Person:John Morrow (4)

Census records:

- 1900 Baxter Co, AR: John J. Oct 1861 TN, par b. TN/MO; Hattie Sep 1870 IL, par b. TN/IL; Irmy Nov 1893 AR; Bentley C. Jun 1899 AR (Whiteville Twp, p. 97, ED 9 sht 5, 6/11/1900)

- 1910 Baxter Co, AR: John J. Morrow 48 TN, par b. US, Hattie C. 39 IL, par b. TN/IL, m 17 yrs, 4 living children; Irene K. 16, Bentley 11, Maud 8, James K. 4 (Whiteville, p. 120, ED 9, sht 20, 5/3/1910)

- 1920 Baxter Co, AR: John J. Morrow 58 TN, par b. TN/US; Hattie 49 IL, par b. TN/IL; Bentley 21 AR; Marin J. 18, Keith 14 AR, Marguerite 7 5/12 AR (Whiteville, p. 285, ED 9, sht 6, 1/7/1920)

From a biography that's been passed around, source unknown:

The pioneer physician of Cotter is Dr. John J. Morrow, who has been a resident of this community since its earliest day. In a thorough preparatory course and later in postgraduate work he laid the foundation for the success and progress which he has attained as a practitioner of medicine and surgery and he is at all times keeping in touch with the advancement that is being made by those who are regarded as leaders in this field.

Dr. Morrow was born in McMinnville, Warren county, Tennessee, on the 27th of October, 1861, a son of Demosthenes G. and Mary J. (Kimberling) Morrow. He was a farmer and bank clerk and upon the outbreak of the Black Hawk war he offered his services and served throughout the uprising. The maternal grandfather, James Kimberling, was one of the early settlers in Missouri, locating near Ozark, and he was a leader in the anti-Morman movement which resulted in that people's emigration from the state. D.G. Morrow was born in Tennessee, while his wife was a native of Missouri. He was reared to manhood by his uncle and before 1849 went to Buffalo, Missouri. He tried to enlist for service in the Mexican war but was rejected. He went to California during the gold rush of '49, making the trip with oxen, and he was exceeedingly fortunate in his prospecting, securing a gratifying amount of gold. He then returned to Missouri but in 1852 started on another trip across the plains, driving a number of cattle. He had trouble with the Mormons but succeeded in getting his cattle to their destination with little loss. The return trip was made by way of the Isthmus of Panama and he was shipwrecked on the Bahama reefs, where he was some time later rescued by another crew. He was married at the age of thirty years in Ozark, Missouri, and remained in that state as merchant and stockman until 1861, when he returned to his native state. In 1861, upon the outbreak of the Civil war, he came to Arkansas and enlisted from Marion county. He was with Shelby in his raid through Missouri and was in active service until the close of the war. He then returned to Marion county, this state. He was a stanch supporter of the democratic party and both he and his wife were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church, South. Twelve children were born to their union: Cleopatra whose demise occurred at the age of eithteen years; Octavia, deceased, who was the wife of Dr. J.I. Thompson of Yellville; Isephena the wife of Jess Horner, a resident of Yellville; Laura deceased, who was the wife of A.M. Watts; Thomas, engaged in farming in Marion county; Maggie, the wife of J.D. Sims of Lakeland, Florida; Mason, farming in Marion county; Albert, enganged in agricultural pursuits in Oklahoma; Dr. John J, whose name initiates this review; and three other children who died in early life.

Dr. John J. Morrow received his education in the common schools of Marion county and later entered the academy at Valley Springs. For four years he engaged in teaching in the rural schools of Marion county and then, having decided upon a medical career, he entered the medical department of the University of Arkansas,

1. ↑ Unsourced biography (see below); consistent with 1900 census.