Thanks Mysty. I've checked the St. Louis County Library which is very large and they had nothing. Next I'll check the St. Louis City Library. I WILL let you know. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Mysty McPherson <shakerag@mtnhome.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 12:12 PM Subject: Re: Nancy Abney b 1829 KY m abt 1848 Marion County AR > Hi Larry. How're you doing? Been a while, hasn't it? > > Checked the 1840, 1850, and 1860 census for Marion Co and the 1850, 1860 for > Searcy Co. There's no listing in any of them for the surname Abney (nor for > any variant spelling I could dream up). And there's no mention of any Abney > in "Genealogies of MCAR Families 1811-1900" either as a family or as an > individual. > > See if you can find a copies of "AR Census Index 1840" and "AR Census Index > 1850" by Accelerated Indexing Systems. Also MO for these years. These give > the name, age, and county location of everyone listed in each census. It's > entirely possible the Abneys breezed thru MCAR between census years, > settling maybe in Fulton Co or Izard Co or Carroll Co or Newton Co or even > somewhere in MO. I know Little Rock Library and the AR History Commission > have these books so I'm sure one of the larger libraries in St Louis will > have them. I also know that Nancy (Abney) Wood's kids mostly married around > Springfield MO. It's my guess that Nancy split MCAR during the Civil War - > or at least after "Berry" died - and went to MO for safety - or possibly to > join family already there. > > Good luck - and let me know what you find, okay? Would be good info for the > WOW family, right? > > Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com > *********************************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Larry Copley <moses@stlnet.com> > To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:04 AM > Subject: Nancy Abney b 1829 KY m abt 1848 Marion County AR > > > > I just received a Death Certificate for my Great-great-grandmother, > > Nancy Abney Wood Utt Meece. She was born in KY but married in Marion > > County AR about 1848 to Benjamin Wood. Their oldest son Berry Jackson > > Wood was born in Marion County in 1849. On the Death Certificate her > > father is listed as Enick (sp?) Abney. This could be Enoch Abney. > > Does anyone have any record of this Abney? Are the Abneys mentioned > > in "The Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900"? Does anyone > > have access to the 1840 and/or 1850 Marion County census reports and > > are they mentioned on either? > > Thanks in advance. > > Larry Copley > > moses@stlnet.com > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >