2,984 total population for Montgomery County, AR in 1870
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304 = Population in Polk Township 1870
(the Oden area)
Census Year 1870 Microfilm # M-593
Roll#59
Mortality Schedule: 1870 family :142, 147,
179
Inhabitants of Polk Township, in the County of Montgomery, State
of Arkansas, enumerated by me on the 16th day of July, 1870. Post
Office: Mt Ida, Arkansas. Zara L. Cotton, Ass't Marshal.
Polk Township Page 1 Dw 112 Family 128 Cockburn M.W.B. 32 GA Farmer 500 250 Cockburn Narcissas 27 AL Keeping house [Martin V. Cockburn m. Martha MORGAN 7 Feb. 1867] Dw 113 Family 129 Morgan William 28 AL Farmer 300 400 Morgan Sarah Jane 27 AL Keeping house Morgan Hidria? 2 AR Morgan Clark 8m AR b. Oct [Wm A. Morgan m. Sarah E Rankins 7 March 1867] Dw 114 Family 131 (sic) Butram Robert 31 AL Farmer 300 400 Butram Martha E 21 AL Keeping house cannot read or write Wright Fannie E 8 AR attended school
Dw 115 Family 131
Staggs Ezekiel 80 SC black smith 000 250 cannot read or write
Staggs Sarah G 58 TN Keeping house
Hamonds William 69 VA Farm Laborer
Dw 116 Family 132
Baker Haylett 33 AL Farmer 500 250
Baker Sarah J 21 AR Keeping house cannot read or write
Baker Jasper A 3 AR
James J? 1 AR
[Hughlett M Baker m. Sarah Jane Amerson 17 May 1866]
Dw 117 Family 133 Johnson B.B. 48 TN physician / Farmer 1,000 600 Johnson S.M. 47 NC Keeping house Johnson Robert W 17 IL attended school Joseph T? 13 IL attended school Wickes Mathias 70 NC without employ cannot read or write Moore William 18 Miss Farm Laborer 000 75 attended school Galloway Charles 18 Missouri Farm Laborer Wickes Daniel 23 IL Farm Laborer 000 75 Gardener Jane 28 TN House servant
Dw 117 Family 134 Evans D.E. 25 TN Farmer 000 100 Evans Eliza J 22 IL Keeping house cannot write Evans Susan E 3 AR Evans Benj. S 7m AR born in Dec.
Dw 118 Family 135 Johnson C.H. 29 IL Farmer 000 3000 Johnson Sarah E 36 TN keeping house Johnson Benj. D 10 IL attended school Johnson Carl 8 IL attended school Johnson Charles W 6 IL Johnson Susannah 4 AR Johnson Ida B? 2 AR Johnson Alice 3m AR born in March Gardener Agnes 14 IL cannot read or write
Dw 119 Family 136
Goodner Henry S 42 TN Farmer 800 800
Goodner Miriam 42 TN cannot write [Willhite]
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Dw 119 Family 136 continued
Goodner Amanda 20 Miss Domestic servant cannot read or write
Goodner Susannah 19 Miss Domestic servant cannot read or write
Goodner John 18 AR Farm Laborer cannot read or write
Goodner James 15 AR attended school
Goodner Nancy 14 AR attended school
Goodner Lucy 12 AR attended school
Goodner Elisabeth 10 AR attended school
Goodner Louisa 9 AR attended school
Goodner Guilford 4 AR
Goodner Samuel 3 AR
Goodner Sarah 1 ARJohn Clayton Goodner, (1853 – 1925),
age 18 in 1870, s/o Henry Smith Goodner 1827 – 1899) and Miriam Louriana
Willhite (1828 – 1910) m. Louisa Cranford 18 August 1872, and one of their
children Mary Caroline Goodner was b. 6 April 1881 in Oden.
German Fryar b. 1882- m. Jan 18, 1900 Oden to Charles Pink Jackson of Oden.
Charles P. Jackson was the s/o Martin Van Buren Jackson and Susannah K. Goodner.
Susannah is the d/o Miriam Lorainia Wilhite and H.S. Goodner.
Dw 120 Family 137
Goodner William D 22 Miss farmer 000 150 Wm. David Goodner m. Elizabeth Tannehill, c. 1868
Goodner Elisabeth 25 AR Keeping house
Goodner Sarah D 1 AR
Descendants of Isaac Fryar, Jr.
1 Isaac FRYAR, Jr. b: 1799 in Guilford, NC d: November 1868 in Montgomery, AR
+Nancy GOODNER [family 146] b: 1796 in Guilford, NC m: July
05, 1818 in Rutherford, TN d: Aft. 1870 in Montgomery, AR
...... 2 William FRYAR [family 138] b: May 17, 1820 in Polk,
TN d: March 03, 1905 in Oden, Montgomery, AR
.......... +Elizabeth Darcus SINGLETON b: Nov. 16 1830 in TN m: Dec. 31 1844 in
Tippah, MS d: Jan. 30 1903 in Oden
...... 2 Elizabeth FRYAR b: 1823 in TN
...... 2 Mary Ann FRYAR b: 1825 in TN d: 1861 in Montgomery, AR
.......... +John B. GARRETT b: 1820 in Vernon, Hickman, TN m: 1841 in Tippah, MS
d: Abt. June 1861 in Montgomery, AR
...... 2 Thomas FRYAR [family 139] b: 1827 in TN
.......... +Polly SHIRLEY b: 1832 in KY m: Abt. 1846 in Tippah, MS
...... 2 James FRYAR b: 1829
...... 2 John FRYAR [family 141] b: 1830 in TN
...... 2 Garrett FRYAR b: 1831 in TN
...... 2 Henry F. FRYAR [family 145] b: May 15, 1834 in TN
.......... +Lucinda E. HICKEY b: 1846 m: May 12, 1866 in Montgomery, AR
Dw 121 Family 138 Fryar William 50 TN Farmer 300 450 cannot read or write Fryar Elisabeth 45 TN Keeping house cannot read or write [Singleton] Fryar William 15 farm laborer cannot read or write Fryar Ardina E 13 AR cannot read or write Fryar Ellinda 11 AR cannot read or write Fryar Susannah 9 AR Fryar Martha 8 AR Fryar Henry 6 AR Fryar Sarah 4 AR Fryar Lucinda 2 AR Dw 122 Family 139 Fryar Thomas 45 TN Farmer 100 200 cannot read or write Fryar Polly 29 AR Keeping house cannot write [Shirley] Fryar John 19 AR Farm laborer attended school Fryar Thomas 15 AR attended school Fryar Mary F 13?AR attended school Fryar Polly 10 AR Fryar Charlie 5 AR Fryar Alfred 6m AR b. Dec Dw 123 Family 140 Fryar William 22 Miss farmer 000 1000 cannot read or write Fryar Josephine 25 AR Keeping house cannot read or write [Victoria Josephine Boles] Fryar Nancy 2 AR
Dw 124 Family 141 Fryar John 42 TN Farmer 500 5000 cannot read or write Fryar Magreitte 28 AR Keeping house cannot write Fryar Peninala? J? 17 AR Fryar Garrett 15 AR Farm laborer attended school Fryar Nancy 11 AR attended school
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Dw 124 Family 141 continued
Fryar Elizabeth 5 f w AR
Fryar Margrett 3 f w AR
Fryar Melissa 8m f w AR b. Nov
Dw 125/ Family 142 see 1870 Mortality schedule Singleton Martha 48 f w TN Keeping house 200 300 cannot read or write Singleton John W 20 m w MS attended school Singleton Martha 11 f w AR cannot read or write Singleton Solomon 8 m w AR Dw 126/ Family 143 Singleton Thomas 24 m w MS Farmer 150 200 cannot read or write Singleton Dorcas 20 f w AR Keeping house cannot read or write [Fryar] Singleton Elizabeth 2 f w AR Singleton Thomas 9m m w AR b. Oct. Dw 127/ Family 144 Huddleston M. D. 23 m w AR Farmer 000/$500 cannot read or write (s/o David Huddleston & Margaret Jane Hammond) (Mac David) Huddleston Elvira J. 21 f w TN Keeping House cannot read or write (Elvira Elizabeth Jane Wimberly) Huddleston William A. 3 m w AR (William Andrew) Huddleston Isabella 1m f w AR b. May (Margaret Newraney Jane Isabel) Dw 128 Family 145 Fryar Henry 35 m w TN Farmer 500 400 cannot read or write Fryar Sarah 22 f w AR cannot read or write Fryar Wm Henry 3 m w AR Fryar John J 1m m w AR b. May Family 146 Fryar Nancy 77 f w NC Keeping house 000 300 cannot write Garrett Samuel M 18 m w AR Farm labour attended school within the year Garrett Mary Agnes 14 f w AR cannot read or write Dw 129 Family 147 Chapman Thomas 29 m w AL Farmer 200/300 Chapman Manalla 30 f w Miss Keeping house cannot write Chapman Marion N 8 f w AR Chapman Martha 3 f w AR DW 130 Family 148 Chapman John 26 m w AL Farmer 200/300 Chapman Nancy 25 f w AR cannot write [Hickey] Chapman Solomon 3 m w AR Chapman John D 1 m w AR
DW 131 Family 149 Chapman Mary 63 f w SC Keeping house 1200 / 600 McBee?? Salina 30 f w GA Domestic Servant cannot read or write DW 132 Family 150 Posey Allen 58 m w GA Farmer 000 300 Posey Martha 54 f w AL Keeping house Posey Mary A 20 f w MS cannot read or write Posey Martha J 16 f w MS cannot read or write Posey Charles T 9 m w AR DW 133 Family 151 Peacock John 72 mw SC Farmer 300 100 cannot read or write Peacock Dailia 71 fw SC Keeping house cannot read or write DW 134 Family 152 Gilbert Lewis?? M ___ m 50 GA Farmer 000 300 cannot read or write
Polk Township Page 4
Dw 134 Family 152 continued
Gilbert Sarah 48 NC Keeping house
Gilbert Julia Ann 15 GA cannot read or write
Gilbert John R 10 GA cannot read or write
Gilbert Artenesia 11 AR female cannot read or write
Gilbert Narcissas 9 AR
Gilbert William F 7 ARFather of the Gilbert children
was George M. b. 1820 in GA.
Narcissus Gilbert m. Jessie Leonard and then Bolin Trottier
John R Gilbert m. Susan Ann Fryar 26 March 1879.
Dw 135 Family 153 Kindyick? Elisha 24 AR Farmer cannot read or write Kindyick? Sarah A 20 GA Keeping house cannot read or write Kindyick? John W 1 AR
Dw 136 Family 154
Singleton Joel 22 Miss Farmer
Singleton Georgana 18 GA Keeping house [Gilbert]
Singleton Mary E 3m AR b. March
Dw 137 Family 155 Hickey Elizabeth 53 TN keeping house Hickey James M 18 AR Farmer laborer attended school Hickey Elizabeth S 16 AR attended school Hickey John F? 14 AR Farm laborer Hickey Rosetta M V 4 AR
Dw 138 Family 156 Singleton Vaden 58 TN Farmer Singleton Dorcas 57 TN cannot read or write [Willhite] Singleton Charles 17 Miss Farmer laborer attended school Singleton Dorcas M 13 Miss attended school Dw 139 Family 157 Wilhite John H 24 AR [sic] Farmer Wilhite Mary L 23 AR Keeping house cannot read or write Wilhite Sarah E 8 AR Wilhite Martha J 2 AR [John Henderson 'Dock' Willhite b. 10 Jun 1846, d. 4 Jul 1933, m. 9 Sep 1866 Mary Lucinda Hickey 1847-1925]
Dw 140 Family 158
Wilhite Julius 21 AR Farmer cannot read or write
Wilhite Sarah A 19 Miss Keeping House [SINGLETON]
Wilhite Marion H 5m AR
Dw 141 Family 159 Wilhite George A 32 Miss Farmer cannot read or write Wilhite Louisa Ann 24 Miss Keeping house Miss cannot write [SINGLETON] Wilhite Mary Ann 6 AR Wilhite Daniel E 3 AR Wilhite Julius Tadam? 1 AR Wilhite Jane 26 Miss Domestic Servant George Alexander b. Nov 1838, m1. Elizabeth Gentry b abt 1831, dv 1861, Ark. m2 Louisa Ann Singleton b Aug 1846.
Dw 142 Family 160
Wilhite Mary C 50 Miss Keeping house cannot read or write
Wilhite James D 15 AR attended school
Wilhite Mary Ellen 8 AR
Wilhite Alex. C 12 AR attended school
Hickey Samuel 12 AR Farm labourer attended school
Julius Alexander Wilhite b: abt 1818 Marion TN d Aug 9 1863, Ark.
m. Mar 20 1837 Marion Co. TN to Mary Caroline 'Polly' Fryar. b Dec 1819 Bedford Co TN d Jan 10 1916, Oden, Ark. They had 12 children.
Dw 143 Family 161 continued Mathews John 67 TN Farmer
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Dw 143 Family 161 continued
Mathews Jane 37? Keeping house AR cannot read or write
Mathews Ceknis? 18 male AR Farm laborer attended school
Mathews Czuls? 18 male AR Farm laborer attended school
Mathews Kansas 11 A attended school
Mathews William A 8 AR
Mathews James H 5 AR
Mathews Nancy J 6 AR b. Jan
Dw 144 Family 162 Goodner John C 66 GA Farmer Goodner Sarah 40 SC Keeping house Goodner George M 6 AR Goodner Thomas J 4 AR Goodner Nancy A 2m AR b. April
Sarah Ann Christianberry, nee Vandever [Vandiver] b. c. 1830 in SC to Enoch & Nancy Ann Bates Vandiver had one child with William Christianberry and they divorced. She married John Cunningham b. 31 Dec 1802 or 1 Jan 1803 in Bedford Co, Tennessee married Susanna Smith 22 Jan. 1822. After the death of Susannah Smith he married Sarah Ann in 1863. She continued to live near Oden, Montgomery Co. Ark. after his death in 1871. They had 3 children whose names were George Marion Goodner b. 4 January [April] 1864, Thomas Jefferson Goodner b.5 May 1866 and Nancy Ann Goodner b. 18 April 1870. Nancy married Thomas Royal Bates. Nancy and Thomas grandparents were brother and sister. Thomas's grandfather John Royal Bates, was a brother to Nancy's grandmother, Nancy Bates VANDIVER. The Vandiver family came to Arkansas from Georgia. John Cunningham Goodner was son of Henry Goodner & Eleanor Lokey. Henry was the 3rd child of Peter & Mary Goodner.
Dw 145 Family 163 Chandler? Sarah 51 TN Keeping house cannot read or write Chandler Elizabeth C 25 AR Domestic Servant cannot read or write Chandler Martha A 24 AR cannot read or write Chandler Benj. Newton 19 AR Farm laborer cannot read or write Chandler Sarah L 17 AR cannot read or write
Dw 146 Family 164
Smith Samuel 39? TN Farmer
Smith Mary Ann 22 MS Keeping house cannot read or write
Smith John G 16 TN Farm laborer attended school
Smith Josiah 16 Rackenlack??TN Farm laborer attended school ?Rock-in-Sack
Smith Williamson L 10 AR attended school
Smith Mary Jane 6 AR
Smith Thomas O 4 AR
Smith Elizabeth 2 AR
Garrett Polk 16 AR farm laborer attended school
Stuart Julia 20 AR Domestic Servant attended school
Poyar? Elizabeth 48 TN
Dw 147 Family 165
Goodner David M 44 AL Farmer
Goodner Elizabeth 44 AL Keeping house
Goodner Mary F 18 AR attended school
Goodner George M 14 AR Farm laborer attended school
Goodner William H 7 AR
[David Milton Goodner m. Elizabeth Jane Willhite 18 Aug. 1851]
Dw 148 Family 166 Goodner David M Jr.? 37 TN Farmer Goodner Elizabeth J 35 AR keeping house Goodner John G 16 AR Farm laborer attended school Goodner William B 13 AR Farm laborer attended school Goodner Guilford P 7 AR Goodner Mary J 5 AR Goodner James M 6m AR b. Jan
Polk Township Page 6 Dw 149 Family 167 Brewer Benj. 24 AR Farmer Brewer Mary Ann 24 AR Keeping house cannot write Brewer Mary J 2 AR Brewer Henry L 8m AR b. Nov Brewer Thomas 21 Farm laborer AR [Benjamin F Brewer m. 22 Aug. 1867 Mary Ann Shirley] Dw 150 Family 168 Brewer Henry Sr. 68 Penn Farmer Brewer Mary Ann 54 SC Keeping house Brewer Nancy B 14 AR Wood Susan C 12 AR Brewer Henry C. Jr 25 AR Farmer
Dw 151 Family 169 Stuart William 19 AR Farmer Stuart Margrett A 19 AR Keeping house
Dw 152 Family 170
Mullenix J. T 26 Al Farmer cannot read or write married in May
Mullenix Nancy Ann 24 Miss Keeping house cannot read or write Fryar
Dw 153 Family 171 Ellison ?. G. 50 GA Farmer Ellison Sarah 50 SC Keeping house cannot read or write Erun? John 18 AR Farm laborer attended school Coun? tils? William 18 MS farm laborer attended school
Dw 154 Family 172 Ellison E.L 55 GA Farmer Ellison Julia Ann 49 GA Keeping house Ellison John W 21 GA Farm laborer attended school Ellison Mary 18 GA attended school Ellison Martha 14 GA attended school Ellison Ann 9 GA attended school
Dw 155 Family 173
Ellison William H 25 Farmer GA married in May
Ellison Susan 21 AL Keeping house [Shirley]
Dw 156 Family 174 Goss Nathail? 30 GA Farmer Goss Mary Ann 29 GA Keeping house Goss James W 8 AR Goss Sarah M 6 AR Goss Mary L 3 AR
Dw 157 Family 175
Coleman F.T. 38 AL Farmer
Coleman Emeline 45 AL Keeping house cannot read or write [probably a sister of Rebecca Snider]
Dw 158 Family 176
McConnell Miller 38 AR Farmer cannot read or write
McConnell Elizabeth 34 AR Keeping house cannot read or write
McConnell William 17 AR cannot read or write
McConnell James 15 AR cannot read or write
McConnell Martha 14 AR
McConnell Sarah 12 AR
McConnell David 10 AR
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Dw 158 Family 176 continued
McConnell Wilson 8 AR
McConnell Robert 6 AR
McConnell Henry N 5 TX
McConnell Harvey 2 TX
McConnell Wiggins 7m TX b. Dec
Dw 159 Family 177 Wilhite J.H. 19 AR farmer cannot read or write Wilhite Martha J 25 AL Keeping house cannot read or write Wilhite Emily Nancy A 7 AR attended school Wilhite James H 6? AR
Dw 160 Family 178 Gentry Elizabeth 46 AL cannot read or write
Dw 161 Family 179
Gentry Nicholas 56? TN Farmer cannot read or write
Gentry Catherine 34 MS Keeping house Fryar
Gentry Mary J? 12 AR attended school
Gentry John Garrett 8 AR
Gentry Robert Lee 7 AR
Gentry William 4 AR
Gentry Nancy 4m Jan AR
Dw 162 Family 180 Snider Cornelius 41 TN Snider Rebecca E 40 AL Snider Amanda 11 AL Snider Jeff D 9 AL Snider Cornelius A 6 AL Snider William T 3 AR Snider James G 7 m b. Nov Drain M.J. 17 without employ attended school Dw 163 Family 181 Shirley Joseph 28 AL Farm laborer Shirley Martha? J 26 AL Keeping house Shirley William Lewis 8 AR Shirley John Milton 6 AR Shirley Joseph A 4 AR Shirley Andrew J 10m AR b. Aug
Dw 164 Family 182 Shirley J Wright 29 AL Farmer Shirley Polly Jane 29 Miss Keeping House cannot read or write
Dw. 165 Fam. 183 the Lewis Shirley family. Line 40 is a 16 year old girl b. in Arkansas - Tenn. Eliz. G. Josephine. I have seen her name many ways, 1860 Census Sene E. and 1870 census Ceneath E. Her mother called her Tenna. Stephen C. Bates [b. in 1825 in S.C.] at the age of 54 married Josephine Shirley (Tenna) age 23 19 May 1881. James W. Shirley [b]1840 in AL, s/o Lewis Shirley and Sarah Ann Mullinax. He made and played fiddles as a hobby. Lewis Shirley's 3rd marriage was to married Mary Ann Patterson of Tuscaloosa.
Dw 165 Family 183 Shirley Lewis 56 SC Farmer cannot read or write Shirley Polly Anne 46 AL Keeping house cannot read or write Shirley Louisa? 25 AL cannot read or write Shirley Mary Ann 23 AL Shirley Susan 21 AL attended school Shirley David 18 TX Farm laborer attended school Shirley Ceneath E 16 AR female
Polk Township Page 8
Dw 165 Family 183 continued
Shirley Amanda 12 AR attended school
Shirley Cordelia 9 AR
Dw 166 Family 184
Edwards James 34 Farmer GA
Edwards Clarissa 37 SC Keeping house
Edwards Sarah J 14 GA attended school
Edwards David C 12 GA attended school
Edwards Susan L 10 GA attended school
Edwards John W 9 GA
Edwards Charles W 9 GA
Edwards Saura S 5 GA female
Edwards Rebecca J 2 AR
Spriggs William B 9 GA
Spriggs Luela? T? 5 GA female
Dw 167 Family 185
(Spelled Abbernathy on 1880 census)
Abernatha Daniel 46 NC Farmer cannot read or write
Abernatha Sarah A 39 GA Keeping house cannot write
Abernatha Phillip T? 8 AR
Abernatha Mary A.A. 5 AR
Abernatha Sarah A.S. 10m AR b. Aug
Dw 168 Family 186
Goodner John G 35 Miss Farmer
Goodner Ardelia G 29 Miss Keeping house
Goodner Martha A 12 AR attended school
Goodner Margaret J 6 AR attended school
Goodner James H? 3 AR
Goodner David D 3m AR b. March
John Green Goodner m. Ardelia Singleton 13 May 1858