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From: "Paula" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] WHAT TOWNS WERE YOUR FAMILIES IN??
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 20:16:20 -0600


Jean,
I have 1860 Census for Elbert Benbrook that says Benbrook's Mill Post
Office, Union Twp, Izard Co., AR. So I think you're right and it may just
be a post office. Paula
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From: Jean Mayfield Cuevas <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] WHAT TOWNS WERE YOUR FAMILIES IN??


> Hi Chris,
>
> I have township maps which were contributed to me by a cousin. I am not
> sure of the date on them. I did check Union Twp, Izard County, but found
> no "Benbrook Mill", although I know I can't seem to locate it.
>
> I used to think that townships just meant towns, and then some good folks
> enlightened me! Townships could cover a number of towns, if I understood
> the explanation correctly. If there's another explanation for what
exactly
> a "Township" was, would you share that information with us?
> I am still learning, too!
>
> As a matter of fact, I will list the towns shown on this map under Union
> Twp. I have a feeling that Benbrook Mill was perhaps just a little post
> office somewhere.....let me see. No, my History of Izard County book by
> Karr Shannon doesn't show it in the contents page. If I come across it at
> some point, I will let you know. Not sure what "Benbrook Mill" was,
unless
> it was just that! Now, if it was just a reference to Benbrook's Mill,
then
> perhaps it was referring to the area right around it.
>
> Here's an excerpt from something written about the LANGSTONS and
BENBROOKS:
>
> "I will return to the Benbrooks. Elbert and Henry they emmigrated to
Izard
> County, in the year 1834 from Illinois. They followed farming and stock
> raising for several years, and then they went into the mill
> business. Elbert went to milling several years before his brother did,
and
> then they both got concerned together. They were energetic men; they
> bought and built three mills. Two of them were grist mills. One of them
> was built on Piney and is running yet; it is four miles from the mouth of
> said creek."
>
> Here are the towns shown in Union Twp:
>
> Boon
> Garner
> Smackover
> Van Buren
> Norphlet
> El Dorado
> Cornie
> Tubal
> Wesson
> Henderson
> Junction City
> Jackson
> Johnson
> Strong
> Lapile
> Felsental
> Huttig
> Harrison
> Wilmington
> Franklin
> Calion
>
> If I am mistaken and these are something other than towns under Union Twp,
> please feel free to correct me!
>
> Jean Cuevas
>
>
>
>
> At 10:07 AM 11/5/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >Dear Jean,
> >
> >Interesting that you would mention this :
> >June has been sending me info this a.m. Some of which I had received
> >from you and
> >others..however, I printed a page and noticed something that had not
> >registered with
> >me. under the 1860 Izard co census Kizza, Leroy is listed under the
Union twp
> >-Benbrook Mill ....I had always assumed that Union twp was the town..now
> >I'm not sure
> >of the break down. Does it go--state, county, township, then town.....In
> >calif it is
> >state, county, town and then of course street address. Is Benbrook Mill a
> >lead?
> >Thanks for your assistance,
> >Wanda Pezzaglia
> >Jean Mayfield Cuevas wrote:
> >
> > > Good Afternoon Izard County Cousins!
> > >
> > > First, I wanted to say that we have a membership at this present time
of
> > > 160 people in all. Maybe I am wrong, but I don't believe that we have
> > > heard from all 160 of you! :-) Please feel right at home and post
your
> > > surnames and locations, if you will.
> > >
> > > I have been thinking...I wonder if we were to list the actual towns
that we
> > > have record of our folks living in, if that would help us pinpoint who
> > > might connect?
> > >
> > > Perhaps you know townships but not towns. If that's the case. Post
the
> > > townships and we can try to figure out what present day towns they
would
> > > now be in.
> > >
> > > How about it?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jean Cuevas
> > >
> > > ==== ARIZARD Mailing List ====
> > > 1880 Izard County Census On-line at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/~fmsmith/census.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >==== ARIZARD Mailing List ====
> >Jean M.Cuevas, Listowner Arizard-L <><
> >Remember, new subscribers are added to the list almost everyday. Post
> >your lines often!
>
>
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> The US GenWeb site for Izard County can be found at:
> http://www.pastracks.com/states/arkansas/izard/
>
>

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