tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post5693423893589881390..comments2023-10-31T08:25:39.700-05:00Comments on Exploring Izard County: The Watkins CemeteryAl-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-56574634100166425432020-06-29T20:05:18.770-05:002020-06-29T20:05:18.770-05:00Ive also found civil war relics here. On multiple ...Ive also found civil war relics here. On multiple occasions. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344038765877575533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-90516723788590611882020-06-29T20:03:30.160-05:002020-06-29T20:03:30.160-05:00Wow! We bought a property in the field across the ...Wow! We bought a property in the field across the road from the watkins cemetary.<br />We do have spiritual turbulence here on a daily basis. I think im finally putting 2 and 2 together! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344038765877575533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-58462116763085599522020-02-08T14:46:24.029-06:002020-02-08T14:46:24.029-06:00There is a slave cemetery on the land that you can...There is a slave cemetery on the land that you can see from the road.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508049893819452687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-26288217572146086242019-05-19T17:47:02.278-05:002019-05-19T17:47:02.278-05:00Thank you to those who have put time into this won...Thank you to those who have put time into this wonderful website!I am a direct descendant of Dr. O. T. Watkins and would appreciate any information about his son, William F. Watkins, who farmed on the Strawberry River. I plan to visit next year and see your beautiful area for the first time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150953755942015265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-87927648976050561542009-11-17T06:34:06.911-06:002009-11-17T06:34:06.911-06:00Great to hear from you, Clarence! I hope you visit...Great to hear from you, Clarence! I hope you visit from time to time and would love to hear more about your family!Al-Ozarkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-30801092643962106022009-11-17T03:09:12.986-06:002009-11-17T03:09:12.986-06:00Great site I am one of the descendants of a slave ...Great site I am one of the descendants of a slave from that plantation. Oliver Watkins who later became Oliver McMillon.Clarence McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429597459532862840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-18634211639596954652009-07-22T12:10:32.413-05:002009-07-22T12:10:32.413-05:00Thanx.Thanx.Gmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728108498118667687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-51415460499449254682009-06-21T14:24:46.446-05:002009-06-21T14:24:46.446-05:00Not sure, Gman. I do know that there is a cemetery...Not sure, Gman. I do know that there is a cemetery nearby known as the Lost Cemetery and is supposed to be the site of slave-burials. I also know that some of the area's slaves are buried at nearby Sweet Home Cemetery. I would venture, however, that there may actually be some in the Watkins Cemetery, buried with the families they served so well during the period.<br /><br />Izard County owes a great debt of gratitude to the hard-work of those who...under oppression...did the hard-work of building this county!Al-Ozarkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-64394381982291890022009-06-21T13:10:54.530-05:002009-06-21T13:10:54.530-05:00Are there any slaves buried here?Are there any slaves buried here?Gmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728108498118667687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-79653910551058296232009-04-05T21:17:00.000-05:002009-04-05T21:17:00.000-05:00I was born at Lacrosse-My folks used to live in th...I was born at Lacrosse-My folks used to live in the basement of the old slave house&then they lived at what was then called Wild Haws-It was an old Post office among other things I was told-I also lived there until I was about two before we moved to Lacrosse-From what I understand someone in Mtn.Home has the logs to the old Wild Haws building-I tried to find the whereabouts of them but never did-Kind of interesting to read about you guys going there&to think back years ago I lived there-I hope I got all this story straight as it was told to mePaulanoreply@blogger.com