Neighboring counties... Just click the links. It's Rootsweb's fault for messing the appearance of links. No vir'us or mal'ware Boone co Kentucky - vol A-F (1800-1856) Will testators (260) http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ky/kentucky.htm Yell Co Arkansas - Vol 1 (1872-1943) 122 testators. http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ar/arkansas.htm Other additions http://www.sampubco.com/newlist.htm W David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

The date for the River Valley Genealogy Society meeting will be Thursday, June 18th, at 6:30 in the Conway County Library in Morrilton.

The River Valley Genealogy Society welcomes well known genealogy expert David Travillion Bunton to the quarterly meeting which will be held Thursday, June 1/8, at 6:30 in the Conway County Library in Morrilton. Mr. Bunton will be speaking on Case Studies in Genetic Genealogy. He will be speaking on the stories and studies, trials and tribulations in using DNA to get your genealogy breakthrough. Mr. Bunton has done genealogy research for over 40 years and has studied history and ethnology academically at universities in the U. S. and abroad, where he won academic awards for his research. He has conducted several genealogical workshops and written many articles for a number of periodicals and history books across the U. S. Please make plans to attend. You do not have to be a member of the Society to attend. For more information contact Euna Beavers at 501-354-4428.

The River Valley Genealogy Society welcomes well known genealogy expert David Travillion Bunton to the quarterly meeting which will be held Thursday, June 9, at 6:30 in the Conway County Library in Morrilton. Mr. Bunton will be speaking on Case Studies in Genetic Genealogy. He will be speaking on the stories and studies, trials and tribulations in using DNA to get your genealogy breakthrough. Mr. Bunton has done genealogy research for over 40 years and has studied history and ethnology academically at universities in the U. S. and abroad, where he won academic awards for his research. He has conducted several genealogical workshops and written many articles for a number of periodicals and history books across the U. S. Please make plans to attend. You do not have to be a member of the Society to attend. For more information contact Euna Beavers at 501-354-4428.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: faded7 Surnames: Drake, Thurmond,Reed Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/364.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow that's so awesome. Gladys and Annie are my 1st cousins.Their Mom; Mary Ida Drake Thurmond is a 2nd Grand Aunt .Is there any other info in the book? You can also reach me at kristin-hunt@hotmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: brownrk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Columbus and Eliza were his great grandparents. His grandparents were Columbus and josephine. I think William was one of the juniors brothers and Walter was his son Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SelveyDG Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Personnel File Details Name: Walter St John... Serial Number 279902... Grade: Private First Class... Service: Marine... Arm: United States Marine Corps... First Report: 05/06/1942... Last Report: 10/15/1945... Residence: Arkansas... Area: Southwest Pacific Theatre Philippine Islands... Source: Official Sources... Status: Liberated or Repatriated... Detaining Power: Japan, Tokyo Pow Camp Shinjuku, Tokyo Bay.. ** 2,358 POWs Held at Same Camp ... Note: War was declared on Japan on 8 Dec 1941, their surrender was 15 August 1945. The records indicate Walter St. John was released 15 Oct 1845, and was in a Naval Hospital for the following six months. http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=140655. April 1946 Marines muster roll: Sergeant Walter St. John. US Naval Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma. --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bataan Peninsula: Shortly after the Japanese Army invaded the country in December 1941, the combined US and Filipino forces were being gradually overrun and General Douglas MacArthur moved his troops to the Bataan Peninsula in an attempt to hold out until a relief force could be sent from the US. Japanese forces started a siege of the peninsula on January 7, 1942, and launched an all-out assault on April 3, a few months after the Battle of the Points. The majority of the American and Filipino forces surrendered on April 9 and were forced to march more than a 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Bataan to Tarlac, which became known as the Bataan Death March. The Bataan Death March, which began on April 9, 1942, was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000-80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. All told, approximately 2,500-10,000 Filipino and 100-650 American prisoners of war died before they could reach their destination at Camp O'Donnell. The reported death tolls vary, especially amongst Filipino POWs. The march went from Mariveles, Bataan, to San Fernando, Pampanga. From San Fernando, survivors were loaded to a box train and they were brought to Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tarlac. The 128 km (80 mi) march was characterized by wide-ranging physical abuse and murder, and resulted in very high fatalities inflicted upon prisoners and civilians alike by the Japanese Army, and was later judged by an Allied military commission to be a Japanese war crime.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Fall of the Philippines, Bataan (April 1942) and Corregidor (May 1942) http://www.worldwar2history.info/Bataan/ The Battle of Corregidor was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Philippines. The island bastion of Corregidor, with its network of tunnels and formidable array of defensive armament, along with the fortifications across the entrance to Manila Bay, were the remaining obstacle to the 14th Japanese Imperial Army of Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma. In April 1942, one Battalion of the Fourth Marines was sent to reinforce the island's beach defenses. The American and Filipino soldiers on Corregidor and the neighboring islets held out against the Japanese to deny the use of Manila Bay, but the Japanese Army brought heavy artillery to the southern end of Bataan, and proceeded to block Corregidor from any sources of food and fresh water. Japanese troops forced the surrender of the remaining American and Filipino forces on May 6, 1942, under the command of Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corregidor ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------- There were more than 140,000 white prisoners in Japanese prisoner of war camps. Of these, one in three died from starvation, work, punishments or from diseases for which there were no medicines to treat.. Prisoners of the Japanese found themselves in camps in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and other Japanese-occupied countries.. Prisoner of war camps in Japan housed both captured military personnel and civilians who had been in the East before the outbreak of war.. The terms of the Geneva Convention were ignored by the Japanese who made up rules and inflicted punishments at the whim of the Camp Commandant.. Camps were encircled with barbed wire or high wooden fencing and those who attempted escape would be executed in front of other prisoners. In some camps the Japanese also executed ten other prisoners as well. Escape attempts from Japanese camps were rare.. http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/pow_camps_japan.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Google Books- Captured on Corregidor: Diary of an American P.O.W. in World War II by John M Wright Jr. On the first page of this book- A surrender was arranged for noon on May 6. The US command ordered all equipment and weapons to be destroyed before that time. The white flag went up at noon, and Japanese warplanes began bombing the defenseless island... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SelveyDG Surnames: St. John Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Your father's grandparents must have been Columbus St. John and Eliza Rook. Eliza was the sister of Theresa Rook (my line), who married a brother of Columbus. Another Rook sister also married a brother of Columbus. It caught my attention that Walter St. John's headstone is engraved "Held POW 4 years in Corregidor", but he has no military grave marker. That is an unfortunate slight for an ex-POW. I found that V.A. furnishes headstones at no cost for unmarked veterans graves, and foot markers for all veterans who died after 1990- whether the grave is marked or not. Since Walter died in 1989, he's not eligible in either category. Very disappointing. The Prisoner of War Medal was first authorized in 1985, and Walter St. John is listed as a recipient, but he may have had to apply to receive it. Maybe there is a veteran's group or historical society in Perry County that can help get him the recognition he deserves. The attached photo was taken by Sharon Watson. Find A Grave Memorial # 80161062. I'll make a separate post to show some research on Walter St. John and Bataan-Corregidor. Be sure to read the last paragraph. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: brownrk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe he was born abt 1915. Parents John William st John and Sarah Susan Lucinda hale. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: brownrk Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to my father this was his fathers brothers son. Father was Willie st John. I have all the details somewhere but he just shared the little jewel of information at dinner last night. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Contact Buford stuff ridge to get any info. Bettina > On Jun 3, 2014, at 1:01 AM, arperry-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. WWII POW Walter St. John (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 12:35:16 -0000 > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [ARPERRY] WWII POW Walter St. John > To: <ARPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <1401712518.202510@rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: SelveyDG > Surnames: St. John > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Walter St. John was a US Marine who was taken prisoner at Corregidor Island, near the Bataan Peninsula, along with the rest of his battalion in May 1942. He spent 3 years as a Japanese prisoner of war, followed by several months in a US Naval Hospital. He died 14 Feb 1989, and is buried in Hope Cemetery of Perry County. It's sad to find so very little written about him. I would appreciate some local help to locate a marriage record or an obit. The Petit Jean Country Headlight, 30 Sep 2009 edition, page 4, has this excerpt ..."word from the War Department that their son, Walter St. John, was liberated after three years as a prisoner of the Japs." I don't subscribe to that publication- maybe someone can post the rest of the article? > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > <br> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the ARPERRY list administrator, send an email to > ARPERRY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ARPERRY mailing list, send an email to ARPERRY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARPERRY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of ARPERRY Digest, Vol 9, Issue 7 > ************************************* >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CC_West46 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I looked this up. It was in an article titled Glimpses from the past. It did not give any additional information on Walter St John or his family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SelveyDG Surnames: St. John Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/782/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Walter St. John was a US Marine who was taken prisoner at Corregidor Island, near the Bataan Peninsula, along with the rest of his battalion in May 1942. He spent 3 years as a Japanese prisoner of war, followed by several months in a US Naval Hospital. He died 14 Feb 1989, and is buried in Hope Cemetery of Perry County. It's sad to find so very little written about him. I would appreciate some local help to locate a marriage record or an obit. The Petit Jean Country Headlight, 30 Sep 2009 edition, page 4, has this excerpt ..."word from the War Department that their son, Walter St. John, was liberated after three years as a prisoner of the Japs." I don't subscribe to that publication- maybe someone can post the rest of the article? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deeno Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/781.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you would go to https://www.ark.org/doh_dcs/ and enter Lizzie Ray in the search box, you will see that she died in Perry Co 3/11/1952. You can also order her death certificate there. That should tell you where she is buried. I looked for John but did not find him. Rayedene Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deeno Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/781.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: JF Ray and Elizabeth Barnett married in Clark Co AR Apr 5 1885. He was 21, she was 18. The image is on familysearch.org. I have the Perry Co cem bk, only Acie is listed in it. He is buried in the Cherry Hill Cem. They could be there too as the bk does not list unmarked graves. Looking for Barnett in Clark Co AR, I find in 1880 an Elizabeth and two siblings living with a family and enumerated as orphans. In 1870 they are in Red River Co TX. The parents are there with them named RS and Elizabeth. Good luck, Rayedene Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: poohkoepke1986 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/781/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe that John Franklin Ray and Elizabeth (Tubbs?) Burnett were married in either Galveston or Houston, TX about 1885. Trying to track that down.Would like any info on their burial sites. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: janbut Surnames: Spann Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/780.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I checked the 2001 Perry County Cemetery book and there are not any Spanns listed. Could they have been buried in an adjacent county? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sder23 Surnames: SPANN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/780/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Roy C Spann died in Perryville, Arkansas Dec. 1970. His wife was Mary L Spann but do not know when she died or where. I would really appreciate if someone can help me locate his resting place or an obituary for him. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

On Sunday, January 12, 2014 8:01 PM, Diana Boothe <philsbarbie@catc.net> wrote: Hello, again, everyone, I know that many of you were interested in the Facebook family groups, but were having a hard time finding them. So, I compiled a list of the groups available, that I'm aware of. And I know there are lots more that I missed, but I wanted to make sure you knew about, and had access to, the county groups. Again, please keep in mind, that many of these are relatively new groups, but there's no better way to spread the news, than "word of mouth". A few people shared the news of our Newton County group, and it now has nearly 400 members, with lots of stories, photos, and family connections! Just another resource for researchers!! Hope this helps, and hope to see you there!! :) Diana Arkansas Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/arkansasfamilies/ Boone County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/BooneCountyFamilies/ Newton County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewtonCountyFamilies/ Yell County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/YellCountyFamilies/ Clark County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClarkCountyFamilies/ Garland County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/GarlandCountyFamilies/ White County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/WhiteCountyFamilies/ Carroll County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/CarrollCoArFamilies/ Johnson County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/JohnsonCountyFamilies/ Lawrence County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/LawrenceCountyFamilies/ Hempstead County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/HempsteadCountyFamilies/ Sharp County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/SharpCountyFamilies/ Izard County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/IzardCountyFamilies/ Conway County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConwayCountyFamilies/ Pope County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/PopeCountyAr/ Madison County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/MadisonCountyFamilies/ Sebastian County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/SebastianCountyFamilies/ Montgomery County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/MontgomeryCountyFamilies/ Perry County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/PerryCountyFamilies/ Pike County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/PikeCountyFamilies/ Marion County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarionCountyFamilies/ Crawford County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrawfordCountyFamilies/ Van Buren County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/VanBurenCountyFamilies/ Chicot County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChicotCountyFamilies/ Stone County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/StoneCountyFamilies/ Hot Spring County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/HotSpringCountyFamilies/ Franklin County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/FranklinCountyFamilies/ There are also groups (created by others) for... Searcy County Families https://www.facebook.com/groups/242513379247661/ Scott County, Arkansas https://www.facebook.com/groups/101800826625340/ Washington County, Arkansas Genealogy https://www.facebook.com/groups/153987164786064/ Central Arkansas Genealogical & Historical Society https://www.facebook.com/groups/CAGHS/ And, Arkansas Genealogy Network https://www.facebook.com/groups/150523158353289/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARKANSAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PBond Surnames: Harrison Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.arkansas.counties.perry/347.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William Henry Harrison was my grandmother's grandfather: Sarah (Sally) Harrison married Adam Southerland. Their daughter Mary Jane married Henry James Hood. Their son John Wesley married Juanita Morrow (my parents). I don't have a lot of information, but will be glad to share what I have. One Note: My grandmother said that her Grandfather Harrison had seven wives and that they all died on the same bed. I have found evidence of six (possibly seven) wives on census records. You can contact me directly at pbond@CATC.Net. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.