Arkansas

Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas

11 Miles southwest on Highway 15 from El Dorado, Union, Arkansas. Gravestone canvassed, 25 June 1960, by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, El Dorado Branch, Genealogical Committee. COTTRELL David Monroe, b. 20 Oct. 1885, d. 20 May 1946. David Monroe, d. 19 Nov. ae. 6 yrs. John Wayne, b. 16 Dec. 1942, d. 19 Dec. 1942.  Son of J.W. and Polly Cottrell. GIBSON Lela Mitchell, b. 21 Sept. 1910, d. 11 June 1946. GOZA Robert “Sid”, b. 30 Oct. 1901, d. 17 Jan. 1953. GRIFFIN E. L., b. 16 Dec. 1906, d. 31 Dec. 1946. GRESHAM John … Read more

Rocky Cemetery Records, Polk County, Arkansas

(Loc. 9 mi. W of Mena on hwy. #8) ADDISON G. M., b. 1834, d. 1904. Husband of Mattie Addison. Mattie, b. 1839, d. 1897. Wife of G. M. Addison. ATCHLEY Laura A., b. 7 Apr. 1880, d. 11 Dec. 1946 or 1948. Thomas N., b. 15 Oct. 1882, d. 2 Jan. 1955. Husband of Laura Atchley. BANNING John Horton, b. 1866, d. 1941. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Banning. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1871, d. 1933. Wife of John Horton Banning. Ruth Elizabeth, b. 1908, d. 1939. BARBER Infant, b. 15 Oct. 1900, d. 28 Mar. 1901. John, 11 Jan. Son … Read more

Crain Cemetery Records, London, Pope County, Arkansas

COUNTS H. C., b. 1835, d. 14 Jan. 1887, ae. 52 yrs. Son of Mary Brewer. Husband of Sally Brewer. Married 11 Jan. 185-. (Sic) CRAIN Pleasant, Mrs., b. 21 June 1875, d. 28 Oct. 1951, ae. 76 yrs., 4 mos., 7 days. Dau. of Mr. Crosby. Wife of Pleasant Crain.

Harts Cemetery Records, Bentonville, Benton County Arkansas

(located 4 miles south of Bentonville) BALDWIN Joel, b. Jan. 1815, d. 1900. Lucinda, b. Jan. 1815, d. 1900, ae. 85 yrs. Lucinda, b. 14 Sept. 1823, d. 19 Sept. 1905, ae. 82 yrs. BALEY John, b. 25 Jan. 1825, d. 17 May 1903, ae. 78 yrs. Husband of Sarah Baley. Sarah, b. 25 Oct. 1824, d. 8 Nov. 1904, ae. 80 yrs. Wife of John Baley. BARNS Marion W., b. 1871, d. 1943, ae. 72 yrs. Husband of Sarah J. Barns. BARNES Lab, b. 1886, d. 1950, ae. 64 yrs. Born in Arkansas. Richard Edgar, b. 19 Dec. 1891. … Read more

Fairview Cemetery Records, Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas

HALEY Ida Lee Loyd, b. 1886, d. 1932, ae. 46 yrs. Wife of John W. Haley. John W., b. 1879, d. 1922, ae. 43 yrs. Husband of Ida Lee Loyd. LOYD Mary Jane Dodson, b. 1855, d. 1949, ae. 94 yrs. Wife of Thomas Jefferson Loyd. Thomas Jefferson, b. 1855, d. 1919, ae. 64 yrs. Husband of Mary Jane Dodson.

New Cemetery, Cleveland County, Arkansas

Directions: One and half mile south of Rison on Mt Elba East and 1/4 mile west on dirt road. Sec 13 Alien, William born June 7 1872 died June 7 1944 Anthony, Eliza born died Nov 30 1965 Auston, Sam born Apr 4 1906 died May 9 1972 Auston, Willie born May 17 1944 died Dec 8 1968 Ball, Albert born Aug 23 1959 died Aug 23 1959 Ball, Emmer Newsome born Feb 6 1892 died June 9 1980 Ball, James Sr born July 29 1888 died Oct 13 1978 Ball, O. V. Sr born July 25 1911 died Sept … Read more

Liberty Hill Cemetery, Cleveland County, Arkansas

Directions: six miles SE of Rison on HWY 35, one mile west on Mt. Elba cut-off road, Sec 33, T 9, R Adkins, Mrs Josephine born May 22 1906 died Dec 11 1990 Marks, Rosie died 1934 Adkins, Rev Rumble born Dec 9 1901 died Jan 24 1988 Marks, Shedrack born 1861 died 1945 Allen, Rose died 1928 Marks, Sheddrick died Apr 4 1945 Althemier, Arthur born 1873 died 1929 Marks, Whit born 1910 died 1968 Attwood, Edd born Jan 12 1890 died June 23 1961 Marks, Will died Apr 1951 Attwood, Jeshie died 1921 Marks, Sella died 1921 Bagge, … Read more

Humble Hope Cemetery, Cleveland County, Arkansas

Directions: Two miles south of Rison on Mt. Elba East Road, 1/2 west on gravel road. Sec. 24,T 9, R Atkins, Anna born Feb. 12, 1894 died Nov 22 1989 Attwood, Rebecca Brewer no dates given Attwood, Sammuel born- died Feb 20, 1974 Ballard, Arthur born Oct 17 1891 died Aug 14 1980 Ballard, Elhue born May 7 1913 died May 24 1939 Ballard, Jack B born Aug 1 died Oct 15 1960 Ballard, Kennen born Oct 1 1966 died Nov 14 1966 Ballard, Sadie Aug 25 1895 June 22 1960 Barnett,Genoa Brown no dates given Bell, Rev.Mark Curtis born … Read more

Slave Narrative of Rev. Wamble

Interviewer: Archie Koritz Person Interviewed: Rev. Wamble Location: Gary, Indiana Place of Birth: Monroe County, Mississippi, Date of Birth: 1859 Place of Residence: 1827 Madison Street, Gary, Indiana Occupation: Wagon-maker Archie Koritz, Field Worker Federal Writers’ Project Porter County-District #1 Valparaiso, Indiana EX-SLAVES REV. WAMBLE 1827 Madison Street Gary, Indiana [TR: above ‘Wamble’ in handwriting is ‘Womble’] Rev. Wamble was born a slave in Monroe County, Mississippi, in 1859. The Westbrook family owned many slaves in charge of over-seers who managed the farm, on which there were usually two hundred or more slaves. One of the Westbrook daughters married a … Read more

Slave Narrative of George Washington Buckner

Interviewer: Lauana Creel Person Interviewed: Dr. George Washington Buckner Location: Evansville, Indiana Date of Birth: December 1st, 1852 Ex-Slave Stories District #5 Vanderburgh County Lauana Creel A SLAVE, AMBASSADOR AND CITY DOCTOR [DR. GEORGE WASHINGTON BUCKNER] This paper was prepared after several interviews had been obtained with the subject of this sketch. Dr. George Washingtin [TR: Washington] Buckner, tall, lean, whitehaired, genial and alert, answered the call of his door bell. Although anxious to oblige the writer and willing to grant an interview, the life of a city doctor is filled with anxious solicitation for others and he is always … Read more

Slave Narrative of Lizzie Johnson

Interviewer: Irene Robertson Person Interviewed: Lizzie Johnson Location: Biscoe, Arkansas Place of Birth: Holly Springs, Mississippi Age: 65 Federal Writers’ Project of the W.P.A. District #6 Marion County Anna Pritchett 1200 Kentucky Avenue FOLKLORE MRS. LIZZIE JOHNSON 706 North Senate Avenue, Apt. 1 Mrs. Johnson’s father, Arthur Locklear, was born in Wilmington, N.C. in 1822. He lived in the South and endured many hardships until 1852. He was very fortunate in having a white man befriend him in many ways. This man taught him to read and write. Many nights after a hard days work, he would lie on the … Read more

Biography of Col. Thomas W. Scudder

Few of the Kansas territorial pioneers are still living. One of them is Col. Thomas W. Scudder, of Topeka. Colonel Scudder made a splendid record as a soldier with the fighting columns of the First Kansas Cavalry during the Civil war. He also had many interesting experiences in the border warfare in 1857. Much of his Kansas experience was on a pre-emption claim of 103 acres, the place where he now lives, before the war in Shawnes County, and he has long been a resident of Topeka, where he has enjoyed the association and friendship of many prominent men. He … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Rev. Thomas Johnson

Rev. Thomas Johnson, for twenty-six years a missionary among the Shawnee and other Indian tribes of Kansas and one of the prominent characters in American Methodism of his day, was born in Virginia, July 11, 1802. When comparatively young he came to Missouri and in 1826 entered the Methodist ministry. His first charge was at Mount Prairie, Arkansas, and in 1828, having been received into full connection, he was appointed to Fishing River. In 1830 he was appointed to the Shawnee mission, which was in the Missouri district, and served as its super-intendent until 1841, when he resigned on account … Read more

1850 Lawrence County Arkansas Mortality Census

The following index is of all people listed within the Lawrence County, Arkansas mortality census of 1850. In the 1850 and 1860 census, census takers were responsible for listing all people who had passed away in the past year… so the people in the following list likely died in 1840/1850. B Andrew J. Baird George J. Bane Henry C. Banta Martha W. Barnett William Barnett Cassandra Blackwell Sarah Blakely Sarah Bond Lavina Boothe C Jane Cason Martin Cason Thomas G. Corbet Nancy Cravens D Sarah Debell E James Estas F David W. Falkenburg Jane Falkenburg Nancy Falkenburg Cyrena J. Foreman … Read more

Slave Narrative of Mary Smith

Interviewer: Caldwell Sims Person Interviewed: Mary Smith Date of Interview: September 14, 1937 Location: Union, South Carolina “I liked to went crazy when my brother, Bob, went to Arkansas. Den Marse George Young wrote our names in a book and give it to my ma. It was jes’ a small mem’randum book. We kept it till Miss Addie, dat is Mrs. Billy, give ma de Bible storybook, and den she copied our names in dat one. De little book was about wore out den; so it was burned up when Miss Addie had done finished writing our names in de … Read more

Slave Narrative of Mary Woodward

Interviewer: W. W. Dixon Person Interviewed: Mary Woodward Location: South Carolina Date of Birth: 1854 Age: 83 “I knows you since you ’bout dis high (indicating). When was it? Where I see you? I see you at your auntie’s house. Dat was your auntie, Miss Roxie Mobley, other side of Blackstock. You was in a little dress dat day, look lak a gal. Oh! Lordy, dat been a long time! What us has come thru since dat day and de days befo’ dat, beyond freedom. “I was born a slave of old Marster Adam Berber, near de Catawba River side … Read more

Slave Narrative of George Kye

Person Interviewed: George Kye Location: Fort Gibson, Oklahoma Age: 110 I was born in Arkansas under Mr. Abraham Stover, on a big farm about twenty miles north of Van Buren. I was plumb grown when the Civil War come along, but I can remember back when the Cherokee Indians was in all that part of the country Joe Kye was my pappy’s name what he was born under back is Garrison County, Virginia, and I took that name when I was freed, but I don’t know whether he took it or not because he was sold off by old Master … Read more

Slave Narrative of Liza Smith

Person Interviewed: Liza Smith Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Age: 91 Both my mammy and pappy was brought from Africa on a slave boat and sold on de Richmond (Va.) slave market. What year dey come over I don’t know. My mammy was Jane Mason, belonging to Frank Mason; pappy was Frank Smith, belonging to a master wid de same name. I mean, my pappy took his Master’s name, and den after my folks married mammy took de name of Smith, but she stayed on wid de Masons and never did belong to my pappy’s master. Den, after Frank Mason took all … Read more

Slave Narrative of Stephen McCray

Person Interviewed: Stephen McCray Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Place of Birth: Huntsville County, Alabama Date of Birth: 1850 Age: 88 Occupation: Fisherman I was born in Huntsville County, Alabama, right where the Scottsboro boys was in jail, in 1850. My parents was Wash and Winnie McCray. They was the mother and father of 22 chillun. Jest five lived to be grown and the rest died at baby age. My father’s mother and father was named Mandy and Peter McCray, and my mother’s mother and father was Ruthie and Charlie McCray. They all had the same Master, Mister McCray, all the … Read more

Slave Narrative of Betty Foreman Chessier

Person Interviewed: Betty Foreman Chessier Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina Date of Birth: July 11, 1843 Age: 94 I was born July 11, 1843 in Raleigh, N. C. My mother was named Melinda Manley, the slave of Governor Manley of North Carolina, and my father was named Arnold Foreman, slave of Bob and John Foreman, two young masters. They come over from Arkansas to visit my master and my pappy and mammy met and got married, ‘though my pappy only seen my mammy in the summer when his masters come to visit our master and … Read more