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Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Prove It.
This section will someday direct you to surnames, places, time periods, and resources. I’ll be that time traveler who keeps dropping names, and you’ll be the time traveler hoping he didn’t forget his towel.
Wherever possible, I will supply links to evidence supporting the facts given on this site. Site cites, if you will.
Where possible, I have linked to free and publicly available sources. The researcher will find images of vital records, government documents, miscellaneous papers, and books in the public domain, as well as books written by family members.
Here are a few books written by and about progenitors:
- Robert W. Adair (1835-1927), R.E.W. Thompson (1856-1937) : Two Southern Families : Worley, Carroll, Sellers, Lawson, Beauchamp, Casey, Nave (Related Lines) compiled by Shirley Brown Adair, Rockwall, Texas: n.p., 1994. (More of Shirley Brown Adair’s thorough family history research is available for free through FamilySearch. Search the catalog for her as an author.)
- Reminiscences of Rev Donald Kennedy Campbell (1933)
- O.E. Goddard’s A Manual of Missions for Laymen (1907) (the dedication to Rebecca Aylette Taylor Dowdle contains genealogical data)
- The Robinson Family, by Laura Pemberton Robinson (c1917)
- Rogers of Ouachita County, Ark. (1998) by Benjamin Rogers Smith
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- Benjamin O. Hollis – Henry Barnet Smith Bible – Bracken and Mason Counties, Kentucky and Stuttgart, Arkansas, 1772-1926
- Abel Shuford and Laura Harshaw Reinhardt Bible– Des Arc, Arkansas, 1847-1937
- Laura Mitchell Unthank Bible Brown County, Ohio and Jasper County, Iowa, 1840-1917
- Isabella “Ibby” Barr Gash / Oliver P. Gash Bible – Mason County, Kentucky, 1786-1886
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- 20 Feb 1809 letter from Paris Jenckes Tillinghast of Fayetteville, North Carolina to his cousins Nicholas Brown & Thomas Ives of Providence, Rhode Island
- 24 Jan 1876 letter from James Jefferson Booe of Prairie County, Arkansas to his maternal aunt Harriet Anderson Shepherd
- 6 May 1876 letter from James C. Turner of Coryell, Texas, to his sister and brother-in-law, Mary Turner and Ed Cramer of Camden, Arkansas
- 8 March 1877 letter from Katie and A.H. Deets of Pilot Point, Texas to Katie’s maternal aunt and uncle, Mary Turner and Ed Cramer of Camden, Arkansas
About
I get along better with dead people than with living ones. I’m obsessed with genealogy and spend many hours researching people, places, and times. I hope someday someone can find my research and put it to good use.
I’m also a political junkie, armchair philosopher, avid bookworm, and compulsive writer. This site is the repository of it all.
Ruminations
The Great Migration: Puritans and Pilgrims
Part 1: Before Plymouth The first English colony in New England was Plymouth. Plymouth and the so-called Pilgrims who founded it hold a special place in American lore – one that is often more legend than history. This essay will explore the events that led to the Mayflower’s voyage. Later essays will tackle more of …
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Jesus Speaks
My dear friend and neighbor laughed like a maniac when she delivered a gift to me this morning. She’s been warning me for days that she had something special for me. At last: ANSWERS! Naturally, I checked with Jesus on the important issues. He said, “Apartheid and genocide are evil, racism is a scourge on …
Building a Cottage in 1907
Here is a construction contract for the original Henry Nichols house at the corner of 4th (called Park Street at the time) & Curran in Des Arc, Prairie County, Arkansas. At first, I thought the contract called for construction to be completed in “Jany,” a common old abbreviation for January. However, three weeks was swift, …
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