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\V. D. Anthony, merchant at Humphrey, Ark., D. Aschaffenburg, city clerk and justice of the

has been long and favorably identified with the peace, Pine Bluff, Ark. This prominent and

social and husipess life of Jefferson County, and much respected citizen was born in Alhersweiler,

is one of its most enterprising citizens. Aside ' Rhine Bavaria, Germany, on September 27, 1831,

trom his mercantile pursuits, at which he has been and is one of twelve children, nine now living,

very successful, he is the owner of about 1,000 born to the union of Henry and Nanett (Meyer)

acres of land, with twenty anres under cultiva- Aschaffenburg, natives of Germany. The father

tion. He was born in St. Charles County, Mo., was a Jewish minishr and followedhis professional

on January 6, 1835, and is the son of P. L dnties until his death in 1870. The mother died

Anthony, whose birth occurred in Richmond, Va., In her native country nine years later. Of their

in 1810. His father was educated in his native nine children now living, tbree sons and one

State: and in 1832 moved to Missouri, where he daughter are in America, and two sons and three

met and married Miss Olive Boone the same year. daughters are in Germany. D. Ashsffenburg at-

She was a Kentuckian by birth, nnd her marriage tained his growth and received his educat.ion in

resulted in the birth of three children, two sons the land of his nativity, and when nineteen years

and one daughter, W. D. Anthony being t,he only of age left that country and sailed for America,

one now living. The father followed farming,'and taking passage at the city of Havre. He landed

in connection kept hotel, running the Anthony in New Orleans, remained thew for a short time,

Hotel (from whom it took its name) at Little Rock and in 1852 went to Jackson, Miss., where he was

for some years. He died at Lonoke, Ark., in engaged in teaching music, hut soon after was

1879. W. D. Anthony was educated near Browns- made deputy clerk of the United States circuit

ville, Tenn., and was there wedded to Miss Eliza. c o ~ ~ r t I. n October, 1864, he came to Pine Bluff,

beth Crist, a native of North Carolina, and the Ark., remaining there until 1855, when he went

daughter of Rudolph and Miranda Crist. To Mr. to Cincinnati, Ohio, and there kept books for a

and Mrs. Anthony were born three children, one wholesale liquor house until 1860. He again re-

son and two daughters, all living; two residing in turned to Arkansas and stopped at Napoleon until

this county and one in Nolth Carolina. The April, 1862, after which he came to Pine Bluff

mother of tbese children died March 15, 1874, and with the post quartermsster and remained there

Mr. Anthony took for his second wife Miss Bettie as chief clerk for the quartermaster's department

Montgomery, whom he wedded on May 28, 1885. until after the cloae of the war. For a time after

Her death occurred on March 8, 1888. and Mr. the cessation of hostilities he waa occupied in mer-

Anthony then married Mm. Maggie Cfr~hnm, chandising, and this continued until November,

June 20, 1888. She was the daughter of David 1869, when he was appointed justice of the peace

and Mary Wood. Mr. Anthony keeps a good of Jefferson Conntp, having since held the office

stock of general merchandise and has a thriv- with a short intermission. I n 1871 he was elected

ing trade. He is the p t m a s t e r at Hi~mphrey, city clerk, the dnties of which p i t i o u he has can-

having filled that position for abont five years, tinued to discharge. He is also United States

and also held the position of county surveyor commissioner for tbe district of Arkansas, and is

for about two years of Lonoke County, Ark., one of the representative men of thecounty. Mr.

wbere he formerly lived. I n 1861 he enliated Aschaffenbnrg was married in 1857 to Miss Han-

under Gen. Ben McCnllough, and his first hard nah Sommers, by whom he has six children:

light was at Wilson's Creek. He was wounded in Fannie (wife of Emil Meyer), Lena (wife of Phil

the right breast and was discharged at Jackson- Simmons), Theresa, Rosa, Victor and Harry. Mr.

port, Ark., in 1805. After returning home he Aschaffenbnrg is a member of the Masonic fra-

d,.f- worked on a railroad for some time, as bridge car- ternity, Independent Order of B'nai Brith, and the

penter. Mrs. Anthony is a Methodist. Improved Order of Free Sons of Israel.

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