In a message dated 1/4/2009 3:00:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, mpettyjohn@comcast.net writes: Hi, We live in AR. My husband was born in KC, MO but was raised in IL. His father was also born in KC, MO. The names I am researching in this area are Pettyjohn, Fargo, and Kirkpatrick. There was a truck line here in Kansas City by the name of Pettyjohn...spelled the same way. My husband's cousin a Pettyjohn. His father was electrocuted by high wires while making a delivery. I can't remember the first names but his was Leslie...initials were F.L. **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

Ivy Hawes - Blue Springs, MO My husband's family has been in Jackson Co. since before the Civil War. I am searching Parker, Walker, Ketteman, Lunceford, Shrout, Kelly, Hallar. My husband is a direct decendant of Morgan Walker of the Quantrill raid. We live within 10 miles of where Morgan's farm was.

Hello,   My name is Anita (CAPP) Weaver. I grew up in the Kansas City area and I have been researching my families for 15-20 years. My great-grandfather came from Germany in 1871 and lived in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago before coming to Kansas City in 1903. His name was Michael CAPP. He was a part of a group who began Central Bible Hall in KCMO, but he settled with his family in KCKS. He was a tent evangelist and traveled by train throughout the midwest. He was friends with Walter WILSON a medical doctor who had a popular radio program in Kansas City. My Dad's family also had connections with BAKER-LOCKWOOD tent and awning company which still operates out of Grandview, MO Other family names on my Dad's side are BARTLETT and SCHENCK.   My mother's family came from England to Tennesse and then Carroll County MO. (Carrollton). In the early 1900's they moved to KCKS. Her father was Reuben Rector JOHNSON and her mother was Laura PHILLIPS. Other family names on my Mom's side are HUFF and GWINN.   I have kind of come to a stand still genealogically, but I like to read the e-mails and John O'Brien's posts. I live in the country between Pleasant Hill, MO and Lone Jack, MO. If anyone needs a lookup from this area, I'd be glad to help others. This area is rich in Civil War history.   Anita  --- On Sun, 1/4/09, John O'Brien <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> wrote: From: John O'Brien <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> Subject: [KANSASCITY] the Kansas City Mailing List members To: "KansasCity" <KansasCity@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, January 4, 2009, 9:32 AM Good morning, You are one of 135 members on the Kansas City Mailing List. As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to know a little something about us members, and maybe even help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this note with the following: Your location - city and state .......... or just state How you are connected to Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS What you hope to gain by being a member of the KC Mailing List Your family name - first, first & last, or none. =================================================== Perhaps someone on the List will be able to provide you with information. This will be more probably if you include dates and names in your response. For example, saying "my grandfather lived in KC" will not get much of a response but saying "my grandfather, John O'Brien, lived in Kansas City in the 1920s" might produce a result. It's up to you how specific you want to be. There is, of course, no requirement that you participate. However, simply responding: "I live in California and lived in Kansas City, KS in the 1950s" would be acceptable. Thank you for your consideration. John Kansas City List Administrator ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marilyn Kuster from Reno, Nevada since l964 when Marvin retired from the Army at his last duty station after 20 plus years. Found over 400 of our Kansas relatives of which we were aware of only l cousin whom he hadn't seen since childhood. Met a gal who used same old family doctor I did and is from approximately same general neighborhood and another who was married to a classmate of mine who was in the school band and took Spanish classes with me. We also have mutual acquaintances and so we can reminisce from time to time. I have found grown children of old friends, now deceased,with whom I have able to communicate. The facilities that are available to you on this list from organizations and people are certainly superior to most others and we need to keep John happy so he will remain the head hog of the pigpen. Goal of obtaining correct materials from the Kansas City death records is infuriating but these records were compiled long before the current employees were even born. Even MidContinent Library can't find "where the bodies are buried". Only hope remains is if the State catches up with putting all the certificates on-line from Jackson County. Every one has a brick wall, do we not?? **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

In a message dated 1/4/2009 2:33:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com writes: M., Viv did not have a message attached to this note. Her next note, which I sent to you direct, had her comments about Maundy Thursday. John I DON'T REMEMBER...AM OLD YOU KNOW....HA HA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hawkshaw1927@aol.com> To: <kansascity@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] The Feast of Manudy Thursday - April 1912 > John: the message from Viv didn't come thru on my end about Maundy > Thursday? > Can you retransmit it? > > > In a message dated 1/4/2009 7:47:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > VivianJ8169@aol.com writes: > > > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

John: the message from Viv didn't come thru on my end about Maundy Thursday? Can you retransmit it? In a message dated 1/4/2009 7:47:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, VivianJ8169@aol.com writes: **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

I would like to thank the people who responded to my query. I have followed up as they suggested, and now I will try to be patient and wait for replies. Thanks again. Leemae

M., Viv did not have a message attached to this note. Her next note, which I sent to you direct, had her comments about Maundy Thursday. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <Hawkshaw1927@aol.com> To: <kansascity@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] The Feast of Manudy Thursday - April 1912 > John: the message from Viv didn't come thru on my end about Maundy > Thursday? > Can you retransmit it? > > > In a message dated 1/4/2009 7:47:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > VivianJ8169@aol.com writes: > > > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) >

My name is Jeanne Delaney Hubbard and I am now living in Huntington, WV, but was born in Kansas City, MO and have relatives in both Kansas and Missouri. I moved away when I went to college in the 70s, but still get to KC at least once a year. One set of Grandparents was John Andrew and Florence Irene Larkin Delaney who lived on the 3200 block of Chestnut and attended Blessed Sacrament Parish. They Delaneys were located in Doniphan County, KS, lived in Morris County, NJ for a time and originally from County Loais (Queens) Ireland. The Larkins were located in St. Paul, MN, lived in Galena, IL for a time and Milford, Mass and were from County Monaghan, Ireland. The James Patrick and Mary Ann Joyce family lived at 30th and Cleveland and attended Annunciation Parish. The Quinlans lived in Plattsburg, for a time in Cass (Logansport) County and Pulaski County, Indiana and came from Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. The Joyce family lived in Conception, Nodaway County, MO, for a time in the Pittsburgh, PA area and came from County Galway, Ireland. All of these families came to the Kansas City area in the 1890s or early 1900s and various units moved back and forth from the Kansas side to the Missouri side. All of these families were large Irish Catholic families and other names found are McGarry, McGuire, McPheter, Tierney, Unser, Donnelley, Audley, Dougherty, McKinney, Koenig, Laundy... I am always looking for more information on any of these families. I also enjoy learning about the times in which they lived. I am happy to help anyone any way I can.

(due to a system probem, this posting did not reach the list. I'm sending it through again for Marvel.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Marvel Brannock To: kansascity-bounces@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 12:02 PM Subject: Kansas City Mailing List Hello to all members, My reason for subscribing to the mailing list is that maybe I would find some information concerning the Brannock family. I find that I enjoy reading many of the items about others from KC. The following is a list of name that I would like to know more about: Joseph Sire Brannock - Great Grandfather Walter Jackson Brannock - Grandfather Howard Brannock Father Mothers side: Martha J Farris Joseph F Farris I do have some info on all of them but not much. I would be happy to communicate with anyone that can help finding information concerning the Brannock or Farris family. I also have other family names I would like to investigate. I lived my early years in KC Mo, Edgerton Ks, Olathe Ks. Marvel L Brannock Sundance Wyoming

Hi John and KC List Members, My name is Joyce (FLEETWOOD) Lawrence. Originally from California, my husband and I retired to Dolores, Montezuma County, Colorado in 2000. We have 6 acres, a pond, with lots of wildlife to watch. I joined the KC list because I have ancestors in both KCMO and KCKS and really appreciate John O'Brien's postings over the years and also enjoy reading other people's stories. My maternal grandfather, Joe B. CAMPBELL, lived in KCMO from about 1889 until his death in 1951. He lived in the manufacturing (Ford Motor Company) area near today's Truman Road and Winchester, built two houses on Winchester Avenue in the early 1900s, and lived at 700 Spruce in the 1940s. Joe B. CAMPBELL's mother Mary Elizabeth (BEDELL) CAMPBELL came with him to KCMO from IL as a widow. On an 1889 city directory she lived at 18th and Central and worked as a folder at a publishing company. She m. Thomas SALTAR in 1892, he d. in 1904 and she then lived with son Joe until about 1930, when she moved to the Odd Fellow's home in Liberty MO. She d. during a terrible heat wave and is buried in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Joe CAMPBELL was m. in KCMO 1907 to Martha Ann "Mattie" PETREE and she was from Dawn MO, daughter of Robert E. PETREE and Sarah Ann HANNA. Mattie CAMPBELL had a sister who also lived in the same Sheffield area, Cora May (PETREE) SNIDER. Her youngest, Billy SNIDER, was a dwarf who played professional trumpet in Judy Conrad's band in KC and around the country. Joe and Mattie's children were all born in KCMO. Most of the Campbells and Sniders are buried at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Joe's first wife and two sons are buried at Union Cemetery in unmarked graves. Joe and Mattie's daughter Mary K. CAMPBELL is my mother--she went to Manchester School and East High School, class of '32. (More later.) Other KCMO relatives were my gr gr grandmother, Elizabeth (DICKINSON) BEDELL, d. in KCMO 1891, her son George A. BEDELL and family, and her brother Almon DICKINSON, who resided at 27th and Hardesty. He had a large dairy operation at one time with his nephew Forris BEDELL, per family stories. George BEDELL lived and built four identical houses that I believe still stand on the 700 block of Fremont. He died in 1919. Almon DICKINSON was a charter member of the Old Men's Club and attended Dundee Methodist Church. He died in 1902 and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery. Now for KCKS. My mother Mary CAMPBELL married John Wayne FLEETWOOD, who graduated from Argentine High School in 1937. His parents were Jesse and Kathryn FLEETWOOD, who moved to the Argentine district in about 1917, where my grandpa Jesse worked for Armour Packing Plant (where he lost part of his finger--hope it wasn't in a sausage) and AT&SF Railroad. His sister Cynthia Catherine "Kate" FLEETWOOD was married to Herman BEIMER, who was a foreman at Santa Fe in Argentine. Two other sisters worked for the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet company in the 1920s. My paternal grandmother, Kathryn "Kate" (STEELE) FLEETWOOD had Steele and CREW relatives in the KCKS area and her own grandmother, Catherine (JACKSON) STEELE OLINGER GUARDINEER who d. 1921 is buried at Highland Woodlawn Cemetery. Long story, and there are plenty more, but I think this covers most of the names I am researching. If anyone can relate to any of the above, I'd appreciate an email. I would like to know more about Judy (male) CONRAD's band, if anyone recalls it. This would be the 1940s and '50s. Also, I visited Elmwood Cemetery in 2004 but could never find the grave of Almon DICKINSON. Any helpers? Thanks for reading all of this and good luck to fellow KC researchers! Joyce Lawrence Dolores CO rjl@fone.net

I live in Oklahoma. My great great grandfather Urial R. Holmes and his wife, Sallie E. J. Harris Holmes moved to the Jackson County MO, area from Tennessee in the time between 1850 and 1860. Urial died in Kansas City in 1855 and is buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery there. I do have a picture of his tombstone. Urial's widow Sallie Holmes outlived him by many years, and spent her remaining life there. Their children were: Harold Holmes, Samuel Frank Holmes, Richard Holmes, Joseph Holmes, John H. Holmes, Urial R. Holmes (2nd) Mary Ellen Holmes, (my great grandmother), who married William L. Hays, and Sallie Holmes. Most of the sons of this family served in the confederate cavalry, and one of them (Joseph), served both in the confederate and union cavalry. The second Urial R. Holmes served as school superintendent for a time in Kansas city, and the families seemed to live for the most part in the Hickman Mills area. Sometime around the turn of the 20th century, most of this family began to move further west, to the area of Johnson County, Kansas. I stay on this list, although the current offerings are all too late for my families, but there is always hope for the future. I would be happy to correspond with anyone else researching these families. And I want to put in a big THANK YOU, JOHN for the amazing amount of work you do to keep this list growing! Jacque

There is kind of a complicated background to this.  The original "Knights Templar" were a military-monastic order properly called "Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon."  The order came into existence during the Crusades, and had its headquarters on Temple Mount in Jerusalem, hence the "Knights Templar" name.  It eventually became the center of a good deal of controversy.  For a fictional--FICTIONAL-- account, see novel "The Da Vinci Code."  In more modern times, the Freemasons, a secret fraternal order, created a number of subordinate orders relating to "Templarism."  WIthin the York Rite of Freemasonry, there are, among others, the Knights Templar and the "Illustrious Order of the Red Cross," which I believe is the order that this thread refers to.  The symbology of the red cross comes from the costume of the original Knights Templar, which was a white mantle emblazoned with a red cross.  I believe this is fairly accurate, but I stand to be corrected if there are any Masons on the KC list. Regards, Ted Snediker   ----- Original Message ----- From: VivianJ8169@aol.com To: kansascity@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 6:57:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] The Feast of Manudy Thursday - April 1912 I never heard it called Knights of the Red Cross  before.   My Dad always called it Knights Templar....research says it  was part of the Masonic Order so he became a Mason along with his friend, Harry  Truman, in the 30's or 40's time could have changed it.   However,  myabe they prepared it in the Masonic Temple  at 9th & Harrison.   Ivanhoe Temple was not built until  1922. **************New year...new news.  Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've lived in the suburbs on the Kansas side for almost 12 years. What I didn't know when I came here was that my grandmother, a GRAY, was born in KC MO, and her family lived in Jackson County for several generations, since before the civil war. Her grandparents and great-grandparents are buried in Woodlawn Cem. in Independence. She moved to Colorado as a child, where most of my family lives today. I watch the list for information on these family members, I've gotten several obits that John has posted. My Great-grandfather, James L. GRAY, was Jackson Co. sheriff in 1870. My great-great grandfather William Thomas owned the farm where the log cabin that's now attached to the back of the old log courthouse was originally built. From his family bible it appears that he may have been the father of Emily FISHER, a freed slave who was an early black business woman in the city. The family plot at Woodlawn has a large tombstone, the base of which is a pink stone that appears to be Pikes Peak granite, so I like to think that this part of the stone was brought from Colorado by my great-grandfather James William Thomas GRAY when he came for his mother's funeral in 1916. Your location - city and state .......... or just state How you are connected to Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS What you hope to gain by being a member of the KC Mailing List Your family name - first, first & last, or none. On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 9:32 AM, John O'Brien <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Good morning, > > You are one of 135 members on the Kansas City Mailing List. > > As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to > know a little something about us members, and maybe even > help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this > note with the following: > > Your location - city and state .......... or just state > > How you are connected to Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS > > What you hope to gain by being a member of the KC Mailing List > > Your family name - first, first & last, or none. > > =================================================== > > Perhaps someone on the List will be able to provide you with > information. This will be more probably if you include dates and > names in your response. For example, saying "my grandfather > lived in KC" will not get much of a response but saying "my > grandfather, John O'Brien, lived in Kansas City in the 1920s" might > produce a result. It's up to you how specific you want to be. > > There is, of course, no requirement that you participate. However, > simply responding: "I live in California and lived in Kansas City, KS > in the 1950s" would be acceptable. > > Thank you for your consideration. > > John > Kansas City List Administrator > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Bob Clark zonebob.com

After reading this I guess my ancestors were quite fortunate. They were southern sympathizers and had an underground corral for the Confederate soldiers. At least this is the story handed down in our ancestory. My great great grandfather served as a legislator in Missouri in the 1830's and according to a map I have was the largest land owner in Fishing River Township, Ray County. Does stories of history intrigue us. Sort of like being there and hearing the hoofs of horses or the sounds of cannons and see the colors in the skies of homes burning. Thrills me to no end. Send more historical stories please. In a message dated 1/4/2009 11:34:42 A.M. Central Standard Time, VanetteHobbs@aol.com writes: According to the book, History of Jackson County Missouri, by W. Z. Hickman, her home (this refers to Laura Harris Flanery, wife of Martin Van Buren Flanery, a Confederate) near Lee's Summit was burned February 28, 1863 by the "White Rags." When Order No. 11 was issued in 1863 she and her sister Mrs. Julia Irwin, with their children accompanied by 63 other families of the neighborhood left for Texas in 23 wagons. At Clinton their horses were confiscated by Federal troops so they procured oxen. Mrs. Laura Flannery, then 25, walked and drove the oxen the entire distance through Arkansas, Louisiana and up the Arkansas River valley to Boggy Depot and on into Texas, traveling a distance of over 1000 miles to Tarrant County. Sometime after Martin was killed in Texas, Laura returned to Independence and married Joseph Powell Bridges. Their daughter, Sarah Lillian "Lillie" Bridges, married William Rinker Randall. Their only child was William Joseph Randall, better known for six terms as Judge Bill Randall and later yet, as U. S. Representative Randall for nine terms. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence a short distance south of the entrance gate. His stone is a very modest flat stone inscribed "Wm. J. Randall" then in small letters "U.S. Representative in Congress 3 March 1959- 3 January 1977" and in larger numbers "16 July 1909 - 7 July 2000." The Masonic emblem is in the lower left corner and the Shrine emblem in the lower right. Full text of Order No. 11, issued Tuesday, 25 August 1863 1st. All persons living in Jackson, Cass, and Bates counties Missouri, and in that part of Vernon included in this district, except those living within one mile of the limits of Independence, Hickman's Mill, Pleasant Hill, and Harrisonville, and except those living north of Brush Creek and west of the Big Blue, are hereby ordered to remove from their present places of residence within fifteen days from the date hereof. Those, who within that time, establish their loyalty to the satisfaction of the commanding officer of the military station nearest their present places of residence, will receive from him certificates stating the fact of their loyalty, and the names of the witnesses by whom it can be shown. All who receive such certificates will be permitted to remove to any part of the state of Kansas, except the counties on the eastern border of the state. All others shall move out of this district. Officers commanding companies and detachments serving in the counties named will see that this paragraph is promptly obeyed. 2nd. All grain or hay in the field or under shelter, in the district from which the inhabitants are required to remove, in reach of military stations, after the ninth day of September next, will be taken to such stations and turned over to the proper officers there, and report of the amount so turned over made to the district headquarters, specifying the names of all loyal owners, and the amount of such produce taken from them. All grain and hay found in such district after the ninth of September next, not convenient to such stations, will be destroyed. 3rd. The provisions of general Order No. 10, from these headquarters, will be vigorously executed by officers commanding in parts of the district and at the stations not subject to the operations of paragraph first of this order, and especially in the towns of Independence, Westport, and Kansas City. 4th. Paragraph No. 3, Order No. 10, is revoked as to all who have borne arms against the Government in this district since the twentieth of August, 1863. By order of Brigadier-General Ewing. /s/ H. Hannah, Adjutant **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

According to the book, History of Jackson County Missouri, by W. Z. Hickman, her home (this refers to Laura Harris Flanery, wife of Martin Van Buren Flanery, a Confederate) near Lee's Summit was burned February 28, 1863 by the "White Rags." When Order No. 11 was issued in 1863 she and her sister Mrs. Julia Irwin, with their children accompanied by 63 other families of the neighborhood left for Texas in 23 wagons. At Clinton their horses were confiscated by Federal troops so they procured oxen. Mrs. Laura Flannery, then 25, walked and drove the oxen the entire distance through Arkansas, Louisiana and up the Arkansas River valley to Boggy Depot and on into Texas, traveling a distance of over 1000 miles to Tarrant County. Sometime after Martin was killed in Texas, Laura returned to Independence and married Joseph Powell Bridges. Their daughter, Sarah Lillian "Lillie" Bridges, married William Rinker Randall. Their only child was William Joseph Randall, better known for six terms as Judge Bill Randall and later yet, as U. S. Representative Randall for nine terms. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Independence a short distance south of the entrance gate. His stone is a very modest flat stone inscribed "Wm. J. Randall" then in small letters "U.S. Representative in Congress 3 March 1959- 3 January 1977" and in larger numbers "16 July 1909 - 7 July 2000." The Masonic emblem is in the lower left corner and the Shrine emblem in the lower right. Full text of Order No. 11, issued Tuesday, 25 August 1863 1st. All persons living in Jackson, Cass, and Bates counties Missouri, and in that part of Vernon included in this district, except those living within one mile of the limits of Independence, Hickman's Mill, Pleasant Hill, and Harrisonville, and except those living north of Brush Creek and west of the Big Blue, are hereby ordered to remove from their present places of residence within fifteen days from the date hereof. Those, who within that time, establish their loyalty to the satisfaction of the commanding officer of the military station nearest their present places of residence, will receive from him certificates stating the fact of their loyalty, and the names of the witnesses by whom it can be shown. All who receive such certificates will be permitted to remove to any part of the state of Kansas, except the counties on the eastern border of the state. All others shall move out of this district. Officers commanding companies and detachments serving in the counties named will see that this paragraph is promptly obeyed. 2nd. All grain or hay in the field or under shelter, in the district from which the inhabitants are required to remove, in reach of military stations, after the ninth day of September next, will be taken to such stations and turned over to the proper officers there, and report of the amount so turned over made to the district headquarters, specifying the names of all loyal owners, and the amount of such produce taken from them. All grain and hay found in such district after the ninth of September next, not convenient to such stations, will be destroyed. 3rd. The provisions of general Order No. 10, from these headquarters, will be vigorously executed by officers commanding in parts of the district and at the stations not subject to the operations of paragraph first of this order, and especially in the towns of Independence, Westport, and Kansas City. 4th. Paragraph No. 3, Order No. 10, is revoked as to all who have borne arms against the Government in this district since the twentieth of August, 1863. By order of Brigadier-General Ewing. /s/ H. Hannah, Adjutant

In a message dated 1/4/2009 10:39:40 A.M. Central Standard Time, VanetteHobbs@aol.com writes: If I go back to Lee Co., VA in the early 1800s, I find distant connections to many of Jackson County's early settlers as well, including some who were kicked out of the county by Order No. 11 during the Civil War. What is the ORDER NO. 11...never heard of it before. **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

I live in Urbana, Illinois. I am researching my husband's family: William Armstrong, which was his great grandfather. William's bro/sis were John, Lelia Armstrong Stadler, Morgan, and several others who i am trying to track down. William's parents were Mary Jane Lyons and Alvin Armstrong. William married Sarah Lucretia White. Their daughter Edith Faye Armstrong married James Alva Tranter. Some of the Tranter family lived in the Kansas City area (both Kansas and Missouri sides). James had several bro/sis who lived in the area also. Other names in the Tranter family are Eslinger, Ferrero, and Summers. I have found a few tombstones in the Forest Hill Cemetery, Green Lawn Cemetery, Memorial Park Cemetery, and Highland Park Cemetery. I am hoping to get documents, such as birth/marriage/death certificates from the Kansas side. So, any suggestions on how to obtain these copies without paying a fortune at the health dept office would be greatly appreciated. thank you. cindy hall cindyhal@illinois.edu ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:32:14 -0600 >From: "John O'Brien" <JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com> >Subject: [KANSASCITY] the Kansas City Mailing List members >To: "KansasCity" <KansasCity@rootsweb.com> > >Good morning, > >You are one of 135 members on the Kansas City Mailing List. > >As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to >know a little something about us members, and maybe even >help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this >note with the following: > >Your location - city and state .......... or just state > >How you are connected to Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS > >What you hope to gain by being a member of the KC Mailing List > >Your family name - first, first & last, or none. > >=================================================== > >Perhaps someone on the List will be able to provide you with >information. This will be more probably if you include dates and >names in your response. For example, saying "my grandfather >lived in KC" will not get much of a response but saying "my >grandfather, John O'Brien, lived in Kansas City in the 1920s" might >produce a result. It's up to you how specific you want to be. > >There is, of course, no requirement that you participate. However, >simply responding: "I live in California and lived in Kansas City, KS >in the 1950s" would be acceptable. > >Thank you for your consideration. > >John >Kansas City List Administrator > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KANSASCITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Vanette Hamilton, Columbia, MO. I grew up in the Kansas City area. I'm on the list from habit, mostly. My grandparents are Harry Bronson and Martha "Mattie" Lukens McGonigal. They are buried in Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence. Harry was raised by his aunt and uncle, Charles Samuel "Sam" and Annie Leota Cook McGonigal. Sam was Clerk in the Common Pleas Court, Wyandotte County, Kansas and later, Registrar of Deeds in Wyandotte County. He and Annie are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, KCK. Mattie's parents, George Wesley and Sarah Elizabeth Outcalt Lukens, moved to Kansas City around 1907. They died there and are also buried in Mt. Washington Cemetery next to a daughter, Edith Grace Lukens, who died in 1915 at age 32. George built a house at 1413 Collins, KCMO, which is still in decent shape. One of Mattie's great-aunts, Margaret Roberts Lambert Farnsworth, died in Kansas City in 1892. I'd love to find her burial location. I have no idea why she ended up in Kansas City. She went from PA>WV>IA>KS>KCK but died on the Missouri side. Her daughter Mattie Farnsworth Shaw died in KCMO in 1907. There was a daughter, Grattie (at least that's the only name I have for her) Shaw who disappears after 1885 when she was 9. There was a fire in 1904 in an apartment at 15th and Harrison which killed one young woman and injured others, including a Margaret Shaw. I have wondered if this is Grattie. A few of my Roth relatives ended up in Kansas City, coming from Lyon and Osage Counties in Kansas. Some of the folks who migrated south to KC from Daviess Co., MO are distantly related; Lindsey, Galpin, Place, Nation, Jones, and others. This bunch was mostly in Independence and the northeast part of Jackson Co. If I go back to Lee Co., VA in the early 1800s, I find distant connections to many of Jackson County's early settlers as well, including some who were kicked out of the county by Order No. 11 during the Civil War. The longer I do genealogy the more Kansas City connections I turn up. I'm amazed. More than anyone ever wanted to know, I'm sure! Vanette

You are one of 135 members on the Kansas City Mailing List. As we begin a new year, I thought it would be interesting to know a little something about us members, and maybe even help each other, so I'm requesting that you respond to this note with the following: Your location - city and state .......... or just state North Kansas City, Missouri How you are connected to Kansas City, MO or Kansas City, KS Born in Kansas City, Kansas and moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1941. I went to Rosedale High and Central High. What you hope to gain by being a member of the KC Mailing List, To learn more about members of my family. Your family name - first, first & last, or none. Vivian Louise Keller James Paul E. Keller Rebecca J. Russell Duard T. Russell Mary J. Stokes Cyrus W. Stokes Rebecca J. Blythe William Riley Blythe Didama Fletcher George L. Keller Hattie Estes Current searches which leads to many others. =================================================== **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)