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Marcia Smith

Dixie

It’s odd enough that the Tucker brothers, Dixie and Charles, were both born in 1893 — one of them in April, the other in December — but…

Nov 2

Dixie

Nov 2

HANDSOME DEVILS

Robert E. Anderson (Photo courtesy of Leigh Anderson)

Sep 27

HANDSOME DEVILS

Sep 27

Ila May’s Big Brother

In Dallas’ Oakland Cemetery lie a man and a woman whose tombstone elegies speak of everlasting love and an unbreakable bond.

Aug 6

Ila May’s Big Brother

Aug 6

Out of Bounds

The Bounds family headstone in Dallas’s Oakland Cemetery tells a sad story: The small family — a mere trio at a time when families ran…

May 20

Out of Bounds

May 20

Madame Isabelle

Isabelle “Belle” Young Niess claims to have been clairvoyant, having recognized in childhood that she had a gift for prophecy, something a…

Apr 22

Madame Isabelle

Apr 22

RANSOM DESHA LOVE

On February 24, 1877, a column in the Daily Arkansas Gazette noted: “There is a gentleman living in Pope County, in this State, who answers…

Dec 19, 2023

RANSOM DESHA LOVE

Dec 19, 2023

Mr. Wilburn

My twin brother and I started 4th grade in Schweinfurt, Germany, where our soldier-stepfather was stationed. With only a couple of months…

Dec 5, 2023

Dec 5, 2023

The Doctor

Some might find it creepy, but my family and friends have grown accustomed to my dragging them to cemeteries. Occasionally, I visit a loved…

Nov 25, 2023

The Doctor

Nov 25, 2023

The Widow Adkins

On the evening of May 3, 1890, James Wiley Adkins, 31, left an Elm Street saloon called the Blue Front* and headed home to his family in…

Oct 28, 2023

The Widow Adkins

Oct 28, 2023

Madame Alexandra of Estonia

The grave stone suggests a genteel lady who never left home without gloves and hat, who retained a charming foreign accent and accepted a…

Sep 30, 2023

Madame Alexandra of Estonia

Sep 30, 2023

Marcia Smith

Marcia Smith

The former newspaper reporter and English teacher is the author of the book, The Woman in the Well and Other Ancestories.

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