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S. B. Lide, treasurer of Ouachita County, Ark. In the history of the growth and prosperity of this county Mr. Lide has borne a prominent part, and his career has been such as to give encouragement to young men without means, for his present competence and enviable social position have been gained through his own merits. He was born in Dallas County, Ala., January 28, 1847, and he is a son of Eli H. and Martha J. (Blackwell) Lide, the former of whom was born in Darlington, S. C, in 1796. After residing in Alabama for a time, he moved to Texas, in 1854, but died of Asiatic cholera on the way. He was the owner of ninety slaves which he was taking with him, and out of that number lost forty by the same disease. He had been a farmer and merchant. His wife died in Camden, Ark., in 1880. They were the parents of two children, S. B. Lide being the only one now living. The mother married a second time, and by this husband became the mother of nine children, four of whom are now living. S. B. Lide came to Arkansas with his mother, in 1857, and located on a farm six miles west of Camden, and here he received his early education, being an attendant of the district schools. He remained at home until 1864, when he ran off and joined the army, and served until the final surrender, then returned home and entered the mercantile business, and for the past eleven years has been connected with Dr. J. W. Brown. He was married in 1876, to Miss Susan Graham, by whom he had three children: Martha B., Montrose G. and James E. Mrs. Lide was a niece of ex-Gov. William A. Graham, of North Carolina, and she and Mr. Lide were members of the Baptist Church. Miss Kittie Scott became the second wife of Mr. Lide, in 1888, and they have one child, Lawrence D. Mr. Lide is well and favorably known throughout the county, and in 1886 was elected county treasurer, and the manner in which he discharged his duties was so satisfactory that he was re-elected in 1888.