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Robert H. Echols, farmer, is a son of Thomas and Mary (Harper) Echols, the former of whom was a native of Wilkes County, Ga., born April 21, 1801, though reared in Clark County. The Echols family was first represented in America by John Echols, who was born in England, and settled in Virginia, where he was married to Mary Cave, a Welsh lady. Grandfather Echols was married to Susan Sampson, and moved to Georgia, where he reared a family of five sons and two daughters, of whom Thomas is the third. The latter’s brother Robert was a member of the Georgia Legislature for many years, and was president of the Senate for eleven years. Thomas Echols was married in Clark County in 1821, his wife being born in 1806, and they resided respectively in Clark, Walton, Newton, Fulton and Paulding Counties, Ga., and in 1869 became residents of Crawford County, Ark., coming to Sebastian County eight years later. The mother died in Fulton County, Ga., in January, 1848, and the father has since been married twice. His two sons and two daughters were born to his first marriage. During the days of militia he held the offices of lieutenant and captain, and throughout his long and useful career has followed the occupations of farming and carpentering. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, has been a Democrat all his life, and a Mason for thirty-four years. Robert H. Echols, his son, was born in Clark County, Ga., December 3, 1824, and up to the present time has made his home in the same localities in which his father has resided. While in Fulton County, Ga., he was married (in 1849) to Elizabeth Morris, by whom he had one son. After her death he married Mary A., her sister, who has borne him nine sons and two daughters. He owns eighty acres of land, and in politics is a Democrat.