Hi Lynn, I have a picture of his gravemarker. My grandpa and uncle made the marker for him. That's how I know he died in 1903. The court record about the will or probate record is the most interesting (and likely) at this point. He owned a farm in Van Buren County. Where would I look for this record? bj Van Buren Co Genweb <lynn_risener@yahoo.com> wrote: Death Certificates 1903 - Arkansas did not require Death Certificates until 1914 and then many did not report them for several years since it was a "new" thing. There are NO death certificates before 1914...the best you can hope for is an obit or a tombstone...or a court record with a will or just a probate record. If a deceased person had over a certain amount of property....I think it was $300 or mayb $500 they still had to do a court record even if there was no will and many times the death date will be there. I have many of those on the site but not after 1900 - yet. Lynn - Van Buren Co., GenWeb site. arvanbur-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) 2. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (Andy Copping) 3. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:50:09 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <438594.83906.qm@web30008.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? Thank you in advance, bj berry "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:55:16 -0800 From: Andy Copping Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com, arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001301c7855b$344c9220$f7db3a42@gci.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:56:17 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <491627.5109.qm@web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Andy, Thank you. I've been in touch with them. I don't think I've asked them about alternative places to look for the death certificate though. I'll contact them again. Thank you. bj Andy Copping wrote: Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------ To contact the ARVANBUR list administrator, send an email to ARVANBUR-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ARVANBUR mailing list, send an email to ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 ************************************** County Coordinator for Van Buren County, AR web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~arvanbur/ --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Hi Terry, Were you able to get the death certificates from 1903 (or before 1914)? bj Terry Kane <tdkflk@artelco.com> wrote: -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) Thats interesting because I have gotten quite a few death and birth record on my ancestors in Van Buren County. Lori ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Thank you Jettie. I will try to write to the county, or e-mail them. It couldn't hurt. Your cousin, bev jettiep@peoplepc.com wrote: Hi, There are no death certificates, that early, in Arkansas. The state didn't mandate them until 1914, and even then, there will be few found on file. I have a very early death certificate , 8-1916-for an ancestor, because he was in the mental hospital at the time of his death. If those family members have a birth certificate, they could have been filed later, as a Delayed Birth Certificate, and those, I believe, are held on a county level. "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Per Death & Birth Records in Arkansas: According to "The Handy Book for Genealogists," by Everton Publishing, Arkansas Bureau of Vital Statistics had Death records from 1914 and Birth Records from 1917. Needless to say, that is not necessarily true. My husband's grandfather died in 1920 in a small community in Conway Co, AR - his death was not recorded. My husband was born 1922 in Cleburne Co, AR at his parents home. His younger brothers were also born at home, in Conway County, as late as 1930. None of their births were recorded. They all had to get Delayed Birth Certificates when they had to enter the Service in WW II. Also, for giving the Vital Statistics people credit - when they could not find a Delayed Birth Certificate for my husbands mother or the Death Certificate for the above mentioned Grandfather, I received, much later, a letter from Vital Statistics stating that they had searched other Counties and could not find any record for these two. For these early births and deaths your best chance for a record is an obituary or birth announcement in a newspaper. The abstracts of the Morrilton Newspapers in Conway Co, AR is a treasure trove of information. Those small town weekly newspapers had "reporters" in all of the small communities around. . Good luck in your research. Peg Peggy Pike Gordon San Angelo, TX gordonclan@suddenlink.net ----- Original Message ----- From: arvanbur-request@rootsweb.com To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 2:00 AM Subject: ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 Today's Topics: 1. Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) 2. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (Andy Copping) 3. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:50:09 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper <bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com> Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <438594.83906.qm@web30008.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? Thank you in advance, bj berry "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:55:16 -0800 From: Andy Copping <copping@alaska.com> Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com, arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001301c7855b$344c9220$f7db3a42@gci.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" <bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com> To: <ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:56:17 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper <bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <491627.5109.qm@web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Andy, Thank you. I've been in touch with them. I don't think I've asked them about alternative places to look for the death certificate though. I'll contact them again. Thank you. bj Andy Copping <copping@alaska.com> wrote: Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------ To contact the ARVANBUR list administrator, send an email to ARVANBUR-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ARVANBUR mailing list, send an email to ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 **************************************

Death Certificates 1903 - Arkansas did not require Death Certificates until 1914 and then many did not report them for several years since it was a "new" thing. There are NO death certificates before 1914...the best you can hope for is an obit or a tombstone...or a court record with a will or just a probate record. If a deceased person had over a certain amount of property....I think it was $300 or mayb $500 they still had to do a court record even if there was no will and many times the death date will be there. I have many of those on the site but not after 1900 - yet. Lynn - Van Buren Co., GenWeb site. arvanbur-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) 2. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (Andy Copping) 3. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:50:09 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <438594.83906.qm@web30008.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? Thank you in advance, bj berry "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:55:16 -0800 From: Andy Copping Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com, arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001301c7855b$344c9220$f7db3a42@gci.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:56:17 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <491627.5109.qm@web30014.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Andy, Thank you. I've been in touch with them. I don't think I've asked them about alternative places to look for the death certificate though. I'll contact them again. Thank you. bj Andy Copping wrote: Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. ------------------------------ To contact the ARVANBUR list administrator, send an email to ARVANBUR-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the ARVANBUR mailing list, send an email to ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 ************************************** County Coordinator for Van Buren County, AR web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~arvanbur/ --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Hi, There are no death certificates, that early, in Arkansas. The state didn't mandate them until 1914, and even then, there will be few found on file. I have a very early death certificate , 8-1916-for an ancestor, because he was in the mental hospital at the time of his death. If those family members have a birth certificate, they could have been filed later, as a Delayed Birth Certificate, and those, I believe, are held on a county level.

-- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) Name: Pritemon Berry Home in 1880: Archey Valley, Van Buren, Arkansas Age: 57 Estimated birth year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Georgia Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Presha Father's birthplace: SC Mother's birthplace: SC Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Name: Prittimore Berry Home in 1900: Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas Age: 87 Estimated birth year: abt 1813 Birthplace: Georgia Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Pritchard Race: White Occupation: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Prittimore Berry 87 Pritchard Berry 67 Mary A Berry 38 Urard A Berry 16 Elizabeth Berry 12 James Berry 8 Samuel Berry 2

-- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) If you will sen me some more info like where in Van Buren Co., maybe a birth date if not exact eat. where they were born who they were married to anything that will help I will try to find the info for you as I live in Van Buren Co, This is the 1900 census Prittimore Berry Pritchard Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas abt 1813 Georgia White Head Pritchard Berry Prittimore Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas abt 1833 Indiana White Wife Lori

Hi Andy, Thank you. I've been in touch with them. I don't think I've asked them about alternative places to look for the death certificate though. I'll contact them again. Thank you. bj Andy Copping <copping@alaska.com> wrote: Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Hi there, My ancestors are from Van Buren County as well, and we made a trip there three years ago and found the Van Buren County Historical Society in Clinton very helpful and volunteers very knowledgeable. Perhaps they could help you search long distance. Janet in Alaska researching Stephens/Fraser in Van Buren County ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" <bjberrykeeper@yahoo.com> To: <ARVANBUR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 6:50 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas > Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. > > I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. > > I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). > > Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? > > Thank you in advance, > > bj berry > > > "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARVANBUR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Many years ago I looked for a death certificate for my ancestor, Prettyman Berry, who died in Van Buren County, Arkansas in 1903. I don't remember the details (it's been MANY years ago) but I do remember that the State of Arkansas couldn't find a death certificate for him. I still want to find one, and I'm wondering if there would be anywhere else that I could look? Or, would it do any good to send the State of Arkansas Vital Records more money (they keep the money regardless of whether they find any information or not) just in case they missed it the first time around? I know my Aunt's birth certificate can't be found (possibly because the handwritting was bad and filed under some other name) and I know she had a birth certifcate because her mom said she did and all of her brother's and sisters had one. I will apparently have to go to Arkansas and look myself when I can afford to go back there (I live in Oregon). Meantime, is there maybe a local place that might have a death certificate for him? Would death certificates from 1903 be filed in more than one place (like maybe the county)? Thank you in advance, bj berry "A person should think with his heart". Sun Bear 1890 --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Trying to find an obituary for my CONNETT, Amanda Caroline CONNETT died:November 1936....buried in the Dennard Cemetery. Thanks for all your help. Brenda --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.

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I looked up the 1930 Census for you. It lists the following for Auvenshine in AR: Will - born in TN - about 1876 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Head of Household) Rita - birthplace not listed - about 1880 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Wife) Lulu - birthplace not listed - about 1912 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Dau) Beva - birthplace not listed - about 1918 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Dau) Jess R.- born in AR - about 1903 - residing in Steele, Conway County - (Head of Household) Zona - birthplace not listed - about 1907 - residing in Steele, Conway County - (Wife) Willie T. - birthplace not listed - about 1927 - residing in Steele, Conway County - (Son) Avalon - birthplace not listed - about 1928 - residing in Steele, Conway County - (Dau) Emelie - birthplace not listed - about 1929 - residing in Steele, Conway County - (Dau) Unie - born in TN - about 1880 - residing in Morrilton, Conway County - (Boarder) Marvin - AR - about 1907 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Head of Household) Elma - birthplace not listed - about 1910 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Wife) Dwight - birthplace not listed - about 1930 - residing in Culpepper Township, Van Buren County - (Son) Hope this helps. Reba - ----- Original Message ----- From: "david strickland" <davidnstrickland@yahoo.com> To: <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Auvenshine Family > Need any more information, especially death dates and cemeteries of the > following family in the 1910 and 1920 census of Van Buren County, Ark (I > don;t have access to 1930) > > William M AUVENSHINE born @ 1876 Tennessee > Lydia J Auvenshine - wife - born @ 1880 Arkansas married @ 1902 Arkansas > son Jessie born Ark 1903 > son Marvin born Ark 1906 > daughter Lula M born Ark 1913 > daughter Bevie F born 1916 > > Thank you very much > davidnstrickland@yahoo.com > carrollton tx > > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1&cent;/min. > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Ooops, Auvenshine, Zone should read Auvenshine, Zona. Reba ----- Original Message ----- From: "david strickland" <davidnstrickland@yahoo.com> To: <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Auvenshine Family > Need any more information, especially death dates and cemeteries of the > following family in the 1910 and 1920 census of Van Buren County, Ark (I > don;t have access to 1930) > > William M AUVENSHINE born @ 1876 Tennessee > Lydia J Auvenshine - wife - born @ 1880 Arkansas married @ 1902 Arkansas > son Jessie born Ark 1903 > son Marvin born Ark 1906 > daughter Lula M born Ark 1913 > daughter Bevie F born 1916 > > Thank you very much > davidnstrickland@yahoo.com > carrollton tx > > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1&cent;/min. > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

David, Don't know if it will help you or not but I found the following information in "Cemeteries of Van Buren County, AR". Auvenshine, William: 1874-1965 - Huie Cemetery, located 3 mi. South of Clinton on County Road 58 Auvenshine, Una: 1876-1948 - Quattlebaum Cemetery, located North of Bee Branch on Hwy 65, West of County Road 20 Auvenshine, Jess: Nov 22, 1903-Jan 6, 1970 - Halbrook Cemetery, located off Hwy 9, 1/2 mile West of Conway Co. line Auvenshine, Zone: June 8, 1906-July 31, 1966 - (also in Halbrook Cemetery) Reba Dimond Researching Ford, Winningham, Keen, Prince, and Leib (to name a few) :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "david strickland" <davidnstrickland@yahoo.com> To: <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: [ARVANBUR] Auvenshine Family > Need any more information, especially death dates and cemeteries of the > following family in the 1910 and 1920 census of Van Buren County, Ark (I > don;t have access to 1930) > > William M AUVENSHINE born @ 1876 Tennessee > Lydia J Auvenshine - wife - born @ 1880 Arkansas married @ 1902 Arkansas > son Jessie born Ark 1903 > son Marvin born Ark 1906 > daughter Lula M born Ark 1913 > daughter Bevie F born 1916 > > Thank you very much > davidnstrickland@yahoo.com > carrollton tx > > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > rates starting at 1&cent;/min. > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

if you are still out there I need your guidance, I found a court record in Van Buren County Arkansas and I need help on knowing how to follow it through. in Van Buren county Arkansas (on hard to read microfiche) is listed in probate book C page 515 dated 10/1885 as follows,the gist is this : 10/1885 court was on vacation and guardianship papers were issued to T J Tankersley during the summer and now that court has reconvened they are considering the papers of legal guardianship issued to T J Tankersley for the guardianship of Thomas & James Treadaway minors in 1885 and J R Shipp is the bond . now J R Shipp is Jesse Richard Shipp and his father in law because Thomas J Tankersley married Georgia A Shipp daughter of jesse Richard Shipp (J R Ship) . how do I follow up on this ??? whom are the Treadaway boys ?? Please help me Mary . Love Genia please email me at keith200@centurytel.net

in 4/1885 G A Kennedy applied for guardianship of T H Treadaway and in 10/1885 T J Tankersley applied for guardianship of Thomas & James Treadaway his bond was his father in law Jesse Shipp this is in Van Buren County Arkansas probate book C page 505 and probate book C page 515 respectively can anyone tell me what this means ?? any idea whom these Treadaway Treadway boys belong to ??? T J Tankerlsey is Thomas Tankersley , he married Georgia Ann Shipp, the Kennedy is yet unknown to me . Love Genia

Need any more information, especially death dates and cemeteries of the following family in the 1910 and 1920 census of Van Buren County, Ark (I don;t have access to 1930) William M AUVENSHINE born @ 1876 Tennessee Lydia J Auvenshine - wife - born @ 1880 Arkansas married @ 1902 Arkansas son Jessie born Ark 1903 son Marvin born Ark 1906 daughter Lula M born Ark 1913 daughter Bevie F born 1916 Thank you very much davidnstrickland@yahoo.com carrollton tx --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1&cent;/min.

I will appreciate any information you might share with me.... My ancestor, John Ratliff b. about 1750 VA. , along with his wife and four sons, migrated into Arkansas in the early 1820's. They were in Washington County and Crawford County. Possibly some of the others due to counties expanding from one into another. On one Census I saw Richland Township? John was last on an 1832 Tax List. Not long after that his sons begin to move in different geographical directions. Seems a couple came into Texas while another went to Missouri. This leads me to believe that John Ratliff died in Crawford County about 1833. His wife may have died before then. They would have been between 70-80 years of age. I am searching for the burial site of this couple or either one. I know this is an impossible dream but I do so want to find their site. If you can help with ANY information on the John Ratliff family I will be every so grateful. Thank you, J. Lewis