Hello, all... Been out of touch for a while and I'm starting to wade back into a little researching. One of the sites that had some good information and wonderful stories was ozarkhistory.com. I THINK it was done by Southwest Missouri State University. It's been down completely the last couple of days, and I wonder if any of y'all could tell me if there's some problem that's going to get fixed or if it's dead and gone. Darren --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search

Peg, I'm forwarding your email to Rhio Gillis who is the email list owner. She's the one to contact when you have email list problems. I'm sure she can clear up this problem for you. Mysty [email protected] ****************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "pmdouglas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 5:32 PM Subject: [ARMar] Re: ARMARION-D Digest V03 #120 > I seem to be having a problem receiving you digest list. Is there something > wrong with the address? My computer is zipping the e-mail due to some > unknown factor that is unsafe for the computer. > > If you have any ideas, you'd probably better send them to me directly. My > e-mail address is [email protected] > > Thank you, > Peg Douglas ****************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:00 AM > Subject: ARMARION-D Digest V03 #120 > >

I seem to be having a problem receiving you digest list. Is there something wrong with the address? My computer is zipping the e-mail due to some unknown factor that is unsafe for the computer. If you have any ideas, you'd probably better send them to me directly. My e-mail address is [email protected] Thank you, Peg Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:00 AM Subject: ARMARION-D Digest V03 #120

1-Charles Marion WHEELER b. 18 Sep 1840, Carbondale, Jackson, IL, d. 28 Dec 1914, Maud, Pottawatomie, OK +Cathrine FORD b. 1843, IL, d. 1880-1890, Wild Cherry, Fulton, AR, par. James FORD and Lucinda PENROD 2-William Riley WHEELER b. 7 Mar 1870, MO, d. 19 Aug 1955, Maud, Pottawatomie, OK +Martha Ann SLAPE b. 1867, d. 1914, Maud, Pottawatomie, OK 3-William (Mack) McKinley WHEELER b. Jul 1896, AR, d. 1972, (Section: E-R7-25, Cummings Cem, Pottawatomie, OK) 3-Chester WHEELER b. 21 Nov 1907, d. 3 Dec 1982, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, OK 2-Georgia Alice WHEELER b. 1871, MO, d. 1930, Amarillo, Potter, TX +Bud THOMPSON b. Unknown, d. Unknown 3-Mary Theresa THOMPSON b. 2 Jun 1891, Boone County, AR, d. 13 Oct 1973, Maud, Pottawatomie, OK 3-Alex THOMPSON b. Unknown, d. Unknown +J. F. MAHURINE b. Abt 1870 +James Commadore SLAPE b. 17 Nov 1876, Harrison, Boone, AR, d. 13 Aug 1962, Maud, Pottawatomie, OK, par. Cavanaugh J. SLAPE and Matilda THOMAS 3-James Marion SLAPE b. 13 Apr 1897, Marion County, AR, d. 26 Nov 1963, Tahlequah, OK 3-Lydia Malissa SLAPE b. 2 Feb 1902, Tahlequah, OK, d. 2001, Pottawatomie County, OK 3-Bessie Ann SLAPE b. 3 Jul 1906, Tahlequah, OK, d. 9 Jan 1982, Pottawatomie County, OK 2-Charles Monroe WHEELER b. 2 Feb 1880, Wild Cherry, Fulton, AR, d. 1937, Madera, Kings, CA 2-Cora WHEELER Any information concerning any of these individuals or their family members would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Jim Armstrong Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free Checked by Symantec-Norton Anti-Virus 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fight Spammers! Please Remove all Previous Addressees Before Forwarding This Material.

Heavens, yes, Reta. The Mountain Echo began printing in April 1886 and didn't shut down until 2000 or 2001 when it was purchased by The Mountaineer which promptly changed its name to The Mountaineer Echo. All of it was microfilmed. The History Commission has the film, but I doubt they'll search it. Think you have to given them the exact issue and page. At one point in time there was a Lead Hill Sentinel published, but I'm not sure of the dates nor do I know whether it was saved somehow or microfilmed. Boone Co Library might know more about this. Good luck. Mysty [email protected] ********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:40 AM Subject: [ARMar] Newspapers > I am still chasing a story in my family history. Arkansas Research has a > newer book which is from the Clay County Courier Newspaper. In the State News on > July 28, 1905 it states: > > The wife and five-year-old daughter of Cebe DeShields of Lead Hill were > drowned in West Sugar Loaf Creek, Marion County, a few days ago, while attempting > to cross the stream. > > Now these state news areas of the paper were usually items gathered from > other local papers. I was of the understanding the drowning happened on July 4, > 1905. Does anyone know of a newspaper which was operating in this area (Lead > Hill) from July 4, 1905 to July 28, 1905? If so, please let me know and if you > have availability of a lookup, I would like to receive more information so I > can confirm the date. The end result is hopefully to find out the child's > name so we can put a marker on her grave. > > Reta DeShields Parton > Springdale, Ar 72762 > [email protected]

I am still chasing a story in my family history. Arkansas Research has a newer book which is from the Clay County Courier Newspaper. In the State News on July 28, 1905 it states: The wife and five-year-old daughter of Cebe DeShields of Lead Hill were drowned in West Sugar Loaf Creek, Marion County, a few days ago, while attempting to cross the stream. Now these state news areas of the paper were usually items gathered from other local papers. I was of the understanding the drowning happened on July 4, 1905. Does anyone know of a newspaper which was operating in this area (Lead Hill) from July 4, 1905 to July 28, 1905? If so, please let me know and if you have availability of a lookup, I would like to receive more information so I can confirm the date. The end result is hopefully to find out the child's name so we can put a marker on her grave. Reta DeShields Parton Springdale, Ar 72762 [email protected] daughter of D W DeShields & Cora Irene (last name withheld) DeShields granddaughter of Dennie DeShields and Ruby Lee Austin DeShields gggranddaughter of John Wesley DeShields and Frankey Green DeShields ggggrandaughter of Handy DeShields and Nancy Womack DeShields gggggrandaughter of Joel and Charity DeShields POSSIBLE: ggggggrandaughter of Thomas DeShields

Don, I've been fussing this the past few days. Unless a bunch of folks don't know where who was born, it doesn't look to me as if Mary Ann ___, wife of George Washington Fee, is a Smith. Below is what I find at http://www.familysearch.org. Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace. George FEE Self M Male W 24 AR Farmer KY KY. Mary FEE Wife M Female W 26 AR Keeps House TN TN. Maud FEE Dau S Female W 2 AR AR AR. Myrtle FEE Dau S Female W 4M AR AR AR. Robert SMITH BroL S Male W 14 TN At Home TN TN. Minerva SMITH SisterL S Female W 17 TN At Home TN TN. John FERRELL Other S Male W 28 MO Farm Hand MO MO. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Census Place Franklin, Marion, Arkansas. Family History Library Film 1254051. NA Film Number T9-0051. Page Number 10D. I could be all off on this, Don, but it doesn't look to me as if Robert Smith (called brother-in-law) b TN 1866 and Minerva Smith (called sister-in-law) b TN 1863 are siblings of Mary Ann (___) Fee. Mary Ann was, apparently, born in AR ca 1854. If Robert and Minerva Smith are her siblings, then Mary Ann's parents went back to TN ca 1862/3 when Mary Ann was aged 8-10 and the Civil War was in full swing. That doesn't make sense in my mind. I know that historically, especially in wills and similar instruments, the terms brother/sister, brother/sister-in-law and cousin were often pretty much synonymous. Could Robert & Minerva be cousins of G W Fee even though his predecessors came from KY? Or of Mary Ann? Aside from all this speculation, I find no Mary Ann Smith, Robert Smith, nor Minerva Smith in either the MCAR 1860 or 1870 census that fit this familial relationship. Of course, it's entirely possible that Mary Ann ___ wasn't born in AR but was born in TN and her parents and siblings came to MCAR after 1870, the parents probably dying before 1880. Have any input on this anyone? Mysty [email protected] *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [ARMar] George W. Fee and Mary Ann > Rita, > Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann > Shipman might be? > Don > > > At 03:39 PM 02-09-03 -0700, you wrote: > >Don, I gave you incorrect information without going back to my files. In > >1978, Dorothy Fee (b. 1906), daughter of Benjamin Franklin Fee and his > >third wife, Lula Newman, Henderson Fee's granddaughter, sent my > >mother-in-law, Flossie Yocham Wallace, information on her Fee ancestors. > >Included was faded photocopies of a marriage license for Henderson Fee and > >Margaret Myers, a page from Henderson Fee's bible (written in his own > >hand) listing the name, place of birth, date of birth, date of marriage > >and date of death of each of his children. [there are some gaps but all > >have the date and place of birth] and a faded typed family group sheet > >naming George Washington Fee, his birth date and location, death date and > >who he married. The sheet shows his wife as Mary Ann Shipman. > > > >On RootsWeb's WorldConnect project: Roy Fowler has listed Mary Ann Shiman > >as George Washington Fee's wife and that he got his information from > >Brenda Mitchell. > > > >In my research: George Washington Fee, his wife, Mary Ann Fee are > > bur. in Fairview Cemetery (four miles North of > > Flippin on State Rd. 178) > > This is also found in Cemeteries of Marion County > > by Lester and Marian > > Burnes on page 94. Also buried there is their son > > Benjamin Franklin Fee > > and his wife Lucy (Parker) Fee. > > > >The 1880 census shows George W. and Mary Fee in Franklin Township, Marion > >County, AR. Census taken by William Fielding on 17 Jun 1880. Listed with > >George (24), Mary (26), Maud (2), and Myrtle (4/12) are Robert SMITH > >***brother-in-law***(14), Minerva Smith ***sister-in-law*** (17), and John > >Ferrell, a boarder. If the census is right, this is the correct > >information . . . George Washington Fee m. Mary Ann Smith between 1877-1878. > > > >Otherwise, my family group sheet for George W. and Mary Fee agree. > > > >Sorry about the mis-information. > > > >Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: > >George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of > >Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). > >Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? > >Don Ott

Thanks, Don At 03:35 PM 04-09-03 -0700, you wrote: >Message to Brenda Mitchell bounced. So many people forget to update their >e-mail address when they change. May Roy Fowler will get back to me. Will >let you know. > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Thanks appreciate your help. Don At 08:29 PM 02-09-03 -0700, you wrote: >No, I don't but I have sent a message to Brenda Mitchell and asked her >what was her source for the marriage of George W. Fee and Mary Ann >Shi[p]man. Will let you know when I hear from her. > >Rita > >Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: >Rita, >Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann >Shipman might be? >Don > > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Message to Brenda Mitchell bounced. So many people forget to update their e-mail address when they change. May Roy Fowler will get back to me. Will let you know. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Archibald SIMPSON age 38 farmer born in KY, shows up on the 1850 Marion Co. AR census. With a wife Martha J Simpson age 27 born in KY, three sons JASPER age 8, Marion age 4, and Joshua age 1 all born in MO. How can I find out more about this family? Cannot find them in 1860 census in AR or MO. Jasper was supposed to have been born in Shannon Co. MO in 1842. A Jasper Simpson finally shows up in Newton Co. AR in 1880 in Union TWP listed as a blacksmith age 42, born in MO, with a wife Pearlima age 19 and 5 children ages 12 to 11 months, but where was this family in 1860 and 1870? Marie

No, I don't but I have sent a message to Brenda Mitchell and asked her what was her source for the marriage of George W. Fee and Mary Ann Shi[p]man. Will let you know when I hear from her. Rita Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: Rita, Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann Shipman might be? Don --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Rita, Thanks for your help, do you know who the parents of Mary Ann Shipman might be? Don At 03:39 PM 02-09-03 -0700, you wrote: >Don, I gave you incorrect information without going back to my files. In >1978, Dorothy Fee (b. 1906), daughter of Benjamin Franklin Fee and his >third wife, Lula Newman, Henderson Fee's granddaughter, sent my >mother-in-law, Flossie Yocham Wallace, information on her Fee ancestors. >Included was faded photocopies of a marriage license for Henderson Fee and >Margaret Myers, a page from Henderson Fee's bible (written in his own >hand) listing the name, place of birth, date of birth, date of marriage >and date of death of each of his children. [there are some gaps but all >have the date and place of birth] and a faded typed family group sheet >naming George Washington Fee, his birth date and location, death date and >who he married. The sheet shows his wife as Mary Ann Shipman. > >On RootsWeb's WorldConnect project: Roy Fowler has listed Mary Ann Shiman >as George Washington Fee's wife and that he got his information from >Brenda Mitchell. > >In my research: George Washington Fee, his wife, Mary Ann Fee are > bur. in Fairview Cemetery (four miles North of > Flippin on State Rd. 178) > This is also found in Cemeteries of Marion County > by Lester and Marian > Burnes on page 94. Also buried there is their son > Benjamin Franklin Fee > and his wife Lucy (Parker) Fee. > >The 1880 census shows George W. and Mary Fee in Franklin Township, Marion >County, AR. Census taken by William Fielding on 17 Jun 1880. Listed with >George (24), Mary (26), Maud (2), and Myrtle (4/12) are Robert SMITH >***brother-in-law***(14), Minerva Smith ***sister-in-law*** (17), and John >Ferrell, a boarder. If the census is right, this is the correct >information . . . George Washington Fee m. Mary Ann Smith between 1877-1878. > >Otherwise, my family group sheet for George W. and Mary Fee agree. > >Sorry about the mis-information. > >Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: >George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of >Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). >Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? >Don Ott > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Don, I gave you incorrect information without going back to my files. In 1978, Dorothy Fee (b. 1906), daughter of Benjamin Franklin Fee and his third wife, Lula Newman, Henderson Fee's granddaughter, sent my mother-in-law, Flossie Yocham Wallace, information on her Fee ancestors. Included was faded photocopies of a marriage license for Henderson Fee and Margaret Myers, a page from Henderson Fee's bible (written in his own hand) listing the name, place of birth, date of birth, date of marriage and date of death of each of his children. [there are some gaps but all have the date and place of birth] and a faded typed family group sheet naming George Washington Fee, his birth date and location, death date and who he married. The sheet shows his wife as Mary Ann Shipman. On RootsWeb's WorldConnect project: Roy Fowler has listed Mary Ann Shiman as George Washington Fee's wife and that he got his information from Brenda Mitchell. In my research: George Washington Fee, his wife, Mary Ann Fee are bur. in Fairview Cemetery (four miles North of Flippin on State Rd. 178) This is also found in Cemeteries of Marion County by Lester and Marian Burnes on page 94. Also buried there is their son Benjamin Franklin Fee and his wife Lucy (Parker) Fee. The 1880 census shows George W. and Mary Fee in Franklin Township, Marion County, AR. Census taken by William Fielding on 17 Jun 1880. Listed with George (24), Mary (26), Maud (2), and Myrtle (4/12) are Robert SMITH ***brother-in-law***(14), Minerva Smith ***sister-in-law*** (17), and John Ferrell, a boarder. If the census is right, this is the correct information . . . George Washington Fee m. Mary Ann Smith between 1877-1878. Otherwise, my family group sheet for George W. and Mary Fee agree. Sorry about the mis-information. Don Ott <[email protected]> wrote: George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? Don Ott --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software

Thanks, Mysty. I appreciate the help. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mysty McPherson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [ARMar] Re: Marion County, Arkansas > Most probably not, Barb. That Burnes family has been documented every which > way but loose from their emigration to Maryland, thru the Revolutionary War, > thru TN and beyond MCAR. Apparently there is no Tom Nelson Burns within > that particular Burnes family. Contact Barb Price [email protected] or > Brandy [email protected] to verify this. It's my guess - only a guess, > mind you - that this Tom Nelson Burns was one of several thousand people > that moved to MCAR during the mining era. The dates are right, the > locations (Kingdon Springs and Stone) are right, the fact that he's not > listed in the MCAR 1880 nor in "Marion Co 1890" by Helen McMindes all lead > me to think this is a valid possibility. > > Mysty [email protected] > *********************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 11:15 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMar] Re: Marion County, Arkansas > > > > Is this the same Burnes family line who owned the funeral home? Authored > > books, Marian Burnes, right? > > Thanks, > > Barb > >********************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mysty McPherson" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 10:40 PM > > Subject: [ARMar] Re: Marion County, Arkansas > > > > > Can't help you much with the Thomas Nelson Burns side of your dilemma, > but > > here's what I found in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" pub > > 1997 by the MCAR Historical Society. > > > > > > Tom N Burns m MCAR 15 Jan 1899 Lillie D Wood (daughter of Ambrose Sevier > > "Bud" & Catherine "Katie" [Estes] Wood) b Kingdon Springs MCAR July 1878. > > Children: Homer Burns m Ethel Clark; Verlie Burns; Jerome "Rome" Burns; > > Cecil Burns b 16 Dec 1903 d 7 Jan 1972 m/1 J B Waggoner m/2 Murley James > > Johns. > > > > > > In "Marion Co Marriage Records 1896-1905" I find TN Burnes aged 32 of > > Stone m MCAR 15 Jan 1899 Lillie Wood aged 21 of Stone. Stone was a post > > office between 1884 and 1913. It, like Kingdon Springs, was located in > the > > area of a great many of the zinc and lead mines during the mining era of > > MCAR. > > > > > > Sorry I don't have any more definitive information for you. You might > try > > the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Entering a > query > > might be helpful. > > > > > > Mysty [email protected] > ********************************************* > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Edward Burns > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:31 PM > > > Subject: Marion County, Arkansas > > > > > > Do you know anything about a Thomas Nelson Burns and his wife Lillie > D. > > Woods? Their son, Homer Riley, was born in 1899. I am stuck on this line. > > > > > > Brandon Burns >

Jeanne, That might be helpful. Thanks Don Ott At 08:44 AM 01-09-03 -0500, you wrote: >In my records I have a Dora HOLLAND b. 11/4/1897 married Claude Shipman on >8/31/1913. >One of their children was Helen who married James Cantrell. I believe she >is living so if you want her address I can email you privately. >Jeanne

In my records I have a Dora HOLLAND b. 11/4/1897 married Claude Shipman on 8/31/1913. One of their children was Helen who married James Cantrell. I believe she is living so if you want her address I can email you privately. Jeanne

Don, in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900," check No 10 on page 142 and Children of No 10 on page 143. The Shipman family (William) in Big Blue emigrated after 1880 so that one won't work. I have info on what I call the Jacob Shipman family, but find no Mary Ann Shipman b ca 1855 nor any Shipman married to any Fee. You might contact Byron Shipman at Silver Run Cabins down across from the old Dodd Canoe Rental on Rt 14-S. He's been doing tons of Shipman etc research and might be able to shed some light on this for you. Home is 449-4774. Cabins is 449-6355. Or contact Byron's mother, Doretha Shipman 449-6668. Sorry I can't be of more help. Good hunting <g> Mysty [email protected] ***************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 3:55 PM Subject: [ARMar] Shipman > George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of > Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). > Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? > Don Ott > > >

George Washington Fee b. 24 Apr 1856 Yellville,Marion,Arkansas, son of Henderson Fee and Margaret Meyers, married Mary Ann (probably Shipman). Anyone have anything on this couple and their children? Don Ott

Hello all, I received an e-mail from Jerri Lynn Wickersham-Garofalo offering to transcribe the Deed books. I am searching for some one in the Marion Co. area that would be willing to take digital photos of the books to send to Jerri for transcribing so we can get them posted to the Marion Co. web site. As you can see Linda has already done Deed Books A and B. Thank you. Karen L. (Hildebrand) Stevens Visalia, CA County Coordinator for Marion County, AR web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ PLEASE REMEMBER OUR 37 SAILORS KILLED ABOARD THE USS STARK ON MAY 17, 1987 click on link http://www.geocities.com/claudiaspivey/ussstark.html