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Biography of A. S. Lind of Faulkner County

A. S. Lind, a prominent farmer in Faulkner County, Arkansas, was born to A. R. Lind in Ohio. Of German descent, Lind’s grandfather moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio around 1800. A. S. Lind enlisted in the Fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1862, serving in notable Civil War battles, including Altoona Pass and Corinth. Post-war, he worked as a stone mason and later moved to Arkansas in 1870, establishing a successful farm. On December 31, 1878, he married Florence Barley, with whom he had seven children. A Republican, Mason, and member of the G. A. R., Lind has served as justice of the peace for eight years.

Biography of Louis C. Lincoln of Conway

Louis C. Lincoln, born May 10, 1850, in Memphis, Tennessee, was a prominent attorney and real estate dealer in Faulkner County, Arkansas. A third cousin of President Abraham Lincoln, Louis moved to Conway in January 1874. He served as a drummer boy in the Confederate army and later as a courier for Gen. Wheeler during the Civil War. After the war, he pursued education, eventually graduating from Cumberland University’s law school in 1872. Lincoln practiced law in Conway, organized a military company, and served as county and probate judge. He was married to Effie Martin in 1881, with whom he had two children. Active in politics and various fraternal organizations, Lincoln significantly contributed to the development of Faulkner County.

Biography of Levi N. Lee of Wooster

Levi N. Lee, born April 23, 1843, in Coosa County, Alabama, was a prominent farmer and lumber manufacturer in Wooster, East Fork Township, Faulkner County, Arkansas. The seventh of eleven children of Isaiah and DeMaris (Donovan) Lee, Levi was educated in Coosa County and Fish Pond Academy. After farming successfully in Alabama, he moved to Faulkner County in 1882, purchasing and cultivating sixty acres of land. He established a mill and cotton gin, becoming a key local figure. A Civil War veteran, Lee was married twice: first to Sarah E. Richardson in 1862, with whom he had nine children, and later to M. J. Simmons in 1889. Active in politics and the Baptist Church, Lee contributed significantly to the community’s development.

Biography of Adam F. Kuykendall of Tupelo Township

Adam F. Kuykendall, born September 22, 1856, in Conway County, Arkansas, was a notable farmer and stock raiser in Tupelo Township, Faulkner County. Son of Amos R. Kuykendall and Hester (Stone) Kuykendall, Adam was raised in a pioneering environment, contributing to early agricultural development. He married Alice Stone on October 2, 1881, and they had three children, two of whom died in infancy. After Alice’s death in 1887, Adam returned to Faulkner County, where he continued farming. Active in local politics and the Methodist Episcopal Church, he supported public enterprises and was involved with the Agricultural Wheel and Farmer’s Alliance.

Biography of Dr. J. F. Kincheloe of Cadron Township

Dr. J. F. Kincheloe, born December 29, 1836, near Athens, Tennessee, was a prominent physician and druggist in Faulkner County, Arkansas. Son of Enoch and Mary (Grisham) Kincheloe, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War and later graduated from the Medical University of Nashville in 1871. Kincheloe married three times, with his spouses being Annie E. Taylor, Mary Virginia Allison, and Mollie J. Robertson, fathering three children. He was active in local education, several fraternal organizations, and the Church of Christ. He died in Cadron Township, where he had established his medical practice and business ventures.

Dr. John Joseph Jones of Conway

Dr. John Joseph Jones, a notable physician of Faulkner County, Arkansas, was born on August 10, 1824, in Hickman County, Tennessee. His parents were Allen and Elizabeth (Hicks) Jones. Dr. Jones began studying medicine at seventeen and started practicing in Alabama in 1848. He moved to Arkansas in 1851, where he established the first drug store and a sawmill in Springfield. He married Marietta Gratehouse in 1856, with whom he had eight children. After her death, he married Anna Watson in 1870, and they had three children. Dr. Jones served as a Confederate surgeon and was a state legislator from 1854 to 1856. He settled in Conway in 1876, actively engaging in public affairs and medicine.

Biography of George Green Howard of Faulkner County

George Green Howard, a farmer and minister in Faulkner County, Arkansas, was born on November 24, 1844, in Obion County, Tennessee. His father, Ellison S. Howard, a Virginian born in 1815, died in Williamson County, Illinois, in 1879. His mother, Agnes (Hawkins) Howard, born in 1820 in Gibson County, Tennessee, lived in Conway County, Arkansas. George married Polly Jane Gray in 1866, and they had six children. After moving to Illinois in 1872, they relocated to Faulkner County in 1879, where George owned an eighty-acre farm, a cotton gin, and a sawmill. A staunch Democrat, he served as justice of the peace and school director. Since 1885, he has been a preacher in the Missionary Baptist Church, earning the community’s respect alongside his wife.

Biography of David R. B. Greenlee of Faulkner County

David R. B. Greenlee, a distinguished physician and surgeon in Faulkner County, Arkansas, was born on December 8, 1829, in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was the son of David and Hannah (Grigsby) Greenlee. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1852, he practiced medicine in West Virginia and Arkansas. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army and was wounded. Post-war, he resumed his medical practice in Arkansas, later moving to Wichita, Kansas, and finally to Faulkner County in 1885. Married to Amanda (Boone) Gifford, a relative of Daniel Boone, he had two daughters. Greenlee was active in the Masonic fraternity and the Presbyterian Church.

The Higgs Family of Conway

Thomas J. Higgs, a farmer from Western Tennessee, married Sarah Reynolds in 1845. The family moved to Mississippi, where Thomas J. Higgs passed away on May 8, 1860. In 1882, Sarah relocated to Arkansas with her son Thomas H. Higgs, born January 11, 1846, who became a school teacher and farmer. J. C. Higgs, born July 25, 1856, also pursued teaching and moved to Conway, Arkansas, in 1882. Active in Masonic organizations, J. C. Higgs served as Grand Secretary of the Arkansas Grand Chapter. The Higgs family were prominent members of the Christian Church and were active in public enterprises.

Biography of L. B. Griffing of Faulkner County

L. B. Griffing, born in Sevier County, Arkansas, in 1856, established a leading dry goods, notion, and millinery business in Conway in 1887. He was the eldest of seven children of W. L. and Jerusha (Profis) Griffing. Raised on a farm, L. B. Griffing taught school before entering the mercantile business. After working with Sneed & Co. and later partnering with A. R. Witt, he successfully launched his own enterprise, which grew rapidly. Married to Mary A. Johnson in 1882, Griffing was active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and the K. of P. His store became a top destination for dress goods in Faulkner County.

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