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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... Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home, Heber Springs, Arkansas. Ella Ann Davis Bailey (1913-2006) Ella Ann Davis Bailey was born on October 10, 1913, at Miller, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Annual Lafayette Davis and Martha Ann Hooten ...
... Cemetery under the directions of Olmstead Funeral Home in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Brose Barnum (1907-1988) Brose Barnum was born in Edgemont, Cleburne County, Arkansas, on October 2, 1907. He was the son of W. T. Barnum and Alyce ...
... Cemetery near Shiloh under the direction of Rev. G. W. Norman. Interment was in the Shiloh Cross Roads Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs. Morine Gentry Bittle (1927-1993) Morine Gentry was born in 1926, in Edgemont ...
... Cemetery under the direction of Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs. Floyd Brannon Davis (1900-1980) One of Annual and Rilda Campbell Davises son, Floyd Davis, was born in Union Township, Van Buren County, Arkansas, on April 17, 1900 ...
... Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs, Arkansas. Pallbearers were Mr. Davis' grandsons. James A. Davis (1891-1984) and Hattie Bittle Davis (1895-1976) James Alvin “Jim” Davis was born in Higden, Arkansas, on November 5 ...