Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2000 07:48:20 -0600 From: "Lois L. Guffy" <cmark@socencom.net> Hereditary, Fraternal, & Patriotic Organizations ****************************************************** Hereditary Organizations Daughters of the American Revolution http://www.chesapeake.net/DAR Daughters of the Republic of Texas http://www.drtl.org/~drtl/index.html Descendents of Mexican War Veterans http://member.aol.com/dmwv/home.htm Descendents of Washington's Army at Valley Forge http://www.execpc.com/~drg/widwavf.html Founders of the New Haven Colony http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/NEWHAVEN.HTM General Society of Mayflower Descendents http://user.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html General Society of the War of 1812 http://LanClio.org/1812.htm General Society Sons of the Revolution http://www.execpc.com/~drg/gssro.html Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm for male descendents and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic http://suvcw.org/lgar.htm Women's Relief Corps http://suvcw.org/wrc.htm for female descendents of Union soldiers of the Civil War. Huguenot Society http://www.startext.net/homes/huguenot/ International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers http://www.media.utah.edu/medsol/UCME/d/DAUGHTERSUTPIO.html Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States http://suvcw.org/mollus.htm Military Order of the Stars and Bars http://scv.org/mosbhome.htm Military Order of the World Wars http://www.cais.com/dc/moww/ Order of Daedalians http://www.daedalians.org/ Order of Indian Wars of the United States http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/INDIAN.HTM Point Lookout Prisoner of War Organization http://barbados.cc.odu.edu/~bkb300z/plpow/plpow.html for descendents of POWs at the Point Lookout, Maryland prison during the American Civil War. Society of the Cincinnati http://members.tripod.com/~Historic_Trust/CINCINNA.HTM Sons of the American Legion http://www.legion.org/salinfo.htm Sons of the American Revolution http://www.sar.org/ Sons of Confederate Veterans http://scv.org/ Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. http://SUVCW.org/ Link to the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. http://suvcw.org/duv.htm *********************************************** Fraternal/Social Organizations Follow this link for a good discussion about Fraternal Organizations and insurance. This isn't about college Greek fraternities, but rather organizations formed for mutual benefit such as Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias, Improved Order of Heptasophs, and the like. http://www.wvu.edu/~socialwk/faculty/RAL/E/fraternities.html Benevolent & Protective Organization of Elks (BPOE) http://rtpnet.org/~nec/ Free Masons http://www.freemasonry.org/index.html Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) http://www.avd.nl/ioof/e_index.htm Kiwanis Club http://www.kiwanis.com/ Knights of Columbus http://www.netreach.net/~kofc4215/knights.htm Lion's Club International http://www.lions.org/ National Exchange Club http://rtpnet.org/~nec/ Optimists International http://www.optimist.org/ Order Knights of Pythias http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~br001/index.html Rotary International http://www.rotary.org/ Shriners of North America http://freenet.buffalo.edu/~br001/index.html Woodmen of the World http://members.aol.com/markcase/page3.htm ********************************************************* Patriotic and Military Organizations Air Force Association (AFA) http://www.afa.org/ The American Legion http://www.legion.org/ Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co of Massachusetts http://www.tiac.net/users/ltcdon/ Ancient and Honorable Order of the Jersey Blues http://www.innerlight.com/genepool/njblues.htm Association of the U S Army (AUSA) http://www.ausa.org/ Disabled American Veterans (DAV) http://www.dav.org/contents/ Legion of Valor of the United States http://members.aol.com/LValor1890/index.html Marine Corps League http://www.mcleague.org/ Military Order of the Purple Heart http://www.purpleheart.org/index.ssi National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers http://www.uvol.com/sup/homepage.html The Navy League http://www.navyleague.org/ Retired Officers Association (TROA) http://www.troa.org/ United Daughters of the Confederacy http://www.hsv.tis.net/~maxs/UDC/ Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) http://www.vfw.org/ ______________________________ - ----------------------------

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Hi Folks, This URL came across a list and thought we might be interested in it. The site is created and maintained by S. Morgan Friedman. It is interesting to use this site to convert money back to earlier times in our country, especially when we take information from the different census years. We can see what those values would be in today's money or what that will would have meant to the heirs of our ancestors. THE INFLATION CALCULATOR http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ The following form adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 1999. (And don't use any commas in the numbers...) Enjoy! Enter the amount of money: Enter the initial year (1800-1999): Enter the final year (1800-1999): Source The pre-1975 data are the Consumer Price Index statistics from Historical Statistics of the United States (USGPO, 1975). All data since then are from the annual Statistical Abstracts of the United States. Other Sites You may also be interested in my latest project: my friend Dan and I have devised a new way of predicting, more accurately, what restaurants you will like! Try it out, we're calling it: Trabble. I'd love to hear some feedback! Inflation Calculator for Italy Consumer Price Index Home Page at the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index Conversion Factors Statistical Abstract of the United States, from the Census Bureau Inflation Calculator in Java Current Value of Old Money Canadian Inflation Calculator - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Creator & Maintainer: S. Morgan Friedman Contact: morgan@westegg.com Last modified: Wed Jan 19 00:04:08 2000

can someone do a marriage lookup for me please, for SAMUEL RAY AnD NANCY WILSON, probably around 1840 or a little later, perhaps in sabine or nacogdoches, parishes of lousiana. nancy wilson was probably married before to james strickland. any help appreciated. also i need a census lookup for these 2 people , in same aera and same time, if thats is possible for someone to do. best reguards thank you mary

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This came in on another list and thought it would be of interest to us too, it came from the ALPIKE list. It gives some valuable information on migrations to the US and across the nation. 1. Motivations of original colonial ancestors THE ENGLISH 1. Social and economic dislocation, caused in part by pressure on feudal system by inflation resulting from vast amount of new gold and silver introduced through Spain. 2. Political rivalry between a recently strengthen England and Spain. 3. Richard Hakluyt's "Discourse of Western Planting" provides an intellectual rationale for colonizing both in Ireland and the New World. 4. Religious upheaval in England encourages various groups to leave. 5. The success of Francis Drake leads englishmen to perceive of the New World as a land of instant riches, thus serving as a catalyst for colonization. 6. Development of joint stock companies provides economic base for colonization (think the Jamestown-Virginia Stock Co, pocahontas timeframe). 7. Failure of the Spanish Armada gives English greater confidence. B. THE NON ENGLISH 1. Blacks introduced, first as indentured servants, then as slaves, after 1619. 2. Dutch and Swedes are incorporated as New York and New Jersey become english colonies. 3. Huguenots (French Protestants) permitted by English to settle after forced to leave France. 4. Lowland Scots settle in northern Ireland, then shortly after 1700 come in large numbers to the English colonies, settling on the frontier and becoming known as the "Scotch-Irish." 5. Germans, largely from the Panatinate, settle on the frontier at same time as the "Scotch-Irish" and become known as the "Pennsylvania Dutch." 6. After 1750, signficant numbers of Highland Scots are permitted to leave Scotland to settle in the English colonies, with the promise they will never fight against the (english) Crown. II. MOVEMENT OF ANCESTORS AFTER MAJOR MIGRATION ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN A. Rather static habits of most settlers in the English colonies throughout the Colonial Era. 1. Most colonists rarely moved more than 20 miles in their lifetime, except for Scotch-Irish who moved often. 2. New England religious and social attitudes discouraged much movement, often required considerable preparation before moves were sanctioned. 3. Southern settlers who came from England found themselves oriented toward England economically, socially and politically, and by 1776 more than 85% were still within thirty miles of the Atlantic coast. 4. "Pennsylvania Dutch" though settling most of the frontier from NY South, rarely moved after selecting a permanent home. B. Surge of interest in the West leads to settlement in Tennessee, Kentucky, and the Ohio Valley after 1750. 1. Exploration shows great desirability of these areas. 2. Establishment of military roads such as Forbes Road and Braddocks Road opens the Ohio Valley during the French and Indian War, after 1754. 3. Development of Cumberland Gap and the Wilderness Road open Kentucky. 4. Utilization of the Indian trails of the Great Valley of the Appalachians brings settlers from Virginia and Maryland to Tennessee, while North Carolinians use the river valleys of the Holston, Nolichucky and French Broad to the same part of eastern Tennessee. C. Revolutionary War encourages western settlement. 1. Removal of indians from desired land often justified as part of war effort. 2. British policy which often discouraged settlement west of Appalachians no longer operative. 3. Individual states, especially Virginia and North Carolina, encourage settlement to solidify their claims before 1778. 4. Land speculation rampant. 5. Western land utilized for land bounties given to Revolutionary War soldiers. 6. Treaty of Paris of 1783 ending the Revolutionary War almost doubles the area claimed by the U.S. when Britain agrees to a Mississippi River boundary. D. Western Movement escalates during the early national period. 1. Legislation such as the Northwest Ordinances of 1784 (deciding that the West will be admitted as states equal to the original 13 colonies), 1785 (providing for the surveying and orderly sale of western land) and 1787 (providing specific steps for establishment of territories, then states) encourages settlement. 2. Challenges to U.S. claims to land north and west of Ohio river by Britain, and in the far south by Spain leads to heightened American interest in Ohio and the "Yazoo Strip." 3. The clearing of Indian and British claims to the Ohio Country by the Treaty of Ft. Greenville and Jay's Treaty in 1795 and Pinckney's Treaty, in which Spain not only recognizes the American interpretation of the Yazoo controversy, but guarantees Americans the right to navigate the entire Mississippi River erased many of the impediments to settlement in these areas. 4. Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin 1793, making the growing of upland cotton commercially feasible at a time when European technological development has led to a major demand for a new source of fibers, greatly affects the nature and level of western settlement. A) Southerners with land find a ready sale for it, at unheard of prices, which gives them the funds to go elsewhere. B) Even though land suitable for growing of cotton will usually cost between $15 and $50 per acre, many settlers from the Old South cling to the traditional pattern of going almost due west, because of the great profits that can be made from raising cotton. C) Many southerners break the traditional pattern of settling almost straight west of where they had lived before and go instead clear up the Ohio River Valley, settling in southern Ohio, Indiana or Illinois. This is largely because: 1) Slavery which almost everyone thought was dead, was revitalized because of the need for dependable cotton cultivators, many left the south because of an aversion to slavery; 2) Some left because they didn't like blacks, and because the Northwest Ordinances forbade slavery, they chose to go there; 3) Most who left the south and went to the Ohio Valley probably did so because they were guaranteed that they could obtain what they considered to be exceptional fertile land at no more than $1.25 per acre. 5. Abrupt departure of many people from New England between 1800 and 1810. a) Appeal of rich land in upstate NY, now free of most Indian claims. b) Appeal of land in Ohio Valley, especially northern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. c) People moving from New England to Ohio Valley begin raising sheep and agri products, making it difficult for New Englanders with their generally poor soil, to compete. d) Embargo Act of 1807 destroys the New England shipping industry and the New England economy sags considerably. e) Much of the traditional New England resistance to individual distant settlement is fading. f) The introduction of steamboats, whch make upriver navigation of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers practical, further enhances the economy of the area west of New England. 6. The LOUISIANA PURCHASE of 1803 almost doubles the land of the United States, establishes new opportunities for Americans in the far west, and entices many young men to settle, grow cotton, trade, trap and explore. E. ADDITIONAL FACTORS LEADING TO THE TREMENDOUS SETTLEMENT OF THE FIRST 50 YEARS OF THE 19th CENTURY. 1. Canal boom of the 1820s, especially the extremely successful Erie Canal which drastically lowers the cost of east-west shipping. 2. Changing Indian policy which by 1816 encourages each Indian head of family to select 640 acreas on which to live or move west of Mississippi River and by 1826 tells all Indians east of Mississippi they must remove, thus making much land available, especially for cotton production in the south. 3. The Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819 gives the U.S. Spain's claim to Florida, but also to the land north of the 42nd parallel (the northern border of California). 4. American settlement of Texas, beginning in 1823, which leads to Texas independence in 1836, admission to the Union in 1845. 5. Development of the railroad as a means of transportation and of encouraging westward movement. 6. American interest in Oregon soars after 1841, with rapid settlement of the Willamette River Valley. 7. Mormons, dispossessed from their homes in Missouri and Illinois, go first to Iowa, then make a major migration to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, quickly expanding throughout the Great Basin. 8. The War with Mexico ends with the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo giving the Southwest to the U.S. 9. The discovery of large amounts of placer gold in California leads to a major rush there in 1849 and statehood in 1850. 10. The Pacific Railway Act and Homestead Act in 1862 lead to a further, effective settlement of the west. 11. The CENSUS of 1890 OFFICIALLY declares that there is no longer a frontier in the U.S. III. IMPORTANT FACTS THAT MAY HELP YOU FIND WHERE YOUR FAMILY CAME FROM OR WENT. A. RULE OF THE HARVEST. Before the 1850s (and McCormick's reaper) families rarely planted more than they could harvest, which was between 15-25 acres per able bodied person who could help with the harvest. Finding out how many acres lyour family cultivated will help you know how many many people were in the household. B. IMPORTANCE OF HARDWOOD TREES. In both the North and the South, conventional wisdom (and you thought it was a '90s soundbite!) indicated that land covered with hardwood trees was the best, while grassland was to be avoided. Despite the great difficulty of clearing land covered with oaks and maples, that was the land most likely selected by your ancestors prior to the 1820s. C. FAMILIES WHO MADE THEIR LIVING PIONEER FARMING rarely moved unless they had enough means to live on for at least 2 years, or had someone who would provide for them this long. This is due to the fact that it took 2 years to go through the process of converting a hardwood forest into an economically viable farm. If your family moved, it usually meant they had enough money to survive for 2 years without much add'l income, or enough $ to buy an already improved farm. Few poverty stricken people (PSP)moved west, but a fair number of PSPs moved east. D. MOST SETTLERS BEFORE 1800 at least in the North, moved west during the winter, usually in January and early February. Expect your families to have moved then, not in the summer. E. With a new notable exceptions, your ancestors MOVED ALMOST DUE WEST, rarely deviating more than a few degrees up or down. F. IF YOUR ANCESTORS WERE IN NEW ENGLAND PRIOR TO 1700, expect them to stay very close to the same site until 1800. By 1810, they will most likely be in upstate New York, by 1820 in northern Ohio, Indiana or Illinois, and by 1850 perhaps in Iowa, Oregon, California or Utah. G. TOWNS SETTLED BY NEW ENGLANDERS usually had streets running north-south and east-west, while towns settled by Southernors often placed less emphasis on grid patterns. TRAVEL ROUTES. COLONIAL ROADS TO 1750. As one of the earliest east-west wagon roads, the Lancaster road linked Philadelphia to Harrisburg before 1730. A connection from Lancaster to Winchester, Virginia, in the early 1740s, created what was either called the Philadelphia Wagon Road or the Great Valley Road. The Fall Line Road crossed Virginia and the Carolinas, and eventually into Georgia. By 1746, the Pioneer's Road had connected Alexandria to Winchester, Virginia, joining with the Great Valley Road. By 1748, the Upper Road became an important wagon route for migrations into the Carolinas. THE WAY WEST, 1775-1795. Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road was the route for thousands of settlers into Kentucky. Meanwhile the western Pennsylvania routes provided an overland access to the Ohio River. After the Revolutionary War, western migrations on these routes continued to increase.

Here are my Miller Co. names. I have a history of my Duflot's but thought someone might be interested in the other surnames associated with this family. The Duflot's were from France, then Paducah, KY, then moved to Texarkana, AR in early 1900's. Some of their children lived in Miller Co., AR and others moved away. Jane Albert Augustus Duflot b: February 25, 1856 in Paducah, KY d: February 9, 1930 in Texarkana, AR (My Great-Grandfather) ...... +Marie Antoinette Fleith b: November 17, 1855 in Holtzwihr, Haut-Rhin, France d: February 21, 1932 in Texarkana, AR m: September 19, 1876 in Paducah, KY Children were: .... 4 Albertine Antoinette Duflot b: July 12, 1877 in Paducah, KY d: December 16, 1951 in Texarkana, AR ........ +W. D. Compton m: March 6, 1904 .... 4 August Albert Duflot b: October 2, 1878 in Paducah, KY d: August 8, 1957 in Texarkana, TX ........ +Verna Irene Haines d: December 1943 m: December 26, 1912 .... 4 Mary Duflot b: April 3, 1880 in Paducah, KY d: April 3, 1880 in Paducah, KY (died infant) .... 4 Joseph Leo Duflot b: May 4, 1881 in Paducah, KY d: February 20, 1957 in Houston, TX ........ +Elizabeth Shanklin Melloo b: October 23, 1886 in Mayfield, KY d: August 3, 1953 in Canyon, TX m: September 1, 1908 in Mayfield, KY .... *2nd Wife of Joseph Leo Duflot: ........ +Agnes Warriner b: October 26, 1896 in TX d: April 1984 in Amarillo, TX m: 1956 in Houston, TX .... 4 George Stephens Duflot b: January 23, 1883 in Paducah, McCracken, KY d: February 3, 1958 in Houston, TX (My Grandfather) ........ +Nellie Jane Clements b: February 28, 1882 in New Albany, IN d: March 24, 1959 in Houston, TX m: June 18, 1906 in Jeffersonville, IN .... 4 Marie Anna Duflot b: February 18, 1885 in Paducah, KY d: October 19, 1952 in Texarkana, AR ........ +Richard Crenshaw Choate b: February 27, 1886 in Texarkana, AR d: May 19, 1922 in Texarkana, AR m: December 2, 1908 in Texarkana, AR .... *2nd Husband of Marie Anna Duflot: ........ +Bun Williams d: November 19, 1949 m: December 30, 1925 .... 4 William Desire Duflot b: April 3, 1887 in Paducah, KY d: April 10, 1887 in Paducah, KY (died infant) .... 4 Bertha Blanche Duflot b: April 8, 1888 in Paducah, KY d: February 14, 1932 in Houston, TX ........ +Robert Jetton Patterson d: June 1932 m: October 14, 1917 .... 4 Pearl Mae Duflot b: July 14, 1890 in Mayfield, KY d: March 17, 1976 in Shreveport, LA ........ +William B. Few b: May 27, 1883 d: March 28, 1962 m: April 11, 1909 in Texarkana, TX .... 4 Ruble Forest Duflot b: March 17, 1893 in Mayfield, KY d: November 28, 1971 in Little Rock, AR ........ +Edgar Franklin George b: Unknown in Unknown d: December 17, 1946 in Unknown m: May 6, 1917 in St. Louis, MO .... 4 Aubrey Alice Duflot b: July 15, 1895 in Mayfield, KY d: April 8, 1973 in Dallas, TX ........ +William Fannon Thompson b: December 11, 1895 in Paducah, KY d: May 15, 1937 in Dallas, TX m: February 1, 1915 in Texarkana, AR .... 4 Clara Lee Duflot b: May 21, 1898 in Mayfield, KY d: December 11, 1969 in Texarkana, TX ........ +William Givan Sorsby b: February 8, 1896 in Unknown d: January 21, 1962 in Texarkana, TX m: July 23, 1918

can anyone tell me anything about these strickland's on the 1825 pettion of miller co arkansaw anything is so appreciated e mail me ..alasrgal40@aol.com mary

> <Martha Bruce Kennedy, b. 1831. The KENNEDY line has been traced back to the 1300s to Scotland, for anyone interested.> Hi, Lauris: I am very interested in what you have on the KENNEDYs. Do you have a connection to Stephen KENNEDY, b. 1773 NC, d. 1857 Jackson Co., AL? He was from Wagstaff CANNADY, b. 1750, Wake Co., NC, d. 1812, also Wake Co., m. Behethland ?????; was son of Hugh CANNADY, b. England, m. Mildred WAGSTAFF 11/6/1735 St. Paul's Parish, Stafford Co., VA...she was b. VA. I descend from Elias Ezekiel KENNEDY, Stephen's son, b. 1819 Jackson Co., AL. John.

I'm researching my grandfather's line, the BROWN and KENNEDY family of Miller Co., specifically in Sulpher Township and Doddridge. The furthest back I can go with the BROWN's is to Alfred Brown, b.1821 NC, married to Martha Bruce Kennedy, b. 1831. The KENNEDY line has been traced back to the 1300s to Scotland, for anyone interested. Alfred and Martha had the following children: James George BROWN b. 1864 Howe, OK William Line Berry BROWN b. 1865 Anna BROWN Sarah BROWN b. 1856 Martha BROWN Sevita BROWN Alexander BROWN b. 1850 Arrington BROWN Page BROWN b.1865 There are many from this family buried in the Cemetery in Doddridge, AR, although some of the family moved on to the Indian Territory in OK, and then on to Cass Co., TX. If anyone has any information on Alfred Brown please feel free to email me personally. Lauris

*laughing* Yes, it may have been "personal" but what great news we all can share as we keep trying to find our families, I was excited just to read it! It is good to know we are sharing and finding our families, so keep up the great work of posting information on your families, you never know when you will connect on which surname. Talking about a "success" story, that was fun, wish I could make such a connection on any of my lines. Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: J Slaughter <jslaughter@cybertrails.com> To: <ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [ARMILLER] Miller Co., AR Surnames > Sorry for the personal message on here. > > > > ==== ARMILLER Mailing List ==== > Do not send spam e-mail messages to mailing lists. For more information, send email to the List Manager, Jo Autrey, > jmautrey@email.msn.com > http://members.tripod.com/~JoMAutrey > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

Small world now and then, hee-hee. I wonder of our families knew each other. Wouldn't that be a hoot? You are very fortunate to have found those members of your family long separated and now they are getting new of each other through you. How wonderful and how sad at the same time, knowing they have missed knowing their own close family. Keep on digging. Anna Marie

Sorry for the personal message on here.

Riley and Pratt.....they are in my family!!!! NOT...just joking. I couldn't believe it when I saw your name! hahaha Would you believe my Grandfather Duflot's parents lived in Miller Co.....Texarkana, AR. And many of my cousins are still there. How are you? I've been finding LIVE relatives on my daddy's side. I didn't know they were still alive. Found about 6 so far and have called each and asked them to send me copies of old photo's etc. updates on family because I want to put together another book. This one won't be as big as my Duflot book on my mother's side. But it should be nice....the cousins are all in their late 60's and 70's and 5 are sisters and brother....and didn't stay in contact much with one another. Family was split up early on as their parents died pretty young. So I have felt like the "messenger" in connecting them all....then found one of their sisters had died and they didn't know. Found another man...a cousin of theirs and mine...he's 77 and lives in Denver. Boy he was a talker when I called...but it was fun because he remembered my Gr-Grandfather Moon...my daddy's grandfather. I couldn't believe it. He told me some stories about him which was fun, so I'm getting a bit more history this way now. I'm excited about that. Just waiting for the others to send me copies of photo's of the ancestors. They all seemed to be very enthused and glad that I was doing the work. Ha. Talk to you later. Jane

ABRAHAM (ABRAM, ABRAMS), Caesar; wife, Clarissa married Dec. 4, 1877 in Miller County. Children: Nancy, Mary, Henry, Anner. Stepchildren: ANTHONY, Sankes, Richmond, Joe, Miles. Worked for BLANTON, James 1868-1869. Mary ABRAHAM married Elijah KENNER in Miller County April 9, 1904

Hi listers: I am researching my family in Miller Co., AR as well. Does anyone have a history of the Cutoff Township area that might include information on the families of RILEY or PRATT surnames? I descend from Stephen B. RILEY by way of his daughter Martha Ann Emmaline RILEY who married Victor PRATT in about 1870-1875. Victor PRATT and Martha Ann Emmaline RILEY had children: Maggie Beulah, b. 1874; Victor, b. ca 1877; and Polite, b. ca. 1879; and Ney PRATT b. 1881 all born in AR. Martha Ann RILEY's father Stephen B. RILEY was born ca. 1818 in MS and may have been married to a woman by the first name of Drucella b. ca. 1821 in AL. He had children by the names of Mary Ann, b. ca 1846-1847; Martha Ann Emmaline b.ca. 1849-1850. This RILEY family was living in Lafayette Co.(Walnut Hill area), in 1860 census; but after Martha Ann Emmaline RILEY married Victor PRATT then that family including her father, Stephen B. RILEY, resided in Miller Co., AR in the 1880 census. Any help with these families would be greatly appreciated. Kindest regards, Anna Marie HAYES

CHoll37278@aol.com wrote: > BLUNT GENEALOGY > > Nelson BLUNT b abt 1795 TN was listed in 1822 LA Tax in 1835 fought in > Mexican/American War, not proven yet. He married Elizabeth ? > Listed in 1820 census Natchitoches Parish, LA M-33 Roll 31 in 1830 census > Clairborne Parish, LA. Their children were: > > Huriah R BLUNT b 12 Sep 1822 Clairborne Parish, LA d 30 Jan 1877 Springhill, > LA m/1 Lucinda SMITH the 16 Sep 1845 Lafatette Co., Ar. M/2 Martha Ann BISHOP > 11 Feb 1850 Clairborne Parish, LA dau of James BISHOP and Pernina WALKER. M/3 > Beneta BISHOP 25 Jan 1856 Bossier Parish, LA dau of James BISHOP and Pernina > WALKER. > > Martha Ann Bishop/BLUNT died from complications of child birth. > > Children by Huriah & Martha were: > James Bert BLUNT b 11 Mar 1851 Bossier Parish, LA d 19 Apr 1928 Rush Springs, > OK. > Francis (Fanny) BLUNT b 22 Apr 1852 Bossier Parish, LA d 21 Dec 1919 Zwolle, > LA. > Children by Huriah & Beneta were: > Martha A (Mattie) BLUNT b 12 Mar 1858 Webster Parish, LA d 27 Dec 1928 Spring > Branch, AR. > Amanda BLUNT b 8 Jan 1859, Webster Parish, LA d 7 Feb 1936 Minden, LA > Hughriah Nelson BLUNT b 31 Aug 1863 Bossier Parish, LA d 24 May 1939 Bradley, > AR. > > James Bert BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 11 Mar 1851 Bossier Parish, LA, and d 19 > Apr 1928 Rush Springs, OK. Married Georgia Ann STACK 25 Aug 1872. M/2 Alpha > Ann DELAFIELD 20 Jan 1876 in Minden, LA dau of William DELAFIELD and Cybthia > MOORE. James died from a stroke/heart attack Alpha was buried 11 Apr 1893 > Cromwell, TX died from complications of child birth. > Children of James and Alpha were: > Joel Edgar b 27 Nov 1876 Sarepta, LA d 21 Dec 1909 Miami, OK > Mildred Irene b 22 Feb 1878 Sareta, LA d 28 Mar 1962 San Luis Obispo,CA > James Bert b 18 Oct 1882, Sarepta, LA d 24 Aug 1933 Rush Springs, OK. > Nova Arizona b 3 Sept 1885 Sarepta, LA d 16 Mar 1940 Rush Springs, OK > Pierce b 1 Aug 1889 Vernon, TX d 17 Mar 1953 Bisbee, AZ. > Albert Barton b 8 Feb 1891 Foard Co., TX d 28 Jun 1959 Mesa, AZ > Alpha Anna b 6 Feb 1893 Crowell, TX d 11 Oct 1953 Lawton, OK. > > Frances (Fanny) BLUNT (?Huriah, Nelson) b 22 Apr 1852 Bossier Parish, LA d 21 > Dec 1919 Zwolle, LA Married William J. ROBARDS first m/2 Antone Benott (Ben) > MURPHEY 19 Feb 1881 Webster Parish, LA son of Joseph MURPHEY and Marie > GRILLET. > Children by Francis and William were: > Caroline Barneder b 17 Jan 1875 LA m John NORIS > William J Jr b 6 Feb 1877 LA d 20 Aug 1882 LA > Alpha Delora b 15 Feb 1879 d 6 Jun 1951 Plain Dwelling, LA. > > Francis and Antoine were: > Evenor b 3 Dec 1883 LA d 5 Nov 1907 Plain Dwelling, LA > Joseph Hugh b 6 Jan 1888 Carterville, LA d 25 Jan 1964 Antrim, LA > > Martha A (Mattie) BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 12 Mar 1858 Webster Parish, LA d > 27 Dec 1927 Spring Branch, AR. Married James C (Tiny) JOHNSON 27 Nov 1881 > Springhill, LA Their children were: > Shelby b 8 Sept 1882 Webster Parish, LA d 4 Aug 1883 Spring Branch, AR > Maretta b 21 Dec 1883 d 9 Sep 1964 m Bert PENNINGTON > Sophia Antinet Melvina b 25 Oct 1885 d abt 1969 m Thomas P GARRETT > Mattie b 12 Mar 1887 > Fulton b 15 Aug 1892 d 3 Aug 1957 Jackson, MS > James Tilman b 30 Jan 1894 d 24 Apr 1956 Spring Branch, AR. > > Amanda BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 8 Jan 1859 Webster Parish, LA f 7 Feb 1936 > Minden, LA. Married James Monroe BRALEY 19 Aug 1881 Clairborne Parish, LA > son of Mechie BRALEY and Elizabeth ?. Their children were: > Pet b 15 Jun 1882 d 18 Aug 1883 > Ora Elizabeth b 14 Jan 1884 Webster Parish, LA. D 7 Mar 1984 Minden, LA > Dawson Monroe b 22 Dec 1885 Springhill, LA d 10 Oct 1954 Sarepta, LA > Frank James b 22 Feb 1888 Springhill, LA d 20 Jun 1953 Sarepta, LA > Jesse James b 13 Mar 1890 Springhill, LA d 31 Mar 1957 Sarepta, LA > Hugh Frederick b 23 Mar 1894 d 17 Feb 1895 > Webb Pratt b 7 Mar 1896 Springhill, LA d 29 Nov 1964 Sarepta, LA > > Hughriah Nelson BLUNT (Huriah, Nelson) b 31 Aug 1863 Bossier Parish, Lad 24 > May 1939 Bradley, AR Married Labicey Etta LEONARD 8 Jan 1884 dau of William > LEONARD and Mary SLACK. Their children: > James Burl b 25 Aug 1884 d 2 Jul 1945 Bradley, AR > William Lonnie b 10 Feb 1886 LA d 17 Dec 1975 Bradley, AR > Exia b 6 Aug 1888 d 14 Mar 1923 Bradley, AR > John M b 27 Jul 1891 d 12 Oct 1917 Bradley, AR > Thomas Olen b 20 Mar 1893 LA > Shelby Byron b 31 Jul 1896 LA d 18 Jul 1936 Bradley, AR > Jessie M b 13 Jul 1899 Texarkana, AR > > John N BLUNT (Nelson) b 1830 LA d ? married Narcissa BISHOP dau of James R > BISHOP. John was a blacksmith. Their children: > Jackson b 1852 d 1860 > John Wesley BLUNT b 12 Jan 1855 LA d 21 Apr 1931 Doddridge, Miller Co., AR > John Wesley married Lelia Arkansas DAVIS the 17 Jan 1879 Miller Co., Ar dau > of Jared DAVIS and Rhonea PHILYAW. Their children were: > > Martha Narcissa (Mattie) b 27 Mar 1881 Doddridge, AR d 8 Jun 1950 Vivian, LA > John Nelson b 30 Sep 1882 Doddridge, AR d 23 Jun 1977 Texarkana, TX > Inte Virgie b 10 Feb 1884 Doddridge, AR d 2 July 1956 Doddridge, AR > Elsie Genevia b 24 Oct 1885 Doddridge, AR d Oct 1914 Benton, AR > Daisy D b 29 Jul 1887 Doddridge, AR d 26 Sep 1888 > TRESSA LEE b 4 Jan 1889 d 28 Jan 1949 Doddridge, AR ** > Ramie Vallona b 12 May 1890 d Dec 1908 Doddridge, AR > Annie V b 28 Dec 1891 Doddridge, AR d 1970 Sheveport, LA > Wesley Jared b 28 Dec 1891 Doddridge, AR d 3 Apr 1935 > Alexander Joseph b 8 Apr 1894 Doddridge, AR d 3 Mar 1953 Doddridge, Ar > Nora Lee b 30 Jul 1897 d 7 Feb 1963 Doddridge, AR > > Tressa Lee BLUNT married James Thomas GREENE 8 Sep 1907 Doddridge, Miller > Co., AR. James was b 11 Jun 1876 Columbus, GA son of James Isaac GRENE AND > Louise LUCAS. Their children were: > > Huibert Eugene b 4 Apr 1909 d 16 Jun 1910 Doddridge, AR > Marshall Lafayette b 15 Feb 1910 Doddridge, Ar d 15 Dec 1999, Hardeman Co., > TN. > Pearl Irene b 12 Oct 1912 Doddridge, AR d Dec 1991 TX > Opal Rosalie b 12 Oct 1914 Doddridge, AR > Royal Albert b 8 Jan 1918 Doddridge, AR d 1998 AR > Myrtle Alva b 1 Jun 1919 d 17 Jun 1959 Bossier Parish, LA > James Doyle b 16 Oct 1920 Doddridge, AR > Junior Boyce b 14 July 1925 Doddridge, AR d 26 Jan 1997 Hardeman Co., TN. > Junior was my father. > > Junior Boyce married Rose Dean BESHIRES 16 Dec 1949 Hardeman Co., TN. Rose > was b 5 Dec 1931 Hardeman Co., TN. Their children were: > > Charlotte Lee b 27 Sep 1950 Hardeman Co., TN. ME > Sharon Remonia b 5 Oct 1953 Hardeman Co., TN > Boyce Dale b 14 Aug 1969 Sutter Co., CA. > > Any takers! > > Charlotte > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi Hi Charlotte, Have you seen the book, "A History of Doddridge, Spring Bank, and the Other Communities of Sulphur Township Arkansas" by Charles Wesley Bigby? It has 329 pages and is done in a very "homespun" manner but has a lot of genealogy "stuff". It was printed in 1992 and has that copyright date. (I wonder about the legality of that copyright) It has no publisher listed. The copy I have belongs to my cousin, who is a personal friend of Charles Bigby. My cousin shared it with me because he knew I taught school at Bright Star many moons ago, long before I started the genealogy thing. If you are interested, let me know. I will copy pages for you. Regards, Wanda Massey Underwood