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.