Heather, the Bad News of all of this is that it didn't END when the war ended, there were many just plain citizens who were killed in the aftermath of hard feelings. Some left Searcy County never to return: one couple that I found by accident was the son of the Old Theo. "offie" PARKS family .........he was Theophilus Parks, Jr. and was known as "DINK" Parks....who married Martha Jane Jameson and they headed NORTH into Hickory County, MO....Dink was about to be arrested along with some other men from Searcy Co. area........ There are a couple of old Pension files that tell a fairly good story of their problems during that time. Dink Parks civil war pension file was about 80 pages. I had a lady send for her ancestors Pension file....telling her there might be names and birthdates like this one of Theophilus (sp) "Dink" Parks, Jr......and for the first time ever, I found somebody with a Larger File than Dinks. Think she said she finally spent close to $80 to get the whole thing, but, it told a complete history of her family with exact names and birthdates, marriages, etc. up in Yell County, AR. And neither her ancestor or Dink Parks widow Martha Jane Jameson Parks ever recieved a penny from the UNION for their service.......It wasn't for lack of paperwork....... In fact the lady I speak of it waiting for the last of her ancestors file right now. When the Archives has a Pension file of that volume, they will send you the first 20 pages or so for you ten dollars and tell you the fee to photocopy the other 80 pages or whatever. Now it's that not an apple in front of a horse mouth I never saw one....there was never a family researcher who wouldn't HAVE to HAVE every page of the file.......right!!??? Faye in Tx. ----- Original Message ----- From: heather e blair <h431@midway.uchicago.edu> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Paris Strickland > Has anybody reprinted "Loyalty on the Frontier"? An index would be > wonderful, too. > > I found my ggg-grandfather, Martin Blair, as one of the badguys (from > the author's point of view) acting as a judge in the case of Paris > Strickland. This conflicted with our family legend that Martin was > shot and killed by Confederate supporters at the end of the war, > because he was either a Union supporter, or trying to stay neutral. > > In lists of the members of the Peace Society, I've found a William > Blair; I do not know whether this is Martin's brother, or the other > William O. Blair of Searcy County. > > I think in the mix ups of wartime, people would be killed by their own > side, or many guerilla fighters (who claimed to be on one side or the > other) were just plain robbers. If anybody knows more about Martin > Blair's story, I'd be interested in hearing it. > > - Heather > > On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, thesandys wrote: > > > Well, Heather, We all know that Searcy, Marion and other related counties > > were RIPPED > > right through the Heart during the civil war........Much of the county was > > made of of the "Secret Peace Society" or the "Yeller Rag Boys". As they > > were known by friends and neighbors. Paris Strickland and most of his > > neighbors were part of that society, including my > > Jameson men. Loyalty on the Frontier is a good reference that includes many > > of our neighbor's on the Buffalo River.......rather sad reading isn't it??? > > The men suffered so and their wives and children too. What a terror filled > > life they all lived for so many years because of their beliefs of "Not > > suceeding from the Union".....their grandfathers, uncles, cousins and even > > father's were back home in the Union States and they DIDN'T want to fight > > them. But, because of their resistance to Succession, they were put onto > > lists and rounded up and arrested, then marched all the way to Little Rock, > > two by two, in log chains, to stand trial for Treason. > > > > I sometimes feel them looking down on that beautiful land of Forest and > > Rivers in Searcy County and smiling that in the end........they won, even > > though they lost in the beginning. > > > > My great grandfather died Feb. 17, 1862, in the Confederate Army of > > Arkansas, he fought with his brother-in-law Captain James Harrison Love, who > > survived the war. I will never know if Great Grandfather, (like his > > brothers, relatives, and friends like Paris Strickland), was in fact in > > agreement with them about the Union, but, I suspect he was. The unit he > > joined is the one they were "allowed" to join in exchange for not being hung > > for Treason. He was a brave man in a sorta "No Win" situation and he didn't > > win................He lost his life. (and left a wife and children behind). > > Faye in Tx. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Heather Blair <h431@midway.uchicago.edu> > > To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:10 AM > > Subject: [ARSEARCY] Paris Strickland > > > > > > > Posted on: Searcy County, Ar Query Forum > > > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/Searcy/11602 > > > > > > Surname: Turney, Strickland, Jones, Blair > > > ------------------------- > > > > > > How are John Gordon Strickland m. Cinthia Robertson related to Samuel > > Smith > > > Strickland m. Aetna Jane Robertson? Were the two Stricklands and two > > Robertsons > > > siblings? > > > > > > I also found a book in the library: > > > Bishop, A. W. (Lieut. col. First Arkansas Cavalry volunteers) Loyalty on > > > the Frontier, or Sketches of Union Men of the South-west; with incidents > > > and adventures in Rebellion on the Border. St Louis (R. P. Studley and > > > Co., 1863). > > > > > > This book gave an account of Paris Strickland's travails during the Civil > > > War, and how he had to face a fake trial and was almost executed. It seems > > > that Paris was a Union sympathizer, while his father-in-law William Jones > > > was a Confederate. Not quite brother-against-brother, but close enough! > > > > > > I also found William Jones as the official County Judge Searcy County, > > > 1862-1864. Source: "Historical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas > > > 1978" ed. Janice Wegener, published by Secretary of State Winston Bryant. > > > Vol II, p. 377. > > > > > > - Heather > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > Source for Family History Online. 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