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A.M. Crow is engaged in the real estate and loan
business at Arkadelphia, Ark., and is a native of Clark County, having
been born on December 6, 1833, to James H. and Emily (Wells) Crow, the
former a native of Missouri, and the latter of Clark County, Ark., born
in 1815. The material grandfather, Jacob Wells, settled here about
1811, locating on a farm about sixteen miles southwest of Arkadelphia,
being one of the first settlers of this county. The region was very
wild and unsettled at that time, but Mr. Wells' farm was of fine black
soil, and as he was a thrifty and energetic farmer and stock-raiser he
became wealthy. He died in this State. The paternal grandfather Walter
Crow, moved from Missouri to Arkansas in 1818, and also engaged in
tilling the soil near Arkadelphia. He was also successful in his
operations and resided in Clark County until his death in the
seventy-fifth year of his age. James H. Crow was a small boy when
brought to this State, and in his youth he received the education and
rearing of the average farmer's boy. During the late Civil War he was
mayor of Arkadelphia, and also held the positions of justice of the
peace, county judge, sheriff, a member of the House of Representatives
in 1848, and of the State Senate in 1850. He was a very prominent
politician, a man well known and esteemed by all who knew him, and as a
farmer he was very successful. He died in the month of October, 1845,
his wife passing from this life in 1878. Out of a large family of
children born to them six are now living. John W. died at Bowling
Green, Ky., while serving in the Confederate army, and another son
Jacob, was also in that army. A.M. Crow, the immediate subject of this
sketch, was reared on his father's farm, and received the education in
the common schools. Upon reaching the age of twenty-four years he came
to Arkadelphia, Ark., and after attending the schools of this place for
some time he engaged in saw milling, being thus employed for about six
years. In 1870, he embarked in his present calling and was the first
man to engage exclusively in this business in Southwest Arkansas. He
controls about 10,000 of private lands, and is agent for the St. Louis
& Iron Mountain Railroad, having about 200,000 acres in his charge. He
is doing an enormous business, and represents Shattuck & Hoffman of New
Orleans, Jarvis Conklin Mortgage Company, and the Southern Trust
Company, of Memphis, Tenn. His marriage to Miss. Abbie M. Mendenhall
took place in 1862, and by her he became the father of eight children:
Ida B., Fannie, Albert, Lena, Mamie, Jim T., Charles and J. Stanley.
Mr. and Mrs. Crow are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he
also belongs to the Masonic fraternity. He is one of the progressive
citizens of Clark County, and for over half a century has witnessed her
development. He has always been careful, prudent and economical, but
not in the least penurious and those who know him best recognize in him
a good friend and an honorable upright man of business.
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