--------- 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. ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Shirley A Scott wrote: > > --------- 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. > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 ==== > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ 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

Shirley and Carolyn, Thanks for the biography of Frank Elsey. We have been talking about hatred that existed because of the Civil War. The Elsey family was on the receiving of this hatred. Just over into Miller County from Maries county is a place called "Elsey's Praire" Just east of Iberia about 5 miles there is a Hwy TT that joins Hwy 42 coming from Vienna. ON the eastern side of Hwy TT at that juction there is a 1/2 mile square piece of land called "The Elsey Praire". I am sure these Elseys are related to Frank. The Berrys lived on down the road from the praire, Berry's School is still there. One of the Elseys was shot by the local bushwackers and when they sent someone over to Maries County for a doctor, the doctor was killed too. The Elseys had to flee to Tennessee and Arkansas. No one would sell them anything or help them so they had to leave. DeVere ----- Original Message ----- From: Shirley A Scott <shirleyscott@juno.com> To: <MOMARIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 7:00 AM Subject: [MOMARIES] Bio: Frank M Elsey > > --------- 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. > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 ==== > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > >