He has been a life-long Democrat, and he and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. She was born in Cooper County, Mo., in 1824, and is yet living. The Cartner family is of Scotch-English descent, and the Goodnow family are also of Scotch descent. The mother is a relative of Goodnow, the great cutlery man.

There are now living three sons and two daughters born to this marriage: Thomas H., Cordelia A., Henry F., Emmelia P., Charles D., and Thomas H., the eldest child born to this parents. He received his education at Cane Hill College, and afterward taught school for four years. He then went into the store of Baum and Brother, at Fayetteville, where he remained for one year, and from there he engaged in business at Billingsley, Washington Co., Ark., in a general store, and remained there one year. He then went to Brentwood, and at the end of two years moved to Delaney, where he has been engaged in business ever since. He here formed a partnership with D. W. C. DYE, and has recently formed a partnership with L. REED. They carry a stock of goods valued at $4,500, and have another store at Combs Station, stock valued at $2,000.