Linda lhaasdav@mindspring.com Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c ----- Original Message ----- From: Dewayne Barnes <Bronson@olp.net> To: Linda Haas Davenport <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 11:32 AM Subject: Re: Walter and Minnie Bridges.. > Linda, thank you for your help. I have another piece of info I would like > to forward.... > > My Mother is Sammy Lane Blankenship whose Aunt Consuelo and her sister lived > next door to eachother and were married to brothers there in Yellville. > My Grandmother Minnie King Bridges had a sister named Thelma who lived right > across the street from my Grandparents on Rock Road in Yellville in a white > house with stair steps up to their front porch. It also had a rock fence > around it. > > Also on my mother's side (the Blankenships) there was also an Aunt Terry and > a funeral home in town whom belonged to my Mother's side of the family. > > My mother's father and my other Grandfather was P.V. Blankenship and her > mother (my other Grandmother was Gertrude Blankenship. > > My Grandmother Minnie died in the Yellville Ark. hospital, I believe. She > died of old age. > > My Dad, Marvin Bridges, left home to attend the Branson's School of the > Ozarks and was the youngest of all the children of Walter and Minnie. He > doesn't really know but thought his mother Minnie was of Indian descent. > Such an age gap between them. > > My Dad, Marvin's sister is Ruth Godfrey whom lived in Pyatt, Ark until her > husband died and went to live with her daughter in Harrison. > > I am just thinking that we have alot of heritage in Yellville and needed to > know if anyone knew them. They were born around 1898 or so. > But mainly we grandchildren believed Minnie was part if not all Indian, but > Dad just does not know for sure. > > Again, thanks for any help you can provide. > > Sincerely, > > > Brenda Bridges > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > To: "Dewayne Barnes" <Bronson@olp.net> > Cc: "AR Marion List" <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 9:36 AM > Subject: Re: Walter and Minnie Bridges.. > > > > Dwayne: I'm afraid that I can't be of any help. I'm going to forward this > > message to the Marion Co list. There are lots of good folks on the list > and > > perhaps someone will be able to help you. Good Luck. > > > > Linda > > > > lhaasdav@mindspring.com > > Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > > Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion > > List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dewayne Barnes <Bronson@olp.net> > > To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 8:19 PM > > Subject: Walter and Minnie Bridges.. > > > > > > > I am a grandaughter of Walter and Minnie Bridges. I have always > wondered > > if > > > my Grandmother was of Indian descent. Minnie's maiden name is King. > > > > > > My father is Marvin L. Bridges who I think used to be the Editor of the > > > Mountain Echo long ago. > > > I am not sure of that either. Long ago meaning around 1952 or so. > > > > > > Any info would be much appreciated. > > > > > > Brenda K. Bridges > > > > > > > > >

Brenda, without researching your entire family history for you, I can offer a few things that might be helpful in your research. I've noted the sources in which I found this information so you'll have it for your records. "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" compiled by Mysty McPherson & Vicki Roberts pub 1997. Sammy Lane Blankenship is the daughter of Parris Virgil "P.V." & Gertrude Moatt (Burnes) Blankenship. Gertrude Moatt Burnes b MCAR 1896 d Huntsville AR 1948 was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin "B. F." & Samantha Jane (Angel) Brunes. She m MCAR 1918 Parris Virgil "P. V." Blankenship b MCAR Aug 1889. He was the son of Phalis & Mary E "Polly" (Gilley) Blankenship. Consuelo Gladys Burnes b MCAR 1896 d MCAR 1976 bu Yellville Cemetery was the sister of Gertrude Moatt Burnes. She m 1918 Homer Blankenship d 1960 by Yellville Cemetery. He was the brother of Parris Virgil "P V" Blankenship. Howell Addison "Hal" Burns was a brother of Gertrude and Consuelo Burnes. He owned Burns Funeral Home in Yellville. The funeral home descended thru his daughter Betty Jo Burns who married Robert Marion "Bobby" Duren to his grandson Dan Duren who owns and operates it today. Ibid plus "Marion Co. AR 1890" by Helen McMindes. Una A./Minnie King b MCAR Jan 1889 was the daughter of Fountain C. "Fount" & Sarah Azeliah "Zee" (Jobe) King. "Marion Co Marriage Records 1905-1917" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts. W W Bridges aged 23 of Eros m MCAR 24 Oct 1911 Minnie King aged 22 of Eros. "Marion Co. AR 1890" by Helen McMindes William W Bridges b Feb 1848 MO TN TN. In White River Township 1880, Union Township 1890, Crooked Creek Township 1900. Perilda Jane [Thompson] wife b Oct 1854 TN TN TN. Married 26 years, 11 children, 5 living (per 1900 census). William son b 1879. Maggie dau b Sep 1881 AR MO TN. Harbin son b Sep 1885 AR MO TN. WALTER son b Oct 1888 AR MO TN. Myrtle dau b May 1890 AR MO TN. "History of Marion Co" by Earl Berry pub 1976, p 28. "In 1954, Don Matthews sold his interest in the Echo to his partner, Roy L Sizemore, who published it until he sold it to Marvin Bridges in 1955. Mr Bridges kept it only two months before selling it to Jack Tipton, a newspaper man from Eastern Arkansas." "Cemeteries of Marion Co" by Lester & Marian Burnes. W W Bridges b23 Feb 1852 d 24 Oct 1908 bu Cowan Cemetery. Perrilda Jane (Thompson) Bridges, w/o W W, b 16 Nov 1852 d 27 Feb 1946 bu Cowan Cemetery. Ralph King Bridges, s/o Walter, b 14 Oct 1923 d 6 Feb 1930 bu Patton Cemetery. Walter W Bridges b 9 Oct 1888 d 19 Oct 1978 bu Patton Cemetery. Minnie (King) Bridges, w/o Walter, b 16 Jan 1889 d 21 March 1981 bu Patton Cemetery. Having done the research and talked with uncounted numbers of people in order to co-compile "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1911-1900," I find no suggestion in any of these families nor any of the related families that would indicate any Native American heritage for your mother. The only way you could find out for sure would be to research each and every direct ancestor of your mother's until you found some sort of information or reference to a Native American. And, by the way, believe me, there's not a chance in this world that she could be full-blood Native American. Oh, you might like to know that Lester Burnes, co-author of "Cemeteries of Marion Co," was a brother of Gertrude, Consuelo, and Hal Burnes. You might like to roam around on the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion to see if you can find more information on your ancestors. The MCAR 1880 census is there online, there are pictures and family histories that might be useful, there are queries that go back a long ways, there's a list of books the Historic Genealogical Society of Marion Co has for sale, there's a pretty comprehensive list of the resources the Society has in its Research Room at the Marion Co Library, and a whole lot more. I may sound prejudiced (and probably am), but it's one of the best county sites on the Internet - by far. If I can be of further help in your search, please feel free to contact me. I live in just south of Yellville. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ******************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dewayne Barnes <Bronson@olp.net> > To: Linda Haas Davenport <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 11:32 AM > Subject: Re: Walter and Minnie Bridges.. > > > Linda, thank you for your help. I have another piece of info I would like > > to forward.... > > > > My Mother is Sammy Lane Blankenship whose Aunt Consuelo and her sister > lived > > next door to eachother and were married to brothers there in Yellville. > > My Grandmother Minnie King Bridges had a sister named Thelma who lived > right > > across the street from my Grandparents on Rock Road in Yellville in a > white > > house with stair steps up to their front porch. It also had a rock fence > > around it. > > > > Also on my mother's side (the Blankenships) there was also an Aunt Terry > and > > a funeral home in town whom belonged to my Mother's side of the family. > > > > My mother's father and my other Grandfather was P.V. Blankenship and her > > mother (my other Grandmother was Gertrude Blankenship. > > > > My Grandmother Minnie died in the Yellville Ark. hospital, I believe. She > > died of old age. > > > > My Dad, Marvin Bridges, left home to attend the Branson's School of the > > Ozarks and was the youngest of all the children of Walter and Minnie. He > > doesn't really know but thought his mother Minnie was of Indian descent. > > Such an age gap between them. > > > > My Dad, Marvin's sister is Ruth Godfrey whom lived in Pyatt, Ark until her > > husband died and went to live with her daughter in Harrison. > > > > I am just thinking that we have alot of heritage in Yellville and needed > to > > know if anyone knew them. They were born around 1898 or so. > > But mainly we grandchildren believed Minnie was part if not all Indian, > but > > Dad just does not know for sure. > > > > Again, thanks for any help you can provide. > > > > Sincerely, Brenda Bridges *********************************************** > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > > To: "Dewayne Barnes" <Bronson@olp.net> > > Cc: "AR Marion List" <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 9:36 AM > > Subject: Re: Walter and Minnie Bridges.. > > > > > Dwayne: I'm afraid that I can't be of any help. I'm going to forward > this > > > message to the Marion Co list. There are lots of good folks on the list > > and > > > perhaps someone will be able to help you. Good Luck. > > > > > > Linda > > > > > > lhaasdav@mindspring.com > > > Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > > > Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion > > > List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c > > >***************************************************** > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Dewayne Barnes <Bronson@olp.net> > > > To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > > > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 8:19 PM > > > Subject: Walter and Minnie Bridges.. > > > > > > > I am a grandaughter of Walter and Minnie Bridges. I have always > > wondered > > > if > > > > my Grandmother was of Indian descent. Minnie's maiden name is King. > > > > > > > > My father is Marvin L. Bridges who I think used to be the Editor of > the > > > > Mountain Echo long ago. > > > > I am not sure of that either. Long ago meaning around 1952 or so. > > > > > > > > Any info would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > Brenda K. Bridges