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County, Mo. Seven years later he came to Fulton County, Ark. In 1868 he wedded Miss Susan Browning, who was born in Robertson County, Tenn., but she lived only two years after her mar- riage. December 18, 1888, he took for his second , wife Mrs. A. C. Jeffrey, nee Cunningham. Mr Jeffrey was a very intelligent and influential citizen, and was the author of a descriptive history of Fulton and Izard Counties, being the editor of a newspaper in the latter county. He and his wife (now Mrs. Ray) became the parents of three sons and one daughter: Curren, Lulu, Robert and Mit- chell. In 1862 Dr. Ray recruited a company of soldiers in Robertson County, Tenn., and served as its captain until near the close of the war. He was also assistant surgeon of his regiment, and was in the battles of Fort Donelson and others. He is now a Democrat in his political views, but was formerly a Whig, and cast his first presidential vote for Gen. Scott. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and for many years has been one of the active and successful practitioners of the county. His wife belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
W. P. Rhea, of the mercantile firm of W. P. Rhea & Co., of Salem, Ark., was born in East Tennessee in 1831. and while growing up attended Maryville College, receiving educational advan- tages which he improved. He was married, in 1855, to Miss Sarah Pile, who was born in East Tennessee September 30, 1836, and the following are the children born to their union: Laura E. (wife of R. A. Robins), David C., Joseph M., Mar- garet L. (wife of A. W. Ellis), Edmund G., Bet- tie E., Rob Preston, Kittie (who died in infancy), Oscar Lee and Holmes G. In 1866 Mr. Rhea emi- grated to Arkansas, thinking to better his worldly condition, and after residing in this county for some time, and his many admirable qualities be- 1
coming known, he was elected to the offices of cir- cuit clerk, ex-officio county clerk, clerk of the pro- bate court, and county recorder, holding these responsible positions for ten consecutive years. Since 1883 he has also been engaged in mer- cantile business. but is now retired, his establish- ment being managed by his two partners. R. A.
Robins and Arch. Northeutt. Mr. Rhea served in the late war for three years, under Gen. Long- street, and was in a number of fiercely contested engagements. He has since been a Democrat in his political views. and has always been deeply interested in the cause of education. He is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church. He is the owner of 600 acres of fertile land. He was next to the youngest of eleven children, eight of whom grew to maturity, born to Joseph M. and Kittie ( Myers) Rhea, who were born in East Tennessee and Berk- eley County, Va., May 14, 1787, and July 28, 1788. respectively. The father was a farmer and school- teacher by occupation, was reared in his native State, but was married in the "Old Dominion." He served in the War of 1812. and was in Canada during that time as private secretary to one of the officers of the army. He spent the remainder of his life in Tennessee, and died August 14, 1860. his wife having died February 25, preceding. Matthew Rhea, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Scotland, and was an early emigrant to America, and took an active part in the Revolu- tionary War, being a major in the Continental army. After the close of that conflict he settled in Tennessee, and was for many years clerk of Sulli- van County, and held various other civil positions in the county. He died at about the age of sixty years. The maternal grandparents, Charles and Ann (Care) Myers, were Virginians, and were of German and French descent, respectively. R. A. Robins, of the above mentioned firm, and a pros- perous young financier of the county, was born in Izard County. Ark., in 1852, and is a son of A. A. and Indiana (Pritchett) Robins, the former being a Virginian, who grew to manhood in his native State, but removed to Tennessee at an early day. and still later to Izard County, Ark .. where he followed the occupation of carpentering. R. A. Robins was educated in Philadelphia, of his native county, and upon reaching a suitable age, entered mercantile pursuits as clerk in a general store in Batesville, Independence County, Ark. He re- mained here ten years, and then came to Salem, and in 1883 became a member of the present firm. He owns some valuable town property. and was
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married, in 1882, to Miss Laura E. Rhea, who was born in Tennessee. They have two children living: Maud E. and Bernice Preston, and one child deceased, named Lillias. Mr. Robins is a Democrat, and a member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, South. The other member of the firm, Arch. Northcutt, is a Warren County Ten- nesseean, his birth occurring in 1858. He left his native State when eleven years of age, and came with his people to Arkansas. He was edu- cated in the common schools of Izard County, and worked at the monotonous duties of farm life for his father until he reached his majority, when he was married, and entered the employ of Archer & Daniels, general merchants of Salem, with whom he remained eight years, during which time he never lost a day from sickness or otherwise. In February, 1887, he became a member of the pres- ent firm, which carries a stock of about $5,000, their annual sales amounting to $25,000. Mr. Northcutt is chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Fulton County, and is now dis- charging the duties of this position. He is a char- ter member of the I. O. O. F., and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife, whose maiden name was Jennie Brown, was born in the State of Ohio in 1859, and is connected to Judge O'Key. To their union have been born three children: Burton, Horace and Mamie O'Key.
Daniel P. Rogers is one of three surviving members of a family of six children of Jonathan and Martha (Knighton) Rogers, and was born in Humphreys County, Tenn., on the 26th of Janu- ary, 1830. His parents are supposed to have been natives of North Carolina, the former's birth oc- curring in 1787, and his death in Tennessee in 1839. He was a farmer and mechanic, and served two years as a private in the War of 1812. He and his wife, who was born about 1795, were married in the State of Tennessee, and after his death the widow and her children came to Arkansas, locating in what is now Sharp County, about 1844, where she died in 1859. Daniel P. Rogers received only one month's schooling after coming to Arkansas, owing to his mother's straitened circumstances, and the necessity of his assistance at home to aid
in supporting the family. He made his home with his mother until his marriage, and then she continued to reside with him until her death. His marriage to Miss Rebecca Copeland took place in 1850. She was born in Tennessee in 1832, and died six years after her marriage, having become the mother of three children: Jesse, who is mar- ried and is a farmer of the county; George, who is also married and resides on a farm; and Jobn A., married and residing on a farm near his father. In 1858 Mr. Rogers wedded Miss Mary Dowell, who was born in Tennessee about 1845, and to them was given one son, James P., who resides in Boone County, Ark. In 1872 he was so unfort- unate as to lose his second wife, but on the 8th of October, 1875, he found a true helpmate in the person of Mrs. Martha (Davis) Brasier, whose birth occurred in Whitley County, Ky., in 1839. They have two children: Martha A. and Andrew J. During the Rebellion he joined the Confeder- ate army, and served until the final surrender, be- ing a member of Capt. Wyatt's Company. He was at Prairie Grove and Helena, and was captured at the fall of Little Rock, being retained in that place for four months. While being taken North by his captors, he jumped from the boat near Cape Girardeau, Mo., and managed to elude his pursuers and rejoin his command. He was then in the engagement at Poison Springs, Mark's Mill, and Jenkins' Ferry, and was with Price on his raid, receiving a slight wound while with his com- mand. At the close of the war he returned to his farm and has since resided in Fulton County, of which he was one of the pioneers. His farm em- braces 200 acres, and is located between Myatt and South Fork Creeks. One hundred acres are under cultivation. He is a member of Myatt Lodge No. 401, of the A. F. & A. M., and in his political views is a Democrat, having cast his first presidential vote for Pierce. He and wife are members of the Protestant Methodist Church.
Thomas G. Sears is another successful tiller of the soil of Fulton County who has secured bis possessions by energy, determination and judicious management. He is a Georgian, born in Octo- ber, 1824, and is a son of Wyatt and Frances
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(Satterwhite) Sears, both natives of North Caro- lina, who died in Georgia in 1863 and 1868, re- spectively. They were married in their native State, and throughout his life the father was an industrious tiller of the soil. Thomas G. Sears, the fourth of their ten children, was educated in the common schools of his native State. Like the majority of sons he followed the occupation in which his father had always been engaged, and to which he was reared, and up to the present day has made that his calling. In the year 1875 he moved to Izard County, Ark., and in 1880 settled on the farm of 280 acres where he now lives. He has ninety acres under cultivation. In 1846 he was married in Georgia to Miss Sarah E. Payne. who was born in South Carolina in 1826, the daughter of Enoch and Sarah Payne. both natives of the "Palmetto State," who died in Georgia. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sears, but the following five are the only ones now living: Enoch G., Martha L. (wife of William Hollingsworth), James, Frances (wife of William Cochran) and Thomas. When the war had been going on for two years Mr. Sears enlisted as a pri- vate in Beauregard's battery and served until June 20, 1865, proving himself an efficient and trustworthy soldier. He was formerly a Whig and cast his vote for Henry Clay for the Presidency. but since the war has been a Democrat. He and family are all members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with the exception of one son, who be- longs to the Baptist Church, and all are substan- tial and law-abiding citizens. The children who are deceased are William T., who died at the age of three months; Sarah E., whose death occurred when fourteen years of age, and an infant.
Ephraim Sharp, an old resident, and a leading merchant and farmer of the county, and proprietor of a cotton-gin and flour-mill at South Fork. in Myatt Township, twelve miles east of Salem, was born in Decatur County, Ind., June 23, 1833. and is a son of John E. and Susan (Armstrong) Sharp, who were born in Pennsylvania in 1802, and in Ohio in 1800, respectively. The father now resides in Decatur County, Ind .. and, although he is eighty-seven years of age, takes a number of
newspapers, and is able to read them by lamplight without his glasses. He has always followed farm- ing as an occupation, and is of Dutch-Irish ances- try. His wife died in Decatur County, Ind., in 1842, as did his father, John Sharp, who was born in Pennsylvania, his death occurring in 1842. Ephraim Sharp is one of two surviving members of a family of seven children, and was reared in Decatur County, Ind., to which place his parents moved about 1826. He attended the common schools, and at the age of twenty-one years left home and came to Lawrence County, Ark., where he made his home until 1867, when he moved to his present property. His first purchase of land comprised 120 acres, but being a good business man he has increased this to 400 acres, and has 150 acres under cultivation, and everything about his place shows the energy and good management for which he has ever been noted. In 1868 he opened a general mercantile establishment under the firm name of Wainwright & Sharp, but in 1873 he purchased Mr. Wainwright's interest, and con- ducted affairs alone until 1884. when he sold out to Dr. J. S. Risher. He re-purchased the goods the following year, and has remained proprietor of the same ever since. In 1875 South Fork post- office was established at Mr. Sharp's store, and he was appointed postmaster, which he has since re- mained, with the exception of one year. He was married in Sharp County, Ark., November 22, 1858, to Miss Mary E. Wainwright, who was born in Madison County, Ala .. in June. 1833. Six of the seven children born to their union are now living: Martha M., wife of Hardy Croom; Joanna C., wife of C. W. Culp; Sarah B., Johnnie (de- ceased). Thomas W., Hettie L. and Ollie J. In 1862 Mr. Sharp enlisted in the Confederate army. and was first lieutenant of Company L. Tappen's brigade. He served in this capacity two years, participating in the battle of Prairie Grove, and numerous skirmishes; then he was honorably dis- charged, and returned to his home in Indiana. where he remained until 1866. He is a member of Myatt Lodge No. 401, of the Masonic order, and in his political views is a stanch Democrat, having cast his first presidential vote for James Buchanan.
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Rev. J. L. Short, Sr., a prominent agriculturist of Washington Township, Fulton County, Ark., and the son of Joab and Sarah (York) Short, was born in Franklin County, Tenn., in 1824. His parents were natives of Rockingham County, N. C., and were of Irish descent. Joab Short was born on the 12th of August. 17SS, and died on the 1st of April, 1866. The mother was born in 1790, and died in September, 1870. They left their native State about 1810, and moved to Tennessee. They were the parents of thirteen children, all of whom lived to be grown: Alpha, wife of E. Thacker; Omega, wife of A. Muse; Mary, wife of Rev. John Byrum; Gracie and July (twins), the former the wife of P. Holley, and the latter of F. M. Yell; Sarah, wife of Thomas Muse; Tabitha, wife of John Antney; Delia, wife of William Walsh (deceased); Caroline, wife of John Ross; J. L., Constant B. (deceased), Joab B., killed at the battle of Shiloh, and C. C. (deceased). Mr. Short was a Democrat in politics, and was a very prominent man in his section of the country. He was quite wealthy, and was the owner of a number of slaves. His son, Rev. J. L. Short, had all the advantages for a thorough education in his youth, enjoying opportunities above the average. Since then, by close study and observation, he has become a well informed man. He commenced work for himself at the age of nineteen as a tiller of the soil, and this he has followed since in connection with his pastoral work. His wife was formerly Miss Frances Hawkins, a native of Tennessee, whom he married on the 22d of November, 1842. One child was born to this union, named Sarah, who became the wife of J. W. Blanton, and now resides in Cooke County, Tex. Mrs. Short died in Hon. J. L. Short, Jr. The public services of Mr. Short have been characterized by a noticeable devotion to the welfare of Fulton County, and his ability and fidelity in his present position have made a lasting impression upon his sphere of public duty. Although a young man, his name has al. ways been closely identitied with the interests of April, 1844, and our subject was married the sec- oud time to Mrs. Frances B. (Campbell) Short, widow of Col. A. M. Short, who was in the Mexi- can War, and took part in some of the prominent engagements of that war. He was county clerk of Coffee County, Tenn., at the time of his death, which occurred in 1852 or 1853. He left two ; this section and he need have no fear as to his
children, J. L., who lives in Fulton County, and is engaged in farming, and Nancy J., wife of John Pendergrass, who is a tiller of the soil and resides in Izard County. J. L. Short's second marriage occurred in 1857, and to this union were born eight children: Tabitha P., born on the 12th of December, 1860, is now at home; C. B., born in March, 1863, is married and lives in Izard County ; M. L., born June 24, 1865; J. B., born March 11, 1867; Julia F., born May 4, 1869, and the wife of Mr. Lavell; Manrie, lives in Fulton County; J. M., born April 5, 1872, and J. N., born June 24, 1875. Mrs. Short was born in 1831, and is the daughter of John and Helender (Neel) Campbell, natives of South Carolina and Virginia, respect- ively. Mr. Campbell was justice of the peace of his section for many years, was in very comfort- able circumstances and a much respected citizen. He was the father of eleven children: William (deceased), James, a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and ex-county treasurer of Coffee County, Tenn. (he is now living in the Lone Star State); Sarah, widow of R. Blanton, and Nancy, widow of Coleman Blanton, live in Ten- nessee; Caroline, widow of M. Holland, and now residing in Bedford County, Tenn .; Armsted is a farmer and lives in Texas; Susan resides in Texas; Civility, wife of James Angle, resides in Texas; Frances B., Duncan, lives in Coffee County, Tenn., and John T. (deceased). Rev. J. L. Short has been a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church thirty-three years, and his wife is a member of that denomination. He also belongs to the A. F. & A. M., and in his political views affiliates with the Democratic party. He is the owner of 270 acres of land. Previous to coming to Fulton County he had lived in Izard, Independence, and other coun- ties of the State.
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future prosperity. He was born in Coffee County, Tenn., in 1858, being the seventh of a family of nine children, all of whom are living, born to Rev. J. L. and Frances B. (Campbell) Short, both of whom were born in Tennessee, the former's birth occurring in 1824. They were reared, married and remained in their native State until 1870, at which time they settled in Izard County, Ark, moving afterward to Sharp County, and finally to Fulton County, where the father engaged in till- ing the soil and also preached the gospel, being a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He belonged to the White River conference and was a circuit rider. He and wife now reside in Fulton County. The paternal grandfather was a North Carolinian. J. L. Short, our subject, was placed in school as soon as a suitable age was reached, where the opportunities afforded were enjoyed and improved to the best advantage. He attended an academy and evening high school, and the reputation he now enjoys as a bright and able young lawyer was acquired through his own efforts and at the expense of diligent study and hard practical experience. He graduated from the law department of the University of Mississippi in 1881, and since 1886 has been one of the leading members of the legal fraternity in Salem. In 1888 he was elected to represent the county in the State legislature, and is discharging his duties to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church. He was married in October, 1886. to Miss Josephine Roberts, who was born in 1869.
Dr. Benjamin S. Thomason, of Fulton County. Ark., first saw the light of day April 1, 1841, in Dickson County, Tenn., and is one of eleven chil- dren born to John and Nancy (Swift) Thomason, natives of South Carolina and Tennessee, respect- ively. John Thomason was born in 1807 and came to Tennessee when yet a boy. In that State Mrs. Thomason was born in 1819. They were the par- ents of these children: James W., who died in pris- on at Chicago in 1862; Elijah, who died in 1877: B. S., Hannah, wife of James W. Swindle and died June 5, 1881: John lives in Greene County, Ark. ; Elizabeth, wife of Peter Woods, and resides
in Greene County; Nancy lives in Greene County; Richard lives in the same county; Jemimah, wife of Bud Newsom, of Greene County, Ark., and Victoria, wife of John McMillan, of Greene County. John Thomason entered the service of the Confederate army in 1862 under Col. Knapper, and was in a number of battles. He was captured, sent to prison in Chicago, and there died in 1863. He followed trading as his occupation in life, and made a spec- ialty of negroes and land. His farm was culti- vated by negroes and whites. He always voted the Democratic ticket. Benjamin S. Thomason left the parental roof in 1859 and journeyed to Kentucky, where he remained for some time. He then returned to Tennessee, and made his home with his uncle for a number of years, and in the meantime attended school. He also clerked in a store until the breaking out of the late unpleasant- ness between the North and South, when he en- listed in the Eleventh Tennessee Infantry, Com- pany C, William Green, captain, and commanded by James E. Rains. Mr. Thomason served from May 9, 1861, until the close of the war and partic- ipated in the most prominent battles. He was in . the following engagements besides numerous minor ones: Barbersville, London Wild Cat, Fishing Creek, Goose Creek, Richmond, Perryville, Mur- freesboro, Shelbyville, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta. His brother, Elijah, was in forty-three pitched battles, but was never seriously wounded. Benjamin S. Thomason was wounded at Murfreesboro in the left wrist and this disabled him from service for some time. He was taken prisoner at Thompson's Station, Tenn., and remained a prisoner at Fort Delaware for some time. When exchanged he was in a very sorry condition. He surrendered at Memphis. Tenn .. April 26. 1865. He was first married November 20, 1875, to Miss Ellen Cannoy, of New Madrid County, Mo., and by her became the father of six children, only two now living: Hettie M. T., born January 19, 1880. and Benja- min W., born December 7, 1882. Mrs. Thomason died July 6, 1886. and Mr. Thomason then married Miss Mary F. Roby, of Fulton County, Ark., No- vember 4, 1886. One child was born to this union.
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Dr. William A. Thompson. an eminent medical practitioner, who has recently located in Mammoth Spring, is a native of Pope County, Ill., where he was born December 22, 1852. being a son of Jacob A. and Polly (Shuffelbarger) Thompson, who were born in West Virginia in 1819 and Pennsylvania in 1824, respectively. The former, with his parents, was among the very earliest settlers of Pope Coun- ty, and there the latter couple died. Jacob Thomp- son inherits Scotch and Irish blood from his parents, and has inherited many of the sterling qualities of his Scottish ancestors. He has been a farmer throughout life, is still residing in Pope County. and in his political views has always been a Dem- ocrat. He was a faithful soldier for the Union cause throughout the Rebellion, and was a partici- pant in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and nu- merous other important battles, and was promoted to the rank of orderly sergeant. He was one of the men who went through on the Gerrison raid. His wife died in Pope County the first year of the war, having borne a family of eight children, only four of whom are now living: One a merchant in Alton, Mo., another a stockman of Kansas, one a minister of the gospel, and the Doctor. The latter was nine years of age when his mother died, and shortly after his father went to the war, and he was left to make his home with a neighbor. At the age of fourteen years he went to Northern Illinois, and received excellent educational opportunities (which he did not fail to improve) in McKendrie College, St. Clair County, Ill. In the spring of 1853 he was graduated from the Medical University of Louisville, Ky., and after practicing a very short time in Stoddard County, Mo .. he moved to Oregon County, where he became a well-known and success- ful practitioner. Since the first of the year IS89 he has resided in Mammoth Spring, where he is win- ning the confidence and respect of all who know
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