Could any one please help me find the marriage record of my great grandparents? Monroe Archie Gilbert (aka M.A. Gilbert) to: Mahala England (aka Mahala Pressley) When: 1894 or 1895 Where: Northern Counties of Ark. or Southern Counties of MO I know SHE lived in Oregon and Howell Counties of MO with her first husband, Joel W. England but after he died she married Gilbert and lived near Newark, Ark. in Nov. 1895. Thanks for any help. Janice (near St. Louis)

Can anyone help if a murder took place in 1877 or so where would one look for the court records of such a trial ??? or more info I have found many court records of old but what does one call a murder accusatiuon or trial record ??? THanks for any info . Love Genia kfl12oz@inter-linc.net

If I remember correctly as to what I have heard, I believe a flood destroyed all the earlier records before 1865 in the Van Buren County courthouse. That was such a loss. Wilda

I would also be interested in this info if anyone has the answer ----- Original Message ----- From: "kfl12oz" <kfl12oz@inter-linc.net> To: <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:22 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] old marriage records before 1865 > Hello the marriage record book I purchased from Van Buren County historical society > exists for marriages starting 1865. Does anyone know how to get their hands > on a book or of marriage records exist before 1865 for Van Buren Co Arkansas > ?? by book I mean Georgia has the one called Thirty Seven Thousand early Georgia > Marriages is there one for Arkansas ??? Love genia > > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Hello the marriage record book I purchased from Van Buren County historical society exists for marriages starting 1865. Does anyone know how to get their hands on a book or of marriage records exist before 1865 for Van Buren Co Arkansas ?? by book I mean Georgia has the one called Thirty Seven Thousand early Georgia Marriages is there one for Arkansas ??? Love genia

If anyone has connections to any of these folks would like to hear from you! Spelling of names are exactly as they appear in documents. Thanks, Carolyn Flowers Tucker 4 MAR 1878 Non- Mineral Affidavit ((Has his original sig!!)) John W. SWEEDEN #8254 12 MAR 1878 Little Rock, AR. John W. SWEEDEN paid $14 in fees. Sec. 25 Twsp. 10 N Range 16 W, 160 acres. Copy of Newspaper Affividafit: Witnesses: Green SCROGGINS, Vardamin BENNETT, James BRENTS, BLOOFORD THOMPSON, all of Edge, Van Buren Co. AR. In the 'Clinton Banner' of Clnton, Van Buren Co.AR. Article ran from 2 APR 1884 to 2 MAY 1884. Homestead Proof: John W. SWEEDEN was a witness in his own behalf, Application & Entry #8254, He was 32 Yrs old, of Edge, Van Buren Co. AR. Built house 1 JAN 1878, corn crib & stables, worth about 150 dollars. He has a wife & 2 children. Have cultivated 24 acres. ((his own signature)) John W. SWEEDEN 2 MAY 1884 Other Witnesses: Vardaman BENNETT Farmer, Van Buren Co. AR John settled on said land about 20 JAN 1878. he has raised crops about 5 yrs. His mark-X 2 MAY 1884 Witness: Green SCROGGINS gave same personal & other info as above witness. 30 JUL 1884 John W. SWEEDEN paid $4 for balance of payment for 160 acres. Final Cert # 3878 Land office LR, AR 30 JULY 1884 Approved 19 JAN 1885 Patented 16 MAR 1885 Recorded Vol 6, Page 349

If someone has access to the 1900 Van Buren County, Arkansas Federal Census, I would greatly appreciate a lookup for the family of ISAAC DOWDY. Thanks ahead of time. Betty Wells Locust Grove, Oklahoma wellsfam@sstelco.com

there is a Frances Cook listed as mother in law to Isaac Carroll & wife Martha in the 1920 census listed as being 102 years old. they were in house 169 Union Township Van Buren Co Ark census She did not have a husband then - but that would have made her born about 1818 & died after 1920. the cemetery book had her dates as 1814-1917 does anyone connect to this Frances Cook ??? Thanks love Genia kfl12oz@inter-linc.net

One of my most mysterious lines concerns the family of Wallace W. GEORGE (Wallace may have a creative spelling) b. abt. 1871 Indiana, who married Breness Deel, born Dec 1884 in Arkansas. They married abt. 1908, probably in Van Buren County. Breness was a daughter of John H. Deel III and Martha Jane FOSTER DEEL BOLTON. They had at least four children: Abbie b. July 1908 Isadora b. abt. 1911 Elzy or Elzie b. abt. 1913 Frank b. abt. 1916 The family history is that after Wallace's death (which would have occurred at some point after 1920) Breness moved the family to Mississippi County, Arkansas (though the reason is not given). The family started in White Oak Township, Van Buren County. Thank you for any help! --Amy

Thanks to the great generosity of a fellow list member I was able to "resurrect" two cousins I thought might have died. Lucretia DEEL was the daughter of John H. Deel III and Martha Jane FOSTER. She was raised by her step-father, Rinard Owen BOLTON. Lucretia was born 8 Mar 1877 in southern Indiana and died 25 Feb 1949, probably in Conway County. She and her husband are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. She married William M. HENDERSON, born 25 Sept 1858 in Arkansas; father born Alabama. He died 12 Dec 1934 and is also buried in Mt. Zion. They had at least the following children: John H. William R. (may have had the nickname Arkie; of Hattieville; b. 22 Sept 1902 and d. 25 Nov 1988) Rinard E. (may have gone by R. Henderson; b. 20 Sep 1904, d. Jan 1980 in Morrilton) Lonzo (b. 14 Sept 1909 d. 27 Dec 1993 in Morrilton) Minnie Mae m. BRENTS (b. 15 Apr 1912, d. 22 Apr 1999 in Morrilton) This last is so recent I was hoping someone might be able to do an obit lookup -- the obit ran in the Democrat-Gazette, for certain, on 23 April 1999; but may have run in one of the other more local papers. The family lived in White Oak Township in Van Buren County for a considerable amount of time, as did the rest of Lucretia's family. Any information greatly appreciated! I have Lucretia's ancestry back a considerable way ... in the tradition of the South she was called Creasy or Lucreasy, but was named after her Indiana paternal grandmother Lucretia Grass. Thanks, Amy

I am requesting an obituary lookup for Esker T. SIMPSON d. 11 July 2001, last known residence was Scotland. Thank you! --Amy

How many of us >have >failed to read the instructions for searching the census? I know I've >been >guilty of just assuming what I see was the truth, and subsequently, may >have >dismissed some census, especially those in the time period previous to >1850, >as not being the correct line, because it didn't fit my preconceived >notions >of the number of people in that family. Of course, people being people, > >these instructions may not have been totally followed by every census >taker, >but it does help to know about this surprising instruction. > > > > Here are some details about the mechanics of taking a census that >most of >us probably haven't paid much attention to. Beginning with the 1790 >(first) > > federal census and continuing with every census thereafter, each >enabling > > law authorized by Congress specified a census day for gathering the >census information from every household in America. From 1790 to 1820, >the >census day was the first Monday in August. > > > > The census day was NOT the day the enumerator arrived at a household, >it >was the day for which all the statistics of the census were collected. >The > > actual instructions given to all the U.S. Marshals right before the >1820 > > census explains: > > > > "....all the questions refer to the day when the enumeration is to >commence; the first Monday in August next. Your assistants will thereby >understand > > that they are to insert in their returns all the persons belonging to >the > > family on the first Monday in August, even those who may be deceased >at >the time when they take the account; and, on the other hand, that they >will >not include in it, infants born after that day." > > > > Similar instructions have been given for every census since 1790, but > >with different census days. Census day for each census, 1790-1920, and >the >time allowed to take the census: > > > > 1790 2 August 9 months > > 1800 4 August 9 months > > 1810 6 August 10 months > > 1820 7 August 13 months > > 1830 1 June 12 months > > 1840 1 June 18 months > > 1850 1 June 5 months > > 1860 1 June 5 months > > 1870 1 June 5 months > > 1880 1 June 1 month > > 1890 1 June 1 month > > 1900 1 June 1 month > > 1910 15 April 1 month > > 1920 1 January 1 month > > > > Genealogists should record two dates when copying information from >the > > censuses: the census day and the enumeration date. No matter how many > >months it took for an enumerator to reach a house, he was supposed to >gather the > > information as if time had stopped on the census day. Every person >whose > > regular abode was in a particular household on the census day was to >be > > enumerated, even if a person were away at the time of the >enumeration. > > > > Understanding the impact of the census day versus the enumeration >date >may explain why certain people appear in a census listing, even though >you >have other evidence to show the person died before the household was >enumerated. If a person were alive on the census day, that person was to >be included - even if it took some time for the enumerator to get around >to the house >to take the census. The person could have been dead for several months. > > > > Or, you may wonder why that youngest child in a family was not listed >in >a census. If a child were born after the census day, that child was not >to >be included - even if the census taker had visited the house and was >aware >of a playful little toddler crawling around in front of him. > > > > For example, on the 1880 Census the information was to be as of 1 >June >1880. Births before 1 June would be counted; those coming after 1 June >would >not be counted. People dying before 1 June would not be enumerated but >those > > dying after 1 June would be enumerated. That means if someone died >June 2 > > but the census was not enumerated until 15 September, the person >would be > > enumerated as though he were living. > > >This was forwarded to me by a genealogy friend; do your friends a favor >and pass it on.

I am trying to decipher a name on the census in 1920 White Oak Township, Van Buren County. One of my cousins is married to a William (Bill) Porter which got indexed as Bill Parter. Her sister, Abigail (Abbie) Bolton, is living next door, married to an Otto ? (transcribed as Pantera, which I doubt is accurate). They have two daughters, Viola and Violet, born abt. 1914 and 1916, respectively. Otto was a predominantly German name in those years, but I can't seem to find a match in surrounding areas to other possible family. Also, are Van Buren County marriages available past 1900? This might help me figure out the surname. I am looking for BOLTON marriages. Thank you! --Amy

I am looking for any information on the family of Iverson Brooks below. Especially the Children of Charles Wood. 1. Col. Iverson Lee3 Brooks (Christopher Williams2, Christopher1) was born February 28, 1829 in North Carolina, Caswell Co, and died December 1876 in Arkansas, Drew Co. He married Bettie A Lee Abt. 1855 in Tennessee?. She was born Abt. 1838 in Tenneessee, and died July 22, 1907 in Arkansas, Drew Co. Children of Iverson Brooks and Bettie Lee are: 2. i. LOUELLA IRENE4 BROOKS, b. November 10, 1856, Tenneessee; d. June 18, 1930, Arkansas, Hot Springs Co. ii. PERCY LEE BROOKS, b. Abt. 1860, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. Aft. 1880. iii. IVA L BROOKS, b. 1863, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. Aft. 1880. iv. LIZZIE K BROOKS, b. Abt. 1866. v. MARY G BROOKS, b. February 1871. vi. EULA L BROOKS, b. April 12, 1873. vii. HILL BROOKS, b. 1876. Generation No. 2 2. Louella Irene4 Brooks (Iverson Lee3, Christopher Williams2, Christopher1) was born November 10, 1856 in Tenneessee, and died June 18, 1930 in Arkansas, Hot Springs Co. She married Jesse James Hankins November 25, 1874 in Arkansas, Drew Co, son of Robert Hankins and Sarah Albright. He was born September 25, 1851 in Arkansas, Drew Co, and died November 15, 1900 in Arkansas, Drew Co. Children of Louella Brooks and Jesse Hankins are: i. IVERSON LEE5 HANKINS, b. September 25, 1875, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. March 19, 1962, Arkansas, Drew Co; m. ETTA ?; b. March 25, 1878; d. June 30, 1970, Arkansas, Drew Co. ii. KATIE P HANKINS, b. January 1879, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. Arkansas, Calhoune Co. iii. JESSIE MAE HANKINS, b. May 13, 1882, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. February 24, 1971, Arkansas, Drew Co; m. WILLIAM LONZO FINLAYSON, September 20, 1902, Arkansas, Drew Co; b. April 18, 1880, South Carolina, Chesterfield Co; d. October 10, 1962, Arkansas, Drew Co. iv. CLARENCE W HANKINS, b. January 1886, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. Arkansas?; m. WILLIE BOB SIMMONS, September 14, 1912, Arkansas, Drew Co. v. WYNONA HANKINS, b. June 1887, Arkansas, Drew Co; d. Oklahoma?; m. EDWARD STEWART, December 29, 1903, Arkansas, Drew Co. vi. VERA HANKINS, b. July 1892; d. Arkansas?. vii. CALLIE HANKINS, b. December 1894; d. Arkansas?; m. BILL W LANCE, October 14, 1911, Arkansas, Drew Co. ************************************************************ Arkansas Informaion and Links at www.segenealogy.com/arkansas/ Try Ancestry.com's Census Images including the new 1930 Census Images for FREE!!! Cut and paste the URL Below http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=5647408&siteid=19159610&bfpage=7_day_census_free ************************************************************

I am researching a very convoluted part of my family. Albert Asbury and Jane RICH FOSTER's daughters all settled in Arkansas, with them in and out of various counties. ==== FOSTER DEEL BOLTON PHILPOT KANSANGER/KANSINGER SIMPSON ROBERTS BARNES family Polk County, Arkansas Scott County, Arkansas Conway County, Arkansas Van Buren County, Arkansas Martha Jane FOSTER m. 1) John H. DEEL in Indiana; I have spoken of this before. Three known children from that marriage: Jane (Jennie), Lucretia, Sarah (Sally). m. 2) Renard/Rinard Owen Bolton. Three known children from that marriage: Breness, Abigail G. (Abbey), Lula Mae. m. 3) ? Roberts. Jane (Jennie) DEEL b. Aug 1874 m. John F. PHILPOT b. Oct 1878 in Arkansas; six known children, James Earnest, Cora B, Ezra O., John Wesley (Wesley), Lillie, and Edna. I know quite a bit about this marriage; however I cannot verify the parents of John F. as James PHILPOT b. 1852 in Mississippi and Sarah KANSANGER/KANSINGER b. TN. Sarah E. (Sally) DEEL m. Peter SIMPSON 10 Feb 1900 Conway County, Arkansas. Widowed by 1920; four known children, Leta J., Mittie M., Luella, and Esker T. Esker b. 13 Feb 1910 d. 11 Jul 2001 in Arkansas, probably Van Buren County. Do not know what happened to Sarah after 1920. Lula Mae BOLTON b. 30 Mar 1899 m. William PORTER b. abt 1879 in Arkansas; m 18 Jul 1909 in Conway County; one known son, Claude Woodrow PORTER; said to have m. Emogene McCOY b. 10 Sep 1918. Martha Jane is listed as Martha ROBERTS in Morrilton, Conway County, Arkansas in 1920; have no idea where the Roberts comes from. Has "son" Max Roberts living with her as well as a grandson Carlton BARNES? (sp) b. abt. 1899. Possibly Max married either Breness or Abigail Foster; an "Annie" Roberts is living at home as "daughter" as well. Birth date matches Breness' more closely than Abbey's. ==== FOSTER ANDRY PHILPOT KINCANNON ATKINSON BROWN EZZELL family Polk County, Arkansas Scott County, Arkansas Van Buren County, Arkansas Oregon California Texas Martha Jane's sister, Mary Elizabeth (Elizabeth) FOSTER m. Charles ANDRY; four known sons; Samuel A.; John A.; son died as infant; and Alexander. Samuel ANDRY m. 1) Nancy A. PHILPOT b. Jan 1876 Arkansas; possibly sister to John F. Philpot as above. Three known children: Claude F., Obe and Lela May. By 1920 Lela had married George KINCANNON and was living in Van Buren County; one known son, Claude F. -- the KINCANNONS d. in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. Samuel m. 2) Mollie Maudie McLain 9 Mar 1904 at Board Camp, Polk County, Arkansas. John A. ANDRY m. Jessie ? b. abt. 1892; b. Indiana, parents b. Indiana. Five known children and at least one other daughter; Orvil, Christel, Malven Den, Roy Lee, Mary Jo. Orvil d. 1974 Arkansas; Christel d. 1973 Arkansas, married to Myrtle ?; Malven Den d. in Oregon, wife Anna June ?; Roy Lee m. Mittie ATKINSON; d. March 20, 2002; Mary Jo m. Jack BROWN. Alexander ANDRY m. Sallie ? b. abt. 1882 in Arkansas; mother b. Missouri. Eight known children: Essie, Imadell, Charley, Medora, Billy, Lilly May, Pearl -- all in Scott County, Arkansas in 1920. Imadell m. Ira Melvin EZZELL; one known daughter Virginia Dell EZZELL. ==== FOSTER-CHAMBERLAIN-BREWER-WHITE-PIXLER-DILLARD-BADGETT family POLK and PIKE counties Mother Jane FOSTER d. abt 1910. Margaret Cansady/Konsada Foster m. Amos CHAMBERLAIN; m. abt 1883 Indiana; both born them. Moved to Polk County. Five known children: Maud, William r., Pierce, Sarah B., and John. Maude m. D. M. (Drew?) BREWER who lived with Maude's parents from 1900 on. Do not know what happened to Maude. Or to Florence and Linzy still living with grandparents 1920 Polk Counthy. Richard W. m. Hannah BADGETT on 5 Nov 1905 NO children in 1910 Pierce Chamberlain m. Ravie WHITE have information there. John m. Anna Lucretia PIXLER; two children, Hattie and Winferd born before 1920. All in Polk County. Sarah B. married George W. DILLARD; still no issue in 1920. In 1900 and 1910 in Polk County; in 1920 Pike. ==== FOSTER, GOODMAN, PHILPOT, MCRAE, MASTERS, ALLS, BATES Polk County, Arkansas, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Millie Pearl Foster m. 1) GOODMAN; 2) m. James PHILPOT (father of John above), two children, Pearl and Amos; 3) m. James H. MCRAE; m. 4) J. P. MASTERS, one son, Theodore Roosevelt MASTERS; m. 5) Jack ALLS. Pearl m. Taylor WALKER 1909 in Board Camp; one son, Eddie Francis WALKER. Also m. to a BROWN and a CAMPBELL. Cannot locate in 1920 census. Amos m. Rosa Isabell BATES; plenty of information there. Both PHILPOTs. Theodore Roosevelt MASTERS (Teddy) m. Lola A. ? Millie and last husband Jack ALLS as well as Amos PHILPOT and Teddy MASTERS in 1920 McCurtain County, Oklahoma in 1920. ==== Any and all help appreciated!

In a message dated 4/25/02 9:02:09 AM Central Daylight Time, belann@ezla.net writes: > www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/mtecho.html I have absolutely no kin that I know of in Yell Co., but I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the very earliest transcriptions of this newspaper (1886). Thanks for posting about this site. In it, I have learned of a FL senator (Jones) who was smitten with a Detroit heiress. He refused to go back to Washington for legislature, instead was trying to win the affections of the 30-yr-old woman who wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. He proposed after only meeting her twice (and not even "dates" at that!). At the time of the article he'd been pursuing her for about 2-3 months. I haven't yet learned whether or not (or, I should say, when) he gave up and headed back to work. Sensational journalism existed ago :-) Also, there is the story of a married man "eloping" with his brother's wife, each leaving behind 5 children apiece. The left-behind brother files for divorce (learned in a later article), and finally, the two elopees return home to their respective families. It leaves you to wonder what became of these lives......... Then there are the anecdotes of rabies being cured, or warded off, by the "mad-stone". If you love history, you'll love these newspaper articles, even if you don't have family in the immediate county. Tracey

Marion Co, AR - Mt. Echo Newspaper Index 1886-1889 Abstracts of. The Mountain Echo Newspaper. Yellville, AR. (c) Gladys Horn Brown. Gladys ... www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/mtecho.html - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

The 2002 Arkansas River Valley Ancestor Fair will be held on Saturday, May 4th at the Multi-purpose building (It's air conditioned!) on the Conway County Fairgrounds on US Hwy 64 in Morrilton, AR. Admission is free to all. Fair hours are 9 am until 3 pm. Tables are still available for vendors of genealogical materials or Family history providers. Tables are free and on a first-come first-served basis. The Fair is sponsored by the Conway County Genealogical Association. Come and celebrate Arkansas Heritage Month! For more information, call 501 834-3482 or e-mail as above.

http://www.AncientFaces.com Here is a site to look at old photos. Some are indentified and some aren't. You can search by surname or by state. You can also contribute your own picures to the site. Phyllis

HI I AM WORKING ON THE DENTON OF VAN BURN CO ARK. THEY WERe JOHN DENTON CAME TO VAN BURN ABOUT 1848or49 HE LIVE ON ARCHER CREEK I FOUND HINm in the 1850CENSUS. HE HAD TWO brother that came in 1838 they were on the 1840 census and a sistre NANCE HOMES. the two BROTHER ARE CHIRSTOPHER, ABosLUM. CHIRSTOPHER WAS KILLED BY THE J HAWKERS.JOHN LIVE THERE Tille HE DIED in1894 HE was Buared in wollim CEMTARY. HIS WIFE WAs LUCINDA ARNOLD HER FOLKS WERE MOTHER NANCY ARNOLD SHE HAD BROTHER AND SISTER THERe. THEY HAVE GRAND CHILDREN THER TO. CHARLES JONES