At least three members of the James&Matilda Burton family of Russell&Lee Counties, Ala. disappeared into Arkansas. At least one, I suspect, before or around 1860. His name was Ramsey. He was still alive in1899 and living in Arkansas. He had a sister and a brother, both somewhat younger, who moved to the state. The sister, born about 1861, married Richard E. Johnson in Alabama before they moved. Luvenia (Burton) Johnson was alive in 1924 and living somewhere in Arkansas. She had at least three children, one of whom was alive in 1900. The brother Alexander, born around 1870, was also alive in 1924 and was living in Arkansas. Death Certificates could tell me something of course, but I have no idea what counties any lived in nor the dates of their deaths. The Arkansas History Commission keeps a record of deaths between 1914 and 1949, but they did not seem to have information regarding either Luvenia or Alexander. (I knew nothing about Ramsey's existence at the time of my request.) Is there anyone on the website who may be able to help in my quest? Thanks, A.A.Wallace --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 6/4/04

Kirsten, Do you have any other info on Eva/Ivy LINTON that married James Montgomery? I need to know who her parents were. On the 1870 census, Pope Co., AR, she was living with Charles Edward Campbell and his wife, Elizabeth (Ms. Elizabeth LINTON on their marriage record). Iva was listed as Thomas I. Linton, white, female, age 5yrs. On the 1880 census she is married to James Montgomery. Her mother, Elizabeth, and Chas. E. Campbell also had two sons, John M. (my grandfather) and Edward Allison Campbell. That makes Elizabeth my g grandmother, but I cannot prove which LINTON she had married. I believe he was Thomas J. Linton, but "others" do not!!! I think she was the daughter of Hampton Newton Webb, but again, others do not. If you have anything at all on this Elizabeth I would really appreciate the info. Thanks, Wanda ----- Original Message ----- From: <PLAINO4@aol.com> To: <AGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:23 PM Subject: [AGS] James,John,F.D.E.,William,POPE CO.,AR > My ancestors and very high brick wall... > John C. MONTGOMERY m. Matilda GRAYSON > They begat 2 girls, 2 boys, the boys being William, b.1836 and Fernando D. E. > (aka F.D.E., or Dee) b.1838 in AR. > William m. Susan Salmona POE in 1854, Pope Co., AR. > They had 2 boys, 1 girl, the boys being James b.1856 (m.Eva/Ivy LINTON) and > John b.1857 (m.Annie Baker TYSON). Daughter Sarah "Willie" (m.Arthur BURMELL)

Does anyone have any information on the Alford-Johnson family that lived in Blytheville in the early and middle 1900`s.? Ed Johnson owned a Concrete factory. JT Alford owned a store downtown. They used to buy and move houses for the St.Francis Levee. Thanks for any help. aktd37@aol.com

My ancestors and very high brick wall... John C. MONTGOMERY m. Matilda GRAYSON They begat 2 girls, 2 boys, the boys being William, b.1836 and Fernando D. E. (aka F.D.E., or Dee) b.1838 in AR. William m. Susan Salmona POE in 1854, Pope Co., AR. They had 2 boys, 1 girl, the boys being James b.1856 (m.Eva/Ivy LINTON) and John b.1857 (m.Annie Baker TYSON). Daughter Sarah "Willie" (m.Arthur BURMELL) Then papa William died of typhoid in 1859, leaving Salmona a widow with 3 young children. Salmona "Mona" Poe Montgomery and her 3 young children are living with her parents (William D. POE) in 1860 Pope Co.Census. She is living next to her mother (Tabitha Catherine Ridgeway POE) in 1870 Van Buren Co., Giles Twp. She is living next to brother-in-law F.D.E. Montgomery in 1880 Pope Co, Griffin Twp. HOWEVER, an 8 year old daughter, Nora, appears in the 1880 census. Nora is my Great Grandmother, b. 1872 in Shiloh, AR. Now it gets good, and in rises that very high brick wall. In every single piece of literature I read, whether it is obituaries, death certificates, family histories, you name it, William is always listed as Nora's father. Personally, I don't see how, since he DIED 13 years BEFORE she was born! Nora Montgomery REYNOLDS died in 1952. From older family members I learned Nora and her mother, Salmona, did not have a good relationship. Gee, I wonder why. Maybe because Nora was never told who her real father was??? Or maybe she was told, didn't like the answer, and took it to her grave. I learned Shiloh was 7 miles south of Dover, AR. It was also known as "Williamson Camp Ground", after a Cumberland Presbyterian minister set the ground aside in 1830 for religious camp meetings and great revivals that would last up to 3 weeks. Lonely settlers from distant parts of the country would travel to attend these meetings. Again, Nora was born in Shiloh in 1872. Was her father one of these lonely distant travelers Salmona took a liking to? Or was her father possibly F.D.E, the brother-in-law next door? Would there be church records from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Appleton that would give me a clue? Or maybe a descendant of this Montgomery line might have heard some dark story about their Aunt Nora Montgomery Reynolds? I would sure like to bring this skeleton out of the closet. I have a family reunion soon in Conway Co., AR, and it sure would be great to share the discovery of Nora's father with the rest of the family. Thanks to all for any help or suggestions. I really do appreciate it. Kirsten

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Stacy, Just going through old mail in my mail box and I don't see where anyone answered you.. I found this online.. if you think it might be your Anna, the age is close, I can look in a few more census to see if the family is there...Cyd Rawls 1880 Census from www.Familysearch.org Household: Name, Relation, Marital Status, Gender, Race, Age, Birthplace, Occupation, Father's Birthplace, Mother's Birthplace Millard L. WALTERS, Self, M, Male, W, 24, AR, Farmer, SC, SC  Delilah WALTERS, Wife, M, Female, W, 21, AR, Help, MS, MS  Anna WALTERS, Dau, S, Female, W, 3, AR, , AR, AR  Tom WALTERS, Son, S, Male, W, 8M, AR, , AR, AR  David D. DODD, Other, Male, W, 23, AR, , AL, TN  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source Information:   Census Place Franklin, Grant, Arkansas   Family History Library Film   1254045   NA Film Number   T9-0045   Page Number   214D

If you are interested in locating information on World War II army serviceman, visit the free webside listed below. http://aad.archives.gov/aad/topic_search_results.jsp Go to the section entitled World War II Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002 <http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series_description.jsp?series_id=3360&coll_ id=null> Proceed from there. These are records recently released by the National Archives. I located my father's W. W. II enlistment records. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! I did find him Prince Cemetery in Bald Knob, Arkansas along with his wife, Annie and his sister-in-law Florie Parrish Ward, her son Carter C Ward and even my husband's grandfather, Howard Ward with his wife (not my husband's grandmother), Helen Ward. I have never been so happy in my life!! THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!! Now I can finally get that death certificate and hopefully know who his parents (and hers) really are! ~Cassandra Quoting lch72120@alltel.net: > you might dig around on this site and see if you can find where they are > buried: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm > > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 09:01:20 CDT > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > I would but I can't find anything that shows when they died. I do know > when > > their son, Howard Hayes died, but don't think that would give me any > > information on when Edward or Annie might have died. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <lch72120@alltel.net> > > > To: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:03 AM > > > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > > > > > > > You could trying pulling a copy of their death certificates and seeing > > if > > > their parents are listed on them. Linda > > > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > > > > Date: 2004/06/03 Thu PM 09:16:22 CDT > > > > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > Subject: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > > > > > > > I am at a brick wall, but believe I may see a crack in it. I have > been > > > looking for years for my husband's GG Grandfather, but with no luck. I > > have > > > been able to find his Great Grandfather in the census from the time he > was > > > married (1910 Census) to the 1930 Census, but have had no luck at all > > > finding him with his parents. I noticed in the 1930 census that there > were > > > additional family members listed in the household with him, and woman > and > > > her 2 daughters and another woman and her son. Both women were listed as > > > Aunt to Edward WARD (my husband's Great Grandfather) and their children > > > listed as Daughter and Son (of the aunts). I do believe that one of the > > > Aunts (the one with the son, Carter) is actually Edward's Sister-in-law, > > > Flory. She and her son are listed in the 1930 Census with the last name > > > WARD, but in the 1920 Census they both are listed with the last name of > > > PARISH (living in same household as Edward and Annie). I believe that > she > > is > > > the sister of Annie PARISH, Edward's ! > > > > > wife. But, just as with Edward, I am unable to verify her parents > and > > > have had no luck finding her with her parents; but I believe them to be > > > Myles Leroy PARISH and Susan QUATTLEBAUM. As I was researching the other > > > Aunt and her two daughters who were living with Edward during the 1930 > > > Census, hoping to find out his father that way. As I was looking for > > > information on Ella WARD and her two daughters, Masell and Mable WARD, I > > > came in contact with Ella's granddaughter. She stated that Edward > Harrison > > > WARD, my husband's great grandfather, married her grandparents, Roy and > > Ella > > > WARD, along with some other members of her family (Edward was JP in > > Cleburne > > > County, Arkansas at that time). She believed that the reason Ella and > her > > > daughters were living with Edward at the time was due to a tornado that > > > ripped through Heber Springs in 1930. She also believed that Edward was > > her > > > grandfather, George Washington WARD's nephew, but neither of us have any > > > proof of this. She believes that Will! > > > > > iam T. WARD could possibly be Edward's father and Henderson A. & > > Rebecca > > > WARD are his grandparents. Again we have no proof of this. In the 1900 > > > Census (Arkansas), it appears that they show his name as Edward G WARD > > born > > > 1889 along with William C. (born 1894) and Pearl D. (born 1898). I do > know > > > that for a while I was unable to locate Edward in some of the censuses > > > because he was listed as Harrison E. Ward or Edward WARD. I do know that > > > Edward moved around quite a bit after getting married in Arkansas (not > > sure > > > as before). Each census he was listed in a different city and county > > (Heber > > > Springs - Cleburne County, Benton - Faulkner County, Bradley - Van Buren > > > County). He also appeared to have a different job in each census. With > > this > > > information you would think that I would have some form of proof whether > > or > > > not this was in fact Edward's family, but I do not. Does anyone have any > > > ideas on what other steps I can take to find this information? I haven't > > had > > > much luck going through! > > > > > what we believe to be Edward's father, William WARD. His middle > name > > > could be Thomas and/or Henderson or neither of those. It seems that all > > the > > > information I have found or received seems to have made everything even > > > hazier than before. The information I have on William T WARD, which > again > > is > > > not verified, just what I've found on Ancestry.com and the little bit > > that's > > > been received from individuals, is that his name could possibly be > William > > > Thomas WARD, William Henderson WARD or William Henderson Thomas WARD; he > > was > > > born about 1854 in Tennessee, and married either Jane B or Rebecca Jay > LAY > > > or LOYD or both. > > > > > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, I've also hit a brick wall with Edward's > wife, > > > Annie PARISH. I was able to verify her maiden name from their son, > Howard > > > Hayes WARD's Social Security Card Application. I am unsure exactly how > his > > > father is listed since I no longer have a copy of the application (I > gave > > it > > > to my sister-in-law), but I believe it was Harrison Ward as this was the > > > name I searched for many years. His mother was listed as Annie PARISH > > > (possibly PARRISH). I searched for Flory (or Florie) in hopes of finding > > > Annie and the closest I could find was Myles Leroy PARISH who had a > > daughter > > > Anne and a daughter Flora that were close to the same ages that I had. > > With > > > her being a female, it seems to make Annie harder to find. > > > > > > > > > > I believe they may have at one time lived in or near the Batesville > > area > > > in Independence County, but am not sure. I do know that their son, > Howard > > > Hayes WARD died in Batesville in September of 1980 and was born in > > Pearson, > > > Cleburne, Arkansas in 1921. > > > > > > > > > > Any information or suggestions on how I might be able to find out > more > > > on this family would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, in advance. > > > > > > > > > > ~Cassandra > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Conway Corporation WebMail -- www.conwaycorp.net

In the 1930 Census they were located in Heber Spring, Cleburne County. That is the last information I have on them. He was a Justice of the Peace in Heber Springs and I assume that he was then to. I am unable to make out what the census had for his occupation. I know he was an Agent, but am not able to make out the Industry or Business (possibly Calbeting - at least that is what the letters looked like to me, but I'm not sure what calbeting could be). The only information I have after that is that their son, Howard Hayes WARD was born in Pearson, Cleburne, Arkansas in 1921 and died in September of 1980 in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas. Howard was married to a Mary Mageline Sanders at the time that he applied for his SSN in Heber Springs (he was about age 19). Besides what I mentioned before, this is all the information I have on Edward and Annie. They did have 7 children that I know of: Blanche (born about 1911), Jewel (born about 1914), Lloyd E (born about 1916), Gracie (born about 1919), Howard Hayes (born 14 Nov 1921 in Pearson, Cleburne, Arkansas), Robert (born about 1924 in Arkansas), Eugene (born about Sep 1928 in Arkansas). I am unable to find any information on any of their children besides, Howard, my husband's grandfather. ~Cassandra Quoting lch72120@alltel.net: > No idea where they are buried? > > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 09:01:20 CDT > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > I would but I can't find anything that shows when they died. I do know > when > > their son, Howard Hayes died, but don't think that would give me any > > information on when Edward or Annie might have died. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <lch72120@alltel.net> > > > To: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:03 AM > > > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > > > > > > > You could trying pulling a copy of their death certificates and seeing > > if > > > their parents are listed on them. Linda > > > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > > > > Date: 2004/06/03 Thu PM 09:16:22 CDT > > > > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > Subject: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > > > > > > > I am at a brick wall, but believe I may see a crack in it. I have > been > > > looking for years for my husband's GG Grandfather, but with no luck. I > > have > > > been able to find his Great Grandfather in the census from the time he > was > > > married (1910 Census) to the 1930 Census, but have had no luck at all > > > finding him with his parents. I noticed in the 1930 census that there > were > > > additional family members listed in the household with him, and woman > and > > > her 2 daughters and another woman and her son. Both women were listed as > > > Aunt to Edward WARD (my husband's Great Grandfather) and their children > > > listed as Daughter and Son (of the aunts). I do believe that one of the > > > Aunts (the one with the son, Carter) is actually Edward's Sister-in-law, > > > Flory. She and her son are listed in the 1930 Census with the last name > > > WARD, but in the 1920 Census they both are listed with the last name of > > > PARISH (living in same household as Edward and Annie). I believe that > she > > is > > > the sister of Annie PARISH, Edward's ! > > > > > wife. But, just as with Edward, I am unable to verify her parents > and > > > have had no luck finding her with her parents; but I believe them to be > > > Myles Leroy PARISH and Susan QUATTLEBAUM. As I was researching the other > > > Aunt and her two daughters who were living with Edward during the 1930 > > > Census, hoping to find out his father that way. As I was looking for > > > information on Ella WARD and her two daughters, Masell and Mable WARD, I > > > came in contact with Ella's granddaughter. She stated that Edward > Harrison > > > WARD, my husband's great grandfather, married her grandparents, Roy and > > Ella > > > WARD, along with some other members of her family (Edward was JP in > > Cleburne > > > County, Arkansas at that time). She believed that the reason Ella and > her > > > daughters were living with Edward at the time was due to a tornado that > > > ripped through Heber Springs in 1930. She also believed that Edward was > > her > > > grandfather, George Washington WARD's nephew, but neither of us have any > > > proof of this. She believes that Will! > > > > > iam T. WARD could possibly be Edward's father and Henderson A. & > > Rebecca > > > WARD are his grandparents. Again we have no proof of this. In the 1900 > > > Census (Arkansas), it appears that they show his name as Edward G WARD > > born > > > 1889 along with William C. (born 1894) and Pearl D. (born 1898). I do > know > > > that for a while I was unable to locate Edward in some of the censuses > > > because he was listed as Harrison E. Ward or Edward WARD. I do know that > > > Edward moved around quite a bit after getting married in Arkansas (not > > sure > > > as before). Each census he was listed in a different city and county > > (Heber > > > Springs - Cleburne County, Benton - Faulkner County, Bradley - Van Buren > > > County). He also appeared to have a different job in each census. With > > this > > > information you would think that I would have some form of proof whether > > or > > > not this was in fact Edward's family, but I do not. Does anyone have any > > > ideas on what other steps I can take to find this information? I haven't > > had > > > much luck going through! > > > > > what we believe to be Edward's father, William WARD. His middle > name > > > could be Thomas and/or Henderson or neither of those. It seems that all > > the > > > information I have found or received seems to have made everything even > > > hazier than before. The information I have on William T WARD, which > again > > is > > > not verified, just what I've found on Ancestry.com and the little bit > > that's > > > been received from individuals, is that his name could possibly be > William > > > Thomas WARD, William Henderson WARD or William Henderson Thomas WARD; he > > was > > > born about 1854 in Tennessee, and married either Jane B or Rebecca Jay > LAY > > > or LOYD or both. > > > > > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, I've also hit a brick wall with Edward's > wife, > > > Annie PARISH. I was able to verify her maiden name from their son, > Howard > > > Hayes WARD's Social Security Card Application. I am unsure exactly how > his > > > father is listed since I no longer have a copy of the application (I > gave > > it > > > to my sister-in-law), but I believe it was Harrison Ward as this was the > > > name I searched for many years. His mother was listed as Annie PARISH > > > (possibly PARRISH). I searched for Flory (or Florie) in hopes of finding > > > Annie and the closest I could find was Myles Leroy PARISH who had a > > daughter > > > Anne and a daughter Flora that were close to the same ages that I had. > > With > > > her being a female, it seems to make Annie harder to find. > > > > > > > > > > I believe they may have at one time lived in or near the Batesville > > area > > > in Independence County, but am not sure. I do know that their son, > Howard > > > Hayes WARD died in Batesville in September of 1980 and was born in > > Pearson, > > > Cleburne, Arkansas in 1921. > > > > > > > > > > Any information or suggestions on how I might be able to find out > more > > > on this family would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you, in advance. > > > > > > > > > > ~Cassandra > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Conway Corporation WebMail -- www.conwaycorp.net

I would but I can't find anything that shows when they died. I do know when their son, Howard Hayes died, but don't think that would give me any information on when Edward or Annie might have died. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <lch72120@alltel.net> > To: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:03 AM > Subject: Re: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > You could trying pulling a copy of their death certificates and seeing if > their parents are listed on them. Linda > > > From: <cdward@conwaycorp.net> > > > Date: 2004/06/03 Thu PM 09:16:22 CDT > > > To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [AGS] Brick Wall - WARD/PARISH - Please Help > > > > > > I am at a brick wall, but believe I may see a crack in it. I have been > looking for years for my husband's GG Grandfather, but with no luck. I have > been able to find his Great Grandfather in the census from the time he was > married (1910 Census) to the 1930 Census, but have had no luck at all > finding him with his parents. I noticed in the 1930 census that there were > additional family members listed in the household with him, and woman and > her 2 daughters and another woman and her son. Both women were listed as > Aunt to Edward WARD (my husband's Great Grandfather) and their children > listed as Daughter and Son (of the aunts). I do believe that one of the > Aunts (the one with the son, Carter) is actually Edward's Sister-in-law, > Flory. She and her son are listed in the 1930 Census with the last name > WARD, but in the 1920 Census they both are listed with the last name of > PARISH (living in same household as Edward and Annie). I believe that she is > the sister of Annie PARISH, Edward's ! > > > wife. But, just as with Edward, I am unable to verify her parents and > have had no luck finding her with her parents; but I believe them to be > Myles Leroy PARISH and Susan QUATTLEBAUM. As I was researching the other > Aunt and her two daughters who were living with Edward during the 1930 > Census, hoping to find out his father that way. As I was looking for > information on Ella WARD and her two daughters, Masell and Mable WARD, I > came in contact with Ella's granddaughter. She stated that Edward Harrison > WARD, my husband's great grandfather, married her grandparents, Roy and Ella > WARD, along with some other members of her family (Edward was JP in Cleburne > County, Arkansas at that time). She believed that the reason Ella and her > daughters were living with Edward at the time was due to a tornado that > ripped through Heber Springs in 1930. She also believed that Edward was her > grandfather, George Washington WARD's nephew, but neither of us have any > proof of this. She believes that Will! > > > iam T. WARD could possibly be Edward's father and Henderson A. & Rebecca > WARD are his grandparents. Again we have no proof of this. In the 1900 > Census (Arkansas), it appears that they show his name as Edward G WARD born > 1889 along with William C. (born 1894) and Pearl D. (born 1898). I do know > that for a while I was unable to locate Edward in some of the censuses > because he was listed as Harrison E. Ward or Edward WARD. I do know that > Edward moved around quite a bit after getting married in Arkansas (not sure > as before). Each census he was listed in a different city and county (Heber > Springs - Cleburne County, Benton - Faulkner County, Bradley - Van Buren > County). He also appeared to have a different job in each census. With this > information you would think that I would have some form of proof whether or > not this was in fact Edward's family, but I do not. Does anyone have any > ideas on what other steps I can take to find this information? I haven't had > much luck going through! > > > what we believe to be Edward's father, William WARD. His middle name > could be Thomas and/or Henderson or neither of those. It seems that all the > information I have found or received seems to have made everything even > hazier than before. The information I have on William T WARD, which again is > not verified, just what I've found on Ancestry.com and the little bit that's > been received from individuals, is that his name could possibly be William > Thomas WARD, William Henderson WARD or William Henderson Thomas WARD; he was > born about 1854 in Tennessee, and married either Jane B or Rebecca Jay LAY > or LOYD or both. > > > > > > As I mentioned earlier, I've also hit a brick wall with Edward's wife, > Annie PARISH. I was able to verify her maiden name from their son, Howard > Hayes WARD's Social Security Card Application. I am unsure exactly how his > father is listed since I no longer have a copy of the application (I gave it > to my sister-in-law), but I believe it was Harrison Ward as this was the > name I searched for many years. His mother was listed as Annie PARISH > (possibly PARRISH). I searched for Flory (or Florie) in hopes of finding > Annie and the closest I could find was Myles Leroy PARISH who had a daughter > Anne and a daughter Flora that were close to the same ages that I had. With > her being a female, it seems to make Annie harder to find. > > > > > > I believe they may have at one time lived in or near the Batesville area > in Independence County, but am not sure. I do know that their son, Howard > Hayes WARD died in Batesville in September of 1980 and was born in Pearson, > Cleburne, Arkansas in 1921. > > > > > > Any information or suggestions on how I might be able to find out more > on this family would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thank you, in advance. > > > > > > ~Cassandra > > > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > > > >

I am at a brick wall, but believe I may see a crack in it. I have been looking for years for my husband's GG Grandfather, but with no luck. I have been able to find his Great Grandfather in the census from the time he was married (1910 Census) to the 1930 Census, but have had no luck at all finding him with his parents. I noticed in the 1930 census that there were additional family members listed in the household with him, and woman and her 2 daughters and another woman and her son. Both women were listed as Aunt to Edward WARD (my husband's Great Grandfather) and their children listed as Daughter and Son (of the aunts). I do believe that one of the Aunts (the one with the son, Carter) is actually Edward's Sister-in-law, Flory. She and her son are listed in the 1930 Census with the last name WARD, but in the 1920 Census they both are listed with the last name of PARISH (living in same household as Edward and Annie). I believe that she is the sister of Annie PARISH, Edward's ! wife. But, just as with Edward, I am unable to verify her parents and have had no luck finding her with her parents; but I believe them to be Myles Leroy PARISH and Susan QUATTLEBAUM. As I was researching the other Aunt and her two daughters who were living with Edward during the 1930 Census, hoping to find out his father that way. As I was looking for information on Ella WARD and her two daughters, Masell and Mable WARD, I came in contact with Ella's granddaughter. She stated that Edward Harrison WARD, my husband's great grandfather, married her grandparents, Roy and Ella WARD, along with some other members of her family (Edward was JP in Cleburne County, Arkansas at that time). She believed that the reason Ella and her daughters were living with Edward at the time was due to a tornado that ripped through Heber Springs in 1930. She also believed that Edward was her grandfather, George Washington WARD's nephew, but neither of us have any proof of this. She believes that Will! iam T. WARD could possibly be Edward's father and Henderson A. & Rebecca WARD are his grandparents. Again we have no proof of this. In the 1900 Census (Arkansas), it appears that they show his name as Edward G WARD born 1889 along with William C. (born 1894) and Pearl D. (born 1898). I do know that for a while I was unable to locate Edward in some of the censuses because he was listed as Harrison E. Ward or Edward WARD. I do know that Edward moved around quite a bit after getting married in Arkansas (not sure as before). Each census he was listed in a different city and county (Heber Springs - Cleburne County, Benton - Faulkner County, Bradley - Van Buren County). He also appeared to have a different job in each census. With this information you would think that I would have some form of proof whether or not this was in fact Edward's family, but I do not. Does anyone have any ideas on what other steps I can take to find this information? I haven't had much luck going through! what we believe to be Edward's father, William WARD. His middle name could be Thomas and/or Henderson or neither of those. It seems that all the information I have found or received seems to have made everything even hazier than before. The information I have on William T WARD, which again is not verified, just what I've found on Ancestry.com and the little bit that's been received from individuals, is that his name could possibly be William Thomas WARD, William Henderson WARD or William Henderson Thomas WARD; he was born about 1854 in Tennessee, and married either Jane B or Rebecca Jay LAY or LOYD or both. As I mentioned earlier, I've also hit a brick wall with Edward's wife, Annie PARISH. I was able to verify her maiden name from their son, Howard Hayes WARD's Social Security Card Application. I am unsure exactly how his father is listed since I no longer have a copy of the application (I gave it to my sister-in-law), but I believe it was Harrison Ward as this was the name I searched for many years. His mother was listed as Annie PARISH (possibly PARRISH). I searched for Flory (or Florie) in hopes of finding Annie and the closest I could find was Myles Leroy PARISH who had a daughter Anne and a daughter Flora that were close to the same ages that I had. With her being a female, it seems to make Annie harder to find. I believe they may have at one time lived in or near the Batesville area in Independence County, but am not sure. I do know that their son, Howard Hayes WARD died in Batesville in September of 1980 and was born in Pearson, Cleburne, Arkansas in 1921. Any information or suggestions on how I might be able to find out more on this family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, in advance. ~Cassandra

I am looking for information on a Pink W Walker who married a Myrtie Albertine Falls prior to 1914. I am not sure where they may have been married...her mother was married in Indian Territory and her sister was married in Crawford COunty....I have not been able to locate their marriage in Oklahoma yet, was wondering if they may have gotten married in Arkansas like the majority of my family...if they did it would have been around Van Buren area... I checked Ft Smith web site and was not able to find it....any assistance would be greatly appreciated....thank you Billie Eacret ===== Billie __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/

Fellow Arkansas researchers: The National Archives has recently made a lot of its indexes and abstracts to the records of World War II Army service men and women available on its website. Here is the web address: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/title_list.jsp Many of these records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis in the early 1970s. You might be able to locate information from this website that was though to be lost. I just located information on my father who served in World War II. Thanks to Jan Davenport for this good information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

All of your Arkansas researchers might like to revisit the website of the History Commission and State Archives. We have added a new data base and index. This is the index to our famous SMC (Small Manuscript Collection). You can search by name, location, or event. Contact us about photocopies from the SMC. Go to "selected material" then check on data bases. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

could i please get a lookup on asa taylor,1801-logan co ky, died around 1865, in randolph co ar, what im trying to do is find his parents and get documentation so i can move on ,we have info that his parents were william taylor 1755 va,co ? died in logan co ky, polly lucas sc, died in logan co ky, we just dont have any solid proof,any help would be apprieciated thank you mary taylor traud wv

I am new to this so I will do my best. My family has always been told my ggmother came from Arkansas (not sure which part). Her name was Anna Walters and she was Indian. We have her DOB as in 1874 in Arkansas (maybe trail of tears) and her Death as 1918 in Hannibal, MO HELP!!!!! She married Aera Arnold Lane. DOB 12-5-1875 in Chillicothe, MO and Death as 3-26-1960 in Hannibal, MO Anyone!!!!!???? Stacy in KS --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70/year

Clementine "Clemma" Mooney b. 1868, widow, was living at the State Hospital in Little Rock when she died October 26, 1939. Her death certificate says burial was in Little Rock. Shows her name as Clemma Mooney. She lived in Clay County in the County Home when she was transferred to the State Hospital. I checked in Pulaski County but did not find anything. We would appreciate any help. Shirley McMahon Garrett

ARKANSAS COUNTY SCHOOL CENSUS RECORDS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE ARKANSAS HISTORY COMMISSION AND STATE ARCHIVES May 7, 2004 Note: There records are filed with the County Records on microfilm CLEBURNE 1925 - 1978 Rolls 26 - 41 MADISON 1925 - 1956 Rolls 28 - 32 MONTGOMERY 1928 - 1978 Rolls 45 - 74 POPE 1938 - 1978 Rolls 65 - 79 PRAIRIE 1946 - 1954 Rolls 65 - 79 WASHINGTON 1918 - 1919, 1928 - 1978 Rolls 100 - 183 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Iris: Keep in mind that Arkansas did not begin keeping death records until 1914. You might use cemetery records, church records, newspaper files, and county records. However, the Sharp County courthouse burned about 1879. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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: Bill Horne [mailto:bjhorne@charter.net] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 3:20 AM To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AGS] Arkansas Death Index Lookup Can someone do a death index lookup for Matthew (Mathew) Horn (Horne) born 1826-1832 in TN? Found in AR census 1860 and 1870 near Evening Shade P.O., Piney Forks and Franklin Twsp. in Lawrence-Sharp Co. I do not know when he died. I cannot find him in the 1880 census, so it may have been before then. Or he may have gone to the Indian Territory where some of his children are found in Spiro, LeFlore Co., OK in 1900 census. He married Rebecca Carpenter nee Clements in 1865 in Lawrence Co., OK. Thank you so much, Iris Horne ==== 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.