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Jonathan Thrailkill, an old resident and farmer, Waldo, Ark. Throughout the county, and especially over this portion of it, the name of Jonathan Thrailkill is well known, for not only is he one of the oldest citizens of the community in point of settlement, but he is a solid, substantial and thoroughly reliable citizen. His birth occurred in South Carolina about 1824, and he is the son of John Thrailkill, a native of North Carolina, who died in South Carolina in 1856. The father had four brothers in the Revolutionary War. He was married to Miss Margaret Irvin, a native of South Carolina, where she died in 1857. Eight children were the fruits of this union—seven sons and one daughter—of whom our subject is the eldest. Jonathan Thrailkill was reared in South Carolina, and was there married, in 1849, to Miss Martha Posey, a native of that State. They emigrated to Georgia in 1851, and here Mr. Thrailkill lost his wife in 1854. In 1856 he married Mrs. Ophelia (McClendon) Bacon, who died in 1861. To his first marriage were born four children, three now living: Frances A. (at home), Margaret E. (wife of James England) and John D. To his second union three children were born, two now living: Sterling D. and James H. Cicero T. N. is dead. In 1862 Mr. Thrailkill moved to Columbia County, Ark., settled on 240 acres, and here he has since resided. He has forty acres under cultivation, and is an honest, industrious citizen. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having joined that society in 1864, and is a member of Lamertine Lodge, a Master Mason. He is a member of the Christian Church, and his first wife was a member of the Baptist Church. In politics he adheres to the Democratic party. His fine farm is situated two and a half miles northeast of Waldo, which is his post-office address.