Is there a list of who are buried at the Overton-Cash Cemetery? My gggrandmother's maiden name was Catherine Wooley. Supposedly the Wooleys and the Cashs intermarried. Jackie -----Original Message----- From: Richard Lunsford <richardlu@tds.net> To: ARCLEVEL-L@rootsweb.com <ARCLEVEL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, January 01, 1998 12:38 PM Subject: [ARCLEVEL] Family History > >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. > > > >============================== >Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

I'm trying to find out what happened to this family. I haven't been able to prove it but I believe Virginia P. Clark below was the oldest daughter of John Walker Sadler my grgrgrandfather but after the 1880 Census of Cleveland Co. I can find no record of them. Does anyone have any suggestions ? Richard Clark, John w m 49 m Eng Eng Eng Virginia P. w f 24 wife m AR AL VA Christoher C. w m 9 son s AR Eng AR Arthur w m 7 son s AR Eng AR Henry w m 5 son s AR Eng AR James M. w m 1 son s AR Eng AR

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.

I believe I have the problem fixed. I wondered why we were replying to the list the right way and now I know. I need to tell other listowners about fixing it. Ha Ha. Diann McDaniel

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Col. James C. Wharton This brother came of an old Anglo-Norman well known in history for it's military and legislative achievements. His ancestores in England were, for six generations, members of the upper House of Parliament. His Grandfather, a Virginian, was Colonel of a South Carolina regiment during the Revolutionary War, and a great Uncle was the first Continental Governor of Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch was born in Abbeville, S.C., May 19, 1808. Left an orphan at a tender age, his welfare was carefully looked after by a wealthy uncle, and he was thoroughly educated. Presbyterian, but after thorough investigation of the scriptures, he became a pronounced Baptist. He was elected colonel of a regiment of military in his native state, and afterwards was commisioned colonel of one of the twelve "Nulification" regiments raised by Governor Robert Y. Hayne to resist President Andrew Jackson, they threatened to invade South Carolina with United States troops. Colonel Wharton at that time was a wealthy merchant and planter, but a few years later during a great panic he lost his entire fortune. He came to Arkansas several years before the Civil War -- really on his way to Texas, but being detained for a while at Pine Bluff he was finally prevailed upon by some wealthy Masons to take the principalship of a Mount Elba, which school was regarded as a nucleus out of which a Masonic female college would evolve. But its gifted principal died November 24, 1859. Two years later the building, together with the historic Lodge Hall, was burned to the ground by General Clayton's Federal Calvery, and the school was not re-established after the war. There being no Baptist paper published in this state at that time of Colonel Wharton's death, these are denominational papers concerning the life of this gifted layman and educator. He awaits the resurrection in old New Hope Cemetery, near Toledo, Cleveland County. His wife and most of his children have followed him "over the River", only to remain in this state, a son at Eagle Mills, and a daughter, Mrs. Melinda Jane Hunter of Dallas, Texas. And the two younger sons, who (have) prominent pastorates in Louisiana. We were once pastor of the church of which brother Wharton was a member when he died, and had the privilege of baptizing his two gifted sons, Rev. A.J. and Rev. J.A.H. Wharton. We are glad to present a sketch of their noble father. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Info from Rev. Marvin Talmage Wharton: James C. Wharton established a school at Mt. Elba, Ark. It was later destroyed by Gen. Powell Clayton's Cavalry of Federal (line lost in copying). He was an officer in one of the 12 Nullification Regiments raised by Gov. Robert Y. Hayne of SC. (From Charlene Walker Brazell).

This was writen by Lonnie and Ella Lunsford Sadler's daughter Violet. HI RICHARD, I DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE SADLERS ONLY THE ONES WHICH STAYED IN FLORIDA. I WILL TELL YOU THE STORY WHICH VIOLET WROTE ABOUT THE TRIP FROM ARKANSAS TO FLORIDA. 1924 FLORIDA MIGRATION THE SADLER CLAN HAD SET A GOAL OF LEAVING ARKANSAS BY THE END OF AUGUST. ON THE 23RD FRANK BACKED THE MODEL T TRUCK UP TO THE EDGE OF THE FRONT PORCH TO BE LOADED FOR THE LEAVING THE NEXT AM. THE NIGHT WAS FAST CLOSING IN AND SO MUCH TO BE DONE. The TRUCK HAD TO BE FIXED SIDE BOARD BUILT UP TO BE IN TWO PARTS HALF WAS TO BE FOR SUIT CASES, PANS FOOD AND LINENS TO BE USED ON THE ROAD. THE TOP PART WAS MATRESSES QUILTS, PILLOWS, SO WE WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO RIDE. THE TOP WAS MADE OF CANVAS WITH BAWS. SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF AN OLD CONASTOGA WAGON. AT LAST THE TRUCK WAS PACKED ALL READY FOR THE TRIP. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SLEEP THAT NIGHT. MORNING CAME, TIME FOR A LIGHT BREAKFAST AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY. FRANK, HARVEY, & SNOOKS WAS SITING IN THE SEAT THE REST, MAMA, PAPA,ME & THE DOG UP ON THE BACK, WAS RIDING HIGH ON THE BACK. WE LEFT OUT ON THE ROAD TO LA. FOR THE RAINS THAT MONTH BEFORE HAD PRACTUALLY WASHED OUT THE ROAD WHICH WE COULD HAVE CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI AT NATCHES. AFTER TRAVELING ALL DAY, WITH JUST A SHORT STOP, GAS AND A LIGHT LUNCH, WE MADE IT TO THE LA. BORDER. 150 MILES WE FOUND A CAMP SITE BY A STREAM THAT NIGHT AND AFTER A LATE SUPPER WE WERE READY FOR A NIGHTS REST. THE SECOND DAY WAS A NIGHTMARE. OUT OF ONE BOGHOLE INTO ANOTHER THE ROADS WERE TERRIBLE. LATE THAT AFTERNOON WE WERE RIDING SMOOTHLY WHEN ALL AT ONCE WE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND BROKE OUR BACK AXLE. THE TRUCK DROPPED DOWN SO SUDDEN IT FELL ON A BIG DUCK THAT JUST HAPPENED TO BE CROSSING THE ROAD. AFTER SURVERYING THE DAMAGE THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT MAKE CAMP BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE THE MEN GOT ALL SET TO FIX THE TRUCK. THIS TOOK THE GREATER PART OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS. PARTS OF TRUCKS WERE HARD TO COME BY. CARS AND TRUCKS WERE JUST COMING INTO SERVICE ON A LARGE SCALE IN 1923. LITTLE TOWNS DIDN'T HAVE A PARTS STORE. WE FINALLY HAD TO GET A USED AXLE FROM AN OLD WRECK. AT LAST AFTER TWO AND A HALF DAYS WE WERE ON OUR WAY AGAIN. BUT IT WAS A SHORT TIME FOR AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR ALMOST A WEEK GETTING NO FARTHER THAN NORTHERN LA. WE HAD TO RETURN BACK TO ARK. AND TAKE THE FERRY ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI. TO VICKSBURG. THE ROAD UP FROM THE RIVER WAS ALMOST STRAIGHT UP. AS WE WERE RIDING UP, THERE WAS CALLS FROM ALMOST EVERY ONE ON THE STREET. BUT WE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING FUN OF US. THE GYSPY'S WE WERE. SO AFTER A FEW BLOCK OF CALLS THE POLICE RAN UP AND TOLD US WE WERE LOOSING OUR FEATHERS OUT OF OUR MATRESS. I LOOKED BACK AND SURE ENOUGH, IT LOOKED LIKE A SNOW STORM. THAT WAS OUR INTORDUCTION TO VICKSBURG, MISS. FROM THERE ON INTO MOBILE ALA. THE DIRVE WASN'T SO BAD. WE GOT TO MOBILE TWO DAYS LATER WHERE WE HAD TO TAKE THE FERRY ACORSS THE ESCAMBIA BAY 18 MILES PUT US IN FLA. 9 DAYS AFTER LEAVING ARK. WE TOOK THE HIGHWAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE CALLED THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL. THE ROAD WAS JUST WIDE ENOUGH FOR ONE CAR AND WAS MADE OF BRICK. THE MOST DESOLATE LAND YOU COULD EVER THINK OF AND OF COURSE WE WERE REALLY DISCOURAGED. FOR IT WAS NOT THE FLORIDA WE HAD HEARD OF. WE TURNED SOUTH DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE. THE FARTHER SOUTH WE GOT THE MORE WE WERE BECOMING PLEASED WE HAD MADE THE MOVE. FOR THE BIG BOOM OF FLA. WAS IN FULL SWING AND EVERY THING WAS GOING TO BE OUR BIG CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY. WE WERE TO GO TO TAMPA AND MEET MR AND MRS J.W. CASH WHO HAD LEFT ARK. THE YEAR BEFORE AND MR. CASH AND PAPA WERE TO GO INTO THE SAWMILL BUSINESS. CLEARING FLA. OF VIRGIN PINE AND SELLING IT TO BUILD, WHICH WAS REALLY ON THE UP, AROUND TAMPA. OUR INTRODUCTION TO TAMPA WAS VIA YBOR CITY. WE PARKED OUR TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE AND PAPA WENT IN TO SEE IF WE HAD ANY MAIL (MRS CASH WAS TO HAVE SENT A LETTER TELLING US HOW TO FIND THEIR HOME AND HOW TO GET THERE) BUT WE SOON FOUND WE WERE NOT AT THE TAMPA POST OFFICE BUT JUST BEFORE GOING ON UP TOWN, A REAL ESTATE MAN CAME TO US TRYING TO SELL US AN OYSTER FARM. GUESS WE LOOKED LIKE HICKS FOR SURE. AFTER ANOTHER 2 OR 3 HOURS WE FINALLY REACHED MR. CASH’S AND SLEPT IN A BED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 17 DAYS. THE NEXT WEEK WAS A BIG MOVE TRYING TO BUILD A SHED FOR OUR COOK HOUSE OF SLABS AND A TENT FOR SLEEPING FOR THERE WASN'T ANY HOUSES FOR RENT OR EVEN TO BUY. SO WE COULD PICK OUR OWN PLACE WHICH TURNED OUT ON THE EDGE OF HORSE SHOE LAKE, ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF SULPHER SPRINGS.THERE TO WAS WHERE PAPA PUT HIS PROTABLE SAWMILL. THIS WAS VIRGIN PINE AND VERY MUCH IN DEMAND FOR FAST GROWING TAMPA. THE BOOM FELL ON FLA. IN 1925 AND SO PAPA & MR. CASH MADE WELL IN SALE OF THEIR LIMBER. SUCESS WAS ALMOST TOO MUCH FOR MR. CASH. FOR HE TOOK UP GAMBLING, DRINKING, PLAYING THE NUMBERS, AND SPENDFING MONEY AS THO IT WAS ALL HIS, AND WOULD NEVER RUN OUT., SO HE SPENT HIS AND PAPA'S TOO, THIS FOUND US ALMOST BROKE SO WE LEFT TAMPA TO OCALA, OR CLOSE TO OCALA. FOUND US ON A BIG 23 HUNDRED ACRE FARM CALLED THE MANBY FARM (NOW OCALA STUD FARM) THE HISTORY TOLD US THAT THE MANBY FARM WAS IN THE BEGINNING A BIG PLACE, ORIGANILLY A SLAVE FARM. TH4E HOUSE WE LIVED IN WAS ONE OF THE HOUSES CLOSE TO THE TOWN IN THE SLAVE QUARTERS. AS PAPA AND HARVEY AND FRANK WORKED THE SAWMILL, ME, MAMA, AND SNOOKS WORKED ON THE FARM. THE FIRST JOB WAS DIGGING ONIONS ON A 6 ACRE PLOT. THE SECOND, PULLING WE DIG 800 LBS FOR WHICH WE GOT 400. THE OTHER 400 WENT TO THE FARM. THAT YEAR WE ATE ONIONS ALL WAYS THAT COULD BE MENTIONED. THE NEXT YEAR WE MOVED FROM THE QUARTERS TO JOHNNIE SPRINGS ABOUT 3 MILES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FARM. THE PLACE THAT WAS ONCE USED AS AN INDIAN CAMP. UNDER BIG MAGNOLIA AND CEDAR TREES. THIS WAS THE PLACE WHERE WE LIVED WHEN HARVY GOT HIS BROKEN LEG. THE FARM WAS ALL CUT OVER AND WE WERE STILL HERE ALTHO PAPA HAD MOVED HIS MILL DOWN ON LITTLE LAKE WEIR, TO A NEW DEVELOPEMENT THAT WAS BEING FORMED CALLED BUICK CITY. HARVEY WAS ON THE TRACTORS WHEN HE HIT A STUMP CAUSING THER TRACTOR TO REAR UP THROWING HARVEY UNDER AND THE CLEATS CAUGHT HIM JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE ALMOST CUTTING OFF THE LEG. HE CRAWLED ALMOST A MILE BACK TO THE HIGHWAY AND AN OLD COUPLE PICKED HIM UP AND CARRIED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS ALL SHE WROTE. I FOUND THIS AMONG SOME OF HER PAPERS WHEN SHE DIED.

Her daughter's mother-in-law, Freda Payer, wrote about the life of Mary Alice Greenlee: "Mary Alice Greenlee was born March 22, 1879 to W.J. and Symantha Greenlee of Calmer, AR. She was born and reared in the same log house. She attended a one room school and learned the 3 r's. Mary Alice was converted at 13 and united with the Mt. Olive Methodist Church at Calmer. She was very active in the work of the Lord. Mary Alice was married to George W. Brown of England, AR on Dec 27, 1900. There she resided until her illness. To this union was born seven children, two having preceded her in death, Guy Franklin and Blanche. She, like all mothers, faced many heartaches and hardships. Along with her joys she had her sorrows, but she always looked to Jesus to care for her and her family. She united with the Lanmark Church about 1908. She was always found in the service of her Lord unless providently hindered. She carried her little ones and tried to bring them up in the love and admonition of the Lord. I can hear her say, 'Train up a child in the way of the Lord and when he is old it will not depart from them'. She lived in faith, trusting all her children would be saved. She was always found at the bedside of some sick person rendering her services any way she could. She never waited to see if she felt like it or not. She forgot self and helped any way she could. She carried more flowers to sick and dead than most anyone. Her light was always shining. She brought about 40 babies into the world. She was taken ill in 1940 and was carried to Arkansas State Sanatorium May 13, 1940. There she suffered so much but never lost faith in her God. She still tried to do good for others by her letters and cards and her prayers. She read the Bible through 4 or 5 times while there. She was very sick all the time, but never gave up. She said God had a purpose for her suffering. She was prepared to meet her Lord and was willing to suffer and die for him. Her life will live in the lives of others for many years. She knew everything until death on Tuesday, March 3, 1942. When she pointed up to tell her sister she was going to heaven and closed her eyes in death."

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Ark. Gazette Nov. 16, 1893, Rison Nov 14 - While Rison is not on a boom, according to the common idea, it is steadily and substantially on the up grade in the way of improvement. We now have twelve business houses, two good hotels, one blackmith and work shop, two large church houses, Methodist and Baptist; one first-class high school, real estate and abstract office, one newspaper office, Cleveland County Herald, and a good court-house and jail. On Sunday night Rev. Edward A. Tabor closed a series of Gospel lectures on "Our Country in Peril, or the Problem of Young Men." His lectures were delivered in a forcible and logical manner, by which a large percent of the people who heard him were impressed with the importance of a high standard in social and religious life. Our young people should be taught along these lines just as Mr. Tabor is doing so. In connection with other matters, it is gratifying to note that our people are recovering from the financial shock which so threateningly overspread the country a few months ago, and that perhaps they have learned the importance of providing more of the necessaries of life at home. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

Ark. Gazette April 10, 1895: Hon. R.F. Foster of Cleveland county is an authority on parliamentary proceedings, and he makes a good presiding officer. As a speaker he is direct, forcible, often personal. He is chairman of the committee on penitentiary and a member of those on circuit and justice courts and on railroads. His bills have been (1) for quadrennial elections and (2) to postpone the time for payment of taxes. The first, if a law, would save the state tens of thousands of dollars, and in his advocacy of the second he displayed a keen regard for those who with small means have in proportion the heaviest burdens of taxation. He was a member in 1883, 1887 and 1893, and is one of the best posted men in the house. He came very near being elected speaker pro tem., and is regarded as an able and valuable member.

Ark. Gazette Feb. 9, 1895, New Edinburg, Feb. 8 - The storehouse of Marks & Attwood, of this place, was burglarized on the night of the the 6th, and the burglar was seen within a mile of town next morning with a large valise full of plunder going into a small skirt of woods, and as soon as the news got to town, a party was organized with shotguns, and surrounded the woods, while Capt. E.P. Marks, J.W. Haskins, B.S. Washum, Dr. J.O. Vance, W.G. Brown and Master Creed Haskins made the dive through the woods. Capt E.P. Marks was the lucky man to capture the game. The burglar was one, Jeff Franklin, alias John Calbur, just out of the penitentiary. He had his discharge on his person. He was discharged on January 22, 1895. He had on his person $75 worth of plunder on him from the store named. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

The following came from an issue of the Gazette with a legislative directory, and pictures, of the various members. Ark. Gazette April 10, 1895: Hon. R.F. Foster of Cleveland county is an authority on parliamentary proceedings, and he makes a good presiding officer. As a speaker he is direct, forcible, often personal. He is chairman of the committee on penitentiary and a member of those on circuit and justice courts and on railroads. His bills have been (1) for quadrennial elections and (2) to postpone the time for payment of taxes. The first, if a law, would save the state tens of thousands of dollars, and in his advocacy of the second he displayed a keen regard for those who with small means have in proportion the heaviest burdens of taxation. He was a member in 1883, 1887 and 1893, and is one of the best posted men in the house. He came very near being elected speaker pro tem., and is regarded as an able and valuable member. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

Ark. Gazette Aug. 17, 1895, Rison - Mr. Jesse Harrison made a business trip to Pine Bluff the first of this week. Mrs. Susie Griffin of Clio, was in town Tuesday. Prof. J.H. Steed, of Culiver, have moved to Rison. Rev. Greer and family have moved to the Indian Territory where Mr. G. has been assigned evangelistic work. Miss Girlie Yates is home from an extended visit to the capital. Mr. M. Conger is down from Pine Bluff. Rev. A.M. Robertson is slowly recovering from a seige of the pneumonia. Mr. Nat Barnett was in Pine Bluff Monday. Judge J.M. McCaskill is still confined to his room. Mr. Ben Dixon and Miss Effie Reed wre married on the 14th. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com

Hi list! Is anyone familiar with James L. Boney who lives in New Edinburg? Or do you know his phone number? I want to publish on the website an article he wrote and need his ok, or information on getting an ok. Thanks, Belinda Winston Assistant Cleveland County Librarian Cleveland County Website coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~arclevel/index.html ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Arkansas Gazette June 1, 1871 page 1 col 2: It will be remembered that a week or two since we published a ku-klux outrage story from the Pine Bluff Republican, and called on the good people of Bradley county to arrest the perpetrators of the deed, or clear their skirts from such foul charges by proving its untruthfulness. The Pine Bluff Press, of Thursday, contains the following, from citizens of Bradley, which completely annihilates the whole story: The statements contained in the Jefferson Republican of May 6 entitled, "Attempted Murder," published upon authority of one R.F. Foster, are without any foundation, in fact, and evidently intended for a sinister political effect. First--This Foster is not, as he is alleged to have stated, a citizen of St. John, but is proprietor of a small grocery or "doggery" some miles from that place, near the Jefferson county line. Second--If said Foster had any difficulty with any person or persons at the time stated, it had its origin in private differences, and was altogether of a private and personal character--not prompted by any party feeling or political animosity. Third--The statement of Foster that there is "a small gang of ku klux raiders, who are doing considerable mischief in that section," is without the shadow of truth and originated in his own wicked or distempered imagination. Fourth--In conclusion, we wish to state that there cannot be found a class of citizens more peaceable or law-abiding than those who reside at St. John, or in its vicinity, or any state of society more peaceful or orderly, and the same remark applies with equal truth, to the entire county of Bradley. Signed: G.W. Goolsby J.E. Whitehead J.W. Hall J. Covington J.J. Smith J.H. Reed The Pine Bluff Republican has the manliness to make the following acknowledgment of its error: We learn from Mr. G.W. Goolsby, Mrs. J.E. Whitehead, and other citizens living near St. John, that the statement recently made by one Foster that he had been attacked and fired upon by ku-klux, is without foundation, and that he did not keep any store at St. John as stated by him. We give the above a place in our columns in justice to the people of Bradley county, and are only to glad to learn that Foster's statements are incorrect. Other papers that have given publicity to Foster's yarns are requested to correct any false impressions that may have been made against Bradley County.

Arkansas Gazette May 16, 1871 page 2 col 2: The Pine Bluff Republican of Saturday, contains the following, the first of a series of such reports that paper and those who follow it propose to circulate during the next year: We learned from Mr. R.F. Foster, a merchant at St. John, Bradley county, that on Sunday night last, about one o'clock, he was attacked at his store by three armed men, who fired seven shots at him through the door, and came very near hitting him several times. They also attempted to pull off the weatherboarding in order to shoot him. At this juncture Mr. Foster returned the fire, which had the effect of driving them off. Mr. Foster reports a small gang of ku-klux raiders, who are doing considerable mischief in that section. The Republican editor then comments as follows on the above: These scoundrels were not long in finding out that Clayton was no longer governor. We hope Governor Hadley will prove equal to any emergency that may arise in this state, and stand ever ready to apply the strong arm of the law to all disturbers of the public peace. That is stand ready to precipitate a lawless band of militia on a defenseless, peaceable and law-abiding people. We know nothing of the truth of the above, but from the coloring that is given it, we feel no hesitancy in saying that we do not believe one word of what is said. We call on the good people of Bradley county to defend their section from such foul charges. If they be true, spare no pains to arrest the scoundrels who committed the outrage; if untrue, show to the world that this is but the commencement of a series of lying reports on which the radicals rely to carry the next election.

This is the only reference to Eagle Creek that I find in my records: Arkansas Gazette July 28, 1860 page 2 col 6: Eagle Creek, Bradley County: Now is certainly the time for people to move to Arkansas. Come on! "Warm hearts and kind hands will give the welcome of other lands." Crops in this vicinity were never better than now. If we can only have one or two more rains we will make a third more corn than was made last year. Persons wishing to move from the old States to Arkansas, had better come quick while land is cheap and this fall in particular for we will have "hog and hominey" enough to feed the world. Warren Sunbeam. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com