Lawrence County, Arkansas History and Genealogy

80 pages of Lawrence County, Arkansas history and genealogy including 111 family biographies plus 4 different historical maps featuring the locations of 36 Lawrence County communities

An informative and historical overview of Lawrence County, Arkansas including two separate books on one CD which include 4 historical maps (1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915); plus the full 1889 Goodspeed Publishing Company "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lawrence County, Arkansas" book including 111 family biographies. An important resource for the study and research of Lawrence County, Arkansas history and genealogy.

This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in two separate books, ALL on one CD:

Book One on CD: Maps of Lawrence County, Arkansas
Included here are the Northeastern region of Arkansas sections of 4 different historical maps:
A. A rare 1855 map that shows the area of Lawrence County just 40 years after Lawrence County was created. Locations shown include: Canton * Clover Bend * Evening Shade * Hazel Grove * Jackson * Powhattan * Red Bank * Reeds Creek * Smithville *

B. A map of 1895 Lawrence County showing the locations of 23 different settlements including all of the following: Alicia * Annieville * Blackrock * Clover Bend * Denton * Egypt * Fernald * Hoxie * Imboden * Laur * Lesterville * Lindsay * Lynn * Minturn * Murta * Opposition * Portia * Ravenden * Scott * Sedgwick * Smithville * Strawberry * Walnutridge *

C. A map of 1898 Lawrence County showing the locations of 17 different settlements including all of the following: Alicia * Annieville * Black Rock * Clover Bend * Fernald * Hoxie * Imboden * Jessup * Minturn * Murta * Opposition * Portia * Powhatan * Sage * Smithville * Strawberry * Walnutridge *

D. A map of 1915 Lawrence County showing the locations of 22 different settlements including all of the following: Alicia * Annieville * Bessie * Black Rock * Clover Bend * Denton * Hoxie * Jesup * Lauratown * Lynn * Minturn * Murta * Portia * Powhatan * Ravenden * Richwoods * Sedgewick * Sloan * Smithville * Strawberry * Walnut Ridge * Worill *

Book Two on CD: The complete 1889 "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lawrence County, Arkansas" by the Goodspeed Publishing Company
This detailed (80 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about Lawrence County, Arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1889. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Lawrence County, Arkansas including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a total of 111 different family biographies.
 

Here is just some of the information included:

• The Pioneer Settlers of Lawrence County, Arkansas

• The First Steamboat

• The Mound Builders

• Lawrence County Location

• Lawrence County Boundaries

• Rivers in Lawrence County, Arkansas

• Physical Description of Lawrence County

• Timber

• Soils

• Agriculture

• Livestock

• Real Estate Valuation

• Population of Lawrence County, Arkansas

• Railroads in Lawrence County, Arkansas

• The Lawrence County Court

• Crimes and Executions in Lawrence County, Arkansas

• The Civil War in Lawrence County, Arkansas

• Lawrence County Schools

• Lawrence County Churches

• Lawrence County, Arkansas Organized

• Lawrence County Seat Established

• Lawrence County Buildings

• Lawrence County Officials

• Lawrence County Cities, Towns, Villages and Post Offices: Alicia * Black Rock * Bonita Springs * Clover Bend * Dosy * Egypt * Hoxie * Imboden * Lindsay * Minturn * Opposition * Parsonville * Portia * Powhatan * Ravenden * Sedgwick * Smithville * Stranger's Home * Strawberry * Taylor * Walnut Ridge

• Biographical Sketches

Included is a total of 111 Lawrence County family biographies including each of the following surnames:
(Some surnames have multiple biographies) (hundreds of other surnames are also mentioned throughout the text and within these biographies): Allison * Andrews * Bagley * Baley * Ball * Barlow * Beach * Borah * Brady * Bridges * Buchanan * Bush * Camp * Campbell * Casper * Cathey * Childers * Coffin * Coffman * Dail * Dean * Deeter * Dowell * Estes * Evans * Farmer * Finley * Fisher * Gibbens * Gibson * Goodwin * Goodwin * Graff * Harris * Hennessee * Henry * Hildebrandt * Hill * Hogard * Holmes * Holt * James * Jones * Judkins * Kelley * Kendall * Ketner * Lady * Less * Lester * Lindsay * McCall * McCarrell * McKamey * McLeod * McMillen * Mack * Martin * Massey * Matthews * Minor * Mitchell * Moore * Morgan * Phelps * Pinnell * Ponder * Price * Raney * Rhea * Richardson * Richey * Rogers * Rudy * Ruffner * Runyan * Sharp * Sharum * Shirey * Sloan * Smith * Starr * Stewart * Taylor * Thorn * Thornburg * Townsend * Wayland * Webb * Weir * Wells * Westphal * Williams * Willmuth * Wilson *

Lawrence County is located in Northeastern Arkansas and is surrounded by the following counties: Sharp County, Arkansas * Greene County, Arkansas * Randolph County, Arkansas * Craighead County, Arkansas * Jackson County, Arkansas * and Independence County, Arkansas

Each of the two books on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD. Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked to move easily and quickly from one section another. This CD will operate on any Pentium or equivalent computer with a CD drive. This CD was designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.

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