Date Original
1853-1917
Description
This collection contains journals and diaries kept by K.W. Rector and members of the Rector and Bigham families. It also contains deeds and United States land grants from members of the families and other residents in the Izard County area during the 1850s.
Biographical/Historical Note
K.W. Rector was a successful farmer in the Mill Creek Township of Izard County, Arkansas. He was bornin 1858 in Izard County. His parents, J. W. Rector and Ann E. Cooper Rector, were natives of Kentucky who came to Arkansas in 1852. K.W. Rector married Martha C. Bigham on September 25, 1879. Her parents were Samuel and Susannah Bigham of Tennessee. K.W. and Martha Rector had five children together, and by 1910, amassed a farm of nearly 500 acres in Izard County.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Izard County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000230
Resource Type
Text
Collection
K. W. Rector papers, MS.000230
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
K.W. Rector papers, 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
