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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... ............................................. 349 History of Cleburne County Bridges and Ferries......................................... 353 History of the Indian Rock House.................................................
... bridges into the area was a 500 foot swinging bridge built by residents who grew tired of trying to ford the river. Some of the earlier teachers at the Edgemont School were, Mary Lockard, Bud Barnum, Ruby Smith Stark, Billie Jo Rollins ...
... bridge carpenter. On November 26, 1930, he married Miss Pearl Thompson of Cleburne County. To this marriage union were born five children. On Saturday morning, November 15, 1942, William Fletcher Rollins, age thirty-seven was fatally ...
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