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