Bear Creek Township is the township in which Marshall, the county seat of Searcy Co, is located. You won't find it on most maps. You'll probably need a county plat map. These townships are political subdivisions designed to equalize population density to ensure fair representation in county government and in voting. Hope this helps. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Raymond Savage <rcsavage@intplsrv.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 4:25 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Bear Creek > Does anyone know where Bear Creek was located? This would have > been a populated place and not the creek itself. My grandfather, Eli > Griffin, was born there. Thanks. Raymond >

Hi Wilma, I'm sorry I don't have any info on your Catherine, but would be glad to share what I have on the MELTON family (maybe there is a clue in here somewhere?): James MELTON b. 1788 SC d. Aft.1860 Barry Co, MO. Married #1 Mary/Permeley SOOTER b. 1780-1790. I only know of one child, Sarah "Sally" Caroline MELTON b. 1828 TN d. Aft 1901 m. 1848 AR Mark Howard HENSLEY b. 1817 TN d. 4 Mar 1888 Searcy Co, AR. They had 6 children, first two b. TN, remaining four b. AR. Sarah was Mark Howard's second wife, he was prev. married to Rebecca SIMMONS. James MELTON m. #2 Mary Crockett in 1829 and they had three known children: William Crockett MELTON b. 1830, Leornard R. MELTON b. 1832 and Frances K. MELTON b. 1834 Perhaps someone on this list who is researching MELTON can jump in and provide you with more info, hopefully on your Catherine. Good luck! Jan ---------- >From: "Wilma Norton" <wilma@softcom.net> >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] SOOTER - Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter >Date: Sat, Jun 24, 2000, 1:48 PM > >Could I step into this conversation, please? I have a Catherine Melton who >was born TN and was age 34, married to David B. Younger living in Tomahawk >Twp., Searcy Co. AR in 1860. This family later moved to Pope Co. AR. Do >you know if she might be kin to your Sarah Caroline Melton? I've had no >luck at all in finding parents or siblings for her. > >Wilma > >----- Original Message ----- >From: ron & jan heiskell <acc@tracy.com> >To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:15 PM >Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] SOOTER - Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > > >> Hi Judy, >> >> I read your post on SOOTER and thought I would add my little bit of SOOTER >> info. I am working on the old Lemuel HENSLEY line - he was b.Abt 1785 NC >> d.1840 Wayne Co, TN. >> >> His son, Mark Howard HENSLEY b.1817 TN d 1888 Searcy Co, AR m. 1848 AR #2 >> Sarah Caroline MELTON b.1828 TN d.Aft 1901 Searcy Co, AR. >> >> Her parents were James MELTON b.1788 SC d. Aft.1860 Barry Co, MO and >> Mary/Permeley SOOTER b. 1780-1790 d. 1840-1850. (I have not verified this >> info myself.) >> >> It isn't much info, but since James MELTON died in Barry Co, MO, and his >> daughter Sarah died in Searcy Co, AR, I thought this Mary/Permeley SOOTER >> might connect somehow to your SOOTER family. >> >> Jan Heiskell >> ---------- >> >From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> >> >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com >> >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter >> >Date: Sat, Jun 24, 2000, 4:18 AM >> > >> >> >First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who >> >had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were >> >connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. >> > >> >Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently >> >received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with >> >permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as >> >a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in >> >the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. >> >I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I >> >know. >> > >> >Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy >> >Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to >> >Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned >> >Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a >> >second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. >> > >> >*************** >> >(added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as >> >Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her >> >son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, >> >two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They >> >were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. >> >************** >> > >> >Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? >> >Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the >> >Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. >> >It is believed his wife also died during the war. >> > >> >Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the >> >Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from >> >sickness during the Civil War. >> > >> >Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. >> >He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was >> >married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. >> > >> >William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River >> >22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. >> >He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie >> >Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie >> >26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died >> >Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. >> > >> >Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in >> >Searcy County about 1870. >> > >> >Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 >> > >> >Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry >> >County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb >> >1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is >> >buried Wiley's Cove. >> > >> >Hope this is of interest to someone. >> > >> >Judy >> > >> >

Since we are talking about Sooter Jonathan Moody b abt 1815 TN had a son Sparling Moody b 1841 in Van Buren or Searcy county Sparlin Moody after the war took the name Sooter who he claimed was his mother's maiden name but in an statement that a half Sister to Sparlin made about Sparlin's son Jonathan Moody she stated that her and Sparlin had the same mother but different fathers his father being Jonathan Moody and her father being Vinson Palmer and that she was older than Sparlin in 1850 census Van Buren there were some Palmer children living in Jonathan and Martha Jane LEE?? Moody's household can you shed any light as to who this Woman named Sooter was she must have died before 1846 because Jonathan Married Martha Jane LEE ???? 1846 Searcy county AR Kenneth Wilma Norton wrote: > Could I step into this conversation, please? I have a Catherine Melton who > was born TN and was age 34, married to David B. Younger living in Tomahawk > Twp., Searcy Co. AR in 1860. This family later moved to Pope Co. AR. Do > you know if she might be kin to your Sarah Caroline Melton? I've had no > luck at all in finding parents or siblings for her. > > Wilma > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ron & jan heiskell <acc@tracy.com> > To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:15 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] SOOTER - Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > > > Hi Judy, > > > > I read your post on SOOTER and thought I would add my little bit of SOOTER > > info. I am working on the old Lemuel HENSLEY line - he was b.Abt 1785 NC > > d.1840 Wayne Co, TN. > > > > His son, Mark Howard HENSLEY b.1817 TN d 1888 Searcy Co, AR m. 1848 AR #2 > > Sarah Caroline MELTON b.1828 TN d.Aft 1901 Searcy Co, AR. > > > > Her parents were James MELTON b.1788 SC d. Aft.1860 Barry Co, MO and > > Mary/Permeley SOOTER b. 1780-1790 d. 1840-1850. (I have not verified this > > info myself.) > > > > It isn't much info, but since James MELTON died in Barry Co, MO, and his > > daughter Sarah died in Searcy Co, AR, I thought this Mary/Permeley SOOTER > > might connect somehow to your SOOTER family. > > > > Jan Heiskell > > ---------- > > >From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> > > >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > > >Date: Sat, Jun 24, 2000, 4:18 AM > > > > > > > >First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who > > >had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were > > >connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. > > > > > >Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently > > >received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with > > >permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as > > >a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in > > >the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. > > >I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I > > >know. > > > > > >Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy > > >Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to > > >Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned > > >Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a > > >second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. > > > > > >*************** > > >(added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as > > >Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her > > >son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, > > >two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They > > >were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. > > >************** > > > > > >Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? > > >Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the > > >Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. > > >It is believed his wife also died during the war. > > > > > >Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the > > >Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from > > >sickness during the Civil War. > > > > > >Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. > > >He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was > > >married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. > > > > > >William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River > > >22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. > > >He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie > > >Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie > > >26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died > > >Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. > > > > > >Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in > > >Searcy County about 1870. > > > > > >Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 > > > > > >Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry > > >County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb > > >1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is > > >buried Wiley's Cove. > > > > > >Hope this is of interest to someone. > > > > > >Judy > > > > >

Stacy is the daughter of Robert & Cynthia(Cates) Adams, Ann. You'll see more in the email I just sent to Judy. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann McDonald <amcdonal@sheltonbbs.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > Judy do you know the parents of Stacy? > > Ann > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> > To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 6:18 AM > Subject: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > > > > First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who > > had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were > > connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. > > > > Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently > > received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with > > permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as > > a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in > > the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. > > I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I > > know. > > > > Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy > > Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to > > Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned > > Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a > > second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. > > > > *************** > > (added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as > > Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her > > son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, > > two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They > > were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. > > ************** > > > > Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? > > Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the > > Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. > > It is believed his wife also died during the war. > > > > Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the > > Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from > > sickness during the Civil War. > > > > Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. > > He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was > > married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. > > > > William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River > > 22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. > > He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie > > Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie > > 26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died > > Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. > > > > Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in > > Searcy County about 1870. > > > > Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 > > > > Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry > > County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb > > 1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is > > buried Wiley's Cove. > > > > Hope this is of interest to someone. > > > > Judy > > > > >

Tomahawk Township is in the north central part of Searcy Co up against the Marion Co border. Buffalo National River runs thru it from west to east. Gilbert is a town on the river. Dongola is also a town as was Tomahawk. There's really no big town or city. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Stair <bes@arkansas.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 3:51 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Tomahawk Township > My Thomas D. Martin, Sr. family was listed as living in Tomahawk Township in > the Searcy 1860 census. I would like to know where this township is > located. What town or city would be close by? > > Thank you. > bes@arkansas.net >

Let me put it this way, Judy. In order to track nine 8X10 pages of Adams' genealogy for Big Blue, we used several sources and a ton of paper full of notes. Here's the list. "Descendants of James & Agnes (Wilson) Adams with 57 Allied Families" by Leona Adams Loviska. "White River Chronicles of S C Turnbo" by James F Keefe & Lynn Morrow. "History of Marion Co" by Earl Berry. "Marion Co Marriages Records 1887-1917" (3 volumes) by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts. "Portraits and Landscapes" by Z B Smith (a collection of newspaper articles) "Marion Co. AR 1890" by Helen McMindes (a reconstruction using 1880 + 1900 census & 1890 tax records). Robert J. Adams, 2741 Live Oak Ave, Fullerton CA 92635. Helen McMindes (she's recently moved from Harrison AR to CA so don't yet have her new address). MCAR 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 federal census. SCAR 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 federal census. "Pleasant Ridge Cemetery" by Max Parnell. And, of course, that wonderfully easy computer age capability . . . Cross Referencing. Exactly where each snippit of info came from, I can't say offhand. It's all in the archived Big Blue files, though <grin> Three huge boxes stuffed with enough paper to make a couple of huge trees! What we gleaned from all this is: Robert "Bob" Adams (son of James & Agnes [Wilson] Adams) b VA ca 1770 d Izard Co. AR March 1825 m/1 KY 19 March 1796 Patience Hall; m/2 KY 23 May 1804 Elizabeth "Betsy" Ferguson. In Lawrence Co. AR 1820. Children: Robert "Bob" & Patience had 2 kids. Robert "Bob" & "Betsy" had 5 kids including Robert Adams Jr. b KY 1808 m Izard Co. AR Martha Jane ___ 1807. He is a widower in North Fork Township, Izard Co. AR 1870. Matthew Adams (son of James & Agnes [Wilson] Adams) b VA 1767/8 d Izard Co. AR 1836 m/1 Esther Barnett; m/2 Christian Co KY Catherine Ferguson d Pope Co AR 29 Dec 1841. In Lawrence Co AR 1817. Children: Matthew & Esther had 5 kids - all girls. Matthew & Catherine had 3 sons including Robert Adams b KY 1794/9 d Independence Co AR 1865 m Cynthia Cates b NC ca 1798. In Tomahawk Township, Searcy Co AR 1840, 1850. In Bear Creek Township, Searcy Co. AR 1860. Children: Stacy Adams b AR 1818 m Eli B Sooter. Miranda Adams b AR 30 Jan 1822. Matthew Adams b AR 1822. Single in SCAR 1870 living with sister Mary Shaw. Joseph Adams b AR ca 1827 m Elvira Jane ___ b TN 1828. Mary Adams b AR ca 1825 m J D Shaw. In SCAR 1870. Thomas Adams b AR 1834 d bef 1870 m Emille Hodge (daughter of Granville K & Elizabeth [Campbell] Hodge) b McNairy Co TN. She m/2 James Holstead. Abner Adams b SCAR 1837/8 m Mary ___ b AR 1837. Eliza M Adams b AR 1840. The best I can do for PROOF is that Matthew (son of James & Agnes) settled in Searcy Co and was there from its inception in 1835 while Robert (son of James & Agnes) settled in Izard Co and his son Robert was still there in 1870. Looks to me like they lived in different areas of Izard Co and when Searcy Co was created out of Izard, Matthew was in the Searcy Co part. Because Big Blue was essentially a Marion Co book on Marion Co families, we only tracked data that led to Marion Co. (Actually, we tracked in both directions - from Adamses in MCAR back and from James & Agnes forward.) Here, again, I'm probably duplicating data you already have, but this is a method of tracking Vicki and I use lots. SCAR 1860 Sulphur Springs Township: Joseph Adams 33 AR. Elvira 32 TN. Matthew 10 AR. Ervin David 12 AR. JAMES 7 AR. William 5 AR. George 2 AR. Elizabeth Bone 17 __. William 2 AR SCAR 1870 Bear Creek Township: Joseph Addams 43 AR. Elvira 42 TN. Martha [sic] 19 AR. JAMES 16 AR. William 14 AR. George 11 AR. Abner 4 AR. John 2 AR. SCAR 1880 Sulphur Springs Township: #28-29 Joseph Addams 57 AR NC KY. Elvira J 52 TN GA TN. Abner 14 AR AR TN. John W 12 AR AR TN. William G 23 AR AR TN (son). Georgia 18 AR AR AR (d-in-l). #16-17 Amos Treadwell 56 TN NC NC. Siles R 23 AR TN TN (son). Mary 22 AR MO TN (d-in-l). Victory J. 2 AR AR AR (g-dau). Margaret R 11/12 AR AR AR (g-dau). JAMES M Addems 26 AR AR TN (s-in-l). Margaret C [Treadwell] 26 AR AR TN (wife). Joseph L 5 AR AR AR (son). Sarah E 3 AR AR AR (dau). John Q 1 AR AR AR (son). Tracking this family - dates, birth places, townships, names - indicates to me that James M Addams (consistent spelling variant not used with other families of the same surname) was the son of Joseph & Elvira and the husband of Margaret C Treadwell. The "M" could well stand for "Marion." Whether you call this proof or deduction, I'm not real sure. Obviously the James Newton Adams is out of the running - wrong middle name/initial. And the fact that James' father's brother's widow married second James Wilson Holstead lends credence since they all ended up in the same place. Hope you can figure out all this stuff. And that it helps. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology"

Judy do you know the parents of Stacy? Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 6:18 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who > had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were > connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. > > Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently > received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with > permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as > a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in > the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. > I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I > know. > > Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy > Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to > Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned > Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a > second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. > > *************** > (added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as > Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her > son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, > two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They > were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. > ************** > > Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? > Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the > Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. > It is believed his wife also died during the war. > > Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the > Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from > sickness during the Civil War. > > Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. > He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was > married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. > > William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River > 22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. > He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie > Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie > 26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died > Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. > > Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in > Searcy County about 1870. > > Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 > > Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry > County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb > 1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is > buried Wiley's Cove. > > Hope this is of interest to someone. > > Judy > >

My Thomas D. Martin, Sr. family was listed as living in Tomahawk Township in the Searcy 1860 census. I would like to know where this township is located. What town or city would be close by? Thank you. bes@arkansas.net

Could I step into this conversation, please? I have a Catherine Melton who was born TN and was age 34, married to David B. Younger living in Tomahawk Twp., Searcy Co. AR in 1860. This family later moved to Pope Co. AR. Do you know if she might be kin to your Sarah Caroline Melton? I've had no luck at all in finding parents or siblings for her. Wilma ----- Original Message ----- From: ron & jan heiskell <acc@tracy.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] SOOTER - Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > Hi Judy, > > I read your post on SOOTER and thought I would add my little bit of SOOTER > info. I am working on the old Lemuel HENSLEY line - he was b.Abt 1785 NC > d.1840 Wayne Co, TN. > > His son, Mark Howard HENSLEY b.1817 TN d 1888 Searcy Co, AR m. 1848 AR #2 > Sarah Caroline MELTON b.1828 TN d.Aft 1901 Searcy Co, AR. > > Her parents were James MELTON b.1788 SC d. Aft.1860 Barry Co, MO and > Mary/Permeley SOOTER b. 1780-1790 d. 1840-1850. (I have not verified this > info myself.) > > It isn't much info, but since James MELTON died in Barry Co, MO, and his > daughter Sarah died in Searcy Co, AR, I thought this Mary/Permeley SOOTER > might connect somehow to your SOOTER family. > > Jan Heiskell > ---------- > >From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> > >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter > >Date: Sat, Jun 24, 2000, 4:18 AM > > > > >First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who > >had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were > >connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. > > > >Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently > >received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with > >permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as > >a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in > >the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. > >I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I > >know. > > > >Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy > >Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to > >Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned > >Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a > >second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. > > > >*************** > >(added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as > >Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her > >son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, > >two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They > >were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. > >************** > > > >Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? > >Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the > >Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. > >It is believed his wife also died during the war. > > > >Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the > >Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from > >sickness during the Civil War. > > > >Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. > >He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was > >married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. > > > >William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River > >22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. > >He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie > >Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie > >26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died > >Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. > > > >Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in > >Searcy County about 1870. > > > >Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 > > > >Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry > >County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb > >1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is > >buried Wiley's Cove. > > > >Hope this is of interest to someone. > > > >Judy > > >

Hi Judy, I read your post on SOOTER and thought I would add my little bit of SOOTER info. I am working on the old Lemuel HENSLEY line - he was b.Abt 1785 NC d.1840 Wayne Co, TN. His son, Mark Howard HENSLEY b.1817 TN d 1888 Searcy Co, AR m. 1848 AR #2 Sarah Caroline MELTON b.1828 TN d.Aft 1901 Searcy Co, AR. Her parents were James MELTON b.1788 SC d. Aft.1860 Barry Co, MO and Mary/Permeley SOOTER b. 1780-1790 d. 1840-1850. (I have not verified this info myself.) It isn't much info, but since James MELTON died in Barry Co, MO, and his daughter Sarah died in Searcy Co, AR, I thought this Mary/Permeley SOOTER might connect somehow to your SOOTER family. Jan Heiskell ---------- >From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Stacy Adams/Eli Sooter >Date: Sat, Jun 24, 2000, 4:18 AM > >First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who >had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were >connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. > >Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently >received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with >permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as >a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in >the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. >I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I >know. > >Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy >Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to >Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned >Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a >second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. > >*************** >(added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as >Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her >son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, >two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They >were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. >************** > >Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? >Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the >Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. >It is believed his wife also died during the war. > >Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the >Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from >sickness during the Civil War. > >Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. >He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was >married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. > >William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River >22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. >He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie >Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie >26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died >Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. > >Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in >Searcy County about 1870. > >Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 > >Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry >County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb >1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is >buried Wiley's Cove. > >Hope this is of interest to someone. > >Judy >

We know where the Cemertery is at have kin beried there, thare are Griffin baried alover Searcy County >From: "Raymond Savage" <rcsavage@intplsrv.net> >Reply-To: "Raymond Savage" <rcsavage@intplsrv.net> >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Bear Creek >Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:25:40 -0500 > >Does anyone know where Bear Creek was located? This would have >been a populated place and not the creek itself. My grandfather, Eli >Griffin, was born there. Thanks. Raymond > lpyshny@hotmail.com larry/linda pyshny. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

1910 Searcy Co. census Mount Pleasant twp. and Ozark Nat'l Forest Reserve Marshall road #101/101 WRIGHT William A. 51 M1 14 yrs. AR AL TN Sarah M. 37 M1 9 child/7 living MO KY KY Novie M. 12 AR AR MO Sherman J. 9 ARAR MO Ida A. D. 8 AR AR MO Joseph W. 5 AR AR MO Earnest E. 3 AR AR MO Thomas K. 8mo. AR AR MO I didn't see this family in the 1900 Searcy Co. census. LaMyra

Is Blanco in Searcy Co? and would it of been Blanco in 1890? Thank You, Sandra

First a big THANK YOU to Ann and Mysty. Ann, clearly the researcher who had Elvira Jane as Bonhannon just had enough info to know the lines were connected but not just how. It all makes sense now. Since we are on the Adams family I will post some info I recently received on Stacy Adams who married Eli Sooter. I am posting with permission from Karen. She is not related but is working on this line as a gift for a friend. She is working from a family history written in the 1950's by the friends great uncle. Thought it might be of interest. I have not verified it. But I find no glaring errors based on what I know. Eli B Sooter b. Barry Co. Mo 1814 to Searcy County, AR 1830 m. Stacy Adams Searcy County, Richalnd near Buffalo River, AR 1834. Returned to Barry County 1845 where he died and was buried in 1849. Stacy returned Searcy County after her husbands death about 1850 where she married a second time. Stacy died Wiley's Cove 1884. *************** (added by Judy)** Stacy appears in the 1850 Searcy County Census as Stacy Suter with seven children. Based on the Goodspeed article on her son Matthew, Stacy married James Waterson and had four more children, two of whom were deceased by 1884 when the article was published. They were Sarah (deceased), James (deceased), Benjamin Franklin, and Arrella. ************** Greenberry "Berry" Sooter b. Searcy County 1835. He married a ?? Treadwell at Wiley's Cove before the Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Little Rock during the war from sickness. It is believed his wife also died during the war. Robert Sooter b. Searcy County 1837. Married a ?? Sanders before the Civil War. He served in the Confederate Army and died at Corinth MS from sickness during the Civil War. Matthew Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 9 Dec 1839. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY during the Civil War. He was married 3 Sept 1868 to Mary Ashley b. Searcy County 6 Sept 1847. William Edward "Ed" Sooter b Searcy County, Richland near Buffalo River 22 Sept 1841. He served in the SECOND ARKANSAS CALVARY in the Civil War. He married Martha Jane Boyd, dau of John S Boyd and Dicey Jane Leslie Wiley's Cove 30 June 1868. She was born 12 Mar 1852. Ed died near Leslie 26 Nov 1881. After his death Martha married Joseph T Blair. She died Searcy County 18 Mar 1933. Syntha Sooter b. Searcy County about 1843. She married Green Reeves in Searcy County about 1870. Mary Ann Sooter b. Barry County, MO 1845 Narcissis Jane Sooter (usually shown in census as Nicey Jane) b. Barry County MO 24 Feb 1848. Married Malley Thomas, son of Ben Thomas, 3 Feb 1868. She is buried at Wiley's Cove. Thomas was born 3 Sept 1848 and is buried Wiley's Cove. Hope this is of interest to someone. Judy

Unfortunately the 1900 and 1910 Searcy Co census are at the library. All I have at home is the 1880. But I did find this in St. Joe Township 1880. Maybe it'll help. James Wright 25 TN TN TN. Sarah 22 KY KY KY. William 19 brother single TN TN TN. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Birge <lemamakitty@rectec.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 1:14 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Decendents of William A. Wright > Does anyone know of Wrights who lived in Searcy County in 1890 or early 1900's? Am looking for any decendants of William A. Wright who was married to a lady named Sarah and had children: Noble R., Sherman Mansfield, Earnest B., Thomas, Joseph W. and Ada N. I think Mr. Wright was married before Sarah and had my grandmother Iva Mae and another daughter named Margaret but don't know who their mother was or what happened to her. Anybody out there? >

Does anyone know of Wrights who lived in Searcy County in 1890 or early 1900's? Am looking for any decendants of William A. Wright who was married to a lady named Sarah and had children: Noble R., Sherman Mansfield, Earnest B., Thomas, Joseph W. and Ada N. I think Mr. Wright was married before Sarah and had my grandmother Iva Mae and another daughter named Margaret but don't know who their mother was or what happened to her. Anybody out there?

Got some information that might be of help. Joseph Adams was married twice. First to Elvira Jane Cotton, born 6 Dec 1827 (Cotton Family Bible) died 17 Oct 1886 buried at Canaan Cemetery,Searcy Co.,AR. He then married her sister Mary Minerva Cotton, born 14 Nov 1830 TN, died 20 Apr 1889 buried at Bear Creek Cemetery, Searcy Co., AR. I have that Mary Minerva & Joseph were married 1 April 1888. Mary Minerva Cotton and William Alexander Bohannon, Sr. her first husband are my great great grandparents. The Cotton girls are the daughters of Charles Cotton and Elizabeth "Betsy" Lyons. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Mysty McPherson <shakerag@mtnhome.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] re cenus lookup > "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" (better known as Big Blue for > short) p 3 shows: > > Joseph Adams (son of Robert & Cynthia [Cates] Adams) b AR ca 1827 m Elvira > Jane ___ b TN 1828. > Their children: > Erwin Adams b AR 1848 d bef 1870. > Matthew Adams b AR 1850/1. > James Adams b AR 1853/4. > William Adams b AR 1855/6/8. > George Adams b AR 1859. > Abner Adams b AR 1866. > John Adams b AR 1868. > > You probably already have all this, but I wanted to share it anyway. The > paperwork and trauma of putting this family together for the first book was > enormous. And all we had for Searcy Co was the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 > census <whew> Have some additional data going into Big Blue II (due to be > ready for Christmas - we hope and pray) for this Adams crowd. > > If I can help, just let me know. I'll try. > > Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com > :Genealogy without documentation is mythology" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> > To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:47 PM > Subject: [ARSEARCY] re cenus lookup > > > > Mysty, Thanks so much for the look up. We sure have some nice people on > > this list! > > > > Now for all you Bohannon's out there. Do you happen to have an Elvira > > Jane who might have married Joseph Adams (son of Robert Adams). She and > > Joseph are in the 1850 Searcy County censue with a two year old child > > named Iruine Davis (aka Ervin). Elvira was age 22 in 1850. Would like to > > find her parents. > > > > If there are any other Adams researchers out there I would like to hear > > from you. > > > > Judy > > > >

"Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" (better known as Big Blue for short) p 3 shows: Joseph Adams (son of Robert & Cynthia [Cates] Adams) b AR ca 1827 m Elvira Jane ___ b TN 1828. Their children: Erwin Adams b AR 1848 d bef 1870. Matthew Adams b AR 1850/1. James Adams b AR 1853/4. William Adams b AR 1855/6/8. George Adams b AR 1859. Abner Adams b AR 1866. John Adams b AR 1868. You probably already have all this, but I wanted to share it anyway. The paperwork and trauma of putting this family together for the first book was enormous. And all we had for Searcy Co was the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 census <whew> Have some additional data going into Big Blue II (due to be ready for Christmas - we hope and pray) for this Adams crowd. If I can help, just let me know. I'll try. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com :Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Oldziewski <harness75@earthlink.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 10:47 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] re cenus lookup > Mysty, Thanks so much for the look up. We sure have some nice people on > this list! > > Now for all you Bohannon's out there. Do you happen to have an Elvira > Jane who might have married Joseph Adams (son of Robert Adams). She and > Joseph are in the 1850 Searcy County censue with a two year old child > named Iruine Davis (aka Ervin). Elvira was age 22 in 1850. Would like to > find her parents. > > If there are any other Adams researchers out there I would like to hear > from you. > > Judy >

Mysty, Thanks so much for the look up. We sure have some nice people on this list! Now for all you Bohannon's out there. Do you happen to have an Elvira Jane who might have married Joseph Adams (son of Robert Adams). She and Joseph are in the 1850 Searcy County censue with a two year old child named Iruine Davis (aka Ervin). Elvira was age 22 in 1850. Would like to find her parents. If there are any other Adams researchers out there I would like to hear from you. Judy

Sorry, Pearl. No Teague at all in the Searcy Co 1880 census, no matter the spelling. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com "Genealogy without documentation is mythology" ----- Original Message ----- From: <pearly@mindspring.com> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Look up Teague > Mysty > would you please see if there is a John Teague in the 1880 Searcy CO > Census > Thanks > Pearl >