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 75

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


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his wife is also a member, and Mr. Jones has held a membership in that church for forty-three years. During the war he accompanied Gen. Price on his raid through Missouri, and also took part in the battles of Pilot Knob, Jefferson City, Blue Gap, Kansas City, Newtonia and Fayetteville, Ark., from which place he returned home after an hon- orable service. Mr. Jones is a very attentive man to the welfare of his children, and is providing them with the best education to be obtained. He is a very close observer, and, from an educational and religious standpoint, notes that there is a de- cided change for the better constantly going on.


R. E. Jones, a planter and stock raiser of Glass Township, Jackson County, was born in Gibson County, Tenn., in 1842, the second in a family of nine children born to Gabriel and Elizabeth (Webb) Jones, natives of Virginia, where they were mar- ried. In 1838 Gabriel Jones emigrated to Gibson County, Tenn., where he lived many years, and followed his trade of carriage-builder. He re- moved to Jackson County, Ark., in 1860, and his death occurred in the latter county in 1883. He took an active part in politics in Tennessee, sym- pathizing with the Democratic party. The mother of our subject died in 1884. R. E. Jones was reared to the pursuit of farming, receiving the ad- vantage of a common school education in his native county. He removed to Jackson County, Ark .. with his parents, in 1860, and subsequently be- came located on the farm where he now resides, which contains about 200 acres, and belongs to the heirs of Dr. Beard. In 1861 Mr. Jones enlisted in the Confederate army, in Capt. Hunter's com- pany, under command of Col. Hart. He served three years, and participated in the battles of Helena, Pea Ridge and several others. At the close of the war he returned to Jackson County, Ark., and again devoted his attention to farming. In 1865 he married Martha Taylor, a native of Louis- iana. They are the parents of three children, viz. : John W. (who is married and lives at home), Laura and Eddie. After marriage Mr. Jones set- tled in Glass Township, where he now lives, which place he has greatly improved. At the time of his settlement the nearest market was Jacksonport, but


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the country has since undergone a great change, having been extensively cleared and improved, and now he finds a market at Swifton, only three miles distant. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Jones is a Democrat, though he takes no active interest in politics.


Dr. J. M. Jones. Among the people of Jack- son and surrounding counties the name that heads this sketch is a very familiar one, for, in his pro- fessional capacity he has become intimately ac- quainted with the majority of their inhabitants. He was born in Weakley County, Tenn., July 3, 1846, and is a son of Darling and Margaret E. (Miller) Jones, the father a native of North Car- olina, and the mother of Tennessee. They were married in the latter State, and are still hale and hearty old people, residing on the homestead, in Weakley County. The following are the living members of their family of six children: Marion D., Dr. John M., William H. (a resident of Para- gould), Dr. A. M., and Sarah J. (wife of Asbury Kensey); James is deceased. Up to the age of seventeen years, Dr. J. M. Jones resided on the home farm and learned all the details of farm labor, but when the war broke out he left the plow to enlist in the army, and became a member of Company I, Twelfth Tennessee Regiment. He continued to remain in service until the final sur- render, participating in a number of battles, then returned to his home with the consciousness of having faithfully performed every duty imposed upon him. Not deeming the education he had ac- quired prior to the war sufficient to enable him to successfully cope with the world, he entered a Normal School, which he attended until 1868, and during this time he formed the resolution of mak- ing the practice of medicine his calling through life. In order to fit himself for this work he en- tered the Medical University, of Nashville, Tenn., from which he was graduated as an M. D. in Feb- ruary, 1872. He had come to Jackson County, Ark., the previous year, where he has since made his home, and, during his residence of eighteen years in this county, he has become well and favor- ably known to the majority of her citizens as an able and successful medical practitioner. To his


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marriage with Miss Callie Patterson, which oc- curred in 1872, he has become the father of four children: Nora, James, Minnie and Oscar. Mrs. Jones was born in the State of Tennessee, and she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Doctor is a Mason, a member of the I. O. O. F., the K. of H., and the Royal Arcanum.


Gustave Jones is a member of the law firm of Jones & Jones, of Newport, Ark., and, in connec- tion with his law practice, he is also engaged in the loan and insurance business, and in these dif- ferent occupations he is meeting with flattering success. He is a native-born resident of the county, his birth occurring on the 25th of August, 1861, and as such is looked upon with considerable pride by the people of the locality, for he is a live, ener- getic business man. To live an entire life in one community and still retain the reputation Mr. Jones enjoys, is by no means as easy as it is for a stranger to come into a place where he is entirely unknown and build up a reputation. The ac- quaintances of Mr. Jones, therefore, know who and what he is. He is having a fair practice in his profession, and in the management of his cases displays considerable ability and sagacity for one of his years. After attending the common schools of Jackson County in his youth, he entered the Arkansas Industrial University at Fayetteville, and was graduated in the class of 1882. Previous to graduating, however, he had taught school to ob. tain means with which to defray his expenses in college, and after leaving school he began his legal studies, and after a searching examination, he was admitted to the Jackson County bar in November, 1886. He has since been associated with his father in his practice, and represents the Phoenix Fire In- surance Company, and is secretary of the Emigra- tion Society, and is county school examiner. So- cially, he is a member of the K. of P., the Royal Arcanum, and the Masonic fraternities, and in his religious views he is a member of the Episcopal Church. His parents, William R. and Kate (Hud- son) Jones, were born in Breckinridge County. Ky., and Charleston, S. C., respectively, and were married in Jacksonport, Ark., in 1857, whither the father had come in 1851. At an early age he be


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gan the study of law, and after being admitted to the bar in Kentucky, and practicing there for some time, he came to Arkansas and pursued his calling in Jacksonport for several years, being in partner- ship with F. Doswell. In 1854 he was elected to the office of county clerk, but after serving one term gave his entire attention to his practice, and by long years of hard and unremitting toil he has become quite wealthy. He spends his summers at Maryville, Mo., where he has a pleasant summer residence. Of six children born to himself and wife five survive: Hattie, wife of Judge J. B. Newman; Ida, wife of J. R. Cox; Gustave, Mol- lie and Ellen. The paternal grandfather, William B. Jones, was born in Campbell County, Va., and was a soldier in the Mexican War. He died in Missouri, in 1879, when over eighty years of age. He was a farmer by occupation, but his latter days were spent in retirement and ease. The maternal grandfather was Rush Hudson, a South Carolinian, who once served as sheriff of Jackson County.


Capt. W. A. Joyce, the well-known Newport druggist, was born in Memphis, Tenn., on the 20th of February, 1847, and is a son of William and Alcena (Austin) Joyce, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Nashville, Tenn. The parents were married in the latter State, and made their residence in Memphis at an early day, where the father was a prominent physician, being a graduate of the Botanical College of that city. Previous to practicing medicine, he was a steam- boatman, and at that period owned one of the largest standard steamers that plied on the river, besides having an interest in several other large boats. About 1850 he moved to Augusta, Ark., and from there to Jacksonport, where he was among the earlier settlers of that city, and one of its first physicians, residing there until his death, in 1855. The mother is still living, and makes her home in the State of Indiana. She was twice married, bearing two children by her first mar- riage, only one of whom survives, Sarah Dollis. Her second union resulted in two children, of whom W. A. is the only survivor. He was but three years old on his arrival in Arkansas, and was principally reared in Jacksonport, but received his


education at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was at the outbreak of the war. In 1864, although still quite young, he enlisted in Capt. Bateman's company, and served until the fall of Little Rock, taking part in the battle of Helena, Little Rock and sev- eral skirmishes. After the war was over, he re- sumed steamboating (which he had commenced in 1863) from St. Louis to New Orleans, and also on the White River, occupying the positions of pilot, master and clerk, and continuing until 1882. In 1874 he engaged in the drug business at Jackson- port, where he remained until August, 1882, when he removed to Newport, and since has successfully carried on the business, his store being one of the best in this locality. Capt. Joyce was a member of the council at Jacksonport, and also filled the office of mayor of that city for a length of time. December 15, 1866, he was married, in St. Louis, to Miss Miriam M. Major, of Pittsburgh, Penn., by whom he has had four children: Mary A., Kate S., William A., Jr., and Emma C. Mr. and Mrs. Joyce are both members of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, while Mr. Joyce is a member of the American Legion of Honor, Knights of Honor and Royal Arcanum, as well as belonging to the Ma- sonic fraternity.


D. A. Kimbrough, railroad agent and merchant, at Weldon, Ark., was born in North Carolina, June 14, 1842, in Caswell County. His parents were Miles and Dicia (Burton) Kimbrough, natives of North Carolina. His father was a son of William Kimbrough, one of the earliest settlers of that section of North Carolina; was an active Democrat and planter, and is still living at the age of eighty-eight. Miles Kimbrough's wife was a daughter of Capt. Thomas Burton, of North Carolina, captain of Light Horse Muster Company in an early day. He was a farmer and teamster and moved to Alabama about 1850, where he died in 1858. Mrs. Kimbrough died in North Caro- lina in 1873. She was a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. D. A. was raised on a farm, received his schooling in North Carolina, and, at the age of seventeen, began life for himself, working as a farm hand two years, and then went to Mississippi, where he remained till May, 1861,


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when he married Miss M. S. Burton, of Mississippi. They have the following family: J. T. (a young man of twenty-seven, unmarried, living at home), Sarah A. (young lady of twenty-three), Nancy S. (wife of J. M. Burford, died in 1888), W. S., D. A., George W., Miles (who died at the age of three years) and Dinah M. (a little girl of twelve years). After marriage our subject continued farm- ing till March, 1862, when he enlisted in Com- pany A, Thirty-fifth Mississippi, Col. Barrey's regiment, under Capt. Watson. He was in the battles of Corinth, Iuka, Second Corinth, Holly Springs, the siege of Vicksburg, when he was paroled and returned home, afterward returning to the Parole Camps, at Columbus, Miss., from which place they were called to join Johnson, at Resaca; they went to Meridian, Miss., thence to Mobile, through Florida, then to Selma, Ala., then through the campaign of Johnson to Atlanta; then, under Hood, assisted in the destruction of the railroad from Atlanta to Dalton; then to Franklin, Tenn., Spring Hill, Nashville to Iuka, Miss., thence to Mobile and Blakeley, being captured and consigned to Ship Island, where he remained till the close of the war. He was paroled at Vicksburg, June 1, 1865. On his return he engaged in farming till 1870, when he sold out and moved to Bowen's Ridge, in Jackson County, where he bought ninety- three acres of land, and engaged in farming, and buying and clearing land, till he had 370 acres, 150 under cultivation. In 1878 he engaged in mercantile business in Bowen's Ridge, till 1885, when, seeing there was an opening for a town at the present site of Weldon, he built a house there and moved to that place, and trading half of his goods to W. H. Wise for half of eighty acres of land, they began business, with success, and dur- ing that year the Batesville & Brinkley Railroad reached that point, and the town was laid off, and in the fall of 1885, the depot was erected. Through his influence the town grew rapidly, and in the spring of 1886, Mr. Kimbrough was made agent of the railroad company, which position he still holds. He now owns 280 acres of land, and one- half of the town property at Weldon. He has over 100 acres in cultivation. He is a Democrat, and


he and his family are members of the Methodist Church. He is also prominent in all enterprises for the good of the country.


T. D. Kinman, a popular resident, and cashier of the Newport Safe Deposit Bank, of Newport, was born in Batesville, October 5, 1844, and is a son of Riley and Jane (Bates) Kinman, of Lexing- ton, Ky., and Batesville, Ark., respectively. The Bates family were among the first settlers of Bates- ville, and are of Irish descent, the maternal grand- father, Robert Bates, coming from Ireland, and first settling at Philadelphia. He was a tailor by trade and followed his occupation in that city for some time. Later on he became a well-known ho- tel keeper, until retired by old age. Riley Kin- man immigrated to Batesville in 1842, and was there married and resided for a number of years. He was a steamboat captain during the earlier years of his life in Arkansas, and his latter days were spent on a farm in Jackson County. His death occurred on the 17th of September, 1883, leaving a large circle of friends to mourn him. Two children were born to Mr. Riley Kinman and his first wife, the latter dying in 1846, and he has had one daughter by the second marriage, Mattie E., wife of Judge J. H. Wynn, of Greenville, Miss. His son, T. D. Kinman, was reared in Batesville, and educated at that place. In July, 1861, he en- listed in Capt. John Dye's company of the Seventh Arkansas Regiment, and served all through the war until the surrender. He was assigned to the paymaster's and supply departments, and was one of the adjutant-general's staff officers, taking part in the battles of Stone River, Shiloh, Chickamauga and several others. After the surrender he re- returned to Jacksonport, and engaged in the steam- boat agency and commission business, in which he continued for four or five years, when he embarked in the steamboat business. running to Memphis and New Orleans. In 1876 he was associated with Capt. Albert B. Smith in steamboating on the White River to the mountains, and remained with him until 1880, when he returned to Newport, and entered into the firm of Wishon Bros., as book- keeper, continuing with them until 1883, when the business was discontinued. He then went with E.


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L. Watson & Son, with whom he remained until April, 1889, and then accepted a position with W. L. McDonald as book-keeper until September, re- signing to go in the bank. Mr. Kinman was treas- urer of Newport for some length of time. He owns about 2,000 acres of land, with about 700 acres under cultivation, and has one of the finest farms in Jackson County. The land is adapted to almost any kind of grain and vegetables, and he also deals quite largely in stock. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Mary E. Dillard, of Missouri, by whom he has had one son, Thaddeus D., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kinman are members of the Episcopal Church, and Mr. Kinman belongs to the Royal Arcanum, of which he is treasurer. He has an elegant residence and one of the most pleasant homes in Newport, and is very popular in his community.


Francis M. Lamberton is a leading and influ- ential attorney at the bar of Newport, and lends eminent strength to the fraternity, his name shin- ing as a star of the first magnitude in the firma- ment of Arkansas law. His birth occurred in Cedar County, Mo., on the 6th of April, 1850, and he is a son of Christopher I. and Miranda (Edsell) Lamberton, the father a native of the "Keystone State " and the mother a native of the " Buckeye State." They were married in Mans- field, Ohio, but about the year 1840 removed to the State of Missouri, and took up their location in Cedar County, where the father followed mer- chandising and dealt in live stock. In this county both parents died, having reared a family of seven children, of whom our subject is the youngest. His boyhood days were spent in his native State, and being a youth of a rather thoughtful disposi- tion, he applied himself closely to his books dur- ing his school days, and in later years while a stu- dent in the University of Nebraska he was diligent and painstaking. From this instutition he was graduated in 1877, and the following year (1878) he located in the State of Arkansas, and in 1883 took up his abode in Newport being admitted to the bar the same year. He has since successfully followed the practice of law, and is now filling the office of justice of the peace, to which position he


was elected in 1884. To his marriage to Miss Annie Wearham, which occurred in December, 1883, have been born a family of three children: Horace C. and Annie L. (twins), born in 1887, and Frank. Mrs. Lamberton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal grand- father, Christopher Lamberton, was a native of Ireland, and was a graduate of Dublin University. By profession he was a lawyer, and was one of the early settlers of Ohio, dying there at the age of ninety-four years. The maternal grandfather was a colonel in the War of 1812, and died of cholera in Cairo, Ill.


T. D. Lawrence, general merchant, Tuckerman, Ark. Mr. Lawrance's career in life, as far as its connection with industrial affairs is concerned, might be divided into two periods, that during which he was occupied in agricultural pursuits, and his more recent experience in the capacity of a merchant. He owes his nativity to the Blue Grass State, where his birth occurred, in 1836, and is second in a family of five children born to William and B. Gatsy (Pace) Lawrence, natives of Alabama. They settled in Kentucky at an early day, but later moved from there to Tennessee. Mr. Law- rence was a very active man in the early history of the State, and was a successful tiller of the soil. His death occurred in West Tennessee, in 1844, and he was a member of the Hard Shell Baptist Church. The mother died in 1886, at the age of seventy-two years. T. D. Lawrence secured a fair education in the schools of Gibson County, and was early instructed in the mysteries of farm life. He was the second of the following children: Mary (now Mrs. Shelton, resides in Weakley County, Tenn.), T. D., Susan (now Mrs. Clemons, resides in Howell County, Mo.), Elizabeth (now Mrs. Parker, resides in Weakley County, Tenn.), and John William, whose death occurred in Weakley County. Tenn.,. in 1858, at the age of nineteen years. T. D. Lawrence came to Jackson County. Ark., in November, 1860, locating in Bird Town- ship, entered land and bought 160 acres, which he proceeded to cultivate. He was married in Jack- son County, in 1861, to Miss Sarah V. Palmer, a native of Memphis, Tenn., and daughter of Sammel


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and Louisa (Means) Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer were natives of Kentucky, and were among the pioneers of Jackson County, Ark. Mr. Palmer was a farmer and an honorable, upright citizen. After his marriage, T. D. Lawrence settled in Bird Township, where he opened up some land, and where he now has 800 acres under cultivation. He is the owner of 1, 700 acres in Jackson County, and 330 acres in two farms in Lawrence County, near Alicia. He is a successful stock raiser, and on his extensive farm may be found many fine cat- tle and hogs. He has about seventeen tenants on his farms. He also runs two cotton-gins and a blacksmith shop, besides owning considerable prop- erty in town. He owns 160 acres adjoining Tuck- erman, or rather owns East Tuckerman, and lots have been laid off. He has resided in town since 1885, and has followed the general mercantile busi- ness since, although in 1881 he engaged in this business on his farm. He lost his wife in 1879. By that union he became the father of five chil- dren: William Shelby (married, and resides on the home farm), Lula Lee (now Mrs. Spriggs, resides in this county), Felix, Albert and Lucien. Mr. Lawrence was married again in Jackson County, in 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Perrox, a native of Craighead County, Ark. He has taken quite an active part in politics, and votes with the Republi- can party. He was in the service a short time during the war, then exchanged and remained in the North until the close of hostilities. He has served in different official capacities, viz. : deputy sheriff, magistrate, and has been a member of the school board. He is deeply interested in educa- tional matters. Mrs. Lawrence is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.




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