Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas
Goodspeed Publishing, 1891
William L. Presley, a popular and successful physician of Solgohachia
was born in Mississippi, May 14, 1855. His parents, Thomas H. and
Julia Presley were natives of South Carolina. To their union was born
two children. David W., who is now a most successful planter in Lonoke
County, and William L., the subject of this sketch.
Thomas Presley was a planter and merchant, and emigrated from Mississippi
to Arkansas in 1873, when he settled at Beebe, in White County, and
resided there until his death, which occurred in 1878. Mrs. Presley,
his excellent wife, had departed this life in 1873. After her death
Mr. Presley had married the second time to Miss Annie Hendrix.
He was always a popular citizen, and had been respectively elected
to the office of Justice, and was also Mayor of the City of Beebe.
William L, the subject of this sketch received his literary education
in Mississippi and Arkansas, and his medical education at Nashville Tenn.,
where he received his diploma in 1882 and at once returned to Arkansas
and began the practice of his profession.
On October 22 1883, he was united in marriage to Miss Coleman,
a native of Marshall County, Mississippi. To this union there has
been born one child, Hugh L.
Dr. Presley, in connection with his practice, also conducts a drug
and grocery store at Solgohachia, and has held the office of
Postmaster of that town since 1888.
In politics he is a staunch and strong adherent to the Democratic
party. In religion he is a member of the M. E. Church, South, while
his wife holds membership in the Advent Church.
The family are of Scotch-Irish descent.
