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J. R. Henry, a prominent mill operator and well-known planter of Grant County. was born in North Carolina, January 3, 1833, and is a son of John G. and Hannah (Cooper) Henry. The par- ents were married near Wilmington, N. C., and four children were born to their union: George W., William J., Benjamin C. and John R. About 1835 he moved to Tennessee, and in 1838 his wife died. A few years later the father was married to
Miss E. Worthen, by whom he had four sons: Isaac F., Thomas J., Joseph T., Albert H., Pat- rick and Samuel W. He moved to Arkansas in 1845, and there remained until his death, which occurred in February, 1864. He was a very suc- cessful farmer during his life, and at the time of his death owned about 360 acres of valuable land. J. R., the principal of this sketch, was educated in the State of Tennessee, and acquired a good English training. In 1845 he moved to Arkansas, and was there married to Miss Martha J. Young, in February, 1855, a daughter of Mills and Re- becca Young. This union made him the father of two boys and two girls: John W., James A., Vir- ginia B. and Mary E., who are all still living. Mr. Henry's first wife died in 1862, and a few years later he was married to Mrs. Martha Wells, by whom he had two sons: Benjamin F. and Andrew W. Mr. Henry's occupation has always been at farming and milling, and he is one of the most expert mill operators in Central Arkansas. He owns about 640 acres of very productive land, of which 150 acres are under cultivation, and adapted to almost any growth. In February, 1862, he en - listed in Gen. Price's army, and served in the First Arkansas Cavalry, taking part in a number of hard fought battles and skirmishes. For the past nine years he has had charge of Junet post- office, and fills the position in a highly creditable and satisfactory manner. In religious belief he and wife are members of the Methodist Church, and are liberal contributors to all charitable and educational enterprises. Mr. Henry is one of the leading spirits in seeking out and developing means for advancing the agricultural and indus- trial interests of his county, and is one of the most popular men in that section.
Elijah M. Hicks, a prominent citizen of Grant County, was born in Marion County, Tenn., on August 10, 1840, to the marriage of Elijah M. and Sarah (Fowler) Hicks, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and Kentucky. The parents were mar- ried in Tennessee, and made that their home till 1840, when they moved to Marion County, Ark., where the father died the same year at the age of forty. Soon after her husband's death, Mrs.
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Hicks returned to Marion County, Tenn , remain- ing till 1857. Then coming to Saline County, Ark., she died in 1887 at the age of seventy-seven years, having been married the second time to William Hamilton. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the time of her death. By her first marriage she became the mother of seven children, of whom but two sur- vive: the principal in this sketch and his sister, Martha Tate, of Grundy County, East Tenn. Elijah M. Hicks, the younger, was educated in East Tennessee, making his home with his mother until he was ten years old. At this early age, on account of a disagreement with his step-father, he left home, remaining with his sister two years, and with an aunt one year. Living thus with relatives till the year 1857, he came to this locality after a stay in Benton County of one year. Upon locating here he began farming, and has followed it ever since, owning at the present time a fine farm of 525 acres. In 1887 he went into the mercantile business at Mooneyville, continuing at this branch of industry with marked success till the year 1884. He has since been extensively engaged in the stock trade. He has served two years as justice of the peace, being a Democrat in politics. He has been successful in everything to which he has directed his attention, and as a result of his successes is one of the most prosperous citizens of Grant County. In September, 1861, he enlisted in the Eleventh Arkansas Infantry Regiment, Confeder- ate army. At New Madrid he was captured and taken to Camp Donglas, Chicago, where he was detained a prisoner for ten days, and at the expira- tion of this time, in company with Joseph Hamil- ton, made his escape by crawling through a hole in the barracks. One thousand miles from home, Rebels in a country filled with Unionists, with but $1.25 in their pockets, the two escaped prisoners, by dodging and enduring innumerable hardships, traversed the whole distance on foot. After thirty- six days of wandering they reached home and loved ones, without a serious mishap. Remaining home but a short time, he rejoined his regiment at Port Hudson, where he was again captured, but soon paroled. After this he served in Poles' bat- 47
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talion for a short time, then came home. He took part in many battles, Port Hudson and others. On December 23, 1859, he was married to Mary Ann Black, daughter of Joseph Black, of Alabama. She was born in Alabama on September 18, 1837. By this union there were tive children: James T. (teaching school), Laverna J., Joseph D. and An- drew M. (at home); Sarah Ann having died October 12, 1886, at the age of twenty-six. Mr. Hicks, wife and two eldest children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father is also a member of the Masonic order. Sarah Ann, the daughter whose decease is noted, was the wife of Thomas G. Wylie, a farmer of Grant County, also dead. She was the mother of four children, two now living: Florence and James A. The two de- ceased were Alice and Ammie G.
J. Holiman is a native of North Carolina, and was born in Ansou County August 13, 1829. He is a son of Hon. Warren Holiman, also of the same county, originally, who married there Millie Wal- ters, likewise of that State. In the year 1835 the family moved to Alabama, where they resided for several years. but in 1840 moved to Arkansas, and located near the village of Prattsville. Mr. Holi- man improved a large farm, on which he lived until his death, in August, 1876. During life he held the office of Internal Improvement Commis- sioner, and was also a member of the legislature, filling, in an acceptable manner, other official posi- tions. His wife is now eighty four years old. Joshna Holiman accompanied his father, and re- mained with him until he was twenty-four years old. Before leaving the homestead, which he had helped to improve, he married, December 19, 1852. a daughter of Ezekiel Hogue, who had been brought by her father to Arkansas when she was but four years old. Since his marriage he has im- proved three farms. In 1879 he came on the farm he is at present working, which contains about 120 acres, thirty-five being under cultivation. He has two log houses and ontbuildings. In 1864 he en- listed in the Federal army, Second Missouri Light Artillery, and served until November, 1865, at Benton Barracks. He participated in several ex- citing engagements with the Indians, and can tell
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of many a thrilling episode of the war time. After he was discharged he returned home, and resumed his occupation of farming. Mr. and Mrs. Holi- man are the parents of nine children, four boys and five girls: John A. (a prominent business man of Little Rock), H. Joshua (postmaster at Sheri- dan), Sarah E. (wife of William E. Poe), Martha Ann (wife of J. E. T. Ward, and resides near her father), Nannie W. (a bright young lady), William Harvey (a lad of fifteen) and Olive May and Mollie Nora (younger children). The family, with the exception of the two little girls, are members of the Baptist Church.
Daniel Johnson, a merchant of Sheridan, Grant County, Ark., is a native of Eastern Tennessee, and was born in Roane County, May 9, 1824. He was the son of Isaac and Nancy (Hunter) John- son, also of Tennessee. Isaac Johnson was a farmer, teacher and blacksmith, and also held a local office in his county. He died in 1844, at the age of sixty years. Of his family, six sons and three daughters attained maturity, and became heads of families. Daniel Johnson grew to man- hood in Tennessee, remaining with his mother until her death. In 1846 he married Elizabeth Hickson, a native of Tennessee, where he remained until 1849, when he removed to Arkansas, and located in what is now Grant County, settling on a farm which was his home until 1877. He then moved into town, having been elected county treasurer of Grant County. He was re elected to that position in 1878, 1880, 1882 and 1884, dis- charging his official duties in a competent and satisfactory manner for ten years. In 1877 Mr. Johnson moved to Sheridan, and opened a store of general merchandise, also starting a hotel, which he conducted for six years. At that time there were only two families living in Sheridan. Com- mencing in the mercantile business with but $250, he has in twelve years built up a large trade, and is one of the substantial men of the county. He made the trip overland to California in 1853, with a large train, being six months and twelve days on the road. and going through severe hardships. The train became divided by dissensions, etc., but finally he arrived in California safely, and there
remained three years. He returned to Arkansas in 1856, by way of Panama, Aspinwall and New Orleans. Mr. Johnson lost his first wife in 1876. She left a family of nine children (three of whom are now deceased): Nancy J. (deceased, left a fam- ily of five children), James M. S., William D. (de- ceased), Paulina (wife of W. L. Lybrand), Martha (widow of A. N. Rhoden), Finas E. (deceased, who was a former partner in the store), Sarah (wife of J. A. Shell), Robert G. (a partner in the store), Catharine (now Mrs. W. J. Shepperd). Mr. John- son married again, in 1878, a widow, Mrs. Rachel Glover (nee Walker), a native of Eastern Tennes- see. Mr. Johnson entered the Confederate serv- ice, in 1861, in the Second Arkansas Infantry, and served about one year, when he was discharged on account of disability. He participated in a number of engagements, but served on detached 'duty most of the time, and made two trips back to this State recruiting for his company. He re- ceived his discharge at Corinth, in 1862, when he returned to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
J. M. S. Johnson has gained just reputation as a prominent citizen of Grant County, and is in- cluded among the leading planters of his section. Born in Tennessee on May 27, 1848, he is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hickson) Johnson, the former born in Tennessee May 9, 1824, and the latter a native of the same State and a daughter of Tim and Nancy Hickson. The parents were mar- ried in 1844 and had nine children born to their union, of whom six are still living and reside in Arkansas. Both parents belonged to the Presby- terian Church. The mother died November 26, 1876, and after her decease the father was married to Miss Rachel Glover, of Tennessee. He served with distinction through the late war, espousing the Confederate cause. J. M. S. Johnson was edu- cated in the schools of Grant County, and was there married to Miss Henrietta C. Oswalt, August 11, 1874. His wife is a native of South Carolina and a daughter of Daniel Oswalt, a well-known citizen of Grant County. Ten children have been born to this union: Alice E., Aquilla E., Oliver T., Flora E., Rhidonia C., James D., Andrew E.,
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Henry F. and Vider I., an infant, who are still living, and all reside at home. Mr. Johnson has been a successful farmer during his life, and now owns about 358 acres of the most fertile soil in Central Arkansas, with some seventy-five acres under cultivation. He is a member of the Masonic order and has held the office of Junior Warden of his lodge for about six years. He and wife belong to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and are liberal contributors to all charitable and worthy en- terprises, taking special interest in religious and educational matters. Mr. Johnson is a man of untiring energy and a leader in furthering the de- velopment and progress of his county, and enjoys a widespread popularity in that section.
Robert G. Johnson, though numbered among the younger men of this locality, is rapidly coming to the front and gaining an enviable reputation. He is a merchant of Sheridan and was born in Darysaw Township, Grant County, Ark., Decem- ber 23, 1864, being the son of Daniel Johnson [whose biography appears in this work ]. He was reared and educated in Sheridan, and in 1884 was taken in partnership by his father and brother. Mr. Johnson and his brother (now deceased) built one of the finest business blocks in Sheridan, in which the present store is located. He was mar- ried in Sheridan in May, 1889, to Miss Nancy E. Dorough, an estimable young lady and daughter of the popular sheriff of this county [mentioned elsewhere in these pages]. Mr. Johnson is a young man with plenty of ambition and energy, and will undoubtedly make his way in the world.
Hon. L. H. Kemp, representative for Grant County, also postmaster at Turin, Davis Township. was born October 25, 1837, in Smith County, Tenn., and is the son of Alfred M. and Mary A. (Caldwell) Kemp. Alfred M. Kemp was born in Smith County, Tenn., where he resided until his death, in 1842. After that event his widow, who is a native of Tennessee, married W. R. Gregory, and in 1848 moved to Arkansas, locating in what is now Davis Township, in Grant County, where they at present make their home. L. H. Kemp resided with his mother until the war, enlisting in July. 1861, in the Eleventh Arkansas Infantry
(Confederate) under Col. Smith, and serving as third lieutenant for twelve months. Upon the re- organization of his company after the expiration of his term of service he was elected captain, in which capacity he served until the close of the war, hav- ing participated in the fight at New Madrid and at Island No. 10, where he was taken prisoner and held five months at Johnson's Island. After his release he was sent on a recruiting expedition for Gen. Bragg, and returned to Arkansas, but being taken sick he did not return to his regiment, re. ceiving an honorable discharge. After the war Mr. Camp settled on a farm in this (Grant) County. In 1863 he married Mary E. Lockhart, daughter of Stacy Lockhart, one of Grant County's pioneers, who settled here in 1840. Mrs. Kemp was born and reared on the place where she and her hus- band now reside. After his marriage he chose a home first in Merry Green Township, where he resided seven years, after which he bought out the interest of the heirs of Mr. Lockhart's (his wife's father) estate to the homestead to which he then removed, and on which he is still located. Mr. Kemp has a good farm of 100 acres, eighty acres being cleared land under cultivation. A good, double log-house and outbuildings, and a large and well-kept apple and peach orchard are among the improvements. Mr. Kemp was nominated and elected representative of Grant County in the fall of 1879, and served through one term of the legis- lature. Again, in ISS8, he was re-elected by a large majority over two prominent opponents (both independent candidates) to the legislature and served through the last meeting of that body with distinction and prominence. He has a family of nine children: Elizabeth (wife of A. R. Hawley), Fannie (unmarried), Annie, Mary. L. H., Jr., Wade H., William M., Lucy and John. Mr. and Mrs. Kemp are members of the Missionary Bap- tist Church of this place.
Jasper N. Lee, as one of Grant County's most wealthy land owners, deserves prominent mention. He came upon the stage of action on September 2, 1854, in Jefferson County, Ark., being the son of Thomas J. and Toppie Ann (Marsh) Lee, natives respectively of South Carolina and Tennessee. The
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father, when a young man, locating in Jefferson County. It was his original intention to go to Texas, but while passing through Jefferson County, this State, he saw land suitable for a home, and remained here till his death. As soon as settling, he went into the mill business, and made a greater portion of the lumber used in the construction of Pine Bluff, and all used in building Sulphur Springs. He was eminently successful as a mill man. His death occurred on August 12, 1865, when he was in his fifty-eighth year. He moved from Jefferson to Saline County in 1858, and built a mill on Saline River, situated in what is now Calvert Township, in Grant County. He was a Union Democrat, and served Jefferson County as judge, supervising the building of the court house at Pine Bluff. He also held the office of justice of the peace. During the Mexican War, he was a soldier, but not in active service. He was twice married; the first time before coming to Ar- kansas, meeting and marrying our subject's mother, in this State. She had removed with her parents to Jefferson County, dying in 1858, when quite a young woman. Thomas Lee was the father of twenty-five children. By his second wife, there were four children; Jasper N. being the only one living. At the age of thirteen, he started out for himself, and in company with friends and neigh- bors, first went to Northwestern Texas, where he worked in the stock business, for other people- herding sheep, cattle and horses. While there he attended the Commerce Academy, obtaining the rudiments of an English education. His favorite studies were grammar, composition and rhetoric. In 1877 he was an assistant in a common school at Lebanon. When leaving home, he could barely read print, but by diligent pursuit of his studies, he has given himself a good education. After re- turning to Grant County, in 1878, he turned his attention to farming and school-teaching; cultivat- ing the soil in summer, and the minds of the young in winter. This he continued until recently, June, 1889, when he connected himself with the Kings- land Stave and Rafting Company. Since then, he has been buying timber for the company in Grant County. In 1878 he was married to Eliza-
beth Wilkinson, daughter of Dr. H. M. Wilkinson, of Grant County. The fruits of this marriage were five children. Robert E. is the only one living. Those dead are Hugh, B. W., Thomas L. and Mary F. A., all of whom died when young. Mr. Lee and wife are members of the Missionary Bap- tist Church. He is the owner of between six and seven hundred acres of land, most of which is in the Saline River bottom; he has also tax title claim to over 1,200 acres additional. Mr. Lee started in life without means and without educa. tion, and his great success is due solely to his indi- vidual efforts. While in Texas, he studied law under James Matthews, of Greenville, but has never applied for admission to the bar.
Joab P. Lockhart, a farmer in Davis Town- ship, Grant County, was born in this county, April 10, 1844, and is the son of Stacy Lockhart, a native of South Carolina. Moving to Alabama when but a lad of fourteen, he was reared and ed- ncated there, and married Miss Elizabeth Lowe, of Alabama origin. In 1842 Mr. Lockhart moved to Arkansas, and settled in what is now Grant County. At the time of his settlement here there were only two cabins in Little Rock. He served as a pioneer justice of the peace, made a comfort- able home, and finally was claimed by that grim destroyer, Death. His good wife survived him till 1873. There were nine children in the family, seven of whom are still living. The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Grant County, and remained with his father until the war, when he enlisted in 1862, in the Second Ar- kansas Infantry, and served until the final sur- render, participating in the battles of Murfrees- boro, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and numer- ous others. He was wounded at Chickamauga by a gunshot through the left hand, and again at Lib- erty Gap, receiving a flesh wound in the left leg. After the close of the war, Mr. Lockhart returned home and resumed his occupation of farming, and in 1865 married Mrs. Sarah J. Halbert, a native of Georgia. Mrs. Lockhart died in 1882, leaving two children: W. H. and Sevilla. His present wife was formerly Nancy W. York, a daughter of Richard York, and a native of Arkansas. After a
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short time Mr. Lockhart intends moving his family to Malvern. W. H. now holds a very responsible position in Little Rock, and enjoys the perfect confidence his employers repose in him. Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart are adherents of the Missionary Baptist Church, and both are devout members of that persuasion, being deeply interested in all matters pertaining to education and religious af- fairs of his county.
John W. Lybrand. It is justly conceded that Mr. Lybrand is among the most influential citi- zens of Grant County, and as such deserves more than passing notice. He was born in Lexington District, S. C., on October 1, 1845, as the son of Jacob and Nancy (Taylor) Lybrand, natives of Lexington District. Jacob Lybrand and his wife moved to Jefferson County, Ark., in 1847, where he died in 1873, at the age of sixty six, his wife passing away in 1881 at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, while she was a Baptist. When a young man, he learned the carpenter trade, and followed the same in connection with farming, until his death. The portion of Jefferson County in which he settled was then a wilderness; but he opened up a farm and reared his family. His father was a native of Germany, coming to this country and settling on a farm in South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lybrand became the parents of six children, five of whom are now living: Catharine (wife of D. R. Williams, farmer and merchant at Grapevine), the principal of this sketch, Beda Elizabeth (wife of P. F. Taylor, farmer of Grant County), Joseph G. (farmer of Cleveland County, Ark.), Reuben (a farmer, died in the Confederate army in 1862) and William H. Judge Lybrand re- ceived his education at home and after marriage. In June, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Ninth Arkansas Infantry, in which he served until the battle of Corinth, when he was taken prisoner. Being paroled, he returned home and enlisted in the Second Texas Cavalry, Company D, in which he served until shortly before the close of the war, when he was again taken prisoner and held until the close of the war. He participated in many battles, among them being Shiloh, Baton Rouge
and the skirmishes around Corinth. While in the Texas Cavalry, he was engaged in a number of battles: Bervick's Bay, Donelsonville on the Mis- sissippi River, and Franklin, La. He went with Gen. Price on his raid from Pilot Knob to Inde- pendence and thence through Indian Territory, his last battle being at Washington, Ark. During his service, he was wounded three times. At Shiloh and Corinth he received but slight wounds; at Vermillionville, La., he was seriously wounded in the knee, disabling him from service for three months. His service to the South was a credit to him, as he was loyal to the cause, bravely daring anything for his country's sake. After the war he returned to his old county, without even a good suit of clothes. Turning his attention to farming, he leased land for one year, when his father gave him property. His first purchase was 200 acres. Since then he has added the balance, 750 acres of as good land as can be found in Grant County. In 1872 he was elected the first treasurer of Grant County, serving two years. In 1882 he was chosen as probate and county judge, holding the office four years, and was also elected to represent Grant County in the General Assembly. December 28, 1865, Judge Lybrand married Sarah J. Ellis, daughter of Samuel Ellis, of Grant County. She was born in North Carolina and died in this county in 1881, at the age of forty years. She became the mother of six children, all surviving their mother. They are Nancy Gully (wife of Jesse Ashcraft, farmer of Grant County), John E. (living at home), Lycurgus C., Joseph S., William T. and Lot H. On March 6, 1883, Mr. Lybrand was again married, to Fanny Macon, of Hot Spring County, a native of Tennessee, and daughter of John T. Macon, of North Carolina. She was on a visit to her sister when the Judge met and mar- ried her. By this marriage there were two chil- dren: Rudolph F. and Mary McKee. The Judge and his wife are both members of the Missionary Baptist Church, he officiating as deacon and clerk at the Sardes Church. He is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Wheel and the Alliance, being president of the county Wheel and secretary of the local Wheel. He is a Democrat and one of
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the wide-awake citizens of the county. In 1887 he went into the mill business and in 1885 em- barked on the sea of mercantile life at Grapevine. He has been very successful all through his career. This he attributes to industry and business ability.
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Y. B. McCool, of Merry Green Township, Grant County, Ark., owes his nativity to Alabama, and is the son of Andrew and Katie (Gentry) Mc- Cool, both originally of the same State. He was born in 1826, in Montgomery County, where most of his younger days were spent. Andrew, his father, moved to Arkansas about 1858, and settled in Grant County, remaining there till his death, which occurred in 1876. Y. B. McCool received his education in the schools of Alabama, and was mar- ried, in 1851, to Elizabeth Bright, of that State. After his marriage he continued his farming for four years, but in 1855 moved to Arkansas. and settled in what is now Grant County, and on the same tract of land which he now occupies. He has 240 acres of land, seventy-five of which are in an excellent state of cultivation, with 165 acres of timber land. To one less sanguine the prospect of the farm in its early stage would have been most disheartening, but Mr. McCool knew that where there was a will a way would follow, and the result of his untiring and unceasing labor would satisfy the most fastidious. Substantial buildings are all in good repair, and in fact he may look with par- donable pride at the outcome of his own efforts. He is also one of the pioneers who helped to trans-, fer this dense wilderness to its present state. In July, 1886, Mr. McCool was bereft of his wife, who left seven children: George W., Mary E., William A., Henry L., Martha, Margaret and Franklin, In 1887, he married Mrs. Serepta Stockton, a native of Alabama. They are members of the Baptist Church, and respected by the entire community.
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