[PDF] Tombstone Inscriptions And Notes Of Ashley County Arkansas eBook

Author : Justin Glenn
Publisher : Savas Publishing
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 46,74 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1940669278

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This is the second volume of a comprehensive history that traces the “Presidential line” of the Washingtons. Volume one began with the immigrant John Washington who settled in Westmoreland Co., Va., in 1657, married Anne Pope, and was the great-grandfather of President George Washington. It continued the record of their descendants for a total of seven generations. Volume two is a collection of notable descendants of the next eight generations of John and Anne Washington’s descendants, including such luminaries as General George S. Patton, the author Shelby Foote, and the actor Lee Marvin. Future volumes will trace generations eight through fifteen, making a total of over 63,000 descendants. Although structured in a genealogical format for the sake of clarity, this is no bare bones genealogy but a true family history with over 1,200 detailed biographical narratives. These in turn strive to convey the greatness of the family that produced not only The Father of His Country but many others, great and humble, who struggled to build that country. The Washingtons includes the time-honored John Wright line which in recent years has been challenged largely on the basis of DNA evidence. Volumes one and two form a set, with a cumulative bibliography appearing at the end of volume two.

Author : Larry C. Bohannan
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 14,29 MB
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781491025284

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Due to fire, there are virtually no courthouse or newspaper records of Madison County, Arkansas before 1900. As the state did not record births and deaths until about 1914, vital statistics for the 19th century are particularly difficult to obtain. This book is intended to help fill this genealogical resource gap. Enumerated during May and June of 1968, this volume includes all inscriptions from four of the larger Madison County cemeteries: Huntsville, Clifty, Riverside (St. Paul), and Wesley. The smaller Parker Cemetery located north of Kingston is also included. All data considered to be of genealogical or historical importance has been copied. Epitaphs have been omitted except those of unusual interest. All inscriptions have been listed in the order in which they were copied from tombstones, thus keeping families together rather than separating them by alphabetization. A space has been left between inscriptions appearing on separate stones, except where stones of a matching design were found side by side, or where stones were found within a clearly defined family plot. A county map is included showing the location of 33 cemeteries. Also included is an index of persons buried.

Author : Carolyn Earle Billingsley
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 24,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820325101

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Billingsley reminds us that, contrary to the accepted notion of rugged individuals heeding the proverbial call of the open spaces, kindred groups accounted for most of the migration to the South's interior and boundary lands. In addition, she discusses how, for antebellum southerners, the religious affiliation of one's parents was the most powerful predictor of one's own spiritual leanings, with marriage being the strongest motivation to change them. Billingsley also looks at the connections between kinship and economic and political power, offering examples of how Keesee family members facilitated and consolidated their influence and wealth through kin ties.