Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the statebiographies of distinguished citizens...[etc.], Part 109

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago. (1886-1891. Goodspeed publishing Company)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, St. Louis [etc.] The Goodspeed publishing co.
Number of Pages: 826

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up to the present time. He first purchased forty acres of unimproved land and later on bought forty acres of improved land, and now owns altogether about 170 acres, with forty two acres improved. Mr. McCauly is also engaged as steamboat agent which occupies about one-third of his time during the year and brings him a nice revenue. He was united to Miss Josephine Brown, a daughter of James and Catherine (Hatfield) Brown who were among the earliest settlers of Perry County, com- ing here from Kentucky about the year 1836. This happy union has given Mr. McCauly and his wife three children: Charles (born January 26, 1877), Carrie (born June, 1879, died when eight months old) and John (born January 20, 1886). Mr. McCauly is a member of Perryville Lodge No. 238 and received the master's degree in the fall of 1886. He has served the lodge in various capac- ities, and feels competent to fill any position which he might be called upon to occupy. He is greatly interested in the progress of educational, religious and social matters, and firmly believes in the power of railroads and of mannfactories to develop a country.

William Alexander McGhee is without doubt among the leading farmers of Casa Township, as these facts amply testify. He was born in Wash- ington County, Tenn., on January 8, 1835, his father's birth occurring in the same county in 1805. He was a farmer of Dutch and Irish descent, and moved from Tennessee to Alabama, thence to Georgia in 1854, and in 1858 to Perry County, Ark. He died September 1, 1885. His wife was born in Greene County, Tenn., and died in April, 1879, also in Perry County. She was the mother of fourteen children, seven of whom are now living, four sons in Perry County: Malachi P., James K. P., Nicholas A. and onr subject; and three daughters: Josie E., Rebecca J. and Mary C. William Alexander, the third of the family, was reared and received most of his education in Alabama. At the age of twenty-three he began life for himself, and at that time married Miss Anna Green, who was born in Alabama in 1835. They have had ten children, all living: John R., Martha Jane (wife of Green McCabe). William

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M., George W. M., Francis A., Mary C., Mis- souri A., Serilda L., Ophelia F. E. and James N. A. In 1861 Mr. McGhee enlisted in the Confed- erate army in Company H, Tenth Arkansas In- fantry, and served as corporal till 1863, being in the battle of Port Hudson, where he was wounded in the head with a spent ball. He came to this county in 1858, and purchased 198 acres of unim- proved land. This has increased until he now has 360 acres, of which 115 are under cultivation, watered by Grace Creek, and forming an excellent stock farm. Mr. McGhee is a Democrat in poli- tics, as were his father and grandfather before him. He cast his first presidential vote for Bu- chanan.

James W. Magie. The farming and mercantile interests of the southwest part of this county are ably represented by Mr. Magie, who is located at Hollis, twenty-five miles from the county seat. He is the son of Benjamin and Nancy Ann (Hickman) Magie. The former, of English descent, was born in Illinois, and at the age of sixteen left his par- ents, who had removed to Ohio, and came to Saline County, Ark., where he married. Here John W. was born, April 13, 1851. His father died in 1872. in Saline County; his wife, a native of Tennessee, departing this life in June, 1871. She was the mother of seven children, two of whom are now living: Davis and our subject. James W. was reared in Saline County, but, as the war broke out when he was about to attend school, he was de- prived of an education. At the age of twenty-one years he left home, and went to Texas, where he herded cattle for awhile, and then worked on a farm. After nine months he returned to Saline County. In 1876 he removed to Perry County, and in 1882 opened a general store. Selling out in 1884, he again went to Texas, tarried there till October of the same year, then returned again to Perry County, and in 1885 embarked in the mer- cantile business at Hollis. He is still occupied in this branch of trade, and carries a stock worth $300. His first store was in McCool Township. He has 160 acres of land, about sixty under culti- vation. Mr. Magie has been a member of Aplin Lodge No. 444, A. F. & A. M., since 1882. He is

a Democrat and a good citizen, taking great inter- est in promoting the welfare of the county. In September, 1873, he married Miss Nancy M. Adz, who was born in Saline County in 1854. They have had six children, five of whom are living: Ethel J., John M., Rhoda A., William M. and Hattie A.

John S. Massy, one of the extensive planters and stockmen of Perry County, was born Novem- ber 8, 1840, in Tipton County, Tenn., and is a son of James and Patsey (Miller) Massy, natives of the same State, of Irish and Scotch descent, respect- ively. The parents settled in Yell County, Ark .. where the father died when John was little less than a year old, and the mother followed him with- in a month's time, leaving Jolin S. and the elder brother, Nathaniel A., to be provided for by John Miller, a brother of the mother's. This protector died when John was twelve years old, and they were then taken charge of by another uncle, Joshua M. Miller, with whom John remained until his twenty-first year. In 1861 he rented a tract of land and put in a crop of cotton and corn, and after securing his crop in a safe place, he enlisted in Company B, of the Fifteenth Northwestern Ar- kansas Volunteer Infantry, and served until 1865, taking part in the battles of Elkhorn or Pea Ridge, Corinth, Hatchie Bridge, besides a number of hot skirmishes and a battle on the retreat from Corinth. Then followed a number of other engagements, and on May 17, 1863, he was captured at Black River and taken prisoner to Indianapolis, where he was confined seven months and eleven days, then to Fort Delaware and kept between three and four months, and from there to Point Lookout, where his prison experience ended, as he was paroled and went to Richmond, Va. He next joined the Twenty-first Regiment of Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, in which he served until the regiment was disbanded at Marshall, Tex., about June 5, 1865. On the 10th of that month he returned home and resumed his farm work, and on July 26, 1866, was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta A. Huffaker, daughter of Cristy Huffaker, of Tennessee. In 1870 Mr. Massy purchased 120 acres of unim- proved land, which he commenced cultivating and

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resided upon until December, 1886, when he re- moved to Perryville for the purpose of educating two children he was rearing: Edward L. and John W. Bowie, orphans of a married sister, Ellen C. Bowie. Mr. and Mrs. Massy have had the care of five orphan children: Sarah Prior (whom they took at the age of thirteen and cared for two years), Lewis Harrison (at the age of twelve years). Thomas E. Holmes (whom they took at the age of fourteen) and the two above mentioned, this worthy couple giving them a father and mother's care, and putting them in a good position in after life. Mr. Holmes rose to an eminent position, and is now the mayor of Perryville. Mr. Massy now owns 123 acres of land, and has placed sixty acres under a high state of cultivation. He had 193 acres at one time, but sold seventy of these in 1885. In pol- itics he is a strong Democrat and a firm supporter of his party. In 1872 he was elected to the office of justice of the peace, which position he held for eight years, and in 1884 was elected county as- sessor, serving four years. He was initiated into the Masonic fraternity in 1869, in Perryville Lodge No. 220, in which he took the third degree of Ancient Craft Masonry, and he also belongs to Aplin Lodge No. 444, at Aplin. Perry County. He has held the office of Junior and Senior Warden, and serves in the latter capacity at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Massy are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the for- mer is steward of Pleasant Grove Congregation. He is a liberal supporter of all religious and edu- cational enterprises, and an influential as well as a valuable citizen to the community.

Lemuel Moody, in his connection with the affairs of this region, is popularly known, being deemed an efficient school-teacher and scholar of Conway County. Born in the State of Mississippi, November 3, 1863, he is a son of Thomas and Frances (Autry) Moody, who were the parents of four sons and one daughter: Lemuel, William A. (born December 20, 1867), Abner J. (born Sep- tember 29, 1869), Edward (born January 25, 1870) and Stella (born October 10, 1878). Lemuel came to the State of Arkansas with his father in 1869, and has resided here for about twenty years.

He was educated at the public schools at Morrill- ton, but being ambitious to have as good an edu- cation as it was possible to obtain, he applied himself studiously to those branches which were not taught in the schools he attended, and the consequence is, that, with his quick perception and natural ability, he soon had a store of knowl- edge that will now fit him for almost any position in life. He first commenced teaching school in Conway County in the year 1885, where he re- mained several years, and then taught in Perry County, in the town of Dixie, until the summer of 1889, when he returned to Conway County, where he has continued since. Mr. Moody is an intel- lectual man and an interesting conversationalist. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and is held in high esteem by the entire community.

Alfred T. Moore. In this respected citizen Perry County has one of its most enterprising farmers and stockmen. He is a son of G. W. and Matilda (Bird) Moore, of Tennessee and Arkansas, respectively, the latter a daughter of Alfred H. Bird, one of the pioneers of Independence County, whose father was a soldier in the Mexican War. The father and mother were united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents in 1858, and of the seven children born to them, Alfred T. was the oldest, and was born July 3, 1859. George W., Jr., and Alfred T. are the only two children liv- ing, the other five dying in infancy and early childhood. Alfred was educated at the subscrip- tion schools of his native State, and was trained to look upon farming as his future occupation in life. On December 21, 1882, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Ann Blythe, of Perry County, by whom he had four children, two of them yet living: Charity Bell (born October 24, 1883), John Alfred (born September 17, 1885). During his life Mr. Moore has been a model of energy, industry and enterprise, and now owns about 120 acres of valu- able land, with some forty acres under cultivation. He was at one time a member of the Free Will Baptist Church, but withdrew from that church in 1884. In secret societies he is a member of Aplin Lodge No. 444, A. F. & A. M., at Aplin, Perry County, Ark., and in social and commercial life,

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he is a prominent figure and a leader. Mr. Moore is a good conversationalist and a man who has sound ideas upon any subject he cares to advance. He is held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens, and his many good qualities have made him a favorite with every one.

Philip W. Mosby, of the substantial firm of Mosby & Smyers, general merchants at Aplin, is a native of De Soto County, Miss., having been born September 17, 1855, as the youngest son of Ben. jamin and Sarah (Woodson) Mosby. The former, of Scotch-Irish descent, was born near Richmond, Va., about 1820, moved to Tennessee in 1840, and in 1855 to Mississippi. He was a farmer and is now living with Philip. His wife was of French descent, her birth occurring in Richmond, Va., in 1818, and she died in De Soto County, Miss., in 1869. She was the mother of twelve children, of whom Robert O., Mat W., Dora E. and Philip W. are living. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in Mississippi, and was educated in Hernanda, at the age of fifteen entering upon his career as clerk in the general store of Caffrey & Robertson, of Hernanda, where he remained five years. Going thence to Love Station, he was sim- ilarly engaged for Banks, Love & Co., remaining three years. During his clerkship he attended school for a short time and also farmed one year. In 1881 Mr. Mosby came to Perry County, Ark., and located at Aplin, forming his present partner- ship in October of that year. A good stock, val- ned at about $3,000, is carried, just such as meets the demands of the surrounding territory, and an extended patronage is accorded them. In 1881 Mr. Mosby was appointed posimaster, which posi- tion he still holds. In February, 1883, he mar- ried Miss Anna S. Solomon, a native of De Soto County, Miss., born in 1860, and the daughter of Joseph H. and Emma E. (Jayner) Solomon. They have had two children: Emma W. and Minnie A. (deceased.) Mr. Mosby has been since 1887 a member of Aplin Lodge, No. 444, A. F. & A. M., and is now its Master. He is also a member of the K. of H., joining in 1888. In politics he is a Democrat, having cast his first presidential vote for Tilden and Hendricks. Himself and wife are

members of the Baptist Church. He is a good business man and well-to do.

John E. Oliver, whose name though a terror to evil-doers is one of the most popular among law- abiding citizens of l'erry County, is the well-known sheriff of that county, and is a son of William and Mary (Hilton) Oliver, of Tennessee. He is one of six children in the family, and was born March 13, 1852, in Carter County, Tenn., and removed with his parents to Washington County, in the same State, when he was still young. He here attended school during the winter months, and in the summer assisted on the farm, as well as learning the trade of brickmason. In 1876 he was married to Miss Harriet J. Young, of Tennessee, a daughter of William and Mary (Hendricks) Young, and the following year moved to Arkansas with his bride. Mr. Oliver is a man of remarkable energy and de- termination, which traits are undoubtedly the secret of his successful career as sheriff; but as an illus- tration of this fact, it can be told that he came to Perryville in 1879 with only $30 cash in his pocket, with which he purchased a tract of wild land, and now he owns about 880 acres, and has placed 350 acres under cultivation, with a good frame dwell- ing, barns, and all necessaries to a first-class farm, well stocked with cattle and hogs, and nine good tenant houses. In 1884 he was solicited by his many friends to run on the Independent ticket for sheriff, which he did, and was elected to the posi- tion which he is now filling with distinction for the third time. Mr. Oliver hung the first man in Per- ry County, a murderer named J. M. Armstrong, who was sentenced for the killing of Dr. T. S. Fer- guson. There were born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver five children, of whom four are yet living: Mary Lena, Clande (deceased), Pearletta, Ralph, Ross (deceased). Mr. Oliver's first wife died in Octo- ber, 1886, and he was again married on June 8, 1887, his second wife being Miss Alice Rowles, by whom he had one child, Rowles, born April 8, 1888. Mr. Oliver is a member of Lodge No. 238, A. F. & A. M., at Perryville, and also belongs to Lodge No. 3,207, Knights of Honor, at Perryville. While working at his trade of brickmason and brickmaker. Mr. Oliver secured the contract for,

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and built the present court house of Perry County, which is the only brick building in that county. In politics he is neutral, not favoring either party, and the same may be said of his religious faith, although he attends the Christian Church. He is a friend and supporter of all enterprises that tend to promote the public welfare, and is held in great respect by the entire county.

Edison Haywood Owen is a practicing physi- cian and surgeon of merit. having acquired an en- viable reputation as such during his residence here. He was born in Tippah County, Miss., August 24, 1848, the fifth child of Larkin James and Pamelia Ann (Johnson) Owen, who were married in 1839. The father, of Welsh descent, was born in North Alabama in 1817; he had been a farmer, but in later life practiced medicine, residing in Lincoln County. Ark., where he died September 13, 1889. His wife was born in North Alabama in 1823, and died July 15, 1889. Both are buried at Hickory Grove Church, Lincoln County, Ark. They were the parents of nine children, six now living. Edi- son was reared in what is now Lincoln County, receiving his education in Mississippi, and attend- ing college two years at Clinton, but, owing to poor health, he did not graduate. He received his medical instruction in Lincoln County, under Dr. Thomason, graduate of a medical college in New York, Dr. Stanfield, graduate of Memphis (Tenn.) College, and Dr. Steward, a graduate of New Orleans Medical College. Dr. Owen first began practicing thirteen years ago, and came to Perry County in June, 1882, where he has since enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. He is also a min- ister of the Missionary Baptist Church, having been ordained in 1871, his credentials being on file in the county clerk's office of Lincoln County, Ark. Dr. Owen has been a Master Mason since about 1873, having been made a Mason in Mill Creek Lodge No. 178. He is now a member of Perryville Lodge No. 238. He is a Democrat, and is an honorary member of the Hermenian Society of Mississippi College. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church. In 1876 he married Miss Mary E. May, who was born in Tippah County, Miss., in 1855, the daughter of James and Tabitha

(Person) May. Dr. Owen has a farm of 654g acres. mostly on the Arkansas River; of this about 135 acres are in cultivation, which he rents. He has 160 acres in Cleveland County, also has a store of general merchandise and drugs, carrying a stock worth $1,000, which he manages with his wife's assistance. He is a cultured gentleman, and ex- tremely popular in Perry County.

Dr. John E. Price, druggist and physician, and resident of Perry County, much esteemed for his substantial worth, was born in Washington County, Tenn., September 25, 1841. His father, Joseph D. Price, of English descent, and a son of Ben- jamin Price, of Maryland, was born in Tennessee, in 1815, and is a brickmason by trade. He mar- ried Elizabeth Young, and for a long time resided at Milligan, Carter County, Tenn., later making his home in Washington County, Tenn., where his wife died in 1852. In 1871 he removed to Carter County, Tenn., and still lives there. In this fam- ily were eight children, of whom the subject of this sketch was next to the eldest. He was reared in his native county, where he received most of his education, and subsequently began the study of medicine there with Dr. Thomas T. Young. In 1868 he entered upon the practice of his profes- sion, and in 1871 came to Perry County, Ark., where he soon became prominent, and now has a lucrative practice, a great part of which he was obliged to give up on account of health. He served in the Union army about three years, and in 1870 married Miss Sabra E. Taylor, daughter of Dr. C. C. Taylor, of Carter County, Tenn., where she was born in 1839. She died in March, 1871, leaving one child, also now deceased. In 1877 Mr. Price married Miss Rhoda J. Guerin, who was born in Perry County, in 1856, being the daughter of William and Elizabeth Guerin, early settlers of Perry County, both deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Price have one child: Fay (born July 16, 1879). The Doctor is a member of the Masonic order. He was appointed one of the county supervisors by Gov. Baxter, and has served as superintendent of public instruction and special probate judge, by virtue of the appointment of Gov. Garland. He is an in- fluential citizen and highly respected, his career

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during his location here having been marked by close application and earnest devotion to the inter- ests of those among whom he has labored. Well qualified for the position to which he has been called, he is recognized as a man of worth and integrity. He is a Republican, and cast his first vote for Lincoln. Dr. and Mrs. Price are both members of the Christian Church.

J. L. Ragsdale. As, perhaps, the principal dealer in general merchandise at Dixie, might be mentioned Mr. Ragsdale, a son of Peter M. and Sarah (Cowen) Ragsdale, who was born in Marshall County, Ala., on October 23, 1846. The father was a native of South Carolina, who moved to Ala- bama about the year 1838 or 1840 and established a general merchandise business, besides operating several saw and flour mills. He became a man of much influence and was high in the estimation of the people of that State, and was elected to several public offices of trust. His death occurred in 1883, his wife surviving him but three years. Edward Ragsdale, the father of Peter M., was a native of Virginia, where he was a wealthy planter, and the wife was born in South Carolina. They were the parents of eight children: Eliza (born in 1838, who was married to Dan Walker and who died in 1884, leaving five children), John W. (born in 1836, a prominent farmer in Marshall County, Ala.), Ma- rinda (born in 1838, wife of M. S. Kirkland, who resides in Conway County), Annie (born in 1840, and married to M. Andrews, of Mississippi, where they resided until her death, in 1882, leaving six children), Edmund M. (born in 1844, who died in Mississippi about the year 1873, leaving a wife and one child), J. L., Franklin J. (born in 1848, and residing in Mississippi), Preston C. (who was born in 1842, is a well-known merchant of Ragsdale, Ala., who was married to a Miss Alexander, by whom he has had several children.) J. L. Rags- dale was reared on a farm in Marshall County, Ala., and received his education in the subscription schools of that place. He was only fifteen years of age when the Civil War came on, but he en- listed in the then famous Griffin's Scouts, and served till near the close of hostilities, taking part in the battles at Franklin, Nashville, under Forrest

in his raids, and a great number of skirmishes. He was severely wounded in a fight near Hunts- ville, Ala., which laid him up for about eight weeks. and on another occasion, while on the return march with Hood from his raids through Tennes- see, he was taken sick and was unable to join his command again until after the war was over. He then resided with his father until 1866, when he was married to Miss Mary J. Brown, a daughter of Calvin Brown, a well-known steamboatman and merchant. In 1867 Mr. Ragsdale and his wife re- moved to De Soto County, Miss., where he en- gaged in merchandising and farming until 1878. He soon had established his reputation in business and was growing wealthy when he lost everything he owned by the great floods of 1877. One year later he moved to Morrillton, Ark., and again started in business, also opening up a first-class hotel in the same place, where his family at pres- ent resides. In 1887 he came to Houston, Perry County, where he was engaged in the liquor busi ness for two years, and just lately he has again commenced merchandising at Dixie, where his stock, which is one of the best in Perry County, will invoice about $30,000. Mr. Ragsdale and his wife are the parents of three daughters: Sallie (an estimable young lady, wife of James Evans, a well-known railroad man), Willie A. (born in 1870, and married to Thomas Edmands, a commer- cial traveler for the tobacco house of Grist, Clay- ton & Co., in Virginia), Emma L. (born 1873. resid- ing at home.) In politics Mr. Ragsdale is a Demo- crat, and a valuable man to that party. His wife and children are members of the Cumberland Pres- byterian Church. Mr. Ragsdale's efforts in build- ing up and improving the county have been well ap- preciated by its citizens. He is a wide-awake and energetic man, and one whose citizenship adds to the advantages of a place. He is a member of the Knights of Honor.

Jerry M. Ragsdill, intimately identified with Huston Township as a farmer and citizen, was born in Perry County, Ark., February 7, 1849. His par- ents were Jesse and Susan (Taylor) Ragsdill, na- tives of Tennessee and Indiana, respectively. The father, also a farmer, of Irish descent, was among

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the early settlers of this county, having come here in 1840, and dying in October, 1865. The mother is now living in Texas. They were married in 1842. There were eleven children in the family, five of whom survive: Jerry, James K., A. J., Jose- phine and Katie, all residing in Texas except Jerry. The subject of this sketch was the fourth child in this family, and owing to the breaking out of the war, received no education. At the age of eighteen years, however, he began working on a farm by the mouth, continuing until about 1884, with good re- sults. In 1874 he went to Texas and remained till 1879, returning then to Perry County, where he has 160 acres of land, inherited from his maternal grandparents; this is located on Arkansas River, and about seventy acres of it are under cultivation, proving an excellent grain and stock farm, and having upon it good improvements. Mr. Ragsdill has been living where he now resides since 1885, there then being only sixteen acres of the land cul- tivated. In politics he is a Democrat, having cast his first presidential vote for Horace Greeley. Though he believes in the Christian religion he is not a member of any church. His wife belongs to the Advent Church. October 26, 1884, he married Mrs. Susan Brazil, a widow, with two sons: Morris P. and Deadalice. She was the daughter of Morris and Katie Borring, who came to Perry County in 1858, from Alabama. They have had three chil- dren; two are now living: Nellie Jane and James Grover. Mr. Ragsdill's father served in the Fed- eral army during the war, in Company C, Third Arkansas Regiment, for eighteen months as corpo- ral and orderly-sergeant.

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring counties, Arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the statebiographies of distinguished citizens...[etc.], Part 109

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago. (1886-1891. Goodspeed publishing Company) Publication date: 1889 Publisher: Chicago, St. Louis [etc.] The Goodspeed publishing co. Number of Pages: 826

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago. (1886-1891. Goodspeed publishing Company)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, St. Louis [etc.] The Goodspeed publishing co.
Number of Pages: 826