Can someone get in touch with the administrator for Sevier Co., for me as my emails are not going thru and I don't know why. They are bouncing. This is the only site that I know of that I am having trouble getting thru. I am thinking that maybe the address has changed. Jane Foley NC

Why is Howard Co., not listed on rootsweb? Jane Foley NC

Personal invitation from Shirley Fedele

Does anyone have a copy of "Biographical and Historical Memoirs by Goodspeed Publishing Co.? I would like to have an idea of its contents as I am trying to locate a copy. Thanks! Jane Foley NC >

>I just learned of a new magazine that is coming out called "The American >Revolution" from another list that I am on. You can get a "FREE" first >copy of it to see if you want to subscribe. You just send your name and >address to the editor and they will send you a free copy. I have no >financial interest in this at all. I just thought there might be somebody >interested. If the administrators will let me know if it's OK to post the >full information, I will be glad to. Thanks! > > Jane Foley > NC > >

>I have some information received from another county website that is very >helpful and interesting to help others find their relatives. I also have >some DNA urls that might be helpful if interested. I will be glad to post >them but I don't want to get into any trouble in case this website doesn't >allow this kind of information. If the administrator gives me the OK, I >will gladly post it or they can post it. If it isn't allowed then you can >email me privately and I will send you the list of urls. > > Jane Foley > NC > > >

I have gotten the Howard Co website updated. You will see a couple new links to AR WWII Army & Army Air Force Casualties...one is directly to the Howard Co link and the other is for the main page. If you go to the main page you may find a couple of links inoperable...they are still being transcribed so be patient for all counties to be completed. A big thank you to our AR State coordinator Betsy Mills who has done a wonderful job making this information available and conducting the project. I did make a quick trip to Howard Co a few weeks ago. While there I was informed of a book I purchased called "Reflections A Pictorial History of Howard Co., AR" A Publication of "The Nashville Leader" There is 96 pages and the photos range from late 1800's to the year 2000+ There is no index. I don't know if the Nashville News Leader has a database of names in the book or not..I did not think to ask. You can find their link on the Howard Co website or go to the Online News Paper List http://www.usnpl.com/ for any questions you might have on ordering. I THINK I paid $25 for the book. Of course I don't know what the shipping and handling would be to ship it. Some of the names of the older pictures are: Tollett, Poole, Chessir, Lee, McGuire, Jacques, Harrison, Watson, Jones, Westbrook, Robertston, Cranford, Hale, Smith, Adams, Wilson, Hayes, Norwood, Johnson, Ayers, Estes, S. B. Reese (house), abt 1911 United Methodist Chuch Sunday school (many names listed), Buck Range school abt 1913 (many names listed), Cassady, Douglas, Reeder, Williams, Ponder family abt 1911 (many names listed), Biggs family (many names listed), Braggs family (many names listed), Pope home (many names listed), Pullen, Batch, Garner, McAdams, Ball...there are many school & church gatherings with many names listed. These are only a few listed and I am just up to page 27...so this gives you an idea that it has many photos and many people. I am not sure if I made the announcement that AGS (AR Genealogical Society) has a new publication for the AR Birth Prior...it is Volumes 1-6 ( http://www.agsgenealogy.org/publications.htm ) I personally purchase the cd format not only because of cost but I have alternate ways of searching...but to each their own preference. Also I will make note to you they are hosting the FGS Conference (Federation of Genealogist Society) in Little Rock Sept 2-9 this year. If you have never attended a national conference...I encourage you to do so...there is so much knowledge there that can be obtained you will think you are about to explode<G>. Thank you to those who submitted information to be posted on the Howard Co., AR US GenWeb Project! Good luck in your search! Kathy Stokes Hudson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Howard Co., Ar. http://www.GenealogyShoppe.com/arhoward/index.htm

Arkansasgravestones.org is very proud to be able to begin posting photographs of the gravestones at Little Rock National Cemetery. AGP is going an extra step to recognize veterans and other public servants. They are attempting to designate all veterans with a special designation of (Veteran) within the surname field so that they may be easily searched. All postings for veterans now have a second review to assure quality. Brenda's ancestor is not the one in the national cemetery in Sebastian County but in Little Rock National Cemetery. I have notified the lady who took the photograph to let her know that a descendant found the photo. Patti Vance Hays ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Stokes Hudson" <HudsonK@hughes.net> To: "Brenda Minor" <brenda6209681@yahoo.com>; "ARHOWARD mail list" <ARHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 5:03 PM Subject: Re: [ARHOWARD] AR Graves Brenda thank you very much for the link! I have not worked on the Duty/Parker family lines in several years. (Being terrible at putting my info into the computer...the last year I have been trying to update my computer files..but have not gotten to them yet.) My gr-gr-gr grandmother (and Grandmother to James H. Stokes of Howard Co) Sarah "Sally" Pinson Duty (who died a few days after the Ft Parker raid) was Elder John Parkers 2nd wife and as you know several Duty daughter's married the Parker sons...and I am sure you know the rest of the story on down to Cynthia Ann Parker and son Quanah Parker. As for info of Wm T Craig on findagrave.com...is he William Tennie Craig? If so he is listed with a photo of the marker. Rather than looking for the National cemetery. Do a "Search 27 million grave records" (this is searching for individuals) and of course in the state of AR...you will then find him listed in Sebastian Co in the National cemetery. Click on the image and a larger image will appear. Then right click to either save in a file (I do this so I can control how I want toe picture to be printed) or print. This will give you a larger image file rather than a "thumbnail" or small image...which I don't find at arkansasgraves.org..which I would have considered donating my photos to them too..but gave my reasons why I didin't and won't in prior email. I don't have Antioch cemetery images but I am hoping to go to AR for a couple of days in a couple of weeks. If I have time I will try to take pictures of the stones in Antioch...only 19 graves (most have images associated with the listings) are listed on findagrave.com but Tammy only gave me 25 names to post in Antioch cemetery on the Howard Co website. I have not been to it so I can't tell you any more. Hmm Tucson...maybe I can get you to get photos of my Clanton's in Tombstone <G> Sure wished when I was taking Genealogy Shoppe to Phoenix I knew one of my Clanton's was also buried in Mesa. OH well...if I finally get back to AR maybe I will make it back to AZ LOL Good luck in your search! Kathy Stokes Hudson -----Original Message----- From: arhoward-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arhoward-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Brenda Minor Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:05 PM To: ARHOWARD mail list Subject: [ARHOWARD] ARKANSAS GRAVES/W.T.CRAIG/JORDAN & PARKER CONNECTION Hi. I just wanted to say thanks for posting the Arkansas Graves website. I was able to find my ancestor, Wm T. Craig. He was a civil war veteran and was buried in the National Cemtary in Little Rock, Arkansas. I did check the other site, FInd A Grave, about a week ago. National Cemetary headstones were not included in their collection yet. I'm really tickled about finding the photo, too. Odds are that I won't be making it back to Arkansas anytime soon. So for me to take the picture myself wasn't in the realm of reality for me. I really, really appreciate Patti posting the website. I look forward to seeing more of the headstones from Howard & Pike counties posted. Especially Antioch cemetary. Wm T. Craig lived in Muddy Fork, Howard, Arkansas from 1896 to sometime after 1900. By 1910, he's living in Harris, Johnston, Oklahoma, with his son Joseph J. Craig. He entered the Sweet Home Confederate Nursing Home in Little Rock on 1 January 1915. For those who are looking for information on him, I've posted most of what I have on a family tree at Ancestry.com---called Howard-Minor family tree. Kathy, I'm posting a link for you. It is in regards to Elder John Parker & his wagon train to Texas. Believe it or not, W.T. Craig's wife (3rd wife) was Sarah Ann Jordan. She was the granddaughter of Elias Jordan and he descended from the Jordans of Wabash county, Illinois. Apparently, the Jordans joined Elder Parker on the Wagon train headed west. But for some reason, he & his family dropped out of it when they reached Stoddard county, Missouri. Stoddard county is where he remained and died. His wife also. His children migrated into the next county---Dunklin. THIS is where W. T. Craig was living when he enlisted in the Confederate Army, in 1862. Anyway, back to Elder Parker. The link below has a partial list of some of the folks that traveled on that wagon train. And there was a 2nd wagon train that headed out to California. Check it out.... http://http://www.jordan-family.org/index.html I'm so glad I didn't skip reading this last issue of Howard county..... So Glad!! Brenda Minor in Tucson, Arizona ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARHOWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARHOWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Patti, for clearing that up for me.  I forgot to address that part of Kathy's email.  But yes, the W.T. Craig buried in the National Cemetary was William Thomas Craig, born in November 1833, in Kentucky.  My research is indicating that he was the son of John M. Craig and Sarah R. Wilson, of Obion county, Tennessee (John M. Craig>Samuel Craig>James Craig & Rhoda Niblick).    It tool a really long time to reach this point in my research. Mainly because I started off with only the intials of W.D. or W.T. Craig...some thought the "W" was for William, but were not sure of it.  Then when I found they lived in Indian Territory during the 1890's, finding information was extremely difficult.  When Ancestry.com finally posted the 1900 census, I found William & his children living in Muddy Fork, Howard, Arkansas.  His oldest daughter (with 3rd wife) was Connie Young, wife of George W. Young.  His third child was also a daughter and her name was Lula... She married Samuel Wilburn McBay and she was known as Lou McBay.  I knew about their brother Porter Craig.  Family members remembered him and Lou.  But the 1900 census revealed 3 more brothers: William Thomas Jr., Joseph James, and  George Washington Craig.  I've been working on finding all of the brother's and their records.  I've found Joseph & George in California.  But I cannot find Uncle Porter or William Jr.  One Aunt reported that the last time she saw Uncle Porter it was in Ok City---at a bingo hall. She dated it back in the early 1950's ("When my boys were quite small").  The 1930 census indicates he was living in Ardmore, Oklahoma.  Perhaps he remained there.  I'm not finding much at the website though.  As for William Jr., I don't have a clue where he ended up.  He didn't register for the draft, like his brothers.  And w/o some information to go on, I don't know how to pinpoint him on the 1910 census.  There are literally 1000's of men named "William Craig"...... I know, I've been working on his father for years!   But my journey continues on... At least, now I have a better picture of William Sr and his lifetime.  I've compiled enough now that I think a book is in order.  IF I can get organized enough to do it.        Anyway, thanks again Patti.  I hope the other lady finds the right man....   Brenda

Brenda thank you very much for the link! I have not worked on the Duty/Parker family lines in several years. (Being terrible at putting my info into the computer...the last year I have been trying to update my computer files..but have not gotten to them yet.) My gr-gr-gr grandmother (and Grandmother to James H. Stokes of Howard Co) Sarah "Sally" Pinson Duty (who died a few days after the Ft Parker raid) was Elder John Parkers 2nd wife and as you know several Duty daughter's married the Parker sons...and I am sure you know the rest of the story on down to Cynthia Ann Parker and son Quanah Parker. As for info of Wm T Craig on findagrave.com...is he William Tennie Craig? If so he is listed with a photo of the marker. Rather than looking for the National cemetery. Do a "Search 27 million grave records" (this is searching for individuals) and of course in the state of AR...you will then find him listed in Sebastian Co in the National cemetery. Click on the image and a larger image will appear. Then right click to either save in a file (I do this so I can control how I want toe picture to be printed) or print. This will give you a larger image file rather than a "thumbnail" or small image...which I don't find at arkansasgraves.org..which I would have considered donating my photos to them too..but gave my reasons why I didin't and won't in prior email. I don't have Antioch cemetery images but I am hoping to go to AR for a couple of days in a couple of weeks. If I have time I will try to take pictures of the stones in Antioch...only 19 graves (most have images associated with the listings) are listed on findagrave.com but Tammy only gave me 25 names to post in Antioch cemetery on the Howard Co website. I have not been to it so I can't tell you any more. Hmm Tucson...maybe I can get you to get photos of my Clanton's in Tombstone <G> Sure wished when I was taking Genealogy Shoppe to Phoenix I knew one of my Clanton's was also buried in Mesa. OH well...if I finally get back to AR maybe I will make it back to AZ LOL Good luck in your search! Kathy Stokes Hudson -----Original Message----- From: arhoward-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arhoward-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Brenda Minor Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:05 PM To: ARHOWARD mail list Subject: [ARHOWARD] ARKANSAS GRAVES/W.T.CRAIG/JORDAN & PARKER CONNECTION Hi.  I just wanted to say thanks for posting the Arkansas Graves website.  I was able to find my ancestor, Wm T. Craig.  He was a civil war veteran and was buried in the National Cemtary in Little Rock, Arkansas.  I did check the other site, FInd  A Grave, about a week ago.  National Cemetary headstones were not included in their collection yet.  I'm really tickled about finding the photo, too.  Odds are that I won't be making it back to Arkansas anytime soon.  So for me to take the picture myself wasn't in the realm of reality for me.  I really, really appreciate Patti posting the website.  I look forward to seeing more of the headstones from Howard & Pike counties posted.  Especially Antioch cemetary.    Wm T. Craig lived in Muddy Fork, Howard, Arkansas from 1896 to sometime after 1900.  By 1910, he's living in Harris, Johnston, Oklahoma, with his son Joseph J. Craig.  He entered the Sweet Home Confederate Nursing Home in Little Rock on 1 January 1915.  For those who are looking for information on him, I've posted most of what I have on a family tree at Ancestry.com---called Howard-Minor family tree.    Kathy, I'm posting a link for you.  It is in regards to Elder John Parker & his wagon train to Texas.  Believe it or not, W.T. Craig's wife (3rd wife) was Sarah Ann Jordan.  She was the granddaughter of Elias Jordan and he descended from the Jordans of Wabash county, Illinois.  Apparently, the Jordans joined Elder Parker on the Wagon train headed west.  But for some reason, he & his family dropped out of it when they reached Stoddard county, Missouri.  Stoddard county  is where he remained and died.  His wife also.  His children migrated into the next county---Dunklin.  THIS is where W. T. Craig was living when he enlisted in the Confederate Army, in 1862.  Anyway, back to Elder Parker.  The link below has a partial list of some of the folks that traveled on that wagon train.  And there was a 2nd wagon train that headed out to California.  Check it out.... http://http://www.jordan-family.org/index.html   I'm so glad I didn't skip reading this last issue of Howard county..... So Glad!!   Brenda Minor in Tucson, Arizona ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARHOWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi.  I just wanted to say thanks for posting the Arkansas Graves website.  I was able to find my ancestor, Wm T. Craig.  He was a civil war veteran and was buried in the National Cemtary in Little Rock, Arkansas.  I did check the other site, FInd  A Grave, about a week ago.  National Cemetary headstones were not included in their collection yet.  I'm really tickled about finding the photo, too.  Odds are that I won't be making it back to Arkansas anytime soon.  So for me to take the picture myself wasn't in the realm of reality for me.  I really, really appreciate Patti posting the website.  I look forward to seeing more of the headstones from Howard & Pike counties posted.  Especially Antioch cemetary.    Wm T. Craig lived in Muddy Fork, Howard, Arkansas from 1896 to sometime after 1900.  By 1910, he's living in Harris, Johnston, Oklahoma, with his son Joseph J. Craig.  He entered the Sweet Home Confederate Nursing Home in Little Rock on 1 January 1915.  For those who are looking for information on him, I've posted most of what I have on a family tree at Ancestry.com---called Howard-Minor family tree.    Kathy, I'm posting a link for you.  It is in regards to Elder John Parker & his wagon train to Texas.  Believe it or not, W.T. Craig's wife (3rd wife) was Sarah Ann Jordan.  She was the granddaughter of Elias Jordan and he descended from the Jordans of Wabash county, Illinois.  Apparently, the Jordans joined Elder Parker on the Wagon train headed west.  But for some reason, he & his family dropped out of it when they reached Stoddard county, Missouri.  Stoddard county  is where he remained and died.  His wife also.  His children migrated into the next county---Dunklin.  THIS is where W. T. Craig was living when he enlisted in the Confederate Army, in 1862.  Anyway, back to Elder Parker.  The link below has a partial list of some of the folks that traveled on that wagon train.  And there was a 2nd wagon train that headed out to California.  Check it out.... http://http://www.jordan-family.org/index.html   I'm so glad I didn't skip reading this last issue of Howard county..... So Glad!!   Brenda Minor in Tucson, Arizona

I just wanted to say thanks for posting the website.  I found my ggg grandfather's headstone in the National Cemetary in Little Rock.  His name was W.T. Craig.  I'm so excited over it......

Thank you Patti. I had been referred to the website at an earlier date..but my problem with it is the files are not sharable like findagrave.com. The only way you can save the image is if you right click and "save image as" but then you do not have a "full" image which makes it pixilated if you want a larger image than saved. So myself, I will stick to findagrave.com and also being webmaster for Sevier and Howard Cos I do have some images of some of the cemeteries...which my goal the first of the year is to start posting them to the Howard & Sevier Co. websites. Thank you Kathy Stokes Hudson -----Original Message----- From: arhoward-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arhoward-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Patti Hays Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 4:24 PM To: ARHOWARD@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARHOWARD] Howard County Gravestone Photographs I want to let everyone know about ArkansasGravestones.org, a website that is totally devoted to photographing every gravestone in Arkansas. The website is non-profit, and no advertising. There are now over 82,000 gravestones statewide. Of those, Howard County only has 26! If you have photos of headstones from Howard County, I would so appreciate your help and welcome you to upload your photos to http://arkansasgravestones.org/ Please check out the website, you may find your ancestors there. Please let me know if you have any corrections and or additions. You may also send your photos directly to me at pvhwdh@cablelynx.com and I will add them for you. If you should send them to me, please put in subject "AGP Photos" and then let me know if you wish me to show your email address or mine. Remember, to "search" the listings first to make sure your photo(s) is not already on the site. Patti Vance Hays SW District Coordinator AGP ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARHOWARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I want to let everyone know about ArkansasGravestones.org, a website that is totally devoted to photographing every gravestone in Arkansas. The website is non-profit, and no advertising. There are now over 82,000 gravestones statewide. Of those, Howard County only has 26! If you have photos of headstones from Howard County, I would so appreciate your help and welcome you to upload your photos to http://arkansasgravestones.org/ Please check out the website, you may find your ancestors there. Please let me know if you have any corrections and or additions. You may also send your photos directly to me at pvhwdh@cablelynx.com and I will add them for you. If you should send them to me, please put in subject "AGP Photos" and then let me know if you wish me to show your email address or mine. Remember, to "search" the listings first to make sure your photo(s) is not already on the site. Patti Vance Hays SW District Coordinator AGP

Researching the Garrison Families that have a link to Georgia ! jamestlord@charter.net

> US Military Collections free online this week > > Jane Foley > >>> Part of an announcement from Dick Eastman's newsletter at >>> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/05/ancestrycom-and.html >>> >>> "Free Public Access on Ancestry.com >>> >>> "To commemorate the NARA-Ancestry.com agreement on the eve of Memorial >>> Day, Ancestry.com is making its entire U.S. Military Collection -- the >>> largest online collection of American military records -- available >>> for free to the public. From May 20 through May 31, people can log on >>> to [ http://ancestry.com/military/landing./collections.aspx ] to view >>> more than 100 million names and 700 titles and databases of military >>> records, the majority of which come from NARA, from all 50 U.S. >>> states." >>> >>> Here is a list of the records available: >>> http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/grouplist.aspx?group=war_all >>> >>> These are probably the most helpful records: >>> Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 >>> World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 >>> U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 >>> U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 ["Old Man's Draft"] >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> Susan Daily >>> [Feel free to share this email.] >

I just got a map locating cemeteries in Howard Co uploaded to the website. You will find the link at the Cemetery listings. I hope it helps you in your search! Thank you & good luck in your search! Kathy Stokes Hudson ~~~ Howard Co., Ar. http://www.genealogyshoppe.com/arhoward/index.htm

World Vital Records has free access for the next few days http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/recentcontentlisting.aspx

It is New Year's Eve, 1852 and John Smith sits at his desk byIt is New Year's Eve, 1852 and John Smith sits at his desk by candlelight. He dips his quill pen in ink and begins to writes his New Year's resolutions: ********************************** 1. No man is truly well-educated unless he learns to spell his name at least three different ways within the same document. I resolve to give the appearance of being extremely well-educated in the coming year. 2. I resolve to see to it that all of my children will have the same names that my ancestors have used for six generations in a row. 3. My age is no one's business but my own. I hereby resolve to never list the same age or birth year twice on any document. 4. I resolve to have each of my children baptized in a different church -- either in a different faith or in a different parish. Every third child will not be baptized at all, or will be baptized by an itinerant minister who keeps no records. 5. I resolve to move to a new town, new county, or new state at least once every 10 years -- just before those pesky enumerators come around asking silly questions. 6. I will make every attempt to reside in counties and towns where no vital records are maintained or where the courthouse burns down every few years. 7. I resolve to join an obscure religious cult that does not believe in record keeping or in participating in military service. 8. When the tax collector comes to my door, I'll loan him my pen, which has been dipped in rapidly fading blue ink. 9. I resolve that if my beloved wife Mary should die, I will marry another Mary. 10. I resolve not to make a will. Who needs to spend money on a lawyer. 11. I resolve to not clutter up the good farm pasture with headstones, that will just get broken or fade with time anyway. 12. I resolve to protect my family and friends privacy, by giving false names and places for events. 13. I resolve to never give the correct accounts of misdeeds in the family, so when Uncle Lem shot that guy and was tried for murder, my kids will be told he stole a cow. 14. I resolve to never trim the family cemetery of brush and tangle weed, to keep out any one doing that silly Genealogical work. 15. I resolve to always alternate my kid's and wife's first and middle names when the census taker comes around, just to give him practice with his spelling. 16. I resolve to come from Ireland (where there are no records, or, if there are, they can only be examined by visiting the exact village, pleading with the local clergy (who is hostile to anyone not of his belief which of course you are) and/or handing over a fee equal to or exceeding your yearly income for one hour's research which may not find anything.) 17. I resolve that not only shall I NOT die in my country of birth, but that nor shall my children (yea verily) unto the sixth generation. 18. I resolve that I shall call my children by odd names which the enumerator shall spell incorrectly. 19. I resolve that I shall be absent on the night of the census. 20. I resolve that if unable to be absent on census night I shall endeavor to be enumerated twice. 21. I resolve that when I die my children/wife are instructed to give the wrong details for my death certificate. 22. I resolve that I and most of my family shall die suddenly just before death certifications started to be used, in a parish where easy access to the records ceased the previous year. ************************************

Family Photos Family Photos Family photos in a box Not real sure of what I’ve got… Old tin type of someone now gone No one remembers her favorite song… Man in a suit by a beautiful new wife… Wish I knew where he fit in my life. And then there’s a photo of them with a baby- Was that their newborn or a nephew, maybe? Young boys in dresses? I guess that was the style But today we laugh And think it was wild! An elderly couple in vintage dress I have no idea who they were I confess! I wish I could go back to someone who knew And ask them to tell about these folks that they knew! I wish I could know how they thought And just how was life For that beautiful bride As a mother and wife! As I put photos away in a hurry and rush And say it doesn’t matter and What is the fuss If I label and journal and store acid free I remember the box That was left to me… Written by Thena Smith, 8/10/01