Judy, What names do you research, I know I have seen yours but can not recall who they are. Is it Bradshaw/Harness/Sutterfield by any chance Dortha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Oldziewski" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 11:39 PM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Re: Looking for Horton and Winchester > History of the Canaan Community's First Settlers > Written by Onel Horton, student in Canaan School about 1934 > > THE FIRST SETTLER > The first settler who came to this country was Bobbie Adams. Mr Adams > came from North Carolina to where Baxter county is now. He came here in > the year 1823, and did not have any idea where he would settle. He > settled on Bear Creek where Johnnie Horton now lives. Some Indians > carried his furnishings on the backs of their horses. Mr Adams was a > very large man, six and a half feet tall. He built a log cabin and > planned to make a crop. He had good sport hunting wild animals. One time > he shot and killed a large buffalo at a spring where Wiley Horton now > lives. The animal was almost as tall as the hunter. Mr Adams lived in > the community about eight years before any neighbors came. Then three > families came. They were Limmie Holsted, Gib Parks and Mr Cummings. They > settled nearby and began farming. In a few years Mr Halsted made a > watermill and placed it on a little creek where Andy Horton is now > living. A few years later Isaac Horton came to this community from > Tennessee and settled where Leander Horton is now living. The house he > built is still standing. He was a farmer. He and his boys cleared most > of the land adjoining his farm. Isaac Horton was the forefather of most > of the Horton's in the surrounding community. > > HOW OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVED IT'S NAME > Our community was named after Canaan land in the Bible. > > THE FIRST SCHOOL > The first schoolhouse was built where Athur Oneal in now living. It was > built after the Civil War in the year 1866. This building was > constructed of logs. Seats were made by splitting the logs half in two > and hewed on one side. Then holes were bored in each end and stout > sticks were put in these holes for legs. The first students were Limmie > Halsted's children, Gib Parks children and Isaac Horton's children. The > first teacher was Mun Robbins. He was paid $18 per month. School was > taught there for years. Then they built a house where our present > schoolhouse stands today, about two miles from the old location. > > THE FIRST CHURCH > The first church house was built by the Missionary Baptists. It was > built where Geol Tussell is now living. It was established in 1872 with > a membership of six. The members were Mr and Mrs John Leslie (Mr Leslie > was pastor of the church at this time) and Mr and Mrs Billie Bryan and > two sons, Milt and Jim. The latter is still living and the oldest member > of the church. Later there was another church house built were Fleetus > Russell lives. It was a Presbyterian and Hardshell Baptist Church. It > went by the name of Shiloh. The church house stood for several years. > Then they razed the building and most of the members joined the > Missionary Baptist Church. > > THE FIRST STORE > The first store was built by Mart Harness. It was built where Flake > Oneal now lives in 1922. A few years after he had finished the store, > state highway no. 27 was constructed through this community, it was not > long until T.M. Wright put up a grist mill. He had a good trade. > Finally, Mr Harness sold his merchandise to Omage Horton, who still is > in business, and who is also postmaster at the office that bears his > name, Omage. > > This paper was found at the Arkansas History Commission, Little Rock, > Arkansas > Canaan, Searcy County place file. Copied by Randy Lewis > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/05 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/05