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Nathan F. Trotter, an enterprising agriculturist of Pulaski County, was born in South Carolina, in the year 1816, and is a son of Joseph and Patsey (Brook) Trotter, of North Carolina. The father was born May 14, 1792, and died in 1849 at Vicksburg, Miss. In 1830 he moved from South Carolina to Georgia, where he resided for five years, and then changed his location to Alabama, where he lived until 1848. He then moved to Mississippi, which State was the last he resided in. His wife was born in 1792, and bore him ten children, of whom seven are yet living, and all residing in Arkansas. Nathan F. was the second child of this family, and was reared in Alabama, and there educated. In 1842 he was married to Miss Jane Mitchell, of South Carolina, who was born on December 8, 1821, and this union has given them eight children, of whom six are still living: John, Benjamin B., Georgie A., Nathan, Alex, and Jefferson D. In 1851 Mr. Trotter and his family came to Helena, Ark., and in the following year moved to where he now resides. He owns 300 acres of land, and has placed over 150 acres under cultivation, and his farm is one of the best improved in the county, as well as being an excellent one for any growth. The land is also well adapted for stock raising At one time he owned 600 acres, but has generously given each of his boys a portion, and reserved 300 acres for himself. Mr. Trotter served about six months in the Confederate army, and occupied that time in gallantly defending his cause. In politics he is a stanch Democrat, and cast his first vote for Van Buren. He has held the office of justice of the peace of his township and filled the office in a dignified and satisfactory manner. In connection with his farming interests, Mr. Trotter operates a cotton-gin, which is one of the best in the county. His enterprise has long been a matter of admiration to the community, and his popularity is all owing to his genial and gentlemanly manner to all with whom he comes in contact, both in a social and business way. Mr. and Mrs. Trotter attend the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.