Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Conway County, Arkansas

This database contains both biographical and historical memoirs of Conway County, Arkansas. The work is divided into two chapters. The first contains information dealing primarily with the geographical and topographical features of the state. The second chapter delves into the history of Conway County. Information regarding the following subjects may be found in this portion of the book: county organization, county seats, county buildings, municipal township, streams, mountains, topography, railroads, county officials, Conway's Civil War records, early settlers, ecclesiastical history, schools, census reports, resources, soils, timber, desirability as a place of residence, secret societies, bench and bar, noted cases, towns and villages, local personal memoirs. This work is a valuable source for researchers with ancestors from this area, as it provides the type of information that may help them place their ancestors in a historical context.