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 69

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


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have one child, Lena, about two years old. John R. Boen was born February 4, 1865, and was mar- ried, September 1, 1887, to Cynthia Lunley, who has borne two children, one, Laura Belle, dying at the age of two months; the other, Thomas Jeffer- son, is one month old. He is also a farmer, and owns a farm in Breckinridge Township. Mr. John Boen came into possession of forty acres of land through his wife; he now owns in all 320 acres of land, about 125 acres of which are under cultiva- tion; corn and cotton are his principal crops, and his farm is well stocked with horses, cattle and hogs of good grade. Mr. Boen is interested in all matters tending toward the advancement of relig- ious and educational interests, and is in every re- spect an enterprising farmer of Jackson County. Mrs. Boen is a member of the Christian Church.


Henry Bordwell, one of the leading citizens of Jacksonport, was born in Ontario County, N. Y. His parents were John and Abigail (Travis) Bord- well, the former a native of Massachusetts, who emigrated to New York at an early age, and located at Chautauqua Lake, where he resided until his death. After the demise of the father his family moved to Ontario County. They were the parents of three children, of whom Henry is the only one living. Henry was reared and received his schooling in Ontario County, N. Y. In 1858 he moved to Arkansas, and located in Jackson County, where he has since resided. When the . Civil war commenced he enlisted in Company B, Eighth Arkansas Regiment, and during the battle of Shiloh was severely wounded in the ankle by a rifle ball. To add to his misfortune, he was cap- tured and taken prisoner to Louisville, and from there to Camp Chase, where he was closely con- fined for about four months. He was then taken to Vicksburg, where he was exchanged and re- turned home. Mr. Bordwell has been actively en- gaged in business up to within a few years, and during that time has acquired a comfortable fortune upon which he is entitled to retire. He owns con- siderable town property in Jacksonport, and, al- though not in active commercial life, he is wide- awake to the interests and development of his county, and is always ready to give his valuable


assistance for that cause. He is an old resident of Jackson County, and has watched its growth from infancy up to the present, and can recount many interesting incidents of the various changes that have taken place during his stay.


Dr. R. L. Boyce, physician and surgeon, Tuckerman, Ark. Dr. Boyce is recognized throughout the county as a friend of and laborer in the cause and advancement of the medical fra- ternity. He is a native of Ralls County, Mo., born in 1832, and is the fourth in a family of six children, born to Richard and Elizabeth (Foreman) Boyce, natives of the Blue Grass State. Dr. Boyce was reared to farm labor, and in 1849, when but seventeen years of age, he was seized with the gold fever and started with an ox-team to cross the plains to California. He was three months in making the perilous trip, and after reaching that State was engaged in mining until 1852, when he returned to Ralls County, Mo., quite well satisfied with the result of his visit to the Golden State, after which he engaged in cultivating the soil, and in 1854 entered the State University at Columbia, Mo., taking a literary course. He subsequently entered the St. Louis Medical University, graduat- ing from that institution in the spring of 1860. He first began practicing medicine in Macon County, Mo., in 1857, where he remained until 1859, entering the St. Louis Medical University, graduating at the dates stated above. Then moving to Bird Township, Jackson County, Ark., he purchased a farm near Elgin, and began a systematic course of fertilizing and cultivating the soil. At the breaking out of the late conflict, he enlisted, in 1861, in Lawrence County, and was regimental surgeon in Col. Adams' regiment, Col. Shaver's brigade, and under Gen. Hindman, but part of the time served as brigade surgeon. He remained in service until 1863, when he returned to Jackson County, and resumed the practice of medicine, which he has followed ever since. He has been actively engaged in farming and having it carried on, and is now the owner of 320 acres of good land, with 160 acres in tillable condition. He has contributed more than any other man to the introduction of fine stock in his neighborhood.


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He brought the first Durham and Berkshire stock into that part of the county. The Doctor is quite active in politics, and votes with and is a supporter of the Democratic party. Socially, he is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In his religious con- viction he adheres to the Presbyterian Church, and is a liberal contributor to the same. He is deeply interested in educational matters, and is at present a member of the school board. His parents emi- grated to Missouri at an early period, settling in what is Ralls County, where the father tilled the soil for many years. He was quite an active man, politically, was county judge of Ralls County, quite a number of years, and was a good and use- ful citizen. He served in the War of 1812 from Kentucky, under Old Hickory. He died in 1869, and his wife, previously, in 1867. Their family consisted of the following children: James, the eldest, first settled on a farm in Missouri, later moved to Texas, locating near Bastrop, where he tilled the soil until his death, in 1859; Aaron, mar- ried, settled also in Texas, before it was part of the United States, having many fights with the Indians and narrow escapes, and there his death occurred in 1856; Nicholas, was also a pioneer of Texas, and died in 1858. A. W. Boyce, brother of the Doctor, came to Jackson County, with his family in 1884, and settled on a farm where the subject of this sketch resides, and there died in 1886, leaving a widow and two bright and promis- ing children, son and daughter-the son holding a responsible position among the county officials- E. L. and Lucia. R. L. Boyce, the subject of this sketch had four sisters, all of whom married men of some distinction, and all have joined the silent throng, that are passing on before.


Thomas Britt, planter and stock raiser, son of Alexander and Nancy (Prauat) Britt, natives of North Carolina, came with his parents from Mis- sissippi, in 1848, and located on Section 23. He was born April 10, 1842, in Mississippi, and re- ceived his education in the private schools of that time. In 1863 he entered the Confederate serv- ice in Col. Gaw's Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, was captured in the hospital at Little Rock, in September, 1863, and sent to Camp Mor-


ton, Indianapolis, Ind., where he remained till the close of the war, arriving home May 13, 1865. His father was wounded in battle, from the effects of which he died; the mother died in 1865. Com- ing into possession of all his father's property by will, Thomas took possession of the homestead, and at once commenced cultivating the land, which was in bad condition, but little of the farm having been cultivated during the war, and only fifty of the 360 acres being cleared. August 11, 1868, Mr. Britt married Miss Anna Combs, a native of Ala- bama, and whose parents came to Arkansas in 1852; their children were Julia M., (born July 6, 1870), Iduma (born March 7, 1873, deceased). Ida (born October 2, 1875), Alice (born July 29, 1SSO). Luvena (born May 7, 1878, deceased), Jacob L. (born March 4, 1883) and John F. (born August 29, 1885). In 1872 Mr. Britt erected the com- fortable house in which he now lives. He has upon his place a steam cotton-gin, also grist-mill and barns. Being an early settler, he remem- bers well when the only grist-mills were turned by hand, when the meat was obtained from the forests, and when wolves and bears rendered it almost im- possible to raise sheep and hogs. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and his wife of the Methodist. He is a Democrat, and has been justice of the peace, and although not an educated man himself, his children have received the advan- tages of the best schools in the neighborhood.


Emma (Anthony) Buford, of Union Township, Jackson County, resides three miles south of New- port, upon the farm which her husband owned and improved, and upon which he died, May 28, 1589. Mrs. Buford is a native of Madison County, Mo., of which State her parents were also natives. Sep- tember 4, 1873, she married William Buford, and the same year they located on the farm in Jackson County, Ark., which has ever since been her home. They had four children, viz. : May Buford, born July 21, 1874; Maud Buford, born September 29, 1877; Bertha Buford, born July 26, 1SS2, and Homer, born February 5, 1886. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Buford was of German de- scent, and Mr. Buford's maternal grandfather. George Nifong, lived to be eighty eight years of


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age, retaining to the last full possession of all his faculties. Mr. Buford projected many plans for the improvement of his farm, which his sudden death prevented him from carrying out, but 'Mrs. Buford has taken up the management of the farm, and is completing her husband's plans. The place now contains 420 acres. Mr. Buford was an en- terprising farmer, a kind neighbor and affectionate husband, and in his death the county was deprived of a most exemplary man. The following pream- ble and resolution was adopted by the White River Stock Breeders' Association, at a meeting in June, 1889, and appeared in the columns of the Newport News, issued June 7, 1889: " William Buford died at his home, May 28, 1889, and it becomes our duty to give formal expression to the sorrow of our association at the loss of so valuable a mem- ber. The mere mention of his name is sufficient to recall to the minds of surviving members more vividly than any words the uprightness and recti- tude of his conduct, which earned for him the high standing he enjoyed as a citizen, and as a valued member and acquisition to the White River Stock Breeders' Association. Plain, sincere and honest was William Buford, and as treasurer of the asso- ciation, to which position he was elected one year ago, he was prompt and fully alive to its interests. Dead-and where now are those earnest, loving eyes, Which kindled in so many eyes the light?


Have they departed from our earthly skies And left no ray to illuminate the night? Shall man thus die and waste away And no fond hope be left?


Is there no sweet, confiding ray for bosoms all bereft? Yes, yes, an earnest trust.


Resolved, That a page of our records be suita- bly inscribed and set apart, sacred to his memory, and that a copy of this memorial be furnished his family, with our deepest, warmest and most loving sympathy." The resolution was unanimously adopted by a standing vote.


Thomas J. Burton, postmaster at Layton, was born in Mississippi, March 15, 1847. His parents were Thomas F. and Nancy (Burton) Burton, who came to Arkansas in 1869. The father was born in Halifax, Va., in 1808, and the mother in Rock- ingham County, N. C., in 1808. In their family


there were seven children: William F., John A., Sarah Jane (wife of S. J. Moore), Mary S. (wife of D. A. Kimbrough), Henry J. and Thomas J. The father died in 1878, the mother in 1879. The subject of our sketch received his education in Kemper County, Miss., and made his first purchase of land in 1869, on Sections 26 and 27, in Cache Township. There were 220 acres in the tract, thir- ty-five of which were under cultivation, and fenced with rails. Thomas cleared twenty acres more, and erected a good double-box house, hauling lum- ber from Augusta, Woodruff County, a distance of twenty miles, and paying $20 per thousand. At various times Mr. Burton has cleared fifty acres of land. At the age of sixteen, Thomas J. enlist- ed in the Confederate service, served two years, participating in all the battles from Resaca to At- lanta, leaving Hood's army at Dalton, on his re- turn to Tennessee, after the campaign at Atlanta. He was in Gen. J. E. Johnston's army at the time of the surrender, at Gainsborough, in April, 1865, and still has in his possession the parole re- ceived at that time. In 1878, in partnership with Mr. D. A. Kimbrough, he opened a stock of general merchandise at Layton (now Bower's Ridge), and continued till 1882, when he sold out to his part- ner. In 1885, after farming three years, he again engaged in business with Mr. Hite, but in Jan- uary, 1889, Mr. Kimbrough bought Mr. Hite's interest. In connection with this he carries on his farming enterprises. Mr. Burton's first wife was Miss Narcie Otey, of Arkansas; they had one child, Augustus, born June 22, 1873. Obtaining a divorce, in 1874, they separated, and December 2, 1879, Mr. Burton married Miss Ada Murphy. They have had four children: T. Ewing, deceased; Beenie, born June 21, 1883; Willie May, born January 5, 1885; David Henry, born April 2, 1888. Mr. Burton is now the owner of eighty acres of land. His wife is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. He has served three terms as justice of the peace in Jackson County, Ark., or for six years.


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H. Camp (German descent), of Virginia, and Cath- erine (Whitehead) Camp (French descent), also of Virginia. May 7, 1852, he married Miss Maria Ferguson, of McCracken County, Ky., whose par- ents came from Rhode Island. By this union they had two children: Luther R., now of Perry County, Ark., and Catherine F. (married Will- iam F. Hammond, and died in 1881). Mrs. Camp died June 15, 1866, and he again married Mrs. Martha (Nance) Robertson, who had two chil- dren: William Jesse Robertson and Martha A. By his second wife Mr. Camp has eight children: George Washington, born September 28, 1861; Nancy J. Camp, born May 10, 1863; Sarah E., born May 29, 1865; Doctor Dick Camp, born April 10, 1867; Daniel L., born March 23, 1869; John H., born December 24, 1870; Laura Jane, born January, 1873; Mary A., born December 24, 1875; and Martha H., born February 8, 1880. Mrs. Camp died October 6, 1886, and Mr. Camp mar- ried Mrs. Missouri Crabtree, who had one child, Eva Blair, by her first husband, who lives with her stepfather. Mr. Camp learned the carpenter's trade, finished it in 1853, and engaged in the busi- ness for three and a half years, when he com- menced farming. After coming to Arkansas he leased a farm belonging to the estate of John Jones, at the expiration of which lease he moved upon the present farm, which has since been his home. He bought the land of the State of Arkansas at sev- enty-five cents per acre, and with will and deter- mination commenced clearing and improving it. Mr. Camp now has fifty-five acres of land under cultivation, seven acres being in orchard, contain- ing apple, peach, pear and fig trees, he having the largest and finest variety of fruit in Arkansas, in which he takes a just pride. Mr. and Mrs. Camp are both members of the Christian Church, and Mr. Camp has always been a friend to religious, educational and social advancement, and by strict and honest dealing, has earned the reputation of an honest man. What higher tribute can be paid his name? He well deserves a place in the pres- ent volume.


Jarrett Record Carter, a planter and stock raiser of Jackson County, was a son of Kinchen and


Cazar (Johnson) Carter. The father came to Ar- kansas in 1849, bringing seven children with him, five remaining in Tennessee. He died in 1851, leaving his widow and children almost desti- tute. The wife died in 1868. The subject of our sketch, born January 26, 1840, educated himself, and, although having little learning, is shrewd, in- telligent and liberal in business affairs, and in all things for the advancement of his State. In 1863 he purchased a tract of twenty-three acres of land, on which was a small hut, where he lived ten or twelve years, renting land and farming, and accum- ulating means, until at the present time he owns 253 acres, about 100 under cultivation. He has good dwellings and barns on the place, and such improvements as are necessary, together with a small orchard. In 1863 Mr. Carter married Mrs. Melissa (Benson) Jones. His second wife was Mary Jane Sutherland. Of the family there are these living children: Bettie, born March 12, 1873; Sarah, born October 2, 1874; Jarrett R., Jr., born January 17, 1877; Mabel, born September 5, 1883; and Rosenell, born October 17, 1885. Mr. Carter has taken the degree of Fellow Craft, A. F. & A. M., and intends to advance at the first opportunity, sickness having prevented. He is a member of the Christian Church, and a friend to religious and educational advancement.


Col. J. W. Clark, a prominent planter and stock raiser of Glass Township, Jackson County, was born in Madison County, Ala., in 1833. His parents were Thomas and Esther (Moore) Clark, natives, respectively, of South Carolina and Ala- bama, who had seven children, of whom J. W. was the third. Thomas Clark, who was also a farmer, removed to Madison County, Ala., in an early day, where he operated a large plantation and spent the remainder of his life, his death oc- curring in 1849; his widow survived until 1855. The paternal grandfather of our subject, who was also named Thomas Clark, was a soldier of the Revolution, and died in Alabama, at the advanced age of one hundred and twelve years. His wife lived to be one hundred and eight years old: Col. J. W. Clark was reared and educated in his native county. He learned the blacksmith's trade, and


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his first experience at farming for himself was in his native State. In 1857 he went to Gibson County, Tenn., where he was employed as an over- seer until November, 1860, when he removed to Jackson County, Ark., locating near the present site of Swifton, on what is now known as the Har- ris place, where he remained one year. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-first Arkansas Mounted Riflemen, spending the early part of that winter in Central Arkansas, recruiting soldiers; the following March he went to Memphis. He was made major of the First Regiment, promoted to lieutenant colonel, and subsequently became colo- He


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took part in the battles of Richmond, Murfrees- boro, Perryville, Mansfield, Dickens' Ferry, Pilot Knob; was with Gen. Price on his raid through Missouri; thence south in Arkansas, to Fayette- ville; thence to Jacksonport, where, June 5, 1865, he surrendered the Forty-fifth Arkansas Infantry. At the close of the war Col. Clark returned to Jack- son County. December 25, 1864, he was married in Calhoun County, to Mary S. A. Moore, daugh- ter of Leroy and Mary (Culp) Moore, of Alabama, who removed to Calhoun County at an early day. The father died some years ago, but the mother now resides in Jackson County. Mrs. Clark died in 1879, and January 1, 1882, Mr. Clark married the widow of Dr. A. J. Jones, whose maiden name was Lavina Elizabeth Heard, a daughter of Bailey and Margaret ( Milner ) Heard, natives of Ken- tucky and Virginia, respectively. Mr. Heard still resides on the homestead in White County, upon which he settled in 1851, owning considerable land in that county. His wife died in 1874. After his marriage, Col. Clark bought a timber tract of 200 acres, upon which he erected a house and cleared and improved some of the land. He now owns 120 acres, of which about ninety acres are under cultivation. He devotes considerable atten- tion to stock raising, especially cattle. He also raises cotton largely. He is an active Democrat, has been magistrate and notary public, and brought before the county court the petition to form Glass Township, which he named. He is also a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, and he and wife


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Uriah Cole, farmer and stock raiser, and the oldest living settler in Bird Township, was born in Middle Tennessee, Humphreys County, in 1825, and was the fifth in a family of ten born to James and Martha (York) Cole, natives of North Carolina and Tennessee, respectively. The father, when a boy, emigrated to Tennessee, thence to Kentucky, when it had very few settlers, living sixty miles from a mill, and then back to Tennessee, and, in 1847, to Jackson County, Ark., locating in what is now Bird Township, on the place where our sub- ject now resides, and having to cut a road from Jacksonport to their claim, where plenty of game abounded. The father died in 1855, at the age of eighty-four years, his excellent wife following in 1864. The subject of this sketch was reared to frontier farm life, receiving his education in the district schools of Tennessee and the subscription schools of Arkansas. He and his brother, Jack- son, remained at home, clearing the farm, and in 1849 Uriah married Martha Wann, a native of Al- abama, and settled on the farm on which he now resides, which contains 240 acres, 190 under culti- vation, thirty-five of which are yearly planted to cotton. Mr. Cole also raises considerable stock. In 1861 he enlisted in Capt. Bateman's company, Dobbins' regiment of cavalry, and participated in the battles of Helena, Little Rock, Marks' Mills, Jenkins' Ferry. At the close of the war, in 1865, he was paroled at Jacksonport, when he returned to the farm. Though a Democrat, Mr. Cole is not an office-seeker, and not very active in politics. Mrs. Cole died in 1879, leaving six children: William Jason, married, residing in Bird Town- ship; Amanda, now Mrs. Gibson, of Bird Town- ship; Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Grooms, of Bird Township; Uriah A., single; Henry, single; and Harriet, now Mrs. Brightwell-the last two being twins. In 1882 Mr. Cole married Martha Deaton, a native of Alabama. Mr. Cole has seen the full growth of Jackson County-has camped out and killed bears where the town of Tuckerman is now situated. During the war Mr. Cole lost every- thing, and what he now has has been made since




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