I am trying to get in touch with Beverly Collins that lives in Drumright, OK. I have a WATTS question for you - please email me @ bvc0621@futureone.com Barbara Van Camp - WATTS in Mesa, AZ

Was Mary Mabrey b 1805 NC Wife of O A Mabrey b 1805 NC A daughter of Peter More Sutterfield it Indicates that they came to searcy county at the same time as Alexander Copeland and Wife Sarah and the name Samuel is used even to Grand children in 1860 census J R Sutterfield is in their Household and what Happened to all their Children i only find two boys that reached Adult Hood kenneth

A lot of our Searcy Co ancestors had ties in Pope Co. Here is your chance to check marriages at Ancestry.com for 10 days free. Good luck. Ann List manager ============================================ ARKANSAS MARRIAGES, 1851-1900 (Update adding Pope County) Becoming the 25th state in 1836, Arkansas was home to hundreds of thousands of residents throughout the 19th century. This update adds the marriage records of Pope County, Arkansas to those of Crawford, Hempstead, Pike, Washington, and Yell counties between 1851 and 1900. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence. The database provides the names of more than 55,000 men and women. Source Information: Dodd, Jordan and Liahona Research, comp. "Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original Data: "Pope County, Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900." County court records located at Russellville, Arkansas, or Family History Library microfilm #1034012-1034014. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4383.htm ____________________________________________________________________

Anyone looking For Watts listed in 1835 Census Republic of TEXAS i now have the census kenneth

Thanks for the URL, Tommie. Hunted all over and never did find it <sigh> Now it's carefully bookmarked :-))) For what it's worth, all of Ruby Lacy's marriage books and cemetery books and census are in the Historical Society's research room at the Marion Co Library in Yellville AR. And I'm pretty sure they're all at the Searcy Co. Library in Marshall AR too. She was a very thorough and careful transcriber and the information found in her books is about as accurate as you can get. She even did some annotating - adding bits and pieces of geneo interest here and there - which is a tremendous help. Sure do miss her interest and abilities. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Tommie Horn <tlhorn@brightok.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Cemetery books > This was sent to me awhile back and it took sometime but I finally found it. > Cathy Swizter was nice enough to send it and I think it will help you find > the web page for Ruby's books. > > Tommie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <CCONN2349@aol.com> > To: <tlhorn@brightok.net> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Thompsons > > > > > > http://members.aol.com/OOCSearch/oocsark.htm > > > > Ruby has passed away, but her son is still selling her books. This is > their > > web page which lists the books that are available. > > > > I'm sorry I couldn't put my finger or the order blank to tell you what > else > > is available. However this web page will tell you everything. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Cathy Switzer Conn > > RE: SWITZER, CHADWICK, TAYLOR, HAMILTON, DOWTHARD, ROBERTSON, MANES. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John & Rita Floyd" <ritafloyd@compworldnet.com> > To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:09 PM > Subject: [ARSEARCY] Cemetery books > > > > Yvonne, > > > > Below is a message I sent both to your netscape address and the other > addresss and it bounced both times. Will try to get it to you this way. > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Ruby Lacy has done some Searcy Co. cemetery books. She is now deceased=20 > > but you can purchase her books from her son at: > > Alex Lacy > > 641 Pine St. > > Medford, OR 97501-5832 > > > > You could also try asking James Johnston, who publishes the "Searcy > > County Ancestor Information Exchange". He could possibly refer you to > > other sources for cemetery books. In the December 1999 issue there are > > several pages of publications for sale; these cover several of the > > counties in which you are interested. His e-mail is > > mailto:johnston@ipa.net I don't have a scanner, or I would copy and > > send those pages to you. > > > > You might contact Cornelia at mailto:cdaniels@arkwest.com for > > information about cemetery books for Yell County. > > > > I hope this is of some help to you. > > Rita > > > > > > > > > > > > >

This was sent to me awhile back and it took sometime but I finally found it. Cathy Swizter was nice enough to send it and I think it will help you find the web page for Ruby's books. Tommie ----- Original Message ----- From: <CCONN2349@aol.com> To: <tlhorn@brightok.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Thompsons > > http://members.aol.com/OOCSearch/oocsark.htm > > Ruby has passed away, but her son is still selling her books. This is their > web page which lists the books that are available. > > I'm sorry I couldn't put my finger or the order blank to tell you what else > is available. However this web page will tell you everything. > > Good luck, > > Cathy Switzer Conn > RE: SWITZER, CHADWICK, TAYLOR, HAMILTON, DOWTHARD, ROBERTSON, MANES. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Rita Floyd" <ritafloyd@compworldnet.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Cemetery books > Yvonne, > > Below is a message I sent both to your netscape address and the other addresss and it bounced both times. Will try to get it to you this way. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Ruby Lacy has done some Searcy Co. cemetery books. She is now deceased=20 > but you can purchase her books from her son at: > Alex Lacy > 641 Pine St. > Medford, OR 97501-5832 > > You could also try asking James Johnston, who publishes the "Searcy > County Ancestor Information Exchange". He could possibly refer you to > other sources for cemetery books. In the December 1999 issue there are > several pages of publications for sale; these cover several of the > counties in which you are interested. His e-mail is > mailto:johnston@ipa.net I don't have a scanner, or I would copy and > send those pages to you. > > You might contact Cornelia at mailto:cdaniels@arkwest.com for > information about cemetery books for Yell County. > > I hope this is of some help to you. > Rita > > > > > >

If you go to the Yell County Website online, they have all the Yell County cemeteries posted online, free for the looking, printing or whatever for your personal, unpublished use..........Faye ----- Original Message ----- From: John & Rita Floyd <ritafloyd@compworldnet.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Cemetery books > Yvonne, > > Below is a message I sent both to your netscape address and the other addresss and it bounced both times. Will try to get it to you this way. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Ruby Lacy has done some Searcy Co. cemetery books. She is now deceased=20 > but you can purchase her books from her son at: > Alex Lacy > 641 Pine St. > Medford, OR 97501-5832 > > You could also try asking James Johnston, who publishes the "Searcy > County Ancestor Information Exchange". He could possibly refer you to > other sources for cemetery books. In the December 1999 issue there are > several pages of publications for sale; these cover several of the > counties in which you are interested. His e-mail is > mailto:johnston@ipa.net I don't have a scanner, or I would copy and > send those pages to you. > > You might contact Cornelia at mailto:cdaniels@arkwest.com for > information about cemetery books for Yell County. > > I hope this is of some help to you. > Rita > > > > >

Yvonne, Below is a message I sent both to your netscape address and the other addresss and it bounced both times. Will try to get it to you this way. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ruby Lacy has done some Searcy Co. cemetery books. She is now deceased=20 but you can purchase her books from her son at: Alex Lacy 641 Pine St. Medford, OR 97501-5832 You could also try asking James Johnston, who publishes the "Searcy County Ancestor Information Exchange". He could possibly refer you to other sources for cemetery books. In the December 1999 issue there are several pages of publications for sale; these cover several of the counties in which you are interested. His e-mail is mailto:johnston@ipa.net I don't have a scanner, or I would copy and send those pages to you. You might contact Cornelia at mailto:cdaniels@arkwest.com for information about cemetery books for Yell County. I hope this is of some help to you. Rita

All census Images will be online very soon i don't know how much it will cost to subscribe take a look at the first samples Kenneth http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/census.htm

The cemetery books that done by Ruby Lacy are very inforamtional. Ruby also did the ones for Census records and a few others. If you do purchase one be sure when you are done to donate it to your local Genealogical society. having one here locally in Oregon was very helpful in my research of AR. Best of luck everyone. DdHober <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/d2hober/civilwar.htm">Civil War Resources</A> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/d2hober/recipes.htm">Recipes & Recipe Exchange</A> Enter the Win On the Web Sweepstakes -- Minimum DAILY Jackpot of $50,000! Refer a friend--if they win, you can win too! http:/www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=CFI652

Is anyone on the list familiar with the family of Barton Jones on the 1860 Searcy Co census Page 893. Lists the family as follows: Barton Jones 24 Sarah 20 John L 1 Would appreciate hearing from anyone familiar with this family. Mary E Jones Marion, IL

Is anyone familiar with the family of Wm J Jones household 404 p 893 of the 1860 Searcy Co census. Lists the family as follows: Wm J Jones 24 Mary 20 Julyann 3 Sarah 1 Nancy Jones 45 Mother Samuel 12 Brother Smith B 10 Brother If this is familiar to anyone on the list would appreciate in hearing from you. Mary E Jones Marion, IL

Hi List-- I am interested in purchasing some cemetery books. Please tell me where to find the information, price and address. Searcy, Yell, Pope, Lonoke, Perry and Pulaski I believe some kind soul sent me this before but I guess I lost it. Thanks for all the information I know I will get. 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

Can anyone help me find the parents of my great grandmother. Martha J. Hutchen born about 1860. She gives her birth state as AR in the 1900 AR census, but actually died in the fall of 1899. She was at that time married to William J. Williams my great grandfather. Martha J. Hutchen had been married before and gave the name of Martha J. Walden when she married William J. Williams in Searcy co., AR in 1881 and she had a child named Clara Walden born Jan 1880 when they married. Some say her folks were from Wayne Co., TN. Any help on this is greatly appreciated. Maybe she is in the AR census in 1860 if born 1859 or 1870 census. So if anyone runs across a marriage between Martha J. Hutchen and Walden about 1878 or 1879 in AR or TN please let me know. Janie

Hi list -- I guess I should post a note on the books. For the Arkansas book I received 56 request for information from the book. Each person is approximately 11 pages of information plus approximately 3 pictures. I am work one person per night. I had some computer problems but now have them fixed. On the Oklahoma book I received 100 requests for look-ups. I have gotten several done but without an index it is slow. I have also received some additional information from the Stillwater Musum. I will include all with the requests. I will answer each one even if I did not find the name. Thank you to one person for the reminder. I did not realize that it had been that long. I am hoping to get several done on Friday. I wanted to finish scanning the book before sending the information. I apologize for the delay. 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

My grandfather Jesse Monroe Whaley was born in Searcy County (per family oral history, no documentation). The date was approx. fall 1877; he never knew his birth date for sure. His father (possibly Will or Tom Whaley) disappeared by the time Jesse was 2. Jesse and his mother Mary J. Renfro appear on the Van Buren County, Ark., census in 1880, and in October 1880 Mary married a Wm. Henry Gordon in Van Buren County. I have a copy of that marriage license. Mary was born in Arkansas and was part Indian (according to family lore she was Cherokee). (Van Buren adjoins Searcy Co.) Mary died about 1885, and Jesse was raised by his stepfather Henry Gordon. I've never been able to identify Jesse's father; Jesse possibly had a brother Tom or Will Whaley). Legend has it that the father and other son may have ended up in Texas. I've never found proof of a marriage between Mary Renfro and anyone named Whaley. I've checked at least 20 counties in Arkansas. Jesse lived in Arkansas most of his life, in these counties: Searcy, Van Buren, Woodruff, Faulkner, and Yell. He died in 1924 in Pontotoc County, Okla., at age 47. His wife was Mary Adeline Miller, and they had 7 children (Rosie, Mirlon, Frances, Oma, Clarence, Dollie, Maude). Can anyone give me any clues I might trace? I'd like to know about Mary's parents, and I'd like to identify the Whaley who fathered Jesse (possibly out of wedlock). Thanks, Bev Graham Springfield, MO

Lane, I have the following in my database......any connection? Ethelene Watts m. Johnnie Granville Griffith son of Thomas Lawson Guthrie and Martha Emeline Still. Mary H. Polly Watts b. 27 Nov 1795 NC d. 18 Oct 1878 Leslie Searcy Co AR m. Isaac Horton Jr abt 1815 Wayne Co TN. Nora Watts m. Fountain LaRue Guthrie Jr. Several Manuels.....Bailey B., Green Berry W., John Frank, Martha C., Mary Ann "Polly", Minnie B., and Nora I. LOTS of Kelley's, which is my main surname on my maternal grandmothers side. Most were in Searcy Co and migrated to OK about 1917. If you think there may be any connection I would love to hear from you. Thanks, Celeste Watts444@aol.com wrote: > Within the next month watch for free access to Arkansas family history > information. I too am sorry to see all the pay sites for information, when > you don't know if the info is of any value to you. I am a database developer > who is researching information on the WATTS familt of Arkansas who came from > Tennessee. The other families I am trackinf from AR are the KELLY's, > SULLIVANS, BEGLEY's, and MANUEL's. > I work part time for a web hosting company and will soon have access to a > FREE website where we can share information without charges from other > websites. > I will alert the group when the info goes live. I will make available any > census, land, or other oral history that might benefit subscribers of this > list. KEEP OUR HISTORY FREE! > Thank you, > Lane Watts

I am posting this for an Adams researcher who is new to the web and not really comfortable yet with being on a list. I will forward any info to him. His line is William Martin Adams who was the son of Jesse and Rhoda Martin Adams. Jesse was the son of Spencer Adams. Does not appear Jesse is related to Robert Adams who is also in Searcy County. Rhoda appears as a widow in the 1850 Searcy County census with her son Spencer as head of household. William Martin Adams married Sarah Smith. Does anyone have any information on this family that I can pass on to Bill. I know he would appreciate any and all help. Judy

I have some info on William Martin "Billy" and Sarah (Smith) Adams, Judy. One of their descendants (although I'm not sure he's aware of it) lives a couple miles from me. I got some of my information from his mom's papers as well as from Steve Bemrich and his "Family Tree Farm" site. Census and histories helped lots too. For openers: William Martin "Billy Adams (son of John & Rhoda [Martin] Adams) b Floyd Co. KY 10 Jan 1821 d St. Louis MO 20 Aug 1902 m Sarah Smith b TN 1836. They were in Tomahawk Township, Searcy Co. AR 1860, 1870 and in Hampton Township, Marion Co AR 1900. Their children were: Sarah E. Adams b Searcy Co AR 1862 m ca 1878 Thomas M. Younger (son of William Alexander & Lucinda Jane [Hinson] Younger) b MCAR 21 Nov 1853. Mary Jane Adams b Searcy Co. AR Oct 1863 d Water Creek Township, Marion Co. AR 18 March 1938 m John F/S. Baker (son of Jesse & Adelissa [Reeves] Baker) b Searcy Co. AR 23 Feb 1857 d Searcy Co. AR 20 March 1903. Louise Adams b MO 1865/7 m 1 Sep 1889 J. W. Herrington b ca 1866. Martha A. Adams b AR 1867/8 m 25 June 1892 H. L. Watts b ca 1852. John Quincy Adams b AR May 1870 m 17 Dec 1893 Minnie Swafford (daughter of Joseph Bozman & Manda [Faught] Swafford) b 1876/7 of Searcy Co. AR. Not knowing which line or how many of them your friend wants to trace, I'll leave this here and wait to hear. Do have more - mostly on the Marion Co. side, though. Sure would like to find out more about Sarah Smith. She's a brick wall for me. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:18 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] William Martin Adams > I am posting this for an Adams researcher who is new to the web and not > really comfortable yet with being on a list. I will forward any info to > him. > > His line is William Martin Adams who was the son of Jesse and Rhoda > Martin Adams. Jesse was the son of Spencer Adams. Does not appear Jesse > is related to Robert Adams who is also in Searcy County. Rhoda appears > as a widow in the 1850 Searcy County census with her son Spencer as head > of household. > > William Martin Adams married Sarah Smith. Does anyone have any > information on this family that I can pass on to Bill. I know he would > appreciate any and all help. > > Judy >

The Knoxville Gazette The Knoxville Gazette was the first newspaper published in what was to become Tennessee. The original owners G. Roulstone and R. Ferguson brought their press over the mountains from North Carolina to Rogersville in present day Hawkins County. They began publication on November 5, 1791. The paper was printed at Rogersville for about one year and then the press was moved to Knoxville which was fast becoming the political center of Tennessee. Saturday, January 28, 1792 Vol. 1 No. 7 (Page 3, Column 2/3) Knoxville, January 28 Copy of a letter from Colonel Arthur Campbell to Captain John Watts Captain John Watts, Ever since the conclusion of the late war between England and America, I have frequently been an advocate for peace, to take place between all the red people, and the citizens of the United States, and that they might live together as brothers.--I desire it because I could see no object worth wise men's notice to quarrel about. We live under the same sky, the same clouds water our fields, and the great spirit above gives us in common plentifull of many other good things whereby we may live happy, if we would but live in peace and love one another. Often has inconsiderate young men of the Cherokee nation interrupted these bright prospects, by killing innocent persons.--And to our shame, some white men have been bad also. Two years ago the people of America chose George Washington to be their Head-Man in peace as well as in war. He has a good heart; and loves all men, red people as well as white, and will take care of them, if they will observe his council and his orders.--The Creek nation last summer wisely made a lasting peace, so that war with them can happen no more. The Cherokees ought to make haste to do the same, least the door be shut against them forever. Why did some of the Cherokees last week kill two young men near the borders of Virginia? men that never hurt an Indian in their lives. This practice must be put an end to soon, or certain destruction will before many years befal the whole Cherokee nation. Let men die for their own crimes, when they commit such as are worthy of death, and then peace and good will more and more and more take place and be lasting. I send you this Talk as a Virginian, and because you are a brave man, capable to act wisely as well as be bold. Take a well-wisher's advice, listen attentively, and be strong in advising your young men to be at peace.--Come to the treaty next June at the mouth of French Broad.--The beloved man sent by Congress to take care of the southern Indians will then meet you, and take you by the hand as a brother, and forgive what is past; provided not a drop of blood is hereafter shed by the Cherokees Your friend, ARTHUR CAMPBELL Dated near Chota, February 11, 1791 Would you want this Kenneth Watts444@aol.com wrote: > Within the next month watch for free access to Arkansas family history > information. I too am sorry to see all the pay sites for information, when > you don't know if the info is of any value to you. I am a database developer > who is researching information on the WATTS familt of Arkansas who came from > Tennessee. The other families I am trackinf from AR are the KELLY's, > SULLIVANS, BEGLEY's, and MANUEL's. > I work part time for a web hosting company and will soon have access to a > FREE website where we can share information without charges from other > websites. > I will alert the group when the info goes live. I will make available any > census, land, or other oral history that might benefit subscribers of this > list. KEEP OUR HISTORY FREE! > Thank you, > Lane Watts