i am not sure if Fort Smith is in Sebastian co or Montgomery. MY great aunt ecil oma thompson was born in Fort Smith ark. would like if possible. a newspaper article giving some account of her birth. what is the name of the library in Fort Smith, Do they do lookups> what about a nearest genealogical society??? Thanks in advance. melodee Melnsam123@aol.com

CHAPTER IV In the early days of this section of the county when troops were stationed at Fort Smith, steamboats would ascend the river, whenever the depths would permit, loaded with troops or provisions for those stationed at the fort. The first steamboat as yet known, was the Robert Thompson, commanded by Capt. Dohrman, which made several trips during the early part of 1822. Wood being the fuel used by boats, it was necessary for wood yards to be established at certain distances along the banks of the river to supply the boats with fuel. The Phillips family came here during the later part of the 1820's and established such a one. The Phillips family consisted presumably of the father, James Phillips the Revolutionary soldier, who died in 1831, and his two sons, Thomas and David, (or Daniel). It is presumed that James Phillips was buried near the southwest corner of North 5th Street, where a cemetery in the early days was located. No other records have been found of any other members of the family. The boat landing took the name this family. When the Phillips family arrived here, the land bordering the river was claimed by Thomas Martin, a squatter, who tradition says, was the first white man to settle here. That honor is also given to Mr. Boyd. Just where Martin located is not known, but very likely near the river. Very soon after their arrival, Thomas and David, (or Daniel) Phillips bought the land from Martin, and legalized their claim. When the post office was established here, March 30, 1831, Thomas Phillips was appointed postmaster and served until sometime during the latter part of 1836. The post office department named the office for Martin Van Buren, then Secretary of State under President Andrew The settlement soon became known by the name of the post office. The history concerning the Phillips family before their arrival here is very meager. Not even the state from which they emigrated to Arkansas is known. Thomas Phillips was married to Miss Amanda Miller, daughter of William Miller of Van Buren, August 9.1834. He was one of the commissioners appointed to sell the lots in the town of Whitsontown, which had been selected as the county-seat of Crawford County. This sale was to take place July 15.1836. No record has been found where the sale ever took place for in the early part of the same year, he was advertising lots for sale at Van Buren. A small settlement known as Columbus, only one mile south of Van Buren, on the north bank of the river, was closely allied to Van Buren, during the early days. So far no record has been found of who were the first settlers at Columbus; nor when they arrived. Was it in existence when the post office was established at Van Buren, or was it settled later? These are questions that we could ask ourselves without having a reply, as those who could answer these questions have passed away. The first definite information as far as learned is when Mr. Edward Cunningham removed his mercantile establishment from Van Buren to Columbus in 1832, and arranged for a patent ferry across the river. No further information of the place until the later part of 1835, when the Arkansas Gazette speaks of "Columbus Survived" and that John Henry and Company will occupy the building by Edward Cunningham's Mercantile Establishment, and that they will attend to receiving and forwarding goods and selling produce on commission. They also advertised a large supply of dry goods and groceries, also a ferry and the "best of ferrymen," thus securing trade from the south of the river. This partnership of John Henry, David Thompson, and John Drennen continued in business there until September 1836, when it was dissolved. Mr. John Drennen continued in business at the old stand. Thompson and Drennen lived at Columbus until 1837, when they moved to Van Buren. There was a Jockey Club in Crawford County in 1836, and presumably sooner. Some of the officers must have lived at Columbus as the meeting was called there February 22, 1836, for the purpose of making all arrangements for the coming races, appointing proper officers and fixing rules of the course. The writer has not been able to obtain more information in regard to Columbus nor who lived there except Messers Henry, Thompson, Drennen, and Cunningham. It seems that Columbus and Van Buren were rival settlements and that Van Buren proved the successful one. Feeling that a description of Van Buren as this early date will be interesting, the following is taken from the Arkansas Gazette, April 1836. "The town of Van Buren, Arkansas, is situated in Crawford County on the left bank of the Arkansas River, about 550 miles from the Mississippi River, by the course of the river and a few miles from the Indian boundary line. The immediate situation is picturesque and pleasing to the eye, easily approachable by the roads, usually elevated for a distance on the margin of the river, indeed portion of the townsite is high and commanding eminence an abundant and never failing supply of the most platable and purest water."

From what I recall this article was in the last ninety days or so... Angela Walton- Raji is well known in this area for her dedication to her research and her vast knowledge of this area. One of her special interests is in doing slave research, I believe she has no peer in this area... either ways, considering how feeble minded I am becoming, I don't remember everything, just the gist of it, and the thought "WOW" this lady knows alot!! ... AND you all do have access to the Ft Smith newpaper, http://www.SWTIMES.COM, go to the archive section and type in Angela's name, I believe the article is recent enough to still be online, though I read it in my Sunday paper... I am trying to take a break from life and finish posting this old book my father gave me. Unfortunately it doesn't have an index of names, but I believe you will truly enjoy the info found there. I have managed to get the first 2 chapters scanned and posted, and tomorrow is another day:) My husband's mother, Emma Phillips Johnson, a proud member of the Oklahoma Cherokee, had a brain aneurysm July 28th. She was visiting western Oklahoma and is still hospitalized in Lawton, OK. We have been up there 5 times, so far, and are going again tomorrow. It has been very hectic around here and it doesn't look like it is going to lighten up any time soon. Best wishes from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Suzy, Pocola, OK

Suzy wrote: >I want to add, Angela, I read a wondeful write up of you and the work you are doing in the Southwest Times Record recently. My hat is also off to you, for the fine work you are doing!! < Suzy: No fair - we don't get the SWTimes in California. Come on - tell us about it. Regards, Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com

CHAPTER I Before we take up the real subject of this book, let us take a glance backward to the time this great state of ours became a part of the United States, by the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. We find the last Spanish Governor to be Juan Manuel Salcedo. The present area of Arkansas was attached as unorganized territory in 1804 to the Territory of Missouri for judicial purposes. The President appointed General James Wilkinson as governor of the Indian Territory in 1805. In 1807 he was followed by General Merriweather Lewis, who served until his death in 1809. Frederick Bates, a brother of our James Woodson Bates, served as acting governor until General Benjamin A. Howard was appointed governor and served from 1810 to 1812, when he was succeeded by William Clark, younger brother of George Rogers Clark. He served until the Arkansas Territory was formed. This brief summary is given to refresh our memory, as few realize who had supervision over what is now Arkansas, before it became a territory. General James Miller of New Hampshfre was appointed by President Monroe, the day after Arkansas became a territory. This was March 3, 1819, thus becoming our first Territorial Governor. Robert Crittenden was appointed Secretary. General James Miller, as we know him, was born April 26, 1776, in Petersburg, New Hampshire, thus he was about 43 years of age when he became governor. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, and the hero of Lundy's Lane. All are acquainted with the story of his answer, when asked by his commander if he could silence the gun of a battery. He replied, "I'll try sir." New Hampshire is a long way from Arkansas. Through a mistake his commission had been sent to Arkansas Post. The mistake was not discovered until in June. His commission then had to be sent to New Hampshire. As the mode of travel was very slow, the commission was late in reaching him. The act forming the territory made July 4 as the date of organization. At that date Miller had not received his commission. Crittenden, living in Kentucky, was able to be in the territory on the date of the organization, so the responsibility devolved upon him. It was September before General Miller left New Hampshire and October 17 before the keel boat was ready for him to leave Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The boat was fitted up by the government in royal style, having a large and commodious cabin with many conveniences. On each side of the boat in large gilt letters, was the word "Arkansas". From the bow of the boat flew a large national emblem, on one of the white stripes was the words, "I'll try, sir". Governor Miller stopped at many of the larger towns. Being the hero of "Lundy's Lane" he received great ovation wherever he stopped. So it was the day after Christmas 1819, when he arrived at the village of Arkansas Post. General Miller at once called the Legislature together and laid before them the cause of his late arrivaL The remainder of his message contained plans for the good of the territory. His aide-de-camps, Samuel Dinsmoor and Rufus P. Spaulding, accompanied him to Dardanelle where held the first conference, after which many were held. He soon won the respect and admiration of the Indians. He soon learned two different classes of people could not live in harmony and prosperity within the boundary. So he advised the general Government it was best to begin the removal of the Indian, which was later done. It is said that General Miller travelled over much of the territory around Little Rock. When Governor Miller arrived there was talk of removing the territorial capitol from Arkansas post to another place. This was done in 1821. Governor Miller was opposed to putting the capitol at Little Rock, and also as a place of residence. He purchased a large tract of land 15 miles up the river from Little Rock, at Crystal Hill, where he established his home and remained there during his sojourn in Arkansas. Just after you cross Palarm Creek, on Highway 65, on your left, going east rises a hill of medium dimensions, which in the early days must have been covered with crystal rocks. A few can be found there now, thus the name, Crystal Hill. The Daughters of 1812 of Arkansas have erected a marker to his memory near Crystal Hill. In the latter part of 1824, President Monroe appointed Miller as Collector of Customs of the Port of Salem, Massachusetts, which he accepted in preference to being Governor or Congressman. While Governor, he spent much of the time out of the territory and the affairs were administered by Robert Crittenden, secretary. Early in 1825, President Andrew Jackson appointed General George Izard of South Carolina, as Governor of the Territory of Arkansas. Two authorities give his birthplace as Richmond, England, in 1777, while his father held a diplomatic position in England. Miles' Register gives his birthplace as Charleston, S. C. His early education was begun under a private tutor in England, and continued in the United States. When his father removed to New York, George entered Columbia University. The United States Capitol being removed to Philadelphia, George entered the University of Pennsylvania from which he was graduated. Having chosen the life of a soldier, Izard's father succeeded in obtaining from the President of the United States in 1792, a sub-altern commission for him in the Regiment of Artillerist and Engineers, with permission to send him to England to perfect himself in his chosen profession. For a while he attended a military school near Lonaon, until he could be sent to Germany, where it was considered the best military instructors could be obtained. Here he remained for two years. Later, through the influence of Mr. Monroe, Minister to France, he obtained permission to enter the French Engineers, the only instance of the kind ever known. Here he had the opportunity of acquiring a knowledge of the most useful branch of the military service. In 1797; he returned to America, and joined his regiments at the beginning of hostilities between France and the United States. Captain Izard was appointed Engineer for the harbor of Charleston. Later he was given the command of a regiment of artillery. This was in the War of 1812. Soon after, he was made a Major General and given an important command on the Canadian frontier. After the war, he returned to his home near Philadelphia, remaining there until he received his appointment as Governor of Arkansas Territory, from James Monroe on March 4, 1825, being the President's last appointment. Some authorities say he was appointed on March 5, by John Quincy Adams. It took considerable persuasion on the part of Monroe, before Izard accepted. He did not bring his family to Arkansas. General Izard is described as being of princely presence, and of noble physique, a true type of the Southern Gentleman of the Old School. Mr. Shinn says, "Izard was a clean man, well dressed, and was equally at home in the Kings' palace, or in an Indian hut. His speech was clean and his heart spotless. The only present he would ever allow a person to give him was a razor. When he left for Europe he had about 20, but he only brought about seven to Arkansas. Each marked with the day of the week." When he arrived about the last of May, 1825, Governor Miller had returned east. Robert Crittenden was in Washington with many of the state papers with him. The government appeared to be running itself. Being a military man, and a strict disciplinarian, Izard was not satisfied with the way things were being run. A good organizer, he soon had the government running smoothly. His fixed rules for requiring prompt reports and settlements broke up the habit of using public funds for private purposes. Civil officers were held to a strict account and his admisnistration was in every way a great, and wise one. At the death of Governor Izard on November 22, 1828, the state government again devolved upon Robert Crittenden, until a successor should be appointed. The opening of the year of 1829 witnessed a number of changes in the territorial administration. President Adams nominated Honorable Hutchings G. Burton of North Carolina to fill the vacancy created by the death of Governor Izard. The Senate did nqt confirm the nomination, not from any objection to the nominee, but taking the ground as, a new President had been elected, but not yet inaugurated, it. would be a matter of courtesy to await the nomination. When President Andrew Jackson took office, he appointed John Pope of Louisville, Kentucky. Pope, who was commissioned March 9, 1829, was a distinguished lawyer. He reached the Territory the last of May, and entered upon the discharge of his duties. In October, he brought his family here to live. He and his family were given a great reception in which the people, showed they were pleased to have their governor's family come to live among them. One of Governor Pope's first acts was to press upon the Post Office Department of the Government the expediency of establishing a weekly mail by "Steamboat" between Little Rock and Memphis. The mail heretofore had been carried overland, and was very uncertain. Due to his insistence the carrying by steamboat was established. Due to the lack of proper building facilities to store the valuable records, and a place to hold the legislative meetings, a movement was started during his administration to erect a building for that purpose. Congress on March 2, 1831, had granted ten sections of land in the Territory, to be selected out of any unoccupied government lands in its limits, the proceeds when sold to be applied to the building of a State House at Little Rock. In October, 1832, the governor issued his proclamation, directing that the ten sections granted by Congress be sold. The sale of the land netted $31,722.00. The work on the building was begun under the superintendency of Col. Chester Ashley, and prosecuted as diligently as circumstances would permit.Governor Pope had served in the United States Senate. He served as Territorial Governor until 1835, after which he returned to Kentucky, and was re-elected to Congress in 1838, and again in 1840. He died in 1844; Judge William Savin Fulton of Florence, Alabama, had served as Secretary of the Territory, during Gov­ernor Pope's administration, and was appointed Governor, February 23, 1835, by President Andrew Jackson. The work on the State House, which started in 1832, had been continued during the years of 1833-34 and 1835, during which time the building was completed on the outside, but the work on the inside of the building was not completed until 1840, four years after Arkansas was admitted as a state. The initial cost of the first State House, plus repairs on the building up to the year 1885, amounted to $158,379.00. On October 5, 1835, the ninth and last Territorial Legislature met at the Capitol and was convened in the Baptist Meeting House. Fulton served as Governor until Arkansas was ad mitted into the Union in 1836, when he was electe United States Senator and served until 1841. He was born in Cecil County, Maryland; June 2, 1795, and died at his family residence, "Rosewood", in Little Rock, August 15, 1844. The State Legislature assembled in its first sessi in the unfinished State House, September 12, 1836. At this time a Governor had to be elected by the Legislature. The result of the election was declared at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. James S. Conway was elected the first Governor of Arkansas, and was administered the oath of office by the noted lawyer, Albert Pike, who had formerly taught school at Van Buren in Crawford county.

Hello to all. I have had many kind responses concerning the book by Miss Clara Eno. I am going to scan it and post it to our mail list. Please bear with me. It is a big book chock full of fascinating info. Since it has free copyright, I know Miss Eno would love the idea of her work being posted for all "good Americans" to enjoy. I will label each posting with page numbers. If you are not interested, simply delete, otherwise enjoy! Best wishes, Suzy INTRODUCTION This "History of Crawford County, Arkansas" will stand as a fitting memorial, to bring honor and credit for many generations to come, upon its author, Clara Bertha Eno . . . a woman of great distinction. Few of God's human creatures live even to the ripe old age of four score and ten years. But Miss Clara B. Eno has that distinction and more too, for she will celebrate on next February 14th her 97th birthday. Few of mankind ever write a book; but Miss Eno has written several and this one, which she has been writing for almost three score and ten years, probably creates a record in the world of literature in that it was finished and published after the author was 95 years of age. So many times great people go unnoticed around us. As a historian, Miss Eno has spent her life in gathering together the fleeting facts which, at the time may seem trivial, but later may be important episodes in history. Born in Van Buren, Feb. 14, 1854, she has seen America embroiled in five wars, and can remember well incidents of almost a century ago. A school teacher in younger years, she "retired" many years ago to devote her life to work in religious, literary and historical affairs. She is a member of Trinity Episcopal church, and gave to it a parish room; she helped to found and has been active for many years in many organizations of the city and state. Few of her neighbors know that she has been, for a generation or more, one of the outstanding historians of Arkansas. The Daughters of American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Arkansas Federation of Women's Club, the Women's Literary Club, and the Arkansas History Commission in which she has been a leading personality for years, have all felt the influence of her indefatigable energy. To Miss Eno, a great citizen, we write this tribute, in grateful thanks for a life well spent. HUGH PARK.

The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: LITTLE ROCK - Leo R. Hassler, 90, of Little Rock, formerly of Fort Smith, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in Little Rock. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church for 55 years.Family visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today with rosary following at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth in Little Rock. Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Little Rock with burial at Calvary Cemetery in Little Rock. He is survived by one sister, Germaine Simmons of Little Rock; and 11 nieces and nephews. - James A. Selph, 57, of Charleston died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was retired oilfield roughneck and farrier. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Charleston Church of Christ with burial at Parks Cemetery in Charleston under the direction of Fentress Mortuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Pamela; two daughters, Kristi Langley of Russellville and Kelli Brown of Fort Smith; his mother, Laura Selph of Fort Smith; three sisters, Ruth Andrews of Fort Smith, Carolyn McAllister of Alma and Laura Selph of Rogers; two brothers, Dan of Elkins and Perry of El Tigre, Venezuela; and one grandson, Bryce Langley. Gerald William Rodon, 65, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a quality control manager at Gerber and a member of the Christ the King Catholic Church. The body will be cremated under the direction of Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith. Memorial mass will be 11 a.m. Sept. 16 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Fort Smith. Arrangements are by Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Ann; one daughter, Susan Petty of Greenwood; one son, Scott of Fort Smith; one brother, Philip of Botavia, N.Y.; and six grandchildren, Tyler, Alex, Amanda, Brittney, Stevie and Caitlin. HOWE - George Floyd Younger, 57, of Howe died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Eustis, Fla. He was a commercial pilot.Funeral will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener with burial at Memorial Park in Heavener.He is survived by his wife, Sharon; one daughter, Kimberly Collins of Howe; two sons, Mike Ingle of Howe and Jack Younger of Poteau; three sisters, Johnnie Davis of Tulsa, Edna Conrad of Exeter, Calif., and Dean Rocha of Modesto, Calif.; one brother, John of Eustis; and two grandsons, Cole and Tyler. WISTER - Elva O. Vaughn, 87, of Wister died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, in a Poteau nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Wister. She was the widow of S.J. "Buck" Vaughn. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Wister with burial at Mount View Cemetery in Wister under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.She is survived by two sons, Carrell and Harold, both of Wister; three sisters, Gladys Eastom of Wister, Cleo Queen of Jones, Okla., and Ruby Johnston of Poteau; two brothers, Olen Heflin of Wister and James Heflin of Jones; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. WISTER - Thomas C. Morse, 80, of Wister died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, in Poteau. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Salvation Army, VFW, the American Legion and was a Seventh Day Adventist. He was a retired construction worker.Memorial service will held at a later date under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife, Iona C. Morse; three daughters, Leona Sherry of Wister, Beverly Moncado of Long Beach, Calif., and Mary Lynn Biggs of Carlton, Ore.; one son, Ernest W. Morse of Portland, Ore.; one sister, Hazel Baker of Kentucky; three brothers, John and Frank Morse, both of Kentucky, and Herbert Morse of Michigan; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. . PRAIRIE GROVE- Henry J. Trimble Jr., 88, of Prairie Grove, formerly of Fort Smith and Van Buren, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, in his home. He was a Army veteran and received the Purple Heart. He was a member of the American Legion, Hazel Valley Masonic Lodge No. 355 in Bentonville, and the DAV. He was a retired employee and officer of First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Fort Smith. He was the widower of Harriet Trimble.Funeral will be 8 a.m. Monday in Kibler United Methodist Church with burial with full military honors at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.He is survived by four daughters, Jane Ann Winston of Little Rock, Beppy Sue Moon of Odgen, Utah, Kathleen Evans of Prairie Grove and Martha K. Patterson of Houston; three sons, Henry J. Trimble III of Van Buren, Michael T. Trimble of Houston and John W. Trimble of Burke, Va.; one sister, Sylvia Pickrell of Walnut Ridge; five brothers, Edgar Trimble of Goldsboro, N.C., Donald G. Trimble of Houston, Harry and Russell Brewer, both of Jonesboro, and Herbert Brewer of Imobden; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. 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Suzy: May I have your permission to post the early names of Crawford mentioned in Clara Enos book to other mail lists. My Hinds family is not named on this 1828 as they are first noted on the 1830 and 1831 tax lists. My David Hinds marr Marg.(Mattix) 1827 in Lawrence Co. AR. Margaret (Mattix) Hinds had a sister Cynthia who married a Nimrod Capps in Lawrence Co. Ar 13 June 1830. This Nimrod Capps (I believe there were two alive at the same time in AR) served as a magistrate in Crawford Co. and then in 1846 took over as administrator of the David Hinds estate who died in Dec 1843 in Van Buren. I have never connected this Nimrod Capps with a family. So, I am quite interested to see that the Clara Eno book has three Capps mentioned on this list.. So possibly the David Hinds and Nimrod Capps families were following the first Capps to the area. Hmmm. Regards, Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com

--part1_42.a6c3345.26e98e75_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_42.a6c3345.26e98e75_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <SuzyinOK@aol.com> From: SuzyinOK@aol.com Full-name: SuzyinOK Message-ID: <c5.9048545.26e98e56@aol.com> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:35:34 EDT Subject: 1829 Bill of Sale for a negro man named Jerry To: AngelaW859@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 120 Angela, It doesn't mention slaves, by name, but one <which I will transcribe the bill of sale for you>, it does mention there were 34 slaves in that area, in that era of time... the following taken from pages 52-53 of History of Crawford County, Arkansas, by Miss Clara B. Eno, free copyright... "Mr Ransom Moore was a large slave owner, his descendants having in their possession several bills of sale showing where he bought slaves at Little Rock from Samson Grey. The following is one of the bills of sale: KNOW all men by these present, that I, Samson Gray of the county of Pulaski and Territory of Arkansas for and in consideration of SEVEN HUNDRED dollars current money of the US to me in hand paid by Ransom Moore the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have bargained and sold and do by these present bargain and sell and convey unto the said Ransom Moore a certain negro man named Jerry about 34 years of age, a slave for life, and I, the said Samson Gray for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that the aforesaid negro man named Jerry is a slave for life and that he is free and clear from all incumberances and that I will warrant and defend the title of said negro against the lawful claims and demands of all persons whatsoever and that the said negro is sound and healthy and free and clear from any disease whatsoever. In tetimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Little Rock this 13th day of January 1829. SAMSON GRAY... SEAL... Witness Jas. Henderson*************************************************************** I want to add, Angela, I read a wondeful write up of you and the work you are doing in the Southwest Times Record recently. My hat is also off to you, for the fine work you are doing!! If I can ever be of any help, let me know, Suzy Johnson, Pocola, Oklahoma --part1_42.a6c3345.26e98e75_boundary--

The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: LAMAR - Robert Berl Eaton, 59, of Lamar died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Jonesboro. He was a retired resalesman.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Holman Cemetery in Lamar under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home of Clarksville.He is survived by three brothers, Johnny Matthews of Harrisburg, Ricky Matthews of Graneracy, La., and Billy Matthews of Knoxville, Tenn. MEDFORD, Ore. - Houston K. Baber, 87, of Medford, Ore., formerly of Sebastian and Crawford counties, died Aug. 29, 2000, in Medford. He was a member of the Assembly of God, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Fighting 69th. He was employed by the Stead Co. in the maintenance department. His was the widower of Beulah Ramey Baber.He is survived by three sons, Edward Baber of Reno, Nev., David Baber of Priest River, Idaho, and Gerald Baber Sr. of Medford; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service was held Tuesday at Bluff Cemetery under the direction of Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Springdale. ROLAND - Carl Gene "Snowball" Conner, 71, of Roland died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a retired mechanic for the city of Fort Smith. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the National Federation of the Blind and River of Life Chapel.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Mable; three daughters, Carolyn Grover of Fayetteville and Clara Jean Conley and Carol Conner Cooper, both of Roland; one son, Michael of Roland; one brother, Earl Pete Conner of Fort Smith; seven grandchildren, Michael Cason Conner, Shawnana Mason, Kenneth Croft, Shalln Grover, Randall William Conley, Tonya Conley and John Thompson; and five great-grandchildren. Charles G. Rhodes, 76, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was a Army veteran of World War II and received the FAME Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He was retired from Harding Glass Co. and a member of American Legion Post No. 31, Local Union No. 4 (Harding Glass) and South 46th Church of Christ. Graveside memorial service will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Genevieve V. Rhodes; one daughter, Mary Alice Meeh of Rudy; one son, Charles W. Rhodes of Fayetteville; three sisters, Blanch Davis and Wilma Floyd, both of Ohio, and Belle Rollins of Indiana; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. HEAVENER - Ola Marie Patterson, 95, of Heavener died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Macon, Miss. She was a resident of Macon for the past three years and a member of the Independence Baptist Church. She was the widow of Ople H. Patterson.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Reichert Cemetery in Heavener under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener.She is survived by one son, Albert "Bill" Patterson of Shuqualak, Miss.; one brother, Hayward Manley of Heavener; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. SALLISAW - Amos Y. Dollar, 91, of Sallisaw died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in Sallisaw. He retired in 1974 after 50 years with Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of Local No. 1365 in Kansas City, Mo., the Masonic Lodge No. 98 in Wagoner, Okla., and the Scottish Rite in Fort Smith. He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Sallisaw and the widower of Vera Bell Dollar.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Eastside Baptist Church in Sallisaw with burial at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.He is survived by one daughter, Mary Jane Dollar of Sallisaw; three sons, Robert Joseph Dollar of Columbia, Mo., Tom Dollar of Chickasha, Okla., and Jim Dollar of Lake Worth, Texas; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. STIGLER - Edna M. Bibee, 83, of Stigler died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a Haskell County hospital. She graduated from Stigler High School and Eastern Oklahoma State College. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in R.E. Shearwood Memorial Chapel with burial at Whitefield Cemetery in Whitefield under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home.She is survived by her husband, John; one daughter, Shirley Hotz of Oxnard, Calif.; two brothers, Hershel and Kenneth Brown, both of Stigler; and one grandson, John Bezerra of Oxnard. Pallbearers will be Kenneth and Winfred Brown, Larry and Mike Bibee, Fred Fenton and Ray Cloud. POTEAU - Ella Ruth Garner, 95, of Poteau died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a Roland nursing home. She was a retired licensed practical nurse. She was a Baptist and the widow of James Lynn Garner.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Evans and Miller Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau.She is survived by two grandchildren, Sheila Johnson of Poteau and Ron Hamm of Dallas; five great-grandchildren, Stephen Johnson of Poteau, Ron Patteson of Midland, Texas, Lagaytha Hammer of Mesquite, Texas, David Hamm of Dallas and Andy Patteson of Benbrook, Texas; six great-great-grandchildren; and one niece. Hazel Pauline Remillard, 72, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and the widow of George LeRoy Remillard.Private family services are pending under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. She is survived by two daughters, Susan Boyle of Nipomo, Calif., and Cindy Remillard-Soto of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; one son,Michael of Fort Smith; one sister, Madge Ballard of Shamrock, Texas; one brother, Charles Thurman of Arroyo Grande, Calif.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Ron D. Purdom, 56, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was a floor covering installer for John Davis Flooring, a Navy veteran and a Baptist.Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday in East Side Baptist Church in Fort Smith with interment will be at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Marla; one son, Gerad of the home; his father, Doyle Purdom of New Blaine; two sisters, Ginger Seely of Fountain Valley, Calif., and Tina Bushling of Costa Mesa, Calif.; three brothers, Richard Dean Purdom of Shawnee, Okla., Donald Ray Purdom of Lakewood, Calif., and David Doyle Purdom of Orange, Calif. Gary O. Williams, 55, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a salesman for 2 State Water/Rainsoft and a licensed minister, serving in the prison system for 17 years. He was a member of Harvest Time Tabernacle.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Harvest Time Tabernacle in Fort Smith with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau under the direction of Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Caroline; two daughters, Shannon Barnes of Poteau and Dana Williams of Heavener; one son, Mark of Fort Smith; his mother, Edna Williams of Duncan; one sister, Jeanette Focosi of Pacoima, Calif.; three grandchildren, Brice and Duncan Barnes, and Troy Morphis. Rebecca "Becky" Jones Beam, 41, of Fort Smith died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Locust Grove. She was a graduate of Southside High School and a therapist for H & S Rehabilitation. She volunteered for the Red Cross, was a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the director at Bill Willis Health Center in Tahlequah for several years. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith. She was survived by one daughter, Heidi Richardson of Fort Smith; her mother, Jean Jones Collier of Fort Smith; her step-father, King Collier of Fort Smith; two sisters, Verronica "Roni" Jones and Brenda Elliott, both of Fort Smith; two brothers, Larry Jones of Midland, Texas, and John Merle Jones of Boca Raton, Fla.; two grandchildren, Barry Richardson III and Makayla Richardson. . TULSA - Floyd F. Peters Jr., 70, of Tulsa died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2000, in Sallisaw. He was Marine veteran of the Korean War, he received the Presidential Unit Citation with three stars, the Korean Service medal, the United Nations Service medal, the National Defense Service medal, the Korean Presidential Unit citation and a good conduct medal. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Akins Cemetery in Sallisaw under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw. He is survived by a special friend, Betty Bass of Tulsa; one brother, Billy Joe Peters of Siloam Springs; numerous aunts and cousins. Viewing will be from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Cottrell Bishop, 77, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Aug., 31, 2000, in a Fayetteville hospital. He was a member of the Church of the Living God where he served as a deacon.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by one son, Ted Bishop of Fort Smith; and two grandchildren, Jermaine Bishop of Fort Smith and Patrice Wilson of Kansas City. Pallbearers will be Paul, Ellis and Charles Bishop and Wayman, Rivers and Joseph Henry. Alice Faye Posey, 42, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was a member of the New Morning Star Baptist Church.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in the Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Smith with burial at U.S. National Cemetery of Fort Smith under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, James Edward "Ed" Posey; two daughters, Aleta and Tamala, both of the home; two sons, James Edward Posey II of Fort Smith, and James K. Posey of Roland; her father, Charlie Stricklen of Morrilton; five sisters, Minnie Thomas and Debra Hersey, both of Little Rock, and Ruth Criswell, Charline Lockett and Gloria Leapheart, all of Morrilton; four brothers, David Carolina of Conway, Johnnie Carolina of Morrilton, Larry Stricklen of Little Rock and Sylvester Carolina of Moffett; three grandchildren, Charlesia, Delmonte and Seth. . Steve Fowler, 49, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in Fort Smith. The body will be cremated with no public services. Private memorial service will be at a later date under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. 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The following obits appeared in the SW Times on Wednesday: MULDROW - LaDonna Williams, 32, of Muldrow died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Muldrow. She was a homemaker and a member of the Old Country Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Upper Camp Cemetery, northeast of Muldrow, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow.She is survived by her husband, Dean; three sons, Michael, Corey and Dustin, all of the home; her mother, Ola Coulter of Siloam Springs; three sisters, P.J. of Arkansas and Ola and Lisa, both of Wichita, Kan.; four brothers, Mark Reed and J.C. Coulter, both of Siloam Springs, Henry Coulter of Heavener, and Jerry Coulter of Arkansas. OZARK - James W. Waits, 55, of Ozark died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in an Ozark nursing home. He was a carpenter. The body will be cremated under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark. OZARK - Velma Lee Rowlett, 91, of Ozark died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker, a Protestant and the widow of Richard Riley Rowlett.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with burial at Highland Cemetery in Ozark.She is survived by two sons, Grandville B. Rowlett and Jack L. Rowlett, both of Ozark; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. CLARKSVILLE - Hoyle L. Stapleton, 78, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in his home. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a retired policeman from San Pablo, Calif., a member of AARP and Senior Citizens, the Peace Officers Association, and Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. The body was cremated under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home of Clarksville.He is survived by one son, Jack of Clarksville; one step-daughter Tammy Stapleton; two brothers, Bill of New Blaine and Jimmy of Arizona; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. OZARK - Bea Gilsinger, 69, of Ozark died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in an Ozark hospital. She was a former secretary at Ozark First Methodist Church, treasurer and past president of Ladies Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of Hospital Development Council, Business and Professional Women, the Ozark and Altes Council of Churches and Ozark First Methodist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with burial at Highland Cemetery in Ozark.She is survived by her husband, Fred Paul Gilsinger; one daughter, Nan Anderson of Ozark; two sisters, Patsy Roy of Little Rock and Betty Jean Early of Oklahoma City; and one granddaughter, Stephanie Anderson of Ozark. POTEAU - Blanche Hughes, 77, of Poteau died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a Poteau hospital. She was a homemaker and attended the Pleasant Valley Free Will Baptist Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Monroe Cemetery in Monroe under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.She is survived by her husband, Jim Blackwell; two daughters, Connie Short of Pocola and Barbara Harris of Poteau; three grandchildren, Amber Harmon and Matthew and Sondra Harris; and two great-grandchildren. SPIRO - Chlora Lucille Jennings, 67, of Spiro died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Spiro. She was a homemaker.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel of Spiro with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Spiro.She is survived by one daughter, Amy K. Bunch of Spiro; her mother, Elizabeth (Payton) Jennings of Spiro; one brother, Douglas Eugene Jennings of Oklahoma City; and two grandchildren, Timothy Lasha Bunch of Pocola and Angela Elaine Bunch of Spiro. Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. MENA - Clytie Dilbeck, 94, of Mena died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Texarkana. She was a homemaker and the widow of Aubrey Dilbeck.Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Big Fork under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena.She is survived by three daughters, Delois Egger of Jackson, Calif., Barbara Abbott of Hope and Lorene Armstrong of Amarillo, Texas; one son, Autry Dilbeck of Board Camp; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family has requested no flowers. CLARKSVILLE - Lottie M. Baskin Bean, 81, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in Clarksville. She was a homemaker and a member of the Stillwell Bible Baptist Church. She was the widow of Heartsill Bean.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Clarksville with burial at Harmony Cemetery in Harmony.She is survived by one daughter, Kaye Lewis of Clarksville; one son, Bob of Clarksville; one sister, Theda Cobb of Garland, Texas; three brothers, James L. Baskin of Kansas City, Mo., and Paul D. Baskin and Robert Eugene Baskin, both of Clarksville; five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. MOUNTAINBURG - Faye G. Simmons, 83, of Mountainburg died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker and owner/operator of Simmons and Sons Plant Farm and Simmons Quick Stop, she was a member of Mountainburg Presbyterian Church and the widow of Garland Simmons.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Ocker Funeral Home Chapel of Alma with burial at Peters Cemetery in Mountainburg.She is survived by three sons, Jim, Gary and Fred, all of Mountainburg; two sisters, Lucille Snodgrass of Marietta, Okla., and Mary Coombes of Modesto, Calif.; one brother, Joseph Gayski of Baltimore; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Charles G. Rhodes, 76, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was a Army veteran of World War II and received the FAME Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He was retired from Harding Glass Co. and a member of American Legion Post No. 31, Local Union No. 4 (Harding Glass) and South 46th Church of Christ.Graveside service will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Genevieve V. Rhodes; one daughter, Mary Alice Meeh of Rudy; one son, Charles W. Rhodes of Fayetteville; three sisters, Blanch Davis and Wilma Floyd, both of Ohio, and Belle Rollins of Indiana; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ALMA - David Lambdin, 31, of Alma died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Hazel Park, Mich. He was an auto mechanic at Al's Collision in Madison Heights, Mich. He was a member of Faith Christian Center in Alma.Memorial service will be at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Edwards-Van-Alma Funeral Home.He is survived by one daughter, Jamie Rae Lambdin of Alma; two sons, Bradley Wayne Lambdin and Matthew Wayne Lambdin, both of Southfield, Mich.; his mother, Darlene Lambdin of Alma; paternal grandmother, Doris Lambdin of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; maternal grandfather, William Keaton of Fairfield Bay; one sister, Lisa Lambdin-Brown of Alma; and one brother, Wayne Lambdin of University Place, Wash. ROLAND - Carl Gene "Snowball" Conner, 71, of Roland died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. He retired from the city of Fort Smith. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the National Federation of the Blind and River of Life Chapel.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Mable; three daughters, Carolyn Grover of Fayetteville and Jean Conley and Carol Conner, both of Roland; one son, Michael Conner of Roland; one brother, Earl Pete Conner of Fort Smith; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. STIGLER - William Ceeb Dunlap, 83, of Stigler died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Stigler. He was a member of VFW Post No. 4446 and the Keefeton Trinity Baptist Church. He was the widower of Flossie Dunlap.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel in Stigler with burial at Whitefield Cemetery in Whitefield.He is survived by his wife, Edith; one daughter, Linda Kay Wheatley of Shawnee; one son, Wayman Ceeb Dunlap of Vista, Calif; three step-daughters, Diana Culp of Stigler, Brenda Scott of Woodland, Calif., and Linda Gallaher of Tucson, Ariz.; three step-sons, Charles Walls of Spiro, Arthur Walls of Stigler, and Billy Walls of South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. James Earl Hughes, 59, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was retired from Kroger and a member of the UFCW.The body was cremated under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two sons, James E. Hughes of Memphis, Tenn., and Vance Hughes of Greenwood; three sisters, Sharon Moody of Cedar Key, Fla., Linda Grimes of Russellville and Winona Bausley of Van Buren; one brother, David of Cookville, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren. MULBERRY - Richard J. Messmer, 59, of Mulberry died Saturday, Sept, 2, 2000, at his home. He was a poultry farmer. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Shaffer Funeral Home in Mulberry with burial at New Cemetery in Mulberry. He is survived by one son, Michael S. Messmer of Van Buren; his mother, Barbara Messmer; and several brothers and sisters. 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The past four and a half years of Dalton Gang Letters are now officially ready on one CD-ROM. The CD also contains general indexes for the years 1996 through 1999. The newsletters can be read with MS Word or other popular word processing programs for PC or Macintosh and can be searched with those WP programs, copied to your harddrive and/or printed out. To obtain a CD, send a check in the amount of ten dollars, made out to Melanie D. Crain and mailed to the same at: 3425 Cambridge Rd, Durham, NC 27707-4507. ************************************************************** This came from a newsletter I have subscribed to for about 5 years now. I don't often endorse material, but I have these newsletters on my computer and can tell you they are chock full of excellent resource material. Anyone interested in the newsletter itself, e-mailed weekly and which is FREE, should contact MDCRAIN @ aol.com, tell her SuzyinOk sent you:)

It should be noted in this era of time Crawford County extended from the southern boundary of Pope County to a little north of Fort Gibson and was mainly on the south side of the Arkansas river, present Crawford County belonged to the Osage. In 1828, under treaty with the Cherokees that moved that tribe further west, the Cherokee country automatically became a part of Crawford County. The original tax list, written in long hand on paper and about 8in x 9in is found at the Arkansas History Commission Rooms... There were 96 names on the original list, items on which taxes were paid included: Dwelling houses, slaves between 10 and 45 years, wheeled carriages, horses, mules and jacks, meat cattle over 3 years old and stud horses... William Bradford, Robert Belo, Robert Buchanan, Andy Buchanan, William Black, Adam Baty, John Baty, Joseph Baty, George Britton, Mark Bean, Richard Bean, James Billengoly Jr., Alex Buchanan, James Buchanan, Augustine Campbell, John Caps, Larkin Caps, Johnson H. Caps, Coleman Coxe, John Cureton, William Cureton, Henry Cureton, John Cunningham or Cureton, Thomas Cwuton, Jonathan Clark, John Davis, Samuel Davis, John Davidson, Nicholas Edward, Elijah Edwards, Fred Fletcher, William Gibson, William Grey, Robert Gibson, James Gibson, Isaac Hensley, John Joy, William Ingram, Vincent Lickens, Clark Landers, William T. Larrimore, Thomas linsey, William Makwell, Samuel Marrow, Job Monds, John B. Moose, Wesley Mres, John McClain, John Moose, George Marrow, Larkin Newton, John Newmans, Barzella Newton, Joseph O'Neal, Cyrus Parks, Squire Pirhouse, Christearo Peerhouse, Hugh Pierce, John Pierce, Peter Pero, George Riley, Joseph Reffield, Charles reffield, William Stagner, Hugh Shannon, Isaac Shannon, Henry Stinnet, John S. Stinnett, Reuben Sanders, James Simpson, Smith, Soloman Sharp, Baby Stinnett, Thomas Tyner Sr., Aaron Tyner, Thomas Tyner Jr., James Turner, Mathew Turner, Samuel Washburn, Herald Wilson, Thomas Wagnor, Britton Wicker, David Williams, John Wilson, Joseph Wilson, James Wilson, William Stinnett............................ *********************************************************************** The above information comes from a book titled "History of Crawford County, Arkansas", written by Miss Clara B. Eno and published by the "Press Argus" of Van Buren, Arkansas... I can not find a copyright date on this book <very old looking though>, and the first page states, "This Book is Not Copyrighted, It's Contents Are for the Good of All People Who Love America- and Free Use of All Material, With Proper Credit, Is Guranteed by the Author and Publisher"... In a nutshell my own humble opinion of books that reference public data, so even though Miss Clara B. Eno has been dead many years, hats off to her memory for the excellent work she did in her lifetime! ****************************************************************************** **

Zachary Taylor was born 24 November 1784 in Orange County, Virginia. He was commissioned a first lieutenant on 03 May 1808. He married Margaret Mackall Smith on 21 June 1810, the same year he was promoted to Captain. In 1812, he succesfully defended Fort Harrison in Indiana Territory, against great odds, he was breveted a Major for this act... He was promoted to Colonel in 1819 and breveted General in 1838... In the winter of 1840/1841, Zachary Taylor came to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to be the commander of the Southwestern Division of the Army. He travelled to Arkansas on the steamboat, "President"... "He was associated with the Cherokees for a brief period when he assumed command of the Second Department, Western Division, of the United States Army, with Headquarters in Fort Smith and responsibility for Fort Gibson, IT <now Oklahoma>"... He established his headquarters at Fort Belknap (in Fort Smith)....... For those that are familiar with the Fort Smith area, Zachary Taylor's residence was at the east end of Garrison Avenue, behind what is now the Catholic Church there..... Suzy

Hi: Kathleen gave me permission to post her message below. It has some good hints about searching appellate court records, Regards, Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- From: Kathleen Woodside Freiburg <woodside1728@uswest.net> To: OHCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Appellate Court Records?! Date: Saturday, August 26, 2000 11:44 PM Hi, Listers . . . I subscribe to a free daily email service called EVERTON'S FAMILY HISTORY NEWSLINE sponsored by: The Genealogical Helper. To subscribe to the free newsline send an email message to lists@everton.com with the message: subscribe history . Leave subject blank.: I get short but informative article on a different topic of genealogical research each day. Thursday's really took me by surprise! I'd never heard of this and can't say I've ever heard anyone discuss it either so I wanted to share it. Have you ever thought of searching Appellate Court Records? Nor had I! Seems they are printed and arranged chronologically by court, with alphabetic indexes to the parties involved. These records are typically found in legal libraries of law schools, large legal firms, and state governments. Has anyone in your family ever contested a will? Well, this is where that wealth of information will be found. I understand a lot more of these are going online, too. Here are some links to explore further; the last a link to Everton for reprints. United States Appellate Court Records http://www.everton.com/oe3-14/appeal.htm Texas Appellate Court Case Search http://www.info.courts.state.tx.us/appindex/appindex.exe California Appellate Courts Case Information System http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/ Recent articles are available online at http://www.everton.com/FHN/ And, to subscribe to the Genealogical Helper magazine - http://www.everton.com/subscribe Kathy W-F mailto:woodside1728@uswest.net

The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: Joseph "Joe" Phillips, 75, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was a member of Northside Pentecostal Church, retired department manager/buyer for Montgomery Ward after 27 years of service, retired from the Times Record, a World War II Army veteran and member of Veteran Post No. 31.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Northside United Pentecostal Church with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Fentress Mortuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Joyce; one daughter, Jolene C. Coffman of Fresno, Calif.; one son, Jon of Fort Smith; two sisters, Mamie E. McCoy of Farmersville, Calif., and Allene L. Roseli of Visalia, Calif.; one brother, Ben of Norwood, Mo.; and four grandchildren. Ramiro Castorena Garcia, 18, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Crawford County. He was the owner/operator of a landscape company.Funeral will be noon Wednesday at Fentress Mortuary Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Rincon de Romos, Aguascalientes, Mexico.He is survived by his mother, Maria Elena Castorena of Mexico; two sisters, Ana Rosa Garcia of Fort Smith and Marcela Garcia of Mexico; and two brothers, Monico Garcia of Mexico and Rodolfo Alvarez of Fort Smith. Fran Broadus, 62, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and assistant manager for Country Kitchen.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Fentress Mortuary of Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, Ted Jerry Broadus of Arlington, Texas; three daughters, Andrea LaPerle and Deta Broadus, both of Fort Smith, and Karen Broadus of Monroe, Okla.; four sons, Chuck of Woodward, Okla., and Michael, Keith and Andrew, all of Fort Smith; four sisters, Joyce of Greenwood, Doodle and Cindy, both of Texas, and Lavana of Kentucky; three brothers, Orville of Rudy, Jerry of Van Buren and Weslie of Van-Alma; and 15 grandchildren, David and Judy Nail, Rebecca and Robert LaPerle, Brandi Knights, Josh Broadus, Danny Dillander, Rob Stephens, Jennifer Rogers, Crystal and Lucy Lofton, Scott Russell, Michael Jerome Campbell, Jennifer Moon and Melanie Shepard; and four great-grandchildren. STIGLER, Okla. - Carolyn Sue Johnson Permenter, 49, of Stigler died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Stigler.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mallory Chapel in Stigler with burial at Mt. Home Cemetery in Whitefield.She is survived by one daughter, Kerisa Spears of Stigler; one son, Ray of the home; her father, Leslie Johnson of Stigler; one sister, Lois Gannaway of Childress, Texas; four brothers, Charles and Jimmy Johnson, both of Tulsa, Billy Johnson of Stigler and Tommy Johnson of Panama; and two grandchildren, Heather and Steven Spears. MENA - Mildred Eunice Cunningham, 81, of Mena died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at a Fort Smith hospital. She was a retired department manager for Wal-Mart, member of Northside Church of Christ and widow of two husbands, Milard English and Paul Cunningham.Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Northside Church of Christ with burial at Manila Cemetery in Manila under the direction of Hall Funeral Service of Mena.She is survived by one daughter, Sonja Smith of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, Helen Easterwood of Wickes and Ethel Pederson of Harrison; one brother, Carson Giesler of Viera, Fla.; one grandchild, Kevin Smith of Winnipeg, Canada, and one great-grandchild. MATHEWS, La. - Dale Mead, 53, of Mathews, La., died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in Raceland, La. He was a former resident of Heavener, veteran of the Vietnam era and member of the American Legion.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery in Heavener under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener.He is survived by two daughters, Teri of Syracuse, N.Y., and Candace of Alexandria, La.; his mother, Dora Ruth Mead of Heavener; one sister, Martha Solomon of Porum, Okla.; four brothers, Duane of Tonga South Pacific and Denton, Jon and Von, all of Heavener; and several grandchildren. SUMMERFIELD, Okla. - Carl Henry Yandell, 76, of Summerfield, Okla., died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Poteau. He was a member of Church of Christ in Summerfield, Disabled American Veterans and a recipient of the Purple Heart while serving in World War II.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Summerfield Church of Christ with burial at Summerfield Cemetery under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener.He is survived by his wife, Christine; four daughters, Diana Sue Pitt of Lawton, Okla., Kathy Darlene Nichols of Albert, Okla., Anita Bigger of Stigler, Okla., and Kimberly Yandell of Summerfield; three sons, Carlos Gene Yandell of Summerfield, Dennis Glenn Yandell of Carnegie, Okla., and Larry Wayne Yandell of Albert; one sister, Birdie Hudlow of LeFlore, Okla.; three brothers, Raymond, Chester and Bud, all of Summerfield; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. POTEAU - Mildred Hunt, 77, of Poteau died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a mother and the widow of Melvin "Dutch" Hunt.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.She is survived by three sons, John of Poteau, Ron of Hartshorne, Okla., and Jim of Tulsa; and four grandsons, Jerry, Michael, David and Brad Hunt. MANSFIELD - Linda Jean Downs, 48, of Mansfield died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in a Booneville hospital. She was a homemaker.The body was cremated under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Mansfield.She is survived by two daughters, Juli DesOraeaux of Mansfield and Vikki Jones of Monroe, Okla.; one son, James II of Mansfield; one sister, Donna Ola Dunlap of Norridge Walk, Mass.; and one grandchild, Caitlin. POTEAU - Karen Lee Baxter, 47, of Poteau died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in her home. She was a human resources coordinator at Encor Technologies for 19 years.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Dog Creek Cemetery in the Dog Creek Community in Oklahoma.She is survived by her husband, Danny; one daughter, Tonya Dennis of Poteau; one son, Terry of Poteau; her father, Eugene Darneal of Panama; one sister, Sharon Remy of Panama; one brother, Clinton E. Darneal of Midwest City, Okla.; and four grandchildren, Abie Lutz, Nicole Gilstrap and Layne Dennis, all of Poteau, and Alex Baxter of Fort Smith. LITTLE ROCK - Benard Bauldwin, 80, of Little Rock died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000. He was a retired truck driver, construction worker and member of Calvary Nazarene Church in Little Rock.Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. today at North Little Rock Funeral Home with burial at Forest Hills Memorial Park.He is survived by his wife, Murene; one daughter, Linda Garabedian of Stillwater, Okla.; three sons, James of Little Rock, Paul of Fort Smith and Richard of Dickson, Tenn.; three sisters, Gertrude Terry and Juanita Ervin, both of North Little Rock, and Francis Manheim of Illinois; one brother, Tommy of North Little Rock; and 14 grandchildren. CADDO MILLS, Texas - Phyllis Ann Miner, 64, of Caddo Mills, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in a Greenville, Texas, hospital. She was an administrative assistant for a recreational center.Funeral will be held at a later date under the direction of Peters Funeral Home of Greenville, Texas.She is survived by four daughters, Vicki Herrington and Debi Smith, both of Poteau, Laura Groening of Royse City, Texas, and Kimberlee Miner of Denton, Texas; one son, Martin Jackson of Marsing, Idaho; four brothers, Harry Irwin Jr. of Quinlan, Texas, Richard and Tom Irwin, both of Lake Tawakoni, Texas, and John Irwin of Turlock, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. PANAMA - Bessie M. Whitson, 99, of Panama died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, at a Fort Smith hospital. She was a caregiver.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Poteau with burial at Dog Creek Cemetery in the Dog Creek Community in Oklahoma under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Loretha Whitson of Oklahoma City; two grandchildren, Ricky Whitson of Oklahoma City and Sharon Landers of Dallas; two great-grandchildren; two nephews, Clyde and Jay Johnson, both of Dog Creek; four great-nephews, Roy and Timothy Johnson of Dog Creek, Vernon Johnson of Panama and James Johnson of Sunset Corner, Okla.; and one great-niece, Melinda Lamberson of Dog Creek. BARLING - Jimmy L. Gilbert, 67, of Barling died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was a retired dental technician and a Navy veteran of Vietnam.Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.He is survived by one son, Wendall of Barling; four sisters, Ruth Gilliam, Florence Christian, Ruby Reding and Maisie Little, all of Fort Smith; one brother, Earnest of Fort Smith; and three grandchildren, Melissa, Melinda and Raelynn Gilbert. Alean Atkins, 79, of Fort Smith died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in a local hospital. She was retired from Riverside Furniture and a member of West-Ark Church of Christ. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at West-Ark Church of Christ with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, Leo, and two brothers, David Watson of Fort Smith and Reginold Watson of Tulsa. MULDROW - LaDonna Williams, 32, of Muldrow died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker and member of the Old Country Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Upper Camp Cemetery northeast of Muldrow under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow.She is survived by her husband, Dean; three sons, Dean, Corey and Dustin, all of the home; her mother, Ola Coulter of Siloam Springs; three sisters, P.J. of Arkansas and Ola and Lisa of Wichita, Kan.; and four brothers, Mark Reed and J.C. Coulter, both of Siloam Springs, Henry Coulter of Heavener and Jerry Coulter of Arkansas. MULDROW - Clyde Lee Tehee, 65, of Muldrow died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was employed at Baldor and Tyson as a factory worker and was a member of the Baptist church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bellefonte Baptist Church with burial at Bellefonte Cemetery, north of Muldrow, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow.He is survived by one neice, Christine Armer, and two nephews, James and Shane Armer, all of Muldrow. TULARE, Calif. - Vona Robertson, 93, of Tulare, Calif., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Tulare. She was a homemaker, was once a packing house and field worker for the Tagus Ranch, north of Tulare, and was the widow of Clifford Loren Robertson.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Miller's Tulare Funeral Home with burial at the Tulare District Cemetery.She is survived by one son, Huston Bullock of Tulare; one sister, Lena Beckham of Van Buren; three grandchildren, Steve Bullock, Cheri Watson and Pam Banks, all of Tulare; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. BOONEVILLE - John Harold Leftwich, 88, of Booneville died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Booneville. He was a member of First Baptist Church.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Roberts Memorial Chapel in Booneville with burial at Ellington Cemetery in Magazine.He is survived by his wife, Reba; one daughter, Pat Farmer of Booneville; one son, Jimmy Dale Leftwich of Booneville; one sister, Virginia Bland of Little Rock; two brothers, Francis and Robert "Bob" Leftwich, both of Booneville; three grandchildren, Brandy and Melissa Farmer and Justin Leftwich; and two step-grandchildren, B.J. and Danny Womack; and one great-grandchild. VASS, N.C. - John David Ramsey, 67, of Vass, N.C., formerly of Fort Smith, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in his home. He was a retired Army colonel with more than 30 years service, a veteran of the Vietnam War and recipient of the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. He was a Masonic Lodge member at Belle Point No. 20 in Fort Smith and was a member of Hartford United Methodist Church.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Main Post Chapel in Fort Bragg, N.C., with full military honors with burial at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery under the direction of Rogers and Breece Funeral Home.He is survived by his wife, Mary "Maxine" Ramsey; one daughter, Debra R. Hall of Autryville, N.C.; two sons, John David Ramsey II of Goldsboro, N.C., and Todd Arthur Ramsey of Greenville, N.C.; one sister, Carolyn Ramsey of Pocola; and four grandchildren. . 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The following obits appeared in the SW Times: PAOLI, Ind. - Helen Cook Qualkenbush, 67, of Paoli, Ind., died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in her home. She was a retired nurse for Orange County Hospital and was a member of the Paoli Senior Citizens. She was the widow of Charles "Bud" Cook and Ronald Qualkenbush.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in McAdams Mortuary in Paoli with burial at Paoli Community Cemetery.She is survived by five daughters, Sandy Dixon of Lexington, Ky., Penny Bailey of Frankfort, Ky., Vicky Warren of Walton, Ky., Tami Payton of Paoli and Melissa Craig of Barling; six sons, Larry and Mike Cook, both of Paoli, Clifford Cook of Hanover, Ind., Bill Cook of Orleans, Ind., Tom Cook of Marengo, Ind., and Jeff Cook of Lexington; six sisters, Bonnie McBride of Corydon, Ind., Joann Cole of English, Ind., and Patsy Moore, Janice Kee, Arlene Silverthron and Karen Harkness, all of Paoli; four brothers, Ronnie White of Mitchell, Ind., Doug White of English and Darrell and Joseph White, both of Paoli; 33 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. SALLISAW - Carole Haggard, 59, of Sallisaw died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Sallisaw. A 1960 graduate of Sallisaw High School, she was a Baptist, a certified nursing assistant, a self-employed upholsterer and the owner of Carole's Escort Service.Graveside service will be 11 a.m. today at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.She is survived by her husband, Donald Ed Haggard; one son, William Harrell Haggard; one sister, Rhonda Burchardt of Guthrie, Okla.; and one brother, Danny Burns of Sallisaw. WISTER - Clifton E. Harris, 77, of Wister died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Heavener. He was a television repairman and had a gospel radio program at KLCO for 15 years.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Evans and Miller Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Springhill Cemetery in Monroe.He is survived by his wife, Margie; three sons, Max, Terry and Clinton, all of Wister; one sister, Carrie Stacy of Wister; three brothers, Rufus of Wister, Orel of Greenwood and Finis of Houston; and six grandchildren. WALDRON - Dorris Jane Woods Richmond, 73, of Waldron died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Waldron. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Waldron Public Schools, a member of Waldron VFW Auxiliary, Waldron Doll Club and Waldron Church of Christ. She was the widow of Merl Richmond.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Waldron Church of Christ with burial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Waldron under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Waldron.She is survived by one daughter, Joleen Joslin of Jackson, Tenn.; four sons, Merl Eugene Richmond of Fritch, Texas, Elvin M. Richmond of Guthrie, Okla., Gary Dean Richmond and Marcus Edward Richmond, both of Waldron; five sisters, Bonnie Becknell of Vancouver, Wash., Vetra Hutchens of Weiser, Idaho, Orphalea Matthews of Garden Grove, Calif., and Carol Duff and Margaret Allen, both of Tacoma, Wash.; three brothers, Edward Woods of Weiser, Allen Woods of Boise, Idaho, and Warren Woods of Vancouver; 12 grandchildren, five step-grandchildren and active in Eastern Star. GENTRY - Helen Ann Coiner, 51, of Gentry, formerly of Fort Smith, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in Fayetteville. She was an accountant, a volunteer with the American Red Cross, and a member of the Gentry Order of the Eastern Star and Northwest Baptist Fellowship. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Northwest Baptist Fellowship near Healing Springs with burial at Highfill Cemetery in Highfill under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home of Siloam Springs. She is survived by her husband, George; one sister, Lottie Klyne of Fort Smith; one brother, George of Fort Smith; one niece and two nephews. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are EARS that listen....and then hears the person's soul...." ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, SMEDLEY, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

The following obits appeared in the SW Times: Geneva McDaniel, 81, of Fort Smith died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker, a retired clerk for the Boston Store, a member of First Baptist Church and a photo retoucher for both Skinner and Riggs Studios.Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, Reginald; one daughter, Sondra Pearson of Oak Island, N.C.; three sisters, Mae Garner of Las Vegas, and Marie Schmidt and Opal Grant, both of San Diego, Calif.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. POCOLA - Viola Butler, 78, of Pocola died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker, attended First Baptist Church of Pocola, was an active member of the Pocola Senior Citizens Quilting Group and was the widow of James F. Butler.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday in Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Greenhill Cemetery in Cameron under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.She is survived by four daughters, Linda Jo Bailey of Oklahoma City, Bonnie Odum of Broken Arrow, Verlan Day of Edmond and Lynell Henderson of Rogers; two sons, Daniel Butler of Muldrow and Phillip Butler of Reydon, Okla.; one sister, Lois Raymond of Panama; five brothers, W.C. Monks of Greenwood, Frank Monks of Fort Gibson, Okla. and Dave, Alfred and August Monks, all of Panama; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wilma Bratton Rogers, 73, of Van Buren died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker, member of First Assembly of God in Van Buren, member and Worthy Matron of the Fidelity Chapter No. 86 of the Eastern Star in Van Buren, a member of the Fort Smith Chapter No. 237 OES, past state president of Rebekah Assembly of Arkansas, member of Jewel Court Order of Ameranthz No. 13 and a member of Olive Branch Shrine of Jerusaleum in Fort Smith. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Ocker Funeral Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren. She is survived by her husband, Frank; one daughter, Pat Maddox of Van Buren; three stepdaughters, Nancy Murchison of Fort Smith, Treva Kizer of Lewisville, Texas and Deborah Bradshaw of Pocola; one son, Jack H. Stump of Amarillo, Texas; two stepsons, Tommy Rogers of Van Buren and Edwin Rogers of Jenny Lind; four sisters, Agnes Bratton of Bell Gardens, Calif., Velma Carley of Rosenburg, Texas, Bennie Bratton of Bellflower, Calif., and Leah Rubino of Van Buren; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. HUNTINGTON - Danny Lee Wise, 49, of Huntington died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Minnesota. He was a janitor and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Huntington.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Cemetery in McCurtain, Okla., under the direcion of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Charlotte, two daughters, Jennifer and Kelly Wise, both of Van Buren; one son, Curtis Wise of Minnesota; one stepson, Dennis McCaslin of Fot Smith; his mother, Terry Potori of Fort Smith; his father, Robert Wise of McCurtain; two sisters, Jacquita Ball and Demaris Wise, both of North Carolina; seven brothers, Terry of Fort Smith, Tom and Tim, both of Minnesota, Janathan and Benny, both of North Carolina, Joseph of Texas and Timmy of Oklahoma; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Robert J. Johnson, 24, of Fort Smith died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in an automobile accident. He was a farm worker and attended Church of God Union Assembly.Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in Ocker Memorial Chapel with burial at Lavaca Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.He is survived by one son, Robert Johnson Jr. of Van Buren; three sisters, Bonnie Gail Winters and Patricia Johnson, both of Fort Smith and Vicki Diane Johnson of Van Buren; and three brothers, Bobby Joe, Robert Luther and Vendall Ray Johnson, all of Van Buren. CHARLESTON - Ed Crawford, 78, of Charleston died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in his residence. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Charleston, worked many years for McConnell Lumber Company and Burt Steel, was the retired owner of Crawford Auto Clinic in Charleston and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Smith Mortuary Chapel with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Charleston under the direction of Smith Mortuary Inc. of Charleston.He is survived by his wife, Marie; two brothers, the Reverend Rowland Crawford of Walls, Miss., and Haskel Crawford of San Diego, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. OKLAHOMA CITY - Austin Odell Smith, 86, of Oklahoma City died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in Oklahoma City. He was a graduate of Poteau High School and Eastern Oklahoma State College, played football at both schools, retired after more than 30 years of service with OG&E, was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was the widower of Bonnie Smith. Funeral was Saturday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.He is survived by one brother, M.G. Smith of Durant, Okla.; one sister, Marie Parks of Seattle; one stepdaughter, Carmelita Chamlee of Yukon, Okla.; and four step-grandchildren. Mount IDA - Myrtle Ruby Foster, 82, of Mount Ida died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker and the widow of William W. Foster.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Beasley-Wood Chapel with burial at Lower Big Fork Cemetery under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Stone of Mt. Ida, Flossy Parnell of Pencil Bluff and Audrey Singleton of Pine Ridge; two brothers, Clyde Ryan of Potter and Carl Ryan of Pine Ridge; 15 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Gerrie Vogel, 62, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a hostess at the Olive Garden Restaurant.Funeral will be Tuesday at Albert Pike Christian Church with burial at National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Fentress Mortuary of Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, Robert; four daughters, Sharon Garder of Port Clinton, Ohio, Marlene Webster of Paris, Darlene Pottorff of Fort Smith and Vickie Short of Sacramento, Calif; one stepdaughter, Marie Alvarado of Mesa, Ariz.; one son, David H. Wells Jr. of Panama City Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Pat Koan of Sandusky, Ohio and Rita Schwiefert of Norwalk, Ohio; two brothers, Gary Gundlock of Springfield, Ohio and Richard Sprau of Norwalk, Ohio; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. BOONEVILLE - Dorothy Zachariah, 86, formerly of Booneville died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, in Maumelle. She was a Methodist, graduated from the University of Arkansas, was a second lieutenant in the Army during World War II, was a registered dietician and the publisher and editor of the Booneville Democrat until 1968.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Roberts Memorial Chapel in Booneville with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery in Booneville under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home of Booneville.She is survived by one niece, Gail Vaughn of Little Rock; three nephews, Carl Hampton of Little Rock and Robert K. and Chuck Pool, both of Denison, Texas; one sister, Juanita "Skeet" Pool of Denison, Texas; four great-nieces; and six great-nephews. 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Well I will try this again. It's been awhile since I posted this message so here it goes. I am still looking for info. on the death of my gggrandparents (not a title) General Marion and Serepta McBay, who died in either Hackett or Excelsior, Sebastian Co.,AR.. Sarepta died after 1879. Could anyone tell me if there is a web site on line for voter or tax list or for state or reconstructive 1890 census for Hackett,Midland, or Excellsior,AR.?I think he died around 1884 or they got a divorce, because they sold the land that they owned in Muddy Fork, Howard Co., AR. in Dec. 1884, but he wasn't there to sign the sale's papers. She sign his name with a X.I sure would appreciate any help on this. Shirley in ID.

In a message dated 9/3/2000 9:28:44 AM Central Daylight Time, NHHS48@aol.com writes: << Do we have anyone, who has a close affiliation with the Society, who could undertake the task of presenting this to the Society? >> I am a member of that Society, and I have a copy of the Index. I have previously provided look-ups for folks on this list. Is there someone you're looking for? Charlie