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In his Memoirs, Uncle Jay ( J.K. Gourdin IV ), wrote about many of the "colored" people in Pineville, some of whom were blood kin because of illicit trysts by his elders. This fact was known by all but spoken by none. More ... Ellen Huxford Bobbitt (affectionally known as Mrs. Bobbitt) recently celebrated her 101st birthday. She was born on a farm near Pineville March 17, 1907, the last of eight sons and six daughters. She attended a one room, one teacher school in Russellville. The teacher was her sister, Stella Huxford Russell. Sometimes there were as many as 32 children in the room. More ... |
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