Henry Massie Rector Sr.
Born: May 1, 1816
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Father: Colonel Elias Rector 1786 – 1822
Mother: Frances “Fannie” Bardella Thurston 1795 – 1852
Wife: Jane Elizabeth Field 1822 – 1857
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Children:
Ann Baylor Rector Matheny 1841 – 1913
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs Arkansas)
William Field Rector 1843 – 1863
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Julia Sevier Rector Mitchell 1844 – 1880
(Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas)
Dr. Henry Massie Rector Jr. 1847 – 1904
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Elias William Rector 1849 – 1917
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas)
Ada E. Rector 1851 – 1853
(Buried: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Frances Thurston Rector Mitchell 1853 – 1913
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas)
Occupation before War:
United States Marshal in Arkansas
1848 – 1852: Arkansas State Senator
1853 – 1857: United States Surveyor General of Arkansas
1854 – 1856: Arkansas State Representative
1859 – 1860: Associate Justice of Arkansas State Supreme Court
Civil War Career:
1860 – 1862: Governor of Arkansas
1861 – 1862: Urged for the extension of Slavery in Arkansas
1862 – 1865: Private in Arkansas State Militia
Occupation after War:
Farmer and Hauled Cotton from his Plantations
1874: Member of Arkansas State Constitutional Convention
Died: August 12, 1899
Place of Death: Little Rock, Arkansas
Age at time of Death: 83 years old
Burial Place: Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas
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