Sevier 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.