Cleburne County and Its People, Volume 2Cleburne County and Its People is a historical account of Cleburne County and the men and women who made it what it is today. These men and women were as diverse as the Ozark Mountain's rock-laden landscapes. The pioneers who settled Cleburne County were as strong as the land, of hardy pioneer stock, and bold in thought and action. They were shrewd, strong-willed individuals who brought staunch beliefs and strong disciplines with them and settled in an untamed wilderness which became Cleburne County. Cleburne County and Its Peoplehas drawn from the past and the present--chronicling the lives of settlers facing hardships and tragedies, discovering profound beauty, mastering vast natural resources, and formulating democratic ideals. The stories in this book are honest interpretations of the human experience intertwined with the old and the new and adding exciting dimensions to the county of Cleburne and the state of Arkansas. The objective of Carl J. Barger, the compiler of Cleburne County and Its People, is to preserve a history of the county of his birth for students, historians, and all of the citizens of Cleburne County. Carl J. Barger is the author of Swords and Plowshares, a Civil War love story, and Mamie, an Ozark Mountain Girl of Courage, a story of the Ozark Mountain people, set in Cleburne and Van Buren Counties. |
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... Bittle and moved to Searcy, Arkansas where she lived for the remainder of her life. On January 20, 1993, at the age of sixty-six, Morine Gentry Bittle passed away at her residence in Searcy. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was ...
... Bittle, T. L. Turney, Floyd Pettus and Shelby Henderson. Gravesite rites were conducted by the Masonic Lodge of Edgemont. Interment was in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery under the direction of Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs ...
... Bittle in 1912. Hattie was born on January 15, 1895, to Rev.Thomas Joshua and Bessie Snelson Bittle of Shiloh, Arkansas. Hattie's parents were blessed with a large family. Besides Hattie, there were four other girls, Nettie Bittle, Mattie ...
... Bittle Davis of Shiloh. He was a lifelong resident of Cleburne County. He was a farmer by vocation and a member of the Holiness church. He was a pleasant, personable man who had the facility of making friends. His impeccable character ...
... Bittle and Betty Lois Spear. On Wednesday, March 22, 2006, Elvin “Ebb” Gentry passed away at his home in Greers Ferry, Arkansas. He was eighty-one years old. At the time of his death, he was survived by one son, Johnny Gentry and wife ...