Genealogy Society Of Craighead County, Arkansas This month s meeting will be held at The Jonesboro Public Library

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1 Genealogy Society Of Craighead County, Arkansas This month s meeting will be held at The Jonesboro Public Library Next meeting: Sunday, May 21, 2000 ISSUE NUMBER FIVE, VOLUME NUMBER FOUR MAY 2000 MEETING HAPPENINGS: Our April meeting was held on Sunday, 16 April 2000 at the Jonesboro Public Library. Sue Whitmire presented the program Memories of a Civil War Mother. Thank you so very much, Sue. It was a very effective program. Many of us wanted to cry right along with you. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING: The board meeting for May was held on 13 May 2000 at 10:00 a.m. at the Jonesboro Public Library. 1. Effective 1 June 2000 the member price for Walking Through Your Past will be $ FINALLY a Beginner s Class. Monday 19 June 2000 & Tuesday 20 June :30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jonesboro Public Library. Class limited to 10 people. For the first class we would like to have members that would be willing to help teach sections in the future. Contact Nancy Matthews (870) June Meeting date moved forward one week because of Father s Day. The meeting will be held on 11 June 2000 at 2:00 p.m. at the Jonesboro Public Library. 4. The Executive Board Meeting for June will also be affected. For June the Board Meeting will be held on Thursday 1 June 2000 at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Dorothy McCarns. MAY MEETING: The May meeting will be held on 21 May 2000 at 2:00 in the Jonesboro Public Library Round Room. Following a short business meeting we will have a work day. Hopefully we can get some more accomplished on the 1910 Craighead County Census. DUES Dues are $15.00 a year. They can be mailed to GSCCA (Genealogy Society of Craighead County, Arkansas) P.O. Box 2614, Jonesboro, AR We would be glad to have you with us. NEWSLETTER: The newsletter is published monthly. You may have queries, stories, your family forms, etc. anything pertaining to genealogy, published. This is your newsletter, so use it and enjoy it. Send articles for publishing to: Nancy Matthews at 1811 S. Culberhouse, Jonesboro, AR 72401, nlmatthews@insolwwb.net. We welcome all your articles, queries, etc. and will print them as room permits. The newsletter can also be viewed on the Internet at: 1

2 MILITARY RECORDS ON MICROFILM at the Arkansas History Commission July 1997 Military Records General: Registers of enlistments in U.S. Army, Returns of U.S. Military posts and bases in Arkansas Records HQ Army of the S.W. Frontier, Organization index to pension files of veterans who served General correspondence of Record & Pension Office, between 1861 & 1900, Arkansas Index to compiled service records of U.S. volunteer Index to U.S. pensions, : Old War soldiers, General index to U.S. military pensions, Revolutionary War ( ): Index to compiled military service records of Revolutionary War naval personal, A-Y Index to compiled service records, all states Index to compiled service records, North Carolina War of 1812 ( ): Index to compiled service records, all states Index and muster rolls, Tennessee Military bounty land warrants, , Arkansas Missouri, & Illinois Compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the War of 1812 from Mississippi Territory Index to compiled service records, Louisiana & North Carolina Index to War of 1812 pension application files Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during the War of 1812 in organizations from the State of South Carolina Indian Wars ( ) Index to service records ( ), all states Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during Cherokee disturbance & removal in organizations from North Carolina Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who Served during Creek war from Alabama Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers in war of from Louisiana (2 nd Seminole War) Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during Cherokee removal in organizations from Alabama Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers who served during Florida war in organizations from Alabama Index to compiled service records of volunteer soldiers in Florida war from Louisiana Mexican War ( ): Index to soldiers, all states Index to Arkansas serviceman, A-Y (Herndon s) Compiled service records, Texas Unfortunately, answers that sound good aren't necessarily good, sound answers. 2

3 Family Tree Maker CD s At the Jonesboro Public Library The following Family Tree Maker CD s are available to use at the Jonesboro Public Library. They have a computer with Family Tree Maker installed and you can check all of these CD s for your family. World Family Tree Volume 1 World Family Tree Volume 2 World Family Tree Volume 3 World Family Tree Volume 4 World Family Tree Volume 5 Social Security Death Index # 1 Marriage Index: Louisiana # 2 Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN # 3 Marriage Index: AL, GA, SC # 4 Marriage Index: MD, NC, VA # 5 Marriage Index: AR, MO, MS, TX # 6 Marriage Index: Arkansas # 225 Marriage Index: AZ, CA, ID, NV # 226 Marriage Index: Georgia # 227 Marriage Index: AR, CA, IA, LA, MN, MO, OR, TX # 228 Marriage Index: IL, IN # 229 Marriage Index: KY, NC, TN, VA, WV # 400 Marriage Index: Ohio # 310 Census Index: Colonial America # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties # US Selected Counties QUERIES HAGAN SURNAME: Any information on: Jim Hagan Clarence Hagan Alonzo Hagan Fed (Fred) Hagan Julia Hagan McMahon Della Hagan Lindesmith Arthur Hagan married Artie Driscoll Uel Hagan Uba Hagan. All are from around Dora, Missouri Please contact me at: Barbara Brooks, 500 CR 3324, Greenville, TX Ph. (903) (collect). barbarab@argontech.net HALEY SURNAME: Any information on John & Lou Haley their ancestors and descendents. Children: Albert -- Craddie (m) Sherman Coble Florence (m) Harry Pease Hattie (m) Marl (?) Jack Ola Laura (m) Fed (Fred) Hagan All from around Dora, Missouri Please contact me at: Barbara Brooks, 500 CR 3324, Greenville, TX Ph. (903) (collect). barbarab@argontech.net 3

4 BARR, Alexander Alexander Barr was born in PA in Then he moved to Chester County, SC >> Williamson County, TN >> Henderson County, TN. Married 1: Eleanor Gill d SC 2: Nelley McKaskey 1813 SC Contact: Bettye Busby, 607 N. 2 nd Street, Paragould, AR WILLARD Pascal Choice Willard? m. Naomi? both died in Oklahoma 1. Ola Sollie b. 24 Aug 1870 Mineral Springs, AR m. 1. John Henry Louis Jones, m. 2. William (Will) Walter Scott, Pike City, Pike County, AR d. 3 Mar 1903, Texarkana, AR 2. Charles B. (known as Bun ) 3. Wade m. Sims 4. C.C. (known as Cliff ) m. Dora 5. Myra Randolph (Hot Springs, AR) m. Dr. Jess P. Randolph, Jr. Contact: Foster C. Jones, th Ave, San Francisco, CA secondservices@juno.com JONES Male b.? 1819 d. 16 July 1914 m.? Female b.? 1813 d. 20 Oct 1911 Children: 1. Bee b.? m.? Bob Hollingshead 2. Ida b.? 1856 m. 7 May 1874 John M. Boyd in Clark County, AR 3. John Henry Louis b. 2 May 1862 lived in Amity, Clark County, AR d. 30 Aug 1897 in Pike County, AR buried Jones Cemetery, Amity, AR m.? Ola Sollie Willard Children: William Kinsworth (known as K ) b. 23 Dec 1899, Amity, Clark County, AR Contact: Foster C. Jones, th Ave, San Francisco, CA secondservices@juno.com WRIGHT My grandfather, John William WRIGHT was b in Obion Co TN but m Martha Almeta TRAVIS 1879 Brookland AR. She was b 1861 Brookland. Need parents and siblings info for both John and Martha. Martha's mother may be Elizabeth COOK b 1842 d There is an aunt, Mrs. Daisy MCEWEN but I am not sure where she fits into the family. John and Martha are buried in Cooper family cemetery. Have info for John and Martha's children as one son, Robert, was my father. Be glad to share with anyone. Hope you can help with my brick walls. Thank you, Juanita Wright Morley pianolady82@webtv.net 4

5 BAKER Looking for descendants of the following Baker Family from 1860 Census Craighead County. Samuel Baker 1834 Mary E. Baker 1839 Contact: Dwight Baker John H.L. Baker FM 1960 PMB#182 Eliza E. Baker 1874 Houston, TX Jasper N. Baker 1877 Virginia T. Baker THE LOVE OF GENEALOGY I do love an overgrown grave yard Tilted old stones over withered old bones Sad little rhymes about sadder old times The church door that creaks - If cold stones could speak They'd say what I love about grave yards I do love the musty old parchment That smell up my nose, that dust on my clothes The linen-like feel, the legal-type seal Once stamped, posh and sworn Now tattered and torn I do love the feel of the parchment I love being "family" detective Eons flash by in the blink of an eye Searching the past that may bring me at last To the source of my genes - Or it's toast and baked beans At the cafe full of "family" detectives I do love the folk that are dead The fathers, the mothers, sisters and brothers Names without faces that fill up blank spaces The joy of discover - All linked to each other To me they're more live than they're dead I do love the chance and the chase Kids by the dozen and criminal cousins Funny and queer how some disappear Then later, a find - he went down a mine Or buried abroad - now who could get bored Searching a fee-log for some salty sea-dog 5

6 Surfing the web for somebody's dead Dating the probate with no certain dead date Long Census starts blinding - Upset at not finding That vital connection or worse - The Genealogical Curse. By Courtesy of the Author - JOYCE OSBORNE ASU Museum Hosts Sharp County Records Sharp County Records Continued: To view them, call the museum at 870/ and make an appointment. (The room is not open all the time.) When you arrive, you will be asked to don a pair of white cotton gloves before handling any of these old ledger-size volumes. Acc No. Title Location 7778 Property Tax (1907) Library 7779 Property Tax (1906) Library 7781 Property Tax (1900) Library 7782 Tax Receipts (1895) (Freezer)* 7783 Probate Docket ( ) Library 7784 Treasurer s Account Road District (Freezer)* 7785 Real Estate Assessment (1899) (Freezer)* 7786 Judgment Docket ( ) (Freezer)* 7787 Equity Docket (Circuit Court) ( ) Library 7789 Tax Receipts (1899) (Freezer)* 7790 Record of Indictments ( ) Library 7791 Property Assessment (1911) Library 7782 Property Tax (1880) Library 7793 Property Assessment (1879) Library 7794 Treasurer s Register of Warrants Cancelled ( ) Library 7795 Property Assessment (1904) Library 7796 Treasurer s Records in Account with Townships ( ) (Freezer)* 7797 Property Assessment (1913) Library 7799 Civil & Chancery Fee Book ( ) (Freezer)* 7801 Real Estate Assessment (1907) Library 7803 Property Tax (1911) Library 7804 Property Tax (1901) Library 7805 Property Assessment (1915) Library 7806 Property Assessment (1877) Library 7807 Real Estate Assessment (1909) Library 7808 Real Estate Assessment (1903) Library 6

7 7810 Real Estate Assessment (1905) Library 7811 Tax Receipts (1892) (Freezer)* 7812 Property Tax (1886) Library 9212 Register of County Warrants ( ) Library 9743 General Ledger (1910) Record of Miscellaneous Library Record of Fees Received ( ) (Freezer)* Sharp County Treasurer s Ledger ( ) Library Arkansas in Account with School Funds: Treasurer s Book (Freezer)* Register of County Warrants ( ) Library Law Docket ( ) Circuit Court Days Proceedings (Freezer)* Property Tax (1882) Library Property Tax (1880) Library Estray ( ) Library Miscellaneous Fees ( ) Mining Notes Library Real Estate Assessment (1885) Library Day Book ( ) List of People by Townships Library No file # Register of County Warrants ( ) Library To be Continued NEW BOOKS at the Jonesboro Library Alabama Records Autauga County Vol. 75; Vol. 106; Vol. 206 & Vol Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud GEN AL Au8 Alabama Records Vol. 160 Bibb County Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud GEN AL Bi47 v.160 Alabama Records Bibb County Vol. 160; Vol. 166; Vol. 178; Vol. 178; Vol. 200 & Vol. 225 Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud GEN AL Bi47 Alabama Records Limestone County Vol. 61; Vol. 84; Vol. 88; Vol. 95; Vol. 98; Vol. 114; Vol. 187; Vol. 205; Vol. 209; Vol. 219; Vol. 223 & Vol. 237 Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud GEN AL Li62 Alabama Records Madison County Vol. 12; Vol. 15; Vol. 35; Vol. 42; Vol. 53; Vol. 54; Vol. 55; Vol. 59; Vol. 62; Vol. 119; Vol. 127; Vol. 138; Vol. 143; Vol. 145; Vol. 147; Vol. 149; Vol. 155; Vol. 157; Vol. 159; Vol. 161; Vol. 163; Vol. 165; Vol. 171; Vol. 173; Vol. 175; Vol. 177; Vol. 179; Vol. 181; Vol. 183; Vol. 185; Vol. 189; Vol. 191; Vol. 193; Vol. 195; Vol. 197; Vol. 201; Vol. 203 & Vol. 207 Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud GEN AL Ma26 Alabama Records Montgomery County Vol. 62; Vol. 135; Vol. 182; Vol. 174; Vol. 190; Vol. 196; Vol. 202; Vol. 238 & Vol. 241 Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud GEN AL Mo76 Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. I Compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.I Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. II Compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.II Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. III Compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.III 7

8 Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. V compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.V Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. VI Compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.VI Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. VII Compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.VII Maryland Calendar of Wills, The Vol. VIII Compiled and Edited by Jane Baldwin Gen MD Ma36 V.VIII German Genealogy Research by George R. Schweitzer, PhD ScD GEN Sc9 War of 1812 Genealogy Research by George R. Schweitzer, PhD ScD GEN Sc9 Civil War Genealogy Research by George R. Schweitzer, PhD ScD GEN Sc9 Granger County, Tennessee Letters of Administration GEN Gr76 Marylanders To Carolina Prior to 1800 by Henry C. Peden, Jr. MD Ma36 More Marylanders To Carolina Prior to 1800 by Henry C. Peden, Jr. MD Ma36 Index to Conway County, Arkansas, Deed Books A & B Compiled by Pat McFall GEN Co78 Montgomery County, Arkansas, Loose Probate Records Abstracted by Marion S. Craig AR Mo76 Johnson County, Arkansas Marriages Compiled by Jimmie and Doris Dewberry AR Jo63 Marriages of Benton County, Arkansas by Verba Jo Pearce & Gail Scott AR Be44 Bk.A Marriages of Benton County, Arkansas by Verba Jo Pearce & Gail Scott AR Be44 Bk.B Benton County, Arkansas, Will Book A; Box #1 Estate Records Combiled by Gail Scott GEN AR Be44 Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims Vol. I Compiled and Transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten VA Vi81 V.01 Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims Vol. II Compiled and Transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten VA Vi81 V.02 Virginia Revolutionary Publick Claims Vol. III Compiled and Transcribed by Janice L. Abercrombie and Richard Slatten VA Vi81 V.03 Hanover County (Virginia) Chancery Wills and Notes Compiled by William Ronald Cocke, III GEN VA Ha19 Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas Volume III AR Wa29 V.3 Land Deed Genealogy of Marshall County, Tennessee ( ) Vol. 1 Compiled by Timothy R. & Helen C. Marsh GEN TN Ma V.1 Land Deed Genealogy of Marshall County, Tennessee ( ) Vol. 2 Compiled by Timothy R. & Helen C. Marsh GEN TN Ma V.2 Woodruff County, Arkansas Loose Probate Records Abstracted by Marion Stark Craig, MD AR Wo86 Arkansas Marriage Notices by James Logan Morgan AR AR 4m Upper Mississippi River History; Fact Fiction Legend by Captain Ron Larson, U.S.M.M., Ret. GEN 977 La 32 Sourcebook of Local Court and County Record Retrievers, The GEN So8 8

9 BOOKS -- BOOKS BOOKS 1900 Census of Craighead County, Arkansas -- about 437 pages indexed price includes postage 1880 Census of Craighead County, Arkansas pages indexed price includes postage 1870 Census of Craighead County, Arkansas pages indexed price includes postage 1860 Census of Craighead County, Arkansas pages indexed price plus postage 1860, 1870 & 1880 Census of Craighead County, Arkansas -- Three book set. price $40.00 includes postage Cemeteries of Craighead County, Arkansas -- Volume I indexed price $30.00 includes postage Cemeteries of Craighead County, Arkansas -- Volume II indexed price $30.00 includes postage Cemeteries of Craighead County, Arkansas -- Volume III indexed price $30.00 includes postage Cemeteries of Craighead County, Arkansas -- Three Volume Set price $75.00 includes postage Walking Through Your Past: A Guide to Finding Your Roots price $15.00 includes postage This for is for our upcoming book on our members surnames that they are researching. Please include all the surnames of your family lineage. NAME STREET CITY STATE ZIP SURNAMES Return Form To: Genealogy Society of Craighead County, Arkansas Post Office Box 2614 Jonesboro, AR

10 NAME ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS SIGNATURE RECEIVED BY DATE DUES ARE $15.00 PER YEAR DUE ON THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY. Newsletter Staff Jeanette McClure Nancy Matthews Officers: President: Gail Lies Vice President: Jeanette McClure Secretary/Treasurer: Dorothy McCarns Recording Secretary Susie Grommet The Genealogy Society of Craighead County, Arkansas P.O. Box 2614 Jonesboro, AR