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inches tall, and of splendid symmetry. He was Pleasants (the youngest). Mrs. McDaniel and

married March 14, 1839, to Miss Minerva Ann Miss Katie live at the old home amid familiar and
Phillips, of Caroline County, Va. In the year 1844 dear associations, but Mrs. Jacobs sold her share '

1he moved by private conveyance from Virginia to to strangers, and now resides in Little River

Arkansas, and settled on Cntwley's Ridge, in County, Ark., near the Texas line. Mrs. McDan-

Phillips County, abont twelve miles from the (now) iel is a widow, with two children: Joseph and

city of Helena. There he built a pleasant home, Minerva. Mrs. Jacob has five children. All of

but, bdng possessed with a roving disposition, he them bid fair to make nsefnl members of society.

sold out and moved again, opening and selling James F. Quattlebanm, a leading planter of

farm after farm, nntil in 1858 he bought of Gen. Central Arkansas, and a prominent resident of

William Ashley, of Little Rock, the family's p m s Jefferson County, was born in Edgefield District,

ent home in Arkansas County, on Arkansas River. Sonth Carolina, on December 14, 1854. He is a

Here he opened wild land and planted a snug son of Henry M. and Louisa (Miller) Qnattlebaum,

home. He also built about threa miles of State of Edgefield and Lawrence Districts in the same

levee, for which he received a liberal remuneration, State. The parents were there married and re-

and prosp~redwithout interruption until the Civil sided until 1861, when they moved to Arkansas

War broke out in 1861. Esponsing the Southern and loeated in Jefferson Uounty. The father was

cause from the bnginning, he wae aid to Gen. a very snccessfnl farmer dnring his life, and had

Hardee east of the Mississippi River for some the reputation of being one of the best in the

time, but after the battle of Shiloh was transferred State. I n ante-bellun days he was an overseer on

to the Trans-Minsissippi department, and was wl- someof the largest plantations in his native State.

one1 of the First Trans-Mississippi Regiment His sympathies were with the Union before and

(infantry); his son, Henry C. Pleasants, cool- dnring the struggle, and his strong denunciation

,maoded a company under him. Col. Pleasants of secession won the hatred of many Southerners,

was a model officer, and his men loved him as a but his principle never changed even in the faee

father. He was wounded while l e ~ d i n ga heroic of the strongest opposition, and his cause was vin-

charge at the battle of Prsirie Grove, Ark, and dicated by the total overthrow of the Confederacy.

died from the effects of it December 30, 1802. His death occurred in 1872 at the age of forty-

By his dying request he was brought home and seven years, in Jefferson County, his wife dying

buried amid the objects he most loved in life. I n before him in January. 1869. The mother was a

April of the following year his third daughter, a devout Christian woman and a memher of the

lovely child of seven summers, died, and was Baptiat Church,but atlended service in theMethod-

buried by his side. I n Jnly following Capt. Henry ist Church as there was none of the Baptist creed

C. Pleasants, his only living son, ws. wounded in in her neighbrhood. The father was married

the battle of Helena, Ark., while leading his com- three times and was the sire of twelve children, of

pany in a dnsperate charge, and died in a hospital whom seven are yet living: Martha A. (wife of

in the city of Memphis July 30, 1863, aged nine- W. F. Lindsey, a promising planter of Arkansas

teen years and six months. He was one of the County), James P..Ada E. (wife of J. M. Barrett,

noblest. of men. His family know not where he awe11 known farmer of Jefferson County), Lee M.

deeps, but are sure the angels of God hold the (a merchant in Lincoln County), Jones D. (a farmer

key to his grave. Mrs. Pleasants, a sainted wife and salesman in Jofferson County). Lawrence M.

and mother, died in Lirtle Rock December 12, (residing with father) and Henry M. (also at home

' 1876. The world was better becanse of her hav. with his father). James F. received a good public

ing lived in it. Only three of their aeven chil-
dren are living: Helen P. McDaniel (the oldest),

1 -.IAnna W. Jacobs (the fonrth child), and Katie J.
school education, and early in life was taught self-
reliance and industry. After the death of his
father, the care of the family devolved upon him

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