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From: Glenn Crist <>
Subject: [HACKETT-L] Jeremiah and B. F. Hackett
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:22:42 -0700

Hello--

I found this last night on Ancestry.com relating to Ida May Haynes line.
It was in a History of Arkansas database. The web address is
http://www.ancestry.com/ I think you can view Ancestry.com databases for
the first 10 days free, if anyone is interested in this line.

Glenn Crist

History of Benton County
SETTLEMENT.
page 695
The early settlers of the vicinity of Hackett City and of the west central
portion of the county were as follows: In 1839 William Tichenal settled at
the place now called Jenson, and subsequently about a mile south of the
present town of
Hackett, where he lived until 1851, and then went to California, where he
is believed to be still living. About the year 1830 William H. [p.695]
McMurtry came from
Missouri and settled near the line of the Indian Territory, and two miles
west of the site of Hackett City, and near the same time William Fleming
settled on
the James Fork, two miles south of the latter place. Fleming moved away,
and about the year 1851 his place was occupied by Matthew Moore. About the
year 1839
Jacob Bender, formerly a soldier in the United States Army, settled one
mile west of the site of Hackett City. James Green settled on the place
where Mr.
McMurtry, son of William H. McMurtry, now lives, at Hackett City. Thomas
Patton, a blacksmith, settled on the site of this town, on the west side of
the
branch, some time prior to 1845. About the year 1843 a Mr. Pulliam settled
a mile and a quarter southeast of the site of Hackett City, and Thomas
Patton, the
blacksmith. moved onto the same place about the year 1847, and lived there
until he was killed in a cyclone a few years ago. Carbon Howell settled a
little
farther east. Samuel Sorrells and Lewis Brewer settled on Sorrells' Prairie
over fifty years ago.
Jeremiah Hackett came from Ohio in 1841, and settled on the place where he
now lives, one mile southwest of Hackett City. In 1851 J. M. Hicks settled
on the line five miles south of Jenson, and established a trading place for
the
Indians, the article mostly purchased by them being whisky. The Weltys and
Reasoners and Ned Moore settled at the base of the Sugar Loaf Mountain, on
the north
side. In 1840 Harmon Mickell settled about seven miles south of Fort Smith,
and about the same time John McMurtrey settled six miles north of Hackett
City.
Elzie Hano settled two miles northeast of the latter place, and P. Evans
about a mile farther east. The latter was a soldier under Gen. Jackson in
the battle of
the Horseshoe, and during the late Civil War he was killed by a Confederate
soldier after he had been captured.

History of Benton County
SEBASTIAN COUNTY.

Major B. F. Hackett,mayor of Hackett City, was born in Sebastian County in
1844, and is a son of Jeremiah and Sarah A. (Tichnal) Hackett [see sketch]. He
received a limited public school education during his early youth, and in
March, 1863, enlisted as a private in Company B of the Second Kansas
Cavalry. This company was afterward put on detached service to command
Hopkins' Battery,
and in 1864 declared an independent battery, known as the Third Kansas
Battery. He participated in the fights at Honey Springs, Fort Gibson and
Weber's Falls, but escaped without any wounds. After the war Mr. Hackett
attended school a year in Ohio, and upon his return to Arkansas served four
years
as treasurer of Sebastian County. He then engaged in the mercantile and
stock business near Hackett City, on the line of the Indian Territory, and
in 1872
located where Hackett City now is, which town he started, and which bears
his name. This is now a flourishing town of 1,500 inhabitants, although in
1872 Mr. Hackett
was obliged to give away lots in order to induce people to locate here. He
owns a large number of town lots, and houses which he rents, and has about 600
acres of valuable land, which contains large deposits of coal. He is the
leading business man of the town, and is interested in the saw-mill, lumber
and cotton
business. Mr. Hackett has served as assessor of the county three terms, and
was deputy sheriff four years. In 1874 he was appointed by Gen. Armstead to
raise a
company of militia, of which he was first made captain. He was afterward
commissioned major, and recruited and mustered in six more companies. Maj.
Hackett is now serving his second term as mayor of the city. In 1872 he
married Miss Helen Bradbury, of Ohio, whose father is a merchant and banker at
Middleport. Mr. and Mrs. Hackett have two children, John T. and Samuel B. Our
subject and wife belong to the New Church, and the former is a member of
the American Legion of Honor and the Masonic order, of which he has been
District Deputy Grand Master.

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