Monthly Archives: April 2013

Sarah Drusilla (Brock) Duckett’s Burial Location: Witherspoon Cemetery, Vandervoort, Arkansas

Sarah Drusilla (Brock) Duckett (1866-1933) (“Sallie”) is not buried at Duckett Cemetery, where her husband Allen Turner Duckett (1846-1907) and his first wife Sarah Elizabeth (Bell) Duckett (1852-1893) are buried. In fact, Sallie is the only Duckett known to be buried thirteen miles … Continue reading

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Sarah Drusilla Brock’s Marriages

Sarah Drusilla “Sallie” Brock (1866-1933) is Allen Turner Duckett’s second wife. They married on September 11, 1895. What you would never guess from this marriage license and its reference to Miss Sallie Brock, though, is that Sallie had a previous marriage. … Continue reading

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Seady (Childs) Cook (1845- about 1875?)

“And your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” Acts 2:17 (KJV) Bart Childs, transcriber February 26, 2013 “The picture and note apparently came from Ottie (Duckett) Taylor (1901-1986). Callis Childs copied these and sent … Continue reading

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Duckett Childs Family Reunion June 1, 2013

[Please note: This entry is “sticky.” I will continue to add blog entries, but this one will be on top until I get back from our reunion. You may want to subscribe to a feed so that you can get … Continue reading

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Lewellen Moore Childs’ Name (1851-1915)

People choose names because they mean something to them. Some family traditions call for the first son to be named for the paternal grandfather, the second for the maternal grandfather, and so forth, and similarly for daughters. If a family … Continue reading

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