You can contact the VB Co. courthouse, the address is on the site.....or you can order the microfilm from your local LDS library and go through it. If you've never used an LDS library - these is one in all the LDS churches....which you probably have in your town or very close by. The film cost is $6 and they will keep it for several weeks at your local location for you to use. Takes about 2 weeks to come in. I "think" I have also posted a list of the film available on the site....maybe on the Whats New page as sometimes they are hard to find on the LDS library site. arvanbur-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) 2. Re: ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Death certificate - 1903 (bj berrykeeper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:40:51 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <671921.45211.qm@web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Reba, That is Prettyman Berry (grandpa used a phonetic spelling). The book is wrong though, the gravemarker says 1788 - 1903. That was probably a typo when they printed the book. However, records show that he was born in 1814. I did ask for alternate spellings. I've seen Prettyman Berry, Purtiman Berry, Pritemon Berry, Berry Prettyman, Barry Prettymon etc. Probably about twenty various spellings. No one can believe that a man was named Prettyman. He was named after his grandfather, Prettyman Berry. bj Reba Dimond wrote: Hi, I have a Van Buren County cemetery book and it shows a Pertiman Berry, 1888 - 1903, buried in Low Gap Cemetery, located .7 mile from Van Buren Rd #9 between Hwy 95 and Hwy 16 West. Fenced & cleared. When you were looking for death certificate did you ask for alternate spellings? Reba Dimond born in Van Buren County and now living in TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:50 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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:09:24 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Death certificate - 1903 To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <233650.83152.qm@web30004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Thank you Peg. I don't think I tried the Morrilton Newspaper yet. I will see if I can track it down. bj Peg Gordon wrote: 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 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 ************************************** ------------------------------- 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. 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Hi Lynn, Sorry about being thick, but I must have missed something. What record am I looking for in the LDS church? bj Van Buren Co Genweb <lynn_risener@yahoo.com> wrote: You can contact the VB Co. courthouse, the address is on the site.....or you can order the microfilm from your local LDS library and go through it. If you've never used an LDS library - these is one in all the LDS churches....which you probably have in your town or very close by. The film cost is $6 and they will keep it for several weeks at your local location for you to use. Takes about 2 weeks to come in. I "think" I have also posted a list of the film available on the site....maybe on the Whats New page as sometimes they are hard to find on the LDS library site. arvanbur-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) 2. Re: ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Death certificate - 1903 (bj berrykeeper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:40:51 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <671921.45211.qm@web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Reba, That is Prettyman Berry (grandpa used a phonetic spelling). The book is wrong though, the gravemarker says 1788 - 1903. That was probably a typo when they printed the book. However, records show that he was born in 1814. I did ask for alternate spellings. I've seen Prettyman Berry, Purtiman Berry, Pritemon Berry, Berry Prettyman, Barry Prettymon etc. Probably about twenty various spellings. No one can believe that a man was named Prettyman. He was named after his grandfather, Prettyman Berry. bj Reba Dimond wrote: Hi, I have a Van Buren County cemetery book and it shows a Pertiman Berry, 1888 - 1903, buried in Low Gap Cemetery, located .7 mile from Van Buren Rd #9 between Hwy 95 and Hwy 16 West. Fenced & cleared. When you were looking for death certificate did you ask for alternate spellings? Reba Dimond born in Van Buren County and now living in TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:50 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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:09:24 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Death certificate - 1903 To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <233650.83152.qm@web30004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Thank you Peg. I don't think I tried the Morrilton Newspaper yet. I will see if I can track it down. bj Peg Gordon wrote: 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 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 ************************************** ------------------------------- 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 4 ************************************** 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.
berry keeper Entries: 563 Updated: 2004-10-02 20:47:39 UTC (Sat) Contact: Samuel Berrykeeper ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ID: I563533045 Name: Prettyman (the younger) BERRY Given Name: Prettyman (the younger) Surname: Berry Sex: M Birth: Sep 1788 in North Carolina,South Carolina or Georgia 1 Death: 1903 in Arkansas Change Date: 4 Mar 2004 Note: Prettyman Berry married Nancy Taylor on October 31, 1814. Nancy died giving birth to Clayborn Prettyman Berry. Prettyman Berry then married Elizabeth Tullis on March 25, 1847 in Gwinette County, Georgia. Elizabeth died while giving birth in 1862. Prettyman then married Tabitha Brewer (Brimer) on February 25, 1863. Tabitha died in childbirth in 1864. Prettyman later married Precious "Presha" Bruce about 1876 in Arkansas. Prettyman and Precious had no children, but Precious helped him raise Mary Ann and her children. Prettyman was enlisted as a translator for Captain Garmany's Mounted Volunteers in Georgia. He was enlisted May 24, 1836 and served under Captain Hammond Garmany and First Lieutenant John N. Reeves. Prettyman was in the battle at Shepard's Plantation in Stewart County, Georgia on the afternoon of June 9, 1836. Served as a juror in Gwinette County. Buried in Low Gap, Arkansas at 115 years of age, with a headstone made by his grandson, James Richard Berry. =========== Minutes Book # 1 - 1867 Georgia - Gwinnett County Prettyman Berry do swear on oath that I will duly administer upon the estate of Simon Berry deceased and will make a true relation of all my actings and closing and will make a true return to the court when requested by Law to the best of my judgment and understanding so help me God. Sworn to before me this August 4th, 1867. Prettyman Berry G.T. Rakinstraw Ord ======= Father: Prettyman (the elder) BERRY b: 1755? Mother: Sarah POE b: in Probably Virginia or North Carolina Marriage 1 Elizabeth TULLIS b: 1822 in South Carolina Married: March 25, 1847 in Gwinette County, Georgia Note: _STATMARRIED Children Mary Ann BERRY b: Jun 1861 in Gwinette County,Georgia,Hog Mountain District Simon BERRY b: 1855 in Hog Mountain,Gwinette County, Georgia Clayborn BERRY b: 1844 John F. BERRY b: 1848 in Gwinette County, Georgia Elisha BERRY b: 1850 in Gwinette County, Georgia Lucy BERRY b: 1850 Marriage 2 Nancy TAYLOR Married: October 31, 1814. in Kentucky Marriage 3 Tabitha BRIMER Married: February 25, 1863. in Gwinette County, Georgia Children Infant BERRY b: 1864 in Hog Mountain, Gwinette County, Georgia Marriage 4 Precious "Presha" BRUCE Married: 1876 in Low Gap, Arkansas Children . . b: . Sources: Author: Flanigan, James C. (1959/1999). Title: History of Gwinnett County Georgia 1818-1960 Volume II Publication: Flanigan, James C. (1959/1999). History of Gwinnett County Georgia 1818-1960 Volume II. Gwinnett Historical Society, P. O. Box 261, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, Text: pages 52 Note: According to this book, Prettyman is buried in Georgia. However, he is buried in his family graveyard in Low Gap, Arkansas. Repository: -----Original Message----- From: arvanbur-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arvanbur-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of bj berrykeeper Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 8:56 AM To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1,Issue 4 - Death Certificate - 1903 Hi Lynn, Sorry about being thick, but I must have missed something. What record am I looking for in the LDS church? bj Van Buren Co Genweb <lynn_risener@yahoo.com> wrote: You can contact the VB Co. courthouse, the address is on the site.....or you can order the microfilm from your local LDS library and go through it. If you've never used an LDS library - these is one in all the LDS churches....which you probably have in your town or very close by. The film cost is $6 and they will keep it for several weeks at your local location for you to use. Takes about 2 weeks to come in. I "think" I have also posted a list of the film available on the site....maybe on the Whats New page as sometimes they are hard to find on the LDS library site. arvanbur-request@rootsweb.com wrote: Today's Topics: 1. Re: Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas (bj berrykeeper) 2. Re: ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Death certificate - 1903 (bj berrykeeper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:40:51 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] Death certificate - 1903 - Van Buren County, Arkansas To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <671921.45211.qm@web30010.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Hi Reba, That is Prettyman Berry (grandpa used a phonetic spelling). The book is wrong though, the gravemarker says 1788 - 1903. That was probably a typo when they printed the book. However, records show that he was born in 1814. I did ask for alternate spellings. I've seen Prettyman Berry, Purtiman Berry, Pritemon Berry, Berry Prettyman, Barry Prettymon etc. Probably about twenty various spellings. No one can believe that a man was named Prettyman. He was named after his grandfather, Prettyman Berry. bj Reba Dimond wrote: Hi, I have a Van Buren County cemetery book and it shows a Pertiman Berry, 1888 - 1903, buried in Low Gap Cemetery, located .7 mile from Van Buren Rd #9 between Hwy 95 and Hwy 16 West. Fenced & cleared. When you were looking for death certificate did you ask for alternate spellings? Reba Dimond born in Van Buren County and now living in TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "bj berrykeeper" To: Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:50 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. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:09:24 -0700 (PDT) From: bj berrykeeper Subject: Re: [ARVANBUR] ARVANBUR Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 - Death certificate - 1903 To: arvanbur@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <233650.83152.qm@web30004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Thank you Peg. I don't think I tried the Morrilton Newspaper yet. I will see if I can track it down. bj Peg Gordon wrote: 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 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! 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