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. >>> >>> >>> >> > >