I am curious, is this the Gabbie's that lived on the Hughes Place at Tillar. Mrs. Gabbie was killed in a tornado that devastated the area. Back in the 30s or 40s as well as I remember. The Hughes place was the Cheairs homestead. Harold Sanders

Marilyn, This is Henry Grady Gabbie and his wife Annie Mae whom I may have mentioned to you before.....she had a brooch that I greatly admired when sitting on her lap as a child. They lived at Tillar and were family friends. Carolyn

Was it between Prairie Chapel and the Valley.....sort of like where the Bend is? BETH At 11:13 AM 1/7/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >>Married - Charles Lawson and Miss Effie Cruce at >>Moody, recently. > For those of you who do not know, >Moody as in the Possum Valley area. >Rebecca >

----- Original Message ----- From: jann woodard <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 12:47 PM Subject: [ARDREW] News Briefs > Ark. Gaz. Feb. 27, 1906: > > Wilmar, Feb. 26 - The town of Wilmar has nominated the > following municipal ticket: W. L. Hart, mayor; I. A. > Bird, recorder; T. G. Byrnes, C. J. Judd, W. M. > Miller, H. R. Downey and E. L. Biggs, aldermen. The > election was very harmonious, and every one is pleased > with the ticket. Mayor Hart was renominated without > opposition, notwithstanding the fact that he has been > mayor ever since the town was incorporated years ago. > > Northern capitalists are making an effort to secure an > option on thousands of acres of hardwood lands in the > vicinity of Wilmar. There is a very strong > probability of a hardwood plant being established here > soon that will employ several hundred men. Some of > the finest hardwood in the state is to be found here. > > Scores of boarding students who were compelled to > return to their homes during the smallpox outbreak of > two months ago are now returning to Beauvoir College. > Everything points to a most satisfactory year of > school work. > > March 22, 1906: > > Monticello, March 21 - Mrs. Carrie Nation spoke last > night at the court house. Standing room was at a > premium. Her speech was much enjoyed and applauded > throughout. She repeated her tirade against > Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton and paid her respects to > Governor Davis, imploring the people if they had any > respect for the reputation of Arkansas to retire the > present governor. She strongly espoused the cause of > Hon. S. Q. Sevier as a candidate for governor. She > denounced in scathing terms the condition of morals > existing today. She spoke at the court house again > this afternoon at 3 o'clock. (wasn't she known as the > "hatchet" lady?) > > > > > . > > > : > > . > > . > Where is Luella? Who is H.G.Gabbie and Miss AnnieBarnett? > . > > . > H. G. Gabbie and Miss Annie > Barnett, at Luella, recently. > > , . > > > >. > > > to e . > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > http://photos.yahoo.com/ >

Would the person who was also looking for Dr. John Harris that married Genevia Josephine Ozment please contact me. I have found his dob and date of death and where he is buried if you need this information. Thanks Tanya McCarty Squires

The Drew County Cemetery Book has the following (p. 232): Oakland Cemetery, Old Cemetery Section, Block 3 (White) Caples, M. B. 1908 D. 1910 Caples, T. B. 1906 D. 1912 At 1:15 PM -0800 1/5/01, jann woodard wrote: >Ark. Gazette Feb. 1, 1910, Monticello - Finding a >bottle of carbolic acid in a room, where she had been >left to play in the absence of the nurse, Mercedes >Caples, a 3 year old inmate of the Orphans' Home of >Monticello, drank the contents and died within a few >minutes. The nurse was gone from the room only a few >minutes and how the child got the bottle from the >shelf where it stood is a mystery. The little girl >was brought to the home from Clarendon.

Ark. Gaz. Feb. 27, 1906: Wilmar, Feb. 26 - The town of Wilmar has nominated the following municipal ticket: W. L. Hart, mayor; I. A. Bird, recorder; T. G. Byrnes, C. J. Judd, W. M. Miller, H. R. Downey and E. L. Biggs, aldermen. The election was very harmonious, and every one is pleased with the ticket. Mayor Hart was renominated without opposition, notwithstanding the fact that he has been mayor ever since the town was incorporated years ago. Northern capitalists are making an effort to secure an option on thousands of acres of hardwood lands in the vicinity of Wilmar. There is a very strong probability of a hardwood plant being established here soon that will employ several hundred men. Some of the finest hardwood in the state is to be found here. Scores of boarding students who were compelled to return to their homes during the smallpox outbreak of two months ago are now returning to Beauvoir College. Everything points to a most satisfactory year of school work. March 22, 1906: Monticello, March 21 - Mrs. Carrie Nation spoke last night at the court house. Standing room was at a premium. Her speech was much enjoyed and applauded throughout. She repeated her tirade against Prosecuting Attorney Rhoton and paid her respects to Governor Davis, imploring the people if they had any respect for the reputation of Arkansas to retire the present governor. She strongly espoused the cause of Hon. S. Q. Sevier as a candidate for governor. She denounced in scathing terms the condition of morals existing today. She spoke at the court house again this afternoon at 3 o'clock. (wasn't she known as the "hatchet" lady?) March 22, 1906: Tillar, Mar. 21 - Rev. W. F. Newton, a minister of the M. E. Church, South, and a man conspicuous in the development and growth of Desha county, where he lived for more than 40 years, died at his home near here yesterday morning. He was buried this afternoon at 1 o'clock by the Masonic order, of which he was a member. January 12, 1910: Wilmar, Jan. 11 - Mrs. W. A. Gill died this morning at the home of her brother, R. L. Collins, after an illness of several months. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made. January 28, 1910: Monticello - The residence formerly occupied by J. W. Harper at Monticello and owned by Hale Robertson was destroyed by fire recently. The loss is partially covered by insurance. J. C. Harbison of St. Louis is investigating conditions at Monticello with the view of establishing a cold storage plant there for the purpose of handling eggs and dressed poultry. Marriages - Herman Cooper and Miss Dell Thomasson, at Wilmar, January 24; H. G. Gabbie and Miss Annie Barnett, at Luella, recently. Deaths - R. H. Hester, 74 years of age, near Monticello, recently. February 5, 1910: Monticello, Feb. 4 - During the past two or three months many Northern capitalists have visited Drew county and have invested more than $100,000 in Drew county lands. Special effort has been directed toward securing farming and fruit lands. Monticello, Feb. 4 - The Iron Mountain railroad has purchased hundreds of acres of gravel on Rodgers and Scrougeout hills, near Monticello, and has laid three miles of track, preparatory to conveying the gravel to the main line and thence to points in Arkansas and Louisiana, where its roadbeds are to be improved. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

>Married - Charles Lawson and Miss Effie Cruce at >Moody, recently. For those of you who do not know, Moody as in the Possum Valley area. Rebecca

Since I posted this article, I would like to say that in all the research I have done I believe this was a very common practice among large farmers. I also believe this is one of the ways they used to gain control and to add to their bank accounts. And I would like to also say that they were probably "good, upstanding, and much admired people." Somehow the truth always surfaces. And oftentimes it is ugly. I know that there were even white people who were treated the same way, but courts tended to go along with the rich. What a pity. Jann On Sat, 6 Jan 2001 21:32:25 William J. Boyd wrote: >Yes, I agree with you Rebecca. It certainly has the >smell of a likely miscarriage of justice. -- Bill. >--- Rebecca <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> probably a miscarriage of justice here. >> very common in those days. >> Rebecca >> Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Yes, I agree with you Rebecca. It certainly has the smell of a likely miscarriage of justice. -- Bill. --- Rebecca <[email protected]> wrote: > > probably a miscarriage of justice here. > very common in those days. > Rebecca > > > >Ark. Gazette, March 15, 1906, Monticello - Advices > >here are that Frank Barker, a negro, has been > placed > >under bond to await the action of the Federal Grand > >Jury on a charge of perjury. Barker recently swore > >out a warrant against J. F. Thompson of Tillar, a > >prominent and respected white citizen, on a charge > of > >peonage. The negro and his wife charged that Mr. > >Thompson kept them forcibly in his employ, > compelling > >them to labor, and that they escaped from their > >enforced servitude only by slipping away at night. > >Before the United States commissioner at Pine > Bluff, > >however, the charge against Mr. Thompson was > >investigated and promptly dismissed.d The arrest > of > >the negro Barker on a perjury charge followed. > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! > >http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Charles H. "Hank" Binns, age 91, of Warren, died Saturday, December 23, at Bradley County Medical Center. He was born August 29, 1909 at Lacey, Arkansas, a son of the late William Walter Binns and Lucy Downey Binns. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the retired owner of Hank's Pastry Shop. Surviving is his wife, Annette Moseley Binns, whom he married on November 27, 1932, at Wilmar; 3 sons, Charles H. Binns, Jr., of Camden, Bill Binns of Warren and Richard Binns of Rock Springs, AR; 1 daughter, Joan Johnston of Bastrop, LA; 14 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren. Funeral services were Tuesday, December 26, at Frazer's Chapel with Rev. Wayman Mann officiating. Janice Sullivan was organist and Donnie Binns was soloist. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery by Frazer's Funeral Home. Active pallbearers were Joey Binns, Gregory Binns, Michael Binns, Michael Repp (?), Junior Johnston and Tim Mitchell. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

> Ark. Gazette Jan. 13, 1910: > > Deaths - Mrs. Cornithy Burks, at Wilmar, January 8. For anyone who's interested, I'm fairly sure this is Corinthia (Ragland) Burks, d/o John Stiles "Sandy" Ragland and Charity Williams Cross. Corinthia was the wife of George W. Burks. She was b. 1846 in Meriwether Co. GA. Karen Groce [email protected]

Ark. Gazette Jan 14, 1910: At the meeting of Holly Camp, Woodmen of the World of Tillar, Monday the following officers were elected: T. A. Prewett, C. C.; Newton Currie, A. L.; T. W. Gill, clerk; J. M. Gritton, banker; J. J. Harrell, escort; V. A. Peacock, watchman; E. S. Terrell, sentry; Dr. G. W. Fletcher, physician; P. H. Prewett, manager. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Ark. Gazette Jan. 13, 1910: The law firm of Knox & Hardy, at Monticello has dissolved partnership, Mr. Hardy retiring from active practice of the profession to devote his time to his extensive business interests. Robert W. Wilson of Monticello has announced as a candidate for proscuting attorney of the Tenth judicial district. Married - William Walton and Mrs. Kate Naugher, at Florence, Jan. 9. Married - Charles Lawson and Miss Effie Cruce at Moody, recently. Deaths - Mrs. Cornithy Burks, at Wilmar, January 8. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

I dont have her in my info. >It will be >known as the Cordelia Moore chapter. > >(who was Cordelia Moore??) > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! >http://photos.yahoo.com/ >

probably a miscarriage of justice here. very common in those days. Rebecca >Ark. Gazette, March 15, 1906, Monticello - Advices >here are that Frank Barker, a negro, has been placed >under bond to await the action of the Federal Grand >Jury on a charge of perjury. Barker recently swore >out a warrant against J. F. Thompson of Tillar, a >prominent and respected white citizen, on a charge of >peonage. The negro and his wife charged that Mr. >Thompson kept them forcibly in his employ, compelling >them to labor, and that they escaped from their >enforced servitude only by slipping away at night. >Before the United States commissioner at Pine Bluff, >however, the charge against Mr. Thompson was >investigated and promptly dismissed.d The arrest of >the negro Barker on a perjury charge followed. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! >http://photos.yahoo.com/ >

Ark. Gazette, March 15, 1906, Monticello - Hon. Howard Robb of Arkansas City, who carried Desha county in the Democratic primary for state senator, and who has been endorsed by the Democratic County Central Committee of Drew county, has issued an address to the Democrats of Drew county, in which he makes it clear that he is opposed to a new county, with McGehee as the county seat. Mr. Robb says: "Drew county shall not lose a foot of her territory through my instrumentality during my term as senator, and since the constitution provides that each county shall contain at least 600 square miles of territory and 5,000 inhabitants the proposition of the formation of a new county, with McGehee as its county site, is an impossibility and absurd, as the counties of Drew, Desha and Chicot have neither the territory or inhabitants to spare." Mr. Robb says that Hon. John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for representative from Drew county, has also publicly expressed himself as opposed to these measures. (why was any of this a question? Who wanted to divide the county?) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Ark Gazette March 10, 1906, Monticello - A chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy has been organized at Monticello, with the following officers: President, Mrs. W. F. Slemons; vice president, Mrs. Mattie Loper; recording secretary, Mrs. C. A. Walsh; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W. D. Rodgers; treasurer, Mrs. W. E. Harville; historian, Mrs. C. T. Duke. It will be known as the Cordelia Moore chapter. (who was Cordelia Moore??) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Ark. Gazette Feb. 1, 1910, Monticello - Finding a bottle of carbolic acid in a room, where she had been left to play in the absence of the nurse, Mercedes Caples, a 3 year old inmate of the Orphans' Home of Monticello, drank the contents and died within a few minutes. The nurse was gone from the room only a few minutes and how the child got the bottle from the shelf where it stood is a mystery. The little girl was brought to the home from Clarendon. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/

Ark. Gazette Jan. 9, 1910: Wilmar, Jan. 8 - Wilmar Lodge, No. 122, Knights of Pythias, at its regular meeting this week conferred ranks on three candidates and installed the following officers: Frank Smith, C. C.; Joe McClain, V. C.; T. A. Wise, prelate; A. W. Judd, M. F.; C. C. Gates, M. E. After the installation refresments were served in the dining room of the Thomasson Hotel. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/