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L. C. Purtle is among the popular and prosperous men who are found in Nevada County, Ark., and is the son of George Purtle, a farmer and prominent member of the Baptist Church, who died in 1870. His youth was spent in Alabama, where he received only a moderate education, being dependent chiefly upon himself for his literary training. In 1842 he commenced farming in Alabama, remaining there until 1851, at which time he moved to Arkansas, settling in what is now Nevada County, in the neighborhood of his present place. He is now the owner of 185 acres of valuable and well-cultivated land, and is largely interested in farming still. He enlisted in the Civil War in 1863, in Company C of Arkansas, under Capt. Parker, and served in a highly creditable manner until 1865. March 26, 1846, he was married to Miss Mary A. Billingsly, daughter of Thomas Billingsly, of Mississippi, and they are the parents of twelve children, of whom the following are still living: Pattrick M. (married Miss L. Boswell), Thomas (married Miss Casandar Halem), James D. (married Miss Margurite Adams), Locora (is now the wife of J. J. Tubbs), Edwin H. and Burnica are single. Mr. Purtle is a Mason, a member of the Wheel, and an active Democrat. Both Mr. and Mrs. Purtle are members of the Baptist Church.