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Robert West, farmer and stock raiser, is a native of Tennessee, the son of Robert C. and Sarah (Willard) West, of North Carolina and South Carolina, respectively. They had a family of eleven children, of whom only two, the subject of our sketch and Dr. Crawford West, of Tuckerman, born May 18, 1855, are now living. Robert West came from South Carolina with his parents, to Arkansas, in the year 1806, locating in Jackson County upon a farm rented of W. R. Jones; they lived there one year, then rented a farm of a non-resident, where they lived one year; they again rented of Mr. W. R. Jones, and the following year bought a farm in Union Township, where the father died at the age of fifty-two. In 1875 he bought land in Union Township, Section 36, and after remaining there one year, bought the farm upon which he now lives. This farm was partly improved. At the present time Mr. West owns 450 acres of cotton and corn land, 205 acres of which are cultivated; in addition to this, he is cultivating 800 acres of rented land. Mr. West is a man of unusual energy and determination, such a one as is needed to build up a country like this. In 1874, October 24th, Robert married Miss Josephine E. Miller; they have had a family of five children, three of whom are now living: Sarah Emma (born November 11, 1878), Cromwell H. (born February 18, 1886), and Thurman (born December 13, 1888). Mrs. West’s parents were George W. and Emma (H.) Miller, who were among the early settlers of Arkansas.