William Obar
SOURCE: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889
Contributed by Michael Brown
18 Oct 1998
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FRANKLIN COUNTY
William Obar, who is classed among the enterprising and successful farmers and
stock raisers in Section 16, where he has 500 acres of good land, is a native
of Tennessee, born in 1825, and is the son of Constant and Elizabeth Obar, the
former of German and the latter of Scotch descent. William Obar remained in
Middle Tennessee until eleven years of age, and then moved with his parents to
Hamilton County, of the same State. Here the father died in 1844. The subject
of this sketch came to Arkansas in 1859, and in 1870 was here married to Miss
Frances J. Douglass. She was born in Arkansas, and by her marriage became the
mother of eight children, three now living: John B., Elizabeth and Clark. Mr.
Obar and his brother, John, have always lived together, and are representative
farmers and stock raisers. Mr. Obar owns about 500 acres in Sebastian County,
and the brother owns 240 acres in Franklin County, all the result of hard work
and economy. Mr. Obar was an old-line Whig in his political views.