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

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 >