Washington Co., AR - Biographies - Rowland C. Tollett

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Rowland C. Tollett, farmer and stock raiser of Washington County, 
Ark., was born in Hempstead County, Ark., in 1821. His parents, Henry 
and Eliza (Brown) Tollett, were born and reared in Tennessee and 
Virginia, respectively. The father was a soldier in the War of 1812, 
and soon after the close of that war was married, and in 1819 moved to 
Arkansas. After residing in Hempstead County until 1829 he located in 
Washington County, near Farmington, where he became the owner of 
several hundred acres of land. He served as justice of the peace for 
several years, and was a strong Southern sympathizer during the late 
war. He died in 1867, and his wife in 1886. Four of their five 
children are living: Margaret (wife of James Barrington), Harriet 
(wife of James A. Morton), William J. and Rowland C. The latter was 
reared and educated in Washington County, and in 1850 was married to 
Martha J. Johnston, who was born in Washington County a few weeks 
after her parents, Abel and Mary Johnston, came to the county. She is 
the mother of five children: William A., C. L., Henry J., Emma and 
Maggie G. Mr. Tollett owns a good and well-improved farm of 200 acres, 
and is in comfortable circumstances. He was left almost destitute at 
the close of the war, but by indomitable energy and perseverance has 
become one of the well-to-do farmers of the county.