David, ever so often the genealogy lines relate what surnames they are researching. I have been on Sebastian County line for almost year and half. After I started doing the obituaries, we had a roll call of surnames researching, and I had a response from a TAYLOR subscriber, and found we are fourth cousins. His gr/gr/grandfather was my gr/grandfather's brother. So sometimes we find some of the lines we are looking for. I guess this is what you were asking. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

Nora Gentry VIAN - Nora Jane Gentry, 101, of Vian died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001, in Vian. She was a homemaker, a school teacher for a brief time and a member of Vian Freewill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Miles E. "Chock" Gentry. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday in Vian Freewill Baptist Church with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Vian under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw. She is survived by a daughter, Fern Baer of Sacramento, Calif.; a son, Vinson E. "Hoss" Gentry of Tahlequah, Okla.; five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons, great-grandsons and two great-great-grandchildren. The body may be viewed from 1 to 9 p.m. today. Honorary pallbearers will be nurses and nurse's aides at Vian Nursing Home Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

These are the obituaries for the weekend and today: SPURGEON, Leo; 70; Van Buren AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps COLELLI, Juanita ( ); 83; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps HAYES, Billy J; 70; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps HART, Tommy; 60; Poteau OK>Waco TX; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps EVANS, Berneta ( ); 73; Gore OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps KIRBY, Onella G ( ); 88; Ozark AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps GREB, Fred "Fritz"; 84; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps DAKINS, Ronald Gene; 62; Checotah OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps HENRY, Hazel ( ); 97; Vian OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps THORBJORNSON, Irene (KIRK); 77; Van Buren AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps THOMPSON, Glen Wade; 61; Panama OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps MERRY, Phillip H; 77; Tulsa OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps MEEKS, Ila Lee ( ); 80; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps GENTRY, Nora Jane ( ); 101; Vian OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps COOPER, Mary Eals ( ); 83; Paris AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps CATLETT, Buford; 87; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps SPARKS, Elsie Ford ( ); 92; Clarksville AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps HAYES, Billy J; 70; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-28; scsps WAYT, Donald E; 68; St Louis MO; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-28; scsps EVANS, Berneta (BRYAN); 73; Gore OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-29; scsps HIGHFIELD, Ada Oral ( ); 95; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-29; scsps USELTON, Reba ( ); 81; Greenwood AR>Lavaca AR; SW Times; 2001-10-29; scsps MILLER, Billy Rowe; 74; Ada OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-29; scsps REED, David Lee; 68; Van Buren AR; SW Times; 2001-10-29; scsps SPURGEON, Leo; 70; Van Buren AR; SW Times; 2001-10-27; scsps REED, Eugene "Ham"; 83; Poteau OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-27; scsps JOWERS, James Jr "Jamie"; 31; Lavaca AR; SW Times; 2001-10-27; scsps LEWIS, Jimmie Faye ( ); 75; Clarksville AR; SW Times; 2001-10-27; scsps MORELAND, Ray Harvey; 95; Stilwell OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-27; scsps GRUBBS, Clema Mae (HORNBUCKLE); 84; Heavener OK>Heavener OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-27; scsps Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

Sebastian County Names: Davis, Claphan, Colliflower, Statham, Cox(s)(e)y. Was that Frank Jones obit for COACH Frank Jones of FSHS?

Still searching for my PARSONS line. I have Joe Lee Parsons found in 1900 census in Shady Point, Oklahoma, living with 13 year old son (apparently widowed). The in September, 1900 he married Flora (Florence) Heryford (also living in Shady Point)...going to Mena, Arkansas to be married. Joe Lee Parsons worked for the railroad as supervisor. then marries Lou (DeHart) McQueen in 1902....(has two children) Mary Cora, and Ted Owen in 1904 & 1908.....He died in 1913 in Howe, Oklahoma. The children were in Sebastian County in the early 1900's after his death, with cousins in and about this area. Joe Lee Parsons may have been born in Missouri....My brick wall. Researching CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, FRANCISCO, MINCHER, PARSONS, SMEDLEY, TAYLOR. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

Hello David, My gr gr grandfather was James Massey married as his #2 wife Martha Ellen Anderson .They lived in Springfield,Mo. Martha married a Mr. Moore after her marriage to James ,when he died she married her dead sisters husband a Mr Gentry. James Masseys first wife was Faithful Strickland. James Massey was from Lemerick,Ireland. James has twenty two children between his marriage to Faithful and Martha Ellen. Martha Ellen Massey was my Gr gr grandmother. These folks were found in Springfield, Mo. Stone Co Mo.and parts of Ar; .....Glynda

Billy Moore TULSA - Billy Perry Moore, 54, of Tulsa, formerly of Mansfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, in a Tulsa hospital. He was a manager of a convenience store. The body was cremated in Tulsa. Local arrangements are by Martin Funeral Home of Mansfield. He is survived by is wife, Kathy; a son, Shane of Tulsa; and six grandchildren Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

HOFFMAN, Jean Achelpohl ( ); 91; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps TRIPP, Roy Luther Jr "R L"; 43; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps BURCHFIEL, Gerald; 59; Cedarville AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps WAYT, Donald E; 68; St Louis MO; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-26; scsps BETHEL, William A "Bill"; 77; Little Rock AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps WIDMER, Carl W; 70; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps WATTS, Howard "H T"; 91; Arkoma OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-26; scsps BABER, Ijuana (BRATTON); 63; Mulberry AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps HAMBLIN, Demerris Pauline ( ); 58; Bokoshe OK>Arkoma OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-26; scsps ODELL, Jimmy David; 54; Heavener OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-26; scsps BARLOW, Alpha Odell (COBB); 78; Caraway AR>Paragould AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps REYNOLDS, Lottle (BROCK); 87; Jacktown OK>Poteau OK; SW Times (AR); 2001-10-26; scsps NEAL, Helen ( ); 80; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps PLEDGER, Juanita Breazzeal ( ); 81; Charleston AR>Russellville AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps CONNER, El R; 54; Van Buren AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps SHARUM, J Mike; 91; Fort Smith AR>Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps OLIVER, Troy Dale; 83; Fort Smith AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps HORN, Harold; 63; Van Buren AR; SW Times; 2001-10-26; scsps Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

Looking for connections to David Milton Dame, b. 1861 who married Susie Lee Davis in 1885 in Sebastian County. Families lived around Lavaca. Susie died about 1890 and he moved to Texas about 1893. They had a daughter named Minnie Lee b. 1887 in Lavaca. A second daughter was born about 1890 and I think Susie died following that birth. The second child was taken in by the Davis family according to family history, but she died as an infant. Hope someone can help. David Milton Dame is my great grandfather. Charlotte

This year Sebastian County is celebrating 150 years. I thought because so much history has occurred in this area, the Rootsweb line of Sebastian County, might be interested in some of this history. I will from day to day post the history as it happened since 1817...and includes the formal history as of 1851 to 2001. The Beginnings In late 1817, Major William Bradford and his men came up the Arkansas River and established a military post on a bluff know as "Belle Point." They called it Fort Smith, after brigadier general Thomas A. Smith, the man who had organized the expedition. The fort was part of a string of military posts intended to keep peace on what was being called the "western frontier." Congress organized the Arkansas Territory in 1819, it had just five counties, including Lawrence on the north and Arkansas to the east, Hempstead, Clark and Pulaski counties were parallel strips of land that continued west to the new Osage boundary line in present-day southeast Oklahoma. An estimated 14,000 people lived in Arkansas Territory by 1820. Despite the constant threat of Indian warfare, a few adventurers and profiteers set up dwellings outside the walls of the fort on the Arkansas. They sold their wares to the soldiers, and exchanged goods with the increasing traffic on the river. The first steamboat to play an important role in the development of the area was the Robert Thompson. It bought supplies and passengers to the garrison, including John Rogers from New Orleans and John Dillard, a lawyer from Lynchburg, Virginia. ** More to come Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

Searching for any info for John Carrier and wife. Believe her name was Elizabeth. She died 1904 of the fever and is buried in FT Smith at Nowland Cemetery. A James Johnson paid for her funeral. Would like to find the connection with James Johnson. Any info will be appreciated. Margaret

I am researching the Bridges name in Seb. County in the 1800s. Donna Patterson cadigger@pacbell.net http://pattersonfamily.50megs.com

Ijuana Baber MULBERRY — Ijuana Baber, 63, of Mulberry died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001, in her home. She was a special education teacher for the Mulberry School District. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Dyer Cemetery in Dyer under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren. She is survived by her husband, Malcom; three sons, Richard Baber of Elkins, Steve Baber of Oklahoma and Bobby Baber of Mulberry; a brother, David Bratton of North Platte, Neb.; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild /Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24 http://www.geocities.com/angelears1

Seeking information: Hammock/Morris Still searching for the families of Emma Hammock and J.L. Morris (Julius Lawrence Morris) who married in Sebastian County on 25 October 1888. We know Emma's father was Asa who died in Sebastian County in 1900. Any help in connecting farther back would be appreciated. We know nothing about Julius Morris. Rose

Lydia Ann HANEY, dau of Hiram Andrew and Mary HANEY of Illinois, m. Herschell BARRETT, son of Levi Phillip and Mary Jane Barber BARRETT. Any descendants of these families out there. Nana Barrett Cornwell ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Strickland" <dstrickland@optekinc.com> To: <ARSEBAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 10:18 AM Subject: [ARSebast] ROLL CALL > Interested in NORTON, STRICKLAND, GENTRY families in Sebastian County, > 1850-1900 > David Strickland > dstrickland@optekinc.com > Dallas, TX > > ______________________________

Looking for information on my grandparents and their family. John Wesley Self, born in 1869, son of Isaac and Susan (unknown). Martha DOYLE Self, born in 1879 , daughter of Jim DOYLE and Martha THOMPSON. John Henry Curtis, born in 1858, son of David M. CURTIS and Mary SHOULDERS. Rose Belle NICHOLS Curtis, daughter of John Frank NICHOLS and Jane or Susie HAMILTON, born in 1888. Thanks, Johnnie in CA

Byrum, Booth, Clark, David, JennyLind area. alice thacker

Roll Call Surnames WIGGINS BERRY KEHOE EUBANKS ACORD

Larry Godwin Larry "Doc" Godwin, 52, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001, in a local nursing home. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a salesman. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. today in Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith. The body will be cremated. He is survived by his wife, Linda; two stepdaughters, Athena Cialone of Fort Smith and DeAnna Pyles of Mansfield; three sons, Gabriel Godwin of Texas, Christopher Ransom Godwin of Ratcliff and Stephen Godwin of Oklahoma; his mother and stepfather, Ruby and William Wilson of Almagardi, N.M.; two sisters, Anita Keith of Ratcliff and Janice Deslongchamps of Almagardi, N.M.; two brothers, John and Gregg Godwin, both of Ratcliff. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24

Otho Phillips CLAREMORE, Okla. - Otho Carl Phillips, 50, of Claremore, Okla., died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, in Purcell, Okla. He was raised on Beaver Mountain near Stigler and attended schools at Stigler. He was a paint lead man with Crane Carrier Corp. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today in Sandridge Pentecostal Church with burial at Mountain Home Cemetery in Enterprise under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two daughters, Kimberly and Amanda, both of Tulsa; eight sisters, Mary Thompson, Lola Jackson and Velva Taylor, all of Beaver Mountain, Joy Russell and Juanita Russell, both of Oaks, Okla., Phyllis Ross of Foyil, Okla., Barbara Jones of Tulsa and Connie Thornton of Chouteau, Okla.; three brothers, Boyd Phillips of Beaver Mountain, Charles Phillips of Catoosa, Okla., and Wayne Phillips of Claremore, Okla.; and two grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Louis Alred, John Martin, Scott Phillips, David Fowler, Homer Lawley and Pat Borden. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24