This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grady,Graves.Tuner, McCall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/269 Message Board Post: Looking for information on john Grady, Joseph Grady, Lillie Grady Graves, Florence Grady Tuner. Sallie McCall all are the children of Jenny Machine Phillips Grady McCall. John Grady married Minnie Ward about 193o

Cross mailing to Indep., Jackson and Woodruff Counties so apologize to those who get 3 messages. I am seeking information on the O'Neal and Simmons families who appear to be related. Specifically: Samuel O'Neal b ca 1805 Currituck, NC d ? Jackson Co AR Penelope O'Neal ... ?dau of Samuel? m Anthony Simmons in Gibson Co TN: sons: Joseph D., Fordyce and Anthony N. Simmons (of Indep Co AR) --- m. Edward Jeffries in Gibson Co TN: son: Octavius E. Jeffries b Gibson Co TN, d Woodruff Co AR Thanks, Laine

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/249.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Alma, I would love to see what Fivecoat information you have. I have Family Tree Maker version 9.0 or if you want to send it in snail mail, that would be fantastic. I would love to connect Henry and Nancy Jane Long Fivecoat to someone. I think it is going to be Johann George, although some people beleive it is Johann's brother Michael, which is my line. Thanks, Bill Miller 4733 Cedar St. Seabrook, TX. 77586 281-474-5075

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/268 Message Board Post: Several people have expressed interest in the tornado which struck near Swifton on 10 Apr 1929. Below are two articles from the local weekly (Tuckerman Record.) The Tuckerman Record ceased publication in 1989, so permission to reprint this article was not sought. ------------- Tuckerman, AR, Tuckerman Record, Friday, April 19, 1929, pages 1 and 4 [Articles on tornado of Wednesday, April 10, 1929] SURVIVORS TELL OF STORM'S TERROR Fine Courage Shown, Residents Preparing to Start Over Again Residents of the storm riddled sections accepted their misfortune bravely. "I never had much, but what little I had I got by hard work," said Thad Hamilton, who with his family miraculously escaped death. "I've lost everything, but I can work again and get it back. One thing is certain," he continued. "I'm going to live a better life." His was the feeling of most of the victims. "We'll get going and start all over again," seemed to be the unanimous spirit of the people. The twister went through timber places as though nothing was in the way, tearing up or breaking off hugh trees and laying everything flat that happened to be in its path. The Arkansas Power & Light Company's line was blown down and the nearby towns were in darkness. A small dwelling was stook upright and undamaged amidst what had been a grove of large trees, which were strewn in every direction. How the house missed destruction was a mystery, for across the lane were the remains of a barn. Only a short distance away was the foundation on which the home of Mrs. Will Goatcher had stood. She and her five children were huddled in a corner when the storm struck. The house was demolished and Mrs. Goatcher was injured slightly. The children escaped with minor bruises. Arthur Smith and his wife deserted their home when they saw the storm coming and started for a neighbor's storm cellar. They were running across a field when the hail started falling and fearing that their four children might be beaten to death, they took shelter in a chicken house. "We no sooner got inside and held on to each other," said Mr. Smith, "when the chicken house was lifted from around us, leaving us standing unprotected in the rain, hail and wind. One of our little boys became frightened and let go. The wind blew him over but he was only scratched." Their home was scattered about them. Only the pillars of the home of W. T. Watts remained. The ground was swept clean. Mrs. Russel Long, a sister of Mrs. Watts, and her daughter, Vina, living 50 yards away, had hurried to the Watts' home for protection; and were entering when the storm caught the dwelling and carried it with its occupants through the air for 75 yards, before dropping them in a drainage ditch. Rescue workers found the bodies of Mrs. Long and her daughter, and Howard Watts in the ditch. The others, Mr. and Mrs. Watts and their little daughter, Lola May Watts, were injured. Had Mrs. Long and her daughter remained at home, they might have suffered the same fate, as their home was demolished. In the wreckage of their home was found a dead white rooster plucked of all feathers. Several calves and hogs, also dead, were strewn across the field. The home of T. A. Victory in the Sneed community was reduced to kindling. Victory, his wife, four children and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Steward, neighbors who were on a visit, saw the storm coming and sought shelter in their barn. They had almost reached the barn, when with a roar, their home was torn into bits and scattered about them. The barn also disappeared. Mr. Steward was thrown through a wire fence. Mr. and Mrs. Victory suffered bruises and cuts, while one of their children, Morris Victory, six, suffered a fracture to his right arm. The others escaped with minor bruises. A wagon, or rather half of a farm wagon, took the place of their home. The source of the wagon was not determined. The home of Mrs. Ada O'Banion in the Pleasant Valley community was wrecked. Mrs. O'Banion and her children being safe in a storm cellar. Mrs. Dovie Hudgins, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Randall Hudgens, Mrs. T. E. Hudgens and Edgar Hudgens were injured slightly. The home of Thad Hamilton was wrecked. Mr. Hamilton seeing the storm coming, said he pushed two beds together and with his wife and five children, crawled underneath. The house crumbled before the twister and the beds were covered with falling debris. The sturdy iron frames of the beds bent, but held the weight off the family so that no one was injured. The new bungalow home of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Moran was demolished. Both were injured severely, while Thurlow Hudgens, who sought refuge there, was killed. He was the husband of Mrs. T. E. Hudgens, who was also injured and taken to the Newport Sanitarium. Across a drainage ditch stood the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Young, who with their two children were absent attending a funeral at Swifton. Their home was reduced to bits. The storm also wrecked a smoke house in which Mr. Young had eight pieces of meat, which were deposited on a featherbed carried out of their home. The meat was unsoiled. At the home of Charles Defries, Mr. and Mrs. Defries and eight children were at home. Members of the family were scattered for 200 yards. Mr. Defries met instant death, as did Grace, aged six; Ruth, four and Jack, two. Mrs. Defries had grabbed the three children to protect them but the storm tore them from her grasp and scattered them so that two were not found for many hours. Little Jimmie Defries, 12, proved himself a hero. Rescuers say that he called to his mother and when she replied that she was unable to arise, he shouted through the darkness that everything was alright. Jimmie crawled to his mother, despite an ugly wound in the back and head, and attempted to lift her. "I'm not able to sit up, son," replied the mother to Jimmie's comforting remarks. So Jimmie called to his little brother to help, but they were unable to lift their mother, so they waited for rescuers. The Pleasant Valley or Possum Trot school house, a large modern building, was torn down. The large trees that shaded the play ground were splintered. Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Nicholson, aged 25 and 23 respectively, were killed clasped in each other's arms when their home was destroyed. Mr. Nicholson held a book in one hand. It seemed that each tried to protect the other. Nicholson was the teacher at the Pleasant Valley school, and there was much sorrowing among the pupils when they learned their teacher had been killed. J. M. Swink and family obtained refuge under a bridge and escaped injury. Several other houses were destroyed, but no one was injured. At Diaz the home of Finnis Massey was demolished, as was the Presbyterian church adjoining it. Mr. and Mrs. Massey were injured about the faces, both suffering many cuts and bruises. An adopted son escaped injury. Several other houses in Diaz were damaged slightly, but a mile away the storm struck with full fury at the home of Mrs. J. R. Wagster. Mrs. Wagster suffered lacerations to her head, while her daughter, Irene, sustained cuts on her head. A black funnel-shaped cloud was visible at various places in the county. A. A. Cheek, station agent at Swifton, said he saw the cloud approaching. "I first saw the black cloud hugging closely to the ground," Mr. Cheek said. "It appeared as if it was traveling very slowly. The air was filled with timber, trees and rubbish. The sight was awful. When it appeared to be almost on us, the cloud shifted off to the left and almost immediately it picked up speed. From then on it traveled with lightning rapidity." Engineers Aid Workers Twenty-three engineers in the employ of the government, stationed at Newport on detail of river work, were of valuable assistance. They hurried to the storm section and swinging axes soon opened the highways and roads so that ambulances from Newport could pass. Three ambulances brought the injured to Swifton where many were placed in the Hotel Harvey. Soon the hotel filled up and trips to Newport hospitals became necessary. From 2 a.m. to late Thursday, the ambulance crews kept up a din with their sirens. Early Thursday morning embalmers began preparing the bodies for burial. Swifton residents have had unusually hard luck this year. Influenza spread there during the winter and during a ten-day period there were ten funerals at one church. These deaths did not include those in the rural communities. [End of article] 23 STORM VICTIMS BURIED SATURDAY Swifton Community Attends Funerals in Surrounding Cemeteries Many sad scenes were enacted at Swifton Friday when funerals were held for the 23 victims of the tornado which swept the Possum Trot and Sneeds communities late Wednesday afternoon of last week. All business houses of Swifton were closed as the bodies of the victims were removed from the temporary morgue in an empty store building. The remains of Charles Defries and his three children, Jack, aged 22 months; Ruth, 11 months, and Grace, six years, were buried Friday morning at the Swifton cemetery. Mrs. Defries and four other children were in the Newport Sanitarium receiving treatment for injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Butler and their 14-year-old daughter were buried at Arnold cemetery east of Swifton. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bullard and son, Joe, aged 11 and daughter, Miss Leona, 18, were taken to Clover Bend for burial. Mr. and Mrs. John Loy were buried at Swifton cemetery. Mr. Loy was killed instantly by the storm and Mrs. Loy died from injuries at the Newport Sanitarium Thursday night. Other members of the Loy family were injured seriously and were in the hospital. Mrs. Esther Riley and son, Buster, aged 4, and daughter, Ruth, 6, were buried at Whitlow cemetery near Swifton. The two children died instantly and Mrs. Riley died Wednesday night at the home of Pete Lawrence on whose farm she lived. Funeral service for Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Nicholson were held at the Methodist church at Swifton Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock and burial was at Swifton cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson died clasped in each other's arms. Mr. Nicholson was the teacher of the Possum Trot school. Mrs. Russel Long and daughter, Miss Vina, and Howard Watts were buried at Haynes cemetery northeast of Swifton. Thurlow Hudgens was buried at the Swifton cemetery. Mrs. Hudgens and a sister-in-law were in the Newport hospital. Mrs. A. J. Rowlett was buried at Broom cemetery, near Strangers Home. There was 23 killed by the storm instead of 24 as reported in last week's issue. When we went to press last Thursday it was impossible for us to get an exact report from all sections where the storm struck. [Article continues with reports of a pneumonia outbreak and relief efforts by the Red Cross.]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stephens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/118.4.2 Message Board Post: What year census do you have for Independence County or Jackson County, in Arkansas? I am trying to find out info on either Thomas Franklin Stephens married to Lula Belle,or his father John F. Stephens, who was married to Effie E. Turner. Please contact me at [email protected] if you can help. I do not have access to any census records.

Hi gang, Remember, you can not (usually) reply to the sender of a gatewayed Message Board Post by writing to [email protected] . The only way that the sender of such can respond is if he/she happens to be subscribed to the ARJACKSO list. You need, instead, to respond at the Jackson County, AR Message Board accessed through http://boards.ancestry.com . That said, I couldn't get it either :-) I think that the website that person was thinking about is http://www.state.ar.us/doc/history.html , which gives a history timeline of the DOC (Department of Corrections). Mark Williamson ARJACKSO listkeeper [email protected]

I couldn't get the site either. Ionia Sipe, Tucson, Az

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DORR, RUFFNER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/118.3.1 Message Board Post: Please note...I have a change of e-mail address...it's now [email protected] Thanks, Kay

I couldn't get to the site. Georgia Brann Miller -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:02 PM To: Subject: [ARJACKSO] Re: Prison This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DEFRIES, JONES, SNOW, REEVES, HENDERSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/3.1.1 Message Board Post: YOUR CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF TUCKER FARM (PRISON) ON THE WEB. WWW.ACCESSARKANSAS.ORG/DOC IT IS A GREAT SITE WITH PRISON HISTORY AND A PHOTO GALLERY. TUCKER PRISON IS IN TUCKER, AR. I KNOW I WORK THERE. ==== ARJACKSO Mailing List ==== Search the ARJACKSO mailing list archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=ARJACKSO ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DEFRIES, JONES, SNOW, REEVES, HENDERSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/3.1.1 Message Board Post: YOUR CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF TUCKER FARM (PRISON) ON THE WEB. WWW.ACCESSARKANSAS.ORG/DOC IT IS A GREAT SITE WITH PRISON HISTORY AND A PHOTO GALLERY. TUCKER PRISON IS IN TUCKER, AR. I KNOW I WORK THERE.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/87.1.1 Message Board Post: i have a copy of jess barker and cilla parsley's marriage in 1904 in jackson co. ar. they had two children a boy austin who died at the age of 2 . my mother cillar barker. cilla died shortley after my mother was born. my mother was born in 19 08 in jackson county. my mother always said that her mother's name was lucilla. does this help any. i just don't have much to go on. thank you kathie huskey jones

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/267.1.1 Message Board Post: I'LL BE HAPPY TO LOOK THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES I HAVE TO SEE IF HIS NAME IS LISTED. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WENT THRU IT SO I DON'T REMEMBER RIGHT OFF IF EVERYONE WAS LISTED. I'LL LET YOU KNOW TOMORROW. CHERYL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/267.1 Message Board Post: Could you tell me more about the tornado that hit Swifton on 10 Apr 1929? My mother's uncle, Cleve Carr, died on 10 Apr 1929, and there's no cause of death on his death certificate. It just has "no doctor" written on it. I've always wondered how he died. Cleve and his family lived in Bird Twp., near Tuckerman. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DEFRIES, JONES, SNOW, REEVES, HENDERSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/267 Message Board Post: LOOKING FOR ANYONE RELATED TO CHARLES DEFRIES DIED APR 10, 1929 IN THE TORNADO THAT HIT SWIFTON. HE WAS MY GRANDFATHERS BROTHER. LOOKING FOR ANY OF HIS CHILDREN.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carr, Chumley, Greadley, Loggins/Loggains, Tuttle Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/23.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Delores, Guess I'm just not that memorable <grin>. We caught up and exchanged information this time last year. Those messages are added below. Please let me know if there's anything I can help you with. Best Regards, Lola ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 1/11/01 Hello Dolores, Yes, I remember you, and it has been a while. I wrote you in 1987, but my letter was returned. It's good to hear from you again. Actually, I'm not a Loggins/Loggains, Raines, or Tuttle descendant. My ancestor was John Wallace Carr who married Nancy Ann (Tuttle) Loggins. Together, they had two children: Cleveland W.W. "Cleve" Carr and John C. Carr. John Wallace Carr's first wife, Nancy Goodman, was my grandmother. Anyway, when we were in touch, I was looking for Larnce Loggins, son of Nancy (Tuttle) Loggins, because my mother said he had the Carr family Bible. Plus. I was trying to find John C. Carr, who was adopted by a Chumley family after Nancy (Tuttle) Loggins Carr died in 1923. I've never found the Bible but did find John C. Carr or John Calvin Chumley. Unfortunately, not while he was still alive. BTW, do you know of a Chumley connections to any of your family lines? According to information I have, John C. Carr's adopted parents were Jessie Cafate Chumley and Rosey Greadley. Do these names ring any bells? I'll look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Lola At 07:47 PM 1/10/01-0500. you wrote: Lola dont know if you remember me but i have letters from you from years ago long before the computer age on our Loggains line. You desc from Milly and i desc from Millys brother John allen Raines. i have got the Raines back 2 more gen. finally, would like to hear from you Dolores --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 1/15/01 Hello Dolores, Having a computer has ruined me! I rarely send or receive letters by snail mail these days. In fact, when I did get one via regular mail, it was difficult to compose and write a proper reply. I've just about forgotten how it's done. Actually, I didn't find J.C. Carr but rather found John Calvin Chumley. I searched for J.C. Carr for years without any luck. Then, it finally dawned on me that I should be looking for Chumley not Carr. Anyway, I found John Chumley listed in Social Security Death Index and sent for a copy of his SS application form. He was born 07 June 1923 in Tuckerman, Jackson Co., AR as J.C. Carr was. I would love to find his descendants but never have. I found John Calvin Chumley's burial in the Sharp Co., AR cemetery book. He's the only Chumley listed. According to his headstone, he served in WWII, but it seems unlikely that I can pursue this line of research because I'm not John's descendant. I've done pretty well on the Carrs and have them traced back to Hamilton Co., TN cl840. I couldn't get beyond my g grandfather for years until I found his father's Civil War records. Since my gg grandfather died during the war, his file was loaded with information-a genealogist's dream. How is your research going? Keep in touch. Lola At 07:50 PM 1/11/01 -0500, you wrote: Hi Lola it has been awhile hasnt it? after my husbands death i quit genealogy for several years . i retired 3 yrs ago and picked it up again. computers sure beat snail mail dont they? where did you find J.C.? none of those names have came up in my lines, i still have all my letters and research so if you think i might have something you need just ask. have you found a lot on your Carrs? more later Dolores

I was sent the following information on the 2nd marriage of my Ggrandmother,M.A.(Margaret Ann) HICKS. I need to know where in Lawrence Co. this Walnut Grove was or is. "From Book C, page 555: Marriage Records, Jackson Co., Arkansas [abstract] H. F. Mangum of Walnut Grove, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, age 40 to Mrs. M. A. Hicks of Rufus, Jackson Co., Arkansas, age 39, married 9 Jul 1890 by David Huring J.P." The H.F. MANGUM was Margaret's 2nd husband. I need information on him or where Walnut Grove in Lawrence Co. or Rufus in Jackson Co. was located. H.F. MANGUM is said to have been a school teacher and the F may stand for Felix. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you, Rita [email protected]

Hi Rita & group, Mea culpa. I sent Rita the information and must have written "Walnut Grove" instead of "Walnut Ridge". I tend to have a brain lock differentiating between the two. As for the community "Rufus", I've seen that community on several marriage registrations of that time (1890's). I wonder if "Rufus" signifies the group of families on or near the land owned by an individual with the surname Rufus? Mark Williamson ARJACKSO listkeeper [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: [ARJACKSO] Rufus community in Jackson Co.??? > I was sent the following information on the 2nd marriage > of my Ggrandmother,M.A.(Margaret Ann) HICKS. I need to > know where in Lawrence Co. this Walnut Grove was or is. > > "From Book C, page 555: Marriage Records, Jackson Co., > Arkansas [abstract] > H. F. Mangum of Walnut Grove, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, > age 40 to Mrs. M. A. Hicks of Rufus, Jackson Co., > Arkansas, age 39, married 9 Jul 1890 by David Huring > J.P." > The H.F. MANGUM was Margaret's 2nd husband. I need > information on him or where Walnut Grove in Lawrence Co. > or Rufus in Jackson Co. was located. > H.F. MANGUM is said to have been a school teacher and > the F may stand for Felix. > Any help would be much appreciated. > Thank you, > Rita > [email protected] >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gantt,Kilbourne,Creech, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/266 Message Board Post: I am looking for my Gantt roots.I have been told all my life that my gggrandpa was from New Port Ark.I don't know his name,but the story goes like this:He was suppose to of had 18 boy's.was swimming the river one day and drowned, leaving behind his wife and boy's. never knowing if he really drowned or what.I believe his wifes no was Lavina (Kilbourne) Gantt.My ggrandpa's name was Christopher Columbus Gantt.Any help would be appreciated.Thank You.Rhonda Gantt

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Loggains- Carr Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/23.1 Message Board Post: Lola. i corresponded with you 20 yrs ago on our Loggains. please contact me and lets play catch-up on what we have found since 1981

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HICKS/MANGUM/PINCHBACK Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/265 Message Board Post: On July 9, 1890 in Jackson County Arkansas, M.A. HICKS married H.F. MANGUM. This M.A. HICKS was my Ggrandmother, Margaret Ann PINCHBACK HICKS. Her first husband was Ruben HICKS who left her in 1885. H.F. MANGUM was her 2nd husband. He is said to have been a school teacher however, I have not found any proof of this. I have been 5 years finding this marriage so any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Rita (HICKS) DonCarlos