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John H. Percefull, foremost among the oldest and prominent farmers of Lonoke County, was born in Pulaski County, within seven miles of his present home, in 1826, on March 31, and was the son of John and Sarah (Mitchell) Percefull, at an early day residents of Kentucky and Tennessee, respectively. They immigrated to this State in the 20’s, and settled in Monroe County, near Clarendon, all of their children being born in Pulaski County. Mr. Percefull was an active worker in the Christian Church, and lived to be about sixty years of age. He was the father of six children, two of whom are still living: Mrs. Melvina Deadmon and John H. (our subject). He was reared in Central Arkansas, and there being no free schools in the State at that time, the little education he obtained was got in Little Rock. He was married, June 30, 1853, to Cordelia E. Shouse, whose birth place was in Arkansas, where she received her early training, and died December 1, 1861, leaving four children, two of whom are still living: John H. and Alexander C. Mr. Percefull enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861, in Col. Monroe’s regiment, and served on detached duty most of the time, being engaged in herding cattle for the soldiers; took part in some of the minor battles, also in a number of skirmishes; was taken prisoner and carried to Little Rock, where he took the oath of allegiance and was released. Mr. Percefull was married the second time to Catherine Leonard, of Arkansas, February 5, 1862, she being the daughter of John Leonard, a native of Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Percefull were the parents of nine children (three of whom are deceased): Clementine, Lillie N., Lulu (deceased), Anna B. (deceased), George W. D., Marshall, James F. (deceased), Cora Lee and Grover Cleveland (born January 22, 1887). Himself and wife are members of the Christian Church, he having belonged to this denomination for thirty years. Politically a strong Democrat, he is held in esteem as a citizen by all. He has a large farm well under cultivation, and during the war owned a large number of cattle, which the Federals seized. He is a very active and strong man, and can do as much hard work as any of his sons.