Harrison, Arkansas Scenes

Nancy discovered the following photographs in her Mother's collection of various family photos. The pictures of Dad are all scenes from early Arkansas, probably circa 1900 or earlier. We are fortunate that Bernie did save as many pictures as she did. They have produced a treasure in my estimation. I cannot recall ever having seen any of these before.

Bernie did make a trip to Joplin, Missouri to visit our Aunt Pearl and she may have obtained these from her. Pearl married Samuel Fillingham and their son, Ira, was the first one in the line to actually gather family information and document it.

The Jones Home, Harrison, Arkansas

Probably taken circa 1923. The family left about 1902. This was probably taken by a sister of Charles Jones Sr. with her children maybe on a visit to Harrison.

The two color photos above were taped on a single sheet of heavy paper and labeled with the date of October 1960 with the notation "over 100 years old". Our grandfather, A.H. Jones arrived in Arkansas sometime in the 1870's after the death of his father, Samuel Jones, in Gordon County, Georgia in 1870.

Charles F. Jones Sr. on the left. The other gentleman is unidentified but very likely one of the Jones boys.

I am not certain of the significance of this photo of Dad.

Charles F. Jones Sr.