History of Cerrogordo, Arkansas

from the LRCGS Spring 2008 Journal

Coley's Clips & Comments Corner ~ 1

Coley’s Clips & Comments Corner

from the Little River News 
(date unknown)

We’re indebted to Olen Mitchell Sr. this week for bringing us a 1922 edition of “The Bradstreet Company” book from which we secured the following: 

Alleene — population 300, names of business listed included H. Y. Johnson, R. L. Johnson, J. T. Sikes and C. W. Wright. Arden — population 200, listings, Aden Gin Co., R. S. Davis, W. J. Perry, Virgin Lumber Company, Mrs. Eddie (E. S.) Wright Grocery. 

Arkinda — population 158, names of business owners listed, W. A. Dollar, E. M. Horn and son, May and Davidson, W. S. Pierce, J. R. Stuart, J. P. Wright. 

Ashdown — population 2,205, Businesses listed included: Arkansas State Bank, A. E. Waters, pres., J. L. Martin, cashier, Ashdown Handle Works, Ashdown Hardware Co., Ashdown Potato Curling House, M. J. Ataway, Boyer Drug Store, Brown Gin Co., G. S. Cobb and Co., First National Bank, Allen Winham, president, R. M. Bone, cashier; W. F. Gammill, Gathright and May, A. Goldsmith, Graves and Graves, Paul Kersten and Sons, Kolb and Welch, Love Bros., McCrary Hardware Co., J. F. Mills, Model Drug Co., People’s Undertaking Co., Phillips Bros., J. T. Reed and Son, Temple Cotton Oil Co., T. E. Thompson, Texas Produce Co. 

Foreman — population 1,500, listings: P. F. Alexander, Anderson and Dyer, Berry Drug Co., J. R. Bowles Lumber Co., Campbell and Cook, Citizens Bank, F. G. Campbell, president, F. F. Bell, cashier; W. B. Coley, Collins Floral Co., F. L Daniels and Son, Farmers Supply Co., Foreman Works, Foreman Hardware Co., Foreman Light & Power Co., W. M. Gathright, Frank Horner, Merchants & Planters Bank, L. C. Shackelford, president, Robert S. Morris, cashier; New Rocky Comfort Grocery Co., The People’s Store, Mack Perley, S. B. Schoolfield, Shaver Hardware Co, Joy White Gin, White Service Station.

Ogden — Population 350, listings included W. B. Brooks, Roy Budd, L. L. Cofield, Farmer’s Gin Co., H. C Hull, Dick Lewis, T. V. Nunnley, Red River Stave Co., Earnest A. Velvin, J. E. Wood Richmond — population- 200, listings R. D. Goff, C. W. Hawkins, A. T. Hemphill, McGraw Bros, W. M. Sikes, W. E. Vaughan. 

Wilton — population- 294, listings, Bank of Wilton, Joel Mills, president, Ada Mills, cashier; E. C. Cooper and Sons, S. J. Gordon and son, W. L. Hedgecock, P. S. Kinsworthy, T. W. McCall Grocery Co., S. S. P. Mills and Son, Pipkin Drug Co., S. K. Waldrop Hardware Co., Wilton Gin Co. 

Winthrop — population 750 , listings W. H. Boggs, C. J. Click, G. E. Dillon, Lambert Drug Co., Merchants and Farmers Gin Co., Morgan’s Pharmacy, Jack Nelson, W. E. Payton, R. T. Sessions, J. W. Tapp, Winthrop Banking Co., Winthrop Hardware Co. 

The population of Little River County in 1922 was shown to be 16, 301. The office issuing “The Bradstreet Company” book as inscribed on the last page was Oklahoma, Okla. And was issued to a Shawnee Okla. Firm.

Submitted by Donna Neff

LRCGS Fall 2008 Journal

Thomas Tisdale Carrington Anderson

T. T. C. Anderson, Great Educator, Killed by Train

Funeral Services to Be held at 2:30 Today (May 25, 1939) 

at Ashdown

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The life of Little River county’s sole surviving Confederate

veteran was snuffed out Wednesday morning when T. T. C. Anderson, beloved

94-year-old- Southwest Arkansas educator, stepped in front of a southbound

Kansas City Southern passenger train in here and was killed instantly.

Mr. Anderson’s eyesight had been poor for several years. Wednesday he

followed his regular routine in walking to the post office for his mail. Witnesses

said he evidently failed to see the approaching train as he stepped on the

crossing.

The pioneer celebrated his 94th birthday on May 10 with a reunion of his family

and his many friends and former pupils of this area. He was in good health, with

the exception of his eyesight.

The accident Wednesday pulled the curtain down on an eventful life that included

service in the Confederate army, imprisonment by Union forces, confinement to a

hospital with others in such a way that he became one of the area’s best known

and best loved citizens, well remembered by his host of students.

Mr. Anderson cast his lot with the Confederate army when he was 17 years old

and served the duration of the war. Eleven months of the time was spent in a

hospital as a prisoner, receiving treatment for wounds.

He was released on March 12, 1865, and walked to his home in Clarksville,

arriving seven days after the peach of Appomattox and two days after President

Lincoln was assassinated.

When he got home, he found there was a need of teachers. He took that

profession, but only as a means toward his cherished end of becoming a

physician. Historic Rondo in Miller county was his first assignment and there he

began a teaching career that lasted 54 years.

On June of 1868, he was married to Miss Mary Ellen Hudgins. He then turned

his entire attention toward school teaching. He was employed in Miller County

four different times for a total of nine years, taught five years in Bowie County,

Texas, one year in Red River county, Texas, three years in Sevier County,

Arkansas, two years in Hempstead County, Arkansas, and 35 years in Little River

County.

During this time he taught ___ consecutive months for 13 years. He first came to

Richmond in Little River county in 1882. Shortly after the Little River County

school system was developed. He served for about 10 years as school examiner

of the county and ended his active career at Ashdown high school in 1934.

He taught four generations of the same family of many South Arkansas residents

and several thousand pupils received instruction under him. Many important

persons are included in the list of those he taught, including Dr. Edward Mims,

professor of history at Vanderbilt University, and Judge Will Kirby, former United

States senator.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were the parents of 11 children, six of whom are

surviving. These are four daughters, Mrs. C. P. Smith and Mrs. A. T. Hemphill,

both of Ashdown; Mrs. Ha? Norwood of Mena, and Mrs. Wade Ball of Texarkana;

two sons, T. D. Anderson of Texarkana and Dick Anderson of Beaumont, Texas.

Other survivors include several nieces, nephews and grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday at the Ashdown Methodist

church. The pastor, the Rev. W. R. Boyd, will officiate, assisted by the Rev.

Ralph W. Davis of the Ashdown Baptist church, and the Rev. S. N. Brewer of

Horatio, Ark. Burial will be in the Ashdown cemetery, with members of the

Ashdown Masonic Lodge having charge of the services at the grave.

Active pallbears will include. Homer Welch, Dr. P. H. Phillips, Horace Routen,

Arnold Edmondson, J. G. Sanderson, Jr., and Bob Pierce, Burton Walker and

Albert Hinton.

Honorary pallbearers will include former pupils and friends of Mr. Anderson.

A tradition started soon after the organization of a United Confederate Veterans

camp at Clarksville, Texas will call for burial with Mr. Anderson of a Confederate

flag made by Mrs. Belle Gordon Morrison of the United Daughters of the

Confederacy. When any Confederate veteran died near Clarksville, the flag was

used to drape his coffin. On burial the flag was removed and preserved for other

funerals.

Professor Anderson was the last of the 500 veterans who joined the camp and as

such, the flag will be buried with him.

Albert Pike Chapter of UDC of Texarkana Officiated

At Funeral of T. T. C. Anderson

The Albert Pike Chapter U. D. C. of Texarkana officiated at funeral services of

Mr. T. C. C. Anderson and read the Confederate Ritual as had been requested.

Mrs. J. H. Head of Texarkana, a former student, read the ritual and a wreath was

placed on the casket by Mrs. W. E. Vinson, President of the Texarkana Chapter.

There were about 30 members of the U. D. C. Chapter present and each placed

a red rose on the bier.

The flowers were beautifully arranged in the church and a large number of

friends and relatives from Texarkana attended the service.

1945 Little River County Happenings in Review