SHARING FROM ANOTHER LIST: Dates when laws were passed requiring Birth & Death registrations State Death Birth _________________________________________________________ Alabama 1908 1908 Alaska 1913 1913 Arizona 1909 1909 Arkansas 1914 1914 California 1905 1905 Colorado 1907 1907 Connecticut 1897 1897 Delaware 1881 1881 D.C. 1855 1871 Florida 1915 1915 Georgia 1919 1919 Hawaii 1896 1896 Idaho 1911 1911 Illinois 1916 1916 Indiana 1882 1882 Iowa 1880 1880 Kansas 1911 1911 Kentucky 1911 1911 Louisiana 1914 1914 Maine 1892 1892 Maryland 1898 1898 Massachusetts 1841 1841 Michigan 1867 1867 Minnesota 1900 1900 Mississippi 1912 1912 Missouri 1910 1910 Montana 1907 1907 Nebraska 1905 1905 Nevada 1911 1911 New Hampshire 1905 1905 New Jersey 1848 1848 New Mexico 1919 1919 New York 1880 1880 North Carolina 1913 1913 North Dakota 1908 1908 Ohio 1909 1909 Oklahoma 1908 1908 Oregon 1903 1903 Pennsylvania 1906 1906 Puerto Rico 1931 1931 Rhode Island 1852 1852 South Carolina 1915 1915 South Dakota 1905 1905 Tennessee 1914 1914 Texas 1903 1903 Utah 1905 1905 Vermont 1857 1857 Virginia 1912 1912 Washington 1907 1907 West Virginia 1917 1917 Wisconsin 1907 1907 Wyoming 1909 1909

In a message dated 05/24/2001 11:57:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, SevenPinesJATA@webtv.net writes: > Did not work for me. No matter what date I put in, it would tell me to > enter a date mm/dd/yyyy > Worked for me, Anita, with NO dates entered, though the only information I was able to find was from the SSDI, so nothing in the way of an actual 'obituary'. I only tried a few, so if you are able to bring up something different, would you let me know please?

Did not work for me. No matter what date I put in, it would tell me to enter a date mm/dd/yyyy Anita Reply with original message This site will give you vital information from an obituary. However I am not sure exactly how far back they have listings. It did not pick up my mother who died in 1962 but did have my step mom who died 3 months ago and my dad who died in 1982. Hope it helps in your research.                                                 http://arrangeonline.com/obituary/search.asp Good luck in your search Kathy ====

This site will give you vital information from an obituary. However I am not sure exactly how far back they have listings. It did not pick up my mother who died in 1962 but did have my step mom who died 3 months ago and my dad who died in 1982. Hope it helps in your research. http://arrangeonline.com/obituary/search.asp Good luck in your search Kathy

Charlene, my great-grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Armstrong Edwards who was married to my great-grandfather Jack Monroe Edwards, who died in 1906. I've been told that she was married to Absalom Carroll Phillips, also, though my Grandmother never mentioned it to me. I'd love to hear what connection we have & share our information. Linda Robinson ----- Original Message ----- From: Charlene Holland <char@presys.com> To: <ARNEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 11:47 AM Subject: [ARNEWTON] Mary Armstrong Edwards Phillips > Hi > > I am looking for information about Mary Armstrong Edwards who was the > second wife of Absalom Carroll Phillips. > > Charlene > > ______________________________

Charlene, Rebecca Vick married John L Edwards on 26 April 1868 in Pope Co.AR. They are on the 1880 Pope Co.AR. census. Rebecca Vick was daughter of Josiah Vick ,born 1813 in Wilson Co.Tenn; and mother was Mary Jackson. This Edwards line was no relation to the Charles Edwards and Nerva Jane Cheatham of Newton County,AR that I am aware of. After J L Edwards died (no marker in Sexton Cemetery) Rebecca Vick Edwards married John Liles. Rebecca died in 1918 with burial in Sexton Cemetery, Newton Co.AR. ---- The Edwards are on the 1900 Newton Co.AR census Jackson Twp. Visit 50-53 EDWARDS,Jack M H Aug1866 33 M 10yrs AR,AR,AR Mary L W April1871 29 M10yrs AR,AR,AR 5children with 5 living (maiden name Armstrong. Married 13Nov1889 in Newton Co.AR) Siral S Aug1890 9 AR,AR,AR Solomon S Jan1892 8 " Pieter A S Aug1894 5 " Lure? R D Nov1896 3 " Oliver A S Mar1899 1 " Evelyn RKinfolks@aol.com

Charlene, Mary Armstrong was the daughter of Frank Marion"Marcus"Armstrong and Julia Elizabeth Holt Seabolt Armstrong (daughter of Elizabeth Campbell Holt Lawson Carlton and Asa Nathan Holt). Julia had married William R Seabolt Jr. first and they were divorced. Mary married J. M . Edwards on 13Nov1889 in Newton Co.AR. She had several Edwards children. I do not think she is any relation to the Edwards and Cheatham line. She then married Absalom Phillips on 14Oct1916 in Newton Co.AR. Evelyn RKinfolks@aol.com

Charlene, J B "Beet"Edwards lives in the Bay Area of California at ElCerrito,CA. He has not been feeling good lately. The way I understand it, he was son of Charles Edwards , son of John L Edwards and Revecca Vick.Wife was Nerva Jane Cheatham. Oba Criner May who writes the "California" column for the Newton County Times Newspaper is a close friend of his. She is in her 90's. You might mail a letter to the Times. Do not have her address available. She writes about him all the time. Also, I have information on Mary who married Absalom Phillips in later life. Evelyn RKinfolks@aol.com

I have gotten several emails (Howard Co. so far you are safe but including you as well) Apparently Snow White virus is going again..if you feel you are infected with it contact me personally and I will help you clean your computer. The biggest problem right now is BadTrans virus. If you receive an attachment from somone on the lists I maintain DO NOT open it. In the message area you will read "Read (or see) attachment)" You may forward this to me so I can contact the person or at least send me their email privately so I can contact them so they can get clean. But more importantly I can unsub them until they are clean. This is the only way we are going to get this under control. Below AGAIN (please save or print the directions) the directions to help clean your computer of this virus. >> I suggest you empty your trash bin, if your ISP gives you the "double delete" on your email to completely rid your email (which AOL does...once you click delete..go to Mail scroll down to Recently Deleted Mail and delete it again or what ever your ISP requires you to do to get the email totally out) http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/w32.badtrans.13312@mm.html Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) W32.Badtrans.13312@mm Discovered on: April 11, 2001 Last Updated on: April 16, 2001 at 09:32:39 AM PDT W32.Badtrans.13312@mm is a MAPI worm that replies to all unread mails in your email message folders, and drops a backdoor Trojan. Also Known As: W32/Badtrans-A, W32/Badtrans@MM, BadTrans, IWorm_Badtrans, I-Worm.Badtrans, TROJ_BADTRANS.A Category: Worm Infection Length: 13312 Virus Definitions: April 11, 2001 Threat Assessment: Payload: Large scale e-mailing: It replies to all unread messages in the message folders within the default MAPI email program. Compromises security settings: It drops a backdoor Trojan. Technical description: When the worm is executed, it drops the backdoor Trojan Hkk32.exe in the \Windows folder, and then executes it. It then copies itself into the Windows folder as inetd.exe, adds a run= line to the Win.ini, and displays the following message: (An error box pops up and it say's .... INSTALL ERROR probable due to bad data transmission...) The next time that the computer is rebooted, the worm will wait for 5 minutes, then it will use MAPI to find all unread email messages and reply to all of them. The worm will attach itself to the email, using one of the following file names: Pics.ZIP.scr images.pif README.TXT.pif New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr news_doc.scr hamster.ZIP.scr YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif searchURL.scr SETUP.pif Card.pif Me_nude.AVI.pif Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif s3msong.MP3.pif docs.scr Humor.TXT.pif fun.pif Removal instructions: To remove this worm: 1. Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you have the most recent virus definitions. 2. Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV), and then run a full system scan, making sure that NAV is set to scan all files. 3. Delete any files detected as W32.Badtrans.13312@mm. 4. Click Start, and click Run. 5. Type sysedit and then click OK. 6. Click the title bar of the Win.ini file. 7. In the [windows] section, locate the run= line. It will look similar to the following: run=c:\windows\inetd.exe 8. Remove the text to the right of the = sign, so that the line now reads: run= 9. Save your changes and exit the System Configuration Editor. Good luck in your search! Kathy

I'm looking for anyone researching Henderson families in Newton County, AR from 1850 and before. I have a Mary Francis Henderson who was either born in Arkansas or Missouri, said to have been 1/4th Cherokee Indian. She was born on January 5, 1843, her parents are unknown. In 1857 in Barry County, MO., she married George W. Vaughan and they later lived in Madison County, AR for the rest of their lives. I've been researching Northwest Arkansas Henderson families, to see if Mary might belong to one of them. If anyone is researching a Henderson line in Newton County before 1850, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Eddie Davis ecdavis@atlascomm.net

Hi I am looking for information about Mary Armstrong Edwards who was the second wife of Absalom Carroll Phillips. Charlene

Hi I am looking for information about J.B. Edwards who lived in the Mt. Judea area of Newton County in the 1930's. His nickname was "Beet" or "Beat". Thanks much Charlene

--part1_1e.159d6134.282c92e7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I want you all to know I did receive a virus attachment from someone subscribed to all these lists. I have unsubscribed them from the lists until they contact me and I know they are virus free. DO NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS with out first using your virus scan and be sure before doing so you have updated the lastest on your virus scan. I am sending again the directions that I sent a couple weeks ago. If you feel you may have gotten the virus and you have questions or need help you may contact me. I suggest you empty your trash bin, if your ISP gives you the "double delete" on your email to completely rid your email (which AOL does...once you click delete..go to Mail scroll down to Recently Deleted Mail and delete it again or what ever your ISP requires you to do to get the email totally out) http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/w32.badtrans.13312@mm.html Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) W32.Badtrans.13312@mm Discovered on: April 11, 2001 Last Updated on: April 16, 2001 at 09:32:39 AM PDT W32.Badtrans.13312@mm is a MAPI worm that replies to all unread mails in your email message folders, and drops a backdoor Trojan. Also Known As: W32/Badtrans-A, W32/Badtrans@MM, BadTrans, IWorm_Badtrans, I-Worm.Badtrans, TROJ_BADTRANS.A Category: Worm Infection Length: 13312 Virus Definitions: April 11, 2001 Threat Assessment: Payload: Large scale e-mailing: It replies to all unread messages in the message folders within the default MAPI email program. Compromises security settings: It drops a backdoor Trojan. Technical description: When the worm is executed, it drops the backdoor Trojan Hkk32.exe in the \Windows folder, and then executes it. It then copies itself into the Windows folder as inetd.exe, adds a run= line to the Win.ini, and displays the following message: (An error box pops up and it say's .... INSTALL ERROR probable due to bad data transmission...) The next time that the computer is rebooted, the worm will wait for 5 minutes, then it will use MAPI to find all unread email messages and reply to all of them. The worm will attach itself to the email, using one of the following file names: Pics.ZIP.scr images.pif README.TXT.pif New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr news_doc.scr hamster.ZIP.scr YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif searchURL.scr SETUP.pif Card.pif Me_nude.AVI.pif Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif s3msong.MP3.pif docs.scr Humor.TXT.pif fun.pif Removal instructions: To remove this worm: 1. Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you have the most recent virus definitions. 2. Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV), and then run a full system scan, making sure that NAV is set to scan all files. 3. Delete any files detected as W32.Badtrans.13312@mm. 4. Click Start, and click Run. 5. Type sysedit and then click OK. 6. Click the title bar of the Win.ini file. 7. In the [windows] section, locate the run= line. It will look similar to the following: run=c:\windows\inetd.exe 8. Remove the text to the right of the = sign, so that the line now reads: run= 9. Save your changes and exit the System Configuration Editor. Good luck in your se

Because we had such a problem with virus attachments a few weeks ago with some on mailing lists I feel I should help keep you informed. Since we all look for homepages for our surnames and this one could get a lot of genealogy researchers, I thought this should be sent out for the protection of our list members. The subject will be: HOMEPAGE and it will say You've got to see this page! It;s really cool ;o) The attachment reads HOMEPAGE.HTML.vbs To gain more knowledge of this virus go to: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/vbswg_x.shtml Good luck in your search! Kathy

I found this cemetry listing and have a letter written by another researcher who has been there. I have really just started on this family line, and after getting the death record of Lela Belle(Cecil)Williams have confirmed that this must be the family. Oh my----sounds like the John Cecil mentioned had a different history than I have--but, would love to find out anything. Hoping to make a trip to Newton soon, I'm in So. Ar., so it's not far. Love that area anyway, and now have a good reason to visit there. Katy

HI, Am researching my husbands family and would love to hear and learn of the Cecils and Carrolls in or around Newton Co. My husband is descendant from John T.or L. Cecil m. Mary Carroll. John is supposed to be s/o John Cecil and Mary Davis. I have his grandmothers death record that states the above mentioned John and Mary Cecil as her parents. I have talked with Penny Bloodhart, and Mary Cecil, so have quiet abit on the family, but thought I could find out more about the family, ei....Davis, Carroll, or any collaterial lines. Love the Newton Co. web site, just like to listen to the music, but some makes me sad!!! Katy

Linda, Do believe you have helped find an ancestor family for Carri Vance. Giles Smith might be related to W B Smith or Beal Smith? Do you have a Beal or W B Smith in your family? Know that Beal Smith lived in Johnson County,Arkansas. Giles may have had a first name and used Giles as his givenname because of so many Johns,James and Williams in the family. Checked my Arkansas Union Soldiers and Confederate Soldiers Indexes and found the following information in the Arkansas Confederate Soldiers Pension Index. Giles Smith Co. A, Sixth Arkansas Infantry Applied 1901 in Johnson Co.Arkansas for his Confederate Civil War Pension. So know he was alive in 1901 in Johnson Co.AR. You might want to check the Johnson Co.AR. web site or the 1900 Johnson County,Arkansas census. Also check out these sites: f you want to order the forms for the Arkansas or other states Union Soldiers Pension and Military records go to this site: <A HREF="http://www.nara.gov/nara/mail.html">National Archives and Records Administration:...</A> http://www.nara.gov/nara/mail.html --------- Write or E-mal Arkansas History Commission for Giles Smith's Confederate Civil War Pension Record. Do not have that site available. Edward R Gerdes Civil War Page is also where you can submit questions about the CSA soldiers on the 1911 CSA Index and they do look-ups there. http://idt.net/~jfultz19/1911intv.htm -------- this is the National Park Service site <A HREF="http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/">Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System </A> http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ ---------- <A HREF="http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/">The Original Arkansas Genealogy Project,Civil...</A> http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/ this site might link to the Edward R Gerdes Civil War Site believe AOL users were having trouble connecting to these sites. You might have to use a different company to access these sites now. Also check Cindi's Lists for more information on Civil War Soldiers. ---------- <A HREF="http://www.arkansasresearch.com/Desmil.htm">Arkansas Research - Military Records</A> the site above is Desmond Walls Allen's Site she has an index of soldiers both Confederate and Union and also the 1911 CSA Index http://www.arkansasresearch.com/Desmil.htm ----------- the site below is a very good site <A HREF="http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html">The American Civil War Homepage</A> http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html Evelyn Flood RKinfolks@aol.com GENEALOGY MEM-O-RA-BIL-IA Visit these web pages: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rkinfolks http://www.rootsweb.com/~arnewton/index.htm http://hometown.aol.com/rkinfolks/myhomepage/heritage.html http://www.mcrush.com/history/

There has been a virus going around and some on the lists are being affected. A virus will NOT go thru RootsWeb. RootsWeb does not allow attachments to go thru the lists. BUT if someone has you in their address book from the list you will be sent the virus and it will appear it came from RootsWeb. At this time the only list I have that is having problems is AFHA (which has 1000 members) but I want my other lists to be aware and if they get this attachment they know how to take care of the problem. This information came to me and I am forwarding it on to you in case you need it. Remember DO NOT download an attachment unless you do a virus check..even if you know the person. I am sorry to say at this time I am no longer taking attachments of pictures for the websites until this thing calms down. Good luck in your search! Kathy (the following is the virus information) <<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/w32.badtrans.13312@mm.html Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) W32.Badtrans.13312@mm Discovered on: April 11, 2001 Last Updated on: April 16, 2001 at 09:32:39 AM PDT W32.Badtrans.13312@mm is a MAPI worm that replies to all unread mails in your email message folders, and drops a backdoor Trojan. Also Known As: W32/Badtrans-A, W32/Badtrans@MM, BadTrans, IWorm_Badtrans, I-Worm.Badtrans, TROJ_BADTRANS.A Category: Worm Infection Length: 13312 Virus Definitions: April 11, 2001 Threat Assessment: Payload: Large scale e-mailing: It replies to all unread messages in the message folders within the default MAPI email program. Compromises security settings: It drops a backdoor Trojan. Technical description: When the worm is executed, it drops the backdoor Trojan Hkk32.exe in the \Windows folder, and then executes it. It then copies itself into the Windows folder as inetd.exe, adds a run= line to the Win.ini, and displays the following message: (An error box pops up and it say's .... INSTALL ERROR probable due to bad data transmission...) The next time that the computer is rebooted, the worm will wait for 5 minutes, then it will use MAPI to find all unread email messages and reply to all of them. The worm will attach itself to the email, using one of the following file names: Pics.ZIP.scr images.pif README.TXT.pif New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr news_doc.scr hamster.ZIP.scr YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif searchURL.scr SETUP.pif Card.pif Me_nude.AVI.pif Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif s3msong.MP3.pif docs.scr Humor.TXT.pif fun.pif Removal instructions: To remove this worm: 1. Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you have the most recent virus definitions. 2. Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV), and then run a full system scan, making sure that NAV is set to scan all files. 3. Delete any files detected as W32.Badtrans.13312@mm. 4. Click Start, and click Run. 5. Type sysedit and then click OK. 6. Click the title bar of the Win.ini file. 7. In the [windows] section, locate the run= line. It will look similar to the following: run=c:\windows\inetd.exe 8. Remove the text to the right of the = sign, so that the line now reads: run= 9. Save your changes and exit the System Configuration Editor.>

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New to the list and new to Arkansas research. Thank you all for reading my post. Smiths are notoriously hard and this one appears to be harder than most. Of the nine identified children of John and Elizabeth Auberry Smith, who married in Surry County, North Carolina 1819, this one has given me the most grief. Does anyone have any information at all - no matter how insignificant it may seem - on Giles Smith, born ca 1839 in Surry County, NC? He is said to have been wounded during the Civil War and to have died in Newton County, Arkansas. I have nothing at all concerning wife or children, when he died, or where he is buried. Siblings were Hawkins, Miller, Anderson, John W., Hezekiah, Elijah, Bennett and Micha Ann (Isaac Fleming). Thanks in advance, Linda Smith Murray Marietta, Georgia