Episode 3 of Heather Gates story now free online

Episode 3 of Heather Gates story now free online

In the Introduction part of Episode 3, we learn more about her Uncle Peter Bevins who is an important figure in the ongoing extended family of Heather Gates that create the context for "The Homeplace Saga" series of family saga, historical fiction stories.

Here is the link to the latest story:

https://hubpages.com/literature/Heather-Gates-Ep-HG-3-Heathers-Uncle-Peter-had-been-a-mystery-man

Comments are always welcomed, of course.

Happy Reading,

Dr. Bill ;-)

Heather Gates comes alive in a new HubPages series

Heather Gates comes alive in a new HubPages series

A new weekly series of short stories in "The Homeplace Saga" series of family saga, historical fiction stories has begun on HubPages: http://hub.me/alR9r

Heather was a child when our stories began in 1987. Now, in the summer of 1996, she is 15 and about to become a sophomore at Oak Springs High School.

She is a minor character in the novel, "The Homeplace Revisited," the second novel in the series. Read her story for more depth of detail about the homeplace as well as watch her grow in her own right. Comments appreciated. 

"We each have a 'homeplace' - if only in our minds!" - Tell me of yours, in the comments!! ;-)

Dr. Bill ;-)

Latest short story in The Homeplace Saga

Latest short story in The Homeplace Saga

The stories of the "The Homeplace Saga" have moved back and forth between the Nineteenth and the Twentieth Centuries examining more than eight generations of families in a small town in the southern Missouri Ozarks. After a bit of a break in new stories, the 4th of July in 1890 comes to life in the latest episode relating a reunion of the King Family. 

If you have not already read it, here is the link to the newest story:

https://hubpages.com/literature/Meet-the-Folks-Ep-FO16-The-King-Family-on-4th-of-July-1890

Land Purchases in Oak Creek Township - to 1861

Land Purchases in Oak Creek Township - to 1861

[Source: Currier & Ives, “Home in the wilderness,” c1870; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov : accessed 31 Dec 2012)]

From the forthcoming book (collection of short stories):

“American Centennial at the Homeplace: The Founding (1833-1876)”

From:

**Part II - Oak Springs, Oak Creek Township Stories to 1861

Land Purchases in Oak Creek Township - before the war

Date - Grantee - Acres - Description

1. May 1833 - Robert Baldridge - 640 acres - Section 17
2. May 1833 - Henry McDonald - 640 acres - Section 23
3. May 1833 - Hugh Truesdale - 160 acres - N 1/2 Section 24
4. May 1833 - Jake Patton - 320 acres - S 1/2 Section 24
5. May 1833 - Jake Patton - 320 acres - S 1/2 Section 35
6. Mar 1836 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 36
7. Mar 1837 - Jesse Bartlett - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 26
8. Mar 1837 - Oliver Dodson - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 26
9. July 1837 - Jake Patton - 320 acres - N 1/2 Section 35
10. Mar 1838 - Eli Rhodes - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 49
11. Mar 1838 - George King - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 50
12. Mar 1839 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 31
13. Mar 1840 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 31
14. Mar 1841 - Michael Duncan - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 49
15. Mar 1842 - Peter Simpson - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 31
16. Mar 1843 - Jacob Pryor - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 27
17. Mar 1843 - Frances Holt - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 28
18. Mar 1845 - Victor Campbell - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 32
19. Mar 1846 - Joshua Cox - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 32
20. Feb 1847 - Robert Baldridge - 40 acres - NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 25
21. Mar 1847 - Grant Carroll - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 28
22. Mar 1847 - Lawrence Johnson - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 27
23. Mar 1847 - Nathan Bishop - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 31 
24. July 1847 - Owen Olson (from Jake Patton) - 60 acres - NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 35 and east 1/2 of NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 35 
25. July 1847 - Owen Olson (from Jake Patton) - 40 acres - SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 35
26. Mar 1848 - Henry McDonald - 320 acres - S 1/2 Section 18
27. Mar 1848 - Harry McDonald - 320 acres - N 1/2 Section 18
28. Mar 1848 - Hugh Truesdale - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 24
29. Jun 1848 - Town of Oak Springs Platted - see separate land descriptions.
30. Jun 1849 - Grant Carroll (from Frances Holt) - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 28
31. Nov 1850 - George King (from Peter Simpson) - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 31
32. Mar 1851 - Jasper Die - 160 acres - SW 1/4 - Section 13
33. Mar 1852 - Jourdan Sullivan - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 33
34. Mar 1853 - Jefferson Lowden - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 34
35. Mar 1854 - Samuel Street - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 39
36. Mar 1855 - Edmond Gifford - 160 acres - SW 1/4 Section 39
37. Mar 1856 - Ephriam Bressie - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 26
38. Mar 1857 - Abner Wingfield - 160 acres - NW 1/4 Section 26
39. Aug 1857 - Levi Wilson (from Jake Patton) - 20 acres - E 1/2 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 35
40. Mar 1858 - Wilson Craddock - 160 acres - NE 1/4 Section 34
41. Mar 1859 - Silas Hamby - 160 acres - SE 1/4 Section 34

Extract of 1860 Census for Oak Creek Township

Extract of 1860 Census for Oak Creek Township

[Source: Currier & Ives, "Summer landscape, c1869"; Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

(http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002695754; accessed 17 Mar 2013)]

Extract of 1860 Census for Oak Creek Township (132)

[From the East Valley, to Central Valley and Oak Springs, to the West Valley]

Edmond Gifford, 38

Josephine Gifford, 38

Franklin Gifford, 16

Stefanie Gifford, 11

Samuel Street, 25

Cordelia Street, 26

Penelope Street, 2

Henry McDonald, 59

Harry McDonald, 38

Sarah McDonald, 38

Caroline McDonald, 17

Thomas McDonald, 15

Patrick McDonald, 13

Alex McDonald, 11

Daniel McDonald, 22

Jane Truesdale, 23

Riley Cooper, 39

Julia Cooper, 39

Anderson Cooper, 16

Robert Baldridge, 57

Susannah Baldridge, 57

David Baldridge, 35

Ephriam Bressie, 40

Beulah Bressie, 40

Helen Bressie, 18

Ida Bressie, 15

Claude Bressie, 8

Abner Wingfield, 32

Delta Wingfield, 32

Ross Wingfield, 11

Josie Wingfield, 5

Vicky Wingfield, 2

Jesse Bartlett, 42

Eliza Bartlett, 42

Lorraine Bartlett, 17

Leon Bartlett, 13

Ashbury Bartlett, 9

Oliver Dodson, 40

Deborah Dodson, 40

Charlie Dodson, 16

Charity Dodson, 12

Arnold Dodson, 7

Bailey Dodson, 4

Levi Weston, 37

Jerry Potts, 45 

Polly Potts, 44

Percival Jones, 43

Katherine Jones, 43

Ralph Campbell, 35

Sally Rhodes Campbell, 33

Gideon Inman, 48

Louisa Inman, 47

Jacobi Inman, 26 married between 1855 and 1860, 

Belinda Inman, 26

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Jake Patton, 64

Kate Patton, 62

Ace Donagan, 54

Hugh Truesdale, 48

Victoria Truesdale, 41

Lewis Truesdale, 18

Nellie Truesdale, 10

Theodosius Rhodes, 28

Lillian Campbell Rhodes, 27

Augustine Rhodes, 5

Vance Rhodes, 2

Victor Campbell, 56

Camilla Campbell, 56

Owen Olson, 48

Anna Olson, 48

Liam Olson, 26

Allison Olson, 23

Jasper Die, 32

Leannah Die, 30

Junior Die, 9

Daisy Die, 5

Bonny Die, 2

Grant Carroll, 38

Rachel Carroll, 38

Monty Carroll, 16

Belinda Carroll, 13

Raphael Carroll, 10

Fern Carroll, 6

Lawrence Johnson, 35

Lucinda Johnson, 34

Lilly Johnson, 12

Campbell Johnson, 8

Jacob Pryor, 37

Patsy Pryor, 37

Priscilla Pryor,15

Paul Pryor, 12

Phoebe Pryor, 7

Paula Pryor, 2

Jourdan Sullivan, 36

Martha Sullivan, 34

Julian Sullivan, 14

Shirley Sullivan, 10

Jefferson Lowden, 27

Sophia Lowden, 26

Buddie Lowden, 4

Wilson Craddock, 37

Wanda Craddock, 36

Neva Craddock, 15

Valeria Craddock, 9

Silas Hamby, 38

Madeline Hamby, 37

Warren Hamby, 16

Erna Hamby, 11

Delbert Campbell, 33

Delia Rhodes Campbell, 31

Joshua Cox, 39

Tetisha Cox, 40

Bernie Cox, 17

Dorothy Cox, 12

Coleman Cox, 6

Michael Duncan, 42

Amanda Duncan, 42

Alice Duncan, 13

George King, 41

Marcia King, 38

Edward King, 15

Shasha King, 13

Lizzie King, 8

Rufus King, 5

Nathan Bishop, 36

Sharon Bishop, 33

Joey Bishop, 11

Simeon Bishop, 7

Ada Bishop, 3

Eli Rhodes, 55

Emeline Rhodes, 54

Mark Rhodes, 19

Rose Rhodes, 15

Discussing the origins of "The Homeplace Saga" writings

Discussing the origins of "The Homeplace Saga" writings

[Photo courtesy of Barbara Poole]

You may or may not have noticed the change in the title of this blog recently to: "The Homeplace Saga" blog. Two essays I shared recently, and the feedback I received, from some 'fresh sets of eyes' helped me realize the need for a slight "rebranding" of my writings, if I may use that term. 

Part 1 of these discussions clearly set the series of family stories we have been creating here as in the Family Saga traditions of literature. I hope you agree, and continue to enjoy the ever growing number of stories available right here, including the every-other-week on Friday Serial Posts on the Founding.

The Part 2 of the discussions focused more on the origins of the stories in the 1987 novel "Back to the Homeplace" and the resulting additions created by the positive reactions to that set of stories, the characters, and the setting. This is the first publication of some of these discussion issues.

The continued development of the wiki: "The Homeplace Saga: Beyond the Books," continues to the collaborative development of the many dimension of "The Homeplace Saga" as an extended series of fiction works stretching from 1833 to the present based on extensive research of the Southern Missouri Ozarks, family relationships, farm and business development in the region, environmental agricultural issues and social issues including AIDS/HIV, domestic violence, and interpersonal relationships both in the private and governmental contexts.

Reader response to these developments has been gratifying. Thank you for your support.

"May each of us have a Homeplace to hold onto, if only in our hearts!"

Dr. Bill  ;-)