Jesse Martin was born in Heltonville, Indiana (August 13, 1890-March 19, 1969), but by 1910, he was living in Wilson, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, with his wife, Mary Hester. In 1920, he was still farming and had six children. He is pictured here with two hunting dogs and a pump shotgun in Faulkner County sometimeContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunter: Faulkner County 1920s”
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Early Opinions of Arkansas Country: Pre-1900
The overflow land of the Mississippi, Presbyterian missionary Timothy Flint explained in 1819, contained “immense swamps of cypress,” and the water of these swamps was “covered with a thick coat of green matter,” filled with the “moccason [sic] snake with his huge scaly body lying in the folds upon the side of a cypress knee.” Continue reading “Early Opinions of Arkansas Country: Pre-1900”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1911 Scott County
On the right is farmer and carpenter James Thomas Burns (August 29, 1886, in Illinois–April 26, 1973, in Bates, Arkansas), with his father, farmer, carpenter, and blacksmith Thomas Henry Burns (B. July 1856-1930), and JT’s baby son Logan J. Burns (March 13, 1911- June 22, 1992) sitting on his grandfather’s lap. Logan followed in hisContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1911 Scott County”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Yell County 1920s
The Chism Family who lived in Yell County. James Silas Chism (February 15, 1889-February 9, 1932) has his hounds, pelts, and family. They farmed. His wife was Sarah Chism. Daughters Mandie, Jonnie, and Bell, in that order. Son Thomas is possibly the baby. Image Source: Ancestry Information Source: US Census.
Early Arkansas Hunters: Pope County
MAGNIFICENT! There are fourteen members and a dog. They are well-armed, mostly with shotguns, but I spy a lever-action rifle, too. Hunting Club, Father James “Dee” (March 4, 1871, in South Carolina) (bottom left with dog), and son, Charles “Charlie” Allen Ellison (September 23, 1914, in Holla Bend, Pottsville, Arkansas) (Top Left) were from PopeContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Pope County”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Garland County, 1920s
Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County 1920
George Washington Petty Sr (September 14, 1865, in Caddo Gap, Arkansas, and died in Mena, July 31, 1946) turkey hunting in April 1920 near Mena, Polk County, Arkansas. In 1920, Petty was in the mercantile business, and his wife, Louisa, worked in the store with him. The bottom photo is Petty Sr with his sonContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County 1920”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Van Buren County 1920s
This is Fred Lowrance (1896-1989) and his father, William Marion Lawrence (1863-1939), in Shirley, Van Buren County, Arkansas late 20s or early 30s. They have a fine hunting dog, a rifle, and a shotgun.
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1920s Searcy County
Around 1928, Searcy County citizens Franklin Babe Barnes (September 30, 1911) and James Morris Barnes (September 27, 1920) posed with their dog, old car, and three shotguns. Two are semi-automatics, and the other is a single-shot. Those guns are longer than James Morris is tall! I wonder which gun he shot? Franklin later became aContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1920s Searcy County”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County Cousins
Probably taken in Polk County around 1910-1920. Colonel J. Standridge (name not title) was born on November 26, 1891, in Montgomery County, Arkansas (on the right with the work coat and slouch hat), and Jesse James Beck (July 21, 1897) poses on the left with the overalls. They were cousins. They have a pair ofContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Polk County Cousins”
Arkansas Wildlife History 