I think some of you may be interested in this. >Hello Delaine: > >Thanks to your efforts; I have received a snail mail packaage from >Patricia Blanscet Morris. > >It was loaded with information pertaining to Blansett Arkansas as >Patricia Morris and John Dill did quite a bit of research at the Fort >Smith,Ar library . > >one excerpt from " One Mans Family " by LaVerne Jernigan Hall, stated; " >Mr. Goodman, the county historian at Waldron, Arkansas helped me find >the name of the settler at Blanscet, Arkansas. His name was James >Blanscet who settled there. His property was sold in 1852 so he probley >home steaded long before that ". This was written by LaVerne in 1982. >LaVerne spells BLANSETT Blanscet. > >The Blansett Post Office was located at Tennessee Young's property and >she was postmaster for several years. > >Per writing by Wineri Blalock; The Blansett Post office was named after >James P. Blansett. James was the son of William and Elizabeth Blansett. >James died 24 April 1864 and is buried in the Hawkins Cemetery at Parks, >Arkansas. > >Norman Thomas Blansett >Pocahontas, Ar 72455 > >P.S you may post to the web if you want too. > > >