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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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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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.
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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
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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
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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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