Izard County Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc.


Izard County Arkansas Publications

NAME AUTHOR DESCRIPTION CONTACT PAGES Price
The Reverend J. J. Vest and some of his kinfolks Lora Smith Cooper Ross Using records obtained from many sources, James Vest, Sr. was traced from Morgan County, Alabama Territory, in 1818 through his years of public service as Constable, Sheriff, and Alabama legislator for Morgan and Winston counties. His descendants are recorded for several generations with emphasis on Rev. James Jackson Vest, Jr. and approximately 1,680 descendants. Reverend Vest pastured Baptist churches in Baxter, Cleburne, Independence, Izard, Sharp, and Stone Counties in north-central Arkansas. Linda Carol Cooper
219 West Street
Melbourne, AR 72556.
137 pages $25.00 postpaid
Down Memory Lane Publications Betty G. McCollum & Sue S. Chrisco Marriage Books & Down Memory Lane Series of Interviews with senior citizens of Izard County, life-stories, photographs, and includes an every-name index in each volume. Each book contains between 13-17 biographical stories. Down Memory Lane
, P.O. Box 176, Melbourne Arkansas 72556
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The History & Families of Izard County, Arkansas Izard Co. Historical & Gen. Society This is a library quality hard bound 8 1/2 x 11" book containing 546 family histories, many pictures and a surname index. ICHGS
P.O. Box 877 Melbourne, AR 72556
. $59.95 + $6.00 S&H
Cemeteries of Izard County, Arkansas Caroll Hayden Over 17,700 entries sorted by surname (No paging back and forth). Includes map showing precise location of cemeteries. Many entries have been researched and include information not found on surveys. Full names - Full birth and death dates when known - Parents names - Spouse names - Some marriage dates. Some people in unmarked graves are identified. Ongoing research - Your copy will contain latest research. Carroll Hayden
P.O. Box 252, Freeman, MO 64747
299 $25.00 +$2.50 p/h
Arkansas Land Patents: Izard County Desmond Walls Allen and Bobbie Jones McLane Includes acquisitions of land from federal government from earliest settlement through 30 June 1908. Lists patentees' names, volume and page of GLO patent book, land office, document numbers, type of transaction, and complete legal description. Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, Arkansas 72033-0303 106 $14.00 + $3.00 p/h
Izard County, Arkansas Tax Records 1829-1866 Desmond Walls Allen 12,000 entries with full names, years, poll tax and land description if given. Alternate source for burned courthouse records. Parts of present day Fulton, Baxter, Carroll, Marion, Stone and Van Buren Counties included. Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, Arkansas 72033-0303 233 $22.00 + $3.00 p/h
Index to the Tract Books for Izard and Stone Counties in Arkansas Desmond Walls Allen Index to over 5,000 people who acquired land from purchases, bounty land warrants and homestead claims from earliest settlement through 1900. Full names, year of transaction, land description. Key to ordering more data. Arkansas Research, PO Box 303, Conway, Arkansas 72033-0303 77 $14.00 + $3.00 p/h
1830 Izard County Census Nancy L. Wood Nancy Wood, 4643 South 28th W Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107 . $4.00
1860 Federal Census of Izard County, Arkansas Mary Cooper Miller Includes household and dwelling numbers, names of everyone listed, ages, sex, birthplace, occupations; in enumeration order with a full-name index. Mary Cooper Miller, 38 Riverview Rd., Batesville, AR 72501-8050 89 $15.00 p.p.
1860 Izard County Federal Census Margie Garr . Margie Garr, 1505 Mistletoe, Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653 $45.00 + $2.50 p/h
1870 Federal Census of Izard County, Arkansas Mary Cooper Miller Includes household and dwelling numbers, names of everyone listed, ages, sex, birthplace, occupations, values of real estate and personal property; in enumeration order with a full-name index. Mary Cooper Miller, 38 Riverview Rd., Batesville, AR 72501-8050 104 $15.00 p.p.
1890 Personal Property Tax Assessment List of Izard County, Arkansas Mary Cooper Miller Part of Arkansas Genealogical Society's reconstruction of the destroyed 1890 census; lists taxpayers' names, page numbers from tax book, townships of residence, and remarks (gone to Oklahoma,near Forrest City, etc.);arranged in alpha order by taxpayer. Mary Cooper Miller, 38 Riverview Rd., Batesville, AR 72501-8050 . $10.00 p.p.
1900 Federal Census of Izard County, Arkansas Mary Cooper Miller Includes: household and dwelling numbers, names, relationships, race, birth month and year, ages, marital status, years married, children born and living to mothers, birthplaces, reported birthplaces of parents, occupations; township map included; full name index. Mary Cooper Miller, 38 Riverview Rd., Batesville, AR 72501-8050 315 $30.00 p.p.
Izard County, Arkansas, 1920 Census Charlene Dunn Morris . Charlene Morris, HC 80, Box 658, Melbourne, Arkansas 72556 338 $27.50 p.p.
The Vest Cemetery and Some History of the Boswell Community Linda Carol Cooper. The book contains 240 pages with soft covers and measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Detailed biographical information with some family and census information is given for each of the sixty known burials along with a picture of each headstone. Additional information is given about the Reverend J.J. Vest, Jr. the namesake of the cemetery. Some history of the Boswell Community is given, and 509 photos are included in six photo albums. A Bibliography is given, and a complete name index lists 732 names. Contact :
Linda Carol Cooper
219 West Street
Melbourne, AR 72556
$50. Shipping cost: in Izard County $5 and outside Izard County $7.
Make checks payable to the Vest Cemetery Association



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