County jail, warrants, crime prevention, criminal investigation, noise complaints, child abuse investigation and law enforcement. An informative and historical overview of howard county, arkansas with 77 pages including 116 family biographies plus 34 different howard county communities on 4 different maps. Francis and phillips counties on april 17, 1873the county is named for confederate general robert e. Locate arkansas gravestone images of your descendants and discover your arkansas roots. Guide to lee county virginia ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The lee county history book is a project of the lee county sesquicentennial committee in celebration of our states 150th birthday in 1986. In the book, for each soldier, his name, army serial number, race, residence city and county, date and place he entered service, whether he was an officer, his age in years and months or his date of birth, town and state or foreign country of his birth, and notes, are given.
Based on the 2010 census, the population was 10,424. Ruby neal clark, mae shull holloway, eleanor bowling ryman, alma dean stroud, river road press, conway, arkansas description. If you are interested in doing research please contact me. However, agriculture dominates lee countys economy. Lee county, arkansas books from heritage books source. Lee county is located in the far southwestern corner of the commonwealth of virginia and shares borders with kentucky and tennessee. The landscape of lee county is rolling hills in the northern tip and rich delta flat farmland in the center. The arkansas state archives houses approximately,000 cubic feet of state records and manuscript collections pertaining to the history of arkansas and its people. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of nashville, mineral springs, dierks, antimony city, centre point, center point, picayune, saratoga ar. Addressing information in the lee county 911 map book. In the event of a vacancy in the office, the quorum court fills the vacancy by. Lee county, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the free. History of craighead county, arkansas, by harry lee. This is one of many books i have put online that has no introduction, words from the author or preface, so we will start just as the book did with chapter i.
In 1874, the first brick store was erected and the first edition of the marianna index newspaper was published. Biographical and historical memoirs of eastern arkansas 1890 source. I am in the process of updating all contact links on the argenweblee pages, if. Ar lee county 1889 goodspeed historybiography eastern arkansas marianna new rp. Education and background history of lee county residents. Lee county world war i soldiers akins, tom alexander, louis.
Lee, who served as general in chief of the armies of the confederate states in 1865. In march and april, 1996, a group of genealogists organized the kentucky comprehensive genealogy database. Percentage of foreign born population in the county. A directory of libraries throughout the world periodical source index search lee county. The acrevalue lee county, ar plat map, sourced from the lee county, ar tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Lee county, ar free public records criminal arrests. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy, newspapers. The constitution of the state of arkansas provides for the election of the assessor to a fouryear term of office with the requirements that heshe be a qualified elector and resident of the county.
Assessor name becky hogan phone 8702957750 website view assessor website offices. This book about independence county cemetery records includes names of cemeteries in independence county, names of people buried in the cemeteries, along with there birth and death dates. It is the policy of the lee county board of education not to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, creed, color, age, national origin, disability, migrant, homeless, neglecteddelinquent, or english language learners in its educational program, activities, or employment. County historical societies arkansas historical association. Located in the delta, lee county is bounded on its east by the mississippi river.
An informative and historical overview of lee county, arkansas with 71 pages including 104 family biographies plus 22 different lee county communities on 4 different maps. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, immigration records, and military records. Research your arkansas ancestors and family history by searching our online database of arkansas gravestone photos. Guide to lee county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. History of lee county arkansas by sesquicentennial committee author isbn. The following publications are available for purchase.
Lee county, arkansas cemeteryburial records by surname. The county seat is marianna the county was established on april 17, 1873, during the reconstruction era. A correctional facility, the east arkansas regional unit at brickeys, opened in 1992, and the mariannalee county airport expanded significantly in 2004. Information about the real estate deed recorder in lee county, arkansas get information about recorders, recorder offices, and elected officials in the recorder offices. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Accelerated reader ar students read books at their reading level on the ar list, take computerized quizzes at school and earn points for reading. Lee county is arkansass 72nd county, formed alongside st. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by. See more ideas about arkansas, arkansas usa and book collection. The following are web links to genealogy, records and resources pertaining to lee county. Grooms marriage index for van buren county, arkansas 18651991. The arkansas state archives has a wide variety of types of records.
Lee county, arkansas lee county, arkansas medium geo. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the lee county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture. Serving lee county florida with 14 libraries, library services, a bookmobile, talking book program and books by mail program. Howard county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. You may go to the lee county health department to obtain a birth or death certificates which can be issued. I hope you find our page informative and interesting. Lee county, arkansas lee county education, geography, and history. Lee county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Welcome to the lee county sheriffs office page of the lee county website. From this page you can search for county records, military records, maps, newspapers, land records, church records, manuscript materials on microfilm, and the state archives vertical and printed ephemera files. Make checks payable to the stone county historical society.
Under the sponsorship of africanamerican state representative william hines furbush, lee county was created by the state legislature in april 1873, and marianna was named the county seat. With its eastern border formed by the mississippi river, it is considered to be part of the arkansas delta. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in lee cemetery in arkansas, a find a grave cemetery. Accelerated reader ar lee county southwest florida. The american history and genealogy project lee county cemetery list source. History of craighead county, arkansas harry lee williams on. This is only a service of helping others in knowing what books have been published and are available for purchase. Lee county libraries arkansas public library directory. Lee county, virginia disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping.
In an effort to gather and preservethe enormous fund of perishing occurrence, each volume contains an. The county assessor is an elected official in county government. What other genealogical resources are available in lee county, ar. Arkansas counties local history research pine bluff jefferson. Lee county is a county located in the state of arkansas. Mail your order to the following address, along with your check and requests. Find a grave lee county, arkansas cemeteries source. The complete 1890 biographical and historical memoirs of lee county, arkansas by the goodspeed publishing company this detailed 71 pages in all book has a large amount of information about lee county, arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1890. Lee county, arkansas public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory.
The county was established on april 17, 1873, and named for general robert e. Arkansas cemeteries lee county, arkansas cemeteries project. Lee county sesquicentennial committee most of this vol. Lee county phone 8702957700 address 15 east chestnut street marianna, ar 72360. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. This detailed 71 pages in all book has a large amount of information about lee county, arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1890. No recent searches yet, but as soon as you have some, well display them here. I am looking for volunteers for both counties to obtain information for the websites. Several avenues are available for members of the uva community needing library resources, including hathitrusts newlyreleased trove of ed digital material, open educational resources, online journals, databases, and ebooks.
Lee county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with marianna. Percentage of residents 5 years of age and older that speak languages other than english at home. The torch of lee countys history was established by effie allison wall. History of craighead county, arkansas, by harry lee williams. Itwas then given to jessamine daggett gist, elisabeth harrington and edward robertson, who kept it glowing through the years. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Usgenweb, or argenweb is in no way affiliated with any of these publishers. The goodspeed histories of arkansas are a collection of six volumes originally published individually between 1889 and 1891 as well as a seventh volume published in 1894 by the goodspeed publishing company of chicago, illinois. This book about lee county cemeteries includes information on the name, date of birth and death, and spouse of the graves in the cemetery. An informative and historical overview of lee county, arkansas including two separate sections on one cd which include 4 historical maps 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915. Lee county was formed on april 17, 1873, from parts of crittenden, monroe, phillips and st. History of craighead county, arkansas uva library virgo. These materials have been described and inventoried for ease of access. History of lee county illinois american history and.
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