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FRANK L. PARKER, I. by Willie Parker      Frank and Fred Parker were identical twins, born November 14, 1866, in Salem, Iowa. Their parents were Thomas and Nancy Wilmeth Parker.    Frank married Flora Tospen November 13, 1887.  Marriage records in Kingston show he was not 21 and had to...

HENRY TOSPEN By Judy Housh      Henry Tospon was born in 1838 in Brunswick, Germany. His wife, Elizabeth Whelaman, was born in 1843 in Hanover, Germany.    The family left Germany and moved to England and then onto Scotland before coming to the United States to locate in Somerset, Pennsylvania. ...

Dear Friends, Over the years we have shared and discussed many things: that is the way with friends. I want to tell you the story of Cherith. Perhaps, it will help my grieving heart to heal a bit. I believe Sean wants me to share this story; it is, after all,...

Anna Duston Her Story        Anna Duston was born in 1866 the second child of Hugh Philander Duston and Hannah Florena (Ernsbarger) Duston.  She was born in Caldwell Co. Missouri and in 1870 and 1880 census resided on family farm near Kingston, Missouri with her parents and siblings, Margaret,...

Hugh Philander Duston His Story          Hugh Philander Duston was born in Caldwell County Missouri, August 1st,1840.   He was the son of Dr. John H.Duston I, a pioneer citizen of America . His mother previous to her marriage to Mr. Duston was Sophia White, sister of the...

John Henry Duston II His Story           John Henry Duston II was born to parents John H.Duston and Sophia(White) Duston on September 9,1827 at Dover, Lafayette Co. Missouri. He was the fifth child of John H. II and Sophia Duston. From the age of 10 he made Caldwell...

  John H. Duston His Story.        John Henry Duston I was born July 9,1783 in Cornish, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Father and mother not known at this time. During the “War of 1812” he served in Captain Winthrop Shepherds’ Co. New York Militia.  In March of 1815, in...

Eddie Batson His Story       Eddie Batson was born to parents John E. Batson, and Eva (Calvin) Batson on August 14 1888, in Kingston, Caldwell Co. Missouri.  In census of 1900 he was living with parents and sister Gracie B-4yrs old.      In the census of 1910 he living in...

John Batson Mrs. John (Eva) Batson Their Story        John Batson was born to parents Tobias Batson (b. 1827-Ohio-) and Rebecca L. (Blades) Batson (b.1833-1863) in Greene County, Missouri. In census of 1860 the family was living in Center, Greene Co. Mo. He was third child of 4 children born to...

Robert Mathias Catron His Story        Robert Mathias Catron was born on April 27, 1863 in Caldwell County North Carolina to parents John Catron (1819-1873)and Elizabeth  Ann(Dula) Catron(1828-1900) He was the youngest of the 10 children born to this family.  They lived in North Carolina until after the end of the...

Mrs. E.A. Catron (Elizabeth Ann) Her Story        Elizabeth Ann Dula was born on Sept. 1,1828 in Lenoir, Caldwell Co. North Carolina to parents Thomas Beasley Dula(1786-1829) and Elizabeth Hulme (1787-1855).  She had five brothers and two sisters, she being the youngest.      In 1844 in Caldwell Co. North Caroling Elizabeth...

Johnnie Catron His Story        John Catron was born on Nov. 22,1819 in Virginia to parents Christopher Kettering/Katrine/Catron (1787-1854 and Mary (O’Neill) Kettering/Katrine/Catron (1798-?).      In November or 1844 he joined in marriage with Elizabeth Ann Dula(1828-1900) daughter of Thomas Beasley Dula Sr(1782-1829) and Elizabeth (Hulme) Dula (1887-1865).        In the...

Thomas Dula Catron His Story          Thomas Dula Catron was born 4th child of 9 to John Catron and Elizabeth (Dula) Catron in Jun. 4,1852 in Caldwell Co. North Carolina. He lived with his family in North Carolina, until they moved to Caldwell Co. Missouri after the Civil War.      ...

James Christopher Catron His Story           James Christopher Catron was born on June 4,1856 in Caldwell County, North Carolina to parents John Catron and Elizabeth Ann (Dula) Catron.  He was 6th of 9 children born to the couple.  They lived in Patterson, Caldwell Co., North Carolina until after the Civil War. ...

Laura Carton Her Story        Laura J. Catron was born on Feb, 18,1862 in Caldwell County ,North Carolina to parents John Randolph and Elizabeth Ann (Dula) Catron.  By the census of 1870 they were living in Grant Twsp, Caldwell Co. Missouri.  She was child number 8 of 9.         John...

William F. Catron His Story        William F. Catron was born to parents John Catron (Nov. 22,1819-June 8,1873) and Elizabeth A. (Dula) Catron on January 20,1849.  He was the 2nd oldest of 10 children born to the family.  He was born in Caldwell Co. North Carolina.  In 1860 census the family...

As I think about Virginia and her life as I witnessed it, I see a life spent in pursuit of self awareness. Her journey to wholeness began when she chose to apply and was accepted into  the counseling program at Northwestern State in Louisiana.  There she not  only achieved a graduate...

When i went to bed last night, i was thinking about Gin, and suddenly just came apart laughing over this memory. During the first semester of 1975-1976, El Dorado High School was being enlarged.   Ginna had a corner classroom, and a new classroom was being built next door.   For...

As a teacher, Ginna was a rarity.  She was willing to allow her carefully crafted lesson plans -- always wisely titled "tentative plans" -- to be subverted in order to satisfy the intellectual curiosity of her students.  She guided and directed, but she was flexible.  She didn't view a student with...

                                               ALICE MAY (AUSTIN) STEPHENS                                                ...