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November 30, 1848 | ||
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Arkansas Trails has several counties and projects up for adoption. If you would be interested in adopting a county or project look at the Arkansas Trails County Page. If you find one that you would like to adopt e-mail the State Administrator State Administrator.[ Being a County or State Administrator is fun and rewarding. If you have an interest in the history of Arkansas and the genealogy of it's residents please consider it. If you think "there is no way I can do this" there are many people ready, willing and able to help you. It's not near as difficult as you might think. ] | History |
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Ashley County, the fifth-largest county in Arkansas, was formed on November 30, 1848 from portions of Drew, Chicot and Union Counties. It was named after Chester Ashley, a US Senator and land speculator. The final borders were laid in 1861. The courtroom in the courthouse has a one-of-a-kind architecture: it is round, and the seats are arranged so that members of the audience can see always each other. On December 14, 1854, Hamburg was incorporated and designated the county seat of Ashley County. It is not known why the name Hamburg was chosen, but it is speculated that the town was named after Hamburg, Germany, because it had many German residents. Congress's 1867 passage of "An Act for the More Efficient Government of the Rebel States" divided the South into five districts and implemented martial law in 1868. Only by taking an oath of allegiance to the United States and ratifying the Fourteenth Amendment were Southern states exempt from this rule. But this development set off violence in Ashley County in opposition to congressional Reconstruction, and federal laws were broken to prevent African Americans from gaining equality. When the Fourteenth Amendment was passed in 1868, Arkansas refused to ratify it, an action that was supported by Ashley County's representative to the state legislature. Later that year, a state convention was called to formulate a new constitution. Ashley County's two delegates, Colonel William S. Norman and a Mr. Moore, were not seated at the convention until it was in its sixteenth day because of questions concerning the validity of their election. At the conclusion of this convention, which resulted in a proposed constitution conforming to Reconstruction laws, Norman was one of sixteen delegates who demurred from signing the new document. | Links |
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Free Records Search at Familysearch Org | ||
Ahley County Cemetery Listings on Arkansas Gravestones Project | ||
Ashley County Cemetery Listings on Interment Net | ||
Ashley County Cemetery Listing at Find A Grave | ||
Arkansas Dept of Health | ||
Arkansas Dept of Health Division of Vital Records, Slot 44 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-2174 Fax: (501) 663-2832 |
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Arkansas State Archives | ||
Arkansas History Commission One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501.682.6900 [email protected] |
The History Commission, the official state archives, is a facility in which those interested in Arkansas history may engage in research. The staff does not undertake research requests from the public. The Research Room is open from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Saturday. It is closed on state holidays. If you are traveling long distances, please call to confirm hours/days of operation at 501.682.6900. | |
Arkansas Genealogical Society
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Court Clerk 205 East Jefferson St. Hamburg, AR 71646 Phone (870)853-2030 | County Clerk 205 East Jefferson Hamburg, AR 71646 Phone (870)853-2020 Fax (870)853-2082 | Ashley County Genealogical Society 805 Cedar Street Crossett, AR 71635 | E-Mail Lists and Message Boards |
Arkansas Mail List on Rootsweb | ||
Ashley County Mail List on Rootsweb | ||
Ashley County Message Board on Rootsweb | ||
Ashley County Message Board on Genforum | Adjacent Counties |
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Drew County |
Chicot County |
Union County |
Bradley County |