Founder of Hico in Benton County, Arkansas, which later became part of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Caldeen's brother Thomas Montague, built the first mill on Sager Creek in Siloam, lived in Fayetteville and was a congressman from 1874 to 1883.
From the Godspeed Biography-1889
C. D. Gunter, post office Hico. Among the old and time-honored citizens
of Benton County, Ark., stands the name of C. D. Gunter, who was born
in Middle Tennessee, March 30, 1818. He is a son of John and Lavina
(Thomasson) Gunter. The father was born near Pleasant Gardens, N. C.,
and was of Dutch descent. He moved to Tennessee, was there married and
there remained until 1825, when he went to Alabama. He died in this
State in 1854. The mother was born in Tennessee, and died several
years previous to her husband. They were the parents of ten children:
Telitha T. (deceased), Augustus, now living at Bridgeport, Ala.;
William T. (deceased), C. D., Louisa (deceased), Edith (deceased),
Col. Thomas M., lawyer and ex-congressman of Fayetteville; Milton D.
(deceased), Pearl H. (deceased), and an infant unnamed. C. D. Gunter
was reared to farm life, and received a meager education in Alabama.
In the autumn of 1839 Mr. Gunter left Alabama and traveled through
Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, but finally settled in Benton County,
Ark., where he now lives. In 1845 he married Miss Nancy Ward, who was
born in Georgia, and immigrated to the Cherokee Nation when a child.
Here she grew to womanhood. She is of Cherokee descent on her father's
side, and her mother was a native of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs.
Gunter became the parents of nine living children: Ann Eliza. wife of
Gaither Chandler; Lavina. wife of L. L. Duckworth; Lucy Jane, wife of
Dr. Fortner; John T., farmer and liveryman; Amanda O., wife of David
Mars; Lula, wife of William Curtis; Anna, wife of Samuel Frazier;
Nancy, Augusta and Cal. Dean. During the late war Mr. Gunter espoused
the cause of the Confederacy and enlisted in the Arkansas troops under
Gen. Pierce. He was afterward under the command of Gen. Hindman. He
was in the engagement at Oak Hill, besides numerous skirmishes. Mr.
Gunter is Democratic in his political views, and his first
presidential vote was cast for Van Buren. He is a member of the
Masonic order. He is the owner of between 900 and 1,000 acres of land
situated around Siloam Springs.
From the Godspeed Biography-1889
C. D. Gunter, post office Hico. Among the old and time-honored citizens
of Benton County, Ark., stands the name of C. D. Gunter, who was born
in Middle Tennessee, March 30, 1818. He is a son of John and Lavina
(Thomasson) Gunter. The father was born near Pleasant Gardens, N. C.,
and was of Dutch descent. He moved to Tennessee, was there married and
there remained until 1825, when he went to Alabama. He died in this
State in 1854. The mother was born in Tennessee, and died several
years previous to her husband. They were the parents of ten children:
Telitha T. (deceased), Augustus, now living at Bridgeport, Ala.;
William T. (deceased), C. D., Louisa (deceased), Edith (deceased),
Col. Thomas M., lawyer and ex-congressman of Fayetteville; Milton D.
(deceased), Pearl H. (deceased), and an infant unnamed. C. D. Gunter
was reared to farm life, and received a meager education in Alabama.
In the autumn of 1839 Mr. Gunter left Alabama and traveled through
Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, but finally settled in Benton County,
Ark., where he now lives. In 1845 he married Miss Nancy Ward, who was
born in Georgia, and immigrated to the Cherokee Nation when a child.
Here she grew to womanhood. She is of Cherokee descent on her father's
side, and her mother was a native of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs.
Gunter became the parents of nine living children: Ann Eliza. wife of
Gaither Chandler; Lavina. wife of L. L. Duckworth; Lucy Jane, wife of
Dr. Fortner; John T., farmer and liveryman; Amanda O., wife of David
Mars; Lula, wife of William Curtis; Anna, wife of Samuel Frazier;
Nancy, Augusta and Cal. Dean. During the late war Mr. Gunter espoused
the cause of the Confederacy and enlisted in the Arkansas troops under
Gen. Pierce. He was afterward under the command of Gen. Hindman. He
was in the engagement at Oak Hill, besides numerous skirmishes. Mr.
Gunter is Democratic in his political views, and his first
presidential vote was cast for Van Buren. He is a member of the
Masonic order. He is the owner of between 900 and 1,000 acres of land
situated around Siloam Springs.
Founder of Hico in Benton County, Arkansas, which later became part of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Caldeen's brother Thomas Montague, built the first mill on Sager Creek in Siloam, lived in Fayetteville and was a congressman from 1874 to 1883.
From the Godspeed Biography-1889
C. D. Gunter, post office Hico. Among the old and time-honored citizens
of Benton County, Ark., stands the name of C. D. Gunter, who was born
in Middle Tennessee, March 30, 1818. He is a son of John and Lavina
(Thomasson) Gunter. The father was born near Pleasant Gardens, N. C.,
and was of Dutch descent. He moved to Tennessee, was there married and
there remained until 1825, when he went to Alabama. He died in this
State in 1854. The mother was born in Tennessee, and died several
years previous to her husband. They were the parents of ten children:
Telitha T. (deceased), Augustus, now living at Bridgeport, Ala.;
William T. (deceased), C. D., Louisa (deceased), Edith (deceased),
Col. Thomas M., lawyer and ex-congressman of Fayetteville; Milton D.
(deceased), Pearl H. (deceased), and an infant unnamed. C. D. Gunter
was reared to farm life, and received a meager education in Alabama.
In the autumn of 1839 Mr. Gunter left Alabama and traveled through
Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, but finally settled in Benton County,
Ark., where he now lives. In 1845 he married Miss Nancy Ward, who was
born in Georgia, and immigrated to the Cherokee Nation when a child.
Here she grew to womanhood. She is of Cherokee descent on her father's
side, and her mother was a native of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs.
Gunter became the parents of nine living children: Ann Eliza. wife of
Gaither Chandler; Lavina. wife of L. L. Duckworth; Lucy Jane, wife of
Dr. Fortner; John T., farmer and liveryman; Amanda O., wife of David
Mars; Lula, wife of William Curtis; Anna, wife of Samuel Frazier;
Nancy, Augusta and Cal. Dean. During the late war Mr. Gunter espoused
the cause of the Confederacy and enlisted in the Arkansas troops under
Gen. Pierce. He was afterward under the command of Gen. Hindman. He
was in the engagement at Oak Hill, besides numerous skirmishes. Mr.
Gunter is Democratic in his political views, and his first
presidential vote was cast for Van Buren. He is a member of the
Masonic order. He is the owner of between 900 and 1,000 acres of land
situated around Siloam Springs.
From the Godspeed Biography-1889
C. D. Gunter, post office Hico. Among the old and time-honored citizens
of Benton County, Ark., stands the name of C. D. Gunter, who was born
in Middle Tennessee, March 30, 1818. He is a son of John and Lavina
(Thomasson) Gunter. The father was born near Pleasant Gardens, N. C.,
and was of Dutch descent. He moved to Tennessee, was there married and
there remained until 1825, when he went to Alabama. He died in this
State in 1854. The mother was born in Tennessee, and died several
years previous to her husband. They were the parents of ten children:
Telitha T. (deceased), Augustus, now living at Bridgeport, Ala.;
William T. (deceased), C. D., Louisa (deceased), Edith (deceased),
Col. Thomas M., lawyer and ex-congressman of Fayetteville; Milton D.
(deceased), Pearl H. (deceased), and an infant unnamed. C. D. Gunter
was reared to farm life, and received a meager education in Alabama.
In the autumn of 1839 Mr. Gunter left Alabama and traveled through
Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, but finally settled in Benton County,
Ark., where he now lives. In 1845 he married Miss Nancy Ward, who was
born in Georgia, and immigrated to the Cherokee Nation when a child.
Here she grew to womanhood. She is of Cherokee descent on her father's
side, and her mother was a native of South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs.
Gunter became the parents of nine living children: Ann Eliza. wife of
Gaither Chandler; Lavina. wife of L. L. Duckworth; Lucy Jane, wife of
Dr. Fortner; John T., farmer and liveryman; Amanda O., wife of David
Mars; Lula, wife of William Curtis; Anna, wife of Samuel Frazier;
Nancy, Augusta and Cal. Dean. During the late war Mr. Gunter espoused
the cause of the Confederacy and enlisted in the Arkansas troops under
Gen. Pierce. He was afterward under the command of Gen. Hindman. He
was in the engagement at Oak Hill, besides numerous skirmishes. Mr.
Gunter is Democratic in his political views, and his first
presidential vote was cast for Van Buren. He is a member of the
Masonic order. He is the owner of between 900 and 1,000 acres of land
situated around Siloam Springs.
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