Date Original
1803-1920
Description
This collection contains deeds, tax receipts, family correspondence, land grants, and legal contracts concerning the Leslie family and their property in Searcy County, Arkansas, near the town of Leslie.
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel Leslie was born in Barren County, Kentucky on October 25, 1809. He moved to Searcy County, Arkansas, in 1838 from Tennessee and homesteaded 160 acres of land near Cove Creek. In Arkansas, he served five terms in the Arkansas Legislature. During the Civil War, he served as a colonel in the Arkansas militia and a captain in the Confederate army. A.J. Leslie, Sr., Samuel's son, was born in July of 1834 in Tennessee. He married Sarah Parks. After Sarah's death, he married her sister, Melinda Parks. A.J. and Melinda Leslie moved to Wiley's Cove in 1886, where he became the postmaster. Wiley's Cove was later renamed Leslie Post Office. The town of Leslie, Arkansas, was incorporated on February 9, 1903.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Searcy County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00115
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Leslie family papers, MG.00115
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Leslie family 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
