"Wash" Pamplin was a blacksmith and carpenter as well as a farmer. He moved from Mist to Thebes in 1912. Here he rented land from the McCombs Estate.

1900 - US Census, Bearhouse Twp., Ashley County, Arkansas Roll: 49 Page: 162*

Pamplin, John W.                   head     w m Nov1848        51 Wd.     (mar. 26 yrs)                       Miss. Miss. AL      farmer
______ , John W.                   son       w m Nov 1880       20 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss.  farm laborer
______ , Charles F.                son       w m Aug 1882       17 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss.  farm laborer
______ , Wilson Mc.              son       w m Feb 1885        15 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. farm laborer
______ , Appie Lou.               dau.     w f   May 1887       13 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. at school
______ , Emmett C.                son       w m Oct 1889        10 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. at school
______ , Thomas N.               son       w m Dec 1892          7 Single        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss. at school

Pamplin, John W.          head m w 30    (mar 9 yrs) (occup. illegible) Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Grace            wife f w 29      (mar 9 yrs) none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , Gladys          dau f w 2  (b. 9 Sept 1905)  single none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , William I.      son m w 8/12      single none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , John W.         father m w 61      wid none Ark. Ala. Miss.

Pamplin, Charlie            head m w 30    (mar 1 yrs) (occup. illegible) Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Gladys          wife f w 17       (mar 1 yrs) none Ark. Miss. Ark.
_______ , Lula G.          dau f w 2/12      single none Ark. Miss. Ark.


Pamplin, Frank J.           head m w 49    widow (occup. illegible) Miss. Geo. Geo.
_______ , Author F.       son m w 16      single none Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , James             son m w 14      single none Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Myrtle            dau f   w 11      single none Miss. Miss. Miss.

Portland Twp. Roll: 43 Page: 219
This is probably the daughter of and Mary F. (Golden) and Wilson Octavius Pamplin. She is listed in some family records as Allie not Abbie. She should have been born in 1881 d. 1952 Portland and married Lee R. Kirkland, son of Elijah Kirkland. Pamplin, Abbie              boarder f w 20    single telephone Operator Miss. Miss. Miss.

Portland Twp. Roll: 43 Page: 219
This Pamplin is the son of and Mary F. (Golden) and Wilson Octavius Pamplin. John W. Pamplin here marries Kitty Bell (Gibbs).
Pamplin, John W.          head m w 24       (mar 3 yrs) (occup. illegible) Miss. Miss. Miss.
_______ , Kitty               wife f w 23      (mar 3 yrs)     none Ark. Ala. Miss.
_______ , Roy D.             son m w 2        single            none Ark. Miss. Ark.
_______ , Mary G.           dau f  w 8/12   single            none Ark. Miss. Miss.

1920 - US Census records, Banner Twp., Ashley County, Arkansas Roll: 53 Page: 230

Pamplin, Neal                     w m 34 mar.        can read and write        Miss. Miss. Miss.      farmer
________ , Jane                  w  f 25 mar.              "        "        "           Ark.   Miss. Ark.
_______ , Margarette          w f 1 4/12                                                Ark.   Miss. Ark.
_______ , Mabel                  w f 1 4/12                                               Ark.   Miss. Ark.

The girls listed in this census seem to have been twins. Only one survives and is raised by Dorothy (Kirkland) and Noff Denson after Mary Jane (Kirkland) Pamplin dies. Neal goes on to remarry by the heirs of this marriage lose track of this line until only ten years ago.

Source:

DeArmond-Huskey, Rebecca. Beyond Bartholomew, The Portland Area History. 1996 River Road Press, P.O. Box 1130, Conway, AR 72033
US Census, Ashley Co., Arkansas

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