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In 1978 Mickey Weise Vaughan published a history of the descendants of Benjamin Franklin Vaughan, the grandson of William and Fereby Vaughan. Ben Vaughan was part of the group of descendants of William and Fereby Vaughan that moved to Northwest Arkansas. Ben and his wife Cherubia (Harp) Vaughan raised a large family that has left many descendants. Clifty Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas is where most of the early members of Ben's branch of the family are buried. Since the publication of the book there are many updates to the lines, and so in February of 2001, Mickey Vaughan gave permission for the Vaughan Pioneer research group to put her book on line, with added updates. What follows is the text of the book, with data submitted by the Vaughan Pioneer research group in red bold text. After the updated section will be the name of the submitter. The photos from the book will be found on the Vaughan Photos page: Vaughan Photos
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The Vaughans
By Mickey Weise Vaughan
Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Benjamin and Cherubia
CHAPTER 2 George and Mary
CHAPTER 3 Uncle Bud and Mary
CHAPTER 4 Lizzie and Roy
CHAPTER 5 James Dallas and Melvina
CHAPTER 6 Allen and Eveline, Allen and Si
CHAPTER 7 Pleas and Margaret
CHAPTER 8 Nancy and Allen
CHAPTER 1
Benjamin and Cherubia
Our story begins 1 March 1815 somewhere in Tennessee when life began for Benjamin Franklin Vaughan. This country was just recovering from the throes of the War of 1812 while elsewhere on our earth, the Battle of Waterloo was about to be waged. Ferdinand VII had been restored to the Spanish throne, James Madison was President of the United States and Napoleon would soon be exiled to St. Helena. Tennessee had become a state seven years earlier and the aftermath of the recent war had opened the way for the great migration westward.
At the present time, we know nothing for certain about Benjamin’s childhood or his ancestry, and although he was to become very well known in his adopted state of Arkansas, very little has been printed about him.
One of his grandchildren thought perhaps he had a brother named Bill and another named Lige. She remembers a conversation from her childhood in which Ben was asked, "How come you’re a man of the world and got good boys and Bill is a preacher and got such mean boys?"
Ben answered, "Well, I was called and Bill answered."
Although so very little is known about him, just try mentioning his name to any senior citizen in or around Madison County, Arkansas. They will recall him with a twinkle in their eyes, a wide smile on their faces, and their favorite tale about "Uncle Ben" or "Grandpap", as he was commonly known in the area. To retain such a place in the hearts of man almost seventy-four years after his death is perhaps, after all, the nicest tribute that could be given to any one.
Probably between 1833 and 1837, Ben married Cherubia A. Harp. Aunt Churby, as she was affectionately called, was born 17 September 1817 also in Tennessee. She was reportedly closely related to John Harp who came to Arkansas from Sweadens Cove, Tennessee in the early 1830’s.
Pioneer men were sometimes through necessity, tough, brave men, but due must be paid also to the pioneer women who, given the right circumstances, could be just as courageous as their men. Aunt Churby sure proved her mettle in the following story.
After the Civil War when all food was hard to get, seasoning such as salt was almost unheard of. Some people would even boil the dirt from the floor of their smokehouses and strain it just to get a bit of the precious seasoning. Ben managed to get salt at times when other people couldn’t and occasionally, of course, people thought he had some when he really didn’t.
One day when Ben was away from home, several men rode up to the house and told Aunt Churby that they knew there was some salt in the house somewhere, and if she didn’t give it to them everyone in the house would be killed. Aunt Churby stood her ground, and told the men that if there was salt there, she knew nothing about it but they were of course, welcome to look for it. She knew full well that there was salt hidden under the floor of the house, but added that if the men found any salt, they could sure have it. The men searched and searched, but couldn’t find it. They finally gave up and rode away.
Stubborn? Perhaps, but Aunt Churby knew if she gave the men the salt they sought, her own family would have to do without.
On 10 March 1843, Ben bought 160 acres of land from Daniel Vaughan near Hindsville, Arkansas. He later moved to Huntsville, Arkansas and finally settled in the Clifty community about nineteen miles north of Huntsville. One of the houses in which he lived is still standing.
Benjamin was Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas from 1848 to 1858, served as Representative from Madison County to the Arkansas State General Assembly in 1858, Sheriff and Assessor of Madison County from 1867 to 1868, Representative from Madison, Marion and Carroll Counties in 1868, Assessor from 1872 to 1876 and Sheriff from 1876 to 1878.
While Ben was serving a term as assessor, his duties carried him to Berryville and back to
Huntsville, Arkansas by way of what is now Eureka Springs, Arkansas. At that time, Eureka Springs was just a road through a heavily wooded area.
One night, because of the late hour, he was forced to stay in the home of a family most people avoided. It was rumored that many people bad disappeared after stopping there. Being cautious however, Ben slept with his clothes on.
Sometime in the middle of the night, he heard a strange sound and discovered members of the family in the kitchen sharpening butcher knives. Armed with a chair and a lot of raw courage (he never carried a gun), Ben inquired in no uncertain terms just what was going on, and was informed that the family was getting ready to butcher hogs the next morning. Ben replied that it was a funny time of the night to be getting ready for that, and ordered them, if his horse was still alive in the barn, to saddle it and bring it up to the house. When the man brought his horse, Ben told him to "Stand right there until I get out of sight." They were standing there on the porch when he reached the woods.
Years later, after the family was gone, bodies were found in the cellar of the house. Ben thought they had been killing folks for their money and said he figured they thought he had gold on him since he was the collector.
Uncle Ben was known throughout the county as quite a colorful character while he served as Sheriff as the following story entitled "Code of Honor Among Pioneers" recorded by Ben Godard, will attest.
This story tells of his experiences serving warrants of arrest on a father and his two sons who had been indicted for hog stealing, which, at that time, was considered one of the basest of crimes. The family name, for obvious reasons, must remain anonymous. However, we will call the sons Bill and John.
Warrants for their arrest had been issued and turned over to the sheriff for service, and in due time, he dispatched a deputy sheriff to the southeast corner of the county to make arrests. When the deputy arrived in the community, the three culprits took to the hills and left word that they would shoot any officer of the law found snooping around looking for them. Since they were all armed with the famous squirrel rifles of the day and all were known to be dead shots, the deputy did not tarry long in the community but returned to Huntsville and reported to Sheriff Vaughan. He advised the sheriff that they were dangerous men and that it would be unwise to send anyone in the region to serve the warrants unless he had some deputy that he would like to get rid of.
Early the next morning the sheriff mounted his horse and set out for the outlaw’s home, alone, with the warrants in his saddlebags and without firearms of any kind.
It was mid-afternoon when the sheriff reached the community to find that a Fourth of July celebration was in progress at a big spring near King Fork of Kings River and he knew that most of the people of the hill country around would be there. He felt sure the three wanted men would venture out for the celebration but, at the same time, keeping watch for any strangers who might stray into the crowd. The sheriff rode boldly up to the little throng of celebrants, dismounted and proceeded to tie his horse to a tree. He was recognized at once and a few men scurried for the timber and others gathered around to greet the sheriff. After a round of handshakes and the usual exchange of rough jokes that followed the sheriff’s arrival in any group, a tough looking bewhiskered man pushed his way through the crowd and approached the sheriff.
"Howdy, Sheriff," he said, extending his right hand and giving the sheriff a friendly handshake and at the same time, looking the sheriff squarely in the eyes. "Got a warrant for me an’ the boys?"
"Sure have," shot back the sheriff.
"Where’s your body guard and the deputies to take us to the county seat?" the old man inquired.
"Here’s my body guard," quipped the sheriff, straightening out his right arm, pushing up his sleeve and grasping his muscle with the left hand, "and I don’t need no deputies to help herd you damned ridge runners’ into court. I’ll do it myself."
The old man looked squarely at the sheriff and grinned. "Ain’t you even got no gun?"
"Hell no, I don’t need a gun," the sheriff came back.
The old man grinned and yelled for the boys to come over and give up and as the boys approached, he said, "He’s shore a funny sheriff. Ain’t even carry-in’ no gun."
The sheriff read the warrants to the old man and the boys and told them the amount of bond required, whereupon the old man said they were prepared to furnish their bond for their appearance in court.
The sheriff sat down beside a big flat rock and proceeded to fill out the old man’s bond and asked him to sign it, which he did. The sheriff then in-formed him that he must have one or more free -holders of the county sign the bond as surety for his appearance. The old man called out, "Bill, I reckon you an’ John’ll sign my bond," and the two boys came forward and signed on the dotted line.
Next came Bill’s turn to make bond and when he had signed it he said, "I reckon Pa and John will be all right on my bond seein’ as how they’re all right on the other’n."
The same thing happened when John made his bond. Pa and Bill signed it.
The bond signing over, the sheriff tucked the warrants and bonds into his saddle bags, shook hands with the three and said, "When the September term of court comes around everyone of you damned polecats better be there or I’ll come over here and horsewhip you all the way to Huntsville.
The old man grinned and said, "We’ll be there."
When the September term of court convened, very much to the surprise of everyone except the sheriff, the old man and the two boys were on hand and pled guilty to the charge. Because it was such a long, tiresome trip to transport prisoners to the penitentiary at Little Rock on horseback or by wagon, the prosecuting attorney recommended a jail sentence for the prisoners.
Since the sheriff was responsible for feeding the prisoners confined in jail, the sheriff called the old man over to him and said, "If you think I’m going to carry grub from my house to you and your worthless sons over m the jail, you’re crazy. I’m makin’ you the jailer and you can feed ‘em yourself or let ‘em starve. Here’s the jail key. Take ‘em over and lock’em up and be sure you don’t let ‘em escape. There’s water up at the well and there’s a bucket and gourd in the jail."
As the old man and boys started for the jail the sheriff called the old man back. "One thing I forgot to tell you. We have breakfast ready at five o’clock and if you ain’t there for the breakfast at that time you’ll go hungry ‘till noon."
The three served their sentences with the old man carrying the key. "This proves," the old sheriff told me, "that in the old pioneer stock a man’s word of honor was as good as his bond, and there was even a code of honor among hog thieves."
Another example of Benjamin’s dry colorful humor, a trait that seems to have been passed down through the generations, is related in the following incident.
Benjamin became quite ill one time, but kept insisting that he didn’t want a doctor. Aunt Churby sent for one anyway. Doctor Scott arrived and after checking Ben over, gave him a big dose of medicine. Ben took the medicine, smacked his lips, looked up at the doctor and said, "It’s turpentine and bull --!"
The doctor looked at Ben for a minute, not quite knowing how to take it, then burst out laughing.
As we have said, many suppositions have been made concerning Ben’s forebearers, but for the purposes of this book, suffice it to say that he and his family were well known and loved by many, many people in northwest Arkansas. Perhaps someone reading this publication will have more definite information concerning him and will shed some light on the background of this fascinating man.
Ben was a son of Martha Vaughan and James Vaughan. Martha was a daughter of William Vaughan and Fereby Benton and born about 1787. In an affidavit, Ben wrote that he lived with his grandparents William and Fereby. Fereby was part Cherokee Indian and William was of Welsh ancestry. William was born about 1750 and Fereby was born sometime between 1745 and 1755. She died in May of 1850 in Madison County, Arkansas. Martha Vaughan apparently was divorced from James Vaughan and moved to Arkansas probably before the divorce. James Vaughan was the son of John Vaughan and Nancy Callicott. There is no proven connection between William Vaughan and John Vaughan, though they lived close to each other. The book "Vaughan Pioneers" by Lewis Vaughan covers the descendants of William and Fereby Vaughan, including Ben.
Fereby Benton's ancestry is uncertain, though one family story mentions her mother's name as also being Fereby. Her father may have been a Titus Benton of North Carolina. William Vaughan and Fereby lived in Russell County, Virginia and later moved to Hawkins County, Tennessee. They ended up in Northwest Arkansas.
Cherubia Harp was the daughter of Beverly Harp and Sarah Dickinson. Beverly was a minister in the Christian Church and moved very early to Northwest Arkansas. (From Eddie Davis)
CHAPTER 2
George and Mary
The first child born to Ben and Churby was Mary Narcissis (or Jane) Vaughan, nicknamed "Sis." Born 22 February 1838 she married George Todd (the son of Augustus and Margaret Todd. George and Sis were married on 22 July 1855 in Madison County, Arkansas. (P. Hermann)
Augustus was one of twelve children born to John Todd and his wife Mary. John departed this life in Putman County, Georgia about 1816. Augustus was born in 1807 in Georgia and, like many of the Vaughan clan, moved several times before finally settling down. He came first to Crawford County, Arkansas in 1830, had moved to Pulaski County, Missouri by 1840, Barry County, Missouri by 1850 and was back in Madison County, Arkansas by 1860. The maiden name of Augustus Todd's wife , Margaret was Lowery. (from Donna Shorten)
George W. Todd and his brother, Jimmie Todd, went to the California Gold Rush. They somehow became separated and George contracted miner’s disease and almost died because he didn’t have money to buy the medicine he needed. Finally someone got word to Jimmie and he found George and bought some medicine for him. After George began to feel better, they caught a cattle boat in southern California and went down across the equator and around Cape Horn where the wind gave out on them. As the story was told, they thought they would "cook" before the wind finally filled the sails again. They eventually landed on the shores of Florida and came across county back to northwest Arkansas. (from Freddie Todd – P. Hermann)
George had the following land patents: 1854 – 40 acres in Sect. 1, Twp 18 N, Rng 27 W; 1859 – 79.64 acres all in Sect. 3, Twp 18 N, Rng 27 W; 1889 – 160 acres all in Sect. 12, Twp 18 N, Rng 27 W; and 1890 – 40 acres in Sect 36, Twp 19 N, Rng 27 W. (P. Hermann)
George, born 14 September 1833 and Sis were to become the parents of nine children, seven boys and two girls.
A. George William (Bill) Todd was born to Fate and Sis on 8 August 1882. He married Winnie Catherine Bohannan. She was born 15 October 1891 in Clifty the daughter of Albert and Mary Elizabeth (Wasson) Bohannan. To this union was born eight children:
Al. Cleda Lee born 15 February 1911. She married first Tom Hilton and had children Howard who married Donna Gregory and they have a son named Tommy; and Wanda Mae married Joe Easley and had two children, Billy and Jo Wanda. Wanda Mae died in May 1972. Cleda married second Harry M. George born 24 January 1896 and bore children Winnie Lou married James Broady; and Harry. Harry George died 30 May 1964 and Cleda followed her husband in death on 13 June 1967. Cleda and Harry are buried at Clifty Cemetery.
A2. Willia Fern born 5 October 1928 married first Emmett Leo Phillips on 6 April 1944 in Madison County. They had one son, John Robert, born 10 October 1944. John married Julie and they had one son, Todd. Harry Hoops of Chicago, Illinois was Fern’s second husband. Fern died in February 1972.
A3. Allen Lige was born 26 November 1931. He married first to Mary Jo Owens. They became the parents of two daughters: Jo Ellen who married Ronnie Bowen and has one known child, Blandy; and Alta Jean
A4. Wilma Doris born 10 September 1920, lives in Wichita, Kansas and never married.
A5. Alta Mary was born 29 June 1916, married Don Young. They had no children.
A6. Albert Lafayette was born 14 December 1912 at Clifty. He married Miss Eula M. McElhaney in Joplin, Missouri on 16 July 1936. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McElhaney. Eula was born 7 October 1906. Both Albert and his new bride were graduates of the Huntsville Vocational School and the new Mrs. Todd was a teacher in the Huntsville Public School System. The couple moved to Wichita, Kansas after their marriage. Albert taught for several years in the Huntsville School System after their return to Arkansas and at the time of his death on 9 September 1974 was a teacher in the Springdale, Arkansas School System. He was a Baptist and a Mason. Interment was in the Clifty Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites being conducted. Albert and Eula had no children. He died 9 September 1974 at Springdale and was interred in the Clifty Cemetery. Eula makes her home in Springdale, Arkansas at this time. Eula passed away on 29 April 1994 and was still living at Springdale. She and Albert have a double headstone marker at the Clifty Cemetery, so I assume she was buried there also.
A7. Mable was born 25 March 1918. She married Jordan Harp first. They had a daughter, Kay, who married a Danley and had two daughters: Cindy and Holly. Mable married second to George Pultz of Springdale, Arkansas.
A8. Anna Mae born 18 March 1909 married Otha Sewell. They had no children.
Anna married second Al Bienz who was born 4 August 1910. They lived at Wichita, Kansas and had one daughter: Virginia Lee who married Carl Dehmer. Virginia and Carl had one child, Debra Ann (Dehmer) Rupp before they were both killed in an airplane crash which occurred about 1962. Al died in April 1984 and Anna died 24 February 1993.
George William "Bill" Todd died 5 August 1956 at Clifty, Arkansas and Winnie passed away on 8 November 1971 also at Clifty. Both are buried at the Clifty Cemetery (P. Hermann)
B. Elsie Mae Todd was born to George and Sis in July 1885. On 2 September 1902, she became the bride of William Thomas Harrison. He was born 28 November 1879, the son of Millard Fillmore and Cynthia Siotha (Bohannon) Harrison. Memories of Dorothy Faye (Hadley) Lynch, granddaughter of Elsie and William: Grandpa Harrison was an overseer for the highway department and was instrumental in building many roads in Carroll and Madison County. His job kept him away from home at night sometimes. Usually me or one of the other girls stayed with Grandma when he was gone. He had snow white hair, real thick eyebrows, and blue eyes. He smoked a pipe and was grouchy a lot. When the grandkids left his house, he always said, "Don’t leave any gates open." In later years he had to walk with a cane because he had hurt one of his legs on the job. My brother, Shade, is built a lot like Grandpa Harrison. After Grandma died he lived with Mom and Dad until he died in 1956. He wasn’t bed-fast, but he just sat around all the time. Grandma Harrison smoked a corn-cob pipe and taught the grandkids to play hearts. To Elsie and William were born eight children:
B1. Sheb born about 1908 and died before 1910 Madison County, Arkansas
B2. Margaret Esther Harrison was born 24 September 1905 in Clifty, Arkansas. On 22 September 1924, she became the bride of Clyde Herbert Hadley. Born 4 March 1904 in Clifty, Clyde was the son of Alfred James and Emma May (Stites) Hadley. To this union was born twelve children:
a. Hazel Lucille was born 8 May 1925 Clifty, Arkansas. She married on 20 December 1942 at Clifty to James Clarence "Jim" Allen of Hindsville, Arkansas. Jim, the son of William Clarence and Mary Francis Allen, was born 8 December 1913. He and Lucille are the parents of four children:
al. Iva Lee born 1 October 1944 Rogers, Arkansas and married Donald Eugene Grimes, son of Maurice and Earnestine (Testerman) Grimes, born 13 April 1948 in Missouri. They have two sons William Cody born 26 April 1976 and Bradley Lynn born 27 September 1977, both at Fayetteville, Arkansas. Neither of them had married by December 2000.
a2. Sharron Kaye born 13 September 1946 Rogers, Arkansas married Bobby Ray Cook, son of Eddie and Roxie (Smith) Cook, born 4 November 1940 Berryville, Arkansas. They have two children: James Rex born 25 April 1966 married on 9 September 1995 to Shana Cheri McArthur born 11 February 1971; and John Ellis born June 1974. Bobbie passed away in 1995.
a3. James Dwight born 11 September,1950 Eureka Springs, Arkansas and married Patricia Ann "Pat" Hallum. They are the parents of three children: Joshua Chad born 3 March 1982, Jacob Caleb born 16 December 1986 and Samantha born in 1995.
a4. Mary Elaine born 26 April 1952 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, married on 9 June 1973, Ronald Eugene Gardner. They are the parents of two children Ronald Eugene born 11 August 1974 and Mary Elizabeth born 6 February 1976.
b. Alma Margaret (Sis) was born 15 November 1926 Clifty, Arkansas and married on 10 July 1948, Freeman Gerald Rodden born 29 January 1927. They are the parents of five children:
bl. Jimmy Lee born 16 April 1949. He died the same day and is buried in the Clifty Cemetery.
b2. Dennis Gerald born 17 April 1950 Wichita, Kansas married on 7 February 1974 at Bentonville, Arkansas to Mary Ann Clark. Mary Ann was born 27 April 1955, the daughter of Byrdell and Doris (Bru) Clark. To this union was born one daughter and one son, Melissa Kay "Missy" born 18 August 1974 and Charles Weston "Chuck" born 31 January 1978, both born at Bentonville, Arkansas.
b3. Barbara Lynn born 26 November 1951 Wichita, Kansas married on 17 December 1973 James Aubrey Thompson born 27 May 1951. They are the parents of two daughters: Heather Lynn born 5 September 1975, married Robert Garza and has one child, McKenzie Nicole "Kenzie" born 4 January 1995; and Kaci Nicole born 29 August 1980.
b4. Gary Wayne born 20 April 1953 Wichita, Kansas, married 23 July 1978 Huntsville, Arkansas to Brenda Joyce Ledbetter, daughter of Bill and Pauline (Stephenson) Ledbetter, born 24 July 1959 Huntsville, Arkansas. They were the parents of two sons: Joshua Wayne born 13 September 1980 and Jason Alan born 1 February 1984.
b5. Susan Jane "Janie" born 1 October 1963 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, married about 1983 to David Walley Todd, son of Andy Luther and Cecil Delores (Hudson) Todd, born 28 July 1955. They were the parents of Brittney Ann born 17 April 1984 and Jared Michael born 1 May 1986.
Sis died 25 March 1999 Madison County, Arkansas and is buried at the Upper Clifty Cemetery.
c. Harold (Bud) Hadley was born 9 August 1928 Clifty, Arkansas. He married in November 1952 to Leona Weston born 7 June 1934. To this marriage were born five children:
c1. Nancy Darlene born 3 June 1953 married Larry Mack and had two children: Amanda and Jared
c2. Diana Gayle born 16 September 1954 married Gary Aldinger and had two children: Nicholas and Christina Joy
c3. Ray Mark born 5 August 1957 married Melodie and has a daughter, Melissa Jean born about 1986
c4. Marilyn Louise born 24 March 1963 married Dale Godwin and has one son, Benjamin Ephrem.
c5. Paul Dewayne born 22 October 1958 married Karen and has a daughter, Heather Renee born about 1985
c6. Lesa born 25 October 1964
Bud married second on 5 December 1978 to LeRae June Humphrey. He died 6 November 1986 at Fayetteville, Arkansas in a fire and was interred in the Clifty Cemetery.
d. Dorothy Faye was born 26 July 1930 Clifty, Arkansas. On 2 October 1948, she became the bride of William Robert Lynch. He was born the son of Isaac Thurman and Gladys Beryl (Potts) Lynch on 6 February 1927. A material purchaser for Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation, Bob and his wife are the parents of five children:
d1. Peggy Darlene born 10 August 1949 at Berryville, Arkansas married 30 January 1971 at Huntsville, Arkansas, David Michael Houston. Mike was born 18 October 1951 at Rockhouse, Arkansas the son of Garlin Price and Georgia Mae (Woods) Houston. They are the parents of two children: Robert Michael "Robbie" born 16 September 1974 at Harrison, Arkansas married in November 2000 to Jamaica; and Amanda Jean "Mandy" born 28 February 1979 at Harrison, Arkansas married 7 November 1997 to Jeffery Lee King, son of Ronnie and Joyce (Hayley) King. They have two children: Ethan Lee born 1 November 1997 and Kelsey Dawn born 8 October 1999.
Peggy married second on 21 August 1982 to Jerry Allen Hermann, son of Clifford Howell and Inez Beatrice Hermann, born 18 January 1933 Springfield, Missouri. Jerry and Peggy have one son, Isaac Waldo born 16 May 1983 Joplin, Missouri. Isaac was named after two great grandfathers, Isaac Thurman Lynch and Edward Waldo Hermann.
d2. Jerry Thurman born 10 October 1952 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, married first to Susan Annette Ward, daughter of Eugene & Betty (Wise) Ward. They had one son, William Matthew "Matt". Jerry married second to Donna Darby and they are the parents of three children: Adam Thomas, Aaron Michael and Rebecca Ann.
d3. Eric Howard born 20 January 1955 married Catherine Faye "Cathy" Powlowski on 10 August 1974. She was born 27 February 1955 the daughter of Chester and Imogene Powlowski. Eric and Catherine Fay have four children, Jennifer Kris born 22 October 1973 at Harrison, Arkansas, Adrienne Elise born 3 March 1975, Mark Allen and Ashley Elizabeth
d4. Susan Marie Lynch was born 30 October 1957 at Berryville, Arkansas, married Ronald Edwin Dunn, son of Louis and Vonda Dunn. They were the parents of four daughters: Margaret Hellene born and died 16 March 1981 and buried at Clifty Cemetery, Toni Faye, Taylor Nicole and Sarah Elizabeth. Susan married second in 2000 to Fred Pierce.
d5. Chris David was born 21March 1961 at Harrison, Arkansas, married Susan Janette Harvey, daughter of Carroll and Glendell (Starkey) Harvey. They have two sons: Jeremy David and Ryan Michael.
e. Ruth Ann Hadley was born 19 March 1931 Clifty, Arkansas. She married James Everett Vaughan, Jr. More information on this family can be found under his name in this publication.
f. Alford James "Shade" was born 11 June 1933 Clifty, Arkansas and married on 30 August 1952, Barbara Etta Jane Drebenstedt. Barbara, born 20 July 1935, is the daughter of Walter and Piney Drebenstedt. Barbara and Alford are the parents of four children.
fl. James Edgar born 29 November 1953 married on 30 December 1978 in Carroll County, Arkansas to Jennifer Poynter, daughter of Ray and Jean Poynter, born 22 Mar 1955. They had two sons: Matthew Josiah born 7 Oct 1979 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, married 21 June 1998 to Lesa; and Joshua Andrew born 5 March 1981
James Edgar married second on 23 April 1986 in Carroll County to Janet Lowery. They didn’t have any children together.
f2. Leslie Harold "Les" born 9 October 1955 married Tamarah Wagner who was born 12 March 1959. They are the parents of Katie Elizabeth born 21 December 1989
f3. Leah Denise born 9 December 1959. Denise works in a supervisory position at the Walmart Corporate Office in Bentonville and has never married.
f4. Melisa Jane born 18 July1969 married Jeffrey Leon Sugg, son of Leon and Donna Sugg, born 26 December 1966. They have three children: Adam Levi born 11 June 1993, Emily Leah born 7 October 1994 and Luke Michael born 13 June 1998
g. Mitchell Roy was born 10 June 1935 Clifty, Arkansas. On 9 January 1960, he took as his bride Zelphy Mae Hobbs. She was born 9 July 1941, the daughter of Abe and Martha (Shrum) Hobbs. Mitchell Roy and Zelphy are the parents of a daughter Patricia Kim born 26 April 1961 Salinas, California. Kim married on 16 June 1979 in Bentonville, Arkansas to Lyle Edward Leach, son of Clyde and Joann (Leonard) Leach, born 24 December 1958 Lisbon, Ohio. Kim and Lyle have three children: Jeremy Mitchell born 23 December 1981, Andrea Kristen born 28 October 1983 and Christopher Edward born 28 February 1985
h. Joann Hadley born 5 December1937 Clifty, Arkansas, married on 16 February 1959, Bobby Lee Young. Bobby Lee born 10 February 1938 , the son of Edgar and Louise (Kirkland) Young. He and Joann are the parents of two daughters:
h1. Shelley Lee born 2 February 1960
h2. Renee Michelle born 6 August 1962 married first Bill Beemiller, married second Alan Dean Demieville born 5 January 1962. Alan has one son, Cory Alan born 3 April 1984, by a previous marriage. He and Renee adopted Justin Lee who was born 8 March 1988
i. Earl Ray Hadley was born 8 May 1941 Clifty, Arkansas. Judith Marie Wierick born 3 July 1941 became his bride on 18 March 1961. She is the daughter of Benjamin and Ruth (Cope) Wierick. To this union were born two sons:
December 1961. They have Brandon Ray born 13 February 1993 and Alissa Louise born 5 January 1995, who join Sherry’s two sons from a previous marriage to Terry Youngblood:
Cody Lynn born 3 April 1984 and Jason Travis born 1 August 1985.
was born 27 October 1968. They have a daughter, Savannah Grace, who was born 16 May 1996
j. Ona Marie was born 1 January1945 Rogers, Arkansas. She became the wife of James Dewey Thomas born 23 November 1943 on 14 April 1962. James is the son of Doe and Iona (Luck) Thomas. This couple has three children:
j1. Dorothy Arlene born 29 August 1962 married Kevin Wade Baldwin, son of James and Lourena Baldwin, born 12 December 1961. They are the parents of three children: Lucas Isaiah "Luke" born 3 August 1983, Caleb Ryan born 31 May 1986 and Madison Hope "Mattie" born 19 February 1998. Arlene passed away 18 February 1999, one day before her daughter’s first birthday. She had battled cancer which was in remission for several years, but reappeared in her lungs in 1998.
j2. Jeanette Marie born 21 July 1963 married on 4 July 1981 in Golden City, Missouri to Douglas Lee Salzman, son of Gerald and Frances (Webber) Salzman, born 31 Jan 1962 in Kankakee, Illinois. Jeanette and Doug have two children: Michael Douglas born 10 October 1984 and Rhonda Marie born 14 January 1986
j3. Dewey Scott born 13 September 1965 married 8 April 1989 to Lara Michelle Marrs born 18 June 1968. They have one daughter, Taylor Morgan born 21 July 1992/
Ona married second to Rusty Mullinax on 6 April 1942. They have no children together.
k1. William Chad born 21 December 1971 married Jenny Renee Ferris on 6 June 1992 at Lamar, Missouri. Jenny is the daughter of Larry Dale and Judy Kay (McManis) Ferris and was born 21 August 1971. Chad and Jenny have three children: Chynna Paige born 8 November 1995, Chase William Noah born 5 March 1998 and Ian Ferris Joab born 20 July 1999.
k2. Travis Caleb born 27 March 1974 married 21 February 1997 to Amanda Forste
1. Vera Lou "Tink"Hadley was born 31 May 1950 Clifty, Arkansas and married Ross Allen Rodden 11 December 1971. Ross Allen was born 24 July 1952 the son of Glenn and Genevieve Rodden. They are the parents of a daughter Michelle Jo born 26 May1972.
Michelle married 15 July 1995 at Bentonville, Arkansas to Alvin Devin Murphy III, but they divorced without children.
Margaret Esther Harrison Hadley departed this life 27 March 1971 at Bentonville, Arkansas Clyde Herbert Hadley died 1 October 1974 at Bentonville, Arkansas. They are both buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty Arkansas.
B3. Harold, born 26 November 1906 married Clara Brown. Clara, born 19 October 1910, was the daughter of Benjamin and Armenta (Nelson) Brown. She and Harold had the following children:
a. Duane who married Shirley. His second wife is Charlotte.
b. Gilbert Darrell who married Dotty Redick. He was killed in a car accident at Springdale, Arkansas.
Clara passed away on 20 November 1972 and Harold married second to Alene. Harold died on 6 January 1983 at Rogers, Arkansas.
B4. Mark, born 16 November 1914 married 24 September 1938 in Madison County (Bk L, p. 98) to Drexel Yeager the daughter of Claude L. and Irma (Byrd) Yeager, born 14 November 1918 Calvin AR . To this union was born two children,
a. Donald "Donnie" born 16 December 1942 Clifty, Arkansas. He is married and has three children: Donna born 15 June 1960 who married Derick Evans; Shane born 17 March 1964 who married Alisha; and Michelle born 22 December 1968 who married John Elliott
b. Jackie Dean born 24 June 1946 Fayetteville, Arkansas married on 20 March 1965 at Huntsville to James Aline "Jimmy" Bowman, daughter of Allen and Pearl (Kisor) Bowman. Jimmy was born 20 November 1947 in Fullerton, California. There were two sons born to their marriage: Mark Allen born 5 October 1965 and Lindell Dean born 6 June 1968 who married Jill Burtrum
Drexel died 28 December 1990 is was buried at Benton County Memorial Gardens, Benton County, Arkansas. Mark married second in May 1991 to Fleeta Gosvener, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Lane) Gosvener. Fleeta was born on 6 May 1916 at Hindsville, Arkansas. She had previously been married to Dorsey Frederick, son of Phillip and Permelia Jane (Keck) Frederick. Mark passed away 20 June 1999 at Fayetteville, Arkansas
B5. Leonard born 18 October 1912 married on 5 March 1938 in Madison County (Bk L, p. 581) by Reverand Sammy Lane to Mamie Evelyn Trolinger, daughter of Grover and Ethel (Tidwell) Trolinger, born 31 August 1919. Their children are:
Darlene is a nurse and works in Illinois with her husband. They have one son, Homer G. "Sonny" born 1 December 1962 at Norman, Oklahoma. Reta married second on 19 June 1995 to Mark Donaldson.
b. James Lewis born 7 December 1942, married Verlene Tunstall, daughter of Ralph and Wilma Tunstall. They are the parents of two children: Donita Gwin born 14 December 1964 and Michael James born 28 January 1972.
c. William Lester born 15 June 1941, married Shirley Whiteley, daughter of Loy and Fern Whiteley. They have one son, Billy Wayne who married Teresa Robison and they have a son, Brandon Kyle born 20 February 1990.
Leonard passed away on 24 May 1995 at Hindsville, Arkansas and was buried in the Colbaugh Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas.
B6. Millard Conway "Son" Harrison was born 26 August 1903 Madison County, Arkansas. He married Grace Powell on 14 February 1925 in Madison County (Bk J, p. 336) and to this union was born:
a. Maudie Mae who married Red Duncan. They were the parents of Bobbie.
b. Dale who married Gale and has children Mike, Connie, Steve and Kim.
c. Connie who married Wanda
d. Georgie who married Doris and had children Charles, Paul and Dennis.
e. Jack who married Freida and has a daughter and a son.
Son Harrison died in December 1986 in Barnsdall, Oklahoma
B7. Myrtle Elizabeth was born 23 August 1910 married Audie E. Seigal on 26 December 1929 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Audie is the son of William Edward and Zora Bell (Boren) Seigal and was born in Branson, Missouri on 7 March 1903. Audie and Myrtle have five children:
a. William Eldon born 22 October 1930 at Scranton, Kansas married first Wanda
Pearl Bennett, the daughter of Arthur O. and Edith Pearl (Clark) Bennett in 1955. They have
five children:
al. Mitzi born 4 July 1956 in Wichita, Kansas married Douglas Rush. They have a daughter, Heather Marie born 13 January 1976 at Atlas, Oklahoma.
a2. Michael, twin of Mitzi
a3. Irene born 12 May 1957 in Wichita, Kansas
a4. Lorraine born 5 October 1959 in Wichita, Kansas
a5. Cindy born 26 February 1963 in Wichita, Kansas.
Eldon married second, Patricia Ames the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ames.
Kansas, she married Bill Cook, the son of Phillip and Lula (Teague) Cook, born 9 October 1926 in Boone County, Arkansas. Virginia and Bill, a World War II veteran, have a son David Ernest born 20 November 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri. David married on 11 February 1982 to Antoinette "Toni" Lovell, daughter of David and Phyllis Lovell, born 26 November 1956. They are the parents of two children: Kelli Dawn born 21 November 1982 and Dallas Lovell born 23 August 1985
c. Bobby Lee was born in Madison County, Arkansas on 9 November 1934. He married Maxine Dorry and they have twins, Eric and Erica born 3 December 1972 in Wichita, Kansas.
d. Zora May was born 7 August 1935. She and her husband, James Edmondson are the parents of seven children:
dl. Timothy Earl born 15 April, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
d2. Elda Jean born 24 October and married Willard Griggs. They have a son Steven Ray born 30 January 1975 in Rogers, Arkansas.
d3. Marian Kay was born 25 March in Wichita, Kansas. She married Lonnie
Miller and they have one son, Lonnie Gene born 8 November 1976.
d4. James Ray was born 11 October
d5. Elizabeth Ann was born in Torington, Wyoming
d6. Violet Jane was born 19 March at Rogers, Arkansas
e. Ivan Dean Seigal was born 19 November 1944 in Wichita, Kansas. He married
married second to Caroline who died in October 1988. They had a stillborn infant.
Audie and Myrtle make their home in Clifty, Arkansas. Myrtle passed away on 13 May 1982
at the Berryville Hospital and was interred in the Clifty Cemetery. Audie lived another ten
years and spent much of that time at the home of their daughter, Virginia, at Neosho,
Missouri. He passed away on 22 June 1992 and was buried at Clifty also.
Wichita, Kansas. She married Floyd Clark born 21 August 1908 and had two children:
a. Lloyd Keith born 24 June 1934 married Dixie Lee Smith. Dixie born 2 September 1934 and Lloyd Keith have a son Craig.
b. Maxine Mae was born 18 November 1935 and married Doyle Vanhook. They have children David Keith b. 15 July 1955 and Debra Gail "Debbie" born 9 November 1956 who married first to Doc Matthews and had one child, Lacy Nichole who was born 30 August 1978. Debbie married second to Price Harnett.
Maxine then married Lloyd Thacker and is now married to Gary Green since 1971.
c. Viola Jacqueline "Jackie" was born 14 September 1938. She married first to Max Cole by whom she has a daughter, Willie, who was born 20 July 1961. Jackie married second to Jerry Leonard and they lived at Shell Knob, Missouri. Jackie died 6 July 1993 when a flash flood washed her van off a low-water bridge near Shell Knob.
d. Jimmy Dee was born 29 December 1936 and died in 1937. His marker at Clifty Cemetery has: 1936 – 1937.
Lilly May married secondly Richard Lawrence Sell born 15 December 1923. They have one child:
e. Terry Lynn born 31 December 1955, married Tom Johnson
Elsie Mae Todd died in 1954 (marker has 1885-1954) and William Thomas died in 1956 (marker has 1878-1956). Both were interred in the Clifty Cemetery.
C. Robert Ross born 5 July 1890 Madison County, Arkansas, married Mary M. Kirkpatrick. They had eleven children:
C1. Millard married 23 October 1944 to Eva Katherine Todd who was born 23 December 1926.
C2. Helen M. married 2 February 1933 in Carroll County, Arkansas to Lloyd Elsworth Harp
C3. James L. married Elmetta Irene "Brownie" McQuistin who died 1 April 1987. They were the parents of five children:
a. James has been married twice and has two children by each marriage
b. Gloria Jean married first a Brumbaugh and second a Mitchell. Her three children born to the first marriage: Patricia Irene married a Randall and has two daughters, Shelley and Lori; Carl Leroy married Cheryl Cotter and has Casey Bryan and Brittney Marie; and Connie Jean married Patrick Olan Sharp and has two daughters, Kelsey Cole and Natalie Rene.
Gloria passed away 13 December 1986.
c. Larry R. married Patricia and had one son, Lucas
d. Billy married Pamela Duncan and has two children, Cindy and Marianne who married Chad Daniells
e. Andy married Nana and has two children, Tiffany and Andy Jr.
C4. Clarence Quintin married Gladys
C5. Pat
C6. Virgil
C7. Dick
C8. Loretta married first on 18 November 1939 in Madison County to George Myers. She married second to Ross Lockhart
C9. Geneva married 5 December 1945 to Clay Phillips
C10. Thurman born 8 September 1935, died 28 Apr 1942, buried Clifty Cemetery.
C11. Mary Alice born 20 December 1932, died 10 January 1933 of pneumonia and is also buried at Clifty Cemetery.
Robert died 28 June 1944 Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas and is buried in the Clifty Cemetery.
Fate died 8 July 1917 with Jane following her companion in death 18 April 1936. They are both buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
A. Martin Luther Todd born 15 June 1879 and died in infancy on 18 October 1881, buried at Clifty Cemetery.
B. Margaret Mary Jane "Maggie" was born 16 May 1881. She married first Homer Moss and bore two children:
Maggie married second John Delmont Moore on 18 November 1906 in Carroll County, Arkansas. Children born to John and Maggie were:
July 1934. Walter, born 24 February 1907 and Ester had children:
a. Shirley Marie born 29 October 1945 and married Robert Reiling
b. Wayne Joseph Koob born 10 March 1948 married Jackie Morgan and became the parents of Jenny Lynn born 23 February 1975 in Merced, California
BA. John Calvin Moore born 3 January 1912 in Wichita, Kansas. He married Louise VanHuss.
B5. Born 17 October 1921, Maxine Eva was the last child born to Maggie and John Moore. She married Richard Alley, born in September of 1919 at Pamona, California. They married 9 November 1938 at Lancaster, California and were the parents of two children:
a. Patricia Faye born 2 March 1944 in Wichita, Kansas married Fred Parenti.
Patricia and Fred have one child Carol Ann born 17 November 1963 in Brooklyn, New York.
Patricia’s second husband is Jerry Newman.
b. Gary Richard, born 9 September 1946 in Lancaster, California.
C. David Livingston Todd was the third child born to Wiley and Ester. Born 9 August 1883 in Madison County, Arkansas, he married on 7 March 1926 Nancy Ovizine Ferrin Holcomb. Ovie was born 18 September 1904. They were the parents of eleven children as follows:
C1. Eva Katherine born 23 December 1926 married on 23 October 1944, Millard Todd, son of Rob and Mary Todd.
C2. Andy Luther born 25 April 1928, d. ? , buried Clifty Cemetery (P. Hermann). Andy married Cecil Delores Hudson who was born 12 September 1930. They became the parents of seven children:
a. Freddie Andrew born 10 May 1949 married Rita Lou Alley born 16 June 1948. Freddie and Rita have children Brenda Lee born 6 September 1967, Theresa Ann born 21 August 1971 and Patricia Andrea born 11 July 1973.
b. Vickie Ann born 31 October 1951 married Roger Smeed Walden and have children Eugene Todd Walden born 12 January 1973 and Rodney Smeed Walden born 9 March 1976.
c. David Walley born 28 July 1955 married Robin Rowe on 28 February 1975. David’s brother-in-law, Rev. Lonnie Siler performed the ceremony. David married about 1983 to Susan Jane "Janie" Rodden, daughter of Freeman Gerald and Alma Margaret "Sis" (Hadley) Rodden (See their children listed in Janie’s family)
d. Lena Mae born 7 March 1957 at Clifty married Lonnie Elmer Siler, born 13 November 1954. Lonnie, the son of Hubert Clarence and JoVetta (Trammell) Siler is an ordained minister in the Free-Will Baptist Church. Lonnie and Mae have two children, Misty Renee born 16 January 1975 at Springdale, Arkansas; Denny Ray born 4 January 1977.
e. Bobby Lee born 10 June died in infancy and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
f. Cecil Eugene "Bud" born at Huntsville, Arkansas 22 February 1962.
g. Tammy Marie born 11 August 1965 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
C3. Everett Ross born 23 March 1930 and died 6 April 1956. Everett never married. He died of kidney malfunction.
C4. Jack born 10 December 1931 at Clifty married on 23 July 1958 at Clifty, Miss Betty Jo Minick. Betty was born 26 March 1940 at Guthrie, Missouri. They are the parents of two children: Jackie Lee born 8 July 1959 and Lisa Jo born 8 April 1972 at Huntsville, Arkansas. Jackie Lee married 17 March 1979 at the Baptist Church, Clifty, Arkansas by Rev. Keith Sangwin to Carol Wiley, daughter of Fred & Ina Wiley, born 5 July 1959. They have a son, Jason Lee Todd who was born 20 April 1980. (P. Hermann)
C5. Dorothy Gean born 18 September 1933 died 20 November 1934
C6. Rebecca Medora was born 21 December 1934 at Clifty Arkansas. She was united in marriage to William Edward Leftwich on 29 August 1953. He was born 23 July 1924 in Tacoma Washington. They have three sons and one daughter:
a. William Michael "Bill" born 18 July 1954 married Roberta Eileen "Bert" Whorton who was born 9 November 1961. They have two children: Katrina Ann born 13 November 1977 and Jason Douglas born 15 August 1979
b. Jessie Rose born 22 September 1955 married on 19 September 1981 to Michael Ken Rowe who was born 27 January 1960. They have two children: Jeffrey Scott born 28 September, 1976 and Jennifer Dawn born 26 June 1980
c. Robert Eugene born 2 November 1957 married on 4 August 1979 to Lesa Vanhook born 31 August 1961 (P. Hermann)
d. Benjamin David born 28 April 1959
William Leftwich died 3 January 1967 a World War II veteran. Becky died 14 July 1976. Services were held at the California Community Church, Clifty, Arkansas with Keith Sangwin officiating. Interment was in the Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
C7. Shirley Ann born 18 December 1938, died 23 January 1939.
C8. Nina Kay was born 18 March 1941. She married a Walker of Green Forest, Arkansas
C9. James Arthur was born 25 September 1942. He married Linda Marie Shanks on 21 January 1965. Linda born 17 December 1945 and James are the parents of:
a. Everett Allen born 14 December 1965
b. Don Wayne born 2 March 1967
c. Ricky Dan born 3 March 1969 and died 4 March 1969
d. Deborah Kay born 16 September 1971
C10.Blanch Fay born 16 February 1944 and died 18 March 1946.
C11.John Edward born 16 January 1948.
David died 10 January 1954 and Ovie died 14 November 1972. They are buried in Clifty Cemetery.
D. James Perry Todd was born 8 January 1886, died 27 June 1887, buried Clifty Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
E. Matthew Ross was born 22 May 1888. He and his wife Ruth were the parents of three children; Jim Ross born 5 January 1915 at Clifty, Jay Arther born 1 October 1916 at Clifty and a daughter. Matthew Ross Todd died 24 May 1971.
F. Wiley Arthur born 12 November 1891 married Ella Erdman, born 18 September 1897. They had no children. He died 20 July 1976.
G. Harvey Eugene was born 23 January 1895 and died 6 July 1970.
H. Eva Minnie Florence was born 16 January 1897 and died 24 May 1966. She never married.
James Wiley Todd died 31 January 1943 and Ester Medora died 4 October 1907 at Clifty, Arkansas. They are buried in Clifty Cemetery.
3. John Allen Todd was born 1 January 1869 Clifty, Arkansas married 1 September 1895 at Clifty, Arkansas to Nettie Rocella Harrison. Born 8 April 1876 she was the daughter of Millard F. and Cynthia (Bohannon) Harrison. They were the parents of three children.
A. Charlie was born 4 July 1900 Clifty, Arkansas. He drowned in the Arkansas River while swimming on 22 August 1976 near Wamego, Kansas.
B. Gracie Myrtle was born 31 October 1897 Clifty, Arkansas. She married 16 April 1922 at Wichita, Kansas to Clyde Hume Bodkin, son of Warren and Laura (Bollman) Botkin. Clyde was born 25 December 1892 at Parsons, Kansas. They had two daughters:
B1. Virginia Maye born 18 February 1924 Wichita, Kansas. She married first to Wayne A. Lewis and second to Jay W. Ownby. Virginia didn’t have children by either marriage.
B2. Florence Aldean born about 1927, married Lawrence Archie Clark who was born 9 September 1912 in Rush Center, Kansas. Lawrence has three children by a previous marriage, but Aldean has none.
Grace died in 22 August 1976 in Wichita, Kansas and Clyde died on 5 December 1969.
C. Millard Lafayette was born 18 November 1906. He married first to Rose Klein, daughter of Nick and Agnes Klein. Rose was born 7 November 1911 in Andale, Kansas. Millard and Rose had no children together. Millard married second to Rada Rilda Dixon on 21 July 1929 in Wichita, Kansas. Rada, born 15 October 1909, was the daughter of Rada and Pearl (Lang) Ward. She apparently had been married previously too. Millard and Rada had one child:
C1. Betty Joan was born 1 June 1930 Wichita, Kansas. She married on 1 January 1973 in Dallas, Texas to Gary Don Rapstine, son of Edward and Mertie Rapstine. Gary was born in Hereford, Texas. Betty and Gary were the parents of one daughter:
Linda Dianne born 22 June 1949 Wichita, Kansas. She married first to David Hodge and second to Bill Hagan. She and David have a daughter, Michelle, b. 25 December 1965.
Millard died 11 January 1972 Wichita, Kansas and is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas. Rada died 12 October 1975 and is buried at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas.
John A. Todd died 31 May 1949 in Wichita, Kansas and Nettie died 1 December 1954 also in Wichita. Both are buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas
4. Mary Florence "Flora" was born 26 March 1860 Madison County, Arkansas. She married about 1879 to William E. "Bill" Brown. He was born in March 1854 in Arkansas.
They had eight children:
A. Essie May born June 1883 Madison County, married Frank Stokes and they were the parents of five children:
A1. Luther born and died in 1907, buried Clifty Cemetery
A2. Imogene born in 1908
A3. Paul born in 1912
A4. Lester, a twin, born in 1918
A5. Ester, a twin, born and died in 1918
B. Joseph A. born in October 1885 Madison County, died about 1948. Joseph lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma and never married.
C. Lydia H. "Liddie" born in November 1888 Madison County, died about 1922 and buried at Fullerton, California. She married Arch Edwards.
D. Laura Frances born 7 November 1890 Madison County, died in February 1977 at Neosho, Newton County, Missouri, married Floyd Pendergraft, son of George and Lucy Pendergraft. Laura and Floyd had seven children:
D1. Mildred born 1 April 1914
D2. Helen born 21 September 1916, married Walter Richards
D3. Beulah born 19 November 1919
D4. Opal born 26 May 1922
D5. Lawrence born 4 June 1924
D6. Etta Belle born 31 August 1927
D7. Donald Eugene born 9 August 1932
E. Dora H. born November 1890?
(Note: published 1900 Madison County census had Dora H. listed as a daughter, born in Nov. 1890, but doesn’t have Laura Frances. I don’t know if they were twins and the census taker failed to list Laura, or if he mistakenly wrote her name as Dora H., or if the transcribers misread the name)
F. John E. born in January 1894 Madison County, died about 1972. He and Nora had one known child:
F1. Bertha
G. James E. "Jim" born in June 1896 Madison County, died about 1971 and buried at Westville, Oklahoma.
H. Nettie Mae born in May 1899 Madison County, married Griff Biby and became the mother of four children: Griff Jr., Charley, Eugene and David who choked to death at about the age of two.
I. Jasper born about 1900 Madison County, m. Edith Boyd and died about 1948. They had six children: Howard, Bill, Shirley, Dorothy, Mary Mildred and Geneva who died young.
Flora died 9 April 1940 at Westville, Oklahoma. Bill died in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, but the date is unknown.
5.. Benjamin Albert "Man" born 28 June 1866. A bachelor, Man lived about two miles from the business district of Clifty most of his life. Some older residents remember seeing him walking to the Clifty General Store each week with his old gray mare. It is reported that the mare had a mane so long it almost touched the ground. Man never rode the horse, but led her to town, loaded her with his week’s supply of groceries and led her home again. He died 14 June 1927.
6. Zimri E. was born 29 May 1871 Madison County. He married Minnie E. Homister on 3 June 1896 in Bentonville, Benton Co, Arkansas. (Beulah Brewster). Zimri left Arkansas in the early 1900’s and the Todd family in Arkansas eventually lost contact with his descendants until Beulah contacted us by e-mail. Zimri, according to Arkansas Todds, settled at Kent, Washington had twelve children, but we discovered that Zimri and Minnie were the parents of only three children.
A. Charles Lewis was born 13 July 1897 Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas. On 6 May 1919 he married Veva Cassay in Charlotte, Arkansas. To this marriage was born six children: Florine, Elzie who was killed in WW II, Ethel, Doris, Marilyn and Charlotte.
B. Ira Elzie was born 16 November 1899 and married in November 1931 at Mt. Vernon, Washington to Verna May McMaster. They also had six children: Aldine Floy born 4 September 1933, Leo Dan born 28 February 1935, Esther Lois born 30 December 1938, Beulah Mae born 3 July 1940, Martha Lucille born 5 August 1942, and Ira Elzie Jr. born 24 November 1947.
C. Leonard Cleo was born 14 September 1904 and married Hazel Peabody in Kent, Washington. They had no children, but adopted a daughter, Linda, who was born about 1944 and died in December 2000.
Zimri died in Kent, Washington about 1924.
7. Andrew Jackson "Andy" was born in October 1874 in Madison Co, Arkansas and died about 1920 in Madison County and is buried in the Clifty Cemetery. His marker has 1874 – 1920. He married Sarah Catherine "Kitty" Roberts. Andy and Kitty had no children.
8. Thomas Edward "Ed" was born 25 February 1877 at Clifty, died 15 December 1953 at Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas. A schoolteacher in Madison, Benton, and Carroll County Arkansas School districts, he married Laura M. Evans. Twelve children, including two sets of twins were born to this union:
A. Mary Melissa, born 3 November 1903. She married Everett Pace and they had three children, Clyde, Hazel and Velma.
B. Grace Mae born 21 May 1905. She became the bride of Arthur R. Smith on 3 November 1929 in Madison County (Bk K, p. 174) and to this union was born a son Robert Clifton.
Arthur died at the age of 53 of lung cancer.
C. Willie Washington born 1 October 1906. He had infantile paralysis when he was four years old and never married.
D. Wiley Edward was born 6 October 1908. He married Ruth Davidson and they became the parents of four children: Wiley Edward, Jr. Carolyn, Donald and Georgia.
Wiley died suddenly on 5 December 1967 in San Jose, California.
E. Milton Thomas born 1 May 1910 married Thelma Watts. To this union was born two daughters, Jo Ann and Peggy Sue. Milton died 31 August 1991 in Grove, Oklahoma and is buried at Friendship Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
F. Cleo Oscar died in infancy.
G. Sarah Ethel was born 4 February 1912. She married Joe Turner. A teacher and principal in the school system, Ethel is presently residing in Springdale, Arkansas.
H & I. Clarence Theodore and Clara Dora, twins born 24 May 1915. He died suddenly in Tulsa, Okla. on 7 August 1969. Clara had a rheumatic heart condition and died in 1952 at the age of 38. She never married.
J & K. Lafayette Elmer "Fatie" and Katie Thelma, twins were born 29 June 1918. Katie never married. Fatie married Sybil Mollie Bunch. There are two marriages recorded for this couple in Madison County: On 4 January 1960, Fatie Elmer Todd, 35, to Sybil Mollie Evans, 45, by E. S. Stamps; and on 11 December 1961, Fatie E. Todd, 43, to Sybil M. Evans, 53, by E. S. Stamps. They had four children:
J1. Betty Sue who was burned to death at the age of ten when her dress caught fire from an open flame stove.
J2. Gale died of childbirth.
J3. Billy lives in California
J4. Janice lives in Rogers, Arkansas
L. Clyde Quentin was born 1 November 1921. He married Ruth Griffith born 18 March
1924. To this union was born three children:
L1. Ralph Edward, born 28 December 1945 in Wichita, Kansas. He died 4 December 1961 of Leukemia.
L2. Wanda Lorene born 4 September 1948 at Fayetteville married on 1 November 1968, Clarance A. Miller. Born 26 August 1943 the son of Ammon A. and Mattie (Yoder) Miller, Clarence operates a dairy business and is a rock mason. To Clarance and Wanda was born four beautiful girls and two sons.
a. Malinda Clarice born 31 October 1969 at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
b. Cynthia Ruth born 23 November 1971 at Huntsville, Arkansas.
c. Pamela Dawn born 28 October 1973 at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
d. Deborah Lois born 12 March 1975 at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
e. Jeremy Daniel born 13 February 1978
f. Jonathan Andrew born 20 February 1980
L3. Helen Irene was born 21 October 1950 at Fayetteville, Arkansas. On August 12, 1971 she married Carroll Dale Martin. They are the parents of four children:
a. Rebekah Lynn born 9 November 1972 at Springdale, Arkansas.
b. Ronald Dale born 28 November 1973 at Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
c. James David born 5 July 1976 at Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
d. Mary Eileen born 19 June 1978
L4. Peggy Ann born 29 March 1952, married 16 August 1975 to Greg Davis and has two children: Jessica Rae born 13 October 1976 and Brandy born 9 May 1977.
L5. Quentin Clyde "Sonny" born 3 December 1954 and married Connie
L6. Mary Lou born 13 March 1957
Clyde Quentin married second to Margaret Evelyn Foster who had six children by a previous marriage. Clyde and Margaret had four more children together:
L7. Barbara Jane born 25 September 1961
L8. Robert William born 31 August 1962
L9. Phillip Wade born 16 March 1964
L10. Raymond Lee born 27 July 1975 (Raymond was Sonny’s grandson whom they adopted)
M. Cleo Oscar was born after 1900 and died young.
After his retirement, Ed devoted his time to writing poetry. He died 15 December 1953 with interment in Friendship Cemetery, Springdale, Arkansas. Laura is buried at a Springdale Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas, but date of death is unknown.
10. Eva M. born about 1878 Madison County, Arkansas, died 7 February 1882, buried at Clifty Cemetery. (marker: d. age of 4 yr, 3 mo, 8 da) (P. Hermann)
George died 1 January 1922 and Sis died just a little over a year later on 25 March 1923. They both are buried at the Clifty Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
CHAPTER 3
Uncle Bud and Mary
George Washington, known as Uncle Bud was the first son and second child of Ben and Cherubia being born 17 August 1840 in Arkansas.
He married Mary Francis. Henderson, August 13th, 1857 in Barry County, Missouri. She was 14 years old at the time of their marriage. She was born 5 January 1843 also in Arkansas or Missouri as family tradition is that she was born in the town of Roaring River, Missouri in Barry County. She was said to have been 1/4th Cherokee Indian. (from Eddie Davis) A farmer by occupation, Uncle Bud and Mary had eight children:
1. Mary E. is listed as a two-year-old female in the George W. household in the 1860 Madison County, Arkansas census. She was not listed in the 1870 census, however, and no further information is available on her.
2. Nancy Cherubia (Dan) was born in 1860 in Arkansas. On 29 August 1880, she became the bride of Edward Madison Samuel (P. Hermann) of Clay County, Missouri near Kansas City. Ed was born 12 September 1851, the youngest son of Fielding and Mary Samuel. He came to Arkansas as a young man and settled with Cherubia on a farm where he resided until his death. To this union was born eight children, four sons and four daughters.
A. Geneva "Neva" was born in Madison County, Arkansas 19 July 1881. On 20 January 1901, Ralph O. Archer rode horseback to Eureka Springs, Arkansas to get a marriage license and then borrowed a buggy from Ben Lynch to haul his bride-to-be to the home of Justice of the Peace Joe Godard. There before witnesses, Neva Samuel and Ralph Archer were married.
Ralph, the son of William and Ann (Stephenson) Archer was born 21 June 1878. The young couple settled down in a house belonging to Neva's grandfather, Bud Vaughan where they lived for about two years. They then decided to move to Wann, Oklahoma to seek their fortune. They spent about a year there before homesickness drove them back to the Clifty community where, with the exception of two years, they were to spend the rest of their married life. They were to become the parents of seven children:
Al. Floyd "Pete" married Lorene Keeling. They have two children, Ronnie who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Janice who lives in Los Angeles, California. Pete was killed in a truck accident.
A2. Jewell who married Mitchell Stafford. They own and operate a general store in the Clifty community where they make then home.
A3. Loran Edward born 3 Apr11 1902 He taught school in Madison County several years before moving to Los Angeles, California. He and his wife Irma were the parents of a son Duane, and a daughter Joyce who married Claude Arnhart of Riveria, California.
Loran died 25 May 1958 in Los Angeles, California and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Park there.
A4. Harvey married Katy Fulkerson. They are the parents of Earline, Dean and Deanna.
A5. Paul married Georgia Joyner. They had daughters Juanita (now deceased), Darleen and Betty Jo.
A6. Mayme married Leonard Morris. They have two daughters, Reba and Rita.
A7. Nina married Marvin Dunn. They are the parents of Marjorie, Rick and Roger.
B. Margaret "Maggie" was born 26 February 1883 at Clifty. She married Robert C. Stilwell, who was born 25 May 1874 in Michigan. He moved to Eureka Springs, Arkansas as a small child. Robert and Maggie are the parents of three children:
B1. Donald W. married 12 December 1938 to Miss Ita Neely, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rufe Neely, LaRue, Arkansas. Donald and Ita have two daughters, Donna and Martha Louise.
B2. Arch married Alta Smyer. They have a daughter Lois Marie.
B3. Nancy M. married Milton Dye of Garfield, Arkansas.
Maggie died 18 December 1969 at the home of her daughter Nancy in Garfield and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
C. Walter married Cassie Chestnut. They have two daughters, Jane, now deceased and Billie who lives in California.
D. Jewell "Julie" married Wilson Luck
E. Charles Madison "Charley" was born 18 March 1889, married Ada Rodgers on 18 December 1910 at Clifty. Ada was born 20 April 1891 at War Eagle, Arkansas. They are the parents of two children. (P. Hermann)
E1. Clifford Clinton b. 8 November 1915 at Clifty, Arkansas, married 10 April 1942 to Wilma Aileen Webb who was born 9 November 1920 at Springdale, Arkansas. In 1944, Clifford was an instrument specialist in the 306 Ferring Squadron stationed at Remulus Air Base in Michigan. Wilma retired as vice president of the First State Bank of Springdale in
1978, having been with the bank since 1942. Clifford, who had been pharmacist and manager of the A. B. Coger Drug Store in Springdale since 31 March 1940, retired 16 March 1978.
E2. Lawrence Elmo b. 11 September 1918 at Clifty, Arkansas, married 12 January 1947 in Springdale, Arkansas to Wilma Ruth Moren. Having been with the United States Department of Agriculture for more than 24 years, Elmo resides in Paris, Texas. They have two daughters.
E2a. Rita Marlene born 8 December 1948, married 1 June 1968 in Paris, Texas to Jeffrey Lynn Jeffus. Marlene completed her master’s degree at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and after having taught in the Springdale School system, she presently teaches business at the University of Arkansas. Jeff is business manager of the Springdale News, a local daily newspaper. Jeff and Marlene have one son:
Scott Daniel born 21 September 1973.
E2b. Lea Ann born 19 April 1955 at Springdale, Arkansas, married 6 July 1974 in Blossom, Texas to James Lee Kirby. James is store manager for a chain of drug stores in Dallas. Lea Ann is with an insurance company that insures aircraft. They live in Dallas and are the parents of two children: Scott Jeffus born 21 September 1973 and Laura Beth born 27 April 1979.
Ada died 9 February 1970 and Charley died on 29 May 1974. They both are buried in the Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
F. William Patterson "Bill" was born 18 May 1894 at Clifty, Arkansas. He married Sarah Elizabeth "Bessie" Sandlin, daughter of William Preston and Massie Arthea (Devenny) Sandlin. They have two children:
Fl. Keith married Ardith Highfill
F2. Kenneth Neil married Miss Mary Jo Avery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Avery of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. They had one son, Steven who drowned in Lake Lucerne at Eureka Springs, Arkansas in 1965. Steven is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
Bill Samuel died 1 January 1978 and then two months and one day later on 2 March 1978, Bessie died. They are buried in the Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas
G. Robert "Bob"
H. Masie married Harry Mobley. They had one child who died in infancy.
Nancy Cherubia passed away 6 December 1930 and Ed followed his companion in death 11 July 1935. He was laid to rest beside his wife in the Clifty Cemetery. As indicated in his obituary he was highly esteemed as a citizen and dearly loved by his family. He will be greatly missed in the community and in the church and in the home.
3. Legend has it that Uncle Bud, during the Civil War, moved with other members of family to the Missouri-Kansas area, and in a peach orchard somewhere between Clifty and their temporary home, Martha Clementine was born. "Aunt Tint" as she was called is well remembered by her nephew, Charley Samuel.
"I’ve bought her many dimes worth of tobacco. She chewed tobacco and didn’t want anyone to know that she chewed it. She would give me the money and I would buy it for her", chuckled the late Mr. Samuel.
Aunt Tint never married, preferring instead to help in the rearing of the family’s many children and grandchildren.
She died Sunday evening 28 February 1937 in the home of her brother, Calvin. She had been in failing health for several months, but was much improved, being able to be up and about the house. She complained of feeling tired and laid down rest when she passed away immediately. Funeral services were conducted at the Clifty Cemetery Rev. Wylie Todd.
4. Zora Belle Margarette Vaughan was the fourth child of George Washington (Uncle Bud) and Mary Henderson Vaughan. She was born 25 January 1867 and died 8 August 1921. She was called "Zodie" by her friends. She married Michael Preston "Doc " Wisdom who was born 2 July 1861, the son of Michael S. (Nov. 25, 1814 – Oct. 31, 1870) and Susannah (Todd) Wisdom (Jan. 15, 1821 – Jan. 18, 1908). Doc was a farmer and a singing teacher. He was also a minister, a scholar, a "jack of all trades", a very talented and knowledgeable man. People would travel for miles to learn his interpretations of the Bible. Zodie and Doc had ten children, all born in Clifty, Arkansas. The family left the Clifty area in 1919, going to California. They returned to Clifty in 1920, went back to California and there Doc died 22 July 1921. It is said that Zodie took to her bed upon his death, and within the month she literally grieved herself to death. They are both interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California. Engraved upon their twin headstone is "Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven".
A. Lula Frances was born 4 October 1887 and died 2 Nov 1980. She married on 27 January 1907 to Amos Lutellis "Tell" Bogart who was born 4 April 1888 and died October 1977. They were married 70 years and had one son and three daughters.
A1. Frances was born 15 January 1908 in Clifty, Arkansas. She married Frank Herndon and they are the parents of one daughter, Betty Lou. She married Claude Poteet and they have one son named Boyd.
A2. Leonard was born in Clifty on 24 April 1911. He married first to Helen Corey and they became the parents of two children
A2a. Donna Lee married William McCloud and has three children: Robert, Connie and Cathy
A2b. Gary
Leonard married second to Geneva Anderson. They had one son.
A2c. Estel
A3. Levena Belle was born 2 November 1913 in Kansas. She married twice, first to Louis VanHorn and second to William Hatterman
A4. Velma L’Vera was also born in Kansas and married Floyd Bredemier. They were the parents of three daughters:
A4a. Nova Louise b. 27 Oct 1936
A4b. Beverly
A4c. Roberta
On May 16, 1965, all ten Wisdom children gathered in Kansas for a family reunion, hosted by Lula and Tell. The report is that the dinner was lovely and a wonderful time was had by all!
Tell died in October 1977, and Lula on 2 November 1980. Both are buried at Marion, Kansas.
B. Olivia Katherine "Livie" was born 25 August 1889. She married first to Will Hammons and second Dellimen "Dell" Davis. Livie and Dell lived on the old homeplace where the house and springhouse are still standing. They moved to Rogers, Arkansas in the early 1950’s.
Livie died 1 April 1977 at Rogers, Arkansas. Both she and Dell are buried at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Obituary from Rogers, Arkansas newspaper of April 1977:
Mrs. Livia Kathryn Davis, 87, Rt. 2, Rogers, died April 1 in Rogers Memorial Hospital. Born August 25, 1889, at Clifty, she was the daughter of M. P. and Zora Vaughan Wisdom…Survivors include one brother, Glenn Wisdom, Highland, California; seven sisters, Mrs. Rose Sanders, Fort Smith, Arkansas; Mrs. Lula Bogart, Marion, Kansas; Mrs. Margaret Sanders, Merced, California; Mrs. Rhodelle Bottorff, Porterville, California; Mrs. Mona McIntyre, Lynwood, California; Mrs. Clemmie Seatherman, and Mrs. Ruby McIntyre."
C. Lydia Rosetta "Rose" was born 12 October 1891. She married first Antonio Bianca "Tony" White and they were the parents of three children:
C1. Grant Thurman was born 18 July 1911. He married first to Earla May Cheatham; second to Martha Belle McCauley and third to Pat Yeagers. Grant had no children.
Grant was a very civic-minded person. Several scholarships have been established in his name. His "Pet Project" was Hospice and he was in the process of establishing a Hospice in Ft. Smith, Arkansas when he fell at his home and succumbed of head injuries one month later. His wife, Pat, carried on with his wishes and saw that the Hospice was formed. It carried his name as a tribut – the Grant White Memorial Hospice.
C2. Margueritte Mae was born 13 June 1917 and on 18 Aug 1935 married John Herman Smith. They young couple eloped, thinking her father would never approve of a non-Italian mate. When they approached Rose and Tony about getting married (thinking they would respond to his "No" with a "Ha-ha, we’re already married"), Tony fooled all concerned by giving his blessings. After that, Margueritte and John simply could not tell that they were married, and so on 24 November 1935, they had a formal wedding, repeating their vows for the second time. When Tony died almost 24 years later, he still never knew his daughter and son-in-law had been married twice. John and Margueritte had two children:
C2a. John Anthony "Tony" was born 23 November 1936 and married first to Jayne Paige Wooldridge. They adopted two boys: John Anthony Jr. born 23 May 1962, and Joseph Timothy born 11 July 1967. Tony married second, Mildred Irene Dodd who had one daughter, Charlotte Louise, born 5 February 1966. Tony and Mildred have one son: Thomas Wally born 25 Aug 1972. Tony and his family make their hom in Muldrow, Oklahoma and his business is in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
C2b. Patricia Ann "Patty" was born 27 September 1939 in the old St. Edwards Hospital, Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She married first to Gordon William Kaiser Jr and to this union was born three sons: Gordon William III "Trey" born 22 Aug 1959, John Ross "Jey" born 25 March 1962 and Stanley Hoffman "Stan" born 30 March 1963. Patty married second, Thomas Wesley Burkett and they have one daughter: Bianca Kathleen born 8 March 1974. Patty married third, James Haskell "Hack" Corbell born 1 January 1938. Hack was two children, Jamie Denise born 1 January 1960 and Charles Randolph born 1 July 1962. Jamie and her husband are in Lovington, New Mexico where she is taking nurses training. Patty, Hack, Randy and Bianca live in Friona, Texas where Hack is co-owner of a crop spraying service.
C3. Kathleen Angelena was born 20 December 1921. She became the bride of Guy Taranto and to them was born three children.
C3a. Guy Jr. born 9 October 1947. He married first to Karen and they had two daughters: Carole Ann and Amy. Guy married second, Sabra, who had two children, Scott and Shannon. Guy Jr. and his family live in Mena, Arkansas where he is a mortician.
C3b. Edward Michael born 3 December 1948. He makes his home in Dallas where he is employed by Frito-Lay.
C3c. Margueritte Rose "Meg" was born 19 Mar 1950. Meg married first to John Champion Berry and they had one son, John Champion "Jesse" who was born 15 November 1969. Meg married second, Jerry Canfield who has two children, Randy born 20 August 1969 and Megan born 18 November 1974. Meg, Jerry and their children live in Fort Smith, Arkansas where Jerry is an attorney.
Rose married second to Albert "Bert" Sanders born 19 July 1889.
Tony died 19 June 1959.
D. Margueritte Cleo was born 26 October 1893. She married Ed Sanders and they had no children. Margueritte died 17 June 1981 and is interred at Merced, California.
E. Mona Parazada born 26 June 1896, married Luther McIntyre. No children were born to this marriage. Mona died 22 June 1980 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California. Luther’s brother, Stanley McIntyre, married Mona’s sister, Ruby Wisdom.
F. John Franklin was born 16 August 1898. He married Nina Evans and they had three children.
F1. Norman Authola born 8 October 1920. He married Thelma Holmand and they had three daughters.
F1a. Janice
F1b. Melinda
F1c. Roberta
F2. Roberta was born 19 June 1924. She married Frank Greene.
F3. Dixie was born 21 July 1932. She married Walter Hudson and had four children.
F3a. Lori
F3b. Sherrie
F3c. Cindy
F3d. Robert
John and Nina were killed in an auto accident 15 October 1965. Until the time of Johnnie’s death, all ten Wisom children were still living, ranging in age from 58 to 78. It would be another eleven years before the first surviving sister would die, this time from natural causes. Johnnie and Nina are buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Los Angeles, California.
G. Donna Clementine "Clemmie" was born 6 December 1900. Clemmie married on 27 June 1921 in Los Angeles, California to Claude Leatherman who was born 26 February 1895. Clemmie and Claude had two sons:
G1. Kenneth Albert was born 29 November 1922 and married Betty Jane Ray. They had two sons.
G1a. David Albert born 22 February 1946. He married on 26 Aug 1979 to Candice Blake born 28 June 1951 and they have one son, Jeffery David born 20 September 1980
G1b. Paul Allen born 26 June 1948
G2. Ray Orville was born 8 September 1926. He married on 5 February 1955 to Joan Isabel Marsh born 23 Feb 1933. They had three children.
G2a. Victoria Ellen born 3 January 1956
G2b. Marton Edmond born 26 May 1958
G2c. Patti Marie born 14 October 1962
H. Bonnie Ruby was born 16 February 1903. She married Stanley Alan McIntyre who was born 19 July 1893 and died in 1955. They had three children.
H1. George Francis born 3 September 1922, married Retha Marie Windham and had two children:
H1a. Robert Stanley born 27 July 1944
H1b. Barbara Diane born 19 September 1947
H2. William Preston born 19 March 1924. He married Marion Nelson and they became the parents of four daughters:
H2a. Christine
H2b. Karen
H2c. Jannine
H2d. Shannon
H3. Geraldine Louise born 17 February 1937, married first to Troy Wayne Baker. They have two children.
H3a. william
H3b. Melody
Geraldine married second to Terry Lee Wilson
I. Rhodella Opal was born 10 January 1906. She married first, Duward Jerome born 24 December 1901. They had four children.
I1. Jack Sylster born 19 Marcy 1929, married Delphine Darcolb and had four children.
I1a. Michael
I1b. Debbie
I1c. Jeffery
I1d. Lisa
I2. Donna married Gerald Ruyf. They have two daughters.
I2a. Penny Lyn
I2b. Kandi
I3. Joyce, twin to Joan, born 6 February 1933. Joyce married Charles Johnson and they are the parents of one daughter.
I3a. Mary Elizabeth born 25 August 1972
I4. Joan, twin to Joyce, born 6 February 1933, married George Davis. Their children are.
I4a. Sara
I4b. Timothy
I4c. Tammy
Rhodella married second to Hal Bottorff who was born 3 March 1911.
J. Theodore Glenn was born 10 July 1908 and died 5 January 1981. He married first to Mary and they had four children.
J1. Glendine married a Smith and had four children.
J1a. Danny
J1b. Denise
J1c. Tommy
J1d. Kelly
J2. Carol married John Larson and has twelve children.
J3. Velma June
J4. Don married first Kathy and they had two children.
J4a. Joye
J4b. Dawn
Don married second Eloise and they had two children.
J4c. Jeffery
J4d. Cara
Glenn married second to Maxine Hope. He is buried at Highland, California.
(P. Hermann)
5. James Dallas (Dallie) was born about 1870 the second son of Uncle Bud and Mary. He and his wife Lula had the following children:
A. George Washington "Wash" married a red-haired woman in Kansas.
Berry. Ethel was born 5 September 1898 and died 9 May 1965. They were the parents of one son.
bride Iona Luck Thomas. To this union was born one son.
Carolyn Elizabeth Ford. They have a daughter, Julie Renea born 11 June 1979.
daughter of Peter Washington and Nellie (Ford) Stafford.
Their daughter, Anna Mae born 16 June 1922 and Howard Isley, both of Clifty were united in marriage in May 1939. Anna Mae, at the time of her marriage had attended Huntsville Vocational School. Her bridegroom, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jessee Isley was a member of the 1939 Huntsville Vocational School graduating class and one of their most outstanding young men in his class. They had a son Darryle Eugene.
Anna married second, Ben Cerdeck.
Virgil enlisted in the Army in 1917 and on 4 October 1918, during the Battle of Verfever in France (his fifth major battle) his left wrist and right arm were wounded by enemy machine gun fire. He was left on the battlefield, believed to have sustained fatal wounds. Consequently his family was notified of his supposed death and memorial services were held in his honor in Huntsville. The services were attended by his family and friends. He was discharged with honors from the Army.
On 24 October 1938 in the evening, an attempt was made to arrest Virgil on a suspected violation. He was at that time shot through the head. Two days later concerned neighbors found him as he had been shot only a few yards from his farm. Services were conducted by Elder D. N. Dudgeon and he was laid to rest in the Clifty Cemetery with full military honors under the auspices of the Madison Post of the American Legion. A large crowd attended the funeral to pay their respect to a man who had served his country so well. (P. Hermann)
Dora died 20 August, 1973.
Stafford, daughter of Peter Washington and Nellie (Ford) Stafford in March of 1921. Their marriage is recorded in Book J. of Madison County marriages.
Jack and Bertie are the parents of two children, Geroldine Estella who married Marvin Lewis and have children Marvin Joe and Kimberlee; and Kathleen married Ica Adams and have children Ica, Jr. and Stacy.
E. Inez married in California
F. Eulah
Dallie and Lula died of consumption when their daughter Grace was two years old. Their children were raised by their grandparents and Aunt Clementine.
6. Donna was born to Uncle Bud and Mary 5 November 1873. She married Charles Monroe Litteral who was born 18 December 1877. They were the parents of a daughter Mabel.
Donna died 21 December 1953 and he died on 5 April 1960. They are buried in Clifty Cemetery.
7. Calvin Leroy was next to appear in the Vaughan household on 12 April 1875. He married Miss May Florence Edwards. Born 4 April 1883, May was the daughter of Edward and Dorothy Elizabeth (McQuiston) Edwards. Edward, a railroad engineer in Pennsylvania, was killed in a train wreck about three months before May was born. Mrs. Edwards then returned to Kansas with May and her three brothers to be near her people. Dorothy was the daughter of Israel McQuiston and Hannah Lusk and was born in Pennsylvania. One of her brothers, Joseph McQuiston, came to Madison County, Arkansas. (From Eddie Davis)
Calvin and May were the parents of six children:
A. Their first child, a premature baby son, died at birth.
B. Mildred Cecil was born May 11, 1901 Clifty, Madison Co, Arkansas, d. 21 February 1978 Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS, and married Robert Newton "Bob" Stafford on 17 November 1919. Born 29 January 1900, Bob was the son of Amos Franklin and Maude (Ford) Stafford. Mildred and Bob are both buried in Clifty Cemetery. To them were born the following children: (P. Hermann)
B1. Gene Elizabeth born 22 February 1920, died at age seven years.
B2. Lee Verneal was born 1 March 1922. A State Senator, Lee now resides in Buffalo, Wyoming. He and his wife are the parents of three children, two boys and a daughter Lynda. Lynda married Jimmy Moore and they are the parents of a son, Jamie Mark.
B3. Maudie May died at age three years.
B4. Joy Colleen born 25 August 1924 married Max Hawkins. They have a daughter Peggy Ann and a son Rex and presently reside in Wichita, Kansas.
B5. Betty Lou married Miran Simpson. They reside in Frannie, Wyoming with their son Larry.
B6. Florence Ann wed Charles Hodge. They are the parents of a son Bobby Vance and a daughter Kimberly who married a Wheeler.
Obituary dated 23 February 1978: Mildred Stafford, 76, died February 21 at Wichita, Kansas. She was born May 11, 1901 at Clifty, the daughter of Calvin and May Edwards Vaughan. She was married to Robert N. Stafford, November 17, 1918. Survivors include one son, Senator L. V. (Neal) Stafford of Buffalo, Wyoming; three daughters, Mrs. Joy Hawkins and Mrs. Florence Ann Hodge of Wichita, and Mrs. Billie Lou Simpson of Frannie, Wyoming; three sisters, Ada McAnish of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Bertha Ledford and Evelyn Hilton of Springdale; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Rest Haven Funeral Home in Wichita, Kansas today (Thursday, February 23) at 10 a.m. Brashears Funeral Home will hold services at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 25, with interment in the Clifty Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
C. Thelma born 31 December 1904 married Fredrick Raymond Vaughn. In marriage Book J of Madison County, Arkansas, there is listed Fred Vaughn age 21 of Clifty and Thelma
Vaughan, age 20 of Clifty. Their marriage was recorded 10 May 1924. Fred Raymond was born
23 July 1903 at Huntsville, Arkansas, the son of Arch and Nettie (Ellis) Vaughn. To Fred and
Thelma was born two children, a daughter Virginia and a son A. C. Vaughn.
Fred died 27 February 1950 after a few hours illness. His death was attributed to acute indigestion. Funeral services were held at the Alabam Cemetery, Alabam, Arkansas conducted by Rev. Cecil Garrison.
Thelma died 23 January 1977 with interment in the Alabam Cemetery.
D. Sybil Pauline born 17 March 1906 at Clifty married Irvin Lee Myers. Lee was the son of William Simon Myers and Sophornia Belle Harris of Marble, Arkansas and was born January 27th, 1905. Following their marriage, they moved to Reno County, Kansas, where Lee worked in the Oil Fields. (From Eddie Davis) To them was born one son and twin daughters. Lee was accidentally shot by his son, Irvin Lee (then about nine years old (actually he was 12 years old)) when the boy ran from the house with a rifle to shoot at a rabbit. The gun discharged as he came through the screen door. This occurred on July 6, 1942. Following his death, Sybil and her children moved back to Arkansas. Sybil worked as a registered nurse for many years. Before she married Lee Myers, she had a child by another man that was given up for adoption. (From Eddie Davis)
Dl. Irvin Lee married while stationed in Japan during World War II and presently resides in Caribou, Maine. They are the parents of one son and two daughters:
D1a. Linda Myers was born October 30, 1951.
D1b. David Myers was born February 8, 1956.
D1c. Grace Myers was born June 22, 1963.
(From Eddie Davis)
D2. Marilyn Mae married Edd Davis, resided in Springfield, Missouri and has one son:
D2a. Edward Lee Davis was born in Springfield, Missouri on November 21st, 1966. He married Cynthia Renae Johnson on September 18th, 1993. Both are taking classes to become ministers in the Church of the Nazarene and reside in Springfield, Missouri.
Marilyn died of Lung Cancer on May 18th, 1998 in Springfield, Missouri. Edd died on November 21st, 2000 of an apparent Heart Attack in Springfield, Missouri. Both are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri. (From Eddie Davis)
D3. Carolyn Fae is deceased. She left one daughter at her death. She married an Armstrong and died May 23rd, 1956 from complications following surgery in Texas. She was a nurse.
Sybil married secondly an Emerson. She died in Harrison Arkansas on April 7th, 1969 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas. (From Eddie Davis)
E. Bertha Vera married Bill Ledford. They owned and operated the War Eagle Cafe outside Alabam, Arkansas.
F. The wedding of Ada Vaughan, daughter of Calvin Vaughan of Clifty and J. Walter McAninch, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McAninch of Blackwell, Oklahoma was solemnized at the Presbyterian Church by Rev. J. M. Bandeen on 18 September 1938. Carl Presley served as best man and Miss Merle Sharp was maid of honor. Master Jerry Baldwin was ring bearer and little Virginia Simpson was flower girl. The new bride and groom left immediately after a twelve o’clock bridal party dinner for a brief honeymoon trip to Oklahoma. Mr. McAninch was Assistant Farm Agent for Madison County.
Ada Clois, born 25 March 1915 and James Walter are the parents of the following children:
Fl. Sharon Sue born 28 September 1939 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College and Oklahoma University before marrying Gary Edward Roth on 12 June 1960 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. They have four Sons:
b. James Randall born 14 June 1963
c. Joel Vaughan born 2 November 1964
d. Garrett Christian born 13 November 1968
Gary Edward is the only son of Edward and Violet (Morehouse) Roth. The Roths came to the United States from Switzerland. Gary is a petroleum engineer and farmer.
F2. Jimmie Vaughan McAninch was born 11 December 1940 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma City University and the American University, Washington, D. C. On 12 August 1963 she married Robert Upham, III the son of Robert, Jr. and Vellette Upham of Providence, Rhode Island. Robert is an entomologist and a career Army man. They have lived in Maylasia, Okinawa, Maryland, New York, Texas, and Oklahoma. They are the parents of:
a. Vellette Samantha, born in Kuala Lompur, Maylasia on 27 June 1965.
b. James Nelson born 6 July 1966
c. Ada Vaughan born 12 January 1970
F3. Michael Edwards was born 17 January 1943, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was a student at Northern Oklahoma Junior College and Oklahoma State University. Miss Dorothy Lee Vandagriff became his bride on 25 February 1967. Michael farms and is owner/manager of a machine shop in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. They have two children, Kelley Elizabeth who was born 15 September 1967 and Casey. (P. Hermann)
F4. Joe Wendell born 15 August 1945 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. He served three years in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in the Philippines and on Okinawa during that time. On 14 September 1972, he married Patricia Ann Jourdan, daughter of Dol and Belle Lane of Morgan, Texas. They are the parents of one daughter, Theresa Dawn born 2 November 1974. Joe works for a construction company and resides in Morgan, Texas.
F5. Janet Leigh born 16 December 1946 in Ponca City, Oklahoma attended Northwestern University at Alva, Oklahoma. On 29 May 1969, she was married to Alfred William Humphrey. He is the son of Norman and Virginia Humphrey of Blackwell, Oklahoma. They are the parents of two children:
b. Julie Ann was born 13 September 1971 at Springdale, Arkansas.
c. Joanna
d. Michael (P. Hermann)
Bill manages a poultry processing plant in Noel, Missouri where they now make their home.
F6. Walter Kent born in Ponca City, Oklahoma 26 March 1952 went to Oklahoma State University. He took as his bride, Miss Judith Ann Cox on 18 March 1972. Judith is the daughter of Merle and Ann Cox of Tonkawa, Oklahoma. Kent is a full time farmer and Judith is bookkeeper for a local lumber yard.
F7. Teresa Ann was born 11 December 1953 in Perry, Oklahoma. She was a hydrocephalic at birth and lived for five years, expiring on 28 December 1958. She is buried in the Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery, Tonkawa, Oklahoma.
James Walter and Ada are now retired and living in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. The owners of several oil wells, they have lived on a farm since moving to Oklahoma with wheat and cattle their main farming interests.
G. Evelyn Claudine was born 16 May 1919, the last child of Calvin and May. She married Charles Riley Hilton and they lived in Springdale, Arkansas. Evelyn died of Cancer, December 2nd, 1994 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas. She had no children. (From Eddie Davis)
Calvin and May Florence are buried in Clifty Cemetery. He died 26 October 1954 and she died 22 December 1957.
8. Minnie, born in 1881 was the last child born to Uncle Bud and Mary. In 1900, she married William Noah Ivie, born 20 September 1872 at Huntsville, Arkansas.
Noah Ivie was what could very properly be called a self-made man. His literary education was obtained from only the common schools in the Huntsville community, but he, by personal endeavor and studious application obtained a legal learning that was not exceeded by any other member of the Northwest Arkansas Bar. He was elected County and Probate Judge of Madison County in 1908 and was appointed United States Commissioner for the northwest Arkansas counties of Washington, Madison, Benton and Carroll in 1923.
At the time of his death in August 1937, he was survived by his wife, three daughters; Mrs. Cecil D. Robinson, Mrs. Ben C. Henley and Miss Naomi Ivie and two sons, Lawrence and Charles.
Judge Ivie and his wife Minnie who died in 1945 are buried in the Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Arkansas.
Mary died 26 October 1910 and Uncle Bud died 24 August 1913. They are both buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
CHAPTER 4
Lizzie and Roy
"Lizzie" born Elizabeth on 14 March 1841 was next to appear in the Vaughan household.
She was married on 22 July 1856 to Leroy C. Todd. Born 11 June 1836, Roy was the son of Augustus and Margaret (Lowery) Todd.
The following story was related by Roy to a group of friends at Clifty and was recorded by his grandson, Freddie Todd.
"Well boys, it was in 1856 when the region north of the Clifty’s was a tenantless wilderness. Brother Jim had hired me for the winter to care for some cattle he had on the range. This just suited me for in those days, my dog and my gun were my chosen companions and with them at my side life was a rambling realm of glory.
So I secured me a cabin at a convenient point on North Clifty about four miles southwest from where Eureka Springs now stands. After shaping it snugly for winter quarters I was in shape to take life as it came.
One night in the month of December, brother Jim made a visit bringing along his old flintlock thinking, no doubt, of killing a passing deer. A few days previous a six or eight inch snow had fallen. After nightfall we heard someone knocking the snow off his feet on the doorstep. Opening the door, who did we greet, but our old friend Jim Harp who had been out since early morning.
We asked, "Well Jim what’s for luck today?"
"Not much for today, but wait until tomorrow. Just up the hollar yonder, I trailed four bears into their den, one whopping big one and three cubs. I stopped them up in their den until I could get help. Will you go with me in the morning and have some bear meat?"
This was enough for brother Jim and I. We hauled out our rifles and fired the rusty loads and reloaded for bear. We spent a good part of the night discussing the modus operandi of securing bruin at such a disadvantage. However, we anticipated a glorious time, so much so that when I retired for the remaining portion of the night I still hunted with Boone and Crockett in hidden wilds and my olfactories scented lucious steaks of broiled bear.
At last morning dawned fresh and crisp and ere the sun began to gleam upon the crusted snow, we were on our way to the mountain to surprise bruin while he was yet in the stupor of his morning nap.
Soon we were there and sure enough, plain to be seen were the footprints of four bear who were securely fastened in their subterranean rendezvous by huge boulders rolled against the place of exit.
Now the question arose, who would be the hero and enter and disturb these beastly terrors? After some counseling, brother Jim and Jim Harp ventured, leaning their guns against a sapling, for the entrance was so small it would not permit the taking of guns. In such close quarters, they would have been useless and a hindrance to speedy action. Harp lighted a pine torch, rolled the stone from the entrance and with Jim at his heels started on a perilous descent while I stood, gun in hand, without to be ready for any emergency.
I’ll confess I felt excited, for I knew that a bear was not inclined to be sociable under such circumstances. More than once I had heard of hunters being torn to sausage meat by such ventures.
After waiting a few minutes, I heard a fearful crashing and tearing at the entrance of the cave. To my horror and dismay, I discovered brother Jim with every nerve expanded and eyes protruding from their sockets clawing furiously at the mouth of the cave which was scarcely large enough to admit his exit. Once out, without waiting to regain an erect attitude, he started on all-fours at break-neck speed over brush and boulder pawing the frozen snow in blinding blizzard over his back. Down the steep, with a bear cub that had pushed out under his coat-tail hard on his heels. It was hard to tell which was the more excited, Jim or the cub.
Evidently the former, for he cried at the top of his voice at every leap "shoot, shoot, shoot," and never once hushed until he arrived at a hickory tree which he clasped with both hands and feet in a sitting posture, evidently believing he was perched on the top-most bough. Jim denies this, but whether or not he is able to prove it, I am unprepared to say.
Jim and the cub had hardly cleared the way when a huge mama bear popped her head from the hole. I leveled my gun and fired, and was pleased to see her reel and snap furiously about and then fall completely barring the entrance. To make the thing sure, I fired a second shot.
By this time, Jim was somewhat recovered from his excitement and was coming up. All had become quiet in the hole which caused me to remark, "Well, They’ve killed Jim Harp, I guess."
To this, brother Jim replied, "Oh yes, oh yes."
"Well, if they have I’ll not risk my life in that hole."
Jim answered by saying, with a peculiar emphasis, "That’s my fix. That’s my fix."
Just then we heard Harp at the mouth of the hole say, "Boys, if you’ll pull the bear away, I’ll come out."
This we immediately did and was pleased to see Jim Harp step once more on the surface of the earth unscratched. I could hardly help looking upon him as a second Daniel.
Jim said that when they entered the den and had proceeded a few feet down, they saw a dark object they thought to be another hole making off. In order to investigate, he held his torch over and a few coals fell off. Immediately, it seemed that a legion of bears sprang to their feet. Jim Todd was in front, so he made his exit with the pack while Harp in the rear, or rather among them, was tossed backwards and forwards to such a degree that it was altogether unpleasant. At one time, the bruin had Jim’s foot entirely in it’s mouth, but luckily his shoes were double soled and filled with tacks which prevented serious hurt.
We then peeled the hide from our bear and found it to be a very large one weighing over 300 pounds. We shouldered it up and proceeded home feeling proud in more than one respect.
We three men then and there resolved to hunt bear in the future on top of the earth."
Leroy and Lizzie were the parents of the following children:
1. George Washington "Coot" was born 4 July 1857. He married first Nancy Clementine Hinds who bore him two children. Nancy (or Narcissus as some genealogies have) was born 28 June 1850 and died about 1936 in Dallax, Texas. (Information on this family from Shirley (Overton) Quick - P. Hermann)
A. Benjamin Franklin born 17 June 1879 at Clifty. Benjamin married first on 17 July 1900 at Springdale, Arkansas (Bk L, p. 330) to Bertha Ann Carter, born 13 February 1883 Springdale, Arkansas. They were parents of:
in Springdale, Arkansas to Ethel Violet Pulliam, daughter of Orville and Alice (Heckman) Pulliam, born 24 January 1905 Canadian, Oklahoma. They had four children:
a. Paul Ivan born 25 October 1924 Springdale, Arkansas, married on 11 September 1944 to Virginia Erkie and became the father of: Lana Rai who married Timothy Michael O’Neill and has two children, Kristin Elaine and Jennifer Michelle; and Gail Ann who married first to Douglas Robert Healey and second to Anthony Scozzari
b. Edward Bruce born 24 March 1926 Garden City, Kansas, married on 6 April 1946 to Betty Charlene Hill and had two children: Yvonna Jean and Tyler Dean
c. Annah Helen born 21 August 1993 Garden City, Kansas, married first to Gerald L. "Jerry" Randels and had four children: Ricky Gayle, Raubin Lynn, Kyle Vincent and Kelly Dawn. Annah married second to Derwood J. "Dick" Dickens.
d. Ralph Benny born 12 June 1936, married on 21 June 1957 to Patricia Louise "Patti" Huffmaster and became the parents of: Benny Ray who married Linda Lee Long; Cassandra Lee "Sandy" married Douglas Lee Ellis; and Craig Allen born 28 November 1959 Liberal, Kansas, died 9 January 1960, buried Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Kansas
Theron Young Todd died 18 December 1990 at Garden City, Kansas and was interred at Valley View Cemetery, Garden City, Kansas
times. Two of his wives were Julia Graham and Jewell Brackett. It’s unknown if he had any children. Jay died 13 October 1977 Hanford, California and it buried in the Hanford Cemetery.
married Bruce S. Graham born 22 September 1900 and had three children:
Esther Bayley and had two children: Gail married Judy Ellis and has Cindy and Angelia; and Linda married first Dale Neal and had one son, Jeff. Linda married second Charlie Weaver.
Cemetery. Obit 3 July 1985: Kenneth Raymond Graham, 63, of Springdale, died July 3 at Springdale. He was born Nov. 8, 1921 at Springdale, the son of Bruce S. and Gertrude I. Todd Graham. He worked in sales and real estate. He was a Marine during World War II. He was a production supervisor at Welch’s for 25 years. He was a deacon of the First Baptist Church and a past president of the Real Estate Board. Survivors include his wife, Esther Bayley Graham of the home; one son, Gail Graham of Tulsa; one daughter, Mrs. Charlie (Linda) Weaver of Springdale; two brothers, Todd Graham of Fayetteville and Bobby Graham of Pico Riviera, CA; his father, Bruce S. Graham of Springdale, and three grandchildren. Services were today at Sisco Chapel of Springdale with the Rev. Cliff Palmer officiating. Burial was at Friendship Cemetery. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to the First Baptist Church building fund.
married Randall Stout and has two children, Shannon and Lori; and Johnny
Obit 15 Mar 1985: Irma G. Graham
Mrs. Irma Gertrude Graham, 80, of Springdale died March 15 at Springdale Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 13, 1903, in the Zion Community, the daughter of Benjamin and Bertha Carter Todd. She was a member of the Southern Grove Baptist Church and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bruce S. Graham of the home to whom she was married in 1921; three sons, Kenneth R. Graham of Springdale, Todd Graham of Fayetteville and Bobby Graham of Pico Rivera, CA; one brother, Theron Todd of Holcomb, KS; three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Todd, Mrs. Mildred Overton and Mrs. Floy Scoggins, all of Springdale; eight grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sisco Chapel with Elder Bob Perry and the Rev. Lee Norman officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Graham, Richard Graham, Steven Graham, Gail Graham, Johnny Graham and Randal Scott.
A4. Pauline
Overton, born 4 November 1913. They had two children:
a. Raymond Francis born 11 October 1932, married first to Deloris Jean Ford and had one child, Raymond Wayne born 17 March 1952 who married Chong-Hui Kim in Korea and became the father of Katherine Overton.
Raymond married second to Phyllis Desart and they were the parents of one child, Kerrie Lee who was born 18 August 1961.
Raymond died 16 August 1972 of a heart attack.
b. Shirley Ann born 8 July 1945 married first Phillip Shafer by whom she has a daughter, Lana Kay who was born 24 April 1977. Shirley married second Gary Duvall, third Alan Miller and fourth Carroll Quick.
John Riley Overton died 22 July 1983 Springdale, Arkansas. Mildred lived eleven more years before passing away on 17 September 1994 Springdale. They both are buried at Friendship Cemetery.
married first to Walker Ballenger in San Bernadino, California. They were the parents of a daughter:
a. Juanita Alline born 8 June 1936, married Lynn Tisdale and has two children: Christie who married Ronnie Lee Hudson; and Michael who married Victoria Holloway and has a son named Michael Anthony
Floy married second to Henry William "Bill" Scroggins on 16 November 1945. Bill was born 21 February 1916 in Texas. Floy and Bill had one adopted son:
b. Timothy Wayne Scroggins born 7 March 1947 married Nancy Woods and had four children: Brian, Brad, Bobby born 20 Mar 1973 and died 4 May 1973 in a car accident, and Brandy
Benjamin then married second on 10 March 1957 in Washington County, Arkansas to Lou Parker. Benjamin died 26 November 1967 and is buried in Friendship Cemetery in Springdale, Arkansas. Lou also died and is buried at Friendship Cemetery.
B. Nettie was born 7 April 1881. She married a Fogg as her first husband. They had no children. She then married a Moreland about 1896 and they had two children:
B1. Ruth Mae born 15 May 1897 Bentonville, Arkansas, married first to Rufus L. Boyd. They became the parents of two children before he died in 1938:
a. May Pauline who married a McNiel and a Hood
b. William who has five children: Carol, Sherrie, Billy Jack, Paula and Susan.
Ruth married second to A. V. Hayes and became the mother of two more children:
c. Junita married first Herschel Dean and second a Hendrix by whom she had two children: Ronnie and Judy
d. Laverne married a Umphress and has a daughter, Sheila
Ruth died 11 December 1998 at Waxahachie, Texas
B2. Lydia born 7 February 1900 Monett, Barry County, Missouri, married first to Albert Lafayette Poole by whom she had five children:
a. Shirley Wanda married Claude Cleveland Richardson Jr, son of Claude Cleveland and Maebell (Kennedy) Richardson. Claude Jr. was born 8 November 1924 in Ennis, Ellis Co, Texas. They had two sons: Wayne Douglas married Nelda Jean Walton born 4 July 1944 Texas City, Texas and died 28 December 1999 Dallas, Texas, buried Marquez Cemetery, Marquez, Texas. Wayne and Nelda had one child, Amanda Donielle.
Steven Warren Richardson married first to Mary Denny and had a son, Matt; then married second to Cindy Chambers and had three more children: Erinne Nicole, Joseph Cory, and Jarred.
Claude Jr. passed away from a heart attack in February 1980 and is buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas, Texas
b. Dorothy married first Gene Norrell and had one child, Ronna who married Steve Stovall and had two sons: Todd and Troy
Dorothy married second William Chambers
c. George married Anna Lou by whom he had three children: Charlotte married Freddie Newton; David and Mark
d. Phyllis married first Bill Johnson and second Gus Cramer by whom she had two children: Donnie R. married Betty Beard, and Mary Jane married Willie Felts
e. T. J.
Lydia died about 1984 Dallas, Texas
Nettie married after 1900 to George G. Goosbley and lived in Dallas, Texas. George died in July 1954 and was interred at the Oakland Cemetery in Dallas. Nettie died in June 1966 at Dallas, TX and was interred at Grove Hill Cemetery.
Coot married second Sarah Margaret "Maggie" (Harbison) Fanning. Maggie was born 12 July 1863 in Illinois, the daughter of Smith Barlow and Sarah (Bush) Harbison. She had one son by her marriage to a Fanning. Maggie and Coot didn’t have any children together. She died 14 October 1940 and Coot died 31 January 1943. Both are buried at Friendship Cemetery, Washington County, AR.
Obit: George W. Todd passed away Thursday at 5 p.m. after a short illness of pneumonia. He was born 4 July 1856, d. 29 Feb 1940, age 83 yrs, 7 mo. and 25 days. He joined the Christian Church in his youth. He is survived by his wife and two children by a former marriage. The children are Ben F. of Springdale, Mrs. Nettie Goolsby of Dallas, TX; three sisters and one brother – Mrs. J. C. Goddard of Stigler, OK, Mrs. Lola Lowanan of Farmington, AR, Mrs. John Bone of Idaho, J. L. Todd of Clifty, AR, nine grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. (P. Hermann)
2. Margaret Emma born 29 April 1859 was the first daughter born to Lizzie and Roy. She married William Jasper (Dick) Evans who was born 11 February 1858. They were the parents of five children:
A. Marion Franklin born 1 December 1879 in Madison County, Arkansas. He was married to Maggie Bell Keener, daughter of Jerry M. and Melvina (Brown) Keener. Maggie was born 20 November 1884. They were the parents of three children, Alma born about 1903 Madison County, Arkansas who married Edens; Vernie A. born about 1906 Madison County, Arkansas, married a White and died in 1927, buried Clifty Cemetery; and Cleo Franklin born 20 April 1914 Madison County, Arkansas, died 31 March 1982 Fayetteville, AR. Cleo married Pauline A. Juliann and they had three children: Michael F., Barbara who married a Brown, and Sharon who married a Bryant. (P. Hermann)
Maggie passed from this life Wednesday, 15 February 1961. Frank, a retired merchant and farmer had been a member of the Christian Church for sixty-five years at the time of his death on 1 May 1962. They are both buried in Clifty Cemetery.
B. William Robert (Rob) was born 7 October 1882 at Clifty. He married the former
Miss Florence E. Scates, daughter of Grant and Jane Scates on 24 February 1923 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Florence was born 20 December 1897. Rob and Florence became the parents of a son
B1. Clarence Elwood born 26 March 1924 in Kansas, married Verba Irene Metcalf, daughter of James Henry and Mary Elizabeth Metcalf, on 29 September 1946. Verba was born 6 February 1927. To this union was born five children:
B1. Evelyn Fay born 1 October 1947
B2. Glen Elwood born 10 November 1949
B3. Tammie Lynn
B4. Steven Craig
B5. Clyde Charles born 16 November 1957
Clarence presently owns and operates a bait shop on his farm near Beaver Lake outside Clifty, Arkansas. Interested in history, he has become very adept in making arrowheads using the same methods used by the Indians that populated this area many years ago. Verba and their son Clyde are employed at a poultry processing plant in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Clarence passed away on 9 June 1981 and was interred in the Clifty Cemetery.
Florence born 20 December 1897 died shortly after the birth of Clarence from effects of childbirth on 26 March 1924. Rob died 30 April 1963 at his home in Clifty and is buried beside his wife in Clifty Cemetery.
C. Andrew Jackson "Jack" was born 5 April 1885 Madison Co, AR. He married Ora V. Hines who was born 5 May 1888. Jack died on 1 May 1962 and his wife followed on 30 April 1963. Both are buried at the Clifty Cemetery.
D. Cherubia Elizabeth was born 29 May 1889 at Clifty. She married Clinton F. Brown, son of Isaac and Armenta (Nelson) Brown. He was born 11 June 1888. They had four children:
Dl. Mabel L. born about 1919, married a Peterson
D2. Oscar F. born about 1910
D3. Elzie D. born about 1912, and Miss Lona Guinn were married at Meeker, Oklahoma on 23 November 1932. The bride is a daughter of Bill Guinn of Meeker, Oklahoma. (P. Hermann)
D4. Lloyd I. born about 1917, married Freda Maxine Mullins. She was born 20 January 1917 at Barnsdall, Oklahoma, the daughter of William and Minta (Davenport) Mullins. They have two daughters, Karlina who married a Dodd and Brenda who married Bell.
Freda died 25 March 1967 at McPherson, Kansas. Burial was in the Clifty Cemetery.
Clinton Brown died 30 March 1922 and was buried in the Clifty Cemetery. Cherubia had made her home in Wichita, Kansas for twenty-five years before her death on 15 August 1963. She is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
had two known children: Edith V. born about 1913 in California, and Ruth A. born about 1918 in Arkansas
Emma and Dick Evans are both buried in Clifty Cemetery. He died 30 March 1929 and Emma died 13 July 1933.
3. Mary C. (Pollie) Todd was born 30 November 1861. She married on 20 September 1883 to Josiah Means Godard, son of Isaac and Margaret (Means) Godard, born 22 February 1859. She and Joe were the parents of five children:
Lenora and Jack became the parents of five children:
Al. Howard T. "Wells" born about 1909 Arkansas
October 1906. According to the Social Security Death Index, they were both living at Rogers, Arkansas when they died – Leo in February 1974 and Fern on 11 August 1989
A4. Mrs. Carl Springer (Cloma A. born 4 September 1916, died May 1986)
A5. Mrs. James Phelps (Pauline A. born about 1919)
B. Juretta B. "Ret" born in September 1886 married Melvin Cook. They were the parents of two known children who lived to be adults. The 1910 census reported that Ret had given birth to three children, with only two still living at the time of the census. These two children were:
B1. Marie M. born about 1905 Madison County, Arkansas
B2. Kermit F. born about 1909 Oklahoma
In 1935 Melvin and Ret were living in Morrell, Nebraska
C. Benjamin "Ben" born in September 1884, married Loy Lane daughter of Mrs. Annie Lane
D. Powell Clem born in October 1890, never married. His grave at Clifty Cemetery is marked only with a field rock and has no inscription.
E. unnamed infant born and died 22 March 1899, buried Clifty Cemetery
Pollie died 31 January 1917, buried Clifty Cemetery. After her death, Joe married Cherubia Frances Ray, daughter of Allen and Nancy (Vaughan) Ray. Joe died 14 January 1935 and was also buried at Clifty.
4. Willie P. Todd was born 11 September 1865. He died at the age of eight years, six months on 11 March 1874 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
5. Nancy A. was born 19 March 1868 and married James H. "Jim" Godard, son of Isaac and Margaret (Means) Godard, born 15 June 1861. They were to become the parents of eleven children:
A. Myrtle who married George Hammons. They have a son, Floyd.
B. Homer
C. Lafayette (Fate) died in Steiglee, Oklahoma
D. Willie born 18 July 1895, married Cloe Keener who was born 15 November 1897, (Willie) died in July 1976 in California. Social Security Death Index give Willie’s death as being in June 1976 when he was living at Santa Ana, California. Cloe died in October 1986 living at Visalia, Tulare County, California.
E. Doyle married. He died when a grease rack fell on him.
F. Coy born 18 January 1911, died in June 1985 living at Costa Mesa, California
G. Sunny married Bill Evans
H. Pearl
I. Mae
J. Fay
K. L. I. born 13 June 1886, died 18 October 1887, buried Clifty Cemetery
6. Benjamin Franklin Todd was born next on 25 March 1870. He married Miss Margaret Jane "Maggie" Lynch born 28 May 1871 the daughter of George and Martha Catherine (Clark) Lynch. Ben and Margaret were the parents of five children:
A. Lester born 13 August 1890 in Benton County, Arkansas. He married first Dona Bell Rogers on 27 January 1907 Madison County, AR (Bk H, p. 6), daughter of Thomas Preston and Mag (Roberts) Rogers. Bell was born on 27 July 1889 and died 31 October 1907. She was killed when a team of horses balked and the wagon overturned, killing her and their unborn child. She is buried at Austin Cemetery, Madison County, Arkansas. After Bell died, Lester married Ethel Ivie, a teacher at the Hickory Grove School. Lester and Ethel have two children:
Al. Edna born 31 January 1912, died 30 November 1998 living at Napa, CA, married Barry Hilton. She is associated with the Lecompte, Louisiana school system.
A2. Thelma Francis was born 18 October 1920 married first Leroy Lang and had one son Jackie.
She married second Dean Cox and had daughters Deanna and Linda, both of whom were born in California. Deanna married a Franklin.
Lester married third, Ola Wylie. Ola died 30 January 1977 in Fullerton, California. Lester died on 22 August 1996 at Fullerton, California
Annie when she was old enough to realize she did not particularly care for her given name, and Annie she has been until this day.
It was a warm Monday night in the fall (October 12, 1908) at 10:00 p.m. when Annie and Thomas Calvin Cook stood before Justice of the Peace Ben Lynch and pledged their lives to each other. Tom born 11 December 1886 was the son of Jasper and Mary Ellis Cook. Tom and Annie set up housekeeping with five chairs, a bedstead and a set of dishes. It was to be almost four years before their first cradle was needed.
B1. Jasper Benjamin "Benny" was born 22 June 1912 and married in November of 1932, Lois Elizabeth Calico, the daughter of Ulman Carr and Rebecca Francis (Bedingfield) Calico. Bennie and Lois had one daughter.
a. Mary Elizabeth was born 18 July 1936 and on 15 August 1952, she married Robert Bruce McCaw. They became the parents of four children:
al. Linda Marie weighing in at five pounds, eleven ounces, was born 11 November 1955. She married Larry Walters and has three children: Justin Ray and Trudy Gayle, twins, born 9 April 1978, and Kyle Walter born 27 June 1985.
a2. Janet Sue was born 8 December 1957 married Daren Frank Reinhardt and has three children: Bridget Ann born 7 July 1979, Daren Frank born 24 November 1980, and Keith Daniel born 16 December 1983
a3. David Bruce was born 8 September 1961 married Jolene Engler and has two children: Sarah Elizabeth born 19 June 1984 and Jessica Marie born 18 September 1985.
a4. Tammy Lou born 27 January 1965. (1956?)
Bennie married second Ethel Brown. They reside at Best, Arkansas.
B2. Cloma Ethel was born 4 June 1917. A student at Ozark Christian College, she married on 10 January 1941, Martin Rudolph Bray who was born 12 May 1913 in Benton County, Arkansas. To this union was born a daughter, Linda Fay. Linda, born 14 February 1942 married Paul Dean Setser and has children Belinda Jean born 20 July 1962 and James Dean born 17 February 1965.
Martin died 20 August 1981 in Fayetteville, Washington Co, Arkansas and is buried at Benton County Memorial Park Cemetery
In 1920 Tom and Annie bought a third interest in the general store at Clifty along with his two brothers, Ike and Fred Cook.
Tom Cook died 2 May 1967 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery. Annie presently resides at Best, Arkansas. Annie died 27 November 1988 at the Rogers Memorial Hospital, Rogers, Arkansas and was also interred in the Clifty Cemetery
Obituary – Annie Cook:
Mrs. Annie Cook, 96, of Clifty, AR, died Nov. 27, 1988, at the Rogers Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 22, 1892, at Clifty, AR, the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Margaret Jane Lynch Todd. She was a homemaker, a member of the Clifty Church of Christ and was the widow of Thomas Calvin Cook, who preceded her in death on May 2, 1967. Survivors include one son, J. B. Cook of Clifty; one daughter, Mrs. Cloma Bray of Garfield, AR; three brothers, Lester Todd of Fullerton, CA, Freddie Todd and Benjamin Todd, both of Clifty; two granddaughters, Mrs. Mary McCaw of Ignacio, CO, and Mrs. Linda Setser of Avoca, AR; six great-grandchildren; and twelve great-great-grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Clifty Church of Christ with Jack Garner, minister, officiating. Interment was in the Clifty Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Ronal Obenshain, James Thompson, Kendall Bohlen, Jerry Robertson, Earnest Kirk and Jack Todd.
C. Premature infant who was unnamed. He is buried at Rogers, Arkansas.
D & E. George Fredrick (Freddie) and Leroy Edward (Eddie), twins born 24 May 1902.
Freddie married on 21 October 1919, Miss Ethel Vida Dutton. Ethel was born 21 October 1904, the daughter of Willis Asbury and Zellar (Hammons) Dutton. Freddie and Ethel make their home in Clifty, Arkansas. Freddie and Ethel lived in the Clifty area their entire lives. They didn’t have any children, but raised Freddie Andrew Todd, son of Andy Luther and Delores Cecil (Hudson) Todd. Freddie was a Justice of the Peace for California Township for forty years and married many couples, including my own parents. Freddie had an avid interest in family history from the time he was young, and could remember many of the stories told by his grandparents. He liked to tease Ethel about eating bananas. After they were first married, she craved bananas, so Freddie would buy a whole stalk of them and hang them in the house for her to have. Ethel liked to tease him about being a better shot with a gun than he was, as she went hunting right along with him. Freddie and Ethel celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary in 1992 with a gathering of friends and relatives at the California school house. Freddie passed away 15 March 1993 and Ethel joined him on 4 October of the same year. Both are buried at the Clifty Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
Eddie married Thelma Clark, the daughter of John and Mattie Clark. They have a son Floyd Granger born 9 November 1924, at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Floyd married a woman named Patricia from London, England while he was stationed there in the service. They remained in England over ten years after their marriage. After returning to the United States, he was employed by the State of California.
Eddie was killed 13 July 1926 when the saw mill where he was employed as a fireman exploded. The explosion was thought to have been caused by a defective steam gauge.
F. Benjamin Franklin was born 25 August 1905. He married Virginia Allison Baker on 21 December 1928. Virginia was born on 9 July 1900 at Blackwell, Oklahoma and they are at home in Clifty, Arkansas. Benjamin and Virginia had no children of their own, but raised the four children of William Edward and Rebecca Medora (Todd) Leftwich after their deaths. Virginia died 17 October 1980 and Benjamin on 20 November 1995. They are both buried at the Clifty Cemetery.
Benjamin died 24 March 1905 and Maggie on 2 November 1959. They are both buried at Clifty Cemetery.
Obituaries of Benton County, Arkansas, Vol III, 1905-1909, p. 69:
B. F. Todd – The following is from the Clifty correspondent of the Eureka Springs Flashlight: Friday morning, March 24th, our postmaster at Clifty, B. F. Todd, died very suddenly with heart failure. He was buried the following day at Clifty. Mr. Todd rose early in the morning and was in the act of building a fire in the stove and was blowing the fire when he fell over dead. He was the son of L. C. and Lizzie Todd. He leaves a wife and four children, the two youngest being twin boys about two years old. In addition to being postmaster he was in the hardware business. James Freeman took charge of the post office until Mr. Todd’s successor is appointed. (Rogers Democrat 4/5/05)
7. On 15 September 1872, Thomas Albert (Abb) Todd was born. He married Elizabeth Rudy "Bess" Fisher, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Nance) Fisher (additional information from Donna Shorten in 2001 - P. Hermann) and had five children:
A. Samuel Earl "Sam" born 16 April 1896 Clifty, Arkansas, married Lola Gladys Haggard on 26 September 1916. She was the daughter of John and Martha (Huff) Haggard and was born 23 November 1900 Carroll Co, AR. Sam and Lola had three children:
A1. Zelda Evelyn married John C. Seale and had three children:
a. Lila Oleane married Henry Lacey Martin and has three children: Shirley Michelle, Kimberely Ruth and Naomi Joy
b. William Doyal m. Donna Eloise Lowry and has four children: Darlene Lenora, Dale Vernon, Deanna Marie and Daniel Lynn
c. Tony Michael married Ethyl Marie Kelley and has four children: Mark Wynn, Brooke Christina, Jennifer Michelle and Matthew Allan
A2. Clifton Worrell married Wilma Isabelle Ingle and had two children:
a. Ronald Earl married Linda Northcutt and had one child, Clifton Earl
b. Sandra Isabelle married Paul Dalton Holder and became the mother of two children: Paul Dalton Jr. and Tammy Marie
A3. Samuel Earl Jr. married Margaret Adath Martin and had four children:
a. Alice Lorene married Loren Ray Triplett by whom she had two children: Erica Kristina and Gabriel Earl
b. John Fletcher married Penny Angela Patrick and has one son, Macy Patrick
c. Deanna Rose married Jack Howard Picard and has two children: Rachel Charlotte and Jesse Michael
d. Samuel Andrew
Sam died 27 May 1970 in St. Helens, Oregon and Lola died on 15 November 1990 in Portland.
Sam lived in Oregon and I only saw them once. The whole side of this part of the family has been split off from the rest of the family for years because of the death of Albert Todd. Most of us living now, did not know about the massive amount of family members related to the Todds and the Vaughans still living in Arkansas and the nearer states. (from Donna Shorten)
B. Fred Albert born 2 February 1900 Benton County, Arkansas married Mable Reed daughter of James and Mary Reed, on 1 September 1921. They had three children,
B1. Mildred Viola married Harold Albert Dodd and had three children:
a. Mary Ann
b. Thomas Leroy
c. Joe
B2. Jack James (Tom) married Anna Marie Capps and has two children:
a. Jacquelyn Marie who married Joel Freeman
b. James Edward
B3. Mary Elizabeth married first Paul Wallen by whom she has two sons, Rodney and Mark. She married second Clayton Srygley
Fred would go to Arkansas to visit and for years I thought he was going to visit his sister, Pearl. Later, I found out it was to visit the other family members that we Tulsa family did not know about. We just thought it was nice that he saw our grandmother so much. I learned that Fred was brought up by family members when he was little as he was born after his dad was killed. (from Donna Shorten) Fred died 12 February 1972 in Oklahoma and Mable died in August 1981 at Bartlesville.
Roy Mansur Fairbanks who was the son of Cassius and Orpha Fairbanks and born 23 December 1888 at Hammond, Kansas, second Clarence Pimerton, and third, Floyd Tincher. (According to Freddie Todd, Pearl was married first before 1913 to James Clarence Pemberton who was a son of William and Lucinda Palestine "Pallie" (Lynch) Pemberton. Pallie married second to Lafayette Todd. Clarence was married eight or nine times and apparently never was able to settle down. He was born on 8 October 1897 in Madison County and died in August 1986 in Big Springs, TX. Maybe Clarence was married to a different Pearl Todd as this Pearl would have only been about 14 years old – not impossible, but unlikely. P. Hermann)
Anna Pearl Todd was only married two times. I have the marriage certificates for
verification. With the first marriage to Roy Mansur Fairbanks, there were five children.
had four children, Everett Thomas, Jerry Bruce, Donna Kay and Darrell H.
and Ronald. Raymond divorced from Vivian and he died of pancreas cancer at the age of 42 in 1961.
C3. Fredia Levona was married three times. First, son Ralph Kent Maple, second unknown.. no children -- third marriage to Roy Miller.. children Phillip Dale, Dennis, and Myrna Royland. Fredia died of a stroke several years ago.
C4. Roy Jr. married to Rose.. children; Kathleen, Joanne and Butch
died a month apart in 1999. Social Security Index has Fred deceased on 14 February 1999 in Los Angeles, California (P. Hermann).
We always went to visit Grandmother Pearl who lived outside Huntsville, Ark.. My first memory of visiting her was when she was married to Grandpa Floyd Tincher. That was in the 1940's. At this time they were living outside of Clifty, Arkansas. We never knew why she divorced him as we only thought of him as our Grandpa. We did not even meet our other grandfather, Roy Fairbanks until many years later when we made a trip to California. I was 12 at the time. Roy died 10 November 1966 in Long Beach, California and is buried at Westminster Memorial Park Cemetery. Pearl died 16 September 1997 at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
D. Grace was born 29 January 1906 and married a Seffert. According to the Social Security Death Index he died in November 1981 at Deer Island, Columbia County, OR.
E. Georgia born about 1909 married an Epperson.
Bess Fisher Todd remarried after
Albert Todd was killed. The person you have listed as being
married to Pearl was in reality married to Bess as Pearl was only
a child at the time. As it was Pearl married Roy Fairbanks when
she was fifteen..
I have a picture of Bess Fisher Todd married to Charles
Persinger.. They had three children, Grace, Bernice and a son who
died very young. She divorced him and married a Gandy, he died
and she married a Skanderup and lived in Oregon until her death.
( from Donna Shorten)
Abb was killed on 27 November 1899 at Rogers, Arkansas when the team he was driving bolted, throwing him from the wagon and into a pole. (P. Hermann)
8. James Lafiatte (Fate) was the next to make his appearance on 27 July 1875. He was united in marriage to Lucinda Palestine (Pallie) Lynch on 14 September 1902 at Hindsville, Arkansas. Pallie was born 12 March 1879, the daughter of George and Martha Catherine (Clark) Lynch. Fate and Pallie were the parents of four children:
A. Alta Marie born 4 August 1903 married William Charles "Charley" Mason on 24 December 1918 at Clifty. Charley was born 5 March 1900, the son of Harve and Ollie (Stafford) Mason. Their son Jack Ellis was born 8 September 1935. He married Joan Brewer who was born 24 January 1936. He and his wife have two children Katherine Ann and John Charles. Charley died in June 1970 at Ponca City, Oklahoma. Alta married next C. B. Faulk Alta died in September 1994 at Ponca City, Oklahoma
B. Geneva Mae "Neva" was born 1 May 1906. She married Robert Arnold on 18 March 1922 in Madison County (Bk J, p. 158) and they have two children, Jimmie and Mary Lou
C. Mable born 12 May 1910 married Lennis Creech who was born 28 April 1905, and has children Bobbie, Yvonne, and Sue. Lennis died 18 August 1968 in Ponca City, Oklahoma
D. Edith was born 30 November 1913. She married first Wayne Belt. They have two
children Ronald, and Nadine who married Hillard Scrivener. Nadine and her husband had two sons.
1974.
Pemberton by this marriage. Fate died 24 March 1959 at Barnsdall, Oklahoma (P. Hermann). He was a Mason. Pallie died 12 January 1976. Funeral services were conducted in Ponca City, Oklahoma and Clifty, Arkansas. She and Fate are buried in Clifty Cemetery.
9. Magnolia Elizabeth (Nolia) Todd was born 19 November 1877. She married Mort Wasson and to this union was born a son Willie in May 1896
Nolia married second Marion Pierce and third Jim Lowman. To Nolia and Jim were born three children:
A. Allen B., a pharmacist living in Lafayette, Louisiana.
B. Mable married Wilburn King and lives in Farmington, Arkansas. They have two children.
C. Maudie lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Nolia died 21 May 1965 in a Fayetteville, Arkansas hospital and is buried in the Farmington Cemetery, Farmington, Arkansas.
Nola died 21 May 1965. (P. Hermann)
10. Lila Francis was born 25 May 1880. She had one son Chester E. who was born 18 December 1896 at Rogers, Arkansas.
Chester and his wife Rosalie made their home in Kansas. He died 3 November 1967 and is buried in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Wellington, Kansas.
Lila married John Bone. They are the parents of a son Clyde M. of Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Lila died 30 June 1967 at 87 years of age with burial in Ganderville Cemetery, Summers, Arkansas.
Benjamin Franklin Todd died 24 March 1905. Margaret then married George Oliver. She died 2 November 1959. Ben and Margaret are buried in Clifty Cemetery.
CHAPTER 5
James Dallas and Melvina
James Polk Dallas Vaughan was the fourth child of Benjamin and Cherubia Vaughan. Born in 1843, he married Melvina Houston. Melvina born 25 February 1856 was the seventh child of James Calvin and Sarah (Berks) Houston.
Dallas had a general store located in Clifty, Arkansas. He lost one eye while cutting glass in his store and although he did buy a glass eye, he rarely wore it as he said it hurt him. He also served as Postmaster in the Clifty community.
To James Dallas and Melvina was born eleven children:
1. Nancy Allen "Nannie" Vaughan born 1 September 1874 was the first child to appear in the Vaughan household. She married about 1896 to Byron Pierce and had children Fred, Amos, Carl and Nellie. All of these children were born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, but moved at an early age to Fullerton, California. Carol married Ethel ? and they had two sons – Carl Jr. born about 1921, and Willis born about 1923.
Article in the Eureka Springs Times on 15 July 1909, entitled "Out for Practice", about the Arkansas State Guards leaving for their yearly outing, two members of the company were the Pearce brothers. The name of one of the brothers was spelled Pierce and the name of the other was spelled Pearce. Byron Pierce was a 1st Lieutenant of Eureka Springs, Arkansas and his brother, Fred Pearce, was company bugler.
An obituary of Nancy Emma Pierce, age 75, appeared in the March 10, 1947 issue of the Eureka Springs Time-Echo and indicated that her husband Byron, who preceded her in death, was in the barber shop business in Eureka Springs in the early days. The information brochure handed to all who attended funeral services for Nannie begins, "In Memory of Nancy Allen Pearce…" This name and spelling was no doubt given to the funeral home by her children, and who better should know what is correct? Nannie died 27 February 1949 in Cost Mesa, California and interment was in the Westminister Memorial Park Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
2. Cordelia (Cordy) Vaughan was born 30 May 1877 and was married 4 June 1892 to George Boone Moore in Clifty, Arkansas. Their marriage is recorded in Carroll Co. Marriage Bk A, p. 342. George was born 9 November 1870, the son of Zebedee and Susan (Lynch) Moore. They had three children:
A. Rose Etta was born 4 October 1894 in Clifty, Arkansas. She married first on 12 July 1913 to John Quincy Branham born in 1883, the son of George and Calla Branham of Kentucky. To this union one son was born.
A1. J. Q. was born 8 May 1914 Harrison, Boone Co, Arkansas. He married Pauline Elizabeth Miller on 26 August 1939 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pauline was born 9 January 1917 in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, the daughter of John Ezekial & Jewel Pauline (Montomery) Miller. Note: J. Q. is his full name and the initials don’t stand for anything. His name is not John Quincy, as was his father’s, but simply J. Q. To J. Q. and Pauline was born one son.
a. Joe John Branham was born 25 August 1941 and was married to Carol Anne Bemies, daughter of Clyde & Henrietta Bemies on 2 June 1962. Carol Anne was born 24 June 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their children are: Debra Ann born 5 March 1964 and Jay Q. born 6 February 1968. Both were born in Tulsa, OK
John Quincy Branham died 25 December 1920 and is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Rose Etta married second on 18 July 1925 to Edward M. Miller who was born 31 August 1903, the son of George and Margaret Miller. (P. Hermann)
B. Albert Vaughan Moore was born 11 April 1908 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He married Neva Irene Barnes on 13 September 1927 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Neva was born 7 April 1910, the daughter of Robert Matthew and Eulelar (Wisman) Barnes of Tulsa. To this union two children were born.
B1. Thelma Lee was born 3 November 1932 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and was married 3 October 1950 to Edwin Clayton Boyce. Edwin was born 18 May 1929, the son of Charles Dickens and Esther Adelaide (Dudley) Boyce. The children of Thelma and Edwin are:
a. Vicki Lynn Boyce born 11 July 1951, married on 10 Apr 1970 to John F. Jennings. They have three children: April Lynn born 29 November 1971, Sheri Kathleen born 20 September 1973, and John F. Jennings III born 17 September 1974
b. Edwin Lee "Butch" Boyce born 6 April 1954. Edwin married Debra Lynn Beatty on 29 Decembery 1973. Debra was born 28 Apr 1953 and is the daughter of Kenneth Darrel & Maurene (Rose) Beatty. Edwin & Debra have one daughter, Rebecca Delene Boyce born 23 August 1976 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
c. Charles Bruce Boyce born 1 August 1958
d. Sandra Kaye Boyce born 15 April 1961
e. Danny Michael Boyce born 8 August 1963
B2. John Alan "Sonny" Moore was born 6 October 1934. He was married on 14 November 1955 to Patricia Ann Isaak, born 4 January 1938. They had two children.
a. Curtis Alan Moore born 13 June 1957
b. Nancy Elain Moore born 15 November 1959
Neva Irene (Barnes) Moore died 27 October 1969 and is buried in the Floral Haven Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Albert Vaughan Moore married second on 6 September 1958 to Lena Purdy. She died 24 September 1960. In 1984 Albert lived at Belleville, Kansas. (P. Hermann)
C. Thelma was born 24 October 1910 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She married first in 1935 to William Ralph Foster. After William died, she married second in 1955 to Andrew Mattwaoshe. Andrew was an Osage Indian. Thelma had no children by either marriage and was living in Belleville, Kansas in 1984. (P. Hermann)
Cordy (Vaughan) Moore died 11 February 1952 at Belleville, Kansas and is buried at the Belleville Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
3. John Douglas (Doug) was born 25 March 1879. On 6 October 1901 he took as his bride Miss Lula Mae Lynch. They were married at Clifty by Uncle Wylie Todd. Lula, the youngest daughter of Jacob and Cynthia Ann (Hubbard) Lynch was born 22 February 1884. Doug and Lula were to become the parents of eleven children:
A. Laura Leona was born 25 September 1902 at Clifty, Arkansas. She married 30 July 1923 at Barnsdall, Oklahoma to Albert Lionel Sharp, son of John and Melvina (McGinnis) Sharp. Lionel was born 24 February 1902 at Hindsville, Arkansas.
a. Patricia Lee born 27 August 1947 at Berryville, Arkansas married 15 March 1968 to Louis Lee Thomas III. They are the parents of two daughters, Angela Michelle and Karen.
b. Linda Marie born 20 October 1949 at Wichita, Kansas married 12 September 1970 to George Cantrell. They have two children, Robert Scott and Tracie Renee.
c. Sandra Louise born 10 September 1952 in Wichita, Kansas
d. Robert Douglas, Jr. born 15 June 1954 in Independence, Missouri.
Bob Cole served in the U. S. Navy from September 1943 to January 1947, and was employed at Boeing Aircraft until shortly before his death on 15 August 1964 of cancer. He is buried at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Tommie presently resides in Phoenix, Arizona.
A2. Lionel Calvin (L. C.) Sharp was born 24 March 1931. He is married to Redoria (Toni) Housdon. They live at Clifty on land that was once owned by his grandparents, Doug and Lula, and that was homesteaded by Lula’s father Jacob. Toni is employed by an electric company and L. C. works their 300-acre farm.
A3. Margaret Elaine (Grannie) is the third and last child born to Leona and Lionel. She was born 25 January 1937 and married Emmett Phillips, son of Mrs. Jessie Graham Phillips.
Elaine and Emmett are the parents of two daughters:
a. Deborah Lynn born 2 January 1955. She is the mother of Chanda Rene born 3 August 1972.
b. Evelyn Fay (Penny) born 5 November 1956 married on 27 July 1974 David Eugene Longar. Dave, born 14 November 1952 in Bellevue, Nebraska is the son of Joseph Francis and Norma Mae (Sargent) Longar. They have two daughters, Allison Mae born 9 October 1975 and Timeli Lynn born 10 Mar 1979. (P. Hermann)
Elaine is employed by an aircraft company and Emmett works at a meat packing firm in Wichita, Kansas where they live.
Lionel Sharp died 6 September 1960 and Leona died 12 February 1975 in Wichita, Kansas. They are both buried in Clifty Cemetery.
B. The second child and first son born to Doug and Lula was James Everett. He was born 17 November 1903 at Clifty and on 5 June 1926 he married Jessie Graham, the daughter of Thomas and Dora (Harding) Graham. They are the parents of two children:
B1. James Everett, Jr. (Tater) was born 21 March 1928.
One day Jessie was scraping new potatoes from the garden for dinner. James Everett, Jr. and a man named Bill Cummings were watching her as she worked. The young boy kept looking
from the potatoes Jessie was working on to Mr. Cumming’s bald head and back, finally making the observation that "His (Mr. Cummings’) head looks just like those potatoes." Mr Cummings began to call the young man "Tater," a nickname he is called to this day.
a. Philip Ray born 14 September 1950 married on 21 March 1972 Rhonda Henry. Rhonda was born 14 July 1954 (P. Hermann). They are the parents of three children:
al. Brandon Ray born 4 October 1973
a2. Shawn Everett born 13 April 1974
a3. Terina Louise born 16 October 1980 (P. Hermann)
Brenda born 18 April 1954 (P. Hermann) has a daughter Christin Ann, born 1 April 1973 by a previous marriage. Barry and Brenda have Jessica Wylene "Jessie" who was born 13 August 1984.
born 22 February 1957 and to this union was born a son Jason Joseph born 6 March 1974.
B2. Zella Mae was the second child born to James Everett and Jessie on 25 September 1934. She married first Laddie Joe Harp and last Winnie Neil. She presently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
James Everett "Tater" Vaughan Jr. died 28 March 1988 at Clifty and his wife, Ruth, died . Both are buried at the Clifty Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
James Everett lost his life in 1942 in a sawmill accident near Clifty and is buried at Clifty Cemetery.
C. Bonnie Zelma Vaughan was born 1 April 1905 and at a young age went to Oklahoma to work with friends. There she met and married George Robert Twist. To this union fourteen children were born:
Cl. John Douglas (J. D.) born 3 September 1924 married Helen Jean Reed, daughter of Cecil and Helen Reed of Rogers, Arkansas. Their children are:
a. Barbara Jean, married 3 September 1966 to Paul Lipsey and the parents of
Fonda Jean, and Jimmy Paul who was born 30 May 1969.
b. John David who married Lena Morace and became the parents of a son, John David, Jr.
Both of these families live in Louisiana.
C2. Genevie married first Hasting Morris and to them was born two children:
a. Patty who married and has two children
b. Jerry is married and has a daughter
Genevie married second, George Zoll. To this union was born three children:
c. George
d. Larry
e. Richard
Genevie and her family reside in Wichita, Kansas.
C3. Jean Delores Twist was born 1 October 1930 at Clifty, Arkansas. On 15 July 1944 at Fort Smith, Arkansas she was married to William Robert (Bill) Cato, son of Eulas and Ethel (Risley) Cato of Vian, Oklahoma. Bill worked in construction. They had two children:
a. Wanda Sue was born 13 December 1947. She married Jerald "Jerry" Everett on 21 February 1963 (P. Hermann) and to this union has been born three boys and two girls.
a1. Glen David born about 1965, died December 1979
a2. Jerald Wayne "Pete" born 13 August 1967
a3. Sandra Lee born 14 February 1969
a4. John Robert "Buddy" born 12 March 1970
a5. Marannde Sue "Mandy" born 21 September 1972 (P. Hermann)
b. Robert Wayne Cato was born 17 February 1952 in Wichita, Kansas and on 4 May 1974 he married Rene Bender. Robert and Rene have a son, Matthew Bernhardt Cato who was born 10 August 1980. (P. Hermann)
Jean then married Bill Halderman, Ralph Shannon and is presently married to Clifford Pace, retired from the U. S. Army in 1971 after serving since 1944. They were living in Wichita, Kansas when Jean died on 28 April 1981 (P. Hermann)
C4. Robert Derice was born 1926. He married Alice Cato, a sister of Jean’s husband, Bill. Their daughter Bobbie JoAnne was born shortly after her father’s death. Robert died as a result of an accidental gunshot wound. He and two of his brothers were hunting. His gun was in the back seat of the car and he had started to pull it out barrel first when it discharged, fatally wounding him.
C5. Eva Sue Twist was born 29 December 1931 at Salina, Oklahoma. On 27 January 1948 she married Richard Odell Smith, son of William Henderson and Elizabeth (Wornike) Smith of Vian, Oklahoma. They are the parents of six children:
a. Karin Sue, born 28 December 1948 at Vian, Oklahoma. She was married to Louis Meadows in 1963. They have one child, Mark Anthony Meadows.
Karin married Clifton Taylor second. They are the parents of Steven Eric and Tisha.
b. Doris June was born 15 January 1950 in Vian, Oklahoma. She married in 1966, Bobby Ken Risley and had children Bobby Levi, Stephanie, and Tracy.
c. Carol Ann born 27 June 1953 in Vian, Oklahoma married on 26 December 1973, William Goshen. To this union was born a son, Billy.
d. Lorna Lynn was born 4 August 1954 in Wichita, Kansas. She married James Bumgarner and they have two children, Michael and Coty Wayne.
e. Brenda Joyce was born 17 August 1955 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She married James Jackson and to this union was born two children, Brian and Kathy.
f. Richard Dale was born 21 October 1957 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He is the only son and last child born to Eva Sue and Odell. Richard married on 6 November 1976 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Gina Sue Rackliff, daughter of Jess and Nellie Lois (Ragsdale) Rackliff, born 9 June 1959. The Rackliffs are from Tahlequah. (P. Hermann)
Eva Sue and Odell presently live in Davis, Oklahoma.
C6. Cecil Ivan Twist was born 10 January 1934 in Blackgum, Oklahoma. On 3 October 1952 he married Sharon Elizabeth Noonan. She was born 30 July 1938, the daughter of Charles Francis and Billie Marie (Shisler) Noonan. To this marriage was born four children:
a. Gary Michael was born 20 May 1953 in Wichita, Kansas. He married Debora Clinesmith and to this union was born two children, Michael Brandon born 11 March 1973 (P. Hermann) and Amy Cecilia born 18 July 1976.
b. Roger Warren was born 4 April 1955. On 10 April 1974 Rogers married Lola Tuell. They are the parents of two children: Jessica Elizabeth born 26 November 1974 and Jeramy Ivan born 10 June 1979 (P. Hermann)
c. Kimberly Kay was born 9 March 1957 and married Ronald Rowley. The are the parents of two children: Shannon Marie born 17 January 1977 and Shawna Kay born 5 July 1979 (P. Hermann)
d. Russel Andrian was born 30 January 1961. He married on 28 Apr 1979 to Lynette Shull and they have one son, Adam Cecil who was born 10 July 1980
Cecil died 28 April 1972 of pneumonia and is buried at Maize, Kansas.
C7. Freddie Ray Twist was born 22 November 1935 at Vian, Oklahoma. He recalls a time when Grandad Doug gave him and his brother Cecil a quarter each. Fred said the quarter looked about as big as a silver dollar to him at the time. Grannie (Leona’s daughter) went to Grandma Lula crying because she didn’t get a quarter same as the boys. When questioned as to. why the boys got one and Grannie didn’t Grandad said with his usual dry humor, "Well, because these boys have been working real hard in the field all day, standing still, acting like stumps."
Fred married Maxine Kralicek on 8 July 1953. Maxine, born 30 May 1935 is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Belle (Gilson) Kralicek. To this union was born three sons:
a. Donald Ray born 26 January 1955. In March 1976, Donald took as his wife Mrs. Rita Sue (Geer) Randels. Rita born 27 February 1953 in Munich, Germany is the daughter of George Lloyd and Donna (Ware) Geer. Rita has a son, George Robert Randels II born 24 June 1972 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Born to Donald and Rita, a daughter, Donna Leta Twist on 4 January 1978 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (P. Hermann)
b. Stevan Glen born 26 January 1957, married Miss Anita Gale Rackliff on 19 February 1977 at the home of his parents in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gale, born 10 February 1961 is the daughter of Jess and Nellie Lois (Ragsdale) Rackliff of Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Gale and Gine (Rackliff) Smith (wife of Richard Smith) are sister. To Stevan and Gale were born: Joshua Scott born 13 April 1978 and Tina Darlene born 30 April 1980, both born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (P. Hermann)
c. Gregory Scott born 1 September 1958, married Miss Leanne Renea Wilson on 1 September 1979. Leanne was born 25 October 1958 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, the daughter of J. C. and Lavada (Spurgon) Wilson. Greg and Leanne have a son: Jacob Ryan born 14 May 1980 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (P. Hermann)
C8. Glen Dale Twist married Darlene Manning. They are the parents of four children:
Carla, Robert, Kathy and Eva Jean.
C9. Vernon Lee married lola Marie Simms. They have one son, Joseph .
Vernon came into the Living room one cold morning many years ago (houses then usually did not have heat in any rooms except the living room and kitchen) carrying his clothes. He dropped them beside the big king heater to warm before dressing. About that time, his dad came into the room and told him to get his clothes on, and in his rush to obey, Vernon bent over too fast without moving away from the stove. Needless to say, he left some hide sticking to the heater. Guess there’s more than one reason why a young boy couldn’t sit down in those days.
C10.Patsy married first Jack Blevins. They had one child.
a. Teresa Lynn Blevins was born 27 September 1960. She married Timothy Scott Willett on 5 May 1979. He was born 27 May 1957. They are the parents of one daughter, Brandi Nicole born 17 July 1980. (P. Hermann)
Patsy later married Carl Neff and had children Myran, Paula Suzette, Mitchell W. and Janice Fawn.
C11.Beatrice was born 9 March 1943 at Vian, Oklahoma. She married 28 April 1961 Billy Joe Roberts of Green Forest, Arkansas. Billy Joe was born 6 March 1933 the son of John William and Nellie L. (Rhodes) Roberts. Their son Billy Galen was born 7 March 1963 at Rogers, Arkansas.
C12.Wilma Fern was born 14 September 1945. On 16 December 1960, she became the bride of Delbert Ray Powell, Jr. He was born 20 May 1943 at Clifty, the son of the late Delbert Ray and Dollie (Dugger) Powell of Clifty, Arkansas. Wilma and Delbert were united in marriage by Vernon Twist, brother of the groom. They are the parents of five children:
a. Michael Ray born 7 January 1962 in Wichita, Kansas.
b. Delbert Brian born 14 January 1964 at Rogers, Arkansas.
c. Bonnie Joyce born 15 August 1965 at Wichita, Kansas
d. Wendy Faye born 21 April 1970 in Wichita, Kansas
e. Christopher Shawn born 28 February 1974 in Wichita, Kansas.
C13.Linda Twist married 30 March 1963 to Wendell Eugene Clifton. They are the parents of two children.
a. Wendell Scott born 10 October 1966
b. Bonnie Mae born 6 December 1969 (P. Hermann)
C14.Virginia (Ginger) is the last child born to George and Bonnie. She was born 21 December 1948 in Vian, Oklahoma and was married 12 November 1967 to Alfred Walker Tudor. Alfred was born 8 April 1940 the son of Oliver Letcher and Anna Bell (Gumm) Tudor of Georgetown, Kentucky. Their four children are as follows:
a. Benjamin Lee born 12 December 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky
b. James Patrick born 1 November 1968 at Lexington, Kentucky.
c. Alfred Walker Tudor, Jr. was born 13 November 1971 at Lexington, Kentucky.
d. Daniel Scott was born 20 March 1974 at Wichita, Kansas.
Alfred Walker Tudor tragically died of a broken neck after a fall from a roof while working on a construction job 21 June 1973. He is buried in Crestlawn Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky.
Bonnie passed away at her home in Wichita, Kansas on 7 May 1962 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
Dl. Nada Lucille born 24 May 1926. She married Orval Binam on 4 July 1941 and to them were born two children:
a. Carol Jean born 22 March 1943 Portland, Oregon. She married first Willis Sousley, Jr. and they be. came the parents of two children:
al. Shelly Rae born 24 February 1960 Portland, Oregon. She married Terry Edwin Dieterle in the Morman Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah on 20 January 1979. Shelly and Terry are the parents of two children: Brock Spencer born 13 November 1979 Portland, Oregon and Brandie Gayle born 11 December 1980 (P. Hermann)
a2. Steven Ross born 29 January 1962 Portland, Oregon
Carol married second William Sellars. They have three children:
a3. William Scott born 24 February 1966 Portland, Oregon
a4. Carol Nicole born 20 December 1967 Portland, Oregon
a5. Matthew Wayne born 26 March 1971 Portland, Oregon
Carol Jean is now married to Donald Grey Parries and resides in Gladstone, Oregon.
(P. Hermann)
b. Ronald Orval was born 7 September 1944 Portland, Oregon. He married Phyllis Shannon Leis in the First Baptist Church, Beaverton, Oregon on 7 October 1967. Phyllis was born 1 January 1948, the daughter of Phillip and Bulah Saterthwate Leis. Ronnie and Phyllis are the parents of two sons, Ronald Phillip born 18 June 1970 and Daniel Joseph born 3 November 1971.
Lucille then married Anthony Marconi on 19 April 1950 and they had two children:
c. Linda Lou born 20 April 1951 married James Snyder on 7 July 1969. They have one son Anthony James born 27 September 1970. Linda married 2nd on 15 November 1975 in The Chapel at Vancouver, Washington to Michael Thomas Jewett. Linda and Michael are the parents of one daughter, Tiffany Nate born 4 July 1980 in Portland, Oregon (P. Hermann)
d. Denise Rae was born 22 January 1957. On 14 August 1976 at the Arleta Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon, Denise became the bride of Richard Allen Feather. Their daughter, Angelina Joy, was born 2 November 1977. Denise later married Michael Ralls in the Lake Chapel, Lake Oswego, Oregon and they have a daughter, Jessica Marie who was born 20 May 1981. (P. Hermann)
Anthony Marconi died 11 May 1969. Lucille is presently married to Kalman Koteles and resides in Portland, Oregon.
D2. Jolene Joy was born 4 November 1928 Oaks, Oklahoma. She married Theodore "Ted" Westwood at Stevenson, Washington. They had two children.
a. Cheryl Sue born 9 September 1945 in Portland, Oregon married on 27 November 1965, Clifford Thomas Johnsen born 22 May 1941. Cheryl and Clifford are the parents of two children:
a1. Shawn Thomas born 16 August 1966 in Portland, Oregon
a2. Christopher Robert born 18 May 1969 in Portland, Oregon
b. Theodore Robert "Bob" born 16 February 1947 in Portland, Oregon, married Paula ? on 2 July 1970 and they are the parents of two children:
b1. Sammie Jolene born 17 August 1977
b2. Travis Wade born 22 April 1979 Portland, Oregon
Jolene married 2nd to James "Jim" Carter who was killed in an accident in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 37.
Jolene then married on 15 October 1956 in Portland, Oregon to Ronald Murphy. Ronald adopted Cheryl and Robert and changed their names to Murphy. Jolene and Ronald have son, Theodore Robert (Butch) on 16 February 1947. He and his wife Paula were married 2 July 1970. They are the parents of two children: Sammi Jolene born 17 August 1977 and Travis Wade born 22 April 1979 in Portland, Oregon (P. Hermann)
Watie Foreman passed away 20 February 1978 at Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is buried in the Oaks Cemetery, Oaks, Oklahoma (P. Hermann)
Crystal married in 1932, Allen Otto Haley. Otto, born 19 October 1911 at Clifty, Arkansas is the son of Thomas Agustus and Cora Anstrees (Isley) Haley. Otto and Crystal had two children:
D3. Cara Alene born 8 May 1933. She married Dale Wallace and to this marriage was born Michael Loyd born 1957. Alene married second Leland Oliver in 1964. They have a son Jeffry Thomas born in 1968.
D4. James, the only son born to Crystal and Otto, died at birth.
Crystal Ona died in October 1993 and was living at Beaverton, Oregon at the time. (P. Hermann)
E. Euell Jacob (Buck) Vaughan was born in May 1909. Myrtle Mae Eaton born 23 January 1907 became his bride 1 April 1933. Five children were born to this marriage.
El. Floyd Gene born 16 October 1934. He married Charlotte Palmer at Portland, Oregon. Charlotte is the daughter of Charles and Lillian (Peer) Palmer.
They have one son, Jeffrey Scott born 16 October 1963. Floyd and Charlotte own and operate a salvage business in Portland, Oregon.
E2. Roy Orlin married first Rose Sumner. They had children Aileen and Ambrose (Skippy). Roy then married Ann.
E3. Leonard Wayne was born 20 May 1941. He married first Connie Bearman and had children David and Patty. He later married Karen Stafford and they have a daughter Brenda Sue who was born 14 October 1969.
E4. Harold was born 9 February 1944 and married 27 July 1967 Miss Janet Leah Ranger, daughter of Melvin and Loretta (Palmer) Ranger. Janet was born 22 January 1947. They are the parents of Molly Dee born 24 February 1971 and a son born in 1975.
ES. Edna Mae was born 1 September 1945. She married Richard Spence and has children Brian and Victoria.
Euell passed away in February 1969 at Portland, Oregon and is buried there. Myrtle lives in Oregon where she is an accomplished gardener. She holds firmly to the theory of talking to her plants. Don’t laugh, one of her sons reports that she can make a dried stick sprout leaves and grow.
F. Mary Bell was born to Doug and Lula 16 October 1911 at Clifty, Arkansas. She married Efton Rutledge and to this union four children were born.
Fl. Clifford, died March 1948, never married.
F2. Hugh Douglas (Teeny) was born 9 September 1932 in Springfield, Missouri. He married Georgia Louise (Billick) Cornwell at Stephenson, Washington on 2 May 1950. Georgia, the daughter of Lloyd and Georgia Bilick was born 11 July 1939 at Grover, Colorado. They have children, John Arthur, born 15 December 1952, Jimmie Lee, born 13 November 1953, and Gary Gene born 29 March 1955.
F3. Carmon Kay was born 8 November 1940 and is the only daughter born to Mary and Efton. She was married 23 July 1955 at Vancover, Washington to Frank Ernest Hoffman. Frank was born 12 February 1935. Their son, Frank Harry was born 29 August 1957 at Portland, Oregon.
F4. Joel Walter (Joey) Rutledge was born 5 July 1950. Hilsboro, Oregon was the site of his marriage on 3 April 1971 to Victoria Lee Stremel. Vickie was born 4 August 1952 at Harp, Kansas, the daughter of Clifford Stremel and Ruby Dome Karlin.
Mary Bell died 24 March 1963 in Salem, Oregon.
On 1 February 1970, Kenneth married Carolyn (Mickey) Weise Robertson at the University Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mickey, the daughter of Layeo Wilhelm and Edna (Crouch) Weise was born 28 August 1941 at Little Rock, Arkansas. Born to this marriage were two children: Kenneth Eugene, Jr. born 18 June 1971 and Sharon Anette born 9 June 1976, both at Fayetteville, Arkansas. Kenneth is employed as a mechanic at a poultry processing plant and much to the distress of his wife, collects and repairs antique cars as a hobby.
Grandma Lula likes to tell of a time when Kenny was staying with her and she began to find her baby geese dead in the yard. She, Doug, and the kids all tried to figure out just what was causing these deaths. The mystery was finally solved one afternoon as Kenny came around the corner of the house, tightly clutching a baby goose by the neck in each hand calling "Watch’em kick, Grandma, watch ‘em kick." Of course when they quit kicking, they were no fun at all, so he threw that pair down and went to catch some more.
Leeta married Noah Thomas Hoffman, son of Charles Theodore and Gertrude May Hoffman on 30 June 1938. He was born 16 January 1913 at Neola, Missouri. Their son Robert was born 4 January 1948 at Springfield, Missouri.
In 1968, Robert married Vickie Francis and in 1974 he married Linda Castalino at Portland, Oregon. Linda, whose birthdate is the same date as her husband’s has a son Jeff Jacobson born 14 January 1969. Robert and Linda are the parents of two additional sons: Joseph Robert Thomas "Joey" born July 1977 and Shawn. (P. Hermann)
Noah is employed as a woodworker and Leeta works for an upholstery firm in Portland, Oregon.
H. Clyde Leonard Vaughan was born 12 December 1916 at Clifty, Arkansas. On 24 September 1941, he took as his bride Miss Alma Imogene Harper. They were married at Clifty, Arkansas by Uncle Wylie Todd. Imogene was born 29 November 1917 at Clifty, the daughter of Carl and Eula (Tallant) Harper. Clyde and Alma had no children. (P. Hermann)
About four years ago, Imogene decided she would like to learn to drive and elected Clyde her instructor. It seems to be a family trait that the Vaughan men are decidedly afraid of women driving, especially their wives, and Clyde is no exception. After learning the basics of shifting, steering, etc., Imogene was ready for a trial run on the side streets of Santa Fe Springs, California where they live. In the usual back-seat driving tradition, Clyde was warning Imogene of trees, sign posts, and even cars blocks away. Having decided that she was perfectly capable of driving without so much noise interference from the passenger side of the car, Imogene simply reached over, opened the door on Clyde’s side of the car and shoved him out on the sidewalk. It was a considerably subdued husband who climbed back into the car as Imogene continued quite happily, and peacefully, along the street completing her first driving lesson.
I. Eugene Walter (Dick) Vaughan was born at McLoud, Oklahoma 28 November 1919. He spent most of his life at Clifty, but left in 1944 to work in the shipyards of Washington and Oregon. During the war, he was rejected by the Army for physical reasons, but anxious to do his part for his country, he signed up as a laborer and was sent to Pearl Harbor to help in war industries there. He met his untimely death 31 July 1950 while employed on a skid gang pulling cables at a sawmill when the signal system failed. His brother, Everett had met his death in a sawmill accident near Clifty, Arkansas about eight years before.
At the time of Dick’s death, it was customary for flower girls to be a part of the funeral proceedings and those serving at Dick’s death were Lavonne Sharp, Elaine Sharp, Zella Mae Harp, Eva Sue Twist, Rosalee Brannon, Claudia Brannon, Bruna Fay Judy, and Betty Jo Pitts. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. L. E. Garner and Rev. Howard Wetzel with burial in Clifty Cemetery.
J. Born 3 July 1922, Beatrice Maxine was the tenth child of Lula and Doug. She married Howard Harper and to this marriage was born five children:
J1. Howard Keith born 24 February 1942
J3. Roger Craig
J4. Johnny born 1950
J5. Karen
K. Lionel D. was the eleventh and last child born to Doug and Lula. Born 15 August 1925, he was united in marriage by Justice of the Peace Freddie Todd to Miss Alice Mae Taylor at Clifty, Arkansas on 31 August 1947. Alice, born 9 December 1925 is the daughter of Edgar Earl and Helen Loraine (Martin) Taylor. They are the parents of four children:
K1. Peggy Lee born 16 May 1948 married on 11 September 1970 to Dennis Tillery. They were married at Clifty, Arkansas by Rev. George Lynch. Dennis was born 5 December, the son of Howard and Dena Tillery and is a self-employed contractor. Peggy received her B.A. in Home Economics from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas and is presently teaching in the Bentonville Arkansas School system.
Peggy and Dennis have a daughter Rebecca Mae born 8 November 1974 at Rogers, Arkansas.
K2. Diana Kay was born 31 December 1950. She married Dale Harris on 11 July 1970 at Rogers, Arkansas. Dale, the son of Ralph E. and Lou Reba (Hallford) Harris, was born 21 February 1948 in California. They are the parents of two children, Michael Dale born 31 December 1972 at Fayetteville, Arkansas and Breana Rachelle born 3 October 1975 at Fayetteville, Arkansas. Dianna married 2nd on 30 November 1979 to Ralph Young, son of Heinz and Jennie Young. (P. Hermann)
Junior and Linda have two sons, Lionel Gene born 1 May 1972 at Fayetteville, Arkansas and John Douglas born 12 June 1974 at Fayetteville, Arkansas. A daughter, Kay Marie, was born 12 July 1977 at Fayetteville, Arkansas (P. Hermann)
K4. John Edgar was born 27 June 1953 and resides with his parents at Clifty, Arkansas.
John Douglas Vaughan died Friday, 14 April 1967 with burial in the Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
Lula Mae makes her home at Clifty with her youngest son, Lionel and his family. Still active at age 92, Grandma Lula made many of the Christmas gifts she gave in 1976 and keeps a ready supply of crocheted items and hind pieced rugs on hand for visiting relatives. She spent her ninetieth birthday in Portland, Oregon visiting her children and grandchildren there. Lula Mae (Lynch) Vaughan died 16 October 1979 at the age of 95 years, 7 months, and 24 days in the Huntsville Memorial Hospital. She left to mourn her death, two sons, three daughters, 39 grandchildren, 100 great grandchildren and 55 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Clifty Church of Christ with burial in the Clifty Cemetery beside her husband, John Douglas Vaughan. (P. Hermann)
4. Mary Clementine (Molly) Vaughan was born to James Dallas and Melvina on 1 February 1881. She married John Jefferson Branham and bore him five children.
A. Gladys Bernice, born 6 June 1902 married Elmer Allison Webb. Elmer was born 23 September 1901. They were the parents of six children:
Al. Infant son born 1908, died 22 February 1910 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
A2. Raymond Franklin was born 22 April 1921. He married Dolly.
A3. Virginia Ruth was born 12 November 1923 and married a Davis. Their children are:
b. Ruth Jean Tyler born 15 August 1946 and married Byard.
A4. John Jefferson born 7 November 1925 married first Bea. They had two children, Karen born 9 April 1948 and Mary Lee born 1 October 1949. John married second Jonell born 28 October 1935 and to this union was born Sharon 5 October 1953, John J. born 2 November 1954, Jackie born 21 December 195-, Robert born 1 April 1957 and Terry Lynn born 6 July 1959.
AS. Elmer Allison, Jr. born 24 July 1928 married Evelyn Keyton born 27 May 1928. Their children are James Allison born 8 February 1948, Linda Charlene born 22 November 1950 and Richard Wayne born 29 May 1954.
A6. Joe Ed was born 5 April 1934. He married Martha Pearl Larmen who was born 20 January 1939. From this marriage came Joe Ed born 19 December 1960, Julie Ann born 11 December 1961, and Michael Wayne born 1 May 1963.
B. Cecil Raymond Branham was born 6 December 1903. He died 5 June 1963 at Rogers, Arkansas.
C. Christine Agnes was born 6 January 1906 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She married on 5 July 1923 to Harvey S. Chandler of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Harvey was the son of Edgar J. and Mora (Rice) Chandler and was born 10 January 1905 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Harvey first owned the Ford Agency in Eureka Springs, then the Chrysler-Plymouth Agency in Rogers, AR. After retiring they moved to Hayward, California where they lived until around 1990. They then returned to Arkansas and settled at the Butterfield Trails Village retirement home at Fayetteville. Their children are:
C1. Edgar James Chandler born 28 April 1924 Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He married first to Mary Alice Wheeler from Kansas. There were no children of this marriage. Edgar married second Mary Louise Dunham in 1950. They had children:
a. Chris Ann born 30 August 1952 married Lester Nye. They live in Rogers, Arkansas and have one son, Lester Nye Jr. born 8 June 1969
b. Karen Sue born 11 June 1957.
Edgar married a third time on 20 July 1960 to Blanche Marylla Fugitt of Baker, Oregon. Blanche was born 8 June 1919 and they have one child, Edra Jean "Edie" born 27 July 1963.
Edgar owns the Ed Chandler Ford agency in Hayward, California (P. Hermann)
C2. Mary Jean born 28 September 1927 and died 12 October 1929. She is interred in the Eureka Springs, Arkansas Cemetery.
C3. Harvey Stephen "Steve" was born 7 January 1937 at Rogers, Arkansas. He married Carolyn Wattenberg on 19 August 1956 in Overland Park, Kansas. Carolyn, born 16 October 1937, is the daughter of Herbert and Gladys (Laird) Wattenberg. Their children:
a. Stephen Eugene born 6 December 1957
b. James William born 13 February 1960
c. Cathy Jane born 28 November 1963
Steve works with his brother, Edgar, in the Ed Chandler Ford agency in Hayward, California. (P. Hermann)
Christine Agnes died 22 November 1989 at Fayetteville, Arkansas of an anuerism. She is buried at a Eureka Springs Cemetery.
D. John D. Branham was born 3 August 1908 and died 22 February 1910. A family member remembers the day little John was buried in the Clifty Cemetery, the only Branham child buried there. It was raining and sleeting so badly that some of the family couldn’t even make it to the funeral. Others of the family, however, rode probably in an open wagon from Eureka Springs to Clifty, a journey of about thirteen miles, in the winter weather—a cold, miserable day.
E. Mildred Virginia was born 13 August 1913 and married Elbert Ossian Parker on 31 December 1928. Elbert was born 10 December 1912. They were the parents of two daughters:
El. Helen Louise was born 28 August 1929 outside Berryville, Arkansas. She married Billy Lee Maxwell on 14 October 1948. To this union was born Daryl Lee born 16 October 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and other children who died in infancy.
E2. Carol Jean was born 21 January 1939 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Carol graduated in 1957 from Eureka Springs High School. She is a college graduate and previously taught at Bakersfield Junior College, and later taught at Ridgecrest High School in Ridgecrest, California. Carol married first James Hollis Ward. He died 10 June 1961.
On 4 October 1969, Carol married Gary Arther Hewer, born 11 August 1940 at Mitchell, South Dakota. Gary is a "math whiz" who sometimes teaches at the University of Southern California. He also works for the China Lake Military Base. Born to Carol and Gary, a daughter, Elizabeth on 29 March 1980 at Ridgecrest, California. (P. Hermann)
Mildred married Joe Frank Kennedy in January 1960. Mildred died on 6 March 1983 at Huntsville, AR of cancer and is buried at a Eureka Springs Cemetery. (P. Hermann)
F. Mary Ruth Branham was born 6 June 1918 and is an Assembly of God minister in Springdale, Arkansas. Mary Ruth never married. (P. Hermann)
Molly Vaughan Branham died 2 May 1963 and is buried in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. John died in 1947.
5. Cora, the next child born to Dallas and Melvina in January 1882, married Walter A. Davis in the early part of 1900. Nine children were to be born to this marriage.
A. Luther E. was born 20 November 1905 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He and his wife had one son, Rickey.
Luther died 14 December 1957 in Portland, Oregon.
B. Richard G. married Edith Miller of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
C. David D. never married
D. Jack V. Davis died 18 February 1973 in Portland, Oregon. Survivors included his wife Dorothy, one step-daughter, Claudette Toval, two sisters, four brothers, four grandchildren and several friends and relatives in the Eureka Springs area. Funeral services were 22 February at the Mt. Scott Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Williamette National Cemetery.
E. Walter
F. Eugene married Louise
G. James Cleo married Alice
H. Virginia May married LaRoque and had children Virginia, Ruth and Betty.
I. Lucille Martha married Charley Thomas.
6. On 26 January 1883 Martha Pearl (Mattie) was born into the Vaughan household at Clifty, Arkansas. She married Thomas Benjamin Wright on 7 Aug 1901 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Tom was born 29 November 1881 near Ft. Smith, Arkansas. They became the parents of five children:
A. Lillian Pearl Wright was born 10 September 1902 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and died 21 September 1903.
B. Frances Ruth Wright was born 10 November 1903 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She married William M. "Bill" Cox and to this union was born Gordon Cox in August 1923. Ruth and Bill were divorced, and she married second to Lloyd Eckels. Lloyd, now retired, was for many years, fire chief of Fullerton, California. Ruth died 22 October 1994 and was living at Placentia, California.
C. Robert E. Lee Wright was born 31 January 1906 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was married 9 May 1925 in Anaheim, California to Margaret Louise Bond, the daughter of Eugene Eldrige and Flora Alice (Morris) Bond. Margaret was born 27 November 1906 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Their children are:
C1. Robert Malcolm Wright born 22 November 1925 in Artesia, California. He was married to Barbara Evelyn Goldman on 25 April 1945 in Ventura, California. Barbara, born 20 Dec 1928 in Oxnard, California, is the daughter of Russell and Pauline Elizabeth (Wiltfong) Goldman. They are the parents of:
a. Terry Robert born 28 October 1946 in Tacoma, Washington. Terry was married 27 August 1966 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Linda Kaye Hyman, daughter of John Newell and Eula Irene (Gainey) Hyman of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Linda Kaye was born 24 February 1945. Their children are John Robert born 6 June 1968 and Jamie Dianne born 14 November 1971, both born in Ventura, California.
b. Patrick Lee born 17 March 1948 at Fort Ord, California. He was married in Carson City, Nevada on 10 December 1971 to Lyn Marie Cettin, daughter of Edward John and Jane Caroline (Watts) Cettin. Lyn was born 6 March 1951 in Ventura, California. They are the parents of Lee Edward born 6 October 1973 and Amber Lyn born 17 September 1975, both born in Ventura, California.
c. Steven Edwin born 20 February 1949 at Port Huenem, California. Steven was married 1 March 1969 in Ventura, California to Susan Carol Chambers. Susan, born, 31 August 1951 in Bakersfield, California, is the daughter of William Harry and Jacquita (Coodie) Chambers. Their son is Steven William Wright born 23 September 1969 in Ventura, California.
C2. Donald Leroy Wright born 24 June 1935
Robert died in December 1983 and was living at Apple Valley, California.
D. Benjamin Thomas Wright born 24 June 1908 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, married first Madeline Wells with whom he had a son, Dusty. Ben married second Manuela and they had two children. Ben died 16 March 1965 in Stockton, California.
E. Franklin Ernest Wright was born 12 April 1912 Placentia, California. He was married to Lily Piary and they are the parents of a son named Larry. Franklin Ernest died in Long Beach, California on 25 August 1973. (P. Hermann)
Mattie passed away 20 September 1960 in Downey, CA and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Cypress, California (P. Hermann)
A. Earl Rufus born 9 July 1903 and married in Manila, Phillippines to Lovita Marcia "Lucy" Rodriguez, the daughter of Jose and Dominga (Aquino) Rodriguez of Malabon, Rizal, the Phillippines. Lucy was born 8 May 1905. (P. Hermann)
Their oldest son, Earl R. was standing in one of the fields near Clifty with his Uncle Doug one day. He shouted to Doug to "Look out, there’s a rattlesnake." Doug asked where it was and when Earl had shown it to him, Doug kicked the rattlesnake about fifteen feet. Doug was barefoot at the time.
Earl married a lady from the Philippine Islands and brought her back to the United States after World War I. She still resides in Paradise, California. Earl is deceased. Earl and Lucy had four children:
A1. Clarence Vance Perry born 2 September 1923 and married Vivain Elaine Carothers. Vivian was born 20 August 1932. Vance has an office in Westinghouse’s International headquarters, Pittsburg, PA. He and Vivian have two children:
a. Vance Steven Perry born 18 August 1958
b. Stuart Daryl Perry was born 5 October 1961. At age 20 he was in his third year at Vanderbilt University.
A2. Earl Rufus Perry Jr. born 12 November 1925 Tulsa, Oklahoma. He took as his bride Donna Lee Muster, born 14 February 1934. Earl and his brother, James Joseph, work in the offices of Contra Costa County, California. Earl & Donna make their home in Concord, California and have two children:
a. Lance Douglas born 27 August 1958
b. Shelley Coleen born 11 December 1959
A3. Lucille Seabright Perry born 5 June 1927 Fullerton, California. She died in an accident 19 June 1933 and is buried in the Liberty, Arizona cemetery.
A4. James Joseph Perry born 22 May 1930. He and his wife, Shirley Fern, born 10 May 1937, have two children:
a. Maria Yvonne born 4 April 1955
b. James Joseph Jr. born 21 March 1957
B. Ruby May Perry was born 1 January 1906. She married Harvey Marley in 1927. She died 30 November 1930 and is buried in the Liberty, Arizona cemetery. They had no children.
C. John Paul Perry born 3 July 1909 and married first "during the Great Depression" to Ivy McGee in Arizona. They had one son:
C1. David Paul born 4 March 1934, married Doreen Goldfelty. They live in Cypress, California and had three children.
a. Devin Paul born 30 March 1958, died 4 September 1970
b. Darcie Rochelle born 14 December 1960
c. Alina Marie born 25 September 1968
John Paul married second Doris Ethel Malone on 25 September 1944. Doris was born 29 September 1915 in Loveland, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Otho Leon and Ethel (Crook) Malone. Their children:
C2. Donald Gregory born 12 March 1947. He married first in 1965 to Frances Farber. They had sons:
a. John Paul born 16 December 1965
b. Michael Alan born 6 October 1970
Donald Gregory Perry’s second marriage was to Cindy Miller in 1973. He is battalion chief, Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
C3. Monty James born 30 June 1949. He married Kathy Rhoads and they have two daughters.
a. Rebekah Ann born 4 May 1973
b. Amber Lee born 19 January 1975 (P. Hermann)
John, the second son of Sally and Marvin lives in California and worked as head mechanic repairing heavy equipment for the California State Highway Department until he retired. He has a son that was the Fire Chief of Santa Barbara, California and is now a Fire Chief in Oregon.
D. Frances Burtle Perry was born 24 November 1914. She married Paul Montgomery VanSant on 12 October 1944. They have no children.
E. Clara Leona Perry was born 6 August 1917. She married Earle Eugene Rayner on 30 June 1935. Earle was born 31 Mar 1915, the son of Frank and Geneva Rayner. They are the parents of five children:
E1. Earle Eugene Jr. born 21 August 1936. He married Virginia Maddox who was born 13 October 1941. They have two children.
a. John Earle Rayner born 8 March 1968
b. Kristen Rayner born 10 March 1970
E2. Donna Louise born 19 October 1938, married Edward James Callan on 23 February 1957. James was born 31 January 1938. They are the owners of a lumber and hardware store in Flagstaff, Arizona. Their children are:
a. Terrence Edward "Terry" born 4 October 1957
b. Karin Denis born 30 December 1959
c. Todd Robert born 22 October 1963
E3. Frank Ronald born 9 October 1941, and on 7 June 1963, he married Lynette Thomas. Lynette was born 23 March 1942. They have two daughters.
a. Laura born 2 August 1966
b. Rhonda born 11 June 1968
E4. Robert Marvin was born 6 February 1944. Sharron Vanlandingham became his bride on 30 August 1968. Sharron was born 4 August 1946. Two daughters and one son were born to them:
a. Shannon Earlene born 3 May 1970
b. Stacy Elayne born 9 September 1972
c. Perry Eugene born 12 March 1975
Earle Eugene Rayner died 18 May 1968.
F. Helen Louise Perry was born 5 October 1922. In 1940 she became the wife of Lester Kerwood and to this union was born one son:
F1. Marvin Ray born 30 May 1941
Helen married second to Lloyd Gilbert in 1944. Their children:
F2. Ruby Dianna born 14 February 1946
F3. Lloyd Paul born 22 September 1948
F4. Patricia Ann born June 1958
Helen died 23 January 1974 and is buried in Penryn, California
Sarah Elizabeth Perry died in Auburn, California 29 January 1964, with burial in the Paradise, California cemetery. She was 82. Marvin Preston Perry died 19 January 1954 in San Bernardino, California with burial in the Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Arizona. (P. Hermann)
8. Nellie Frances (Frankie) was born 10 June 1885. She married first McDonald Nelson about 1903 and had two children:
A. Harry Donald Nelson, an eight-month baby who died at birth. Frankie had on a pair of high-heeled high-top shoes and hung her heel on a stair. Falling down the flight of stairs caused her baby to be born prematurely. Harry Donald Nelson is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
B. Bernice Louise was born 3 August 1905. McDonald was sixty-three years old when Bernice was born and he died three years later in 1908.
Bernice says when she was young, she would sometimes get a nickel for sweeping the floors or setting the table at the hotel where her mother worked in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She would go to the little grocery store in town and buy a package of cracker jacks with it. Then she would go outside and open the box, fish around inside and take out the prize, then fasten the top back together. She would then take the box of cracker jacks back to the store and tell the storekeeper that "This wasn’t what my mother wanted me to get," and would ask for a small can of pet milk or cream which also cost a nickel.
She says that the store owner always traded with her and she would then go outside and drink the entire can. She says she used to love pet cream, but can’t stand the sight of it now.
She also remembers when a street car ran through Eureka Springs. She says you could ride from town to the train depot for a nickel, but when the car reached the depot, the conductor would turn all the seats over and you had to pay another nickel to ride back up to town. Of course, at the depot everyone got off, otherwise why would anyone ride to the depot unless it was to watch a train arriving or departing? Well, Bernice never would get off at the depot, because, after all, she was just going along because she liked to ride. She would just stay in her seat and thus always got to ride back to town free.
Bernice married first James J. Gray and to this marriage was born one daughter:
B1. Geneora Helen was born 21 October 1920. She married first, James Henry Hilton and to this union was born three children:
a. James Raymond, Jr. (The Professor) is a college professor. He and his wife Shelia have two daughters, Yvonne and Cynthia.
b. James Henry (Tiggie)
c. Mary Sue married Burl Colebaugh and has three children: Debra, Norman and Brent. In 1984 Burl & Mary lived in Norwalk, California.
Bernice then married on 4 January 1922 to Wesley William Douglas and they had two daughters:
B2. Stella Lorene (Pumpkin) was born 19 October 1923. She married first Vernon Owens of Oklahoma and second Rex Bush. She and Rex were married in June of 1945 in her mother’s house.
B3. Wanda Lucille was born 4 December 1924. She married first Rex Bush. They were the parents of one child
a. Loretta Jean who married Donald Paul Davis and has two children: Paula Jean born 21 May 1970 and Tracy Ann born 23 December 1976
Wanda married second Willie Everett "Bill" Woodward and had two children:
b. Willie Everett "Bill", Jr. who married Nancy Jenkins and has a daughter Cheri Michelle born 22 February 1969 and a son, Billy Dwayne born 1 December 1974
c. Annetta Louise who married Roy W. Jones and has two sons, Mike & Dewayne (P. Hermann)
One day when Bernice’s girls were small, she smelled smoke. Looking out in the back yard, she called to the girls to find out what was on fire. Knowing that the answer "Nothing" that she received from Wanda was a little shaded, she ran into the yard to find that the girls had built a fire. On the fire was a pan. Upon closer inspection she found not only water in the pan but a large black-snake simmering away.
It seems that the snake had swallowed a glass egg with a girl painted on it that belonged to the girls and when the snake wound itself around a tree trying to break the egg, the girls caught it and promptly put it on to boil. After the proper cooking time had elapsed, the girls cut open the snake and triumphantly removed their egg.
Bernice married James Henry Franklin "Hank" Wilson the son of Otis Franklin (O.F.) and Cora Bell (Jones) Wilson. Hank not only was born on the 13th of December 1913, but he also served three years in the 13th Regiment 1303 with General Patton.
Hank and Bernice are employed at the Christ of the Ozarks Statue in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and were in the world famous Passion Play four years ago. Bernice died 18 Apr 1977. Services were at Little Chapel in Eureka Springs and she is buried at a Eureka Springs Cemetery.
Frances married second a Choctaw Indian and third Lonzo Riddle. Frances and Lonzo are the parents of
C. Bernadine Joy born 21 September 1920. She married first James "Jim" Roberts. James & Bernadine had a son, but gave him up for adoption to James’ oldest sister. Bernadine married second to Orval Richardson. They had two children: Coleen and Buster. Orval and Bernadine divorced and she married third about 1984 to James Stafford. (P. Hermann)
Frances died 18 December 1940 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery under the Vaughan family name.
A notice in the April 12, 1923 newspaper reported the following, "Jim Vaughan and Miss Ada James were married recently and are living on Mrs.Vista Vaughan’s farm where Jim has been batching the past two years. They have a host of friends who extend congratulations." Jim and Ada Helen who was born 28 January 1899 were the parents of two children:
A. James Lloyd married on 3 June 1949, Miss Dorma Lucille Presley the daughter of Tommie and Edith (Howard) Presley. They were wed in the Huntsville Methodist Church at Huntsville, Arkansas. James Lloyd and Dorma who was born 24 October 1926 are the parents of two daughters:
Al. Marla Joyce born 15 October 1951 is an elementary teacher in the Huntsville School System
A2. Twila Lemay was born 23 May 1958 and is presently attending a vocational school in Springdale, Arkansas.
Lloyd, a Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Air Force served during World War II, and in the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. Col. Vaughan was killed in a B-52 plane crash in the Pacific Ocean 286 miles west of Guam while on a bombing mission to North Vietnam. He was lost at sea for 42 days and was recovered 450 miles away on Yap Western Carolina Island. James Lloyd is burned in Alabam Cemetery, Alabam, Arkansas. The monument marking his final resting place leaves a message for all generations, "God Grant us the Wisdom and Courage to Preserve the Freedom for which he gave his life."
B. Bernice was born 19 May 1925 and married Kermit Dunaway. Their son Ronald K. was born 21 October 1952 and married Katherine Metcalf.
Jim died 7 December 1958 and Ada in 1965. They are both buried in the Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Arkansas
10. Charlotte Tempest (Lottie) Vaughan was born 6 January 1889. A Dutch woman living near them at the time of Lottie’s birth told Melvina if she could name the baby herself, she would give the baby a new dress when it was born. Melvina agreed and thus came the name Charlotte Tempest.
On 6 September 1907, Lottie married William Gilbert Kappen at Berryville, Arkansas, with Methodist minister, Rev. Lark officiating. William born 17 September 1888 in Sioux County, near Harrison, Nebraska (P. Hermann) was the son of William and Mabel Lucinda (Eastman) Kappen. Will and Lottie were the parents of nine children: (Additional information on the descendants of this couple provided in 1991 by the late Charles Vaughan Kappen)
White were married by the Rev. J. S. McMahan in the Assembly of God parsonage at Monett, Barry Co, Missouri. Joe, the son of Robert F. and Ellen (Wilson) White was born 8 November 1900. Ethel Irene attended the University of Arkansas, College of the Ozarks, graduated from Fayetteville Business College in 1932, graduated from Southwestern Bible School, Enid, Oklahoma in 1938, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education from Arkansas State College, Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1959. She was an ordained minister of the Assembly of God Church and taught fourth and/or fifth grades for many years. She retired in 1966. Joe and Ethel were the parents of two sons.
a. Robert Bryan born 28 October 1967 graduated Purdue University with a degree in chemical engineering in 1991 and is employed by Exxon in Houston, TX.
b. Zonnya born 8 April 1969. In 1991 Zonnya was a senior at Purdue University, majoring in industrial engineering.
A2. Joe Charles born 13 May 1949, took Miss Barbara Stanley to be his wife 25 March 1972. She is the daughter of Robert and Myra Stanley. Joe and Barbara reside in Crevecour, Missouri. Joe, a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, earned his bachelor of science degree in industrial education in 1972, and his Master of science degree in industrial education from Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 1976 and has done further study at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He currently holds the position of Director of Vocational Preparation for Jefferson Community College, Hillsboro, Missouri. His wife, Barbara, was graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1972 and Murray State University in 1976. She teaches Special Education in Festus R VI School District, Festus, Missouri. Their children are:
a. Steven Joseph born 18 July 1977
b. Kelli Lynn born 12 May 1980
Obituary from Eureka Springs Times-Echo, p. 2, Thursday, October 30, 1980:
Mrs. Ethel Irene (Kappen) White, 72, of Union, Mo, died 27 September 1980 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cap Girardeau, MO, and was buried September 29 in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, near Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mrs. White was born in Eureka Springs on 23 August 1908, the daughter of William G. and Lottie Kappen. She was graduated from the Eureka Springs High School in 1927, and attended the University of Arkansas, Southwest Baptist College, and Arkansas State University, earning a bachelor of arts degree. She taught fourth and/or fifth grades for many years in Trumann, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff and Eureka Springs public schools. She retired from teaching in Eureka Springs, and resided for several years following retirement on Wall Street in this city. Mrs. White also was an ordained minister of the Assembly of God Church. She is survived by her husband, Joe B. White, and by two sons, W. Robert White, assistant professor of history, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, and Joe C. White, director of the vocational preparation program at Jefferson College, Hillsboro, MO. She also is survived by four grandchildren and by five brothers, Charles V. Kappen and James D. Kappen, San Jose, California; Herbert H. Kappen, Springdale, Arkansas; Robert B. Kappen, Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and Kenneth H. Kappen, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and by one sister, Mrs. William L. (Margaret) Johnson, Berryville, Arkansas. Funeral services were held Sept 29 at the Friendship Assembly of God Church, Jonesboro, the Rev. Eugene Rose of Eureka Springs and the Rev. Bobby Russell of Jonesboro, officiating. Arrangements were by Langford’s Funeral Parlor, Jonesboro.
married Nora Elizabeth Wood, the daughter of Mary Priscilla (Haney) and Grant Wood, 15 January 1931. The Rev. Rainey of the First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, Arkansas performed the ceremony in his home.
Charles holds degrees from the University of Arkansas, at Fayetteville and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Following graduation from the U. of A. he taught in the Eureka Springs High School. During World War II, he was company commander of a tank destroyer gun company and held various educational positions including instructor in tactics at the Tank Destroyer School, Camp Hood, Texas, education officer at the Pentagon, Washington D. C. and was with Eisenhower’s headquarters in England and France. At the close of World War II, he was teaching in the Army Information and Education Staff School, Paris, France. Professor Kappen taught Journalism and mass communications at Shrivenham (England) University two terms before returning to the States. He then taught at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Tulsa before going to San Jose State University. He has authored several books and articles in the field of numismatics, and is listed in "Who’s Who in the West," "Who’s Who in American Education," "Directory of American Scholars," "Contemporary Authors," "Who’s Who on the Pacific Coast," and "Personalities of the West and Midwest." He authored Chapter 8 in the book, "International Communication as a Field of Study" in 1970. In July, 1972, he retired as professor of journalism at San Jose University. Since his retirement Charles published the book "California Tokens" in 1977, and has published several magazine articles. In 1979 he was named Numismatic Ambassador by Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, for outstanding service to his hobby – numismatics. Mr. Krause himself, came to San Francisco to present the award at the California State Numismatic Association banquet.
Nora born 6 February, 1909 in Omaha, Nebraska, is a graduate of Fayetteville Business College and at the time of their marriage, was eveing chief operator at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Nora and Charles are the parents of two children:
B1. Patricia Ann "Pat" born 24 April, 1936 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She married Edward Earl Terrill, the son of William B. and Gertrude Rebecca Terril. Born 18 April 1936 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, Edward and Patricia were married on 18 August 1957 in the Methodist Church by the Rev. Jones. Pat is a graduate of San Jose State University. She is personnel supervisor for Montgomery Ward and Company, Westgate, San Jose, California, where she has more than 600 employees under her supervision. Edward was with the Albertson’s Supermarket chain for many years before retiring in 1991. Upon his retirement they moved back to Eureka Springs, Arkansas and Pat became a housewife. They are the parents of two children:
a. Robert Edward (Tad) born 14 June 1961 in San Jose, California. He married 5 August 1989 in Jackson, Mississippi to Deborah Lynn Schemmel. Tad was an English major at San Jose State University, graduating in 1984. He was a member of the top scholastic fraternity, the Tower Fraternity, Tau Delta Phi. In Apr 1982 he was honored at San Jose State University as President’s Scholar. He has taught English in high schools at San Mateo, San Jose and Lancaster, California. In 1991 he was a teaching assistant at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he was earning a master’s degree in communications. He also was teaching two freshman classes in speech. Deborah graduated Arizona State University and in 1991 was teaching High School at Farmington, Arkansas.
b. Dianne Elizabeth born 6 June 1963 in San Jose, California. Dianne attended West Valley College, Saratoga, California for two years. She worked part-time as assistant manager for a pizza restaurant. In 1983 she graduated Bryman’s School of Dental Technology and has worked for several years as a dental assistant.
Patricia Ann (Kappen) Terrill died 11 Dec 1993. (P. Hermann)
B2. Charles Gilbert "Chuck" Kappen was born 15 October 1941 in El Dorado, Arkansas. The 6 November 1966 was the wedding day of Charles Gilbert and Carol Ann Bauhofer. They were married in the Holy Ghost Catholic Church at Fremont, California by Monseignor Vincent I. Breen. Carol, born 12 November 1942 in Niles, California is the daughter of William Nickolas and Frieda Rose (Wipfli) Bauhofer. Chuck earned his bachelor of arts degree at San Jose State University in 1968, and his master of arts degree at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, California. Following one year at North Salinas High School, he then taught Santa Clara High School. He teaches physical education and mathematics and is head track and cross county coach. Carol is a real estate broker, with office in Los Gatos, California. Chuck and Carol were living in Monte Sereno, California in 1990. Their children are soccer, baseball and coin collecting enthusiasts:
a. Grant Bartley born 9 May 1967 in San Jose, California. Grant received a bachelor’s degree at Chico State University, Chico, California in December 1991.
b. Reed Vaughan Kappen born 2 July 1969 in San Jose, California. Reed graduated West Valley College in Saratoga, California and in 1991 was attending San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
c. Kent William born 20 November 1970 in Santa Clara, California. Kent graduated West Valley College, Saratoga, California. He also attended the University of California in Davis, California and in 1991 was attending San Diego State University.
From Carroll County Historical Quarterly, June 2000 - CHARLES V. KAPPEN
Charles Kappen, former SJSU professor – The longest serving adviser of the Spartan Daily newspaper at San Jose State University, San Jose, California, headed off libel suits and other unseemly confrontations while appearing to give the student staff free rein. He also banned smoking in the college newsroom. Mr. Kappen was a professor for more than two decades at San Jose State University, San Jose, California.
Journalist, Wrote Books on Coin Collecting by Ed Pope, Mercury News Staff Writer:
Growing up in the Ozarks incongruous as it may seem, Charles V. Kappen and his kinfolk had a knack for running into famous and infamous people.
There was the time the longtime journalism professor at San Jose State University was having a beer with hie Eureka Springs, Ark. Daily Times-Echo publisher across the state line in Missouri when he struck up a conversation with a Coco-Cola-sipping customer on the next bar stool. "You know who you was talking to?" the bartender asked after the man and his companions had departed. "No," said Kappen. "That was ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd," the bartender replied, referring to the notorious gangster who had made life miserable for law enforecement offices all across middle American in the 1920’s.
"How do you know?" asked Mr. Kappen. "Because he’s my first cousin," answered the bar keep.
Another day, Mr. Kappen was resting on a bench on the main street of Eureka Springs when a man with a wooden leg sat beside him and told him he was looking for "language of the hills." He was doing research because he wanted the characters in his comic strip to speak with the honest bluntness of the people who lived in the Ozarks, Mr. Kappen later noted in personal reminiscences he wrote for his family. The cartoonist? Al Capp, creator of the "Li’l Abner" strip.
His brother, Herbert, once went target shooting with bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker (though he didn’t find out who they were until he saw their visages on a wanted poster) and Howard Hughes regularly bummed change for coffee from another brother, James, who was an airlines mechanic.
Then came the day in Los Angeles, when fame turned the tables on Charles Kappen. They were there for a journalism get-together, recalled Dr. Dwight Bentel, founder and chairman emeritus of the department of journalism at SJSU, when Mr. Kappen spotted a coin shop and ducked inside to buy some of the merchandise coupons he loved to collect.
"The clerk said he had a couple of tokens but they wouldn’t sell them because some guy named Kappen had just published a blook about them and the price was going to go up and they were going to hang onto them," said Bentel, who had hired Mr. Kappen in 1948. Until then, Bentel had no idea that his colleague was a nationally recognized authority in coin collecting. "Charlie was a quiet person about his personal affairs," Bentel added, in understatement.
Before he died Wednesday at the age of 89 from complications of a stroke and a heart ailment at O’Connor Hospital, Mr. Kappen had written five books on coin collecting on such esoteric subjects as "Depression Scrip of the United States" and "So-Called Dollars."
"He once told me he’d only publish something that nobody else had done," said his son, Chuck, of Monte Sereno.
For a quiet man, Charles Kappen – who taught and counseled hundreds of future journalists in more than two decades at San Jose State University – lived an interesting life, his son said.
He served in the Korean War and World War II – surviving the German "buzz bomb" assault on London and two typhoons – and later got caught in a tornado while driving to Amarillo, Texas.
He drove in a weapons carrier through miles of flooded countryside while serving on Formosa (now Taiwan) during a typhoon in the 1950’s. "This trip, through what seemed to be an ocean, really scared me. I thought our end had come," he would write later.
Mr. Kappen, the second of nine children, married Nora Wood in 1931, and they were wed for 58 years before her death in 1989. A daughter, Patricia Ann Terrill, died in 1993.
His career in journalism started early, as editor of the school newspaper and yearbook at W. H. Reed High School in Eureka Springs, where he graduated in 1928. He earned a degree in journalism at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, one played saxophone with John Phillip Souza’s band, and got his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin.
In a 16-year newspaper career, recalled retired SJSU colleague Dolores Spurgeon, he worked as reporter, editor and correspondent for newspapers in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin. He also edited the Calcoin News, a quarterly magazine of the numismatic association for more than 12 years, and served as the association’s president.
He was the longest serving adviser of the Spartan Daily at SJSU, starting in 1948, taking time off for Army service in Korea, where he attained the rank of major, and returning in 1952. He was noted as faculty adviser who headed off libel suits and other unseemly confrontations while appearing to give the student staff free rein.
Clyde Lawrence, a professor of advertising, remembers that Mr. Kappen – who retired in 1972 – also earned himself a nickname when he banned smoking in the college’s newsroom.
"The advertising kids had no intention of going along with that," Lawrence said, "so when Charlie would come in the ad office, they’d say, "Smokey the Bear’s here," and all the cigarettes would disappear into ashtrays in desk drawers. (P. Hermann)
C. Junior William Kappen was born 2 December 1912 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He married Maye Lavell (Fritz) Overturf born 18 February 1912 on 21 January 1933 with Dexter Strickler, minister, officiating at the Church of Christ parsonage
Maye, the daughter of David Calvin and Ida (Woods) Overturf was born in Gasoline, Texas. Fritz has many achievements to her credit as well. A partial listing taken from "Who’s Who in the West, 1970-1971" indicates that she was a student at the University of Arkansas in 1932, Lubleau School of Real Estate 1958-59, real estate broker for Cal-Real Realtors, Hawthorne, California since 1959, advisory board Unfinished Symphony Ranch for Girls, Agoura, California, named Mother of the Year, Inglewood First Christian Church in 1966, recipient of a trophy as outstanding member of the Lawndale Board of Realtors in 1969, member of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, Hawthorne-Lawndale Board of Realtors, Lawndale Chamber of Commerce, and member of the Order of Eastern Star. In 1991 she was living in Lawndale, California. She and Junior William are the parents of three children:
March 1961, Judith Leslie Wood born in Kansas City, Missouri on 27 October 1941. Kelly earned his bachelor’s degree at California State University at Long Beach in 1963, and his master’s degree at same in 1964. He has taught health and physical education at El Camino College, Torrance, California for seventeen years, assistant basketball coach for sixteen years, and track coach for five. Judy completed work for a bachelor’s degree at California State University at Long Beach. They live at Westminster, California and are the parents of two adopted children:
a. Kevin Lee born 26 December 1965 in Burbank, California. Kevin was captain of the football team and president of the Spanish Club & Student Body when attending high school his sophomore and senior years. He joined the U. S. Marines and served during the Persian Gulf War.
b. Kristine Renee born 30 July 1970 in Los Angeles, California.
Eva Koster, the daughter of Nicholas and Eva Koster. Eva was born 8 April 1949. In 1968 Calvin began working for Trans World Airlines at St. Louis, Missouri, mostly at ramp service. He then worked at Los Angeles International Airport and at the airport in Denver, Colorado. To them was born two children: Mathew Michael William born 25 March 1976 and Shelby Nicole born 26 September 1978 Denver, Colorado.
C3. Judy Lavell was born 4 September 1945 in Los Angeles, California. On 25 September 1965, she married in Inglewood, California James Allen Lundal. He was born 20 August 1940 in Oak Park, Illinois. Judy is an RN, earning a degree in nursing at California State University. In California she worked at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood. She passed the real estate exam in 1989. Jim earned a master’s degree in optical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts after earning B.S.E.E. from Northrop Institue of Technology in 1965. He was a senior staff engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California. The Lundals later moved to Bentonville, Arkansas and Judy became a nurse at the hospital at Gravette, Arkansas. Jim has begun taking in electronic work on televisions, stereos, and most any other electronig equipment. He built a shop for this work in the garage of their residence. Judy and Jim, antique car enthusiasts, are members of the Vintage Chevrolet Club and attended that society’s 20th anniversary meet near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the parents of two children:
a. Cynthia Ann born 13 April 1969 in Hawthorne, California. Cindy attended Orange Coast College majoring in pre-veterinary medicine and in 1991 was enrolled in forensic anthropology at California State University, Fullerton, California.
b. Rebecca Renee born 11 July 1971 in Hawthorne, California. In 1991 Becky was attending a local junior college majoring in engineering.
Junior William Kappen died 28 April 1971 at the Hawthorne Memorial Hospital in Hawthorne, California with interment in the Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA. Floral tributes, funeral service attendance and funeral procession combined to make this what was said to be one of the largest, if not the largest, funerals ever to be held in Inglewood, California.
Obituary, Eureka Springs Times-Echo, May 13, 1971: JUNIOR WILLIAM KAPPEN
Junior William Kappen was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, December 2, 1912, the son of William Gilbert and Charlotte Tempest (Vaughan) Kappen, and died April 28, 1971 at the Hawthorne Memorial Hospital in Hawthorne, California, from pulmonary thrombosis resultant from flu. His home was in Lawndale, California. Mr. Kappen, third of nine children and the second son, grew up in Eureka Springs and was graduated from the Eureka Springs High School in the class of 1931. He was a member of the high school basketball team and high school orchestra, and played trumpet in the Eureka Springs Band and the Christian Church Orchestra. He was married to Miss Maye Lavell (Fritz) Overturf January 21, 1933, and to this union three children were born: William Kelly, Ernest Calvin and Judy Lavell (Mrs. James Alan Lundal). Kelly and Judy are residents of Hawthorne, California, and Calvin of San Jose, California. Junior learned meat cutting in his father’s market in Eureka Springs, and for a time pursued that occupation. In 1937 he became co-owner with his brother Charles of the Vine Avenue Market in Ontario, California and in 1938 the two brothers owned and operated Kappens’ Market in Eureka Springs. Later, he and his wife, Fritz, owned and managed this market alone. He returned to California to work for the Douglas Aircraft Corporation in El Segundo, California. Except for brief periods of time when he returned to Eureka Springs and was proprietor of the White House Market there and when he and his wife owned a food market in South Gate, California, he has been with Douglas Aircraft ever since, a total of more than 25 years. He was a diemaker for Douglas and at one time was one of two A-1 diemakers in the employ of the company. He successfully passed the California realtors examination and was authorized to practice that profession. Mr. Kappen was a member of the First Christian Church of Inglewood, and for 12 years was elder in the church and church treasurer. Two years ago he stepped down from that position of his own accord to that of deacon. He previously had served as deacon in the Eureka Springs Christian Church. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a member of the Lions Club, treasurer of the Eureka Springs Junior Chamber of Commerce, assistant scoutmaster, and a member of the Eureka Springs Voluntary Fire Department. Funeral services were held in the Inglewood First Christian Church at 1 p.m. May 1, the Rev. Ruben Anderson officiating. Soloists were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carlson; organist, Miriam Mueller. Interment followed in the Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California. Floral tributes, funeral service attendance and funeral procession combined to make this what was said to be one of the largest, if not the largest funerals ever to be held in Inglewood, California. Mr. Kappen is survived by his widow, three children and three grandchildren; by his mother, Mrs. Charlotte (Lottie) Kappen of 61 Wall St., Eureka Springs; and by his six brothers and two sisters.
D. Margaret Lottie was the next child to join the Kappen household on 20 December 1914. Born at Eureka Springs, she became Mrs. William Lee "Bill" Johnson 25 November 1933 at Berryville, Arkansas where they were married by the Rev. Dan Champlin, Baptist minister. Bill, born 27 August 1909 in Roseville, California, is the son of Robert & Addie (Price) Johnson. He was one of a set of twins, the other child dying as a baby. They have four children:
Dl. Robert Lee born 14 September 1935 married Sonia Lynn Johnson. They have children
a. Dawn Marie born 11 August 1958 Wichita, Kansas. She married first on 18 December 1976 in Littleton, Colorado to David Thayne Smith and they were the parents of two children: Robert William II born 18 September 1980 Englewood, Colorado and Brandon Jeromy born 6 December 1986 Aurora, Colorado. Dawn married second to George Rhode and they lived in Aurora, Colorado in 1991.
b. Terri Ruth born December, 1959 Wichita, Kansas. She spent some time in the Service, but married John Wurster "Jay" Shearrow in Littleton, Colorado on 19 July 1980. In 1982 Jay & Terri lived in Louisville, KY. They were the parents of John Robert Shearrow born 13 December 1986 Aurora, Colorado.
c. Sondra Renee born 9 May 1961 Wichita, Kansas. Sondra married on 24 January 1981 in Frankstown, Colorado to Earl Frank Lambert, son of Harold Lambert. They have two children: Amber Lynne born 30 July 1982 and Weston Earl born 8 October 1984.
d. William Christian born 20 January 1965 Littleton, Colorado
D2. Betty June was born 17 December 1937. On 31 March, 1957 she became the bride of Henry Evans and to this union was born three children:
a. Cheryl Ann born 20 February 1959. Cheryl married 1st on 17 December 1977 to Charles Russell "Rusty" Hatley, but they later divorced and she married 2nd on 15 December 1978 to William Henry "Bill" Ritterling. Cheryl graduated from Richland Junior College, Dallas, TX in 1988. They both were employed at Texas Instruments.
b. Deborah Lynn born 20 April 1961
D3. Dale Gilbert was born 25 March 1942. He and his wife, the former Connie Darlene Gean have four children:
b. James Allen born 14 August 1964, died 15 October 1988 in an automobile accident. He married 18 October 1986 to Penny Weber and they have a son, Sonny James who was born 24 April 1987.
c. William Edward born 7 January 1966
d. Mylinda Kay
D4. Juanita May born 13 September 1943 married Roy Terence "Terry" Reagan on 4 June 1959. Terry is the son of Roy & Beatrice (McCarter) Reagan and was born 14 February 1943. Terry & Juanita live at Berryville. He is a bulldozer operator and farms at Blue Eye, Missouri. Juanita is jewelry department manager for Walmart. To them were born four children:
a. Kim Diana born 19 December 1960 Branson, Missouri, married on 24 January 1987 to John Alvin Swofford.
b. Kathy Lanette born 13 March 1962 Branson, Missouri
c. Russell Dale born 12 February 1963 Branson, Missouri
d. Robin Renee born 12 July 1968 Branson, Missouri
E. James Douglas "Jim" Kappen was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas 19 August 1916. Maebelle Osborne became his wife on 14 August 1940 in the Methodist parsonage at Eureka Springs with the Rev. Brown performing the ceremony. Mae Belle was born 7 July 1919, the daughter of Harry Samuel and Betty Grace (Malone) Osborn. Jim Kappen was named for his mother’s two brothers, Jim & Doug Vaughan. For nearly 30 years he was a mechanic and foreman for Trans World Airlines with office at Los Angeles International Airport. He retired from TWA in 1970, but then worked for the Qualitron Corporation in airplane maintenance, and for the Cupertino School District. In 1991 they were living at Santa Barbara, California. They are the parents of a daughter and two sons:
a. Phyllis Anne born 13 August 1942 married 20 August 1971 to Albert Lear Griffin, Jr., s/o Albert Lear Griffin Sr. and Muriel Stryker. In 1963 Phyllis (Kappen) Griffin won the California Tip Topper Club’s annual beauty contest. She just made the minimum 6 ft. heighth requirement. She went on to win 3rd place in a national beauty contest of the Association of Tall Clubs of America. Since 1964 she has been employed as graphics designer by North American Aviation, now Rockwell International, and has worked in Autonetics Division at Rockwell in Anaheim, CA in charge of exhibits and displays since 1985. She is editor of Autonetic’s "Heritage" magazine and writes and produces videos for Autonetics. She, being an artiest, also paints varied subject matter. She has studied with Donald Putman and Kwok Wai Lau, and has been inspired by several contemporary artists. She especially enjoys painting antique cars and harbor scenes. Al Griffin was president of Porter & Griffin Printers & Lithographers in Los Angeles 1960-1985 and now is semi-retired. They live at Hacienda Heights, CA.
b. Gerald Douglas born 26 June 1945, died 23 July 1945, bur. Eureka Springs
c. James Larry was born 21 May 1947, m. 1 September 1979 at Cathedral Grove, California to Karin Myers. Cathedral Grove is a train stop on the Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad, near Felton, California. All guests rode up the mountain on the railroad to the redwood grove at the top, where the wedding ceremony was held. Afterward, they attended the reception, a picnic in Deer Valley. An artist like his sister Phyllis, James earned his B. A. degree in art education at California State University, Long Beach in 1970 and master’s degree in art there in 1975. He has been active as an illustrator and graphic artist and has worked as a college instructor at both community college and university levels. He has exhibited his art in many places; among them water colors at Brillig Arts Centre, Bath, England in May 1978; drawings and paintings at Bechtel International Center, Stanford University in June 1979; drawings and water colors at Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos, California in October 1979; and California water colors at the U. S. Embassy, Talleyrand Building, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France in April 1980. He worked as library media specialist at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California. Karin earned her doctorate in English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She and James were both teaching at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California in 1991.
James Douglas lives in Santa Barbara, California. He was for years a mechanic and foreman for Trans World Airlines having his office at the Los Angeles International Airport.
F. Herbert Hoover Kappen was born 8 November 1918 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and on 5 July 1948 at Bernalillo, New Mexico, he married Louise (Polly) Pollard. Polly was born 12 May 1914. Herbert retired in 1965 from the U. S. Marines as master technical sergeant after 21 years of service. Since retirement he worked in airplane maintenance for Qualitron Corporation and at the Federal Building in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He since has retired from these also. His wife, Polly, attended the University of Tennessee and was graduated from Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee as a registered nurse. Besides nursing in civilian hospitals, she served in the Army Nurse Corp 1940-48, attaining the rank of Captain. She was head nurse for the Campbell Soup Company at Fayetteville, Arkansas 1972-1982, but has also retired. They have one daughter:
F1. Mary Alice born 18 September 1949, d. 5 May 1991, bur. National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas, m. 17 September 1977 to Jack Edmisten. Dr. Jack Edmisten practiced at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, then in 1991 was practicing at Independence, Missouri and Shawnee Mission, Kansas. They have two daughters:
a. Rosalyn Kerry Edmisten b. 4 March 1978 Fayetteville, Arkansas
b. Karalea Joy Edmisten b. 13 March 1980 Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G. 4 August 1920 was the birthdate of Paul Richard Kappen. Born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, he married Alma Mildred Groblebe there on 7 September 1940. Rev. Wilford Lown of the Christian Church married them in his home in Eureka Springs. Alma, born 6 March 1916, is the daughter of William Harvey and Edna Groblebe. Paul was manager of Norwalk Hardware in Norwalk, California for many years. He then attended school to learn to be a machinist, an occupation he practiced in California, then in Arkansas being employed at Rogers, Arkansas by Crane Company. Paul and Alma became the parents of two children:
G1. Barbara Ann born 31 August 1941 and married James D. Mercer on 13 May 1961. James was born 4 April 1936. To this union was born three children:
a. James Steven born 17 July 1962, married on 25 August 1990 to Diane Christine Dennis
b. Michael Wayne born 2 April 1967
c. Jamee Ann born 1 January 1976
G2. Richard Lee was born 30 July 1945. He married Roberta Lee French, the daughter of Harry and Alberta French on 27 August 1965. She was born 5 March 1944. Richard Kappen is Captain at the Rogers, Arkansas fire department and received national recognition in August 1984 for rescuing a man from a burning trailer. He was cited by "Firehouse Magazine’s" Heroism & Community Services Award Program. They have three children:
a. Eric Richard born 8 March 1967, married 7 July 1990 at Immanual Baptist Church, Rogers, Arkansas to Dana Karol Welty
b. Kendra Lee born 23 July 1969, married on 19 September 1987 to Scott William Bliss and they have one child, Addison William b. 14 February 1988 at Rogers, Benton Co, Arkansas.
c. Mary Ann born 17 September 1972
Paul Richard Kappen died in Rogers, Arkansas 27 August 1976. He is buried in the Benton County Memorial Park Cemetery, Rogers, Arkansas. (P. Hermann)
Obituary, Eureka Springs Times-Echo, Thursday, September 22, 1976: PAUL RICHARD KAPPEN
Paul Richard Kappen, 56, of Rogers, died August 27. A son of William G. and Charlotte T. Vaughan Kappen, he was born August 4, 1920 in Eureka Springs. Mr. Kappen was a 1938 graduate of Eureka Springs High School. He was a veteran of World War II, and has been a hardware store manager and a machinist. Survivors include his wife, Alma Groblebe Kappen; two children, Mrs. Barbara Mercer of LaMirada, California, and Richard Kappen of Rogers; two sisters, Mrs. Joe White of Eureka Springs and Mrs. Margaret Johnson of Berryville; and five brothers, Charles V. Kappen of San Jose, Californa, James D. Kappen of Santa Barbara, California, Herbert Kappen of Fayetteville, Robert B. Kappen of Eureka Springs, and Kenneth H. Kappen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Funeral services were Tuesday, August 31, in the Burns Funeral Chapel in Rogers with the Rev. Bob Ebersold officiating. Burial was in the Benton County Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Burns Funeral Home.
H. Robert Benjamin "Bob" Kappen, born 4 September 1922 was the next to appear in the Kappen household. He was born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and there on 4 April 1943 at the Assembly of God Church, Rev. Hardwick united in marriage Robert and Miss Claudine Agnes Terrill. She was born 16 February 1917. Bob retired from the U. S. Post Office in 1972. Since retiring, he has worked as night clerk at the Crescent Hotel, night auditor at the Ramada Inn, as curator and guide at the Bible Museum, the Great Passion Play, at the Inn of the Ozarks, and as real estate salesman for Century 21. He is an ordained minister of the Assembly of God Church. They had four children:
Hi. Robert William born 10 September 1946, died 16 February 1950, buried Eureka Springs, Arkansas
H2. Marilyn Lynn born 9 January 1952 married Larry Wayne Wolfinbarger on 10 November 1969. Larry works for Emerson Electric in Rogers, Arkansas. In addition, he is a skilled carpenter and cabinetmaker, and he has built a beautiful home next to Bob and Claudine in Eureka Springs. Their children are:
a. Robert Scott born 7 June 1970 in Eureka Springs
b. Michael Neal born 29 March 1972 in Eureka Springs
c. Christy Dawn born 14 July 1975 in Eureka Springs
Willingham
Lorenett Oliver. A carpenter, he works for Thurman Construction in Eureka Springs.
a. Amy Gabrielle born 11 April 1990 Eureka Springs, Arkansas
I. The ninth and last child of Will and Lottie Kappen was born 16 April 1925, Kenneth Harry Kappen. Born in Eureka Springs, Arkansas he married Mildred Marie Nations on 1 September 1945 at Norman, Oklahoma. Mildred was born 14 July 1925 in Marlow, Oklahoma, the daughter of William C. and Ruth (Kern) Nations. Kenneth graduated from Eureka Springs High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree cum laude from Pasadena College, Pasadena, California in 1962 with a major in history and minors in education and speech. In 1964 Kenneth earned his master of arts degree at California State University at Los Angeles with a major in history and a minor in government. Beginning in 1965, Kenneth was at Capitol Hill Senior High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for five years as a teacher and sixteen years as a counselor, the last six years as head counselor. He received his counseling certificate from Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma. The M. A. degree is required for the counseling certificate, which includes 25 semester hours of graduate studies in guidance, counseling, and psychology. He retired in 1986 and now works as part-time counselor at Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma. Mildred retired from an executive position in Business Services at Southwestern Bell Telephone, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1982. To this marriage was born one son.
a. Kenneth Harry, Jr. born 5 October 1950 at Norman, Oklahoma married on 29
June 1973, Miss Sheila Ann Jordan, the daughter of Edward and Jerry Jordan. She was born in Davenport, Iowa, 10 November 1954. Kenneth Harry Jr. attended the University of Oklahoma, also St. Gregory College at Shawnee, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College. He worked in the engineering department of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company at Oklahoma City and now (1991) is completing his degree in architectural engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He and Sheila Ann were divorced prior to August 1991. They were the parents of two children: Aaron Todd born 25 July 1980 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Arielle Tempest born 9 April 1984 Moore, Oklahoma.
Lottie Vaughan Kappen died on New Year’s Eve, 1976, just six days short of her 88th birthday. Interment was in the Eureka Springs Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
11. Cherubia Ellen, the baby of the family was born in 1891. She married first "Shorty" Rhodes and second a man named Weems. According to family reports, when Churbie died in Texas, her husband asked that members of the family pay for her remains to be brought back to Clifty to be buried and at great expense to John Branham and Will Kappen, this was done. It was discovered later that the husband had drawn a large amount of money from Churbie’s personal savings account for himself, yet refused to pay for her burial. Thus, Cherubia Ellen Vaughan is buried in the Clifty Cemetery under the family name.
Melvina Houston Vaughan died 6 January 1893 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
After Melvina passed away, it has been said that Dallas advertised in a newspaper for another wife. He had a picture taken with one of his little girls to send to the replies of his ad. Of course, he put in his glass eye and probably cleaned up a bit for the picture taking.
When the woman who was to become his wife arrived, the children were at school. Dallas stood there without his glass eye, which must have been a shock in itself, but when the children began arriving home, it must have finished her off completely.
"Mine," replied Dallas.
Appeared another child, "And who does this one belong to?"
Dallas again replied, "Mine." Needless to say, after several more of the same, the woman hurriedly left.
Dallas came to his sister, Nancy Ray’s home a few days before he died in August of 1909. He stopped and told Nancy he was sick and on his way home from Eureka Springs. Nancy encouraged him to get down and let the Ray boys take his wagon and team on home, but he refused. He reportedly died of locked bowels, but other family members believe he had a ruptured appendix.
One of the boys was sitting up with him at night. His stomach was rumbling and slightly protruded and he told the boy to feel his stomach. When the area was pressed slightly, James Polk Dallas Vaughan died immediately. He is buried in Clifty Cemetery. There is no stone, however, to mark the place of his burial.
CHAPTER 6
Allen and Eveline, Allen and Si
Allen Woods Vaughan was born in 1845, the fifth child of Ben and Cherubia. He married first Eveline Wisdom who was born 13 July 1853, and to this union was born seven children:
1. Leroy, affectionately called "Tobe" was born in Clifty 29 May 1871. He married Maude S. Ivie. Maude was born 9 February 1879 in Clifty, the daughter of John and Rebecca Ivie. Maude and Tobe had six children:
A. Earla, born 8 December 1900 at Clifty, Arkansas. She married Oscar T. Moline a minister in a double wedding on Christmas Eve with her Sister Reba and Carl Perkins.
Oscar and Earla have a son, Oscar Lee who is also a minister in the Christian Church in Topeka, Kansas.
Oscar passed away in 1976 and Earla makes her home in McPherson, Kansas.
B. Lee was born at Clifty 2 April 1902 and married Oleta Rider. He died 6 January 1972 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is buried there.
C. Curtis, born at Clifty 10 May, 1905 married Laura Mae Johnson. To this union was born two children, Sue Ann and David.
D. Ray was born 23 August 1906, also at Clifty. He was killed in an automobile accident in January of 1941 and is buried in Rogers, Arkansas.
E. Reba met her future husband, Carl A. Perkins at Phillips University where his father was Dean of Education. They married in 1929 and became the parents of three children.
El. Joe Carl died a week after his birth.
E2. Leroy Madison is a research chemist working on experimental drugs for a cancer research firm in New Jersey. He and his wife are the parents of two children. Carl and Diane.
E3. Janice LaVaughan Perkins married a Horton and teaches first grade in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Carl was a teacher in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where he also served on the school board. He taught at Phillips University and then became senior engineer for American Airlines where he remained eighteen years.
F. Joe was born 29 October 1916 at Clifty. It was quite a night to remember in the Vaughan house that evening. Tobe was away in Oklahoma looking for a farm to rent. Shortly after Joe’s birth, their house caught fire. Several men rushed into the house and picked Maude and her newborn son up in the feather bed on which they lay. Somehow in the excitement, however, Joe fell from the feather bed onto the mattress below. It was only after the men had Maude safely outside that it was discovered Joe was missing. Edith Ivie Ray rushed back into the burning house to rescue him.
Joe married Naomi Light in 1937. They have two children, Charles Curtis and William Joe and make their home in Drummond, Oklahoma.
Maude passed away in her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma 4 July 1958 and Tobe died in October 1966. They are both buried in the cemetery at Rogers, Arkansas.
2. Frank
3. Margaret Elizabeth (Lizzie) married John Elmore Giles and to this marriage was born eight children:
A. Allen married Margaret Carter. They have two boys and three girls.
B. Roy married Nellie Melvin. They live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
C. Charlie married Louise Coppage and has five children.
D. & E. Kenneth and Kathleen, twins born 24 February 1910.
Kenneth married Wilma Miller and to this union was born four children.
Kathleen married W. E. (Bill) Atkinson. Bill is a printer by trade and they make their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
F. Evaline, named for her grandmother, married Reed Downum.
G. Mabel married Walter Teter. They have one daughter who married Bryce Davis, a realtor and insurance businessman in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They have two children.
Mabel was killed in an automobile accident and died five years ago at the age of 75.
H. Margaret married Jack Winton. They have three children.
4. Mary Amanda "Mandy" married 25 December 1898 to James Jahu Barnes. They had nine children. (Peggy Hermann)
A. Ray Barnes deceased at 7 months of age
B. Conrad Clement b. 14 June 1901, m. first in 1925 to Nellie Willis and had one daughter, Connie Lee Barnes who m. Frank Smith; m. second to Minnie Ruth Wall and had a son, Dr. Conrad Clement Barnes Jr. who m. Susan Elizabeth Daniel and has a daughter named Lauren Elizabeth
C. Nellie Louise b. 29 November 1904, m. 6 April 1923 to Grady Morland Slagle. They had two children.
C1. Grady Morland Slagle Jr. who has two children: Gordon Fredrick who m. Inez ? and has a daughter, Tina Marie Slagle; and Lisa Angela who married Steven Walter Myers.
C2. Margaret Whitten Slagle who married Alfred Aaron Green.
They have two children: Dr. Michael Aaron Green and Suzanne Green who m. William Michael Allen.
D. Frances Margaret Barnes b. 17 Mar 1907, m. in 1930 to Frank Garvin. They had only one child: Mary Frances Garvin who m. Frank Glendon Shaw. Mary and Frank were the parents of Theresa, Christopher and Phillip Glendon Shaw. Mary and Frank divorced.
E. stillborn male Barnes b. unknown.
F. Vaughan Jahu Barnes b. 9 May 1910, m. first to Juanita Harris and after they divorced m. second to Clita Lee ? . Vaughan and Juanita had three children: Mary Ethel, James Jahu and Nita Lavaughan. Vaughan and Clita had one child: Vaughanda Lee.
G. Harold Wayne Barnes b. 7 October 1913, m. 5 September 1935 to Carol Loraine Shuman, but they were later divorced. They had two sons: Harold Wayne Jr. who was stillborn, and Wayne Arnold
H. Woodrow Wilson Barnes b. 13 December 1917 m. Evelyn Diezsart and had two children: Betty Jean and Marvel Lynn
I. Curtis Lee Barnes b. 17 Mar 1923, m. 28 December 1951 to Jean Iris Crosby b. 11 March 1928. They had one child: James Curtis
5. Jenny married a Smith. They had a daughter Littia who married a Littlejohn who died in 1975.
6. Aaron Dee Vaughan was born 18 February 1882. He married Mary Lydia LuVerna Shrum. She was born 9 September 1896 and to this union was born five children:
A. Delmer Mozel was born 15 October 1910 and married Jewel Lingo. As a young boy, Delmer dropped the second "A" in the Vaughan name and other children in the family followed his example. Thus all of Aaron’s children and grandchildren use the different spelling.
B1. Rodney Lee born 12 January 1939. He married Elaine Hardage who was born 17 April 1941. They have two children.
b. Darren Scott born 16 February
B2. Judith Ann was born 2 June 1945. She married Robert Noel, born 23 April 1944. Judith and Robert are the parents of:
b. Bradley Ross born 16 February 1971
B3. Janis Lynn was born 6 June 1947
B4. Leo Grover, Jr. "Chuck" was next to make his appearance in the Vaughan
household on 25 February 1951. He married Teresa Goodwin born 5 April 1953. They have two daughters: Adrienne Nicole born 13 October 1972 and Allison Leigh born 15 April 1980.
C. Winfred Curtis Vaughn was born 7 January 1915. He married first Alta Thomas and to this marriage was born two children:
parents of four children:
Spencer
b. Paula Jean born 13 July 1957
c. Teresa Kay born 3 May 1962
d. Roger Patrick born 29 September 1966
children:
a. Austin Wade born 29 April 1962
b. Tony Lee born in November 1965
c. John Oliver born in November 1969
Winfred married second, Francis Hoffis. They were the parents of eight children:
C4. Johnny Lee
CS. Kenneth Wayne
C6. Calvin Eugene
C7. Winfred
C8. Christine
C9. Jessica
C10.Billy Joe
Winfred passed away 10 January 1977 and is buried in Amarillo, Texas.
D. Juni B. was born 11 June 1917. She married Jefferson Casey in 1931 and they became the parents of eight children:
D2. Betty Ruth
D3. Carol June
D4. Linda Louise
D5. Patricia Loraine
D6. Sandra Faye
D7. Jimmy Leon
D8. Darrell Jefferson
E. Rose Evelyn Augusta was the last child born to Dee and his wife. Born 24 August 1920, she married Calvin Benjamin Yost in 1935. (P. Hermann)
To this marriage was born three children:
El. Walter Allen was born 7 September 1936. He married Verba Jean Wattenbarger b. 1936 and had children, Randy Allen b. 25 Apr 1956 who married in August of 1979 to Pam Matlock b. in 1956 and Wendy Jean b. 15 Aug 1967.
E2. Reba Fern was born 8 March 1939. She and her husband Ralph Edward Irving whom she married in 1955 are the parents of three children, Ralph Edward "Ed" b. 5 November 1956 who is making a career in the U.S. Navy, Richard Calvin b. 11 January 1961 and Rosemary Elaine b. 20 February 1963. Reba and Ralph were divorced in 1973.
E3. Kathryn Laverne was born 12 August 1940. She married in 1959 to Willard Dale Cole b. 7 March 1936, and had children Shelley Ranae b. 18 November 1960 married in August 1980 to Jim Hawley and they have one child, Samatha Blair "Sami" b. 17 October 1981, Lori Dale b. 12 November 1962 and is a beautician in Sand Springs, OK and Willard Dale, Jr. (Skippy) b. 15 February 1967.
Aaron Dee Vaughan died in August 1927. His wife, Mary Lydia LuVerna Shrum Vaughan died 42 years later on 20 August 1969.
A. Jessie Mae Sanford was born 9 December 1905. She married Gratus J. Stewart on 20 November 1926 in Gainesville, Texas. Born to this marriage was a son, Robert R. Stewart on 1 June 1930, in Newton, Kansas. Jessie, her husband and son make their home in Newton, Kansas.
B. Gracie Myrtle was born 27 July 1907. She married Charlie M. Howard 4 September 1926 in Gainesville, Texas. They have two sons:
B1. Charles Howard, Jr. born 12 November 1927
B2. Dale Wayne born 21 November
The Howard family is at home in Gainesville, Texas.
C. Mary Evelyn was born 23 November 1909. She was married 8 December 1925 to Roy Howard in St. Jo, Texas. Two sons were born to this marriage.
Cl. Roger Le Roy
C2. Rufus Franklin born in Gainesville, Texas
D. Everett Rufus was the first son born to Rosa and Floyd on 15 September 1910. He married Gladys Barlow on 9 June 1929 in Gainesville, Texas. They have two children:
Dl. Everett Rufus, Jr.
D2. Lou Ann, now deceased
To his second marriage was born one daughter, Sheila.
Dorothy Marie passed away 18 October 1972.
El. Gary Adran
E2. Janet
G. Grady Sanford was the last child born to Rosa and Floyd Roland Sanford. Born 9 April 1920, he married Eula Fay Sissom on 30 November 1945. To this marriage was born five children:
Gl. Jerry Lee Sanford, deceased
G2. Margaret Jane
G3. Kathy Sue
G4. Harlon
G5. Larry
Floyd Sanford died 13 March 1971 and his wife Rose died 2 April 1974.
8. Robert P. Vaughan was born 25 August 1892 and died 28 September 1892. Eveline Wisdom Vaughan departed this life 5 September 1892 from complications of childbirth. She and her son Robert are buried together in the Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
After Eveline died, Allen married Cynthia Siotha "Sy" Bohannan Harrison, the widow of Millard F. Harrison. She was born on 15 Apr 1857 Clifty, Arkansas, a daughter of Joseph T. and Cynthia (Whiteley) Bohannon. Si and Millard had had eight children, four of whom were still living at the time of her marriage to Allen.
To Allen and Si was born three children.
9. Henry P. born 15 December 1894 married Nan Pharis
10. Josie born 28 January 1897 married Jeff Key and lives in Houston, Texas. Josie Key died 10 March 1980.
11. Churba Opal was born 15 March 1900. She married Bill Crawford. Churba died 10 Dec 1979.
Sy died on 13 Dec 1926 at Wagoner, Oklahoma and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
CHAPTER 7
Pleas and Margaret
Pleasant Michael was born to Benjamin and Cherubia Vaughan 16 November 1849. Uncle Pleas, as he was known throughout northwest Arkansas was married to Margaret J. Wisdom, the daughter of Michael S. and Susan Wisdom. She was born in 1848 and was the sister of Eveline Wisdom, wife of Uncle Pleas’ brother Allen.
Many residents around the Clifty area remember Uncle Pleas and Aunt Margaret well. One lady recalls, "They used to have a picnic up here at Clifty and along late in the evening, he would (Uncle Peas) go to the house, pull his shoes off and come back down to the crowd barefoot. He would roll his britches legs up, parade around down there, and would get up on the bandstand and show out in front of everyone."
Uncle Pleas was always active in the community and church as the following article dated Thursday, September 27, 1923 will attest. It is
reprinted here with the permission of the Madison County Record.
The Clifty singing class visited Huntsville Friday evening and delighted a large congregation at the Baptist Church with a thirty-minute song service just preceding the closing sermon of Rev.
I. H. Burgess’ series of discourses to which the Record referred last week. Several other Clifty folks who are not members of the class accompanied the singers...
The distance between Huntsville and Clifty is fifteen miles. Before we had good roads and automobiles almost one whole day was required to make a round trip from on place to the other, with little time for anything else but traveling, and the visitors then usually felt more like cussin’ than caroling. If you don’t believe what the Record says about it, ask Uncle Pleas Vaughan who has been coming to Huntsville with the singing classes for fifty years or longer, and who, accompanied by his good wife equally 75 years as young as he, was with this 1923 class Friday evening. And he sat right up in the front row of singers, some of whom no doubt are the great grandchildren of singers he sang with when he was a boy..."
The Record also reported that "If practice makes perfect, Uncle Pies Vaughan, manager of social sports at the Madison County fair is sure to bring fame to Clifty by taking his horseshoe pitchers along."
Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Uncle Pleas to help him celebrate his 82nd birthday on November 15, 1931. He sent out the invitations himself and entertained with stories of pioneer days. When dinner was announced, he placed his nephews on one side of the table and great-nephews on the other. There was a large number of nieces and great-nieces as well as grandchildren present.
The main dishes of the meal were hogs head and hominy, and hog jowl and turnips cooked like
they were when he was a boy. There were many other good things to eat.
There were only two other pioneers present, Aunt Nancy Ray, his sister, and Aunt Rebecca Ivie. A picture was made of them and Uncle Pleas.
Others present were Sam Ray and family, Miss Lizzie Ray, E. M. Samuel and daughter Maizie, Charles Samuel and family, Joe Godard and family, Jim Vaughan and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Bone, Mr. and Mrs. Will Bone, Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Todd, Herman Evans and family, Calvin Vaughan, Doug Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bullick, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Marsh, Wylie Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Todd, Don Stillwell, Albert Todd, Ralph James, Mr. and Mrs. Will Gullick and daughter Erma, all of Clifty, and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bone of Fayetteville. All left wishing Uncle Pleas a great many more happy birthdays.
Uncle Pleas and Aunt Margaret were to have a large family of boys.
On that particular day, he repeatedly tried to sit close to Katie on one of the benches at the Picnic. However determined he was though, Grandmother Margaret was equally determined. Each time she would catch them sitting together, she would somehow manage to squeeze in between them whether there was room or not. The man eventually discouraged but still hopeful, decided to wait for another day to continue his courting of Katie Vaughan.
Katie went to California at the age of sixteen where she married George Smith of Potter Valley, California. They were the parents of one son, Orval Allen born 12 July 1917. He presently resides in La Puenti, California and has two daughters, Darlene and Dale.
Katie was a long-time member of "The American War Mothers" as President and has held several state office positions in that organization. She is now a patient in a convalescent hospital in Long Beach, California.
B. Harry C. (Buddle) was born 16 December 1896. Buddle lived for many years in Alhambra, California and died Nov 17, 1972. He was married to Ethyl Inez Odom (exact date unknown). He and his wife had two sons:
B1. Clyde A. Vaughan died Mar 12, 1944 over Germany in World War II There is a monument in Ardennes, France.
He left at his death, an infant son.
B2. George Edward Vaughan b. 12-4-1922 d. Mar 8, 1989 He was known as "Skeeter" most of his life.
He has 4 children, all living from his marriage to Ethel
1. F
2. M
3. F
From his marriage to Rebecca Mullins on Aug 11, 1968, divorced 1974.
4. F - Kituwah (Vaughan) Golden b. Aug 6, 1969 m. June 22, 1991 to Gary T. Golden. They have 3 sons and currently reside in Glendora, CA. (From Kit Golden)
C. Clara Lenora was born 1901 in Clifty, Arkansas. She lived for over twelve years with her grandparents, Pleas and Margaret before leaving for California in 1917. She married William H. (Jack) Dunlap of Goshen, Arkansas and Fullerton, California in Panama City, Republic of Panama on 20 May 1925.
Cl. Doris Jean born 6 March 1929 in Bananca Bumeja, Columbia, South America. She married George H. Goodell of LaHabra, California and to this marriage was born five children:
a. Richard Dennis born 22 March 1949 in Fullerton, California. He is presently married and residing in Anaheim, California where he is a law enforcement officer and college student.
b. Ronald Stephen born 21 July 1950 in Fullerton, California. He resides in Roseville, Oregon where he is a high school coach and teacher.
c. Robin Lee was born 23 October 1951 in Fullerton. She and her husband, Rich Edwards have one son and live in Grants Pass, Oregon where she is a pre-school teacher.
d. Rhonda Lynn was born 20 February 1955 in Santa Ana, California. She is at home in Garden Grove, California.
e. Robert Wayne born 26 July 1956 in Santa Ana, California is a college student and works part-time.
C2. Kathryn Lee (Kathy) was born 22 September 1933 in Buena Park, California. She is married to Robert Todd of Missouri and Hollywood, California.
Belle died 22 December 1905 and her husband Allen died 27 June 1917 in Poterville, California. He was reportedly a foreman over a railroad section crew and was killed by Mexicans working for him. He is buried beside his wife in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
The sisters were honored at a birthday celebration at Clifty, Arkansas on 14 June 1969, two days after their ninetieth birthday. Attending were members of the immediate families and relatives from Arkansas, California and Texas. Friends present included some neighbors dating back sixty years.
Early school years in Kansas City posed some distracting problems for the teachers of the Luck sisters, who, unable to distinguish one identical twin from the other, were at a loss as to what punishment to mete out to whom. This dilemma often resulted in no punishment for either or dual suffering for one error.
The Luck family moved to Albert, Kansas in 1891 where they lived on a wheat farm for nearly six years. With the twins approaching their 18th birthday, the Lucks stowed their household gear along with their four sons and four daughters into three covered wagons and pointed the horses toward Arkansas. After a month’s somewhat hectic cross-country trip the "wagon train," after brief stops at Farmington and Fayetteville, Arkansas moved on to Clifty, there to build a permanent home.
In Clifty, Beulah and Della met and married the brothers Vaughan. Della married Ben F. Vaughan 4 January 1900. At the time of their marriage, Ben was the local postmaster, a position he held for eight years, and storekeeper. He later served a term as sheriff of Madison County, and then in 1908, after passing a required exam, he began working for the Forest Service which had been created by Teddy Roosevelt a few years before.
The grand Old Man of the Ozark National Forest who was connected with the local forest since its creation in 1908 was given a farewell and presentation party at Sand Gay side camp, north of Russellville, Arkansas when state and national forest officials joined with members of the local forest personnel and their families in honoring Ben Vaughan on his retirement from service. "Uncle Ben" as he was known among the forest personnel first served as ranger and guard when the forest was first created, but advanced to the position of forest supervisor, serving in this capacity from 1919 to 1922. He gave up the supervisor’s job to become road superintendent because he liked to be outside rather than in the office most of the time. He supervised the construction of more than 700 miles of roads in the forest, and was the only member of the personnel at that time that had been with the Ozark National Forest since its creation.
Ben and Della were the parents of four children:
A. Mabel born 18 May 1901 and died two years later on 1 May 1903.
B. Veda born 1 March 1903 married Rex S. Braselton. Rex worked for and retired from International Harvester Company. They are the parents of three sons and three daughters and are now at home in Mulberry, Arkansas.
C. Edgar was born 20 October 1904. He married Daisy McMillan. They have two daughters. Edgar was employed by the Texaco Company for years before his death on 4 May 1968.
D. Lela was born 22 July 1909. She retired after twenty-two years of government service, most of which was with the Forest Service Department. During those years, she was located in many places including Arizona, Chicago, Washington, D. C. and San Francisco.
Ben F. Vaughan died 11 February 1953 and his wife died 21 January 1970. They are both buried in the Clifty Cemetery.
At the present time, the progeny scoreboard for Ben and Della reads eight grandchildren, 22
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
3. Robert M. was the next child to be born into the Pleasant Vaughan household. He married the former Laura Vonna Denny and moved to Fullerton, California soon after their marriage. They were the parents of six children, Blythe, Zella (Now deceased), Kenneth, Floyd (Arky) now deceased, Bobbie and Glenn.
Uncle Pleas and Aunt Margaret went to Fullerton in November of 1924 to spend the winter with Bob. Uncle Pleas was not strong on dressing up, but on this special occasion he left Clifty wearing a broad smile and a Collige tie.
Floyd (Arky) Vaughan, swatting shortstop of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was the leading hitter of the National League in the 1935 baseball season. Arky whose batting average was .385 bagged out a slugging percentage of .607 by making his 192 hits go for a total of 303 bases in 499 times at bat. 1935 was the second straight year that he drew more bases on balls than any other National League player with a total of 97. Arky later played for the Brooklyn (now Los Angeles) Dodgers and in 1966 was sixteenth in the Baseball Writer’s Association Hall of Fame balloting. He broke in Peewee Reese who succeeded him as shortstop when he left baseball.
Arky bought a sheep ranch in California and
drowned at Lake Tahoe within thirty feet of shore after a boating
accident. Floyd (Arky) Vaughan was unable to swim. The following was posted to Vaughan
Pioneers, it appeared in The New York Times sports Pages
Wednesday, July 31, 1985
George Vecsey
Sports of The Times
The Arky Vaughan Stories
(last section).....
The cowboy finally found his ranch up north in Eagleville, near
the Oregon and Nevada borders. It was there that he drowned, on
Lost Lake, on Aug. 30, 1952, and even his dying prompted
inaccurate legends.
"There was no sudden storm, no winds," Ken Johnson
says. "And he didn't get wrapped up in fishing line, either.
I'll tell you exactly what happened: He was cleaning his hay
baler, and you know how cowboys hate to bale hay. His friend,
Bill Wimer, a great big guy, maybe 6-4, 250 pounds, came by and
said, 'Let's go fishing.' But Arky said, 'No, I'm going to get
this done, so I can forget about it.'
"But Bill said, 'Heck, it'll still be here tomorrow,' so
Arky and he went over to Lost Lake and went fishing. Bill cast
his line and the boat keeled over. We know this, because an old
gentleman, 77 years old, saw it from the shore. The two of them
were laughing, their cigarets floating on the water, and Bill
decided to paddle for shore, about 25 yards away. But he couldn't
swim, and he started thrashing around, and Arky realized he was
in trouble and went after him."
Patricia Johnson says: "My father was a good swimmer. He
grew up at Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach."
Ken Johnson continues: "Arky got to Bill, but Bill went into
severe panic and they both went down fighting. The old man on the
shore tried to lift them up with an oar, but he couldn't get them
both up, and they drowned. We found out later they drowned in
five feet of water. They both could have stood up and walked to
shore."
4. Columbus (Lum) Vaughan was born 16 April 1876. He married Vista Denny. The local newspaper reported that in May of 1923 "About ten o’clock at night, Tallent Brothers store was discovered on fire, but with the prompt aid of most everyone in town the building was saved although the contents were badly damaged by either fire or water. The store building owned by Mrs. Vista Vaughan, was damaged considerably and was not insured but luckily the stock of goods was covered by insurance.
Lum died 7 August 1920 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
5. Horace Greeley was born 5 January 1879 at Clifty. On 7 February 1900, he took as his bride, Miss Beulah Luck, daughter of William and Sarah Luck. Beulah and her twin sister Della who married Horace’s brother Ben were born in Kansas City, Missouri.
Approximately 300 persons mostly relatives, were present at an all day picnic at Lake Atlanta, Rogers, Arkansas Sunday, May 28, 1950 held in honor of the golden wedding anniversaries of Horace and Beulah and Ben and Della. All the children of the two couples were present for the celebration. Relatives and friends from Missouri, California and Oklahoma, as well as Arkansas came to wish happiness to the two couples.
Horace and Beulah were the parents of four daughters:
A. Ethel Hortense was born 25 October 1900. She is active in the Clifty Extension Homemakers Club and the Clifty Church of Christ,, and does much of her own sewing.
B. Edith Eleanor was born in July 1903. She married Charley Clark who proceeded her in death. Edith died in 1966 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
C. Cora Viola was born 23 January 1904. She was married to Charley Todd on 7 February. 1930. Charley, the son of Major and Suzy (Patillo) Todd was born 8 May 1902.
Cora is an active member of the Clifty Church of Christ and was postmistress of the Clifty Post Office for 41 years, the longest period of time this position was ever held by one individual. To Charley and Cora was born one son:
Cl. Edgar E. Todd was born 8 July 1939. He married on 22 July 1960, the former Mary Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Gerald and Louise (Fancher) Warren. Edgar is manager of the retail lumber yard of International Paper Company in Wichita Falls, Texas. He has an extensive background in building materials, marketing and retail management. He has been associated with International Paper in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri since 1959.
Edgar and Beth are the parents of four children:
a. Robert Warren born 13 September 1961
b. Paige Elizabeth born 28 July 1963
c. Alyssia Pamela born 29 September 1967
d. Ashley Diana born 9 March 1969
D. Margaret Elizabeth (Margie) was the last child to arrive in the Vaughan household. She was born in 1907. A quiet wedding at the Clifty Hotel united Margie and Emmet Tassey of Aurora in February 1921. They were married by Rev. J. Wylie Todd and after a wedding supper, left for their home on War Eagle followed by the best wishes of a large circle of friends.
Margie married second Floyd. He died and
she married Jess Provort.
Horace died in 1959. Beulah followed him in death in 1970, a month apart from her sister Della. Horace and Beulah are buried in Clifty Cemetery.
6. Elmer C. joined the Pleasant Vaughan household in 1883. He married the former Hannah Maude McChristian and to this union were born eight children:
A. Faye married Charles Kingston. They are the parents of two children, a boy and a girl.
B. Cleo Miller born 18 March 1909 married and had four children, Evelyn Mae, Cleo Jean, Millard and Jimmy. All the children presently reside in San Bernadino, California.
Cleo married second Mrs. Dollie Powell. They are at home in Clifty, Arkansas.
C. Emma in 1930 married Elmer Daniels of San Bernadino, California. They were the parents of two children.
Emma married second, Bill Hicks and they have three children.
D. Jessie married Bill Daniels, a brother of Elmer Daniels. They are the parents of five children.
E. Freida married Guy Calico of Wichita, Kansas. They had one daughter who married Bill Jardine of Toledo, Ohio.
Frieda married secondly, Skeen of San Francisco, California.
F. Raymond
G. Iva Joetta married Al Johnson and has two children.
H. Claudine is married to Ross Banks. They have one son.
The Madison County Record reported on 22 May 1924 under the heading of Clifty News that "Elmer Vaughan, our local barber is about to lose all the west side trade since Mitchell Stafford became a tonsorial artist. All who survive Mitchell’s barbarous barbering praise him highly as a new beginner."
Elmer C. Vaughan died at his home in San Bernadino, California 20 December 1930 after an illness of several years duration of stomach and lung trouble. "He was a kind father and husband, a good neighbor and will be missed in the home especially by his faithful wife who so faithfully has been his constant companion and helper since his declining health. His remains are interred at San Bernadino
1887 at Clifty. When their children were small, Uncle Pleas and Aunt Margaret had their children call them father and mother. Arthur couldn’t quite manage the word father, however, and "Fod" was about the best he could do. Uncle Pleas thus gained a nickname that he was known by for many years and by many people.
On 16 October 1910, Arthur took as his bride Miss Iva Myrtle Lynch, daughter of Elbert and Beulah Stamback Lynch. Myrtle was born 30 November 1893, and to this marriage were born seven children:
A. Ruby Columbia born 3 September 1911. When Ruby was born, her parents named her after Ruby Ivie of Clifty. Myrtle was walking down the road at Clifty one day soon after Ruby’s birth and met Uncle Bud Vaughan. He asked her if she had named the baby yet and Myrtle replied, "Yes, but you can put another name to it." Columbia was his choice. He said that he had wanted to name his daughters, and his granddaughters the name Columbia but that "none of them would have it." Ruby Vaughan had acquired her middle name.
On 22 September 1933, Ruby became the bride of Harvey Escal Fort, and to this union were born two children:
b. William Eugene (Billy) born 19 May
A2. Harvey Earl (Sonny) born 16 April 1937 in Jerome, Idaho married Sherry Lovett. They are the parents of:
a. Lisa born 24 February 1961 married Donald "Donny" Raglin Jr. on 21 March 1981.
b. Michael born 23 May 1958.
B. Mabel born 21 October 1914 married Ollace Glenn born 1 April 1894. They have one son David Ellis who married Nancy Lou Zwayer on 28 February 1976. David and Nancy have two daughters: Tracy Lee born 15 October 1979 and Lindsey Katheryn born 16 August 1981 – both born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
C. Helen Pearl born 20 January 1917 married Alvie Glenn. To this union were born two children:
Cl. Diane married Steve Shaw and had three boys, Jimmie, Jamie and one other.
C2. James Glenn
D. Albert Eugene (Buddie) was born 4 April 1921, died 30 April 1979. He married Lucille Carter and they became the parents of three children:
Dl. Ronald has one son Steven.
D2. Charles Edward married Judy Reed. They adopted a daughter, April LeaAnn who was born 15 April 1981.
D3. Harold Lee
E. Nadiene, a twin to Eugene married Wilford Lawn. Wilford was born 13 February 1920. They have two daughters:
El. Linda born 5 July married Ron Grover and has children Rhonda and Ricky
E2. Carol Jean born 17 December married Joe Moyer and became the mother of Michelle, Melinda, and Mona.
F. Ruth born 18 February 1926 married Dorman Bland. They have four children:
F1. Dennis
F2. Teresa
F3. Michael married Mary Jean Pazewski in 1979 and have a son, Matthew Christopher born 20 January 1982.
F4. Lea Ann.
G. James Arthur II (Jimmy) was born 8 March 1931. He married Rita Cline and to them were born:
G1. Tammy married 7 June 1979 at Springfield, Missouri to William Stuart Swineberg. They live at Osage Beach, Missouri.
G2. James Arthur III
G3. Robert Allen
G4. William Shane
A retired farmer and rural mail carrier, James Arthur died in 1965 and is buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Rogers, Arkansas.
Myrtle Vaughan of Rogers, Arkansas died 9 July 1971. In addition to her seven children, she was survived by two brothers, Ike Lynch of Rogers, and Arley Lynch of near Clifty, Arkansas, seventeen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Burial was in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Rogers, Arkansas.
Margaret Wisdom Vaughan departed this life in 1926 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
After Aunt Margaret’s death, Arthur and his family moved into the big two-story house Uncle Pleas had built in Clifty to care for him.
Pleasant Michael Vaughan age 82 years died Saturday night, 4 June 1932 at his home at Clifty. Religious services were conducted at the church by Rev. C. Bullock at 3:30 Sunday afternoon. Interment was made in Clifty Cemetery under the auspices of the Masonic Fraternity of which the deceased had been an active and honored member many years. One of the largest funeral crowds ever seen in the community was present attesting to the high esteem that Mr. Vaughan was held. The passing of this well known citizen was a distinct loss to our community. The Church of Christ of which he had been a member since early manhood had lost a faithful member.
Chapter 8
Nancy And Allen
Nancy Ann Vaughan, the last child of Benjamin and Cherubia was born 23 March 1852. Family legend says that Nancy, her parents, and perhaps some of the rest of the family moved to Kansas during the Civil War. Probably thinking the fighting was almost over, they returned just in time for the Battle of Pea Ridge, fought March 7 and 8, 1862, the worst part of the war as far as northwest Arkansas was concerned. Years later, Nancy’s children recall her speaking of these events. She told of soldiers coming by their house a few days after the battle and Ben and Cherubia fed as many of them as they could. Some of the soldiers were in such bad physical condition that while standing, waiting for food to be fixed for them, they would fall to the ground dead.
Nancy was married 5 February 1871 to Allen Ray of Clifty. Allen was born 5 December 1848.
Aunt Nancy liked to work in the middle of the day when it was hot because, as she said, she liked to see the weeds die. The children wanted her to rest after lunch, but she wanted to weed in the garden. The summer before she died at age 92, she made a garden and raised a bunch of chickens. When she was too feeble to work in the fields, she had her chair set in the house so that she could see through the windows to watch and see that her sons didn’t plow up any of her flowers.
Each of the eight children born to Allen and Nancy was born at Clifty, Arkansas and are as follows:
1. Pleasant Matthew (Pete) was born in 1871. He died without marrying at Clifty in June, 1963 and is buried there.
2. John Richard, born 9 February 1874 married on 29 August 1901 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, the former Minnie Clyde Stites. Minnie was born 9 February 1885 at Scranton, Kansas exactly eleven years to the day after John. John and Minnie were the parents of eight children:
A. Harry Allen born 29 June 1903 at Clifty. He married Retha Mabry and died 21 May 1966 at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Harry is buried at Rogers, Arkansas.
B. Clara Lavona born 12 July 1905 at Clifty married Avery Combs. They had three
children.
C. Edna Farrell was born 11 September 1907. She married John Hooten and resides at Springdale, Arkansas. They have one son Robert. John died in 1962.
D. Nancy Frances was born 14 April 1911. She married first Willey White and had two children, Dean and Imogene. Imogene died in 1969 at Modesto, California of cancer.
By her second husband, Ed White, Frances had one son Wiley who lives at Bentonville, Arkansas.
E. Ada Lula was the fifth child of John Richard and Minnie. She was born 25 July 1914 at Clifty. Ada’s first husband was Earl Pace who died in 1963. They had two children, John Wayne and Terry who is married and lives at Rogers, Arkansas.
Ada married second Gus Liebel.
F. Freda Wilna was born 20 March 1916 and was married on 28 June 1937 to Hosie Haden llerron at Bentonville, Arkansas. He was born 28 December 1910 at Black Rock, Arkansas. They are the parents of five children:
F2. Tommie Allen was born 1 August 1940 at Lowell, Arkansas.
F3. Donald Lee born at Lowell Arkansas 31 January 1942.
F4. Reba Fay was born 16 November 1947 at Rogers, Arkansas.
F5. Curtis Richard was born 1 April 1950 at Bentonville, Arkansas.
G. Clarance Richard was born 25 May 1919 at Clifty. In August 1958, he took as his wife Betty Romanger. They are the parents of three daughters.
H. Lawrence Eugene was born 1 November 1921 at Clifty. He married Olga Johnson.
4. The fourth child and first daughter born to Allen and Nancy on 28 June 1879 was Cherubia Frances (Fannie). She was reportedly named for her grandparents, the Cherubia for her grandmother and the Frances came from Franklin, her grandfather’s middle name. She was married to Josiah M. Godard on 9 February 1919. They had two sons:
A. Ray of Fort Worth, Texas
B. Joe Edward married the former Miss Billy Wanda Erby and to this union were born three children:
B1. Jimmy Lee
B2. Jerri Lynn who married a Baskin
B3. Jackie Lou who married a McClune.
Joe Edward died at his home in Fort Worth, Texas of a heart attack 24 August 1962. A native of the Clifty community, he had lived in Fort Worth for fifteen years. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific with an army demolition team and had been a truck driver for ten years at the time of his death. Burial was at Emerald Park Cemetery, Kennedale, Texas with truckers from the firm where he worked serving as pallbearers.
Billie died 4 August 1975 at Fort Worth, Texas and is buried in Emerald Hills Cemetery in Kennedale, Texas.
Joe Godard died 14 January 1945 and Fannie died 30 March 1960 in Fort Worth, Texas. She died on the same day that her mother did, exactly sixteen years later and is buried in Clifty Cemetery, Clifty, Arkansas.
5. Samuel E. Ray was born to Allen and Nancy 1 March 1882. He married Edith Ivie and they had two daughters, Goula and Aileen.
Samuel died 7 December 1944 and is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
Edith, who was the daughter of John and Rebecca Ivie is buried in California.
6. & 7. Ben C. and Joseph, twin boys were born in 1885, the sixth and seventh children of Allen and Nancy. Joseph and his wife May had one son who was born 9 March 1913 and died 11 March 1913. May was born 8 February 1894 and died 1 May 1921. Joseph died in 1957 at Rogers, Arkansas. He, May and their infant son are all buried in Clifty Cemetery.
Ben never married and died 3 December 1917. He is buried in Clifty Cemetery.
8. The eighth and last child born to Allen and Nancy was Elizabeth. Aunt Lizzie was born 9 January 1893. She recalls her mother saying that after the war ended, they hardly had anything to eat. They lived mostly on wild greens, without seasoning until they could get some things planted and grow some food.
Aunt Lizzie lives in Rogers, Arkansas and is the source of many of the Civil War stories used in this book.
Allen Ray died 28 April 1909 and was buried in Clifty Cemetery.
Aunt Nancy died 30 March 1944 at Clifty, Arkansas at the age of 92 years and 7 days. Funeral services were conducted at the Clifty church by Rev. Cecil Garrison and interment was made in the cemetery there. At the time of her death, Aunt Nancy was the most aged resident of the entire Clifty community and a neighbor had this to say:
Leaving your loved ones to sorrow below, But we shall meet you in mansions above
