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Daniel Mann is a native-born resident of Mississippi County, Ark., and as such is looked upon with respect and esteem by those who know who and what he is. His birth occurred in 1853, he being one of a large family of children born to William W. and Nancy Mann, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Arkansas. William Mann spent his youth and early manhood on his old home farm in his native State, coming in 1848 to Arkansas, and settling on Clear Lake, in Mississippi County, where he entered and purchased a tract of land embracing 600 acres. He improved this farm in a great measure, but, in addition to following the plow, was engaged in blacksmithing and tanning, giving these occupations his whole attention after Daniel was large enough to attend to the farm, which enterprises proved a decided success. He died in February, 1882. Daniel Mann was married, at the age of twenty-one years, to Miss Sarah Carter, a Tennessean by birth, and afterward began residing on a portion of his father’s farm, becoming the possessor of 160 acres in 1879, thirty of which he has cleared. Upon the death of his father the old homestead was divided, and sixty-four acres of wild land fell to Daniel. On this property he has built a good house, and has about ten acres under the plow. In the fall of 1887 he took a trip to Illinois, and bought a pair of full-blooded Poland-China hogs, the only ones in the township, and intends soon to purchase a thorough-bred Durham animal, being interested in improving the stock of the county. His leisure moments are devoted to hunting and fishing, and he has won quite a reputation as a bear-hunter, having killed large numbers of them. During the hunting season his house is the resort of hunting parties from Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, who always have good sport, and bag plenty of game when Mr. Mann is the leader. He is a patron of education, believes in elevating the standard of the schools in Mississippi County, and is now serving as school director. He and wife have become the parents of seven children, those living being Martha Agnes, William W., Lula F. and J. Hugh. Those deceased are William I., and two who died unnamed.