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”
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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”
Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900ish
This photograph has floated around the internet for some time and is the cover picture of James F. Keefe and Lynn Morrow’s The White River Chronicles of S. C. Turnbo. However, the man in the image is not S. C. Turnbo. It is Charles Weslie Hill (Born in Izard County on September 28, 1879, diedContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: 1900ish”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Lindabury on Mt. Magazine
Charles Emmet Lindabury was born on March 27, 1870, in Michigan, but in 1897, he purchased land in Taney County, Missouri(U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015). In 1899, he was appointed postmaster in Christian County, Missouri (U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971). By 1910, he was farming in Crawford County, Arkansas, with his wifeContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Lindabury on Mt. Magazine”
