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Nathan E. Verser, a prominent agriculturist of Prairie Township, and a son of William A. and Jane (Brown) Verser, of North Carolina, was born in Fayette County, Tenn., in 1849. His father came to Tennessee with his parents when twelve years of age, at about the same time that the Brown family moved to that State, and it was here that he and Jane Brown were married. In 1858 they came to Arkansas, and settled in this county, on the same farm which was Nathan’s birthplace, and where he now lives. Mr. Verser was graduated from the medical school at Cincinnati, Ohio, and had a large practice, but during the war he had the misfortune to lose all of his property. In 1879 he moved to Lonoke, and was elected county treasurer, holding this office for eight years. In religion he was a Baptist, being a deacon in that church; was a Royal Arch Mason, and a thorough Democrat of his community. After his death his worthy wife only survived three weeks. He has been married three times; first to Elizabeth Ford, in 1874, she dying in 1876, leaving him two children, Walter and Virginia. He then married Anna Longford, who died in 1879, leaving three children, of whom Gaston, only, is living. In 1881 he was married to Josie Watson, his present wife. She was born in Phillips County, Ark., and is a daughter of John and Josephine Watson, of Tennessee. The Watsons came to this State before the war, and were among the early settlers of Phillips County. Our subject and his wife were the parents of three children, one of whom, Edgar E., is now living. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mrs. Verser is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1875 he changed his residence to the northern part of the county, where he lived five years, after which he returned to the old homestead, where he still makes his home. He is a loyal Democrat, and takes an active part in all educational and church work.