AR Independence County 1889 Goodspeed Arkansas history/bios RP Batesville Newark

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Includes Richly Detailed Biographies!
Independence County, Arkansas
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New  101-Page Booklet
Early days in Independence
County, AR,
are recalled in this spiral bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from the 1889 book, Goodspeed's
Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas
.  The 101-page booklet is printed on quality paper. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
The first part of the booklet contains a brief history of the county: County Organization; the town of Batesville; County officials from 1820 to 1888; Early settlements and settlers; Boundaries and topography; Churches; Other towns -- Cushman, Jamestown, Newark, Pleasant Plains, Sulphur Rock; Schools; Civil War period; and other items of interest.
Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are lengthy, and often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, military service, and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: William R. Albright, William Allen, Dr. Sterling W. Allen, Dr. John Farrell Allen, Andrew Allen, William A. Allen, John D. Aydelott, John Bailey, Peter K. Baker, Francis M. Baker, David L. Baker, Angus G. Baker, C.M. Ball, Warren G. Gall, Dr. John F. Barnes, J.M. Bartlett, Gov. Elisha Baxter, Dr. William J. Bell, William C. Best, Judge William C. Bevens, John C. Bone, Gabriel J. Bradley, William L. Brewer, J.R. Bullington, Judge William Byers, Rev. William Canon, Thomas B. Carpenter, Thomas E. Carter, Christopher Case, Simeon Cason, W.E. Chambers, Robert A. Childress, J.N. Churchill, C.D. Churchill, J.C. Churchill, J.C. Cobb, William L. Coble, George Cook, Virgil Y. Cook, A.J. Craig, M.R. Craig, George Washington Crow, Capt. John W. Cullins, F.D. Denton, Col. Robert M. Desha, Dr. Lycurgus A. Dickson, John H. Dickinson, William P. Dobson, John S. Dodd, John G. Dodd, Dr. James P. Dorr, Richard Madison Duck, N.E. Duffey, Thaddeus W. Dumas, Robert W. Earnheart, William J. Erwin, Dr. D.C. Ewing, Elisha M. Flinn, Robert Gardner, W.A. Glass, H.H. Goodwin, E.R. Goodwin, Abraham Gossett, Capt. Hiram Vardeman Gray, E.C. Gray, A.G. Gray, Robert H. Griffin, McCurdy Hail, Mrs. Lou C. Hathcock, C.R. Handford, Anthony B. Harrelson, James W. Headstream, John A. Hinkle, William D. Hodges, H.M. Hodge, Dr. Robert H. Hodges, William P. Huddleston, Wiley B. Huddleston, Kelley Monroe Hulsey, John M. Hurley, J.B. James, Dr. Finis E. Jeffery, L.C. Jernigan, John Kimmer, C.C. Kirkland, Martin Lacy, Byron Lacy, Whitmill Leggett, L.C. Lindsey, Dr. Henry G. Logan, Dr. Isaac J. Long, M.C. Long, Andrew G. McCauley, Dr. Eli McClain, William B. McClendon, Dr. M. McClure, William L. McGuire, James Clinton McGuire, Richard A. McHenry, John Lemuel McKee, Y.M. Mack, Col. Morgan Magness, Benjamin Magness, Isaac Magness, Jacob F. Martin, Adam Martin, George L. Massey, David B. Mayfield, B.F. Mayhue, James A. Meacham, T.A. Meacham, F.B. Meriwether, Killis J. Mills, H.L. Miniken, D.C. Montgomery, Jesse A. Moore, M.M. Moore, Col. T.J. Morgan, Judge Henry Neill, Gen. Robert Neill, W.T. Nesbit, William B. Norvell, Robert G. Osborne, Joseph Ottinger, Margaret F. Owen, t.B. Padgett, Robert A. Patterson, William C. Pearce, John L. Pierce, William Ramsey, C.T. Rosenthal, Joseph M. Runyan, James Rutherford, Capt. George W. Rutherford, Calvin Rutherford, James F. Saffold, Allen H. Saylors, A.N. Simmons, Drury D. Smart, Capt. John T. Smith, John W. Starnes, L.D. Stone, John Christopher Stroud, N.J. Suit, Ephraim Drake Swain, John Thomas Tarpley, J.S. Trimble, Dr. H.W. Vaughan, Joseph J. Waldrip, Dr. M.C. Weaver, Calvin Houston Webb, R.D. Williams, Dr. James Alfred Williamson, W.G. Wilson, Samuel M. Wyatt, William C. Wyatt, M.A. Wycough, M.A.R. Wycough, and Col. J.C. Yancey.
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