The cemetery marker for Jane gives her name as Jane Tony Folden. Her marriage record
gives her name as (M.) Jane A. Elliott. Logic suggests that she was Jane Tony who first
married a Mr. Elliott and then married Warren H. Folden. She was buried at Holly Springs,
Dallas Co., AR, at the Old Holly Springs Cemetery
From family history written by Warren Grisold, son of Folden Griswold and Hester Taylor:
"Sometime within this time frame, the Civil War was fought-1861-1865. Grandfather
Folden cast his political lot with the South and his service was in the Medical Corps of the
Missouri Regiment. As was the case with so many families involved with the war, Grandfather
Folden was virtually disowned by his family. Even an attempted reconciliation with his father
many years later was in vain.
Lee's surrender at Appomattox found Dr. Folden in Texas with the idea of settling there.
He sent for his wife and daughters to come to him. Their mode of transportation was by
wagon and buggy. After weeks of travel they arrived at their destination only to find that
Dr. Folden was gone and no word of his whereabouts. After much anxiety and waiting, word
arrived that he and some of his buddies had gone back to Holly Springs, AR. where they
would make their home and that Grandmother Mary was to come there.
It was on this leg of her journey that she encountered a party of Indians, who were
foraging for food. Naturally there was some apprehension in camp that evening for
grandmother had no way of knowing whether the Indians were friendly or hostile. After
offering them some of their food, they departed leaving the camp unharmed.
After several more weeks of travel grandmother and children arrived at Holly Springs where
Dr. Folden had already found and provisioned the Folden home.
Dr. Folden practiced medicine throughout most of rural Dallas County, riding in his buggy
when there were roads and on horseback to homes without roads. We are not sure of when
Grandmother Mary died...........there is one other beloved person that has a place in our
history. Jane Thrower, affectionally called "Mammie Jane." She traveled to Texas and then
back to Holly Springs with Grandmother Mary. She lived in Holly Springs in the Folden home
until Dr. Folden's death, then with Aunt Mary Mann until her (Jane) death. She is buried
next to Aunt Mary in the Mann plot."
Inscription on cemetery marker of Jane Thrower: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR BLACK MAMMY,
JANE THROWER FOLDEN, Born in Mecklenburg Co., VA, Died Dec. 26, 1902. Rest well dear
Mammy after your long and faithful service."
1870 Census, Dallas Co.,AR, p. 407:
| Name | Race/Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
| Folden, Warren | W/32 | TN | Physician |
| " . . Mary J. | W/30 | MO | Keeping house |
| . . Clara | W/7 | MO | |
| Thrower, Jane | B/38 | VA | Keeping House |
| Name | Race/Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
| Folden, W. H. | W/42 | TN | Physician |
| " . . Jane A. | W/34 | AR | Wife-Keeping house |
| " . . . Clara | W/17 | MO | Dau. |
| " . . . Mary V. | W/4 | AR | Dau |
| Elliawett, Belle | W/11 | AR | step-dau |
| Thrower, Jain | B/45 | VA | Servant |
1. CLARA FOLDEN, b. October 11, 1862, MO; d. January 06, 1934, Pine Grove, Dallas Co., AR.
She married RICHARD WILOUGHBY GRISWOLD January 27, 1887 in Dallas Co., AR, son of JESSE GRIZZLE
and MARY BROWN. He was born May 15, 1863 in Pine Grove, Dallas Co., AR,, and died January 07,
1950 in Pine Grove, Dallas Co., AR. They were buried at the Sardis Cemetery.
"My recollection of Grandma Clara was of a woman of short portly stature, whose face seemed
to always reflect gentleness and calm. During the summers and holidays that were spent at
the homeplace, I can not recall once hearing her raise her voice. Certainly her
grandchildren must have given her ample opportunity for some hollering."
From family history written by Warren Griswold, son of Folden Griswold and Hester Taylor:
"The Griswold home was located out of Pine Grove, Arkansas on a section of land.
Access was by a single vehicle sand road about one half mile from the nearest public road.
The nearest neighbor was over a mile away as well as was the Sardis Methodist Church.
Much of the homeplace was in timber with only enough of the land cleared to provide the
food needed for life.
Grandpa Dick supported the early family by operating a waterwheel gin and grist mill on
Tulip Creek. Though the mill was gone before my early memory I can remember swimming and
fishing in the old Mill Pond, that furnished the water to turn the machinery. Along with
farming, Grandpa Dick also taught school. In later years he and two of his daughters,
Sadie and Lucy, were instrumental in forming the first rural consolidated school in
Arkansas. Eventually Grandpa drifted into buying and selling timberland over South
Arkansas and North Louisiana. He moved his family to Winn Parish in Louisiana in the early
1900's. He stayed in the Long residence in Winfield, La. during many of his trips out of
town. Young Huey P. Long used to take care of Grandpa's horse after a long ride. Huey P.
later became Governor of Louisiana and then Senator from Louisiana. A few year later
Grandmother Clara's mother Mary died at Holly Springs, Ark. Aunt Edith had her hands full
and needed help, so the family moved back to Pine Grove. Grandpa Dick then spent some time
selling land in Oklahoma then came back to Louisiana to work for Davis Bros. Lumber Co.
Grandpa Dick lost the sight of both eyes sometime during the mid 1920's. I can barely
remember him when he could see. He lived for many years at the old home Place."
2. MARY VIRGINIA FOLDEN, b. 1875, Dallas Co., AR; d. 1943; m. WILLIAM M. MANN, April
19, 1894, Dallas Co., AR; b. 1871; d. 1945, Pine Grove, Dallas Co., AR, burial at Sardis
Cem. Her husband was also buried there.
3. EDITH J.2 FOLDEN, b. October 12, 1882; d. 1882. Burial: Holly Springs, Dallas Co., AR,
Old Holly Springs Cemetery. She was the postmistress in Holly Springs, AR.