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Alfred Stroud is a native of Desha County, Ark., his birth having occurred here November 20, 1855, his parents, Calvin and Betty (Wolverton) Stroud, having been born in Warren County, Tenn., and Scott County, Miss., respectively. In 1841 Calvin Stroud settled in Desha County, and here was married in 1852, his and his wife’s death also occurring here, the former dying June 12, 1876, and the latter March 5, 1865, leaving a family of two sons and two daughters to mourn their loss, only three of the family now living: Alfred, Hadley (a farmer, of Desha County), and Frances (wife of Capt. Fred Miller, a sea captain, and a resident of San Francisco, Cal.). Mary E. and Marshall are dead. Mr. Stroud was a farmer and stock-raiser by occupation, and was for many years justice of the peace in Desha County. He was married three times, Alfred being the child of his second marriage. The latter’s educational advantages were appreciated to the fullest extent, and while finishing his education in an academy of Arkansas, his course was marked by rapid progress. When nineteen years of age he began farming and trading for himself, and with what success, may be inferred when the fact is mentioned that he is a joint owner in a farm of 315 acres in the Arkansas River valley, 212 acres of which are under cultivation, well adapted to the raising of corn and cotton. He is also engaged in managing a mercantile establishment at Watson and contributes liberally of his means to charitable and worthy causes He is of Scotch-Irish and Dutch descent, and his early ancestors took a prominent part in the War of 1812. He is a Democrat, and takes an active part in the political campaigns of his party. He was first married April 3,1881, to Miss Maggie Winters, a native of Tennessee, and a daughter of William and Martha A. Winters, but she died June 7, 1885, having borne four children—one son and three daughters—all of whom died before their mother. His second marriage took place July 1, 1887, to Miss Lizzie Cheatham, a native of Desha County, and a daughter of David and Lizzie Cheatham, the former of whom died July 24, 1874. Mr. Stroud has one child by his present wife, Minnie Ola, born December 2, 1888. Mr. Stroud is very fond of fine horses and of hunting deer. This latter sport occupies him not a little, deer being plentiful in this portion of the country.