Fred Crain was born in December 1887 and died in August 1971. He lived in Pine Bluff Arkansas most of his life. He had three daughters, Freddie, Eirdie and Mary Jane Crain. He was a school teacher in Arkansas and was married to Nancy Barnett. He also had a son, Maxwell Brown, from his second marriage to Mollie Brown. Fred Crain was half Choctaw Indian and American Negro. He had 21 siblings. His youngest daughter, Mary Jane Hughes is still living in Jackson MS and is 95 years old as of 2017.
The single most popular fashion accessory for men and women used to be the hat - practical or decorative!
Etiquette used to dictate that it would be "a disgrace to venture out of the house without a hat and gloves" and it was not unusual at the turn of the 20th century for both men and women to change the...
Arkansas - also known as The Natural State & The Land of Opportunity.
Arkansas became a state in 1836. Part of the land that was acquired with the Louisiana Purchase and became a separate territory in 1819, Arkansas has a rich history. It was the 9th state to leave the...