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From: "Billie" <>
Subject: Re: [ARPOLK] Hilton Cemetery in Polk Co., Ark
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:28:58 -0500
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Stacy,
Did your Bates line include Eliza Hortense Bates, born April 23, 1870; wife
of Elijah Allen Lewis?
Billie
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Subject: Re: [ARPOLK] Hilton Cemetery in Polk Co., Ark


>
> In a message dated 9/22/2006 11:29:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> It sad about Polk Count, we are missing 1844 to 1883
>
> Danny
>
>
>
> This is indeed sad, my family arrived there in 1845 from Tenn. and the
> Father of the family died just before the 1880 census. They had 10+ kids
> and most
> of them married there, by then. Were all of the records kept at the court
> house?
>
> I have 4 different family lines that all converge from this area...
>
> Thomas and Yarbrough from, Alabama. Also Brakefield.
>
> Fry, Bolin and Heath from Tenn.
>
> Wehunt & Sims from Georgia.
>
> Kello, unknown origin.
>
> Reece, Cowden.
>
> As well and several others by marriage such as
>
> Bates and Allen and Davies
>
> They all lived in Mena, Dallas, Caddy Gap (I know locals don't call it
> that
> now). Some where in Montgomery for a time and other always in Polk. But,
> the
> road into Polk was easier then the county seat trip to Mongomery, so some
> records were filed in Polk for convience and now those years are all
> lost.--
> Have they found any way to use others sources for the area? Like they are
> trying
> to do for the 1890 cenus in some states?
>
> Thanks Stacey Thomas Brough
>
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