A "Staged" Posse

A 'Staged' Posse


A "Staged" Posse

This Bradley County "staged" posse picture was among my grandfather's possessions.

My great uncle George Wesley Davidson is standing, second from the left, with the pipe. He died in 1925. Another man, Oscar Haven, died in January 1919. So I am guessing this was taken about 1918.

Of the twelve men, only ten are identified with names, written on the back (photo below).

Standing: Jim Kyser, George Davidson, Van Haven, Will Belin, John Risher and Oscar Haven
Seated: Dick Harcrow, Charley McMurry, Armster Jordan and Elzie Belin

Do you recognize them? Can you tell me which man is which? It says they are listed from the left, but two names are missing. Do you know who the other two men are?


Back of A 'Staged' Posse picture


I found the ten named men in the Census and Cemetery records:


Home in 1910 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel L Kyser 51 
Zella A Kyser 45 
Jim S Kyser 15 
Nora J Kyser 13 
Jewel Z Kyser 10 
John L Kyser 8 

Home in 1920 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
James S Kyser 25 
Eva Kyser 25  
Dorris Kyser 4 11/12  
Edith Kyser 3 11/12  
Jinnie Kyser 7/12  

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Home in 1910 US Census: Pennington, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
William S Gill 57  
Frances L Gill 55  
George W Davidson 26 
Carrie S (Gill) Davidson 20  (She died 5 years later)

Home in 1920: Clay, Bradley, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
George Davidson 36 (He died 5 years later in a gravel pit cave-in)  
Ivie Davidson 22  (His second wife Iva Lee Gambill)
Willie Davidson 3 7/12  
Annette Davidson 1 9/12  

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Home in 1910 US Census: Moro, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
Van B Haven 26 
Hattie Haven 18  
 
Home in 1920 US Census: Pennington, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
J N Haven 61 
Cassie Haven 57 
Van B Haven 37 
Hattie Haven 28 
Velma Haven 8 
Eleanor Haven 6 
Lucy Haven 2 11/12 
Lillian Risher 11 
Henry Risher 10 

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Home in 1910 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
William H Belin 62  
Mollie J Belin 55  
Beatrice B Belin 17  
William H Belin 16  
Jessie L Belin 14  (Elzie)
Carl C Belin 11  

Home in 1920 US Census: Ouachita, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
William H Belin 72 
Mollie J Belin 64 
Willie Belin 25 
Elza Belin 23 

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Home in 1910 US Census: Pennington, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Walter B Risher 51 
Temperance l Risher 31 
John B Risher 18
Eva R Risher 14 
Quincy Z Risher 10 
Willie L Risher 7 
George H Risher 6 
Gladys Risher 4 
Luther L Risher 1 7/12 
Clyde E Pearce 12 

Home in 1920 US Census: Pennington, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
Davis Balfour 65  
Claude Jolly 22  
Ellis Leslie 19  
Jessie Morris 20  
Shenock McLain 20  
Joe Lambert 54  
Addie Lambert 45  
Clark Hooker 22  
Lawrence Sanderage 22  
John Risher 27 
Wellington Huston 49  
Katy Marie Huston 8 

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Home in 1910 US Census: Moro, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Jasper W Haven 52 
Carrie E Haven 47 
Oscar Haven 12
Henry T Risher 22 
Lillian R Risher 1 9/12 
William R Risher 4/12 

Oscar Haven     born 8-11-1897    died 1-16-1919
buried McFarland Cemetery, Bradley County, Arkansas

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Home in 1910 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
Richard Harcrow 22  
Maggie B Harcrow 17  
 
Home in 1920 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Richard Harcrow 32 
Maggie Harcrow 26 
Edna Harcrow 9 
Louise Harcrow 4 5/12 
Reber Harcrow 1 11/12 

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Home in 1910 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas 
Household Members: Name Age 
Feight P McMurry 59  
Laura H McMurry 59  
Charlie McMurry 21  
Jessie F McMurry 19  
Hoyle S McMurry 17  
 
Home in 1920 US Census: Clay, Bradley County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Charlie McMurry 31 
Ella McMurry 28 
Thlelna McMurry 2 4/12 

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I found Armsted Jordan in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.

Home in 1880 US Census: Ouachita, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
John W. Jorden 30 
California Jorden 25 
Armsted L. Jorden 6 
Andrew J. Jorden 4 
Wm. H. Jorden 2 
John F. Jorden 1M 

Home in 1910 US Census: Midway, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Armsted Jordan 37 
Katie Jordan 37 
Aubry Jordan 9 
Beatrice Jordan 7 
Finner Jordan 6 
Garland Jordan 3 

Home in 1920 US Census: Midway, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Household Members: Name Age
Armstead L Jorden 45 
Katie Jorden 45 
Andrey Jorden 18 
Beatrice Jorden 17 
Finner Jorden 15 
Garland Jorden 13 
Cardner Jorden 2 6/12 


Submitted by Barbara Logan



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