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Lowry is a native of Tennessee, born iu Henry ' Mason, and has served in several official capacities

County, in Jnne, 1823, and is the son of Isaac and in the Blne Lodge and Chapter.

Rebema (Crosswell) Lowry, natives of North Car- William T. Lytle, farmer, Altheimer, Ark.

olina andTennessee, respectively. The elder Lowry ' The farm which Mr. Lytle now owns and condncta

left the land of his nativity when a young man, in such an enterprising. industrious manner, em-

went to Tennessee, and after his marriage located braces about 380 a c m of good land, with about

in Stewart County of that State, where in conneo 200 acres under cultivation, forming one of the

tion with farming he also followed the teacher's ! neat, comfortablehomesteads of the county. The

profession for some time. Later be moved to i improvementsupon it are convenient and complete,

Memphis, resided there about two years, and in I and such as are necessary. He is a nat~veof

1840removed to Arkansas, locating in what is now I Mississippi, and was born March 27, 1842. His

Drew County, where he cloned his eyes to the ; father, Robrteon LytJe, waa born in the Buckeye

scenes of this world in the following June. He State, near Dayton, in 1812, and secured a fair

served in the War of 1812, participating in the education there. He moved from his native State

battle of New Orleans, and was also in eome of the to Mississippi in 1837,was married there the same

old Indian wars. He Served as sheriffof Henry year to Miss Louisa Cloyes, a native of Arkansas,

County, Tenn., for several years. and was a man and the fruits of this union were eight children,

universally respected. His wife died in July, four sons nnd four danghters, of whom three are

1841. Their family consistadof four sons and two , still living, two residing in Arkansas and one in

daughters, all of whom grew to matnrity, and five Mississippi. The father was a farmer. currier and

became the heads of families. Three are living at shoemaker by occrrpation, and was an upright,

the present time: N. C. (subject of this sketch), honest citizen. He was a member of the Masonic

John R. (whoresides in Arkansas), and D. B. (who Lodge, and he and wife belonged to the Methodist

is a resident of Texas). N. C. Lowry came to Church. William T. Lytle was favored with fair

Arkansas with his father in 1840 and remained facilities for acquiring an education in Jefferson

with him until his death. He then commenced County, Ark., and his spare moments were pasned

learning the blacksmith trade the followingwinter, in attending to duties around t.he home place.

and served as an apprentice for three years, after Febrnary 8, 1865, he married Miss Nancy Mayes,

which, or in 1844, he erected a shop and was in a native of Arkansas, and a daughter of Bryant

active business for ahoot eight years. Finnlly he and Sarah Mayas. This nuion has resulted in the

wld out and entered a store, where he clerked nu- birth of six children, three sons and three daugh-

ti1 the breaking out of the late war, when he en. ters, all living, and three residing at home, but

tered the Confederateservice as a mechanic. serving the others in the neighborhnod. They nre named

in that capacity until the close of the war. After- as follows: William F. (who married Miss billy

ward he ret.urned to his former business of clerk- , Coen), Emma L. (the wife of P. D. Matkins), Es-

ing, which he continued up to the winter of 1888or telle (wife of John Woodall), Robert, RosieB. and

1880. When Mr. Lowry located at Pine Bluff (in ' Bryant E. Mr. Lytle has always followed agri-

1844) it was then a small village, and the wood onltural pnrsnita and has been qnite sneceasfnl in

near was fall of bear and deer. He was married ' this respeet. He is a member of the American

here in 1848 to Miss Christiana Smart, a native of Legion of Honor, having joined in 1884, has been

Carroll County, Tenn., but reared principally in a member of the Knights of Honor for four years,

Arkansas, and the danghter of Josephus Smart. ' and haa belonged to the Masonic fraternity for

To Ma and Mrs. Lowry were born five sons: four months. During the late war he enlisted in

Donglas (grown and married). Archie (also mar- 1861, nnder Gen. Rice, and his fimt hard fight

ried), Jehu (a young man), Charles(a young man), , was at Corinth, bliss., where he was slightly

and Henry Neal. Mr. Lowry is a Royal Arch j wound&. He with others was taken prisoner at