D. A. Kimbrough, railroad agent and merchant, at Weldon, Ark., was born in North Carolina, June 14, 1842, in Caswell County. His parents were Miles and Dicia (Burton) Kimbrough, natives of North Carolina. His father was a son of William Kimbrough, one of the earliest settlers of that section of North Carolina; was an active Democrat and planter, and is still living at the age of eighty-eight. Miles Kimbrough's wife was a daughter of Capt. Thomas Burton, of North Carolina, captain of Light Horse Muster Company in an early day. He was a farmer and teamster and moved to Alabama about 1850, where he died in 1858. Mrs. Kimbrough died in North Carolina in 1873. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. D. A. was raised on a farm, received his schooling in North Carolina, and, at the age of seventeen, began life for himself, working as a farm hand two years, and then went to Mississippi, where he remained till May, 1861, [p.878] when he married Miss M. S. Burton, of Mississippi. They have the following family: J. T. (a young man of twenty-seven, unmarried, living at home), Sarah A. (young lady of twenty-three), Nancy S. (wife of J. M. Burford, died in 1888), W. S., D. A., George W., Miles (who died at the age of three years) and Dinah M. (a little girl of twelve years). After marriage our subject continued farming till March, 1862, when he enlisted in Company A, Thirty-fifth Mississippi, Col. Barrey's regiment, under Capt. Watson. He was in the battles of Corinth, Iuka, Second Corinth, Holly Springs, the siege of Vicksburg, when he was paroled and returned home, afterward returning to the Parole Camps, at Columbus, Miss., from which place they were called to join Johnson, at Resaca; they went to Meridian, Miss., thence to Mobile, through Florida, then to Selma, Ala., then through the campaign of Johnson to Atlanta; then, under Hood, assisted in the destruction of the railroad from Atlanta to Dalton; then to Franklin, Tenn., Spring Hill, Nashville to Inka, Miss., thence to Mobile and Blakeley, being captured and consigned to Ship Island, where he remained till the close of the war. He was paroled at Vicksburg, June 1, 1865. On his return he engaged in farming till 1870, when he sold out and moved to Bowen's Ridge, in Jackson County, where he bought ninety-three acres of land, and engaged in farming, and buying and clearing land, till he had 370 acres, 150 under cultivation. In 1878 he engaged in mercantile business in Bowen's Ridge, till 1885, when, seeing there was an opening for a town at the present site of Weldon, he built a house there and moved to that place, and trading half of his goods to W. H. Wise for half of eighty acres of land, they began business, with success, and during that year the Batesville & Brinkley Railroad reached that point, and the town was laid off, and in the fall of 1885, the depot was erected. Through his influence the town grew rapidly, and in the spring of 1886, Mr. Kimbrough was made agent of the railroad company, which position he still holds. He now owns 280 acres of land, and one-half of the town property at Weldon. He has over 100 acres in cultivation. He is a Democrat, and he and his family are members of the Methodist Church. He is also prominent in all enterprises for the good of the country.

T. D. Kinman, a popular resident, and cashier of the Newport Safe Deposit Bauk, of Newport, was born in Batesville, October 5, 1844, and is a son of Riley and Jane (Bates) Kinman, of Lexington, Ky., and Batesville, Ark., respectively. The Bates family were among the first settlers of Batesville, and are of Irish descent, the maternal grandfather, Robert Bates, coming from Ireland, and first settling at Philadelphia. He was a tailor by trade and followed his occupation in that city for some time. Later on he became a well known hotel keeper, until retired by old age. Riley Kinman immigrated to Batesville in 1842, and was there married and resided for a number of years. He was a steamboat captain during the earlier years of his life in Arkansas, and his latter days were spent on a farm in Jackson County. His death occurred on the 17th of September, 1883, leaving a large circle of friends to mourn him. Two children were born to Mr. Riley Kinman and his first wife, the latter dying in 1846, and he has had one daughter by the second marriage, Mattie E., wife of Judge J. H. Wynn, of Greenville, Miss. His son, T. D. Kinman, was reared in Batesville, and educated at that place. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Capt. John Dye's company of the Seventh Arkansas Regiment, and served all through the war until the surrender. He was assigned to the paymaster's and supply departments, and was one of the adjutant-general's staff officers, taking part in the battles of Stone River, Shiloh, Chickamauga and several others. After the surrender he rereturned to Jacksonport, and engaged in the steamboat agency and commission business, in which he continued for four or five years, when he embarked in the steamboat business, running to Memphis and New Orleans. In 1876 he was associated with Capt. Albert B. Smith in steamboating on the White River to the mountains, and remained with him until 1880, when he returned to Newport, and entered into the firm of Wishon Bros., as bookkeeper, continuing with them until 1883, when the business was discontinued. He then went with E. [p.879] L. Watson & Son, with whom he remained until April, 1889, and then accepted a position with W L. McDonald as book-keeper until September, resigning to go in the bank. Mr. Kinman was treasurer of Newport for some length of time. He owns about 2,000 acres of land, with about 700 acres under cultivation, and has one of the finest farms in Jackson County. The land is adapted to almost any kind of grain and vegetables, and he also deals quite largely in stock. He was married, in 1867, to Miss Mary E. Dillard, of Missouri, by whom he has had one son, Thaddens D., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kinman are members of the Episcopal Church, and Mr. Kinman belongs to the Royal Arcanum, of which he is treasurer. He has an elegant residence and one of the most pleasant homes in Newport, and is very popular in his community.

Francis M. Lamberton is a leading and influential attorney at the bar of Newport, and lends eminent strength to the fraternity, his name shining as a star of the first magnitude in the firmament of Arkansas law. His birth occurred in Cedar County, Mo., on the 6th of April, 1850, and he is a son of Christopher I. and Miranda (Edsell) Lamberton, the father a native of the "Keystone State" and the mother a native of the "Buckeye State." They were married in Mansfield, Ohio, but about the year 1840 removed to the State of Missouri, and took up their location in Cedar County, where the father followed merchandising and dealt in live stock. In this county both parents died, having reared a family of seven children, of whom our subject is the youngest. His boyhood days were spent in his native State, and being a youth of a rather thoughtful disposition, he applied himself closely to his books during his school days, and in later years while a student in the University of Nebraska he was diligent and painstaking. From this instutition he was graduated in 1877, and the following year (1878) he located in the State of Arkansas, and in 1883 took up his abode in Newport being admitted to the bar the same year. He has since successfully followed the practice of law, and is now filling the office of justice of the peace, to which position he was elected in 1884. To his marriage to Miss Annie Wearham, which occurred in December, 1883, have been born a family of three children: Horace C. and Annie L. (twins), born in 1887, and Frank. Mrs. Lamberton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The paternal grandfather, Christopher Lamberton, was a native of Ireland, and was a graduate of Dublin University. By profession he was a lawyer, and was one of the early settlers of Ohio, dying there at the age of ninety-four years. The maternal grandfather was a colonel in the War of 1812, and died of cholera in Cairo, Ill.

T. D. Lawrence, general merchant, Tuckerman, Ark. Mr. Lawrance's career in life, as far as its connection with industrial affairs is concerned, might be divided into two periods, that during which he was occupied in agricultural pursuits, and his more recent experience in the capacity of a merchant. He owes his nativity to the Blue Grass State, where his birth occurred, in 1836, and is second in a family of five children born to William and B. Gatsy (Pace) Lawrence, natives of Alabama. They settled in Kentucky at an early day, but later moved from there to Tennessee. Mr. Lawrence was a very active man in the early history of the State, and was a successful tiller of the soil. His death occurred in West Tennessee, in 1844, and he was a member of the Hard Shell Baptist Church. The mother died in 1886, at the age of seventy-two years. T. D. Lawrence secured a fair education in the schools of Gibson County, and was early instructed in the mysteries of farm life. He was the second of the following children: Mary (now Mrs. Shelton, resides in Weakley County, Tenn.), T. D., Susan (now Mrs. Clemons, resides in Howell County, Mo.), Elizabeth (now Mrs. Parker, resides in Weakley County. Tenn.), and John William, whose death occurred in Weakley County, Tenn., in 1858, at the age of nineteen years. T. D. Lawrence came to Jackson County, Ark., in November, 1860, locating in Bird Township, entered land and bought 160 acres, which he proceeded to cultivate. He was married in Jackson County, in 1861, to Miss Sarah V. Palmer, a native of Memphis, Tenn., and daughter of Samuel [p.880] and Louisa (Means) Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer were natives of Kentucky, and were among the pioneers of Jackson County, Ark. Mr. Palmer was a farmer and an honorable, upright citizen. After his marriage, T. D. Lawrence settled in Bird Township, where he opened up some land, and where he now has 800 acres under cultivation. He is the owner of 1,700 acres in Jackson County, and 330 acres in two farms in Lawrence County, near Alicia. He is a successful stock raiser, and on his extensive farm may be found many fine cattle and hogs. He has about seventeen tenants on his farms. He also runs two cotton-gins and a blacksmith shop, besides owning considerable property in town. He owns 160 acres adjoining Tuckerman, or rather owns East Tuckerman, and lots have been laid off. He has resided in town since 1885, and has followed the general mercantile business since, although in 1881 he engaged in this business on his farm. He lost his wife in 1879. By that union he became the father of five children: William Shelby (married, and resides on the home farm), Lula Lee (now Mrs. Spriggs, resides in this county), Felix, Albert and Lucien. Mr. Lawrence was married again in Jackson County. in 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Perrox, a native of Craighead County, Ark. He has taken quite an active part in politics, and votes with the Republican party. He was in the service a short time during the war, then exchanged and remained in the North until the close of hostilities. He has served in different official capacities, viz.: deputy sheriff, magistrate, and has been a member of the school board. He is deeply interested in educational matters. Mrs. Lawrence is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Andrew Lawson, farmer and fruit raiser, is a native of Denmark, and by occupation a carpenter. He left his native land on an expedition to Greenland, remaining six months, when he came to Philadelphia, Penn., in 1869; from there he journeyed to Buffalo, and thence to Chicago, where he made an engagement to go to Mississippi, to clear land, at $20 per month, working at this in the winter and at his trade in Memphis, during the summer. In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss Della Nelson, a native of Denmark, after which they traveled and prospected in Texas, returned to Mississippi, and in the early part of 1874, came to Arkansas, and engaged with Dr. Peters, to take charge of the stock, orchards, etc., on the plantations. There he remained two years, and then started for Little Rock, engaging with the Baring Cross Bridge Company; he worked on the bridge across the river at Baring Crose, and on its completion secured the position of watchman, where he remained for three years, when he located at Grande Glaise, in charge of the water station. In 1883 he bought eighty acres of partly improved land adjoining that upon which stood the water station, which he improved, and there is now upon the place a fine young orchard and vineyard. Mr. Lawson was instrumental in securing the postoffice at Grande Glaise, and has been the only postmaster in charge. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson are both members of the Dunish Lutheran Church. He is a member of Newport Lodge, I. O. O. F., in which he takes an active interest: he is also a member of the Knights of Honor, Lodge No. 1159, Little Rock, Ark., and takes a very active interest in temperance matters, and all religious, educational and social enterprises.

Thomas James Layton, of Cache Township, Jackson County, is a native of Fountain County, Ind., and was born September 28, 1830. He is a son of Samuel and Ella (Ogle) Layton, natives of Ohio, where they were married. The father died in Indiana, about the year 1859, and the mother in Illinois, in 1877. Thomas J. was reared to farming, receiving the advantages of the common schools of his native State. At the age of fourteen he learned the cooper's trade, which he followed in counection with farming until he was twenty years of age. In October, 1854, he married Miss Anna Bradshaw, who was born in Indiana, and to their union were born four children, viz.: Samuel James Layton, born in 1855, a merchant of Weldon, Ark., who married Miss Georgia Symmonds, of Stafford County, Kas., in August, 1879; John McElroy Layton, a farmer by occupation, who married, in 1883, Miss Emma Bowen, of Indiana; David L. Layton, married [p.881] Miss Neila Burton, in February, 1884, and is in partnership with his brother, Samuel, at Weldon; Jesse B. married Miss Lydia Burton, and is a farmer, also operating a cotton-gin. The mother of this family died in September, 1864, in Champaign County, Ill., and her remains were taken to Indiana for interment. In October, 1865, Mr. Layton, married Mrs. M. J. McCorkhill, nee Fuller, widow of W. J. R. McCorkhill, of Indiana. She had one child by her former marriage, Mahala Josephine, born in Vermilion County, Ill., who, in 1864, married William C. Glover, of Virginia, a farmer and carpenter by trade; he was the principal contractor in rebuilding Newport, Ark., after its loss by fire. Mr. and Mrs. Layton have seven children, viz.: Anna C., born in Missouri, in 1866, married, in December, 1885, Howard Fletcher; William Thomas, born March 28, 1869; Fairellener, born May 9, 1870, married, December 9, 1888, Lee Stanley, of Cross County, Ark.; Margaret, born April 11, 1872; Katie, born December 3, 1873, and Jacob H., born January 18, 1876, died February 15, 1889. Mr. Layton removed with his family to Arkansas, in 1867, locating in the neighborhood in which he now lives, where he rented land for three years. In 1871 he bought eighty acres of his present farm, which was entirely unimproved, and which he began at once to clear and improve. He has been successful, and has added to his farm from time to time, until now it contains 346 acres, seventy-eight acres of which are under cultivation. He has one of the finest farms in the county, as a result of enterprise and perseverance. Though not an active politician, Mr. Layton votes with the Union Labor party.

Dr. W. H. Lenox, physician and surgeon, Denmark, Ark. This prominent and successful practitioner was born in Rolla. Phelps County, Mo., in 1837, and located in Denmark, Jackson County, Ark., in 1878. His parents, Hamilton and Permelia (Harrison) Lenox, were natives, respectively, of Kentucky and South Carolina, and both immigrated to Missouri in 1811. They settled in what is now Callaway County, were reared in that county, but were married in Pulaski County, in 1834, after which Hamilton Lenox followed tilling the soil in Craighead County for some time. From there he moved to Phelps County, but in 1861 left the State of Missouri, and took up his residence in Jackson County, Ark., where he made his home until 1863. He then went to Van Buren County, where he purchased and improved a farm, and there resided until his death, which ocourred in November, 1865. He took a deep interest in the early settlement of the county, and was prominently identified with its affairs. In politics he was first a Whig, but later became a Democrat. His faithful and much beloved companion followed him to the grave in 1874. Grandfather William Lenox was one of the early pioneers of Callaway County, Mo., was a soldier in the War of 1812, and also saw duty in the Seminole War. Greatgrandfather Lenox was also a soldier in the War of 1812. Grandfather Harrison was an early settler of Pulaski County, Mo., and made that his home during life. He lived to an advanced age. Dr, W. H. Lenox attained his growth in Phelps County, Mo., and received his rudimentary education in the subscription schools of the same. He first began reading medicine under the tutelage of J. P. Harrison, of Phelps County, then under N. A. Davis, of Greens County, and finally under John Hyer, of Dent County. In 1855 be entered McDowell Collegs, now called Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis, but later, on account of bronchial troubles, went to Lake Providence, La., to recuperate. After remaining in that State for three winters, he returned to Phelps County, Mo., and was there occupied in farming and trading in horses and mules. He selected for his companion in life Miss Ellen E. Stiegleman, a native of Cumberland Valley, Penn., and was married to her in Laclede County, Mo., in 1861. Her father, Dr. Stiegleman, was an eminent physician of Pennsylvania, and received his final summons in Missouri. Her mother now resides in Dent County, Mo. In 1861, or the same year of his marriage, Dr. Lenox moved to Jackson County, Ark., settled in Union Township, and the same year enlisted in Company A, Col. Freeman's regiment, but did not serve with the

regiment, as he received permission to remove to Arkansas. He then went to [p.882] Jackson County, to Corinth, and enlisted in Company K, Fourth Missouri Infantry, Col. McFarland's regiment, after which he participated in the engagements around Corinth. Jackson. Raymond and Big Black Bridge. Prior to the engagement at Vicksburg, he went to Little Rock. thence to Van Buren County, Ark., and there, in 1864, raised Company C (cavalry), and was made captain of the same under Col. Coleman. He joined Gen. Price's raid through Missouri, and was in the battle of Pilot Knob. He was captured near Jefferson City, and confined a prisoner at Johnston Island until the close of the war. After his release he returned to Van Buren County, Ark., engaged in farming, and there remained until coming to Jackson County in 1878, as above stated. He commenced the practice of medicine in Van Buren County in 1873, and has thus continued ever since. having built up a paying and profitable practice. In connection with this Dr. Lenox is also engaged in cultivating the soil, having purchased 210 acres, to which he has since added eighty acres, and now has forty acres in tillable condition. One hundred and thirty acres of the Doctor's land are in White County, and he is also engaged in raising stock. He is not active in politics, and does not vote: in school matters he takes a decided interest, and is connected with an incorporated school at Pleasant Plains, being trustee of the same. Dr. and Mrs. Lenox are members of the organization collectively known as Ecclesia of the Deity, composed individually of Christ Adelphians, which means Church of God, composed of Christ's Brethren. To their marriage were born the following children: Shelby L., Laura E., Florence O., Edna G. and Pearley E.

George W. Littleton, a farmer and stock raiser, of Village Township, is a son of William and Martha (Brown) Littleton, the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter born in Tennessee. in which latter State this worthy couple were married. William Littleton emigrated to Tennessee with his father in 1801; he was the father of ten children, of whom four sons and four daughters are still living. In the order of their birth George W. was the fourth. In 1886 he married Miss Telitha Jane Hall. a native of Virginia. and to them have been born seven children, viz: Martin, born in 1858; Eliza. who married Mr. Henry Sul lived in 1873, and died in 1875; Samuel P., who was born in 1865; Martha Lena, married John Darden. February 23, 1887; William, born in 1870. Amanda, born in 1872; and Henry, born in 1875. Mr. Littleton and family removed from Tennessee to Arkansas in 1872; he rented land which he farmed for several years, when he purchased eighty acres. only six acres of which were under cultivation; he and his sons cleared forty-nine acres of this place, and he is now negotiating the purchase of 220 acres in Bird Township. Jackson County. 125 acres of which are cleared and broken. to which place he expects to move. He has some very fine stock on his place, among which are thirteen blooded horses. good grades of cattle, and about eighty hogs of the best breeds. In politics Mr. Littleton is inclined to be liberal. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, First Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, was immediately promoted to the sergeantey, and subsequently became first lieutenant, thus serving until the close of the war, in all three years and four months.

George A. Lockard, deputy county clerk at Jacksonport, Jackson County, Ark. This promineut citizen of the county owes his nativity to Breckinridge County, Ky., where his birth occurred on the 5th day of June, 1846. His parents, Phillip A. and Armilda (Dowell) Lockard, are natives, respectively, of Westmoreland County, Va., and Breckinridge County. Ky. They were married in the latter State whither the father had come when a boy, and there remained until 1849, when he and family moved to Jackson County, Ark. They located at Jacksonport, and there the father engaged in the livery business until about the year 1852, at which time he moved to the country near Jacksonport, and followed the occupation of overseer of slaves, in said county, until the year 1856. Moving to the State of Louisiana he continued as overseer of slaves on a plantation, near Donaldsonville, until his death, which occurred in March. 1859. Then in the fall following the mother and family returned to Jackson [p.883] County, Ark., and there remained until her death, which occurred in November of 1859. The family consisted of five children, of whom our subject is the only survivor, he being only three years old when his father first moved to Arkansas. At his mother's death he returned to the land of his nativity, and remained there during the war, and in 1866 returned to Jackson County, Ark., where he grew to manhood, receiving such education as the schools of that day afforded, and, at an early age, he began the occupation of clerk in the mercantile business, at Jacksonport, where he has since resided. Since the year 1878 he has been acting as deputy clerk of Jackson County, and at present is still acting in that capacity. He is a pioneer of Jackson County, and during his residence here has witnessed many changes in the way of improvements, etc. He was married, in May, 1885, to Miss Lizzie Bach, a native of Germany, and the fruits of his union are two sons: George A. and Franklin A. Mr. Lockard is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and American Legion of Honor. Mrs. Lockard is a member of the Lutheran Church.

Samuel W. Loftin, a general farmer and stock raiser, residing on Section 15, township of Grubbs, Jackson County, was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., August 31, 1834. His parents were Eldredge and Elizabeth (Moore) Loftin, natives, respectively, of North Carolina and Tennessee. The father died two years after his location in Jackson County, Ark., which was in 1849; the mother died in Tennessee in 1840. Samuel W. received a limited common school education in the private schools of Tennessee, and in 1857 commenced business for himself. He married Miss Elizabeth Denton, whose birth occurred August 12, 1843, and of their eight children, four died in infancy: those living are Sallie, born January 19, 1867 (who finished her education at Jacksonport, and is now the wife of Eli Evans, a native of Tennessee, and has three children, of whom two are living: Bertha, born in 1886, and Elizabeth, born in 1888), Robert M., born December 15. 1873; Rachel E., born September 12, 1875, and Cora, the latter born July 25, 1882. In 1859 Mr. Loftin bought eighty acres of wild land, upon which he erected a log cabin, and industriously set to work to clear and improve. He afterward bought 200 acres more, and built a comfortable farm house, in which the family now live. Mr. Loftin takes an active interest in educational matters, and proposes to give his children the advantages of a good education, as, having been deprived of the same himself, he realizes its importance, and does not wish them to grow up in ignorance, and the humiliating consciousness that they are inferior to others in that direction. Mrs. Loftin is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and the family is highly respected by all.