Comanche Chief recounts Thena's Civil War oxen trek tale
Fort Worth correspondent Mrs. Thena Haggard tells of hardships after the Civil War as she and sister Lizzie endured thefts and militia raids near Greenfield and Fayetteville. They salvage oxen, repair wagons, and push toward Van Buren amid hostile forces and rough terrain.
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Lizzie
Greenfield
Missouri
Legel
Wash Johnson
Quantrell
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Mount Comfort
Boston
van Buren
Arkansas River
Sec
Shady Elm Church Sees Largest Sunday Attendance Yet
Community notes report the largest crowd at Sunday services with R G Parkinson in charge and Garland Johnson leading songs. Visitors list includes W M Braswell and family from De Leon, the Lerner Smiths, and guests from multiple Texas towns. A future First Baptist service led by Rev John C Wiles is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Parkinson
Garland Johnson
Ladies’ Missionary Circle
Side Baptist Church
W. M. Braswell
T. L. Morris
de Leon
James Smith
Baby
Killeen
Clifford Lundy
Otis Braswell
New Braunfels
Dave Sears
Dublin
Roy Carter
Muleshoe
Gladys McMann
Juanita Brown
Fort Worth
Nellie Moore
Melvin McNutt
Alvin
Roger
Joyce White
Hurst
Nel Hamaker
Comanche
Rufus McNutt
Jack Carter
Troy Carter
Angleton
James Taylor
Janet
Brazoria
Merle Mee- Glothlin
Mollie Moore
Floyd Carpenter
Dora Gore
E. T Gore
Stenhenville
Carpenter
Pruitt Humble
Ola Johnson
First Baptist
John C. Wiles
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W. Grand
Texas
G. C. Wilkerson
WH. G. Wilkerson
James Wilkerson
Asoc
Comanche Geerty
Gorman
Blanket
Carbon
May
Zephyr
Cenas
Gemanche
P. H. Haggard
Fort Worth, Texas
Haggard
Aaron
Jennie) Cunningham
W. H. Burton
Othhers
Ali
Sam
Shady Elm
Nions
Mrs. Chenoweth
Majestic Theatre
Taya
Lee Marvin
Angie Dickinson
Dolwyn We
Nancy Ormsby
Odella Ormsby
Cindy Parks
Bill Parks
Walt
Speed
Eee
Hieelt
Comanche County Telephone Company, Inc
Wdh
Cook-’N-Clean Center
Higginbothams
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