My Genealogy Hound

William T. Whitmore, a prominent and popular farmer of Howard County, is the subject of this sketch, and one who merits more praise than space will allow. Arkansas is his native State, and he first entered this world October 3, 1858, being the son of Peter and Melissa (Hendricks) Whitmore. His parents were natives of the sunny clime of South Carolina, where, beneath the summer sun, life possesses additional charms. They located in Arkansas, while that country still very much resembled a wilderness, and had only two children: William T., and Nancy E. (who is the wife of W. E. Carter). After the death of the mother, in 1861, the father married Miss Jane McElroy. He was a prominent Mason, and a man who always evinced interest in the public welfare of people and places. He departed this life in 1865, his being a lovely Christian death. Our subject received a thorough education in private schools until he reached his twentieth year, at which time he commenced a career for himself, turning his energy and interest to farming. Success crowned his efforts in a marked degree, he being at present a large land owner. In the year 1883 Mr. Whitmore married Miss Washa Odel, of Arkansas, and a daughter of John and Ellen Odel. He is an influential member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, being a trustee and class-leader. A friend states that Mr. Whitmore is loved and honored by all who know him, and as he attends strictly to his own business, he has not a known enemy in the world.