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 James Alfred Sutherland - Cora Ella Reed Wedding May 14, 1901 ~ Cleburne County Arkansas Cora Ella is the daughter of John Reed & Rosanna Knight "Cora was a soft spoken, gentle and attractive woman. She was of medium height and later in life gained weight. Her hair hung nearly to her waist in one long plait. She kept the plait of hair pinned up attractively in a bun, secured with fancy combs and pins. Sunday mornings she dressed in her best clothes and donned her favorite hat. She took great pride in her vegetable garden and had a true green thumb when it came to flowers. Her peonies lined her walk in beautiful white, pink and red blooms. She loved all farm animals, but was especially fond of her laying chickens because of the eggs they produced, some of which were speckled eggs." - book, Founding Families of Ida, Arkansas by Erleene Fletcher
 James Alfred Southerland & his horse Lyle
"Alfred was a tall, slim man with light brown hair and gray eyes. He was a hard worker. He loved clearing his land and raising his children. He liked to stay busy. Alfred was quite a carpenter by trade. He could build almost anything he put his mind to. He performed a service to the community by building coffins for those who died. He stored the pine boards for the coffins in the rafters of the barn. He only charged the bereaving families for cost of the fittings on the boxes." ~ book, Founding Families of Ida, Arkansas by Erleene Fletcher
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