Tombstone Tuesday: Edna (Lock) Collins

For the next couple of weeks, I will be featuring photos from Toone's Chapel Cemetery, in Tulip, Arkansas in my Tombstone Tuesdays Posts. I took these pictures back in 2004, so the quality isn't that great. Most of the people buried in this cemetery are related to me or my family.

Edna (Lock) Collins
Sept 17, 1888
Dec 13, 1971

Edna Collins nee Lock was the daughter of Jesse Lock & Ella Wesly

Slave list of Maurice and Clarissa Reid Smith

Below is the list of slaves owned by Maurice & Clarissa (Reid) Smith of Tulip, Arkansas, that I have been able to locate over the years. Those with an (*) are my family members.

Slave list of Maurice and Clarissa Reid Smith

Name                   Birthdate

Isaac  *                       1826

Rachel *                     ?

Eli                               May 1839

Little Jane             Oct. 30, 1841

Cat                             Dec. 4, 1840

Bell                            Feb. 18, 1846

Bob                           Sept. 10, 1847

Kiz                              Sept. 1849

Peggy *                      Oct. 1851

Daniel *                     Apr. 11, 1854

Lea & Lealia *         Jan. 17, 1857 (twins)

Howell *                   March 20, 1860

Parthenia              May 3, 1862

Little Bell               Feb 11, 1860

Susan Rebecca    Oct. 1863

Hallie                       Aug. 1855

Hannah                   Aug. 12, 1819

Monk                       Jan. 1845

Candace                 Aug. 1847

Sarah                        May 7, 1841

Tan & Sylvia mention in family letter

Jim                            Jan. 1826

Linda                        Apr. 5, 1833

 Mike                         Sept. 15, 1837

Jane                          Oct. 1828

George                    Sept 15, 1846

Andrew                   June 1848

Milly                         July 30, 1850

Helen                       Dec. 1852

Lou                            Nov. 1854

Ede                            Mar. 1857

Lone &Tony         March 20, 1859  (twins)

Milton                     May 11, 1861

Becky                       July 19, 1862

Ned                           May 21, 1867

Dead Letter - Fordyce, Arkansas

Although not a relative of mine, I found this article on a dead letter quite funny.

From The Seattle Republic 26 April 1906. Full article found here

Carthage - Jan 01,1953

Carthage

Mrs Pearlie Dobbins visited relatives and friends last week in Warren. Her sister, Mrs Vinnie Lagan, who has had a long spell of illness, is much improved .....

Mrs. Ida Beavers is improving from a severe illness..... Rosie Lee Dobbins, Josephine O'Hara and several others who are attending school at AM&N College spent the holidays at home with their parents and friends.... Mrs M. B. Green who has been in the hospital in Little Rock has returned home but is yet on the sick list... Mrs Latonia Robinson who has been in Little Rock was home for the holidays...

Mrs. C. S. Smith visited her nephew in Memphis during the holidays.

Census Enumeration Maps

Dallas County Census Enumeration Maps are available online from the National Archives.

1950 Enumeration Map for Dallas County, Arkansas

According to the website, The records consists of maps for Dallas County for the 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970 census. It also contains maps for the following locations and census years: Carthage (1950, 1960, 1970); Dalark (1960, 1970); Fordyce (1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970); Princeton (1970); and Sparkman (1950, 1960, 1970).
Not all records are available online, but some of the maps are available to download. Check them out here.

Carthage-Arkansas State Press-October 02, 1953

Carthage

Henrietta Murphy

Mrs. Pearl Oakley, agent for the Williams’ Burial association, attended an agency getting held in Fordyce on the 17th. She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Alie Watkins and Lucious Smith.

Rev. and Mrs. Albright are very lonely for his home in Memphis…

Mrs. Irene Anderson is in the hospital in Little Rock, where she has undergone an operation, and is reported doing fine….

Tom Oakley is yet on the sick list and is reported improving gradually…

Rev. Williams, paster First Baptist church, was accompanied to a singing convention in Camden last Sunday evening by Mesdames Laura Smith, Pearlie Dobbins, Latonia Robinson, Vela Mae Westbrooks and Johnie Mae Westbrooks and Johnnie Mae Ohair…

Mrs. Willie Hill visited her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oakley, Sr., Sunday evening …

Mrs. Evelyn Green and granddaughter, Kathelen are back from Rockford, Ill…

Marshall Hogans made a flying trip from Michigan to Arkansas on special business, where his daughter, Dora Jene will attend social.

Date: Friday, October 2, 1953   Paper: Arkansas State Press (Little Rock, AR)   Page: 2  

Wordless Wednesday: Tulip - January 1947

Newspaper clipping from the Arkansas State Press

Tulip

Mattie Mae Smith

The Sunday School is progressing greatly under the leadership of the Superintendent J. D. Smith. The Senior Class is leading in the Sunday School and they hope to continue to lead…
Rev. B. F. Lunnon is loyal to his church. His place is filled at Toons Chapel A. M. E. Church every first and third Sunday…
Two new members have been added to the church. They are Bernice Smith and Mamie Daily.
Eugene Smith was here visiting from Leola, Arkansas.

Arkansas State Press (Little Rock, AR) Friday, January 3, 1947 P.6