until he attained his twenty-first birthday, when he
engaged in farming and stock dealing, which he has continued up to the
present time, meeting with more than an ordinary degree of success. He
now owns a large, well-improved and well-stocked farm, and is
considered one of the prosperous citizens of the county. On October
13, 1873, he was united in marriage to Miss Cener Boone, a daughter of
Col. Squire Boone. She was born in Franklin County, Ark., July 10,
1857, and by Mr. Hunter became the mother of seven children: Voet,
Claud, Edgar, Jessie, Neta, Otis and Colonel. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are
members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he is a Democrat in
his political views. He is ever ready to aid all worthy enterprises,
such as schools, churches, etc., and in his business dealings with his
fellow men has ever been fair, honorable and just.

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William H. Hyams, farmer, and one of the prominent stock raisers of
the township, is now residing on Section 15, where he owns eighty
acres of excellent farming land, with fifty acres under cultivation.
He was born in what is now Crawford County, Ark., in 1852, and is the
son of David S. and Mary (Johnson) Hyams, natives of the same State,
and of English extraction. The mother is deceased, but the father is
still living, and is now residing in the "Golden State." William H.
Hyams grew to manhood on the farm, and agricultural pursuits have been
his chief occupation through life, which he has carried on in
connection with stock raising. He was married in this county in
September, 1877, choosing for his life companion Miss Alice D.
Bennett, who was horn in Arkansas in 1862. An interesting family of
four children were the result of this union: David S., William A.,
Leona E. and Charles C. Notwithstanding the fact that he started in
life poor, Mr. Hyams' efforts, coupled with those of his wife, have
been all-sufficient in securing a good and comfortable home.

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J. T. Jeanes, a prominent agriculturist of the county, is a native of
West Tennessee, born October 28, 1846, and the son of Josiah and
Elizabeth (Prother) Jeanes, both natives of South Carolina, and of
Irish descent. The mother died in 1882, but the father is still
living, and although eighty-seven years of age is yet in full
possession of his faculties and in vigorous health. He has been a
farmer all his life. Their family consisted of nine children, seven of
whom lived to be grown, and three of whom are now living: J. N., of
Tennessee; Laura N., wife of John T. Carter, of Tennessee, and the
subject of this sketch. The father started in life with very limited
means, but by hard labor and economy, coupled with good judgment,
amassed a fortune, and was supposed to be worth as much as $75,000
previous to the war, but lost a considerable portion of it during that
period by the Union soldiers. His son, J. T. Jeanes, came to Arkansas
in 1882, but was married in his native State, in 1875, to Miss Martha
E. Warren, a native of Tennessee, and the daughter of James and Louisa
Warren, also natives of Tennessee. To Mr. and Mrs. Jeanes were born
three children: Nora, Eula and Warren. Mr. Jeanes is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, Pleasant Hill Lodge No. 233, is a Democrat in his
political views, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Jeanes is the owner of fifty-six acres of good farming land, 115
acres of good bottom land, a five-acre lot where he now resides, and
sixty acres in Faulkner County, Ark.

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A. C. Johnston, M. D., physician and surgeon of Mulberry Township, and
a resident of Mulberry, was born in North Carolina, near Rollins,
February 24, 1825, and is the son of Whitmill and Elizabeth (Mercer)
Johnston, both natives of North Carolina. Their native county was
settled by a colony of his ancestors, who located there prior to the
Revolutionary War, and where many of their descendants are now living.
He was a distant relative (third cousin) of Gen. Joseph Johnston. He
was reared on a farm, which occupation he followed all his life. His
son, Dr. A. C. Johnston, reached fifteen years of age in his native
county (Burke), and then moved with his parents to Alabama. In 1859 he
left that State, and settled in Arkansas, where he remained until
1863, when he went to Texas, and after remaining there two years
returned to Arkansas. He then commenced the study of medicine under
John C. Lewis, and afterward attended New Orleans College from which
institution he graduated in 1866. He then commenced the practice of
his profession in White (now Miller) County, Ark., but came to
Franklin County, Ark., in 1868, and has since been engaged in the
constant practice of his profession. After one year in this county he
went to Waldron, Scott Co., Ark., where he remained until 1875, when
he returned to Franklin County. He was married, in 1849, to Miss
Rebecca C. Simmons, a native of Alabama, born in 1829, and they became
the parents of an excellent family. Dr. Johnston is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, a Royal Arch Mason, and is an honest, upright
citizen, and an excellent practitioner.

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Pinkney S. Johnston, M. D., was born in Henderson County, N. C., June
17, 1845, and is a son of Samuel P. and Sarah Ann (Bell) Johnston,
natives of North Carolina. The father moved to Polk County, Tenn.,
when Pinkney was a small child. He was a carpenter by trade, and
worked at that business in connection with farming. In 1859 he moved
with his family to Winston County, Ala., where he became an
influential citizen. He served some time as county treasurer, and died
in Lawrence County, Ala., in 1863. When a lad of fourteen our subject
accompanied his parents to Alabama, where he grew to manhood and
received an education. In 1868 he returned to Tennessee, and studied
dentistry, which he afterward practiced. During his leisure hours he
studied medicine for six years, and in the winter of 1885 and 1886
attended a course of lectures at Memphis, having in November, 1876,
come to Franklin County, Ark., and located in White Rock Township.
Here he practiced dentistry until his medical course was completed,
since which time his attention has been given to his profession. He
graduated from the medical college at Memphis in the spring of 1888.
June 21, 1878, Dr. Johnston was united in marriage, in White Rock
Township, to Ellen D. Peters, who was born and educated in Georgia,
and is a daughter of John M. Peters. Dr. Johnston is a Master Mason.
To himself and wife the following children have been born: John
Samuel, Charles W., Henry P., Alva, and Martha A., who died at the age
of two years.
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