Roswell's Arkansas Trips
In August 2000 my dad Roswell Rigsby made a trip back to Arkansas.
Marla and I went to Snyder, Texas and brought him home with us. He was
born August 22, 1910 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas and graduated Hot
Springs High School in 1928. I owe my interest in genealogy and family
history to him. Here are some of the people we saw and places we went.
Also, I have added some pictures from our July 2001 trip back to Arkansas.
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The old barn at Owensville, Arkansas. |
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Daddy with Laverne and Bennie Etzkorn. Laverne was a
Broughton and is Daddy's cousin. |
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Another picture. Laverne and Daddy played as
children. She is younger though. |
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We went to Hot Springs to the Garland County Sheriff's
Department and read the marker to memory of Jake Houpt (center). Sid
Roswell Houpt on right was Daddy's uncle. |
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Daddy in front of Rigsby Law Office in Malvern. |
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We made a trip over to Lonsdale to the Rigsby Family
Cemetery. We visited Billy & Mary Lee Rigsby Garner. |
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We went to Rockdale Cem on Hwy 5 where Gr. gr.grandma Bewley
is buried. |
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J.C. Rigsby and Wanda Rigsby Harris visited on Thursday
evening. |
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Roswell and Ruth Rigsby Ardman (cousins) visited. |
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We
visited Cousin W.L. Waite at his car dealership in Arkadelphia. |
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L.
to R. Bill Waite, Daddy, and W.L. |
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Here's
another group pic L-R. Marla, Wanda, Daddy, Guinn, Kelly, Willene, Audrey,
and J. C. |
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R. Rigsby resting after a day visiting cemeteries and
relative June 2001 |
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June 2001, still involved in genealogy and old new paper
cuttings. |
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LtoR:
WL, Bill and Roswell Rigsby visiting old Henry Hefley home site June 2001. |
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RA
Rigsby with picture of Henry Rigsby in WWI uniform. Henry was
William Asa Rigsby's brother. |
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Uncle
Jesse and Aunt Mary Duncan Waite's grave at Bismarck, Oak Grove Cemetery. |
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Roswell
Rigsby at Owensville Cemetery where Jennie "Waite" and Henry
Hefley are buried. |
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RA
with Parent's picture: William Asa and Annie Mills Rigsby. Daddy
& I visited him in June 2001. |
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LtoR:
Muriel "Landers" & Husband Lowell Opitz, JC Rigsby, Malcolm
Rigsby, Roswell Rigsby, RA Rigsby. |
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Same
as above but Charlie Rigsby next to Daddy. We had a great day
working before the reunion. This is at Rigsby Cemetery. |
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Daddy
and RA Rigsby at Farm. |
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Daddy
"Roswell" feeding Jonah at the house. |
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A
good visit with Billy Garner and Austin Johnson at Smith Creek Cemetery
after setting Rachel White Warford's headstone. June 2001. |
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LtoR:
Roswell Rigsby, Tilford Brown & ( ) Tilford and
Daddy went to school together in Hot Springs, Arkansas. |
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A
little Better pose. June 2001. |
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