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James Richardson Campbell, a farmer, Stephens, Ark. Prominent among the leading farmers of the county stands the name of the above-mentioned gentleman, who was born in what is now Howard County, Ark., on February 11, 1859, and who is the son of Arthur and Frances Jane (Wommock) Campbell, both natives of Tennessee. The father was reared in Tennessee, and came to Arkansas when a single man. He was married in Howard County, Ark., and engaged in tilling the soil in that county of which he was one of the first settlers. He died during the late Civil War. The mother is now a resident of Stephens, Ark., and is living with her second husband. James Richardson Campbell was the fourth of five children born to his parents. His early scholastic training was received in Columbia County, Ark., and his marriage to Miss Martha D. Parker, was consummated in 1887. The latter was born in Columbia County, Ark., in April, 1867, and she is the daughter of Jonathan and Martha D. (McDavid) Parker. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell has been born one child. Mr. Campbell has resided on his present property since 1884, and has 160 acres of land with sixty acres under cultivation. This fine farm is situated one and a half miles southeast of Stephens, and is one of the best in the township Mr. Campbell is a member of the Wheel, and in his political views affiliates with the Democratic party, casting his first presidential vote for Gen. Hancock. He is one of the most successful and energetic young farmers of the County.