In a message dated 3/18/2006 9:38:11 A.M. Central Standard Time, WallDuncan@aol.com writes: So happy to have found my way into Free Soil country, and out of the slaveholder counties on the other lines of the family.... Duncan Wall 50 Ancient Way Yarmouth Port, MA 02675-1201 Hi Cousin Duncan, Sorry to tell you, but my ancestor, Jonathan FINE, of Crawford County, AR. owned a slave. He had only one, but there were many slave owners there. Kaye Larrabee Lubbock, TX

Please send me an application, too. So happy to have found my way into Free Soil country, and out of the slaveholder counties on the other lines of the family.... Duncan Wall 50 Ancient Way Yarmouth Port, MA 02675-1201 508-362-3359 _WallDuncan@AOL.COM_ (mailto:WallDuncan@AOL.COM)

Hello: I am looking for the gravesite of JOHN RATLIFF ( also has been spelled Raetliffe, Radcliffe and Ratliffe) He was born about 1750 in Virginia and died between 1833-1834 in Crawford County, Arkansas. He had sons living in both Crawford county and Washington County so he could be buried in any of the cemeteries in those counties. Would appreciate any information you might share JoRetta Lewis From: b.otoole@comcast.net<mailto:b.otoole@comcast.net> To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:25 AM Subject: [ARCRAWFORD] Crawford County Cemeteries My brother found a book in the Van Buren Library that shows almost all the cemeteries in Crawford County and who is buried in these cemeteries. Don't remember the name of the book, but I have copies of the pages I was interested in. -- Bev rain, rain, go away. ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== Search for your Families at ArkansasFamilies.net http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/<http://www.arkansasfamilies.net/>! <A HREF="http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/">ArkansasFamilies.net</a<http://www.arkansasfamilies.net/">ArkansasFamilies.net</a>> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx>

Hi Linda, yes my brother and i went to the cemetery this winter, the garden had lots of turnips growing with rabbits everywhere. We walked the cemetery but did not get to write down the names as it was awfully cold, not as many snakes and ticks then. My ggrandparents are buried there Levi and Levicy Brown, their headstones are gone but my brother retires this year and next winter we are making new ones to put down there and we plan on clearing the cemetery a little at a time. If its muddy you cant get down the lane. Back in the 70's my aunt took me down there to show me where they were buried, it was being taken care of then and really looked nice. It sure would be nice if people could be stopped from destroying the cemetery but I kind of doubt that as it is one of those forgotten cemeteries, I think the last person buried there was a Nash in the 70's as there was a huge new headstone there in the 70's i didnt see it this time as i used it for a landmark to find my fami! lys burial. Thanks Sharon

My sister and I are researching our Meadows / Meadors ancestors and are interested in the escapades of Jacob Worth Meadows, Gideon Stephens, Andrew Meadows, Elisha Meadows and Benjamin Bewley. It appears they were Union sympathizers and were stealing stock and being generally unruly (according to one account!), however I do believe it was more serious than that. One story is that a John Meadows was hung by Confederate guerillas, and George W. Baker Meadows had his home vandalized and his stock stolen. The above mentioned Union sympathizers then retaliated against the Confederates. I know there are some newspaper articles between the years of 1866 - 1871 regarding these events. Would anyone have access to these? Or would anyone have an idea how I can search these records without taking a trip to Crawford County or Little Rock? I live about 8 hours away by car and my sister lives in Washington. Thank you so much for any advice you can give us. By the way, we were born in Illinois and grew up in Texas. We have no allegiance to either side YET! Thanks. Amy amywmurphy@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Thank you Gail for the invite, i have always intended to come and join the genealogical society, myself and a cousin that lives in Alma, she is part of the Dyer line and has become interested in genealogy so we will be sure and be there. Thanks Sharon

Sharon when we were there it was 5 or 6 ft high in grass and soon to be trees.The fence was tore down the Gunn property still had a fence the lane was between there garden and the cemetery we couldn't tell how big it is. I can send a picture of what we found if anyone wants to see it.My brother was a twin named Franko William Cooksey he died shortly after his birth in 1942. Thanks Linda > You are right on the directions to the cemetery. I dont remember the road > name either but think it may be Arkansas street. There are several old > timey fenced in graves with the old wrought iron fence if no one has tore > them down, you can tell they do gun practice and lots of drinking there cans > everywhere, there is a small road in the middle of the cemetery as it is a > pretty good size cemetery when it was taken care of , on the right side of > the lane is the Gunn family which owned the land and lots of property in Van > Buren, they were nice new kind of looking headstones on the other side is > some real old headstones i believe the oldest one i saw was dated 1866. > Around the 1920's there was an epidemic of fever in the bottoms and there > were lots of people buried there but headstones have been damaged and thrown > around. The cemetery is listed in the " History and Headstones" book but > not all buried there are in the book. Thanks Sharon >

In a message dated 3/17/2006 10:43:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, cowartd@centurytel.net writes: If interested I will send you a membership application to the Crawford County Genealogical Society. Membership is $15 per year. Small dedicated group . Somewhat good publication, too. Gail Cowart Please send me one, Gail. Linda Kaye Larrabee 2113 95th Street Lubbock, TX 79423 Thanks, Kaye

Hi Gail, Kathleen and other Crawford County Cousins! I am a FINE descendant who has been transplanted from Tulsa, where my mother, Mabel FINE ANDERSON lives, to Lubbock, TX. I'd like to join the Association and receive the newsletters. Would you please tell me how? Thanks, Kaye Larrabee

Glad to help a little. If interested I will send you a membership application to the Crawford County Genealogical Society. Membership is $15 per year. Small dedicated group . Somewhat good publication, too. Gail Cowart -----Original Message----- From: WallDuncan@aol.com [mailto:WallDuncan@aol.com] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 3:07 PM To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFORD] Crawford County Cemeteries reply: thank you...I have found my people in the Bolton Cemetery, thanks to some kind lady among you. DW ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== Search for your Families at ArkansasFamilies.net http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/! <A HREF="http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/">ArkansasFamilies.net</a> ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Sharon, I appreciate your article here on Baxter Cemetery. Let me in invite you to come to one of the Crawford County Genealogical Society meeting and tell us about it. We meet the second Tuesday each month at the Alma Public Library at 1:00 pm. Hope you can make it sometime. Gail Cowart -----Original Message----- From: Sharon [mailto:shar_0605@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 9:22 PM To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFORD] Re: ARCRAWFO-D Digest V06 #6 You are right on the directions to the cemetery. I dont remember the road name either but think it may be Arkansas street. There are several old timey fenced in graves with the old wrought iron fence if no one has tore them down, you can tell they do gun practice and lots of drinking there cans everywhere, there is a small road in the middle of the cemetery as it is a pretty good size cemetery when it was taken care of , on the right side of the lane is the Gunn family which owned the land and lots of property in Van Buren, they were nice new kind of looking headstones on the other side is some real old headstones i believe the oldest one i saw was dated 1866. Around the 1920's there was an epidemic of fever in the bottoms and there were lots of people buried there but headstones have been damaged and thrown around. The cemetery is listed in the " History and Headstones" book but not all buried there are in the book. Thanks Sharon ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== Search for your Families at ArkansasFamilies.net http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/! <A HREF="http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/">ArkansasFamilies.net</a> ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Kathleen, I called Giles at the Eagle Crest Gold Club just now to see if he knew the township for Bolton Cemetery. The lines have changed but he is rather sure it is in Lafayette Township. Bolton Cemetery is in that area near the intersection of Dean Road and Firehouse Road. Amberwood Way is just east of the Cemetery. I have a first cousin buried there. The old Whitley township boundary is a little east of there, but is close enough. Whitley township is named after Whitley County (Williamsburg area) Kentucky. Many families from Whitley County, Ky (Creekmore, Meadors, Stephens,etc) came to that area after the Civil War and settled there. My wife (Virginia) is a Creekmore/Stephens. Virginia and I volunteered to be the editors of the Crawford County Genealogical Society publication. Would love to catch up on the O.Kelley/Smith/Steward family. The old Lark place where I live (Walker School Road) was a part of the Steward place that William got from his application to the U.S. Land Office, August 2, 1860. Gail -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen O'Kelley [mailto:kokelley@valuelinx.net] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 4:36 PM To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery Hi Duncan, When you are on a mail list like this one you get a copy of every message posted to the list. There is a John S. Jones, born 12-15-1834-died 7-7-1902 in Bolton Cemetery. Bolton may or may not be in Whitley twsp, as township lines move with the population increase. The township may have been Whitley, in 1902 and be something else now. I do know it would have been near or in the Old Belmont town or community. Gail, good to see you on the list, helping people. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Cowart" <cowartd@centurytel.net> To: <ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 11:23 AM Subject: RE: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery > Somebody asked about Love Cemetery . They did not ask who I am!! I > answered > the e-mail question about Love Cemetery. From: WallDuncan@aol.com > [mailto:WallDuncan@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:41 AM > To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery > > Don;t know who you are, but you seem to have commingled me with someone > else > interested in Crawford County cemteries...my problem is a great > grandfather, > John Speed Jones, born in KY and said to have been buried in Crawford > County > in 1902, near Belmont, probably in or near Whitley Township. Crawford > County > burials seem to be especially obscure...don't know why...passed thru > there > last with my parents in summer 1950 when I was just a teen... > > > ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > List Mom for ARCRAWFO-L: > Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > We have archives! Search for your ARCRAWFORD information here..... > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ARCRAWFO > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.2.1/279 - Release Date: 3/10/2006 > > ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the ARCRAWFORD list, send the command "unsubscribe" to ARCRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or ARCRAWFO-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Duncan, I might help you on Whitley County, Ky. I do know the Siler fellow at the Genealogy Society there. They have quite a bit of family records in their Library. They also have a "head stones" book. You can get it from the Whitley County Agricultural Extension Service in Williamsburg, Ky. Good luck Gail Cowart Extension Service is just across the train tracks from the Genealogy Library and museum. Actually the Library an Museum is in the old Williamsburg train station . It is now owned by Cumberland College and leased to the Society. -----Original Message----- From: WallDuncan@aol.com [mailto:WallDuncan@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 6:23 PM To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery Thanks a zillion...Bolton Cemetery seems to be a hit for both John Speed Jones, req 1902, and for the mysterious Mariam Jones, his wife, both born in Whitley County, KY, where records are even thinner than in Crawford County. Duncan Wall 50 Ancient Way Yarmouth Port, MA 0-2675-1201 508-362-3359 _WallDuncan@AOL.CVOM_ (mailto:WallDuncan@AOL.CVOM) ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== Come join us for discussing of all things Arkansas, from Arkansas surnames to Southern recipes, old stories, photos and folklore @ ArkansasGenChat@arkansasfamilies.net ! ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

You are right on the directions to the cemetery. I dont remember the road name either but think it may be Arkansas street. There are several old timey fenced in graves with the old wrought iron fence if no one has tore them down, you can tell they do gun practice and lots of drinking there cans everywhere, there is a small road in the middle of the cemetery as it is a pretty good size cemetery when it was taken care of , on the right side of the lane is the Gunn family which owned the land and lots of property in Van Buren, they were nice new kind of looking headstones on the other side is some real old headstones i believe the oldest one i saw was dated 1866. Around the 1920's there was an epidemic of fever in the bottoms and there were lots of people buried there but headstones have been damaged and thrown around. The cemetery is listed in the " History and Headstones" book but not all buried there are in the book. Thanks Sharon

My brother found a book in the Van Buren Library that shows almost all the cemeteries in Crawford County and who is buried in these cemeteries. Don't remember the name of the book, but I have copies of the pages I was interested in. -- Bev rain, rain, go away.

reply: thank you...I have found my people in the Bolton Cemetery, thanks to some kind lady among you. DW

How do I get on the list for the genealogy society bulletin? Thanks Carl Mullen (Looking for Mullen and Coleman info) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail Cowart" <cowartd@centurytel.net> To: <ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:56 AM Subject: RE: [ARCRAWFORD] Re: ARCRAWFO-D Digest V06 #6 > Linda, I will be in Kibler tonight and will see what some of the locals > know. I have heard the name Cooksey. If you do not mind give me both his > name and a little about the family. I will also put a note in our > Genealogical Society bulletin about your interest. We have a listing of > Queries in each issue. Need to have your contact information so people > who > have information can contact you directly. Will let you know what I find > out today. Best, Gail Cowart > > -----Original Message----- > From: BANDGMETAL@aol.com [mailto:BANDGMETAL@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:45 AM > To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARCRAWFORD] Re: ARCRAWFO-D Digest V06 #6 > > Gail & List, > I don't remeber the names of the road to Baxter Cemetery, my water bed > ruptured and destroyed 2 big note books of info. To get to the Cemetery we > went > the main road though Kibler tuned at the cute church I think it was > Methodist > went up and turned right at the sub station then turned left between two > brick > houses one was a nursery and had pretty plants. Then we went straight the > road quit and turned into a lane at the end we found what had been the > cemetery.The lady who owns the land told us were to look the grass was 4 > =5 > ft high and > we couldn't see any stones she had told us she thought they had all fallen > over. > My brother didn't have or it had fallen over but there is a Cooksey listed > in > a head stone book. > Thanks everone for the informaton on Love Cemtery sure a relief to know > its > being taken care of. > Linda >> >> Baxter Cemetery is not listed among the 120 cemeteries in the 911 > Emergency >> Directory of Crawford County. Give me your brothers name and where you >> think Baxter was located and I will check it out. The 911 Directory >> does >> not have all of the cemeteries. Gail Cowart >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: BANDGMETAL@aol.com [mailto:BANDGMETAL@aol.com] >> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:02 AM >> To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery >> >> Thanks Gail ! ! thats a relief to know. One cemetery where my brother is >> buried (Baxter) is probably totally gone now I'v never had the courage to > go >> back >> :( >> thanks again Linda >> >> >Love Cemetery is fine. Waymon Betterton mows the grass in the s > summer. >> >It is an active cemetery. I attended a burial there in November 2005 >> >(Callie Gregory). She was buried by her husband Jim who died about 10 >> >years ago. Gail Cowart >> > >> >> > > > > ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > Search for your Families at ArkansasFamilies.net > http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/! > <A HREF="http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/">ArkansasFamilies.net</a> > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > Come join us for discussing of all things Arkansas, from Arkansas surnames > to Southern recipes, old stories, photos and folklore @ > ArkansasGenChat@arkansasfamilies.net ! > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Linda, I will be in Kibler tonight and will see what some of the locals know. I have heard the name Cooksey. If you do not mind give me both his name and a little about the family. I will also put a note in our Genealogical Society bulletin about your interest. We have a listing of Queries in each issue. Need to have your contact information so people who have information can contact you directly. Will let you know what I find out today. Best, Gail Cowart -----Original Message----- From: BANDGMETAL@aol.com [mailto:BANDGMETAL@aol.com] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:45 AM To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARCRAWFORD] Re: ARCRAWFO-D Digest V06 #6 Gail & List, I don't remeber the names of the road to Baxter Cemetery, my water bed ruptured and destroyed 2 big note books of info. To get to the Cemetery we went the main road though Kibler tuned at the cute church I think it was Methodist went up and turned right at the sub station then turned left between two brick houses one was a nursery and had pretty plants. Then we went straight the road quit and turned into a lane at the end we found what had been the cemetery.The lady who owns the land told us were to look the grass was 4 =5 ft high and we couldn't see any stones she had told us she thought they had all fallen over. My brother didn't have or it had fallen over but there is a Cooksey listed in a head stone book. Thanks everone for the informaton on Love Cemtery sure a relief to know its being taken care of. Linda > > Baxter Cemetery is not listed among the 120 cemeteries in the 911 Emergency > Directory of Crawford County. Give me your brothers name and where you > think Baxter was located and I will check it out. The 911 Directory does > not have all of the cemeteries. Gail Cowart > > -----Original Message----- > From: BANDGMETAL@aol.com [mailto:BANDGMETAL@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:02 AM > To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery > > Thanks Gail ! ! thats a relief to know. One cemetery where my brother is > buried (Baxter) is probably totally gone now I'v never had the courage to go > back > :( > thanks again Linda > > >Love Cemetery is fine. Waymon Betterton mows the grass in the s summer. > >It is an active cemetery. I attended a burial there in November 2005 > >(Callie Gregory). She was buried by her husband Jim who died about 10 > >years ago. Gail Cowart > > > > ==== ARCRAWFO Mailing List ==== Search for your Families at ArkansasFamilies.net http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/! <A HREF="http://www.ArkansasFamilies.net/">ArkansasFamilies.net</a> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Gail & List, I don't remeber the names of the road to Baxter Cemetery, my water bed ruptured and destroyed 2 big note books of info. To get to the Cemetery we went the main road though Kibler tuned at the cute church I think it was Methodist went up and turned right at the sub station then turned left between two brick houses one was a nursery and had pretty plants. Then we went straight the road quit and turned into a lane at the end we found what had been the cemetery.The lady who owns the land told us were to look the grass was 4 =5 ft high and we couldn't see any stones she had told us she thought they had all fallen over. My brother didn't have or it had fallen over but there is a Cooksey listed in a head stone book. Thanks everone for the informaton on Love Cemtery sure a relief to know its being taken care of. Linda > > Baxter Cemetery is not listed among the 120 cemeteries in the 911 Emergency > Directory of Crawford County. Give me your brothers name and where you > think Baxter was located and I will check it out. The 911 Directory does > not have all of the cemeteries. Gail Cowart > > -----Original Message----- > From: BANDGMETAL@aol.com [mailto:BANDGMETAL@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:02 AM > To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ARCRAWFORD] Love Cemetery > > Thanks Gail ! ! thats a relief to know. One cemetery where my brother is > buried (Baxter) is probably totally gone now I'v never had the courage to go > back > :( > thanks again Linda > > >Love Cemetery is fine. Waymon Betterton mows the grass in the s summer. > >It is an active cemetery. I attended a burial there in November 2005 > >(Callie Gregory). She was buried by her husband Jim who died about 10 > >years ago. Gail Cowart > > > >

Baxter cemetery is located east of Van Buren towards Kibler, it is close to the river bottoms. I go there in the winter to check on my ggrandparents grave, too snaky during the other months, it has always been vandalized and ignored but relatives of people buried there that live here take care of the areas where their people are buried there are lots of old old stones there. Thanks Sharon