Here's some info for you. As usual, there's always someone working on the Magness family. It's quite large, married into a myriad of different families, settled in several places in the area. Best thing to do is be in contact with ARMARION-L and to dig thru the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion to find folks working on the Magness (or any other) family. I can't guarantee the accuracy of all dates and relationships. The Marion Co courthouse was burned twice during the Civil War and again in Aug 1887 when *ALL* county records were destroyed. For example, Joseph Magness (h/o Rachel Rea d/o Capt John C Ray) b 1822 d 1859 bu Patton Cemetery indicates to me that the Mary E Magness that married William Marion Smothers probably is not the daughter of Joseph and Rachel. Or William Marion Smothers didn't marry a Magness at all. FYI - I'm not researching the Magness family. I'm a researcher for Marion Co and all the folks that have lived here. I help compile the genealogies of MCAR families for books for the Historic Genealogical Society of MCAR in an effort to have the families as accurate as possible so I'm juggling around 800-1000 families at once <groan>. Hope some of this is helpful. Marion Co AR 1860 census - Blythe Township. # 386 Rachel Magness 40 TN [widow of Joseph Magness] James H 14 MO. Martha 13 MO. Joseph M 11 MO. Wilkshire [sic] 9 AR. John H 6 AR. Elvira B 3 AR. Mary E 1 AR. Jane Spruce 19 TN. James R Brown 14 TN. Marion Co AR 1870 census - Barren Creek Township. # 38 Austin L Smothers 42 TN. Mary E 38 TN. Berry P/T 18 TN. Elisha McEwing 16 AR Martha A 14 AR. Francis Miles 12 AR. William M 8 AR. Josephine 7 AR. Sarah E 5 MO. Nancy J 3 MO. Unpublished "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900, A Supplement." JAMES H. MAGNESS (son of Joseph & Rachel [Rea] Magness) b MO 1846 m MARTHA M. SMOTHERS (daughter of Austin L. & Mary E. [Henry] Smothers) b MCAR 22 Nov 1855. MARTHA E. MAGNESS (daughter of Joseph & Rachel [Rea] Magness) b MO 1847 m ELISHA McEWING SMOTHERS (son of Austin L. & Mary E. [Henry] Smothers) b MCAR ca 1854. MARY E. MAGNESS (daughter of Joseph & Rachel [Rea] Magness) b MCAR 8 Feb 1862 d MCAR 12 May 1895 bu Patton Cemetery m MCAR ca 1880 WILLIAM MARION SMOTHERS (son of Austin L. & Mary E. [Henry] Smothers) b MCAR 20 Aug 1862 d Pindall, Searcy Co. AR 7 Oct 1942. SOURCE: Cross-referencing Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ************************************************ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Katheo2@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 12:18 AM Subject: Re: Magness > In a message dated 6/2/01 9:43:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > shakerag@mtnhome.com writes: > > > > # 353-354 Buchanan Godfrey 25 farmer GA NC NC. > > Elvira 24 wife AR NC TN. [Elvira B Magness b 1856 d/o Joseph & Rachel (Rea) > > Magness.] > > Marion T 9/12 son AR GA AR. > > Rachel Magness 58 mother-in-law widow TN VA TN. > > > Mysty > I'm confused!!!! You did send some info on a couple of children of Joseph and > Rachel (Rea) that had married into the Smothers family. Do you have a list > of Joseph and Rachel and children? as in Census, perhaps? Also, I have some > other Magness' that I'm trying to connect to the ones you've mentioned. Is > anyone else working on this line??

In a message dated 6/2/01 9:43:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, shakerag@mtnhome.com writes: > # 353-354 Buchanan Godfrey 25 farmer GA NC NC. > Elvira 24 wife AR NC TN. [Elvira B Magness b 1856 d/o Joseph & Rachel (Rea) > Magness.] > Marion T 9/12 son AR GA AR. > Rachel Magness 58 mother-in-law widow TN VA TN. > Mysty I'm confused!!!! You did send some info on a couple of children of Joseph and Rachel (Rea) that had married into the Smothers family. Do you have a list of Joseph and Rachel and children? as in Census, perhaps? Also, I have some other Magness' that I'm trying to connect to the ones you've mentioned. Is anyone else working on this line??

Don't know whether any of this will be of help or not, but here's what I've come up with so far, Sarah. Marion Co AR 1880 census - Blythe Township. # 254-266 David Godfrey 62 farmer SC SC SC. Elizabeth A 53 wife GA NC NC. Davis 18 son GA SC GA. Sarah 16 dau GA SC GA. Harriet 13 dau GA SC GA. # 353-354 Buchanan Godfrey 25 farmer GA NC NC. Elvira 24 wife AR NC TN. [Elvira B Magness b 1856 d/o Joseph & Rachel (Rea) Magness.] Marion T 9/12 son AR GA AR. Rachel Magness 58 mother-in-law widow TN VA TN. # 360-361 William A Godfrey 31 farmer GA NC NC. Louisa 29 wife GA NC NC. John F 9 son GA GA GA. Alice 7 dau GA GA GA. Jahugh 4 son AR GA GA. Irvin 2 son AR GA GA. Marion Co AR Reconstructed 1890 census. Baley Buchanan Godfrey b Jan 1857 GA SC SC. Paid taxes in Blythe Township. (son of David Godfrey and Adaline Elizabeth Thomas) Elvira Brown wife b Jan 1856 AR TN TN. Married 20 years, had 9 children, 6 living as per 1900 census. (Elvira Brown Magness was dau of widow Rachel Magness in Blythe Township 1860. The 3 deceased children were born between 1880 and 1883). Earcy Delmar Godfrey dau b Oct 1884 AR GA AR. David Neal Godfrey b Aug 1887 AR GA AR. David Godfrey 62 in 1880 SC -- --. Paid taxes in Blythe Townehip. Adaline Elizabeth wife 53 in 1880. SC -- --. Davis Godfrey son 18 in 1880 GA SC SC. Paid taxes in Blythe Township. Mary Davenport wife. [Mary Catherine Davenport b MCAR 5 Feb 1872 d MCAR 12 Jan 1962/4 bu De Soto Cemetery m/1 MCAR 25 Aug 1887 David Godfrey; m/2 14 Sep 1890 Elbert Monroe "Ebb" Williams (son of George & Mary [Ingram] Williams) b MCAR 8 Dec 1852 d MCAR 8 Jan 1833. She was a midwife. "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900"] William Atterbury Godfrey 31 in 1880 GA SC SC. Paid taxes in Blythe Township. Louisa "Lou" wife 29 in 1880. They had 4 children in 1880. Went to Texas prior to 1900. No other data. John F son 9 in 1880. Alice dau 7 in 1880. Jahugh son 4 in 1880. [Believe this name to be Jehu] Irvin son 2 in 1880. "Marion Co Marriage Records 1887-1917" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts. J R Godfrey aged 24 of Powell m MCAR 24 Jan 1897 Eler Davis aged 19 of Yellville. D N Godfrey aged 20 of Pyatt m MCAR 23 Dec 1906 Lizzie Hudspeth aged 24 of Pyatt. Mary E Godfrey aged 17 of Pyatt m MCAR 2 Nov 1907 L L Brooksher aged 21 of Comal. Earcy Godfrey aged 17 of Pyatt m MCAR 14 March 1909 Oliver Ply aged 24 of Pyatt. Joe Godfrey aged 19 of Pyatt m MCAR 16 Sep 1911 Ivy Pangle aged 18 of Comal. James Godfrey aged 19 of Pyatt m MCAR 21 Dec 1913 Maggie Cunningham aged 21 of Turkey. R F Godfrey aged 18 of Pyatt m MCAR 9 Feb 1916 Retta Ledford aged 17 of Pyatt. If I can be of further help , please let me know. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: SC To: shakerag@mtnhome.com Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 1:02 PM Subject: Magness My grandmother was Harriet E Godfrey, that married John W Kelley in 1881. She lived with her sister first name unknown that was married to a Magness first name unknown. If you have any information on the Godfrey's I would appreciate it. All I know is that my great grandmother's name was Harriet E Godfrey Kelley. I would love to find more about her family. Thank you for any help. Sarah Barker Cotton

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Hello Misty. I have the book "The Magness Migration 1733-1986" by Verna A Magness and have found it very interesting and this is my family. I have read all the Silas Turnbo manuscripts and have used them plus the book by Verna for some of my Magness family genealogy. I would like to know what the book "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" has on any Magness family. Thanks for your kind offer. I was born in Arkansas but moved to Michigan at an early age and most of my family along with my ancestors are in Arkansas. So any help you can give will be appreciated. The other family I am interested in is the Bradley family from Independence county. This family descends form Lawrence Bradley a revolutionary solider. An Elizabeth Magness the daughter of Samuel Magness married George Washington Bradley the son of Lawrence Bradley; and they are my third great grand parents. Thanks again. Tim Holt

Thanks for checking. Judy

Mysty, Can you look in the Marion County families and see if you show anything for a William T. Nichols. His daughter Ida married a VanZant. Thank you Judy VanZant

Sorry, Judy, in "Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900" I find no William T Nichols nor any VanZant marrying anyone with the given name of Ida. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ****************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rlvjkv@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 9:50 PM Subject: Nichols > Mysty, Can you look in the Marion County families and see if you show > anything for a William T. Nichols. His daughter Ida married a VanZant. > Thank you > Judy VanZant > > > ============================== > 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 >

I've been having no problem accessing either Rootsweb or ARMARION-L. And my computer definitely doesn't paralyze. Nor have I received any complaints from anyone else. You might try defraging - maybe the computer is working overtime trying to access and just gives up. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ************************************************ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nonasgirls@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 8:20 PM Subject: Rootsweb > Hi Everyone, > > Could someone tell me what is going on with Rootsweb. I cannot access it and > when I do, my computer paralyzes. Has this been going on and I just haven't > been aware? > > Pat > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Hi Everyone, Could someone tell me what is going on with Rootsweb. I cannot access it and when I do, my computer paralyzes. Has this been going on and I just haven't been aware? Pat

My records show the following Smothers+Magness marriages. JAMES H. MAGNESS (son of Joseph & Rachel [Rea] Magness) b MO 1846 m MARTHA M. SMOTHERS (daughter of Austin L. & Mary E. [Henry] Smothers) b MCAR 22 Nov 1855. MARTHA E. MAGNESS (daughter of Joseph & Rachel [Rea] Magness) b MO 1847 m ELISHA McEWING SMOTHERS (son of Austin L. & Mary E. [Henry] Smothers) b MCAR ca 1854. MARY E. MAGNESS (daughter of Joseph & Rachel [Rea] Magness) b MCAR 8 Feb 1862 d MCAR 12 May 1895 bu Patton Cemetery m MCAR ca 1880 WILLIAM MARION SMOTHERS (son of Austin L. & Mary E. [Henry] Smothers) b MCAR 20 Aug 1862 d Pindall, Searcy Co. AR 7 Oct 1942. Hope this is of help. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ***************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <Katheo2@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:05 PM Subject: Re: Gleanings of Pioneer History > In a message dated 5/31/01 5:01:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > timholt@triton.net writes: > > > I have followed the genealogy information given out by this group for > > about two years. I have never wrote a message, but now I must. I am > > related to the Magness family and would like to purchase this book. I > > live in Michigan and would send the five dollars to the address > > supplied, but is there a need to send more for shipping? ****************************************************** > I am curious about your relation to the Magness family. I have two Magness' > that married into the Smothers family. I am related to the Smothers but am > researching some of the other lines as well. > > Karen

Sorry, Michelle, I was talking about the family of Abram Wood in the email to Rhio. He brought his family to AR ca 1819 from KY. We don't have much in the way of resources for Virginia. The vast majority of our research is in Marion Co AR and neighboring counties so that's pretty much the primary extent of our resources. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com. ************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: <Honey65518@aol.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:30 PM Subject: Re: 4 Mysty & Don > Mysty, > I saw your message about the resources and was wondering if you have > anything listed for the Abram or Abrams listed in Virginia? I am looking for > family of Rosie Eliza Abrams. > > Thanks, > Michelle

Hello Tim. No, there's no extra charge for shipping. It's all included in the $5. Another rather interesting historical resource that includes Magness information is the manuscripts of Silas Claiborne Turnbo. All 27 of his manuscripts are accessible from the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion - and they're searchable <grin> The Society has a copy of "The Magness Migration 1733-1986" by Verna A Magness (1986) [out of print, I believe]. If I can look up anything for you in this or in "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" by Mysty McPherson and Vicki Roberts (1997) about any particular Magness, please don't hesitate to contact me. I'll do my best. As you say, maybe we can exchange information. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com *********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Holt <timholt@triton.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:08 PM Subject: Gleanings of Pioneer History > I have followed the genealogy information given out by this group for > about two years. I have never wrote a message, but now I must. I am > related to the Magness family and would like to purchase this book. I > live in Michigan and would send the five dollars to the address > supplied, but is there a need to send more for shipping? > > I hope I have not offended this group, but I have enjoyed reading all > the inquiries from the many different people, all seeking to gain > information on their ancestors. If anybody want to contact me on the > Magness family of Marion county, please do and we may exchange some > informaiton. > > Sincerely, > > Tim Holt

In a message dated 5/31/01 5:01:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, timholt@triton.net writes: > I have followed the genealogy information given out by this group for > about two years. I have never wrote a message, but now I must. I am > related to the Magness family and would like to purchase this book. I > live in Michigan and would send the five dollars to the address > supplied, but is there a need to send more for shipping? > > I am curious about your relation to the Magness family. I have two Magness' that married into the Smothers family. I am related to the Smothers but am researching some of the other lines as well. Karen

Mysty, I saw your message about the resources and was wondering if you have anything listed for the Abram or Abrams listed in Virginia? I am looking for family of Rosie Eliza Abrams. Thanks, Michelle

I have followed the genealogy information given out by this group for about two years. I have never wrote a message, but now I must. I am related to the Magness family and would like to purchase this book. I live in Michigan and would send the five dollars to the address supplied, but is there a need to send more for shipping? I hope I have not offended this group, but I have enjoyed reading all the inquiries from the many different people, all seeking to gain information on their ancestors. If anybody want to contact me on the Magness family of Marion county, please do and we may exchange some informaiton. Sincerely, Tim Holt

Unfortunately, Rhio, Don did not index this little gem "Gleanings of Pioneer History." I've used it tons as a research source, but don't recall all the surnames in it. There's a bunch of stuff about the early Indians, and the early Tabor, Williams, Magness, Abram Wood, Stinnett, Obediah Wood, Hudson, etc families. Since your assorted families married into about every other family around here, there's a good chance one or more of them is at least mentioned. Won't swear to it though <g> Oh, yes, tax and shipping are included in the $5 so it's no huge investment. It's around 30-35 pages (I'm guessing - I've not seen the transcription yet). Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: rhioreh <rhioreh@mail.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:41 AM Subject: 4 Mysty & Don > Mysty, > > Thanks for letting us know about "Gleanings of Pioneer History". > Sounds like it might be an interesting little book. Don, do you have > a list of people who appear in the book. I would like to get a copy, > if any of my family appears in the book. > > Thanks, again. > > Rhio

Mysty, I saw your answer to Rhio, so disregard my email. Thanks, Judy

Mysty and/or Rhio, I don't want to sound like a "me too" but I had thought if I knew there was anything about my ancestors I would like to buy the book. But not if not!! Thanks, Judy At 09:41 AM 05/31/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Mysty, > >Thanks for letting us know about "Gleanings of Pioneer History". >Sounds like it might be an interesting little book. Don, do you have >a list of people who appear in the book. I would like to get a copy, >if any of my family appears in the book. > >Thanks, again. > >Rhio > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Mysty, Thanks for letting us know about "Gleanings of Pioneer History". Sounds like it might be an interesting little book. Don, do you have a list of people who appear in the book. I would like to get a copy, if any of my family appears in the book. Thanks, again. Rhio