PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS GENEALOGY SOCIETY

"The Perry County Historical and Genealogical Society meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Max Milam Library in Perryville. Dues are $10 per year. Perry County connected family genealogies and histories are welcomed and will be placed in the library. Contact or mail membership form and dues to Jackie Myer, RR 2 Box 143, Houston, AR 71070 or email Jackie at:<paljac@arbbs.net >

Projects in Progress:

1) Oral histories -interviewing and taping older resident and getting their biographies and memories of early times.

2) Organizing a junior membership -giving presentations of Perry County history to classes in the county's secondary schools and working with the history teachers who are required to teach Arkansas History.

3) Having an ancestor fair as a means of gathering and copying old photos, news clippings, Bible records, biographies, etc.

4) Copying marriages from courthouse record books for publication. (A member has already begun this project)

5) Compiling a surname list to place in library genealogy room for use in family research.

6) Volunteer work at library rewinding census microfilm.

7) Long range goal - publish a history of Perry County.
Our long range goal is to publish a large volume of Perry County history containing biographies, photo, stories, etc. The present project is a book with just pedigree charts. Joyce Hill, Rt. 1, Box 223-K, Perryville, AR 72126 is chairperson for this project . Charts need to be snail mailed to her or they can be emailed to me. Thanks, Jackie <paljac@arbbs.net >

MEETINGS UPDATE PERRY COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

PCH&GS News: The Society had a guest speaker at last month's meeting,
Dr. "Ship" Stewart-Abnerathy, an archealogist, gave a slide
presentation on Perry County's earliest pioneers ---the Cherokee Indians.

We are fortunate to have as a member Lynda Suffridge, Area 2 Director for
the National Genealogical Soc., vice president of the Ark. Genealogical
Soc, employed by AHC, etc. who volunteered to teach a workshop on
"Beginning Family History Research" Oct 31, 1998, at Milam Library,
Perryville, Akrnasas. Cost: $15.00.

The Perry County Ancestor Fair plans are coming along nicely and two
more oral history interviews have been taken.

Until later,
Jackie Myers

July 13, 1998 Minutes The Perry County Historical and Genealogical Society held a regular meeting 7:00 p.m., July 13, 1998, at Max Milam Library with ten members, one visitor, and one new member present.President Bettye Burke opened the meeting. Minutes read and approved. Treasurer’s report: June statement balance, $170..00; year to date expenses, $45.00; membership, 22.Queries read and discussed..

PROJECT REPORTS: Oral Histories: In response to request, Maycel Lee Simpson volunteered to chair oral history committee. Surname catalogue -- Committee chairperson, Jackie Myers displayed Perry County Research Surname and Biography Directory housed in library. She encouraged the group to submit their ancestor surnames to the book. .

Ancestor fair - Committee chairperson, Joyce Hill, reported spring 1999 as date for fair and suggested it be held at the Perry County fairgrounds all purpose building. She passed out a list of booth ideas for the fair:

1) Family name booths - Perry Co. roots before 1900. 2) Family name booth—guest and others. 3) Photo restoration booth. 4) Perry Co., Corp. of Engineers, Forestry in Perry Co., Industry and business of Perry Co., Game and Fish in Perry County. 5) Membership drive focusing on “starting your own family tree.” 6) Politics in Perry Co. -- pictures of past sheriffs, mayors, county judges, etc. 7) The depression in Perry Co.—pictures, stories, economics. 8) Famous people from Perry County. 9) Down on the farm; farm equipment, kitchen equipment, display of how people on the farm made ends meets. 10) Sports in Perry Co., pictures of older teams, old uniforms, trophies. 11) Natural disasters and famous events, floods, tornadoes, hangings, rabies. 12) Clubs or organizations that might want to organize and display their history in Perry County. 13) Schools in Perry County then and now. 14) Perry County, “Ain’t she Beautiful”. .

Joyce requested group to have names of Perry Co. pioneers available at next meeting..

Library volunteers - made progress on rewinding census microfilm..

OLD BUSINESS: 1) No interest shown in pursuing use of old Girl Scout Camp lodge building..

NEW BUSINESS: 1) Dr. “Skip” Stewart-Abernathy scheduled to present September 8, 1998, program titled, “Looking for First Pioneers of Perry County -- the Cherokee Indians.” .

PROGRAM: Cory Cox presented an interesting program on the men from Perry County who fought in the Civil War. His gt-gt grandfather, Pvt. Richard M. Holmes, was one of the Perry County Mountaineers, a small group of about 70 who mustered with Co. “H”; 10 Ark. Inf. Lt. Col. Witt from Conway, 1861 in Springhill. They fought in Missouri, at the Battle of Shiloh, and later were in the command of Gen’l. Johnson in Ft. Hudson who surrendered July 9, 1863 because no water. Cory displayed photo of the battle flag of the Perry County Mounteers..

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Respectively submitted, Jackie Myers, Sec./Treas.

As the Society's contact person on web page I'm receiving lots of queries. I display them
at meetings for members to answer but so far none have volunteered. Many queries do not have a snail address, and I'm the only member who is online at the present time. I have recently had to start doing Perry County look ups for $15 an hour plus photo copy and mailing expenses.

Talk to you later,
Jackie Myers <paljac@arbbs.net >

1998 Meetings:

Jan 13, 1998

Presented by John Pennington

"Perry County Court, August 22, 1873 -- a heated confrontation between John L. W.
Matthews who fought for the Union, and Marion McCabe, a Democrat."

Feb 10, 1998

Presented by Pearl Bowen Pennington

"Perry County happenings just after turn of century -- displayed photo of Sheriff J. E.
Oliver at a hanging."

Mar 10, 1998

Presented by Dr. Buford Suffridge

"Yesterday’s news taken from microfilmed copies of 1928 and 1929 Perry County
News."

April 14, 1998

Presented by Dr. Buford Suffridge

"Opening of new Fouche La Fave bridge in 1940 from article in Perry County News."

May 12, 1998

Presented by John Pennington

"Reconstruction after Civil War -- Perry County under Marshall Law."

June 9, 1998

Presented by Pearl Pennington

"Luther Doughty’s oral history interview."

July 13, 1998

Presented by Cory Cox

"Perry County Mountaineers -- the men from Perry county who fought in the Civil War. "

Aug 11, 1998

Presented by Dr. Buford Suffridge

"Perry County road improvements during time S. L. DuBose served as county judge in the
1920s."

Sept 8, 1998

Presented by Leslie C. "Skip" Stewart-Abernathy, PhD, Historical Archeologist

"Cherokee Indians who lived along the Fouche La Fave River in Perry County."

Oct 13, 1998

Presented by Elise Hill

"From the Journal of Frederick Gersteacker -- Perry County people, places, and
conditions right after the Civil War as seen during his hunting trip on the Fouche La Fave
in 1867."

Nov 10, 1998

Presented by Jackie Myers

"Memories of growing up in Perry County just before and after turn of century -- Pearl
Oliver Bowen."

Dec 8, 1998

Presented by members

"Show and Tell"

PERRY COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Membership Roster - 1998

NAME SURNAMES

Blazer, Peggy   HARPER, BRAZIL,LEE, RAINEY
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Bowen, James R.    DICKSON, BOWEN,
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Burke, Betty     BURK,BROWN,PRICE,BRAZIl,BULL,BURNS
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Carter, Stanley & Carter, Jay

Corder, Verna

Cox, Harold & Barbara   HOLMES, COX, LEE
Contact: paljac@arbbs.net

Dilbeck, Wanda           RANKIN, HOGAN
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Dockery, Ida Rose       DOCKERY
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Doughty, Norman

Evans, Bill             EVANS, LIPSMEYER,McGHEE, BAILEY
wlevans@mindspring.com

Francis, Linda

Garcia, Kathryn

Guffy, Jan

Hill, Elise LEMLEY, PARKER(Pope Co.)
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Hill, Joyce RAINEY, BRAZIL,SMITH, WAYNE
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Jones, Janet N.        JONES, SMITH
janknj@aol.com

King, Bill & Barbara   RANKIN,HOGAN,CANNON, SPEARS,TAYLOR,
    KING,HARRIS
king@arbbs.net

Landry, Lou Verne     PRICE
llandry@CAJUNNET.COM

Lawrence, Valeria B.   HOGAN,GREATHOUSE,WILLIAMS
MissLera@aol.com

Lipsmeyer, Carolyn     OATS
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McDonough, Emilie     OATS
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Myers, Jackie & Palmer PAUL, PAYNE,MCCALL, SPEARS,TAYLOR,
HARRIS,RANKIN, DICKSON,OLIVER, MYERS
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Pennington, John

Pennington, Pearl Bowen   OLIVER, BOWEN
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Piazza, Olivia

Polaski, Sue   McELWEE, RANKIN,WILSON
BSPolaski@aol.com

Rankin, Danny   RANKIN
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Rison, David RISON
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Rose, Val Garrison VANN, JAMES,PATTERSON
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Shipman, Debbie SHIPMAN, BOST
debbiesh@gte.net

Simpson, Maycel LEE/LEA, RICE,WOOD, McGHEE,GORDON,
BIRD,RAINEY, SIMPSON
Contact: paljac@arbbs.net

Starreth, Betty Lyon HOLMES, LYON,COBB, HARRISON,KING
blstarrett@webtv.net

Suffridge, Catherine TOTTEN, EGAN(Conway Co.)
Contact: paljac@arbbs.net

Suffridge, Linda &
Suffridge, Buford SUFFRIDGE
LSuffri493@aol.com

Vandervort, Frances PATTERSON,BLACKWELL,HILL
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Walker, Martha BRAZIL, RANKIN
MLWALKER08@aol.com

Western, Evelyn MAXWELL, GRIFFITH,MOORE
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Williams, Leroy WILLIAMS
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Wilson, Mary E HERNDON,POPE,SHARP,GREEN, BOYD,WATSON,
CHILDS
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