Records show that he was married at least five times and possibly six.
Richard Kenner Pound resided on his farm many years, three miles north of Ozark Arkansas, Franklin County. He preached the Gospel nearly all his long laborious life never receiving any stipulated salary. Many old pioneers have paid tribute to the life he led. One old lady, nearing ninety years of age, recently said of him: “Uncle Dick Pound was one of the best men who ever lived on earth since Christ. If I could get a good report of my life when I die, as I can give of him, I would feel alright.” (Family research notes of Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
R. K. Pound and his son, Isaac Simpson Pound, are both referenced as having been Elders at Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Franklin County, Arkansas. This church was initially founded at Big Mulberry Creek, and was later established in Ozark, Arkansas.
“Richard Pound was very similar to the old-time circuit rider, preaching at places many miles from home. All pioneer communities did not welcome the preacher with outstretched arms. Preachers, like schoolteachers, were often the objects of ridicule, and in some instances, outright violence. A story in the family concerning Richard Pound illustrates his unusual courage and determination and also illustrates the wild and untamed nature of the American frontier community during the first half of the Nineteenth Century: After it was announced that he would preach in a certain community on a particular Sunday, Richard K. Pound received a letter warning him that if he appeared to preach that day, he would be killed. Undaunted, he appeared to fulfill his appointment. He walked to the rostrum, laid his Bible on the pulpit, then drew from his coat pocket a pistol and placed it by the Bible. He explained to the congregation the reason for the gun. He kept it at a comfortable distance while delivering his sermon without a hint of interruption.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
1885, March 3/Springdale, Arkansas - “Richard Pound was hauling a wagon load of freight in Springdale when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. A man noticed him slumped over in the spring seat of the wagon and the team going without a driver. The man stopped the team and he and some other men carried him into a nearby hotel, but he was already dead.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
Richard Kenner Pound resided on his farm many years, three miles north of Ozark Arkansas, Franklin County. He preached the Gospel nearly all his long laborious life never receiving any stipulated salary. Many old pioneers have paid tribute to the life he led. One old lady, nearing ninety years of age, recently said of him: “Uncle Dick Pound was one of the best men who ever lived on earth since Christ. If I could get a good report of my life when I die, as I can give of him, I would feel alright.” (Family research notes of Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
R. K. Pound and his son, Isaac Simpson Pound, are both referenced as having been Elders at Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Franklin County, Arkansas. This church was initially founded at Big Mulberry Creek, and was later established in Ozark, Arkansas.
“Richard Pound was very similar to the old-time circuit rider, preaching at places many miles from home. All pioneer communities did not welcome the preacher with outstretched arms. Preachers, like schoolteachers, were often the objects of ridicule, and in some instances, outright violence. A story in the family concerning Richard Pound illustrates his unusual courage and determination and also illustrates the wild and untamed nature of the American frontier community during the first half of the Nineteenth Century: After it was announced that he would preach in a certain community on a particular Sunday, Richard K. Pound received a letter warning him that if he appeared to preach that day, he would be killed. Undaunted, he appeared to fulfill his appointment. He walked to the rostrum, laid his Bible on the pulpit, then drew from his coat pocket a pistol and placed it by the Bible. He explained to the congregation the reason for the gun. He kept it at a comfortable distance while delivering his sermon without a hint of interruption.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
1885, March 3/Springdale, Arkansas - “Richard Pound was hauling a wagon load of freight in Springdale when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. A man noticed him slumped over in the spring seat of the wagon and the team going without a driver. The man stopped the team and he and some other men carried him into a nearby hotel, but he was already dead.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
Records show that he was married at least five times and possibly six.
Richard Kenner Pound resided on his farm many years, three miles north of Ozark Arkansas, Franklin County. He preached the Gospel nearly all his long laborious life never receiving any stipulated salary. Many old pioneers have paid tribute to the life he led. One old lady, nearing ninety years of age, recently said of him: “Uncle Dick Pound was one of the best men who ever lived on earth since Christ. If I could get a good report of my life when I die, as I can give of him, I would feel alright.” (Family research notes of Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
R. K. Pound and his son, Isaac Simpson Pound, are both referenced as having been Elders at Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Franklin County, Arkansas. This church was initially founded at Big Mulberry Creek, and was later established in Ozark, Arkansas.
“Richard Pound was very similar to the old-time circuit rider, preaching at places many miles from home. All pioneer communities did not welcome the preacher with outstretched arms. Preachers, like schoolteachers, were often the objects of ridicule, and in some instances, outright violence. A story in the family concerning Richard Pound illustrates his unusual courage and determination and also illustrates the wild and untamed nature of the American frontier community during the first half of the Nineteenth Century: After it was announced that he would preach in a certain community on a particular Sunday, Richard K. Pound received a letter warning him that if he appeared to preach that day, he would be killed. Undaunted, he appeared to fulfill his appointment. He walked to the rostrum, laid his Bible on the pulpit, then drew from his coat pocket a pistol and placed it by the Bible. He explained to the congregation the reason for the gun. He kept it at a comfortable distance while delivering his sermon without a hint of interruption.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
1885, March 3/Springdale, Arkansas - “Richard Pound was hauling a wagon load of freight in Springdale when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. A man noticed him slumped over in the spring seat of the wagon and the team going without a driver. The man stopped the team and he and some other men carried him into a nearby hotel, but he was already dead.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
Richard Kenner Pound resided on his farm many years, three miles north of Ozark Arkansas, Franklin County. He preached the Gospel nearly all his long laborious life never receiving any stipulated salary. Many old pioneers have paid tribute to the life he led. One old lady, nearing ninety years of age, recently said of him: “Uncle Dick Pound was one of the best men who ever lived on earth since Christ. If I could get a good report of my life when I die, as I can give of him, I would feel alright.” (Family research notes of Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
R. K. Pound and his son, Isaac Simpson Pound, are both referenced as having been Elders at Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Franklin County, Arkansas. This church was initially founded at Big Mulberry Creek, and was later established in Ozark, Arkansas.
“Richard Pound was very similar to the old-time circuit rider, preaching at places many miles from home. All pioneer communities did not welcome the preacher with outstretched arms. Preachers, like schoolteachers, were often the objects of ridicule, and in some instances, outright violence. A story in the family concerning Richard Pound illustrates his unusual courage and determination and also illustrates the wild and untamed nature of the American frontier community during the first half of the Nineteenth Century: After it was announced that he would preach in a certain community on a particular Sunday, Richard K. Pound received a letter warning him that if he appeared to preach that day, he would be killed. Undaunted, he appeared to fulfill his appointment. He walked to the rostrum, laid his Bible on the pulpit, then drew from his coat pocket a pistol and placed it by the Bible. He explained to the congregation the reason for the gun. He kept it at a comfortable distance while delivering his sermon without a hint of interruption.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
1885, March 3/Springdale, Arkansas - “Richard Pound was hauling a wagon load of freight in Springdale when he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. A man noticed him slumped over in the spring seat of the wagon and the team going without a driver. The man stopped the team and he and some other men carried him into a nearby hotel, but he was already dead.” (“Panning for Nuggets of Old” March 1984, Vol. 2 No. 1, by Cleburne “Pat” Pound)
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