The Arl(ansas Family Historian - Arkansas Genealogical Society

The Arl(ansas
Family Historian
Volume 7, No.2,
Apr/May/June 1969
THE ARKANSAS
FAMILY HISTORIAN
VOL. VII, No.2
APRIL - lrJA Y - JUN:E 1969
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Published Quarterly
By
ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Box 587
CONWAY, ARKANSAS
OFFICERS
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President
Enola, Arkansas
Miss Annie Laurie Spencer Vice-President
El Dorado, Arkansas
Mrs. Duncan B. Brown, Jr.
Sec. -Treas.
Little Rock, Arkansas
W. E. Bailey
THE
ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORIAN
Published quarterly by the
ARKAl'fMS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Box 587
Conway, Arkansas 72032
Mrs. Dolores Murphy
DIRECTORS
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Mrs. Duncan B. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Elaine Cia
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Mrs. F. O. Griffin, Sr.
lV!rs. Pat Herrington
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Miss Jennie Belle Lyle
l\j:rs. Gerald B. McLane
Mrs. Lawrence Newton
Mrs. Robert G. Reaves
Jbe C. Shaw
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Mrs. Edward Westbrooke
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MAIL ORDER ANCESTORS
by Stephen J. Sansweet
WILLIAMS - BATTLE FAMIlJES
by Mrs. Wilson Hunt, Jr.
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CAMPBELL FAMILY
by Mrs. E. R. Sitton
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LEA FAMILY BIBLE
by Mrs. J. Clifford Hill
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FAULKNER.COUNTY LAND PATENTEES
by Mrs. Rufus Haydon, Jr.
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MAYFLOWER CEMETERY, FAULKNER CO.
. by David Scroggin
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by Mrs. Tessie J. Miller
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McNAIRY FAMILY RECORD
TICK.IDLL.CEMETERY, NEVADA C,O.
. by Mrs. J. H. Atkinson
and Penny Gale Murphy
OLD NORMAN CEMETERY ,MONTGOMERY CO.
'.'.'EATHERLY, SMILEY, LAMB CEMETERIES
LOGAN, HUTTO FAMILY CEMETERIES
. . . by Mrs. Evelyn Jackson
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60
by Mrs. Louise M. Griffin 61
by Mrs. James W. Ohver
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QUERIES
63
NEW MEMBERS
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MAIL-ORDER ANCESTORS: Coat-of-Arms Sales Boom, Irking Experts
They Complain Crests Aren't Legitimate; One Firm Says It Uses 'Some Imagination'
By Stephen J. Sansweet, Staff Reporter of ''The Wall Street Journal"
(Reprinted with permission from edition of June 5, 1969)
Some years ago, an· enterprising businessman approached Chicago's Crane family. the
plumbing ..fixture millionaires, with a sketch for a new family coat of arms. Its shield pictured
sink and· bathtub topped by a hand· pulling a toilet chain. Beneath the crest was the motto:
'Apres Met,le Dell:lg6'. The Cranes sent the man packing, says social.critic Cleveland Amory,
who stumbled upon the incident. In old England, makers of bogus coats of arms were liable
to lose an-ear, .heobserves, adding, ''If we had the same law here, the. one-eared busi.ness-men would make a small army. "
Though few are as outlandish as the phony Crane crest, coats of arms are popping up all
over as part of a modern-day heraldry craze. The experts are chagrined. Heraldic and genealogical groups in this country and England charge that status-seeking Americans are being
hoodwinked by mail-order heraldry outfits more interested in making a buck than in tracing a
legitimate ancestry.
Coats of arms are appearing on walls, blazers, imprinted bank checks, ashtrays and
$1,000 diamond-studded rings. One maker of grandfather clocks plans to personalize the clock
faces with his customers' arms. In all, one industry source estimates Americans will spend
$5 million this year to display their lions 'rampant' or 'couchant'.
Alan Weaver-Hazelton, president of the American Society of Heraldry ,. believes the craze
is part of the reaction against the increasing use of numbers for everything. "People turn to
coats of arms for a sense of identity, And people of good taste," he sniffs, "don't use a "oat
of arms they're not entitled to. "
Only persons who can trace their male lineage back to a forebear who had a coat of B,l'ms
registered in Britain are entitled to use those arms, says a herald of the College of Arms in
London. But that 'rule' is more often than not honored in the breach.
A case in point: This reporter sent checks to several mail order firms. For $15.45, the
Coventry division of Farrington Industries Corp., Elmont, N. Y., provided a cheaply made
lithograph depicting two lions and a crown. This was embellished with a shield in the form of
a gummed label and with the family name in old English script.
For $18.50, V. H. Tatum, a CinCinnati modeling clay manufacturer-'-turned- "heraldic
artist," sent a completely different, hand-painted coat of arms and a description (in French)
that traced the Sansweet name back several centuries to Spain and Germany.
The hitch is that the Sansweet name has very little history indeed. It was made up by a
U. S. immigration agent in 1902 after a struggle to come up with a rough English equivalent to
an.unpronounceable--and now long-forgotten--Russian surname.
In defense, Mitchell Graff, ]:tn'esident of Farrington Industries (which he says will have
heraldic sales of $500,000 this year), says: "We don't say you're directly related to the specifiC family coat of arms we send you." And CinCinnati's Mr. Tatum asserts: ''Heraldry isn't
controlled by law here, so we have a little more latitude and can use some imagination. "
All this infuriates J. Adolph Bishop, 80, retiren national herald of the National Genealogical Society of Washington. ''Racketeers and swindlers have rniseducated the public into believingthat if your name is Smith, then there's a Smith coat of arms for you. " Actually, adds
the peppery Mr, Bishop, he has counted 384 different coats of arms for the name Smith. The
odds that John Smith of Podunk Corners would receive his rightful coat of arms (assuming he
was legitimately entitled to one) are infiniteSimal, he points out.
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MAlkORDER ANCESTORS (continued from page 39)
Mr. Bishop, who turns out a few hundred coats of arms a year in the basemen:; 'rmrkshop
of his Chevy Chase, Md., home, has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commi.sslon
charging a number of mail-order firms with deceptive advertIsing. A staff attorney for the
regulatory agency confirms that two complaints are currently being investigated.
The fuss over heraldry dates back to the 12th century, when warriors used embroidered
cloths thrown over their shields so they could be recognized by their own sIde durIng the he:~.t
of battle. The practice mushroomed in Europe and got out of hand until, in 148"" the College
of Arms was ,formed in London to register all English arms. other countries subsequer>tly
set up similar institutions.
Under English law, a coat of arms is the property of the family to wMen it is regi8·~e!'ed.
Just last year, Parliament passed two laws attempting to control illegal use of arms. But the
courts are hardly drowning in litigation over arms. The last English court test was in 195<1,
when .9. theater group was enjoined from using the city of Manchester"s ar'ma, 9nd the on6 be ..
fore that was in the 1750's.
Arnold H. Gorsky admits there's a certain amount of snob appeal in modern-dayh8raldry.
The 44-year-old former tire dealer is president and majority owner of The Sanson InsW;ute of
Heraldry in Boston, probably the largest mail-order firm of the two dozen or so in the coat of
arms business.
"Some of the purists complain about us--but that's because we've brought this dowr, to
the level of the common people," asserts Mr. Gorsky. Sanson sends a customer the "oldest
and most esthetic" coat of arms for his surname--based on his country of ori.g.i.n--and r~akes
no claims of genealogical legitimacy.
Sanson has 36 full-time employes, a 300-book library listing blazons (verbp..l des'ni.pcikms
in heraldic language) of nearly 500,000 coats of arms and an elaborate mi.crofiJ.m retri.eval
system. Mr. Gorsky jealously guards his annual sales figure but says business has tripled
in the two and a half years since he took over the firm. "And, II he adds, '~'1e've just scratched
the surface."
Sanson successfully fills about 95% of its orders (minimum of $5.95 for a Xerox copy of
a coat of arms and descriptive material). It was the only concern to send bRck thIs rep')I"~er'c
check, saying it could not find a "Sansweet" coat of arms. However, it offered to create a.
new one from a checklist of colors, shapes and designs. Sanson rejects some bu,dness alto··
gether: Hell's Angels, the California motorcycle gang, was turned away with their suggestc)d
shield of a skull and winged wheels. "We don't want to associate with people lIke them,"
snorts Mr. Gorsky.
There is one legitimate way for some status seekers to acquire a brand new ooat of anns.
London's College of Arms will grant one for $375. But an Amerioan would first; havet.o sp'md
at least $100 to trace his lineage (to prove forebears in his male Hue wene Br't;'sh <3,,:tl]ects)
and then provide evidence of his own academic or professional distinctJ.on. '''Wege!; loti> of
American customers who come in on the last day of their holiday, just before they fly home,"
sighs' a college official.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Tennessee Genealogical Society will present its Second Biennial Seminar, A,).gu.si: 22, 29
and 30th, 1969, in Central Towers Dormitory, 3599 Central Avenue, MemphIs, TerUl(.gaee,
Guest lecturers will be Virginia Pope Livingston of Chester, Virginia, and .John In,,]ey Cod.dington, Bordentown, New Jersey~ For registration form write +'0: Tennessee Geup.'l.logi.oaJ.
Society, P. O. Box 12124, Memphis, Tenn.
38112
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WILLIAMS -
BATTLE FAMILIES
by
Mrs. Wilson Hunt, Jr.
Williams
Lewis Williams was in America in 1650. I do not believe he was the immigrant, but I
have not been able to prove this. He made several trips in and out of the States faT h8 is
listed three times in 'Cavaliers and Pioneers' by Nugant--in 1650, 1662 and in 1664. He re·ceived a land grant in 1667 and 1669. He died in 1669 in Surry Co., Va. He probably ha.d. ~t
least three sons:
1. Lewis Williams, who died in Chowan Co., N. C. in 1717.
2. Giles Williams. (Deeds of Chowan Co., N. C. --Lewis Williams to brother Giles and
wife, 1701. Book W, p. 67)
3. William Williams.
William Williams. Guardian accounts of Surry Co., Va., 1662-72: Mr. W. Newsum
appears in court and acknowledging to have several things in his possession belonging to
Willi.am Williams, orphan of Lewis Williams. Lewis Williams and wife, Mary, are men-tioned on pp. 13, 14 and 15 of this book. In the will of Lewis Williams, who died in Chowan
Co., N.C., 1717, he names Anothony and his wife Martha; Grandsons AnothonyWilUa.ms,
Charles Sowell, Lewis Johns, and John Pritchex; John Williams, son of William Williams,
dec., daughter Prisicilla, and wife Mary. William Williams was in Surry Co., Va. in 1688,
1702 and 1704. He proved his rights in Chowan Co., N. C., 1711, and he made deed to Peter
Parker in 1707 for land patented to Lewis Williams in 1669. He was Justice in Chowan Co. ,
N. C. in 1711.
From the will of Lewis Williams who died in 1717, we know that William Williams had
John Williams. John Williams bought land from John Burkett in Chowan Co., N. C. in 1711.
John was in Bertie Co., N. C. in 1719. His will is in Bertie Co., N. C. and is dated Mar. 13,
1'741. He had the following children:
James, who died in 1736. Will dated Aug. 31, 1736 names san Ezekiel, daughter F",rebe,
and Jerusha, and all my children, Wife Elizabeth, brother Theophelus and Issac.
John, who died in 1722, names brothers Theophelus, James, Issac and Arthur WHli.ams.
Issac, Arthur, Theophelus, Ann and Sarah.
Theophelus Williams bought land in Chowan Co., N. C. on July 10, 1742, from .Ta.mes
Green (Vol. I, p.21). TheophelusWilliams deeded this same land to his son, Lewis Williams
(Vol.l, p.93) Oct. 4, 1756. Theophelus Williams left no will, but from the deed we know
that he had the following heirs;
Lewis Williams of Onslow Co., N. C. His will there is dated Dec. 30, 1783 (no. 73).
This will named wife, Mary Ann Willimas, daughter Serene Hicks, son Bryan Wimams,
daughter Boneta Williams, son Benjamin Williams (the latter two being minors). His wHe,
Mary, died 1792 and her will in Onslow Co. (no. 67) mentions daughter Bonita Williams a:nd
son Benjamin Williams.
Benjamin Williams gave his age as 74 in the 1850 census of Saline Co., Ark., and si8.ies
that he was born in N. C. He was Justice in Lawrence Co., Ark. 1817-19 (Ark. Terr. papers,
p. 805, Vol. 19). He is listed on the 1830 census of Pulaski Co., Ark,. and in SaUne Co. in
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1840 and 1850. He married Sarah Battle in Onslow Co., N. C. Dec. 24, 1796. She died 1835
in Saline Co. (Ark. Gazette, July 21, 1835). This couple had at least four children, only two
of whom are known to me.
1. Lott Green Williams, b. Mar. 18, 1820, m. May 14, 1840 by J. Custer in Saline Co.,
Ark. to Mary Jone, b. Sept. 17, 1820. They had children: Francis L., Laura B.,James E.,
Addison and Mary.
2. Harriet Williams, b. Oct. 30, 1814, m. Burkett Lindsey Dec. 15, 1831, d. Jan. 29,
1888, buried in Lindsey Cemetery, Dry Creek, La. (The Lindsey family history appeared in
"The Arkansas Family Historian", Vol. V, No.1, ,Jan. ·"Mar. 1967.)
Battle
Mathew Battell was a cooper who came to America in 1647. He sold property in Surry
Co., Va., Mar. 21, 1653. He and his wife Ann signed numerous documents. He died before
June 7, 1681, for on that date his son, John Battell, acknowledged receipt of his father's es-tate from Benjimin Harrison. John Battell was born by 1664 and died 1728.
He married
Margaret Sowerby, daughter of James Sowerby, July 1, 1684. They had at least the following
children:
1. John Battle, Jr., born by 1690.
2. Elizabeth Battle, named as sister in John Battle, Jr. 's will.
3. Faith Battle. John Battle's will, dated 1728, states he has disposed of his propervJ
except for legacy to his daughter, Faith BatHe.
John Battle, Jr. was born by 1690, died in Edgecombe Co., N. C. in 1774. He received
a land grant in Surry Co., Va. in 1714. His wife's name was Mary. They had children:
1. William m. Mary.
2. James.
3. John m. Mary.
4. Thomas m. Mary.
5. Arney Bell, b. June 1, 1740.
6. Sarah.
Thomas Battle was living in Surry Co., Va. in 1743, died 1769 in Onslow Co., N. C.
He and wife, Mary, had the following children:
1. William.
2. Fredrick, b. Nov. I, 1744.
3. Phoepe, b. May 6, chrLstened July 20, 1746.
4. Lucy, b. July 2, christened Aug. 28, 1748.
5. Ephriam, b. Jan. 26, 1749.
Ephriam Battle was born in Surry Co., Va., Jan. 26, 1749, d. Onslow Co., N. C., 1798.
He served as captain in the militia of Onslow Co., N.C. during the Revolution under the command of Brig. Gen. Ashe (N. C. Colonial Records, Vol. 10, pp. 625-26. He had the following
children: Lott, Abner, Sarah, William and Thomas.
Sarah Battle m. Benjamin Williams in Onslow Co., N. C., Dec. 24, 1796.
Mrs. Wilson Hunt, Jr.
1705 Richardson Lane
Baytown, Texas
'77520
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CAMPBELL .... F.AMILY,
LAWRENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS
James Houston Campbell is believed to be son of James Campbell. Both listed in 18·40
census of Crawford Co" Ark., one aged 70-80~and the other aged 40-50. Believed h,e-rn
in Tenn. Wif~'s name unknown. Known children:
1. William Campbell, born 1821 in Tenn., wife's name Melinda. He was in the 1850 census
of Crawford Co., Ark. Later he and family moved to Springfield, Mo. and owned a hotel there.
His children were: Nancy, b. 1842; Sarah, 1844; Chloe, 1846; Benjamin F., 1848; and Martha, 1850--all born in Arkansas.
n.
Anna Liza Campbell, m. Mr. Hillhouse.
III. Sophia Campbell, b. Ma"l'ch 7, 1826, Tenn., m. Narsis Wasson in 1841.
IV. Daniel R. Campbell, b. Feb. 22, 1828, Tenn.; d. Jan. i3, 1873 in OppOSition, Ark. and
buried there; no marker on grave. He m. Sarah Ann Kerr, Jan. 28, 1849 in Lawrence Co. ,
Ark. She was born Apr. 21, 1831 in Tenn. and died Jan. 24, 1917 in Lawrence Co. She W9.S
dau. of Samuel Kerr and Nancy Oaks, and her mother is in 1850 census of Lawrence Co. as
head of family (name spelled Carr in census and lists her age as 41, b. Tenn.). Sarah Ann
Kerr had brothers James, b. 1829; Robert, b. 1836; Houston, b. 1838;' sterling, b, 1840;
and sisters Elizabeth, b. 1833;' and Adaline, b. 1844.
Daniel R. Campbell served four years in Confederate Army. He was a Private in Co. D
of Seventh Ark. Inf. His widow's pension number was 2,008 and received in 1907. Children:
A. Artamissa campbell, b. Jan. 1, 1850, Lawrence Co., ArIC~':un':: ,James, Polk. Heathcoat. Children were twins, Lou (m. J. H. Thompson) and Jo, and Charles.
She
died when children were young and their father took them to Oklahoma Territory.
B. Martha Ann Campbell, b. Dec. 25, 1851, Lawrence Co., d. Apr. 1, 1878, Lawrence
Co. She is buried by side of her father, no marker. She m. Jobn Overton Wells in
Lawrence Co., Sept. 21, 1871. Their children:
1. D. Carson Wells, 1872 - 1946.
2. William W. Wells, b. 1874, died infant.
3. Nola Wells Preston, 1876 - 1949. 4. Arthur C. Wells, b. 1878, died infant.
C. John Henry Campbell, b. Mar. 3, 1854, Lawrence Co., d. Ravenden, Ark., m. on
Sept. 20, 1874 to Mary E. (Polly) Brown. Children: Lona, Ann, Linnie, Eula, LOU,
Nellie, Clay, James and F. Quint.
D. Nancy ChrIstina Campbell, b. Oct. 8, 1856, died infant.
E. James Houston Campbell, h. May 30, 1858, Lawrence Co., d. Dec. 7, 1904 in WHItford, Ark. Married Alice B. Murphy, Jan. 24, 1883; she died in childbirth Nov. 26,
1883, leaving son William A. Campbell. Married 2nd Susan Kellett, Aug. 24, 1884.
First son, Lustro, died early; second son, James Wansley CampbeU, 1886-1932,
m. Audrey O. PrIce in 1916, had one son, Dr. James Wansley Campbell, Jr., 1929.
F. William H. Campbell, b. 1860, d. infant.
G. Sarah Daniel.J. Campbell, b. Dec. 21, 1861, Lawrence Co., d. 1950 in Mountain
Grove, Mo. Married James Sandera and had seven children.
H. Nancy Josephine Campbell, b. Aug. 27, 1866, Lawrence Co., m. Robert Cruse, had
two sons and six daughters.
I.
Mary Susan Campbell, b. Oct. 12, 1869, Lawrence Co., d. Jan. 29, 1940,
Los
Angeles, Cal., m. William Thomas Crabtree, had children: James, Dexter, Nola
(Dent), Nellie (Davis), and NIna (Field).
J.Mandy Louise Campbell, b. Mar. 2, 1873, d. 1880.
V. John Henry Campbell.
Vl. .James Houston Campbell, b. Tenn.
VlI. A daughter, marrIed Mr. Richardson.
Mrs. E. R. Sitton
1211 Nashua st.
Houston, Texas 77008
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LEA
FAMILY BIBLE
This is the Bible of G. G. and S. E. Lea, formerly owned by Mrs. J .. R. Case .(Nannie
Mrs. Case served as Regent, Jonesboro Chapter DAR, 1946-48
and 1961-62. After her death in January, 1969, the Bible was sold with other items in the
_e.sta.t~·settlement. The Blble-waspublished by the Anlerican tiible Society, New York, 1870.
Lea), of Jonesboro, Ark.
FAMlLY RECORD
MARRIAGES:
Wm,A-~cher Lea, son of Geo.; Lea and Jennett Logan Douglas Lea, was born 26th Feb., 1786.
Susanna Cochran,. daughter of James Cochran, was born 26 th Nov., 1793.
Wm. Archer Lea and Susanna Cochran were married in the Year 1809.
G. G. (Geo.Gallatin) Lea and Sarah E. Wright were married 13 May 1835 in Caswell Co., N.C.
Doct. (?)' Jas. M. Lea and Elizabeth R. Torian were married 10 Nov. 1847 in No. Ca.
W. A.'·Lea. and Bethunia P. Smith were married 29 Feb. 1851 in Dallas Co., Ark.
F. W. Compton and Susan F. Lea married 22 Oct. 1851 in Dallas Co., Ark.
W.A·.D;'-Le,a and Sue H. Cooksey married 18 Sept. 1872 in Dallas Co., Ark.
BIRTHS:
Geo. Gallatin Lea; son of Wm. A. Lea and Susanna .Lea, was born Oct. 25, 1810. Monday,
10 o'clockP. M. in Person Co., No. Ca.
James MGnroe Lea was born on 22 July 1813, Monday at Sunrise, son of W.A. Lea & Susanna.
Jennett-Logan Lea, daughter of W.A. Lea & Susanna, was born 14 July 1815, 12 P. M.
Wm.. Archer Lea, son of W.A. Lea & Susanna, was born 2 June 1818, 8 A. M.
Addison t. Lea was born 11 Oct. 1822. Died 25 Aug. 1824.
Sue-anna Francis Lea was born 9.Fe!;J. 1829, 9 A. M.
Robert Archer Lea son of W.A. Lea & Susanna was born 26 March 1834, Wednesday 10 A. M.
Sarah· E. WnigAt., daughter of James & Martha Wright, was born 6 Feb. 1817 in So. Hamptcn, Va.
Sasan Am-Lea,_ daughter of G. G. Lea and Sarah E., was born 17 Sept. 1837, 2 p. M. Leasburg,
No. Ca.·.
Edonia·A·rcher Lea, son of G. G. & S. E. Lea, born 5 Aug. 1842, 4 p. m., Leasburg, No. Ca.
Wm;.APOherDouglas. Lea, son of G. G. & S. E. Lea, born 27 Aug. 1844, Leasburg, No. Ca. 5 P. M.
'. ·G.'6.:·;Lea,· jr. ,:son of G. G. & S. E. Lea, born 24 Feby. 1847. 9 A. M. Leasburg,. N. Ca.
Weldon'Wfight..Lea, son of G. G. & S. E. Lea, born Oct. 12, 1849, 8 A. M. Dallas Co., Ark.
,'.Bobert··James.Lea, son of G. G. & S. E. Lea, born 10 March, 1852. 11 A. M. Dallas Co., Ark.
·ld&.,Jennetta Lea, born 15 Nov. 1854, 7 A. M. Princeton, Ark.
Walter Bland Lea, born 10 Feb., 1857, 1 P.lVJ:. Princeton, Ark.
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DEATHS:
Wm:- .A\ooherLea, Senr. died 4 Sept. 1843 at Leasburg, No. Ca.
',Stisanna Lea, his .wife , died .12 Aug. 1850 in Dallas Co., Ark.
James·:M. Lea died 20 Aug. 1870, Ark.
Elizabeth N. Lea died 6 Oct. 1866, Ark.
Nat. A. Lea his son died Nov. 1866.
Susan Ann Lea died 8 Dec. 1843.
Edwin A. Lea died 21 Apr. 1855.
Ida J. Lea died 16 Aug. 1856.
Walter B. Lea died 28 Aug. 1857.
Susan F. Compton died Dec.1872 at Little Rock.
Mrs. J. Clifford Hill
Bethunia:...P..::. Lea.. died 1863.
418 W. Matthews Ave,
Jonesboro, Ark.
72401
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SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PATENTEES
OF LAND LOCATED ALONG THE
OLD MILITARY ROAD (OLD WIRE ROAD)*
OF WHAT IS NOW SOUTHERN FAULKNER CO., ARKANSAS
Contributed by Mrs. Rufus Haydon, Jr.
Compiled by her late husband
who was for many years the Faulkner Co. Surveyor
TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST
TO WHOM PATENTED
QUARTER OR
HALF SEC.
SEC.
NO.
WARRANT
NO.
DATE OF PATENT
NE
26
25
26
26
26
23
23
14
14
19
17
30
8731:
22368
4039
4544
20089
22432
22620
8550
3047
23803
22,944
4952
Nov. 27, 1820
May 18, 1821
Nov. 27, 1820
Nov. 27, 1820
Nov. 27, 1820
April 9, 1821
April 9, 1821
Aug. 31, 1821
Aug. 31, 1821
April 16, 1821
April 16, 1821
April 18, 1822
John A. Ellis, brother
& other heirs. at law)
of Harris Ellis dec's)
NE
27
25477
Jan. 20, 1824
John Newell
SW
34
24,799
Feb. 12, 1829
)
John Rue, son and
other heirs at law of)
)
William Rue
NE
15
23,718
Dec. 21, 1829
Thomas Fletcher
SE
15
3,836
Dec. 28, .1830
)
Moses Wat.kins, bro.
& cnly heir at law of)
)
William Watkins
NW
29
26,561
Nov. 29, 1833
William Johnson
SW
30
26,625
Feb. 20, 1835
)
Robert Sloan, son
& only he.ir at law of)
)
Archi.bald Sloan
NW
30
26,619
Feb. 20, 1835
NE
35
36
31
26,575
26,362
5,5587
June 9, 1836
April 20, 1831
Dec. 28, 1830
St.ephen Chase
Aaron Pool
Eli Yarborough
John Ode.t"
David Adams
Calvin Aldrich
Robert Gladden
Jesse Spikes
Lamentation Wright
George Melany
Berry A. Wood
Edmon Saunders
Simon Wr ight
Stephen Sandusky
Conrad A,. Boozo
NW
NW
SW
SE
NE
SE
NE
SW
NW
SE
NE
SE
SW
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TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 14 WEST
WARRANT
NO.
DATE OF PATENT
23
21807
Nov. 27, 1820
23
SW
21
10
24
21,565
21,829
2683
23,161
22,121
Nov. 27, 1820
Nov. 27, 1820
Nov. 27, 1820
Nov. 27, 1820
April 16, 1821
SE
25
22096
May 21, 1821
NW
SW
NE
12
3
36
36
20
24,546
23,553
24,028
23,908
24,424
May 28, 1821
April 16, 1821
April 16, 1821
April 16,1821
Jan. 18, 1822
NE
25
24486
May 29, 1822
Sarah Dougherty, dal:ghter)
& only heir at law
)
of Anthony Dougherty
)
SW
9
24,877
March 6, 1822
John Wiley
NW
Thomas Carson
SE
Mary Hart & other)
heirs at law of )
Jas. Hart Jr.
)
SE
6
Thos. Jordan, son & )
other heirs at law of)
John Jordan
)
SW
14
23, 784
March 12, 1838
John Mi.llhanks
SE
14
26978
Feb. 16, 1838
TO WHOM PATENTED
QUARTER OJ;l.
HALF SEC.
SEC.
NO.
SW
SE
NE
NW
NW
Henry Foust & )
other heirs of)
Michs Foust
)
Thos. McKee
Tunis Goodheart
William Gardner
Dave Kilpatrick
James Rogers
James Hook & heirs)
of Greenbuty Hook )
John Clandeps
Humphrey Fagan
Lemuel Spooner
Burton Whitaker
George Williams
Ann Russell, heir of)
Geo. Stephens
)
SE
NE
11
36
25,801
April 24, 1826
(error, should be NE 22 T. 11 N.R.4
17
16,816
Sept. 22, 1829
8936
(error) Feb. 1, 1830
*Footnote: The Old Military Road was constructed by the U. S.
Army in 1828 and extended from Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, to
Cantonement Gibson on Grand River of Arkansas Territory. Survey is
dated March 10, 1826, by Reuben Richardson, Surveyor.
47
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
by
David Scroggin
January,
ADAMS,
ADA.MS,
ADAMS,
ADA.MS,
ADAMS,
ADAMS,
ADAMS,
ADAMS,
ADAMS,
ADAMS,
Charles
Elizabeth
Ha.ro1d
James L.
James M.
,Joe L"
LiLl ie
MatLie E.
Norma ,Jean
T, e,
ATWATER, Amanda
BAILEY, Mary Evelyn
BARLEY, Ida May
BA,RNETT, Cecil B.
BASfiEAR, Rev. Mike H.
BAS HEAR " Susan
1969
1927
1923
1907
1850
Feb. 24, 1880
Aug. 29, 1886
1876
Sept. 25, 1930
1897
1866
1952
Sept. 1, 1942
May 17, 1939
July 22, 1888
1866
1857
Jan. 30, 1943
Apr. 16, 1965
May 10, 1964
1914
1934
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
BERRY,
Sal B.
1884
Jan. 9, 1884
Balb
Mar. 12, 1900
B.i1U.e Irvy
Bue.Lab Lee
1880
2,
Feb.
1890
BO.e1ahLee
Nov. 13, 1916
Florence
1907
Jimmie L.
Jan. 20, 1907
Jimmy
,John Charles
John Marion
1925
1922
K.a tie
Apr. 1, 1877
Marion
Jan. 20, 1885
ObeLa
1895
Pe te M.
(Ee was the sunshine of our home.)
BERRY, Qu.ince
1917
Apr.
11,
1882
BERRY, Sallie
BOATMAN, ,J. B.
BOA'I'MAN, ,Louise
BOOHER, Rhonda
BOYD,
Dil1a
1962
Jan. 17, 1923
1946
1946
1928
Apr. 26, 1953
Jan. 6, 1961
1937
Nov. 21, 1955
1924
Nov. 16, 1867
1869
1953
May 24, 1953
Sept. 22, 1936
1953
Aug. 4, 1952
Nov. 13, 1916
1927
Apr. 18, 1927
1960 at age 64
1944
1942
May 1, 1947
Nov. 24, 1927
1952
1918
Jan. 9, 1902
Apr. 27, 1943
1929
Dec. 9, 1966
1954
48
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
BOYLES, Gordia U.
BLACK
BRADFORD, James L.
BRADLEY, Barney Burl
BRADLEY, George W.
BRADLEY, Jessie
BRADLEY, John Wallace
1880
1926
Oct. 29, 1877
1884
Aug. 13, 1934
1918
July 3, 1964
1967
1963
Aug. 20, 1967
1968
Jan. 21, 1963
BRANES, Charley
BRANNON, Rosa
BRANNON, Tony
BRASHES, David E.
BRASHES, E1izda V.
BRYANT,Wi11ie Cantrell
BULL, Walter E.
BUMB, Gertrude
Sept. 11, 1889
Oct. 20, 1888
1907
1928
Oct. 14, 1895
1898
1908
Nov. 24, 1968
April 27, 1937
July 15, 1959
1960
1930
Nov. 23, 1921
1918
1925
CABIA, Charles
CALDWELL
CALDWELL, John
CALDWELL, Nancy
CALLIHAN, D. A.
CAMPBELL, Mary Emily _
CASH
CATO, Nancy
CARTER, George
CARTER, Ve1nia
CHILDRESS, Dollie E.
CHILDRESS, John A.
CHRIST, George
CLARK, Lillie E.
CLARK, Sheola
Jan. 19, 1978
1868
1873
1868
Aug. 13, 1859
1866
Sept. 22, 1892
1944
1948
1944
1911
1946
1884
1880
Jan. 6, 1891
1871
July 3, 1926
1934
1960
Jan. 4, 1965
1963
1955
Jan. 18, 1968
1961
Jan. 8, 1946
CLIFTON,
CLIFTON,
CLIFTON,
CLIFTON,
CLIFTON,
CLIFTON,
1884
1884
1949
1892
1945
Oct. 23, 1886
1963
1963
1955
1957
1945
Feb. 27, 1958
1912
1880
1944
1948
1915
1915
Feb. 21, 1960
1926
1955
Rev. Charles W.
Dora J.
Edward L.
Emma
Jimmy
Thomas F.
COKER, Alton
COKER, Leo1er
COLLINS, Beriha May
COLLINS, Fay
COLLINS, Infant
COLLINS, Jer1
CRANE, Keith
CRANE, Ruth
1888
1892
1896
Nov. 19, 1882
Sept. 28, 1897
Feb. 6, 1965
May 5, 1949
49
MAYFLOWER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
CRAVEN, Selby J.
CREVISTON, Mary A.
CROUCH, W. F.
CRJ:MDER, Charles
CUMMINS, Bobby
CUMMINS, Tillman
CUMMINS, William
1924
1841
1870
Jan. 4, 1877
1967
1910
1900
Sept. 11, 1910
Oct. 4, 1915
Feb. 17, 1966
Nov. 4, 1965
Oct. 24"
Jan. 7, 1950
DANBLEWIS
DAVIS, Clarence
(Our Beloved Son)
DAVIS, John A.
DAVIS, Kathy
DAVIS, Mollie
(At Rest)
Fe:b. 22" 1902
Feb. 9, 1953
Apr. 13, 1884
July 17, 1966
May 22, 1968
Jan. 23, 1964
DICKENS
DICKENS, Minnie Ann
DILLION, W. M.
DILLION, William
1900
Feb. 26, 1919
May, 1889
1962
May 17, 1967
June, 1944
DUKE, Cha.r1ie
(How Many Hopes Lie Buried Here)
DUKE, Hattie G.
DUKE, James
DUKE, James H.
DUKE, James Richard
DUKE, Lucile
1928
1900
1915
1868
1862
1896
1923
1908
1945
1917
1947
1955
1910
DURNAL, (Twin Sons)
DYCUS, Bobby
DYCUS, Delia Legate
DYCUS, Rachael
DYCUS, Rhonda
DYCUS, Robert
DYCUS, Voda
May 10, 1960
1870
May 5, 1905
1873
May 10, 1960
1943
Oct. 1, 1940
1951
1894
1919
1917
1923
EDDY, Teddy G.
EDWARDS, Millie
EPLEY, Ralph
Aug. 10, 1959
1880
Dec. 1, 1959
1922
July 20, 1963
EVANS, Freida Marlene
EVANS, Sanny Jene
1941
Feb. 18, 1945
FISHER
FISHER, Pearl
FLEMINF, Isibell
1887
1943
June 19,
194~,
1965
1967
50
MAYFLOWER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
FLEMING,
FLEMING,
FLEMING,
FLEMING,
FLEMING,
Bobbie Eugene
Delmer
Oliver T.
Susie
'Thomas F.
FORDYCE, Orlando H.
FOWLER, Joseph J.
FULMER, Lois Ann
FULMER, W. J.
GARRISON,
GENTRY
GIBBONS, Truda
GIBSON,
GIBSON,
GIBSON,
GIBSON,
GIBSON,
GIBSON,
Arthur W.
David F.
Josephine P.
Mattie
Ruth
William E.
GILBERT, Leonard
GILBERT, Ollie
GILBERT, Mrs. Ollie
,3ILLIAM, George
GOLDE, Mary
GOODWIN, Finess W.
GORDON,
GORDON,
GORDON,
GORDON,
GORDON,
GORDON,
GREEN,
GREEN,
GREEN.
GREEN,
GREEN,
Bertha Ann
Infant Son
James W.
Marion
Minnie B.
Willey G.
Frank
Infant
Lum
Mary
Mattie
GREENLEE, Amanda Boone
GREENLEE, D. R. B.
GREY, John Sherman
GRICE, A1vie Tee
GRICE, Clifford
HALL, Harry H.
HALL, Lisa
1935
1906
1865
1869
1893
1943
1918
1950
1935
1964
1880
1870
1915
1933
Dec. , 1955
1931
1972
June 1, 1934
1878
1946
1899
1870
1895
1857
June 11, 1925
Aug. 18, 1916
1956
1961
1953
1947
Feb. 2 , 1926
Aug. 18, 1916
Apr. 19, 1967
Feb. 23, 1968
(At age 81) Feb. 23, 1968
May 10, 1912
1902
Aug. 26, 1918
May 11, 1966
1966
1897
1920
Feb. , 1919
1912
1913
1876
1876
1914
1913
1913
1928
1901
1953
Apr. 19, 1968
Nov. 8, 1959
June 17, 1965
1947
Dec. 15, 1884
July 16. 1889
1857
1842
1829
Sept. 30, 1921
1900
Apr. 15, 1892
1912
1911
(At age 62)
1968
Sept. 30, 1921
1922
Apr. 6, 1911
Dec., 1964
51
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
HAMMAN, Beth
1840
"She's waiting inside the gate"
HAMMOD, Ed
HAMMOD, Ida
July 3, 1907
HARGIS,
HARGIS,
HARGIS,
HARGIS,
HARGIS,
HARGIS,
Dec. 12, 1961
Feb. 23, 1956
Annia
Infant
John
Nell i f
W. E.
Wesley
HARLIN, Carley
HARMON, Ernest E.
HARRELL, Lucell
HARRIS, Mary
HATHWAY, Edward
HELTON, Bill
HELTON, Fannie
HELTON, Frank
HELTON, James S.
HELTON, Wavley G.
HENE RS ON , Etta
HENERSON, John C.
HENERSON, Morene E.
HENRY, Benjamen
HENRY, Ivor
HENSON,
HENSON,
HENSON,
HENSON,
1923
Betran D.
Betty Sue
Fizer
Lori Ann
Oct. 26, 1903
Mar. 30, 1891
1918
1880·
Jan. 22, 1964
May 10, 1950
19 .. 2
Feb. 13, 1948
1931
1900
1874
1906
1860
1914
1966
1938
1939
1937
.1967
1891
1887
Mar. 17, 1917
1881
1903
1958
1949
July 22, 1929
1965
1926
July 23, 1894
Dec. 17, 1931
Dec. 10, 1892
Sept. 29, 1958
June 16, 1933
Jan. 1, 1968
Sept. 16, .1967
1952
1963
HIGGS, S. Emma
HIGGS, Signey T.
HIGGS, Taylor S.
1883
Nov. 14, 1877
1910
1946
Jan. 8, 1951
1954
HILL, Charles
HOGGARD, Minnie E.
Sept. 5, 1889
1905
Feb. 3, 1934
1931
1934
1946
Dec. 8, 1932
1958
HESLEP, Annie
HOLDERFIELD, Earl
HOLDERFIELD, Gewald Ray
HOLDERFIELD, Mable
HOOKS, John A.
HOOKS, Raymond W.
HOOKS, Robert
HOUGH, Della
HUGHES, Dennis Carl
HUMPHREY, Henry Allen
HUNTER, A.
Sept. 19, 1922
1918
1932
Feb. 17, 1881
Jan. 9, 196 7
1958
Sept. 28, 1967
Oct. 27, 1955
1933
Mar. 8, 1961
52
MAYFLOWER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
IRBY, Ada A.
IRBY, Nora E.
IRBY, Thomas A.
1875
July 20, 1992
1885
1944
Nov. 29, 1964
1937
·JAMES, Eliza
JOHNSON, Ben F.
JOHNSON, Jessie Roberds
JOHNSON, Roselind Marie
"Asleep in Jesus ll
Feb. 8, 1870
1904
1909
Oct. 20, 1921
1957
1923
Apr. 13, 1946
JONES,
JONES,
,JONES,
JONES,
JONES,
JONES,
,TONES,
.TONES,
JONES,
Banksie E.
Beattie
Donibell
J. H.
J. M.
John Wesley
Johney L.
Lyman
William C.
1949
Nov. 17, 1962
(Age 65) Dec. 19, 1966
1936
1877
1922
1859
1882
1951
1892
1889
1903
1950
Dec. 19, 1968
1888
JOSLIN, Annie
Sept. 23, 1881
July 25, 1965
KELLER, Hugh R.
KELLEY, Bertha
KIENHERT, Mary E.
KING, Frederick
KING, J. H.
KOZAK, Gladys
1909
1902
1890
1819
Apr. 10, 1881
1925
1962
1927
1958
1913
Dec. 26, 1916
1940
LACY, Tennie
LAMARR, Gleen
LAVENDER, William S.
1879
1889
LAWRENCE, John W.
LAWRENCE, Oscar
LAWRENCE, Shirley J.
May 28, 1861
Nov. 26, 1886
Feb. 22, 1944
1958
1951
Feb. 11, 1920
Feb. 12, 1940
Sept. 6, 1966
Feb. 22, 1944
LAWSON
LAWSON, G.
LEDRICK,
LEDRICK,
LEDRICK,
LEDRICK,
Cora Naylor
J. F.
John
W. P.
LEEOLER, John A
LEGWIG, Maggie
LONG, Luther A.
LONG, Myrtle Byman
1894
Jan. 14, 1856
Oct. 24, 1895
1920
Sept. , 1907
1918
Oct. 16, 1919
Sept. 8, 1963
Oct. 5, 1924
1921
May 6, 1906
Jan. , 1963
Jan. 5, 1968
53
MAYFLOWER, CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
LOVETTE, Henry
LOVETTE, Nancy
LOWE, Narcissus
1883
1916
Jan., 1859
1957
1947
Mar., 1940
MARTIN,
MARTIN,
MARTIN,
MARTIN,
MARTIN,
MARTIN,
1874
Aug. 26, 1867
July 5, 1941
1869
1872
1917
1903
Nov. 17, 1943
Apr. 5, 1942
1954
1903
1968
1941
1902
1960
1967
23, 1943
7, 1957
1948
17, 1957
14, 1967
11, 1966
Carro1d D.
Hugh L.
Jettah Fayrene
Mollie
Nannie A.
Raymond L.
MARZELL, Annie Mink
MATHIS, Nellie E.
MAYHAN, George
MAYHAN, Lois
MAYHEW, Jeptha B.
MAYHEW, Lula
MAYHEW, Lu1a Mae
MAYHEW,Pete
July
Nov.
1903
June
(At age 2) June
Mar.
Arthor
Mary E.
Susie
Williant
1885
June 21, 1872
1889
1866
1960
Aug. 20, 1949
1958
1912
MCCORMICK, A. J.
1872
1952
1963
1907
Sept 0, 1889
1856
Dec. 7., 1950
1896
1964
1939
Sept. , 1939
1928
Mar. 24, 1957
1932
MCCALL,
MCCALL,
MCCALL,
MCCALL,
MEEKS,
MEEKS,
MEEKS,
MEEKS,
MEEKS,
MEEKS,
Beverly Ann
Blanche
Burta T.
J. A.
Joe (Little Bud of Love)
Mary F.
METCALF, Malinda
METZGER, Rev. Clarence J.
MILLER, J R.
MILLER, Mary Susan
MITCHELL, John
1874
1888
1921
1954
1860
1889
1937
1921
MOORE,
MOORE,
MOORE,
MOORE,
1911
1883
1887
1937
1937
1960
1908
Jan. 11, 1881
Sept. 27, 1887
1910
1910
Apr. 25, 1962
Apr. 19, 1940
Apr. : 6, 1931
1912
July 5, 1907
Nov. 27, 1957
o
MOSLEY,
MOSLEY,
MOSLEY,
MOSLEY,
MOSLEY,
Calvin
Mrs. Calvin
Katie
Me11issie
Helen Virginia
Infant Girl
Jim
Lu1a B.
Winnie Lois
MUHRICH, Dorothy
54
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
1868
1909
1910
1912
1869
1917
1927
1874
1872
1927
1903
1929
1965
1957
1938
1935
1928
1901
1904
1928
1872
1901
1905
1908
NELSON, Lillian May
NEW, Glenn G.
NOONER, Christ
NOONER, Nettie
Aug. 17, 1879
1875
1882
1883
May 1, 1968
1958
1959
1967
PALMER, Octaufa
PATEE, William Solomon
PATRICK, Alli2 J.
PATRICK, Am0,:: Q.
PATRICK, Bennie
PATRICK, Martha K.
PATRICK, Mat.tie
PATRICK, Rebecca F.
PATRICK., Robert
1915
1896
1887
1886
1909
Dec. 18, 1943
Nov. 20, 1888
1890
June 16, 1923
1920
1959
1924
1955
1947
Dec. 18, 1943
Dec. 5. 1911
1952
Sept. 2, 1955
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
NAYLOR,
Alida H.
Bonnie
Herbert D.
Howard C.
John O.
Johnnie J.
Percy
Robert
S. Virginia
W. G.
NEEDHAM,
NEEDHAM"
NEEDHAM,
NEEDHAM,
Ada
Albert
Len
M. D.
PAYNE.' Lucille
1911
1957
PERSON, Clarence S.
Feb. 26, 1912
Jan. 8, 1951
PERSON, Svyalzen C.
Feb. 26, 1912
Jan. 8, 1951
PEYTON, Jessie James
(At age 42) Mar. 19, 1958
PITTS, Allie
1946
1949
(Of such, the Kingdom of Heaven)
POSEY, F:Loyd Lee
May 11, 1950
May 12, 1950
PO'l'TS,
POTTS,
POT1'S,
POTTS,
POWELL,
POWELL,
PCMELL,
POWELL,
POWELL,
PCMELL,
PROUSE,
L. A.
Mary L.
Thomas L.
Thomas L. III
Bill
Evelyn
Jess Rovert
Jewell Duke Adams
Sarah Ann
William C.
Elizabeth
1880
1879
1879
1914
1931
1957
1950
1932
1902
1863
Aug. 7, 1898
June 21, 1887
Apr. 10, 1863
Oct. 31, 1965
1948
1950
Feb. 23, 1960
Mar. 16, 1958
May 10, 1950
1918
55
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
RANEY, Robert L.
RANKINS, Willie E.
RANSON, Arthur L.
RANSON, Daniel Walker
RANSON, John D.
RANSON, Lewis
RANSON, Louise
RANSON, WHliam J.
1905
1875
1884
1887
1849
Jan. 9, 1896
1854
Feb. 8, 1919
Ray, Infant
RAY, Nathan Lee
READY, Elsie Nadine
REYNOLDS, Ruby
RHODES, Ida G.
ROBBINS, V. F.
ROBERDS, Jessie
ROBINSON, Annie
ROLETT
ROSA, Ellis Wayne
ROSA, Mollie
RUDOLPH, Norman
RUPLEY, Robert L.
RUSSELL, J. T.
Jan. , 1959
(At age 7) July 18, 1966
1951
1927
1895
1911
1889
1935
July 26, 1898
1923
1909
June, 1880
Apr., 1966
Aug. 9, 1954
Aug. 17, 1954
Jan. 17, 1944
Apr. 22, 1962
Apr. 7, 1874
Dec. 17, 1960
May 8, 1895
Nov. I, 1926
Deco, 1946
1938
SANDAGE, 01a
Oct. 8, 1907
SANSEN, David Lee
SANSEN, J. W.
SANSEN, William F.
(At age 29) May 18, 1956
Nov. 14, 1863
May 29, 19.38
1922
1938
SANSON,
SANSON,
SANSON,
SANSON,
SANSON,
1887
Oct. 7, 1910
1862
1851
Dec. 23, 1931
David E.
Donald J.
Mary E.
W. N. Newton
Willis L.
SATTERFIELD, Robert
SCHRIMPSF~R,
Nanc~
J.
SCHRIMPSHER, Sam
SEGERS, Samuel C.
SELLER, Mrs. Katie
SELLER" Infant Girl
SELLES, Rufus
SELLS, J. Lo
SHADELL, Charles F.
SHADELL, J. H.
SHADELL, Mary F.
SHADELL, Sam W.
SHAW, Joe Allen
SHERRELL, William L.
1968
1931
1959
1946
1921
Aug. 10, 1960
1931
Feb. 8, 1919
Dec. 21, 1965
1918
May 10, 1967
1915
1918
Feb. 16, 1932
May 15, 1966
19.37
1897
May 31, 1967
Feb. 14, 1968
(At age 3 hours) Feb. 9, 1967
Dec. 5, 1890
1856
1854
1921
July 19, 1917
March 9, 1893
Jan. 14, 1873
1898
(At age 86)
Aug.
Jan.
Feb.
Jan.
1944
12, 1966
6, 1964
20, 1941
1955
6, 1965
56
MAYFLCl'lER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
SHILLING, James Po
SHILLING, Ora L.
1875:.
1878
1957
1948
SHIRLEY, James J.
SHIRLEY, J. R.
SIMPSON, Samuel
SIMPSON, W. D.
SKELTON, Wo W. Jr.
SKELTON, Dr. W. W. Sr.
SKIDMORE, Ho Erwin
May 31, 1927
1907
1872
1887
June 19, 1948
April 9, 1967
1910
24,
1928
Dec.
1926
1922
1966
SMrrH,
SMITH,
SMITH,
S.MITH,
July 18, 1908
1909
··1875
Apr. 22, 1917
Mar. 27, 1965
1962
1930
Aug. 29, 1966
1903
1939
1858
May 17, 1886
1943
July 2, 1930
1872
1910
1879
1881
1875
1879
1879
1957
1957
1956
1966
1918
1937
1955
Dec. 2, 1966
1936
Edna
Elba Lauada
Susie
Vera V.
SPRINGER, Katie Ann Tyler
STARR, A .. J
<>
IIJack"
STARR, Elmo
STEED, Arena
STEED" Florence
STEED, Jim
STEED, Vina
STEPHENS, Rozetta
STEPHENS, Susie
ST.EPHENS, T:"lomas
STEPHENS, Wayne
STEPHENS, William A.
S·rEWART, ;'Tack E.
STYERS, James F.
STYERS, Jannie
STYERS, Mal
SUBLETT, Martin Eugene
SUTTON, Elemer
SUTTON, Elmer
TARTER, Jewel
TARTER, Lotie
'PARTER, Mary
TAYI,OR,
TAYLOR,
TAYLOR,
TAY.LOR,
TAYLOR,
Albert Co
Herman
James F.
John D.
Savannah Go
TEAL, Mary L.
TEAL, Tom D.
TEAL, Walter H.
1870
1878
Sept. 30, 1902
1886
1865
1890
1957
1910
1910
1910
1895
1896
1883
1869
Aug. 6, 1906
1874
1884
1882
1885
Mar. 30, 1966
1939
1940
1952
1967
1965
1965
1912
1895
1896
Mar. 27, 1967
1907
1955
Sept. 28, 1908
1957
1961
1955
1956
57
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
TEAS, Clarence
TEAS, William
Dec. 23, 1942
Apr 9, 1887
0
THERG, Johnny Ray
THOMAS, Maudie L.
Febo 11, 1922
(None knew her but to love her)
THOMPSON, Adantna Driver
1861
THOMPSON, Forast
1909
THOMPSON, James H.
1876
THORN, Isome
1859
THRALL, Dorothy
Dec. 5, 1893
TICE, Stella Opal
1918
TITTLE, Adolphus
1869
TITTLE, Mollie
Augo 27, 1870
TITUS, Charles S.
1892
TREDLEY, J. M.
July 8, 1861
Apr" 16, 1966
Dec. 12, 1966
Feb. 9, 1962
1934
1916
1957
1915
Dec. 9, 1948
1963
1951
Dec. 4, 1960
1962
June 22, 1915
TROUTMAN, Elizabeth
Sept. 4, 1885
TROUTMAN, Henry
1840
TROUTMAN, J. F.
Oct. 29, 1876
(Faithful to every duty)
TROUTMAN, Joe
1874
TROUTMAN, Mattie
1885
Jan. 18, 1960
1914
Feb. 7, 1933
Oct. 12, 1948
1885
Oct. 12, 1948
1931
TUNER
TURNER, James Oscar
1955
1940
VANOVER, Salley
WADDEL, Ada
WALPOLE, James Oscar
WARD,
1892
1882
1927
1961
April 10, 1961
WASHAM,
WASHAM,
WASHAM,
WASHAM,
WASHAM,
WASHAM,
1884
1928
1891
1954
1964
1956
June 29, 1959
June 29, 1959
Jan. 20, 1951
1942
1941
1927
May 30, 1949
Anner A.
Earl Coy
Joseph
Linda
Marilyn
W. Wisley
Sept. 14, 1877
WATKINS, Mary A.
WATKINS, Milton J.
WELCH, John W.
WHITE, Infant
1886
1871
1885
WICKLIFFE, J. N.
WICKLIFFE, Neal
WICKLIFFE, Toney
WILD, C. J.
WILLIAM, James Jr.
1946
1952
1907
1882
Apr. 19, 1944
1967
1956
1958
1927
Apr. 26, 1944
58
MAYFLCMER CEMETERY, FAULl{NER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
WILLIS, May
Bornedll 1910
Sept. 6, 1967
Died 1921
Sept. 24, 1941
WINKLER, John R.
WINKLER, Ogla Matchett
WINKLER, 01a Louise
1871
1898
1879
1960
1924
1960
WOFFARD, Hazel Morgan
1910
1967
WILSON, Baby Girl
WILSON, Mae
WILSON, W. A.
II
WOODARD, Ernest
WOODARD, George
WOODARD, Hargo
WOODARD, Henry Miller
WOODARD, Ida Thompson
WOODARD Milburn
WOODARD, Ruby
WOODARD, Wilburn
WRIGHT, Wesley
WRIGHT, Wesley MillS
1914
1910
1883
1885
1931
Nov. 21, 1966
1937
1914
1956
1912
1918
1931
1918
1937
1915
1966
1957
The Mayflower Cemetery is located about one mile west of the city
limits of Mayflower on the old Lollie Road.
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McNAIRY FAMILY RECORD
The following family record was copied from an early deed book of Gulford Co., North
Carolina.
Deed Book (A) Vol. I, page 442.
These are to certify all whom it may concern that on Tuesday the 28 day of April in the
year of our Lord 1761 Frances MCNairy and Mary Boyd were lawfully married by Thos. Barton, Misonaryat Lancaster.
John McNairy son of the said FranciS & Mary was born March the 20th in the year of our
Lord 1762.
Mary McNairy daughter of the said Francis & Mary was born January 15th in the year of
our Lord 1764.
Andrew McNairy son of the saic;l Francis & Mary was born January loth " " " " 1766.
Robert McNairy son of the said Francis & Mary was born June 21st
" " " " 1768.
Margaret McNairy daughter of the said Francis & Mary was born January 5th " "1771.
James McNairy Son of the said ll'rancis & Mary was born January 20th in " " " " 1773.
Catherine McNairy daughter of the said Francis & Mary was born January 30th" " 1775.
Mrs. Tessie J. Miller
512 N. W. 27t!1 St.,
Apt. 1
Oklahoma City, Okla.
73103
59
TICK HILL CEMETERY, NEVADA COUNTY, ARKANSAS
This cemetery is in a pioneer community, settled in the 1840's, in extreme southern
Nevada County. It is in Section 4, Township 15 south, Range 20 west. Section 4 borders on
Columbia County .. The cemetery is north of the Camden - Lewisville Road. It is now wellkept, but there are many unmarked graves. The accompanying list was copied for me by
Miss Penny Gale Murphy, Route 1, McNeil, Arkansas, a descendant of one of the earliest
settlers. Copied June 20, 1969. -- Mrs. J. H. Atkinson, 210 Palm Street, Little Rock, Ark.
ASKEW,
ASKEW,
ASKEW,
ASKEW,
ASKEW,
ASKEW,
ASKEW,
Sarah J.
Alice
James
Sara A.
John B.
Julia B.
Emma
1848
1854
1819
1828
1863
1865
1856
1909
1894
1905
1878
1869
1867
1857
BELL, J. W., Jr.
BELL, Robert E. , Sr.
BELL, Robert E. , Jr.
BLACK, S. C.
BLACK, Ella
BOYCE, Thomas E.
BOYCE, Mary Ella
1857
1855
1879
1852
1856
1870
1872
1858
1887
1901
1898
1938
1946
1940
DRAKE,
DRAN:E,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
DRAKE,
1867
1882
1839
1841
1882
1839
1875
1866
1914
1880
1877
1885
1899
1884
1890
1897
1884
1890
1900
1956
1968
1962
1965
1909
1828
1828
1886
1900
1864
1905
1911
1900
1901
1899
HALTOM, J. L.
HA Y, Samuel M.
HAY, Ethel
1854
1858
1886
1878
1931
1957
INGRAM, Martha
1790
1896
LAWSON, Verna A.
1884
1959
Mary Lula
Maggie
James A.
Margrett J.
Daughter of J. A.
James A.
Barbra
Ida Lee
James A., Jr.
Sophronia Wormack
Napoleon J.
Cecil E.
GUTTRY,
GUTTRY,
GUTTRY,
GUTTRY,
GUTTRY,
Sarah M.
Wilson
James A.
Allen
Joe Eller
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TICK HILL CEMETERY, NEVADA
COUNTY, ARKANSAS
1876
1917
William H. Sr.
Margarett
William H. Jr.
Mattie A.
Vera
Fannie S.
Bruce
Molcey
A. B.
1814
1816
1846
1853
1887
1850
1880
1889
1842
1895
1888
1932
1943
1964
1930
1887
1919
1913
ROWE, William E.
ROWE, Elizabeth F.
Sl\1ART, Catherine
SANDERS, James Auther
SMART, E. L.
SMART, Larence
SMART, Jacob
SMART, Ru~;h
STAGGS, Florence
STARRETT, James W.
1861
1855
1831
1893
1819
1901
1896
1887
1868
1831
1950
1915
1900
1903
1885
1901
1897
1888
1896
1907
TAYLOR, George
TAYLOR, Tee
1872
1873
1927
1960
WATKINS, Adaline
WA T'KINS, Emeline
WILEY, William
1825
1827
1871
1852
1861
1960
YOUNG, WUliam
1909
1911
MARSHA LL, Dora
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
MURPHY,
OLD NORMAN CEMETERY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS
I made an excursion up in the Mena mountains in April, 1969 and came home by way of
Caddo Gap and Norman. I stopped at the old Norman Cemetery and wrote what was on the
only three stones in the grave yard. They are right beside the road. This has been a large
graVE- yard, but the only markers are stumps and large rocks. One grave is enclosed in a
concrete yard, but no marker on it. This is located in the city of Norman on Highway 8,
near the water works.
J, H, Montgomery, born May 10, 1840, died March 14, 1879,
M. C., wife of J, H.Montgomery, born June 22, 1841, died Nov. 18, 1908.
Elsie V. Daughter of N. M. and 1. E. Montgomery, born March 12, 1900, died July 6, 1900,
Mrs. Evelyn Jackson
Box 135
Murfreesboro, Ark.
71958
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WEATHERLY, SMILEY, LAMB CEMETERIES, PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARK.
The Weatherly burial plot is almost a hundred years old. This site was one of my first
listings. It was discovered by my oldest grandson while attending cows in a pasture and is
now part of the Helena Country Club Golf Green, located on a hill 2.2 miles off Okland on
Wire Road. When the Green was under construction, a promise was made that all the stones
would be placed flat on the ground so the inscriptions could be read. I do not know if the'
promise was kept. This was a family plot near an old homestead site. There were indica ..
tions that more graves were there, but these were the only stones, all of white marble.
WEATHERLY, Buddy
WEATHERLY, Jesse D.
TURNER, Idal
Aug. 27, 1872
Aug. 1, 1870
Oct. 24, 1864
Sept. 21, 1873
Sept. 21, 1877
Mar. 19, 1878.
The Smiley grave lot is located 9.2 miles from plaza on 4th street Road, West Helena.
This lot is fenced with wrought iron fence and gate and had been cared for the year of listing
(March 12, 1964). The cemetery it was in has been neglected, the ground eroded and stones
broken and mixed together so there was no way to put the pieces together. This plot was dis-covered by Dick Cunningham while hunting.
SMILEY, W. G., Jr., son of W. G. and Amanda
SMILEY, William Green
SMILEY, Mattie B. , wife of J. D. HALE
SMILEY, Hermon E., son of W. G. and Amanda
SMILEY, Harry B., son of W. G. and Amanda
SMILEY, Nancey Elizabeth Floyd, wife of W. G,
SMILEY, Armanda J. Smiley
CHAMBERLIN, Cora, dau. of Frances & Eliza
CHAMBERLINE, Elica R.
age 37 years
MURPHY, Drury M.
WATKINS, Martha, wife of A. W. Watkins
age 27
Dec. 17, 1886
Sept. 24, 1872
Oct. 24, 1872
July 12, 1875
Sept. 27, 1877
Nov. 30, 1861
Oct. 28, 1846
Aug. 5, 1869
Sept. 4, 1824
years
Dec. 27, 1886
Sept. 24, 1911
Dec.
1894
Dec. 1, 1900
Oct. 6~ 1904
May 28, 1908
Jan. 15, 1888
Nov. 11, 1871
Mar. 15, 1824
Aug. 1, ?
Dec. 18, 1847
The Lamb Cemetery is another Phillips County landmark that had been completely demolished by pasturing it to cows. At one time it had been fenced and had tall brick posts at. the
corners. These had been broken off and the bricks scattered among the trampled and knocked
down marble markers. History credits Lamb as firing the cannon that gave the Confederates
the signal to start the battle of Helena. After the battle the Federal Army came, burned the
smoke house full of meat and turned the livestock into the fields where the crops were grow;-'
i,ng. Mr. Lamb took a cold from exposure that day and took to his bed and soon died.
July 23, 1813
LAMB, Catherine
Sept. 28, 18-LAMB,. Isabella, daughter of I. M. Lamb
June 21, 1849
LAMB, Mary Ann, daughter of I. M. and C. Lamb
Sept. 2, 1823
LAMB, Carrie, son of I. M. & C. Lamb
Mar. 9, 1857
LAMB, Sallie Olive, wife of R. D. Lamb
DA VISON, Richard, age 72 years (carved in stone)
bought from S. W. Meyers, Helena
DAVIDSON, Isabella, 72 years of age
Louise Mixon Griffin
Route 1 Box 125
Dec. 15, 1862
Nov. 2,
Aug. 20, 1850
Nov. 27, 1876
Jan. 9, 1856
Dec. 15, 1862
Helena, Arkansas
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LOGAN FAMILY CEMETERY., LOGAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS
This small family cemetery is on the old Logan place approximately 10 miles southeast
of Booneville, Arkansas, off the old Sugar Grove road. It was found by Sammy Kaye and
Kenneth Neal Oliver of Booneville. Recorded by Mrs. James W. Oliver.
There is a large stone in the center with the following inscription:
SACRED
To the memory of David Logan born August 17th, 1766, died October 11th, 1835,
aged 69 years. Nancy wiefe of David Logan born 1764 died 1852 aged 88 years.
His son James Logan was born March 11th, 1791, died December 6th, 1859,
aged 68 years.
Rachel wife of James Logan born 1790 died 1852 aged 62 years.
Grandchildren David Logan born 1821 died 1850 aged 29 years.
Daniel Boone Logan born 1827 died 1854 aged 27 years.
Benjami:g. LOgan born.·.l82.4. died. 18p2 ageP 28.years.
Ginnattar Chism born June 27, 1825 died February 15, 1846, aged 21 years.
Amanda Wright born March 17, 1832 died December 7, 1856 aged 24 years.
R. 1. P.
Wit King
Smaller markers surround this center stone and are marked as follows:
James Logan;
David Logan;' Nancy Logan; Ginnatar; Benjamin Logan; Rachel Logan; Daniel Boone Logan:
InsIde a small rock fenced enclosure just to the left of these graves are:
Amanda Wright
Eli.zabeth, wife of James Logan, Jr. died September 1, 1871 in her 48th year. Erected
by L. p., But.n.m.
James Logan,. Jr. died December 8, 1875 aged 45 years 7 months 20 days. Erected by
his wife, Emma (his second wife). This marker (;arries the inscription "My husband's grave"
at the top and a Masonic emblem.
HUTTO FAMILY CEMETERY,
GRANT
COUNTY, ARKANSAS
Hav;(ng been told my gr-gr-grandfather, Garret or Garralie Taylor, and his Wife, Mary
Lee, were burIed in a field east of Grapevine on Hazel Worthen's place and their graves
marked with stones, we made a search of this area in late 1968. There are a number of
large stones lying.about which probably were grave markers, but semi-wild hogs have just
about pushed all of them over and were moving about freely throughout the small cemetery.
We were able to make out the following stones:
No---ian Hutto, born January 3, 1873. Died August 3D, 1886.
Minnie Hutto. Born November 18, 1881. Died 1887.
Jessie Oscar Hutto
Delbert Hutto
John Elder Hutto
Jacob S. Taylor. Co. A. 9th C. S. C.
Franklin H. Taylor. Born in Lexington County, S. C. June 12, 1854. Died Aug. 24, 1886.
(This grave has small fence around it and tree growing up through middle)
Sarah J. wife of John W. lybrand. Born August 8, 1840.
Died April 15, 1881. Aged 41 years.
-- Mrs. James W. Oliver,
142 Sheridan Road, North Little Rock, Ark.
QUERIES
BAR NE'L'"T: '..' ':'
Need information on the parents, brothers and sisters of.J. H. Barnett, b. Mar. 29, 1813
in Ala., d. Oct. 17, 1891, buried at "Crossroads" Cemetery, Cleveland Co., Ark. He m.
Manerva ---, b. 1818, d. Aug. 13, 1896 or 1902. They had a son, John Wesley Barnett, b.
Mar. 14, 1849, Ark. , d. Feb. 22, 1923.
Mrs. Tom P. Coker
1633 Applebury Drive
Fayetteville, Ark. 72701
BlrO-UKS - NUNNELLEY -, MATHES ,- GREGORY·.. WOOD
Need information on Charleston Welborn Brooks, b. 1856. A grandson says he was born
in Dardanelle, Ark., but census says La. He was the son of William B. Brooks of Macon Co.,
Ga. He m. Nelli Clyde Nunnelley, also of Yell Co., Ark. Is she from the family of Nunnelleys from Ga.? This family was in Cass Co., Texas by 1860.
Need information on Henry Clay Mathes, b. 1847, Yellville, Ark., m. Evalina Huldah
Gregory. He was son of Michael Mathes and Winnie Woods. Where were they born? Was
Evalina Gregory the daughter of James Gregory, listed i.n 1850 census of Izard Co., Ark.?
Mrs. Charles E. Willie
4116 Washi.ngton St.
Amarillo, Texas
79110
CAMPBELL - ORTON - WAGGONER
Re 1968 query, Joseph Campbell and Rachel Orton, his wife, had Cyrus, Hiel Orton,
Joseph, John, Rachel and Rufus Campbell. One cunsus says Rufus was born in Mo. and his
widow stated he was born in Lawrence Co., Ark. There was another child, we are told, Jane
Campbell who m. a Waggoner and reared her children in Lafayette Co., Ark. Joseph Campbell, the father, seems to have been a widower when he took his family to Texas ca 1827.
Did'Rachel Orton Campbell die in Lawrence Co., Ark.? The five boys and daughter, Rachel,
went to Texas with their father. Want to contact any Waggoner descendants interested in
their Campbell and Orton ancestors, or anyone having Information on this family.
Mrs. Olive CartwrIght
117 W. Bay Ave.
Norfolk, Va,
23503
CHENNAULT - MITCHELL
George W. Chennault, b. 1826/27 in Ala.; d. 1885 in Ark.; buried Saline Co., cemetery
unknown. Married Elizabeth James in Saline Co., Ark., 1850: she was born 1833/36 in Ark.,
d. Hereford, Texas. Children: Sara: Mary Ann m. WilHam C. Janeway; Elizabeth; John F.;
Jetharow; Elijah N.; Erma Enelda, m. John Morg,m Mitohell; Savannah m. James Thomas
Williams; Louis H. and five others, names not known. George Chennault is thought to be son
of Stephen & Mary (both b. Ga.), recorded in 1850 census of Saline Co. George is thought to
have had brothers William H., Benjamin F., ElJ,jah, Stephen J., Joseph, John M., Morris.
Joshua J. Mitchel, b. Apr. 30, 1817, Ga., d. Sept, 30, 1865, place of death and burial
not known. Married 1st Elminia ---, July 12, 1838, place unknown, may have been in Poinsett Co., Ark. in 1840. She was born July 7, 1821, died Feb. 2, 1847. Married 2nd Delphia
Sereny Hawk, b. Jan. 11, 1830, d, Mar. 30, 1866, She may have been from Madison Co., Ark.
Children of Joshua and Elminia were: Daniel Burd; Lavinia Frances m. John James Wilson;
Levi. (d. infancy). Children of Joshua and Delphi.a Serens were: Levi Franklin; Sarah Julina
m. John Dyer and Geo. Freeman; Mary Josephine m. W. D. Orr; William Marion and John
Morgan. Some of Joshua's children appeared on 1870 census of Saline Co. It is assumed that
this family came to Saline Co. after 1860 census and thaI: both ,Joshua and Delphia died before
1870. Would like to correspond with anyone having knowledge of these families.
Doyle L Shook, Sr.
,
1306 Parkway Dr.
Crossett, Ark.
71635
63
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QUERIES
CHRONISTER - THOMAS - MATTHEWS ., MATLOCK .. SMITH
Searcbing for the marriage record of my grandparents and relatives of either of them.
Jacob G. (Jake) Smith, Jr. , b. July 22, 1851 in Pennsylvania, son of Jacob G. Smith and
Cathrine (West) Smith, both born in Pa., both died at Sedalia, Mo. Jacob G. Smith, Jr. m.
Margie Ellen Chronister (or Thomas), b. Dec. 5, 1857 at Fayetteville, Ark. or Texas. Her
parents are listed as Cherokee Indians, born in Tenn. She had relatives by the name of
Matlock, Matthews and Chronister, and a half-brother named John.
Jacob G. Smith, Jr. had brothers William, Alexander Haslett, Charles Andrew, and sis-·
ters Mary Magdalene, Josephine, Isadore, Ellen and Emma Virginia. One brother lived in
southeast Kansas. Jacob G. Smith, Jr. died 1888 and was buried at Sedalia, Mo. Margie
Ellen m. 2nd C. C, McCommas in 1894 at Denton, Texas. I need he. maiden name to find
a marriage record of her parents. I will certainly appreciate any help .
. Mrs. Alta McKenzie
805 E. Broadway
Ardmore, Okla.
73401
COOPER - LAMBERT
Christopher. Cooper m.. Samantha:Lam~.rt. 'TIbey l1ada son, Oscar Berry Cooper, b.
Jan. 31, 1887 in Garland Co., Ark. There were also five more sons and a daughter. Would
like any information on this family.
Dorothy Cooper
1340 Murphy L.
Salt Lake City, Utah
84101
DESHA
Accordingto information I have, Desha Co., Ark. ,was named for Benjamin Desha, old,·,
est Bon of Governor Joseph Desha and Margaret Bledsoe of Kentucky. From Ky. records,
he was born in Sumner Co., Tenn. Dec. 24, 1790, and from published information I have
learned that he died Nov. 21, 1835 in Ark. Co., Ark. He was married to Mary Bickley or
Buckley. Does anyone have any information on this man or his family?
DeWitt C. Nogues
817 Brown Bldg.
Austin, Texas
78701
DRAKE - LITT LE
I am trying to locate some descendants of a relative of mine who left Pike Co., Ky. in
1873. This man was born in 1854, was last heard from in the army at Columbia, S. C. He
left there Aug. 1, 1873, according to army records. I think it i.s possible he settled in Ark.
under the name of Drake. In 1927 a man named Bob Drake came to Letcher Co., Ky. from
Ark. to work in the coal fields. He told acquaintances his father was Hammond Little, and
that his father changed his name to Drake. I am tryi.ng to locate the Drake family in Ark.
They probably lived in a county where there was coal mining. Any information appreciated.
Lawrence Branham
Robinson Creek, Ky.
41560
FAY - PAYNE
Mygr-g.randfather, John Fay, m. a Mrs. Renfro, had two sons, John and James, then
m. 2nd.a Miss Payne (Mary Elizabeth ?), had a son, William Franklin Fay, born in 1862 in
Hope., Ark. Other children were Margaret, Lewis, Mary EHzabeth, Frances (Fanny) and
Robert Henry Fay. A Benjamin Fay died in 1893; he was either a father or brother of John
Fay or another son. The family moved to Moss Springs, Texas In 1866.
A Benjamin Fay founded what is now West Memphis. He was a Hollander sent by the
governor of Spanish Territory. We think our family line comes from him.
Mrs. Omar Smith
411 Crescent
Bryan, Texas
77801
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QUERIES
GARLINGTON
I found an S. W. Garlington in Drew Co., Ark. in 1857 in Drew Co. Deed's B. C. P. 18.
There were Garlingtons there in the 1880's. He did not appear in the 1860 census, nor the
1880 census. Was he an absentee landlord? If so, where did he live and where did he go?
Bennett Wood Garlington
Rt. 1 Box 82
Kingsland, Ark.
'716·32
GARRETSON
Seeking information concerning Aaron Garretson, whose son Mason (my grandfather) was
born in S. C. in 1782. Records indicate that Asron m. Mary Hammond in 1779 and that he died
in 1824; that he had a brother John who m. Tempera Hammond, a sister of Aaron's wife.
Mason Garretson located in Sumner Co., Tenn. in 1805; was in Carroll's Brigade in the War
of 1812. He removed to Giles Co., Tenn. in 1818, and in 1832 settled in Phillips Co., Ark.
It may be that Mason accompanied his father to Tenn. or perhaps to Ark. One account. of
Mason says that his father fought in the Revolution, but there is no record of him in the National Archives. Thiswils in< '.'Biographical Appendix from Franklin Co., History of Arkansas Illustrated 1889. "
Anna K. Garretson
4500 Connecticut Ave. N. W.
Apt. 202
Washington, D. C.
20008
GOLDEN - MAXWE LL
My father was Major Price Golden, born in Jefferson, Texas ca 1860, perhaps 1867. Hi.s
parents were Mitch and Sophie Golden. Mymother's parents were Robert and Nancy Maxwell.
My.. grandfather came to Arkansas when my father was 13, ca 1880. In 1900 they were around
Paris, Arkansas. This is where I was born. Would appreciate any information.
Marie Golden Brown
Rt. 9 Box 524
Tulsa, Okla.
74107
HAMLIN
William Parker Hamlin, son of William and Mary (Smith) Hamlin, was born in Lewis Co. ,
Ky.. , Nov. 14, 1821, died at Rogers, Benton Co., Ark., Jan. 17, 1909. He married Justina
Lefar.ge.at Mt. Carmell, Ky., Jan. 8, 1846. They had Children: Ciamantha Azelia Hamlin,
b .. May 22, 1847, Ky., m. William Farlt'all Smith, d. July 11, 1937 in S.D.; Nathaniel Lewis
Hacmlin, b. 1848/49, Ky.; James Dorsen (Bub) Hamlin, b. 1851, Ky.; Elizabeth Jane Hamlin,
b . Sept. 14, 1852, Audubon Co., Iowa, d. Aug. 24, 1936, Wyo. , m. 1st George Calvin Trowbridge, 2nd Harrison Bruner; Mary Mariah Hamlin, b. June 14, 1858, Iowa, d. May 26, 1890,
Rogers, Ark., m. --- Clark; Martha Ellen Hamlin, b. July 29, 1861, Iowa, d. 1951, at St.
Petersburg, Fla., m. George Washington Gordon. We cannot find death dates for the two
. sQp.s, Nathaniel Lewis and James Dorsen; think they died in Ark. 1880-1900. Will exchange
information with anyone interested in this family.
Mrs. B. Ward Phelps
1159 Perfumo
San Luis Obispo, Calif. 93401
HARRIS - THRE LKE LD
Glenn Harris was born in Lawrence Co., Ala. in 1828, m. in 1860 to Martha Threlkeld,
b. 1851 in Miss. They had a child, Annie Lou Harris, born in Pine Bluff, Ark. in 1861,
moved to Lee Co., Miss. in 1862. 1880 census of Lee Co., Miss. shows Glenn Harris, 52,
and Martha Threlkeld Harris, 39, with list of children. When did he come to Ark.? Was his
father, Nehemiah Harris, living in Ark.? Is there a marriage record for Glenn and Martha?
J. Carroll Rutledge
7532 Wentwood Dr.
Dallas, Texas
'75.225
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QUERIES
HILL - WHITTEN - CABINESS
Jacob Jefferson Hill moved his family from Laurens Co .• S. C. to Sevier (now Howard)
Co. , Ark. after 1860. A DAR record has been proved erroneously on this man's line, but I
have the errors corrected and will be glad to correspond with interested persons. The wife
of Jacob was Martha Louise Whitten, whose sister, Margarette, m. the brother of Jacob.
Census records show a Bazziel Whitten liVing with these families, and I believe he was the
brother of Martha and Margarette, but have no proof. I have not been able to find the parents
of Martha, but the Whitten family reaches back into S. C. also. The father of Jacob was Ben-·
jamin Hill, who m. Lucy Whitten and Lucy also moved to Ark. with her sons. I do not know
how these Whittens were related; would welcome correspondence on these families, who
intermarried with Jacks and O'Dell families.
Sanford A. Cabiness died in the Civil War, but his youngest daughter, Lucinda, is saidto
have been born in Hempstead Co., Ark. ca 1861. I have a copy of the family information from
the Bible of Sanford. listing his several children. I have not been able to find the family in
an Arkansas census.
Mrs. L. H. Mosley
802 Mulberry St.
Abilene, Texas
79601
HOLMES - DeLOATCH
I recently inherited some old family photographs. Two have this printed behind them:
Holmes, Booth & Hayden's, Dagaerreotype, Photographic and Ambrotype Goods. There are
two 5~ stamps with the date 1865 on them. I do not know if the stamps are postage or a kind
of tax. If anyone knows anything about this company, please let me know.
The couple in the pictures may be my gr-grandparents, Burrell Holmes and his Wife,
Mary Deloatch. They were married in 1841 in Horthampton Co;, N. C. In 1844 they moved
to Madison Co., Tenn. with Holmes and Deloatch families. In 1856 they moved to Perry and
Yell Counties in Ark.
Margaret. Holmes Johnson
809 4th St.
Palacias, Texas
77465
HORTON
I am told a lady in California traced the Horton family and published a book about them
in 1938. I do not know the title or the lady's name. Does anyone have this information?
Signa Horton, Librarian
Knobel Public Schools
Knobel, Ark.
72435
LANEY
I am seeking information relative to my grandfather, Dr. James H. Laney, and his family, especially my father, Thomas Darius Laney. Other children were: Wm. N. C., Robert 0., Sarah L., Henry B. and E. G. Thomas Darius taught school at Greenbrier, Ark. in
the 1890's.
M. H. Laney
Box 574
Muleshoe, Texas
79347
LEWIS
I am looking for information on Eli J. Lewis. He had one brother, William, who lived
at HuntSVille, Ala., d. 1832. Eli was married twice, do not know name of first wife, but
they had son, George, and a daughter. Second wife was Eliza Humes, m. July 18, 1826,
Huntsville, Ala. , had two children, Mary and William Humes Lewis (my gr-grandfather).
Mrs. Ora Lewis Lent
4614 Bullen Sf;,
Shreveport, La.
71109
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L.EOPO LD - LEWIS - CROISSA NT
Grant Leopold and Effie Jeanette Lewis were married June 24, 1940 at Fort Smith, Ark.
His. mother's name was Emma Lou Briggs. Effie's father was John Lewis; would like to
know her moth&r'a-maiden name. I have been interested in the family for 50 years and have
about a thousand charts. I am also working on Croissant families.
Martin Croissant
508 Grant St.
Pittsburg, Fa.
15219
L.oNG - JACKSON - JOHNSON
Mygrandmother was Susan Malinda Long, daughter of Jane S. Jacksen and William
Jeseph Thomas Long. Susan m. 1st Marion E. Sexton Johnson (known as Mack S. Johnson)
and m. 2nd John Brown. Susan Malinda Long Johnson Brown owned land in Miller Co., Ark.
but don't know from which family it came. I am particularly interested in the Johnson family
and can find nothing past my grandfather.
Mrs. Loyce J. Coelidge
701 Four Mile Road Apt. 507
Alexandria, Va.
22305
McCAGHREN
My.grandmother was Narcissus Jane McCaghren, dau. of John Thomas (er Thompson)
McCaghren from Ala. Could like to contact anyone working on this family.
Mrs. Texie Jo Kell Clark
Rt. 1 Box 36
Flemot, Texas
79234
McCUISTON
I am interested in locating the birthplace and parents of Thomas Benten McCuiston, born
1842/43 in Mo. I believe his father was Leece or Reece B. McCuiston. During this early
time McCuistons lived in Caldwell Co. , Ky. and in Ray Co., Mo. near --- Grove, Mo.
Mrs. C. S. McCUiston
2761 Exter Drive
Mobile, Ala.
36606
MILLER -MORRIS - WAKELY - WILSON
Allof my ancestors meved into Polk and Pike counties in Ark. in the early 1800's. They
are: Len L. Miller came to Polk Co. from Ga. ca 1845; Oliver Phillip Miller came from Ga.
ca 1846; Isacc A. Morris from N. Y. ca 1843; James A. Wakely from Ill. to Sevier Co. 1835;
John William Wilson from Newton, N. C. ca 1855; Rays from Newton, N. C., 1855; William
Henry in Sevier Co. by 1836 and in Polk Co. en 1860 recerds; James Martin frem Smith Co.,
Miss. to Polk Co. in 1868; Myrick Davis from N. C. te Ark. by1830; TUrners and Wadsworths
in Howard Co. ca 1878 from st. Ciair Co., Ala.; Stewart from Mo. in Polk Co.; Alfords,
Griffins and Jenkins in Pike Co. I will be glad to trade information on any of these.
Ruth Martin Montgomery
416 Hudson Ave.
Jonesboro, La.
MORRIS - KENT - PEARSON
Want parents of John Morris born 1802, Tenn. and wife Cenderella Kent, b. 1805, Ga.
They lived in Ala. and Miss. Daughter Ellen Morris m. Rev. Emory Summerfield Pearson
and died 1879 in Izard Co., Ark.
Mrs. Dale C. Loyd
71654
30 Wolfe Drive
McGehee, Ark.
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OMOHUNDRO
My . . gr.,.gr-grandparents were James C. Omohundro and wife Millie Phillips Omohundro,
whomovEid to Lincoln, Ark. ca 1866 and lived there for 55 years. They died there and are
buri.edthere. James was in the Civil War and was discharged Aug. 7, 1865. Would like to
locate any early history or records concerning them.
Mrs. W. H. Poole
951 Rogue River Ave.
Grants Pass. Ore.
PA LMER - JOHNSON
I am seeking parentage and siblings of Thomas Palmer, b. ca 1836 in either Alabama or
, . Miaaeuri. He m. 1st Elizabeth Johnson in Pope Co., Ark. in 1858, 2nd to Matilda Morrow
Montgomery, a widow. Thomas and Matilda are in the 1870 and 1880 census of Johnson Co.,
Ark.; I have not located him in 1860 census. Census information says the father of Thomas
was born in Tenn. and his mother in S. C. The names of Thomas' children were: Angeline,
DaVid, Albert, Everett, Flora, Porter and Andrew.
Elizabeth Johnson was possibly the daughter of D. M. Johnson and Elvira ---', who are
listed in the 1850 census of Pope Co., Ark., both born Tenn. ca 1812. other heads of Johnson families in this census were Joel, Henry, William, Jacob and Sarah. Is is a guess that
the wife of D. M. Johnson may have been a Porter, as one child is named Porter A., and the
same name is carried over into the family of Thomas Palmer. Will appreciate any help.
Mrs. L. H. Mosley
802 Mulberry St.
Abilene, Texas
79601
PHIL,LH'S - JOHNSON - HAMMONS
I am trying to trace the family of Joseph Ophryer and Marshall Phillipswhom. S. Lucenda
and lJiltha.Ann Johnson, respectively, daughters of Pleasant Miller Johnson of Madison Co.,
Ark. I have the Johnson family history, but I have no information on Phillips.· J,Oseph and
Sc.L. Phillips are listed in the 1880 Madison Co. census with children, including my mother,
Nettie Lavada, who m. John D. Hammons, descendant of James Joel Hammons and stokely
Hammensof Madison Co. Any help on the Phillips and Hammons lines will be appreciated.
Mrs. B. E. Crane
8911 Antauga
Houston, Texas
77055
RAGSDALE - BO()TH - HA LE- FUSSELL
,Would appreciate any information on the ancestors and descendants of these persons:
Peter Ragsdale, b. ca 1775, Tenn., m. Matilda -'--', b. ·1789, Ky.
They lived in Tenn.,
Ala., ',Miss. and Mo. before coming to Crawford Co.,' Ark. ca 1837. Both died in Sebastian
Co. or Franklin Co., Ark. ca 1848-52. Their known children were: James Ragsdale,
b. 1815, Tenn., d. after 1865 in Franklin Co., Ark., m. 1st Patsy Benton (Widow with two
daughters), 2nd Mary Hale or Hail, had children by both wives. Sarah or Catherine Ragsd~,. b .. ca 1812-18, d. before 1850, probably in Mo. or Ark., m. Dosier Fussell, b. 1808
in Tenn. , had children James H. , Sarah Catherine, Susan Matilda, Nancy, John and Elizabeth Fussell, b. 1832 to 1842. George Ragsdale, b. 1822 in Miss. , was a widower in 1860
census·of Crawford Co., with two sons, Peter, 5, and Enos, 3, and Sherlott Fussell, age 25,
Gene'Aas.ms., 7, and Mary McGerten, 60, living in his household. What relation were they,
if any? Sttsan Ragsdale, b. 1825, Miss., d. in Ark., m. Luna A. Booth, b. 1823 in Tenn.,
haa chIldren Matilda E., Hiram S., George P. and Eliza V, Booth, all born in Crawford or
SebasHanOo.,Ark. Descendants of the Booths were in mercantile business for many years
In Mansfield and Fort Smith.
Mrs. J. R. Bush
118 Harrell
Hot Springs, Ark.
71901
QUERIES
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RIDDLE - JONE S - TURNBO - ONSTOTT - HODGE
Will everyone with a.Riddleancestor, please write me? Nathan Riddle and wife, Elizabeth'fnee Hub or Hubs), had son, William Henry Harrison Riddle, b. Dec. 30, 1840 in Hende·rson Co., Tenn. Nathan died while William was small and Elizabeth m. John Jones of
Deeatur Co., Tenn. John had son by former marriage, Rufus M. Jones, born July, 1843.
Kni:lWn children born to John and Elizabeth Jones were: Adaline, Jane, Malessa, Frank and
Lafate. This family moved to Marion Co., Ark. near Protem, Mo. in 1857.
William H. H. Riddle m. 1st Martha Smith, dau. of Hue Smith of Protem, Mo. They
hadtwo children, my grandfather John N. Riddle, b. Sept. 17, 1860, and Mary (m. Hatch).
Wm. Riddle had son, Charley, by 2nd wife, name not known. Third wife was Hester Ann
Nelson. They lived in Carrol Co. , Ark. , where Wm. died in 1912.
Rufus Jones m. Margaret Turnbo, dau. of James and Eliza (nee Onstott). James Turnbo
was born in 1820 in Maury Co., Tenn. Eliza Onstott Turnbo was born in 1824 in Saga.rom
Co. , Ill., dau. of David and Peggie (nee Smick) Onstott.
William Hodge, Baptist minister, lived in Sharp Co.and Boone Co., Ark. His son, WilliamHodge, m. Mary James and. had children: William; Charlie (Buck), b. Dec. 28, 1879 in
Sh8:rp Co.; Call (m. Green); Chess(m. Heard); and Charity (m. Martin). Charlie (Buck)
Ho~m. Clara Belle McPherson, dau. of Lee and Mary Jane (Livesey) McPherson, in Peel,
Ark. on Dec. 20, 1903. This family also lived in Lead Hill, Ark.
Will exchange information on any of the above .
. Mrs. Dorothy Marsh
1908 East Ave.
Baxter Springs, Kans. 66713
SEARCY
I have been told my gr-gr-gr-grandmother was pamela or Permelia Searcy., and that
Searcy Co., Ark. was named for her family. Can anyone furnish information on this fami·ly or suggest any source of information?
Robert F. Wedge
6801 Roswell Court
Sacramento, Calif. 95828
SLOVER
I am trying to find .the marriage record of James Ira Slover, b. ca 1805 in Illinois or
Kentucky, and Viola ---, b. ca 1807 in Illinois. They m. between 1820-26, probably 1824
or 1825. Thought marriage took place in Sebastian Co., Ark. but their records only go back
to 1865. I'm particularly interested to learn maiden name of Viola Slover.
Mrs. Judith Garcelon
Box 38223
Sacramento, Calif.
95838
SMITH
I am presently -tracing the family history of my grandfather, John Phillip Smith, and his
father, Josephus Woody Smith. Would like any information on this family.
Mrs. C. L. Culbertson
1005 Mill St.
Lamar, Mo.
64759
STATON
My father, George Washington Staton, was born in Pike Co. , Ark. in the early 1880's,
son of James Staton 'and --- Pinyon. Does anyone have any information on this family?
Mrs. Sadie Rudloff
Jackson, Calif.
95642
418 McGee Ave.
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THOMA S - EDWARDS - SMITH
Samuel Alfred Thomas, b. 1839 (probably Ala. )m. Ann Eliza Lawson, b. 1851, Ala.,
in Faulkner Co., Ark., May 25, 1873. Either her mother or grandmother was Cecelia Wilmouth VanPelt. They were in Benton, Saline Co., later. Their children were: Andrew
Bradford, Eliza Ann, Samuel Harry, William Henry, George Franklin, Sara Jane, Jesse
Gardner, James M. These are all the names listed in the Bible, but there was a son called
Roy. Sara Jane Thomas was born Sept. 20, 1884 in Saline Co., Ark., m. Harold Elmer
(Harry) Edwards, Mar. 20, 1907 in Saline Co. He was an orphan, parents names unknown,
had a brother Jesse and at least two sisters. He was born Oct. 20, 1886 in White Co., Ark.
Their children: Hattie Opal, Jesse Horace, Ruby Marcella, Hazel Oma and Thomas Harold.
Robert and Katherine Piedon Smith came from Franklin, Simpson Co., Ky. to Texas to
Ark. They lived around Hatton, Vandervoort and Mena area. They had two sons, Robert
and Charles. Charles Cornelius Smith was born Aug. 24, 1863 or 1864 in Franklin, Ky. He
m. Ida Read in Texas, had children: Grady Lester, Beaulah, Freddie, Albert Kenneth and
Willie. Ida died ca 1900 in Denton, Texas. Charles C. Smith m. 2nd Viola Banks, Oct. 6,
1907 at Bog Springs, Ark. She was the daughter of Lot and Mary "Molly" Elizabeth Burke
Banks of Wickes, Ark., b. Feb. 10, 1886 in Polk Co., Ark. They had children: Theron
Eldred, Dewitt Clinton, Belma V., Mary Katherine and Donald Raymond. If anyone is interested in these families, I would appreciate hearing from them.
Doris Smith Ellis
Box 96
Yale, Okla.
74085
TYE - WOLFENBARGER
My grandparents and an uncle are buried in a cemetery at Capps, Ark. (Boone Co.) with
only a sandstone marker with the name 'Tye' scratched on the stone. I would like to put up
a decent marker but need more information to put on the markers. My grandfather's name
was Will Tye and my grandmother was Jane or Jennie (Wolfenbarger). The uncle was Jim
or James. He died about 1909, my grandmother in 1911, do not have date on grandfather.
I need to learn their full names and dates of birth and death, if possible. My father was
Cleve Columbus Tye, born March 27, 1885, the youngest of nine children, so there should
be many descendants of this family who might have this information.
Mrs. Jean Tye Orndoff
Cairo, Nebraska
68824
WILLS - DEEDS
My gr-gJ:B.Ildfather, John Wills, was a Cherokee Indian, born in the 1830's or 40's. His
wife was Margaret Ann Deeds. Would like information on his parents, marriage records, etc.
Mrs. Clemie E. Lane
2300 Herndon Road
Ceres, CaUf.
95307
WILSON
I am trying_to find the names of my grandfather Wilson's parents. Hewas James Madden
Wilson, or an assumed name John Madden. He was born in Ark. in 1827, died in Clark Co.
(Caddo twp.), Ark. in 1902. Census gives his father's birthplace as Ky. and his mother's as
Va. He was-married in Sevier Co., Ark., Oct. 1, 1846, to Mary Jane Holbrooka Millwees;
again in 1859 to Mary Callaway Hardy, Arkadelphia, Clark Co.
Elizabeth A. Wilson Basham
1213 W. 3rd St.
Little Rock, Ark.
72201
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WILSON
My gr-gr-gr-grandmother, Sarah Wilson, was born in S. C. in 1794. She m. George
Boozer in Newberry Co., S. C. In 1890 she had a nephew, John W. Wilson, who was living
in Nevada Co., Ark. He was the son of her brother, George L. Wilson, and Sarah Davenport.
Ca 1855, George L. Wilson and his family moved to Miss., and about four years later to Pike
Co., Ark. In 1890, John W. Wilson was living in Nevada Co., Boughton twp. By his first
. wife he had the following children living in 1890: Sarah E., James M., John W. and WilliamA.
By his second wife he had living in 1890 the following children: JohnR., WilliamJ., Marrha 1.
and Nora A. Would like to con):act descendants'ofthese families; have much data to exchange.
J. Floyd Bullock
521 Chestnut St.
Camden, Ark.
71701
WILSON
Would like to contact some member of the family of the Hon. Thomas Wilson and Charlotte Fine Wilson in reference to their daughter, Julain M. Wilson, born 1847. Whom did
she· marry ? Cannot find marriage record or census record.
Alice Fletcher Hicks
885 N. 10 E.
Mountain Home, Idaho 83647
WI LLSON
My other query brought a lot of information on my family and those related to the Willsons. Since then I've been back to Ben Lomond (Sevier Co. ) several times. Marriage record 2, p. 96, shows James H. Wilson, 50, and Emily F. Pugh, 25, on Oct .. 12, 1864. We
thought her maiden name to be Mathews so she must have been married previously. Who
was her first husband? Does anyone know anything about her family ?
Probate Book P, p. 82, shows a petition for letters by E. F. Wilson, widow of James H.
WHson, who d. June 22, 1888, listing heirs as Symon (who is he ?), Hugh M. (my gr-gr-grandfather), John, Alfred B., daughter Lorina, (all children by Emily) and one daughter, name
unknown (could be Hugh M.'s sister, Sarah Jane), and grandchildren Wm. C. Pettigrew (who
is he ?), Victoria Wilson, Amelia Lowery (who is she?) and James Wilson.
There are a lot of new names we know nothing about. We thought he had been married
three times, but can only prove two. James Harvey Willson m. Jane Seyrnoure in Canada or
New York, had three children: Benjamin Seymore Willson, Aug. 5, 1830; Hugh McGregor
Willson, June 14, 1831 (b. Canada); and Sarah Jane Willson, Apr. 14, 1832. He was thought
to have married a widow Jones in La. with three children, James, Hiram and Victoria, but
perhaps James, Hiram and Victoria are his grandchildren. Will appreciate any help.
Mrs. Virginia James
71109
2834 Stonewall st.
Shreveport, La.
WOOD
Where are the graves of William Wood, Sr., b. 1779, N. C. and wife, Harriett, b. 1788,
N. C., living in Izard Co., Ark. and listed in the 1850 census. By 1860, Harriett Wood was
living. in home of a son, Squire Wood. By 1880 eVidently both Harriett and Squire were dead,
as all of the children of Squire were listed living with his oldest son, James Wood. William
Wood, Jr., son of William and Harriett, and his wife, Sarah Benbrook, were buried in Spring
Creek Cemetery. However, the date of death given as Jan. 12, 1872, on the stone of Wm., Jr.,
is incorrect as they had two children born after this date. Would greatly appreciate data
on graves of Wm., Sr. and Harriett Wood. Could they be buried in a farm cemetery?
Mrs. Tessie J. Miller
512 N. W. 27th Apt. 1
Oklahoma City, Okla.
73103