The Arl(ansas Family Historian
Volume 20, No.4, December 1982
Note: There is a surname index for Vol. 20 at the end of issue No.4. THE ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN
'Volume'20 Number 4 December 1982
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'RKANSAS GENEALOGICAL toctE1Y. I- . 4200 eA' STRRIIT LITTLE ROCK. ARKAN8AI ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. INC.
OFFICERS: DIRECTORS:
Mrs. Larry p~ Clark, President· Mrs. Harold Alspaugh, 1016 Highland j Magnolia 1211- Biscayne Drive. Little Rock, 71753 MS. Margaret Hubbard. Vice President Russell p~ Baker, 6525 Magnolia St., Mabelvale Rt. 6 Box 238. Hot Springs. AR 71901 AR 72103 Mrs. Gerald B. MClane, Treasurer Mrs .. Kathleen Strickland Bell, 1250 Chestnut St. ~ 112 Leach St~t Hot Springs, AR 71901 Forrest City, AR 72335 Mrs. w~ E. Fullenwider, Corresponding Mrs. Beth Brandenburg, 2201 Taft St., Van Buren, Sec. J 523 E. Union, Magnolia, AR 7·1753 AR 72956
Miss Virginia Wrlght 1 Recording Sec. Mls$ Jeania Moore Burns, POBox 353, Alma, AR POBox 726, Camden, AR 71701 -mh Mrs. B. J. Suffrldge, Jr., 4026 Glenmere, Marion s. Crafg, M. D., 300 Beckwood, Little North Little Rock. AR 72116 Rock, AR 72205 Mrs. Wanda Arnot Herald R. W4 Dhonau, 4410 Lee Ave •• Little Rock. AR 1421 N. University Ave., Apt. S-326 72205 James Logan MOrgan, Parlimentar1an Mrs. Bayle P. Hol11s~ 628 Banner, Camden. AR 314 Vine St., Newport, AR 72112 71701 Mrs. Mario B. Cia (Elaine Weir Cia) Mrs. Pat Lape Bennett, 1211 Dyson, North Little Editor. 4200 "An St., Little Rock, Rock, AR 72116
AR 72205 J. :So Lemley J 1120 N. l.)etroit.J Russellville. AR 72801
NOTICE I NOTICE I ! NOTICE II NOTICE! I AREANSAS HISTORY COMMISSION OFFICE: PRESENT ADDRESS: One Capitol Mall (Large Building directly hack of the present Arkansas State Capitol Bul1d1ng~ (2nd Floor, Open 8-4 every day except Sunday and Holidays). CENSUS, OLD NEWSPAPERS, CARD FILE, BOOKS. ETC. (Please make a note •• they have moved! II They were at the Old State Capi.tol Building1 ALL THE BOOKS, EXCRANGE QUARTERLIES, GIFT BOOKS, ETC. in the Collection belonging to our ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. are housed in the Little Rock Public Library, 800 1ouiso04 (one block west of Main Street) Little Rock, Arkansas. Hours 9 to 4 except, Sunday, MOnday, and holidays.4.2nd Floor •.• Right at the end of the hall I
EDITOR Mr.s. ~rio B. Cia (Elaine Weir Cia) 4200 nA" Street, Little Rock. Arkansas 72205
TIME 'TO RENEW for 1983 (THIS NOTICE .IAS ALSO IN THE SEPTEMBER 1982 ISSUE I) EDITOR'S NOTES ••••••...••••••••••••••••••...... ••••••••••••••.••••••••.••• Front PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CENSUS RECORDS •••.••.••••••••••.•••..••.•••••.••••••• 2l5 INFORMATION TO BE SHARED ...... 0< 216 mSES HICKERSON'S OBITUARy ••••.•••••••••••••••••.....•.•.•.••••.••••••••••••••••• 221 QUERIES ••••••• + ...... ~ ...... ~ • ~ ...... 221 1982 IlEl!BERSHIP LIST ••••••.•••....•..•...•••••••••••••••••.•••..••.•••.•••••••••• 235 mVING .••••• PLEASE NOTIFY YOUR EDITOR I ! III ...... 254 BOOK REVIEWS •••• ,.~ •• ~.~ ...... ~ ••••••• 261 LIST OF KNOWN •• HISTORlCAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES IN ARKANSAS •••.•.•••••••.••••• 266 INDEX TO THE ENTIRE 1982 ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN ISSUES •••••••••••••••••••••.•• (The number after the name in the Index, refers to the page number' in the 1982 Arkansas Family Historian.~.please do not question your Editor about this!) WHERE TO START RESEARCH? ~"HEN ARRIVING IN LITTLE ROCK ••• Please refer to the above Addresses for: ARKANSAS HISTORY COMMISSION OFFICE and LITTLE ROCK PUBLIC LIBRARY
SOURCE MATERIAL FOR ARKANSAS RESEARCHERS TO PURCHASE - We have revised our list (some are already out of print ••• most of these books were printed in either 100 or 200 groups, sO if you are interested in any of the books on this list, do not wait to order! More are bein~ added~ to our liG~, so if you have a book, printed in the past few years, or if you know of a good Arkansas Source book~ let us know!). We have constant requests for .•• the names, and authors of CEMETERY, CENSUS, MARRIAGE, VARIOUS FAMILY HISTORIES, ETC. BOOK IN PRINT. and where they might purchase a copy. Workshops and individuals, are always seeking new source material. Genealogical books make great gifts t love gifts, Memorials to Libraries and Individuals! Send S.A.S.E. with your request for this list (37¢ for postage ••• 20¢ is not enough for 6 pages).
Neither the Editor. nor the Arkansas Genealogical Society~ Inc. as.sume any respon sibility for information or material shared by the contributors. Correspondence concern ing any article should be addressed to the author (address is listed either at the beginning or end of their article). Corrections will be made, as soon as pOSSible, if our office is notified. and proper correction is given). Mrs, Mario B. Cia (Elaine Weir Cia) Editor. DEAR MEMBERS AND READERS OF OUR ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN:
Should Your name not be included on the ~1ember8hip List for 1982 ••• do not be alarmed! Our menbershlp list is so long. the typing was begun in early September. and we did think we could keep the list current with the renewals, and new members, but soon gave up on that idea. All of us are 90 busy, and live so far apart (not all in one office ••. as has been mentioned many times) it hard to do many of the different things, but we do try! It 1s very hard to try to keep all our issues, with about the same number of pages. and this almost needs to be dooe ••• as the· envelope will hold 2 quarterlies only! and if one is large snd the other small, two large ones viIi not fitl All these things have been worked out In times past (we try to save all we can)(whether it is your money or the money that belongs to the Society). And that is all the space we could allow for the membership 1iat when we were trying to work out the other information for the December publication. We need to stay within out budget! f/Jltut6- fin :71"."'" :7e""",.a." Plans have already been made for our ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S SPRING SEMINAR! l~ March 1983 - Saturday. University of Arkansas Medical Science Auditorium. Those who pre-register need not arrive until 9:30 AM (as a seat will be waiting' for you!)
lIE CAN' ANNOUNCE OUR SPEAKER - FOR THE I!NTIRE DAY: Mrs. Mary Bondurant Warren. of Danielsville, Georgia Editor of the well known publication u'FAMIL! PUZZLERSu
Among some of the topics are: Migration to the Southeastern United States, and Courthouse Records and Non-Courthouse Records, with many slides will be discussed (plus Questions & Answer period)
We are delighted to have already secured all this information, at this early date. so you can make plans this far ahead t Those of uS't who have not heard Mrs. Warren are looki,ng forward to the 19th of March 1983! Pre-Registeration 'Fee $7.00 at the door on tfarch 19 the Fee will be $10.00 You may pre-register now't and be sure you have a seatl
I plan to attend the Spring Seminar at the University of Arkansas Medical Science AudItorium, on 19 March 1983: My pre-registeration Pee of $7.00 is enclosed: (I understand there ia no refund, as with this fee~ a seat i~ being reserved for: NAME>______NAME'______
ADDRESS,______ADD~SS~ ______CITY,______-'STATE ___ ZIP CITY,______-'STATE> ______ZIP____ _ S.A.S.E. is enclosed for verification to be returned to the above address ------MEMBERSHIP
Hs~ Margaret Hubbard, Membership Chair-peraon $12,00 Rt 0 Box 238 Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901 Amount Enclosed'______
NAME.______Ancestor Chart Volume 1___ 2 __ _ ADDRESS'______3 Ii 5 0 7 8 ------,------CITY,______STATE,____ --'ZIP, _____ 9___ 10 ___ 11 ___ 12 __ 13 ___ 14 __ 15___ 16 __ 17 __ 18 ___ 19 __ 20 Countyr______Occupation.~ _____ 21-- 22-- Family Group Sheet Volume 1__ 2 __ 3__ 4 __ 5 ___ 0 ___ 7 __ 8 ____ 9 __ 1o_..... 11 __ 12 ___ 13 ___ 14 ____ _
------(ma11 now! before you forget! RENEWAL TIME! DEAR MEMBERS AND READERS OF OUR ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN:
tHth thiS issue our 1982 year ends! Many of your have a I ready sent your Membership Fee for 1983 and 1 wish there were enough nice words to tell you how much EARLy RENE~ALS do help. BOOKKEEPING and preparing the Quarterlies takes much of your Editor and PRINTERS time (to not even mention the every-day incoming and out-going mail!) We do have a good start for 1983 and already have JI'U'1ny more than our 200, required for Bulk mailing, so by the time the Quarterly is ready for the March issue. to be mailed. there will be no hold-up!
We do hope everyone read the EDITOR'S NOTES in the SEPTEMBER 1982 ,issue .•• but just in case YOu missed that ,. better read this I and please DO something about it NOW! We are only ONE of many~ who are trying to save on the expensive postal expense. OUR ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN will only be ~ailed in BULK ONLY .•.. SO jf your Membership Fee is not in our HEADQUARTER OFFICE ON JANUARY I. 1983 •.• w1th no excuses {we have already heard them ALL). 4200 !lA" Street. Little Rock~ Arkansas 72205 ... DO NOT EXPECT YOUR MARCH ISSUE. ff every thing is the same as the 1982 year .• there will not be a re-print of the March issue (and there will not be anyway to obtain a copy~ unless someone parts with their copy (which is not likely!) With the postal rate at present, this means vur Quarterly is mailed for about 20 cents inst~ad ot 75 cents or more (depends on where it is mailed!) BULK MAIL even tho it takes a lot of string and separating •.• to qualify for the postal regulations, this does mea~ a great saving to oul Society, and we hope since you have been given this knowledge. you will take ti~e now and send your check: Ms. Margaret Hubbard.(Membership Chairperson) Rt 6 Box 238, Hot Springs, AR 71901 - 1983 MEMBERSHIP FEE $12.00
ANNOUNCING TWO AWARDS IN ARKANSAS HISTORY April 1983
The ARKANSAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION awards annually two prizes in Arkansas History.
The first, the Violet B. Gingles Award 9 established in memory of the late Violet B. Gingles of B~nton. Arkansas~ carries a $300 prize and a framed certificate. The award is given to the person who writes the best manuscript article on an ArkanSAS subject~ The article can deal with any phase of th~ history of the state or with any individual connected with its history, and must not have been published previously. The second prize, the Lucile Westbrook Local History Award, established in honor of a prominent local historian of Nashville, Arkansas t carries a $200 prize and a framed certi ficate" The award is given to the person who writes the beat manuscript article on a local Arkansas sublect The article must deal with some phase of neighborhood. city~ county, or regional Arkansas history. or some person aSSOCiated with local history. Edited documents will be considered for this award. Submissions may not have been published previously. Any person is eligible to submit manuscripts for these two prizes. Manuscripts tor both prizes will be judged on the basis of (1) their contribution to expanding our knowledge of Arkansas history; (2) the judicious use of primary sources and to adequate und~rstanding of and appreciation for the secondary literature related to the sub ject matter of the article; (3) creative interpretation and originality; and (4) stylistic excellence. Manuscripts tor both prizes should be no more than thj,rty'" five pages? should be typed double-spaced. and must be documented. The footnotes. however. should be typed double spaced on separate aheets at the back of the article The footnote pages need not be counted as part of the overall text~ but should be numbered. The !,1tle page should contain the full title. the author's full name" a complete address. huephone numbers J and the name of the contest being ent~red. whether the Lucille Westbrook Local History Award or the Violet B. ~1ngleb Award. All entries~ Lnclud1ng illustrations. become POSSeSS10n of the Arkansas Historical asso ciation and wi j 1 not be returned to the author. All articles, Including the winners, will be considered for publication in the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, dlthough publication cannot be guaranteed. The winning arti~tes and authors will be announced at the annual meeting of the associa tlon in April 198" All entries bust be submitted in triplicale--an original and two copies by March 1. 1983~ to: ARKANSAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Room 12~ Ozark Hall Department of History~ University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is not the same organization as THE ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. Please do not send this information to our office!!!!t! Many of our members DO ALSO 8ELONG TO THIS organization and we are all good friends and try to help each other as much as possible •.• remember it takes people to make history! etc.! REMEMBER THE DEAD-LINE DATE .•• and also their address is Fayerteville and not Little Rock. *********** EDITOR'S NOTES (Con't page 2)
ONCE AGAIN •.• LET US REMIND ALL OUR MEMBERS AND READERS •..•hout the FRAUD letters those who claim to have a record of your FAMILY HISTORY!!f! Unless you have helped and have given information to those people.~.just how do you think they could have gotten this information? when it is gotten by reading censlls~ newspapers, Bible Records. and other information, only you or your family have 1n your personal possession? They are under several different names, and places ... from Pennsylvania, Ohic. and other places. All they have Is different Family names, and the first part of the bOOK is some general genealogical information (most any Library haa as much or better.~.GENERAL INFORMATION! The second part is many names taken from phone boo~s (and the like) allover the country. If you ar~ married~ you will not receive a letter on any of these books. as you are not listed in the phone book under your maiden name! The best you can do is contact these people (most are not the least bit interested in Genealogy, especially you and yours!!!! CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED .•• AGAIN and try to spread the word to those in your family & and your friends ••. if they receive a letter of this type about a book $27.85 or $19,95 or any other price ••• drop it in the 1st paper-basket, after you have torn it in several peices. There are all types of fiction books and Genealogy is not fiction! Check with your Library or a good Genealogical Society~ before you contribute to these people! We have mentioned this type correspondence on other occassions, and still it pops up againl
BACK ISSUES of OUR ARKANSAS FAHILY HISTORIAN .•• We have such a few BACK· ISSUlE.5 i,t is really a problem to list them in our publication •.. after a month or so the list is really a problem •.. as it is of NO VALUE. If you are interested, please send S.A.S.E with a request. These Quarterlies are stored in another building. and no one seems to have time to hunt any certain issue, especially after it has been out of print for several years. Postage will cost 63t for only One copy. Please do not request ANYONE CERTAIN ISSUE, again many are out of print) and will not be re-printed (especiall~ since only one or $0 is needed)~ The only way, any other the out-of-print issues may become available is, for some one to clean house, or move and not have the apace any longer (which is very seldom) then they notify our office and that is listed in our HISTORIAN. This should answer the many requests for certain out-at-print issues.
Also if you have requested a list of the known SOURCE ffATERIAL - FOR THOSE tNTERESTED IN ARKANSAS RESEARCH, and have not received the list (perhaps you did not include the 37~ S.A.S.E.) There are 6 pages, originally -typed on 14 inch paper and then reduced to fit ~xll inches and 20e postage is not enough. If you did send the correct amount and still have not received the list, .drop another line to us. We we out for a while, but these have been printed again
Rose Publishing Company. 301 Louisana, Little Rock. AR 72201, has a nice new Arkansas Book Catalogue 1962-1983, if you have not received one~ drop them a request.
ARKANSAS COUNTIES WITH PUBLISHED CEMETERY RECORDS EDITORtS NOTE: This list was compiled by R. P. Baker, 28 September 1982. If you have knowledge of 'other published ce~etery r~cords, not listed here? please let your Editor know! Some are working hard to get their recorda ready to publish, some have been copied and need to be typed (OUT members would like to know., . when and if they become available). Thes~ are available from various groups. 1st try the Extension Homemaker Council in the County. ~f they do not Know the answer, they will refer the question to Mr. Raker or to your ACS Headquarters, and we will make every effort to find the answer. Some of the Counties have already asked for suggestions about pr1nt1ng~ etc. Takes a heap of effort and money to get these projects perfected, but they help Researchers. both now and in the future. TIl~ following are already published (some counties complete. others in part). Benton trarland Jackson Pope Clark .;'rant Lawrence SL Francis Cleveland Hot Springs 'fadison Stone Crawford Howard Ouachita Washington Dallas Independence Perry White Drew Yell
EDITOR'S NOTE; Aga1n .•. a reminder! These books will not last long, so if you are J interested! It! Now is the time!
With the close of lh1~ gditor's Notes ..• your Editor cannot answer individual requests! Requests 1n general interests will be published in your ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN. If you have information you would like to share (and we do ~avor sharing! I!) we will try to pr1nt as mU:h as possible. as time and space will allow. Remember however, Genea1ogic~1 informa tion 1S not out of date EVER! Bible records. regardless of the ares, are always valuable (the family may have rnoved~ and taken the Bible along!) So New Yo~k, california, Florida, or North Carolina. etc. May be the very place your family information could be found. Seems SOMe one from Out of Arkansas finds some information we need!!! Sincerely Your EdLtorY¢teu.rU/ W..uv ~ EDITOR'S NOTE, The folloving vas contributed by Russell P. Haker, Archivst at the Arkansas History Commission office. The 1910 Census has been relc~$ed and is some different from the other Census Record, he has pointed out some of the It ('ntu ('If tnlt:'reHt and Home which wl11 be helpful when we are researching this recoru. The Arkansas History Commission office 18 on the 2nd floor of the large building, directly behind tho prosent day State Capitol Building. I E. Cia KEY TO 1910 U. S. CENSUS M!RACOOE Note: Use Soundex Code as in 1900 census
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PRAC'l'TCAI. TNPORMA'flON ABOUT CENSllS RECORDS by Mlch;;tl.'>l S. CQlc~ N. U. Routt.> 6~ Eox 52, H(.uris,)O, AR 7260J
Nl'W g~'llt;alogist$. ~lllu sometimes thllSt' of us who an' 0xperienced :,;cl1t';11o~ists, PI,'\'ilS!Ollillly Iwed tu be reminded of the V'tlhj~ of cpnSUH n.'{'nrds. Arter sC':lTchillf.,l inIllHubL'r :lb1.: pnAI1$ of c".'mHiS ('numerations, T h,1Vl~ >11;:;0 Learned th:1t tlil'rt' <'lrl' ~om(' 1 tmE t." UJ tll,,- va hit.' of d:lta recon](!d in the census. 'rIll' tInitetl St<.1t-es Constittltion, written in 17g7~ provided for thl!' C('OSUS to hI.' tah'll t.~vli!ry tl.~l1 yel'lrs. prlln<,rily to detc>rmlnc the ollmher of Congression:ll Rcpn'st'otot ivt'~ fur (':leh state. We gCllc.:llogjst& h;;lve developed ,..1 \lS(;' for this dcccnni.11 r('cord wh'kh our founding filth __'rs did not ('ven considt'r. In my ~)pjnlol1~ Llles(' ('('n3US n'cords prollid~' the mnst u$l'ful i;l'n~,-tlo).\h'.11 rt1search tool for the time period 1790 to 1900. Ort~'n \iI(' cnn ('tH.IlV trtH.'I, our :1I1CIi.'stors htlck through the nineteenth ('entury using nothing but thC' ccnsust's. Tht., first sIx Cl.'nSUSl.'H recorded the flUmeS' of heads of hOllst'hnltil{ wilh ot!1l".'r fn«llly mcmb~'rH n''''\J~niz\td only by sex tlnd an a~e rt'l-n~c. In 1790. members of tilL"' L,mi ly !Jert' cuunted in only three C(lte~ories: male's ave 16, milleR under 16~ and fcmalt~s. In 1800 tlnd 1810~ this was c-xp,Jndcd to fille age groups for each $(')(: under t'I).\€ 10. JO-16. 16-26. 26-45~ lIver agp 45, Th
TIll.' 1850, 1860, and 1870 censuses recorded names of every penwn T Hlong with thi?ir :lge, $I.~X. and stuti: or countr,y wher€' born. The 1880 census added relntionship to th .... lwad of the family .anti recorded birthplaces of each personls pv.rents. The 1900 census "ddcd month Through my experience j 1 hove le.,rned thot even the census ltse1f is not witll0ut errOl' One reason for this is. th.1t it was not until 1910 th.:1t people were given an eK"m tn set: if they were competent before being hired to collect census inforw.lltion. Too many of the census takers of the 18005 were poor spellers with sloppy penmflnship. This fact. added to' the prohlem of fading ink on some records, makes some names practically jmpossibh~ to inter pret. lt also casuses SO'me families to be overlooked while searching the microfilm, it is evident from comparing records that some family data is inconsJstcnt from one census year to another. This is understandable if we conSider the situations under whii.;h the census W.'lS taken. The census taker probobly spent .:l very short time iH each house. Many people resented answering his questions because they felt it was an inv.:lsl0n of theIr privacy. The census was usually taken during the summer while most of the 11len were working In the Helds. The information was probably supplied by only one family membor. who+ 1 suspect, was usu~l1y the wife. She might not remember the exact ap;c of -er htlsb~nd anti certainly might be unsure of the birthplaces of his parents, She possibly was uncertain of her own ,1ge bec~use far less emphasis was placed on age durIng the l880s 8S compt'lre:d with today. TI,e census ttlker usually did not ask how to spell nameR~ because too many cith.ens were unable to read and write. Some people were listed with their first name in one c('nSUB and with their middle or nickname in another. Some fnmilies were completely missed by the census taker. The wIs~ family historian must be aware of certain limitations of the census snd not exclude It pertinent record Simply on the grounds that it is not eX.flctly as one expects 1t to be. Pc-opJc trocinf;t their family tree, but not familiar with the United Statt.'s ceostlS reC'ords~ often become frustrated with illegib11ity~ inconsistencies, omission~, ~nd other prohlC'ms of this record, The researcher who is knowledge.tlhle about the proper vulue of ce-n!'lUS records will re Miother bOClk of only marriage records, With the Census records, the marrin~e records J and of course the Cemetery records, the g<"nealogif'.11 is so much easier now than it was only 5 or .ow years Frtlm: \.n ...• t\f It!!!" ARKANSAS FAf.1lj,\' IIIS'l'OPIAN t:I·:!umHS (1,.1I11L' with-IH.'l!! 011 n"IIIl>>;nwn do('~ havl' ",lOh! go~,d 1)j.1int..'rs for gl~lh.'nltlgtsts.n ThlA ""tiS writtpll ruttny ye;lrs n$!.t.'. hut is still tllll..:ly. PC Novl..'mlll'T 1{)fl2 "IlCllr •... l' 1J betdH'l )'uur pilone hill is going to be n lulu wIth tht'll last phon!..' t:tl:ll on il! From ..... hnt you s,ny. 1 takl' iL th.1t you ,:'ITe more jn til(> g('n(;>l'~tl hiRtoritlil CLhifl. thtln gl'IH.'nll,; gh;;t •.• nnu it thllt btl! the C.:\6<.>, pcrimps it 'Would not bl~ <''tmtss t>.1 try to he a I itt!.'\.' mOrt' Slh-'C If i C :lhout tlw whys ~ whl'rcfon"!3. W.:lys aod mto'i'HlS •• tir g0nea] ogis t p roct'dun' ~ t hilt is, {)f hlstllrinnM I imagiOi.' ~cncnlo~ist :"Irc the most nnsginv, when it com~s to h,wing thin};« ,Hi I;;xACT :t.!'J posliible#. _which must make U$ s~em to be shn..'\ro's ,1nd hnrpi,-,~,;! nut. •• aft",·r yuu'Vt· l-;-,:;:;tlat for yl~ars or so you will see why. \1iH;o you ~o fnrth(!lT thi.'ln lOth,,' iJ,pnt.'Tal big pic an~ thl~ pt.'~lpl{.' ttlr(''' ,'Ud get down to the point wherl' yOH studying historics of Kpccific or " thl.'ir immediate: families the ch~'1n('es for error become tremendous. And th.,t is tnl~' t.'V~'1i vf ,:'t ni1~ .,s rare ..,s Woeford. Most everything that is in print tollay rcp;ardinj.; Woffurd _is tn error. TIl'=! ones who prcp..1.red that "Hi$tory of the Wofford family" re to the Spilrt.11\- huri~ Wofford .. made errors so very serious it may well be impossible tu g",'t it strtllv,ht. lJ.'t., thinj.; get Jnto print, ..,nd th<.' hooks scattered around and mORt folks thillk lilt c.:ln't be wronf, -- it is in the BOOK. U We1L •• the first BIC, ERROR WllS i.n thelr sttltcm<..'nt tll.1t there wert:' no Wofforlll;:; but those 5 brother. There were many! ln f.\et - in tJIC Sp.1rt.lnhurg District thcre werc Woffords thE'H' who were rel ..'1ted TO the 5 broth('rs ... hut if SO~ it is distant. 'rhey were' (n South Carolina before the 5 brotherR left Mtlryl,'md! T11(' Wofford~ of South Cnrolinil who wrote th3t book took the doings of at least four ruen named Willj,;Jm Wofforll--- ASSUMED that all refcnmces were to Col. Wm. Wofford, {.'ldest of the 5 hrothers ••• :;, serious error! At the tim(.~ that book was written one descendant had tl: Rev. War. fHrlou~h Rigned by Col. Wm. Wofford. You'd think those folks "\IIQuld have knocked th€mS(.>1vl'R out gett ing rhotostats of that signature! They did not! Many original ptll,erS But I veer from my original thought. Let it suffice to sny: DON"T tnkc ANYTHING for granted 1n this business. Don't tolke <'lny Wofford DAR Records seriously: or .1ny other rt~ cord (printed or othen.'ise); don"t take that old History of the Wofford F(lmily seriously. Don't be blinded by trftditional tales. Eoch scholar has to do h'ls own .... ork and research. Makes notes of everything BUT accept NOTHING for ~hich there is not legnl proof. On our own line of Woffords I have unbrenkable proof bACk to, John 14offord of Rockingh;tlm County~ North ~roI1nn~ ~~ to the Spartanburg bunch I have the genernl run of d.Jt.J ••• th.nt re~ion needs work desperately ••. and is the tl1sk for those concerned. Now - as to genealogists. I realize I sound like t'I shrew (. harpie wh('n I drill ,Jway at you to go to work on those courthouses in your region t'lnd pick them dry on W(lfford-W(lrford. Perhnp$ if I exrlain the psychology of the genealogist it won't sound so h.nrsh and mean lJr flippant. First - in general - genealogists are the most generous of people. Most of our work is done through Oil exchange of letters with folks workIng th.e s.nme RUrn f'.ene But !low ••• m. to !!cnealogists. We help one lmother.~.yes ••• but we've Illl bet.·n Btung hy H1'HE VULTURES". 'They arc il hated breed ..• 3nd no one wants to gE't such .:l reput.ation mnong thE' folk!'> working the same lines. For example there's <1 WOFFORD desc0ndtmt uut tn Utah, who is a (lr~me vulture! When she stttrted her research she w:ts lucky enough to stumhlt, on to Pt'rfhHlS w},,-, Wt'!rc .3ble to h.::alld her her line (lll a silver platter. She took and took nnd took l1nythin~ (IUd everything she ('ould j.{et out of us •.• and gave us the sum tot,'ll of nothing in return. l,..'hcll T wrote h."re when I W.3S helping guther d ..,ta for the revl$~(\ Wofford history lNFORMA'rlON TO BE StlARIW (Cont' PH!4i.' 2) 6\'ntling F;ul1i.ly Croup ShCtJtA for her t() fill out so her family might be rt'rn't'tH.'litctl Wl' t'lJ'lkl'd i! shv'tI h" to thnt Vl'ry fabulous g~~nei:\l(lgic"l librnry in her lown, l'Ind st.·£: if thC'rc wen~ any .I;'lta tflt Wofrord in On-lOR€' County, Virginiil. She rehlsetl! Sh~' mcnti')!H.'d how higldy !,'Ilthll$,,'d sM.· W.'lS "bout our work, and the proposed new history .. ,:md ('oold h':HdJy 'omit until it J;tnt intll prillt~ and the l.ibrary hought it AO she ('ould re"d it! 1'00 ------ch""p to I.'V ..'ll buy n copy of her own! 1 didn't even bother to'reply. 1 figure' my timC' (which ls J imitcd~ tOt1~ (}f courHe) 1.8 too vnlunble to W;:lst(~ on someone tikl" thnt. Wh:\t time 1 IWVL' [ ...... Uit to sp~tHI l)t\ J{l'rious amI honorable students. In other wonls: slit! bled .:111 of U5. s.,t on her roynl doing nothin~. spending nothing (not even time) - fll10w~d US to knock ours('lvcs out, spend OUT money, energy i'liod time - nnd S~!E rcnped our harvest. Needlc.,s to sny - W~ p:18S the word around nmong ourselves - find it'll be Z\ cold day, hcf(lre 8h~ gets n\lythill~ Otlt of <1:ny of us again. As in 011 other phnscH of socicty, the vultures, tht' chpnp. til(> fre(.'-loaders~ etc arc found nmonp; ?-ene;llop;ists~ too! Whlch may seem <1 .strange thing to tell you ••• hut it (when you get going) you run 1l1to .s~·emingly wary )!;enealogists ••• they arc probably lltesting" you! And •.. no matter ""no you write on this (serious hobhyi»ts) one of the first things any will ,'\!':k you will be ~ to those ARKANSAS County records ... since (heing your family) they are your prvject nnd your, responFiibility. And.~.in order to get specific datn from others you' h.'lve to hive your d,).ta to them. It works out wonderfuUy w('11. And ••• in the end, nothing is really wasted. A year or so ago, one of my penpals in Ceorgin, n distant cousin in California. and I pooled our funds UH20) and h<1d some North Carvlin., records checked by a pro. We gut but little out of it, as Woffords ""eren't in the region. But ••• in Rowan County, we got some nice Wnrtord data. H's a value to us, is negative •.• but one of these days we may he able to offer it in exchange to som£'one who htls d~tn of vnst vnlue to US. llecause of the time factor and other consider.ltions~ I have hi\d to stop sending copies of Now. You may hilve full knowledge of procedures, I will outline to you. If so - you fre'~ to tell me to ~o fly a kite. But it may be (if you've not done it before) that don"t know cXil('tly how to go about GETTING this information. Flrst~ you h.1VO to find out where the desired datCl is located. In Missouri we have no centrallzed Archiv~s - any extant records are located in the county courthouses themselves. Wlwt your situi1tion in Ark.ansas. is, I do not know. But. •. just for fun let's say they :lre i.n courthouses. Well ..• in Missouri .•• the deed books art;' located in (usual.ly) the office of Rccordt!I" >.If Deeds. But no matter - just .:'Isk for the office where the Deed Books are loentt!d. Stnrt in with the oldest book. Some places, the Dir~ct and indirect index is ~1.1 in onl' hook; others have separ I f the Deed men t iOlls the nameS of persons who lived on ndjoinif'll; land, note this - it it' import."lnL. Also note ~ if i1 wife signed. rel(>. IN,\JRMATION TO BE SHARED (Con't poge 3) Or here's the abstract of a very valuable (to US) Deed in Campbell County, Virginia. Campbell CO' 9 VA. Deed Kook 8, pa~e 500 Sept. 8, 1809 John Welch and Cloah, his wife. of Iredell Co •• N.C.: Abner Dudley & Lucy of Pittsyl vania Co. ~ VA.; Wm+ Dudley and his wife Charlotte; John Brown and Fillis; Absolum Dudley & Betsy his wlfe~ Betsy and Preston Dudley of Campbell Co., VA •• all sign a Deed to John Dudley - 120 acres on Stanton River ~djoining Phillip Payne. Signed by: John Welch; Chloah Welch; Abner Dudley; Lucy Dudley; Seley Dudley; Wm. Dudley; Charlotte Dudley; John Brown; Fillis Dudley; Absolom Dudley; Betsy Dudly; Betsey Dudley; Preston Dudley. Wit.: Benjamin Davis; Eppa Harroway; Jesse Haney; Mitchel M., Callion, Jesse Dudley; Christian Mohr. This is as it was sent to me. It is a poor a.bstra.ct - but the value of the Deed is tremendous! Well - 1 need to order a copy of the full Deed from Virginia State Library, as the above abstract. contains some confusing points - BUT - what this abstract shows us. is •.. aLl these above persons appear to be the heirs of some deceased male Dudley who died intes tate (without leaVing a WILL) ••. that they heired his lands jointly •.. and that jointly they are selling their interest in it to (possibly) another of the belrs. Now. My husband descends from the above named John Welch, a Revolutionary soldier~ born 8 Nov. 1756 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, who served from Bedford Co., VA. - the son of John and Mary (Gilbert) Welch. We know our Jobn's wife was named Chloe from other Deeds wherein she signed the release of her dower rigbts. And the above Deed gives uS proof that the maiden name of Chloe was DUDLEY. It gives us proof that it is the SAME Jobn and Chloe who had moved to Iredell Co., North Carolina. There were other deeds in C«mpbell Co~~ VA. that were equally valuable .•• they consti tute LEGAL PROOFS. One was filedl recorded not only in Virginia~ but also in the Iredell Co., N.C. Deed Books •.• even tho' the land was in Virginia. You never know WHAT valuable stuff will turn up ••• and oftentimes, it will turn up in places. you would never suspect, But at any rate ••• tbe deed records are of PRIME importance. A MUST! With you, now, for example. ~our grandmother~ you say, was born June 1859 1n Hot Spring Co., Arkansas. Her father was James Warford. You didn't tell me the name of the wife of James Warford~ ~ou say your grandmother was the only child. The marriage record of James Warford and his wtfe should be in the records of Hot Sprin- County, AR. The 1860 Census of Hot Spring Co. ~ should list James Warford~ 'his wife, their baby (your grandma). The 1850 Census of Hot Spring Co. 2 ahow show James Warford t still at home vith his parents; Isaac, 1 believe you said~ In re to Arkansas census material you gave me - you gave it to me on the phone. You mentioned an! Isaac Warford, age 48, b. N.C.; Polly, 43, b. SC.; Wally, 20. b. Tenn (male or female?); Wilson, 17, b. TN; Dorcas. l5~ b. TN.; James, 13. b. TN.; Anderson~ 1. b. TN. What County? Is this your Isaac and is the 13 ye~r old James YOUR James WARFORD? If so - what OTIIER Warfords, were listed in that same sounty 1850 census? Isaac and Polly might have a son or two who are already married - and Isaac might have brothers living in the game County or adjoining ones. At any rate - if this is your Isaac Warford - tben you know he was born about 1802 somewhere in the state of North Carolina ••• that his wife was born about 1807 somewhere in South Carolin •.• that they called her Polly (her name as probably Mary) .•. that it is quite probable thiu Isaac and Polly married somewhere in Tennessee - and that if Anderson Warford. the year old baby is their son, that tbey were still IN TENNESSEE until 1849. Now - IF this ISllac is Yours - and IF that Robert Warford Hborn about 1794 in North Carolina - from Kentucky" is his brother ••• you have the names of TWO of the family anyway. The name Isaac is common enougb in Woffords.~.but Robcrt is never seen in older Woffords .•• yet the name Robert is ~ommone in WARFORDS. John, James t Benjamin. etc. are common to ANY family. Wilson and Anderson as given names in the family of this ArkanRas rsa.lc. could well be family names. Polly may have been a WILSON or an ANDERSON. Isaac's mother could have been an ANDERSON ••• or a WILSON. If that is your Isauc - you'll have to look for him somewhere in the 1840 ~ensus of Tennessee .•• which may prove to be quite a task; locating him. But I think I have already sent you ~lues on that. Your closest bet if you want to read these rolls from microfilm yourself is to take a trip to Memphis. Their library has all those films which were made frOm the origin.'ll books in Washington~ D.C. Or .•• of ~ourse •.• nashville. If you arc lucky you might find out where your man came from in tbe Deeds right there in Ark~ns8s. When you place your man in Tennessee - thcn - you start allover again thru Deed5. Harriages~ Court r(~cords~ etc. lr thnt's your Isaac, you knm.> he came in from North Carolin,. lo'hich is a Iwtp - .1nd there weren't that many of them In North Carolina. TherE' was., batch of th... 'ffi jn -219- INFORMATtON TO BE SHARED (Conft page 4) ROWtl:ll County. It cost us Wofford researchers $120 to find thi'lt out - nod to learn thnt THAT duta didnlt do US a smitch of good! Ha! Now IF that's your folks ••• there's a possibility that YOUR peorle go back into VIRGINIA rc<':nrds ••. and if so, I can give you ways and means to att'lck TIlAT problem. There's no \ofn)' hjhort of .going there yourse.lf) that you can help investing some rcal money into it ... but Virginia is it much nicer place to have an ancestor than many OTHER states! Al1 Virginia DEEDS to 1850 are in one pltl:ce. As to Arkansas census records - it isn't necessary to go to Wahington to view them! Where ure you state Archives &/ or State Library? They will probably have every Arkansas census roll from the. first -one up to 1880 on microfilm~ you CM examine yourself. There are probably a thousand clues you can pursue and the libraries or ,'Hchivist would be g1.l.ld to help you. None of them wll1 do the work FOR you ••• but they w111 advise you as to what records are available, and where to find them, and how to use them. It just depends on how much time and effort you personally wish to put into it. No one can do your lines half as we.ll as you can yourself. The BEST pro (being unfnmiliar with your families) C<1n miss a clue that you'd catch. were you doing it yourself. So ... you see ••. I do do hope you don't take any of this in the wrong spirit, If I didn't want to help you, ltd certainly not take the time and effort to sit down for entire afternoons to try to spell out the situation for you ... to explain what records we use, why we use them, tee, I'm only telling you what anyone doing this work would tell you - if they take the trouble to put it down. From what you tell me, you have very valuable material. So, when you get it tagged, labeled, organized and typed up, nnd get your basic material together, you'll be beaufifully in business. Unti1 this is done. we nrc uncertain, just how we COULD really help you in older data. * It is totally impossible to do genealogy with nothing but generalities to GO on. It has to be written down and has to be exact ••• and as complete as possible. Until I'd see legal proofs to the contrary, ltd say off-hand that t do not believe you are of Wofford descent. I liQuId say that if known kin of yours are using the \-larford spell log ••• then your problem has nothing to do with the Wofford one. Now, 1 am not referring to the butchering of the name, that Clerks $0 often make ••. r mean the man HIMSELF ... if HE spells it War ford - then it is suspicious. I have been in close contact the past few years with thousands of Woffords and Wofford descendants and not ONE of them changed that WOFFORD spelling. When we find a varient spelling - they ALWAYS turn out to be negroes. If the 1850 Isaac Warford is you man - it might be a ~ood idea to try to trace the descendants of everyone of those children listed in 1850 and see how they spelled tbe name. If you ARE Wofford and ARE of the South Carolina bunch - then you 00 have an expensive job cut out for you. Most everyth1ng thought true about them is NOT true so all the hasic research needs doing •.. in about 5 different counties in South Carolinn. No one has ever done it! Later on if you feel you want copies of my Wofford material out of Guilford and Rock ingham Counties~ North Carolina; Stewart and' Henry Counties, TN.; nnd wish to pay the fee for photocopies, Ii 11 take them out and have them copied. An office equipment company does it for me. They charge as follows: I sheet is 50¢; (that is a sheet of paper this size); 2 to 25 Rheets is 25c;: per each sheet; 26 to 50 sheets comes at 20~ per each sheet; 51 up comes at 15¢ per each sheet. Well~ •• I've been at this since this morning and it's almost llpm ... so I'd better get ready for bed. Best wishes, (name not given) ec *We can't get anywhere by phone ••• probably not even via personal contact for the simple reason .•. nothing has as yet been put into written order (in_a~tor·simple_to~study). All we can do is confuse one another and exchange peneralitles. Perhi'lps you are uncertain as to how to organize your mAterial. If you'd like copies of the Guilford? Rockingh.1m Cos. He & Ste;.;.,rt Co.~ TN material, there's roughly 50-55 pages. 1111 let you have this free of ch.:lrge, if yuu pay for having it copied. The Rowan Co., North Carolina re6earch~ if interested t let's talk trade! I need {~\J f ford-Warford data io Arknnsas in Clay. Lawrence. Ei Cross Counties. Can you get this mater La 1 '! eDITOR! S NOTE: Please do no't write tor additional information on this article. Elaine Cia TIle one and Doly reason this materi.,1 was copied by you Editor. was to give some well spoken (:10<.:1 valuable clues). The origin"ly anthor's name Is not Imolin <'lnd wna shnred by one of our ARKANSAS GENEALoGICAl. SOCIETY MEMBERS. Our many many thanks to this very tboughtful ~1emhcr. NOTF.: Remember the date of this letter was November 1962 ••• since that time many thiugs !l;w£, heen tlddcd at the Arkansas History Commission (Arkansas Archives offlce). -220- (O"ERCUSON Mary Burden Seales, P. O. Box 8278~ Lumberton, TX 77711 (Hardin Co.) - I PARKER lJould like to correspond with anyone with knowledge of descendants of Alexander FERGUSON, b. li40~ Scotlanu; married Mary PARKER, Virginia. So, Stephen D. (b. 1785. Bedford Co., Virginia and his son (my g. g. grandfather) Carlus c,. FERGUSON~ b. Jan. 1813, Franklin Co., VA. Need name of Carlus I 1st wife. and her death date and names of her parents. Carlus married Sarah Jane ORREN (or ARREN) b. ell 1842, Tenn .• lived in White Co., Arkansas. Need names of Sarah Jane's parents. Would especially like to correspond with any descendants!!! . MUMMEY Also need any info on Henry Michael MUMMEY. b. 1847, Schuylkill Co •• PA MAHAN married Elizabeth Dezrette MAHAN, b. ca 1848, Ohio. Need Eli&abeth'a parent's names. Married in Augla1ze Co., Ohio! 18&8. Elizabeth died in Jefferson Co~. TX 1922. Would like to correspond with anyone with knowledge on rtny of these people. Henry M. MUMMEY~ descendant of Isaac MUMMEY, b. 26 May 1821, PA" died 20 tfurch j885~ Labettc Co., Kansas. Married ea 1842 to Mary Magdalene BLANK, b, ]3 Feb. 1824, PA., died 18 Feb. 1909, Kansas. Need names of Hary's parents. ADAMS Elizabeth Adams Giannandrea¥ 20)4 Tracy Ct.~ Visalia, CA 93277 - 1 am in WOOTON search of my great grandmother's name and perhaps other history. {I am told she was an Indian) I do not know of her name! b~lt thought possibly by obtaining information on my grandmother's birth certificate (possibly there would be some information that would be helpful). The only info i have on my grandmother is: her name was Lou LizA WOOTON (ADAMS) born. St. Joe, Searcy Co •• AR 1888. She was the wife' of .John Robert ADAMS + Can anyone. please help? SASSAMAN James E. Sossaman, 868 Pippin Ave., Sunnyva1e~ CA 94087 - The SASSAMAN SOSSAMON SOSSAMON-SOSSAMAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION USA - There is a newsletter printed, SOSSAMAN and a family history book ready (to go to press) Information from! Leroy SOSS&~ON. For further information please contact James at the above address. NOTE: From Leroy HIt goes without saying that I look forward to, and enjoy our ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN so much. It is so 1nformative~ and I have made some postive contacts from my Queries. Having been an officer in the S-S-S Family Association for 6 years, I think the ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN STAFF do such a wonderful job!!! THANKS LEROY and many others who write such nice words of encouragement (we sure need all these!!tl!) SMITH Mrs. Loni Gardner, 2223 South 400 East. Bountiful, Utah 84010 - I am trying ARMSTRONG to locate obituaries for the following individuals: Mariah SMITH, died 4 August 1925, Oxford, Izard Co.~ AR. Whitfield 8. SMITH, Civil War Veteran, died 19 January 1931, Oxford, Izard co., AR. Brannon William ARMSTRONG, died 1 August 1902. SMITH Lillian Pardue, 121 North Violet, West Monroe, LA 71291 - I am trying to locate info on the parents of Thomas Jefferson SMITH, born 16 Feb~ 1857 (AR ..• but where in AR1) & My grandfather, Alfred J. SMITH, b. 10 April 1860, AR (wish I even knew the County?) Please help~ A NEW~ •. Mrs. Sidney Haydon (Debbie) 6419 Evergreen, Little Rock~ AR 72207 - The BEGINNER! ! 1 names I am most interested in are: DWYER and FAULKNER. Someone please help! EDWARDS Ruth Edwards, 6307 Sandie, Amarillo, TX 79109 - Edward Dabner EDWARDS, h. HICKERSON 3 Sept. 1836~ Lodi. Yazoo Co" Miss.¥ died 15 July 1889, Petty, Larmar Co., JOHNSON COO? TX~ son of John James and Ann (1) EDWARDS. Think perhaps Ann was a NICKLESON KNIGHT? Edward married 1st to Martha Frances WILLIAMS and they h.1d five WIL1~IAMS children, three of which grew to adulthood: Lavicy Eldona, b. 1854 married KNIGHT John Thos. KNICKLESON; Myrtle Eula, b. 1857 married to Martin L \HLLIAMS; John F.dgar who married Susan Alice (?~. Edward moved to ~arber. Logan Co., • AR nfter 1864 and before HnO~ He married 2nd to Sarah Jane HICKERSON. 4 Dec. 1866. Sarilh waR the daughter of Moses and Clarkie (JOHNSON) HICKERSON. Moses and part of the family are buried in u farmer's field near Barber, Logan Co., AR. Edward and Sarah were the parents of 9 children, of which eight grew to adulthood: Clarkie. b. 1870, Barber. Cordt'l1~ b. 1871, Barber; Meriu~ b. 1872, 'Sarber; Mary, b. 1874~ Barber; Moses, b, 1875. Llano Co •• TX.; <...l1nr1cs, b. 1875. Ll t1(lf;ES t! J CI«(l'.RsnN' S OIHTtiAHY M":-oPM IU::':I(F.RSON was b(lrn in Tt~nnt:l:5setJ, Ckt. 3. 1MIC) and dh'd a.t his r\':o:ith'nt;.; 11\ S.-Illt county /\rk •• F"vb. 2. TB7;. H(' Inade: a proft'ssioll of n:Jigion wlwn alHlllt {,1gb· 1,','11 Y'-';II"S of agt'~ and ,"onned>.'d hin)~di with the Cun)b(~dand Pn'~bytl'l'ian Chlll-,-h. hut on r"!l)ll\"ing tu Tl!Xas't and finding none (If his own d{~notllat1ol1 l'UI1V\'utl'nt, 11 ... ' I"U· nn"ckd him:H'lf with tlw M. E. ChUI·('h. South. in which 1w WQS a ~,,(jnstant and tlSl'fuJ tHeln!,,'I" (01' neQ)']Y twenty years, and thmlgh he had n"turn('d to his own ('lHlI-l"h befn I'V hiS death, ht' dt;H'med to be with tiS in f('cling, and wils cv\'r I'('ady ttl nwd with n;-; in llw daSH -nweting and other scrvin':-> uf O\lr church) and was also I'('ady at all tim l'S tu it;!!:;}st n;-, in the pl'omotion and tht! vadous jntert'~t:; and ('nlt'rpl'11;lt't'> ,.{ llw elluI' I',h. When h{' l'alTI(' to dht, he was n'ady and willing to· go; expr.'ss('d hims(·]f a .. r!'::-llJ.!, M lied, and ill fun aHsuran..:e of eternal lift:: in the wodd tu ('01111.:. He wa::; a good man, and many besldt.:"!j h-is affJidcd widow and childn'n wiD rt'Ji~c that they ha\T sllstailwd a gl'- ('fH ]t)s~ by hlH dt·ath. t''''' M. MOORE On thl' 4th of Fdl\ura ry; B:u"bara Lt}dl-ie if 246f'. and A. M. 1 ounanlmously adopted tlll' f(lHnwing: pl't'.unbJ,p and r~>so]ution!j: Wlwr!~al':it It has plcas('d tht' great Al'di1tcd of tht~ univt'rsl' ~)n tht' 2nd day of F'"b. IHr~, to r('movc from our midst our faithful bl'other, Most's HICKERSON then'fuf'~', b\, it RCHoJvud I. That in the death {If brother HICKERSON this lodg,,> has lest it worthy mllfllbcr, tlu· community a kind and peaceable cithen, and his famil)' thf'ir cheif stay and support. l. That a;;: a lodge we deeply m.ourn the death of our dcar dcparh-d broth('r, and that l,ve tender tt) his family our heartfelt sympathy in this tll('ll" ,Mad bt'l"t-'aven1t'ut. ~. That in commemoration of thdr Jo.ss, the membt'l"s of this lodgt:· be n:quested to wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. 4~ That tlwsc rC801utlons be spread upon the records uf this lodge, and tht·y h~' pllbHsht;d in the Western Methodist, and a copy (.If the'same hI!" furnlshed the family ttl' 1'1)1.' dc{ cas ed GEORGE MINMIM G.E.JAMES "'. KINCANNON T.A.COCHRAN JAMES BAKER Comn"littt.'~' Copied by Ruth Edwards (rom a dipping in the posseliiun of R. L. Banctt Norman. Okla Ruth Edward!:! 63.07 Sandi!, Amarillo. Texas 79109 rm!TORtS NOTR: Can nnyo'ne pleas£' Ill'lp with ':lny nddit'ional inform:1tion .. hout this lodgl.· and tlll' Wesrern Ml'thotll!'>t? ******ltlt*** CHAMPLIN William J. Hunter, 16750 B~inbury St •• Canyon C~untry. C~ 91351 - Need CHAMPLAIN info on all CHAMPLIN I CHAMPLAIN Families of Arkansas before 1890. Parti culary need info on descendants of Thomas J., Reverend James and Arnold CHAMPLIN. son$ of Thomas and Mary (WILBER) CHAMPLIN. Thomas 1st se~tled in Pulaski Co., AR in i843. Son. James' Family settled in Lonoke Co •• AR. Have a11 io£. on Thomas' sons: Hugh LaF,tyett(l and Jesse S. of Cayroll Co" AR and ancestry of all. Will help anyone with f~rob102m. WALLACE p, K. Holmes, Box 66, Newport, AR 72112 Anything beyond Wesley William WALLACE t born 14 Feb. 1807, Fairfield Dist.~ So~th Carolina, some census reports show plnce of birth as Edinburgh, Scotland. Married Isabella RUTHERFORD, Ruther fordton. North Carolina. Family moved to Mt. Pleasant. Miss .• about 1852~ thence to Jacksor Cn. ~ Arkansas in 1859(8). Died 16 Oct. 1864(5) on Litchfield farm. JtH::kson Co •• AR. ~buried \.Jalnut Cnw.(J Cemetery~ Note: See Filml1y Group Sheet 1n FAMILY GROUP SHEET VOLUME #15 (to he publ is~ed in 198~) Many HALLACES d('sccncj from t.,'fi!!:Ilev ~!111iam tiALLACR, flOd j t hp[)erl that $PJ\ll"One W) 11 see thiS {;, respond* with some lnfonnatlOn On same. Any man who was thla father ~,r 11 surviving children! The descendants should know something a:bout. -222- WASSON Mrs. f. E. McCowen, 1504 N. Mosby~ El Dorado. AR 71730 - My letters to Hr8. Diana D. WASSON, Route 5, Box 624, Abilene, TX 79605 have been returned! This address is from our ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN research index exchange, Volume 1. 1979. 1 h'-we found a BIBLE RECORD of C. C. BRITT, the Family Diana 1s searching. Can anyone help with her current address? If she will write me. I will send her the information. ,:Rl FFlN N. L. Criffin, POBox 2218. Ruldoso~ New Mexico 88345 My research 1s on a JONES .Joho Fielding CRIFFIN. who was my grandfather. He is said to have been born J July 1838, Conway COOt AR. I would like to correspond with anyone who has any info on a William Fielding, Daniel A. GRIFFIN or Thomas Q. JO~E~. All three of these families were living in Conway Co., AR between 1838 and 1840. Please help! GIST Thomas Allen Bruce, M.D., 4 Hi11andale. L1tt1e Rock. AR 72207 - Benjamin BRUCE GIST, b. ca 1831 TN. son of Russell and Nancy CIST of KY, married Nancy E. BRUGE~ 1833-1866 9 1n Independence Co., AR and had one son. Waman B. eIST. Two of Nancy (BRUCE) GIST'S s1sters are believed to have married during the Civil War: Lucy Caines BRUCE, b. 14 June 1840 in DeKalb Co.~ AL., and Sarah Cather1ne Jane BRUCE. b. 18 , Sept. 1846 1n Calloway Co •• KY. Did these girls also marry CIST sons? Interested in con tacting d~scendants of the above or other knovledgable persons. BEARDEN Elsie Walker, 2209 Monroe. W1chita Falls, 'TX 76309 - Need info on descendants of Orange D. BEARDEN. 1850 Hempstead Co.~ AR (Carouse TownshiP! 47, school teacher. b. N.C.~ wife Margaret (not sure of name) 52, b. NC. James BEARDEN, 24. b. TN. Orange D. gr. 17 h. MO., living in the home also was Rebecca A. Kirby/K1ng, 6. ; Eliza Woodue? 35 b. TN. 1860 census, Orange D. BEARDEN was a farmer. same locat1on is an uncle of my Thomas BEARDEN of Ouachita Co., AR., also 1850 Lafayette Co~, AR census (Pea Ridge Twp.) Washington BEARDEN, 22 Farmer, b. Mo., wife Mary, 31 b. KY., believe to be my Thomas BEARDEN brother Washington, both sons of Lambert Smith BEARDEN and Nancy \-!ARD. died in Barry Co .• MD. All help appreciated. STROTHER A. P. Strother, Jr., & Ann Strother. "STROTHER'S Family H1story Data" 207 North Oak Street, Searcy~ AR 72143 - (WHITE COUNTY, ARKANSAS) - The majority of our records are on families in White Co .• AR (as you can guess that is where we live). We do however, have material we can search in the rest of Arkansas, in some other areas of the United States and 1n Great Britain~ Our sources are (for White Co., AR.) obituaries since around 1942; court house 1n6truments~ census records. historical society publications. voter registeration lists, city d1rectories. etc. Please just state your needs and'we will provide what inf~ ve have. We are able to do this only by mail order. s1nce we both work full-time~ we cannot see anyone personally in our home. When asking for info please provide as much as you can. on what you have~ since there is no reason~ we should have to charge you for duplicate cover~ge.. Ple,,"se write clearly. and tell us what you need to know~ (remember the old bit about "Who* vIhere, When, What"), Also state if you are Black, Indian, or whatever since this does make a difference. on where to look and can save you money. We require a $25.00 retainer fee and charge a $5.00 per hour search fee. Please be ~ssur ed that we will really be working the full hour for your hours though, and you should expect some cost because of that. We are not able to provide-billing for th1s service. so the best thing is just to send in the retainer and some additional amount and ve will go on and start the search. We will send what we have, and tell you when your fee is 'used Upl, You can then decide to go on or not. We very much look forward to help1ng you in your search! Let us hear from you. (Prices are subje<:'t to change). COLLINS Mrs.(J. D.. ) Fannie MCClanahan. Ervin Route~ Hugo. OK 74743 - I am trying to learn more on my husband's great grandparents.. TIley moved to Texas from somewhere (?) in Arkansas. His name was James A. COLLINS~ SR., born 1833 s died 11 Sept. 19l1~ buried Fort Towson~ OK., Doaksville Cemetery. 1st wife's name unknown~ 2nd wife vas Elizabeth "Bedytl Stennett, born 22 O<:t. 1846, died at age 94 years. James COLLINS, Sr. ~ vas a Mason and has the Old Fashioned Masonic Head Stone. trad1dation among the family is: that they (the COLLINS) came a jump ahead of the Law ... but it also is Tradition that Grandma "Beckyll took a casket back to Arkansas and buried it •.. so they would stop looking for James Sr. The story goes that nJames kUled a man , after he carne to the house asking for him. At the time he wasn' t home~ and he told "Becky" he was going to kill James, Sr. t but for some re JAMISON Mrs. Roseann Mitchell. 564 NE Ryen St •• Poulabo~ WA 98370 - Am trying to CAPE/COPE determine names of daughters of John JMlISON, b. 1784 VA and wife Susannah BURNS CAPEl COPE D. 1795 VA. They migrated from Virginia to Kentucky to Illinois TURNEY to Missouri. to Searcy Co., Arkansas in 18.17. Believe one daughter to be Rebecca, h. ca 1823 t MO, wife of Israel BURNS I BARNES, h. 1816 North Carolina. TIley lived in Searcy Co .• Arkansas 1850-80. Believe another dau. to be Sarah, b~ ca 1820, MO.~ wife of Bowman TURNEY, b. 1810. Tenn. They liv~d in ,Searcy Co" AR 1850-60. Can eny one please help. Will be happy to exchange data. WARMAN Also, who is Humphrey WARMAN. found on 1860 Perry Co.~ AR census? He was b. COMSTOCK 1836. Ind. ~arried 1855 in Conway Co •• AR., to Sarah Jane COMSTOCK. b. 1837. AR. Did he die during Civil War (served in Co. B~ Armstrong's Reg., ARK. Cav. and Co. B. Gordon's Reg •• Ark. Cav.) What happened to this family after lS601 FORTENBERRY Also, wish to exchange with anyone researching FORTENBERRY, etc. My line is FALKlNBERRY James Leath FORTENBERRY~ b. 1750/60; died 1830/31. Married widow. Margaret JONES "PeggyU JO~ES~ James was on 1830 lAwrence Co. ~ AR census, but cannot locate RANEY him on any other census~ According to children's birth's, he resided South TAYLOR Carolina 1779, VA 1782-90, Missouri 1810 to Arkansas ca 1816. Ghi1dren: ROBERTS Margaret, b. 1779 married 1794 to Samuel RANEY; Jacob. b~ ca l7~2 married cn 1810 to Nancy TAYLOR~ Henry; Nancy, b. 1785-90 ~rried a ROBERTS; and Mary, b. c.s. 1190 married William TAYLOR. ROBERTS Also, who is Nancy ROBERTS on 1830 Independence Co., AR., census? Could she FORTENBERRY be a daughter of James L. and Margaret FORTENBERRY who lived in Lawrence and HESS /JONES Independence Counties in Arkansas. MUSICK Is this Nancy ROBERTS mother of following who resided in Conway Co" AR 1830-60: William ROBERrs~ h. lSI 1 Misaouri~ married 1st to Tabitha HESS, 2nd unknown and 3rd to Jane H. JONES (moved to Texas); Jesse"C. ROBERTS, b. 1800-10. died by lS40 married Mary "POlly"; Ashley ROBERTS, D. IB21/22 died l865/70~ married to Elizabeth (?); and a daughter who married a MUSICK. Glad to exchange data on any of these persons~ Please help! USSERY Lucille Fowler, 1014 S. 5th, Laramiw, Wyo 82070 - I a~ seeking any inf~ on Benjamin F. Ussery. possibly living near Fayetteville t Washington 00#, AR.~ during th Civil War (this was my great grandfather) and I have not been able to locate any information~ or anyone who knows anything further than only his name! Can anyone please help? STONE COUNTY Mary Lou Branscum. Roural Route, Timbo, AR 72680 - Information from: Janice MARRIAGE RECORDS Sutton (Mrs. Kenneth Sutton) P 0 Drawer 10, Mountain View t AR 72560. PUBLISHED! STONE COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS Book liB" Recorda from 1891-1907. published by STONE County Genealogical Society~ Price $7. pp Please order from: Mary Lou BranscuclI J Rural Route, Timbo~ AR 72680~ GRIMSLEY Viola (Ingram) Dunn, 1704 North 46th St., Kansas City~ Kansas 66102 - GEORGE Please help me, find descendante of my great great grandfather, William ABBOTT SMITH, born in Alaba~ and married in ca 1841 to Elizabeth WATTS.~ also SMITH born in Ala •• and died 1842. William and Elizabeth had a sister Elessa WATTS named after an Indian Chief. E1easa took my Great grandmother. Mary WEST Elizabeth (SMITH) WEST their daughter and kept her until her father re-marr~ ied. Mary ElizabethTs mother died a few days after she was born. Also can someone please tell me the name of the 2nd wife of William CRIMSLEY t b. 1794, Roaring River, North Carolina~(WilkB Co.) died 1882, ArChey Valley, Van Buren Co" AR. Was her name Mary "pollyn GEORGE?, b. lS15. Any in£. on these families will be appreciated. INGRAM Also my great grandfather, William T_ INGRAM, b. 1-9-1812, N.C. died 3-30- 1902, Eastland Co., ~emrod (Extenct) Texas. I need more proof that Willial1l and Dorcus INGRAM living in Chickasaw t~ .• Miss. 1850--1870 census is William T. INGRAM's father and mother and also would like to locate any of his brother's descendants. They were in the Civil War as well as William T., but he lost track of thel1l after the CiVil War. One of his brother's may have been named Isham~ born ca 1818 NC married Ruth, b. 1819. N.C. lfu'"\rded Ruth, b. 1819 NC. Other brothers or relatives may have been" Sonia INGRAM, b. 1815 N.C. married Elizabeth LOFTIN, 10 Oct 1839. Davidson Co. N.C~ John INGRAM. h. 1818 NC marr ied Martha. b. 1819 NC., a sister (possibly named Sarah. b. 1830. N.C.) She was in the 1850 census of Chickasaw Co.~ Miss., living with Isham INGRAM, his fal1li1y and William and Dorcus INGRAM. All these names mentioned. lived in Chickasaw Co. t Miss. between 1850 and 1870. Please heIp1 SC~~IDT Mary Burden Seales, POBox 8278, Lumberton, TX 17711 (Hardin Co.) - Need MUELLER names of Robert SCHMIDT's parents. He was born Oct. 1851, Germany (but where in Germany1) When did he come to the United States? Robert married Hannah ~ruELLERt (D. Mar. 1857) dau. of Charles and'Magda1ene (1) MUELLER. Hannahfs parents cnme to the c.S. in 1867. Where did they enter? and where did they 1st settle? Will gladly answer all letters. -224- WOODROME William L. Northrop, 7422 Jefferson, r.ansas City. MO 64114 - T am researching FLAXBEARD any lnf. on my grandmother 7 Amanda Jane WOODROME, b. AR (but where?) 20 July 1851, married to Henry F. FLAXBEARD. 3 March 1872, possibly in Douglas Co., MO. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Newtonia. MO then to Borne land in McDonald Co., MO (post office Rocky Comfort, MO.) where she lived the remainder of her li[e~ died 28 Nov. 1937. We think Amanda Jane WOODROME's family lived 1n Northeast Arkansas at the time she was born. Hcr death certificate shows her father as· William WOODRot1E. It is thought his famIly was driven out of Arkansas during the Civil War and moved to the vicinity of Nash ville, 111. ~he story goes that 2 of her brothers were killed in the Battle of Shiloh. There is some indication her father waS in Douglas Co., MO. at the time of her marriage. She may have had a siater named Margaret. Can anyone please help? GUNNELS Suaan K. Pattillo, 2029 East Bay Drive. Olympia. WA 98506 - Would like to HENNESSEY correspond with others researching the family of Junius Edgar GUNNELS, b. 1884/5 in Village, Columbia Co.~ AR., died 21 Feb. 1961, Houston, TX., marri ed Jessie Earle HENNESSEY. 24 Dec. 1909 in Magnolia, Columbia Co. t AR. His parents were Jim GUNNELS and sarah BOOTH GUNNELS. Would also like to correspond with those researching the family of William Shannon HENNESSEY, b. 19 May 1848 in South Carolina~ d~ 14 Jan. 1921 •• married 13 Jan. 1874 in Columia Co., AR to Eugenia M. McKINDLEY CLINTON, b. 30 Sept. l853 s in AR •• died 9 Jan. 1930. . STAFFORD James M. Garrard~ 255 West Grant St .• Chickasaw, Alabama 36611 - I am trying to locate proof of death on my great great grandmotner~ Caroline STAFFORD~ d. sometime around 1910 while visiting in the Little Rock~ Pulaski Co., AR area. She was visiting relatives (names unknown) was born in TN and lived in Murray 00 •• GA~ and would have been around 75 yrs. of age (she also had a daughter traveling with her~ named Ellen. The family could not afford to have her returned home, so she was: buried there. Ber maiden name would have been KAPLER. Can anyone please suggest some way for a further search? VAN DYKE Robert C. Van Dyke, 2006 Breckenridge Dr., Little Rock, AR 72207 - Need any BUNYARD info on families of my father's parents. A Charles VAN DYKE (born when?) at MEC/ HECK Baltimore, ~ID, died when? married when? born when? at Paris. France. Son: EATORS John Charles VAN DYKE, b. 20 June 1865 at Willia~$port, PA., died 7 Feb. 1930 ZEIGLER at North Little kock, AR. Married on (?) to Susan C. MEC born 18 July 1868 at Herndon, PA., died 19 Oct. 1941 in Pulaksi Co" AR., son t Charles Mec VAN DYKE, born 18 July 1886 at Piedmont, MO., died 29 May 1958 at Little Rock. Pulaski Co., AR marr1ed,Matta M. BUNYARD, b. 15 Nov. 1887 at Piedmont, MO .• died 13 Dec. 1944 in Pulaski Co., AR. .John H. BUNYARD, b. June 1861 in Missouri died when? (was living in West Palm Beach, Flo'dda, in Dec. 1944) Married Victoria EATORS~ b. Oct. 1867 in Missouri, died whne? Abraham MEe, born in Penn., married Katherine ZEIGLER~ born tn Penn. (Later married Lewis HINKLE and lived in Piedmont, MO.) There were other children not listed here. Please help! MURPH Rayburn G. Pyle. Jr., POBox 5704, Shreveport, LA 71105 - Seeking inf~ on BOWLS descendants of Cordelia MURPH who married John Bm.'LS and lieved near Atlanta. GA., in 1917/l8~ Cordelia was born 9 July 1847 1n Autauga Co., AL (twin sister to Peyton George MURPH) and dau. of Jacob Astor and Mary Pleasant (SMITH) MURPH. She lived with James Goodson family in Autauga Co •• AL., after Jacob and others moved in early 18505 to Arkansas and later to northeast Texas. Have much MURPH and related data to share. EDGIIAlI Ruth M~ Adams, 3088 VermOnt St., San Bernardino~ CA 92405 - seeking info on ALlSXANDER Thomas Cleveland Edgman. b. 2 Feb~ 1885~ Cassville, Logan Co., Ark.; William SPARKS J~ "Will" Edgman. b. 15 Aug. 1853, Newton Co., Ark.; and Louise Alexander Edgman, b. 8 Aug~ 185l~ either Tenn. or Ark. Had brother Tom Alexander living in Dublin, Ark~, 1930. My mother. Lily Hay Browning. b~ 21 July 1881. Jackson, Miss_, married Thos. Cleveland Edgman. either 16 or 19 Mar. 1909, lone t Logan Co.,Ark. Her parents lived in lone and are buried in French Prairie Cemetery. near lone. William Jones "Bill" Browning b. 15 Aug. 1844. Taylor,Lafayette Co., Miss., m. 17 Sept. 1872, Taylor, Lafayette • Co.?Miss. Went to lone, Logan Co.,Ark.,by way of Tenn and Louisiana. around 18S7, 2 covered wagons, oxen drawn. Related lines in Ark. - Eaffs, Lasiters, Websters, Yarboroughs. Brownings, etc. JONES Joyce Johnson Sims, 3310 Lake Inks, Killeen~ TX 76543 I am seeking info McDUFFIE on my grandfather, James Monroe Jones, b. Ark. Feb. 29. 1856,60,64~ (Accord WALL ing to 1900 census, his father b. Ala., his mother in Ark. Be may have been SIVILS a twin). He A. Hiss H. R. McDuffie in Ashley Co .• Ark. Sept. 3, 1884,and NEEL they had one 80n, Benjamin Wyatt m. Ettie Sivils. On Jan. 29, 1888, he married Miss T. C. Neel and they had three daughters, Mary OdelHe m. \Hlliam Wall, Exie G. m. Osee Malloy and Cardella m. ? Cavaness. He married my grandmother Hattie McNiece on April 19, 1898, and they had two daughters~ Jamie Elizabeth m. Aubrey Fnrmer, and Mamie Frances m. Willard P. Johnson. My mother believes he was ~ member of the Woodmen of the World and that my grandmother was a member of the Royal Neighbors. but the WOW organization has no record. I do know my grandmother received a payment on a WOW ins. ~olicy in late 40's or 50·s. (continued) -225- I I: JONES, He died in Hamburg~ Ark., on April 21, 1925. He had a blacksmith (Con tinued) shop in Hamburg and helped to build the Antioch Church in Ashley Co, ," He and my grandmother moved their membership to the First Methodist I Church in Hamburg in 1906. Any information will be greatly appreciated. TENNISON Brenda Tennyson Burg) P. O. Box 928, Stonewall, TX 78611 - Seeking info. on Retherford Tennison of Carron Co. J Ark. 1850-1 ROGERS I'I FELKER Beverly J. Denton, Rt. 1. Belle Plaine, KS 67013 - I need information on my , great-grandfather's death. His name was William Elijah Rogers, born in i 1852 in So. Carolina. Wife's name was Francis Felker. She died in 1877 in E. Texas. He remarried and moved to Ark.~ lived in Hope around 1900, died between 1920-1926. Will appreciate any information. THORNTON Edwin L. Thornton. Box 222, Robinson. KS 66532 Looking for information on CLAOGHTON Samuel Thornton (181G-1872?) and Mary Jane (Claughton) Thornton (1828 - 7). Samuel and Mary were married in 1844 in Franklin Co.,Va. In the late 18508 they left Virginia and moved to central Ark •• possibly in the Independence Co. area. I believe they arrived in the early 18605. They brought the following children with them: (ages 1860) Suaan (Dora)~1S1 Melvln,14, Ruth t 12, Henry, 57 and Ellen, 11. Two children apparently died on the trip west from Virginia. Not long after they arrived in Ark.,thelr home was destroyed as a result of the Civil War. Following this, Mary took all the children except Susan (Dora) and went north into Missouri to the St. Clair and Hickory Co. area. Samuel apparently ~emained in Arkansas wIth daughter Susan (Dora) to work in some type of mine. Later (mid 1860s) Samuel and Susan (Dora) joined the rest of the family 1n the St. Clair Co. and Hickory Co. Missouri vicinity. Most sources indicate that while Mary waS going north following the destruction of the home. she met up with a wounded soldier and took him in the home in St. Clair and Hickory Co.,Ho. When samuel eventually arrived from Arkansas and learned about the soldier living in the home. the family broke up after a few months. Mary apparently left the area with th"e soldier and three children. They apparently returned to Ark. ,possibly Indenendence Co. area (some stories say around Cord; others say maybe a neighboring county; SOme s~y Prairie Co. According to my sources. the three child ren Mary and the soldier took with them to Ark. were Ellen, (b. l860?) , Joseph (Joe), h. 18647. William (Willie), h. 18671. The time period when they left Missouri to return to Ark~ would be the late l860s~ I do not know the name of the soldier and I do not know if Mary and the soldier remained together or if they married, or if the children took the last name of Thornton. Some say the child named Ellen married a man with the last name of Anderson. I can account for all members of the family of Samuel and Mary that came west from Virginia, but I cannot account for Mary and the three children that she and the soldier took to Arkansas. A bit of information would be greatly appreciated. REX Joyce A. Rex, 901 Mockingbird Lane~ Purcell) OK 73080 - 1-405-527-7883 RECKS Planning to organize - CLEARING HOUSE - on family lines in America. Present RIX records include: Tennessee~ Arkansas t Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas. North Carolina~ RICKS Pennsylvania~ Ohio, England and South Africa. Interested persons should include DOCUMENTED Pedigree Chart and Family Group Sheet, plus S.A.S.E. for exchange information desired. JARRETT Mrs. Jim William5~ 110 Trenton Cove. Forrest City, AR 72335- My great grandfather Me MILLAN was James F. JARRETT. b. 1823, Ala. died 1819. Phillips Co.~ AR •• married Mary Mc MILLEN, b. I Aug. 1824, Ala. died 3 Oct. 1906 Phillips Co.~ AR. Need any inf on parents of Mary MC MILLEN. Father of James F. was Freeman N. JARRETT~ b. ca 1799, VA married Josah (?) born ca 1793, VA. Some of their children were: Edward~ Zachariah, and Thomas all born, Ala. Would appreciate any info on Freeman N. and Josah JARRETT (even the County in Alabama would HELP1) HENDERSON Also - My great grandmother WBS Mary Etta HENDERSON. b. 17 July 1872 ~ Phillips THOMPSON Co.~ AR., died 21 August 1895 also Phillips Co., AR. Mary Etta's parents were GRAHAM Sarah Mildred THOMPSON and Robert HENDERSON. Robert was born 8 Jan. 1835~ KY married 11 Feb. 1869* MOnroe Co., Arkansas. died 16 Nov. 1878, Phillips Co. t AR. His father (according to Goodspeed's History) was Hampton HENDERSON. who died ca 1844, married Mary GRAHAM, b. N.C. ca 1862. I need any information on Hampton HENDERSON or Mary GRAHAM. NOTE: We enjoyed our very first Seminar (23 October 1982) and wish to thank AGS for the Door Prize~ of a paid up membership for 19B3, which my husband won. We also want to say how much we enjoy reading each issue of our ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN from cOVer to cover. Keep up the good work! EVANS Mrs. C. B. Lewis, 3205 N W 6lst St., Oklahoma City, OK 73112 - Would like to locate death date for: ~illiam M.(Marion) EVANS. b. II Nov. 1811 and Martha A. EVANS. b. 1809. Both buried in Shiloh Cern. (Scott Co .• AR. (Wm. Born Ala or TN) Martha Ala. Date of birth is on stone~ but not the year of death~ -226- ~I SIGMOND Mrs. Ethel B. Lommen, 7911 Xavier St. North~ Westminster J CO 80030 - Can any help me with any inf. on my grandfather ~ Alexander SIGMOND of Springdale ~ Washington Co •• AR. My mother (his dau. Jeanette Miram SIGMON) was that he was 1n the Civil War. and that he took his famIly from KY in a covered wagon and settled in Arkansas with his famil-. My mother was the youngest of his family, born 5 March 1873 in Springdale~ Dontt know if they ever lived in Fayetteville or how far it is located from Springdale, but they may have gone there for shopping. r was only in Springdale when I was 4 or 5 years old 1904/5. My grandfather had a stroke while feeding chickens, from a bridge over hanging a dry creek on his property. and the family was all called home. He must have been quiet an influential citizen. We have a picture of a great number of male citizens~ including the sheriff. My grandfather sitting next to him, with his great long chin whiskers and big black (Civil War?) hat. If my memory serves me correCt, there was a cemetery named in his memory. I would like to find out if my grandfather was of Cherokee Indian Ancestry? Please help! HARRIS Barbara Farris) 7230 Quinn Pl •• Loomis, CA 95650 - My grandfather, Samuel BRANDT Green HARRIS, b~ in Miss., 18331/18441 married Amelia Helena BRANDT in Keo Lonoke Co., AR 189B or 18991 had 5 children in Keo, and died 1911 also in Keo. I canno t find anything about him! Can anyone please help? MASON Karen Alexander, Box 175~ Fairland. OK 74343 - I'm really stuck on an ances- tor, h'illiam Litt1eberry }o(ASON, b. in 1809 in Virginia, but died in Benton Co., AR after 1870 •. The MASONS intermarried with IRELAND, STEWARD, and BLACKBURNS. and possibly McBRooNS. Any help will be appreciated. SUCKOW Mrs~ Dennis Suckow~ 1322 GSO Road. Delta, CO 81416 - I am seeking any info 00 DENLON Frederick SUCKOW, died in AR between 1874/79 (county unknown). He dug weI LS by hand and was killed in a cave-in. He was married to Martha DENLON in Ill. in 1874, and a son. was also born in 1874, Harp SUCKOW. His parents were from Germany. ana his father (was not alive when Frederick died). After Frederick died, his mother told nis wife, Martha to return to her people in Illinois, because the cabin Martha lived in belonged to her. Before Martha left, however, her mother-in-law died also. Martha took her 2 sons from a former marriage and her infant baby boy, Harp, and walked across the Mississippi river (while it was frozen) to get back to her people in Illinois. This seems to be where the trail ends, on the SUCKOW line! Any info will be greatly appreciated. PAYTON Alberta Payton, 702 Road 303. Parachute, CO 81635 - I would like to learn something of my hus'band's great grandfather. Nathan PAYTON. b. 4 May 1916, Ohio. He left his family in Norton, Kansas in 1877 and his family says he vent to Arkansas. There is a letter written by him 6 January 1888~ Any suggestion will be appreciated. CHRISTOPHER Beverly J. McDonald, 4112 E. McKenzie. Fresno, CA 93702 - I would like to locate any info about my grandfather. William CHRISTOPHER. b. in either Sharp or Stone County, Arkansas. 1883. can anyone please help? GARDENAIRE Edith L. Smith. q14 Lincolnshire St., Irving, TX 75061 - I am in search of a COOPER info about a girl named VEROQUE. Parent's names unknown, but she was born in 1892. She had an uncle named GAROENAlRE f and a sister named Pearl. She vas married 4 Oct. 1910 in Lawrence Co. t AR (Strawberry), but used her step-father's surname which waS COOPER. We seek her maiden name. (Do not know COOPER'S 1st name), She was marri ed to Oris MYRES and subsequently moved to McAlister, OK where ahe died 7 Dec. 1941. I have searched the 1900 census, and written every kind of Query to Lawrence Co.~ AR and seem to draw a complete blank. Veroque's parents lived either in Lawr~nce Co., or some near county. Hr. and Mrs. COOPER had a child named Harry in 1901. but where exactly 1s unknown. Veroque' mother died in 1903. A Dr. CROOM took her after her mother died and raised her until her marriage. I found Dr. Croom in the 1900 census in Lawrence Co. Her marriage license shows Veroque COOPER and COOPER is her step-father IS name. I thought sure with a name like VEROQUE. I could spOt it in the 1900 Census. But could not find it in adjoining counties. It is said she was french de6cent~ Her mother died young, and she died young. Veroque*s sister. Pearl married Dr. CROOM'S SON. I· cannot get a marriage license for them in Lawrence Co •• so assume they It'I.Ilrried elsewhere. Can anyone please h~lp? BAKER Flo Baker Glass. POBox 157, Midland, AR 72945 - I am trying to find proof of birth, or any other info about my great grandfather, Alexander N. BAKER. He purChased a tract of land in Hempstead Co •• AR •• 2 July 1860. Certificate is signed by President James Buchanan. Below is a description of the land: "Full payment has been made by the said Alexander N. BAKER for the sale of Public Lands for the south ~est quarter and ~est half of the south east quarter of section twenty-two, in township thirteen, south of range twenty three west, in the district of lands subject for sale at Washington, AR con taining two hundred And forty aCres. I know he had 1 son, George W. BAKER. b. 22 April 1861 & I found a book in a library. Hempstead Co~ Marriage Records 1817-1875 by McLane: Baker. Newton~ 21 to Syntha Ann HAY 19. Jan. 1860 by John J. Put. I have no way of knowing whether Alexander N. BAKER and Newton BAKER is the same person unless 1870 census record would show the son George W. BAKER. There were other children. Help w1l1 be appreciated! -227- HALL Mrs. Faye Honaunan. 245 Parkins St., Sulphur Springs. TX 75482 - Seeking Inf~ on parents of May A. HALL. b. ca 1855/6, Alabama, both parents born Alabama. as shown on 1880 Hopkins Co .• TX census. She married between 1870-75 to Elisha L. BAXLEY, who was b. 12 Jan. 1852/3, Barbour Co .• Ala and lived 1860 & 1870 Clarke Co., Ala. Their children: Mary Frances, b~ 1875, Miss; George R., h, 1879~ Miss; and Agnes BAXLEY. b. 1880, Hopkins Co., TX .• died ca 1884. May's brother~ Green HALL came from Arkansas, after May's death 1n 1880s, and as late (as early 19008) to visit his neice Mary Frances BAXLEY DENNIS in Hopkins Co •• TX. Where in Arkansas did Green HALt live? Would like to hear from anyone with knowledge of him, especially his descendants! Will appreciate any help! BURLESON FAMILY ASSOCIATION Susanna Burleson Miller~ Vice-President-Membership, 2313 LaVida Place. Plano, TX 75023 - BURLESON FAMILY ASSOCIATION is a recently formed organization charted in the State of Alabama. This is a nationwide Association dedicated to the colIection~ preservation; and publication of general family information and records. A quarterly periodical is published entitled, "Burleson Family Bulletin." PartiCipation is encouraged from any Burleson deBcendants~ as well as other -' individuals interested in Burleaon family history. For further details~ please contact Susanna, at the above address. MITCHELL Louise Mitchell, Box 129. BrinkleYt AR 72021 - I am trying to locate my CARSON MITCHELL Ancestors, I have learned that John Jones MITCHELL. b. 22 April 1822. TN was my paternal great grandfather & his brother Thomas S. MITCHELL~ b. ca 1825, TN was ~ maternal 2nd great grandfather. John Jones MITCHELL married Elizabeth Jane CARSON, b. 27 April 1829 , Alabama, dau. of William CARSON & Mary Ann (1). on 12 Oct. 1852. Bradley Co •• AR & Thomas S. MITCHELL married Mary YEAGER either Miss. or Texas. John Jones MITCHELL & Thomas S. MITCHELL had two sisters t E. C. "Betsy" who married O. P. JAGGERS & she died Oct. 1887, & Lucy & two brothers, Rev~ William Bishop MITCHELL, b. 8 Sept 1819. TN & married Sarah WORD, in Miss. and maybe Sidney who could have been a steamboat Captain operating gut of Mississippi. Can anyone please helf ~e on the MITCHELL ancestors or descendants of these families. I will gladly exchange info with anyone interested in these families. GRAVES Also need info on Stephen A. CRAVES. b. 6 March 1199. Culpepper Co~, Virginia ORM & died 22 Aug. 1862 in then Bradley Co (now CleVQland Co.~ AR.) married to Margaret Boswell ORM, b. 28 Aug. 1803, VA & died 23 Feb. 1870 in Bradley (Cleveland Co. J AR. Stephen GRAVES was a tanner. He & Margaret Om.f GRAVES' children in cluded: Beverly W*: Claiborn H.; Boswell Franklin; Farley A.; John William; Calvin Cooper; & a daughter, Susan Rebecca) born 21 Sept. l840¥ in Missouri & died IS Aug. 1926 in Cleveland Co.~ AR. Susan Rebecca GPAVES married William H. G. CARSON, born 31 Dec. 1830 in Alahama, son of William CARSON, b. 23 Oct. 1805. VA., & Mary Ann (?), and grandaon of Joseph CARSON & Elizabeth (1) of Virginia. Can anyone please help me with the GRAVES or CARSON Ancestors? I will gladly exchange info with anyone interested in these families. NOTE: I enjoy our ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN. Thank you for your diligent work in editing, printing and mailing our ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN. TURBYVILLE Denise K. Sturges~ 1255 N. Morain LP. t Kennewick~ WA 99336 - I wishe to find out more about my great grandparents, and where they were born. Grand- father's name is Evertt Westly TURBYVILLE, and his wife was Minnie A. RUSH TURBYVILLE~ They were married in AR (but where1)~ GIFFORD Also would like any info on my mother's parents: Marvin GIFFORD and Elthe WHALEY WHALEY also from Arkansas. Can anyone please help? NICH~LS Mrs. Lucille R~ Lee~ 2225 Blake St., San Bernardina. CA 92405 - Can anyone please help with proof of death for James F~ NICHELS {died 1912 at Fayette ville (Faviettville?) AR. Someone please help! RAILEY Mrs. John K. Thompson, 4700 North Douglas Blvd. t Spence, OK 73084 - Need any FERGUSSON info on any of the follOWing people born and died in Arkansas between 1820- • HANSARD 1914: Edward A. RAILEY, b~ 1864, Benton Co~, AR Bon of Alexander RAILEY and PUrnAN Sarah Catherine FERGUSSON, buried Ft. Smith, Sebastain Co., AR. Charlotte LEE FERGUSSON, b. 20 Nov. 1835, died ~~rch 1837 buried Weddington Cemeterys Benton Co., Ai. Armenia L* (nee WEIR) HANSARD~ h. 1816 Knox Co., TN died 1864, Cedar Co., MO., widow of Samuel HANSON. Male child 1 PUTMAN born March 1880, Benton CoOt AR to John and Alice FERCUSSOR PUTMAN, died in infancy. Jesse V. LEE t b. 7 June 1832 KY died 21 Nov. 1888, Benton Co •• AR. I have several other names, Any help will be appre- ciated. BRAMBLE Judi Bramble, 214 Sprucewood, San Antonio. TX 78216 - I am a direct descen- dent of Charles Edward BRAMBLE, who was one of the founders of Texarkana. AR. T believe he was also the 1st Mayor and 1st Postmaster of that city. lib 1st wife was Ethel NASH (of AR.) and they had 2 children: Ethel and Homer Levey. He had 3 children by his 2nd wife (name unknown): Agnes; Lola! and Ted~ To my knowledge Charles Edward BRAMBLE waS creamated after death in Portl3nd~ OR. I will appreciate any inf~ on any of these people. Please help! -228- CATES Michael M. Cates, 7329 Campbell, Dallas, TX 75248 - I am seeking documenta- tion about faroily members who died prior to any of the records maintained by th~ STATE Division of Vital Records_ I am specifically interested in my grandfather. George Robert CATES (later changed to Robert George) who was born near Clarksvl11c 1 Johnson Co._ AR 18 Feb. 18S8. and any 1nf~ about his father John Rufus CATES who lived near Clarksville but was born in Alabama. Both he and hie wife, Rebecca SELF, are reportedly buried near Clarks v111e~ Can anyone please help? HOLLAND L. S~ Irwln~ 3837 Jackson #2 Memphis, TN 38128 - Need HELP. Lycurgls HOLLAND FINCH (was Baptist Preacher) he married 1877 to Margaret Alice FINCH. They came to Memphis in 1909 from Hiss. Mr. HOLLAND died ca 1888, age ca 30. Anyone with knowledge of this fAm1ly please wr1te mer STONE Also, Granv1lle P. STONE &- Tabitha Eoa CAVINESS STONE &- Descendants. Thomas C.AVINESS STONE & Charlotte DALTON STONE (and his 2nd w1fe, Matilda H. WALKER STONE) WALKER Jack CISSELL (I think he is buried in Lepanto. Poinsett Co .• AR.) BOOKER Captain Bernard Gaines BOOKER (he maybe related to Mattie GAINES BOOKER, GAINES my grandmother, from Prince Edward Comity. Virginia. HASTINGS Any clue as to the names of Minnie Fleming HASTINGS McGARRITY's parents7 McGARRITY Need names of parents of Maggie E. FLEMING CISSELL MOORE. Also where and when Ephiram WARD married to Sarah FLEMING. I found the following in History of Mississippi Co., AR (EDRINGTON) Marriage, Licences: W. T. BROOKS & S. E. CISSELL, 14 April 1874 (G. T.Mahan, JPl. William W~ MANN & lsabella LOVELADY, 7 April 1874, by R. D. Carr. B. V. FLEMING & Ellen DEASON, 28 May 1874, by G. A. Hearn, JP Lycurgis HOLLAND & Margaret Alice FINCH HOLLAND, one of their sons. was one of my very favorite Uncles, Kelsey Hudson HOLLAND. Walter Holland, and Eugene HOLLAND. that's all I remember. I do know a daughter, Verties HOLLAND pugh, the Holland-Finch-Pugh-Ferguson lineage. I will share information (please enclose S.A.S.E.) Self Addressed stamped envelope) Jacob BEAN; John B. ASHE; C~ w~ ALT; BEAN Family; Rev. Samuel COWAN; R~ W. CREIGHTON; Judge Benj. roYj Issac. roy; FOY'S POINT Arkansas; PEDROZA. Arkansas;: John ASHE; W. D, LOFt...4.ND; J. S. WEIR; John RICE; Seth WHEATLEY; Craven PEYTON (UPinch Gut"); A. P. MANN; M. M. GAINES; H.B. PLANT. I have pleanty more, and will be happy to HELP any onet' MARY (I've forgotten maiden name, HERRING? HARRELL? HEARN?) any way Mary HATFIELD, is buried in Blytheville. Mississippi Co., AR but where? she had a twin brother. John, he was married to Laura (?) appreciate help (my mQtherls people) Susue Belle LORING (I've been thru the state of Arkansas. can't find her huaband, Rupert Cuy WILLIAMS (he died in Marion, Crittenden Co., AR ea 1902. The MANN Family of Marion, AR 1s closely related to Susie Belle LORING. (er mother was a MANN, & her grandparents' MANN came from North Carolina). Many thanks to everyone who helps! FREEMAN R. K. Ackerman, 4055 E. Hartford, Phoenix, AZ 85032 - Joseph FREEMAN and Sarah (?) were both born 1828 (but where? Who were their parents? Joseph died 18 April 1896 In AR (probably Franklin Co.) Sarah remarried CORBELL. She died 5 July 1911, Franklin Ci., AR. Joseph and Sarah had 3 children: Sarah~ b. 11 July 1857-1945, m. PENNEY; Gertrude. married HARPER; and Salenea Alzada, 15 March 1870-16 April 1947, Franklin Co.~ AR married Isaac T. WAGGONER {my great grandparents. When and where were Salenea and Isaac married? Can anyone please help? NOTE: Thank you for all the york you do! I look forward to each ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN and they all give me the inspiration to dig deeper! WILLIAMS Mrs* Lo1s Marie Wi~~iamB Kanetsky. 2724 Tether Trai1~ Austin, TX 78704 - Wm. Olliver "Bill" WILL,1AMS~ Fayetteville, Washington Co •• AR b. 11 Jan. 1846 married Nancy Catherine BROWN of Madison Co., AR, 4 Dec 1865+ Nancy was born 22 March 1846 to T. J. BROWN in Warren Co., MO. Tatatha WILLIAMS. b. 25 June 1813. Scott Co., AR died after child birth of son Thomas, 25 Sept. 1838. Samuel PRIEST, b. 1813. wife Mary Ann MCBRIDE y b. 1816. Yell Co., AR. These are the last known dates and piaces of these persona. Who were their par~nts? NOTE: Some of these dates may vary ..• as Arkansas Territory was formed 1819 and Arkansas as BARKWELL Mrs. Charlotte 8arkwel1 Molloy. H708 - 1356 MeadOWlands E., Nepean J Ont~ K2E 6K6 - I wish to contact Someone, who will research Church records, or any other records, for any information regarding my Paternal grandfather, Rev. J. H. BARKWELL, who was a pastor in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR in 1904~ Unfortunat~ ly. it was after the deaths of my parents. I began this research. Can anyone please help? WALL Roberta Woolman, Rt 1 Box 224. Vinita, OK 74301 - Freddie Franklin WALL~ my father talked about Green Forest~ Carrol Co.~ AR (he died in AR, but not SUrf sure of his birth date. ,.1 do know when he died). Would like to know if he was part Indian? and the names of his parents? He was born ca 1895. Can anyone suggest how I can locate any information about him or his parents? JOHNSON Margaret J. Wallace, P.O. Drawer nRn. Mesilla~ N~~L 88046 - Wish to corres GAMBI.E pond wlth anyone having lnf. of a JOHNSON Family, who resided in the Pine Bluff 1 Jefferson Co., AR area in the l880s. Father's name unknown, mother's name? Elizabeth (who later married GAMBLE). Children: Hilliard "Hill" Austin JOHNSON; ll Martha Jane JOHNSON; Robert I'Sob" Mills JOHNSON; James Andrew "Jim ; William flBill"; Sam (died in gin accident in Arkansas: & Fannie? Robert Mills JOHNSON stated in 1900 census of Palo Pinto Co.~ TX, that both parents were born in TN. These children moved from AR to Parker Co .• TX. Hill died 1930 in Arlington~ TX (buried Rock Creek Cem.) Parker Co., TX. Bob died 1922 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co. I TX. Jim possibly moved on to Lampasas, TX. Bill moved to the Douglas, AZ area where he operated a "transfer company" and did long dis tance hauling with wagon and team, and may have worked as a miner. I would like to have additionAl inf. of this family, as I have been unable to locate this family in the Arkansas census schedule. The 1880 census Parker Co., TX •• Free. h4 family 11106. lists a Robert JOHNSON living with his brother, William & family & another brother, James. Could this be my JOHNSON Family? I would like to correspond with any descendants of these persons. There, are so many JOHNSONSt! Can anyone please help me? BELL Also - Hugh BELL, b. MS married 12 June 1870, Van Buren Co.) AR to Annie E. LANE LANE, b. 20 Jan. 1856 MS. Their only child. MBry Josephine BELL, b. 11 July OWEN 1872, Quitman J Van Buren Co., AR Hugh BELL died ca 1871/2 before his daught- LUTEN er was born~ buried in Old cemetery at Quitman. Annie E. msrried 2nd rOwen MOORE in Arkansas married 3rd~ AR to Samuel D. LUTEN, b. 1 Jan. 1854, TN. Annie E. died 29 July 1927, Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co~7 TX. Mary Josephine BELL married William Ja~es MOORE, b. 20 Sept. 1868, LA., on 30 Dec.~ 1888 in Mesquite, Dallas Co. TX in the Balch Springs Community Church. Mary Josephine died 2 Dec. 1958 in Mineral iolells~ Palo Pinto Co., TX., William James died 12 Dec. 1955 in Mineral Wells. I would like to cor respond with anyone with knowledge of any of the persons mentioned above. IRWIN Also - Samuel IRWIN, born 7 May 1837, TN (son of Thomas IRWIN & Mary (1) ASH married ca 1855-60 to Rebecca ASH. born 4 June 1837~ Haywood Co •• NC, daugbt- LORENTZ er pf Ephraim ASH, b. 1806 NC and Elizabeth LORENTZ (LAWRENCE) b. lB08 LAWRENCE Holland. Samuel and Rebecca moved to Arkansas cll 1868/69. Census liats them at the following; Petit Jean; Yell Co., AR; 18801 Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas; 1900, Southview Twp., Perry Co., ARj 1901 Dardanelle, Yell Co., AR; 1909 Sirta, Yell Co., AR. Samuel died ca 1914, Rebecca died 12 July 1910~ both may be buried at Casa, Perry Co •• AR. Their children were: Sarah Jane~ b. 1860, d. 21 Oct. 1865; Matilda Ann. b. July 1862 GA, died 3 Sept. 1928; Rhodn Elizabeth, b. 23 July lB64 t Ind.) Margaret Lusinda? b. 29 April 1866 GA., died 7 March 1920; Jesse Frank11n, b. 4 Aug. lB68 CA; John Wesley. b. 14 Aug. 1869, ARj Mary ElVira, b. 14 May 1871, Perry Co., AR •• died 11 Dec. 1943; George W. b. 18 Jan. 1877. died 11 March 1895; Taffitha Rufina, b. 18 July 1882, d. 20 Sept. 1888. I would like to correspond with descendants or anyone having information of the above persons. WALlACE Also - w. C. "Will" Wallace. b. ca 1847 NC., parents, born N.C. married 1st BILLINGS to Lucie? (possibly TANNER) b. ca. 1845 Ala., father. b. Ala., mother. b. TN. TANNER W. C. and wife Lucie listed on 1880 census in Ca83, Perry Co., Arkansas, McDANIEL family 181, with children: John Jarrett. b. 1871, AR.; William Claudius, b. FROST IB73, AR.; Calvin Alexander, b. l87B, AR.; Lou Alley (also known as Viola) b. April 1880, AR.~ married 1st to Lonzo McDANIEL, 2nd to Hale FROST. She died in Arkansas. leaving two small daughters. W. C. married 2nd to Matt BILLtNGS. was killed by a brother-in-law, possibly in Perry or Yell Co., AR. I would like to correspond with des~endants~ or anyone with knowledge of the above persons. NOTE :THA..",{K YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK!! Margaret: J. Wallace BRANCH Terrence Neal Brown. 4336 Faronia Road, Memphis, TN 38116 - HELP! need inf. NEAL on Sudte BRANCH. married Dixie A. NEAL in White Co., AR 18 Jan 1882, parents unknown~ Buried in Grizzard Cern. in White Co., AR (b. 1 April 1865-died 12 Jan 1900. Children: Jack; Page; Fred; Dixie; Eugene; Missy NEAL. Her Guardian in 1882 was Moses Love BOOTH of White Co. REVELEY Also - Need info on Elizabeth REVELEY of White Co., AR., married Hugh REVELEY, b. 4 Nov 1813 - died 5 March IB92 buried in Grizzard Gem. Children: Thomas; James; Hugh~ etc. Need ber parent's names. CARTWRtGHT Fred Petty~ 11505 Mountain Road NE, Albuquerque, NH 87112 - My grandmother, Ella Ann CARTWRIGHT was born 23 Dec. 1879 near Eureka Springs, Carroll Co •• AR .• she left brothers, sisters and parents in the area. Can anyone help me find any addi tional inf? I cannot travel (due to my work situation) but will be happy to pay for help (by advance arrangement) • •JACKSON Mrs. F. E. Horn, 110 Boston Dr.) Watonga, OK 73772 - My grandmother p Sarah Ellen JACKSON would have'been 5 years old on the 1890 censua (b. 1885) near Arkadelphia t Clark Co .• AR (dau. of John Andrew JACKSON and wife Lelia Jane~ Other Children were: Elizabeth; Jim; Ed; Frank; & Mary+ Can anyone help me find this family on the 1880 census'! Or help with any other inf.? HAVE YOU ~ONE THIS YEAR? HAVE YOU WRITTEN A THANK YOU LETTER? -23().- BATCHELOR Dianna Batchelor, POBox 231~ Wynona. OK 74084 - I am trying to find ~here my grandfather was born (all I have is - he was born in Arkansas in 1890!) His name was William Silvester BATCHELOR. Murfreesboro was mentioned. I would like to corres pond with anyone working on the BATCHELOR line in that area. COTNER Imogene Sawvell Davis (Urs. James W.) POBox 154~ Grove, OK 74344 Morrison McCOoL born ea 1820 t Ill, wife Malinda McCOOL, b. en lR24~ they were in Scott CO' l AR Seeking any Inf. on ancestorS or descendants of both. 1830 AR Territory, siwws: Michael COTNER in index, and Elizabeth COTNER. Are these the parents of Morrison? PRUETT I PREWITT Also need Inf on; William H. PRUETT! PREWITT, b. 1840. Taney Co •• MO married DOOLIN/EN Johnson Co., AR. Death certificate of William H. PRUITT show5~ father Hiram H. PRUITT, h. VA. t and mother aa (1) FERGESON, b. Hamilton Co •• TN. Need inf on PRUE'IT.! PREWITT - DOLLIN and FERCUSON Families. BURLEW Also any info on Sarah Evaline BURLEW, b. 1869, Ill .• married Arthur Wel1esly ROTffilELL ROTHWELL, b. 1861, Ill., Parents of Sarah Evaline are Alexander BURLE\¥ and SHAW Rhoda Elizabeth (7). widow of a Mr. SHA\07. w/3 sons in Iowa. Arthur Wellesly HEYWOOD ROTHWELL, said to be a son of HUliam Henry ROTHWELL, died Arkansas 1913 and CARTER Harriet Eliza HEYWOOD, died 1929, Iowa (dau. of Arthur HEYWOOD and Hannah CARTER). Would like to correspond with others working on these surnames. BATTON (EN) Also need info on William H. BATTON(EN) b. 1830. Tenn., said to be 1st Probate STONE Judge in Madison Co., AR after CIvil War. Son of James Henry BATTON(EN) and Mary (Polly) STONE. Mary (Polly) STONE BATTON(EN) is said to nave died in the Madison County area before 1869. Would like to locate where bu~ied and date of death. WILLIAMS Also need info on Susan WILLIAMS, b. 1807, Robertson Co., TN married John HOWE Wesley HOWE~ b. 1802. KY.~ came to Polk County, Missouri area before 18S0. LOW~ Children: Cynthia Ann married Joseph Newton LOWE; Hiram H. married Nancy HOGC; HOCG Elizabeth Narcissa married James KEITH; Joseph PattOn married Elizabeth gEITH HOLLOWAY; Charles S., Married Milly (1), Thursa Margaret Angeline married HOLLOWAY William H. BATTON; Sarah E. married Anderson KEITH; Robert Matthew married SATTON Mescinda DRAKE; James William married America Isabelle VINCENT. Need parents KEITH of Susan WILLIAMS and John Wesley HOWE. REED Also need info on Elizabeth REED, b. ca 1790 married Levy (Levi) FEASTER FEASTER?FISTER (FISTER, 1807 Washington Co. t TN. Need parentIs aames of both. Son, John S. RAY FEASTER, b. 1821 in either Washington or McMinn Co., Tenn., ~~rried Sarahl Sallie RAY, h. 1842 Geo~gia (census). Is James RAY. with Elizabeth (1) •••. her parenta? and said to be· on 1850 McMinn County, Tenn. censuS? RAKER R. P. Baker:, 6525 M,a'gnolia. Mabelvale, AR 72103 - Edmund BAKER, born c. 1785 PHILLIPS in PA (1) married Rebecca PHILLIPS, h. 1788 in North Carolina in c. 1812 in Tennessee. Children: Steven Pelzer; James J.; John M~; Jonathan; Mahala; Louisana. Lived in Maury and Lawrence Counties l TN. t Alabama and died in Marshall Co., Miss c. 1845. Children lived in Columbia, Clark, Pike, and Sebastain Counties~ Arkansas. Rebecca died in Ouachita Co~, Arkansas after 1850. I need additional information on this family. KING Alao - Mahala S. BAKER YOUNG KING was born about 1813 in Haury Co., TN, the YOUNG eldest child of Edmund and Rebecca PHILLIPS BAKER. The family lived in BAKER Lawrence Co., TN in 1830 and M.a~shall Co', J Miss in 1840. It is thought that Mahala married Jessee H. YOUNG in DeSoto Co., Mississippi on 15 June l846 t while she was living with her brother, Steven Pelze~ BAKER. They became the parents of one daughter, Mary Ann or Polly, who was born about 1847. She was a widow~ living with her mother~ another brother, John M. and a sister. Louisiana, in the 1850 census of Ouachita Co~ AR. After this date, the family moved to Sebastain Co., AR to live with another brother. James J. BAKER. Here she married a wido~er, Dixon P. KING. about 1853. They became the parents of one son~ Aaron C. KING who was born in 1854. Mahala was last found on the Census in 1880 in Greenwood. Arkansas. I would like to correspond with any members of this family. BLACKBORNE Rebecca A. Sonnier J POBox 88, Gueydan, LA 70542 - The family of William KNIGHT BLACKBORNE and Narcisse KNIGHT are shown in the 1870 Calcasieu Parish, LA census. In this census they list their two oldest children as: Henry H., age 23, born in Arkansas, and Maria A., 22, bdrn in Arkansas. The next child is 19, born in LA. Can anyone please help check 1850 and 1840 census indexes for this family .•. r do need help! , LIGHT Helen J Eurit~ Rt 2J Box 109, Seneca, MO 64865 - My ancestor, Young Keller FISHER LIGHT, Jr. married Mary Francis FISHER, and they had six daughters and a son. She died 31 July 1928 and is buried in the New Bethel Cemetery, plain- view~ Yell Co •• Arkansas. I Wish I had more information I Can anyone please help? -231- CAPPS Charles F. Newlin~ Rt 4 Box 752, Semora Road t Pine Bluff, AR 71602 - LaFayette MOORE CAPPS. born in France. came to US. and both he and his wife both died a NICHOLAS mysterious death in 1903 near Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas (both are buried in a double grave)~ Children: Johnny CAPPS {was killed near Palestine about 1916 (Rock Island Railroad accident) ;Bertha Allen (or Ellen) CAPPS. (my mother) was adopted by Grandmother, Mrs. Frank MOORE (b. Rison, Cleveland Co •• AR.)and changed her name to Nellie Elizabeth MOORE (she was taken to Fordyce, Dallas Coo, AR and raised there); Rhus ~rgaret CAPPS (the oldest daughter) was adopted by a NICHOLAS Family who lived in Stuttgart, Arkansas County. She died in 1963~ at age 88 and is buried in the City Cemetery in Fordyce. Dallas Co.~ AR. If you have any knowledge of any of these people or knowledge of anyone with any tiny clue of descendants~ etc. please help! WICKERSHAM Charline Rambaud, 11326 Craig, Overland Park, KS 66210 (phone 913-649-3002) WOMACK I am researching the Families of WICKERSHAM; WOMACK; and CANTRELL from Union CANTRELL Township (Ye11ville,area) Marion County, Arkansas. My great grandparents were James Walter CANTRELL (1879-19505) and Amelia Ann Elizabeth lollCKERSHAM CANTRELL (1879-1950s). Walter was the 50n of Isson (or Ieaac)CANTRELL~ born c. 1856 and Martha Elizabeth WOMACK HOLLOWELL (1857-1942). Amelia was the daughter of Jasper WICI(£RSHAM (a twin born c. 1856) and Catherine, born c 1859)~ MOORE Also, Family name of MOORE and SWAFFORD. My great grandmother was Emily Bell SWAFFORD Sadie MOORE SWAFFORD (lS82-l957)~ born in Abbott (or Mansfield, Sebastain Co., AR., and married Thomas Sherman SWAFFORD in 1898. Her siblings ·include: Ben; Webb; Levi; Marvin; John; Rose; Nell; & Bertha. Any and all help will be appreCiated! LIVESEY Mrs. Virginia Smith~ Bulletin Editor "The Livesay Historical Society". 104 LIVESAY Linden Ave., Mercersburg~ PA 17236 - We are seeking descendants of the LIVESAY LIFSEY LIVESEY~ LIFSEY, LIVASCY Family. Please write for detai18~ JAMES Mrs. ~os. E. Crawford, 10548 Stone Canyon Road $228, Dallas. TX 75230 - Seek DYER proof of parentage of George JAMES, b 1801/2 either TN or Ne (depending on census read). Parents believed to be Cary JAMES and Lyda J. (1)~ who both died in HO ca 1832* George's 1st wife and mother of his children: Mirna PRICE, b. 1812 ~ died 1859. George and Mima both died Saline Co.~ AR •• where they had been ameng the earliest settlers. Children: Carey; Sa.muel; Nancy; Izard; Elizabeth; Mary·; John; Malisse; Caroline; Otnie (Naoma); William; and Lewis Fletcher. Seek parentage of Lizzie DYER, b. 1852 and died 1887 Saline Co.~ AR., wife of Thomas W. CRAWFORD, both buried Gravel Hill Cemetery, Saline Co., AR. t known to have been a cousin of Louisa DYER who married a Chenault. Please help! SEARCY COUNTY Mrs. Virgil W. Lacy, POBox 628, Ashland, OR 97520 - Please write Mrs. Lacy 1860 Census for price~ etc. She is now in the process of working on 1870 Searcy County!!! Also have 3.000 Searcy Co., AR Marriages in the works and 250 pages of Searcy County~ Arkansas Cemeteries ready to type. (Mrs. Lacy has been in the hospital, but will be back working again soon. we do hope!) ADDITIONAL W. A. Ratcliffe III, Box 146, Sweet Home, AR 72164 - Dwelling 516 - 1860 INFORMATION Pulaski County, Arkansas Census shows: W. P. Ratcliff (Family always used 1860 Pulaski RATCLIFFE) - he was 1st Circuit Rider for the Methodist Chureh,Chaplin in Civil Co., AR Census War, 6th-Arkansas Reg. (born 1n Virginia and was 74 yeara of age in this cenSU5 He ia buried in Oakland Cemetery in Camden, Ouachita Co., AR (1810-18681) also to sons and a daughter: Thomas 1842-1869; J. G. 1838--1867; and Evai (Eveline) 6 Aug 1840. wife of A. J. Whitthouse {who has a Conf. Vet. Harker. W. P~ RATCLIFF's wife Mary is buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery (on Broadway Ave' J Little Rock). W. C. Rattcliffe is also buried i~ Mt. Holly. If you arc interested tn this family or have additional data t please contact W. A. Rattc1iffe III. as he has more data and will gladly share with those working on' this lIne. EPITOR'S NOTE: W.A. Ratcliffe III saw these books at the Arkansas Livestock and Fair Booth in the Arts and Crafts Building, October 1982 and was happy to find these interesting books. Many others were gathered around the booth, and took a great interest while this was being discussed. Lots of folks found our Booth was interesting, and many had never seen a Census in published books~ or Cemetery records J 01' marriage records, etc. This Booth promotes much interest, and gives lots of people a chance to ask ,a question (not everyone has a good chance to go to the Little Rock Public Library (2nd floor or to the History Commission office!l!!) FARRINGTON William P. Farrington, 1657 Dufosaat St., New Orleans, LA 70115 - I wish to correspond with anyone with knowledge of descendants of William and Bessie Nora DENTON FARRINGTON. Any help will be appreciated. ~"DEWELL Patricia Madewell, 1838 Kidder Ave*f Fairfield, CA 94533 - I am trying to trace the MADEWELL family. So far, have been able to get them from Tennessee to K~rton and Newton Counties but have come to a dead end at that point. Can anyone please sug~est where I might research this family? Please help! EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO CORRESPOND WITH ANYONE ... IF YOU THINK YOU CAN HELP WITH A TINY CLUEI -232- "WORTHINGTON Frances Brengle & Bette Brengle-Poole. 6619 Pheasant Rd. Rt 016 DESCENDANTS" Baltimore, HD 21220 - We are beginning a Newsletter (subscription $12.00 per year, published quarterly)and known as: ''WORTIlINGTON DESCENDANTS" covering all branches of the WORTHINGTON Surname, and its many allied lineages and wjll be a means of communication open to all members. It will include a Query column, abstracts, Ancestral Charts, W111s~ Deeds, Coats of Arms, Tomstone Inscriptions, and family history. Many of our WORTHINGTON Ancestors located In Arkansas and surrounding area, and we are searching for distant usearchingll cousins t We are direct descendants of Capt. John WORTHINGTON, 1651-1701 b. Lancastershire, England. Please drop us a note, if you know of any WORTHINGTONS or ailled lines. WALKER CEMETERY Joyce Jones. 2320 Mount Vie~ Drlve~ Pueblo, CO 81008 - I am trying to in POINSETT CO. gather info on my famlly~ Many of them lived in Arkansas; but it seems ARKANSAS? some of them moved a great deal of the time. I would like to obtain a copy of cemetery inscriptions ~here some of them are said to have been buried. Has the WALKER CEMETERY in Poinsett County, AR near Weiner or Cooper-Haines and the cemeter ies in Grubbs in Jackson County, AR been published? and if so where may r purchase a copy? and what is the price? KELLER Mrs. T. J. Williamson, 415 Military, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 - Can anyone please help with any info on Pvt. Elijah KELLER, Confederate Co. K. 11 Reg. Missouri Volunteers, enlisted 20 Aug. 1862, Cedar Co., MO under Capt. Stanley, died Little Rock, Pulaski Co.~ ~R May 1, 1863. Where is he buried? What was the cause of death? Even a tiny clue will be appreciated. I have records from Washington DC and Jefferson City, MO and they say nothing about what he died of. or where he is buried. Please help! ANDERSON Mrs. M C Alston. 1808 Country Club Drive, Sweetwater, TX 79556 In my search of my ANDERSON Family~ there is a mention of SWAN LAKE, ARKANSAS. I cannot find any record of SWAN LAKE in Arkansas! Can anyone help me? Is there such a pluce now? Where ~as it, if it is no longer in existence? Please helpf JOHNSON Miss Gladys Noel. 114 Division Ave., Jackson, TN 38301 - I am searching for any inL on a John Thomas JOHNSON, b. 1835, Hadison Co., TN •• his parents were: Christopher Lynch JOHNSON and Mary Ann NELSON JOHNSON. He was living in Des Arc~ Prairie Co .• Ai when he enlisted in Confederat Army, under command of Gen. Van Dorn [. Gen. Price. In an Arkansas Regiment, died in service 4 June 1862, of Typhoid Fever in Lauderdale Mississippi. He was married to Edith SAUNDERS, and they had one son: John Hunter JOHNSON. b. 1861. rid like proof og War record of John Thomas JOHNSON and any other info on him and his family (Wife and son) and his parents. Especially the parents of Edith SAUNDERS and her brothers and sisters. I am researching the JOHNSON Family, pioneers of Madison Co" AR. Any belp ~ill be appreciated and I will gladly share with others working on this line. WARD Margaret Holman, 627 County Club Drivel Holdenville, OK 74848 - Need Inf. PRICE on Thomas H. and Rebecca J. (PRICE) WARD listed on the Yell Co., AR 1880 Census with children: Priscilla 12, Phillip A.~ 9; Charley 7; Sidney. 4; & D..'\niel 11 months, and Conway Co. 1900 census (Springfield) with children: Walter H. 18, Anna G. 16; Claudie T, 9~ Rebecca died in early 1900s" and Thomas remarried and had at least one other child. Will appreciate any help, even a tiny c1uel NOTE: I enjoy our ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN very much! PORTER Dorothy Dawson, 710 Cashmere. Wenatchee, WA 98801 - Would like to locate UNDERWOOD any inf. on the fallowing persons: Fanny Mae (PORTER) UNDERWOOD t b. 1882, THORNTON Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR and Lilly Armena (THORNTON) DAWSON, b. 16 Nov. DAWSON 1879, died 20 Arri1 1947 (Hot Springs~ Garland Co., AR (place of birth). Will appreciate any suggestion as to where I might search further! MATHIS Wilma Pritchard (Mrs. A.R.) S~C. Rt., Box 16 t Big Spring, TX 79720- Madeson THOMASON Winfield MATHIS, b. 4 Oct. 1862, AR., married Mary Elizabeth (Bettie) THOMASON, 2 Nov 1884. Garland Co., AR •• J.W~ Skeif, signed the Bond for Marriage License as surety. Recorded on 'Page 413 Book "C" Marriage Records. She married under the name >IBett1e l!. Th~y were the parents of 12 children, all born in Garland Co" AR (I think). He owned a farm. They moved to Eastland CO. t TX in 1906 & he died 13 May 1925, & is buried in TX. (I can find NO death records of any kind) and have no idea wbo his par ents were. He said his father was born in Tenn. & his mother in New York. My only clue is a letter written several years ago, from one cousin to another: it said, *'Madesonts father (no name given) fought in the Civil War for the Union and 3 days after he came harne, an angry southerner killed him. to That 1$0 not much to go on. but that is all I know I I suppose Madeson was raised by relatives or a step-father, but I have n~ idea who, and I don't know how to find out. so until I find the names of his parents, I am stuck. Madeaon'a children: Mary Lee OInt Mar. 1897; Alphonzo L, b. May 1887; Alonzo Virgil, Mar. 1898; Hattie, March 1889; Mary Maggie Lee~ Feb. 1900; Clarence Edman, Feb. 1891; Willis H.• Feb. 1901; Maude Maybell. Jan 1892~ Lucy Myrle. April 1903; Effie Stella, Sept. 1893; Nellie. April 1904; & James Milo, Oct. 1895. I will appreciate any info or helpful suggestions. and will be happy to pay for photo copies~ etc. Please help! -233- WRIGHT Diana B. N'right, 5930 E. l29th St. ~ Granv1ew, MO 64030 - I would like to NOTTINCHAM locate any info on my grandfather's family, Ed~ard William WRICHT~ b~ 26 CROOK Aug * 1881, Cleveland Co., AR. The only info I have at this time. is that HOLLINCSWORTH he was orphaned at a very young age and had a sister, Rosella. There possibly was a brother also. They ~ere seperated & raised by different familieSt when their parents died~ I do not know ~ho Ed~ard lived with! Rosella grew up in Monticello & was raised by Edna NOTTINGHAM (not positive on the spelling). Rosella was married 2 times, CROOK and ROLLINCSWORTH were the names of her huabanda. & they lived in Kilbourne, LA. Any help will be appreciated! WRIGHT Jeanne Thornton, POBox 643, Sullingent. AL 35586 - I would like to cor- respond ~1th others workins on the WRIGHT Family! Richard Sloan WRIGHT. b. 5 May 1849. died 26 Oct. 1921. married to Lenora PICKENS, both are buried at Andrews Chapel in tlilma-t°_ Dre~ Co •• AR. I would like and appreciate any help on this couple. WRIGHT Dorthea Martin, 2416 N.W. 38th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112 - Need any & all inf. on Wyley and Annie WRIGHT. Their son, Joseph HGib" Gidion W'RIGHT lived in Farmington, Washington Co., AR in 1894. Their son John Franklin Wright lived in Evansville, Washington Co., and Stillwell; OK in 1879 where he married Elizabeth BYERS. Daughter, Victoria Texas WRIGHT was in Evansville in 1917, she married Mark BEAN. 1875 in· Cherokee Nation. Who were her children? Please help! SCROCGINS Also need all info on Barton & Mary SCROGGINS, who were in 1880 census in HENDERSON Pope Co~t AR., living with their daughter and son-in-Ia~ Tuletha and Ailberry HENDERSON. Barton and Mary both born in Kentucky. They were in the 1850 census in Ga11itan Co., Il14 Who ~ere their parents and siblings? Did they have any Bons? Need to locate their death dates and place of death, Please help! SALINGER Virginia McCann, 412 S.E~ 45. Oklahoma CitYt OK 73129 - Jacob SMYERS, b. SMYERS 1787. NC moved to Johnson Co., AR in 1823, then to Perry Co., AR in 1837. BOLANGER Married Sophira SALINGER (BOLANGER) in 1821. They had 11 children: Ceorge CREASEY b. 1829; Morgan Green, 1832; Sally, 1837; Rebecca, 1839; Sarah, 1843 and McBATH died 1896 married Jacob MUSSER; Jacob, 1845 married Eliza McBATH. step MUSSER daughter~ Dr. Wm. CREASEY) they had 3 children; Monita?; Rebecca & William. Malinda, 1848. Can anyone pleaae help ~ith the names and birth dates of "t the other four children? Or any other information about any of these people. Please help! >KlORE Charlene Sparke, POBox 1262, Bellflower, CA 90706 - I was raised in Calif. COOilMAN and the Civil War never aeemed "real f! to me until I began this endless TUCKER search for my ancestors! and began reading the old letters in our Arkansas Family Historian (and other sources). I once knew a fellow from Oklahoma, who didn't like "Yankeeau and I couldn't believe anyone felt that way in the middle of the 20th century! But when I went to Arkansas! the stories had been handed down & sounded "fresh"J I learned my great grandpa D. W. FOWLER had killed a Jay Hawker. with a hoe in self defense! I still don't know if he served in the War, but I've come across many, many others who were & friends who were wiped out (who didn't even own a slave « wouldn't have owned a Slaven I can't say I hate "Yankees" but the reality of that War is vivid to me now! William & John l«XlRE. 3 brothers and their mother came from Ireland in the late l700s or early l800s. I believe one of the brothers ~as a Hugh A. MOORE who was in Roan Co., TN in 1815. 5 names repeated over & over were John; William; Hugh; James; «George. Wm. Moore married Unity (from North Carolina) TUCKER in Roan Co., TN in Oct. 1813~ I believe John MOORE married Mary (?) SCOTT? about 1815/16. I don-t know where. Wm. MOORE was bond for Hugh A. MOORE in Roan Co •• TN in l8l8~ Hugh was accused of being father to Polly TUCKER'S child. William and Una moved to McMinn Co., TN and raised a large family & prospered~ John and Mary MOORE had a daughter Charlotte MOORE, about 1818 in tN; then a son. George in MiSS., in 1821; and a son Hugh, in Mise about 1829. They must have had more children (but that is unknown at this time to mer) John MOORE was robbed, killed & thrown overboard a river boat. returning from selling his cotton (place unknown). Charlotte married Henry GOODMAN in Monroe Co., tN, Sept 1838 and in 1850 census, Mary and son, Hugh, were living next door to Charlotte & Henry GOODMAN in Roan Co .• TN. George was in Van Buren Co., Arkansas, with his wife~ Minerva GOODMAN MOORE, their 2 babies and a James MOORE, 10 born in TN; and Angeline MOORE. 17, born in Alabama. I would like to know who the other 3 MOORE brothe'rs were & the names of John and Mary MOORE'S other children. Any and all information will be appreCiated! LUMLEY Don Francis, 426 East 85th Street, Apt IS-C, New York City, New York 10028 I have been researching the LUMLEY surname very extensively the past 3 years. The 1st LUMLEY to be listed in Arkansas was my C.G.G. Uncle Turner LUMLEY, in ElDorado Township, Union Co.~ Arkansas 1850. He came from Hinds and Jefferson Co.~ Miss. If the LUMLEY surname appears an~here in your files or research, r will appreciate knowing where and how I might obtain a copy. EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. Francis donated much much information to our AGS Co1lection~ •• This info will take a while to review ... and it has been put into hardcover (in large red books, your Editor's favorite color) and will be in the Little Rock Publice Library in the near future. -234- WILSON Sandra Tindoll, Rt 3, Box 307, Union Springs, Ala. 36089 -.My grandmother, LOVE Hary LaFayette LOVE WILSON. died recently at age 100. She was born 10 Star City~ Lincoln CO' I Arkansas in 1880. I canprovlde some full names and dates ~s far back as 1843, and a few Civil War names, but I need the help of someone who can help me trace some of the history in Lincoln County and the surrounding areas. BRADLEY CO. Estelle M. Hope, 605 E. 'Circle) Clarks~ale~ Miss 38614 - I would like to know CEMETERIES? 1f BRADLEY Co~, Arkansas, also WHITE Co •• Arkansas have published their Ceme WHITE CO.? tery Records? If so where may I obtain a copy? My research is for Rachel McNEELY Elizabeth (let marriage !'f.cNEELY) (2nd marriage THOMAS) born 1861, die.d 10 Mar. THOMAS 1916. was living around Warren. Bradley Co+~ AR. 1 would like information on MARS HILL and OAK RIDGE Cemeteries, located somewhere around Malvern or ElDorado, Arkansas~ NOTE: The Arkansaa Genealogical Society i8 doing a great work, and helping people so much in printing the Birth. Marriage and death Records of the Counties. I appreciate all the AFH issues~ and THANKS TO ALL THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE1 Estelle M. Hope McCULLY Sue M. LeCato. Box 446, Eastville, Virginia 23347 - I am trying to locate any info on a man I believe to be my great grandfather: Henderson McCULLY. b. 19 Jan. 1818. married Mary Jane HARVEY, 12 March 1845. A nOte in a family Bible indicated that he died in Peach Orchard. Clay Co' l AR 14 Aug. 1888. I believe he was from Hi8souri~ possib ly, Webb City. I would like to verify the above lnf. Also I am interested in learning his place of birth, naMSS of his parents, last known address. his spouse. their marriage date and place of marriage and names of their children. His full name might also be helpful, as I understand the McCULLY·s frequently used the maiden name of the mother as the middle name for their 1st born son. Can anyone please help? DAVIS Ed J. Davi8~ Jr., Terwood, Box 57 Hwy 441, Sumter. S~C. 2915Q - I am in need of certain information on a Mr~ Francis DAVIS, who migrated to Arkansas around 1860/2 from Pike Co" Ala and ia believed to have settled in Miller Co., AR. He was born 1838. Pike Co •• Ala. Bon of~ William DAVIS and Elizabeth (?) DAVIS, both of Pike Co~, Ala. Specific info needed: Date of death, place of death, where resided at time of death. etc. ANY Confederate Veterans or Widows information. Can anyone please help? GOODMAN Mrs. T. J~ Roquemore (Naomi) Box lIlt Roff, OK 74865 - William Washington MEELER GOODMAN. died Feb. l883~ Scotland. Van Buren Co., AR •• married Ruthie MEELER who died 1937/8. Son: William Washington GOODMAN. Jr., born 13 ~y 1883. born 3 months after his father died! Scotland, AR & died 22' Oct. 1979, Ada, OK., married Gertha MEADOWS, born 11 Nov. 1883, Aleo, Stone Co •• AR .• died 16 Jan. 1969 t Great Bend, Kansas. Children. Deisie, Oval. Aaron; Connie; Daphna; Juanita; & Maxine. Parents of Gertha MEADOWS: Alpine and Susan (DUKE) MEADOWS. Alpine, b. 1853? Susan died 1930, buried in A1co~ Stone Co AR. Children by Alpine & Susan: Wills; Robert; Walter; Aly; Gerthaj & Dessie. They owned 300 acres of land 3 miles west of Aleo (large apple Orchard). Can anyone please help with any info on any of these people? WRIGHT Al Staggs, Box 1286, Bryan~ TX 77801 (713-823-0906) - 1 would like to correa- pond with anyone with knowledge of Dr. John WRIGHT FamIly of Old Brownsville, Lonoke Co., AR. Dr. WRIGHT was a physician there in the mid to late 18800s. Also would like to correspond with anyone working on the STAGGS Family of Keo, Stuttgart and Lonoke County areaa~ PUTIlEY Helen Harrison Wolfe, 2128 Peason Dr., Midwest City, OK I would like to CRAW exchange inf~ with someone searching the John PUTNEY line. He was born in Wash1ngon Co.~ Hampton, New York. 13 Aug. 1828. moved to Wyoming Co., Warsaw, N.Y. On 1 Jan. 1852 he married Zeruiah CRAW. Would like to know any info on these people. HARRISON Also would like any information On the location of the Petit Jean Graveyard in HANCOCK Logan or Scott County, Arkansa8~ My 2nd g. grandmother, Antheni~ HANCOCK MOBLEY HARRISON was buried there 19 April 1863. Her daughters Dorothy MOBLEY, died GLASS 12 Sept. 1867. and Martha GLASS, died 3 Nov. 1875 and are both buried beside her. Can anyone please hel~? HILLER Donna M. Miller~ P.O. Box 642, Glendale, OR 97442 - 1 would like to correspond ) SHULTS with anyone with knowledge of these families in Polk Co.~ AR.: MILLER; SHULTS; HARRIS & HARRIS from the Cove and Hatfield areas. Especially interested in birth, death. and marriage records for the same county.· Copying fee f etc will be gladly paid. Please help! CLARK Lucille Fowler, 1014 S~ 5, Laramie~ Wyo 82070 - I would like to locate any inf JACKSON on Boland (or Bolin) CLARK living in or near Brightwatert(Benton Co., AR) (wife Eunice. or Nicy). Also a John JACKSON (address, Bentonville) wife Sarah El1tabeth~ I will gladly share data! -255- BOOK REVIEWS by R. W. Dhonau, Director "HlsroatCAL RECORD OF THE HOLMSLEY FAMILY" by Carrie Hamaley Cunningham. 1969. 5~ x 8 inches, 93 pages with no index, Hardcover. In the later part of the Eighteenth Century this family began to mi~rate to. America from England. John R. HolmsleYt born in 1762, married Mary James, born 1769 in Cermany, nnd they came to America and settled in Tennesse'e. In 1824 they settled in Ark4ns4s. His brother, Stephen settled 1n Cherryville, North Carolinst and the third brother, Jos~ph settled around Plckwick~ Tenne88ee~ This book tells of the descendants or thl."fH.' ehri't.' brothers and others of that family name. 'They are not connected in many C4a~s. Since Mrs. Cunningham died 24 January 1968. before she was able to c~lete her re search. it is not well documented. It gives a great deal of information on families of this name from which others may build their charts* They should find proof and docu ment their connections. Otherwise the book is well written. We appreciate the donation of this book to our Arkansas Genealogical Library collect ion. "CHAMBERS HELPING CHAMBERS", VoL 4, No.4, by Claudette Ma.ers, POBox 37010. Bloomington. Minnesota 55431. 1981 Soft cover, ~llt. This is a publication for researchers of the name Chambers. Published three times a 'year. January, April & October~ 150 pages per year at $12.00 yearly. All types of family information on this family from all parts of the United States & England: W~lkinson Co., GA., Wills; Jo Davies Co .• Ill., Cemetery & Stephens Co., Census; Washington Co~1 Indiana, 1830 cenSus and deaths; 1850 Harrison Co •• MO. census; Ne~ Jersey Men in Revolutionary War - and many more. thanKs. Claudette t for donating tbis copy to our Library and good luck with your pUblication. tiTHE FORT SMITH STORY, 1817-1896''. by Edwin P. Hicks. 65 pages, 6x9 inches. This ~.s a well written history of Fort Smith. Construction on a sandstone bluff 3S feet above the water level at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau Rivers, was the perfect spot for the erection of a fort. according to Major Stephen H. Long. Topographical Engineer in 1819. For nearly 80 years this primitive fort had a dominant influence on the vast "Indian Courttry" adjacent to the West. This history is well illustrated with drawinRs. sketches and maps of imPortant people, scenes and events. We appreciate this donation from Janice Eddleman (one of our new membera of our Board of AGS Directors for 1983). "GENEALOGY OF, THE WELLINC'I'ON ROBBINS FAMILY. Conway. Arkansas" by Helen Robbins Garboshian & husband Walter Frank Robbins, 1982. ~ x 11 inches. soft cover with vela-bind. 63 pages with full-name index. The immigrant. Richard Robbins. was born in England about 1610. He and his brother, John came to New England 1638-39. Richard settled in Charlestown (Boston) Haas.; John in Connecticut. Richard married Rebecca and tbey were admitted to the church on 24 Hay 1640. Their first son was baptised on 31 May 1640. Other children were Samuel, 1643; Nathaniel. 1649; Rebecca, who married John Woolard. This book includes the American Ancestry of some of the descendanta of those Robbins. The history is carefully researched, scholarly written and well documented. Thanks to Walter Frank Robbins for this donation to our AGS Library collection. "THE WILLIFORDS OF GEORGIA (1700-l800) - Including North Carolina Familios of HOUSE, HANCOCK, BARRINGER & AUSTLWI~ Compiled by Wenona H. Rennie. 1010 West Eufaula, Norman, OK 73069 Pub. 1958, 61 pages. no index t ~ ~ll inches, soft cover. Other Families: MISENHlMER, UJDWIG, FAGGART, PROPST & LITAKER. There ia a great deal of family information here about the familiea with names listed above. It concerns tbe descendants of three Williford brothers, King, James & Wesley, born in Georgia. Their migration west includes Alabama. Tennessee then Arkansas~ King Williford, the oldest brother came to Arkansas' about 1847 , and settled in what is now Lonoke Co.; about 1850 Wesley Williford. came to a farm north of Jacksonville, AR.; and last. James Will1ford~ about 1889, came to a farm in Northern Pulaski County, AR. This phamplet was given to our AGS Library, with hope it would help so~one else who does research in the Library. Family Ancestor Chart will be published in a future AGS Ancestor Chart Volume/ec. Researchers of these families ahould check this book for information. Mrs. Rennie, 'we appreciate your donation of this book. "ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS - CEMETER.Y RECORDS. Volume IIu compiled by Ellis Co., Texas Genealogical Society, POBox 385, Waxahachie, Texas 75165. Copyrighted 1982. 8~x 11 inches, 210 pages with surname index. soft-cover. velo-bind. $25. pp Youtr getting better all the time. This Society is correcting errors in Volume I. in fact, one entire Cemetery (oak Branch) haa been corrected and shown completely again. (Cont on ne~t page) -256- BOOK REVIEWS (Cont pas. 2) TIle Table of Contents, left out of Volume I is also included. They not only wDnt to improve - but they dlt! and I say that is comtnendable:. Eighteen cemeteries plua the one corrected are: lArdwell. Glenwood, CraVES. Hamrock, Sevier, Hillcrest Durial Park, Mabry Family. Maypearl, Mountain Peak, Newton, Onk Braneh Ozro, quinn Form, Pioneer Shiloh, Richardson-Reagor, Springs, Smith, Williams, Pace & Krants Farm. Thanks, Ellis County for your giftt EDITOR'S NOTEt Many Arkansas families left Ark~n8aN, went to and through Waxahachie, E111s County, (some settled in Ellis County)' on to the West. "iou might check this area for a lost relative. "CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS - 1850 Federal Census·', compiled by Beth 8randenburg. 2201 Taft. Van Buren, AR 72956. 190 pages, with Rurname index, ~ x 11 inches. soft-cover with velo-bind. $15 pp. A good photograph of the county courthouse sets off the front cover from the usual and is a very attractive volume. A table of ,the counties in Arkansas, includes dates of creation and people or things (for which the county was named) is useful and extra information. The column headings at the top of each page of the census are arranged tn nn a~ti8tic manner to please the eye. Thanks for such s good job, Beth, and for making it a gift to our ACS Librsry. "CE..'1ETERY RECORtffi OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS" s by Extension Homem.a:kers CounCil, r 0 Box 110, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476. Pub. 1982 8!~ x II, 465 pages with full-name index, lht:td, Cover. $35. pp 90 Ce~eteries are listed in this Volume (far to many to list). There 1s small wonder. however, since this i8 Arkqnsas' second oldest county nnd date~ from 1815~ The index of cemeteries is in the back. just before the full-name index. [n general the names are easy to read, but some pages take close scutiny. because of the hazy effect of dimness (probably due to weak typewritter ribbons). Since .Lawrence County was formed in 1815. 31 counties have been formed~ including: Lawrence County (as it now exists)~ The 89 cemeteries recor4ed in 1969 and 3 ~p of the county is included. (an after-thought~.by your Edior.~~the8e cem. are: Arnold, Ashby, Austin~ aaker, Bratcher" Calvin, Campbell, Clark. Clover Bend, Coffman) Craig Family (2); Dent, Denton) Dry Creek, Pender, Fortenberry. Friendship, GUes Spur, Halcum. Helma fnrm.Henderson~ Hibarger Family, Hillhouse, Hillhouse Family. Holobough. Hope, Jenkins, Kelley, Kissee, Lancaster, Lawrence Memorial, Lebanon. Lester, ~nning 11 & #2, Markham, Martin~ Massey #1 & 112, McCarroll, Minturn, Moore, Horan, Horris Jo'amlly, Mount Zion (2). Hurta, New Hope. New Pleasant Crave, O~k Forrest, Oaks, Old Bethel, Old Fry, Oldham, Old Military, Old Pleasant Grove. ~position. Parks. Penn, Phillips, Portia. Powhatan. Price, Raney. Raye, Robertson, Ruffner, Runyan, Saffell. Salem, Sanders, Scott Sharp, Smithville, Snow. Strangers Home, Taylor-Penn, Townsend, Ward, Ward Family, watkins, Wayland t Westpail, Whitlow, Whittaker, & Willmuth. We congratulate the Homemakers Council for this storehouse of information and thank them for giving a copy to our ACS Libtary (located in Cenealogical Dept. 2nd Floor of the L R Public Lihrary, 8th & Louisana~ Little Rock, hours 9-4, except Sunday and Hon.) "A BAPTISMAL RECORD of the PARISHES (Of the Catholic Church) ALONG TIlE ARKANBAS RIVER - August 5, 1796 to July 16. 1802. t1 Copyrighted 1982 by Jefferson COunty Historical Society_ ~ x 13, 71 pages with full-name index, soft cover~ I hasten to say that 1 added the words in parentheSES to avoid misinterpretation~ When an out-of-state guest saw the book, she said "I thouftht Arkansas has counties instead of par ishes. II This is an important collection of very early Arkansas information, saved by the Catholic Church. I~ was written by early Spanish priests and translated by James K. Underwood. The original documents were photographed and shown on the page opposite the transla tion. This gives the reader an opportunity to make his judgement on the translation and poaaibly answer some questio~, they might have. One difficult feature is the Spanish spelling of names and particularly French names. Unless you Can make that ad justment from familiarity wi~h the correct spelling and Spanish differences, your job is difficult. I consider the finished work as an admirable effort and commend the Historical Society for bringing this information for our research~ this book may be ordered for $30. from: James'McCain, Treasurer. Jefferson Co. Historical Society, 604 Simmons BuildinR~ Pine Bluff, AR 71601. Our copy was purcbased from our Society Book Fund. "TEXAS COUNTY, MISSOURI, HAl'.RIAGES 1876-1880", cOlllpiled by Erma Lee Skyles 8r""", 145 - 24th St., S~E., Salem. OR 97301. Pub. 1979. 68 pages' surname index, 8~ x 11inchest soft cover. $7.00 The listings of marriages give names of groom. bride and date of marriage. The (Cont next page) -257- BOOK REVIEWS (can't page 3) publication ia neat and names and dates are clear and easy to read. We thank Mrs. Brown, for giving our AGS Library this valuable information. "DREW COUNTY ~ ARKANSAS - CEMETERY RECORDS" by Drew County Extension Homemakers Council. Copyrighted 1982~ by Jo Ann Hales Handley, Rt 2 Box 189 t Monticello. AR 71655. Hard Cover B~ x 11 inches 785 pages with full n~ index $40. pp (limited number published!) A two-page map shows the number of each of the 118 cemeteries listed then listed with the cemetery names, are directions to the cemetery from t~nticello (a great help when locating the cemetery site), The classification of white and black persons is given with the name of the cemetery. Names of persons buried, is listed alphabetica~ly with dates of birth and death. This publication was well planned and wel.l arranged. Information is easy to find. The arrangement is pleasing to the eye. We commend the Homemakers, who did this valuable work. which was a monumental task, and thank them for donating the information to our AGS Library. (Our large book collection is located on the 2nd Floor of the LR Public Library. 8th and Louisana. LR). FAMILY HISTORIES Beginning here, we have a large number of fa~ily histories and other historical informa tion which was donated by Don Francis of New 'York. These single boo~s have been arrang ed in Hard-cover volumes (AGS RED colorll "JOHN FRANCIS and his DESCENDANTS" by David Francis, 198L This is the 1st in this group, which have been bound together. 108 pages 8~ xlI. It begins with "Francis Family" newsletters dating from August 1980 thru April 1982. This includes all types of information; Family Group Charts, Marriages, birth and death lists, numerous documents and pictures. The Xerox reproduction on the pictures~ give a dark, unnatural look. but shows some likeness. "HISTORY of the FRANCIS COVE CHURCH" by Robert H~ Boone, 1846-1970 21 pages (located at Waynesville~ Haywood Co., North Carolina. This is a complete and interesting historyw Gives many names of members and pastors with all activities, which are well described, and officials listed. itA HISTORY of the FRANCIS FAMILY - l763-1923tt by Mahlan L.,Redman. 36 pages with surname index" B11 x 11. this concise narrative begins with William Francis, born in Loudon Co" Virginia, 28 April 1763. He descended from an old Colonial family and a Revolutionary Soldier, who sa~ the surrender of Lord, Cornwallis at the age of 18, He married Mary Romine. They are said to have been the parents of 24 children with four pairs of twins and 16 of the children lived to maturity,. This i$ the history of their descendants and it is well recorded. "FRANCIS FAMILY TREE" by Mrs. Maria Clayton Francis Johnston in 1910, 31 pages. This:is a listing of descendants, mostly hand~rittent aleo Bible records. It is rather difficult to read. but fills the purpose for which it was written and without any embellishment. Thanks Don Francis for donating this large volume of Francis Family information. ANOTHER large volume of eight Family Historic·s. etc. (1) The BALL FAHILY of SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA" - Descendants of Moges Ball of Fairfax Co., VA by Palmer R. Ball, pub. 1933. This is a small study of 30 pages, with some well chosen pictures and cemetery listings. The book was published with hope that future Balls would add information. This includes the states of: Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee~ & West Virginia. (2) "The BLAUVELT Family of Nova Scotia - from early 1600s - Yarmouth Co_,LENTS, The Van NORDENS and HATFIELDS", by Robert B. Blauvelt SJ,x,ll. This is 19 pages of listings of descendants with brief information available, about them. These families were Dutch Loya11sts~ who came 1st to New York about 1600, then·went to Nova Scotia, when the Rev olutionary War started~ They settled in Shelburne CO*f then moved to Tusket. (3) ''NOTES on the HISTORY of the BOGART FAUILY in CANADA" by Marshall C. Bogart, with geneal ogical record of his parents, Lewis Lazier BORart and Elizabeth Cronk Bogart. Pub~ 1918 Sl,:x 1111. Besides the Bogart Family. there are the Cronk. Barker, and Lazier Families. 72 pages. Names are listed by families, with available information, little documentation. a few pictures an"d drawings which do not turn out well in xeroxing. (4) "PROCEEDINGS of the BURWELL FAMILY PICNIC, August 18, 1870. Milford, Connecticutt". pub. 1870 SJ,x 11ft, 27 pages. John Burwell came from England to Milford in 1639. A description is given of organizing the Family Historical Organization~ There were speeches given and names of family members' and their 'progress in moving about. There are letters reproduced and a list of people present. (5) "SHEPPARD-MARSHALL & ALLIED FAMILIES: BURROWS, CLARK, DEAKINS/DICKENS, GATCHELL, GRAVES, GREEN_ HIBBS. HUDSON & o~hersJ by Lil~ian A. Sheppard of San Jose J CA. pbul l874 t 8~ x 11. This book deals only with the HIBBS Family. 41 pages. William HIBBS, born 1630, in England is the earliest ancestor in this record. He married Joanne in 1654 and their seven children were born in England. In 1677 the eldest Bon, William, Jr. came to Burlington) New Jersey and later moved to Pennsylvania. There are eight gener ations listed and this book has more information about each person, (Con't On next page) , -258- (6) "TIlE HIBBS GENEALOGY" by Darth Kusono Hibbo, llareh 1961, Supplement 1981, 2301 'l'IIo H.rita•• , 1441 North Rock Road, Wichita, Kano •• 67208, 49 pOSo.. 'l'IIio io only a Ii. tin. of de.clnd,nte of William Bibb., born 1630 in Bnlland. who WI' the ••m. man A. in the pr.vlou. book. It 81va. only name. data .nd pllc, of birth and d•• th, when .v.ll,bl'l date of marri,se and name ot wifa and dlta. of h.r birth 104 d•• th. (7) '~IStoRICAL SKITCH of ANCISTRY (671-1800) and,LIST OF DESCENDANTS (1823-1933) of William V. and Sarah (Ho110tt) HIBBLS. 54 pa.oa. by Hibbo Reunion Aa.ociation. Th ..o p.opl. Wlr. Quakera 1n Bnlland and e.m. to ~rlc. for ra11a1ou. fr ••dom in 1647 under tha loodorohip of Goors' Fox. Thio book ao... to bo tho 3rd hi. tory about tho .... Willi.m HIBBS Pamily. 'l'IIo doto. oro not o.. ctly tho .ame but f.irly clooo and .oml of tho namoo v.ry~ Since Wil11am WI' luch • ccnnmon- givln nama, i.t could have b,.n .. diU,rlnt family. 'l'IIio ver.ion r •• lly otart. in Wo.t Virginia with a Williom V. HIBBS, born 1800, .nd hi. d•• condonta aro liotad down thaouSh 1948. (8) "OR LINE OF THIS V.nGorder FAMILY" by Wil.on V. Lodloy. Now York, N. Y., pub. 1962, IS pa.... Thi. Itart. with Alb.rt Gy.bort VanGordor, born 1620 in Holl.nd and eama to fort Or.ns. (Albany) New York, .bout 1650. Ho w•• li.t.d aa a rop.maker (rop.mak.r1) and whoel-wr1sht. Hi. fir.t public racord .pp•• ranc. wao 1656. Ho movad to King.ton about 1662 a. one of tho Commi.ori •• of that town •• Ho h.d .-rriad Aaltya Wygort. obout 1650. Thoir two children wero Lyobot Ind Gy.bort (1655). ron s.n.rotion. of do.c.nd.nt. of Alb.rt .nd Aalty. aro tncad in thi. hi.tory, with bri.f biolr.phical .kotchol. EDITOR'S HOTE, The •• 0.. 11 booke ara .1.0 in H.rd-covar (AGS Rod color) in ono largo bookl.c More are allc'bound, but time and revi.w apacI ran out.~.mor. on th11 later 19831111 CEHETERY IlECOROS of PERRY COUNTY. AlUCANSAS -plu. "Living tho Ti.... , 1776-1976 - A Tr1but. to , Porry County". Tributa to hrry County wo. pub. 1976 .nd tho CllIIETEllY RECOIl)S of PERRY County, Arkan ... woo oddod when tho book Wit ro-printod in 1982 81pll" 340 pas •• , .oft cover, by 'arry County Ext.al1on Hom.makara Counc11t Pl•••• ordlr'from Mr •• tttemari_ Bolden, POBox 95, c •••• Ai 72025 $lS. (Thi. w.a moroly montioned in tho Editor'o Not •• , Sept. 1982 i.au••• nd many ordlra wIre received A•• r ••ultt •• ao if you would like on. of the,. i,au•• , bItter not w_lt ••• (not enough wera publ11hld and the prica 1. VERY SIW.L I for tho .""'unt of inform&Uon in th11 _book I) oc. Thil inelud•• forty-ninl eam.tar1•• , Antioch, Aunt D111yl., BIllard, carden. C••• , Chorry Hill. Cook, CoPPlrl. Gop, Dob.rrio, Edlin. 'oi ••t. Flubu•• Fork.d MOuntoin, t Fowl.r, Garland, Goat • Bluff, Hamilton~lo.e Craek, Harmony. Harpar. H.rria, Hewk, H.nry Hope, Iagris, Xlingeho.fier, L•• ch & Bland. Lov.laca. May. ~cGh.at Nimrod, Hoon.r, Oak Gr~Y., Old Lib.rty, Parry. Porryv111e-Rag.d.la. Ri.on, St. Bonif.co, St. Fronci. (Littlo Italy), Scallion, Sharp. Si.k, Smith-Holling.worth, smyor., Sp.twood, Stow.rt, Thornbura Viney Grova t Volman and Wade. Th.nkl to Exton.ion Homemaker. Gounc1l Kamber. for tho Cam.tory'Sook which i. bo1ng added to Our lors. AGS LIBRAkY Colla.tion. "JOHN PANKIY of MAIIAKIII TOWN, VIIlGINIA, .nd hi. De.cond.ntt, Volumo 3". by Goorg. Edword Pankoy, POBox 84, Rulton, LA 71270 publ 1981 6x9 inch.o, hlrdcov.r 136 P.S.' with full name indax. $11.50 PP Vol. I & II .r.' ov.iloblo at $25. por .et. Thio volume .uppl.. onto tho r.cord. giv.n in Volume I & II to round out the f.mily hi.tory~ Th. thraa volu=ea pr.aant r.cord. fdund in lifty ya.r. of r ••••rch~ volume I ' save .arly re.ord., of the family in Europ. & Amor1c, and tr.ca. on. family, tho immi gr.nt' ••on, Stophan, from .rriv.l in Virginia in 1700 to 1968. Volume II trlco, onoth er braneh. John Pot.r, of the family in Virginia from 1700 to 1972. Thia book 1•• h.nd..... volume of h•• vy glo.. y poper, bound in aturdy ch.otnut board w1th 0 bluo buckram cover .tamp.d in sold. It wa. printad in bold-typa that i. very clo.r and .a.y to read. Surna... o ""at fraquontly found .... WIIlIONS, CILAPMAII, CLIFFORD, CREIGNTON, I'AIlIWl. BARDING. KEMP, !lICK. IIOIlGAN. P!ARCE, RElilAD, SIIITH, AND WIIJ.UIIS. Thanko to GaorS_ E. Pankey for tho Sift of thio book to our Socioty Libr.ry. ''KII:IITIlCICY HAiIIlIAGES - 1797-1865" by G. Glonn Clift, pub. 1978 7.. 9 inch.o, hardCovlr. 2'8 , p•• o. with full-nama 1nd.... The ...... r1o.00 are reprintod from "Th. aOlbtor of tho Kentucky Hi.torieal Soei.ty", Thay w.re taka from notic •• from tb. Lexington, ICY., Public Library'a 1787-1865 fil ••' of La .. 1nlton newopap_r.. Th. marrioso. ar. li.tod by yeara. ~me. of bride and Irooms Ir. givan a, w.ll •• the dlta and location of marriale Sametim.a tha nama of tho f.thor of the brid. 11 m.n.ionod. Whoro tho principlo. in tho earemony live i. frequlntly liven. Thl nama of thl naw.pape- 11 liv.n in code and tbe dot. publi.hed, W•• pprociat. thio 8ift from Don Frlneio. "CWY YI - CHEROERR BLOOD", vol_ t. Chorokoo IndianOonaalosy bal_ed on ..cord. of the D.S. COurt Of Clai.... 1906-1909, by Sh1rloy Ho.kinl, 2321 BrOOkwood Dr., Ch.ttanooga, TH., 37421, ~ x 9 inch.o, 142 PI"O with full-nama indox, .ott eover. Shirl.y UOokino usod • computor to Itor. tho information on Court of Clai... opplica t1on. for srlovonc •• &ri.1ns from viol.tiona Of tho Tro.ty ot 183S botw.an tho U.S. Govornment ond 0 ,roup of Indiano not a~thor1.od to ropr.aont thl Ch.roke. Nation. Thi. treaty provid,.d for r...sval of the Cheroke •• frOll T.nn ••••• and nurby Itat•• to land w•• t of tho Ki ••i •• 1pp1 river. Thaol .pplicationo ropr.o.ntod .bout (0,000 porion•• (~ontt on naxt pa._) -259- BOOK REVIEWS (Contt page 5) The final roll of Cherokees eligible for new lands as descendants of persons living in 1835. It is necessary to closely study notes of a sample computer record to find the persona for which you are researching. This is a noble record for which Shirley Hoskins earned all of our thanks~ We also appreCiate her donation of this valuable information to our Library. "CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY - MARRIAGES u compiled by H. Stanley Craig, ~ 8 inches. 333 pages with full-name index of brides. soft cover, reprinted 1978, by Gloucester Histor ical Society, Woodbury. New Jersey. This information comes from many sources: New Jersey Archives. County Clerk's records, Justice of the Peace dockets, church records. Doctor's Records, Journal Records, Genealogical Records. Bible Records and WILLS. The marriages are listed alphabetically by the groom's name. We thank Don Francis for the donation of this volume to our AGS Library collection~ "NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS MARRIAGES - 1879-1887 (Book B) compiled by Vera L. Dean, POBox 181 Station A, Richmond, CA 94808 Copyright 1982 8~ x5~ soft cover 63 pages $6. pp abstract from Book B, Mormon Microfilm H1,035,372. This lists official, date, Groom/age residence (if known or given), Brides name and age. and reaidence. These are listed in the order they were married. Indexed. Much interesting information is recorded in the Appendix. Our many thanks to Vera L. Dean for this gift book to be added to our large AGS Book collection. "POPE COUNTY HISTORICAL ARTICLES - Book Number in compiled by J. B. Lemley, 1120 N. Detroit Russellville, AR 72801 - This really 2 books under one cover, since one is numbered to 127 pages and the other ia 65, including indexes for both books. The 1st is many articles gathered by our "J.B.u 11lese include articles from The Courier-Democrat. Arkansas Valley Papers, Pope County Historical Quarterly and Pope County Court Records, et~. Some he has researched for programs at different meetin8s~ The 2nd part i8 the liMinutes of session - Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Rock Springs Cumber land Presby~erian Church (both of Pope County, Arkans,as). 11lese date from 1880-1914. Articles on several other churches, railroads. Ferry Boats~ etc~ are included. Order from the above address: $20. (sof~ cover-velo binding) "MARRIAGE RECORDS OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS - 1820 - 1850" compiled by James Logan Morgan 314 Vine St., Newport. Arkansas 72112 8~xll inches soft cover, 82 pages including index Pulaski County. Arkansas was created by an Act of the Missouri Territorial Legislature, approved Dec. 15, 1818, effective Mar. 1, 1819. Pulaski was one of the 5 original counties of Arkansas Territory, created later in 1819. Counties whi'ch have been created wholly or in part from Pulaski Co~, are:' Conway. 1825; Crawford, 1820: Faulkner, 1873; Jefferson, 1829; Lonoke. 1873; Prairie, 1846; Saline, 1835; and, White, 1835. Sources: Pulaski Co., marriage records! Marriage Record OJ 1839-1848; Marriage Record B-1, 1848- 1861. Newspaper files: Arkansas Advocate, 1830-1837; Arkansas Banner. 1843-1850; Ark. Democrat (Arkansas State Democrat) 1846-1850; Arkansas Gazette (Arkansas State Gazette), 1819-1850; Arkansas Star, 1839-1841; Arkansss Times and Advocate. 1837-1844; Little Rock Times (Arkansas Weekly Times). 1835-1837. (The Arkansas Gazette has been included during the period in which the newspaper was located at Arkansas Post. 1819-1821. Several Pulaski County marriages for 1820 and 1821 were found! Please order from the above address. $10. pp (Morgan Books) EDITOR'S NOTE: Several other books are in the process and have been turned over to James' Printer (only waiting for printing timel) All are real genealogical source material! To mention a few: "Pope County Probate 1830-1850"; flFAMILIES OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS of PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARlCAN5-AS 1861-1867" etc. Prices have not been established at this time, but prior to the March issue these should be in print! EDITOR'S NOTE: A great many thanks to everyone who has given one book (or several books) to be added to our ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL BOOK COLLECTION~ Our Arkansas History Commission Office and our Little Rock Public Library and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Library all have many wonderful booke, and people who are very willing to help researchers find the booksr How lucky we are to have all these nice research places here in Arkansas! But then there are folks who live many miles from a Library, and some Libraries do not have much of Genealogical or Historical interest and must rely on the Postal Service! Special thanks to our BOOK REVIEW EDITOR: R. W. Dhonauitt! Busy as he is with his Off1cial duties in the S.A.R. and his Volunteer Service at'our Little Rock Public L!brary, jU8t to mention a few of his projects ••• besides publishing several Census and other books each year, we begin to wonder when and if he sleepal Many Many thanks to our R. W. Dbonau! 1932 !lJRNAHE INDEII (paRe -263- Aaocher - 198. l\ult - 107 Baadles - 45 Abbott - 60, 171, 184, 223 Austin - 48, 59,171, 174 Beagle - 201, 205 libel - 207 AIltrey (Autry) - 17. 60, 61. Beall - 17, 106, 109, 208 Abernathy - 75 62, 75, 162 Beam - 92 1\bner - 61 Avery - 75 Bean - 117, 164, 228 l\ckerman - 228 Avrit - 113 Beard - 120, 174, 184, 185, Adin - 196 Aynes - 49 189 llcree - 9 Bearden - 76, 111, 112, 194, Adams - 3, 12, 23, 38, 52, Baars - 75 222 59, 60, 61, 62, 73,: 75, Babcock - 65 I!earst:echer - 99 100, 101, 109, 174, 200, Baber - 16 Beasley - 11, 12, 156, 164, 224 Badge:tt - 61 184, 185 l\doock - 46 Baehr - 172 Beason - 102 Adkins - 8, 160 Baen - 59 Beatty - 180 Adney - 174 Bagley - 217 . BealXlhamp - 76 J\g'ee - 112 . Bagwell - 180 Beaarenne - 19 J\g'leston - 160 Bailey - 59. 61, 75, 161, Beaver(s) - 62, 120 Aiken(s) - 60 174 Beck - 179 Akers - 174 Bain - 20, 21, 31, 15, 174 Beckman - 47 lII Albright - 180 39.1 40, 44, 52, 59, .61, Beerstechter - 100 Albritton - 184 66, 15, 130, 140, 174, Beeson - 174 Alcorn - 61, 197 179, 191, 193, 194,221, Begley - 38 Alde:rson - 33 . 226, 230 _-33 Alexander - 30, 53, 97, 161, Bal.ange!r - 199 Bell - 5, 13, 33, 36, 52, 163, 224, 226 Baldridge - 60, 61, 174 138, 185, 201, 207, 229 Allen - 5, 43, 58, 60, 61, BaldWin - 44, 45 Bellah - 59, 60, 61, 62 74, 75, 92, 100, 179, Balford :. 61 Beller - 38, 39 182, 194 Ba1UY,jer - 233 Bel.oate - 76 Allgood - 138 Ball - 60, 61, 15, 106 Benedict - is. Allison - 59, 61 Ballard - 75, 103, 107 Benll.ing - 20, 22 Allmand - 47 Ballew - 159 sennett - 41, 59, 76, 105, AI:m::md - 52 Ballou - 58, 159 106, 107, 108, 110, 112, Alston - 232 Balou - 159 165, 193, 206 Alt - 228 BaltinDJ:e - 11 Benson - 36, 59, 140 AltmJn - 181· Balzer - 60 BentLey - 57, 73 Altan - 48, 104, 199 llaIthlrq - 172 Benton - 92 Alton - 199 Batdy - 74, 75 ~td - 101; 102 Bernie _ 46 .!\mbrose - 104 Baney - 122 l\rros - 41, 61 Banks - 75, 140, 195, 196 Berry - 58, 59, 60, 166, Anderson - I, 42, 46, 48, I3iarb - 198 174, 179 60, 62, 65, 75, 139, I3iarber - 60: 193 Berstecher - 100 158, 174, 218, 232 Barker - 60, 61, 145 Bartram - 47 Andrews - 2, 35, 46, 61, Baz:l 37 f 46, 54, 57, 58, 59, ItinDrough - 84 Lawson - 49, 60, 62 60, 61, 62, 83, 95, Kimsey - 165 Lay - 84, 176 101, 102, 106, 110, Kincai.d - 84 Layl" - 62 114, 124, 129, 162, 163, ~-221 Lay!ran - 72 165, 176, 179, 180, 220, Kindy - 107, 108 Lea - 162 232 Ki..ng - il, 12, 57, 59, 60, Leach - 180, 181 Johnston - 45, 60, 61, 61, 62, 84, 116,193, Leals - 16 154, 162, 198, 224, 229 222, 230 Lebkar - 40 Jolley - 121 ~ - 33,34, 36 LaI:>a Ledbetter - 51, 176 Loveday - Ill, 112 Mashburn - 31 Ledford - 176 IDvelace - 85 ~ - 61, 62, 102, 125, 138, Lee - 4, 6, 7, 17, lS, Lovelady - 58, 22B 226 46, 61, 95, 138, 144, IDvell - 25 M>.ssey - 60, 60, 107, 176 196, 227 IDvett - 99,176 M>.sterolOn - 177 il!eth - 187 Lcwe - 114, 230 M3.tcllett - 47 LeFavre - 171 Lowery - 95, 110 Mathews' (Matthews) - 40, 47, Lefills - 114 '1..t:Mt:""i - 85, ,111 5B, 95, 101, 102, 144, 156, LeFlore - 38, 46 Lowry - 105, 106, 109, 172, 177, 181 Leggett ,- 84 110, 112 Mathis - 5, 60, 232 Leggins - 94 IDzaro - 161 Matlock - 49 Ie;Juire - 11 Incas - 85, 117 Mattirg1y - B5 I.ehar - 120 I1lcus - 59 Maxwell - B5, 211 I.elTnan - 61 U>go - 56 May - 61, 210, 226 Leigh - 71 Weer - 101 Maysll - 86 Leminq - 95 Imbley - 85 Mayberl:y - 59, 94 Lemley - 66, 138 IAlmley - 233 Mayer - 49 Larons - 41, 60 LumPkin(s) - 47, 59 Maye(s) - 17, 86 LeI';:)ux - 162 Lunsford - 41, 42, 43 Mays - 62, 86 Le.... ister -61 Lusk - 85 Meadors - 52, 86' Lester - 59, 84 Iilter - II, 61 _-234 Lewallen - 56 Iiltman - 62 Mea (Meek) - 224 r-llen - 166 lottrel1 - 59, 60, 62 lBiaris - 86 Lewis - 12, 21, 40, 60, lotz - 59 MeckUen - 61 101, 102, 121, 128, l¥le - 121, 125, 210 Meek(s) - 47, 62, 177, 180, 182 129, 130, 131, 132, Lynch - 16, 52, 58, lIeeler - 234 152, 156, 181, 199, 102, 106, 176 Meffoxd - 45 225 Lyndsay - 128 Megee - 86 Lier - 13 Ir;nn - 139 Melear - 4 Light - 230 Mellens - 60 LinIinq - 176 Mabane - 112 Melton - 59, 167 Lin::h - 53 !Iaberl:y -120, 210 Menan:! - 19 Lincoln - 8; 84, 149 Mabrey - 4, 6 Menor - 46 Linder - 85 Mabry (!IayI:>exry) - 210 MoDoy - 19, 19, 20 Lindley - 6-1:, 103 MacO:lnald - 52 Meredith - 59 Lindscott ~ 183 ~ - 100, 123 Meridith - 59, 61, 86 Lindsey - 31, 54, 85,165 Mackey - 129 Mel:ridi(e)th - 61, 62 Linseiich - 57 Maddux - 113 Mel:ril1 B6 Linton - 101, 176 /oIiidewll - 231 Mel:riott - 31 Linzey - 102 Madison - 129 Mel:rit(t) - 21, 43 Lips;xlllb - DB Magic - 37 Merone11s - 126 Lipsey - 42, 85 Magruder - 57 Mertzger - 167 Lites - 103 Mahan - 62, 176, 189, Messenger - 19 Little(s) - 12, 59,60,176 220 M>.ssinger - 60 Lively - 59, B5, 183 M3.jars - 6 Metger - 168 Livesay tLivesley-Lifsey) - Malin - 179 Mewer - 55 231 Ma11den - 58 Meyer - 66 Iobbs - 25 M3.lone - 46 Meynard - 125 Iook - 60, 61 Mancus - 106 Michel - 19, 25 Iooke:rt - 114 Mankins - 95 Miers - 86 Iockhart - 129 Mann - 97, 193, 200, Milam - 86 IDfland - 278 201, 202, 203, 204, Milli=> - 86 IDft:en - 180 205, 206, 228 Miles - 86, 177 IDftin - 223 Mannahan - 85 Miller - 38, 42, 49, 59, 61, IDftis - 181 MIDninq - 34 62, 74, 96, 101, 127, 138, Logan - 57, 126, 180, 181 _-100 167, 168, 173, 177, lBO, 187, IDggins - 138 Mansell - 59 190, 192, 227, 234 IDkey - 21 Manske - 4, 114 Millican - 60 I.anax - 60, 61 Manuel - 58 Million - 61 Ianaxa.s - 60 Manz - 139 Mills - 86, 113, 130, 168, 169 Lanis - 122 Mapl"" - 123 MilIum - 172 I.cI!mm - 226 Marchand - 99 Mirani:n - 221 Long - 9, 60, 73 Marchant-85 Minner - 51 laney - 61, 85 Marchbanks - 60 Minton - 86 lDny - 176 Marcum - 85 Minyard - 56 I.orrl - 95 MaxI \Ot;ladsirle - 32 IbJdson - 161 Yarbo"""!lh - 224 t4:lodue - 222 yarbrough - 23. 178, 179, 200, IbXIu1 - 179 204, 205 ~-1l4 Yates - 105 Ii:lody - 38, 178 Yeager - 59, 178, 227 iibXlyard - 60 Yea:r:y -72 1'bo1ey - 60, 62, 196 Yeater - 124, 198 1'bo1folk - 92 yell - 97 1'bolfom - 59 yielding - 16. 52, 53 l~ - 97,183 Ycx::h8m - 178 I_ton - 220 YorI< - 104, 178 , ibm - 227 YOUng - 22, SO, 58, 59. 61, ibrlaran - 51 92. 230 ibrley - 209 youngblood - 73, 164. 194 l'brsham - 194 I'brtharo - 54 Zadla!:y - 163 worthen - 22, 59 zeigler - 224 Imthington - 232 Zel ARKANSAS GE!iEALOGICAL SOCIETY TREASURER'S REPORT 11/11/81 to 9/30/82 $6,394.19 Balance as of 11-11-81 publication Costs (Reprints. postage, printing, $11.200.00 Supplies. etc.) postage. supplies (81-82) Hubbard 500.00 200.00 Book COmlllittee 38.00 Insufficiept checkS $11,938.00 TOTAL EXPBNSES $18,051. 61 TOTAL DEPOS:j;TS $12,507.80 BALANCE AS OF 9-30-82 certificate of Deposit 010475, First National Bank of Hot Springs payment No. 5 - 6/17/82 - $2,197.58 ~~.~~ Bobbie J. Mclane (Mrs. Gerald B.) Treasurer lell - 168 Bignor> - 19 Archer - 60 Baxr -14 Bilberry - 138 l\rc1Iy - 60 Barrentine - 30 llillings - 109, 229 Ardinger - 161 Barrett - 105, 221 lli11:i.nqs1ey - 116, 117 Aris - 60 Ilarrym:>re - 166 lIillips - 58 Al:m:rur - 16, 52 Bartles - 75 IIirch - 163 ArmStrong - 41, 59, 75, 101, Bartlett - 92, 113, 165 IIihler - 207 M::Caully (!II:Cal.ly) - 46 ~-1l1 Mohr - 218 _ - 177 _ - 73 McClain - 16, 62, 103, 177 M:::Clanahan - 222 M::Reynolde - 210 M:>lloy - 177, 228 M:::C1ary - 43 M::Wi11iams - 114 /Ibn:roe - 57 M:::C1ellon - 208 M:>nk - 95 M:::Clen::Ica1 - 16 Nacl<: - 51 M:>ntg\:Jlery - 59, 60, 95, M:::C1intock - ·60 Nailor - 101 111, 180 M:::Clunq - 85 NOu>oe - 40. 177 M:xxly - 186, 162 M:::Clure - 59 Napier - 99 Moore - 35, 36, 43, 47, SO, M:::Cluslcy - 61 Nash - 171, lBO, 181. 227 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 86, M:::Collough - 60 Natlon(s) - 17, 62 171, 177, 179, 206, 207, l£O::1tb - 85 Navy - 61 221, 228, 229, 231, 233 Mct:onnell -85 Neal(e) - 59, 61, 160, 229 Moran - 24, 86 McCool - 230 Neblett - 8 'Iorel.ar