I have been looking for a history or anything written about Buck Skull. You are the 1st person I have ever seen ,.... mention it. My gr. gr.father was reportedly killed by an Indian uprising at Buck Skull ,..... as near as I can place the date,.... mid to late 1870's. I haven't been able to find anything about it. Do you know where I could search? Any help will be appreciated !! Thank you, Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: Cannady To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: RE: [MORIPLEY] Book- ENEMY WOMEN by Paulette Jiles-[Colley Family]- Setting N... There is a Colley farm on Current River just north of Current View, which was known as Buckskull during the Civil War. I haven't read the book, but does it mention Buckskull? Peggy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 6:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Book- ENEMY WOMEN by Paulette Jiles-[Colley Family]- Setting N... Hello and isn't that just the best book! I have also been trying to pin-point the area and the best I can do is north-east of Doniphan in the Grandin area. That is Johnson Township, not Jackson as Miss Jiles uses, but alot of the landmarks are in that area like "Devils Backbone", Little Black River. I believe the Old Military Road went through there also. I hope this helps and if any of this information is wrong, hopefully someone out there will correct me. I wish I knew more as I was born in Doniphan but left when I was 13 so all of this history is news to me too even at the "tender age" of 70. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Sandy, Buck Skull has been called many names. Here is a little history on it. A very small village in Harris Township on current River. Being on a navigable stream, steam boats came this far in the early days and it became quite a little village. during the late 1880s and 1890s. Thomas J. Wilson who owned the land, laid out the lots and several houses sprang up. The post office was established about 1895, and the name Currentview given, one informant under stands, by Thomas J. Wilson, from whose home one could get a beautiful view of the river Current for some distance. Up to this time, the place, a mere trading-post on the river, was known as Buck Skull, but the exact origin of the name is shrouded in legend. One reports that a large buck was kelled and the skull hung up at the post; another that in 1858, the place wask already known by this name; another informant was told by J. R. Kelly that he saw the skull. There were many deer in the section and hunting and trapping were important industries. The Indian village that was here was called Dona Wali. The trading post that was located there as early as 1804 was called Dona Wali and was of considerable importance for the fur trading in the early pioneer days. I am Cherokee and can tell you that the name is of Cherokee origin. But I will have to check with my sources to find the meaning as I do not speak the language well enough to know for sure. Currentview was also known as Pitman's Ferry for the ferry operated there. This area was of extreme military importance during the Civil War as the Military Road crosses the river at this point and Ft. Currentview was located near here. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Book- ENEMY WOMEN by Paulette Jiles-[Colley Family]- Setting N... > I have been looking for a history or anything written about Buck Skull. You are the 1st person I have ever seen ,.... mention it. My gr. gr.father was reportedly killed by an Indian uprising at Buck Skull ,..... as near as I can place the date,.... mid to late 1870's. I haven't been able to find anything about it. Do you know where I could search? Any help will be appreciated !! Thank you, > Sandy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cannady > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 6:11 PM > Subject: RE: [MORIPLEY] Book- ENEMY WOMEN by Paulette Jiles-[Colley Family]- Setting N... > > > There is a Colley farm on Current River just north of Current View, which > was known as Buckskull during the Civil War. I haven't read the book, but > does it mention Buckskull? > > Peggy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 6:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MORIPLEY] Book- ENEMY WOMEN by Paulette Jiles-[Colley > Family]- Setting N... > > > Hello and isn't that just the best book! I have also been trying to > pin-point the area and the best I can do is north-east of Doniphan in the > Grandin area. That is Johnson Township, not Jackson as Miss Jiles uses, but > alot of the landmarks are in that area like "Devils Backbone", Little Black > River. I believe the Old Military Road went through there also. I hope > this > helps and if any of this information is wrong, hopefully someone out there > will correct me. I wish I knew more as I was born in Doniphan but left when > I was 13 so all of this history is news to me too even at the "tender age" > of > 70. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >