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.

Wade's Chapel 1910

King Ryder School ~ 1913

King Ryder School 1913

(photo courtesy Winthrop Historical School)

1-      ? Edward Williams

2-      ? Randolp Hess

3-      McKinley Connor

4 -     Virgil Sossaman

5-      Walter Olmstead

6-       Floyd McDonald

7-       Fred Smith

8-       Bob Wright

9-       ? Charlie Smith

10-     Elvin Olmstead

11-       Wiley Jones

12-       Eddith Barton

13-       Nannie Smith

14-       ?

15-       Walter Williams

16-       Lena Barton

17-       ?

18-       Sanford Weaver

19-       Dixie Smith

20-       ?Elbert Small

21-       Emmie Taylor

22-       Annie Jones

23-       Brian Jones

24-       Maidie Weaver

25-       Letty Mixon

26-       Olie Barton

27-       Mae Barton

28-       Francis Weaver

29-       Annie Sossaman

30-       Jim Wright

31-       Esther Connor

32-       Kitt Hess

33-       Jake Hess

34-    Randolph Hess

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

Early Millwood/Hopewell Days

Little River News

February 21, 1934

EARLY DAYS AT MILLWOOD

The community of Millwood, now known as Hopewell, ranks among the oldest settlements in Little River County.  The first school at Millwood was a three-month school taught in a log house on Mrs. Sye Baley’s farm.  The school remained for two years with Mr. Chillcott as teacher.  In 1872 a small school building was built where the cemetery is now, with Mr. Quinnin as teacher.  The school was located at its present site in 1890. 

On June 16, 1876 the first church in the community was organized with Rev. Berry as pastor.   Those who organized the church were J.B. Blackerby, B.F. Renfroe, Jim Henderson, Frank Wilkerson, and Dr. Parker.  The people contributed money to buy the lumber to build the church.  The lumber was hauled on ox wagons from Matt Moss’s mill at Peytonville.

A post office was located on Mr. Kitchen’s farm, which is now owned by G.H. Hatcher.  Those who were in charge of the post office were E. Payton, Arch Chancy, Mr. Kitchen, and Mr. Hicks, who operated it until his death.

At this time, G.C. Wheat took charge and a star route was then formed.  Albert Stevenson, a Negro, carried the mail

Mrs. N.A. Doughten is the oldest citizen of the community who is yet living.  She still takes an active part in the church affairs.

Some of the first settlers were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clark, who settled a farm near Red Bluff, John Moon, who settled the L.H. Starks farm, and Mr. Renfroe, who settled a part of L.F. Fomby’s farm before the civil was.  Slaves were used on this farm.  Other early settlers were Doughten’s, Smith’s, Jones’s and Baley’s.

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.