Woodruff County, Arkansas Genealogy
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Guide to Woodruff County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Woodruff County was created 26 Nov 1862[2] and was named for William E. Woodruff, founder of the state's first newspaper, the Arkansas Gazette.[3] Its county seat is Augusta. It is located in the east-central area of the state.[4]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Woodruff County Website
500 North 3rd Street
Augusta, AR 72006-0356
Phone: 870-347-5206
Woodruff County Website
County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1865;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court and land records.[5]
Woodruff County, Arkansas[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1914 | 1865 | 1914 | 1865 | 1851 | 1865 | 1830 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Woodruff County page on the website, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. [9]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Woodruff County Family Bibles at Genealogy Trails History Group
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- All of the family biographies from Woodruff County, Arkansas included in The Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890 are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1870 | 6,891 | — |
| 1880 | 8,646 | 25.5% |
| 1890 | 14,009 | 62.0% |
| 1900 | 16,304 | 16.4% |
| 1910 | 20,049 | 23.0% |
| 1920 | 21,547 | 7.5% |
| 1930 | 22,682 | 5.3% |
| 1940 | 22,133 | −2.4% |
| 1950 | 18,957 | −14.3% |
| 1960 | 13,954 | −26.4% |
| 1970 | 11,566 | −17.1% |
| 1980 | 11,222 | −3.0% |
| 1990 | 9,520 | −15.2% |
| 2000 | 8,741 | −8.2% |
| 2010 | 7,260 | −16.9% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1875-1899 Nebraska, Church Records, 1875-1899 at FamilySearch — index
List of Churches and Church Parishes - How to Use this Collection
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1865-1879 Court Records, 1865-1879(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1865-1954 Woodruff County, Arkansas, Circuit Court Records, 1865-1954(*); Circuit and Chancery Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1880-1893 Woodruff County, Arkansas State Docket, v. B, 1880-1893(*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African Americans[edit | edit source]
- 1865-1868 — Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records,Augusta at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only; labor contracts, letters legal papers
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Bradford Memorial Funeral Home in Bradford
- Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Augusta
- Thompson-Wilson Funeral Homes in McCrory
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
- Probate Records 1861-1935 Woodruff County portion of the collection: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images) - How to Use this Collection
- Includes Administration records 1866-1887; Administration, executor and guardian bonds 1861-1903; Dockets 1876-1896; Letters of guardianship 1862-1904; Probate record index 1861-1899; Probate records 1861-1899; Wills 1862-1935.
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Woodruff County. They may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more about local histories, see Arkansas Local Histories.
- Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas. Chicago, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, HathiTrust, Internet Archive; At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)
- Map of 1889 Woodruff County, Arkansas (My Genealogy Hound)
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
- Arkansas State Archives State Maps Collection at Arkansas Digital Archives
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Men in Woodruff County served in various regiments and companies. Those listed below were specifically formed in this county:
- - 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Volunteers (Confederate), Company D
Online Records
- 1861-1865 Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1890-1963 Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1891-1939 Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1901-1929 Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Woodruff County:[10]
- July 7, 1862 - Hill's Plantation, also known as Cache River, Cotton Plant, or Round Hill.
- Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-Current Arkansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
Finding More Arkansas Newspapers Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Woodruff newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Woodruff County, Arkansas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Fayetteville Daily Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Daily Fayetteville Democrat at Ancestry.com ($)
- Northwest Arkansas Times at Ancestry.com ($)
- Courier Times at Ancestry.com ($)
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1783-1998 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1817-1979 Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979(*) at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images
- 1861-1899 Probate Papers, ca. 1861-1899(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1861-1904 Records of Administrator, Executor & Guardian Bonds; Record of Letters of Guardianship; Record of Administrators and Curators, 1861-1904(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1862-1935 Will Records 1 & 2, 1862-1935(*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1865-1889 Probate Records, 1865-1889(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1876-1896 Probate Court Docket, 1876-1896(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- 1909-1930 Will Records, 1909-1930(*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1918-1930 Will Record A, 1918-1930(*); County Clerk at FamilySearch Catalog — images
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
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In 1877, a few county and city clerks[11] started keeping birth and death records.
In 1914, the state law required all county clerks to record births and forward them to the state.
- Arkansas Births and Christenings, 1812-1965 at FamilySearch. (Free, index only)
- Small file, but worth searching. Most entries were user-submitted.
See also: • Arkansas Online Genealogy Records, • How to Find Arkansas Birth Records and • Arkansas Vital Records—Birth.
- 1873-1937 Woodruff County Birth Index 1873-1937. Batch C750786 at FamilySearch - free.
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1779-1966 Arkansas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
- 1800-Onward Arkansas Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1860-1976 Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
- 1864-1929, 1949 Woodruff County Marriage Books A-R, 1-3 Index 1864-1929, 1949 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.[12]
- 1883-1952 Woodruff County Marriage Books D-Z, 1-3, and AA-EE Index 1883-1952 in Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1917-1969 Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969 at Ancestry.com - index & images ($)
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1812-Onward Arkansas Deaths at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1894-1899 Wodruff County Death Index 1894-1899. Batch B750788 at FamilySearch - free.
- 1914-1969 Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 at Ancestry.com - index & images ($)
- 1935-1961 Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1923-1969 Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 at Ancestry.com - index ($)
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- 1700-Onward Arkansas Voter Registrations at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1868-1910 Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records, 1868-1910 at FamilySearch — index & images - How to Use this Collection
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Woodruff County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Quitman Arkansas FamilySearch Center
- White County Regional Library System - Searcy Public Library - an affiliate library
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Woodruff County. For state-wide library facilities, see Arkansas Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Woodruff County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Arkansas Societies.
Woodruff County Historical Society
P.O. Box 898
McCrory, AR 72101
Phone: 870-731-2263
Email: wcm@centurytel.net
Website
Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- ARGenWeb
- USGenWeb Archives
- Linkpendium
- Cyndi's List
- FamilySearch Catalog - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm
- ↑ Genealogy Trails History Group, “Woodruff County, Arkansas Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ark/woodruff/
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Woodruff County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodruff_County,_Arkansas
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Woodruff County, Arkansas. Page 71 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 67.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Woodruff County, Arkansas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodruff_County,_Arkansas, accessed 3 October 2018.
- ↑ Paula Harmon Barnett, The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=815&type=Category&item=Counties&parent=Counties%2c+Cities%2c+and+Towns&grandparent=+%3a+accessed+January+6%2c+2016)%2c : accessed January 18, 2016), “Woodruff County.”
- ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Battles. Filter by state or battle name.
- ↑ such as Sebastian County (Fort Smith) and Pulaski County (Little Rock) (No entry in FamilySearch Catalog found for Pulaski County nor for Little Rock, Aug 2014)
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d7/Arkansasnz.pdf.