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Dr. R. P. Watson, of Newport, Jackson Coun- ty, was born in Hempstead County, Ark. ; in 1848, and is the only child of William and Nellie (Cald- well) Watson, natives, respectively, of Virginia and Arkansas. William Watson emigrated from Virginia to Middle Tennessee at an early day, and in 1837 located in Hempstead County, Ark .; he was a physician and surgeon, and became the owner of a large plantation in Hempstead County. In 1858 he moved to Jackson County, and the fol- lowing year went to Craighead County, where he engaged in farming and the practice of his profes- sion until his death, which occurred in 1864; he served in the Mexican War, and took quite an act- ive part in politics as a Jeffersonian Democrat. The
mother of our subject died in 1855. Dr. R. P. Watson was reared to the pursuit of farming; he - attended the common schools of his native county, and after his father's death educated himself, at- tending the seminary at Jonesboro until 1870, when he entered the old University Medical Col- lege at Louisville, graduating from the latter insti- tution in 1872. The same year he commenced the practice of medicine at Jonesboro, remaining, how- ever, but a short time. He also acted as medical examiner for a New York life insurance company. November 7, 1872, Dr. Watson married Martha Florence Dodd, of Jackson County, a daughter of Atlas and Margery (Stegall) Dodd, the former a native of Mississippi, and the latter of Memphis, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Dodd came to Jackson County, at an early day, and settled in Village Township, where Dr. Watson now resides; they now live in Izard County, Ark. After his mar- riage, Dr. Watson removed to Jackson County, and engaged in farming in connection with his practice. In 1881 he removed to La Crosse, Izard County, where he devoted the greater part of his attention to his profession; in 1884 the cyclone destroyed his residence, and the following year he moved to his present residence. Dr. Watson owns 2,354 acres of land in one tract, of which 350 acres : are under cultivation, and near by has another farm of 1000 acres, with 350 acres more improved. He has erected a good cotton-gin and grist and saw-mill, and has been one of the leading stock- men of the county. He is a member of the White River Stock Breeders' Association, and owns a great many fine full-blooded horses and cattle and hogs, in which he takes a great deal of pride. Politi- cally he is in sympathy with the Democratic party, and has twice been a delegate to the State Conven- tion. He is a member of Philadelphia Lodge No. 127, A. F. & A. M., of Izard County, and also belongs to the I. O. O. F. at Newport. Six chil- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Watson, viz. : Margery Ella, Belle, Willie Dodd, who died in 1881, aged eighteen months: Gracie, Baxter B. and Robert S. Mrs. Watson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and also of the East- ern Star Chapter, of Newberg. The Doctor is one
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of the live and enterprising men of Jackson Coun- ty, where he is well-known for his public spirit and active interest in every public enterprise.
Robert West, farmer and stock raiser, is a na- tive of Tennessee, the son of Robert C. and Sarah (Willard) West, of North Carolina and South Car- olina, respectively. They had a family of eleven children, of whom only two, the subject of our sketch and Dr. Crawford West, of Tuckerman, born May 18, 1855, are now living. Robert West came from South Carolina with his parents, to Arkansas, in the year 1866, locating in Jackson County upon a farm rented of W. R. Jones; they lived there one year, then rented a farm of a non- resident, where they lived one year; they again rented of Mr. W. R. Jones, and the following year bought a farm in Union Township, where the father died at the age of fifty-two. In 1875 he bought land in Union Township, Section 36, and after remaining there one year, bought the farm upon which he now lives. This farm was partly improved. At the present time Mr. West owns 450 acres of cotton and corn land, 205 acres of which are cultivated; in addition to this, he is cul- tivating 800 acres of rented land. Mr. West is a man of unusual energy and determination, such a one as is needed to build up a country like this. In 1874, October 24th, Robert married Miss Josephine E. Miller; they have had a family of five children, three of whom are now living: Sarah Emma (born November 11, 1878), Cromwell H. (born February 18, 1886), and Thurman (born December 13, 1888). Mrs. West's parents were George W. and Emma (H. ) Miller, who were among the early settlers of Arkansas.
Wiley J. Westmoreland, farmer and stock raiser, is a son of William and Annie (Bridges) Westmoreland, natives of Georgia, William's father being a native of Westmoreland County, Va. Wiley J. was born March 16, 1833, in Georgia. being the eldest of a family of twelve, four of whom are still living in Arkansas. Our subject was raised on a farm, and never engaged in any other business than farming. He came to Arkansas with his parents in 1857, and made his first pur- chase of land, a forty-acre tract, in 1859, in White
County. About twenty acres were cultivated; he put in one crop, and in the fall of that year sold it, after which he rented land, which he worked till 1862, when he enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment. participat- ing in the Prairie Grove battle in 1862, the battle of Helena in 1863, and also the battles of Pleas- ant Hill and Jenkins' Ferry, and served faithfully till May 5, 1865, when he returned home. having been under Gen. Kirby's command, Pierce's divi- sion. On his return, he rented a farm in Barren Township, where he lived till 1868, when he bought the farm upon which he now lives. At the present time, he has forty acres under cultiva- tion, and raises good grades of horses, cattle and hogs. In 1885 Mr. Westmoreland married Mrs. Sarah (Gray) Swick, who has one child, Susan Naomi Swick. They have had no children. Mr. Westmoreland has served his township as school director for five years, and in May last was elected for a term of three years. In politics, he is a Democrat, and with his wife, belongs to the Mis- sionary Baptist Church of Denmark, a small vil- lage of Barren Township.
J. M. Westmoreland, farmer and stock raiser, Bradford. Ark. Originally from Coweta County, Ga., Mr. Westmoreland's birth occurred in 1853, and he is the youngest in a family of eleven chil- dren born to the union of Dr. William and Anna (Bridges) Westmoreland, both natives of the same State as their son. Dr. William Westmoreland attained his growth, and was married in his native State, removing from there to Arkansas in 1859. He settled in White County, Liberty Township. and there rented land, but at the same time fol- lowed his profession, becoming prominently known all over the county in the latter capacity. He then moved to Jackson County, Barren Township, where he purchased an unimproved farm, and became well known all over the county, not only as a suc- cessful and eminent physician, but as a social, pleasant gentleman. He was a Democrat in poli- ties, and socially a Mason. His death occurred on the 2d of June, 1877, and his wife previous to this, on the 21st of February, 1874. J. M. West- moreland, like the average country boy, assisted on
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the farm and received his education in the district schools of Barren Township. He was married in that township, in 1883, to Miss Nettie Lovell, a native of Missouri, and afterward settled on his present property, where he has 125 acres of land, with thirty-five acres under cultivation. He has erected good houses and out-buildings. He is at present quite deeply interested in the raising of stock. He votes with the Democratic party, but is not active in politics. Mr. and Mrs. Westmore- land are members of the Baptist Church. Their marriage was blessed by the birth of two children: Willie and Alta. Mr. Westmoreland has always taken an active interest in all matters relating to the community's welfare, and is a first-class citizen.
John N. Williamson, of Arkansas, planter and stock raiser, was born in Marshall County, Tenn., in 1822. His father was John Williamson, of Virginia, who married Mary Hunter, of South Carolina, and was a farmer and one of the early settlers of Tennessee, where he died, in Marshall County, in 1832, his widow surviving till 1852. John N., the sixth in a family of eight children, was raised on the farm and received his education in the subscription schools of Tennessee. He followed the life of a farmer, and in 1850 moved to Greene County, Mo., where he remained for five years, then going to Cedar County, of the same State, and in the fall of 1860 removed to Sharp County, Ark., engaging in farming part of the time during the war, in Missouri. In 1866 he came to Jackson County, Ark., located at Elgin, renting land, and in 1870 bought a timber tract of 160 acres, on which there were no improvements, and no settlement be- tween there and Elgin. For 120 acres of this land he paid $16 an acre, and for forty acres, $10. He at once cleared off a place for a cabin, and commenced clearing and improving the land, until now he has eighty acres under cultivation, on which is a good orchard. He raises a good grade of stock. In 1847 Mr. Williamson married Willmarth Roberts, a native of Marshall County, Tenn., born in 1829, the daughter of Jeremiah and Rebecca (Jones) Roberts, of Virginia and North Carolina, who were among the early settlers of Tennessee. They have been dead some years. To Mr. and
Mrs. Williamson have been born twelve children, eight of whom are living: Narcissa (died at the age of nine), James M. (died at the age of twenty), Thomas N. (of Jefferson Township), Mary E. (died at the age of sixteen), Christopher C. (of Bird Township), John F. (of Western Arkansas), An- drew Jackson (died at the age of twenty), William S., Sarah Frances (resides in the West), Virginius F., Josephine J. (at home), and Monroe Pinckney (at home). Mrs. Williamson is a Baptist in belief. Mr. Williamson is a Democrat, but not an office seeker, and always takes an active interest in public enterprises for the advancement of the county. Our subject is practically a self-made man, and one of the leading citizens of the county.
F. L. Williamson, farmer, of Bird Township, was born in Limestone County, Ala, in 1828, the only child of F. L. and Sarah (Lookenbill) Wil- liamson, the father a native of England, who came to this country at an early day, married in Virginia, and finally settled in Tennessee, where he died in 1828. Our subject's mother went to Alabama be- fore the country was sectionized, settling in what is now Limestone County, Ala., and later moved to Tennessee, where her death occurred. Her father was among the first pioneers of Pennsylva- nia, and served through the Revolutionary War. He had two sons in the War of 1812. The sub- ject of this sketch was reared to frontier life, and went four miles on foot to the subscription schools for what education he received. He aided in clear- ing and developing the home farm, and commenced farming for himself in Wayne County, Tenn. In January, 1862, he enlisted for twelve months in Capt. Powers' company, under Col. Crewes, went to Nashville, thence to Alabama, and was assigned to the Fifth Kentucky Infantry, under Col. Hunt. Gen. Breckinridge's brigade. He was in the bat - tle of Shiloh, then on the skirmish line to Corinth : from there to Tupelo, Miss., then to Abbeville. Miss. He was in the company that re-organized. and was in service till the close of the war; he was in the battle at Jackson; thirty-two days at Vieks- burg; then went to Baton Rouge, returning to Jackson, Miss., where he was on garrison duty: from there to Grand Junction, then to Jackson.
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Merita, Ala., Mobile and thence to Florida, from there to Montgomery; to Atlanta and to Chattanoo- ga; to Knoxville, to Virginia, and back to Knox- ville; to Chattanooga and Murfreesboro; engaged at Nashville, then on skirmish line to Murfreesboro; he was then transferred to Newman's command, Ten- nessee Regiment, and finally returned to Tennessee in 1864, and engaged in farming. In 1867 he came to Arkansas, settling in Independence County, and in 1869 came to Jackson County, in Village Township, and in 1872 to Bird Township, renting land, and in 1886, bought 160 acres in that town- ship. Mr. Williamson has taken quite an active part in politics, voting with the Democratic party. He has seen a vast change in this county, and has always taken an active interest in all worthy pub- lic enterprises. Mr. Williamson was first married in Wayne County, Tenn., in April, 1848, to Vianer Tally, daughter of Page and Nancy Tally, natives of South Carolina and Alabama, respectively, who came to Tennessee in an early day. Her father died in 1864, his wife later. By that mar- riage there were seven children: Levi, Mary Ann (now Mrs. Blake), Calvin, Elizabeth (now Mrs. Beech), William Marion, Caledonia (now Mrs. Stephens) and John, our subject. Mrs. William- son died in 1886, and in 1887 Mr. Williamson married Josey Andrews, widow, daughter of John Petty, an early pioneer of Tennessee.
C. W. Winfree, farmer and merchant, Centre- ville, Ark. This gentleman, who was originally from West Tennessee, where his birth occurred in 1850, is the second in a family of six children born to Charles W. and Susan H. (Terry) Winfree, both natives of the Old Dominion. Charles W. Winfree emigrated to Tennessee at an early day, and was a mechanic (carriage workman) by trade. He moved to Jackson County, Ark., in 1870, settling in Bird Township, and there followed tilling the soil until his death, which occurred in 1873. His cheerful companion also closed her eyes to the scenes of this world in 1883. C. W. Winfree was early initiated into the duties of farm life and quite naturally, as might be supposed, has since principally followed that pursuit. He received his education in the schools of Tennessee, and came with his parents
to Jackson County, Ark., in 1870, where he re- sumed the duties on the farm. This occupation he has since continued, and has opened up considera- ble land, being now the owner of 1,700 acres in Bird. Township, with 600 acres under cultivation. He has about 450 acres in cotton, and this is his principal pursuit. He also raises considerable stock, principally horses and mules, and in fact is one of the wide awake, thorough-going farmers of the county. He is active in politics, and votes with the Democratic party. He has filled the offices of judge, clerk and supervisor, several times, and to the satisfaction of all, and he also takes an active interest in school matters. Mr. Winfree was mar- ried, in Independence County, Ark., in 1887, to Mrs. Fannie E. (Holdford) Gray, widow of Dr. Gray, and afterward settled in Centreville, where he has been engaged in merchandising since 1884. but also carries on his farming interest. Socially, he is a member of Tuckerman Lodge No. 192, Masonic fraternity, and has been secretary of the same. To his marriage was born one child.
W. H. Wise is a farmer and merchant, being a partner in the firm of Kimbrough & Wise, of Wel- don, Ark. His parents were William H. and Mary E. (Brown) Wise, natives of Maryland and Alabama, respectively, who moved to Mississippi at an early day, where the subject of this sketch was born, in De Soto County, April 1, 1849. His father, a farmer and mechanic, was a relative of Gov. Wise, of Virginia. He settled a large farm in Mississippi, also the town of Hernando, and be- came a large land owner. He was a Democrat, and held the office of magistrate a great many years. W. H. Wise was raised on a farm, where his op- portunities for education were limited, having at- tended only the common schools of Mississippi. At the age of twenty, in 1870, he came to Arkan- sas, engaged in farming, and in 1873 bought eighty acres of land in the woods, on the present site of Weldon. He cleared fifty acres of this land and continued farming till 1885, when the Batesville & Brinkley Railroad reached Tupelo. At that time he sold forty acres of his land to D. A. Kimbrough for a half interest in the latter's store, and the same year the firm of Kimbrough & Wise began
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business in Weldon, where they have since contin- ued. They carry a general stock of goods and do a large business. Mr. Wise and his partner own a large part of Weldon property, twenty-two lots and two blocks having been sold. In 1873 he married Miss Maggie Godby, of Mississippi. They had five children: Ida, Willie, Estelina, Maggie Jef- ferson, Edward Hubbard, aged fifteen, thirteen, eleven, nine and six years, respectively. His wife died December 27. 1883. and in October, 1885, he married Miss Fannie Moore, daughter of S. J. and Sarah Moore, of North Carolina and Alabama, who came to Arkansas in 1870, where he has since en- gaged in farming. They live at Bowen's Ridge. Mr. Wise is a Democrat, though not an active poli- tician. He and his wife are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, South, of which he is stew- ard and trustee. He is active in the interest of schools and churches in his community, and has done his share in the development of the country.
Robert A. Wise is a brother of W. H. Wise, and both are residents of Weldon, Ark. Robert A. Wise was born in Hernando, De Soto County, Miss., May 24, 1844. He is now postmaster at Weldon and engaged in the drug and grocery bus- iness. He was the second child of W. H. and Mary E. (Brown) Wise, the former having been born and reared near Baltimore, Md., and the latter at Florence, Ala. W. H. Wise, a mechanic by occupation, came to Memphis, Tenn., in 1838, and went to work at his trade, but his health be- coming bad he moved to Hernando, Miss., in 1839, and met Miss Brown, whom he married in 1840. He was elected magistrate and sheriff of De Soto County for a number of years, and he invested his income in real estate in the town of Hernando. Finally his health became so bad that he gave up his office and sold his property in town, and in- vested in a large tract of land four and one-half miles east of Hernando, turning his attention to farming and stock raising, and at his death, which occurred in 1856, his estate, consisting of land, stock and negroes, was valued at $100,000. He and his wife were strict members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Robert A. was raised on the farm, receiving his education in the common , done his share toward building churches, schools
schools of North Mississippi, and at the age of seventeen he left school and enlisted as a volunteer in Company K, Ninth Mississippi Regiment, Monroe, Capt. Thomas White, Chalmer's brigade, in the Army of Tennessee. He was at the battle of Shi- loh and was sent home on furlough sick from Cor- inth. Returning to the army at Tupelo he was taken down with typhoid fever, which settled in his right leg, disabling him from duty. He re- ceived an unlimited furlough to go home, and re- mained until further orders. Some ninety days later he recovered, and was ordered to join the army at Knoxville, Tenn., as it came out of Ken- tucky on its way to Murfreesboro. He was in that battle and all the skirmishes and fights engaged in by his command through Tennessee, taking part in the battle of Chickamauga, and receiving a wound in the breast on the second day of the fight. This, however, did not disable him from duty, and sub- sequently he was in the engagements at Mission- ary Ridge, Tunnel Hill, at Dalton, Ga., and at Resaca; he was wounded in the thigh at Altoona Mountain. Following this he was occupied with his command in fights around Atlanta and at Jones- boro, but becoming ill again he was sent home, where he remained until the close of the war. Afterward he engaged in farming on a small scale. His father's and mother's estate was all destroyed during the war and taken away except the land. Robert A. received his portion of the land, which he sold and went to Louisiana to raise cotton on a large scale on Red River. He invested every dol- lar he had in a cotton crop, but the first year the worms destroyed half of it and the next year the : overflow destroyed all. He then came to Jackson County, Ark., and engaged in farming, starting on borrowed capital, and by hard labor and economy he managed to pay for a farm near Newport. which he sold in 1887, and came to Weldon, em- barking in his present business. He is a bachelor and a member of the Methodist Church, South, and was an active member in the district school board in which he lived before coming to Weldon. He was also a member of the Farmer's Alliance or Wheelers. He has always been liberal, and has
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