Robert Vowels Robert Vowels, a farmer of Mississippi County, was born in Nelson County, Ky., November 24, 1841. His parents, Henry and Elizabeth J. (Ice) Vowels, were both natives of Kentucky, and of the hardy Scotch-Irish lineage. The forefathers were among the early settlers of Kentucky. Henry Vowels was reared in his native State, where he remained until 1860, when he, with his family, immigrated to Mississippi County, Mo., coming down the Ohio River on a steamer. Landing at Bird's Point, he located in the neighborhood of Robert Vowel's present home, and resided there till his death, which occurred in 1880. His wife, by whom he had eleven children, died in 1865. Eight of their children are living: Robert, Mary E. (Mrs. Nelson B. Brewer), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph A. Barker), Thomas, George, James, Alexander and Nancy (Mrs. George Armer). The subject of this sketch spent his youth on his father's farm in Kentucky, being about nineteen years of age when he removed with his parents to Mississippi County, Mo. He remained with them until 1862, when he began work for himself, since which time he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1870 he purchased 160 acres of land, it being the same upon which he now resides, of which about 100 acres are under cultivation. He was married in 1866 to Mary E. Hutchinson, a native of Tennessee, and to them eight children have been born, viz: Thomas, Cora, Jessie, Andrew, Netty, Charles, Florence, and an infant unnamed (deceased). Mr. Vowel is a member of the Agricultural Wheel. Politically he is a Democrat. http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/goodspeed/mcv.htm

Elizabeth J. Ice's grand mother Elizabeth Thompson (Lee) Ice. She and James A. Lee in previous post were half 1st cousins. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <DELTAJUDE@aol.com> To: <KYHARDIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:14 PM Subject: [KYHARDIN] Robert Vowels > Robert Vowels > > Robert Vowels, a farmer of > Mississippi County, was born in Nelson County, Ky., November 24, 1841. > His parents, Henry and Elizabeth J. (Ice) Vowels, were both natives of > Kentucky, and of the hardy Scotch-Irish lineage. The forefathers were > among the early settlers of Kentucky. Henry Vowels was reared in his > native State, where he remained until 1860, when he, with his family, > immigrated to Mississippi County, Mo., coming down the Ohio River on a > steamer. Landing at Bird's Point, he located in the neighborhood of > Robert Vowel's present home, and resided there till his death, which > occurred in 1880. His wife, by whom he had eleven children, died in > 1865. Eight of their children are living: Robert, Mary E. (Mrs. Nelson > B. Brewer), Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph A. Barker), Thomas, George, James, > Alexander and Nancy (Mrs. George Armer). The subject of this sketch > spent his youth on his father's farm in Kentucky, being about nineteen > years of age when he removed with his parents to Mississippi County, > Mo. He remained with them until 1862, when he began work for himself, > since which time he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1870 > he purchased 160 acres of land, it being the same upon which he now > resides, of which about 100 acres are under cultivation. He was > married in 1866 to Mary E. Hutchinson, a native of Tennessee, and to > them eight children have been born, viz: Thomas, Cora, Jessie, Andrew, > Netty, Charles, Florence, and an infant unnamed (deceased). Mr. Vowel > is a member of the Agricultural Wheel. Politically he is a > Democrat. > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/goodspeed/mcv.htm > > > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >