Hello all, I am looking for information on the John Blackard family of Sebastian County, Arkansas. He was born March 31, 1818 and married Mary Anne Counce and after she passed away between 1866 and 1867 he married the widow of his brother Willoughby Blackard, Martha Jane Bourland Blackard. I am related to his son, John Riley Blackard, born Oct. 1845. He married (1) Mary S. Nelson, (2) Emma Boone May 9, 1895, (3) Mary Campbell Oct. 15, 1896 (4) F.J. Herrell Sept. 12, 1899, (5) Mary E. Kelley May 12, 1904. All of the marriages took place in Sebastian County, AR with the exception of the last which took place in Pittsburgh County, OK. John Riley had a daughter Lou Ollie Blackard born in 1898, and her mother is unknown up to this point. She was adopted by her aunt Lucinda (Blackard) and Amman Keffer around 1900. Any information on any of these people is greatly appreciated. Thanks, April Alexander