>All of our relatives are buried there in the Oakland area. Names are Daniel, Allen,
>Westbrook,Baugh,Clegg,Hawkins,Patillo,Gray,Smith.

Who are your DANIEL relatives? I have a DANIEL line from over in Manchester, in Clark County. Also ATKINSONs from that same area. The ATKINSONs were in Arkadelphia when I knew them, but my research shows they are from "across the river" too. Tura Westbrook (deceased) was my high school classmate in Arkadelphia.

I will be in Arkadelphia this coming weekend for the Peake High School reunion, and the following weekend for the Bullock-Daniel reunion.

>I have been planning on coming to one of the meetings there. Did you know Alberta Hunter and do you know
>Alta Torrence and the Hawkins singers? I have also sent her pictures and broke down some barriers to find
>connections.

Well come on down, or up as the case may be. Our next meeting is in September. I did not know any of the people you mentioned, though I knew OF the Hawkins singers.