Woodard Research

My Note – For anyone wanting to view these records, they are housed at the Arkansas History Commission and found on general microfilm roll # 1959.  The records are unique in the fact that each county shows with completely different information.  For example, in Bradley Co. each precinct lists ALL registered voters.  There is also a hand-drawn map of the county that shows each voting district.  In Desha County the only information is a simple drawn map that pinpoints each precinct, but no voters are listed.  Like Bradley County, Ouachita County contains an old map and list of registered voters.

The Drew County records are rather sparse in comparison, but well worth having for a history buff.  

Office of Board of Registration for

Drew County, State of Arkansas

 Monticello, Ark. October 27, 1867

To:  Maj. O D. Greene, Assistant Adjutant General, 4^th Military District

                Sir, In obedience to General Orders No. 31 from Head Quarters 4^th Military District Office of Civil Affairs, Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 26^th 1867, the Board of Registration for Drew County, State of Arkansas has the honor to forward the following List of names erased from the Books of Registration of said County, during the time of Revision of Registration as required by the above Orders.

SALINE PRECINCT #1 – William A. Nelson, J. P. – was engaged in rebellion.

CLEAR CREEK PRECINCT #40 – Wm. Smith, P. M. – was engaged in rebellion.

CLEAR CREEK PRECINCT #87 – A. L. Oslin, J. P. – was engaged in rebellion.

MILL CREEK PRECINCT #116 – S. J. D. White, P. M. – was engaged in rebellion.

SPRING HILL PRECINCT #55 – J.[or]H. Cavaness, P. M. – was engaged in rebellion.

BEAUREGARD PRECINCT #52 – W. R. Harris, J. P. – was engaged in rebellion.

BARTHOLOMEW PRECINCT #62 – J.T.W.T. Tillar, P. M. – was engaged in rebellion.

BARTHOLOMEW PRECINCT #31 – Lewis Dishough, J. P. – was engaged in rebellion.

PRAIRIE PRECINCT #13 – Geo. W. Gill, J. P. –not engaged in rebellion, but gave aid & comfort to the enemy.

BEAR HOUSE PRECINCT #19 – Thomas C. Miller, Const. – was engaged in rebellion.

VEASEY PRECINCT #155 – Wm. A. Hardy – not engaged in rebellion, but gave aid & comfort to the enemy.

VEASEY PRECINCT #160 – Dudley D. Daniel, M. N. C. Leg. – not engaged in rebellion, but gave aid & comfort to the enemy.

MARION PRECINCT #81 – Charles W. Hillard, J. P. – not engaged in rebellion, but gave aid & comfort to the enemy.

MARION PRECINCT #126 – William H. Wells, Judge C. C. – not engaged in rebellion, but gave aid & comfort to the enemy.

MARION PRECINCT #358 – William N. Owens, D. Shff. – was engaged in rebellion.

MARION PRECINCT #372 – Aron T. Hurley, Const. – not engaged in rebellion, but gave aid & comfort to the enemy.

MARION PRECINCT #345 – William H. Mullins, J. P. – was engaged in rebellion.

MARION PRECINCT #163 – Valdaura D. Garrison, Const. – was engaged in rebellion.

                We, the undersigned, Composing the Board of Registers for the County of Drew, State of Arkansas, certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct list of legal voters of said County as registered by us during the time of Revision of Registration, in accordance with the law of the United States.

Chas Schaerff, Prest

Henry J. Newell

Board of Registration

LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS ENTERED OCTOBER 27, 1867:

SALINE PRECINCT

Henry J. Newell – white

John Caroway – colored

George Nelson – colored

CLEAR CREEK PRECINCT

Alexander P. Henderson – white

W. T. Miller – white

MILL CREEK PRECINCT

William Emmerson – white

SPRING HILL PRECINCT

T. J. Tucker – white

Edward McD. Stokes – white

Burrel Lay – colored

SMITH PRECINCT

James C. Derrick – white

Benj. F. Sanders – white

FRANKLIN PRECINCT

Jack Butler – white

Joshua M. Cooper – white

James A. Cooper – white

BARTHOLOMEW PRECINCT

Reuben Vance – colored

Burton Barnes – colored

Jacob Jordan – colored

Sidney Jordan – colored

Alfred Scott – colored

Willis Brown – colored

COLLINS PRECINCT

Allen Hudspeth – colored

Henry Thomas – colored

Salatiel A. Duke – white

Lewis Collins – colored

Washington Howe – colored

Jerry King – colored

Robert Duncan – colored

BEAR HOUSE PRECINCT

Jesse Jackson – colored

John Moore – colored

Lewis Means – colored

Osburn Rough – colored

Michael Baker – colored

James Warren – colored

VEASEY PRECINCT

Dudley Gaines – colored

Gabriel Adcock – colored

Joseph P. Lephiew – white

Anthony Starks – colored

James Holms – colored

Charles Gordan – colored

Howell Johnson – white

Washington Mathews – colored

John Harris – colored

Charles Schaerff – white

David Collins – colored

D. J. Rice – white

Hardy Smith – colored

William Walace – colored

James A. Anderson – white

Elizah Miller – colored

James O. Donnell – white

Charles Simms – white

Henry Kelley - colored