Pulaski - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Davis B. Duke

juarob — 2009-11-01 03:55:29Z

Hello Doug! I just spent several hours reading info. you and others have posted. Thank you. I am Lorraine's daughter, Juanita. What a very small world, as my husband is from Lancaster, PA. I am the third born, turning 50 next month, and the only one who returned to Maryland. I just sent a far more distant family member in Canada the details to add to the family tree. If you send me your email address, I will forward that message to you. You can reach me at juarob@comcast.net. Thankfully my mother is still living, in Jacksonville, AR. They had nine children,11 grandchildren and one great grandchild to date. My mother spoke fondly of your father and wished circumstances would have allowed for them to be in touch. I hope all is well with you and yours... Juanita

Blanch Younts - obit

jklmca — 2009-10-28 19:33:31Z

Is there anyone that does obit lookups? I need an obit on Blanch Autry Younts died in Farmers Branch, Texas 11/25/1975 buried in Edgewood Memorial Park NLR, Arkansas. Husband Terry Younts died 11/21/1969 is also buried in Edgewood Memorial Park NLR.

Thanks
Karen Craig McAndrew

Evelyn Marie Johnson from Jacksonville and Little Rock

Kirkman14 — 2009-10-02 02:49:08Z

I'm trying to track down Evelyn Marie Johnson who married Lilburn C. George, on 13 Oct. 1951 in Orlando, Florida.

It's not clear to me yet if that was her maiden name or her first married name. (she had been married and divorced before marrying Lilburn)

She was 21 years old when she married Lilburn, which gives her a birth year around 1929-30. She was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Her residence in 1951 was 217 E. 4th St. in Little Rock, Arkansas.

I'd like to find out for sure what her maiden name was, what happened to her after this marriage, when she died, etc.

Does anyone know anything about her? Anyone have access to a city directory from that time period (1950-51) to look up her address or her name?

Re: Moses Ward

alaskabluebird — 2009-09-26 20:03:47Z

I've also been looking-at this Moses Ward.

i believe he was born in Alabama (can't prove-it) however if you check the 1860 census, there is an individual living in his home named Shadrack Ward b SC AND Moses states he was born in Alabama. where did you get that he was born in France? please let me know.

i could be wrong, but i believe this Shadrack Ward b SC is my 4th gr Uncle who was b SC, migrated to AL then to AR. if you have any additional information on this family please write back.
thanks,
Melanie

Re: Shadrick Renuard 1973

WardFromTX — 2009-09-26 19:46:42Z

Interested in Shadrick Ward mentioned in your previous post. Can anyone offer any information on Shadrick Ward. he is listed in 1860 in the home of Moses Ward. There is also a burial in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Pulaski County for Shadrick Ward.

would like to know WHICH Shadrick Ward this is. if you happen-to know who this Shadrick Ward is, please write.
thank you,
Melanie

Re: Shadrick Renuard 1973

WardFromTX — 2009-09-26 19:42:53Z

Interested in Shadrick Ward mentioned in previous post. Can anyone offer any information on Shadrick Ward. he is listed in 1860 in the home of Moses Ward. There is also a burial in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Pulaski County for Shadrick Ward.

would like to know WHICH Shadrick Ward this is. if anybody knows who this Shadrick Ward is, please write.
thank you,
Melanie

Ward dna project

WardFromTX — 2009-09-15 17:17:24Z

Looking for descendents of any of the WARDs that lived in Pulaski County from about 1840 to 1900. Please if you can, please consider participating in the WARD dna project. there are so many different WARD families and we need to be able to determine who belongs to who.

if you can, please consider participating. the project is open to any male WARD descendent.

here's the link to the results of people who have already participated:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/ward/default.aspx?sectio...

here's the link to participate...scroll down to see the tests that are available:
http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=WARD

be a part of it,
thanks, and sincerely,
Melanie WARD
descendent of Shadrack WARD

Re: Brighty Cooper / Lillie McFee

DbbBau — 2009-09-13 22:03:05Z

I am researching John Wilhoit Embree and saw you had his name listed under "Member Connections", Are you not related though?

Re: Edward William Schneider

usafssarg — 2009-09-02 16:48:09Z

Edward's father was George Schneider born abt 1871 in JoDaviess County Illinois. My grandfather, Lawrence, was his brother. Please contact for more info. Roger

Re: Maria Cooper Miller Beall- 1798-1876

branbec — 2009-08-25 22:34:09Z

Her mother was his first wife Chloe Dent. Thanks though for the information.

Re: Maria Cooper Miller Beall- 1798-1876

MildredBradyVenitucci — 2009-08-25 21:41:53Z

I will try this again - Penina Beall, daughter of Russell Beall, married Dr. Samuel W. Murtishaw in Jacksonville, AR, in 1901. I am not sure who her mother was, but it may have been your ancestor.

I think she was born about 1876.

Mildred

Re: Maria Cooper Miller Beall- 1798-1876

MildredBradyVenitucci — 2009-08-25 21:35:12Z

Beall Maria W Miller 02 Jan 1798 23 Oct 1876 25 Jan 1848 w/o Russell G

This is from the Bayou Meto Cemetery list online. Do a google search for Russell Beall and you will come up with this cemetery. You can get a lot of dates here.

Mildred Venitucci

Maria Cooper Miller Beall- 1798-1876

branbec — 2009-08-25 19:56:36Z

I am trying to get information on Maria Cooper Miller Beall. Her first husband was Jacob Cornelius Miller (1780-1845) and then she married Russell G.Beall (1797-1880). They resided in Jacksonville, Pulaski county, Arkansas. She is my great great grandmother through the Miller side. Anyone else researching her I would love to trade information with. Also if anyone has any photos I don't have any.

Re: Maria Cooper Miller Beall-

ThomasKer2 — 2009-08-25 18:26:06Z

I'm not related.

You need to supply DOB's + birthplaces for all family members.

Need 1st names of all children + DOB's......

Re: MITCHELL family

coco02 — 2009-08-23 16:37:54Z

i am curious about your mitchell lineage; curious enough to ask who you are related to.
i can tell you i am related to mitchells on my tree, because they would be my uncles, aunts, and cousins.
my mother's sister married a mitchell, Gerald.
i was actually watching the home movies of the family.
Uncle Gerald raised horses in Oklahoma
that is all i can spare for the moment, i am still researching and confirming. so email me back at nanny_cathy@yahoo.com
thanks
catherine wilkinson,
p.s. my mother's sister is Leona Mae Green and the two had some children.

Maria Cooper Miller Beall-

branbec — 2009-08-22 21:15:30Z

I am trying to get information on Maria Cooper Miller Beall. Her first husband was Jacob Cornelius Miller and then she married Russell G.Beall. They resided in Jacksonville, Pulaski county, Arkansas. She is my great great grandmother through the Miller side. Anyone else researching her I would love to trade information with. Also if anyone has any photos I don't have any.

UPDATE: Re: Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

DJEvans820 — 2009-08-19 18:55:26Z

Just wanted to post an update to my original post.....for those who might wander over here, they'll have the newest information found & the current status.

To my surprise, a wonderful sweet lady from Kentucky by the name of Dorann Lam emailed me one day last month. She loves to help others who are searching for their relatives in Kentucky. We emailed back & forth for a couple of weeks & due to her hard work (which I can never thank her enough for), she was able to bust down that rock hard wall I kept running into on granddaddy, Wm. Dodds Evans.

Here is the what has been discovered:

1) William Dodds Evans' marriage license to Fannie B. Scott. They married in 17 Jun 1910 in Paducah, Kentucky. (((NOTE: Something interesting that Dorann noticed about the signatures on the marriage license is who the ceremony was preformed by & that was Alben W Barkley, County Judge at that time. There was an Alben W Barkley who served as prosecuting attorney, county judge, then was a senator from Kentucky for 20 years. Finally he also served as Vice President under Harry S Truman.....not sure if they are the one & the same or not.)))

2) Per Wm. D.'s marriage license, it shows that his marriage to Fannie would be number TWO for him!. So one brick wall comes down to only have another erected! heehee

3) Dorann also found Fannie's death certificate. This gives me her date of birth (25 Jul 1892), her date of death (21 Aug 1928) & that the cause of death was acute appendicitis . As well as her father's name (Charles C Scott) & mother's name (Mary Cobb). The informant was an Eva Evans.

4) I found Fannie's obituary from a newspaper in Missouri (which is where she went to live after divorcing granddaddy). In her obituary, Eva is listed as her daughter.

5) Dorann was able to get Charles C Scott's death certificate also. It give his date of birth (11 Apr 1862), date of death (9 Aug 18 1925) & his cause of death was listed as "revolver wound of the head, suicide". It list his occupation as watchmaker.

6) She also found the 1910 & 1920 Kentucky Census' for Charles C Scott. In the 1910, it list Charles, his wife Mary & their 6 daughters: Kate, Fannie, Callie, Agnes, Jane & Mannie (or I think it says Mannie). And that his father came from Scotland & his mother from Ireland. By the 1920 census', Charles was the only one listed & he was a widower.

As you can see, Dorann has been a godsend to me in helping me discovering Granddaddy's 2nd family. If it wasn't for her, I don't know if we'd ever would have found any of this. I know I (as well as my niece & nephew) have tried for such a long time & never could find any leads. If you should see this Dorann.....thanks for all of your hard work, your time & generosity.

Later, Deb

UPDATE: Re: Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

DJEvans820 — 2009-08-19 18:54:44Z

Re: Odum, William M. "Will"

MONEYMOOVER — 2009-08-09 14:17:22Z

Peggy, My gg-grandfather Richard Odum is a brother to your David Leighton Odum. Do you have any information about these two gentlemen's parents and siblings?

John Odum

Re: Headed to Little Rock this weekend

CyrilleDoutherd81 — 2009-06-30 21:12:48Z

Been making headway, however last couple of years haven't had much time to do research on genealogy. But thank goodness for FACEBOOK, I've had lots of positive hits the last two weeks. It's great!

Cyrille

Headed to Little Rock this weekend

CyrilleDoutherd81 — 2009-06-30 00:05:59Z

I'm going to Little Rock this weekend for a family reunion, and I wanted to see if I could stop by one of the genealogy libraries to look at marriage records!

Does anyone have any info for me - Library, resources, etc.

Thanks,
C Doutherd

Re: Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

HeatherBlair — 2009-06-25 01:51:12Z

Good luck! I hope you can find that divorce and the first marriage. Let us all know how it turns out.

Re: Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

HeatherBlair — 2009-06-24 18:43:40Z

I don't know this family in particular, but I have plenty of divorces in mine and here are my suggestions:

Do you know where/when your grandparents married? Was it Pulaski county? Some people wouldn't legally divorce until right before they remarried in those days, so I'd start with the county your grandparents married in and work backwards.

Unfortunately the index of Arkansas marriages on Ancestry.com starts in 1923, but you could get a microfilm from the LDS Family History Library. They also have some of the chancery court records, and you might be able to find the divorce in the index.

If Pulaski county turns up nothing, then you might try McCracken County, Kentucky. I'd look for that first marriage and again, it looks like Ancestry doesn't have it, so you'd need to turn again to the LDS. However, it doesn't look like they have the divorce records.

From the census, it's conceivable that William Evans married in Hardin Co., Tennessee at, say, age 20 in 1905 and then divorced in 1909, and left the family to work on the river at Paducah. So I'd also try Hardin County, Tennessee where he was in 1900 at age 15.

Sometimes I've found that I had to go to the courthouse in person to find divorce records. They aren't indexed as often as the marriage records.

Good luck finding out the rest of the story!

Georgia Masoner

jmasoner4859 — 2009-06-02 13:05:33Z

Seeking any information on Georgia Masoner, born abt 1876 died 22 Dec 1947 in Little Rock. May have been known as Georgia Wilkenson during the 1920s.

Who was her husband?

Re: Georgia Masoner

jmasoner4859 — 2009-07-27 19:07:35Z

Thank you. This gives me somethng to check out.

Re: Robbins/Fortson

tiffanyslewis — 2009-08-08 22:38:11Z

I have very old portraits of both Bettie Fortson and Jefferson Robbins. My grandmother left them to us when she passed. I would be happy to scan and post the pictures for you. My grandmother always told us that Jefferson Robbins was Native American.

Re: Robbins/Fortson

tiffanyslewis — 2009-08-16 21:31:08Z

Chuck,

I tried your email, but the message did not go through.
I would be happy to send some photos your way. You can reach me at tiffanys.lewis@gmail.com

Re: Robbins/Fortson

tiffanyslewis — 2009-08-09 20:34:20Z

Allan,

Yes, we were told that Jefferson Robbins was Cherokee as well. I think the picture supports that oral tradition for the Robbins line. Hopefully it is the proof your friend was searching for. I uploaded the photograph of Jefferson Robbins on to the Lewis family tree, along with the photograph of his wife, Sarah Elizabeth. The actual photos are literally crumbling as they are very old. We had the photograph scanned and converted to digital format years ago, but I’m not happy with the overly-digitized appearance of the Jefferson photo. We will have more work done on it soon so that it looks more like the original appears. I will put those pics up as well.I just wanted to get something up there quick.

Thanks again for all of the work you have done. We have had these pictures for years without knowing much about the Robbins line. We also have a handwritten tree which matches up with the Forstrom tree you created.

Tiffany

Re: Headed to Little Rock this weekend

DRGroots — 2009-06-30 11:57:55Z

A museum of The Department of Arkansas Heritage:

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center ( mosaictemplarscenter.com )
..Another neat facility, worth the tour/visit

Re: Headed to Little Rock this weekend

DRGroots — 2009-06-30 04:28:24Z

The Arkansas History Commission ( ark-ives.net)
...click on the "CARAT", select "Arkansas county records" to view the available records on microfilm for specific counties.

The Butler Center for Arkansas Studies ( butlercenter.org )
...a neat facility, worth the visit/tour.

Pulaski County Arkansas Genealogy ( argenweb.net/pulaski )
..has a listing "More Online Pulaski Co. Research Links"

I would suggest contacting/calling these facilities for their 'holiday/calendar' hours.

Hope these websites will be helpful in your research/homework, before going...have a great 'family reunion' weekend.

Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

DJEvans820 — 2009-06-24 00:34:22Z

I'm searching for my paternal grandfather, Wm. Dodds Evans, as it appears he had another family before he married my grandmother. Sad to say, none of us knew about his previous family. The first we heard of it was when my father (his son by my grandmother) passed away in 1997 & my mother was telling my aunt (my grandfather's daughter, also by my grandmother) that some years ago they had received a letter supposedly from my grandfather's first family. The author of the letter had done some research & believed she had found her father's (my grandfather) second family, and as she would be in our area, she would love to come by if it was OK & meet her 1/2 siblings & their families. Being that my father had never heard of his dad having been married before, he flatly refused this lady & wrote her back telling her to never bother us again. My grandmother had passed away by that time, so he couldn't ask if this might be true or not -- he just assumed. None of us (my siblings & I) had ever heard anything on this till the day my mom told my aunt about her having a 1/2 sister out there somewhere.

I was talking to my older sister a few weeks back when I brought it back up. She told me about how when she was a young teenager (1950's or so....& with the rest of the family gone from the house), she got to snooping through my grandmother's things, as kids are known to do. Yes, I know, she shouldn't have but now I'm so glad she did! She said in her search, she found some legal papers for a divorce between my grandfather & another lady. Sadly that is all she can remember now. I don't have a clue as to which state was involved, the lady's name or any date(s). I'm fairly certain that it would have been in either the state of Tennessee or Kentucky though, as they were the two states that he lived in before he moved to Arkansas & married my grandmother.

And that is my brick wall......I've searched what I could & can find nothing on my grandfather's previous marriage, 1st wife, any children or the divorced. I truly feel we have some relatives out there somewhere & would love to find either our aunt, if we should be blessed that she is still alive, or at least her family.

Here is a bit about my grandfather & his time-line, so maybe something will look/sound familiar to someone who will want to make a connection.

Name: William Dodds Evans
B: 1885 in Hardin County, Tennessee
D: 1960 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Father: Thomas J Evans (B: 1849 in Tennessee / D: somewhere between 1990 - 1910)
Mother: Alice L Trantham (B: 1859 in Tennessee / D: 1928 in Kentucky)
Thomas/Alice's Children: Wallace (B: 1880 TN / D: Bef. 1960)
Benjamin Franklin (B: 1882 TN / D: Bef. 1960)
Wm. Dodds (B: 1885 TN / D: 1960 AR)
Daisy Maude (B: 1887 TN / D: 1951 KY)
Samuel Dewitt (B: 1889 TN / D: 1963 KY)
Jesse T (B: 1892 TN / D: 1913 KY)
Unknown Child (B: ? D: Bef. Jun 1960)

Married: Bertha Ann Rollins (B: 1895 in Arkansas / D: 1972 in Arkansas) They had 1 son (1918-1997) & 1 daughter (1923 - n/a)

1880 Tennessee Census' show Wm. Dodds parents living in Hardin County in Tennessee before he was born in 1885
1890 -- no census'
1900 Tennessee Census' shows Wm. Dodds at 15 years of age, single & living in Hardin County in Tennessee
1910 Kentucky Census' shows Wm. Dodds at 25 years of age, single & living in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
1920 Arkansas Census' shows Wm. Dodds at 34 years of age, married to my grandmother, Bertha, & living in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

So between 1900 & 1910, his family & him moved to Kentucky. Then between 1910 & 1918, he moved to Arkansas, cause of the railroad, which he was employed with & married my grandmother. I pretty much have his info/data from that time till he passed away.....its his life & 1st wife/family, somewhere between 1900 to 1918, that is a mystery to us all.

If any of this sounds familiar to any of you, I would dearly love to hear from you & maybe we could break through that brick wall?

Thanks, Deb

Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

DJEvans820 — 2009-06-24 00:28:45Z

Re: Wm. Dodds Evans - Searching for his 1st family - TN, KY, AR

DJEvans820 — 2009-06-24 20:29:53Z

Thank you Heather for your reply & great hints! Luckily we do have a branch of a LDS facility here where I am. I will give that a try & see what I can come up with.

My grandfather/grandmother were married on "1 Mar 1918". And I'm pretty sure it was in Pulaski County, but I don't have any hard proof on that yet.

Appreciate!
Deb

Re: Flanakin

cherokeelady2008 — 2009-08-18 13:32:06Z

Joni,
I have a lot of the family info and even some pictures. Please contact me.
Janice

Re: Flanakin family

cherokeelady2008 — 2009-08-18 13:30:26Z

I am Janice Flanakin, daughter of John Ward Flanakin, son of Royal Flanakin all from Poplar Bluff, Mo. Please contact me.

Re: Robbins/Fortson

lawofficer — 2009-08-14 23:50:50Z

Tiffany,
Would you please contact me at cmsanders@citlink.net ? T. Jeff Robbins was my maternal Great Grandfather. I am also in correspondence with Allan, and would appreciate it if you could send me the two Robbins pictures that you have. I also have Find A Grave memorials to Jeff & Sarah, and would appreciate it if you would either allow me to add these photos to the memorials, or do it yourself.

Chuck

Re: Henry Harold Smith

RachelBoyer — 2009-06-16 15:51:10Z

Hi Aunt Karen! been awhile I have some pictures to send you email me at boyerrachel@hotmail.com
hope you are all doing great ;-)

Re: Hodges Birth....Please Help.......

MissLata2 — 2009-06-19 04:28:51Z

Per chance you are interested in a good researcher, I can suggest one.
In regard to this, you may want to check White County.

Re: Headed to Little Rock this weekend

MissLata2 — 2009-06-30 04:17:21Z

Your best bet is to contact the places and simply ask would
be my opinion.
Lots of places will be taking the 3rd for a holiday.

Re: Georgia Masoner

nanablue2007 — 2009-07-27 17:50:23Z

When her death record came up I looked for other Masoner's and noticed Louis J Masoner same County died the year before
Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
Name: Louis J Masoner
Estimated Birth Year: 1867
Age: 79
Death Day: 3
Death Month: Oct
Death Year: 1946
County: Garland
Volume Number: 56
Roll Number: 1946
Certificate Number: 345

Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939

Name: J L Masoner
Gender: Male
County: Hot Spring
Spouse: Georgian M Wilkinson
License Date: 6 Jun 1938
Certificate Number: 12354
Volume Number: 0002

given the marriage date I would think she had been married before...assuming this the same Georgia

I am not related

Re: Henry Harold Smith

KarenCalvert45 — 2009-06-16 05:36:41Z

I am Karen Calvert Ramona And Henrys daughter I was born in October 23 1956

Obit from 1992?

buttonsvh — 2009-06-04 14:16:23Z

I am hoping someone could tell me how to obtain a obit for Henry K Rodgerson dod 16 Jan 1992, I believe he died in Little Rock.

I did try to search Arkansas Democrat-Gazette but they only from 1994 to the present. It also includes articles from the Arkansas Gazette's electronic archives, which cover the years 1984 to 1991.

I don't know where to go now.

Thank You
Vickie
Tell City, IN

Re: Headed to Little Rock this weekend

GeorgeJ_J — 2009-06-30 05:30:32Z

Hey, it's been awhile, are you making much progress?

Re: Robbins/Fortson

Allan107 — 2009-08-09 22:00:14Z

Sorry, I thot I'd sent my addy--it's allan@tularosa.net.

Re: Robbins/Fortson

Allan107 — 2009-08-09 21:57:16Z

Hi again Tiffany--

The pic of Thomas Jefferson looks great, but printing it out here it loses quality--at least on my printer. I wonder if you could email a scan of the pic you have? It might print out better here, or not, but it's worth a try.

TNX,
Allan

Re: Robbins/Fortson

Allan107 — 2009-08-09 21:09:18Z

Thanx Tiffany, I'll check that out.

Allan

Re: Robbins/Fortson

Allan107 — 2009-08-09 17:41:51Z

Yes, Please! I would surely love to have anything that you might be able to pass along. My neighbor, Randall Robbins, will be thrilled with these pix. He had always heard that Jefferson Robbins was Cherokee, but he could never find any proof. I've been researching his family for a couple of years now, and Jefferson was pretty much a ghost.

Thanks for contacting me!

Allan

Hodges Birth....Please Help.......

gallileo60 — 2009-06-19 00:00:35Z

I have tried everything I can think of to find the parentage of this individual......Alice (Allie) C. Hodges born in Little Rock, Arkansas January of 1872....This is all the information I have, and this was obtained from her Death Cert...Thanks for any help anyone can provide......Tom Shaw

Montgomery, Pfc. Eugene-Arkansas

kauaitutu — 2009-06-11 01:20:32Z

Ark Democrat, Aug 1977, p.10A, Funeral for Pfc. Eugene Montgomery, aged 24, of Woodson, who was fatally injured Aug 3 in an automobile accident while serving w/the Army in Germany will be at 2pm Sun at First Missionary Baptist Church at Woodson by Elder Atie Montgomery. Pallbearers will be Michael Flower, David Blackman, Melvin Rainey, Lawrence Waters, Jevome Kelly and Larry Hatly. Burial will be at Community Cemetery by Miller-Elston ortuary.

Obituary of Jessie Crandel (BRASELTON) REDDELL, 1942

HEAVYWAIT — 2009-07-23 21:50:44Z

If someone will be so kind as to lookup the obituary of Jessie Crandel (BRASELTON) REDDELL for me I will appreciate it very much. She died 11 Jaunary 1942 in Little Rock.

gwait1@suddenlink.net