Deana Evans Fri Aug 30 17:35:09 1996
Searching Rodgers/Rogers in Franklin and Logan Co.circa 1850-1910

Frank Saffarrans Sun Sep 29 10:01:09 1996
Did this minister marry your ancestors?? Benjamin Winchester LAUDERDALE, Church of Christ minister, traveled in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, 1868-1892, establishing new churches and nursing weak churches. I would like to chronicle his travels by following the baptism, marriages he performed or pulpits he preached from. I would like to receive information on dates, places and people involved. (He is my gg grandfather) Obituary: Dr. B. W. Lauderdale was born in Sumner County, Tenn., June 30, 1831 and died in Shelby County, October 15, 1895. being reared by a noble Christian mother, he united with the Church of Christ at age sixteen. he graduated from the Louisville Medical College in 1853 and practiced medicine until after the war. He was married in 1860 to Miss Mary C. Taylor, of Tennessee, with whom he lived happily for more than thirty-five years, and who still lives to mourn his loss. He entered the Confederate service as a surgeon in 1862 and served till the close of the war without losing a day for sickness or leave of absence, surrendering under General Forrest, May 28, 1865. He began preaching in 1868, and remained actively in the ministry until death, allowing nothing to keep him from his master's work. he lived to bless humanity. he was always charitable and generous even to a fault. His skill and experience as a physician made his life, as a minister a double blessing for the sick. Though he gave up the practice of medicine on entering the ministry, his life continued to be largely given to the ministrations on the sick. During the awful yellow fever scourge of 1878, he gave himself for weeks and months wholly to nursing the sick and dying, regardless of personal safety and without hope of earthly compensation. For more than twenty-seven years he preached the gospel incessantly over a large area of six or seven states. he founded many churches, and is estimated to have brought into the master's fold no less than two thousand souls. He delighted to nurse weak churches into self-sustaining strength. His character was without spot or blemish in as high a degree as it seems possible for mortals to attain. His life, after his entrance into the ministry, was devoted and consecrated to the one great purpose of preaching the "unsearchable riches of Christ." His oft-expressed desire was to spend and to be spent for the Master. His faith in the promises of God was boundless. He said he had long since settled his eternal interests on an eternal basis. his life is now a ...........(remaining text lost)

Sunny Barker Fri Nov 1 09:46:18 1996
James Alick Barker born to Isaac Barker & Avey Elizabeth Barker(ne. Sampley or Samples) (circ. 1918)in or near what may have been known as Liberty Community, near Altus, Arkansas, or Denning, Arkansas, in Franklin County possibly Johnson County. James Alick Barker, deceased 1970, Oak Lawn, Illinois; buried Liberty Cemetary, near Altus, Arkansas. Isaac Barker deceased 1918-1924(?) Franklin County, Arkansas (Liberty Community) Buried Liberty Cemetary near Altus, Arkansas. 1. What was his place & date of birth? 2. Who were the parents of Isaac Barker? 3. Where did they originate? (State; County) Avey Elizabeth Barker, deceased 1963, Paris Arkansas; buried Liberty Cemetary, near Altus, Arkansas. Avey Elizabeth Sampley; Samples, may have been of Indian heritage; tribe or region not known. 1. What was her place & date of birth? 2. Who were the parents of Avey Elizabeth Sampley or Samples? 3. Where did they originate? (State; County)

sherrie plummer Sat Nov 9 03:13:11 1996
I am looking for information on the STAFFORD, BENGE, JOHNSON families. They are from Scott, Yell, Logan counties. I am looking for relatives of ROBERT L STAFFORD, JAMES A BENGE, BAXTER BENGE, ROBERT T SPAIN, EMMA SPAIN. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. I am connected to them family thru Clifton dean Stafford, his parents BOLLIE STAFFORD and AUDDIE BENGE

SHERRIE PLUMMER Sat Nov 9 03:32:18 1996
James A Benge married Emeline Friddle in Logan Cty. Both are now buried in Mt Pisgah Cemetery. Baxter Benge, James' father willed part of his land to be set aside for the MT. PISGAH Cemetery. James and Emeline had several children: George Washington Benge-----Mary Thomas Barnes Joseph Tipton Benge------Emma Spain Louisa Benge------Bill Hayes and ?Haelker Rebecca Benge-------Jim Cole Susan Tennessee Benge-------Arthur Delloyd Spain Tolitha "ellen" Benge-------Orange Dempsey

Cindy Bradley Tue Nov 12 21:26:13 1996
Looking for any information concerning James Marion WHITLOCK, (b 3 may 1851, d 23 Aug 1924) and his first wife Telitha MORSE. Am especially interested in any information concerning their daughter Lula WHITLOCK born around 1877, probably in Franklin, Sebastian or Crawford County,AR. Other children of James Marion WHITLOCK and wife Telitha MORSE Whitlock include: Carrie Bell, Emma, Josie, Mary Ella, J. Walter, Frank, Arthur, Roy, James and Nathan.

Rod Pennington Fri Nov 15 21:29:58 1996
Many descendants of John LEE, Esq. (d. Johnston Co., NC circa 1767) made their way to AR, settling in Logan, Franklin, and Johnson Co.'s. These included William LEE, Lovett LEE, Britton LEE, Samuel LEE, and many others. Several men of this extended family joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Would enjoy exchanging info with anyone interested in the LEEs of this area. Rod Pennington, Temple, TX rodpenn@sage.net