Harley Bozeman

Martin and Caroline Bozeman moved their family to Dodson in Winn Parish when Harley was ten years of age.

After leaving high school, Bozeman was a traveling salesman of items such as baking powder, starch, and pharmaceutical supplies.

Bozeman served briefly in 1918 the United States Army, but a case of influenza and pneumonia soon returned him to Winnfield.

[2] He introduced a bill for taxpayer-funded textbooks, a change also associated with John Sparks Patton[3] and the Long political dynasty.

He subsequently served on the Winnfield City Council, in which capacity he worked to establish the municipally-owned electric system in 1942.

[2] A charter member of First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Winnfield, he served on the board of directors until October 1970, when his son, Estes, succeeded him.

He possessed a personal memory of the past, and his work was often accompanied by rare pictures, drawings, maps, and letters.

Bozeman tried to answer personally the large volume of mail that he received regarding his historical work but at times was overwhelmed in doing so.