Sidelight on Lewis Feltnor--His family name was Felkner but he didn't learn to read or write until he came to work for the Robinson family. Mrs. Robinson taught him to read and write. He found a "k" hard to write so he wrote his name Feltnor. Also, sometimes he spelled his first name "Lewis" and sometimes "Louis". I have pictures of both him and Lodoiska (also found spelled many ways--but the family called her "Lowdusky". Their daughter, Adaline, is my great-grandmother. She married James Henry King. Lewis was born in Eastern Tennessee and moved west to make his fortune. Later, during the Civil War, he hid out in the mountains in Newton County to avoid the Confederate draft--couple of reasons--1) he had a bunch of little kids to feed, 2) he didn't believe in slavery (much of eastern TN didn't). Lodoiska was reknowned for her photographic memory--which in varying degrees has been passed down--although not as strong as she had. Adaline, their daughter, told stories about and could sing the songs that the Yankee soldiers sang when they marched through Limestone Valley in Newton County. Their home was still partially standing 30 years ago when I was a kid. And their later home in Johnson County is still partially standing. Carol King Stiffler > -----Original Message----- > From: RKinfolks@aol.com [mailto:RKinfolks@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 10:09 AM > To: ARNEWTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARNEWTON] Feltnor Family > > > Posted on: Newton County Ar. Query Forum > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Newton/459 > > Surname: FELTNOR, HARRIS, ROBINSON, KING, LOOPER, > BLACKBURN, WOODWARD, > SOARD > ------------------------- > > The Feltnor family is related to the Robinson family > who were in Newton County,Arkansas on 1850 census in Union Township. > William Robinson was father of Ladoiska Robinson Feltnor > by his first marriage. > The Robinsons were on the 1850 Newton County census in > Union Township. In 1860 ,Wife No. 2,Mary Harmonson Robinson > is listed with > her daughters by William Robinson, visit #317. Two of these > daughters married > into the Harris > families who are related to my Flood Family. > In 1870 the Feltnor family were in Johnson County,AR, > visit #174-174. > In 1880 they were in Johnson County,ARkansas, Spadra > township.Lewis and Ladoiska Robinson Feltnor are buried in > New King Cemetery, Johnson County,Arkansas. > children were: (1)Precilla or Emeline Jane Looper. > (2)Clarinda Adaline King > (3)Isophenia A Blackburn > (4)Solon B Feltnor > (5)Margaret M Woodward > (6)Cynthia Isabell Soard > (7)James M Feltnor > (8)William A Feltnor > Ladoiska Robinson Feltnor died in 1905. > Lewis Feltnor married (2) Pearl Willey in 1905. > > > > ==== ARNEWTON Mailing List ==== > Please give John Kent your support on the USGenWeb Project > Newton Co., AR website. http://www.rootsweb.com/~arnewton/ > >