Vickie, The old Lawrence County in Missouri Territory was formed in 1815. It included approximately the southernmost counties in present day Missouri from the Oklahoma border to the Kentucky-Tennessee border and some tiers of counties in present day northern Arkansas. This Lawrence County was transferred to Arkansas Territory about 1818-1819 when it was separated from Missouri Territory as the state of Missouri was in the process of being organized. Although there were white/European [non-native American] settlements in the eastern portion of this old Lawrence County at that time, I do not believe that there were any white/European settlements in the western portion of this old Lawrence County until the 1820s. This portion of Missouri became Wayne county about 1818-19. The present Lawrence County was organized in 1845 from parts of Barry and Dade counties. All or part of it may have been in the old Lawrence County of the Missouri Territory era, but there were no white/European settlers in the area of present day Lawrence County, Missouri, until 1831, when the area was part of Wayne Co., then Greene Co. in 1833, then Barry Co. in 1835. There are some records of this old Lawrence county in the Territorial Papers collections at the Missouri State Archives which unfortunately are misleadingly listed with the records of the present day county though they have nothing to do with the present day Lawrence County except they are from another county with the same name. There is an 1818 Delinquent Tax List for the old Lawrence County published by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff. However, there are no records of the old Lawrence County in Missouri Territory among the records of the present day Lawrence County. Depending on when members of the family settled in Barry and Greene counties, there might be some records on them in the records of those counties. Ross Cameron >>> "Vickie Lomon" <lomon@junct.com> 06/10 9:47 PM >>> Hello, I am researching the Chism family surname. I am stuck in Lawrence county,Ark. 1827, and If I understand this list right, Lawrence county , Mo. was once a part of Lawrence county, Ark. I am trying to find out who and Elisha Chisum belongs to? Elisha Chisum died in intestate 1827, bonded was a Winnie Chisum, Oct.30, 1827 Winnie Chism and a Benjamin Chism , Lawrence county, Ark. tax lists 1829 Then a Mrs. Winniefred Chisolm was listed as one of nine people in Izard county , Ark.1834 Then Benjamin Chism 1850 cenus Izard county , Ark. born 1796, birthplace unknown. wife Polly born North Carolina 1803 Children were Benjamin, William, Washington, Isham, Henderson, James, Elizabeth, Winnie, Thomas and one more we think by the name of Elisha. 1860 Izard county, census William Chism, born 1827, wife Mary , children Thomas, John Green, and Mary Elisha Chism born Ark. 1821, wife Mathela, children Polly and Benjamin J.H. Chism born Alabama, wife Sarah children Benjmain , Jane and Henderson Then in 1840 Winnie Chisum is widowed on the Overton county, Tn. census. I am thinging she belongs to the JOhn Chisum of Amelia county , Va. line through one of his sons? Some of the Chism family settled in Barry , Cooper and Green counties. I am hopeing someone may know of this line? I will gladly share the info I have on this line, Thanks Vickie

thank you very much for the help, Vickie ----- Original Message ----- From: Ross Cameron <ross.cameron@arch2.nara.gov> To: <MOLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:41 AM Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] CHISM or CHISUM > Vickie, > > The old Lawrence County in Missouri Territory was formed in 1815. It included approximately the southernmost counties in present day Missouri from the Oklahoma border to the Kentucky-Tennessee border and some tiers of counties in present day northern Arkansas. This Lawrence County was transferred to Arkansas Territory about 1818-1819 when it was separated from Missouri Territory as the state of Missouri was in the process of being organized. Although there were white/European [non-native American] settlements in the eastern portion of this old Lawrence County at that time, I do not believe that there were any white/European settlements in the western portion of this old Lawrence County until the 1820s. > > This portion of Missouri became Wayne county about 1818-19. The present Lawrence County was organized in 1845 from parts of Barry and Dade counties. All or part of it may have been in the old Lawrence County of the Missouri Territory era, but there were no white/European settlers in the area of present day Lawrence County, Missouri, until 1831, when the area was part of Wayne Co., then Greene Co. in 1833, then Barry Co. in 1835. > > There are some records of this old Lawrence county in the Territorial Papers collections at the Missouri State Archives which unfortunately are misleadingly listed with the records of the present day county though they have nothing to do with the present day Lawrence County except they are from another county with the same name. There is an 1818 Delinquent Tax List for the old Lawrence County published by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff. However, there are no records of the old Lawrence County in Missouri Territory among the records of the present day Lawrence County. > > Depending on when members of the family settled in Barry and Greene counties, there might be some records on them in the records of those counties. > > Ross Cameron > > >>> "Vickie Lomon" <lomon@junct.com> 06/10 9:47 PM >>> > Hello, I am researching the Chism family surname. > I am stuck in Lawrence county,Ark. 1827, and If I understand this list right, Lawrence county , Mo. was once a part of Lawrence county, Ark. > I am trying to find out who and Elisha Chisum belongs to? > Elisha Chisum died in intestate 1827, bonded was a Winnie Chisum, Oct.30, 1827 > Winnie Chism and a Benjamin Chism , Lawrence county, Ark. tax lists 1829 > Then a Mrs. Winniefred Chisolm was listed as one of nine people in Izard county , Ark.1834 > Then Benjamin Chism 1850 cenus Izard county , Ark. born 1796, birthplace unknown. > wife Polly born North Carolina 1803 > Children were > Benjamin, William, Washington, Isham, Henderson, James, Elizabeth, Winnie, Thomas and one more we think by the name of Elisha. > 1860 Izard county, census > William Chism, born 1827, wife Mary , children Thomas, John Green, and Mary > > Elisha Chism born Ark. 1821, wife Mathela, children Polly and Benjamin > > J.H. Chism born Alabama, wife Sarah > children Benjmain , Jane and Henderson > > Then in 1840 Winnie Chisum is widowed on the Overton county, Tn. census. > I am thinging she belongs to the JOhn Chisum of Amelia county , Va. line through one of his sons? > Some of the Chism family settled in Barry , Cooper and Green counties. > I am hopeing someone may know of this line? I will gladly share the info I have on this line, Thanks Vickie > >