What's New

 Remember to Check for New Queries and Obituaries Each Time you Visit. I don't list them in the sections below because they go up all the time.

June 28, 2008: Thank you to Mr. Clayton Whilock for sharing his photos of William Leiper Brown, Lizzy (Whitlock) Brown and William C. Whitlock with son Jass Whitlock. See - Photo Gallery.

March 10, 2008: A longtime resident and historian of Marion Co., AR has passed away, Marian Burns. See H. A. Burns Funeral Home Obituaries and please sign the guest book.

February 24, 2008: Talburt Reunion coming in June. - See Reunions. Also let me remind you all to check the Current Queries often.

February 5, 2008: Thank you to Margaret Butler for submitting some information on the Coker/Sneed families that she discovered. - See Family Genealogies.

January 15, 2008: NEW, Our new book "Marion County, Arkansas Her People and Her Schools in Pictures" is now available. Currently we have a great supply of the softbound books in stock. The hardbound books should be available any. This book is the second in the picture book series. It covers more people and most all of the schools, past and present. If you liked the first picture book, you will love this one. - See Books for Sale for price and ordering this wonderful edition. Also in the near future there will be a third book in the series on "Places in Marion County", so check back soon for the new edition in this pictures series of books. . These are really nice books and will go nicely with the first one "Marion County Arkansas: Her People in Pictures."

November 29, 2007: Take a look at the great Map of the Marion Co., AR Cemeteries that was submitted by Linda Haas Davenport. - See Cemeteries. Come and meet Mary Elizabeth Hoodenpyle submitted by Lindy Sheehan. - See Photo Gallery. Also submitted by Lindy Sheehan family information for John Briggs and Descendants. - See Family Genealogies.

September 27, 2007: NOTE: Effective Immediately, postage and handling charges for all MCAHS (Marion County Arkansas Heritage Society) books has increased due to postage and paper price increases. See - Marion County Arkansas Heritage Society and click on the link Books for Sale

August 7, 2007: For those who will attend or plan to attend the NAVE FAMILY REUNION this year please see the updated date and time. - See Marion Co., AR Reunions. Also see the updated information about John Tyler and Descendants submitted by Lee Boyett. - See Family Genealogies. Thank you to Rita Wood for sharing her information on the Henry Clay Johnson Family. See Photo Gallery.

July 11, 2007: Come and meet the Henry Clay Keeter family submitted by Fred & Barbara McEntire. - See Family Genealogies.

June 12, 2007: To Marion County Researchers from Vicki Roberts: Lou Ann Ott has another book coming in the fall of 2007. It is entitled "Tell Me A Story, Mama" This will be her third and final ?? book on her life and times in Rush Arkansas. It is filled with Humor and Love and as always lots of pictures for that town and time. These books can be pre ordered at a cost of $35 plus $6 shipping and handling. The increase is due to postage increase. Please send your checks to Lou Ann Ott, 717 South Street Flippin, AR 72653 or Vicki Roberts 2363 MC 5032 Yellville, AR 72687. You Will Enjoy. Her other two books as well, "Things Remembered" and "Back in Time" are still available. All three are a must if you enjoy reading original stories of the Rush area. "Things Remembered" is $25 plus $6 shipping and handling and "Back In Time" is $30 plus $6 shipping and handling. Also from Vicki, "Early Days of Marion County Arkansas by Marian Burnes has been retyped and republished by Vicki Roberts. It can be purchased for $35 a copy plus $6 handling and shipping. We are sorry for the increase but printing and postage have increased. Books can be ordered from Vicki Roberts 2363 MC 5032 Yellville, AR 72687.

Also from Jaynie Wiggins, it is once again, time for the Henderson/Wiggins Runion on June 16, 2007. - See Reunions.

May 16, 2007: The Wolf Family Reunion, Saturday June 23, 2007. Friends/Allied Family Members are invited. - See Reunions. Thank you to Lynn-Marie Fancher for sharing her web site on the Mountain Meadows Massacre of September 11, 1857. - See Mt. Meadows Massacre.

April 15, 2007: Come and see the wonderful pictures of Mary Cordelia, Lucinda Evelyn (Scott), Emma Lucinda Crownover and of Hester Clara and Rozell Buena Cain that were submitted by Patricia Gausnell. - See Photo Gallery. There is a Willis Evans/Mary (Pace) Evans Family Reunion coming up June 24, 2007. - See Reunions.

March 22, 2007: The Eighteenth North Arkansas Ancestor Fair is June 1 - June 2, 2007 for more information you may visit their web site at http://www.ancestorfair.us/.

March 10, 2007: Come and see the new and updated Family Genealogy of Eli Dodson submitted by Renée Cone Pero. - See Family Genealogies.

Dec. 31, 2006: Come see all the pictures that Dalena Patterson Nichols has shared on her Briggs, Horner, and Patterson families. - See Photo Gallery, also she needs help in identifying some young people from Yellville, AR. - See Our Missing Links, also she needs help to determine if the Yellville Grade School picture she submitted was taken in 1917 - See Places, Things and Groups of Marion Co., AR

Dec. 30, 2006: Come and meet the William Cain and James Crownover Families submitted by Patricia Gausnell, Thank you Patricia for sharing. -See Photo Gallery

December 22, 2006: Research of the Tutt-Everett Feud by Eleanor Edmondson - See Myths, Legends, & Stories.

November 11, 2006: Lou Ann Ott has done it again, she has published a second book in her series of books about her time in Rush Arkansas. "Back in Time", This book is filled with stories and has an entire photo gallery of people who lived in Rush. This is a must have book for anyone interested in their families and friends from Rush Arkansas - See Books For Sale under Resources for Researchers.

November 3, 2006: Thanks to Joyce Coker for sharing her family photos, come and meet The George W. Coker Family - See Photo Gallery

October 17, 2006: Donna Jenkins has shared another wonderful picture of the Jenkins Family at home - See Photo Gallery

October 13, 2006: Come see The Boone County Historical & Railroad Society. See - Links to other Arkansas Sites. Thanks to Donna Jenkins you can now learn more about William C. Pilgrim and his family and see where they lived. See - Photo Gallery

May 27, 2006: Thank you to Jaynie Wiggins for sharing her Henderson/Wiggins Reunion information. See - Reunions. If you are planning a Reunion for your Marion Co., AR ancestors or family memebers, e-mail me your information and I'll be happy to post it on the Marion Co., AR web site for you.

April 20, 2006: The Historic Genealogical Society of Marion County, Arkansas now has a new name, Marion County Heritage Society, the address will stay the same, plus the Library has new hours - See Marion County Heritage Society. Also a reminder of the Civil War re-enactment on May 12, 13, & 14, 2006 "The Battle of Yellville, Arkansas, 1863" for more information you may contact the Chamber of Commerce at http://www.yellville.com and lets not forget the North Arkansas Ancestor Fair is June 2 - June 3, 2006 for more information you may visit their web site at http://www.ancestorfair.us/.

April 13, 2006: Thank you to M. Boen for submitting a photo of her Hawkins Family in 1943. See - Photo Gallery.

March 29, 2006: "OUR YOCHAM FAMILY" published by Joel Thomas Orcutt - Includes The Families Yocham, Yochum, Yocum, and Yoakum Of Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri. - See Books For Sale under Resources for Researchers.

March 4, 2006: "Things Remembered" by Lou Ann Ott. Lou Ann has written about her life in Rush, Arkansas for the 1930's and 1940's. See Books For Sale under Resources for Researchers.

February 6, 2006: Help identify the two unknown people in this photo, Loffer - Adams Wedding, submitted by Frances Holzer. See -Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places.

January 27, 2006: Thanks to Sherry Berthot of the Historical Genealogical Society of Marion Co., AR, we have the new information on the Annual North Arkansas Ancestor Fair that is coming up June 2-3, 2006. See - Seventeenth North Arkansas Ancestor Fair.

November 5, 2005: Can anyone help identify this Unknown Clark Family submitted by Grace Terry - See Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places

October 24, 2005: Thank you to Rhio Gillis for Identifying three people in a photo that by Dalena Patterson Nichols submitted. See - Photo Gallery.

October 2, 2005: Check out Linkpendium Genealogy, Marion Co., AR - Links to web sites with Marion Co., AR information. See - Links to helpful info.

September 25, 2005: Thank you to Traci Quinn for sharing the info she has obtained from the Old Midway Cemetery. See - Cemetries

August 31, 2005: Can anyone help identify this Photo shared by Ilene Stevenson, she thinks it may be Yellow Rose Mine in Rush and that her grandfather is in this picture but she needs help to identify this Mine and the men in this photo. See - Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places for Unknown Mine - Possible Yellow Rose Mine in Rush.

August 14, 2005: Nave Family Reunion submitted by Jacob "JD" Nave, Thank you Jacob for sharing your information. See - Marion Co., AR Reunions.

August 5, 2005: Thank you Sheryl Unrath for sharing the photo of Jim Vickers taken in 1935 - See Photo Gallery.

July 13, 2005: Don Kirk has been hard at work, he has sent in another update on the Adam Weast family, Thank you Don for sharing - See Family Genealogies.

July 8, 2005: Thank you to Dalena Nichols for sharing her photos of George Marvin Patterson and G. B. "Gatey" Keeter, can anyone identify the unknown gentleman in the photo with them - See Photo Gallery also for sharing her photo of Miners at Rush, Arkansas, can anyone identify any of the gentlemen in this picture - See People, Places & Groups of Marion Co AR

July 7, 2005: Thanks to Lynn Risener (she is the County Coordinator for Van Buren Co., AR,) for her hard work and her valuable time, we now have the Orginial Owners Plat Maps online, I am working on indexing the names from the plat maps - See Maps of the County

June 21, 2005: Thank you Don Kirk for sharing the updated photo of Sophia Weast with the writing from the back of it and for the updated information for the Descendents of Adam Weast - See Photo Gallery and Family Genealogies.

June 20, 2005: Walking Tour of Yellville, Arkansas, come and join us. The tour meets in front of the Marion County Courthouse at 10:30AM, July 9, 2005. The tour will last between one and two hours. An AHPP staff historian will be leading the tour and giving a brief lecture about the properties visited and their history. The tour will visit several historic properties located in the vicinity of the Marion County Courthouse, including the J.C. Berry's Dry Goods Store. The tours are sponsored by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program and the Marion County Historical Society.

June 16, 2005: Thank you Sheryl Unrath for sharing the photos of the Harrison Parade with the unknown children. See - Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places

May 15, 2005: Come and visit Links to Other Arkansas Sites, Thanks to Leslie Wright we now have a link to Harrison-Arkansas.Net, and Thanks to Alice Chambers we have a link to Life in the Ozarks. See - Arkansas Links

April 28, 2005: Thank you Sheryl Unrath for sharing your photo of Marvin and Dennis Estes. See - Photo Gallery.

April 25, 2005: A story from Bill "Chaps" McDonald about being a twelve-year old boy living in the woods. See - Myths, Legends, & Stories.

April 13, 2005: NEWS - The Historical Genealogical Society of Marion County, AR still has the new "MARION COUNTY ARKANSAS: Her People In Pictures" book for sale, for more information about this book and how to place your order - See Books for Sale plus we are working on a new book for the fall of 2005. We still need pictures to go in the third volume. If anyone has photos they are willing to share, we will be glad to place them in one of our books. Please send a good quality copy to The Historical Genealogical Society of Marion Co., AR (HGSMA) at P.O. Box 761 Yellville, AR 72687 or to me personally at V. Roberts, 2363 MC 5032 Yellville, AR 72687. Please do not send your originals, because the picture you submit will not be returned. For all of you locals, we will be at the Arts in the Park in Bull Shoals, AR on April 29th & 30th, come see us and we will chat about history. Thank you, Vicki Roberts

April 11, 2005: Thank you Lynn-Marie Fancher for information on the Fancher Annual Family Meeting and Reunion. See - Reunions.

March 23, 2005: Family Reunion for Sullivan, Daniel, Horton and Families submitted by Lois Sullivan Stradley. See - Reunions.

March 21, 2005: Come and Meet James Wesley Covington and his wife Eliza Jane (Allen) Covington submitted by Sheryl Unrath, Thank you Sheryl. See - Photo Gallery.

March 8, 2005: Thank you Linda Haas Davenport for sharing this site on Arkansas Historical County Lines. See - Maps of Marion Co., AR. Also there are a couple of Reunions coming up, DeShields Reunion submitted by Reta DeShields Parton and Family Reunion for Sullivan, Derryberry, Horton and Daniel Families submitted by Lois Sullivan Stradley. See - Reunions.

February 6, 2005: Come and meet the Patterson and Carson Family Photos submitted by Dalena Patterson Nichols. See - Photo Gallery also see the photos Dalena isn't sure of who the people are, help solve the mysteries. See - Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places.

January 24, 2005: Come and meet Clyde Sullivan and his dad Newton Cannon Sullivan submitted by Lois (Sullivan) Stradley, Thank you Lois for sharing. See - Photo Gallery. Was there silver in them thar hills?? The Yocum Dollar from another perspective, Submitted by: Joel Thomas Orcutt. See - Myths, Legends, & Stories.

 January 15, 2005: Jacob Flippin has shared some family photos, some of the photos he knows who the family members are. See - Photo Gallery, there are many, and some he isn't sure if they are family or friends of the family. See - Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places. He would like any help in identifying the unknowns.

January 14, 2005: Thank you to Joel Thomas Orcutt for sharing his family photos, come and meet Matilda Beasley Yocham, James Monroe Yocham, & George Richard Yocham. See - Photo Gallery. Also Joel submitted updated information on the Descendants of Jacob Yocham. See - Family Genealogies.

December 11, 2004: A note from Vicki Roberts: Greetings from Yellville Arkansas.

Also a little reminder that The Bramble Bush Subscriptions are due and for those of you who would like to subscribe to the Bramble Bush and would like to know what it is all about. See - Genealogy Society

November 27, 2004: I hope you all had the most wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you to Robert McLain, you can now see the Descendents of John W. Hudson and Martin Reynolds. See - Family Genealogies.

November 17, 2004: Come see Jesse W. Smith Descendents, also an update on the Ancestors of Elizabeth Burnes, submitted by Barb Price, Thank you Barb. See - Family Genealogies.

November 15, 2004: An invitation from Barb Price to come and visit this family website on MyFamily.com with over 200 Descendents of the BURNES, GOODALL, SMITH, WOOD, WALKER and allied families. See - Home Pages with Marion Co., AR Connections.

November 6, 2004: Come and meet the Descendents of Grandville Sullivan submitted by Lois Sullivan Stradley. See - Family Genealogies.

October 22, 2004: Come meet the Mears Children and see the school bus that their father drove for Yellville - Summit School, Thank you Jeana Houghton for sharing your photo. See - Photo Gallery. A big Thank you to Jeana Houghton we now have a new Look-up Volunteer for MARION CO. AR 1890 CENSUS, Reconstructed from 1880 &1900 Censuses, Land, Tax Records, etc. by Helen McMindes. See - Marion County Look-ups.

October 9, 2004: Come see the wonderful site that Ann (Jobe) Brown has done on William F. Mears and family. See - Family Genealogies.

September 25, 2004: Post Cards from the Past shared by Jeana (Parker) Houghton, Thank you. See - Marion Co., AR, Places, Things and Group Photos.

September 22, 2004: I would like to thank Cal Clift for sharing his photos of the Camp Adams Civil War Re-enactment with us. See - Camp Adams

September 10, 2004: Jeremiah Everett of Marion Co., AR, Thank you Steve Bemrich for sharing. See - Family Genealogies. Abraham Wood, Sr., Abraham Wood, Jr., & Descendents of Marion Co., AR, Thank you Terry Jenkins for sharing your Wood Family web site. See - Home Pages for Marion Co. Researchers.

September 6, 2004: Turkey Trot is approaching once again for more information - see Yellville Chamber of Commerce. Also see the Descendents of Christopher Columbus Allen submitted by John and Solange Johnson. See - Family Genealogies.

August 31, 2004: Update on the LANCE-LANTZ-LENTZ-LENCE REUNIONS. See - Marion Co., AR Reunions.

August 15, 2004: Thank you Larry Ahart for sharing this web site - Old State House Museum, a landmark multimedia museum of Arkansas history, people, and culture. See - Arkansas Sites to Visit.

July 24, 2004: To all descendents of Solomon & Elizabeth Madewell, Family Reunion September 18, 2004. See - Reunions.

July 17, 2004: Marsha Beesley Walblay has submitted some unknown photos from Frances Thomas' Photo Album. Thank you Marsha. See - Identify our Unknown Ancestors and Unknown Places.

June 27, 2004: Linda Haas Davenport has updated her web site on Land Records "Taking the Mystery Out of Land Records & Where to Obtain a Land Patent." See - Welcome To My Learning Center.

June 25, 2004: Thank you to Rita Wallace for submitting a photo of George Elbert Chappelle. See - Photo Gallery.

June 9, 2004: Wiggins/Henderson Family Reunion June 19, 2004. See - Reunions. Thank you to Reneé Cone Pero for submitting photos of Eli Dodson, Jr. Cemetery Sign, his new Headstone, a picture of some of Eli's children, a photo of Eli sitting in his chair, also a photo of Eli & Mary Catherine (Cantrell) Dodson, Jr. See - Photo Gallery.

June 2, 2004: See Unknown Man on horse and Unknown Man by chair, possibly from the George family, Ison/Isom family, or the Raby family of Marion Co., AR, sent in by Mary Bryant. See - Our Missing Links.

May 22, 2004: Thanks to Renée Cone Pero she was kind enough to share a photo of Eli Dodson, Jr. with one of his daughter's, Missouri E. (Dodson) Dees and her daughters. See - Photo Gallery. Also from Renée are "A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region" about Kemmer F. Cantrell, Cantrell Family History, and Joseph E. Dodson. See - Family Genealogies. Photo of George Martin Pyle & Family submitted by Jack Pyle. See - Photo Gallery.

May 21, 2004: Rita Wallace has submitted Descendents of John Calvin Noe and Descendents of Michael Myers, Thank you Rita. See - Family Genealogies.

May 9, 2004: Thanks to Bret Noe, there is a web page for Noe Family Genealogy Researchers. See - Home Pages for Marion Co., Researchers.

May 4, 2004: Unknown Ladies submitted by Kim Wano have been identified. See - Photo Gallery
April 28, 2004: Thanks to Mysty McPherson of the Historical Genealogical Society of Marion Co., AR, we have a new link to the Annual North AR Genealogy Fair. See - Annual North AR Genealogy Fair
April 26, 2004: SPECIAL EVENT - Thanks to Yellville Chamber of Commerce, May 29 & 30 Civil War Re-enactment - Camp Adams. See - Civil War Re-enactment
April 24, 2004: We just learned from Mysty McPherson that The Research Room of the Historic Genealogical Society has reopened. See - Genealogy Society
April 20, 2004: Pages from the Bible of Eli Dodson, Jr. and Descendents of William Dodson. Thank you Renée Cone Pero for sharing. See - Family Genealogies.
April 4, 2004: See unknown #10, photo submitted by Christina Carlton, in the background there is a store with the name "Markle Store." Can anyone identify these men and/or the store. See - Our Missing Links.
April 3, 2004: In regards to: Arminta Fancher Coker, from Lynn-Marie Fancher. See - Family Genealogies.
April 2, 2004: Thanks to Sharon Staton the Brantley Clan is now posted. See - Photos. Also take a look and see if you can help identify this school and it's students submitted by Barbara (Carter) Whisenant. See - Our Missing Links.
March 30, 2004: Thanks again to Rita Wallace, Descendents of William Carroll Pace and William Yocham are now posted. See - Family Genealogies
March 24, 2004: New Arrival, "Marion County Arkansas: Her People In Pictures." See - "Marion County Arkansas: Her People In Pictures"
March 18, 2004: Thanks to Rita Wallace the William Robert Chappelle Descendents, Joseph Richmond McCracken Descendents, and Henderson Fee Descendents are now posted. See - Family Genealogies
March 16, 2004: From Terry Clark-Cook a Transcribed Article published by A. G. Cochran on Buffalo City, Marion Co., AR. See - Transcribed or Abstracted Records Index. Hurst - Tea Garden Cemetery Clean-up Day scheduled. See - Cemeteries of Marion Co., AR
March 1, 2004: Thanks to Mysty McPherson there is now a Timeline on the Marion Co., site. See - Marion County, Arkansas Timeline
February 27, 2004: Important Notice from the HISTRIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY of MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS. See - Genealogy Society
February 20, 2004: Research of John and Rachel (Wood) Hurst & Descendents by Christi. See - Family Lines
December 13, 2003: Descendents of Corbin "Corb" Jones. See - Family Genealogy Index.
December 2, 2003: Help identify these people. See - Missing Links
November 8, 2003: Transcribed Court Witness Dockets from Feb. and Aug. 1887 and 1888. See -Witness Dockets
October 24, 2003: Transcribed Notice of Estrays/Probate Court Dockets. See - Transcribed or Abstracted Records
October 6, 2003: Photos and transcribed articles from a 1994 Special Turkey Trot Issue of the Mountain Echo. See - Transcribed or Abstracted Records
September 20, 2003: I have transcribed some of the Mining Cliam Indexes. See - Transcribed or Abstracted Records
September 19, 2003: Thanks to Jeana two new Flippin School photos are now posted. See - Places, Things, & Groups Photos. Thanks to Wilma Norton, George Burruss and John Willis Younger family lines are now posted. See - Family Lines. Thanks to Wilma Norton we now have four townships from the 1900 Census for Marion Co., AR. See - Census Records
September 9, 2003: Thanks to Wilma Norton the family of William Alexander & Lucinda Jane (Henson) Younger is now posted. See - Family Lines. Unknown Ladies, can anyone identify them submitted by Kim Wano. See - Our Missing Links.
August 24, 2003: Does anyone know if this is the home of James Wesley Covington. See - Missing Links.
July 15, 2003: Thanks to Gary Risley the New Peel Cemetery is up. See - Cemeteries. Link to USGenweb Family Group Sheets Project. See - Family Genealogies. For a bit of Cherokee Indian information by Jim Hicks. See - Home Pages for Marion Co. Researchers.

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