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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... brothers, Leon Bailey of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kenneth Bailey of Kentucky; one sister, Opal Stark of Heber Springs; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and one great –great-grandchild. Funeral services for Oather Bailey were ...
... brothers, Troy Davis, Bud David, E. C. Davis, Roy Davis, Brannon Davis, and Jim Davis; her sisters, Hattie Trammell ... brother, Todd Davis of Greers Ferry, Arkansas. Funeral services were held at the Shiloh Cross Roads Church with Rev ...
... brothers and sisters. Her brothers were Marvin, Elvis, Melvin, Elvin, Alvin, Joe and David Gentry. Her sisters were Betty and Murlean Gentry. She spent most of her life in Cleburne County, Arkansas. She attended the two-room school ...
... brothers, Jim Davis and Todd Davis, both of Greers Ferry, Bud Davis of Edgemont and Troy Davis of Shirley, Arkansas; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Trammell of Searcy, and Mrs. Ella Bailey of Heber Springs; twenty-six grandchildren, and ...
... brothers, Todd Davis of Greers Ferry, Bud Davis and Troy Davis, both of Edgemont; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Trammell of Searcy, Arkansas, and Mrs. Ella Bailey of Edgemont, Arkansas; twelve grandchildren, twenty-eight greatgrandchildren ...