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:past fifteen years Dr. Ingram has heen pradically whom a u ~ v e :Richard, Estelle (wife of Mr. Beck-
retired from hia profession, and turned his atten- . with, a prominent merchant of Jefferson County),

tion almost entirely to farming, his agricultural Shelby, and Julia (wife of W. 0.Coleman, a noted

interests being quite extennive. He owns about machinist of Alabama). By his second marriage

4,000 acres of productive land, and has placed , onlyoneof twoahildrenbomisliving, FrederickE.,

, some GO0 acres under cultivation, besides raising who resides a t home. His last marriage gave him

a quantity of fine fruit. Owning considerable real Edith and Hugh, who also reside at home. Mr.

estate, from which the rentals form a splendid in. Jaokman was a prominent Mason and helped to

come, he is thus enabled to pass the remainder of organize many lodges during his busy life. I n I'
his days in comfort after a busy career. Dr. In- , politics he was a Democrat, andaman upon whom

grum was mamed in 1848 to Mi- Caroline P. - that party placed the p a t e s t reliance. He was a

Steele, of Montgomery County, N. C . . by whom popular citizen and a liberal supporter of all worthy

he has had five children, three of them yet living: enterprises, and left a large circle of friends to

Anna. Mattie, and J. S. He has been a member mourn his death. Mrs. Jackman still reaideson

of the Masonic fraternity since 1854, and as a cit- the plantation, consistiug of 240 acres of valuable

izen is one of the most popular and respected men land seven miles north of Pine Bluff, and is a

in the community. favorite with all her friends. She is a member of

Richard B. Jaokman is one of the prominent , the Methodist Episcopal Chuizh, South.

citizen of Jefferson County who have passed away ' Jamea L. Johnson. one of the oldest living

within the last few years. He was born in Ken. residents of Jefferson County, wss born in the

tucky in 1830, and came to Arkansas with his . Dominion of Canada in 1811, and is perhaps

parents when seven or eight years of age, locating i better versed in this county's history than any

at Richland, but. afte~wnrdsettled on the land other citizen, having, as an early ssttler of Pine

where his widow now resides. I n his youthful Bluff, built the first frame house in that place.

days young Jackman studied medicine and at- He came to the State of Arkansas in 1888. His

tended lectures at Louisville, Ky., with the inten- , parents were Thomas and Mary (Blair) Johnson,

tionof ultimately adopting that profession,but find- ' natives of Long Island and Prince Edward's Is-

ing that his preference had undergone a change 1 land, the former of whom located in New Bruns-

/after completing his studies, he turned his atten. , wick, and engaged in exporting timber and lum-

tion almost exclusively to farming, and only gave ber. I n his later life he was a very prominent

the benefit of his knowledge in medicine t o a few man, having been appointed judge of the appel-

of liis most intimate friends when they required late court. I n this family were five sons and two

it. During the war he served in the Confederate daughters, and of these the subject of this sketoh

/Army, and held the rank of lieutenant, taking ! is now the only survivor. At the age of fourteen

part in a great many important engagements and James L. was sent toNova Smtia, where he served

performing his duty with distinction. Mr. Jack- i four years as apprentice learning the trade of car-
'man was mamed three times. his first wife being penter and joiner, and at the age of twenty-two he

MisaSarah I~Ioore. After her death he was mar- ; started out for himself, landing in New York City,

'ried to Miss Lydia Lemon, whose death occurred where he worked for several years. Going thence

some years later. His third wife was Miss Martha to New Orleans, he remained a short time, and

Lemon, a daughter of Robert Lemon, of Tenn- later came up the riwr to Little Rock, finally

esaee, who died in Arkansas in 1800. His wife reaching Pine Bluff's present site, in 1836, where

was born in Fayette County, Tenn., in 1843, i he comn~encedworking at his trade. But little

and moved with her parents to Jefferson County, I inducement was offered for him to stop here, so he

,Ark., in 1860. By the fimt mamage Mr. Jack- left and went up the Obio River to Madison, Ind., t

man became the father of ten children, four of hut after a short time again found himself in Pine

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