USA > Arkansas > 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. 2 > Part 16
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98
.mynt &'sodint aid no nosnalonad aud bonsnel 1.9 abant and' day i ochtow .väl oflivnicio E ($ (3077
pou Bag ,adonflaid of 0.63 d 3unity 3d bovong side
vidgis Asidw to
send A to igienimail& #T Asquiand Devinbod gillid' 16 aridass willsa Half of barrynor sit de Bois ( -astat own to sadist addiert and ask han , sich od- ,enirA -- notblido yuitas
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY.
569
comprising several thousand acres, the most of which has descended to his son, Robert E. L., who owns 2,700 acres. The latter has cleared and put under the plow over 200 acres, but has 260 under cultivation, on which he has erected thirty houses, which are used by his tenants. His residence is a handsome structure, covering an area of over 3,000 square feet, is beautifully and comfortably fur- nished inside, and is in the center of a large and well-kept lawn. Among the other buildings which Mr. Wilson has erected is a saw-mill. which is sit- uated about four miles from the river, at Idaho Landing, and has a capacity of 14,000 feet per day. From this mill he has a tramway of about six miles in length, extending from the river back into his timber lands, and here he has some thirty men engaged in lumbering. He ships large quan- tities of lumber from his mill to Chicago annually, the principal demand being for ash lumber, of which he has a large supply still in the tree. The greater part of his cultivated lands he devotes to the raising of cotton, which enterprise gives em- ployment to about 100 people; and one year he gathered eighty bales of cotton from eighty acres of land, and at another time nineteen bales from eighteen acres of land, each bale weighing over 500 pounds. The expense of cultivating an acre of cotton and laying it by is about $7. In the year 1885 Miss Lizzie Beall became his wife, she being a daughter of S. A. Beall, of Mississippi, formerly of Pennsylvania, who came to Mississippi County, Ark., in 1865, and settled on Frenchman's Bayou. He is now engaged in managing his son-in- law's mill and mercantile establishment, the latter comprising a large and well-selected stock of gen- eral merchandise. Two children were born to the marriage of Mr. Wilson, only one of whom is living, Mabel Victoria. Tiny died at the age of eighteen months, Mr. Wilson is one whose in- tegrity and honor have never been questioned, and, although a young man, his views relating to matters of business, as well as on general and popular topics of the day, are considered unusually sound. He is a member of McGavock Lodge, K. of H., at Frenchman's Bayou, and his wife is a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. She is a re-
fined and well-educated lady, and shows unusually good taste in the arrangement of her home. This young couple bid fair to become not only one of the wealthiest, but, what is of far more importance, one of the most highly honored, families in the county.
Andrew B. Young, who is now successfully following the occupation to which he was reared, and which has been his life-work. a calling that has for ages received undivided efforts from many worthy individuals, and one that always furnishes sustenance to the ready worker, now resides on his large plantation near Osceola. He was born in the northern part of Mississippi County, in 1844. and was the tenth in a family of eleven children born to James and Elizabeth (Gallaway) Young. The parents were natives of Indiana and Kentucky, and were married in the last named State. They emi- grated to Mississippi County at a very early day, and at the time of their settlement here their near- est neighbor was eight miles distant. Mr. Young conducted a ferry, sold a few goods to the Indians, and supplied the wants of the few people who passed that way. He entered 160 acres, made all the improvements, and had it all under cultivation at the time of his death. His wife survived him several years, and died in 1867. Andrew B. Young aided in clearing the farm, and received a good practical education in the common schools. He enlisted in the Confederate service in 1864, and participated in the battles of White River, Austin. and several skirmishes. He started on the Missouri raid with Gen. Price, but was taken sick and returned home. His three brothers. James, Erasmus and George, were also in the service; the former served the entire time, but the latter died in Kentucky. In 1865. Andrew rented land, and began farming on his own responsibility, continuing until 1872. Previous to this, in 1871, he bought 160 acres, two miles north of Osceola, with only twenty acres cleared, and the following year he built a good residence, moved on his own farm and began im- provements on an extensive scale. He has good barns, etc., and has the entire tract under a high state of cultivation at the present. In 1884 he purchased 300 acres adjoining, on which there were
36
0 % SỐ
Puit kid wood and doidw Enas
20 Juoda bajno asud postlido aszal gol di aglios rie
sl medtuit aid ofmi
.MisJach poliot Jalsaio xi
Mon To yaieter
gosq OUT mode of theartofq nošon to solar ylógie
" H werden.A abnnog 008 Of us. is mens Boyd de grival has noidea, to earl4 4881 A A to retdound & grind of mass oder isiunviyedeeT lo ylrosandi
dominAZL wi buib zede MA
art of wood anan asyblida own
lo ega edt 30 Bis!
„Rio id wy gniwolletedd. bis . . hornalo
ar chner asunt oritus And
od gaitelos ewary aid :nam gunoy s dyroddis ningog has Lummer to an Het wy panniend "to
DE
. heute strinthe best douw no
Las erst 0 in 191490 pily ns at birs ,object Bedain
570
HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.
about twenty acres cleared, and since then Mr. Young has opened up nearly 160 acres more. He is also quite extensively engaged in stock raising, both cattle and mules. Mr. Young's farm is one of the best in the county, and all of the land, with proper cultivation, will yield a bale of cotton to the acre. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Cath- erine Bowen, a daughter of Reece Bowen, one of
the earliest settlers in this section [see sketch of Capt. Bowen]. Six children were born to them (two of whom are deceased): Nena died in infancy : Austin also died in infancy; Logan A., attending school at Brigham, N. C .; Fannie Lee, attending school at Anchorage, Ky. ; James Reece and Joseph. Mr. Young is a member of the Methodist Church, and Mrs. Young of the Presbyterian.
CHAPTER XXI.
POINSETT COUNTY-THE RECORDS OF THE COURTS-FORMATION OF THE COUNTY AND SELECTION OF THE SEAT OF LAW-LIST OF LOCAL OFFICERS-ELECTION STATISTICS-CENTERS OF POPULATION- SOCIETIES, ETC .- LOCAL INSTRUCTION-MORAL ORGANIZATIONS-THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY-THE COUNTY BOUNDED-ITS TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY- ITS WONDERFUL SOIL AND ITS PRODUCTS-POPULATION- RAILROADS-NAMES OF EARLY SETTLERS -.- PRIVATE AND FAMILY RECORDS.
Lo! I declare I deem him blest Whose foot, here pausing, findeth rest .- Anon.
S a consequence of the de- struction of the early rec- ords of Poinsett County, by fire, but little can be said pertaining to its early courts. Inasmuch as the 1. creative act was approved February 28, 1838, it is evident that the county court was or- ganized soon thereafter, or in the spring of that year, and that the cir- cuit court was held also in the same year. The county belongs to the Sec. ond judicial circuit, of which J. E. Riddick is the present judge.
The first murder committed in Poinsett Coun- ty was the killing, in 1848, of Parker Furnish, by John Edwards. The next was that of John Wil-
kerson, by Robert Thomas, followed by the killing of James Hamilton, at the hand of James Staats. Two murders of a more recent date have occurred here. With the exception of these and some minor crimes, a peaceful progress has been enjoyed.
Poinsett was organized in accordance with the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State, approved February 28, 1838. Its territory originally belonged to Lawrence County, and sub- sequently, and up to its formation as a separate county, to Greene.
Bolivar, a point about three miles north of the present site of Harrisburg, was chosen for the seat of justice, and here, in 1888, the first court-house and clerk's office, consisting of a log cabin, was erected. The county seat thus remained until September, 1856, when it was moved to Harris- burg, where it has since continued. The first
Io detote mel Gotten stat oss
YlarvinduJa adisp bals at. colpis bun olfino diod £ d.adì lo
bail outs nisan.A
IncA ta looday
SXX SEITGANO
£
od Des offel Joel
Inisibut bao ei doibbiss 10
qu bus ,yUnnispoa
571
POINSETT COUNTY.
commissioners of the new county seat were A. B. Scott and A. B. Puckett. Here, also, a log-cabin court-house was erected in 1857, and in 1859-60 a fine brick court-house was constructed, costing $8,800, by A. Hamilton, contractor. In the spring of 1872 this building, together with the public county records, was destroyed by fire. Then, for a year or more, the building now known as Sloan's boarding house was used as a court-house, after which the Methodist Episcopal Church edifice and one other structure served a similar purpose. In 1875 the court-house was rebuilt, by Contractor A. Hamilton, and is still standing. The Poinsett County jail was erected in 1886, at a cost of $1,600. It is a one-story frame, containing two rooms, and a hallway six feet wide running length- wise of the building. Prior to its construction the prisoners were kept in a cage, constructed for the purpose, in the court-house.
The following is a list of the names of the county officers, with dates of their terms of ser- vice, from organization to the present:
Judges: William Harris, 1838-40; Richard Hall, 1840-44; Rollis Perry, 1844-46; W. H. Harris, 1846-48; G. W. M. Stacy, 1848-50; W. H. Harris, 1850-54; S. H. Henton, 1854-56; W. H. Harris, 1856-63; W. C. Malone, 1863-64; A. B. Scott, 1864-66; B. Harris, 1866-68; G. W. Sloan, 1868-72; H. A. Hays, 1874-76; D. W. Beecker, from April, 1876 to end of Hays' term; J. T. Haley, 1876-78; N. J. Willis, 1878-80; J. T. Roy, 1880-82; T. H. Jones, 1882-84; A. A. Coppage, from March 4, 1SS4, vice Jones, left the county; E. A. Owens, 1884-86; Jasper Wright, 1886-88; J. T. Roy, present incumbent, elected in 1888.
Clerks: Thomas Jones, 1838-40; William Thrower, 1840-42; L. H. Snftin, 1842-48; R. H. Assessors: E. Hindman. 1862-66; J. S. Smith, Stone, 1848-60; M. W. Lewis, 1860-62; O. Y. 1866-68; M. S. Godly, 1868-70; W. H. Cook, Neely, 1862-64; W. C. Malone, 1864-68; G. W. Mott, 1868-70; J. T. H. Mayors, 1870-73; T. H. Sparks, 1873-78; T. H. Jones, 1878-80; W. G. Godby, 1880-86; T. A. Stone, 1886-88; A. A. Coppage, present incumbent, elected in 1888.
Sheriffs: W. G. Arledge, 1838-40; James : elected in 1888. Staats, 1840-44; R. H. Stone, 1844-49: J. David-
son, 1848-56; T. S. Stanley, 1856-60; J. David- son, 1860-62; J. Sherrod, 1862-64; W. B. Staf- ford, 1864-68; A. Thorn, 1868-72; A. S. Thorn, 1872-74: J. S. Smith, 1874-78; J. H. Hall. 1878-80; T. B. Sparks, 1880-86; Add Harris, present incumbent, first elected in 1886.
Treasurers: Richard Hall, 1838-40; Charles Shaver, 1840-42; William Smith, 1842-46; Sam- uel Read, 1846-48; J. P. Mardis, 1848-52; J. M. Hale, 1852-56; B. Brown, 1856-62; A. J. Good- loe, 1862-65; J. Z. H. Mayors, 1865-66; William Ainsworth, 1866-68; James P. Jones, 1868-72; H. J. Thorn, 1872-74; E. Mitchell, 1874-80; J. J. Smith, 1880-82; W. C. Landers, 1882-86; William Ainsworth, present incumbent, first elect- ed in 1886.
Coroners: J. C. Shaver, 1838-40; B. McCaven, 1840-42; B. F. Marcum, 1842-44; T. F. Arledge, 1844-46; Daniel MeMillin, 1846-48; J. M. Broad- way, 1848-50; G. J. Ward, 1850-52; E. Robinson, 1852-54; J. E. Dukes, 1854-56; J. M. Cross, 1856-58; W. H. Smith, 1858-62; B. Brown, 1862- 64; J. H. Hall, 1864-65; W. S. Griffin, 1865-68; John Jones, 1868-74; F. Walbrink, 1874-78; J. P. Jones, 1878-80; W. J. Sligh, 1880-82; S. G. Stone. 1882-84; Lewis Minton, 1884-86; James Houston, 1886-88; James Aston, present incum- bent, elected in 1888.
Surveyors: A. T. Robertson, 1840-42; J. D. Carnes, 1842-44; H. Scott, 1846-50; M. Halk. 1850-60; J. E. Sparks, 1860-62; M. Halk, 1862-66; J. E. Sparks, 1866-68; T. B. Smith. 1868-72; E. A. Owens, 1872-74; J. M. Steel. 1874-76: B. Harris, 1876-78; J.M. Steel, 1878-80; H. Scott, 1880-84; A. W. Scott, 1884-86; W. Scott, 1886-88; Winfield Scott, present incum- bent, elected in 1888.
. 1870-72; V. J. Bradsher, 1872-74; W. Ainsworth. 1874-76; A. W. Thornton, 1876-78; W. H. Wade, 1878 -- 80; Shelby Bettis, 1880-82; D. C. Powell. 1882-84; H. H. Houghton, 1884-86; Eli Biekley, 1886-88: Paul McLean, present incumbent,
The Democratic party is the most popular in
MONT .C.A .ST-8081 AMedT 8 : 00-DET .Biol
Weldeda L dowtf ( .):00-848140sw
aotail
.2221
JOH 17 :08-8421
最近江號 電話 :80-8888.800648
2000 H W :05-8881 . 500
日8:17 :08-1821
选择98:130
ww wwwwod-fidos doitd ouit's sildog get daly select your ford aids 9581 bout anw swuer ghibssod 193 8561 “一 DOW :28-08m commDalA M :08-8671 791 1
bus .collinsof -
OWS validadosmert Viatada 0 0 0 1008.18
oxiwoffol eiff to ennes stads to esteis why amolto plano
4. 1209-62181.
13 :27-8888 .40010
4 .08-8524 AMHV L K :87-Vi8L .veloH.T ..
.h .A :48-9881
通信惠、厦门3:38-0881 110萬 .T
MA X :: 230100 Howdourojos &peppią zoll T .6 ;88-888] .888[ ai
a H A OBI nGnoIdT ¥ .0.08-0021 .7 .0 :28-1881 poolsIC 10 .7 :48-8887 /1991
¥ 108-861 4.00 A .A :00/8881 0medB & T ;08-022r witho0 pi betoole Jagdintoni, inonong
.W tat hada
$121 010年 H 1 :34-0181
572
HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.
Poinsett County, judging from the results of the recent election. At the September election, 1888, for the office of governor, James P. Eagle, Demo- crat, received 640 votes: C. M. Norwood, com- bined opposition, 161. At the November election, 1888, for president of the United States, Cleve- land, Democrat, was given 402 votes: Harrison, Republican, 119; Streeter, United Labor, 21. Lo- cal politics, of course, occupy considerable atten- tion at different times, surpassed only by the promi- nence of more important questions than party loy- alty.
Harrisburg, the county seat, is situated on the Helena Branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, near the geographical center of the county, on lands formerly owned by Benja- min Harris, one of the pioneer settlers, and after whom it was named. A postoffice was established here in 1857, the first postmaster being William Thrower, who erected a log cabin, which he used as a hotel and postoffice. The same year James Davidson and Joah Hale opened the first store in the place. The town had a slow but substantial growth until 1882, when the road referred to reached it, and since that time its advance has been more rapid. It now comprises five general stores, three drug stores, one restaurant, a meat market, two hotels, three blacksmith and wood- shops, and the Kennedy-Morelock's Stave Com- pany's factory, said to be the largest stave factory in the State; also the hardwood lumber factory of D. C. & I. R. Cole, two grist-mills and cotton- gins, two church edifices, a public school-house and a full complement of doctors, lawyers and ministers: also a real estate firm. It is pleasantly located, and does a large amount of business. Its population is about 700.
Bay Village, a little town ten miles southeast of Harrisburg, lies in both Poinsett and Cross Counties, with the postoffice in the latter. Its site was settled by Charles Shaver, in 1826, but the village was not established until 1874, when Eli Rooks opened the first store. The second store began an existence under the management of J. G. Hamilton, and the postoffice was located there in 1876. The town was named by Col. Wheaton on
account of its nearness to the bay. It now con- tains seventeen families, two general stores, a blacksmith and wood-work shop, a cotton-gin and grist-mill and a Methodist Episcopal Church edi- fice, the church organization having been estab- lished over fifty years ago; this has now a mem- bership of 180, with Rev. J. I. Maynard, pastor.
Greenfield and White Hall are stations on the same railroad with Harrisburg. the former being north and the latter south of that place.
Weiner, in the northwest part of the county, is a station on the St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railroad, and contains a depot, postoffice. general store and hardwood factory.
Fisher, in the southwest part of the county, on the last-mentioned railroad, is made up of a depot, postoffice, general store and a stave factory.
Marked Tree and Tyronza are stations on the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad, in the eastern part of the county. The former in- cludes a depot, postoffice and a general store, and the latter a depot, postoffice, two general stores, and a stave factory.
Secret societies apparently thrive here. Poin- sett Lodge No. 184, A. F. & A. M., was organized under a dispensation granted by the Grand Lodge of the State in 1865. The first principal officers were Eli Hindman, W. M .; James E. Sparks, S. W .; Jefferson Wright, J. W., and J. S. Brook- field, Sec. The membership at this time is forty- five. H. H. Houghton is the present W. M.
Harrisburg Chapter No. 76, has a membership of twenty-two. The present officers are T. B. Sparks, H. P .; E. L. Jacobs, K .; James Ains- worth, S.
Harrisburg Council has a membership of fif- teen.
Eastern Star Chapter has thirty five members. It is named Evergreen Chapter No. 76.
Harrisburg Lodge No. 55, I. O. O. F., was organized March 18, 1873, with five charter men- bers. The first officers were J. H. Hull, N. G. : T. W. Eskridge, V. G .; W. M. Elsberry, Treas., and L. E. Stancell, Sec. This lodge has been discon- tinued. and another, White Hall Lodge No. 77. was organized at White Hall, and since moved to
-
s wou ked sidt ,ogs erney yell sevo bodail
iguduitsall difiw Lentilles
asdt to dinon rettet ort bien Jfron
内健康 IO: 12017008 年 8月
piano ads ta tieg anewdings ofi al
roflsenegalb ss mban condo & atlantic Jest od
, Totre enus aids de cridaradimom - PP
.0.0 x 48 0
09 bevom eunis boa. . Hall adiW Je besimondo saw
3.2
IT
M 30 Smawo
børleildates yuvr somtoje Gamzeni amy di ruodw bees'od doid For HowordT
totoa boa loiod & k8 Ardeal han habivad Bad awed wat $BMI lijums daworg farocon evit Jaiger etont. wood
leagyal Is prl of bias ,protost a'yaeq sedmul book byad ada nala pelase gift ai pandif- odou siklag a
bas ,betsool .00T duoda el molinløgog eolica not nivel wildil & mysliv
dfiw xeisanoO
o fon .Amw ogalliv
.nosalb need and oubol PifT Med Jehd ads baunga adooff
lo Jubiaviq xo1 ,8881
i stort to ponen
SiRoteod
573
POINSETT COUNTY.
Harrisburg. It has thirty members, and is now in a prosperous condition.
Bolivar Lodge, Knights of Honor, was organ- ized in January, 18S9, with sixteen charter mem- bers. Its membership is now twenty-one, and it is in a flourishing condition.
The report of the State superintendent of pub- lic instruction for the year ending June 30, 1888, indicates beyond question the progress the county is making in reference to popular education. At the time mentioned the scholastic population was: White, male 622, female 511, total 1, 133; colored, male 111, female 89, total 200. Number of pupils taught in the public schools-white, males 304, females 270, total 574; colored, males 40, females 31, total 71. Number of school districts, 16. Number of teachers employed-males 15, females 5, total 20. Average monthly salaries paid teach- ers-first grade, males $45.00, females $35.00; second grade, males $30.00, females $28.50. Amount expended for the support of the schools- for teachers' salaries $3,868.50, building and re- pairing $1,265.44, purchasing apparatus, etc., $233.90, treasurer's commissions $247.80, total $5,615.64.
According to this showing, only 50 per cent of the white, and 353 per cent of the colored scho- lastic population were taught in the public schools. However, only six out of the sixteen school dis- tricts, failed to report the enrollment in the schools. Eight of the school districts have built new houses since 1886. All are well furnished with patent seats, blackboards, and other necessary apparatus. The average length of term taught per year is five months. In a majority of districts a tax of five mills is voted. The public school system is re- garded much more favorably than formerly, and, all things considered, very good results are being obtained.
The first Baptist Church in Poinsett County was organized in 1840, at Bolivar, then the county seat. The first Missionary Baptist minister was Rev. John A. Nutt, whose circuit extended from Wittsburg to Chalk Bluff. The result of his la- bors was the organization of all the pioneer churches in Greene, Poinsett, and St. Francis
Counties. In 1858, a small number organized themselves into a Baptist Church under the leader- ship of Elder Pierce. These continued intact. worshiping in the court-house until the summer of 1869, when they erected a frame edifice, called Bethel, two miles south of Harrisburg. It still continues a strong and prosperous church, with about 100 members. The present pastor is Rev. J. W. Bell .- In October, 1887, a number of mem- bers withdrew from this church, and organized a church in Harrisburg, the next year building their present frame church edifice. The church has grown to a membership of twenty-five. Rev. J. S. Edmonds is pastor in charge. There are three Bap- tist Churches in the county, one in Bolivar, one in Harrisburg, and another two miles south of Har- risburg.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Harrisburg, had its origin in 1840. It grew out of the work of Parson Shook and wife, who traveled throughout this section from 1840 to 1844. In 1845 he was joined by Rev. John M. Steele, an old pioneer preacher, whose labors ended here in 1880. He was the leading spirit in founding Methodism in this section of country. At first services were held in groves and settler's homes. later in the court-house, and the first house of worship was built in 1859, at old Bolivar, and the first at. Harrisburg in 1868. The old edifice at the former was a two-story frame, with Masonic hall above. It was consumed by fire in 1882. Another two-story frame structure was built at Harrisburg in 1884, in connection with the Ma- sonic fraternity. Rev. R. G. Brittain is now the pastor in charge. The membership is 153, and the Sunday-school membership is about 100. There are eleven organizations of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, here.
A Christian Church organization is in existence at Greenfield-making fifteen church organizations within the county. Many of these have Sunday- schools connected with them, and all are doing good service in the cause of Christianity. A majority of the heads of families are connected with one or another of the denominations. A few church organizations exist among the colored people.
2
Hoffen, stukin attent & Bussens rady man
trinta toltado woodxie diw .0881 cxgibst al bosi
minibino yaiderwok a ni at edi lo croger ed? .8881 .06 eur Hà bioved astaoibai 734800
rasw .goideligo
coisasm emitods
Unvolop : 881
408 polnud .afliiw- - RI
.IT Lesbt .,18
.08. Jajos :00.688 .00 Jaxil .- 810 00.088:
Dobreogzo turonz.
---- Bloodsa ouff lo dabagire oder 07.288 wodloset hol
182,18 yunisq. ,00
Istol
3 to dodas sportd vico .nulrolle ainda of youbroosA
-aib loodce edt jo jo zie gino serawol goodbarn sa mnom and sign of bollet atoind
Stewart daiw bedatout Now atto ALA.
.0881 600ta
"1 & thedava foods: siding ont . . bojov ai allin. quand oss asiveox boon; y torr berobiadoo sgoldd Jis .benisido
ci al nortesiano . 000 oni
16vilo@ db 0) 8I ai bestuagro auw Pessoais A ti fel notre timario spodw Link A idet rol ciro driw betoennos ons bellimst to whasd oda lo duodo wet & anoiteniurouob odd 9
noitesimyo edi zaw asod da ban Jsouio'I amworD'ar Podomuifo
Rid3 mbul woabdil 1847
ras de Bluve ssum owed solous une , podeirsali
2056 or est vi pex BAWI ST 1
AMA taodn at girlsradis
574
HISTORY OF ARKANSAS.
The approach of the War of 1861-65 found the people of Poinsett County generally in sym- pathy with the proposed Southern Confederacy, and in favor of its establishment. The first com- pany of soldiers raised here for the Confederate army was organized early in 1861, by Capt. Smith, and was mustered for three years. The next com- pany was raised soon after by Capt. Ben. Harris, for the twelve months' service. The former was assigned to Col. Adams' regiment, the Fifth Ar- kansas Infantry, and the latter to Col. Tappan's regiment, the Thirteenth Arkansas Infantry. = At the expiration of twelve months, Capt. Harris re- signed and the company re-enlisted for three years, or during the war, electing J. M. Le Vesque cap- tain and A. J. Willis first lieutenant. After the battle of Shiloh, these companies were consolidated and assigned to the Fifth Arkansas Mounted In- fantry. Subsequently Capt. LeVesque returned to the county and recruited another company, which was assigned to the Twenty-ninth Trans- Mississippi Mounted Infantry. Prior to the battle of Helena, this company had lost forty-one men, and it entered into that engagement with fifty-nine men, and came out with only twenty-seven, having lost twenty-eight killed and four captured. Three of the regimental officers were killed in this en- gagement: Col. Hart, Maj. Joseph Martin and Adj. William Rector. The remaining members re- ceived an additional force, recruited by Capt. W. G. Godbey, making their number eighty, and it served to the close of the war. Capt. William Trator organized a company in 1861, in what is now Cross County, then in Poinsett, which was also assigned to the Fifth Arkansas Infantry. It lost during the war 80 per cent of its enlistment. No company was raised here for the Union army.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.