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September 25, 1836 | ||
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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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Marion County is Arkansas's 35th county and its first following statehood, formed on September 25, 1836, and named for Francis Marion, an American General in the Revolutionary War. The county was at first made up of areas that included part of what is now Searcy County, Arkansas, with many opposing splitting the two, which partly fueled the bloody Tutt-Everett War, which began in 1844 and continued into 1850. The first white person believed to have been born in Marion County was A. S. "Uncle Bud" Wood, son of William Wood who moved from Tennessee to Marion County as a young man between 1815 and 1820. One of the earliest white families of settlers in Marion County was Mike Yocum and his three brothers, Jess, Solomon, and Jake. These four men came to America from Germany in the 1820s or 1830s and settled at the mouth of the Little North Fork of White River. Mike Yocum owned a mill located there. A temporary county seat was established in the home of Thomas Adams, which also served as the county's first courthouse. The county seat was soon moved to Yellville, due both to the town's central location and the fact that it was situated on the military road from Batesville (Independence County) to Fayetteville (Washington County). For unknown reasons, the county seat was moved temporarily in 1870 to the small town of Sherman, located on the White River. It was soon returned to Yellville. | Links |
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Free Records Search at Familysearch Org | ||
Marion County Cemetery Listings on Arkansas Gravestone Project | ||
Marion 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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Circuit and County Clerk Marion County Courthouse 301 East Main St. Yellville, AR 72687 Phone (870)449-6226 Fax (870)449-4979 | Marion County Heritage Society P.O. Box 761 Yellville, AR 72687 870-449-6015 [email protected] | E-Mail Lists and Message Boards |
Arkansas Mail List on Rootsweb | ||
Marion County Mailing List on Rootsweb | ||
Marion County Message Board on Rootsweb | ||
Marion County Message Board on Genforum | Adjacent Counties |
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Baxter County |
Searcy County |
Boone County |