Title

Cora O'Neill Kendall childhood reminiscences

Creator

Files

Date Original

1944 February 10

Description

These pages are excerpts from the memoirs of Cora O'Neill Kendall, relating remembrances of her childhood, spent growing up in southern Arkansas during the latter half of the 19th century.

Biographical/Historical Note

John O'Neill and his family came to Arkansas in 1834 and settled on Ten Mile Creek, west of present-day Monticello. This was part of a large land grant in what are now Drew and Bradley counties, given to O'Neill for his service in the War of 1812 as aide to General William Henry Harrison. At the start of the Civil War, John O'Neill sold the Drew County land and moved to Texas where he operated O'Neill Station on the Old Chisholm Trail. The family returned to Corinth, Bradley County, after the war. Cora O'Neil Kendall was John O'Neill's granddaughter, the daughter of Jasper O'Neill. The O'Neill Family Papers contain the personal, business, and legal papers of the O'Neill family of Drew and Bradley counties in Arkansas, as well as excerpts from Cora O'Neill Kendall's journal, memoirs, and other writings.

Physical Description

10 typed pages, 10.5" x 8"

Subjects

Infants; Childhood & youth; Schools; School children; Dogs; Rabies; Hunting; Swimming; Drowning

Contributor

Cora O'Neill Kendall

Geographical Area

Bradley County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000990, Item 100

Resource Type

Text

Collection

O'Neill family papers, MS.000990

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Cora O'Neill Kendall childhood reminiscences, O'Neill family papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History

Comments

I came across this item while putting together the collection's finding aid. The stories of Cora Kendall's childhood during and after the Civil War in southern Arkansas were fascinating to me, especially those telling personal anecdotes she wouldn't tell her parents for fear of getting in trouble. They read like scenes from "To Kill a Mockingbird" or from the "Little House" books, which were favorites of mine when I was growing up. It was only later, when I mentioned some of the stories to my grandfather, that I realized I was somewhat related to Cora O'Neill Kendall, at least tangentially; she was my grandfather's sister's first husband's mother. - Mary Dunn

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