... Cultural Center in Twin Groves. The cultural center features historical documents and photos narrating the migration of Hester Jiles and Mary Thompson, two ex-slaves who migrated from South Carolina to Arkansas, becoming two of the first black pioneers ...

... Thompson, Frank Thompson and Katie (Thompson) Brewer. Hester Jiles married three times. Her first husband was the Rev ... Mary Thompson, married Birdie Evans, a daughter of Hester Jiles. Gus and Grace "Birdie" (Evans) Thompson had eight ...