{"title":"Arkansas: Lafayette County","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"101-e2049","title":"Index to the Arkansas General Land Office 1820-1907, Volume 10","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCovering the Counties of Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun and Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpanish explorer Hernando DeSoto blazed the trails of the Arkansas area in 1541, followed by French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette. In 1682, French explorer La Salle claimed this wilderness in the name of France, naming it Louisiana. There were many Native American tribes living in this region: Osage, Caddo, Akansa and Quapaw. France then ceded this region to Spain in 1762. Spain permitted Americans to settle in the Arkansas area in 1783. In 1801, Spain returned the Louisiana area to France. The U.S. acquired this territory with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, requiring residents to file claims with the government in order to prove legal ownership of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween 1820 and 1907, more than 14,000 entries were filed for the eastern Arkansas counties of Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun and Clark. Land was sometimes available for only $1.25 per acre, or a parcel could be bid upon. This index of land transactions filed with the General Land Office (GLO) is an excellent resource for the genealogist, containing abstracts of land transactions over an eighty-seven-year span beginning in 1820 after statehood. Records are arranged alphabetically by purchaser's last name, and include: first name, middle initial, a legal description and location of the land, the amount of land in acres, the date of purchase, and the county. Contact information is provided in the preface for obtaining access to the original records. This volume covers the following counties: Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Ouachita, Calhoun and Clark.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherida K. Eddlemon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2002), 2008, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, alphabetical, 306 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788420498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-E2049\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51479019536,"sku":"101-E2049","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-e2049-1500px.png?v=1777146416"},{"product_id":"101d-ar0037","title":"Lafayette County, Arkansas Biographical and Historical Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003eLafayette County, created in 1827 and named for the Marquis de Lafayette, is located in the extreme southwestern portion of Arkansas. Originally published by Goodspeed Publishing in 1889, this reprint contains memoirs and biographies of Lafayette County pioneers. Because the information was compiled by the referenced family, it should be very accurate and detailed. A short history of the county is included, followed by the biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExamples:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eW. L. NANCE, manager of the well-known firm of Tedwell and McClure, hardware and furniture dealers of Lewisville, was born in Alabama, in 1844, being the youngest of a family of five children - four sons and one daughter - born to the union of W. L. and Emily (WILLIAMS) NANCE, natives of Virginia and Georgia, respectively. ...etc...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn M. POWELL was born in Marion County, Miss., September 16, 1848. His parents, Evan and Mary (PITTMAN) POWELL, were natives of North Carolina, where the former was born July 2, 1810, a son of Nicholas and Betsy (MARTIN) POWELL, of Scotch-Irish descent. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution, as was also his maternal grandfather ... [continues with education, occupation, vital information, etc. Most biographies include year of birth, year of death, military experience, date of marriage, bride's name, bride's death, children, etc.]\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodspeed Publishing Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2004, paper, 40 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788498503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101D-AR0037\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40053163130998,"sku":"101D-AR0037","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101d-ar0037-1500px.png?v=1777146063"}],"url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/collections\/arkansas-lafayette-county\/arkansas+land-records.oembed","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}