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.
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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: 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: Father and Son Holt from Marked Tree
Circa 1930s in Marked Tree in Poinsett County. Father Thomas Arthur Holt Sr (1902) and son Thomas Arthur Holt Jr (1928) posing next to their coupe with their dog. Senior has a pump shotgun, and Junior has a .22 rifle. Junior is wearing a fine hat and boots. In 1930, Mr. Holt managed a retailContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Father and Son Holt from Marked Tree”
Early Arkansas Hunters: Young Darrel Stephens
Circa 1940. Logan County resident Darrel G. Stephens (November 17, 1924) with his headlamp, coon dog, hunting horn, and a .22 rifle. Stephens was born in Scranton, in extreme northern Logan County. In 1940, he lived at Shoal Creek with his mother, Inez, and sister, Mary Sue. He made $10 a month delivering papers, whichContinue reading “Early Arkansas Hunters: Young Darrel Stephens”
Early Arkansas Duck Hunters: Quapaw
The Mississippi Flyway, one of the most prolific arteries for migratory birds, passes down the Mississippi River Valley in eastern Arkansas. Another longitudinal route is the Central Flyway, located just across the western border in modern-day Oklahoma. Millions of birds move through these corridors during their seasonal migrations, and Arkansas had two. Therefore, Arkansawyers haveContinue reading “Early Arkansas Duck Hunters: Quapaw”
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