Rayedene- I trust that you have the Magie burial sites. I have a few of them. Bill Magie deeno wrote: > Lee, > > I have looked thru the cem bk and do not see McKey or McKee. There are lots > of McGhee entries and several Magie. I ckd each and none look as if they > are yours. Did they die in Perry Co? There were also no Sawyers and no > mention of them in the Adona article. > > Sorry, > Rayedene > -----Original Message----- > From: schnlm <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:34 PM > Subject: Re: [ARPERRY-L] Howell and Moore Families > > >Hi Rayedene, > >My Ggrandparents were in the Adona, Perry Co., AR. > >McKee/McKey, Austin b 1861 & Laura (Sawyer)b 1870 with children: > >Laura Ethel, William Arthur, Winnie Mae & Jennie Beatrice. > >Any information would be appreciated. > > Thank You, Lee > > > > > > > >At 10:26 11/28/2000 -0600, you wrote: > >>Paula, > >> > >>In the Perry Co Centennial bk, there is an article on Adona. I will > include > >>just excerpts. > >>"In 1849 Franklin Russell filed on a claim where Adona now stands. > Russell > >>became dissatisfied with his location and sold the claim to John Howell, > who > >>became Adona's first permanent resident. At this time the area was called > >>Cypress Valley." > >>"Along with the Howells, others came....Fowler, Mitchell, Jones, Adney, > >>Smith and Leach. In the surrounding countryside were Wades, McGhees, > >>Baskins, McCabes, Bennets and Kings." > >> "In 1893 the post office was established and the community was named > Adona, > >>after Adona Howell, a direct decendent of John Howell." > >> > >>In the cem listings I find: > >>FOWLER Cem > >> Howell > >>John R. Mar 25, 1885-Nov 29 1887 > >>Mary C 1860-1919 > >>Samuel J Apr 12 1887-Nov 9 1887 > >>Thomas J 1841-1871 > >>Will H 1883-1946 > >> > >>HARMONY Cem > >>Lewis H Howell Mar 12 1850-Feb 18 1920 > >> > >>OLD LIBERTY cem > >>Howell > >>Alicia Lucinda Sep 12 1845-Dec 29 1918 > >>Bettie Dec 4 1865-Feb 5 1946 > >>Inf dtr Dec 3 1906-feb 7 1908 > >>Jessie B Oct 31 1876- 27 yrs old > >>Maud Sep 17 1896-Feb 1 1897 > >>T.J. Dec 11 1847-May 29 1906 > >>Samuel M Dec 27 1853-Aug 12 1937 > >>Verna Mar 5 1901-June 25 1901 > >>William T Apr 16 1874-Jul 18 1916 > >> > >>William D Moore Feb 1888-Sep 1922 > >> > >>Good luck, > >> > >>Rayedene > >> > >> > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Paula Moore Riggs <[email protected]> > >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > >>Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:21 AM > >>Subject: [ARPERRY-L] Howell and Moore Families > >> > >> > >>>Hi All, > >>> > >>>I am new to the Perry County list. I live on the west coast and I am very > >>interested in finding out any information about my family from Adona... > >>> > >>>Does anyone out there know where I might find information on my > >>grgrgrndfather, John Howell (Adona's first resident)? I know that he named > >>the town after my grgrgrndmother, and according to the 1850 census, he was > >>listed as the only parent of 6: William, Catherine, Robert, James, John > >>(jr), and Thomas. I suspect that Adona may have died in childbirth, since > >>the baby was only 1 yo. I am trying to find out who John's parents were > and > >>what county in NC that he was from. > >>> > >>>I am also trying to find information about my grandfather, William Moore > b: > >>1888, d: 1922. He was married to Orah Bennett, and they had 3 children: > >>Nova, Clyo and James (my father). Grandad died under "mysterious > >>circumstances" when my father was only 8. My parents told us (children) > that > >>grandad was "kicked" by a horse. An older cousin said that there was an > >>inquisition about grandad's death, but the results were inconclusive. > Would > >>Perry County have record of this available? > >>> > >>>Any assistance you all might give would be deeply appreciated! > >>> > >>>Regards, > >>> > >>>Paula Moore Riggs > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>I have no other information about this family line. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > >