Hi Valorie Have you posted your query on the ROBESON Genforum page.........Yes......I know Mary Ellen's name is spelled ROBISON but we have found that the surname sometimes was misspelled and some researchers think it is the same family. Here is the url: http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/latest.cgi?robeson We have Andrew ROBESON [1653] of Scotland, New Jersey & Pennsylvania as one of our ancestors....that is in addition to MAGBY, MCBEE, FISH, FOUTZ, WILLIAMS, etc. There is quite a bit of history & genealogy in a book published by Kate Hamilton Osborne & started by Susan ROBESON STROUD. It was published in 1916 and is of course out of print but reprints are available......$100 + as I recall.......it is a work of over 700 pages with several plates in it......perhaps your Mary Ellen might be in it. It is titled An Historical And Genealogical Account of Andrew Robeson of Scotland, New Jersey & Pennsylvania & of his Descendants from 1653 to 1916. Our ROBESON ancestors lived in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa which is just across the border from Missouri.......'tis possible there is a connection. I'll take a look at our database and if I find anything will let you know. Good luck in your search..... Bob in Modesto, California Valorie Zimmerman wrote: > Well, I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row -- I'm headed to Salt Lake > City for a whole WEEK on the 21st of this month! So naturally, I've been > feverishly trying to whip my personal research (sadly neglected) into > some sort of shape, in order to make best use of my time at the Family > History Library. I think I now have enough films, fiches and book titles > printed out to keep me busy for a month! > > I've posted this query a couple of places tonight: > > Mary Ellen ROBISON b. c1830 m. c1850 William Bunch McBEE b. c1825 TN, > son Samuel b. 1852 MO > > I'm trying to locate Mary Ellen ROBISON who married William Bunch McBEE > around 1850. She was probably born around 1830, and family stories say > she was of Irish birth ?? If so, it's odd that she was in Harrison Co. > MO! She and William had a son, Samuel Bunch (or Samuel E.) McBEE born in > 1852 in Missouri, according to the 1900 Census. One story has both > William and Mary > Ellen dying young, and Samuel being raised by Jim WOODWARD in Harrison > Co. MO. The other story has him remarrying after Mary Ellen's death, and > the 1880 Census for Clay twp, Harrison Co. MO shows Samuel aged 29 > married to his wife Nancy, and down the road, William, aged 55, born in > TN, and his wife Mannilia, age 47, also born in TN. > > The census leads me to believe that Mary Ellen Robison was also born in > Tennessee, and was in Missouri by 1852, and died by 1880. > > Hopefully, some Robison researchers will know if this person ever > existed! > > I decided to look at the 1870 Census images online, and see what I could > see. First I looked in Harrison Co. MO, where supposedly (according to > the AIS Index) no McBees resided. They just didn't look hard enough! > > 1870 MO Census, Harrison Co. Clay Twp, page 52 (Image 103 Ancestry) > Line 18 Dwelling #153, Family #155: > > Stephen McBee 36, M W Farmer 250 425 Tenn. Can't read or write, male > citizen > Permelia " 30 F W Keeping House Ky > Marsha J. 10 F W Mo > George H. 8 M W Mo > Mary E. 2 F W Iowa > Harriet? D. 10mos F W Mo born Aug > > None attended school within the year > > (there are 2 Dwelling #153 - Family # 156 - Farm laborer Thomas > Whillio?, his wife Nancy and son Seth, age 4) > > Line 27, Dwelling #154, Family #157 > > Williston McBee 44 M W Farmer 2500 118 Tenn. Can't read or write, > male citizen > Mahulda 35 F W Keeping house Tenn. > Francis M. 8 M M Mo > Elijah M. 5 M M Mo > Sarah A. 3 F M Mo > > None attended school within the year. > > Hmmmmm. Harrison Co. MO - but these don't look like MY McBees. Anybody > else claim them? According to the AIS, there are 2 Samuels in MO 1870: > > One in Schuyler, not too far away: > > Schuyler Co., Salt River Twp, page 390 (Image 220 Ancestry) > Line 14, Dwelling #170, Family #120 > > Samuel McBee 39 M W Farmer 5400 900 Tennessee male citizen > Louisa " 35 F W Keeping House 1000 Tennessee > Sarah E. " 27 F W Tennessee > James V. " 25 M W Farmer 325 Tennessee male citizen > Prior " 21 M W Tennessee male citizen > Riley " 18 M W S Tennessee school this year > Esther " 17 M W Tennessee school this year, > can't write > Samuel " 16 M W S Tennessee school this year > Anne " 14 F W " Missouri school this year, > can't write > Marg. J ?" 13 F W " Missouri school this year, > can't write > Nancy Lay 15 F W " Missouri school this year, > can't write > Louis G. Lay 13 M W " Missouri school this year, > can't write > > Well, there's the Samuel who married Louisa Lay. Not mine, I think. > <sigh> The final Sam: > > Jasper Co., Centre Creek Twp. Page 6 (Image 11 Ancestry) > Line 30, Dwelling #79, Family #84 > > A. J. McBee 34 M W Blacksmith - 400 Tenn. male citizen > Sarah E. " 18 F W Keeping House Tenn. > Laura G. " 1 F W Mo. > William T. " 6 mos. M W Mo. Born Dec. > > Dwelling #80, Family # 85 > > Samuel McBee 39 M W Farmer 1500 - Tenn. male citizen > Nancy J. " 38 F W Keeping House Tenn. Can't read or write > James H. " 17 M W Farm Hand Tenn. > George W. " 14 M W Mo. > > This looks more like him, as he is married to Nancy J, but both of them > are so danged OLD! They should both be around 20, but instead are almost > 20 years older! And who are A.J. and Sarah, living next door? > > The more I dig, the deeper the hole/mystery. > > Valorie > > ==== MCBEE Mailing List ==== > Need help writing *excellent* queries? 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