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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... Davis of Edgemont and this marriage was blessed with three sons and two daughters. Oather D. Bailey was a farmer in the Edgemont community. He was well known throughout Cleburne County. Besides farming, he was a former foreman of the ...
... Davis, Bud David, E. C. Davis, Roy Davis, Brannon Davis, and Jim Davis; her sisters, Hattie Trammell and Ada Cheattwood; and one grandson Brian Hayes. She is survived by a son, Billy D. Bailey and a daughter-in-law, Norma Bailey of ...
... Davis (1872-1951) Annual Lafayette Davis was born in Mississippi, on March 26, 1872. He moved to Van Buren County with his parents while a small boy. Following the death of his father he was taken into the home of Uncle John Bradford ...
... Davis, Hattie Davis, William R. Davis, and Floyd B Davis. In 1902, Rilda Campbell passed away at the family home in Edgemont. Annual later married Martha Ann Hooten. To this marriage union was born four children. In the 1910, the ...
... Davis passed away at the age of eighty. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, Nancy Davis of Clinton, Arkansas; four sons, Leon Davis of Cabot, Barney Davis of Lewisville, Texas, Truman Davis of Wichita Falls, Texas, and ...