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East Shady Grove Cemetery Census by Sondra Johnson - 2012 1

Faulkner County, Arkansas

History and Census by Sondra Johnson


Copyright 2012 by Sondra Johnson. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system.

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While every effort has been made to produce as accurate and reliable information as possible, the certainty of errors is inherent in human nature. A number of resources have been used to construct the contents, some of which may also contain errors or misleading information. The author, therefore, advises that the information contained in this document should not be used to supplant or otherwise take the place of independently documenting and verifying any information contained herein.

Dedication and Acknowledgements

Throughout the years that it took to complete the Faulkner County Cemetery Census, I was helped along the way by many people. To name them all, would be difficult due to the passage of time and I would run the risk of omitting some. However, I would like to especially thank the following: Veradean (Johnson) McCord, Charlotte (Johnson) Moudy, Stephanie (Moudy) Weatherington, Glenna (Blair) Shumate, Suzee (White) Cia, Joe Melton, Connie (Hall) Weir, Lynita Langley-Ware, Desmond (Walls) Allen, Euna and Steve Beavers, Charles Parsons, and Vivian Hogue. I'm also grateful for and indebted to Terri Buster and Charlie Ward, who have made it possible for me to accomplish my dream.

This census is dedicated to my sweet, dear mother, Veradean McCord, my wise and understanding sister, Charlotte Moudy, and Suzee Cia, my tried-and true, faithful friend, who have continually supported my efforts to complete this long and difficult project. It is also dedicated to the memory of so many loved ones that have gone before us, whose lives changed our history and our perspectives of life. To my Lord and Savior, whom I thank for guiding me and watching over me as I walked the hallowed grounds and for giving me courage, strength, and determination.

For more information on the cemeteries of Faulkner County, Arkansas, contact Sondra Johnson at [email protected] or the Faulkner County Museum at [email protected]

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East Shady Grove Cemetery

Location and Description This is an active, well-maintained, and organized cemetery. It is situated on a gentle slope and is surrounded by pastureland and a panoramic view of wooded hills and valleys. It is located approximately three miles east of Greenbrier on Highway 225. There are many people buried here who have long connections with Greenbrier and the surrounding area. The cemetery is aptly named because of its grove of large trees which provide shade throughout the cemetery. In recent times, the descendants of people buried at East Shady Grove have organized a board and annual clean-up day. David Reynolds, president of the board, has also mailed out a newsletter for several years. This endeavor has improved the cemetery’s future by reaching out to the families and friends connected to the cemetery for financial support and kindling an interest in the cemetery. In the March 2003 issue, Mr. Reynolds stated that a new chain-link fence was installed along two sides of the cemetery, donated by Kitchell Wilson. “He has been a strong supporter of the cemetery in various ways through the years. “Bob and Ann Cantrell print out the newsletter and address labels at their own expense. This is truly a great benefit to all of us who are entrusted in the events related to the cemetery.” In 2007, Mr. David Reynolds relinquished his position as president, and his nephew, Rick Reynolds, assumed a position on the board. In his remarks, he stated: “It was an honor to serve these past many years and I thank you for your confidence and cooperation and support. Thanks for what you have done and are doing to keep our cemetery looking good.” The enthusiasm and support this cemetery receives should be a model for all cemeteries. The efforts of those who participate in its well-being will be a source of pride for many years to come. History East Shady Grove Cemetery had its beginnings with the burial of Mary Ann Castleberry, wife of S. M. Castleberry, who died in 1874. The next recorded burial was Mary Powell Carter, who died in 1881. Her large, hand-lettered rock marker is remarkable, in that it is still partially legible today. According to an 1873 ownership map of Faulkner County, East Shady Grove Cemetery is located on the old El Paso-Springfield Road. The property-owners of the land surrounding the cemetery at that time were: W. M. Mills, W. M. Carter, J. J. Cantrell, James Earnhart, and S. A. Sarber.

GPS Coordinates: Township 7 North , Range 13 West, Section 23

Political Township: Hardin


Biographical Sketches John Thomas Benton was born in 1846 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. His parents were Henry Jackson Benton (1816-1876) and Lacie Ann Lynn (1818-1889). Henry Jackson and Lacie Ann were both born in North Carolina. Henry died in Tennessee. Lacie Ann died in 1889 and was buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery. John Thomas married Sophronia Angeline Brown on November 23, 1867, in Carroll County, Tennessee. She was born on January 18, 1840, in Carroll County, Tennessee, and died in Faulkner County, Arkansas, on December 25, 1906. Saphronia was the daughter of Isaac Brown (1805-1875) and Mary Ann McConnell (1808-1874). They had four children: Joseph Taylor (1868-1908), Fannie M. (1875-1950), Sarah Elizabeth (1878-1942), and Elsie Solonia (1881-1969). Their daughter, Sarah ("Sallie") married Dr. Martin Cicero Burnett. Dr. Burnett died in 1930 and Sarah died in 1942. Both were buried in Pleasant Valley in Faulkner County. [See Pleasant Valley Cemetery census]. Dr. and Mrs. Burnett had a large family of eight children.

John Thomas Benton Sophronia Angeline (Brown) Benton Sarah Elizabeth (Benton) Burnett

William Blair was born in 1660 in Scotland. William married Mary Henderson. Their son, John Blair, was born in 1700, in Ireland, and died in 1772 in Guilford County, North Carolina. John married Martha Blythe, who was born in Ulster, Ireland, in 1702, and died on October 3, 1770, North Carolina. William Hiram Blair, son of John and Martha, was born in 1731 in Antrim County, Ireland. He married Phoebe Harris in 1753. Phoebe was born in 1733 in Antrim County, Ireland. They had the following children: Caroline, John, William, Barbara, Mary Ann, Phoebe G., Samuel, and James. William died in 1799 and Phoebe died in 1808. Both were buried in Rock Springs Cemetery in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.


James Blair, son of William Hiram and Phoebe (Harris) Blair, was born in Ireland in 1755. James married Elizabeth Fitzgerald, who was born in Scotland in 1772. They were the parents of the following children: James Allison, Isabella, Martha Patsy, William Clinton, Joseph, Samuel, Laird Harris, Phoebe G., and Caroline. According to researchers Tressie (Blair) Kelso and Condray (Blair) Hallum, James Blair came to America about 1776. with his young wife and brothers, John and William Blair. They settled near Charlotte, North Carolina. James and Elizabeth were buried in Rock Springs Cemetery in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. William Blair was born in 1798. He married Margaret McCauley, who was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. William and Margaret had the following children: Isabella, James Harvey, Christian, John Washington, William Clinton, Jr., and Margaret John Washington Blair was born on November 3, 1827, in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He married Sophronia Bigham, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Brown) Bigham. John Washington followed his brother-in-law, Barnett Bigham, to Arkansas settling in Faulkner County near the Lake Bennett area, about six miles east of Greenbrier. They acquired land in Matthews Township. John and Sophronia had the following children: Franklin Leander, William Young, Livonia, Joseph Knox, John Calvin, and Edgar. John Washington and Sophronia Blair were buried in Antioch Cemetery near Greenbrier.

William Young Blair, son of John Washington and Sophronia Blair, was born in 1858 in Greenbrier, Arkansas, and died in 1907. He married Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Williams on July 27, 1877, in Faulkner County, Arkansas. Mollie was born in 1861 in Georgia, and died in 1892 in Guy, Arkansas. She was the daughter of James Williams (1833-1917) and Cornelia Frances Mansfield (1843-1896). William and Mollie were the parents of Adulia (1878-1897), Edward Clinton (1881-

John Washington and Sophronia (Bigham) Blair


1949), (John (1884-1998), Sarah Maude (1887-1929), Maggie (1887—), Willie (1888-1980), and Livonia Alice (1890-1973). After the death of Mollie in 1892, William married Ella Rhodes Brakebill on July 17, 1898. Ella was the daughter of Peter Melville Brakebill (1845-1920) and Sarah Catherine Giddens (1850-1893). She was born in 1872 in Dalton, Georgia, and died in Greenbrier, Arkansas, on December 24, 1948. William and Mollie were buried in Copperas Springs Cemetery in Guy, Arkansas. Ella was buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery. Edward Clinton Blair married Charlotte Edna "Lottie" Tucker, daughter of Joseph Anderson Tucker and Mary Elizabeth Barron. Edward and Lottie were the parents of eleven girls. Edward, Lottie and their Bertha Clarice (1916-1919) were buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery.

John R. Caid was born in North Carolina in 1821, and died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 4, 1864. He married Susannah Garner and they had a son named William Jess Caid. William was born on May 10, 1861, in Coldwater, Mississippi, and died in Greenbrier, Arkansas, on September 2, 1923. He married Mary Jane White in Faulkner County on December 22, 1880. Mary Jane was the daughter of John D. White (1832-1896) and Martha Grumbles (1829-1869). Mary Jane was born in Arkansas on September 11, 1861, and died on November 29, 1933. William and Mary Jane were the parents of Addie E. (1881-1953), Maude M. (1884-1968), Lealer A. (1886-1972), Mary (1888-1888), John William (1890-1985), James Ira (1892-1974), Cecil E. (1896-1988), Jesse Oren (1899-1994), Otis Edgar (1899-1984), and Lyda (1902-1904). Buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery were Dollie (Waddle) Caid, wife of Jesse Oren, Jesse Oren, Lyda, Mary, Mary Jane, and William Jess Caid. John Miller Cantrell was born on October 6, 1724, in New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and in 1803 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married Hannah Brittian, who was born on March 20, 1725, in New Castle, and died in 1769 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. They had a son named James Cantrell, who was born on August 18, 1751, in New Castle, and died on October 17, 1825, in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Edward Clinton and Charlotte Edna "Lottie" (Tucker) Blair


James Cantrell married Elizabeth Harris, who was born in 1750 in Orange County, Virginia, and died in 1830 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. They were the parents of Joseph Cantrell, who was born on September 2, 1775, in Rockingham County, North Carolina, and died in 1840 in Carter County, Tennessee. Joseph married Matilda Henderson in 1794 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Matilda was born in 1780 in Virginia, and died in 1808 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. The children of Joseph and Matilda were Millice (1802-1860), Wiley Washington (1805-1849), and James Anderson (1820-1899). Wiley Washington Cantrell, son of Joseph and Matilda Cantrell, was born on June 18, 1805, in South Carolina, and died in 1849 in De Kalb County, Tennessee. He married Matilda Looper, who was born in 1802 in South Carolina, and died in 1870 in Warren County, Tennessee. Wiley and Matilda had a son named Jeremiah Joseph Cantrell, who was born on September 11, 1831, in South Carolina, and died in Arkansas. His date of death is unknown. His mother, Matilda, died in 1883, and was buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery. Her grave is marked by a hand-lettered rock marker. Jeremiah married Bernice Alzary Carey (Cory) on June 29, 1850, in Lumpkin County, Georgia. Bernice was born on June 30, 1833, and died on September 11, 1866. Jeremiah and Bernice had the following children: John Oliver (1852-1920), Lillian (1854-1929), Tilitha Alice (1857-1932), Frances Dwight (1861-1959), Piety Otila Jane (1865—). After Bernice's death in 1866, he married Nancy (maiden name unknown), and they had four children: Matilda Catherine (1873—), Sarah (1876—), Wiley (1879—), and James Jeremiah (1887—). Francis Dwight Cantrell was born in Dalton, Georgia, on November 25, 1861. He was the son of Joseph and Bernice M. (Cory) Cantrell. He first married Ellen Matilda Glover and had six children: James Oscar (1884-1953), Laura (1887—), John Francis (1889—), Frederick Houston (1894—) Flossie (1896—), and Lennie (1898—). When Ellen died in 1901, he married Amanda

Lealer A. Caid, daughter of William Jess & Mary Jane (White) Caid and her husband, Thomas Jefferson Henderson


Ilbesheim, Pfalz, Germany

Naomi (Moore) Cole, the widow of Virgil R. Cole. They were married in 1908 in Faulkner County. Amanda was the daughter of Madison Elliott and Mary Elizabeth (Hardin) Moore, early settlers of Greenbrier. F. D. and Amanda had three children. Francis and Ellen and several of their children were buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery. According to an article submitted for Faulkner County: Its Land and People by Dennis Cantrell and the journal of Lou Glenn Tucker, "The Cantrell family dates back to a brick maker and a brick mason who came to Philadelphia around 1682. He is credited with the building of the first brick home in Philadelphia which was to be the home of William Penn. It stands today [1987] as a historical landmark in Fairmount Park. The bricks were shipped from England as ballast in the ship "Welcome," which brought William Penn to America. The ancestors of the Faulkner County Cantrell families were from Georgia." Joseph J. Earnhart was born on March 14, 1828, in Cabarras County, North Carolina, son of James Allison and Esther (Long) Earnhart. The ancestors of this Faulkner County branch of the Earnhart family have been traced back to 1630. The original spelling of "Earnhart" was "Ehrenhardt." Hamman Erhenhardt was born in 1630 and died on December 29, 1722, in Ilbesheim, Pfalz, Germany. He had two children: Hans Counrath and Anna Margaretha (b. 1671).

Hans Counrath Ehrenhardt was born in 1660 and died on February 22, 1748, in Ilbesheim, Germany. He married Maria Petronella Buesin on June 22, 1723, in Ilbesheim. Hans and Maria had five children: Johannes (b. 1689), Johann Heinrich (1693), Hans Jacob (b. 1695), Anna Catharina (b. 1703), and Maria Elizabetha (b. 1726). Johannes Ehrenhardt, son of Hans Counrath and Maria Petronella, first married Anna Margaretha Funckin on November 22, 1912. They had two sons Johann Jacob and Johann Counrath. He married Anna Sybilla Taubin on October 22, 1721 in Ilbesheim, Germany. They had five children: Johannes Philip (b. 14 Oct 1726, Johann Kilian (b. 24 Oct 1928), Anna Sybilla (b. 11 Dec 1732), Johan Jurg (b. 13 Sep 1737), and Catherina Elizabetha (b. 13 May 1741). From researcher Jan Robison, the immigration of the Ehrenhardt family to America has been documented:

Johannes Ehrenhardt and his son, Johann Philip, arrived in America aboard the ship Friendship on November 2, 1744 (PA German Pioneers, Vol. I, Page 356). The signature of Johannes on the oath list in Philadelphia was that of an older man with an unsteady hand,


while Johann Philip 's signature was smooth (Ibid, Vol. II, Page 375). In the 1740s. Johannes and Philip obtained land warrants in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (later became Northampton and finally Lehigh County), about ten miles from where Jacob settled ( PA Archives, Third Series, Vol. XXIV, Page 124). Additional land grants were issued adjacent to Johannes and Philip to Killian and Jacob in the 1750s. When Johannes died in 1757, his estate was administered by Johan Jürg (John George), the oldest son then living in Pennsylvania. The fact that other older sons existed, but were not in Pennsylvania, may indicate that Killian and Philip had migrated to North Carolina and obtained Granville grants by 1762.

Johan Jürg (John George) Ehrenhardt married Maria Margaretha Heilman in 1760 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. She was born October 6, 1737, in Bidersheim, Germany. Upon their arrival from Germany, they settled in Lowhill Township in Pennsylvania. They were members of the Weisenberg Church. They had the following known children: Maria Barbara (b. 15 Mar 1761), Johannes (b. 25 Feb 1765), Anna Mariah (b. 1766), Maria Elizabeth (b. Feb 1768), and Johan Jürg, Jr. (b. Dec 1768). After the death of Maria in 1768, Johan Jürg married Veronica Wildt in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Veronica was born in 1750 in Pennsylvania and died in 1823 in Tennessee. Their marriage produced the following children: Eva Elizabeth, Anderas Weinsenberg, Heinrich (Henry), Christina, Jacob, Christopher, and Sybilla. Johannes Ehrenhardt, son of John George and Margaretha, married Catherine Furr. She was born in 1765 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina. They had six sons: James Allison (b. 1789), John, Jr. (b. 1790), Peter (b. 1791), George (b. 1792), Paul (b. 1794), and Solomon (b. 1795). Johannes died in 1795 and Catherine died in 1798. The children ranged in age from 3 to 9 years old. The orphaned boys were put in several homes to learn a trade as they grew older. On Aug 8, 1797, Tobias Furr qualified as guardian in the Rowan County, Court, for John, Peter, George, and James Aaronhart, "orphans of John Aaronhart," and on the same day Henry Furr qualified as guardian for Paul and Solomon Aaronhart, "orphans of John Aaronhart." On Feb 7, 1798, Tobias Furr, having died, Henry Furr qualified as guardian for George Aaronhart and Moses Brown (son of Michael Braun of the Old Stone House) qualified as guardian for John, Peter, and James Aaronhart. James Allison Earnhart, the first son of Johannes and Catherine, was born on January 3, 1789. He married Esther Long, who was born in Rowan County, North Carolina, on April 15, 1793. They had eight children, all born in Cabarrus County, North Carolina: David (b. 1815), John (b. 1813), George (b. 1820), James (b. 1820), Mary "Polly," Joseph J. (b. 1828), Esther Delilah (b. 1830), and William (b. 1836). Joseph J. Earnhart married Marguerette Swann and they had ten children. Their first child, James (Jr.) was born in Mississippi in about 1860. The rest of their children were: Jane (b. 1861), James Morganton (b. 1862), William (b. 1865), Esther Delilah (b. 1868), John K. (b. 1871), George (b. 1872), Rowan (b. 1875), Samuel D. (b. 1876), and Mary Etta born in Arkansas in 1878. Joseph died in 1893 and Margurette died in 1913 and were buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery near Greenbrier, Arkansas. Also buried in East Shady Grove were: James Morganton (d. 1901); Mary Etta (d. 1903); John K. (d. 1906); Samuel (d. 1906) and some of their families. Peter Glover was born in 1532 in Kent County, England. Peter and his wife, Mary, had a son named Richard, who was born in 1556 in London, England. Peter died on June 24, 1579.


Richard Glover married Mary Holmedon and perhaps had two other wives. He had several children, but the Arkansas branch of the Glover family descends from his son, Richard (Jr.), who was born on May 10, 1611 in Yeldon, Bedfordshire, England. He married Mary Booker in 1637 in Virginia, which establishes that he and Mary immigrated to America sometime before 1637. Richard (Jr.) died in 1684, supposedly "at sea in Sulawesi, Tengah, Indonesia." There is conflicting information as to the birthplaces of their children. Richard and Mary's first child, Richard II, was born in 1645 in Virginia, and also purportedly "died at sea in Sulawesi, Tengah, Indonesia" in 1698, about fourteen years after his father's death in the same place. Their other children were: Elizabeth (1646-1725), Thomas (b. 1647), Robert (b. 1630), William (b. 1653), Alice (b. 1655), Benjamin (b. 1657), and Samuel (b. 1661). William Glover, son of Richard and Mary, was born in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in 1653. He married Mary Burton, who was born in 1664, in Henrico County, Virginia. William died in 1713 and Mary died in 1692. Their son, William (Jr.) was born in 1678 and died on July 30, 1754, in Northampton County, North Carolina. He married Mary Norwood, daughter of William and Lydia (Jordan) Norwood. Mary was born in 1685 in Surry County, Virginia, and died in Northampton County, North Carolina, the same year as her husband. Their children were: John Marion (1707-1770), Sarah (1709—), William III (1711-1782), Benjamin (1714-1764), George (1715-1764), Lydia (1718-1740), and Joseph (1720-1784). William Glover III, son of William and Mary (Norwood) Glover, married Ann Lowery. She was born in 1714 in Northampton County, North Carolina. William and Ann had six children, all born in North Carolina: John Abner, Lowery, William II, Isham, Drury, and Elizabeth. The Faulkner County branch of the Glover family continues with Drury Glover, who was born in 1748, in Northampton, North Carolina. Drury married Rebecca Creswell and they had nine children. Their last child was Preston H. Glover, who was born in about 1780. He married Elizabeth Jackson. Both Preston and Elizabeth died in Georgia. Their children were: John Jackson, Matilda, Wiley Washington, Augustus Lawrence, Eli J., Elizabeth C., William Macajah, and Preston H. An article written by Edna Earl Williams Barger for the Faulkner County Historical Society's Faulkner County: Its Land and People, details the early lives of the sons of Preston and Elizabeth (Jackson) Glover:

Between 1872 and 1875, four Glover brothers, their wives and children, along with one sister and her husband, came to Arkansas by ox wagon and settled in Faulkner county. They came from Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia. Their home had been on the road that was used by Sherman and the Union Army as they marched to Atlanta during the Civil War. Many stories were handed down by word of mouth from one generation to another relative of their hardships during those days. It had been necessary for them to hide in caves as the troops passed through. They were often without food for the army took their provisions from the farms through which they traveled.

The brothers were John Jackson and his wife, Pamela Owens; William M.

and his wife, Mary Jane Cantrell; Augustus Lawrence and his wife, Evaline Bagley; and Preston Hampton and his wife, Caroline Cantrell. The sister was Elizabeth C. and her husband was William Taylor. Another brother, Wiley [Washington] did not


Augustus Lawrence and Esther Eviline (Bagley) Glover

come to Arkansas because he died during the Civil War from an illness he contracted while in prison. He had been put in prison for refusing to be drafted to fight against the Union Army. His two sons, Henry and John Jackson, also came with the four brothers to Faulkner County.

Preston Hampton Glover married Lillian Ann Cantrell, a sister of Francis Dwight Cantrell, in 1874. From The History of the Greenbrier Baptist Association 1884-1926 , written by Alexander McPherson, it was said of Elder P. H. Glover that "...he was born on December 11, 1853, in Murray County, Georgia. He came to Arkansas in 1872 with his parents and attended school at Black Fork, a community east of Greenbrier. " He joined the Baptist church and was baptized by Isham R. Hall. Elder Glover, in turn, became a Baptist preacher and baptized about 1,200 people throughout his career. He and his wife lived and farmed in the East Shady Grove area and also operated a blacksmith shop. There are many members of the Glover family buried in East Shady Grove Cemetery, including the original four brothers who first came to Arkansas. Also buried in this beautiful cemetery is Miss Hattie Ann Kelso. As a member of the Faulkner County Historical Society, Miss Kelso was largely responsible for producing the Faulkner County Census of Cemeteries as of December 31, 1987. This book forms the basis of this publication and is an invaluable tool for genealogical researchers throughout Faulkner County. Her father, Clyde Cornelius, married Louise Glenn in 1902. They had nine children: Ruby, Doyle, Hattie, Don, Bernard, Chester, Dean, Bill Joe, and Howard.


Esther Eviline (Bagley) Glover 1826-1898

James Kelso was born in 1785 in Tyrone County, Ireland. He immigrated to America and died on September 26, 1865, in Lawrence County, Tennessee. He married Keren Happuch Rea and they had a son named Oliver N. Kelso, who was born on October 13, 1810, in Henry County, Virginia. Oliver married Mary Carthart on May 13, 1834. Oliver died on September 22, 1879, in Lee County, Mississippi. Oliver and Mary's son, William Calhoun, was born on November 18, 1851, in Lawrence County, Tennessee. He married Nancy Jane Riley on October 27, 1877, in Lee County, Mississippi. Nancy Jane was born on August 15, 1845, daughter of Moses (1817-1902) and Sarah (Enfinger) Riley (1819-1889). Moses was buried in Old Center Methodist Church Cemetery in Henry County, Alabama. William and Nancy Jane had four sons: Samuel Taylor, Leroy Littleton, Cornelius Clyde, and Charles Curry. According to Miss Kelso, the Kelso family came to Faulkner County in 1895 from Tupelo, Mississippi. A brother of William Calhoun had previously settled in St. Francis County, Arkansas, and William and his family joined him there to work. They remained there six years before moving to Greenbrier in Faulkner County. The three older sons, Leroy, Samuel, and Charles, rode horses from St. Francis County to

Greenbrier, and their parents and younger brother, Clyde Cornelius, traveled by train from Little Rock. William Calhoun Kelso was a blacksmith, farmer, carpenter, and a Baptist preacher. Samuel Taylor Kelso studied medicine and received an M.D. degree from the University of Arkansas in 1900. He first practiced medicine in Enola, Arkansas, for one year. Then he moved to Linder (near Springhill) and practiced four years. From there, he went to Perry County and then to Cleburne County. He eventually settled in Solgohachia in Conway County, where he became a very successful private practice physician. LeRoy Littleton Kelso moved to Conway and became a carpenter and was known for his finishing and cabinet-making skills. His specialty was finishing floors, but he ventured into all areas of construction. Clyde Cornelius Kelso, became a farmer, blacksmith, and carpenter. He had acquired his blacksmith skills while working in St. Francis County. According to his daughter, Hattie Ann, “His

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