Garland-Hot Spring County ArArchives Obituaries.....Sumpter, John J. June 22, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mark Douglas markdouglasenglish@gmail.com May 15, 2021, 10:02 am J. J. Sumpter Dead, Arkansas Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas, 22 Jun 1899, Thu, Page 1. J.J. SUMPTER DEAD Well Known Citizen of Garland County Died Today at His Home in Hot Springs A PROMINENT MASON He Had Held Many Positions of Honor and Trust in Both Civil and Fraternal Life HOT SPRINGS, June 22 - (Special.) -Hon. J. J. Sumpter died this morning at his home in this city, after a protracted illness, and his funeral will be held at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. John J. Sumpter became a resident of Hot Springs in 1844. He was born in Warrenton, Warren county, Mo., July 7, 1842, son of James and Elizabeth Sumpter. His father came to Arkansas in October, 1843, and on the 14th of February, 1844, located at Hot Springs, where he died September 24, 1861. Young Sumpter was admitted to the bar in 1876. On the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in the Confederate army as a private, in Company F, of the Third Arkansas cavalry, and was commanding a company at the surrender. He served under Gens. Forrest, Van Dorn and Wheeler, and was in over 200 battles and skirmishes. His command covered the retreat from Dalton to Savannah, Ga., and then through South Carolina to North Carolina, where it was surrendered with Johnston's army in 1865. He was a member of the legislature of 1871, 1873 and 1874; sheriff of Garland county from 1874 to 1876, member of the national Democratic convention from 1876 to 1884; member of the state senate from 1889 to 1891. On the 8th of November, 1866, in Little Rock, he was married to Miss Nannie Etter Cayce, of Tennessee. By this marriage there were three children, two sons and a daughter, John J., Jr., Orlando H. and Mary L. Mr. Sumpter was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, was grand master of the state in 1883 and 1884, member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, past D. G. C. of the Knights Templar, grand high priest in 1882 and 1883, and represented the state at the meeting of the general grand chapter of the United States at Denver, in 1883. He was also a member of the K. of P., Royal Areanum, I. O. O. F., and other secret orders. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the Sunday-school and president of the board of stewards, president of the board of trustees, and class leader. He served on the school board, and was director in two of the leading building associations of the city. He had large interests in Hot Springs, was owner and proprietor of the Sumpter House, and did a large real-estate, loan and insurance business. Of late years certain business reverses have borne heavily upon him, and he had greatly broken in strength and vigor of body and mind. Additional Comments: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Sumpter">John J. Sumpter's Wikipedia page</a> <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207519766/john-james-sumpter">John J. Sumpter's Findagrave Memorial, Mem ID 207519766</a> <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41267804/obituary-for-john-j-sumpter/">John J. Sumpter's Obituary Newspaper Clipping</a> File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/garland/obits/s/sumpter28nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/arfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb