Nevada Chronicles of Nevada County Settlers and Trails
A fragmented historical sketch recounts the first settlers and early routes into what became Nevada Arkansas. It covers Mount Moriah, Polly’s Foldy, Polly the innkeeper, and early river traffic on the Little Missouri. It notes figures like Nick Trammell, and communities such as Terre Rouge Creek, Moscow, and Prairie De Anne, with references to camps, slave presence, and pre Civil War settlements leading to Nevada County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamby
Tennessee
Ty McLelland
Ohio
Mississippi
Ouachita
Missouri
Nevada
Arkansas
Polly
Vaughn
Sam Houston
Aricpogas
Simi
Little Missouri River
Mclntosh Bluff
Nevada County
Washington and Camden
Trammell
Nevida County
Rosstan
Old Nick
Jonathan West
John L. Eads
Praire de Anneethat
James Craven
Joseph White
Craw Tards
Terre Rouge Crerk
Magness
Big Crrewey
Bears and Coons greet pioneers in old time quadrille
In a column by John Fitzsimmons the narrative recalls early settlers from Scotland to New York and a frontier tale of a bear encounter near Washington. It then details a pristine quadrille dance explaining figures, salutes, swings, and calls as taught by the era’s master caller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Tittyfield
New York
Scotland
Manehattan Island
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Matthew Hartafield
Camden
Washington
Qean
Hartsfield
Fulton
Tunney Arnold
Cat We H. Arnold
Hoge
Martofield
Matthew
Fan
Jack
Thes
John Fitzsimmons
Gine
Farwyird
Pate
Dayne
Goovins
Caim Manrles
Carmen
Balavice
History of Bod eaw Told by Boswell in Nevada county tale
Henry Boswell and Monroe Boswell recount the early history of Bod eaw near Bodeaw in Nevada county. The town grew from creeks named Bod eaw No 4 and Bodcaw No 5, a high school started in 1897, and shops run by John Lightsey and Mack. A Farmers Union Store began around 1899, and a dance era with a center swing anecdote closes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tum
Henry Boswell
Lawrence
Monroe Boswell
Hope
Nevada County
Bodeaw
Bodcaw
Bodeaw No. 4
Old Register
Bodcaw No
Brooks
Wursts
Parkers
Mays
Boswells
Lightseys
Macks
John Lightsey
Irom Mack
Tom Boswell
Willbuyn Mack
Bodean
Lightsey
Boswell
Farmers Union
Badenn
Falcon Academy: Early Higher Education in Hempstead County
Lt. Byers Jr recalls Falcon Academy as an early seat of higher education serving eastern Hempstead and neighboring counties. The school, with three teachers in 1868 69, featured Colonet Hardy in Greek and Latin, J J Byers Sr teaching English, and Miss Mollie Bayless. It stood on the Dooley’s Ferry to Camden pike where cattle drivers and longhorns passed, with a hotel serving travelers and teamsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Fitzsimmons M Hicks
Byers, Jr
Old Falcon Academy
Mineral Springs
Hempstead
Sevier
Howeard
Bingen Union Academy
Colonet Hardy
J. J. Byers
Mollie Bayless
T. C. McRae
Congress
Byers
McRae
W. Ef, Adkinson, Sr
Falcon
W. E. Jr
Arkansas
Texas
Dr. Drake
John Pelt
Falcon Academy
Dooley's Ferry
Camden
Mr. Byers
Pape County
Falcon Jan
John Riley Yoram
Bill Yocam
Faleon Academy
P Gl
Rosston, Arkansas A Storied Early Town and Old County Seat
Rosston is among Arkansas earliest towns and once Nevada county seat before Prescott took over after the 1873 railroad. Early settlers include Satterwhites Smiths Welvins Weavers Honeas Finchers Barksdales with stage routes, Boswell tavern, Sulphur Springs, and Falcon Academy offering education before the Civil War.
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Rosston
Arkansas
Nevada County
Prescott
Caira & Fulton Railroad
Sam Warmack
Perry Warntack
Satterwhites
Smiths
Welvins
Weavers
Honeas
Finchers
Barksdales
Rosson
T. C. McRae
T. H. Boswell
Lawrence
Monroe Boswell
Hope
Boswell
Ralston
Falcon Academy
Man who helped found Prescott remembered in photo
Courtesy of Mrs BR Elgin, the image honors Phose Courtesy of Mrs BR Elgin and Koo F Elgin. The tale notes an engineer on the Cairo and Fulton who helped lay out Prescott in 1673, later moving to settle near Bomer and becoming station agent in Eromet in 1873. Mrs Elgin’s husband died, and the caption recalls he rode a Cairo and Fulton train before Emiget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. F. Elgin
Koo F. Elgin
Nevada County
Cairo & Fulton
Prespott
Elgin
Missagel
Caio & Fulton
Hempstead County First State Will and Whisky Case Chronicle
Hempstead County records from 1818 to 1825 detail state governance, court actions, and early notable prosecutions. The passages note officials in Hempstead for the Missouri Territory, the Court of Common Pleas, sheriffs and prosecutors, and a case charging selling whisky to Indians. Also included are first marriages, road petitions, and the 823 first circuit court opening in 1825.
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Hempstead County
Court of Common Pleas
Hempstead
Territory of
Missouri
John English
Chas
Wheaton
William Woodward
Alexander
Walker
Sam C. Roane
William Stephenson
Francis McClelan
Benjamin Clark
Henry Stephenson
Jerimish Pat
Jas
Stuart
Little Missouri
Munroe
Ozan
Swline
Clay
Rampart
Asa Blankenship
Curtis Morris
Saline
W. Windward
Clahourn Wright
J. P. Jor
United States
Thos, Barnea & Cy
Arkansas
Chas. Wheaton
Henry Cassidy
M. Stuart
Cleypk
J. Woodson Buten
Walker N. D. Smith
County of Hempstead
Gammel Hall
Third Judicial Circuit
Ruad
Giin
Rune Aing
Quachity
Louisiana
Robert Gans
Nuthgnitl Hickman
Elis Beard
Fulton
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State
Mt. Moriah
Little
Moscow
Fe PD
Hombys
Wellout Wells
Menar, Fapbinder
Mt. Mariah
Glenville
Geners Steele
Lite Nek
Fhotas
The
Star
Neva County
Thomas C. McRae
Missouri Pacific
Coons
Jack Hartsfield
Epeeke
C. C. Stuart
Old Washington Records
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