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Arkansas
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
     War Of 1812 (1812-1815)
     Civil War (1861-1865)
     World War I (1917-1918)
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

BIBLE RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains several volumes of Arkansas Bible records. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline. The DAR Bible records are partially indexed in the following:

Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the Southern States. . . . Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1979. (FHL book 973 D22kk v. 1; fiche 6089183.)

Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States. Vol. 2. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1984. (FHL book 973 D22kk v. 2; fiche 6089184, see section 2, pages 66-93.)


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BIOGRAPHYLook this term up in the glossary.

The best collection of published biographies in Arkansas is at the University of Arkansas Library. Also search the biographical sections of statewide, regional, and county histories for biographical information. In 1889 and 1890 the Goodspeed Publishing Company published a series of regional biographical encyclopedias. Most have recently been reprinted and are indexed. Those available at the Family History Library include:

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas. . . . 1890. Reprint. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. (FHL book 976.7 H2bhm; film 934823 item 3.)

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas. . . . Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. (FHL book 976.7 H2ba; film 928094.)

Biographical and Historical Memoirs: of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Springs Counties, Arkansas. . . . Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1889. (FHL 934823 item 2.)

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas. . . . 1890. Reprint. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. (FHL book 976.7 H2bh, 1960 reprint of 1890 edition on film 845266.)

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. . . . 1891. Reprint. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. (FHL 976.7 H2bw.)


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CEMETERIESLook this term up in the glossary.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection includes tombstone inscriptions from Arkansas cemeteries. This collection is described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline.

Another important collection is Cemetery Records of Arkansas, Vols. 1-8, 11 (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society, 1957; FHL book 976.7 V22g; volumes 1-8, 11 on films 908969-71; volumes 1-8, 11 on fiche 6046948).

Many tombstone inscriptions have been published in periodicals or are available in manuscript form at local repositories. A guide to help you locate these and the inscriptions in the DAR collection is Index to Sources for Arkansas Cemetery Inscriptions (North Little Rock, Ark.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 1976; FHL book 976.7 A1 No. 93).

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