This contract was for my father-in-law who lived in Bradley Co., but taught school a few years in Cleveland Co. All the names appearing in the contract are Cleveland Co. names: State of Arkansas, County of Cleveland This agreement between Ed Trammel, T. Hendrickson, W.D. Moore, Joe Mosley, T Rodgers and J.N. Reynolds as Directors of the School District No. Hollis Special, in the County of Cleveland, State of Arkansas and S.L. (Silas Lee) Woodard, a teacher who holds a license of the Second grade and who agrees to teach a common school in said District, is as follows: The said Directors agree upon their part in consideration of the covenants of said teacher, hereinafter contained, to employ the said S.L. Woodard as teacher to teach a common school in said District for the term of five more or less months commencing on the 23 day of Oct. A.D., 1922, to pay therefore in the manner and out of the funds provided by law, the sum of Sixty Dollars for each school month. Said Directors further agree that all steps required or allowed by law to be taken by said District and its officers, to secure the payment of teachers' wages, shall be so had and taken promptly, and the requirements of the law, in favor of the teacher, complied with by said District. The teacher on his part, agrees to keep said school open seven hours each school day, keep carefully the register required by law, preserve from injury to the utmost of his power the District property, give said school his entire time and best efforts during the school hours, use his utmost influence with parents to secure a full attendance of scholars and general to comply with all requirements of the laws of this State in relation to teachers, to the best of his ability. (Hand written statement): This contract is subject to the power of the board to revoke at any time they see fit. Signed: C.E. Trammell J.N. Reynolds T. Rodgers W.D. Moore Thos Hendrickson (Directors) Signed: Silas Lee Woodard, Teacher Date: August 26th, 1922 Place: Hollis Special __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/

Just a little added notation regarding E.L. McMurtrey: Arkansas Gazette Feb. 8, 1872 page 1 col 2 - List of Officers of the Arkansas State Guards, Bradley County, First Company: E.L. McMurtrey, Captain; J.R.S. Burbridge, First Lieutenant; H.B. Rawls, Second Lieutenant. Jann __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/

I just happened up on an obit for Wallace L. Sinclair in 1951. Would you like it or need it? Belinda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 6:23 PM Subject: Re: [ARCLEVEL] Bergoyne > Thanks Belinda, > Do you know how to email Sue O' Kelly? > She would most likely appreciate a copy. > > I have the Sinclair line that Charles and I are from copied off if you would > like to have it for others that may need to work from it. > > Charles and I paid for a copy that someone did over 50 pages on. > We happened to fit into that family. > > The guy at the copy shop gave me half off today and bound them for free. > (punched holes and put a plastic cover and spine on them . Because he has a > good attitude for genealogy. > > send address again if you would like a copy. > Pat > > > ============================== > 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 Belinda, Pat

Yes, Charles would have a fit if I let it get away. He has found some Sinclairs in Kingsland related to us from the phone book. He was able to call them and connect. That was where a lot of our Sinclairs lived. My grandmother, his aunt was born in Shark Ark. Thanks, Pat

This is from the 1850 Bradley Co. index just in case you havent seen it. McMurtrey, Elisha L. 46; Eliza 46; Henry 48; Louisa 46; Martha A. 46; Nicy J. 46; Pheby 46; Sarah 46; Willis 46 John & Jennifer Baldwin wrote: > I have been subscribing to this for a few weeks and have found it very > interesting. And now I have finally decided to ask a question and see if > anybody can help me. According to my family records I a descendant of > Alexander Campbell McMurtrey (b. 1792 in NC d. 1849 in Cleveland County, > Arkansas) through his son Dr. John Benson McMurtrey (b. 1825 in Shelby > County, AL d. June 1862 in the Civil War.) I have listed that my 2nd Great > Grand Uncle is the Col Elisha L McMurtrey and he is mentioned several times > on the Cleveland County web page. I have never been able to find any record > of the existance of Dr. John Benson McMurtrey, I have his DOB and DOD and > his Civil War record but nothing that states anything about his family. I > have searched through the Cleveland County website and every other geneology > and have never come across anything. I was wondering if anybody knows > anything else about the McMurtrey's and can help me find out who all the > children of Alexander Campbell McMurtrey are. I would appreciate any help > you can give me. > > Thank you, John Baldwin (3rd Great Grandson of Alexander Campbell > McMurtrey) > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com.

John, I have no idea if this is part of your McMurtreys. Found in Shady Grove Cemetery, Jersey, Bradley Co., AR., which, as you know, is next door to Cleveland Co. McMurtrey, Carl Lovette - 7 December 1892 - - 19 October 1979 (double marker) h/o Hettie Kitchens. McMurtrey, Hettie Kitchens - 8 January 1899 - - 5 January 1943 d/o James Monroe Kitchens & Ronie E. Williams Children: (1) Joe T. McMurtrey (b. Dec. 1, 1931, d. Sept. 12, 1997, buried at Greenwood Cemeter, at Rison, Cleveland Co. (2.) Bill McMurtrey

Have You checked the courthouse to see if Alexander might have left a will? , if he had a son that was a Doctor, he must have been quite well off and would have had property to leave his children. Have You found him on 1840 Census? Did your Dr. live in same area in 1850?....just some ideas....

I have been subscribing to this for a few weeks and have found it very interesting. And now I have finally decided to ask a question and see if anybody can help me. According to my family records I a descendant of Alexander Campbell McMurtrey (b. 1792 in NC d. 1849 in Cleveland County, Arkansas) through his son Dr. John Benson McMurtrey (b. 1825 in Shelby County, AL d. June 1862 in the Civil War.) I have listed that my 2nd Great Grand Uncle is the Col Elisha L McMurtrey and he is mentioned several times on the Cleveland County web page. I have never been able to find any record of the existance of Dr. John Benson McMurtrey, I have his DOB and DOD and his Civil War record but nothing that states anything about his family. I have searched through the Cleveland County website and every other geneology and have never come across anything. I was wondering if anybody knows anything else about the McMurtrey's and can help me find out who all the children of Alexander Campbell McMurtrey are. I would appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you, John Baldwin (3rd Great Grandson of Alexander Campbell McMurtrey)

Please let me know if you have any information on this family. Thanks! Henry B. DIXION Sr. Birth: 19 Dec 1881, Wesson, MS (Lincoln County) Death: 25 Oct 1918, Rison, AR Father: DIXION Spouse: Annie L. HUGHES Birth: 1886, Greenwood, MS Father: Rev. Joseph Rasbury HUGHES (1852-1934) Mother: Florence Orleane SPIARS (1852-1934) Children: Annie Hughes (1908-) Henry B. (1912-) Florence Hamilton (1914-) Virginia Earl (1916-) Burgess 1.1 Annie Hughes DIXION Birth: 1908 1.2 Henry B. DIXION Jr. Birth: 1912 Children: Belzon Burgess Florence -- David Johnson P. O. Box 750836 Memphis, TN 38175 <[email protected]> Family History Research: CROSSLIN:AL TN TX MS FITZGERALD: MS NC Ireland FANT: MS? HUGHES: MS FORT: MS TN NC CONGER: MS TX GA NC NJ JOHNSON: MS SPIARS: MS WALTON: MS JOLLY: TN VA AL HARVEY: MS NC

Hello, I know better than to write something emotionally and then fire it off. But I did yesterday after a particularly challenging day. I am publicly apoligizing to the list. I *am* really sorry if I offended any of you. I am trying to think of a genealogically related question but I can not right now so I am sending this off topic post 'cause I think I need to get it off my chest. Again, sorry! Cristal

Thanks Belinda, Do you know how to email Sue O' Kelly? She would most likely appreciate a copy. I have the Sinclair line that Charles and I are from copied off if you would like to have it for others that may need to work from it. Charles and I paid for a copy that someone did over 50 pages on. We happened to fit into that family. The guy at the copy shop gave me half off today and bound them for free. (punched holes and put a plastic cover and spine on them . Because he has a good attitude for genealogy. send address again if you would like a copy. Pat

Belinda, I'd love to have it. Some of my Burgoynes moved to Lincoln County by 1870 Sarah and her son Lewis for example to name a few. Thanks, Pat Have a great 4th!!!

1920 Cleveland County, Rison Township 241/254 O'Kelly, Ora T. Head M W 26 M AR AR AR Ethel wife f w 23 M AR AR AR Gladyce dau f w 6 S AR AR AR George son m w 4 S AR AR AR Ruley? * dau f s 8/12 AR AR AR Bergoyne, Henry K. Grfather m w 82 Wd MS MS MS * the copy I made wasn't clear and I couldn't make it out completely. Hope this helps. Belinda >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [ARCLEVEL] Bergoyne >Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:29:44 EDT > >Belinda, >I'd love to have it. >Some of my Burgoynes moved to Lincoln County by 1870 Sarah and her son >Lewis >for example to name a few. >Thanks, > Pat >Have a great 4th!!! > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Pat, Did you need the 1920 census information on Ora O'Kelly and Henry Bergoyne? Belinda ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

In a message dated 6/29/00 5:49:34 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << I appreciate this list and all the help I have been able to get from it and I hope that will continue. Cristal Simmons >> Howdy, Cristal. Wilkie here. That statement got my attention also, but, after writing a reply, I decided not to send it. You had more motivation than I. It is a double edged sword - it cuts both ways. Lots of people on here and on ARBRADLE are most sympathedic to your cause. It was a long time ago. I am putting it all behind me and going forward to a better understanding among all races & colors & etcs.

Hello, I am trying not to get too emotional about this topic, after all, I am a product of a group of people who were enslaved in Cleveland County Arkansas. While I know there were a lot of Cleveland Co residents who did not own slaves there were certainly a lot of then who did . And just because someone was too poor to enslave another person or people, does not mean that he or she treated the colored person fairly or respected their rights to live in a county they worked and "slaved"over. Just because a person did not own slaves does not mean he would not have if he could have or that he did not don a white sheet when a black became too uppity or tried to act as a man. Just because they did not own slaves does not mean that they would not have fought so hard to keep the institution alive. We Black people know that lincoln was not pro-black but was probably just as racist as slave holders were. We know that the official reason why the civil war was fought was so the south could decide how they wanted to live. I am sorry I just really do not believe that if slavery was not an issue there would not have been this big rift between the two sides, no matter what historians and civil war buffs say. If we could ask someone living during that time what the south was REALLY fighting for I would bet that they would say to keep the status quo, to keep the free labor source and to have a place where white was right. By the way, I am trying to figure out why my ex-slave great great great grandfather was a confederate. (He received a pension too) His slave holders went to another troop so my theory that he went with them was not proven true. I am not trying to make enemies here. Just expressing myself. I appreciate this list and all the help I have been able to get from it and I hope that will continue. Cristal Simmons

Thanks, Doyne, but I'm still wondering about BOSHNIE. Jayne -----Original Message----- From: Doyle Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ARCLEVEL] Place name? Jayne The time period that you are talking about is probably 1864 middle to late spring or summer when there was a lot of patrol activity by Union forces from Pine Bluff into the areas along the Saline River towards Princeton and Tulip. Especially after Jenkins Ferry, Mt Elba, Marks Mill, etc. that spring. The fact is that there were several other familys from the White Oak Bluff, Staves, "Y" community area such as the Rankins, Bells, and other that were in the Union Army. The mistake is in assuming that they were in the Army "Volunteerary". It was the policy of the invading Union army to give "Able-bodied" southern men that they ran across, their choice Joining up of go to prison as Southern simpithizers or ex Confederate Soldier. Most able bodied men in the area when a patrol came through usually ran for cover into the woods. Yours may have been surprised or just not so fast of foot. A lot of men joined up with the idea that they could desert later if they got the chance and that union army life was certainly no worst than Prison. Jayne Spears wrote: > Has anyone heard of Boshnie in Cleveland County? I just received a listing > of the 28th Wisconsin Regiment, Company "F" and it has three men listed as > being from Boshnie. Being related to all three, I know they were from White > Oak, Staves, The "Y" or whatever you want to call that general area. > Interesting note: there were four Arkansans in the unit; three from > Boshnie: Robert B. Bell, Sidney O. Bell and Albert G. Jones; and one from > Pine Bluff, Gabriel Gray, colored cook. > Interesting question: WHY did these three (of my relatives!) fight with the > North? > Jayne > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: http://pml.rootsweb.com/

Jayne The time period that you are talking about is probably 1864 middle to late spring or summer when there was a lot of patrol activity by Union forces from Pine Bluff into the areas along the Saline River towards Princeton and Tulip. Especially after Jenkins Ferry, Mt Elba, Marks Mill, etc. that spring. The fact is that there were several other familys from the White Oak Bluff, Staves, "Y" community area such as the Rankins, Bells, and other that were in the Union Army. The mistake is in assuming that they were in the Army "Volunteerary". It was the policy of the invading Union army to give "Able-bodied" southern men that they ran across, their choice Joining up of go to prison as Southern simpithizers or ex Confederate Soldier. Most able bodied men in the area when a patrol came through usually ran for cover into the woods. Yours may have been surprised or just not so fast of foot. A lot of men joined up with the idea that they could desert later if they got the chance and that union army life was certainly no worst than Prison. Jayne Spears wrote: > Has anyone heard of Boshnie in Cleveland County? I just received a listing > of the 28th Wisconsin Regiment, Company "F" and it has three men listed as > being from Boshnie. Being related to all three, I know they were from White > Oak, Staves, The "Y" or whatever you want to call that general area. > Interesting note: there were four Arkansans in the unit; three from > Boshnie: Robert B. Bell, Sidney O. Bell and Albert G. Jones; and one from > Pine Bluff, Gabriel Gray, colored cook. > Interesting question: WHY did these three (of my relatives!) fight with the > North? > Jayne > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

The War was over much bigger fundamental issues than Slavery. Most of our ancestors didn't own Slaves. They did not have the opportunity or could not afford to but an expensive slave or provide for his upkeep. So they would not have gone to war so a few rich folks could own a slave and make money. It would be like us going to war so Sam Walton or Bill Gates could own a Cadillac. Doesn't make sence does it. Richard Lunsford wrote: > Was the war really about slavery? Its my understanding that it wasn't. > > JL Oldham wrote: > > > Probably because they didn't believe in slavery. > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.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