Help needed in sorting out this family. Sarah Frances Foster b. May 1875 Calico Rock, buried in the Jack Hurst Cem.,Marion, Arkansas. married William E. "Bill Squirrel" Wood b. 1877 died before 1900. Obviously not the Squirrel Bill we are familiar with. Any help on sorting this out and which is the Jack Hurst Cem. Don
I'm as confused as you are, Don. Although I doubt it, there could be a Jack Hurst Cemetery somewhere in AR - and I've never heard of any cemetery in MCAR called a Jack anything. You'd know better than I who's buried in the MCAR Hurst Cemetery. There is a Marion AR down in Crittenden Co - just north of West Memphis. But a Jack Hurst or Hurst Cemetery isn't shown there. As for "Squirrel Bill" Wood. First off, the "Squirrel Bill" Wood of MCAR was William J - not William E. Second, he was born in GA in 1811 and died in MCAR between 1850 and 1860. And his wife's name was Pamela - not Sarah Frances. Several entries in Rootsweb's World Connect Project list this couple, but none says much more than what you were given. And all say Sarah Frances is buried in the Jack Hurst Cemetery in Marion AR, but none gives a death date. And they all say William E died bef 1900, but none gives a death place. And they all say they married in Calico Rock, Izard Co AR 29 Dec 1897. They do list her parents, though. Where they all came up with this "Squirrel Bill" nickname, I haven't a clue. I've never heard of it being used for anyone but William J Wood of MCAR. I'd suggest whoever is looking for more information on this couple go to WorldConnect and contact those that have posted there. Although their data is rather incomplete, they might know something more definitive. Hope to see you and Your Shadow at Turkey Trot this weekend. Mysty [email protected] ********************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 2:27 PM Subject: [ARMar] William Wood > Help needed in sorting out this family. Sarah Frances Foster b. May 1875 > Calico Rock, buried in the Jack Hurst Cem.,Marion, Arkansas. > married William E. "Bill Squirrel" Wood b. 1877 died before 1900. > > Obviously not the Squirrel Bill we are familiar with. Any help on sorting > this out and which is the Jack Hurst Cem. > Don > >