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Greene County, Arkansas
I am Judy Tate and I own and maintain all pages on ARFamilies.info. With that being said, I do not claim ownership of items submitted by visitors, I merely provide the webspace for the sharing of family info, pictures, and documents, as well as records and information specific to Greene County.
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 Fay Hempstead
Described Greene County in Pictorial History of Arkansas, 1890. Includes table of county officials...(must be java enabled to read text images)
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Geographic Description And Census Statistics of Greene County...In April of 1889 there were thirty four steam power saw mills, six stave factories, one shingle mill, and two planing mills, within the county, all engaged in cutting the timber into lumber, etc...
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Early Settlers of Greene County The settlement of the territory now composing Greene County began about the year 1820. Benjamin Crowley, grandfather of Hon. Benjamin H. Crowley, and his family were the first settlers, and their nearest neighbors were then at Pocahontas, now the county seat of Randolph County. Crowley's Ridge was named in honor of this pioneer settler...
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The First Court Houses and Jails Greene County was organized November 5, 1833. Prior to the location of the original county seat, courts were held at the house of Mr. Crowley the first settler, on Crowley's Ridge. A portion of the time the sessions were held in the house and, also, under the adjacent trees. It is said that the judge of the circuit court, after charging the grand jury, usually sent them in charge of the sheriff or bailiff under a certain white oak tree to make their deliberations. The original seat of justice was located about 1835, at a point five miles northeast of Gainesville, and was named Paris. Here a log courthouse was erected...
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County Officers A list of the names of the county officers of Greene County from its organization to 1889, together with the term of service of each...
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1868 Land Survey An interview by State Land Commissioner J.M. Lewis, to County Clerk E.R. Seeley and State Representative James M. Livesay...includes followup letter from Livesay.
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Towns and Post Offices
The names of post offices and descriptions of towns that were reported to Goodspeed field recorders when they visited Greene County in 1889.
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Early Railways
...built in 1888, by a local company, for the purpose of shipping out timber and lumber. The combined length of the through lines of railroad is fifty-seven miles and 3,984 feet, which added to the ten miles of narrow gauge road, makes over seventy-seven miles of railway in the county.
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Creeks and Streams Listing of creeks and streams in Green County and place where located.
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Civil War At the outbreak of the Civil War, the citizens of Greene County, being mostly immigrants or descendants of immigrants from the former slave-holding states, were found to be almost to a man, in full sympathy with the Southern Cause, and consequently lent their energies to sustain it...
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School Statistics and Churches, 1889 Religious meetings were held, and preaching was had in Greene County soon after it was organized, and from the best information obtainable societies of the Methodist and Baptist denominations were probably formed during the 1840's.
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Poor Farm The County Poor Farm was called many different names such as Pauper Farm, found in the 1920 census for the county. The Daily Soliphone referred to it as Poor House. Whatever it might have been called it was created for good intentions in order to provide systematic and economical care for the poor and less fortunate.
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Newspapers Through The Years The first newspaper published in Greene County, Arkansas seems to have been the Courier, published beginning in 1873 or 1871, at De la Plains, the birthplace of W. Jasper Blackburn. Its editor and publisher was James D. Wray...
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Green County Wanted Posters $50.00 Reward offered for capture and return of persons charged as deserters from the Army during WWI. Includes pictures, Army units they were in at time of desertion, physical descriptions, and other details.
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Wanted by Authorities Found in the old Greene County Jailhouse record book, a list of persons wanted by authorities. Includes name, crime or reason they are wanted, personal description and mannerisms, and amount of reward offered.
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Marks and Brands Transcribed from a record book located in the basement of the old courthouse. Shows image of first entry in the record, April 23, 1884, and lists the persons and descriptions of their marks and brands, as well as the date recorded and township where they lived.
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Stories And Shared Memories A photograph will often times bring up memories, you are invited to submit the picture and the memory. You might recall events and daily ways of life in a community that you knew as home, that you would like to tell about. If you have family stories that have been passed down through the generations, or a story that taught a life lesson, send them to be included here. This is where you can share your memories, tales, and newspaper articles of good old Greene County...
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Miscellaneous Items Index Various items of interest, images of land and marriage documents, as well as Family Bible records. You are invited to share such items, send to me via email attachment.
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Greene County, Arkansas Families
The gathering place for online
material about families of Greene County. Submitted by individuals who are interested in sharing with all of us...family reports and descendant charts, group sheets, biographies, reunion announcements and other genealogical material.
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Greene County, Arkansas Scrapbook
Individuals, Families, Landmarks, and Things of Greene County, Arkansas. If you have pictures with a Greene County, Arkansas connection that you would like to share, please send as an attachment to:
Judy Tate Include a description of the picture, eg. location, date, names of individuals etc...the description will be used as a caption for the picture.
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Greene County Those Who Served
Individuals through the years who...at times of peace and during times of war...served in various stages and branches of the military. To have your family members included, send info to:
Add Service Info
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Surname and Contact Pages
Researchers and the Surnames of Greene County which they research or have an interest in, are posted on these pages. Links to web pages of Greene County Researchers are also found here.
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