This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/639.1.1 Message Board Post: Don't know, but the ancestor of a friend of mine, in the 1800's sometime (I can find out when), was said to have come over to the Mississippi River (from NO. Tennessee), taked a boat down to the White River, and then came up the White River. This was passed down by oral tradition. Thought that was interesting.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/405.1 Message Board Post: I know a family of Neals that live in Augusta, Woodruff County Arkansas. The family I know is Black. If I can help you email me. Georgetta Collier

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/509.3 Message Board Post: I knew Mainard Reeves, he passed on about the time you mentioned. His wife Annie Mae is still alive and lives in McCrory. I know 3 of their children, Mainard Jr., Naomi & Freda. Junior Reeves, as he is called, and Freda Reeves Cornelious also live in McCrory. The Reeves family lived a great part of their lives in a community called Revels. There are also Heards living in Augusta. I also know Ted Foster, son of Virgil Foster and they indeed live in St. Louis. Ted owns the largest funeral home in St. Louis. If I can help you in any way please email me. I am originally from Gregory which is about 5 miles southeast of Revel. Georgetta Collier

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/509.2 Message Board Post: I knew Manard Reeves. He passed on about the time you mentioned. His wife Annie Mae Reeves is still alive and lives in McCrory, AR. I know some of their Children. Manard Reeves, Jr., Naomi and Freda. Junion Reeves as he is called and Freda Reeves Cornelious also live in McCrory, AR. If you need additional information please email me. Thanks, Georgetta

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/639.1 Message Board Post: I'm wanting to know this info too. My g-grandmother, Martha Young was born in Knoxville TN and married my g-grandfather, Arthur Sharp in Woodruff County. Through research I have found that there was a wilderness road that went from east to west in TN. US 70 and I-40 follow this general route today. I can't remember the name right now.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/639 Message Board Post: Wanting to learn the migration routes to Cotton Plant, Woodruff Co AR during mid-1860's (1866), particularly those used by folks from So IL, So IN, No TN. I've looked at maps of the main westward migration routes and they all seem to run more east-west, rather than southwest. They also seem to lie farther to the north than Cotton Plant. Did people from S IL come down the Mississippi to a certain point, then come west overland? Or did they cross the Mississippi at St Louis and come south overland? A map would be great! Thanks!

I was born in Gregory, AR which is 19 miles northwest of Cotton Plant. I knew Buford and Jesse Boaz. Jesse married my aunt R Pat Pope about 1946. They moved to Chicago where my aunt Pat died a couple of years ago. Uncle Jesse passed on last year. I believe Sherman is the only sibling that is still alive. I saw him at my aunt's funeral. I met Erie Mae Boaz a couple of times while visiting my aunt and uncle. They have a daughter Jan, I believe she lives in Michigan. Buford have several children. I believe he has a daughter in Little Rock, AR. He has another daughter, Ethel that lives in Chicago. She took care of Uncle Jesse after my aunt died. I did have Ethel's address and phone number. I probably still do but I will have to look it up in an old address book. I do not know of any Boaz relatives that live in Cotton Plant at the present time. How did you come about my email address? I have received messages from people seeking information about their ancestors but this is the first time I am actually known them. If I can be of any help please let me know. I will contact my sisters in Chicago to see if I can come up with a phone number and call Ethel to let her know of your inquiry. Sincerely, Georgetta "Pope" Collier ----- Original Message ----- From: <kltrb2@frontiernet.net> To: <ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: William Boaz in Cotton Plant, AK > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Boaz > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/637 > > Message Board Post: > > I'm looking for information on William Boaz b. 1870. I'm not sure if he was born in Cotton Plant or not, but I believe he did live there. He married Arbell Miller and I have some of their childrens names - Sherman, Buford, Lola, Oscar, Booker, Leamon, Arie Mae and Jesse. I'm not sure if this is all their children or not.. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I can be contacted at kltrb2@frontiernet.net.. Thanks, Tonya Boaz > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Yes, I knew Jesse Boaz, he married my aunt. He pass on last year. How did you get my email address? It is Cotton Plant, AR instead of AZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: <kltrb2@frontiernet.net> To: <ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 11:37 AM Subject: William Boaz in Cotton Plant, AK > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Boaz > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/637 > > Message Board Post: > > I'm looking for information on William Boaz b. 1870. I'm not sure if he was born in Cotton Plant or not, but I believe he did live there. He married Arbell Miller and I have some of their childrens names - Sherman, Buford, Lola, Oscar, Booker, Leamon, Arie Mae and Jesse. I'm not sure if this is all their children or not.. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I can be contacted at kltrb2@frontiernet.net.. Thanks, Tonya Boaz > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Miller Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/638 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Arbell Miller who married William Boaz. I'm not sure of her parents names. I believe that William and Arbell lived in Cotton Plant, AK. Any info would be greatly appreciated.. I can be contacted at kltrb2@frontiernet.net.. Thanks, Tonya Boaz

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Boaz Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/637 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on William Boaz b. 1870. I'm not sure if he was born in Cotton Plant or not, but I believe he did live there. He married Arbell Miller and I have some of their childrens names - Sherman, Buford, Lola, Oscar, Booker, Leamon, Arie Mae and Jesse. I'm not sure if this is all their children or not.. Any information would be greatly appreciated. I can be contacted at kltrb2@frontiernet.net.. Thanks, Tonya Boaz

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McGee McGhee McGehee Finch Smith Montgomery Owens Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/636 Message Board Post: This may be a long shot, but -- my gg-grandfather, James W McGee/McGhee came to Cotton Plant, Woodruff Co AR in Sept 1866 with his wife, two sons, and his sisters Mary M and Martha J. They were travelling from IL or TN to join up with McGhee/McGee family who were already in AR. James W had married Lucinda Smith (b 1846 in Posey co IN, but moved to IL) in Franklin Co IL June 4, 1863. They had two sons -- William Monroe and James Marion. Lucinda got sick with "the fever" when they arrived in Cotton Plant in Sept 1866, and died in Nov 1866. James W (and sisters?) were in Cotton Plant until at least Feb 1867. Somehow the boys were returned to Lucinda's parents in Franklin Co IL (I believe Mary took them.) The boys were raised by Lucinda's family in IL and IN. One story is that James W died, another story is that he remarried. I am looking for ANY clue as to who James W's parents/family were. The family also has some connection to the Smith/Sumner Co TN area. When William Monroe was a young man, he inherited a part-interest in some land from a William Owens. Does ANYBODY know ANYTHING about McGee/McGhees in or near Cotton Plant in this timeframe? Thank you!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ANDERSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/635 Message Board Post: Looking for Samuel Anderson who was a deputy sheriff in Augusta, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, sometime after 1920. He was a cousin of my uncle, Winnie Clyde Anderson, Jr., who lived in Little Rock. Thanks in advance for any advice.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HARRELL, ANDERSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/34.298.1 Message Board Post: Do you know if any of your Harrell ancestors lived in Shelby County, Illinois? I have gg grandfather, Andrew ANDERSON, m. Nancy Harrell, 1832, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IL. I have all descendants of this couple. I am seeking information on Samuel Anderson, who was a deputy sheriff in Augusta, Woodruff Co., Arkansas, sometime in the 1920s or later. Thanks in advance, for any answer! A Boyer

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AW.2ADE/182.1 Message Board Post: I saw your message in the ancestry page. I am a relative of yours. She was my fathers cousin. His name was Sherman Masters. His fathers name was Wesley Masters Agnes' fathers name was Avery I think. We lived on White River about a quarter mile apart back in the 30s. I was born in 1930 they were living there when I was 6 or 8 years old. My brothers family owns the place where they lived. He is dead . My sister and me are the only ones left in our generation which was Kenneth, Geneva, Doy, Coy, Nadene. We had an older brother Elmo that died when he was 8 or 9. Hope this helps a little. My email is nadene@centurytel.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: EARNEST, DENSEL, KEATH, FREEMAN, PROCTOR c1900 Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/634 Message Board Post: Seaching for any information on the following families who lived in Woodruff County and were enumerated as neighbors on the 1900 Census, Caney Township, Sheet Number 6B. DENSEL, Wesley born 1868 Ohio - when & where did he marry Martha EARNEST? DENSEL, Martha born 1886 Illinois - maiden name EARNEST EARNEST, Birdie born 1891 Missouri - Birdie & Martha Densel are sisters. Who are their parents? KEATH, William H. born 1850 Tennessee KEATH, Sarah E. born 1854 Mississippi - what is Sarah's maiden name? EARNEST, Mary born 1884 Missouri - adopted daughter of William H. & Sarah KEATH? What ever happened to her? Is she a sister to Martha & Birdie Earnest? FREEMAN, F____? (Can't read) male, born 1874 Arkansas - what is his first name? FREEMAN, Lizzie born 1873 Arkansas - is her maiden name BROWN? THOMPSON, Ira born 1875 Ohio - Wesley DENSEL & Ira THOMPSON live close to each other on the 1880 census of Union, Van Wert County, Ohio THOMPSON, Mary J born 1872 Illinois - what is Mary's maiden name? Marriages: Ellen PROCTOR married J.E. EARNEST 5-25-1898 in Woodruff County. Is J.E. EARNEST the father of Birdie, Martha, & Mary EARNEST? Page 5A: EARNEST, Ellen House servent born 1865 Missouri PROCTOR, Maud born 1888 Arkansas PROCTOR, Joseph born 1884 Arkansas Living in the household Loss? HOLMES Cemeteries: J.E. EARNEST buried in Hunter Cemetery grave number 4, unmarked & no dates. Is this the father of Birdie, Martha, & Mary EARNEST and 2nd husband of Ellen PROCTOR? Any help will be greatly appreciated.... Regards, Barbara fitzwater688@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/602.1.2 Message Board Post: I was just wondering if you new of any cemeterys near Patterson, AR,...my Grandfather is suppose to be buried there his name is William Arkless Pitman,..born in 1881 and died in 1977 everyone one i ask says he is in Patterson, AR but i can't find a cemetery there,..thanks Linda,... if you have any info please e-mail me at Luckylindy1950@aol.com

I'm forwarding this from Cassie Elliott about the Cemetery Bill... >Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 21:55:22 -0600 >X-From_: suzy@arkansas.net Wed Apr 16 21:55:20 2003 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> > > >I just wanted to update you all on the status of our bill. Unfortunately, >our bill did not get through the Senate Committee on City, County & Local >Affairs. They were running short on time and we had to make our >presentation in 5 minutes. Farm Bureau was there to oppose us, and I do >hope all of you Farm Bureau members will let them know of your disgust at >their lack of respect for our rural, historic cemeteries. We had several >people there pulling with us, but they did not even get to speak. > >I am not giving up and I promise to keep fighting. The session was one of >the worst in legislative history to get a bill through, and it was at the >end of the session when tempers were flaring. I have learned a lot and >have made a lot of contacts. Be ready for next time, and I will contact >you all several months in advance, so that you can support us. > >I appreciate all the emails and calls. Keep up with your cemetery >preservation! > >Cassie Elliott

>Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:59:09 -0600 >X-From_: suzy@arkansas.net Sun Apr 13 16:59:02 2003 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> > >It has been requested that I include the text in case someone does not >have Acrobat Reader. Here it is! Please note that the numbers are line >numbers of the page, they have no meaning to the bill. > >Cassie > >Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be >added to the law as it existed prior to this session of the General Assembly. > >*CDW148* 03052003MGF1025.CDW148 >State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/12/03 H3/28/03 1 >84th General Assembly A Bill 2 >Regular Session, 2003 HOUSE BILL 2263 3 >4 >By: Representative Pace 5 >6 >7 >For An Act To Be Entitled 8 >AN ACT TO PROTECT CEMETERIES FROM DESECRATION AND 9 > >DISPLACEMENT; TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR UPKEEP OF 10 > >CEMETERIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 > >12 > >Subtitle 13 > >AN ACT TO PROTECT CEMETERIES FROM 14 > >DESECRATION AND DISPLACEMENT AND TO 15 > >PROVIDE FUNDS FOR UPKEEP OF CEMETERIES. 16 > >17 > >18 > >BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 > >20 > >SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5-39-211(a), concerning unlawful mining and 21 > >entries into cemeteries, is amended to read as follows: 22 > >(a) It shall be unlawful for any corporation, company, or individual 23 > >to: 24 > >(1) Mine, extract, or remove coal or any other mineral or 25 > >substance from under, or beneath, or within fifty (50) feet of the boundary 26 > >of any cemetery, graveyard, or burying place in this state; 27 > >(2) Make, place, or drive any slope, pit, or entry of any kind 28 > >into, under, through, or across any cemetery, graveyard, or other burying 29 > >place in this state. 30 > >31 > >SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 5-39-212 is amended to read as follows: 32 > >5-39-212. Cemeteries - Access - Debris - Disturbance. 33 > >(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, 34 > >partnership, or association to construct any fence on any property in such 35 > >manner as to enclose any cemetery unless suitable reasonable access by 36 > >automobile to the cemetery is provided by gate or otherwise. The word 1 > >"cemetery", as used in this subsection, is not intended to apply to any 2 > >private family burial plot which contains fewer than six (6) commercial >grave 3 > >markers and has not been used for burial purposes for at least twenty-five 4 > >(25) years and which has not had an access road to the burial plot for at 5 > >least thirty (30) years. 6 > >(2) Nothing in this section prohibits the placement of a fence 7 > >around any cemetery for the purpose of defining boundaries or protection of 8 > >grave sites, if all fences and gates are sufficiently maintained;. 9 > >(b)(1) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association 10 > >violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a 11 > >misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than ten 12 > >dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), and every day >that 13 > >the violation shall exist shall be a separate offense. 14 > >(2) Fines collected shall be used by the local government toward 15 > >upkeep, maintenance, and administrative costs of abandoned cemeteries. 16 > >(c) As used in this section, "cemetery" means any burying place for 17 > >the dead, a burial plot, or a graveyard on any land, public or private, >that 18 > >includes one (1) or more grave sites, whether marked or unmarked, by 19 > >commercial or native stone. 20 > >21 > >SECTION 3 . Arkansas Code § 5-39-401 is amended to read as follows: 22 > >5-39-401. Destruction or removal. 23 > >It is unlawful for any person, corporation, company, or other legal 24 > >entity to destroy or carry away any cemetery marker or grave marker. 25 > >26 > >SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 5-71-215(a), concerning defacing of objects 27 > >of public respect, is amended to read as follows: 28 > >5-71-215. Defacing objects of public respect. 29 > >(a) A person commits the offense of defacing objects of public respect 30 > >if he purposely: 31 > >(1) Defaces, mars, or otherwise damages any public monument; 32 > >(2) Defaces, mars, or otherwise damages a work of art on display 33 > >in any public place; or 34 > >(3) Defaces, mars, desecrates, or otherwise damages any place of 35 > >worship, cemetery, or burial monument.; or 36 > >(4) Removes broken or unbroken, commercial or rock grave markers 1 > >for any reason, except for cleaning or repair by a family member, caretaker, 2 > >or preservation organization. 3 > >4 > >SECTION 5. Arkansas Code § 13-6-408(c), concerning desecration of 5 > >burial grounds and burial furniture, is amended to read as follows: 6 > >(c) Exempted from this section is disturbance of human skeletal burial 7 > >remains or burial furniture by landowners or agricultural tenants as a 8 > >consequence of agricultural activity, or any other activity, unless the 9 > >landowner or agricultural tenant willfully desecrates or knowingly allows 10 > >desecration of a cemetery or burial site. 11 > >12 > >/s/ Pace 13 > >14 > >15 > >16 > >17 > >18 > >19 > >20 > >21 > >22 > >23 > >24 > >25 > >26 > >27 > >28 > >29 > >30 > >31 > >32 > >33 > >34 > >35 > >36 > >

For those concerned about the cemetery preservation bill in the Arkansas Legislature - Here's the latest report on the Cemetery Bill to help protect our pioneer cemeteries. This is so important. And for some strange reason, the Farm Bureau is opposing it. Our cemeteries are so neglected, and there's very little done to preserve them, so it needs lots of support and help. If possible, please contact the senators listed at the bottom of this email in support of cemetery preservation. If you're a member of the Farm Bureau (as I am), please consider contacting them and urge them to support the bill. I don't know, it seems like Farm Bureau opposes every bill that they didn't originate, it's beyond my understanding. I've written them before, and intend to do it again. You can find your County Farm Bureau Office at http://www.arfb.com/contacts/offices.asp The state Farm Bureau contacts are at http://www.arfb.com/contacts/help.asp . Apparently the toll free number is 1-877-877-9287. The executive vice president is Ewell Welch, ewell.welch@arfb.com (501) 228-1265. The Director of Governmental Affairs is Rodney Baker rodney.baker@arfb.com (501) 228-1245 Arkansas Farm Bureau P.O. Box 31 Little Rock, AR 72203-0031 (501) 224-4400 Thanks so much - Gloria >Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:47:27 -0600 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> > >X-Envelope-To: ARWOODRU-L > >Dear Historic Preservations, >House Bill 2263 is a cemetery bill in the legislature that would help >protect our pioneer cemeteries. It has taken quite a battering, but I >think you will see that it is vital to preservation of these cemeteries. >It has gotten through the House, but is stalled in the Senate Committee. >The committee meets again on Tuesday, April 15 at 10:00 a.m. for a last >chance consideration and we need all the help we can get. If this bill >does not pass on Tuesday, we will not be able to get it done for at least >two more years. Last Thursday it was not brought up for a vote, but it did >not go so well. I hope that you can attend this meeting and support the >bill. The meeting is in Room 272. If anyone needs a ride from northwest >Arkansas, please let me know. Below is a list of the Senators who have >email on the committee. You should also contact your local Senator to vote >for it on the Senate floor (hopefully Wednesday). > >Our one group that opposes us is the Farm Bureau. If you are a member, >please call them toll free at 1-877-877-9287 to voice your concern over >their opposition to this bill. Thank you for your time. Feel free to pass >this message on to interested parties. > >Cassie Elliott >President, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group > > >City, County & Local Affairs: Senate >Chairman: Irma Hunter Brown (no email) phone 501-372-4140 (Little Rock) >Vice Chair: Sue Madison >Dave Bisbee (no email) Bus. Phone : 479-636-2516 Fax : 479-636-2516 > >Kim Hendren >Shawn Womack >Tracy Steele >Mary Anne Salmon > >madisons@arkleg.state.ar.us, hendrenk@arkleg.state.ar.us, >swomack@arkleg.state.ar.us, tsteele@arkleg.state.ar.us, >msalmon@arkleg.state.ar.us > >Link to find your Senator: www.arkleg.state.ar.us , you can also view the >status of the bill or the bill itself at this site.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/487.1 Message Board Post: My father used to often speak of the Rock Island Railroad and he was born in 1909. He grew up in a small township in Woodruff County called Riverside. Hope that helps!