Misty, Both you and Margie's post gave me some great ideas on the McClung research. Hopefully I can search it out one day. Thanks !! Marinda Holliman >From: "Mysty McPherson" <shakerag@mtnhome.com> >To: "marinda holliman" <mrholliman@hotmail.com> , <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: Re: [ARSEARCY] Beaver Township? >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:59:48 -0500 > >Thanks for the credits, Marinda, but all I did was explain to Margie where >Beaver Township, Searcy Co. was located in 1880. If some of her ancestors >were there, I don't know about them. All I did was find Beaver Township. >I >do know that there's an excellent library - McClung Library - in, I think, >Nashville TN; that there were bunches of McClungs all over MO around the >1860s and 1870s; and that a widowed McClung from TN died in childbirth in >MCAR 1869 and that her 3 McClung children, raised by her 2nd husband >(Charles W Baldridge), took the name Baldridge as their own. And we had >bocoodles of Hatfields in Maine when I was growing up there. One even >became a fairly well-known Hollywood actor (I can still see him as a very >young man - gorgeous - one of my kid sister's flames - before he became >famous). Fun story, though. You should research it. Might be a winner >:-))) > >Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com >************************************** >----- Original Message ----- >From: marinda holliman <mrholliman@hotmail.com> >To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:50 AM >Subject: Fwd: Re: [ARSEARCY] Beaver Township? > > > > Mysty, > > > > This regards one of the family names listed to Margie's post. The >HATFIELD > > FAMILY. > > I want to share a story that was recently told to me and my husband Rick >, > > by his Aunt Lenora ( HOlliman) Quick.( She is the daughter to William >Daniel > > Holliman and Ressie Arzella McClung Holliman. > > > > Ressie's mother and dad are William and Sara (Davis) McClung. > > > > Lenora said that the story was told to her by one of uncles of her >mothers > > family. > > Her mother was Ressie McClung one of the Searcy county, Ar. McClung > > decendants. > > > > The story is : > > > > When the famous "HATFIELD and the McCOYS" were fuding in Missouri, > > some/or one of the McCoys moved to Arkansas and changed their name to > > McClung. It was from one of these boys that the Searcy County ,Ar. >McCLUNG > > family decend from . They were trying to escape from the fuding and >moved > > here. > > > > When I read the name HATFIELD I couldn't help but remember this story. > > Especially when I saw that Misty told that these families were in the > > northern part of Searcy Co. and also in Marion and Baxter counties. It >is > > my understanding from family that this is the general area that they >settled > > into. > > > > We have a WILLIAM family member who married into the Holliman Family >also. > > From what I have learned all of these families migrated to Arkansas from > > Missouri. > > > > The HOLLIMAN, WILLIAM, McCOY ( McCLUNG). > > > > Another interesting thing is that Ressie (McClung)HOlliman named one of >her > > children none other than "COY Holliman"! I wonder why?? Could the >story >be > > true. Does any one out there know anything about this??? > > > > > > Just another story. :] > > > > > > Marinda Holliman > > > > > > > > >From: "Mysty McPherson" <shakerag@mtnhome.com> > > >To: ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Beaver Township? > > >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:39:25 -0500 > > > > > >When the 1880 census was enumerated, Beaver Township was in the upper > > >northeastern portion of Searcy Co. AR. It was bounded on the north by > > >Marion Co and on the east by Baxter Co. Campbell Township was to the >south > > >of Beaver Township. There seems to be some question as to what >township > > >bordered Beaver on the east - probably Tomahawk, but that's just a >guess. > > >These townships are political subdivisions of the county and are >created >on > > >a population basis in order to provide equal representation in >elections > > >etc. > > > > > >Hope this helps. > > > > > >Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com > > >************************************************* > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: <MARGIE7530@aol.com> > > >To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:47 AM > > >Subject: [ARSEARCY] Beaver Township? > > > > > > > > > > Can someone tell me where Beaver Township was located? My family is > > >listed > > > > in the 1880 census in Beaver. I can not seem to find it on any map > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help > > > > Marge Brown > > > > Names I am researching: > > > > BROWN, CLARK, DREWREY, DUDLEY, HATFIELD, McCALL, SHEALY, SHIRLEY, > > >SLAUGHTER, > > > > VEST, > > > > > > > > > > > >============================== > > >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp