Hi Malinda, You need to go to Pulaski County site to document his Arkansas records, his death and his record in the Freedmans Bureau. As for his military record, if he was in the Union Army "up north" you will have to get his records from the National Archives and I did send the link to order forms to you. [email protected] You also need to talk to whoever "told you" about his history and get copies of the documentation from them, if they have the documents and if not you will need to get them from the original source. I can't really help you with anything other than what you already know. The Arkansas History Commission should be able to help you with the estate papers and perhaps newspaper obit. Their address is: Arkansas History Commission - One Capitol Drive - Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Good Luck! Jeri, Edward G. Gerdes and Bryan Howerton malinda wrote: > > HI Jeri, > > Thank you for your prompt response ! > > Uriah was on the 1860 Lawrence Co Census and gone by the 1870 Sharp > Co Census where his widow is listed as head of household. I checked the > Tax Rolls (he had property, so he paid tax) and the last year he was listed > was 1867..which fits what I was told about his Dec 1867 death date. I was > told that this was reported in the Jan 8 1868 edition of the North Arkansas > Times newspaper. > > The same source told me that his widow settled his estate in Little Rock, > Pulaski Co AR. That's why I was hoping there might be a will for him there... > or some indication of how his estate was settled. They had land in town > (2 lots) according to the tax rolls. That would indicate a house with an > address. This was in then Lawrence Co....perhaps still is. The Tax rolls I > saw at the Library didn't indicate a township. > > I was told that Uriah went up North to join the Union Army, but I don't know > what that would have meant. I was told by the same source that he served > in the area where he lived....and lead marauding soldiers through. That > must have made him very unpopular....if true. > > Thank you so much for your help ! > malinda > > Jeri Helms Fultz wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I found the Dowthett family on the 1860 Lawrence Co. Census, Piney Fork > > Twsp. > > Here is a link to the Freedmans website. There was no will probated in > > Lawrence Co. for him. > > I will send this on to Edward G. Gerdes and Bryan Howerton and perhaps > > they can help you out. > > http://freedmensbureau.com/ > > > > His military record can be sent for from the Arkansas History > > Commission, if he served in Arkansas, when you find the unit and company > > that he served in. His pension record will have to come from the > > National Archives since it was paid by the Federal Gov. > > > > These are the only Union soldiers listed as Douthit Dowthett etc. > > According to the 1860 census he was 49 yrs old, so he may have been > > rejected for service from that alone. > > > > Second Arkansas Union Cavalry > > DOUTHIT, JOHN > > DOUTHIT, RICHARD P. > > DOUTHIT, WOODEY > > > > Second Arkansas Union Infantry > > DOUTHIT, LEVI > > > > The is the email address to send for pension form85 you will need from > > the Nat. Archives. > > > > mailto:[email protected] > > > > If you find he did serve in AR, you can get his military records from > > the Ark History Commission by downloading and printing the form to do > > this. > > > > http://www.ark-ives.com/form3.txt > > > > Good luck! > > > > Jeri, Edward G. and Bryan Howerton > > > > malinda wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > First let me compliment you on producing a wonderful site. What a great > > > resource. > > > > > > I am searching for Capt Uriah J Dowthitt/Dowthet/Douthit who was born in > > > NC, but > > > removed to then Lawrence, now Sharp Co AR in 1859. He brought his 2nd wife > > > Sarah > > > Smith Dowthitt and received a land patent/grant for 320 acres in Dec 1859. > > > > > > I've been told he served in the Union Army during the Civil War and was the > > > > > > Chairman of the Freedman's Bureau after the war was over....also that he > > > was > > > murdered Dec 28, 1867. > > > > > > I've also been told that his widow, Sarah settled his estate in Little Rock > > > (rather than > > > Piney Fork Township) and moved back to NC by the 1880 Census. > > > > > > I would like to know where to look to verify the information about his > > > Civil War record. > > > I found an on-line index card at ancestry.com where his widow had applied > > > for a > > > pension in NC and would like to follow up on that as well. > > > > > > I would also like to know if Uriah left a will ...would it be in Little > > > Rock ? > > > > > > I would also like to find where he's buried. he doesn't appear to be in any > > > of the > > > cemetery books. > > > > > > I would appreciate any pointers......thanks, > > > ~malinda > > > > > > Jeri Helms Fultz wrote: > > > > > > > Good evening, > > > > > > > > We have just uploaded a new and improved unit on the Civil War page, > > > > 5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT. This one is from the microfilm from the > > > > National Archives. > > > > Be sure to check the new page out, check the 1911 Veterans interviews > > > > surname list on Desmond Walls Allens site, and if you want a pension > > > > lookup, let me know. > > > > > > > > Jeri, Edward G. Gerdes and Bryan R. Howerton > > > > -- > > > > "but I remain your affectinate cosin untill death." > > > > Thank you again Greatgrampa Davis for those words. > > > > Never dreamed I'd get to use em! > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > Personal webpage: http://members.accessus.net/~jfultz/ > > > > AR Civil War Pg: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ > > > > Memorial Pg: http://members.tripod.com/~egerdes/index.html > > > > Lawrence Co. AR: http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/ > > > > Izard Co.:http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/arkansas/izard/ > > > > Helms Research PG:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc > > > > > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > > > We have archives!! http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html> > > > > > > ============================== > > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > -- > > "but I remain your affectinate cosin untill death." > > Thank you again Greatgrampa Davis for those words. > > Never dreamed I'd get to use em! > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Personal webpage: http://members.accessus.net/~jfultz/ > > AR Civil War Pg: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ > > Memorial Pg: http://members.tripod.com/~egerdes/index.html > > Lawrence Co. AR: http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/ > > Izard Co.:http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/arkansas/izard/ > > Helms Research PG:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > ListAdministrator of Arkansas-L > > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html> > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com -- "but I remain your affectinate cosin untill death." Thank you again Greatgrampa Davis for those words. Never dreamed I'd get to use em! ---------------------------------------------------- Personal webpage: http://members.accessus.net/~jfultz/ AR Civil War Pg: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ Memorial Pg: http://members.tripod.com/~egerdes/index.html Lawrence Co. AR: http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/ Izard Co.:http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/arkansas/izard/ Helms Research PG:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc

Thank you so much Jeri ! I went to the NARA site and got totally confused....not only did I not understand how they had their information organized, but I also didn't understand their "Help" instructions either. In fact, that's where I felt the most over-whelmed. But ...I have sent forms to NARA before. I don't have enough information to do send for Uriah's file yet. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your expertise. The researcher who has been telling me things is a published author and Douthit researcher whose files seem to be packed away (some were lost in moving and floods)...so, getting sources from him hasn't been all that easy. I continue to ask, and he tells me what he can remember. Thanks again.....~mlainda Jeri Helms Fultz wrote: > Hi Malinda, > > You need to go to Pulaski County site to document his Arkansas records, > his death and his record in the Freedmans Bureau. > > As for his military record, if he was in the Union Army "up north" you > will have to get his records from the National Archives and I did send > the link to order forms to you. > > [email protected] > > You also need to talk to whoever "told you" about his history and get > copies of the documentation from them, if they have the documents and if > not you will need to get them from the original source. I can't really > help you with anything other than what you already know. > The Arkansas History Commission should be able to help you with the > estate papers and perhaps newspaper obit. Their address is: > > Arkansas History Commission - One Capitol Drive - Little Rock, Arkansas > 72201 > > Good Luck! > > Jeri, Edward G. Gerdes and Bryan Howerton > > malinda wrote: > > > > HI Jeri, > > > > Thank you for your prompt response ! > > > > Uriah was on the 1860 Lawrence Co Census and gone by the 1870 Sharp > > Co Census where his widow is listed as head of household. I checked the > > Tax Rolls (he had property, so he paid tax) and the last year he was listed > > was 1867..which fits what I was told about his Dec 1867 death date. I was > > told that this was reported in the Jan 8 1868 edition of the North Arkansas > > Times newspaper. > > > > The same source told me that his widow settled his estate in Little Rock, > > Pulaski Co AR. That's why I was hoping there might be a will for him there... > > or some indication of how his estate was settled. They had land in town > > (2 lots) according to the tax rolls. That would indicate a house with an > > address. This was in then Lawrence Co....perhaps still is. The Tax rolls I > > saw at the Library didn't indicate a township. > > > > I was told that Uriah went up North to join the Union Army, but I don't know > > what that would have meant. I was told by the same source that he served > > in the area where he lived....and lead marauding soldiers through. That > > must have made him very unpopular....if true. > > > > Thank you so much for your help ! > > malinda > > > > Jeri Helms Fultz wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I found the Dowthett family on the 1860 Lawrence Co. Census, Piney Fork > > > Twsp. > > > Here is a link to the Freedmans website. There was no will probated in > > > Lawrence Co. for him. > > > I will send this on to Edward G. Gerdes and Bryan Howerton and perhaps > > > they can help you out. > > > http://freedmensbureau.com/ > > > > > > His military record can be sent for from the Arkansas History > > > Commission, if he served in Arkansas, when you find the unit and company > > > that he served in. His pension record will have to come from the > > > National Archives since it was paid by the Federal Gov. > > > > > > These are the only Union soldiers listed as Douthit Dowthett etc. > > > According to the 1860 census he was 49 yrs old, so he may have been > > > rejected for service from that alone. > > > > > > Second Arkansas Union Cavalry > > > DOUTHIT, JOHN > > > DOUTHIT, RICHARD P. > > > DOUTHIT, WOODEY > > > > > > Second Arkansas Union Infantry > > > DOUTHIT, LEVI > > > > > > The is the email address to send for pension form85 you will need from > > > the Nat. Archives. > > > > > > mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > If you find he did serve in AR, you can get his military records from > > > the Ark History Commission by downloading and printing the form to do > > > this. > > > > > > http://www.ark-ives.com/form3.txt > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > Jeri, Edward G. and Bryan Howerton > > > > > > malinda wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > First let me compliment you on producing a wonderful site. What a great > > > > resource. > > > > > > > > I am searching for Capt Uriah J Dowthitt/Dowthet/Douthit who was born in > > > > NC, but > > > > removed to then Lawrence, now Sharp Co AR in 1859. He brought his 2nd wife > > > > Sarah > > > > Smith Dowthitt and received a land patent/grant for 320 acres in Dec 1859. > > > > > > > > I've been told he served in the Union Army during the Civil War and was the > > > > > > > > Chairman of the Freedman's Bureau after the war was over....also that he > > > > was > > > > murdered Dec 28, 1867. > > > > > > > > I've also been told that his widow, Sarah settled his estate in Little Rock > > > > (rather than > > > > Piney Fork Township) and moved back to NC by the 1880 Census. > > > > > > > > I would like to know where to look to verify the information about his > > > > Civil War record. > > > > I found an on-line index card at ancestry.com where his widow had applied > > > > for a > > > > pension in NC and would like to follow up on that as well. > > > > > > > > I would also like to know if Uriah left a will ...would it be in Little > > > > Rock ? > > > > > > > > I would also like to find where he's buried. he doesn't appear to be in any > > > > of the > > > > cemetery books. > > > > > > > > I would appreciate any pointers......thanks, > > > > ~malinda > > > > > > > > Jeri Helms Fultz wrote: > > > > > > > > > Good evening, > > > > > > > > > > We have just uploaded a new and improved unit on the Civil War page, > > > > > 5TH ARKANSAS INFANTRY REGIMENT. This one is from the microfilm from the > > > > > National Archives. > > > > > Be sure to check the new page out, check the 1911 Veterans interviews > > > > > surname list on Desmond Walls Allens site, and if you want a pension > > > > > lookup, let me know. > > > > > > > > > > Jeri, Edward G. Gerdes and Bryan R. Howerton > > > > > -- > > > > > "but I remain your affectinate cosin untill death." > > > > > Thank you again Greatgrampa Davis for those words. > > > > > Never dreamed I'd get to use em! > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Personal webpage: http://members.accessus.net/~jfultz/ > > > > > AR Civil War Pg: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ > > > > > Memorial Pg: http://members.tripod.com/~egerdes/index.html > > > > > Lawrence Co. AR: http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/ > > > > > Izard Co.:http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/arkansas/izard/ > > > > > Helms Research PG:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc > > > > > > > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > > > > We have archives!! http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > > > Source for Family History Online. 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AR: http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/ > > > Izard Co.:http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/arkansas/izard/ > > > Helms Research PG:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~helmsnc > > > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > > ListAdministrator of Arkansas-L > > > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > ==== ARKANSAS Mailing List ==== > > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site <http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html> > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > -- > "but I remain your affectinate cosin untill death." > Thank you again Greatgrampa Davis for those words. > Never dreamed I'd get to use em! > ---------------------------------------------------- > Personal webpage: http://members.accessus.net/~jfultz/ > AR Civil War Pg: http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ > Memorial Pg: http://members.tripod.com/~egerdes/index.html > Lawrence Co. 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