Introduction
This newsletter,
for and about Newton County, Arkansas (Newcoa), was established
to make contact with those of you who have an interest in Newton County...her
families, individuals, and landmarks, her past and her present. We welcome
stories and information from any of you who would like to share your info
with the rest of us. To contribute to Newcoa Newsletter, email your articles,
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Judy Tate, Editor
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Scrapbook...
For those of you who enjoy looking through photo
albums and scrapbooks, you are invited to visit Newton County, Arkansas Scrapbook®
The scrapbook went online February 21, 2000 and contains over two hundred photographs and
documents. Many more items will be added as time allows. You will find pictures of families,
individuals, and landmarks. As well as scanned images of various documents and paper work.
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The following picture appears in the scrapbook, it was submitted by
Lloyd Sutton
Thank you Lloyd!
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Sutton Boys, 1941
Don, William & Lloyd
In front of Fair View Fire Tower, located between
Lurton and Pelsor...
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Reunions...
If you are interested in attending Reunions, check
Families® Index
for announcements that have been posted.
To post your reunion dates or stories about reunions that have been held, send info via email to: Reunion
Decoration Day...
Decoration Days are also a time when folks unite for visiting with friends and neighbors.
I have listed known
Decoration Dates.
Please email if I have failed to mention all.
Calendar...
The following events take place each year in Newton County
Spring Dogwood Tour
3rd Weekend in April
$5 per person
Sponsored by:
Buffalo Ranger District,
Beautification Comm.,
Jasper School, and
U. S. Forest Service
Bus Tour Reservations:
Forest Service
807-446-5122
OR
County Extension
870-446-2240
Town Square Music
Every Saturday,
May thru June
Jasper Town Square
Elk Festival
Last Weekend in June
2 day event
Hosted by:
Jasper Chamber
of Commerce,
Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation, and
Arkansas Game &
Fish Commission
For additional info:
870-446-2693
4th of July
at Deer School Grounds
Hosted by:
Deer's Volunteer Fire
Department
Deer is located two
miles off Scenic 7
on Highway 16
For additional info:
870-428-5906
County Fair & Rodeo
Last Week in August
County Fair Grounds
in Jasper
For additional info:
870-434-5376
OR
870-446-2270
Ponca Days
2nd Weekend September
Sponsored by:
Ponca Fire Dept.
Parade, flea market,
and craft booths
For additional info:
870-861-5578
Forest Fest
4th Weekend September
at Ponca
BBQ, music, & raffle
Heritage Days
1st Weekend in October
at Jasper
Parade, games, mule
show, Civil War
Re-enactments
Foliage Tour
3rd Weekend in October
Bus Tour Reservations:
Forest Service
807-446-5122
OR
County Extension
870-446-2240
Library Dinner
Coincides w/foliage
tour in October
Includes dinner,
auction, and tour
of Beckham Cave
For Reservations:
870-446-2258
OR
870-446-2983
Trail of Lights
In December
Jasper Town Square
Christmas Festival
1st Weekend in December
Jasper Town Square
Parade, music, tree
lighting, nativity
For additional info:
870-446-5080
OR
870-446-2258
Park Service Events
Held throughout the year
National Park Services
870-446-5122
Camping...
Camp Sites:
Lost Valley
Erbie
Kyles Landing
Mt. Hersey
Carver
Steele Creek
Rush
Tyler Bend
Woolum
Buffalo Point
For additional info:
Buffalo National River
PO Box 1173
Harrison, AR. 72602
Park Headquarters
870-741-5443
Pruitt
870-446-5373
Tyler Bend
870-439-2502
Buffalo Point
870-449-4311
Hearing Impaired
TDD 870-741-2884
Hiking...
Great Trails:
Buffalo River Trail
approx. 37 miles
Lost Valley Trail
approx. 2.1 miles
Ozark/Pruitt Trail
approx. 2 miles
Mill Creek Trail
approx. 1.3 miles
River Trail
approx. 1.2 miles
Tyler Bend Trail
approx. 6.5 miles
Buffalo Point Trail
approx. 6 miles
Overlook Trail
approx. 0.7 miles
Indian Rockhouse
approx. 3.5 miles
Forest Trail
approx. 0.7 miles
Campground Trail
approx. 1.4 miles
Morning Star Loop
approx. 0.3 miles
Cecil Cove Loop
approx. 7.4 miles
Rush Hiking Trail
approx. 2.2 miles
Farmer Trail
approx. 1.3 miles
Parker/Hickman
approx. 0.4 miles
Old Erbie Trail
approx. 1.8 miles
Alum Cove Trail
approx. 1.1 miles
Hemmed In Hollow
approx. 18.3 miles
Pedestal Rock Loop
approx. 2.5 miles
King's Bluff Loop
approx. 2.0 miles
Next Issue...
In our next issue,
some of the features will be:
Co D 2nd Cavalry
Continued...
Visits With Colleen
Tunes in Time
Trail Mix
Most Wanted Kinfo
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Visits With Colleen...
Hello Everybody...This is Colleen Haynes Rongey. I now live in New Orleans, but my
heart still lives in Newton County.
Vernon and Velma Rosemond
Vernon Ephraim Rosamond, firstborn son of Ed and Dullie Woodard
Rosamond, born at Moore, Arkansas in 1919 on the old Gregory Place, now
lives "out on the mountain" on the newly paved Old Highway 123
(the Judy road) with Velma, his bride of over 60 years. Now in the year two
thousand...Vernon is our senior Woodard cousin still living on top of the
mountain we all call home. We treasure the wealth of memories he shares with
all of us.
When they built Highway 123, Vernon says he was around nine years old and
his parents lived at the Mt. Judea tower site...this new road came in about
one fourth mile from there. The Old road is still there, going down to Sam's
Throne. In recent years, when he served as an Ecotour guide for people to
Sam's Throne, Vernon and Jack Seaman walked seven miles, parking their truck
at Hwy 123. He says people drive around in four wheelers and travel all over
the mountains, rock climbing the tall bluffs. You can walk to one quarter
mile to the top of the bluff, but it is steep and rugged ground.
He tells of the time when State 123 Highway was being built by Barnett
Cheatham way back in 1845, then called the Old Cheatham Trail, traveling along
an Indian trail to around Sam's Throne and down the mountain to Big Creek
where it followed the creek. On top of the mountain, the road passes by
the Woodard Pond and winds its way on over to join Highway Seven at Lurton.
This first wagon road had the trees removed and the biggest rocks, so a
team and wagon with iron wheels could get over it. In the twenties with the
Model T's around, it was graveled by the State Highway department. Vernon
remembers the 1925 road camp down in the woods below the old Rosamond
place. They got water for the camp and to build the road from Grandpa
Woodard's pond. Our Uncle George Daniel worked on this road. People came
from Bass and Cave Creek to work, Shaddock was boss of this job.
Early, Vernon worked in the timber with the Forest Service, leaving
Arkansas to work and retire from Douglas Aircraft in Tulsa. Returning to
enjoy the mountain and to again work with the Forest Service in recent
years, he has served as a guide for the EcoTours Program...with Nature Walks
to Pedestal Rocks, Sam's Throne and other great places. He knows many
stories of early days of Newton County...from his own experience.
When he was two years old, they moved to Schuler Point. (the old log house
and well were still there in 1994). The Forest Service has now planted pine
trees on it. In February 1928 they moved to Ft. Douglas Ranger Station where
his dad worked for the forest service.
Ed and Dullie later moved back to Tarlton and lived in the old log Isaac
Freeman home there on Highway 123 next to the Tarlton Cemetery while their
new home was being built. Vernon attended Tarlton School in 1924 and 1925,
later going to school at Lurton and to Deer.(In this same old abandoned log
house, Iva and Errol Haynes had their firstborn child in a February snowstorm
of 1928...Her name is Colleen.)
After our annual Woodard Reunion, in June of the year 2000, a young cousin
Kevin Daniel from Little Rock, Arkansas brought his bride up to have
Preacher Vernon marry them out on top of a bluff down the mountain from his
rock home. They walked out to the top of the bluff overlooking Big Creek
Valley and said their wedding vows under a beautiful sky...with only Vernon
and Velma and a video person to witness this...
When I heard of this wedding, it reminded me of the day Vernon Rosamond
and Velma Awbrey married on September 17, 1935. All our family walked over
the road to attended the wedding which took place near the same location as
this one...but in the back yard of the 'Old Awbrey Log Home' on the road to
Mt. Judea, near the 'look off' for Sams Throne.
At the time, aunts, uncles and cousins gathered on Grandma Woodard's porch
for the two mile walk over to the Awbrey Place where the wedding was to take
place in their back yard. Vernon's sister Wynonia and I were little seven
year old girl cousins, giggling and making jokes as we walked down the dusty
road with the entourage of family, on our way to the wedding.
Since hardly anyone in our family had a car, we walked most every place.
Joining us for the walk to the wedding was Brother Dan Hefley and his wife
Ollie and some of their daughters. Preacher Dan was to marry them in the
yard behind the old log home on the Awbrey Place...
In our party was Grandma Martha Ketcherside Woodard, Vernon's parents, my
mother Iva Haynes and Vernon's sisters Edna and Floye, and about twenty
other Aunts and Cousins set out to walk together the two miles down old
Highway 123 to the afternoon wedding there on the Awbrey Place.
I think my Uncle George and Aunt Nellie Daniel probably drove their old Model
A over there and carried Grandpa Woodard and the oldest and maybe, the babies
of the family usually got to ride with him. Uncle George Daniel was the
original Mr. Fix it. He could take a wheelbar and put a motor on it and make
a car out of it. Sometimes it was hard to tell what it had been in its
first life. But, they drove on over to the wedding.
One reason I remember the walk so well was that Grandma Woodard and Aunt
Dullie (Vernon's mother) sniffled and cried all the way. Grandma, wiping
her eyes on her apron and blowing her nose on the ground...(This fascinated
me that a lot of people could do this, now I realize it was probably as
sanitary as the handkerchiefs we put in our pocket). When I asked Mother
why Grandma was crying and she said, "Oh, she just always does that at
weddings." We ran playing in the ditches as we went along...running ahead
of the others down the dusty road.
As we walked in sight of the Awbrey log house, a lot of people were
gathering..talking and visiting...and when Brother Dan and Aunt Ollie Hefley
came there to perform the ceremony in the back yard of the log house, chairs
were set up for grownups underneath the trees. Tables for food set up
farther out in the edge of the orchard with dishes and baskets waiting for
the wedding meal. We children all sat on the ground in front of our
parents, waiting for the wedding to begin.
As they came out the back door of the house, the bride was beautiful and
the groom was beaming. Vernon and Velma were the oldest children of the
Rosamonds and the Awbreys and everyone was there to celebrate. They stood
facing us as we watched. Brother Dan Hefley read from his Bible and prayed
over them...and us. This was the first wedding I ever saw and it made an
impression on my spirit and I am sure, of others there. I never forgot that.
After the wedding, the young couple moved into a family cabin beside the
Woodard Pond, across the road from Grandma Woodard's house. My Grandma would
sit and churn so she could watch out the window and tell us about Vernon
kissing Velma over the front gate every morning as he went off with his
dinner bucket to work in the woods. She said he would start off and then go
back and "Buss her again, just a-bussin her...I'd thank he was gone and
he'd go back and do hit again." This also made an impression on me.
As the forties and the war came along, the Rosamond family and Vernon's
family moved to Oklahoma where Vernon worked in an aircraft factory until
retirement. With retirement, Vernon and Velma have moved back to the
mountain, built a wonderful rock home...there on the very same spot where
they married and the old log house stood. They have a large family, many
grandchildren and a loving family of friends and neighbors.
By now, most of the old folks have gone on and we are the old folks they
used to talk about, with family stories and memories. Patriarch of our
family, Vernon is the preacher, farmer, maker of split oak baskets. His
greatest love is his Lord and his Velma. Most all our family have moved
away from the mountain and it is such a comfort to have them still there...
When we come home to the mountain, they welcome us for a visit or a family
reunion. So we can go home again...
AND HAVE OUR FAMILY WEDDINGS!!
Please Visit:
Colleen's Place
Colleen's Frame &
Art - New Orleans
Memories of Times In Newton County...
By Jetty Baker
I am a grandchild of Robert Ozias Armer and Mary Tennessee Snow. I am one of six
children, my family was poorer than poor. We grew up in an old house beside highway 43,
just 1/2 a mile from Compton, going toward Ponca on the right side of the road, it was known as
the old Kelly Place. It was so cold in that old house, we would cover up with a feather
bed to try to get warm. And it was so heavy...we couldn't turn over at night. That feather
bed dates me I guess...Oh well, I am 58 and proud to be alive! My older sister and brother
could not go to high school because they had no way to go...no bus, no nothing. By the time
I was ready to go, Newton County hauled the Boone County junior high and high school children
to school in exchange for tuition. They were from the Boone County line and Hill Top area.
There was no heat on the bus in winter, we about froze to death. They did start letting us
wear pants to school because of the cold. I had to ride about 35 miles to school, the bus went
on dirt roads around the country to pick up students. I would leave for school at 5:00 a.m. and
return home about 5:00 p.m...made for long days. We never had a car, as daddy was gone all the
time. We lived about half a mile from Compton, but back then, there was nothing at Compton
except the Sims Store and the Burge Store, which housed the post office. Lex Burge ran the store
and post office. There was a mail bus when I was little. We would get on the bus and catch a
ride to Harrison, picking up mail on the way. The driver would drop us off at the Henderson
Store, just a block off the square. We would do whatever we had to do, then back at the store
by a certain time, get on the bus delivering mail, and go home with groceries or whatever in
hand. We also hitched rides from neighbors to go to dances, church or whatever we went to.
Herb Brisco had a big flat bed truck with a tarp over it. He would pick up a truck load of
people and take us to dances. In those days we had square dances at our houses and whoever
could or wanted to, would play music. Herb and his brothers played some. I remember dancing when
I was barely able to walk. I would fall asleep while waiting for daddy to let me dance. Of course
we knew everybody. They would put us kids on a bed to sleep or a palate on the floor, and dance
all night. Mother is 84, she tells of when her and daddy were young and the dances they went to.
She tells of going to a dance on horseback. She was wearing a crepe dress...I guess that was
dressie then...it started raining and by the time they got to the dance, her dress had shrunk almost
to her waist. She borrowed someones dress and just danced the night away. They were dirt poor and
didn't know it because everyone else was too. And there was always someone with home brew...they had to
hide it in case the 'liquior cops' came...they never did as far as I know of, but there was always that
possibility. Daddy and his brother used to make home brew. Then they would go out and get chickens.
We would have a big dinner with the chickens and home brew. One time we had a wonderful chicken dinner at
Uncle Dewey's house. They lived up the hill from us. Next morning we didn't have a chicken on
the place. They had daddy stay there watching the brew and we helped eat our own chickens! Mother sure
was mad. Uncle Dewey used to brew beer and bottle it. Aunt Jane didn't known. He would hide it in the
cellar or somewhere down stairs. The lids sometimes would pop off and hit the ceiling, which was the floor of
the upstairs. Aunt Jane would be scared to death. When she realized what it was, she was mad at Uncle
Dewey. And then there was the Ponca Church Camp. I went there every year on a scholarship because we were
too poor to pay the cost. In those days it was probably about $10.00 for a 2 week stay. The Weebe Family, not
sure of the spelling, started a church in the Compton School house. They eventually left and William and Salome
Ratzlaff were sent to us by the Mennonite Mission. They built a church and a parsonage next door to the Compton
School. It is still there and had its 50th anniversary a few years ago. Anyway, the Ratzlaff family did a great
deal for the people in the area. They came to us from Canada and they are back living there today. The church camp
in Ponca was wonderful...they had bunk beds in the rooms, even double bunk beds. I believe the place is still
there, but it is run down and I don't think it is a church camp anymore. We had scheduled classes and meals.
We went swimming at the low water bridge which was on the road to Jasper, just a little way from the camp...I think
there is a full bridge there now. We were not allowed to swim with the boys. They went on one side of the bridge and
we went on the other. We had to be out of sight of each other...we wore bathing suits, full suits with no flesh showing. If
our suits did not cover enough, we had to wear shirts over them. I never knew how to swim, so I just sat in the
water and splashed. We played ball and all sorts of things.
Here we are at camp, lined up for a sack race...I am 3rd from right.
Also had church at night in what they called the tabernacle;
just a roof over some pews. So many wonderful memories. We sometimes went on day hikes. Once went to Hemmed In Hollow,
went down into the hollow by Compton way and came out at Center Point. Center Point was another wonderful place. I understand
that now you can't even go down there...a sad thing.
Bill and Salome Ratzlaff, 1996
Bill and Salome were instrumental in having the church and parsonage built at the Compton Open Bible Church. Their work and
friendship were very meaningful to all of us in the community. They were counselor, pastor, ambulance, bus and whatever else
we needed. We owe alot to them for their influences on our lives. Bill and Salome were always there for us. I was in a car wreck
in 1953. Mother sent someone after them to take me to the doctor. They ended up having to take me to Little Rock. We didn't have
any money to pay them and as far as I know, they never asked for any. They were just that kind of wonderful people! A
year or so ago, after having an anuerysm clipped in my brain, I thought of them, got their address and wrote them thanking them for
the wonderful influence they had on my life...
Editor Note:
I had planned on running a series of marriage records of the county in Newcoa Newsletter. Due to the
fact that a couple of individuals plan to market such material, I have decided to not include the data, as it might infringe on the
marketing success of their publications. I have decided to run extracted data from my book, Remnants Plenty and Lean... as
a series of regimental rosters, comprised of residents of Newton County.
The Companies of the 2nd Arkansas Union Cavalry were engaged in several skirmishes and saw action through scouting detachments
and a couple of battles...several Newton County men served with the 2nd. Operations against guerillas, which inpart included Newton County,
were carried out January 18th through February 15, 1864. Companies of the 2nd
participated in skirmishes at Whiteley's Mill and Limestone Valley in Newton County.
Company D saw action in Booneville, Jefferson City, Lexington, Osage, Big Blue, and Newtonia, Missouri...
Company D 2nd Regiment Arkansas Union Cavalry Roster
John C. BAILEY, Cpt
Age 20, Enrolled 24 Mar 1863 at Pilot Knob, Missouri
Felix BAKER, Pvt
Age 21, Enrolled 6 Oct 1863 at Jasper, Arkansas
Was a School Teacher
Living at Jasper, Jackson Twp, Newton County
at enrollment
Pension filed in Arkansas December 12, 1910
As Felix L. Baker, # 1393915
Joseph M. BAKER, Pvt
Age 23, Enrolled 1 Apr 1864 at Batesville, Arkansas
Discharged at Memphis, Tennessee May 18, 1865
Husband of Lucy Jane Greenhaw
born September 24, 1854
died March 29, 1929
Daughter of James M. Greenhaw and
Usley Brumley
Simon BARBEE, Sgt
Age 26, Enrolled 10 Feb 1864 at Springfield, Missouri
Pension filed in Kansas January 16, 1884
As Simon H. Barbee, #503958
Widow Elvina L. Barbee filed Widow's Claim,
September 5, 1887 #403600
Perry BRADFIELD, Pvt
Age 25, Enrolled 19 Jul 1863 at Jasper, Arkansas
William BRAMLETTE, Pvt
Age 26, Enrolled 10 Feb 1864 at Jasper, Arkansas
Pension filed in Arkansas September 16, 1891
As William Bramlett, # 1055791
Widow Carrie A. Bramlett filed Widow's Claim,
January 6, 1908, #882450
John BRASWELL, Pvt
Age 21, Enrolled 19 Jul 1863 at Jasper, Arkansas
Widow Mary J. Braswell filed Widow's Claim in Arkansas
Ezekiel G. BRIMAGE, Pvt
Age 22, Enrolled 19 Jul 1863 at Jasper, Arkansas
Was a Farmer
Living at Cave Creek, Polk Twp, Newton County
at enrollment
Son of William G. Brimage and Elizabeth
To be continued in next issue of Newcoa...
Nancy and Douglas Tate are here again! As many of
you know, we are always ready to go hiking, camping, and site seeing.
Our favorite place for these family activities is in Newton County.
We love the Buffalo River, the many hiking trails, bluffs and caves,
the winding creeks and their clear cool waters, and the beautiful
forests and valleys. Those of you who have spent time in Newton County
understand why it is our favorite place. If you also enjoy hiking, camping
and site seeing in Newton County, we would like to hear from you. Visit our
website and leave us a message. Trail Mix
Wallis Family of Boat Mountain...
By Ginny O'Neal
Boat Mountain
Edward H. Wallis and Elizabeth Morris were married in Tennessee and
they came to Arkansas about 1850. They homesteaded a farm at the southeast
end of Boat Mountain. No records were kept at that time and in 1872 he
got a 'patent' as it was called then. In 1876 he got a deed. They built
their cabin on land he thought was his, but when it was surveyed, it was
found to be on another man's land. So, carrying his rifle and with the help of
his oxen, he moved the cabin, log by log, to the place he lived the remainder
of his life.
All the Wallis children were born on the homestead...there was no
well on the property until the boys were grown and then they dug one for
their mother! The oldest child was Jeff Wallis, born 1856, followed by
Frank, William Riley 'Bill', Gord, Loss, Pete, Seab, Hugh, Dan, Mary Jane,
Catherine, and Julia Ann. Pictured above are the nine sons. Front row, L-R:
Jeff b. 1855, Frank b. 1858, Bill b. 1864, and Isaac 'Las' b. 1866. Back row, L-R:
Hugh 'Doc' b. 1880, Dan b. 1879, Pete b. 1873, Joseph 'Seab' b. 1870, and Gord b. 1868.
Edward Wallis was a farmer and a tanner and shoe maker. The rock on which he tanned his hides was later moved to
the spring at Valley Springs.
The Newton County Cemeteries Book states that Edward Wallis was born
November 7, 1828 and died August 29, 1905. His wife buried him halfway
up the side of Boat Mountain...legend says she stated he "needed to be
as close to heaven as he could get". When she died in 1930 she was
buried in Hampton Cemetery in Valley Springs. Edward's son Dan is
buried next to his father on Boat Mountain because he didn't want him
to be buried alone. There are also two more graves in the small fenced
in 'cemetery'.
Elizabeth Wallis, or 'Aunt Liz' was part Cherokee Indian. Her parents
were Isaac F. Morris and Jane O'Daniel Morris. The Cherokee part
is through the Morris side. Aunt Liz was a true pioneer woman, alledgedly
fighting off soldiers during the Civil War who were scavenging in her garden.
Edward was off fighting and she took a rifle and threatened the soldiers.
When the soldiers didn't move she shot and took off the ear of one of them,
and they all turned and ran. She also raised sheep and hid them in caves
to keep the carpet baggers from killing them.
William Riley Wallis lived near Hog Creek, where he farmed and had
a molasses mill. It is said that a couple of the Wallis Boys, sons of
Edward and Elizabeth, ran stills down on the creek on their property.
Some of the sons of Edward and Elizabeth changed the spelling
of Wallis to Wallace.
An old tale says that Edward and a brother stowed away on a ship
from England when he was seventeen and came to America, going through
Tennessee, and then both married l/2 Indian women and came to
Arkansas. There is no proof of this story and census records leads
one to believe that Edward was born in Tennessee, although his
parents names are uncertain. George Wilkerson Wallis is thought
to be his brother.
(press the elk to hear what he said after visiting the featured site...)
The Casey Family Association web site is designed to acquaint those who are
interested in the Casey family’s history with the function and goals of our association. On
this site we share some of our family stories about various ancestors, reunion reviews and
announcements and selected articles from our Casey Clan Tidings newsletter.
We invite you to read how the chance contact at the cemeteries at Moore, Newton County,
Arkansas and Witts Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas of the ‘Cop And The Cemetery Lady’ was
the catalyst for the formation of the present CFA.
Our Newton County, Arkansas roots are very deep and we are pleased to share our Casey family
history and activities of the association as well as news of the family, such as obituaries,
queries about individual Casey lineages through our quarterly newsletter. The Casey family has
been a presence in Newton County, Arkansas from the mid 1830's to present.
The CFA offices are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The family archives are kept and
maintained in Oklahoma City. If you wish to contact the CFA office please use this mailing address:
CFA
P. O. Box 720212
Oklahoma, City, OK 73172-0212
Or Email CFA Office
The present CFA President/Membership Chairman, Michael Casey lives in Oklahoma City and may be
reached through the CFA office address or at his personal e-mail address
His home phone number is: 405-721-2043
The editor of the Casey Clan Tidings Newsletter/Cemetery Committee Chairman, Mary Lea Burlison
can be reached by regular mail at:
6205 Woodbridge Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73162
Or by E-mail at:[email protected]
Her home phone number is: 405-721-1103
At the Y2K, Springfield, Missouri Reunion/Conference the CFA membership voted to include the
Peter Casey line in our association. Formerly, only the Abner Casey lines were being researched
by the association. Peter Casey came to America with his brother Abner Casey c. 1720 from County
Tyrone Ireland. We invite and urge all Peter Casey descendants to send their information to the
association so it can be included.
The CFA web site has a Thumb Nail Picture Gallery called Casey Family Photo Album that contains
pictures of Casey’s and related family members, both ancestral and current. If you wish to
contribute pictures, please mail them to Mary Lea Burlison or scan and e-mail them in jpeg format
to her.
We have several other categories planned to add to these CFA pages. Visit us regularly to see
new additions. Please link us to your web pages if you are also researching the Casey family in the
USA.
The Casey Family Association website is an award-winning site for its
contributions to Family History.
The Casey Family Association is also honored to have been selected
by the LDS Family Research Center as a model for
development of web sites for family associations. Suggestions
and comments are welcomed! Please E-mail Editor of Clan Tidings, Mary Lea Burlison
If you recall a tune or phrase from an old song and
would like lyrics or to hear a midi of that tune, send email and I will
do what I can to find it for you. Send your stories of how radio, singing,
and music has played a part in your life or the lives of your families.
 ...Most Wanted Kinfo
The candle has burned out and eyes are weary...if you know ANYTHING about the following please let us know.
I have been trying to find the circumstances of the death of Mathew L. McGlasson (September 7, 1878 - May 31, 1901) buried
McCutcheon Cemetery at Bass. Family lore is he was shot in the back and died, and it was "hushed up". Would like to
know what happened, good or bad. His wife was Nora Frances Woodard. Also, any information on his daughter Flora McGlasson, b. ca 1899-1901.
Can find no record of her.
Thanks for any help. Barbara McGlasson
Newton County, Arkansas
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