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- The following article is from page 78 and 79 of the book "Howard County Heritage 1873-1988:
Biographical Sketch, Howard Co, AR
" S. B. Reese, farmer, Nashville, Ark. Mr. Reese, another of the manysuccessful and thorough-going agriculturists of the county, is a native of the couty (then Pike County), birth occurring April 2, 1857, and is the seventh of twelve children born to J. G. and Katie (Womack) Reese, who were natives of Bedford County, tennessee. The parents were married in their native State, and about 1850 emigrated to Arkansas, and settled in Pike County. At present they are living near Centre Point, this county. Of the twelve children, born to his union, six are now living and are residents of this county. S. B. Reese received a good English education in the common county schools, and at the age of twenty-one years began working for himself as an agriculturists, and this has sine receibed his attention. He is at present the owner of 481 acres of land, and has 200 acres under cultivation. He is progressive in his ideas, andhas all the latest improved machinery to lighten the labor of the farm. Mr. Reese was married in 1874 to Miss Carrie Waits, the daughter of Dr. Waits, who was a prominent physician in his time. To Mr. and Mrs. Reese have been born five children, only two now living: Ota and Katie M, both at home. Mr. Reese is quite active in politics and votes with the Democratic party. He and wife are members of the Christian Church."
source:
History of Arkansas, Howard County, page 289
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From the book by "Howard County Heritage 1873-1988" pages 78 and 79 it says the following about S.B. Reese:
The picturesque two storied frame home, shining white paint coat glistening in the sun, faces squarely into the curve of the Mineral Springs Highway, and much of Howard County history began here. Known as the old Reese place, this rejuvenated homestead of pioneer stockman, S.B. Reese, has "firsts" like these in its history:
1. First stock farm where registered race and trotting horses, Jersey cows and Duroc hogs, yes, even jacks and jennies, were introduced to the young Southwest.
2. First farm to try out the controversial "dipping" to relieve stock of ticks.
3. First farm home to have concrete, and first to have running water in Howard County.
S.B. Reese was a man of vision. He believed in good stock in the days when cows furnished beef and milk, and horses furnished both transportation and pleasure riding.
First, some of the land was signed to Private John Young who fought in the War of 1812 and took advantage of a homestead law to acquire 80 acres of county land. The Reese family has the title of certificate to Young, signed by President Franklin Pierce on January 10, 1854. Title later was assigned to William M. Coulter whose slaves built the house, it is believed about 1850.
Everything about the early-day show place was handmade by slaves such as square-headed nails and wooden pegs, hand planed lumber, wall corners hewn out of whole logs, hand carved stairwells and 2 inch thick flooring, giant beams. Many of the original doors grace the 11 rooms. Spring plowing often turned up old brick made in an early kiln southwest of the house and a graveyard for slaves still shows signs of their permanent resting place.
Under Reese's hand, Glendale Stock Farm became a show place. Registered race horses , (Glendale had two race tracks at different times) saddle horses, trotting horses, milk cows, hogs, jacks and jennies were his hobby. He brought registered stock from Kentucky and Tennessee. Some of the blood lines are still around.
The stock was shipped by rail and came as far as Clow by rail until Reese and F.T. Shepher, who jointly owned the livery business, secured the right-of-way for the road to come on into Nashville.
Just to the west of the home, beautiful deer were kept in a corral. On Sunday afternoons, people would come to enjoy these graceful animals.
The Reese place was rebuilt about 1911. A skilled carpenter, John White spent most of one year working on the house. Mr. Reese laid hardwood flooring over the stout original flooring. The first concrete poured in the country went into the bases of the tall tone columns fashioned after the antebellum homes of the old South.
The 566 acres then in Glendale were purchased for $3.00 per acre. Mr. Reese would never allow real estate agents to list is place for sale, not even at an outrageous figure. "i don't care how high ou price something, if you don't really want to sell, somebody crazier than you will come along and pay it" he reasoned.
He loved stock, but he also liked a bit of fun with his work. Many humorous stories have been carried down through the years.
Before he passed away, he prepared deeds giving his children equal land.
The above was taken from a feature article written by Louis Graves in the January 31, 1961 issue of the Nashville News after the Reese home was restored.
This property was sold in 1976 and the home was removed. It is now the location of Beaird-Paulan of Nashville
From the book: Howard County Heri tage 1873-1988 published by Howard Co Heritage Club 1988
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1857 - 1927 (70 years)
