[Non-Sequitur]

When they could read and write and had a skil...

A skil? You mean like speling?

Interesting story but I would be interested in seeing some documentation supporting your first claim.

[ODDITHER]

It was all written in a book, called the Lord's Vineyard, written by one of his great grandsons. However since that was taken from the diaries, guess it was just his word. However, there is quite a bit of historical documentation that my GGGGrandfather did start his own town, called the Lord's Vineyard. You can still find Latta wagon wheels for sale in antique stores. His home is part of a State Park in Arkansas.