The Arl(ansas Family Historian Volume 15, No.2, Apr/May/June 1977 THE ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN. VOLUME XV Number 2 APRIL-HAY-JUNE 1977 • I • PuLIi.hed Quarterly By ARKANSAS GENEt\WGICAL SOCJE~Y, Inc. 4200 "A" Slreel Lillie Rock, Arkanl88 72205 ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. OFFICERS DIRECTORS Marion S. Craig, M. D" President Mrs. Harold D. Alspaugh Little Rock, Arkansas Magnolia, Arkansas T. O. Hamaker, Vice President Russell P. Baker Magnolia, Arkansas Mabelvale, Arkansas Mrs. Gerald B. McLane, Treasurer Robert W. Dhonau Hot Springs, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Mrs. C. G. Ball, Recording Secretary Mrs. Mae Chinn Green North Little Rock, Arkansas Batesville, Arkansas Mrs. Carroll C. Cannon, Corresponding­ MS. Margaret Hubbard, Membershlp­ Sec., Forrest City, Arkansas Chairpserson, Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Larry P. Clark, Historian J. B. Lemley Little Rock, Arkansas Russellville, Arkansas Mrs. Rayle P. Hollis, Herald Camden, Arkansas James Logan Morgan, Parliamentarian Newport, Arkansas ASSOCIATE EDITORS: (Contributors) Mrs. Mario B. Cia, Sr., 4200 "An Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Wanda Louise McKinney, P. O. Bex 145, San Pedro, CA 90733 W. W. Caldwell, 1303 Brentwood, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 Mrs. W. H. Newton, P. O. Box 41, Hampton, AR 71744 T. O. Hamaker, POBox 0, Magnolia, AR 71753 Rogers Wills, Gen. Delivery, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 72476 Hrs. Fay Stone, 29990 S. Barlow Rd., Canby, Oregon 97013 Hrs. Wendy L. Elliott, 4808 E. Garland St., Anaheim, CA 92807 Mrs. R. A. Sutton, 1722 Nichols, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Mrs. Roberta Hollis, & Marie Tuberville, 628 Banner, Camden, Ai 71701 Mrs. Carolyn Damon, 800 Winchester Lane, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71602 Roxie Guzman, 9520 Lucerne Ave., #26, Culver City, CA 90230 Hrs. Gary Cone (Cynthia) 239 Centre, Hereford, TX 79045 Mr. T. A. McClendon, 3310 Pacific Avenue, Stockton. California 95204 CONTENTS PAGE DESCENDANTS OF ZACHARIAH ISBELL: FROM KING'S MOUNTAIN TO THE PRESENT ••••••••••• 67 BASYE FAMILY IN U.S.A •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 71 CARTER FAMILY MANUSCRIPT - GIVEN TO QUAKER ROOM OF GUILFORD COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA ••••••••••••••••••••••••..•.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 73 ITEMS LISTED IN RONALD BREMER'S SOURCES & REPOSITORIES, 1975 TO BE FOUND IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY LIBHARY, MAGNOLIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, ABKANSAS.75 OBITUARY OF ANN BAYLOR RAPLEY - 1879 •••••••••...••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••. 77 A DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR •••••••••••••••• 1879 •••••••••.•.••••••••••.••••••••••••••••• 79 A VERY LARGE THANKS - FROM MRS. FAY STONE-1977 ••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 79 THE HANNA FAMILY OF CALHOUN COUNTY & ENVIRONS •••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 80 ABSTRACT OF WILLIAM M. STEWART'S FAMILY FIBLE ••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 81 TALKINGTON FAMILY HISTORy •••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 82 OVERTON BIBLE RECORDS ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 84 STEPHEN ZELLARS HARNSBERGER & 2ND WIFE ••• LOUANNA NORRIS ••••.••••••••••••••••••• 86 STRICKLAND CEMETERY, LaFayette County, Arkansas •••.••••..•••.•...••••••..•••••• 85 MAY FAMILY CEMETERY, -Cleveland County, Arkansas., ..•..•••....••••••..•.•.••.••• 87 ALEXANDER FAMILY BIBLE..................... • .••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••• 88 ONE WILSON FAMILy •...•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 89 QUERIES. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • 107-128 Neither the Associate Editors, nor the Arkansas Genealogical Society, Inc., assume any responsibility for information or material shared by the contributors. Correspondence concerning any article should be addressed to the authors. (Corr­ ections will be made, as soon as pOSSible, if our office is notified, and proper correction is given). Mrs. Mario B. Cia, Sr." (Elaine Weir Cia~ Editor COPYRIGHT 1977 - ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 4200 "A" Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 FROM OUR PRESIDENT Dear Members, Those who attended the Spring Workshop of our Society know what a fine meeting it was. Our thanks go again to Mrs. Gay KOWALLIS of The Everton ~ Publishers, Logan, Utah, for her splendid educational lectures on genealogy. The attendance was great. ~ Interest in genealogy continues at an accelerated pace. We welcome all the new members and hope each finds AGS worthwhile. The Annual Meeting of AGS will be in the Little Rock area on Saturday, October 1. For exact place, time and program be sure to read the September Family Historian. Our Vice-President and Program Chairman, Terrell O. HAMAKER, has arranged for a splendid lecturer who will present a program that is sure to interest all. Invite your friends and acquaintances to attend. Membership is not required. The public is invited. Have a good summer! ~:i RESEARCHERS EXCHANGE INDEX REPORT The Arkansas Genealogical Society has been most gratified by the response of its members to our appeal in the April-May-June 1976 issue for our members to send in material for our Researchers Exchange Index. Several hundred cards have been received to date. However, only a small fraction of our members have taken. advantage of this opportunity to ex­ change data on their common family lines. If you have not sent in cards for this file, please do so. If you have sent in cards, and have dis­ covered new surnames, send us this information. This is how it will work: Type about 1/3" from the top of a 3" x 5" card, the surname of the family in all caps, including all variations of spelling. Under the surname, list the states in which the family is known to have lived, using state abbreviations. On the lower portion of the card, type your name, mailing address and phone number, with area . - code. (See example 1). On the reverse of the card, you may·give as much vital statistic data as you wish. (See example 2). Send all in­ formation to: Arkansas Genealogical Society, Inc., 4200 "A" Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205. NOTE: Only typed 3" x 5" cards will be accepted. Only one card per surname, and only one surname per card should be submitted. - ~-,Board Member Arkansas Genealogical SOCiety Please turn page -65- MONTGOMERY Example 1 Penn. - Kansas Mrs. Mary (Allison) Montgomery 100 Cedar Lane No. Little Rock. Ark. 72118 Example 2 MONTGOMERY. Aaron George b. 1842 pb. Cambria Co •• Penn. m. Sophia Meyers Father: Isaac Montgomery Mother: Susannah ? Need Union Civil War Service &Pension records. 4/14/77 .. , I EDITOR'S NOTE: The number of cards is not limited. Use one card for each surname. -6SA- NOTES FROM YOUR EDITOR TO ALL MEMBERS AND READERS OF OUR ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN: You will just never know how much mail keeps pouring into our office! Our membership list 1s just great. Very few of our 1976 members have not sent in their renewals and to this date we are not Bure how many new members we do have, but a bunch. Many have already paid for 1978 and one has even paid thru 1981. This is a great group of people, all willing to share with others. Suggestions have been made to tell bow many have helped in various ways, but maybe you will take our word for this. We do like to know of the nice ways everyone seems to be sharing with others. Many of our members are new this year or maybe 1976. 80 maybe a small amount of space can be used to explain about our office. We try so hard to use our money for paper and printing, and we will have to include postage, we do not as yet have money for office space or much equipment, so our office is at present, at 4200 flAfI Street, Little Rock. Arkansas, which is my homee The small mail box had to be replaced, for a large one. No one is at my house except me! Sometime on Tuesday a small group of volunteer workers (better known as my dedicated staff) come and spend from one to 6 hours, try­ ing to help catch up on some of the many things, that need to be donee Even to put stamps on the envelopes, takes a great deal of time. Much mail goes out of our office, each and every day, and more comes in each and every daye On some other days, some few come by for a 'short time (every hours helps) There always seems to be something to be done. Very little information comes in already to use, most of it is typed, but some is not. These past five months have been spent trying to keep everyone satisfied, and send them every­ thing they would like to have. With new members, renewals, change of address, getting the Ancestor Charts ready to print, getting them ready to be indexed, answer a million questions. and trying to decide how many quarterlies to print (so everyone has one) has kept several of us pretty busye Our Ancestor Chart Volumes are still growing. Volume VI is printed and now being indexed, so will be ready about the middle of June or so. Volume VII is gathered and waiting for printing time. Volume VIII is now being gathered, and as the charts keep coming in, we will try to gather otherse These are helping many people (we have many letters telling about others who have - from out of no where - helped!) All volumes as complete within them­ selves. The compilers are listed in the front, and each and every name is listed io the index io the back. Each Volume is $3. each. Many Queries are wait.fng to appear in the next issues. This issue has a great number, and some are a little long, but they all have a lot of good information. Each and every issue will become a collector's item, some are already, so do not throw them away, try to place them in the hands of some Library or some person who will treasure Arkansas Family Informatione Some of the articles tie right in with another article or Ancestor Charte Example Chart 285 (Volume V) is Cynthia A. WilBon Cone' B Family and "ONE WILSON FAMILY." page 89 thru 106, this issue are one and the same. Much information is ready for the next issues, but you ,should be working, o~your own family information, and try to make it as complete as possible, for some time when we will be needing good Arkansas Family Historiese Don't forget to drop a note to the authors when you enjoy one of their articles, that may help us get more material from them.