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Asking Questions and Seeking Answers
As I have repeatedly acknowledged, there is much that we don’t know about the history of our ancestors’ lives in places like Shiloh, where they first attempted to found a homestead, and Ione, where where the family lived at the … Continue reading
Religious Life at Shiloh and Ione — Part Three
The Spring 1998 ECHOES article by CLyde and Shirley Denney about the History of the Baptist congregations at Shiloh and Ione (Arkansas) continues with the following information. “In January or February of 1881 the church meeting house at Shiloh burned … Continue reading
Religious Life at Shiloh and Ione — Part Two
In addition to the five doctrinal statements that members adopted (see Part One), the Spring 1998 ECHOES article by Clyde and Shirley Denney about the congregations of Shiloh Baptist Church and Ione Baptist Church lists four more “articles of faith” … Continue reading
Religious Life at Shiloh and Ione — Part One
In his History of Baptists in Arkansas (1818-1978), J. Glenn Hinson uses the title “Gathering Up the Fragments” as a way of telling the story of what happened after the Civil War. “To a people weary of war and economically … Continue reading
The Church at Shiloh — “. . .to know the place for the first time”
Having encouraged my Cartwright cousins to join me in “going up to Shiloh” the week before Memorial Day, I thought I might mention that I hope to arrange for the church to be open during our brief visit as part … Continue reading
Questions of the Week — February 8
THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK (February 8, 2015): In what ways has race played a role in your experience as a member of the Cartwright extended family? The population of Scott County has never had a lot of African-Americans, but … Continue reading
What Eliza Encountered in Scott County — “The Waldron War”
We know very little about what Eliza Hope Dane Cartwright and her children experienced while living in Carroll County, GA between the end of the Civil War (April 1865) and their move to Arkansas (January 1872). The very fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged Kirk Dean Darbe, Scott County Disturbance, Waldron War, Wes Goodner
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Paul Cartwright’s Memories of Grandma
As one of the younger grandchildren, Paul’s memories of Grandma Millie are somewhat different than those of older cousins like Susan Snyder Hurley. That would make sense given that Paul is eighteen years younger than Susan. All of his memories … Continue reading
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Tagged Millie Starr Cartwright, Paul Cartwright, Susan Snyder Hurley
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Question of the Week for February 1st
THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK (February 1st): What, if any, “war stories” have been passed down in (your branch) of the Cartwright family? I ask, in part, because I am struck by the absence of stories about members of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Jess Cartwright, Virginia Cartwright Hamilton
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McDaniel Branch (Millie’s mother’s family) of the Family Tree
Thanks to my brother Paul Cartwright for providing genealogy information about the McDaniel Line of the Cartwright Family Tree Millie Starr Cartwright (1905-1976) William R. “Bill” Starr (1883-1954) married Ella R McDaniel (1888-1914) Born 1888 Erath, Texas; Died 1914 Ella’s … Continue reading
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