Arkansas

Dumas Brief for Applicants

Charles von Weise Attorney at Law Tishomingo (Muskogee is crossed out) Ind. Ter. July 12, 1903 I was Principal Law Clerk of the Mississippi Choctaw Legal Department at the time the case of Scott S. Dumas et al. as MCR 4006 was decided and at that time I directed Charles M. Wrigley, one of the law clerks in my dept. to write a decision in said case, but first to prepare a brief of the evidence offered by the applicants for the purpose of proving an attempted compliance on the part of their ancestors. This brief I submitted to Mr. … Read more

Chickasaw Indians

The Chickasaw Indians, linguistically related to the Choctaw, were one of the main tribes of the Muskhogean group. Their ancestral location was northern Mississippi. As per tribal history, the Chickasaw believed they had come from the west and had once lived in northern Alabama. First encountered by Europeans under De Soto, the tribe was notably warlike. They were steadfast allies of the English during the colonization of North America. After the establishment of the American Government, land pressures led them to cede their territories and move to what is now Oklahoma between 1837 and 1847

Fort Smith Courthouse Photos

Ft. Smith Courthouse 1889

Established in 1851, for twenty years, the federal district court for the Western District of Arkansas was based in Van Buren Arkansas. The district had federal jurisdiction over half of the state of Arkansas and all of the Indian Territory. Coinciding with the closure of Fort Smith by the Army in 1876, the federal court was relocated to Fort Smith. For a year the court was housed in a downtown office building; during the summer of 1872, the jail was moved into the old barracks building inside the second fort. That fall, court operations were moved into the upper floor … Read more

Trial Record and Legal Papers – Jasper Newton Bee

Jasper Newton "Tuck" Bee

These are the kind of records you may obtain when you order Fort Smith Criminal Records. October 23, 1882 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, To The Marshal of the Western District of Arkansas, GREETING: WHEREAS, Complaint on oath hath been made before me, charging that Jasper N. Bee did, on or about the 23 day of Oct A.D. 1882, in the Indian Country, Western District of Arkansas Assault to kill one Moore a White man. Contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and against the … Read more

The Color Line Question

It is not the question of social equality. No one doubts the right of individuals, or the family, or the social circle, to draw their lines of association and fellowship at their own pleasure, whether at wealth, rank, fashion, talent, or anything else. To confound this with the real question, is not candid. Still less is it the question of the inter-marriage of the races. Here, individual preference is undeniable. To claim that this is the question, and to ask tauntingly: “Do you want your daughter to marry a nigger?” is ungentlemanly and unworthy of an answer. The question is: … Read more

Western District Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Arkansas

These cemetery extractions have been taken directly from the book, corrections, alterations and notations on the pages were left as I found them. Mr. Jean states “I have been as careful as I could be in getting the name of each person correct and will not be responsible for any errors.” Compiled By J. W. Jean, Imboden, Arkansas in 1959 Bethel Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Bratcher Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Deeter Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Dent Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Dry Creek Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Friendship Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Garrett Cemetery, Lawrence County, Arkansas Hillhouse Cemetery, Lawrence County, … Read more

Arkansas Civil War Regiments, Rosters and Muster Rolls

Civil War Rosters (hosted at Tennessee State Library and Archives) Confederate Army Following (hosted at Couch GenWeb) Adams’ Regiment Arkansas Infantry Borland Regiment Battle of Mark’s Mill Crawford’s Arkansas Infantry Battalion First Battalion Arkansas Infantry 1st Arkansas Infantry 2nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment 2nd Arkansas Infantry Battalion CSA 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment CSA McNair’s 4th Arkansas Regiment – CSA 4th Battalion Arkansas Infantry 3rd Consolidated Arkansas Infantry Regiment 5th Arkansas Infantry Regiment CSA 6th Infantry Regiment CSA Shaver’s 7th Regiment 8th Arkansas Infantry Battalion, CSA 8th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 10th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 11th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 17th (Griffith’s) Arkansas  12th … Read more

Arkansas Civil War Pensions

Arkansas (following hosted at USGenWeb Archives Pension Project Civil War ) Widow’s Application Abstract Johnson County Alverson, Joseph Pike County Townsend, William S. Invalid Widow’s Applications & Misc. Scott County Bates, Martin Stephen Cates, William F. Davis, William T. Lynch, John B. McClain, George W. McKay, Andrew C. Miner, Maston Speights, William Levi Williams, Elias Invalid Widow’s Application Abstracts Saline County Hicks, Thomas Jefferson P. Scott County Hooper, Ambrose Humes Journey, Elijah F. Widow’s Application Bradley County Castleberry, Jesse Columbia County Foster, Jackson Scott County Johnston, Whitmill M. McClain, John W. Stinson, James A. Wiley, Thomas Jefferson Invalid Application & … Read more

Washington County, Arkansas Census

Washington County, Arkansas was formed from Crawford and Lovely counties in 1828. 1830 Washington County, Arkansas Census Free 1830 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1830 Washington County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1830 Census Index Free 1830 Census Transcription Hosted at Census Guide 1830 U.S. Census Guide 1840 Washington County, Arkansas Census Free 1840 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1840 Washington County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1840 Census Index Free 1840 Census Transcription Hosted at … Read more

White County, Arkansas Census

White County, Arkansas was formed from Independence, Jackson and Pulaski counties in 1835. 1840 White County, Arkansas Census Free 1840 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial  1840 White County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1840 Census Index Free 1840 Census Transcription Hosted at Census Guide 1840 U.S. Census Guide 1850 White County, Arkansas Census Free 1850 Census Form for your Research Free 1850 Census Images (partially indexed) Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1850 White County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1850 Census … Read more

Woodruff County, Arkansas Census

Woodruff County, Arkansas was formed from Jackson and St. Francis counties in 1862. 1870 Woodruff County, Arkansas Census Free 1870 Census Form for your Research Free 1870 Census Images and Index Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1870 Woodruff County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1870 Census Index(partial) Free 1870 Census Transcription (partial) pg 470a pg 476a pg 482a Hosted at Census Guide 1870 U.S. Census Guide 1880 Woodruff County, Arkansas Census Free 1880 Census Form for your Research Free 1880 Census Transcription Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1880 Woodruff County, Census … Read more

Yell County, Arkansas Census

  Yell County, Arkansas was formed from Pope and Scott counties in 1840. 1850 Yell County, Arkansas Census Free 1850 Census Form for your Research Free 1850 Census Images (partially indexed) Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1850 Yell County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1850 Census Index Hosted at Census Guide 1850 U.S. Census Guide 1860 Yell County, Arkansas Census Free 1860 Census Form for your Research Free 1860 Census Images and Index Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1860 Yell County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Hosted … Read more

Union County, Arkansas Census

Union County, Arkansas was formed from Clark and Hempstead counties in 1829. 1830 Union County, Arkansas Census Free 1830 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1830 Union County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1830 Census Index Hosted at Census Guide 1830 U.S. Census Guide 1840 Union County, Arkansas Census Free 1840 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1840 Union County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1840 Census Index Hosted at Census Guide 1840 U.S. Census Guide 1850 Union … Read more

Van Buren County, Arkansas Census

Van Buren County Arkansas was formed from Conway, Independence, and Izard counties in 1833. 1840 Van Buren County, Arkansas Census Free 1840 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial  1840 Van Buren County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1840 Census Index Free 1840 Census Transcription Hosted at Census Guide 1840 U.S. Census Guide 1850 Van Buren County, Arkansas Census Free 1850 Census Form for your Research Free 1850 Census Images (partially indexed) Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1850 Van Buren County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated … Read more

Sevier County, Arkansas Census

Sevier County, Arkansas was formed from Hempstead and Miller counties in 1828. 1830 Sevier County, Arkansas Census Free 1830 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1830 Sevier County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1830 Census Index Hosted at Census Guide 1830 U.S. Census Guide 1840 Sevier County, Arkansas Census Free 1840 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial 1840 Sevier County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1840 Census Index Hosted at Census Guide 1840 U.S. Census Guide 1850 Sevier … Read more