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Henry L. Boyd owes his nativity to Christian County, Ky., where he was born in 1841, being a son of Moses and Lettie L. (Barkley) Boyd, natives
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of North Carolina, who moved to Kentucky in 1836. and in 1859 to Arkansas, locating in Browns- ville, then the county seat of Prairie County. There they lived until their death. Henry L. Boyd's maternal grandfather served in the War of 1812, and was of Irish descent. He died in 1869, at the age of ninety-two. Moses Boyd was the father of fourteen children, nine of whom lived to maturity, and of these six are still living. Six of the sons served in the late war. Henry L. enlisted in the Confederate army, in 1861, in Company C, of the Second Arkansas Mounted Riflemen, and remained in service until the close of the war, re- ceiving a wound through the neck, in the battle of Murfreesboro, by a ball entering below the throat and coming out at the back of the neck. He was taken to North Carolina, where, after be- ing treated, he again joined his regiment as soon as he was able to do so. At the battle of Franklin he was knocked down by the explosion of a shell, though not injured. Mr. Boyd was in some of the most prominent battles of the war. He was pa- roled at Greenville, N. C .. soon after the battle of Richmond, following which he returned to Browns- ville, Ark., where he engaged in farming, and aft- erward in clerking in a general store, for several years. In 1868 he moved to a farm near Carlisle, and in 1882 settled upon the farm on which he still resides. Mr. Boyd was first married to Eliz- abeth J. Dedmon, who died October 26, 1868, leaving one child, Bobbie Lee. He was subse. quently married to his present wife, Mrs. Laura S. Perceful (nee Gray), who was born in North Caro- lina, her parents moving to Arkansas when she was two years old. Her father died in 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are the parents of three children: Richie L., Laura L. and Susie B. Mrs. Boyd is a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which Mr. Boyd's father also belonged, having acted as an elder when only eighteen years old.
D. W. Boyte is a son of William H. and Louisa (Ward) Boyte, natives of Tennessee and Missis- sippi, respectively, his birth occurring in Missis- sippi October 8, 1855. The former was a pioneer in Mississippi, and when D. W. was two years old moved to Louisiana, residing there the remainder ;
of his life. In 1869 the subject of this sketch came with his mother to Arkansas, and settled in Faulkner County, where she died. in 1872, aged forty six years. D. W. Boyte was the third in a family of five children, and at the age of seventeen he began life for himself as a farmer. In 1876, coming to Lonoke County, he located in Rich- woods, and in 18SI he settled in Lonoke Township. He was married to Mrs. S. J. A. Sample, a native of Tennessee, who, at the age of four years, was taken by her parents, John and Susan Long, to Missouri. In 1868 she was married to R. R. Sam- ple, and after his death came to Lonoke County, on a visit to relatives, in November, 1880. Mrs. Boyte is a member of the Concord Methodist Epis- copal Church, and is very active in church affairs, and in everything where a woman's work is need- ed. Mr. Boyte is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the school board in district No. 35. They are numbered among the county's worthy citizens.
Hon. John H. Bradford, not unknown as an agriculturist of this county, was born in Jack- son County, Ga., July 31, 1818, and is one of six children in the family of James S. and Mary A. (Cook) Bradford, natives of North Carolina and Georgia. James S., the son of George and Mary Bradford, was taken to Georgia when only two years old, where he grew up and received his edu- cation. George Bradford served in the War of the Revolution, and his wife, who survived him a good many years, was ninety-eight years old at the time of her death. To them were born seven sons, all of whom lived to be grown, and some served in the War of 1812. The father of John H. (the subject of the sketch) was the youngest son, he spending his school days in Georgia, where he was married in 1816, to Miss Mary Cook. Taking his family to the Cherokee Nation in Georgia in 1835, he remained there until his death, which occurred in 1880, he being at that time in his eighty-fourth year. His wife survived him about two years, dying in her eighty-sixth year. He served in the War of 1812, and was a hatter by trade. John H., the oldest of the sons, attained his majority in Georgia, receiving his education mostly at home.
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He worked in the shop with his father when a boy, and when old enough commenced for himself, choosing farming as his occupation. Upon marry ing he settled near his father, where he remained until 1853, then coming to Arkansas, and locating in the neighborhood where he has since lived. At the time of the war he sold a large amount of land, receiving cash in part payment, but after- ward was obliged to take the remainder of the property back, not being able to realize upon it. His family were heavy losers from the war, in which he served, being a soldier in Capt. King's company for about one year; here, however, he contracted camp fever, which so affected him that he has never entirely recovered his health. In 1874-75, Mr. Bradford, by reason of his eminent fitness for the position, was called upon to repre- seut Lonoke County in the lower house of the legis- lature, and since that time he has held the office of justice of the peace a greater portion of the time, in which office he is now serving. His pub- lic life is without a blemish. Mr. Bradford was first married in January, 1841, to Miss Annie Butler, a daughter of Daniel and Annie Butler, natives of Georgia. She died in 1854, leaving five children, one of whom a daughter, Alice J., was drowned in the Red River, Van Buren County, in 1889, with six of her children. This was one of the saddest accidents that has ever occurred in the State, the husband and two of the children escap- ing almost by a miracle. All the victims of this occurrence were laid in one grave. James D. was drowned in the Potomac River in 1863, having served as a soldier upward of two years, when he met his terrible death with fifteen more of his company. Those of the children living are: Joseph (a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South), Henry T. and Frances S. Brad- ford. Mr. Bradford was married in 1855 to Miss Millie A. Allen, and to them were born two chil- dren (one now deceased). Mrs. Bradford survived until March, 1859. His third wife was Arena S. Allen, a sister of the former wife. Mrs. Bradford was called to her final home in 1884, leaving a loving husband and five children to mourn her loss. The children are named in the order of
their birth: Elizabeth A. F., Sylvia G., George Lee, Maggie E. and Mathew E. Bradford. Mr. Bradford is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, but was for many years, or until 1888, connected with the Baptist Church. His family are all devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In politics he is a Democrat, though not an enthusiast. He is a Royal Arch Mason, and one of those gentlemen who make friends wherever they go. He is uni- versally liked and respected by the entire com- munity.
Henry Taylor Bradford, a farmer of Grey Township, Lonoke County, was born in Cherokee County, Ga., November 23, 1848, his parents be- ing John Hamilton and Anna (Butler) Bradford. [See preceding sketch. ] The father was born in Georgia in 1818, and is now living in this county on a farm. He came to this State in 1853, and one time was representative from Lonoke County to the State legislature, also serving in various other capacities. He was a son of James Bradford and wife, of English and Irish origin, respectively. James Bradford served in the War of 1812. Mrs. John Bradford was born in Georgia, and died in this county about 1854, leaving a family of five children, three now living. Henry Taylor Brad- ford, a worthy son of an honored father, was the third child. He was reared and educated in the common schools of this county, and in 1866 mar- ried Miss Martha Wilson, who was born in Arkan- sas in 1850. By this union there was a family of nine children, seven of whom are now living: Anna, John, Robert, King, Edward, Blanche and Clande. Mr. Bradford has resided in this vicinity for fifteen years, occupied principally in tilling the soil. He owns at this time about 600 acres of land, with 150 under cultivation. During the war he served two years in the Confederate army. Be- coming a Mason in 1872, he now belongs to Jacinto Lodge No. 216, and is a Master Mason. He has also represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge several times. As justice of the peace he has served his township for about eight years in an ac- ceptable manner. In 1888 he was elected from this county to the State legislature, which position
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he is filling at the present time. His efforts to serve the best interests of those whose welfare he represents is sincerely appreciated, and he is add- ing substantially to his former admirable reputa- tion. In politics he is a Democrat, he having cast his first vote for president for Horace Greeley. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Bradford is a citizen of decided in- fluence, strongly supporting all public enterprises, and advocating needed public reform.
coming a member of Company K, Fagan's bri- gade, under Gen. Hindman. His first fight of importance was at Cane Hill. He was captured at Helena in 1863, and was held a prisoner till the close of the war. At present he is a deacon in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and a consistent Christian.
James W. Brewer deserves mention as one of the younger planters of Lonoke County. He was born in Georgia, April 10, 1858. His father, N. A. Brewer, prominently identified with the material interests of Lonoke County as planter, is a native of Chatham County, N. C., where he was born October 12, 1831, being the son of Wilson Brewer, also of North Carolina origin, born Oc- tober 13, 1801. Here the latter was educated and grew to manhood, when he married Amy Mortain, daughter of Adam and Rebecca Mortain. To his marriage was born a family of twelve children. The father of Wilson Brewer was also a North Carolinian by birth, there being educated and mar- ried. He became the father of nine children. Wilson Brewer was a hatter by trade. Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church, she dying in 1860. Two years later Mr. Brewer married Elizabeth Clark. Upon leaving Georgia, he moved to Tennessee in 1869, where he died in 1879. The next year the good wife fol- lowed her husband. The principal in this sketch received his education in Georgia, and in 1855 came to Arkansas, settling in Goodrum Township, Lonoke County. Here he married Scerabo Fur- low, Jannary 1, 1857, becoming the father of four children: Thomas W., John H., James H. and John A. Brewer, first saw the light of day in North Carolina, April 7, 1833. Receiving his education in Georgia he was married there, April 2. 1857, to Martha E. Bradford, whose birth occurred in that State, April 2, 1834. By this union there was a family of four children: James W., David H. (born October 20, 1860, died November 8, 1887), Francis N. (born June 11, 1868) and John F. (born December 26, 1874). Mr. Brewer was a farmer by occupation. He moved from Georgia to Arkansas in 1869, and located in Lonoke County. He was a Master Mason in the Masonic order. Enlisting in the Confederate army, in 1861, he served faithfully and patriotically, receiving a wound in the right hand from the effects of which he was never relieved. His death occurred on November 18, 1887. His wife is still living on the old homestead. James W. Brewer was reared and educated in Arkansas, and on December 7, 1880, was married to Mary W. Furlow, daughter of Thomas and Maria Furlow. Three children were born to this union: Mary Blanche (born on December 9, 1881, and died October 1, 1884), James T. (born March 30, 1884) and Grover T. Nicholas A. Mrs. Brewer departed this life in (born October 11, 1888.) Mr. Brewer is the 1864. In July of the following year, he was mar- owner of eighty acres of splendid land, thirty in cul- tivation. His farm is well stocked and equipped. ried to Artemus (Furlow) Furgeson. By this mar- riage there was born a family of five children: Dr. S. J. Brietz. Among the medical frater- nity of Lonoke County no name is more favorably known than that of Dr. S. J. Brietz. He was born in North Carolina, in November, 1847, and is one of four children resulting from the union of L. R. and Sophia (Blum) Brietz. The former was also a native of North Carolina, where his birth occurred, in 1812, and where he was educated. married and died in 1879. He was an expert cab- Florence E., Serby A., Mary O., Jefferson J. and Oscar J. Mr. Brewer was again left a widower June 1, 1889. He is a very successful farmer, owning a farm of about 220 acres, with sixty under cultivation. He has held a membership in the Wheel, serving two years as treasurer of the order, besides which he has been school director. During the war he enlisted in the Confederate army, be-
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ine-maker by occupation, and was respected and ; 1888 was chosen to his present position, the duties esteemed by all who knew him. His excellent of which he has since discharged in a creditable and satisfactory manner. In the year 1870 his marriage with Miss Betty Reden was consummated. Mrs. Brown was a native of Independence County, Ark., and is an estimable lady. To their union five children have been born, of whom two sons are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Brown'are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the former is a K. of H. and a member of the Lonoke Council. Mr. Brown's parents, Obadiah and Sa- rah (Cox) Brown, were both natives of Lauderdale County, Ala. wife survives him, and is now living with a daugh- ter in Salem, N. C. S. J., the subject of this sketch, was given liberal advantages for schooling, and after finishing the course in the common schools he entered the university at Pennsylvania, graduating in the class of 1868. He then came to Arkansas, and located in Lonoke County, where he met and married Miss Emma McPeak, a lady of Scotch descent. Their marriage was solemnized February 6, 1884, and to them have been born two children: Caroline S. and Bertha. Dr. Brietz also manages a farm in connection with his practice, owning about 160 acres of excellent land, with twenty-five acres under cultivation. He has held the office of justice of the peace for four terms, and is recognized as one of the popular and influ- ential citizens of Lonoke County. The Doctor and his wife belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and to all enterprises of a worthy character are liberal contributors.
Henry Brown, the present popular and efficient treasurer of Lonoke County, is a native of Missis- ; sippi, and was born in Itawamba County in 1841. His boyhood days were passed there, receiving such advantages for schooling as were obtainable in his youth, and March 27, 1861, when but nine- teen years of age, he enlisted in Company B, Tenth Mississippi Regiment. In 1862 this reg iment was reorganized as Company C, Tenth Mississippi, where he was commissioned as second sergeant, and in 1863 commissioned as senior second lieutenant. He participated in the Battles of Shiloh, Mumfordsville, Murfreesboro, Chicka- maugua, and in the entire Georgia campaign. On August 31, 1864, at the battle of Jonesboro, he was severely wounded in the left wrist, which has crippled that member ever since. He was sent to the hospitals, and after recovering returned to his home in Mississippi, but in the fall of 1865 located at Memphis. After a two-years' residence in that city, Mr. Brown moved to Devall's Bluff, in Prairie County, Ark .. and in 1873 he was elect- ed treasurer of the county, which office he held for six years. In 1883 he came to Lonoke and in
L. L. Buffalo, a prosperous farmer and miller of Lonoke County, was born in Wake County, N. C., March 20, 1845. His father, Burl Buffalo, was also a native of North Carolina, his birth hav- ing occurred there in 1815, and in 1832 he was united in marriage to Miss Bettie Lee. To them was born a family of ten children, six boys and four girls, of whom six are now living. Three of the children are residing in this State, and three in North Carolina. Mrs. Buffalo was called to her final home in 1850, and Mr. Buffalo chose for his second wife, Cansas Cope; they had two children. Mr. Buffalo was a farmer by occupation, and in 1858 moved to Mississippi, coming thence to Ar- kansas in 1859, and locating in Prairie County. Himself and wife were devout members of the Christian Church, and his death, which occurred in 1869, deprived the county of one of its best citizens. L. L. Buffalo's schooling was very lim- ited in youth, as the facilities for gaining an edu- cation were far from satisfactory. Subsequent self application, however, has not been wanting. December 28, 1866, he was married to Miss Clarkie P. Stephens, of Mississippi, and to this union have been born four children, all boys: The first child died in infancy; Louis E. (died March 4. 1889, aged fifteen), Robert L. and Grover C. Mrs. Buf- falo died March 12, 1887, and on May 13, 1888, Mr. Buffalo was wedded to his second and present wife, Mrs. Buffalo, formerly Miss Katie E. Mc- Kenzie, a native of Arkansas, and the daughter of Samuel and Love E. Mckenzie. One child has been given them, Mary Ethell. Mr. Buffalo is one
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of the most energetic and prominent farmers and millers of Lonoke, and owns 1,812 acres of land. besides several town lots. Of this land about 800 acres are in cultivation. He has held membership in the K. of H. for two years, and attends the Bap- tist Church, his wife worshiping with the Meth- odist Episcopal denomination.
Thomas Butterworth, a young and energetic farmer of York Township, and a native of this county, was born April 9, 1855, being the son of Charles Rhodes and Sarah Dean (King) Butter- worth. The father was born in Rochdale, Eng- land, in 1829, and died in the Confederate army in 1863. His parents, Thomas and Mary (Rhodes) Butterworth, came from England in 1845, and settled in Lonoke County, Ark., being among the earliest of the pioneer settlers of this locality. The mother of Thomas Butterworth was born in Gibson County, Tenn., March 17, 1837, and is now living with him. She bore four children, two of whom still survive, Thomas and his sister, Mrs. Mary Rebecca Robertson, a resident of Lincoln County, N. M. Young Butterworth was educated in the common schools of this county, and at the time of his father's death was living with his mother and two sisters at Faulkner Gap, the rav- ages of war having left them almost destitute. Soon after that sad occurrence, Mr. George Mel- ten, an uncle of Mrs. Butterworth, moved the family to Lonoke County (where he resided) to see that they were properly cared for. In 1867 they settled upon the farm on which they now live, which Mrs. Butterworth had purchased, and with the help of Thomas, then a lad of twelve years, began carrying on the place. Rigid economy had to be observed and only bread and milk formed their diet for two years, excepting a little meat occasionally. Indeed at one time they had noth. ing with which to make bread, and depended on a neighbor for corn to grind until their wheat was matured. The first two years their horse subsisted upon grass. But such a condition of affairs could not always last, and now Mr. Butter- worth is in moderate circumstances and owns 260 acres of land, with some seventy-five acres under cultivation, and is worth about $1.000 in personal
and real-estate property. He was married De- cember 10, 1884. to Miss Margaret Ellen Ringgold. who was born in Pulaski County, January 14, 1870. She was a daughter of William and Sarah Ringgold, early settlers of Pulaski County. Mrs. Butterworth died November 3. ISSS, being the mother of one child, also deceased. Mr. Butter- worth is a member of the "County Wheel," and also belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a prominent Democrat of his county and is a good citizen.
Samuel B. Canon, merchant and farmer of Eng- land Station, Gum Woods Township, was born in Madison County, Tenn., September 16, 1848. J. L. Canon, his father, also of Tennessee nativity, was born October 15, 1815, and moved to Arkan- sas in 1859, locating in Prairie County, where he resided until his death, in 1874. His wife, for- merly Margaret Crawford, and a Tennesseean by birth, died in 1856. Samuel B. enlisted at the age of fifteen, in the Tenth Arkansas Cavalry, of the Confederate service, in which he served through- out the war, taking part in the battles of Pilot Knob. Jefferson City, Independence, West Point, Big Blue and in all of the engagements in Price's raid through Missouri. After the war he returned home, and attended school two years, this consti- tuting his only education. Subsequently he en- gaged in farming in Prairie County, and in 1872 removed to Lonoke County, where he entered the employ of Thompson Bros .. merchants and pro- prietors of a saw-mill. In 1876 Mr. Canon bought a tract of land in Gum Woods Township, here making his home until 1882, when he moved to the farm on which he now resides. His excellent place of 140 acres is well improved, besides which he owns several lots in England Station. He em- barked in the mercantile business in April. 1889, and now carries a good stock of general merchan- dise, and is having a thriving trade. Mr. Canon was elected coroner of the county, and served three terms in that office. He was married December 11, 1873, to Dora High, a native of Tennessee, and daughter of William High, of Prairie County, Ark. They are the parents of six children: Helen, Addie, Willie, Clara, Cleveland, Folsom (deceased)
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and Lloyd. Mr. and Mrs. Canon are members of the Baptist Church. The former is also a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, of which he is Past Master. The respect and esteem accorded him is as wide as his acquaintance.
Charles R. Carroll, prominent among the plant- ers of Lonoke County, Ark., was born in this county, March 11, 1869. His father, Thomas Carroll, was born in Tennessee, in 1817. Grow- ing to manhood and receiving his education in that State, the elder Mr. Carroll was married to Miss Malinda Fuller. To this union was given a family of ten children, five boys and five girls. The father finally moved to Arkansas, and after the death of the mother, was married to Hulda Naylor, who bore a son, Charles, our subject. Three other children resulted from this marriage: Maggie, Ida S. and Beaulah E. The father was a farmer by occupation, owning about 150 acres of land. At his death on February 9, 1885, his es- tate was divided among his children. He and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church. The latter died December 4, 1885. C. R. Carroll was educated in Lonoke County, the place of his birth, and February 1, 18SS, he was married to Annie Taylor, a daughter of Joshua and Sarah Taylor. But one child was born to this union, Roy E .. who died February 19, 1889. Mr. Car farming land. eighty acres under cultivation. His wife is a devoted member of the Baptist Church. They are worthy citizens and sociable and es- teemed neighbors.
roll is a farmer, owning some 210 acres of fine age of eighty. He married his second cousin in
J. L. Carson is recognized as a prominent farmer of Lonoke County. He was born on May 13, 1839, in Clark County, Ala., being the son of Joseph Carson, a Virginian by birth, who was taken to Alabama by his parents when quite young. There he received his education, grew to manhood and was married to Bathemia Lambert, the daugh- ter of Andrew and Rebecca Lambert. To her union with Mr. Carson was born only one child, J. L., the subject of this sketch. The father fol- lowed farming as an occupation with good success. He had been associated with the Masonic order during his life, and when he died the fraternity ,
took charge of his funeral ceremonies. J. L. Car- son received his education in Wilcox County, Ala. In 1858 he went to Louisiana, where, on October 6, 1859, he was married to Mary Callahan, daugh- ter of James and Matilda Callahan. In 1867 Mr. Carson and wife came to Arkansas, locating in Lonoke County. Upon reaching this State, his wealth consisted of two yoke of oxen and a wagon: but by diligently following his adopted calling, he has prospered beyond expectation. He now owns some 306 acres of good land. with 100 acres under cultivation. He is the father of three children: William, Ella M. and Elizabeth. He is a Master Mason, and has held the offices of junior and senior warden in his lodge; also being a member of the Agricultural Wheel. As constable, he has served his township faithfully and satisfactorily to all concerned. Both Mr. and Mrs. Carson are members of the Methodist Church, taking great interest in all church matters.
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