I would appreciate any information on this Davis/Reynolds family. Abram DAVIS b. abt 1879 AR? married Ola REYNOLDS 21, May 1900 in Ashley Co. AR, Ola REYNOLDS b. abt 1880. This couple was suppose to be living in Bradley Co. AR in 1910 and had the following children: 1. Andrew DAVIS b. abt 1903 2. Pleasant DAVIS b. abt 1905 3. John B. DAVIS b. abt 1910 Abram DAVIS and Ola REYNOLDS are suppose to be my GGrandparents my Grandfather name is Jack Pleasy DAVIS b. 1909 in TX on his death record it had 1905 and someone wrote over it and put 1909. Jack died in Pulaski Co. AR in 1969. He is suppose to be 1/2 Cherokee through his mother Ola. He also has two sisters Rose and Susie DAVIS and a half brother Clyde DAVIS. I would appreciate any information... Thanks, Linda

Hi Jann, Trying to clean out my mailbox and had saved the following from you because I saw Ezekiel M Wilson and wondered if he was connected in anyway to my ancestor Martha Wilson b:1808? 1812? 1820? in MS? TN? NC? [discrepancies in Census & Grave Marker] lived in Ashley Co b: in Judson Cemetery m: William E. Ford. I was wondering if you ever got the answers to your questions or any other info. reqarding the names? Kathlynn in Garland TX [from AR & AR lineage's] ************************************************************************ Ashley Co., AR Surnames: FORD - WILSON - WOODS STRICKLAND - POOLE - SANDERFER - PETERSON - maybe EVANS. Surnames of Emily C. Strickland's ancestors from other areas: HAYNES - PACE - PITTS - BRASWELL Phillips & Monroe Co., AR Surnames: SMALLEY - NEATHERY HARPER - WARD - KORNEGAY - SIMPSON. ********************************************************************** In a message dated 3/11/2000 8:15:40 PM Central Standard Time, jann_woodard@yahoo.com writes: > Subj: [ARDREW] Chancery Court Record > Date: 3/11/2000 8:15:40 PM Central Standard Time > From: jann_woodard@yahoo.com (jann woodard) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com">ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com</ A> > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > > I am posting this to the list because of all the names > mentioned. I would like to know where this land is > located and also if anything is known regarding Chas. > Lytle. > > Monticellonian June 10, 1915: > > Warning Order and Confirmation of Title > > in Drew Chancery Court: > > Charles L. Lytle.......Plaintiff > vs > Certain Lands, et.al.,......Defendents > > The defendants, the unknown heirs of M.M. Crow, the > unknown heirs of Madison Crow, the unknown heirs of > Robt. H. Draper, the unknown heirs of W.R. Cole, the > unknown heirs of E.R. Burnett, the unknown heirs of > Emma R. McGee, the unknown heirs of Lemuel M. > Sanderlin, the unknown heirs of Q.A. Mize, the unknown > heirs of Jacob M. Prewitt, the unknown heirs of W.F. > Freeman, the unknown heirs of G.R. Wynn, the unknown > heirs of Rite Hudson, the unknown heirs of Matthew H. > Crow, the unknown heirs of D.C. Bell, the unknown > heirs of Douglas C. Bell, the unknown heirs of Jasper > C. Griffing, the unknown heirs of Chas. M. Brown, the > unknown heirs of William H. Chatfield, the unknown > heirs of Solomon Avery, the unknown heirs of Ezekial > M. Wilson, the unknown heirs of M.E. Stanley, the > unknown heirs of J.T.W. Tillar, the unknown heirs of > I.L. Brooks, the unknown heirs of Stephen Walker, the > unknown heirs of W.T. Stanley, the unknown successor > of William H. Chatfield, Trustee, are hereby warned to > appear in this Court within thirty days and answer the > complaint of the plaintiff, Chas. L. Lytle, therein > filed against them or the allegations of same will be > taken as confessed. Notice is hereby given that Chas. > L. Lytle has this day filed in the Drew Chancery > County his petition for the confirmation of his title > to the following described lands to-wit: > > SW qr of the SW qr and S hf of the SE qr of Sec. 31 > Twp. 11S, Rge 5W; N hf of the NE qr and SW qr of the > NE qr of Sec. 32 Twp 11S Rge 5W; W hf of the SW qr of > Sec 4 Twp 12S Rge 5W; E hf of the SE qr, W hf of the > SW qr, NE qr of SW qr and lots 10, 11, 12 and 13 in > Sec 5 Twp. 12S, Rge 5W; SE qr and lots > 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,13,and 14 in Sec. 6 Twp 12S Rge 5W; E hf > of the SW qr and NW qr of the SE qr of Sec. 9, Twp > 12S, Rge 5 w, all in Drew County, Arkansas, and > containing 1,350 acres, more or less, and all persons > who claim any interest in said lands, together with > the above named defendants, are hereby called upon to > appear in said Court on the 1st day of the June term, > 1915, and show cause whey the title of the petitioner > should not be confirmed. Witness my hand the seal of > said Court this 4th day of May, 1915. > > H.C. Burks. > >

Mason, Thomas D. 1895 Abstract Office page 172-176 Maxwell, John, Sr. 1854 Abstract Office page 183 McCracken, John B. 1899 Abstract Office page 141-145 McKinney, George H. 1899 Abstract Office page 146-147 Moore, Levi M. 1863 Abstract Office page 190-191 McStea, Nelson 1888 Abstract Office page 151-154 McQueen, Peter 1868 Abstract Office page 148-150 Mears, John S. 1876 Abstract Office page 169 Miller, Joseph A. 1894 Abstract Office page 170 Miller, Mary 1894 Abstract Office page 171 Mims, William M.C. 1859 Abstract Office page 185-189 Moore, Missouri A. 1878 Abstract Office page 184 Moore, William B. 1870 Abstract Office page 168 Parkell, Charles 1898 Abstract Office page 196 Payne, Culbertson B. 1857 Abstract Office page 192-193 Peacock, John 1881 Abstract Office page 194 Pratt, Isaac L. 1900 Abstract Office page 393-397 Pugh, John D. 1898 Abstract Office page 195 Ready, A.B. 1885 Abstract Office page 217-218 Robertson, John W. 1880 Abstract Office page 199-200 Rodgers, Jerome B. 1885 Abstract Office page 219 Ross, Riley W. 1857 Abstract Office page 197-198 Rounds, George W. 1897 Abstract Office page 220 Saulsburry, John S. 1865 Abstract Office page 231-232 Shelton, T.J. 1886 Abstract Office page 238 Simpson, David S. 1863 Abstract Office page 230 Smith, Dred 1865 Abstract Office page 233-234 Stanley, Shaderick 1862 Abstract Office page 229 Stilwell, Wm. M. 1859 Abstract Office page 239 Stover, Mrs. A.J. 1891 Abstract Office page 235-236 Sumner, Mary A. 1892 Abstract Office page 237 Thompson, Verilie L. 1894 Abstract Office page 244-245 Tignor, Charles W. 1870 Abstract Office page 243 Thompson, Moses 1855 Abstract Office page 240-241 Turner, John 1869 Abstract Office page 242 Van Gilder, John W. 1887 Abstract Office page 248 Wells, Thomas 1866 Abstract Office page 257-258 White, Nancy 1861 Abstract Office page 253-254 Williams, John G. 1871 Abstract Office page 261-262 Williams, Robert G. 1862 Abstract Office page 256 Williams, Samuel J. 1865 Abstract Office page 255 Wilson, Augustus H. 1896 Abstract Office page 270 Wilson, George C. 1890 Abstract Office page 333 Wilson, James H. 1869 Abstract Office page 335-337 Wilson, Joel 1871 Abstract Office page 259-260 Wilson, Robert 1875 Abstract Office page 338-339 Wimberly, Abner 1858 Abstract Office page 249-252 Winningham, James H. 1883 Abstract Office page 263-264 Wimberly, Elizabeth 1865 Abstract Office page 331-332 Yale, Cyrus 1890 Abstract Office page 265-269 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Whoops! Jann, I goofed in the last post and stated it was the Will of William that I was interested in and it should have been the Will of : > Evans, David L. 1865 Abstract Office page 49-50 Kathlynn in Garland TX [from AR & AR lineage's] ************************************************************************ Ashley Co., Surnames: FORD - WILSON - WOODS - POOLE STRICKLAND - EVANS - SANDERFER - PETERSON. Other surnames of Ashley Co., ancestors from other areas: HAYNES - PACE - PITTS. Possibly TAYLOR - BRASWELL LOREEN - CAMPBELL Phillips & Monroe Co's., Surnames: SMALLEY - NEATHERY HARPER - WARD - KORNEGAY - SIMPSON. **********************************************************************

In a message dated 5/9/2000 10:41:42 PM Central Daylight Time, stoneface45@hotmail.com [Jann Woodward] writes: > Are you connected with William Evans who was in Bradley Co. in 1850, but > later, around 1860 in Ashley Co., around Milo?? **********Message Separator********** Hi Jann, I don't know for sure. I am currently trying to connect my ancestor Robert Simenton Woods [sic] b: 1812 in Ga to his ancestors. [Robert m: Emily C. Strickland both from GA to AL to Ashley Co AR]. And it appears John S. Wood [sic - without the s] & SUSAN EVANS may be his parents, thence, I am wondering if and how SUSAN EVANS connects to the above WILLIAM EVANS? Here is what it says about John S. Wood in "The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas" published by The Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1890 and new material was copyrighted 1978 by the Rev. Silas Emmett Lucas, Jr. It has on the inside cover: Southern Historical Press c/o The Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr. P.O. Box 738 Easley, South Carolina 29640 ISBN 0-89308-083-7 Rev. John S. Wood is a well-known divine of Ashley County, Ark., and has preached the gospel in Arkansas since 1844. His birth occurred in Twiggs County, Ga., February 2, 1822, his parents, John and Susan (Evans) Wood, being also Georgians, the former of Irish and the latter of Welsh ancestry. Prior to the War of Independence the Woods came to America, and the father John Wood, was a major in the War of 1812, operating to Alabama. He reared twelve sons to manhood, seven of whom are now living: William W. besides Rev. John S., in Arkansas, one in Alabama and four in Texas, all of whom are farmers with the exception of one who is a school teacher. Rev. John S. Wood removed to Alabama from Georgia, with his father when twelve years of age, and there the latter followed the life of a farmer, but also sold goods for a while, and from 1826 until 1872 preached the gospel, dying in the last named year at the age of eighty four years. Rev. John S. Wood obtained but a limited education in the backwoods of Alabama, but being naturally intelligent he became a well-posted young man, and at the age of twenty-two years came to Arkansas, and settled in what is now Drew (then Bradley) County, where he entered 320 acres of land. In 1849 he gegan to preach, having united with the Baptist Church in Alabama, in 1840, and at Lacy, in Drew County, was ordained a minister of that denomination in 1850, since which time he has had charge of four different churches every year. At present he has charge of the churches at Judson, Harmony, Unity, and Egypt, all in Ashley County, and has assisted in the dedication of about fourteen different churches, has ordained seven ministers, has received into membership in the church several hundred, and has performed several hundred marriage ceremonies. When he first came to this State the country was almost a wilderness, the roadds were mere trails, and bridges were things unknown. Services were very frequently held in the woods, and it was a year before a church of any kind was built. Sunday schools were first organized about 1855, the first one in which he assisted being in Hamburg, to which the people came ten or twelve miles. The morals of the settlers were excellent, and Mr. Wood had been a resident of the place for three years before he saw a drunken man. He has been married twice, first in Bradley County, to Miss Martha Bussey, to whom twelve children were born, six of whom are living: Zephanih J. (resides in Monticello, Drew County, Ark.), Zachary T. (also a resident of Monticello), James B. (is judge of the Seventh Judicial District), William A. and Carroll D. (both of Monticello, the latter being judge of the Tenth Judicial District), and Mattie (wife of Walter Norris, of Lavaca, Ark.), Three of these sons are lawyers and two are merchants. The mother of these children passed from lifein 1867, and the same year he was married to Miss M. C. Kelsey. Notwithstanding the fact that he had been a minister of the gospel nearly all his life, he has looked after the material, as well as spiritual welfare of himself and ffamily also, and for thirty years was the proprietor of a merchantile establishment in Extra Township, and in the city of Hamburg, but since 1888 has been retired from this business. He has given his children good educations, and has the satisfaction of knowing that they have become honorable, upright citizens. Mr. Wood is a Mason, and in his political views is a Democrat. >From Reflection of Ashley Co book: "James Broomfield 'Brom' Woods m: Molly Weeks Jan 4, 1874. They were married by Brom's uncle John S. Woods, the well known Ashley Co Baptist minister. His [Brom's] father was R. S. Woods & E. C. Strickland." Inserted by Kathlynn: R. S. is Robert Simenton & E. C. is Emily C. Strickland. Sooooo...if Rev. John S. is the uncle of James Broomfield and Robert Simenton is father to James Broomfield then Robert Simenton & Rev. John S. are brothers? Thence, both are sons of John Wood & Susan Evans. But it doesn't specify this in the book. Thence, Robert Simenton & Rev. John S. , plus William W. [unknown to me] & 9 other sons are the children of John Wood & SUSAN EVANS. Another possibility is that Wood family & the Woods family are are two different families? I have written to Heneretta at Ashley Co Library [per Imie Carpenters instruction] to send me copies of the pages that have the history of R. S Woods & E. C. Stricklands that is in her book titled the Nobles of Ashley Co. Hopefully that will shed some light on this. Anyway when I saw the Will for William Evans, I thought this also might help. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Kathlynn in Garland TX [from AR & AR lineage's] ************************************************************************ Ashley Co., Surnames: FORD - WILSON - WOODS - POOLE STRICKLAND - EVANS - SANDERFER - PETERSON. Other surnames of Ashley Co., ancestors from other areas: HAYNES - PACE - PITTS. Possibly TAYLOR - BRASWELL LOREEN - CAMPBELL Phillips & Monroe Co's., Surnames: SMALLEY - NEATHERY HARPER - WARD - KORNEGAY - SIMPSON. **********************************************************************

I think these can be ordered from the Ashley Co. courthouse. Are you connected with William Evans who was in Bradley Co. in 1850, but later, around 1860 in Ashley Co., around Milo?? Jann >Hi Jann, >What a wonderful gift you have offered all of us. Thanks! Are you going >to >post the complete index? How do we go about getting a specific Will? I >would >like to have the Evans, David L. 1865 Abstract Office page 49-50 > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Gates, Abigail E. 1897 Abstract Office page 71-77 George, Hosea 1859 Abstract Office page 292-293 Gilliam, Thomas B. 1862 Abstract Office page 61-62 Gillispie, Sarah E. 1874 Abstract Office page page 63-64 Goodwin, Green 1895 Abstract Office page 65 Griffin, R.H. 1877 Abstract Office page 294 Hadley, James 1859 Abstract Office page 80-82 Hall, Martha J. 1889 Abstract Office page 306-307 Haltom, Harriet A. 1895 Abstract Office page 308 Harris, Arthur Everett 1892 Abstract Office page 312-313 Harwood, Thomas F. 1891 Abstract Office page 410-413 Harville, B.F. 1899 Abstract Office page 310-311 Hathaway, Cyrus 1853 Abstract Office page 78-79 Hogue, Wiley T. 1885 Abstract Office page 304-305 Honeycutt, Seborn J. 1885 Abstract Office page 301-303 Hickman, Mary 1861 Abstract Office page 296-297 Humphrey, William 1897 Abstract Office page 309 Jacobs, Charles C. 1866 Abstract Office page 91 Johnson, Andrew 1849 Abstract Office page 88-90 Johnson, Mary T. 1884 Abstract Office page 85 Johnson, William G. 1892 Abstract Office page 87 Johnson, W.O. 1896 Abstract Office page 86 Jordan, Andrew 1871 Abstract Office page 92-93 Keesee, Thomas Sr. 1861 Abstract Office page 157-159 Kelly, Daniel B. 1865 Abstract Office page 154 Kelly, James W. 1865 Abstract Office page 160 Kelly, John 1864 Abstract Office page 319-320 Kemp, Reddin & Cnythia 1897 Abstract Office 322-327 King, Anderson 1878 Abstract Office page 321 Kirkpatrick, Elijah 1861 Abstract Office page 314-315 Lacy, Mary J. 1900 Abstract Office page 162 Law, John T. 1897 Abstract Office page 161-162 Lowe, Henry D. 1863 Abstract Office page 163-164 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Jann Woodard, you done good. Had no idea you were going to type - send the book. Of course, I'm interested. Thank you, thank you. John Gray

Aldridge, Washington 1879 Abstract Office page 271 Allen, Salina A. 1891 Abstract Office page 1 Anthony, Martha C. 1884 Abstract Office page 4-5 Barnes, John S. 1890 Abstract Office page 18-19 Bell, Amelia 1885 Abstract Office page 10 Bell, S.W. 1898 Abstract Office page 22 Bennett, Joshua A. 1893 Abstract Office page 21 Bethune, Ida 1889 Abstract Office page 12 Bethune, Sarah J. 1881 Abstract Office page 14 Blummer, L. 1884 Abstract Office page 16 Boyd, Augustus 1856 Abstract Office page 13 Bowles, Henry 1894 Abstract Office page 20 Boyett, Mrs. M.J. 1887 Abstract Office page 17 Bryan, Redin 1871 Abstract Office page 6-7 Burnham, Thomas R. 1899 Abstract Office page 23 Byrd, Y.G. 1887 Abstract Office page 11 Caldcleugh, James S. 1880 Abstract Office page 31 Carlock, William J. 1872 Abstract Office page 29-30 Cason, Jesse 1880 Abstract Office page 34 Christmas, Buckner D. 1859 Abstract Office page 32 Christmas, Martha M. 1863 Abstract Office page 33 Cobb, Mrs. Sarah L. 1900 Abstract Office page 26 Coleman, Elizabeth G. 1867 Abstract Office page 27 Cone, James R. 1899 Abstract Office page 25 Cothan, E.R. 1898 Abstract Office page 35-36 Crawford, Dr. John Martin 1871 Abstract Office page 28 Dade, Mrs. Bulah E. 1894 Abstract Office page 285-286 Dade, Elizabeth 1896 Abstract Office page 287 Dade, Henry C. 1865 Abstract Office page 43-44 Daniel, Frances C. 1900 Abstract Office page 289-290 Daniel, William 1871 Abstract Office page 45-46 Dean, James 1858 Abstract Office page 40-42 Denton, John W. 1893 Abstract Office page 38 Denson, Ruben G. 1857 Abstract Office page 39 deYampert, John L. 1888 Abstract Office page 47-48 deYampert, W.B. 1893 Abstract Office 283-284 Dingler, Mattie 1899 Abstract Office page 288 Duckworth, William 1859 Abstract Office page 280-282 Eatman, Battle 1899 Abstract Office page 51 Evans, David L. 1865 Abstract Office page 49-50 Fairbands, Juda Armantha 1861 Abstract Office page 52-53 Fudge, Daniel C. 1862 Abstract Office page 291 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Jann, What a wonderful gift you have offered all of us. Thanks! Are you going to post the complete index? How do we go about getting a specific Will? I would like to have the Evans, David L. 1865 Abstract Office page 49-50 Kathlynn in Garland TX [from AR & AR lineage's] *********************************************************************** Ashley Co., Surnames: FORD - WILSON - WOODS - STRICKLAND - EVANS - SANDERFER - PETERSON - POOLE. Other surnames of Ashley Co., ancestors from other areas: HAYNES - PACE - PITTS. Possibly TAYLOR - BRASWELL LOREEN - CAMPBELL Phillips & Monroe Co's., Surnames: SMALLEY - NEATHERY - HARPER - WARD - KORNEGAY - SIMPSON. **********************************************************************

At 06:56 AM 5/9/00 -0500, you wrote: >Thanks Jann. I for one am very interested. > >Ima Hey, Jann. On another list, too; I see. Yes, I am interested , too. BETH

Hi Jann: Please look for William E. WILLIS, d ca 1853 and Malachi WILLIS, don't know when he died but it would have been later than 1853. And if it's not too much trouble, I'd be happy to learn of ANY Willis. They've been so hard to learn anything about. Thanks so much, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Jann Woodard <stoneface45@hotmail.com> To: <ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 10:28 PM Subject: [ARASHLEY] Record of wills > The original Wills and Will Record Books were all burned in the Ashley Co. > Courthouse fire in, I believe 1921. There was an old book of wills found at > the Ashley County Abstract Co., Office at Hamburg. (I believe it covers 455 > pages). I have this list if any of you are interested. The list also > includes book A.& B, that is available at present in the courthouse. Hope I > have all this right!! > > Jann Woodard > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

Thanks Jann. I for one am very interested. Ima ---------- > From: Jann Woodard <stoneface45@hotmail.com> > To: ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARASHLEY] Record of wills > Date: Monday, May 08, 2000 10:28 PM > > The original Wills and Will Record Books were all burned in the Ashley Co. > Courthouse fire in, I believe 1921. There was an old book of wills found at > the Ashley County Abstract Co., Office at Hamburg. (I believe it covers 455 > pages). I have this list if any of you are interested. The list also > includes book A.& B, that is available at present in the courthouse. Hope I > have all this right!! > > Jann Woodard > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

The original Wills and Will Record Books were all burned in the Ashley Co. Courthouse fire in, I believe 1921. There was an old book of wills found at the Ashley County Abstract Co., Office at Hamburg. (I believe it covers 455 pages). I have this list if any of you are interested. The list also includes book A.& B, that is available at present in the courthouse. Hope I have all this right!! Jann Woodard ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Ark. Gazette Nov. 11, 1887, Hamburg, Ark, Nov. 9 - Capt. J.W. Norris, after a protracted illness of eight weeks, breathed his last about 12 o'clock on Friday night last, surrounded by his family, relatives, and friends. All that loving hearts, tender hands and the skill of physicians could do to stay the hand of death was done, but for sometime it was seen that the end must soon come. His remains were buried in the cemetery here on Sunday morning, the Knights of Honor and Knights of Pythias officiating, he having been a member of both lodges. The ceremonies were solemn and impressive and almost the entire town turned out to pay their last respects to the deceased. Capt. J.W. Norris was born in Lincoln county, Tennessee, October 31, 1836. In 1847 his family moved to this county while he was quite a youth. He grew up to manhood and has been an honored citizen of Ashley county ever since. He entered the confederate army at the beginning of the late war as lieutenant, and was soon afterward elected captain of the Third Arkansas. He remained throughout the entire war, was always at his post of duty, and was in many a hard fought and deadly battle. He married some fifteen years ago, and leaves a loving and devoted wife and three children to mourn his severe loss. He was a kind and affectionate husband and indulgent father. He was, in every sense of the word, one of our best citizens, and his death will be deeply deplored by all those who knew him. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Ark. Gazette: Hamburg, Dec. 4, 1887 - The wedding bells are ringing, several marriages have occurred in the county. Mr. Abb Holloway and Miss Ella Austin were made 'one' on the evening of the 30th ultimo. At 1 o'clock p.m. on December 1, the residence of Mr. N.E. Moats, Mr. J.O. Bain led the accomplished and beautiful Mrs. Hattie Lindsey to Hymen's altar, and they were pronounced husband and wife by the Rev. H.W. Brooks. On the 24th ult., Mr. Elisha Curtis, a prosperous young farmer of this county, captured one of Drew county's fair daughters, Miss Julia Killian; and two more hearts now beat as one. The forest fires in this county did but little damage, there being only a few sections of the county in which fire got out. Some fencing was destroyed, but the losses are few and comparatively small; $500 will fully repair all losses caused by the recent forest fires. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

My surname interests are as follows in Ashley County: John C. Griswould was born Sept.. 6, 1833 in Georgia, his wife was Ann Wilkinson/Wilkerson born Nov. 27, 1836. They came to Ashley County from Alabama.They were the parents of Mattie Lee Griswould who married Young Harrison Lloyd born May 22, 1872. He was the son of J. Thomas Lloyd/Loyad born April 12, 1844 and Lettie Frances Bailey born June 6, 1854. They came to Ashley County from Bartow County, Ga. Daniel Scott born about 1826 in Tennessee and Ellen Boyles Scott born about 1823 came to Ashley County just prior to 1860. Their son James Edward Scott born March 5, 1852 married Mary Ann Chavis born July 17, 1849. Mary Ann was the daughter of Hamilton Chavis born abt. 1827 in Tennessee and Elizabeth Jeffries born about 1826 in South Carolina. James Edward Scott and Mary Ann Chavis Scott had a daughter Della Martha Scott who married Henry Bunyan LaGrone who were my great grandparents. Would love to correspond with any descendents or anyone researching these lines. Ima

Hi all, In the hopes that there may be a better chance of connecting up with someone down the road if a searcher is looking for someone specifically I will pinpoint some of the family members D&POB of those surnames that are my primarily lines connecting to Ashley County, AR - I have traced most these back far past coming to Ashley county, but no doubt there will be someone that can connect to my lines of Roberts, Tyson, Harris, Ray, Love, and Swan at some time in the future if not immediately. My Grandmother, Myrtle Francis Roberts, is my earliest direct certain link to Ashley County, but this line is one that is also connected to many others in the county now. Here is some of the info I have concerning these lines so far: Green B Roberts married Caroline ? sometime before the children listed in the 1850 census in MS - 5 was the oldest, all born in MS. William married Polly Bosely - he was 24 and she 22 in 1850, oldest child 3, born in MS. Polly was born in AL. I think her father was William T A Bosely - 1830 MonroeCo, AL census is right for the family, and is the only Bosely listed in AL - where Polly was born. My GGGF Green B Roberts first appears in Choctaw Co, MS in the 1830's. He would have been young at the time, and William Roberts also appears then as well. Now I am not certain what their relationship was, but assume them to have been brothers. William married Mary Bosely in AL, and they produced a line that later intermarried with Tyson - as the children of Green did. Green had a son, Andrew Jackson Roberts that married Mary Jane Tison. She was the dau of Warren Ticen. Now James (AJ) Tyson - the younger bro of Mary Jane married a dau of William Roberts. so, by the time it got to the children of Andrew J Roberts and Mary Jane Tison, the family was certainly intermarried between the Tyson and Roberts. My GM Myrtle Francis Roberts, dau of Andrew J Roberts told my father and uncle that "Jim Tyson" was their uncle - and his children were their cousins - but I am not certain if the cousins might not have been double cousins from both Tyson and Roberts. BTW: you would have to look under Bosely to find William and family in one of the Choctaw Co, MS US census years - 1860 I think - but he was there in the county till he died - have to look up just when, then Polly moved their line of the family first to LA then settled in Ashley Co, AR - I think the move was done from 1880's to 1890's - and though GGF Andrew and GGM Mary never came west that I can trace, the children that lived did, first My G aunt Ida - she married Will Ray in early 1900's here, and then my GM Myrtle came by 1910 - living with Ida and Will Ray - then G uncle Charlie came by 1920 - also shown living with Will and Ida. Below I list the names of Andrew's siblings, as well as some of the families in the immediate vicinity as listed on the census information for the years since the 1850's. Also, when the grown girls of Andrew's family moved to AshleyCo, AR and married, they married into and lived near families that had come from the old ChoctawCo, MS area. It seems that these families moved as a sort of extended family. The surnames were different, but the relationships of intermarriages and other ties must have bound them as a group over the generations, and over the formation of the country. In looking at the families that moved to AR, I see that TYSON (aka TISON), ARRINGTON, CARTER, CARTLEDGE, JOHNSON, NORRIS, NORRELL, WIGGINS, RAY, SMITH, and SWAN are associated from census information, burial locations, and in some cases known marriage records. In MS these families, plus EVANS, FIELDS, GALLOWAY, PITTMAN, MCDOWELL, FEARS, GOLDING, HICKS, HOOD, CHILDERS, STATHAM, SEWELL, GREENLEE, DAVIS, MAXWELL, LEARY, HARRIS, WATSON, are somewhat associated as indicated on census information. Additionally, several of the heads of house or the wives of the various associated families were listed as born in either NC or SC. I think the generations were moving to new opportunities in a sort of loose association at least, perhaps religious ties also, and in some cases there must have been intermarriages to bind these families together. The Roberts line as I know it so far: Green B ROBERTS b ca1814, GA m Caroline J ? b ca1815, GA Children: Sarahan aka Stacy (1860 census) - FEMALE - b ca1845, MS Simeon L b ca1846, MS Andrew J b July 1849, MS Nancy A M - FEMALE - b ca 1850, MS William G b ca 1853, MS Elender M - FEMALE - b ca 1856 With this family on 1860 census: MATTHEW, Angsistus (maybe Angsisbus) - FEMALE - b1848, AL - School Teacher Andrew J ROBERTS m Mary Jane TISON b ca Sept 1853, MS (dau of Warren and Nancy TICEN - 1850 census, though must have died by 1860 census - children found living with J O JOHNSON, their name was spelled TISON thereafter, till move to AR, where it is spelled TYSON from then on. Children: Walter E b ca 1877, MS - fate unknown - only listed on 1880 census = not on 1900 census with the rest of the family, but would have been 23 by then and may have moved out of state. Mary Ida b 1880, MS (known by Ida Mae) Myrtle Francis b 1892, MS (listed Francis M on 1900 census) Charles A b 1897, AR - known as Charlie - whereabouts unknown on 1910 census, shows up in the household of Ida and her husband Will RAY in 1920 AshleyCo, AR census. Additional clues: There were several ROBERTS households in the 1830 to 1870 that may have been siblings or cousins (perhaps even the father?) of Green B ROBERTS - those that made it to the 1880 enumeration listed themselves as born in GA, father in SC, mother in GA - like the case with Green B - below is a listing of these fellows Coleman M ROBERTS b ca 1796, GA - listed on the MS census 1830 as ROBARDS, skips 1840, then listed from 1850 to 1880 as ROBERTS - may be different people in the census years 1830 and 1850. m Bythenia ? b ca 1791, GA only child at home in 1850: Caroline - b ca 1837, MS Mathew ROBERTS - listed on the 1830, 1840 US MS census Nathan Roberts - listed on the 1830, 1840 US MS census Mathew ROBERTS - May be a different person than above - listed 1850 US MS census - b ca 1809, TN also listed - may be second wife or dau - Sarah ? b ca1823, GA other children 18 to 1 listed as b in AL Joseph ROBERTS - listed on 1850 US MS census - b ca1826, AL also in household: Rebecca - b ca 1786, SC William - b ca 1815, SC - occupation DOCTOR Darninna - a female- can't translate the name - b 1830, AL Mary - b 1845, MS Jane - b 1850, MS Lewis ROBERTS - b ca 1812, SC - listed on 1860 US MS census Nancy - b ca 1812, SC Newton - b ca 1835, SC Rebicca A - b ca 1837, SC David J - b 1840, SC James F - b 1843, AL with SC overwritten Jane - b 1844, SC Susan - b 1846, SC John - b 1848, SC Jacob M - b 1852, SC Alexander C - b 1854, SC C T ROBERTS - b 1823, GA - listed 1860 US MS census m Mary E ? - b 1833, NC children 8 to 5/12 b MS Littleton ROBERTS - b 1821, GA - listed on 1880 US MS census - Father b GA, Mother b SC 4 dau at home, no wife - all b AL 29 - 12 years old And finally, -- PROBABLY BROTHER to Green. William ROBERTS - b ca 1824 GA - listed near Green B ROBERTS in 1850 US MS census - one dau married a brother (A J TISON) of the Mary Jane TISON that Andrew J ROBERTS (son of Green B) married. m Mary A Bosely aka Polly - b 1827, AL -father was likely William T A Bosely - listed in MonroeCo, AL in 1830 with the right ages for family members. ROBERTS Children: Mary A F - b 1848, MS Nancy A - b 1849, MS William S (also listed as G in some years)- b 1851, MS Simeon A - b 1854, MS Ella - b 1855, MS Missouri E - b 1856, MS Amanda J - b 1860, MS Charlie W - b 1864, MS Alfaha (maybe Alpha) L aka Annie - b 1866 Henry E - b 1869, MS also with this family - Polly's mother: BOSELY, Elvincy - 1860 census BOSLEY, Elvira - 63 in 1870 b ca 1807, VA As this is a bit long already, I will expand on the rest of my primary lines later... Ima White wrote: > > I agree. I would like to see more activity on the Ashley County list. I > have quite a few ancestors in Ashley County and one name may not "ring a > bell" but another might. I am interested in the Lloyd, LaGrone, Chavis, > Scott, Griswould. Jeffers, Cason and etc. These families married into many > other Ashley and Drew County families. > > Ima >snip<

I agree. I would like to see more activity on the Ashley County list. I have quite a few ancestors in Ashley County and one name may not "ring a bell" but another might. I am interested in the Lloyd, LaGrone, Chavis, Scott, Griswould. Jeffers, Cason and etc. These families married into many other Ashley and Drew County families. Ima ---------- > From: John Gray <jpgray@cp-tel.net> > To: ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARASHLEY] Re: list replies and other email doodad workings > Date: Saturday, May 06, 2000 1:14 PM > > I'll take what I'm getting, but I really don't know enough to complain about > the list. What I have gotten puts me far ahead of when I signed on. John > Gray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Herb Harris <topside@arkansas.net> > To: <ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 12:17 PM > Subject: [ARASHLEY] Re: list replies and other email doodad workings > > At any rate, you or anyone else interested are certainly not breaking a > > "rule", but as things are setup now the way you send replies may not > > work as expected, but you are free to try whatever method you'd like to > > get messages to the list, just don't make multiple "tests" in a single > > day, ok? This is for the sake of other list members that may not be > > having problems as the list is setup now, and also so we don't generate > > a great deal of mail that has no future relevance in the archives. > > > > Thanks > > > > Herb Harris wrote: > > > > > > Kathlynn3@aol.com wrote: > > > >snip< > > > > I'm curious! Do you know when this list began? I'm also wondering > why > > > > everyone addresses their messages to the individual instead of to the > list. > > > > Sure makes it harder. For example I have seen questions posted, but > never > > > > saw the reply which I was interested in the answer also. Thence, I > assumed > > > > that the reply was also posted to the individual. I thought that was > what > > > > the list serv's were all about...... to post all messages to the list > so > > > > everyone could see and learn from all messages.

I'll take what I'm getting, but I really don't know enough to complain about the list. What I have gotten puts me far ahead of when I signed on. John Gray ----- Original Message ----- From: Herb Harris <topside@arkansas.net> To: <ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 12:17 PM Subject: [ARASHLEY] Re: list replies and other email doodad workings > Yes, a reply to my own message, but this disclaimer my help some folks! > > OOOPS! It was late, etc., the TO line in some instances I stated in my > prior message was incorrect. Email is generally setup so that the TO or > CC line you send to your email ISP server routes to various addresses so > that a FROM line is included that uses YOUR address which is used for > the reply function of the receiver. On listservers this from line is > often setup to be striped and replaced with the list address so that a > reply will be sent back to the list as the point of origin, and rerouted > to the multiple list members automatically without the need to send to > more than one list. (BCC leaves no reference to the sender generally - > thus the name blind carbon copy.) > > Some lists have other lists as a member, thus when a message is sent to > one in the group it is received at all lists in the group. This often > generates an excessive amount of redundant mail, though is thought by > some to be an effective method to achieve connections where the > locations served by the lists or the family surnames have clear direct > links that warrant the use of such redundancy. > > However, since most rootsweb lists are archived and can be accessed by > the public (though may be restricted so that only those folks that are > list members can access the archives), it is something of a waste of > space to send such messages to multiple lists in the hope that a > prospective family researcher is hanging out on the periphery of a list > serving a potential location. Generally the search functions as > currently provided by rootsweb will match prospective family > researchers, and is a method that works across time better than multiple > single shots of messages in the hopes that you will hit on a current > researcher - meaning the researcher of today that is not interested in > your message may learn in the future that they ARE EXTREMELY interested, > but unless you continue to send the same message repeatedly, the > connection will not be made - unless they use the search functions > provided by rootsweb. I certainly encourage the use of the search > function! > > Additionally, I certainly don't know the whole reason certain mail > functions work the way they do for some folks, and not for others, but > generally replies I send back to lists use a single TO, with the list > address in that location, therefore generate no problems, of course the > from line as seen by the listserver (I send To, it receives FROM) would > be the same regardless of how many lists I might send to, so I can't say > for sure just why the reply function is not working for sending your > replies back to the list unless you are using an address group selection > with multiple entries where the list address is other than in the TO > position to reply back to the list rather than just using the simple > reply function found on most email software. > > At any rate, you or anyone else interested are certainly not breaking a > "rule", but as things are setup now the way you send replies may not > work as expected, but you are free to try whatever method you'd like to > get messages to the list, just don't make multiple "tests" in a single > day, ok? This is for the sake of other list members that may not be > having problems as the list is setup now, and also so we don't generate > a great deal of mail that has no future relevance in the archives. > > Thanks > > Herb Harris wrote: > > > > Kathlynn3@aol.com wrote: > > >snip< > > > I'm curious! Do you know when this list began? I'm also wondering why > > > everyone addresses their messages to the individual instead of to the list. > > > Sure makes it harder. For example I have seen questions posted, but never > > > saw the reply which I was interested in the answer also. Thence, I assumed > > > that the reply was also posted to the individual. I thought that was what > > > the list serv's were all about...... to post all messages to the list so > > > everyone could see and learn from all messages. That is what most list that I > > > am on do, and that is why I post all of my messages to the list and copy to a > > > couple of other lists in southern AR in hopes of making contact with any > > > other researchers who may have information to share. I hope what I'm doing > > > is not going against some rule of this list. > > >snip< > > > > Hi, > > > > A brief explanation of how the reply functions of messages sent from the > > list servers of this list is that the TO line of your original email is > > used to determine the normal reply-to line by email programs. This line > > at the listserv is striped from the header and replaced with the list > > address, i.e. ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com (or whatever address is in the TO > > line only as it was originally sent, not cc or other options). > > > > Also, apparently some email programs on the members side have the option > > to redirect the reply function to some other address, be that the > > original sender or some other third party. If you notice this happening > > on only this list you may have the filter function operating on both > > incoming and outgoing mail, though I don't pretend to know just what you > > should do to correct it for every possible email program that is in > > current use. OF course if you expect a reply from lists that are cc'd > > mail you may be disappointed. Normally only the To line will be striped > > and used by the listserv programs to send out mail. Also, YOUR email > > program may be using only the TO line to get its reply-to line. This is > > something to check if you are sending the same message to multiple lists > > with a simple reply. That is on your end of the line. If that is the > > case, perhaps you can change to multiple TO lines and see if that works > > rather than CC or BCC or other mailing address line options. > > > > Best advise is the list mail as sent to you will return to the list if > > normal reply-to is used, maybe reply-to-all or some other combination of > > functions that differing email programs may allow will work, but no way > > to know from here. So, stick to the plain reply function on mail sent to > > individual lists unless you find the need for other reasons. If you must > > send the same message to multiple lists simultaneously, try using > > multiple TO lines - again though there is no guarantee. > > > > That said, there should be no problems with a new message being cc'd to > > other lists, but replies back to "you" (via the other lists) may not > > work perfectly depending on the settings the other list keepers have for > > those other lists. This one is set to perform a simple replacement of > > the TO address line with the list address. > > > > Also note that this list is one on which there are not that many active > > participants, and in such a close setting folks tend to reply to > > individuals rather than the group. Perhaps as time goes on and > > involvement of members increases the group identity will become more > > pronounced and this tendency will lessen as I have seen over the years > > on other lists. > > > > And to answer the first question, this list was officially begun when I > > received the list pas-s-w-o-rd and other startup goodies in an email > > sent to me from RootsWeb Listmaster with time stamp: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 > > 02:24:01 -0700 > > > > To be sure you never miss a reply, simply subscribe to the digest > > version - all messages that come through the list do ge there > > eventually, but no more than you receive via the regular list. Of course > > individuals may not want to share all with everyone on a list, but that > > is of course their prerogative. I for one do enjoy the active messages > > over the last few months that we have been sent, and do look forward to > > much more enjoyable times when those much sought after connections click > > together for folks. > > > > Best to all, > > > > Herb Harris > > ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com list keeper > > > > ============================== > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > >