{"title":"Arkansas: Miller 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":"101e-ar0047","title":"Miller County, Arkansas History and Biographical Sketches","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiller County, created in 1820 and named for Governor James Miller of the Miller Territory, is located in the extreme southwestern portion of the state. Originally published by Goodspeed Publishing in 1889, this reprint contains memoirs and biographies of Miller 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\u003eJoseph E. Cook, attorney, Texarkana, Ark. Mr. Cook, an esteemed member of the legal profession of Texarkana, was born in what is now Nevada County, Ark., on May 30, 1861, and is the son of John and Cornelia (Christopher) Cook, natives respectively of Alabama and Virginia. The father was an attorney by profession and ranked among the noted men of his calling. ...etc...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenry H. King is a native-born resident of Miller County, and first opened his eyes to this world on October 30, 1841. His father, George W. King, was born in Tennessee in 1810, and at the age of nineteen came to Arkansas, locating in Miller County .... [continues with occupation, employer, 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\u003e2005, paper, 39 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788498589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101E-AR0047\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40053616935030,"sku":"101E-AR0047","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101e-ar0047-1500px.png?v=1777146633"}],"url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/collections\/arkansas-miller-county\/land-records+arkansas.oembed","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}