My Genealogy Hound

William A. Mosby is deservedly numbered among the prosperous farmers of Desha County. He was born in Kentucky in 1827, and is a son of Joseph and Louisiana (Young) Mosby who were born on Blue-Grass soil and in South Carolina respectively. William A. Mosby spent his youth in Kentucky, but owing to his father’s early death he received but few educational advantages as he was obliged to assist his mother who was left with small means, and like a dutiful son he remained with and cared for her until her death. In 1852 he came to Desha County, Ark., and began tilling the soil, and by dint of hard labor and economy he is now far beyond the reach of want being the owner of 320 acres of land, sixty of which are cleared and under the plow. He also raises considerable stock. In 1863 he enlisted in the Confederate service, participating in the following engagements: Helena, Poison Springs, Pine Bluff, Pilot Knob, Mark’s Mill, Jefferson City, Boonville, Independence, Newtonia, Fayetteville and numerous others. In 1866 he was married to Miss Sarah A., a daughter of E. and Nicy Jordan, natives of Mississippi, and by her he has a family of four children: William A., Martha E., Nicy and Joseph D., all of whom are living and reside with their father. Mr. Mosby and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and he is a Master Mason and in his political views a Democrat. As far as his means will allow he contributes to all worthy enterprises, and as a man of strict integrity, peaceable and law-abiding, he is esteemed and commands the respect of all by whom he is known.