J.H.W. Overton was the seventh child of James and Rebecca Hagler. He received his early education while a resident of the state of Georgia, for after coming to Arkansas he had no further opportunities for improving himself. Note: From "Footprints on the Sands of Time", by Rev. Harold Davis Sadler, in the Cleveland County Herald. Sadler says that Rev. Overton attended a private academy established at Toledo, Arkansas. The Academy was the Plesant Ridge Academy, established at Toledo in 1875 by W.A. Garner. Many college courses were offered at this academy, especially in the fields of mathematics and languages both ancient and modern. Art and Music were also in the curriculum. In 1851 J.H.W. Overton began farming for himself on the home farm, continuing until June 1862 when he joined the Confederate Army, but owing to ill health he was sent home in November 1863 and resumed his farm work. After his marriage, which occured on August 3, 1854, he settled on a farm of 100 acres, where he continued to live until his death. The most of the farm was under cultivation, well improved with good buildings, a cotton gin, and a saw mill. In 1854 J.H.W. Overton was converted to Christianity and soon after united with the Missionary Baptist Church and in 1872 was ordained and elder in the church. Since that time he gave a portion of his time to ministerial work. On August 3, 1854 J.H.W. Overton was married to Miss Susan Wilkinson Wharton, a native of South Carolina and a daughter of James W. Wharton, Who came to Arkansas in March 1848 and settled in Jefferson County, Arkansas. The result of this union was ten children, six of whom were living in 1890. The mother and three of her children were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. J.H.W. Overton lost his first wife, Susan Wilkinson Wharton on June 3, 1900 and she was buried in the Overton-Cash Cemetery near Toledo and near his farm home. In 1971 the members of the Cash Family placed a new chain-link fence around the Overton-Cash Cemetery to protect the tombstones from destruction. Many of the Graves in this cemetery are well marked with substancial tomb-stones. This cemetery was established in 1860 when the father of J.H.W. Overton died and was buried there near his home at Toledo. The Overton-Csh Cemetery has become a gathering-place for members of the Csh Family after attendance at the Cash Reunion on the Second Sunday in October each year at Tison at the American Legion Hut. They gather here to reminisce about by-gone days of the Cash and Overton families. Note from Clara Marie Cash: I remember well the funeral of J.H.W. Overton, my great grand father. I was nine years old at the time and I was living with grandmother Cash at that time. I recall that Uncle Russel and Uncle Ray Cash hired a Surrey with fringe around the top to take Grandmother Cash, Aunt Mable and me to the funeral. I shall never forget that ride in that elegant carriage. I was quite impressed. I also recall seeing Grandfather Overton stand up in the pulpit at Toledo at the Baptist Church and preach. I always sat with Grandmother Cash on a front seat while her father preached. He scared me to death preaching about hell. I also have memories of fishing in Grandfather Overton's pond with Big Maw Riggins, the wife of George Riggins. George Riggins was the son of Grandfather's sister, Angeline Overton who married a Riggins first and then a Lemmons.