{"title":"Arkansas: Monroe County","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"101-e1044","title":"Index to the Arkansas General Land Office 1820-1907, Volume 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCovering the Counties of Monroe, Lee, Woodruff, White, Crittenden, Independence, Lonoke, St. Francis, Prairie and Cross\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: The Osage, Caddo, Akansa and the 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 1906, more than 15,700 entries were filed for the eastern Arkansas counties of Monroe, Lee, Woodruff, White, Crittenden, Independence, Lonoke, St. Francis, Prairie and Cross. 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: Monroe, Lee, Woodruff, White, Crittenden, Independence, Lonoke, St. Francis, Prairie and Cross.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherida K. Eddlemon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1998), 2008, 5.5\" x 8.5\", paper, alphabetical, 344 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788410444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-E1044\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51452772368,"sku":"101-E1044","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-e1044-1500px.png?v=1777146337"},{"product_id":"117-ar17","title":"Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is broken into two main sections. The first is devoted to the history of the counties, while the second section contains biographical sketches of some 1,250 individuals and genealogical data of some 4,750 other families\/individuals for the following counties: Arkansas, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Monroe, Phillip, Prairie, and St. Francis. The New Index that was prepared for this reprint edition contains the names of over 17,500 individuals. Many of these biographical sketches of these early pioneers date well back into the early to mid 1700's.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodspeed Publishing Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1891), 2018, cloth, 792 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780893080808\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e117-AR17\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39910789709942,"sku":"117-AR17","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/117-ar17-1500px.png?v=1777314452"},{"product_id":"101d-ar0049","title":"Monroe County, Arkansas Biographical and Historical Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Goodspeed Publishing in 1889, this reprint contains memoirs and biographies of Monroe County, Arkansas pioneers. Monroe County, located in the central eastern portion of Arkansas. The county was established 2 November 1829 from Arkansas and Phillips Counties. This collection of historical information begins with the beginning of the county and continues up to about the time of publication of the original in the mid-1880s. Because the information was compiled by the referenced family, it should be very accurate and detailed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExample:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWILLIAM H. GOVAN - is the son of Andrew R. Govan, who was born in Orangeburg District, S.C. in 1796. His parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Roach) Govan, were of Scotch descent. 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