Bill, In addition to the Court House, and Archives, I found the Monticello Public Library to have quite a bit of info. Gail Deal-Howell http://www.deal-howell.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "C.L. Jones" <carsonjonessr@hotmail.com> To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [ARDREW] research in Drew County > Bill in Dallas: You might try the Archives in Monticello. I think their > hours are on Fridays from 12. I''m not sure of the hours on Saturday. > Another good source is the courthouse. The folks there have been very > helpful to me. > C.L. Jones > > > >From: "Tanya" <chatmama44@cei.net> > >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [ARDREW] research in Drew County > >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:10:51 -0500 > > > >Which Brown are you looking for? I am related some Browns in Drew county. > >Tanya > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "William Brown" <newsguybb@sbcglobal.net> > >To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:58 PM > >Subject: [ARDREW] research in Drew County > > > > > > > Hi to all in Drew County, > > > > > > In late July, I'll be visiting parts of Drew and Lincoln > >counties, Monticello, Dumas, etc..Can anyone tell me where I might research > >family history, history of the area, etc? > > > I'm looking into BROWN, CARTER, TUCKER, MYHAND, > >PASCHALL. > > > Also, can you tell me of any flea markets and antique/collectible shops > >in > >the area. > > > Many thanks for any help. > > > > > > > >Bill in Dallas > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! > http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx >

Bill in Dallas: You might try the Archives in Monticello. I think their hours are on Fridays from 12. I''m not sure of the hours on Saturday. Another good source is the courthouse. The folks there have been very helpful to me. C.L. Jones >From: "Tanya" <chatmama44@cei.net> >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ARDREW] research in Drew County >Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:10:51 -0500 > >Which Brown are you looking for? I am related some Browns in Drew county. >Tanya >----- Original Message ----- >From: "William Brown" <newsguybb@sbcglobal.net> >To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:58 PM >Subject: [ARDREW] research in Drew County > > > > Hi to all in Drew County, > > > > In late July, I'll be visiting parts of Drew and Lincoln >counties, Monticello, Dumas, etc..Can anyone tell me where I might research >family history, history of the area, etc? > > I'm looking into BROWN, CARTER, TUCKER, MYHAND, >PASCHALL. > > Also, can you tell me of any flea markets and antique/collectible shops >in >the area. > > Many thanks for any help. > > > > >Bill in Dallas > > > _________________________________________________________________ Check out the latest news, polls and tools in the MSN 2004 Election Guide! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx

Which Brown are you looking for? I am related some Browns in Drew county. Tanya ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Brown" <newsguybb@sbcglobal.net> To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 8:58 PM Subject: [ARDREW] research in Drew County > Hi to all in Drew County, > > In late July, I'll be visiting parts of Drew and Lincoln counties, Monticello, Dumas, etc..Can anyone tell me where I might research family history, history of the area, etc? > I'm looking into BROWN, CARTER, TUCKER, MYHAND, PASCHALL. > Also, can you tell me of any flea markets and antique/collectible shops in the area. > Many thanks for any help. > > Bill in Dallas >

Hi to all in Drew County, In late July, I'll be visiting parts of Drew and Lincoln counties, Monticello, Dumas, etc..Can anyone tell me where I might research family history, history of the area, etc? I'm looking into BROWN, CARTER, TUCKER, MYHAND, PASCHALL. Also, can you tell me of any flea markets and antique/collectible shops in the area. Many thanks for any help. Bill in Dallas

For those with eMail addresses, this is an invitation for the Reunion for Stedman/Steadman family and friends of the family. Please send me a private eMail for the Family Questionair PDF format so that you may send in your RSVP. Kindly, Carolann St. John Sweetkinfolk@aol.com STEDMAN/STEADMAN REUNION September 4-5, 2004 Dear Family and Friends, Not since 1983, has there been a reunion! This is an all inclusive Stedman/Steadman Reunion, Samuel and Ann (Thompson) Stedman Descendants: Ancil Green Stedman, Edward Stedman, David Samuel Steadman, Levi Monroe Stedman, Mary Margaret Steadman Hall etc … We are enclosing a FAMILY GROUP SHEET as well as a RSVP notification, both items we would like to have prior to 18th of August. If you cannot attend, please be sure to send your family group sheet to the reunion. We are planning to fry fish as well as the renting of the community center, we are asking for a $10.00 per person donation. All family members have not been sent a package, since there are children born, educated and married that we do not have available information. Please make copies for your family or line of family so that all family members get invited. Items to bring: Potluck dish for Sunday Family Pictures and/or Antiquity Piece (place name & address on them) Family Group Sheets Saturday, September 4, 2004 Doors Open at Hermitage Apartments Community Room at the Housing Authority at 10:00 a.m. for setting up, cooking etc… 12:00 p.m. Open Visitation Begins (Lite Lunch provided) Activities are: Viewing table Antiquities brought (ALL ITEMS LABELED, Owners Name & Address) Living History Video Tapeing (for all of those stories!!) Singing around the Piano (If you can sing, bring a special) Genealogy Family Update information (Computer with scanner will be setup) 5:00 p.m. Fish Frye 9:00 p.m. Doors Close Sunday, September 5, 2004 Families are encouraged to attend church of Faith Choice followed by Potluck at Hermitage Apartments Community Room at 12:30 p.m. History: Stedman/Steadman were Charter Members Hickory Springs and some later broke to Saline Baptist Church. Directions: Hickory Springs Church (Prespretarian) Hwy 63 Warren-Hermitage Hwy. Saline Baptist Church Arkansas Hwy 8, off Hwy 63 (Johnsville Road) 4:00 p.m. Cleanup begins, Doors Close Kindly, Eloise Mann 107 Wheeler St. Warren Arkansas 71671 (870) 226-2770 Mrs. Sammy (Carolann) St. John 226 Bradley 257 Hermitage Arkansas 71647 (870) 463-8597 eMail: SweetKinfolk@aol.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RSVP: Name:______________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________ Number of persons: ________________

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C440A3.309478A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joab Cook Margaret C Cook Martha Rodgers John H Rodgers Francis Rodgers William Rodgers James C Crotts Martha J. Crotts John Crotts Leona Crotts Lester Crotts Joseph Lindsey Whisenhunt Leona Ester Whisenhunt ------------------------------------- 1870 census: Martha Rodgers Mother---No father listed, assumed she was widowed: Children Francis Rodgers John H Rodgers, William Rodgers, Farm Laborer---James Crotts ------------ In 1880 census: James C Crotts Martha Crotts his wife John Crotts--I suspect stepson (John Rodgers) Leona Crotts 4 years old Lester Crotts 3 years old ------------- >From family Bible Leona Ester Crotts (DOB 12/16/1871) married 2/28/1889 to Joseph Lindsey Whisenhunt (DOB 9/27/1867 ---------- 1900 census they are listed with 5 children Author, Martha, Lula Bessie, and Joseph's mother Martha C. ---------------- 1900 census John H Rodgers shows up with his family and his mother in the house: Martha J. Crotts (widowed with 7/3 living children) ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C440A3.309478A0 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="James & Bea Whisenhunt.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="James & Bea Whisenhunt.vcf" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Whisenhunt;James & Bea FN:James & Bea Whisenhunt TEL;HOME;VOICE:903-896-4490 TEL;CELL;VOICE:903-376-7603 ADR;HOME:;;12594 Hwy80;Fruitvale;TX;75127 LABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:12594 Hwy80=0D=0AFruitvale, TX 75127 EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:whisone@etxrn.com REV:20040523T135151Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C440A3.309478A0--

--=======29A17AB6======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-10804036; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit John Henry LEE (1827 -1862) was born in NC, married in MS, and settled in Drew Co. abt 1859. He enlisted in the Civil War there, died in 1862, and is buried at Camp Nelson. His wife, Malissa, stayed in Drew Co. for several years before moving to Desha Co.; they had several children that settled in southeastern Arkansas: Daniel Granderson LEE lived most of his life in Desha Co. and had 11 children (one is my grandmother); James Middleton LEE was last found in the 1880 census in Clay Twp., Bradley Co., Arkansas; Susan Ellen LEE MERRITT WILLIAMS is buried in Desha Co.; Pernesia Elizabeth LEE LEEK is buried in Desha Co. and had 11 children; Francis LEE COOK is buried in Desha Co.; I am searching for their descendants and other cousins that may have an interest in these lines. I'm also searching for Conrad and Blackshear families from the same areas. Thank you, Jo-Ann Stephens Bahai@netusa1.net --=======29A17AB6======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-10804036 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.673 / Virus Database: 435 - Release Date: 5/1/2004 --=======29A17AB6=======--

A Reese Gullett bought land in Drew Co. in 1860. Does any know know him? Thanks. Marla Goodrich

sweetkinfolk@aol.com email address. We are having a Genealogy Society Meeting Sunday 25th at 2:00 pm meeting at the Bradley County Industrial Development Community Room, EAST across from the County Court House (Green Awning) with Guest Speaker Mrs. Jann Woodard, formally of Bradley County, who will be speaking on the topic of Murder and Mayhem in Bradley County, all members are encouraged to attend, all visitors are welcome. Carolann St. John V. P.

Carolann: I have spent several in the United Kingdom and am a little bit amazed and the way your name is pronounced. Out of curiosity only, just how do you pronounce your name: United States as I know it: Saint John United Kingdom as I know it: Sin Jin or Sinjin Names are funny things around the world. Bill Covey Pronounced in every way except how I pronounce it ----- Original Message ----- From: <SweetKinfolk@aol.com> To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 5:15 AM Subject: [ARDREW] Bradley County Genealogy Society Meeting April 25th 2pm > sweetkinfolk@aol.com email address. > > We are having a Genealogy Society Meeting Sunday 25th at 2:00 pm meeting at > the Bradley County Industrial Development Community Room, EAST across from the > County Court House (Green Awning) with Guest Speaker Mrs. Jann Woodard, > formally of Bradley County, who will be speaking on the topic of Murder and Mayhem > in Bradley County, all members are encouraged to attend, all visitors are > welcome. > > Carolann St. John > V. P. >

--=======3D2B4AB1======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-337324FC; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ This is a great site for information; perhaps writing to one of the addresses listed would direct you to your needed photograph. In particular, Bryan Howerton at howerton@cswnet.com may be of help. Good luck, Jo-Ann Stephens Bahai@netusa1.net --=======3D2B4AB1======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-337324FC Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.655 / Virus Database: 420 - Release Date: 4/8/2004 --=======3D2B4AB1=======--

Does anyone have a picture of the 3rd Arkansas Regiment or of anyone who served in it from 1861-1863? Mary Lasiter

Hey Friends and neighbors, The Bradley County Genealogy Society Meeting will be held April 25, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Industrial Developement Community Room, located on Myrtle Street across from the Court Square just across from the Sherriff's Building. The guest speaker is a former Bradley Countian, Jann Woodard and one of the key members for beginning the Bradley County Genealogy Society, along with Pat Tucker, Mary King Barrett, Peggy Bowman etc... Ms. Jann Woodard will be speaking on the topic of "Murders, Lynchings, and Mayhem in Bradley County." She is also in the process of writing a history of Bradley County, soon to be published at a later date. We extend a warm welcome to all visitors to our meetings and encourage more people to become involved as a member of the Bradley County Genealogy Society. Carolann Stanton-Taylor St. John Vice President, BCGS sweetkinfolk@aol.com

Dear Friends, You are invited to attended The Bradley County Genealogy Society Meeting will be held March 28, 2004 beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Bradley County Industrial Developement Community Room, Myrtle Street (just across from the courhouse square and sherriff's building) Warren, Arkansas. Guest Speaker will be Mr. Gerald Burton, Warren Bank and Trust Company, Retired Topic is on the Warren Bank and Trust Company, its first One Hundred Years All current and former employees as well as directors are also encouraged to attend, general public is always invited to attend. Carolann Stanton St. John V. P. sweetkinfolk@aol.com

Bobby, I think this is your Wilson family: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ardrew/jamie6.html This seems to confirm my suspicion that your Walter Wilson was the son of Lewis (B, not R as the 1880 census transcription said) and Georgia Wilson. --Melissa -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Wilson [mailto:bobbywilson5@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:03 PM To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARDREW] Surname: Wilson My name is Walter Robertson (Bobby) Wilson. My fathers name was Walter Wilson. He was sheriff of Drew County for several years and owned two farms in the county. He died in 1950 or 1951 when I was just a child.

Bobby, I found your parents in the Drew County cemetery book. They are buried in Oakland Cemetery. Walter Wilson was born Nov. 4, 1870 and died Mar. 7, 1951. How amazing that your dad was born just a few years after the Civil War ended! I am in awe. Do you remember any stories that he told you as a child? It seems that Walter was married twice (that I can tell) before he married your mother. I hope this isn't a shock to you. I don't know his first wife's name, but according to census records, he had a surviving son, Winifred, by her. His second wife's name was Bertie. Bertie is also buried in Oakland Cemetery. According to the book, she was born Nov. 3, 1897 [Melissa's note: This cannot be right. According to the census records, Bertie was born in November 1878. 1897 is more likely her year of marriage.] and died Mar. 21, 1928. There are 2 children of Bertie and Walter, buried in Oakland Cemetery, who died young: Bert Wilson, b. Sept. 5, 1901 and d. Sept. 23, 1901, and Ruby Wilson, b. Mar. 8, 1904 and d. Feb. 31, 1905. Walter and Bertie seem to have married around 1897, as the 1900 census shows them married for 3 years. They had a daughter, Nettie C., born in July 1899. Walter seems to have led a varied career. In the 1900 census, his occupation is listed as "county clerk". In the 1910 census, Walter is listed as a farmer on a general farm. He and Bertie have added to their family: Earl, born ca 1901 (1910 census says this is a son, but I think this is a mistake and it's actually a daughter), Lucile (?), born around 1906, and Louis, born around 1908. The 1910 census says that Bertie has had 6 children but only 4 are living, which corroborates the information gathered in the cemetery records. In the 1920 census, Walter is listed as "James W. Wilson". His occupation is listed as bookkeeper, but I cannot make out the industry. It is "general _____". Bertie and Walter did not have any more surviving children. Their family consists of Nettie C. (age 20), Edna E. (age 19 -- must be Edna Earl), Lucile or Lucida M. (age 13) and Edwin (?) L. (Louis, age 12). There also appears to be a granddaughter in the household named Josephine. I cannot make out her last name, but it almost looks like Stephens. I cannot be sure. She is 1 year and 4 (?) months old. I cannot tell whose child she is. And Carolyn already sent the information from the 1930 census. In the census records I looked at, Walter consistently gave his birthplace as Arkansas and his parents' birthplaces as Georgia. Given this starting point, I looked in the 1880 census for Walter and found a possible match. Living in Veasey Township of Drew County are Lewis R. Wilson, age 32, born GA and his wife Georgia A. Wilson, age 36, also born in GA. Their oldest son is Walter, age 9. Other Wilson children are Robert W. (age 7), Lewis K. (age 5), Sarah N. (age 3) and Jennie T. (age 2). There is also a 2-year-old named Nelson Lambert living in the household. I don't know how he fits into the family. More research needs to be done to confirm if this is your Walter Wilson. I am going to look in the book "Old Times Not Forgotten" to see if it mentions your Wilson family. I will report my findings in a separate message. --Melissa -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Wilson [mailto:bobbywilson5@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:03 PM To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARDREW] Surname: Wilson My name is Walter Robertson (Bobby) Wilson. My fathers name was Walter Wilson. He was sheriff of Drew County for several years and owned two farms in the county. He died in 1950 or 1951 when I was just a child. I went to Monticello Schools from grade one until graduation in 1955. My mother, Lucille (Robertson) Wilson and I lived at 304 West McCloy St, just a block from the town square. I went in to the Army in 1957 to help support her. She died in 1958. We had many close friends in Monticello.

Hello Bobby, my name is Carolyn Haisty and I knew you when we were growing up. When Arvin and Florence Jacks Chance lived in your home, my mother and I would visit. She was the Elementary Principal at Drew Central. Welcome to the list. I have found you father in the 1930 census, listed as Sheriff of Drew County and living at the Monticello Jail. It shows that he was born in Arkansas, his father and mother were both born in Georgia. Listed with him were daughters Nettie and Earl (?) and son Lewis. Also listed are two prisoners. I will be happy to mail this to you and help in any way that I can. Please send a message including your mailing address to: camayh@cox-internet.com Thanks, Carolyn

My name is Walter Robertson (Bobby) Wilson. My fathers name was Walter Wilson. He was sheriff of Drew County for several years and owned two farms in the county. He died in 1950 or 1951 when I was just a child. I went to Monticello Schools from grade one until graduation in 1955. My mother, Lucille (Robertson) Wilson and I lived at 304 West McCloy St, just a block from the town square. I went in to the Army in 1957 to help support her. She died in 1958. We had many close friends in Monticello. I don't think I have any living relatives still residing in Drew County. I was wondering if any one had any information of my father, Walter Wilson and his ancestors? I think someone said at one time that my father came from Georgia. Any information you have or a location I can go to find out about this family surname would be greatly appreciated. .

Ark. Gazette Sep 10, 1922, Monticello, Sep 9 - Nick Wells, aged 49, died here Saturday at the home of his brother. He was 49 the day before his death. His home was in Hamburg where for several years past he was manager of the local branch of the Dermott Wholesale Grocery Company. He is survived by his wife and one child, Carolyn, aged 10; two brothers, George and Fred Wells, and two sisters, Mrs. E. R. Cotham and Miss Ruth Wells. He was a member of the Monticello Lodge, F. and A. M. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!

Arkansas Gazette Aug 28, 1922 - Pine Bluff, Aug 28 - Mrs. Margaret Hemingway Burks, aged 75, a resident of this city for many years, died at the family residence here today. She was the daughter of Gen. Collins F. and Aggrippina Hemingway, and was born in Carrol County, Miss. The family moved to Arkansas when she was six years old. She was married in 1866 to Capt. Willam P. Burks at Monticello. She is survived by two sons, Calvin H. Burks of Pine Bluff, treasurer of Jefferson County and J. P. Burks, editor of the Helena World, and Miss Mooree Burks, principal of the Pine Street school here, and three half-brothers, Charles C. Hemingway of Arkansas City, Theodore Hemingway of Yazoo City, Miss., and Wilson Hemingway of Vicksburg, Miss. Burial will be at Monticello tomorrow. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!