Date Original
1850-1870
Description
This collection consists of correspondence and documents from the Earle-Ward family of Crittenden County, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Josiah Francis Earle (1828-1884) was a landowner, school commissioner, and court clerk in Crittenden County, Arkansas. After serving in a Confederate Cavalry unit in the Civil War, Earle became prominent in the Ku Klux Klan in the area. The town of Earle in Crittenden County is named for him. Earle's sister Cynthia Earle Ward (d.1868?) married J.E.H. Ward of Virginia who became a major plantation owner in the area. After Ward died of disease while serving the Confederate Army, Cynthia managed the operations of the plantation. She died in the late 1860's shortly after moving to Minnesota.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives; Arkansas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Geographical Area
Arkansas; St Paul, Ramsey County (Minn.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000555
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Earle-Ward Family collection, MS.000555
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Earle-Ward Family collection, 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
