What other genealogical resources are available in conway county, ar. In 2007, the conway county library continued its history of serving the community by becoming automated. Conway county, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the free. The second chapter delves into the history of conway county. Many many pictures of places and people connected with pope county. Every name index to conway county our land, our home, our people. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Dedicated to the historical significance of conway and faulkner county arkansas. Conway county, ar military discharge records transcribed and compiled by euna beavers. Conway county the county was formed on october 20, 1825, from a portion of pulaski county named for henry wharton conway, who was the territorial delegate to the u. These materials have been described and inventoried for ease of access.
Conway is unusual in that the majority of its residents do not commute out of the city to work. Conway white pages phone books in arkansas ar whitepages. Conway county courthouse, the arkansas river, cedar falls, a panoramic view of the arkansas river valley from petit jean state park, the morrilton train station, and downtown morrilton. Conway county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. Livingstons law register, 1851 conway county lawyers source. Conway county has the largest rural school district in arkansas splendid progress being made in education in the center ridge territory center ridge is located twentyfive miles north east of morrilton, county seat of conway county. The conway library began as a city library in 1935 relying on the donations of the citizens and civic groups in conway for its survival. History of benton county, arkansas 18361936 sold, no longer available.
The following are web links to genealogy, records and resources pertaining to conway county. Conway county heritage ebook by conway county genealogical. Conway county was formed on october 20, 1825, from territory taken from pulaski county and was named for henry wharton conway, a member of the arkansas territorial delegation to congress. Conway county, arkansas our land, our home, our people 19891992 sold, no longer available.
The third oldest historical society in arkansas, the faulkner county historical society was created in april, 1959 to discover, promote, and share information that helps establish and illustrate our county history. Conway county, arkansas genealogy trails history group. The designation of point remove, popularly employed to describe the confluence of point remove creek in conway county with the arkansas river, is almost certainly derived from the french word remous, meaning eddy or whirlpool. Conway county, arkansas genealogy, books, cds, maps. Southern claims commission conway county approved claims, 18711880 source. An informative and historical overview of conway county, arkansas including two separate sections on one cd which include 4 historical maps 1855, 1895, 1898, and 1915.
County, state, and national politicians investigated and condemned the crime. Conway county was formed on october 20, 1825 from a portion of pulaski county and named for henry wharton conway, who was the territorial delegate to the u. An informative and historical overview of conway county, arkansas with 9. Conway county history book compiled by ccgs and published in 2006. List of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 conway county, arkansas source. Conway county books conway county families conway county genealogy groups conway county history. Arkansas history books henceforth treated claytons killing, one of the most famous political. The history of the community and people of conway county, arkansas. The complete 1890 historical reminiscences and biographical memoirs of conway county, arkansas by the arkansas historical publishing company this detailed 9 pages in all book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about conway county, arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1890.
Conway, johnson, logan, montgomery, polk, pope, scott, and yell. Desmond walls allen, third arkansas union cavalry, conway, arkansas. The conway library serves as the headquarters library for the county sytem of six libraries as well as the faulkner countyvan buren county regional library. Conway county view the conway county county website address 117 south moose street morrilton, ar 72110. A list of men and unmarried women from every county in arkansas who were 60 years of age or older in 1850 genealogy gophers. Periodical source index search conway county, arkansas source. History of the conway county library in 1897, a ladies club was formed in morrilton known as the pathfinder club. From its very beginning, the clubs primary goal was to establish a library for the citizens of the community. County resources, faulkner county arkansas research. Conway county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi arkanzas. This collection contains the record book for collins, arkansas, for 18921908.
Arkansas biographical card file index, 18191950 family history library arkansas biographical history ancestry. All meeting room reservations and library events are cancelled until further notice. Conway county, arkansas simple english wikipedia, the. This database contains both biographical and historical memoirs of conway county, arkansas. A large collection of free online genealogy resources for research of arkansas genealogy. The estimated 2009 population of the county is 20,799.
The conway library began as a city library in 1935 relying on the. In this volume the history of conway county, ar plus the biographical sketches of the county were included too. Historical conway and faulkner county arkansas has 427 members. Formed on october 20, 1825 as the 10th county in arkansas, conway county was named for henry wharton conway a territorial delegate to the united states congress. 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. Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or recordkeeping. History of conway, arkansas conway, the county seat of faulkner county, was founded by a. Point remove conway county encyclopedia of arkansas. Conway county, arkansas genealogy and history genealogy trails. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the conway county page on the website, the encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture. The first permanent white settlement in central arkansas was near the confluence of cadron creek and the arkansas river, about five miles west of conway in faulkner county.
Arkansas probate records, 18171979 includes conway county source. Conway county, arkansas genealogy and history source. Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. The history of craighead county, arkansas, 1930 sold, no longer available. History book complied by conway county historical society in 1989. Now patrons can access the catalogue of about 35,000 items online. Read conway county heritage then and now limited by conway county genealogical association available from rakuten kobo.
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. Conway county, arkansas genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Where can find conway county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Conway county ar deed book i, pg 103 february 17, 1854 pg 103 this indenture made and entered into between alexander gordon and nancy gordon of the county of conway and state of arkansas of the first part and abner c. Cleveland county library mid arkansas regional library closed until further notice. The arkansas state archives houses approximately,000 cubic feet of state records and manuscript collections pertaining to the history of arkansas and its people. Softbound, contains 94 pages and approximately4500 names and inscriptions from the 34 acre cemetery on the west side of morrilton, ar. Due dates and library card expirations are suspended during closure. Benton county, arkansas history 5 comments benton county by dennis partridge the following section of this website is based upon history of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford, franklin, and sebastian counties, arkansas published in chicago, illinois in 1889, and several other manuscripts interspersed throughout. History of rhea community, washington county, arkansas. John married elizabeth mcallister on mar 1859, but no further record has been found for him. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years.
Arkansas discount genealogy and history books, maps and cds. Conway, arkansas public library is committed to education, resources, books, music and emedia for all ages. Inventory of the county archives of arkansas madison county huntsville. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. It is home to petit jean mountain and petit jean state park. Conway county was organized by an act of the territorial legislature in. Phone 50549600 website view collector website offices. In the original 1891 edition conway was left out but shp, inc. In the early 1800s, the term cadron settlement was used loosely in reference to thirty to forty white families that were scattered along the arkansas river in the vicinity of cadron creek. Poinsett county courthouse it was reported loss of all records in a courthouse fire sept. History of pope county, arkansas the pope county historical association has a beautiful new history book, just published.
Robinson served as the chief engineer for the little rock fort smith railroad now the unionpacific. John larkin, who owned a farm in drew county, arkansas, outside of collins. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Conway county, arkansas part of the argenweb project. The arlansas family historian arkansas genealogical society. Then and now limited conway county genealogical association on. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. Patrons are encouraged to keep borrowed materials until the library reopens, but book drops are available.
County historical societies arkansas historical association. Created as arkansas s 11th county on october 20, 1825, conway county has four incorporated municipalities, including morrilton, the county seat and most populous city. Robinson, who visited the region shortly after the civil war. Historical conway and faulkner county arkansas public group.
Memoirs of conway county, arkansas book including 204 family biographies. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. On october 12, 2016, members of the community gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the conway county library welcome to the conway county library, a carnegie library founded in 1916 and nestled in the historic district of morrilton, arkansas. Conway county is located in the foothills of the ozark mountains. He married frances, parents and surname not listed, before 1833 in tennessee. Reading the book gives a great sense of what went on, providing insight into the lives of these folks. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. This record book contains ordinances, minutes, records, lists of officers, and accounts for the town. Conway county families conway county genealogy groups. Conway county, arkansas public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. In the early 1900s, the carnegie foundation built 2,509 libraries in the englishspeaking world. Uca history professor wins literary award for latest book. Faulkner county public libraries in faulkner and van buren counties in arkansas are committed to education, resources, books, music and emedia for all ages.
Conway county was established by an act of the territorial legislature on october 20, 1825. This goal began in a small way as club members collected books, appointed a. Biographical and historical memoirs of conway county, arkansas. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Ruby neal clark, mae shull holloway, eleanor bowling ryman, alma dean stroud, river road press, conway, arkansas description. Benton county, arkansas history arkansas genealogy. Conway county library is one of two public libraries in the state of arkansas. John gray, parents not listed, was born in 1800 in south carolina. History in headstones, crawford county, arkansas cemeteries 1970 sold, no longer available.
In an effort to gather and preservethe enormous fund of perishing occurrence, each volume contains an. Stobaugh was the first settler, having moved from van buren county in 1872. John moved his family to conway county, arkansas territory in 1833. However, the name point remove was later mistakenly connected. Grooms marriage index for van buren county, arkansas 18651991. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy.
Heritage preservation services, civil war battle summaries by state, accessed 15 august 2012. Conway county landscape is rolling farmlands, forested ridges, isolated mountains and lakes. The county seat is morrilton, located in the southern section of the county. Discover librarianselected research resources on arkansas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. An important resource for the study and research of conway county, arkansas history. Morgan of the county and state aforesaid of the second part witnesseth.
Due dates suspended during closure, but book drop is available. From 1831 until 1883, lewisburg was the county seat. Guide to conway county, arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Pike county courthouse arkansas history commission sources report destruction of most records in an 1895 courthouse fire. History of baxter county, arkansas centennial edition 18731973 sold, no longer available. Barnes, 61, is a history professor at the university of central arkansas in conway and the author of four books. The arkansas state archives has a wide variety of types of records. Most instances of the term in early nineteenthcentury documents follow this usage. The first contains information dealing primarily with the geographical and topographical features of the state.
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