Ambrose Williams Mid-1800s ANY records from Franklin Co., Arkansas

Question

I am trying to find any records from Franklin County, specifically White Oak Township, for Ambrose Williams (williams-38032), b ~1805 in TN (poss. KY), but is listed in White Oak Township in Franklin Co., AR censuses for 1850, 1870 and 1880.  I am unable to find him in 1860.  The only other record I have is a marriage to Amelia Catherine Davis b.1836 married 1868.  I would love to find records of his other marriages (he seems to have a different wife in each census), or land records...really, anything would be helpful!  Thanks!

Answer 1

Are you familiar with how to use batch Numbers on the FamilySearch.org.

M74396-7 is a record collection for Franklin Co, AK.  Go to the search page, plug the batch number in then place Williams name in the last name search field, and then click "Search" all the marriage records for "Williams" will pop up.   they might be hiding there under a miss transcribed name..

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Thank you, Doug!  While it is a great resource, it did not have any further information.  I'm hoping someone on WikiTree might have access to local history records for the area.  Someday, I'm hoping to take a "genealogy vacation" and just travel to some of these areas to poke around their libraries :-)

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This original record shows him as a white man.

A G Williams

 in the 1860 United States Federal Census

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Name:	A G Williams [Ambrose Gore Williams]
Age:	46
Birth Year:	abt 1814
Gender:	Male
Race:	Colored (Black)
Birth Place:	Tennessee
Home in 1860:	Osage, Benton, Arkansas
Post Office:	Bentonville
Family Number:	76
Value of real estate:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age A G Williams 46 Sarah Williams 22 Aesdeson Williams 20 Harry Williams 18 Nacisee Williams 15 Sarah Williams 12 John Williams 8 Anderson Williams 11/12

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Sarah Ann Jackson

 in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

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Name:	Sarah Ann Jackson
Gender:	Female
Birth Place:	TN
Birth Year:	1838
Spouse Name:	Ambrose Gore Williams
Spouse Birth Place:	TN
Spouse Birth Year:	1813
Marriage Year:	1858
Marriage State:	AR
Number Pages:	1

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Sarah died 1900

Sarah Ann Williams

 in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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Name:	Sarah Ann Williams
Birth Date:	14 Mar 1838
Birth Place:	Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Death Date:	7 Nov 1900
Death Place:	Turnersville (Coryell County), Coryell County, Texas, USA
Cemetery:	Turnersville Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place:	Turnersville, Coryell County, Texas, USA
Has Bio?:	N
Children:	Anderson Farmer Williams
URL:	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

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Thank you for your work, Betty, but it can't be the same Ambrose.  Mine is white, born 1805-1806, and married an Amelia Catherine Davis (b. 1832 NY) in 1868.  In 1850 he was married to a Cathrine b 1808 NC, in 1880 he was married to a Mary b. 1840 KY. Interestingly, Amelia Catherine was still alive in 1880, possibly divorced???  Also, the Ambrose I'm looking for was a farmer, not a clergyman as the one in this 1860 census shows.

I do appreciate your help, though!

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Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Betty