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Newton County Scrapbook^®, Album 13, pg 1

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Item #1201	Lola Eileen Lovell: Eileen was born at Low Gap in 1920, daughter of Berry Kilgore and Bessie Rice. She was wife of 'Pud' Lovell, both are buried in Low Gap Cemetery. Submitted by Joan Hobbs. Thanks Joan! View obituary of Eileen Lovell
Item #1202	Henry and Martha Cagle: This picture of Henry Edward and Martha Isabel Pine Tree Cagle was sent to me by my cousin, Caroline Bruer. Henry E. Cagle (1812 - 1864), married Martha in 1836, Warren County, Tennessee. After Henry died, Martha (1815 - 1910) was married to Samuel H. Reynolds, November 30, 1865 in Pope County, Arkansas by James R. Broadway JP, Book D-109. Submitted by Nancy Jane Balmer. Thanks Nancy Jane!
Item #1203	Charles and Susannah Cagle: Parents of the above pictured Henry Cagle. Susannah and Charles were cousins, Charles was son of Jacob Cagle. Jacob's brother George Cagle, was father of Susannah Cagle. Submitted by Nancy Jane Balmer. Thanks Nancy Jane!
Item #1204	Sherman and Martha Taylor: Sherman C. Taylor September 29, 1885 - January 21, 1975 Martha Jane Snow August 23, 1889 July 6, 1961 Submitted by Tammy Davidson. Thanks Tammy!
Item #1205	James Wiley and Mahala Reynolds: As many of you know, following the Civil War, Archibald Reynolds, Lemuel Jones and William Riley Seaboalt (among others) were installed as the principal office holders of leadership in Newton County. These men were also lifelong friends and then some with James Wiley Reynolds (son of Archibald) marrying Mahala Jane Seaboalt (daughter of William Riley). This photo is of this couple made shortly after they were married on January 11, 1877. Submitted by William Gorman. Thanks William!
Item #1206	Bill and Maudie Lackey: William Rowan 'Bill' Lackey, brother of Walter F. Lackey and Daniel Boone Lackey. Maude was Bill's 4th wife...Maudie Comfort Gibson Reynolds Lackey. Submitted by Joan Hobbs. Thanks Joan! Read Built His Own Coffin
Item #1207	Martha Keeton, Jim Yates, and George Sisters: The only ones I know for sure are Martha Moore Keeton sitting in the car. She was second wife of John Riley 'Richard' Keeton (Grandma Lue's brother). Standing in front of the car is Opal George and the girl on the other side of the car behind Opal is one of her sisters. Sitting on the car is Jim Yates. Jim had come home from WW I. Submitted by Joan Hobbs. Thanks Joan! Read Martha And The Car
Item #1208	Price Gladden Family: I'm guessing this picture was taken about 1905 judging by the apparent ages of the kids. Sitting from left are Mary (Ramsey) Gladden, Ben (my father), Sterling Price, and Clay. Elsie is standing to Clay's right. Standing in back are Elma and Silby (they were twins). Submitted by Jack Gladden. Thanks Jack!
Item #1209	Oliver VanCuren: Early 1940s... Submitted by Joan Hobbs. Thanks Joan! Read Memories Of Early Newton County Homes
Item #1210	Dick Sparks and Betty: Great Grandpa Richard Sparks and me, Betty Edgmon Counts. Taken about 1949 at homestead in Mossville, Arkansas. Submitted by Betty Counts. Thanks Betty!
Item #1211	Dick and Rener Sparks: Richard Sparks and wife, Irene Boncard, at their well. Dick was son of Joshua Sparks and Elizabeth Self. Rener was daughter of Charles Henry Boncard and Mary Ann Ellis. Dick and Rener are buried at Mossville Cemetery. Betty, I thought of this picture after seeing the one you sent, Dick looked the same in any picture I have ever seen of him...I imagine you have seen it, but posting just the same. Back before Dick and Rener's Daughter Ola died, Jearl's son Richard emailed me... Read: Dick and Rener Sparks Remembered. You may have also heard of the following, but including it here in case you haven't...In the 1930s and into the '40s, it was somewhat common for entire families to load up in the fall of the year and travel to nearby areas to pick cotton. In the fall of 1941, my grandparents and all of their nine living children went to Holcomb, Missouri to pick cotton on a Mrs. Johnson's land, she had leased out her land to a cotton grower. The family lived in her house while there working, as did Dick and Rener and some of their immediate family. Mrs. Johnson was a drinker. Momma has told of how her and her siblings made a game of hunting the hundreds of liquor bottles buried all over the Johnson Place, or bottles hid under porches, in crawl spaces and attic areas. Rener was not one to tolerate drinking, she tended to not pay much social attention to Mrs. Johnson, but momma has said that even Rener would smile when she would hear the singing from Mrs. Johnson, as she rocked in her rocker, cradling a bottle. Assuming that Dick was blind at birth, I asked momma if Dick was able to pick cotton, she said at that time he was not yet completely blind, but close to it. He could see light shining through the cotton balls and would reach up toward the light and pinch at the cotton. A family by the name of Robinson was there picking, they had a young, freckle faced boy named Vester. On December 7, 1941, the day Pearl Harbor was bombed, Leither and Daisy Edgmon's youngest child was born. Grandma named him Vester Winston Wendell Edgmon...Winston for Winston Churchill...Wendell for Wendell Wilkie, and Vester for the young boy in the cotton patch. Grandma claimed to be a Republican, grandpa a Democrat...Wilkie had lost the 1940 bid for president to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Grandpa had named their son who was born in '33, named him Franklin Delano :o). Now, back to the Rener and Dick funny...Leither Edgmon and family moved from Newton County to Benton County in 1942. When the baby of the family was up around six or seven years old, on a family visit to Newton County, Rener asked 'Vester where did your freckles go'...teasing him, refering to the boy from the cotton patch. Dick spoke up and said, 'I done picked them all off and stuck them in a cotton sack' :o)... Submitted by Judy Tate.
Item #1212	Charles Hardin Miller: This is the only known picture of Charles Miller. He is a man of mystery. He was a school teacher in Newton County and my grandmother, Martha Edgmon was his student. He died in 1927 and he is buried at Mountainburg. If you know anything about him please let me know. They are on the census for 1900 in Newton County, Jefferson Township. In 1910 and 1920 they are in Johnson County, Sherman Township. Submitted by Janice Miller Baker.
Item #1213	Walter Gray Wishon: Born July 4, 1889; died December 2, 1950. His parents were Milas Monroe Wishon and Caroline Eoff. Submitted by Joan Hobbs. Thanks Joan!
Item #1214	Bennie Atkins Family: I don't have a clue where or if these people might fit in our 'tree' but it's much too good of a pic to let go to waste... maybe if you post it someone will benefit from it. The note on the back of the photo says ' Bennie Atkins and family'. Submitted by Beverly Vaughn. Thanks Bev!
Item #1215	Gladden Brothers: This portrait, date unknown, is of three Gladden brothers. On the left is Henry, in the middle Sterling Price and on the right James W. (nicknamed Bud) Henry was the father of 'Doc' Gladden, who practiced in Harrison for years. Price was the father of Silby, Elma, Elsie, Ben, Clay and Bonnie. Both Henry and Price lived in Western Grove all of their lives. 'Bud' moved to Oklahoma at some point and raised a family there. Submitted by Jack Gladden. Thanks Jack!
Item #1216	Berry Hotel: This is a picture of the Berry Hotel in Mt. Judea, AR. I’m not sure when it was taken. The lady in the picture is Nova McCutcheon Berry. This is my great grandmother. Submitted by Jennifer Fleming. Thanks Jennifer!
Item #1217	John Jay Killgore and Family: The picture may have been taken at Valley Mills, Texas, but I am not absolutely sure...the picture came from my Mother's pictures. John Jay Killgore is man with beard, on left. Please help identify others. Submitted by Jerry Carr. Thanks Jerry!
Item #1217a	John Jay Killgore: Close up of John Jay Killgore pictured in Item #1217. Submitted by Jerry Carr. Thanks Jerry!
Item #1217b	Unidentified Individuals: Close up of unidentified persons pictured in Item #1217. Please help identify. Submitted by Jerry Carr. Thanks Jerry!
Item #1218	Mr. and Mrs. Clay Watson: Clay Watson was the son of Willie Watson and Ruby Coffee. His wife, May Young, was daughter of Tommy Young and Ethel Simmons. Clay and May are buried at Mossville Cemetery...links to their obituaries appear at their names in the cemetery info...Judy Note from Bev: Calendar behind them is on January and February 1957. Family Contacts: Beverly Vaughn and Judy Tate
Item #1219	Kilgore Family: I am looking to identify this picture left by my mother of MJ Kilgore of Low Gap, Arkansas. Our family line runs through Jonathan Kilgore (b: 1800 KY), John Jay Kilgore (b: 1850 Fannin Co., TX), and Oscar Killgore (b: 1882 Bosque Co., TX). Reuben Shelly Kilgore (b: 1837 KY) was Jonathan's step brother. Several people in my family line are buried at Low Gap, AR. If you know anyone who could help I would appreciate it. Submitted by Jerry Carr. Thanks Jerry! Note from Judy: I sent this picture to Joan Hobbs and she was able to identify the family members...as always, Thank You Joan! Back Row, left to right: Belledonia, Pruvia, Ulyses S. and Rufus Front, left to right: Mary Alice, Waid Hampton 'Hamp', Cynthia Ann and Nancy Jane Roseberry Kilgore. Reuben Shelly Kilgore was the son of Jonathan Kilgore and Indian maiden. He was a half-brother to John Jay Kilgore.
Item #1220	Lola Thomas: Lola was daughter of Joe Cephas Sams and Ella Young. She was wife of Roy H. Thomas, son of Marchant Thomas and Alberta Ober. Lola was buried near her parents at Swain Cemetery. Roy was buried at Mossville Cemetery near his parents. Submitted by Judy Tate.
Item #1221	Andrew and Velva Alspach: Andrew Augustus Alspach was born February 7, 1905 to Augustus Actavis Alspach and Catherine Beal. Velva was born November 11, 1902 to John Douglas Crow and Belzouri Shaddox. Andrew and Velva were married February 13, 1927 at the Flat Rock Settlement, Newton County, Arkansas. Andrew and Velva Alspach, as well as John and Belzouri Crow, are buried in Shaddox Cemetery. Andrew's parents are buried in Eoff Cemetery in Boone County. Submitted by Jane Clark. Thanks Jane!
Item #1222	Walter Edgmon: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Walter Edgmon Birth Year: 1920 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Arkansas State: Arkansas County or City: Newton Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1942 Enlistment State: Arkansas Enlistment City: Little Rock Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Geographer Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 70 Weight: 146 Submitted by Betty Counts. Thanks Betty! Note from Judy: Walter was born November 28, 1920 to Columbus Christopher 'Lum' Edgmon and Darcus Jane 'Darcie' or 'Darkie' Sams. He was husband of Walcie Irene Hodge, born August 30, 1929 to William Henry Hodge and Mandy Sparks. Walter and Walsie Edgmon are buried in Mossville Cemetery.
Item #1223	Goodnight Family: I hope someone can identify this photo. All I know about it is that it has Goodnight family on the back. It was in my Grandma Lue's Sister, Walsie Keeton's, cedar chest. Submitted by Joan Hobbs. Thanks Joan!
Item #1224	John Jay Killgore John Jay Killgore was born May 11, 1850 to Jonathan Kilgore and second wife, Isabella Heth Hamby. Submitted by Jerry Carr. Thanks Jerry!
Item #1225	Mr. and Mrs. Killgore John Jay Killgore and wife, Elizabeth J. Coots. Submitted by Jerry Carr. Thanks Jerry!

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