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 88

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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Rev. Joseph H. Jones, of the Missionary Bap- tist Church, was born in what is now Garland

County, in 1855, and is the son of Dr. Willis C. Jones, whose birth occurred in Tennessee, Sep- tember 3, 1830. The latter received his education in the common schools of that State, and was mar- ried in Alabama, in 1850, to Rachel Wright of that locality. They had a family of eight children, two boys and six girls: Nancy (wife of Alexander Wright). Joseph H., Sarah J. (wife of William Jackson), Mary M. (wife of Henry Keith), Eliza (now Mrs. Ketchem), Julia (now Mrs. Matthews), Margaret (wife of Monroe Berry, of Montgomery, Ala.) and Richard. Mr. Jones came to Clark County, Ark., in early days, and entered a quarter section of land which was covered with timber. Erecting a log-house, he commenced the practice of medicine. being truly a pioneer of that county. He served for some time as hospital steward in the Confederate army, and in later years has been a minister of the Christian Church, over twenty years in all. Joseph H. Jones was educated in the common schools of his county, but is virtually a self made man. In 1877 he was married to Martha Carley, born in 1857, in Arkansas, and a daughter of Hiram Carley, of Garland County, who was born in North Carolina, and who came to this State at an early day. Mrs. Jones was one of four chil - dren, the others being: Melissa (deceased), Eliza- beth (now Mrs. Adams) and Amanda (wife of W. J. Chitwood). Her parents are members of the Christian Church, and still 'reside in Garland County. She is the mother of three children: Willis, Fletcher and Richard. Mr. Jones has been a well-to-do and successful farmer all of his life, and since 1884 has been preaching with good re- sults, the Gospel, under the auspices of the Mis- sionary Baptist Church He is a man held in high esteem among his neighbors, and is a member of the A. F. & A. M. His fine farm of 220 acres, twelve miles west of Hot Springs, indicates the possessor to be an excellent agriculturist. Of this tract, fifty acres are under cultivation. He also has a fine orchard, containing 600 bearing apple trees.

Dr. James M. Keller, Hot Springs, Ark. In a comprehensive work of this kind, dealing with industrial pursuits, sciences, arts and professions,

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it is only fit and right that that profession on which. in some period or other of our lives, the medical profession, all are more or less dependent, should be noticed. Among the many eminent practi- tioners of the county who has won a lasting repu- tation, none have been more successful, or won the confidence of the public to a greater extent than has Dr. James M. Keller. He was born at Tus- cumbia, Ala., on January 29, 1832, and is the son of David and Mary Fairfax ( Moore) Keller, natives, respectively, of Maryland and Virginia. The mother was the great-granddaughter of Gov. Alex- ! ander Spottswood and a cousin of Gen. Robert E. Lee. The parents of the subject of this sketch were married in East Tennessee, and died in Ala- bama in 1837 and 1874 respectively. The father was a commercial man, but was also a prominent tiller of the soil, and was one of the projectors of the railroad from Tuscumbia, Ala., to Decatur, the second or third built in the United States. Of their family of ten children six are now living, and Dr. James M. Keller is next to the youngest. His early education was received in Tuscumbia, and at an early age he began the study of medi- cine. In 1852 he graduated in this at the Uni- versity of Louisville, after which he began practic- ing on his farm near Louisville. In 1857 he moved to Memphis, where he still continued to practice his profession until the breaking out of the Civil War, and then enlisted as a surgeon in the Confederate army. In 1862 he was promoted to medical directorship of the Trans- Mississippi department on the staff of Major T. C. Hyndman, but in 1863 was transferred to Mobile, Ala., and made medical director of hospitals. At the fall of Mobile he went with Gen. Forrest and surrendered with him at Meridian, Miss. He then returned to Memphis, was appointed to take charge of the City Hospital, and in 1868 was called to Louis- ville, where he took the professorship of surgery in the Kentucky School of Medicine and Louis- ville Medical College. In 1877 he went to Hot Springs, Ark., to attend the State Medical Society by invitation, and then and there made up his mind to locate at that place. This he did and has since been actively engaged in the practice of his

profession. He is one of the prominent physicians of the city, and as such has gained the confidence of the people as a clever, scientific practitioner. He is a member of the Garland County Medical Society, State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, and is the author of the res- olution in the American Association which was finally passed, declaring that cremation was the proper method of disposing of the dead. Dr. Keller was married in 1852 to Miss Sallie, daugh- ter of David B. and Ann Phillips, of Jefferson County, Ky., and by her he became the father of two children, both sons: The late Dr. James I. Keller and Murray P. Keller. Mrs. Keller is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Dr. Arthur H. Keller, Hot Springs, Ark. Health is the most precious gift of Nature, and how to retain it and how to regain it when lost, are matters of vital moment. Some seek health in travel, and others in physical recreation. Both are no doubt beneficial, but they do not always accomplish the object in view. Medical science must be resorted to, and, if possible, the best phy- sicians employed. In the possession of first-class physicians Hot Springs stands second to no other city in Arkansas. Among those who, although young in years, have made for themselves a name, and been unusually successful in their practice, is Dr. Arthur H. Keller, a native of Beaver Dam Springs, Tenn., born August 23, 1857. He is the son of Dr. Thomas Fairfax and Susan (Warren) Keller, the father a native of Virginia, and the mother of Ireland. The subject of this sketch, having lost his parents at an early age, was left to face the hardships of the world utterly penniless. In obedience to the expressed wish of his father upon his death-bed, that he (Arthur) study medi- cine, it now disturbed him no little to ferret out a means by which he could fulfill his father's de- sires. Happily about this time his attention was called to an advertisement in the weekly paper of his county, saying that applicants for the Garth Fund would meet the commissioners of said fund upon a specified day. Now was the opportunity of his life. He unhesitatingly and unadvisedly made application for the benefit of this fund. He was

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acceptable to the commissioners, and for ten years, or until he had completed his collegiate course, he was the recipient of its benefits. At the age of twenty-one years he began the study of medicine, and upon February 25, 1881, he delivered the valedictory address from the Louisville Medical College to his class and a large andience of friends and acquaintances. Classically he was educated at Centre College, Danville, Ky., graduating and receiving his Bachelor of Art degree therefrom in June, 1879. Within the past few years the A. M. degree has been conferred upon him. Until July, 1889, he has been a consistent practi- tioner of medicine and surgery at Ruddel's Mills, Bourbon County, Ky., since which time he has assiduously carried out the requirements of his profession at Hot Springs, Ark., his future home. Dr. Keller was married April 20, 1881, to Miss Ida Bowen, daughter of Col. George W. Bowen, of Bourbon County, Ky .; by her became the father of four children: George Bowen, Marion Clyde, Leila Warren and Arthur Yewsum. He and his wife are members of the Episcopal Church. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow and a Democrat.

John D. Kimbell, attorney of Hot Springs, Ark., and conceded to be one of its representative citizens, was born in Nash County, N. C., on November 2, 1834, and is a son of Henry J. and Nancy D. (Derring) Kimbell, the father a native of North Carolina and the mother of the Old Dominion. The parents were married in the former State, and in 1836 emigrated to Arkansas, and located in Hempstead County, where the father tilled the soil until his death. The mother also died in Hempstead County. There were six children born to their marriage, and of the three now living John D. Kimbell is the eldest. He was principally reared in Hempstead County, and secured his education at Lebanon, Tenn., where he graduated at the law school in 1855. He read law in the office of Hubbard & Garland, the lat- ter now ex-attorney general of the United States. In 1856 he owned and edited the Hempstead Dem- ocrat with James M. Killgore. Later he removed to Little Rock, Ark., where he was elected secre- tary of the State senate four consecutive sessions,

and was associated with Richard H. Johnson, as editor of the True Democrat. In 1857 he was appointed land commissioner under Gov. Con- way, and held the office four years. In 1861 he was in the service a short time, and afterward was private secretary for Gov. Harris Flanigan, with whom he remained for some time, but later prac- ticed law. At the close of the war he engaged in merchandising, and this continued until 1876. Previous to this, in 1874, he came to Hot Springs, and also carried on merchandising at this point for two years. He then engaged in the law prac- tice, and this has since continued. In 1878 he was elected mayor, and 1887 was re-elected, serv- ing two terms, and to the entire satisfaction of all. He has frequently represented his people before Congressional committees at Washington, when asking important legislation for the Springs. He held the office of school director from 1876 to 1889, a period of thirteen years, and is one of the most prominent citizens of the Springs. He was married in 1858 to Miss Josephine Langtree, by whom he had six children, four now living: Corinne M., T. Farrelly. Robert E. and Gene. vieve. The wife died in May, 1870, and Mr. Kim- bell took for his second wife Mrs. Maggie Wilkey whom he married in August, 1871. She is a worthy and exemplary member of the Catholic Church. Mr. Kimbell is engaged in the loan busi- ness, and owns the Merchants' Transfer Line in company with his son. He also owns considerable real estate in Hot Springs. He is a member of the Royal Arcanum.

Dr. G. W. Lawrence is one of the most sub- stantial and prominent practitioners of Hot Springs, in which place he has been located as a resident for over thirty years. Originally from Plymouth, Montgomery County, Penn., his birth occurred July 4, 1823, on the grant of land ceded and set- tled by his ancestors seven generations ago, and granted by William Penn. The Lawrence family is of Quaker origin, early history stating that some of its members came to America with Penn, a grant being made to them by him at Plymouth, Dr. Lawrence's parents were William and Sarah (Hitner) Lawrence. He is the great grandson of

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Daniel Hitner, who was killed at the battle of Germantown, where Washington was defeated by Howe, while his grandparents on both sides were agriculturists. Young Lawrence received his aca- demic education at the Concord Seminary, Ger- mantown Academy, Provost's Grammar School in Germantown and the Susquehanna Institute in Marietta, Lancaster County, Penn., institutions of learning which admirably fitted him for any posi- tion in life. He then studied medicine at Balti- more, Md., under Dr. J. H. Miller, subsequently attending the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in April, 1846, and following this settled in Baltimore, Md., where he joined his preceptor, Prof. Dr. Miller, in practice. In 1849 he went to California as surgeon of the barque Kirkland, and discovered the Gallepago Banks, west of the Gallepago Islands, in July, 1849, and on October 14, of the same year, dis- covered the Grass Valley Quartz Mines, near Ne- vada City, Cal. In 1850 he was appointed first assistant surgeon-general of California. When the Governor, John McDougal, ordered ont forces under Gen. Thomas Jefferson Green, he was obliged to obey. and was engaged in a ten days' fight with the Wymer Indians. He was the first assistant surgeon-general of California, until 1851. In 1851, returning to Baltimore County, Md., he remained until his health failed, and in 1859 ar- rived at Hot Springs. Ark., to recuperate, but lik- ing the locality, decided to settle permanently. His residence here since that time has been of true value to the community. The Doctor is a member of Hot Springs Medical Association, and for a time was president of the County Board of Examiners, and a member of the Arkansas State Medical Association. In 1859 he was ap- pointed by the president of the American Medi- cal Association to the British Medical Associa- tion and other European societies. also to the same in 1873. He was the correspondent member of the Tennessee State Medical Association, Cincin- nati (Ohio) Scientific Society, the Philadelphia College of Physicians, and College of Physicians and Surgeons of Little Rock, and licentiate of the medical and chirurgical faculty of Maryland. He

has published a report on the Climatology of Ar- kansas, transactions of the American Medical As- sociation, Vol. XXIII, and numerous papers on various medical subjects. He was United States centennial commissioner of the State of Arkansas in 1876, appointed by Gen. Grant. In 1843-45 he was acting assistant surgeon in the United States Navy, surgeon of the barque "Kirkland" from Baltimore to California, as stated, and served as inspector of hospitals under Gen. A. S. Johns- ton in the central army of Kentucky. He was also medical director of Gen. Hardee's divison. After the evacuation of Nashville he served as med- ical director of the third corps of the Army of the Mississippi until after the battle of Shiloh, was in 1862 president of the Army Medical Board, Trans- Mississippi department, under Gen. Hindman. He was inspector of mines in 1863 for the Trans-Mis- sissippi department, and chief surgeon of the Bu- reau of Conscription in that department under Gens. E. Greer and F. T. Nicholls until the sur- render, at Shreveport, La., in June, 1865. Since October, 1859, he has been medical examiner and resident physician of Hot Springs, Ark. Dr. Law- rence was married, June 6, 1848, in Baltimore, Md., to Miss Mary S. Golder; was married the second time, December 10, 1872, at Little Rock, Ark .. to Mrs. Clara E. Lillienthal, by whom he has four daughters: Ida M., Sarah E., Alice R. and Libbie E. The Doctor owns 1,600 acres of land near Hot Springs, besides land in Mississippi, North Carolina and Maryland. He is the oldest physician in Hot Springs, and is a member of the Maryland Historical Society. As a physician he has few superiors, enjoying the warm friendship of many acquaintances all over the United States.

Capt. N. N. Lester is one of the prominent farmers of Antioch Township. Born in Tennessee in 1853. he was the son of John E. and Eliza (Key) Lester, the former of whom was a native of Virginia, his birth occurring in 1796. He followed farming for a livelihood all his life. In the family of himself and wife were ten children, only two of whom survive: N. N. (the subject of this sketch) and Tranguilla (the wife of Marion S. Hargis). Mr. Lester emigrated to Tennessee from Virginia

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in 1830. He was a Royal Arch Mason and a mem- ber of the Methodist Church, as was also his wife. He died in 1856 and his wife in 1843. N. N. Les- ter was married to Elizabeth V. Ashford, of Fran- cis County, Ark., in 1859. They became the par- ents of five children: Tranguilla (wife of Dr. F. H. Redwine), Abbot C., John E., Thodos D. and Elizabeth V. Mr. Lester was married to his sec- ond wife, Martha R. Haskins, in 1875. In 1862 he enlisted in the Thirty-second Arkansas Infantry, under Capt. F. H. Stenson, and took part in the battles of Helena, Morefield (La.), Jenkins' Ferry and a number of others, receiving a promotion to captain in 1863, which position he held until the close of the war. In 1859, leaving Tennessee, he moved to Arkansas, where he bought 160 acres of land, and has since added to it forty acres, mak- ing a 200-acre farm, with eighty acres under cul- tivation. Capt. Lester was elected justice of the peace in 1873, and served in that office for the following ten years Mrs. Lester first saw the light of day in Virginia in 1831. Her father and| mother were born in October, 1803, and June 9, 1809, respectively, both in Virginia. They were married in 1826, and were the parents of nine chil- 1 dren, only three of whom are living: Martha R., Mary J. (Mrs. Traumell) and Matilda (Mrs. Fram- mell). Mr. Haskins emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky in 1836, where he was engaged in farm- ing until 1849; coming thence to Arkansas he located in Bradley County, living there until his death, which occurred in 1878. His wife died in 1865. Both were members of the Methodist Epis. copal Church. Capt. Lester is a prominent Demo- crat and also a member of the Methodist Church.

L. M. Little was born in North Carolina in 1835, to the union of Joseph B. and Eliza (Mar- shall) Little, also natives of North Carolina. Jo. seph B. Little was born in 1806, and followed farming during life, his marriage occurring about 1822. He had a family of nine children, all liv- ing: L. M. (the subject of this biography), John R., W. B., James M., Henry A .. Martha C. (the widow of W. Sutherland), Catherine (wife of Jo- seph House), Annie (now Mrs. Bettis) and Eliza (the wife of Hanson Sellers). Both himself and

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wife are members of the Baptist Church. L. M. Little was married in 1870 to Miss Addie Palmer, an estimable lady and the daughter of Samuel Palmer. They are the parents of four children: Maggie, Augusta W., Lillie and John F. In 1858 Mr. Little commenced work in a saw-mill in North Carolina, and the following year moved to Arkansas, locating in Dallas County, where he was again employed in a saw-mill. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate service in Capt. George D. Alexander's infantry company, and took part in nearly all the engagements until his surrender at Greensboro, N. C., in 1865. His principal service was on the east side of the Mississippi. After the war he returned to Dallas County, but upon re- maining a few months went to Jefferson County, where he engaged in the saw mill business. In 1874 he located in Garland County, and now owns in this locality, together with his brother, some 400 acres of land, mostly fine timbered land, with thirty acres improved. Mrs. Little was born in Jefferson County, Ark., her father being a native of Ohio, and her mother of Arkansas. She has three brothers: Simeon, John and William. Mr. Palmer died in Jefferson County in 1864. Mrs. Little is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Little is a substantial citizen of Garland County, aiding materially in the upbuild- ing and development of his adopted home.

William J. Little, of the W. J. Little Grocer Company, Hot Springs, Ark., is a native of White County, Ark., born February 23. 1843, and is the son of Elijah Little, of South Carolina, who emi- grated to Arkansas about 1833, locating in White County, where he died in 1882. William J. Little's time was divided in early youth between assisting on the farm and in attending the common schools, in which he received a fair education. In 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate army, and served until the surrender. After the cessation of hostilities he returned home, and there remained until 1865, when he went to Little Rock and se- cured a position as clerk in a store. After remain- ing there about two years, he went to St. Louis and was traveling salesman for some five years. In 1871, coming to Hot Springs, he engaged in

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the mercantile business with M. C. O' Bryan, which association continued about four years, when the firm of Little & Jenkins was organized. Mr. Little soou bought out Mr. Jenkins and formed a stock company, with the title of The William J. 1 Little Grocer Company, which is still the firm name. They carry about $75,000 worth of mer- chandise and are doing an extensive business, Mr. Little was married in 1869 to Miss Ella Sumpter, of Hot Springs, and has one son. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having advanced as far as the Commandery.

F. M. Mahan, of Hot Springs Township, Gar- land County, is one of the leading farmers of this locality. He was born in Kentucky, in 1826. His father, of Virginia origin and of Scottish and Irish descent, became prominently identified with the farming and stock raising interests of Kentucky, giving his attention to this calling for fifty years in Bourbon County, He was in the War of 1812. About 1793 he was married, in that county, to Miss Mary M. Ward, the daughter of James Ward, of Virginia. They were the parents of nine children, seven boys and two girls: James W., John A., Allen A., Russell, Mosbey, Edwin L., Francis M. (the subject of this article). Arga- tha and Jenetta. Mr. Mahan, Sr., was a member of the Masonic order, and an active member of the Kentucky Agricultural Society all his life. He died in 1858, his wife following the next year. They were members of the Presbyterian Church. At the age of nineteen F. M. Mahan went to Illinois, where he formed a partnership with his father, in farming and feeding stock, remaining there some nine years. His education had pre- viously been received in the Shelbyville College, in Kentucky. In 1869 he was married to Lydia Ward, of Oxford, Scott County, Ky., daughter of C. A. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Mahan have a family of seven children, all girls: Alice G. (the wife of Charles Hazleman, of New York), Emma P. (wife of H. H. Heppron, of Chicago), Mary E. (wife of Gen. Schoonmaker, of New York), Eva (now de- ceased), Blanche B. (now Mrs. Westerfield, of Wilmette, Ill.), Inez (wife of Harry Westerfield, of Evanston, Ill. ) and Fannie. Mrs. Mahan died

in 1870. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mahan was married again in 1876, to Miss Margaret Wettengel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Wettengel, of Monroe, Green County, Wis. By this marriage he had two chil- dren: Percival G. and Francis M. From Illinois Mr. Mahan moved to Kentucky, in 1860. He served in the Mexican War when only sixteen years of age, and was present when the "white flag" was hoisted from the capitol dome at Mexico. In 1861 he enlisted in the Civil War, in Capt. Dick Ganoe's company of cavalry, and served until the surrender at Shreveport, Miss., being in the battles of Chickamauga, Richmond, Cynthiana, Ky., and a number of others. His present possessions include a quarter section of land, with over seventy-five acres under cultivation. A prominent Democrat, he takes great interest in all public enterprises, and is deservedly popular as a citizen and neigh- bor. He has some fine blooded stock, thoroughbred Short-horn, Jersey and Holstein cattle, and Poland- China and Berkshire hogs. The grandparents of Mr. Mahan, on his father's side, were captured and taken prisoners by the Indians, while in the field near the block house in Kentucky, and were held by them for five years. When captured the mother had an infant in her arms which was seized by the savages, who knocked its brains out against a tree. After having been held captive for five years, they were exchanged for Indian prisoners held by the whites. They then returned to their home in Kentucky, where they lived until death came to them.

Dr. Philip D. McCullough, Hot Springs, Ark. This enterprising and successful physician and sur- geon was originally from Murfreesboro, Ruther- ford County, Tenn., where his birth occurred on January 18, 1825. His parents, Ben and Sallie (Lytle) Mccullough, died in 1847 and 1862, at the ages of sixty-seven and seventy six years, respect- ively. The father was a planter by occupation, and a prominent and much-esteemed citizen. P. D. Mccullough was reared to the ardnous duties of the farm, and in 1840 entered the University of Nashville, from which institution he graduated two years later. He then read medicine under

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Drs. Watson and Wendel, graduating from the University of Louisville, March 15, 1846, after which he commenced practicing medicine at Mur- freesboro, Tenn. He moved to Trenton, Tenn., in 1853, and practiced there until his removal to Hot Springs in 1876. He was appointed by Gov. Harris, as superintendent of the Camp of Instruc- tion, in 1861, for the organization of the State troops of Tennessee. He is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, has been Deputy Grand Master of the State of Tennessee, and Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of the State of Arkansas, for the years 1887 and 1888. At present he is Past Grand Commander of the State.

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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 88

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