Hay, in the 1880-1910 time frame every little community around Alma had a cotton gin. The last issue of the Nuggets of Old (Crawford County Genealogical Society) had a picture of the cotton gin in Dean Springs with a note about Sam Rye's first bale of cotton for the year 1912. Weight 508 lb. value $61.21. Not a lot of rice grown today in Crawford County. But Don Watson (originally of Alma, son of Marshal Watson of the Alma Cash store) is now the Marketing VP for Riceland Rice. I hope we can get a story on the Watsons in a future issue of "Nuggets". His brother, Gordon who lives in Van Buren, was a founder of USA Trucking of Van Buren. I noticed in the Watson book at the Crawford County Genealogical Library that John Watson deserted from the 55th Royal Foot Regiment sometime about 1735. Still little rice grown in Crawford County today. Gail -----Original Message----- From: arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike.Wood Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:53 AM To: arcrawfo@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? I live just north of there and honestly, in my travels, I haven't seen a lot of cotton. That has been more to the southern part of Arkansas and along the river around Dardanelle. There might be some around Dora but I haven't or don't recall seeing cotton around Alma but I will bet there is some, just not like it used to be. Mike -----Original Message----- From: arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Billie Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 10:15 AM To: arcrawfo@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? Do they still farm cotton in that area today? ----- Original Message ----- From: "cowartd" <cowartd@centurytel.net> To: <arcrawfo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? > Main commercial crop around Alma in the 1880-1910 time period was > cotton. Some fruit in the uplands. -----Original Message----- > From: arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of drrman@swbell.net > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:50 PM > To: arcrawfo@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? > > > Att: Tony; AKA Lefty, didn't the Frisco RR, St. Louis and San Francisco > RR run thur there??dr > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billie" <shugbug@valornet.com> > To: <arcrawfo@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:21 PM > Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? > > >> Since I'm not really familiar with the area but understand it's at >> least very close to the Ozarks, does anybody know if farming was the >> main way of life at the turn of the century in this area? If it was, >> what did they raise? >> >> Billie >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tony Higgins" <oldlefty@comcast.net> >> To: <arcrawfo@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:15 PM >> Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? >> >> >> > Both still exist. Dora is on the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma. >> > I lived there one summer. The following summer at college here in >> > California I met a third cousin who also lived in Dora the same time > >> > I did. Alma is and always has been a thriving community on the >> > other side of Van Buren. >> > >> > Tony in California >> > >> > Billie wrote: >> >> Thanks Tonia, >> >> Do they both still exist? >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: <ToniaH904@aol.com> >> >> To: <arcrawfo@rootsweb.com> >> >> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:54 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFO] Alma or Dora? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Dora is about 8 miles northwest of Van Buren, Arkansas. Alma is >> >>> about > 8 >> >>> miles northeast of Van Buren. >> >>> >> >>> Tonia >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> In a message dated 1/11/2007 7:53:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> >>> shugbug@valornet.com writes: >> >>> >> >>> Can somebody tell me how close Alma and Dora are to each other? >> >>> I > have >> >>> Molder/Moulder family that came from Crawford County. My >> >>> grandfather, Charley Thomas Molder, I show was born in Dora in >> >>> 1895 and his father, > Claborne >> >>> Valentine Molder was born in 1871 in either Alma or Dora.....not > sure >> >>> which. >> >>> Billie in Memphis, Texas >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------- >> >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>> ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------- >> >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>> ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: > 1/10/07 > 2:52 PM >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message