CRAIGHEAD CO, AR - CAROLYN OLDMAN - Bio

Submitted by: Carolyn Oldman [OLDMANARKANSAS@webtv.net]

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CAROLYN OLDMAN 

I was born to John Oldman and Lola Mae Daugherty Oldman on January 
11th 1964. I was born at Saint Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. My Dad 
had a saw-mill on Hwy. 14 as you started up the bottom of the 
hill, there to the right. My Mom and Dad had Eight children and one set 
of twin boys that died at birth. Dad's full name was John Grover 
Cleveland Oldman. His Parents, Sarai and John Oldman thought if they 
named him after a President, he would amount to something. He did, He was 
our Daddy. He was born Oct.18, 1891. He worked in the log-woods rolling 
timber down the Rivers of Arkansas that would later be brought to our 
mill. He built our house on the Bay Rd. from his own planks. We had a 
natural spring-fed well. To this day, it is still running. He had a 
Studebaker and an old log-truck when I was born. He had two sons to a 
previous marriage. Earnest, who owned a grocery store at the foot of the 
hills called OLDMANS GROCERY. He loved burling logs so much that his 
other sons name is Berlin Oldman. Berl, owned and operated a Taxi-cab 
out of Marked Tree. I spoke to him last week about Daddy. Earnest had 
two children, Alan and Jeanette. Berl had a boy named Berlin Jr.

My Mother came from Red-Onion Arkansas, I believe. She was daughter of 
Ora Ethyl and Henry Daugherty. He was blind. My Mom had two sisters, Ruby 
and Marie. Marie is who I'm named after. They both lived with Ora in 
Florida while my Mom stayed and cared for her Dad. My Mom cut her sister 
Ruby's husband in the head with an AX when he called her Dad a 
S.O.B. She was put into ALEXANDRIA GIRLS HOME, where she was kicked down 
a flight of stairs and carried the scars to her grave. Our Mom also had 
children befor us. Glinda, Bill and Lorene. She married an alcoholic 
named Eugene Wilson who sold their youngest, LORENE, to his Aunt Jeanny 
who raised Lorene.

Mother never remarried after Dads passing. We moved to Michigan when 
Dad died and moved back to Arkansas in 1976. We lived on W.P.A. Rd. in a 
farm-house. My siblings are: Johnny, Ruby, Linda, Brenda and Tammy. They are 
all in the same area. My sister Linda Jewell married a Settlemire and 
he was domestically violent to her and her two boys. The Oldest of her 
children in a fit of rage, shot her to death with a .20ga. shotgun. He 
later went on to kill a Missouri police-officer and received a 40 year 
prison sentence. I had 4 children of my own, for whom I am leaving this 
information. Jerry Dewayne Oldman is my first-born, he weighed 3 lb 
11oz. at University Of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He was a March of 
Dimes baby. His D.O.B.is 12-12-78. Kelly Ann was next on 03-31-82. She 
was born in Jonesboro Arkansas, the same hospital as I was born in. Then 
there came Brandy Lee weighing 4 lb. She was born at Craighead 
Memorial in Jonesboro on 04-20-85. Casey Lee was born in the same 
hospital as Brandy. His D.O.B. is 09-23-86. He weighed 5 lb.

I met the love of my life in Randy McMunn, born in Avon Park Florida, 
he then resided in Harrisburg where his family settled. We got together 
in 1984. His biological children are Brandy and Casey but raised Jerry 
and Kelly as his own. His Dad is J.R.McMunn of Harrisburg and 
his Mother resides in Gainesville Florida where we also live. She is 
Betty Jean Brack of Harrisburg Arkansas. Her Mom's Surname was Leona 
Mobbs, and her father was Eulis Gyle Brack of Harrisburg. She married Larry 
Buckner in 1994. Her residence is located at 730 NE 9th St. Larrys 
family was originally from North Carolina, but since has settled here 
in Gainesville.

Betty and J.R. had 3 boys. Rickey Joe, Robert Wayne and my Randy 
Lee. Rickey moved out to California and Robert is in Arkansas.

After my sister Linda was murdered I went back to school and received 
my diploma and began training as a Crime Victims Advocate here in 
Alachua Co. In 1993, I was President of The Parents Of Murdered Children 
and other homicide survivors. In 1995-96, I opened a Retail Clothing 
store in Orange Lake Florida. Randy works for a local mobile home 
company in town and does vinyl siding. He bought me this WEB-TV and I 
intend to leave my ROOTS firmly planted for my next-of-kin to access.

IT IS WITH GREAT HONOR THAT I SUBMIT THIS DOCUMENT THIS 23rd DAY OF 
DECEMBER 1998....With Love, Carolyn Oldman
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