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Andrew J. Spurlock, farmer and stock raiser on Jackson’s Creek, was born in Cannon County, Tenn., in 1838, and is the son of Miles and Susanna (Sewell) Spurlock. The father was born in Tennessee in 1803, where he was reared, married and engaged in farming until about 1870. His death occurred in in 1886 in Madison County, Ark. The mother was a native of North Carolina, and was born in 1805. She was brought to Tennessee when a child by her mother, and there grew to womanhood and married. Her death occurred in Arkansas in 1879. All of her nine children grew to maturity, and seven are now living: William, Sarah, James, John, Caroline, Elizabeth, Joseph, Andrew J. and Rebecca. James and Sarah are now deceased. Our subject arrived at man’s estate in Warren County, ten., and immigrated to Arkansas in 1859, traveling by wagon. He purchased and homesteaded land to the amount of 147 acres, nearly all valley land, which he proceeded to improve. When the war broke out he at first joined the Confederate army, but afterward made his escape and became a Union man. His services were soon rejected on account of ill health, and he then returned home and resumed his farming. In 1861 he wedded Sarah M. Jackson, in the month of August. She was born December 11, 1840, and is a daughter of Thomas Jackson, one of the old settlers on the creek which bears his name. He probably came to Arkansas in 1818 or 1820, and was killed during the war in 1863 by a band of Confederate guerrillas. His wife, Sarah (Maize) Jackson, died in 1884. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Spurlock has been blessed with seven children: Thomas A., deceased in Arkansas November 13, 1887; Miles, Sarah, Lucinda, James, Joseph and John. Thomas A. left a widow and one child; Sarah is the wife of William Stilley, and Miles is married, but living at home with his parents. The remainder are unmarried and at home. Mr. Spurlock is a successful farmer and cattle and stock raiser. He belongs to the Knights of the Horse, and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.