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 66

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

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Burett S. Weir, postmaster, of the firm of Weir & Matthews, is a native of Arkansas, and was born in Lawrence County, on the 21st day of December, 1856. He is the son of James A. and Sarah E. (Sloan) Weir, both of North Carolina, who moved west and settled in Arkansas in 1845, locating at Old Jackson, in what is now known as Randolph County. From there he moved seven miles south, now in Lawrence County, where Mr. Weir estab- lished a home for his family, and lived until the death of his wife, in 1885. Mr. Weir, the elder, served with distinction through the late war, hold- ing the rank of first lieutenant, and took an active part in that portion of our country's history. After remaining with his father until he reached the age of twenty-eight years, Mr. Weir started upon a career of his own. He received the greater part of his education from the public schools, and is a self-made man in the true sense of that phrase, being a strong representative of what pluck and perseverance will do. On the 7th of June, 1883, he was united in marriage to Miss Eudora Perry, daughter of William and Elisabeth Perry, and re- moved to Black Rock, where he occupied a position of trust in a general store. In 1885 he entered into the grocery business on his own account, and continued in that business until 1889, when the present firm of Weir & Matthews was organized. Mr. Weir has held several local positions, and was appointed postmaster of Black Rock on the 14th of December, 1888, but has had charge of all busi- ness connected with the postoffice since it was es- tablished in 1884. He is a member of the Knights of Honor and holds the office of Past Dictator.

Dr. John R. Wells, a successful and well- known physician and surgeon of Powhatan, comes from a family of Arkansas pioneers. He was born in Lawrence County, Ark., September 5. 1838, and is a son of G. W. Wells, of the same State, whose father was one of its earliest settlers, coming here in the year 1807, and locating at what is now known as Ravenden Junction, in Lawrence County. G. W. Wells grew to manhood, and was married, in what is now Lawrence County. his wife being Miss Nettie Stubblefield, of Cape Girardeau County, Mo., whose father C. S. Stubblefield, was

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also one of the pioneers of this State, and repre- sented Lawrence County at an early day. After his marriage Mr. Wells settled on a farm across the river, in this county, where he resided until his death, in 1840. He was a farmer and stock dealer, and shipped his stock to the Southern markets. His wife died in 1887, at the age of seventy-five years, after rearing her family with all the care of a gentle Christian mother. Dr. Wells grew to maturity on the farm at home, and received a good common school education. He subsequently attended college for two years, at Springfield, Tenn., and in 1857 began the study of medicine at Jacksonport, Ark., under the care of Drs. Kirkwood and Matlock, both noted physi- cians of that period. He took his first course of lectures at the Memphis Medical College, in 1858-59, and the following year completed his course at the University of Louisiana, one of the most celebrated schools of medicine in the South. He graduated from the latter place, in the spring of 1860, and came to Powhatan, where he com- menced to practice his profession. Dr. Wells has kept unceasingly at his practice, from the time of obtaining his diploma, to the present day, except- ing the period when he enlisted in the Confederate army during the war. He entered as a private, in the First Arkansas Regiment of Riflemen, but was soon after detailed as steward on the medical staff. In 1862 a new company was organized, of which he was made captain and assistant surgeon, and in that capacity served in Col. Baber's regiment until the close of the war. When the war was over, he returned home and resumed his practice, and has succeeded in building up a reputation in that sec- tion that is second to none. The Doctor was mar- ried, November 24, 1864, to Miss Nettie Stuart, of this county, a daughter of C. F. Stuart, and now has a family of five children: Laura G. W., John L., Ada, and Frank Stuart, besides three children, who died in infancy. Dr. Wells and his wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Doctor is a member of the Masonic order, being a Master Mason.

Frederick W. Westphal. the leading butcher of Walnut Ridge, was born in Pomvaigne, Ger-

many, November 7, 1844. He learned the tan- ner's trade in his native country, and in 1869 came to Baltimore, Md. Mr. Westphal was de- sirous of seeing something of the country of his adoption, and shortly after his arrival at Balti- more, he went to Illinois, and thence to La Porte, Ind., where he settled down for awhile, and worked on a farm. He then came to Chicago and worked at his trade, and afterward moved to Effingham, Ill., where he remained three months. His next visit was made to St. Louis, in the spring of 1878, and from there he came to the then small village of Walnut Ridge. In the second year of his arrival, he bought 160 acres of land, and has since that time homesteaded 160 more. He has also pur- chased enough additional land to make in the ag- gregate 420 acres. His homestead is three miles due west of Walnut Ridge, and has on it a fine fruit orchard, and at least 125 acres under cultiva- tion. In the fall of 1887 he started in the meat business, and has succeeded in building up a good trade. He is a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, and Odd Fellows, and also of the Pro- testant German Church. Mr. Westphal has al- ways remained a bachelor, as the lady has not yet appeared to capture his heart. His mother re- sided with him until her death, January 5, 1887. He is a much respected citizen.

Samuel Williams was born in Lawrence County, in 1845, and was reared in the same county. He is the son of James and Sally (Rose) Williams, also natives of this State. Mr. Williams lost his mother when still very young, and his father died in the year 1883, leaving two children to survive them: Samuel Williams, and his sister Leab, the wife of George W. Goodwin, but now deceased. The father married again after the death of his first wife, his second bride being a sister to the first. This union gave them five children - three of them now dead, and those living are Margaret and Nancy, who are both married. Mr. Williams reached his maturity in this county, and, in fact, has resided here ever since. He is a man of lib. eral ideas, and has traveled extensively through the South, but, in the face of all his wanderings, still believes there is no place like home. He was

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a gallant soldier during the war, and did some excellent work in Coleman's regiment, which, as the advance guard, always brought on the engage- ment. He escaped without injury, the closest call he ever had being at Kansas City, where his horse was shot from under him. He surrendered at Jacksonport, June, 1865, and then returned home, where he commenced farming and trading in stock. In 1872 he was married to Miss Sally Brandon, of Tennessee, who came to Arkansas, a girl of eight years, with her parents. Mr. Williams and his wife have had eight children, three of them now dead. Those living are: Rebecca, Ashley, Clay, Roxien, William. The children who have died are Addie, George, and James Lacy. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and are strong adherents to its teachings. Mr. Williams has eighty acres of fine land under cultivation which is the work of his own hands, besides 180 acres of tim- bered land, in all 260 acres. He is a Democrat.

John E. Willmuth, elder of the Baptist Church at Hazel Grove, was born in Graves County, Ky., in the year 1840. He is the son of Edmund and Mary (Edwards) Willmuth, of Tennessee, who lived in that State until their marriage, and from there moved to Kentucky. Edmund Willmuth gave the - greater portion of his attention to farming, but was also a carpenter by trade, and sometimes worked at shoemaking. He died when his son, John E. Willmuth, was a child, and his wife survived him but a few years after, consequently, young John knew but little of parental authority. This couple had ten children born to them, nine of them living until they had reached maturity, and four yet re- maining. John E. continued on the homestead until his twenty-third year, and then married and located on a farm of his own. Since then he has al- ways lived within a radius of three miles from his present home. In 1861 he enlisted in the Con- federate army, becoming a member of Harrington's company, in McCarver's regiment, and served two months. His wife was Miss Lucinda Campbell, of Tennessee, a daughter of Alex. Campbell. a native of that State, and their marriage has been blessed with seven children, namely: William R., Sidney G., George W., Lawrence F., John W., Henry C. | of the Masonic order, and is secretary of his lodge.

and Mary E. All of them are single, and reside with their parents, making one of the happiest homes in Arkansas. Elder Willmuth and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and are among the most faithful workers in the fold. He has a splendid farm, and is the owner of a cotton-gin, built in 1887, that ginned some 269 bales of cotton the following year. He is a man of sound common sense, whose word is always considered as good as his bond, and possesses the qualities that go to make up a valued and influential citizen.

William J. Wilson, one of the leading mer- chants of Ravenden, was born in California, in 1853. He is a son of Capt. Isaac D. Wilson, whose birthplace was in Tennessee, but was reared in Arkansas, having come to this State and settled in White County, among the first arrivals. I. D. Wilson grew to manhood in White County, and was married in Lawrence County to Miss Martha F. Estes. After their marriage they made a trip to California and remained several years, return- ing about the year 1855, and locating in Washing- ton County. Capt. Wilson held a commission in the Confederate army, and died in that service about 1863, while gallantly defending bis cause. William J. Wilson was reared in Lawrence and Sharp Counties, and cultivated the soil until the year 1882, when he entered into commercial life at Williford. He remained here two years and then moved to Ravenden, where he formed a partner- ship with Mr. Ball, with whom he continued in business for the same length of time. He after- ward went to Texas and purchased some land, and on his return was inactive until 1887, when he once more entered into business. He carries a large stock of general merchandise, and has estab- lished a fine trade, enjoying an enviable reputa- tion for fair dealing and honest goods. He also handles cotton to a considerable extent, and is in- terested with Mr. Ball in the erection of a cotton- gin. Mr. Wilson was married. in 1873, to Miss Mary Osborn, and they are now the parents of six children: Isaac M., Martha A., Minnie, Alvin. Thomas and Tollie. Both parents are members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Wilson is a member

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JACKSON COUNTY-ACT OF CREATION-SEAT OF JUSTICE LOCATED-COUNTY STRUCTURES-OFFICIAL CATA- LOGUE-VOTES AND VOTERS-THE WAR OF 1861-65-THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE-CHURCH DENOMINATIONS REPRESENTED -- SCHOOL MATTERS OUTLINED -NAMES OF THE EARLY SETTLERS-THE COUNTY LOCATED-TOPOGRAPHY-STREAMS- TIMBER-SOIL-RESOURCES-PROPERTY VALUATION-RAIL- ROADS-POPULATION-TOWNS AND VILLAGES- PERSONAL MEMOIRS.

The "good old times " -- all times, when old, are good- Are gone; the present might be, if they would; Great things have been, and are, and greater still Want little of mere mortals but their will .- Byron.

ACKSON COUNTY was organ- ized in accordance with an act of the legislature of the Territory of Arkansas, approved Novem- ber 5, 1829 .* As then consti- tuted it embraced nearly all of what is now Woodruff County. The latter was cut off in 1862. By the act creating Woodruff, and other acts, the county has been re- duced to its present limits, as given in subsequent pages of its history.

In 1832 the site for the per- manent seat of justice for the county was chosen at a place called Litchfield, which was on the Jacksonport and Augusta road, at the crossing of Village Creek, a point some two or three miles southeast of the present town of Newport. Here the county seat remained until 1839, when it was removed to Elizabeth, a point on the northeast side of White

River, about midway between the present sites of Jacksonport and Newport; there it continued until 1852, when it was removed to Augusta, which is now the county seat of Woodruff County. The next year, 1853, it was changed to Jacksonport. and there has since remained. It is predicted that its next and final removal will be to Newport, the largest town in the county, and the one having the greatest transportation facilities.

A small frame court-house was erected at Elizabeth, but no county building was constructed at either of the other places where the seat of jus- tice was fixed until after it was removed to its pres- ent location, and not there until early in the 70's, when the present court-house was erected. This house was built by Col. J. A. Schnable, the orig- inal contract being for $40,000. It is claimed, however, that it cost twice that amount by the time final payment was made. It is a very substantial two story brick structure, large and commodious, with halls and offices on the first floor, and court- room above. A serviceable fire-proof vault, cost- ing, together with its burglar proof safe and other

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furniture, about $2,800, has recently been attached. Near the court-house stands a small, frame jailer's residence and a safe and complete stone jail with iron cells.

The county poor farm, consisting of forty acres, on which the paupers are supported, lies five miles north of Jacksonport.

The following is a list of the names of officers of Jackson County, with the dates of their terms of service annexed, from its organization to the pre- sent time:

Judges: Hiram Glass, 1830-32; E. Bartley, 1832-33; J. Robinson, 1833-35; D. C. Waters, 1835-36; John Rodby, 1836-38; D. C. Waters, 1838-40; O. M. Stephenson, 1842-44; John Robinson, 1844-50; J. H. T. Webb, 1850-52; A. J. Langford, 1852-54; J. C. Johnson, 1854-56; H. D. Casey, 1856-58; J. C. Kirkpatrick, 1858- 62; A. J. Langford, 1862-68; T. J. Randolph, 1868-72; J. W. Stayton, 1874-78; J. W. Phillips, 1878-84; W. H. Jago, 1884-86; M. M. Stuckey, present incumbent, first elected in 1886.

Clerks: J. C. Saylors, 1830-33; A. M. Car- penter, 1833-35; P. O. Flynn, 1835-36; J. C. Saylors, 1836-40; W. J. Haggard, 1840-42; Garlen Silvey, 1842-44; W. J. Haggard, 1844-46; A. Crow, 1846-48; A. H. Logan, 1848-52; W. R. Jones, 1852-54; D. C. Perry, 1854-56; C. W. Board, 1856-58; R. R. Kellogg, 1858-68; Will- iam Akers, 1868-71; M. McCannany, 1871-74; F. R. Hargrave, 1874-76; H. C. Lowe, 1876-78; R. W. Bandy, 1878-84; J. J. Walker, present incum- bent, first elected in 1884.

Sheriffs: Isaac Gray, 1830-35; James Robin- son, 1835-38; Isaac Gray, 1838-42; J. Robinson, 1842-44; J. H. T. Webb, 1844-46; J. J. Waddle, 1846-50; G. Silvey, 1850-54; R. Hudson, 1854- 56; A. H. Logan, 1856-62; J. R. Jelks, 1862-64; L. R. Clay, 1864-66; J. R. Loftin, 1866-68; R. Kinman, 1868-72; H. N. Faulkinbury, 1872-74; J. R. Loftin, 1874-82; T. S. Stephens, present incumbent, first elected in 1882, and served con- tinuously since.

Treasurers: G. W. Cromwell, 1836-40; B. Bailey, 1840-42; J. Webb, 1842-44; J. C. Pugh, 1844-46; J. R. Frost, 1846-50; John Cowdry,

1850-52; L. R. Clay, 1852-54; A. H. Logan, 1854-56; W. F. Mason, 1856-60; P. S. Wisdom, 1860-64; W. F. Young, 1864-68; A. J. Green- haw, 1868-72; G. Brandenburg, 1872-74; W. S. Shuford, 1874-78; W. H. Heard, 1878-80; W. S. Shuford, present incumbent, elected in 1880, re- elected and served continuously since.

Coroners: M. Copeland, 1830-32; Hiram Glass, 1832-35; J. Matthews, 1835-36; Samuel Matthews, 1836-38; Sam Allen, 1838-40; R. Montgomery, 1840-42; J. Williams, 1842-44; A. Crow, 1844-46; James Patten, 1846-48; I. Hamil -. ton, 1848-50; L. R. Clay, 1850-52; J. G. New- bold, 1852-54; Charles MeKinney, 1854-58; C. H. Jackson, 1858-60; J. L. Quinn, 1860-62: W. J. Sweat, 1862-64; A. J. Greenhaw, 1864-66; W. H. Watkins, 1866-68; J. J. Green, 1868-72; George Gordon, 1872-74; R. O. Duffer, 1874-80; W. D. Shackelford, 1880-82; R. O. Duffer, 1882- 84; R. W. Wallace, 1884-86; F. Harrison, 1886- 88; Thomas Nance, present incumbent, elected in 1888.

Surveyors: John Robinson, 1832-35; Hall Roddy, 1835-38; William Scruggs, 1840-42; J. Gibson, 1842-44; H. H. Pongur, 1844-46; William Hughes, 1846-48; Jesse Oats, 1848-50; John Towey, 1850-52; B. Ford, 1852-54; J. Mullins, 1854-56; J. C. Mullins, 1856-58; J. M. Mullins, 1858-60; John Glass, 1860-62; J. R. Siddell, 1862-64; Ignatius Sprigg, 1864-68: B. F. Chand- ler, 1868-72; C. E. Brizzell, 1872-74; M. Hawk, 1874-76; W. P. McDonald, 1876-78; F. Simmons, 1878-88; T. W. Jamison, present incumbent, elected in 1888.

Assessors: William Brian, 1868-71; W. J. Scott, 1871-72; F. W. Lynn, 1872-74; J. G. Bandy, 1874-76; G. C. Buford, 1876-80; J. R. West, 1880-84; J. S. Jones, 1884-88; F. R. Dowell, present incumbent, elected in 1888.

Representatives in constitutional conventions: John Robinson, 1836; J. H. Patterson, 1861; John Box, 1864; W. H. Pickett, * 1868; Franklin Doswell, 1874.

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C. S. Manley the first representatives in the house of the Territorial legislature. This was in 1831.

The votes cast in Jackson County for the can- didates for governor and for president at the late elections will show its political aspect. They were as follows: At the September election, 1888, for governor, James P. Eagle (Dem.), 1,808; C. M. Norwood (Com. Opp.), 1,200; at the November election, 1888, for president, Cleveland (Dem.), 1,555; Harrison (Rep.), 842; Streeter (U. L.), 82; Fisk (Pro.), 5.

At the approach of the Civil War of 1861-65, the people of Jackson County were found to be almost unanimously in favor of secession and the proposed Southern Confederacy. The delegate elected to represent the county in the State conven- tion, held at Little Rock in March, 1861, was in- structed to vote for secession of the State from the Federal Union. Eleven companies of infantry and cavalry and McCown's battery, about 1,200 men in all, were organized within the county for the Southern army.

The companies were originally commanded, re- spectively, by Capts. A. C. Pickett, Harvey Wilson, O. Percell, - Orm, J. H. Hunter, M. M. Bate- man, Robert Anthony, A. C. Hooker, J. H. Patter- son and others. No Federal troops were raised here, and no fights worthy of mention took place within the county's boundaries. It was held alter- nately and over-run by the contending armies, and much property was destroyed. A few little skir- mishes took place between scouting parties, and a few individuals were killed. The citizens suffered considerably for the want of provisions, and shared alike with those of adjoining counties, the hard- ships of "cruel war." Numerous Union soldiers have settled here since the war, the effects of which struggle are rapidly passing away.

The first terms of the courts held in the county were early in 1830, at the house of Thomas Wideman, at the place now called Irwin, a flag station on the Batesville & Brinkley Railroad, five miles south of Newport. At this point the organ- ization of the county was completed, and the courts continued to be held there until the seat of justice was established at Litchfield, in 1832.

Hiram Glass was the first county court judge, and J. C. Saylors the first clerk of the courts. Judge Thomas P. Eskridge convened the first term of the circuit court on Monday, May 3, 1830, and finding no business he immediately "adjourned to court in course." The next term began on the first Monday of November following, when the first grand jury was empaneled. This jury, after a short deliberation, reported "no business found," and were then discharged. No such report has ever been made since. At the third term of this court the grand jury found three indictments-the first against a man for bigamy, the second against a man and woman for adultery, and the third against a man for vagrancy. In the first case the defendant was "too much married," in the second the defendants were "not enough married," and the third proves that there were "tramps" (va- grants) then as well as now. Judge Eskridge con- tinued on the bench until 1835, when he was suc- ceeded by Judge Archibald Yell, who in 1837 was succeeded by Judge Lewis B. Tully.

The county court of Jackson County convenes on the first Mondays, and the probate court on the second Mondays of January, April, July and Oc- tober, and the circuit court on the fourth Mondays of April and October of each year.

The legal bar of the county consists of the following named attorneys : William R. Jones, Franklin Doswell, Joseph M. Bell, J. W. Stayton, Joseph W. Phillips, L. Minor, W. A. Monroe, Isaac T. Davis, M. M. Stuckey, O. W. Scarborough, J. M. Stayton, Gustave Jones, C. F. Greenlee and F. M. Lamberton.

The county's criminal record is comparatively small. One white man and two negroes have been legally executed since the close of the Civil War for the crime of murder, and two colored men have been taken from the jail and hanged by a lawless mob. During the war period a number of murders were committed by roving bands of soldiers and others, who took advantage of the circumstances of the times.

The leading religious denominations within Jackson County are the Methodist Episcopal, South, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal and Chris-

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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 66

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