Mississippi Co AR Queries & Surname(s)


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Mississippi County Arkansas
Queries & Surname(s)

July 1, 1997 thru Sept 30, 1997




Don Dearing Tue Aug 12 19:34:53 1997
FERRING - GAILBREATH Wm. Antonio FERRING was born in Milan, Italy, in 1823. He studied medicine at the Louisville [KY] Medical School, and married Sarah Elizabeth GAILBREATH, 30 Oct 1845, in Jefferson Co., KY. He continued his study of medicine at Tulane Univ., and then settled in Arkansas, ca 1857. In the 1860 Census, the family was enumerated at Barfield P. O., Canadian Twp., in Mississippi Co. The family then included the following children: Geo. L.; Thomas W.; Cybthia E.; Marianne C.; Lucy S.; Sarah A.; and John M. William joined the Confederacy 4 Jul 1861, as a 2nd Lt. and served in Co. C, 18th [Marmadukes] Reg't, Arkansas Inf., was later wounded, captured, and imprisoned at Johnson Island, near Sandusky, OH. Still suffering from his wounds, he returned home on crutches, and died as a result thereof, 7 Sep 1872. Soon thereafter, his widow returned to KY, with son John M. and daughter Sarah A. The rest of the children, then of age, had married and remained in Arkansas. She died in Jefferson Co., KY, 8 June 1898, leaving the 300 acre Arkansas homestead to those children remaining there. I would like to know were William A. FERRING may be buried and learn more of those who continued to live there.


Robert Adair Tue Aug 12 17:33:07 1997
Looking for information on GEORGE YOUNG. He was born in 1886 in Diaz, AR and lived in Leachville, AR with his wife GRACIE.


DATE: SEPT,6, 1997
NAME:Don E. Wright

SURNAMES : VAN WINKLE: ISBELL:BLACKARD
I am researching for information on my great grandfather he lived in Blytheville Arkansas he married Sarah ISBELL Nellie VAN WINKLE was my grangmother She when my father was about two years old.,
Chancellor Van WINKLE b: October 26, 1854 in ILL.d: February 2, 1929 in MAPLEGROVE CEMETARY IN ARKANSAS married Sarah Elisberth ISBELL b: May 6, 1870 in MISSISSIPPI CO. ARKANSAS m: ABT 1885 d: November 1, 1944 in MAPLEGROVE CEMETARY IN ARKANSAS..children was Nellie Lee VAN WINKLE b: September 1887 d: 1907 in OSCEOLA ARK Marian VAN WINKLE b: ABT 1892 d: ABT 1892 Allen VAN WINKLE b: February 23, 1892 d: December 2, 1960 in MAPLEGROVE CEMETARY BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS Tessie B. CALDWELL d: April 1994 in MAPLEGROVE CEMETARY BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS Idella VAN WINKLE b: January 22, 1894 in POPLUR BLUFF, MISSOURI d: in BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS Willie "Bill" BLACKARD b: ABT 1894 d: November 18, 1931 Bill VAN WINKLE b: June 16, 1896 in JACKSON, MO. d: December 28, 1964 in MEMPHIS, TENN V A HOSPITIAL Minnie (VAN WINKLE) KEY b: May 5, 1900 in WAYNESBORO, TENN. m: December 30, 1922 in CARUTHERVILLE MO


DATE: SEP 7 1997
NAME:DON E. WRIGHT

SURNAMES: WRIGHT: DAVIS: SEYMORE

I am researching for information about James W. WRIGHT he was my grandfather. He Married Martha Rosina DAVIS on January 28,1879 in Norris City ILLINOIS They had one child Maybell Mae WRIGHT born Octomber 20, 1893 She Married William SEYMORE
I belive James married again I have been told that ther was a Eddie, and Willie WRIGHT his sons and Ethel and Lizzie BurleyWright that was his daughter`s. James may have lived in White Co and Gallitian Co Illinois also Mississippi Co Arkansas. James was also kin to Thomas Link WRIGHT in Norris City Illinois

James later married Nellie Lee Van Winkle They had a son Walter Samuel WRIGHT born January 14, 1905 in Manila Arkansas Nellie was my grandmather she died in 1907 in Arkansas

Thanks DON E. WRIGHT


DATE: SEP 8 1997
NAME:BILL HOLIFIELD

SURNAMES: HOLIFELD

I am looking for information on my ancestors who moved to Arkansas, I believe to Miss. Co.; moved from western Tennessee. I am particularly interested in the years of late 1800's and early 1900's. These people would have been descendents of William HOLIFIELD who moved to Graves Co. KY from NC in 1800's. My limb of the Holifield tree later moved to Texas, but it is likely they moved to AR prior to coming to TX. Common spellings of the HOLIFIELD name were:HOLIFIELD, HOLLIFIELD, HOLYFIELD, HOLLYFIELD,

Thank you, BILL HOLIFIELD



DATE:SEPTEMBER 28, 1997
NAME:DOUG POWERS

SURNAMES: RICE; DAUGHERTY; DOHERTY; STRATTON; POWERS
DAVIS; SWAN; WOODROUGH; WOODRUFF; SWAN


I am requesting information on Pascal RICE who lived in Mississippi County @1860 or 1870 and from then on just over the borderinto Dunklin County, Missouri. Pascal married Sarah DAUGHERTY or DOHERTY, awidow from Illinois who had several children, one of whom Elizabeth MarthaDAUGHERTY or DOHERTY married John STRATTON. Their daughter, Nebraska STRATTON,was my great-grandmother. She was born @ 1880 and married John WashingtonPOWERS. Family tradition states that Sarah, who was also called Wenokie, was a Chickasaw or Cherokee Indian, as was her first husband and all of her children. She was also supposedly descended from a Chief called White or Whitepath. Would also like information on a Liza Victoria DAVIS SWAN WOODROUGH (or WOODRUFF) who lived in Leachville, Arkansas at the turn of the century. Her daughter, Lula Ruth SWAN was my great-grandmother.
Thanks.DOUG POWERS


DATE: 26 SEPT 1997.
NAME:GEORGINA BROWN

SURNAMES: MALONEY; CLARK; WEST; VALENTINE

I saw your web page, and I am also researching in Mississippi County. I have a MALONEY family there from around 1860 until after 1930. Isephine CLARK married James MALONEY in 1889. One of their 4 children, William, married Mary WEST. Her mother was Mary VALENTINE. .

Thanks GEORGINA BROWN.

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