Biography of James P Chiles, Scott Co, AR

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Submitted by: Charlene Holland <Char@presys.com>
        Date: 9 Sep 1998
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	No name is more properly placed in the history of Scott County than
that of Mr. Chiles, who is not only one of the most enterprising farmers
of this section, but is of such a social, genial nature that he has made
many friends. He was born in Tennessee to Roland and Margaret N. (Blair)
Chiles, for a history of whom see sketch of Roland Chiles. Until he
attained his fifteenth year James P. was a resident of his Native State,
but since 1870 he has been a resident of Arkansas, and was given a good
education in the University of the State, at Fayetteville. On July 3,
1887, he was married to Miss Emma Roland, a native of Scott County,
and a daughter of Elijah Roland, who was one of the early settlers of
this State. In 1884 he purchased his present farm of 315 acres, and by
hard work has put fifty acres under cultivation, the rest being covered
with timber of an excellent and valuable quality. In October 1888, he
bought his present cotton gin, grist and sawmill, all, of which he is
operating with success, his sawmill averaging about 5,000 feet of lumber
per day. Besides this property he is the owner of a good dwelling-house
and three tenement houses, and in addition to his other duties he is
somewhat interested in stock--raising and speculating, in fact, is
wide-awake and enterprising in all matters pertaining to his calling. He
and his family are members of the Christian Church; he purchased all the
materials for erecting a church and schoolhouse, deeding the property for
the site. He has at all times tried to further the cause of education,
and for years has faithfully discharged the duties of school director of
his district. He is a warm Republican in politics and is an active worker
in that party.