Fascinating offer! Thanks! Was George W. Paschal in the group? He was the attorney who married John Ridge's daughter. Thanks. Pansylea Howard Willburn > From: ARMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:00:04 -0600 > To: ARMARION-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: ARMARION-D Digest V01 #132 > > > ARMARION-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 132 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: ARMARION-D Digest V01 #129 [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #2 Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #3 Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #4 Bennett ["Patricia Gausnell" <gausnell@wmni] > #5 Re: ARMARION-D Digest V01 #129 [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #6 RE: Benge Route Trail of Tears [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #7 Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #8 Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears [Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net>] > #9 "Trail of Tears" [Don Ott <dott@centuryTEL.net>] > #10 Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears [Vansrib@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To UNSUBSCRIBE from ARMARION-L OR ARMARION-D, send a message: > to: > ARMARION-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARMARION-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains ONE word, in the body of the message: > > UNSUBSCRIBE > > No other text is necessary. 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He and his >> brother (my Great Great Grandfather) were said to have worked on the Trail of >> Tears as guards but I have no proof of this. It was said that the economy of >> the US was very bad and the banks were closing and many men hired on to make >> enough money to make it through the next winter. We were told he came on the >> trail from Beech Grove, Tn to Bentonville, Arkansas (approximate locations). >> At that time, fresh guards were hired and he returned to Tennessee. It was >> about 1839 he brought his family to Marion County. His brothers Handy and >> John came with him. >> >> Also, do you find a listing for Nancy Womack? I was told she was Indian but >> no proof of it. I always thought that Handy may have met her on the trail >> but she is said to have been born in Arkansas. >> >> Reta DeShields Parton >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:33 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears > > No Hawkins listed. > Don > > > At 01:39 AM 27-06-01 -0400, you wrote: >> Wow that is one of those offers I can't resist! Do you happen to have a >> Hawkins on that list? My Great Grandfather's name was James C. Hawkins and he >> most likely was not there but I thought I might try to find his father who's >> name is still unknown to me. He said he was a quarter Indian and adopted. Any >> help would be appreciated. >> Thanks so much, >> Bren >> >> >> ============================== >> Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >> your heritage! >> http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:08 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears > > No Cowans or Bennetts on the list. > Don > > > At 09:16 PM 27-06-01 -0400, you wrote: >> I'm descended from a Joseph Bennett from Marion County. Father Joseph who, >> according to Flippin was one of the early settlers of Crooked Creek. I've >> always been told that my Bennett ancestry is part Cherokee, dating through >> Joseph's son Riley Franklin Bennett, my grandfather. >> The only thing that sounds probable to me is that Joseph's wife was part >> Chelokee. Her name was Sarah COWAN. >> If you should run across any Cowans on the Benge list, would appreciate the >> info. >> >> Thanks, Jerry Bennett >> >> >> ============================== >> Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >> Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > ______________________________ > From: "Patricia Gausnell" <gausnell@wmni.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 6:58 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Bennett > > Dear Jerry Bennett, > I saw your message regarding Joseph Bennett of Marion Co, > Arkansas. My husband is descended from Lusetta P. Bennett who married > John Walter Scott. She was born in DeKalb Co, TN (or at least lived > there in her early years) in 1829, then moved to Liberty Twp, St. > Francis, Missouri where she md John Walter Scott. Her daughter > Lucinda Evelyn Scott was born in 1860 in the above twp in MO and md. > James Hiram Crownover, and they lived in James Creek twp in Marion Co, > where she died in 1903. Lucinda's parents I believe were William > Bennett and Jane Bennett who were born in NC, then to DeKalb Co, TN. > They had several children, none that I have seen named Joseph. But > there were several other Bennetts living near, and also, their older > sons could have had a son named Joseph. > I you want more information, let me know. > Patricia Gausnell > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:29 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: ARMARION-D Digest V01 #129 > > It is the group that came through Yellville. Do not have a list of guards, > don't think this group had guards, they were led by their own Indians. I do > not find DeShields listed. The map of the route "Benge Route" is at: > <http://rosecity.net/tears/trail/map.html> > <http://rosecity.net/tears/> is a general Trail of Tears site. > Don > > > > At 11:37 AM 28-06-01 -0400, you wrote: > > >> Is this the group who passed through Yellville in 1838-1839? Don, Can you >> tell me if the book lists the guards? Do you know where the trail they went >> on? Was it beginning in or around Beech Grove, Tennessee? I am looking for >> my DeShields clan and William DeShields appeared in 1839-1840. He and his >> brother (my Great Great Grandfather) were said to have worked on the Trail of >> Tears as guards but I have no proof of this. It was said that the economy of >> the US was very bad and the banks were closing and many men hired on to make >> enough money to make it through the next winter. We were told he came on the >> trail from Beech Grove, Tn to Bentonville, Arkansas (approximate locations). >> At that time, fresh guards were hired and he returned to Tennessee. It was >> about 1839 he brought his family to Marion County. His brothers Handy and >> John came with him. >> >> Also, do you find a listing for Nancy Womack? I was told she was Indian but >> no proof of it. I always thought that Handy may have met her on the trail >> but she is said to have been born in Arkansas. >> >> Reta DeShields Parton >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:29 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: Benge Route Trail of Tears > > Do not find a Couch on the roster. > Don > > > > At 10:32 PM 26-06-01 -0500, you wrote: >> Hi Don...John Couch was listed on the Cherokee Rolls....could he or any >> Couch be on your list?...thanx Jess >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Don Ott [mailto:dott@centurytel.net] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 4:32 PM >> To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Benge Route Trail of Tears >> >> >> Have acquired a copy of the "Muster Roll of Emigrating Cherokees >> Under >> Charge of Captain John Benge" I have strict instructions from the folk who >> own the original document that I may not publish this document, may not >> make copies and pass out nor may I post it on the internet. I do have >> permission to place a copy in the Marion County Library Genealogy Research >> Center. I will do that in due course when next in Yellville. The document >> contains the "Head of Families" name of the 959 Indians, and list the >> number of Negro slaves with each family, a total of 144 Negros. >> I will do limited look-up of names for those who think they had >> relatives >> on The Trail of Tears, Benge Route. >> Don Ott >> >> >> ============================== >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >> Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:49 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears > > Sorry no Whitson. > Don > > > At 12:11 AM 28-06-01 +0930, you wrote: >> Hi Don, >> Would there by any chanch be anyone with the last name of Whitson on that >> Muster Roll of Emigrating Cherokees Under Charge of Captain John Benge? >> Thanks in advance, >> Brenda >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don Ott" <dott@centurytel.net> >> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 7:02 AM >> Subject: Benge Route Trail of Tears >> >> >>> Have acquired a copy of the "Muster Roll of Emigrating Cherokees Under >>> Charge of Captain John Benge" I have strict instructions from the folk who >>> own the original document that I may not publish this document, may not >>> make copies and pass out nor may I post it on the internet. I do have >>> permission to place a copy in the Marion County Library Genealogy >> Research >>> Center. I will do that in due course when next in Yellville. The document >>> contains the "Head of Families" name of the 959 Indians, and list the >>> number of Negro slaves with each family, a total of 144 Negros. >>> I will do limited look-up of names for those who think they had relatives >>> on The Trail of Tears, Benge Route. >>> Don Ott >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ============================== >> Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >> Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:22 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears > > Send them along and get in line. > Don > > At 08:45 PM 26-06-01 -0400, you wrote: >> Don: >> >> How soon will you be ready for look-ups. And how many look ups to a person. >> I have a feeling you are going to be inundated with request. >> >> All of my ancestors came through Ark. I don't know if it was the Benge Trail >> or not. Let me know when you are available for looks, I have a couple of >> names that I would like checked out. >> >> Thanks for the info. >> >> Colleen >> >> >> ============================== >> Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >> http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > ______________________________ > From: Don Ott <dott@centuryTEL.net> > Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:52 PM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: "Trail of Tears" > > A lot of Trail of Tears questions which I am getting can be answered > at: <http://rosecity.net/tears/> > > Those looking for a map of the Trail of Tears go > to: <http://rosecity.net/tears/trail/map.html> > Don > > ______________________________ > From: Vansrib@aol.com > Date: Friday, June 29, 2001 2:44 AM > To: ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Benge Route Trail of Tears > > Don: > > Thanks for all you are doing. Here are the names of my people that somewhere > along the line I feel came across on the Trail of Tears: > > Bivens > Hooper > Hudleston > > Thank you very much > Colleen >