{"title":"Arkansas: Randolph County","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"101-e1384","title":"Index to the Arkansas General Land Office 1820-1907, Volume 7","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCovering the Counties of Jackson, Clay, Greene, Sharp, Lawrence, Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett and Randolph\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 9,800 entries were filed for the eastern Arkansas counties of Jackson, Clay, Greene, Sharp, Lawrence, Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett and Randolph. 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: Jackson, Clay, Greene, Sharp, Lawrence, Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett and Randolph.\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, 212 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788413841\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-E1384\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51400114192,"sku":"101-E1384","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-e1384-1500px.png?v=1777146354"},{"product_id":"117-ar29","title":"History of Randolph County, Arkansas","description":"\u003cp\u003eRandolph County, Arkansas was created in 1835 from Lawrence County and is located within the Ozark region along the Missouri border. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as towns, trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county-are carefully discussed.This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA particular useful feature of this book are the biographical sketches of the following persons: Athy, Bryan, Campbell, Dalton (3), Decker, Davis-Spikes, Hite, Hogan (2), Ingram, Jarrett, Johnston, Johnson, Haynes, Holt, Lamb, McCarroll, Mock, Marlette, Maynard, Martin, Rickman, Ruff, Shride, Stubblefield, Schoonover, Smith, Shaver, Spikes, Taylor, McColgan, Thompson, Lemmons, Price, Wyatt and White.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Dalton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1946), 2021, paper, 408 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781639140183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e117-AR29\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39887884877942,"sku":"117-AR29","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/117-ar29-1500px.png?v=1777314462"},{"product_id":"101e-ar0075","title":"Randolph County, Arkansas History and Biographical Sketches","description":"\u003cp\u003eRandolph County was established in 1835. The historical portion of the book covers the time from the creation up to the time of the original publication of the material in the mid-1880s. The biographical sketches were submitted by the families themselves, therefore, they would appear to be more accurate than other sources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExample:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Hufstedler, who represents the milling interests of Randolph County, Ark., is a Tennessean by birth and bringing up, and inherits the principles of the better class of citizens of that State. He was born in 1848, and as soon as a suitable age was reached he was placed in school, but after attaining his eleventh year his education was received in Randolph County, Ark....\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoodspeed Publishing Company\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2006, paper, 99 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788498831\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101E-AR0075\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40053891956854,"sku":"101E-AR0075","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101e-ar0075-1500px.png?v=1777146655"}],"url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/collections\/arkansas-randolph-county\/arkansas-sharp-county+arkansas.oembed","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}