Hi Everyone I have added some more new information to the site , look for the latest dates to see info. Obits, Other States and Counties http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/oldobitsotherstates.htm Jay Gould http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/jaygould1886.htm Arkansas Postmasters http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/arkansaspostmasters.htm Circuit Riders http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/circuiriderspreacherst.htm Arkansas Land Purchase 1903 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/arbigla03.htm Arkansas Bounty Land 1826 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/arbountyla26.htm Homesteaders Can Get Land $10.00 Down 1933 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/arkansashomestead33.htm Arkansas Noatis 1857 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/arkansasnoatis1857.htm Delaplaine Newell Store http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/delaplanewellstorei.htm Paragould Curfew Law 1909 http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/paragoulcurfew09.htm Civil War Letters http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/civilwarletters.htm Maybe you find something you can use in your researches. Enjoy! Tina Easley Come Take A Trip In History ! Greene County , Arkansas Website http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/

Hello, I just found out today a name that I have been looking for, but have no further info on him. I need any information I can get on Ezra Fraedrich that lived in Arkansas (born around 1914). I am not sure as to where in Arkansas he came from. I believe his mother's name was Ruby -- the only information we have on her is that her last name MAY have been Henderson, at one time. But, she did marry my great uncle - Carl Henry Weiman (or Weman). They all lived in Hockerville, OK (Ottawa County). I have found them all on the 1930 Census. But, I am not sure when they moved from Arkansas to OK or even if Carl and Ruby married in Arkansas then moved to OK or if they were married in OK. My great uncle was from Bonne Terre, MO, but I have not found any info as to if they were married in MO. Carl Henry Weiman died in 1937, but Ruby was still living, so I do not know when she died. The census shows Ruby and Elza were from Arkansas. It does not give Elza's fathers name, but it does say he was from Vermont. I do not know if Elza is still living or not, but he would be about 90 years old today. I appreciate any help I can get on the above people or anybody related to these people. Thank you, Jan Scott

Are Perry County Chancery Court records on the internet?? Is there a good Index for Courts in AR?? Is the Arkansas History Commission and State Archives online?? How about the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism?? Thank You, Hank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Baker" <russell.baker@arkansas.gov> > In what county did these marriages take place? > > Divorces are recorded in Chancery Court records in Arkansas. Did you > look in the Chancery Court records in Perry County? Did you look in the > surrounding counties?

I am looking for information for Oscar Powell and his parents and siblings. I know he was born 4 Mar 1907 and died July 1982. I do not know his place of birth or his parents names. He married Zella Wee Wilkerson, DOB 10 May 1908 and died 29 Jan 1984. I do not know the date or place of marriage. I believe it to be somewhere in Arkansas between 1924 and 1928. I have not been able to locate Oscar and his family on the 1930 cenus. Would greatly appreciate any information. Becky

I have a situation where I have 2 marriage licenses for my greatgrandmother Mary A. Turner (maiden name) who married Will Flood in 1894 and Henry P. Eubanks in 1900. Mary had a child in 1896. I cannot find any documentation of dissolution of the Flood marriage to enable Mary to marry Eubanks. I don't know what happened to Flood, but he may have abandoned Mary - would that be grounds to legally dissolve the marriage? What other situations would have enabled a married woman to be able to remarry? What legal actions would have been taken (and what documentation would exist)? If there are web sites or other sources of information concerning this, please provide. I have visited the Perry Co. courthouse and looked through their documents, but of course may have missed something. Thanks for your help in advance.

In what county did these marriages take place? Divorces are recorded in Chancery Court records in Arkansas. Did you look in the Chancery Court records in Perry County? Did you look in the surrounding counties? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russell P. Baker, CA Archival Manager Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com russell.baker@arkansas.gov This electronic message transmission contains information from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and is confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us by telephone (501-682-6888) immediately. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Rbsparrowe@aol.com [mailto:Rbsparrowe@aol.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:45 AM To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AGS] Marriage dissolution policies in late 1890's - Turner, Flood, Eubanks I have a situation where I have 2 marriage licenses for my greatgrandmother Mary A. Turner (maiden name) who married Will Flood in 1894 and Henry P. Eubanks in 1900. Mary had a child in 1896. I cannot find any documentation of dissolution of the Flood marriage to enable Mary to marry Eubanks. I don't know what happened to Flood, but he may have abandoned Mary - would that be grounds to legally dissolve the marriage? What other situations would have enabled a married woman to be able to remarry? What legal actions would have been taken (and what documentation would exist)? If there are web sites or other sources of information concerning this, please provide. I have visited the Perry Co. courthouse and looked through their documents, but of course may have missed something. Thanks for your help in advance. ==== AGS Mailing List ==== ARKANSAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 2004 FALL CONFERENCE and BOOK FAIR featuring Craig R. Scott. Friday, October 8, and Saturday, October 9 Holiday Inn Airport-East, Little Rock, Arkansas See the AGS website for details and registation. http://www.rootsweb.com/~args/

Hello, seeking info on a Rosetta Willett Maxwell, dob 3-5-1905, dod 1984. Her father was Joseph Darius David Willett dob 5-1877 in Sharp Co Ar, Mother was Mabelle Tompkins.The spouse was Son Maxwell If you know of any surviving members of this family please e-mail me direct.Thanks mdgk5@ntin.net

The Record Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) needs your help on House Bill 10. As you may know, HB10 seeks to limit access to vital records in order to protect each of us from identity theft. The way the bill is worded, it could also limit however, our access to this information for genealogical purposes. The RPAC is recommending that the wording in the bill be adjusted to: Insert the following language as a new subsection 890A(b)(2)(E) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (see Title 6, Section 606(a) of S.2774): "shall not require a State to change its law or practice with respect to public access to (i) non-certified copies of birth certificates or to (ii) birth certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from the date of creation of the certificate or record." The combined Senate and House committee is meeting to adjust the language of the bill and the committee members need to hear from the genealogical community. It is particularly helpful if you live in one of the states represented by the committee members. If not, contacting someone you know in that state to make their opinion known would be the next most helpful thing you could do. If you do not live in any of these states and do not know anyone whom you could contact, then you should probably not take an action at this time other than to write to your representatives. Collins (ME) Lieberman (CT) Lautenberg (NJ) Levin (MI) Lott (MS) DeWine (OH) Roberts (KS) Rockefeller (WVA) Durbin (IL) Graham (FL) Sununu (NH) Voinovich (OH) Coleman (MN) House: Hoekstra (MI) Dreier (CA) Hyde (IL) Hunter (CA) Sensenbrenner (WI) Harmon (CA) Skelton (MO) Menendez (NJ) You can get the address of the various representatives at: <http://www.house.gov/>http://www.house.gov/ and the senators at <http://www.senate.gov/>http://www.senate.gov/ Jan Davenport, President Arkansas Genealogical Society

Anyone interested in the ancestors and 2600 descendants of Gilford Garner, a native of Georgia and son of a Revolutionary Soldier, who moved to the Dallas and Cleveland County area in Arkansas should contact Glen and Hallie Garner at glen.garner@sbcglobal.net They are nearing completion of a book on this family and would like to hear from anyone with connections to him so they can also be included in the book.

Looking for the burial site for Benjamin T. Powell born abt 1847 in AL. According to his pension records Ben died in 1909, location unknown, most likely Union or Ouachita Co., AR. Ben migrated with his family to Ouachita Co., Arkansas from Alabama by 1850. He married Priscilla Smead, daughter of Dr. Hampton Smead of Mt. Holly, AR in 1869. Priscilla died in 1912 and is buried in the Smead plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Camden, AR. Thanks, Teresa

This is a very long message, but think it is of importance to all our list members as it applies to all states. Please read it carefully. Contact your Congressman and Senator, >Massachusetts Genealogical Council HR 10 Alert > > >The US Bill from the House of Representatives, H.R. 10 “the 9/11 >Recommendations Implementation >Act of 2004”(HR10) creates “unintended consequences” for millions of >American Citizens, including >but not limited to Adoptees, Retirees, Military and Other Federal >Government Employees, Education >and Medical Service Providers, Journalists, Attorneys, Family History >Researchers, Genealogists, >Historians, Biographers, Private Investigators, as well as Generations of >Under-privileged or >Under-documented Populations. > >The Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC) was organized in 1980 as an >umbrella organization of >genealogical societies throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to >monitor legislation >affecting public records access and preservation, and educate the public >in responsible family >history research practices. The MGC has examined and testified at >Massachusetts numerous >legislative hearings and provided decades of public education seminars. > >In addition to the ability of the MGC to understand the impact of proposed >legislation for it’s >members and the research community, the MGC Board of directors is >comprised of professionals in >the fields of security, telecommunications, transportation, medicine, data >base systems, law, >government and business procedures. > >The MGC Board of Directors and Members applaud credible measures for >protections against >terrorism, ID Theft and invasion of privacy. > >However, the provisions in the Federal Bill HR 10, Chapter 2 creates the >most extensive list of >“unintended consequences” in our decades of experience with proposed >legislation. > >Within the hundreds of pages of measures proposed in HR 10, we >specifically address “CHAPTER >2--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATES”, as it decimates normality in >the every day >activities of citizens, as well as professionals who rely on source and >fact checking due >diligence procedures throughout the country. > >Open Records, Public Records and Vital Records definitions within each >state are rooted in the >origins of the state constitutions, charters and legal systems. Thus each >state has built a system >of laws and regulations, and adopted their own specific positions and >measures such as “certified” >versus “non-certified” or “for genealogical or other research purposes >only” certificates, as well >as privacy periods for Vital Records information access. > >David E. Rencher, Chair of the Record Preservation and Access Committee >for the Federation of >Genealogical Societies and The National Genealogical Society has already >noted that HR-10 Section >3063(d)(2) should at least be modified by adding the following wording to >one paragraph: > > “However, nothing in this Chapter 2 shall be construed to require a > State to change its law with >respect to public access to (A) non-certified copies of birth >certificates, or to (B) birth >certificates or birth records once a period of 100 years has elapsed from >the date of creation of >the certificate or record.” > >A copy of David Rencher’s letter to the bill's sponsor, Congressman Dennis >Hastert, is available >on the FGS site www.fgs.org/rpa/formalactions.htm > > >Upon further examination of the full content of HR 10, Chapter 2, the MGC >Board of Directors finds >that the entire HR 10 Chapter 2 should be excised from the process that >the House and the Senate >will now explore to combine their separate bills to satisfy the 9/11 >recommendations: > >First, many states, such as Massachusetts, would be required to change >their state constitution to >comply with HR 10, Chapter 2. > >Second, all states vary widely in their adoption of certified versus >un-certified records >procedures, as well as privacy and access periods, and numerous other >aspects of Vital Records >administration ­ often combined and intertwined with what that state >considers related measures at >the time of enactment. > >Next, the crafters of HR 10 clearly are not aware of the escalating >“unintended consequences” of >The Patriot’s Act, HIPPA and other post-9/11, ID Theft and Privacy >legislation: > > Genealogists are particularly aware of post-9/11 “unintended > consequence” incidents. The >poignant vignettes of suspicion and trauma are increasing for elderly >citizens who were immigrants >during the twentieth century. > In parallel, education and medical system personnel are reporting > similar problems, >particularly in the many communities where the latest Federal census in >2000 shows 20 per cent or >more of their population were born outside the US. > > HR 10, Chapter 2, Section 3063 (a) specifically provides punative > measures for the millions >of individuals in the general population who would be affected by these >unrealistic measures: > MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION. > (a) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL USE- > (1) IN GENERAL- Beginning 3 years after the date of enactment of > this Act, a Federal agency >may not accept, for any official purpose, a birth certificate issued by a >State to any person >unless the State is meeting the requirements of this section. > >HR 10 now threatens to rescind individual and State’s rights with sweeping >measures: > > Additional impositions under HR 10 would jeopardize such every day > procedures as Social >Security applications or military enlistment. > Individuals who were born in one state, are often not currently > living in the same state >(and therefore have no voting leverage). If the state of their birth >contests such sweeping >Federal authority or is simply unable to meet the requirements because the >Federal funding does >not address the pre-existing conditions of the state’s Vital Records, any >individual could be >denied recognition of their birth record. > >Next, HR 10, Chapter 2, Section 3063 (c) MINIMUM ISSUANCE STANDARDS >provides language that further >conflicts with the rights of millions of people: > >- The requestor must know all the information on the record, permanently >blocking all individuals >whose purpose is to >o correct an erroneous record (an unfortunately growing awareness due to >the numerous >transcription problems on both originals and the levels of derivatives >introduced by electronic >“progress”); >o get the record information, including, but not limited to >* states where adoptee rights have been modernized; >* the increasing need of the medical community for genealogical medical >histories to treat or >prevent inherited disorders; >* the ability of ethnic and cultural groups (that once responded to >discrimination by hiding their >origins) to reclaim their heritage; >* the establishment or correction of property rights that were incorrectly >adjudicated or >transferred in the past; >o utilize the Genealogical Proof Method (GPM) in any of the above >situations, to compare various >pieces of evidence with conflicting statements of other records purporting >to be “fact”; >o create family group and neighborhood reconstruction, for personal family >history, medical, >cultural and historical studies across many disciplines. > >- The language of this section further specifies that the requestor must >present legal >authorization to request the birth certificate without specifying what the >basis of legal >authorization is, suggesting that individual rights would have to be >adjudicated, creating a >myriad of class action suits or test cases before the “unintended >consequences” would be >recognized. > >- This section then further discriminates against individual rights by >leaving to regulations >“minimum standards for issuance of a birth certificate to specific family >members, their >authorized representatives, and others who demonstrate that the >certificate is needed for the >protection of the requestor's personal or property rights.” - when such >rights vary across and >between states. > >- Further difficulties in this section arise with an incredible “catch-22” >of suggesting that the >third party verifications of requestor identity that are currently failing >in electronic Identity >Theft (in spiraling credit card and electronic transaction fraud >statistics) should next be >employed for electronic birth certificate requests, thus creating, rather >than reducing >opportunities, for birth certificate fraud which is now anecdotal, >particularly as compared to the >escalation of electronic fraud and lack of effective security measures >against electronic hackers >of all kinds: >o “to meet the requirements of this section, for applications by >electronic means, through the >mail or by phone or fax, a State shall employ third party verification, or >equivalent >verification, of the identity of the requestor.” > >Next, Section 3063 (d) OTHER REQUIREMENTS proposes to create a >militaristic security environment >in every town clerk and Vital Records office with requirements that much >more closely resemble a >nuclear power plant document repository (without regard to the glaring >lack of proper preservation >and archival protections for the existing records), including but not >limited to: >- building security standards >- restricted to entities with which the State has a binding privacy >protection agreement >- security clearance requirements >- fraudulent document recognition training programs >- internal operating system standards >- central database that can provide interoperative data exchange with >other States and with >Federal agencies >- ensure that birth and death records are matched >- implementation of electronic verification of vital events > >Next, Section 3064. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRONIC BIRTH AND DEATH >REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, further >extends the goals of a futuristic system without addressing any of the >underlying problems >mentioned above, and relegates the following report requirement to >post-bill passage ­ instead of >pre-bill analysis, such that the aforementioned issues would be exposed, >examined, quantified and >actually >provide for realistic legislation initiatives: >- “Submit to Congress, a report on whether there is a need for Federal >laws to address penalties >for fraud and misuse of Vital Records and whether violations are >sufficiently enforced.” > >Next, Section 3065. ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF VITAL EVENTS, further >extends security checks to >allow for the electronic validation by state and federal agencies of paper >certificates - >particularly to prevent the use of a deceased person’s birth certificate. >Anyone, who has been >told that their birth does not exist, or found someone else’s credit >information has been >“provisionally” or permanently confused with their own, will immediately >relate to the potential >for being told that they have been marked as deceased or having to utilize >Mark Twain’s famous >“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.”, as only humor could >alleviate the kind of >distress, such errors provoke, particularly in the elderly and children >where they most often >occur. > >NOTE: While the genealogical community, in particular, would welcome a >“state of the art” and >accurate system for matching birth and death records, millions of family >history researchers have >intimate knowledge of the regularity of human errors in the original >records, the history of Vital >Records laws and late registration procedures, the loss of records through >disaster or neglect, >the promulgation of errors with electronic systems, the lack of proper >records facilities, and >other handicaps that make it difficult for Vital Records offices to >perform their current duties. > >IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUEST: > >Please, read the entire Birth Certificate Chapter! > >HR 10, >TITLE III--BORDER SECURITY AND TERRORIST TRAVEL >Subtitle A--Immigration Reform in the National Interest >Subtitle B--Identity Management Security >CHAPTER 2--IMPROVED SECURITY FOR BIRTH CERTIFICATES > >included in http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil/MGCHR10Alert.pdf ; > >find out how your Congressman voted at >http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2004/roll523.xml ; > >forward this information to other concerned citizens ; > >and contact both your Congressman and Senators. > >To find your Representative and Senator contact information, go to >www.house.gov/writerep >and http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm > >HR10 has been passed in the House of Representatives. > >S2845, National Intelligence Reform Act passed the Senate and is awaiting >consolidation with HR10. > >Visit http://thomas.loc.gov/ for the full text of HR 10 and S2845 as well >as progress reports. The >Joint Committee consolidation reported goal is to be done within the next >two weeks ­ a fast track >election period initiative. > >HR 10, Chapter 2 needs to be excised from this legislation! > >The MGC Board of Directors is composed of elected officers and delegates >from the following member >organizations: > American-French Genealogical Society > Allen County Public Library of Fort Wayne, Indiana > Billerica Friends of Genealogy > Central Massachusetts Genealogical Society > Descendants of Whaling Masters > Essex Society of Genealogists > Friends of the Silvio O. Conte Archives > Genealogical Roundtable > Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston > Massachusetts Society of Genealogists > Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants > The Greater Boston Chapter of Association of Professional > Genealogists > The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution > The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) > Plymouth County Genealogists > TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association ) > Waltham Historical Society > >OFFICERS > President: Bernard J. Couming > Vice-President: Daphnah Sage > Treasurer: Peter Viles > Secretary: Sandra Gambone > DIRECTORS > Archives: Ann Dzindolet > Civil Records: Shirley Barnes > Asst. Civil Records: John S. Gracey > Newsletter: Mary Ellen Grogan > Asst. Newsletter Editors: Georgie Hallock, Christine Sweet-Hart, > John Thompson > Programs: Sharon Sergeant > Publicity: Bobby Lyman > Ways & Means: Sheila FitzPatrick > Webmaster: Bob Stone > >Massachusetts Genealogical Council Website: http://www.MassGenCouncil.org > > > >===== >Sharon Sergeant >Ancestors and Ephemera >http://GenealogyFair.com >Bring Your Ancestors Home! > > >==== APG Mailing List ==== >The Association of Professional Genealogists >http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html

Hi Everyone I have added some more new information to the site look for the latest dates beside each link . Enjoy ! Tina Easley Come Take A Trip In History ! Greene County , Arkansas Website http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/

I was entrusted with a picture this weekend of that was in with my aunt's photographs. It is of an old logging area and I'm guessing it was in the Benton County, maybe Siloam Springs area since that's where my Martins were located. On the picture was written what looked to be "Sirain Martin Sawmill" but may have been "Strain Martin Sawmill" (the second letter was neither crossed or dotted). Does anyone have any information about the existance of this sawmill? Dates? Owners? Location? etc. Any help would be appreciated. Sue in NE AR

This weekend I was entrusted with a picture that was in my aunt's collection. The picture had

In a message dated 9/26/2004 7:00:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, AGS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:33:42 -0700 > From: "gerri claeys" <gclaeys@grics.net> > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: census lookup > > > If onyone can do a census lookup for me I would appreciate it. My great > grandfather was born in Clay Co. Arkansas on April-1855. Name is George > Washington Wrolen- Fathers name- James Wrolen. Mothers name unknown. That is all > the information I have. Thank you for any help. These are all the heads of households found in a search for surname 'Wrolen' with Heritage Quest (1830-1850 unavailable) WROLEN  SUSAN 48 F W VA VA SPOTSYLVANIA FREDERICKSBURG 1870 WROLEN  HELEN 18 F W MD MD BALTIMORE 12-DIST 1910   WROLEN  OWEN 50 M B SC SC BAMBERG BUFORDS BRIDGE TWP 1910   WROLEN  WILLIAM 14 M B LA LA MOREHOUSE 6-WD POLICE JURY 1910 WROLEN  PHILIP 33 M W IL IL PERRY PINCKNEYVILLE 1920   WROLEN  ROBERT 36 M W IL IL PERRY PINCKNEYVILLE 1920

If onyone can do a census lookup for me I would appreciate it. My great grandfather was born in Clay Co. Arkansas on April-1855. Name is George Washington Wrolen- Fathers name- James Wrolen. Mothers name unknown. That is all the information I have. Thank you for any help.

Try Saline County..I understand it was a Marriage Mecca In the 1929's..George "The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance"

Lori, If you go to google.com and put in Gretna Green, Arkansas it will come back with some links. I just did this and it came back with a few links. Lori

Recently I asked the question if anyone knew what City/State was the "Gretna Green" for Crawford County, Arkansas. I have not received any responses. In case some of you don't know the term "Gretna Green" it is a place where couples eloped to marry, usually against wishes of their families. In California our Gretna Green in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hopefully, someone can answer my question. Thank you. Lori

Nettie Johnson was my great grandmother. She was born in aprox 1866 in TN and died in the 1950's in the Greenwood area. Any assistance would be appreciated. Verna Eichhorn Golden, CO