Monthly Archives: June 2013

Sarah (Brock) Duckett’s Land Grant

Posted on June 19, 2013 by lisaclds

Three weeks before Sarah Drusilla (Sallie”) Brock married Allen Turner Duckett (second marriage for each), she and Turner traveled 120 miles to Camden, Arkansas so she could submit paperwork to file for a homestead in Howard County, just south of … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Turner Duckett, Brock, Duckett, Sarah Drusilla "Sally" Brock | 1 Comment

Land Grants: A Little House (or Two or Three) in the Ouachitas+

Posted on June 13, 2013 by lisaclds

When I was in grade school, I devoured the Little House books. Laura (Ingalls) Wilder lived in Indian Territory, not too far from where I grew up. When she had the fever and ague, Dr. Tanner, who saved her, was … Continue reading →

Posted in Allen Turner Duckett, Brock, Duckett | 3 Comments