Hi I went to school with some Chapmans but I have no idea where they are at this time. I hope you will be able to find your family. Shirley

Hi Lanita, Thanks for your note. I am really a Lindsay/ey. I married a Chapman from Iowa. Wish I could help you but I don't know how. Shirley

Hi All, Well I finally got the 1850 Taney Co. MO. Census online!! Please check it out at : http://www.geocities.com/soakbear/taney1850.htm Barbara Logan dlogan@alaska.net Fairbanks, Alaska

Thanks, Lanita! I just don't know if these Bennetts are connected or not. I know nothing except for Isabella and the rest is just speculation for now. If I find something that connects, I will get back to you. Jerry J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Millers" <ozarkn@southwind.net> To: <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 8:59 PM Subject: Re: Bennett Folks > Don't know if this is the same Bennetts, but: > > a JOHN WESLEY BENNETT with his wife, MARY ESTHER, is buried at GARFIELD > CEMETERY, Oregon County, MO. > > John has on his stone: born Oct. 8, 1876 - Sept. 18, 1928 > > Mary Esther has on her stone: born June 29, 1881 - Aug. 1, 1968. > > There are a bunch of Bennetts in Oregon County, MO, many buried at > Garfield Cem. > > I am descended from JAMES MADISON BENNETT and OLLIE DAVIS BENNETT from > Garfield. James' father was WELCOME K. BENNETT. > > If these ring a bell, let me know. Have lots more info. > > Lanita Sconce Miller > > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > Do you have records or data for the WRV? Transcribe it! > Do you have a webpage with information for the WRV? Link it! > Get involved! > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/search >

Don't know if this is the same Bennetts, but: a JOHN WESLEY BENNETT with his wife, MARY ESTHER, is buried at GARFIELD CEMETERY, Oregon County, MO. John has on his stone: born Oct. 8, 1876 - Sept. 18, 1928 Mary Esther has on her stone: born June 29, 1881 - Aug. 1, 1968. There are a bunch of Bennetts in Oregon County, MO, many buried at Garfield Cem. I am descended from JAMES MADISON BENNETT and OLLIE DAVIS BENNETT from Garfield. James' father was WELCOME K. BENNETT. If these ring a bell, let me know. Have lots more info. Lanita Sconce Miller

In my reading today of the Christian Co. Family Histories, I came across Urma Shipman Boatwright's name. Can anyone tell me the origin of her name, Urma? I ask because of Urmal Roberts; born in Taney Co. in about 1900, to Wm. and Mary Roberts. Also, my grandmother was Urmal Mitchell Reece; daughter of Paley Reece and Martha E. Mitchell, of Dickens and Garrison. I have always wondered where the name Urmal came from; and since the two latter women were cousins, and also related to Urma; wonder if they might all three have been named for the same person? Urma Shipman is the youngest of the three women mentioned. Thanks! Jerry Johnston

Okay; I may be getting a little closer to my Bennett mystery solution; whatever ..... Can anyone tell me the children of Ephraim Bennett, Jr. and his siblings also? His youngest son was Charles Mitchell Bennett, Sr. 1807 - 1882. I wonder if he may have had a daughter or granddaughter named Mary Isabella, who married Wm. C. Mitchell, in Greene Co. They were later of Garrison. Isabella was also later married to Isaac Peacock, and may have been first of all married to a Stinson. I also show, form the CCo. book that there was a John Wesley Bennett; I wonder if anyone knows whom his parents and siblings were??? (1829 to 1900) the right age to be Isabella's brother. Isabella was a midwife; and my great-great-great-grandmother; matriarch to many Mitchell, Roberts, Workman, Shipman, Mapes, and other folks from the area. Let me know if any of you can help! Thanks! Jerry Johnston

Can anyone tell me who the children of Wm. Cannon and Nancy Shipman were? I am trying to track down the family of Mary Cannon; who at one time was married to Robert Mitchell. Thanks! Jerry J.

Shirley, Since you were born near Lebanon, MO, I am interested in your Chapmans. Were they from there also? My husband's MOTHER was a Chapman and they were from Polk County, MO (Pleasant Hope/Bolivar). Polk County is not too far from Lebanon. Are we talking about the same area regarding our Chapmans? If so, we might have a connection. Lanita Sconce Miller Wichita, KS

Hey you guys, Check out this site. It's amazing! http://www.ancientfaces.com/cgi-bin/index.cfm Lanita

Sherry, I was able to see Precious Moments a few years ago and I fell in love with the area and especially the Chapel there. I now have a few treasures. It's beautiful there. I was born near Lebanon, Missouri and it is beautiful there also. Shirley Chapman Mesa, Arizona

Sherry, I am much like you, I love Colorado, but reading these stories remind me of a much more laid back lifestyle of Louisiana. I am outside of Denver in Aurora. S.K. Martin-Quiatte johnsherryq wrote: > I just wanted to comment on how much I've enjoyed reading the commentaries > on this list. I am living in Colorado, but am orignally from SW Missouri. > I spent most of my life in Carthage (Precious Moments) and spent six years > in Cassville (Roaring River) . There haven't been a lot of family tidbits I > can use, but have been amused with some of the Ozarkian language. I'm asked > all the time what my accent is. It's not really southern and not really > midwestern, but folks recognize I talk a little different. I just tell 'em > I'm Ozarkian. (better than owning up to being just plain hick) > > On a trip home last summer for my parents fiftieth anniversay (yes people do > stay together that long) I knew I was getting close to home when I heard a > local radio station give the traffic report and then the traffic reporter > told the dj, to "taker 'er easy" and the dj replied "I'll do 'er" It put a > smile on my face for several miles. I love Colorado, but since I live near > Denver, I miss the easy pace of back home. > > I had subscribed to this list because my Wright/Kissee/Jones families were > found in Ozark, Douglas counties in Missouri and across the line in Fulton > County, Arkansas. > > Vonda, keep cranking out the great stories and information. It keeps me > close to my roots. > > Sherry Swarens Quade > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > Do you have records or data for the WRV? Transcribe it! > Do you have a webpage with information for the WRV? Link it! > Get involved! > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

I just wanted to comment on how much I've enjoyed reading the commentaries on this list. I am living in Colorado, but am orignally from SW Missouri. I spent most of my life in Carthage (Precious Moments) and spent six years in Cassville (Roaring River) . There haven't been a lot of family tidbits I can use, but have been amused with some of the Ozarkian language. I'm asked all the time what my accent is. It's not really southern and not really midwestern, but folks recognize I talk a little different. I just tell 'em I'm Ozarkian. (better than owning up to being just plain hick) On a trip home last summer for my parents fiftieth anniversay (yes people do stay together that long) I knew I was getting close to home when I heard a local radio station give the traffic report and then the traffic reporter told the dj, to "taker 'er easy" and the dj replied "I'll do 'er" It put a smile on my face for several miles. I love Colorado, but since I live near Denver, I miss the easy pace of back home. I had subscribed to this list because my Wright/Kissee/Jones families were found in Ozark, Douglas counties in Missouri and across the line in Fulton County, Arkansas. Vonda, keep cranking out the great stories and information. It keeps me close to my roots. Sherry Swarens Quade

Hi Pama, I am interested in your James Nix who married Margaret Nash. I am researching Nix families from SC-->TN--.KY-->AR (Baxter Co.). Would you have anymore info on James Nix (siblings or parents and birth date and where. Thanks, Gretchen Truxal Xmeemawx@aol.com wrote: > Hello List, > I am back at it again.::heehee, crossin my eyeballs.:: I am trying to come up > with new info on my Nash line. I start with: John NASH b: 1804 in VA. he > married > Elizabeth HODGES b: 1808 they had the following children. > 1 William H. NASH b: 1841 > 2 John M. NASH b: 1829 > 3 Mary NASH b: 1832 > 4 Rachael NASH b: 1834 > 5 Margaret NASH b: 1837 > +James G. NIX > 6 Henry C. NASH b: 1845 > +Malisa HAYES > *2nd Wife of [1] Henry C. NASH: > +Mary Ann "Polly" BRUMLEY b: 1842 in MISSOURI d: 1922 in Taney Co., > MO. Father: James Madison BRUMLEY Mother: Diannah BILYEU > 7 Thomas Jefferson NASH b: February 1847 in Rhea County, TN. d: > November 21, 1919 in Day, MO > +Rachel WILSON b: February 1858 in ILL. d: 1947 in Taney, MO > Father: David William WILSON Mother: Catherine Ann BRANT > > In the 1850 Census this is their family. > John Nash 46, born in Va, Betsy 42, John M 21, Mary 18, Rachael 16, Margaret > 13, William H 9, Henry C 5, and Thomas J 3 years old. > > Any of these names look familiar to any of you. Any information on any of > these people would be greatly appreciated. Surnames for my family are Nash, > Bilyeu, Myers, Faulk, Wilson, Larkins and several others. Just love to find > new family. > Warmest Smiles, > Pama Lynn Nash > > > ==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== > Visit the White River Valley web! > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/ > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/search

I hope it is not against the list rules to send this. This poem was sent to me and I thought I would pass it on. It is so true about genealogy. STRANGERS IN THE BOX (Author Unknown) Come, look with me inside this drawer, In this box I've often seen, At the pictures, black and white, Faces proud, still, and serene. I wish I knew the people, These strangers in the box, Their names and all their memories, Are lost among my socks. I wonder what their lives were like, How did they spend their days? What about their special times? I'll never know their ways. If only someone had taken time, To tell, who, what, where, and when, These faces of my heritage, Would come to life again. Could this become the fate, Of the pictures we take today? The faces and the memories, Someday to be passed away? Take time to save your stories, Seize the opportunity when it knocks, Or someday you and yours, Could be strangers in the box.

<<Head shaking>> Well, Good Morning...! Okay, Jerry, I realize that <BG> you took some time off, plus you weren't in the middle of my Overstreet/Schwyhart Et. Al. research...LOL But I'm related to Butte Co. CA. That's right, the whole darn county...just about. A lot of folks left and went to OK and CA in the first decade of the 20th century. Better land, better jobs, apparently it looks something like the Ozarks...for just as they did during the 19th century, a scant few went first, then within a few years, it seems half the counties emptied out. For instance, I know the 1920 Stone Co. Census seems to be a big census, but there's a bunch of folks who were in 1910 who aren't in 1920--and it's not just because of the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918-1919. So I'm only half-joking when I say that the CA Death Index (CADI) at Rootsweb showed me the connection between southern MO and CA...it was massive emigration. And as for both of you--Caudle (any version) and Maggard are both Common Melungeon Surnames. I keep thinking I'll go get that put on the WRV site, but it's available elsewhere as well. My dad's got my N. Brent Kennedy book (turnabout's fair play, I know), but I know both those names and quite a few other WRV family names are Melungeon. Just because the surname exists in the family doesn't mean they're Melungeon, Larry--it means there's a possibility. I personally would like to find some Uncommon Melungeon Surnames...I think Phenix might be one. Or Dimond. Have a great Halloween! Vonda

Okay folks; still having great fun with my Christian Co. Centennial book! I am wondering if anyone can tell me how Nathan and Abraham connect? Abraham is kin to me via my Mitchell folks, of Garrison. I know I have seen Nathan & family listed before, but darned if I can remember how to connect the lines here??? Jerry Johnston in Scottsdale -- where we finally have rain -- rain -- wonderful, glorious rain!

Hey Jerry , here is a list of my Caudill kin folk ! Fanny Caudill her dad was Alfred Caudill his dad was Isom Caudill . Isom was married to Elizabeth Caudill her dad was Matthew Caudill , her mother Sarah Webb. Matthew's dad was James Caudill , his wife was Mary Yardborough and that's all we have on the Caudill's Don't know who Isom's folks were ! Take care and good luck on finding our kin , Larry (Gray Ghost)Maggard in Missouri ! -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Johnston <gerald.h.johnston@worldnet.att.net> To: MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com <MO-AR-WRV-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:21 PM Subject: Caudle Family >I have finally found my Bessie and Fred Caudle; but still need more >information. They are in the Taney Co. census for 1910. From the Christian >Co. Centennial History, it appears the Caudles went en masse to Fresno. > >Fred was the son of Shadrack Newton "Newt" Caudle and Lucy Ann Melton. I >found this in the Melton section of the book. Fred's siblings were Bedford, >Cora, Lola Melton, Joshua B. "Jay", Eartree Melton; and 4 others still >living. > >Shadrack was the son of Joshua Caudle and Lida C. Tillman. I know Shadrack >was a common name, but I have a preponderance of occurrences of it in my >Mustain families -- I wonder if there is a connection there" I think the >Mustains must also have been Melungeon -- therefore another connexion here. > >Now, I know these folks tie to many other families being researched by many >of you. Please let me know if anyone can tell me anything else about them. > >By the way, Frederic Caudle was born in 1877 and Bessie was born in 1890. > >Does anyone know why the Caudles all seemed to go to Fresno at the same >time? > >Thanks in advance! >Jerry Johnston >Scottsdale, AZ > > > > > > >==== MO-AR-WRV Mailing List ==== >Do you have records or data for the WRV? Transcribe it! >Do you have a webpage with information for the WRV? Link it! >Get involved! > >============================== >The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family >members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. >http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp >

I have finally found my Bessie and Fred Caudle; but still need more information. They are in the Taney Co. census for 1910. From the Christian Co. Centennial History, it appears the Caudles went en masse to Fresno. Fred was the son of Shadrack Newton "Newt" Caudle and Lucy Ann Melton. I found this in the Melton section of the book. Fred's siblings were Bedford, Cora, Lola Melton, Joshua B. "Jay", Eartree Melton; and 4 others still living. Shadrack was the son of Joshua Caudle and Lida C. Tillman. I know Shadrack was a common name, but I have a preponderance of occurrences of it in my Mustain families -- I wonder if there is a connection there" I think the Mustains must also have been Melungeon -- therefore another connexion here. Now, I know these folks tie to many other families being researched by many of you. Please let me know if anyone can tell me anything else about them. By the way, Frederic Caudle was born in 1877 and Bessie was born in 1890. Does anyone know why the Caudles all seemed to go to Fresno at the same time? Thanks in advance! Jerry Johnston Scottsdale, AZ

To all, I found these in the Walnut Shade Cemetery, Taney County, MO. Thought some of you all might be interested. NAME Ruben W. P. Cummings SEX M BIRT DATE 12 DEC 1854 PLAC Missouri DEAT DATE 26 APR 1944 PLAC Walnut Shade, Mo. BURI PLAC Row 6 REFN Baptist NAME Martha (?nee) Ward-Cummings SEX F BIRT DATE 9 DEC 1867 PLAC Indiana DEAT DATE 14 MAR 1931 PLAC Walnut Shade, Mo. BURI PLAC Row 6 Warmest Smiles, Pama