>Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:28:02 -0600 >X-From_: suzy@arkansas.net Wed Apr 9 22:27:59 2003 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> > >X-Envelope-To: ARWOODRU-L > >Dear Historic Preservationists: > >This message is to update you on the status of HB2263, a bill that would >help keep our endangered cemeteries from desecration. We have come a long >way, but we still need support. Last Friday, Pat Perona and I went to >Little Rock and did a presentation for the committee on our bill. We >managed to get through committee. The vote for the full house was held on >Monday and as our representative put it, we squeaked by. Now our bill is >in the Senate Committee of City, County and Local Affairs. The meeting is >in the morning (Thursday). I apologize for the late notice, as it has been >rather hectic and at times I am not sure exactly where we will go from >here. Please email the City, County and Local Affairs Committee for the >Senate NOW, even if they have already voted. If it does not get out of >committee tomorrow, we have one last shot on Tuesday, and then our time >will run out because of the end of the session. If it does not pass >tomorrow, then I will be going to Little Rock again o! >n Tuesday for the last ditch effort. If anyone can go, please do. It is >very important to be represented well and to put pressure on the Senators. >Below I have listed the Senators on the City, County and Local Affairs >Committee: > >City, County & Local Affairs: Senate >Chairman: Irma Hunter Brown (no email) >Vice Chair: Sue Madison >Dave Bisbee (no email) >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 (if you highlight this text, and right click on >your mouse and choose copy, then you can open a new message and paste it >into it for ease of emailing quickly). > >At this link, you can check the status of our bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/2003/scripts/ablr/bills/bills.asp > >At this link, you can look at the actual bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf (it is >a slow link, wait a couple minutes) > >As soon it is through the committee (keep your fingers crossed), then it >will go to the full Senate for a vote. At this time, it is important to >contact your LOCAL legislators, and tell them that you want them to vote >for it. If they have email, send them an email. You can find out their >address by going to: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us, and then at the top >click on the Senator link, and they are in alphabetical order. Many have >email, but if they don't (or even if they do), call them and leave a >message (501)682-2902. > >Please do not give up on this now. We have so much to gain from this for >cemetery preservation. Keep contacting your legislators and we will prevail! > >Cassie Elliott >President, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group

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/477.2 Message Board Post: Evelyn, there was a Woodfin Pitman in Waco, TX, who descended from Matthew Pitman, living here a few years ago. He died about 10-12 years ago. Is this the line you are researching? My line is through Matthew's brother, Elisha. Hope this will help. Gene Pitman

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Atkerson/Atkinson/ & Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/499.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.3 Message Board Post: Hi, I saw your posting for Woodruff Co. AR. which mentions your 'Atkinson's' family and was wondering if you might know if a man named Oscar Atkerson, in the marriage records of Woodruff Co., who married Sally Moore, on Dec. 13, 1899, might have been an Atkinson, and that Atkerson was shown as his name, perhaps based on a southern accent? Thank-you, Christi

Tri-County Genealogical Society will meet this coming Sunday, April 13, at the genealogy library in Marvell, AR. Meeting will begin at 2 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Tri-County Genealogy covers most counties in Eastern Arkansas. The Society publishes three journals yearly, and has meetings the second Sunday of each month, with the exception of May and December. The genealogy library is the largest in this area and contains information from nearly every state, many hundreds of rolls of microfilm (including all of Arkansas), the IGI from the Mormon library, copiers and readers. The library is open each Sunday from two until five p.m., and each Thursday from one until four. There is always a volunteer on hand to help visitors and members with research.

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/633 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on the descendants of Elbert and Eunice Calvert White. The last record we have of Elbert and Eunice – as well as several of their 15 children – is the 1860 Polk Co., census. However by 1870 some of these boys were located in Van Buren Co, and 1880 in Faulkner Co., with their families. But since most of the girls would have married in the 1840s, 50s, and maybe 60s, and many courthouses were burned since that time, we have not been able to locate marriage records, therefore do not have surnames to work with. So, I am sending out a plea to anyone who thinks they might be descended from one of the following to get in touch with me. James White b 1838 Walker Co., AL Adaline White b 1839 Walker Co., AL Nancy White b 1840 Walker Co., AL Elbert W. White b 1841 Blount Co., AL m 26 August 1875 Sarah “Sally” Newman Unicy (Eunice?) White b 1843 McNairy Co., TN Talishy/Faith White b 1845 McNairy Co., TN Eliza Jane White b 1849 McNairy Co., TN Thompson White b1853 McNairy Co., TN Samuel White b 1855 Polk Co., AR I do have quite a bit of information on the rest of the children and will be glad to swap information or compare notes.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Porter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/623.1 Message Board Post: James Milford Porter is my grandfather . My information is different from yours. J.M. and A.J. are brothers. I went to McCrory , Arkansas this weekend looking for J.M. Porter's grave . I do not know where he is buried however, I did take alot of pictures of A.J. Porter and his families graves. He was a very wellknown preacher and he o.b. is in the local paper. My grandfather was born 1859 and he died sometime between 1924 and 1928. He was born near Houston , Mississippi His father was Andrew Jackson Porter 1824- about not sure 1862. Mother was Sara Adeline Phillips. 1838 to 1909. I have alot of other information. If you are interested. Thanks , Donna Porter Davis

>Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:10:58 -0700 >X-From_: bccpg@quik.com Mon Mar 31 23:10:54 2003 >From: "Benton County Cemetery Preservation" <bccpg@quik.com> >Cc: "Daryl Pace" <paced@arkleg.state.ar.us> >Old-Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:05:12 -0600 > >Subject: {not a subscriber} Benton County Cemetery Preservation Bill > >Dear Historic Preservationists: > >This message is to update you on the status of HB2263, a bill that would >help keep our endangered cemeteries from desecration. Unfortunately, we >are running out of time in the legislature. Because of the fierce >opposition that our group and Representative (Daryl Pace) have gotten, we >have amended the bill considerably. I think we were a little too >ambitious, but we do plan on coming back next session and trying for some >of the things we got cut this time. But first things first.....This >Friday, April 3 our bill will be up for a vote with the City, County and >Local Affairs Committee in the House. The committee meeting will begin at >10:00 a.m. If you can make it, we could use all the support we can get. > >At this link, you can check the status of our bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/2003/scripts/ablr/bills/bills.asp > >At this link, you can look at the actual bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf (it is >a slow link, wait a couple minutes) > >I emailed you those names and email addresses last time, but here they are >again in case you haven't done it. Please email them now! > >Chair: Phillip T. Jacobs (If you cannot email, call them and leave a >message at the House of Representatives: 501-682-6211) >Vice-Chair: Ken Cowling >Billy Gipson >Paul Weaver >Boyd Hickinbotham >Bob Adams >Dewayne Mack >John Paul Verkamp >Bill H Stovall, III >Phillip Jackson >Jerry Taylor >Robert Jeffrey >Will Bond >Susan Schulte >Sandra Prater >Betty Pickett >Mark Pate >Jim Medley >Michael Lamoureux >Marilyn Edwards > >email (cut and paste into your email to them!) pjacobs@arkleg.state.ar.us, >cowlingk@arkleg.state.ar.us, bhickinbotham@arkleg.state.ar.us, >mackd@arkleg.state.ar.us, verkampj@arkleg.state.ar.us, >stovallb@arkleg.state.ar.us, jacksonp@arkleg.state.ar.us, >taylorj@arkleg.state.ar.us, jeffreyr@arkleg.state.ar.us, >bondw@arkleg.state.ar.us, schultes@arkleg.state.ar.us, >praters@arkleg.state.ar.us, pickettb@arkleg.state.ar.us, >medleyj@arkleg.state.ar.us, lamoureuxm@arkleg.state.ar.us, >edwardsm@arkleg.state.ar.us > >As soon it is through the committee (keep your fingers crossed), then it >will go to the full house for a vote. At this time, it is important to >contact your LOCAL legislators, and tell them that you want them to vote >for it. If they have email, send them an email. You can find out their >address by going to: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us, and then at the top >click on the Representative link, and they are in alphabetical order. Many >have email, but if they don't (or even if they do), call them and leave a >message (501)682-6211. > >After we get through the House, then it will go to the Senate Committee on >City, County & Local Affairs. The names of the committee members are >listed below, and then their email. Again you can cut and paste and send >them an email. If you need to, you can call them at: (501)682-2902 to >leave a message. It is not too early to be contacting them, since we are >running out of time, things will go really fast. Also, please contact your >LOCAL Senators, so when it gets to the Senate Floor. > >City, County & Local Affairs: Senate >Chairman: Irma Hunter Brown (no email) >Vice Chair: Sue Madison >Dave Bisbee (no email) >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 > >I want to thank everyone for all the help, the emails and calls. This bill >has raised awareness in cemetery preservation which is also a great thing. >If I can help out in any way, or if you have any questions, please give me >a call. Please forward this email to all your mailing lists, friends and >other historic preservationists. > >Cassie Elliott >President, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group

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/600.1.1 Message Board Post: Scott, no I haven't, but thanks for the information, I will get right on it. Pattie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/632 Message Board Post: I am searching for any descendants of the family of Martin Luther Moore, born in c1840 in TN., whose household appeared on the 1880 Woodruff Co. AR., census. His wife, "Mary" was my gg.grandmother, ("Martha Ann Dawes") older sister, & born as Mary Elizabeth Dawes, the oldest daughter of William Dawes and Mariah Todd. Martin L. Moore & Mary were in Madison Co. TN., in 1870, and moved from there to Woodruff Co. AR., apparently by 1872 when son Frank, was born. Martin L. Moore was the son of Stephen Moore and "Mary Sarah Duffey". The children in Martin L. Moore's household in 1880, along with his wife Mary, were: Martha 14 (she was 6 in 1870) Matt 12 - (a daughter, likely named Mary and called Mattie or "Matt". Sally 10 - (Was she the Sally Moore who married Wm. Carney in 1893? Frank - 8 - (1st child born in AR.) Egbert 6 - (Also born in AR. Another son, shown only as "J." Moore was in the home in 1870, at the age of 1. He was likely named James, after a brother and an uncle of Mary's. He has apparently died by 1880 when he would have appeared at the age of about 11. I have much to share about both Mary and Martin's ancestry and wish for any descendants to contact me at: christip@southshore.com Thank-you, Christi

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/600.1 Message Board Post: Pattie, have you spoken to Alice Lane? She has done some Metcalf research in Independence County AR. I don't know whether or not your Metcalfs would be related, but it might be worth checking into. Scott

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bronte, Hamilton, Huff Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/614.1.1 Message Board Post: There is a Caney Township in Woodruff County. Hunter Family Cemetery is "Located on an elevation of land directly west of the Hunter community, bordered on the west by a short slope leading to Caney Creek." See http://www.rootsweb.com/~arwoodru/cemetery/huntercem.htm

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/631 Message Board Post: Can anyone do a census look-up for years 1870 and 1910 for William Morgan or William Margan. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Judy

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/614.1 Message Board Post: I live in the Caney area, which is located in Hot Spring County, just north of Arkadelphia, AR. It is approx. 5-10 min. from lake DeGray.

FYI - here's what I sent, and included in the header below (in the BCC line) is the list of committee email addresses. Gloria >Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:23:42 -0600 >To: gblane@aristotle.net >From: "Gloria B. Lane" <gblane@aristotle.net> >Subject: HB2263, Cemetery Preservation >Bcc: cowlingk@arkleg.state.ar.us, bhickinbotham@arkleg.state.ar.us, >mackd@arkleg.state.ar.us, verkampj@arkleg.state.ar.us, >stovallb@arkleg.state.ar.us, jacksonp@arkleg.state.ar.us, >taylorj@arkleg.state.ar.us, jeffreyr@arkleg.state.ar.us, >bondw@arkleg.state.ar.us, schultes@arkleg.state.ar.us, >praters@arkleg.state.ar.us, pickettb@arkleg.state.ar.us, >medleyj@arkleg.state.ar.us, lamoureuxm@arkleg.state.ar.us, >edwardsm@arkleg.state.ar.us > >I'm writing to ask you to support our Cemetery Preservation bill, >HB2263. Our cemeteries are in such poor condition. Desecration is a >common thing, casually done. Our cemeteries are centers of our family, >our history, and our religious heritage. > >In the county where I grew up (Woodruff), there are many historic >cemeteries - serving both black and white families - that are not actively >used, and are badly neglected. They receive care only thru the good >fortune of having someone near who cares and is able to provide some >attention. Even then, vandalism is frequent. > >We need more strong legislation to protect them, and I hope you'll support >this. > >Gloria Bronte Lane >Little Rock, AR 72205

Let's help the cemetery preservation bill! Please see the Email addresses for the City, County and Local Affairs Committee below. They are the ones presently considering the bill HB2263. Send them email asking them to support HB2263. The phone # at the state House of Representatives is 501-682-6211 It can't hurt to send a message to your rep (if you're in Arkansas). For those who want to write the Woodruff County representative about cemetery preservation, here's the name of the Woodruff County representative (and his email address) . This came from http://www.state.ar.us/house/details.php?district=57 Representative Leroy Dangeau District: 57 County: Cross, Woodruff Address: 1105 North Killough Road, Wynne, AR 72396 Phone: 870-238-3260 eMail: dangeaul@arkleg.state.ar.us More: Link to Arkansas Legislature for Committee Information Please see committee emails below! >Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:56:50 -0700 >X-From_: suzy@arkansas.net Tue Mar 18 13:56:49 2003 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> >Subject: {not a subscriber} Benton County Cemetery Preservation Bill >X-Envelope-To: ARWOODRU-L > >Dear Historic Preservationists: > >In case you have not received my email previously, the Benton County >Cemetery Preservation Group has written a bill to help strengthen cemetery >laws in the state of Arkansas. There are several loopholes, and we felt >that it would benefit the whole state by taking it to the Arkansas >Legislature. Our bill was filed several days ago and received a lot of >criticism, namely from county judges. We revised the bill in order to at >least address the desecration issues and that is where we are at this date >and time. > >The cemetery bill (HB2263) that Rep Pace filed for us, is now posted on >the Arkansas Legislature website as revised. You can see the amended >version here: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf. It >takes this link a while to load, so please be patient. If you need me to >email you the file, please let me know. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, >you can download it free here: www.adobe.com. > >Things have changed since so many bills were filed last week. We will >probably not go to committee until Wednesday, March 26 now. I still plan >on making the trip, so if anyone needs a ride let me know. 479-248-2518. I >am sending you the committee members names and email addresses again. >Please bombard them, and put HB2263 in your subject line. Your support is >very important. Please contact them as soon as possible. Please forward >this message to anyone you think would lend us support. > >Chair: Phillip T. Jacobs (If you cannot email, call them and leave a >message at the House of Representatives: 501-682-6211) >Vice-Chair: Ken Cowling >Billy Gipson >Paul Weaver >Boyd Hickinbotham >Bob Adams >Dewayne Mack >John Paul Verkamp >Bill H Stovall, III >Phillip Jackson >Jerry Taylor >Robert Jeffrey >Will Bond >Susan Schulte >Sandra Prater >Betty Pickett >Mark Pate >Jim Medley >Michael Lamoureux >Marilyn Edwards > >email (cut and paste into your email to them!) >pjacobs@arkleg.state.ar.us, cowlingk@arkleg.state.ar.us, >bhickinbotham@arkleg.state.ar.us, mackd@arkleg.state.ar.us, >verkampj@arkleg.state.ar.us, stovallb@arkleg.state.ar.us, >jacksonp@arkleg.state.ar.us, taylorj@arkleg.state.ar.us, >jeffreyr@arkleg.state.ar.us, bondw@arkleg.state.ar.us, >schultes@arkleg.state.ar.us, praters@arkleg.state.ar.us, >pickettb@arkleg.state.ar.us, medleyj@arkleg.state.ar.us, >lamoureuxm@arkleg.state.ar.us, >edwardsm@arkleg.state.ar.us > >(there are a couple who do not have email). > >Thank you so much for your support of the preservation of the pioneer >cemeteries of the state of Arkansas. > >Cassie Elliott >President >Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group

>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:53:31 -0700 >X-From_: suzy@arkansas.net Wed Mar 12 23:53:27 2003 >From: "Cassie Elliott" <suzy@arkansas.net> >To: <AR-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION-L@rootsweb.com>, <AFHA-L@rootsweb.com>, > <aga@softdisk.com>, "Paula Marinoni" <pmarinoni@arkansasusa.com>, > <apeebles@sat-co.net>, <info@arkansasheritage.com>, > "Mary Marquess" <bchsark@juno.com>, "Linda Norman" <klnor@juno.com>, > "Helen W Logue" <wlogue@juno.com>, <bjmclane@direclynx.net>, > "Leah Whitehead" <flower@arkmola.net>, <genealogy71655@yahoo.com>, > <AFHA-BOARD-L@rootsweb.com>, <AGS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-AfricaAmer-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-AfriGeneas-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARANDLA-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARARCHIVES-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARARKANS-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARASHLEY-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARBAXTER-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARBENTON-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-BIBLE-RECORDS-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARBOONE-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARBRADLE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCALHOU-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-CENSUS--L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCHICOT-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-CIVIL0WAR-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCLARK-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARCLAY-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCLEBUR-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCONWAY-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARCRAIGH-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARCRITTE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARCROSS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARDESHA-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-FAMILY-GROUP-SHEETS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARFAULKN-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-FREEDMEN-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARFULTON-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARGARLAN-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-GHOSTTOWNS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARGRANT-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARGREENE-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARHEMPST-L@rootsweb.com>, <ATHOTSPR-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARINDEPE-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARJEFFERSON-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARKANSAS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARKANSAS-QUERIES-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARKANSAS-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARLAFAYE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARLEE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARLITTLE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARLONOKE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARMADISO-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARMILLER-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARMISSIS-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARMONROE-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARNEVADA-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARNEWTON-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-OLD-SCHOOLS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AROUACH-L@rootsweb.com>, "James Johnston" <johnston@ipa.net>, > <ARPERRY-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARPHILLI-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARPIKE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARPOINSE-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARPOLK-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARPOPE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARPRAIRI-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARPULASK-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-RAILROADS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARRANDOLP-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARRANDOL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-ROLLCALL-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARSALINE-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-SAWMILLS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARSEBAST-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARSEVIER-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARSHARP-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARSTFRAN-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARSTONE-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-SURNAMES-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARUNION-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARVANBUR-L@rootsweb.com>, > <AR-VETERANS-L@rootsweb.com>, <AR-VINTAGEPHOTOS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARWASHINGTON-ROOTERS-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARWHITE-L@rootsweb.com>, <ARWOODRU-L@rootsweb.com>, > <ARYELL-L@rootsweb.com>, <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com>, > <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com>, <OZARK-RESEARCH-L@rootsweb.com>, > "Bobbie Lynch" <byarslynch@aol.com>, "Bonnie Rone Seals" > <roses@nwark.net>, > "Boone County Historical Society" <bchs@socket.net>, > "Brian Driscoll" <brian@arkansasheritage.org>, > "Carleen Shanks" <carleenshanks@hotmail.com>, > "Carol Hudson" <hudster2000@yahoo.com>, > "Carolyn Fugedy" <c.fugedy@mc2k.com>, <CCCharlie1@aol.com>, > <CuznCarri@aol.com>, "Debbie Dersam" <ddersam2002@yahoo.com>, > <Don@AllredRoster.com>, "Gordon W Bawden" <gbawden@juno.com>, > "Gregory Vogel" <gvogel@mail.uark.edu>, > "Harry Wolfenbarger" <graneroscowboy@yahoo.com>, > "Julia Ann McKinney" <jukiemckinney@juno.com>, <karendigby@earthlink.net>, > "Loye Roach" <loyepr@hotmail.com>, "Mark Thornton" <thornm@specent.com>, > "Mysty McPherson" <shakerag@mtnhome.com>, > "Nancy Grinder" <grinderwater@yahoo.com>, "Pat Halsted" > <path353@yahoo.com>, > "Vickie Pruetzel" <vickiepruetzel@hotmail.com>, > "Roberta Still" <roberta328@earthlink.net>, > "Rogers Historical Museum" <rhmeduca@arkmola.net>, > "Ron Etris" <trimed1@netzero.net>, "Rose Stauber" <rstauber7@hotmail.com>, > <sergeantyorkie@aol.com>, "Sue West" <suewest@earthlink.net>, > "Tami Ramsey" <tamiramsey@earthlink.net>, > "TJ or CD Bross" <twisters@specent.com>, > "Vickie Williamson" <vleewil@pea-ridge.com>, > "Virginia Weber" <vweber1058@aol.com>, "diana smith" > <dinerms@netscape.net>, > "doris osborn" <daso45@yahoo.com>, > "Dorothy Miller" <dorothymilller@peoplepc.com>, > "Jeff McGarrah" <jmcgarra@peoplepc.com>, "Leota Boldt" <lboldt@nwark.net>, > "Phil Smiley" <hsmiley@mc2k.com>, > "Siloam Springs Museum" <ssmuseum@ipa.net>, > "Phil Smiley" <time@timslape.com> >Old-Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 00:50:15 -0600 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 >X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.2(snapshot 20021217) (nagasaki) >X-Diagnostic: Not on the accept list >Subject: {not a subscriber} Benton County Cemetery Preservation Bill >X-Envelope-To: ARWOODRU-L > >Dear Historic Preservationists: > >The cemetery bill (HB2263) that Rep Pace filed for us, was amended last >weekend. You can see the amended version here: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf > >If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free here: >www.adobe.com. > >A lot of changes have been made, but the main goal to protect the >cemeteries remains the same. Please take some time and review this. We >will probably go to committee on this next week, maybe Wednesday. I will >be leaving from Harrison, so if anyone in that vicinity wants to go, >please let me know. I will be glad to pick you up. Pat Perona will be >leaving from Benton County, if someone needs a ride from there, please >give her a call at 479-248-1350. > >The committee it will go before will be City, County & Local Affairs. The >members and their email addresses are listed below. Please try to contact >these people and show support for HB2263. If we do not get it past this >committee, it will die. > >Chair: Phillip T. Jacobs >Vice-Chair: Ken Cowling >Billy Gipson >Paul Weaver >Boyd Hickinbotham >Bob Adams >Dewayne Mack >John Paul Verkamp >Bill H Stovall, III >Phillip Jackson >Jerry Taylor >Robert Jeffrey >Will Bond >Susan Schulte >Sandra Prater >Betty Pickett >Mark Pate >Jim Medley >Michael Lamoureux >Marilyn Edwards > >email (cut and paste into your email to them!) pjacobs@arkleg.state.ar.us, >cowlingk@arkleg.state.ar.us, bhickinbotham@arkleg.state.ar.us, >mackd@arkleg.state.ar.us, verkampj@arkleg.state.ar.us, >stovallb@arkleg.state.ar.us, jacksonp@arkleg.state.ar.us, >taylorj@arkleg.state.ar.us, jeffreyr@arkleg.state.ar.us, >bondw@arkleg.state.ar.us, schultes@arkleg.state.ar.us, >praters@arkleg.state.ar.us, pickettb@arkleg.state.ar.us, >medleyj@arkleg.state.ar.us, lamoureuxm@arkleg.state.ar.us, >edwardsm@arkleg.state.ar.us > >(there are a couple who do not have email). > >Thank you so much for your support of the pioneer cemeteries of the state >of Arkansas. > >Cassie Elliott >President >Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group

FYI - I was asked about what out-of-state people can do re the cemetery preservation - here's the reply, which sounds good to me! And, the committee that's involved is the City County and Local Affairs for the House of Representatives. There are two links that might be helpful: AccessArkansas.org, at http://www.accessarkansas.org/house/reps.php and the Arkansas Legislature site at http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ You can find your county and send the representative a message, and you can also send someone on the committee a message. Gloria >From: "Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group" <bccpg@quik.com> >To: "Gloria B. Lane" <gblane@aristotle.net> >Subject: Re: Cemetery Preservation >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:41:26 -0800 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 >X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.2(snapshot 20021217) (wtc) > >Gloria- >Thanks for the email. It can't hurt for them to email the Arkansas >Senators and Reps. Especially if they have family buried in Arkansas. This >is something that affects genealogists everywhere if their ancestors went >through Arkansas. The committee members for the City County and Local >Affairs for the House of Representatives is a good place to start. > >Thanks a ton! >Cassie >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:gblane@aristotle.net>Gloria B. Lane >To: <mailto:bccpg@quik.com>bccpg@quik.com >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 7:49 PM >Subject: Fwd: Cemetery Preservation > >Hi Cassie - > >I received your message about the cemetery preservation legislation - we >really really need something like this. > >I forwarded this message to the Woodruff County mailing list, on >Rootsweb. I received this quesetion - how can out-of-state >people THought I'd check with you! > >Gloria Lane >Little Rock >>Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 16:28:00 -0700 >>X-From_: bccpg@quik.com Sun Mar 9 16:27:57 2003 >>From: "Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group" <bccpg@quik.com> >>Dear Historical Preservationists: >>I am writing this letter on behalf of the Benton County Cemetery >>Preservation Group and its members, but hopefully the outcome will not only >>benefit our group and county, but the whole State of Arkansas. Our group was >>establishing in 1996 to save our cemeteries. Our goals are (1) to document >>each burial site through the GPS, photos, cemetery mapping, deed research, >>affidavits, 911 mapping and filing documents at the Circuit Clerk's Office, >>each city's Mayor's office and the County Judge's office in accordance with >>state cemetery laws; (2) to help organize the maintenance and preservation >>of cemeteries between local governments, land and cemetery owners and >>descendants; and (3) to educate the general public and government officials >>about the Arkansas state cemetery laws and preservation guidelines. In >>trying to preserve our cemeteries we have encountered several obstacles, >>many of them because of loopholes in current Arkansas laws. It became our >>mission to not only preserve and document these cemeteries, but to >>eventually ratify our state's laws to be more friendly to genealogists and >>historical preservationists. >>These cemeteries are in immediate danger. It is sometimes hard enough to >>prove a burial site, and then to have current laws working against you is >>yet another obstacle. Our group has spent many years researching and writing >>a bill to change all of this. It is based on some other state's laws and we >>think it will aid in cemetery preservation. You can view the bill at: >>http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf. You may >>also visit the homepage www.arkleg.state.ar.us to find out who your >>representative and senator are. >>Just yesterday, our group met with the sponsor of the bill, Representative >>Daryl Pace and made some changes. These changes will hopefully help to get >>it passed in the legislature, and should be available by the end of this >>week. We are already encountering opposition and need your help. Please read >>through this and call your local representative and senator and support our >>efforts. This bill will be a great tool in the future for cemetery >>preservationists all over the state if it is passed. If you have any >>questions, please send me an email or give me a call. Our group plans on >>being in Little Rock when it goes to committee, over the next few days. If >>you could please email me back and let me know if your organization would >>support us, that would be of great help. If the legislators know that people >>support this throughout the state it has a better chance of getting passed. >>Thank you for your time, and please let your legislators know how you feel! >>Also, please forward this anywhere you think people might be able to help us >>out! >>Respectfully, >>Cassie Elliott >>President >>Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bronte, Hamilton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/629.1 Message Board Post: Hi Kenny - You should try the local Church of Latter Day Saints library to get info on the Cotton Plant newspapers, which are on microfiche. What they don't have, they will be glad to order, and there may be a very small fee. THey're great for getting that sort of thing. In Little Rock, the History Commission downtown has the microfiche, and they're available in Woodruff County at those libraries. Other libraries in your area may have them, but it's on an individual basis and you'd have to call and check. Hope this helps - Gloria

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stoker-McClendon-Clark-Sewell-Griffin-Coleman-? Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AW.2ADE/630 Message Board Post: My mother (June) lived with the Shue's after her parents deaths. Trying to find what happened to Tisha Shue after Frank's death? They lived in Patterson and had a store at the main intersection in town. Any info on the listed surnames will be appreciated. Bob Stoker

I wanted to forward this on to the list, because it has to do with a bill (see below) for preserving the cemeteries. So many cemeteries are already in such bad shape, and many are just lost to time and deterioration. I haven't read this thoroughly yet, plan to and hope you'll do the same. Maybe we can improve the situation. Gloria Bronte Lane >Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 16:28:00 -0700 >X-From_: bccpg@quik.com Sun Mar 9 16:27:57 2003 >From: "Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group" <bccpg@quik.com> > >Dear Historical Preservationists: > >I am writing this letter on behalf of the Benton County Cemetery >Preservation Group and its members, but hopefully the outcome will not only >benefit our group and county, but the whole State of Arkansas. Our group was >establishing in 1996 to save our cemeteries. Our goals are (1) to document >each burial site through the GPS, photos, cemetery mapping, deed research, >affidavits, 911 mapping and filing documents at the Circuit Clerk's Office, >each city's Mayor's office and the County Judge's office in accordance with >state cemetery laws; (2) to help organize the maintenance and preservation >of cemeteries between local governments, land and cemetery owners and >descendants; and (3) to educate the general public and government officials >about the Arkansas state cemetery laws and preservation guidelines. In >trying to preserve our cemeteries we have encountered several obstacles, >many of them because of loopholes in current Arkansas laws. It became our >mission to not only preserve and document these cemeteries, but to >eventually ratify our state's laws to be more friendly to genealogists and >historical preservationists. > >These cemeteries are in immediate danger. It is sometimes hard enough to >prove a burial site, and then to have current laws working against you is >yet another obstacle. Our group has spent many years researching and writing >a bill to change all of this. It is based on some other state's laws and we >think it will aid in cemetery preservation. You can view the bill at: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf. You may >also visit the homepage www.arkleg.state.ar.us to find out who your >representative and senator are. > >Just yesterday, our group met with the sponsor of the bill, Representative >Daryl Pace and made some changes. These changes will hopefully help to get >it passed in the legislature, and should be available by the end of this >week. We are already encountering opposition and need your help. Please read >through this and call your local representative and senator and support our >efforts. This bill will be a great tool in the future for cemetery >preservationists all over the state if it is passed. If you have any >questions, please send me an email or give me a call. Our group plans on >being in Little Rock when it goes to committee, over the next few days. If >you could please email me back and let me know if your organization would >support us, that would be of great help. If the legislators know that people >support this throughout the state it has a better chance of getting passed. > >Thank you for your time, and please let your legislators know how you feel! >Also, please forward this anywhere you think people might be able to help us >out! > >Respectfully, >Cassie Elliott >President >Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group