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 51

Author: Goodspeed, firm, publishers, Chicago. (1886-1891. Goodspeed publishing Company)
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, St. Louis [etc.] The Goodspeed publishing co.
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It has been said that the original settlements were made and improvements commenced on parts of the public land. It may not be out of place to state also that but little attention was paid to surveys. If two or three happened to locate near one another it was agreed that a certain brook or ridge should be the dividing line regardless of governmental surveys. Strange that it was hardly deemed necessary to procure titles to lands even, indeed, if the thought occurred, but the inter- ested founder of a home built a cabin and cleared as much land as desired, living upon it for years before taking any steps to procure title; and in hundreds of cases the "squatter" sold his im- provements to a later arrival, moved to some other spot, and made a new start. In this way some of these places changed hands many times before the proper ownership had been determined by title. The greatest offense a man could commit at that early day was to "enter his neighbor out," an in- jury so grievous as to be considered worthy of death without the formality of judge, jury or sheriff. An anecdote is told of an old squatter in an adjoining county who, while living on Govern- ment land, was approached one day by a stranger.


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The latter engaged in conversation and among other things remarked, "You have a nice place here and I suppose you have a title to it." The squatter not liking the appearance of the stranger, and suspecting him to be a land hunter, said, "Yes, if you will step in I will show you my deeds." Leading the visitor into the cabin and pointing to a rifle in the rack over the door, the resident remarked, "There is my evidence of title, stranger." The evidence was satisfactory and nc further inquiry was made.


School facilities were limited, school-honses being few and far between. One log cabin, 18x20 feet in dimension, would accommodate all the children within a radius of from six to ten miles, and a man who could "read, write and cipher," possessed all the requisites necessary to impart in- struction. The school-house served also as a place of public worship, and it was here that the people for miles around assembled once a month to hear some local preacher utter gospel truths. Preach- ing was occasionally held at private houses. Among the pioneer ministers in the county, and whose in- fluence was more than local, were Revs. Boyd and Rice of the Methodist Church, and Rev. William Nardagi of the Baptist, these denominations prov- ing to be the advance guard of religions and spirit- ual welfare throughout a vast region of country hereabouts.


The act creating the County of Hot Spring was entitled "An act for the division of Clark County," approved November 2, 1829, by Gov. John Pope. The temporary seat of government was located at the house of Alexander Rogers near Hot Springs. One of the provisions of this act was that the new county should assume one-fourth of the indebted- ness of the county from which it was formed. By an act approved November 14, 1829, Jolin Wills, Thomas Nolman and Christian Fenter were ap- pointed commissioners to locate the seat of justice, which was established at Hot Springs in what is now Garland County. It remained here until 1846 when, the town of Rockport having been surveyed, the county seat was removed to this point. Pre- vious to 1860 the courts were held in a one-story frame building, hut about that time a brick court-


house was erected which was burned in 1873. In 1879 the county seat was again removed, this time to Malvern, where it is now undoubtedly perma- nently settled.


Since 1830 the principal county officers have been as follows:


County judges: W. Durham, G. W. Rogers, G. Whittington, A. N. Sabin, S. S. Lacy, J. H. Stephenson, S. A. Emmerson, W. T. Morehead, G. C. Miller, P. Phillips, T. A. Ward, J. F. Prichard, D. A. Newman, J. H. Alexander, Hugh McCallum and J. W. Alexander.


County clerks: L. N. West, G. W. Rogers, Asa Thomson, H. A. Whittington, L. Runyon, C. A. Sabin, W. Patterson, John Jester, J. P. Emmerson, R. Stribling, T. M. Henry, H. Mc- Callum, A. H. Bassett, J. Keith, W. W. Dutton, Joe Chamberlain and J. E. Chamberlain.


Sheriffs: G. B. Hughes, T. W. Johnson, John Callaway, James Dorris, R. Huson, W. W. Mc- Daniel. John Chandler, J. W. Tullerton, C. A. Nabe, Joe Jester, D. A. Newman, J. H. Kemp, T. H. Cloud, T. D. Farris, E. A. Nichols, R. M. Stribling, I. H. B. Adams and T. B. McHenry.


County treasurers: C. Polk, W. Dunham. W. G. Chase, J. C. Knykendall. C. Burke, H. Cornelins, H. G. Clift, T. N. Cloud. T. G. Brooks. H. Roberson, C. C. Crisp. John Verser, L. B. Mc- Millan, J. B. Thrower and J. G. Steele.


The growth and development of the county, though not phenomenal, has been steady and healthy. In 1880 the population was 7,775- 7,030 whites and 745 colored. Assuming that an increase proportionate to that of former years has been attained annnally of late, it is not nnreason- able to believe that the next census will show a population of nearly if not quite 12,000 at the least.


The county court meets on the first Mondays in January, April, July and October. Hot Spring County is in the Third congressional district and the Seventh judicial district. The first court held on the circuit here was presided over by Judge R. C. S. Brown, in 1840. Sessions now convene the first Mondays in February and August.


Politically the county is strongly Democratic


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as may be seen from the vote cast for President at the last general election in 18SS: For Cleveland, 944 votes; Harrison, 274; Streator, 156, and Fisk, 4. Strict adherence to party principle is a pecu- liarity of the citizens of Hot Spring County, and this of course determines the result of political questions.


It is never a pleasant duty to record the effects which civil strife has occasioned, but it is certainly not an obligation to be avoided when one is con- scious of a noble part borne, however unwittingly, in the fierce conflict. Hot Spring has nothing to regret for the share which it had as a community in the War of 1861, though the consequences of that struggle have been felt in many a desolated home and divided family. Patriots of an humble char- acter there were who served gallantly for the object which they deemed right, some supporting the Union cause by deeds of bravery, and others, and the greater majority, standing by the Confederacy. Since the cessation of hostilities, whatever feelings of enmity may have been engendered, have long since passed away, and peace and prosperity now reign where fratricidal discord and animosity once held sway. Prosperity is here, and unity and harmony characterize all classes of citizens.


No policy of government is more firmly rooted in the affections of the people, or more securely established, than the purpose to extend the ad- vantages of a liberal common school education to all classes, and Hot Spring has ever manifested commendable zeal in the direction of popular free school instruction. When was commenced its ex- istence as a county, then too it began an earnest effort in behalf of education, and there has been no abatement of that endeavor, unless may be the unavoidable interruption during the Civil War. School interests here have kept pace with the county's upbuilding and general enlargement, until now every district has its public school, and so the privileges and opportunities for educational culture are within the reach of all. Each school district votes its own tax of not more than 5 mills, and all the districts in this county vote the full 5 mill tax. While neither high schools nor colleges have as yet entered, institutions of merit are near


at hand, and only a few hours ride by rail is neces- sary to reach Ouachita College, located at Arkadel- phia, or the high schools of Little Rock. or the Benton High School, in Saline County. The most recent school census gives a school population in the county of 4,294, of which number there are 3,814 white, and 460 colored children.


Amidst all the good things bestowed on this county by Nature, its people have not forgotten God as the giver of all. Numerous churches are scattered all over the territory, ministered to by consecrated men, the members of which have ample opportunities for exemplifying in their conduct the maxims which guide their lives. About forty churches are here, varying in size. The principal denominations represented are the Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians, though a few of other faiths find pleasant church homes in the county. The colored people are mainly Methodists and Baptists, and support several thriving and well attended organizations.


Of the towns and accessible business localities within the county, Malvern is the principal one, and the present county seat. It was laid out in 1873, but improved very slowly until the building of the Hot Springs Railroad, in 1875, which here connects with the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad. Since that time it has in- creased rapidly in population and importance, and has become the trade center for a large community adjacent to it. One of its well known interests is a bank, organized with a capital of $25,000, which is now building a new brick structure. Capt. W. H. Cooper, president of this financial institution, is one of the most active and enter- prising of the many good citizens of the town.


Orr's Commercial Hotel is the leading hotel of the place, presided over by the genial and accom- modating Col. W. N. Orr. There is in course of erection another large hotel adjacent to the rail- road depot, besides which are several well kept restaurants, and one colored boarding house. The town supports three weekly papers, all of which are edited in a capable and talented man- ner. These journals are the Arkansas Meteor, under the editorial management of W. D. Leiper;


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the Democratic Guard, by John G. Woods, and the Arkansas State Journal, whose editor and publisher is David A. McCollough. They credit- ably exhibit the advantages of the locality. Among substantial mercantile interests are over twenty business establishments, carrying stocks that repre- sent all branches of trade. The various Christian denominations are well sustained, the Methodists having in process of construction a beautiful brick church, to cost, when completed, not far from $5,000. The Presbyterians and Baptists occupy large and commodious houses of worship, which would indeed adorn a city of much greater preten- tions. The Christian Church also exists as an organization, but as yet has no regular building. Two colored societies, of the Methodist and Bap- tist denominations, respectively, also worship in their own well built and substantial frame edifices.


Malvern is rapidly advancing in the' promotion of educational advantages, supporting one large graded school, which employs six teachers, in addition to the principal. The school opened its session the past fall with 325 pupils in attendance. The colored people also have a thriving school with over 100 pupils enrolled. In either of these institutions scholars are prepared for college. Manufacturing affairs have obtained a permanent foothold here, and include among other concerns one wool-factory, a flouring-mill, carriage-factory, broom-factory, and one large pressed-brick plant, with a capital stock of $50,000.


The professions also figure prominently in the make-up of the place. Among the legal fraternity might be mentioned such well known individuals as A. Curl, Hugh McCallum, A. M. Duffie, E. N. Vance, N. P. Richmond and others, while Drs. Reamey, J. J. Robinson, T. G. Butler, J. A. Watson and H. C. Baker are conspicuous mem- bers of the medical brotherhood. Secret societies flourish and enjoy an active existence. The Ma- sonic order, Ancient Order of United Workmen, and Knights of Honor, occupy greatest attention, all having a large and prosperous constituency.


The people of Malvern and Hot Spring County are justly proud of their magnificent new brick court house, erected at a cost of $18,000, every


dollar of which was paid when the last sound of | the hammer echoed through its spacious rooms and halls. The jail is an old and substantial house, but will soon be replaced by a building more in keeping with other public edifices, the last court having levied a tax for that purpose. The county's taxable wealth in real and personal property is $1,800,000. The trade of Malvern for the last year aggregated $600,000, and 5,000 bales of cot- ton were handled, by no means a small item, though perhaps the contiguity of the western por- tion of the county to Arkadelphia prevents a more favorable showing in this staple, that place having absorbed a considerable share of the product.


Hot Spring's great natural resources, as else- where intimated, have been only partially devel- oped, but certain it is that the opportunities for home seekers to become residents of this locality are unsurpassed. At present only about one-eighth of the county's tillable territory is under cultiva- tion. The amount of State land reaches 2,120 acres, and government lands, 40,000 acres, while belonging to the Iron Mountain Railroad are 51,000 acres. These lands embrace some of the finest in the county. Cultured and refined society is not wanting, and the community anx- iously await industrious and intelligent emigration from other less favored sections, regardless of political or religious affiliations and beliefs. To the capitalists a brilliant field is offered for ready and paying investment. Mineral resources have not had much attention paid them, and in fact but little is known beyond a few specimens that in- dicate the presence of gold, silver, lead and lig- mite. Coal has been found in frequent outerop- pings, and one vein two feet in thickness, two miles southeast of Malvern, demonstrates the pres ence of these black diamonds in abundance. Several mineral springs abound, of whose waters an analysis indicates healing and curative proper- ties. Hot Spring County, in addition to her other advantages, presents the attractive features of being entirely free from debt and its serip is at par.


Outside of Malvern, the seat of justice, there are the following postoffices in the county, some of which have risen to the dignity of business points


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of considerable local importance. These are: Becker, Bismarck, DeRoche. Donaldson, Friend- ship, Gifford, Joy, Lono, Maddry, Magnet, Oma, Ops, Point Cedar, Reyburn, Sanders, Social Hill, Valley, Witherspoon and Wyandotte.


Judge Joseph H. Alexander is a native of Hick- man County, Tenn., but has been a resident of Hot Spring County since 1850. He was the son of J. M. and Susan (Sloan) Alexander, both natives of North Carolina. When seven years of age, his mother died, his father surviving her twenty-two years. When about fourteen years old Joseph left home and went to New Orleans, where he shipped as cabin boy on the Winfield Scott, a packet running between Cincinnati and New Orleans, which life he followed for eight years, serving in various capacities, being at the end of that time mate of the vessel. In 1849 he came to Hot Springs, Ark., but remained only a short time, then going to Texas. The following year he re- turned to this county. engaged in buying and ship- ping horses and mules to the Southern market, and later went into the employ of the Hanger & Alif Stage Company. in the capacity of agent. where he remained until the breaking out of the war. Then he enlisted in the Third Arkansas Infantry, known as Albert Russ regiment, and served until 1864, when he received his discharge. He par- ticipated in the battles of Atlanta, Sharpsburg, in the seven days' fight in front of Richmond, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and in the three days' battle of the Wilderness. In the second day's fight of the last named battle, Mr. Alexander was wounded in the arm by a minie ball, which necessitated amputation. He was re- tired in November, 1864, as orderly sergeant, then returned home and rented a farm, which he ran until 1869, then purchasing a farm of eighty-seven acres on the Ouachita River, on the old military crossing. He lived there until 1881, when he sold out, and in the following Jannary moved to Malvern. In 1880 he was elected county judge, and served three terms. He was again elected to that office in 1888, a position the duties of which


he still discharges in an efficient and painstaking manner. From 1872 until 1880 he held the office of deputy sheriff. Judge Alexander and wife are members of the Methodist Church, Sonth, in which he holds the position of trustee and district stew- ard, also being class leader. He was married in 1858 to Maggie Sivley, a native of Alabama. They are the parents of three children: William D. (lives at home, and is engaged in railroading), Garden P. (also an employe of the railroad company), and Genevia. Judge Alexander is a self-made man, and has risen to a high position in society. He has taken an active part in public affairs since the war, and is one of the pioneers of the county, having seen it develop from a wilderness into its present state of prosperity. His daughter is a student at the Galaway Methodist Episcopal Col- lege at Searcy, Ark.


Capt. J. W. Bailey came to this county in 1844, where he early worked on a farm and at- tended the subscription school on Brush Creek. He was born in Wilson County, Tenn., in 1827, and was the son of William and Frances (Phillips) Bailey, both natives of Virginia. Mr. William Bailey died when Capt. J. W. was a small boy, in the year 1839. He was a farmer and was in the War of 1812. His wife survived him until 1866. J. W. Bailey remained here one year, when he went to Cass County, Tex., and from there to Shreveport, La. In 1852 he returned to Hot Spring County, Ark., and bought a quarter sec- tion of land in Big Creek Township, where he has since made his home, investing in more land from time to time until he now owns 1,266 acres in this county. In 1877 Mr. Bailey established a mill in the southeastern part of the county, which he still operates as a custom country mill and cotton-gin, and also owns a steam saw-mill with a capacity of 10,000 feet per day, employing thirteen men. Mr. Bailey was married in 1847 to Angeline F. Loving, a native of Alabama, by which marriage he be- came the father of nine children, six of whom are still living: Ann C. (now Mrs. Cunningham), James (a farmer of this county), Lucy (wife of G. W. Kannedy), Virginia (now Mrs. Phillips, of this county), Saphronia and Mollie (now Mrs. Will-


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iams). Mr. Bailey was married the second time to Mrs. Reid, a widow, having by this marriage two boys: Albert C. and Elbert W. In February, 1862, he enlisted in King's regiment, which he helped to raise, and was made first lieutenant of Company B. in the Twentieth Arkansas Infantry. He served till the close of the war, after having participated in Price's famous raid and many en- gagements, the principal of which were: Pilot Knob, Boonville, Lexington and Jefferson City. Mr. Bailey had his horse shot from under him on one occasion, his hat cut by a ball and his beard clipped by a gunshot, and yet was never wounded. After the war he returned to his home, which he found in a state of desolation, everything having been taken. He has made all he now has, a hand- some fortune, since the war-an enduring monu- ment to energy and application. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey are members of the Methodist Church. The former also belongs to the A. F. & A. M. He has held the office of county internal improvement commissioner two terms, and is a highly respected citizen. After the war society and communities were badly broken up, and political parties were wholly disorganized and the Masonic fraternity disjointed. Mr. Bailey assisted in reorganizing the latter. He was also largely instrumental as a member of the committee appointed by the State central committee to reorganize the Democratic party throughout the State in 1868, in gathering together the scattered members of the party in his county. He has always taken an active interest in the political welfare of his county and State, aid- ing in other respects also to the material prosperity and advancement of the community.


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James G. Baker, an old and well-known resi- dent of Hot Spring County, having come here in 1853, was born in Tuscumbia, Ala., in 1829, and is a son of Job and Nellie (Ellis) Baker, natives of England and Scotland, respectively. The father was a carpenter by trade, who died in Tennessee in 1863, but the mother lived to a very advanced age. James G. Baker was reared and instructed in the duties of farm life, and received a somewhat limited education in his youth. When twenty-one years of age he left home and commenced farming


on his own account, renting land for that purpose. In 1853 he moved to Arkansas and settled in Clear Creek, where he purchased a farm and resided until after the war, when he moved to his present home, buying a quantity of bottom land then in a wild state. This he improved and cultivated, and now owns about 145 acres of valuable land, com- prising one of the most productive farms in that section. Mr. Baker was married in the year 1853, to Miss Drucilla Gillis, of Tennessee, by whom he has had eight children: Clinton (a farmer), Martha (wife of Mr. Samuel Sims), Lee, Alfonzo, Alonzo, Hallie B., Jethro and Adolphus. In July, 1861, he enlisted in the Twelfth Arkansas, and served through the war with distinction, taking part in the battles at Pilot Knob, Port Hudson, Price's raids through Missouri, Boonville, Mo., Lexington, Kansas City, and a great number of skirmishes. He was captured at Island No. 10, and again at Port Hudson, and suffered all the tortures of the enemy's prisons. After the war he returned home and found his farm in a desti- tute condition, but by unbounded energy and per severance he succeeded in once more building up his former state of prosperity, and is now on a solid basis. Mr. Baker and wife are both mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church and take an interest in all religious matters.


Daniel N. Berry, one of the leading citizens of Ouachita Township, Hot Spring County, Ark., was born in Tallapoosa County, Ala., on Septem- ber 5, 1842. His parents were Joseph and Hollon (Berry) Berry, natives, respectively, of Georgia and Alabama. Joseph Berry was born in 1817, and his wife in 1818. They were married in 1836 or 1837, in the State of Alabama, where they re- sided until 1847 or 1848, then moving to Chickasaw County, Miss., and one year later to Dallas County, Ark. After another year in that locality, Hot Spring County became their home, and here they have since resided. They are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, Mr. Berry belonging to the Masonic order, and he always votes the Demo- cratic ticket. He was a soldier in the war with the Indians in 1836, and during the late war served in the Eighteenth Arkansas Infantry Regi-


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ment, Confederate Army, participating in the bat- tle of Corinth. When about forty-five years old he learned the wagonwright and coopers' trade, at which he has since worked, building a great many houses and gins. In addition to farming, he serves his neighbors as a general mechanic. By his first marriage he became the father of fourteen children, of whom three sons and four daughters


are living; our subject being the third child. The latter received his education at the home schools, and in July, 1861, left his home and cast his lot with the Confederacy, enlisting in Company E. Twelfth Arkansas Infantry. He served in this company till after the fall of Port Hudson, when he was paroled and taken into Cook's battalion. After the Price raid through Missouri, he found and joined his old command, in which he served until May, 1865. He participated in many battles, among them being Belmont and Island No. 10, on the Mississippi River. At the latter place he was taken prisoner and transported to Camp Douglas, Chicago, where he was confined for six months, then one month at Cairo. From the latter place he was taken to the parole camps at Jackson, Miss., and was soon again in active service. He was captured the second time at Port Hudson, July 8, 1863, paroled, and after being exchanged joined Price. He took part in all the engagements in that famous march. When the war closed, he returned to Hot Spring County, where he attended school at Pleasant Hill for the next few months. then turning his attention to farming, he has fol- lowed that branch of industry ever since. He now owns 494 acres of land, 254 of which are in the Washitaw River bottom. On December 20, 1866, he married Miss Kizzie A. Matthews, daugh- ter of Granville and Mary G. Matthews, and a native of Hardeman County, Tenn. She was born January 11, 1844, and died December 14, 1877. By her marriage to Mr. Berry, she became the mother of six children, five now living: Emily T. (wife of I. H. West, farmer of Texas), Charles F. (a farmer of this county), Mary H. (at home), Robert T., Laura A., Joseph A. (died when ten years of age). On February 20, 1879, Mr. Berry married Miss Louvinia C. Harkins, daughter of




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