White County, Arkansas

White County Historical Society,

White County Records at the Ark Historical commission

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The White County Historical Society, (The White County Historical Society may be contacted at P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145 or wchistory@swbell.net), would like to point out that numerous important White County records are archived at the Arkansas History Commission and are available for research. The AHC is located behind the State Capitol at One Capitol Mall in Little Rock. Research Room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday except on state legal holidays. Upon arriving in the Research Room, all patrons must sign the register. First-time visitors will be asked to complete a registration form, for which a valid identification is required, and will receive a permanent research number. The patron will use this number when signing the register or requesting research materials. A copy of the policies and procedures governing the Research Room is available at the desk. The Commission may be contacted by mail at AHC, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201, by e-mail at http://www.state.ar.us./ahc/index.html or by phone at 501 682-6900. There is no fax number.

In addition to the White County files listed here, an extensive collection of military records, maps, books and pamphlets and church and cemetery records may be found at the History Commission; also, census records, manuscripts, newspapers and photographs. Selected records from 1797 to 1950 are available from all Arkansas counties, including marriages, deeds, Circuit and Chancery court records, tax records (both personal property and real estate), probate records (wills, guardianships, executors and letters of administration) and some naturalization records. Inventories are available in the Research Room.

The military records include Arkansas Civil War service and Confederate pension files; information about Arkansas soldiers in the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War and World War I; and various indexes to service in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, Indian Wars and the U.S. regular army. Books and microfilm are referenced in the card catalog.

The map file contains more than 2,000 items, both historical and contemporary, relating to the state of Arkansas, its counties, cities, townships and geographical locations. Also includes are numerous maps of surrounding states and regions. Access to the map collection is obtained through the map catalog.

A comprehensive collection of books and pamphlets is available on family, military and state and local history. To access these items, refer to the book card catalog under the author?s name, the title of the work, or a relevant subject.

Church records at the Arkansas History Commission consist of organizational records from all 75 counties of Arkansas, although some counties are more complete than others. For access to these records, inquire at the reference desk.

If you are unable to visit the Arkansas History Commission, it is possible to order photocopies of marriage or other records if that record is on the AHC microfilm. The charge for photocopies is $5 mailed to in-state addresses and $10 mailed to out-of-state addresses.

WHITE COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS AT THE AHC

Roll # Library #

1. Index to Marriages Books A-B 1836-1887 1024565

2. Marriage Records Books B-D 1859-1881 1024566

3. Marriage Records Books E-F 1879-1884 1024567

4. Marriage Records Books G-H 1884-1889 1024568

5. Marriage Records Books I-J 1889-1894 1024569

6. Marriage Records Books K-L 1894-1899 1024570

7. Marriage Records Books M-N 1899-1903 1024571

8. Marriage Records Books O-P 1903-1908 1024572

9. Marriage Records Books Q-R 1908-1912 1024573

10. Marriage Records Books S-T 1912-1916 1024574

11. Marriage Records Books U-V 1916-1919 1024575

12. Marriage Records Books W-X 1919-1922

Abstracts of Marriage

Licenses Book A 1878-1881 1024576

WHITE COUNTY WILL RECORDS AT THE AHC

13. Will Records Books A-D 1853-1934 1024577

WHITE COUNTY PROBATE RECORDS AT THE AHC

14. Bonds & Letters

of Administration Books E&B 1857-1870

Administrators?

Bonds & Letters Vol. 2 1868-1889 1024578

15. Letters Testamentary

And Executors Bonds Book B 1868-1940

Guardians Bonds Books F&A 1854-1870

Guardians Bonds

And Letters 1868-1890 1024579

16. Index to Probate Court

Records Book A 1848-1863 1024582

17. Probate Court Records Books A-1&2 1848-1867 1024583

18. Probate Court Records Books B-D 1862-1874 1024584

19. Probate Court Records Books E-G 1874-1887 1024585

20. Probate Court Docket Book A 1866-1871 1025295

WHITE COUNTY COURT RECORDS AT THE AHC

21. County Court Records 1836-1857 1025296

22. County Court Records Book A 1857-1869 1025297

23. County Court Records Books B-C 1869-1877 1025298

WHITE COUNTY DEED RECORDS AT THE AHC

24. Index To Deeds Books 1-4 1857-1892 1024596

25. Index To Deeds Books 5-7 1892-1915 1024597

26. Index To Deeds Books 8-10 1914-1927 1024598

27. Deed Records Books A-C 1837-1854 1025665

28. Deed Records Books D-E 1854-1857 1025666

29. Deed Records Books F 1857-1860 1025667

30. Deed Records Books G-H-J 1860-1868 1025668

31. Deed Records Books K-L 1861-1867 1025669

32. Deed Records Books M-O 1868-1871 1025673

33. Deed Records Books P-Q 1871-1874 1025674

34. Deed Records Books R-S 1872-1873 1025675

35. Deed Records Books T-V 1872-1874 1025676

36. Deed Records Books V-W 1873-1875 1025677

37. Deed Records Books X-Y 1875-1876 1025678

38. Deed Records Books Z 1876 1025679

39. Deed Records Book BB 1840-1873 1025680

40. Deed Records Books CC-DD 1876-1877 1025681

41. Deed Records Books FF-GG 1877-1879 1025682

42. Deed Records Books HH-II 1879 1025683

43. Deed Records Books JJ-KK 1879-1880 1025684

44. Deed Records Books LL-MM 1880-1881 1025685

45. Deed Records Books NN-OO 1881-1883 1025686

46. Deed Records Books PP-QQ 1883-1884 1025-687

47. Deed Records Book RR 1884-1886 1025688

WHITE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS AT THE AHC

48. Index to Circuit Court

Records Book B 1837-1872

Circuit Court Records 1837-1876

Circuit Court Records Books A-C 1837-1860 1025689

49. Circuit Court Records Books D-E-AA 1860-1879 1025690

WHITE COUNTY CHANCERY COURT RECORDS AT THE AHC

50. Index to Chancery and Circuit Court Papers 1868-1887

Execution Docket Book B 1853-1892 1025691

51. Declaration of Intention

to be Naturalized 1906-1922

Chancery Curt Records Books B-D 1845-1876 1025692

WHITE COUNTY TAX RECORDS AT THE AHC

52. Tax Records 1837-1858

53. Tax Records 1857-1861 1024587

54. Tax Records 1859-1862(pt)

55. Tax Records 1862(pt)-1868

56. Tax Records 1860-1865 1024588

57. Tax Records 1866-1869 1024589

58. Personal Property Tax Records 1870-1876 1024590

59. Personal Property Tax Records 1878-1881 1024591

60. Personal Property Tax Records 1882-1883 1024592

61. Personal Property Tax Records 1884-1887 1024593

62. Personal Property Tax Records 1888-1890 1024594

63. Personal Property Tax Records 1891-1893 1024595

WHITE COUNTY SOLDIERS & SAILORS DISCHARGE RECORDS

64. Soldiers & Sailors

Discharge Records Book A World War I 1025693

MISCELLANEOUS WHITE COUNTY RECORDS AT THE AHC

65. County Surveyor?s

Field Notes Books 1-2 1837-1905

St. Louis - Iron Mountain

Railroad Lands 1024586

66. Original Land Entries 1851-1871 1025694

CHURCH AND MISCELLANEOUS WHITE COUNTY RECORDS

67. Smith-Holliman And

Related Genealogies

Records Hickory Plains

Missionary Baptist Church

(Prairie County) 1858-1878

History Rosebud Methodist Church

Records Salem Missionary

Baptist Church Books 1-3 1925-1963

Leon Van Patten Genealogy 1641-1976

?Wandering Book,? A History

of the Hammack, Norton,

Granger & Payne Families

Rich-Roberson Family Bible Records

Robbins Family Bible Records

Rich Family Scrapbook

Roberson Family Papers

Daniel P. Briggs Day Book 1858-1861

Fisher-Hale Family Register 1843-1969 1024580

68. Records Mount Pleasant Missionary

Baptist Church (Pulaski County) 1876-1889

Records Oak Grove Missionary

Baptist Church 1891-1926

Records Mount Pleasant Missionary

Baptist Church of Clay (White County) 1876-1889

John F. Randall Family Photo Album 1860s 1024581

69. Records Independence

Baptist Church Books 1-2 1847-1949 1025670

70. Browning Family Genealogy Books 1-4 1025671

71. Browning Family Genealogy Books 5-6

Enloe Family Genealogy 1025672

72. Strother Family Notebooks Books 1-2 1025695

NATURALIZATION RECORDS (See roll #51)