William Preston

 

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Out of Town Papers ~ Little River County Gossip

 Out of Town Newspapers Gossip  about Little River County, Arkansas

1909- Banks at Ashdown get swindled out of nine thousand dollars by a fast talking man who claimed to be John Studstill from Ga. 

1910-Mr. Overton  is under indictment for the shooting of a postmaster in Long, Arkansas on 12-24, 1908. 

1912- Two Wilton men die from drinking cologne after their supply of liquor played out. 

1914- Sixteen buildings in Ashdown are destroyed by a fire that was caused by the explosion of an oil stove in a restaurant. Estimated damage is $25,000.  This is the second fire in four months for Ashdown. 

1916- John Hawkins murdered Mrs. Ben Diles and her 15 month old daughter. 

1920- Mrs. Grover Cobb of Ashdown visits Della Robertson in Jonesboro.

Early Little River County Arkansas Physicians

Name, Age, Birth State, Occupation, Township

1860

L.B. Dowd 40  Ct physician -Franklin Tp

John D. Rowland 31  Tn physician -Red River Tp

W.F. Simmons 40 Ga physician -Red River Tp

John D. Bellah 42 Tn physician -Red River Tp

Edwin L. Hamilton 24 Al physician -Red River Tp

P.R. Bowman 35 Ny physician -Red River Tp

Alexander Lovett 37 Tn physician -Red River Tp

William Hawkins 27 Nc physician-Little River Tp

Honesta Bizzell 24 Nc physician-Jackson Tp

J.W. Harmon 34 Tn- physician-Jackson Tp

M.W.C. Frazier 29 Ky -Jefferson Tp

1870

J.M. Parker 46 Ga doctor -Franklin Tp

Soloman Wyatt 71 Va doctor-Lick Creek Tp

John M. Simms  37 Va physician -Red River Tp

Henry J. Hunter 36 Va physician -Red River Tp

John T. Butler 28 physician  Tn-Red River Tp

William H. Hawkins 37 Nc physician -Red River Tp

James C. Wright 45 Nc physician -Jackson Tp

Orville Alexander 32 Mo physician-Jackson Tp

Joshua Gray 28 La physician -Jackson Tp

Ulisses U. Ware 34 Tn physician -Jackson Tp

1880

W.H. Hawkins 47 Nc  physician-Rocky Comfort

W.W. Roberts   1846  Ar physician -Little River Tp

Samuel H. Pruett 1836 Tn  physician- Little River Tp

W.S. Waits 1848 Ms physician Jackson Tp

J.H. Gray 1840 Al physician Jackson Tp

J.P. Lawley 1845 Al physician Jackson Tp

Joseph Poole 1844 Mo physician Little River & Burke

John Crum 1852 In physician Little River Tp

John Parker 1826 GA physician Franklin Tp

Richard Smith 1853 England physician Lick Creek Tp

J.M. Dunn 1834 VA physician Richmond Tp

E.L. Hamilton 1836 AL physician Red River Tp

information from US census

Foreman Sun Gossip 1935

Foreman Sun 
Town Gossip 

June 28, 1935

Local News ~

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Gilleylen visited in Little Rock a few days this week.

Miss Elizabeth Hooks, of Idabel, visited relatives in Foreman, Saturday afternoon.

Miss Lorena Darnell, of Columbus arrived Sunday for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hawkins.

D.P. Fawcett, of Texarkana, is having a new floor put in the old Read & Company building.

Miss Billie Alexander left Sunday for a visit to her sister, Miss Mae Alexander, at Greggton, Texas.

Miss Mildred Hopson is home from Shreveport, LA., for a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bun Hopson.

C.S. Bell found a terrapin one day last week that had the name of Albert Harris engraved on its back and the year 1918.

July 5, 1935

Arkinda News~

Miss Clara Henderson, who spent several weeks visiting relatives here has returned to her home at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Buford Bayliss and mother Mrs. Atwell, of Washington, visited a few days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Bayliss.

Mrs. Mary Bale, of Little Rock is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.A. Pittman at Climax.  Her sister, Mrs. C.N. Skinner of the King Rider community spent the day with her at Mrs. Pittman’s last Tuesday.

Mrs. Clotil Kirkland, of Kansas City, Missouri, is the guest of friends and relatives here. Judge Waldrop was a very welcome visitor here last week.

Mrs. Jewell May  and small son, Jimmie, of Haworth, Oklahoma, spent Saturday and Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Kirkland.

Mr. and Mrs. Forest Hathaway, of Haworth, Oklahoma, spent Sunday with relatives here. Mrs. Orville Hathaway and children, of Grant, Oklahoma, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Hathaway.

Mr. Sid Leeper has been assigned the position of Frisco agent here, relieving Mr. Orville Hathaway, who has returned to his home at Grant, Oklahoma.  Mr. Leeper was agent here in 1921-1922 and the many friends which he made at that time have not forgotten him and are glad to have him back here again.

Eliza Simpson Schuman

Foreman Sun

8/2/1946

DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER LADY

Mrs. Eliza Schuman, pioneer citizen of this community, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R.E. Bowles, in this city Sunday, July 28, at 10 am at the age of 84 years.  She was born October 21, 1861.

Mrs. Schuman was the daughter of Daniel Simpson, who was the son of Samuel Simpson and Lady Jane Kidd of Annemount, Town of Keady, County of Armaugh, the ancestral home of the Kidds in Ireland.  Mrs Schuman’s mother was Mary Ann Lemons, the daughter of Dr. John Lemons of the County of Armaugh, Town of Keady, Ireland.  Mr. and Mrs. Simpson were married in 1841 and came to America by sail vessel, landing in New Orleans in 1841.  From New Orleans they came to Laynesport, Arkansas on Red River in 1844, where he did a merchandising business for a number of years.  He also had a store in Rocky Comfort, Arkansas, during the Civil War, and one on his farm near Indian Territory until his death in 1873.  His wife, Mary Ann Simpson, died in 1900.

Mrs. Schuman was one of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, and until her death was the last survivor.

Mrs. Schuman, nee Eliza Ellen Simpson, was married to Carl Schuman in 1877 at Rocky Comfort, Arkansas and to this union one child was born, Mrs R E Bowles of this city, who survives.  Carl Sanderson of Memphis Tennessee, a grandson, is the only other immediate relative surviving.  Mrs. Schuman was preceded in death by her husband in 1920.

Mrs. Schuman was the oldest pioneer resident of Rocky Comfort with the exception of Mrs. M B Taaffe.  She was a pioneer member of the Episcopal Church and during her early life devoted much time to the work of the church.

The esteem in which Mrs Schuman was held by her many friends and acquaintances was attested to by the beautiful floral offerings, although a request was made that no flowers be sent.

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at the St. Barnabus Episcopal church in this city, conducted by Father Carson, pastor of the St James Episcopal church of Texarkana.  Interment was in the Dollarhide cemetery under the direction of the Phillips Funeral Home of Ashdown.

Pallbearers were Bob Smith, Sam Seligson, Jimmy Taaffe, S D Matteson, Edward Hawkins and Eugene Ellis.

Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mrs. Lena White, Mrs Sam Sawyer, Mrs. Haizlip, and Miss Willa West of Idabel, Ok; Mrs. CL Dillahunty of North Little Rock, Arkansas and Mr and Mrs Carl Sanderson of Memphis, Tennessee.