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JEFFERSON COUNTY BIOGRAPHIES Arkansas Genealogy Trails BRECKINRIDGE, Clifton Rodes, (son of
John Cabell Breckinridge and great-grandson of John Breckinridge), a
Representative from Arkansas; born near Lexington, Ky., November 22,
1846; attended the rural schools; served in the Confederate Army and
was a midshipman in the Navy; after the Civil War he attended
Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va.,
for three years; settled near Pine Bluff, Ark., in 1870 and engaged in
cotton planting and in the commission business for 13 years; elected as
a Democrat to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses
(March 4, 1883-March 3, 1889); presented credentials as a Member-elect
to the Fifty-first Congress and served from March 4, 1889, until
September 5, 1890, when John M. Clayton was declared to have been duly
elected, but, owing to the death of Mr. Clayton while the contest was
pending, the seat was declared vacant; subsequently elected to the
Fifty-first Congress to fill the vacancy thus caused; reelected to the
Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from November 4,
1890, to August 14, 1894, when he resigned to accept a consular
position; unsuccessful candidate for renomination for Congress in 1894;
appointed Minister to Russia by President Cleveland July 20, 1894, and
served until December 13, 1897, when he returned to Pine Bluff, Ark.;
member of the Dawes Commission, 1900-1905; engaged in banking at Fort
Smith, Ark., serving as president of the Arkansas Valley Trust Co.;
member of the State constitutional convention in 1917; was a resident
of Fort Smith, Ark., until 1925, when he moved to Wendover, Leslie
County, Ky., where he died on December 3, 1932; interment in Old
Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky. Contributed by Christine Walters Dr. James F. Crump, of Pine Bluff, who
since 1905 has engaged in the practice of medicine in
Arkansas, was born in Cleveland County, this state, in
1873, and is a son of James F. and Priscilla (Tisdale)
Crump. The Crump family has long been represented in
America. Early generations resided in Virginia, whence a
removal was made to North Carolina. The grandfather was
James Crump, who married a Miss Kendall, and their son,
James F. Crump, Sr., was born in Anson County, North
Carolina. He wedded Priscilla Tisdale, a daughter of
Elbert and Fannie (Smith) Tisdale. Her father was
originally from Tuscumbia, Alabama, and the Smith family
was also established in Alabama at an early day. The
grandfather in the maternal line was Abraham Smith, who
came to Arkansas in 1840. The first of the Crump family
to arrive in this state was James F. Crump, Sr., and his
brother, who came about 1865 and settled in what was then
Dorsey County, but is now Cleveland county. The first of
the Tisdale family in Arkansas was the grandfather of Dr.
Crump of this review, who also settled in what is now
Cleveland County, and the Smith family was established in
the same neighborhood, so that in several lines Dr. Crump
is descended from old families of this state. His father
served for four years under General Lee in the
Confederate army. To him and his wife were born four
children: James F.; Sidney, deceased; George E.; and
Robert E., who is now superintendent of schools at
Durant, Oklahoma.
Dr. James F. Crump of Pine Bluff was educated in the schools of Cleveland county and in the University of Arkansas, in which he pursued his medical source, being graduated in 1905. He at once located for practice in Cleveland county and in 1913 came to Pine Bluff, where he has remained. He specializes in the treatment of the eye, ear, nose and throat and has developed his skill and ability in this line to a high edge and ability and is thoroughly conversant with the most modern and scientific principles that have to do with his branch of the profession. Dr. Crump was married to Miss Dora Harrison, a daughter of Jesse Harrison of Cleveland and of Balzora (Kesterson) Harrison. They have become parents of four children: Hazel, Lauriene, Jesse and George. Dr. Crump and his wife are member of the Methodist church and he is identified with the Masonic fraternity, being interested in all those forces which make for the uplift of the individual and the benefit of the community at large. Along professional lines he has membership with the Jefferson County, the Arkansas State and the American Medical Associations and he is a worthy exponent of the highest standards and ethics of the profession. Source: Centennial History of Arkansas Volumes II and III Note: Dora E Harrison the d/o Jesse & Belsora (Kesterson) Harrison was the grandaughter of Vincent & Dolly (Chandler) Kesterson, pioneer settlers in Saline Co, AR. Henry Alonzo Mc coy, of Pine Bluff, Ark., a prosperous planter and distinguished citizen, was born at Cummings, Forsyth county, Ga., in 1843. When seventeen years old he joined Company I, Second South Carolina infantry, at Charleston, S. C, but two years afterward was transferred to Wade Hampton's Seventh South Carolina cavalry, and in this command saw distinguished service, being present at First Manassas, Seven Pines, the seven days around Richmond, and many other battles. After the war he became a bookkeeper at Memphis, Tenn., and then entered the general merchandise business at Pine Bluff. He prospered at this venture until 1872, when he returned to Memphis and engaged in the brokerage business. From Memphis he returned to Pine Bluff and began to cultivate the extensive plantations which he now owns. Mr. McCoy has been very successful as a planter and is a charter member, secretary and treasurer of the farmers association of Jefferson county. He is a man of sterling worth and absolute integrity and has been called to fill many responsible public positions. In 1878 he was elected county treasurer and served two terms; in 1890 he was elected assessor and held this position for two terms; then was elected clerk of the circuit court and served in this office for four years: in 1898 he was elected sheriff and continued as such until 1902. During his long public service, he filled all of these positions with genuine ability and unusual fidelity, and his retirement was purely voluntary and against the protest of his friends. From 1882 to 1890 he was engaged in the general insurance business, and the firm of McCoy & Hirsch enjoyed a splendid patronage. He was assistant quartermaster-general of the state, with the rank of colonel, for a number of years, and held this position until the militia was reorganized preparatory for the Spanish-American war. At the close of his second term as sheriff, in November, 1902, he organized the People's Savings Bank & Trust Company, of which he is cashier. This institution, under the capable management of Colonel McCoy and the board of directors, is fast forging to the front among Pine Bluff's financial institutions. Colonel McCoy is a prominent member of the United States Confederate veterans, has served as brigadier-general of the Second Arkansas brigade, and was a member of the board which organized the Veterans' Home of Arkansas. He was married in 1872 to Sallie E. Riggin, of Pine Bluff, and their married life has been one of ideal happiness. Mr. .McCoy is a man who has played a prominent part in the history of his section, and as a soldier, as a public official, as a citizen and as a man his record is without stain, and in every public and private capacity he has done his full duty. Source: Weston Arthur Goodspeed, 1904; contributed by Tina Easley. ©2006-2012 Arkansas Genealogy Trails |