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JRANCE RECORDthn Indianapolis Flamingo, above,k the world’s refueling endurance I, Fort Hen jam! n Harrison, Indian* i to a commissioned officerrs.brothers and sister*. The parents( were the only children in their fam* ilies but brought with them here ten children.Edward Freyschlag walt; 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 18112, when the future Mrs. Freyschlag was four years old.Hr. Hawkins was a well known and hardy pioneer, practicing medicine among the early settlers for many years. Many stories are told of the hardships he endured ar?U his physical courage. Among them thestory of being attacked one night by n panther and killing it with thei abyirnddI r. ith iile asayue-refenat-lo-i-n-mgiv-hisin-ar-eatFergusons.A very tender and lasting friendship was established between the Tolletts and the Fergusons and a little farther away but closely associated were the Applebys and the Freysehlags. Other pioneer neighbors were Calvin Smith, the Mocks, the Rogers, Nolens, and the Walkers and John Tate.David Carter lt;ame from Strawberry Plains, Tennessee about 25 mile* from Knoxville in 1H2H, He first settled on Illinois river close to Illinois Chapel and in 1830 moved to the old home southwest of Fayetteville near Rieffs Chanel, With David Carter came Joe, Jim, Ruin? untb* Rom Carney. Cncle 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, Su*an, Tom. Adam, Nellie, Jim and Hetty, All of which are dead except Betty who married Dave Tate and who now lives in Oklahoma.Susan Carter married Ferdinand (1. Tollett and they had two children, Edward Lafayette and Janies who died in childhood.Edward FreyschlagEdward Freyschlag came here from Weinham, Germany, in 1830. He was a memlier of a family known for generations for their classical scholarship. He, hnjiself was educated 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 Memphis and up the Arkansas to Ft. Smith and across the mountains to Washington County.He luirgained a homestead owned by Joseph Kiel, 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 bask with him, his father, George Freysrhley. his mother Susan Fitting Freyschlag and nineknife 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 Edward freyschlag. grandfather of the Rev, Edward M. Freyschlag, was a mill wright, and built one of .he 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. VV. H. Morton and John P. Smith. He sold it t.i a Mr. Pegrun. w*,o 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.he waited a week for his grist.Edward Freyschlag was a Forty-niner. in search for California gold. He organised a company and went through in wagons. On the way, one of the company was killed by one of the Sioux Indian# who were on the war-jmth. 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 iiave bought a plot of land for $37,00 which had remained in the hands of the same family and w-as worth $3,000,000.00 tietoie Mr. FieVitchlaf* 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 other upon honor. Any man who failed to live up to their high standard of honesty and integrity had just as well leave the community as he was sure to be ostracised socially as well as in business affairs.The imprint and the influence of the lives of these pioneers still live and will continue to live in this county while time lasts.JliefeowtjuitjeadsHornetItttTUL W4*MmMoney to Lend on Improved PropertyNo Committiont No BrokerageNo Intpection FeetQuick Service on all ApplicationsA«*«fa Morm Than $3,500,000.00Commonwealthjuilding and /oati /hsociatiOH-Represented by A. P. EasonFayetteville, Ark.
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Fayetteville Democrat
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Wed, Oct 02, 1929
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