Aggie Josephine Bridgman

Aggie Josephine Bridgman was born September 2, 1901, near Timbo, in Stone County, Arkansas.    She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Howard Bridgman and Frances Adeline Catherine Holden.

Aggie's family moved to Conway County, Arkansas, in 1917, and settled on farmland southwest of Morrilton. 

Aggie married Robert Hensley "Bob" Honeycutt on May 5, 1918, in Conway County.    Aggie was 16 years old.

Robert Hensley "Bob" Honeycutt was born March 13, 1894, in Arkansas.     He was the son of Needham Evans Honeycutt and Elizabeth (last name unknown).    Needham Honeycutt was born about 1860, in Benton County, Missouri and died in 1923, in Arkansas.     Elizabeth was born about 1860, in Arkansas and died 1895-1900, in Arkansas.     Needham and Elizabeth's children included: (1) Martha J. Honeycutt (b. abt 1881, AR);     (2) Dona A. Honeycutt (b. abt 1887, AR), m. J. F. Walker on Nov 22, 1915, Stone Co, AR;     (3) Allie Honeycutt (b. abt 1893, AR), m. Jacob W. Gipson abt 1912, in Stone Co, AR;     (4) Robert Hensley Honeycutt and     (5) Rosa Honeycutt (b. abt 1895, AR), m. Henry Carter on July 5, 1913, Stone Co, AR. 

On June 15, 1917, Bob completed his World War I Draft Registration Card at Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas.    The card stated he was living in Plumerville at the time and was working as a farm laborer.     The card also stated he was born at Elby, Arkansas.     His physical description was medium height, medium build, brown eyes and light brown hair.

  Bob served as a Private in Co. D, 154th Infantry in World War I.    

The 1920 Conway County census shows Aggie and their first child, living with her parents on Scroggins Farm Road south of Morrilton.     Bob was still in the Army at the time and does not appear on the census with them.

Soon after returning from the Army, Bob and Aggie moved to the Springfield area of Conway County. 

The 1930 Conway County census, Union Township, shows Robert Honeycutt, rented his farm, 38; Aggie, 28; Gertrude, 10; Hubert, 8; Ruby, 7; Houston, 5; James W., 3 1/2 years old; and Berry A., 6 months old.  

Aggie and Bob had a large family.     Bob was a farmer.     Much of their married life they lived around Springfield, in Conway County.

 Aggie died on July 22, 1935, near Springfield, at the age of 34 years.     She left nine children ranging in age from five months up to fifteen years.     Aggie is buried in Friendship Cemetery near Solgohachia.

After Aggie's death, Bob moved his children to Pemiscot County, Missouri for a short time.     His three year old daughter, Audistie, died October 10, 1935, while the family was living at Hayti in Pemiscot County.     She is buried in Little Prairie Cemetery near Carruthersville, in Pemiscot County.     Soon after her death, Bob returned with his children to Solgohachia. 

 Bob remarried within a short time of his return to Conway County.     He married Bessie Barnes on August 29, 1936, in Conway County.     A short time later, Bob's children were removed from his custody and he was sent to prison.     The marriage ended in divorce.     Bob's children, except for the oldest girl, were sent to Southern Christian Home in Morrilton where they remained until they were old enough to be released to older siblings or other family members.      The oldest child, Gertrude, remained in and around Conway County, but most of the other children went to northern states like Iowa and Michigan to seek work after being released from the Children's Home.     Some of the younger children were released to go north and live with their older siblings.  

Bob married Maggie Lamb on March 4, 1940, in Conway County after his return from prison.     They remained together until Bob's death on October 19, 1966.     Bob and Maggie are both buried in Friendship Cemetery near Solgohachia.

Children of Bob Honeycutt and Aggie Bridgman