Marion Co TOC

The James Heywood Stonecipher (1839-abt 1920) extended family of Marion County, AR, gathered on Hampton Creek in probably late summer 1911. Most, but not all, of the individuals in this photo are identified on the back of this copy. Photo courtesy of Phil Stonecipher, Tulsa, OK, grandson of James Marion Stonecipher; we are working to properly identify everyone in this image.

Anyone have a better copy of this photo? The Stonecipher cousins and kin would appreciate it! One of my objectives here is to share this photo with my many cousins, whom I will alert to visit your site. Another objective is to see if anyone has a better copy since scanning a xerox copy (of a copy etc.) doesn't give very good results. And, to add to the Stonecipher legacy in Marion Co. Both my mother and grandmother were born there, and my great grandparents are buried there in the Patton Cemetery.

Update from Ellen Krause (Meohmy5@juno.com): I am attaching a photo of the Stonecipher family that you already have on there. I is better than the photocopy but has a tear on the Stoneciphers at the right. My grandfather is the one sitting in the bottom left corner. He is probably the one that took the picture. The old man in the chair is his Uncle. My grandfather was William Newton Stonecipher. Hope this spurs someone to send in their perfect copy. If you will notice the man in the hat with the humongous moustache is a man name of Cheek. He is also in the picture that you have of the miners. He is the 7th adult in the back row. I do not want to take credit for this photo. Verna Fuller sent it to me some years back. If there is anyone out there that has pictures of the Stonecipher headstones at the Powell cemetery I would love to have a copy of them. If there is anyone that would like correct information on William Newtons two families e-mail me. Ellen

Updated: Ellen sent in this update on who is who - The people in the STONECIPHER picture: compliments of Verna Fuller.
1st row: Henry Lowry, baby leland Lowry, Cora, Gordon C. Cheek, Unknown, Thomas Stonecipher, Mattie, baby; Carl, Gasaway Cheek, Lou, Will, child; Zella, Tom, Clint, young child unknown, Frank, Leanord, Arthur Cheek the man under the blotch the two women and baby in christening gown and some of the children there I have no names for.
2nd row: Will, James Heyward, child on lap Marions child, Melinda, child on lap Edith Cheek, Bertha and her child, Marion Stonecipher, Matt,--no names further
3rd row: William Newton Stonecipher-my grandfather, Ollie Cheek, Addie Cheek, Marion's child, Arlie Stonecipher, Unknown, Unknown, Gus Stonecipher, Vernon Vester Stonecipher, Luther, rest unknown at this time

(From Jimmy): J.H with the white beard is at the left of the center row with a toddler on his lap; next to the right is his wife, Melinda Ann (Jones) 1839-abt 1925. J.H. was a Civil War veteran through service with the 1^st North Carolina Infantry. Next to the right is Bertha Cordelia (Hanby 1887-1967) and husband James Marion Stonecipher, 1879-1966; the infant daughter (Vivian Loren) on her lap was born Jan 5, 1911. The couple at the upper right holding a toddler and infant in swaddling clothes are my grandparents, James Andrew Madison Stonecipher, 1867-1937, and Sarah Jane Evaline Lowry, 1873-1954. The swaddling clothes infant is my mother, Oza Ann Stonecipher (May 30, 1911-March 5, 1988). Their seven sons are scattered around the photo.