Ok. I did not think it was rude. Pat.

Belinda, I was hoping some of the other researchers would see the names and let me know if they are connected and have some information on them. I also was going to ask Wilkie but do not know his address. I hope he is ok as I have not seen a post on the list for a few days. Pat

Pat, I realized that after I sent the message. Please excuse my rude answer. Twasn't mean to be. Sometimes I just pop out with something I wish I had said differently. Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [ARCLEVEL] Reed/Billingsly/Wilkersen--neighbors > Belinda, > I was hoping some of the other researchers would see the names and let me > know if they are connected and have some information on them. > I also was going to ask Wilkie but do not know his address. > I hope he is ok as I have not seen a post on the list for a few days. > Pat > > > ============================== > Choose from over 19,000 mailing lists at: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/ >

I reread my message and was not happy with it. I didn't mean to sound so negative. If you have any other suggestions, I'll be glad to try. Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: Belinda Winston <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [ARCLEVEL] Reed/Billingsly/Wilkersen--neighbors > Pat, > I'm not sure what you are asking. I can look in the 1850 and 1860 Bradley > county census to see if the Billingsly and Wilkerson families are there. > Other than that, I don't really know what I can do. Have you posted a > query/message on the Billingsly and Wilkerson discussion lists, or genforum? > > Belinda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:42 PM > Subject: [ARCLEVEL] Reed/Billingsly/Wilkersen--neighbors > > > > Hello, > > > > In 1850 Desoto MS. there was a > > > > James Billingsly 64 and Clara 16 from TN. > > > > next door to my Reed family which came to Cleveland Co Ark about 1852. > > And the follwing were next door to them: > > > > John W. Wilkerson 31 > > Martha 28 from Alabama. > > > > Their children at that time born in MS. were: > > > > Louisa 8? > > Adaline 1 year old > > I would like to know if these families also came to Cleveland Co. > > If so, more information about them and whether or not any of them are > > connected to my family. > > Perhaps if a researcher of these families knew of the counties in Alabama > and > > TN. that they were in it may help me find out if the Reed Family was there > as > > well. > > > > Thank You, Pat > > > > > > ============================== > > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > > > > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ >

Pat, I'm not sure what you are asking. I can look in the 1850 and 1860 Bradley county census to see if the Billingsly and Wilkerson families are there. Other than that, I don't really know what I can do. Have you posted a query/message on the Billingsly and Wilkerson discussion lists, or genforum? Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:42 PM Subject: [ARCLEVEL] Reed/Billingsly/Wilkersen--neighbors > Hello, > > In 1850 Desoto MS. there was a > > James Billingsly 64 and Clara 16 from TN. > > next door to my Reed family which came to Cleveland Co Ark about 1852. > And the follwing were next door to them: > > John W. Wilkerson 31 > Martha 28 from Alabama. > > Their children at that time born in MS. were: > > Louisa 8? > Adaline 1 year old > I would like to know if these families also came to Cleveland Co. > If so, more information about them and whether or not any of them are > connected to my family. > Perhaps if a researcher of these families knew of the counties in Alabama and > TN. that they were in it may help me find out if the Reed Family was there as > well. > > Thank You, Pat > > > ============================== > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi >

Hello, In 1850 Desoto MS. there was a James Billingsly 64 and Clara 16 from TN. next door to my Reed family which came to Cleveland Co Ark about 1852. And the follwing were next door to them: John W. Wilkerson 31 Martha 28 from Alabama. Their children at that time born in MS. were: Louisa 8? Adaline 1 year old I would like to know if these families also came to Cleveland Co. If so, more information about them and whether or not any of them are connected to my family. Perhaps if a researcher of these families knew of the counties in Alabama and TN. that they were in it may help me find out if the Reed Family was there as well. Thank You, Pat

Posted on: Cleveland Co. Ar Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Cleveland/48 Surname: ------------------------- I have information on the Cable family if you woould like to contacy me, will share. Billie

Arti, The nearest library is the Cleveland County Library. The old obits from the Cleveland County Herald are all online. It is possible that an obituary might have been in the Fordyce News Advocate, and it's possible that the Dallas County Library has microfilm of those. Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: arti bailey <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:13 PM Subject: [ARCLEVEL] Kingsland ancestors > Posted on: Cleveland Co. Ar Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Cleveland/47 > > Surname: Cable, Mitchell > ------------------------- > > Am looking for information on my grandparents Walter Cable and Delia Mitchell > Cable. Would also be interested in information on their parents. > I am also trying to find out where the nearest library is to see if they > have kept old newspapers with obits. > thanks.....arti bailey > > > > ============================== > Choose from over 19,000 mailing lists at: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/ >

Posted on: Cleveland Co. Ar Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Cleveland/47 Surname: Cable, Mitchell ------------------------- Am looking for information on my grandparents Walter Cable and Delia Mitchell Cable. Would also be interested in information on their parents. I am also trying to find out where the nearest library is to see if they have kept old newspapers with obits. thanks.....arti bailey

The Cleveland County Historical Society will meet Thursday, September 28, 2000, at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room of England Packing Co., 660 Niven Road, Rison, Arkansas. The program will be presented by Rufus T. Buie. Membership is open and visitors are welcome. I look forward to seeing all of you there. Diane B. White, President

Posted on: Cleveland Co. Ar Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Cleveland/45 Surname: Tucker ------------------------- My great great grandfather, Leonidas Tucker, fought in the Civil War, supposidly in Company G, 2 Arkansas Infantry. That's all the information I know. Is there information available online or in microfiche which gives a physical description of the soldier, date of induction/discharge or any other pertanent information? I'm not sure what kind of information was kept by the government. I live in Texas so I need to find out exact microfiche numbers if possible. Thank you! Sandy Goodman-Bevill

Posted on: Cleveland Co. Ar Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ar/Cleveland/44 Surname: Tankersley ------------------------- I have a Tankersley Family Bible. It mentions Jefferson and Cleveland Co. locations, so I thought this might be a logical place to look for family members. Please contact me if you are interested in the contents of the family data pages. Tom Williams. [email protected] Sept. 18, 2000.

The descendants of JOEL AND AVERILLA BROACH EASTERLING will be holding a reunion on Saturday, September 23, 2000, at the Chambersville Community Center (old schoolhouse) from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. A potluck dinner will be served at noon. Chambersville community center is 3 miles S. E. of Thornton, Arkansas. All are welcome. For further information, you may contact: Ruby Easterling Rich, Fordyce, AR 870-352-3022 Louise Easterling Cagle, Pine Bluff, AR 870-879-0386

Rebecca tried to send this to the list but it wouldn't go through. Jann . > -----Original Message----- > From: Rebecca <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, September 15, 2000 3:25 PM > Subject: Fw: Reynolds Family Cemetery > > > > > >Below is a post to me concerning this cemetery. > >If anyone has information on the people buried > >there or on the history of the immediate area, > >please reply to James Mooney, listed in the cc. > >Rebecca DeArmond > > > >My name is James Mooney and I am an archeologist > working for Michael Baker > >Jr., Inc., an engineering company that is > conducting the environmental > study > >for the Southeast Arkansas I-69 Connector Project > from Pine Bluff to Wilmar > >(HWY 278). > > > >. . .a small historical research project I would > like to conduct to record > a > >previously unrecorded cemetery in the very > northeast corner of Cleveland > Co. > > > >As part of our work we asked local individuals for > data on all cemeteries > >and historic and prehistoric sites so that we could > avoid them with the new > >highway. > > > >The Reynolds Cemetery was brought to my attention, > we briefly recorded it > >and submitted the data to the Arkansas > Archeological Survey and will avoid > >it. However the cemetery is in very poor shape and > the surviving family > >members (Owen family of Griffith Springs Road area) > and myself would like > to > >prepare a brief history of the cemetery and > individuals interred, and > >present the data to the local libraries, historical > societies, and state > >agencies (we also wish to put a fence and sign > around the cemetery). > >I imagine the paper to be very brief, putting the > cemetery in context, and > >giving data on each person, their background and > perhaps some data on the > >local sawmill and timber camp,with a few maps and > perhaps some photos. > >Tonight we will present the proposal and background > highway info to the > >Cleveland Co. Historical Society. > >James Mooney > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

September 26, 1918 BRAWNER G. MOSLEY WRITES FROM FRANCE Mrs. E.L. Mosley, Rison, Ark. Dear Mother: I was very much pleased to receive the letters from you and Ruth on August 12, also one from Edna. While they were little more than a month old they were read with just as much interest and appreciation as if they had been only a few days old. The day after I received them, I wrote, or rather started a letter to you but wrote only one page and did not get to finish it, so today I will begin another and try this time to send it whether I finish or not. Everything is progressing as well as could be expected in our squadron, in fact every one is working as earnestly and hard as they have ever worked, doing their bit toward winning the war. Our recent victories that you have been reading about in the papers are encouraging 'tis true, but they are not going to cause the allies to slacken their efforts to bring the war to a speedy and successful end. You can see from the news that all of us Americans are not only anxious to do our part in the war but that those of us who are in the Zone of Advance are doing our part. War is dangerous of course but when you are in it, it doesn't seem so dangerous as you would think. It is exciting too sometimes and fascinating, so you can imagine how eager many of the American boys are to get into the fight, as most of them like anything exciting. They wouldn't be Americans you know if they didn't like such things as that.It seems from your last letter that you would like very much for me to tell you more about where I have been and what I have seen since coming across. I haven't written you many such things of course there are many things along this line that it is not permissible to tell but some are, so I will try to write some of this part of my experience.As I have written you before, I have been in both England and France and have so far enjoyed my stay in both as well or better than could be expected under the circumstances. I have had the pleasure of visiting many cities and seeing much of the country in both countries. Many things would be very interesting to write about in detail but with limited time I have for writing it is only possible for me to write about a few things in a general way, and tell a few places I have visited. In England I was in South Hampton, Winchester, Liverpool and other cities but did not visit London. So far as the places are concerned they are much the same as the same size places in the States though there is enough difference for you to tell they are built and inhabited by people of a different Nation, with different ideas and different customs. As a rule the streets are not straight with wide sidewalks, nor the towns layed off in blocks as they are in the States, but probably that is caused by their being built many years ago. In Winchester I visited two very old cathedrals, one built in 1079 A.D. is very interesting and large, with many pieces of sculpture and art, decorations ancient and modern, and tombs of ancient men, kings and queens inside its walls. In the other I saw among other things the noted King Authors Round Table. England is a beautiful country, or the few hundred miles of it that I saw is. The roads are good and are always lined on each side with evergreens or shrubbery of different kinds. When riding or walking on the roads a person almost thinks he is in a real lovers lane all the time. On either side you see pretty green pastures and fields one after another, and you pass many farm houses, all made of brick or stone and with every house beautiful flower gardens. Out of one of these roads I saw where one of the ancient English poets did much of his writing. With such beautiful surroundings it is no wonder that he wrote such verses. One thing I can certainly say for England is, that the people believe in making things as beautiful as possible. In France, I have been in Paris, LaMos, Tours, LaHavre, as well as many other places. These are very much like the English cities in build and have in them many ancient tombs, buildings and places of interest to see. In Paris I saw some as pretty streets and driveways as you will see anywhere, also visited the Eiffiel Tower, Napoleon's Tomb and other structures and monuments of interest. The parts of France I have seen and gone through are pretty, though it seems to me, it is more of a natural beauty than England, therefore more like the U.S. in that respect. One thing I don't think much of here, though, is the way people have of building walls around everything. Almost every house you see in the towns or in the country is enclosed with a stone or rock wall so high you cannot see over it. Such as spoils much of their beauty for it is impossible to see the pretty lawns and flower gardens within or tell how pretty they are unless you go inside.I have used all the time I have to spare at this time so for the present must close. Your obedient son, Brawner Mosley

Descendants of the following SPEARS will be having a family reunion on October 8, 2000 at C & L Electric Coop Hall, 900 Church St., Star City, AR from 4:00 p.m. till whenever. Samuel C. "Neleus" SPEARS; Julius SPEARS; Charles H. SPEARS; E. Harris (Harry) SPEARS; Frank F. SPEARS: William SPEARS; John R. SPEARS; George W. SPEARS; Abraham SPEARS; Thomas F. SPEARS; Joel SPEARS; Marietta SPEARS; Jim Rubin SPEARS; Guy SPEARS; Ellen SPEARS; Harrison SPEARS; Ada SPEARS; Nathan SPEARS; Minnie SPEARS; Mary "Emma" SPEARS; Charles "Mart" SPEARS; Vallie SPEARS; Luther L. SPEARS; Charles William SPEARS; Virgie Mae SPEARS; Walter Clay SPEARS; Frank Rhuel SPEARS; James Relda SPEARS; Winnie SPEARS; Lottie May SPEARS; Rachel SPEARS etc. Please contact Diann at email address [email protected] or Kathy at [email protected] for details. Thanks, Diann McDaniel in Tulsa, OK

Ark. Gazette April 21, 1895 - Rison Miss Mattie Harrison made a visit to Kingsland Friday. Dr. H.D. Saddler left Thursday for Thornton, his future home. Mr. E.P. Marks, of New Edinburgh, was in our city Monday. Mr. J.T. Rucks of Kingsland, made us a recent visit. Miss Annie McLendon, of White Oak, spent Sunday with friends at this place. Mr. Carl Hollis came down from Little Rock and spent Wednesday with friends. Miss Girlie Yates returned Saturday from a protracted visit to friends at Fordyce. Mrs. J.J. Harrison, after a few weeks' visit to relatives at this place, has returned to her home at Fordyce. April 21, 1895 Warren - The barn of Mr. W.D. Burrough, near Orlando, Cleveland County, was destroyed by fire about 12 o'clock, together with about 100 bushels of corn, farming utensils, two horses belonging to himself, two horses belonging to his brother, James Burrough, and a valuable mare belonging to Ben Tipton. Two colts were so badly burnt as to be valueless. It was evidently the work of an incendiary, as tracks were found leading to and from the barn, and the fire when first discovered was in the loft overhead. This is a severe loss to the Messrs. Burrough at this particular time, as their sole dependence for crop was on stock and feed destroyed. June 5, 1904 State Weddings - Cleveland County: Mart Robertson and Miss Leali Hartsell were married at Draughon May 29. June 11, 1904 - State deaths - Cleveland County: Daniel Dyson of Rison June 18, 1904 - In Cleveland county a few days ago Rufus Hall received several severe cuts with a pocket knife at the hands of a man by the name of Tidwell. Hall is in a critical condition. Tidwell lives on Hall's place near New Edinburgh. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS OCTOBER "ARKANSAS FAMILY HISTORY MONTH" Across the nation Governors are being asked by the National and state genealogical societies to proclaim the month of October "Family History Month." Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas has issued an official Proclamation for October 2000 to be observed as Arkansas Family History Month and calls upon the citizens of the state to observe the month with appropriate programs and celebrations. Lynda Suffridge, president of the Arkansas Genealogical Society, invites all citizens of our state and those across the country whose ancestors came from Arkansas to observe the month by having reunions with family members, gather family stories, customs and traditions, identify family photographs, make scrapbooks and research your family's history. Learn the history of your community and county and support those organizations that are working to preserve the artifacts and records that document the past. Collect oral histories of your family and community. Lend your support to local, state, and national historical and genealogical societies. These groups all encourage records preservation. The past tells us where we came from, who we are, and if we study it carefully we can learn where we are going. One of the activities being held to observe the month will be held October 20 & 21, 2000, at the Holiday Inn-Airport, when the Arkansas Genealogical Society will hold their 38th annual seminar offering outstanding opportunities for those just beginning family history research as well as those who are more experienced. Friday evening, October 20, five classes are offered with the choice of taking two classes. Speakers include: Russell Baker discussing "Neglected Genealogical Sources;" David Burdick speaking on "Genealogy Sources on the Web;" Jan Eddleman teaching "Genealogy from the Roots Up"; Dr. Ed Sanders speaking on "Courthouse Research"; and Lynda Suffridge teaching "Land Platting: Metes & Bounds, Township & Range." Saturday, October 21 Desmond Walls Allen will speak on "Research Strategies for that Difficult Ancestor" and "Maximizing Death Records." For a flyer and further information contact Arkansas Genealogical Society, PO Box 908, Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908; call Mary Reid Warner, Seminar Chair, 501-922-6598; Email: [email protected]; or visit our website at www.rootsweb.com/~args

Thanks Belinda! That is cute, and yes, J.H. Ward is one of my relatives! Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belinda Winston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: [ARCLEVEL] More "Letters from Over There" > LOCAL BOYS ENJOY LIFE OF A SOLDIER > Camp Merritt, N.J., Aug. 13, 1918 > > As we cannot communicate personally with all our friends we hope to reach > them in this way. We have been in the army about 10 weeks now and find it > one of the finest things for the physical man that anyone can find, and our > army life has been very pleasant. Of course we miss with relatives and > friends, but in times like these one has to make some sacrifice. We would > advise anyone who are thinking or expecting to join the army to join the > home guards and get some military training as it will be lots of help when > he gets here. Anyone with military experience is sure to make a > non-commissioned officer and that releases him from nearly all of the hard > work. > We just landed in this camp yesterday and find cooler and also damper > climate than Camp Pike. We came via East St. Louis, Indianapolis, > Springfield, Rochester and other places of less note. At all of the above > named places we stopped, and at some of them we hiked over the town. And at > all of them we were met by the Red Cross ladies and given cigarets, candy, > ice cream and other things to eat and we learned before we landed to look > for the Red Cross when the train pulled into a station, for we always found > them kind and very thoughtful of our welfare. So we cannot speak too highly > of them. > We have at last struck the camp where they are forcing the boys to have > their hair cut short. Some of the boys are sorry to give up their golden > locks, the most noted of these is our Sergeant, J.H. Ward (also of Cleveland > county) who says his "girl gave him orders not to have his hair cut short." > Now we claim he is in hard luck. > This camp is just thirteen miles from New York City, and some of the boys > are highly expectant of a trip up there. It is also just 5 miles from the > coast, so we are told. > We will close our letter lest it become tiresome. We will be glad to hear > from all of you. > Walter A. Jones, Ari A. Powers, Jno T. Saeler > > 15th Co. Camp Pike, July Atuomatic Replacement Draft, A.E. F. Via New York, > Camp Meritt, N.J. > > > > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

LOCAL BOYS ENJOY LIFE OF A SOLDIER Camp Merritt, N.J., Aug. 13, 1918 As we cannot communicate personally with all our friends we hope to reach them in this way. We have been in the army about 10 weeks now and find it one of the finest things for the physical man that anyone can find, and our army life has been very pleasant. Of course we miss with relatives and friends, but in times like these one has to make some sacrifice. We would advise anyone who are thinking or expecting to join the army to join the home guards and get some military training as it will be lots of help when he gets here. Anyone with military experience is sure to make a non-commissioned officer and that releases him from nearly all of the hard work. We just landed in this camp yesterday and find cooler and also damper climate than Camp Pike. We came via East St. Louis, Indianapolis, Springfield, Rochester and other places of less note. At all of the above named places we stopped, and at some of them we hiked over the town. And at all of them we were met by the Red Cross ladies and given cigarets, candy, ice cream and other things to eat and we learned before we landed to look for the Red Cross when the train pulled into a station, for we always found them kind and very thoughtful of our welfare. So we cannot speak too highly of them. We have at last struck the camp where they are forcing the boys to have their hair cut short. Some of the boys are sorry to give up their golden locks, the most noted of these is our Sergeant, J.H. Ward (also of Cleveland county) who says his "girl gave him orders not to have his hair cut short." Now we claim he is in hard luck. This camp is just thirteen miles from New York City, and some of the boys are highly expectant of a trip up there. It is also just 5 miles from the coast, so we are told. We will close our letter lest it become tiresome. We will be glad to hear from all of you. Walter A. Jones, Ari A. Powers, Jno T. Saeler 15th Co. Camp Pike, July Atuomatic Replacement Draft, A.E. F. Via New York, Camp Meritt, N.J.