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Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922)

W. S. FLOYD.
    W. S. Floyd, who has been an active representative of the Arkansas bar
through a period of forty-three years, has been located at Bentonville since
18S7 and has been accorded a most extensive and gratifying clientage. His birth
occurred in Sparta, White county, Tennessee, in August, 1855, his parents being
John Wesley and Liza J. (Snodgrass) Floyd, who were also natives of that state.
During the period of the Civil war the father served with the Confederate troops
under General John H. Morgan and also in Forrest's cavalry. The year 1869
witnessed his arrival in Arkansas and in this state he devoted his attention to
general agricultural pursuits, owning a tract of land near Bentonville. He was a
democrat in politics and for a quarter of a century filled the office of justice
of the peace, in which connection he made a most creditable and commendable
record. His religions faith was indicated by his membership in the Methodist
Episcopal church, South. To him and his wife were born seven children, five of
whom survive, namely: W. S., of this review; J. C, a resident of Yellville,
Arkansas; James K., who is a practicing physician of Fort Worth, Texas; Frank
Forrest, a retired merchant living in Bentonville; and Carrie, who is the wife
of William R. Maxwell, of Alva, Oklahoma.

    In the acquirement of his education W. S. Floyd attended the schools of
Bentonville and in preparation for his chosen profession began reading law in
the office and under the direction of Judge S. N. Elliott at Bentonville. He was
admitted to the bar in 1878 and began practice in Marion county, Arkansas, where
for two years he filled the position of county judge. He also practiced in
Bentonville while living in Marion county and in 1887 took up his abode in
Bentonville, where he has remained continuously since or for a period of more
than a third of a century. Few lawyers have made a more lasting impression upon
the bar of the state, both for legal ability of a high order and for the
individuality of a personal character which impresses itself upon a community.
The zeal with which he has devoted his energies to his profession, the careful
regard evinced for the interests of his clients and an assiduous and unrelaxing
attention to all the details of his cases, have brought him a large business and
made him very successful in its conduct. In 1914 he served as county judge in
Benton county to fill out an unexpired term.

    On the 25th of April, 1880, Mr. Floyd was united in marriage to Miss Josie
M. Jackson, a native of Missouri and a daughter of S. H. Jackson, who was also
born in that state. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd became the parents of five children,
namely: Mrs. Sallie Conine, who is a widow residing in Bentonville, Arkansas;
James Hurlie, a mine operator who makes his home at Picher, Oklahoma; Hugh
Jackson, who is filling the office of .postmaster in Bentonville; Jennie, who is
the wife of Claude Silver, a contractor and architect of Okmulgee, Oklahoma; and
Maggie, who is the wife of Timothy Apple-gate, a druggist of Bentonville. The
wife and mother was called to her final rest on the 18th of August, 1914. She
joined the Presbyterian church in early life but later became a member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.

    In politics Mr. Floyd has always been a democrat and his fellow townsmen,
recognizing his worth and ability, have called upon him for .public service. He
filled the office of mayor of Bentonville for several terms, giving to the town
a most public-spirited and progressive administration that was characterized by
many needed reforms and improvements. He now devotes his entire time and
attention to his law practice and has long been recognized as one of the leading
attorneys of his part of the state. His fraternal connection is with the Masonic
order and his entire career has been in harmony with upright principles of
manhood and citizenship, so that he enjoys the high esteem and warm regard of
all with whom he has been associated in both professional and social relations.


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Citation:
Centennial History of Arkansas
Volume II
Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1922


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