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Locke Williams

CharlesWilliams2005 — 2009-11-02 13:53:28Z

I am looking for information on the family of Locke Williams who died in the Fort Smith area in 1988. I would like to find an obituary which hopefully will allow me to connect with other family members. Locke was the son of Doc and Mary (Mittie) Williams of Crawford County, Arkansas.

Re: Paul Rush - murdered 5-13-1962 in Fort Smith, AR

maeva166 — 2009-10-27 14:13:12Z

There was a lot of gossip at my house too. Only thing is they were all my family.

That is the first time I have ever heard that he beat Virginia.

My mother told several stories about his terrible temper though. Once he evidently beat up a photographer at a boxing match because the photographer stood in front of him.

Also, my aunt told a story that he had used a tire iron on a union representative and left him bleeding on the side of the road.

Re: Cemeteries

Rebbaron55 — 2009-10-27 14:12:23Z

Have you had any luck finding the burial location of the Hoyles? From my research they are likely buried with son and two daughters in Leatherwood Cemetery in West Hartford in unmarked graves.

Re: Paul Rush - murdered 5-13-1962 in Fort Smith, AR

pkd41 — 2009-10-25 22:34:14Z

There was much gossip about this murder when I was a child. My father knew the family very well.
What I heard him say at the time: " Paul beat his wife and it did not matter who killed him, he should have been killed". My father believed the step son to be guilty.

Re: Paul Rush - murdered 5-13-1962 in Fort Smith, AR

LQQKER — 2009-10-19 08:12:29Z

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I HOPE THESE MIGHT HELP SOMEONE

DATES ARE NOT IN ORDER SO PLEASE LOOK ABOVE ARTICLE

THERE ARE MANY MORE ARTICLES CONCERNING THIS CASE.

Re: Civil War Burial Site

wandagreathouse — 2009-10-16 13:07:22Z

My great grandfather David Wesley Freemyer Sr. was also with Hindman, he lost his life in the Battle of Jenkins Ferry. Burial site unknown.
Here are my notes on his Civi War service.

!CIVIL WAR RECORD, CONFEDERATE, D.W. FREMIRE, COMPANY B, 10 MISSOURI INFANTRY.
CARD NUMBERS, 48044636, 48044514, 48044755, 48044866, 480449(?0)5.
THE 10TH REGIMENT MISSOURI INFANTRY (ALSO KNOWN AS THE 1ST. REGIMENT MISSOURI
INFANTRY AND AS STEEN'S REGIMENT MISSOURI INFANTRY) APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
ORGANIZED NOV, 1862, BY THE CONSOLIDATION OF STEEN'S AND PICKETT'S BATILLIONS
MISSOURI INFANTRY, TOGETHER WITH MEN FROM PRIEST'S AND WINSTON'S REGIMENTS
MISSOURI STATE GUARD INFANTRY, COLEMAN'S REGIMENT MISSOURI CAVALRY, AND FROM A
COLONEL JOHNSTON'S CALVARY COMMAND.
SOME MEN, FROM THIS REGIMENT TOGETHER WITH MEN FROM THE 16TH REGIMENT MISSOURI
INFANTRY WERE FORMED INTO COMPANY C, 9TH BATTALION MISSOURI SHARP SHOOTERS, NOV
29, 1862. THIS COMPANY WAS COMPOSED OF MEN FROM PRIEST'S AND WINSTON'S
REGIMENTS, MISSOURI STATE GUARD INFANTRY.
1862,SEPT AND OCT,ENLISTED 1 SEPT 1862, WHERE-CAMP MITCHELL BY COL. MC
CLARTY. SHOWN AS BEING PRESENT.
1862, NOV AND DEC, ENLISTED AUG 13, 1862, AT ARKANSAS POST BY COL. MC CLARTY
FOR 12 MONTHS. LAST PAID BY COL. MONROE, OCT 31, 1862. ABSENT, DETALED AS
TEAMSTER NOV 10, 1862.
1863, MARCH AND APRIL. ENLISTED SEPT 1, 1863, WHERE CAMP MITCHELL BY COL.
MC CLARTY FOR 3 YEARS. LAST PAID BY MAJOR MONROE ON 28 FEB 1863.
PRESENT, EXTRA DUTY AS TEAMSTER, NOV 4, SPECIAL ORDER FROM DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS.
APRIL 30 TO AUG 31, 1863
ENLISTED SEPT 1, 1863 WHERE, CAMP MITCHELL BY COL. MC CLARTY FOR 3 YEARS.
LAST PAID 30 APRIL, 1863. ABSENT, DETAILED AS TEAMSTER, GENERAL TRANS TRAIN,
NOV 4, 1862 BY ORDER GENERAL HINDMAN.
1864, JAN AND FEB, ENLISTED SEPT 1, AT CAMP MITCHELL, BY COL MC CLARTY FOR 3
YEARS. LAST PAID BY MAJOR ELLISON ON 30 APRIL 1864. ABSENT, DETAILED AS
TEAMSTER, NOV 4, 1862 GENERAL TRANS TRAIN BY ORDER OF GENERAL HINDMAN.

!HISTORY OF THE 10TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (ALSO CALLED 12TH REGIMENT) WAS
ORGANIZED IN NOV, 1862. SOME OF ITS ;MEMBERS WERE RAISED IN THE COUNTIES OF
CHARITON, CRAWFORD, AND HOWARD. THE UNIT UAS ASSIGNED TO A.E. STEEN'S,
PARSON'S, AND S. P. BURNS' BRIGADE, TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, AND SAW
ACTION IN ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. IT LOST 11 KILLED, 41 WOUNDED, AND 237
MISSING AT HELENA, AND AFTER THE FIGHT IT MUSTERED 236 MEN. THE REGIMENT
SUSTAINED 34 CASUALTIES AT PLEASANT HILL AND 10 AT JENKINS' FERRY. DURING THE
SPRING OF 1865 IT DISBANDED. THE FIELD OFFICERS WERE COL. W.M. MOORE,
ALEXANDER C. PICKETT, AND A.E. STEEN; LIEUTENANT COLONEL SIMON HARRIS; AND
MAJOR ELIJAH MAGOFFIN.

!1881, KNOX CO. OHIO, PENSION PAPERS, CIVIL WAR, DOROTHY FREEMYER.
ON THE 3RD DAY OF AUG 1881 APPEARED BEFORE ME, CLERK OF THE CO. COURT, DOROTHY
FREEMYER AGED 72 YEARS, RESIDENT OF COLONY, KNOX CO. MO.
THAT SHE IS THE WIDOW OF DAVID FREEMYER AND THE MOTHER OF GEORGE W.
FREEMYER WHO VOLUNTEERED UNDER THE NAME OF GEORGE W. FREEMYER AT EDINA, MO. IN
1863 OR 64 AS A PRIVATE IN CO. D 21 REGT. OF MO. INF. VOLUNTEERS, IN THE WAR OF
1861-65 HE DIED WHILE IN THE SERVICE IN 1864. THE SAID SON GEORGE W. FREEMYER
LEFT NEITHER WIDOW OR CHILD UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE SURVIVING; THAT SHE WAS
WHOLLY DEPENDENT UPON SAID SON FOR SUPPOR; THAT HER HUSBAND, THE AFORESAID
DAVID FREEMYER, DIED ON OR ABOUT THE ________DAY OF ______ 186__, THAT SHE IS
STILL THE WIDOW OF THE AFORESAID DAVID FREEMYER, THAT THERE WERE SURVIVING, AT
THE DATE OF SAID SON'S DEATH, HIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AS FOLLOWS:
ISABELLE FREEMYER (NOW CARNEY) BORN 1829
JAMES FREEMYER BORN 1831
DAVID WESLEY FREEMYER BORN 1833
LOUISA FREEMYER (NOW CHARLTON) BORN 1840
ALBERT FREEMYER BORN 1857
THAT SHE HAD NOT IN ANY MANNER ENGAGED I, AIDED, OR ABETTED THE REBELLION IN
THE U.S.; THAT AN INFORMAL APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED CLAIM NO. 217850.
DOROTHY (HER MARK) FREEMYER

KNOX CO. MISSOURI
PENSION CLAIM OF DOROTHY FREEMYER MOTHER OF GEORGE W. FREEMYER LATE CO. D
21 MO INF.
WE ARE SATISFIED FROM ALL THAT WE COULD LEARN FROM PARTIES WHO WENT SOUTH
WITH DAVID FREEMYER IN 1861. THAT HE IS DEAD. HE WAS THE HUSBAND OF DOROTHY
FREEMYER AND THE FATHER OF GEORGE W. FREEMYER. AND WE THE UNDERSIGNED WERE
WELL ACQUAINTED WITH HIM IN 1861 WHILE LIVING AND HAVE LIVED NEIGHBORS TO HIS
WIFE EVER SINCE 1861. AND ON FURTHER CERTIFY THAT GEORGE W. FREEMYER WAS THE
ONLY SUPPORT OF HIS MOTHER DOROTHY FREEMYER FROM 1861 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1865.
HIS FATHER LEFT IN 1861 AND NEVER RETURNED. AND HIS BROTHER JAMES HAD LEFT
HOME ABOUT 15 YEARS PRIOR TO 1861 AND NEVER RETURNED WHILE GEORGE W. FREEMYER
LIVED. GEORGE W. FREEMYER WORKED FOR ONE OF THE UNDER SIGNED, WILLIAM CUMMINS,
AND SPENT HIS EARNINGS WITH T.P. MCMURAY AND OTHERS FOR THE SUPPORT OF HIS
MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN AND HIS CONTRUBUTIONS WERE ACUTELY NECCESSARY FOR HIS
MOTHERS SUPPORT.
AND WE FURTHER CERTIFY THAT GEORGE W. FREEMYER WAS SINGLE AND UNMARRIED AT
THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. AND HAD NEVER BEEN MARRIED.
SIGNED WILLIAM CUMMING
ELIZABETH BALTZ
WITNESSED
ED M. RENDORPH
LOUISA CHARLTON

!1896, MRS. DOROTHY FREEMYER, MOTHER OF GEORGE W. FREEMYER DIED JULY 26, 1896
AT HER DAUGHTER LOUISA HUBBARD NEAR COLONY, KNOX CO,MO. AT THE AGE OF 88 YEARS.
SHE WAS A PENSIONER AT $12 PER MONTH, CERTIFICATE 196525, DATED JUNE 30, 1882.
GEORGE W. FREEMYER HER SON WAS PT. CO E, 21 MO. INF. AND THERE IS PENSION DUE
HER FROM THE 4 DAY OF MAY 1896 TO THE 26 DAY OF JULY 1896 HER DAUGHTER LOUISA
HUBBARD HAS CARED FOR HER MOTHER MRS. DOROTHY FREEMYER FOR MANY YEARS SHE WAS
DEAF AND BLIND AND HAD NO OTHER SUPPORT THAN HER PENSION AND NO PROPERTY OF ANY
DISCRIPTION. NOW, LOUISA HUBBARD, ASKS THAT THE BACK PENSION BE PAID TO HER,
FOR THE MEDICAL, AND FUNERAL, EXPENSES. PLEASE SEND INSTRUCTION HOW TO PROCEED
IN THE MATTER. YOURS TRULY, LOUISA HUBBARD COLONY, KNOX CO. MO.

!CARD WITH PICTURE OF DAVID W. FREEMYER 111 AND SONS ON POSTCARD WITH THE
FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM CLINE W. WARNOCK. 8/21/1965 HIS ADDRESS 905 GROVE
AVE., BUCYRUS, OHIO.
LEFT TO RIGHT-ARTHUR MONROE FREEMYER, DODSON VERNON FREEMYER, DAVID WESLEY
FREEMYER 111 (1837-1926) DR. WAYNE NEAL FREEMYER AND CHARLES OLIVER
FREEMYER.--THE FATHER DAVID WESLEY FREEMYER 111 WAS BORN IN WASHINGTON CO. OHIO
AND HIS FATHER WAS DAVID WESLEY FREEMYER JR. A SON OF DAVID WESLEY FREEMYER
SR.---WHEN FREEMYER ANCESTORS CAME FROM GERMANY THEY SETTLED IN SCHOHARIE
COUNTY, NEW YORK.
SOME OF THE PIONEERING FREEMYERS MOVED WESTWARD FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY VIA
WAGON TRAIN BUT DAVID W. JR. WITH HIS FAMILY AND OTHERS MOVED VIA STEAM BOAT ON
THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS AND SETTLED IN KNOX COUNTY, MISSOURI. DAVID JR.
WENT TO CALIFORNIA DURING THE GOLD RUSH OF 1849. DURING HIS LATER YEARS DAVID
111 LIVED IN LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS AND HIS GRAVE IS IN THE 16TH SECTION
CEMETERY NEAR WARD, ARKANSAS.

1908, Feb 17
Affidavit for pension of Louisa Freemyer Charlton, from D W Freemyer of Ussery, Garland Co, Arkansas

This is to certify that I saw my sister Louisa Freemyer (two years younger than myself). Married to George S. Charlton in about the year 1857 in my fathers house on Oak Ridge near Colony Knox Co Mo by Rev. Rich. the then Pastor of Edina Circuit M. E. Church South.
D W Freemyer, Ussery Garland Co Ar
________________________________________________________________________________________
Civil War certificate No 5305 for James M. Freemyer. His father was David Freemyer, his mother Dorothy Sill. Signed by David Freemyer of LaGrange Mo.
__________________________________________

Re: Chambers Family

lesleyrebecca — 2009-10-02 07:24:03Z

I think I may be a descendant of Robert Chambers and Evaline Reynolds Chambers. You mentioned in a post that Robert lived in Tennessee for a period. Do you know what area?

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

edoz1 — 2009-09-30 17:08:32Z

To elspet18
You are very welcome. I have had lots of help from others over the years and it is good to pass it along. edoz

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

elspet18 — 2009-09-29 19:24:02Z

edoz1

I do so appreciate your sending me the link. It came up just fine.
This completes my search for the last of headstones for the persons of that generation in our family. I am very happy I found your offer online. Again thank you for helping me. My cousins thank you also.

I bookmarked the site for future references. Thanks to all the people who put information online. It is so helpful to all of us out-of-state gen seekers.

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

edoz1 — 2009-09-28 22:25:12Z

I don't think the photo will come in from this site. So, write me at my email addy and will send the link that you may be able to open. dobs-777@hotmail.com

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

edoz1 — 2009-09-28 22:19:56Z

I found a photo of your Nona and Fred Sweeney's headstone on line at the Hickory Ridge Cemetery. Here is a link - if it wont open to the page, cut and paste in your http box not in google.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi? page=gr&GSln=sweeney&GSst=4&GRid=36814247&

If you cannot get it to come in, I will still take a photo for you. edoz

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

elspet18 — 2009-09-28 20:55:47Z

edoz1,

No, I didn't get an answer from the other person, so if you can find the headstone of my relative and take a pic of it, write back on this board and I will give you an email address to contact me for how to get it to me: it will be easier for me to answer that way.
The Headstone inscription will read: Nona(or Wynona) Sweeney, Born: 20 May 1912; Died: 21 Dec 1995, it may be shared with her husband Fred Sweeney. (her other name is Wanda) I don't know just how its on the headstone.

Thank you so much for your kind offer and hope it is an easy find for you.
elspet18

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

elspet18 — 2009-09-28 20:43:34Z

Re: William and Sarah Weld

rbates3174 — 2009-09-28 13:38:59Z

Thank you, I will definately go to that website.

Re: William and Sarah Weld

DRGroots — 2009-09-28 03:03:36Z

There was a Hodges Prairie post office. I have no clue as to where it was located. A great site to view the listings of the old communities and post offices:

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arsebast

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

edoz1 — 2009-09-27 19:48:37Z

Hello, Did you ever get an answer to your question? I am going to Hickory Ridge cemetery in Lavaca on Wednesday this week and will be glad to help you if you still need it. edoz

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

edoz1 — 2009-09-27 19:43:48Z

Did you ever get an answer to your question about Hickory Ridge cemetery? I am going there on Wednesday this week and if you still need help I will check it for you. Edoz

Re: Hickory Ridge Cemetery

elspet18 — 2009-09-27 19:09:39Z

I need your help, Cindy. I have someone buried there and would like a picture of her headstone. Her name is : Nona W. Sweeney B: 20 May 1912 and D: 21 Dec 1995. She may share a headstone with her husband, Fred Sweeney who died some time before her.
I so hope you can help me. Please let me know if you can.
I am talking about the Hickory Ridge Cemetery near Lavaca,AR in Sebastian County.

thank you

Ben Franklin Smith died Dec. 19, 1963 in Sebastian County, Arkansas

KarnesWandaSloan — 2009-08-02 16:52:38Z

I am searching for any descendants of Ben Franklin and Myrtle Roper Smith. Ben Franklin Smith died December 19, 1963 in Fort Smith, Arkansas and is buried at Old Union Cemetery in Sebastian County. His obituary listed survivors: sons Dewitt, Ben W. of Lawton Oklahoma, Billy R. and Lawrence of Fort Smith, Arkansas, three daughters, Mrs. Claude Bailey of Oklahoma, Mrs. Clifford Brussard and Mrs. Bruce Staton of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The parents of Ben Franklin Smith were Laura Elizabeth(Lizzie) Mooneyham and George Thomas Smith. According to family history, Laura Elizabeth Mooneyham Smith disappeared and was never heard from again. I would like to know what happened to Lizzie. After the disappearance of "Lizzie" Mooneyham Smith, her son Ben Franklin Smith lived part of the time with his uncle Jim Mooneyham and aunt Sadie Mooneyham. Ben resided in Fort Smith Arkansas about 25 years and was a retired farmer.

I would like to communicate with anyone from the Smith family to learn about the disappearance of Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Mooneyham Smith.

Thank you. Wanda Sloan Karnes

Re: AUMON, MCGEHEE, SMOTTS

iansmotts — 2009-09-02 12:17:37Z

Settlemyer
January 26 at 10:44am
I talked to my dad and Wilfred was his uncle. You look like my dad's brother William Jerry Smotts...you have his smile. He is now gone. One of these days I would like to trace my dad's family tree. As far I as I know right now...The Smotts came from Chicago and had changed their names from Alman to Smotts....they were leaving the mofia. So when you said black sheep...I found that kind of funny and ironic. God Bless.
*******this is a message from a cousin in texas maybe you can use this. however i have found that all smotts are family because of the break from the mob

Re: KING, LESTER

Tinall70114 — 2009-09-12 06:34:47Z

HELLO,I JUST FOUD YOUR POST.MY NAME IS TINA LESTER MY FAMILY IS FROM GA/FLA/N.Y./NC/SC/PA/MASS.MY DADE IS JOHN C LESTER MOTHER NANCY EADY FATHER ARHLEY B LESTER SR.I BEEN TRYING FIND FAMILY BUT I ONLY MET MY GRANDMOTHER ONCE WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL BUT ONLY SPEAK TO LIVING RELATIVES ON THE PHONE,BUT YOUR NAMES ARE WHAT I HAVE IN MY TREE I COULD USE SOME HELP.I HOPE THIS TREE IS OK.GO TO TINALL70114 UNER NEW GENERATION.

Re: ANDERSON, BURTON, CYNTHIA, DAGGS, JONES, ROGERS, TURNBOW, WINTERS

cryswin — 2009-08-06 23:41:04Z

I received a genealogical chart of Descendants of William Winters. I will check for Richard Henry.

Re: CROSSLAND

DawnM3999 — 2009-09-17 03:02:03Z

The Grover C Crossland and Lona Crossland shown on the 1952 Obit were my grandparents. I don't have much info on Grover's parents (I'll have to ask my sisters) but I probably have info on my uncles and aunt. Dad (Grover C. Crossland, Jr.) passed away this past November and was the last surviving child of Grover and Lona. Dawn

Re: CROSSLAND

DawnM3999 — 2009-09-18 01:00:31Z

Is this Pam? I'm not sure if I was at the Wake, but mom's name is Johnnie Sue, so I bet you talked to her. In the earlier email you mentioned Grover Jr. (Dad) and CL (uncle.) I am in the metroplex, Garland area. Tell me more about your side of the family! I excited to hear about earlier times. If we can get together sometime I would want to include my older sisters because they probably had more contact with the cousins, aunts and uncles. Dawn

Re: Rosalie Tilles Orphans Home- 1930 Greenwood, Baxter, Ar?

Hunt4Silmons — 2009-08-24 21:12:19Z

Could this be your cousin?
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Marie Pinkston
Home in 1930: Greenwood, Baxter, Arkansas
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1920
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Ben A
Mother's Name: Julia E
Race: White
Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ben A Pinkston 53
Julia E Pinkston 51
Richard Pinkston 19
Otha Pinkston 18
Virgie Pinkston 15
Marie Pinkston 10
Thurman Pinkston 5
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenwood, Baxter, Arkansas; Roll 65; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 50.0.
Source Information:

Re: Gray

tootsie99usa1 — 2009-09-02 00:33:23Z

My last name is Gray and my great grandmother lived in Fort Smith. Do you by chance know if there was a Maggie Gray in your family? I am not sure what her husband's 1st name was. She is listed in the 1930 census records as a widow.

Re: Hill,John Andrew Jackson "Jack"

ALANWHILL — 2009-09-23 18:54:47Z

My G-G-grandfather is Jack Hill... here is the line as I know it:
Jack Hill > Thomas "Buck" Hill > Melvin "Pete" Hill > Aaron "Wayne" HIll > Alan Wayne Hill

I am trying to track the family back to the Choctaw Indian Nation... was Marie Margret Christmas an Indian ?

I need some help

thanks
Alan

Re: Hill,John Andrew Jackson "Jack"

ALANWHILL — 2009-09-24 23:10:15Z

Why am I having such a hard time finding out where the Choctaw Indian link is with Thomas "Buck" Hill...... was Andrew Jackson "Jack" Hill Indian ? My mother says that my grandmother (wife of Melvin "Pete" Hill) talked about Marie Margaret Christmans being moved to OK during the Trail of Tears. ??

I really want to find the Indian Ancestry and found that there are some Hill's listed on Dawes Roles for Choctaw... anybody know the link.

Thank you

Alan Hill

Re: Rosalie Tilles Orphans Home

JimRoss22 — 2009-08-24 20:27:25Z

My cousin Marie Gertrude Pinkston, age 14, was an inmate at Rosalie Tilles Orphan Home, according to the 1930 census. I've wondered what became of her. Is there any information to be had besides just age and name?

Her parents were both living well into the 1950s, so she wasn't really an orphan. And she had 3 siblings, Leon, Edna, and Carl, who are not listed there.

Re: Rosalie Tilles Orphans Home- 1930 Greenwood, Baxter, Ar?

JimRoss22 — 2009-08-24 21:15:43Z

No, 1930 Census lists her in the Rosalie Tilles Orphans Home in Fort Smith. Her parents were Robert and Mary (Kohler) Pinkston also of Fort Smith. This Marie of Greenwood belongs to a different family.

Hickory Ridge Cemetery

elspet18 — 2009-09-27 18:52:23Z

Does anyone live near the Hickory Ridge Cemetery? I think it is near Lavaca, AR?
If so, will you get back to me? I am trying to find someone who will locate the grave site and take a picture for me for a Nona Sweeney (b: 20 May 1912 and d: 21 Dec 1995) Her husband is Fred Sweeney and may share the headstone .
Nona's 1995 obit states that she is buried there. I am willing to pay for your film, etc. I wrote to the Lewis Funeral home but they never answered me. If you can help please let me know.

Thanks so much.
elspet18

Re: beleu

GMARTIN158 — 2009-07-31 04:14:39Z

my name is gerald martin.laura lee lewis grissom was my ggmother . she was taken care of until her death in shawnee by her daughter( my gmother) annie lou grissom martin.
laura lee lived a couple of houses from her son dan beleu. My gmother on my mother side lived just across the alley from him.That made it nice because i had both gp's on the same block.The grissom /lewis / beleu at one time are the other lived in tx.(dallas,wolfe city etc)and ok.my email is gmartin158@aol.com I have been trying to find info on laura lee first husband a beleu.

Re: Hill,John Andrew Jackson "Jack"

marylounapier3 — 2009-09-25 02:06:58Z

The only Hill family I know of on the rolls are from Richard Hill that married Mary Jane Quinton. They are on through her Quinton family..
I have never found the Christmas family on any rolls, not saying they are not there, just that I have not found them.
I have not found any of my Hill family on any rolls and I come from Dr. Charlie Calvin Hill and Mary Jane McNew.
Hope you find some, let me know if you do.
Mary Lou

Re: Hill,John Andrew Jackson "Jack"

marylounapier3 — 2009-09-23 19:59:11Z

All I have been able to trace her to was her parents ..
Richard G. Christmas born ca. 1795 South Carolina and Mother Margaret b. ca. 1800 Kentucky..
They are on the 1850 Census in Sebastian County, Arkansas, the family dissapears and Richard G. is later on some of the Sebastian County Census by himself..
Mary Lou

Re: BEAM, BRIGGS, HENSON, SHERMAN, TURNER

jixfn — 2009-08-22 11:16:12Z

I am unsure if we are looking for the same person, but the similarities are too close for me to not ask.
My grandfather's name was SAM DARREL HENSON. (I have also been told it was DARREL SAM HENSON.) Born in the mid 1930's in Greenwood, Arkansas. His father's name was BARNEY HENSON. Mother's name was HAZEL. Sam Darrel Henson was married to a MARIE (which may be the MARY you mention.) He served as a Green Beret in the army. He did have one brother, but I do not know his name. Sam Henson lived in Washington up until his death sometime in the 1990's. Like I said....there are too many similarities to ignore.
If you have any more information that can confirm or rule anything out as the same person, I would love to know.

Re: Beshears

1baggott — 2009-09-04 23:00:54Z

I am looking for info on the Beshears in Ark and some who moved to OK. I remember my Mother talking about an "Aunt Test". Is she related to Dora Ann Beshears Kelsey?

Re: Forth Smith--Beshears

1baggott — 2009-09-04 22:56:40Z

My grandmother was Dora Beshears Kelsey who lived in Arkansas and moved to OK. The F Marion Beshears who lived in Mill Creek, Franklin Co, AR on the 1930 Census reflects a Fannie Kelsey as mother-in-law. F M Beshears' name is shown as a witness on Fannie Kelsey's death certificate. Perhaps we're related? I am searching for info on the Beshears. 1baggott

Re: CROSSLAND

bdear64 — 2009-09-18 23:21:06Z

Tis me!!! We do need to get together. I live in the Dallas area so we are pretty close. Need to set up a time and place.

Re: CROSSLAND

bdear64 — 2009-09-18 00:08:06Z

Dawn, I have met you years ago! I think you were there. At my grandmothers wake. Your mother was, I remember talking to Johnnie. Oh this is just to good. We need to get together! I don't think we live very far apart. Are you in the Metroplex area?

William and Sarah Weld

rbates3174 — 2009-09-27 17:30:32Z

I found my husband's gr-gr-grandparents on the 1868 tax list in Sebastian County, Arkansas. They are listed as living in the Hodges Pourie (maybe Powrie) post office area. Could anyone tell me where this is located?
Thank you

Orphan Train

rbtsynesael — 2009-09-12 22:53:25Z

Has anyone heard of children from an orphan train (native american children) ever coming to Ft. Smith Arkansas/Camp Buelah / Frogtown??? Trying to follow a family story/speculation to help with my brick wall.

Re: Read census

rbtsynesael — 2009-09-12 22:47:50Z

I had trouble reading the 1900 census also. Give this a try, it worked for me. Try looking at the one at familysearch.org, tab records search, records search pilot. I search for a name on the same page that was readable to get the correct page. Hope it works for you !!

Re: Coal Mining Death abt 1923 Questions?

rbtsynesael — 2009-09-12 22:34:00Z

He died December 4 1924, he was employed by big vein mining company. If you would look to see if there is anything in the newspaper, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!!

Amy

Re: Coal Mining Death abt 1923 Questions?

rbtsynesael — 2009-08-31 23:40:57Z

We have been able to locate the death record.

Re: ANDERSON, BURTON, CYNTHIA, DAGGS, JONES, ROGERS, TURNBOW, WINTERS

GordonDarr — 2009-08-06 17:53:43Z

I hope y'all are still out there! I am a direct descendant of Richard Henry Winter, called by one of his daughters, a "Cherokee Outlaw." He was hated by his step-children; and his daughters would never say a word about him, or his wife Mattie. They would only get mad and say "You don't want to know about that."

Several convictions of an RH Winter, and Lewis Winter, in the criminal records from Ft. Smith, between the years 1880 and 1905. Larceny, illegal liquor sales, disorderly conduct.

Anyway - our family is coming together, and it seems like I am coming across a new distant relative from the Winter side, almost daily now. Not to worry - none of us take after R H, unless he had a good side!

Hope to hear from you soon!!

Gordon

Re: ANDERSON, BURTON, CYNTHIA, DAGGS, JONES, ROGERS, TURNBOW, WINTERS

GordonDarr — 2009-08-07 02:29:02Z

I'll be eager to see what you've got. I found several cases where the children of George and Cyntha are all listed, except for R H. But I think that's because he was caught in an age where names were listed in 1850, and by 1860 they still did not list names in the census, or he had already left. He shows up in the 1870, living in Alabama, working as a farm hand (sorry, can't remember the county, but it's in the northwest, just to the east of Colbert.

My strongest evidence is the 1880 Census, where he lives next door to Lewis Winter, who has a daughter named Cyntha. I have also found the names of Lewis and R H or Dick Winter listed in the criminal records of the period.

And I have spoken to at least one descendant of Lewis, that stated that they knew there was a brother, named Richard Henry.

So. I'm a little apprehensive that your records may not show R H, but I hope they do, of course!

I do know there was a plantation somewhere on the Mississippi/Alabama line, owned by a Richard Henry Winter.

Look forward to hearing from you!

Gordon

Re: Read census

tigerlilysmama — 2009-09-13 23:20:09Z

Thanks for the hint. Will Try it.

Re: Mrs. Nina Goddard obituary

iamspamus — 2009-09-01 19:04:51Z

Thanks. This is pretty cool.

Interesting about some of the "facts". One can see the seed of truth spread throughout the rest of the "information".

I've never heard of her called Nina. It's usually Narcissa Theresa (or some variant). She was alleged born on a riverboat enroute from Tennessee to Arkansas. Her father was Joseph Smedley, a Baptist Missionary from Philadeplhia who worked among the Indians and around Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Her husband is Columbus Evan (C.E.) Goddard.

Re: Whitlock genealogy

KristinMoyer — 2009-09-09 18:17:08Z

Flo, I hope you get this message. I found William R. Turner in the US Federal Census Mortality Schedule for 1860. He died in Crawford Co AR Feb. 1860 of winter fever. His birth state is listed as SC.

His widow Julia Whitlock Turner is listed in the 1860 US census in Crawford Co--look for July Turner. Her youngest daughter is listed with her.

I would like to know where William Turner and Julia Whitlock Turner are buried--my guess is in Crawford County. Can anyone help? Will post a separate query, too.

I have an obituary for their daughter Julia Ann Parlee Turner Hamm, which I will post on the Turner message board. She lived to be 90 years old.

Re: Coal Mining Death abt 1923 Questions?

AReb4Life — 2009-09-01 14:51:10Z

Great! I know how it feels to get something like that. I was going to ask, what month and day did he die? I can get access to the newspaper's and I could see if there was anything regardinghis death in there, if you would like. Let me know...