These are the Postcards that the Family of
William A. Smith and Elizabeth 'Stroud' Smith
received from their family in Kansas after
William bought a farm and moved Elizabeth to Arkansas.
They left behind their older children
and some of Elizabeth's Stroud family members.

Postcards Index

Cards received by William A. Smith Family of Carlisle Arkansas
1909 -1919

Alma "Smith" Brannum	Cyrus Smith Family	Maude "Smith" Timmons	Sarah Alice "Smith" Enz
Grand children	To Harlan Smith	To Nellie "Smith"Raborn	To Ethel "Smith" Patterson
In-laws and Friends

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The William Smiths of Carlisle Arkansas

Front Row Elizabeth "Stroud" Smith - William A. Smith 2nd Row (Smith Sisters) Nellie Raborn - Ethel Patterson - Alma Brannam - Elsie Raborn Back Row (son-in-laws) Hugh Raborn - Oscar Brannam - George Raborn and son Leon

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The Kansas That Was

There was a state called Kansas,It's a place I used
to Know
And I'd like right well to see it if I knew which way
to go;
It's prairies they were level and as far as eye could see
There wasn't any house but ours, and not a fence or
tree.
We had a feild of second sod where tumble weeds
Would grow
And in the fall when they were dry I liked to watch
them blow.
They made the nicest herd of cows for little girls
and boys
Who didn't have--and didn't need--a lot of costly
toys
We hadn't any berries so we made sheep sorrel pie;
We sliced our pumpkins into strips and hung them
up to dry,
And in The winter they were fine, cooked with a
hunk of meat;
Those were the days when anything seemed mighty good to eat.
The sunsets out in Kansas were not clouded o'er with
smoke
And when we went to take a walk there was no dust
to choke;
I could name a hundred reasons, as I live those times
again,
Why Kansas was a paradise for women folk and
men.
I ought to go back there once more, I thought I heard
you say;
Why sure I'd like to do it--But I never went away.

Albert Stroud

*This poem was copyed from

Verdigris Valley Verse
A volume of Original Poems 1917
The Author was Elizibeth "Stroud" Smith's Nephew

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed meeting my Great Grand Parents Family. If you want to share a memory or just want to say Hi I would love to hear from you
Charlotte Brown

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