Biography of J. G. Stern, St Francis County, AR

***********************************************************
Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
***********************************************************

CIRCUIT CLERK 1890-1892-ST. FRANCIS COUNTY-In 1885, the St. Francis County
Abstract Company was founded Capt. J. G. Stern, a northern man who located in
St. Francis County and owned extensive real estate east of St. Francis River.
The next owner was N. B. Fizer, lawyer and preacher and father of Mrs. J. G.
Sanders. About 1897, Mr. Fizer sold the firm to Mrs. Aliec E. Matthews, a sister
of John I. Jones and Mrs. A. A. French. both still residents of Forrest City.
Mrs. Matthews married S. H. Mann in 1912 and the company was operated by Mr.
Mann until his death in 1938. After his death, the company was purchased by Mr.
F. F. Harrelson, lawyer and owner of the Title Guaranty and Abstract Company,
until 1950 they two companies were operated together until 1950-first by Mr.
Harrelson until his death in 1946, and then by F. C. Harrelson and Carroll C.
Cannon. In 1950 the firm is owned and operated soley by Mr. Carroll C. Cannon.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas