Individual Details
William Henry "W. H." Gogle
(August 12, 1876 - June 10, 1961)
"W. H. "Henry" Gogle was born 12 August 1876 in Clark County, Arkansas, the son of J. W. and F. Herron Gogle. His father was a bookkeeper and accountant for Dr. Kirby's Land and Timber Company. His mother died when Henry was very young, and he grew up on the farm with the Herron relatives. It is said that the Herrons came to Arkansas from South Carolina by way of Missouri and Oklahoma ca. 1830/1840. Henry attended the McGinnis Common School on Kansas Road. There he met Margerete Hughes; they married on 24 December 1898. They started life together in a rented house next door to Margerete's parents, William "Bill" and Rebecca "Becky" Birdwell Hughes.
"Sometime later Henry and Margarete bought forty acres of land twelve miles southeast of Gurdon, and there they remained as long as they lived. They cleared a part of the land to grow cotton, corn, peanuts, sorghum, fruit trees, and vegetables, and left some land for pastures and a pond. Henry leased land in the river bottoms to plant corn and cotton crops. He and the children who were old enough would stay in a camphouse on the land to work from Monday through Friday afternoon or Saturday noon. Margarete looked after the home when Henry was away, and there were always small children to be tended. Henry kept horses and mules to work the crops and to ride. He had cows, often as many as 200 - 300 head at a time, and hogs, roaming the open ranges, as was customary during the early 1900's. The family was well-known throughout the area for their goose-feather beds and pillows. Henry owned a sorghum mill for making syrup, and neighbors brought their cane from far and wide. In the fall, hogs were killed and cured in the smokehouse, and wood was cut in preparation for winter use. The fireplaces of the time were made from bricks, called mud cats, formed from straw, clay and mud.
"Henry was famous for his fiddle playing, for he could play any music he heard. He was active in community affairs. He and Margarete belonged to the Hammonds Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. He served on the school board during the 1900s. Henry and Margarete boared school teachers during the school year, and they often boarded travelers of all sorts who needed a place to sleep. Henry was active in the Democratic party and served as a delegate to the Democratic Convention several times.
"Henry and Margarete Gogle were the parents of twelve children: (1) Pearly (born 25 December 1900, died 20 February 1901); (2) Ernie (bonr 22 February 1902); (3) Everette (born 30 January 1904, died 24 December 1904); (4) Hesley (born 23 March 1906, died 4 March 1971); (5) Buster; (6) Esther (born 29 January 1910, died 24 Oct 1910); (7) Gertrude (born 29 January 1913, died 18 May 1986); (8) Lucille (born 16 October 1916, died 5 December 1988); (9) Thurman (died 31 December 1979); (10) Sybil (born 18 August 1920); (11) Delphine (bonr 15 November 1922); and (12) Ruby (bonr 22 June 1`926). William Henry Gogle died 10 June 1961, and was buried beside their three infant children in Easley Cemetery. Margarete followed him in death 4 April 1971, and was laid to rest beside her husband." (CLARK COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1992, "William Henry Gogle," by Sybil Gogle Key, pages 504 - 505.)
"Sometime later Henry and Margarete bought forty acres of land twelve miles southeast of Gurdon, and there they remained as long as they lived. They cleared a part of the land to grow cotton, corn, peanuts, sorghum, fruit trees, and vegetables, and left some land for pastures and a pond. Henry leased land in the river bottoms to plant corn and cotton crops. He and the children who were old enough would stay in a camphouse on the land to work from Monday through Friday afternoon or Saturday noon. Margarete looked after the home when Henry was away, and there were always small children to be tended. Henry kept horses and mules to work the crops and to ride. He had cows, often as many as 200 - 300 head at a time, and hogs, roaming the open ranges, as was customary during the early 1900's. The family was well-known throughout the area for their goose-feather beds and pillows. Henry owned a sorghum mill for making syrup, and neighbors brought their cane from far and wide. In the fall, hogs were killed and cured in the smokehouse, and wood was cut in preparation for winter use. The fireplaces of the time were made from bricks, called mud cats, formed from straw, clay and mud.
"Henry was famous for his fiddle playing, for he could play any music he heard. He was active in community affairs. He and Margarete belonged to the Hammonds Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. He served on the school board during the 1900s. Henry and Margarete boared school teachers during the school year, and they often boarded travelers of all sorts who needed a place to sleep. Henry was active in the Democratic party and served as a delegate to the Democratic Convention several times.
"Henry and Margarete Gogle were the parents of twelve children: (1) Pearly (born 25 December 1900, died 20 February 1901); (2) Ernie (bonr 22 February 1902); (3) Everette (born 30 January 1904, died 24 December 1904); (4) Hesley (born 23 March 1906, died 4 March 1971); (5) Buster; (6) Esther (born 29 January 1910, died 24 Oct 1910); (7) Gertrude (born 29 January 1913, died 18 May 1986); (8) Lucille (born 16 October 1916, died 5 December 1988); (9) Thurman (died 31 December 1979); (10) Sybil (born 18 August 1920); (11) Delphine (bonr 15 November 1922); and (12) Ruby (bonr 22 June 1`926). William Henry Gogle died 10 June 1961, and was buried beside their three infant children in Easley Cemetery. Margarete followed him in death 4 April 1971, and was laid to rest beside her husband." (CLARK COUNTY, ARKANSAS, 1992, "William Henry Gogle," by Sybil Gogle Key, pages 504 - 505.)
Events
| Birth | August 12, 1876 | Clark County, Arkansas | |||
| Marriage | December 24, 1898 | Margerete Hughes | |||
| Death | June 10, 1961 | ||||
| Burial | Easley Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Margerete Hughes (1884 - 1971) |
| Child | Pearly Gogle (1900 - 1901) |
| Child | Ernie Gogle (1902 - ) |
| Child | Everette Gogle (1904 - 1904) |
| Child | Hesley Gogle (1906 - 1971) |
| Child | Buster Gogle (1908 - 1998) |
| Child | Esther Gogle (1910 - 1910) |
| Child | Gertrude Gogle (1913 - 1986) |
| Child | Lucille Gogle (1916 - 1988) |
| Child | Thurman Gogle ( - 1979) |
| Child | Sybil Elizabeth Gogle (1920 - ) |
| Child | Delphine Gogle (1922 - ) |
| Child | Ruby Gogle (1926 - ) |