Date Original
1900-1989
Description
This collection contains materials related to the William T. Mills family of Marshall, Arkansas, and the Robert Franklin Wood family of Calico Rock, Arkansas, including photographs, news articles, marriage licenses, and other personal items.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Thomas Mills was born in Eglantine, Van Buren County, Arkansas, in 1879. He married Bess McBride on December 7, 1904. He was a candidate for U.S. Representative from Arkansas, 3rd District, in 1908, and the delegate to the Republican National Convention from Arkansas, in 1924 and 1936. He was also the Republican candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 1946 and 1948 (primary). Mills died in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, on October 17, 1952. Robert Franklin Wood was born three miles southeast of Calico Rock on June 11, 1874. He married Mary Frances Smith on December 19, 1900. Wood moved to Calico Rock in 1903. He was active in the Calico Rock Methodist Church, serving as superintendent of the church school for 13 years and for a number of years as a teacher of the adult Bible class. He was well-known in his community as a merchant and salesman. Mills died on November 14, 1959.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Marshall, Searcy County (Ark.); Calico Rock, Izard County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000149
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Mills and Wood families collection, MS.000149
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Mills and Wood families collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
