NANCY'S LAWRENCE COUNTY CORNER
(ARKANSAS)




NEARA - Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives


LAWRENCE COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTIONS


Many of my family surnames go back in this area to the 1850's
and before. Stop in for a visit. Friends and family are always welcome.
You never can tell, we just might be cousins.

Bottom - Charles L. Bottom
Bottoms - George L. Bottoms
Bottoms - John R. Bottoms
Bottom - Lonzo R. Bottom
Callahan - James N. Callahan
Cooper - Thomas Cooper
Daniels - Benjamin F. Daniels
Dobbs - Lide W. Dobbs
Doyle - James Stafford Doyle, Jr.
Doyle - James Edward Doyle
Dunehew - William C. Dunehew
Hennessee - Gideon C. Hennessee
Higginbottom - James M. Higginbottom
Holder - Bennett Holder
Jones - Ernest Lynnwood Jones
Marchbanks - John L. Marchbanks
McEntire - David Richard McEntire
Rhea - Moses Rhea
Saffell - William Saffell
Sharp - Ephriam Sharp
Sharp - Solomon Sharp
Snow - Thomas Snow
Willis - Thomas Willis


OTHERS WITH LAWRENCE COUNTY CONNECTIONS

Interview with Earnest Dobbs
Holmes- Benjamin Presley Holmes


FAMILY CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE ARKANSAS

Ardrey - William Ardrey - York Co., NC to Wilkerson Co., MS to Lamar Co., TX
Coates/Coats - Thomas Coates - Philadelphia, PA to Rowan Co., NC
Fray - John W. Fray - Culpeper Co., VA to Jackson Co., IL to Butler Co., MO
Garner- Owen Victor Garner - Claiborne Parish, LA to Lamar Co., TX
Gray - John Gray - Cabarrus Co., NC to Lamar Co., TX
Matthews - Nathan D. Matthews - Laurens Co., SC to St. Clair Co., AL to Shelby Co., TX to Lamar Co., TX
Morgan - Enoch Morgan - Campbell & Kenton Counties, KY
Roberts - Jonas Roberts - Ste. Genevieve County, MO
Vanderburg - Francis Vanderburg - Cabarrus Co., NC to Lamar Co., TX



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Family Pictures
Doyle Family
Cooper Family
Holder Family

Lawrence County Maps

Township Map
Lawrence County Formation Maps



DEDICATIONS

James Noel Cooper

American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society

Japanese-POW Home Page

Center for Research: Allied POWS Under the Japanese

Santo Tomas Interment Camp

Hellships Memorial Page

Brooke County Public Library (Wellsburg, WV)

Pearl Harbor Casualties List



Families of Lawrence County Confederate Soldiers



The FLAG

Flag Etiquette

Flag Folding Ceremony




EARLY HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY

From Times Dispatch - Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas
By Chas. B. Lee

Many family surnames, places, stories and a little gossip to help
you find your families roots. This also has many Sharp, Izard and
Independence and Randolph County families schools, churches
and a way of life that we'll never know...

Part One- April 26, 1951 -.................................
Part Two - May 3, 1951: First installment.......
Part Three - May 3, 1951: Second installment
Part Four - May 10, 1951: Final chapter..........



HISTORY OF RAVENDEN




CEMETERY LISTS & OBITUARIES

Cemetery Lists

Emblem Identification


Lawrence County Obituaries

The Times Dispatch -- Index of obituaries and birth announcements
from the Times Dispatch Newspaper in Walnut Ridge from 25 December 1996 to the present.

The Jonesboro Sun -- Index of obituaries for The Jonesboro Sun for 1885-2020.
Many Lawrence County residents are included in this index as well.



BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR LOOK UPS

1850 Census - Conway, Fulton, Independence,
Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion, Randolph,
Searcy, Van Buren & White Counties
1860 Lawrence County Census
1870 Lawrence County Census
1880 Lawrence County Census
1900 Lawrence County Western District Census
1821 - 1920 Lawrence County Marriage Records



EARLY MARRIAGE BOOKS

Book A1 -- 1821 - 1837 Grooms
Book A1 -- 1821 - 1837 Brides
Book A2 -- 1836 - 1851 Grooms
Book A2 -- 1836 - 1851 Brides


Doyle Marriages 1821-1920
Helms Marriages 1821-1920
Holder Marriages 1821-1920



Lawrence County Courthouse
P.O. Box 526
Walnut Ridge, AR 72476

Lawrence County Clerk -- (870) 886-1111
Lawrence County Circuit Court Clerk -- (870) 886-1112



Wings of Honor
The Walnut Ridge Army Flying School Museum

Lawrence County Historical Society

History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy
Thank you to the group of students that found this one.

Lawrence County Links

Lawrence County US GenWeb Page




PLACES I LIKE TO VISIT

Lawrence County Library

Genealogy Society of Craighead County, Arkansas

Arkansas Vital Records Information

Cemetery Listings on the Internet

United States Resources: Arkansas

Edward G. Gerdes Arkansas Civil War

RootsWeb Genealogy Mailing Lists

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet


I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to Bill Couch and Jeri Helms Fultz
for all of there help and encouragement in getting these pages into place.

Nancy Matthews




Since 16 April 1997

© 1997-2020 by Nancy L. Matthews -- all rights reserved. This information may be used by libraries and genealogical societies, however, commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited without prior permission. If copied, this copyright notice must appear with the information.