Posted on: Miller County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Miller?read=130 Surname: Ayers, Sawyer, Walker, Nichols ------------------------- Looking for info on Alton Ayers who married Mamie Sawyers in 1888 in Miller Co, Ar. He was a railroad conductor and a Mason. Also he played the fiddle-player. It is believed that he was born in MS. He d. in Haileyville,Ok in 1917.Thanks Shelby

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Posted on: Miller County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Miller?read=128 Surname: Nichols, McGuire ------------------------- Seeking information on John Gabriel Nichols who passed away at the age of 45 in Miller County Arkansas on Sept 30, 1885. He was married to Nancy McGuire. Is there anyone out there with access to cemetery records or obituaries that could possible help me find out the place of burial, cause of death and MOST IMPORTANTLY who his parents were? Thank you in advance for anyone who may be able to help me.

Posted on: Miller County Obituaries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/MillerObits?read=56 Surname: Nichols, McGuire ------------------------- Seeking information on John Gabriel Nichols who died in Miller county Arkansas on Sept 30, 1885. He was married to Nancy McGuire. Seeking burial location as well as cause of death because he was only 45 years old when he passed away. MOST OF ALL SEEKING any information on who his parents were. We have quite a family controversy going as to who his parents were. Is there anyone out there with Miller County Cemetery books who might be able to look for a burial place or access to obituaries that might be able to look him up? Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to give me.

MILLER COUNTY GenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Jim Porter, Miller County Coordinator JPofTX@aol.com Do you have a web page, link, or other information to share? Have you posted a querry on the querry page? http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/postqueries.htm MILLER COUNTY Available Archived Records http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/miller/miller.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Please submit yours!! No submission is too small, too large, or unwanted! Get Involved! We are looking for people to donate transcriptions of cemeteries, deeds, censuses, obituaries, bible records, photo's, family histories, etc. If you have a Miller County file you'd like to donate to help other genealogist and the Miller County USGenWeb Project, please contact me. It only takes a few minutes and it can help so many people. Vicki Richardson Texarkana, USA © VHR

Maybe it was her desire to learn that has kept Vesta Jenkins healthy and happy for 100 years. Or perhaps it was her energy, which has enabled her to remain independent even today in her second-floor apartment in Texarkana, Ark. Or her deep faith, which has never wavered, even when in tough times. Whatever it was, it received the appreciation of about 100 admirers at Wednesday night's birthday party for her at Central Baptist Church on East 35th Street. "Vesta Jenkins has seen more in the last 25 years than I've done in the past 50 years," quipped Ron Cleveland, deacon, just before the crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to her and cut the cake. "She had to quit school when she was a little girl to help the family out on the farm, but she never lost her desire to learn." At age 85, she decided to get her GED, so without cracking a book or taking a course, she took the exam and passed it easily. That was in the fall of 1985, and by the spring she had even bigger things in mind. She signed up for remedial English, music and art. She still has a number of her own paintings hanging in her apartment. In December 1991, she decided she had had enough of this retirement business and applied for a job at the McDonald's Restaurant just around the corner from her home. Hired as a hostess, she quickly drew a following of customers, who be-knighted her "McGranny." The mayor eventually proclaimed her birthday "McGranny Day," and local television affiliates aired video of her birthday party on the evening news. The Tonight Show tried to get her on his show but she turned him down, saying she didn't know "any good jokes." Janelda Silvey met Jenkins after she and her husband became members of the church 22 years ago. Silvey visits Jenkins regularlu, helping her with mail and minor business matters. She's usually available when Jenkins needs a ride. Otherwise Jenkins is just as independent today as when Silvey first met her, she said. The world may have changed a lot in the past 100 years, but she suspects Miss Jenkins "has never changed a bit." © VHR

My mother Edith Dowd Goode (daughter of Olin and Faye Dowd) sold property located on Senator street in Texarkana in the early 60's. My dad says a lawyer (and judge?) who lived on Hickory (he thinks) handled the sale. His fee was the original land grant and all paperwork on the land. He had a garage apartment filled with such records from Texarkana and intended to start an historical museum someday. Would anyone know who that might have been and where all those records found a home? My family in Texarkana are Dowd and Collins. The land grant was to Collins, but I am not sure which one. Thanks in advance for any help. I love this site and all the information that is forwarded. I lived in Texarkana until the age of 8. We moved to Texas in 1958. Dianne Goode Young The Colony, Tx.

Former Miller County JP Russell dies at age 97 H.Q. Russell is remembered by friends and colleagues as a gentleman and an honest man. He also enjoyed uniting couples in marriage. The former Miller County justice of the peace, who died Tuesday at 97, performed countless weddings during his years on the Quorum Court and when he returned to private life. "He was very active in marrying people. I think he performed a wedding almost every day," said Jerry Shipp, who served on the Quorum Court with Russell for about 12 years. Shipp described Russell as "dignified, honorable and intelligent," both on and off the Quorum Court. "He looked out for the county ... he was a true southern gentleman. His family's roots run deep in Miller County," Shipp said. Russell was first elected to the Quorum Court in 1976. Texarkana resident Wayne Bryant said he had known Russell all his life. Bryant's father, H.D. Bryant, served with Russell on the Quorum Court. "Our families have always been real close. He was a leader in this community. He was a hard worker and his death will be a great loss to our city," Bryant said. Former Miller County Sheriff Ken Sinyard remembered Russell as an "honest man," who enjoyed gardening and liked giving his vegetables away to friends. "He was a gentleman and he always dressed up when he came to the courthouse. He always wore a suit and tie. He was just a fine man," Sinyard said. He also recalled Russell's fondness for performing wedding ceremonies. "He was always ready to marry people," he said. Bryant agreed. "He liked to see happy marriages. That was something he enjoyed," he said. © VHR

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IF you have access to a marriage index. Please lookup. George thomas caves and mittie Risenhoover date of marriage Jan 15,1917. previous marriages of mitties: George A thompson ? sanders ? hobbs thanks inadvance, Melodee Melnsam123@aol.com

Posted on: Miller County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Miller?read=126 Surname: SUTHERLAND, HUDDLESTON ------------------------- Looking for post-1900 whereabouts, marriage and descendants of Gracie Sutherland b. Jan. 1889 MN to Henry C. and Loanna Carter Sutherland. Last appears on the 1900 Miller Co., Arkanasas census in Garland listed as a servant in the home of Walter Huddleston. Please contact me if you have any information on her.

Posted on: Miller County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Miller?read=125 Surname: Blanton, Abraham ------------------------- Unfortunately, I have no information o the Larey family--only a little bit on the Blantons. I am trying to find out how this family is connected to my family. Since this mercantile ledger seems to have been kept and passed down, it must have some historical/sentimental value.

The Doddridge United Methodist Church, Doddridge, Ark. Hal Lewis, chairman of the worship committee, said, "The church, founded in 1850, is one of the first Methodist churches in this part of the world." In researching the church's history, Lewis discovered that John Wesley and a group of about 60 ministers, organized the Episcopal Methodist Church in Baltimore, Md., in 1784, only eight years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Only 66 years later, the Doddridge Episcopal Methodist Church was organized at Sulphur Fork by Mark Lively. In 1908, the church building was disassembled and moved about two miles to its present location. Colquette Bigby rebuilt the church, "nearly board by board." W.T. Field, a pioneer of Miller County, donated the land for the new church. In 1958, the original church building was salvaged. A lot of the lumber was incorporated into the present church building. In 1974, an extension was added to serve as a fellowship hall and Sunday school. Charter members include the Bigby, Tidwell, Sexton, Templeton, Bryant, Smith, Lively and Taylor families. Walter Burnett, student pastor, serves the Doddridge church and two other churches. © VHR

St. Edward Catholic Church - Fifth and Beech streets Catholics started worshipping on the Arkansas side of Texarkana on June 20, 1903. The Rev. E.W. Fowler celebrated the first Mass at the Miller County Courthouse. By December of that year, members had a chapel on Fourth and Hickory streets. The first Mass was celebrated there on Christmas Day by the Very Rev. Finton Kramer, vicar general of the Diocese of Little Rock. In 1904, the Rev. M.J. Daugherty became St. Edward's first pastor. In April 1922, members broke ground for the present church under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Oliver Clarendon, who served the church from 1918 to his death in 1932. Dr. Clarendon became a monsignor before he died. Dr. Clarendon came to the church with impressive credentials. He had been professor of dogmatic theology at St. John's Seminary. Seminary officials and priest friends were on hand when St. Edward was completed and dedicated in 1923. Bishop John Morris dedicated the beautiful Romanesque-style church on April 8, 1923. The dedication service made diocesan history, for the bishop celebrated a solemn pontifical Mass. The pontifical ceremony is a cathedral feature, and for the first time in the history of the diocese it was celebrated in a church other than St. Andrew's Cathedral in Little Rock. Under Dr. Clarendon's leadership, Providence Academy was opened in 1922. In 1924, the church purchased 40 acres for Calvary Cemetery. Members celebrated the church's 75th anniversary in 1998, and the church's priest at that time said, "The people of St. Edward's Parish worked very hard and sacrificed much to move from a wooden church on Hickory Street to this wonderful edifice on Beech. "With the recent additions and remodeling, that same tradition of sacrifice and working together is still evident in our parish." The Rev. Phillip Reaves, pastor, said the parish council is a wonderful resource for him. The council represents the parish, he said. Council members formed many active committees such as a committee on education and a committee on liturgy. "The people are very hard workers who want to do a lot for the church," Reaves said. Reaves' associate pastor is the Rev. Vincent Ogbuji of Nigeria. Other staff members include Deacon Joe Bruick and Director of Religious Education Susan Mervish. The office staff consists of Janet Daddato and Maria Byrne. In July, another deacon will be added. Deacon Al Calzada will be director of Hispanic ministry. The church offers Masses in English and Spanish every Sunday and in Vietnamese every other month. Three choirs contribute music to the various services. St. Edward has two mission churches: St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Catholic Church in Ashdown, Ark., and Our Lady of Good Hope Church in Hope, Ark. St. Edward also has an outreach center that ministers to the needs of the poor. © VHR

I have a book that is a history of the communities of Sulphur Twsp. that includes a chapter on the Blantons. dustyc@microgear.net -----Original Message----- From: Shaybnf@aol.com <Shaybnf@aol.com> To: ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com <ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 09, 2000 5:43 PM Subject: Blantons of Spring Bank >Does anyone have any additional information on the Blantons of Spring Bank, a >prominent landowning in Miller Co circa 1836. I am especially interested in >James Deas Blanton who had a mercantile business. I have a ledger from this >business which passed to me from my great grandmother. > > >==== ARMILLER Mailing List ==== >Do not flame other members of the mailing list. For more information, send email to the List Manager, Jo Autrey, jmautrey@email.msn.com >http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >

Does anyone have any additional information on the Blantons of Spring Bank, a prominent landowning in Miller Co circa 1836. I am especially interested in James Deas Blanton who had a mercantile business. I have a ledger from this business which passed to me from my great grandmother.

Posted on: Miller County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Miller?read=123 Surname: Blanton, Abraham ------------------------- Blanton, landowning family of Miller County, AR. Richard Blanton father; son James Deas Blanton, mercantile business owner. I have ledger from mercantile business 1855. This ledger also mentions other families cited in The Blantons of Spring Bank, e.g., Palmer, Mercer, Larey. Any additional information about the Blantons or specifically Caesar Abraham, who may have been Blanton's slave prior to emancipation, would be appreciated.

Received from Curt and Eva Green July 12, 1962 5719 Carlton Ave, Columbus, GA. Sent to Marshall L. Greene Toone TN. A letter from Curt with the following Dear Marshall & family; We received your letter the other day and was pleased to hear from you. Concerning your family, you have a nice family. What is your sisters name that lives in Dallas, TX? I have a gooed friend who lives at Edna, TX. And her husband is from Dallas. His people still live there. We were sorry to hear of your baby sisters death. I have been trying to make a family tree in our oldest girl's Bible and maybe you can help me out. Your daddy's name was it Jim or John Green? Daddy (Curt daddy) he had two brothers I believe is all or do you know for sure? You were asking about Johnnie Riley and all them, Johnnie is now Johnnie Riley Waldrop and lives at 1081/2 Olive St. here in Columbus. She works at the mill where Carolyn and her husband work. Fred is in Fla. And I talked to Catherine (who is Jrs. wife) this morning and asked her to write you also. Do you remember Johnnie mother Aunt Maude, well she died about 41/2 to 5 years ago. As far as I have been able to find out, Aunt Ella and Effie are dead but I don't know where they died. Write when you can. Always; Curt, Eva and children I am trying to locate the people in this letter as they may be family from Marion Co., GA. Following is what I have on my family so far. I look forward to hearing from you and thanks. Charlotte Greene Holloway GREEN/GREENE GENEALOGY Providence Church Cemetery Marion Co., GA. James I GREEN no dates Co D 6 GA MIL CSA he had three sisters that I know of, Martha b 29 Sept 1850 d 31 Aug 1930 married Joseph Turner BENSON b 4 Apr 1845 d 13 Feb 1884. His second sister Lizzy married a SHORT and Ella. He had sons Joe, James Thomas, my grandfather, Willie and John who married C.M. (Maude) BROOKS 10 Sept 1893 daughter of Charlie BROOKS, they had two children, Joe and a daughter Johinnie. Samuel GREEN no dates Co H 46 GA INF CSA John GREEN b 20 Apr 1827 d 2 Jun 1887 J.W. GREEN 9 Feb 1832 d 9 Feb 1864 A GREEN b 8 May 1848 d 20 May 1911 These headstones are in the Providence Cemetery. I think the James I GREEN is my ggrandfather but haven't proved it yet. I have a picture of him standing with his five sisters three are Martha, Lizzy and Ella. This was taken in Buena Vista, GA. He has a beard and is dressed in a white shirt and pants with suspenders. I know he had one son, James Thomas GREENE (James added the e after the Green) b 11 June 1876 Red Bone District, GA d 9 June 1941 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. He married Tressa Lee BLUNT the 7 Sep 1907 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. Tressa was b 4 Jan 1889 d 26 Jan 1949 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. She was the daughter of John Wesley BLUNT and Leila Arkansas DAVIS. Their children are: 1. Hubert Eugene b 4 Apr 1909 d 16 Jun 1910 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. 2. Marshall Lafayette b 15 Feb 1910 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. D 15 Dec 1999 Hardeman Co., TN. 3. Pearl Irene b 12 Oct 1912 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 1991 TX 4. Opal Rosalie b 12 Oct 1914 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR 5. Royal Albert b 8 Jan 1918 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 4 Sep 1997 AR 6. Myrtle Alva b 1 Jun 1919 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 17 Jun 1959 Bossier Parish, LA 7. James Doyle b 16 Oct 1920 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR. 8. Junior Boyce b 14 Jul 1925 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR d 26 Jan 1997 Hardeman Co., TN. Junior is my father. More information on this line. In the same cemetery; J.W. Green b 9 Feb 1832 d 9 Feb 1864 M.A. Gren b 8 May 1848 d 20 May 1911 Mattie E. Short w/o M.T. Short b 8 Sep 1863 d 12 Sep 1895 possible sister of James L. or I Gren above Roe Thomas Green b 5 Sep 1869 d 26 Mar 1942 John Green b 30 April 1827 d 24 June 1887 James Green enlisted as a private in Co. C, 6th Regt, GA. State Troops 22 Oct 1861. Roll for Apr 6, 1862, last on file shows him present. Mustered out at Savannah, GA. Apr 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co. B, 32nd Regt, GA. Inf., May 6, 1862. Transferred to C, 1st Battn. GA. Sharpshooter July 30, 1862. Captured near Nashville, TN., Dec 16, 1864. Forwarded to Louisville, KY., and from thence to Camp Chase, O where he took oath of allegiance to U.S. Govt., enlisted in U.S. Service and was transferred to Chicago, IL. Mar 20, 1865. Then, James W. Green Private 1 May 1862. Died of chronic diarrhoea in Marietta, GA. Hospital 9 Feb 1864. Samuel Green Private 1 May 1862. Admitted to St. Mary's Hospital at West Point, MS with chronic diarrhoea 11 Jan 1865. Paroled at Chesterfield, SC May 1865 Born in NC in 1836. From Muster Roll Marion Co., GA. Marion Co, GA Pioneers Eli Green, James Green and Robert Green 1860 census Red Bone District GA. HH 526 Sarah B. Green 26 F born NC Thomas Green 5 m born GA Joanna L. Gren 3 F born GA HH 525 Moses S. Green 24 m Lawyer b GA Margaret B Green 21 F Domestic Allen Green 1 M Rebecca 4 F Labiny 7 F John T. Green 20 M Peter Green 13 M HH 526 James Green 29 M Farmer 350 605 b NC HH 537 Samuel Green 24 M Farmer 265 acres b NC Martha Green 24 F Donestic b GA William L. Green 2 M b GA HH can't read John Green 33 M Farmer 13,500 b NC Martha Alysum Green 32 F Domestic b GA James 11 M. b GA Sarah H. Green 10 b GA Martha Green 9 F b GA John T. Green 7 M b GA Mary E. Green 5 F b GA Ellois Green 1 F b GA HH 561 Lott Green 36 M Farmer 1000 500 b NC Sarah Green 21 F Domestic b NC Nancy J. Green 3 F b GA Lafroney 11/12 F b GA HH 562 John Short 23 M Farmer 600 245 b GA Martha Short 22 F Domestic b GA poss sister to the Green family Thomas Short 27 M Farm Laborer b GA Green, Lott Private 11 Dec 1862 Co E 63rd Reg GA Inf. Green, John Private 6 Jan 1863 same company Listed under Coroners 1828 J.I. Green I think my great grandfather. Marriage Records Marion Co GA Green, William & Emma Cottle 27 Jul 1900 Green, Martha J & Henry W. Peeples 6 Mar 1846 Green, Charlotte W & Willard J. Harris 14 Aug 1847 Greene, John S. & Martha E. Mauk 11 Aug 1852 Greene, Milton C & Sarah J. Bullock 5 Jan 1854 Greene, James W. & Lavinder E. Pebbles 10 Sep 1853 Green, Lizabeth & Hezekiah Heath 21 Nov 1854 Green, Samuel & Martha A. Blythe 19 Sep 1855 Green, Lott & Sarah E. Highsmith 14 Oct 1856 Green, Thomas D & Marion Bly 9 Nov 1859 Green, James W & Sarah E. Mitchell 31 Aug 1859 Green, Elizabeth & Rious Melton 12 Nov 1868 Green, Martha & Joseph T. Green 13 Nov 1867 Green, Charles & Mary Pierce 8 Dec 1873 Green, Loumia & Marcus Hellums 22 Dec 1873 Green, John T. & Martha Belk 27 Nov 1876 Green, Jefferson & Rebecca McCorkle 23 Oct 1878 Green, J.R. & Sarah J. Jordan 5 Dec 1878 Green, Mary & William McCorkle 21 Oct 1878 Green, Ella & W.T. Melton 8 Nov 1879 Green, William & Mary Ohem 30 Sep 1880 Green, Mary & Jesse Lawhorn 21 Oct 1880 Greene, William M. & Martha J. Goodroe 7 Dec 1883 Green, Mary E. & B.B. Hom 27 Mar 1881 Green, Levi & Becky Williams 17 Dec 1891 Green, N.T. & A.J. Thomas 12 Jun 1892 Green, Mary J. & Robert Blanch 23 Dec 1894 Green, Abe? & Mary Jackson 21 Apr 1889 Green, John L. & C.M. Brooks 10 Sep 1893 Green, J.E. & Pearl Tidd 5 Jan 1896 Green, Jim & Mary Brown 27 Jun 1897 I would love to find James I Green and the names of his sisters, parents, wife and children. Thanking you in advance for any leads. Charlotte

Does anyone know where to get a copy of the pictures he is asking about? I have the Texarkana Pictoral book that has lots of pictures, and I could scan him some, but I have no idea where the "Water Co" and or "Shuffleboard" were located in 1936 - 1946. And is anyone going to the Texarkana College Library any time soon? for the Parade Paper article? ("Pet Parade" in abt 1936-37) Thanks, Vicki © VHR

Subj: Pictures Date: 6/5/00 12:10:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: tempt@icx.net (Eddie Robinson) To: GVRICHARDS@aol.com I have enjoyed your pictures and comments on Old Texarkana. I was born at 1511 Olive St and the first I remember was when we lived at 108 Jerome St in Beverly Heights. We were the last house on the street and the pavement ended just past our house. I was 11 when we moved to Avery in late 1937-38. My Dad worked for Texarkana Water Co. for 18 years under Clay Fielden. My Uncle Otho Robinson ran a "joint ?" in 1946-7 called "The Shuffleboard" which was real close, on the Ark. side I think. I was in the "Pet Parade" in abt 1936-37 and won "The Smartest of the parade" I drove my Billy Goat, Wagon & 2 brother's in the parade. I'm sure to have relatives all over town, only I don't remember them. (Due to old age and 4 strokes)My grandmother was Ella Post and married Monroe Robinson. I have many fond memories of my childhood there. I wonder if you could help me acquire an aerial photo showing the Water Co and or the Shuffleboard. Also a copy of the Texarkana Gazette article relating the results of the Pet Parade. I sure have bragged about winning it and would like confirmation to back-up my story. Any advice you could give on how to obtain these would sure be appreciated. It would be almost impossible for me to do it. I moved to Oak Ridge, Tn in 1963 and have remained here since retirement. I worked for Oak Ridge National Lab doing research in Health Physics and Safety. I love Texas and as the saying goes "You can get me out of Texas, but you can't get Texas out of Me". I now know and understand the statement. Any help or advice you can give will surely be appreciated Thanks Eddie M. Robinson 203 Smith Road Kingston, Tn 37763 Tel & Fax: 865-376-9109 email: TempT@icx.net © VHR