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| Birth: | 2 Feb 1820 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1 |
| Death: | 15 Sep 1902 in Boone County, Arkansas 2 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Richard Lewis Capps b. About. 1798 in North Carolina |
| Mother: | Rachel Barnhill b. Bet. 1795 - 1800 in North Carolina |
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| Burial: Eoff Cemetery, Boone County, Arkansas 3 |
| Biography: 1902 Boone County, Arkansas 4 5 6 |
| Lived: Left prong of Crooked Creek, Boone County, Arkansas 7 |
| 1840 Census: Carroll County, Arkansas 8 8 |
| 1850 Census: Not in Carroll County, Arkansas |
| 1860 Census: Carroll County, Arkansas 9 |
| 1870 Census: 25 Jun 1870 Jefferson Twp., Boone County, Arkansas 10 |
| 1880 Census: 16 Jun 1880 Bellefonte Twp., Boone County, Arkansas 11 |
| 1900 Census: 21 Jun 1900 Ewing Twp., Boone County, Arkansas 12 |
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- Title: Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region, Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers, 1894, pg. 193-194
Media: Book
- Title: Tombstone, online transcription
Media: Book
- Eoff Cemetery transcription, noted 15 September 2004, 44. CAPPS, Robert - 2 Feb. 1820 - 15 Sept. 1902 Mason b.Mecklenburg Co.N
C son/Richard & Rachel (Barnhill) info/R. Logan hus./Elvira Woody - b. 1819, dau./John - no mkr. here.
- "Robert Capps (1820-1902)" Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region. Chicago: Goodspeed Brothers, 1894, pg. 194-195., "This gentleman has been a resident of this section since 1837, coming thit
her from St. Louis County, Mo., where he had settled in 1836. He was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C., February 2, 1820, in which State his parents, Richard and Rachel (Barnhill) Capps, were also born and reared. After their marriage they removed to Tennessee and made a good home for themselves in Grainger County, but in 1836 removed to Missouri, and the following year came to this section of Arkansas. The father became a prominent farmer of Newton County, but was called from life in Boone County in 1867, his wife having died in Alabama in 1828, after having borne him two children: William and Robert. Mr. Capps' second wife was Pricie Brady, who resides in Indian Territory. Two children resulted from this union. Mr. Capps was a Democrat in politics. The early life of Robert Capps was spent in his native State, and in the mountains of Newton County, Ark. Following in his father's footsteps he became quite a noted Nimrod in his youth, and, while the State was in a primative condition, he killed many bears and deer and on one occasion in one day killed four panthers. He had many thrilling experiences and many narrow escapes from death but his nerve and calmness carried him through safely on every occasion. He began doing for himself in 1837, and passed a every eventful life in the wilds of Newton County, a life he greatly enjoyed on account of its freedom and independence, notwithstanding the hardships which he was compelled to undergo. He was married in Newton County, in 1839, to Miss Elvira Woody, a daughter of John Woody, a soldier of the War of 1812, her birth having occurred in Tennessee.
- "To them a good old-fashioned family of twelve children were given: William F., who resides in this county; Mary, who died after her marriage with Thomas Taylor; Richard, who is a farmer in this count
y, and was a soldier in the Civil War; Malinda is a resident of Texas and the wife of John Ingram; John farms in the vicinity of Harrison; Alvira is the wife of James Hankins of Boone County; George resides on a farm in Texas; James is also in Texas; Scott is farming in this county; and Henry resides in Idaho. Two children died in early childhood. William F., Richard and Robert, sons of Robert Capps, Sr., enlisted in Rabb's battery, Second Missouri Light Artillery, in 1862. Robert died in St. Louis in 1862, and the other two were mustered out of service at St. Louis."
- "The mother of these children was called from this life in 1883, and in 1887 the father married Mary, the daughter of Samuel and Isabella (McConnell) Kennedy, the former of whom was a Virginian and re
moved to Tennessee, where he died. His father came from Ireland. The mother died in Boone County, Ark., in 1883, having emigrated to this section in 1852. Mrs. Capps was born in Polk County, Tenn., in 1837, a sister, Elizabeth, being a twin with her. Mr. Capps has been a resident of the section in which he now lives for nearly sixty years, has always tilled the soil, and besides the farm of fifty acres on which he resides, he is the owner of other valuable lands in Newton and Boone Counties. For the past two years he has resided at Elmwood, but continues to look after his farming and stockraising interests, having always given much attention to this branch of agriculture. He is a substantial and law-abiding citizen, was a strong Union man during the war, and while the great struggle was in progress, was a resident of Missouri. He lost heavily during that time, and his wife, her sister and their widowed mother had a hard struggle to keep the wolf from the door while the great conflict between the North and South was being waged. Mrs. Capps was one of the first teachers of Newton County, is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, while Mr. Capps has long been a Baptist. His a member of Bellefonte Lodge of the A.F.& A.M."
- A Few Names of the Pioneer Settlers on the Left Prong of Crooked Creek and Vicinity, noted 13 Sept
ember 2004, by S. C. Turnbo, "In refering to the names of early residents on the left hand prong of Crooked Creek in Boone County Arkansas., Mr. William A. Eoff gives the following. The names are those who lived on the creek and vicinity from the earliest period of the settlement of that locality up to the beginning of the war. Among them were Henry Woody and Katie his wife, Ben Gipson and Elizabeth his wife, Duke Spain and Betsy his wife., Bill Potts and Louisa his wife, Jimmie Willis and Lucy his wife, Jake Clipper and his wife Harriet, Bill Braden and his wife Mahala, Ben McMahan and Betsey his wife., Davy Nichols and Hezzikieh his wife, Bob Capps and his wife Elvira, Jimmie Jones and Polly his wife, Billy Singer and Martha his wife. There were also Judge Ewing and Billy Ewing, Jake Turner and Clamp Turner who were brothers, and John Woody who was a chair maker. This man had a son named John whose wife was named Katie. Davy Nichols the one mentioned above was a hard shell Baptist preacher. Mr. Eoff married Miss Elvira Pennywell on the let of December 1853 and they lived many years on the left hand prong of the creek 4 miles from Bellfonte and 4 miles from Vally Springs and one half a mile from Pilot Knob. In speaking of his early school days, Mr. Eoff said "went to school at Peter Bellers where there was a small house used for school purposes. The teacher wife was name Evaline. Some of my school mates who attended this school were Caroline Nichols, Francis Beller and Virginia Beller, Bob Capps, John Eoff and Charley Mitchell son of Col. Bill Mitchell. Some time after the school was out Charley Mitchell married Sarah Baker daughter of Jack Baker. Mr. Baker and Mitchell and his wife were killed in the Mountain Meadow Massacre in Utah in September 1857. Billy Beller was the man that kept the Beller stand at the Big Spring 2 miles above Harrison.
- Title: 1840 Carroll Co., AR Census
Media: Book
Page: White Twp., Pages 25&26, transcribed by Ronald Goforth, noted 26 August 2004
Text: [line 21] Robert CAPPS 0000 10001. Newton County was created 21 Dec. 1842 from Carroll County
- Title: 1860 Carroll Co., AR Census
Media: Book
Page: Washington Twp., noted 13 September 2004
Text: Mt. Pleasant P.O., p. 72 , 496, CAPPS, Robert 43 m NC farmer, Elvira 41 f TN, William F 20 m AR farmer, Richard 16 m AR farmer, John 15 m AR farmer, Robert 14 m AR, Malinda C 11 f AR, Elvira A 9 f AR
, James R 7 m AR, George T 5 m AR, Thomas S 2 m AR, Henry H 2/12 m AR
- Title: 1870 Boone Co., AR Census
Text: Jefferson Twp., Pg. 16/441B, 25 June 1870 by H.W. Fick, P.O. Mt. Pleasant, line 7, 114/111 CAPPS, Robt 50 MW Farmer 1200/500 N.C., Elvira 49 FW House Keeper Tenn, Elvira A. 18 FW At Home Ark. attende
d school, Jas R. 15 MW " [Ark.] attended school, Geo T. 13 MW " [Ark.] attended school, Thos S. 11 MW " [Ark.] attended school, Henry H. 1 MW " [Ark.] attended school, line 14, 115/112 WOODDY, W.A. 52 MW Farmer 1800/350 Tenn., Catherine 49 FW Housekeeper " [Tenn.], E A 18 FW At School Ark attended school
- Title: 1880 Boone Co., AR Census
Media: Book
Text: Bellefonte Twp, Page No. 26B/553B, S.D. 2, E.D. 19, 16 June 1880 by James H. Williams, line 1, 200/200 CAPPS Robt WM 61 M Farmer N.C. N.C. N.C., Elvira WF 59 Wife Keeping house cannot write Tenn "[N.C
.] "[N.C.], MCDONALD Arrena WF 19 S servant cannot write "[Tenn] Tenn Tenn
- Title: 1900 Boone Co., AR Census
Media: Book
Text: Ewing Township, S.D. 3, E.D. 23, Sheet No. 13A/112A, 21st June 1900 by William Jo Guinn, line 9, 205/209 CAPPS James R Head WM Oct 1861 38 M 14 Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Farmer Rents Farm, Sarah Jan
e Wife WF Feb 1860 M 14 6/5 Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas, Walsie E Daughter WF Aug 1887 12 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas, Lizie A Daughter WF Oct 1889 10 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas, Nora A Daughter WF Aug 1892 7 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas, Maudie B Daughter WF Aug 1886 3 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas, John F Son WM July 1899 10/12 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas, line 16, 206/210 CAPPS Henry H Head WM Feb 1860 40 M 12 Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee Farmer Rents Farm, Dora M wife WF June 1869 30 M 12 3/3 Missouri Louisiana Arkansas, Jessie E Son WM Jan 1891 9 S Texas Arkansas Missouri, Myrtle E Daughter WF June 1895 4 S Idaho Arkansas Missouri, Arvel R Son WM July 1899 10/12 S Texas Arkansas Missouri, CAPPS Robert Father WM Feb 1821 79 Wd North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina, line 22, 207/211 CAPPS Thomas S Head WM Feb 1858 42 M 20 Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee Farmer Owns Farm Free of mortgage, Martha H Wife WF April 1863 37 M 20 5/2 Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee, Charely W Son WM Dec 1880 19 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Teacher, Oscar H Son WM Dec 1888 10 S Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Farm Laborer
- Title: Logan, Roger V. "Some Descendants of William Woody of Virginia and Lincoln Co., Tennessee," Boone County [AR] Historian, v.4#4, 1981, pg 80-91
Media: Book
Text: Says married Carroll (Newton) County, Ark.
- www.familysearch.com, Marriage records, 1869-1951; indexes, 1869-1977 Boone County (Arkansas). Clerk of the County Court: Robert CAPPS married Mary KINODY 13 Oct 1887.
- www.familysearch.com, Marriage records, 1869-1951; indexes, 1869-1977 Boone County (Arkansas). Clerk of the County Court: ROBERT CAPPS m. MARY KINODY 13 OCT 1887, Boone, Arkansas. Husband Age at M
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