Afraid this won't be of much help to you, Gary, but here's what I find in "Cemeteries of MCAR" by Marian Burnes. Old Hurst/Teagarden Cemetery: Eldora Hall b/d 1888. Hansford Hall s/o G W & M S 1873-1892. Jacob Hall b & d 1889. Pickney Hall b & d 1871. Vinson Hall b1872-1874. Neal Hall 1885-1888. Hannah (Treat) w/o Daniel Hall m IND 1818 - 1799-1875. Mary W Hall d/o G W 1849-1904. Daniel b VT 1790-1869. Marian and Lester Burnes tramped the MCAR cemeteries for around 30 years before compiling this book in 1989. There are lots of mistakes and omissions, but it's about the best we have to work with for now. None of the other "Hall" listings in this book are for G W either. I'd guess either date could be correct - misreading a 0 for a 6 or a 6 for a 0. I know that Cora (Hurst) Tetrick and her sister Gearldine (Hurst) McNeil have been working very hard on this cemetery the past couple of years so they may have turned up some rocks not previously found. Basically, it was a cattle pasture and the owners wanted it kept that way - at least until these two gals got into the act, tracked down state laws, and darned near had the sheriff in the act <grin>. Guess it's pretty much cleaned up, fenced, and relatively back in order - except it's around 1/4 its original size. G W Hall's stone could be one of those down in the creek or scattered across the pasture or whatever. Anyway, apparently Marian and Lester never found it. Don Ott has been very active in the cemetery workings so you might contact him for more information. Oh, I hear there's now a list of those buried there. Not sure where all the info came from, but Don will probably know. You can reach him at dott@centuryinter.net. Most of the folks I know of who've been working on this cemetery aren't on line. Only one I know of is Don. You might try for a death certificate for G W. In AR they've been required since Feb 1914. Of course, lots of folks didn't bother to send the info to Little Rock back before the days of doctors and morticians and coroners and all that. Desmond Walls Allen has published the AR Death Index (she got the info from the index list on the desks at Vital Records) 1914-1946. You can find out more about these books at www.ArkansasResearch.com which lists all the books she has for sale. Or you can contact: Division of Vital Records Arkansas Department of Health 4815 Markham Street Little Rock AR 72201. Typically bureaucratic, they require 1) a statement of purpose, 2) statement of your relationship to the deceased, 3) dates, locations, etc. A death certificate is $4 as of a couple/three months ago. Good luck <grin> Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ******************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Treat <gdtreat@yahoo.com> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: George W Hall > Hi list, > > George Washington HALL, son of Daniel HALL and Hannah TREAT, was > born 6 Nov 1840 in IN. I have conflicting information regarding > his date of death in Marion Co, AR. One source indicates he died > on 8 Jun 1926 and another indicates 8 Jun 1920. Both sources > claim the information was taken from his gravestone at the Old > Hurst Cemetery. > > Does anyone have a definitive answer to this question? Does > anyone have access to the probate records for the period? I have > been unable to find any mention of the death in Yellville's > "Mountain Echo" newspaper for either date. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Gary Treat > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >