On Monday 27 March you wrote desiring information on Madison County Newspapers and Funeral Home. Hi Eddy, The Madison County Record is a weekly newspaper published by Alta Faubus, the former wife of the late Governor Orville Faubus. This paper has been in existence continually since the early 1900. I know that there is microfilm of various issues. I don't know exactly where the microfilm is available. The Madison County Record's address is P. O. Drawer A, Huntsville, Arkansas 72740 and the phone # is (501) 738-2141 and fax # is (501) 738-1250. A great number of funerals are directed by the Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville. Some are handled by Funeral Homes in Fayetteville and Springdale. Brashears however handles most of them. Sorry I don't have their address. Hope this helps, JT Anderson jander4843

Thanks Joy for all you do. Just wish some papers existed back to 1910 for me! Lori Sorrells Researching: DOTSON, LANE, YOUNG

Thank you Joy Russell. Also I want to thank you on the many articles you have written which have included some of my family. I have enjoyed reading them so much. Have a Great Day! Vickie

The Madison County Genealogical & Historical Society has microfilm of ALL AVAILABLE newspapers of the county. A complete set begins with 1926 and continues to present, except for a few missing papers in the late 1928-1932 area. We can look up and print copies of these obituaries for a small fee. It is 50 cents per page for a copy. If there are numerous ones to look up, we will charge a fee to do so. Written requests should be submitted to the Society at P.O. Box 427, Huntsville, AR 72740. We MUST have death dates in order to know which newspapers to look in. If the person died while living in Madison County, usually an obituary appears in the paper. Joy Russell

Dear List: Today Madison County, Arkansas was absolutely as beautiful as a place could possibly be on a perfect spring morning, the sun shining down warmly and the air so pure it just smelled like sweetness itself. The redbud trees were fully bloomed, the forsythia blazing, japonica and spirea completed the trio. Daffodils were everywhere, especially along the road where old home sites once stood. I was there today at about 10:00 a.m., driving from Eureka Springs through Boxley Valley down to Clarksville and I-40. After that incredibly beautiful ninety-mile drive, I-40 was hard to take on the trip back to Memphis. To All, Good Luck Hunting, Raye Blackman Searcing for Descendants of Kimbal Alonzo MOSES, Drakes Creek, circa 1880, and ancestors of his wife, Mary Jane HARRISON ps. I need more information on the "Madison County Musings." I am relatively new to this list and have just been checking for surnames, but this sounds like something I need to know about.

In a message dated 3/27/00 12:19:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Vickie, What do you need to know about the Bolingers? I have quite a bit on them. Mary >> Hi Mary, My lines on Bolingers is Frederick Sr.,Frederick Jr.,Andrew Jackson Sr.,Henry Russell ,Ada Pluma my grandmother. Would love to know more about Henry and his sibling and his parents. I understood Andrew fought in the Civil War, I get so confused on searching war records etc. I haven't been able to find anything. Thanks for any help. Vickie [email protected] Have a Great Day!

In a message dated 3/27/00 12:19:29 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Hi Vicki, Which Uptons are your researching in Madison Co.? My husbands line is John "The Fiddler" Upton who married Martha Boldin. I have quite a bit on their descendants, would love to compare notes if this is the same line as yours. I have some information about the descendants of the "other" John Upton and his wife Martha Bowen and have had contact with of some of their descendants. Lynette Traywick >> Hi Lynettee, Glad to hear from you. My lines of Upton's I am searching is William Bowen Upton b.23 April 1850 Bowen Twp., Madison, AR d. 21 August 1915 Pott. Co., OK Collins Cemetary Tecumseh, OK. He is the son of Mary N. Adams and Joseph Upton . William had a cousin that married a Herriman. This William married Sarah Jane Bell b.27 June 1848 AR. d.26 June 1934 Pott. Co., OK Collins Cemetary Tecumseh, OK. I have them having 8 children. I believe Martha Bowen and John Wesley Upton are my William's aunt and Uncle. Would love to trade info. Vickie [email protected],com Have a Great Day! Vickie

Hi, I have some rather odd questions, but her they are. First, I'm preparing to send off for a Death Certificate for my great grandma May Florence (Edwards) Vaughan, who died on December 22, 1957. The certificate form indicates they'd like the name of the funeral home where the funeral took place, and I don't know that. My great aunt Evelyn would have known this, but she died about 5 years ago, and my Mom died 2 years (almost) ago, so I don't know who to ask. So do any of you know what funeral home did the service? She is interred at Clifty Cemetery. Which brings me to my next question; I've asked in the past for Newspaper information, such as when some of the Madison County - or nearby counites- papers were published. Does anyone know if there was any paper published in December of 1957 that might show May's obituary? I'm trying to find out as much as I can on her father, Edward Edwards, who died 3 months before she was born. He died probably in PA or maybe Kansas, where May was born. He was a Welsh immigrant and I have NOTHING on him, except that he was an Engineer that died in a train accident. This information comes from the book THE VAUGHANS by Mickey Vaughan. I'd love to find out where that information came from. May's mother was Dorothy Elizabeth (McQuiston) Edwards, and I dont' even know when she died, although I know it was after 1900. I do have her McQuiston line traced back to Ireland, however. She was born in Westmoreland County, PA to Israel McQuiston and Hannah Lusk. I just don't know when Dorothy was married to Edward Edwards or where. May (daughter of Dorothy) Vaughan's husband was Calvin Leroy Vaughan. I'm also looking for obituaries for Calvin's folks, George Washington Vaughan, who died August 24, 1913 in Madison County, his wife Mary F. (Henderson) Vaughan who died October 26, 1910 in Madison County, and George W.'s father, Benjamin Franklin Vaughan, who died April 7th, 1903 also in Madison County. On Ben Vaughan, I strongly suspect there had to have been an obituary, as he served for years as Sheriff and Assessor, as well as 4 years as a Representative. Of all the names above, May's, Mary's, and Ben's are the most important for my research. Does anyone know if any of the libraries in NW Arkansas has any microfilm of obituaries and/or newspapers from the time frame given above? If anyone knows anything on any of the people in this post (including Dorothy Elizabeth Edwards' husband, Edward), even if it's just family stories or whatever, I'd greatly appreciate hearing from you. Thanks, Eddie Davis [email protected]

Hi: Regarding the inquiry about when the next "Madison County Musings" will be out.. It is at the printers now and we expect it to be mailed around the middle of April. The Spring issue is always mailed in April and the Summer issue comes out in June or July. The reason why the Spring issue is mailed in April is that membership renewals continue to come in to us that late and if we do not mail the books with a bulk mailing, it then costs us about 4 times as much postage to mail them individually. We are striving to keep our costs down so that we do not have to raise the membership dues to cover printing and postage. Joy Russell Editor

Oh my! I am so glad you brought this up. I am mailing my renewal today!!! I can only imagine how beautiful the hills of Madison Co. are this morning. It is beginning to be a beautiful spring here in S. Missouri and I know that Madison Co. is always ahead of us. Take a look at those hills for me today and give them a smile!! Thanks! Nancy J. Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 9:24 AM Subject: [ARMADISO-L] Re: ARMADISO-D Digest V00 #48 >Hi: > >Regarding the inquiry about when the next "Madison County Musings" will be >out.. It is at the printers now and we expect it to be mailed around the >middle of April. > >The Spring issue is always mailed in April and the Summer issue comes out in >June or July. The reason why the Spring issue is mailed in April is that >membership renewals continue to come in to us that late and if we do not mail >the books with a bulk mailing, it then costs us about 4 times as much postage >to mail them individually. We are striving to keep our costs down so that >we do not have to raise the membership dues to cover printing and postage. > >Joy Russell >Editor > > >==== ARMADISO Mailing List ==== >~~~~~~~~ MADISON COUNTY, AR MAILING LIST~~~~~~~ >

Hi Vicki, Which Uptons are your researching in Madison Co.? My husbands line is John "The Fiddler" Upton who married Martha Boldin. I have quite a bit on their descendants, would love to compare notes if this is the same line as yours. I have some information about the descendants of the "other" John Upton and his wife Martha Bowen and have had contact with of some of their descendants. Lynette Traywick

Hello , I believe about Jan I sent a money order for the yearly membership to Madison Co.. Mustang. Can any one tell me when the next one is due out. The surnames I am searching is Bell,Bolinger, Jackson,Mcelhaney, Scott, Upton, and Cornell for starters. Have a Great Day! Vickie

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Hello: In Arkansas there is a law that protects burial places. This law specifically provides protection for graveyards. It applies to burial places with five commercial grave markers. But I believe that commercial grave markers could apply to old ones with names on them, because who's to say that they were not purchased from someone who made a living making them? It is Senate Bill 505, Act 1317 of 1995 which states: "An act to amend Arkansas code 5-39-212 regarding the unlawful fencing of cemeteries to change the definition of cemeteries, to assure greater access to authorize county judges to improve and maintain access roads leading to cemeteries and for other purposes: Subtitle: To amend the Arkansas law regarding the unlawful fencing of cemeteris, to permit greater access and to allow counties to improve cemetery access roads. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS Section 1, Arkansas Code 5-39-212 is amended to read as follows: "5-39-212. Cemeteries - Access - Debris - Disturbance (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association to: (1) Construct any fence on any property in such manner as to enclose any cemetery unless suitable access by automobile to the cemetery is provided by gate or otherwise. The word "cemetery" as used in this subsection is not intended to apply to any private family burial plot which contains less than five (5) commercial grave markers. Northing in this section prohibits the placement of a fence around any cemetery for the purpose of defining boundaries or protection of grave sites: (2) Place any brush, tree tops, rubbish or other unsightly debris on any cemetery grounds, or to disturb, damage, or carry away any marker in a cemetery. (b) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or association violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and every day that the violation shall exist shall be a separate offense. SECTION 2: The county judges of the several county governments in Arkansas shall be authorized to improve and maintain any roads across public or private lands used or to be used for access to a cemetery. The cemetery access roads shall be constructed to a standard and nature to permit their use by automobiles. A cemetery as used in this section means any burying place for the dead, a burial plot, a graveyard, or any land, public or private, dedicated and used for the interment of human remains, which includes at least five (5) commercial grave markers. SECTION 3: All provisions of this act of general and permanent nature are amendatory to the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated and the Arkansas Code Revision Commission shall incorporate the same in the Code. SECTION 4: If any provisions of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. SECTION 5: All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Approved: Jim Guy Tucker, Governor 4/14/95 To anyone who might want to contact me or who has an old JUNO e-mail address, please note my new e-mail is: [email protected] Hope this helps answer some questions about cemetery protection. Joy Russell Madison County Genealogical and Historical Society ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

we go just about every year, but cannot remember the date. Will find out, though. Seems like it is real close to Memorial Day. There is also the Old Alabam school reunion & lots meet there at that time.

Can someone tell me the date for Decoration at Alabam Cemetery. Thanks, Marilyn Cain

I've been working with Dennis Muncrief on building a new Website for Cemetery Preservation. So far we have a real basic site up, but the potential is there for it to grow into a great resource.We are planning on having a page for every state with links to the laws, both state and local, regarding Cemetery Preservation, state and groups within that state. Also, a list of cemeteries that are currently endangered. We will be looking for people that will be willing to take responsibility for a state page and locate the needed links. The site is not yet really open for business, but I would really like if if anyone on this list would take a look at it and offer any comments or suggestions to me on it by email. My address is [email protected] The url for the site is http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~socs/index.htm We hope to take the page live in about a week. Thanks, Bill Spurlock -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 9:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ARMADISO-L] Preserving Old Cemeteries Subj: Fw: Preserving Old Cemeteries From: [email protected] (Ann Nostwich) > This came from another mail list and should interest all family historians. Ann > ********************************************** > The letter I am forwarding to you speaks for itself... Mr Muncrief has an > > attorney working 'pro bono' drafting the necessary paperwork to try and > > change the antiquated laws that do little to protect our old cemeteries. > > Emailing Mr Muncrief at [email protected] that you are FOR changing the > > vague antiquated laws will show lawmakers that there is BACKING for this > > cause.........OUR CAUSE! > > Thanks for your time > > Carolyn Mackey Byrum > > > > Subject: Grave desecration > > > > Carolyn, > > My name is Dennis Muncrief. I live in Sulphur, Oklahoma. I just read your > > cemetary registration of Dripping Springs and the part about the farmer > > wanting to graze cows. He must be desperate for grass if he needs the 4' x > > 6' spot where your grandmother is buried. Recently a farmer decided to > > build a barn in Marshall County, OK. Unfortunate a small cemetary was where > > he needed to build it. This "man" simply scrapped away the stones to make > > room for the new barn. Unfortunately for me, the cemetary was where my > > relatives were buried in the mid 1800's when they came to Indian Territory. > > The family was livid to say the least. The barn is very nice. > > This cemetary was on private land that was donated 100 years ago by the, > > then owner, for a cemetary. Generations of families were buried there with > > the understanding it would always be a cemetary. The current law says that > > the owner of private land where there are cemeteries can do anything he > > wants with it. > > Now if you are an Indian, there are federal laws against this 'grave > > robbing'. Isn't stealing the land where ancestors are located grave > > robbing? A friend of mine in California told the story of a cousin that > > went to a cemetary in Grady County, Oklahoma to visit the dead relatives. > > When she arrived, the farmer was bulldozing the grave stones into a ditch. > > When she protested, he pulled a gun on her and threatened to shoot her. She > > went to the Sheriff and he told her there was no law against this practice. > > The point of this letter is to tell you that there are many who feel as you > > do. We need to organize. I have a friend in Washington State who is > > drafting a letter that I plan to send to legislators in every state making > > it a felony to destroy graves or grave markers that were placed in antiquity > > or of recent pioneers such as Oklahoma pioneers. There were no cemeteries > > back then. There were no towns. I plan to organize people like yourself in > > every state to hound their state legislators until a law is passed in all 50 > > states to protect these pioneer cemeteries. > > It is up to people like us to do something. We can be mad separately or we > > can be mad collectively. We will be a little more powerful if we organize. > > This has me mad as hell. I have talked to about a half dozen people in > > different states and they are upset as well with similar occurrences in > > their States. > > Want to join the bandwagon? > > Dennis > ==== ARMADISO Mailing List ==== "Visit the Madison County, AR Web Page at: http://members.a

Lorene: Good to hear from someone from Muldrow. I live across the river in Fort Smith. Bill Covey Creator of Ol' Tubby Joe Stottlemeyer Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz http://home.att.net/~billcovey/index.html

re: message #3 Pat, I am in Muldrow, OK and would love to check this out, I have not heard of it before, but I to have relatives buried here, and am most concerned about this happening. If any one the list would like me to check a cemetary here for you I will be glad to do so. You may e-mail me privatly so as not to disrupt the list. Lorene

Is there anyone out there who look-up- an obit from madison Co. for me? I need a Charles T. Spencer that died Aug 3, 1930 and was married to Britana Counts. he was born 1855. Would really appreciate. Cheri