Joseph L. Barron Joseph was horn in 1800 in the Territory South of the Ohio, later Washington County, Tennessee. He came to Washington County, Arkansas in November of 1848, from Campbell County, Tennessee. Joseph and Femmon Sharp Barron brought a large family with them, however, two married children stayed behind. They were Calvin M., born circa 1820, who married Connie Baird; and Nancy, born circa 1821, who married William Baird. The children who came to Arkansas: Hiram H., born February 26, 1825, who married Dicey Spencer. Their children were George Houston; Gustavious Adolphus, "Gus"; Sarah and Martha, twins; and Lewis Edgar. Andrew D. Thomas, born 1828, married Wincey Cornelio Stevenson. John Alford, born January 26, 1829, married Mary Jane Hanna, daughter of Ebenizer and Martha Hanna. Mary Jane was born February 22, 1837. Richard S., born in 1831, and died about 1890. He married Nancy Jane Hanna on December 31, 1857, she died and he married Harriet Tinnen on August 16, 1868. Joseph, Jr., born 1833 died in 1863 in the war between the States. Lewis Baird, born May 15, 1835, he married Nancy Caroline Perritte. Emily Jane, born February 1837, she married William Skelton Hanna on September 16, 1857. Femmon Elizabeth, born May 20, 1840, married Samuel Hanna on June 28, 1859. She died on May 12, 1874. Elizabeth, married Stephens Fields in 1858. James Madison, "Matt", born in 1846, married Charlotte Rutherford on December 12, 1869. William Marion, born April 1, 1842, married Nancy Jane Hanna on February 6, 1862. Nancy was the daughter of Joseph and Nancy Hamilton Hanna. Their children were: George W. who married Lizzie Cass; Ida, who married Jim Carney; David Marshall, who was born August 25, 1867, he married Emma McKenzie first, and after her death he married Eliza Hutchins. Mary Dallas, born July 2, 1869, married William Wesley Cass on January 17, 1890; Isola, born June 28, 1871, married Jefferson Rembert on December 2, 1889; Millie F., born June 27, 1875, never married; Alice May, born May 10, 1880, married John Parsley; Ebenezer, born April 6, 1862, married Alice Williams, then Myrtle Henderickson on November 11, 1905. Mack, born April 29, 1884, married Mamie Wilson on January 17, 1906. Mrs. Doris Wells of Elkins, Ted Barron of Fayetteville, and Wayne Barron are the children of Mack and Mamie. Walter Grey (W. G.), my grandfather, was born July 21, 1873 at Billingsley. He was the sixth child of William and Nancy. As a boy Walter often took his nearly blind grandfather Joseph swimming and it was at times like this that Joseph would tell Walter of his life in Tennessee. As a young man, Walter worked at the country store owned by "Uncle Gus" at Combs. It was here that he met Sarah Lewis, daughter of William Lewis and Amanda Hurst Lewis. Sarah was living in the home of her uncle, Dr. D. U. Hurst, the town Doctor of Combs. Walter and Sarah were married January 31, 1894. Nearly all their married life was spent at Fayetteville, but their final years were lived at Rogers. Walter and Sarah had a large family, the children: Lena Mae, born April 5, 1895, married Frank Thorpe; Walter Paul, born September 14, 1896, married Lena Frank Bowers; Victor Dewey, born April 16, 1898, married Hazel Francis Foley; Gladys, born October 13, 1900, never married; Rollin Lewis, born September 9, 1902, married Enid Shofner, daughter of Fred and Ethel Shofner, who lives at Springdale. The children of Rollin and Enid are, Rollin, Jr., of Springdale and Betty Jo. Hollis Roscoe, born October 3, 1904, married Vivian Lenore Bell, daughter of Ernest and Gertrude Bell. Vivian lives at Rogers. Their children: Jack Leslie, Jo Belle, Robert Clayton, and Donna Gayle. Oswald, born March 15, 1907, died as a child; Buster Marcus, born November 16, 1909, married Dorothy Hixson. Their son Jerry lives at Joplin. Wade Barron, born December 9, 1911, married Lela Anderson. Lela lives in Fayetteville. Their son, Pat Phillip, was born December 14, 1937, and married Ruth Bent. Two daughters survive them: Michalle and Katrina. Max and Maxine were born July 25, 1914. Max married Margaret Reeves on September 12, 1937. Their children are: Marilyn Louise, Max Reeves, and Margaret Gene. Margaret now lives in Fayetteville. Maxine married Stanley A. Madison and now lives in Washington, D. C. Amey Gene, born December 11, 1916, died in an auto accident on October 19th, 1938. Joseph and Femmon came to Arkansas with a large family, but at age ninety plus and blind, he alone returned to his boyhood home in Tennessee to live his last days with his son Calvin. By: Jack L. Barron