Well, today it didn't rain so I got all the basket making material and all the important finished baskets carefully packed into two pretty good sized cartons. Now I need to wrap the boxes and find the best way and cost to ship them to you. I'll work on that this week. Boy, there's a ton of stuff in the two boxes, hope you can use it all. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janene Gaylord" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:26 PM Subject: RE: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > Jim, > > Thank You and YES, the finished ones as well. My address is: J. Gaylord > 2436 FM 2848 Valley View, Texas. 76272. > When you find out what the postage will be, just email me with your address > and I'll send your money. Again, Thank You.... I'm really excited about > this. > > Janene > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Barrett [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 8:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > I'd just as soon send them to you as anyone else. Send me your address > and I'll get them boxed up as compactly as possible. You want the finished > baskets too? Jim B. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janene Gaylord" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 8:51 PM > Subject: RE: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > > > Jim Barrett, > > > > Basket Weaving has been a dream of mine. My sister is a serious weaver > and > > has promised to teach me how.. I just have never gotten around to > finding > > the materials I need to get started. If you're serious, I'd be more > than > > happy to pay shipping.... I live in Texas. 76272 zip code. Please let > me > > know. > > > > THX, > > > > J. Gaylord > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Barrett [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:36 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > > > > > Folks of mostone: Do any of you do basket weaving? Or do you know > anyone > > who is a serious basket weaver? I have acquired a ton of nice baskets > and a > > couple of large boxes of basket weaving materials which I would > cheerfully > > GIVE to someone who can put them to use. Let me know at: > > [email protected] so as not to further tie up mostone and the > genealogy > > folks. Thanks, Jim Barrett > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ---- > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

I don't have any family history, but there is a Henderson Hollow just SW of here: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.52750&lon=-93.46500&datum=NAD27&s=50&size=l Mike Eddie Davis wrote: > Does anyone have any information on Henderson families living in Stone County from 1851 until after 1860? I have a Thomas Henderson on the 1860 Stone County census living in Williams Township with wife Nancy and children Joseph and James, but by 1870 they were gone. Thomas and Nancy also had a daughter, Mary F. who was not on the 1860 census. In 1850 the family was living in Searcy County, Arkansas. > > Eddie Davis > [email protected] >

Does anyone have any information on Henderson families living in Stone County from 1851 until after 1860? I have a Thomas Henderson on the 1860 Stone County census living in Williams Township with wife Nancy and children Joseph and James, but by 1870 they were gone. Thomas and Nancy also had a daughter, Mary F. who was not on the 1860 census. In 1850 the family was living in Searcy County, Arkansas. Eddie Davis [email protected]

The Wilderness Road of the Ozarks was built substantially by returning Civil War vets who had no home or family left after the war. W. W. Kimberling and Joe Philibert employed them to do most of the work on the road. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > Yes I check that site out every once in a while, I don't get on very often, seem to get busier as I get older, really strange huh? At least I don't get bored. But the wilderness road is a very interesting subject in itself. I have also researched what they also called the Wilderness road in TN. (Roane Co.) every one had to work on it periodically. As well as the slaves of the families, is that how the MO. and AR. road was built too? Once the guys got to be 50 they didn't have to work on it any more. > You take good care of yourself and your beautiful family as well. > Bonnie in CA. > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

Sorry everyone but, with all of the rain we have had lately I think it will be too wet to try to do the Bradleyville Cemetery. We will try again in November. Brian

Yes I check that site out every once in a while, I don't get on very often, seem to get busier as I get older, really strange huh? At least I don't get bored. But the wilderness road is a very interesting subject in itself. I have also researched what they also called the Wilderness road in TN. (Roane Co.) every one had to work on it periodically. As well as the slaves of the families, is that how the MO. and AR. road was built too? Once the guys got to be 50 they didn't have to work on it any more. You take good care of yourself and your beautiful family as well. Bonnie in CA.

Thanks Iv wondered what you did on the Hop's. Linda > > > Okie Dokie, > > > A cemetery hops' main purpose is to read and record the markers that > are in a cemetery. At times this requires cleaning the stones so > that they are readable. However, in the case of the Bradleyville > cemetery, it has been requested by a descendant that we not clean his > families stones. We will, of course, honor this request. We also > record the general condition of the cemetery and in severe cases with > permission of the caretaker will do some cleanup and brush removal. > > Brian >

> Okie Dokie, A cemetery hops' main purpose is to read and record the markers that are in a cemetery. At times this requires cleaning the stones so that they are readable. However, in the case of the Bradleyville cemetery, it has been requested by a descendant that we not clean his families stones. We will, of course, honor this request. We also record the general condition of the cemetery and in severe cases with permission of the caretaker will do some cleanup and brush removal. Brian >Ok Brian, for those of us who can't make your Cemetery hop's what do you do >on these hop's?? >Enquirin mind wants to know :) >Linda > >> Hey Y'all it's that time again. >> >> The October Cemetery Hop will be Sat. Oct 16, 2004. We will meet at >> the Longhorn restaurant in Forsyth at 8:00 AM and then venture to the >> Bradleyville Cemetery. >> >> The cemetery is located in Bradleyville; turn North on SR 125 from >> SR 76. Cemetery is located on right, near school. >> >> Brian Shay > > > >==== MOSTONE Mailing List ====

Oh, Bonnie: Check my web site: themessagetree.com I think you'll have fun with it. I'm doing a new one: thewildernessroad.com it'll be up soon. Jim B. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > Jim Barrett you are the neatest guy, for offering the basket weave to someone. You gave me an idea for all the material I have stacked up in the closet waiting for my projects which haven't been started yet , instead of my children selling it in yard sales , why not offer it on this. I will tell them that. (I don't plan on dieing right now, because I have too many quilts and shirts to make, etc-etc.) but I really like what you did. You good guy , you. > Bonnie in CA. > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

Bonnie: Thank you dear heart. I've had this basket stuff all winter and just didn't have the heart to sell it for a few bucks in a yard sale. Just knew that someone would love to have it. Sending it to the lady in Texas. And you're right, it makes me feel really good. Glad you're gonna join in. Love and hugs!!!!!!! JIM ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:09 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > Jim Barrett you are the neatest guy, for offering the basket weave to someone. You gave me an idea for all the material I have stacked up in the closet waiting for my projects which haven't been started yet , instead of my children selling it in yard sales , why not offer it on this. I will tell them that. (I don't plan on dieing right now, because I have too many quilts and shirts to make, etc-etc.) but I really like what you did. You good guy , you. > Bonnie in CA. > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

Jim Barrett you are the neatest guy, for offering the basket weave to someone. You gave me an idea for all the material I have stacked up in the closet waiting for my projects which haven't been started yet , instead of my children selling it in yard sales , why not offer it on this. I will tell them that. (I don't plan on dieing right now, because I have too many quilts and shirts to make, etc-etc.) but I really like what you did. You good guy , you. Bonnie in CA.

Ok Brian, for those of us who can't make your Cemetery hop's what do you do on these hop's?? Enquirin mind wants to know :) Linda > Hey Y'all it's that time again. > > The October Cemetery Hop will be Sat. Oct 16, 2004. We will meet at > the Longhorn restaurant in Forsyth at 8:00 AM and then venture to the > Bradleyville Cemetery. > > The cemetery is located in Bradleyville; turn North on SR 125 from > SR 76. Cemetery is located on right, near school. > > Brian Shay

Hey Y'all it's that time again. The October Cemetery Hop will be Sat. Oct 16, 2004. We will meet at the Longhorn restaurant in Forsyth at 8:00 AM and then venture to the Bradleyville Cemetery. The cemetery is located in Bradleyville; turn North on SR 125 from SR 76. Cemetery is located on right, near school. Brian Shay

If it ever stops raining I'll get the stuff gathered up, boxed and see what the shipment will cost. I'll let you know. Regards, Jim Barrett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janene Gaylord" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:26 PM Subject: RE: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > Jim, > > Thank You and YES, the finished ones as well. My address is: J. Gaylord > 2436 FM 2848 Valley View, Texas. 76272. > When you find out what the postage will be, just email me with your address > and I'll send your money. Again, Thank You.... I'm really excited about > this. > > Janene > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Barrett [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 8:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > I'd just as soon send them to you as anyone else. Send me your address > and I'll get them boxed up as compactly as possible. You want the finished > baskets too? Jim B. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janene Gaylord" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 8:51 PM > Subject: RE: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > > > Jim Barrett, > > > > Basket Weaving has been a dream of mine. My sister is a serious weaver > and > > has promised to teach me how.. I just have never gotten around to > finding > > the materials I need to get started. If you're serious, I'd be more > than > > happy to pay shipping.... I live in Texas. 76272 zip code. Please let > me > > know. > > > > THX, > > > > J. Gaylord > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Barrett [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:36 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > > > > > Folks of mostone: Do any of you do basket weaving? Or do you know > anyone > > who is a serious basket weaver? I have acquired a ton of nice baskets > and a > > couple of large boxes of basket weaving materials which I would > cheerfully > > GIVE to someone who can put them to use. Let me know at: > > [email protected] so as not to further tie up mostone and the > genealogy > > folks. Thanks, Jim Barrett > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > ---- > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF A SPRINGFIELD NEWSPAPER 1950 I must say I am sorry Mr. Stark has had to spend some sleepless nights pondering over our Hillbilly's on Springfield Station, for instance he mentions Slim Wilson. Mr. Stark I would like to say I knew Slim Wilson when he was just a small barefoot boy, wearing his knew pants. Also had the pleasure of being in his home, where I saw all the family gather round the old organ and sing the old gospel hymns, My, what a happy and God loving family they were. I am sure Mr. Stark, you have missed some of the greatest blessings of life, by not being there. Then you would have remembered those old hymn's, and the little barefoot boys eyes sparkle, and shine, with joy and happiness instead of belly aching about him. and you say the Hillbilly Radio program is hogging up the good Ozark's air. Isn't it free for all of us,?, and I am thankful for these big hearted Hillbilly's that are on our station, that are trying to scatter sunshine along lifes way. Mr. Stark anytine you don't want to hear their program all you have to do is turn them off. And you mentioned about the farmers you seem to think our place in life is just tilling the soil from sun till sun. Now Mr. Stark our slave days are over for awhile at least, and I am afraid you haven't lived up with the times. And as for you I think all you need is to get out in the Country, and breath more of our good Ozarks air, and get better acquainted with the farmers of our land. I think you would find some of the most happy and contented people in the world. Now, I don't want to sound as if I am boasting, but as you don't seem to know the country people, I want to say we have our modern homes some of you have. Some of us have our deep freeze filled with sugar cured hams, our beef, fryers by the dozen, not mentioning our frest strawberries, and other fresh fruit and vegetables. Some of us have our milking parlors with our radio's in them, and even old Bossy don't kick and bawl after hearing our Hillbillys and farm friends on the air. Now Mr. Stark I for one think Springfield is going forward, but I do think some of its City folks certainly need to get out in the country and take a rest. "I'd rather have my little home setting on this hill than own a million dollar house and never get a thrill. I sit and watch the roses upon my fence galore and turn to see my geraniums just outside my kitchen door, I wake up in the morning feeling fit, fine and right and I am happy and contented here from morning until night."

What else is a farmer? He is also a husband, a father, and a grandfather. Hewill scold you when you do not listen, then pick you up for a hug, even though he's been in the field plowing all day. He wil do with out many things he needs, just so you can have things you only want, not really need. He may not have had the formal education he would have liked, gu the will do everything in hi power to see that you do, so yo can be all that you might be. That's what Lem Butler of Boaz, Missouri, OUR FARMER was, to h is wife Delphia, all of his childraen, especially m yAunt, Rayo Butler Howard, and me, his granddaughter Linda Kay Butler and he is missed, oh so much! He left our world in 1981, but the wisdom he shared is in our daily thoughts for those of us who remain, we remembe with a grin those many times, he said , " A man can be the smartest manin the world, bu if he doesn't have any Common Horse Sense, he'll never amount to nuthin' " . He avoided crerdit like the plague, and when he said, "I f you can't pay cash, don't but it", I knew he meant it. Yet, he never hesitated to give his neighbors a h and and a little money if he had it to spare when their crops failed and times were hard. This was done with just a shake of his gentle but strong hand. What is a farmer with a family? He is a man with a loving and hard working wife, children who sometimes disagree, but always, always love and respect him. If he is lucky and hardwork doesn't kill him at an early age, he will also have grandchildren, who love and worship their gentle giant who they believe created the heavens and the earth just for them, because he is their "Garnpa". He is envied by some, respected by most of his neighbors, and always defended by his wife, who also works the fields, does many barnyard chores, the canning, the housework, the bearing and raising of the children, always ready for defend her proud way of life and still he in a happy mood when the farmer comes to the table for his food at noon. She knows all he wants to hear her say is the magic words, "Dinner's on the table waitin' on you".

WHO IS THAT EXECUTIVE IN OVERALLS? What is a farmer Farmers are found in the fields --plowing up, seeding down, rotating from, planting to, fertilizing with, spraying for and harvesting of. Wives help them, little boys follow them, salesmen detain them, meals wait for them, weather can delay them, but nothing can stop them. A farmer is a paradox. He is an overalled executive with his office in his home. He is a scientist who uses fertilizer attachments, a purchasing agent in a strawhat, a personnel director with grease under his fingernails, a dietician with a passion for fresh fruit and vegetables, a production expert faced with a surplus, and a manager battling a price-cost squeeze. He manages more capital than most of the businessmen in town. He likes sunshine, good food, dinner at noon, auctions, his neighbors, his shirt collar unbuttoned and above all, an above average annual rainfall. He is not much for droughts, ditches, freeways, weeds, the eight hour day, dusty roads, developement, insects, freezing weather, or helping around the house. Nobody else gets so much satisfaction out of modern plumbing, good weather, automatic furnaces, electric blankets, and homemade ice cream. Nobody else has in his pickets at one time, a three-bladed knife, a checkbook, a pair of pliers, and a combination memo book and general farm guide. A farmer is both Faith and Fatalist. He must have faith to meet challenges of his capacities amid the everpresent possibility that an act of God [a late spring, an early frost, flood, drought, ] can bring his business to a sudden halt. You can reduce his acreage but you can't diminish his optimism. Might as well put up with him. He is your friend, your competitor, your customer, your source of food and fiber. He is your countryman--a denim dressed, business, business-wise statesman of stature, And when he comes in at noon, having spent the energy of his hopes and dreams, he can be recharged anew with the magic words. "Dinner's on the table waitin' on you".

I'd just as soon send them to you as anyone else. Send me your address and I'll get them boxed up as compactly as possible. You want the finished baskets too? Jim B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janene Gaylord" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 8:51 PM Subject: RE: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > Jim Barrett, > > Basket Weaving has been a dream of mine. My sister is a serious weaver and > has promised to teach me how.. I just have never gotten around to finding > the materials I need to get started. If you're serious, I'd be more than > happy to pay shipping.... I live in Texas. 76272 zip code. Please let me > know. > > THX, > > J. Gaylord > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Barrett [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > > > > Folks of mostone: Do any of you do basket weaving? Or do you know anyone > who is a serious basket weaver? I have acquired a ton of nice baskets and a > couple of large boxes of basket weaving materials which I would cheerfully > GIVE to someone who can put them to use. Let me know at: > [email protected] so as not to further tie up mostone and the genealogy > folks. Thanks, Jim Barrett > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

Thanks for the info. Regards, Jim B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Carter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] baskets > Jim check out the Cherokeetribes as that is what they are noted for, I am sure they would be glad to get them, I live in California so no since in me trying to get them to the Cherokee . Just thought this would help you. > Shirley > > Jim Barrett wrote: > > > Folks of mostone: Do any of you do basket weaving? Or do you know anyone who is a serious basket weaver? I have acquired a ton of nice baskets and a couple of large boxes of basket weaving materials which I would cheerfully GIVE to someone who can put them to use. Let me know at: > > [email protected] so as not to further tie up mostone and the genealogy folks. Thanks, Jim Barrett > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > > > > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

Jim check out the Cherokeetribes as that is what they are noted for, I am sure they would be glad to get them, I live in California so no since in me trying to get them to the Cherokee . Just thought this would help you. Shirley Jim Barrett wrote: > Folks of mostone: Do any of you do basket weaving? Or do you know anyone who is a serious basket weaver? I have acquired a ton of nice baskets and a couple of large boxes of basket weaving materials which I would cheerfully GIVE to someone who can put them to use. Let me know at: > [email protected] so as not to further tie up mostone and the genealogy folks. Thanks, Jim Barrett > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ====