It's not to late to make plans to attending the Arkansas Family History Association's February lecture. Our topic this month is genealogy on the internet. I'll be showing you some of the search techniques I use to locate information. We will also answer your questions, or a least try! So, stop by and see us on Sunday, February 20 at the Central Arkansas Library at 100 Rock Street in Little Rock. The lecture will run from 2-5:00 and we will have vendors present with lots of books! The lecture cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door for members. To become a member of AFHA, all you have to go to our website and fill out the membership form. Your information will be safe with us, we don't sell our mailing list. We have setting for 300 so there should be room for all! We will also try to tape the meeting for those of you out of state who can't attend. If we get a good recording, I'll let you know how to order the tape. Tracey Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com ****************************************** Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

Does anyone have any information on the Davis Special Area Homestead Farms? 1892 Cyndi

Hi guys, We've just added lots of new forms to the website. They are listed below and your invited to download them for free! You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your system before you view them but it's available for free from www.adobe.com and most new system already have this software. It's the same software you use to download IRS forms. We also now offer free email, web-based chat, message boards, classified ads, reference section, and news and weather headlines. Don't forget if you see anything you'd like to see us add please email us at webmaster@ancestrycorner.com Please feel free to drop by and visit us! Here's the list of forms now available. Remember, to make a copy and take it to your local library!!! Four Generation Group Sheet Blank Soundex Cards Cemetery Log Census Checkoff Correspondence Record Family Group Sheet Page 1 Family Group Sheet Page 2 Genealogical Concept Map Research Log Individual Census Tracking Genealogy Glossary How to Read Soundex Cards Illness Chart Letter with Pedigree Chart Locations Form Marriage Log Tree With Graphic What Happened to the 1890 Census Tracey Converse Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com ****************************************** Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

Arkansas Family History Association 609 Colynwood Sherwood, Arkansas 72120 501-835-7502 http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha roots@myfamily.org _____________________________________________________ "Growing Arkansas family histories one branch at a time." February 4, 2000 For Immediate Release Contact: Tracey Converse roots@myfamily.org 501-835-7502 ARKANSAS' LARGEST FAMILY HISTORY ORGANIZATION OFFERS GENEALOGY CLASSES Little Rock-The Arkansas Family History Association recently announced a lecture series featuring national and regional speakers on how to trace your family tree. According to April 1999 issue of Time Magazine, family history research is one of the leading subject on the Internet. With the advent of the Internet, AFHA founder Desmond Walls Allen says, "Reconnecting distant family relations is now easier than before. Many folks find when they get on mailing lists that they have a distant cousin also researching the family." "Our website alone had 20,000 hits last month. Our staff of nationwide volunteers have done over 200 genealogy lookups in the last month." Designed to offer free membership and online lookups to people with Internet access, AFHA has grown to the largest genealogical organization in the state with over 1000 members worldwide. During just the first three weeks of this year, the AFHA Internet Mailing list saw over 700 messages posted about Arkansas history. "The phenomenal growth shows an incredible interest of the people of Arkansas to learn about their families past," said Allen. Education is a major goal of this organization. With monthly meetings held at the Central Arkansas Library's Main Branch, AFHA hopes to educate more people in the fine art of research. Tickets to the classes are $12 in advance and $10 for members. The class runs from 2-5 pm at the Main Library in Little Rock at 100 Rock Street. Monies raised will be used to support the Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library. The February 20 meeting will feature regional lecturer Tracey Converse. Her topic will be "Surfing the Web for Cousins." She will provide insight into how to find your family information on the web. What search engines to use and how to share your information with others. Converse is also the web master for the Central Arkansas Library System and has been on the web for 5 years and researching her family history since 1983. Additional classes are slated for March 17, April 15, May 14, June 11 and July 30. Topics will include Newspaper Research, Beginning Genealogy, Civil War Records, and Native American Research. Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com We Specialize in ARKANSAS books! ****************************************** Listowner of: the GRS E-Zine, GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap ************************************************ Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

AFHA is working on an new source for Arkansas researchers. We are compiling "Arkansas Genealogy Books in Print." If you are an author, society, or publisher of Arkansas related material, (family history books are also welcome!) please fill out the form below. And, reply to converse@swbell.net There is NO COST for your book or society to be listed. This book will be sold for $10 and should be available March 1. We are accepting advertisers for this edition. If you would like to advertise, please contact Kathy Hudson at hudsonk@aol.com Full page ads are $20 and half page ads are $10. Smaller ads are available. This edition will also be available on our website! 1. Name: 2. Address: 3. City, State Zip: 4. Phone Number: 5. Email Address: 6. Publications: (Please include full title, price, shipping cost, number of pages, author, ordering instructions and a brief description.) 7. Society Information: (Please include your societies name, address, city, zip, email, and web address. We would also like to know where and when you meet, amount of dues, and when you were organized.) 8. Society Contact Person: (Please include name, address, telephone, and email.) Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com We Specialize in ARKANSAS books! ****************************************** Listowner of: the GRS E-Zine, GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap ************************************************ Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

AFHA is working on an new source for Arkansas researchers. We are compiling "Arkansas Genealogy Books in Print." If you are an author, society, or publisher of Arkansas related material, please fill out the form below. This book will be sold for $10 and should be available March 1. There is NO COST for your book or society to be listed. If you want a full, half or quarter page ad, we are accepting advertisers for this edition. If you would like to advertise, please contact Kathy Hudson at hudsonk@aol.com This edition will also be available on our website! 1. Name: 2. Address: 3. City, State Zip: 4. Phone Number: 5. Email Address: 6. Publications: (Please include full title, price, shipping cost, number of pages, author, ordering instructions and a brief description.) 7. Society Information: (Please include your societies name, address, city, zip, email, and web address. We would also like to know where and when you meet, amount of dues, and when you were organized.) 8. Society Contact Person: (Please include name, address, telephone, and email.) Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com We Specialize in ARKANSAS books! ****************************************** Listowner of: the GRS E-Zine, GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap ************************************************ Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

You're invited to stop by this Sunday at the Little Rock Main Library for the first Arkansas Family History Association Meeting featuring nationally known genealogy speaker, Desmond Walls Allen. We will be discussing Beginning Genealogy but we will feature an hour long Question Session for all skill levels. Whether you are a new researcher or one who has been around for a while, you will benefit from this meeting. Classes are $12 at the door for all members. If you would like to attend the entire series, the cost is $40 for 6 classes. Vendors will be present and you may visit the vendors without paying for the classes. Vendors will also supply LOTS of door prizes!!! We'd love to meet you! January 16 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Starting Your Genealogical Research by Desmond Allen Walls February 13 1:30 PM-4:30 PM Genealogy on the Internet by Tracey Carrington Converse To pre-register for classes, please send your check or money order to: AFHA 609 Colynwood Sherwood, Arkansas 72120 501-835-7502 All Classes Will Be Held at the Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library, 100 Rock Street in Little Rock. This event is sponsored by the Richard C. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Founding member of the Arkansas Family History Association!! http://www.rootsweb.com/~arfha ********************* FREE Genealogy Forms Online!!! http://www.ancestrycorner.com We Specialize in ARKANSAS books! ****************************************** Listowner of: the GRS E-Zine, GenTips, GenChat, GenSwap ************************************************ Webmaster of the Central Arkansas Library System http://www.cals.lib.ar.us *************************************************************

Dear ladies and gentlemen, More than a year ago, one of my brothers finished to compile all our Salvaille family tree. As everybody knows, it took him quite some time to gather all the information back to 1673 when Pierre Salvaye married Catherine Leroy. He entered all his data in a computer database and he felt that all his hard work was dead, not alive, and not accessible to our family. His hard work was not finished yet.... He discussed about his problem to a friend that became is associate for that special task: Make something that can be show to the rest of family, over which we can discuss, tell stories, remember events and tell our children where we come from; to make it plain in simple "Make the tree a living fragments of our past". It took them more about a year to develop that "living tree" and meanwhile they given me the opportunity to help them in their project. Week per week we develop that tree: finding the backgrounds, designing a well structured tree with 3D boxes and with all the name in it, the right printer, the right paper, the right ink so that the colours and writings would not fade away with time... We were proud of our accomplishment and it was time to share this hard work with the amateur or professional genealogists there are in the world. This is not an easy process for us but we know that the genealogists have they same emptiness then us at the beginning. We know that them too would like sharing with their family all the hard work they putted into their project. So we created a site called www.genographica.com and each week we meet to improve the site, offer new type of trees. We are working are to help genealogists in their work. Our home page in called http://www.genographica.com/index.html and we are also very proud of our site. We are trying to be as helpful then Cyndi Howells or Rhonda R. McClure to name a few but it will take aus quite some time and some hard work to be as helpful and as good as them. I want to thank particularly Mrs Rhonda R. McClure for her letter http://207.153.204.247/cgi-bin/gt/archives_issue.html?user=ffffffffffff&news letter=1604&nl_master=1 ) . She wrote such beautiful comments on our site and we felt even prouder of it. We felt that she understood us so well what we are trying to do. We are planning to write every month, if necessary, on new things we are developing. We are, by the way, designing a blank form tree of help the genealogists gather all their data on paper (in a genographic tree form naturally) and a black and white genographic tree without a background. Thank you for your time and being part of the action. Carol Salvaille

Thanks to all who have written with information on the Society. It is what I needed to continue with my research Cyndi

Does anyone know if there is a Van Buren Co. AR Genealogical Society. I keep sending in for information and months later I receive my letters back with request for more information. The first time I requested information I wrote to the Van Buren Co Genealogical Assc RT 6 Box 254-9 Clinton, AR and I received my letter back from Maurice Rickey Bonds Whillock Circuit Clerk. I was requesting to join the Genealogical Society and asked about the purchase of any cemetery books. My returned letter had a little notation requesting the first names of the familles I was researching. So I sent that in. I also requested a record from record book C. I received my letter back with one note. Record book C does not go to page 174. Have I slipped into the genealogical Twilight Zone? Is there a Van Buren, CO Genealogical Society? Any insight would be appreciated. Cyndi

Researching Bradford VanBuren Co., AR Joseph Bradford b. 1852 VanBuren CO AR m Ersilla Lucretia Maxwell June 1869 Children George A. Bradford b. 1870, Simon P. Bradford b. 1875, James H. Bradford b between 1877-1979 VanBuren Co... AR and Nancy Roena Bradford b. Jan 17, 1885 Settlement, VanBuren Co. AR. Samuel Bradford (I don't know the relationship) Cyndi Hutchens cyndi1000@aol.com

My grandmother, LaVada Eveline Gross HENLEY, was a child of Ealon Wesley Gross and Susannah Lincoln Brown. I know that Susannah Brown Gross is buried in Pleasant Grove Alread in Van Buren County, and that there is a Parrizeda Brown that is also buried in same cemetery, I am trying to prove that this Parrizeda Brown is the mother of Susannah. Also know that Joseph Brown, Susannah's father, is buried on Jones Farm at Alread, and that he has a civil war headstone, but before this stone was placed, there was a homemade marker, and I would like to know if anyone can tell me what the wording was on the old marker. Jettie Henley Parrish Researching: GROSS, HENLEY, OSBURN, BROWN in Van Buren County AR.

I am sending this to list, as I know that some Van Buren County people have been buried in Conway County, The book that isn't finished, covers the side of Conway County that is closest to Van Buren Co. Hopefully it will be ready soon. If you are interested in any of these books, please contact the person listed at bottom of message. Jettie Henley Parrish **** Cemeteries of Conway County, Vol. 1-Includes Bentley, Cedar Falls, Higgins, Martin and Petit Jean Townships (all of Conway County south of the Arkansas River)-73 pages, softbound---Cost: $10.00 plus $2.00 S&H Cemeteries of Conway County, Vol. 2-Includes Welborn Township (Morrilton area through Blackwell)-203 pages, softbound---Cost: $15.00 plus $3.00 S&H. Cemeteries of Conway County, Vol. 4-Includes Austin, Bird, Catholic Point, Howard, Lick Mountain, Steele and Union Townships (Eastern side of Conway County)-250 pages, softbound---Cost: $20.00 plus $3.00 S&H. Each volume compiled by the Conway County Genealogical Association and includes all information found on the stones in the cemeteries plus other bits of information gathered from family members. One more volume to follow soon. Order from: Conway County Genealogical Association Cemetery Book Project 20 Rocky Point Road Morrilton, AR 72110 Email bbeavers@mev.net>

I just happened upon this info on DENTON on another list and decided to just post it....... Thought it might make someone a nice Christmas present......John, Christopher, and Absolom of Van Buren Co. are in Generation 8..... Descendants of Richard Denton Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD1 DENTON was born in Worley, Yorkshire, England, and died December 09, 1619 in Hertfordshire, England. He married SUSAN ? in Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng.. Children of RICHARD DENTON and SUSAN ? are: i. (THOMAS)2 DENTON. ii. JOHN DENTON, b. July 16, 1581. iii. ALICE DENTON, b. November 14, 1585. iv. SUSAN DENTON, b. September 22, 1588. v. MARGARET DENTON, b. January 10, 1589/90. 2. vi. RICHARD DENTON, b. April 05, 1603, Yorkshire, England; d. 1663, Essex, England. Generation No. 2 2. RICHARD2 DENTON (RICHARD1) was born April 05, 1603 in Yorkshire, England, and died 1663 in Essex, England. He married HELEN WINDLBANK 1623. Notes for RICHARD DENTON: His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an efulgent star." Children of RICHARD DENTON and HELEN WINDLBANK are: 3. i. SARAH3 DENTON, b. 1623. ii. DANIEL DENTON, b. 1626, Yorkshire, England; d. 1703. iii. TIMOTHY DENTON, b. July 23, 1627. iv. NATHANIEL DENTON, b. 1628; d. October 18, 1690, Jamaica, Queens, LI, NY. v. RICHARD III DENTON, b. 1630, Bolton, Yorks, England; d. December 26, 1658, Dorchester, MA. 4. vi. SAMUEL DENTON, b. 1631, Halifax, Yorkshire, England; d. March 20, 1712/13, Hempstead, Long Island, NY. vii. JOHN DENTON, b. 1633. viii. PHEBE DENTON, b. September 29, 1634, England; d. October 18, 1658, Hempstead, LI, NY. Generation No. 3 3. SARAH3 DENTON (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1623. She married WILLIAM THORNE 1639. He was born 1606 in Dorsetshire, England, and died 1670 in England. Children of SARAH DENTON and WILLIAM THORNE are: 5. i. WILLIAM4 THORNE, b. April 07, 1642, Dorsetshire, England; d. 1688. ii. DENTON THORNE, b. 1659. 4. SAMUEL3 DENTON (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and died March 20, 1712/13 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. He married MARY ROCK SMITH 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. She was born July 20, 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, and died March 15, 1712/13 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY. Children of SAMUEL DENTON and MARY SMITH are: i. SAMUEL II4 DENTON, b. 1655, Hempstead, NY; d. February 1718/19. ii. JONAS DENTON, b. 1658, Hempstead, NY; d. 1717. iii. BENJAMIN DENTON, b. 1660. iv. MARY ELLISON DENTON, b. 1662, Hempstead, NY. v. JANE DENTON, b. 1664, Hempstead, NY. 6. vi. ABRAHAM DENTON, b. 1668, Hempstead, LI; d. 1729, Orange CO., NY. vii. JAMES DENTON, b. 1670, Hempstead, NY; d. 1723, Hempstead, NY. viii. PHOEBE DENTON, b. 1672, Hempstead, NY; d. 1728. ix. ELIZABETH DENTON, b. 1672, Hempstead, NY. x. HANNAH DENTON, b. 1673, Hempstead, NY; d. August 17, 1748, Smithtown, Long Island NY. xi. MARTHA DENTON, b. 1674, Hempstead, NY. Generation No. 4 5. WILLIAM4 THORNE (SARAH3 DENTON, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born April 07, 1642 in Dorsetshire, England, and died 1688. Children of WILLIAM THORNE are: i. JOSEPH5 THORNE, b. 1658. 7. ii. MARTHA THORNE, b. 1679, Woodstock, VA; d. 1730, Orange CO., NY. 6. ABRAHAM4 DENTON (SAMUEL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1668 in Hempstead, LI, and died 1729 in Orange CO., NY. He married MARTHA THORNE 1699 in Orange CO., NY, daughter of WILLIAM THORNE. She was born 1679 in Woodstock, VA, and died 1730 in Orange CO., NY. Children of ABRAHAM DENTON and MARTHA THORNE are: 8. i. ABRAHAM II5 DENTON, b. 1700, Hemstead, NY; d. 1774, Shenandoah CO., VA. ii. MARTHA DENTON, b. 1701, Hempstead, LI, NY. Generation No. 5 7. MARTHA5 THORNE (WILLIAM4, SARAH3 DENTON, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1679 in Woodstock, VA, and died 1730 in Orange CO., NY. She married ABRAHAM DENTON 1699 in Orange CO., NY, son of SAMUEL DENTON and MARY SMITH. He was born 1668 in Hempstead, LI, and died 1729 in Orange CO., NY. Children are listed above under (6) Abraham Denton. 8. ABRAHAM II5 DENTON (ABRAHAM4, SAMUEL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1700 in Hemstead, NY, and died 1774 in Shenandoah CO., VA. He married MARY O'DELL 1725 in Orange CO., NY. She was born 1702 in Woodstock, VA, and died 1779 in Shenandoah, VA. Notes for ABRAHAM II DENTON: His will was presented August 12, 1774. He died at the Tom's Brook Plantation in Shenandoah CO, VA. Children of ABRAHAM DENTON and MARY O'DELL are: i. ABRAHAM6 DENTON, b. 1728, Orange CO, NY; d. 1827, after Obion CO, TN. ii. JOSEPH DENTON, b. February 14, 1728/29, Orange CO, NY; d. 1800, Stockton Valley, KY. iii. ISAAC DENTON, b. 1733, Shenandoah CO, VA; d. 1795, Washington CO, TN. 9. iv. SAMUEL DENTON, b. 1734, Orange CO., NY; d. 1811, Pendleton Dictrict, SC. v. JAMES DENTON, b. 1735, Shenandoah CO, VA; d. 1834, Bath CO, KY. vi. MARTHA "MARY" DENTON, b. 1736, Shenandoah CO, VA; d. 1794, Washington CO, TN. vii. PHOEBE DENTON, b. 1737, Shenandoah VA. Generation No. 6 9. SAMUEL6 DENTON (ABRAHAM II5, ABRAHAM4, SAMUEL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1734 in Orange CO., NY, and died 1811 in Pendleton Dictrict, SC. He married MARGARET MOORE. She died in Granville CO., NC. Children of SAMUEL DENTON and MARGARET MOORE are: i. JOHN7 DENTON, b. Washington CO, TN. ii. JONATHAN DENTON. iii. MARTHA DENTON. iv. MARY DENTON. v. REBECCA DENTON, b. August 28, 1779; d. 1872, Fanning CO, GA. vi. MARGARET DENTON. 10. vii. BENJAMIN DENTON, b. 1753, Granville CO., NC; d. 1810, White CO., TN. viii. JACOB DENTON, b. 1767, Shenandoah CO, VA; d. 1840, Perry CO, AL. ix. JEMIMA DENTON, b. 1770, Dunmore CO, VA; d. 1863, Pendleton District, SC. x. SAMUEL DENTON, b. 1775, Washington CO, TN; d. 1814, Washington CO, TN. Generation No. 7 10. BENJAMIN7 DENTON (SAMUEL6, ABRAHAM II5, ABRAHAM4, SAMUEL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1753 in Granville CO., NC, and died 1810 in White CO., TN. He married PRISCILLA REBECCA WIGGINS November 18, 1772 in Granville CO., NC. Children of BENJAMIN DENTON and PRISCILLA WIGGINS are: 11 i. BENJAMIN8 DENTON, b. 1773, Granville CO., NC; d. 1848, Marshall CO., MS. ii. SAMUEL DENTON, b. 1775, Granville, NC; d. January 08, 1846. iii. REUBEN DENTON, b. 1776, Granville CO, NC; d. 1846. iv. JOHN DENTON, b. 1777, Granville CO, NC; d. 1848. v. MARY "POLLY" DENTON, b. 1779, Granville, NC. vi. ELIZABETH DENTON, b. 1781. vii. FREDERICK DENTON, b. 1783. viii. WILLIAM DENTON, b. 1800. ix. DALTON (DALLAS) DENTON, b. 1801; d. 1865. Generation No. 8 11. BENJAMIN8 DENTON (BENJAMIN7, SAMUEL6, ABRAHAM II5, ABRAHAM4, SAMUEL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1773 in Granville CO., NC, and died 1848 in Marshall CO., MS. He married MARGARET ANN ANDERSON July 24, 1793 in Botetourt., VA. She was born 1775 in SC, and died 1840. Children of BENJAMIN DENTON and MARGARET ANDERSON are: i. MARGARET9 DENTON, d. 1871, about. ii. ROBERT DENTON, b. 1794; d. 1796. iii. SALLIE DENTON, b. 1800, White CO, TN; d. 1870, Burleson CO, TX. iv. SAMUEL DENTON, b. 1801, White CO, TN; d. after 1860. v. SHIPMAN DENTON, b. 1804, White CO, TN; d. before 1850. vi. REBECCA DENTON, b. 1805, White CO, TN; d. 1830, of Yellow Fever. vii. ISAAC DENTON, b. 1806. viii. NANCY DENTON, b. 1810. ix. MARY DENTON, b. January 09, 1810, Perry CO, TN; d. December 08, 1877, Pope CO, AR. x. CHRISTOPHER DENTON, b. 1811; d. 1864, Van Buren CO, AR. Notes for CHRISTOPHER DENTON: Christopher was killed during the Civil War by carpetbaggers. xi. JAMES DENTON, b. 1811; d. 1836. Notes for JAMES DENTON: James died in the Tennesee State Prison. He had been arrested along with his twin brother Christopher for stealing a $3 horse. xii. JEFFERSON DENTON, b. 1813, TN; d. 1879, TX. xiii. ABSOLUM DENTON, b. 1816, Perry CO, TN; d. AR. xiv. JOHN DENTON, b. 1823, TN; d. 1916. xv. ELIZABETH DENTON, b. March 08, 1800, Tennessee; d. Abt. 1893, White Co., AR.

I think I deleated too quickly.........but is there someone researching DENTON? If so, get in touch with me........I have a lot of info on : John DENTON b. 1823 TN d. 1916..1st wife Loucinda ARNOLD ..2nd wife Loucinda WOOD. Absalom DENTON b. 1816 ......Both buried Archey-Woolum Cemetary VB Co. I have siblings and back 8 generations!!!!! I'll be happy to pass it on.... Sue Bowers

Hello, My main surnames in Van Buren County are BOST, BRICKEY, EADES, WHITFIELD and YANCY. A few of the allied surnames I am interested in are GIVENS, MCALISTER, NEELY, RICKER and RIDDLESPURGER. My sister, Donnie, and I finished a book last May. The title is "Birth, Death and Selected Item Index of the Van Buren County Democrat June 4, 1909 to August 10, 1928". If you had family in Van Buren County during this time frame we recommend searching for your surnames in this book. There is also some information from surrounding counties. Here are a sample of entries: 11-20-1914 Dora, 16 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennett, died of slow fever Monday. Burial at Blackwell Cem. 12-15-1911 Obit- Mrs. Mary E. Barnes, nee Hill, born Nashville, Tn. Jan. 28, 1829. Burial at Hill Cem. She was next door neighbor to Pres. Jackson and attended his funeral. 5-31-12 New son for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Alison of Conway. 11-17-1911 Two of Searcy County old citizens, J. W. Aday age 63 and P.H. Smyth age 79, died last week. Both were Masons. 11-10-1911 Pope County: Floyd Bartlett died Oct. 29th. He is survived by wife and two children. 3-4-1910 Uncle Joe Baskett, Confederate, moved to Clinton from Faulkner County. 1-25-1924 Mrs. Lilah Reeves, wife of Pleas Reeves, died Jan. 13th of pneumonia at Heber Springs. She was the daughter of Sherman Watts. If you have access to these libraries or are planning a trip to one of them you can view our book at: Van Buren Historical Society of Clinton, Ar. (Great place to do research for Van Buren County) Pope County Library of Russellville, Ar. University of Arkansas Library at Fayetteville, Ar. Cleburne County Library of Heber Springs, Ar. Arkansas History Commission of Little Rock, Ar. Central Library Systems Public Library of Little Rock, Ar. Faulkner County Library of Conway, Ar. Allen County Public Library of Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you would like to purchase one of our books please email me for my address. The books are $20 plus $3.00 for shipping. They are a 8 1/2 by 11 inch softcover book with 165 pages. All proceeds from this book are donated to the Brickey Cemetery Association to help renovate the Brickey Cemetery of Van Buren County. Wilda Look-up volunteer on the Original Arkansas Van Buren County Page

Hello list, I am researching the Samuel Henleyborn 12-14-1848, twin brother to David Henley) family that lived in Van Buren County during the later part of the 1800's. Samuel Henley married Virginia (Ginny) Bailey in October 1874, but I have been unable to locate the county of their marriage, nor have I been able to locate the parents of Virginia. It is thought that her mother may have been named Hannah, but have found no real proof of this. Virginia died in 1916 and is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Alread, Samuel died in 1926 and is buried in Chastian Cemetery, also known as Dogwalk. Can anyone help me with any information on Virginia's parents or siblings??? Also looking for burial place of Samuel's father, Jackson Henley, who was supposedly hanged in 1864, for supplying horses to Union troops, and of Samuel's mother, Matilda R Autrey Henley, who died in December 1896. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Jettie Henley Parrish

I was told that Bradford Cemetery is close to Fairfield Bay. I need directions to this cemetery. Thanks. bes@arkansas.net

I need the date of death and burial place for James BOONE. His wife, Susan (BRADLEY) BOONE, and son, William Miles Boone, are buried in Hardin Cemetery close to Morganton, AR. There is no grave marker there for James BOONE.

I am the list admin. for the ARVANBUREN list. I do not live in Arkansas. My grandfather John Davis ROW was born in Van Buren Co. This has been a very difficult line for me & over the years I have gathered a considerable amount of information on other Van Buren Co. families who are unrelated to me. Hence, my interest in the county as a whole. Some of the surnames that are somewhat connected to my line are CULLUM, MICHAEL, STEPHENS, GRAY, COMPTON. I would like for the other members of this list to share about their Van Buren Co. connections. Joyce Baldwin Spurgin