HI, WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAVING SEARCY COUNTY CEMETARY RECORDS COULD DO A LOOK UP FOR ME. NEED TO KNOW WHERE MARY C. WRIGHT IS BURIED. SHE PROBABLY DIED BETWEEN 1870 AND 1880 AND LIVED IN MILL CREEK TWP IN 1860. SHE WAS IN PRARIE TWP IN 1870 BUT MUST HAVE DIED AND HER HUSBAND ANDERSON WRIGHT MARRIED MARTHA HAMILTON AND WAS WITH HER ON 1880 CENSUS. THANKS. MARY

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The December issue of the "Searcy County Ancestor Information Exchange" is in the mail. It has a report of historic-archaeologist Skip Abernathy's recent trip to Searcy County, notes on the Watts family, and the annual list of Searcy County books in print. JJJ

A couple folks needed some info on the Yeller Rag Boys & I have made copies, but lost my pfc & old mail. Please resend your address (need snail mail addys too). ~gina thomas patterson~ Visit my homepage at http://hometown.aol.com/ginaburningsky/myhomepage/business.html

List members: Does anyone know who has done research on the Jesse Jackson family of Searcy County?? Jesse was born around 1797 in Tenn. as was his kids, I believe?? Jesse had several kids (i.e. Michael, John B., Beverly, Elijah, Betty,)....I would like to compare notes with someone who has done research on this family and......can anyone connect the wife of Old Isaac Ragland to this Jesse Jackson bunch??? Old Isaac's wife was Elizabeth Jackson and her Jackson folks were from Ozark County, Missouri...her father was Elisha Jackson......any help would be appreciated!!! Dewayne Treat Marshall, Ark.

Census indexes exist for every state for the 1850, 1860, 1870 census. They have the name, age, county, and township for each person. I know the Arkansas History Commission has these for all of AR as well as several other states. However, they don't do research for folks. I believe Accelerated Indexing (or something like that) did them. Most larger libraries have them. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn & Jan James <ljjames@inreach.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 1:08 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Master Arkansas Census List?? > I'm wondering if there's such a thing as a master census list/book for > Arkansas for 1870? Trying to find Redden Nort(on) James/Nort(on) JAMES for > 1870 - but don't know what county he might have been in in Arkansas at that > time. Can anyone help? > THANKS, > Jan James >

If anyone has the JAMES surname pop up in their family tree somewhere could you send me an e-mail? I'd LOVE to hear from the Reeves/Smith/Baker/Watts/Bearden/Cross/Keeling/Thompson/McKinney, etc. families. We're especially looking for a ROSCOE JAMES who was from the Searcy area. Sincerely, Jan James

I'm wondering if there's such a thing as a master census list/book for Arkansas for 1870? Trying to find Redden Nort(on) James/Nort(on) JAMES for 1870 - but don't know what county he might have been in in Arkansas at that time. Can anyone help? THANKS, Jan James

I saw this site on another list. Great basic information on Arkansas counties. It can maybe help some people new to genealogy. www.segenealogy.com/arkansas Brent

Secret Peace Society and Civil War I just had a thought tonight, and this is one for ALL of us to really DWELL UPON!!!!!!! If any or all of you have been distraught or heavily involved in this Political mess going on right now in our nation...it is just a SMALL taste of what the men of Searcy County went thru. A VERY small taste. We are watching from the comforts of our homes, at arms length of all the political affrays. Don't we all know that those Civil War years for our forefathers were more than men and women should have ever had to endure!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our little disagreements are small and nobody is going to shoot us or hang us for disagreeing with one another. The sacrifice's of all men who have fought for our freedom gave us some of these "Cream Puff" privileges we share today. And no matter which side they fought on don't you think we should all just stop and give them a moment of silence and gratitude for their sacrifice to give us these amazingly gentle political disagreements of today. Faye in TX. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail McDaniel <gmcdanl@swbell.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 7:03 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Moody Family Line > Looking for others working on the Jonathan Moody line in Searcy County > Arkansas. He was a member of the "Peace Society" > > 1840 Arkansas Census, Searcy Co., Head of families. > Jonathan Moody: > 1 male 5 under 10 > 1 male 20 under 30 > 2 females under 5 > 1 female 20 under 30 > > 1850 Arkansas Census, Van Buren Co., War Eagle Township, 12 October, 1850. > Jonathan Moody 39 M Born in Tenn > Martha Jane 21 F Born in Tenn > Sparlin 9 M Born in Ark > Polly Ann 3 F Born in Ark > Benjamin Palmer 17 M Born in Tenn > Lousia I Lee 14 F Born in Ark > Thomas Lee 1/12 Born in Ark > > 1860 Arkansas Census, Searcy Co., Locust Grove Township, 9 August 1860. > Jonathan Moody 45 M Born in Tenn > Martha Jane 32 F Born in Tenn > Ann 13 F Born in Ark > Sarah 8 F Born in Ark > Joseph 6 M Born in Ark > Nancy 4 F Born in Ark > Thomas 2 M Born in Ark > Susan 1 F Born in Ark > > Thanks > Gail McDaniel >

Larry, you aren't just kidding!!! I see where 13 YOUNGBLOOD men served in the same 1st Arkansas Calvary, Company K TOGETHER!! They must have won the war singlehanded. Your Theodrick B. Youngblood died right after the war ended in 1869 his widow drew an Invalids pension. And Doctor F. Youngblood drew an Invalids pension in1890 and his widow drew one in 1923 for a minor child. I don't think they needed too many more men in that Company K, of the 1st Ark Cav....with Benjamin F., Doctor F., Francis M.., George, George Q., James H., James P., Jeremiah M.C.,; John, Pleasant, Thoedrick B., William, William, Sr., William Jr. YOUNGBLOOD, all fighting together.........EVERY SINGLE one of them enlisted in Carroll County, Arkansas in July 1862!!!!!!!!!!! It's strange that they had so many different birthplaces listed.. Two born Missouri, Two born Mississippi, Two born Illinois, one born TENN. and all the other didn't know where. I'm glad they fought with our relatives.......................Faye in Tx. ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Pyshnyjr <lpyshny@hotmail.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > WITCH COMANPY was he in mine also in the 1st arkansas cav,company k,union > ,doctor youngblood,1st litu,his brother thredict youngblood capt,they made > comapany k 1st arkansas cav out of denver arkansas,in corrall county have > history on 1st arkansas,book > > > >From: "thesandys" <thesandys@email.msn.com> > >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > >Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:32:29 -0600 > > > >Ooops....also in that Union 1st Ark Cav. unit there was also a Jonathan > >Jimeson > >who served with these other Jameson/Jamison/Jimeson men. He was born in > >Washington County, Iowa and his descendant used this to find him there in > >the 1850 census this week. He is later found in Logan/Johnson Co. area > >where my Mastin Jameson family members, who in part, moved over there > >from > >Searcy Co. by 1880. And almost all ended up in Haskell and LeFlore Co. Ok > >by > >early 1900. > >Faye > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Kmillersrus@aol.com> > >To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:05 PM > >Subject: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > > > > > > > Trying to uncover Indian lines. Searching for the family lines of > > > HENSLEY....CHRISTY....WYATT...JAMESON > > > I have been told of lines in our family poss. tied with Indian descent. > >After > > > going over family records have narrowed it down to these 4 lines. > > > James C. Jameson and wife Dulcenia Wyatt both from St Joe Searcy Co. > >Their > > > son was Alexander Sheridan. His wife was Lula Abbie Gail Hensley > >daughter > >of > > > Porter M. Hensley and Elizabeth Mae Christy. Wondering if Elizabeth Mae > > > Christy might be Indian due to the hard time of locating anything on her > > > line. Have her father a John Christy but only Elizabeth for her mother. > > > Have been told that family came along the Trail of Tears. Also have > >Indian > > > blankets that been in the family atleast 4 generations. Mom remembers > >seeing > > > them on her grandmother Cora Elizabeth Jameson..daughter of Alexander S. > > > Jameson's couch. > > > Other family members with ties to the Jameson line through Cora's > >marriage > >to > > > Renfroe have been recieving profits shares from oil wells on Indian > >lands. > > > Thanks for any help in locating and solving of this family mystery. > > > kim > > > > > > > > > > lpyshny@hotmail.com larry/linda pyshny. > > ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com >

In a message dated 11/18/2000 12:46:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, thesandys@email.msn.com writes: << Don't we all know that those Civil War years for our forefathers were more than men and women should have ever had to endure!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our little disagreements are small and nobody is going to shoot us or hang us for disagreeing with one another. The sacrifice's of all men who have fought for our freedom gave us some of these "Cream Puff" privileges we share today. And no matter which side they fought on don't you think we should all just stop and give them a moment of silence and gratitude for their sacrifice to give us these amazingly gentle political disagreements of today. Faye in TX. ----- Original Message ----- What wise words from Faye and I heartily agree with her. Roberta in CA

Looking for others working on the Jonathan Moody line in Searcy County Arkansas. He was a member of the "Peace Society" 1840 Arkansas Census, Searcy Co., Head of families. Jonathan Moody: 1 male 5 under 10 1 male 20 under 30 2 females under 5 1 female 20 under 30 1850 Arkansas Census, Van Buren Co., War Eagle Township, 12 October, 1850. Jonathan Moody 39 M Born in Tenn Martha Jane 21 F Born in Tenn Sparlin 9 M Born in Ark Polly Ann 3 F Born in Ark Benjamin Palmer 17 M Born in Tenn Lousia I Lee 14 F Born in Ark Thomas Lee 1/12 Born in Ark 1860 Arkansas Census, Searcy Co., Locust Grove Township, 9 August 1860. Jonathan Moody 45 M Born in Tenn Martha Jane 32 F Born in Tenn Ann 13 F Born in Ark Sarah 8 F Born in Ark Joseph 6 M Born in Ark Nancy 4 F Born in Ark Thomas 2 M Born in Ark Susan 1 F Born in Ark Thanks Gail McDaniel

WITCH COMANPY was he in mine also in the 1st arkansas cav,company k,union ,doctor youngblood,1st litu,his brother thredict youngblood capt,they made comapany k 1st arkansas cav out of denver arkansas,in corrall county have history on 1st arkansas,book >From: "thesandys" <thesandys@email.msn.com> >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. >Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 21:32:29 -0600 > >Ooops....also in that Union 1st Ark Cav. unit there was also a Jonathan >Jimeson >who served with these other Jameson/Jamison/Jimeson men. He was born in >Washington County, Iowa and his descendant used this to find him there in >the 1850 census this week. He is later found in Logan/Johnson Co. area >where my Mastin Jameson family members, who in part, moved over there >from >Searcy Co. by 1880. And almost all ended up in Haskell and LeFlore Co. Ok >by >early 1900. >Faye >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Kmillersrus@aol.com> >To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:05 PM >Subject: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > > > > Trying to uncover Indian lines. Searching for the family lines of > > HENSLEY....CHRISTY....WYATT...JAMESON > > I have been told of lines in our family poss. tied with Indian descent. >After > > going over family records have narrowed it down to these 4 lines. > > James C. Jameson and wife Dulcenia Wyatt both from St Joe Searcy Co. >Their > > son was Alexander Sheridan. His wife was Lula Abbie Gail Hensley >daughter >of > > Porter M. Hensley and Elizabeth Mae Christy. Wondering if Elizabeth Mae > > Christy might be Indian due to the hard time of locating anything on her > > line. Have her father a John Christy but only Elizabeth for her mother. > > Have been told that family came along the Trail of Tears. Also have >Indian > > blankets that been in the family atleast 4 generations. Mom remembers >seeing > > them on her grandmother Cora Elizabeth Jameson..daughter of Alexander S. > > Jameson's couch. > > Other family members with ties to the Jameson line through Cora's >marriage >to > > Renfroe have been recieving profits shares from oil wells on Indian >lands. > > Thanks for any help in locating and solving of this family mystery. > > kim > > > > lpyshny@hotmail.com larry/linda pyshny. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Ooops....also in that Union 1st Ark Cav. unit there was also a Jonathan Jimeson who served with these other Jameson/Jamison/Jimeson men. He was born in Washington County, Iowa and his descendant used this to find him there in the 1850 census this week. He is later found in Logan/Johnson Co. area where my Mastin Jameson family members, who in part, moved over there from Searcy Co. by 1880. And almost all ended up in Haskell and LeFlore Co. Ok by early 1900. Faye ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kmillersrus@aol.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:05 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > Trying to uncover Indian lines. Searching for the family lines of > HENSLEY....CHRISTY....WYATT...JAMESON > I have been told of lines in our family poss. tied with Indian descent. After > going over family records have narrowed it down to these 4 lines. > James C. Jameson and wife Dulcenia Wyatt both from St Joe Searcy Co. Their > son was Alexander Sheridan. His wife was Lula Abbie Gail Hensley daughter of > Porter M. Hensley and Elizabeth Mae Christy. Wondering if Elizabeth Mae > Christy might be Indian due to the hard time of locating anything on her > line. Have her father a John Christy but only Elizabeth for her mother. > Have been told that family came along the Trail of Tears. Also have Indian > blankets that been in the family atleast 4 generations. Mom remembers seeing > them on her grandmother Cora Elizabeth Jameson..daughter of Alexander S. > Jameson's couch. > Other family members with ties to the Jameson line through Cora's marriage to > Renfroe have been recieving profits shares from oil wells on Indian lands. > Thanks for any help in locating and solving of this family mystery. > kim >

>From the "Secret Peace Society List" the name of the son of John Christy was James F. H. Christy who served UNION in the civil war: CHRISTY, James F. H. Company H, L, 1st AR CAV, Pvt/CORP, enlisted on 10 Sept 1862 at Searcy Co., AR. he was age 23 on enlistment and was born in Searcy Co., Ark. He drew an Invalid pension from Arkansas fro 1st Ar Cav., Co. H, L, Invalid 1887. I am sure Old John Christy was too old to serve, and don't know about Joseph Christy, if he was marched to Little Rock, he most likely joined up with the confederate unit that was the choice to keep from being shot for treason. That is the same unit my Mastin C. Jameson joined in the Confederacy. We have been having a discussion of JAMESON on the Logan, Johnson and Pope counties sites, and we found that our Lorenzo Dow Jameson (one time Sheriff of Searcy Co.), served in the Union 1st ARk Cav. , Co. H, as 1st Sgt. (among other units as well),and that Caleb M. Jameson also served in the 1st Ark Cav. WE don't know WHO Caleb Jameson belonged to (Family that is), he was born in Monroe Co., Tn. I will search the Confederate records to see if Joseph Christy served in the war. Faye ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kmillersrus@aol.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:05 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > Trying to uncover Indian lines. Searching for the family lines of > HENSLEY....CHRISTY....WYATT...JAMESON > I have been told of lines in our family poss. tied with Indian descent. After > going over family records have narrowed it down to these 4 lines. > James C. Jameson and wife Dulcenia Wyatt both from St Joe Searcy Co. Their > son was Alexander Sheridan. His wife was Lula Abbie Gail Hensley daughter of > Porter M. Hensley and Elizabeth Mae Christy. Wondering if Elizabeth Mae > Christy might be Indian due to the hard time of locating anything on her > line. Have her father a John Christy but only Elizabeth for her mother. > Have been told that family came along the Trail of Tears. Also have Indian > blankets that been in the family atleast 4 generations. Mom remembers seeing > them on her grandmother Cora Elizabeth Jameson..daughter of Alexander S. > Jameson's couch. > Other family members with ties to the Jameson line through Cora's marriage to > Renfroe have been recieving profits shares from oil wells on Indian lands. > Thanks for any help in locating and solving of this family mystery. > kim >

This came from my Halsted/Holsted list. Thought it might be of interest www.nps.gov/vafo/home.htm The National Park Service now has a Valley Forge Muster Roll Database developed from information collected over the last 50 years by park volunteers and staff. The database has only been active for a couple of days. It includes nearly 30,000 soldiers who served at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Due to the volume of traffic a second server has been added - be patient.

Kim, there is no question that our families of the JAMESON of Buffalo River there in Searcy County, have told many stories of our Jamison/Jameson being of Indian descent. Permelia Jameson Parks Ruff grandson, told stories of his grandmother "Melia" being a hard old woman who smoked a pipe and "Talked Cherokee" as his memory's as a little boy. I had decided in the last couple of years, that my great great grandmother "Sarah Paulina" unknown Jameson, wife of James C. Jamesons brother, Mastin C. Jameson, WAS likely a Christy before their marriage. I base my theory on the facts of her place of birth, the fact that they always lived next door to her and Mastin in census. And the Christy's were involved with our Jameson brothers in the "Secret Peace Society". The Christy's and my Sarah Paulina disappear from Searcy county AFTER 1870 census. Her age was just right to fit in with John and Elizabeth Christy's children. And like the eldest boys Sarah, she was born in Tenn. and married before 1850 in Searcy Co. On Dec. 5, 1861 from Head Quarters in Carroll County, AR, an order went out before the sitting court, to arrest L.D. (Lorenzo Dow) Jamieson, Westley Hensley and David Baker for being members or leaders of the Secret Peace Society. In other documents that were letters of Capt. John R. Scott of Pope Co., these same men are mentioned together, Capt. Scott was the man trying to round up and arrest the men in Searcy County who had held out on Secession from the Union and formed the Secret Society for Peace. The Christy's are also involved in the society. Capt. John R Scott's WIFE was a Jameson/Jamison, she being the daughter of Judge George Jamison of Johnson Co., AR....however she was born in Potosi, MO. (Washington Co.!!!!) May 16, 1816. The same place our Jameson's went from KY. before coming on to Ark. One of Capt. Scott's "runners" was a Jamison man (Or young man) who I suspect may have been a nephew of his via his wife Nancy Jamison Scott. This Jamison runner, carried many of the mail messages of Capt Scott during the war. In Another document of Capt. Scott's dated Dec. 9, 1861, many men of Carroll, Marion and Searcy Co. are listed as involved in the "Secret Peace Society" and to be taken prisoner and taken before the Governor in Little Rock. after that list is given there is a sub-note at the bottom that says that the following men are somewhat implicated and had turned themselves in without arms and would volunteer to appear before the governor at Little Rock. John Christy Joseph C. Christy J.T.K. Christy (Could be J.T.H.) P.M. Hensley Gilmore Smith Carroll Kilburn (he knifed Wm. Jameson to death) E..L. Osborn Carlton Keeling George M. Hays J.W. Kirkham John W. McEntire J.C. McNair I hope I interpret my civil war letters without error. James Johnston is an expert on this subject, he will jump in an correct me if I am wrong on this, and well he should.....he and I share a PET PEEVE of BAD genealogy or BAD History. Faye in Tx. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kmillersrus@aol.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:05 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] locating family lines. > Trying to uncover Indian lines. Searching for the family lines of > HENSLEY....CHRISTY....WYATT...JAMESON > I have been told of lines in our family poss. tied with Indian descent. After > going over family records have narrowed it down to these 4 lines. > James C. Jameson and wife Dulcenia Wyatt both from St Joe Searcy Co. Their > son was Alexander Sheridan. His wife was Lula Abbie Gail Hensley daughter of > Porter M. Hensley and Elizabeth Mae Christy. Wondering if Elizabeth Mae > Christy might be Indian due to the hard time of locating anything on her > line. Have her father a John Christy but only Elizabeth for her mother. > Have been told that family came along the Trail of Tears. Also have Indian > blankets that been in the family atleast 4 generations. Mom remembers seeing > them on her grandmother Cora Elizabeth Jameson..daughter of Alexander S. > Jameson's couch. > Other family members with ties to the Jameson line through Cora's marriage to > Renfroe have been recieving profits shares from oil wells on Indian lands. > Thanks for any help in locating and solving of this family mystery. > kim >

Hi Listmembers -- I am looking for Jerry McCoy. I have some information on McCoy's in Conway and Van Buren Counties. I sent email privatley but it bounced. yvonne ____________________________ Colorado Springs, Colorado reply to henson@rmi.net web page: http://www.rmi.net/~henson Names I am researching: Main lines: BRENT(S), GRANT, EDMON(D)SON, HENSON, MCARTHUR Co-lateral lines: BRAZIL, CARLOCK, HARPER ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail

Hello list -- Would the person interested in Pruitt's around Atkins please contact me. I lost your request and I don't remember the names you were interested in. Thanks, yvonne ____________________________ Colorado Springs, Colorado reply to henson@rmi.net web page: http://www.rmi.net/~henson Names I am researching: Main lines: BRENT(S), GRANT, EDMON(D)SON, HENSON, MCARTHUR Co-lateral lines: BRAZIL, CARLOCK, HARPER ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail