Hi! We want to invite you to submit information about your book for publication in our quarterly, our "Arkansas Resource Directory" and on our website. Enclosed you will find a brief questionnaire, please complete the form and return it to the Arkansas Genealogical Society (either by email or snail mail). Please include any additional comments as well. Sincerely, Tracey Carrington Converse AGS Board Member ____________________________________________________________________________ _______ Author/Publisher Questionnaire Please use the back of this form for additional room and/or enclose any flyer or advertisement to promote your books. Full Name of Author/Publisher:__________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________________________________ Zip:__________________ Publications-(Please include information on current books available with list price): _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Internet Web Address: __________________________ Email Address: ______________ Additional Comments:_____________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ _______ PO Box 908 Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901-0908 http://www.rootsweb.com/~args ags@ancestry.com

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Roseanne, I was pretty sure that it was in Fouke, and double checked, and it is. But where in Fouke, I am not sure, (can not remember). There is a Rocky Mound Church that probably maintains the cemetery, and has the records in their office? I doubt they are a big enough church to have a staff at the church every day. Rocky Mound Baptist Church Phone # 870-653-5582 Rt. 2, Box 220 Fouke, Arkansas 71837 Rocky Mound AR Miller pop place 331538N 0934932W Fouke SE Rocky Mound Cemetery AR Miller cemetery 331602N 0934949W Fouke SE Rocky Mound Church AR Miller church 331539N 0934943W Fouke SE V.

Does anyone know where Rocky Mound Cemetery is? Has this cemetery been abstracted and printed? If not is there anyone who would live close enough to look up two names for me? I would really appreciate it. Thanks. Roseanne Kaylor

How do you do this? Is there a certain person that we are supposed to write to? how is it done?

Becky, Are your Cutchall's from Fouke, AR? I have a few in my database that married into the McAdams family. One of them is Henry Banard Cutchall, Sr., b. Oct. 30, 1893 and d. Jan. 24, 1981. He married Mary Louizer McAdams and they had 8 children. Let me know if you're interested. Anita -----Original Message----- From: Becky Brown <BeckyJoAnn@yahoo.com> To: ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com <ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 4:42 PM Subject: Unidentified subject! >Hi. I have tried this many times before, I hope I have the HTML bugs out >this time. > >I have just started looking into my dad's family background. I'm hoping >someone has come across any information on CUTCHALLs, and would like to >share. >Thanks for your time, > >Becky > >http://welcome.to/MyBurkeFamilyTree > > >

Hi. I have tried this many times before, I hope I have the HTML bugs out this time. I have just started looking into my dad's family background. I'm hoping someone has come across any information on CUTCHALLs, and would like to share. Thanks for your time, Becky http://welcome.to/MyBurkeFamilyTree

Hi everyone- This is a note that came from AGS-L today, and I wanted to pass it on to you. Please do not respond to me. The writer of this letter was Jerry Morrison. ________________________________________________________________ Subj: [AGS-L] AR Territorial Papers Date: 4/28/99 11:49:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: lwm@genesisnetwork.net (Jerry Morrison) To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com In the last couple of weeks, I've submitted several transcribed petitions and lists to the AR Archives. These cover only information up to the time of Statehood in 1836. If you had relations in AR before 1836, it's possible that they might be on one of these. There is a search engine available for them but keep in mind there were numerous spelling errors noted as I transcribed the names, some small, some not. I left the names like they were even though the error was obvious to me so it is better to look at each one that you might have an interest in and consider all possible variants for the name. I noted also a lot of the same names on several different counties at different time periods. They must have been a very mobile group of people when they first settled the area. The following is a list of those counties covered: Pope & Conway Petition, Sept. 1835, abt 127 signers Miller Petition, 1825, abt 317 signers Hempstead Petition, Jan. 20, 1830, abt 41 signers Crittenden Petition, Jan. 18, 1830, abt 25 signers Crittenden Petition, Dec. 24, 1831, abt 61 signers Crawford Petition, Feb. 25, 1833, abt 93 signers Phillips Petition, Feb. 25, 1833, abt 41 signers MO and AR Territory Petition, Dec. 16, 1835, abt 74 signers Washington Petition, Dec. 29, 1835, abt 106 signers Chicot Petition, Mar 4, 1836, abt 39 signers Pulaski Petition, Mar. 7, 1836, abt 48 signers Conway Petition, Jan. 14, 1833, abt 46 signers Roster of Militia Officers, 1820-25, abt 204 names Executive Register for AR Territory, 1819-36, abt 4057 entries, names ? http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/arfiles.htm Many of the documents are posted under Miscellaneous, others are posted under the counties. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/submit.html Be sure and stop by to send Jacquelyn Bonds a thank you note for posting these and for all of her hard work also learn how you can contribute. -- Enjoy, Jerry Morrison * The winds of change can't blow into areas sheltered by * * Censorship, Indifference and Stupidity * ==== AGS Mailing List ==== Join AGS Today! Just send $20 for a one year membership to: Arkansas Genealogical Society, PO Box 908, Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908

My E-mail has officially changed as of today. I will no longer be with A.O.L. New address: Shearies@mswin.net Please take a moment to copy it. I would appreciate hearing from you to confirm that you received this.... Thank you and hope to hear from you soon. Margaret`

Seeking information on the following families who were in the area from about 1880+. Name Spouse PRICE, Richard W. REEVES, Elizabeth REEVES, Elizabeth SHUFLIN, Henry SHUFLIN, John Reeves (never married) SHUFLIN, Henry G. HANNA, Mary J. HANNA, Mary J. SHUFLIN, Henry G. LEWIS, Taylor SHUFLIN, Mary SHUFLIN, Mary LEWIS, Taylor SHUFLIN, Theodore H. (never married?) SHUFFLIN, Edward SIBLEY, Mary Avonlea SHUFLIN, Charley Dixon WILBURN, Della SHUFFLIN, Jenny MAY, Joe A. SHUFFLIN, Henry Green (died in infancy) WILBURN, Della SHUFLIN, Charley Dixon SHUFFLIN, John Robert FURQUERON, Mary Ethel FURQUERON, Mary Ethel SHUFFLIN, John Robert HODGE, Addie SHUFFLIN, Richard SHUFFLIN, Richard HODGE, Addie SHUFLIN, Thomas Jefferson, Sr. THOMASSON, Edwina Mae SHUFFLIN, Amy Elizabeth BARNETT, John E. SHUFFLIN, Lucy Mae KIRKLAND, Leroy SHUFFLIN, Ralph B. SHUFFLIN, Pat GRUBBS, Kathryn SHUFLIN, Charlie Dixon

I was wondering if anyone knew what the price is for a copy of a marriage license. Dianna

yes, is there anyone in Miller County that can do marriage look ups for me? If so please contact me. Thanks, Dianna Bryant

I can answer this question! The marriage certificates are in BIG books at the Miller County Courthouse. Row after row of them. (My cousin's wife works there. I can NOT go in and do look-ups for other people without getting her mad at me! She loves me and I love her, but you know family!) So, if no-one volunteers, I suggest writing, and sending a check, with a SASE, to the (or call first and make sure) Miller County Vital Records Office Miller County Clerk 400 Laurel Street Texarkana, AR 75502 (870) 774-1501 <A HREF="http://vitalrec.com/ar.html">Arkansas Vital Records Information</A> http://vitalrec.com/ar.html <A HREF="http://vitalrec.com/arcounties.html#Miller">Vital Records Information - Arkansas Counties </A> http://vitalrec.com/arcounties.html#Miller <A HREF="http://vitalrec.com/">Vital Records Information - United States</A> http://vitalrec.com/ <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/">ARGenWeb Miller County, Arkansas </A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~armiller/

Among the early merchants of Bright Star were: Turk Bailey, S.L. Baker, H,W. Stuckey, John Stevens, and Isaac Kelly. Among the pioneer physicians were Dr. Stuckey, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. McGee, Dr. Blanton, Dr. Curry, Dr. Jeter, Dr. Dodd, and later the Dr. McCaslands and Dr. Mathis. Patrick Hazel was the first jeweler. He came from Indiana to Bright Star and spent the rest of his life here. His son, J.A. Hazel, is a jeweler here until the present day. James Stevens was engaged in the hotel business. The schoolhouses were of the rude fashion of pioneer schools and among the first teachers was Professor Wooliver, who was totally blind and was also a great musician. There were pool halls, tenpin alleys, swimming pools, dance halls and many other places of amusement in Bright Star. Circuses and menageries, with the usual accompaniment of sideshows, were exhibited here. William Foster operated a saw mill near Bright Star for many years. He was the father-in-law of the outlaw, Cullen Baker. One of the amusing incidents happened at Bright Star during its balmy days was concerning Dr. A.C. McCasland, a man beloved and respected by all who knew him, and because he was of a jovial nature, was the subject of many pranks played by his friends. "Doc", as he was called, became enraged at a negro by the name of Ben Johnson and remarked to some of his friends that he was going to kill him. One cold night while snow was on the ground, some of his friends procured an old dummy man, which had been used to scare hawks, and placed it in a street in Bright Star and "Doc" drew his revolver, walked to the door, fired at the dummy and it fell. "Doc", supposing he had killed Ben, got on his horse and fled from his home. Some of his friends immediately got on their horses and rode about four miles for "Uncle Tommy Thomas," who was Justice of the Peace, to hold an inquest. Uncle Tommy was aroused from his peaceful slumber and proceeded on horseback to the scene of the tragedy. After viewing the body by the dim light of a lantern, he held inquest according to law. Some of the jury of inquest, knowing the joke, handled Ben roughly and received the repremandment of Uncle Tommy, who said, "Although his skin is black he had a soul." The verdict of the jury of inquest was held to the effect that Ben met his death by a bullet from Doc's pistol, after which the body was to be buried, this accordingly done in an alley nearby, and upon a slab placed at the head of the grave was written this epitaph- Here lies Ben Johnson, Cold and straight, He's gone to wait at the Golden Gate. Here lies Ben Johnson dead as a rock, He came to his death at the hands of old Doc. Before Uncle Tommy had time to make out his fee bill, the joke was revealed, and the boys had to dig up a nice little sum of cash and deliver it to him to appease his anger, thus the tragedy ended. At the advent of the Texas pacific Railway, trading points were established at Atlanta and Queen City, Texas, which caused Bright Star to begin to decline. Many people moved to new towns on the railroad, and the leading merchants established themselves in business in the railroad towns. Some years later, the Kansas City Southern Railway came through, and all the business concerns left Bright Star and the post office was discontinued. Bright Star was placed on a rural route, and today all these events are merely a memory of the past. Although Bright Star will never be a trading point again, it is making progress in a glorious undertaking. One of the greatest rural high schools in the state of Arkansas is being established here. People of high intelligence and integrity have made this possible by the consolidation of thirteen school districts. ((There is more on modern Bright Star, the school, and teachers, etc.))

Still in Sulphur Township, Bright Star is six miles west from Doddridge, and about eight miles from Black Diamond. Very intersting story. Bright Star By Miss Alta Hicks and Mildred Cash This history of Bright Star, Arkansas was written by Miss Alta Hicks, daughter of the well-known Judge, Floyd C. Hicks, now a resident of Kiblah, Arkansas. Miss Hicks tells the story well in a few words. It would require volumes to relate the entire history of this once famous community. Practically every gray-haired person in this section recalls the fact that Bright Star was once one of the most widely known communities in the south back in it's balmy days. Many scenes that would make volumes of hair raising history were enacted back in the days of the ox cart and six shooter law around old Bright Star. We are pleased to offer this bit of interesting reading to our friends. Miss Hicks article, in full, here follows; During 1840, when this part of the country was known as the western frontier, many people of all classes and conditions emigrated from Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas, and other states to the east, almost every one looking for a new country in which to settle. About this time, some families by the name of Stuckey, following the usual custom of people coming west, settled in a locality about eight miles west of the Red River, eight miles north of the Louisiana line, and five miles east of the Texas line. There were other settlers who came to this locality many years before this time, but about the first settlers of whom we have any account are the Stuckeys. After the Stuckeys became permanently settled, the little settlement became known to travelers as Stuckeyville. The Stuckeys being thrifty and industrious people, the settlement grew and became a landmark on the western frontier, well known to travelers. One mild, starlight night, two men traveling on horseback arrived at the little village of Stuckeyville. As they rode near the village one of the men, upon looking up at the stars, observed one of unusual brightness, and called attention of his companion to the bright star, saying that it was the brightest star he had ever noticed. His friend was also impressed by the unusual brightness of the star. The two travelers, being strangers and not knowing the name of the little settlement through which they passed, frequently mentioned it as the place where they had first noticed the bright star, and finally they simply designated the place in their conversation with each other as "Bright Star", and thus it became known to many travelers as Bright Star. At some time, possibly several years before the civil war, a post office was established at Bright Star. The mail route which supplied Bright Star, extended from Linden, Texas to Lewisville, Arkansas, Bright Star, and Spring Bank. The mail was carried on horseback and the mail carrier was often encountered by bears and panthers on his journey. The place gradually grew into a village of importance, and was well known to travelers from eastern states. At the beginning of the Civil War it had grown to be a trading center for a large area of the surrounding country. It contained eight or ten general merchandise stores and about the same number of saloons. The merchandise was transported from Jefferson, Texas, in wagons drawn by oxen and up the Red River by steamboats which landed at Spring Bank, about eight miles east of Bright Star. It was a frontier town in which liquor traffic was carried on extensively. And a resort for all classes of people, and it became known in all parts of the country as a rough and rowdy place. Men frequently fought and killed each other. At this time the territory now composing Lafayette and Miller Counties was all one county, known as Lafayette. The site of government was at Lewisville, about forty miles from Bright Star. Red River was between the two places and consequently the people were a "law unto themselves". Disputes were usually settled by the use of weapons. However, there have always been good law abiding people in and around Bright Star, but during early days they were in a small minority. At the beginning of the Civil War, a young man by the name of Joe Tyson organized at Bright Star a company of volunteers for the Confederate Army. Some of the members of this company were at Appomattox Court House, in Virginia at the time of Lee's surrender, and through many hardships, retraced their was back to Bright Star, one of whom was my great-grandfather, Isaac Kelly. Captain Joe Tyson came back to Bright Star and spent the remainder of his life as a minister of the gospel.

Doddridge by Mrs. Hazel Fields Champ T. Field, who owned the land on which the town of Doddridge was built, came from Red Oak, Georgia in 1858. He left Georgia in 1849 and went to California to the gold rush, finding enough gold to return to Georgia, marry Millie Ann Dodd, move to Arkansas and buy several hundred acres of land which he farmed. Doddridge was named either for the railroad official or for the Dodd family who came to Arkansas with the Field Family. The ridge part was added because there was a ridge formation. The railroad came through in 1892. Mr. Field gave the land for the right of way and depot, and across the street from the depot, his son Henry established the first mercantile business. His business partner was Stephen Thomas Slay, another Georgia native. The first post office at Doddridge was in the Field Slay Store. Henry Field was postmaster until retiring in 1942. Other early businesses established was Sheppard and Hemperly, J.H. Atchinson, (who was in business from 1905 until his death in 1973, at the age of 93) Mr. Joe Brown and son George were in business many years. >From the turn of the century until WWII, Doddridge was a prosperous, small town having a bank, cotton gin, grist mill, black smith shop, hotel, drug store, doctors office, café's, barber shops, service stations, garages, and several general mercantile stores. C.T. Field, Spark Kennedy, Alfred Brown, and John Kennedy organized the Mt. Zion Church in 1859. The first preachers were Nelson Porterfield and James E. Dodd. The Doddridge Methodist Church was organized in 1850 as the Sulphur Fork Baptist Church. The old church was located on the Spring Bank Jefferson Road, south of Doddridge. In 1900 the church was moved to the present location. The Blantons, Mays, Smiths, and Magee's organized the church. Land for the Baptist Church, the present Methodist Church and the cemetery where donated by the Field family. The Union Grove Church of Christ was organized July 6, 1874, and Bright Star, then in Lafayette County, Arkansas. According to the minutes from that initial meeting, 35 charter members were present, and two ministers, J.M. Wilks and C.S Reeves, of Texas.

Margaret, You did not say in what part of Miller County. I recognize the name Crank. I knew a family by that name in the 1960's/1970's. There was a lady named Mrs. Crank that worked for the Fouke School district. I did a quick phone book check, this is what I found- (yes, there were several in the Fouke, Arkansas area) Dickert, Guy Jr. Ph. 903-793-7334 1302 Brazos, Texarkana, Texas 75501 Dickert, Mark E. Ph. 870-653-2758 P.O. Box 197, Fouke, Arkansas 71837 Crank, B.J. Ph. 870-772-3978 263 California Street, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854 Crank, D.L. Ph. 903-831-6572 900 Clear Creek Dr., Texarkana, Texas 75501 Crank, David A. Ph. 870-653-3568 P.O. Box 2901, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854 (Fouke Phone number, but a P.O. Box in Texarkana) Crank, G.W. Ph. 870-772-8063 203 Georgian Terrace, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854 Crank, Georgee J. Ph. 870-653-2496 Rt. 1, Box 222, Fouke, Arkansas, 71837 Crank, Larry Ph. 870-773-4227 #2 Lavender Lane, Texarkana, Arkansas 71854 Crank, Larry Wayne Ph. 870-653-4278 P.O. Box 21, Fouke, Arkansas 71837 Crank, Paul Ph. 903-792-4395 2712 Pine, Texarkana, Texas 75501 Crank, Tommy Ph. 870-653-2504 Rt. 1, Box 237 A, Fouke, Arkansas, 71837 * ALSO, a Cora shows in the Social Security Death index at www.Ancestry.com. I got a hit of 33 Cranks in Arkansas. CORA CRANK 20 Dec 1890 Dec 1986 71837 (Fouke, Miller, AR) (No Location Given) 431-92-4153 Arkansas (1965) Write Letter HOMER CRANK 22 Oct 1889 Jan 1971 71837 (Fouke, Miller, AR) (No Location Given) 431-22-1384 Arkansas (Before 1951) Write Letter MARVIN CRANK 18 Sep 1916 20 Nov 1993 75502 (Genoa, Miller, AR) (No Location Given) 432-09-8863 Arkansas (Before 1951) Write Letter RUTH CRANK 21 Aug 1892 18 Jul 1992 75502 (Genoa, Miller, AR) (No Location Given) 429-50-4001 Arkansas (Before 1951) Write Letter VERA CRANK 5 Dec 1915 May 1976 71837 (Fouke, Miller, AR) (No Location Given) 430-16-3308 Arkansas (Before 1951) Write Letter >>>Searching for any info on my g-grandmothers family, Cora Helen Dickert 20-Dec-1890 Cora married Clinton Ray Crank on 9-June-1907. She died 23-Dec-1961. Cora was the daughter of George Emanuel Dickert and Cynthia Hudgins d-1899. I do know that Cora had one brother named Salonius Merrit Dickert who had a son named Guy Dickert. Cora also had three sisters, Roberta (Dickert) Quillan, Barbara (Dickert) Dubs, Margaret (Dickert) Cox. I have absolutely nothing on George or Cynthia except what I have here. Apparently Cynthia died when Cora was only nine years old. I am in CA, which really limits my search ability. I would deeply appreciate any help offered. Thank you, Margaret

Searching for any info on my g-grandmothers family, Cora Helen Dickert 20-Dec-1890 Cora married Clinton Ray Crank on 9-June-1907. She died 23-Dec-1961. Cora was the daughter of George Emanuel Dickert and Cynthia Hudgins d-1899. I do know that Cora had one brother named Salonius Merrit Dickert who had a son named Guy Dickert. Cora also had three sisters, Roberta (Dickert) Quillan, Barbara (Dickert) Dubs, Margaret (Dickert) Cox. I have absolutely nothing on George or Cynthia except what I have here. Apparently Cynthia died when Cora was only nine years old. I am in CA, which really limits my search ability. I would deeply appreciate any help offered. Thank you, Margaret

Searching for: Crank, Dickert, Hudgins, Pool, Puckett, Braswell, Larey, Holderby.... All from Miller co. Ark. Thank you, Shearies@aol.com