Name |
Alfred Huckaby |
Birth |
1821 |
South Carolina, United States [2] |
Gender |
Male |
Possessions |
17 Dec 1849 |
Leake, Mississippi, United States [3] |
purchased NW 1/4 Section 3 Township 11 Range 7 from Sewall Brown for $100 |
Possessions |
4 Sep 1850 |
Leake, Mississippi, United States [4] |
sold NW 1/4 Section 3 Township 11 Range 7 for $100 |
Census |
13 Sep 1850 |
Leake, Mississippi, United States [5] |
Occupation |
13 Sep 1850 |
Leake, Mississippi, United States [5] |
farmer |
Possessions |
1 Dec 1852 |
Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States [6] |
purchased town lots 12, 16, 30, 32, 34 with P.C. Dowel from Calvin and Mary Ann Beacham for $600 |
Possessions |
16 Jun 1853 |
Leake, Mississippi, United States [7] |
purchased tracts of land from the State of Mississippi |
- Purchased NW 1/4 and E 1/2 NE 1/4 Section 12, NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 12, NE 1/4 & W 1/2 SE 1/4 Section 14, Township 9, Range 6, NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 5, W 1/2 SW 1/4 Section 10, Township 10, Range 6. Land forfeited in April 1850. Redeemed by Alfred Huckaby for $15.50.
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Possessions |
7 Jan 1854 |
Thomastown, Leake, Mississippi, United States [8] |
purchased remaining interest in town lots 12, 14, 16, 32, 34 |
- Purchased remaining interest in town lots 12, 14, 16, 32, 34 from William G Hill for $300
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Possessions |
4 Jan 1855 |
Leake, Mississippi, United States [9] |
sold land purchased from the state on 16 Jun 1853 to Allen & Edwards |
- Sold same tracts of land, amounting to 640 acres, purchased from the state on 16 Jun 1853, for $75 to Allen & Edwards.
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Residence |
Jul 1857 |
Attala, Mississippi, United States [10] |
Residence |
May 1858 |
Attala, Mississippi, United States [11] |
Residence |
Sep 1858 |
Attala, Mississippi, United States [12] |
Possessions |
7 Dec 1858 |
Attala, Mississippi, United States |
sold land to Wm. F. Ayers |
- Sold to Wm F Ayers of Leake County, E 1/2 NE 1/4 S 35 T 13 R 6, 80 ac, for $800
Recorded 13 Sep 1860.
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Residence |
7 Dec 1858 |
Attala, Mississippi, United States [13] |
Census |
28 Jun 1860 |
Magazine Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States [14] |
Occupation |
28 Jun 1860 |
Magazine Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States [14] |
blacksmith |
Possessions |
1 Sep 1860 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [15] |
SE 1/4, SW 1/4, Section 30, T 6 N, R 21 W, 5 PM |
Military |
30 Oct 1863–17 Aug 1864 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [2] |
mustered into Co. D, 3 Reg't of Arkansas Cavalry, U.S. Army |
- Joined the U.S. Cavalry Oct 1863. Appears to have been sick early in 1864 and then deserted in August of 1864.
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Possessions |
1866 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [16] |
2 mules, 3 cattle |
- Paid poll tax.
Owned 2 mules ($100), 3 cattle ($45), no other property
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Possessions |
1867 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [17] |
1 horse, 1 mule, 2 cows |
- Paid poll tax
Owned 1 horse ($75), 1 mule ($100), 2 cows ($25)
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Misc |
7 Sep 1867 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [18] |
joined New Hope Baptist Church |
- Charter member of New Hope Baptist Church, est. 7 Sep 1867 in Dardanelle. Joined by letter from Bethel Baptist Church
From http://pages.suddenlink.net/eidson/History of New Hope Baptist Church.html
The following is a transcribed word document of the above newspaper article.
[Names of Eidson family forebears are highlighted (bolded and underlined)]
History of New Hope Baptist Church
Dardanelle, Arkansas - Thursday, May 3, 1945
Way back in 1867, shortly after the close of the Civil War, New Hope Baptist Church was organized. A band of men and women from Bethel Church, located in another community of Yell County, met together for the purpose. The exact date was September 7th, 1867.
The name of those people may mean little to us now—it has been so long ago. Yet descendents of some of these pioneers are among the leading citizens of our county.
The Adams, Grace, Huckaby, Cole, Thomas, Cowger, Eidson, Jackson, Gateley, Dacus, Veazey, Brinson, and Banks families, and many others played leading parts in the early development of our County and its resources.
So the Church of New Hope was founded long before most of us were born.
It is interesting to note the difference of disciple of the early Church and our modern Church. To use a familiar expression, the members “had to walk the line.” If they did not do so, they found themselves on the outside. They had a rule then that forced attendance. If more than two Church Conferences were missed the guilty parties were called upon to give the reason why. Sounds odd, doesn’t it, to those of us in this present day.
And many were punished for taking part in worldly pleasures that pass unnoticed in this modern time.
The charter members of the New Hope Church had no building of their own to worship in at the beginning. They used an old log house nearby for about three years. This building was known as the “Old Chapel” or “Dobson Springs.” It was later used as a school house for many years. Many of the leading citizens of the county received their early education in this old cabin.
However, New Hope afterwards constructed a building of their own and worshipped there for about thirty-six years. They then constructed a two-story building in conjunction with the Odd Fellows Fraternal Order, each sharing equally in the cost. This building had a very tragic ending after about fifteen years’ use. On a Sabbath morning in March 1920, the church building burned A couple of youth met early that morning and attempted to start a fire in the heating stove. By mistake, they poured the contents of a gasoline can on the fire, causing an explosion. One of the youths, a boy named Ray Massey, was badly burned, and after several weeks of intense suffering, he died.
Again, the Church was without a place to worship, but they later constructed a modern frame building, and they still are using that today.
Space does not permit a complete list of Pastors who have served during the church’s 78 years of history, but we can say that New Hope has had some of the strongest preachers in the state, including L. R. Barnes, J. R. G. W. N. Adams, J. A. Meyers, Dr. (?) B. Searcy, W. E. Kimbourgh, G. (?) Faulkner, Chas. F. Wilkins, F. G. Dodson, who is now a Chaplain in the U. S. Army, Loyd Pryor and many others.
He present Pastor is Rev. Homer Bridges (?), a graduate of Ouachita College of Arkadelphia. He is also Pastor of the Dardanelle First Baptist Church.
So New Hope Baptist Church, with all its trials and difficulties, has been a power for good in the community and the surrounding country.
For several years now New Hope has been closely associated with the First Baptist Church of Dardanelle both being served by the same Pastor.
It may not be to the credit of the country Church in years gone by, but the membership paid their pastor very little salary, so they couldn’t be charged with preaching for the money. They learned, however not to depend upon their charges for a living, but supported themselves by hard labor. Civilization and Christianity owe much to those “old timers,” with their strict religious convictions and earnest Christian living. All honor to them!
Before I close I want to list the Charter members of the New Hope Baptist Church, and tell where they came from:
• Elder J. R. G. W. N. Adams and wife Sarah Adams, and daughter, S. A. E. Adams, J. G. Grace, Alfred Huckaby and wife, Nancy T. Huckaby, all with letters of dismission from Bethel Church, Yell County, Arkansas.
• Ann Moore, Baptist Church, Franklin N. C.
• S. W. Jackson, Deacon, and wife, Rush Creek, Tex.
• Levisa C. Harrington, Clear Creek Tex.
• Alex M. Jones, Knob Church, Tex.
• John Eidson, Center Ridge Church, Miss.
• Susan J Bennet, Rehoboth, Tex.
• J. P. Pendergrass and wife, Jane Pendergrass, Martha Moulden, Sarah Brinson, Levina Grace, J. A. Grace, T. E, Huckaby, all from Bethel Church.
• Helen Mills, A. G. Hudson, Melon Hudson, and wife, Robert Veazey, S. A. Veasey and wife, former members of Dardanelle First Baptist.
• By baptism, Hiram Brinson, James Gateley and Martha Jones.
• L. R. Barnes, elected Pastor.
• Robert Veazey, elected Clerk.
The foregoing history of new Hope Baptist Church which is located … [the article fragment ends here ... the final paragraph has been lost.] New Hope Church and Cemetery are located side by side in Yell County Arkansas west of Dardanelle.
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Notes: This newspaper clipping was discovered between the pages of the Family Bible of my grandparents Roy and Vernie Eidson. now in my possession. It was yellowed and brittle with age. The condition of the clipping is seen in the photocopy, faded and torn in some places. The incident concerning gasoline on an open fire was a cautionary tale of my childhood.
A personal note. John Eidson listed herein as a charter member is my great grandfather. Also T. E. (Turilla) Huckaby, his future bride and my great grandmother is also listed. Among the former pastors listed is my uncle Dr. F. G. Dodson, husband of my aunt Nora Lee Eidson Dodson. Dodson, after an honorable discharge from the Army, completed his Doctorate at Golden Gate Seminary, Oakland, California. These four along with Roy and Vernie Eidson and several aunts, uncles and cousins are interred in New Hope Cemetery. See the list in the link referenced below.
A link to New Hope Cemetery, Dardanelle, Yell County, Arkansas tombstone listings and web page of Photos from Yell County.
One other note. The article states that Dobson Springs also served as a schoolhouse. It was indeed a one-room schoolhouse and my Daddy, Harold D. Eidson and his sister, Kitty Eidson Miles, were teachers there in the early 1920s after graduating high school. Frank Grace, long-time Committee Member for New Hope Cemetery, told me stories of being taught by Daddy at the Dobson Springs school. One story Frank told happened when he was a first grader. It seems a thunderstorm blew in with heavy lightning and thunder. Frank was so frightened that he bolted out the front door on foot for the safety and comfort of home and Momma. Daddy went after him on horseback to retrieve him and bring him safely back to school to finish the day.
Harold D. Eidson, Jr
May 6, 2015
eidson@southwestern.edu
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Possessions |
1868 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [17] |
3 mules, 3 cows |
- Paid poll tax.
Owned 3 mules ($250), 3 cows ($30), no other property
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Possessions |
1869 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [19] |
1 mule, 9 cows, 8 hogs |
- Paid poll tax
Owned 1 mule ($125), 9 cows ($110), 8 hogs ($25), $50 other property
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Possessions |
1870 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [20] |
1 mule, 6 neat cattle, 5 hogs |
- Paid poll tax
Owned 1 mule ($100), 6 neat cattle ($40), 5 hogs ($10), $100 other property, total $250
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Census |
8 Sep 1870 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [21] |
- Alfred and Nancy are recorded as Alfred and Nancy Huckleberry
Strangely, Alfred & Nancy are enumerated twice on the same day twice on the same page. It almost looks like the first on was scratched out and recrded a second time. In the second instance, there is a mary Gray in the house with a daughter Etta E Gray and maybe another sister Jane Gray. Next door is an Andrew Gray that does not necessarily fit into that family.
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Occupation |
8 Sep 1870 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [21] |
farmer |
Possessions |
1872 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States |
2 mules, 6 neat cattle, 15 hogs |
- Paid poll tax
Owned 2 mules ($200), 6 neat cattle ($60) 15 hogs ($45), $200 other property, total $405
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Possessions |
1879 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [22] |
1 horse, 6 cattle, 21 hogs |
- Paid poll tax
Owned 1 horse ($35), 6 neat cattle ($50), 21 hogs ($100), $155 other property
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Possessions |
13 Jan 1880 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [23] |
sold land to son Fernando |
- Huckaby, A and wife to F.C. Huckaby
13 Jan 1880
Deed Book B, p. 472
E 1/2 NE 1/2 NE 1/4 S 26 T 6 N R 23 W
40 ac
Signed A. Huckaby and N.T. Huckaby
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Census |
11 Jun 1880 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [24] |
Possessions |
10 Jan 1881 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [25] |
sold land to M.S. Cox |
- Huckaby, Alf & Wife to M.S. Cox
10 Jan 1881
Deed book C p. 32
S 1/2 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 8 T6 N R 21 W
40 ac
$500
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Possessions |
5 Apr 1881 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [26] |
sold land with his wife to J.H. Huckaby |
- Huckaby, A & wife to J.H. Huckaby
5 Apr 1881
Deed Book F, p. 310
5 Apr 1881
SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 S 24 T 6 S 21 B R 40 W
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Possessions |
1885 |
Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States [27] |
appeared in property tax list |
- tax list only lists names in 1885
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Possessions |
25 Jun 1885 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [28] |
sold land with his wife to Jas K Perry |
- Huckaby, A & Wife to Jas K Penny
25 Jun 1885
Deed book E, p. 530
SW 1/4 SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 SE 1/4, S 24 T 6 N R 21 W
80 ac
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Possessions |
5 Apr 1886 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States [29] |
sold land to J H Huckaby |
- Huckaby, A & wife to J.H. Huckaby
Deed Book F, p. 310
SE 1/4 SW 1/4 S 24 T 6 N R 21 W
40 ac
Unfortunately, Book F is not available online so I cannot see who signs as wife. Presumably Sarah A Keller.
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Death |
May 1886–FEB 1888 |
Yell, Arkansas, United States |
- Alfred Huckaby may have sold all of his property by 1886. His second wife had her estate in probate with no mention at all of him in any way. That indicated that he must have pre-deceased her. But, to date, no record of his death has been found.
There is a grave stone in Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas for an A. Huckaby, b 1822, d 1898. But there are also many Huckaby families in Washington County. This is 100 miles away with no good reason for this to be his grave. Moreover, there is a short obituary that says he wife had recently died. Alfred's wife died in 1888, ten years previous. I can find no reason to believe the Springdale grave is his.
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Person ID |
I3706 |
Scott Dickson |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2023 |