Wiley Durham Deen Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1241

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Content Description

The collection contains papers of Washington County, Arkansas farmer and politician Wiley Durham Deen and his family. Materials include certificates of election and appointment, estate records, receipts, church membership records, and a recipe for a dropsy remedy.

Dates

1830-1925

Creator

Deen, Wiley Durham, 1841-1922 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Wiley Durham Deen (1841-1922) was a Washington County, Arkansas farmer and politician.

Deen was born January 10, 1841, to William J. and Barsheba Durham Deen in Hamilton County, Illinois; his siblings included Jacob Deen, James Deen, and Francis Deen Johnson. He married Margaret Jane Brown in 1862; following her death, he married Mary Elizabeth Parker in 1888. Deen moved to Arkansas around 1864, and served in a Missouri cavalry regiment of the Confederate Army during the U.S. Civil War. He was later elected as a Washington County Justice of the Peace and constable, as well as served as postmaster of the Cross Roads post office in Washington County from 1875-1876. Deen passed away March 26, 1922, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.