Family tradition · under investigation

Hilliard, Bettie & Laura

• SoldHilliard sold away — reportedly to Arkansas
• ~5 yrsReportedly separated from his family; duration unverified
• ReturnLater bought back
• LauraHad she been born? Where were she and Bettie?
• Price$1,200 in the record · about $1,500 in accounts

The story my family passed down. Arkansas, the separation and the return remain under investigation.

Supporting records · not the family story

A sale recorded. A destination missing.

• 1843Hilliard named in a deed transcription
• 1855Hilliard placed in Lot 2
• 1856Sold for $1,200 — buyer not named
• LimitsNo Arkansas destination; no account of Bettie or Laura

A legal allotment is not a record of where anyone went.

Arkansas investigation · under investigation

Where were Bettie & Laura?

• ReportHilliard sold away to Arkansas; about five years away
• UnknownWhen it happened, and whether Laura had been born
• SearchBills of sale · Arkansas deeds and probate · Read family papers
• LeadChicot County is a search location, not a proven destination

No record yet establishes the route, Bettie's and Laura's whereabouts, or the circumstances of a return.