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• Description of Van Buren Co. by Miss Essie Johnson of Clinton High School 1920
• Post office dead letters from 1882 January June July
• OLD SOLDIERS REUNION 1923 1925 1929
• War Veteran's Living in Van Buren Feb. 21, 1935
• Van Buren Co. Democrat 1924 January Birthdays Feburary Birthdays
• Van Buren Co. Democrat MARRIED 50 YEARS April 1927
• THE FIRST CHILD BORN IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
• Van Buren Co. Democrat Feb. 8, 1918 Mr. W. Hardy's death date records.

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Description of Van Buren Co.

by Miss Essie Johnson of Clinton High School

Submitted by Wilda

This article orginally was printed in the Van Buren County Democrat, Clinton Ark., Friday, January 16th, 1920.

Van Buren County ranks twenth-fifth among the other counties of the state in size. It has seven hundred and thirty square miles. Its population in 1910 was 15000. The county is divided into twentyfour different parts, each part being called a township. Van Buren county is located in the north central part of Arkansas, and it is bounded by Searcy, Stone and Pope counties. The surface is very rough and broken, especially in the north-western part, there being the Boston mountains, or the foothills of the Ozarks. The highest altitude is about eight hundred above sea level. The southern and eastern part is comparatively low and level, with intervening valleys, sloping hillsides, and high plateaus, suitable for farming and grazing. There are no lakes in the county, but is is well drained and watered by Little Red river and its tributaries.

The industries are: Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Transportation. In agriculture, the leading crops are cotton, corn, and hay. The up-lands are well suited to the growing of peaches, apples, grapes, and strawberies. The chief markets are Clinton, Shirley, and Choctaw. The manufacturing of lumber and staves is an important industry. Lots of the lumber is sold to local trade in the county, but Clinton and Shirely are the chief markets for both lumber and staves. Most of the transportation is by wagons and trucks. There being only eighteen miles of the Missouri and North Arkansas railroad in the county. And the Mamouth Springs and Hot Springs highway now under construction, and leading through the county by the way of Shirley and Clinton makes the latter much more profitable.

The county seat was first located at Bloomington, ten miles east of Clinton in 1823. But in 1846 it was moved to Centerville and there remained for a few months, but never being a session of court convened while there. In 1816 it was moved to Clinton or its present location. Clinton is the largest town in the county. It has a population of about five hundred. It has five business houses, two hotels, one drug store, one bank, two confectioneries, and a high school, and the nicest church building in the county. Clinton is about eighty miles from Little Rock, one hundred twenty five miles from Hot Springs, and one hundred fifty miles from Fayetteville, one hundred twenty five miles from Eureka Springs, and about fifty miles from Batesville.

Banking, Commercial and Manufacturing are the principal industries, there are only three banks in the county located at Clinton, Shirley, and Scotland. In commercial life the people of the county do not produce all the articles they need. But theycan buy what they need from people of other lands, and can sell some of the articles they themselves raise on the farms. Thus our county has cotton, corn, hay, and many different kinds of fruit to sell, but we must send to other lands for our flour, coffee, sugar, spices and many other products. The manufacturing of lumber, staves, ties, shingles, and brooms are chief industries of the county.

Van Buren county was settled about 1825, but was not organized as a county until November 11th, 1833. The most famous men produced in the county are, Vernon Tompkins, Dr. Guffey, Dr. Bradley, M.B. Lefler, and Garner Fraser. The schools are the leading institutions of the county. Van Buren county has one of the best school systems in the state. The county is divided into eighty-five common school districts and sixteen special districts, some of which are composed of parts of other counties. The county also has five high schools, located at Clinton, Shirely, Choctaw, Formosa and Scotland.

The churches began their work in the county as early as 1815 as traveling preachers. At first there were no church houses as we now have and sometimes the preacher would travel as far as two hundred miles from one place to another where he was to preach. If there were no houses near when night came on, the trees were his shelter and the ground was his bed. But now we have fine church houses in almost every community. The leading denominations are, the Methodists, Baptists, and Christians. From these churches however, have proceeded our lawabiding, honest, and fearless citizens.

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Post office dead letters from1882
January

Submitted by: Donnie

The below is a series of three posts to the Clinton Banner by the Post Master calling for people to pick up their mail.

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List of Letters Remaining in the postoffice at Clinton, Van Buren county, Ark., up to date January 12, 1882:

J.A. Bellinged, R.C. Bannisted (2), D.F. Blackburn, Nancy A. Buchanan, Mrs. S.C. Blackburn, T. Chandler, S.H.R. Connard, Louis Couch, Sam Campbell, J.J. Cullum, Frank C. Chandler, G.W. Collins, Rhoda A. Collins, Bruce Dickson, J.E. Dunaway, D.J.L. Duncan, George Dickson, M.E. Eates, J.H. Edwards, B.B. Eiland (2), Richard Earon, H.J. Fullerton, M.A. Featherstone, J.B. Felds, Nancy Gordon, H. Greeson, M.H. Ganglin, Agon Greenles, Coleman Gooden, I.N. Halbrooks, Chancey Hammett, Asa Hodges, W.H. Hatchett (2), Mollie L. Hill, A.T. Hammett, J.W. Halbrook, G.W. Halbrook, Mrs. A.M. Harkins, J.D. Ingram, Lem Ingram, L.B. Jennings, J.W. Jordan (2), S.H. Jordan, H.W. Johnson, M.J. Kajsey, Sam K. Kemp (2), Jno N. Lee, I.N. Lowe, Adam Lowe, Miss Libbi Murphy, M.M. Morgan, Dock Mann, J.J. Martin, John C. McCarty, A.S. Morrison, Elizabeth Night, J.F. Num, M.D. Raratt, H.M. Smith, Henry Smith, J.H.W. Stanley, Sam Shannon, W.F. Smith, Arch Sharp, Taylor Teague, C.J. Tyler, W.A. Tredaway, L.C. Weaner, W.W. Williams, F.F. Weeks.

K.H. Hutches, P.M.

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Post office dead letters from1882
June
Submitted by: Donnie

List of Letters Remaining in the postoffice at Clinton, Van Buren county, Ark., up to date, Jun 1, 1882:

Wm F Ayers, Nancy Bloodworth (registered), Josie Burrows, A. Bratton, M.M. Buil, J.H. Buchannan, J.N. Bellinger, S.R. Bannister, J. R. Bonds, John Buchannan, A. N. Brigam, J.W. Brown, L.G. Crowell, J.W. Cobb, Dld T. Chandler, P.L. Cotton, Geo. Dickinson, A. Daniel, Emory & Co., J.H. Edwards, James H. Fulkerson, (2), Henry Fullerton, Quincey Fulghens, T.B. Fields, William Fisher, J.A. Grosse, Harrison Glenn, S.M. Griffin, S.C. Griggs, Wm. Hargis, A.F. Hammett, J.W. Halbrooks, Benjamin Holmes, W.H. Harrison, J.M. Huie, G.W. Halbrooks, B.R. Ingram, J.D. Ingram, W.H. Ingrain, Jno W. Jordan, W.P. Jacobs, J Shelby Jennings, W. Kennedy, B.B. Liland, R.C. Langford, W.H. Lee, Wilson Lanengood, Samuel Leming, J.M. Lareudet, Adam Low, Thos. J. Maddox, C.A. Martin (2), W.A. Monroe, A.S. Morrison, McCullin, M.E. Morgan, Jackson Nelson, G.W. Newberry, S.W. Peel (3rd class), M.D. Paratt, Daniel Patton, Robert T. Pressley, J.W. Rumbley, Rey J.J. Roberts, W.A. Raukin, J.H. Ward, Barthana Widemau, Daniel Williams, J.M. Williams, T.C. Williams, C.M. Williamson, Mrs. Dicey Willson, William Willson.

Parties calling for any of the above list, will please say "advertised" K. H. Hutches, P.M.

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Post office dead letters from1882
July
Submitted by: Donnie

List of Letters Remaining in the postoffice at Clinton, Van Buren county, Ark., up to date, July 1, 1882:

James Anderson, H. Anlet, T.J. Archie, J.C.Atchley (2), Jno A. Buchannan, Nancy Buchannan, Wm. Buckmaster, Josie Burrows, P. Berry, W.I. Butler, P. Brown, Leonard Barker, Nathan Boshears, J.W. Bowden, Geo. Collins, J.J. Cullum, S.H. Coker, Wm. Currie, J.M. Cassady, A. Daniel, D.C. Dempsey, James Files, Jno. A. Gross, J.C. Gibson (2), Noah Greyland, Ann Harkins, M.O. Hargis, Geo. W. Halbrook, A.A. Hensley, James M. Huie, A.P. Ingram, Jno. Knight, Richard Lovell, Wm. Linergood, M.J. McDaniel, S.C. Mace, J.J. Martin, Jas. J. Nelson (2), Winfield Nidy, Mary Nuley, Sam Nunn, B.S. Newton, B.S. Newton, Jackson Powel, J. Perkins, Mattie Potter, James Sterling (3), Absalom Sipe, R.A. Sain, Jesse R. Shipp, W.D. Willson, Dicey Willson, J.M. Woods, Jno L. Woods, H.F. Woods, J.H. Willoughby, D.E. Wilson, Georgie M. Willson

Parties calling for any of the above list, will please say "advertised" K.H. HUTCHES, P.M.

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OLD SOLDIERS REUNION
1923
VAN BUREN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
August 31, 1923 page 1

Submitted by Donnie

The annual county reunion of old soldiers and home coming of former Van Buren County citizens for the year 1923 listed below.

Edward SHORT 80, 30th, Ill Regiment	Dr. Geo. W. McGRAW 82, 142d New York, Co.E.	W. W. WILLIAMS 79, Cal. 32d Reg.	I. LOVELL 82, 10th Ark., Co. C.
W.M. ALLISON 82, 7th Cal. Mo. Vol.	G.W. HARDIN 75, Co. C.	Sam NEAL 78, Lallard Co.	R.C. LANKFORD 74, 10th Ark., Co. A.
J.M. HOLDERFIELD 79, Co. I., 11th Mo.Cal.	A.H. SMITH 80, 10th Ark. Co. A.	J.L. MIZELL 8_, 33d Ten. Reg.,Co. H	J. I. WILLIAMS 79, 3d Ark. Reg
A.J. BONDS 79, 3d Ark.	R.W. WILSON 83, Cypert's Co. Gen Price	W.J. HENSLEY 88, Parson's Brigade	W.D. BAKER 81, Co. E., 25th Tenn.
J.A. BONHAM 80, Co. B. 33 Ind.	Jno. CABLE 90, Co. I. 78th Ohio	W.T. HUNT (no age given)	Name Age, Company

R.C. Lankford is due the credit of being the youngest veteran present and John Cable of Archey Valley township is due the credit of being he oldest veteran present.

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OLD SOLDIERS REUNION
1925

VAN BUREN COUNTY DEMOCRAT August 7, 1925 p1,c1

Submitted by Donnie

List of old soldiers that attended the annual reunion of the Blue and the Gray for the year 1925. It was held at Scotland Thursday and Friday July 30th and 31st.

G.W. Hardin 76, Co. C. 10th Ark	Z.N. Givens 92, Co. D. 24th Miss	J.R. Halbrook 85, Co. E, 11th Ind.
L. Lovell 84, Co. C, 5th Ark.	W.J. Hensley 90, Parson's Brigade	W.W. Williams 81, 32 Reg., Cal.
A.E. Kingsley 79, Co. D, 4 Ill. Cal.	R.L. Lankford 78, Co., A, 10th Ark.	J.F. Williams 81, 3rd Ark. Reg.
Paul Cariker 83, Co. A, 154 Ill.	J.D. Campbell 76, Co. B, Tenn Cav.	R.D. Hardister 85, Co. B., 14 Ark.
M.L. Scroggin 80, Co. D, Tenn Cv.	W.T. Hunt 76, Ala. Reg. Cav.	J.M. Holderfield 81, Co. L, 11 Mo.

The names of twelve old soldiers who were not present, doubtless due to their enfeebled condition because of their advancing years, but who have participated in former reunions, were retained upon the roll, as follows:

Edward Short	John Roades	W.M. Allison	Sam Neal	A.H. Smith	A.J. Bonds
R.W. Wilson	Henry Garner	S.P. Hartsill	W.D. Baker	J.A. Barham	F.W. Richards

During the past year three members of the association answered the final roll call and passed on,as follows:

JohnHinkle

W.T. Bowling

Walter Bumpers

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OLD SOLDIERS REUNION
1929
VAN BUREN COUNTY DEMOCRAT Friday August 23, 1929 p1, c6

Submitted by Donnie

Only four old soldiers of the county were in attendance which shows to what extent their ranks have been thinned by the Great Reaper. Those present were Uncle Warren Williams of Union township, Uncle Wash Hardin of Bradley township, R.E. Lankford of Griggs township and W.T. Hunt of Craig township. The oldest veteran present was Uncle Warren Williams of Union township. Uncle Warren was born in Benton County, Tenn. March 22, 1844, and is now in his 86th year. His residence in Van Buren county dates from 1860 . In the war between the states he was identified with the Confederacy and served throughout the war. He took part in Price's raid as a member of Witt's regiment and Dobbins brigade.

Note from Doug: This could posssibly be the last of the Old Soldiers Reunion's. Donnie is checking into this possibility. To get an idea if another one could have existed, Donnie has compiled the following data showing when the last four men died:

Warren W. Williams died 8-27-1937 per death index
George Washington Harden 1848-1932 Hardin Cemetery
R.C. Lankford buried Huie Cemetery (no date)
William Thomas Hunt 1848-Feb 27, 1935 buried Foster Cemetery

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War Veteran's Living in Van Buren
Van Buren County Democrat
Feb. 21, 1935 -p3, c3
Submitted by Donnie

In so far as we have been able to learn only five civil war veterans now live in Van Buren County. Two of these are Confederate soldiers and three are veterans of theNorth. The confederates are Uncle Warren WILLIAMS of Shirley and W.T. HUNT of near Scotland. Uncle Warren is in his 91st year and is practically blind, but otherwise his health is exceptionally good for one of his age. Mr. Hunt is far in the eighties but we do not know his exact age. The three Union soldiers are W.B. SUTTON, David HENLEY and Leander WEST. Mr. Sutton observed his 89th birthday anniversary in april of last year. He lives with his son Dee Sutton of Dabney. "Uncle Dave" Henley is in his 90th year and lives on his old homestead at Rupert with a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Cal Mason. "Uncle Dave's" eyesight is also greatly impaired. "Uncle Leander" West, father of O.L. West of Clinton, passed his 89th milestone April 23, 1934. He lives with a son at Woolum. Mr. West first enrolled in the Confederate army but on account of his youth was discharged. He later enlisted in the Union army.

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Van Buren County Democrat
1924
January Birthdays
Submitted by Donnie

Miss Jessie KEMP 3rd Clinton	Mrs. Mary ANDERSON 6th Shirley	Mrs. Josie DAMERON 6th Clinton	Mrs. J.T. WHILLOCK 7thClinton
Bethel WHITE 12th Higden	Mrs. John LINSIN 16th Plant	Mrs. Bettie GOATS 16th Copeland	Mrs. R.F. PATE 16th Clinton
Joe HARNESS 16th Lexington	Brad FRASER 18th Clinton	Mrs. D.A. PATTON 23rd Clinton	Lela CLARK 24th Lexington
E.E. CANERDAY 24th Clinton	James WILLIAMS 26th	R.M. HAYES 27th	Elbert Osco HALL 31st

Scotland- R.M. Hayes, whose birthday is listed above, was born in Union County, Ga., Jan. 27th , 1862. He came to Van Buren County 44 years ago this month and in July of the following year married Rebecca Byers, also a native of Union County, Ga. They have been blessed with 5 children, 23 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

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Van Buren County Democrat
1924
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Submitted by Donnie

L.H. GRIGGS 1st Scotland	Sherman MERRYMAN 1st Clinton	Thelma McKNIGHT 1st Bee Branch	Uncle Rich HARDESTER 1st Rex
Viola ROLLINS 1st Shirley	Mrs. Mollie BRADLEY 1st Clinton	Tom PATE 1st Clinton	Quinnie LEWALLEN 1st Morganton
Sallie UNDERWOOD 1st Clinton	Vernie HALL 2nd Scotland	Beulah SMITH 2nd Choctaw	Clarence BURNETT 2nd Cleveland
Lucille HALBROOK 2nd Cleveland	Mrs. Will PLEDGER 3rd Bee Branch	V.P. BUMPERS 3rd Quitman	Ruby LONG 3rd Clinton
Lesby TRAWICK 3rd Quitman	Mrs. Jess PICKLESIMER 3rd Rex	Junious WRIGHT 3rd Bee Branch	Luster STORY 4th Choctaw
Gladys GOLDMAN 4th Archey	Myrtle GRADDY 4th Morganton	A.B. MOORE 4th Choctaw	Cleba PRESLEY 5th Morganton
J.H. JOHNSON 5th Bee Branch	Carrie BRADFORD 5th Shirley	Cleba PRESLEY 5th Morganton	Sherrell HALBROOK 5th Cleveland
W.H. ANDERSON 5th Shirley	Mary E. MOORE 5th Quitman	Mrs. Zura MASSEY 5th Shirley	Ollie SHIPP 6th Formosa
J.B. WHALEY 6th Morganton	Mrs. J.L. ROGERS 6th Choctaw	Marion KOONE 6th Scotland	Daniel KOONE 6th Rex
Lillian ALEXANDER 7th Shirley	D.C.BRADFORD 7th Shirley	Vernon WATTS 7th Dennard	Dixie ROWE 7th Little Rock
Lela MAHAN 7th Bee Branch	Mrs. Peggy KOONE 7th Scotland	Tommy GADBERRY 7th Shirley	James WRIGHT 7th Crabtree
Miss V.E. STERLIN 8th Elba	Martha MOODY 8th Copeland	E.L. PRESLEY 8th Morganton	Veldenia REEVES 8th Rupert
Mrs. J.A. GROSS 9th Scotland	Mrs. F. O. BLAIR 9th Plant	Mrs. D.A. DEAN 9th Rex	Bethel SUMNERS 9th Bee Branch
Mrs. F.J. PARKS 9th Dennard	Lucy Belle OLIGER 10thClinton	Hazel SHOPTAW 10th Scotland	Mary A. ANDERSON 10th Shirley
Kermit FULKS 10th Morganton	Edd HARNESS 10th Lexington	James H. FRASER 10th Clinton	Riley QUATTLEBAUM 11th Bee Branch
C.M HOTTEN 11th Shirley	Cora EADES 11th Clinton	Hiram N. PRIVITT 11th Shirley	Miss Norma DEAN 11th Rex
Monroe WATSON 11th Crabtree	G.C. MORROW 11th Clinton	Willie PAGE 11th Crabtree	Lena WRIGHT 11th Bee Branch
Vennia EMMONS 11th Clinton	Mrs. H. SHADWICK 11th Shirley	Mrs. M. KILPATRICK 12th Scotland	Lincoln GUFFEY 12th Lexington
Jess SMITH 12th Choctaw	Harvey GRIGGS 12th Clinton	Alvin NELSON 12th Morganton	Mrs.Ida SUGGS 12th Choctaw
R.H. LUTE 12th Clinton	Jim HOLLEY 12th Clinton	Nancy J. HOLLEY 12th Clinton	Willie Fay STERLIN 13th Elba
Alice BRANNON 13th Quitman	Mrs. Belle EVANS 13th Shirley	Amos BATES 13th Bee Branch	Minnie KEMP 14th Clinton
Bet LOFTIS 14th Bee Branch	Nell O'Neal, age 2 14th Clinton	Mrs. Leona ISAAC 14th Archey	Eathel BRADBERRY 14th Clinton
Malena O'Dell 14th Choctaw	Mrs. J.M SCOTT 14th Dennard	Leonard HARNESS 14th Lexington	Lillie CRAVENS 14th Clinton
Martin WARD 15th Bee Branch	Viva WILSON 15th Una	Ethel UNDERWOOD 15th Clinton	Mrs. S. MIDDLETON 15th Dennard
W.P. BUMPERS 15th Quitman	Mrs. Josie ENGLAND 15th Shirley	Jim WHALLEY 16th Morganton	Ralph WRIGHT 16th Crabtree
Olin HUNTER 16th Clinton R.F.D.	Mrs. Sara HATCHETT 16th Clinton	Doyle O'NEAL 16th Scotland	Ike GILDESLIEVE 17th Plant
Guy RHOADES 17th Choctaw	Tom HUNTER 17th Choctaw	Mrs. M.A. BANKS 17th Clinton	Peggy WARD 18th Clinton
Odis KINGSLEY 18th Rex	Belle MASSEY 18th Shirley	Norman O'NEAL 18th Scotland	Alice BATES 18th Bee Branch
Leland O'NEAL 18th Scotland	Joe DEMPSEY 18th Rt 3, Shirley	Cecil SICKLER 19th Plant	Charlie PATTERSON 19th Clinton
H.H. PRUITT 19th Clinton	Garner FRASER 19th Clinton	John HALE 19th Rex	Billy Gean PEARCE 19th Shirley
Carrie JACOBS 19th Walnut Grove	Clarence SUMNER 19th Bee Branch	Eileen McALISTER 19th Clinton	Bess BRADLEY 20th Clinton
J.R. STERLIN 20th Elba	M.E. MADDOX 20th Clinton	Anderson CUMMANS 20th Formosa	Mrs. Dora RUSSELL 20th Formosa
Velma WOOD 21st Morganton	Avis WOOD 21st Morganton	R.M. HENRY 21st Dennard	Gus UNDERWOOD 21st Clinton
Manda MADDOX 21st Clinton	Rosa BONDS 21st Shirley	R.M. HENRY 21st Dennard	Mrs. S.T. PERKINS 21st Plant
Wilener BRAMLET 22nd Plant	Chas. F. WOOD 22nd Morganton	Mavis McKIM 22nd Bee Branch	John BOWLING 22nd Clinton
Edith HALL 22nd Scotland	Mabel WINNINGHAM 22nd Formosa	A.J. WRIGHT 22nd Rex	Elbert SCOTT 22nd Dennard
Helen REEVES 22nd Lexington	D.C.GOATS 22nd Copeland	Minnie JOHNSON 22nd Clinton	Bud CATES 22nd Clinton
T.A. PRUITT 22nd Rex	Annie BONDS 22nd Shirley	Loy HARNESS 22nd Shirley	Mrs. Ad FRENCH 22nd Bee Branch
Mrs. H. BRIGHAM 22nd Copeland	Opie REEVES 23rd Lexington	Varis SMITH 23rd Una	C.F. FULLERTON 23rd Bee Branch
Mrs. L.V. CROOK 23rd Clinton	Bretta D. TOWERY 23rd Shirley	P.CUMMANS 23rd Lexington	Jurda HUTTO 23rd Bee Branch
Junior BOWLING 23rd Clinton	J.W. McALISTER 23rd Clinton	Cloie & Clay REEVES 23rd Rupert	Mrs. Athel ROGERS 24th Scotland
George GUFFEY 24th Lexington	Ray WATTS 24th Dennard	Oscar MOODY 24th Copeland	Claud F. O'NEAL 25th Scotland
Joe WHILLOCK 25th Clinton	Burl DUNCAN 25th Choctaw	Gus PATTERSON 25th Clinton	W.M. SANFORD 25th Lexington
J.S. HUDSON 25th Quitman	Mrs. Luke HUIE 26th Choctaw	Floyd JACKSON 26th Crabtree	Sareptia WATTS 26th Dennard
Will SHANNON 26th Choctaw	Harvey ALEXANDER 26th Shirley	Mrs. J.H. PATTERSON 26th Archey	Woodrow BRADFORD 27th Shirley
Bryan JOHNSON 27th Clinton	Albert BLUE 27th Scotland	Arthur WRIGHT 27th Crabtree	Miss Eathel HOLLEY 27th Clinton
A. Dunsworth 27th Cleveland	Hobert HOOTEN 28th Shirley	Sherman LINDSEY 28th Scotland	Mrs. M.A. STERLIN 28th Elba
Esta BROWN 28th Shirley	Athel WATSON 28th Crabtree	Vivian EMMONS 28th Scotland	Brat FULKS 28th Morganton
Virgil STERLIN 28th Elba	Winfred SNEED 28th Quitman	Mack EVANS 28th Shirley	Gracie CLARK 28th Lexington
Mrs. R.C. RILEY 28th Archey	Virgil STERLIN 29th Elba	J.G. EVANS 29th Clinton	Arthur BOWLING 29th Scotland
Herman McKIM 29th Bee Branch	W.M. KUYKENDALL 29th Clinton	Mrs. Rush HOOTEN 29th Shirley	Mrs. J.H. LINDSEY 29th Scotland

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MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Van Buren County Democrat
April 29, 1927 p3, c6
Submitted by Donnie

The following citizens of Van Buren county have been married fifty years or more.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Short-- Clinton	Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Weaver-- Shirley
Mr. and Mrs. David Henley--- Rupert	Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Hillis------- Clinton
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Neal------ Morganton	Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Massey---- Scotland
Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Collums--- Bee Branch	Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Baker---- Bee Branch
Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Rogers---- Choctaw	Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Gibbons-- Shirley
Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Boone----- Bee Branch

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THE FIRST CHILD BORN IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
Van Buren County Democrat
January 18, 1924 p1, c6
Submitted by Donnie

Who was the first child born in your township? This question was asked of Democrat readers several weeks since and the first and only reply received thus far is from our good friend "Uncle Baz" Thomas of Oak Flat, Washington township. The first child born in that township was his son, Benjamin P. Thomas, his birth occurring in a plank house on Peyton Creek where the venerable father yet resides. For more than 41 years this house has served as the postoffice for that community, Uncle Baz acting as postmaster throughout all those years. Among other settlers residing in the community at that time Uncle Baz recals L.M. Taylor, Joe Jacks, Jim Vernon, John Emmett, Page Hatchett, T.J. Archer and W. Whitmire. The first school attended by young Thomas was taught by W.H. Wynn, the school house being located on the mountain near location of present school house in Dist. No. 43. Upon reaching manhood's estate he married Miss May Hensley. For a number of years prior to his death in 1914 he was engaged in the mercantile business at Leslie. His widow and four children survive. Who will give us a history of the first birth in another township?

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Mr. W. Hardy's death date records.
Van Buren County Democrat
Feb. 8, 1918
Submitted by Wilda

For several years Mr. W. Hardy kept a record of the deaths of his personal acquaintances in the County.

Miss Susie EVANS Aug. 6, 1907	Mrs. HETTIE Nov. 7, 1908	Mathew DRIVER Jul. 8, 1909	Mrs. America SMITH Aug. 22, 1910
Malinda KEMP Feb. 26, 1911	Mrs. Nancy HARDY Mar. 3, 1911	Josh BURGESS Mar. 10, 1911	Peter O. POWELL Jul. 20, 191
Mrs. Jane McALISTER Feb. 1, 1912	Mrs. Lucy UNDERWOOD Apr. 1, 1912	Joseph GARDNER Feb. 8, 1913	Mrs. Armintha DRIVER Feb. 19, 1913
Mrs. John WADE Feb. 25, 1913	John K. HATCHETT Mar. 24, 1913	W.C. GRIGGS Apr. 9, 1913	Charlie CANNADY Apr. 11, 1913
Miss Alice McKINNEY Apr. 14, 1913	Richard CHANDLER Apr. 19, 1913	Mrs. A. UNDERWOOD Apr. 26, 1913	Andrew UNDERWOOD May 15, 1913
Dr. J.J. HARGIS Aug. 14, 1913	Fred THOMPSON Nov. 1, 1913	Rev. W.K. BIGGS Nov. 6, 1913	John McQUIN Dec. 11, 1913
Obin MYERS Dec. 19, 1913	Ab CATES Jan. 15, 1914	Henry RAINWATER Mar. 3, 1914	Henry COPELAND Mar. 15, 1914
Lillian FRASER Apr. 15, 1914	Sam JORDAN Apr. 21, 1914	Joe COPELAND May 31, 1914	Ab McCASLIN Jun. 30, 1914
Thos HALBROOK Aug. 4, 1914	John TUCKER Aug. 7, 1914	James JACOBS Sep. 17, 1914	Joe S. JENNINGS Sep. 19, 1914
James REYNOLDS Oct. 20, 1914	Harvey KEMP Dec. 22, 1914	Mrs. Hester CATES Feb. 3, 1915	Rufe KEMP Apr. 16, 1915
Wade HILAND Apr. 17, 1915	Jessie HUIE Aug. 15, 1915	Winnie SNEED Oct. 23, 1915	Mrs. Aaron EMMONS Dec. 8, 1915
Reuben HILLIS Jan. 10, 1916	Miss Willie CARMICHAEL Jan. 29, 1916	Trott PATE Jun. 1, 1916	Worth ROGERS Jun. 1, 1916
Dan KUYKENDALL Jun. 3, 1916	Henry BONDS Jun. 9, 1916	Reuben EUBANKS Jun. 15, 1916	H.L. SMITH Sep. 2, 1916
Lee McKINNEY Oct. 31, 1916	Mrs. Nora PATE Dec. 27, 1916	R.H. BURNETT Jan. 2, 1917	Thos FULKERSON Jan. 4, 1917
Mrs. E. WADDLE Jan. 5, 1917	J.H. COLLIE Jan. 16, 1917	John MEDLOCK Jan. 18, 1917	Henry HUNT Mar. 8, 1917
Mrs. James FERGUSON Mar. 22, 1917	Mrs. Laura PEEL Apr. 18, 1917	Mrs. James HALL Jun. 20, 1917	S.D. HATCHETT Jun. 22, 1917
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