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Robert Emmett Jeffery (1875-1935) —
also known as Boyse Jeffery —
of Newport, Jackson
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Olive, Izard
County, Ark., January
30, 1875.
Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1900; state court judge in
Arkansas, 1910-15; U.S. Minister to Uruguay, 1915-21.
Died May 19,
1935 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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William Allan Oldfield (1874-1928) —
also known as William A. Oldfield —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., February
4, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1909-28; died in
office 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arkansas, 1928.
Died November
19, 1928 (age 54 years, 289
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Elisha Baxter (1827-1899) —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., September
1, 1827.
Mayor of Batesville, Ark., 1853; member of Arkansas state
legislature, 1854; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1864; district judge in Arkansas
3rd District, 1868-73; Governor of
Arkansas, 1873-74.
Died in Batesville, Independence
County, Ark., May 31,
1899 (age 71 years, 272
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Robert Neill (1838-1907) —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Arkansas, 1838.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1893-97.
Died in 1907
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Pearl Peden Oldfield (1876-1962) —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Cotton Plant, Woodruff
County, Ark., December
2, 1876.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1929-31.
Female.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 12,
1962 (age 85 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Samuel Marcus Bone (1887-1969) —
also known as S. M. Bone —
of Batesville, Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Izard
County, Ark., June 29,
1887.
Son of James P. Bone and Mary A. (Screws) Bone.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state senate 6th District, 1919-22; district judge in Arkansas
3rd District, 1926-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) —
of Independence
County, Ark.
Born in Lake City, Craighead
County, Ark., November
3, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge in
Arkansas, 1959-79.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
15, 2001 (age 80 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
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