I have a picture that was sent to me of Levi Alexander Miller, his wife Dicy, and some of their children. It came from a set of books about Howard County, Arkansas. The books had no title. I have been trying to locate the books, in the hope of finding more information about my family. If you have these books, would greatly appreciate hearing from you- Sandy Scofield [email protected]

Greetings, does anyone have access to the census for Union County, AR. for the year 1900? I am looking for any Calbert/Calvert/Culvert surnames that would have lived in Wilmington or Johnson township for that year. Thanks, and have yourself a wonderful day! Dena.

Jean, You may get military records from the National Archives. They have special forms that you must use depending upon which war the veteran served in. Check the NARA.gov website and you can print off one of the forms, but it might not be the correct one that you will need for WW I veteran. There is Form 85, Form 86, etc. If the one you may print is not the correct one, you may request them to send you the correct form from their website. It will take about a month to get the form via mail, but you must use their form, so be patient. That is one thing that family history/genealogy research teaches us......Patience! Good Luck, Kathy

I am trying to find out how to find the records of someone in World war l. I have the date of birth and death and name and little else, except on his headstone it says World War 1. Is there anyplace I can send for records. I am trying to find out some information about his parents. He was born in Ar and died in Ok. Thank you so much. Jean

Below is the index to the 1910 Van Buren Press- Obituaries, Death Notices and News Items: 1 11th Illinois Infantry 43 2 22 Arkansas Infantry 37 6 6th Arkansas Infantry 63 A Agnew, Ed 33 Albertson, T W 56 Allen, A 56 Allen, Benjamin 27 Allen, Robert 27 Alma Hotel 42 Anderson, Charles 51, 52 Anderson, E J 40 Annable, Chafe 7 Aplin, Eliza P 63 Arbuckle, John D 28 Ashley, F C 55 Ashley, Frank 42 Atkins, Mrs. Frank 20 Ayers, Charles 29 Ayers, Mrs. Charles 6 B Babb, George 41 Barret, J A 49 BASS REEVES DEAD 3 Bates, Rev. J F E 6, 12, 13, 16, 20, 27, 43, 52 Bates, Rev. Mr. 41 Bealer, Charles 51 Bealer, John 51 Bean, Dick 22 Beard, John A 60 Bender Farm 57 Benneaux, Henry 39 Bester, Will 12 Betten, J C 7 Bettus, Albertie 56 Bixby, N E 33 Blaylock, Newton 4 Boatright, E E 47 Boatright, Frank 6 Boatright, Jesse 6 Boatright, Mrs. George 12 Boatright, Mrs. J S 6 Boatright, Mrs. J T 48 Boatright, S T 47 Boatright, W V 6, 51 Bonneville, Benjamin E L 31 Bonneville, Mrs. Sue 31 Bostick, Captain W C 36 Bostick, Fay 35 Bostick, W A 35 Bourland, Mrs. Ebenezer 8 Bourland, O M 37 Bowden, G W C 46 Boyd, W P 9 Bradley, Mrs. Wayne 12 Branson, J H 9 Bratton, Mrs. Theodore 46 Breeden, Calvin 41 Brewer, J W 3, 57 Bridges, Green 26 Britt, Henry 49 Brodie, J H 46 Brodie, Mrs. D W 48 Brodie, Mrs. J H 46 Brodie, Mrs. May 12 Brooks, John R 27 Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen 56 Brown, Benton Jackson 15 Brown, H R 15 Brown, Harold 15 Brown, John 50 Brown, Judge B J 15 Brown, Neal 56 Brown, Othel 42 Brown, Othnel 56 Bruce, A H 52 Bryan, Addis 15, 17 Buchanan, James 46 Burney, Miss Sue 47 Butler, J H 58 Byars, L B 35 C C J Lincoln Drug Company 63 Campbell, Miss Martha 3 Cane Hill 22 Capital Guards of Little Rock 63 Carnahan, Henry 11 Carrington, Miss Emma 50 Carter, Miss Rebecca 1 Carter, Mrs. J B 1 Cartright, Joe 9 Cass, Mrs. James 24 Cass, Mrs. Rachel 43 Catron, John 50 Cazort, Ralph 52 Chandler, J W 46 Chandler, R C 52 Chandler, R H 46 Cherokee Nation 24 Cherokee Singing 29 Chitwood, David 24 Choctaw Nation 64 Churchill, James Oliver 42 City Heights School 13 Civil War 16, 31, 35, 43, 63 Civil War Veteran 43 Clegg, Joseph E 37 Cluck, Lafayette 1 Cochrane, Judge 1, 31 Cochrane, Judge James 26 Cochrane, Miss Henrietta 44 Cochrane, Miss Mattie 44 Cochrane, Will 31, 44 Coffman, Charles 50 Coffman, Delmar 50 Coffman, Mrs. Charles 61 Colquette, Rev. 46 Company E 34th Infantry of Arkansas 11 Company I, 30 Texas Cavalry, Ganos Brigade 31 Comstock, Charles 49 Comstock, Ethel 32 Comstock, Gratis M 32, 33 Comstock, Hon. R 32 Comstock, J M 29 Comstock, R 49 Conarty, W G 55 Confederate Army 23, 35 Confederate Home 31, 37 Confederate Soldier 11 Confederate Soldier's Home 3 Confederate Soldiers 52 Confederate Veteran 26, 37 Connell, Mary Esther 21 Connell, Rev. Joseph 9, 21 Conners, J M 26 Cook, Captain C C 16 Cook, Earl 16 Copeland, George 52 Cordell, C R 34 Corney, Mrs. Mary 10 Cottrell, Miss Bessie 20 Cox, Rev. S A 41, 50 Cox, Robert 32 Cozart, Ralph 28 Crane, Mrs. B D 30 Cravens, J J 8 Crawford County Levee Board 3 Crawford County News 41 Crawford County Singing Association 32 Crawford, Thomas C 41 Creekmore, Stephen 57 Crutcher, Lee Warren 1 Crutcher, Park 33 Cunningham, J L 52 D Dabbs, Ed 54 Danley, C E 13 Daugherty Brothers 47 Davis, Miss Irma 30 Davis, Miss Mollie 1 Davis, Pleasant R 30 Davis, T J 46 Davis, T W 49 Dawes Commission 64 De Long, Herbert 3 Decherd, Ben 49 Decherd, Green 49 Deffenbaugh, Dr. W B 9 Deffenbaugh, Ed 9 DeLong, Mr. 40 Delzell, Miss Bobbie 32 Dibrell, Dr. Matt 3 Dibrell, Matt 37 Dick, James 3 Diphtheria 14 Disney, W B 48 Dobbs, Mrs. Fannie 3 Douglass, Fred 59 Dozier, W H 36 Drennen, Charles 39 Drennen, John 38, 39 Dripping Springs Cemetery 18, 42 Dripping Springs Class 33 Dugan, W H 14 Dunlap, Dr. Albert 59 DuVal Camp 16 Dyer Cemetery 3 Dyer, Leonard 30 Dyer, Rev. E 5, 23 Dyer, Will 29 E Early, Major 11 Easely, J F 50 Edwards, Oscar 52 Elam, Sim 5 Electric Park 25 England, Miss Helen 37 England, W T 37 Evans, C A 14, 48 F Faber, H C 64 Fain, Harmon 6 Fairview Cemetery 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 22, 38, 41, 49, 52, 60 Featherstone, A W 48 Federal Army 31 Federal Soldier 9, 35 Ferguson, A L 31 Ferguson, Fred M 48 Ferguson, J Wallace 31 Ferguson, Tandy 5 Figure Five School House 25 Figure Four Class 33 Figure Four School House 32 Finley, Jesse 60 Fort Smith Orphan's Home 4 Foster, Edward 10 Foster, Josiah 10 Foster-Caldarera Company 10 Fox, W M 25 France, F L 30, 32 French, J E 43, 44 Frey, J E 36 Fry, Hon. H W 32 Fry, Hon. J W 33 Fry, J W 49 Furry, Warren G 36, 40 G Gann, Joe 37 Gardner, Dr. D M 30 Garrett, Will 13 Gibson, Rev. Finley F 30 Gill Cemetery 12, 15, 16, 18, 27, 29, 44, 46, 47 Gilmore, Joe 4 Golden, John 12 Golden, Lige 40 Gooding, Albert 25 Gooding, Alex 9, 13 Gooding, Alex Sr. 18 Gracie, John M 39 Grant, Mrs. U S 48 Graveyard at Stattler. 52 Gray, Carl 18 Gray, Miss Ethel 18 Greig, Mrs. Will 13 Greig, Starr 61 Greig, W W 49 Gross, Miss Mary Jane 37 Grow, Rev. 9 Grunday, Frank 42 Gullett, W L 6 H Haggard, W M 32 Hale, Mr. George 50 Hall Cemetery 23 Hall Family Burial Ground 18 Hall, Mrs. John 36 Hall, Mrs. John T 12, 18 Hamilton, John S 12 Hammett, D L. 12 Hancock, Bert 31 Hanglin, James 29 Hannon, George 58 Hanson, Miss Hattie 50 Hardy's Brigade and Govan's Division 63 Harmon, Roy 28, 31 Harrell, Lora 42, 57 Harris, Mrs. T B 62 Harris, Walter 13 Harshaw, L D 14 Harshburger, Samuel 17 Harvis, Ed 26 Hayden, Mrs. Randolph 20 Hays, Florence 60 Hays, Miss Minnie 32 Hays, Roy L 50 Hays, Wallace 41 Hays' Gin 15 Henderson, J N 2 Hendrix College 27 Henry, Rich 31 Henson, Wesley 52 Hess, Mrs. Floyd 13 Hewitt, Oscar 50 Hicks, David 16 Higgs, Ira T 64 Higgs, J W 49 Hill, Jeffers 56 Hindman, S D 28 Hinson, Brother 21 Hinson, John 7, 21 Hinson, Mr. 7 Hoeveler, Mrs. J H 43 Hofstetter, Julius 25 Holland, James 27 Holland, R H 56 Home Lumber Company 31 Hopkins, R 37 Housley, J A 49 Howard, Robert 25 Howell, Mrs. Sallie 25 Hudson, Mrs. Mary 34 Hughes, O H P 52 Hunt Undertaking 42 Hunt, R T 13, 61 Hunt, Thurmond 1, 2 Hunt's Undertaking 55 Huntington Herald 13 Hyniard, James 54, 55 I Indian Berries 46 Indian Commissioner 39 Ireland, J 23 Irving, Washington 31 Isaacs, Lee 25 Isaacson, Paul 3 Isbell, G E 49 J Jackson, President Andrew 39 Jackson, S P 22 James, Lon 36 James, Nealy 15 James, Neley 16 Jennings, John 14, 35 Jennings, Miss May 50 Johns, Edgar 50 Johns, Rev. Charles 33 Johns, Will 50 Johnson, Arthur "Boots" 40 Johnson, Captain S I 26 Johnson, Charley 40 Johnson, Clarence 49 Johnson, Rev. G C 50 Jordan, Miss Cathrine 43 Jordan, Mrs. E L 43 K Kagy, Reuben 51 Kaufman, Fred 32 Keller, Carl 3, 12 Kelley, T H 19 Keys, William 5 Kibler, Mrs. Henry 31 King, L H 19 King, Walter Cook 19 Knight, Matt 6 Knight, Miss Essie 50 Knox Addition 12, 14 Knox, Miss Eudora Percival 63 Koller, Julius 26 Koppen, F C 59 Koppen, Wm 59 Kramer, Mrs. Leroy 18 L Lacy, Miss Blanche 32 Lacy, Mrs. A H 59 Lacy, Mrs. Alex 1, 32 Lane, Adam 52 Langston, I J 52 Lawless, A S 10 Lawson, Mrs. James 38 Leach, George 29 Leach, Mrs. 29 Lemley, A L 38 Lemley, Mrs. B L 38 Lemley, Mrs. Virgel 46 Lemley, Mrs. Virgil 44 Lemley, V L 44 LeMoyne, S B 23 Letts, Frank 12 Liggett, John A 31 Lighton, William R 12 Linam, Roy 28, 31 Lincoln, Charles James 63 Lincoln, Charles Knox 63 Lincoln, Dr. Charles 64 Lincoln, Dr. Charles J 62 Lincoln, Elisha 63 Locke, Colonel M F 35 Lockhart, Rev. J B 40 Locks, S B 46 Lofton, Mark 52 Love Cemetery 35 Lyons, Elijah 11 M Malone, Miss Effie 58 Marlar, J A 52 Marlar, T W 22 Mason, Archie 8 Masonic Orphan Home 29 Massey, Lee 60 Mathews, J F 13 Mathews, J W 52 Mathias, Henry 15 Matlock, Mrs. Joseph D 42 Matlock, S A 7 Matthews, Mrs. Wilbur 2 McAtee, George 2 McCarthy, Hiram 22 McCarty, Mrs. Eunice 9 McCurtain, D C 64 McCurtain, Governor 64 McCurtain, Green 63, 64 McCurtain, Lester 64 McCurtain, Miss Cora 64 McDaniels, C M 56 McDonald, Mamie 43, 44 McDowell, Ed 50 McDowell, Mr. 32 McGee, Miss Mary 37 McGee, Tom Sr. 59 McIlroy, J H 45 Meadors, Dave 24 Meadors, J R 49 Meadors, Jake 56 Menke, Mrs. A 15 Merrill, Bernice 16 Merrill, S G 17 Merry, John 32 Mexican War 31, 35 Michel, G A 55 Miller, Hugh 2 Miller, J D 45 Miller, Mrs. R J 18 Miller, Rev. W B 10, 14, 15, 17, 34, 36 Missouri Pacific Hospital 19 Missouri-Pacific Hospital 50 Mitchell, J M 52 Mitchell, W W 30 Moffit, William 60 Moore, D W 54 Moore, Mrs. D W Jr. 53 Moore, Mrs. H 64 Moore, Mrs. Sarah 34 Morrison, James 52 Morton, Elzey 52 Moses, P A 61 Moses, Rev. P A 61 Moses, Victor 25 Moss, J W 3 Moss, T M 12 Motley, Lee 60 Mowenfi, Mrs. J A 30 Mullicane, Elmer 28, 31 Murry, Rev. G M 2 Mustain, Dr. P H 45, 56 N National Biscuit Company 16 Natural Dam Class 33 Neal, Lee 32 Neal, W H 57 Neis, Anton 31 Nelson Canning Company 33 Newberry Cemetery 6 Noble, W H 47 Norman, Mrs. M J 49 Norton, Dr. H C 4 Norton, E S 4 O O'Bryan, Clyde 6 O'Bryan, Edward Gerald 6 O'Donohoe, Joseph 12 Oak Cemetery 16 Odom, M C 25 Old Settlers Reunion 35 OLD SOLDIERS REUNION 25 Oliver, Mabel 14 Oliver, Oscar 58 Oliver, Wallace 14 Orme's Switch 34 Orr, J E 57 Orrick, W P 52 Owens, John 52 P Palmtag, Fred 39 Pape, Mrs. H F 53 Pape, Mrs. Sue 25 Parker, Judge I C 4 Parkhurst, A T 24 Pearl Starr House 44 Peeveyhouse Cemetery 36 Peevyhouse Cemetery 41 Pennington, J B 58 Peregoy, J E 60 Perkins, Mrs. R A 29 Perkins, Will 5 Peters, Dr. W L 49 Peters, John 32 Peveyhouse Cemetery 15 Phelps, John 41 Phillips, Ellis 51 Phillips, Will 46 Pickering, E C 36 Poor, Nathan 56 Pope, Miss Maude 14 Pope, Mrs. G E 14, 35 Pound & Miller Barber Shop and Pool Hall 2 Pounds, Mrs. R J 34 Pugh, John 47 Pugh, Mrs. A E 47 Putman's Mortuary 16 Q Quackenbush, A 14 Quesenbury, J R 56 R Ragsdale, Mrs. Charles 18 Randolph, George 28 Read, Frazier 16 Read, J F 16 Rector Home 46 Rector, Elias 46 Redmond, Bert 50 Reed, George 45 Reeves, Bass 4 Reid, G L 44 Reid, George L 43 Renfroe, T H 52 Reynolds, Mrs. Milo 13 Ricks, Tom 61 Riddell, James 17 Riddell, William 17 Riddle, Charles 50 Riley, George 52 Roach, Rev. E M 8 Robards, Mrs. H C 38 Roberts, J F 49, 50 Roberts, Mrs. J F 52 Robinson, David 12 Rooney, R 58 Ross, Mrs. M M 26 Rothrock, Miss Kate 15 Rozelle, Andrew 5 Rozelle, S J 5 Ruck, A M 52 Rushing, Mrs. 17 Russell, Sam 7, 31, 56 S Sanders, Mary 58 Sarah Grove Cemetery 41 Scarlet Fever 17 Schautte, Mrs. Fred 1 Schrader, Casper 15, 17, 31 Schuarte, F W 59 Scott, Caroline 38 Scott, Charles G 38, 39 Scott, Charles Gordon Jr. 38 Scott, G W 64 Scott, J S 38 Scott, Miss Fannie 38, 39 Scott, Miss Gussie 37 Scott, Mrs. Caroline 38 Scott, Mrs. Charles G 36 Scott, Mrs. Nora 49 Scott, P D 37, 38, 39, 49 Scott, Phillip Drennen 38 Scott, Phillp 38 Scoville, C O 41 Scrimsher, Andy 7 Scrimsher, Will 7 Seaborn, Deputy Sheriff 33 Seaborn, Deputy Sheriff W W 25, 47 Seaborn, W W 17 Sharpe Cottage 62 Sharpe, Edward 62 Sharpe, W D 62 Sharpe, William E 62 Shepherd, Arthur 5 Sherman, Rev. Wm 43 Sherman, Wm 2 Shibley, W H H 56 Shipton, Eudora Rose 63 Shipton, Mrs. James Ancil 63 Shrader, Casper 28 Shrumm, Joel 3 Siege of Vicksburg 63 Sim Elam's Pool Hall 5 Skiliens, Mary 30 Sloan, Sam 52 Slover, I J 52 Smead, George 2 Smeltzer, Miss Dora 30 Smeltzer, Miss Kate 30 Smith, C 58 Smith, Mrs. Alvis 2 Smith, Will 29, 55 Snyder, Miss Kate 35, 36 Southmayd, Judge L H 53 Southmayd, Laban Jr. 44 Southmayd, Leonard C 53 Southmayd, Miss Mattie 53 Southmayd, Mrs. L C 25 Southmayd, Mrs. Susan 53 Southmayd, Susan 53 Spandri, John 22 Spark's Memorial Hospital 23 Sparks Memorial Hospital 55 Spencer, E W 26 Spencer, J H 37 Spradley, E B 24 Spradley, W P 40 St. Edward's Infirmary 25 Stafford, Ed 52 Stamps, Gordon 60 Standrod, John 47 Standrod, M L 47 Starbird, C A 57 Starr Home 44 Starr, Pearl 43, 44, 45 Steele, Henry 1 Steele, Rev. E R 2 Stevenson Graveyard 2 Stevenson, John A 2, 24 Stevenson, Sam 1, 2 Stevenson, Squire James 2 Stevenson, W W 3 Stevenson, William R 3 Steward, W H 25 Stockburger & Miller Mercantile Company 43 Stokes, Lindsey 52 Stone, Ezra 30 Story of and Arkansas Farm 12 Strong, Miss Bertha 30 Strong, Mrs. Mary 30 Summit Home 62 Summit Hotel 62 Surrat, Henry 62 Swearingen, Emmett 37 Swearingen, Miss Lula 50 T Tankersley, E A 46 Tarbox, G S 7 Tarbox, Mrs. N B 6 Taylor, Miss Alice 50 Taylor, Mrs. Claude 32 Teague, L A 49 Tetters, Will 6 Thatch Cottage 38 the Goff, Wilsey & Co. 48 Thompson Graveyard 42 Thompson, C W 60 Thompson, Clint 30 Thompson, Dr. J W 38 Thompson, Miss Ollie 42 Thompson, Mrs. R M 1 Thompson, Mrs. Rebekah 59 Thompson, Rebecca M 1 Thrasher, G D 12 Thurman, Will 24 Toms, Charles 58 Toney, John C 52 Triplett, William 52 Troup, Nathan 17 Turman, Mrs. Lydia 64 Turner, Isaac 28 Turner, Isaiah 31 Turpin, E N 56 Tuttle, Mrs. Eula 15 Typhoid Fever 17, 36, 38, 41, 42, 48, 51 U Uniontown Cemetery 12 Uniontown Class 33 United Church Charity Association 12 United Confederate Veterans 16 University Cemetery 19 University of Arkansas 8, 27 V Van Buren Hotel 60 Vaught Family Cemetery 23 Vaught, "Mack" 10 Vaught, A M 10 Vaught, John B 23 Vaught, John P 23 Vaught, Mack 11 Vaught, Mr. Ben 23 Vinsant, George M 52 Vogel, Louis 22 W Wakefield, L M 52 Walker, Dr. W K 29 Walker, Wm 22 Wallace Institute 15 Ward, Earl 8, 61 Warrick, James 10 Warrick, P O 10 Watson, S P 52 Weaver, Miss Nellie 3 Webb, Joe 57 Webster, Edward 60 Weese, J W 52 West, Lizzie 59 West, Norene 17 West, Richard 17 Westmoreland, Claude 61 White, Mrs. Jasper 14, 35 Whitney, H R 49 Wigley, Miss Josie 21 Wiker, Mrs. Eliza 61 Wilcox, Granville 1, 59 Wilcox, Miss Antoinette 59 Wilhauf, Mrs. Mary 8 Willard, T J 57 Williams, O W 1 Williamson, Rev. A B 7 Wilsey, Ralph W 48 Wilson, W B 25 Windstead, Mrs. Jennie 52 Winfrey, 25 Winfrey, Ed 55 Winfrey, Lewis 27 Winfrey, R B 27 Winfrey, W P 22 Winn, Gertie 14 Winn, John 14 Witherspoon, Mrs. John 30 Wood, Andrew 29 Wood, Anna 53 Wood, Clyman 53 Wood, George R 15, 51, 53 Wood, Jack 33 Wood, Jamie 53 Wood, Mattie 53 Wood, Miss Mattie 53 Wood, Mrs. George R 52 Wood, Mrs. Sarah 51 Wood, Mrs. Sarah Ellen 53 Woolum, E J 62 Woolum, Frank 62 Woolum, Henry 62 Woolum, Miss Mary 62 Woolum, T H 62 Woolum, Willam 62 Wright, J C 11 Wright, Lewis 1 Wright, Silas 52 Wright, Will 1 Y Yancey, Denver 52 Yerby, Tom 50 Yoes, Miss Eva 49 Yoes, Phillip 51 Yoes, Rev. Gilliam C 51 Younger Brothers 59 Younger, Cole 59 Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

Helen: I looked on the 1830, 1840, 1850 and 1860 index to AR but located none of these folks. In fact there are very few folks in Arkansas with this name. Before the Civil War what is now OK was Indian Territory. However, the area is often spoken of as the area "west of Arkansas". It is possible that the family lived out in OK somewhere. sorry. Russell P. Baker, CA Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Helen M. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 3:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [AGS] Wheaton In search of tri-racial (African/European/Indian) brothers by the name of Wheaton, county unknown. John (b. 1835), Joe (b. 1836), Monday (b. 1848) and Henry (b. 1850) all migrated to Texas sometime after 1850. They are listed in the 1880 Madison County Texas Census; also, Joe's first child was born in 1867 in Texas. According to Census data, all four brothers were born in Arkansas. Their father in Arkansas and their mother in Louisiana. I believe their mother may have been Native American. Any information or suggestions are welcome. Helen Ross Ignorance is only bliss to those who would not see - it is a voluntary misfortune - and if ignorance is in fact bliss, why are there so many unhappy people? --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup ==== AGS Mailing List ==== The Arkansas History Commission has updated their website. www.ark-ives.com

In search of tri-racial (African/European/Indian) brothers by the name of Wheaton, county unknown. John (b. 1835), Joe (b. 1836), Monday (b. 1848) and Henry (b. 1850) all migrated to Texas sometime after 1850. They are listed in the 1880 Madison County Texas Census; also, Joe's first child was born in 1867 in Texas. According to Census data, all four brothers were born in Arkansas. Their father in Arkansas and their mother in Louisiana. I believe their mother may have been Native American. Any information or suggestions are welcome. Helen Ross Ignorance is only bliss to those who would not see - it is a voluntary misfortune - and if ignorance is in fact bliss, why are there so many unhappy people? --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Van Buren Press Crawford County, Arkansas September 24, 1910 NOTORIOUS CROOK LEAVES NOTE FOR JAILER Fayetteville, September 19.-A jail delivery of the boldest character was effected here last night. George Reed, a notorious crook in Fort Smith, who was jailed here on a charge of being implicated in the recent robbery at Winslow, escaped from the crazy cell, leaving a sarcastic noted to the sheriff of the county, thanking him for his treatment and good food, and asking that the sheriff send his best regards to Chief Johnson of Fort Smith. A horse was stolen from J H McIlroy of this place last night, and it is supposed that Reed stole this horse to make his escape. Tracks of the crook were found at Sommera, near here. A strange man was seen riding a horse similar to the description of the stolen horse and a woman riding a smaller horse was seen accompanying him. Reed was implicated in the case with Pearl Starr, a noted resort keeper at Fort Smith, who is charged as being the ringleader in the theft of valuable goods at Winslow. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

Hello I am new to this list and I am lost. We have been looking for our grandfather. He married Mrs. Rowena "May" BLAYLOCK MURPHY who was born in Arkansas, probably Yell Co., 1876. Impossible to find a John ATTEBERRY born the same date, (abt. 1877-88)and most of the Atteberry and spelling variations are genealogically mapped. So ran into one line who has a Johnny ATTEBERRY born circa 1880. Now it is believed that this Johnny went to Arkansas when he was 16. He has never been tracked (impossible). He is only known of by a 93 yr old Atteberry of that line (so family hearsay). It has been said by this man that Johnny made contact with the family in 1936 or 1937, stating that he was working or owned a peach orchard. My John Atteberry first shows up in 1910 Union County, OR census showing he and "May's" first child born in Oklahoma 1908 and married 1906. I would have thought May was still living in Arkansas at that point but guess not. So it shows her older MURPHY children being born in Oklahoma by 1903...earliest. She must have married MURPHY in OK. Wonder if anyone has any advice or history of peach orchards in 1937. I am definately digging for straws here. But am really trying to find my grandfather. He may have left Arkansas to be in Oklahoma by 1945, not sure just a guess. With Regards, -- Thanks, Sandy Please visit my homepage and see if you have any clues in my hunt for my elusive grandfather http://www.rootssearch.net/mygensite/sscarletgen/index.html Searching for the Ancestry of John ATTEBERRY __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with [email protected]! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

I learn something new everytime I read these old newspapers. I was aware that Pearl Starr owned a "house of ill repute" in Fort Smith, but had no idea that she also owned one at Winslow! Van Buren Press Crawford County, Arkansas September 17, 1910 RED LIGHT PROPRIETOR UNDER ARREST Fayetteville, Sept. 10.- As the result of a might slick piece of detective work on the part of Deputy Sheriff Reed of Fayetteville, Pearl Starr and Mamie McDonald, of Fort Smith, and a party who gave his name as J E French are under arrest here, charged with grand larceny and burglary. A fourth party who has been going under the name of George L Reid, who is supposed to be connected with the crime is still at large but his arrest is expected in a few hours, as he is practically located by Washington County officials. On Wednesday night of last week the Stockburger & Miller Mercantile Company' s store at Winslow, was broken into and goods to the value of $250 were stolen. Sheriff Reid was at once notified and went to work on the case. From a drayman at Winslow he learned that Mamie McDonald, who has charge of the Pearl Starr House at that place, had warned him to take his money out of the Winslow Bank. At this time the drayman was taking the McDonald woman home and she was in an intoxicated condition and talked freely. She stated that she had overheard a conversation and advised the drayman to take care of his money. >From that time on Sheriff Reed kept a strict watch over the Starr Home. Friday, he saw the same drayman taking Pearl Starr from the train to her Winslow home and on questioning the drayman found that a large trunk had been take out for her. That evening the drayman hauled the trunk back to the depot, heavily packed. The trunk was a once opened and a part of the missing goods found. The Constable at Winslow was ordered to search the Starr Home and the remaining goods were found packed ready for shipment. Pearl Starr, Mamie McDonald, J E French and G L Reid were arrested, but the last named party escaped the officer. The other three were brought to this city and appeared before Justice Elliot, but the hearing was continued until the 15th and the defendants were put under a $1,000 bond each. Attorney Hiner, of Fort Smith, is representing them. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

Van Buren Press Crawford County, Arkansas July 16, 1910 John A Liggett, aged 67 years, an inmate of the Confederate Home, was found dead in bed Tuesday. He came to Pulaski County from eastern Kentucky some two weeks ago, later entering the home. He was in indigent circumstances. So far as known he left no relatives. He was a member of Company I, 30 Texas Cavalry, Ganos Brigade, and had papers to show he had a gallant record as a private soldier. He later became a stock dealer in Kentucky. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

Hi list please change my address to [email protected] Thanks Sidney

Van Buren Press Crawford County, Arkansas July 2, 1910 THE BIG FOURTH Monday, July 4, promises to be a very quiet day for Van Buren, as most of our leading merchants have agreed to close their stores all day and give their employees a holiday. Several picnics will be held at different points in the county, but the biggest one of them all will be at Uniontown. This little city promises all who attend that they will not have a pig race, nor a fat man's race, nor any "monkey" business, but that they will have a picnic and social reunion, with good speaking, singing, swinging and drinking pop and lemonade. They will also have Cherokee singing by work and note by full blood Cherokees. This picnic will be under the management of the school directors of that thriving little city which is a guarantee in itself that all of our citizens who attend are assured a good time. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

I need some information on my Great Grandfather ,and Great Grandmother. Their information is below James Madison Walter (probably Walters) Ara O'Guinn Walter B. Rosebud, Arkansas b. Rosebud, AR died Cavit, Ark. 1967 (or 8) d. Rosebud, Ar. 1924 Thank you Ara Walters Buchanan

Van Buren Press Crawford County, Arkansas March 5, 1910 Mrs. Mary Corney, who has gained so much notoriety through chasing her husband all over the state and having set aside two divorces he obtained, has returned to Fort Smith. She disappeared some time ago and, failing to show up when a suit against her husband was called, it was thought she had met with foul play. She went to Tulsa to secure evidence against her husband, and while there lunacy proceedings were instituted against her, and she was locked up. On gaining her release she filed a suit for $5,000 damages for false pretenses. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

Rev. William C. Johnson was the pastor of the El Dorado, AR Baptist Church from 1858 until 1867. I am trying to find out what happened to him after 1867. He seems to have left the state. Was he the same man as Rev. William c. Johnson, who was a Methodist minister in Little Rock about 1880? Russell P. Baker, CA Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

RUBY RAE PFEIFER 87, died on Wednesday March 6, 2002 at the Laramie Care Center in Laramie, Wyoming. Ruby was born on March 23, 1914 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Charles Crain, born in Illinois, and Emma Wood Chain, born in Arkansas. She graduated from high school in Muskogee and moved to San Francisco, California, California to attend business school. After graduation, she worked as a legal and medical secretary for ten years in San Francisco, including a position with her future husband, Robert Pfeifer, the owner and director of a medical laboratory. Ruby and Robert were married in 1945. They resided in San Francisco during their first seven years together, moving in 1952 to their home in San Mateo, California where they lived for the next until June 2001 when she moved to Laramie, Wyoming to be close to her daughter, Shirley Pfeifer-Linford. Ruby was an avid golfer, horseback rider, bridge player, and gardener, specializing in raising orchids. For two decades she was a volunteer worker for the Kaiser hospital system and the California blood bank. Ruby is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Pete and Howard, and niece, Nancy. She is survived by her son, Robert Pfeifer of Big Oak Flat, California, daughter Shirley Linford of Laramie, son-in-law Gary Linford of Laramie, two nieces: Judy Michaels of Encinitas, California and Vivian Newman of San Mateo, California, and two nephews: Leonard Crain of Petaluma, California and Jack Crain of Dallas, Texas, and three step-grandchildren. An 11:00 A.M. memorial service for Ruby and Robert Pfeifer will be held at the Presbyterian Church in San Mateo, California on Saturday March 23. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ivinson Memorial Hospital foundation, 255 North 30th Street, Laramie, WY 82072 or the Alzheimer's Association. Published in the San Mateo County Times on 3/19/2002.

Van Buren Press Crawford County, Arkansas February 19, 1910 Archie Mason, a student at the University of Arkansas died Monday evening of pneumonia. Mason had been ill two weeks, but was thought to be recovering until complications set in. He was 19 years old and was a popular student. The body, accompanied by his father and room mate, was sent to his home at Welcome, Ark., and was escorted to the train by the University Cadets. Fran Alverson Warren e-mail: [email protected] 501-369-2703 http://www.crawfordcountyarkansas.net/

NOIL JAMES BOMER Died Saturday, March 2, 2002 at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, California. A native of Waveland, Arkansas, age 74. Noil served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He enjoyed walks, riding his bicycle, gardening and helping others. Predeceased by his wife Nina Sue Bomer, August 25, 1999. Loving father and father-in-law of Karen and Horacio Rigsby, Lisa and Alvin Roberts and Gary Bomer. Cherished grandfather of Matthew Miller. Beloved brother of Noble Bomer. Loving brother-in-law of Helen Bomer and Hazel Bomer. Cherished uncle of many nieces and nephews. Loyal Friend to Kiaskis, DeLucch's and many others. A memorial service will be held Thurs., March 7, 2002, 7pm at Fremont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd., Fremont. Fremont Chapel of the Roses (510) 797-1900 Published in the ANG Newspapers/Oakland Tribune on 3/6/2002. ODIE G. ROWLAND died March 4, 2002 in Ozark, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; son, James Larry, of Omaha; daughter, Belinda, of Cabot; grandson, Brian, of Omaha, NE; and granddaughter, Beth, of Stockton, CA. Published in the ANG Newspapers/Oakland Tribune on 3/6/2002.

My Great Grandma's 2nd husband was committed by his son for being senile, they lived in Dardenelle, AR and he was sent to Little Rock Hospital for Nervous Disease 1919. I sent for his papers many years ago and they sent them to me and it showed the interview by the Dr. He died 10 days after commitment. But it told the many battles he had fought in the Civil War and who he fought under. It was very interesting. I don't know if the address is still good or if they will send the papers now. Good luck Arkansas State Hospital 4313 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Charlene, Alta Loma, CA