This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CVRN2007 Surnames: Williams, Cromwell, Barnes, Arnold, Myers, Bary, Greenhaw, Moodey, Van Wirt, Avery, Downey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.jackson/1577/mb.ashx Message Board Post: N.C. "Carter" Williams came to Jackson County, Arkansas with his wife Martha by 1848 when he began purchasing land in T. 11 and 12 N, R. 2W. He owned over 400 acres of land by the civil war. He had the following children with Martha whose surname may have been Avery and whom he may have married in July 1837 in Carroll Co., Georgia. 1) Amanda Jane b. 1837 Ga.who married Wm. C. Cromwell 1854 2) William D. b. 1839 Ga. who married Julia A. Cromwell 1867 3) Martha b. 1842 Ga. m. Alfred Arnold 1859 4) Thomas 1843 Miss. m. Malie Myers 1867 5) James b. 1845 Ark. m. Sarah Bary 1866 6) John b. 1848 Ark. m. Mary Greenhaw 1871 7) Pinkey A. b. 1850 Ark. spouses: Martin V. Moodey, Cassius C. Van Wirt, residences in Ark., Ill, Iowa 8) Mary b. 1852 Ark. 9) Molly b. 1852 Ark. During the civil war his house was used as a landmark for couriers taking messages to the generals that were encamped nearby. By 1870, Carter Williams had left his Arkansas family and had gone to Illinois where he was reputed to own over 1000 acres. He was living with a woman named Maybel and a child, aged 2, named Mary during the 1870 census. A couple of years later, he was married to Ellen Ann Downey, with whom he had the children Carter, Jr., James H., Elmina "Minnie", and Nellie. The local paper made mention of Carter coming into town to show off large bee hives, and also of his trips to Arkansas where a son had died and a daughter was missing. He was reputed to love race horses, and have a track on his farm. During a visit to Arkansas, he was murdered. A local paper said it was by a man named Barnes. His body was brought back to Illinois where he was buried on the North end of his farm with a race horse and a dog. I am trying to find out more about this man and his family to see if it matches up with stories I've been told. Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.