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/137.138.140.1 Message Board Post: I have a great aunt that was Fanny Mayhan b 1896. married William Franklin Hatfield Feb. 08, 1934.....does that sound like the same one? If so, email me at [email protected]

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/15.1 Message Board Post: My grandmother's mother's madian name was Mcpike. Her name was Ruth Mildrede McPike untill she got married. Born on May 14,1910 and im not sure when she died. Ruth's father was Benjamen Bryant McPike and her mother was Lilly May Wiliamson. I might get some more info later because i am getting the family bible from my grandmother's sister. Email me if you want i am also looking for info on my family. *Cassie*

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whaley & Stacks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RV.2ADI/246 Message Board Post: Seeking info about Rosa Whaley and Edgar Van Stacks. Both lived in Tuckerman in early 1900's. Thanks!

I guess everyone has heard that we lost a girl from Batesville in the plane crash yesterday. Her name was Sarah Low , she was on one of the planes that hit the towers. Lets all pray for her family and thank God for the time they had with her altho short. I'm just heartsick for all the lifes that were lost in this awfull mess. Dortha

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/244 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find any information on the family of Jesse White and Susan Alice McCarty White, they may have lived in Swifton, AR. Any help would be greqatly appreciated. Please write to me at ([email protected]). Thanks, Jonnie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sipe, Deal, (Arnold, Daniel) and a lot more Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/222.1 Message Board Post: Helen, I have been looking for someone that might have these ties also. My husband "Arlie" is a cousin of Melvin Arnold. Arlie's Grandfather was Levi Sipe, his father was Henry Sipe, son of Levi' and (Nancy Arnold ) Levi was a twin to Eli. I'm trying to find out where Levi was buried and when. I was told he was buried next to Ed Arnold. I met Melvin and Ama once in Yuma, Az. Would love to hear from you. Arlie and Ionia Sipe, Tucson, Az

Would like to know how to find the cemetery or a record of a county or township that buries a person that is indigent? My husbands grandfather Levi Sipe ( went by Lee), was buried and when for sure. I have been told that he died Jan 1, 1916, at Tuckerman, Jackson Co., AR. and was buried by the county, as the two boys Joseph and Henry were to young. Thank you for your time. Arlie and Ionia Sipe, Tucson, Az

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Self, Kinder Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/177.1.1 Message Board Post: My family all came from Swifton and quite a number still live there. Two of my mother's brothers, Ray Kinder and Joe Kinder, ran two of the grocery stores in Swifton. My grandfather was E.B. Kinder and he lived in Swifton until he was moved into a nursing home in Swifton in the 1990s. He passed away last year. My late aunt Alma Jean Benson and her husband Jack Benson ran a gas station across the railroad tracks in Swifton for years. Most of my aunts still live in Swifton. My father's side of the family also comes from Swifton. Samuel Self and Clara Self were my grandparents and Noel Self is my father. My father was a minister for many years in and around the entire Jackson county area. I would be interested in knowing what information you obtain. I am also researching my family line and do not know a lot of Swifton except for many saturdays driving from Jonesboro to the area to see family. Sincerely, Sherry Self Mask

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RUFFNER/DORR Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/RV.2ADI/118.3 Message Board Post: Would your Dorr be related to a A.P. Dorr, M.D. - Please contact me as I have been researching the Dorr family. I have a A.P. Dorr, M.D. who married Julia Ann Ruffner in 1892, Lawrence Co., Arkansas...Julia father was Silas Ruffner which was my g,g,grandfather. Thanks, Kay Butcher [email protected]

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/177.1 Message Board Post: I knew your grandmother and grandfather. Both worked at the drug store. We went there on Saturday nights as did all the local residents and drank milkshakes. We bought weekly groceries, went to the movies, watched tv when it came out at Clyde Kell's appliance store. He left it on and people stood outside and watched it. We also sat in our cars and visited or watched all the people on the streets of Swifton. One could hardly find a parking place. Now the place is almost vacant. There are two grocery stores, 3 beauty salons, no movies, a post office and two cafes. I was a teenager in the 50-60's. It was a real fun place. I will try to find some pictures and if I can I will send them to you.

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/243.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Kelly, Before you go to Jackson County, visit the USGenWeb website for Jackson County at http://www.rootsweb.com/~arjackso/ and the corresponding county archives website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/jackson/jackson.html . This web page describes the content found at the Jackson County library: http://www.rootsweb.com/~arjackso/lib_info.htm . Mark Williamson ARJACKSO listkeeper

sorry folks,, the address is [email protected] Bill Ray

For those of you in Jackson County there is a new List just created today. the [email protected] This is a mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the preservation of Arkansas cemeteries, including research techniques, proper documentation, suggestions, exchange of ideas, computer databases for organizing research, photographing, etc. The main idea is to find and save the cemeteries which are daily being destroyed For the past two days we have been throwing ideas around on ways of curing the problem of the un-kept. You may have ideas that would help pro or cons discussions seem free and civil.... just a note to let you know. Bill

No queries or surnames are available on all genweb boards but will be working soon again. If you tried Jackson Co, please try again in a few days. I just got word that they had a DNS problem and it is now fixed but takes several days to come to our site. sorry about that. I thought it was my site only, but the whole system is down. Charlotte Smith

Hi gang, Just added to the online archives my abstracts of the deaths as recorded in the Tuckerman Record from 1935-1940. The 1939-1940 data was added to the 1941-1942 file, by the way. As always, you can find the Jackson County Archives at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/jackson/jackson.html. Mark Williamson ARJACKSO listkeeper [email protected]

Hi gang, The Commercial Appeal newspaper (http://www.gomemphis.com) has given me permission to share with you this article about identifying and preserving old steamship wrecks in NE Arkansas (part of Jackson County history.) Please do not forward this article to any other mailing lists without permission. Thanks, Mark Williamson ARJACKSO listkeeper [email protected] ----------------- [Headline] Efforts under way to preserve 19th Century vessels resting beneath Arkansas's White River By Tom Charlier MELLWOOD, Ark. - Once a brief summer shower has passed, Michael Krivor tucks his ponytail into his wet suit, secures his radio-equipped helmet and climbs down an extension ladder into the treacherous realm known to divers as zero-visibility water. Though Krivor can't see where he's going, he certainly knows where he is. On this very spot, below a sharp bend in the White River, an unidentified steamboat foundered and settled onto the muddy bottom 10 to 15 feet down sometime during the 19th Century. The challenge facing experts like Krivor, a maritime archeologist with Panamerican Consultants Inc. in Memphis, is to sift through and examine the debris that's strewn amid sunken trees and swirling currents. The information they gather will help ensure the wreck remains protected from dredging operations and other federal work. Working under a contract with the Corps of Engineers, Panamerican divers have been examining sunken |wrecks in a landmark survey that plumbs the rich maritime history of the White. The vessel they studied recently is one of nearly 60 wrecks documented from Batesville, Ark., to near the river's mouth. "There is an extreme amount of historic resources that have never been inventoried," Krivor said. "There are historic resources all up and down this river - it's amazing." Flowing more than 700 miles from the Ozarks to the Delta, the White long has been a vital transportation and commercial link connecting the Mississippi River with eastern and northern parts of Arkansas. From the arrival of the first steamboat in 1831 until railroads gained pre-eminence later that century, traffic on the river was thick. But with the river untamed and full of countless snags and shoals and with boat construction often flimsy, sinkings were inevitable. Some resulted in extensive loss of life, such as the loss of the Caroline, which killed approximately 45 people in 1854. Civil War battles, skirmishes and accidents sent more vessels to the river bottom. At St. Charles, for example, the Confederates scuttled a gunboat and two transports across the channel in June 1862 in an attempt to block a Union flotilla advancing up the river. In the ensuing battle, nearly 150 men on the federal gunboat Mound City were killed or wounded after a Confederate shell pierced the steam drum. Two years later, Rebel forces captured and burned the Queen City, a tin-clad federal gunboat, at Clarendon. After being set adrift, the vessel exploded and sank. Maritime accidents continued through the remainder of the 19th Century, often involving smaller commercial steamboats that "never were intended to last forever," said Erwin Roemer, archeologist with the corps in Memphis. Over the years, remnants of steamboats occasionally have been exposed by low-water conditions during droughts. But until now, little effort has been made to locate and identify wrecks. "It's always been known that there are a number of steamboat wrecks in the Lower White River," Roemer said. "The sensitivity of these underwater wrecks is just coming into play." Under the National Historic Preservation Act, officials are supposed to avoid or minimize damage to significant resources such as wrecks as they carry out federal projects. That includes dredging. Authorized to maintain a navigation channel along much of the White, the corps regularly dredges shallow areas to keep the river open to barges. The corps also is studying a controversial proposal to deepen and improve portions of the White's navigation channel. That proposal, which environmentalists fear could hurt wetlands along the river, prompted the corps to pursue a survey of wrecks and other cultural and historic resources. "This is just another resource," Roemer said of the sunken vessels. "You've got wetlands, endangered species - plants and animals. This is just one aspect of protecting the environment." Roemer said recent technological advances have made it easier to locate underwater wrecks. Side-scan sonar identifies bumps on the river bottom, and proton magnetometers help pinpoint submerged metal. This month, Panamerican crews have been studying wrecks along a section of the White near and below St. Charles, Ark., more than 100 miles southwest of Memphis. At each site, they verify that a historic wreck is present and map out its precise location relative to the navigation channel so corps dredges can "carefully avoid it," Roemer said. A minimal amount of material is brought to the surface for sampling purposes. Among the sites they've examined is a wreck believed to be the Maurepas, one of the vessels scuttled by the Confederates at St. Charles, Krivor said. Last week, divers explored a relatively small steamboat whose identity and history remain mysteries. As is the case with some other wrecks on the White, parts of this vessel may have been salvaged shortly after the sinking. Still, divers have located the brick "flame bed," which was beneath the boiler, and some planking. "Apparently, we have an intact main deck," Krivor said. Beneath that, the depth of the hull - with some cargo possibly still inside - is about 3 feet. Metal fasteners and rods brought up for examination are consistent with those of 19th Century vessels, he said. "We take measurements on all exposed pieces of the |wreck," Krivor said. "You have to know your ship construction." The job isn't easy. There are sunken trees and other hazards that can snag an air hose. And the current can be strong and swift. "On the channel side, I had to hold onto the wreck to keep from getting washed downstream," said diver Matt Muldorf. Roemer said that on any site where human remains might be present, the corps works with special-interest groups, such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans, and government officials to ensure they are handled appropriately. - Tom Charlier: 529-2572 August 20, 2001 Copyright, 2001, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. Used here with permission. No additional reproduction or distribution of this article in any form is permitted without the written approval of The Commercial Appeal (http://www.gomemphis.com). -----------------

Hello I'm new to the list and looking for help finding the following. Does anyone have access to the 1870 census for Jackson Co? I need a lookup for the following... Henry P. Pitts p. 339 Elizabeth Pitts p. 339 William Pitts p. 343 I have quite a bit of info on NW and NE Arkansas Pitts families to share. Michele Brooks

Michele, I am working on the PITTS,LEVI who was in Izard/Stone co ar. They came from Wayne co Tn. Do you think there might be a connection? Dortha ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 12:12 PM Subject: [ARJACKSO] Pitts in Jackson Co. > Hello > > I'm new to the list and looking for help finding the following. Does anyone > have access to the 1870 census for Jackson Co? I need a lookup for the > following... > > Henry P. Pitts p. 339 > Elizabeth Pitts p. 339 > William Pitts p. 343 > > I have quite a bit of info on NW and NE Arkansas Pitts families to share. > > Michele Brooks > > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > >

Ok folks, the pictures are on the way to a closer home .... It will be in the mail tommorrow. A.M. John is the lucky winner..... Thanks for all the replies and help all of you. Bill Ray

This list has sure been quite lately or have I been cut off.. The last time I made that statement I think I got about 20 e-mails telling me we folks were still here and alive. My point being: I have been going thru some old family pictures and etc.. and came across a picture post card of one of my fathers first cousins on the Ray side of our family... a G.E. McFadden taken at Abbott july 18,1921 age of the child was 22months... I would be more than happy to send this to some family member closer than me.. as I only remember from visiting Beedeville in the 50s the Mc Faddens, Johnsons, Rays and Fergusons were still pretty active in that area during that time.. but I do not remember any, other than names.... so if anyone knows anything let me know something. I can give you the Ray and Mc Connell family line back a few geners. if that helps with any research that some one may be doing.. Bill Ray [email protected]