Rowland Carroll Tollett

Rowland C. Tollett, farmer and stock raiser of Washington County, Ark.,

was born in Hempstead County, Ark., in 1821. His parents, Henry and Eliza

(Brown) TQllett, were born and reared in Tennessee and Virginia, respectively.

The father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and soon after the close of that

war was married, and in 1819 moved to Arkansas. After residing in Hempstead

County until 1829 he located in Washington County, near Farmington, where

he became the owner of several hundred acres of land. He served as justice of

the peace for several years, and was a strong Southern sympathizer during the

late war. He died in 1867, and his wife in 1886. Four of their five children are

living: Margaret (wife of James Barrington), Harriet (wife of James A. Morton),

William J. and Rowland C. The latter was reared and educated in Washington

County, and in 1850 was married to Martha J. Johnston, who was born in Washington

County a few weeks after her parents, Abel and Mary Johnston, came to

the county. She is the mother of five children: William A., C. L., Henry J., Emma

and Maggie G. Mr. Tollett owns a good and well-improved farm of 200 acres,

and is in comfortable circumstances. He was left almost destitute at the close

of the war, but by indomitable energy and perseverance has become one of the

well-to-do farmers of the county.