From: Marinda Holliman While the subject of Snowball and the sawmill is up, I have a question. In 1912 John T. Karns moved his family from Tennessee by train to set up a sawmill in Snowball. My grandfather James Hudson Allen came with him to help him. John was the nephew to James former wife Cynthia M. Karns Allen,who died before they came. Can any one tell me about this sawmill and the where abouts it was. I have been to Snowball and looked about a bit. Daddy( Frank K. Allen took me over there in 1972 to where the Allen family lived on what was then known as the Bert Israel place. I believe it may belong to the Kenny Campbell family now. Any way the saw mill was on the creek near by. I certianly appreicate anything you might be able to tell me about this saw mill or the Allen or Karns families. I do know that later the Karns moved to Marshall. John's son would be the late Luther Karns. Thanks, Marinda (Allen) HOlliman >From: "Lee Jackson" <adamana@cybertrails.com> >Reply-To: "Lee Jackson" <adamana@cybertrails.com> >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Blanco, Arkansas >Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:19:10 -0700 > >NatureSeveral people on the list have requested that I send them copies of >this article. I hope you enjoy it. > >(Taken from the History and Folklore of Searcy County, Arkansas, edited by >Mary Frances Harrell, Source Book #1, pub. New Leaf Press, Inc., Harrison, >Arkansas, 1977 p.104) > >BLANCO COMMUNITY, by Mae Nation Smith > >This small community of 300 people with a post office located about 1-1/2 >miles south of Snowball, is no longer inhabited as far as original >buildings are concerned. > >There was a grist mill, cotton gin, sawmill and shop owned by George >Washing Nations. He employed several men and it was a thriving business. >George Nations had moved from Witts Springs to Blanco. His youngest >daughter Mae was born in Witts Springs on August 1, 1898 and was three >years old when they moved; there were seven children, Mrs. Nations died >about the time Mae was three. > >A sister, Alice married a Mr. Ford, whose father was a preacher who >preached once a month. > >This was before the Civil War and carpetbaggers and men of unknown >character, who searched for young men to be forced into army service. >Alice's husband, Mr. Ford, had a dream -- the same dream three times. It >was like a warning that these men would come for him. He left home to hide >out and the characters showed up, searching for Mr. Ford, but did not find >him. > >There was a high bluff and three caves -- one large. When the Buffalo >River was "up" or flood stage, water would run out of this cave from >underground. Indian relics, large clay bowls used for grinding or making >bread in the caves were found there. > >There was a school house and church. The school moved to another part of >the community against the wishes and permission of some and the school was >called "Trick 'em" thereafter because of these circumstances. There were >seven or eight grades taught. Those who wanted to go higher went to >Western Grove, where Jim G. Ferguson was principal. Mae Nations Smith and >brother Lee Nations were pupils. Later Lee and Mae earned licenses and >taught school in 1915 in a tent at Blanco. > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com