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From: Ann McDonald <>
Subject: Re: [ARCLARK] Baptist Preacher, yes or no?
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:54:32 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <c8e.198966c8.3484483b@aol.com>


I'm not sure why it would be in the land records,
except that it was probably the same county clerk who
just stuffed it in a and misfiled it, but I'm betting
that he filed his ordination papers so that he could
perform marriages.

Ann McD
--- wrote:

> My Great Grandfather Rev. W.A. Fitzgerald was an
> ordained minister with the
> Methodist Episcopal Church in Arkansas. He was
> minister at Amity M.E. Church
> for many years before his death in 1941. I found
> more information about his
> Methodist career at the Arkansas United Methodist
> University, Bailey Library,
> Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas. They keep some
> history information about
> Methodist ministers in their archives. They have an
> email contact address.
> Try "google" to search for their website.
> Great Grandfather Fitzgerald was also a
> missionary with the American
> Sunday School Union. I don't have any information
> about that organization but
> maybe there is some information on the Internet.
> Try a web search.
> I also found the ordination record for Rev. Jim
> Hearn in with some land
> records at the Clark County Courthouse,
> Arkadelphia, AR. I don't understand
> why ordination records would be kept in with land
> records??? For some
> reason, I also have a photo of Jim Hearn that I
> inherited from Great Grandfather
> Fitzgerald. Anyone out there related to Jim Hearn?
> Susie
>
>
>
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