DeSoto Township is still in Marion Co. AR. It's along the banks of the Buffalo River to the east of Rt 14 and north of the Searcy Co AR border. A goodly portion of it is now in the Buffalo National River Park. Doubt you'll find it shown on most maps. Townships are political subdivisions for equalization of population for governmental purposes. You can learn more about it - and about Marion Co - at http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. You can do the same for Searcy Co at http://www.rootsweb.com/~arsearcy.com and at http://bsd.pastracks.com/states/arkansas/searcy. These are all excellent web sites. I ran across this entry in the Marion Co 1880 census for Buffalo Township (next door to DeSoto Township to the east). Thought it might be helpful, although it's obvious this would be a first marriage for this man if, in fact, he's the A J Baker who married Alphia Smith in 1889. #57-57. Acey Baker 28 laborer AL TN GA. Luisa 25 wife TN TN TN. Mary 7 dau AR AL TN. Aury 5 dau AR AL TN. Liza 4 dau AR AL TN. Columbus 1 son AR AL TN. Samuel Treat 24 AR IN IN is living with them, but no relationship is mentioned. Andrew Moris 12 AR TN AR is living with them, but no relationship is mentioned. My records show this man to be: JEREMIAH ASA "Acey" BAKER Jr. (son of Jeremiah Asa & Mary J. [Bugg] Baker Sr.) b Rome, Floyd Co. GA 4 March 1851 d Mountain Home, Baxter Co. AR 4 Feb 1928 bu Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter Co. AR m Searcy Co. AR 18 Sep 1872 LOUISA MARIAN NORMAN (daughter of Green H. & Eliza H. [___] Norman) b TN 31 July 1855 d Mountain Home, Baxter Co. AR 10 Feb 1937. In Mountain Home Township, Baxter Co. AR 1900. [His father, Jeremiah Asa Baker Sr, is the son of John & Amelia "Milly" Brawner" Baker.] Here's what I've sent to the Searcy Co list in case you don't get postings from there: To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com Here's what little I can offer. "Marion Co Marriage Records 1887-1896" by Marian Burnes & Vicki Roberts p 15: A J Baker aged 36 of DeSoto Township MCAR m MCAR 28 July 1889 Alphia Smith aged 17 of DeSoto Township MCAR. They were married by C G Thompson, Justice of the Peace. This record can be found at the Marion County Courthouse, Yellville AR, in Marriage Book E page 206. "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" by Mysty McPherson & Vicki Roberts p 391: Alpha "Alf" Smith is the daughter of William Lenard "Len" & Martha Alberta (Harbert) Smith b ca 1872. According to the (online) Searcy Co AR 1850 census for Campbell Township: Joel Baker 48 b NC. Sarah 40 b GA. Lyttleton 24 b TN. Willis 22 b TN. James Carroll 20 b TN. Joel 16 b TN. Mary M. 14 b TN. William 13 b TN. Eldridge 7b AR. Zebediah 5 AR. Elizabeth 2 b AR. Andrew J 1 b AR. In case you haven't discovered it yet, there's a great site for one of the two Baker families in Searcy Co. It's called A North Arkansas Family Tree Farm and can be found at http://209.196.125.11/Gen/ . There's a wealth of information there. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 2:00 PM Subject: Re: andrew jackson baker > J Baker, > Will put this on the Marion and Searcy County lists and hope that > someone can help you. > Don > > At 07:08 PM 30-12-00 -0500, you wrote: > >I'm trying to find out something about my grandfather and his father/mother > >but can't find anything anywhere. > > > >He was supposedly born in Searcy Co ( I have heard my dad speak of Yell, > >Yellville and Little rock). A. J. was born in Sept of 1851, married Alpha > >Emma Smith in the twp of DeSoto, Marion Co. Ark. in 1889 and his father was > >supposely Joseph or Joel Baker who married a Lila or Lida Richards. > > > >If you can help me, I'd certainly appreciate it. > > > >my e-mail address is jbaker3598@aol.com if there is a cost or forms to > >fill out, please let me know..............J. Baker > > > >What has happened to the twp of DeSoto, I can't find it anywhere?