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Sylvanus G. Conway, planter, Hollywood, Ark. Mr.
Conway was born in Morgan County, Ala., on July 6, 1835, and is the son
of James H. Conway, a native of South Carolina, born in 1800, and a
farmer by occupation. The elder Conway was justice of the peace of
Alabama for a number of years, and in 1820 was married to Miss.
Angeline Jackson, a native of South Carolina, born in 1805. To this
union were born twelve children--seven sons and five daughters--of whom
but five are now living: Wilson W., Joseph D., Sarah L. (widow of C.
Aldridge), Emily S. (widow of Mr. Richardson), and Sylvanus G. The
father emigrated to Alabama about 1820, and died in 1888. He and wife
were members of the Baptist Church, and he was a member of the Masonic
fraternity. Sylvanus G. Conway was reared in Alabama and was married in
Clark County, Ark., in 1861, to Miss Sarah J. Thomas, who bore him eight
children--six sons and two daughters, four of whom are now living:
William T., Joseph G., Lawrence C., and Virginia A. Mrs. Conway died in
1887. She was a worthy and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Mr. Conway took for his second wife Miss. Anna Thomas, a
native of South Carolina, born in 1836, and was united in marriage to
her in Clark County, Ark., in 1888. In 1862, Mr. Conway enlisted in the
infantry, Company H, under Capt. Greene and served until the close of
the war. He is a wide-awake, industrious farmer, is the owner of 240
acres of land and has 100 acres under cultivation. He is a member of
the A.F.& A.M., and in his political views is strictly Democratic. He
emigrated from Alabama to Arkansas in 1856 and settled in this county,
and now has one of the best farms to be found. He is in favor of all
public improvements and has always been a liberal donator to all
laudable enterprises. He and Mrs. Conway are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
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