HI RUTH, HAVEN'T TALKED TO YOU IN A WHILE. I AM NANCY CLEMENTS NORWOOD FROM ALABAMA, I
AM THE ONE THAT LARRY AND JONI CARMACK CAME TO VISIT SEVERAL YRS. AGO. IT IS DO ODD THAT
WE CAN'T QUITE CONNECT THESE TWO FAMILIES. YOU KNOW FURNEY WAS MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS
DAD, AND MY GRANDFATHER WAS BERRY THOMAS CARMACK, THE BERRY HAD TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE,
NOT A COMMON NAME. ANY MORE LEADS? NANCY
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From: "Ruth S. Carmack" <ruthcandoit(a)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 2006/10/17 Tue PM 07:33:16 EDT
To: Lloyd D Jr Carmack <lcarmack(a)cox.net>,
elaine ruth doherty <erdoherty(a)hotmail.com>,
Alan G Carmack <corrslite(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [CARMACK] visit to Berry Littleton Carmack's homestead October 14,
2006
Several of the Carmacks met in Acorn, Arkansas and were transported by truck and hay wagon
to the acreage deep in the woods where Berry Littleton Carmack homesteaded in 1892.
There is a small cemetary surrounded by a wire fence where about 20 years ago markers
were placed on Berry Littleton's grave (1927), his 2d wife's grave (Elizabeth
Rainey) 1934 and the grave of an infant grandson (1937) There is
an unmarked grave of a 4th person who was travelling through on a wagon train, became
ill and stopped to rest at Berry's place and died. A wire fence surrounds the
cemetary.
We then walked to the area where his home was located. All that remains is a rock wall
and surprisingly several live iris plants! The area has become highly overgrown . There
were 2 very large pin oaks which identified the location but unfortunately one of the
trees had died. Its empty branches spiraled into the sky and does make a good landmark.
The other pin oak was still barely living. An elm disease has unfortunately
killed a lot of the oak trees
It has been said that Berry would load his wagon with bear lard and honey and set out
for Little Rock to trade.
Berry Littleton Carmack is descendant of William and Pency (Kent) Carmack and son of
Frederick and Martha Ann Edwards Carmack.
A map of the homestead was made for future generations to visit.
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