Biographies - G-H, Vol 1 - Greene Co, AR

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FATHERS OF THE RIDGE, Vol. I by George W. Rowland. Copyright 1978 by
George W. Rowland. Printed by College Bookstore and Press, Route 4, Box
196, Paragould, Arkansas 72450. [Excerpted here with permission of
author.]

GENEALOGICAL SKETCHES

Gage

Jeremiah Gage was born in Tennessee [in] 1821. His wife Martha, was born
in the same state in 1830.

It is believed that Jeremiah came to Arkansas sometime during the 1830's
when still a boy, but there are no records to substantiate this. It is
known that a Calvin Gage was in Greene County in 1840, but his relation to
Jeremiah, if any, is not known.

By 1850 Jeremiah Gage had moved to Greene County and taken up residence
in Salem Township. At this time, his children were: William, 1846;
Elizabeth, 1847; and John, 1849. By 1860 four more children had been added
to the family: Mary, 1852; James C., 1855; Marcus L., 1857; and Sarah J.,
1860.  After the Civil War ended William Gage took up residence in
Craighead County several miles south of his former home in Salem Township.
He married Maria E. Paramore and they had several children. After about
1870 the history of this family belonged to Craighead rather than Greene
County.

GARNER

NOTE: text in [brackets] are additions/edits by Hank Garner of the
original Fathers of the Ridge sketch.

The history of the Garner family begins with Noah Garner, born in
Tennessee in 1813.  His wife, Laura [QUEEN], was born in North Carolina
in 1817.

In 1850, the Garner family was living in what was then McNairy co, TN.
They lived in the northwest part of this county and this particular
section became part of Chester co when it was formed in 1875.

In 1850, the children of the Garner family were: Mary Ann, 1835; Henry,
1837, Calaway, 1838; Sarah, 1840; Noah Z., 1842; Laticia, 1843; George,
1845; Elizabeth, 1846; and Reubin 1848.  All of these children were born
in Tennessee.

There is no evidence that Noah and Laura Garner ever came to Greene co,
however it is known that at least some of the children came.  Noah
Garner Sr. is buried at the Cave Spring cemetery in Chester co, TN and
his tombstone shows dates of Oct. 25, 1813 and June 25, 1889.  The stone
for his wife, Laura, shows dates of Jan. 12, 1817 and May 22, 1875.
Other members of the Garner family are also buried at Cave Spring
cemetery.

Noah Z[achariah] Garner, son of Noah Garner Sr., married a woman named
Sarah [Clemens, Clements, Clemons], born in TN in 1842.  The family
moved to Greene co in about 1878 and took up residence in Union
township.  Their children at this time were: George, 1864; Hugh, 1866;
Henry, 1868; Ada, 1870; Ella, 1870; Mury [Mary Elizabeth], 1872; Serona,
1873; Laura, 1876; and Tennessee 1879.  All these children were born in
Tennessee except Tennessee who was born after the family arrived in
Arkansas.  The nearest neighbors of the Garner's at this time were the
families of John T. Pool, John Rule, John A. Wheeles, and Mary Roswell.

Noah Z[achariah] purchased land in section six, Township 17 North, Range
5 East in Greene co.  This farm was located about two miles southeast of
Beech Grove.

George Garner, son of Noah Z[achariah], married in Arkansas and one of
his sons was Osmer Garner.  Osmer married Grace Ellington, daughter of
Lee and Emily Ellington, on Jan. 3, 1926.  Their oldest son, N.Z.
("Norman") Garner is now a resident of Flint, Michigan where he has
lived for many years.

Noah Z[achariah] Garner and his family lived near the Mountain Home
Church [of Christ church] and cemetery.  Noah Z. Garner is buried at
this cemetery and his marker shows dates of Nov. 23 184? [1842] and May
5, 1898.  The marker is now broken into several pieces and the last
digit in the year of birth cannot be read. [Both Noah Z and his wife
Sarah have new markers now (Summer of 1996) Noah Zachariah Garner: 23
Nov 1842-5 May 1898; Sarah C. Garner: 18 Mar 1842-1933].  A number of
other Garner people are also buried here: George & Elizabeth Garner [son
of Noah Z. and Sarah], Lee R. Garner [son of George & Elizabeth],
W[illiam] Henry Garner [son of Noah Z. & Sarah], Hugh & Selestia Garner
[son of Noah Z. & Sarah], Fannie May Garner [wife of Lee R. Garner],
Emma Garner [dau of Noah Z. and Sarah], Bula Mae Garner (infant) [dau of
William Henry Garner], Gracie Garner [dau of Hugh & Selestia Garner],
Augusta Garner (child) [dau of Lee & Fannie May Garner], Lavoy Garner
[son of Lee & Fannie May Garner], Clyde & Orah D. Garner [son of William
Henry Garner].

A number of the descendants of the original Garner family still live in
the vicinity of Henderson, TN today.  One of these is Mr. Haven Garner
of Finger, TN. He is the great grandson of H. G. [Henry] Garner.  H.G.
Garner 1836-1916, is buried at the Cave Springs cemetery in Chester co.
TN.

Gentry

Jonathan R. Gentry was born in Georgia in about 1805. His wife, Sarah
J., was born in Virginia in 1811.

In 1850 the Gentry family was living in Weakley County, Tennessee in
Civil District 12. At this time, their children were: Parthena, 1830;
Samuel, 1835; William, 1838; John, 1839; Gilbert L., 1841; Emily, 1843;
Sophronia, 1846; N. Wilson, 1848; and Robert E., 1859. All these children
were born in Tennessee.

By 1860 this family had moved to Greene County and taken up residence in
Union Township. At this time a child named Mary Johnson, born in Kentucky
in 1857, was living in the same household.

William Gentry married a woman named Mary J., born in Tennessee in 1835.
In 1880 they lived in Union Township and their children at home at this
time were: Sallie P. (Sarah), 1867; Willie, 1869; and James R., 1870.
Sallie was born in Tennessee and Willie and James were born in Arkansas. A
man named Richard P. Bull, born in Tennessee in 1859, a newspaper editor,
was boarding with the family at this time. Others boarding with the family
were: Joseph Crawford, born in Tennessee in 1854; and Claudia Howard, born
in Georgia in 1868. Two servants in the household were: Cal Wood, born in
Arkansas in 1859; and John Dover, born in Alabama in 1857. Frank Dalton, a
printer born in Missouri in 1832, lived next to the William L. Gentry
family at this time.  There is reason to believe that Richard Bull and
Frank Dalton were publishers of the newspaper in Gainesville at that time.
Gilbert Gentry married Nancy A. McWhirter, born in Tennessee in 1847.
Nancy was the daughter of John L. and Matilda McWhirter who were born in
Tennessee in 1825 and 1828 respectively. In 1880 the children of Gilbert
and Nancy were: Joseph W., 1872; Laurette A., 1874; Oney E., 1876; William
G., 1878; and Albert, born in Dec. of 1879. After the death of his first
wife, Gilbert married Frances Drollender, daughter of W. W. and Elizabeth
Drollender who had moved to Greene County from Weakley County, Tennessee
during the 1850's.

Samuel Gentry, son of Jonathan and Sarah, married a woman named Julian,
born in Tennessee in 1840. In 1870 they lived in Union Township and their
children at home were: Adela E., 1861; Joseph E., 1863; Samuel C., 1867;
and Walter W., 1869.

Joseph Gentry, son of Samuel and Julian, married Mattie Kaminer on Dec.
15, 1883 in Greene County. Mattie was 17 years of age at the time.
In 1880, Jonathan R. Gentry and his wife, Sarah J., were still living in
Union Township. Their grandsons, Joseph E. and Orville Gentry, were living
with them at this time. Martha Lumpkins, born in Virginia in 1860, was a
servant in the household.

Gramling

Reuben Gramling was born on Feb. 6, 1791 according to the inscription on
his marker at the Owen Chapel Cemetery in western Greene County. His date
of death is given as April 5, 1865. His date of birth establishes him as
one of the oldest known white persons who settled in Greene County.
Arkansas census records indicate that he was born in South Carolina. South
Carolina census records show a Reuben Gramling in Spartanburg County in
1850 and it is believed that this County was the home of most, if not all,
of the Gramlings who came to Greene County.

The Gramlings arrived in Arkansas during the late 1850's and settled in
what was then Cache Township. In 1860 Reuben Gramling still had two small
children at home: Martha J., 1854; and Margaret A., 1855. Both were born
in South Carolina. Two children by the name of Cothran were also in the
household: F. L. (a girl), 1848; and Presley M., 1850. Both were born in
South Carolina.

Joseph Richard Gramling was born in South Carolina in 1820. His wife,
Cynthia, was born in the same state in 1823. They came to Greene County in
about 1857 and took up residence in Cache Township. Their children as of
1860 were: Martha M., 1842; William C., 1846; Mary C., 1848; (a son),
1856; Sarah, 1858; and Andrew George, 1859. Andrew Cothran, born in South
Carolina in 1841, was also living in the household at the this time.
J. R. Gramling, son of Richard and Cynthia, first married a woman named
Mary, born in Georgia in 1853. Their children at home in 1880 were:
Josephine, 1871; William, 1873; George, 1875; Sarah, 1878; and a son born
in May of 1880 who had not been named at the time of the census.
Andrew, son of J. Richard and Cynthia, married Lucy J. Peevyhouse on Oct.
17, 1882. Lucy was 18 years of age at the time.

Henry C. Gramling, son of J. Richard and Cynthia, married a woman named
Sarah J., born in Arkansas in 1854. Their children at home in 1880 were:
Victoria, 1872; and Richard M., 1879.

Benjamin Gramling was born in South Carolina in 1816 and his wife, Mary,
was born there in 1819. They left South Carolina and moved to Georgia in
about 1853 where they remained until about 1855. At this time they moved
to Greene County, Arkansas and took up residence in Cache Township. In
1860 their children at home were: Memory C., 1839; Reuben, 1841; William,
1845; Mary E., 1850; Henry, 1852; Franklin B., 1854; Martha, 1855; and
Sarah, 1857.  The six older children were born in South Carolina. The two
younger ones were born in Arkansas.

Franklin Gramling, son of Benjamin and Mary, married a woman named
Martha, born in Missouri in 1855. Their children in 1880 were: William,
1875; and Thomas, 1877. Edward Neer, born in Tennessee in 1850, also lived
in the household at this time. Anna Neer, born in Texas in 1852, and John
Brook, born in Missouri in 1853, were also present. The census record
indicates that these last three persons were engaged in the dry good
business.

Memory C. Gramling, son of Benjamin and Mary, married a woman named Jane,
born in South Carolina in 1845. Their children as of 1880 were: James,
1869; Alice, 1871; Ginna, 1872; Joseph, 1874; Earl, 1877; Jesse, 1878; and
Albert, born in Feb. of 1880. Three other persons were also in the
household at this time: Betty Wood, 1858; William Sutton, 1861; and J.
Merriweather, 1860.

Betty Wood was the cook for the family and William Sutton and J.
Merriweather were boarders.

In 1880 Benjamin Gramling was still living in Cache Township and he was
now married to a woman named Martha, born in Mississippi in 1845. They had
two small children at home at this time: Benjamin, 1876; and David, 1878.
Three of the grandchildren were also in the home: June, Susan, and
Benjamin Eubanks, born in 1867, 1870, and 1872 respectively. A boarder
named Reuben Smith, born in Tennessee in 1857, was also present. Benjamin
Gramling is buried at the Owen Chapel Cemetery.

The 1860 Slave Schedule for Greene County, Arkansas shows that Reuben
Gramling owned seven slaves, five males and two females. J. R. Gramling
owned six slaves, three males and three females. In 1880 some of these
black families were still living in Cache Township. One such family was
headed by Rence Gramling, born in South Carolina in 1825. Rence's
daughter, Anna, and grand-daughter, Frances, were in the same household.
Anna was born in 1859 and Frances, in 1875. One of this family's close
neighbors was a black man named Elias Gramling, born in South Carolina in
1844.

A number of the members of the Gramling families are buried at Pruett's
Chapel Cemetery and Warren's Chapel Cemetery.

Grantham

James and Sarah J. Hale Grantham were married in Hardeman County,
Tennessee on April 24, 1850. They remained there until sometime in the
1870's and were in Greene County by 1880. Their known children were: Ada
R., 1855; Ellen, 1857; Sidney, 1859; Manual, 1866; and William, 1868. All
of these children were born in Tennessee.

Sarah J. Grantham died between 1879 and 1880 but there is no record to
show that James ever married again.

Ada Grantham, or "Fannie Ada" as she was commonly known, married Lock
Winchester Rowland and they had several children, one of whom was George
W.  Rowland, born in 1879. Fannie Ada died when George W. was a boy
(probably in 1891) and she was buried at the Pruett's Chapel Cemetery
south of Paragould.  There is no record of Ellen Grantham other that the
fact that she was born in 1857.

Sidney Grantham married John W. Hutchins on Jan. 22, 1877 and they lived
in the Mt. Zion area. They had three known children: Andrew, Essie, and
Alice. It has been estimated that Andrew was born in 1880; Essie, in 1888;
and Alice in 1890. Both Sidney and John W. died when Essie and Alice were
small children. Sidney died first. Sidney's funeral was held during very
rainy weather. John contracted what was probably pneumonia and died
several days later. This information was provided by Alice Hutchins
Hooker, daughter of John W. and Sidney Hutchins, who now lives with
relatives in Millington, Tennessee.

Andrew Hutchins married Lucy Moss in Craighead County Arkansas in
February of 1899. The Jonesboro Sun of March 2, 1899 carried an
announcement of the marriage in its column entitled "In the Local Field."
Essie Hutchins married Sam Sears in Craighead County on Nov. 16, 1905.
Chester Hooker, husband of Alice, was a native of Selmer, Tennessee having
been born there on Jan. 26, 1872.

Alice and Chester Hooker had ten known children: Royal David, 1906; Ruby
Jalean, 1908; Alma Ruth, 1910; Andrew Gaylon, 1911; L. V. "Bea," 1913;
Artellia Mae, 1916; Bernice, 1920; William P., 1923; Clettia Maxine, 1925;
and Eva Agness, 1927. All of these children were born in Arkansas.
The name of Grantham has apparently died out in Greene County. The only
male descendants of James Grantham were Manual and William and, evidently,
they either died or moved away from the County sometime after 1880.
In 1880 the nearest neighbors of John and Sidney Grantham Hutchins were
the families of James Jackson, Elizabeth Carmack, Berry Warren, and George
Archie.

Grills

The history of the Grills family in Greene County begins with Thomas J.
Grills, born in Tennessee in 1804. His wife, Harriet, was born in 1807.
In 1850 the Grills family was living in McMinn County, Tennessee. At
this time their children were: Martha, 1829; William, 1830; Starke, 1832;
Margaret, 1834; Amanda, 1835; Thomas Jr., 1839; Sidney (a daughter), 1842;
Emeline, 1845; and Joseph, 1847.  Thomas J. Grills Sr. moved with his
family to Greene County in about 1859. His wife, Harriet, had apparently
died just before the 1860 census was taken. Another child, Harriet, was
added to the family in 1859.

Thomas J. Grills Jr. married a woman named Diana and they lived in Union
Township. Four children were living in their household in 1860. They were:
Mariah Terrill, 1851; Nancy J. Terrill, 1852; M. A. M. Terrill, 1854; and
W. C. Terrill, 1856. It is believed that they may have been children from
a previous marriage of Diana Grills.  In 1880 Thomas J. Grills Jr. and
Diana were still living in Union Township and they had several children at
home at this time: Terrill, 1861; Malissa B., 1862; Needum J., 1866; John
C., 1868; and Isaiah J., 1870.

William C. Terrill, a stepson, was also living in the household at this
time.

Grooms

One branch of the Grooms family begins with Mitchell A. Grooms, born in
Tennessee in 1827. Mitchell Grooms married Elizabeth Davis, a native of
Mississippi, who was born in 1842. Their known children were: Martha J.,
1865; William J., 1868; John, 1870; Thomas L., 1872; William F., 1876;
James Allen, 1878; and Portie, about 1885.

Elizabeth Grooms was the daughter of Benjamin and Catherine Davis, both
born in 1813, in South Carolina and Alabama respectively. Ben and
Catherine's children as of 1850 were: Rebecca, 1832; Margaret, 1834;
Annis, 1836; William, 1840; Elizabeth, 1842; Mary, 1844; Charity, 1846;
and Nancy, 1849.  Rebecca and Margaret were born in the state of
Mississippi. In 1850 the family was residing in Pontotoc County of that
state.

Mitchell Grooms and Elizabeth Davis were married in Little Rock, Arkansas
on Oct. 14, 1858. They lived in that city for some time until Mitchell
joined the Confederate Army. It is said that he served in the same area as
Edwin Elder who had married Annis Davis, Mitchell Grooms' sister-in-law.
Tradition also has it that Edwin was thrown from a horse and, as he was
dying, gave his pocket knife to Mitchell Grooms asking that he take it
home to give to little Ben Elder, Edwin's son. This same Ben Elder was
later to become an important business man and a banker in Mammoth Spring,
Arkansas. Much of the history of the Grooms, Davis, and Elder families is
to be found in a book published in the 1890's called "Drummer Boy of the
Ozarks." This book was written by W.  S.  Kerby. A copy of this volume is
now among the prized possessions of the Arkansas Room at the Arkansas
State University Library in Jonesboro.  Another copy has been microfilmed
by the University of Arkansas Library in Fayetteville. The main character
of this book was Ben Elder.

Mitchell Grooms lost an arm while in the Confederate service and he was
discharged. He and his family moved from Little Rock to Johnson County,
Missouri soon after the Civil War ended. They lived there for about two
years and then moved to Greene County, Arkansas. Mary Davis Haggard and
Charity Davis Mayberry, sisters of Elizabeth Davis Grooms, moved with them
and lived in the same household for some time. A more complete description
of this adventuresome move may be found in the book referred to earlier.
Mitchell Grooms purchased a farm in what is now the city of Paragould,
but that city did not come into existence until about 1882. The Grooms did
not keep this property long and moved into the Center Hill area, having
purchased some land from John W. Cravens. Mitchell Grooms was handicapped
and the task of clearing land was slow but he eventually succeeded.
Mitchell died on March 27, 1887 and was buried at the Pruett's Chapel
Cemetery.

Martha J. Grooms married Will Hamil, son of Robert Hamil, a native of
Tennessee. Their children were Flora, Josie, Selma, John William, and O.
O.  John Grooms, son of Mitchell, married Ore [Ora] Lee Phillips, daughter
of Carlin Phillips. Their children were: Mable, Pearl, Esther, Dottie,
Malinda, and Maurice. At the time of this writing, Mable, who married Zaer
Cline, has just recently passed away. John Franklin Grooms died in 1954
and Ora Lee, his wife, died in about 1956.

Thomas L. Grooms, son of Mitchell, married Martha Sims, daughter of
Robert Sims. They had to children: Della and Grace. After Martha Sims
Grooms died, Thomas married Mrs. Minnie Clark. They had one child, Lois,
who died at an early age. Thomas Grooms died in about 1950 and is buried
at the Center Hill Cemetery.

William F. Grooms, son of Mitchell, married Ella Cooper, daughter of Will
Cooper. Their known children were: Elbert, Tyler, Ralph, Woodrow,
Randolph, Russell, Vena, Rose, and Ila.

James Allen Grooms married Anna K. Price, daughter of Elihu and Mary
Price. Their children were: James H., Cecil, Tonce, and James Allen Jr.
Anna Grooms died and the family moved to Paragould. James Allen Grooms Sr.
served as the sheriff of Greene County for a period of time.

At a later time James Allen Grooms Sr. moved back to the Center Hill area
and resided near the junction of Highway 25 and Bo-Gill Road. James and
his sister, Portie, spent the remainder of their lives at this home. Both
are buried at the Center Hill Cemetery.

Hampton I

The patriarch of the Hampton family in Greene County was Isaiah
Hampton,  born in North Carolina in 1797. He married Jalley McDaniel, born
in Kentucky  in 1802. Their known children were: James, 1828; Francis,
1840; John, 1842;  Lucy, 1842; Matilda, 1844; and Nimrod R., 1846. James,
the oldest child, was  born while the family was still in North Carolina.
All the other children were born in Arkansas. In 1850 a young lady named
Sarah E. McClain was living  with the Hampton family. Isaiah's occupation
at this time was that of a barrel maker. After arriving in Arkansas, the
family lived in Big Creek Township.

James Hampton married a woman named Elizabeth and their known children
were: John, born in 1858; Frances, 1863; Emily, 1866; and Lucy Jane, 1869.
Matilda Hampton, daughter of Isaiah and Jalley Hampton, married John
B.  Bramlet. John Bramlet was born in Missouri in about 1840. He was the
son of Lewis and Ellen Bramlet who were natives of Kentucky. The Bramlets
had lived in Indiana and in Missouri for a number of years before arriving
in Arkansas.

The known children of Matilda Hampton Bramlet and John Bramlet were: Mary
J.,  1862; John, 1863; Louis, 1865; Sarah A., 1866; Susan, 1868; James M.,
1869; Charles D., 1871; Jally A., 1873; Couzan, 1875; Tilman, 1877; and
Henry M., 1879. John B. Bramlet and Matilda Bramlet are buried at the
Bramlet family cemetery, located about one mile north of Reynolds Park.
This cemetery is now grown up with bushes and trees and is almost
inaccessible; the stone markers, however, are still in relatively good
condition and readable.  John B.  Bramlet's marker shows a birthdate of
April 30, 1840 and a death date of Dec.  19, 1887. Matilda's marker shows
a birthdate of May 2, 1843 and a death date of Feb. 9, 1893.

Nimrod Hampton married Angeline Bowlin, daughter of John and Lucinda
Bowlin, and their known children who survived to adulthood were: Mary Ann,
Ella, Eva, Tom, and John. Several of their children died as infants or
children. They were: Ida E., Laura J., Emma L., Benjamin F., and Bertie.
All these children were born and died in the late 1860's or early 1870's.
They are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery near their grandmother, Jalley
McDaniel Hampton, wife of Isaiah Hampton.

Mary Ann Hampton, daughter of Nimrod and Angeline, married Edward
Edrington of Illinois; their children were Clarence, Anna, and Lee. Mary
Ann died and Edward married Eliza Craven.

Ella Hampton, daughter of Nimrod and Angeline, married Robert Cammon
on Dec. 18, 1892. They had two daughters, Edna and Bertha.  Eva or "Evy"
Hampton married George W. Rowland and they had four children who survived
to adulthood: William, Oma, Locke, and Earl. Eva died in 1931 and some
time afterward George married Miss Callie Horton.

Tom Hampton married Lula Fox and they had two children: Reba and
Wanda.

John Hampton married Verdie Little and their children were: Clifford,
Ralph, Marie, Mary, Catherine, and Paul. John Hampton died in 1977 and he
was buried in Linwood Cemetery next to his wife.

Hampton II

James M. Hampton was born in North Carolina in 1812. His wife, Mary
Malissa, was born in Tennessee in 1817.

In 1850 this family was living in Lincoln County, Tennessee in
Subdivision 1. Their children at this time were: Martin F., 1835;
Pinkney, 1837; Pleasant R., 1839; Manoa B., 1841; James, 1843; Martha
Jane, 1845; Mary M., 1847; and John A., 1850.

Manoa B. Hampton married a woman named Mollie, born in Tennessee in
1849.

They came to Greene County in the late 1870;s and took up residence in
Union Township. Their children in 1880 were: Mattie, 1870; and Sally,
1872.

Manoa's mother, Mary Malissa, and brother, Pinkney, were living in the
same household at this time.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Manoa Hampton were the families of
James Smith, William H. Walden, William H. Bird, and John L. Kuykendall.

Hartsoe

Joseph Hartsoe was born in North Carolina in 1802. He was one of the
oldest settlers of Greene County. His wife, Mary C., was born in the same
state in 1807. In 1850 the family was living in Chatham County, North
Carolina.

The Hartsoe family arrived in Greene County prior to the beginning of
the Civil War. By 1860, Joseph had died and Mary was left a widow. In 1860
their known children were: Joseph John Jr., 1846; Asaph, 1847; and Lucy,
1849.  Joseph John Hartsoe, son of Joseph and Marcy C., married a woman
named Nancy N. and as of 1880 their known children were: Electa C., 1871;
Emily A., 1873; Roy A., 1876; and Archy, 1878. All these children were
born in Arkansas. The family resided in the Hurricane Township in the
general vicinity of Marmaduke.

Asaph Hartsoe, son of Joseph and Mary C., had three children as of
1880: Eugenia A., 1869; Dora B., 1871; and James, 1874. This family lived
in Friendship Township located south and west of Marmaduke.

At least thirty-one persons bearing the name, Hartsoe, are buried at the
Hartsoe Cemetery which is located about two miles west of Marmaduke.  The
founder of the family, Joseph John Hartsoe Sr., is buried there and his
tombstone shows a birthdate of July 4, 1802 and a death date of Jan.  24,
1857.

The stone for his wife, Mary C., shows a birthdate of July 14, 1807 and a
death date of Feb. 9, 1874.  The stone for Joseph John Hartsoe Jr. shows a
birthdate of June 9, 1846 and a death date of May 18, 1910.  Asaph T.
Hartsoe's stone shows a birthdate of Aug. 21, 1847 and a death date of
Feb. 7, 1925.

Other person in this cemetery bearing the Hartsoe name, either by birth or
marriage are: Abagill, Alonzo Owen, Andrew Tyrel, Archie N.  Belvadeera,
Bessie May, Dorothy Marie, Edward Leon, Fred S., George Clint, Hilda Kate,
Mary M., Nancy N., Reedie M., Sallie, Sarah E., Sarah E. (I and II), Sarah
L., Robert Nathan, and Thomas Oscar.

Some of the Newberry people mentioned in another sketch are also
buried at the Hartsoe Cemetery.

The stone for Joseph J. Hartsoe Sr. would seem to indicate that he was
the first person buried at this cemetery. However, there may be persons
buried here at an earlier date for whom there are no markers.

Harvey

The history of the Harvey family in Greene County begins with Moses
and Nancy Harvey, natives of South Carolina, born there in 1812 and 1813
respectively. By 1840 Moses and Nancy were residents of Carroll County,
Tennessee. Their known children were: Giles J., 1834; William M., 1836;
Parthena, 1838; Moses B., 1841; Nancy C., 1842; Juliet S., 1844; Callie,
1846; Flavius C., 1848; Neill S., 1849; and Alvin B., 1851. All of these
children were born in Tennessee.

By 1870 the Harvey family had moved to Greene County and resided in
Hurricane Township in the vicinity of hat is now Marmaduke.
Moses B. Harvey, son of Moses and Nancy Harvey, married a woman named
Rietha, born in Tennessee in 1854. Their known children were: Minnie,
1873; Etta, 1875; Emma, 1876; Robert J., 1878; and Daisy, 1880. All the
children were born in Arkansas.

Alvin B. Harvey, son of Moses and Nancy, married Margaret A. Ross,
born in Kentucky in 1861 on Dec.23, 1876. Their children as of 1880 were:
Alonzo, 1878; and Martin, 1880. Both children were born in Arkansas.
Alvin Benton Harvey is buried at Harvey's Chapel Cemetery and his marker
shows a birthdate of Sept. 3, 1851 and a death date of May 22, 1931. The
tombstone of Margaret A. Harvey shows a birthdate of Feb. 7, 1861 and a
death date of Nov.. 25, 1943. The tombstone of their son, Alonzo, shows a
birthdate of Jan. 7, 1878 and a death date of July 24, 1933.

Herren

The founder of the Herren family in Greene County was James Herren,
born in South Carolina in 1831. His wife, Rebecca, was born in the same
state in the same year.

The Herrens moved to Alabama and their first five children were born
there: Asa Augustus, 1854; Mary J., 1855; Martha, 1857; Nancy V., 1859;
and Marila, 1861.

The family moved to Tennessee in the 1860's and at least three
children were born there: Dovy S., 1867; William Lewis, 1868; and William
A., 1870.

Asa Augustus Herren married Mary V. Burks, born in Mississippi in
1864, on August 9, 1879 in Greene County. They had at least two children:
Nancy E., 1876; and Martha J., 1879. Mary V. Burks Herren was a younger
sister of Amos Burks. William H. Burks and his wife, Murphy, were close
neighbors of the Herren family in 1880. Both families lived in Poland
Township at this time.

Some of the Herren family are buried at the Pine Knott Cemetery in
western Greene County. Asa A. Herren is buried there and his marker shows
dates of May 20, 1854 and Sept. 21, 1910. Mary Virginia Burks Herren's
stone shows dates of March 15, 1864 and July 27, 1941. The marker for
William A.  Herren shows dates of Jan. 2, 1870 and July 23, 1920. The
marker for Dovey Ann Herren shows dates of June 11, 1872 and Jan. 31,
1931.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Asa Herren were the families of
William Cone, Taylor Fletcher, Joseph McClure, and Lewis Camp.

Hester

The history of the Hester family begins with Synthia (Cynthia) Hester,
born in South Carolina in 1808. It is believed that she was widowed in
about 1860, but the name of her husband is not known. As of 1830, the
Hester family was living in North Carolina. The family came to Greene
County just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. The known children as
of 1860 were: Sarah, 1844; Martin M., 1847; James, 1848; William D., 1849;
and Joseph, 1851.

All these children were born in North Carolina. Upon arrival in Greene
County the family settled in Cache Township.

William D. Hester, son of Synthia, married Tillman A. Webb in 1881 in
Greene County. William died in 1934 and was buried at the Finch Cemetery.
His tombstone shows a birthdate of Sept. 12, 1849 and a death date of Dec.
14, 1934. His wife, Tillman, is buried next to him and her stone shows a
birthdate of Nov.. 4, 1863 and a death date of March 5, 1942. Their son,
Lawrence, is buried nearby and his stone shows a birthdate of March 15,
1882 and a death date of March 12, 1905.

Higgins

Newton Higgins was born in Tennessee in about 1820. His wife, Stacy,
was born in Georgia in 1821.

In 1850 the Higgins family was living in Lauderdale County, Alabama in
the vicinity of the village of Waterloo. At this time their children were:
James, 1840; Missouri, 1843; John, 1845; and Rachel, 1848. The 1850 census
gives James' birthplace as Mississippi; however, the 1860 census lists his
birthplace as Alabama. The birthplace for Missouri, John, and Rachel is
listed as Alabama in both records. In 1850 the John and Ann Lamb family
was also living in the vicinity of Waterloo, Alabama. This family later
moved to Greene County.

By 1860 the Newton Higgins family had moved to Greene County and taken
up residence in Salem Township. Three more children had been added to the
family: Isaac M., 1851; Nancy A., 1853; and Josiah A., 1855. Isaac M. and
Nancy A. were born in Alabama and Josiah was born in Arkansas.

In 1850 a William and Harriet Higgins were living very near the family
of Newton Higgins near Waterloo. It is suspected that William and Newton
were brothers. William later moved to Greene County and lived in Salem
Township.

As of 1860 they had one child: Rhoda J., born in Arkansas in 1860.
John Higgins married a woman named Catherine, born in Mississippi, in
1853. Their children in 1880 were: James, 1872; Josephus, 1877; and
Isaac, born in April of 1880.

Isaac M. Higgins married a woman named Rachel, born in Arkansas in
1847.

In 1880 their children were: John, 1873; Robert, 1875; Henry, 1877; and
Calvin, 1879.

Josiah Higgins married a woman named Ann, born in Arkansas in 1859.
Their children in 1880 were: Everline, 1878; and James, born in January of
1880. At this time Josiah's sister, Rachel, was living in the same
household.

John Hyde and Ann Spain, nephew and niece of Josiah, were also present.
John Hyde was born in Arkansas in 1866. Ann Spain was born in Arkansas in
1872.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of John and Catherine Higgins were the
families of G. W. Burns, Thomas Sims, Isaac Higgins, and Thomas Hyde.
Many of the members of the Higgins family are buried at the Pine Knott
Cemetery in western Greene County.

Highfill

Hesekiah Highfill was born in South Carolina in 1810. His wife,
Temperance, was born in North Carolina in 1812.

In 1850 the Highfill family was living in Hardeman County, Tennessee.
At this time their children were: William, 1831; Hesekiah Jr., 1837; Amon,
1838; Sarah, 1840; Isaac, 1842; and Mary, 1846. At this time Nancy
Highfill, born in South Carolina in 1780, was living in the same
neighborhood. It is suspected that Nancy and Hesekiah were related but
there is no positive evidence on this.

In about 1851 Hesekiah and Temperance Highfill had another son named
John.  The Highfill family moved to Greene County some time during the
late 1850's and took up residence in St. Francis Township.

John Highfill married a woman named Sarah, born in Alabama in 1855.
Their children in 1880 were: Henry, 1873; Lovey A., 1875; Hesekiah (no.
3), 1878; and Eliza, 1880. Two young men by the names of William Nickerson
and J. B. Robertson were living with the family at this time. The
Highfill's nearest neighbors were the families of G. W. Lloyd, Edwin
Sparks, and Riley Diggs.  After the death of his wife, Temperance,
Hesekiah Highfill married Isabella Medlock Hargrove. Isabella's mother was
Rebecca Ellis Medlock, a daughter of John and Keziah Ellis mentioned in
the sketch headed RAMSEY.

Honey

The history of the Honey family in Greene County begins with Silas and
Ann Honey, born in 1822 and 1825 respectively. Their place of birth is not
known; however, in 1850 they were living in Poinsett County, Arkansas,
Greenfield Township. At this time they had two children: Mary J., 1846;
and Thomas, 1848.

Thomas Honey married Narcissus Pillow, born in Tennessee in 1848, and
by 1880 they were living in Poland Township in Greene County. Narcissus
was born in Gibson County, Tennessee and was a daughter of James and
Martha Pillow.

As of 1880 the children of Thomas and Narcissus were: James J., 1868; Mary
Ann, 1870; John C., 1873; and Stephen, 1877.

John C. Honey, son of Thomas and Narcissus, was born on Feb. 7, 1873
in Poland Township in the vicinity of Pine Knott. John C. was a teacher,
County Treasurer in Greene County, and a farmer. At a later date he was
County Judge, an office which he held for a number of years. John married
Minnie Cunningham, daughter of Riley and Alice Cunningham.

Albert Monroe Honey, son of Thomas and Narcissus was for a number of
years chief assistant to United States Senator T. H. Caraway, senator from
Arkansas. Albert is buried at the Liberty Cemetery a few miles south of
Paragould and his tombstone shows a birthdate of Sept. 16, 1885 and a
death date of April 7, 1956.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Thomas Honey were the families of M.
B.  Baldwin, William H. Burks, G. W. Hyde, and Robert Arnold.

Hoskins

The patriarch of the Hoskins family was Spill C. Hoskins, born in
Virginia in about 1797. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in Tennessee in
1804.

In 1850 the Hoskins were living in Gibson County, Tennessee in Civil
District 18. Their children at this time were: William, 1829; Thomas C.,
1831; John, 1833; Susan, 1835; James, 1838; Mary, 1840; Martha, 1842;
Rhoda, 1844; and Sarah (Sally), 1846. All these children were born in
Tennessee.  Sometime during the 1850's the Hoskins family moved to Greene
County and resided in Union Township.

William Hoskins married a woman named Martha D., born in North
Carolina in 1837. Their first child, James, was born in Arkansas in 1870.
In 1880 they were living in Hurricane Township and their nearest neighbors
were the families of Henry Morgan, Stephen Houston, William Starnes, and
John T.  Barton.

Thomas C. Hoskins married a woman named Mary A., born in Missouri in
1845. Their first three children were: William, 1863; John J., 1872; and
James C., 1879. The family lived in Union Township and in 1880 their
nearest neighbors were the families of Mary Rutledge, William Scott, Edwin
R. Wright, and Isaac P. Penny.

By 1880 Spill C. Hoskins had died. His wife, Elizabeth, lived in
Friendship Township at this time. Her daughter, Rhoda A., and grandson,
William Brown (born in 1872) were living with her at this time. Their
neighbors were A. McDermit, J. R. Jackson, and Eliza J. Sollis.

Huckabay

L. Huckabay was born in Tennessee in 1819. His wife, Mary, was born
there in 1822.

In 1850 the Huckabay family was living in Campbell County, Tennessee.
By 1860 the family had moved to Greene County and taken up residence in
Concord Township. At this time their children were: Elizabeth, 1841;
Nancy, 1842; Sarah, 1843; John, 1845; William, 1848; Commodore P., 1849;
Biotty (a son), 1852; Almarine, 1854; and Alfred, 1857. All these children
were born in Tennessee.

Commodore P. Huckabay married Nancy A. Ramsey (see RAMSEY) on Dec. 19,
1876. Nancy was born in Tennessee in 1859. In 1878 their first child,
Virginia E., was born. During the ensuing years other children followed:
Nathan P., William B., Carrie A., and Mary. In 1880 the nearest neighbors
of C. P. Huckabay were the families of Moses B. Harvey, William B. Jordan,
James M. Rasberry, and Robert B. Jones.

Almarine Huckabay married Margaret A. Stevenson in Greene County on
Sept. 10, 1880. Both are now buried at the Purcell Cemetery in Clay
County, Arkansas. Almarine's marker shows dates of Aug. 3, 1854 and March
10, 1928.

Margaret's stone shows dates of April 4, 1862 and May 23, 1943.

Alfred Huckabay married R. J. Vowell on July 21, 1879. On April 28,
1881 he married Mahala Ramsey, daughter of Nathan and Sarah Elizabeth
Sexton Ramsey.

Hunt

The patriarch of the Hunt family in Greene County was Wilson Hunt,
born in Tennessee in 1811. His wife was named Melinda and she was born in
the same state in 1818. In 1840 the Hunt family was living in Henry
County, Tennessee.

By 1850 they had moved to Calloway County, Kentucky, the next county to
the north. At this time their children were: Julia Ann, 1840; Mary Ann,
1842; Martha Ann, 1843; J. T., 1845; J. W., 1846; and Melinda Jane, 1849.
Tax records for Calloway County, Kentucky indicate that Wilson Hunt was
living in an area of the county known as Claton Creek and owned 83 acres
there.

In 1860 the Wilson Hunt family was still living in Calloway County,
Kentucky and one more child had been born: Robert A., 1856. Records
indicate that Melinda Jane and Robert A. were born in Kentucky but that
all the older children were born in Tennessee.

By 1870 the Hunt family had moved to Greene County and established
their residence in Clark Township. By this time Julia Ann and Martha Ann
had married. Their surnames at this time were "Taylor." Henry County,
Tennessee records show a marriage for Julia Ann Hunt and William Taylor on
July 2, 1858.

Julia Ann's birthplace is given, in the marriage record, as Henry County,
Tennessee. Since Julia Ann and Martha Ann Taylor were living in the
household of their father in 1870, it seems possible that they were Civil
War widows, but there is no definite evidence on this point.

By 1880 Wilson Hunt's wife, Malinda, had died and he was living with
his daughter, Julia Ann, in Union Township. Malinda Hunt, daughter of
Wilson Hunt, married Clark R. Rowland, son of James B. and Mary Weeks
Rowland, but the exact date of the marriage is not known. The first child
born of this marriage was named Malinda, being the third child by this
name in as many generations, but she died at the age of one year. At least
three more children were born in this family: James W., 1871; Elizabeth,
1874; and Martha A., 1876. In 1892 the marriage of Clark and Malinda J.
Rowland was dissolved. Clark later married Fanny Wright, daughter of Mary
Wright.

Malinda Jane married Alvey P. Vandermint, a native of Marion County,
Missouri.

Clark died on April 10, 1896. Malinda Jane outlived her second husband by
a number of years and she died on Dec. 31, 1926 in a Little Rock Arkansas
hospital.

As of 1916, James W. Rowland, son of Clark and Malinda was operating a
grocery store located at 417 East Junction Street in Paragould. James is
buried at the Linwood Cemetery in Paragould.

Hutchins

Wiley Hutchins was born in Georgia in 1801. His wife, Charlotte, was
born in about 1805. Her place of birth is not certain since some records
indicate that it was North Carolina while others show that it was South
Carolina.

By 1840 Wiley Hutchins and his family had moved to Greene County and
settled in the area later known as Powell Township. This makes him one of
the very early settlers of the County.

In 1850 Wiley was still living in Powell Township and at this time his
children at home were: Joseph, 1830; Charity, 1833; Amanda, 1835;
Zachariah, 1837; Mary, 1840; Minerva, 1843; Esther, 1847; and Emily, 1849.
A Charity Hutchins, born in North Carolina in 1777, was also living in
Wiley's household at this time. It is suspected that she was the mother of
Wiley, but their is no positive evidence on this. Joseph, son of Wiley,
was born in Tennessee, but all the other children were born after the
family arrived in Arkansas.

In 1860 Zachariah, Mary, Esther, and Emily (Emma) were still living at
home with their parents. At this time Catherine Gage, born in Arkansas in
1837, was living in the household. Elizabeth Jones, born in 1820,
birthplace unknown, was also a member of the household. At this time the
family was living in Cache Township.

Zachariah Hutchins, son of Wiley, married a woman named Emily, born in
Alabama in 1842. Their first two children were: Mary C., 1867; and
Luvaney, 1869.

By 1860 a William Hutchins, born in Tennessee in 1829, was also living
in Cache Township. It is suspected that he was the son or younger brother
of Wiley but there is no positive evidence on this.

William Hutchins married a woman named Mary E., born in Georgia in
1835.

In 1860 their children were: John W., 1853; Mary S., 1856; and Warner,
1859.

A young man named Charles Sutfin, born in Arkansas in 1841, was a member
of the household at this time. By 1870 three more children had been added
to this family: Nancy E., 1863; Joseph E., 1866; and Lotsey Ann, 1869.

In 1880 Zachariah (Zack) Hutchins, son of Wiley, was living in Salem
Township and four more children had been added to the family: Victoria,
1871; Nancy, 1874; Wiley, 1876; and Ellis, 1878.  Wiley Hutchins is
believed to have been one of the charter members of the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. Records indicate that he was one of the most active laymen there.
One of his children was the first person to be buried at the Mt. Zion
Cemetery and this fact is indicated on the marker for this child.  Wiley
is listed in the 1880 census mortality schedule for Greene County which
shows that he died in either the latter half of 1879 or the first half of
1880. He lived to about the age of 79.

John W. Hutchins, son of William H., married Sidney A. Grantham on
Jan.  22, 1877 in Greene County. Their marriage is recorded in the oldest
marriage book still in existence in the County. Sidney Grantham was the
daughter of James and Sarah Jane Hale Grantham, both natives of Hardeman
County, Tennessee where they were married in 1850. In 1880 John W. and
Sidney were living in Salem Township and at this time they had one child:
Andrew, born in August of 1879. Sidney's mother, Sarah Jane Grantham, is
listed in the 1880 mortality schedule, Greene County, Arkansas census.
John W. and Sidney died in about 1890 and it is said they were buried at
Mt. Zion Cemetery, but there are no markers for them at the present time.
Tradition has it that Sidney died first, from some cause not now known. It
was raining on the day she was buried. Exposure to the weather caused John
W. to get pneumonia and he died several days afterward.

One daughter of John W. and Sidney Hutchins is still living at
present.

She is Mrs. Alice Hutchins Hooker (married in Craighead County, Arkansas);
Mrs. Hooker was a very small child when both her parents died and she has
no memory of them. Mrs. Hooker is now about 90 years of age. She lives
with her daughter in Millington, Tennessee.

Andrew (S. A. J. ) Hutchins, son of John W. and Sidney, married Lucy
Moss in Craighead County in April of 1899. Lucy was apparently a resident
of the Philadelphia Community at this time. The Jonesboro Sun of March 2,
1899 carried an announcement of this marriage in its column called "In the
Local Field."

Hyde

The patriarch of the Hyde family was James M. Hyde born in South
Carolina in 1822. His wife, Sarah, was born in the same state in the same
year. The Hyde family moved from South Carolina to Georgia in about 1847.
Soon afterward they moved to Alabama. By 1851, the family had moved to
Greene County and settled in St. Francis Township. Their children in 1860
were: C. F., 1846; G. B. W., 1848; A. A., 1850; Asa A., 1852; M. J., 1854;
Thomas J., 1856; Hester A., 1858; and C. Elizabeth, 1861. The oldest child
was born in South Carolina. The next two were born in Georgia and Alabama
respectively.

The five younger children were born after the family came to Arkansas.
As of 1860, an Isaiah Hyde, born in South Carolina in 1789, and his
wife, Hester, born in the same state in 1799, were living very near the
James M.  Hyde family in St. Francis Township. It is suspected that Isaiah
may have been the father of James, but no record has been found which
would definitely establish this as fact.

A Samuel Hyde, born in South Carolina in 1833, also lived near James
Hyde and it is suspected that Samuel and James were brothers, but, again,
this point is not firmly established as fact. Samuel Hyde's wife was named
Medaline, born in South Carolina in 1837. Their first two children were
Thomas, 1857; and Mary E., 1860.

G. W. Hyde, son of James and Sarah, married a woman named Susan, born
in Tennessee in 1852. Their children were James F., 1871; John William,
1874; and Luer, 1878.

C. F. Hyde, son of James, married Elizabeth Cobbs, born in Tennessee
in 1846. Their children as of 1880 were: Mary M., 1868; Sarah, 1870;
Ann,1872; Charlsey, 1877; and Smithy, 1879. In 1880 William Cobbs,
brother-in-law of C. F. Hyde, was living with the family.

In 1880 Thomas Hyde, son of Samuel Hyde, was living with his mother,
Medaline, and his sister, Mary E., in St. Francis Township.  Some of the
Hyde family members are buried at the Mountain Home Cemetery.

Others are buried at the Pine Knott Cemetery. James F. Hyde is buried at
Pine Knott and his marker shows dates of Oct. 30, 1871 and Feb. 25, 1953.
The stone for his wife, Mollie, shows dates of Sept. 28, 1870 and Oct. 9,
1934.

In 1880 the nearest neighbors of Thomas Hyde were the families of B.
F. Kelton, M. F. Jones, Fred Lane, and Sarah Slaton.