Hi all: I am new to the list and am looking for any SMITHs who might have owned a cotton plantation/farm at Bright Star between the end of the war and about 1890. My 2gr. grfth. and his wife were Choctaw indians who came to Miller Co. and worked for someone named SMITH who grew cotton and shipped it up the Red River. They probably came in accordance with the Treaty of 1820 that gave the Choctaws land that included old Miller Co. They took the SMITH name and somehow either purchased or inherited a portion of the land at Bright Star. The story is that my gr. grfth. was shot off his horse and killed by "carpetbaggers", exact date unknown. One of their daughters, my gr. grmth. was MARY JANE SMITH who married Richard E. MARKHAM of Miller Co. (son of Robert Markham and Sarah Damron) about 1882, but have been unable to find marriage records. They removed to Texarkana where they raised a family. She died in childbirth about 1902. Was there a newspaper in Miller Co. at that time that would have reported this incident? Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks. sherry dustyc@microgear.net

Sherry, I am not sure how much help we can be in your Smith search, since every area of Miller has Smith's, and more Smith's, but will give it a stab, all in the name of geneology :) ((Everyone jump in here and give HELP!!)) Before 1874 (?) that part of Miller county was considered Lafayette County, and the only way to tell who was where in the census is the townships of Lafayette. One of the townships for certain was Sulphur Fork, and others were Beech and Red River townships. I am pretty certain that Sulphur Fork is the one you are looking for in the Civil War era. We have a little bit of information on Bright Star in our county archives, <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/">ARGenWeb Miller County, Arkansas</A> <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/miller/miller.html">Miller County, AR - Archives Records</A> And there is more info at the Texarkana Public Library. I have read through a book at the Texarkana Public Library that is primarily on the Doddridge/Bright Star area, but I have never gotten any info from it. (copyright) Author: Bigby, Charles wesley, 1992, 329 Page Illistrated; Title: A History of Doddridge, Spring Bank, and the other communities of Sulphur Township, Arkansas. And there are a lot of records there to look through. An index of marriage records is there also, 1875 - 1915. <A HREF="http://www.txar-publib.org/">Library Index Page</A> http://www.txar-publib.org/ >From the marriages found in Deed Record Book L, Circuit Clerks Office, Miller county, 1860's, we have these; (no Markhams) Agnes Smith to Jesse Johnson 7/8/1866 Dicy J. Smith to William A. Dimpsey 12/13/1866 Hard (Hand) Smith to Mary Ann M. Roberts 2/12/1867 John Smith to Lucy Smith 8/13/1866 W. H. Smith to Anrelia H. Butler 2/14/1867 As far as newspapers from that time period, the old newspapers are on microfilm at the Texarkana College Library, but I am not sure what all they have. That is one thing we need to get more info on, but I believe there are several rolls for the 1870's etc. and so on. Smith's that I have in my Bloomburg book, (which has Miller info) are- Smith, A.V., Jr.; Smith, Betty; Smith, Charley; Smith, H.C.; Smith, Ida Brown; Smith, Jim; Smith, Machelle; Smith, W. A.. More info on all of any if you want. I do not have access to any other census here at home for Miller Co, but can give you this much from www.ancestry.com Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID# 1860 SMITH BRITTON G. Lafayette County AR 052 Sulphur Fork Township 1860 SMITH HOWEL Lafayette County AR 058 Sulphur Fork Township 1860 SMITH WILLIAM J. Lafayette County AR 059 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH A. J. Lafayette County AR 213 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH ALEXANDER Lafayette County AR 213 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH BRITTON Lafayette County AR 218 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH MARY F. Lafayette County AR 218 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH P. A. Lafayette County AR 223 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH PINKNEY A. Lafayette County AR 224 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH ROBERT Lafayette County AR 228 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH ROLIN Lafayette County AR 219 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH SAMUEL* Lafayette County AR 219 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH WILLIAM Lafayette County AR 218 Sulphur Fork Township 1870 SMITH WILLIAM J. Lafayette County AR 211 Sulphur Fork Township 1850 MARKHAM ROBERT La Fayette County AR 168 Sulphue Fork Township 1860 MARKHAM SARAH Lafayette County AR 093 Red River Township In a message dated 9/21/1999 6:10:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dustyc@microgear.net writes: << Hi all: I am new to the list and am looking for any SMITHs who might have owned a cotton plantation/farm at Bright Star between the end of the war and about 1890. My 2gr. grfth. and his wife were Choctaw indians who came to Miller Co. and worked for someone named SMITH who grew cotton and shipped it up the Red River. They probably came in accordance with the Treaty of 1820 that gave the Choctaws land that included old Miller Co. They took the SMITH name and somehow either purchased or inherited a portion of the land at Bright Star. The story is that my gr. grfth. was shot off his horse and killed by "carpetbaggers", exact date unknown. One of their daughters, my gr. grmth. was MARY JANE SMITH who married Richard E. MARKHAM of Miller Co. (son of Robert Markham and Sarah Damron) about 1882, but have been unable to find marriage records. They removed to Texarkana where they raised a family. She died in childbirth about 1902. Was there a newspaper in Miller Co. at that time that would have reported this incident? Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks. sherry dustyc@microgear.net >>

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I lost the email on the Miller Co Seminar. Could someone forward it to me? Thank you Kathy

Come and enjoy the fresh air and country fair at the Miller County Fair. This year's fair will be held Sept. 9-11 at the Fouke, Ark., fairgrounds. The Fair Board is looking for folks who would be willing to demonstrate their crafts on a voluntary basis at specific times. They are now taking booth reservations. Space charges are 10 percent of the gross sales of the booth reserved. Spaces are available inside and outside. The board welcomes concessionaires of all types to reserve a booth. Nonprofit organizations may reserve a booth free of charge. For individuals interested in signing up for the pageants, home arts and livestock, rule books may be obtained at the Fouke Commercial National Bank, Hobby Lobby, Turner's Arts & Crafts, College Hill Drug and other area businesses. For more information, call (870) 653-4327 or (870) 653-2376. Following is a schedule of events: Sept. 7 Clothesline art check-in grades K-6 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 Early home arts check in (NO BAKED GOODS) 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 Home arts check in 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Livestock check in 8 a.m. to noon Home arts judging 10:30 a.m. Senior citizens luncheon & activities 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Parade 6 p.m. Gates open after the parade $1.50 adults/ $1.00 Students/age 5 and under free "Pretty Baby" & "Little Miss Miller County" Pageants 7:30 p.m. Jamboree-all local talent 8 p.m. Sept. 10 "School Day" NO GATE CHARGE 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Gates open 3 p.m. Bumpkin & Friends (Christian Clowning & Puppetry) 5:30 p.m. "Crystal River" Gospel Singing 7 p.m. Live auction 8:00 p.m.-'til Sept. 11 Gates open 8:30 a.m. Livestock judging 9:00 a.m. Bingo 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. "Jr Miss," "Little Jr. Miss" & "Miss Miller County" Pageants 7 p.m. "Solid Country" Band & Jam 7 p.m.

Jim, I took off the end of the URL address (the word index.html) and shortened it to http://www.state.ar.us/ahc/ and it worked- <A HREF="http://www.state.ar.us/ahc/">The Arkansas History Commission and State Archives</A> And then took off a little more ( ahc/index.htm ) shortening it to - http://www.state.ar.us/ and that worked, too. <A HREF="http://www.state.ar.us/">Welcome To The State of Arkansas</A> Hope you can get it now. Vicki In a message dated 8/14/99 8:44:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, JPofTX@aol.com writes: << Hi Thanks a bunch for the address and URL of Arkansas resources. However, one of the links does not work. It is Arkansas History Commission & State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Tel: 501-682-6900 http://www.state.ar.us/ahc/index.htm (This is the broken link) Please advise the correct URL. Best regards, Jim Porter CC Miller Co., AR GenWeb Project. >>

Hi Thanks a bunch for the address and URL of Arkansas resources. However, one of the links does not work. It is Arkansas History Commission & State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Tel: 501-682-6900 http://www.state.ar.us/ahc/index.htm (This is the broken link) Please advise the correct URL. Best regards, Jim Porter CC Miller Co., AR GenWeb Project.

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I will be able to spend a few hours at the Newberry Library next week. I won't be able to do any specific surname research, but would like suggestions for books, magazines, maps, etc. that I could copy & transcribe for the archives that may help the most people on this list. Becky Springfield, IL

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I will be able to spend a few hours at the Newberry Library next month. I won't be able to do any specific surname research, but would like suggestions for books, magazines, maps, etc. that I could copy & transcribe for the Miller Co. archives that may help the most people on this list. Becky Springfield, IL Searching for any SHUFLIN, anytime, anywere...

This is a froward from MHUBBARD1@prodigy.net (MARGARET H HUBBARD) Arkansas Genealogical Society offers Certificates of Arkansas Ancestry in four categories: Colonial - a resident of Arkansas before 1 January 1804; Territorial - a resident of Arkansas before 14 June 1834; Ante-bellum - a resident of Arkansas before 6 May1861; and Nineteenth Century - a resident of Arkansas before 31 December 1900. For an application booklet send a SASE with postage to cover 2 ounces to AGS, PO Box 908, Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908 and requet the booklet. Thanks. Margaret Harrison Hubbard - for AGS

Just finished transcribing the Miller County Marriages Grooms beginning with the letter "A", 1875 - 1915 and will be sending them to the archives soon.. Also, will be happy to do any look-ups for the other letters of the alphabet, next time I go to the library.. I will be transcribing them one letter at a time. VR

I need to add that these Death Records are indexes ONLY. The only information given other than the name is that person's date of death. I am sorry that they are not chocked full of information. If you already have the date of death, these will add no additional information to your research. Thanks, Doris

Hello fellow listmembers, I have just today received copies of "Southwestn Arkansas Death Record Index, 1914-1923" and the same for "1924-1933", prepared by Desmond Walls Allen and published by Arkansas Research of Conway. These do cover Lafayette and Miller Counties. If I can do a lookup for you, please let me know. I will get back to you as soon as possible. Good luck in your research. Doris

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