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G. W. Carder is one of the prosperous general
merchants of Arkadelphia, Ark., and by his superior management and
excellent business ability, he has become a well - to - do citizen. His
birth occurred in Randolph County, Va., in April, 1831, and he is a son
of James and Lucinda (Earle) Carder, who were born, reared and married
in Clark County, Va. From there they moved to Randolph County, Va.,
where they remained for several years, thence moved to Clarksburg,
Harrison County, Va., and there spent their lives. G. W. Carder is one
of four surviving members of a large family of children, and was reared
in the hotel business, in which his father was successfully engaged, but
in his eighteenth year he went to Baltimore, Md., and was there employed
in a wholesale hardware store until 1858, when he came to Arkansas, and
located at Red Fork, Desha County, where he was occupied in the
mercantile business until 1861. At this date he moved to Arkadelphia,
but in 1863 he went to Marshall, Tex., and was in the quartermaster's
department until the final surrender in 1865. From that time up to the
present he has been interested in merchandising in Arkadelphia, and has
done exceptionally well. He has served as a member of the board of
alderman several terms. From 1885 to 1888 he was mayor of the city of
Arkadelphia, and is the present mayor, having been elected in April,
1890. In 1863 he was married to Miss Ellen M. McDaniel, a daughter of
J. B. McDaniel, a highly respectable and prosperous citizen of this
county. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Carder have two living children, Archie E.
and Mary, and are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a
Mason, a member of the I. O. O. F. and the K. of H.
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