Hi Sally: I don't live in Marion Co so I'm of no use <g>. However, I'm going to forward this to the Marion Co list and hopefully one of the great people who DO live in Marion County can help you out. Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://rootsweb.com/~armarion SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Gray" <grayarea@brightok.net> To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 1:35 PM Subject: relocated graves > Linda: > I am looking for the location of King 1 and Billings cemeteries in > Marion Co. Can you help me? I will appreciate it very much. > > Sally Gray >

This weeks stop on the Virtual Tour is Marion Co AR located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. (For those of you who are bass fishermen Flippin AR is the home of Ranger Bass Boats and Bull Shoals is a part of Marion Co) 1) introduce yourself: I'm Linda Haas Davenport and I have been the hostess of Marion Co since early 1997. 2) identify your CC sites (include the urls, please): I have only one USGenWeb Project site and that is Marion Co AR http://rootsweb.com/~armarion 3) tell us what you are most proud of on your own site: When I took over the site in 1997 it consisted of a few queries. It now has well over 2,000 pages of information for the visitor and we average about 500 visitors a month - which is wonderful for such a small, sparsely populated county. 4) let us know of your special competence's/skills in developing your site When I took over the site I only had the vaguest notion of what HTML was, had only been on the web for a short time, but I did have the desire to offer the average visitor information and help in their search for their family in Marion Co. As time passed I became more skilled at HTML (although I still use Word97 as my WYSIWYG) and have tried to present the huge amount of information on the Marion Co site in a way that the average family searcher can easily navigate. As for my own skills as a researcher I think the best way to explain my knowledge and background is to extend an invitation for you to drop by my home page and check out my "Learning Center". http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/learningcenter.html This past year I've been the Chair of the USGenWeb Election Committee and due to the huge amount of time I've had to spend on that committee my Marion Co site has suffered. I, like so many of us, work full time and have only a limited amount of free time to devote to my hobby. Thank you for visiting Marion Co AR. Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://rootsweb.com/~armarion SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

Many of you know Helena who is researching the McCracken Line. You may remember Helena lost her son not to long ago. Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://rootsweb.com/~armarion SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N ----- Original Message ----- From: <CLease5549@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 1:51 PM Subject: Daughter's death > I wanted to tell you that our Daughter Dawn Harper ( our oldest daughter) > died in her sleep on Friday night. Services are Friday at 1 p.m. in Modesto > at Franklin and Downs McHenry Chapel. She leaves her husband David and > daughters Elizabeth 13 and Kathryn 12 along with the rest of us. She will > be greatly missed. I know that God knows best but I am really getting tired > of giving back the gifts that he gave me. But I guess that our children are > not given to us, only loaned for a while. > > Helena

Hi Bob and Krystal, How about some brith dates, marriage and so on for the information that you sent me. As I was saying in my previous e-mail I talk to my mother last night and she was saying that Edith's father was named Samual and that he was a Methodist Preacher. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ARMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <ARMARION-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 6:00 AM Subject: ARMARION-D Digest V01 #180

FYI Since there is an interest in some of the books available for genealogists in the area I have a couple more to mention that may be of value to Marion and Taney county descendants. My name is Sheryl and I have been researching my Layton and Estes family for a couple years now. Last June I did some "field" research (sounds professional) in Taney, Boone, Searcy, and Marion county. I attended a Layton reunion in Branson where I met some far off kin. My Great Great Great Grandfather Dr.A.S.Layton's family was from Taney county, MO and there is a lot of interesting family history there too. At the reunion I met a gal by the name of Vickie Layton Cobb and she has written 3 books, 2 of which can be purchased through Arcadia Publishing. The books I am referring to are "Ozark Pioneers", True Ozark Stories which is 125 pages and has 100 photos. Some of the families written about are, Layton's, Coggburn, Smith, Whorton, Johnson, and Bollinger. It also talks about the Bald Knobbers of that time and place. The other book is kind of a follow up to Ozark Pioneers called, "Taney County, Missouri". It is 128 pages and has 200 photos taken in the 1800's and early 1900's. Names mentioned and photos are Whorton, Laytons, Vanzandt, Pruitt, Warner, Haworth, Pickett, Coggburn, Mahnkey and Jackie Breedon. I have both books and didn't want to keep them a secret if they could be of value to other researchers or family members out there. If I can be of any other help I'm here and will do my best! Sheryl Unrath :-) The site for Arcadia is www.arcadiapublishing.com Toll free # 1-888-313-2665

As many of you have heard, the Historical Genealogical Society of Marion Co AR has some new publications available. These are 5" x 7" paperback books, all printed from the originals, and may be ordered from HGSMCA PO Box 761 Yellville AR 72687 "Early Days and War Times in North Arkansas" by Thomas Jerome Estes. $5 + $1 postage. Born in Yellville in 1852, Estes wrote about the Civil War from first-hand knowledge. He was editor of the Lead Hill Sentinel newspaper. "Gleanings of Pioneer History" by W. R. Jones. $5 + $1 postage. Editor/owner of the Mt Echo newspaper during its youth. Jones had the opportunity to talk with many very early settlers and their children. He published much of his lore in the Mt Echo. "Marion County As She Was When Settled In 1836" by W. B. Flippin. $5 + $1 postage. Son of one of the earliest settlers, Flippin "carried the chain" when Arkansas was first surveyed. For those of you interested in other publications about Marion Co, please go to http: www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Scroll down to "Resources for Researchers." Click on "List of Books for Sale." When you order any of these publications, please be aware that this is strictly a volunteer organization. It sometimes takes a while to fill orders. We ship Book Rate which has been known to take 4-6 weeks. Be patient with us, please. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com

A few months back I posted an announcement about the GenConnect Boards (those funny puzzle pieces you see on a lot of USGenWeb Project sites) and told everyone that the boards had been taken over by Ancestry.com. Since that time the USGenWeb has worked with Ancestry and the Boards are now much as they were before. Subjects, e-mail addresses, etc. are all back like they used to be. (Thank goodness). The Boards for Marion Co can be found at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.arkansas.counties.marion I'm really glad I can make this announcement. Just remember tho - if you have a query please post it on the Marion Co site also <g> Enjoy folks. Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://rootsweb.com/~armarion SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N

Judy, here's the information that's in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" published 1997 by the Historic Genealogical Society of Marion County: "JOHN OLIVER McENTIRE (son of Champion & Sarah [Waters] McEntire) b Rutherford Co. NC 1832 d Salt Lake City UT m ELIZABETH ___ b NC Nov 1839 d aft 1900. Tradition says they went to CA during the gold rush, he became ill on the return trip and died, and Elizabeth continued to AR where Champion met her and her children at Buffalo City. She is a widow living with son John Oliver in 1900." And I think I can explain why she's not on the 1880 census in MCAR. Boone Co AR was created in 1869 from Carroll Co AR. It's on the western border of MCAR. The boundary line between Boone Co and MCAR changed several times before it was finally settled. The area you're talking about (Section 33 Township 18 North Range 17 West) was involved in these changes. It makes for some of the most confusing research you can imagine 'cuz, without knowing about these changes, no one has any idea where to look for folks. It's my guess you'll find her in Boone Co AR in the 1880 census - probably in Prairie Township. I can tell you that she paid $2.25 in taxes on this property in 1887 ("Marion Co AR Real Estate Tax Assessments for the year 1887"). Hope this helps with your dilemma. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rlvjkv@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 7:54 AM Subject: Re: 1880 census > Mysty, Elizabeth Wadkins McEntire was the Widow of John Oliver McEntire, son > of Champion and Sahara McEntire. I don't know where Elizabeth was for sure in > 1870. She was in Johnson County in 1850, CA in 1860. Elizabeth and her > brother Jack, John and his brother Lawson left Carroll County with the > Fancher wagon train. John and Elizabeth left the Fancher train to join a > different wagon train. John died in Salt Lake City, UT about 1867. Elizabeth > doesn't show up again until the land entry. The information on the land is > Sec 33 Twp 18 n, r 17 w, 80 acres. > Thank you > Judy > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >

Mysty, Elizabeth Wadkins McEntire was the Widow of John Oliver McEntire, son of Champion and Sahara McEntire. I don't know where Elizabeth was for sure in 1870. She was in Johnson County in 1850, CA in 1860. Elizabeth and her brother Jack, John and his brother Lawson left Carroll County with the Fancher wagon train. John and Elizabeth left the Fancher train to join a different wagon train. John died in Salt Lake City, UT about 1867. Elizabeth doesn't show up again until the land entry. The information on the land is Sec 33 Twp 18 n, r 17 w, 80 acres. Thank you Judy

Judy, I have four McEntire families in the area - and there must be at least 40 Elizabeths among them. Could you give me a clue as to her husband's name or those of her children? Was she in Marion Co for the 1850 census? 1860 census? 1870 census? 1900 census? 1910 census? 1920 census? Do you have a land description for the land she got under the Homestead Act in 1877? With a land description, I could check the real estate assessment books owned by the Society to see if I could come up with a sale date. Without a land description, searching all the books in the world wouldn't accomplish much. Is she a widow or single? This sort of information could separate her from all the other Elizabeths, which would be most helpful. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rlvjkv@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:34 AM Subject: Re: 1880 census > Mysty, Thank you for the reply. I am looking for an Elizabeth McEntire. I > need to caution you that there are two widowed Elizabeth McEntire's in Marion > County during this time period. The Elizabeth I am looking for should be > about 41 years old. It is only family story that she was Indian. She bought > land under the homestead act in Marion County in 1877. One of her children is > shown grown and living with someone else as a farm hand. I have searched the > census over and have been unable to find her. I have been at a brick wall > with this and thought I would try some other avenues to locate her. I s there > someone there in Marion County that does court house look ups. My other > thought was to see when that piece of land was sold. I do know that she > remained in Marion County until her death in 1930. Any help would be great. > Judy > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Mysty, Thank you for the reply. I am looking for an Elizabeth McEntire. I need to caution you that there are two widowed Elizabeth McEntire's in Marion County during this time period. The Elizabeth I am looking for should be about 41 years old. It is only family story that she was Indian. She bought land under the homestead act in Marion County in 1877. One of her children is shown grown and living with someone else as a farm hand. I have searched the census over and have been unable to find her. I have been at a brick wall with this and thought I would try some other avenues to locate her. I s there someone there in Marion County that does court house look ups. My other thought was to see when that piece of land was sold. I do know that she remained in Marion County until her death in 1930. Any help would be great. Judy

Does anyone know where I can find a 1880 AR census that would list American Indians on it. I know that my husbands great grandmother should be on the 1880 Marion County census by she doesn't show. There has been talk in the family of her being Indian so I thought maybe she might show up on a different census. Thank you Judy

The 1880 Federal Census is the 1880 Federal Census, Judy. Native Americans have only very recently been listed as such on Federal (and probably any recent state) census. At various times throughout the history of the Federal census, they've been listed as "B" for black, "M" for mulatto/people of color, or"W" for white. In order to determine Native American blood to any degree, you'll need to start a whole different research program. There are dozens of Native American sites on the Internet that can be helpful. I'm curious as to why you say she should have been on the MCAR 1880 census but doesn't show. If you can give me some names and dates and places and on which censuses the family has been found, maybe I can help. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rlvjkv@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 8:11 PM Subject: 1880 census > Does anyone know where I can find a 1880 AR census that would list American > Indians on it. I know that my husbands great grandmother should be on the > 1880 Marion County census by she doesn't show. There has been talk in the > family of her being Indian so I thought maybe she might show up on a > different census. > Thank you > Judy

For those interested in the history - This is the information I have recently received on Lester's line, courtesy of the Carlock/Cearlock researchers. >The line down to John Thomas is: George W. Carlock/Rachel Landers, Isaac Carlock, Gilham Carlock, John Thomas & Josephine Fleming and then Lester. It is strongly believed that George is somehow descended from David GERLACH/CARLOCK of Augusta Co., VA, s/o Hans GERLACH of Heidelberg, Germany, but the exact connection has not yet been found. For further information on this family, see the report on at the home page titled "User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of CARLOCK". The URL is: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Susan-E-Tilleman/index.html ?Welcome=997676646. Judy

Sorry to tell you, Rita, but the chances of finding an *exact* marriage date for James W. Coker and Josephine Methvin are extremely slim to non-existent. Marriage records are county records. The Marion Co court house burned to the ground in Aug 1887, taking with it every single county record. And that included the marriage records. He was far too young to serve in the Civil War so there won't be a pension application record on either side. Researchers have been trying to find family bibles, letters, diaries, etc in place of the burned county records for years and years and years. Some have been lucky. In most cases, researchers of the "Buck" Coker family have not been lucky. The best you're going to do is probably no later than nine months before their first child was born and probably no earlier than 1870 when he became of legal age and could marry with or without parental consent. There's a good description of the Aug 1887 court house fire in the abstracts from the Mountain Echo that are online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ******************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Rita Wallace <refwallace@yahoo.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 5:49 PM Subject: Re: COKER death lookup as well as marriage lookup > I've had this on my to do list for some time. Here is a copy of the bio of J. W. Coker from A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region: > J. W. Coker, county sheriff. Connected with the history of the elections of Marion County, Ark., no name is more prominent or has borne with it more eclat than that of Coker. This gentleman is admirably adapted to the position he fills, for he is courageous, energetic and wide-awake, yet he attends to his duties very promptly. As he was born in the county January 29, 1852, and has lived here all his life, the people have had every opportunity to judge of his character and qualifications, and naught has ever been said derogatory to his good name. He is the eldest child born to his parents (see sketch of Dr. J. M. Coker)[Dr. William L. and Elizabeth (Hudspeth) Coker, grandson of William "Buck" Coker], and his early education was acquired in the district schools, where he gained an excellent knowledge of the "world of books" through that energy and push that has been so characteristic of him. > After reaching manhood he began farming some ten miles southwest of Yellville on Hampton Creek, and there still owns a good farm of 640 acres, some of which is exceptionally fertile, and as it is located in the great mineral belt it is probably rich in minerals also. In 1893 he was elected by the Democrat party, of which he has always been a member, to the office of county sheriff and county collector and is discharging the duties of this office. He held the office of justice of the peace for some ten years in Hampton Township, and has been notary public some years. He has always been active in political matters, is one of the leaders of his party, and is well known for the interest he takes in the welfare of his section. He is a member of Jefferson Lodge of the A. F. & A. M. of this county. Miss Josephine Methvin, a native of this county, and daughter of John and Cora Methvin, the former of whom died while serving in the Confederate Army, became his wife and by him the moth! > er of the following children: Nancy B., John W., Alonzo C., Eliza, Edward, Arthur, Ansel, Garvin, and James R., who is the eldest, is married and is engaged in farming south of Yellville. Mr. Coker belongs to the Baptist Church, and his wife to the Christian Church. Since 1893 they have resided in Yellville. > > Frances Fortune <fm_fortune@hotmail.com> wrote: Seeking burial sites and death dates for the following COKER family: > John W. Coker born abt 1852 in Ark., Josephine (METHVIN) COKER born abt > 1852. In 1880 census they are living in White River Township, Marion County. > Known children were: > James R. Coker born 1871 > Nancy B. Coker born 1874 > John W. Coker born 1876 > Calvin Coker born 1879 > I figure that John W. and Josephine married about 1870..does anyone know > exact date? > Thanks > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > Rita Foster Wallace > 13 Millstone Court > Cold Spring, KY 41076-1861 > (859)441-1935 > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

I've had this on my to do list for some time. Here is a copy of the bio of J. W. Coker from A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region: J. W. Coker, county sheriff. Connected with the history of the elections of Marion County, Ark., no name is more prominent or has borne with it more eclat than that of Coker. This gentleman is admirably adapted to the position he fills, for he is courageous, energetic and wide-awake, yet he attends to his duties very promptly. As he was born in the county January 29, 1852, and has lived here all his life, the people have had every opportunity to judge of his character and qualifications, and naught has ever been said derogatory to his good name. He is the eldest child born to his parents (see sketch of Dr. J. M. Coker)[Dr. William L. and Elizabeth (Hudspeth) Coker, grandson of William "Buck" Coker], and his early education was acquired in the district schools, where he gained an excellent knowledge of the "world of books" through that energy and push that has been so characteristic of him. After reaching manhood he began farming some ten miles southwest of Yellville on Hampton Creek, and there still owns a good farm of 640 acres, some of which is exceptionally fertile, and as it is located in the great mineral belt it is probably rich in minerals also. In 1893 he was elected by the Democrat party, of which he has always been a member, to the office of county sheriff and county collector and is discharging the duties of this office. He held the office of justice of the peace for some ten years in Hampton Township, and has been notary public some years. He has always been active in political matters, is one of the leaders of his party, and is well known for the interest he takes in the welfare of his section. He is a member of Jefferson Lodge of the A. F. & A. M. of this county. Miss Josephine Methvin, a native of this county, and daughter of John and Cora Methvin, the former of whom died while serving in the Confederate Army, became his wife and by him the moth! er of the following children: Nancy B., John W., Alonzo C., Eliza, Edward, Arthur, Ansel, Garvin, and James R., who is the eldest, is married and is engaged in farming south of Yellville. Mr. Coker belongs to the Baptist Church, and his wife to the Christian Church. Since 1893 they have resided in Yellville. Frances Fortune <fm_fortune@hotmail.com> wrote: Seeking burial sites and death dates for the following COKER family: John W. Coker born abt 1852 in Ark., Josephine (METHVIN) COKER born abt 1852. In 1880 census they are living in White River Township, Marion County. Known children were: James R. Coker born 1871 Nancy B. Coker born 1874 John W. Coker born 1876 Calvin Coker born 1879 I figure that John W. and Josephine married about 1870..does anyone know exact date? Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB Rita Foster Wallace 13 Millstone Court Cold Spring, KY 41076-1861 (859)441-1935 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger.

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There are no Bell's listed on the Roster of the Benge Trail of Tears. Remember the Trail of Tears was 1838/39, so if your folk were in Alabama in 1842 they did not participate in the Trail of Tears.

To everyone on the list, I had DSL installed two weeks ago and it was a trick getting it to work properly. Getting on line, at all, was "chancy". I have not been able to receive any of the ARMARION lists for a couple of weeks. Besides the DSL problem, I have an alias through i-Name. It was still pointing to my old ISP instead of the new one through my new DSL carrier, even though I made the forwarding change. i-Name has also been having technical problems. As a result of all of this, I have been informed through Rootsweb that I have had 38 bounces. I apologize for this inconvenience to anyone who has received these bounced messages. Everything seems to be working properly, now. If anyone experiences problems, please let me know. If anyone wants to unsubscribe, and doesn't know how to do it, just type the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of a message window, and send to: ARMARION-L-request@rootsweb.com If you are on the Digest list, send it to: ARMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com No subject line is necessary unless you have to fill in the subject line before sending. In this case just type in the the word UNSUBSCRIBE here, too. I hope this helps some of you who may be going on vacation. Sincerely, Rhio Gillis listowner rhioreh@mail.com http://www.rhio.gillis.net

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