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Randolph County Arkansas 1889 Goodspeed history biographies Pocahontas AR New!. Randolph County, Arkansas. Includes Richly Detailed Biographies! Includes Richly Detailed Biographies! Randolph County, Arkansas USA New 84-Page Booklet Early days in Randolph County, AR, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from the 1889 book, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas. The 84-page booklet is printed on quality paper. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The first part of the booklet contains a brief history of the county: John Janes and other early settlers; County formation and officials from 1835-1888; Physical features, including boundaries, water ways, soil, etc.; Civil War period; Courts; Education; Churches; Villages; Pocahontas, the county seat; and other items of interest. Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are lengthy, and often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, military service, and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: H. W. Ball, John W. Bennett, B.F. Bigger, William R. Bigger, W.T. Bispham, John P. Black, R.H. Black, William F. Blackwell, Capt. J. N. Bolen, William B. Bridges, William Bridges, A.W.W. Brooks, W.P. Brooks, Richard D. Brown, W.M. Burrow, J.J. Carner, Dr. William Carrens, R.J. Carter, Henry A. Clark, M.F. Collier, Capt. Wibb Conner, Eli Creason, Patrick Henry Crenshaw, Dr. G.W. Crosby, E. Dalton, Lewis Dalton, James R. Davis, William DeClerk, J.P. Dunklin Jr., S.A.D. Eaton, Dr. J.C. Esselman, Joseph H. Gamel, Peter Goetz, Dr. Jesse G. Ham, R.N. Hamil, A.H. Hatley, William E. Hibbard, Isaac Hirst, Dr. Martin Hogan, Dr. B.F. Hollowell, William L. Holt, Joseph Hufstedler, Simon Peter Hurn, J.W. Ingram, A.W. James, W.P.G. Johnston, Mrs. Nancy Jones (widow of William Herbert Allaire, William Evans, and Green R. Jones), John Jones, Adolphus H. Kibler, Dr. Marion H. Kibler, Rev. D.N. King, Dr. J.N. Kirkpatrick, G.B. Kline, James R. Knotts, J.T. Lomax, Erasmus D. Looney, Stephen C. McCrary, Dr. Jonathan M. McGuire, Hammet McIlroy, Andrew McIlroy, T.J. McIlroy, Cicero D. McIlroy, D.W. McIlroy, Mahlon McNabb, Martin Brothers (Andrew, Joseph, John F. and James), John Maynard, Luke L. Miller, Col. B.B. Morton, Perry Nettle, S.H. Parker, Charles W. Polk, Newton J. Proctor, James H. Purkins, J.T. Redwine, Dr. J.M. Redwine, Dennis W. Reynolds, J.H. Richardson, David C. Roberts, Dr. R.R. Ruff, W.R. Russell, J.C. Sanders, A.Z. Schnabaum, Jacob Schoonover, Vincent Segraves, Dr. G.A. Seel, James F. Shaver, Col. Thomas S. Simington, James Henry Skaggs, Will H. Skinner, Dr. H.A. Slaughter, John F. Spikes, Samuel E. Spikes, Mrs. Alice L. Surridge, James F. Sutton, Richard Sweeza, John S. Tanner, Samuel W. Thompson, Dr. J.P. Throgmorton, W.H. Tipton, John W. Tweedy, James M. Vandergriff, Daniel Wyatt, Dr. David R. Weakley, Marshall Weaver, John Wells, Thomas H. Wells, Henry White, John C. Wisner, Judge A.J. Witt, and C.W. Woolley. Wouldn't this make a unique gift? Additional copies available for listing on eBay upon request.