Marion Co TOC

Clara Helma Smith was born 31 Jul 1907 in Marion County, AR. She was the daughter of Jesse Dewitt Smith and Mary Jane "Dolly" Laffoon married about 1893 I think in Marion County but since the courthouse has burned twice since it is impossible to prove. Dolly and Jesse had 11 other children. Dolly's parents were Flavius Terry Laffoon and Judith Thomas the Laffoon branch is well chronicled in the "Blue Book". Flavius is buried in the old Laffoon cemetery by Cedar Creek which is a tributary of the Buffalo. Jesse's father and mother were William Lenard Smith and R. Ellen Harbert. Jesse was born in 1868 in Arkansas an died 14 Nov 1926 and was buried at the Desoto Cemetery.
    Clara would tell many stories of the hard times that her father, Jesse, and her mother, Dolly, had while they raised such a large family. They lived in Cabin Creek some. They worked in Rush during the mining boom. They picked cotton near Dardenelle. They also participated in the oil boom in Beggs, Oklahoma.
    On 21 Jul 1932 Clara was married by J.H. Hathcoat to James Mansell Morgan. She gave birth to two children. Jack and Clara lived with their two children in and around the Buffalo River area till until Jack's death on 24 Aug 1969. Jack was the only son of Ferdinand, called Ferd by his friends, Morgan and Nancy Adina Graham. Jack was born in 1896 in Missouri and spent time in Colorado with his father after his mother's death when he was 5 years of age. Jack and Ferdinand moved to the Marion County area when his father traded for land there around W.W.I. Jack was unable to serve in the war due to an illness. Jack worked in the Commissary at the Rush mines for some time until his health took a turn for the worse.
    This is probably more information than you needed, but I am very proud of my grandmother and tend to ramble on about her family history. I guess it may come in handy for me at some date.