Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state biographies of distinguished citizens a brief descriptive history of the counties, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such counties. V. 1, Part 88

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Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1026

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daughter being married to W. Hooper Harris, of Nashville. The other child. Erwin Craighead, received such education as was possible in the dis- organized condition of affairs in Nashville during the war, and at the close of hostilities he spent one year at Racine College, Wis., going from there to London, England, where he resided for a short time. He then spent one year in the University of Leipsic, Germany, and after returning home. was married to Miss Harris, of Nashville. Having selected journalism as a profession, he moved to New Orleans, where, in conjunction with another gentleman, he established a daily paper. which still exists, called "The States." A year or two later he sold his interest in that paper and re- moved to Mobile, Ala., where he was employed as a reporter on the staff of the Mobile Register, from which position he was promoted to the city editor- ship, and then to managing editor, which position he now holds. James B. Craighead, after his marriage, while continuing his interests in Arkan- sas, opened a hardware store in Nashville, which he managed successfully until it was closed by the Federals in 1862, who required an iron-bound oath, which Mr. Craighead could not take. In 1873, Mr. Craighead's wife died, and in 1876, he took for his second wife, Miss Alethea Allison, also of Nashville, and soon after moved to his planta- tion, "Stonewall," in Mississippi County, Ark .. where he has resided ever since, being the only member of his family who makes that State his home. He does not farm his lands in the usual sense of farming, but rents out his place in small farms of twenty and thirty acres, to tenants, of whom he has about forty families, among whom he lives in a quiet and patriarchal manner. His views on the labor question are as follows: "One great draw- back to the prosperity of this section of the coun- try is the greed for land which possesses many men who hold hundreds and thousands of acres more than they can possibly use, and still hunger for more. There is, however, a wiser feeling on the subject, and many are dividing, or contemplate dividing, up their surplus lands and selling them out on long time to permanent settlers. As a large portion of the residents and workers of Mississippi

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County are negroes, who are nomadic, restless and irresponsible, it has been found that the best way to make this people staid and respectable is to make them land owners. As soon as one of this people settles as the owner of a bit of land, he gives up his nomadic habits and becomes a law- respecting citizen. The writer thinks (after more than sixty years of association with colored people, as the owner of slaves and the employer of freed- men) that the safety of the South depends upon civilizing these people, not simply by educating the children, but mainly by giving the people in- terest in the country as land owners-as an exper- iment it is perfectly safe. If a man owns 10,000 acres of uncultivated land, and sells out one-half of it to small buyers, say in forty or eighty-acre tracts, giving long time for payment. he can not possibly lose anything. If the land is paid for, well and good; if it is not paid for, it reverts to him or his heirs, in an improved condition, partly cleared, with houses, fences, etc., upon it, and in condition to yield revenue, which it had never done before under the creation. As a mere hireling or laborer, African or white, a man is the enemy of, or at least antagonistic to, the landlord, and hostile to law, which he presumes is made for the benefit of the latter, but the moment he buys land, he becomes a landlord himself, and ranges himself on the side of law and order. It would be well, not only for Mississippi County, but for the State at large, if two-thirds at least, if not all the men living therein, owned lands of their own and cultivated them." Mr. Craighead is quite literary in his tastes, and subscribes for a large number of papers, mag- azines and journals, of literary, religious and scien- tific character, and is passing his old age in con- tentment and peace, esteemed and respected by all who know him.

T. Y. Crawford. It was fifty-six years ago when the subject of this sketch was born, his birth being in St. Francis County, in this State, and he now occupies a position among the agri- culturists of this county which is by no means an inferior one. He is the eldest of nine children born to Moses and Evaline (Wright) Crawford, both of whom were natives of South Carolina, the

former coming to the State of Arkansas in his youth, and was married near Helena. He first busied himself in rafting and hunting, and also did a little farming, but other occupations at that time were more profitable. They resided here during our subject's youth, then went to the State of Mississippi, but returned to Osceola, Ark., in 1844, and made one crop, after which they settled on land in Chickasawba Township, which is now known as the Cook farm. Here they cleared thirty-five acres and lived ten years; then selling the farm and moving to Pemiscot Bayou, which farm is now occupied by our subject, and on which the father died October 23, 1888, at the age of eighty-three years, and the mother at the same place, August 24, 1876, aged fifty-two. He was among the men who early cast their for- tunes with the then new county of Mississippi, and he is remembered with esteem and respect by the few remaining pioneers, who are one by one passing to their long home At the age of seven- teen years, T. Y. Crawford began working for himself, being engaged in hunting and working in wood yards on the river, and previous to his marriage, at the age of twenty-three years, to Miss Myra Potter, he had purchased a farm in Missouri; this farm he traded to his father for the home place, and here he has since resided. His farm comprises 274 acres, sixty of which are under cultivation, and is improved with fair build. ings, fences and orchards. In 1888 he began running a trading boat down the bayou, but the next winter he brought the stock of goods to his home and started to keep a store, which has proved fairly successful. The children born to himself and wife are as follows: John T., George W., Wesley, Margaret P., W. Richard S., Isaac Y., Mary Bell, Edward M. and Henry L. Mrs. Crawford is a true Christian lady, and always tries to do as she would be done by.

H. C. Davis. This respected citizen of Missis- sippi County, Ark., has been a resident of this locality since 1874, and has been associated with its mercantile and farming interests, and not with- out substantial results. His birth occurred in Mad- ison County, Tenn., in 1847, but his parents, Henry

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W. and Martha M. (Holmes) Davis, were born in North Carolina, but were taken to the State of Tennessee when young, and were there reared and married. The father was quite an extensive plant- er of that State, which occupation he continued to pursue until his death, in 1863. H. C. Davis passed the most important years of his life (the days of his youth) on the old homestead in Madi- son County, in the meantime acquiring a fair knowledge of the common branches; and after his father's death he continued to remain at home and assist in supporting his widowed mother and the remainder of the family, which consisted of four children, until 1874, when, as stated above, he came to Mississippi County, Ark. He rented a farm on Crooked Lake and made a crop that year, continuing thus until 1877. Prior to this, in 1878, in partnership with his brother and brother- in-law, he had started a mercantile establish- ment in Blythesville, but, in the fall of 1882, the firm was dissolved, and three years later Mr. Davis resumed in the same business alone at that point, selling out a year later. Since 1888 he and his brother have conducted a general store in Blythes- ville, and being a man of keen business foresight, he has been able to meet the wants of his customers in every instance, and has built up a large patron- age by his thoroughly honest and reliable dealing. In 1880 he purchased eighty-five acres of land in Chickasawba Township, on which he built two houses, and cleared forty acres from timber and brush, and put it under cultivation. Two years later he purchased property in town, and on one lot built a commodious and substantial store-house, and on another his residence. In 1885 he pur- chased several tracts of land in the vicinity, on all of which he made improvements, and now has very nearly 100 acres under cultivation. Since locating in Mississippi County Mr. Davis has seen many changes for the better take place, and has helped in the organization of the school districts, the education of the rising generation being one in which he takes an active interest. He has served as school director, and although not an act- ive politician, he has always voted with the Dem- ocratic party, and was elected on that ticket to the

office of deputy sheriff for a number of years. He is a member of Chickasawba Lodge No. 134, of the A. F. & A. M. During the overflow of August, 1875, Mr. Davis lost over 115 acres of growing crops, which crippled him considerably, but with his usual energy and perseverance he be- gan again the next year, and has retrieved his losses in a great measure. He is constantly en- gaged in speculating and trading, his enterprises in this direction being attended with excellent re- sults. Mrs. Sarah A. Eskridge, nee Rose, a native of the " Hawkeye State," became his wife June 24, 1880, and to their marriage has been given the following family of children: Martha Ann, Thom- as W., Mildred Frances and Hillary C. The fam- ily worship in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

T. W. Davis is a prominent and honored resi- dent of the county and is ranked among its success- ful agriculturists. He was born in Madison County, Tenn., in 1849, being the third of five children born to Henry and Martha M. (Holmes) Davis. [For parents' history see sketch of H. C. Davis. ] T. W. Davis was reared to a knowledge of farm life in his native State, attending the district schools, where he received a practical education, sufficient for the necessary purposes of every-day life. He remained with his father engaged in cul- tivating the old homestead until twenty years of age, and two years later was united in marriage to Miss Annie Scallions, also a native Tennesseean. He continued to till the soil in that State for three years after his marriage. In 1873 he became occu- pied with the farming interests of Lonoke County, Ark., and also attended school there for one year. Here his wife died, leaving him with two little children to care for, but they, too, died soon after. He first located in Mississippi County in the year 1875, and after farming for three years in Chicka- sawba Township removed to Blythesville, and opened a store, which he successfully conducted for several years, but also continued his farming operations. He made his first land purchase about the year 1877 and now owns 100 acres, twenty-five being in a state of cultivation. This is a fine tract of land and is nearly all capable of a high

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state of cultivation. Mrs. M. E. Pollard, a native of East Tennessee, became his second wife in 1880, and by her he is the father of two children: Morris E. (deceased) and Mildred Elsie. He and wife attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, and ever since twenty-one years of age he has taken an active interest in politics, serving as deputy un - der Sheriff Haskins. In 1885 he was elected jus- tice of the peace, serving two years, and in 1889 was chosen county assessor, which office he still holds, discharging his duties in a manner above criticism, and with a thoroughness highly credita- ble to all concerned.

William V. Dean, an extensive farmer of Dean's Island, was born at that place in 1855, and was the youngest in a family of eleven children. His par- ents were James C. and Mariah (Wright) Dean, of Georgia and Tennessee, respectively. The elder Dean moved to Arkansas with his father in 1828, and settled on Crowley's Ridge in Craighead Coun- ty. In 1829 the father came to Mississippi Coun- ty and located on what is now the McGavock farm, below Pecan Point. He acquired several hundred acres of land at that point, which he afterward sold to Jacob McGavock, and then moved to an island in the Mississippi River, which has since been named Dean's Island in his memory. He bought 600 acres of land upon his arrival at the latter place, and soon afterward purchased 500 acres more, and had succeeded in totally clear- ing 400 acres up to the time of his death in 1874, at the age of sixty-three years, the mother dying in April, 1889, at the age of seventy-seven years. William Dean remained with his parents during their lifetime, and after his father's death continued on the farm, while the other sons left home and traveled in various directions. In 1880 he was married to Miss Tennessee Wigley, of Ala- bama, and this estimable wife has given him five children: William R., James C., Nellie, Eliza- beth M. and Lillie Maud. Mr. Dean, Sr., in his life was noted for his great strength as well as for his prowess in hunting. He was one of the pio- neers of this section, and made a business of sel- ling wood to the steamboats. He was strong in his denunciation of slavery, but did not sanction

the war, and would neither enter into the army nor allow his sons to do so. He cleared most of his farm of 300 acres himself, and was a man of great popularity on account of his integrity and truth. His youngest son, William, lives quietly on the old estate, cultivating the land, and has a pleasant : home at the upper end of the island.

J. D. Driver, like so many of the representative citizens of Mississippi County, Ark., is a Tennes- seean by birth, having been born in that State in 1830. At the age of four years he was brought to Arkansas by his parents, Abram and Sallie (De Moss) Driver, who removed from their old home in Tennessee by flatboat down the Cumberland River, and during a storm were blown up. against the landing at Council Bend, in Crittenden County. After a little investigation Mr. Driver discovered a fine body of land at this point, and here decided to make his home, purchasing from the government a tract of land consisting of 1,000 acres, at $1.25 per acre. Here he settled with his family. consisting of his wife and seven children (four being after- ward born to them), and they set bravely to work to improve their land, the result of their united efforts becoming plainly perceptible. On this farm, where he had labored so earnestly and faithfully to provide a competency for his family, he died in 1845, leaving his wife to carry on the work he had left uncompleted. This she did for four years, when she, too, died. J. D. Driver, whose name heads this sketch, was the sixth child born to his parents, and as there were no public schools in those days, his early opportunities for acquiring an education were of the most meager description. His two elder brothers and his sisters were, how- ever, sent away to school by the father during his lifetime. After the death of the mother the fam- ily became scattered in all directions, and for about two years J. D. Driver drifted aimlessly from one point to another without settled occupation. Being brought up to a farm life he chose that as his calling, and after remaining some time in Phillips County he moved to Lauderdale County. Tenn., where he purchased a farm and made his home from 1858 to 1872, giving much of his at- tention to the raising of cotton subsequent to the

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year 1865. In 1860 he was married to Miss Sarah Gilespie, a daughter of James Gilespie, of Lau- derdale County, Tenn., and granddaughter of John Gilespie, a North Carolinian, whose wife was a Miss Minerva Nelson, a daughter of Edward Nelson, of South Carolina. Mr. Driver purchased the farm where he now lives, the place being then known as the Hardin farm. It is situated about two miles below Osceola, Ark., and by proper management and strict attention to his calling, he has vastly improved his property and is now ac- counted one of the leading agriculturists of his sec- tion. Up to 1880 he was largely interested in the culture of cotton, to which he devoted from 1,000 to 2,000 acres annually, but since that time he has been renting his land, which amounts to 14,000 acres, 11,000 being in Mississippi County, of which 3,500 are under cultivation. He is in every respect a self-made man, for the money he realized from his father's estate, amounting to $3,500, he invested in slaves a short time prior to the Rebel- lion and consequently lost all. Just before the fall of Fort Sumter he had bought five negroes, paying for one $1,600, for another $1,300, for another $1,100, and for a negress and child $1,300, she afterward becoming the mother of two more children. These he lost in addition to twenty head of horses and mules, which crippled him financially, but with the energy and determination to succeed, which have ever characterized his efforts, he set bravely to work to retrieve his fortunes, and is now one of the wealthiest planters in Mississippi County, being the heaviest tax-payer. His resi dence is beautifully situated, facing the river, and his lawn and buildings show unmistakable evi- dence of taste and refinement. Around his home is ornamental shrubbery of many varieties; and immense forest trees of sycamore, box elder and elm assist largely in making his home one of the loveliest in the county. During the war, before the Federal troops reached Osceola, Mr. Driver sent his slaves to Alabama for safe keeping where they, in time, became free, but to his credit be it said that the colored people, with one exception, made their way back to him and are now working on his plantation. A short time ago he received a

letter from the one who remained in Alabama, in which he expressed a wish that he too could come back to his old home. The names of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Driver are as follows: John Lee, who died at the age of sixteen years; May, who lived to be twelve months old; Abner, who resides on his own farm of 300 acres near his father, is married and has two children, Harry and Ida May; Minerva Tennessee, who is the wife of B. F. Hale, and is residing on one of her father's farms across the river in Tennessee; James Skel- ton, who resides on his father's place about three miles from home, is married and has two children, Cecil and Savilla May; William Walter, at home attending school; Eli Edward, Jettie, and Lillie. an infant. Mr. and Mrs. Driver are worthy and respected members of the Baptist Church at Osce- ola, and he is a member in good standing of the Masonic fraternity.

John B. Driver, farmer, and clerk of the pro- bate court, Osceola. The public services of Mr. Driver, since 1872, have been characterized by a noticeable devotion to the welfare of this county. and his ability and fidelity in all positions of pub- lic trust have made a lasting impression upon the sphere of public duty. For many years his name has been closely connected with the history of Mis- sissippi County, not only officially but as an hon- ored and esteemed citizen. Mr. Driver was born in Americus, Ga., in the year 1846, and is the el- dest in a family of eight children born to Samuel and. Mary Ann (Barlow) Driver, both natives of Georgia. The father followed farming and car- pentering until 1853, when he emigrated to Inde- pendence County, Ark., and bought a quarter sec. tion of land, where he made his home and many improvements. Not being satisfied, he sold out in 1857, and moved to Jackson County, where he bought land, and there resided until his death. in 1862. . The mother is still living, and makes her home at Sikeston, Mo. John B. Driver learned the rudiments of farm life in his adopted State. and his scholastic advantages were enjoyed in the State of Arkansas. In 1870 he wedded Miss Mar- garet A. Bowen, a daughter of Captain Charles Bowen [see sketch of Capt. Bowen ]. and two years

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later he bought a farm of 160 acres, three miles curred in Memphis, Tenn., in 1885, to Miss Carrie west of Osceola. There was a slight clearing on the place at that time, and this he greatly increased. Since that time he has been buying land in all parts of the county. In 1887 he bought the place on which he now resides, a tract of 140 acres, all under cultivation and fenced, and one mile below town. He is the owner of 2,500 acres all together, with about 430 under cultivation. In 1872 he was elected sheriff of the county, and such was his popularity that he was re-elected three successive terms, serving in all six years. In 1880 he was elected State senator from his district, and served in this capacity one term of four years. In 1888 he was elected circuit and county court clerk, which position he still holds, to the satisfaction of his constituents and the public in general. Be- ing a self-made man it may safely be recorded that Mr. Driver owes his success and advancement to his own energy and exertion. His extensive farming gives employment to sixteen families, all of whom he furnishes with provisions. etc. The cultivation of his large plantation of 400 acres results in prosper- ity and plenty to all around him, and gives em- ployment to many people. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Driver have been born eight children, all of whom are living; they form ample evidences of the sanitary condition of this section. Their names are Charles S., Willie J., Maggie E., Sue M., John B .. Jr .. James Garland, Grover Cleveland and Frances F. Mr. Driver is a Royal Arch Ma- son, a member of Osceola Chapter No. 57. and for a number of years was H. P. of the Chapter. He is also a member of Hugh DePayens Commandery, K. T., at Little Rock, Ark.

James Skelton Driver, though still comparative- ly a young man, has already had an active career in agricultural pursuits and is recognized as a care- ful, energetic farmer of Mississippi County, who, by his advanced ideas and progressive habits, has done not a little for farming interests hereabouts. He is a son of James D. Driver. whose sketch appears in this work, and in his youth received good educational advantages, which he improved to the utmost, being an attendant at Alton. Ill., and Frankfort, Ky. After his marriage, which oc-

Kenney, a daughter of the late M. W. Kenney, of Memphis, Tenn., he moved upon one of his father's plantations and set energetically to work to clear it of timber, and put it in good condition for farming. Fifty acres had already been cleared. and he has since put 150 acres more under the plow and has erected several buildings, including his residence, which is a substantial frame build- ing. He employs about twenty-five people to keep his plantation in good condition, and has always taken great interest in everything that bids fair to be of benefit to the community in which he resides. He and his wife are the parents of two little chil- dren, son and daughter: Cecil and Savilla May. Mrs. Driver's father, M. W. Kenney. was the tarpaulin manufacturer of Memphis, Tenn .. and died there on the 13th of August, 1878, of yellow fever, being the first victim of that dreaded scourge in that city. He was fifty-one years of age and was born in Philadelphia. Penn., in which city he remained until eight years of age. When a young man he married a young lady of Wilmington, Del .. and afterward went by steamship to Florida, thence to Memphis about 1850, and was married there to his second wife, whose maiden name was Miss Caroline Klinck, her father being John G. Klinck. whose ancestors came to America in that famous old ship, the "Mayflower." He was the first man to start a newspaper in Memphis, which took the name of the Evening Bulletin, and was one of the com- mittee to receive the Marquis de La Fayette when on his tour through the United States. He was also connected with the Memphis Appeal. now one of the most popular journals of the day in that city.

Abner Driver. As one of the enterprising younger members of the agricultural circle of Mon- roe Township we can not fail to mention Abner Driver, who, having been identified with the inter- ests of Mississippi County from his birth. is now one of its foremost agriculturists, although young in years. In 1882 he began life for himself. and a tract of 1,600 acres of land was placed at his dis- posal by his father, who is one of the wealthiest men of the county. and, with the exception of 100 acres, all of it was heavily covered with timber.

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Biographical and historical memoirs of northeast Arkansas : comprising a condensed history of the state biographies of distinguished citizens a brief descriptive history of the counties, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens of such counties. V. 1, Part 88

Author: Publication date: 1889 Publisher: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1026

Author:
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1026