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Sharp County Arkansas Genealogy Trails

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LITTLE ROCK DAILY REPUBLICAN, Sept 2, 1873--In Sharp County last week, a woman give birth to three boys, each weighing seven pounds.  
--The Sharp County Herald entered upon the second year of its existence last week.  
--William Burrow, who was confined in the Sharp County Jail awaiting trial for the murder of James Coggin, and who escaped on the 13th, has been recaptured.
--Contributed by Frances Cooley.

Rushville, Illinois--January 5, 1877, John S. Medley, lately of Frederick, now runs a flouring mill at Evening Shade, Sharp County, Arkansas.
September 21, 1877, John Medley, who went to Arkansas last winter, returned to Frederick a few days ago--he will stay to settle his father's estate.  (Transcribed and contributed by Sara Hemp, taken from the Rushville Illinois Times newspaper.)





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