The Arl(ansas Family Historian - Arkansas Genealogical Society

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The
Arl(ansas
Family Historian
Volume 12, No.3,
July/Aug/Sept 1974
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THE ARKANSAS
FAMILY HISTORIAN
VOLUME XII Number 3 JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1974
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Puhli.hed Quarterly
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ARUNSAS GERIAIOOlCAL SOCIETY, INC.
4.'200 " A" STREET
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72205
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OFFICERS DIRECTORS
Mrs. Mario B. Cia, Sr., President W. E. Bailey, Enola
Little Rock, Arkansas Russell P. Baker, Little Rock
Alonzo D. Camp, Little Rock
Mrs. Hayle P. Hollis, Vice-Pres. Mrs. Inez Cline, Hot Springs
Camden, Arkansas Mrs. H. R. Garner, Rison
Mrs. Jerry P. Glover, Pine Bluff
Mrs. M. A. Neel, Rec. Sec.-Treas. Mrs. F. O. Griffin, Sr., Helena
Hazen, Arkansas Mrs. Robert G. Hubbard, Hot Springs
Miss Annie Laurie Spencer - Cor. S. Mrs. E. R. Lambert, Jr. Pine Bluff •
ElDorado, Arkansas Mrs. F. E. McGowan, ElDorado
Nrs, Willma H. Newton, Historian Mrs. Gerald B. McLane, Hot Springs
Hampton, Arkansas Mrs. Leister E. Presley, Searcy
Capt. John C. Hammock
Dermott, Ark. (Parliamentarian)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Mrs. Mario B. Cia, Sr., 4200 "A" Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Mrs. Robert G. Hubbard, Route 6 Box 238, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901
Mrs. Leister E. Presley, 1708 West Center, Searcy, Arkansas 72143
CONTENTS: PAGE
ANNUAL MEETING - OCTOBER 13, 1974 - LITTLE ROCK ••••••••••••• FIRST!
NOTE FROM YOUR EDITORS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. FIRST
THE HEARDS OF HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS ••••••••••••••••••• 102a
MOORE'S CHAPEL CEMETERY - YELL COUNTY, ARKANSAS ••••••••••••• 108
MINERAL SPRINGS CEMETERY - HOWARD COUNTY, ARKANSAS •••••••••• 111
NASHVILLE CEMETERy ............................................................ . 112
COUNTY LINE CEMETERY, west of Nashville, Ark •••••••••••••••• 112
CENTER POINT CEMETERy •••••••••••••••••••••••••.••..•••.••••• 112
SHILOH CEMETERY, west of Mineral Springs •••••••••••••••••••• 113
SOUNDEX SYSTEM - 1880 & 1900 CENSUS ••.•••••••••••••••••••••• 113
STORY OF AN EARLY SETTLEMENT IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS •••••••••••• 114
CONFEDERATES IN BRAZ IL ............................ •' .......... . 115
THE 1900 CENSUS .................................................................. . 116
EARLY MARRIAGES IN CHICOT COUNTY, ARKANSAS •••••••••••••••••• 117
BRYANT CEMETERY - DALLAS COUNTy ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 118
A BIBLE HAS BEEN FOUND - ABBOTT FAMILY-••••••••••••••••••••• 120
THE HORNE-POLK FAMILY CONNECTION IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS ••••••• 121 ,.
SILOAM CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS •••••••••••••••••• 125
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PLEASANT LINES ................................................... . 128
DESCRIPTIVE LISTS OF THE FAMILIES OF CONF. SOLDIERS of
RANDOLPH COUNTY, ARKANSAS April 6 and July 20, 1863 ••••••• 129
JASON SAMUEL FISH FAMILY, LINCOLN COUNTY, ARKANSAS •••••••••• 133
BEGINNER' S LUCK ......................................................... . 134
WINGFIELD FAMILY - CORRECTION ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• 136
BUTLER-MC CUTCHEON LINE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 147
QUERIES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 148
ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY -MEMBERS' ANCESTOR CHART •••••• LAST
Copyright 1974 -Arkansas Genealogical Society, Inc., 4200 "A" Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
1974
ANNUAL MEETING
of
THE ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.
The 1974 Annual Meeting will be held October 13, 1974.
Mark vou calendars now! This is Sunday, and you will not want
to miss the excelent program which has been planned by our
Vice President Mrs. Hayle P. Hollis.
"OLD DAYS IN CAMDEN, ARKANSAS" by Susie Pryor & Annie Lee Harrell
nA FAMILY'S MUSEUM" by W. E. Bailey
"PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES' REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP" - Wensil Clark
(Questions Answered)
"RECENT and FUTURE GENEALOGICAL ACQUISITIONS in ARKANSAS ARCHIVES"
Russell Baker
Our meetin will be in at 1:30 P.M. in the 1885 LAND OFFICE
ROOM (overlookin<;T the Arkansas RJ.ver J.n the Old State CapJ.tol
Buildin<;T' This J.S on Markham Street across from the Old Marion
Hotel, J.n Little Rock, Arkansas.
You are invited to fill your car with friends interested
in Genealogy, and we promise an interesting afternoon.
If you have not toured the Old State Capitol Building
recently, you might like to arrange to make one of the four
different tour times (Sunday only). No charge.
No reservations are necessary, but we would appreciate
knowing how many to expect (drop us a line, if you know in
time). (4200 "A" Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205)
NOTE FROM YOUR EDITOR:
If you do not receive your "FAMILY HISTORIAN" by the end
of March, June, September & December, please notify your Editor,
4200 "A" Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
We now mail under Non-profit, Bulk Mail and the mail is
sent and returned (if address is not correct) to this address.
Often the returned quarterly is in bad condition, label lost,
etc., and there is no way for us to know where it should have
been sent originally. Mail service seems good (not fast but
our members have been receiving their quarterlies in reason
able time.
Special thanks to those who have moved, we appreciate you
notifying us before the quarterlies are ready to be mailed.
Remember we have no paid employees, and we do try.
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From time to time we hope to send you different forms,
some you might like better than others. This time, please
return the form for our new file. Others may be ordered from
4200 "A" Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. Please send a
large envelope(SASE)
THE HEARDS OF HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS
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by
Melvin L. Heard
Preface
"For as much as many have tsken in hand to set forth in order a declaration
of those things which are most surely believed among us:"
We admire the beginning of the first chapter of Saint Luke's dialogue. ·It
ia our fixed opinion that modern day Biblical scholars, intent on updatin~
the sentence structure of too much of our Holy Scripture and energetically
eager to "tell it like it is," would do well to consider that amendin~ the
phraseology quoted" above could leastwise remove the euphony therefrom but
nowise clarify the meaning thereof. We mean to imply that we understand
and prefer it "like it has been."
Our interest in genealogy would be the end result of an inherited instinct
expressed in the observation, "It seems to be man's eternal que,; t to know
all that hp. can." But most likely, now that we have time for it, it is
just something we want to do.
Our efforts to set forth those things most.surelv known among us or to be
learned began by communicating with older relations and friends who could
help us. We should now acknow"] edge the generous assistance provided by
Harold R. Heard, currently of Chapter, Sons of the
presi~nt Panhandl~
American Revolution, address, I{Fu 3, Box l74-A, Amarillo, Texas, 79107.
Harold is not of our particular lineage but has stated his opinion to be
that the South Carolina Heards are remotely of kin to the Georgia and
Virginia Heards. Harold probably has done more research of Heard
~enealo~ies
than aLY other compiler of relative information. He has been a delightful
correspondent. He are hopeful to have an opportunity to meet him oersonally.
We are also fortunate to have made contact with Lawrence F.
LeStour~eon,
P.O. Box 641, Charlotte, North Carolina, 27201, another generous corre
spondent sincerely determined to pursue his distaff Heard lineage to an
eventful beginning. It is particularly important to me that special credit
be given to two long time friends, namely, Mrs. Sam Henry, nee Nana Harrison,
for having the most information concerning my mother's parents, the Dials,
and Mrs. Gertrude B. Atchison, nee Gertie Bowers, 707 Keith Street, Malvern,
Arkansas, "for vivid memories of her close contemoorary friendship with the
Heards of Lono. Gertie warmed the cockles of mine heart with accounts of
party entertainment provided by families in the community. Several members
of my grandparents family could make dancing music of one kind or another
and offered their hospitality regula.ly and on short notice. The words,
"You all come," got around quickly; .'verybody did, had a good time and
nobody left hungry. One comment not overtly mentioned was her recall that
sincere courtesy and politeness betwixt the immediate family was evident
as a way of life and unfailingly upon all guests •
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Several families are discussed in our project: many others comprising
cherished friendships could be included and accorded high honors. We will
mention one time only that older generations most generally stressed the
value and importance of integrity, courage, and industry. Over-emphasizing
the standards our ancestors and neighbors adherred to would not enhance the
priceless heritage they willed to us. We realize that technology has changed
the old way of life and has removed most of us from the togetherness that
influenced the families living before our time. All of us now living, and
considered to be the older generation, have lived through several replace
ments of social structures and in each instance the new concept was adopted
to keep apace. It is hoped that future generations will make satisfactory
adaptations to predictable changes certain to arrive. The winds of chance
continue to blow; however, the new direction is not so obvious. Above all
you must understand and manage transience.
Brief mention will be made of some of the most remarkable people ever to
inhabit America. They are folks you already know--your parents and grand
parents. Need we remind you they lived through our history's greatest
depression, or that by their own efforts they survived by reason of deter
mination to do so. Better things in life and eternal life have always been
the primary goals of our ancestors and of yours, whoever you are. Their
unselfish love and devotion made provision for us to become healthier,
better educated and otherwise enabled us to achieve and hopefully enjoy
a more abundant life. It is the hope of these two generations that you,
"Look to your heart and may your wisdom grow to power of lightning and
peace of snow." Surely, you won't accomplish anything by negative thinkinIJ
or by any means other than courage, honest industry, and faith in Almighty
God.
We would now divert attention to what we presently know about our Heard
lineage. Perhaps you have adjudged our approach to this task as having
been too slow. Never-the-less we still cling to the idea that solely
statistical data is not all there is to be associated with a genealogical
provided the supplemental information conveys anything of interest.
~ecord
We began our amateur resesrch late in 1970 with the assumption that perhaps
our ancestors came to America after the Revolution of 1776 ended and when
conditions were purportedly stabilized. We supposed they entered through
the port of Charleston, South Carolina and migrated southward in search of
good homesteads made available after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Their
logical route would have been a trek westward and crossing the Mississippi
River at Memphis. Hereabouts, most everything west of' Crowley's Ridge,
running more or less north and south through Arkansas, was then unsettled
country without marked safe trails. Better inducements lured them south
via the Old Military Road.
It has been the definite opinion of all the older generations we .'ave known
or communicated with that our ancestry was English with an Iru.h ,'r Scotch
Irish background. The oldest generations we have accounted for begin with
William Hiram Heard, born 4-28-1807 in South Carolina. We don'e know any
thing about him or his family between the time he was born until we found
him living on the Black Warrior River in Fayette County, Alabama, not far
from Tuscaloosa. In 1845 he brought his family to Hot Spring County,
Arkansas and acquired land in the vicinity of Lono. The records, both
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personal and public, prove this to have been a literate family that did
not neglect the pursuit of all the education available to their children
and grandchildren. They were landowners, industrious farmers, and cattle
men. We don't know whether the fact that quite a few of the Heard males
were of small physical stature means anything. Stalwarts appeared in
second and third generations and seemingly from their distaff ancestry.
It is a matter of record that Willis Henry Davis came from Hardeman County,
Tennessee to Lono, Hot Spring County, Arkansas in 1857. The Davis papers
contain information that William Hiram Heard was enroute to Texas. He
arrived at Lono in poor health and decided to remain there after he re
cuperated. The Davis family would have known this as Adelee, the daughter
of Willis Henry Davis, married Zachariah, the son of William Hiram.
We stated above the presumption that our forefathers came over after the
end of the American Revolution. We will forthwith refute that allegation,
and we might best delete it. However, we will leave it be, hopef'Jlly to
demonstrate that a theory usually is abandoned after it fails to uphold
the premise. The American Revolutionary War is dated 1775-1783. We have
found that William Hiram Heard was born in 1807. Now folks, this is not
long after George Washington became president in 1789. We therefore sub
mit our later, more definite opinion that our progenitors might well have
been American Patriots in 1776. Doubt ye not that our forefathers, mine
and yours, whoever you are, "allus" had the courage to uphold their
convictions.
Our research has revealed a much greater number of widely sr~'ad Heard
families than we had expected to find. We have not yet id,:mti':.'ed the
parents of William Hiram Heard, but hope that somehow, someday, somebodv
will succeed in doing so. We are not yet resigned to defeat and would in
quire of you; how does one measure progress? We have amassed considerable
information without recognizing the connection we are looking for. How
some-ever, this means that any successor can continue our project and with
the benefit of what we have compiled be able to take UP where we left off.
Whether we eventually find kinship with illustrious ancestry is something
to be considered as of no value to us, unless by our commendable steward
ship we can show that we honestly represent their standards of excellence.
We should hope to find them possessed of integrity, and toward this end
result the omens are fsvorable.
How-some-ever, was it not John the Baptist who proclaimed, '~at is to be,
will be." Today nobody doubts that he knew whereof he spake. We must
presently halt and do something with what we have afore time catches up with
us. Already there are times when we suspect it might be later than we think.
We hope to be able to arrange our files in proper order and on some much
later date pass them on to subsequent generations •
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Time caught up with Melvin L. Heard in the summer of 1973. The data which
he compiled has been sorted and edited by Patsy Heard Melton, R~u"~ 1, Leola,
Arkansas. Additional information has been obtained and is being sought. We
would appreciate any assistance available as to new data or corrections to
existing data.
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WILLIAM HIRAM HEARD
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1807 - 1877
William Hiram Heard married Mary "Polly" Powell
Born: 4-28-1807 (1) 11-26-1825 Born: 5-10-1810 (1)
South Carolina (2) Tennessee (2)
Died: 9-14-1876 Died: 2-14-1880
Buried: Lana Cemetary (3) Buried: Lana Cemetary
Children
Nancy Powell Heard married Levi Stiles
Born: 12-23-1830 (1) Born: 1826
Fayette County, Alabama Lincoln County, Tennessee
Died: 12-29-1925 Died: 9-20-1904
Buried: Lana Cemetary Buried: Lana Cemetary
Stephen Heard married (first) Katherine Neeper
Born: 2-11-1833 (1) Born:
Fayette County, Alabama
Died: 1934 Died:
Buried: Hillside Memorial, Buried:
Redwood, Cal.ifornia
married (second) Martha Emeline Smir1
Born:
Died:
Buried:
married (third) Martha Brent Deer
(7) Born:
Lied:
Buried:
Benjamin Carven Heard (4) married Dora M. Thomas
Born: 2-27-1835 (1) 4-27-1873 Born:
Fayette County, Alabama (8)
Died: 2-3-1888 Died: 1889
Buried: Summerfie1Q, Oklahoma Buried: Summerfield, Oklahoma
near Wister
Zachariah Loon Heard (6) married Zi1pha Ade1ee Davis
Born: 5-16-1837 (1) 5-9-1867 Born: 2-9-1851 (1)
Fayette County, Alabama (9) Tennessee (5)
Died: 2-8-1902 Died: 7-15-1930
Buried: Lana Cemetary Buried: Lana
Cem~~ary
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John Thomas Heard (6) married Helen Carolyn Rrower
Born: 8-12-1839 (1) Born: 3-21-1850 (1)
Fayet te County, Alabama
Died: 3-9-1928 Died:
Buried: Lono Cemetary Buried: Lono Cemetary
William Hiram Heard (6) married Tennessee Strode Young
Born: 3-15-1842 Born: 2-2-1850
Fayette County, Alabama
Died: 10-31-1919 Died: 11-18-1908
Buried: Lono Cemetary Buried: Lono Cemetary-
Charles Anthony Heard (6)
Born: 2-9-1845
Fayette Alabama
Co~nty,
Died:
Buried:
Mary Ann Heard married Thomas Jefferson Davis
Born: 4-17-1848 (1) 7-16-1866 Born: 1846
Hot Spring County, Arkansas (10)
Died: 1942 Died: 1911
Buried: Lono Ceme tary Buried: Lono
~emetary
Andrew Jackson Heard (4)
Born: 8-25-1850 (1)
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
8-21-1933
Di~~:
Buried: Lone Cemetary
Martha Melissa Heard married Allen Truman Elliott
Born: 6-25-1853 (1) Born: 2-8-1849 (1)
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Died: 8-5-1914 Died: 1-19-1931
Buried: Lono Cemetary Buried: Lono Cemetary
(1) These names and dates of birth were copied from the Bible of Andrew
Jackson Heard by Leona, wife of John Willis Heard. The list was dated
6-14-1914 and given to Mrs. Martha Allen Nowlin, 1511 E. Mill Street,
Malvern, Arkansas.
(2) 1850 census record for Hot Spring County, Arkansas page 576
(3) Lono Cemetary is located on Arkansas highway nine approximately
thirteen miles south of Malvern.
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(q) A notation was found indicating Benjamin Carven and Dora M. ThOJl\as
were married 4-27-1873 by Rev. Leonard. Both taught in the Choctaw Indian
Nation of Oklahoma. They also had a general store, Dora died about three
years alter Ben. Soon thereafter, Uncle Jack (Andrew Jackson Heard) brought
the four surviving children to Arkansas and reared them near Lono.
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(5) 1860 census for Clear Creek TWn., Hot Spring County, Arkansas
(6) All of the boys except Andrew Jackson were soldiers in the Civil
War and all but Charles were Confederates. The records of each(except
Charles) can be found in the archives, State of Arkansas. After it was
decided that the Confederacy was a lost cause, it was agreed that Charles
might be better off to join the Union Army which he did. He was a teamster
under Captain Steele, Was captured near Malvern, Arkansas and taken to a
prison camp (called Island 10) in Texas. He was later released by reason
of illness (dysentery) and died soon after enroute home. Place of death
and burial is unknown but believed to be in Louisiana. A letter from
Benjamin Carven to his father and mother, dated September II, 1876, in
dicated that Charles died on the Bevil Road, six miles from Bevil. The
men who lived were carried to a camp of retribution near New Orleans and
exchanged.
John Thomas joined soon after Steel came into Little Rock. His wife Helen
drew " pension.
Hiram was a private in Company D, 20th Ark. Infantry under Colonel
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Johnson. He was paroled in December 1863.
Zachariah Loon was a private in Company D, 20th Reg. Infantry. He served
from March 1862 to October 1864. He was taken prisoner and se'nt to
Vicksburg, where he "as released in October., 1864. His widOl< Zilphs Adelee
Heard filed for a pension 10-2-1907. The application was approved for
$100.00.
(7) Martha Brent was previously married.to a DOI<ney and to a Deer before
marrying Stephen Heard.
(8) Married in Benton County, Arkansas
(9) Married in Hot Spring County, Arkansas
(10) Married by Rev. Wm. Young
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This very good article has been prepared by
Patsy Heard Me.lton, Route 1, Leola, Arkansas, with the
help of Betty Heard. Additional information is still
being sought, and we will look forward to another article
on this HEARD FAMILY OF HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS soon.
Please contact Patsy Heard Melton if you have informa
tion to make it more complete.
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