The Thweatt family lived in DeValls Bluff. As far as I know there none
there. The Thweatt son of the last generation that I knew is a lawyer. His
name is James and he did live either in Hazen, Carlisle or maybe Lonoke. He
would be in his 60's His father was postmaster and his mother was a great
English teacher in DeVallsBluff. High school. Hope this will give you some
help. I haven't lived there since 1939 when I went away to school.
Surnames: SPARKS KING OLIVER
Submitter: Gina Clingan (littlewingtalks@webtv.net)
Date: 17 Aug 2000
I am interested in finding info on Daniel Sparks and Octavia Oliver. They were married on March 15, 1867 in Prairie Co., AR. These may be my g-grandmother's (Laura Sparks) parents. Octavia then married William J. King on April 6, 1870 in Prairie Co., AR. Laura was born on Feb 22, 1868/69. I have heard from my family that Laura's mother re-married and it may be possible that her husband, William King was
I have seen their tome stones in Walters Chapel, Cemetery in Arkansas. Do
you have this information ? I will go and take a look again this weekend.
Later... Linda in Memphis
Does anyone know anything about a person name ALBERT CHILSON?
He might have been raised in Prairie County by Nannie Kerin Knauff Thweatt,
early 1900s.
If anyone has any information about either of these people, please email me
at Waldonhaus@aol.com.
Thanks,
Carolynn in CA
Those Hills are not related. My family lived in the southern part of the
county Their cemetery was at Prairie Chapel but now on the Faupel farm and
he moved all the head stones and is faraming the land. I have a list of
those. The others are burried in De Valls Bluff in Oakland Cemetery. Thanks
for your information. Roy Hill in Baton Rouge