Bearing Witness: Memories of Arkansas Slavery

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Contents Preface to the 2006 Edition xi Introduction xiii List of Abbreviations xxix Map of Arkansas Counties in 1860 xxx Arkansas—General Briles, Frank 1 Coleman, Betty Robertson 2 Harshaw, Plomer 5 Jeffries, Moses 7 Johnson, Harry (Jim) 10 Jones, John 13 Moore, Emma 14 Newton, George 16 Pollard, Melinda 17 Thompson, Victoria Taylor 19 Wagoner, Sweetie Ivery 21 Arkansas County Finley, Molly 23 Keaton, Sam 25 Miller, Matilda 26 Mitchell, Moses 27 Payne, Harriett McFarlin 29 Word, Sam 31 Ashley County Densen, Nelson 36 Benton County Myhand, Mary 45 Bradley County Coleman, Betty 46 Green, O. W. 47 Lankfordtext:Lankford / Final Pages 7/14/09 10:05 AM Page v Calhoun County Ricks, Jim 49 Robinson, Augustus 50 Carroll County Overton, Mary 53 Williams, Belle 55 Chicot County Jones, Nannie 57 Clark County Newton, Pete 58 Ross, Charley 59 Taylor, Anthony 60 Columbia County Dockery, Railroad 65 Crawford County Kye, George 66 Crittenden County Wells, John 69 Cross County Allison, Lucindy 71 Bond, Scott 72 Brown, William 86 Dallas County Badgett, Joseph Samuel 90 Dortch, Charles Green 94 Kerns, Adrianna W. 101 Pattillo, Solomon P. 103 Sloan, Peggy 106 Warrior, Evans 108 Weathers, Cora 109 Desha County Tillman, Joe 111 Winston, Sarah 112 Drew County Bailey, Jeff 113 Darrow, Mary Allen 115 Haynes, Tom 117 Jones, Cyntha 118 Meeks, Jesse 119 Parker, Fannie 120 vi Contents Lankfordtext:Lankford / Final Pages 7/14/09 10:05 AM Page vi Sexton, Sarah 121 Shelton, Laura 123 Young, John 126 Faulkner County Rye, Katie 127 Greene County Brown, Betty 128 Brown, Casie Jones 131 Hempstead County Crane, Sallie 134 Fergusson, Mrs. Lou 139 Ray, Joe 141 Rowe, Katie 144 Winn, Willis 150 Hot Spring County Baker, James 156 Golden, Joe 158 Howard County Claridy, George Washington 161 Jameson, Hannah 163 Stewart, Minnie Johnson 166 Thompson, Ellen Briggs 167 Independence County Osborne, Harve 171 Scroggins, Cora 172 Simpson, Burke 173 Van Buren, Nettie 179 Jefferson County Baltimore, William 181 Benson, George 184 Bertrand, James 185 Blackwell, Boston 186 Buttler, Henry H. 190 Hardridge, Mary Jane 195 Harris, Mary 196 Haskell, Hetty 197 Hill, Elmira 198 Hinton, Charlie 200 Lucas, Louis 202 McClendon, Charlie 206 Contents vii Lankfordtext:Lankford / Final Pages 7/14/09 10:05 AM Page vii Mann, Lewis 207 Perry, Dinah 208 Rassberry, Senia 211 Stanford, Kittie 212 Thomas, Tanner 213 Tucker, Mandy 214 Washington, Parrish 216 Williams, Horatio W. 217 Williams, Hulda 218 Williams, Jackson Barkley 220 Johnson County Lee, Mandy 221 Strayhorn, Eva 221 Lee County Thomas, Omelia 228 White, Lucy 231 Little River County Parker, Judy 232 Lonoke County Jones, Evelyn 235 Waddell, Emiline 236 Marion County Elgin, Tempe 237 Miller County Cummins, Albert 241 Quinn, Doc 242 Monroe County Burgess, Jeff 243 Cotton, T. W. 244 Hudgens, Molly 246 Lambert, Solomon 247 Roberts, J. 251 Smith, J. L. 252 Taylor, Lula 255 Ouachita County Junell, Oscar Felix 257 Osbrook, Jane 258 Phillips County Barber, Mollie 260 Brown, Peter 262 viii Contents Lankfordtext:Lankford / Final Pages 7/14/09 10:05 AM Page viii Chambers, Lula 264 Davis, Jeff 266 Davis, Rosetta 269 Gill, James 270 Johnson, Ella 275 Martin, Josie 279 Myers, Betty 280 Peters, Mary Estes 281 Rhone, Shepherd 287 Stiggers, Liza 288 Turner, Henry 289 Wilborn, Dock 294 Young, Louis 297 Pope County Little, William 299 Russell, Henry 300 Scott, Sam 301 Starr, Milton 302 Prairie County Braddox, George 304 Charleston, Willie Buck, Jr. 307 Chase, Lewis 308 Vaden, Charlie 309 Wesmoland, Maggie 311 Pulaski County Anderson, R. B. 314 Bates, John 315 Blake, Henry 320 Davis, Charlie 323 Dothrum, Silas 323 Douglas, Steve 326 Kinsey, Cindy 328 Logan, John H. 330 Rains, Eda 333 Stephens, Charlotte 335 Thomas, Rebecca 339 White, Julia A. 342 Randolph County Allen, Hannah 352 Contents ix Lankfordtext:Lankford / Final Pages 7/14/09 10:05 AM Page ix Sebastian County Hart, Laura 355 Sevier County Miller, Nathan 357 Union County Ames, Josephine 358 Arbery, Katie 358 Armstrong, Cora 361 Benford, Bob 362 Burkes, Norman 364 Culp, Zenia 365 Johnson, Millie 366 Norris, Charlie 367 Page, Annie 368 Sims, Fannie 370 Smith, Caroline 371 Tatum, Fannie 372 Thomas, Mandy 373 Williams, Charley 374 Williams, Columbus 375 Washington County Blakely, Aunt Adeline 378 Bean, Joe 381 Holt, John A. 384 King, Susie 386 Smith, R. C. 388 Tuttle, Seabe 395 Woodruff County Boone, J. F. 397 Howell...