Searching for someone who served in WWI from Missouri?? Good info below. "There has been an ad running on TV (I live in Missouri) from Matt Blunt (of the MO Sec. of State's Office) talking about the people of Missouri who served in WW I. In reading the past messages about WWII records, it reminded me about this ad and so I just looked it up. It is a searchable database. I had a great uncle in WW I from Missouri and so I searched for him. The information that came up on him is just the basic information. Name, residence, place of enlistment, date, unit he served in, grade appointments, dates he served. There are a few other items listed on the sheet but were not filled in on his. The web site is http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/ww1/default.asp Beverly Williams Gardner ==== KansasCity Mailing List ==== [email protected] List Administrator Maureen Patt, ListMom [email protected] ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

Newspapers can be a good source of information about our families. From obituaries to gossip columns, from news articles to advertisements they can provide us with special insight into the lives and times of our progenitors. But, locating them can be a chore. The lifespan of a newspaper can be roughly equivalent to that of a restaurant; some survive for years, while others bloom and die within a matter of months. So, how do you find copies of old newspapers, whether or not the newspaper itself has survived? One way is to contact the current newspaper operating in the city or county where your ancestors lived. Some of these maintain their own libraries of past issues of their publication, and in some cases, they have preserved copies of other newspapers in the area. Local libraries, archives or historical societies may have copies of old newspapers, either in paper form or on microfilm. For older newspapers, you will want to consult Winifred Gregory’s American Newspapers 1821-1936 – A Union List (published by H.W. Wilson Co., New York, 1937). This standard reference book lists newspapers by state and then city, with the name of the paper, a brief history of its publication, and an indication of where specific copies can be found. Some online resources to help you begin your research for newspapers: Abeshaus .. http://www.abeshaus.com/obituaries/default.asp Alabama Obituaries .. http://www.alabamagenealogy.org/obits.htm American Newspaper Repository .. http://home.gwi.net/~dnb/list.htm downloaded from: Everton Publishers, Newsline: (5 Dec 2002) Locating Newspapers Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] “Happiness is not a destination, but a daily way of life.” All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002 .

Anyone wanting Birth or Death Records for Jackson Co, MO?? This pricing was effective as of Monday, 2 Dec 2002. This was posted on the Jackson Co, MO mailing list I'm on. Sally ===== Birth, Death Records are at - Vital Records, 2400 Troost, Kansas City, MO 64108. (816.881.3000). Was told to send either check or money order made out to Vital Records. They want two checks each for $3.00. One for the search and then one for a copy of the certificate. If they cannot find the name you are requesting the second check will be returned. They also needed full name and app. date of death. You can also go to 2400 Troost and do your own search. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] “Happiness is not a destination, but a daily way of life.” All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

When There is No Probate By Michael John Neill (reprinted with prior permission of Juliana Smith, Editor of Ancestry Daily News, Issue dated 4 Dec 2002) Probate records are one of the best genealogical sources. The problem is that not every ancestor who lived left a probate record. There are several research methods that should be done when a probate cannot be located and many reasons why your ancestor might not have a probate file even when they owned property upon their death. There Was Just Nothing To Probate The first possibility is that your ancestor simply had no estate worth probating. There might not have even been enough money to bury your ancestor let alone enough to warrant the necessity to probate the estate. In some states, estates with a value under a certain amount might not have even been probated. One of my relatives died in a mental institution one hundred miles from his home in the 1910s. The family did not have the money to bring the body back for burial and his body was donated to science. There is no probate file for this ancestor, nor a tombstone. I was lucky to obtain a death certificate. Your Ancestor Intentionally Avoided Probate Did your ancestor transfer all his property to his children before his death? My ancestor in the 1880s sold all his real estate to his children when he was in his late seventies. Upon his death there was no real property and it apparently was not worth a probate just to settle his personal effects. A search of probate records led to no results. However, there are land records documenting his transfer of his real property to his children. The price of each farm (the "consideration") on these deeds was "a dollar and love and consideration." No relationships were specifically stated, but the lack of a real transfer price was an indication of a likely relationship between the grantor and grantee. Probate Was Delayed Significantly I have another ancestor who died in 1893 and whose estate was never probated even though there was significant real and personal property. When the ancestor's wife Nancy wanted to sell the farm in 1907, she was unable to do so in her own right--she was not the sole owner of the farm. Upon her husband's death, she and her children in the aggregate became owners of the farm. Nancy inherited one-third of the property (based upon the applicable state law at the time), but her portion of the farm was never specifically partitioned off. An additional complication was that one of her children (and also one of her husband's heirs and another co-owner of the farm) was a minor at the time Nancy wanted to sell the farm. In this case, a partition suit was file by Nancy with the circuit court in order to allow the farm to be sold. A guardian ad litem was appointed for the minor son to represent his interests in this case. There was no probate of the estate in 1907; the father had already been dead fourteen years and the court was not going to begin probate proceedings that long after the father's death. Records of courts other than the probate court should always be checked as a part of the research process. Even if your ancestor has a probate file it is possible there was some additional legal action regarding the estate that took place in a court other than the one that administered estate settlements. There Was A Guardianship? Is it possible your ancestor was survived by minor children and that a guardianship had to be arranged to oversee their inheritance? Perhaps the actual records settling your ancestor's estate are contained in the guardianship records and not in the probate records. Guardianship records should be searched even if the mother survived. Throughout much of American history, women have had few legal rights and they generally could not legally manage their children's interests upon their husband's death (despite the fact that the widow might have been very capable in her own right). Mothers were not necessarily appointed their children's guardian either. A male relative, neighbor, or subsequent husband might have received the honor or might have been appointed guardian in addition to the mother herself. Guardianship records should always be accessed if a person died with minor children and some real property, regardless of whether the spouse survived him/her or not. The Tradition Was Wrong Check out stories of great estates held by forebears--the only greatness might be the size of the story and not the property. One lady for whom I did research some years ago insisted her ancestor had a vast estate in the southeastern portion of the county where the research was conducted. That statement alone raised my eyebrows and the cynical gears in my mind began turning. No estate, guardianship, or land records could be located despite a diligent search for all reasonable spelling variants. The ancestor in question was located in the 1860 census with the wife, and the correct eight children. They were listed by the client. The ancestor is enumerated as a day laborer with $50 in personal property and no real estate. The reason for the lack of estate or guardianship records seemed fairly obvious, but was not positively received by the client. Additional and more comprehensive research may explain what appears to be an inconsistency. Family traditions are not always correct. Interestingly enough, the client still insisted there was a large farm owned by this ancestor in the county and that I simply had overlooked the records or that all the deeds, estate paper, and other documents had never been filed. There Are Post-Death Land Records Instead I have seen cases where an individual owned land and the only record after his death is a quit-claim deed where the heirs transferred property to another heir or to someone from outside the family. If there was nothing else to settle and the heirs agreed (a feat in and of itself), there might not have been a legal reason to probate the estate. Of course, whether or not a probate was "required" will vary among states and from one time period to another. A search of land records after your ancestor's death should be conducted to see if any such records can be located. Of course, these land references are likely not indexed under your ancestor's name (the ancestor is dead and dead people are typically not listed as grantees on land records). Searches for these records should be conducted in the buyer and seller indexes to land records for the names of all children (including married daughters). State Statute Makes A Difference Remember that what is generally true about probate in one state may not necessarily be true in another. Different states have different requirements about the probate process and an estate that may have to be probated in one state may not have to be probated in another. Checking The Last Survivor? It seems that there is a greater chance of an estate record for the surviving spouse instead of the one who dies first. While there are always exceptions to this rule, I always make certain I check for probate records for the spouse who dies last. Women are also more likely to have a probate file if they survive their husband. Looking In The Right Place? Estates are generally probated where the bulk of the property is located or where the person lived the latter years of their life. Are you looking in these locations? If your ancestor lived near the county line have you looked in both counties? Is The Ancestor Dead? Make certain you are looking in the probate index for the time period when your ancestor is actually deceased. It's usually a good idea to look in estate indexes for a time period up to twenty years after your ancestor's death. Looking in these indexes for twenty years before your ancestor died is another matter entirely. General Probate Advice All applicable surname variants should be included as a part of this search--do not get hung up on the "right" spelling. The earlier the record, the more likely the spelling is to be "off" and the more one has to rely on whether the name "sounds the same." Do not be surprised if no record is located. While records of probate are a great genealogical source, they do not exist for every dead person. If your ancestor does not have a probate make certain that in addition to searching all other appropriate records you have also searched for probate records of other extended family members. A probate file on another family member may be the clue you need to break that brick wall. In future articles, we'll discuss families whose financial status causes them to fall through the cracks of many record sources used by family historians. Michael John Neill, is the Course I Coordinator at the Genealogical Institute of Mid America (GIMA) held annually in Springfield, Illinois, and is also on the faculty of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Michael is the Web columnist for the FGS FORUM and is on the editorial board of the Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly. He conducts seminars and lectures on a wide variety of genealogical and computer topics and contributes to several genealogical publications, including Ancestry and Genealogical Computing. You can e-mail him at: [email protected] or visit his website at: http://www.rootdig.com/, but he regrets that he is unable to assist with personal research. Copyright 2002, MyFamily.com, Inc. .

Ever wonder how Christmas was spent by the Civil War soldiers or their families at home? Visit this site and find out. http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/december_2002.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] “Happiness is not a destination, but a daily way of life.” All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002

Abington, Manamooskeagin, "Much or many beavers." (M. H. S. Coll., s. 2, v. 7, p. 122.) Bridgewater, Saughtuckquett, Saughtuckett, "At the mouth of the stream." Brockton, Formerly part of Bridgewater. Carver, Mohootset, Formerly part of Plymouth. Duxbury, Namasakeeset or Mattakeeset, "At the small fishing place." East Bridgwater, Nunlcelest. Halifax, Monponset, "Near the deep pond." Hanson, Namasakeest, or Monponset, "At the small fishing place,"Near the deep pond." Hanover , Nannumackewit. Hingham, Conokasset, Wessaguscus. "A fishing promontory," Hull, Nantascot, Passataquack. "At the divided stream." Kingston, Formerly part of Plymouth. Lakeville, Assawompset, "At the half-way rock. " Marion, Sippican, possibly river country, or place. Marshfield, Sayoquash, Also Missaukatucket, "Hard rock," "At the large mouth of the river." Mattapoisett, Mattapoisett, "Near the resting place." Middleborough, Namasket, Namassaket, "At the fishing place." Norwell, Formerly part of Scituate. Pembroke, Mattakeeset, "At the small fishing place." Plymouth, Patentee, Appaum, Umpane, "At the little falls." _______, Plympton, Winnatuxet, "Near the good stream." Rochester, Sippican, Sepaconnet, "Long river."? (M. H. S. Coll., s. 2, v. 4, p. 265.) Rockland, Formerly part of Abington. Scituate, Statuit, Assanipi, _______. Rock water." Wareham, Agawaam, Waywayartik, Wewewantett, "Unloading place, "_________, "Crooked River." West Bridgewater, Nuncketetest. Whitman, Formerly part of Abington. downloaded from: www.accessgenealogy.com/massachusetts/indianames/page3.htm

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SOUTH AFRICA. Genealogical Society of South Africa (GSSA) (in Afrikaans and English). Quarterly journal "Familia"; National Projects include Cemetery Headstone project, Index to Dutch Reformed Church Baptisms, Death Notice project, ANC and PAC Graves project, "Familia" scanning project (The first phase of this project was completed, and the total period 1964-1999 has been published on CD and is available from the GSSA). Articles on this page include "1850 British Settlers to the Cape," "Military Records as a Genealogical Source in South Africa," "Military Settlers 1860," and "Germans in South Africa." http://www.ggsa.info/Afr/GGSA.html SWEDEN. KARLSKOGA HERITAGE SOCIETY. The site is an invitation to all Americans who have roots in Karlskoga, Sweden to seek contact with Karlskoga Heritage Society for exchange of information. Many Karlskoga emigrants covered the first stage of their passage to America from Gothenburg to Hull in England on board the ship ORLANDO. They usually continued by train to Liverpool, from where the big America liners left. The records of the Karlskoga Heritage Society are jam-packed with information about emigrants from Karlskoga. From 1849 to 1935 they left the Karlskoga area, sailed to the United States, and fanned out over the continent. Every year descendants of these emigrants visit the archives of our Heritage Society, where archivists are ready to help them in their search for Swedish roots. The Society, in turn, seeks to learn the fate in the new country of a large number of former Karlskoga residents. http://www.kjell.just.nu/ More about Karlskoga Heritage Society (in Swedish)[TWO-LINE URL] http://www.karlskoga.se/kulturhistoria/hembygdsforeningen/hembygdsforeningen htm PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is not used for commercial purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in MISSING LINKS, Vol. 7, No. 48, 1 December 2002 http://www.petuniapress.com .

CEMETERIES, OBITUARIES. SadNews.net Comprehensive site includes searches for cemeteries in the USA and worldwide, newspaper obituaries, obituaries worldwide, service directories, reference searches (includes photo gallery), Internet services, and more. It also publishes "Sad News Net Weekly." http://www.sadnews.net/index.htm PHOTOGRAPHS. "Honoring Our Ancestors." Includes links to sites featuring orphan photos" (photos that people have found and would like to reunite with their appropriate families), photo collections, photo-related advice, etc. http://www.honoringourancestors.com/orphanphotos.html PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless stated otherwise, provided: (1) the reprint is not used for commercial purposes; and (2) the following notice appears at the end of the article: Previously published in MISSING LINKS, Vol. 7, No. 48, 1 December 2002 http://www.petuniapress.com

There is no such thing as a Cherokee princess as the concept of a hereditary royalty is totally foreign to all Indian tribes. The Chiefs were always elected and their daughters were never princesses. However, the Cherokee Tribe has always been one of the largest in America and was one of the first to encounter Europeans. Many, many of their members married white people. So, even if you are not the descendant of a Cherokee princess, you may very well be a descendant of a Cherokee. In the National Genealogical Society Quarterly for Sept. 2002 (V.90, #3), Lathel F. Duffield, Ph.D. reports that the 1835 Cherokee census omits approximately 1/3 of the Cherokee families who later emigrated to Oklahoma in the Trail of Tears. If you don't find your family on the 1835 census look at these documents: "List of valuations of Cherokee improvements, under the treaty of December 29, 1835," in Report from the Secretary of War, 18 Feb. 1839, 25th Cong. 3d sess. (1838-39), S. Doc. 277, p.111-88. Capt. John Page, "Muster Roll of Cherokees to Emigrate West of the Mississippi River," 31 Dec. 1838, Emigration Rolls, 1817-1838, item 46; Cherokee Removal Records, entry 220; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; National Archives, Washington. "A List of Cherokees with amt. of Property Sold by direction of the U.S. Comm. under the Treaty of 1835...Rec. 28 May 1844," Cherokee Agency, 1836-1880, Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs 1824-1881, microfilm M234 (Washington NARA, n.d.), roll 88, frames 142-66. And for 1,220 Cherokees that did not emigrate and remained in South Carolina, Annual Report of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1845, 29th Cong. 1st sess. (1845-46), S. Doc. 1, pp. 459-60, for "Census No. 1," note E. .

Getting a Hand By Maureen A. Taylor Stumped by the chicken scratches and ornate script on your ancestors' old documents? Follow these steps to start deciphering the handwriting of yesteryear. As you become familiar with different types of handwriting, you can set an undated document into a time frame and learn more about the person who wrote the words. In Colonial America, most of the population learned one style of handwriting, but well-educated individuals often learned several different methods of script or "hands." For instance, John Winthrop of Massachusetts often wrote in various scripts within the same sentence. At least four different calligraphic styles of script—Gothic, Italian, Secretary and Roundhand—co-existed in Colonial America. Men and women often learned different scripts, so someone would be able to identify the sex of the writer from their handwriting. The same was true for social status: Private secretaries wrote in a particular style, while their employers would sign in another, thus establishing that they did not write the document. According to Tamara Plakins Thornton, author of Handwriting in America (Yale University Press, $16.95), different hands were a marker of a specific occupation, gender or class." Not until the late 19th century did one method become dominant in the United States. Here's a quick look at some styles you'll encounter, and when they were popular: Secretary, Court Hand or Gothic, 1600s: Known by multiple names, this is the most common script you'll encounter in 17th-century materials. It reflects the handwriting style of early English immigrants. You'll also see Mayflower Century script, which is a combination of this style with Italian and, by 1700, the Roundhand script, below. Italian, 1400s-1700s: The script we call italics is also the Italian hand. Instead of the block letters of the Gothic script, Italian has rounded letter formations. Queen Elizabeth of England used cursive Italian script in her writings. Roundhand or Copperplate, 1700-late 1800s: As copybooks—self-teaching handwriting manuals—began to be printed by copperplate engraving, the Roundhand became popular. It also helped introduce new writing implements so that the fine script could be duplicated. Roundhand is recognizable by its thin upstrokes and thicker downstrokes. Spencerian, 1865-1890: This uniquely American handwriting system was derived from three competing penmanship masters. Characterized by flourishes, Spencerian reflected the feminine pursuits of the Victorian period. Writing was a slow process because of the number of loops and times the pen lifted from the page to form letters. Spencerian handwriting became the dominant method of script in the late 19th century, taught in schools and in copybooks. Palmer, 1880-1960s: Austin Palmer developed his method of plain, legible script to be more suited to the fast pace of business than the slow pen strokes of the Spencerian method. Ask your parents or grandparents about the movement drills practiced in the classroom to master Palmer penmanship. D'Nealian, 1965-present: If you have children or grandchildren currently learning to write, this is probably what they're being taught. The letters in the printed version of D'Nealian help children learn manuscript writing without learning different letter formations. See www.dnealian.com for examples of this style. Maureen A. Taylor, the owner and principal of Taylor & Strong Ancestral Connections at www.taylorandstrong.com, is the author of Preserving Your Family Photographs and Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs. In a regular feature at FamilyTreeMagazine.com, she helps users identify old family photographs. Downloaded from: Family Tree Magazine Update, 20 Sep 2001 .

ORPHAN TRAINS -- ORPHAN-TRAINS Mail List Home Page, with links links to sites and additional material on the subject. The orphan trains carried thousands of American children to new homes in various states. Discussions pertaining to anything related to these children, circumstances, finding their families, and history of these trains, are encouraged. The time period ranges from the 1850s to about 1930. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/orphan-trains-l.htm Previously published in RootsWeb Review; Vol. 5, No. 48, 27 November 2002.

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Interested?? More info can be located at: http://americanhistory.about.com/library/prm/bllaststandcrazyhorse1.htm After helping his people win the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the daring Oglala leader fought the soldiers again at Slim Buttes in September 1876 and the Wolf Mountains in January 1877 before finally surrendering at Camp Robinson that May. By Kenneth W. Hayden for Wild West Magazine On the afternoon of September 9, 1876, 600 to 800 Lakota warriors led by Oglala leader Crazy Horse rode to the crests of some hills overlooking a broad depression near the Slim Buttes range of western Dakota Territory. What they saw below must have turned their stomachs. The village of Minneconjou Lakota leader American Horse lay in ruin. Most of the 40 lodges had been demolished, with dead ponies and personal belongings scattered about. Soldiers were everywhere, far more than Crazy Horse had expected to see. They were not shooting their guns now—there was no need to. No Indians were in sight. .

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"The Kansas City Post" (Missouri) Tuesday, April 10, 1906 CARPENTERS NOW WANT HIGHER WAGES The carpenters have demanded an increase of 5 cents an hour in wages, the advance to take effect June 1. They are now paid 40 cents an hour for eight hours work. The demand will most likely be discussed at the next meeting of the Master Builder's exchange. It is also rumored that the plumbers will ask for an increase of wages, although no one will say for certain that the report is true. Plumbers now receive $4.50 a day for eight hours.

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-------Original Message------- From: Sally Rolls Pavia Date: Sunday, November 24, 2002 18:11:27 To: Sally Rolls Pavia Subject: Sites re Australia and New Zealand AUSTRALIA. WORLD WAR TWO NOMINAL ROLL DATABASE. One may search for a service record by specifying the name, service number, honors, place of birth or enlistment or residential locality at enlistment. The Nominal Roll displays a range of information on each person, gathered from service records. For more information on an individual, one should refer to complete service record at the National Archives of Australia. This roll contains details of the service of one million members of Australia's defense forces and Merchant Navy in World War II (3 Sep 1939 – 2 Sep 1945). It does not have records of Australian soldiers who served with other Commonwealth or Allied Forces (for these, see the records of the countries where they served), or those who served in the Australian Women's Land Army, The Australian Red Cross, or philanthropic organizations. http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/ NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand World War 1 Service Personnel and Reserves Index. Details about a searchable CD-ROM published by the St. Johns Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists. http://www.geocities.com/stjohnsnzsg/new_release .

www.archives.ca/02/020106_e.html Personnel files from the Canadian Expeditionary Force are a great source of genealogical data. www.workhouses.org.uk/ Workhouse is a word that often conjures up the harsh and squalid world of Oliver Twist. The workhouse could be a grim and brutal place, but its story is also a fascinating mix of social history, politics, economics and architecture. http://people.mnhs.org/dci/Search.cfm Death certificates are a useful resource for genealogical and family history research. The Minnesota Historical Society hosts this online index of death certificates to improve access to this popular resource. Currently, the database indexes the years from 1908 through 1996. www.parkbooks.com/Html/research.html This series of notes is intended to help those doing family or local history research in Minnesota. New topics are added each month. http://www.tenement.org/ Take a virtual tour of an overcrowded tenement where immigrants lived in the late 1800s. .