An Arkansas Connection ...



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    There have been visitors since February 1, 1999.
    This site is dedicated to the memory of our friend Morris Myers

    An Arkansas Connection ... is devoted primarily to providing information on various surnames that are connected in some way with Pike County. The site is designed to be used in researching folks who lived in Pike County at any time. The Pike County Database is provided by Cindy Scott and contains family histories of many people. The database can be accessed by selecting the Database link.

    Please sign our guest book! We are interested in your comments about the site and we solicit corrections and additions to the information herein. Viewing the guest book is also a good way to find what families others are researching. We have two archived guestbooks one from January - March 2000 and the other from March 23, 2000 - January 20, 2007.

    The site contains several individual family histories. The histories can be seen by clicking on the Family Trees link. For those who are interested in pictures of some of the folks represented on this site click on the Photo Page link. There are many people who are doing research on names that connect to Pike County. The Related Surnames link allows you to connect to the web sites of some of these researchers. Morris has placed some of his personal research information on this site. This information can be accessed by clicking the Research Information link. Also on the site are copies of the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 Pike County AR Census can be accessed by clicking the Census Information link. You can find additional genealogical information by selecting the Other Useful Sites link.

    If you need more information on Pike County Arkansas research or if you don't find what you need here please try the following Pike County related sites:

    • PCAHS - The Pike County Archives and History Society site.
    • Pike County AR - The Pike County US Gen Web site.
    • PCAHS ORL - The PCAHS Online Records Library (David Kelley's research records).

    The information contained in this site was collected from many sources. There is no way to acknowledge every individual who has provided data. To those of you who have contributed information to the databases, we are deeply grateful. This site would not exist without your hard work and willingness to share with others. This site is constantly changing as more information is being added to the databases. Please check back often.

    My name is Shane Hill. I have taken the responsibility of maintaining this website in memory of Morris. Morris believed in sharing genealogy and I believe he would have wanted this site to continue. I will try and answer all questions sent to me or forward to someone that might know the answer. Please bear in my that I'm not related to Morris' family lineages posted on this site. All efforts have been made to remove Morris' contact information from this website. All contact e-mail addresses ending in @themyers.org should be regarded as invalid. Please contact me at arkalight@yahoo.com.

    The 1940-41 Gurdonian - The first volume of the Gurdon (Arkansas) High School Class Album. The album was provided by N.B. Key and is displayed here in entirety.

    The 'GenConnect' icon below will take you to the GenConnect page(s) for Pike County, AR. Check 'em out and feel free to leave a query or answer one if you have information that might aide a fellow traveller.

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    The following stories are about life in Pike County. Some stories (like The Country Store) will tell of soon to be lost features or traditions and others (like Corinth and it's Kinfolks) will tell of families or settlements in the early history of the county. If you have a story you would like to share, please let the webmaster know.

    The Country Store.
    Corinth and it's Kinfolks.
    Steadying Hands of a Country Doctor.
    Memories of "Little Chigger Hill" School.
    My People.
    We call her "Mom".
    Red Button The Database page access the large amount of data contained on the site.
    Red ButtonFamily Trees links to individual family trees that are available on the site.
    Red ButtonThe Photo Page photos of the family
    Red ButtonThe Cemetery Page photos of family grave markers
    Red ButtonRelated surname sites links to other sites researching related family lines.
    Red ButtonResearch Information that may not be available anywhere else of the web.
    Red ButtonCensus Information a collection of Pike County Census information in html format.
    Red ButtonOther useful sites links to sites we have found useful in our research.
    Red ButtonSign our guest book Leave your family query or comment here.
    Red ButtonView our guest book See what other folks have to say about this site.
    Red ButtonView Archived guestbooks: January - March 2000 or March 23, 2000 - January 20, 2007.

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    All information contained herein is correct as far as we can verify but it is not guaranteed to be perfect. Information may be missing on some people as well, If you can fill any gaps or have corrections to the existing data, please e-mail the webmaster.

    The information on this site is offered freely but cannot be used in any publication or on any commercial site without written permission from Shane Hill or Cindy Scott.