Thank you so much for your reply and help, and the earliest I find my Chisum family in Lawrence county,Ark. is 1827, 1829 and 1834 up to 1850, Are you saying in your first paragraph Lawrence county, Ark. in 1819 was a small part of Barry county, MO. in 1827? Vickie I think things are starting to make sense, alot of the Chisum did travel to Barry county, Mo. James Chisum and I believe also Nathan Breed Chisum? I think this is where I may hit? But if I am wrong about it being Barry county, Mo. Please let me know, Vickie ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul E. "PJ" Jackson, Sr. <pj@istnet.net> To: <MOLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 9:12 PM Subject: [MOLAWREN-L] Lawrence CO, AR > Vickie, > > In 1819, Lawrence CO, AR covered most of the northern part of AR and also a > small distance into present-day MO, for virtually the width of the state as > we know it. This area included what is now the southern half of Barry CO, > MO. > > Lawrence CO, MO was formed in 1845 from parts of northern Barry and western > Greene CO, MO (the Barry CO part had not been a component of Lawrence CO, > AR). By 1850, Lawrence CO, AR was a much smaller county, located in the > northeast corner of the state. > > If you believe that your Lawrence CO, AR ancestors were in present-day > Missouri, you may be right -- but there are eight present-day MO counties > that they might have been in. Here's a clue: In 1836, Izard CO, AR was > roughly placed where present-day Marion, Fulton and Izard Counties (AR) are. > By 1850, Izard CO, AR was south of Fulton CO, AR. > > Good luck! > > PJ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vickie Lomon <lomon@junct.com> > To: MOLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com <MOLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 8:44 PM > Subject: [MOLAWREN-L] CHISM or CHISUM > > > >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 > > >