Hi Marlene, I am sorry I was going to say that I would be glad to pay for any expense or the time that is spent on copies or such. Thank You, Lee At 09:44 6/9/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Marlene, >Please I would like to have copies of those maps & anything else that I >could get, My GreatGrandparents were in Perry Co., Adona, Petit Jean >Township, AR in 1900 on the 1900 Twelfth Census, District No. 4, Enumeration >District No. 162, Austin McKey with wife, Laura, Children: Laura E., William >A., Winnie & my Grandmother Jennie B.. Would appreciate any help as they are >hard to find. Thank You, Lee > > > >At 08:34 6/9/2001 -0500, you wrote: >>Hi Marlene McCormick, >> >>Say if you don't mind I would like to have a copy of those maps of Houston >>and/or Perry County. Especially the older ones I have heard a lot of tales >>on the area around the turn of the last century and the early 1900's. I saw >>the old town of Houston back in the 1960's when it was just a bunch of old >>empty buildings with big dirt main street with a well in the middle of it >>all. Then I was back over there about 1993 and the town was gone, new >>highway through now and finally found the old well out in the middle of a >>pasture nothing but the old well left. Back about 1910 my Grandfather had a >>Blacksmith Shop there in Houston and his father owned a farm just outside of >>town. Want to one day get back over there as I would like to find the old >>Homestead patent and I believe he died just early 1910,s and would like to >>find the old probate on that farm, only for genealogy use. >> >>Lester >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Marlene Mccormick" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 12:58 AM >>Subject: Re: [ARPERRY-L] Places to stay in Perry Co >> >> >>> Hi I am Marlene McCormick and live near May Cemetary near Houston. I am >>sorry >>> to say there is nothing in walking distance to the Perry co Court House or >>the >>> Library.Perryvill is a very small town. I am not sure about what Morrilton >>has >>> to offer.ThePerry Co. Court house has all its court records in a room >>> accessable to the public. There is a copy machine avalable for copying >>with a >>> minimal charge. I have a couple old maps I would be glad to email any of >>you. >>> I read all the letters and have seen several questions that these maps >>would >>> answer.The earliest map does not have roads or Houston on it so it must be >>> really old as Houston was a booming town at one time. There are places >>like >>> Moab that I never heard of but noting that on my grandmothers >>marragelicens it >>> listed her as living at Moab. I also have pictures of the Courthouse and >>down >>> town Perryville, I would be glad to email. I am researching my Antell, >>> Edmondson,Parks,& Yielding familys.I grew up in and around Perryville and >>> Bigelow in Oakgrove. I moved away when I first married. 2 years ago I >>moved to >>> the Council Bluff area and have gained a lot of information sence >>returning. >>> Any way I can be of help I will be glad to. >>> >>> "Lester L. Freeman" wrote: >>> >>> > Hi Raydene, >>> > >>> > At the Perry County Courthouse in Perryville is real helpful and great >>> > people when I was there years ago. They have some Marriage ledgers and >>> > things that are hand written in bound books that are real good >>information >>> > sources. It is a small place and limited but a good place for records >>they >>> > won't have any place else. Land records would best be searched at this >>> > Courthouse or things in Perry County. >>> > >>> > Lester >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "deeno" <[email protected]> >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:24 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [ARPERRY-L] Places to stay in Perry Co >>> > >>> > > >>> > > Thanks, >>> > > Is it safe enough there for a female alone? Also, is Perry Co the >>best >>> > > place to research? >>> > > >>> > > I'll look for the Coffee Creek landing and see what it has for >>address, >>> > > phone,etc. >>> > > >>> > > THanks again, >>> > > Rayedene >>> > > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > > From: <[email protected]> >>> > > To: <[email protected]> >>> > > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:00 PM >>> > > Subject: Re: [ARPERRY-L] Places to stay in Perry Co >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > Coffee Creek Landing at Harris Brake Lake has nice cabins and a few >>> > motel >>> > > > units right outside Perryville. Stayed there last fall and going >>back >>> > > this >>> > > > summer. >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >