NEW LONDON CEMETERY UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ar/union/cemetery/newlond.txt Correction to be made to the above web page. Now shows: AUGUSTUS L. WITHERINGTON >>Born 1 Jan 1854<< (this date is not correct) Died 27 Mar 1869 _____ Correct Data shown below: Augustus Levan Witherington Born 31 Dec 1818 (LA) Murdered 27 Mar 1869 (Moro Bay, Bradley County, AR) Notes: 1) Augustus Levan Witherington was my 3rd Gr-GrandUncle. 2) Augustus Levan Witherington was the youngest brother of my 3rd Gr-Grandfather, John Witherington. 3) He was born 31 December 1818 in Feliciana Parish, LA, son of William Witherington, Jr. and Sarah Stanley. 4) He was murdered at Moro Bay in Bradley County, AR on 27 March 1869. Revision Submitted by: Bill King 281-493-6767 Houston, Texas LynnBillKing@pdq.net

greetings, i am looking for someone that can help me find a land record for my gg grandfather, james calbert. he left union parish, la., after 1870 and before 1880 where he owned land, i was trying to figure out 'why' he left union parish and moved to union county, ar.? it could have been for land...anyone that can help, i would appreciate it very much..just looking for a land record. many thanks for any time you can spare, dena calbert-jordan

louis, did you get the note of the reunion ???? Dopson????? lol Cous. Paula Perry Louis Taunton wrote: > > Catherine: I am not familiar with any of your family names - And I thought > I remembered most of the families around Strong! However, have not lived > there since 1959, so maybe I have "reached that age". Sorry, I could not > help. Louis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Catherine Armstead" <cdarmst@ilstu.edu> > To: <ARUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 8:22 AM > Subject: El Dorado, Strong > > > Debra, you are more than welcome. Debra and Louis you both > > mention El Dorado and one of you Strong, Arkansas. I am > > African-American and my Houston, Bullard, and Dikes relatives lived in > > both of these places. Are either of you familiar with local > > African-American funeral homes that have been in business > > for a while or any cemeteries traditionally A-A in the area. I > > live in Illinois and can't come searching the area yet. Thanks > > in advance for any light you might be able to shed for me. > > Catherine > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Catherine: I am not familiar with any of your family names - And I thought I remembered most of the families around Strong! However, have not lived there since 1959, so maybe I have "reached that age". Sorry, I could not help. Louis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Armstead" <cdarmst@ilstu.edu> To: <ARUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 8:22 AM Subject: El Dorado, Strong > Debra, you are more than welcome. Debra and Louis you both > mention El Dorado and one of you Strong, Arkansas. I am > African-American and my Houston, Bullard, and Dikes relatives lived in > both of these places. Are either of you familiar with local > African-American funeral homes that have been in business > for a while or any cemeteries traditionally A-A in the area. I > live in Illinois and can't come searching the area yet. Thanks > in advance for any light you might be able to shed for me. > Catherine > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Debra, you are more than welcome. Debra and Louis you both mention El Dorado and one of you Strong, Arkansas. I am African-American and my Houston, Bullard, and Dikes relatives lived in both of these places. Are either of you familiar with local African-American funeral homes that have been in business for a while or any cemeteries traditionally A-A in the area. I live in Illinois and can't come searching the area yet. Thanks in advance for any light you might be able to shed for me. Catherine

Catherine, The listing online of cemetery's for either A-A or any are very skimpy. I don't have any records at home personally of any thing relating to Union County but our local geni library has a ton of stuff. If you get me up a list with your names I will be glad to look them up. I go at least once a month but sometimes more if something urgent comes up where I need an answer quickly. There is a large collection of Union County, Ark cemetery's but I don't seem to remember them being labeled what race the people were. They were from the Arkansas Genealogical Society so I'm sure they were probably not labeled. This was nearly twenty years ago and I will pull out the copies of the pages I photocopied for my records and see if any of your surnames you have listed are there. I found out recently that as late as the 1920's burials were not being recorded or mentioned or done by funeral homes but by the family itself. They could even buy the coffins from the local store! s. Mine were among those. Debra --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

I would like to correspond with any descendants of the CHANDLER family that lived in Union Co., AR during the 1850's thru 1870's. Some collaterial families were Langford, Goodwin, Chew and McKinnie. William Chandler owned a 22 room hotel in El Dorado named "Chandler's Tavern". It was located at Main St. and Washington across from the courthouse. William's family lived in the hotel until after his death in 1863. The hotel was sold to the Armstrong family and became the Armstrong Hotel. William's family was the following: Descendants of William Chandler 1 William Chandler b: 1814 GA d: 1863 in El Dorado,Union Co., Arkansas . +Mary Filbert / Philbert m: January 19, 1836 in Perry County, Alabama .. 2 Crawford C. Chandler b: 1839 Perry Co., AL ...... +Rebecca Tatum m: December 29, 1855 in El Dorado, Union Co., Arkansas .. 2 M. A. Anna Chandler b: 1841 Perry Co., AL ...... +Judge William C. Langford m: March 11, 1866 in Union Co., AR .. 2 Samuell Chandler b: 1843 b. AL .. 2 Henry Chandler b: 1845 b. AL ...... +Viola Caudle *2nd Wife of William Chandler: . +Sarah Mellisa Prime b: December 21, 1833 m: Abt 1848 d: August 22, 1905 .. 2 William P. Chandler b: 1849 .. 2 Bobbie (Betty) Chandler b: 1853 ...... +Thomas C. Chew .. 2 Florence Chandler b: 1855 b. AR m. T.C. Chew .. 2 Evon May Chandler b: 1856 b. AR .. 2 Fannie Chandler b: 1859 b. AR d: 1931 in Texas (Buried in Chandler Cemetery) ...... +Henry Thomas Ellis Jr. b: May 08, 1859 d: October 06, 1904 .. 2 Orline C. "Lena" Chandler b: October 25, 1861 AR d: January 22, 1940 ...... +William H. Goodwin b: 1843 d: June 16, 1906 Thanks, Pam Gregory Carrollton, TX

Amy I have a Henry B. Smith who's married to a Lula Cox. They had two children but their names escape me right now. I think they were Beatrice and there was a boy. Some of my Smith's were in Union Ark and Henry could have been there at one time or another but no Laymans in any of my stuff, sorry. Debra --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

> > Thank you Louis. He doesn't have any more from what other's in the family have told me. He is the younger brother to my ggrandfather. You and I are related through Robert Francis Farrar who's daughter Etta married my ggrandfather James Adams. I think we may have a few other surnames too. He is still in El Dorado but have been unable to get an answer from or his son Doug. I've not been able to make a crack in my El Dorado family. Albert and Sarah Margaret Cox Layman moved to El Dorado and according to one cousin, died there. One of their daughters and her husband also died there, though I am away from my genealogy computer and can't recall their names!!! Has anyone seen a LAYMAN connection in El Dorado? --Amy

It is spelled Ouachita. So many people from other places write it with a Q but that it incorrect. I am from Ouachita Parish, LA and I graduated from Ouachita Parish High School. Shirley

Mr. Robert Alex Adams wrote "My Southern Heritage - Related to the Ouachita River Basin" in 1998. The book tells of the Adams and Bolding Families. I purchased my book from him in 1998 and he lived in El Dorado (as I grew up in Strong and knew many of the descendants, but not kin). He may still live in El Dorado. Perhaps someone there can check the phone book for you. Hope this helps. Louis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Armstead" <cdarmst@ilstu.edu> To: <ARUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:47 AM Subject: 1880 Douglas Adams > I want to first say that I don't have an index so really can't do lookups > unless I have > the information down to the page number like Dena supplied with her > request. Luckily > for Debra, there were only 24 images to review in the Lapile Township Union > County > Arkansas database. So, Debra I found the family you asked about. > > 1880 AR Union County Lapile Township Enumeration Dist. 272 > June 9, 1880 Page 17 > Line 26 Family 15 > > Adams, Douglas 52 Farmer, SC Ireland Ireland > Amanda 48 Keeping House TN SC SC > William 18 Laborer AR SC TN > Sarah F 15 attended school in previous year > Minor 14 " " > James 11 "" > Robert 8 "" > Emma 5 > > There is also a Bolding family for Family 15 and also several more Boldings > on page 18. I hope this helps. Catherine > > > >Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:45:25 -0700 (PDT) > >From: Debra Phillips <foggyhorncrow@yahoo.com> > >Subject: 1880 census in Union County, Arkansas > >Catherine, Would you please look for me in the Lapile township for a > >Douglas Adams and wife Amanda Bolding Adams and any children in house > >please. He may have a Samuel or a James, it's been given both > >ways. Thanks so much for this you are a life saver. He died in 1891. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thank you Louis. He doesn't have any more from what other's in the family have told me. He is the younger brother to my ggrandfather. You and I are related through Robert Francis Farrar who's daughter Etta married my ggrandfather James Adams. I think we may have a few other surnames too. He is still in El Dorado but have been unable to get an answer from or his son Doug. Debra --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

I want to first say that I don't have an index so really can't do lookups unless I have the information down to the page number like Dena supplied with her request. Luckily for Debra, there were only 24 images to review in the Lapile Township Union County Arkansas database. So, Debra I found the family you asked about. 1880 AR Union County Lapile Township Enumeration Dist. 272 June 9, 1880 Page 17 Line 26 Family 15 Adams, Douglas 52 Farmer, SC Ireland Ireland Amanda 48 Keeping House TN SC SC William 18 Laborer AR SC TN Sarah F 15 attended school in previous year Minor 14 " " James 11 "" Robert 8 "" Emma 5 There is also a Bolding family for Family 15 and also several more Boldings on page 18. I hope this helps. Catherine >Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:45:25 -0700 (PDT) >From: Debra Phillips <foggyhorncrow@yahoo.com> >Subject: 1880 census in Union County, Arkansas >Catherine, Would you please look for me in the Lapile township for a >Douglas Adams and wife Amanda Bolding Adams and any children in house >please. He may have a Samuel or a James, it's been given both >ways. Thanks so much for this you are a life saver. He died in 1891.

I'm really grateful Catherine. I'm pretty certain The Adams and Boldings owned most of Lapile Township between the two large families. I did misunderstand about the look up and thought it was a index and not an image. Next time I will ask the person. Thanks sorry for the problem. There used to be a town in Lapile called Bolding which is now defunct. Also a Church where our Boldings would hold their family reunions. One cousin said that the Boldings owned all the land to the "Wash-A-Taw" I wont even attempt to spell it but starts with an O. I do remember the indian name meaning good or big hunting. Most of the Boldings in the area arrived in the 1850's from Tenn and South Carolina. Many of the other surnames too. They'll find their ancestors came across the migratory trail from Chester County to Bradley County and crossed the river there and then came on down. For some reason there was a big movement in this time frame but this is the migratory trail most took. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

I found--- in 1878-1899----David Winston 23 hillsboro un co Ark to Miss Sallie Calbert19 Hill.Un Co Ar married by Dennis Hall M G 20 oct 1898 filed 20 oct 1898 pg l210 jh. In 1829-1878 William Calbert 23 un co Ar. to Alabama Cottingham 16 un co Ar Married by A g Keller MG Cum berland Pres. Ch. 19 jul 1849 pg A095 consent of Father Charles Cottingham.-------Paula Perry JUNEIRENE@aol.com wrote: > > Oh, I forgot, he lived in Wilmington Township! > > Name: CABLER, Ira (or James), Union County, Arkansas, Wilmington Township, > sheet 33. > > Thanks again! > Dena > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

In the 1860 census Lapile Twp.,there is a Douglas and Amanda B. Adams. 54/5Adams, Douglas, Miller 31 m Sc. Harrolson, Wm lab 23 m Sc, Adams, Amanda B. 24 f Ala. I don`t have the census between 1860-1900. I have a Robert Adams Family in the Waller-Taylor side. Whose dau. married a Micajah Clark.Hope this helped------ Paula Perry Debra Phillips wrote: > > Catherine, Would you please look for me in the Lapile township for a Douglas Adams and wife Amanda Bolding Adams and any children in house please. He may have a Samuel or a James, it's been given both ways. Thanks so much for this you are a life saver. He died in 1891. > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Dena It says he is a farmer from South Carolina and that both parents were born in Africa. It first had S. C. for both his parents and that got crossed out and Africa was written in. It looks like his wife and her parents are all from Mississippi. The two slashes indicate that he can not read or write. Let me know if you need any other information from the sheet. Glad to be able to return some of the great help I've received from others. Good Luck. Catherine Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 15:45:24 EDT >From: JUNEIRENE@aol.com >Subject: 1880 Census Lookup Request >Hi, my name is Dena Calbert-Jordan, and I would like to request a look up on >a 'real' 1880 census report if anyone has access. I have the 1880 LDS CD's >regarding the census, but, they don't give all the information I need. >Who/what I am looking for is: > >Calbert, Ira (could also be James), listed on sheet 33 of the 1880 census, he >is an African American, and, I would like to know 'exactly' what it says >about him on the entire line of the census. Any help would be appreciated. >Thank You All! > >Dena C.-Jordan >Pittsburg, California >San Francisco Bay Area

Paula, yes thank you it helps in a way more than you can imagine. I read the image for the 1860 at our local library which gave me the same information you just did. But someone transcribed this census and came up with the name Harrison instead of Harrolson and I like you totally came up with Harrolson. I don't know the birthdate or age of your Robert but I have several Robert Adams in my line too. Thanks for reaffirming what I found reading the image for the 1860 census of Union County. Debra PAULA <p71601@prodigy.net> wrote: In the 1860 census Lapile Twp.,there is a Douglas and Amanda B. Adams. 54/5Adams, Douglas, Miller 31 m Sc. Harrolson, Wm lab 23 m Sc, Adams, Amanda B. 24 f Ala. I don`t have the census between 1860-1900. I have a Robert Adams Family in the Waller-Taylor side. Whose dau. married a Micajah Clark.Hope this helped------ Paula Perry Debra Phillips wrote: > > Catherine, Would you please look for me in the Lapile township for a Douglas Adams and wife Amanda Bolding Adams and any children in house please. He may have a Samuel or a James, it's been given both ways. Thanks so much for this you are a life saver. He died in 1891. > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Catherine, Would you please look for me in the Lapile township for a Douglas Adams and wife Amanda Bolding Adams and any children in house please. He may have a Samuel or a James, it's been given both ways. Thanks so much for this you are a life saver. He died in 1891. --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Oh, I forgot, he lived in Wilmington Township! Name: CABLER, Ira (or James), Union County, Arkansas, Wilmington Township, sheet 33. Thanks again! Dena