Am looking for Thomas F Wright in Arkansas before 1880. He fought with the 3rd MO Cal Reg. Can anyone help Generation No. 1 1. THOMAS F WRIGHT (ARRON) was born May 1838 in Tennessee, and died January 20, 1906 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co. He married ANNIE A About 1868 in Arkanas. She was born June 1847 in Mississippi, and died About 1910 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co. Children of THOMAS WRIGHT and ANNIE are: i. MATTIE3 WRIGHT, b. October 1868. ii. MINNIE E WRIGHT, b. July 1872, Arkansas, Ouachita Co; d. September 18, 1911, Arkanas, Jefferson Co. Generation No. 2 MINNIE E WRIGHT (THOMAS F, ARRON) was born July 1872 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co, and died September 18, 1911 in Arkanas, Jefferson Co. She married WILLIAM THOMAS NICHOLS February 23, 1902 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co, son of WILLIAM NICHOLS and SARAH BLACK. He was born October 19, 1873 in Arkansas, Drew Co, and died June 07, 1912 in Arkanas, Jefferson Co. Children of MINNIE WRIGHT and WILLIAM NICHOLS are: i. MYRTLE4 NICHOLS, b. February 24, 1903, (?)Arkansas; d. Aft. 1950, (?)Arkansas; m. HARRY L TONEY, About 1916, (?)Arkansas. ii. OLIVE EDNA NICHOLS, b. July 03, 1907, Arkanas, Jefferson Co; d. July 14, 1974, Arkanas, Drew Co, Monticello; m. Bef. 1929; m. (2) ZEB C HAYNES, April 23, 1937. iii. JEREMIAH MICHAH NICHOLS, b. May 05, 1909, Arkanas, Jefferson Co; d. September 20, 1946, Arkanas, Jefferson Co; m. LYNVIA ELIZABETH FINLAYSON, November 23, 1929, Arkanas, Drew Co; b. November 03, 1910, Arkanas, Drew Co; d. December 10, 1998, Arkansas, Drew Co. iv. VERNA NICHOLS, b. September 17, 1910, Pine Bluff, Nevin Township, Jefferson Co, Arkansas; d. January 14, 1911, Pine Bluff, Nevin Township, Jefferson Co, Arkansas. Floridamom@mchsi.com *************************************** Visit www.segenealogy.com for FREE Arkansas Census and County Formation Maps

Am looking for thomas wright below 1. THOMAS F2 WRIGHT (ARRON1) was born About 1833 in Tennessee, and died January 20, 1906 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co. He married ANNIE A About 1868 in Arkanas. She was born About 1848 in Mississippi, and died About 1910 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co. Children of THOMAS WRIGHT and ANNIE are: i. MATTIE3 WRIGHT, b. About 1870. 2. ii. MINNIE E WRIGHT, b. About 1873, Arkansas, Ouachita Co; d. September 18, 1911, Arkanas, Jefferson Co. Generation No. 2 2. MINNIE E3 WRIGHT (THOMAS F2, ARRON1) was born About 1873 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co, and died September 18, 1911 in Arkanas, Jefferson Co. She married WILLIAM THOMAS NICHOLS February 23, 1902 in Arkansas, Ouachita Co, son of WILLIAM NICHOLS and SARAH BLACK. He was born October 19, 1873 in Arkansas, Drew Co, and died June 07, 1912 in Arkanas, Jefferson Co. Children of MINNIE WRIGHT and WILLIAM NICHOLS are: i. MYRTLE4 NICHOLS, b. February 24, 1903, (?)Arkansas; d. Aft. 1950, (?)Arkansas; m. HARRY L TONEY, About 1916, (?)Arkansas. ii. OLIVE EDNA NICHOLS, b. July 03, 1907, Arkanas, Jefferson Co; d. July 14, 1974, Arkanas, Drew Co, Monticello; m. Bef. 1929; m. (2) ZEB C HAYNES, April 23, 1937. iii. JEREMIAH MICHAH NICHOLS, b. May 05, 1909, Arkanas, Jefferson Co; d. September 20, 1946, Arkanas, Jefferson Co; m. LYNVIA ELIZABETH FINLAYSON, November 23, 1929, Arkanas, Drew Co; b. November 03, 1910, Arkanas, Drew Co; d. December 10, 1998, Arkansas, Drew Co. iv. VERNA NICHOLS, b. September 17, 1910, Pine Bluff, Nevin Township, Jefferson Co, Arkansas; d. January 14, 1911, Pine Bluff, Nevin Township, Jefferson Co, Arkansas.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/437.1 Message Board Post: Chris, don't know if this will help but my father worked witha a Joe Sturges from Camden for years.....They first had a painting business together in the early 50's and then in the 80's.....I believe that Joe and his wife moved to Mt Ida, AR...you might look up his number....I believe his family was all from the Camden area......happy hunting

Hi, I have a Snelson brick wall that I hope you can help me with. My greatgreatgrandmother was Sally Snelson born June 30 1855 in Stephens. She was a daughter of Iverson Snelson and Berthena Ingram. She married Jacob Snider in 1876 in Stephens. They moved to Buckner, Lafayette Co. AR. Sally's father was Iverson Snelson who had land in Stephens (according to land patents). Iverson was born in GA around 1825. In the 1850 census for Smackover Twp., he is 21. He is listed in the roster for Co. G 11th/17th Ark. Inf. Pvt/Pvt so he was in the Civil War. In the 1860 census for Smackover Twp, a J F Snelson is listed as being 54 and from VA. His name is followed by Berthena, Iverson's wife, and her children with Iverson. Could J F Snelson be Iverson's father who came to help with the farm while Iverson was at war? Also, Iverson and Berthena had more children. James M Snelson b. 12-18-1856 --- d. 7-10-1884 was their son (and brother to my greagreatgrandmother). A kind researched, Jerry McKelvy, found a cemetery in Stephens that had the gravestone for James Snelson near the gravestone for a Josephine Snelson Campbell ( b. 11-25-1861 --- d. 9-29-1888-), wife of W.J. Campbell. Could Josephine be a sister to James Snelson or his wife who remarried after his death a W J Campbell? I'm hoping some help with the collateral lines will bring some light to the Iverson Snelson brick wall. Thank you Sylvia McAllister smcallis@mindspring.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sturges Fairchild Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/437 Message Board Post: Hello. I am the grandson of Limos Sturges born April 7, 1892 in Louann, Arkansas to Will Sturges and Dora Fairchild. I am tracing my family back as well as tracing my granddaddy's life forward from birth. All I know is that he migratred to the north at some point, ending up in Chicago, Illinos. He married my maternal grandmother Norine Fleming (don't know if this is her maiden name or her first husband's name). They had my mother, Audrey Elaine Sturges, on May 19, 1944. Granddaddy worked for the Nabisco Company here in Chicago for sometime until he retired (year?). Granddaddy passed on April 27, 1984. Is there anyone who can provide me with more info? Chris

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GREER, HAAS, LEE, COOK, FRALEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XV.2ADI/343.1.2.2 Message Board Post: This may be way off, but my grandmother's name is Ruth Greer Haas. Her ggrandparents were Algernon Sidney Lee Cook (who was a Confederate Captain in the Civil War) and Nancy Fraley Cook. Could this be the same Algernon you are speaking of in this posting? Please let me know. I am very interested. Thank you, Keli

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fennell, Mosley, Reddick, Spurly Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XV.2ADI/417.1 Message Board Post: Hello Buddy Fennell, is your real name Calvin? If so this is Lorraine. I was checking out the board. If your real name is not Calvin, then Buddy did you know that there is another Buddy Fennell? His fathers name was Calvin Fennell and his mothers name was Elizabeth. I know, because they are my grandparents. Any way feel free to contact me, I know a lot about those Fennells.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THOMPSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/436 Message Board Post: Searching for Frank W. Thompson, who was in Camden Arkansas in 1923 at the birth of his daughter, Mary Katherine THompson (Nov 4). Frank was married to Bessie Short (Phoenix, AL, 1921). Frank was born ca 1886, in Montana to parents born in NC. Family history says Frank was a twin, and may have had a brother named Carl. I would guess some of Frank's family lived in Camden area-because Bessie was from Georgia, and did not have family in Arkansas. There was also a son to Frank and Bessie named Paul Matthew, who was born in Montgomery AL in 1922. Frank supposedly died in a mining accident in Colorado in the late 1920's, but I have been unable to find that, or any other death for him. He is shown in the 1920 census in Savannah GA as working for a dairy and living in a boarding house. Frank and Bessie are my grandparents, Mary is my Mom-she is still living-the last one left. Please help if possible. Thanks! Trish Elliott-Kashima

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: THOMPSON, SHORT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/435 Message Board Post: Searching for a notice of birth announcement in local paper for Mary Katherine Thompson, who was born Nov 3, 1923 in Camden. She was daughter of Frank W. Thompson and Bessie Short Thompson. I am hoping the birth announcement might help some in my search for Frank. I have Mary's birth cert....but I have no idea why they were in Arkansas. Thanks!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XV.2ADI/434 Message Board Post: Visit us at www.southwestarchives.com. Our site is under construction. Faith Riley, Director

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/433 Message Board Post: The Liberty Methodist Church is located at Liberty, Arkansas in Ouachita County. The Reverend John Livingston Wells, a pioneer of Methodist Protestant Churches, established it in 1848 as a Methodist Protestant Church. He organized all the M.P. churches in south Arkansas. According to old letters and land deeds the early church was composed mainly of the Smith and Wells families and their connections. The Smiths came into the area in the early 1840s and the Wells' soon after. Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, by then a widow, was the earliest church leader. She was known as a devout Christian and a "shouting Methodist". It was said she could "shout down a good meeting any time". Her sons and daughters entered the church at an early age and John William and Frances Marian remained active members until their deaths. John and Susan Burns and Sam Halton donated land to build a church and school. Early known members came from the Wells, Neely, Smith, Wilson, Haltom, Shirey, Clawson, Perry, Myatt, Burns, Sims and Cramer families. No doubts there were others but the courthouse in Camden was destroyed twice and our records are incomplete. The present courthouse is the fourth building to house records in Ouachita County. This area has been populated since the Middle Ages when the aboriginal Indians lived here. The later tribes included the Quapaws, part of the great Sioux nation. By the 1700s fur traders and explorers had moved upriver from Monroe and white settlers followed, some bringing their slaves, to the rich farmlands. Frenchport and Ecore Fabre were major trading posts along the river. By 1843 Ouachita County had separated from Union County, the population was around 9,000 and the area was flourishing. More settlers had turned from trading to agriculture, the main cash crop being cotton. Everyone grew enough food and livestock for their own use and for sale or barter. Cotton brought high prices as did timber. Camden, formerly Ecole Fabre, was a prosperous city and its location on the Ouachita River gave access up and down river. Ouachita County was the second wealthiest in the state. When the Rev. Wells arrived he found a community anxious for a church. At the beginning they met in a one-room log schoolhouse that stood on the old Caleb Gibson place near the big spring that provided water around here. There is no record as to why the church was moved to its present location, but the major wagon roads changed and this was a more central location. A school and a two-story church were erected facing the east. The top floor was leased to a Masonic order for their meetings. In the winter of 1865-66 Albert Wells moved here from Columbia County and became church leader, succeeding Mrs. Mary Smith. He remained leader until his death. Sometime in the late 1800s after the Civil War, the church and school burned and the present house was built. John F. and Susan Burns added more land to the church holdings to accomodate the church, cemetery and school. Mr. Vernon Myatt, a carpenter, was an active member here and he along with Jack Sims and Isaiah Smith constructed the present building. I. T. Wells, a member who owned a sawmill in Kirkland, donated the shiplap lumber. No doubt the entire membership gave of their resources and labor to complete the task. Few structural changes have been made over the years and the original pine floor still remains. In 1924 J.E. and Sue Anderson and W.A. Smith donated more land to the church and school. The old Liberty School consolidated with Louann in the early 1940s and the building was moved. In 1939 Liberty Church voted to merge with the Arkansas Methodist Conference which later became the United Methodist Church. The congregation remained active for several years but by 1978 such a few were left that Liberty had to withdraw from the Conference of the United Methodist Church. They managed to retain their church worship with extension pastors until Winston Roden came to preach in 1982. With such determined members, the church has remained strong, adhering to the scripture: "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty", I Corinthians 3:17. Transcriber's Note: This history appeared in the church bulletin dated September 8, 2002. The transcriber has no further knowledge of any of the families mentioned.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Horne/Horn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/432 Message Board Post: I would like to get in touch with any decendants or relatives of Miller Horne/Horn and Maude (Davis) Horne/Horn. They lived in Logan County, Arkansas and maybe Johnson County, Arkansas but thier relatives could be anywhere. They had two children named Lydie and Coy. Miller had two children before he married Maude named Norman and Lola and Maude also had two children before she married Miller. Miller was my grandfather and I am trying to find where he is buried at. Any information may be helpful and will be appreciated. e-mail me at scorpio@nwoknet.net Thanks in Advance MEL

Looking for burial place and/or obit for Cora Bowman Blaylock who was supposed to have died in Quachita County Arkansas in Feb 1939. She was the wife of John Blaylock and the mother of John, Dewitt and Nancy. Art Blaylock artblaylock@clas.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/426.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Finally had the opportunity to get back to the library and looked through the Ouachita County Cemetery Book. I didn't find a listing for your Jonathan and Sarah Rogers. I looked for other Presbyterian church cemeteries (esp. Bethesda) and just didn't find them. Sorry. Jim

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Yeager Otwell or Atwell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/431 Message Board Post: I want to do some research in the area. Where would I find the Historical Library? Researching Yeager & Atwell or Otwell.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fowler Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/430 Message Board Post: My gggrandfather, William S. Fowler died and was buried in Quachita County, Arkansas. The year of death, 1864. His wife is buried in Carroll County, TN. If anyone can help with a lookup I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks ahead of time.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/352.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Phillip--I live in Omaha, Ne now, and have for most of my adult life, since 1971. I got most of my family to move up here eventually, including my grandmother, Olive Alberta, who lived with my family and me most of the time from 1984 until she died in 1989. I am married and we have 4 daughters. Boy, I do miss Arkansas in a lot of ways! All of my roots are there. I'm looking forward to hearing from you again! Your cousin--Ann Your cousin--Ann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/352.1.1.1 Message Board Post: what a coincidence!! we are going to the liberty methodist cemetery tomorrow! we will give your name and e-mail to my first cousin, Jeanne Marie Clements, who has most of the family genealogy. I do know that Albert J. Wells was my great-grandfather. It's nice to meet an internet cousin. where do you live? philip

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/352.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, this is a great story! I'm very interested in hearing more of the family stories. I grew up in Arkansas, lived mostly in the southwest quadrant. One of Cicero's daughters, my great-aunt, lived in Camden for a number of years, and I visited friom time to time. I have an old pic of the Liberty School kids along with names (around 1910). There were many Wells kids, and I imagine they were all cousins. Can you tell me the name of cicero's parents? someone has posted about 65% of the Liberty Methodist Cemetery on the internet. Cicero was buried there (I didn't know that before). There was also and Albert J. who I have wondered about, since my grandmother was named Olive Alberta. My e-mail is millerglover@uswest.net Again, thanks a bunch!! Ann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: wells Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XV.2ADI/352.1 Message Board Post: your query interests me because i am somehow related (a great-great nephew maybe) to cicero wells. there's a legend in my part of the family that cicero's father was stationed in hot springs during the civil war. he once walked all the way to louann from hot springs and fathered cicero when he arrived. hehe. great story, huh? my first cousin can give you way more info on cicero, but i did want to share this story with you. philip wells camden, arkansas