Hi, I am looking for more information on Mathew Sommerville. He is listed as being buried in National Cemetery, Jefferson Barracks, MO, and that he died 14 December 1864 in a federal prison, but instead of a unit # and rank, he is listed as a "Citizen of Lawrence County AR" Can anyone tell me how to find more information on his imprisonment and death? If he were a soldier there would be a military file, but could there be one of a citizen because he was held in a union prison? Also, has anyone researched this area before that could answer, why would a civilian have been taken prisoner. Could it be simply that he was a confederate citizen, or would he have had to commit a "crime" in order to be taken prisoner? I would appreciate if anyone could recommend readings on the subject of Arkansas in the Civil War. Thanks for your time and help! Sincerely, Shantell Ford ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

I am seeking information on the Duncan Family that was in Independence Co Ar in the 1830 and 1840's may have arrived there in the period when Ar was a territory. Moses Duncan may have been the head of household. Thanks for any information mdgk5@ntin.net M.Keene

According to the Washington County, AR cemetery book both are buried in the Edmiston Cemetery. James died in 1951 and Fannie died in 1929. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Deborah J. Hollon [mailto:blonditou@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:45 PM To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AGS] James Anderson LITTLE I am searching for the marriage and death place of James Anderson LITTLE and Fannie Ethel (Wilson) LITTLE. Marriage and death of both was suppose to take place in Washington County, Arkansas. Cordially, Deborah J. Hollon ==== 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/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/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/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/

I am searching for the marriage and death place of James Anderson LITTLE and Fannie Ethel (Wilson) LITTLE. Marriage and death of both was suppose to take place in Washington County, Arkansas. Cordially, Deborah J. Hollon

The History Commission and State Archives is in need for copies of the following publication to make our files complete for binding: Everton's Family History Magazine Sept. - Oct., 2002 Nov. - Dec. 2002 Jan. - Feb. 2003 Mar. - Apr. 2003 If anyone out there has these copies that they have finished with and would like to pass them along to us we would be grateful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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I was bowsing on the AGS webpage for publications and fiche -- I found what I was looking for the 1950 AR Death Records. I was wondering if anyone on the list has the fiche for marriages (133-39) and divorces (1923-27 & 1934-39)? If so, I would like to ask if I could get lookups. Since you need a microfiche reader for these records, if anyone goes to their local library or local LDS Family History Center, I'd sure appreciate some help. The marriages fice, there are 180 of them, are beyond my picket right now. The divorce records, although reasonably priced, are somewhere down the line for me in purchase. Thanks for any help, Cyrille ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

How does one access the death index book for the state of Arkansas? odeei@aol.com

The Standridge Family National Historical Society invites everyone interested in the Standridge Family surname - and many in Arkansas are Standridge descendents - to our next national reunion for the weekend of Sept. 24 - 25, 2004 in Greenville, Sc. A tombstone for ancestor James Standridge, Rev. War veteran, will be dedicated. For more info contact at home at gobgob3@mindspring.com Y'll come. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russell P. Baker, CA Archival Manager Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 502-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com russell.baker@arkansas.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For those with eMail addresses, this is an invitation for the Reunion for Stedman/Steadman family and friends of the family. Please send me a private eMail for the Family Questionair PDF format so that you may send in your RSVP. Kindly, Carolann St. John Sweetkinfolk@aol.com STEDMAN/STEADMAN REUNION September 4-5, 2004 Dear Family and Friends, Not since 1983, has there been a reunion! This is an all inclusive Stedman/Steadman Reunion, Samuel and Ann (Thompson) Stedman Descendants: Ancil Green Stedman, Edward Stedman, David Samuel Steadman, Levi Monroe Stedman, Mary Margaret Steadman Hall etc … We are enclosing a FAMILY GROUP SHEET as well as a RSVP notification, both items we would like to have prior to 18th of August. If you cannot attend, please be sure to send your family group sheet to the reunion. We are planning to fry fish as well as the renting of the community center, we are asking for a $10.00 per person donation. All family members have not been sent a package, since there are children born, educated and married that we do not have available information. Please make copies for your family or line of family so that all family members get invited. Items to bring: Potluck dish for Sunday Family Pictures and/or Antiquity Piece (place name & address on them) Family Group Sheets Saturday, September 4, 2004 Doors Open at Hermitage Apartments Community Room at the Housing Authority at 10:00 a.m. for setting up, cooking etc… 12:00 p.m. Open Visitation Begins (Lite Lunch provided) Activities are: Viewing table Antiquities brought (ALL ITEMS LABELED, Owners Name & Address) Living History Video Tapeing (for all of those stories!!) Singing around the Piano (If you can sing, bring a special) Genealogy Family Update information (Computer with scanner will be setup) 5:00 p.m. Fish Frye 9:00 p.m. Doors Close Sunday, September 5, 2004 Families are encouraged to attend church of Faith Choice followed by Potluck at Hermitage Apartments Community Room at 12:30 p.m. History: Stedman/Steadman were Charter Members Hickory Springs and some later broke to Saline Baptist Church. Directions: Hickory Springs Church (Prespretarian) Hwy 63 Warren-Hermitage Hwy. Saline Baptist Church Arkansas Hwy 8, off Hwy 63 (Johnsville Road) 4:00 p.m. Cleanup begins, Doors Close Kindly, Eloise Mann 107 Wheeler St. Warren Arkansas 71671 (870) 226-2770 Mrs. Sammy (Carolann) St. John 226 Bradley 257 Hermitage Arkansas 71647 (870) 463-8597 eMail: SweetKinfolk@aol.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RSVP: Name:______________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ Number of persons: ________________

You can do two things. You can order a copy of the death certificate and look it over. Or, you can visit our research room - or get some one to do so - and look for an obit. for this person. It should tell you if it is the right person or not. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russell P. Baker, CA Archival Manager Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 502-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com russell.baker@arkansas.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: Crucka@aol.com [mailto:Crucka@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:33 PM To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AGS] death certificates Once a death is located in one of the death index books, how can I be sure if it is the right person before I send for it? Cheryl ==== AGS Mailing List ==== Please do not forward or cross post messages to this list or from this list without the permission of the original author.

Perhaps YOU should stop - I've received 3 from you saying the same thing as shown below. We all learn things from each other as I suspect that is the point of these lists. If you know everything then use your delete key. Carol In a message dated 6/24/2004 8:23:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ddwilcoxjr@charter.net writes: You are messaging the entire list. Please stop.

I have received so many responses that I am already dizzy - lol !! What a great "support system" this list is. I can't thank all of you enough, but I'd like to offer one anyway.....THANK YOU to all of you who have responded. I'm still on the look-out so keep your ideas coming! Carol Littrell Brown

I thank you so kindly for the funeral home index, but as luck would have it this isn't my gr-grandpa. There were several George Washington Setsers in the world at one time. Why make things easy, right? The funeral home's records start in 1963 so it can't be him. I do see several other relatives listed so perhaps I can add info to their family pages - that would be great! Again, thank you so much for your efforts. Carol

I wondered if anyone researching the James C. Walker walker line had any pictures of Him or his family. Or maybe somebody in Arkansas had any idea of where i can look for pictures of this family? Here is a little history for comparison. I am searching for information on james walker born in 1821 in tenn. I have been unable to find out who his parents are or his siblings. He moved to Boone co, ark at some point. I know he was married 3x to martha patsy smith, mary polly roberts, jullia ann???? I do know this Walker line intermarried with the Smith, Roberts, Henson lines. Rhonda

No, he was definitely "at home" as he was retired and also had been ill for some months (I don't know what he died of, but suspect pneumonia). I believe the state in which one dies is the state that issues the death certificate. Thanks, Carol In a message dated 6/24/2004 2:30:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mcbean@cwis.net writes: Oops! I read the email too fast, I guess... I see where you said that about the check to both states. That is odd neither of them could find anything... wonder if it's possible he died out of state, while on a trip maybe. If so, would THAT state have issued the death certificate or would his state of residence have issued it?

I'm answering directly to the list in case any information exchanged could be helpful to others in suggestions. He ministed in both AR and OK. In fact, I have a copy of his ordination papers but, of course, that is of no help in finding where he died. Any info you can pass along from your Baptist book would be wonderful! I know I have good facts on everything else about him, just can't find proof of where he died. Thanks so much, Mary! Carol In a message dated 6/24/2004 2:44:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mnglenn@the-i.net writes: Where was he a Baptist Minister? What state? The Baptists have a book of registry listing their ministers. I have received a great deal of information on my GG Grandfather, his minister sons (one is my G Grandfather. ) You can email me mnglenn@the-i.net. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <LittrellAncestry@aol.com> To: <AGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:09 PM Subject: [AGS] Cannot find death certificate/SETSER > I have tried in vain to locate a death certificate for my great grandpa. He > had homes in both OK and AR (Delaware and Benton Counties respectively) and no > one that is still with us is really sure where he died. So I sent a check > off to both states and no luck. He died in 1940. He was a Baptist minister but > at the time of his death he had retired. Does anyone have any suggestions I > could try. Thanks much, Carol Littrell Brown > > Certificate for: GEORGE WASHINGTON SETSER, born 1859 in AR

I have tried in vain to locate a death certificate for my great grandpa. He had homes in both OK and AR (Delaware and Benton Counties respectively) and no one that is still with us is really sure where he died. So I sent a check off to both states and no luck. He died in 1940. He was a Baptist minister but at the time of his death he had retired. Does anyone have any suggestions I could try. Thanks much, Carol Littrell Brown Certificate for: GEORGE WASHINGTON SETSER, born 1859 in AR

Once a death is located in one of the death index books, how can I be sure if it is the right person before I send for it? Cheryl

Arkansas researchers: Please visit out recently revised website www.ark-ives.com We have added several new databases and several new research "publications". Continue to monitor it because we will be adding additional material each month. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russell P. Baker, CA Archival Manager Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 502-682-6900 russell.baker@arkansas.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~