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Submitted: 12/7/17 • Approved: 12/7/17 • Last Updated: 12/10/17 • R1204702-G0-S3
1865 - 1931
Spouse
Ida May Emerick Fuquay 1871–1912
Arkansas City Democrat 1911
James W Fuquay came to Arkansas City from TN 27 years ago and engaged in the timber and land business. He was manager for a number of yers. For the St Louis and AR Lumber Manufacturing Co and later was manager for the Standard Tie Co, both of which firms owned thousands of acres of timber lands in this county. He now has chanrge of the lumber department of the Desha Lumber Co and has all of the lumber hauled that this immense mill cuts. This year he built a magnificent home which we have pictured above. He has in the family besides his wife, one son Jas Jr, 16 years old and daughter, Ida Mae 14 years of age.Mr Fuquay besides having charge of the -of the above mills buys and sells range lumber such as range white oak, white ash, persimmon etc. And is perhaps the only dealer in this part of the county that can supply those fancy timbers. He invits correspondance from buyers for range timber.
Historic Editor of the Arkansas City Democrat
William Downy, Editor
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Contributed on 12/7/17 by hawkinsdonna48
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