Desha County AR

Quapaw Indians

Quapaw Tribe: Meaning “downstream people.” They were known by some form of this word to the Omaha, Ponca, Kansa, Osage, and Creeks. Also called: Quapaw Connections. The Quapaw were one of the five tribes belonging to what J. O. Dorsey (1897) called the Cegiha division of the Siouan linguistic stock. Quapaw Location. At or near the mouth of Arkansas River. (See also Louisiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas.) Quapaw Villages Quapaw History Before the French became acquainted with this tribe (in 1673) the Quapaw had lived on Ohio River above its junction with the Wabash, and that portion of the … Read more

Villages of the Quapaw Tribe

This article explores the history and settlements of the Quapaw Tribe, a Siouan group residing near the mouth of the Arkansas River. It traces their journey from the Ohio Valley, citing early French accounts of their villages and customs. The text details their gradual westward migration and eventual decline, referencing explorers’ observations and archaeological evidence of their presence in the Mississippi Valley.

Desha County Arkansas Cemeteries

Garbuttsville Cemetery

Most of these cemetery listings are complete indices at the time of transcription, however, in some cases we list the listing when it is only a partial listing. Hosted at Desha County Arkansas USGenWeb Archives McGehee Cemetery Walnut Lake Cemetery Sain Family Cemetery Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Hosted at Desha County Arkansas USGenWeb Belco Lake Cemetery Big Island Cemetery Birch Family Cemetery Cecil Tucker Indian Mound Cemetery Cook Cemetery Ferguson Family Cemetery Freegift Cemetery Godwin Plantation Cemetery Halley Community Cemetery Halley Family Cemetery Holly Grove Cemetery aka Trippe Cemetery Hopedale Baptist Church Cemetery Howell Cemetery Jefferson Cemetery Jefferson Lake … Read more

Desha County, Arkansas Census

  Desha County, Arkansas was formed from Arkansas County in 1838. 1840 Desha County, Arkansas Census Free 1840 Census Form for your Research Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial Free 1840 Census Index 1840 Desha County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Free 1840 Census Transcription Hosted at Census Guide 1840 U.S. Census Guide 1850 Desha County, Arkansas Census Free 1850 Census Form for your Research Free 1850 Census Images (partially indexed) Hosted at Ancestry.com – Ancestry Free Trial Free 1850 Census Index 1850 Desha County, Census (images and index) $ 1810-1890 Accelerated Indexing Systems Hosted at Census … Read more