HISTORY
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ARKANSAS
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HISTORY OF SCOTT COUNTY
ARKANSAS
Copyright, 1922, by H. G. McCutchen
HISTORY
of
Scott County
Arkansas
By
Henry Grady McCutchen
WORKS OF REFERENCE
Shinn's History of Arkansas.
Goodspeed's Biographical and Pictorial History of
Arkansas.
Harrell's Civil "War and Reconstruction in Arkansas.
Publications of the Arkansas Historical Association.
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society.
Hinemon's Geography of Arkansas.
Journal of the Knight of Elvas.
Files of the Arkansas Gazette.
Allsopp's History of the Arkansas Press.
Gerstaecker's Travels.
Nuttall's Journal.
Washburn's Reminiscences.
Jewell's Methodism in Arkansas.
Pope's Early Days in Arkansas.
Tremayne's Table of U. S. Post Offices, 1830.
Files of the Post Office Department.
Files in the Office of the Adjutant General of Arkansas.
Files of the U. S. Census Bureau.
Report of the Secretary of State (Terrall).
Myers' Compendium of the Rebellion.
County Records.
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TO
MY FATHER AND MOTHER
PREFACE
In the following pages I have endeavored to pre-
sent the out-standing facts of the history of Scott
County. I have been impelled to do this by several
reasons. First, I confess to a measurable sentiment
in the matter. The county is my home, and the
men and women who made this history are my
homefolk. Their history is, so to speak, my own,
and, therefore, a very absorbing study to me.
Again, I would hold up to the present and suc-
ceeding generations, and mirror to them, the fit
examples of character, civic virtues and moral
leadership displayed by our pioneer forefathers in
making the history of the county what it is.
Further, it is a lamentable fact that almost every
one is more familiar with State, national, and even
foreign history than with the history of his own
county or community. We know who the first
President, the first Governor, or the first Roman,
German or English ruler was, but we cannot tell
who was the county's first sheriff or judge or clerk.
It is the purpose of this booklet to enable the citi-
zens of the county to know something of the early
community history — and tlie makers of this history.
An effort has been made to present an impartial
and connected account of the leading facts of the
County history. In this, I have been hampered by
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lack of complete records. The early official papers
were destroyed by fire, and what other records were
accessible are fragmentary and incomplete. But
the facts here given are for the most part taken
from the offcial records on file in the Federal De-
partments at Washington, D. C, and in the Library
of Congress there. I am indebted to Mr. Dallas T.
Herndon of the Arkansas History Commission for
the roster of Scott men in the Civil War. Much of
the atmosphere has been obtained from conversa-
tions with old settlers of the county.
In offering this brief account of some of the lead-
ing facts of our local history, I am mindful of the
fact that my readers will be mainly citizens of the
County. 1 have kept this probability constantly
in mind. I have also been conscious of the possible
historical value of such a treatise and have en-
deavored to include as part of the subject matter
only well-authenicated facts. 1 have tried to put
these facts into a condensed narrative, and rigidly
to refrain from comment thereon, tempting as such
a course has at times been. 1 trust this booklet will
be accepted in the spirit in which it was prepared —
a spirit of service to the people of the county. If
this result is accomplished even only to a small de-
gree, I shall feel that my labors have been amply
repaid.
H. G. M.
Abbott, Arkansas,
October 1, 1922.
CHAPTER I.
The First Inhabitants
When the New World first became known to
Europeans at the end of the fifteenth century, the
entire country was inhabited by a barbarous people
which later came to be called Indians. They lived
in tribes or bands, and at intervals moved from place
to place in search of game or for other reasons. They
lived by hunting and fishing mainly, but practiced a
rude agriculture. In some parts of the New World,
notably in Mexico and Peru, they had reached a
comparatively high state of civilization.
These early inhabitants had spread over the whole
of the territory now comprised in what is Arkansas
and Scott County, where they had settled along the
creeks and rivers. The numerous mounds along the
small streams of the county, especially in Lewis
Township, indicate the early occupancy of this re-
gion by very populous tribes. On the farms now
owned by WiUiam Chitwood and J. P. McCutchen
no less than two scores of these prominent mounds
are situated. They are circular in shape, being on an
average about twenty yards in diameter, and gen-
erally rise to a height of eight or ten feet. They he
along the course of the Little Petit Jean creek.
On the McCutchen farm is a large burial ground.
It occupies the south bank of the Little Petit Jean
directly across from the mound area, and was evi-
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dently used by all the numerous peoples along this
stream for many miles. It is situated on the highest
point of land on that side of the stream. The soil
of this burial ground is of a black, murky, greasy
character, and after a rain on a hot day it gives off
an offensive odor. It is filled with arrow heads,
broken pottery, remains of mussel shells used in
making their earthenware, skeletal fragments and
other evidences of the use by the Indians of this
vicinity, of this plot as a place to bury their dead.
Game was abundant in this part of the counti-y
during its occupancy by the Indians. Buffalo and
elk abounded, as did deer and turkey. Besides, the
forests teemed with wolves, bears and panthers and
the lesser animals and birds. But it was principally
the bufl'alo, of the animals, that helped to determine
the tribal dwelling place. This animal had well de-
fined trails over which it yearly migrated, and these
usually led along the river courses and the higher
land or the crests of ridges, where the traveling
would be free of the swamps and mire in all seasons.
A trail of this sort was the old Indian trail that ran
from the northeastern part of the State to the south-
western corner near where Texarkana now stands.
Its course was almost parallel with that of the pres-
ent line of the Iron Mountain Railway across the
Slate. It led along the edge of the high ground that
commences there and rises to the mountainous por-
tions of the northwest. By these game trails the
Indians settled, and they came to be his roads, as
later they were to become the highways and rail-
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ways of the white men who succeeded the savages
in dominion over these reahns.
In Scott County, these trails found the mountain
passes through which our roads of the present day
lead. There were the passes of Cedar Creek and
Mill Creek and Forem through the mountains of
the souUi, while Petit Jean Pass and Lookout Gap
gave the game and its Indian pursuers passage to
the north. And today the white man uses these
selfsame passes in negotiating the mountain barriers
on these two sides of the county.
When De Soto pased through the county in 1541-
42, he found the region fairly thickly settled by the
Indians. They lived in cities — probably on the
mounds before described — and tilled the soil. The
abundance of high ground in the county made it
suitable for Indian occupancy and the grazing of
the buffalo. And De Soto found these people well
supplied with food and living comfortably.
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CHAPTER II.
The First Whites
Although the New World was discovered in 1492,
no exploration of the interior of North America was
attempted until fifty years later. In 1539 Hernando
De Soto, accompanied by six hundred nobles and
warriors, landed in Tampa Bay, Fla., determined
to find the fabled Eldorado. They marched north-
west through the states of Alabama and Mississippi,
fighting the Indians and exploring the country along
the march, and at length reached the Mississippi
River at a point in the vicinity of where Memphis
now stands. They crossed the river in 1541 into
the present state of Arkansas. Continuing in a
northwesterly course, they finally crossed the Bos-
ton Mountains of northwest Arkansas into the plains
of southeast Kansas. Here De Soto turned back and
determined to find the hot springs of which the
Indians had told him. So, starting a southeasterly
course he reached the Arkansas River at or near the
place where Ft. Smith now stands. It was then get-
ting late in the fall and winter and he decided to
camp for the winter. Therefore, moving southeast
about thirty or thirty-five miles, he built an en-
campment and spent the winter of 1541-42.
This camp must have been somewhere in the
north part of Scott County, most likely in the vicini-
ty of the present post offices of Lucas and lone in
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Logan county. The account of this expedition
speaks of numerous Indians hving close by his
camp; and the mounds and burial ground situated
in close proximity to this supposed site of De Soto's
camp seem to evidence it as the location of his
winter quarters. Also, on the old Bagwell farm near
Lucas, it is said that about fifty years ago there
were found some old Spanish coins of an early six-
teenth century mintage, which are supposed to have
been left by De Soto's expedition.
During the winter, De Soto lost several men and
more horses and his conquering host became a
dispirited band by the time spring opened up and
they were ready for the resumption of their journey
to the hot springs. Added to these troubles, his in-
terpreter died, thus rendering communication with
the natives difficult if not altogether impos-
sible. The southward journey was resumed in
the spring and led through the Petit Jean Pass in the
Poteau mountains, probably along the course of the
present Ft. Smith and Waldron road. The journalist
of the expedition speaks of tlie abundance of game
and of dense thickets, which were no doubt located
in the Fourche valley territory. The expedition
passed near the site of the village of Greenridge,
then to the Cedar Creek Pass in the south part of
the country, striking the Ouachita River near where
the town of Mt. Ida, in Montgomery County, now
stands. From this point the expedition proceeded
along the river to the hot springs.
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Thus the members of De Soto's party were the
first white people to visit the present hmits of
Scott County. All along the route of the expedition,
wide detours were made into the surrounding coun-
try and careful search prosecuted for the precious
metals. They probably explored the greater part
of the central and eastern portions of the county.
The country seems to have been fairly thickly settled
by the Indians, who appear to have been compara-
tively prosperous. The expedition had no trouble in
subsisting on the countrjs for they took from the
natives food and skins sufficient for their purposes.
Thus sixty-six years before the English settled
Jamestown, Scott County had been visited and ex-
plored by the whites, although it was destined to
wait nearly three hundred years longer for perma-
nent settlers.
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CHAPTER III.
Traders and Hunters
I. The French
The French under De Tonti estabhshed a settle-
ment at Arkansas Post in 1686, which not only was
the first in the present state of Arkansas but also in
the entire Mississippi valley. The post thrived and
had an extensive trade with the Indians of the sur-
rounding countr3\ These French hunters and trad-
ers paddled in their frail canoes up th^ Arkansas
River and the various smaller streanis^liereto,^to
reach their far flung trading posts. One of the most
famous of these centers of trade was Belle Point on
the Arkansas, now known as Ft. Smith. It com-
manded the trade of the entire country surrounding
it. From such points the hunters and traders pene-
trated deeply into the forests in every direction. In
this manner, Scott County was visited by these early
French. They also came up the Fourche from the
post of Little Rock into the present limits of the
county. The same was true in lesser degree of
the Poteau River.
These Frenchmen roamed all over the countiy,
christening its rivers and mountains and prairies
with French names that endure to this day. Some of
these are Point Sucre, or Sugar Loaf Mountain, Mag-
azine Mountain, Petit Jean River, Fourche La Fave
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River and Poteau River. These were the landmarks
that guided them through the interminable forests.
From Belle Point one could see the tall spire of
Point Sucre uprearing itself into the very heavens.
Farther east Magazine Mountain was likewise visible
to a large area. And these mountains beckoned —
"Something hid behind the ranges
Go and find it, go and find it."
These bold and daring adventurers went and
found, but did not permanently settle the county.
2. Anglo-Saxons
The frontier of the Anglo-Saxons was constantly
being pushed westward. The hardy class of ad-
venturous hunters was ever penetrating deeper into
the forests to the west in seach of better hunting
grounds, or for pure adventure. They were a rug-
ged type who chafed under the restraints and con-
ventions of civilization, and found contentment in
the wild free life of the frontier. They moved over
the land in covered wagons with very little personal
or family effects, and "squatted" wherever they
found conditions suited to their purposes. They
usually followed the retreating habitat of the game,
now steadily being pushed westward by the advanc-
ing tide of civilization. When game became scarce,
these irresponsible folk simply moved to a new lo-
cation where it could be found in abundance.
The territory now comprehended in Scott County
began to receive some of these squatters as early
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as 1820, although it, had doubtless been visited
by hunters from the settlements at Ft. Smith,
Dwight, Little Rock, and other points along the
Arkansas River several years before. Some of the
squatters were turned back from their westward
course in 1820 by the conclusion of a treaty with the
Choctaw Indians. This treaty provided that in ex-
change for their lands east of the Mississippi River,
they would be given lands lying south of the Arkan-
sas River and west of a line drawn from a point on
the Arkansas about where Dardanelle now is, to the
Red River near the present site of Texarkana. Scott
County lay within this area. The Indians be-
gan to arrive from the east soon thereafter, and it
was not long before trouble arose between them
and the few families of whites resident within the
limits of these Indian lands. The dissatisfaction
with this treaty among the whites rapidly assumed
state wide proportions, and representations were
made to the national government to have the In-
dians given lands farther west instead of the tract
in question. Accordingly, in 1825 the Secretary of
War concluded a second treaty, by which the west-
ern boundary of the State was fixed substantially as
it is today, the Inidans being pushed west of the Po-
teau and Kiamichi rivers where they have since
resided. When the new line was drawn, it was found
that about two hundred families were living west of
it, most of whom were near the Red River around
Ft. Towson. Major Bradford, who commanded the
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garrison at Ft. Smith at this time, was ordered to
remove these settlers. This was done, and they
were given lands farther east. It is thought that
perhaps some of these were located in Scott County,
but no records are available to establish the fact.
It is very likely, however. These would be the
first permanent white settlers of the county.
3. Nuttall's Expedition
Thomas Nuttall, scientist of Philadelphia, Pa., in
1819 ascended the Arkansas River to Ft. Smith, care-
fully noting the topography and fauna and flora of
the country through which he passed. In his ac-
count of the journey, he speaks of the abundance
of game in the Fourche and Petit Jean valleys, and
saw only a few scattered bands of Indians in the
whole territory. This is a strange phenomenon.
When De Soto visited the county two hundred and
fifty years before, the entire country was thickly
settled by the natives. Whether they emigrated
or were visited by plague is not known; the fact
remains that their numbers were greatly reduced
during this period of time.
Further up the river he saw the peak of Maga-
zine Mountain and made a drawing of it. Arriving
at Ft. Smith, he found it to consist of the fort and
barracks for the garrison of seventy-five men. Ma-
jor Bradford was in command. There was only one
small log house. Leaving Ft. Smith, he made an
overland trip to Ft. Towson on Red River, over
much the same course the old military road sub-
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Map Showing Early Explorations of Scott County
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sequently took. He speaks of seeing deer feeding
in daytime on the prairie four or iSve miles from
Ft. Smith, and when ten miles south of Ft. Smith,
he camped in clear view of Point Sucre, twenty-five
miles to the south. Another day's journey brought
his party to the base of the mountain where he
camped and noted the Cavianol Mountains to the
northwest. The Indians had a tradition that the
immense pile of stone on the summit of this moun-
tain had been built by their predecessors as a bea-
con for the tribes of the whole surrounding country.
Moving on southwest, Nuttall at length crossed the
Poteau in the vicinity of Howe or Heavener, and
continued in this direction to his destination.
About where the Poteau enters Scott County, he
saw immense herds of bison, which would usually
stampede at the approach of his party. Wolves,
deer, bears and panthers were numerous, besides all
the native lesser animals. He tells the story of
one of his men coming upon the carcass of a fawn
lying at the root of a large tree, and beside it was
the dead body of a wolf. Looking up into the tree
the man saw the huge panther that had evidently
done the dual killing. It was presumed that the
wolf had attempted to feed upon the dead carcass
when he was set upon and killed by the watching
panther.
This scientist carefully noted the Poteau Moun-
tains and ascertained the fact that they form the
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crest of the divide that separates a wide stretch of
country on either side. There were no settlers in
the vicinity of Scott County on the west.
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CHAPTER IV.
The Formation of the County
1. Early Political History
Arkansas was a part of the Louisiana territory
purchased from France in 1803. In 1812 this im-
mense domain was divided into the territor}^ of
Louisiana and the district of New Madrid. In 1819
Arkansas was detached from the Missouri territory
and made a separate territor>% with the seat of
government at Arkansas Post, James Miller was ap-
pointed governor. Scott County was at first a part
of Pulaski County, and later successively a part of
Crawford and Pope counties.
In 1833, Scott County was formed, being named
for Judge Andrew Scott. In addition to the region
now included in the county, it also covered the town-
ships of Boon, Washburn and Reveille, which have
since (1875) been cut off" and made a part of Logan
County. The seat of justice was established at or
near the present town of Booneville and was known
as Cauthron. The county officers appointed were
Elijah Baker, County Judge; S. B. Walker. Clerk;
James Riley, Sheriff, and J. R. Choate, Coroner.
These officials held office for a term of two years.
They were succeeded in 1835 by James Logan, Coun-
ty Judge; Gilbert Marshall, Clerk; Charles Hum-
phrey, Sheriff, and Walter Cauthron, Coroner. In
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1836, the state government became effective by the
admission of Arkansas territory as a state of the
Federal Union.
2. Close of Territorial Days
The census of 1830 was taken while Scott County
was yet comprehended in the counties of Crawford
and Pope. The enumerators were James Wilson
for the Crawford portion and John R. Scott for the
Pope County part. Only the names of heads of
families were recorded, the other members of the
family being merely numbered. The population for
the parts of the counties later embraced in Scott was
about 500. Many of these resided in the townships
of Boon, Washburn and Reveille, not now a part
of this county.
But the County was now rapidly filling up with
people. They came up the Fourche and Petit Jean
valleys. The completion of the old military road
from Little Rock to Ft. Smitli in 1824 gave impetus
to immigration. The settlers came over this road
to Ft. Smith, then went north and south into the
surrounding country and found homes. A post
road was established from Little Rock to Ft. Smith
during the same year, with post offices at Ft. Smith
and Dardanelle. The settlers of Scott County
received their mail from one of these two offices
prior to 1835. The mail was delivered from the east
once every two weeks. There was no post office
in the county before 1835, when tlie first one was
established at Boone ville with Gilbert Marshall as
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first postmaster. The mail was delivered weekly
by a post rider from Old D wight near Russell ville.
David P. Logan was the first carrier. The con-
tract schedule of mail delivery was as follows:
From Dwight by Dardanelle to Scott court house,
seventy-five miles and back once a week. Mail in
the opposite direction left Scott court house every
Saturday at eight o'clock in the morning and ar-
rived at Dwight the following Monday at eleven in
the morning.
There was not a church or school in the county
when the State was admitted to the Union in 1836.
It is known that rehgious services and private
schools were sometimes held by itinerant preachers
and teachers in the homes of the settlers, but no
organized church or school was in existence. The
church was even better off than the schools, though,
for ministers of the gospel were more numerous
than teachers. Reverend G. W. Sorrels, a Methodist
minister, preached over the western part of the
State between the years of 1830 and 1840. He fre-
quently held services in Scott County, amidst the
most primitive circumstances. The following is
a description of general conditions at this time:
*'James F. Gaines and wife came from Fayette
County, Tenn., to Scott County in 1837 and settled
on Fourche River. At that time there were no pub-
lic roads and few families had found their way to
the valley. There was no preaching anywhere in all
that region of country and Mrs. Gaines was the only
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professor of religion in all that country. She had
been converted at an early age in west Tennessee
and had enjoyed the advantage of regular religious
service. The wickedness of this rude population
was a great trial to this devoted Christian; for such
was the disregard of the Sabbath that it was the
principal day for shooting, kiUing beeves, visiting
and engaging in trade. Two or three times a week
they would meet for a general carousal. There
were children grown who did not know what a
preacher was, so dense was the ignorance of the peo-
ple on religious questions. At last Mrs. Gaines
heard that a Methodist preacher would hold services
nearby. The news was well circulated and the
whole community came out to see and hear the
preacher. They listened awhile, then sent their
children to light their pipes and smoked while the
sermon was being delivered. After this the circuit
preacher, Adams, gave them a regular appointment
for preaching, but very little was accomphshed until
some Tennessee Methodists came out and settled in
the community. About 1842, Rev. John Cowle was
appointed to the Ft. Smith circuit and succeeded in
estabhshing Methodism in Scott, Sebastian, and
surrounding counties."
Travel during this period was over roads newly
cut out of the forests. There were no bridges and
frequently the traveler would reach a stream, and
finding it swollen from heavy rains, would be com-
pelled to halt and wait for the waters to subside
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before a crossing could be made. These incon-
veniences of travel were augumented by the pres-
ence in the forests and thickets of dangerous ani-
mals, too frequently ready to attack the lonely
traveler. What roads there were usually followed
an old Indian trail, and was little more than an
enlargement of it-.
The western boundary of the State and County
was surveyed and fixed by Joseph C. Brown in 1824,
but was resurveyed again by Henry E. McKee in
1877, and a slight variation from the former line
was recorded. This long strip came to be known
as the "Cherokee Strip." The land survey of the
county was made between the years 1830 and 1835.
By this survey the land was divided into sections.
Many old landmarks of this survey may still be seen
in the county.
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CHAPTER V.
New Statehood, 1836-1861
Before Congress had passed the customary en
abling act, authorizing preparations for statehood,
the various counties elected delegates to a constitu-
tional convention at Little Rock for the purpose of
drafting a constitution for the state that was to be.
Scott County elected Gilbert Marshall as its delegate.
The convention proceeded to frame a constitution,
which was duly ratified, and Arkansas was admitted
to the Union on June 15, 1836. In the election that
ensued thereunder, the following officials were
elected :
County Judge Gilbert Marshall
Clerk — —
Sheriff Charles Humphrey
Treasurer Walter Cauthron
Coroner G. R. Walker
Surveyor T. J. Garner
Representative .James Logan
These men thus became the first elected officials
of the county under the state government. They
were all residents of that part of the county after-
wards detached and added to Logan County. This
sl'<ov>'s how little influence the remainder of the
county had in political affairs up to this time, which
is attributable to the fact that most of the population
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was located around Booneville. But this condition
was not long to remain so; for immigrants were
coming in in large numbers. The census of 1840
showed a population of 1,694. Gilbert Marshall
was the enumerator. The number of people had
more than doubled in a period of ten years.
When the county began to be settled in the central,
southern, and western parts, the location of the
county seat at Booneville became inconvenient to
the majority of the citizens, and in order that it
might be more centrally located, it was moved to a
new site on the old Glass farm about two miles
northeast of where Waldron is now located. The
new site was named Winfield, although the post
office at that place, which had been established
in 1840, was called Poteau Valley. This continued
to be the seat of the county government until 1845.
In that year, William G. Featherston, who was deal-
ing in real estate, offered to donate ten acres for
the permanent location of the county seat, on con-
dition that it should be located on his farm. This
was agreed to and the seat of justice was moved to
its present site. The name of the town was changed
to Waldron, and the name of the post office was
changed to that, also. At this time, there was only
one house in this vicinity, and this was the residence
of WilUam G. Featherston. It was a double log
house, and stood somewhere close to where the
railroad station is now located. When the post of-
fice was established in 1840, Featherston became
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the first postmaster. In the same year. Parks post
office was estabhshed with Fehx G. Gaines as post-
master. In 1845 an office was set up at TomUnson-
ville (now Boothe), with Joseph Tomlinson as
postmaster. Thus the county had three post ofTices
by 1845.
The first post road within the present limits of
the county was laid out in the year 1838. It com-
menced at Booneville and ran by the sites of Wal-
dron, Parks, and Zebulon, Pike County, to Wash-
ington in Hempstead County, a distance of 140 miles.
Mail was carried on horseback, and the schedule
provided tiiat it should leave Washington each
^Wednesday at one o'clock in the afternoon and
;arrive at Booneville the following Saturday at eight
p'clock in the afternoon. James F. Gaines was the
jfirst contractor for this service, and his salary was
$1,250.00 per annum. Trips were to be made fort-
nightly.
Another route was established in 1845 from Ft.
Smith to Waldron by way of Chocoville (now Mans-
field), with Elza Harlow as contractor. Mail ser-
vice was authorized weekly. The salary was $249.00
per year.
In 1850 the route from W^aldron to Mt. Ida in
Montgomery County was put into operation. The
distance was fifty-two miles, and William Gibson
was the contractor, at an annual salary of $229.00
per year. Service was weekly.
The roads over which these post routes were
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Post Offices and Post Roads in Scott County Before 1850.
authorized had been cut out a few years before by
the settlers as they pushed farther into the wilder-
ness. Even at this time the homes were very few
and far between, as will be seen by naming the
settlers along the road from the north part of the
county to Waldron, about the year 1850. This was
the most populous part of the county, too, at that
time. This road came over Black Jack ridge about
the old Watkins place. The first residence was
the old Norris home. Two miles south was the
Sparks farm, now owned by George Sorrels. Then
came the farms of Thomas GUsson near Pleasant
Grove church, and the Long place near the Narrows
of Little Petit Jean. Immediately south of the
Narrows, lived Andrew Tomlinson, and around
Boothe was the large landed estate of Joseph Tom-
linson. The Witt farm was between them. Then
came the homes of the three Powels beyond the sec-
ond ford of Petit Jean, now known as the Metcalf
and Fuller farms. Five miles further south was the
residence of Dotson Huie, and another mile brought
one to where Daniel Boultinghouse lived. Three
miles farther was the Turman place, then that of
Reed, now the Leming farm, at Waldron.
In going from where Mansfield now is to Hon
through the Lookout Gap in the same year, one
would first pass the residence of Mark Holbert. Two
miles farther on was the Henley place. No other
house would be passed until one reached the double
log house of Jackson Hon on the other side of the
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mountain. The intervening distance was an un-
broken wilderness.
Roads had been opened up down the Poteau by
1850 and also southwest to Blansett. Fourche val-
ley had several roads by this time, one going to
Danville in Yell County. But none of these were
roads in the modern sense of the term. The road
was like nature left it, except that the trees and
logs were cut out of the way. Bridges were
unknown.
In 1850 there were eight townships in the county
as follows:
Hickman Mountain
La Fayette Tomlinson
Park Boon
La Fave Washburn
The townships of Boon and Washburn have since
been detached and added to Logan County. The pop-
ulation according to the census of 1850, as enumerat-
ed by E. H. Featherston, was 2,937. This of course
included the people of Boon and Washburn town-
ships. By the census of 1860, the population was
given as about 4,500. John A. Fry was the enume-
rator. These figures indicate that there was almost
a hundred per centum increase in the population
during each decennial period.
The schools and churches of the county had a
similar growth. In 1840 there was not a single
school within the present limits of the county.
About 1847 the common school law was enacted.
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It provided that the sixteenth section of the pubhc
land should be applied to the support of the public
schools. School districts were set apart, and in 1850
the county had six such schools. The following
were the teachers:
James M. Vance Hickman Township
William W. Sorrels Hickman Township
Franklin Bates Hickman Township
John H. McLeod Hickman Township
William H. Thornton Mountain Township
Luther F. Pollard Tomlinson Township
In 1860 there were ten pubMc schools, presided
over by the following teachers:
B. F. Scaggs Boon Township
C. M. Trammel Boon Township
T. F. Hitchcock Boon Township
Geo. W. Duncan Reveille Township
Mary Lewis Tomlinson Township
C. I. Stovall Tomlinson Township
Thos. I. Price Tomlinson Township
I. W. Colwell Hickman Township
John Barnett Hickman Township
R. B. L. Speaks Hickman Township
F. A. Taff Hickman Township
In the above list, it will be noted that the name
of one woman, Mary Lewis, appears. She taught
school at Lewis Prairie as early as 1855. In view
of the modern feminist movement and the conse-
quent increasingly large share that woman is play-
ing in the public life of the country, the name of this
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woman teacher stands out prominent. Mary Lewis
was the county's first pubUc woman.
By 1860 churches had been estabhshed in nearly
every community. The itinerant preacher had yield-
ed to the circuit-riding pastor. The pastor usually
held services once a month in every church in his
circuit. The Methodists seem to have been first in
the county. They established a church on Fourche
as early as 1842. The other denominations soon
followed. The services were usually held in the
district school house, but afterwards log churches
were erected.
The resident ministers of the gospel in 1850 were
as follows:
Jno. S. Robertson Hickman Township
Washington Sorrels.—. Hickman Township
J. W. Taylor Hickman Township
E. T. Walker Tomlinson Township
J. V. Whitford Boon Township
D. F. Anderson Reveille Township
In addition to these, other noted ministers
preached occasionally in the county. Some of these
names are:
Geo. W. Sorrels 1836
A. R. Winfield 1852
Elijah Smoot 1851
Jesse Griffin 1857
H, W. Balsh 1843
J. B. Sheffield 1850
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B. T. Benefield 1858
Jacob Whitesides 1840
The following lawyers practiced their profession
in the county prior to 1860:
J. K. Raymond Hickman Township
J. H. Thompson Hickman Township
G. W. Featherston Hickman Township
I. C. Read ...Tomlinson Township
C. H. Hawthorne began the practice of law in
Tomlinson Township a few years later.
The merchants of this period were:
G. W. Featherston Hickman Township
G. W. Bird Hickman Township
G. W. Gains Hickman Township
E. C. Moon Tomlinson Township
The Bates brothers entered the mercantile busi-
ness at Waldron a few years later, and their enter-
prise is still in operation. These early merchants
did a general mercantile business. In addition to
the usual stock in trade many of them sold liquor
also. They "freighted" their goods from Ft. Smith
or Ozark in wagons. It consisted mostly of flour,
coffee, sugar, dry goods, ammunition and farming
implements. Except for these necessaries, nearly
every farm was economically self-sustaining.
The physicians of the county before 1860 were:
E. H. Barnard Mountain Township
William DuVal Tomlinson Township
P. C. Bush Tomlinson Township
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0. C. Mitchell Boon Township
Stephen H. Chism Boon Township
W. E. Elkins Boon Township
1. C. Field Parks Township
G. R. Stanfield La Fave Township
W. A. Linthicum Boon Township
I. D. Carlton Reveille Township
E. H. Dunman Tomlinson Township
James H. Smith Hickman Township
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CHAPTER VI.
Period of the Great Civil War 1860-1874
1. Secession ^
Slavery did not exist to any. extent in Scott Coun-
ty, and for this reason the national agitation of this
question, which had been rocking the country for
over a quarter of a century and threatening to dis-
rupt the Union, was not of a personal character
with the people of the county. They did not begin
to think strongly on the subject until confronted
with the reality of disunion and war. Their sym-
pathies were for the union of the states, and when
it came to electing delegates to the state convention
to determine the attitude and policy of Arkansas in
the matter, they elected a Union man, E. T. Walker,
as the delegate from Scott County. This was early
in 1861. The delegates from all the counties of the
State met at Little Rock and, after deliberating for
a short while, adjourned without action other than
to authorize the president thereof to call the con-
vention together again if conditions warranted.
This was done and the convention met in second
session about the first of May, 1861. The question
of union or disunion was paramount. On May 6, an
ordinance of secession was adopted. The county's
delegate voted for secession, and his action in doing
so under the circumstances met with the approval
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of the people. They naturally sympathized with
the South, when the issue became sharply drawn.
2. Military Events
As soon as the call for volunteers had been issued,
the people of the county turned to the grim duties
of war. A company of seventy-five men was organ-
ized in early summer. Its ott'icers were G. W.
Featherston, Captain; J. C. Gibson, First Lieutenant;
W. F. Patterson, Second Lieutenant, and John Raw-
lings, Third Lieutenant. This company took part
in the battle of Oak Hill, after which it was dis-
banded and its members united with other units.
It was known as Company D, First Regiment, of
Arkansas Volunteers.
Another company under Captain William Patter-
son was organized in December, 1861, and a third
under Captain G. W. Featherston in February, 1862.
This latter was merged with the 19th Arkansas
under Col. Dawson, and saw extensive service east
of the Mississippi River.
Gangs of bushwhackers and marauding bands
early began terrorizing the county. In September,
1863, the Federal forces, consisting of the 14th Kan-
sas cavalry, arrived in the county and marched on
Waldron. Major Featherston and Captain Isaac Bag-
well were in command at that place with a small
guard. In a surprise attack on September 11, the
Federals captured the Confederate forces and held
the town. The losses on the Union side were one
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Map Showing Federal Activities in Scott County, 1863-64.
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killed and two wounded. The Confederate losses
are not known, although Major Featherston was
seriously wounded. Scouting parties were then
sent out by the Federals. The first of these went
down Dutch Creek on December 9, and another
went from Waldron to Dallas in Polk County on
Dec. 11, 1863. Still another proceeded from Wal-
dron to Baker Springs in Howard County through
the celebrated Forem Gap in January, 1864. This
last party lost one man killed and one man wounded
on its journey. Another skirmish occurred at Wal-
dron on February 1, in which one man was wound-
ed. After this battle the Federals evacuated Wal-
dron on Feb, 4, 1864. The Federal forces were com-
manded by Lieut. Col. Ov^^en A. Bassett, and later
by Lieut. Col. Searl of Col. James Johnson's Regi-
ment of First Arkansas Infantry, organized at Fay-
etteville in March, 1863. Man3'^ citizens of the county
enlisted with the Union forces after the Federals had
taken possession of the country. Another battle
took place at Waldron on Dec. 29, 1864, in which
two men were killed and six wounded.
When the Union forces evacuated Waldron, they
set fire to every house in town except those of Wil-
liam G. Featherston and Elijah Leming. Feather-
ston's residence had been the Union headquarters,
and Leming was thought to be a Federal sympa-
thizer. His residence was burned after the troops
had departed, supposedly by Confederate agents.
On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered, and the war
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was soon over. The men of local companies were
disbanded, and those who had been in service in the
east at length returned to their homes. Peace, with
its healing processes, was at hand, when the blight-
ing curse of the war's aftermatli, reconstruction,
fell upon the people. It was worse for them than
the war, terrible as that had been,
3. Women of the War Period
Most all of the able-bodied men of the county
were away from their homes during the years of
the war, in the military service. The only people
left were the women, children and old men. It
therefore devolved almost entirely upon the women
to provide for their family needs, and to keep the
homes together. This they undertook manfully to
do. They planted the crops, cultivated them and
harvested them. They had to go to Ozark or Ft.
Smith to have the corn or wheat ground into meal
or flour. They would go in crowds on these duties.
As many as eleven of these women from Scott alone
formed one train to Ozark, in the closing days of
the war. Wagon trains of fewer members were
more frequent. The women harnessed the teams,
drove the wagons, and attended to the business of
the journeys. Added to these hard duties, was the
larger one of caring for perhaps three of four small
children.
These women frequently came together and hved
in the house of one of their number for the better
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protection of all concerned. The bushwhackers
made them no end of trouble. They murdered and
plundered voraciously and indiscriminately. They
killed old men of seventy who were therefore utter-
ly harmless from a military point of view. Their
conduct was of the most ruthless and cruel sort;
as for instance, at a home in the north part of the
county, they called out a young husband and uncere-
moniously shot him. Then they compelled his
young wife to cook breakfast for them, with his
dead body lying at the root of a tree close by. It
then devolved upon the women of the neighbor-
hood to bur>^ him.
These maurauders, discountenanced alike by both
belligerents, also, plundered the homes of the de-
fenseless women and took their bread. And there
was no authority to punish the perpetrators of these
foul deeds. Two of the most noted of these heroic
women — mothers of heroic sons away in battle —
were Mrs. Ann Anthony and Mrs. Polly Graves.
The former lived in the Poteau valley, while Mrs.
Graves lived on Lewis Prairie in the north part of
the county. They both labored unceasingly in the
war services of their communities.
4. New Constotutions
When the Federal forces had wrested the north-
ern half of the State from the Confederacy, a pro-
visional government loyal to the Union was estab-
lished by groups of the citizens, and was recognized
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by President Lincoln. A new constitution was
adopted in 1864, recognizing the abolition of slavery.
Scott County's delegate to this convention was Elijah
Leming. This reinstatement of the State to its for-
mer status in the Union is known as presidential re-
construction.
The mild policies of Lincoln were not to prevail,
however. After his death in 1865, the radicals in
Congress obtained the upper hand, and a new re-
construction of the State was ordered. A new con-
stitution was adopted in 1868. Charles H. Oliver
was the delegate from Scott County.
About 1872 the Federal soldiers who had formed
the main support of the carpet bag government in
the State after the war were withdrawn and self-
government restored to the peoplie. Accordingly,
a new constitution, based upon this wider freedom
was adopted in 1874. J. W. Sorrels represented the
county in this convention. This constitution is the
organic law of the State today. A new one was
formed in 1918, but failed of ratification by the peo-
ple. The delegate to this last convention was W. A.
Bates.
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CHAPTER VII.
The Scott County War, 1874-1879
The people were forgetting the horrors of the
great war with its train of evils and were settling
back into tlieir peaceful occupations, when the coun-
ty began to take on the appearance of a lawless com-
munity. For a period of about five years, commenc-
ing in 1874, a condition of affairs bordering on an-
archy prevailed. Murders were frequent, and the
perpetrators went unpunished; property was in-
secure, and there was no rehef; and the citizens
vv^ere for a time helpless before the lawless elements.
The first instance of this state of affairs was the
killing of a negro on Lewis Prairie in 1874. Sus-
picion attached itself to certain persons of the neigh-
borhood, but they were never apprehended. In May,
1874, Jacob Jones was killed at Waidron. During
the winter of 1874-75, C. Malone was clandestinely
shot, and former sheriff, Nathan A. Floyd, was
charged with being the guilty party. He was in-
dicted, tried and acquitted. Malone had formerly
acted with Floyd as a Repubhcan, but now a rift
had appeared between them. On March 11, 1875,
J. H. Nichols, a negro who resided near Waidron,
was killed in the road about a half mile south of
that town. Two other negroes, David and Henry
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Carroll were arrested, charged with this crime.
They were tried and acquitted.
The series of murders and defeated justice aroused
the county, and public sentiment demanded that
this lawlessness be brought to an end. Instead of
this, later in March of the same year another negro
was shot and no arrests made. The sheriff, F. C.
("Buck") Gaines, seemed to be unable to cope with
the situation.
The whole trouble apparently had its base in a
feud between two factions, viz: the Gilbreaths,
Bates and Malones on one side and N. A. Floyd and
his followers on the other. In the spring of 1875,
Peter K. Beam, a friend of the former faction, noti-
fied Floyd that he (Floyd) was to be assassinated
and claimed that he had been offered a large sum of
money to kiU him but had refused. He was then
requested to testify as to this matter before the grand
jury, but refused on the ground that he would be
killed if he did so. He was killed in his field soon
thereafter.
Floyd's life was again threatened, as was also
that of McClure, his partner. Soon after a man
named Russell was killed. A short time before, he
had stated that an effort had been made to induce
him to kill Floyd. A few days after this statement
had been made, a man approached him on the
street near the courthouse and invited him to go
into the courthouse to play a game of cards. He
accepted and when he entered the building, he was
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incontinently shot. There were several persons
present at the time, but no evidence could be ob-
tained to fix the guilt of the crime. The citizens
were either aligned with one or the other of the
factions, or were else afraid to reveal a knowledge of
the facts. Floyd then left the county, going to Mis-
souri. He had been engaged in the mercantile
business since retiring from political office, and
after leaving, he hired two men named Martin
and Hill to prepare his effects for shipment. While
engaged in this duty, they were both shot. Mean-
while court convened, and Judge Joyner held the
session surrounded by an armed mob.
The citizenry demanded that steps be taken to re-
store law and order in the county. The sherift'
appealed to the governor for aid, and the adjutant
general of the State, Gen. Carroll D. Wood, was
sent to the county. Order was apparently restored
and the trouble settled.
The disorder again broke out in June, 1867, when
the residence of Judge Frank Fuller was shot into
by two men, and Judge Fuller wounded. In Au-
gust, two men on the Floyd side were murdered.
The sheriff again asked the governor for aid, and
Gen. Robert C. Newton was dispatched to Waldron.
He set about organizing the militia, and by the last
of August, 1876, he placed a company of fifty men
under Col. Hooper on duty, and the reign of terror
ceased temporarily.
Early in the summer of 1877, J. L. ("Shabe")
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Davenport shot at Judge Fuller, but a bystander
knocked the pistol upward and no one was killed.
The August term of court was approaching, and
Judge John H. Rodgers was warned not to attempt
to convene court. But he persisted and held the
session. J. D. McCabe was the prosecuting attorney
at the time. Great excitement prevailed all over
the county. The sheriff was panicky, and begged
the governor to send state troops to his aid. Drs.
Caruthers and Bell, T. G. Bates and the sheriff fled
the county for safety. The sheriff continued his
weak and persistent pleas to the governor for help.
He finally came back to Parks where he established
his headquarters. Meanwhile, the county had been
divided into two militia districts, known as the
northern district and the southern district. The
militia of the north had been organized into a com-
pany of one hundred men under Col. J. W. Sor-
rels. His assistants were Capt. H. W. Dixon and
Capt. J. M. Williams. These companies were ready
for duty in August, 1877.
The southern militia was organized under Col.
Joshua M. Smith. His assistants were Captains A.
Lunsford, William Mankin and W. R. Cox. The
company consisted of seventy-five men, raised in
Mountain Township and vicinity. At this juncture
General Pomeroy, new State adjutant general, took
up his residence at Waldron. He ordered the militia
under Col. Smith to Waldron to protect the spring
session of circuit court (1878). This term of court
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adjourned without accomplishing much toward re-
estabhshing peace and quiet in the county.
The already tense excitement of the people was
further intensified by the murder, on Feb. 6, 1878, of
J. L. Davenport, better known as "Shabe" Daven-
port. He was shot at Waldron, apparently from
an upstairs window. He and his family were well
known and prominent in the north part of the
county, and his murder caused a frenzy of anger
to sweep over this part of the county. The citizens
resolved to take affairs into their own hands. They
had waited vainly for an orderly process of the
courts to establish peace and quiet, but had been
disappointed. About a hundred of them formed a
mob to go to Waldron to set the affairs of the county
in order. They met at Lookout Gap, north of Hon,
and from this rendezvous they started for Waldron,
but found the Poteau River unfavorable and were
forced to turn back to their homes. This was a
fortunate occurrance for all concerned, for the citi-
zens of Waldron had been informed of the intended
attack and had fortified the town strongly in a man-
ner to make it impregnable. The sheriff also em-
ployed the militia at that place to this end. Much
bloodshed would inevitably have resulted had the
march of the citizen mob not been halted.
The action of the citizenry of the north in form-
ing this mob served to emphasize the gravity of the
situation and the necessity for a thorough investi-
gation of the causes of the disorder, and punishment
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of those responsible for it. The governor thereupon
ordered a company of Frankhn County mihtia,
under Col. J. P. Falconer, into Scott County to as-
sure the orderly operation of the courts. The mih-
tia of the county was so completely aligned with
one or the other of the two factions that it could
not be so employed.
Attorneys H. F. Thomason and Walker were re-
tained by the State to assist the prosecuting attorney
to thoroughly probe the causes of the existing dis-
order. Their fee was $3,000.00. Eleven prisoners,
including the county clerk and other leading citi-
zens, were to stand trial. The sheriff, Gaines, was
also ordered to be arrested, and William Chitwood
made the arrest. The trials were held before Justice
Blevins at Old Cedar Grove. The court was guarded
by the assembled militiamen. After a heated trial,
amidst tense feelings, all the prisoners were acquit-
ted, and returned to their homes.
The lawlessness then gradually came to an end.
Some of the leaders fled the country, some had been
killed and others were ready to become again law-
abiding citizens.
The fundamental cause of the disorder was the
deep-seated desire of the people to rid themselves
of an alieii government, which had been fastened
upon them during the early days of Reconstruction.
Carpetbag government was distasteful and the peo-
ple did not feel free until it had been overthrown.
The anarchic state of aff'airs gave the county much
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unfavorable advertisement and left the treasury de-
pleted. The county has only recently recovered
from its blighting effects.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Growth and Development, 1880
After the turmoil of the factional strife had ended,
the people once more turned their faces toward
the future in a steady internal development. No
great outstanding event occurred during this period
but there was symmetrical progress — progress in
all lines of activity that made for the betterment of
hving conditions of the poeple.
I. Post Offices and Postal Routes
In 1870, there were six post offices within the
present boundaries of the county, located at the fol-
lowing places:
Black Jack Parks
Boles Waldron
Nebraska Olio
Since that time other offices have been established
until at this time there are over twenty-five in the
county. These are all fourth class offices except
Waldron, which is a third class office.
The following table will show how the mail was
delivered to these post offices:
From
To
Length
Frequency
Contractor
Salary
Ft. Smith
Waldron
.% mi.
Weekly
.1. C. Gibson
$227.00
Ft. Smith
Black Jack
:56 mi.
Weekly
J. Stephens
220.40
Danville
Waldron
55 mi.
Weekly
J. C. Gibson
224.00
Danville
Parks
65 mi.
Weekly
J. F. Perry
275.00
Waldron
Slosson's
200 mi.
Weekly
John Gable
148.00
Mt. Ida
Waldron
52 mi.
Weekly
G. Whittington
249.00
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The first rural free delivery service in the county
was established out of Abbott post office on April 1,
1908. Walter Jones was the first carrier. The sec-
ond route was established out of Waldron a few
years later, with W. R. Cox as the carrier. This
service has been extended until a large number of
the post offices are now supplied in this manner.
2. Roads and Bridges
Closely allied with the establishment of the post
roads of the county was the construction and main-
tenance of a system of public highways. The coun-
ty has not been fortunate in this matter. The roads
were first cut out of the forests by the settlers with-
out reference to scientific principles of road building.
A road was made whenever and wherever the settler
wished to go. They usually follow^ed an old Indian
or buffalo trail, and were not thought of as being
the foundation of a future highway system.
But with the great increase in population, it be-
came necessary to recognize certain lines of travel
as county roads, to be maintained at public ex-
pense. The maintenance of the roads took the
form of the employment of free labor. A road
overseer was appointed in each township to super-
vise the road work in his territory. Every male be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and forty-five years
was required to work a certain number of days per
year. By this method the roads were maintained.
Recently a road tax has been levied for the definite
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purpose of affording funds with which to hire labor
and purchase materials for use on the public roads.
The first bridges in the county were private enter-
prises, chartered by the Slate and constructed by
private capital. Toll was charged all who used the
bridge. One of the earliest and most used of these
was Trotter's bridge on the Ft. Smith and Waldron
road near Boothe. It was built about forty years
ago by W. L. Trotter, who kept it in operation until
a few years ago.
The first constructive road-building campaign was
inaugurated by Judge A. F. Smith in 1914. Steel
bridges were erected over the Petit Jean, Poteau and
Fourche rivers. So much enthusiasm was aroused
by these improvements that the county embarked
upon a larger and more comprehensive bridge-
building program. During Judge Payne's terms of
orlice, 1916-1920, road bonds \vere iloated to the ex-
tent of $100,000.00, the proceeds of which were to
be used for improving the highways and for building
bridges. These improvements were never made.
But the funds are gone, and the county was plunged
in debt for nearly the entire amount of the bonds.
Judge Payne resigned his office and removed from
the county. He has since been indicted by the grand
jury.
3. Schools and Churches
The number of the public schools has kept pace
v/ith the growth in population. In 1860 there were
only ten. Now there are nearly one hundred. The
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crude log school house has been supplanted by the
modern frame building, with good equipment and
apparatus. In a large number of the districts more
than one teacher is employed. Some of the earlier
teachers of this period were:
Philip B. Young Brawley Township
James D. Bradburn Mountain Township
Stephen Graves Lewis Township
Prominent teachers later in this period were: G.
E. Henderson, H. J. Hall, J. Y. Payton, J. W. Mc-
Nutt, W. W. Lundy, J. D. Little, G. G. Ellis, Wesley
Gardenhire, B. A. Thompson, Mrs. A. F. Smith, Mrs.
G. Henderson, J. L. Hough, N. O. Tatf, Mattie Stone,
Mrs. Etta Pledger, J. W. Black, Utie Alexander and
E. Holland.
Ghurches have been established in every com-
munity. The Methodists, Baptists, Ghristians and
Presbyterians are the leading denominations. No
Gatholic or Jewish church has ever been erected
within the limits of the county.
4. Newspapers
The first newspaper to be published in the county
was called the Beformer. Publication of this jour-
nal at Waldron was begun in 1874 by W. R. Allison.
It appeared for about a year, when the printing out-
fit was removed to Booneville.
In 1887 P. G. Stone started the Gitizen. It was Re-
publican in politics. In 1890 the plant was sold to
M. Keener, and A. G. Leming became editor. It
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continued for about a year under the new manage-
ment, when it was purchased by the Reporter.
Another newspaper called the Vindicator ran for
a short time in 1897.
A paper known as the Wasp was started by H. N.
Smith about 1905. It was a fiery controversial peri-
odical, and under the inspiration of its able editor
it became one of the leading county papers of
western Arkansas. It was also purchased by the
Reporter in 1908.
The Sentinel was also founded by Judge Smith at
Waldron in 1910. It was a paper much like the
Wasp had been, its editorial opinion being largely
a reflection of the political views and predilections of
its editor. It was sold to W. E. Baker in 1912, who
merged it with the Advance-Reporter.
The Scott County Record, one of the papers now
in existence at Waldron, was started in 1915 by W.
E. Baker. He sold it in 1920 to A. F. Smith, who
became its editor.
The oldest paper in the county is the Advance-
Reporter. It was started at Waldron in 1878 by
S. H. Farley, and has been issued continuously since
that date. Its editors have been S. H. Farley, M. M.
Beavers, J. M. Harvey, Hubert J. Hall, W. E. Baker
and J. B. Cox. It is now pubhshed by J. B. Cox and
son.
5. Towns and Villages
Waldron was incorporated in 1875. After it was
burned during the factional strife, new and better
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buildings were erected. Brick business houses took
tlie places of the frame structures that were burned.
The first hotel in the town and county was the old
Featherston Inn near the railroad station. About
1875 the Malones erected a more modem hotel which
is still in business. It played an important part in
the Scott County war. Adjutant General Pomeroy
in 1878-1879, made it his headquarters while in
charge of the militia. It was thus referred to as
"Pomeroy's Citadel."
When the tow^n was burned during the Civil War,
the court house and all the county records were lost.
No effort was made to rebuild it until in 1904. Dur-
ing the administration of Judge H. N. Smith a mod-
ern building was erected with fireproof vaults for
housing the official records.
Mansfield on the northern boundary line is an
important shipping point. When the Frisco rail-
road was built in 1885, only a post office and a gen-
eral store were located in this vicinity. The post
office was known as Chocoville, and Marion Watts
had been postmaster and merchant. Soon the town
of Mansfield grew up and is now a well-constructed,
incorporated town. Its growth was further in-
creased by the building of the Rock Island railroad
through this part of the county in 1899. The Arkan-
sas Western railroad was constructed to Waldron in
1902.
Villages are numerous throughout the county.
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Some have high schools and others have very good
graded schools.
6. Definition of County Boundaries
Scott County was formed on November 5, 1833,
by act of the territorial legislature. The boundaries
were first defined on October 24, 1835. On Decem-
ber 16, 1838, the boundary between Scott and Craw-
ford was defined. The townships of Boon, Wash-
burn and Reveille were added to Logan County
March 21, 1873. By act of the legislature in 1903, a
further annexation was made to Logan County.
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX I.
Heads of Families in Scott County in 1830.
Jesse Southern
Thomas Hixon
John B. Walker
William Kenner
Gilbert Marshall
William Hicklin
John Titsworth
Arthur Hix
John G. Oliver
Charles Wolf
A. Mitchell
Margaret Fort
Isaac Mitchell
George Caulk
Henry Davis
Robert Scott
Joshua Hudson
Edward Davis
William Wood
John Price
Rebecca Wells
George Grounds
William Scott
David Fort
David Titsworth
Nancy Kuykendall
Jesse Noakes
Ann McLean
Elijah Edwards
Jacob Reader
Spear Titsworth
Nancy Williams
John Sexton
Is Baker
John Clem
John Moore
Nancy Featherston
William Featherston
William Sinclair
Thomas Sinclair
Thomas C. Sinclair
Webster McCastlin
John St. Clear
Dryden Wilkins
Jesse Barnett
BoUy Williams
William Caughron
Thomas Humphreys
Hugh Gilbreath
Jacob Hale
John Hale
Jacob Ring
George Frazer
Henry Frazer
John Fisher
George Gold
William Anthony
Charles D. Humphrey
John Piles
Sam Lemons
George Williams
Thomas Piles
James Long
E. G. Haines
K. Tomlinson
James Tomlinson
Cyrus Parks
William Rose
John Plemmons
David Castleberry
Peter Tomlinson
H. Tidwell
Esom Tidwell
Isaac Lindsey
John J. Hammond
Celia Mayes
John Palmer
Enos Hughes
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Robert Mayes Sam W'^>-land
Hartwell Howard Wesley Garrett
Charles Atkins Jonathan Logan
James Hodges William Rhoads
Matthew Mayes James Riley
Bartley McEmmelly William Moad
John Ross James Matthews
James Standefer Isaac Miers
Joseph A. Meal John Gofford
John Davis Stephen Gofford
Issac Barnett
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APPENDIX II.
Heads of Families in Scott County in 1840.
John Sexton
John Riley
William Garner
D. M. Morrison
William Patterson
Charles Hodges
James Anderson
William Ellington
A. H. Kuykendall
Charles Logan
Josiah Buckner
Calvin Jackson
Grieff Chambles
Aaron Chambles
Jesse Gravson
E. W. Davis
B. Dailey
Joel Williams
William Hunt
William Tidwell
Jefferson Rhoen
William Boylin
R. Lamb
J. R. Choate
George Carroll
Joseph Tomlinson
James Sorrels
Russel Easton
Isaiah Harper
William Anthony
William G. Featherston
Aaron Harlan
Daniel Boultinghouse
James Boultinghouse
Harrison Huie
J. H. Dupree
Levi Brawley
Finis Farmer
J. H. Davis
Dennis Boultinghouse
Henry Frazer
Jackson Hon
Jesse Anthony
W. D. Whitmeyer
John Barnett
Wesley P. Teat
James Stewart
Richard Hines
William Hull
J. P. Moore
Elizabeth Grayson
Catharine Grayson
R. J. Cooks
Marcus Stafford
N. Hixon
O. L. Davis
Isaiah Barnett
Allen Thompson
J. G. Thompson
William Miller
Enos Haines
Pleasant Robinson
John Herren
J. D. Harris
Jeff Gofford
William Spillers
Jonathan Parker
H. Dailey
Mih Bilbreath
James Taylor
Solomon Baker
John W. Cannon
Jeff George
Wkilter Haney
Elijah Garner
James Spillers
Jacob Ring
John Hunt
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William Burns
Daniel Hunt
William Hunt
Thomas Williams
David Williams
J. H. Morris
Walter Terrell
James Bonegler
V, Stewart
Chris Griffith
J. H. Taylor
James Johnson
T. F. Taylor
Joseph Griffith
E. Arnold
James Dennis
William Stewart
William Riley
John W^eaver
Wesley Wheat
J. G. Garrett
H. Copeland
Wiley Tomlinson
Bazlen Underwood
Joseph Fisher
Jesse Fisher
John Marshall
John Ivey
James A. Hendrick
H. Arrington
George Williams
James Long
Robert R. Duncan
E. King
Thomas Glisson
Ezekiel Williams
Elias Phipps
John Doyle
H. A. Patterson
Mack Wilmeth
Thomas Kamplain
Gilbert Marshall
Robert Petitt
Silas Hart
Jonathan Logan
John Newman
Thomas Brown
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Andrew Scagg
Edward Riley
Joseph Patterson
Robert Hammond
William Kenner
J. P. Click
J. A. Morrison
W. C. May
Walter Cauthron
F. E. Anthony
J. F. Gaines
William H. Shelton
John Wood
C. Davis
Edward Lamb
Z. Garner
James Miller
Cyrus Park
James Hall
Sam Snowden
Gil Cribby
J. O. Logan
Wiley Davis
Jacob Pierson
B. McAnnally
Sarah Swainey
Jsaiah Hickerson
Theo P. Sadler
John Lee
William Stewart
Miles Ladd
William Scott
Hester Ladd
D. Choate
D. Burns
Benjamin McDaniel
H. Dailey
William Cornelius
Absalom Cornelius
A. Reese
Joseph Gault
James Jackson
Edmund Brewer
Robert Jackson
James Biggs
W. K. Davis
Henry Stobuck
L. Hopper
D. Wallis
Gilmore Hopper
J. B. Biggs
William Poor
Ann McLean
Nancy Blagg
John Wilson
John Sharp
William Graham
William Underwood
E. Underwood
Elizabeth Britt
Doctor Cribbs
D. C. W. James
George Wilson
J. T. Sadler
Signal Hoover
Rebecca Bateman
John Williams
Reuben Hettall
Martha McMurry
Isaac Riley
J. P. Hoover
John Riley
G. Jackson
John Scott
James Logan, Sr.
James Logan, Jr.
William Meads
William Rhoads
William Lewis
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APPENDIX III.
Roster of Company D, First Regiment of Arkansas
Volunteers. Raised in Scott County, 1861.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
G. W. Featherston, Capt. W. F. Patterson, 2nd Lieut.
J. C. Gibson, 1st Lieut. John Rawlings, 3rd Lieut.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
P. N. Lewis, 1st Sergt. Isaac Patterson, 1st Corp.
Harrison Glass, 2nd Sergt.
S. L. Easters, 3rd Sergt.
A. E. Frizzell, 4th Sergt.
.foel F. Smith, 2nd Corp.
John B. Graves, 3rd Corp.
Robert Hall, 4th Corp.
PRIVATES
B. E. Brasher
Dennis Boultinghouse
Daniel Baxter
S. B. Baxter
William M. Blythe
T. D. Bowers
James Boultinghouse
James Caviness
James Davis
Francis Dalton
Henry J. Fry
James M. Head
Jackson P. Head
Felix G. Hawkins
Francis P. Holly
James Newman
Robert N. Johns
Hiram Jones
Thomas B. Jones
James Kincaid
Mark McMullin
Sam W. Perkins
James McMullins
Hobert P. Park
Thomas Parks
B. F. Smith
John W. Salley
William P. McCauley
Jackson Chandler
William Ford
Junis G. Whittington
Wilev A. Tomlinson
(;. A.^Torbett
John C. Wood
Jesse F. Wall
Jesse R. Skinner
Ox-ew T. Wisdom
Isaac Lucas
Sam W. Johnson
Samuel Dark
Mark Graves
B. W. Holston
James A. Chitwood
William H. Crawford
D. C. Cameron
James Vandigriff
James Brasher
(ieorge Smith
(iilbert M. Shelby
William A. Walls
John Dollins
F. M. Featherston
E. H. Dunman
Beverly Young
William Young
William Rowland
William Garrison
William Colman
Leon Glass
William Richey
John Tanner
L. H. Marrs
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APPENDIX IV.
Names of Scott County Men Who Participated in
the World War.
Sidney Lee King
Herbert Stewart
Guy G. May
Sam Jones
George A. Phillips
Roy D. Payne
Harry Earl Oxford
Jesse Martin Bell
William I. Watts
Grover M. Wiles
Charlie M. Calor
James W. Sorrels
Charley I. Nix
Henry E. Oliver
Samuel J. Vaughn
Dennis T. Huddleston
Charles W. Webb
William B. Maxwell
Lee Wesley Crawl
Jesse Lee Higgins
John Sherman Osborn
Granville G. Coplan
Walter C. Maxfield
Allen Roscoe Gentry
Reuben D. Caskey
Ray Dailey
Henry H. Tolleson
Robert Deming
Herschel M. Upchurch
William W. Lynch
George Syler
George Newton Miller
John Coplan
Malcom C. Bird
Newton Boyett
Jesse B. Tucker
Floyd W. Powell
M. C. Ross
Jay T. Floyd
Dewitt T. Lancaster
Frank D. Caler
Henry Dobbs
WilliaTn M. Ayers
Arthur L. Sherrill
Henry Stephen Hale
Robert W. Blackman
William L. Hawthorne
Victor L. Williams
Henry C. McNutt
Cole Y. Ellis
James Stephen Rose
Jesse Frank Phillips
George A. Miller
Add Roper
James L. Mitchell
Albert B. Stewart
Lowell Owens
Ernest W. Reed
Thomas F. Mays
Cheves F. Barnes
Andrew Callahan
James A. Hancock
Hallie Hartwell
James F. Ferguson
Earl S. Boyer
Bailus J. Rowland
Lonza Rhodes
Grover J. Williams
William Rigley
Columbus C. Bruton
Riley F. Bennett
James E. McCafferty
Ben F. Jones
James H. Aynes
Sherman B. Atwood
Oscar Elmer Mize
Oscar Warren
John J. Hedgepath
Joe L. Vise
Jim Bell
Bud HoUiman
William T. Boyett
Leo A. Ferry
James W. Davis
Robert DeFoor
Andrew J. Sherrill
Edward B. Plummer
Lee Patterson
Charles R. Martin
Isaac Rains
James E. Hayes
Leslie S. Tomlinson
Hugh Gaines
Tom B. Hawkins
Jim Speaks
Elmer G. Pitts
James L. Robson
Alvin W. Epperson
Zelmar S. Watts
Regland Greer
John L Watson
Omer Cheek
Lynn L. May
George P. Nolan
Charles Preston Allen
Martin L. Bond
Otto Strickland
Jess D. Langston
Gen. Grant Blackwell
Robert D. Limbocker
Harvey C. Goodman
William W. Cross
Andrew L. Hunt
Luther H. Curtis
James A. Parson
Car Brown
James H. Pearson
Ben F. Ford
David H. Bacon
C. W. Edward McClure
Miles H. Hill
John P. Wiles
R. D. Rose
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John W. Gwin
Fred H. Millard
Fred Dunn
Idis Lee Dunn
Howell Shores
Ottie Waldo Hunt
Boyd P. Nored
John H. McClain
Richard E. Duffy
James F. Jett
John Brasher
Grady B. Pitts
Will Campbell
James E. Ridgway
S. Wallace Pitts
Albert F. Foster
Sterling Lacefield
George H. Page
Elmer F. Bond
Jeff Jett
James W. Epperson
George Scroggins
Otis P. Rowland
William A. Brixey
Richard M. Jones
Carman Bethel
John J. Holleman
Jacob R. Huckaby
Addius Black
Charles B. Bickle
James W. Dedman
Auxie H. Hunter
Albert F. Abbott
John Dee Alley
Robert L. Neely
O. C. Richmond
Arthur Franklin
Cleaver N. Harrison
Murphy C. Maddox
Hubert S. Sanford
Heeda D. Coker
Bratcher E. Park
Orville M. Strickland
Basil S. Drewery
Clarence Logan
Greene B. Hawthorne
James E. Lewis
Harrison E. Ellis
Columbus Nichols
Johnson Rennick
Lester Stewart
Joe Henry McGlain
Raymond C. Frazier
Lamar J. Higgins
George Sparks
Hobart Richmond
Robert L. xMcCafferty
Newton Foster
Tie Kemp
Elmer N. Wilson
Aud Plummer
Clyde H. Davis
Martin A. Dedman
William M. Dozier
George S. Booker
William E. Mankin
William H. Billings
Roy D. Ford
Roy Beatty
Clifton Scott
Robert A. Beasley
Columbus C. Titsworth
Virgil R. Piles
Bryant Denton
Ben L. Ayers
Granville Richmond
Noah E. Rainwater
Sherman M. Rupe
George Walker
Anderson Oglesby
Joseph M. Davenport
Roy Mackenzie
Marvin E. Goff
Andrew F. Buland
Andrew Smith
Samuel T. Lewis
Grady Cole
William F. Bennett
Elmer F. Bowden
William S. Piles
Thomas L. Powell
Bernard Robertson
William C. Rowton
Chester J. Brown
James V. Basinger
Ester Hunt
Andrew FF. Buland
George Cockrell
William Condry
James Cockrell
Charles H. Payton
Henry G. McCutchen
Louis E. Payton
Claud Smith
N. O. Taff
Oscar Abbott
Parks Jones
Horace Looper
Lyndon L. Casey
Earl Graves
Clive Harger
John Pennington
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APPENDIX V.
County Officers.
1833-35
County Judge Elijah Baker
Clerk S. B. Walker
SheriflF James Riley
Coroner J. R. Choate
1835-36
County Judge James Logan
Clerk Gilbert Marshall
Sheriff Charles Humphrey
Coroner W. Cauthron
1836-38
County Judge Gilbert Marshall
Clerk — —
Sheriff Charles Humphrey-
Treasurer W. Cauthron
Coroner G. R. Walker
Surveyor T. J. Gamer
Representative James Logan
1838-40
County Judge — —
Clerk W. Kenner
Sheriff Charles Humphrey
Treasurer W. Cauthron
Coroner J. R. Choate
Surveyor T. J Garner
Representative Gilbert Marshall
1840-42
County Judge — —
Clerk S. H. Chism
Sheriff Wm. Garner
Treasurer Jesse Perkins
Coroner H. A. Patterson
Surveyor T. J Garner
Representative J- ^- ^*^^^^
*^ S. Humphrey
1842-44
County Judge Levi Bradley
Clerk E. H. Featherstoii
Sheriff J. B. Garrett
Treasurer — —
Coroner Geo. Carroll
Surveyor W, Wheat
Representative ^ F- Gaines
A. Thompson
1844-46
County Judge Wm. Kenner
Clerk John Baxter
Sheriff A. Harland
Treasurer G. W^ Read
Coroner James Stewart
Surveyor J. Anthony
Representative — —
1846-48
County Judge Elijah Arnold
Clerk Wm. Kenner
Sheriff J. B. Garrett
Treasurer G. W. Read
Coroner James Stewart
Surveyor J. Anthony
Representative ...E. H Featherston
1848-50
Comity Judge M. H. Blue
Clerk J. B. Garrett
Sheriff J. R. Baxter
Treasurer J. M. Swinney
Coroner W. Hodge
Surveyor Charles Cauthron
Representative M. Gilbreath
1850-52
County Judge J. H. Tliompson
("lerk W^m. Kenner
Sheriff J. R. Baxter
Treasurer J. M .Swinnev
Coroner W. B. Carr
Surveyor E. H. Featherston
Representative— .Charles Cauthron
1852-54
County Judge J. R. RavmoncJ
Clerk Wm. Kenner
Sheriff R. C. Reed
Treasurer J. M. Swinney
Coroner A. Kuykendall
Surveyor S. H. Powell
Representative M. Gilbreath
1854-56
County Judge W. E. Elkins
Clerk E. H. Featherston
Sheriff R. C. Reed
Treasurer T. I. Gates
Coroner Drew Choate
Surveyor W. T. Dollins
Representative James Logan
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1856-58
County Judge J. H. ForLet
Clerk J. C. Gibson
Sheriff Wm. Gibson
Treasurer J. C. Moles
Coroner John Pace
Surveyor W. T. Dollins
Representative J. F. Lee
1858-60
County Judge H. Hine
Clerk J. C. Gibson
Sheriff Wm. Gibson
Treasurer J. C. Moles
Coroner J. E. More
Surveyor J. H. Johnson
Representative J. F, Forbet
1860-62
County Judge J. H, Smith
Clerk Stephen Graves
Sheriff Wm. Gibson
Treasurer J. C. Moles
Coroner A. Ross
Surveyor J. H. Johnson
Representative J. F. Lee
1862-64
County Judge Wm. Oliver
Clerk L. D. Gilbreath
Sheriff C. C. Lewis
Treasurer J. W. Evatt
Coroner R. H. Holley
Surveyor C. L. Hough
Representative E. Leming
1864-65
County Judge J. T. Harrison
Clerk F. M. Scott
Sheriff G. Kincannon
Treasurer J. W. Evatt
Coroner C. L. Hough
Surveyor — —
Representative (Confd) E. Leming
1865-66
Comity Judge N. Ellington
Clerk C. H. Oliver
Sheriff J. W. Barnett
Treasurer — —
Coroner C. L. Hough
Surveyor — . —
Representative E. Leming
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1866-72
county Judge ]S;S!^f}r
Clerk L. D. Gilbreath
Sheriff N. A. Floyd
Treasurer J. W. Evatt
Coroner W. D. Riley
Assessor C. Malone
iJ. Bethel
Surveyor > D. P. Davis
) C. A. Bird
Representatives —
With Polk, Montgomery and
Hot Spring.
J. V. Harrison
J. H. Denby
J. F. Lane
J. J. Sumpter
Jas. Bethel
Elected, but not admitted —
C. K. Kymes
R. Bollen
N. Ellington
1872-74
County Judge... Board Supervisors
Clerk W. B. Turman
Sheriff F. C. Gaines
Treasurer N. Johnson
Coroner Wm. Chitwood
Assessor T. Suddith
Surveyor C. L. Hough
Representatives —
With Polk, Montgomery, Hot
Spring and Grant.
L. D. Gilbreath
J. J. Sumpter
G. W. Latta
H. H. Barton
1874-76
County Judge L. D. Pendery
Clerk J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff F. C. Gaines
Treasurer W. D. Looper
Coroner G. W. Smith
Assessor W. H. Highfill
Surveyor C. L. Hough
Representative L. H. Fuller
1876-78
Comity Judge S. Harrell
Clerk J. C, Gilbreath
Sheriff F. C. Gaines
Treasurer W. D. Looper
Coroner G. W. Rea
Assessor C. M. Vise
Surveyor C. L. Hough
Representative J. H. Smith
1878-80
County Judge J, H Payne
Clerk J. C. Gilbreath
SheriflF Sam Leming
Treasurer E. McCray
Coroner T. F. Smith
Assessor C. M. Vise
Surveyor G. W Blair
Representative A. G. Washburn
1880-82
County Judge J. H. Brown
Clerk J. C, Gilbreath
Sheriff John Rawlings
Treasurer A. D. Peace
Coroner T. F. Smith
Assessor P. H. Young
Surveyor G. W Blair
Representative F. C. Gaines
1882-84
County Judge J. H. Brown
Clerk J. C. Gilbreath
Sheriff C, M. Vise
Treasurer A. D. Peace
Coroner c. H. Bell
Assessor P. H. Young
Surveyor .W. T. Brown
Representative G. E. James
1884-86
County Judge J. H. Brown
Clerk J. Cj Gilbreath
Sheriff c. M. Vise
Treasurer T. M. Evatt
Coroner J, L. Baker
Assessor p. H. Young
Surveyor W. T. Brown
Representative A. G. Washburn
1886-88
Coimty Judge Roland Chiles
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff C, M. Vise
Treasurer T. M. Evatt
Coroner F. G. Thomas
Assessor E. B. Yoimg
Surveyor w. J. King
Representative A. G. Washburn
1888-90
County Judge Daniel Hon
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff i W. T Brown
■ } Free Malone
Treasurer T. M. Bottoms
Coroner w. L. Tolleson
Assessor e. N. McCray
Surveyor w. J. King
Representative W. G. Houck
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1890-92
County Judge J. M. Harvey
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff L. P. Fuller
Treasurer D. A. Edwards
Coroner T. H. Johnson
Assessor E. N. McCray
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative J. W. McNutt
1892-94
County Judge E. D. Yandell
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff L. P. Fuller
Treasurer D. A. Edwards
Coroner J. C. Oliver
Assessor J. D. Benson
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative R, E. Sessions
1894-96
County Judge J. W. Combs
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer C. A. Finley
Coroner D. C. Bevill
Assessor G. W. Cornelius
Surveyor J. B. Cox
Representative .W. A, Houck
1896-98
County Judge J. W. Combs
Clerk T. M. Duncan
Sheriff G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer W. A. Evatt
Coroner D. C. Bevill
Assessor G. W. Cornelius
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative Jacob W. Rogers
1898-1900
County Judge S. K. Duncan
Clerk L. P. Fuller
Sheriff T. J. Center
Treasurer W. A. Evatt
Coroner D. C. Bevill
Assessor W. F. Abbott
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative J. O. Sullivan
1900-02
County Judge G. W. Cornelius
Clerk L. P. Fuller
Sheriff G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer p. M Gilpin
Coroner L. D. Duncan
Assessor W. F. Abbott
Surveyor w. J. King
Representative. ..Sam W. Simpson
1902-04
County Judge H. N. Smith
Clerk T. M, Duncan
Sheriff G. M. Grandstaff
Treasurer P. M Gilpin
Coroner L. D. Duncan
Assessor R. F. Payne
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative Cheves Beviil
1904-06
County Judge H. N. Smith
Clerk T. M. Duncan
SherifiF G. M. Grandstafl
Treasurer J. M. Martin
Coroner L. D. Duncan
Assessor R. F. Payne
Surveyor W. C. Wood
Representative J. M. Hough
1906-08
("ounty Judge W. A. Bates
Clerk S. K Duncan
Sheriff T. J, Center
Treasurer T. M. Evatt
Coroner C. A. Atkins
Assessor J. H. Oliver
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative W. F. Faulkner
1908-10
County Judge W. A. Bates
Clerk S. K Duncan
Sheriff . ..T. J. Center
Treasurer J. M. Martin
Coroner L. D. Dimcan
Assessor J. H. Oliver
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative— -Sam W. Simpson
1910-12
County Judge T. W Stone
Clerk S. K Duncan
Sheriff R. F. Payne
Treasurer J. M. Martin
Coroner I. K. Leming
Assessor G. E. Crowley
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative Tom Payne
1912-14
County Judge A. F. Smith
Clerk J. M. Martin
Sheriff R. F. Payne
Treasurer Earnest Holland
Coroner J. H. Harvey
Assessor G, E. Crowley
Surveyor W. J. King
Representative H. R. Cantrell
1914-16
County Judge A. F. Smith
Clerk J. M. Martin
Sheriff R. L. Sherill
Treasurer E. Holland
Coroner J. H. Harvey
Assessor Luney Black
Surveyor J. B. Nance
Representative J. MM. Millard
1916-18
County Judge Tom Payne
Clerk T. O, Abbott
Sheriff R. L. Sherill
Treasurer T. M. Evatt
Coroner J. H. Harvey
Assessor Luney Black
Surveyor J. B. Nance
Representative J. M. Millard
1918-20
County Judge Tom Payne
Clerk Lee Piles
Sheriff O. S Bird
Treasurer T. M. Evatt
Coroner J. H. Harvey
Assessor W. O. Smith
Surveyor M. R. Cruce
Representative J. H. Oliver
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APPENDIX VI.
Members of Ihe State Senate From the Scott
County District.
SCOTT AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES
R. C. S. Brown 1836-40
J. A. Scott 1840-44
SCOTT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES
J. F. Gaines 1844-48
S. H. Chism 1848-52
,/csse Miller 1852-56
SCOTT AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES
G. J. Clark 1856-64
Charles Milor 1864-66
H. L. Holliman 1866-68
SCOTT, POLK, MONTGOMERY AND HOT SPRING COUNTIES
1). P. Beldin 1868-74
SCOTT AND SEBASTIAN COUNTIES
.1. F. Wheeler 1874-76
H. T. Kerr 1876-80
J. P. Hall 1880-84
R. H. McConnell 1884-88
A. G. Washburn 1888-92
J. F. Weaver 1892-96
H. J. Hall 1896-1900
George Sengel 1900-04
SCOTT AND POLK COUNTIES
George Legate 1904-08
John P. Logan 1908-12
E. J. Lundy 1912-16
Ren H. Johnston 1916-
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APPENDIX Vn.
Circuit Judges Twelfth Judicial District.
P. C. Dooley 1873 E. E. Bryant 1890-94
P. B. Rutherford 1882 S. T. Rowe 1898-1906
John S. Little 1886 Daniel Hon 1906-14
J. H. Rogers 1887 Paul Littla 1914-19
T. C. Humphrey 1890 John iBrizzolara 1919-
Prosecuting Attorneys Twelfth Judicial District.
D. D. Leach 1873 Ben Cravens 1900-04
J. S. Little 1877 A. A. McDonald 1904-08
A. C. Lewis 1884-86 Paul Little 1908-12
J. B. McDonough 1886-92 L S. Simmons 1912-14
T. N. Sanford 1892-96 Earl U. Hardin 1914-20
Jo Johnson 1896-1900 Sam Wood 1920-
Chancellors Tenth Chancery District.
J. V. Bourland 1903-13
W. A. Falconer 1913-19
J. V. Bourland 1919-
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