Garfield was raised an Orphan (his birth name was Bird) He lost his first wife and baby, then he met Cynthia. He was 25 years old and Cynthia was 14 years old when they married. They lived in Shawnee, Ok. Later they moved back to Arkansas and settled far above the Millers Chapel.They lived there until Aunt Elsie was born. They bought 40 acres of land from Grama and built near Grandpa and Grandma Henson. Dad was a farmer all of his life. We grew about all our food, the only thing we bought from the store was staples like sugar, salt, flour, and coffee. We had our milk, butter and eggs from the farm. Dad butchered hogs in the l ate fall for our meat. It was cured and we had meat through the winter. There was a large family so it took us all working together. Not that we enjoyed it as kids, we would rather play. Dad and Mother was faithful to take us to church a nd Sunday school. We either walked or Dad hitched the mules to the wagon. Mother would gather us children around and read the Bible and we were all called aro und the alter of prayer at bed time. I can still see Mother in my memory kneelin by the kitchen chair with tears streaming down her face, praying for her family, that we would be an unbroken family circle around God's Throne. I believe God is going to answer that prayer. I could go on and on with memories but will say so long for now. (As told by Elsie Lee (Hampton) Easter, April 1989. Elsie was one of the daughters of James Garfield, and Cynthia Catherine Henson Hampton, and the grandmother of my wife Sheila Schneider)
Garfield was raised an Orphan (his birth name was Bird) He lost his first wife and baby, then he met Cynthia. He was 25 years old and Cynthia was 14 years old when they married. They lived in Shawnee, Ok. Later they moved back to Arkansas and settled far above the Millers Chapel.They lived there until Aunt Elsie was born. They bought 40 acres of land from Grama and built near Grandpa and Grandma Henson. Dad was a farmer all of his life. We grew about all our food, the only thing we bought from the store was staples like sugar, salt, flour, and coffee. We had our milk, butter and eggs from the farm. Dad butchered hogs in the l ate fall for our meat. It was cured and we had meat through the winter. There was a large family so it took us all working together. Not that we enjoyed it as kids, we would rather play. Dad and Mother was faithful to take us to church a nd Sunday school. We either walked or Dad hitched the mules to the wagon. Mother would gather us children around and read the Bible and we were all called aro und the alter of prayer at bed time. I can still see Mother in my memory kneelin by the kitchen chair with tears streaming down her face, praying for her family, that we would be an unbroken family circle around God's Throne. I believe God is going to answer that prayer. I could go on and on with memories but will say so long for now. (As told by Elsie Lee (Hampton) Easter, April 1989. Elsie was one of the daughters of James Garfield, and Cynthia Catherine Henson Hampton, and the grandmother of my wife Sheila Schneider)
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