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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... children. In the 1910, the Cleburne County federal census, Poff Township, listed Annual as head of the family and Martha as his wife. In their household the following children were listed: James Davis, Hattie Davis, Roy Davis, Brannon ...
... children, Cecil Eliga Davis, Floyd Thomas Davis, Henry Alvin Davis, and Pearl Marie Davis. Hattie's life had been one of Christian devotion which was evidenced in the loving atmosphere in which she reared her children and helped her ...
... children were listed in the household: Bennie R. Davis, Ollie M. Davis, Oliver Davis, Ivy Davis, Luther Davis, Monroe Davis and Delia Davis. Orris owned a farm in the Morgan Township, Cleburne County, Arkansas. He was a lifelong ...
... children, David H. Gentry, Ellison Gentry, Elmer Gentry, Claude Gentry, Roy Gentry, Elbert Gentry and Ruby Gentry. David and Sarah lived on a farm in the Edgemont community. Alvin Turner Gentry (1927-2003) One of Elmer Gentry and Mollie ...
... child was born, Diana Christine Stark. On July 3, 1954, Betty and Ebb were blessed with their first daughter, Reva Nell Gentry. In the years to come, they would be blessed with four children: Evelyn Lee Gentry was born on October 1 ...