I am trying to determine if a Marianna resident was a widow or a divorcee, based on indirect evidence (having just about exhausted my search for direct evidence!). She was referred to in the Marianna newspaper in the 1910s and 1920s as "Mrs. Annie Burgess", while other married or widowed women, such as her own mother, were almost always referred to by their husbands' name, e.g., Mrs. John Smith. In general, in that era, I know it was customary to refer to a widow as Mrs. John Smith, and a divorcee as Mrs. Jane Smith. But was that custom for referring to divorcees followed by the Marianna newspapers of that era? Steve

> > From: ARLEE-D-request@rootsweb.com > Date: 2001/11/06 Tue PM 04:00:10 EST > To: ARLEE-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: ARLEE-D Digest V01 #47 > > ARLEE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 47 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [ARLEE] Tri-County Genealogy Meeti ["WRidge" <wridge@hnb.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ARLEE-D, send a message to > > ARLEE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > ARLEE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > Steve Hollowell, Executive Assistant for the Commissioner of State Lands, will be guest speaker at the Tri-County Genealogical Society meeting this coming Sunday, November 11. Mr. Hollowell joined the Land Office in 1985 and is charged with the day to day operation of the office. He is actively involved with the Advisory Council of that office which reviews legislation, procedures and regulations that affect cities and counties throughout the state. > > Mr. Hollowell is originally from Heber Springs and graduated from the University of Arkansas . He is a charter member of the Cleburne County Historical Society, and past president of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration. > > He is well versed on topics of interest to genealogists including Homestead and other Land Grant information, Original Plats and Field Notes, and the Original Survey of Arkansas. His program promises to be one of interest to historians and genealogy buffs from this area. > > The program will be at the genealogy library in Marvell. There will be a short business session at 2 p.m., followed by Mr. Hollowell's program. Following the meeting will be a time of fellowship and refreshments. The public is invited. > >

Steve Hollowell, Executive Assistant for the Commissioner of State Lands, will be guest speaker at the Tri-County Genealogical Society meeting this coming Sunday, November 11. Mr. Hollowell joined the Land Office in 1985 and is charged with the day to day operation of the office. He is actively involved with the Advisory Council of that office which reviews legislation, procedures and regulations that affect cities and counties throughout the state. Mr. Hollowell is originally from Heber Springs and graduated from the University of Arkansas . He is a charter member of the Cleburne County Historical Society, and past president of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration. He is well versed on topics of interest to genealogists including Homestead and other Land Grant information, Original Plats and Field Notes, and the Original Survey of Arkansas. His program promises to be one of interest to historians and genealogy buffs from this area. The program will be at the genealogy library in Marvell. There will be a short business session at 2 p.m., followed by Mr. Hollowell's program. Following the meeting will be a time of fellowship and refreshments. The public is invited.

A reminder: The Tri-County Genealogical Society will hold an open house on Sunday, October 21st at the genealogy library in Marvell, AR. Visitors are welcome. Open house will begin at 2 p.m. and refreshments will be served. E-mail wridge@hnb.com or cndavison@centurytel.net for directions.

In association with the Marvell (Ark.) Downtown Festival this coming weekend, the Tri-County Genealogical Society will hold an open house on Sunday, October 21st at the genealogy library in Marvell. The Society will have multiple printed resources for sale, including a 3 volume set of the 1860 Mississippi census index by Katherine Rose Bonner; Marvell and Surrounding Communities book (over 200 pages with 1344 pictures) published by Tri-County Genealogical Society; 1860 Monroe and Phillips Counties Census; and the Arkansas 1860 U. S. Census Index by Kathryn Rose Bonner. Visitors are encouraged to visit the library. Open house will begin at 2 p.m. and refreshments will be served.

> > From: ARLEE-D-request@rootsweb.com > Date: 2001/10/05 Fri PM 01:00:05 EDT > To: ARLEE-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: ARLEE-D Digest V01 #43 > > ARLEE-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 43 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [ARLEE] looking for lost classmate [sansing38901@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ARLEE-D, send a message to > > ARLEE-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the list administrator, send mail to > ARLEE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > 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/jV.2ADE/38 > > Message Board Post: > > i am looking for barbara mc donald who went to nunnaly school and was in mrs. lois smith's room in 1963. the last address i had for her was at felton in lee county arkansas. i would like to hear from her and would appreciate any information about her whereabouts. > >

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/jV.2ADE/38 Message Board Post: i am looking for barbara mc donald who went to nunnaly school and was in mrs. lois smith's room in 1963. the last address i had for her was at felton in lee county arkansas. i would like to hear from her and would appreciate any information about her whereabouts.

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/jV.2ADE/27.1.1.1 Message Board Post: right now i'm not home i'm at my daughters house...I have a family History at home and will get back to you on this....the relation between moore and bennett..My fathers sisters were nadin,neal,and faye..his name was Raymond

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/jV.2ADE/27.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you know the realationship between the Bennett's and the Moore's? What are the names of your dad's sisters? Are they from the Holly Grove or Blackton area?

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/jV.2ADE/27.1 Message Board Post: My Father had relativies with last name moore...he was raymond Bennett,had no brothers..but 3 sisters..also from the area in Ark..that you are talking about

I grew up near Marianna too, The Flowers family owned this old house and funeral home long before Norris and his then wife Anne moved in. Norris' father was a doctor but to my knowledge he never lived in the old house. I think the house was built in that style to accommodate the business AND living quarters for the Flowers family . There were two generations of Flowers into the business before Norris bought it in the early sixties after "Doc" Flowers died suddenly. ----- Original Message ----- From: <sansing38901@aol.com> To: <ARLEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:48 PM Subject: [ARLEE] Re: tommy moon > > 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/jV.2ADE/35.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > i grew up in marianna and heard about tommy moon, but never saw him. i was wondering what style of architecture that old funeral home is. i have never seen a building shaped like it, the way it bows out and curves in the front and then has a roof that looks like a witch's hat . if it was dr. hodge 's home then his son's funeral home , maybe norris knows the history of the building. > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

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/jV.2ADE/35.1.1 Message Board Post: i grew up in marianna and heard about tommy moon, but never saw him. i was wondering what style of architecture that old funeral home is. i have never seen a building shaped like it, the way it bows out and curves in the front and then has a roof that looks like a witch's hat . if it was dr. hodge 's home then his son's funeral home , maybe norris knows the history of the building.

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/jV.2ADE/26.1 Message Board Post: Do you know if they had any grandchildren around the late 1920's by the name of Gordon Wheeler Rozell?

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/jV.2ADE/37 Message Board Post: Found a great Lee County Genealogy Site: http: //65. 10. 15. 149 (Enter the above link without spaces into your browsers Address: box) They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wooten, Robinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jV.2ADE/34 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Joseph (Joe) R. Wooten. He was born Abt. 1907 / died April 6, 1935 in Pine Bluff, Ar.. He was married to Claudia Robinson Abt 1928. They had three children Helen Mae, Joseph Clinton, and Jewell Bishop Wooten. Helen Mae was born in Helena, Ar. in 1929.

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/jV.2ADE/33 Message Board Post: i am doing research on the county agents in rural arkansas after the end of world war II. i need infomation on who were the county agents in lee county arkansas between 1945 and 1955. .

Hi, I am looking for Thomas/Tom REEVES/RIVES m. Mary Angeline SWANSON. Their daughter Maud Lee REEVES born 17 Nov 1881 in Lee County, Ar. Another daughter was Mamie REEVES. Thanks for any help. Theresa Richardson __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sylar, Fant, Lovelace, Lovelis, Loveless, Roden, Blair, Rhodes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jV.2ADE/21.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Gosh, we might be connected. Here's the story: Mary Sylar Fant was the daughter of my great-great grandfather, Andrew Lafayette Sylar (1833 - 1887) and his first wife, Rebecca Amanda Rhodes (1840 - 1863). Rebecca died just 3 days after Mary was born. It was in the middle of the Civil War, and Andrew came home on leave from the CSA for Rebecca's funeral and most likely to see about his family. He overstayed his leave and when he returned to his unit, he was busted down to private. Andrew was later taken prisoner by the Union forces at the battle of Helena on July 4, 1863. He stayed in the prison at Alton, Illinois until the end of the war. I've been trying to find out more about Mary, since I know very little. I found her on the 1900 census for Lee county, married to Harrison Roden. They have been married 21 years. She has had 4 children, but only one is living. I can't tell just from that record whether this child is Tom Lovelace/Loveless, who is the step-son of Harrison Roden, or Robert Eli Roden. Maybe they are both her children, but then again, maybe not. So Mary might have been married to a Lovelace/Loveless/Lovelis before marrying Harrison Roden. She married a Fant at some time, because that is the name she had at the death of her half-brother, Richard Sylar. So I know almost nothing about the Fant family, but have ordered Mary's death certificate and will certainly let you know what I find out. I will try to find her obit the next time I'm at the University of Arkansas library. As for my Blair family, they were in North-central Arkansas (Searcy County) from before 1850, and nowhere near Lee County, so we might only be connected via the mysterious Fants. I have a Sylar family tree posted on rootsweb at: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sylarfamily/ Thanks for replying! - Heather

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fant, Wooten, Blair, McElduff, Johnson, Ripper Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jV.2ADE/21.1.1 Message Board Post: Heather: I noticed that your last name is Blair and you also have information about Fants in Lee/Phillips Co., Arkansas. I am from Lee Co., Arkansas and my maiden name is Fant and my g-grandmother's maiden name was Blair. Any connection? Lynn

Guess I forgot which was my right and left. The chaple was on the LEFT side facing the house. the casket room was on the RIGHT. ----- Original Message ----- From: <rebelbo_25@yahoo.com> To: <ARLEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 6:30 PM Subject: [ARLEE] dr. hodge > > 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/jV.2ADE/31 > > Message Board Post: > > i am doing research on an old historic building in lee county. the old funeral home on main street in marianna arkansas. i know it used to be flowers funeral home , then it was hodge funeral home, then it was roller- citizens. it is my understanding that it used to be a private residence that was owned by a dr. hodge who was a medical doctor. if anyone has knowledge about him or the building, please let me know. i am interested in knowing what style of architecture the building is and when it was built. i have been told that it was supposed to be designed to look like a steamship, thus the bow in the center. if someone in the hodge family should get this message they might could solve this mystery. > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >