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Pope 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 Pope County.
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Hunters, Trappers, Cherokee, and Pioneers
When the old Dwight mission station was established on Illinois Bayou, north of the river, in Pope County, the Rev. Cephas Washburn, a Presbyterian minister, took charge of it. The Cherokee settlement, under their chief, Black Hawk, then extended for five miles down the river, and at some distance from it. The settlement was like a town, of five miles in length...
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Pope County Established 1829 At the close of the year 1825, the then Territory of Arkansas consisted of the counties of Arkansas, Conway, Chicot, Crawford, Crittenden, Hempstead, Independence, Izard, Lawrence, Miller, Pulaski and Phillips. Conway had been erected as recently as October 25 of that year...
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Carved From Old Indian Region The Dardanelle Settlement was mentioned by Nuttal in 1819, and dated back, possibly, to 1817. Its most ancient settler is unknown. On the other side of the river a little lower down was the Cherokee village, the Galley. Old Dwight Mission was established in 1821 on the Illinois Bayou, where it remained until the Cherokees were removed to the West. On November 2, 1829, Pope County was carved out of this old Indian region, the oldest county made from Cherokee soil...Josiah Hazen Shinn, 1908
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Norristown Was Founded In 1837 Norristown, once the county seat, came within a vote or two of being chosen as the capital of Arkansas...
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Dover Was Incorporated December 3, 1852 ...once the seat of Dover College, an educational institution of more than local celebrity. In the period 'before the war' it grew to be a town of considerable importance...
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Atkins Was Incorporated October 23, 1876 The town is only five miles from the famous Arkansas River bottoms, where everything grows so abundantly...
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The Town of Russellville, 1890 Russellville is one of the principal business towns in the county and is the county seat. It is an old town, having been settled as far back as 1840. The seat of justice of Pope County was located at Russellville in 1887...
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County Seat Defined
The temporary county seat of Pope County was established at John Bolinger's, on the Arkansas River, near Hon. John R. Homer Scott's 'Scotia' farm, and the courts were held there in 1829-30. One early court was held at the old Dwight Mission, on Illinois Bayou. Some time in 1830 the county seat was established at old Norristown and remained there about ten years...
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Early Post Offices
Atkins, Dover and Russellville are moneyorder offices. Several of the places mentioned are business and trading points of importance...
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Early Newspapers
The first newspaper published in Pope County was established at Dover, in 1869, by Capt. H. P. Barry. It was called the Dover Transcript, and lived but a few weeks...
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Land Owners Prior to 1845
Names of those who are recorded as having entered land in Pope County previous to 1845.
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Territorial and State Legislature, 1831-1890 In the Territorial and State Legislatures this county has been represented thus: Upper House (Territorial), session of 1831, by Isaac Hughes; 1833, by John Williamson; 1835 (journals of this session missing); 1836-38 (State) with Johnson, by J. Williamson; 1840, with Conway, by J. Williamson; 1842-43, with Conway, by J. Williamson; 1844-45, with Yell, by J. Williamson; 1846, with Yell, by J. Williamson...
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Pope County Civil List, 1829-1892 Includes name, position held, and date of term served.
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Early Notaries of the Public and mention of some early lawyers, 1890...commissions as notaries public in Pope County: E. C. Bradley, J. S. Bailey, H. L. Rayburn, John W. White, J. T. Bullock, John A. Erwin, H. M. Carden, H. Cohen, G. W. Berryman, Thomas J. Russell...
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1850 Slave Schedule Schedule 2, 1850 Pope County, Arkansas census shows 107 individuals owning slaves...(must be java enabled to view census images)
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1860 Slave Schedule Slave holders lived in several townships in the county: Clark, Dover, Galley Rock, Griffin, Gum Log, Illinois, Liberty, Martin, Moreland, North Fork, and Wilson. There were no slave owners listed in Allen nor Independence townships...
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Companies Formed During Civil War The only incident of importance in connection with the war, other than the organization and equipment of the companies, which took place in this county, was the skirmish at Williamson's Camp Ground, three miles north of Russellville.
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Reflections of John Rice Homer Scott, (1813-1905) Reference to the pioneer epoch from the pen of Hon. John R. Homer Scott, of Russellville...I look back to the good old days with wonder, astonishment and sadness at the change. No bolts or bars, no locks or keys, no shotguns, pistols or bowie-knives were then necessary to guard against the evils which, in this day and age beset as on every hand. Killing, stealing, incendiarism and other heinous crimes...
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An 1858 Wagon Train Journey Our first days journey commenced on Oct. 5th 1858, by leaving our old home and land of our birth in Lincoln county, North Carolina, almost in sight of the battleground of Ramsuers mill which was fought in the war of American Independence, 128 years, between those who favored liberty, and those who preferred to remain slaves under King George of England, properly called tories, and as it is well said that blood will tell, the truth of this saying has good proof in this case, as the same chopped out in the war between the states, the blood did tell. (Diary of John C. Darr)
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Fay Hempstead
Described Pope County in Pictorial History of Arkansas, 1890. Includes table of county officials...(must be java enabled to read text images)
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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 Pope County...
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Miscellaneous Items Index Includes Bible Records, as well as Images and Transcriptions of Land, Marriage, and Various Other Records. If you have such items to share, please do...
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Obituaries and Death Notices From family members, as well as from persons interested in helping make the items available to others. If you have an interest in sharing a regional or family collection, please do. All obituaries submitted from family members will appear with submitter's name as Family Contact. Items are in full obituary text or extracted form, as well as images of obituaries, funeral and memorial cards, and in some cases, death certificates.
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Pope County Cemeteries You are invited to share your cemetery data for Pope County, Arkansas. If you have surveyed a cemetery or if you have pictures of grave markers to share, please give a holler. If you have family buried in Pope County, send me the details and I will add in the info, with you as Family Contact...
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Pope County, Arkansas Families
The gathering place for online
material about families of Pope 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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Pope County, Arkansas Scrapbook
Individuals, Families, Landmarks, and Things of Pope County, Arkansas. If you have pictures with a Pope 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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Pope 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 Pope County which they research or have an interest in, are posted on these pages. Links to web pages of Pope County Researchers are also found here.
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