| Bates and Surrounding Communities - People, Places, Events The Eassman's and Neighbors |
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| Henry Hearin with "Mike" and "Blue", Essie Essman's first husband. He died of influenza. Henry was born in 1901 in Oklahoma. | Gertie Essman, Mary Magdaline Maxwell,and Essie Essman. Mary Magdaline was daughter of William H. and Maud Essman, she was born in 1872 in Arkansas and her first husband was William B. Maxwell. Essie Essman was born in 1908 in Arkansas to Clay and Clarissa Maxwell Essman, her first husband was Henry Hearin. Gertie was born in 1911 and married Isiah Hill. | |||||||||
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| Jenny and Thomas "Tommy" Essman. Their full names were Thomas Benjamin and Nancy Virginia Lane Essman. Tommy was born in 1852 (54?) in Missouri, and died in 1930 at Jones Creek in Scott County, Arkansas. Jenny was born December 18, 1859 (1861?) in Arkansas and died also in 1930 in Scott County. | Gertie(?) Essman | William Clay Essman (Born March 3, 1887) and Nellie Bates Essman (Born December 20, 1879 and died February 12, 1948 in Scott County, Arkansas). They were married February 1, 1928 in Scott County. William Clay had 12 children in all and they lived on the Waldron to Blackfork road in Brawley Township in the Jones Creek area. William Clay Essman was married three time: he married Clarissa Maxwell July 7, 1907, he married Nellie Bates in February, 1928 and Married Bessie Goodwin October 16, 1952. His children by Clarissa Maxwell were Essie (8/27/1908), Gertie(1911), (?)Gertrude(12/15/1912), Vester (1913), Bessie L.(1918), Gladys E.(1918), Edgar E.(1919), and Adene Annifair(1923) Essman. His children with Nellie Bates were Alonzo(1915), Eugene W.(1916), and Roy T.(1918) Bates. | ||||||||
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| Tom Adams father of Oren Adams of Hominy, Oklahoma and uncle to Toney Adams (son of David and Callie Essman Adams). | Vic and William Clay Essman. Clay was born March 3, 1887 and died October 10, 1965, he is buried at Duncan Cemetery in Waldron. | Ed and Roxie Essman | ||||||||
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| Russell Essman's old home place on Jones Creek. The last of its skeletal remains still stands. | Joseph Dee Essman's old home place on Jones Creek. The house is no longer there, it was falling down so it was taken down leaving only the chimney still standing | |||||||||