Marion Co TOC

       EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks to the following people, we were able to complete a history of Flippin: Jean Marshall, Flippin City Recorder, Zena Huddleston Millum; Connis Huddleston Keeter, Robert Robison, Yellville; Duff Flippin, Yellville; Ned Sanders; Jerry Pilgrim; Thurman "Wince" & Lois Hurst and Ned Phillips.
       Vicki and I know there will be names we have missed in our accounting and if so, please forgive us. We tried to record the events that brought about the settling of the town and mentioned a few people we felt were instrumental in its development. There was no way to give credit to all. The complete history of the town is something we will be working on for some time to come. If you have additional information, please, share it with us.

       In January 2000 HGSMCA will be ten years old and Bramble Bush begins its fifth year of publication. It's been a very busy decade for the handful of local folks in the Society dedicated to preserving and sharing the story of Marion Co. and her people.
       1999 has been a wonderful year for all of us in history and genealogy. "Big Blue" went into its second printing. Our research capability was expanded with the addition of around 30 books as well a computer to read and print from our new CD-ROM collection. "Big Blue II" is well on its way with additional information on at least 220 families plus about 120 new families. By the way, the deadline for getting your family to us is June 2000.
       1999 also saw an old book brought back into circulation. Early Days and War Times in Northern Arkansas by Thomas Jerome Estes has been reprinted exactly like the original. At only $5, it's a wonderful idea for Christmas gifts. Just write us at HGSMCA, PO Box 761, Yellville AR 72687 for your copies.
       2000 promises to be another banner year for all us family tree climbers and history buffs. We're going to publish another book! This one will be a pictorial history of MCAR and her people. We're planning for it to go to print in 2000, but we're going to need all the help we can get. ALL of you - each and every one of you - needs to be involved. We're asking EVERYONE to share with us pictures of MCAR places and MCARpeople.
       Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who have worked so hard on Bramble Bush and for the Society. And a very special thanks to Linda Haas Davenport for all she's accomplished with the Marion Co. web page. It's a dandy!

       "THE STONECIPHER TREE. Mary Howe Underwood. 1984. Gift of John & Nancy Nolan.
       WAKE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA LAND ENTRIES 1778-1846. Weynette Parks Haun. 1980. Gift of Shelby W. Wood.
       NORTH CAROLINA REVOLUTIONARY ARMY ACCOUNTS 1775-1776, Parts I & II. Weynette Parks Haun. 1989. Gift of Shelby W. Wood.
       NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF CLAIMS RECORD OF PATENTS GRANTED 1740-1775. Weynette Parks Haun. 1996. Gift of Shelby W. Wood.

A copy of a page of the Marion County Voters' List 1893 is Included. Scanned images of the list is now on-line at the Marion Co Site

       A truly classic book about Marion County has been reprinted by the Historical Genealogical Society. EARLY DAYS AND WAR TIMES IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS was written by Thomas Jerome Estes, one time editor of the Lead Hill Sentinel newspaper. The son of John Moses and Charlotte (Elkins) Estes. Thomas Jerome was born in Marion County in 1852. He was an eye witness to much of the growth, some of the horrors, and many of the good times of Marion County for about 50 years. He just missed the Tutt-Everett Feud, but he had a good, long look at the Civil War. He heard frist hand the reports of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. He talks of a local murder, the formation and workings of the Grange, and comments delightfully on what he calle "styles and manners of living." Just send $5 for each copy to HGSMCA, PO Box 761, Yellville AR 72687, and you'll be enjoying a truly classic glimpse of MCAR.

BIRTHS and DEATH RECORDS.
       In Arkansas birth and death records were not required to be kept until February 1914. These are maintained at the state level. You will not fine them at the county level. Write
DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS
ARKANSAS DEPARTEMENT OF HEALTH
4815 MARKHAM STREET
LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
       You will need to include the full name, the date and place of the event, a statement of purpose (what you want this record for) and a statement of your relationship to this person.

MARRIAGE RECORDS
       In Arkansas marriage records are maintained at the county level. You will not find them at the state level. Write to the County Clerk of the county in which the marriage occurred. Be sure to include the names of both the bride and the groom as well as the date of the marriage record. Knowledge of when and/or whether a county is a "burned" county is a necessity. If yours is a "burned county, it means most if not all county records were burned in a courthouse fires. In Marion County, for instance, the courthouse burned to the ground twice during the Civil War and again in August 1887. ALL records were totally destroyed in these three fires.

Included here is more of the 1891 Real Estate Tax List. This list is now on-line at the Marion Co Site

       Additions, corrections, and new families for the Supplement to Genealogies of Marion County Families 1811-1900 must be in no later than 1 June 2000. Any format is fine. Send to Mysty McPherson, HGSMCA, PO Box 761, Yellville AR 72687. If you have questions, write to me at 35 MC 6023, Yellville AR 72687 or email me at shakerag@mtnhome.com. We sure do appreciate the interest and caring shown by so many of you, and the help you've all been in getting the information to us for these books.

       "I would like to find out if I have any living relatives or dead relatives or ancestors in my family."
       "I am mailing you my aunt and uncle and three of their children."
       "The wife of #22 could not be found. Somebody suggested that she might have been stillborn. What do you think?"
       "Enclosed find my grandmother. I have been working on her for 30 years without success. Now see what you can do."
       "I do not want you to do my research for me. Will you please send me al of the Welch line in the US, England, and Scotland countries? I will do the research."

       Queries is published in Bramble Bush as a service to researchers who may wish to exchange information of mutual historic and/or genealogical interests. Queries from both members and non-members are accepted, and are published in Order of receipt, as space permits. If you respond to a query, kindly send a copy of your answer to Bramble Bush. Responsibility for accuracy of data in queries rests with the submitter.

       Families & Fairs is designed to announce dates and places of reunions, ancestor fairs, and historical commemorations wherever they may be held. The information must reach us no later than March 15, June 15, September 15, and/or December 15 to be included In the next issue of Bramble Bush. The name and address of a contact person must be included. This feature is free of charge.
       BURROW TWELFTH FAMILY REUNION. 23-25 June 2000. Branson MO. Contact Rex & Imogene Bennett, 1463 S. Kentwood Avenue, Springfield MO 65804-1301
       GENEALOGICAL SEMINAR. 5-6 November 1999. Eureka Springs Middle School, Eureka Springs AR. Russell P. Museum, 95 S. Main Street, Eureka Springs AR 7632. (870) 253-9417

       SERVICE DIRECTORY is published in Bramble Bush as a service to those who may Wish to advertise some of the many books, products, and services available that relate to historic and/or genealogical research. The charge per ad is $12 per year. Ads from both members and non-members are accepted The name and address of a contact person must accompany each ad.

       GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. Marion Co. AR and surrounding areas. Experienced researcher. $10 per hour plus copy costs and postage. Vicki Roberts, 2362 MC 5032, Yellville AR 72687; (870) 449-6195 aft 6:00 pm CST.
       GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. Marion Co. AR area $10 per hour plus copy costs and postage. Experienced researcher. Mysty McPherson, 35 MC 6023, Yellville AR 72687;(870) 449-5223 E-mail: shakerag@mtnhome.com

       The Bramble Bush is published quarterly by the Historic Genealogical Society of Marion County Arkansas, PO Box 554, Yellville AR 72687. EDITORIAL STAFF: Editor, Vicki Roberts; Design/Production, Mysty McPherson; Art Work, Bonnie Sanders; Queries, Mary Birrer; Subscriptions, Barbara Holland; Printing, Quality Quick Printing, 828 Pine St., Harrison AR 72601; Contributing writers: L. Don Ott, Mysty McPherson, Janice Mears, Angela Miller. HGSMCA Officers: Chair Vicki Roberts; Vice-Chair, Don Duggins; Secretary, Mary Birrer; Treasurer, Barbara Holland; Grants/Purchasing Mysty McPherson.