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Re: Powell Family
List user 1/1/2001, 5:03:32 PM
Would like to correspond with any kin of the Francis Marion Powell family of
Montgomery Co. He was born Aug 4, 1857, in Blount Co., AL. Parents were James
Powell, Jr and Martha Jane Mullings, who went to Logan Co., Ark. in @ 1872 from
AL and Miss. Francis Marion married Ruth Sussanah Smith on Mar 10, 1881, in Mt.
Ida. He was living with a cousin, Joseph Powell, at that time. Her parents were
Elberry Smith and Milly Holloway.
Children, all born in Montgomery Co., were:
1. Elbert Lee Powell, married Zadie Victoria Carpenter.
2. Ora M. Powell, married Will Brakefield
3. Cordelia M. "Delia" Powell, married Charlie Mayberry
4. Matilda Pearly Powell, died as an infant
5. James Dewitt Powell, died as an infant
6. Rachael Addie Powell, married Roger Bates
7. John B. Little Powell, married Cressie Edwards
8. Baltimore Yual "Baltie" Powell, married Lola Murphy
9. Austin Marion Powell, married Anna Murphy
Anyone see any connections, will gladly share what I have on this family.
Dickey L. Powell
St Francis or Lee County
List user 1/5/2001, 3:11:27 PM
Can anyone help? In 1859 - 1861 was Marianna in St. Francis or Lee County?
Thanks!
Ginny Ayers Spann
VASPANN(a)aol.com
RESEARCHING: Ayers. Bennett, Byrom, Fowler, Green, Kyle, Looney & Seabolt.
1/16/2001, 3:27:48 AM
I have not been able to connect this William Archibald Fair line to Rev. Adam
and Helen Fair ex Tuscaloosa area Alabama in the 1870s. Adam also first settled
in the Black Springs area but came before 1880 then to the Pencil Bluff area of
Montgomery Co. TX. Arch came to the county in 1884 or 1885.
Arch and Adam were both Methodist Ministers. HOW ARE ADAM & ARCH CONNECTED?
Oden Cemetery
W.A. Fair Feb 1, 1850-March 31 1932 (Willie's Uncle) [sic] Who is Willie? Roxy
is not listed in the cemetery book at Oden. Why not?
William Major (Willie) was the son of William Joseph FAIR b. 15 Dec 1855 AL m.
Martha J. Self . William Joseph FAIR was the son of Rev. Adam Fair. So
was Arch the son of Rev. Adam Fair ??
<http://home.cfl.rr.com/bfair/Bernard.htm>
Who is W.H. Fair? He was another minister Hog Jaw area 1918?
The information in 'Montgomery County: Our Heritage Vol. 1' on William Archibald
Fair page 69 was submitted by Rose Bud Doughten Stafford.
"William Archibald Fair was born in Jefferson Co. Alabama on January 3, 1850,
died Montgomery County, Arkansas, in March 1932. Arch and his first wife had
four children: William A., Jr., Robert, Mary Jane and Madison. It is thought
that the mother died at the birth of Madison or soon after.
Mr Fair married Almira Roxy Page later. Two children born in Alabama were
Carroll (Sept. 1881 and Henry Alvin in July 1883.
The Fairs came to Montgomery County in 1884 or 1885. Six more children were born
here:
Juvenile N,. 1885, John Wesley in Oct. 1887, Rosa Etta on January 5, 1889;
Queen Anne in November 1891; Roxy Elizabeth in February 1894; and Mittie in
January 1897.
The Fairs settled in the Black Springs area, where Arch was a farmer and a
Methodist Minister. He rode a circuit including several counties. He preached at
the Pore Horse (Cedar Bluff) Methodist Church (near Norman's present water
system).
In later years he and Roxie moved into the Hog Jaw area near Oden.
Roxy died in 1916; Uncle Arch died in 1932 at Norman at the home of his daughter
Rosa Etta Doughten. He is buried beside Roxy in the Oden Cemetery.
Alvin Fair taught school in the Womble school on the hill in the early 1900s.
Roxy and Arch left many descendants and multitudes of living memories." Rose Bud
Doughten Stafford
Davis, Dade County
Cynthia Forde
1/22/2001, 4:53:46 PM
I received the following article from 'BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL MEMOIRS'
Western Arkansas, published 1891 by Chicago and Nashville: The Southern
Publishing Company; Polk county, page 449
"William J. Davis is the clerk of the circuit court of Polk county, Ark, but
by birth is a Georgian, born in Dade County, in 1838, to William and Margaret
(Cox) Davis, who were born in North Carolina, in 1787 and 1804, respectively,
their marriage being consummated in Alabama, from which state they afterward
moved to Georgia, where Mr. Davis died in 1852. His widow survived him until
1873, when she too passed away, her death occurring in Dallas, Ark,. she as well
as her husband being a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. The maternal
grandfather, Richard Cox, was a North Carolinian, who moved to Georgia, and died
at his grandsons' home, a brother of the subject of this sketch, in 1848, having
been a farmer throughout life, a Revolutionary soldier, and a member of the A.F.
and A. M. He was of Scotch descent, was well to do, and reared a large family of
children. William Davis, the father of William J., was married twice, and had
ten children by his first wife and four by his last. His son, William J., being
next to the youngest by his last wife. He was reared on a farm with the
advantages of a good schooling, but upon the death of his father, he left school
and began to farm for himself. In 1857, he left Dade County, GA and came to Polk
county, Ark., where he was married in 1861 to Miss Belle, daughter of John b.
and Sarah Vaught, both of whom were born in No AL and in 1857 came to Arkansas,
the death of the father occurring in Montgomery county, in 1881, and that of the
mother in 1885. Mrs.. Davis was born in Alabama, and died in 1868 leaving three
children, two of whom are living. His second marriage took place in 1874 and was
to Miss Alice, daughter of Thomas and Mary Pate, the former born in Alabama and
the latter in Connecticut; their marriage being celebrated in Texas.
Mrs. Davis was born in Texas and has born Mr. Davis five children, all of whom
are living. In July, 1861, Mr. Davis joined Co. K, 24th AR infantry, in AR and
was in all thee engagements in which that army participated, being in the
Georgia campaigns in the battles of Franklin, Nashville and down to Mobile, AL.
He was wounded several times, but not severely until the last fight at
Bentonville, NC when he lost his left arm and right hand. He way captured four
times, but made his escape each time with the exception of the time he was
captured at Arkansas Post on December 31 1862. when he was imprisoned at Camp
Chase, Ohio and at Fort Delaware. At the end of about six mos. he was exchanged
at City, Point, Va.
Barefoot
Dale Morrow
4/2/2001, 3:30:04 AM
Greetings,
Has anyone seen the surname Barefoot in Montgomery County during your research?
One of my ancestors, Edwin Smith Rowton, married Elizabeth Emaline Barefoot in
Montgomery Co. in 1848. The couple were then found next, on the 1850 Census of
Guadalupe County Texas. I am trying to find the parents of Elizabeth Barefoot,
but have come up dry. The 1850 Texas Census shows her place of birth as
Tennessee, as does Edwin Rowton. The Rowton's moved to Montgomery Co. in 1846,
and settled on the ground that became Black Springs. I have found no mention of
any Barefoot in the area. I have looked in the census indexes we have in the
Wichita library, and some of them are of poor quality and hard to read, but have
come up empty. Were the surrounding counties always named what they are today ?
Any suggestions?
Dale Morrow
Udall, Ks.
National Register of Historic Places
Collier Springs Shelter (Norman)
Forest Service Rd. 177 NE of Norman
ca. 1939 protective shelter built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 10/20/93.
Crystal Springs Camp Shelter (Norman)
Forest Service Rd. 177 E of Hwy. 27
ca. 1935 log picnic shelter built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 1/21/93.
Crystal Springs Dam
Crystal Springs Dam (Norman)
Forest Service Rd. 177 E of Hwy. 27
ca. 1935 fieldstone structure built by Civilian Conservation Corp
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 1/21/93.
Huddleston Store and McKinzie Store (Pine Ridge) Hwy. 88
early 1900s wood-frame stores made famous by 1930s radio comedians Lum and
Abner (Chet Lauk and Norris Goff)
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 10/4/84.
Montgomery County Courthouse (Mt. Ida) Court Square
1923 stone structure with Craftsman-style details
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 8/27/76.
Norman Town Square (Norman)
bounded by Hwy. 8, 8th St., 7th St., & Gurdon St. 1935-1950 collection of
buildings and site features
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 2/25/93.
Reeves-Melson House (Bonnerdale)
SE Montgomery County near Mazarn Creek
1882, 1888 1882 log cabin converted to dog-trot in 1888
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 12/5/86.
Womble District Administration House No. 1 (Mt. Ida) N of Hwy. 270 E of Mt. Ida
ca. 1940 wood-frame structure built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Listed in National Register of Historic Places on 10/20/93.
Rowton
Dale Morrow
4/5/2001, 3:48:47 AM
Greetings Montgomery County researchers,
I am posting this to the Mont. Co. site, as I know there are several Rowton
researchers on this list.
There has been a long standing debate in the Rowton clan, and those tied to the
Rowton's, over one gentleman in particular. I now have the proof to put some of
this to rest.
There has been a long standing debate over Chillocton Rowton, whom I found in
the 1850 Montgomery county census of Caddo Township, living with his father,
William D. Rowton. Chillocton was 11 years old in this census.
In the 1870 Montgomery Co. Census of Caddo Township, Chillocton age 31, is shown
as head of household with his wife Martha J. (Ellington), age 28. Chillocton is
listed as a farmer, and being born in Tennessee.
Here is where the confusion starts, Chillocter Silkirk Rowton is listed as a
soldier in the Spanish American war. It has been thought that the difference in
spelling was the work of the penmanship of census takers, and could very well
be, but if this was the same man, he would have began the Spanish American War
at age 69. This I find highly unlikely.
I have a picture of Chillohter Silkirk Rowton ( this name is written on the
back), which my mother says was taken around 1910-1920. In thispicture,
Chillocter appears to be around 30 years of age. The style of the photograph,
and the clothing seems to support this time period.
Some of the family have also shown a marriage to Rosa Winkler, which is
something that I could not prove until this morning. Faye Sandy of Texas, who
posts to the Logan Co. site, sent me this record yesterday:
From Logan Co. marriage records,
Rowton, C.S., 38, Prairie View, to Rosa Winkler, 28, Paris, 5 Sept. 1912, by Fr.
Aloysius Baumgaertner, J.J.M. Rowton security. Bool I, page 170.
My daughter works part time in the Logan Co. courthouse. I called her this
morning and had her run upstairs and confirm this. She just called me with
affirmation.
Well it turns out that every one was right, except there are two Chollocter (or
Chillocton) Rowton's.
I have no proof as to who the latter Chillocter belongs to, but suspect that he
is the son of Edwin Smith Rowton. I also suspect that Edwin Smith is the son of
William D. Rowton, but have no proof of this either. A daughter of Edwin Smith
Rowton, Lucy Jane Rowton, was my Great Grandmother. The last census I have been
able to find Edwin Smith Rowton on, was the 1860 Fanin Co. Texas Census, which
is no help here.
Well I hope I haven't rambled on to much,
Sincerely,
Dale Morrow
Montgomery County, Arkansas, Memorabilia
http://larryrowland.freeservers.com/montgomery.htm
http://larryrowland.freeservers.com/hdr1915.htm
http://larryrowland.freeservers.com/hdr1916.htm
Hiram Rowland's 1915 Teaching License--he was licensed to teach in the county
Hiram Rowland's 1916 Teaching License--at Chalybeate Springs, in the county
Leonard Family
Larry & Bettie Dowler
4/7/2001, 12:43:25 AM
Is anyone on the list researching the LEONARD family? Eliza, wife of
William T. SCOTT, is thought to have been Eliza LEONARD. They migrated to
Montgomery County from Marshall/Lincoln County, Tennessee, about 1850/51.
Bettie
List user
4/8/2001, 12:18:22 PM
In going over some lad records recently I found something I did not...
Pate CASSANDRA 28 4
23 80 1875/06/01
...
MARSTON JOSIAHPATE (this name was listed below Cassandra Pate)
Dose anyone know what a name listed below the patentee names means?
...
WHISENHUNT PHILLIP M 35 4S 23W 0 1890/02/19
ASSIGNEE OF DAVID M CAVINEN What is the assignee
WHISENHUNT PHILLIP M 35 4S 23W 0
1890/02/19
WHISENHUNT PHILLIP M 36 4S 23W 160
1890/02/19
Avant Decoration Day
Sharon Minton Hill
4/11/2001, 10:46:25 AM
For those who have ancestors or relatives buried in the Avant Cem. Decoration
day is the first Sunday in May. Come to visit and if you want listen to the
preaching and singing that is going on. Then at noon leave the cemetery and head
for the Avant Church where we gather for a pot luck dinner.
If you went to school at Avant they have a reunion the first Saturday in May
held at the Avant church and they have a pot luck dinner also.
Sharon
Lanier or Lanaer
Sharon Minton Hill 4/11/2001, 11:19:20 AM
I can not locate these folks! Can someone help?
Isabella M. Avant born 1834 Carroll Co. TN d/o Thomas Avant & Judith Fite died
1912
married 15 Nov 1852 Dallas Co. Arkansas
Theorick M. Lanaer (on marriage cert.) or Lanier born 1832 Georgia died 1900
"Thea" is on the 1850 Dallas Co. Ar census, then I find him on the 1869
Montgomery Co. AR tax list. Both he and Isabella have cement markers on their
graves at Avant Cem. with the years. There are 4 Lanier children's graves beside
them, no names or dates just markers stating Lanier children. The Rev. John
Lanier is said to have been their son. I can not find them on the Montgomery Co.
Ar census at any time. Where did they live? They had to have been living in the
Avant area around the time of their deaths or at least Thea who died
first. Who were their children and
descendants?
Sharon
Sharon Minton Hill
Looking for Sheriffs records abt 1939 List user
4/14/2001, 2:18:28 PM
Hello List- I would like to obtain a sheriff record of my great uncle ( mike
Risenhoover) He served time in the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. for
offenses. when he was discharged from his second sentence, in 1939, there was a
warrant for Mike Risenhooves arrest from the sheriff of Montgomery county. Is
there or are there records on file, that can be gotten. I would like to know why
there was a warrant out on him. I have in my possession his and his brothers
offender records, Thanks in advance. Melodee Melnsam123 @aol.com
Jones and Corder
John Schulke
4/15/2001, 1:44:20 PM
I'm searching for info on my step-father who just passed away this past Sunday.
I don't know a whole lot for him but maybe someone can help. This is what I know
about his
family:
Joseph M Jones m Julia A unknown (She was Cherokee Indian and we have pictures
of them). They had son Walter Wire Jones b Rattlesnake Hollow Norman, ARK. d 25
aug 1918 m Ethel Ollie Corder. After his death Ethel came to WV and remarried
and the second marriage children were b WV. Ethel's children with Walter Wire
Jones b in Norman ARK were Myrles, Hersel Samuel b 1914 d 2001 (my step-father),
Louie Lyle and Brenice Gwendelyn b Weaver, WV.
I would appreciate anything on the family. I would like to help my sis with her
lineage on the Jones line. Not many years ago some family from there sent my
mother a nice family tree
and they sent it back without even making a copy. Now we have nothing to go on.
Marge
reportcards,school records or school census
by List user
Hello list- Does any one have any ideas how to research for School records in
Montgomery county? I am looking for school records of the Risenhoover children(
these would be from 1894- onward to abt 1904. Though my research, indicates that
this family had not much education, I would like to see if their are existing
records. The childrens names were Mike, Elmita (Mittie) Jesse, William ( Ervin)
Mattie. Evie, and Gurtie( but her full name was Lucy Gurtrude, Parents names: Ed
and Sarah Jane Risenhoover, but may find only Sarah jane Risenhoover, because
Edward Died in 1903. My grandmother spoke of going to a school called Chilin??
By the river bottom. Could there have been any schools that were by the Ouchita
or Arkansas River, by that name, or close to it?? Mike Risenhoover had about 1o
yrs of schooling, Jess about 7, and my grandmother about three, havent found out
if the rest of the family had any years. would appreciate any help on locating
the family records. Melodee Melnsam123(a)aol.com
Debbie Baldwin's Mom is one of the three finalists in the Arkansas Quarter
Challenge. Their were 9,320 entries. They are going to the Capitol in Little
Rock on Tuesday for a press conference with the governor. She has won $1,000 and
her design goes to the U.S. Mint now.
Re: Rocky Community Beginnings
List user 5/29/2001, 1:48:36 PM
Thank you very much for sharing this piece. I found it interesting as I have
been told that the Gibbs mill later was sold to the Knights (Thomas Mixon Knight
and his wife Octavia Freeman Maddox Knight, and their son, Abner B. Knight and
his wife, Missouri Alice Carlisle). I have not verified that assertion. The
location of the Knight mill was on the site now occupied by the Rip Torn
camp for boys, outside of Mt. Ida.
I'm wondering if anyone knows if any of the Maddox family members mentioned in
this piece might be related to any of the three Maddox relatives I have been
able to identify: Octavia Freeman Maddox, my great grandmother, Harriet Maddox,
her sister, and John Dee Maddox, their father. John Dee Maddox was married to
Elizabeth Bonner, and I am not certain of the spelling of
Elizabeth's last name.
My father was Clark Knight, and he was born in Mt. Ida in 1906. He died in 1992.
Thanks for any help with this family.
Mary Knight McGarr
Katy, TX
Re: Help... Walter Jones and Ethel Corder marriage
Montgomery Co. Marriage Book 1843 -1899
Jones, James L. age 24 m. O'Neal, Rhoda A. 8 Aug 1987 Book C. page 323
Jones, Joseph M. age 21 m. Heathcock, Julia S.E. age 18 28 Aug 1868 Book A. page
215
>From Hwy 8. There is a Jones Cemetery on Liberty Rd (Go three and one half
miles. The cemetery is off the road about 200 yards. Montgomery Co. SW 1/4
Section 28 Township 3 South Range 24 W.
Looks like the cemetery was active from 1860s to 1940s with a burial in 1996 and
another 1984. 70 marked graves and probably about the same number unmarked. 21
Jones, two Pates buried there. Two Longs. Six Wilson's, ....Annamae Pate Aug 3
1898 - Feb 24 1918
Rufus M. Graves Pate Sep 14 - 1898 - Mar 4 (?24) 1918
James Jones b. 1843 (killed during Civil War)
Joseph Martin Jones Jan 7 1846 - Mar 28 1916
Julia A. Jones May 1849 - 1942
Rayburn Tatum Jones Jun 30 1865 - Feb 15 1932
Wiliam Wiley Jones 1815 -? 1878 ?1880
Eleanor "Nellie" Wofford Jones 1824 -1880+
Walter W. Jones Sep 28 1886 - Aug 28 1921
Lola Samantha Jones Jan 15 1882 - Feb 13 1915
William M. Sims Mar 2 1914 - Nov 2 1914
Fred Sims Feb 13 1913 - May 10 1913
Anna Jones 1880 -
Matthew Alexander Jones 1856 - 1925
J.W. Jones Jan 7 1846 - Mar 28 1918
There is also a Jones-O'Neal Cemetery
On Hwy 27 North 2 1/2 miles at intersection of Hwy 270 and Hwy 27. Turn left and
it is on top of hill.
Montgomery County Our Heritage Vol. 1 page 121 has a write up on Charles H.
"Bay" Jones b. Aug 5. 1855 in SE Montgomery Co. AR. His parents were William
Wiley and Eleanor (Wofford) Jones, who came to AR from Cassville, GA. about 1860
in search of better land. They homesteaded land on the old Dallas Rd, about 12
miles SE of Norman. Charles married Mattie Josephine O'Neal (b. Dec. 4. 1874
oldest dau. of Pleasant A. and Rhoda (Shirley) O'Neal. Apr 12. 1896. The
Jones-O'Neal Cemetery is part of the old O'Neal homestead.
Montgomery County Our Heritage Vol. 1 page 126 has a write up about James Martin
"Joe" Jones.. with a photo of Julia Heathcock Jones, Mary Hatfield and Jim
Hatfield.
The article was written by Margie Jones Dalton, daughter of Allie O'Neal (b. Apr
8, 1875.)
Montgomery County Our Heritage Vol. 2 page 829 has an article on William Wiley
Jones page 829 written by Bettie Prince with a photo of Raybrun "Rabe".
Corder connections to Jones
by John Schulke
Thanks so much for all the help I received with the Jones. Now I'm wondering
what someone may know about the Corder side that married into Jones family. They
were from there also. Thanks again, Marge Elizabeth unknown (from back of a
picture) m unknown Corder Corder Children: Clate John Ethel Ollie M Walter Wire
Jones Blair unknown Corder m Dora unknown had Emil and Wilda Corder Rena m
Gordon Moore Trease m Landmeyer Hanny
Shockey, Corder, Jones, Heathcock
John Schulke 4/22/2001, 3:54:16 AM
Would like to find anyone researching the names above from mid 1800s to present.
Thanks again. Marge
William Washington Kelly
Luther Kelly
4/24/2001, 2:15:27 PM
My ancestor, William Washington Kelly (b. 1830, GA), left Blount Co., AL about
1872-1873 and went to AR. I know that in Feb. 1873 his wife Mary Chamblee Kelly
rented a horse and wagon in Blount Co., AL and went to AR. She returned to
Blount Co. in March 1873 where she reported her husband had died in AR. Legal
documents were filed but in all of them there is no county in AR named and there
is no exact date of death.
It seems quite a few people from Blount Co., AL left there right after the Civil
War because times were so hard. Many of them went to Montgomery Co., AR. I do
not know for sure that W. W. Kelly went to Montgomery Co., but perhaps he went
with those others who did.
I am not sure why W. W. Kelly's wife went to AR in 1873. Did she receive word he
had been injured or died? Why is there no mention of the county in AR or date of
death in the AL records? Did she bury him in Montgomery Co? If so, where? Was he
just passing through and happened to die there?
Can anyone help answer these questions? Does anyone have any suggestions on how
to find out what happened to W. W. Kelly? I'd really like to find out when and
where he died.
Thanks for your help,
Luther Kelly
Baggs/ Garrett
5/9/2001, 12:19:32 PM
1850 Census - Montgomery Co, AR - Sulphur Springs Township
Dwelling 47
WEBB LEWIS 68 M NC Father of J. B. Garrett's first wife. Nancy's grandfather
NANCY 70 F NC Mother of J. B. Garrett's first wife. Nancy's grandmother
STEWART WILLIS 8 M AR Son of William Stewart.
GARRETT SARAH 14 F NC Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. (born MS?)
Nancy's sister
Dwelling 48
WEBB WILLIS 37 M TN Son of Lewis Webb, age 68 Nancy's uncle (mother's brother)
ALLEN 18 M TN Son of Willis Webb.
NATHAN 15 M TN Son of Willis Webb.
LEWIS 12 M AR Son of Willis Webb.
JONATHAN 12 M AR Son of Willis Webb.
Dwelling 65
BAGGS ELBERT 21 M AR Son of John Baggs Nancy's husband
NANCY 21 F TN Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage.
Dwelling 66
BAGGS JOHN 45 M KY Nancy's father-in-law
AGNES 45 F NC Nancy's mother-in-law
ELIZABETH 19 F AR
RICHARD A. 18 M AR
PERNICIA 16 F AR
LOUISE 14 F AR
CHARLOTTE 12 F AR
MARTIN V. B. 10 M AR
JAMES C. 8 M AR
AGNES 5 F AR
FANNY JANE 2 F AR
Dwelling 70
GARRETT MARY A. 18 F TN Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's sister
ISABELLA 17 F MS Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's sister
LEWIS 14 M MS Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's brother
This household started when these children didn't want to (or couldn't) live in
same household with their father's new wife.
Dwelling 78
GARRETT J. B.* 37 M OH J. B. Garrett had prior marriage to a Webb?** Nancy's
father
SUSAN* 33 F AR Maiden name Laird.
MARTHA 11 F AR
J. FRANKLIN* 8 M AR
SUSAN 8 F AR
ELIZABETH* 6 F AR
JOHN A.* 4 F AR
ADOLPHUS M. 7/12 M AR
LAIRD JAMES 17 M AR Believed to be brother of Susan, age 33
CHARLES 15 M AR Believed to be brother of Susan, age 33.
* Buried in Garrett Cemetery (see list below).
** In TN prior to 1829 and up to 1832; in MS 1833 and up to 1836, or possibly
1838; moved to AR between 1836 and 1839.
It is likely that Jesse B. Garrett married -?- Webb (Nancy's mother) in TN about
1828; and she died either in MS or AR about 1836 - 1839.
1) Look for Garrett/Webb marriage about 1828 in TN
2) Look for Garretts & Webbs in same TN county 1830 census (Jesse Garrett &
Lewis Webb)
____________________________________________________________________
Garrett Cemetery - Located at site of the Circle R Restaurant
GARRETT JESSE B. 1813 - January 28, 1853 Nancy's father
JESSE FRANKLIN 1842 - January 1, 1863
JOHN AARON 1846 - .
MARY ELIZABETH 1844 - .
SUSANNA LAIRD 1817 - 1877
Note: Jesse Franklin Garrett died at Battle of Murfreesboro during Civil War.
________________________________________________________________________
1860 Census - Montgomery Co, AR - South Fork Township
Dwelling 23
WEBB NATHAN 25 M MS (Nathaniel) Died 10-1-1862
JONATHAN 21 M AR Died before 1863
LEWIS 21 M AR
JANE 19 F AR Wife of Lewis.
E--.-- 9 M AR
ALEXANDER H. 6/12 M AR
STEWART PLEASANT S. 16 M AR Son of William Stewart
JACKSON 14 M AR Son of William Stewart.
Dwelling 26
WITHERSPOON WILEY 31 M TN Died in 1900
MARY ANN 26 F TN Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's
sister
SARAH J. 4 F AR
WILLIAM G. 3 M AR
Dwelling 27
STEWART WILLIAM 21 M AR Son of William Stewart
GARRETT SARAH 22 F TN Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's
sister
Dwelling 28
GARRETT LEWIS 23 M MS Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's
brother
JUDY 21 F AL Wife of Lewis
Dwelling 29
COPELAND SHELTON 28 M TN
ISABEL 26 F TN Child of J. B. Garrett by prior marriage. Nancy's sister
JAMES E. . M AR
MARTHA C. . F AR
THOMAS J. 5/12 M AR
MARY J. 1/12 F AR
Dwelling 31
WEBB ALLEN 27 M TN Son of Willis Webb.
ELIZABETH 16 F AL Wife of Allen
MARY U. 4 F AR
1860 Census - Montgomery Co, AR - Mt. Ida
Dwelling 172
GARRETT SUSANNA 43 F MO
MARTHA A. 21 F AR
JESSE F. 17 M AR
ELIZABETH 15 F AR
WILLIAM 10 M AR
? Township
5/9/2001, 12:19:27 PM
1870 ? Township. Not Polk
9 63 76 McDONALD Lou 6 F W GA
" Kate 5 F W GA
KINCAID Chas(Clare)14 F W GA
SPEERS David 25 M W Farm laborer NC
64 77 BAKER James A. 49 M W Farmer 600 TN/AL
" Margaret 48 F W Keep house AL
" Joel 21 M W AR
" John M. 18 M W AR
" Ephraim 15 M W AR
" Henry 10 M W AR
" Isham 8 M W AR
" Mary 21 F W Domestic servant AR
" Delia 6 F W AR
MAGBEE Amanda 13 F W AR
" Rebecca 10 F W AR
10 65 78 BAKER Jackson 24 M W Farmer 200 AR
" Sophrona 21 F W Keep house AR
" Maryette 4 F W AR
" James 1 M W AR
66 79 ELDER John S. 26 M W Farmer 1000 TN
" Amanda 53 F W Keep house TN
" Joe Cars 8 M W TX
67 80 O'NEAL P.A. 39 M W Farmer 800 AL
" Mary Jane 30 F W Keep house AL
" Martha J. 14 F W AL
" John Henry 10 M W AL
" Amanda C. 5 F W AL
" Mary A. 2 F W AL
67 81 KINDRICK Miriom 31 F W Domestic servant 100 GA
" Malissa 14 F W GA
" Sarah 10 F W GA
" Lewis 8 M W GA
" Lee 4 M W AR
68 82 POWELL Joseph 36 M W Farmer 500 AL
" Louisa J. 30 F W Keep house GA
" Martin 19 M W AL
" William A.17 M W AR
" Eliza Ann 14 F W AR
" Mary E. 9 F W AR
" Joseph J. 6 M W AR
" George W. 4 M W AR
" Nancy J. 2 F W AR
" Rutha 1 F W AR
69 83 ROBERTS T.W. 32 M W Farmer 200 AL
" Martha S. 24 F W Keep house TN
" Mary A.J. 5 F W AR
70 84 WILLIAMS Elijah 24 M W Farmer 170 AR
Upcoming family reunion : Goodman, Hughes, Bates, Hutchinson, Bowen, Hunt,
5/10/2001, 11:27:52 AM
Upcoming family reunion. Pass information along if you can. Thanks. "If you are
a descendent of William M. Edwards there will be a family reunion in Mena, AR on
June 23, 2001. For more information contact me. Related families: Goodman,
Hughes, Bates, Hutchinson, Bowen, Hunt, Standridge, etc. There are western
Montgomery - eastern Polk County, Arkansas folks. the old home community is Alf
or Sulphur Springs, AR."
Russell P. Baker
Mabelvale, AR 72103
gobgob3(a)mindspring.com
russell.baker(a)mail.state.ar.us
Hello Betty Prince...
John & Marge Schulke
5/15/2001, 4:29:12 AM
I'm hoping you will see this posting or maybe someone will forward this to you.
I do not know how to reach you. Thanks for the info on the Jones family of
Montgomery Co., ARK. You mentioned that you do not know Walter Ware Jones who is
buried in the family cemetery. I can tell you a bit about him.
He was my step-father's father and his name is Walter Wire Jones. He was b 1886
d 1921 in Jerome, AZ. He died of TB and bled to death from a nose bleed. His
father Joseph Martin also died of TB and apparently Walter contracted the TB
from him. The doctor apparently told him that he needed to go to another climate
and the higher altitude in AZ was too much for him causing his nose to bleed.
He married Ethel Ollie Corder (dau. of Louis Corder and Sarah Elizabeth Shockey)
abt 1910 and they had four children: Myrles, Hersel Samuel b 1914 d 2001 (my
step-father), Louie Lyle and Brenice Gwendelyn Jones. After Walter died, Ethel
brought his body back to Montgomery Co., ARK by train where he is buried in the
Jones Cemetery. She came back east and married again and had more children.
Walter worked as a foreman in a copper mine in Arizona. They lived in a tent and
I have pictures of the family in front of the tent.
Walter Wire Jones is the son of Joseph Martin Jones and Julia Elizabeth Ann
Heathcock/Hathcock.
Joseph Martin Jones is the son of William Wiley and Eleanor Wofford.
Joseph is a brother to your Charles Henry Jones b 1866
Thanks again. Marge
Re: Rocky Community Beginnings
by List user
Thank you very much for sharing this piece. I found it interesting as I have
been told that the Gibbs mill later was sold to the Knights (Thomas Mixon Knight
and his wife Octavia Freeman Maddox Knight, and their son, Abner B. Knight and
his wife, Missouri Alice Carlisle). I have not verified that assertion. The
location of the Knight mill was on the site now occupied by the Rip Torn camp
for boys, outside of Mt. Ida.
I'm wondering if anyone knows if any of the Maddox family members mentioned in
this piece might be related to any of the three Maddox relatives I have been
able to identify: Octavia Freeman Maddox, my great grandmother, Harriet Maddox,
her sister, and John Dee Maddox, their father. John Dee Maddox was married to
Elizabeth Bonner, and I am not certain of the spelling of
Elizabeth's last name.
My father was Clark Knight, and he was born in Mt. Ida in 1906. He died in 1992.
Thanks for any help with this family.
Mary Knight McGarr
Katy, TX
Singleton
Lois Evans 6/3/2001, 3:20:02 PM
I attended the Evans reunion this weekend which coincides with decoration at
Macedonia Cemetery where a lot of my husbands Evans line are buried. I was asked
by my husbands cousin, Mae Daniels, the daughter of Alex (Elek, Alec ) Evans and
Birtie Mae SINGLETON Evans for help finding any of her mothers family. Her name
may have been Berdie or something similar. Birdie Mae was the daughter of
Hessie (could have been a nickname) and Mandy Singleton. Birdie Mae had two
sisters Grace and Ina. Birdie Mae died shortly (within days of) giving birth to
Mae. This would have been 1917. A sister in law of mine believes that Birdie Mae
is buried in Brushy Cemetery probably in an unmarked grave since there is no
record in the online record. Her father went on to marry two other times and had
children by both. We know them. I would very much like to be able to help her
find some of her mothers family as she only knows what I have written here. Any
help will be appreciated so that her children will know about the other half of
their ancestry. Thank you.
Lois Evans
Study of a historic farmstead. The Charles Epperson homestead.
6/29/2001, 11:11:16 AM
The Charles Epperson homestead was located in in Montgomery Co. AR. half way
between Albert Pike and the Pike Co./Montgomery Co. boundary line.
http://www.fs.fed.us/oonf/history/epperson.htm
EPPERSON, CHARLES Montgomery Co. section 32 4S 27W 40 acres
1859/07/01
Arkansas Marriage Index 1934-1939 A to Bla
7/1/2001, 3:19:34 PM
Ouiser's Arkansas History Web Page
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ouisersplace/genealogy/
pcm=Pulaski County Marriage Index Dec. 1838 through Jan. 1901
ami34-39=Arkansas Marriage Index 1934-1939
ag=Arkansas Gazette.
Abbott, William to Tedford, Callie Licensed 9/24/37 Montgomery Co.; ami34-39
Adams, Earl to Rowland, Dovie 12/12/1936 Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Adamson, Jesse B. to Reed, Vera Married 10/28/1939, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Ambers, Elbert to Carroll, Mildred Licensed 3/9/1935, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Anderson, Arley W. to Fagan, Charlyne Licensed 7/1/1933, Montgomery Co.;
ami33-39
Anderson, Carl to Williams, Hope Licensed 7/2/1937, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Anderson, Clyde to Kent, Dorothy Licensed 10/14/1933, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Anderson, George F. to Thomas, Bessie Licensed 9/14/1934, Montgomery Co.;
ami33-39
Anderson, Jodie to Kinsey, Retha Licensed 5/16/1936, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Anderson, Shelby to Head, Edith Licensed 6/16/1934, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Andrews, Sherman to Kelly, Katie Licensed 2/11/1938, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Angel, Oscar to Hawker, Christin Licensed 6/17/1936, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Barrow, J.B. to Echols, Dora Married 5/3/1939, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Bissell, Ansley to Summitt, Wilma Licensed 7/15/1938, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Black, Cecil to McDonald, Edith Licensed 12/15/1933, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Black, Clayburn to West, Lela Licensed 12/10/1938, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Black, D.A. to Ansley, Evelyn Licensed 6/29/1935, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Black, Emery to Rowton, Minnie Licensed 12/22/1933, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Black, Herman to West, Franklee Licensed 7/2/1934, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Black, Lucian E. to Horne, Esther M. Licensed 2/20/1933, Montgomery Co.;
ami33-39
Blake, D.F. to Hampton, Dellia Licensed 8/31/1934, Montgomery Co.; ami33-39
Blalock, Earl Montgomery, May Licensed 1/28/1933, Pulaski Co.; ami33-39
Pike Co. Marriages (1925-1948) with a Montgomery Co. AR connection
7/1/2001, 3:19:36 PM
Copied from Mary's wonderful site. Thanks Mary.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpike/
Pike County Marriages Books G, H, I & J (1925-1948)
These records are copyrighted by Shane Hill & Dorothy Kennedy Partain and may
NOT be used for Commercial purposes.
Groom Name Age Groom City/Co. Bride Name
Age Bride City/Co. Date Book Page Race Comments
BROWN, SHERMAN 54 Hopper Mon THOMPSON, ELLA (MRS.) 22 Hopper Mon 2/27/35 H 486 W
CAPSHAW, BILL 23 Caddo Gap Mon GARRETT, CHARLINE 18 Caddo GapMon 11/4/39 I 419 W
COGBURN, JOE 42 Hopper Mon GATLING, DELILIE 41 Hopper Mon 7/15/37 I 139 W
COLLIER, C. A. 30 Mt. Ida Mon DAVIS, MARTHA LOUISE 23 Caddo GapMon 7/7/34 H 406
W
COOK, W. C. 21 Caddo Gap Mon SHORES, CHRISTINE 20 Caddo GapMon 7/27/46 J 481 W
DAVIS, OWEN LENARD 22 Norman Mon MATTHEWS, SUSIE IRENE 18 Norman Mon 11/24/47 J
643 W
CURTIS, JESS W. 22 Amity Clk COGBURN, INA 19 Norman Mon 11/20/37 I 180 W
FRYAR, HOWARD FRANKLIN 21 Oden Mon SHARP, LOIS MARIE 18 NashvillePik 7/31/42 J
99 W
FURR, EDMOND 21 Delight Pik SHORT, HAZEL 21 Caddo GapMon 12/21/35 H 601 W
GILL, CHARLES 20 Norman Mon THOMAS, ELIZABETH 18 Norman Mon 7/27/44 J 250 W
GOLDEN, CECIL 21 Hopper Mon SLAGLE, RUBY FLO 18 Caddo GapMon 12/21/41 J 44 W
HEAD, L. EDWIN 21 Kirby Pik BURKHART, DOTTIE 18 Big Fork Mon 6/27/38 I 245 W
HERRING, W. J. 21 Caddo Gap Mon GOLDEN, BELLE 19 Hopper Mon 4/9/1926 G 101 W
HILL, ERA 27 Norman Mon CRAWFORD, DOROTHY LEE 20 Alleene LRv 1/22/41 I 569 W
Returned Unused
HILL, JAMES R. 25 Caddo Gap Mon DILLARD, ALMA D. 21 Caddo GapMon 5/25/46 J 440 C
HOLLIEFIELD, BUSTER 25 Hopper Mon BATES, RUBY 22 Caddo GapMon 5/19/40 I 478 W
HORN, T. C. 25 Caddo Gap Mon RAINES, JEANETTE 19 Caddo GapPik 2/27/46 J 393 W
HOWARD, A. D. 30 Glenwood Pik MARKHAM, EFFIE 18 Hopper Mon 3/13/1927 G 215 W
LAMBERT, GOLDEN 40 Oden Mon CARLSTON, VIRGINIA LORA 33 Oden Mon 9/27/47 J 631 W
*(Mrs.)
LEDBETTER, LLOYD HUGH 22 Caddo Gap Mon TURNER, MELBA FAY 19 Kirby Pik 12/18/43 J
210 W
LOUDERMILK, HUEY 26 Norman Mon COFFMAN, WANDA 19 Norman Mon 5/12/46 J 425 W
MARTIN, CLAUD 23 Langley Pik BEASLEY, BEULAH 19 Albert Mon 7/26/1927 G 265 W
MCKOOL, J. R. 22 Mt. Ida Mon PARTON, THELMA 21 Glenwood Pik 2/6/42 J 59 W
NEW, H. S. 22 Pine RidgeMon HIGGINS, VIRGINIA 20 Pearcy HoS 2/12/38 I 262 W
O'NEAL, J. D. 30 Caddo Gap Mon THOMAS, ZADIE 21 Rosboro Pik 10/5/40 I 536 W
PARSONS, CURTIS 21 Caddo Gap Mon LEINZY, MAXINE 18 Caddo GapMon 5/1/32 H 167 W
PERKINS, RAYMOND E. 21 Norman Mon HAMILTON, MAY ELLEN 18 Norman Mon 3/9/47 J 563
W
RAINES, VIRGIL F. 35 Caddo Gap Mon TUCKER, GERTRUDE (MRS 27 Murfrees bPik
12/21/45 J 366 W
RAINWATER, ALBERT 26 Bigfork Plk SANDERS, NELL J. (MRS. 30 Norman Mon 1/25/36 H
583 W
SHIELDS, MATTHEW 39 Rosboro Pik HILL, DOVIE 21 Caddo GapMon 6/5/39 I 360 C
SCOTT, CLEBERNE D. 21 Mt. Ida Mon KIBLER, OPAL M. 20 Mt. Ida Mon 10/22/45 J 343
W
STAFFORD, RALPH 25 Glenwood Pik HOLLEFIELD, BEATRICE 20 Hopper Mon 5/18/40 I 484
W
STEELE, DOUGLAS 22 BonnerdaleMon THOMAS, JOSIE 18 Antoine Pik 9/17/38 I 290 W
TIDWELL, MALVIN 23 Caddo Gap Mon ROBBINS, PEARL 23 Caddo GapMon 9/9/39 I 394 W
VAUGHT, T. J. 20 Caddo Gap Mon BURNES, BERNICE V. 19 Rosboro Pik 11/3/1925 G 40
W
VINCENT, ARTHUR A. 28 Rodessa Ca* GOODNER, MILDRED 20 Oden Mon 6/4/36 I 16 W
*Caddo Par.,LA
WARD, E. C. 49 Mt. Ida Mon CLEMONS, LUCILLE 21 Mt. Ida Mon 3/28/36 H 615 W
WARRINGTON, RICHARD ARTH 26 Mena Pol NEW, MAYDEAN 17 Pine RidgMon 8/12/42 J 104
W
WHITE, LEONARD 19 Glenwood Pik THOMAS, STELLA 18 Hopper Mon 8/22/1926 G 146 W
THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, June 28, 2001
MYRTLE CASEY STANDRIDGE died May 19, 2001 at Heavener, OK at the age of 95.
Graveside services were held May 20 at Greenwood Cemetery in Eufaulaunder the
direction of Dowden Funeral Home. She was a member of the Choctaw Tribe and had
been a resident of Eufaula for 50 years before moving to Heavener in 1978.
Survivors include three daughters, Anna Lue Denny and husband Bob of
Edmond, OK, Bettie Arnold and husband Lindly of Monkey Island, OK and Garlena
Vickers an husband Mike of Heavener, OK; Seven grandchildren, Charlotte Fos,
Charlene Strong and husband Cliff, Alan Denny, Coleen Seaman and husband Keith,
Chad and wife Traci, Micheal Vickers and wife Cindy, Todd Vickers and wife
Khristy; eight great-=grandchildren, Sean Casey and Gary Strong, Christen
Seaman, Zachary Arnold, Haleigh and Justyn Vickers.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Barland, a son, Wayne and a sister and
four brothers.
Tudor/Scott
Larry & Bettie Dowler
7/7/2001, 8:43:59 AM
Does anyone have access to the 1910 Montgomery County census? I will appreciate
a lookup on M.F. Tudor, his wife Belle Scott and any other information on this
couple. They were married in Montgomery County on May 14, 1908.
Thanks.
Bettie
New Age message at Mount Ida crystal clear
7/6/2001, 7:29:45 AM
Paper: HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Date: SUN 10/08/89
Section: TRAVEL
Page: 9
New Age message at Mount Ida crystal clear
By J. MICHAEL KENNEDY
Los Angeles Times
MOUNT IDA , Ark. - This is crystal country, "New Age" nirvana. They measure
their crystals here by the ton. Mount Ida , in the heart of the Ouachita
Mountains, is the self-proclaimed "Crystal Capital of the World," home of the
annual Quartz Crystal Festival Oct. 20-22, not to mention the World's
Championship Quartz Crystal Dig. Some folks hereabouts have been mining quartz
crystals for generations. But most of them barely eked out a living, selling
what they had dug from the red clay to gem and mineral enthusiasts. Then along
came the New Agers, a loose network of spiritualists with beliefs in
reincarnation, miracles, astrology and communicating with the afterlife. Actress
Shirley MacLaine is perhaps the most famous of the crystal proponents. Belief in
the power of crystals quickly translated into a multimillion-dollar industry for
Arkansas, where 99 percent of the quartz in this country is mined. One estimate
in 1987 put the amount of crystals bought in the United States at $100 million.
The place that felt most of the effect of the crystal craze was right here in
Montgomery County, one of the poorest regions in the state, with perhaps the
richest lode of crystals anywhere. It experienced a veritable Crystal Rush of
the '80s. "We're sitting on the largest deposit of pure quartz crystal in the
world," said Paul Griffith, coordinator of the Mount Ida Chamber of Commerce.
Many crystals - pieces of clear, transparent quartz - are strikingly beautiful.
Some of the larger crystal clusters, which sell for as much as $200 a pound,
have clear points that shoot out in all directions, giving them the look of a
huge, glittering jewel.
1903 F.A. Stafford, Mt Ida tax receipt on ebay
7/12/2001, 12:14:19 PM
The is someone selling a piece of paper on ebay, a 1903 tax receipt for property
near Mt Ida, Montgomery Co. Ark. Auction ends in five hours. School tax, State
tax, Road and Mill tax. The name on the receipt is F. A. Stafford. The sheriff
and tax collector is T.M. Scott.
SPEARS
skm 7/16/2001, 1:47:37 AM
Searching for the names Jack-Elbert-William Wiley Spears.
Hill - Grimsley
Sharon Minton Hill
7/16/2001, 6:16:23 AM
Susen Hill born ca 1856 married 22 Feb 1882 William A Grimsley born ca 1854.
Where did they go after they married? Did they have children? Who was William?
Sharon
STATE REPRESENTATIVE - 1860'S
List user
7/17/2001, 5:54:45 PM
Does anyone know how I can obtain information on Arkansas State
Representatives for the 1860's? My Gibson Robinson is said to have been the
Harold (Cedar Glades) postmaster in 1845, a State representative in the 1860's,
and a member of the Henderson Masons. Hoping I can find some biographical
details either thru the Masons or the state representative records. But no luck
so far.
Aloha,
Lyrita
STATE REPRESENTATIVE- 1860's
Larry & Bettie Dowler
7/17/2001, 9:14:38 PM
Found this list at
http://hometown.aol.com/diamondark/myhomepage/heritage.html
which mentions G.K. Robinson, 1866-68.
Representatives in State Legislature -
Granville Whittington, 1846-48; James
Hudson, 1848-50; H.A. Whittington, 1850-52;
R.S. McFarlane, 1852-54;
W.Satringfellow, 1854-56;
Henry Heffington, 1856-60;
D.A. Woolard, 1860-62;
C.G. Hurt 1862-64;
J.C. Priddy, 1864-66;
G.K. Robinson, 1866-68;
J.V. Harrison and J.H. Demby 1868-70;
J.F. Lane and J.J. Sumpter, 1870-72;
L.D. Gilbreath, J.J. Sumpter and George G. Latta, 1874-74;
H.H. Barton and J.J. Sumpter, 1874-75;
Alfred Jones, 1875-76;
William R. Cubage, 1876-78;
J.H. Demby, 1878-80;
A.C. King, 1880-82;
John A. Watkins, 1882-84;
WilliamP. Birch, 1884-86;
N.H. Harley 1886-88.
Lanier
Sharon Minton Hill
11/5/2001, 9:17:56 AM
On 15 Nov 1852 in Dallas Co. Ar Isabella M. Avant (born ca 1834) married
Theorick "Thea" L. Lanaer (b ca 1832).
Isabella was the daughter of Thomas Avant and Judith Fite. Both Isabella (died
1912) & "Thea" (died 1900) along with 4 children are buried in the Avant Cem.
The only listing I have found for them in Montgomery Co. is in 1869 T. M. LANIER
is on the Tax list. Rev. John Lanier is said to be their son.
I need help with this family. Where were they??? What were their children's
names?
Sharon Minton Hill
11/5/2001, 10:11:50 AM
I'm looking for the father of:
1. William Riley Hill b. 15 Sep 1866 Arkansas d. 1948
2. Marion Franklin "Frank" Hill b. ca 1876 Montgomery Co.?? Ar d. ca 1958
3. Martha Ann Hill b. 22 Feb 1881 Montgomery Co. Ar d. 1958
It is said their parents were Benjamin Hill & Mary Lena Tackett.
I do not find them on the 1880 Census for Montgomery Co. Ar - they may have been
missed.
Benjamin was born ca 1833 according to the census records either in AL, Ms or Ga!
Ms comes up the most.
Can anyone help with this family?
Sharon
Re: Powell, Smith, Brakefield, Mayberry, Bates, Edwards, Murphy
Dickey Powell
11/16/2001, 12:03:59 PM
It has been awhile since I posted my gr-grandfather's family. Francis Marion
Powell(1857-1942) married Ruth Sussanah Smith in Montgomery Co in 1881.
Both are buried at the Oden Cemetery.
Their children:
Elbert Lee mar. Zadie Victoria Carpenter
Ora M. mar. Will Brakefield
Cordelia M.(Delia) mar Charlie Mayberry
Rachel Addie mar. Roger J. Bates
John B. Little mar. Cressie Edwards
Baltie Yual mar. Lola Murphy
Austin M. mar. Anna Murphy
I have much on the Powell family, but need to fill in gaps. Will gladly share
info, pictures, etc.
Dickey L. Powell
dlp3004(a)home.com
Searching for THOMAS related families
List user 11/23/2001, 5:40:01 AM
Searching for THOMAS related families who I'm told relocated in AR.
Do not know which county this is all the Info I have, anyone with any info on
any of these families please contact me, Thanks Glenda
My THOMAS surname connection is:
Charles THOMAS (b) 1739 Wales (d) 1832 Patrick, VA
married Judith PATTERSON abt 1768 Appomattox, VA
10 known children
Charles Jr. - Joab - Richard - Cornelius - Pleasant - Nicholas -
Mary "Polly" - John W. - Joseph - Susannah
# 4 - Cornelius THOMAS (b) Oct 1778 Patrick, VA (d) 1860 Pike Co. IL
married Elizabeth SLAUGHTER Apr 1806 in Franklin, VA
8 children
Anna - Susannah - Joab - Martin - Constantine - Smith Slaughter -
Francis Marion - John A.
# 4 - Martin THOMAS (b) abt 1806 in Patrick Co. VA
married Sarah ??
(no other info known)
7 children
**Listed on 1860 Pike Co., IL census, Spring Creek Twp., Pleasant Hill P.O.
Martin age 54. Farmer born in VA.
Wife - Sarah age 46 born in VA.
daugh, Julia 16 in MO
son James 14 in MO
son Columbus 11 in MO
daugh. Eliza 9 in MO
son William 7 in MO
daugh Rebecca 5 in IL
son Simon 3 in IL
Deeds found for Martin & Sarah 1868 Pike Co., IL
Sec. 11-7-3. He bought 160 acres on Dec. 19, 1855 for $75. He gave land for a
school house in 1861. Bk. 53 pg. 479 deed signed 19th Dec 1855.
Bk. 62 pg. 254 (36537) deed signed 22nd July 1861. Bk. 76 pg. 524 deed signed
12th Sept. 1868. He sold the land on Sept. 12, 1868 for $1,350.
Unable to find a birth, marriage or death certificate. No obit.
Not listed in any Pike Co., IL. cemetery books
# 1 - Julia THOMAS (b) abt 1844 in Lincoln Co. MO (d) May 1918 Lamar Co. TX
married 1st Joshua Harrison ANGEL Nov 1863 Pike Co. IL
3 children
2nd marriage to James Warren BURNETT Sept 1874 in Lamar Co. TX
4 daughters
**********
Searching for Simon THOMAS family
All I know is:
Simon THOMAS (b) 1857 in IL (per 1860 IL census)
married Nancy Elizabeth MURPHY 5 Oct. 1879 Dallas, Tx
Children:
1. Simon Warren Thomas (b) 19 Jun 1880
2. Marion Lafayette " (b) 17 Feb 1882
3. Nancy Elizabeth " (b) 2 Feb 1885
4. Brittie Laura " (b) 30 Mar 1886
5. William Columbus " (b) 25 Jan 1887
6. Martin Arren " (b) 19 Jun 1890
7. Era Thomas (b) 30 Aug 1892 married Wesley WALDRON ??
3 known children
Leon Waldron - was killed in World War II
Edward Waldron (b) around 1900's
Girl Waldron
8. Marble " (b) 1894
9. Minnie Bee " (b) 1895
10. Mary THOMAS married ?? CARPER
they had at least 2 boys - 2 girls (names unknown)
***********
Glenda
More About JOHN "NELSON" MILLER:
Burial: Baptist Cemetery, Trenton, GA.
iv. ROBERT MORGAN MILLER, b. March 14, 1863, Dallas, AR; d. June 30, 1937,
Helena, Montana; m. JOSEPHINE O. EVANS, 1901, Highwood, Montana;
b. Highwood, Montana; d. Blanville, Montana.
Notes for ROBERT MORGAN MILLER:
Robert Morgan Miller was born 14 March, 1863 in Dallas, Arkansas, the fourth and
youngest child of his parents. His father, James Monroe Miller, a 3rd Lieutenant
in Williamson's Arkansas Cavalry int he Confederate Army died in captivity at
Johnson's Island near Sandusky, Ohio 1 October, 1864; his mother, Elizabeth
Killian Miller died of pneumonia and tuberculosis 24
February 1865 just before Robert turned two, without knowing of the death of her
husband. Robert was raised by his grandparents, John and Nancy Miller, and his
aunt, Mary Jane, until his sister Nancy married the Reverend John Wesley
Vantrease in 1871. Nannie took him with her to her new home, and he lived with
them until he was 15. At age 15, he went to Texas and worked there on a ranch.
At age 21 he came up the Chisholm Trail with the first herd of the O(Circle)
Ranch cattle outfit to come to Montana. Some of the old ranch buildings, where
the town of Circle now stands, and which he helped to build are still in use. He
was later employed on the construction of the Great Northern Railroad through
Montana, and then worked for a while in the woods near Helena.
About 1899 or 1900 he homesteaded in upper Sand Coulee, Montana near Evans Post
Office. There, he met and married Josephine Evans of Lower Highwood March 17,
1901. In 1903, he traded his farm for cattle, and with his family, drove them to
Culbertson. He worked for a year or so for J.S. Day, across the Missouri River
from Culbertson, then he and his wife filed on 'desert' claims on Red Bank Creek
10 miles northeast of what is now Bainville.
The first winter most of the cattle died and he turned to farming with somewhat
primitive equipment. Later, he mostly raised horses. He resided on the ranch for
35 years, in a constant battle with drought and debt. He died 1 July 1937, while
visiting at the home of his son, Robert, in Helena, Montana (written by his son,
Robert E. Miller, father of Dinah Miller Tillotson)
OBITUARIES;
Robert Morgan Miller was born at Dallas, Arkansas, March 14, 1863. His father, a
soldier in the confederate army, died a year later, and his mother died from
hardships of the Civil War. He came to Montana in 1884 with a trail herd from
Texas and he engaged in ranching which occupation he followed nearly all his
life except for a few years when he worked on construction work for the Great
Northern Railway, and at lumbering near Helena. He was married to Josephine
Evans of Highwood in 1901, and to this union were born three children, Robert,
Nelson, and Gladys now Mrs. Wm. Harmon, these with 10 grandchildren survive.
They came to Blanville in 1902 and lived on a ranch at Red Banks Creek most of
the time, and part of the time in town. He was esteemed by all who knew him, and
he devoted much attention to the education of his children. Of an active
disposition, he kept busy even with the advancing years and never considered
himself retired. During the past month his health failed rapidly and just before
the final crisis he went to Helena to the home of his son Robert for the medical
attention where he passed away June 30, 1937, aged 75 years three months and 16
days. His passing comes as a distinct loss to his family and also to the larger
circle of his friends and acquaintances by whom he was universally loved and
respected. He was a regular attendant of the Methodist church and was deeply
interested in Bible Study and the things of the spiritual life.
Funeral Services were held at the Harmon Home on Sunday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. F. W. Age of the Methodist Church who spoke on the subject, "Light at
Evening." A quartette composed of Mrs. Chas. Johnson, and others. At his
personal request he was laid to rest in a private burial lot on the Harmon Ranch
SE of town where he was laid to rest beside the body of his grandchild, Lauren
Harmon who died of drowning three years to the day of his funeral.
BOB MILLER DIES IN HELENA AT HOME OF SON:
Mr. Miller was known and esteemed by a great many friends, not only in
Roosevelt County but in all parts of the state where he had resided during the
last half century.
More About ROBERT MORGAN MILLER:
Burial: July 01, 1937, Bainville, Montana
More About JOSEPHINE O. EVANS:
Burial: Bainville, Montana
by Hervy Glover
Hervy Glover 12/8/2001
In the 1880 Census for MONTGOMERY county Arkansas, there is the following
family:
Relation Sex Age B-place
Thomas BROWN self m 48 TN
D.M. BROWN wife f 36 GA
David BROWN son m 15 AR
Charlie BROWN son m 12 AR
Sarna S. BROWN dau f 8 AR
William M. BROWN son m 4 AR
May H. BROWN dau f 8/12 AR
Darcus ANDERSON motherL f 70 NC
I am trying to locate the family of my g-grandfather Charles Melton Brown.
Does anyone have any information on this family?
I need to either confirm or eliminate the 'Charlie Brown' above as a "suspect".
Thanks,
Hervy Glover
Durant, OK