J. W. Underhill, editor and proprietor of the Log Cabin in Conway, Arkansas, was born in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1856. He was the eldest of seven children of E. P. and Elizabeth (Miller) Underhill of Tennessee. His father was a distinguished physician in Kentucky. J. W. Underhill began his career teaching in Faulkner County, Arkansas, in 1882. After moving to Conway, he worked for Griffing & Witt and Martin & Harton. In 1885, he acquired part interest in the Log Cabin and became the sole owner in 1887. Underhill, a Democrat, attended the National Press Association in 1889. He married Daisy Embrey in 1886, having one child, Blanche, and previously married Bettie Holland, with two children, Mary and Samuel. He was a member of Green Grove Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M., and Woodland Lodge No. 11, Knights of Pythias, contributing significantly to Faulkner County’s development and education.
J. W. Underhill, editor and proprietor of the Log Cabin, published at Conway, Ark., was born in Trigg County, Ky., in 1856, and was the eldest of a family of seven children born to E. P. and Elizabeth (Miller) Underhill, of Tennessee, who emigrated to Kentucky. The father is a physician and surgeon of great skill and reputation in Kentucky. His son, the principal of this sketch, first taught school in the year 1882, in Faulkner County, Ark., a short distance from Wooster. At the end of two years, he moved to Conway and was there employed by the firm of Griffing & Witt, and later by Martin & Harton. In 1885 he purchased a part interest in the Log Cabin, and in 1887 bought the full interest in that paper, which is now the leading paper in Faulkner County, and has a circulation of about 1,000. Politically, Mr. Underhill is a Democrat and wields considerable influence in his county. He was a delegate to the National Press Association, which met at Detroit, Mich., in August 1889. In secret orders, he is a member of Green Grove Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M., and also belongs to Eastern Star Chapter. He also belongs to Woodland Lodge No. 11, Knights of Pythias. In 1886 he was married to Miss Daisy Embrey, of Mississippi, a daughter of David and Bettie Embrey, of the same state. The former lost his life during the Civil War, while gallantly espousing the Confederacy, while the mother is still living, and resides in Conway. This union gave Mr. and Mrs. Underhill one child, Blanche. Mr. Underhill had been married previously, in Trigg County, Ky., to Miss Bettie Holland, of that state, but lost his excellent wife in 1881, leaving two children: Mary and Samuel. He is one of Faulkner County’s most enterprising citizens and has contributed much to its development since his residence here, especially in promoting its educational interests.