Carolyn: I should have told you that I am now living in Fort Smith. Bill Covey Watson Is Where It Wuz -----Original Message-----

Carolyn: It looks as if it may be old home week. The fact is, I went to school the Stuarts. Jorene was ahead of me but I spent many hours admireing Betty Lou from a distance. We were in the same class although I graduated in 1952. I think Betty Lou would have graduated in 1953. I was a three year graduate which was pretty easy in those days. I think Mr. Stuart was probably the Superintendent of all Desha County schools at the time I was in Watson. I had a girlfriend in Tillar her name was Lillie Mae Dodd. I don't remember ever seeing her again after I went to Germany back in 1954. I think she worked at a doctor's office in Dumas after graduation from school. I remember Robert Moore. I think he was sheriff for about 144 years as I recall. As best I can remember he had a black Ford car with a single red "STOP" light in the rear window. Everyone knew it was the law. I have written a book, "Watson Is Where It Wuz", which is my answer to "American Graffiti" for the southern rural scene. It should be published the first half of next year if everything goes well. I'm working on "Arkansas City" now but have written myself into a corner of ignorance and need to get down to that part of the world and do some serious research if I am ever to get started for real. It will be set at some time beginning in the early 1830's so I need to do my homework if I am to put any kind of realism in it. Thanks for your response and I look forward to hearing from you again. Bill Covey Watson Is Where It Wuz

INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 Page 8, Col. 4 & 5 Prof. Otto Mahling Prof. Otto Mahling, the present efficient music instructor at the Wilmar High School, is a native of Berlin, Germany. He began the study of music at ten years of age under Prof. Rachful, a noted musician of that city, and remained under his tuition for several years, finally when 14 years of age, going on a trip with his instructor to Russia. On returning from this trip, he went to Saxony and played quite a while in the orchestra of Count Einsidel. When 17 years of age, according to German custon, he entered the military service, joining the the Heavy Artillery Regiment, and during his three years service rose to the position of concert master. At the expiration of his time with the army, Prof. Mahling, still a mere youth, joined a band of high class musicians and traveled over the varoius countries of Europe, spending two years in Italy, six months in France and considerable time in other countries. He then accepted a position as the people of Wilmar by a very flattering offer induced Prof. Mahling to remain there and he now has a large class and is meeting with much success. Prof. Mahling is a musician of unusual ability, being master of the cornet and violin and playing several other instruments. He takes great interest in his work and is a very efficient and successful instructor. Carolyn Haisty jhaisty@tcac.com

Bill, It is Carolyn, not John who is the family historian, the e-mail is in his name. I was glad to hear from you. Since you are from Watson, perhaps you were familiar with Colburn Cox Stuart and his family. His children, Jorene, Betty and Buster are friends of ours. Jo married Jack Haynes of Monticello. He died at the end of September last year. Jack and Jo Stuart Haynes were the most special friends that we have ever had. Jo and their adult children still live at Timberlake in Perry County, Arkansas, a children's summer camp that they ran for years until Jack's health declined. Betty and Buster are also known to us. I (Carolyn) was born in Tillar and had ties to McGehee, Winchester, McArthur and other towns in that area. I remember Arkansas City well. Robert Moore who was sheriff and his sister were friends of my family. My dad's first cousin and his family lived at McArthur - Hilliard Stroud and his wife Marian McKinney Stroud. Marian was big on genealogy and was very influential in the Desha County Historical Society. I have recently talked with their son, George Hilliard Stroud and his wife Madie. Madie is from Fountain Hill. All three Stroud sons entered the journalism profession. George is the retired Editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Joe and Bill are still working in the newspaper business. I have a booklet complied by Colburn Cox Stuart of Watson: Inside View Japanese American Evacuee Center at Tohwer, Arkansas 1941-1945. It was given to me by his family. Mr. Stuart was principal at Tillar, McGehee and other places as well as owning a plantation at Watson, and being in the oil business. Looking forward to hearing more from you. Carolyn Haisty jhaisty@tcac.com

INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 Page 8, Col.6 Dr. S. Harris Dr. S. Harris at the present time owns the only drug store in Wilmar, having just a few weeks ago bought the stock of I. A. Bird & Son, consolidating it with his own stock and moving to the Bird stand. Dr. Harris was born in DeSoto County, Mississippi. His literary education was received at Lebanon, Louisiana, the leading institution of the Baptist denomination in that State, and his medical course was taken at Louisville, Kentucky, from which institution he graduated in the class of 1892. After leaving the medical college he came direct to Arkansas, locating first at Wesson in Union County. There he remained seven years when he removed to Wilmar where he has remained since. Dr. Harris entered the drug business last March by buying the store stated above, he has recently bought out his only competitor and now has the only drug business of the town. He carries not only a complete line of drugs of every variety, but also a large stock of jewelry, novelties and all the sundries usually found in an up-to-date drug store. (He also conducts a cold conducted by Dr. John Thomas, and as drink stand. ????????) Dr. Harris is a skilled physician and has built up a practice in Wilmar and contiguouis territory that taxes his time and endurance to the utmost, while as a man and a citizen he stands high in the regard of all classes. He is a member of the Baptist Church and of the Knights of Pythias and Masonic lodges, being a past chancellor in the former. He was married on January 3, 1894, to Miss Lou Risinger of El Dorado, Ark., and two children have come to bless their home, one boy and one girl.

John: This was interesting reading. Thanks. I'm from the small Desha County town of Watson which is on the loop between Dumas and McGhee. History of all of the small towns in southern and especiall southeastern Arkansas is interesting to me in the research I am doing for my new book tentatively titled "Arkansas City". Bill Covey Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz -----Original Message----- From: John Haisty <jhaisty@tcac.com> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 11:47 AM Subject: [ARDREW-L] [ARDREW] The Town of Wilmar >INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE

INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 THE TOWN OF WILMAR The town of second importance in Drew County is Wilmar, situated about 8 miles nearly due west of Monticello on the Warren Branch of the Iron Mountain R. R. Wilmar is a thriving little city of 1,000 or 1,200 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Gates Lumber Company and up to the spring of the present year was the home of Beauvoir College. These two institutions have been responsible for the existence of Wilmar as a town and have formed the chief basis of its prosperity and growth. The first settler in the present town of Wilmar was Capt. J. T. D. Anderson, who soon after the extension of the Warren Branch to its present terminus of Warren, opened up a small store and also acted as postmaster and depot agent, using the house which now serves as a depot for the combined purposes of store, postoffice, depot and residence. Capt. Anderson owned practically all the land on which the town has been built and it was probably his liberal policy to a great extent that determined the Lumber company to locate its plant at this point. He has always been an influential citizen of the place and is today a prominent merchant and honored resident of the town. The real history of Wilmar, however, dates from the advent of the Gates Lumber c Company, 17 years ago. This was augmented about ten years ago by the location in the town of Prof. J. L. Spence, who established a high school which was afterward changed to Beauvoir College and which grew to have a total enrollment of between 400 and 500 students. The college was abnadoned on the removal of Prof. Spence to Monticello, but the town has a flourishing and most excellent high school, under the efficient management of Prof. W. B. Massey. The school comprises 11 grades and has a nine months term. The enrollment in round numbers is 200. Four literary teachers, one music teacher and one expression teacher are employed. The school has literary societies, boarding department, etc. and is in the best working condition. In addition to the enterprises above mentioned, Wilmar now has a stave factory with a capacity of 10,000 per day, a bank with $25,000 capital, five general merchandise stores, one exclusive dry goods store, one drug store, livery stable, blacksmith shop and a Farmer's Union Warehouse (the only one in the county) with a capacity of 1,000 bales. The warehouse was established during the present year. Wilmar possesses one of the most public spirited citizenry to be found anywhere. They are brim full of local pride and loyalty, and any new citizen or any new enterprises may be sure of finding a warm welcome, a helping hand and hearty encouragement in Wilmar. ************************************************ Notes: The relocation of Gates Lumber Co. to Crossett, Arkansas (Ashley County) was the beginning of the decline of the town of Wilmar. Prior to that time, many people in Monticello would go to Wilmar to shop as there were better stores. My mother and her siblings attended the high school mentioned in this article. She and a sister were awarded gold pieces by Miss Eva Burford (married name Bird) for excellent work. In the graduation books of Lucy Mae and Henri Erba Owens, they mentioned that "as I lived close to school, I did not have a roommate". I wondered about this until I came across this paper about 10 years ago. I now know that it was a boarding school. Erba was Valedictorian of her class and Lucy Mae spent her senior year at Woodruff High School in West Helena, Arkansas while living with the family of the former Superintendent (Smith) of this high school. Prof. Smith had transferred that year to Woodruff and persuaded my grandparents to allow Lucy Mae to attend his new school. Prof. J. L. Spence and his daughter, Helen who never married, were in the insurance business in Monticello for many years. Helen remained a friend of Lucy Mae Owens Haisty Wright. Prof. W. B. Massey was later County Superintendent of Schools for Drew County and I was in his office in the Court House many times with my mother who was there in the capacity of Principal of the elementary school at Drew Central. The J. T. D. Anderson home was later owned by William Louin McKinstry and his family. Louin was the grandfather of Wayne Groce, Karen's husband, and James William Willis whose book about the Civil War we have been discussing. One story that I remember about Beauvoir College was that a circus came to town when my mother was young. It set up on the grounds of Beauvoir College (same location as the present school at Wilmar) and while it was there, an elephant escaped and terrorized the town. Carolyn jhaisty@tcac.com

Names she is looking for. Rebecca ---------- > From: Johnnie and Cindy Adams <adamseden@eritter.net> > To: rdea@seark.net > Subject: Re: Bottom's Orphanage Information > Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 9:13 PM > > Dear Rebecca: > > Thank you for the quick response in reference to info on Bottom's Baptist > Orphanage. > > The names that I am searching for are Rosa Dell Adams and Alexander Adams, > children of Harvey Constantine and Augusta Adams. Rosa (we know her as > Rose) was born in 1913 ans Alexander was born in 1914. They were taken from > their parents and sent to Bottom's sometime in 1921-1923. Rose tells us she > was about 8 1/2 years old when they were taken there. > > Any information that you can provide for us will be greatly appreciated. We > have been searching for almost 20 years for this. And we only found out > last week where they had been taken to. (Rose finally told us!) > > I will also contact the Arkansas Baptist Home for Children in Monticello > and see what info they can provide for me. > > Thank you and God Bless! > Sincerely, > Johnnie and Cindy Adams >

Cindy has asked me to put this on Ardrew. I have answered her question re the home, names, dates, etc. There will be two to follow. Please reply to her personally if yo have info on this family. Rebecca ---------- > From: Johnnie and Cindy Adams <adamseden@eritter.net> > To: rdea@seark.net > Subject: Drew County History Information > Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 9:26 PM > > Dear Rebecca: > > I read on the Drew County Homepage (GenWeb) that you wrote the Book, "Old > Times Not Forgotten: A History of Drew County." I am searching desperately > for any information on a place called Bottom's Baptist Orphanage that > existed in Drew County sometime in the 1920's or perhaps even before that > or after that. My father-in-law was placed in this home after being taken > from his parents by the Red Cross somewhere around 1922 or so. > > Do you have any information on this Orphanage or have you ever heard of it? > Anything you can give me will be helpful. I feel like I am drowning on this > one. > > thanks you. > > Cindy Adams > adamseden@eritter.net >

Jo Ann, posted you off the lausgenweb page. re Harp family. all my postings on there are getting returned as undeliverable. I have a huge Harp family history written by T Y Harp. Includes Green and all related lines. Do you have this book? The Harp family history as related to Bonita area will be published in my upcoming book. Rebecca

Hi, guys, I just got home a little while ago (11-hour day at work!) and read through today's ARDREW mail a second time. By now, y'all probably know I'm not one for a lot of rules (my main pet peeve is leaving entire long original posts when folks reply to a message), but I think we need to get back on-track a little. Thanks for understanding, Melissa

Drew Advance Nov. 6, 1894: Ordered that $122 be allowed G.W. Mears and J.D. Howe for building bridge acroos Panther Creek. J.M. Carr was allowed $20 on Grand Jury Certificate. Ruff Biggs was allow $1.50 on witness certificate in case of State vs. Jas. Scott. S. Gaster was allowed $12 for furnishing 24 meals to jury by order of circuit court. ( That was cheap) M.M. Boon was allowed $2 for Petit Jury Certificate. J.C. Doss was allowed $7.50 for repairing bridge. Evie Miles was allowed $1.50 for witness cert. in case of State vs Wirt Slemons. H.W. Wells was allowed $135 for fees as Pros Att'y on the following convictions in the Circuit Court: Needham Hodges, Jesse Bogan, Tyler Williams, Louis Sherrod, Dave McDowell and King White Gregory. J.P. Burks was allowed $6 for publishing election proclamation of J.S. Little. W.J. Bailey was allowed $1.50 on witness certificate in case of State vs. Joe Adams. W.J. Bailey was allowed $1.50 on witness certificate of State vs. Dallas Collins. W.J. Bailey was allowed $1.50 on witness certificate in case of State vs. Marcus Jordon. W.T. Tool was allowed $19.50 for blankets furnished jail. W.C. White was allowed $21.25 for bridge lumber. M.F. Christmas was allowed $102.61 for constable, juror and witness--cost in sundry cases in Circuit Court. jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com

>>Ruth Taylor> >>Ellen Jane Harrison Currie/curry Dancy....also m. in the >>Taylor Family Taylors of Taylor >>chapel Eliza Mayo HOwe4ll Allen Taylor....more Taylors EDMOND TAYLOR Edmond Taylor b. Jan 1, l793 in Caroline Co., VA...m. Lucinda Eldridge Brame there in l822. Lucinda was also b in Carline Co. Feb. l4, l805. They came to Fayette Co. and bought 405 ares in l845 fr Jehu Ragan so of wolfe River, just northeast of where the twon of Peperton is today. The Memphis-La Grange railroad bed ran through this property. They had 3 cild..Hardenia, Elizabeth, and mary. Elizabeth d young. Hardenia m/1 Horatio Gates Ballard and m/2 Charles H. Cogbill of LaGrange. Mary m. Samuel J. Dunn. The Dunns, Hardenia, Charles H. Cogbill and Horatio were all buried in Tabernacle Hill Cemetery (Peperton). Edmond d nov 26, l868. Lucinda d Feb l, l870. Their inscriptions are carved on a single rombstone standing in a cemeter in Ceneter Hill, MS (DeSoto Co.) southwest of Collierville. why they m9ved there ( if they did), or why they were buried there is more of a mystery than what happened to the gold Edmond was said to have buried during the Civil War at his Fayette Co. homeplace. Supposedly, it was buried under a pear tree, but it was never found. Edmond left a Will recorded in Fayette Co. Will Book B p. 250. Lucinda died before the estate was sett;ed/ Uears [assed--then in l875, Charles H. Cogbill petitioned to be appointed administrator. The Somerville court decided that Edmond had died with our a will --another mystery. I. John taylor of Nrothumberland, Eng. m. Susan Rowland II. Rowland Taylor of Rothbury, Eng. b Oct. 6 l5l0, burned at the stake 2-5 l555 III. Thomas Taylor b Sept l9 l548, m. Elizabeth burwell. IV. Thomas Taylor b March l5 l674, Hadley, England m Margaret Swinderley. V. James Taylor (the immigrant) b Feb l2 l620 near Carlisle, Eng. came to America in l635, m 1 Frances Walker, Our line is from his his 2ne wife, Mary Gregory, whom he married Aug l0, l682. James d Sept. l0 l698 New Kent co. VA VI. John Taylor b l7696 Caroline Co., VA, d l780, pub serive during Rev War m. Catherine Pendleton. VII. Edmond Taylor b. l2 May l723, Orange co., VA, Pub. Servic Rev War m. l750 Goochland Co. VA Ann Lewis (l7330l8l0). Edmond d Apr. l808, levaing Will in granville Co., NC Edmond and Ann had 6 children. VII. Edmond Taylor, Jr. b 3 July l763 m Apr. 2l, l790 Patsy Lewis, werved in the Rev. War. Died l847, leaving Will in 'cannon Co., TN IX. Edmond Taylor (l793-l868) X. Mary A. Taylor (l84l-l9l0) m. Samuel Jackson Dunn, as his 2ne wife. XI. Emmett Waters Dunn (l865-l943) XII. Samuel Sterlind Dunn of rossville, TN, b. l9l6. sub. by Mrs. Samuel Sterling Dunn Howell Allen Taylor l8l7-l877 early settler of Fayett Co. fath. & moth. Edmund Taylor and Elizabeth Pettus Venable Taylor, oved fr. Mecklenburg Co., VA l832 w/ Howell, Sarah, Robert, Samuel, Mary and Julia. They seettled in Haywood Co., near the Hatchie River southwest of Brownsville at the urging of Edmund's father the Rev. Howell Taylor. In l834, Edmund moved his family to Fayette Co. settling 8 miles north of Somervill wehre he devel Sylvan Ridge. Howevll liv. and famr w/his father un l84l when his fath. deeded him 500 acres on Big Mudy Creek. Here he cleared land and est. a plantation call. Edgewood where he and his wife, Susan Anna Hayes Taylor of Boydton, VA, raised their fam. and were active inthe Methodist church. They gathered w/relatives and frineds in "the meeting ouse" until the red brik church was built in l847 and named Taylor's Chapel. Avid reader....wide interests fr. Agricultural methods and medical treatment for man and beast to religious history and wekly newspapers. Attended political rallies, often riding for hours to cast his gallot.....May l850, he suscribd to $500 in railraod bonds and watched w/interest as the new road was bilt to facilitate the shipment of cotton to Memphis and supplies to 'somerville. He was proud of his fam. and loved them dearly. 5 children, two of whom lived to adulthood. Provided a home at time for nieced and nephews who attended school with their children in the Chapel. He was guardian for several neighbors' children on the death of a father. Generosity was shown in his support of the Somerville Female Institue which his dau. Lois, attended, the Somerville Male Academy attended by his son, Edm. , Trenton Female Academy, Dancyvill Male Academy, missionary causes and his own and other churches. Howell Tayleor's love for this country never waverd trhough the terrible conflict of the Civil War w/ all the hardships and suffering endured by all citizens. Economic disaster was rampant in west TN during Reconstruction but he held his family and homeplace.....owner of Edgewood.... Generations are: I.Howell Taylor m. Susan Hayes: Martha, Edmund, Elizabeth, Lois, Sallie II.Lois Brock Taylor m Joseph Venable Alexander: Susan taylor, Sarah Madison, Robert Burwell, Chjarlese Read III.Sarah Madison Alexander m Charles Lafayette Matthews: Mary Lois, Charles Jr., Joseph, Abner, Sarah Alexander Iv.Mary Lois Matthews m Cyrus Eugene Cooley: Cyrus Jr., Sarah alexander, Charles Matthew V.Charles Matthews Cooley m Margaret Raney: Charles Jr. Christopher Eugene, Clayton Thomas, Virginia Anne, Amy Clare, Cyrus John ...Submitted by Sarah Alexander Cooley Cottle ________________________ Thomas Wm. son of Rev. War sol. Daniel Wms and sara Nixon b l7 Mar l786 in Sampson Co., NC and d in Fayette Co. 27 Sept. l845. He married as his first wife, Elizabeth Moulton, dau. of Abrahom Moulton, Jr. and Zilpha Treadwell, in NC, 31 oct. l805...They removed to Dickson Co., TN, CA l8l0 and lived on the 2,285 acre tract given to Daniel Wms for his war service. Thos. served in Dickson Co. as Constable and Land Surveyor and took advantage of the inexpensive lnad available and wa owner of at least 645 acres upon moving to Fayett Co. around l830, in the Lambert, Tn vicinity, north of Oakland. Elizabeth M. Wms. b Nov. 5 l789, d Oct. 26 O838, and Thomas m. 2nd Martha Ann Yarbrough, who m. 2nd, Issac O. Swyers..... Child. lst marriage: l. John P. Wms. b 9 Nov. l806, m. Isabella G. McHenry--d after l850 place unknow 2. Christian Nixon Wms. b Oct. l, l808 m. Richard Wright of dickson Co., TN and died after l850 place unknown 3. Ann Mariah Wms. b May l8l0, m. Joel rogers ...both d. in Humphreys Co., TN 4. Zelphia Treadwell Wms b l2 March l8l2 m. a Fitzgerald---living in l850 5. Thom. Hicks Wms. b 3 march l8l4, d. l6 Jan. l847 in Fayette, m. Narcissa Ann Stevens, who married second , Wilson J. Godby. 6. Abraham Moulton Wms. b 8 'feb., l8l6..m. Jeanetta SCOTT both d. in Hunt Co., TX 7. Sarah Jane Williams b l7 FEB l8l8 m. Williams SCOTT...both died in Hunt Co., TX 8. Richard NIXON WILLIAMS b 28 Jan. l820..m. Eliza H. Sauls...b d in Hunt Co., TX 9. Mary Ann Wms...b l2 Oct l822 m Smith C Beloate..both bur in Memphis TN l0.Tennessee Ann Williams b 25 July l826 m Brown Beloate..lived in Fayett and Shelby Co., TN ll.Joseph R. Wms. B 28 Sept. l828, living in Lamar Co, TX in l850 12.Susannah Elisabeth Wms. b. 4 June l834, m. James M. Godby bur. Memphis TN 13.&l4 Benjamin B. WMS and DAniel Hick Wms died young CHILDREN OF 2nd MARRIAGE 15.Wm Henry Harrison Wms. b 3 Dec. l843, m Nancy Catherine Oates and died in Memphis, TN 4 Apr4 l832 l6.Jeanetta Wms. b l7 Mar l845 m. Wm. Ballard Nolley..removed to AR the to OD ...both d in Chickasha, OK l7.&l8 &l9 Arabella Green Wms. Araminta C. Wms and Haywood Wms d young...submitted by Rebecca W. Harris ________________________________ Winfrey-Trotter Wm. Allen Winfrey l868 son of John Allen and Mattie Sweeney l842/l922 Winfre...m. Nancy Odeience Trotter b l875 d l959..dau. of Benjamin Yates b l848 d l909..Kathrine Bennett (bl852 d l878) Trotter at Methodist Church in Holly Grove, AR.........children Katherine m Leci Kerr...Charlotte Sweeney m. Mayers of Brandon WM A WYLIE Wm A Wylie Nov l808 Chester Co., SC & Martha N. b 8 Oct l808 d l6 Feb l886....both bur.Presby terian Cem. in Camden SC.....child........several hariet E. b. l849 d l900 m John WRIGHT Thomas LEWIS m. Mary E LOVE......went to Texas THE WYLIE AND YANCEY FAMILIEs had some kind of connection, too......I.P. Yancey Family had a Howell Adams Yancey of Atlanta ,GA MOUNT MORIAH COMMUNITY....family cemetery of BRAMLEY(BRUMLEY....headstones remaining .....SHINAULT, TRAINER,ROGERS & WILES __________________________ CURRY/CURRIE early setlers in FAyette and Haywood Co. ...descend fr. Walter Curry...a baron of Cumfriesshire Scotland, who in l29l, when Edw. I., King of Eng. made peace w/the Scots, swore fealty to the king....Irish branch..changed named fr. Curry to Currie abt. l800...came to Ireland to escape reigious persecution as they ere Presbyterians and dissidents fr. the Roman Catholic religion. James Currie, Sr. m. Mary Catherine Armstrong in l756, emigrated to America and Armstrong in l756, emigrated to America and settled in VA, later moving to Caswell Co., NC Many of the Currie Family were buried in Old Griers Cemetery (Presbyterian) in Caswell Co. James Currie, Sr. b l737 d l790 and his first wife, Mary Catherine Armstrong b l732 do l789 had the following children: Jane b l759, m. John Motherel; John b. l762, m. Elizabeth Rainey; James, Jr. b l765, m. Sarah Black; Joseph b l769 m. Jane Wiley; Mary m. Mr. Love; Margaret m. John McMullen. James currie, Jr. and Sarah Black were m. l790 in caswell co., NC Sarah died in l835 . James moved just over the ine into Orange Co., NC and a little later to Haywood Co., Tn where he died in l842. He was the second person buried at Old Union church Cemetery there. Children of James Currie, Jr. and Sarah Black were : James III b l793, m. Miss Morehead; Wm Moore b l795 d l8l9 unmarried; Nancy b. l797; George b. l799, m. Judith Chandler, d l864; Joseph b. l800 , m. Nancy Jones, d. l864; Ann b. l80l, m. Wm Pickins; Wasington b. l803, m. Ann Walker; Martha (Patsy) b. l804, m. Empson Walker (line of David Walker of Somerville and Judge Mark Walker of Covington, TN; Harvey b l809, m. Elizabeth Clark; Jane, noth. known except d l845; Parthenia b l805, m. John Graham Walker; Sarah Black b l8l3, m. Aaron VanHook Lea. Child: of George Currie b l799 d l865 and wife Judith Chandler were: Margaret, m. Mr. Hotchkiss; Sarah Ann b. l830 d. l890, m. Iverson Jones Walker of Williston, TN; Mary Catherine m. Judge Ben I Lea ; Wm. Thomas b l837 d l89l, m. Araminta Harrison Ivie; Martha Frances b. l840 d l9l7, m. Wm H. Crawford b. l840 d l878 of Williston. He died during Yellow Fever epidemic. Children of Wm H. Crawford and Martha Frances were: Currie Walker Crawford b l875 d l927 m. Ella Linyard B. l878 d l959....................up to present __________________________________ DANCY Isaac Dancy was b l3 Aug. l783 in charles City Co., VA, the son of edward and Rebeca Dancy. His Bible records list his marriage 24 Dec. l802 to Sarah TYLER. She died ll Oct. l822 and is bur. in Williamson Co., TN She had 8 children: Edward b 25 Dec. l805, never married; Rebecca b 21 July l809 in Dinwiddie Co., VA d l9 Aug l87l Haywood Co, TN, m. lst 21Jan l828 Reuben Mays in Williamson Co., TN and m. 2nd l840 Haywood Co. TN., Abner H. Martin; Martha b Jan. l, l8ll Dinwiddie Co., VA, d l3 Oct. l86l Pine Bluff, AR, M. Robert Lemon(son of john and Hannah Dancy Lemon of NC); Elizabeth b. l5 Oct. l8l7 Williamson Co., TN d l893, Star City, AR, m lst Wm Lay l834 Dancyville , TN He d and she m.2nd Samuel Smith of Middlesex, NC at Star City, AR; Sarah b March 8, l8l5 m. ??GERMANy; Mildred E. B. Oct. l, l8l8 Williamson Co., TN, d Lavaca Co., TX, m. Allen Garrison Lay, brother to Wm. Lay who m. her sister Elizabeth ..He was b in GA, died in Lavaca Co., TX Children # 7 and 8 died as babies soon after birth. Isaac Dancy m. 2nd Mary LANB l5 Dec. l823. Mary Lamb was b. July l9, l793 in VA. She died September l859, Dancyville, TN, dau. of Wm. and Catheriine Lamb. Mary Lamb Dancy also had 8 children: Wm. Lamb Dancy b l9 Sept. l824 Williamson Co, TN, unmarried; Margaret Dancy b. l5 Jan. l826, Williamson Co., TN, m. Jesse Martin, brother of Abner H. Martin who married Rebecca Dancy; Susan b. 30 April l828, m. Warren Wyatt; stephen b. 2 October l829, Williamson Co., TN, d 2 Sept. l83l; John Henry dancy b 25 Oct. l83l Williamson Co. Tn d l6 Jan l925 in Dancyville , TN m. lst Louisa Jane Ker 27 Feb. l856(b. Nov t l834 TN.d. 24 July l887, dau. of francis Bradley Kerr and Ann Reed Neal.)(Francis B. Kerr was b. 27 Feb l80l in 'so. Carolina; d. l885 Fayette Co., TN. Anne Reed Neal was b l806 Sumner Co, TN d Aug 30, l875, TN) John H. Dnacy m. 2nd Mary Jane Harrison, dau. of Jesse and Eliza Harrison and she had no children: Mary Dancy b Nov. ll, l833 in Dancyville , TN d l892, m. Thomas J. Scott July 5 l86l; Alexander Dancy b. March ll, l837, Dancyville, TN, killed by his Cptain during the Civil War. Isaac Dancy moved to haywood Co., TN along w/ the John Lemon family in l83l. They lived just across the ine from each other. Isaac Dancy was Captain of a milita company of williamson and Maury counties. He established a post office called Dancy, that was moved in l84l to Dancyville, still retaining the name. According to goodspeed, the lst Methodist Church inthis part of TN, was built about 200 yards from his dwelling, and was used as a schoolhouse. Isaac Dancy died in Aug. l863 at his farm in Spring Hill,near Dancyville, TN.....submitted by Mrs. A. Grand Fewsmith, Jr.(Julia Griffey Lemon Fewsmith...g-g-granddaughter of Isaac and Sarah Tyler Dancey. Beth Thurman or Terri Wolfe Monticello, AR 367-2701

Hi, Robert, Thanks so much for your very kind message to me. Yes, I would love to get copies of the pages on the Browns from Drew County in WW II. My fax # is (214) 977-6585. I look forward to seeing what is in the book...thanks, again. Bill Brown

Hello everyone, I want to thank Yates Calhoun for his information. I have traced the Herrods he mentioned in his email and found they are not my direct ancestors. I did send an email to Nicki Osborne and hope she can match my information with hers. Also, thanks to Beth for her lead on the Herrods. I will let you know if I make any connections. I just want to say thanks to all of you for this great list. I think I would probably subscribe to it just to read all of the wonderful stories and Jann's postings. Cathy Seabolt

The Brown boys killed in service lived in Possum Valley. If I am not mistaken in families, Gordon Brown, their brother, lives in Texas. Don't know where another brother Harlen lives. Their sister, Helen Faye (accidentally killed) was my best friend. Correct me if I am wrong, rdea. As far as I know, there was nothing commemorative done. Bobbie ---------- > From: Robert Lane <westplex@hotmail.com> > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] WWI and WWII > Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 7:08 AM > > To Bill Brown: > > The title of the WWII Veteran's picture album is "The Men and Women in > World War II from Drew County" Published by Southern Publishing Company > in Camden, Ark. My sister Judy gave me the copy I have, and I seriously > doubt if it is available...looks like a one time publishing event to me. > Anyway, since you are in Dallas and can't get to the Drew County > Library, I will be happy to copy and fax (as clearly as possible) the > pages of the book that deal with the Browns. Frankly, the fact that Mr. > and Mrs. Ed Brown lost both their sons in the war within a few months > time is a big deal historically. It must have been heartbreaking for > them...but what continually amazes me is how quickly communities forget > these events...Certainly everyone in Drew County must have known about > the Brown Boys being killed in action at the time it happened. I wonder > if there were any ceremonies to commemorate their deaths, other than a > funeral. Where did they live in Drew County...probably in a rural > community since they went to Drew Central. Are there any pictures of > them growing up, or in the Pirate annual...or was there a Pirate annual > in those days? Anyway, looks like you have a couple of true war heros > in the Brown family...if you learn more, please report. > > If you want me to fax you copies of the pages I mentioned, please call > me at 602-483-7765 or leave your fax number on an e-mail. I will be > gone to Tennessee on business the rest of the week, so I will not be > able to respond until then. Good luck with your research. > > Robert Lane > > >From ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com Mon Nov 09 19:21:46 1998 > >Received: from [207.113.245.30] by hotmail.com (1.0) with SMTP id > MHotMail308812090510283506532503348035203012710; Mon Nov 09 19:21:46 > 1998 > >Received: (from slist@localhost) > > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA21094; > > Mon, 9 Nov 1998 19:19:16 -0800 (PST) > >Resent-Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 19:19:16 -0800 (PST) > >Message-Id: <199811100313.WAB15896@mime4.prodigy.com> > >X-Mailer: Prodigy Internet GW(v0.9beta) - ae01dm04sc03 > >From: QPYR97A@prodigy.com ( WILLIAM L BROWN) > >Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 22:13:32, -0500 > >Old-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] WWI and WWII > >Resent-Message-ID: <"p5meeC.A._GF.pC7R2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> > >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >Resent-From: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailing-List: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1947 > >X-Loop: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >Precedence: list > >Resent-Sender: ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > Robert Lane & Carolyn Haisty, > > > > Thanks so much for your great memories of Drew Co. in WWII. Do > >you know if I can get a copy of the American Legion book with those > >from the county who served in the war? I believe some of my Browns > >may be in it. Thanks again. > > > > > > Bill Brown in Dallas > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Thanks so much, Jo-Ann!! I didn't think to look for the Cloyd family there! I've just looked for the Wright's there!!! That's a DUH! for me!! *SMILE* dave -----Original Message----- From: Stephens-Avery Family <bahai@netusa1.net> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 2:10 PM Subject: [ARDREW-L] Cloyd Family >Hello! > >The name Cloyd is not in my line but I noticed on GenForum when I was >looking up something else. Here's the URL in case someone would like to go >take a look-see: > >http://www.genforum.com/cloyd/ > >Jo-Ann >bahai@netusa1.net >Gen Research: Stephens, Lee, Conrad, Mahurin, Merritt, Long >...and don't forget to go see my kids at >http://members.aol.com/indianabyw/arts.html > >

This subject has been discussed lately and I was wondering if anyone has information on a unit that my GGGrandfather served in. Flippen's Company 'B' Infantry Regiment. Anyone heard of this one? His wife Elizabeth drew a pension from his service in this outfit, she having lived to age 95. I appreciate any help with this. Lee Savage

>There are several I would love to have the details on, if I could. I'm >surprized there were no Murray's? Davie, remember, I was printing pages that related to me....therefore, there may have been some Murrays....I just didn't connect to any of those in any way....I was looking for anything that tied me to a Daniel..... >> >>Ruth Taylor> >>Ellen Jane Harrison Currie/curry Dancy....also m. in the >>Taylor Family Taylors of Taylor >>chapel Eliza Mayo HOwe4ll Allen Taylor....more Taylors >>These are various names I found in the printed pages I copied in Fayette >>Co., TN, this past weekend.......If anything looks interesting, let me >>know......time's short, but will try to answer.....BETH Dr. Wm. Vannah Taylor, wife Frances (Henderson)Taylor..child. departed Oxford, NC in l836 for LaGrange TN...sons..Henry Skipwith Taylor and Arthur Kennon Taylor...were attending school at Wm. & Mary, Williamsburg, VA and medicals school, Univ. of PA, and his son, Leonard Henderson Taylor was attend. the Univ. of NC, Chapel Hill, NC at the time of the move and the first years in TN. Henry Skpwith Taylor sett. in Fayette Co., TN and live. remainder of life...a physician as his father and brothers who were: Arthur Kennon Taylor, Wm. Vannah Taylor, Jr., John L. Henderson Taylor, and Richard Henderson Taylor. His other brothers were: Leonard, James Henderson R. Taylor, Archilbald Henderson Taylor, Nathaniel C. and Julius A. and were attorneys. His sisters were Emily and Lucy W. Dr. Henry Skipwith Taylor, called Skip by his family, was b in l8l5, NC and D in Fayette Co. TN in l876. In l846, he married Jane Eliza Mayo, dau. of a NC couple, Frederick Wm. Mayo and Maniza (Sherrod) Mayo. Dr. Skip had four children by a lst marriage and eleven children by his marriage to Jane Eliza..Names of the lst 4 were: Frances Henderson Taylor, Samuel, Wm. V., and Laura Rebecca. Wm. V. was killied in the Civl War. His ll child....Agnes May Taylor was the grandmother of this contributor. She married in Fayette Co. l888 to Don Rich aHankins. Dr. Wm. Vannah Taylor was b. in Yorktown, VA in l790 and was the grandson of our emigrant ancestor, Samuel Taylor, who came to Yorktown in l764. Samuel m. Anne Vanna in l765. Their son Nathaniel taylor, b. l767 m. Lucy White, and they were parents of 4 sons, including Wm. Vannah Taylor. Dr. Wm Vannah Taylor died in Memphis, TN in l872 and his wife Frances in Nashville, TN in l890 in home of her dau. Lucy (Mrs. Joel A. Hayes). Episcopalian.....Henry Skipwith Taylor, Jr. bec. a Methodist minister and his sister Agnes, aft. her marriage was a Methodist. Frances Henderson, wife of Dr. Wm. V. Taylor was the dau. of Judge Leonard Henderson and his wife Frances (Farrar) Henderson. Judge Henderson was the son of Richard Henderson atty., judge, and backer and promoter of the Transylvania Land Co., in efforts to est. settlers in (Nashville) TN. Since he d in l785 at age 50, he did not live long enought ot firmly est. his efforts.....sub. by Marie H. Orrick (Mrs. L. S.) REV. HOWELL TAYLOR five sons came fr. Mecklenburt Co., VA to TN in l820's. Howell and 4 sons settled in Haywood Co. Edmund and his family contin. to Fayette Co. startd Taylor's Chapel. family motto..."He gains what he seeks"..broguht in the l600's from England by James Taylor. They family's lineage has been traced back to Kind EDW. I. The signers of the Magna Charta, Charlemagne, and King Alfred the Great. The Taylor familiews were devout Methodists. Col. Edmund Taylor and his family b4ecame converted by Bishop Asbury, His son, Rev. Howell Taylor, a mem. of the lst Board of Trustees of Randolph-Macon College. Not surprising w/this background that the Taylor family as siad to promote the spirtualy religion of Christ in West TN....more tahn any oth. family. Edmund and his wife, Elizabeth Venable, had 6 child.....Howell, Sarah, Robert, Samuel, Mary, and Elizabeth. They build their home in l832. Edmund's g-g-g-grandsons, Timothy and david Taylor, Robert s descendants, presently reside at Sylvan ridge, the antebellum home in the northeast part of the county. Robt. Venable Taylor was a Methodist minister--circuit rider. m. Sarah Chunn...3 sons: Samuel, Edmund..descendants reside in MS. and Wm. Neilson Taylor mov. Memphis and est. Memphis Machine Wor4ks. I will post more later.....BETH Please overlook typing....in a hurry as usual.......

I wanna know!!! [Rebecca] .I might even tell you what his last words were on the way to be hanged......... if you are nice to me. :) Carolyn