Hey, you found my family. You found the same children as I did for Reuben and Matilda. Joseph may have lived, but I have not found him. It looks like Abe and Margaret, both born in OH, were the only ones who survived. Reuben Corder household is in Mad River Twp., Champaign County, OH in 1840. Reuben married Matilda Shockey in Champaign County, OH in 1839. She was the daughter of Abraham and Nancy (Rector) Shockey. She was the fourth cousin of the Rector who was governor of AR at the outbreak of the Civil War and the Wharton (or Elias) Rector who was the Indian Supervisor of Oklahoma Territory. His office was in Ft. Smitth. Elias Rector m. Catherine in Crawford Co. They owned land near the confluence of the AR River and Frog Bayou. Perhaps Reuben and Matilda moved nearby.

I need to go back to review the records of Franklin County, AR. There may be more records I have not found. Another researcher found Margaret Corder and Ed Hassett's marriage record in Franklin Coounty. I am still attempting to figure out how or why Reuben and Matilda picked Franklin County when they left OH. I did discover that they were living next door to Joseph and Kizzie Ashing in 1850 in Middle Twp. Kizzie (Shockey) Ashing was Matilda's sister. There is also a Bailey family living nearby who has a minor named Nancy Johns. A Mary Ann Corder m. Elza Twigg in Champaign County, OH in 1844. She may have been Reuben's sister. In 1850, she and Elza have a minor named Malcus Johns living with them. So this Bailey family may also be related but I do not know how.

I found a Civil War record for an Abraham Corder who signed up in Greenfield, Clinton Co., OH. He fought with the Union. He stated he was born in Clinton, OH. I just found some Corder marriages that took place in Clinton Co., OH. I plan to find them soon.

In 1870, there is an Eliza Rush living with Reuben and Matilda. My Aunt told me that her grandmother was Eliza June Rush. I found an Eliza A Rush in Mt twp., Crawford Co., AR in 1860. The Louisa A , wife, ,may have been a misspelling of Eliza. They seem to be the same age. In 1894 a Mrs Eliza Corder, widow, m. Anderson Sanders in Crawford Co., AR. There is an obituary in the Van Buren Press that stated Mrs Eliza Sanders, widow of Abraham Corder died in 1894. However, Abe's last child, John, was born in 1881 so, although unlikely, there could have been another marriage. There is an Eliza Rush living with James Rush in the 1880 census, Shepherd Twp., Crawford Co, AR. She was also born at the same time as Louisa A. and Eliza Corder

Will, thank you for sharing with me some background info on the people who took place in the shooting of Fricke. It is these historic stories that I enjoy the most. They breathe a bit of life into the historical accounts and gives us a glimpse into who these characters were and what they were like.

It is all looking like a family affair. I am still a bit confused when it comes to the geography. Why did the case get moved to Ozark if one shooting took place in Mulberry Twp. (Fricke) and one in Lafayette Twp.(M. Ford), in Crawford County? Where did Moses live and where did he die? The article stated that M Ford lived near Frazier's Gin. Was the gin in Lafayette Twp.? If not, then perhaps he died in Lafayette Twp. The newspaper article states that Fricke was a citizen of Franklin County. Maybe he moved there by 1870. Yet the warrant for Fricke's arrest came from Lafayette Twp. Where was the witness who was 14 miles away? I had thought that Fricke was lving near Ozark. Yet it looks like he was living in Mulberry Twp. A witness, living 14 miles away from the trial did not show up. Judge Ivey's court was 14 miles away from Ozark. Moving the trial to Mulberry was supposed to make it harder for witrnesses to come and testify.

It looks like Fricke moved from Lafayette Twp to Mulberry Twp and Abe C and Ed H moved from Mulberry to Lafayette. I'll lay odds that Squire Ivey was also somehow tied to these families. Another researcher suggested that a lot of moving occurred after the war so the loyalists could live together and the democrats could live together.

It looks like Ed H moved from the town of Mulberry to Pleasant Hill PO where Reuben lived, then moved to Lafayette Twp with his in-laws. By 1881, he had already become the proprietor of a hotel in Alma.

I want to thank you for your interest and for sharing what you knew about Judge James Ivey and a court case regarding EB Hassett some time back.

Now, I am working on writing up my research and I have found some missing research. Maybe you can help me fill in my gaps.

I found EB Hassett, student, living with Joseph Bookin, Shoemaker, in Mullberry Twp in 1850. Ed was living with his wife Margaret Corder Hassett (my gr-gr aunt) in the #432 hh of M Bookin in 1860. My ancestor, Reuben Corder, was in hh 436. James Ivey was head of hh 401. All three were in the Pleasant Hill PO area.

I am attempting to determine if the Pleasant Hill PO was in the Middle Twp. for Franklin Co. AR in 1850. My ancestors were in Middle Twp in 1850, then Mullberry Twp. in 1860. Did they move or did the twps change? Since your Ivey family lived nearby, maybe you can help.

Also, I remember reading SOMEWHERE that Judge Jms Ivey and EB Hassett both belonged to the GAR after the civil war. Can you confirm this? If I include this in my writing, I want to be able to cite a reference and I cannot find the reference. Urrgh!

Thanks.

Best regards,

Nancy Corder Halvorson

I don't know the answers to most of your question, but here I reproduce the list of "place names" used in the 1850 census of Franklin Co

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/FranklinCo...

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/FranklinAR...

Boston , writen 209-216, stamped 105-108, 8 pages
Lower , writen 289-293, stamped 145-147, 5 pages
Middle , writen 255-268, stamped 128-134, 14 pages
Mill Creek, writen 281-287, stamped 141-144, 7 pages
Mulberry , writen 241-250, stamped 121-125, 10 pages
Ozark , writen 297-298, stamped 149-149, 2 pages
Prairie , writen 269-279, stamped 135-140, 11 pages
Roseville , writen 293-294, stamped 147-147, 2 pages
Slave Census , 11 pages
White Oak , writen 217-240, stamped 109-120, 24 pages
White Rock, writen 251-254, stamped 126-127, 4 pages

Thanks, you did send me the info I needed to answer one of my questions. I just checked the page numbers. My ancestors were living in Middle and not in Mullberry Twp. in 1850. In 1850, they were living in Middle next to an extended family member. In 1860, this family was still living in Middle Twp. So I guess it was my family that moved to Pleasant Hill and not the other family who bought a land patent abt 1855.

Gratefully yours,

Nancy