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Miss Sarah L. Flinn, sister of Dr. Flinn, a druggist of Des Arc, her birth having occurred in the " Pal- metto State." She was brought by her parents to Arkansas when a miss of eleven years, and was here reared to womanhood and received her educa- tion. After their marriage she and Mr. Horne located on a farm near Des Arc, and this occupa- tion has received Mr. Horne's attention up to the present time, but since 1886 they have been resid- ing in Des Arc, in order to give their children the advantages of the town schools. Their farm com- prises 300 acres of land, of which 150 are under cultivation, furnished with good buildings, fences, orchards, etc., and, in addition to attending to his land, Mr. Horne gives considerable attention to raising horses and mules, in which he has been very successful. He has served in the capacity of magistrate, is a member of the K. of H., and be- longs to the Famous Life Association of Little Rock, and the Mutual Life Association of New York. He and wife have a family of seven chil- dren: Irene, Oscar C., William Flinn, Nina H., Simeon, Wigfall and Faber.
F. P. Hurt was the first man to settle on the present site of Hazen, Ark. (November, 1873), and is now express agent at that place. He was born in Tipton County, Tenn., and is the youngest of four sons born to S. T. and M. C. (Hoffer) Hurt, both of whom were born in the " Old North State," the former's birth occurring in 1809 and the lat- ter's in 1811. Their union was consummated on June 2, 1844, in the State of Tennessee, and there they reared a family of five children, whose names are as follows: Texana (who was born in 1845 and died in 1846), James N. (who was born in 1846 and died the same year), Spencer T. (born June 1, 1850, and died in 1882), Rufus K. (born in 1852 and died the following year) and F. P. (whose birth occurred in October, 1854). Mr. Hurt died in 1855, and his widow still survives him and is a resident of Hazen, Ark. F. P. Hurt has been a resident of Hazen since 1871, at which time there was only one dwelling house and a log house in the place, and for six years after locating was engaged in merchandising, but for some time past has been agent for the Southern Express Com-
pany, which position keeps him fully employed as the place has grown and improved very rapidly. Since 1881 Mr. Hurt has been married to Miss So- lonia E. Price, a daughter of F. F. Price. She was born in Prairie County, and is the mother of three children: Birdie A., Sophia S. and Carrie F.
B. R. Jenkins is the popular druggist and postmaster of Barrettsville, and although a native born resident of the State of Mississippi, he has been a resident of Prairie County, Ark., since 1868. His father, J. J. Jenkins, was born in South Carolina in 1819, and was a son of Benja- min and Frances Jenkins. His youth was spent in his native State, but when a young man he re- moved to Northeast Mississippi, and there re- mained engaged in farming for about sixteen years. He was married in this State about 1842 to Miss Mary Guess, a daughter of Richard and Jane Guess, who were native Alabamians. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins reared a family of eight children: Frances J. (died when a young lady), B. R., James (who is also deceased), Jack A. (a resident of Lonoke County, Ark.), Mary (deceased), Cath- erine (Mrs. Morgan, resides in Prairie County), Anna (Mrs. Chaffin, also resides in this county) and Amanda (deceased). In 1857 Mr. Jenkins re- moved his family to White County, Ark., and after his wife's death, in 1860, he married Mrs. Nancy Jackson, and by her reared a family of eight children: George W., John H., Samuel H., David S., Charley, Josephine, Thomas and Bettie. After residing in White County for about ten years, he came to Prairie County, and is here re- siding on a farm. He is a Mason, and in his po- litical opinion is a Democrat. B. R. Jenkins has been educated in Arkansas, and in 1867 was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Hagle, but they parted by mutual consent after living together for one year. Mr. Jenkins has been a resident of Prairie County for twenty-one years, and for six- teen years was a farmer, but since 1886 has been engaged in the drug business at Barrettsville, and has been postmaster of that place since 1887. He owns 160 acres of land, and has forty acres under cultivation. He is a member of the Baptist Church.
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Henry C. Jewell is a prosperous agriculturist of this region, and owing to having been a fol- lower of the Golden Rule, he has received the es- teem of his fellow-citizens. Owing to his having spent his early life on a farm, and to his advanced and progressive ideas he has done not a little to advance the farming interests hereabouts, and his farm, comprising 160 acres, is one of the best tilled in this section. He has about eighty acres under cultivation, and his residence is comfortable and his outbuildings substantial. He was born in Nelson County, Ky., September 27, 1832, and is a son of James and Nancy (Higdon) Jewell, who were born, reared and married in the "Blue Grass State." In 1839 they moved to Indiana, and opened up a farm in Vigo County, here spending the rest of their days, the mother's death occur- ring in March, 1845, and the father's in January, 1862. Henry C. Jewell's youth was spent in the Hoosier State, and until he was twenty years of age, he made his home with his father, going then to Illinois, and worked on a farm in Coles County. Here he was married on April 10, 1857, to Nancy Tilley, a native of Indiana, and a daughter of Moses Tilley, and began farming for himself, con- tinuing to make Coles County his home until 1870, when he sold out and moved to Arkansas, and has since been a resident of his present farm. He and his wife are the parents of the following children: Leonard (who is married and lives in Arizona Ter- ritory), Emma (wife of Thomas Chandler), Stephen E. (also in Arizona), James, Rachel and Herschel.
Dr. B. F. Johnson has been engaged in the drug business in Des Arc since 1866, and the stock of goods which he carries is only to be found in a well-kept, reliable drug store. He was born in Prince George's County, Md., July 19, 1836, and is a son of Lloyd Johnson and Elizabeth (Walker) Johnson, who were also born in Maryland, the father being a farmer of Prince George's County until his death, in December, 1860, his wife's death occurring several years earlier. Dr. Johnson grew to manhood in Maryland, and when a young man began learning the drug business in a store in Washington, D. C., but after his father's death he came West and located at Des Arc, where he en-
gaged in the printing and newspaper business. having charge of a paper for two years, at which time the Federal soldiers took the office from him. In 1866 he engaged in the drug business, buying out an established store, and since that time he has devoted his attention to this work, with the excep- tion of two years, wlien his property was destroyed by fire. The following two years were spent in general merchandising, after which he resumed the drug business, and his stock now includes drugs of all kinds, paints, oils, etc. The Doctor was married at West Point, White County, Ark., De- cember 21, 1865, to Miss Alice Bradshaw, a daugh- ter of W. H. Bradshaw, of White County. She was born in Dresden, Tenn., but was reared and educated in White County, Ark. Her union with the Doctor has resulted in the birth of six children : Jessie (who died when she was six years old), Boyd B., May, Eva, Herbert and Zuma. Dr. Johnson and his wife are members of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, and he belongs to the Masonic frater- nity and the Knights of Honor.
John R. Johnson, farmer ,and ginner, Hickory Plains, Ark. There are a number of men promi- nently identified with the agricultural affairs of this county, but none among them are more de- serving of mention than Mr. John R. Johnson, who was born in Randolph County, N. C., March 30, 1839. His parents, Joseph and Katie (Brower) Johnson, were both natives of North Carolina and were married in that State. The parents moved to Tennessee about 1842, locating in Decatur County, and there tilled the soil until 1876, when he moved to Arkansas. He located in Sebastian County and resides there at the present time. His first wife died in 1878. John R. Johnson remained in Tennessee until sixteen years of age and in 1857 moved to Arkansas, locating at Fort Smith, where he resided for about fourteen months. He came to Hickory Plains in 1859 and was one of the early settlers. In 1861 he enlisted in the Con- federate army, Fourth Independent Arkansas Battery a's a private and was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant after the battle of Murfrees- boro. Afterward he was on detached duty for twelve months on the Alabama Railroad and served
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all through the war. He participated in the battles of Wilson's Creek, Richmond, and Murfreesboro. After the war he returned to Hickory Plains. He followed the carpenter's trade, working at the same during 1866-67, at Little Rock and in 1867 began merchandising in Pulaski County. In 1868, 1869 and 1870 he worked at his trade in Prairie Coun- ty, and many monuments of his handiwork are still standing in the county, especially in Hickory Plains and vicinity. In 1870 he began selling goods here, and two years later engaged in tilling the soil, which occupation he has since carried on. He has 240 acres of land with about 145 cleared, has good buildings and is in a very prosperous con- dition. He built a gin in 1880, has good new machinery and is doing a good business. He is the owner of six acres of land where his gin is located and also has several lots in Des Arc. Mr. Johnson was married in Prairie County, Ark., in 1868, to Miss Fannie Holloway, a native of Fayette County, Tenn., but who was reared and educated in Hickory Plains. She is the daughter of John Holloway. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Hickory Plains Lodge No. 95, and is Junior Deacon and Past Master in the same. He was one of the original founders of the Wheel organization and was twice unanimously elected president of the State Wheel. He was appointed and is one of the county commissioners. In 1888 he was doorkeeper of the house of representatives and in 1889 was appointed by the Governor for the Second Congressional district to the Farmers' Agricultural Congress. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church and he is an elder in the same.
Charles F. King is one of the sturdy and inde- pendent tillers of the soil of Arkansas, and his property has been acquired by his own good man- agement and industry. Like so many native Vir- ginians he displays in his business operations those sterling principles, which mark him as one of the leading men of the county, and he is noted for his progressive views. His birth occurred near Petersburg, March 31, 1809, and he is a son of Elisha King, who was also a Virginian and served in the American Revolution, entering the army 44
when quite young and serving throughout the en- tire war. At the age of eighteen years he was married in his native State to Miss Priscilla But- ler, also of that State, and there they resided un- til their respective deaths. Charles F. King grew to manhood in the Old Dominion, but removed to Tennessee in 1830 and located at Memphis, near which place he farmed for a number of years, then became conductor on the Charleston Road, continu- ing as such three years. He came to Arkansas in 1856 and settled in Prairie County, in the neigh- borhood of where he now lives, there being very few settlers in this section at that time. The farm which he first purchased was slightly improved, but this he afterward sold, and bought his present property which consists of 170 acres, sixty of which he is engaged in tilling. He was married in Ten- nessee to Miss Lucy Bettis, a native of that State, and by her has the following children: Charles Tillman (who is married) and Agnes (wife of J. B. Stallings). Mr. and Mrs. King are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he belongs to the I. O. O. F. Charles King, his son, was born near Memphis, Tenn., June 1, 1856, and when an infant was brought by his parents to Arkansas, and in Prairie County he grew to manhood and was educated. He was married in White County May 3, 1877, to Miss Bettie Benge, a native of Mississippi, but who received the principal part of her rearing in Arkansas. After their marriage they lived in Beebe for about one year, and since that time have resided on the farm with their father, Charles F. King, and our subject is en- gaged in operating his cotton-gin. He and Mrs. King are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and are the parents of three children: Thomas O., Jennie L. and Esther I.
John W. Knauff, farmer, Des Arc, Ark. No- where in Prairie County is to be found a man of more energy or determined will or force of charac- ter, than Mr. Knauff possesses, and no agricultur- ist is deserving of greater success in the conduct and management of a farm than he. Farmville, Prince Edwards County, Va., was the scene of his birth, the same occurring on March 19, 1836, and he is the son of G. Philip Knauff, a native of Ger-
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many, and Ann E. (Bondurant) Knauff, who was of French Huguenot descent. The parents were married in Virginia, and the father was a merchant and importer of musical instruments, doing busi- ness at Farmville for a number of years. His death occurred in 1855. His wife had died pre- vious to this, shortly after the birth of the subject of this sketch. John W. Knauff passed his youth- ful days in Prince Edward County, and received a good education at Hampden Sidney College. He left college after completing his junior year, on account of the death of his father, and engaged in teaching in Virginia for about two years, when he returned to college and graduated with honor. In the fall of 1858 he came West, to Arkansas and was the first engaged as principal of the male academy at Searcy, where he remained five months. He then returned to Virginia, and there remained until March, 1859, when he came to Des Arc, where he continued his former occupation of teaching near that town until 1861. In August, of that year, he enlisted in the Confederate army, First Arkan- sas Mounted Rifles, Col. Churchill's old regiment, and served until peace was declared. He was dis- banded and paroled at Greensboro, N. C., on May 1, 1865. He enlisted as a private and musician, but no regimental bands being allowed in the Con- federate army and the band to which he belonged being unwilling to serve as brigade band, each member of his band was required to serve as litter bearer or go in the ranks in time of an engagement. He always took a musket and was wounded three times in Johnston's retreat from Dalton to Atlanta, Ga., but refused to be sent to a hospital, his wounds not preventing his marching. He took part in the following battles: Oak Hill, Pea Ridge and many skirmishes; was then transferred to the east side of the river, and participated in the battles of Chicka- mauga, Murfreesboro, Richmond (Ky.), and all the fights in and around Atlanta. He was wounded slightly at Atlanta (Resaca), but was not disabled from service. After the war he returned to Prairie County, Ark., engaged in agricultural pursuits, and also taught school, continuing the last-named occu- pation up to the present time. He was married here on May 17, 1868, to Miss Emma P. Williams,
a native of Alabama, although reared principally in Prairie County, and the daughter of Elijah Williams. The fruits of this union have been seven children: Guy W., O. O., Emma Irene, Baxter T., Philip W., Hubert A. and John De W. Mr. Knauff served one term as magistrate, and is a man uni- versally respected.
Dr. William Lee is a physician of acknowledged merit in Prairie County, and the restoration of hundreds to health and happiness is due to his skill and talent. He was born in Graves County, Ky., February 20, 1832, and is the son of Gen. Joshua and Nancy (Markham) Lee, both of whom are Virginians by birth. The father moved to the Blue Grass State in his early manhood, and was a successful tiller of the soil in Graves County for a number of years, or until 1845, when he moved to Arkansas, and for some time followed the plow in Independence County, near Batesville, on the old Independence road. Later he engaged in steam- boating on the White River, but after following this occupation for a few years he decided that farming was more congenial to his tastes, as well as more remunerative, and he resumed agriculture. About this time reverses overtook him, and he disposed of his property here and moved to Louisiana, where he set energetically to work to retreive his fortunes, and succeeded in doing so to some extent, and at the time of his death was the possessor of a com- fortable competency. He died in 1855, his wife's death occurring in 1853. Dr. William Lee removed with his parents to Louisiana, and after reaching mature years determined to see a little of the world, and traveled over the greater portion of Louisiana, Texas and Georgia. Having always been pos- sessed with a desire to study medicine, he began a systematic course of reading at Des Arc, under Dr. E. P. Nicholson and Dr. Burney, and in 1866 lo- cated six miles west of Des Arc, and has been an able practitioner of the county ever since. In con- nection with his practice he has been engaged in managing his small farm, situated about five miles west of the town, but recently rented his property and moved to this place. He joined the Confederate service in 1861, becoming a member of Gen. P. R. Cleburne's regiment, and from a
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sergeant was promoted to the rank of captain in the Trans-Mississippi Departments, Company F, of Ganse's regiment. He was a member of Cle- burne's regiment until after the battle of Mission- ary Ridge, and during his term of service was in the fights at Scottsville (Ky.), Shiloh and Prairie Grove; in this engagement he received a wound in the lower part of the left leg, and after recovering somewhat, was transferred to the cavalry, and was with Price on his raid through Missouri. At the close of the war he returned to Des Arc, and here has since made his home. A year after his re- moval to Prairie County, Ark., or in June, 1859, he was married to Miss Mary Lee, a daughter of John Lee. She was born and reared in Prairie County, and here died on February 20, 1876, having be- come the mother of four children by the Doctor : Martha Ann (wife of Henry Boggs, of Utah), John M. (married and residing on the farm), Elizabeth and Thomas B. In December, 1885, the Doctor was married to Mrs. M. E. (Jones) Whitlock, a na- tive of Arkansas, being here reared and educated, and a daughter of Abner P. Jones. The Doctor belongs to the Prairie County Medical Society.
William B. Lumpkin. The amount of land which this gentleman has in his possession com- prises 520 acres in four different farms, and of the entire amount he has 300 acres under cultivation, and all his property well improved with good build- ings. Since 1886 he has been residing in Des Arc, where he owns some valuable property, but he con- tinues to manage his farm, and has been more suc- cessful than the average. He was born in Law- rence County, Tenn., April 14, 1840, and is a son of J. B. Lumpkin, a native of North Carolina, who came west with his parents to Tennessee when a small lad, and was here reared to manhood, edu- cated and married, his wife's maiden name being Betsey Bryant, a native of North Carolina. After his marriage Mr. Lumpkin moved to Shelby Coun- ty, but afterward settled permanently in Tipton County, where he is now residing at the age of seventy-six years, his wife's death having occurred here in 1876. William B. Lumpkin grew to ma- turity in Tennessee, and until he attained his majority made his home with his father. In the
latter part of 1861 he enlisted in the Confederate army, Fifty-first Tennessee Infantry, Company B, and of his company, which consisted of 104 men, he and one other man were the only ones not killed or wounded. He enlisted as a private, but became a non-commissioned officer, and took part in the battles of Chickamauga, Franklin, and was in the retreat from Chattanooga to Atlanta. At the fall of Fort Henry he was captured, and for nine months was kept in captivity at Alton, Ill., and after being exchanged rejoined his regiment, and at the final surrender was at home on furlough. He then settled down in Shelby County, and was engaged in farming up to 1879, when he sold out, and moved to Arkansas, locating in Prairie County, near Des Arc, his first purchase of land being 160 acres. He was married in Shelby County, Tenn., July 24, 1870, to Miss Nannie J. Yancey, a native of Iuka, Miss., a daughter of James Yancey, but her demise occurred on October 15, 1884, leaving besides her husband, to mourn her loss, a family of four children: Tellie, Thomas B. and Calvin P. Saddie died in September, 1887, at the age of thirteen years. Mr. W. B. Lumpkin is a member of White River Lodge of the Masonic fraternity.
Prof. Hugh McQ. Lynn, the well-known post- master of Des Arc, Ark., was born in Chester County, S. C., April 10, 1837, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (McQuiston) Lynn, also na- tives of the Palmetto State, where they were reared, educated and married. In December, 1837, they moved to Tennessee, and settled in Tipton County, where the father followed agricultural pursuits until his death in January, 1886, his wife following him to the grave in April, 1889. Prof. Lynn's early youth was spent in Tipton County, and he acquired an education far beyond the aver- age farmer's boy, owing to the fact that he was studious and persevering, and received superior advantages. He entered Erskine College, S. C., and graduated from this institution when twenty- two years of age, after which he engaged in teach- ing in Tipton County, holding the position of principal of an academy. After coming to Ar- kansas, in 1872, he engaged in teaching school in Lonoke County, continuing one year, then fol-
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lowed the same occupation in Des Arc for nine years, and also taught for some time at Hazen. He is an educator of more than local celebrity, and up to the spring of 1889 his entire time and at- tention was given to his profession, but since then he has held the position of postmaster of Des Arc, but only entered actively upon his duties on Sep- tember 1, 1889. He was married in Tennessee, April 10, 1862, to Miss Martha S. Simpson, a native of that State, and by her became the father of two sons and one daughter: Dr. J. R. (of Hazen), W. C. (a book-keeper by profession) and Nannie E. (a young lady, and Mr. Lynn's princi- pal assistant in the postoffice). At the opening of the Civil War, Mr. Lynn espoused the Confederate cause, and in May, 1861, joined the Ninth Ten- nessee Infantry, as a private, and served until the close of the war, being paroled at Memphis, Tenn., in July, 1865. He was in the fights at Chicka- mauga and Franklin, but the most of the time served on detached duty in the ordnance depart- ment. Prof. Lynn has shown his brotherly spirit by becoming a member of the Masonic fraternity, and the K. of H., and in the former organization has attained the Royal Arch degree, and has been Worshipful Master and High Priest, and in the latter order is Past Dictator. He and family are mem- bers of the Old School Presbyterian Church, and he is an elder in the same.
Robert C. McCarley. From this brief review of the life of Mr. McCarley it will be seen that his time has not been uselessly or idly spent, but that he has continued to "pursue the even tenor of his way," and is now ranked among the prosperous and enterprising farmers and merchants of the county. He was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., May 12, 1833, and he is the second in a family of five children, four sons and one daughter, born to the marriage of Thomas McCarley and Margaret Sturgeon, the former a native of Alabama, and the latter of Tennessee. They were married in Ala- bama, where the mother was reared, and here the father's death occurred in 1839, he having been a follower of the plow throughout life. His wife lived to be seventy-two years old, reared her fam- ily, and died in 1886. Robert C. McCarley left
home after reaching his twentieth year, and began clerking in a store in Lauderdale County, continu- ing until 1859, when he came to Arkansas, and settled at Des Arc, following the same occupation here for several years. After embarking in the mercantile business on his own responsibility he continued this work until the opening of the war, and in 1863 joined the Confederate service, Col. Dobbins' cavalry, and served as a private until the close of the war. Soon after enlisting he was de- tailed to the adjutant-general's office, but was soon after transferred to the quartermaster's depart- ment, and served in this capacity during the remainder of the war. In January, 1865, he was captured while at home on a visit, and was held a prisoner at Little Rock until the close of the war, being paroled on May 12, 1865. After the war he returned home and clerked for a while, then again engaged in business for himself, and since 1879 has carried an excellent line of general merchan- dise. He is the owner of 1,350 acres of land in seven different farms, and has about 400 acres un- der cultivation; 800 acres lie near Des Arc, and are very valuable. He has been married four times, once in Alabama, and three times in Arkansas. He has one son by his second wife (Albert by name), who is clerking in Des Arc. He married his pres- ent wife, Mrs. M. C. (Koonce) Howard, in 1876, she being a native of Tennessee, and by her has a daughter named Anna, a miss of ten years. Mr. McCarley has held a number of local offices, such as magistrate and alderman, and has been treasurer and mayor of Des Arc. He is an elder in the Cum- berland Presbyterian Church, of which his wife is also a member, and he is a Master Mason, and has been a member of that order since 1860. He also belongs to the I. O. O. F.
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