Monroe County, Arkansas

Posted Queries for February thru March 2000

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ARNOLD, FERGUSON, GIBSON, GRAVES, JONES, MAY, MCAHRON, POTTS, RISINGER posted by Terry Stivers on Tuesday, February 1, 2000: Looking for information on Martin and Mahala STIVERS, moved to Arkansas sometime between the end of the Civil War and 1870. Martins brother William RILEY also known as RILEY came also. Any information on these people would be greatly appreciated.

CANNON posted by Tammy Rowan on Friday, February 4, 2000: I am looking for information on my great-grand parents, Rev. James and Nora CANNON.

CONNALLY, SEBASTION posted by Mike W Thompson on Tuesday, February 8, 2000: Any info on John Daugherty SEBASTION. Lived near Clarendon, Monroe Co .Arkansas. He died 4/11/1863 at Petersburg,Virginia hospital after being captured at Arkansas Post while serving in the command of Captain Alfred Johnson's Texas Spy Company. Also related William, John, Joe and Tas SEBASTION. Also related to the Drury CONNALLY family..

KING, YOUNG posted by Judy K. Sanders on Saturday, February 12, 2000: Is anyone researching the James D. and Georgianna KING YOUNG family? Georgianna was the daughter of George and Mary Ann Rideout KING. She was born 1869, died 1942 and is buried in Choctaw Cem. in Monroe Co. Her husband James M. YOUNG was born 1861, died 1931 and also buried in Choctaw Cem. I would like to correspond with any of their descendants about the King family.

ELROD, OATES posted by A. Deason Smith on Friday, February 25, 2000: Seeking information on the following family: John T. OATES married Mary Eliza ELROD about 1855. Mary Eliza was born 1835 in Tennessee and died August 1870 in Monroe County, Arkansas. Childred of John T. OATES and Mary Eliza ELROD: i. Samuel OATES ii. John OATES iii. Sally OATES iv. Dixie OATES v. James OATES born abt. 1869 Thanks, A. Deason Smith

HELM, HELMS posted by Dr. Bob Hartsell on Friday, February 25, 2000: My maternal grandparents and their two children lived at (near?) Roe in the early 1900s: Arista Oscar HELMS and Atlanta Catherine Dain HELMS Children: Mable Lorinda and Oran Dain Oran died in 1903 and is buried at Roe. 1. Have cemeteries been recorded? Can someone help me locate his grave? 2. Arista and "Kate" divorced not long after 1903; possibly in Roe. Where might I find divorce records?

LAWLER posted by Catherine Lawler Mikolajczak on Monday, March 6, 2000: Need names of children of Jesse LAWLER who lived in Monroe Co. and was listed on the 1860 census. Never fought in the Civil War, was killed sometime in l861 by a runaway slave. Need names of family members so I can do futher research. I know from the census record that Jesse LAWLER was born in Alabama; his wife was born in Mississippi. She appears on the l870 Yalobusha Co. Mississippi census with my great grandfather , Archibald Horace LAWLER, and his sister, Mattie. No other family members were listed. He had two older brothers, one named William and one named Thomas. Please help if you can. Are there any LAWLERS living today in Monroe Co. ?

VANDEGRIFT, VANDGRIFFT posted by Alice Leonard on Friday, March 10, 2000: I am looking for Abraham VANDEGRIFT, spouse's name is Sarah. I'm trying to find out if my grandfather is their son or grandson. My grandfather's name is Thomas, he was born in DaVall Bluff in 1897.

ANDERSON, AVERY posted by Terrie Hutcherson on Sunday, March 12, 2000: Information on Joe ANDERSON who married a Mrs. S. A. AVERY in 1884 I believe. They had son James Elmer ANDERSON. Mrs. AVERY had two children from previous marriage one name Charlie AVERY.

CASH, GRIFFIN, PORTER posted by Anthony Bates on Thursday, March 16, 2000: Birth records, death records, Marriage Records, Census Records,

GADBERRY, WILSON posted by Roma M. Schaub on Friday, March 17, 2000: I am searching for info on John J. WILSON who was born in Tennessee and married Elizabeth GADBERRY in 1856 in Monroe County, AR.

HODGES, WYNN, YOUNG posted by Cheryl Hayes on Friday, March 17, 2000: Seeking info on my grandfather- Eugene Cullon WYNN, b. 6/13/1906 in Brinkley, Monroe Co. AR. SSDI application says father was James WYNN - family remembers him to be of German descent/white. His mother is Mattie YOUNG, of African descent. He apparently moved from Brinkley to Humnoke, Lonoke Co. AR around age 30. Occupation=farming; self employed. He married Florida HODGES, date unknown. Daughter, Dorothy Mae WYNN, born on 10/23/36. Any help in researching James/Mattie's marriage, birth dates, death and burial would be appreciated. Cheryl

SMITH posted by O.M. Smith on Tuesday, March 21, 2000: Birth records, Brinkley, Monroe County - 1884-1896 for Elizabeth SMITH, S. Albert SMITH, Hiram SMITH, Belle SMITH, Lulu SMITH and Bryant SMITH

LAWLER posted by Catherine Lawler Mikolajczak on Tuesday, March 21, 2000: Am searching for Jesse LAWLER and his children that are listed on the l860 Monroe Co. census. One of his children was Archibald H. LAWLER, my great grandfather. He lived and died in Garland Co. Arkansas. He had two brothers, William and Thomas. Are there any LAWLERS living in Monroe Co. today ?

ELEDGE, ELLEDGE, FLEMING posted by Faith Truska on Friday, March 31, 2000: Hey, searching for Steven ELEDGE bn. 2-24-1860 d. 12-30-1922, he is buried in Brinkley Ar., md. Sarah E. FLEMING (?not sure of maiden name) bn. 9-6-1859 d. ca. 1935. Her birth date is on his headstone but a death date for Sarah never was placed. Their children are..... Samuel Gregg, Ocie Henry, Ruby Florence, Cora Ethel and Nora Edith. There are names of more children that I can't find or prove, these are........ Fannie, Elizabeth, Lela, and Betty Mae. Please help!!!!

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