CROSS CO, AR - W.A. FAULKNER - Bio

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Submitted by: Jason Presley <daclyde@usa.net>
        Date: 3 Jan 2004
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SOURCE:  Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern 
Arkansas. Chicago:Goodspeed Publishers, 1890.
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   W. A. Faulkner is a son of William and Permelia (Mullins) Faulkner.
William Faulkner, Sr., was born and reared near London, England, and
emigrated to this country come time in the 40's, locating in MIssissippi,
and followed his trade, that of brick-mason and plasterer, until 1869
when he removed to Arkansas, settling in this county, where he entered
land under the pre-emption laws.  During the Rebellion, he served in the
Confederate army for two years.  Mrs. Faulkner died in 1859, leaving two
children, W. A. (our subject) and James T.  She was a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church.  Mr. Faulkner was married the second time,
in 1861, to Mary Jackson, who died in 1871, leaving one child, now
deceased, and in 1872, he married his third wife, Mrs. Lou Smith (nee
Ellis), who is still living.  To this union were given four children,
three of whom still live:  Robert, Lillie and Edward.  He and wife 
belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church.  W.A. was born in Mississippi,
in 1855, where he spend his younger days, coming to this county with 
his father when he was fourteen years of age.  At the age of twenty-one
he rented a farm which he worked for three years.  He then bought his 
present farm of 240 acres, which he works, besides one of 160 acres
belonging to his wife.  His farm is considered among the finest in the 
county, having good buildings upon it, a large orchard of some seven
or eight acres and good stock.  H e was married in 1879, to Mrs. Sarah 
Bowers (nee Auldrigh).  They are the parents of two children:  I.H.
and N.B.  His wife has been married three times, her first husband being
James Stephenson, her second husband Jacob Bowen, who lived only one
month after their marriage, and the third, Mr. Faulkner.  Mr. Faulkner
is an enterprising and industrious farmer and highly respected by all
who know him.