Beth, I am sure that you are right about Norman Wells, Sr. being in WWI, but I was referring to the 4 Haisty records that Melissa mentioned. Carolyn

It was interesting to see Jann's posting of the obit of C. F. Hudspeth tonight, as I had just talked with my sister-in-law about the Hudspeth family and relation to the Conrads on Saturday night. This sister-in-law is 20 years older than I and has knowledge of lots of Monticello and Drew Co. history and relationships. My purpose in talking with her about these families was to help a Conrad researcher that I ran across this past week. The C. F. (Charles F.) Hudspeth mentioned was the father of Carl F. Hudspeth who married Myrtle Elecketh Conrad. Myrtle and Anna Augusta (Conrad) McCune were the daughters of William and Willie Conrad. Conrad Street was named for them. Mrs. Conrad was the sister of Emil Borchardt. Emil Borchardt's wife was named Emma. They were the parents of Oscar ALBERT Borchardt who married Minnie Norma Sanderlin. They were the parents of VICTOR Albert Borchardt who married Maudie Tippey of Wilmar and after her death, he married her sister Rosa Mae Tippey Grafton, also of Wilmar. The Tippey sisters also had a sister who was Mrs. Lee Bewley and a brother Frank Tippey. Borchardt Street was named for Emil Borchardt. In the NEW cemetery book there is an error in the listing for his family. It shows two wives for Emil. The above mentioned Emma and also: Borchardt, Gertrude Edwards, wife of Emil. Gertrude was a daughter of Emil Borchardt and married an Edwards. The first cemetery book does not have the notation, wife of Emil, but still lists Gertrude as: Borchardt, Gertrude Edwards. They are buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. At one time the Borchardt family owned all the land west of Borchardt Street - from West College all the way to the Old Warren Road (where the Presbyterian Home is located). For you younger people, this was in the days before the present Hwy 425 was built. At that time West Bolling stopped at Borchardt Street. Emil Borchardt and his son Albert and grandson Victor were artists and owned a store that sold art supplies, etc. My sister-in-law says that the walls in the "Old" Borchardt house (later the Spencer house & no longer there) on the corner of Conrad and Borchardt had been painted as though they were a canvas - scenes all over them. My husband's family lived around the corner - on West College. Diane Borchardt, daughter of Victor and Maudie was a special friend of mine. She was legally blind and attended the School for the Blind in Little Rock for many years. She came to Drew Central to be with others her age and live at home. Another girl and I would go to Mr. McAlister's office and read her lessons to her. She was diabetic and we helped her when she had trouble with her insulin. I spent many hours in their home just East of the college. Though blind, Diane had been taught to play the piano beautifully. The whole family was extremely talented in music. Diane married a Durham and died at an early age. Her younger brother, Rex, still lives in Monticello. Carl F. Hudspeth, son of Sheriff Charles F. Hudspeth, was first married to a Kimbro and they had a daughter named May Nell who married a Hobgood and a daughter Guendolyn who lived two years. He then married Myrtle Conrad. Myrtle Conrad Hudspeth worked in the Court House for many years. Carolyn

At 02:40 PM 10/18/98 -0500, you wrote: >M >I don't know of any others in my family or my husband's who actually >served in that war. They could still have gotten a draft card, >though. Carolyn, Uncle Norman Wells was in WWI. In fact, ironically, he wound up in the same regiment was one of the Schutz men, and in the course of their talking, they realized this. I've even seen a picture somewhere of Uncle Norman and this schutz man. I don't think I'm crazy about this war.......He would have been much too old for WWII.BETh >> > > Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

Monticellonian Oct. 20, 1892: In this city, on the 14th inst. Sheriff C.F. Hudspeth, after a months illness, with flux. Mr. Hudspeth had only been confined to his bed for a few days when the summons come calling him from home and family to the great beyond. But he had been a sufferer for several weeks, before taking his bed, with the dreadful disease which extinguished the light and life of a noble man, a generous friend, a kind father and devoted husband. The deceased was born and reared in this county, and was a little over 42 years of age at the time of his death. Just in the prime of manhood he was stricken down, and perhaps, no man ever lived in our community that held a warmer place in the hearts of our people than Chas. F. Hudspeth. He was just closing his third term as sheriff, in which he served the people faithfully and impartially, and by his uniform courtsey to those with whom the duties of his office brought him in contact, he had won their highest esteem and gratitude. Mr. Hudspeth was a member of both the K. of P. and K of H. Orders, and by these two noble orders, his remains were laid to rest in the New Cemetery. He leaves an affectionate and heart-broken wife, a dear little boy and many relatives and friends to mourn his death. To all of whom, and to his wife and little boy especially, do we extend our sincere sympathy and heart-felt condolence. It may be truthfully said of him that he was the "noblest work of God---an honest man." Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

I believe they are. I saw in Chicot Co. Courthouse an old record of when they returned from service, they had to register. Rebecca ---------- > From: Melissa Jones <tsaritsa@ix.netcom.com> > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] WWI, WWII records > Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 3:12 PM > > Carolyn Haisty (jhaisty@tcac.com) wrote: > > >will be wonderful. It would be fantastic if you posted all those > >cards from WWI. Is there film available for WWII? > > Carolyn, > > Not sure if there is a film of draft cards for WWII. That would be > wonderful, wouldn't it! Next time I am at the Family History Center, I > will check their catalog to see if they have anything for WWII. If not, > maybe the Arkansas History Commission has something? Or might there be > something at the county level? > > Speaking of which, I was reading in the genealogy reference book "The > Source" last night that honorable discharges for WWI and WWII soldiers > were supposed to be recorded at the county level. > > Does anyone know if the Drew County courthouse maintains files of these > WWI and WWII discharges? Since many army records at the national > repository burned in the early 1970s, this would be a fantastic resource > to possibly find out in which unit your relatives and ancestors served. > > Thanks in advance for any help on this one! > > --Melissa

Hi everyone, This is Jane McBride in Texas. We had to reload our internet access program and we lost all my old email, including those I had saved for reference or that needed follow up. If you messaged me and I did not answer, please contact me again. My lines (in Drew, Lincoln and Bradley Co) are JOHNSON, NOWLIN, HALL, AULD, MEEK, BARNETT, BURR, CHANCE, SCIFRES AND SHOOK. I am really enjoying these lists. It makes me feel like I'm back in Arkansas. I was born in Kingsland, attended Kingsland, Monticello and Hampton schools, graduating from Hampton High School class of '65. I moved to Texas in '65 but most of my family still lives there, in Hampton, Kingsland, Pine Bluff, Star City, Little Garnett, Alexander and assorted places. Keep up the good work. jane

We have a full line of Edwin Clapp's celebrated $5.00 and $6.00 shoes. F.H. Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hammock and Mesdames J.D. McCloy, Edgar Cason and J.B. Dishough left last Saturday on a visit to the World's Fair. Miss Dorothea Blades, after an extended visit to her friend, Miss Sue Bell Wood, in this city, has returned to her home in Louisville, Ky. Our line of bicycles is complete. Let us figure with you on a Crescent, Monarch or Imperial. Prices less that low grade wheels. Hankins Hardware Co. Mr. J.L. Boone has moved his Tonsorial Parlor, from the west side of the square to the building now occupied by the Monticello Steam Laundry. During the last thirty days, several hundred samples of Prescription 35 have been distributed in the town and country. Ask those who have had occasion to use the samples if they think it is a meritorious article. Recommended for all kidney troubles. For sale by Brown, McQuistion & Co. Hon. J.H. Hinemon, of Little Rock, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, attended the last sickness and funeral of his friend, Mr. T.H. Matthews, in this city, this week. Mr. A.S. Crute, Jr. is bringing some of the best watermelons to this market that are raised in this county. Mr. Crute is one of our largest and most successful melon raisers, and he always remembers the printer. Mr. Geo. Payne, contractor and builder of the new brick block on North Main street, got right badly hurt by a fall from the scaffolding, one day last week. His injuries, though quite painful, are not dangerous. "When Hamburg gets her electric lights, her waterworks and her new court house, what's to hinder her from being the prettiest and most up-to-date little city in the Louisiana Purchase?" The Clarion. (directly below this entry is the following): Nothing, except that Monticello has already taken that place. Address S.A. Roark, Wilmar, Ark., about the big singing school commencing Aug. 1st. Many scholarships to be given away. Literature free. All day singing July 30th. Everybody invited to attend. This will be the grandest singing ever taught in South Arkansas. The members of James A. Jackson Camp, UCV will meet at the Court House, Monticello, Ark., July 23, 1904 at 2 p.m. Election of officers and other business of importance will be transacted. F.M. Bordeaux, Com. W.A. Brown, Adjt. What you need is a refrigerator: There are a lot of makes but the "Odorless" leads them all. Guaranteed and proven to be the best manufactured. For sale by Jeter Furniture Co. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

Re: Tetter--------my grandmother used to have a rash that would break out on the inside of her wrist------her expression was, "that tetter is bothering me again." I called the Doc I work for and he stated it was a rash, similiar to contact dermatitis, as we know it today. Amy: The newsbrief I posted was the full entry. For everyone: I'm off tomorrow-------reckon I'll make another trip to the archives and get that suff on Young Royal!!!!!!!! Melissa: When I started copying the Bradley Co. WW1 Draft Reg, I found out the following: Every male from about 1871-1872 had to register whether he had a disability or not-----no man within this age group was exempt. I even found one listed as an "idiot" in Bradley Co.!! In fact I found several men from Drew Co. who were working at the mills in Warren even registered there. Since you didn't list the info that can be found in these records, here goes: There were three different forms, each giving slightly different info. One form gives age, dob, pob, race, father's pob, occupation, marital status, reason, if any for exemption, color of eyes and hair, build and height, disability if any. Another gives the same basic info except it gives nearest relative, which is always useful. The third one-------doesn't give as much info as the others, but still worth obtaining for your records. I haven't looked at the forms available at the AR Com. site for download and printing on the main AR genweb page, but all you have to do is mail a request to the Arkansas History Commission stating the county and name, plus title of microfilm, "Drew Co. WW1 Draft Reg., or any other AR county and they will mail to you. Copies are .50 and they have a minimun of 5.00 per order. Some of the things I post from newspapers can be obtained the same way----stating name of paper, town in which published, date, page, col, and brief note describing article. I'm sure a lot of you would like to have the actual article. I'll try to be more specific with the page and col with the old Advance papers for your benefit. Also the archives request you only ask for 10 copies per order. Hope this helps. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

That's stuff'd make you wanta get up and slap ya Mama! <g> davie -----Original Message----- From: John Haisty <jhaisty@tcac.com> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 2:47 PM Subject: [ARDREW-L] Re: Methodist Coffee >Well, I asked an older cousin who grew up around the Selma/Florence/ >Winchester/Tillar area if he knew what Methdist Coffee was. His reply >was: > >"Well, I know about Lumber Jack Coffee made in a big wash pot. Fill >pot 2/3 with water, add two pounds of ground coffee and one plug of >Brown Mule Chewing tobacco. May be same thing". Sherwood > >Don't ya'll all want to go out and make a pot??????? How about it >Davie? > >Carolyn > > >

I love this clippings! I guess that's what this country needs, isn't it Jann? A good 5 cent cee-gar! > >I have a few more of the celebrated "Club House shape" and "Nat Willis" 5-cent cigars; try one. Turner Wells. > > >More later > >Jann

Rebecca: I need a legal opinion. Can someone from Cali-forney "legally" say this? dave > > >Whoo-hoo!!! > >I believe this is the land later bought by Benjamin Arthur >"Trigger" Loveless and his wife Virgie Hickman Loveless. Believe they... > >Thanks again, Jann! > >--Melissa >

Melissa, Did I see in one of your posts that your dad is Prentiss Jones? If so, I just found him in my A & M annual. We were in the same classification. Did he go to school at Wilmar? I lived there, but went to school at Drew Central. Carolyn

Carolyn Haisty (jhaisty@tcac.com) wrote: >will be wonderful. It would be fantastic if you posted all those >cards from WWI. Is there film available for WWII? Carolyn, Not sure if there is a film of draft cards for WWII. That would be wonderful, wouldn't it! Next time I am at the Family History Center, I will check their catalog to see if they have anything for WWII. If not, maybe the Arkansas History Commission has something? Or might there be something at the county level? Speaking of which, I was reading in the genealogy reference book "The Source" last night that honorable discharges for WWI and WWII soldiers were supposed to be recorded at the county level. Does anyone know if the Drew County courthouse maintains files of these WWI and WWII discharges? Since many army records at the national repository burned in the early 1970s, this would be a fantastic resource to possibly find out in which unit your relatives and ancestors served. Thanks in advance for any help on this one! --Melissa

Well, I asked an older cousin who grew up around the Selma/Florence/ Winchester/Tillar area if he knew what Methdist Coffee was. His reply was: "Well, I know about Lumber Jack Coffee made in a big wash pot. Fill pot 2/3 with water, add two pounds of ground coffee and one plug of Brown Mule Chewing tobacco. May be same thing". Sherwood Don't ya'll all want to go out and make a pot??????? How about it Davie? Carolyn

Melissa, Bless you! I would love to have the info from the Haisty draft cards. My dad's brother, John Sherwood Haisty, served in WWI. I don't know of any others in my family or my husband's who actually served in that war. They could still have gotten a draft card, though. During WWII, a draft notice came to our home soon after the death of my father! They were a little too late! Whatever you find will be wonderful. It would be fantastic if you posted all those cards from WWI. Is there film available for WWII? Amy Flowers, We were just looking in our annuals from Arkansas A & M College for some names that Jann tossed at me and I found two Flowers. Are these relatives of yours? If so, I can send you a photocopy of their pictures. These are from my husband's annual from1949 (I came along a little later :)). George E. FLOWERS and Paul M. FLOWERS from Dermott. Carolyn jhaisty@tcac.com

COWANPAT@aol.com (COWANPAT@aol.com) wrote: > I have copies of the Homestead Application filed by J. Knowles as >well as >Micajah Knowles. I would be glad to send you copies if you would like. Pat, that is so very kind of you!!! I can't tell you the feeling that went through me when you said you had this Homestead Application of Jerry Knowles. A couple of other folks have asked for my address to send things, so I'll just post it here: Melissa Jones P.O. Box 64102 Sunnyvale, CA 94088 Pat, I'd love to be able to do something for you in return. You name it!! Friday I went to the Family History Center and looked at a microfilm of Drew County World War I draft registraton cards. The roll I got started with the "H" surnames, and I'm not sure how far it goes. But now I've got the idea to order all these Drew County WWI films and extract them (unless someone knows if this has already been done??). When looking at the film, I noticed 4 "Haisty"s right off the bat and thought of Carolyn. Carolyn, next time I go back, I will copy the Haisty info. for you. And I will keep you all posted on the extraction project. Meanwhile, these are the records I copied Friday night. Let me know if you would like me to post transcriptions of any of these to ARDREW: Eli Barkley KNOWLES, born May 11, 1890 Florence KNOWLES, born Sept. 15, 1898 Jessie James KNOWLES, born Sep 8, 1891 Richard Henry KNOWLES, born Dec. 27, 1885 William Albert KNOWLES, born July 10, 1896 William Matthew KNOWLES, born Nov. 8, 1873 Benjamin A. LOVELESS s, born Jan'y 12, 1897 John Archie LOVELESS, born Oct. 2, 1893 Robert Houston LOVELESS, born April 27, 1895 Robbie Reaves, I was a little amused to see on Uncle Archie's card that his physical build was listed as "Stout"!!! I had thought all our Loveless men were slender. --Melissa

In a message dated 10/17/98 9:38:09 PM Central Daylight Time, jann.woodard@eudoramail.com writes: << Messrs. Earl Miles and Carroll Bishop left last Tuesday morning on a visit to the Worlds Fair. >> Jann, did the above news brief include any other information?? My grandfather had a brother named Carroll Wood Bishop (born in Rock Springs) who would have been 20 years old in 1904. Amy

thanks for asking...I was curious as well. from my experience with hog-killing wash pots, there is no way in the world to every get the grease out of them! that coffee had to be floating with lard! ugh. Rebecca > > What the dickens is "Methodist" coffee? Is that like that looz-i-ana coffee > I've heard so much about? > > Confused davie > > > --had an excellent dinner. Mr. John Henly had his hog-killing wash-pot on > the ground, filled with Methodist coffee, for the old folks, and everybody > enjoyed themselves "hugely" except Mr. Frank Tillar and Mr. Taylor > Prewitt....

In a message dated 10/17 David Daugherty wrote to Jann Woodard: << miz Woodard: I think I may need this. Could you get me a bottle next time you go in ta' town? davie >July 21, 1904: Bordeaux Tetter Lotion cures the Spring scratches.<< Hey Jann, I'll take the lotion AND the Bordeaux who made it! Still haven't found his connection to my family but am working on it. By the way Jann, I too thank you for all these newspaper tidbits. Every mention of a Lyle, Clower and Bordeaux is music to my ears! Amy

[sorry to be late in posting this interesting letter from Terry. I have been snowed under for the past several days.] Rebecca ---------- > From: twheeler@telemedtoday.com > To: rdea <rdea@seark.net> > Subject: "mishpocha" > Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 9:13 AM > > Dear Cousin Rebecca: > I can't tell you how excited I am to hear from you. > If you didn't know, that word on the subject line is a Yiddish word > meaning "extended family" (sorta like "kissing cousins"). (The "ch" is a > gutteral sound pronounced like the "ch" in the Scottish word "loch," and > the accent is on the second syllable.) > Before I go back in time, let me give you an update on my part of the > family. > My Uncle Welton died a couple of years ago in Missouri. He and my father > had been somewhat estranged from one another up until the last few years of > Welton's life, so I can't tell you much about his family. I do know he was > married more than once. His widow's name is Pearl. My father and Welton > became very close before Welton died, and my father gave the eulogy at > Welton's funeral. > My father is still living. He has retired from the practice of medicine > and lives in San Diego with my step-mother, Janet, who is the dean of the > college of nursing at the University of San Diego. They have been married > for more than 35 years, but had no children. > I have two sisters, Karen Ann Rodgers, born in 1945, who is a retired > police officer living in Albuquerque, NM; and Rebecca Mae Blackley, born in > 1947, who teaches traditional music and crafts at the Augusta Heritage > Center in Elkins, WV. Karen is divorced from Tom Wilson. She has one > daughter, Becky Kay, and two grandchildren. Becky is married to Gordon > Blackley. She raised Gordon's children from his first marriage, but has > none of her own. I was born in 1944. I live in Prairie Village, KS, with my > husband, Norton Wheeler. Norty and I have two children apiece from > previous marriages [the younger two, Inga Marie (age 21) and Paul Daniel > (age 18) Eriksmoen, are mine], so we had a rather full house for many > years. Paul is now a senior in high school, so the nest will be empty soon. > I am a lawyer, but my primary occupation is writing for a rather > specialized medical magazine. > You might also be interested in the growing religious diversity in the > family. My father, after years of claiming to be a non-believer, surprised > everyone by converting to Roman Catholicism in 1990. He is a very serious > Catholic, going to Mass every day. He had bypass heart surgery last year, > and there were so many priests going in and out of his room, it looked like > a branch of the Vatican! That same year, I surprised no one at all by > converting to Judaism. My husband is Jewish, and most of my family knew I > had been very attracted to Judaism for many years. My son Paul also > converted and had his Bar Mitzvah in 1993. My daughter Inga is "finding her > spirituality." I think she is a Buddhist at the moment. > Now to the past. Most of the time I was growing up, my family lived > outside of Arkansas, but we did live in Little Rock from from 1954 to 1957. > During that time, we often visited the farm. (My father always described it > as being in Possum Valley, but "Rodgersville" is pretty neat, too.) I > idolized Dovie and had a monumental crush on Jimmie - I'm sure they both > thought I was a little twerp. It really wouldn't surprise me if you and I > met one another at some point. You certainly must have been around when I > was back for my grandparents' funerals. I do remember my great-grandmother, > Elizabeth, but not well. I'm not sure how old I was when she died. > My clearest memories of my grandmother involved cooking lessons - she > taught me how to make fried chicken and "egg pie." Now I'm a vegetarian, > and all those eggs would shoot my cholesterol through the roof, but my > mouth still waters when I think about all those delicious things. Grandma > Rodgers let me gather the eggs from her bantam hens. My father hated those > chickens because they woke him up so early in the morning. Did you ever > hear the story about how he killed the rooster one morning when we were > visiting the farm? He threw a shoe out the window at it, not intending to > hurt it, just to get it to shut up. His aim was better than he thought it > would be, and the rooster died. He wound up having to get his mother > another rooster - which turned out to be even noisier than the one he killed. > Grandpa Rodgers taught me how to milk a cow. I was secretly terrified of > the cow, but I never let on. I think the cow guessed, though. She used to > look at me with a very speculative look on her face. > I guess that's enough reminiscing. I will take advantage of all the > Internet resources you suggested, and I'll be sending you a check for two > copies of your book - one for me and one for my father. I'm really looking > forward to reading it. > Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly. Keep in touch. > Sincerely, > Cousin Terry Kay