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 40

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Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1044

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with great bravery in every office. He went home on an eighty days' furlough, but the war was over when the time expired, and he surrendered at Jacksonport in 1865. They were mustered in with eighty three men, and at the close there were but twenty-three left. After cessation of hostilities Capt. Mack engaged in agricultural pursuits, and has carried on this calling ever since. When he left the army he did not have a decent suit of clothes. He is now the owner of 300 acres of ex- cellent land, with 160 acres under cultivation. He has a good residence and all out-buildings are in good condition. By his marriage, which occurred in 1874, to Miss Lou Gilbreath, a native of Arkan- sas, he became the father of six children: Maud M., Minnie P., Leonidas L., Sidney C., Louie D. and Jeff D. Mrs. Mack and two daughters are members of the Methodist Church. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic Blue Lodge and Chapter, the K. of H., and the K. & L. of H.

Col. Morgan Magness (deceased) was one of the earliest settlers and most prominent residents of the State of Arkansas. He was a son of Jona- than Magness, and was born in Davidson County, Tenn., December 18, 1796, his death occurring in Independence County, Ark., September 1, 1871. When sixteen years of age he removed with his parents from Tennessee to Independence County, Ark., locating on Miller's Creek, northwest of Batesville; one year later the family removed to a point six miles southeast of Batesville, and subse- quently settled in Big Bottom Township, where they entered land, and from that time were most prosperous. Col. Magness won very distinguished success as a farmer, and at the time of his death was one of the most substantial men in the State; he was also extensively interested in stock rais- ing and planting. He represented Independence County in the lower house of the State legislature several years, and his honorable service in that capacity will long be remembered by his constitu- ents. His first wife was Keziah Elliott, a native of North Carolina, who died in Independence County, Ark., leaving no children. In 1845 Col. Magness married Susan Dunnigan, who was born in Dick- son County, Tenn., in 1815. To this union were

born five children, four of whom grew to maturity, viz. : William D., D. P. W. (a planter and stock raiser, died in November, 1875, at about the age of twenty-five years), Elizabeth F. (now the wife of Joseph J. Waldrop, a prominent farmer of Inde- pendence County, Ark.), and Morgan J. (who was born in 1855, and died December 2, 1882). Mrs. Magness died March 16, 1877. William D. Mag- ness was born in Big Bottom Township, Independ- ence County. August 1, 1846. He received the advantages of a common-school education, and re- mained at home the greater part of the time until his father's death, having spent some time with him in Texas during the latter part of the war. He then began farming for himself, and is now the owner of about 1,000 acres of fine land. Feb- ruary 5, 1879, he married Mary E. Edgar, a native of Jefferson County, East Tenn., who was born March 15, 1852. They have one son, Morgan E. Politically, Mr. Magness is a Democrat; his father was formerly a Whig, and during the latter part of his life sympathized with the Democratic party.

Benjamin Magness is one of the influential men and enterprising farmers of White River Town- ship, Independence County. His birth occurred in Rutherford County, N. C., January 27, 1821. and he is a son of Jacob and Eda (Webb) Magness. who were also natives of Rutherford County. N. C. Of their family of eleven children, tive grew to maturity, and but two are now living, our sub- ject and a sister, Mrs. Sallie Chetwood, of North Carolina. Benjamin Magness was an extensive and successful farmer in his native State, where he spent the whole of his life, his death occurring at the age of seventy-seven years; his wife died when sixty-three years old. Both were consistent mem- bers of the Missionary Baptist Church, in which church he served as deacon for over forty years. The paternal grandfather of our subject was also named Benjamin Magness; he was a native of North Carolina, and served in the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Magness was a daughter of Robin Webb, also of North Carolina. Benjamin Magness, subject of this sketch, received his education in his native county, and remained on his father's farm until 1840. In the latter year he married Charlotte Me-

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Brayer, daughter of Samuel McBrayer, of Cleve- land County, N. C. Mrs. Magness only lived a short year after her marriage. Mr. Magness next married Adaline Sweega, who was a native of Ruth- erford County, N.C. Her father was Elijah Sweega. To this union were born seven children, five sons and two daughters, viz. : Robert L., a farmer of Independence County, Ark. ; Alonzo, also a farmer; Almina, wife of John McFarland, of North Caro- lina; George O., merchant at Newark, Ark. ; Elijah, engaged in farming in Independence County; Susan, who died in North Carolina, and Jacob, en- gaged in merchandising in Independence County. Mrs. Magness died in 1865, at the age of thirty- two years. Mr. Magness subsequently married Barbara Ann Rice, who was born November 24, 1843. The following children have blessed this union: Martha A., wife of Frank Martin, of Newark; John M., a farmer; William W., also a farmer; Ella (deceased), Amanda W., Julia, Benjamin A., Hugh T. E. D., Gertie A. P., Bonnie B. and Leona. After his first marriage, Mr. Magness worked a farm of 365 acres, which his father gave him in Rutherford County. In 1858 he removed to Arkansas, locating in Independence County, where his first purchase consisted of 330 acres; he now owns 1,000 acres of good farm land, and is one of the most extensive farmers in the county. For forty-eight years he has been a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. He is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and though taking no active part in politics, his sympathies are with the Democratic party. He supports liberally the cause of education, and is ever ready to assist in the ad- vancement of its interests. Mr. Magness is one of the most substantial men of Independence County, and is highly respected by all who know him.

Isaac Magness is a properous farmer and stock- man, residing on Section 14, Christian Township, Independence County, Ark., his postoffice address being Oil Trough. He is a son of Josiah and Pari- lee (Williams) Magness, his maternal grandfather being Isaac Williams; the paternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812, and a participant in the battle of New Orleans. Isaac Magness was born in Fayette County, Tenn., May 24, 1836, and

was there reared to manhood and educated, but came with his parents to Arkansas in 1857. They resided in Cross County until 1867, then moved to Independence County, and purchased 130 acres of land, a portion of which was under cultivation, and here resided until the father's death, in 1870, he being the owner of 150 acres at that time. His wife died in 1880. Isaac Magness enlisted in the Con- federate army in 1862, and was a member of Col. Bob Shaver's regiment, serving until June, 1885, and was a participant in the battle of Little Rock, and numerous skirmishes. After his return from the war he again took up the implements of farm life, and has continued in this calling up to the present time. His first purchase of land was in 1870, and consisted of eighty acres, but he sold this two years later and purchased land in Christian Township, which he also sold in 1879. His present farm consists of 243 acres, and at the time he pur- chased it there were but fifteen acres under culti- vation, and it was only improved by a small log cabin. He now has 130 acres cleared and 110 acres under cultivation, and on this is an excellent frame dwelling-house and other good buildings. He is a member of McGuire Lodge No. 208, of the A. F. & A. M., at Oil Trough, and has always been known as a liberal and public spirited citizen. He was married on the 1st of September, 1868, to Miss Missouri Hungatte, a native of Arkansas, whose father was born in Illinois and her mother in Indiana. To them the following family have been given: Willie Lee, who was born on the 22d of August, 1869; Elisha T., whose birth occurred September 9, 1871; John M., who was born Feb- ruary 22, 1875, and Hardy Marquis, born Jannary 4, 1880. The eldest child, Miss Willie Lee, was married to James Monroe Nichols on the 26th of May, 1889, her husband being a son of John G. and Nancy (McGuire) Nichols.

Jacob F. Martin, one of the well-to-do and most highly respected farmers of Washington Township, Independence County, resides five miles southwest of Victor postoffice. He was born in Independence County, August 18, 1839, and is a son of John and Sarah (Fulbright) Martin, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and North Carolina.

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The parents of John Martin were early settlers of Lawrence County, Ark., where they died. John Martin was married in Independence County, where he died about 1858. He was a farmer by occupa- tion. The mother of our subject died in 1887, and of her eleven children ten lived to be grown. Jacob F. was the sixth child. He was reared in his native county, but was deprived of the advant- ages of an education, his help being required at home. In 1859 he married Miss Elizabeth F. Net- tles, who was born in the State of Tennessee, April 15, 1841. Of the nine children who have blessed their union but four survive, viz. : Henry, Frances (now the wife of William F. Shaw), Laura and Min- nie. In 1861 Mr. Martin enlisted in the Civil War on the Confederate side, serving faithfully until the surrender, in 1865. He is a stanch Democrat in politics, and cast his first presidential vote for John Bell, of Tennessee. He owns 353 acres of land, about 115 acres of which he has under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Martin are members of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, South, in which they take an active interest. The family is most highly es- teemed by their many friends, and their long resi- dence in the county has made their name a famil- iar one here.

Adam Martin, of the firm of Martin & Bradley, publishers of The Wheel, at Batesville, Ark., is a native of Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Ark., and the son of Hon. John G. Martin, a native of North Carolina. The elder Martin was a successful agriculturist by vocation, and became a very prominent man later in life. He was elected to the house of representatives in 1878, and served one term. He was also justice of the peace before the war, and discharged such duties as were incumbent upon that office in a capable and efficient manner. He died at Sulphur Rock in 1881. He was married in Indiana, and in about 1849 located at Sulphur Rock, where his widow still lives. Twelve children were born to their union, three of whom are mutes, two sons and one daughter, all of whom were educated at the same school and were graduates. Six children are now living: Mrs. Sallie J. Bradley, George D., Mrs. Lee Tulley, Urban, Pike and Adam, all of whom

reside at Sulphur Rock, except Pike, who is in Little Elm, Tex. Adam Martin graduated at Little Rock, Ark., in 1869, and was in school for seven years, in the first school which was organ- ized for the deaf and dumb. He was appointed teacher in 1878, following this profession for four years, and resigned in 1882. He learned a part of the printer's trade at the Deaf and Dumb Institute, and he and his partner established the Sulphur Rock Wheel in 1887. One year later they moved their paper to Batesville, where they have since continued its publication. They have a large cir- culation, and issue a good, spicy sheet. Mr. Martin was married in 1882 to Miss Eunice N. Walls, at Holly Grove, Monroe County, Ark., and she is also a mute. They have two sons, Ralph H. and Adolphus W. W. Mr. Martin is a mem- ber of the old Presbyterian Church of Little Rock. and is also a member of the Wheel and Alliance. He and his partner are both mutes and get along as well as most business men. During the year 1880 Mr. Martin traveled extensively through Texas, New Foundland, Canada, and all the New Eng- land States. Most of the time was spent on the ocean. During this trip Mr. Martin met with about 1,500 mutes.

George L. Massey is a man of more than ordi- nary energy and force of character, and no agricul- turist of this region is deserving of greater success in the conduct and management of his farm than he. He, as well as his father, Jason Massey, was born in Orange County, N. C., the latter's birth occurring in 1802, and the former's, May 6, 1830. The latter was married, in his native State, to Rachel Peirson, also a native of the "Old North State," and to their union were born two sons, of whom our subject is the only one now living. The father was of Irish descent, and both he and wife were earnest members of the Methodist Church at the time of their death, the father's demise occur- ring in 1882, and the mother's in 1871. George L. Massey received a good practical education in the common schools of Tennessee, and at the age of sixteen years removed to Arkansas, and was afterward married in that State to Miss Margaret E. Lowe, who was a native of Arkansas, and died

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in March, 1874, having become the mother of four sons and one daughter, three of the family surviv- ing: Edwin L., who married Miss Missouri Gunn, a native of Mississippi, who died in March, 1874 (he afterward married Miss Vida E. Morgan, a na- tive of Alabama); Ida, wife of Frank J. Leggett, a native of Arkansas, and Henry M., who wedded Mattie Mcclendon, of Alabama. After the death of his first wife Mr. Massey married Miss Sarah Jane Bryant, who was a native of Mississippi. Her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Bryant, were Virginians, and became the parents of twelve chil- dren, six of whom are now alive. Mr. Bryant died in April, 1876, and his wife in December, 1873. Mr. Massey owns land to the amount of 1,000 acres, and has about 300 acres under cultiva- tion. In 1862 he joined the army, and after par- ticipating in the battle of Helena and other engage- ments, he was discharged in 1865, and returned home to again take up the implements of the farm. Mr. Massey is a Mason, and a member of the Agricultural Wheel. He is a liberal contributor to schools and churches, and he and wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Church.

David B. Mayfield, farmer, Desha, Ark. No worthy reference to the agricultural affairs of this county would be complete without mention of Mt. Mayfield, among others engaged in tilling the soil. Besides this, he enjoys to an unlimited extent the confidence and esteem of all who know him, and is one of the influential men of the county. His birth occurred in Cobb County, Ga., February 26, 1840, and he is the son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Blackwell) Mayfield, both natives of Georgia. The mother died in 1841, and the father then married Miss Catherine Blackwell, a sister of his first wife. The elder Mayfield re- moved to Izard County, Ark., in 1858, and there he received his final summons in 1869. His second wife followed him to the grave in 1888. David B. Mayfield received his education in the private schools of Georgia. He entered the Civil War at its commencement, and was with his regiment, the Eighth Arkansas, until the surrender. He was in active service, and participated in the battles of Chickamauga and Shiloh, being wounded in the

last named battle. He was captured at Lookout Mountain, and, after a long confinement at Rock Island, made his escape and went to Canada, where he remained until after the surrender. He then came to Batesville, Ark., where he met and mar- ried his present wife, Mrs. Elizabeth (Massey) Mayfield, in 1867. They have two children living and two deceased. Those living are Jesse and William, who are now at home. Mr. Mayfield is the owner of 380 acres of land. He is a member of the I. Q. O. F., and is a prominent member of the Wheel. He and Mrs. Mayfield are members of the Methodist Church, and are much esteemed citizens.

B. F. Mayhue possesses those qualities of in- dustry and energy which are characteristic of people of Ohio nativity. He was born in Scioto County, August 28, 1843, and was one of nine sons and three daughters born to the marriage of Amos Mayhue and Margaret Stumbaugh, who were also of Ohio birth. They were reared, educated and married in that State, and there the father be- came possessed of about eighty acres of land, which he gave to his youngest son. He subsequently removed to Illinois, and afterward came to Arkan- sas, and in these two States served the public in the capacity of justice of the peace. He and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. B. F. Mayhue received his schooling near Shaw- neetown, Ill., and while a resident of that State was married to Miss Sarah A. Fowler, on the 10th of October, 1861, and their marriage has been blessed in the birth of seven children; Benjamin W., William A., Marion M., Mary M .. Sarah A. and Dora C. On the 22d of July, 1883, he was called upon to mourn the death of his wife, she having been a native of Illinois, and a daughter of William and Amy Fowler. Mr. Mayhue afterward married Miss Matronia Steed, a Kentuckian, their marriage taking place on the 12th of November, 1883. Their family consists of three sons and one daughter. Mr. Mayhue has eighty acres of his 160-acre farm under cultivation, well supplied with all necessary stock and buildings. He is a Mason, and was a member of the Agricultural Wheel, but resigned his membership in that organization, not

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because he objected to its principles, but to the way it was conducted. In 1862 he enlisted in the army, under Capt. McCaleb, and the first hard county September 14, 1831, being a son of John combat in which he took part was Mobile Bay, Ala. After receiving his discharge, in November, 1865, he returned home and resumed his farming opera- tions, to which he has since given his attention. Mrs. Mayhue is a member of the Methodist Church.

James A. Meacham, an energetic tiller of the soil, in Independence County, Ark., was born on the west fork of the Cumberland River, in Mont- gomery County, Tenn., October 29, 1810, and is one of three living members of a family of eight children born to John W. Meacham and Mary Allen, both of whom were born in the State of Tennessee, the former a native of Montgomery County, where he was also reared and educated. He was an industrious and fairly successful agri- culturist, and showed his approval of secret socie- ties by joining the Masonic order, of which he was an active member. In 1814 he moved to the State of Arkansas, which at that time was a Territory, and the nearest market where he could sell the products of his farm, and the results of his hunt- ing and trapping expeditions, and purchase neces- sary articles, was St. Louis, Mo. His wife was a member of the Methodist Church. James A. Meacham was educated in the common schools of Independence County, attending a school taught by John Daniels, in Batesville, which was the first house of the kind erected in the town. He was married to Miss Mary N. Fenley, a Georgian, who was born on the 23d of January, 1812, their nup- tials taking place on the 30th of April, 1835. Of six daughters and two sons born to them, five of the family are still living. Mr. Meacham owns 220 acres of fertile land, and, by industry and judicious management, has put about 120 acres under the plow. He has been a member of the Masonic order for about thirty years, and is an active member of the Methodist Church. He was a border ranger for one year during the 30's, but his services were not afterward needed. James A. Meacham, who is still a hale and hearty old man, has sixty-six grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren.

T. A. Meacham is a prosperous farmer of In- dependence County, Ark., and was born in this : W. Meacham, who was born in Orange County, N. C., May 8, 1786, and was reared and educated in Virginia, and afterward married in Montgomery County, Tenn., on the 24th of December, 1809, to Miss Mary Allen, who was also a native of the "Old North State." James and T. A. Meacham, and Margaret Carter are the only ones of their family of eight children who are now living. The father was a farmer. T. A. Meacham was reared and educated in Independence County, and was married on the 13th of March, 1856, at which date Miss Elizabeth Allen, also a native of the county, became his wife. The following children have been born to this union: Mollie A., Sarah A., James A., Eliza E., Leona, Jeff, Cora L., William A. and Robert R. Mr. Meacham's acreage amounts to 500, of which there are about 150 acres under cultivation, which he has cleared and put under the plow himself, and in tilling his broad acres he has met with more than average success. He has shown his approval of secret organizations by join- ing the Masonic Lodge, and in this order held the position of junior warden for some time. He served in the late war under Gen. Hindman, and in 1862 participated in his first hard battle at Prairie Grove, Ark., which combat lasted for about twenty-nine hours. He and family attend the Methodist Church, and, owing to their long resi- dence in the county and their many admirable qualities, they enjoy an extensive acquaintance and are highly respected.

F. B. Meriwether is a native-born resident of the county, his birth occurring in 1861, and he re- ceived his early scholastic training in the common and graded schools of his native county. From his earliest youth he clerked in his father's store, and, after attaining a suitable age. became a partner with his father in a store in Batesville, and was married, in 1880, to Miss Queen Berry, whose birth occurred in Mitchell, Tenn., in 1862. To them have been born two children, but only one is living, Nettie. The wife died on the 3d of September. 1887. After his father's death, Mr. Meriwether

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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. 2, Part 40

Author: Publication date: 1889 Publisher: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1044

Author:
Publication date: 1889
Publisher: Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1044