David Carroll Price

David C. Price, an enterprising farmer of Price Township, is the third of

eleyen children born to William and Delphia (Stanphill) Price. William Price

was born in Kentucky, but his parents were natives of Ireland, who, after

coming to America, settled in Maryland, where they remained a short time, and

then moved to Kentucky, and from there to Tennessee, where William grew to

manhood. Delphia (Stanphill) Price was born in Tennessee, and she, too, was

of Irish parentage. Her father came to America when young, and served two·

years in the command of Gen. George Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Price were

married in Warren County, Tenn., and after living there several years moved

to McMinn County, of the same State. In 1832 they moved to Alabama, and<

five years later to Greene County, Mo., where the father died in 1838. The

mother died in Crawford County, Ark., in 1873. Both were members of the

Methodist Church. ·He was a Democrat in politics, and while a resident of

Alabama held the office of county judge. Their son, David C. Price, was born

November 5, 1814, in Warren County, Tenn., attained his growth on the farm,

and received a limited education, never attending school more than twelve

months altogether. He moved to Missouri with his parents, and was here married

to Miss Frances Dillard, who died about five months later. In 1840 he

came to Van Buren, Ark., and ran a ferry across the Arkansas River. At this.

time he was $750 in debt, and had only a miserable pony, which he turned

loose after reaching Arkansas. At the end of six months Mr. Price had paid

one-half of his debt, and at the close of the year paid the remainder. In 1842·

he married Miss Catherine A. Shannon, who bore him six children, two sons

and four daughters. At this time he turned his attention to farming, and has

since continued this occupation. In 1851 he moved to Washington County,

Ark., and located where he now lives. His second wife died in 1870, and the

following year he married Miss Sarah Snyder, of Crawford County, and she

died a year later. Mr. Price served about three months in the Florida War,

and in 1848 he represented Crawford County in the State Legislature. After

coming to W aiftlington County he held the office of justice of the peace for

about twenty years. He says he never but once had a desire to merchandise,

and that was in 1852, when he sold goods for about two years in Dallas, Polk

County, at a loss of about $10,000. He was a Whig previous to the war, and

since then he has been a Democrat. When the township was laid off the court

honored Mr. Price by giving it his name. Althcmgh seventy-four years of age

he never uses a cane, and walks with the elastic step of youth. He is the

owner of 213 acres of land, and has made all his property by his own efforts.