A pictorial history of Arkansas, from earliest times to the year 1890. A full and complete account, embracing the Indian tribes occupying the country; the early French and Spanish explorers and governors; the colonial period; the Louisiana purchase; the periods of the territory, the state, the civil war, and the subsequent period. Also, an extended history of each county in the order of formation, and of the principal cities and towns; together with biographical notices of distinguished and prominent citizens, Part 89

Author: Hempstead, Fay, 1847-1934
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: St. Louis and New York : N. D. Thompson Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1268


USA > Arkansas > A pictorial history of Arkansas, from earliest times to the year 1890. A full and complete account, embracing the Indian tribes occupying the country; the early French and Spanish explorers and governors; the colonial period; the Louisiana purchase; the periods of the territory, the state, the civil war, and the subsequent period. Also, an extended history of each county in the order of formation, and of the principal cities and towns; together with biographical notices of distinguished and prominent citizens > Part 89


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6th, Independence and Stone, B. F. William- 22d, Little River, Sevier, Howard and Polk, J. soll. H. Williams.


7th, Woodruff, St. Francis, Cross and Critten- 23d, Fulton, Izard, Marion and Baxter, Van B. den, Robert F. Crittenden. Tate.


8th, Yell and Logan, Theo. F. Potts.


24th, Benton and Madison, J. T. Walker.


9th, Saline, Garland, Hot Spring and Grant, 25th, Crawford and Franklin, James M. Petti- Jabez M. Smitlı.


grew.


10th, Pulaski and Perry, Lee L. Thompson and 26th, Van Buren, Conway and Searcy, Z. B. G. T. Holmes.


11th, Jefferson, James M. Hudson.


12tlı, Lonoke and Prairie, William F. Hicks.


28th, Sebastian and Scott, R. H. McConnell.


13th, Arkansas and Monroe, Robt. H. Crockett. 29th, Poinsett, Jackson and Mississippi, J. W. 14th, Phillips and Lee, Geo. B. Peters. Stayton.


15th, Desha and Chicot, Henry Thane. 16th, Lincoln, Dorsey and Dallas, J. G. Sim- mons.


17th, Drew and Ashley, J. W. Van Gilder.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Speaker-JAMES P. EAGLE.


Arkansas county, William H. Halli Burton. Ashley, Hogan Allan.


Baxter, A. G. Byler.


Clerk-THOMAS W. NEWTON.


Benton county, James A. Rice and Z. Baker. Boone, B. B. Hudgins. Bradley, A. C. Jones.


30th, Clark, Pike and Montgomery, Jesse A. Ross. 31st, Garland and Montgomery, George W. Baxter.


Jennings.


27th, White and Faulkner, T. W. Wells.


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HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.


Calhoun, R. G. Harper. Carroll, J. P. Fancher.


Chicot, G. H. Jones.


Clark, H. W. McMillan and J. F. Biggs. Clay, John H. Payne.


Cleburne, Henry Hardy.


Columbia, H. T. Hawkins and J. C. Colquitt. Conway, Hiram Dacus.


Craighead, T. D. Culverhouse.


Crawford, J. H. Huckleberry. Crittenden, Asa Hodges.


Ouachita, W. T. Avera and T. J. Bibb.


Perry, J. F. Sellers.


Cross, N. W. Norton. Dallas, W. L. Patterson.


Desha, I. G. Bailey.


Drew, David E. Barker.


Dorsey, J. M. Taylor.


Poinsett, Benjamin Harris.


Polk, J. G. Hudgins.


Pope, C. E. Tobey.


Prairie, R. B. Carl Lee.


Garland, W. H. Barry.


Grant, J. H. H. Smith.


Greene, J. B. Boykin.


Hempstead, A. H. Carrigan and Charles A. Saline, J. A. P. Bingham. Bridwell.


Hot Spring, R. M. Thrasher.


Howard, J. A. Corbell.


Independence, Jesse A. Moore and J. C. Yancy. Sevier, A. C. Wheeler.


Izard, J. B. Baker.


Jackson, J. W. Jones.


Jefferson, W. B. Jacko, Ed. Glover and S. H. Stone, W. J. Cagle. Scott.


Johnson, Isaac McCracken.


Lafayette, J. B. Brooks.


Lawrence, George Thornburg.


Lee, J. M. Hewitt and John M. Hardin.


Lincoln, Thos. R. Kirsh.


Little River, J. T. Henderson.


Union, William C. Langford and A. W. Bird. Van Buren, Jesse Milsaps. Washington, B. F. Walker, H. P. Green and R. A. Medeoris. White, G. W. Lewis and Joseph Piercy. Woodruff, Ed. S. Carl Lee. Yell, W. A. Clement.


TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE-Term, January 10th to March 31st, 1887.


SENATE.


President-DAVID E. BARKER.


Secretary-JOHN G. HOLLAND.


1st District, J. S. Anderson.


16th District, J. G. Simmons.


2d, S. J. Johnson.


17th, David E. Barker.


3d, H. A. Crandall.


18th, S. Gardner.


4th, G. T. Cazort.


19th, J. M. Meek.


5th, T. W. Thomason.


20th, F. M. Thompson.


6th, George Martin.


21st, Lawrence A. Byrne.


7th, Riddick Pope.


22d, J. H. Williams.


8th, T. F. Potts. 9th, Jabez M. Smith. 10th, J. T. Jones and James Edward Williams. 25th, J. M. Pettigrew.


23d, Van B. Tate. 24th, D. H. Ilammons.


11th, James M. Hudson. 12th, W. P. Fletcher.


26th, W. S. Hannah. 27th, John Dunaway.


13th, Robert II. Grockett.


28th, R. H. McConnell.


29th, John W. Stayton. 30th, J. P. Copeland.


14th, George B. Peters. 15th, W. H. Logan.


Logan, M. C. Scott.


Lonoke, Jas. P. Eagle and A. D. Tanner. Madison, Joel N. Bunch.


Marion, T. II. Flippin.


Miller, John A. Roberts. Mississippi, J. H. Bradford.


Monroe, John B. Baxter.


Montgomery, Wm. P. Birch.


Nevada, E. E. White.


Newton, E. B. Jones.


Faulkner, J. H. Harrod.


Franklin, W. R. McLane.


Fulton, S. A. Brown.


Pulaski, Dan O'Conner, J. T. Jones, J. W. Vaughn and T. E. Gibbon. Randolph, Perry Nettles.


Scott, A. G. Washburn.


Searcy, J. W. S. Leslie.


Sebastian, William M. Fishback and J. S. Little.


Sharp, R. B. Belamy. St. Francis, John Parham.


Phillips, J. P. Roberts, William R. Burke and S. H. King. Pike, J. P. Copeland.


31st, George W. Baxter.


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APPENDIX B.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Speaker-JOHN M. HEWITT.'


Clerk-JONATHAN W. CALLAWAY.


Lincoln county, Thomas R. Kirsh.


Little River, H. C. Head.


Logan, E. C. Burchette.


Lonoke, A. J. Patton and W. F. Hicks.


Boone, B. B. Hudgins.


Madison, H. M. Moore.


Bradley, C. L. Hayle.


Marion, W. W. Seward.


Calhoun, S. L. Owens.


Carroll, W. R. Phillips.


Chicot, H. C. Newsom.


Clark, R. P. Phillips and I. W. Smith.


Clay, J. H. Hill.


Nevada, J. A. Ansley.


Newton, M. T. Briscoe.


Ouachita, Samuel O, Sevier and J. C. Marshal.


Columbia, J. C. Colquitt and J. C. Jackson. Conway, G. E. Trower.


.


Craighead, J. M. Raines.


Crawford, Hugh F. Thomason.


Crittenden, S. S. Odom.


Poinsett, G. M. Hughey.


Polk, B. F. Thompson.


Pope, W. L. Sibley.


Prairie, J. D. Booe.


Pulaski, L. C. Balch, G. W. Granberry, W. A. Compton and P. Conrad.


Randolph, C. J. Johnston.


Saline, P. M. Trammel.


Scott, A. G. Washburn.


Searcy, Thomas L. Thompson.


Sebastian, J. B. McDonough and James A. Wil- liams. Sevier, E. V. Maxey.


Sharp, Sam. Wainwright.


Stone, W. H. H. Oyler.


Union, F. M. Betts and P. F. Matthews.


Van Buren, W. M. Peel.


Jefferson, Ed. Jefferson, H. B. Burton and W. Washington, R. J. Wilson, W. M. Davis and B. Jacko. H. M. Maguire. White, H. C. Knowlton and Wm. Rowe. Woodruff, Ed. S. Carl Lee. Yell, W. A. Clement. Johnson, T. P. King. Lafayette, D. L. King. Lawrence, B. A. Morris.


Lee, John M. Hewitt and C. A. Otey.


TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE-Convened January 14th, 1889.


SENATE.


President-W. S. HANNA.


Secretary-JOHN G. HOLLAND.


1st District, B. H. Crowley.


2d, Sam. H. Davidson. 3d, H. A. Crandall. 4th, G. T. Cazort. 5th, J. N. Tillman. 6th, George Martin. 7th, Riddick Pope. 8th, W. A. Clement. 9th, Thomas B. Morton.


11th District, J. W. Crawford. 12th, W. P. Fletcher. 13th, C. W. Brickell.


14th, James P. Clarke.


15th, W. H. Logan. 16th, W. L. Patterson. 17th, David E. Barker. 18th, B. W. M. Warren. 19th, J. M. Meck.


10th, J. T. Jones and James Edward Williams. 20th, F. M. Thompson.


Perry, J. J. Cook.


Phillips, R. B. Macon, James P. Clarke and J. N. Donohoe. Pike, J. P. Dunn.


Cross, J. D. Block. Dallas, W. L. Patterson. Desha, G. H. Joslyn.


Drew, N. Y. Wadsworth.


Faulkner, J. F. Campbell.


Franklin, R. F. Hooper.


Fulton, W. M. Green. Garland, Elias W. Rector. Grant, John W. Lybrand. Greene, D. L. Fitzgerald. Hempstead, J. T. Holt and Lee Clow.


Hot Spring, J. M. Fowler.


Howard, J. A. Corbell.


Independence, John C. Stroud and R. H. Grif- St. Francis, L. P. Featherston.


fith.


Izard, George Ferguson. Jackson, H. L. Remmel.


Miller, C. C. Deprato.


Mississippi, H. F. Blythe.


Monroe, W. J. Blackwell.


Montgomery, N. H. Harley.


Cleburne, Thomas R. Brice.


Cleveland, R. F. Foster.


Arkansas county, W. H. Halli Burton. Ashley, Hogan Allen. Baxter, A. G. Byler.


Benton, Z. Baker and W. J. Blackburn.


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HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.


21st, Lawrence A. Byrne. 22d, W. P. McElroy. 23rd, W. E. Davidson. 24th, D. H. Hammons. 25th, S. A. Miller.


26th, W. S. Hanna. 27th, John Dunaway. 28th, A. G. Washburn. 29th, Benjamin Harris. 30th, J. P. Copeland. 31st, John J. Sumpter.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Speaker-B. B. HUDGINS.


Clerk-JOHN G. B. SIMMS.


Arkansas county, W. H. Halli Burton.


Lee county, Hance N. Hutton and W. L. Howard.


Ashley, Hogan Allen.


Lincoln, H. W. Williams.


Baxter, II. H. Hilton.


Little River, H. G. Head.


Benton, Dan. M. Setser and P. A. Rodgers. Boone, B. B. Hudgins.


Logan, H. Stroup.


Bradley, W. R. Quinney.


Madison, W. T. Brooks.


Marion, J. C. Floyd.


Carroll, W. R. Phillips.


Miller, R. L. Trigg.


Chicot, G. H. Jones.


Mississippi, J. O. Blackwood.}


Clark, H. W. McMillan and I. T. Welch.


Clay, J. W. Dollison.


Montgomery, G. Witt.


Cleburne, J. M. Brundidge.


Nevada, O. S. Jones.


Cleveland, W. J. Stanfield.


Newton, M. T. Briscoe.


Columbia, H. T. Hawkins and D. L. Kilgore.


Ouachita, J. W. Juniel and T. J. Babb.


Conway, Z. A. P. Venable.


Perry, J. F. Sellers.


Craighead, J. A. Meek.


Crawford, Lee Neal. Crittenden, Asa Hodges.


Phillips, S. L. Cook, J. H. Carr and J. N. Don- ohoe. Pike, J. P. Dunn.


Cross, J. F. Patterson.


Poinsett, L. J. Collins.


Dallas, J. O. Browning.


Polk, J. M. Green.


Desha, G. H. Joyslin.


Pope, W. L. Sibley.


Drew, N. Y. Wadsworth.


Prairie, W. R. Gibbon.


Faulkner, J. E. Martin.


Pulaski, Charles T. Coffman*, Wm. Nickell*, J. R. Walters* and G. W. Granbery .*


Franklin, M. Stroup. Fulton, J. L. Short. Garland, E. W. Rector.


Randolph, Perry Nettle.


Saline, V. D. Lafferty.


Scott, W. A. Houck.


Searcy, T. L. Thompson.


Sebastian, J. A. Williamst and J. Frank Weaver.


Sevier, E. V. Maxey.


Sharp, R. B. Bellamy.


Independence, Wm. P. Huddleston and J. C. St. Francis, Wm. Manning. Stroud. Izard, D. D. Shaver.


Jackson, Jos. M. Stayton.


Jefferson, S. S. Woolfork, Ed. Jefferson and S. Washington, J. Crawford, T. Wainwright and W. Dawson. Johnson, J. W. Coffman.


Lafayette, W. H. King. Lawrence, Charles Coffin.


T. B. Greer. White, Sam. J. Crabtree and J. M. Allen. Woodruff, James B. Dent. Yell, W. A. Nolan.


(*) Resigned February 18th, 1889, and succeeded by Green Thompson, A. F. Rice, E. J. Owens and A. Moreheart.


(t) Died January 30th, 1889.


(#) Died January 14th, 1889.


1


Hempstead, Lee Clow and A. B. Jones. Hot Spring, Wm. Lambert.


Howard, Jas. D. Shaver.


Stone, J. W. Humphrey. Union, C. T. Gordon and W. D. Jameson. Van Buren, R. S. Hill.


Grant, L. H. Kemp. Greene, A. P. Cox.


Monroe, G. W. Lowe.


Calhoun, G. W. Dickinson.


Lonoke, H. T. Bradford and W. F. Hicks.


APPENDIX C.


SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.


SENATORS IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.


CLASS 1.


Ambrose H. Sevier (resigned), 1836 to 1849.


Benjamin F. Rice, 1868 to 1873.


Solon Borland (resigned), 1848 to 1855.


Stephen W. Dorsey, 1873 to 1879.


Robert W. Johnson, 1855 to 1861.


James D. Walker, 1879 to 1885.


Charles B. Mitchell,* 1861 to -.


James K. Jones, 1885 to 1891.


(*) Mitchell was elected for the term ending March 4th, 1867, but did not occupy his seat af- ter the secession of the State, resigning it, it is believed.


CLASS 2.


William S. Fulton (died), 1836 to 1841.


Chester Ashley (died), 1844 to 1848.


William K. Sebastian,* 1848 to 1865.


Augustus H. Garland, ** 1877 to 1889.


Janes H. Berry, tt 1885 to 1895.


(*) W. K. Sebastian was expelled from the United States Senate on suspicion of sympathy with the Rebellion of 1861. In 1878 the resolution of expulsion was reversed by the Senate. Sebastian was elected forthe term ending March 4th, 1865, but did not occupy his seat after the winter session of 1860-61.


(t) Both seats were unoccupied or vacant for the remainder of the term of Sebastian and Mitchell after March 4th, 1861.


( ** ) Appointed Attorney-General of the United States.


(tt) Elected to fill Garland's unexpired term.


During the first session of the (Murphy) Legislature of 1864 Elisha Baxter, on May 2d, 1864, W. M. Fishback on May 5th, and W. D. Snow on December 30th, were respectively elected to the Senate for the terms ending March 4th, 1865, and March 4th, 1867. None of them were ad- mitted.


Charles B. Mitchell and Robert W. Johnson, in 1862, were elected Confederate State Sena- tors, and served as such. Mitchell died-September 18th, 1864, and A. II. Garland was elected to his vacancy. Johnson and Garland served until the fall of the Confederacy.


John T. Jones and Andrew Hunter were elected Senators by the Legislature of 1866; Hun- ter resigned, and A. H. Garland was elected. All were denied admission by the Senate.


REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS FROM ARKANSAS.


REPRESENTATIVES.


| District


Session of Congress.


YEAR.


TERRITORIAL.


James Woodson Bates


16 and 17


1820 to 1823


Henry W. Conway


18, 19, 20


1823 to 1827


Ambrose H. Sevier


21, 22, 23, 24 1827 to 1836


STATE.


Archibald Yell


1


1836 to 1839 .


Edward Cross


1


25 26, 27, 28 29


1839 to 1845


Archibald Yell (resigned).


1


1845 to 1847 1847


Thomas W. Newton (vice Yell)


1


29


Robert W. Johnson


1


30, 31, 32


1847 to 1853 1853 to 1855


A. B. Greenwood


1


33


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- -,t 1865 to 1868.


Alex. McDonald, 1868 to 1871.


Powell Clayton, 1871 to 1877.


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HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.


REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS FROM ARKANSAS-Concluded.


REPRESENTATIVES.


P


District J


Session of Congress.


YEAR.


STATE.


Edward A. Warren


2


33


1853 to 1855


A. B. Greenwood


1


34


1855 to 1857


Albert Rust.


2


34


1855 to 1857


A. B. Greenwood


1


35


1857 to 1859


Edward A. Warren


2


35


1857 to 1859


Thomas C. Hindman


1


36


1859 to 1861


Albert Rust


2


36


1859 to 1861


Thomas C. Hindman (the Civil War prevented his taking his seat)


1


37


1861 to 1863


Edward W. Gantt (the Civil War prevented his taking his seat)


2


37


1861 to 1863


Vacant


1


38


1863 to 1865


Vacant


2


38


1863 to 1865


Vacant


B


38


1863 to 1865


William Byers (never admitted in Congress)


1


39


1865 to 1867


G. H. Kyle (never admitted in Congress)


2


39


1865 to 1867


James M. Johnson (never admitted in Congress)


3


39


1865 to 1867


Logan H. Roots


1


40


1867 to 1869


James Hinds (died)


2


40


1867 to 1869


James T. Elliott (vice Hinds)


40


1869


Thomas Boles


3


40


1867 to 1869


Logan H. Roots


1


41


1869 to 1871


Anthony A. C. Rogers (seat contested by James T. Elliott)


41


1869 to 1871


Thomas Boles


3


41


1869 to 1871


O. P. Snyder


42


1871 to 1873


John Edwards (contested).


2


42


1871 to 1873


Thomas Boles (vice Edwards, ousted)


42


1871 to 1873


James M. Hanks


3


42


1871 to 1873


Asa Hodges (seat contested by L. C. Gause)


43


1873 to 1875


O. P. Snyder (seat contested by M. L. Bell).


2


43


1973 to 1875


William W. Wilshire (ousted by T. M. Gunter, contestant)


43


1873 to 1875


William J. Hynes (seat contested by J. M. Bradley, at large)


43


1873 to 1875


Lucien C. Gause ...


1


44


1875 to 1877


William F. Slemons


44


1875 to 1877


William W. Wilshire


44


1875 to 1877


Thomas M. Gunter


4


44


1875 to 1877


Lucien C. Gause


1


45


1877 to 1879


William F. Slemons


2


45


1877 to 1879


Jordan E. Cravens ..


3


45


1877 to 1879


Thomas M. Gunter.


4


45


1877 to 1879


Poindexter Dunn


1


1879 to 1881


William F. Slemons.


2


1879 to 1881


Jordan E. Cravens ..


46


1879 to 1881


Thomas M. Gunter ..


46


1879 to 1881


Poindexter Dunn ...


1


47


1881 to 1883


James K. Jones.


2


1881 to 1883


Jordan E. Cravens.


3


47


1881 to 1883


Thomas M. Gunter


4


1881 to 1883


James K. Jones.


48


1883 to 1885


John H. Rogers


3


1883 to 1885


Samuel W. Peel


48


1883 to 1885


Poindexter Dunn


1


49


1885 to 1887


Clifton R. Breckinridge


2


49


1885 to 1887


James K. Jones


3


49


1885 to 1887


John H. Rogers.


4


49


1885 to 1887


Samuel W. Peel


5


49


1885 to 1887


Thomas C. McRea, (in place of J. K. Jones, elected to Senate of United States) ..


3


49


1885 to 1887


Poindexter Dunn.


1


50


1887 to 1889


Clifton R. Breckinridge


2


50


1887 to 1889


Thomas C. McRae


3


50


1887 to 1889


John H. Rogers


4


50


1887 to 1889


Samuel W. Peel


5


50


1887 to 1889


William H. Cate (ousted in favor of L. Featherstone, contestant) ..


1


51


1889 to 1891


Clifton R. Breckinridge (unseated September, 1890).


2


51


1889 to 1891


Thomas C. McRea


3


51


1889 to 1891


John H. Rogers ..


4


51 1889 to 1891


Samuel W. Peel.


5


51


1889 to 1891


On May 10, 1861, Robert W. Johnson, Augustus H. Garland, Hugh F. Thomason, Albert Rust and W. W. Watkins were elected Delegates to the Provisional Confederate Congress at Mont- gomery, Ala. At the general election of 1862, there were chosen Representatives to the Confed. erate Congress at Richmond : Thomas B. Hanley, First District; Grandison D. Royston, Second District; Augustus H. Garland, Third District; Felix I. Batson, Fourth District


At the general election, 1864, there were chosen Representatives to the Confederate Congress at Richmond: Thomas B. Hanley, First District; Rufus K. Garland, Second District; Augustus H. Garland, Third District (resigned) ; D. W. Carroll, vice A. H. Garland ; Felix I. Batson, Fourth District,


2


Clifton R. Breckinridge, State at large.


48


1883 to 1885


Poindexter Dunn ..


1


47 48


1883 to 1885


46 46


3


4


2


1


2


3


2


2


1


47


48


APPENDIX D.


OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL COURTS IN ARKANSAS.


THE GENERAL COURT.


George Bullitt. ¿ A Judge in Missouri Territory from 1817. Served to the appointment and { qualification of the Superior Court in the Territory of Arkansas. Joshua Norvell, Prosecuting Attorney. John Dodge, Clerk.


OFFICERS OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ARKANSAS.


Charles Jouett, Robert T. Letcher, Judges. Appointed by the President in 1819. Andrew Scott.


David E. Mckinney, Clerk. JUDGES.


Benjamin Johnson, January 23d, 1820, to June, James Woodson Bates, 1828. 1836.


Andrew Scott, 1820 to 1827.


Joseph Selden, 1821 to 1824. William Trimble, 1824.


Thomas P. Eskridge, 1827.


Edward Cross, 1830. Charles S. Bibb, 1832. Alexander M. Clayton, 1832, vice Judge Bibb, deceased. Thomas J. Lacy, 1834.


Archibald Yell, 1835.


JUDGES OF THE FEDERAL COURT AFTER THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE INTO THE UNION.


JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT DOING CIRCUIT COURT DUTY.


Peter V. Daniel, 1850 to 1861.


Samuel F. Miller, 1865, present incumbent.


CIRCUIT JUDGES.


John F. Dillon. David J. Brewer, to 1889. Henry C. Caldwell, March 13th, 1890.


Benjamin Johnson, 1836 to 1848.


DISTRICT JUDGES. Daniel Ringo, 1848 to 1861. Henry C. Caldwell, 1864 to 1890.


IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.


Daniel Ringo as District Judge of the Eastern District, from 1851,. the organization of the court to 1861.


Henry C. Caldwell, as District Judge of the Eastern District, 1864 to 1871.


William Story, May term, 1871. Isaac C. Parker; March 19th, 1875, present incumbent.


DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.


Joshua Norvell, 1819 to 1820. William Trimble, 1820, Samuel C. Roane, 1824. Samnel S. Hall. William C. Scott. Absalom Fowler. Grandison D. Royston. Samuel H. Hempstead. Joseph Stillwell.


J. W. McConaughey. Charles P. Redmond, 1864. Orville Jennings, 1865. Jolın Wytock, 1866. William G. Whipple, 1868 to 1873. S. R. Harrington, 1873 to 1877. Charles C. Waters, 1877 to 1885. Joseph W. House, 1885 to 1889. Charles C. Waters, April, 1889.


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HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.


IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT.


Jesse Turner, from 1851, the foundation of the J. H. Huckleberry, 1869. court, to 1856. Alfred M. Wilson, 1856 to 1861.


E. D. Ham, 1865.


Newton J. Temple, October, 1872. W. H. H. Clayton, 1874 to 1885. M. H, Sanders, 1885 to 1889. W. H. H. Clayton, 1889.


CLERKS.


At Arkansas Post: John Dodge, 1819. At Little Rock: David E. Mckinney, William Field, Robert J. T. White, 1864 to 1865, Charles P. Redmond, Ralph L. Goodrich, 1873, present incumbent. At Helena: Samuel P. Delatour, Samuel I. Clark.


IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT.


Alexander McLean, 1851.


Samuel F. Cooper, Nov. 21st, 1865.


James O. Churchill, Dec. 4th, 1867. Stephen Wheeler, May 20th, 1875, present in- cumbent.


MARSHALS.


EASTERN DISTRICT.


George W. Scott, 1830. Elias Rector.


Thomas W. Newton.


Henry M. Rector, 1843 to 1845.


Luther Chase.


David B. Russell, 1881 to 1885.


John Quindley.


Thomas Fletcher, 1885 to 1889.


William O. Stoddard, 1865.


Oscar M. Spellman, April 1st, 1889.


IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT.


George W. Knox, 1851 to 1855.


Samuel Hays, 1855 to 1859.


Luther C. White, 1865.


Jos. S. C. Rowland.


William A. Britton.


Logan H. Roots.


J. N. Sarber. James F. Fagan. Daniel P. Upham.


Valentine Dell. Thomas Boles. John Carroll, 1885 to 1889.


Jacob Yolo, 1889.


REGISTERS IN BANKRUPTCY.


IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.


At Little Rock: Albert W. Bishop, 1867 to 1874; Fay Hempstead, 1874. At Batesville: Elisha Baxter, in 1868.


At Helena: Charles C. Waters.


IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.


At Fort Smith: W. M. Fishback, 1868; J. K. Barnes, 1876.


G


Isaac C. Mills, 1868 to 1876. Robert F. Catterson.


James Torrans.


Joseph T. Brown.


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APPENDIX E.


AGGREGATE POPULATION BY COUNTIES, AND OF THE STATE, AT VARIOUS DATES.


COUNTIES.


1810


1820


1830


1840


1850


1860


1870


1880


1880 White.


1880 Colored.


Arkansas.


1,062


1,260


1,426


1,346


3,245


8,884


8,268


8,038


4,971


3,067


Ashley


8,590


8,042


10,156


5,026


5,130


Baxter


6,004


5,959


45


Benton


2,228


3,710


9,306


13,831 7,032


12,146


12,058


88


Bradley


3,829


8,388


8,646


6,285


4,075


2,210


Carroll


2,844


4,614


9,383


5,780


13,337


13,272


60


Chicot.


1,165


3,806


5,115


9,234


7,214


10,117


1,563


8,495


Clark


1,369


2,309


4,070


9,735


11,953


15,771


10,567


5,203


Clay


7,213


7,191


22


Cleveland ..


8,370


6,041


2,329


Colunibia.


12,449


11,397


14,090


8,587


5,503


Conway


982


2,892


3,588


6,697


8,112


12,755


9,546


3,206


Craighead.


2,440


4,266


7,960


7,850


8,957


14,740


13,332


1,392


Crittenden


1,272


1,561


2,648


4,920


3,831


9,415


1,899


7,516


Dallas


6,877


8,283


5,707


6,505


4,299


2,206


Desha


1,598


2,911


6,459


6,125


8,973


2,452


6,514


Drew


3,276


9,078


9,960


12,231


6,472


5,759


Faulkner.


12,786


11,368


1,418


Franklin


2,665


3,972


7,298


9,627


14,951


14,155


493


Fulton


1,819


4,024


4,843


6,720


6,684


36


Greene


1,586


2,593


5,843


7,573


7,480


7,405


75


Hempstead


2,246


2,512


4,921


7,672


13,989


13,768


19,015


9,593


9,421


Hot Spring


458


1,907


3,609


5,635


5,877


7,775


7,030


745


Independence


2,031


3,669


7,767


14,307


14,566


18,086


16,703


1,382


zard


1,266


2,240


3,213


7,215


6,806


10,857


10,635


222


Jackson


333


1,540


3,086


10,493


7,268


10,877


8,113


2,763


Jefferson


772


2,566


5,834


14,971


15,733


22,386 5,331


11,073


491


Lafayette.


748


2,200


5,220


8,464


9,139


5,730


2,116


3,614


Lawrence


5,592


2,806


2,835


5,274


9,372


5,981


8,782


8,315


467


Lee


13,288


4,138


9,150


Lincoln


9,255


4,212


5,040


Little River


3,236


6,404


3,064


3,335


Logan


14,885


13,901


984


Madison.


2,775


4,823 2,308


6,192


3,979


7,907


7,864


43


Miller


999


356


1,410


2,368


3,895


3,633


7,332


4,671


2,654


Monroe


461


936


2,049


5,657


8,336


9,574


4,365


5,209


Montgomery


1,958


3,633


2,984


5,729


5,471


258


Newton


1,758


3,393


4,374


6,120


6,115


5


Ouachita


9,591


12,936


12,975


11,758


5,504


6,253


Perry


978


2 465


2,685


3,872


3,072


800


1,197


1,152


3,547


6,935


14,877


15,372


21,262


5,444


15,809


Pike


969


1,861


4,025


3,788


6,345


5,951


392


Poinsett.


1,320


2,308


3,621


1,720


2,192


1,902


290


Pope


1,483


4,710


7,883


8,386


14,322


13,413


909


Pulaski ..


1,921


2,395


5,350


5,657


11,699


32,066


32,616


17,667


14,921


Randolph


2,196


3,275


6,261


7,466


11,724


11,097


627


St. Francis


1.505


2,499


4,479


8,672


6,714


8,389


4,921


3,467


Saline


2,061


3,903


6,540


3,911


8,953


7,586


1,306


Scott


1,694


3,083


5,145


7,483


9,174


9,085


83


Searcy


936


1,979


5,271


5,614


7,278


7,262


16


Sebastian


19,560


17,970


1,541


Sevier


634


2,810


4,240


10,516


4,492


6.192


5,088


1,096


Sharp.


99


Union


640


2,889


10,298


12,288


10,571


13,419


6,985


6,434


Van Buren


Washington.


2,182


929


2,619


8,316


10,347


17,794


15,761


2,032


Woodruff


6,981


8,646


4,163


4,483


Yell


8,048


13,852


12,733


1,118


THE STATE


196


368


1,062


14,255


30,388


97,574


209,897


435,450


484,471


802,525


591,531


210,666


YEAR


1785


1799


1810


1820


1830


1840


1850


1860


1870


1880


1880 White,


1890 Colored.


S


Calhoun.


4,103


3,853


5,67]


3,583


2,088


3,066


4,577


7,037


6,776


261


Cross.


3,915


5,050


3,261


1,789


Garland


9,023


7,457


1,561


Grant


3,943


6,185


5,629


556


Howard


9,917


7,409


2,508


Johnson


3,433


5,227


7,612


9,152


Lonoke


12,146


8,143


4,003


Marion


1,325


7,740


8,231


11,455


11,331


124


9,919


5,324


4,595


Mississippi


Nevada.


12,959


9,236


3,722


Polk


1,263


4,262


3.376


5,857


5,792


61


Prairie


2,097


8,854


5,604


8,435


5,69]


2,734


Stone


7,148 1,518


2,864


5,357


5,107


9,565


9,447


118


9,970


14,673


17,266


23,884


22,894


944


White


3,341


9,238


12,940


5,400


9,047


8,871


176


5,089


4,984


128


20,328


20,167


Boone


1,040


Crawford.


2,058


. NOTE,-Cleburne county was formed after the census of 1880 was taken ..


6,333


Phillips


2,850


17,011


11,565


-


HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.


TABLE SHOWING GAINS IN POPULATION AT VARIOUS DATES.


POPULATION IN CENSUS : 1785,


196.


66


66


1799,


368, gain of


172.


66


66


1810,


1,062,


66 694.


66


1820,


14,255, 66


66 13,193.


66


1830,


30,388,


66 16,133. Am


66


1840, 97,574, 66


67,186.


66


66


1850, 209,897,


112,322.


66


66


1860, 435,450,


225,553.


66


66


1870, 484,471,


49,021.


66


60


1880, 802,524,


66


" 318,054.


A


ADDITION AND CORRECTION.


Chapter XII, page 295, in the biography of Governor Thomas S. Drew, read: Thomas Stevenson Drew was born in Wilson county, Tennessee, August 25th, 1802, son of Newt. Drew, of Southampton county, Virginia, who moved to Tennessee in 1797 or 1798; came to Arkansas in 1818, and settled on the Ouachita river, eighteen or twenty miles from Camden. Governor Drew died near Lipan, in Hood county, Texas, in 1879.


Ada


An AT


1236


INDEX.


PAGE.


Adams, Samuel


295


Brooks, Joseph


622, 631


and Baxter War 633


Brown, B. J.


900


Buena Vista, Battle of 308


Bunch, Bradley. 997


Bunn, H. G ..


1070


Byrd, Richard C. 318


Byrne, L. A. 879


Cache River, Skirmish at 484


Caldwell, Charles.


1027


Indians 18 Henry C. 805


66


City


1046


66


County


823 Campbell, W. P. 819


Camden


1063


Cantrell, W. A .. 795


Capital, Removal of 193


350


Carl, Lee Ed. S.


1119


Carroll, County. .. D. W 995 974


Caruth, G. W.


816


Cate, W. H. 1115


Cauthron, Walter


1136


Census


1035


Centennial Celebration


655


Cession to Spain. 66 to France. 95 107,108


Chancellors


1190


Cherokees


140, 144, 196, 201


Chicot, County. 912


Chickamauga, Battle of 529


Chism, B. B.


1138


Choctaws 142,202


Churchill, Thomas J ... 664,672


Claiborne, William C. C. 124


Clarendon


958


Clark, County.


Sol. F.


806


848


Clarksville .


1010.


Clay, County 1142


Clayton, Powell.


60G


John M.


976


W. H. H.


1107


588


Cleburne, County.


1182


Patrick R ... 368, 409, 472 to 479, 572, 887




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