Have been subscribed for some time. "Lurking" But not much to read! Researching Comstock, Wood, Hays in Crawford County. Have not seen any of these names mentioned at all! Anybody out there? - Kay Haden [email protected]

Ok guys, I have been looking for my GGGrandmothers family. Need parents, siblings. I don't have much to go on but here it is. Nancy Ann Wright (name is from daughters, Rhoda and Mary, SS records and record of marriage to first spouse, I think) born - 1857 to 1863 ( who knows here as all documents list different ages, most seem to center around 1860 though) in Arkansas. Married John Hamilton first in 1879 Crawford Co. One daughter living Sarah Serena Hamilton married Robert Marion Smith. Sarah born 1880. Married J.H. Cooper in 1883 Crawford Co. Married Jacob B. Blankenship 1889 in Craford Co. 3 daughters Rhoda born 1890 married Walter Hodgett, Mary born 1892 married Roy Huntsinger, and Louise born 1876. Louise was born 7 months after her Jacob died. 4th spouse was William Leonard in Crawford Co., there was a divorce proceeding on this but was stopped. 5th spouse was George W. Pittman in Sebastian Co. Grandma Nancy was supposed to have been gored to death by a bull ox. They lived around the Mountainburg area. Her death had to have occured between 11 may 1910 (living on the census) to Oct 22 1911 (George Pittman remarried a Mrs. C. C. Lona Mullins) The only other info I have is Grandma was supposed to have had a brother named Price. Anyone with any info please help as this one has been driving me crazy. Thanks a million to all Debbie [email protected]

Sharon, Yes, There are others out here! Just busy and lurking. I'm still researching W Bartlett IRWIN b Aug 1836 in NY, moved through MI and KS to Crawford County, AR in abt 1880. Died in early 1919 near Locke (Crawford) AR. Also Bartletts daughter, Carrie L IRWIN b. 16-Dec-1868 in (Washington) KS ,who married Anderson Rashe HILL (b. 10-Dec-1963 in KS) on 17-9-1888 in (Crawford) AR. Carrie and Anderson seperated and both moved to OK in the 1920's. Anyone recognise these names? for more information, check my web page at the following url: http://www.nex.net/nglies/ Gail Lies Jonesboro AR [email protected]

Well here is another lurker - I am searching the Jesse W. Branson Family of Cederville in Crawford Co. Also His Sister Isabelle Branson Richie , she was married to James Richie who died during the Civil war 1861 . They had four children : Sarah who I believe married a Harry Spangler in 1881 ,William A. Richie who married Ruth Flanagan 1881, James S. who died young and Virginia Charlotte who married first Samuel Rich 1877 and second W. H. Irvin in 1882. William Branson was the father of Isabelle and Jesse and also several other children they came from MO. in 1854 Isabelle and Jesse had both married there and brought spouses and children to Crawford Co..... Jesse's children were William S. -b_1875 James Huston born 1857 and Nancy F born in Crawford Co. in 1860 Jesse's first wife died in 1860 and he married Sarah Gault . Did not mean to write a book here got started could not stop! I have a good bit of information on some of these folks and have the bio on James Huston and the History in Headstones I am searching for the first wife of William Sr who died in Mo. in 1848 I think all his children belonged to her and she is an unknown as there is no Marriage record so am hoping to find one of Isabelle's children's lines who might know from word of mouth who the Grandmother was. Also the Johns family: searching for John C. Johns who died about Aug. 1894 he was married to Mary Branson Daughter Of Jesse and his second wife. According to family Stories he was killed in a feud ? Any help would be appreciated and would love to share what I have . Barbara

Well, I'll add my two cents here as well. I'm a descendant of the MOSS family of Dyer (Crawford, AR) (mom is a MOSS), which gives me some connections also with the James, Aldridge, Haydon, and Chitwood families, as well as several other families in the area. trapper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Lancaster, Freelance Business & Technical Writer http://www.ipa.net/~trapper/skeleton.html mailto:[email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researching Lancaster, Rogers, Moss, Haydon lines. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Hi Sharon > > Looks like every body is waiting on someone else to write a > query doesn't it? > I am still looking for my TUDOR/TUDER/RICE families from > Crawford and Franklin > Co..AR. > But also busy trying to get a new home built and paint the old > one to sell. So > I've not > been as active on the list as I was once. I think they call it > lurking as to > what I been > doing. > > Kay > of the Tudor's family >

I am researching REED, BURNETT,and LEMON in Crawford county from the 1850's to around 1900. Would appreciate any help. Thanks Carrie [email protected]

Hi Sharon Looks like every body is waiting on someone else to write a query doesn't it? I am still looking for my TUDOR/TUDER/RICE families from Crawford and Franklin Co..AR. But also busy trying to get a new home built and paint the old one to sell. So I've not been as active on the list as I was once. I think they call it lurking as to what I been doing. Kay of the Tudor's family

I haven't received any mail from this list for a long time. Whassup? Help, Sharon

HI: Looking for an obituary of an Esther (Easter) Eppler who was in the 1850 census of Crawford Co. as the head of household of her grandchildren. Easther Eppler 72 Edward Hines 19 John Hines 17 Elizabeth Hines 15 Archer 13 Thomas black serv 4 Her husband, John HInds, died in Van Buren, Crawford Co. in 1838. In 1842 her son David HInds had her named removed as one of the co-administrators of the John Hinds estate because of her marriage to a Jonathan Eppler. In 1843 her son, David HInds, husband of Margaret Ann Mattix died. By 1850 her daughter-in-law Margaret had married a Dr. John Autry and two of her youngest Cynthia and Mary HInds were living with their mother, Margaret. The rest of her children were living with their grandmother Esther Eppler above in the census above.. Margaret had five more children by Dr. Autry and died of the measles in TX. Esther's 2nd husband, Jonathan Eppler had evidently died before the 1850 census as she is head of household. As to what happened to those children in the census above - in 1851or 1852 , Edward & Archer (Archibald) Hinds emigrated to Tulare Co. CA. Young John died before the Civil War. Elizabeth married a Basham and moved to TX. Cynthia married a Wm. Marlar and died young in AR -probably in childbirth. He then married her cousin, Cynthia Bennett (dau. of Cinderella Mattix) and also moved to Tulare Co. CA. Mary (born a few months after her father David died) married a Downing/Downen and moved to CA also. Esther (Easter) Eppler is not in the 1860 Crawford Co. census. It is assumed that she may have died in AR between 1850 and 1860 or she moved elsewhere. We would like to find an obituary on her to see if it contains her maiden name. Are the Van Buren or Ft. Smith newspaper indexes available online? Regards, Nan Wolf

Hi...I have the disc's for Crawford Cty, Ark. for you....email me your physical address and i will put them in the mail to you....I will be relocating back to the home in McCook,Ne in 3 weeks and will have a post office box...you can send them back to the box... I won't be on the net for awhile..but will eventually get back on...and get back into the thick of things... enjoy the census...it is on rootsweb now... Pege in Neb

I was told that B. Forest Ballinger b. abt. 1865 (who had lived around Dora, AR) was buried across Lee's Creek by 43, and I'm trying to locate a funeral home/grave for him. ANY help is appreciated! Thank you. Bevelye Ballinger Riggs [email protected]

Yes, it's that time again! If don't have anything planned this weekend, drop by the Holiday Inn-East by the airport in Little Rock and check out the Arkansas Genealogy Society's Fall Seminar. If you just want to browse the vendor's tables it's FREE. You can stock up on all of your genealogy supplies and books! Lectures this year include: Our Friday night session is separated into two sections allowing you to attend two of the following: · Researching African-Americans in US Military Records by Ronnie Nichols · Irish Family History Records by Susan Boyle · In the Footsteps of the Blue & Gray: Civil War Records by Brian A. Brown · Computers, Genealogy & the Internet by Tracey Carrington Converse***** · Genealogy Research in Arkansas by Rhonda Norris, CGRS ***This class will now be held three times Friday night to accomodate all the folks wanting to attend!***** This year's meeting will include national lecturer, Leslie Collier, on Saturday. Everyone, from the novice to expert will have a class to attend. Collier, our featured speaker, is an instructor of genealogy for Eastfield and Richland Colleges, Dallas Community College District. She has been guest lecturer for the Genealogical Institute of Texas and GenTech. She served as Director and Course Coordinator for the 1996 Institute of Genealogical Studies; President of the Dallas Genealogical Society for 1995-96 and 1996-97; National Program Chairman for the 1997 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. Her Saturday lectures involve research methodology designed to give you a new approach to your research. This session is recommended for beginners through advanced researchers. Classes are filling quickly so register today. If you plan to attend, please contact Lynda Suffridge to reserve your place! For additional information, contact Lynda Suffridge at (501) 771-1012 or [email protected] Tracey Converse FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.genrecords.com/ Click on Freebies! **************************************************** Listowner of GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap, Professional Researchers, Arkansas Genealogical Society Internet Mailing Lists ******************************************************

NOW WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL OF THIS STUFF? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A message on the Internet caught my eye the other day and I can't get it out of my mind. A West Coast genealogist had been exchanging information with a researcher in Virginia for some time. Then it happened. Her last message bounced -- it couldn't be delivered as the address no longer existed. Fortunately she had received a number of family group sheets from her correspondent which listed a telephone number. When she called the number a man answered, so she asked for her Internet friend and, after a slight hesitation was told, "Oh, Mary Ann passed away three weeks ago." Shocked, but ever gracious, she expressed her sympathy and commented how close this long-distance relationship had become and how it will be missed by her. The husband explained that he was sorry that he couldn't be of any help because he really didn't know much about what his wife was doing with her genealogy. Perhaps you too have noticed at genealogical gatherings that the average age of the participants is something in excess of 39 years, at least judging by hair color. Most of us really don't have a lot of time to devote to our hobby until after the kids are grown, out of school and we've retired. Then it is no longer a hobby, it becomes an obsession. At some point in our continuous search for dead people, our ancestors, we recognize our own mortality and start to think about a permanent home for our research. If our children or grandchildren appear to be interested, we have it made, but frequently that's not the case. Then what happens to our "stuff"? Genealogists are usually pretty smart people, until it comes to providing for the distribution of their genealogical assets. The latter, in my case anyway, is a room full of books, journals, magazines, pamphlets, maps, photographs, brochures, newsletters, computer equipment and furniture (desk, chairs, file cabinets, tables, lamps, etc.). The files are loaded with folders bearing family and town names, historic events, and a bunch labeled "MISC." There are miles of computer printouts, hundreds of photocopies, and many "original" vital records. My desk is usually loaded with correspondence awaiting an answer -- either mine or from someone else. What should my wife do with all this stuff when I make the ultimate research trip -- a personal meeting with my ancestors? Some of our brighter colleagues say "My college library is getting all my stuff" or it's going to the local public library or to the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City or even to the Library of Congress. Well, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but unless you are a celebrity or a huge financial donor, these institutions probably won't want your material -- they just don't have room for it. They would be grateful for a copy of your book, but they might not want the manuscript or research notes. The FHL would appreciate a GEDCOM disk of your genealogy database files, but it doesn't want your paper pedigree charts or family group sheets. So what are your spouse and children to do with all of your stuff? They could really do a couple of dumb things with it if you don't provide guidance to them while you still can. It could be placed in the weekly trash collection and don't say "They wouldn't do that" because it unfortunately happens all the time. How about a garage sale? Now that is really scary, but it also happens every day. Remember all those old photos and tintypes you have seen in flea markets? How about all those bargain genealogy books you bought because you got to that garage sale before the dealers did? They all had to come from someplace. What should you do to insure the sane distribution of your genealogical assets? Perhaps the first thing is to make a record of what you have and then try to keep it current. Show the acquisition date and how much you paid for each item on the inventory sheets. This is especially helpful for artifacts, collections, and books. A photographic record of these items, including those of rare books, could also be useful. Microfilm, microfiche and complete photocopies of books and some records have value. Back issues of many journals, newsletters, and magazines are also in demand by genealogists and therefore have value. However, if you don't tell them what is valuable, your heirs probably won't know. Now that you have identified your assets, you need to tell someone what you want done with them. Maybe the simplest way is to prepare a letter to your heirs, but remember this lacks the force of law. If they want to, they can toss everything in the trash. A better way to provide for the distribution is in your will, particularly if you also designate sufficient funds to carry out your wishes. Your Last Will and Testament is also where you may make specific bequests: your copy of the 1898 edition of Burke's Peerage to your FGS Conference roommate or your old roll-top desk to your newest granddaughter. Your wishes can now be enforced by the courts, if necessary. If you still want to have any of your assets given to your alma mater or a local library or anywhere else, personally contact that agency and discuss the possibility -- right now. It won't come as a surprise to them and they should be able to advise you immediately of any conditions of acceptance. If you can support those conditions, ask for a written acknowledgment that can be placed with your will. Some other things that you can do right now are to distribute copies of your research among your family, friends, and, perhaps, local or national libraries. This is simple if you have progressed to the book-writing stage, but don't be too concerned if you haven't. Many genealogists assemble their pedigree charts, group sheets, pertinent vital records, selected family photographs, and other important documents in notebook form. They write a brief introduction, provide a table of contents, and sometimes an index before having copies made for distribution. Afterwards, the notebook can be kept current with a new year's letter which might include new charts and photos. Computerized genealogical data can be distributed in the same way on diskette. Sometimes an envelope or jacket is provided in the notebook described above to house data disks. Another way some researchers try to insure the safeguarding of their electronic data is to submit it to the LDS Ancestral File (tm) or one or more of the other commercial collections. If you don't know how to do this, consult your local genealogical society or Family History Center or even the public library for instructions. Another thing you can do right now to benefit your heirs is to clean up your files. Eliminate unnecessary correspondence and duplicate copies of records. Toss out all those old printouts you made in 1984 on your Apple IIe computer. Sell all the "Genealogical Helper" magazines you have saved since 1973, because you will never open one of them again and you know it. If you get 50 cents each for them you can have a pretty good dinner. Give away all that old computer software that is taking up room on your bookshelves -- it's probably not worth anything anyway. Label your photographs, and diskettes too. I find it a bit morbid, but you may wish to write your epitaph and select your tombstone now to insure future researchers will not encounter some of the same problems that you've had. If you decide to follow some of these suggestions, when you do eventually meet your ancestors they may thank you for perpetuating their memory. They may also show you where you made some of your mistakes and be able to fill in a few of the blank spaces in your previous research. Remember, do it now; there may be no tomorrow. * * * * * Edward H. Gaulin (Sr.) wrote this article for the Rochester (New York) Genealogical Society newsletter, "Hear Ye! Hear Ye!," in which it will appear in the December 1998 issue. The author is immediate past president of the Rochester Genealogical Society. by Edward Henry Gaulin (Sr.) <[email protected]> PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, PROVIDED: (1) the reprint is used for non-commercial, educational purposes; (2) full credit is given to MISSING LINKS and the author involved, in a notice crediting MISSING LINKS (volume, number, publication date) and the author (name, e-mail address, and URL, if applicable). * * * * *

Does anyone have a Joe Rose in there lines? I am trying to locate my great aunts father Joe Rose. He is believed to have died in or near Crawford Co., before 1893. My grandmother, Joe's wife was Nancy Jane (Winchester) Fort. She had been previously married to George Fort with whom she had three children. She only had one child with Joe Rose. Nettie L. was born Aug. 06, 1891 in West Fork. Nettie's mother remarried in Crawford Co., Nov. 09, 1893 to a Elbert Leeds. Does anyone have any idea who Joe Rose is? I don't have any parents, cant find a grave or a marriage licensee. In need of some serious help with this line! Gina

Greetings... This is an excerpt from a note I got about the GenConnect system being upgraded this weekend... This will affect the new queries on the Crawford County, USGenWeb page. If you have any questions, let me know! Later... Bert Edens Crawford County, AR USGenWeb Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- To all GenConnect Board Administrators: We're preparing for the latest upgrade to the GenConnect System. There's a few things you need to know about this upgrade ..... The entire GenConnect system will be upgraded starting at midnight on Saturday September 5, 1998. This will require that we shut the system down. The reason is twofold ..... it's not just a patch .... it's a re-write of the program that runs the system. Also, the Global Search engine has been revamped and mega-enhanced, which will require a total rebuild. No new postings can be allowed during this rebuilding period. Downtime is estimated to be 8 hours max (yep .... it's a huge system now!). <snip> Once again ..... the upgrade will begin at midnight on Saturday, Sep 5, and should take no more than 8 hours. Please help us announce this. There will be no official notice once the conversion is completed. The new version will be in effect for all to see, and will serve as notice. Thank you for selecting GenConnect as your Query Management System. Our goal is to keep improving it to meet the needs of our visitors and admins. This is just the latest improvement, and we've all anxiously awaited this moment. Happy Hunting!!!! The GenConnect Team ..... Randy, Pam and Nancy List of new GenConnect Features: Visitor Toys: ------------------- Separate entry fields for subject and surnames ..... allows more descriptive subjects (non-surname words won't matter) Main page of each board displays the list of surnames for each query, in addition to the subject .... allows for more surnames to be entered 'Print' option now expanded to include the entire thread (user's option) Surname page will be auto-generated, and auto-updated weekly (more frequently with admin intervention), and will now be alphabetized and hotlinked to the query in which it appears. Cookie support expanded to include "date ranges". Faster, sleeker search engine. Multiple-word surnames supported - including the capability of searching for them. New search options added to the Global Search ..... soundex (enhanced over previous version), partial word match, whole word match, wildcard searching. +========================================================+ | Bert Edens - [email protected] | +========================================================+ | "What's the difference between a programmer and God? | | God knows he is not a programmer..." | +========================================================+

Is there anyone researching the Wright family from around Mountainburg? If so please contact me Thanks so much Debbie [email protected]

I would like to purchase the following Crawford County Marriage Books by Oma Cole. Oma does not have these and she indicates she is not planning to print them again. Does anyone know of a source where I can buy them? Thanks in advance. 1. Marriage Book B, 1880 - 1884. 2. Marriage Book J, 1916 - 1921. 3. Marriage Book L, 1926 - 1928. Sincerely, Cliff

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Arkansas Genealogical Society PO Box 908 Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902-0908 Email: [email protected] For additional information, contact Lynda Suffridge at (501) 771-1012 or [email protected] Arkansas Genealogical Society Fall Seminar September 11-12, 1998 Learn how to climb your family tree The Arkansas Genealogical Society will present their annual Fall Seminar, September 11-12, 1998 at the Holiday Inn-Airport East in Little Rock. This year's meeting will include five local speakers on Friday night and national lecturer, Leslie Collier, on Saturday. Everyone, from the novice to expert will have a class to attend. Collier, our featured speaker, is an instructor of genealogy for Eastfield and Richland Colleges, Dallas Community College District. She has been guest lecturer for the Genealogical Institute of Texas and GenTech. She served as Director and Course Coordinator for the 1996 Institute of Genealogical Studies; President of the Dallas Genealogical Society for 1995-96 and 1996-97; National Program Chairman for the 1997 Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference. Her Saturday lectures involve research methodology designed to give you a new approach to your research. This session is recommended for beginners through advanced researchers. Our Friday night session is separated into two sections allowing you to attend two of the following: · Researching African-Americans in US Military Records by Ronnie Nichols · Irish Family History Records by Susan Boyle · In the Footsteps of the Blue & Gray: Civil War Records by Brian A. Brown · Computers, Genealogy & the Internet by Tracey Carrington Converse · Genealogy Research in Arkansas by Rhonda Norris, CGRS Classes are filling quickly so register today. To register, send $20.00 to attend the lecture on Friday night only. For the full seminar, your cost is $50.00 and includes a deli buffet lunch on Saturday and the syllabus of all handouts. Send your registration fee to: Arkansas Genealogical Society PO Box 908 Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902-0908 Tracey Converse FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! <http://www.genrecords.com/>http://www.genrecords.com ***************************************************** Listowner of GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap, Professional Researchers, Arkansas Genealogical Society Internet Mailing Lists ******************************************************

[email protected] wrote: > > ARCRAWFO-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 14 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Cemetery Records [Judee Wells <[email protected]>] > #2 History in Headstones [Judee Wells <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ARCRAWFO-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Cemetery Records > Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:42:04 -0700 > From: Judee Wells <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Does anyone have access to cemetery records in Crawford county? > I am trying to find some record of Emily Reed. > > She was married to James M. Reed in Crawford county, ARK. had a child, > James P. Reed in 1869 and a daughter Lillian Jane Reed in 1871 and then > died between 1871 and 1876. She was born in 1847 or 1848 and died when > she was 23 or possibly around 28. > > Thank you for your help. > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: History in Headstones > Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:24:50 -0700 > From: Judee Wells <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Does anyone have a copy of the "History in Headstones" by Susan > S. > > Sevenburn and Dorothy S. West published in 1970 with the cemeteries in > > Crawford County. I want to find some record of my great great > > grandmother-- Emily Reed. She died between 1871 and 1877 in Crawford > > county, ARK.. She was born in 1847 or 1848. Her husband was James M. > > Reed. > > > I would also like to know if there is a record of James M. Reed. > He died between 1880 and 1900. He was born in 1845 or 1846. > > Thank you very much for your help.I am hunting the SECOR, STANLEY, FOWLER, JONES, HUMPHRY families of Arkansas. They were aroung Benton, Washington counties.

Anyone needing US census records should check out http://www.allcensus.com . You can get any census records from 1790 thru 1920 on CD-ROM and thus view them on your own computer and use a graphics program to enlarge or enhanse as needed