Turnbo's Tales of the Ozarks: Incidents, Mean Tricks, and Fictitious Stories *********************************************************** Submitted by: Desmond Walls Allen Date: 25 May 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Following is the index to Turnbo's Tales of the Ozarks: Incidents, Mean Tricks, and Fictitious Stories. It is available from Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, AR 72033, for $15.00 plus shipping. ** A Adams, George 40 Adams, Jane Nance 40 Adams, Katie 9 Adams, Mathias 41 Adams, Susan 40 Adkins, Sam 45 Allin, Alwilda 39 Allin, Bill 39 Allin, Joe 39 Allin, Tempy 39 Alpena AR 24 Angel, John 27 Angel, W. E. 27 Arlington WA 14 Arnold, J. T. 52 Arsenal at Fayetteville 13 Augusta AR 65 Aurora MO 24 ** B Bailey, Nick 3 Bailey, Rhoda 3 Baker, Joshua 1, 5, 13 Baker, Joshua's father 13 Baptist 6, 43 Barber's Creek 40 Barnes, Elijah 43 Barnes, George W. 14 Barnes, Jasper 14 Barney Creek 52 Barney's Creek 53 Barnum, Gus 68 Barren Fork 64 Barry Co. MO 37 Batavia AR 24, 25 Bates Co. MO 46 Batesville AR 24, 72 Baxter Co. AR 72, 73 Bear Creek 24 Bear hunting 72 Beaver Creek 12, 44, 76 Becca's Branch 30 Bee Creek 14, 15 Bee hunting 54 Bellefonte AR 24 Beller Stand 9 Beller, Peter 9 Beller, William 9 Bennette, Quince 16 Benton Barracks MO 11 Bentonville AR 11 Berry, Hugh 33, 34, 59, 60 Berry, John 59, 60 Berryville AR 12, 24 Beth's Creek 66 Beth's Island 66 Bevins, Hester (Hettie) 11 Bevins, John 57 Bias, Hiram 68 Big Beaver Creek 76 Big Buck Creek 48 Big Creek 7, 8, 12, 21, 54, 61 Big Spring 31, 52 Big Strawberry River 32 Bodies found in cave 22 Bone, Josiah 44 Boone Co. AR 10, 14, 24, 29 Boothe, Mat 14 Boston Mountains 2 Bowen's Ridge 65 Bowen, Ed 66 Bowen, Tom 65, 66 Boyed, Captain 70 Boyed, Roland 26 Bradley Ferry Landing 40 Bradley's Ferry 45, 69 Branson MO 24 Bratton's Spring Creek 54, 68 Bray, Captain Ben 1 Brock, Isaiah 38 Brother Jonathan newspaper 70 Brown, J. J. 22 Brown, John 58 Brown, Lizzie B. 34 Brown, Wilse 58 Brundrige, early settler 13 Bruno AR 27 Buck Shoals Ford 48, 60 Buckhanon, Andy 13 Buffalo AR 18 Buffalo City AR 69 Buffalo Fork 30, 52 Buffalo Mountains 70 Buffalo River 43, 75 Bull Bottom 61 Burial in cold weather 59 Burns, Sam 19 Butler MO 46 ** C California bound emigrants 70 Campbell, John 29 Campbell, Mary 22 Campbell, merchant 22, 23 Cantrell, Ross 58 Cantry, Bud 66 Card playing 13 Carroll Co. AR 10, 11, 12, 14, 25 Carroll Co. MO 47 Carrollton AR 10, 24, 26 Carter, John C. 37 Carthage MO 24 Casebolt, Bob 8 Casebolt, Robert 8, 9 Cassville MO 37 Cave discovered 21 Cedar Creek 7, 43 Cedar Creek Township 57 Chain Link Mountains 7 Cherokee Indians 14 Chimney construction 56 Choska Indian Territory 22 Christian Church 30 Christian Co. MO 21, 40, 42 Claridy, Jimmie 13 Claridy, Wash 13 Clark, Almus 47 Clark, Ben 20 Clark, Flemmon 20 Clark, Isabel Owen 47 Clark, Richard 20 Clepper's Mill 75 Coiner, George 69 Coker, Buck 49 Coker, Joe 20, 21 Coker, Ned 49 Coker, River Bill 39, 40 Coker, Winnie 49, 50 Collins, Josiah 52 Confederate Troops, Colonel Schnavel's Battalion 53 Confederate Troops, Fourteenth Arkansas Infantry 18, 20 Conway Co. AR 20 Cook, Alph 29 Copelin, John 60 Cotter AR 24 Cowan, Silas 19 Cox, Jack 11 Cox, Mary 38 Crane Creek 3, 24 Crane MO 24 Crawford, Jim 7 Crawford, Joe 7 Crawford, John 7 Crenshaw, John 3 Crenshaw, Rhoda Bailey 3 Crenshaw, William 3 Crockett Township 49 Crooked Creek 9, 10, 17, 25, 27, 39 Cutbirth, Dick 21 ** D Dances - ho-downs 31 Davis, Ira J. 22, 23, 62, 66 Davis, Isaac 16, 17 Davis, Jack 66 Davis, L. A. 44 Day, B. H. 70 Dean, Doctor 6 Dean, Dr. 13 Decatur Co. TN 45 Distillery 41, 52 Donathan, Levi 48 Dooly, Bill 25, 26 Douglas Co. MO 42, 74, 76 Drake, Dick 15 Drouth of 1860 46 Dugginsville MO 2, 4, 7 Duran, Levi 52 ** E Earles, Clarence 21 East Sugar Loaf Creek 31, 59 Edmondson School House 3 Elbow Creek 44 Erwin, Tom 40 Estes, Jones 25 Eureka Springs AR 24 Evening Shade AR 32 Everette, Barton 18, 19 Everette, Cimeron 18, 19 Everette, Ewell 18, 19 Everette, Francis 19 Everette, Jess 18, 20 Everette, John 18 Eyeglasses 45 ** F Fallen Ash Creek 25 Farris, Doctor 17 Fayetteville AR 5, 13 Fayetteville, AR 6 Fences and their importance 65 Fields, Jim 49 Fields, Joe 48 Fireside Stories by Turnbo 47 Fisher, John 12 Fisher, Mathias 12 Fisher, Tom 57 Flippin Barrens 30 Flippin, Bill 30 Flood of 1824 50 Floyed Co. IN 44 Forest, Bob 50, 51, 62 Forest, Dave 51 Forest, Jimmie 21, 50, 51, 62, 64 Forest, Sally 51 Forest, Sam 21 Forest, Steadman 51 Forest, True Love Mom 51 Forsyth MO 10, 22, 25 Fort build by primitive people 35 Fort Gibson Indian Territory 27 Fourteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry 18, 20 Franklin Co. MO 62, 66 Franklin Township 30, 43 Frederick, Aaron 27 Frederick, Mary Sheperd 27 Friend, John 8, 9 Fritts, Mary Ann 17 Fruit growning industry 24 Fulton Co. AR 72 ** G Gainesville MO 1 Galena MO 4 Garoutte, David 67 Garrison MO 40 George's Creek 34 Ghosts in cemeteries 55 Gold and silver coins buried 14 Gold hidden 41 Goodloe MO 48 Gooley's Spring Creek 52, 73 Gooley, Charles S. 52 Gooley, Hannah 52 Graham, Emma 48 Graham, Levi 63 Grand River 46 Green, Leven T. 64 Green, Phillip 64 Green, Tom 64 Greene Co. MO 39, 67, 68 Griffin, Sam 24 Gun remnants discovered 10 ** H Hager, Ben 33, 59 Hall, Dave 73 Hall, Jim 73 Hall, Willoughby 73 Hamilton, Arch 39 Hampton's Creek 27 Haney, merchant 64, 65 Hankins, John Welsey 17 Harris, ruffian 7, 8, 9 Harrison AR 9, 24, 39, 75 Hart Graveyard 4 Haskins, Joe Glass 12 Haskins, Josiah 16 Hats manufactured 12 Haw, John 59 Haw, old man 59 Henry Co. MO 46 Herd, Jesse 54 Herrean, Mort 16, 61 Hetherly, Elmira 47 Hetherly, Jemima Owensby 47 Hetherly, William 47 Hillsborough AR 1, 2 Ho-down dances 31 Hogan, Cage 12, 16, 17 Hogan, Crayton 16 Holman's Creek 33 Holt, Billy 51 Holt, Elizabeth 47 Holt, Mary L. 51 Holt, R. S. 21 Holt, Sam 12 Holt, William 50 Hoodenpile, Mat 43 Hoop snake 74 Hopper, Moze 39 Horn, Tom 39 Horse stolen 18 Houston, settler 13 Howard, Billy 7, 61 Howard, Pete 52 Howell Co. MO 22, 27 Huntsville AR 17, 33, 59, 70 ** I Illinois River 2 Indian fort 35 Indian scare among settlers 2 Indians flayed alive a white man 70 Indians hauling gold 14 Indians torture white man 71 Isabella MO 64 Izard Co. AR 72 ** J Jackson Switch IT 49 Jackson, John 11 Jackson, Martha 23 Jackson, tramp woman 18 James River 4, 24 Jasper AR 43 Jefferson City MO 47 Jenkins, Bill 30 Jimmie's Creek 56, 70, 72 Johnson, Berry 12 Johnson, Bill 20, 52 Johnson, Martin 8, 9 Johnson, W. C. Carroll 68 Johnstown MO 46 Jones Ferry 11 Jones, Bill 'Flatty' 72, 73 Jones, Burrell 45 Jones, Calvin 45 Jones, Fate 59 Jones, Hester (Hettie) Bevins 11 Jones, Hettie 11 Jones, Hugh 11, 12 Jones, James W. 11 Jones, Jimmie 11, 12 Jones, John 40 Jones, Pink 27, 28 Jones, R. M. 45 Jones, Rufus 45 Justice of the Peace 8 ** K Keesee Mill 12 Keesee Township 60, 69 Keesee, Ede Tabor 61 Keesee, Elias 54, 63 Keesee, Paton 54, 61 Keesee, Peter 54, 73 Kelly, Billy 7 Kersey, Owen 35 Keystone OK 67 King and Everette War 18, 20 King's River 12 King, Bill 20 King, Billy 18, 20 King, Dick 19 King, Hosea 18 King, Jack 19, 20 King, James 18 King, Loomis 20 King, Richard 20 King, Solomon 18, 20 King, Tom 20 Kingdom Springs AR 17, 18 ** L Lafferty, George 32 Land office at Springfield MO 4 Lantz, Mose 7 Lantz, Susan 7 Lawrence Co. MO 40 Layton's sawmill 25 Lead Hill AR 20, 21, 75 Lee's Mountain 34 Leslie AR 24 Lick Creek 1, 8 Lightning bolt 14 Lightning kills child 3 Lipps, George W. 25 Lipps, James 25 Little Cedar Creek 8 Little North Fork 7, 8, 35, 42, 54, 56, 62, 63, 64, 72, 74 Long Creek 25 Long, Bob 56 Long, Eliza 56 Lower Turkey Creek 7 Lunsford, Rube 23 Lutie MO 3, 69 ** M Madison Co. AR 11, 12, 13, 17, 33, 70 Madison Co. OH 47 Magness Bottom 8, 9, 58, 61 Magness, Anna 61 Magness, Bill 31, 32 Magness, Bob 7, 57, 58 Magness, Floyed 27 Magness, Hugh 27, 57 Magness, Joe 7, 9, 31, 57, 61 Magness, Nancy Elizabeth 8 Magness, Patsey 57 Magness, Sam 31, 57, 58, 61 Magness, Susan Lantz 7 Magness, Teaf 57 Magness, Wilshire 8, 57 Mahan, George 52 Mahan, Isaac 8, 20, 52 Mahan, John 20 Mallanaa, Jim 42 Mallanaa, Thomas 42 Mankins, John 70, 71, 72, 73 Mannas family 75 Mannus family 75 Maple Post Office AR 14 Marbles game 14 Marion Co. AR 11, 17, 18, 27, 30, 31, 42, 43, 47, 49, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 69, 70, 72 McAdams, Jim 23 McCabe, Jim 52, 53 McCall, Jeff 21 McClure, Hugh 56 McCord, Dave 29 McCullough, Pleas 16 McCullough, Plesasant 74 McCullough, Tom 74 McDaniels, Billy 23 McDaniels, Green 23 McGinty, John 23 McGinty, Will 23 McManis, John 62, 63 McNeeley, Ezekiel 37 McNeeley, Mary 37 McNeely, Ezekiel 36 McNeely, Mary 36 McVey's Bald Knob 6 McVey's Hollow 7 McVey, Jim 7 McWilliams, Hart 62 Mears, settler 19 Mefford, Noah 2 Mefford, Rebecca Risley 2 Melic, Ed 48 Melic, John 48 Melic, Manerva 48 Methodist 59 Milum, Isaac 39 Milum, J. N. Newt 75 Missionary Baptist 5 Mississippi River 49 Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad 24 Missouri River 66 Mitchell, Colonel 18 Mitchell, Colonel William C. 20 Moccasin Fork 70 Moles destroying corn 50 Monarch AR 31 Montgomery, Frank 69 Morris, John 8 Morris, Pete 61 Morris, Sally 61 Morris, Tom 61 Motherhood 29 Mouth of Flat MO 4 Mullen, Joe 30, 31 Mullen, Rila 30, 32 Music Creek 11 ** N Nance, Jane 40 Nance, Samuel 40 Negro discovers trick 47 New York newspaper 70 Newport AR 24 Newspapers, Brother Jonathan 70 Newspapers, Forsyth MO paper 22 Newspapers, St. Louis Globe-Democrat 74 Newton Co. AR 43 Nicks, Liz 27, 28 North Fork 54 ** O Oakland AR 69 Omen of death 3 Oneta Indian Territory 24 Oneta IT 37 Oregon Flat 24 Osage River 15, 16 Osceola MO 15 Otter Creek 35 Owen, Captain C. C. 22 Owen, Christopher C. 46, 47 Owen, Frank (H. F.) 47 Owen, George 47 Owen, Isabel 47 Owen, W. W. Wilson Wint 46, 47 Owensby, Jemima 47 Ozark Co. MO 2, 6, 11, 16, 20, 22, 50, 52, 54, 56, 62, 63, 64, 68, 74 ** P Panther Bottom 11, 58 Parker, Billy 42 Paton, John 48, 49 Paton, Susan 48 Paw paw brandy 41 Pearson, Levi 20 Peel AR 30 Peel, Colonel S. W. 9 Peel, Colonel Sam 11 Pelham, John 12, 21 Pelham, Sam 2 Petty, John 54, 55 Pettyjohn, John 54, 55, 56 Phelps' Union Regiment 75 Phipps, Ben 21 Phipps, Margarette 21 Pigg, Dick 41 Polk Co. MO 23 Pollard, Doctor 5, 6 Pollard, Dr. 13 Pond Fork 1, 64 Possum skinned alive 66 Potts, John 11 Powell AR 27, 40 Prairie Grove battle 47 Presbyterian 13 Protem MO 7, 29, 39, 47, 48, 69, 74 Pruitt, Alex 50 Pulaski Co. MO 35, 49 ** Q Quick School House 7 Quick, Aaron 7, 61 Quick, Ben 8 Quick, Daniel L. 7 ** R Ragdale place 39 Railroads, Missouri and North Arkansas line 24 Railroads, Missouri Pacific White River Line 24 Rains, Bob 10, 11 Rea Valley 69 Rea, Curtis 69 Rea, John C. 69 Red Bird IT 37 Red Dirt MO 46 Redman, Widow 15 Reese, David 67 Religion discussed 13 Religious foot washing 30 Rhodes, J. C. Jim 49 Rhodes, John 49 Rice, Frantz 20 Ridinger, W. L. 39 Risley, Ada Malissa 2 Risley, Ben 63 Risley, Celian Tabor 2 Risley, Jim 3 Risley, Mary Ann 3 Risley, Mich 2, 3 Risley, Rachel Elizabeth 3 Risley, Rebecca 2 Roberts, Brown C. 72, 73 Roberts, John 39 Robertson, old preacher 6 Robins, Abe 48 Robinson, James 35 Robinson, William F. 35, 37 Rock Bridge MO 16 Rock Creek 38 Rockwell School House 13 Roselle, James B. 69 Roubidoux Creek 35, 49 Row, J. D. 14 Rush Creek 30, 52 ** S Sallee, J. H. 76 Sallee, James H. 1 Salt scarcity in war times 42 Schnavel's Confederate Battalion 53 Searcy Co. AR 72 Searcy, Richard 72 Second Arkansas Union Cavalry 75 Seven Elm Pond 48 Shafer, Will 39 Shaffer, John 48 Shannon Co. MO 27 Sharp Co. AR 32 Shawneetown AR 9, 17 Sheep herding 36 Sheperd, Johanna Smith 27 Sheperd, Riley 27 Shoal Creek 39 Shookman, George 62 Simmons, Dedrick 20 Sinclair, Martin 19 Sister Creek 73 Sliger, Sam 46 Sloane, old man 76 Smith, Asa G. 4 Smith, Gum 43 Smith, Harve 68 Smith, Johanna 27 Smith, Sarah 61 Smith, Solomon 66 Snow, Fie 64 Sorghum cane 45 Spring Creek 54, 55, 68 Springfield AR 20 Springfield MO 4, 39, 75 St. Clair Co. MO 15, 64, 65 St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper 74 St. Louis MO 49 Stage coach line 46 Stevenson, John A. 75 Steward's Creek 46 Stone Co. AR 72 Stone Co. MO 3, 4, 24 Stone, Jack 61 Stone, Sarah 61 Stone, Steven K. 13 Stone, W. F. 29 Sugar Orchard Creek 25 Suicide, Walter 15 Sutton, Jim 5, 13 Sutton, old man 13 Sutton, Seneca 13 Swan Creek 40 Swansville MO 41, 42 Swearangin, Mr. 45 ** T Tabor, Arch 8 Tabor, Bennette 68 Tabor, Celian 2 Tabor, Ede 61 Tabor, Henry 1, 60 Tabor, Jim 3, 61 Tabor, Jimmie 61 Tabor, John 61 Tabor, Phebee 61 Tabor, Tom 61 Tabor, Uncle Henry 1 Taney Co. MO 10, 11, 21, 22, 39, 43, 47, 48 Tanner, father-in- law 46 Tax paid with wolf scalp 65 Terry, Elizabeth Holt 47 Terry, Emma Graham 48 Terry, Tom 47, 48, 49, 61 Three Brothers 73 Todd, Tom 45 Tolbert's Ferry 73 Tolbert, Cimeron 73 Tolbert, John 73 Tooth ache 17 Toronado in Yellville 19 Treadway, Bill 48 Treat, Berry 70 Treat, Billy 69 Treat, carpenter 45 Treat, John 70 Treat, Steve 69 Trimble, Allin 43 Trimble, Bob 18 Trimble, Captain Bob 18 Tulsa IT 67 Turkey Creek 24 Turnbo, J. C. 8 Turtle of large size 69 Turtles tortured 68 Tutt, Davis Casey 18 Tutt, Hansford 18, 20 Tutt, Jefferson 18 Twins in quantity 33 Tyler, Lewis 25, 26 Tyler, Nathan 10 ** U Union Troops, Phelps' Regiment 75 Union Troops, Second Arkansas Cavalry 75 United States Arsenal 13 ** V Van Buren AR 75 Vance, John P. 11 ** W Waddle, Jesse 1, 2 Wagoner, Elmira Hetherly 47 Wagoner, Henry 47 Wagoner, Sam 46, 47 Walker, Dave 6 Walker, Judge Dave 6 Walter, Billy 15 Walter, Mary 15 Washington Co. AR 1, 5, 13 Watkins, settler 19 Watson, John 36 Watson, Mary McNeely 36 Waynesville MO 35, 49 Weaubleau Creek 16 Webster, G. W. Wash 52 Wedding celebration 8 West Plains MO 22, 23, 27 West Sugar Loaf Creek 29 White Oak Creek 10 White River 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 24, 30, 35, 39, 44, 48, 49, 50, 52, 60, 61, 62, 69, 70, 73 White River Hills 13 White, James Rufus 7 White, Mrs. Rufus 8 White, Nancy 7 White, Rufe 7, 8 White, Rufus 7, 9 Whitfield, John 65, 66 Whitlock, Mrs. 34 Whitlock, Sarah Emiline 34 Whitlock, W. C. 34 Wickersham, Jim 20 Wilkes Co. NC 25 Wolves flayed alive 63 Womack, Joe 12 Wood, A. S. 17, 70 Wood, Bill 9 Wood, Captain A. S. 9 Wood, Captain A. S. Bud 18 Wood, George 59 Wood, John 18 Wood, Tol 68 Wood, William 17 Woodruff Co. AR 65 Woods, George 31 ** Y Yancy, Judge 39 Yarberry, Tom 52 Yellville AR 17, 18, 20, 30, 34, 52, 69, 70, 73 Yocum, Jake 72 Youngblood, James 25 Copyright (c) 1997 Desmond Walls Allen