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RANCE RECORDbrothers and sifter-*. The parents (he waited a week for hi* grist.Kdward Freyschlag was a Fortyie Indianapolis Flamingo, above, the world’s refueling endurance Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indian* o a commissioned officer be'*'*****Fergusons.A very tender and lasting friendship was established between the Toilette and the Fergusons and a little farther away but closely associated were the Appleby* and the Freys^hlags. Other pioneer neighbors were Calvin Smith, the Mocks, the Rogers, Nolens, and the Walkers and John late,David Carter came from Strawberry Plains, Tennessee about 25 miles from Knoxville in IK2H. He first settled on Illinois river close to Illinois Chapel and in 1830 moved to the old home southwest of Fayetteville near Kieff’s Chapel. With David Carter came Joe, .fim, Rul»c unde Rom Carney, Uncle Charlie Cates, Yates, and Myers came about the same time. ’David Carter and his wife, Polly, who was a sister to the Carney boys, had six children, Susan, Tom, Adam. Nellie, Jim and Betty. All of which are dead except Betty who married Dave Tate ami who now lives in Oklahoma.Susan Carter married Ferdinand (J. Toiieti and they had two children, Kdward l-afayette and Janies who died in childhood.Kdward FreyschlagEdward Freyschlag came here from Weinham, Germany, in 1830. j He was a member of » family known for generations for their classical scholarship. He, himaelf was edueat-1 ed at Obenwold University.He landed at New York, came across to Chicago, which then was only a trading post. He came down the Mississippi to Memohis and up the Arkansas to Ft. Smith and across the mountains to Washington County.He bargained a homestead owned by Joseph N iel, which has been known as the Freyschlag place since, north of Fayetteville. That which attracted him to the place, true of aU of the old settlers, was u fine spring.He returned to Germany and brought back with him, his father, George Freys.'hla?. his mother Su-i were the only children in their fam j Hie* but brought with them here ten j children.Edward Freyschlag was married to Lucy Hawkins, daughter of Dy. Martin Hawkins of old Carrollton, then county seat of Carroll county, embracing what is now Boone county. Mrs. Freyschlag was sixteen at the time of their marriage. Dr. Hawkins came to Carroll county from Russellville. Kentucky in 1832, when the future Mrs. Freyschlag was four years old.Dr. Hawkins was a well known and hardy pioneer, practicing medicine among the early settlers for many years. Many stories are told .if the hardships endured arfti his physical courage. Among them the story of being attacked one night by a panther and killing it w-ith the knife he carried. A story is also told of Mr. Freyschlag killing a panther one night in a tree in his door yard.After Dr. Hawkins* death his family came to Fayetteville.George Freyschlag. father of Kdward Freyschlag. grandfather of the Rev, Kdward M. Freyschlag, was a mill wright, and built one of vhe first mills in this county on Clear Creek, ten miles west of Fayetteville. The old building still stands. He sold it to a Mr Smith father of Mrs. Mack Morton. Mrs. W, H Morton and John I*. Smith. He sold it t.i a Mr. Pegrun. w.io was the last to operate it. A story is told of one man who went there to mill when there were so many ahead of him.yn„ ^niner, in search for California gofd. He organised a company and went through in wagons. On the way, one of the company was killed by one of the Sioux Indians who were on the war-path. He was warned by the guide to keep away from the fire but disregarded the warning. He was shot by an arrow painted with material something like that of which lead-pencils are made.Mr. Freyschlag was away two years. He relates that while in San Francisco he could ’nave bought a plot of land for $37.00 which had remained in the hands of the same family and was worth $3,000,000.00 icforc Mr. death.He returned by a ship from San Francisco around South America, up the Mississippi to the Arkansas, up the Arkansas to Ft. Smith. He brought back some gold, not a great amount, but the gratification of his spirit of adventure.All praise is due these brave determined pioneers both men and women. They were people of sterling character and dealt with each otherupon honor. Any man who failed to to their highlive up to their high standard ofhonesty and integrity had just as well leave the community as he wassure to be ostracised socially as wellas in business affairs.The imprint and the influence of the lives of these pioneers still live and will continue to live in thiscounty while time lasts.setJlie'JlocittjuitjeaclsJlomejrnrru »«**Money to V,entl on Improved PropertyNo CommistiontNo BrokerageNo Intpection FeetQuick Service on all ApplicationsMore Than $3,500,000.00CommonwealthJiuilding and loan Association*Represented by A. P. Eason
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Fayetteville Democrat
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Oct 02, 1929
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