Biography of Murray C. Hambleton Jr, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul V Isbell
        Date: 19 Nov 2008
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Murray C. Hambleton, well-known farmer, livestock producer, and Executive Vice
President of the Mann-Hambleton Investment Company of Forrest City, has ancestry
extending back to 1880 when his father came here with Murray's grandfather, O.
E. Hambleton. Mr. Hambleton was born in Forrest City, the son of Murray Charles
and Estelle (Paslay) Hambleton Sr.. His paternal grandfather, O. E. Hambleton,
was County Clerk for four years and his maternal grandfather was Elder W. H.
Paslay, who was pastor of the Baptist Church in Yocona community for 31 years,
and was County Examiner for several years. After graduating from Forrest City
High School, Mr. Hambleton received his B. A. Degree from Furman University in
1927, in Greenville, S. Carolina. From 1927 to 1929 he was with Southern
bleachery & Print Works in Taylors, S. Carolina; 1930-1933, National Cotton Seed
Products Corp., Memphis; 1934-1939 Forrest City Cotton Oil Mill; 1940-1946
Erskine Williams & DeMange Lumber Co., Madison; and since 1948 has been a
stockholder and Exec. Vice President of the Mann-Hambleton Investment Co. of
Forrest City. He also has been Sect/Treas. of the Forrest City Gin Company since
1951, in addition to supervising his farming interests in St. Francis and Cross
counties. On Dec. 17, 1939 he married Miss Mildred Hamilton, daughter of Ed and
Ethel (Lancaster) Hamilton of Wynne, and to this union has been born a daughter.
Mr. Hambleton is raising Polled Hereford cattle on his farm, and is a member of
the St. Francis County Polled Hereford Association., the Chamber of Commerce.
The Hambletons belong to the Methodist church.


SOURCE:
HISTORY of ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1954 - Robert W. Chowning

Copyright, with Permission: Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher
-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas