Arkansas Genealogical Society (AGS) - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Fontaine, Draper

ckfountaine — 6 Oct 2008 5:17:28 GMT

I have been looking for information on William L Fontaine who according to the 1930 cencus was married to a Brookie who was a medical nurse. William owned a barber shop and resided in Littl Rock - His Aunt was Fannie (Fanny) May (Mae) Draper - Draper was her married name.

William L Fontaine had a daughter named Carrolin Ann Fontaine who's mother was Rose Dudley or Duglas (Douglas) sh
e was born around 1945.

Mrs. Draper raised Carrolin Ann and she died in or around 1970.

Carrolin Ann Fontaine had a son in oct 1961 named Kevin Jeffrey Fontaine who's father is Minuen May.

William L Fontaine died in a motorcycle accident in 1962.

I can not find a gravesite or any records of a death or birth or marriage. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

James Lemons

grnyshirl1 — 5 Oct 2008 10:39:16 GMT

Looking for help finding death cert on James Lemons born 1865-1873 and died in Fort Smith AR in Sebastian County in 1922. Thanks, Shirley Grnyshirl@aol.com

1918+ marriage between Mrs. May Sutherland Porterfield and an Unknown FOSTER; & Where were they in 1920/1930?

KayFakhar — 15 Sep 2008 11:37:17 GMT

I am looking for help identifying the first name, the marriage, and the death of an unknown FOSTER who married
May Sutherland PORTERFIELD after 1918. It is possible that this marriage took place in Little River Co., AR.

However, it is known that May Sutherland PORTERFIELD had also previously resided in Baxter and Marion Counties, so she may have returned to that area after the death of her first husband in 1917 (Little River Co.).

I am also trying to find where Mrs. Mae (May) FOSTER [DOB: 1898] was living in 1920/1930.

May Sutherland of Flippin, Marion Co, AR 1st married 7 Feb 1917 George Porterfield, who died 15 Dec 1918, Little River Co., AR

Note:
Mrs. Mae Foster of 'Cotter, Baxter Co.', AR was listed in her sibling's 1971 obit.

Between 1976 - 1984, Mrs. Mae Foster was listed as living in FL in her other sibling's obits. I believe she may have returned to AR by 1984 since proof was found that she left FL at the time of her last sibling's death and did not seem to return to her previous residence.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Kay, FL
MehdiFakhar@aol.com

Looking for 15 Dec 1918 obit - George Porterfield, Little River Co., AR

KayFakhar — 15 Sep 2008 11:39:43 GMT

I will gladly pay copy/postage costs to receive this.
Thanks -Kay, FL
MehdiFakhar@aol.com

AR Death index
G Porterfield
d. 15 Dec 1918
Little River Co
Vol 76 roll 19141923 cert#1284

May Sutherland 19 of Flippin, Marion Co, AR married 7 Feb 1917 George Porterfield 21 [Cotter, Baxter Co, AR].

Arkansas Death Record at Dept of Health Vital Records Section

TerrySampson99 — 24 Sep 2008 7:37:05 GMT

If I personally walked into the Vital Records Section of Arkansas DHS, would I find a microfiche or computerized index of deaths--up to the present or up to, say, the year 2000--that I personally could look at?

Ancestors of Columbia County

Curtis Fields — 14 Oct 2001 4:49:00 GMT

Searching for decendents of Aaron Terrell Fields & Eliza
Jane Blackburn and of Herod Hancock & Nancy Rowell. Most
of these lived in and around Magnolia, in particuliar the
Macedonia vicinity and are buried in Harmony Cemetery in
Columbia County, Arkansas.

MIDDLEBROOK/S Family Association 2009 Meeting

hmdlbrk — 10 Sep 2008 8:09:02 GMT

The Middlebrooks Family Association is planning its annual meeting in Hope, Arkansas, August 13 - 15, 2009. There will local tours, presentations, research updates and time to socialize. Make your plans to come and share our family histories at MFA 2009 Meeting.

For additional information contact Henry at henrym@bga.com or visit the MFA website at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~midregerra....

Confederate Pension from the State of Arkansas

Gerri Mullendore — 25 Jun 2006 5:33:02 GMT

Company G or B of the 14th Arkansas Confederate Infantry Regiment (Powers group); Emanuel/Amanuel Reynolds (Manuel Reynolds B. 1832 in Tennessee married Amanda then Louisa J. Moore 12-1851 in Tennessee) enlisted on 12th July 1861 in Yellville, Arkansas. He was captured at the Battle of Pea Ridge and after being paroled at Alton, Illinois, rejoined his regiment in time for battles at Iuka and Corinth, Mississippi, and the Seige of Port Hudson, Louisiana, where he suffered a heat stroke, which earned him a Confederate pension from the State of Arkansas.

Where or how could I get a copy of the pension papers? Thank you

where do i look in ark,when i don't know the county, jessie anna weaver born 1879

esusanoliver — 22 Aug 2008 2:12:26 GMT

jessie mother is unknown,dad was james monroe weaver also born in ark 1860, i have found a few james weaver but none of them match up, in 1900 james is with his second wife in okla,jasper was born in 1887 ark too,

need help,don't know which county in ark to search

esusanoliver — 7 Sep 2008 12:34:52 GMT

james weaver born in 1860 ark, his daughter jessie anna weaver birth year varies 1872-1879 in ark, jasper weaver born 1887 in ark, james first wife unknown, died or they parted after jasper was born, by 1900 james weaver had remarried to sally hyler-hiler in ark or okla,1900 census shows they have been married a few months, they lived in okla jasper was 13, sally two children was with them, james and sally first child was born aug 26,1900, james and sally died after their 3 child was born 1905-1909 before the 1910 census was taken

cooks in pine bluff

janmmiles1 — 24 May 2008 3:39:53 GMT

Looking for Lawrence Cook of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Born late 1800s. Father was judge of cook county? Married Janice. Had daughter Ruth Elizabeth in 1913 and moved to Daytona Beach/Jacksonville, Florida 2 years later. Wilson's are in family somewhere.

cagle, brackett

AnitaBlair56 — 20 Aug 2008 12:34:21 GMT

am looking for any information of estella cagle born around 1918 in arkansas. she was married to my dad (charles leroy brackett, born 07/1918) wpuld like any information that you might have.

Looking for deceased ggmother

paalgel — 26 Aug 2008 12:05:18 GMT

I am looking for a death (Charlotte E. "Lottie" Nelson) born abt 1871 in Olney, IL) and don't have a clue as to the exact date, somewhere between 1920 (she's in the census in Lawrence County) and late '20's. In 1918, she was in Black Oak with her son, Frank Edmiston,in 1920 in Lawrence County with this same son. I could keep writing for death crtificates @ 10.00 per or is there a way to view the certificates and determine which is the correct one? I'm pretty sure she died in AR and very possibly in the early 1920's. Thanks for any help!

Dodd

bigdog20_1 — 21 Aug 2008 11:07:40 GMT

Looking for anyone that is related to Louie Dodd.

Death cert. look up....please

SharriRhoden51 — 2 Mar 2008 9:05:38 GMT

can i bother someone for just one look up please.
this is my greatgrandfather on my mom side.
R. Clayton Clark
Born: 1856
Died 11/7/1906
Dewitt Ark.
Thank you very much
Sharri

William Davis brn ard 1825 MO, found in 1850 & 1860 in Mountain Twp, Washington Co AR, wife Lucinda brn ard 1826 MO or TN?

Laurelee_W — 20 Aug 2008 2:03:31 GMT

Do you know this Davis family and their origins?

Looking for the ancestors or descendants of William Davis brn ard 1825 MO and mrd to Lucinda - her maiden name unknown, my Gr Gr Gr Grandparents; see census notes below. The family is not found after 1870 in the census records? The best clue and only link I have is found in the 1850 & 1860 census records for Mountain Twp, Washington Co AR.

Children of William and Lucinda Davis; Martha Ann and William Thomas Davis are found in the 1880 Brown Co TX Census records. William Thomas would be my Gr Gr Grandfather who mrd Laura Caldora "Callie" Chandler April 3 1880. Callie Chandler was brn Feb 1860 in Brown Co TX, d/o Welcome William Chandler and Sarah Brown.

Martha Ann Davis mrd George Washington Staley. Both Martha Ann (Davis) Staley and William Thomas Davis lived their lives in Brown Co Texas. The other known children; Samuel, Elizabeth, Siphrona and John are not found?

Any clue could help find the parents of this William Davis or the maiden name of Lucinda (Davis) and what happened to their other children!

Thank-you for your time!!
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US FEDERAL CENSUS, WASHINGTON CO AR

1850 November 22 census for Mountain Twp, Washington Co AR William Davis age 25 brn in MO, occ/farmer, real estate value/$200. Wife, Lucinda Davis age 24 brn in MO. Children, Samuel Davis age 4yrs & Martha Davis age 2yrs, both brn in AR. Also listed in this household is Cindarilla Clark age 5yrs brn in AR & Sarah J Benton age 13 brn in MO? (Note: also found in Mountain Twp two entries before William Davis are Jane Davis age 58 brn ard 1792 in KY & Susan Davis age 22 brn ard 1828 in MO. Possible mother & sister?)

1860 June 15 census for Mountain Twp, Billingsley Post Office, Washington Co AR, William Davis 36 brn in MO, occ/farmer, real estate value/$200, personal value/$150. Wife, Lucinda Davis 27 (37?) brn in TN? Children, Samuel Davis 12, Martha Davis 11, Elizabeth Davis 9, William Davis 6, Siphrona Davis (f) 4 & John Davis age 1yr all brn in AR.
NOTE: FAMILY NOT FOUND TOGETHER IN THE 1870 US FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS??

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM & LUCINDA DAVIS
Samuel Davis brn ard 1846 AR
Martha Davis brn ard 1848 AR
Elizabeth Davis brn ard 1851 AR
William Davis brn ard 1854 AR
Siphrona Davis brn ard 1856 AR
John Davis brn ard 1859 AR
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LOOKING FOR MCDONALD & STOWE INFORMATION

sandyshores74 — 18 Aug 2008 6:47:55 GMT

I am new to genealogy and have little to go on regarding my father's family history. His father who is still living doesn't have much to offer except the names of his parents: Riss McDonald and Mildred May Stowe. I have tried everything to find some sort of lead--does anyone out there have a connection that might help me get started? Riss McDonald's DOB: 7/22/1900 (Sebastian County AK?)DOD: 2/1983 (San Antonio) Mildred May Stowe: DOB: 5/28/1906 (Arkansas ??) DOD: 11/14/1997 (San Antonio) Both later remarried.

Mattie Sapho,Saffore married King Adams

jah4a — 12 Aug 2008 2:31:03 GMT

I am looking for any information on Mattie Sapho-Adams born around 1857 in Arkansas. Her father was born in arkansas and her mom in tennessee. I was told that she had a sister whose name was anna who married Lewis Adams of Arkansas. Anna died around 1896 to 1900 in arkansas any info would be gladly appreciated. please email me at debrareed@ymail.com

J.R. Lewis Photograph taken in Batesville, Arkansas

cookie4886 — 5 Aug 2008 11:45:43 GMT

I have a family group photo taken in Batesville. I do not know what family it is. Taken in mid 1800's. Was found in photos of Covey, Staggs & Jackson. Does anyone know what year the J.R. Lewis shop was doing business? Also, if you would like me to send you the pic I will.

Leo Gronniger

CTartar — 14 Jun 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Am looking for information on Leo Gronniger who was
married to Minnie O'Pat. Leo was born in Kansas in 1904.
His parents were Luke and Lizzie (Koppers) Gronniger.
I believe he and Minnie lived in either Mountain View or
Mountain Home Ark. Leo died before 1978 and I think
Minnie re-married.

Any help would be appreciated.

Townsend Family

roberttownsend93 — 3 Mar 2003 12:03:40 GMT

Father name is Hezekiah Townsend Born-1897 to 1986 Mother name is Louisa Townsend Also have brothers Name Clarence-Rufus-Samuel(sister-Nellie) any one have info?? let me know?? thanks robert

John Willis Clark

sandrajblevins2 — 1 Aug 2008 6:53:13 GMT

Looking for info John Willis Clark, 1844, married to Elizabeth J. Lived in Cole, Sebastian

Samuel William Penner

awesomemnms — 28 Jul 2008 9:04:50 GMT

I am seeking info. On my great grandfather, Samuel William Penner/Pinner (1897-1936) & his family. He went by William & Sam Will. His mother's name was Ollie (Whitehorse or Whitehouse) and she was born in Indiana. She remarried to a man named William T. Wells. Sam Will had an older sister named Bertha who married "Dowdy" Hicks. His younger sister Rose (Rosie) married a man with the last name of Hollard. He also may have had an older brother named Henry. Sam Will was born in Arkansas. He was married & divorced from Sarah E. Knight. He died from injuries of a car wreck near Jonesboro Arkansas. His sister Rose lived in Balch, Arkansas at that time. Sam Will & Sarah had 2 daughters, Marie (McIntire) & Lorene (1.Dutton 2. Hartwick). If you have in info. on Sam Will or his family, please contact me at awesome-mnms@live.com.

PLEASE read this. Kennedy family POLK Co and Hatfield AR

andreat67771 — 17 Oct 2002 9:21:39 GMT

One of my dreams in life since the age of approx 6 is to grow up and to find my grandpa's family as he died six months before my birth and I know nothing or no one to help. My biggest dream now is to find my g-grandpa's (Arthur Louis Kennedy who married Allie Pearl English) birth state so I can find his mom and dad. Unfortunately there is a chance my life isn't going to last as long as I would have liked and I am in a hurry. I'm a two time cancer survivor (dysgerminoma) with 15 surgeries to my credit and now I have an abnormal test result to take care of soon. I want to accomplish at least one thing I have set out for in life and that is to find the mother and father of my great grandpa. To do so I need the state he was born in. Census records list it and I need access to Polk Co AR--Hatfield in 1940 to look him up but I do not have it. I wouldn't write on here if I wasn't pressed for time but I am. Does anyone have access to the Polk Co AR census for 1940? I wouldn't write this unless it was an emergency. I have left many queries when I did geneology for fun but it seems more important now because I have to complete at least one goal in my life. Please don't write back telling me Im pathetic for writing this. I am a strong Christian and I bet my soul every word is true. Please help me.

Family Pictures Lawrence and Randolph Co Ark

kaycee1226 — 21 Jul 2008 7:15:58 GMT

I recently received several family pictures with the above names. These pictures are mostly of Sarah McClure, Jackson Richey, MAry Ann Oldham, Hazel Riggs,Erma Hisey and a large family of Oldhams although a very poor quality picture. I also have a 1925 Harmony School Picture with several Riggs and Brwon Children. I also have receipts from the Sloan Gin Company for Cotton. Please let me know if you are interested or need more info!

nancy jane martin

bkmarlette — 16 Jul 2008 3:21:05 GMT

Looking for info on Nancy Jane Martin born abt 1873 in Arkansas. Married Charles H Warren in Texas - children Dora, Richard F., Robert Charles - later married E. T. Meador in Texas.

Hempstead Arkansas - Henry A M BENNETT - Mary Elizabeth BEAN

kathyspiveyroots — 10 Jul 2008 4:54:59 GMT

Looking for any information regarding Henry AM Bennett or Mary Elizabeth Bean/Beene.

Marriage to Henry A. M. BENNETT - Hempstead, Arkansas, USA - 1 Jan 1857

Mary Elizabeth BEAN
Born: 26 Dec 1840
Alabama, USA (or Mississippi) ----census indicates both
Died: 1923
Blanchard, McClain, Oklahoma, USA

Henry AM Bennett - born in Arkansas.

Children:

Dinishie Eugenia Bennett married Marion Riley Taylor
Brice Bennett - married
Linda Bennett - married William Joseph Ensley
Julia Bennett married Alford Maxey
Robert Bennett - married

Mary Elizabeth Bean/Beene is on the 1910 and 1920 Census in OK with family but not Henry Bennett.

--Kathy Spivey
kathyspivey@sbcglobal.net

Searching for Grandfather-Moore-Full Cherokee Indian-Born in Arkansas-Has son who moved to CA

ToddJenkk — 16 Jan 2002 5:43:16 GMT

I am searching for my grandfather. He was full Cherokee, born in the 20's. Had a son who moved to CA. The son is my birth father. All I know is he was married once, divorced, had three or four children with first wife. She was said to be in Arizone somewhere. He then had two sons with another woman who's last name was Martin. She is my bmother. I was born in 1974 in Los Angeles and was given up for adoption. Please e-mail me if you have any clues.

Susan or Mary McClain

Julie — 2 Dec 2004 5:51:25 GMT

My great grandmother was named either Mary or Susan McClain. She is said to have died in Roger's AR sometime around 1913-1915. We are unable to find an obit, a burial location or any information but a family member told me that her mother went to try to find the grave and it was supposed to be on a hill in or near Rogers. Does anyone know of a cemetery where there's a hill in or near Rogers? Are there any places where they may have buried a person with little or no money?

We can't find her young daughter that may have died about the same time and may have been buried with her either. Her name is Mattie McClain and she would have been about 4 years old.

DAVIS, James, Eileen, Bobby

LadyL3 — 16 Feb 2004 5:40:55 GMT

AR births, deaths, etc CDs or books for research. Could someone look these up or tell me where I can get the info.
James Davis died around 1927, 8 or 9 in probably Hot Springs, AR., married a Parks. Daughter Eileen Helen Davis born in early 1920s, son Bobby Davis born Oct 1926 in Hot Springs AR. Bobby was placed in an Orphanage between 1927 & is in 1930 census as Adopted. PLEASE HELP.
Searching for children of Bobby Davis.

Isaac Davis, 1861

RozLeslie66 — 4 Jun 2008 2:19:39 GMT

Trying to locate information about my great-grandfather, Isaac Davis born in 1861. He was married to Margaret Anderson.

Trying to verify parents' names.
thanks,

MaryJane Claunch Brashear

RochelleS — 3 Jul 2001 2:33:35 GMT

Looking for information on MaryJane Claunch/Clonch who was the daughter of Harvey C. Claunch/Clonch. Born around 1800/1810 in Alabama. Married Eleanor D. Mullen before 1843 who was born in Tennessee Dec 1819. MaryJane Claunch /Clonch was born in 1847 and Married Napoleon Bonaporte Brashear Born Apr-1849 Dover Ark Pope County
Arkansas. MaryJane and Napoleon were married at Cross Plains Arkansas or Harlan county 1869. Mary was my Gr. Grandmother and we do not know much about her before she married N.B. Brashears. I have lots of info about them and there family after they moved in 1889 to Ind Terr. Wilburton Okla. Also would like to hear from Catherine Y. Moulton of Rogers Ar. who had some information on this family.

Their Reward: Freedom

HJK49 — 11 Jun 2008 2:24:45 GMT

Can any one tell me which Jacob Mooney this was. I have numerious Mooney ties in Tennessee and Arkansas but need to place this one.

1989 FALL
BLACK ARKANSANS
PAGE 6

Jacob Mooney’s Slaves Carry on Without Him for Years
Their Reward: Freedom
WILD CAT SHOALS— Around 1811 Jacob Mooney came to Arkansas by flatboat from McMinnville, Tennessee. With him were a man named McDonald, four black slaves, and four mysterious individuals said by old timers to have been “Melungeons” — supposedly descendants of a lost tribe of Israel that had settled in America before Columbus.
Be that as it may, Mooney’s boat must have been quite large, because according to an inventory in the hand of his descendants, he brought with him: “a large brindle cow, two black and white spotted pigs, six red hens and a speckled rooster, two guineas, one runty but friendly bull, one bushel dried yeast foam, twenty kinds of seed, one hogshead black powder, ten pounds of flint, an anvil, forge, one liquor still, one hundred bolts of cloth, one gross of needles and sewing thread and one demijohn of hops.”
Mooney and company poled up the White River to Wild Cat Shoals and conducted a lively trade from their boat while they built a store and two cabins. Constructing a bellows of tanned deer hides, the slaves managed to improvise a crude smelter where they fashioned bars of lead and occasionally of silver. Ned, Mooney’s black overseer, brewed a paw-paw brandy that proved a particularly popular trade item.
By fall, McDonald and Mooney were anxious to return to Tennessee. McDonald yearned to see his wife and Mooney was eager to acquire one. They loaded up their boat with lead, silver, furs, wild honey, and paw-paw brandy. Accompanied by the Melungeons, they set off down river as the first snow began to fall, leaving the trading post in the keeping of Ned and the other slaves.
When they returned to civilization, they discovered that the country was in the midst of the War of 1812. Both McDonald and Mooney joined up with Andrew Jackson, but McDonald died a few days before the Battle of New Orleans. Mooney married shortly after his return from the fighting.
Nine years passed before he returned to Arkansas. Mooney feared the worst, but at his first stop at an inn near the mouth of the White River, he was served what was reported to be the finest French brandy. He recognized it as once as none other than Ned’s paw-paw liquor.
Later he stopped in Liberty at the home of Major Wolf, a famous trader and Indian agent, who assured him that Mooney’s slaves had all taken wives among the local Indians and had hired a man named Hightower to pretend to be their owner.
Mooney would write in his journal: “Late yesterday I came in sight of home. I could hardly believe my eyes. The store was much larger, besides I counted ten new buildings, good sized fields full of growing crops and little (black children) swarming everywhere. I landed the boat and went ashore, leaving my hands to secure it. Everything is as beautiful as we hope heaven is going to be. A comely Indian lass was tending the store. When I asked about lodging for the night, Ned’s voice called from the back room, “Is that you, Master Jake?” We fell into each other’s arms and shouted, like we had just professed religion.”
Jacob Mooney was so moved by the loyalty of his slaves he had Major Wolf draw up papers granting them their freedom. Mooney continued to commute between Arkansas and Tennessee and did not settle in Arkansas permanently until the death of his wife in 1832. By then his former slaves, now free men, had either died or migrated westward with their Indian families.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Hazel

Gibson, Hopkins,Holt, Lake City, Arkansas 1935?

patcrane — 12 May 2002 8:52:06 GMT

Looking for info on Gibsons of Lake City, Arkansas. My Grandfather W. T. Gibson (Bill) or Possible T.W Gibson died earlier than 1938. Wife's name Nanny Hopkins Gibson. Two sons: Willis Herman Gibson Born apprx. 1921 and Willis Gibson Born March 15, 1923. Grandfather Gibson had 5 brothers and three sisters. 1 sister named Effie. One of the Gibson brothers married an Effie Holt in Arkansas.

Looking for help - go figure, lol!

shelovesherhubby1 — 10 Jan 2006 9:43:11 GMT

I am very excited to have found this forum! I have been researching family history for a couple of years now. Have hit a wall - - my great grandmother, Martha Barbee born in AK 1883. Her parents: S.W. Barbee (TN 1847) and Josaphine (NC 1860). The records stop with the 1900 census. Siblings of Martha: Ollie V (born 1889 Choctaw Nat) and McClellan (born 1894 Cherokee Nat). 1910 census lists additional siblings Ed, Virr (? spelling) as well as nieces/neph Jim, William,Rina, Adros all born in OK between 1902-1909. In addition, McClellan's name is changed to George B. on 1910 record. One of Martha's own children, Gertrude Carey is listed on 1910 census b. 1903 Indian Territory.

I am confused because at the time of the 1900 & 1910 Census' they were in Scott County Lewis twp. AK, yet some of the children were born as stated above. Oral history has it that we are Cherokee through my grandmother's line. Any help, comments, information is considered a major blessing!

Robert or Bob Oliver

MetcalfEaster — 5 Jun 2008 12:19:29 GMT

I am looking for information about Bob Oliver, born 10 Jan 1884 in Mississippi and died 01 Aug 1949. He lived in Weiner Arkansas at time of death. Accordind to death certificate father was Dave Oliver, mother unknown. He married Edith Oldham in 1918 in Craighead County Arkansas and the 1930 census shows one child by the name of Nina. He was a brother or half brother to Mary Jane Stacy Hendrix. In 1910 he was in Dunklin County Missouri with spouse by name of Mattie. Her last name is unknown. Any info would be appreciated.
Shirley Easter

Obit for John Polk Davenport

jann_davenport — 28 May 2008 1:35:25 GMT

I am looking for an obit for John Polk Davenport, b. 1847 TN and died abt. 1925 in/around Dardenelle, AR. Where might I look for his death notice? Thanks for any help or guidance. Jann

D. W. BLACKWELL

MMotgomery — 12 Apr 2002 12:01:21 GMT

Southwest American, (Ft. Smith, AR) Dec. 6, 1936, pg. 20:
Sallisaw, OK: Funeral service was held Friday for Duke Wallace BLACKWELL, 72 years old, who died at his home at Roland Thursday night.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary (Brice) Blackwell, and three daughters, Mrs. Rose Steele of Kansas City, KS, Mrs. Virgie Allison, Ft. Smith, and Miss Lorinda Blackwell of the home; two sons, Martin and Sam Blackwell of Ft. Smith, one brother, T. P. Blackwell of Muskogee, and a sister, Mrs. Dora Harris of Antlers, OK. The service was held at the Wheeler-Stevenson Funeral parlor, with Rev. Will Slater of Ft. Smith, officiating. Burial was at Buffington Cemetery, near Sallisaw.

Need any information. Steward/Alford/Metters/White

dalebrayfield — 18 Jan 2008 5:09:18 GMT

My grandmother was Mary Ethyl Steward. She was born 1/21/1907 in Missouri. She married William W Harris June 24th 1922 in Fontaine Ark. On the back of marriage licence there is a signature for Or E Reed. She always said she had a half brother name Thomas Alford. She also said she was adopted. I found her in the 1910 census where she is living with her grandmother Mary Medders They have Thomas Alford listed as Alford Thomas. There is also a Nannie Thomas and a William Reed listed. It dosnt give her mothers name. I remember my grandmother telling me when I was young that her real father's name was White and he worked for the railroad. She said he left when she was a baby and never returned. I need to know if anyone has information. My Grandmother died in 1992. My father and one uncle is still living and they dont have any information on who her mother or father was. Thanks

Lessie Louise Weeks/Peevy

cboyd73 — 25 Feb 2004 5:00:47 GMT

Seeking info on Lessie Weeks or Peevy/Peavy. Her children's names were Geneva, Travelstine (Sis), Robert, Vernice and Eleanora. Does anyone know where Granite Mountain, AR is? Help any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Dayton Johnson

cboyd73 — 25 Feb 2004 5:08:07 GMT

My father's name is Dayton Johnson and he was married to my mother Vernice. His father's name was Gent Bailey Johnson and his mother's name was Bethannie. Would like to know more about my family. My father is from a place called Shongaloo, Louisiana. Any info would be appreciated

Greenberry Spells

virgilspells — 19 May 2008 1:50:43 GMT

Looking for death record and burial info.

james weaver lost his wife before 1900 somewhere HELP

elmerenaoliver — 9 May 2008 12:46:03 GMT

i think 1892 don't know what county,don't know his wife name,children to this couple jessie anna weaver,jasper weaver

Monroe County Arkansas History and Records

@@sparkle@netcarrier.com — 21 Mar 2004 8:15:59 GMT

Hello. Can anyone tell me if there are any books on the history of Monroe County AR. And if so, are they available for purchase? I live in Pa and want to learn about my dad's family who still live there and where their ancestors lived before them. Our family has lived their for many, many generations. Many of the family has lived in and around the Little Rock, Cotton Plant, Zent, Brinkley areas as well as many other communities.

Another record that I would like to be able to look at is the marriage records for Weir men and women who married 50+/- 1886. This would include my great-grandmother's parents and their children, her grandparents and their children, and her children and their children. My great-grandparents (John M. Smith and Mary M Weir) were married on were married on 10/10/1886.

Some of our Arkansas Family Surnames are: Smith, Weir, Cobb, Ray, Camp, Head, Fay, Terhune, Casey, Bartrow, White, Neaveille, Snodgrass, Jacobs, and James.

Any help will be much appreciated.

God bless. Peace and blessings.

Thank You.
Dolores Cobb Phifer and siblings

Arkansas CARR

pck1804 — 1 May 2008 10:15:18 GMT

Looking for info on Nora Carr b. 1889 Alabama and resided and died in Arkansas. She married Milo Conatser around 1907 and resided 1910 Pike Co. and died in Pike Co., AR. 1969

Sarah Knight Penner

awesomemnms — 23 Apr 2008 6:27:14 GMT

I am seeking information on my great grandmother Sarah Knight b. 23 Sept 1903 d. 9 Sept 1953 in Hardy Arkansas. She is buried in Hope Cemetery in Imboden. She married either Samauel Penner or William Penner who passed away before her. They had 2 daughters, Lorene and Marie both have passed away. Sarah may have been 1/2 Creek Indian. If you have any information about her or her husband please contact me at awesome-mnms@live.com

Lorenzo Dow Barnes

diggeret1 — 22 Apr 2008 5:11:00 GMT

Born 1840 in Tennessee to Unknown father Barnes and Phoebe Lee. Sister Tennessee born in 1842. Phoebe Lee and her two Barnes children are in Arkansas in 1850 Census. Lorenzo was a POW in the Civil War but released. I need to know Lorenzo Dow Barnes' father's name and where he was born in Tennessee in order to trace my ancestors on back. Any information would be very much appreciated.

Death Index For Ark

gwinda66 — 13 Jan 2008 2:51:01 GMT

Would some one please tell me if the state of Ark will ever add any new names to the Ancestry death index I guess I am correct none have not been released since 1950? if this is incorrect please advise me of where to look short of a trip to Ark.
Thanks for your time and help

Locate W.P. Bethell Family

maryreed638 — 17 Apr 2002 11:50:20 GMT

I would like to locate anyone that is doing research on ancestors by the surname of Bethell.
I have a copy of a photo of W.P.Bethell who was with the Co A, 3 Ark Inf.in the Confederate Army(C>S>A)
If you will email me I would be happy to scan you a copy of the head stone and tell you where he is buried.
Thanks,
Mary R

locating william n edwards and wife martha rice

memehip111 — 11 Feb 2008 3:39:12 GMT

I'm not sure where to look but William may have returned to Arkansas sometime in the 1870's, He was born in 1820 in Benton Arkansas, to william edwards and Sarah Stanton , He moved to texas sometime in the 1850's? but I have reason to think he went back to Ft. Smith in 1877. Anyone know how I can find any info in arkansas for that period No luck so far thanks

Elmer/Sarah Stubbs Green County, Arkansas

cajje — 15 Feb 2002 1:06:45 GMT

Elmer and Sarah Stubbs appeared on the 1880 Census in Green
County,Arkansas with a year old daughter named Cora. They
were in Craighead County,Arkansas for the 1890 census with
five more children. Walter,Mary,Cleo,Minnie and Nona. Minnie was married to Ezra Agustus Terry around 1901 & had a son named Walter and a daughter Mabel was born in Seattle,
Washington. Minnie died there in 1913. The children were sent to Dallas, Texas to be raised by Aunts. Ezra followed and worked as a police officer in Dallas, Texas. Nick named
"Cap". I am searching for anyone who knows any of these people. Thank you

Captain John Rogers

2moonz — 27 Apr 2006 8:56:18 GMT

B: abt 1750 in England, tory soldier - looking for burial location, he died somewhere in what was then the Arkansas territory.

Does anyone have access to A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region,(AR & MO), Goodspeed

KayFakhar — 12 Mar 2008 5:26:40 GMT

Will gladly reimburse costs to receive information on:

AR:
Baxter Co. - surnames Sutherland and Foster.
Madison & Washington Co. - surnames Boat(w)right and Rushing

MO:
Iron & Stone Co. - surnames Boat(w)right and Sutherland

Thank you very much!
Kay, FL
MehdiFakhar@aol.com

A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region,(of Arkansas and Missouri. ARKANSAS COUNTIES are: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Crawford, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Hot Springs, Howard, Izard, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Newton, Pike, Polk, Pope, Scott, Searcy, Sebastian, Sevier, Stone, Van Buren, Washington, and Yell. MISSOURI COUNTIES are: Bary, Carter, Christian, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Iron, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Reynolds, Riphey, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Texas, Webster, and Wright., Goodspeed

Would someone be kind enough to look in Goodspeed's History of Northwestern Arkansas-Biographical Sketches

KayFakhar — 12 Mar 2008 5:19:20 GMT

Am interested in names Boat(w)right and Rushing mid 1800's; known to be in Madison & Washington counties.
Will gladly pay copy/postage costs to receive information.
Thank you very much.
Kay, FL
MehdiFakhar@aol.com

History of Northwestern Arkansas-Biographical Sketches of families listed in: Belton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Sebastian, and Washington., Goodspeed.

Point me in the right direction please!! Davis and Harris

baphelp — 6 Mar 2008 3:20:54 GMT

Robert Harris was born Born: 3 Dec 1886 in AR and Died: July 1972, buried at the Watts Cemetery in Leslie, Searcy, AR.

He married Sarah Frances Davis in Lead Hill, Boone, AR on July 14, 1912.

Sarah was born July 5, 1891 in Arkansas and Died: June 26, 1970 also buried at the Watts Cemetery in Leslie, Searcy, AR.

I have good reason to think Robert's parents names were John Harris and Mary Walters. Both the 1920 and 1930 census records says that Robert's parents were both born in AR.

know that Sarah's fathers name was Mack. 1920 census records says her father was born in AR and her mother was born in TN.

What is the best way to confirm or prove who Robert and Sarah's parents were. I have found info that leads me think Sarah's mothers name was Sarah Hill (LDS info). I have found a Mack Davis that was married to a Sarah Hill from TN. How do I prove this? Where do I go from here?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!

Canard's of Arkansas and Tennessee.....

StaceyA1971 — 6 Mar 2008 12:16:39 GMT

If someone is familiar with this line of Canard's , could you please get ahold of me ? I am trying to piece together my brother-in-law's family for him. And not only for him , but for my niece as well. His father's name is Samuel Kent Canard son of Samuel David Canard etc. So if anyone has photos of Canard's , information that I can enter for the living relatives etc. It would be appreciated greatly. Thank you , Stacey TruckDriver1972@aol.com

* I am just getting started on this line and it has proven confusing , yet intriguing to say the least !!

Miller/ Cook

swtnlw — 3 Mar 2008 11:46:17 GMT

Just got an e-mail and now I am thinking, My great Grandmother Caledonia ( Callie) Huggins, Cook, Miller after my great grandfather was gone or maybe divorced remarried a Francis Miller. The 1910 Census shows Francis and Callie with step sons Oscar Cook, Barto Cook and James Cook and a George Miller I guess a son that came from Callie and Francis. Anyone have any ideas? The e-mail I just got says this family was last in Arkansas. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Mike Cook Sr.
swtnlw@connpoint.net

Long Rosa May

rachelrcole — 2 Mar 2008 6:28:37 GMT

Looking for info.

Broome James Caldwell

rachelrcole — 2 Mar 2008 6:28:00 GMT

Looking for info.?!

McKinney in AR (1887), Ouachita County

LookingforWisdom — 2 Mar 2008 3:20:28 GMT

In the AGS Book, "Arkansas Births Prior to 1905, Vol. III," there is record of an Albert Jefferson McKinney b. 2 Aug 1887 in Ouachita Co., AR; mother is Mary Jane Poole; father not shown. I'm hoping someone from the AGS familiar with this book can tell me where this info was obtained from and if there is the possibility of getting any more information on this record. My grandmother (and huge brick wall) was Emma McKinney b. in AR 28 Jun 1872 and it was thought her mother's maiden name was Pool or Poole and she had several siblings, one possibly named Albert.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Long and Jaggers of Franklin co., Ark.

cclayton38 — 11 Feb 2008 12:52:25 GMT

I am looking for info. for Nancy Long who married William Simeon Jaggers in 1874 in Franklin co., Ark. They lived in Franklin and Johnson co.'s until about 1885 when he died. She then moved to Little River co., ark. She married again in 1892 to Newton D. Blackwell. If any one has any info on her and her Long family please send me an email at cclayton38@yahoo.com. She is my great grandmother and I haven't found any thing about her family.

oldaker/shores

mariehaumesser58 — 10 Feb 2008 9:40:46 GMT

looking for info on my great grandparents

Historians with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

bugnyou72704 — 10 Feb 2008 3:18:06 GMT

For decades, researchers who wanted to examine Arkansas’ civil-rights history had to seek it in different libraries across the state.
Now, it’s online.
Historians with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville have posted 400 Arkansas civil-rights documents, photographs and other images on a Web site.
While the project focuses on the 1957 Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis and the rights of blacks in Arkansas, it also covers civil-rights issues related to Japanese-Americans held in Arkansas internment camps during World War II, women and homosexuals.
“One of our overriding objectives on all of this is to share our holdings with the people of Arkansas,” said Tom W. Dillard, project director and head of the special collections department at the University of Arkansas Libraries in Fayetteville. “This is their heritage, this story of our people. We need to get it out there and share it with people.” The project — “Land of (Unequal ) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas” — is available online at Scipio. uark. edu /.
The Web site is named for Scipio A. Jones, the attorney who led efforts to overturn the death sentences of 12 black sharecroppers who were condemned to death after the Elaine Race Massacre of 1919. The accused were tortured into making false confessions, Dillard said. Jones secured the sharecroppers’ release, although he never overturned their convictions.
Dillard and others spent more than a year compiling and scanning documents for the project, which cost about $ 67, 000, including direct costs and indirect costs such as staff salaries. Funding from the Department of Arkansas Heritage and a $ 20, 000 Arkansas Humanities Council grant covered most of the direct costs, Dillard said.
Historians say the project is the latest effort of libraries across the country to make their collections accessible to more people.
Clayborne Carson, editor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ’s papers and director of the King Institute at Stanford University, said online projects like this one are part of a “democratization of historical information.” “When I first started researching King, only a small number of scholars were able to go to Boston University and the King Center and spend a lot of time in the collections,” Carson said. “There were maybe two dozen researchers in the world who were familiar with all of these materials.
“ But we’re gradually moving toward the day when thousands of researchers throughout the world will be able to gain access to the same kinds of documents,” he said.
Carson said there are similar online collections of civil- rights materials in other states, such as the Web site maintained by Alabama’s Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
“Land of (Unequal ) Opportunity” organizers decided to include civil-rights documents dating back to the state’s founding, including slavery and the state’s first civil-rights laws passed during Reconstruction, he said.
One example of items in the online collection include a married woman’s property rights act passed in the 19 th century. It stated that a woman’s property did not automatically transfer into her husband’s possession upon marriage, Dillard said.
There are also essays from Japanese-American students who were sent to one of Arkansas’ World War II-era internment camps.
“They can be very poignant,” Dillard said of the essays. “Here are these young Japanese-Americans trying to be very loyal to their country, even in a time in which their lives have been totally disrupted and many of them have lost all that they own, but they are still trying to be good patriots.” The collection also includes one audio file, which is a recording of the song supporting Gov. Orval Faubus titled “We Like Faubus.” Laura Miller, historian at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, said the university’s online collection offers a wide range of perspectives on civil rights, from segregationists to those seeking change.
“I think this is actually a wonderful resource,” Miller said. “I see us using it quite frequently. I think teachers would be able to make great use of this.” Miller said she has already recommended the Web site as a research tool to a California museum and two high school students from Nebraska.
The Central High historic site’s staff members are working on a similar project. They plan to post online segments of oral histories conducted with people who experienced the desegregation crisis. Other plans include posting archive materials and producing podcasts about Central High, Miller said.
Author and historian Grif Stockley, who has published books about the Elaine massacre and civil-rights leader Daisy Bates, said he was “delighted” by the online collection.
The site gives the general public an opportunity to browse through documents that nonhistorians would likely never see. In addition, it allows historians to view some documents that they may not have previously seen, Stockley said.
But the Web site must be understood as a collection of artifacts, he said.
“You can’t browse through something like this and feel like you really understood the entire continuum of African-American, black-white relations in Arkansas,” Stockley said. “But what it does allow you to do is go through and pick out specific events.” While most of the materials in the project came from the University of Arkansas’ special collections department, other institutions also contributed materials, including the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System in Little Rock; the Riley-Hickingbotham Library at Ouachita Baptist University; the Ottenheimer Library at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; the Torreyson Library at the University of Central Arkansas; the Arkansas History Commission; and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives in Washington, Ark.
In addition to the images and documents, the Web site offers lesson plans for junior high school students and five digital posters, all free of charge. Dillard said the project staff plans to continue posting other images and documents on the site in the coming years, with the goal of growing from 400 items to 1, 000.
“I hope people will come away realizing that although this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Dillard said, “that we have a long and involved and interesting history of conflict over civil rights in Arkansas and that conflict is certainly not finished yet.”

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McNatts in Kentucly, Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas

Le0chic — 8 Feb 2008 2:23:00 GMT

I am looking for parents of Emil Thomas McNatt b July 4, 1876 in Kentucky. Married Kerley (Curley) Pringle in Ripley, MO, Minnie Riddles in Little Black Arkansas and Marry O Wallace in Little Black Arkansas.

I have been told Emil and two brothers left Kentucky and one went to Texas, one Arkansas (Emil) and one to Tennessee.

Emil may have gone around 1895 or so as I show him married in 1898 in Ripley Mo.

Also, Looking for information on his kids, Elvan, Vicie, and Lucy. Lucy married Joe Davis in Ark; Vicie married unknown Holobaugh, Elvan married Sabra unknown last name.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

TE

Tyler Family

jimwood133 — 24 Jan 2008 2:27:07 GMT

I am looking for evidence of James Tyler who came to the Missouri territory from VA in 1810 (which later became Lawrence county AR)He left about 1830 and moved to TX. He later moved to Sabine Parish LA. any suggestions as to where I should conduct research would be appreciated or contact from another who is interested in this family line on my fathers side.

Looking For Perry/Sanders Desc.

MargaretBrown56 — 22 Dec 2001 6:00:29 GMT

need help!! Looking for gmother/father info. Name Maggie/Magdalene Perry b.?; d.8/8/1920(during childbirth). My mother said she was part Blackfoot Indian. My mom did'nt know much about her father just his last name, Sanders. He apparently blamed his newborn for the death and gave my mother and her two brothers away. The brothers were; Earl and Richard Sanders.I'm new and don't know where to start looking, would appreciate any help.

SHARP SURNAME

CarolRoss69 — 16 Oct 2003 10:45:13 GMT

Looking for information on William S./W.S. Sharp, born abt. 1825 in Tennessee. I found him on 1870 Washington Co. Arkansas census with wife-Lucy, daughter-L.J., son-Robert,son-G.W., son-"U". Robert (my GGrandfather) settled in Whitefield, Indian Territory Oklahoma. We think that Lucy's maiden name might be Williams or William.

Thomas Privitt/Pruitt

richard_vanwagenen — 10 Jan 2008 5:48:05 GMT

Seeking information on Thomas and his family who lived in Van Buren, Crawford County, like when did they arrive and did they own any land.

Mary Hale-Craighead County,Ar

sharpening1 — 7 Jan 2008 7:31:10 GMT

Looking for information on Mary Hale(maiden name). 1st married name Donnelly, then married my grandfather -
Christian Mohr. Lived in Lake City, she was burried in Lower
Cane Island in 1910. Unable to find her parrents.
If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

Obit - Carroll Blair

ruthg196 — 7 Jan 2008 4:13:44 GMT

Would some kind sould be able to locate the obit for Carroll Blair, who deceased on Oct. 3, 2002, in Proctor?

Thank you in advance.

Searching for the exact date of William Henry Tyner's death

Tinyzoo — 5 Jan 2008 4:19:15 GMT

I need to order State Certified Vital Records for William Henry Tyner (my GGGGrandfather), and I can't do it unlss I have the exact date (Month and Day) of his death, just the year 1908 isn't apparently sufficient. Does anyone have this information? Following is the information currently available to me. Please post here or email me directly if you have any information that might help. Thank you!
-Laurene Wells

WILLIAM HENRY TYNER (son of JESSE, Grandson of DEMPSEY, GGrandson of NICHOLAS III WILLIAM, GGGrandson of NICHOLAS II, GGGGrandson of NICHOLAS OLIVER) was born April 15, 1844 in Lafayette co., Mississippi, and died 1908 in Marvel, Phillips co. Arkansas. He married NANCY J. SMITH November 17, 1869 in Panola Co. Mississippi, daughter of JAMES SMITH and JANE ?. She was born Bet. 1845 - 1846 in Mississippi, and died Abt. 1888 in Texas.

More About WILLIAM HENRY TYNER:
Burial: Heber Spring, Cleburne Co, Arkansas

Children of WILLIAM TYNER and NANCY SMITH are:
i. FRANCIS SMITH7 TYNER, b. August 09, 1871, Mississippi; d. June 27, 1942, Marvell, Arkansas.
ii. ELIZABETH ANN TYNER, b. Abt. 1875; d. Abt. 1915, Heber Springs, Arkansas; m. ? JACKSON.
iii. ALICE TYNER, b. Abt. 1878; d. November 25, 1966.
iv. ESTELLA TYNER, b. June 1885, Wheatley, Arkansas; d. 1904, Wheatley, Arkansas.
v. ROSA TYNER, b. June 1885, Wheatley, Arkansas; d. 1972, Heber Springs, Arkansas.

Birth records - ARkansas

cmatacc — 23 Dec 2007 7:45:17 GMT

Does anyone have access to birth records for ARkansas. I have hit a complete brick wall finding the parents of James Newton (JN) PORCH, b. 28 MAR 1876 in Benton CO., AR I do not have date of death but he is buried in the Stigler Cemetery, Haskell CO., OK Please e-mail cmatacc@yahoo.com
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Thomas and Elizabeth Elkins Izard Co

jhanks33 — 14 May 2007 4:00:47 GMT

Am looking for any information on the children of Thomas Owen Elkins and Elizabeth Susanna Byers of Izzard County Arkansas. There children were:

Mary b. ca 1852 in Arkansas (at home with her mother in 1880)

Owen T. b. 1856 in Arkansas (in Polk Coumty, Missouri in 1880 with wife Sallie and son Thomas)

Frances L. b. ca 1860 in Arkansas

Tennessee b. 1862 in Arkansas (m. Samuel Blankenship. Three known children: Willie b. 1887, Artie b. 25 March 1891, and Clinton born in 1896. They were all born in Texas.

Thanks

Jean

William Richard Hare/Rebecca Newton Arkansas SC

gunslinger3 — 4 Nov 2003 9:02:31 GMT

I'm seeking information on ancestors of William Richard Hare. It is believed that he was born around 1858-1860 in northern Arkansas. He Married Rebecca Newton also from Arkansas. William and Rebecca had seven children,Henry Russell Hare(My Grandfather),b. Jan 1 1897 in Yellville Arkansas d Dec. 1968 in Keota Haskell County OK,Oscar,William, Millie,Mattie,Florence,And Minnie. Rebecca "Newton" Hare died around 1901. William Richard Hare and the children then moved west to Siloam Springs Arkansas,then on to the Cherokee Nation at Stidam OK. north of Eufaula OK. He then moved with his family back to Arkansas in the Martinville area north of Conway, where he lived until his death in 1939. His son William lived in Harlingen TX. for many years. Rebecca Newton had a nephew Robert Newton who taught English at a college in Searcy Arkansas. It is believed that both the Hare and Newton families came to Arkansas from the area of Cherokee County South Carolina and that the Hare and Newton families have Native American Cherokee Ancestors. Are any of you folks familiar with this branch of the Hare family?

James Carson

TimothyRupp — 27 Nov 2007 6:22:15 GMT

James Carson in the 1910 Federal Census for Pottawatomie County, Shawnee Ward 4, Oklahoma states that he was born in Arkansas. This would be abt 1880. He further states that his parents were born there, also. He also shows a Kit Carson born in Arkansas, living in his residence.

Surnames,Marks,Pennington,Sargent,Campbell

Collectorjoe — 25 Nov 2007 2:21:42 GMT

Is there any one researching these surnames Marks,Pennington,Sargent,Campbell in Ar.Tn.Tex.
Any help is appreciated.

Does anyone remember any Thomases living in Manila Ark?

lntwsnow — 6 Nov 2007 2:49:32 GMT

Iam trying to get info on my grandpa Don Thomas and my g-grandpa John J Thomas. Who lived in Manila Ark. My
g-grandpa John J Thomas movie to Manila in 1900 which at that time he was married to Adline Aker they had nine children but only six lived there names are: Jonas, Adline, Hattie, Lille, Don (my grandpa) Besty. G-grandpa John J Thomas second wife name was Mary (Maude) d. 1938, g-grandpa d. 1941.

My grandpa Don Thomas was married to Lizzy Kincaid and they had nine children and there names: Georgia, Ida, Drucilla, Charles, John, Andrew, James (my father), Jannie, Daniel and they were all borned in Manila. My grandpa movied to Michigan in 1946.

I have a clipping from a newpaper that has a picture of my grandpa and Bud Ashabranner. The Photo was loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Threlkeld and it say it was taken about 1920. They asked if anyone "Remember these man? Two of the finest that ever lived in Manila.

My grandma Lizzy Kincaid Thomas still has a sister that lives in Manila and her name is Mary Fleeman Copeland.

Thanks to anyone that can help me.
Linda

Franklin and Crawford County Smith's

LarryLindsay37 — 5 Nov 2007 1:54:08 GMT

Samuel Smith march 9 1833 Daviess,Indiana -died Nov 17 1922 Franklin,Arkanas buried in Shores Cemt by Shores Lake. Franklin,Arkansas
wife
Mary Elizabeth Smith {maiden Smith from KY} abt June 3 1840....1840?
was married July 5 1859 petersburg,Indiana.I have this from Samuels Pention and from ancestry,Mary Elizabeth Smith was Married as ..Elizabeth Smith.
Mary Elizabeth Smith died around 1915 .she is not in the 1920 census,And there is a letter for more pention for Samuel needing care for her in 1915 FranklinArkansas.Samuel Stated in pention he came from Indiana to Arkansas and no other place,But I think they stoped in Ky to the way to ark.to see family.From pention he was living in Petersburg Indiana in 1864 so he was there for awile.
children
Annie Smith 1862 Indiana
William D Smith Dec 1866 25 Inidiana
Elizabeth Jane Smith Spt 27 1869 Indiana
Samantha E Smith ..nick name Mattie feb 23 1872 Indiana
Thomas Samuel Smith feb 14 1879 ....When he died his children had the death cert changed from where he was born Arkansas to KY.Im not shure why mabie on the way to Arkansas and stoped in to see family.

1880 Walker,Franklin,Arkansas census

Sam J Smith 46 Indiana
Mary E Smith 46 KY
William D Smith ..IN
Eliza J Smith.................Elizabeth Jane Smith...IN
Samantha E Smith..IN
Thomas S Smith.....Ark
.....................................................................................................................................................
1900 census White Rock,Franklin,Arkansas

Samuel Smith... 65 IN
Mary Smith ......59 KY
Thomas Smith 21 Ark
......................................................................................................................................................
1910 census Shores,Franklin,Arkansas

Samuel Smith 74
Elizabeth Smith 70
Thomas Smith 31
Lizzie Smith 6......nick name Thomas child from first wife..Arkansas
Harrison 5......is Harmon.Thomas child from first wife...Arkansas
Almedia 3 .....is Pearl Smith Thmas child from first wife..Arkansas
......................................................................................................................................................

1920 census Mulbury,Franklin,Arkansas

T J Smith 39 Arkansas.......should be T S Smith
Maud Smith 26 Arkansas
Lizzie Smith 16 Arkansas...is...Elizabeth
Harlen Smith 14 Arkasnas..is...Harmon
Pearl Smith 13 Arkansas
Woodrow Smith 6 Arkansas
Golda Smith 4 Arkansas...is...Goldy
Rockie Smith 5/12 Arkansas...is Roxy Ann Smith
Sam Smith 86....is Thomas Father ,Samuel.living with Thomas.
......................................................................................................................................................

Children of Samuel Smith and Mary Smith
1st child ,Annie Smith 1862 Indiana .....no info
......................................................................................................................................................
2nd child..William D Smith Dec 25 1866 Indiana
1900 Whitley ,Crawford,Arkansas census
William D Smith 33...Dec 1866 Indiana
Meldy A Smith 25 Sept 1874 Arkansas
Mary E Smith 9 May 1891 Arkansas
Rhoda J Smith 6 Feb 1894 Arkansas
Samuel J Smith 3 Dec 1896 Arkansas
......................................................................................................................................................
3erd Child..Elizabeth J Smith sept 27 1869 Indiana..no other info but was in Arkansas.
......................................................................................................................................................
4th child..Samantha E Smith 1870 Indiana..was in ark.
......................................................................................................................................................
5th child...Mattie Smith feb 23 1872 Indiana.was in Franklin, Arkansas from pention of samuel.
......................................................................................................................................................
6th child..Thomas Samuel Smith Feb 14 1879 Arkansas..children had changed to KY.dont know why?he was in the 1880 census in Arkansas as being born in Arkansas in all census.

His first wife was Alice Bradshaw .born March 9 1885 Crawford,Arkansas died Dec 25 1908 Franklin,Arkansas buried in Shores Cemt Franklin,Arkansas

children from Thomas and Alice are
Elizabeth Smith 1903 Arkansas .death feb 1960 Kansas City Kansas..Husband was George Pearson 1891-1956

2nd child..Harmon Smith abt 1905 Arkansas Died in Kansas City Kansas.from working in cole mines.

3rd child...Pearl Smith abt nov 20 1906 Arkansas ...census say 1904.died july 1984 Colorado.She was married to Water L Shuller 1904-1994.
......................................................................................................................................................
Second wife of Thomas is ..Maud Campbell ,Dau of Sherman Campbell And Nacy Deaton.
Maud was born.March 3 1893 Franklin,Arkansas and died April 1 1960 KCK. buried in Mapil Hill cemt with Thomas and a few of there children.

1st child is.Woodrow Wilson Smith feb 10 1913 Franklin,Arkansas
died nov 16 2001 Stella,Newton,Missouri.
wife was Emma Erica Head 1912-1984
he had three boys i was told all died two I know died in Kck
......................................................................................................................................................
2nd child...Goldy Smith born abt 1917 Franklin,Arkansas died abt 1999 Goodman,Missouri
......................................................................................................................................................
3rd child...Roxy Smith aug 1 1919 Franklin,Arkansas died may 1 2006 KCK
......................................................................................................................................................
4th child...William Jackson Smith Dec 1 1921 Franklin,Arkansas
wife Jaunita Hanners {my Grandparents} William died june 8 1999 Kansas City Kansas,buied Mapil Hill Cemt.
......................................................................................................................................................
All of Thomas and Mauds children was born on Black Mountain in a log home that Mauds father built.
I do have a little more info on some of these people. my email is fenceman1970@hotmail.com
Thanks
Larry

Franklin and Crawford County Smith's

LarryLindsay37 — 5 Nov 2007 1:50:30 GMT

Samuel Smith march 9 1833 Daviess,Indiana -died Nov 17 1922 Franklin,Arkanas buried in Shores Cemt by Shores Lake. Franklin,Arkansas
wife
Mary Elizabeth Smith {maiden Smith from KY} abt June 3 1840....1840?
was married July 5 1859 petersburg,Indiana.I have this from Samuels Pention and from ancestry,Mary Elizabeth Smith was Married as ..Elizabeth Smith.
Mary Elizabeth Smith died around 1915 .she is not in the 1920 census,And there is a letter for more pention for Samuel needing care for her in 1915 FranklinArkansas.Samuel Stated in pention he came from Indiana to Arkansas and no other place,But I think they stoped in Ky to the way to ark.to see family.From pention he was living in Petersburg Indiana in 1864 so he was there for awile.
children
Annie Smith 1862 Indiana
William D Smith Dec 1866 25 Inidiana
Elizabeth Jane Smith Spt 27 1869 Indiana
Samantha E Smith 1870 Indiana
Mattie Smith Feb 23 1872 Indiana
Thomas Samuel Smith feb 14 1879 ....When he died his children had the death cert changed from where he was born Arkansas to KY.Im not shure why mabie on the way to Arkansas and stoped in to see family.

1880 Walker,Franklin,Arkansas census

Sam J Smith 46 Indiana
Mary E Smith 46 KY
William D Smith ..IN
Eliza J Smith.................Elizabeth Jane Smith...IN
Samantha E Smith..IN
Thomas S Smith.....Ark
.....................................................................................................................................................
1900 census White Rock,Franklin,Arkansas

Samuel Smith... 65 IN
Mary Smith ......59 KY
Thomas Smith 21 Ark
......................................................................................................................................................
1910 census Shores,Franklin,Arkansas

Samuel Smith 74
Elizabeth Smith 70
Thomas Smith 31
Lizzie Smith 6......nick name Thomas child from first wife..Arkansas
Harrison 5......is Harmon.Thomas child from first wife...Arkansas
Almedia 3 .....is Pearl Smith Thmas child from first wife..Arkansas
......................................................................................................................................................

1920 census Mulbury,Franklin,Arkansas

T J Smith 39 Arkansas.......should be T S Smith
Maud Smith 26 Arkansas
Lizzie Smith 16 Arkansas...is...Elizabeth
Harlen Smith 14 Arkasnas..is...Harmon
Pearl Smith 13 Arkansas
Woodrow Smith 6 Arkansas
Golda Smith 4 Arkansas...is...Goldy
Rockie Smith 5/12 Arkansas...is Roxy Ann Smith
Sam Smith 86....is Thomas Father ,Samuel.living with Thomas.
......................................................................................................................................................

Children of Samuel Smith and Mary Smith
1st child ,Annie Smith 1862 Indiana .....no info
......................................................................................................................................................
2nd child..William D Smith Dec 25 1866 Indiana
1900 Whitley ,Crawford,Arkansas census
William D Smith 33...Dec 1866 Indiana
Meldy A Smith 25 Sept 1874 Arkansas
Mary E Smith 9 May 1891 Arkansas
Rhoda J Smith 6 Feb 1894 Arkansas
Samuel J Smith 3 Dec 1896 Arkansas
......................................................................................................................................................
3erd Child..Elizabeth J Smith sept 27 1869 Indiana..no other info but was in Arkansas.
......................................................................................................................................................
4th child..Samantha E Smith 1870 Indiana..was in ark.
......................................................................................................................................................
5th child...Mattie Smith feb 23 1872 Indiana.was in Franklin, Arkansas from pention of samuel.
......................................................................................................................................................
6th child..Thomas Samuel Smith Feb 14 1879 Arkansas..children had changed to KY.dont know why?he was in the 1880 census in Arkansas as being born in Arkansas in all census.

His first wife was Alice Bradshaw .born March 9 1885 Crawford,Arkansas died Dec 25 1908 Franklin,Arkansas buried in Shores Cemt Franklin,Arkansas

children from Thomas and Alice are
Elizabeth Smith 1903 Arkansas .death feb 1960 Kansas City Kansas..Husband was George Pearson 1891-1956

2nd child..Harmon Smith abt 1905 Arkansas Died in Kansas City Kansas.from working in cole mines.

3rd child...Pearl Smith abt nov 20 1906 Arkansas ...census say 1904.died july 1984 Colorado.She was married to Water L Shuller 1904-1994.
......................................................................................................................................................
Second wife of Thomas is ..Maud Campbell ,Dau of Sherman Campbell And Nacy Deaton.
Maud was born.March 3 1893 Franklin,Arkansas and died April 1 1960 KCK. buried in Mapil Hill cemt with Thomas and a few of there children.

1st child is.Woodrow Wilson Smith feb 10 1913 Franklin,Arkansas
died nov 16 2001 Stella,Newton,Missouri.
wife was Emma Erica Head 1912-1984
he had three boys i was told all died two I know died in Kck
......................................................................................................................................................
2nd child...Goldy Smith born abt 1917 Franklin,Arkansas died abt 1999 Goodman,Missouri
......................................................................................................................................................
3rd child...Roxy Smith aug 1 1919 Franklin,Arkansas died may 1 2006 KCK
......................................................................................................................................................
4th child...William Jackson Smith Dec 1 1921 Franklin,Arkansas
wife Jaunita Hanners {my Grandparents} William died june 8 1999 Kansas City Kansas,buied Mapil Hill Cemt.
......................................................................................................................................................
All of Thomas and Mauds children was born on Black Mountain in a log home that Mauds father built.
I do have a little more info on some of these people. my email is fenceman1970@hotmail.com
Thanks
Larry

info for Sam Y Carnahan

rizo771 — 8 Oct 2007 4:25:04 GMT

I'm trying to find the parents of Sam Y Carnahan. Or any of his siblings. He was born about 1875 I believe in Arkansas. He was married in Boone county to a Cora Ruckman (sometimes called Ora). He had six children Lizzie, Bessie, Pearl, Clara, Theodore & Benjamin. Any information about him would be greatly appreciated. I get to him and I lose a trail can't find parents siblings, nothing.

HUGHEYS IN BOONE CO

drainessutton — 7 Nov 2001 5:38:04 GMT

James Langston[Lank] Hughey was born 8-8-1869 in Boone co Ark. He was the son of William Brice and Amanda De Shields
HIS siblings were [1]Minerva Ann born 5-16-1861 married Calvin De Shields[2]Charity Loduska[Lodie] was born 3-24-1873 married J. Samuel Owens[3] colombus Harrison[Clum] married Nora Miller[4]Henry Brice born 1-11-1876 married Maude Day[5] Lavina Laura born oct 1867 married William Trusty[6] Margaret A. born 1857 died 1863[7] Martha Elizabeth born 1859 married Gan CAntrell[8]Cornelia Estell born 1-31-1862 married Thomas Keeling,
Lank married Melissa Hannah Richardson7-12-1891

Wiley and DovieAnna Epps

JohnEpps972 — 27 Oct 2007 9:51:50 GMT

I am looking for relatives in Hope Arkansas, are anyone who knew th big epps family. I am John Epps born 1924, I had 12 brothers and sisters... Leo. D Ellis, Rosevelt, Willie, Bessie, Viola, Leola, Olie, Hollie, Birdie, Eaton, and Credighton or Creton who was suppose to have the family bible. Any help would be great.

looking for horsey

loishorsey — 14 Oct 2007 5:03:20 GMT

looking for info on wesley h. horsey and his parents birth and death. also for rosa bell virginia horsey- maiden name of jennings thank u

Faulkner Co, Arkansas

rmedoyle1 — 11 Oct 2007 3:46:21 GMT

Could someone look up an obituary for me?

7 Dec. 1991, D. Wilson Vail, Vilonia, Faulkner, Arkansas.

I would really appreciate it.

obtaining Arkansas death certificates

mcwasthere — 10 Oct 2007 11:54:44 GMT

I am need of an Arkansas death certificate to hopefully prove a relationship. I am confused about whether or not this is possible. It looks as though the Arkansas Department of Health will require close kinship for anything less than 50 years ago. However, my request will be for someone who died 60+ years ago. I do not live in Arkansas. The name in question is shown with the death date on the Arkansas Death Index. Does anyone know the rule for this and if I will be able to obtain a certificate? Thank you?

W.W. MAILES

TAsayCzovek — 4 Oct 2007 3:58:23 GMT

Researching Mailes family from Arkansas. Only record I have is of W.W. Mailes on 1930 US Census, residing in Maricopa Cnty., AZ with sons Billie & Teddy Mailes. It states on the Census record that W.W. is a widower. I have no name for his wife or for him (just initials W.W.). Census also states that he was born in Arkansas, and so was his father. His mother was born in Missouri. His sons, Billie and Teddy were born in Oklahoma. Any information whatsoever would be greatly appreciated, as I have been stuck on this name for over a year! H-E-L-P-!

HOW ? to locate Arkansas Death Index is it on line ??

Ricky602 — 14 Sep 2007 2:37:03 GMT

Hello-
I am in need of a death info, for a James Hitt who was ,I have been told Murdered, in Vail Arkansas on 11 Jan 1944.
I was reading another message, when I seen that there was a death index , for Arkansas..
Can some one help me find out is this Death Index on line ?
I would like to at least confirm this death, from that Index if it can be.
I would also like to get any newspaper clipping- about this Murder. So, once I know where it was- I can then proceed to which paper it may have been in.
Thanks, for reading and all replys.
Ricky

Lookup

Tammy — 9 Aug 2000 12:00:00 GMT

Could someone please do a look-up for me on a William Norton, (middle name may be LaFayette) believed to have lived in the Heber Springs, Arkansas area. DOB unknown, butI'm guessing it to be around 1863 (this is the year his wife, Julie Ann Tinker was born).
Their children's names were Arthur(dob 1884), Eller(dob 1894), Martha(dob 1880) and John(dob 1886). They may of had more children, but these are the only names I have.
Any information that can be found, would be very much appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Tammy

FORD, Thomas Benjamin & DILDY, Susan Margaret

Judy_Pajares — 18 Sep 2007 8:01:36 GMT

I'm looking for information on my g-grandparents, Thomas Benjamin Ford (b. 2/14/1853 d. 4/13/1931) and his wife Susan Margaret Dildy (b. 12/17/1854 d. 5/25/1924). They were from AR and moved to Bastrop Co. TX. They had one son Eddie Augusta Ford. They are buried in Elgin TX. Susan Dildy's father was reportedly a doctor. I would like to know what county in AR they lived and any other information anyone may have. Thanks

Judy Pajares

Alonzo Colegrove Lydia Estell Wood

gamma54 — 16 Sep 2007 11:06:46 GMT

I have documentation as to marriages and deaths in this familly from a family bible is anyone need this.

Alonzo Colegrove Lydia Estell Wood

gamma54 — 16 Sep 2007 11:06:32 GMT

I have documentation as to marriages and deaths in this familly from a family bible is anyone need this.

James F and Dicy Stewart/Stuart from Meigs Co TN to Independence Co AR

GereneLord74 — 11 Sep 2007 6:05:52 GMT

Looking for Death Date, Probate, Will etc on James F & Dicy
Stewart/somtimes listed as Stuart.

Family not found in any state in 1850 Census

Children: James F m Dicy Adison in Rhea Co TN May 7 1831 .... James age 60 Dicy age 61 and son Grundy 16 on 1870 Independence Co AR Census;
Other children:
Elizabeth Betsy b. 1832 TN m. Martin Evetts
Calvin b. 1836 TN m. Rachel Gray
David b. 10 Oct 1838 TN d. 1863 Phillips Co AR m Mary Elizabeth Cash
James Alfred b. 1842
John b. 1844 m Lucinda E.
Hulda J. b. 1846
Tennessee b. 1848
Felix Grundy b. 1853 m. about 1873
(All children except Felix Grundy was born in Tennessee. Felix Grundy b. Arkansas)

Trying to establish if James F & Dicy are parents of my Mary A who married Richard Taylor in Meigs Co TN in 1851 and died in Scott Co AR. after 1880-1896...Richard and children went to Indian Territory about 1896.

Other children of John Stewart & Nancy Peak, Joseph b. 1813 d. 1869, Andrew b. 1821 d.
27 May 1848, Samuel Lafayette b. 9 Mar 1822 and died 4 June 1901. All went to Arkansas.

Thanks for your response.

Felix Grundy Stewart 1910 & 1920 Census Searcy Co AR

GereneLord74 — 11 Sep 2007 5:47:53 GMT

Would like date of death, cemetery record, Probate on Felix Grundy.
Thanks for any information.

1910 Searcy Co AR, Mt. Pleasant Twnsp., Felix G and sister ? Lucinda

1920 Searcy Co AR, Mt. Pleasant Twnsp, #107-108, Jan 16-19 1920
Felix Grundy is listed as "Grunda" age 75, and sister Lucinda age 69.

flippo family

elizabeth — 7 Nov 2001 1:08:03 GMT

I am looking for anything on the flippo family in arkansas or oklahoma. My grandfather was born in Boone Co, Ark., where he married Lorene Lawson. My grandfather was James Flippo, and his father was Palo Flippo.

Brumley, Moore, Powell, Kinsey, Weston

mickeysdoubled — 23 Jan 2006 10:08:12 GMT

Looking for info. on these families in or around Mt. Ida, Ark. Have photo's from Peak Cemetery in Mt. Ida. Will share with anyone with any info. Have been searching for 2 years. David Joshua Brumley m. Rebecca Jane Crawford. Have alot more but not enough. Do know they are of Indian race.