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 George Ringer and  Carolyn Waits, who were both born and reared in Shelby County,
Tennessee, were married in the 1840. They continued to live in Shelby County until
after their children were born.
        Al  Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Ringer      b 1847  d 1903
        A2  Jennie Ringer
        A3  Sissy Ringer
        A4  Benjamin "Bud" Ringer
        A5  Alfred Ringer
        A6  Harve Ringer                                        b 1861  d 1936

 Sarah Elizabeth Ringer married in 1865  Thomas Dixon Armour b l846 who also was a
native of Shelby County, Tennessee. He fought as a "Rebel" in the War between the
States (1861-1865).

After the close of the war the  George and  Carolyn Ringer family along with Thomas
Dixon and   Sarah Elizabeth Ringer Armour moved to Arkansas. They settled in 
Logan
County at Corksville near Paris, Arkansas.

 Thomas Dixon Armour was not pleased with his move. After his two oldest children
were born, he and his family returned to Tennessee circa 1873. They lived in
Tennessee until circa 1878, then moved back to Arkansas and joined the Ringers in
Yell County.
 
In the meanwhile, the Ringers decided to leave Logan County and they then settled
in Yell County. They bought or homesteaded land in the Liberty Hall community 
which
still belongs to the Ringer family.

The Ringer children all married except   Alfred. He worked and bought some land and
had other property of his own.

In 1880   Carolyn Waits Ringer died and her husband buried her on his farm. This
was the beginning of the Ringer family cemetery.  George Ringer died circa 1882 and
was the second person to be buried there.

After the parent's death,  Harve Ringer, the youngest son, took over the farm. He
married and reared his family on this farm. At present, his daughter,   Mollie
Smith, owns the farm in 1968.

In about 1882,  Alfred Ringer had planned to marry a  Maroney lady of the Roman
Catholic faith. He died a short time before the wedding date.

Soon after  Alfred died and was buried in Ringer cemetery, his brother-in-law
Thomas Dixon Armour died April 1883. His daughter,  Mary Francis Armour, was 
three
years old (born December 15, 1879). He was buried in Ringer cemetery and has a
Civil War marker at his grave,  George and  Carolyn Ringer graves are at the head
and west of  Thomas Dixon Armour. Several of the relatives are buried in the row
with Thomas Dixon. His wife,  Sarah Elizabeth, is buried in the same row but last
in row north. She died November 5, 1903. Some of the other relatives buried near
Thomas Dixon are  Harve "Coon" Armour,  James or  John Dixon "Buck" Armour 
and
Alfred Ringer.
 
  Addie Narcissus "Sissy" Ringer McVay was the oldest child of  George and  Carolyn
Ringer.  Jennie was the second and  Elizabeth was the third child.