Drew Advance June 10, 1924 page 1: William F. Slemons Chapter U.D.C. held the last meeting of the season at the Methodist Church, June 4th. This was an open meeting, each member having the privilege of inviting a guest. All together, more than a hundred people were present. This was without question the most interesting and inspiring meeting ever held by the chapter. The church was beautifully decorated with the colors, red and white, with flowers and flags. It was our privilege to have with us four of our men "who wore the gray," and when the orchestra played Southern melodies, especially "Dixie", they applauded vigorously and one gave the Confederate "yell." This chapter is bestowing crosses of honor upon live confederate veterans in Bradley county. The president, Mrs. L. Hardy, presided and presented the following most excellent program: Orchestra--"La Travista" Invocation-- Rev. M.K. Irvin Piano Solo--Miss Agnes Jackson Paper--"The Organization and its Objects." Mrs. T.H. Jaggers Reading--Miss Virginia May Dicken Vocal Duet--Rev. and Mrs. C.D. Wood Address--"Loyality to Confederate History,"--Benjamin Hyatt Orchestra--"Southern Melodies Vocal Solo--Mrs. Virgil White Address--"Jefferson Davis" --Col. Harris Piano Solo--Miss Mary Lynn Killian Reading--Miss Pauline Spencer At the conclusion of the program a social hour was enjoyed when delicious punch, ice cream and cake were served. The chapter adjourned for the summer to meet the first Wednesday in September with Mesdames Jack Curry and L.W. Dillard. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Jann Woodard wrote: > Drew Advance Oct. 2, 1917: > >Louin (sic) McKinstry Jann, Louin is correct. His name was William Louin MCKINSTRY. Unusual name, huh? Karen Groce

To Bill Brown and Carolyn Haisty: With reference to men and women of Drew County who served in World War II, there is great album compiled by the Amercian Legion after the war that contains pictures and war histories of most of the men and women from Drew County who served in the War. The one's who were killed are listed in the front of the book. Black troops are listed in the back. There is no date on it, but I'm guessing it is late 1940's. I have a copy. Anyway, there are two Browns, both sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown from Drew County who were killed in action in Europe in 1944 (shades of Private Ryan): T-Sgt. Allen Brown, graduate of Drew Central, Army Air Corps. Killed over the English Channel, presumably on a bombing run, on April 10, 1944 two months before the Normandy invasion. Also, Edward B. Brown, attended Drew Central, then joined the paratroopers in Dec. 1943. He was wounded in France, probably during the parachute drop preceding the Normandy invasion, then was killed in Holland on September 18, 1944, about the time of Operation Market Garden (see book and movie "A Bridge Too Far"). Four other Browns served in the war: Archie, US Army, North Africa, Italy and France; Cecil, Navy, Trained in San Diego; and James E. a T-Sgt. in the Army, graduate of MHS, who served in the Pacific at Guam and Saipan. All have pictures in the book. I hope this is helpful. I don't have time to comment on the POW Camp other than to say there have been at least two good articles written on the camp in the Drew County Historical Society Journal. Vigil Trotter and I used to walk around out there when we were in High School looking for artifacts. All the foundations of the barracks -- acres of them, plus streets and sewers -- are still out there as far as I know. I remember the chapel...a great piece of work, with a painted clay madonna. When I saw it it was still in pretty good shape except for dirt dobber nests. Got to go. My Best, Robert Lane >From ardrew-l-request@rootsweb.com Mon Nov 9 10:30:48 1998 >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA06687; > Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:30:17 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:30:17 -0800 (PST) >Message-ID: <003301be0c0e$d1590460$0f3832cf@haisty> >From: "John Haisty" <jhaisty@tcac.com> >Old-To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] WWI and WWII >Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 12:28:57 -0600 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 >Resent-Message-ID: <"n6zTQC.A.QoB.4SzR2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1922 >X-Loop: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com > >The POW camp at Monticello also held German prisoners, however most >were Italians. There was a chapel on the camp that had a very >beautiful stained glass window that was made by the prisoners. Sadly, >that chapel is no longer - as is true with most of the buildings >there. After the camp was closed, some of the barracks were converted >to housing and I spent many nights in the home of Mr. & Mrs. W. >A.Trotter there. In June, we held a family reunion at the Drew County >Fairgrounds, which occupy the land that was the POW camp. Homer Pace >who is in charge of the Fairgrounds visited with my husband and me on >several occasions. In our converstation about the POW camp, Homer >told us that the metal building that we used was the Motor Pool >building when the camp was there. The Motor Pool and one other very >small building are the only ones left of the original POW Camp. > >Carolyn >jhaisty@tcac.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: WILLIAM L BROWN <QPYR97A@prodigy.com> > > Also, during WWII, a camp near Monticello held Italian prisoners >of war. The county historical society has info on that. There is much, > much more if you want to look for it. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

>Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 20:21:21 -0600 >From: Terri Lee Wolfe <terrilee@ipa.net> >Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] [ARDREW] John Ahrens' Sons >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >At 08:39 AM 11/6/98 PST, you wrote: >>> John Ahrens' Sons >>>originally interested, but the youngest son, Elmo and has dropped out > > >I think this is the man to whom my Aunt Dehlia VERNON AHRENS was married. >He was some relation to the larger man called Ed Ahrens. He left >Monticello where they were married and moved to Eldorado. They had two >daughters, Catherine and Peggy. Peggy is still alive and living in >Cleveland , GA. She is the youngest grandchild of my grandmother's first >cousins. In recent years, her health has been bad, but if anyone is >interested in contacting her , I can obtain for them her address, etc. by >private email. BETH THURMAN > Beth- Please contact nme through private email snyvicci@hotmail.com This may be a way of cooencting Freddie Ahrens- my husband's grandmother's sister to get more information on the family Thanks Vicci ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Would you be kind enough to look up the name SULLIVAN. I had relatives that lived in north Drew County and am trying to track some of them down. Thanks, Harold Sullivan COWANPAT@aol.com wrote: > I have two volumes of the Arkansas Death Record Index: 1924-1933 and > 1934-1940 for Southeastern Arkansas which includes Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, > Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties. > > Let me know what names you would like looked up. >

>Mrs. W.L. Ferguson and family will move soon to the house vacated by Mr. and MRs. Wilkinson. Who is this W.L.Ferguson? Does anyone know? Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

Try Gabriel Newton on 505 Winchester Rd. Monticello Jo Newton 206 Schultz Ln At 12:33 PM 11/8/98 -0700, you wrote: >I am looking for any information on the following family who lived in the Tillar area. > >Lucas Newton Collins born ca 1855 married Lucy Williams born ca 1860. Marriage date Mar 7, 1880. They had the following children: > >1. Isaac Newton Collins born Jul 18, 1897 at Tillar. Married Linnie Mae Snyder near Florence AR. I.N. Collins died Nov. 1955 and is buried in Mt. Tabor Cem. In his obit it states he was a blacksmith. > >2. Chester Collins (no info) > >3. Clay Collins (no info) > >4. Clara Collins (no info) > >5. Cora Collins (no info) > >All the above children left the Florence area but Isaac Newton and his wife. > >Jann > Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

As to the location of Possum Valley, you have the description down pretty well, Rebecca, (You notice I used the correct word) but it use to be said that no one knew where it started or ended. If asked where Possum Valley was, the answer would always be "It's up this way or down that way". Guess we all were never quite sure. Could a "box house" be a dog trot house--? I told Melissa that the corn crib that Micajah Knowles built was still at our house until shortly before Mamma died. I did not realize that it was that old. I had wanted at one time to preserve it, but the elements of time got the best of it before I got around to doing anything. Don't know what happed to the remains. Bobbie ---------- > From: rdea <rdea@seark.net> > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARDREW-L] location of Possum Valley/Corinth > Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 9:23 AM > > one of our members asked privately where the Valley was. > Here is my reply. Rebecca > > > > look in the front and back pieces of Old Times...ha. > > Possum Valley is in the extreme southwest corner of the county. > > Shiloh and Ozment Bluff are just north of it. > > The western border is the Saline River [Gee's Landing, Landfair place] > > Negro Bend lies just south of the valley and adjoins Ashley line. > > to the east, it is rather vague....about where the tram road between > > Lacey and the Ozment Bluff - New Hope road is. > > Rebecca > >

At 08:39 AM 11/6/98 PST, you wrote: >> John Ahrens' Sons >>originally interested, but the youngest son, Elmo and has dropped out I think this is the man to whom my Aunt Dehlia VERNON AHRENS was married. He was some relation to the larger man called Ed Ahrens. He left Monticello where they were married and moved to Eldorado. They had two daughters, Catherine and Peggy. Peggy is still alive and living in Cleveland , GA. She is the youngest grandchild of my grandmother's first cousins. In recent years, her health has been bad, but if anyone is interested in contacting her , I can obtain for them her address, etc. by private email. BETH THURMAN

At 10:05 PM 11/5/98 -0800, you wrote: >Jann is right--tons of Drew County names here! I'll tell you another scary thought. After just getting back from Fayette Co., TN, in search of some DAniel information, I've decided that half of Drew County (at least those settlers of the early half) are related. Now, I've got to really work to untangle these webbs.....I knew about most of the connections, but the implications of just how many are innumerable. Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

Davie, as a matter of fact, during the early days of the 80's when McGehee was trying to find some sort of gimmick to celebrate, they chose "Railroad Days." At one of these first festivals, they had some of the real hobos or tramps come into town and talk about his times as a hobo. As it was, several turned up....this was before MOPAC closed their service. In fact, there was a costume contest for the best-dressed hobo. It was all rather neat, but I really don't know if they still have this celebration anymore. Many of the Prairie boys left and went to the delta to work on the rails. For instance, several of the Rial boys and Don Moses....probably more that I don't know about. Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

At 09:55 AM 11/8/98 -0800, you wrote: >Robert sent his initial post with his subscribe request. The server >From: Robert Lane, westplex@hotmail.com Welcome to the list, Robert. Judy talks about you all the time and how you have an insatiable appetite for anything historical, esp. Drew County and its Civil War history. By chance, do you know any more about the last skirmish of the war at Rough and Ready Hill, other than the fact that it occurred there? Beth Thurman...teach w/ Judy Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

Willis Book W.J. McKiever has set up a deal through the book company for the museum to have a signing sometime soom. The books will be contracted ahead of time....100......They will be sold for $40, and the museum will get to keep 15$.......since this appears to be the going rate anyway......and Nov. l has passed......if any of you are considering buying this book, it would be appreciated if you were to order one through the Drew Co. Museum and Archives. This is a way the museum can benefit from $l5 of your money.......Also, don't forget to send your old timey recipes and a short storey about the cook or the recipe to Connie Mullis or the museum....% Mrs. Wilma Hankins, or me.(BETH) Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

Hi, everyone, This query came in from someone not on the list. If you have information about Clif's family lines, please be sure to write him privately. His e-mail address is included below. --Melissa ---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- Date: 11/08 2:06 PM Received: 11/08 2:15 PM From: Clif Hinds, hindsclif@mindspring.com To: ARDREW-l-request@rootsweb.com I am doing family research on the names Hind / Hinds / Hines. Any help would be appreciated. hindsclif@mindspring.com ----------------- End Forwarded Message -----------------

The spelling of the first name of the McKinstry in these leaflets is correct. Louin McKinstry married Mattie Thomasson. They were the parents of Lela McKinstry Willis and Edna Lee McKinstry Groce (mother of Karen Groce's husband) and Artie Belle McKinstry Robinson, Mary Lynn McKinstry and Olin McKinstry. Carolyn

Drew Advance Oct. 2, 1917: Mr. A.W. Bird and family of Crossett enroute to Hot Springs spent last Monday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I.A. Bird. Mrs. Douglass Hart, after having spent the summer in Crossett returned home last Tuesday. Those pretty new dress goods are meeting with quite a good deal of popularity at J.T.D. Anderson Co.'s store. Mrs. W.H. Cotner left last Tuesday to visit relatives at El Dorado, Star City Pine Bluff and then to Hot Springs where she will attend the Sunday School Conference, which is to be Oct. 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The Hamiltonian Literary Society of the Wilmar High School met Sept. 28th, for the purpost of electing officers for the ensuing quarter. There were as follows: President, Jennings Smith; Vice President, Farrell Biggs: Secretary, Charlene Cammack; Reporter, Lummye Hudgens; Critic, Ruby Rogers. There being no further business the society adjourned to meet the following Friday, Oct. 5th. Miss Brooksie Guise spent last Wednesday in Monticello. Miss Annie Morris left Thursday for Ft. Smith, where she will enter college and take a business course. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dunlap as citizens of our town and they have moved to the house recently sold by Mr. Louin (sic) McKinstry. Mrs. T.V. Simmons and children of Mississippi arrived the latter part of last week and will occupy the house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Smith. The Wilson Literary Society met September 28th and elected new officers for the ensuing quarter and are as follows: President, Leslie Durham; Vice President, John McKinstry; Secretary, Gussie Stuart; Reporter, Euist Rogers; Critic, Prof Brandon; Program Committee, Hettie Bell Stuart, Esther Thomasson and Ruby Green. We are on our way to congratulate our new Wilson's and want them to be one of us, for we are going to strive to make this our best year in literary work. The Society adjourned to meet Oct. 12th. Mrs. Monroe Brown of Warren spent last Friday visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Sam Davis. We regret very much the loss of Mr. N. McLeod and family who left for their new-old home in Warren last Friday. They have lived in Wilmar the past seven years and have been exceedingly helpful in their church, the school and socially. Mr. McLeod served as cashier of our bank during this period but goes to keep books with a new wholdsale firm in Warren. Mr. Dean Wilkinson purchased the McLeod house and will move into it at once. Mrs. W.L. Ferguson and family will move soon to the house vacated by Mr. and MRs. Wilkinson. Still the folks are moving--Mr. J.McKoin and family have moved to the new house recently completed where the Sims family formerly lived. Mr. McDaniels has moved to the house vacated by the McKoins. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Dear Beth: Thank you for your note. You asked if I know anything about Rough and Ready. Like you I have a fascination about the place. When I was growing up in Monticello, my mother and I like to go out there from time to time to see if we could find foundations of buildings or anything that gave us a hint of the fact that it used to be a community with a wild reputation. I think there is a lot of myth about Rough and Ready. Even about where the name came from. I am one of those who believes that it was truely named for the Mexican War General "Old Rough and Ready"...my reasons for believeing this it the timing of the settlement of the community corresponds with the timing of the Mexican War. And there must have been many soldiers and others moving through Arkansas to Texas at that time...many, I'm sure, came through Rough and Ready since there weren't many settlements west of the Mississippi at that time. Anyway, this is just conjecture on my part, but it makes sense. What I don't understand is why it died so quickly as a community. Maybe it was because of its wild and wooly reputation. Or maybe Monticello was just a better place to live. After Monticello was formally laid out, land was cheap and it was more of a center of commerce for the area. Anyway, it has always bothered me that the County Government or Monticello groups haven't done more to locate any remnants of the place. It could use some interpretation, signage, something to educate everybody of the importance of the area. Beth, I think I was good friends with Dwayne, Curtis and Dennis. We all played on the American Legion Baseball team together. Great Team. Curtis could have been in the majors. Great home run hitter. Curtis and I were in Mrs. Berry's first grade class together at Drew Central. thanks for the note. Tell Judy hi for me. Robert Lane >From ardrew-l-request@rootsweb.com Sun Nov 8 16:35:18 1998 >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA03576; > Sun, 8 Nov 1998 16:32:29 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 16:32:29 -0800 (PST) >Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981108183103.00f05d68@popc.ipa.net> >X-Sender: TerriLee@popc.ipa.net (Unverified) >X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) >Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 18:31:03 -0600 >Old-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >From: Terri Lee Wolfe <terrilee@ipa.net> >In-Reply-To: <199811081748.JAA09510@lothar.lothar.com> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Subject: [ARDREW-L] Re: Robert >Resent-Message-ID: <"CqQ0Q.A.-0.SgjR2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1912 >X-Loop: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com > >At 09:55 AM 11/8/98 -0800, you wrote: >>Robert sent his initial post with his subscribe request. The server >>From: Robert Lane, westplex@hotmail.com > >Welcome to the list, Robert. Judy talks about you all the time and how you >have an insatiable appetite for anything historical, esp. Drew County and >its Civil War history. By chance, do you know any more about the last >skirmish of the war at Rough and Ready Hill, other than the fact that it >occurred there? Beth Thurman...teach w/ Judy >Beth Thurman >or >Terri Wolfe >Monticello, AR >367-2701 > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Pat, Would appreciate a lookup in your AR Death Record Indexes for the surname HOPKINS. Thanks, Martha COWANPAT@aol.com wrote: > I have two volumes of the Arkansas Death Record Index: 1924-1933 and > 1934-1940 for Southeastern Arkansas which includes Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, > Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties. > > Let me know what names you would like looked up. > > Pat

Dear Melissa, Thank you for taking the time to make sure my connection with your group was final. I look forward to hearing from you again. Robert Lane >From ardrew-l-request@rootsweb.com Sun Nov 8 09:48:39 1998 >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA10901; > Sun, 8 Nov 1998 09:48:25 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 09:48:25 -0800 (PST) >Message-Id: <199811081748.JAA09510@lothar.lothar.com> >Date: Sun, 8 Nov 98 09:55:44 -0800 >x-sender: tsaritsa@lothar.lothar.com >x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 >From: Melissa Jones <tsaritsa@ix.netcom.com> >Old-To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Subject: [ARDREW-L] Fwd: subscribe >Resent-Message-ID: <"xNeyu.A.EqC.oldR2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1904 >X-Loop: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Hi, everyone, > >Robert sent his initial post with his subscribe request. The server >added him to the list but didn't send his mail to ARDREW, so here it is... > >Robert, please go ahead and ask any questions you like! We will try to >help out any way we can. > >--Melissa > >---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- >Date: 11/08 7:17 AM >Received: 11/08 9:46 AM >From: Robert Lane, westplex@hotmail.com >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >I would like to subscribe to information on local history of Drew County >and surrounding area, particularly civil war history. My name is Robert >Lane. I grew up in Monticello, went to MHS and UAM, graduated from UofA >with a history degree. Thanks for including me. > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > >----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

>From ardrew-l-request@rootsweb.com Sun Nov 8 09:48:39 1998 >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA10901; > Sun, 8 Nov 1998 09:48:25 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 09:48:25 -0800 (PST) >Message-Id: <199811081748.JAA09510@lothar.lothar.com> >Date: Sun, 8 Nov 98 09:55:44 -0800 >x-sender: tsaritsa@lothar.lothar.com >x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0, March 15, 1997 >From: Melissa Jones <tsaritsa@ix.netcom.com> >Old-To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >Subject: [ARDREW-L] Fwd: subscribe >Resent-Message-ID: <"xNeyu.A.EqC.oldR2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1904 >X-Loop: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Hi, everyone, > >Robert sent his initial post with his subscribe request. The server >added him to the list but didn't send his mail to ARDREW, so here it is... > >Robert, please go ahead and ask any questions you like! We will try to >help out any way we can. > >--Melissa > >---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- >Date: 11/08 7:17 AM >Received: 11/08 9:46 AM >From: Robert Lane, westplex@hotmail.com >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >I would like to subscribe to information on local history of Drew County >and surrounding area, particularly civil war history. My name is Robert >Lane. I grew up in Monticello, went to MHS and UAM, graduated from UofA >with a history degree. Thanks for including me. > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > >----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com