Both interesting stories, one is about the old community of Rondo... Old Rondo Methodist Church and Masonic Hall, erected in 1818, had a silver bell cast of Mexican coins. A new church was built on the same site in 1936. The night before the old church was to be moved and preserved by the Rondo Historical Society, it burned to the ground. The silver bell could not be found. The only explanation was that it "broke when it fell". The other story is about the first Red River bridge at Garland. Where there was previously only a ferry, the area citizens wanted a bridge built across the river, and the Arkansas Highway dept. started construction in 1929, paying the owners of the ferry $19,000 for the right of way. (To build a three span truss bridge). But early in the morning of Sep. 1930, two large blasts rocked the center span of the Red River Bridge off its piers into the river. The blast was heard 25 miles away... No one was arrested for the dynamiting. The city of Garland, the state of Arkansas, and the bridge company came to a private agreement regarding financial responsibility. (The bridge was built, opened as a toll bridge, July 1931. The toll ceased in 1938. This bridge is gone now, and replaced with a modern bridge going over the Red at Garland, between Texarkana and Lewisville, AR.)

Could someone please give me an address where I can order a county map of Miller Co. Ark. with townships and ranges blocked out on it. I want to make up a map with who owned which land at a particular time. Thanks. sherry dustyc@microgear.net -----Original Message-----

Hi, I just wanted to remind everyone that if you have information that can be used in the two Miller county pages, please share. We have the main Miller Co. Page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/ maintained by Jim Porter, with the GenConnect Boards for posting queries, bible records, wills, deeds, pensions, biographies, and obits. We have the Miller County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/miller/miller.html maintained by the ArGenWeb - Jacquelyn - jbonds@cswnet.com (Her computer has been down, but as soon as she gets going again, there will be more info). We REALLY need more stuff for this page, so if you have anything at all to share, please do. And see all that Wayne Adcock has done on Miller County: http://www.vidnet.net/~adcock/miller_list.html and his home page: http://www.vidnet.net/~adcock/page2.html We could also use more members for this list, so if you know anyone interested in Miller County Genalogy, tell them about ARMiller-L@rootsweb.com. Take care and good hunting, VHR

During the course of World War ll, many people gained fame in one way or another. One of them was named Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. On a particular mission, Butch had noticed something shortly after takeoff, his fuel gauge had not been topped off. Because of this, he would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to leave formation and return. As he was returning to the mother ship, he could see a squadron of Japanese Zeroes heading toward the fleet to attack. And, with all the fighter planes gone, the fleet was almost defenseless. His was the only opportunity to distract and divert them. Single-handedly, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes and attacked them. The American fighter Planes were rigged with cameras, so that as they flew and fought, pictures were taken so pilots could learn more about the terrain, enemy maneuvers, etc. Butch dove at them and shot until all his ammunition was gone, then he would dive and try to clip off a wing or tail or anything that would make the enemy planes unfit to fly. He did anything he could to keep them from reaching the American ships. Finally, the Japanese squadron took off in another direction, and Butch O'Hare and his fighter, both badly shot up, limped back to the carrier. He told his story, but not until the film from the camera on his plane was developed, did they realize the extent he really went to, to protect his fleet. He was recognized as a hero and given one of the nation's highest military honors. And, as you may know, O'Hare Airport in Chicago was named after him. Prior to the time, in Chicago, there was a man called Easy Eddie. He was working for a man you've all heard about, Al Capone. Al Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic, but he was notorious for the murders he'd committed and the illegal thing's he'd done. East Eddie was Al Capone's lawyer and he was very good. In fact, because of his skill, he was able to keep Al Capone out of jail. To show his appreciation, Al Capone paid him very well. He not only earned big money, he would get extra thing, like a residence that filled an entire Chicago City black. The house was fenced, and he had live-in help and all the conveniences of the day. East Eddie had a son. He loved his son and gave him all the best things while he was growing up; clothes, cars, and a good education. And, because he loved his son he tried to teach him right from wrong. But one thing he couldn't give his son was a good name, and a good example. Easy Eddie decided that this was much more important than all the riches he had given him. So, he went to the authorities in order to rectify the wrong he had done. In order to tell the truth, it meant he must testify against al Capone, and he knew that Al Capone would do his best to have him killed. But he wanted most of all to try to be an example and to do the best he could to give back to his son, a good name. So, he testified. Within the year, he was shot and killed on a lonely street in Chicago. These sound like two unrelated stories, but Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie son.

AFHA is working on an new source for Arkansas researchers. We are compiling "Arkansas Genealogy Books in Print." If you are an author, society, or publisher of Arkansas related material, please fill out the form below. This book will be sold for $10 and should be available March 1. There is NO COST for your book or society to be listed. If you want a full, half or quarter page ad, we are accepting advertisers for this edition. If you would like to advertise, please contact Kathy Hudson at hudsonk@aol.com This edition will also be available on our website! 1. Name: 2. Address: 3. City, State Zip: 4. Phone Number: 5. Email Address: 6. Publications: (Please include full title, price, shipping cost, number of pages, author, ordering instructions and a brief description.) 7. Society Information: (Please include your societies name, address, city, zip, email, and web address. We would also like to know where and when you meet, amount of dues, and when you were organized.) 8. Society Contact Person: (Please include name, address, telephone, and email.) Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com We Specialize in ARKANSAS books! ****************************************** Listowner of: the GRS E-Zine, GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap ************************************************ Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

Thanks Genie!!! Subj: Re: Grass widow Date: 1/19/2000 8:49:35 PM Central Standard Time From: <A HREF="mailto:Genie9876">Genie9876</A> To: <A HREF="mailto:GVRICHARDS">GVRICHARDS</A> You peeked my curiosity on this. According to one dictionary, grass widow is defined this way: first appeared in 1528 chiefly dialect 1. a. a discarded mistress b. a woman who has had an illegitimate child 2. a. a woman whose husband is temporarily away b. a woman who is divorced or separated from her husband. I guess on the example you posted, you can take your pick of any of the above! Genie9876@aol.com >> I know I have seen this before, but cannot think where- >>So, someone help me, what was a grass widow? >>Example from Texarkana Daily Independent News: >>* April 11, 1886 >>Jimmy Rodden of Perryville, Arkansas, age 16, eloped with Mrs. Rodden, a grass >>widow, about 25. >>VR

I know I have seen this before, but cannot think where- So, someone help me, what was a grass widow? Example from Texarkana Daily Independent News: * April 11, 1886 Jimmy Rodden of Perryville, Arkansas, age 16, eloped with Mrs. Rodden, a grass widow, about 25. VR

LEGACY HUNTERS: Hatfield-McCoy descendants find home, heritage in Arkansas town By SUNNI THIBODEAU/Of the Gazette Staff HATFIELD, Ark.-There are no Hatfields here anymore, and there remains only one McCoy family. Although the name remains, no one seems to remember the origins. No one, that is, except Texarkana resident Jerry Hatfield. "My dad was born in 1889 and there were seven kids that came through Arkansas," he said. "His first cousins set up the sawmill and it became a sawmill town. That was in 1903 or 1905." Hatfield believes he has a family connection to the original feuding Hatfields of Hatfield and McCoy fame. The land around here looks much the same as it did a century ago, when the Hatfields first came to the area. Rich with timber, the land is part of the Ozark foothills just south of Mena. On a gray winter day, the hazy blue woodlands must have looked a lot like the Kentucky and West Virginia border the family called home in the 1800s. The legend of the Hatfields and McCoys has been passed down through generations. The feuding began in 1863 when Devil Anse Hatfield, a Confederate sympathizer, formed a guerrilla band, periodically raiding the Union-leaning McCoys. Bloody feuding between the families passed through the courts at the McCoy family's instigation, spawned a Romeo and Juliet romance and culminated in the deaths of 12 members of the two families. It escalated from a family feud into an all-out war and then became a state matter, with West Virginia and Kentucky battling over which state would try the Hatfields. And while Hollywood has capitalized on the mountain hillbilly aspect of feudin' families, in actuality, the Hatfield family was well off, and timber rights appear to have been at the heart of the matter. Devil Anse Hatfield was prone to bragging about his success in the timber industry, while Ole Ran'l McCoy met with disaster in his timber attempts. Jerry Hatfield's father was born in Pennsylvania the year the Hatfield clan went on trial for the McCoy murders. "We never knew where we stood when the feud was, from 1895 to 1900," he said. He does know his branch wound up in Pennsylvania, then on to Louisiana and then to Texas, where he grew up in Jefferson. "My father's brother is 92, and he is the only sibling left," Hatfield said. "I'm sorry I didn't ask questions sooner." He hoped to find some information about the family from the residents of Hatfield, but even that has proven fruitless. Hatfield resident Albert Gray has worked at nearly every sawmill in the area, starting at Vic Crane's mill in 1945. He doesn't know anything about the Hatfield sawmill. "I think Hatfield (the town) came in when the railroad came through here," he said. His own land is perhaps the oldest deeded land in the area, going back to the early 1800s. The closest business name in town would be the Hatfield Lumber Mill. It has been owned since 1970 by Buddy Bean and Mike Peek but has no ties to the Hatfield family. Even the remaining McCoys haven't been much help in researching the Hatfield history. Raymond McCoy is 90; his wife Irene is 88. Like many of the residents, Raymond McCoy has worked in the timber industry most of his life. He's lived in Hatfield for more than 70 years, coming up from Texas with his family in 1921 to farm the land. "We raised a crop and decided we hated Arkansas," he said. "We went back to Texas and raised a crop and decided Arkansas looked pretty good. So we came back." Irene McCoy is a Hatfield native, raised in a log house on land her father farmed and her grandfather homesteaded. She doesn't know about the Hatfield connection, but does have strong opinions about the town. "It's a good place to live," she said. This June, there will be a Hatfield-McCoy family reunion in Pikeville, Ky. Like the feud itself, it will be bigger than life, turning itself into an actual festival. Devil Anse Hatfield fathered 16 children, and the McCoy family numbers more than 100,000. It is not the first attempt to bring the two families together. In 1982, the Hatfields held a reunion and invited the McCoys. Irene McCoy remembers getting an invitation to that reunion. She doesn't plan to go to this one, so the town of Hatfield will not be represented. But Jerry Hatfield plans to make the trip from Texarkana to Kentucky. And although the town of Hatfield's lone cemetery, Six Mile Cemetery, bears no Hatfield tombstones and most of the residents are uncertain about the name's heritage, Hatfield hopes to return with more knowledge than he left with. "With a name like Hatfield, you have to research a bit," he said.

Thanks so much for posting this site, it is very interesting, especially the old photos including the first automobile accident and the old Raleigh Products Wagon which later became the Watkins Products Wagon, they are still in operation today. They just don't drive wagons or go door to door anymore. I've bookmarked to visit again when I can stay longer. Jo Autrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <GVRICHARDS@aol.com> To: <ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 3:18 AM Subject: Southwest Arkansas History > If you have not yet looked at this, a great history resource for SW Arkansas > to bookmark. The search feature helps, but all the articles are great. > > http://peace.saumag.edu/swark/index.html > > > ==== ARMILLER Mailing List ==== > Be nice to one another. For more information, send email to the List Manager, JJ. Johnson (gnbf@tampabay.rr.com). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~westline/ >

If you have not yet looked at this, a great history resource for SW Arkansas to bookmark. The search feature helps, but all the articles are great. http://peace.saumag.edu/swark/index.html

You're invited to stop by this Sunday at the Little Rock Main Library for the first Arkansas Family History Association Meeting featuring nationally known genealogy speaker, Desmond Walls Allen. We will be discussing Beginning Genealogy but we will feature an hour long Question Session for all skill levels. Whether you are a new researcher or one who has been around for a while, you will benefit from this meeting. Classes are $12 at the door for all members. If you would like to attend the entire series, the cost is $40 for 6 classes. Vendors will be present and you may visit the vendors without paying for the classes. Vendors will also supply LOTS of door prizes!!! We'd love to meet you! January 16 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Starting Your Genealogical Research by Desmond Allen Walls February 13 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Genealogy on the Internet by Tracey Carrington Converse To pre-register for classes, please send your check or money order to: AFHA 609 Colynwood Sherwood, Arkansas 72120 501-835-7502 All Classes Will Be Held at the Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library, 100 Rock Street in Little Rock. This event is sponsored by the Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com We Specialize in ARKANSAS books! ****************************************** Listowner of: the GRS E-Zine, GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap ************************************************ Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

Civic leader, A.J. Burgess, dies Fouke, Miller County and Arkansas observed the passing of a political activist, staunch supporter of education and mentor to many government officials this week. A. J. Burgess was buried Friday in Fouke Cemetery following funeral services in Texarkana. Burgess celebrated his 90th birthday in November, the same month the Fouke School District named its new multipurpose building in his honor. The retired railroad engineer's involvement in local and state politics was lengthy and extensive, and, according to friends, he was known for his willingness to share his opinions on any matter. "He was known as the No. 1 politician in the county," said Miller County Judge Hubert Easley. "He thought it was his duty and responsibility to help people, and that's what he did. He was a great man, one of a kind." Circuit-Chancery Judge Joe Griffin recalled being befriended by Burgess when he first tested the political waters in 1982. "He was very devoted to his family and the entire Fouke community," Griffin said. "He was active because he was truly interested in his community. He took politics seriously, but he also really enjoyed it even though his activities never brought anything to him. A.J. took as much pleasure in doing for others as anyone I've ever seen." Miller County officials received regular visits from Burgess, during which he offered his perspectives on issues confronting the community and the county. "A.J. was really involved. He would stop by here about once a week," Miller County Sheriff H.L. Phillips said. "He certainly had a knowledge of county government, and he was a great supporter of the sheriff's department. He was someone I had a lot of respect for, and he found more joy in giving than receiving. He had no trouble voicing his opinion whether positive or negative." Burgess also made regular rounds to the prosecuting attorney's office. "He was my very best friend and political helper," said Brent Haltom, 8th Judicial District prosecuting attorney. "He was a strong influence throughout the county, and he was instrumental in many political campaigns. I'll miss him a lot. He is a person who will be missed on a continual basis." In addition to his political interests, Burgess took an active role in improving the Fouke school system. "A.J. was really involved with our schools," said Fouke Superintendent Charles Williams. "He loved the children of this school district and the town of Fouke. It was unusual how much he really cared about people. He was very perceptive and valuable to me as superintendent. A.J. could always see the big picture." Fouke Mayor Cecil Smith recalled Burgess' fondness for his community. "He actually became a legend around here as far as politics are concerned," Smith said. "That was his life after he retired. He made himself useful to anyone he thought could benefit from his help." Not all of Burgess' activities were so publicly known or acknowledged. Deryl Jones was one of those who was touched by Burgess' kindness and generosity. "He treated me like I was one of his own kids," Jones said. "He helped me when no one else would, and he loved me when I couldn't love myself. Up to the day he passed, he was helping needy children at the school and they knew nothing about it. He had an influence on so many peoples lives. We have lost a pillar of the community here."

Hello everyone! I have three Cullen Baker stories here at home, and figured some of you might have a few also? and if you do, will you please send them to me? I want to put all the stories we gather about him on one page, with the sources, and send to the Cass and Miller Co. Archives, and/or web pages. The three I have are from: * Bloomburg U. S. A. in Cullen Baker Country * The Cullen Baker Story in a Pictorial History of Texarkana * Caddo Scrapbook: East Texas Badlands I am also going to check the library to see if there are any other "short" stories. Then put them all together in the next week or so, as much of his history that I can find , or you will send me. Thanks, Vicki R.

Hi Miller County Researchers, You might want to check the Miller Co., AR GenWeb Page for "new" photos of the Texarkana, USA area. I hope you like them. <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/">Miller County, Arkansas</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/ or go directly to the Photos Page at <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/photospage.html">Bowie County, TX Photos</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbowie/photospage.html Best regards, Jim Porter CC Miller Co., AR GenWeb Project

Hello everyone, I'm new to the list. I'm looking for information regarding Wm. G. COMPTON, and his wife Maud E. (CONINE) COMPTON. According to the 1920 Federal Cenus of Miller Co. AR Wm. G. COMPTON is 58 years old, born, GA, father born, SC, mother born, GA. Wife Maud E. (CONINE) COMPTON was born, LA, father born, LA, mother born, MS. The 1920 Census lists the township as Sulphur. Maud E. (CONINE) COMPTON may have died, June 27, 1929, Miller Co. AR. Would appreciate any helpful information. Thanks, Sheila

Days Gone By: Manager remembers newsstand as popular gathering spot in Texarkana By JOHN FOOKS/Gazette Staff In the hey-days of downtown Texarkana, one of the most popular gathering spots was at 103 Main St., Texarkana, Texas, where Hale's Newsstand offered every major newspaper and every major magazine published in the United States. The Greyhound bus station was located across the street, attached to the McCartney Hotel and Union Station and the mail terminal was less than a block south. Around the block was the Trailways bus station. The White House Cafe was on one side of the newsstand and the Parker Hotel was on the other. The newsstand was swamped with out-of-town as well as local traffic. They stopped by for coffee and early news in the mornings and local gossip in the afternoons. They traded stories and newspapers, talked shop and entertained themselves with jokes and banter. They knew the owner, Hale Parker, by his first name and knew the lady behind the counter by her first name. The parking meter lady even stopped by to let Vera Taylor know when she needed to slip out and slide another nickel in the parking meter. "Hale's was the place to be in those years (1950s and 1960s)," said Vera Hall Taylor, today a resident at Edgewood Manor in Texarkana, Texas. She was Hale's manager for 25 years, then continued as manager after Hale's moved over to the Hotel Grim in the mid-1970s to become Texarkana Books & News. Hale Parker owned one of the largest wholesale news and magazine distributorships in the area called Parker News Agency. In addition to owning Hale's Newsstand on Main Street, he also owned the Sportsman Sporting Goods Store at the apex of the triangle where State Line Avenue and Main and Pine streets intersected in the middle of downtown Texarkana. Parker News Agency was a regional distributorship for virtually every major newspaper and magazine in the county. Taylor's son, Danny, was 8 years old when she started working at Hale's in 1951. He grew up reading every comic book on the market. "Mother used to bring home sacks of new comic books for me to read," said Danny Taylor, who recently moved back to Texarkana to continue a consulting business he started about 10 years ago in Fort Worth, Texas, where he had been living since 1976. "When I was a senior in high school I started working for Parker. I'd get up very early every morning before school and go down to the distribution point on Pine Street and pick up one of their trucks loaded down with magazines and newspapers and deliver them to all the newsstands around town. About half went to Hale's, where mother was working." Danny Taylor wasn't the only one on the road. His father, Roy, worked at Kelly Varner Cleaners, today Garner Cleaners, at West Fifth and Main streets as route manager. The senior Taylor started working at Varner's in about 1948 and retired in 1968. He died in 1979. Vera Taylor was born and raised in Social Hill, Ark., a small community near Malvern, Ark. Her father, Alvin Hall, was a telephone man most of his life and helped build the telephone company in Donaldson, where the family lived for several years before moving to Texarkana in about 1941. "There was hardly anybody in Texarkana that mother didn't know," Danny Taylor said. "When she went over to Books & News all the old customers followed her ..." Vera Taylor said she misses the newsstand business and the customers who catered to it. She especially remembers Hale's with great fondness. "I loved the people who came into Hale's because they made every day fun and exiting," she said. "They were the best years of my life."

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GREEN/GREENE GENEALOGY Providence Church Cemetery Marion Co., GA. James I GREEN no dates Co D 6 GA MIL CSA he had three sisters that I know of, Martha b 29 Sept 1850 d 31 Aug 1930 married Joseph Turner BENSON b 4 Apr 1845 d 13 Feb 1884. His second sister Lizzy married a SHORT and Ella. He had sons Joe, James Thomas, my grandfather, Willie and John who married C.M. (Maude) BROOKS 10 Sept 1893 daughter of Charlie BROOKS, they had two children, Joe and a daughter Johinnie. Samuel GREEN no dates Co H 46 GA INF CSA John GREEN b 20 Apr 1827 d 2 Jun 1887 J.W. GREEN 9 Feb 1832 d 9 Feb 1864 A GREEN b 8 May 1848 d 20 May 1911 These headstones are in the Providence Cemetery. I think the James I GREEN is my ggrandfather but haven't proved it yet. I have a picture of him standing with his five sisters three are Martha, Lizzy and Ella. This was taken in Buena Vista, GA. He has a beard and is dressed in a white shirt and pants with suspenders. I know he had one son, James Thomas GREENE (James added the e after the Green) b 11 June 1876 Red Bone District, GA d 9 June 1941 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. He married Tressa Lee BLUNT the 7 Sep 1907 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. Tressa was b 4 Jan 1889 d 26 Jan 1949 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. She was the daughter of John Wesley BLUNT and Leila Arkansas DAVIS. Their children are: 1. Hubert Eugene b 4 Apr 1909 d 16 Jun 1910 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. 2. Marshall Lafayette b 15 Feb 1910 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. 3. Pearl Irene b 12 Oct 1912 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 1991 TX 4. Opal Rosalie b 12 Oct 1914 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR 5. Royal Albert b 8 Jan 1918 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 4 Sep 1997 AR 6. Myrtle Alva b 1 Jun 1919 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 17 Jun 1959 Bossier Parish, LA 7. James Doyle b 16 Oct 1920 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. 8. Junior Boyce b 14 Jul 1925 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 26 Jan 1997 Hardeman Co., TN. Junior is my father. I would love to find James I Green and the names of his sisters, parents, wife and children. Thanking you in advance for any leads. Charlotte

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