October 2011 - Genealogy Society of Craighead County

BRICKWALL
GAZETTE
Genealogy Society
Of
Craighead County, Arkansas
This month’s meeting will be at the
Jonesboro Craighead Public Library
Editor: Nancy Matthews
October 16, 2011
VOLUME NUMBER FIFTEEN, ISSUE NUMBER TEN
OCTOBER 2011
MEETING HAPPENINGS: The
2012 CALENDARS: Thank you to
September Meeting was held on September
18, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Round Room at
the Jonesboro Craighead Public Library.
Our speaker was Nancy Matthews.
She shared information about Genealogy
Websites.
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everyone that contributed pictures Craighead
County Families for our 2012 Calendar.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING:
The Executive Board Meeting for October
was to have been held on October 8, 2011.
1. Beginners Class
2. 2012 Calendars
3. Nominating Committee
4. The next Executive Board meeting
will be November 12, 2011
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OCTOBER MEETING: The October
Meeting will be held in the Round Room at
the Jonesboro Craighead County Public
Library on October 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Our speaker will be Dr. Marti Allen.
She will be telling us about the Arkansas
State University Museum.
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BEGINNER’S CLASS: The next
Beginning Genealogy Class was moved from
the first part of October and will be Monday
& Tuesday, October 24 & 25, 2011 at the
Jonesboro Library from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Please contact Nancy Matthews – 870219-0535 [email protected] for
additional information on upcoming Classes.
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Calendars will be available at the meeting on
Sunday, October 16, 2012. They are $5 each.
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Your
help is needed. In January it will again be
time for elections. We are looking for people
that would be willing to serve on the
Nominating Committee. If you are interested,
please contact Nancy Matthews – 870-2190535 [email protected]. Your help
will be greatly appreciated.
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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:
In an effort to prevent duplication, we
have a new Volunteer Coordinator, Patsy
Penney [email protected]. Please let her
know about a project that you are working on.
Current know projects are: Probate
Index -- Photographing Loose Probate Pagers
-- Updating Cemeteries.
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LOST FRIEND
Robert "Bob" Shelton Hare
October 7, 1939 - September 22, 2011
Robert "Bob" Shelton Hare, 71, of Jonesboro, AR went Home to his Lord and Savior on
Thursday September 22, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House with his family at his side.
He was born October 7, 1939 in Memphis, TN. He is preceded in death by his parents,
Clarence Edward and Clesteel, Hare, Sr. &, and brother, Reverend Clarence (Lefty) Edward Hare, Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Anderson Hare; his children, Jill Hare of St. Louis, MO, Paige Hare
Womble (Jody) of Little Rock, AR, and soon-to-be granddaughter, Chloe Grace Womble; step-children, Tracy
(Sandy) Wartenberg of Southaven, MS, Pat (Derek) McCormick, Mark (Jennifer) Douglas, and Greg (Ann)
Douglas, all of Lake City, AR; step-grandchildren, Chris and Hunter Wartenberg, Jessica and Daniel McCormick,
Keryn (Michael) Cobble, Kassie Douglas, and Brittany, Sarah and Hunter Douglas; step-great-grandchildren,
Remington and Jayde Cobble; sister-in-law, Alystine DeShazo Hare of Brownsville, TN; nephews, Clarence (Ed)
Edward (Ginger) Hare, III and Paul (Ruth) Hare; nieces, DeAnne (Bobby) Hare Sharp of Jackson, TN, and Charlotte
(Jeff) Hare Kerr of Burlington, NC.
A celebration of Bob’s life will be at 10am on Monday, September 26, in the Emerson Memorial Chapel
with Dr. Stan Ballard officiating. Burial will follow at Nettleton Cemetery with Emerson Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
Visitation will be from 2-5pm Sunday afternoon, September 25, at Emerson Funeral Home.
Honored to serve as Pallbearers are Cliff Jackson, Benton Huey, Russell Altom, Danny Honnell, Billy
Wells and Daniel McCormick. Also honored to serve as Honorary Pallbearers are the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
In lieu of flowers, family ask to consider donations be made to Nettleton Baptist Church, 4701 East
Nettleton Avenue, Jonesboro, AR 72401, or to Southern Confederate Heritage Park NEASHF, PO Box 16876
Jonesboro, AR 72403, in memory of Robert (Bob) Shelton Hare.
Sign Online Guestbook: www.emersonfuneralhome.com
We will miss him as a valued member of our Society.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
November 2011 -November 4 & 5 - Arkansas Genealogical Society Seminar - Little Rock, Arkansas
Speaker: J. Mark Lowe - www.agsgenealogy.org/
November 12 - Executive Board Meeting - 2:00 p.m. - Civic League Rm - Jonesboro Library
November 20 - Society General Meeting - 2:00 p.m. - Round Room - Jonesboro Library
December 2011 -December 10 - Christmas Party at Ryan’s - 11:30 a.m. until about 1:30 p.m.
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CHRISTMAS PARTY
Ryan’s
Saturday, December 10, 2011
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Door Prizes
Come join us for fun and fellowship
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Tuesday, October 16, 1962
Jonesboro (Ark.) Sun
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* 51 Pioneers Who Helped Build Craighead County *
Jonesboro and Craighead County have been blessed for more than a century with men and women of
solid stock who have, with their brains, brawn and hard work carved a rich community from what was a
wilderness.
The original settlers are all gone now, but some of the second-generation pioneers are still living in the
county --- many of them still active.
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As E.C. Barton, Jonesboro retail lumber dealer, approached his 80 birthday, he wanted to do something
for someone else, rather than to receive gifts himself. He began thinking of ways to pay tribute to these oldtimers
who had contributed so much to our county.
After several months of study, he hit upon the ideal. He asked the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce to
assist in locating all residents 80 years old or older who were born in Craighead County and had lived their entire
lives here, just as he has.
Surprisingly, 51 lifelong residents 80 and older were found. He then asked Mr. O.P. Sisler, one of the
county’s best historians to call these 51 men and inform them that Mr. Barton wanted them to be his guests at a
birthday party at the Milner-Noble Hotel on Sept. 21.
Thirty five of these pioneer citizens were able to join him for the party. After a good lunch, Mr. Barton
presented birthday presents (they were mailed to the 15 who were unable to attend). Everybody had a ball,
recounting incidents from the past, singing and visiting with old friends.
This was an amazing group who played a major role in the development of Jonesboro, Craighead County
and the surrounding area. Most of them had been farmers at one time or another. Nearly all had helped clear the
timber and build the railroads.
Included in the group was the county’s oldest native-born practicing physician, the oldest active grocer
and salesman, the last combination sheriff-collector, several who has been ministers and deputy sheriffs. Their
ages ranged from 80 to 97.
From the information available, the group had 204 children, 299 grandchildren, 307 great-grandchildren
and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
It is highly fitting that they should be honored for the past they played in building our county. So that all
may have an opportunity to see the 51, their pictures and a few pertinent facts about each appear here. Two of
the group, Mr. Elbert E. Barnes and Mr. Charles T. Irwin, have passed away since the pictures were taken, but they
are included here.
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Charles E. Allen - March 6, 1882
Elbert E. Barnes - January 31, 1874
W.M. Barnes - March 18, 1881
E. C. Barton - September 21, 1882
John L. Burnett - February 26, 1878
Chas. N. Chamberlain - December 24, 1880
G. W. Chamberlain - October 22, 1871
J. C. Chamberlain - August 19, 1878
John A. Clark - April 9, 1881
G. F. Coleman- April 3, 1876
C. C. Coward - October 19, 1880
John R. Cox - November 17, 1881
A. A. Craft - January 6, 1877
Walter Dacus - March 3, 1876
R. D. Davenport - October 6, 1875
E. F. Dickson - January 12, 1882
C. A. Downs - October 21, 1879
Robert Lee Eason - September 16, 1881
Bishop M. Gambill - November 10, 1881
Frank Gibson - April 9, 1877
Ike Gibson - July 17, 1881
John W. “Bill” Gibson - March 7, 1881
Thomas A. “Doc” Hamilton - December 12, 1879
Houston H. Hanks - May 7, 1882
Charlie Thomas Irwin - August 31, 1882
Ab Jones - August 3, 1880
C. H. Keller - December 24, 1881
O. T. Knight - April 16, 1876
John N. Larison - September 14, 1871
A. D. Lamberson - October 20, 1865
W. L. Lindley - September 4, 1872
G. M. Mattix - August 10, 1881
W. J. Morgan - May 18, 1881
James A. McDaniel - December 18, 1881
Jess McDaniel - January 28, 1882
J. A. Phillips - July 7, 1878
Lee Pierce - March 28, 1877
Preston Ransome - April 10, 1876
A. L. Salmons Sr. - March 15, 1876
T. B. Smith - June 4, 1882
Dr. W.H. Smith - February 2, 1880
J. J. Stephens - November 11, 1870
Mirk Stotts - Jan 1, 1881
John W. Taylor - September 2, 1875
J. B. Varner - Oct 14, 1881
Paul Watkins - January 15, 1868
E. D. Willey - Nov 22, 1881
W.W. Wilson - July 6, 1876
D. A. Wimpy - September 7, 1881
Wm. S. Wimpy - January 7, 1881
Ben F. Wood - May 19, 1882
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101 Best Websites for 2011
6/9/2011
By David A. Fryxell
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101 Best Websites for 2011: Tools for using technology in your genealogy search
Ancestry Insider
http://ancestryinsider.blogspot.com
We guess “Ancestry and FamilySearch and Useful Tech Tips Insider” was too unwieldy a moniker, but that better describes this
lively blog. With all the updates at FamilySearch, it’s more of a must-read than ever.
Diigo
www.diigo.com
We’ve previously praised this free web-based tool for its collaborative sticky notes capabilities—perfect for sharing and comparing
genealogy finds. But it’s since broadened to include bookmarks (online and off) and screenshots, with versions for iPad, Android
and iPhone.
Evernote
www.evernote.com
Another slick way to save your online family history finds, Evernote lets you add snapshots and even voice notes. It works and
syncs online, on PC or Mac, and on iPhone and iPad—all for free.
FamilyChArtist
http://gerationmaps.com/familychartist
Upload your genealogy data, download from FamilySearch or enter manually, then download a free 8x11 JPEG chart in a
customizable layout. Once you’re hooked, you can pay to order fancy printed charts or PDFs.
Genealogy Gems
www.genealogygems.tv
Lisa Louise Cooke’s online family history radio show offers more than 120 podcasts plus videos for free. Or pay $29.95 a year and
add members-only podcasts and videos.
Google Book Search and News Archive Search
http://books.google.com and http://news.google.com/archivesearch
The 7 million books—some with full text—you can scour using Google Book Search include many genealogy and history tomes. And
don’t forget about the news archive search page, which leads you not only to a wealth of historical newspaper content but will also
organize your hits into a timeline.
Internet Archive
www.archive.org
Old web pages live on in the Wayback Machine, which has 150 billion pages rescued from the internet’s past, along with nearly 2.7
million documents including family and local histories.
Live Roots
www.liveroots.com
This next-generation genealogy meta-search covers not just the usual suspects—presenting your finds from FamilySearch,
Ancestry.com, Footnote and Flickr on one page—it also delves into catalogs of lesser-known data providers, 233,432 in all. Free
registration lets you keep track of searches and results and add resources to your library. There’s now a Facebook app, too.
Mocavo www.mocavo.com
All my future genealogy searches will start on Mocavo,” writes genealogy-technology enthusiast Dick Eastman. Launched earlier
this year, Mocavo is a web search engine that speedily crawls hundreds of thousands of genealogy sites—especially great if you’re
researching a surname that’s also a common word or corporate name.
One-Step Web Pages
http://stevemorse.org
No Flash animation or fancy design here, but creator Steve Morse excels in the underlying tech of the web—building better ways to
search the Ellis Island and Castle Garden websites, other immigration databases and online census collections.
Roots Television
www.rootstelevision.com
Until there’s a genealogy broadcast channel to match those devoted to food, travel and golf, there’s Roots Television online. Mostly
free, with some pay-per-view content, shows range from “DNA Stories” to genealogy courses to lectures from family history
conferences.
WorldCat
http://worldcat.org
All the world’s knowledge isn’t online—yet—but WorldCat will tell you where books and other items still on dead trees lurk in
10,000 of the world’s libraries. You can now search its 1.5 billion items on your mobile phone, or log in with a free account to
create lists, bibliographies and reviews of library materials.
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DUES: Remember that it is once again getting to be that time of year. Dues are due in January.
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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION: NEW or RENEWAL 2012
Genealogy Society of Craighead County Arkansas
P. O. Box 844, Jonesboro, AR 72403
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Officers:
President – Betty Woodall
Vice President – Rusty Dancer
Treasurer – Dorothy McCarns
Publicity – William Dunavin
Recording Secretary – Lynn Dowdy
Corresponding Secretary – Sherrie Chamberlain
Historian – Judy Clark
Publications – Nancy Matthews
Executive Board Members: Bill Settles, Gail Lies & Patsy Penney
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