Shirley A Scott wrote: > > You will need to contact BenBoro@Primary.net the submitter of this > information. I just forwarded it to the list in my capacity as > ListAdministrator. > > On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 17:32:01 -0600 "James R. Adkins" > <jadkins3@bellsouth.net> writes: > > > --------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > NAME: Carolyn S. Boroughf > > > EMAIL: BenBoro@Primary.net > > > DATE: Feb 09 2001 > > > QRYTEXT: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, > > Crawford, > > > Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The > > Goodspeed > > > Publishing Co., 1889. > > > > > > Franklin County, Arkansas biographies > > > > > > Frank M. Elsey, stock dealer and shipper, was born in Maries > > County, Mo., > > > November 14, 1842, and is a son of John and Rachel (Rowden)Elsey, > > natives > > > of [p.1236] Tennessee. In 1840 the parents located in Maries > > County, Mo., > > > where they reared their children, and the father engaged in > > farming and > > > stock raising until his death in 1862. Our subject grew to manhood > > in his > > > native county, and in 1864 enlisted in the forty-eighth Missouri > > > Infantry. United States Army, in which he served until the close > > of the > > > war. He served most of the time on detached duty, and participated > > in the > > > battle of Nashville. After the war he returned to Maries County, > > but in > > > 1867 came to Ozark, Ark. He at first farmed a year, and then > > followed > > > merchandising several years. In 1873 he was appointed sheriff, > > which > > > office he held two terms, being re-appointed in 1878. He has also > > served > > > the town of Ozark for one term as mayor. Mr. Elsey has made two > > trips > > > with his family to California, and spent one winter on t! > > > he coast. In 1873 he established his present stock business in > > > partnership with his brother. Their ranch is in this county, and > > is > > > located south of the Arkansas River. They are extensive cattle > > dealers, > > > and last year handled 1,000 head of cattle. Mr. Elsey was married > > in > > > Ozark June 2, 1867, to Miss Mary A. Berry, daughter of Col. T. D. > > Berry > > > [see sketch]. Mrs. Eisey was reared and educated in this county, > > and is > > > the mother of two daughters: Eva, now attending college at > > McMillan, > > > Tenn., and Lena, aged eleven. Mrs. Elsey is a member of the > > Cumberland > > > Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Elsey is a Republican in polities, > > although > > > after the > > > war for several years he was a Democrat. > > Shirley, can you please tell me where you found this information? > > I > > believe Mr. Elsey's wife, Mary Berry, may be a distant relative of > > mine. I would like to find some information on her and Col. T.D. > > Berry. I noticed there was a notation in parenthesis ("see > > sketch"), > > but there wasn't a picture or sketch attached. > > > > Thank you for any help you might give me. > > > > Faye Berry Adkins > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > ==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library Shirley, thank you for the information. Faye