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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... Higden got their mail in Kinderhook. The early settlers found rich farm land along the banks of the Little Red River which today is part of Greers Ferry Lake. The land north, west, and east of the Little Red River was populated with ...
... Higden, one can find about anything that one needs to have a pleasant visit or home in the area. From Lake Greers Ferry, Edgemont can be seen for miles away. It sits up on a hill that overlooks Greers Ferry. It offers a beautiful ...
... Higden, Arkansas, on November 5, 1891. He was the son of Annuel Davis and Rilda Campbell Davis of Shiloh, Arkansas ... Higden, and Alvin Davis of Brewer; one daughter, Mrs. Pearl McCarty of Higden; three brothers, Conrad and Thurman ...
... Higden, and Alvin Davis of Heber Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Pearl McCarty of Higdens; thee half-brothers, Todd Davis of Greers Ferry, Bud Davis and Troy Davis, both of Edgemont; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Trammell of Searcy, Arkansas ...
... Higden McLahaney Cemetery by Olmstead Funeral Home of Heber Springs. Pallbearers were his friends who love and respected him for being a fine Christian and neighbor. David W. Gentry (1855) The story of the Gentrys in Arkansas begins ...