What's New Sebastian Co., AR

 

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Here is a list of LDS micro film available at your local LDS Family History Library on Sebastian County. If you would be interested in transcribing any of this information for the site it would be most appreciated. It is $6 a film to order them and you have them for about six weeks. Most film have more than one thing on them. Please let me know which one you are interested in doing so we can avoid any duplication of effort.....thank you so much.

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Does anyone know where Mansfield's Child Cemetery was located?

Hendrix Hills Cemetery - Ft. Smith
Does anyone have more information on this abandoned and built over cemetery?

WE NEED WILLS & BIBLE RECORDS - do you have one to share?


Could you volunteer to transcribe some of the CENSUS for Sebastian County? If you don't have access to the film, maybe I can help out. It would be great to have all the census transcribed and if you can do just ONE township of one census year that would be a really good start!!! Jump in and have some fun and help hundreds of other researchers in Sebastian County!!!

March 2012

Link to the Fort Smith Marriages Database was updated 3/21/12
Link added to the Fort Smith Deaths Database 3/21/12
Link added to the Fort Smith Births Database 3/21/12

July 2011

Pictures added 7/24/11
3 New Photos added - (always at the top)

Unidentified pictures 7/21/11
New photo added (always at the top).

Country Doctors page updated 7/21/11
Added bio of Dr. Wyatt Slaughter and photo and bio of Dr. Elam Stevenson

Photo added 7/19/11
Photo of the T.W. Bugg family

Marriage record added 7/18/11
between Henry T. Eppler & Elizabeth C. Martin,

Huntington Cemetery Updated 7/18/11
Records updated and additional records added.

Liberty Cemetery Updated 7/17/11
23 tombstone photos added and 5 additional records added with no tombstone photos

January 2011

Pictures 1/27/11
Photos of John & Essie Flanagan and Flanagan children added.

Unidentified Pictures 1/27/11
New photo added - Ladies of Lavaca

Churches 1/27/11
New photo of Hackett Penticostal Church

Lovelace Cemetery1/22/11
Many new records & photos added.

Dayton Cemetery 1/22/11
New records & photos added.

Pictures 1/22/11
New photo of Johnnie & Grover Brown added.

Mansfield Shool 1/22/11
New photo of the students about 1910-1912

Added Link to Fun Simple Free Ancestry 1/22/11
Free rescources for the geneologist.

December 2010

Huntington Cemetery 12/3/10
Many new records & photos added.

November 2010

Mansfield School Class of 1904-1905 11/27/10
Photo and student ID

Obits & Deaths 11/27/10
Obituary of John H. Caldwell of Mansfield added.

Death Records 11/19/10
Surnames beginning with "A" and "B" and partial listing of those beginning with "C"

August 2010

Old Pictures 08/06/10
New photo added.....(latest photos always at the top)

Military Records 08/04/10
Addition to Civil War Page

July 2010

Old Pictures 07/25/10
New photo added.....(latest photos always at the top)

Military Records 07/25/10
Ray F. Israel added to WWII page.

Old Obits 07/25/10
Old obits added for Pool & Israel

Old Homes & Places 07/21/10
Links added to great websites for Old Andrews Field and Old Goldman Hotel.

Towns 07/03/10
Information added about old Huntington, Witcherville, Dayton, Shady Grove & Arkoal

June 2010

Old Schools 06/25/10
Pictures and info added for White Bluff School and Rye Hill School.

Cemeteries 06/25/10
Liberty Cemetery pics added.

Old Schools 06/14/10
Mazzard-Maness School pictures added along with Central City School picture.

May 2010

Old Pictures 05/16/10
New photo added.....(latest photos always at the top)

April 2010

Cemeteries 04/28/10
First photos added to Falconer Cemetery.

Family Trees 04/28/19
Neeley Family added.

Cemeteries 04/08/10
Photos added to Steep Hill Cemetery.

March 2010

Cemeteries 03/28/10
Photos & names added to St. Marys Cemetery.

Cemeteries 03/26/10
Stromberg Family Cemetery added.

Marriage Records 03/21/10
Milam & Loudermilk 1914 marriage papers
Milam to Pogue 1879 marriage papers

Land Records 03/21/10
More old deed records added

Old Obits 03/21/10
Obit added for Kapp & Milam

Old Wills 03/21/10
Milam wills added

Land Records 03/18/10
7 old deed records added

Old Homes & Places 03/13/10
Roselie Tilles Childrens Home added

Old Pictures 03/06/10
New photo added.....(latest photos always at the top)

February 2010

Cemeteries 02/27/10
Green Floyd Bethell Cemetery photos added.

Marriage Records 02/21/10
Marriages of some Sebastian Co Residents recorded in other Arkansas counties.
There are many, many more to be added

Old Schools 02/15/10
Hackett High School Students 1919

Old Homes & Places 02/14/10
Several Old Home pictures added in the "F" surnames

Old Homes & Places 02/08/10
Several Old Home pictures added in the "E" surnames

January 2010

Cemeteries 01/26/10
Grundy Cemetery added.

Military Records 01/26/10
Paul Blaney Harper added

Old Schools 01/26/10
Pleasant Hill School added.

(Don't miss this picture)

Old Schools 01/10/10
Pictures added to the Hackett School page.

December 2009

H A P P Y    H O L I D A Y S

Old Pictures 12/30/09
New photos added.....(latest photos always at the top)

Old Homes & Places 12/30/09
Beverly Post Office & Store photo & history added

Old Obits 12/23/09
Obit added for J.W. Breedlove-1906

Old Pictures 12/03/09
New photo added, John Childers 1873.....(latest photos always at the top)

Old Obits 12/03/09
Picture & obit added for Sterling Price McLaughlin

November 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Cemeteries 11/16/09
St. Mary Cemetery - names & marker photos added.

Cemeteries 11/15/09
St. Mary Cemetery - names & marker photos added.

Cemeteries 11/11/09
Liberty Cemetery - names & marker photos added.

Old Pictures 11/01/09
New photo added.....(latest photos always at the top)

Towns 11/01/09
2 new "old" pictures added to Greenwood, Ar page.

Cemeteries 11/02/09
Leard Cemetery - names & marker photos added.

October 2009

H A P P Y   H A L L O W E E N!

Old Pictures 10/28/09
"Miners at Great Western Mines Bonanza Arkansas"-one person in photo identified

Cemeteries 10/11/09
White Bluff Cemetery-names complete.

Cemeteries 10/10/09
Dawson Cemetery - first marker photos added.

Cemeteries 10/09/09
White Bluff Cemetery-names added.

Cemeteries 10/08/09
Valley View Cemetery-names completed.
White Bluff Cemetery-names added.

Cemeteries 10/07/09
Vinita Cemetery names completed.
Valley View Cemetery-names added.

Cemeteries 10/06/09
Valley View Cemetery - photos added for B's.
Names added to Vinita Cemetery.

September 2009

Cemeteries 09/25/09
West Harmony Cemetery - names complete.
Mtn View Cemetery - names added.

Misc. Page 09/25/09
1866 Masonic Lodge #131, Greenwood, Ar

Cemeteries 09/24/09
West Harmony Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 09/23/09
Mount Olive Cemetery - names completed.

Marriage Records 09/16/09
Sebastian Co Marriages performed by
A. L. Brown 1879-1928
Malla Graham 1920-1954
Berry Harwood 1900-1908.

Family Trees 09/13/09
Some Families of Big Creek Township
More names added and index is current. Over 2,000 individuals.

Cemeteries 09/08/09
Island Cemetery - names completed.

Cemeteries 09/07/09
Valley View Cemetery - photos added.

Island Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 09/06/09
West Harmony Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 09/05/09
West Harmony Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 09/04/09
Mount Olive Cemetery - names added.

Old Politicians & County Officials 09/02/09
Cleveland Holland

Old Obits 09/02/09
More records added to old McConnell Funeral Home Records 1918-1941.

Cemeteries 09/02/09
Elmwood/Poor Farm Cemetery - names added.

August 2009

Old Obits 08/30/09
More records added to old McConnell Funeral Home Records 1918-1941.

Cemeteries 08/24/09
Mount Olive Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 08/11/09
Elmwood/Poor Farm Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 08/08/09
Mount Olive Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 08/03/09
Mount Olive Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 08/02/09
Jones Cemetery near Hartford, Ar - Received this note today from Richard Meadors - "When I went to photograph this cemetery I found that it had been cleaned off to put 4 chicken houses & a trailer on. Owner told me, & former mayor of Hartford told me that the stones were sandstone with initials & dates only on them. I took a photo of where it was located"

Cemeteries 08/02/09
Washburn Cemetery - names added & corrections made.

July 2009

Cemeteries 07/31/09
White Blufff Cemetery - photos added.

Nolon/Newlon Springs Cemetery - names added.

Cemeteries 07/29/09
Newlon Springs Cemetery - names added.

Lovelace Cemetery - names and photos added

Cemeteries 07/26/09
Washburn Cemetery - photos added.

Cemeteries 07/19/09
Bell Cemetery - photos complete.

Cemeteries 07/18/09
Bell Cemetery - photos added.....more to come.

Family Trees 07/17/09
Some Families of Big Creek Township
More names & information have been added.

Family Group Sheets 07/12/09
Corrections have been made to the Albert K. Patterson family sheets.
Thanks Alicia - and corrections are always welcome on any mis-information found on this site.

Family Trees 07/10/09
Some Families of Big Creek Township
Because of the number of names on this tree chart it is a little hard to follow but it shows the entwined relationship of over 1500 people who have been born, lived or died in this township over the years from the mid 1800's to the mid 1900's. This certainly is not a complete list of those who lived there.

June 2009

Cemeteries 06/13/09
Liberty Cemetery - info added to some Selph & Perry listings.

Old Birth Records 06/13/09
Various Birthdays -Newton Birthday added

Old Wills 06/13/09
Will of Mary Preston 1879 added

May 2009

Military Records 05/27/09
"Lost & Found Civil War Orphan"
Lost track of an ancestor during the Civil War?....read this story.

Family Group Sheets 05/20/09
Several Family Sheets have been added

Cemeteries 05/11/09
Liberty Cemetery - new names, photos & info added

Cemeteries 05/07/09
Mt. Olive Cemetery - new names added

Towns 05/05/09
Link to Lavaca, Ar Museum....Old Military Road, added.

Family Group Sheets 05/03/09
Several Family Sheets have been added

Old Pictures 05/03/09
Early 1900s school picture added. Can you identify any of the students?
(Newest pictures always at the top)

April 2009

Family Group Sheets 04/19/09
Several Family Sheets have been added

Old Pictures 04/24/09
J.M. Dolan added
(Newest always at the top)

Family Group Sheets 04/19/09
Several Family Sheets have been added and some up-dated

Cemeteries 04/12/09
Mt. Olive and Stroud Cemeteries - photos added

Cemeteries 04/10/09
New Providence Cemetery - complete

Old Pictures 04/09/09
2 New pictures added.

Can anyone help with other names on the one of the "SNPJ Society" Lodge 24 Smarnica, of Jenny Lind?
(Newest always at the top)

Cemeteries 04/08/09
Ft Smith National Cemetery - Daniel McPherson marker photo added.

Military Records 04/08/09
Civil War Pension Records - Sarah C. McPherson widows pension records added.

Marriage Records 04/07/09
Niblett & Carver 1866 marriages papers posted.

Cemeteries 04/05/09
New Providence Cemetery - more names & photos added
Complete through N's

Cemeteries 04/04/09
New Providence Cemetery - more names & photos added

March 2009

Cemeteries 03/30/09
New Providence Cemetery - more names & photos added

Cemeteries 03/29/09
New cemetery & directions added today - Phillips Cemetery.
Does anyone have more information or listings?

Old Schools 03/29/09
Picture added to the Hackett School page (Do you know who some of these children are?) and one added under Hackett School Girls.
Picture added for Amity School.

Cemeteries 03/23/09
Stroud Cemetery & New Providence Cemetery - names & photos added

Military Records 03/22/09
Civil War Southern Claims Commission Reports 1870's.
Margaret Lewis, widow of Obdiah Lewis claim information added

Cemeteries 03/21/09
Hartford Memorial Cemetery - names & photos added

Cemeteries 03/19/09
Stroud Cemetery - names & photos added
White Bluff Cemetery - names & photos added

Old Pictures 03/16/09
New picture added. (Newest always at the top)

Cemeteries 03/16/09
Stroud Cemetery - names & photos added
Liberty Cemetery - photos added.

Cemeteries 03/13/09
Stroud Cemetery - names & photos added

WHO IS THIS? 03/09/09
A new unidentified photo added.

See if you can identify any of these folks.

Cemeteries 03/08/09
Hartford Memorial & Mtn View Cemetery - names & photos added
03/08/09 - we have almost 15,000 photos of grave markers posted. I have over 2,000 more that I'm currently working to get up and new ones are coming in weekly if not daily. If your ancestors isn't on here now be sure and check back often.

FYI - Since Sebastian County was not formed until after the 1850 census, land that is found on the 1860 Sebastian County census in the townships of Lafayette, Brawley and Mountain will be found on the 1850 Scott County census in Lafayette Township

Cemeteries 03/07/09
Liberty Cemetery - names & photos added

Military Records 03/06/09
Civil War Pension Records - Emily S. Laster widows pension records added.

Cemeteries 03/06/09
Steephill Cemetery - Sehorn family marker photos added

Cemeteries 03/04/09
Hickory Ridge Cemetery - first names & photos added

Cemeteries 03/04/09
Falconer Family Cemetery added - with names.

Cemeteries 03/03/09
Mtn. View Cemetery - names & Marker Photos added.

Cemeteries 03/02/09
Mt Zion Cemetery & Hartford Memorial Cemetery - names & Marker Photos added.

Cemeteries 03/02/09
Hepseby Cemetery completed.

Cemeteries 03/01/09
First names and photos for Hepseby Cemetery added.

February 2009

Old Bios 02/28/09
Cumbie bio added.

Cemeteries 02/28/09
Several additional cemetery names added.

Cemeteries 02/27/09
Nolon/Newland Cemetery - names & photos completed.

Old Politicians & County Officials 02/25/09
Rufus Cumbie

Cemeteries 02/25/09
Liberty Cemetery - Cumbie, Ray & Stewart names & photos added.

Old Pictures 02/25/09
Several New pictures added. (Newest always at the top)

Family Trees 02/24/09
Descendants of Omar McIntosh Harwell

Military Records 02/24/09
Civil War Southern Claims Commission Reports 1870's.
Joseph & Ruena Lewis Family History Information added

Old Homes & Places 02/24/09
Nathan Gamble Cumbie Home added

Cemeteries 02/23/09
Nolen/Newland Cemetery - names & photos added.

Cemeteries 02/15/09
Mt Olive Cemetery - more names & photos added.

Cemeteries 02/13/09
White Bluff Cemetery - more names & photos added.

Cemeteries 02/13/09
Mountain View Cemetery - first names & photos added.
"A's" complete

Old Wills 02/12/09
Index to Will Book "B" added

Cemeteries 02/11/09
Pleasant Valley Cemetery - more names & photos added.

Cemeteries 02/08/09
Pleasant Valley Cemetery - names & photos added.

Cemeteries 02/05/09
Newlan/Nolen Cemetery - an off site link has been added for a transcription of this cemetery.

Old Pictures 02/04/09
New pictures added. (Newest always at the top)

Cemeteries 02/04/09
Old Miller/Witcher Cemetery -all listings & photos complete.

Family Group Sheets 02/01/09
Several West Family Sheets have been added

Old Post Masters and Post Offices02/01/09
1885 Post Masters & Post Offices added

January 2009

Cemeteries 01/30/09
Shiloh Cemetery -photos complete.

Old Court & Tax Records 01/30/09
Emma Parrish v Willie Parrish - 1919.

Old Bios 01/30/09
Mickles bio added.

Military Records 01/29/09
1883 Sebastian Co. Pensioners-all previous wars

Cemeteries 01/29/09
Shiloh Cemetery - marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/28/09
Cherokee/African American Cemetery - photos complete.

Cemeteries 01/27/09
Bull Norried Cemetery - name and marker photo added.

Cemeteries 01/27/09
Lewis Cemetery on Apple Blossom Road - names and marker photos complete.

Old Pictures 01/26/09
Pleasant Ingraham family added. (Newest always at the top)

Old Schools 01/26/09
Picture added to the Bugscuffle School page with some names. Do you know who the others are?

Cemeteries 01/26/09
Butler Cemetery - names and marker photos complete.

Old Letters & Stories 01/26/09
Aunt Dulcie & the Depression.

Old Obits 01/26/09
Several obits from the 1800's added.

Cemeteries 01/25/09
Cherokee/African American Cemetery and Shiloh Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/24/09
Shiloh Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/21/09
Shiloh Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/19/09
Leard Cemetery - first names and marker photo added.

Cemeteries 01/19/09
Oak Fork Cemetery - names and marker photo added.

Cemeteries 01/18/09
James Fork Cemetery - a few names and marker photos added.

This should complete the transcription and photographing of this cemetery for all known markers and burials there.

Old Bios 01/18/09
1891 Reynolds bio added.

Cemeteries 01/17/09
James Fork Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Old Homes & Places 01/16/09
Old Potato Building restored by Dr. Art Martin

Cemeteries 01/16/09
Hartford Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/14/09
Evans Cemetery - names and marker photos complete.

Cemeteries 01/12/09
Evans Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/11/09
Old Union Cemetery - Lots of maiden names, parents names and family information has been added to several residents.

Cemeteries 01/11/09
Mt Harmony Cemetery - Lots of maiden names, parents names and family information has been added to several residents.

Cemeteries 01/11/09
Evans Cemetery - names and marker photos added. Due to the server having some problems the links to the S surnames pictures are not working on Evans but should be by tomorrow.

Cemeteries 01/06/09
Evans Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/04/09
Liberty Cemetery - more names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/04/09
James Fork Cemetery - first names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/03/09
Evans Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

Cemeteries 01/02/09
Mt. Olive Cemetery - names and marker photos added.

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