Paragould soliphone., 1921-08-03
PARACOULD'S ROSTER OF OLD
 CITIZENS WHOSE AGES REACH
 BEYOND THREE SCORE AND TEN
John C. Brewer of The Daily Press Makes Canvas of the City, Compiling Interesting Data sEist Is Headed by Uncle Joe Coffman Who is Wig at Ninety Large Number of List Up in the Eighties.

county from Tennessee and landed at Peach Orchard, that being the only railway station near here in
 1880. He was one of many who assisted i'll the building of the Iron
 Mountain branch line which was put through here in the fall of 1880 ana spring of '81 l.. c. Thompson.
 7G, native of Georgia, came here about 63 years ago, and even now James w. Thompson, another early settler of Greene county. came from Georgia also, and has passed bis three score and ten years. w. NJ. .("Uncle Bill'D Weatherly, 87, makes speciality of good garden ing; is a native of Tennessee; has been resident of this county for many years; was Civil war vet eran under Col M. B. Forrest K. R. Clark is we'll known far and
 wide for making wells. He has passed his 72nd mile post D. E. street, came to this city in 1886 from Indiana. He fought in the Civil war under Col Calvin and Pap Thomas. G. T. Ware, na- tive of Tennessee, Civil war vet rean under Col. w. J. Smith. "Un- cle Tor is well known for his fine cabinet work. When he was young
 he was employed as shipbuilder. lD- C. Hailston, ,e-74 for. 50 yeasssa
 blacksmith resident of this city
 26 years Robert Rutherford, 81, native of Illinois; fought in the Civil
 war under Sherman, Grant. Hunter and Curtis. J. T. Pierce, S1, a vet eran of the Civil war, came to this county in 1881. J. c. Adams, n. came to Paragould IT years ago and since them has been engaged in the mercantile business. John M. Lytie,
 "A, a native of North Carolina, joined the army when IT years old; came to this state in 1888. S. B. Al-
 lison, IT, has been residence of
 this county since 1888. M. R. COff-
 man, Sl, a native of West Virginia, came to this state in 1883. s. II.
 Perkins, 76, a native of Kentucky,
 now resides with his daughter, Mrs.
 U. R. Cross. J D. Spencer, 70, came
 to Paragould in 1884 and sold gr0- .ceries when brick houses were not
 known here. Rev. J. M. Huddle-
 stOn, 79, native of Tennessee. A.
 Marlborough 77, resident of the couri-
 ty for 31 years. Rev. A. Douglas, |7G, Civil war veteran under A. J.
 Smith in the 34th New Jersey reg
 nlars. He has been minister tor I37 years and resident of this city
 eight years. He stated that he had
 been a subscriber to The Daily Press
 during his residence here. Rev. M. M. Smith, 72, came to Arkansas in 1860; joined the White River con ference in 1877, serving 39 yeats:
 was presiding elder 21 years, pastor |18 years, now a superannuate; has
 thorough adopted Arkansas as Ris
 state and Paragould as his home TT. R. Walker. Fl. native of North |Carolina resident of Arkansas 30
 years B. F. Bell, father of J. W. Bell. is 79 years old; native Qt Am
 bama, is Civil war veteran; was in Co. II, 11th Ala, Willc0x's hri- Igade. T. R. Willcocksop, 7S, nov led to Arkansas in 1850, and has been resident of this city since 1885; served two terms as sheriff of the county and one term -four Iyears) as postmaster nnder Cleve- lands administration. A. F. Mack. Fl; he has been prominent in the politics and business of this city for many years, serving as mayor Of
 Paragould few years ago. Collins
 Morgan, father of Mrs. e. l.. |Schleicher. is now IS. Luke Pad den, 77, of North Fourth street, has heen a resident of the state for 70 years. A L. Milner, II, native of Kentucky has been residenn of
 Paragould for Fl years. Col. II. 5. Morgan, IT, Civil war veteran. and la resident of Paragonld for many years. H B. Islre. 70, native of Illinois and residence of this coup ty for 36 years.