Judi Davis submitted Davis Cemetery to Howard Co., Ar. Thank you Judi for your hard work!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arhoward/index.htm Good luck in your search! Kathy

Allen, Bissell, Hickory Grove (African American), & Mt Carmel cemeteries have been posted to Howard County, Ar. http://www.rootsweb.com/~arhoward/index.htm Good luck in your search! Kathy

ANCESTOR FAIR: Newton County will be represented at the Ninth North Arkansas Ancestor Fair, June 4-6 in Leslie, AR. Contact: johnston@ipa.net ARNEWTON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > ARNEWTON-D Digest Volume 98 : Issue 20 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [ARNEWTON-L] RIGGS, Mr. and Mahala ["C. Holland" <char@presys.com>] > #2 [ARNEWTON-L] Sevier Co., Ar: 4 New [HudsonK@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ARNEWTON-D, send a message to > > ARNEWTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ARNEWTON-L] RIGGS, Mr. and Mahala _________, 1825 to 1877, IN to MO to AR > Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 15:36:00 -0700 > From: "C. Holland" <char@presys.com> > To: ARNEWTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, > > I have hit the proverbial brick wall with this one. > > Mr. __?__ RIGGS was born at an unknown date, supposedly in Indiana, and > died about 1859 in Jefferson Twp., Carroll County, Arkansas, now Boone > County. He married MAHALA __?__ before 1841 in Indiana or Missouri. > Mahala was born about 1825-1826 in Indiana; d: 1/19/1877 Newton > County, Arkansas. Her parents are unknown. Mahala and Mr. Riggs had to > have moved to Missouri, perhaps Taney County, from Indiana by 1841 when > their first son was born. They moved from Missouri to Carroll County by > about 1854 when sixth child was born. Mr. Riggs died before the 1860 > census was taken in Carroll County, where we first found her. We found > Mahala in 1870 in the Newton County Census where she is listed as a > widow with the following children. > > i. JAMES A. RIGGS, born 1841 in Missouri; died 3/13/1866 in > Wilcoxon, Newton County, Arkansas, died from wound inflicted during > Civil War. He married NANCY A. HARP 8/24/1862 in Newton County, > Arkansas. > > ii. BENJAMIN F. RIGGS, born Abt 1843 in Missouri, possibly Tany > County; died 9/15/1864 in Newton County, Arkansas, killed in action in > Civil War. > > iii. ROBERT RIGGS, born 1845-1847 in Missouri, possibly Stone County; > died Unknown. He survived serving in the Civil War. > > iv. JANE RIGGS, born 1850 in Missouri; died Unknown in Newton > County, Arkansas ?. She married JOHN SKAGGS 9/11/1868 in Newton County, > Arkansas. > > v. THOMAS BENTON RIGGS, born 3/17/1852 in Missouri; died 3/19/1927 > in Newton County, Arkansas. He married GRACIE JANE ARMSTRONG 3/08/1875 > in Newton County, Arkansas. > > vi. WILLIAM RIGGS, born Abt 1854 in Arkansas, possibly Carroll > County; died in Newton County, Arkansas ?. He married MALINDA McGOWEN > 2/15/1877 in Newton, Newton County, Arkansas. > > vii. GEORGE RIGGS born 1855-1856 in Arkansas, possibly Carroll > County. Nothing else is known about him. > > viii. NANCY ANN RIGGS, born 2/07/1860 in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson > Township, Carroll County, AR; died 3/20/1943 in Newton County, Arkansas. > She married ALLEN T. TENNISON 12/24/1877 in Newton County,Arkansas. > > Mr. and Mahala Riggs are my great-great grandparents, mother of my great > grandmother, # 8 above, Nancy Ann Riggs Tennison. We have been > searching for clues as to his first name and her last name and any other > information we can find. > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much. > > Charlene Holland > char@presys.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [ARNEWTON-L] Sevier Co., Ar: 4 New Cemeteries Posted > Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 01:07:25 EDT > From: HudsonK@aol.com > To: ARNEWTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hopson, Kingree, Penney, & Falls Creek Cemeteries have been added to Sevier > Co. Ar. Millwee Cemetery has new informaion added to it. > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsevier/index.htm > > Kathy

Hopson, Kingree, Penney, & Falls Creek Cemeteries have been added to Sevier Co. Ar. Millwee Cemetery has new informaion added to it. http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsevier/index.htm Kathy

Hi all, I have hit the proverbial brick wall with this one. Mr. __?__ RIGGS was born at an unknown date, supposedly in Indiana, and died about 1859 in Jefferson Twp., Carroll County, Arkansas, now Boone County. He married MAHALA __?__ before 1841 in Indiana or Missouri. Mahala was born about 1825-1826 in Indiana; d: 1/19/1877 Newton County, Arkansas. Her parents are unknown. Mahala and Mr. Riggs had to have moved to Missouri, perhaps Taney County, from Indiana by 1841 when their first son was born. They moved from Missouri to Carroll County by about 1854 when sixth child was born. Mr. Riggs died before the 1860 census was taken in Carroll County, where we first found her. We found Mahala in 1870 in the Newton County Census where she is listed as a widow with the following children. i. JAMES A. RIGGS, born 1841 in Missouri; died 3/13/1866 in Wilcoxon, Newton County, Arkansas, died from wound inflicted during Civil War. He married NANCY A. HARP 8/24/1862 in Newton County, Arkansas. ii. BENJAMIN F. RIGGS, born Abt 1843 in Missouri, possibly Tany County; died 9/15/1864 in Newton County, Arkansas, killed in action in Civil War. iii. ROBERT RIGGS, born 1845-1847 in Missouri, possibly Stone County; died Unknown. He survived serving in the Civil War. iv. JANE RIGGS, born 1850 in Missouri; died Unknown in Newton County, Arkansas ?. She married JOHN SKAGGS 9/11/1868 in Newton County, Arkansas. v. THOMAS BENTON RIGGS, born 3/17/1852 in Missouri; died 3/19/1927 in Newton County, Arkansas. He married GRACIE JANE ARMSTRONG 3/08/1875 in Newton County, Arkansas. vi. WILLIAM RIGGS, born Abt 1854 in Arkansas, possibly Carroll County; died in Newton County, Arkansas ?. He married MALINDA McGOWEN 2/15/1877 in Newton, Newton County, Arkansas. vii. GEORGE RIGGS born 1855-1856 in Arkansas, possibly Carroll County. Nothing else is known about him. viii. NANCY ANN RIGGS, born 2/07/1860 in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson Township, Carroll County, AR; died 3/20/1943 in Newton County, Arkansas. She married ALLEN T. TENNISON 12/24/1877 in Newton County,Arkansas. Mr. and Mahala Riggs are my great-great grandparents, mother of my great grandmother, # 8 above, Nancy Ann Riggs Tennison. We have been searching for clues as to his first name and her last name and any other information we can find. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much. Charlene Holland char@presys.com

Hi! Time to repost this!! I have been looking long and hard for my "lost" Davis, and a James no less. James was born in North Carolina. I don't know the county. He married Nancy FRY and they had the children listed below. He died between 1845-1860 I believe. Nancy Davis then moved to Newton County, AR where I found her in the 1860 census. Her daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Davis married ABSALOM C. PHILLIPS in 1864, during the Civil War. They were my great grandparents. My grandparents were ROSCOE CONKLIN and ANGIE (TENNISON) PHILLIPS of Newton County, AR. If you have any information on these families I would appreciate hearing from you. Glad to share what I have on them so far. Thanks so much. Charlene 1 JAMES DAVIS b: Abt 1800 NC d: 1845-1860 NC. He married: ..............+NANCY FRY/FRYE b: 1804-1810 NC m: 1824-1838 NC d: 1/18/1887 Newton Co, AR .........2 SARAH ELIZABETH DAVIS b: 11/12/1842 NC d: 3/24/1915 Newton Co, AR, my great grandmother. ............. +Absalom Carroll PHILLIPS b:10/12/1841 Morgan Co,TN m: 1/17/1864 Newton Co, AR d: 3/01/1918 Newton Co, AR 3 Roscoe PHILLIPs, md Angie TENNISON 4 Nancy Edith PHILLIPS md Charles MORROW 5 Charlene L Morrow Holland (me) .........2 ALEXANDER FRANKLIN DAVIS b: Bef 1842 NC d: ? AR, md Caroline HARRISON .........2 DEBORAH ANN DAVIS b: 1831 NC d: 12/04/1904 AR, md John CARLTON .........2 DELITHA JANE DAVIS b: 1/23/1841 NC d: 3/06/1927 AR, md Ike (A.J.) REEVES. .........2 MARY OR MAZY DAVIS b: 1842 NC, nothing else known

Looking for info on BOX families in Newton Co. William A.(R.) BOX, b1835 or 1840 Mt. Judea, AR, married Emily (Emma) BRANSON, b 1849 Missouri. Any information on ancestors or their children appreciated.

MOSS FAMILY INFO Generation 1 John Moss (s.o. Henry Moss?) Margaret Sweazy, b. ca 1818 in TN Generation 2 Lewis S. Moss, b. Dec 1842 in TN, d. Jan 1916 in Leavenworth, KS (in Soldier’s Home) m. Aug 1868 in Jackson Co, TN, married A. Savannah Wilson, b. Mar 1850, d. July 1926 in Eufaula, McIntosh, OK (?) d.o. T. S. (John) and Delilah (Wilkerson) Wilson Clarissa A. Moss, b. ca 1845 in TN Thomas J. Moss, b. ca 1846 in TN Missouri Moss, b. ca 1849 in TN Amanda Moss, b. ca 1852 in TN John Moss, b. ca 1854 in TN Generation 3 Clark Moss, b. Aug 1869 in TN, d. Mar 1909 in Clarksville, AR Married Ella Margaret Long Milia Alice “Mollie” Moss, b. Dec 1872 in TN, d. Sept 1916 in Ft. Smith, Sebastian, AR (In a buggy wreck) Married Clarence James Gilmore, s. o. Wm L and Mary Jane (Vilott) Gilmore Mattie Louise Moss, b. May 1878 in Red Boiling Sprgs, Macon, TN, d. Apr 1959 in Oakland, Alameda, CA Married George Washington Pierce in June 1899 Jasper, Newton, AR Ida B. Moss, b. Jan 1880 in Jasper, Newton, AR, d. May 1974 in Little Rock or Parthenon, AR Married George Franklin Reynolds in Aug 1902 Sarah Moss, b. Apr 1882 in AR, d. Sept 1959 in Clinton, OK Married Hubert Isaac Holland, and ______Smith, and ____________Lemon Frank Moss, b. Dec 1884 in Jasper, Newton, AR, d. Aug 1958 in Eufaula, McIntosh, OK Married Dora O’Neal Aug 1908 in Parthenon, Newton, AR John Moss, b. Mar 1886 in Jasper, Newton, AR, d. May 1927 in Jasper, Newton, AR Married Alsie Plumlee Maude Moss, b. June 188 in Newton Co, AR, d. June 1964 in Dudley Missouri Married Charles Cowell Dec 1902 in Parthenon, Newton, AR, married Lather Holbrum Granville Hyden “Hida” Moss, b. May 1895 in Newton Co, AR, d. Jasper, Newton, AR Married Lena Rahder Feb 1913 in Clarksville, AR This family was in Newton Co, Jackson Twp in the 1900 census. Lewis S. Moss was in Tennessee 1870 census in Jackson Twp Any help with this family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Laura Gilmore

Anyone looking for this family????? Any little tidbit would be welcome. GILMORE / GILLMORE in Lincoln Co, KS in 1870 and 1880 census In Fayette Co, IN in 1850 and 1860 census Wm L GILMORE born ca 1836, m. Mary Jane VILOTT, b. ca. 1837. Looks like his parents may have been William and Sarah or Sallie GILMORE. Wm. L and Mary Jane(VILOTT) GILMORE’s children were: 1. Salina GILMORE, b. ca 1859 in IN 2. Sallie GILMORE, b. ca 1864 in IN 3. John GILMORE, b. ca 1866 in IN 4. Clarence James (C.J.) GILMORE born 1868 in IN and died in 1950’s in Glendale, CA 5. William Harrison (Harry) GILMORE, b. 1871 in KS died in 1950’s in Glendale, CA 6. Harvey GILMORE, b. ca 1873 in KS 7. Florence GILMORE, b. ca 1875 in KS William Harrison (Harry) GILMORE married Nora Ann Hawkins in 1907. Children I understand are: 1. James GILMORE 2. Joseph Lyle GILMORE, b. 1910 Clarence James GILMORE married Milia Alice MOSS 12 May 1890 in Jasper, Newton Co, AR. She died in a buggy wreck in 1916 in Ft. Smith, AR. They had 8 children that I know of: 1. James Hugh GILMORE b. 23 Feb 1901 in Spiro, OK (IT then) 2. Essie Lee GILMORE b. Dec 1893 in Jasper, Newton Co, AR 3. Mattie Floran GILMORE b. ca 1895 in AR 4. Pearl Zady GILMORE b. 13 July 1891 in Jasper, Newton Co, AR 5. Gertrude A. GILMORE 6. Estella GILMORE (twin) b. 15 Aug 1906 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR 7. Ella GILMORE (twin) b. 15 Aug 1906 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, AR 8. Mary GILMORE b. ca 1898 James Hugh GILMORE married Clara Etta RAMER (d/o Thomas RAMER and Edith GRIFFEN) in 1921. They had 5 children, one of which was James Hugh GILMORE, Jr. James Jr was born in Nov 1925 in Morrillton, AR. Anyone with any info on this family???? Thank you, Laura Gilmore

ATTENTION ALL CASEYS AND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CASEY ANCESTORS: Make your reservations now for the biennial Casey Family Association conference and reunion June 13 and 14 in Tulsa, OK. All meetings and group functions, including the luncheon banquet, will be at the Garnett Church of Christ at 12000 E. 31st St., Tulsa, OK. There is no fee of any kind to attend the conference/reunion, and walk-ins are welcome. The cost of the Saturday luncheon is $7.00. You may pay for the luncheon on site but we would prefer reservations in order to know how many to prepare for. To make reservations or to receive further information, contact Mike Casey, president of the Casey Family Association, PO Box 720212, Oklahoma City, OK 73172-0212 (e-mail address: casey81@juno.com). Or you may contact me (e-mail address: vondad@aol.com). Vonda Dihm

We not only have the 1842 Tax Roll but the 1845 Tax Roll is now posted. http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsevier/index.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsevier/index.htm">GENEALOGY: Sevier County, Arkansas</A> I appreciate all those who are donating their time and efforts in gathering inforamtion for the counties!!! Please send those who have helped me an email thanking them for the information on the page that they contributed. I am searching for a microfilm reader. So that it will make it a little easier for me to gather census records and get them posted. If you know of a location for a reader to purchase please let me know. Thank you and Good luck in your search!!! Kathy

I am glad to be able to now give all you the access to this new search engine. I think you will be very pleased with it. Kathy

Trying to keep your vacation plans updated. Kathy

Hi all! I am now back from vacation to Arkansas and Oklahoma and am ready to do census lookups again for Newton County in the years 1850-1880. We got to visit several cemeteries in both Newton and Scott County, and saw many places I had visited as a child. Took lots of pictures and thouraghly enjoyed ourselves. Dinah at the Newton County Historical Society was great, as were the people at the Newton County Courthouse in Jasper. I was very empressed with the courtesy and the genuine kindness of all the people we met and all of the places we visited or shopped at. Have a great story to tell!! I had been corresponding with Winona Wilkenson of Houston for a couple of months and on the morning we visited the Newton County Courthouse she and her husband were there too!! What a nice surprise that was. Charlene

Charlene. Glad to know you had an enjoyable time!! It is nice to hear your comments on the area as I know people don't believe my statement on the website "everyone within the county remembers their Southern hospitality." on the history of Newton Co. Did anyone tell you where to go to view the elk (either early morning or late evening) grazing? Hope every one in Ok was just as gracious. Welcome back! Kathy

I have tried posting to several different sites over the past year and have not had a response. I am in hopes maybe some of you will know someone researching these families. I have been given items at the Genealogy Shoppe that belongs to families that were placed in auctions. I desparately want to see these items get into the hands of families with interest in the lines. As there is a Bible, photos, family documents etc. If you or someone you know are researching these lines PLEASE contact me. You will of course have to answer some questions in order that I know that I am placing them to the correct family. But these are who I am looking for: 1. Mrs. Minnie Garrett, lived in El Reno, Ok at one point. Family is of Native American descent. Had many honors and citations given her. 2. Mary Auton, Leo Imhausen. Surnames: Wootham, Gibbons, Zies (or Zier), Licklyter, Troutwine. Many of these photos are of the military. So you will need to inform me where the person was from, stationed, the war etc. Thank you for your help!!! Kathy

I have posted Sevier Co, Ar. 1842 Tax List http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsevier/index.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsevier/index.htm">GENEALOGY: Sevier County, Arkansas</A> It will be several weeks before I get the 1845 Tax Records Posted. Good Luck in your search! Kathy

I have finally gotten the cemeteries I worked on my last trip to Ar. posted for Howard Co. They are: Athens, Center Point (African American), County Line, Fellowship, Green Plains, Old Union, Polk & Saline. I have questions to Old Union Cemetery and if you can answer them - please email me. There is a grave listed only as Minor, A Black Man - do you know who this man might be? Also, there is a Rosco T Dagenhart - no dates except on the time capsule - do you know the dates of his death - very strange to go to such an elaborate grave and not have the dates placed. http://www.rootsweb.com/~arhoward/index.htm <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~arhoward/">Howard County Arkansas</A> Good Luck in Your Search!! Kathy

If you have a Union or Confederate soldier you may be interested in this, Kathy

Just in case you had problems posting to the list. Kathy