Benton Co., AR - Biographies - John H. Pace

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John H. Pace, a resident of Batie Township, was born in Tennessee, 
April 18, 1831, and is the son of Christopher S. and Margaret Maria 
(Woods) Pace. The father was born in Tennessee, and at the age of 
twenty married Miss Woods, who was in her fifteenth year. To this 
union were born eleven children, five now living: John H., Mrs. Sarah 
Walker, Mrs. Margaret S. (Black) Woods, Milton A. and Mrs. Florence 
Hardy. Those deceased were named William C., Newton B., James O., 
Thomas J., Alfred and Mrs. Nancy Williams. Christopher S. Pace 
followed farming the principal part of his life, but in connection ran 
an old fashioned whip-saw, and also a ferry boat. He moved from 
Tennessee to Arkansas about 1835, settled three miles south of 
Bentonville, where he only remained for a year, going from there to 
Sugar Creek, where he farmed for two or three years. He then moved to 
different places, but at last settled on the farm where his son, John 
H., now lives. Here he remained until 1862 or 1863, when he moved to a
farm three miles south of Bentonville, where he remained until the 
close of the war. He then moved to Bentonville, where he continued to 
live until a year ago, when he returned to the old home place, and 
there he and his wife have since lived. After coming to Arkansas John 
H. Pace lived with his father until twenty-eight years of age, and 
received a fair education during that time. At the age of twenty-two 
he went to Austin, Tex., driving five yoke of oxen, with a load of 
apples. Here he remained one year, and while there worked for wages on 
a farm. He then returned to his home in Arkansas, and there remained 
until his marriage with Miss Florence L. Hayden, daughter of Clement 
and Lucy (Fullerton) Hayden, who were natives of Maine and Tennessee, 
respectively. Miss Hayden was but sixteen years old when she married 
Mr. Pace, and their union resulted in the birth of seven children, six 
now living: Mrs. Lura J. Phillips, Elbert Newton, Maggie, Milton, 
Florence and Olive. The one deceased was named Clemmie. After marriage 
Mr. Pace lived on his father's farm, where he remained until the 
breaking out of the war, when Mrs. Pace went to Bentonville, and Mr. 
Pace enlisted in Company F, Brooks' Regiment, Confederate army. During 
his time of service he was in only two battles of importance, Prairie 
Grove and Jenkins' Ferry. He served three years and at the close of 
the war his company surrendered at Little Rock, and he returned to his 
home, where he engaged in tilling the soil on his present farm. The 
country was very sparsely settled when Mr. Pace first moved to Benton 
County, there being no schools, no churches, and Bentonville only a 
small hamlet. His father was one of the first grand jurors of the 
county, and the only one now living. Mr. Pace was constable of his 
township for two years, and was also deputy sheriff. He is a stanch 
Democrat in politics, having voted that ticket from his majority down 
to President Cleveland. He has a [p.877] farm of 100 acres, fifty-five 
being under cultivation. Mr. and Mrs. Pace are members of the 
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.