Kim, Thanks for the note, I don't seem to have data on your Alexander Thompson. The ones I locate do not seem to match the death date that you mention. I will put this on the Marion County List and hope that Mysty or someone will be able to come up with some help. Marion List please answer direct. Don > >It would be Yellville Ark. around 1889 or so. >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:dott@centurytel.net>Don Ott >To: <mailto:skpond@yhti.net>Shawn & Kim Ponder >Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 5:10 PM >Subject: Re: HELPLIST > > Sorry I am on several help lists so I will need some sort of > location and any dates you might have. >Don > > > >At 04:02 PM 01-01-02 -0600, you wrote: >>I am looking for info on Alexander Thompson who died in 1892, He was >>married to a Dora Reed. >>Thanks >>Kim Ponder >>10550 Cherry Rd >>Dixon Mo 65459 >><mailto:skpond@yhti.net>skpond@yhti.net

In "Marion County Marriage Records 1887-1896" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts, I find Alexander Thompson aged 71 of Yellville m MCAR 14 Jan 1889 Dora Reed aged 16 of Yellville. They were married by J W Lyles. This marriage record can be found in Book E page 162 at the Marion County Courthouse. I've searched MCAR 1870, 1880 census records, "Marion Co 1890" by Helen McMindes, "Cemeteries of Marion Co" by Lester and Marian Burnes, "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" by Mysty McPherson & Vicki Roberts. I've been unable to find either Alexander Thompson, Dora Reed, their parents, their birth dates, nor their birth places. They may have actually resided in a neighboring county or in Missouri, merely marrying in Yellville (although it's usual for both the bride and groom to give their current place of residence on the marriage application). Because of the divergence in their ages, this could have been an elopement with both of them residing temporarily in Yellville. The date of their marriage (1889) leads me to think that it's entirely possible both were somehow involved in the mining era (not necessarily as miners, but involved in some collateral business). Folks often sort of breezed in for a year or two and breezed out again, leaving little or no trace of ever having been here. Sorry I can't be of more help to you. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com **************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Ott" <dott@centurytel.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 8:10 PM Subject: Re: HELPLIST > Kim, > Thanks for the note, I don't seem to have data on your Alexander > Thompson. The ones I locate do not seem to match the death date that you > mention. I will put this on the Marion County List and hope that Mysty or > someone will be able to come up with some help. > Marion List please answer direct. > Don >***************************************************** > >It would be Yellville Ark. around 1889 or so. > >*************************************************** > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <mailto:dott@centurytel.net>Don Ott > >To: <mailto:skpond@yhti.net>Shawn & Kim Ponder > >Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 5:10 PM > >Subject: Re: HELPLIST > > Sorry I am on several help lists so I will need some sort of > > location and any dates you might have. > >Don > >******************************************** > >At 04:02 PM 01-01-02 -0600, you wrote: > >>I am looking for info on Alexander Thompson who died in 1892, He was > >>married to a Dora Reed. > >>Thanks > >>Kim Ponder > >>10550 Cherry Rd > >>Dixon Mo 65459 > >><mailto:skpond@yhti.net>skpond@yhti.net