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Charles B. Leigh. The interests of Lonoke County would be incomplete without mention of Mr. Leigh, one of its prominent planters. A na- tive of Alabama, he was born in Lauderdale Coun- ty, October 24, 1842, and is the son of Madison and Verbeda (Alexander) Leigh, the former a Vir- ginian by birth, who was married in the Old Dominion. Afterward, going to Tennessee, they went thence to Lauderdale County, Ala., and then to Mississippi, where they resided until their death. Charles was only ten years old at the time of his father's demise. When eighteen years old he enlisted in Company B, First Regiment Mississippi Infantry, and served during the war, acting as sergeant, and participating in many en- gagements, among which were Fort Donelson, Fort Hudson and Selma, where he had a horse shot from under him, and though his clothing was filled with bullets, he never received a wound. He was taken prisoner at Fort Donelson and con- fined at Indianapolis for seven months, being ex- changed after the Seven Days' fight. At Fort Hudson he was also captured, and upon receiv- ing his parole, walked home, a distance of 500 miles. At the close of the war Mr. Leigh became
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settled in Mississippi and soon went to Tennessee, but in the fall of 1866 he moved to Arkansas, lo- cating near Russellville, Polk County. In the year 1868 he was married to Miss Malinda Eastel- ing, a native of Georgia, who was born near the town of Marietta, July 12, 1852. being the daugh- ter of William and Malinda (Johnson) Easteling, of Georgia and Alabama, respectively. Mrs. Leigh's mother died when she was only a few weeks old, and she came to Arkansas with her father, who now resides in Madison County, Ark. He is ninety years old but is well and hearty as ever, being the sire of twenty-one children. To Mr. and Mrs. Leigh have been born a family of ten children, three sons and three daughters now living, as follows: William M., Linda T., An- drew J., Rose E., Charles A. and Mary E. Mr. Leigh, wife and two oldest daughters are mein- bers of the Concord Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In September, 1871, he located on his present farm, which consists of 120 acres on Sec- tion 3 of Lonoke Township. The place was then a wilderness, but under Mr. Leigh's management it has been transformed into one of the best farms in the county, with all the improvements to make a home convenient and pleasant. Mr. Leigh's family is well known, and has the name of being among the most hospitable in the entire commu- nity.
George B. Long was a Confederate army black- smith during the war, and has worked at his trade most of the time since, with good success. He was born in Lawrence County, Tenn., September 23, 1835, being a son of Samuel and Catharine (Stone) Long, natives of North and South Caro- lina, respectively. The former was a farmer and blacksmith, moving to Tennessee with his father when only a child, and in 1854 to Missouri, where he engaged in farming in Ripley County. Here he resided until his death, in 1871, his wife sur- viving him until 1884. George B. Long accom- panied his father to Missouri when a young man, and remained there for five years, enlisting on July 17, 1861, in the Confederate service, in the Missouri State Troops Cavalry, and was on de- tached duty as blacksmith most of the time. He
took part in a number of battles, among which were those of Mark's Mills, Jenkins' Ferry, Green- ville (Mo.), Fredericktown (Mo.), and a number of less important engagements, being captured twice, and held twenty-eight days at one time, though he made his escape both times. After the close of the war he went to Arkansas, and settled in what is now this county, some ten miles north of Lonoke, where he worked at his trade of blacksmithing for several years. He then moved to Lonoke, remov- ing about a year later to Richwoods Township, and locating on land which he now owns. His property possessions consist of 1,000 acres, of which about 160 acres are under cultivation. Mr. Long was married in May, 1875, to Mrs. Hannah C. Eagle (nee Sullivan), a widow, who died in March, 1883, leaving two sons, Robert S. and Joseph. His second marriage, on September 19, 1886, was to Mrs. Martha Mckinley (nee Glover), also a widow, and a daughter of Samuel Glover. They are the parents of one son, Gabriel Eagle Long. Mr. and Mrs. Long are members of the Baptist Church.
John F. Loretz, a native of Lincoln County, N. C., was born in 1830, and was the youngest of two sons and one daughter born to Frederick and Mary (Ramsaur) Loretz, both also originally from Lincoln County, N. C. Frederick was the son of Andrew Loretz, a native of Germany, who came to the United States at an early day. He was a min- ister of the German Reformed Church in Germany, and after emigrating to this country organized several churches in North Carolina. He fell heir to a large estate, but never came into possession of it, and died at an old age very suddenly. Freder- ick followed the life of a merchant, and was also a blacksmith by trade. He was killed by accident, by a tree falling on him, when about thirty-three years of age. Mrs. Loretz moved to Georgia after being married in North Carolina to Jacob Carpen- ter, and fourteen years later came to Arkansas, where she died, in 1881, at the age of seventy years, having become the mother of three children by her first husband: Jacob (who was killed in the Mexican War), John F. (the subject of this sketch) and Jane (also deceased). Mr. Loretz commenced
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working for himself at the age of twenty-one at the carpenter trade. Settling in Arkansas he re- mained two years, going thence to Georgia, where he was engaged in the mercantile business, and afterward returning to North Carolina, and in 1860 to Arkansas, when he located where he has since lived. In 1862 Mr. Loretz enlisted in the Twenty fifth Arkansas Infantry, serving on the other side of the Mississippi River, and was slightly wounded at the battle of Chickamauga. While home on a furlough he was taken prisoner, and sent to Little Rock, where he took the oath of allegiance, and returned home, and has since been engaged in farming. Mr. Loretz was married in 1859, to Caroline Shuford, a native of North Caro- lina, and daughter of Abel and Adeline (Perkins) Shuford; they were also of North Carolina birth, and are now deceased, having been the parents of eight children, four of whom are still living: Will- iam, Martha Ballew, Amelia Rheinhardt and Caro- line. Mr. and Mrs. Loretz have had seven chil- dren, six of whom are still living: Johnie (a daugh- ter, now deceased), Alice (now Mrs. Harper), Mat- tie (wife of Dr. Scott Henry), William, Mary and Esther. Mr. and Mrs. Loretz are members of the Presbyterian Church. The former, a strong Dem- oerat, is a member of the I. O. O. F., and an in- fluential eitizen.
Mr. F. H. Lyons, a leading planter of Lonoke County, was born in Jefferson County, Ark., in January, 1856, and is one of five children born to Samuel and Caroline (Sandford) Lyons, natives of South Carolina and Alabama, respectively. Sam- uel Lyons' birth occurred in 1818, and he was educated in his native State of South Carolina. A carpenter by occupation, and a quiet, law-abid- ing citizen, he was respected by all who knew him, and his death, which occurred in 1863, was regret- ted by the entire community, for all realized that they had lost one of their best and most enterpris- ing residents. F. H. Lyons was edneated in Ar- kansas County, Ark, and there married Miss Mil- lie Handcock, an estimable lady. To them have been born the following children: Clarah B., Henry H., Annie, Caroline and Charley. Mr. Lyons has a fine farm of 120 acres, 100 of which
are in a high state of cultivation, and finely stocked with all grades of animals. He has held the office of school director or trustee for eight years. Him- self and wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, and to all enterprises that promote the growth of the county, Mr. Lyons is a liberal contributor.
W. R. MeCrary, numbered among Lonoke's active merchants and a dealer in general merchan- dise, was born in Lowndes County, Ala., in 1836, being the son of G. L. and L. A. (Ruttledge) Mc- Crary, both natives of Georgia. The progenitors of the MeCrary family were three sturdy brothers, Irish, who came to America at an early day, and settled in the Carolinas. When W. R. MeCrary was about eleven years old he accompanied his parents to Mississippi, where he remained until twenty years of age, at that time leaving the pa- rental roof to enter the Kentucky Military Insti- tute. He graduated as a civil engineer, receiving the degree of C. E., and at once repaired to Sel- ma, Ala., where he accepted the position of assist- ant engineer on the Selma & Gulf Railroad. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, Forty-third Mis- sissippi, having previously served twelve months in a battalion, where he was commissioned lienten- ant, and participated in the battles of Corinth, Inka, in the entire Georgia campaign and at the siege of Vicksburg and Resaca. In 1864 he went with Hoods' campaign into Tennessee and took part in the battle of Franklin; and while in the engagement at Nashville received a severe wound in the head, for months his life being de- spaired of. While in the hospital he was taken prisoner to Fort Delaware, and during his confine- ment was paroled and sent to Richmond. In the meantime he had been commissioned captain. After the close of the war Capt. McCrary embarked in the drug business at Columbus, Miss., and in 1874 came to Arkansas, establishing himself in the mercantile trade at Lonoke, which he has since carried on successfully, as his mauner of doing business ensures for him the liberal patronage of the entire community. Mr. McCrary has taken an active interest in all advancements and enter- prises of the town, especially in educational mat.
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ters, and for ten consecutive years was a member of the school board, resigning in 1889. In social affairs he is identified with Lonoke Lodge of the A. F. & A. M., and is also a charter member of the Knights of Honor. In 1872 he was married to Miss Eugenia Witherspoon, a native of Lowndes County, Miss., who came with her parents to Ar. kansas. To them have been born a family of four sons and two daughters. Mr. McCrary and family worship at the Presbyterian Church.
Silas W. Marble, though an out-and-out Buck- eye. is now a sturdy sou, by adoption, of Arkansas, and is engaged in dairy farming in Lonoke Coun- ty. He was boru in Knox County, Ohio, May 17. 1844, being the son of William J. Marble, who came originally from St. Lawrence County, N. Y., to Ohio, with another brother, at an early date. They were then young men, and engaged in farm- ing. Mr. Marble was also in charge of the county
poor farm of Knox County for six years.
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1866 he removed with his family to Illinois, set- tling in Henderson County. where he is now living. in his eightieth year. He was a "bugler" for a militia company while in the State of New York. A Republican politically, until 1876, he then voted for Tilden, and has supported the Democratic nominee ever since, being an active politician, and has held some township office nearly all of the time. In religious ideas he is a firm believer in the Universalist Church. Mrs. Marble was born in Vermont, in 1812, her maiden name being Sarah Beach; she died in 1867, a member of the Lutheran Church. They were the parents of ten children. all of whom are living, the youngest being thirty-two years of age. Silas W. remained in Ohio until the breaking out of the Civil War, when he enlisted at the age of seventeen, in Com- pany F, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Vol- unteer Infantry, in which he served until June, 1865. He participated in the battles of Perryville (Ky.), Chickamauga, and in all of the engagements during Sherman's march to the sea. He had a horse shot from under him at Bentonville, N. C., but escaped uninjured. After the war Mr. Marble returned home, and on July 5, went to Illinois, and located in Knox County, continuing there five
years. Then he spent the next five years in Iro- quois County, and afterward the same length of time in Henderson County. In 1883 he moved to Lonoke County, Ark., settling in Carlisle Town- ship, where he bought the farm he still owns and occupies, the same then being unimproved. He now has 160 acres under improvement; also owns sixty acres of timber, and is devoting his attention prin- cipally to stock raising and dairy farming. While living in Knox County, he was connected with Post and Redfield, prominent stock raisers. Mr. Mar- ble was married in 1873, to Miss Lizzie B. Vance. a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Isaac Vance. Mr. and Mrs. Marble are the parents of three children, one of whom only is living, Fred E. Frank E. and Mabel C. are deceased. Mr. Marble is a member of the G. A. R., belonging to Post No. 59. He is a strong Republican, and a liberal donator to all charitable and public enterprises.
Gregory Martineau, a son of Andrew and Josetta (Gould) Martineau, was born in the prov- ince of Ontario (Canada), near the city of Ottawa, March 25, 1846. His father and mother were descendants of one of the early pioneer families in Quebec, Canada. Gregory grew to manhood upon the home place, and spent most of his time attend- ing the schools of that section. When seventeen years of age he came to the United States, first locating in Michigan, where he remained for one year, and then went to Minnesota. In 1864, enlisting in Company G, Eleventh Minnesota Regi- ment Volunteer Infantry, he served until the ces- sation of hostilities, after which he went to Mis- souri and resided there about nine years. Missouri not quite coming up to his expectations of the famous " West," he accordingly moved again, this time settling in Lonoke County, Ark. He now resides on Section 5 of Lonoke Township, and has a good farm of eighty acres, with twenty acres in a high state of cultivation. In 1873 Mr. Martineau's marriage with Miss Sarah Lamb was consummated, and to them nine children have been born, seven sons and two daughters. Mr. Mar- tineau and family worship at the Methodist Epis- copal Church, South. He is a member of the school board, having held this position for the past
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nine years, and is also a member and presiding officer of the Wheel.
Columbus Metcalf is another of Gray Town- ship's leading representative farmers, as such having attained to well-deserved prominence. He was born in Kentucky, July 14, 1833. Elisa Met. calf, his father, was also a Kentuckian by birth and bringing up, first seeing the light of day in 1806. By his marriage to Matilda Spaulding he became the father of ten children, nine boys and one girl. The father was a farmer by occupation, owning about fifty-two acres of land. Both he and his wife were members of the Catholic Church. He died in 1861, his wife following him in 1880. Columbus received his education in the Blue Grass State, living there till 1833, when he came to Arkansas and located in Brownsville, Prairie County. He was a mechanic, and here worked at his trade. Upon locating in Arkansas he had a capital of $400, but by honest toil has richly thrived, and to-day is one of the most pros- perous farmers in this township. In September, 1857, he was married to Mary J. Cook, who bore him one child, Alice, and died in 1861. Mr. Met- calf was again married to Mary J. (Trimble) Ben- nett on October 15, 1868. She was a daughter of Robert and Ruthie Trimble. Two children were born to this union: Lora A. and Albert. Mrs. Metcalf died in January, 1869, mourned by hosts of friends. Mr. Metcalf is a farmer and mechanic. He has held membership in the Agricultural Wheel, and is a consistent member of the Catholic Church.
Otis A. Miner. Prominent among the dairy- men of Carlisle Township, Lonoke County, is Mr. Miner, who was born in Genesee County, N. Y., in 1854, his parents being Austin and Caroline (Brown) Miner, natives of Massachusetts. The paternal gradparents. Leamon and Joanna Miner, were of Massachusetts birth, and moved to New York State when Austin Miner was a boy. His (Austin's) mother lived to be over one hundred years old, and she had one sister who survived to an age exceeding one hundred and five years; in- deed, all her family were noted for their longevity. Austin Miner and his wife are both living, and
reside on the farm which his father bought, being well advanced in years. They were the parents of ten children, all but one of whom reached matur- ity, and eight of them are yet living. Otis Miner commenced reading law when twenty years of age and remained in a law office for three years, then entering upon active practice, which he continued for two years. His health failing he then engaged in farming, and in 1879 went to Michigan. where he remained three years, after which he came to Arkansas and located on the farm which he yet occupies. Mr. Miner's wife was formerly Ada M. Walker, also a native of New York, in which State they were married. They are parents of one child, Austin C., born January 18, 1886. Mr. Miner is a strong Republican, and though a young man, is justice of the peace of this township. He is one of the most popular citizens of the community, and it is said that to be elected to any local office he would only need to signify his willingness to ac- cept the nomination.
Rev. James Wilson Moore (deceased), first pastor of Sylvania Presbyterian Church, was born in Northumberland County, Penn., September 14, 1797, being the son of James Moore, a native of Ireland. Mr. Moore was a graduate of the Theo- logical College, at Princeton, N. J. He was or- dained by Northumberland Presbytery in 1827, and the following January came to Arkansas Ter- ritory and located in Little Rock, where he organ- ized the first Presbyterian Church in the Territory. He remained in Little Rock, engaged in preaching the Gospel, for twelve years, a few years of which time were spent in teaching a select classical school, and later moved to what is now Lonoke County, where he built the first log church in that part of the State, in 1843. A few years after he erected a frame church, and just before the war built the pioneer brick church. He also established a good school. Mr. Moore patiently worked here from 1840 until his death (which occurred in 1873) for the spiritual, moral and intellectual welfare of the community. Returning to New Jersey in 1830, he was there married to Elizabeth Guild Green, a native of that State, and a daughter of William E. and Charity Green. They became the parents of
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eight children, who attained the age of maturity : Capt. William E. Moore (who was killed at the battle of Chickamauga, while acting as colonel of his regiment), Mary W. (widow of William B. Nash), Maj. Charles B. Moore (of Little Rock), Dr. James W. (now deceased), Alexander M. (also deceased), Henry (an attorney at Texarkana), Philip G. (deceased) and Elizabeth L. The sur- vivors of this illustrious family are held in high esteem by the citizens of the localities in which they reside.
James M. Morris is a native of Tennessee, where he was born, in Stewart County, July 1, 184I, and is the son of the Rev. James T. and Eliza (Weeks) Morris, natives of Tennessee. James T. Morris was a farmer, and minister of the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church. He made a trip to California in 1850. and after returning moved to Pulaski County, Ark., in 1852, and the following year to Lonoke County, where he resided until his death, in July, 1887. He was one of the pioneer preachers of Arkansas. His wife died in 1881. James M. Morris accompanied his father to this Territory when a boy of eleven years, and remained with him until the war broke ont, when he enlisted in the Confederate service, in July, 1861, in Wood- ruff's artillery, in which he served until the close of hostilities. He participated in the battles of Prairie Grove, Helena, Jenkins' Ferry, Mansfield and a number of others: after peace was declared returning to Lonoke County, where he has since resided. In 1872 Mr. Morris bought the farm on which he still resides, consisting of 300 acres, 150 acres of which are under cultivation. He was married in September, 1871, to Leonora M. Som- ers, a native of this State, and a daughter of Rev.
J. B. Somers. Mrs. Morris died in February, 1882, leaving two children: Ella (wife of Dr. Allen, of England Station) and James Robert (who is now at school at Lonoke). Mr. Morris was married the second time, in 1884, to Mrs. Arkansas Winfery (nee Chadick), of Arkansas nativity, who departed this life on November 17, 1888. Mr. Morris has a fine farm, upon it there being a large orchard of su- perior varieties of apples, pears and peaches. He is a member of, and class-leader in, the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, and is active in Sunday- school work; he is also a member of the Masonic order, and a highly respected citizen.
W. Nathan Morris, now just in the prime of an active and well-spent life, is a successful agri- culturist of this region. He was born in Stewart County, Tenn., in 1850, to the union of Rev. James T. Morris and Eliza (Weeks) Morris, a sketch of whom immediately precedes this. Nathan Morris passed his boyhood days at home, until he became of age, shortly after which he bought an improved farm, and commenced life for himself. Active and persevering in his adopted calling, he now owns 1,300 acres of land in this county, in different tracts, about 400 acres of which are under cultiva- tion; 245 acres of improved land comprise the home farm, and here he resides, enjoying wide re- spect. In 1886 he built a cotton-gin, and now has one of the finest gins in this part of the State, fitted throughout with new machinery. The fol- lowing year he built a saw-mill, and at this time is engaged also in getting out lumber. Mr. Morris is a member of the Masonic order, and belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is public- spirited and energetic, and by a life of honorable deportment has gained universal esteem.
George W. Morris is also a member of one of Lonoke County's best-known and most highly re- pected families. A native-born resident of the county, he was born May 4, 1857, his father and mother, James T. and Eliza (Weeks) Morris, hav- ing moved from their native State of Tennessee to Arkansas in abont 1840, settling in Prairie County, where they both died, Mr. Morris in 1887, and his wife some years before. George W. Morris en- gaged in farming in this county a few years ago, and in 1885 embarked in the livery business, which he carried on in connection with agricultural pur- suits until 1888. Selling out, he removed to Eng- land Station, where he resumed the livery occupa- tion, and also carried on farming. Mr. Morris has about 300 acres of fine bottom land, which he cul- tivates in an excellent manner. He has held the offices of justice of the peace, constable and other local offices, and is at present a member of the school board. He was married in February, 1874,
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to Lily Gray, a daughter of Thomas Gray, and they have a family of two children: Eunice and George E. Mr. Morris is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Masonic order, holding a membership in Lonoke Lodge No. 51, in which he has held several positions. As a public-spirited citizen he is widely known, lending his influence to all work for the good of the locality in which he lives.
Dr. E. S. Motter, physician and farmer of Pulaski Township, Lonoke County, was born near Frederick City, Md., in May, 1832, and is the son of J. S. and Mary Motter (nee Smith), both natives of Maryland. In 1857 the family moved to Mis- souri, locating in Lewis County, where Mr. Motter cleared a large farm and resided till his death about 1884. His wife died in the State of her birth in 1854. Dr. Motter grew to manhood in Maryland, receiving a good education in the high schools and academies of that State, and upon the completion of his literary learning took a course in medicine at the University of Maryland, and at the Medical Department of the City and Marine Hos- pital of Baltimore, graduating in 1854. After finishing, he located in Piedmont, Va., where he began the active practice of medicine, entering upon a career which proved successful and bene- ficial. In 1856 he moved to Leavenworth, continu - ing his practice up to the beginning of the war, when he enlisted in the Confederate army, April 16, 1861, enrolling as a private in the Seventh Virginia Cavalry. After serving in that regiment until the year 1863, he came to Arkansas and was assigned to the Tenth Arkansas Regiment, being appointed regimental surgeon, in which capacity he served till the close of the war. While in the Virginia regiment he participated in a number of important battles, among them being the first and second battles of Manassas, Winchester, Fredricks- burg, Sharpsburg and numerous other engage- ments. After the closing of the war, the Doctor located at Hickory Plains, Ark., practicing his profession from 1865 to 1871. In 1872, he came to Lonoke County, and settled on the place he now makes his home, where he has since practiced his profession. He is quite an extensive farmer, own-
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