Rebecca Do you or anyone know why Smith Twp was abolished between 1850 and 1860? Robert -----Original Message----- From: Rebecca <rdea@seark.net> To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:09 AM Subject: [ARDREW] Smith Township >Smith Township was in Drew County [the Lincoln part] >in 1846. It was abolished between 1850-60 and >recreated between 1860-70. In 1871 it became >part of Lincoln County when Lincoln was formed. >The extreme se part was f rom Desha and the other >from Drew. Bayou Bartholomew was the dividing >line from nw to se with Well Bayou Twshp being >on the other side. The southern border of Smith >was the Drew line. > The Smith Township people in 1850 are in the >Drew Co. Census. >Rebecca > >