Hello Jean, On this CD, are you willing to do look ups? I can't find anything about my great-grandfather except Thomas Frederick Brooks b.8/29/1867 d. 9/3/1954 married in Cleburne County to Lillie Jane Benskin They lived most of their lives in Searcy/Kensett area of White County. My grandfather is Hilles Brooks. If your not willing I understand. Just hoping. Thanks, Lisa ----- Original Message ----- > Hi Ellis, > > The CD that I referred to is Family Tree Maker CD # 244. It covers these > counties: > > > *Arkansas *Howard *Polk > *Ashley *Independence *Pope > *Baxter *Izard *Prairie > *Benton *Jackson *Pulaski > *Calhoun *Jefferson *Randolph > *Clark *Johnson *Saline > *Clay *Lafayette *Scott > *Conway *Logan *Sebastian > *Crawford *Lonoke *Sevier > *Crittenden *Marion *Sharp > *Desha *Monroe *St. Francis > *Fulton *Montgomery *Union > *Garland *Nevada *Washington > *Hempstead *Phillips *White > *Hot Springs *Pike *Yell > > Jean > >

Thanks, Meg, for the reply. I enjoyed reading it. Lots of information there. I am very interested about the story of my family's history, not just the names and dates. I also recognized a few places mentioned. I grew up in Tillmon Co. OK, very close to Red River border. Kathy

On July 3rd Kathy Pennycuff wrote: Meg, Thanks for the insight on the Sharp Co to TX info. I found my Gr-grandparents in the 1870 Sharp Co Census in Evening Shade. They are Liston TOWNSEND and Mary WILLETT TOWNSEND. More WILLETT family lived closeby. I found the TOWNSEND's in Missouri 1880 Howell Co Census with children: Leona, Orah, John, Corah, & baby. Their son (my grandfather) William Mose TOWNSEND was born in 1883. His SS5 form lists his place of birth as Denison, Grayson Co, OK. In later census he lists Arkansas as birthplace. He told stories to his children of living in Indian Territory. Denison is of course in TX not OK as stated on the SS5. In 1883 OK was Indian Territory. Did he live in OK, TX, or IT? Or were they so close he interchanged them? I'm not sure if this migration from Sharp Co to Missouri to Indian Territory has anything to do with the "free land School" you mentioned. It is still a puzzle to me. Any one have any clues or where to search for more info? Any Info appreciated. Thanks, Kathy I'm answering you largely from personal knowledge. The counties that border Oklahoma in North Texas (Collin, Cooke, Grayson, Montague) share more geographically and culturally with their counterpart counties in OK than they do with the rest of Texas in many instances. This is a porous border. It exists also further west, in the Tillman Co., OK area (where my father's family is from) -- people's ranches and farms often lap into both states, you can reside in one state but go to school in the other, and everyone from the area understands this fluidity but it can be hard when you are tracking down records. Montague and the other counties mentioned are part of what is called the Crosstimbers Region, which cuts diagonally through OK and TX. What they hold in common, besides geography, is that most of the early white settlers came from the Ozarks and from Southwestern Tennessee. Most of the migration to this area occurred after the Civil War, especially as you go further west. Before the Civil War, the Comanches and the Kiowas were successful in raiding white settlements often enough to discourage all but the most hardy pioneers. The Comanches were perhaps the finest horseback culture in the world, and it was not uncommon for a band of raiders to begin somewhere in eastern New Mexico with a remuda (a large group of horses so mounts could be refreshed), travel unbelievably fast and strike deep into Central or East Texas, carry away horses, hostages and usable supplies, and be a thousand miles away before the white community could muster a response. These raids were often timed for full moons (easier to travel at a gallop over vast distances with the extra moonlight). My grandfather, born in Montague County right after the era of Comanche domination, always referred to a certain kind of full moon as a "Comanche moon", and the naked fear in his voice would literally raise the hair on the back of my neck when I was a little girl -- I had no idea what his words referred to yet, I could just tell the adult emotion behind them. I like to think about how long Comanches would have held onto their territory and what changes it would have wrought on the relentless westward expansion of the U.S., the face of Texas, if other historical circumstances had not come together to overcome their resistance. During the Civil War, these tentative white settlements in the Crosstimbers area were raided not only by furious Native Americans but also by Union soldiers and local criminals who recognized an opportunity for mayhem when they saw one. The "justice" meted out by white Texans during the Civil War is notorious, the most infamous being the mass hanging of so-called Union sympathizers in Gainesville, Cooke County (a hanging led by one of my more complicated ancestors, self-proclaimed Colonel James G. Bourland). But after the Civil War, the U.S. government sent their armies of occupation westward, most of these former Union soldiers trained in the terrible battles of the South, whose mission was nothing less than genocide of the Native populations. Because of the leadership of men like Quanah Parker (himself the child of a woman captured during a raid into what is now Limestone County, TX during the 1830s), the Comanches were able to organize and fight long enough to negotiate for a treaty that gave them some meaningful territory and cultural continuity. The Comanche community of southern Oklahoma, along the Texas border, is much more intact than other Native populations. Nevertheless, the story of most of what had been set aside as Indian Territory is that of a series of land runs, opening up former Native reservations to white settlement based on a first come, first claimed basis. This added onto the already attractive option of "school land" offered by Texas created a rush of white immigrants into the border area. I think there must have been broadsides and circulars that somebody brought into places like Sharp County; just word of mouth hardly seems like enough to cause entire family and friendship networks to pack up and head for Texas, no matter how devastated the economy of the South after the war. I have seen one such land ad for the earlier immigration to Texas during the 1830s and 1840s, an immigration that drew down my original Texas ancestors from Indiana in 1834 (I am sixth generation Texan). But I have not yet found whatever it was that Sharp Countians might have read to convince them their destiny lay in Texas and Oklahoma. It's possible the Texas State Archives will have something; I can add it to my research list. At any rate, yes, your ancestor born in Grayson County but living in IT was operating in a community where the official borders had little meaning, and Denison was only a few miles from IT. The "school land" story is pretty simple. When Texas fought its revolution and became an independent republic (and oh how we love to brag about the fact that we were once our own country, but it is a genuinely significant fact in terms of history), we had lots and lots of land but no money at all. Prior to independence, white settlers had been lured to Texas by land grants from the Spanish and later the Mexican government, offering a "league and a labor" of land to any white male with a family who would live on the land and improve it. But these land grants had restrictions, such as forced Mexican citizenry and membership in the Catholic Church, that rankled the sensibilities of the Scot-Irish in the South who needed land of their own. So it wasn't until the Republic of Texas began offering land very cheaply WITHOUT restrictions that the Southerners began really flood in. The eastern counties of Texas were pretty well settled by 1840, but most of central and west Texas still remained under the control of the Apaches, Comanches, Kiowas, and, of course, the Mexican natives who had already lived here over 300 years. The new republic had to provide governmental services, including schools, to its eastern white settlers if they hoped to hang onto them, much less lure new immigrants. So, when the new counties' borders were drawn, each of their lands for sale was designated as the funding for a school in the already settled counties. Much of Montague County was set aside as land to be sold for the funding of Limestone County schools. It was an ingenious solution to scattered, impoverished settlement that was rich in land but nothing else. This system held sway and created the waves of immigration such as from Sharp County. It wasn't until the Goodknight-Loving trail created a market for Texas cattle that the state of Texas came up with other funding sources, and it wasn't until the oil boom after the turn of the century that Texas became wealthy according to the stereotype most people have about the state today. Hope this helps. I've really appreciated folks writing the stories of their own family's migration. This is the stuff of history, real history, and if it differs from the "accepted" version of things, I tend to think the "accepted" version is wrong -- it is not leaders and distant thinkers who shape the lives of ordinary people, it's the other way around. Meg

Meg--i just wanted to say that that was WODERFULLY written--you packed a LOT of insight into couple of paragraphs! i loved it, nancy --- Meg Barnett <[email protected]> wrote: > On July 3rd Kathy Pennycuff wrote: > Meg, > Thanks for the insight on the Sharp Co to TX > info. I found my > Gr-grandparents in the 1870 Sharp Co Census in > Evening Shade. They are > Liston TOWNSEND and Mary WILLETT TOWNSEND. More > WILLETT family lived > closeby. > I found the TOWNSEND's in Missouri 1880 Howell > Co Census with children: > Leona, Orah, John, Corah, & baby. > Their son (my grandfather) William Mose > TOWNSEND was born in 1883. His SS5 > form lists his place of birth as Denison, > Grayson Co, OK. In later census he > lists Arkansas as birthplace. He told stories > to his children of living in > Indian Territory. > Denison is of course in TX not OK as stated on > the SS5. In 1883 OK was > Indian Territory. Did he live in OK, TX, or IT? > Or were they so close he > interchanged them? > I'm not sure if this migration from Sharp Co to > Missouri to Indian Territory > has anything to do with the "free land School" > you mentioned. It is still a > puzzle to me. > Any one have any clues or where to search for > more info? > Any Info appreciated. > Thanks, > Kathy > > I'm answering you largely from personal > knowledge. The counties that border > Oklahoma in North Texas (Collin, Cooke, > Grayson, Montague) share more > geographically and culturally with their > counterpart counties in OK than > they do with the rest of Texas in many > instances. This is a porous border. > It exists also further west, in the Tillman > Co., OK area (where my father's > family is from) -- people's ranches and farms > often lap into both states, > you can reside in one state but go to school in > the other, and everyone from > the area understands this fluidity but it can > be hard when you are tracking > down records. Montague and the other counties > mentioned are part of what is > called the Crosstimbers Region, which cuts > diagonally through OK and TX. > What they hold in common, besides geography, is > that most of the early white > settlers came from the Ozarks and from > Southwestern Tennessee. Most of the > migration to this area occurred after the Civil > War, especially as you go > further west. Before the Civil War, the > Comanches and the Kiowas were > successful in raiding white settlements often > enough to discourage all but > the most hardy pioneers. The Comanches were > perhaps the finest horseback > culture in the world, and it was not uncommon > for a band of raiders to begin > somewhere in eastern New Mexico with a remuda > (a large group of horses so > mounts could be refreshed), travel unbelievably > fast and strike deep into > Central or East Texas, carry away horses, > hostages and usable supplies, and > be a thousand miles away before the white > community could muster a response. > These raids were often timed for full moons > (easier to travel at a gallop > over vast distances with the extra moonlight). > My grandfather, born in > Montague County right after the era of Comanche > domination, always referred > to a certain kind of full moon as a "Comanche > moon", and the naked fear in > his voice would literally raise the hair on the > back of my neck when I was a > little girl -- I had no idea what his words > referred to yet, I could just > tell the adult emotion behind them. I like to > think about how long > Comanches would have held onto their territory > and what changes it would > have wrought on the relentless westward > expansion of the U.S., the face of > Texas, if other historical circumstances had > not come together to overcome > their resistance. During the Civil War, these > tentative white settlements > in the Crosstimbers area were raided not only > by furious Native Americans > but also by Union soldiers and local criminals > who recognized an opportunity > for mayhem when they saw one. The "justice" > meted out by white Texans > during the Civil War is notorious, the most > infamous being the mass hanging > of so-called Union sympathizers in Gainesville, > Cooke County (a hanging led > by one of my more complicated ancestors, > self-proclaimed Colonel James G. > Bourland). But after the Civil War, the U.S. > government sent their armies > of occupation westward, most of these former > Union soldiers trained in the > terrible battles of the South, whose mission > was nothing less than genocide > of the Native populations. Because of the > leadership of men like Quanah > Parker (himself the child of a woman captured > during a raid into what is now > Limestone County, TX during the 1830s), the > Comanches were able to organize > and fight long enough to negotiate for a treaty > that gave them some > meaningful territory and cultural continuity. > The Comanche community of > southern Oklahoma, along the Texas border, is > much more intact than other > Native populations. > > Nevertheless, the story of most of what had > been set aside as Indian > Territory is that of a series of land runs, > opening up former Native > reservations to white settlement based on a > first come, first claimed basis. > This added onto the already attractive option > of "school land" offered by > Texas created a rush of white immigrants into > the border area. I think > there must have been broadsides and circulars > that somebody brought into > places like Sharp County; just word of mouth > hardly seems like enough to > cause entire family and friendship networks to > pack up and head for Texas, > no matter how devastated the economy of the > South after the war. I have > seen one such land ad for the earlier > immigration to Texas during the 1830s > and 1840s, an immigration that drew down my > original Texas ancestors from > Indiana in 1834 (I am sixth generation Texan). > But I have not yet found > whatever it was that Sharp Countians might have > read to convince them their > destiny lay in Texas and Oklahoma. It's > possible the Texas State Archives > will have something; I can add it to my > research list. At any rate, yes, > your ancestor born in Grayson County but living > in IT was operating in a > community where the official borders had little > meaning, and Denison was > only a few miles from IT. > > The "school land" story is pretty simple. When > Texas fought its revolution > and became an independent republic (and oh how > we love to brag about the > fact that we were once our own country, but it > is a genuinely significant > fact in terms of history), we had lots and lots > of land but no money at all. > Prior to independence, white settlers had been > lured to Texas by land grants > from the Spanish and later the Mexican > government, offering a "league and a > labor" of land to any white male with a family > who would live on the land > and improve it. But these land grants had > restrictions, such as forced > Mexican citizenry and membership in the > Catholic Church, that rankled the > sensibilities of the Scot-Irish in the South > who needed land of their own. > So it wasn't until the Republic of Texas began > offering land very cheaply > WITHOUT restrictions that the Southerners began > really flood in. The > eastern counties of Texas were pretty well > settled by 1840, but most of > central and west Texas still remained under the > control of the Apaches, > Comanches, Kiowas, and, of course, the Mexican > natives who had already lived > here over 300 years. The new republic had to > provide governmental services, > including schools, to its eastern white > settlers if they hoped to hang onto > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Hi Marian: The info that I have states that this Wood line was from Washington Co. GA then on to Macon, GA. I have great info from the late 1800s on but next to nothing about the early days. I do, however, have names: Mizle, Jared, Jared Hudson, Luther Hudson, Guy Darracott, and my dad, William Hudson Wood. As a very interesting note... My son is backpacking through Europe this summer and met a boy in Switzerland with red hair named Brian Wood. His family also from GA. Tommy said, "Well, we must be cousins then." SMALL WORLD. Debbie

I have just tried to sign up for the 14 day free membership. I was denied entery. Because i have only initials for a name can some one correct this error. " J " " W " Wagner [email protected] wrote: > Hi Marian: > > The info that I have states that this Wood line was from Washington Co. GA > then on to Macon, GA. I have great info from the late 1800s on but next to > nothing about the early days. I do, however, have names: Mizle, Jared, Jared > Hudson, Luther Hudson, Guy Darracott, and my dad, William Hudson Wood. > > As a very interesting note... My son is backpacking through Europe this > summer and met a boy in Switzerland with red hair named Brian Wood. His > family also from GA. Tommy said, "Well, we must be cousins then." SMALL > WORLD. Debbie > > ==== ARSHARP Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Arkansas Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Hi list Is there anyone out there that could ell me where the poor farm was in Sharp Co. Ar. Thanks Leland [email protected] wrote: > Hi: > > What is the free land school? I also had relatives that moved from Sharp Co. > to Texas for a while. They were related to my Sharps, (not Ephriam). > > Sounds interesting, Marian > > ==== ARSHARP Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > Arkansas Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Debbie: I am away from home on my lap-top, so I do not have all my records with me. I shall look in the Wood journal and see what I can find. One never knows. The computer has enabled me to find so many of both sides of my family. I will get back to you, Marian Wood Hilton

Hi: What is the free land school? I also had relatives that moved from Sharp Co. to Texas for a while. They were related to my Sharps, (not Ephriam). Sounds interesting, Marian

Hi Ellis, The CD that I referred to is Family Tree Maker CD # 244. It covers these counties: *Arkansas *Howard *Polk *Ashley *Independence *Pope *Baxter *Izard *Prairie *Benton *Jackson *Pulaski *Calhoun *Jefferson *Randolph *Clark *Johnson *Saline *Clay *Lafayette *Scott *Conway *Logan *Sebastian *Crawford *Lonoke *Sevier *Crittenden *Marion *Sharp *Desha *Monroe *St. Francis *Fulton *Montgomery *Union *Garland *Nevada *Washington *Hempstead *Phillips *White *Hot Springs *Pike *Yell Jean At 08:07 PM 7/2/01 -0400, you wrote: >What kind of Sharp County CD do you have and how does one order a copy of >it? Just curious if this would be a good thing for me to get. Thanks. >Ellis Edward (McLeod) Nichols, Jr. > >In a message dated Wed, 20 Jun 2001 9:44:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >Jean Mayfield Cuevas <[email protected]> writes: > ><< Lanita, > >Just checked my cd which has Sharp County on it, but no luck on Luther >BENNETT. Thought I would send along the Luther BENNETTS I found elsewhere, >and the BENNETTS I did find in Sharp County. > >Jean Cuevas > >Marriage Index: Arkansas, 1850-1900 > >Bennett, Logan Spouse : Fort, Hunter > Marriage date : Mar 14, 1888 > County : Sharp > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 >Bennett, Luther Spouse : Woods, Sarah > Marriage date : Dec 26, 1883 > County : Pulaski > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0560136 - 0560151 >Bennett, Luther Spouse : Johnson, Roxie > Marriage date : Jan 1, 1893 > County : Pulaski > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 0560136 - 0560151 >Bennett, Sarah J. Spouse : McGuire, Charles G. > Marriage date : Sep 14, 1880 > County : Sharp > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 >Bennett, Susan Spouse : Sanders, David > Marriage date : Aug 9, 1881 > County : Sharp > Gender : Female > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 >Bennett, W. A. Spouse : Gower, Franses V. > Marriage date : Mar 1, 1888 > County : Sharp > Gender : Male > Source : County Court Records > Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 > > > > >At 03:42 PM 6/19/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Are there any volunteers on this list that are willing to check the > >marriage records at the courthouse? > > > >I am searching for the marriage license of LUTHER BENNETT (b. 1894) and > >MAE ???; am searching for her maiden name (or if anyone on this list, > >knows this information, will be THRILLED to get it!!).. > > > >This couple divorced in 1916, and a daughter (Hazel) was the product of > >the marriage. > > > >Any information or help is certainly appreciated! > > > >Thanks, > >Lanita > > > > > >==== ARSHARP Mailing List ==== >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. >Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett >[email protected] >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >Arkansas Cemeteries Volunteer >Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >> > > > >==== ARSHARP Mailing List ==== >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. >Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett >[email protected] >To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett >Arkansas Cemeteries Volunteer >Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Meg <[email protected]> wrote: "During the 1870's and 1880's, a large cluster of families from Sharp Co ... moved to No TX" Meg, Thanks for the insight on the Sharp Co to TX info. I found my Gr-grandparents in the 1870 Sharp Co Census in Evening Shade. They are Liston TOWNSEND and Mary WILLETT TOWNSEND. More WILLETT family lived closeby. I found the TOWNSEND's in Missouri 1880 Howell Co Census with children: Leona, Orah, John, Corah, & baby. Their son (my grandfather) William Mose TOWNSEND was born in 1883. His SS5 form lists his place of birth as Denison, Grayson Co, OK. In later census he lists Arkansas as birthplace. He told stories to his children of living in Indian Territory. Denison is of course in TX not OK as stated on the SS5. In 1883 OK was Indian Territory. Did he live in OK, TX, or IT? Or were they so close he interchanged them? I'm not sure if this migration from Sharp Co to Missouri to Indian Territory has anything to do with the "free land School" you mentioned. It is still a puzzle to me. Any one have any clues or where to search for more info? Any Info appreciated. Thanks, Kathy [email protected]

This was a very interesting email with alot of information. I currently live in Fort Worth, Tarrrant County, TX (15 minutes from Grapevine) and pass through Bowie, Montague County, TX often on the way to Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX. I am currerntly going to graduate school to finish my Master's in Information Systems. I am available to do look-ups in these two counties including going to cemetaries on a part-time basis for a small fee covering expenses. Please contact me privately at [email protected] if you need my legwork. Also, Fort Worth has a branch of the National Archives so I am able to do look-ups there also. My husband and I appreciate all of the help the list has given us in the past and will in the future. He has much information we have both researched on his McLeod and Nichols families from Sharp County. Valerie, wife of Ellis Edward (McLeod) Nichols, Jr. In a message dated Fri, 22 Jun 2001 3:00:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Meg Barnett" <[email protected]> writes: << I recently answered a question on this list with a private e-mail, but it has occurred to me I should share what I know with the whole list. Therefore, here's a copy of the original question and my reply. -- Meg Barnett ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob & Jan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 3:39 PM Subject: Gardners at Evening Shade, Piney Fork Is there information available about what was going on at Evening Shade between 1870-80. My James H. Gardner family who had been residence of that area at least by the 1830s is not to be found after the 1870 census although one daughter Tempy Jane Gardner did marry a Goodman in 1879 (don't have the document) in Sharp Co. and headed South to around Union Co, AR, then TX, then back to Polk Co. It seems strange that a family who had lived in the same place so long just left with no traces. Any ideas? Thanks, Jan Gardner Kuykendall My answer: I may shed some light on this question. During the 1870's and 1880's, a large cluster of families from Sharp Co., especially from the Evening Shade area, moved to North Texas. Some of them originally landed in the Grapevine area, Tarrant County, but those and others from Sharp Co. soon moved on to Montague County, in and around Stoneburg (which often does not show up on current maps -- it is about 10 miles north of Bowie, Texas). These families included the William Thomas Ritchie and Joanah Carter family; the Thomas Joseph Turner and Cerilda Sandefer family, along with several of Cerilda's siblings; the David Mastin Armstrong and Margaret Semmerine Ritchie family (Margaret was the daughter of W.T. and Joanah), along with several of David Armstrong's siblings and his stepmother Margrett; and other clans related by marriage, like the Padens, Levertons, Wiles, etc. I am a descendant of all these people, and even as recently as in the time of my great-aunt (1920's) there were still frequent visits back and forth between Montague County and Sharp County to keep the family ties fresh. The reasons I have always been told for this mass migration focus on the free "school land" available in barely settled Texas counties (Texas sold land in newly formed counties to fund the building of schools in already populated counties) and the need to escape the memory and ravages of the Civil War. All of the men in the families listed above served in the CSA, often with devastating consequences which have reached down to affect my own generation. So, if I were looking for the Gardners, I'd suspect they had "GTT" (Gone To Texas) like so many disenchanted Southerners of that era. In addition to Montague County, I'd look at Wise, Collin, Grayson, Clay, Parker, and Cooke Counties, all of which were giving away school land during the 1870's. Also, a good number of the Armstrongs relocated by the early 1900s to what was then Indian Territory, Southern O! klahoma just across the border from Montague County, and you might check there. I wish you luck. Meg Barnett > > ______________________________ ==== ARSHARP Mailing List ==== If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Sharp Co., AR list, use [email protected] or [email protected] if you are on the Digest list. To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett Arkansas Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >>

Well, I certainly was happy to see my husband's great grandpa Judge John Bell McCaleb presiding over the bench. Sorry he had to fine Zach for profanity, though!! Regina Roper

What kind of Sharp County CD do you have and how does one order a copy of it? Just curious if this would be a good thing for me to get. Thanks. Ellis Edward (McLeod) Nichols, Jr. In a message dated Wed, 20 Jun 2001 9:44:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Jean Mayfield Cuevas <[email protected]> writes: << Lanita, Just checked my cd which has Sharp County on it, but no luck on Luther BENNETT. Thought I would send along the Luther BENNETTS I found elsewhere, and the BENNETTS I did find in Sharp County. Jean Cuevas Marriage Index: Arkansas, 1850-1900 Bennett, Logan Spouse : Fort, Hunter Marriage date : Mar 14, 1888 County : Sharp Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 Bennett, Luther Spouse : Woods, Sarah Marriage date : Dec 26, 1883 County : Pulaski Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560136 - 0560151 Bennett, Luther Spouse : Johnson, Roxie Marriage date : Jan 1, 1893 County : Pulaski Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0560136 - 0560151 Bennett, Sarah J. Spouse : McGuire, Charles G. Marriage date : Sep 14, 1880 County : Sharp Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 Bennett, Susan Spouse : Sanders, David Marriage date : Aug 9, 1881 County : Sharp Gender : Female Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 Bennett, W. A. Spouse : Gower, Franses V. Marriage date : Mar 1, 1888 County : Sharp Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1290001 - 1290005 At 03:42 PM 6/19/01 -0500, you wrote: >Are there any volunteers on this list that are willing to check the >marriage records at the courthouse? > >I am searching for the marriage license of LUTHER BENNETT (b. 1894) and >MAE ???; am searching for her maiden name (or if anyone on this list, >knows this information, will be THRILLED to get it!!).. > >This couple divorced in 1916, and a daughter (Hazel) was the product of >the marriage. > >Any information or help is certainly appreciated! > >Thanks, >Lanita > ==== ARSHARP Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett Arkansas Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/arcem.htm ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >>

Leona,- Abstracts from the Sharp County Record Newspaper, Published at Evening > Shade, Arkansas, 1896-1897" by Desmond Walls Allen. > > I would like to know what is say's about Eason, Isaac, 92; Eason, Mrs., 117; > Jarrett, Z.H.T., 92; and Jarrett, Zack, 56. Friday, August 14, 1896 Vol 19, No 36. Page 2 - Court Proceedings: The Sharp County circuit court for the Southern district convened Monday with Judge J.B. McCaleb on the bench. Up to noon yesterday, the following cases had been disposed of: State vs. Zack Jarrett, profanity, plea of guilty, fined $1. Friday, May 7, 1897, Vol 20, No 22 Grange: Z.H.T. Jarrett is certainly the best fisherman in this county. Friday, May 14, 1897. Vol. 20, No 23. Ben Gay: Mr. Isaac Eason is still almost blind. Friday, December 3, 1897, Vol 20, No 52. Balboa: Uncle Hal Hawkins is in the burg visiting his daughter, Mrs. Eason. Peggy from Calif.

Hi Desmond has a surname list online for that book if you'd like to check it first. http://www.arkansasresearch.com/sharp4.txt Jeri

Would anyone who has a copy of this do few look ups for me? "Abstracts from the Sharp County Record Newspaper, Published at Evening Shade, Arkansas, 1896-1897" by Desmond Walls Allen. I would like to know what is say's about Eason, Isaac, 92; Eason, Mrs., 117; Jarrett, Z.H.T., 92; and Jarrett, Zack, 56. Thanks, Leona Headley

Hi Debbie: My line came from GA. really early. The names came down through the years was Hiram, Daniel, James etc. Maybe we can make a connection. Hope so, happy Haunting, Marian

Hi: At the courthouse you are able to take photos. I have just a 35mm camera and I got the extra lens and it works very well. Happy Haunting, marian