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Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage124TopicPurifoy Family of Ouachita and Nevada Counties1869 Diary of R. F. Kellam (April – June)Vol. 9 No. 1 Fall 1977Page18131617192122Topic1869 Diary of R. F. Kellam – (July - September)Family of James L. “Jim” PurifoyFamily of Edward “Ed” Lucious PurifoyFamily of Joseph “ Joe” Sterling PurifoyFamily of Robert Epperson PurifoyFamily of John Gulley PurifoyFamily of Marshall Luther PurifoyFamily of Buckner Cicero PurifoyVol. 9 No. 2 Winter 1977Page181119TopicWilliam Dunbar and Dr. George Hunter Explore the Ouachita RiverHistory of Ouachita County – By J. E. Findley1869 Diary of R. F. Kellam – (October - December)Clippings – Last Meeting of Company H, 6th Arkansas RegimentVol. 9 No. 3 Spring 1978Page116TopicThe Development of Roads, Postal Routes and Stage Lines at Camden,Arkansas – By Larry MorrisonThe Reunion of Ex-Confederates, A Grand Success – The PrincetonianVol. 9 No. 4 Summer 197810

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage11251013141516TopicQuarterly Editor Boyd Johnson RetiresComments From the CuratorFirst Presbyterian Church – (1852-1977)Memory Lane, Southwestern Arkansas – By Edison JeffusThe Eleventh Arkansas Regiment – By J. E. LideCivil War Letters – Seaburn Garrett to wife Sophia M. GarrettKind and Number of Cars Registered in Ouachita County in March 1923The W. K. Ramsey House – By Nancy MartinAn Indian Tale – By Ann SmithVol. 10 No. 1 Fall 1978Page123778910121819222324TopicDedication – Mr. Boyd W. JohnsonCommencement Exercises – Camden High School 1931Poem – Class of 1931Paper Mill to Give Rice Bags – 1930Poison Springs Monument – DedicationAnnouncementsQueriesMy Last Trip on the River – By M. E. Fahy – 1924Church of Christ Records – Whitefield, Ouachita CountyFinancial Report – June 20, 1978List of MembershipAvailable Back IssuesCurator’s Page – (Chidester House)Editor’s PageVol. 10 No. 2 Winter 1978Page166711151624TopicList of Civil War Veterans Buried Locally and ElsewhereQueriesConfederate Pensions InformationThe Story of Grapette – By Leona F. MashawThe Winston Home – By Susie PryorGraduation Exercises – Class of 1918 – CamdenHistoric Camden – By J. E. GaughanIn the Beginning – By Susie PryorVol. 10 No. 3 Spring 197911

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage128101415151617232324TopicThe Panther’s Echo – Class of 1940The Last Will and Testament – Class of 1940Al’s Alfalfa – By Al RosePrinceton Cemetery – Dallas CountyIn MemoriamAnnouncementsMemorialsQueriesWoman of Our Church – By Susie PryorMembership List – (Continued From Previous Issue)Treasurer’s ReportSouthwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA)Vol. 10 No. 4 Summer 1979Page17102123232424TopicFederal Population Schedules, Arkansas Territory, Union County 1830 JamesB. LairHistorical Annotations, Census of 1830 – James B. LairFederal Population Schedules, State of Arkansas, Union County 1840 JamesB. LairHistorical Annotations, Census of 1840 – James B. LairQueriesMembership NoticeComments From Our CuratorMemorialsVol. 11 No. 1 Fall 1979Page16781322TopicTroy Church of ChristQueriesComments From Our CuratorThe Rock Dam Mystery In Ouachita County Solved – By Judge W. T. MartinAlfred Clay Hale – By Lacy Porter McCollochMembership ListVol. 11 No. 2 Winter 197912

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage12345581317232425TopicGraduating Exercises, Camden, Class of 1926Confederates To Brazil – E. D. JeffusAdditions To MembershipLetter – Butler To Adamson, August 26, 1867MemorialsTourJeffus Bible RecordsAvera Bible RecordsDedmans of Dallas Co. and Adjoining Areas By W. ColvinChampagnolleMr. and Mrs. Elbert S. Yarbrough – (Glimpses)AnnouncementsVol. 11 No. 3 Spring 1980Page11112141515161719202122TopicThe Polk Family of Ouachita County – By John PolkHubbard Family RecordsDream Realized (Frances Benson) – By Al RosePurifoy NotesAdditions To MembershipMemorialsQueriesExcerpts – Ouachita Herald – June 8, 1906Excerpts - States Rights Eagle – July 1858Children of Thurman S. & Pearl M. DanielNewspaper Personals – 1931Ancestor ChartVol. 11 No. 4 Summer 1980Page1141517182025TopicDescendants of James Wilson – By Mary DanielTown Talk – June 30, 1926Ten Sets of Brothers – June 30, 1926QueryThe Old Military RoadOfficers, Enlisted Men, War Between StatesNoticeVol. 12 No. 1 Fall 198013

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage123418181920212227TopicLetter of AppealList of ContributorsOld Poem – Predictions of Modern LifeJames Wilson Family – By Mary W. Daniel (Continued)Announcement – New PublicationQueriesBack Issues AvailableOld Courthouse Picture and NoteOld Bank Picture and NoteMembership ListMemorialsVol.12 No. 2 Winter 1980Page189999102324TopicRushing Memorial ChurchHospital Bill – 1939 – ContrastBack Issues AvailableAnnouncement – Calhoun County Cemetery RecordsList of ContributorsMemorialsJames Wilson Family – By Mary W. Daniel – ConclusionAdditional MembershipsQueriesVol. 12 No. 3 Spring 198114

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage124569101416171718191923TopicSaturday Night Reveries – By Col. J. B. ThorntonBanking Business in CamdenAnnouncementsEagle MillsLetter to Former Gov. Thomas C. McRae and WifeBack Issues AvailableDirectory of Historical & Genealogical SocietiesLetter – Rural Telephone and Mail RoutesQueriesAdditions to MembershipMemorials and ContributionsAnnouncement of Two Annual History AwardsAn Old House – Nunn HomeHouses of YesteryearSouthwest Arkansas Regional ArchivesVol. 12 No. 4 Summer 1981Page1246789102021212123TopicDedication – In Memoriam (James Edwin Findley)Historic Homes of Camden (Major Graham’s Home)Joseph M. Graham Letter, March 20, 1850First Confederate Flag in ArkansasOld Time HospitalityNun’s PoemAnnouncement – Jubilee ‘81History & Progress – Camden & Ouachita County, June 11, 1950U. D. C. Reception – 1906MemorialsAppreciationCemeteries – Adams Chapel and TateQueriesVol. 13 No. 1 Fall 198115

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly s MessageMinutes of Meeting – June 7, 1981An Aging Hospital Takes a Blood TransfusionMiss Lalla ThorntonArkansas National Guard – Co. E, Fifth InfantryBack IssuesHistory of Local Class – 1884-85 high grade attendantsPlace NamesOuachita County Jubilee ‘81New Local PublicationMemorials & ContributionsIn Memoriam, Mrs. A. R. (Marvine) DavisRegretsLists of Memberships – Up to August 21, 1981Vol. 13 No. 2 Winter 198112467891011131616171920212223President’s PageMemorial – Benjamin Tyndle Fooks (July 15, 1901- September 30, 1981)Camden’s First Telephone ExchangeThe Historic Homes of Camden (Benjamin T. Powell Home)Southern Sketches – Aunt Harriet HillThe McCollum Chidester House – By Calvin SmithBack Issues AvailableScrap Book PresentedNellie Scott TuftsWhitefield Church of ChristNew MembersMemorialsLetter – Samuel Jeffus Homeplace 1860Letter – J. M. Perry – 1897Poems – Curtis & Helen MorganQueriesThe Late Thomas W. LockettSaturday Night Reveries – (No. 13) – J. R. ThorntonVol. 13 No. 3 Spring 198216

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly TopicCousins of JesusHistoric Homes of Camden (N. W. Richmond Home)QueriesDickson LettersRecipe for RheumatismEd Rucks & Co. – Ledger PageAdvertisement – Bry’sBill of Sale – Slave(Robert), William Nunn to Clarissa DicksonReceipts For Bonds – CSAAmnesty Oath – R. L. DunlapFlyer – Camden High School For Males – 1869Invitation Fireman’s Ball and Ticket – 1871Teacher’s Contract (C. S. Dickson) – 1886Bill of Goods – C. S. BlackSteamship Passenger Ticket – 1874Candidate’s Card – W. T. MartinTreasury Bonds – CSAInvitation – Anniversary Ball - 1870Al’s Alfalfa – 1931Yankee ScalpsNews Clipping – Fatal Fire – Oil Field – El DoradoMemorialsBooks For SaleVol. 13 No. 4 Summer 1982Page1310111215161719202123TopicPresident’s PageLetters of One Hundred Twenty Five Years Ago - 1857Camden Beacon War Bulletin – 1898Bills of Sale – 1879Historic Homes of Camden (F. Shubbert Home)Warning – Fraudulent Books Offered to PublicOrganization of the Alumni Association – 1910Five Generations of GrinsteadOuachita County Jubilee!Bill of Sale -1869Dues Paying TimeMemorials, Contributions, New MembersVol. 14 No. 1 Fall 198217

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexPage123556714323745TopicDedication – Stephens, ArkansasTributesPresident’s PageMemorialsContributionsTax Receipt – 1893History – Stephens Post Office & Others – By Kenneth PoindexterStephens – First 100 Years – Kenneth PoindexterTelephone History in Stephens – Mrs. Sue FosterJ. P. District #4 – By Kenneth W. PoindexterList of MembershipVol. 14 No. 2 Winter 1982Page123481213162021222223TopicDedication – Bearden, ArkansasPresident’s MessageTribute – Mr. ShaddockBearden People – Frances SprowSwinging on the Garden Gate – Frances SprowOld Timey Christmas – Mamie BassA History of Bearden – Frances SprowBearden – 100 YearsBearden High School – Class of 1940 – Frances SprowBearden’s First HomeContributionsMemorialsList of Recent MembersVol. 14 No. 3 Spring 1983PageTopic18

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index234151619202222President’s MessageResignation of EditorHuman Adaptation in the Grand Marais Lowland – By Beverly WatkinsPermission to Use AboveTreasure Hunting – Chidester Line – By Elwin L. GoolsbyQueriesCamden Post OfficeMemorialsList of Recent MembersVol. 14 No. 4 Summer 1983Page1234111618212227272727TopicDues Paying TimeGift Membership BlankPresident’s PageExcerpts – Camden Evening News – 1925Camden’s Opera House – By Mrs. C. S. EarlyMemories – By Frances Usrey HamelA Brief Look Into Our Past – Susie Pryor (Mrs. Edgar)Permission to Reprint “Early Days in Camden”– Dr. Walter L. BrownEarly Days of Camden – By Mrs. A. A. TuftsMemorialsContributionsCamden High School – Class of 1914QueryVol. 15 No. 1 Fall 1983Page27232425TopicThe Chidester Stage Lines – By Matt Rothert, Sr.The History of Ecore Fabre – By James Harvey RumphNews, Notes and Comments (The President’s Message)Mrs. Findley Resigns as CuratorGifts and MemorialsVol. 15 No. 2 Winter 1983PageTopic19

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index2839444547The Man That Almost Stole the River – By Mrs. Terry MayDickson LettersNews, Notes and Comments (The President’s Message)Mrs. Findley Receives Letter of AppreciationNo Gifts or Memorials Listed in this IssueVol. 15 No. 3 Spring 1984Page495866707172TopicHarmony Grove Methodist Church – By Mrs. Sue RussellJesse T. McMahan – By Mrs. Ruth TateKnights of the Golden Circle – Memories of One Who Wore GrayNews, Notes and Comments (The President’s Message)Mrs. Findley RespondsGifts and MemorialsVol. 15 No. 4 Summer 1984Page77979899TopicSusie Newton Pryor – (Mrs. Edgar) Nov. 9, 1900 – Feb. 14, 1984 CharterMember, Ouachita County Historical SocietyPresident’s MessageMemorialsIn Memory of Susie PryorVol. 16 No. 1 Fall 1984Page21920TopicBoats, Bearskins and Badges – By Sgt. B. R. BensonNews, Notes and Comments (President’s Message)Gifts and MemorialsVol. 16 No. 2 Winter 1984PageTopic20

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index23414344N. A. D. Changes the Faces of Camden: An Early History – By MaryCarolyn RoweThe President’s MessageMemorialsMembership List – Ouachita County Historical Society, 1984-85Vol. 16 No. 3 Spring 1985Page496163TopicFarm Life During the Great Depression in Ouachita County – By MarshaChristilyn RowePresident’s MessageGifts and MemorialsVol. 16 No. 4 Summer 1985Page124791414151618TopicLooking Back – Reprints From the First Year of the QuarterlyPorter Clay – The Career of the Brother of the Famous Henry ClayOuachita Valley Agricultural Fair Association – Camden, Arkansas, 1900Graduations in Camden at the Turn of the CenturyCivil War Letter – John L. LoganMrs. Ann J. Marshall – Obituary & Excerpts From Her Autobiography1907 Class Song (Camden High School) – By J. Emmett GaughanCamden Bakery Announcement – September 6, 1855The Steamer City of Camden Formally Christened in Her NameCamden Finally Gets A Bank – By Boyd W. JohnsonCamden’s Social Life in the Gay Nineties – By Boyd W. JohnsonVol. 17 No. 1 Fall 1985PageTopic21

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly ��s ReportLetter to the EditorFROM WPA WRITERSHistory of Ouachita CountyOld Covered BridgeCivil War Days – Cora Bragg PowellEthnographyArmy and NavyArcheologyTopographyMonuments and LandmarksLiterature and PoetryMusicEducation: Early FacilitiesManufacturing and IndustryProductsMarketsMemorialsContributions and New MembersFrom the Attic: School Days at Buena VistaVol. 17 No. 2 Winter 1985PageTopic22

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly ��s CommentsPresident’s Report1893 Grand Juror’s NoticeCotton Belt’s Old No. 222H. K. Thatcher – A MemorialMemorialsFROM WPA WRITERS - 2Health and Social WorkSocieties and ous Institutions and StructuresTransportationWaterwaysNatural ResourcesArchitecture and HousingOuachita Rural ElectricNew Members and ContributionsMembership List – 1985-86When Camden Had an Opera HouseFrom the Attic – Santa at Ellis GroceryVol. 17 No. 3Page23415171821222325343536Spring 1986TopicCurator’s CommentsPresident’s ReportVirgin Forests of the 1800’s – Armin T. DresselFROM WPA WRITERS – 3Common Wild FlowersRare Wild FlowersEdible Berries – TreesPoisonous Trees and PlantsBirdsFish – Poisonous Snakes – InsectsOakland CemeteryMemorials, Contributions and New MembersHow Grandpa Got Cured! – Old Medicine HandbillFrom the Attic – Camden’s Centennial FloatVol. 17 No. 4 Summer 1986PageTopic23

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index23458910Center Sec.1118191920Curator’s CommentsPresident’s ReportBailey Family of Columbia CountyLetter From Elmano County Alabama – August 6, 1870FDR’s “Big One” Was Betsy’s Last OneBooks, etc.Camden Merchants Call for Immigrants in 1883Resources and Advantages of Camden – 1883Chidester and Its Methodist Church – By Blanche Rowe WhaleyMemorials and ContributionsNew MembersCamden in the Early NinetiesFrom the Attic – When Stinson’s Sold Buggies and BanglesVol. 18 No. 1 Fall 1986PageTopicSesquicentennial Scrapbook – A compilation of newspaper articles from1890 – 1940’s relating to people, places and events in Camden and Ouachitacounty that are historically significantVol. 18 No. 2 Winter 1986Page234111113 & 18Center Sec.1818192324242830TopicCurator’s CommentsPresident’s ReportChidester and Its Methodist Church: II – Blanche Rowe WhaleyLet Us Give Praise – Adolph Felsenthal (1939)Lone Pine Ferry – Late 1800’s1986-87 Membership ListOuachita County Cemetery & Burial Site MapNew Members and ContributionsSHOT TO DEATH – W. C. Criner Killed at Camden by Capt. L. H. Cobb,From 1884 Arkansas GazettePostmasters of ChidesterMemorialsOuachita County Political PointsTurn of the Century Newspaper AdvertisingEditor’s MailboxFrom the Attic – Little Boys of YesteryearVol. 18 No. 3 Spring 1987PageTopic24

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index2351213141623Center Sec.26283032333436454748Curator’s CommentsPresident’s ReportOld Ogemaw Store on Historic Register – Kenneth PoindexterStory of Chief OgemawOuachita County National Register PropertiesThe Post Offices at Evans and OgemawOgemaw Schools – Kenneth Poindexter‘Black Gold’ in Arkansas First Found at OgemawOuachita County-1859/Ogemaw-1922 – Double MapTimber, Ogemaw’s CreatorC. J. Holt Family of Early Ogemaw EraUtility Service at OgemawContinuous Profession for 64 YearsMemorials and New MembersLife As Usual for Woman 100 – Terri DuncanThe Women of Chidester Methodist Church – Blanche Rowe WhaleyTwo Bayou Methodist Church – Rural ArkansasEditor’s MailboxFrom the Attic – Traveling Salesman of 1908Vol. 18 No. 4 Summer 1987Page223411131416242728TopicCurator’s CommentsContributionsPresident’s ReportChidester’s Early Methodist Leaders – Blanche Rowe WhaleyEditor’s MailboxMemorialsRobert J. LaGrone – Louann’s Unforgettable CharacterPioneer Cemeteries – Harmon L. Ross1900 Ouachita County Personal Tax ListNew MembersFrom the Attic: 1910 Era Baptism at ChidesterVol. 19 No. 1 Fall 1987PageTopic25

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly IndexInside Cov.235101113151516182829313336Inside Cov.Books, Etc.Curator’s CommentsPresident’s ReportWatts: 100 Years as ‘The Store’ of Ouachita County – Susan Watts LigonMemorialsWatts Family Settled in Arkansas in 18471864 Letter on Poison Springs BattleOur Cemeteries of Yesterday – Mary Nell TurnerThe Law on Old Family Burial PlotsNeglected Old Seminary Cemetery – Kenneth PoindexterChidester Methodist Church Members Since 1881 – Blanche Rowe WhaleyContributionsAmateurs and Pros Sift Indian ‘Dump Site’ – Laura ThompsonEditor’s Mailbox1900 Ouachita County Personal Tax ListFrom the Attic: Joy Riding in a 1917 Model TNew MembersVol. 19 No. 2 Winter 1987Page2329303132TopicCurator’s CommentsMysterious Old ScrapbookEditor’s MailboxMembership List: 1987-88New Members, Contributions & MemorialsFrom the Attic – 1908 School Days at Buena Vista BethelVol. 19 No. 3 Spring 1988PageTopic26

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index22334792122252627283132Editor’s MailboxMew Members and DonationsPresident’s ReportChidester High School (A Poem) – Louise Lee WordThe 3R’s: For 80 Years Taught To All At Chidester-Blanche RoweWhaleyTeachers at Chidester and Other Area SchoolsChidester School ClassesChidester High School Honor Graduates: 1920 – 1969Sports at Chidester School1940’s Famed Chidester ‘Ladybirds’Chidester High School Commencement ExercisesChidester School 1937 Piano Recital1900 Ouachita County Personal Tax ListMemorialsFrom the Attic – Trucking Watermelons in 1927Vol. 19 No. 4 Summer ’s CommentsContributions and New MembersPresident’s Report1884 Promissory NoteHolidays at the Museum – Laura FindleyMining Days at Maximo – R. H. NunnallyThe Entrepreneurs of Maximo – Benny W. RiddickMrs. E. S. Garrett: A Private Public PersonMap of Coal & Clay Mines of Lester/MaximoThe Clays of Ouachita County – 1908 Publication1900 Report on Camden Coal FieldOuachita County Turn-of the-Century Notaries1900 Ouachita County Personal Property Tax ListEditor’s MailboxMemorialsFrom the Attic – Harmony Grove Methodist Church in 1919Vol. 20 No. 1 Fall 1988PageTopic27

Ouachita County Historical Quarterly Index223Insert1112151516Curator’s CommentsContributionsThe Continuing Love Story of Beloved Lester Couple – Benny W. RiddickThe Bearden Banner – May 28, 1931New Members1900 Ouachita County Personal Property Tax ListEditor’s MailboxMemorialsFrom the Attic – The Old Warner E. Rushing Home in ChidesterVol. 20 No. 2 Winter 1988Page2233415171819232324Inside BackTopicWanted: Your Historical ItemsArkansas Postcard Past – Steamboat on the Ouachita at Camden, 1907President’s ReportArkansas Postcard Past – George Hays Election

11 Frank B. Chidester's Golden Wedding Anniversary 12 Lide Family of Ouachita County 14 Dr. George Myron Adamson Ancestry and Family Tree - By Edison Dale Jeffus 19 Blue Thoughts of Chidester House - By Florence Johnson 20 Civil War Letter - A. S. Morgan Vol. 5 No. 4 Summer 1974 Page Topic