Arkansas

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General

See also these surnames: Davis, Faires, Hartsell/Hartzell, Inman, McCollough, Taylor.

Carrol Co.

See also under these surnames: Allen.

"Carroll County Families: These Were The First." Carroll County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc & Jim Lair - published 1991. Unbelievable amount of family history. Over 700 pages, the book is about 9 inches by 16 inches, a very large book. There is an index of surnames, but will need specific information. I can scan pages and send them. These are but a few of the surnames - the index itself is 80 pages long! Some of the Surnames: Allread - Armer - Bailey - Baker - Ball - Blevins - Bunch - Carmack - Carter - Chrisman - Clifton - Cox - Davidson - Eib - Ellison - Flodberg - Fry - Freeman - Gage - Gentry -Graf - Gum - Hamilton - Hittson - Houp - Hurt - Jenne - Lair - Langston - Lasley - Leathers - Luke - McCollough & McCullough - Meek - Moore - McKinney - Nelson - Ogle - Pace - Purselly - Queen - Rex - Roberts - Robinette - Schell - Sietz - Sisco - Smith - Smull - Snow - Standlee - Sugg - TePool - Torok - Wood - Wright. JB13

Cleburne Co.

"CLEBURNE COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORD BOOKS ONE THROUGH FOUR 1883-1907." compiled by FRED CLARK. Cleburne County Historical Society. Groom and Bride list of marriages including ages, place of residence, marriage date and bondsman. LLS

Cleveland Co.

"Cleveland County, Arkansas Cemetery Records, Vol. 3." Cleveland County Extension Homemakers Council; Nowling Printing; 1996. Cemeteries and locations are listed with alphabetical listings of tombstone headings with dates. I cannot determine if couples are buried together. T9

"Cleveland County Arkansas: Our History and Heritage," Vol. 1, 2006. Cleveland County Historical and Genealogical Society, 2006. Compilation of family histories; some are more complete than others; a few include photos. Most include name and address of submitter also. T9

Craighead Co.

"History of Craighead County, Arkansas." Harry Lee Williams, Parke-Harper Co., Little Rock, Ark. 1930. Covers earliest period of this county, including Arkansas Territory; Old Land Grants, Indians; Greene County, Poinsett County, Cross County, St. Francis County, Jackson County, Mississippi County, Crittenden County, Independence County, and Randolph County; New Madrid Earthquake; Pioneer Roads and Ferries; First Steamboats; Early Church History; First Settlers; Jonesboro; The First Census; Old Cemeteries. TLF

Crawford Co.

"Crawford county Arkansas World War II Veterans." Crawford co. Friends of Genealogy, 2008. This book is on the Veterans that have served in the WWII. It gives a short summary on our men and women Vets of Crawford co that is listed some with pictures. RF

"History of Crawford County, Arkansas with Biographical Appendix." Historical Preservation Association of Crawford co., July 2001. Republished by: Crawford co Friends of Genealogy, July 2008. This book is about the History and people of Crawford co. This history is based upon historical fact combined with local tradition. RF

"History in Headstones Crawford County Cemetery Updates," Vol 1-4. by Crawford County genealogical Society, c. 1998. Cemetery Updates for Crawford co that lists name of person,date and what cemetery he/she is buried. sometimes it gives military service information. RF

Faulkner Co.

"Faulkner County, Arkansas, 1778-1964." Robert L. Gatewood, The Faulkner Press, 1964. A history of Faulkner County, Arkansas (indexed). Appendixes include lists of judges, mayors, Confederate veterans, Spanish-American war veterans,and casualties of World Wars I and II. SWP

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Hendrix College yearbook, 1965 & 66, "The Troubadour." MF1

Garland Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Grant Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Greene Co.

"1850 Census of Greene Co., Arkansas." copyright [c] 1989 by: S-K Publications. SL5

Hot Springs Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Jefferson Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Lonoke Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Madison Co.

"Family Maps of Madison County, Arkansas." Gregory A. Boyd, J.D. Shows original Homesteads in relationship to other families. A16

"Madison County [Arkansas] Cemeteries, Volume IV." Compiled by Hope Hodgdon Creek, Madison County Genealogical & Historical Society, March 2001, Revised October 2001. Cemeteries in the Southeast Corner of County, including Atkins, Boston, Dutton, Jones, Kilgore, Liberty/Sisemore/Williams, Radford/Freewill (nr Red Star), Pine Grove (nr Spoke Plant), Watson/Pettigrew, Evans (Johnson County) cemeteries and the single grave on the John White Homesite. The books not only list the people buried in the cemeteries but also the known ancestry and decendancy of the individuals. A16

"Madison County [Arkansas] Cemeteries, Volume V." Compiled by Hope Hodgdon Creek, Madison County Genealogical & Historical Society, Spring 2003. Includes Bolinger, Burk, Carpenter, Cove, Eagle Gap, Fields, Mt. Olive, Ogden, Old Bethel at Red Star, Reeves (Newton Co) Sparks/Light, Venus and Williams nr Dripping Springs & the Squire Williams Family cemeteries. The books not only list the people buried in the cemeteries but also the known ancestry and decendancy of the individuals. A16

Marion Co.

"Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900." Compiled and edited by Vicki A. Roberts and Mysty T. McPherson, published by Historic Genealogical Society of Marion County Arkansas, 1997. Genealogies of people of Marion County that were gathered from the people there or sent in by descendants. In most cases, sources are also cited, but only for the entire genealogy and not each individual person. RM5

Newton Co.

"History of Newton County Arkansas." Walter F. Lackey, Newton County Historical Society, 1950. General history of Newton County, Arkansas. It is indexed by surname. A16

Perry Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

Pope Co.

"History of Pope County, Arkansas, Vol. I." Pope County Historical Association, Jostens Publishing Co., 1979. Family, community, church and school histories; Pope County officials 1829-1978. SWP

"History of Pope County, Arkansas, Vol. II." Pope County Historical Association, Jostens Publishing Co., 1981. Family, community, church and school histories. SWP

Pulaski Co.

"The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Central Arkansas." The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. From the title page: "A condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties above named, and numerous biographical sketches of the prominent citizens." Indexed. SWP

"Mount Holly Cemetery Burial Index -- 1843-1993." Sybil F. Crawford & Mary Fletcher Worthen; August House, Inc; 1993. Listing of all legible tombstones with some annotations regarding lineages and other comments. Please give specific names to the best of your ability for look-ups. Limit request to 3 names. KWD

Scott Co.

"Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Scott County, Arkansas." Southern Publishing Company 1891/ Hearthstone Legacy Publications. This book contains historical, geographical, and biographical information of Scott County from its settlement to 1891 and county maps from 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915. Family biographies include the following surnames: Allen * Arrington * Bird * Brown * Chiles * Climer * Crutchfield * Dickens * Dixon * Dollens * Duncan * Finley * Gilbreath * Glass * Goddard * Hall * Hanes * Hawkins * Helms * Henderson * Hon * Hough * James * Johnson * Keener * Kennon * Leming * Looper * Lynch * Malone * May * Millard * Mitchell * Morgan * Oliver * Partin * Rawlings * Robson * Rose * Roth * Sanders * Sanford * Self * Sessions * Slover * Smith * Stanford * Sullivan * Taylor * Turner * Vaughn * Vise * Wilson * Wolf * Wood * Workman. [This book is available freely online at the Internet Archives.]

Sharp Co.

"A History of Cave City Arkansas." Cave City History Committee , Windmill Publications 2001. DH15

Van Buren Co.

"1930 Federal Census." Census for Van Buren and Washington Counties in Arkansas. LLS

"CEMETERIES OF VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS." Van Buren County Historical Society. Index of person intered in cemeteries of Van Buren County, Arkansas. LLS

"Bride's Marriage Index 1865-1991 Van Buren County, Arkansas." Van Buren County Historical Society. List of Marriage in Van Buren County Arkansas 1865-1991 by Bride's name. LLS

"Groom's Marriage Index 1865-1991." Van Buren County Historical Society. Groom's Marriage Index for Van Buren County, Arkansas 1865-1991. LLS

"A History of Van Buren County (Arkansas)." Ruby Neal Clark, Mae Shull Holloway, Eleanor Bowling Ryman, Alma Dean Stroud, River Road Press, Conway, Arkansas Description: General history of Van Buren County, Arkansas. I also own the surname index. A16

Washington Co.

"1930 Federal Census." Census for Van Buren and Washington Counties in Arkansas. LLS

"Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," Vol VI. NW Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1983. Black Oak, Blackburn, Brentwood, Coil, Collier, Episcopal, Fall Creek, Funkhouser, Ganderville, Hash, Hutch, Kinnibrugh, McGarrah, Mountain View, Oak Grove, Parks, Sunset, Terry Family, Union Star, West Fork, Woolsey, and Zinnamon cemeteries. B14

"Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," Vol VII. NW Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1984. Fairview Memorial Gardens, Hazel Valley, Nickell Family Cemetery, Salem, Smith, Stokenbury, Thomas, Tuttle and Union Point cemeteries. B14

"Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," Vol VIII. NW Arkansas Genealogical Society, 1985. Mineral Springs, White House, Campbell, Williford, Steele Graveyard, Evergreen, Kelton or Winslow, Tharp, Highland, and Low Gap cemeteries. B14

"History of Washington County, Arkansas." Shiloh Museum; Phillips Litho Co; 1989. PEP