Hi Reta! I am not personally familiar with any actions that took place in Marion County during the WBTS. I doubt that you will find anything concerning the capture of just two men. The Marion County web site may have something that would be of value in your search. If that doesn't supply what you need, I would encourage you to investigate the OR (as the Official Records are usually referred to). This very large set of volumes contains the compiled records of the Federal Army (along with some Confederate documents as well) during the late unpleasantness. I would recommend that you obtain a copy on CD ROM as that would be very much easier to search than manually searching through the bound volumes. There are at least two companies that sell such CD's. One name that sticks in my head is Guild Press; I don't recall the other one. I'm sure that a Googol search online would yield the name of the other company. -- Robert W. King I'm an ingenieur, NOT a bloody locomotive driver! SnailNet: 19023 TV Tower Rd, Winslow, Arkansas 72959 BellNet: 479-634-2086 InterNet: [email protected] Web site: http://www.wildweasel.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 05 May 2002 11:13 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ARMARION-D Digest V02 #56 Robert, thanks for sharing the information! On the list it says William and James were CAPTURED in Marion County. Do you know anything about this? Would appreciate any help. Reta ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Robert, thanks for sharing the information! On the list it says William and James were CAPTURED in Marion County. Do you know anything about this? Would appreciate any help. Reta

Have not been able to tie Earl Still, recently deceased, into the Still Family in Marion Co. Big Blue. Although I expect he was part of that family as Tomahawk was central to many in this family. Earl Still b. 26 Nov 1924, Freck, d. 30 Apr 2002. He was the son of Jackson and Janie Still. (May be one of the Andrew Jackson Stills?) Don

Hi Reta! In addition to my previous message, I have two brief references to Colonel John A. Schnable, CSA: First - On page 384 of the book, BRANDED AS REBELS, by Joanne Chiles-Eakin & Donald R. Hale, 2nd printing by Print America, Independence, MO (1995) - "Schnable, J. A. - Confederate Colonel, who was second in command of the Missouri State Guards" (MSG) "at Springfield" (MO) "in 1861. Later in the War, his forces were a constant source of trouble for the Unionist along the Missouri/Arkansas border. Ref: Ingenthron, Elmo: 'Borderland Rebellion'." Second - On page 320 of the book, THE FORGOTTEN MEN, MISSOURI STATE GUARD, compiled by Carolyn M. Bartels from the National Archives, Two Trails Publishing, Shawnee Mission, KS (1995) - 'SCHNABLE, J. A. Commissary, 3rd Regt Cavalry, 7th Division / ref: CSA records; commanding the 3rd Regt Infantry, 7th Division, January of 1862." There are a couple of Missouri sources you can access on the Internet: First - Missouri State Archives State Information Center 600 West Main Street P.O. Box 778 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3280 Fax: (573) 526-7333 Email: [email protected] (for free look-up service & photocopies - see the Website below for instructions - they're a bit slow, but free) Website: http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archweb/emailpol.html Point-of-Contact for Confederate Records: Mary Neblett Beck Mary's Email: [email protected] Second - The State Historical Society of Missouri 1020 Lowry Street Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: (573) 882-7083 Fax: (573) 884-4950 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.system.missouri.edu/shs/welcome.htm Third - The Missouri Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) - The Division has an excellent message board Website, which you can post your query. There are plenty of gurus watching the Website, who might be able to provide more detailed information on John Schnable, his MSG & CS outfits & a remote possibly on Sylvester V. Wood. Website: http://www.missouri-scv.org/messageboard/ It was not unusual to find Arkansas troops under Missouri leadership & vice-versa. Hope the above helps. -- Robert W. King I'm an ingenieur, NOT a bloody locomotive driver! SnailNet: 19023 TV Tower Rd, Winslow, Arkansas 72959 BellNet: 479-634-2086 InterNet: [email protected] Web site: http://www.wildweasel.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 05 May 2002 05:21 To: [email protected] Subject: Schnables - Missouri - Marion Co., Ar I am sending this to both lists as I have just discovered my missing relative I have hunted for 20 years. Anyway, I believe it to be him. Who knows until the papers come in. Can someone help me with some military information? William D. Shields (William DeShields) died in Alton, Illinois Prison as a prisoner of war. With him was James Wilmoth. Both boys were captured in Marion Co., Arkansas. William on 12/23/1864 and James on 1/10/1865. However it says: Schnables Company; Missouri. Can anyone give me information on this company? I realize Boone/Marion counties border Missouri so this would not be that unusual. But, as I remember from my Green History, it was said that many young men were taken against their will by the Union Army. It was said that was why the grain and valuables were stored in the Cave above the DeShields Green Cemetery. Since it said James and William was captured, it is possible these are the young men the Green folklore was talking about. I was always told William died of Measles, but it says he died of Small Pox which would be very easily crossed. In December and January, 1865, was there any Union troups encamped in the Yellville/Lead Hill area? When was the courthouse burned? Any information would be helpful. Reta DeShields Parton [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Reta! Schnable's Cavalry is the unit that a supposed relation of mine was in. My uncle (since deceased) found a pension record that a man surnamed King had served with Col Schnable. The pension record seemed to imply that the unit was a militia unit formed in the area of present day Marion and Baxter County, Arkansas. On the strength of that pension record, my uncle was able to join the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Personally, I have never been satisfied that the man in question was in fact related to us. However, that doesn't deal with your question. While I was trying to resolve the question at the time, I didn't have much luck locating any information about Col. Schnable or his unit. Indeed, it wasn't even clear whether it was a Missouri or an Arkansas unit. Since then I've come into possession of a copy of the appropriate volume of Stewart Sifakis' "Compendium of the Confederate Armies." That most useful reference work has the following information: Schnable's Missouri Cavalry Battalion Organization: Organized with six companies in the summer of 1864. Probably surrendered at Yellville, Arkansas in May or June 1865. First Commander: John A. Schnable (Lieutenant Colonel) Assignment: Jackman's Brigade, Shelby's Division, Army of Missouri, Trans-Mississippi Department (August-December 1864) Battle: Price's Missouri Raid (August-October 1864) So there - now you know as much as I do. :) Actually, you might want to research Sterling Price, Governor of Missouri and Confederate General and the history of the great raid he led into Missouri in 1864. I've lifted a few paragraphs from "Civil War in the Ozarks" by Phillip W. Steele and Steve Cottrell that may help fill out the scene for you: Just when it seemed that the Confederate Cause in the Ozark region was at last growing too weak to be a serious threat, a major Southern offensive was launched. General Sterling Price, who had been transferred back to the Trans-Mississippi Department, received an order that he had been anxiously awaiting for two and a half years. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, department commander, directed him to take charge of a mounted invasion force and cross the Arkansas border into Missouri. St. Louis was to be the main objective and the gathering of new recruits was to be a primary activity of this massive raid. Price himself had high hopes that the expedition would be more than just a raid, but a full-scale campaign to retake the entire state. It was with this in mind that Missouri's Confederate governor, Thomas C. Reynolds, joined the expedition, hoping to be installed as Missouri's chief executive at Jefferson City. Former Missouri governor Jackson had died of cancer near Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 6, 1862. Earlier in the war, a Union state legislature and governor had been sworn in following Governor Jackson's retreat south. After successfully eluding Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele's forces in northeast Arkansas, General Price set forth from the town of Pocahontas, Arkansas, on September 19 with 12,000 troops and 14 artillery pieces. However, "Old Pap's" army was poorly armed and ill equipped. Many of his men .didn't even have weapons as the invasion began and some 1,000 had no horses. Price's legion of rough-cut troops, made up of Missourians and Arkansans, was organized into three divisions under Maj. Gen. John Marmaduke, Brig. Gen. Jo Shelby, and Maj. Gen. James Fagan. On the same day it left Pocahontas, the 'Army of Missouri," as Price named his force, crossed the state line. [stuff snipped] Meanwhile General Price, heading north toward St. Louis, received word at Fredericktown of Federal positions. Spies told him that 8,000 troops were encamped near St. Louis and ready to defend the city. He was also told that a garrison of 1,500 Federals was at the nearby town of Pilot Knob. The old general saw the chance of an easy victory and on September 26, he sent General Shelby northward to destroy the tracks and bridges of the Iron Mountain Railroad, cutting off the Union force at Pilot Knob from St. Louis reinforcements. The rest of Price's army marched toward Pilot Knob until late in the afternoon when they collided with Federals at a spot called Shut-In Gap near the town of Arcadia where indecisive skirmishing took place until darkness fell. At sunrise the struggle resumed with the Federals fighting a delaying action through Ironton to Pilot Knob where their commander, Brig. Gen. Thomas Ewing, ordered his men to take up positions at Fort Davidson. Surrounded by a dry moat ten feet wide and over six feet deep, the fort was an eight-sided structure with a nine-foot high dirt parapet topped with sandbags. An impressive network of trenches beyond its walls provided the fort with outer defenses. Gen. Ewing's force was not 1,500 strong as reported to Price, but actually consisted of no more than 900 men, some of whom were civilian volunteers from the vicinity. However, with four huge siege guns, three howitzers, three mortars, and six field artillery pieces, Ewing's men prepared to hold the fort against the thousands of Confederates massing before them. That afternoon, after a short and pitifully ineffective bombardment of the fort by four cannons situated on high ground, Price ordered an assault. The high-pitched Rebel yell echoed through the valley as thousands of men hurled themselves into a hideous storm of shot and shell. Three times they charged the walls; three times they failed to take them. The hellish gunfire mowed down scores of brave, young soldiers. A few reached the moat, only to be slaughtered by rifle fire and crude grenades. As the thunder of the guns finally subsided, thick clouds of sulfureous gunsmoke drifted away to reveal a ghastly scene of carnage. The fields before Fort Davidson were covered with nearly 1,000 dead and wounded men. The surviving Confederates bivouacked for the night and prepared to renew the bloody contest in the morning, building ladders to scale the fort's walls. Word that the hated General Ewing was in command of the Union force no doubt strengthened the resolve of the Southerners. Inside the jolt, Ewing tallied his casualties, only 75, and made plans to attempt an evacuation that night. Incredibly, he succeeded! At 3:00 A.M., his troops quietly slipped out of the fort and in the nighttime chaos of battle preparations, the Union force was mistaken by Rebel pickets for friendly troops moving to a new position. An hour after the Yanks abandoned the fort, a slow burning fuse in the powder magazine accomplished its mission, setting off an incredible explosion that shook the surrounding hills and left a huge smoldering crater in the middle of the fort. Not taking a hint, the Confederates believed an accident had occurred within the stronghold and that the survivors would surrender at dawn. In the morning, Price learned that the fort was his but that Ewing and his men were gone. A subsequent attempt by a portion of the Confederate force to overtake the Federals was unsuccessful. There was no victory for the Confederates to celebrate at Pilot Knob and large numbers of troops began deserting the Army of Missouri soon after the bloody debacle. Leaving Pilot Knob on September 29, Price marched north. His delay at Pilot Knob had allowed the Federals enough time to rush reinforcements to St. Louis. Deciding against an assault of the heavily defended city, Price sent a small force of Shelby's cavalry to fake an attack there while he marched off with his main force westward to Jefferson City. Upon reaching the outskirts of the state capital on October 7, Price spent the day probing its strong Federal defenses. The following morning he marched off and Thomas C. Reynolds remained a governor without a capital. As the Army of Missouri approached the area of Kansas City, it encountered strong Federal resistance. Finally on October 23, the weary Confederates, now numbering only 9,000, were soundly defeated at Westport by 20,000 Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Samuel Curtis of Pea Ridge fame and Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, noted cavalry commander from the Eastern Theater. This defeat was followed by a hasty retreat south with the Union army in close pursuit. Crossing the border into Kansas, Price's desperate army ravaged the land in its path. West of the Ozarks, a portion of the Confederate army, under Generals Marmaduke and Fagan, made a stand at Mine Creek north of Fort Scott, Kansas. The Southerners were routed and hundreds were captured, including General Marmaduke himself. Crushed and demoralized, most of Price's ragged force nevertheless remained intact and once again entered the Ozark region. Crossing back into Missouri, the Confederates arrived at the charred ruins of Carthage on October 26 and camped for the night. The entire town had been burned by guerrillas on September 22. By October 28 the Confederate army was four miles south of Newtonia and Price decided to set up camp and rest his men and horses for a few days. Yet the relentless Yanks were still in pursuit and the tired and hungry Rebels had just begun to gather corn from a nearby field when the alarm was sounded that the enemy was within sight. Price ordered Shelby to hold them back while the main force continued its retreat. The familiar sounds of battle once again filled the air near Newtonia. When Shelby opened fire on the Federals he met with immediate success and drew close to overrunning them, pushing the Union troops back a mile and a half. It was not the Curtis full force that had surprised the Confederates but merely 1,000 cavalrymen led by Gen. James Blunt. Since his humiliating defeat at Baxter Springs, Blunt had been struggling to regain his military reputation and when he located Price's camp he did not wait for the rest of Curtis' forces to arrive before attacking. Outnumbered by his foe, Blunt was forced to stretch his battle lines thin. Shelby sensed his opponent's weakness and grouped several units for a mass charge. He sent them roaring into the center of the Union line in a furious headlong assault. But with the help of the blazing mountain howitzers of the 1st Colorado Battery, the stubborn Union force repelled the savage onslaught. It is said that during the confusion of the battle, two Union scouts serving as spies slipped from the Confederate lines and galloped away under a hail of bullets. One was shot from his saddle while the other, James B. Hickok, escaped without a scratch. This young scout later gained fame as a fearless Western gunfighter known as Wild Bill Hickok. Blunt's men began running low on cartridges as the battle continued. One company of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry exhausted its supply of ammunition but still held its position apparently planning to use their empty carbines as clubs if necessary. Just before Blunt's men suffered the consequences of their leader's impetuous aggression, Brig. Gen. John Sanborn's brigade, accompanied by General Curtis himself, dramatically arrived on the scene to rescue them. Shelby then withdrew and the fast approaching nightfall discouraged any attempt of Federal pursuit. Continuing its retreat south through early sleet and snow, the Army of Missouri steadily dissolved, losing men to desertion and disease every step of the way. On November I, army entered the village of Cane Hill, Arkansas, and licked its wounds for three days. During this time, word arrived in camp that a Southern force was besieging the Union garrison at Fayetteville, 30 miles away. Incredibly, Gen. Fagan sought and gained permission from Price to take 500 men and an artillery battery to participate in the action. On November 2, Fagan ordered his men forward through drifting snow in an assault on the town. However, his demoralized troops refused to advance within range of the Federal rifles. The Yanks retained their hold on Fayetteville and the Civil War in the Ozark region was over. The Army of Missouri trudged off into Indian Territory on a hideous trek to Texas in which freezing weather and disease took a heavy toll on the desperate survivors of this last great raid. The foregoing would make it appear likely that Col. Schnable's command (and hence your ancestor) were involved in the bloody assault against Fort Davidson at Pilot Knob and the fake attack (called a "demonstration" by us professional military types) against St. Louis while the rest of the Army of Missouri marched off to the west. Then they were heavily involved in the losing battle at Westport. They seem not to have been present for the engagement at Mine Creek in which Gen. Marmaduke was captured. However, they seem to have fought rather effectively under Shelby's good generalship at Newtonia before withdrawing in the face of additional Federal forces approaching the field. Somehow, I rather doubt that Schnable's Cavalry Battalion stayed with General Price all the way to Texas though. I suspect that they probably slipped away after Newtonia or the stay at Cane Hill and went home to Yellville where they spent the rest of the war being nasty to their neighbors of the Union persuasion. At any rate, that is where they seem to have been when it came time for them to surrender. -- Robert W. King I'm an ingenieur, NOT a bloody locomotive driver! SnailNet: 19023 TV Tower Rd, Winslow, Arkansas 72959 BellNet: 479-634-2086 InterNet: [email protected] Web site: http://www.wildweasel.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 05 May 2002 05:21 To: [email protected] Subject: Schnables - Missouri - Marion Co., Ar I am sending this to both lists as I have just discovered my missing relative I have hunted for 20 years. Anyway, I believe it to be him. Who knows until the papers come in. Can someone help me with some military information? William D. Shields (William DeShields) died in Alton, Illinois Prison as a prisoner of war. With him was James Wilmoth. Both boys were captured in Marion Co., Arkansas. William on 12/23/1864 and James on 1/10/1865. However it says: Schnables Company; Missouri. Can anyone give me information on this company? I realize Boone/Marion counties border Missouri so this would not be that unusual. But, as I remember from my Green History, it was said that many young men were taken against their will by the Union Army. It was said that was why the grain and valuables were stored in the Cave above the DeShields Green Cemetery. Since it said James and William was captured, it is possible these are the young men the Green folklore was talking about. I was always told William died of Measles, but it says he died of Small Pox which would be very easily crossed. In December and January, 1865, was there any Union troups encamped in the Yellville/Lead Hill area? When was the courthouse burned? Any information would be helpful. Reta DeShields Parton [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am sending this to both lists as I have just discovered my missing relative I have hunted for 20 years. Anyway, I believe it to be him. Who knows until the papers come in. Can someone help me with some military information? William D. Shields (William DeShields) died in Alton, Illinois Prison as a prisoner of war. With him was James Wilmoth. Both boys were captured in Marion Co., Arkansas. William on 12/23/1864 and James on 1/10/1865. However it says: Schnables Company; Missouri. Can anyone give me information on this company? I realize Boone/Marion counties border Missouri so this would not be that unusual. But, as I remember from my Green History, it was said that many young men were taken against their will by the Union Army. It was said that was why the grain and valuables were stored in the Cave above the DeShields Green Cemetery. Since it said James and William was captured, it is possible these are the young men the Green folklore was talking about. I was always told William died of Measles, but it says he died of Small Pox which would be very easily crossed. In December and January, 1865, was there any Union troups encamped in the Yellville/Lead Hill area? When was the courthouse burned? Any information would be helpful. Reta DeShields Parton [email protected]

Betty: This is a good websight of the people of Ark that served in the Civil War ect. I thought you might want to bookmark it. Colleen

Your best bet for info re John DeShields and the 16th AR Confederate Infantry, Reta, is Ed Gerdes' site. It's called the Original Civil War Page and can be accessed at http://www.couchgenweb.com/arkansas. There are also some other Civil War links on the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Were I you, I'd collect all the info possible before contacting NARA for his service record or his pension record. Either of these records is pretty expensive so you sure don't want to order info for the wrong person <g> Carrollton was - and is - in Carroll Co AR. It was a stop on the Trail of Tears as well as part of the Old Military Road. You might check out the Carroll Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcarroll to see if there's any info there that would be useful to you. You might also check out the Boone Co AR web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~arboone because that's where many DeShields actually lived (after 1869, of course). You might also contact Everett Burr [email protected] to see of his SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans) group in Harrison (Boone Co) has any information you might find helpful. No, Colonel Mitchell's wasn't the 16th AR Infantry (CSA). It was the 14th AR Infantry (CSA). It first recruited at West Sugar Loaf Creek in what was then Carroll Co (Boone Co in 1869) and then marched to Yellville (Marion Co) to gather more recruits. Actually Dubuque was a landing on the right bank of White River - not real close to Lead Hill or West Sugar Loaf Creek, but in the general area. Doubt that Carrolton had a newspaper in those days - too far out in the boonies. Even if it did, it's doubtful even a snippet of it survived the Civil War and associated depredations. Let me know if there's anything I can look up for you in Marion Co, Reta. Good luck <BG> Mysty [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: John M DeShields > I just discovered John M DeShields which I believe to be my great > grandfather's brother, John DeShields is listed in the book, "If I should > live" A history of the Sixteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry by Mark Miller > (available through Desmond Walls). I just contacted the Fayetteville Library > and they had a copy and they gave me this information: > > Page 116 > John M DeShields, Company E, Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted at Carrollton on October 19, > 1861, at Carrollton. Discharged on 23 July 1862 due to disability. > > Can anyone tell me how I can get his military records? Also, Is Carrollton > in Boone or Carroll County. And what county in 1861/62 - Marion? Was this > Mitchell's troupe? I think I heard Mitchell recruited in Lead Hill/DeBuque. > Did Carrollton have a newspaper at that time? If so what was the name? This > is the first lead on John and would like to check it out further. It is > possible he joined with his friend ?? Stone who he was working for. Any > info on how to get more information would be appreciated. > > Reta DeShields Parton > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I just discovered John M DeShields which I believe to be my great grandfather's brother, John DeShields is listed in the book, "If I should live" A history of the Sixteenth Arkansas Confederate Infantry by Mark Miller (available through Desmond Walls). I just contacted the Fayetteville Library and they had a copy and they gave me this information: Page 116 John M DeShields, Company E, Pvt/Pvt. Enlisted at Carrollton on October 19, 1861, at Carrollton. Discharged on 23 July 1862 due to disability. Can anyone tell me how I can get his military records? Also, Is Carrollton in Boone or Carroll County. And what county in 1861/62 - Marion? Was this Mitchell's troupe? I think I heard Mitchell recruited in Lead Hill/DeBuque. Did Carrollton have a newspaper at that time? If so what was the name? This is the first lead on John and would like to check it out further. It is possible he joined with his friend ?? Stone who he was working for. Any info on how to get more information would be appreciated. Reta DeShields Parton [email protected]

The Fort Gibson Post (newspaper) Vol VIII No 5 - Thursday, Oct 21, 1897 Fort Gibson Ind. Ter. Page 5 column 3 D. Ross Bailey has been admitted as an attorney for the Northern District <of Indian Territory> Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

It's surprising to see Marion County names pop up in the newspaper for Indian Territory. The Fort Gibson Post Newspaper Judge Springer's Court, Muskogee Indian Territory (OK) Oct 18, 1897 M L Coker vs Dick Reynolds; suit dismissed and return of property ordered Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

In the process of transcribing The Fort Gibson Post newspaper (Ft Gibson, Muskogee Co OK) for 1897 the following was found. Vinita, Indian Territory - Oct 19, 1897, Judge Thomas court - criminal docket: Walter Flippin, perjury; two and a half years and fined $250 Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

Did you get answers to your questions? In searching the site I see: Mountain Echo Newspaper September 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Fred DUGGER of Fort Smith arrived here last Friday and will spend about two weeks with Mrs. DUGGER'S parents Mr. and Mrs. S. P. WEAST Mountain Echo Newspaper October 1921 Mrs. Fred DUGGER after having spent some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. WEAST left last week for her home at Fort Smith. Mountain Echo Newspaper November 1921 After a six weeks visit with her daughters, Mrs. Marvin WILSON and Mrs. Fred DUGGER in Fort Smith, Mrs. S. P. WEAST returned home Friday of last week. She says she enjoyed her visit very much, and Sterlin says she looks to be ten years younger than when she went away. Mountain Echo Newspaper March 1892 Dr. J. A. Young has decided to locate in Prairie township and will move his family down there in a few days. He will occupy a house on the W. T. Gooch place now owned by Henry Dugger. ====== Only mention of the Mill...... http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/familylines/beckumsimon.html Descendants of SIMON BECKUM (Beckham) 9. JOHN WINSTON3 BECKHAM (DAVID2 BECKUM, SIMON1) was born October 16, 1828 in ,N.C., and died July 05, 1903 in ,ARK. He married (1) SARAH ELIZABETH. He married (2) MARTHA ELLEN BOX October 11, 1894 in DUGGERS MILL, MARION, ARK. and 22. MARTHA NAOMI4 BECKHAM (JOHN WINSTON3, DAVID2 BECKUM, SIMON1) was born 1861 in ,ARK. She married WILLIAM LORENZO "RENSY" DUGGER. Children of MARTHA BECKHAM and WILLIAM DUGGER listed --- DUGGER, KING, KING-DUGGER posted by Julie Predmore on Wednesday, September 21, 1893 Marriage KING, A.J. Age 24 Bruno DUGGER, Della A. Age 20 Bruno Sept 21, 1893 Marriage Book F Pg 117 === Post Offices and Postmasters Dugger - 1907 - M. E. Taylor, Mary E. Brannon, F. L. Know, Hannah E. Mitchell - 1918 - Rush vicinity Dugger PO from 1907 to 1918, SW1/4 Sec 14 T17N R18W, M. E. Taylor proposed postmaster. Mountain Echo Newspaper February 1892 The Normal School is rapidly filling up and much interest is being manifested. The following is a list of students in attendance. Yellville, Marion County J. H. Dugger, Eros > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gary C. Jones > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 4:22 PM > Subject: Duggers Mills Question > Linda > My name is Gary Jones and this is the first time on your web site (its great). > My father in law was raised near Dugger's Mill. He says their are two Duggers Mills. One was on Marshall Branch and the other was on a creek near Western Grove. I have the original Homestead Certificate but it only mentions Harrison. My father in law says the old homestead was in Searcy County. He also said the other Dugger's Mill was on the branch below their house. I am trying to research the mill as well as the Dugger family. Can you direct me? >

Thanks Mysty, I asked about the spelling and it given to me as Pole when the question first came up, just to set that straight. My mom gives me enough business about MY spelling so I wanted to clear that up! :-) I thought it was something you actually had possession of...what do I know? Thanks again, have a great day! Sheryl Getting to know more of my Layton kin down in Harrison while they are preparing for this reunion. If it wasn't for the internet and all the connections here my family would be oblivious to all the family research and get togethers going on! It's just awesome! I'm makin my way down this summer for sure so be prepared...I'm looking forward to a nice long visit in Marion County!

I'm assuming maybe someone out there, or even Mysty can answer this for me. In talking to a family member doing research we have a document used for taxes...not sure exactly. It was explained to me as a declaration for taxes in which a person owned a pole and 2 slaves. What do they mean they owned a pole???? These researches don't have computers so I told them I'm sure I could get some information for them. thanks, sheryl Unrath (Layton/Estes/Covington researcher)

Hi Everyone, I am a subscriber to the list and read all the emails but havent really sent anything in. I just started me family research project a year ago and have put together a lot of info for my Estes-Layton descendents. I just received an invitation to a family reunion and thought I would post it in case anyone out there is also related here or just wants to learn more about these families. RIO...this is the line you helped me with last year when I hit stumbling blocks...now this is the side of my family I have the LOTS of information on. My name is Sheryl, I live in Michigan and am a Great Great grand daughter of Austin and Annie...my great grandparents were Mary Ellen And Wess Estes who resided in Yellville or Summit most of their lives. Although my oldest daughter is graduating High school on June 1st and I will be hosting my own open house that week I am really, really going to try my best to make it to Harrison for this awesome opportunity! Hope there are some folks out there that can also take part in this event! sheryl Unrath This is really important so I want to share with you details from the Layton Reunion invitation I received this week. Layton Reunion on May 27th. 1516 Rock Springs Rd, Harrison, AR lunch will be served at 12:30 "Dear Layton Family member: If you are a descendent or have ties to a descendent of Austin (Ossie) Layton and Annie Marguerite Reed Layton, we are looking for YOU!!! According to the information we have, their children were: (1) George born 12/24/1885, (2) Mary Ellen born 6/9/1887. She was married to Wess Estes, (3) Etta Lavada born 1/12/1889. She was married to Capers Covington, (4) Willie Bryant born 10/4/1890, (5) Frank born 3/6/1894 married to Florene Hamlet, (7) Annie Bell born 5/4/1899. She was married to Walter Whisnant, (8) Lydia L. born 3/30/1901. She was married to Orbin Barnes, (9) Jimmie Reed born 6/3/1904. He was married to Lena Killian, (10) Ione born 8/8/1908. She was married to Arthur Fort. We are looking forward to seeing all our kin, and meeting a lot of you perhaps for the first time, and hearing about your life. Please spread the word to everyone you know who has ties to the Layton family. Mark you calender and make plans to join in the fun. WE will spend Sunday at the Senior Center. We are having a local Deli prepare the food and bring it to the center. The cost per plate will be approximately $6.00. This does not include desserts--so if you have a favorite dessert that you would like to bring, it would be appreciated. The deli needs to know approximately how many people will be attending, so please let Vena or Billy or Thelma know as soon as you know how many of your family will be there. Please bring Pictures and any information you have that you would like to share. If you have a musical instrument, perhaps you would not mind bringing it to entertain us. WE want everyone who comes to have fun, and take home good memories. Possibly we can make this an annual event that gets bigger and bigger. Vera Biggs Billy & Thelma Layton 1112 N. Spruce St. 1713 Sambo, #33 Harrison, Ar 72601 Harrison, Ar 72601 phone #(870) 741-7222 phone #(870) 743-9571

This story is being sent to you by Mysty ([email protected]) on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 19:11:44 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.baxterbulletin.com/news/stories/20020424/localnews/196281.html MCHGS publishing silver anniversary edition Courtesy of baxterbulletin.com

Mysty never mind, I just answered my own question. I got onto the webpage that you put out for us. Colleen

Mysty is the Silver Anniversary Edition going to be for sale? If so, how much will it sell for? Thanks, Colleen

I thought some of you might be interested in this reprinting of "History of Marion County" by: Earl Berry, as reported in the "Baxter Bulletin". If anyone is interested in the book you can write to Vicki, ( Phone and e-mail address below). What follows is the article in the "Baxter Bulletin" announcing the book. Vicki Roberts of The Marion County History and Genealogy Society was interviewed for this article. B) ========================= MCHGS publishing silver anniversary edition ANN WORSTER Bulletin Correspondent The Marion County Historical and Genealogy Society (MCHGS) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publishing of the History of Marion County by printing a silver anniversary edition, according to Vickie Roberts, chairman of the organization. Roberts said she and the society's officers -- Mysty McPherson, vice-chairman, Mary Ann Birrer, secretary, and Barbara Holland, treasurer -- had received permission from Lyle Wood, copyright holder, to reprint the book in "celebration of the occasion." The original book was the project of the Marion County History Committee members Wood, Bernice Smith, Barbara Doshier, Effie Thompson, Marian Burnes, Glen Johnson, Bernice Johnson, Baxter Hurst, Geneva Hurst, Hilda Blankenship, June Young, Jean Hilldebrand, Mary Martin and Cora Taylor, Roberts said. She said, "The history committee mailed out form letters as early as 1972, asking Marion County residents to contribute to the book by completing and returning the forms providing historical information and family histories." Roberts said the committee compiled the information from many people who had family members who were descended from this area. She added, "The book was edited by Earl Berry, who was given credit for authorship." Roberts said there was no original manuscript to work from, "So we allowed the printer to use one of the original books, and with the set-up and copying, it ended up being an expensive process." She said no new information has been added. The only difference will be the addition of an index to the book and a picture of some of the original committee members. According to Roberts, 200 copies will be made in the first printing. The anniversary edition will have a dark green hard cover with silver lettering. She said the books will sell for $75 each, with a $5 shipping charge for those that must be mailed. All proceeds will go into buying more research material for the genealogy room at the Marion County Library. "We expect delivery on the books in four to six weeks, and we are taking advance orders," she said. Roberts said to order one of the books, customers may contact her at home in the evenings at (870) 449-6195, or e-mail her at [email protected] Roberts commented, "We have had a lot of inquiries from people about where they can get the history, but we have had to tell them it's out of print." When asked why the MCHGS wanted to reprint the History of Marion County, Roberts replied, "We simply feel, as a society here in Marion County, this is one of the finest pieces of written history we have, and as caretakers of that history it needed to be preserved." E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (870) 449-6195