28 March 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List G'morning-- Do not let the title of this source fool you. I am reading the entire book for references to MO and have found some. ~~Leslie Source: "Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers" Complied by Jill L. Garrett ISBN #0-89308-174-4 Page 8: Maria Armstrong d in Springfield, MO w/o Gen. Frank Armstrong (dec'd) d/o Col. Knox Walker (dec'd) *compiled from newspaper dated 30 Aug 1872 Page 11: James S. Baker, of Missouri sole survivor of expedition formed in 1847 to aid Gen Zachary Taylor in Mexico City enlisted in regiment of Capt. Hayes *complied from newspaper dated 28 Aug 1900 Page 15: Alfred Barnes d Mexico, MO today, at age 98 was a Mason for 75 yrs *complied from newspaper dated 6 May 1888 Page 17: Alexander Bates, of Bolivar, MO claims age 120 came to U.S. in 1812 applied for pension- service in Mexican War *compiled from newspaper dated 1 July 1915 Page 21: Hon. Thomas H. Benton, died *complied from newspaper dated 14 Apl 1858 statue of him to be erected in MO Park in St. Louis *newspaper dated 8 Nov 1866 Madame la Baronna Gauidres Boileieau d/o Thomas H. Benton buried St. Philippe d'Roche, France on Mar 10 *newspaper dated 4 Apl 1874 Page 29: R.M. Biles, of Pulaski, TN d Kansas City, 4th instant *newspaper dated 20 Dec 1872 Page 47: Leonidas Carrigan, of TN arrested as a spy confined at Alton ordered released- to stay in St. Louis dying & allowed to stay in St. Louis to be nursed *newspaper dated 10 Sept 1862 Page 65: Col. Florence M. Cornym/Cornwyn -and- Lt. Col. W.D. Bowen both "of the 10th MO Cavalry" Bowen shot & killed Cornwyn at a court martial in MS *newspaper dated 13 Aug 1863 Bowen acquitted of murder of Cornym Cornym "of the 15th Missouri" *newspaper dated 13 Feb 1864 Page 84: William Davis, of Christian County, MO a Union man shot while plowing & died the next day *newspaper dated 14 June 1862 -- **My note: This book is an interesting and fun read. Be prepared for rather small print if you wish to check out the author's entries. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler P.O. Box 8137, Glendale, AZ 85312-8137 P.O. Box 276, Carrollton, MO 64633-0276