Attorneys & Lawyers from Little River County Arkansas

 Little River County Attorneys

From Research by

Judge John C. Finley lll

1. Joseph J. Taaffe - Died Little River County – Practiced 1866 to 1872 in Little River

County – Rocky Comfort. College education

2. A. D. Hawkins – Born 1827 in North Carolina – Practiced Rocky Comfort from

1860’s to 1903. – Educated at Jefferson College, Pa.

3. W. D. C. Hankins – Born 1838 in Little River County – Practiced in Rocky

Comfort – 1869 to 1880 – Educated at Monticello College, AR

4. J. C. Head – Born 1828 and died 1902 – Practiced law at Richmond 1868 to 1898.

Studied law

5. Hindman Head – Born 1860 died about 1898 - Practiced law at Richmond 1882 to

1898 – college education.

6. James D. Head – Born 1872 died 1946 – Practiced 1898 through 1940 – Richmond,

DeQueen and Texarkana.

7. Judge James S. Dollarhide – Born 1815 – Admitted to Bar 1866 – studied law –

Practiced in Rocky Comfort until 1883. Was County and Probate Judge.

8. Ed. W. Dollarhide – Born in Little River County – studied law – Practiced in Rocky

Comfort from 1880 until 1892.

9. Judge L. J. Joyner – born 1822 in Tennessee. Admitted to Bar in 1845 – Educated

at Brownsville Institute. Studied law after graduation – Practiced law in Richmond

1861 until about 1900.

10. William F. Joyner – born 1830 in Tennessee. Studied law, admitted to Bar in 1876.

Practiced law in Richmond until the 1890’s.

11. Ralph E. Phelps – born 1833 in Virginia. Admitted to Bar in 1855. Practiced in

Rocky Comfort from about 1868 until the 1880’s.

12. S. L. Anderson – born 1843 in Texas. Admitted to bar in 1873. A teacher and real

estate business in Richmond.

13. Lewis Davis – died 1907. Practiced law at Rocky Comfort from about 1860 until

moved to Dover, Pope County, Arkansas in1878.  His son, Jeff Davis was an

attorney, Governor of Arkansas and Senator.

14. W. S. Curran – no information available

15. Gen. Robert G. Shaver – born 1830 – Educated at Ernovy and Senry College,

Virginia, admitted to Bar 1850. Practiced until his death in 1915 in several counties

including Sevier and Little River County. Died in Foreman, AR.

16. “Bee” Smith – College of law, New Orleans and England. Moved to Little River

County after the Civil War but never practiced law.

17. T. G. T. Steel born 1816 in Virginia. Studied law after coming to Arkansas. Circuit

Judge 1873-1874 in Sevier County.

18. A. P. Steel – born 1880, admitted to Bar 1903 and practiced in several counties.

19. Judge J. S. Steel – born 1850 and died 1934. Admitted to Bar 1875 and practiced

in several counties.

20. Judge George Steel – born 1890 and died 1943. Admitted to Bar 1912, moved to

Ashdown in 1910 and to Nashville in 1924.

21. Walter Hopson – County Judge – listed in Martindale Directory in 1890-1891.

22. P. B. Williams – Born 1854 in South Carolina and was admitted to Bar 1872.

Educated at Virginia Military Institute. Practiced in Foreman from 1872 until his

death in 1921.

23. James D. Shaver – born 1861 and admitted to Bar in 1884 in Little River County.

President of Arkansas Bar from 1912-1913. Practiced in Ashdown until his death

about 1925.

24. Judge Jefferson T. Cowling – born 1862 in Arkansas and died in 1917 in Ashdown.

Admitted to Bar in 1885. Educated at Peabody Normal College, then studied law.

Started at Richmond, then the first attorney listed in Ashdown in Martindale’s 1900

Edition.

25. F. H. Taylor – born 1855 – Admitted to Bar in 1885.

26. Lon T. Jones – born 1880 in Lockesburg and was admitted to the Bar. Did not

actively practice.

27. C. E. Jones and Ernest Fair, first lawyers to establish offices in Millkin (Wilton) in

the 1890’s.

28. B. J. Stuart – Practice law in Winthrop and moved to Mena, AR prior to 1914

29. George N. Cannon – Admitted to Practice Law in Little River County in 1912.

Moved to Stephens, AR about 1914.

30. J. L. Livesay – born 1871 Missouri. Admitted to Bar in 1894 and practiced in

Foreman from 1907 until about 1930’s.

31. Otis Gilleylen – born 1884 and died 1955. Admitted to Bar in 1904. Practiced in

Foreman, AR until his death.

32. June R. Morrell – born 1886 and died about 1935. Admitted to Bar in 1909.

Practiced in Ashdown from 1911 until his death.

33. Seth C. Reynolds – Born 1878 in Faulkner, Co., AR and died in Ashdown in 1966.

Educated at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Admitted to Bar in 1907.

Practiced in Ashdown from 1907 until the 1960’s except from 1933-1939 which he

spent in Washington, DC.

34. A. D. DuLaney – born 1877 in Ben Lomond, AR and died in Ashdown in 1953.

Educated at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Admitted to Bar in 1904.

Opened office in Ashdown in 1905 and practiced here until 1930. In the 1930’s and

1940’s in Little Rock, AR.

35. John J. DuLaney – born 1885 in Ben Lomond, AR. Educated at Vanderbilt

University Law School. Admitted to Bar in 1913 and practiced in Ashdown from

1917 until 1945.

36. Frank M. Locke – born 1886 in Little River County. Educated at Vanderbilt

University Law School. Admitted to Bar in 1914. Practiced in Ashdown one year.

Managed a plantation.

37. James H. Williams – born 1883 in Foreman and died in Ashdown in 1964.

Admitted to Bar in 1923. Studied law and actively practiced law in Ashdown from

1923 until his retirement. He was a member of the Shaver, Shaver and Williams

law firm.

38. Judge Cecil E. Johnson, Sr. - Born 1888 in Lockesburg, AR. Died in 1955.

Admitted to the Bar in 1911. Practiced in Ashdown from 1918-1922. Chancellor

Judge from 1922 – 1933. Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court 1933-1934.

Studied law in an office. Practiced again in Ashdown from 1940 until his death.

39. Judge Ben Shaver – born 1888 in Howard County, died in 1969 in Texarkana.

Educated in University of Arkansas School of Law and admitted to Bar in 1914.

Practiced 54 years in Miller, Hempstead, and Little River Counties.

40. R. Coker Thomas – Born in 1915 in Ashdown and died in 1955 in Ashdown.

Educated at Cumberland University in Tennessee. Admitted to Bar in 1947.

Practiced in Ashdown from 1947 until 1955.

41. Robert Tipton – born 1914 in Oklahoma and died in 1973 in Foreman, AR.

Educated at University of Arkansas Law School and admitted to Bar in 1948.

Practiced in Foreman and taught college in Oklahoma.

42. Sam A. Davis – Practiced here less than 5 years, coming from Little Rock and Hot

Springs to Ashdown.

LAWYERS OF LITTLE RIVER COUNTY
1975

1. Cecil E. Johnson, Jr. – Graduated University of Arkansas School of Law in 1941.

Opened his office with his father in Ashdown in 1941.

2. John C. Finley, Jr. – Graduated from College of Ozarks, 1935 and the University of

Arkansas School of Law, 1938. Opened his law office in Ashdown, in January

1938 and practiced continuously except during his service in World War II. He

died in 1994.

3. John C. Finley, III – Graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1971 and the

University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974 and began his practice of law with

his father in Ashdown.

4. Fred Embry Pickett – Graduated from A. and M. College in Monticello, AR and the

University of Arkansas School of Law in 1964l. Opened his law office in Ashdown

in 1965.

5. Eric Bishop – Graduated from Centenary College and the University of Arkansas

School of Law in 1969. He opened his office in Ashdown in 1972

6. Ted C. Capeheart – graduated from Henderson State in 1969 and the University of

Arkansas School of Law in 1975. He opened his office in Ashdown in March

1975.

The above articles are for information only and may contain erroneous information. 

published in the  LRCGS Journal

Ashdown Arkansas Phone Book 1929

 

1927/1928 Ashdown, Arkansas High School Basketball Yeam

 

1908 Cerro Gordo, Arkansas School Photo

 

Ashdown Bottling Works

 Misc Book B Page 295 State of Arkansas County of Little River

 The Ashdown Bottling works of Ashdown, Little River County Arkansas.

 J.F. Dunaway, proprietor, manufacturing mineral waters, soda waters, carbonated goods and cider and seltzer water, desiring to register his brands and marks on the boxes, bottles and kegs containing said carbonated goods used by the said "Ashdown Bottling Works: uses on boxes, kegs and bottles containing said carbonated goods the following description, the names, marks and devices to-wit: "The Ashdown Bottling Works and Williams Bottling Works" and such descriptions, names, marks and devices so used by said manufacturer as aforesaid he desires to have registered as his mark under Act CXLIX of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1895; that he is the sole manufacturer of said brands of goods and entitled to the exclusive use of the same in the State of Arkansas; and that said goods are manufactured in the city of Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas. 

Filed for record February 17, 1905 and recorded in Vo. B at page 195 this 17 day of February, 1905. 

W.C. Kinsworthy, Clerk

King Ryder School ~ 1913

King Ryder School 1913

(photo courtesy Winthrop Historical School)

1-      ? Edward Williams

2-      ? Randolp Hess

3-      McKinley Connor

4 -     Virgil Sossaman

5-      Walter Olmstead

6-       Floyd McDonald

7-       Fred Smith

8-       Bob Wright

9-       ? Charlie Smith

10-     Elvin Olmstead

11-       Wiley Jones

12-       Eddith Barton

13-       Nannie Smith

14-       ?

15-       Walter Williams

16-       Lena Barton

17-       ?

18-       Sanford Weaver

19-       Dixie Smith

20-       ?Elbert Small

21-       Emmie Taylor

22-       Annie Jones

23-       Brian Jones

24-       Maidie Weaver

25-       Letty Mixon

26-       Olie Barton

27-       Mae Barton

28-       Francis Weaver

29-       Annie Sossaman

30-       Jim Wright

31-       Esther Connor

32-       Kitt Hess

33-       Jake Hess

34-    Randolph Hess

Pine Prairie Local News ~ 1929

Town Gossip

Little River News

Pine Prairie

February 13, 1929

v  Mr. and Mrs. Sam Echels and family spent Sunday with J.E. Green and family.

v  Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Green spent Sunday with Ernest Cooper and family on Chas. Park’s place.

v  Homer Cunningham and Ed Funderburg called on Miss Susie Tyson Saturday night near Richmond.

v  Charley Green spent Saturday night with Homer Funderburg.

v  Jack Gromes and wife have moved to this community.

v  Herman Southerland was a visitor at Geo. Cook’s Sunday.

v  L. Prather and family moved into this community last week. 

v  Geo. Cook spent Sunday at Mack Cunningham’s.

v  Edward Cook, who has been real sick, is able to be up again.

v  Little Miss Marie Cooper spent last Wednesday with her aunt, Mrs. Floyd Green

v  Mrs. Ben Smith and daughter were visiting Mrs. Doc Henson Sunday.

v  Ed Cobb near Mack’s Chapel was the guest of J.E. Green Sunday.

v  Jack Gromes and Lige Pickett went to Millwood Sunday to move Fate Pickett and  family to this community.

v  George Cook and the Prather brothers visited the home of Mack Cunningham and family Sunday.

v  Bob Taylor and the Green brothers called on the Pickett home Sunday.

v  Will Williams and family moved from here to Boss Sewell’s last week.

February 20, 1929

v   Bud Wommack and family of near Ogden spent Saturday night and Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Geo. Cook.

v  Oron Crouch of Ashdown was at Jack Gromes Saturday night.

v  Joe Gill was here Monday.

v  Mr. and Mrs. Clevy Page spent the week-end with J.W. Funderburg.

v  Mr. and Mrs. Len McDowell visited Mr. and Mrs. Boss McDowell Sunday.

v  Leon and Edward Waldron were visiting Bill Green Sunday.

v  Homer Phillips of Mack’s Chapel was at the party Saturday night.

v  Briant Page was in Ashdown Saturday.

1935 Foreman Sun News

Town Gossip

Foreman Sun News

June 21, 1935

Local News~

H.L. Toland, of Ashdown, was in Foreman Tuesday.

Charles Heller, of Mena, is visiting friends in Foreman.

Mrs. G.W. Martin spent the week-end with her parents at Hope.

Attorney Jas. H. Williams, of Ashdown, was in Foreman Monday.

Harry Steele, Ford Dealer at Ashdown, was in Foreman Tuesday.

County Treasurer, D.W. Lowery was here from Ashdown Tuesday.

Miss Gladys Mae Arnold went to Fort Towson, Oklahoma  Wednesday for a visit to relatives.

Misses Florine and Dixie Holt, of Valliant, Oklahoma were week-end guests of friends in this city.

Mrs. Robert Campbell and daughter, Patsy Ann, of Hope, arrived Thursday for a visit to relatives.

Mrs. W.A. Bowden has returned from Clarksville, Texas, for a few week’s stay at her home here.

Mrs. Elton Davis and son, Bobbie, of East St. Louis Ill. Are visiting relatives in Foreman and vicinity.

Ed Matherly returned to his home in Oklahoma Wednesday, after a visit to relatives at Winthrop and Foreman.

Miss Marie Purkins and two of Mrs. Glen Williams’ children, of Hope, arrived Thursday for a visit to relatives.

Rev. and Mrs. H.H. McGuyre and daughter Mary, of Mena, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas McGuyre Monday night.

Chester Atkinson, who attended the State University at Fayetteville, is visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs L.J. Atkinson.

Porter Thornton and Miss Myrtle Oakgrove, of Laynesport, were united in marriage Saturday night at the home of Justice D. W. Bailey, who performed the ceremony.

Mrs. Reese Matthews left Wednesday to join her husband at Idabel, where they have recently moved from Hope.  She had been visiting relatives here for a few days.

Arkinda News~

Mrs. Weaver Barkman and daughter, Weva Jean, of Jackson, Mississippi, stopped for a call at Mrs. J.C. Turner’s home Tuesday evening. They were en route to visit Mrs. Barkman’s mother, Mrs. H.G. Ward, at Tom, Oklahoma.

Mrs. Mary Kirkland gave a party for the young folks of the community Tuesday evening.  A very happy evening was spent by all present, playing old fashioned games on the lawn.

Mrs. Sam Free was taken suddenly very ill Sunday morning.  She was rushed to Texarkana, where she is under the care of a specialist.

Mrs. Ope Hathaway and small son, Kenneth, of Haworth, Oklahoma, are visiting friends and relatives here this week.

Little Miss Eloise Kirkland fell from a truck where she and some other children were playing and cut a very bad gash on her head Tuesday. 

Mrs. Robert West  went with her son, Junior, to Texarkana Monday to have his tonsils removed.  Miss Boyd, FERA nurse, drove them over and back. Junior is recuperating just fine.

Claude Bonine went to Ashdown Monday.

Mrs. Davidson, accompanied by Misses Clarice Kirkland, Mildred Baliss and Clara Henderson, were in attendance at the Blackland Sunday School last Sunday.

Mr. J.B. Patrick, who has been agent for the Frisco here for several months, has been reassigned to Rudy Arkansas.  Mr. Orville Hathaway is in charge of the company’s interests here until a regular assignment is made.

Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hathaway of Haworth, Oklahoma, were Sunday visitors.