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John T. Carnahan, farmer and miller, Bartholomew, Ark. This wide awake, enterprising citizen, is a native born resident of Arkansas, his birth occurring in Chicot County, June 25, 1849, and is the son of J. T. and Elizabeth (Bird) Carnahan. The parents reared a family of seven children—six daughters and one son—four now living, two of the sisters in Ashley County, Ellen (wife of C. Moore), Addie (wife of James Boyd), and Elizabeth (who lives in Tennessee, and is the wife of Wilson Mabrey). The father of these children died in the army, in 1863, and his wife died the same year. Both were esteemed members of the Methodist Church. John T. Carnahan was reared to years of discretion in Chicot County, received a limited education, and after the death of his father, made his home with his grandfather in Louisiana. At the age of fourteen years, he commenced working for himself on a farm, and tilled the soil, until twenty-one years of age, when he commenced running a saw-mill and ginning cotton. He owns and operates the gin mill at Ohio Landing, also a saw mill in the swamp, and is the owner of a small farm. Mr. Carnahan has been twice married, first in 1870, was divorced and married again in the same year to Miss Mattie Summer, daughter of George Summer of Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Carnahan are the parents of five children-two sons and three daughters: Frederick, Walter, Jessie, Alleria and Fanny M. Mr. Carnahan is a member of both the K. of P., and the K. of H. In politics he affiliates with the Democratic party.