Peggy and/or other BELLAH researchers, I'm confused..... [what a surprise!!!!!] Peggy, where was Walter SR in 1790 census? He is not listed anywhere in NC and TN wasn't in existence yet.. There is a Samuel [another surprise!! ha] and a Moses [of course!!!!!] in Rowan Co., NC, but I can't see a Walter ANYWHERE in NC or anywhere else close to NC... I can't find him in 1800 census either.... here's an idea... how do we know that Walter's middle name wasn't Samuel or Moses or WALTER was his middle name?? Walter SR BELLAH. Born in 1759 in Rowan Co., NC. Walter SR died in 1812 in Smith County, TN. Walter SR married UNKNOWN. They had the following children: 2 i. Moses [1] (1780-1839) ii. James. James died in 1827 in Lawrence Co, AR. Bef 1817 James first married Mary ALLEN. Mary died in 1818 in A Storm On The Way From Tennessee To Arkansas. Daughter, Nancy, Was Just A Baby. Aft 1818 James second married Eleanor HUDSON, in Lawrence Co, AR. iii. Judge Walter Jr. This is the Judge Walter BELLAH who was the Judge in Oregon County, MO iv. Mary [Lydia?]. Thanks for any help! Lanita Sconce Smith Always willing to share my ignorance...

LOL! George An STOUT BELLAH and my grandmother Cillar SMITH BELLAH were 1st cousins. Leonard BELLAH and my grandfather Nathan BELLAH were more like 3rd cousins. Peggy Brooks Cannady [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Kara S [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 5:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] MARIOTT/BELLAH/ALLEN pics Laughing! My Bellah line is extended from Smith and Stout lines. Georgia Ann Stout Daughter of William and Priscilla (Smith) Stout. m. J. Leanord "Jack" Bellah 12 Apr 1881, Randolph Co. Ark. Which makes Georgia Ann my 1st cousin 3 times removed. I always feel like I'm leaving someone out if I don't put down the entire family and I just can't do that. I have crossed over so many family lines in recent weeks its just weird! Rest assured we are RELATED! Laughing... Kara Kara S.- Enjoying the genealogy puzzle! The 20th Great Grandaughter of Hugh Rose 1 Laird of Kilravock - Scotland ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

Kara - SMITH, BROOKS and now BELLAH? Are you sure we're not sisters? What is your BELLAH connection? Peggy Brooks Cannady -----Original Message----- From: Kara S [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] MARIOTT/BELLAH/ALLEN pics Lanita, I have Bellahs so I'd love to have a copy! Thanks, Kara Kara S.- Enjoying the genealogy puzzle! The 20th Great Grandaughter of Hugh Rose 1 Laird of Kilravock - Scotland ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

Lanita - I would love to have the pic of Mose & Viola to post to the Bellah site. Thank you VERY much! Peggy Brooks Cannady -----Original Message----- From: Kara S [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 5:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] MARIOTT/BELLAH/ALLEN pics Lanita, I have Bellahs so I'd love to have a copy! Thanks, Kara Kara S.- Enjoying the genealogy puzzle! The 20th Great Grandaughter of Hugh Rose 1 Laird of Kilravock - Scotland ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

If anyone is interested, I came across some old pics this last weekend of the following.. .if you want a copy, let me know. They will be sent in JPEG file. Van MARIOTT William Arthur "Bill" ALLEN and Effie May SCONCE Mose and Viola [Lola] BELLAH Let me know if you need one. Lanita

Laughing! My Bellah line is extended from Smith and Stout lines. Georgia Ann Stout Daughter of William and Priscilla (Smith) Stout. m. J. Leanord "Jack" Bellah 12 Apr 1881, Randolph Co. Ark. Which makes Georgia Ann my 1st cousin 3 times removed. I always feel like I'm leaving someone out if I don't put down the entire family and I just can't do that. I have crossed over so many family lines in recent weeks its just weird! Rest assured we are RELATED! Laughing... Kara Kara S.- Enjoying the genealogy puzzle! The 20th Great Grandaughter of Hugh Rose 1 Laird of Kilravock - Scotland

Lanita, I have Bellahs so I'd love to have a copy! Thanks, Kara Kara S.- Enjoying the genealogy puzzle! The 20th Great Grandaughter of Hugh Rose 1 Laird of Kilravock - Scotland

SEARCH ENGINE TIPS by Mike Jarvis As genealogists in today's high-tech world, the importance of using search engines properly is ever increasing. With genealogy related web sites making up a huge part of our World Wide Web, we would like to share some search engine tips that perhaps a few you will find helpful. There is much that could be written about this, but we will focus only on a few tips that we find most helpful. We use [ and ] to indicate terms that would be written in a search box. First - The use of quotation marks. When using a combination of words in the search box, the search engine results will include every web page where these words occur anywhere on that page regardless of whether these words are immediately next to each other. Using the search term of [family history ] will result in 109,000,000 hits while ["family history"] within quotations will result in 5,400,000 hits. This is because in the second instance it is only finding pages were the words are actually next to or immediately touching each other. Try this with a family name. For example my grandmother is named Flora MacDonald. If I search [Flora McDonald ] in Google it returns 251,000 hits. Putting ["Flora MacDonald"] in quotations results in 29,600 hits. This is far too many hits and primarily relate to a prominent woman in Scottish and American history. This is not my grandmother. However, knowing that my grandmothers middle name was Hermosa, it makes sense to put ["Flora Hermosa MacDonald"] in the search box and I get two hits related specifically to my grandmother. Success! Second - The use of the minus sign. This is my second favorite search tip. Using any combination of words in a search box with the minus sign directly next to a word that you DO NOT want to find is also helpful. Using the search term ["Flora MacDonald" -Scotland -Scottish -"North Carolina" -NC ] will eliminate any pages from my search that includes the words next to the minus sign. So I will get only those pages that have my grandmother's name and do not have Scotland or North Carolina on the site. This effectively reduces the number of sites by more than half, from 29,600 to 12,800 hits. Using quotation marks and the minus sign in combination greatly improves your search results. Third - The use of the plus sign. The plus sign has the effect of instructing the search engine to give special emphasis to any word where the plus sign is against it. My grandmother's father was Alexander MacDonald. However, not the Alexander MacDonald who was prime minister of Canada. Using the search term [Flora MacDonald -Scotland -Scottish -"North Carolina" -NC +"Alexander MacDonald" -Canada ] gives me 1 hit that directs me to a site about my grandmother. Here we have combined quotation marks with the minus sign and the plus sign Fourth - The site search. Let's say that I would like to find Alexander MacDonald, however, I only want to search a particular domain. I would simply use the search phrase ["Alexander MacDonald" site:rootsweb.com ]. Rather than thousands of hits I get 204. Similarly, you could put a minus sign in front of rootsweb.com so that it searches all domains except Rootsweb. Fifth - The intitle search term. Suppose that you would like to find every site on the Web with the word genealogy in the title. The search box would need the term [intitle:genealogy ], which would result in 943,000 hits. Similarly, use the term [intitle:genealogy -site:ancestry.com ] and you eliminate 3000 sites related to ancestry.com. One more: try using the term [intitle:genealogy -site:com ] which will have the effect of eliminating all domains with the.com extension (commercial sites). Sixth - The related search term: If you like to know which sites are similar to your own then use the term as follows: [related:USGenWeb.org]. Results will vary with Google providing 31 similar sites and Yahoo serving up 35,000 related sites. Nearly all of these terms will work in most search engines. If you'd rather not type in the shorthand for many of these tips, the search engines will typically have an advanced search page which will do essentially the same thing. Try: http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en Good hunting!

Hi Dewey: I am interested in your Brawley and Hollis research. I have these two surnames in my line from Oregon County, MO., too. A Thompson married into my Allmon line, also. I would be willing to exchange info. Thanks, Tess Tess Kurtz Tall Timber Acres [email protected]

Toni, The Scott Roush mentioned in the obituary would be older than the Scott Roush I know. However, Scott's father, Davis Roush, Jr. is, I believe, a retired educator (teacher). It seems like the family connects with the one in the obit. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Roush > Thank you so much. I beleive you are right about Scott's father being Davis > according to the obit I have on Oley ROUSH. I am wondering is Scott has > remarried, misprint in newspaper or ??. > > This is a copy of the obit. What do you think? > Toni Roush > OLEY FRANCIS ROUSH Oley Francis Roush was born December 18, 1890 in Howell > County, south of Mountain View, Missouri. He was the son of Izac Frank and > Reppy Hargroves Roush. He died Wednesday, October 27, 1982 at 12:22 p.m. in > the St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View at the age of 91 years, 10 months, > and 9 days. In 1912, he married Ethel Davis of Winona, Missouri. To this > marriage three children were born: Davis Francis of Eminence, Oley Francis Jr. > of St. James, and Allie Rose, deceased. After his wife, Ethel, died in 1921, > he married Bess Keathley in 1923, and they raised one daughter, Mildred > Keathley Hensley, deceased. He is survived by his two sons, Davis and Oley Jr.; > one daughter-in-law, Thelma; three children, Davis Jr. and wife, Joan Roush, of > West Plains; Linda Pat Hensley of St. Louis, and Kris Hensley of Boehringer > and husband, Boe, of St. Louis; three great grandchildren, AFC Rick Roush and > wife, Sheila, of the Air Force Base, Mtn. Home, Idaho, Kelli and Scott Roush > of West Palins; one son-in-law, Pat Hensley, of Rolla; two half-brothers, > Everett Peace of Kansas City, and Si Peace of Villa Ridge; two nephews, Ottis > Roush and wife, June, from Memphis, Tennessee and Buck Roush and his wife, > Joyce, from Pocahontas, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents; a > step-father, Andrew Peace; two brothers, Otis and Oscar Roush; and three > half-brothers, Carl, Bill, and Ernest Peace. Oley worked in timber and saw milled > all his working days. He was known as "Saw" Miller Roush to his many > friends. They lived in many places around Howell, Shannon and Carter Counties, > working the timber from the land. "Dad O", a nickname he acquired by his first > grandson, Davis Jr., was carried on down with all the rest of the > grandchildren and family. He gave so much happiness and shared so much kindness. Many > good memories surrounding his life will be cherished forever, not only by his > family, but his friends also. As a young man, he made a profession of faith > in Jesus Christ and was saved during a revival in a small church north of > Summersville. He remained true to his belief and was a faithful worker and > supporter of the Eminence Baptist Church. Oley was not one to criticize the short > comings of others. He was a very self-disciplined man, and he was well known > for his honesty, integrity and fairness with others. He was always willing > to lend a helping hand and a sympathetic ear to your problems and advise if > he could, but never to offend. He will be sadly missed by his family and all > who knew and loved him. Services were held at the Duncan Funeral Chapel in > Eminence Saturday, October 30, 1982 at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Raymond Sconce and > Rev. Rick Miller officiating. Interment was in the New Eminence Cemetery in > Eminence. > ............................................................................ .. > ......................................................... >

Thank you so much. I beleive you are right about Scott's father being Davis according to the obit I have on Oley ROUSH. I am wondering is Scott has remarried, misprint in newspaper or ??. This is a copy of the obit. What do you think? Toni Roush OLEY FRANCIS ROUSH Oley Francis Roush was born December 18, 1890 in Howell County, south of Mountain View, Missouri. He was the son of Izac Frank and Reppy Hargroves Roush. He died Wednesday, October 27, 1982 at 12:22 p.m. in the St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View at the age of 91 years, 10 months, and 9 days. In 1912, he married Ethel Davis of Winona, Missouri. To this marriage three children were born: Davis Francis of Eminence, Oley Francis Jr. of St. James, and Allie Rose, deceased. After his wife, Ethel, died in 1921, he married Bess Keathley in 1923, and they raised one daughter, Mildred Keathley Hensley, deceased. He is survived by his two sons, Davis and Oley Jr.; one daughter-in-law, Thelma; three children, Davis Jr. and wife, Joan Roush, of West Plains; Linda Pat Hensley of St. Louis, and Kris Hensley of Boehringer and husband, Boe, of St. Louis; three great grandchildren, AFC Rick Roush and wife, Sheila, of the Air Force Base, Mtn. Home, Idaho, Kelli and Scott Roush of West Palins; one son-in-law, Pat Hensley, of Rolla; two half-brothers, Everett Peace of Kansas City, and Si Peace of Villa Ridge; two nephews, Ottis Roush and wife, June, from Memphis, Tennessee and Buck Roush and his wife, Joyce, from Pocahontas, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents; a step-father, Andrew Peace; two brothers, Otis and Oscar Roush; and three half-brothers, Carl, Bill, and Ernest Peace. Oley worked in timber and saw milled all his working days. He was known as "Saw" Miller Roush to his many friends. They lived in many places around Howell, Shannon and Carter Counties, working the timber from the land. "Dad O", a nickname he acquired by his first grandson, Davis Jr., was carried on down with all the rest of the grandchildren and family. He gave so much happiness and shared so much kindness. Many good memories surrounding his life will be cherished forever, not only by his family, but his friends also. As a young man, he made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ and was saved during a revival in a small church north of Summersville. He remained true to his belief and was a faithful worker and supporter of the Eminence Baptist Church. Oley was not one to criticize the short comings of others. He was a very self-disciplined man, and he was well known for his honesty, integrity and fairness with others. He was always willing to lend a helping hand and a sympathetic ear to your problems and advise if he could, but never to offend. He will be sadly missed by his family and all who knew and loved him. Services were held at the Duncan Funeral Chapel in Eminence Saturday, October 30, 1982 at 10:00 a.m., with Rev. Raymond Sconce and Rev. Rick Miller officiating. Interment was in the New Eminence Cemetery in Eminence. .............................................................................. .........................................................

Elledge has been spelled Eldredge in many records; as Hankins is often spelled Hawkins. The transcribers seem to do this often as the old copperplate script is so hard to read. JJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Nathan Briggs and Family > Hello Jerry, > > I thought I had seen this marriage before..... to an Eldridge, however, I > could not find it tonight. > > I am a Murrell descendent and there was a Briggs Murrell listed on the > 1830 MO census....... I don't know who is was and have no known connection > to him. > > I believe some of "my" Murrells went to Howell CO before 1850 since that > is when I find my gggf listed on the Census in Ripley Co AR. I think for > some reason they got separated prior to that date when some of the family > decided to move on.. Maybe the Civil War kept them separated until they > could not longer find each other or did not have the resources to do so. > My dad told he his ggf died with out ever knowing what happened to his > family. > > So that is why when I say your post I tried to find the site where I had > seen the other Briggs information....... > > But I could not > > Sorry I could not help you more. > > Patricia Murrell Mata > Pocahontas, AR > > Do you live in Ava? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Johnston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:24 PM > Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Nathan Briggs and Family > > >> It has been a long time since I have posted to the list. My Howell Co. >> families, which no one else seemed to have before are: Elledge, Hankins, >> Briggs, Dixon, etc. >> >> I am looking for any and all available information about Nathan Briggs, >> or Nathaniel. He had a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Briggs that married >> Isaac Elledge. >> >> I am wondering if Nathan was at least part Indian. He is a brick wall. >> I have that he was born about 1792 NC and died in Howell Co., MO. His >> wife's last name was Eskridge. >> >> He was on the 1841 to 1844 tax lists for Roane Co.. He moved to MO in >> the 1850s. >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Jerry Johnston >> >> >> ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== >> http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >> >> > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > >

Do you have a William BRIGGS? A William and wife Mahala are in Shannon county in 1860, born NC and TN. Then only Mahala in 1870 and she lists born MO. Then in 1880 only the son George and his wife are still in the county. He is listed as born in AL. None of the children in 1860 seem to be yours, Martha, Nancy, Malinda, John George, William, all born AL. There is a THOMAS and DANIEL HANKINS in Shannon county in 1860. Onafern On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:24:26 -0700 "Jerry Johnston" <[email protected]> writes: > It has been a long time since I have posted to the list. My Howell > Co. families, which no one else seemed to have before are: Elledge, > Hankins, Briggs, Dixon, etc. > > I am looking for any and all available information about Nathan > Briggs, or Nathaniel. He had a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Briggs that > married Isaac Elledge. > > I am wondering if Nathan was at least part Indian. He is a brick > wall. I have that he was born about 1792 NC and died in Howell > Co., MO. His wife's last name was Eskridge. > > He was on the 1841 to 1844 tax lists for Roane Co.. He moved to MO > in the 1850s. > > Thanks in advance! > > Jerry Johnston > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > >

No Bellah Family Association that I am aware of, but the Hudson Family Association is one of the oldest, and BEST, that I have seen. Peggy Brooks Cannady [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Lanita Sconce Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 8:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Topic of Discussion/Family Associations Thanks, Peggy! I consider you one of the more experienced researchers who I trust in your information you have shared with me... Is there a BELLAH association? ps: I am going to be gone in the next few days so will return on Tuesday to catch up... ya'll be good now, ya hear!! :>) Thanks! Lanita Sconce Smith I looked at my family tree...there were two dogs using it ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

Thanks Doris, Ann > Ann, > The marriage for Ted Hackworth, Couch, MO, over 21, and Golar Rogers, > Myrtle, MO, age 18. Sworn consent of S. P. Rogers, father of Golar. > October 26, 1928. Justice of Peace. B. Combs. > Recorded in Book 9, page 219. > Doris >

Concerning the ROUSH family. Scott Roush's wife's name is Melissa and Scott's father's name (I believe) is Davis Roush. This is "off the top of my head", and not consulting any records. Doris

Ann, The marriage for Ted Hackworth, Couch, MO, over 21, and Golar Rogers, Myrtle, MO, age 18. Sworn consent of S. P. Rogers, father of Golar. October 26, 1928. Justice of Peace. B. Combs. Recorded in Book 9, page 219. Doris

Lyn, Where would I be able to go to see the abstract, the courthouse at the recorded of deeds, the library at West Plains? Thanks for the help. Toni

Hello Jerry, I thought I had seen this marriage before..... to an Eldridge, however, I could not find it tonight. I am a Murrell descendent and there was a Briggs Murrell listed on the 1830 MO census....... I don't know who is was and have no known connection to him. I believe some of "my" Murrells went to Howell CO before 1850 since that is when I find my gggf listed on the Census in Ripley Co AR. I think for some reason they got separated prior to that date when some of the family decided to move on.. Maybe the Civil War kept them separated until they could not longer find each other or did not have the resources to do so. My dad told he his ggf died with out ever knowing what happened to his family. So that is why when I say your post I tried to find the site where I had seen the other Briggs information....... But I could not Sorry I could not help you more. Patricia Murrell Mata Pocahontas, AR Do you live in Ava? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Johnston" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 10:24 PM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Nathan Briggs and Family > It has been a long time since I have posted to the list. My Howell Co. > families, which no one else seemed to have before are: Elledge, Hankins, > Briggs, Dixon, etc. > > I am looking for any and all available information about Nathan Briggs, or > Nathaniel. He had a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Briggs that married Isaac > Elledge. > > I am wondering if Nathan was at least part Indian. He is a brick wall. I > have that he was born about 1792 NC and died in Howell Co., MO. His > wife's last name was Eskridge. > > He was on the 1841 to 1844 tax lists for Roane Co.. He moved to MO in the > 1850s. > > Thanks in advance! > > Jerry Johnston > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > >

It has been a long time since I have posted to the list. My Howell Co. families, which no one else seemed to have before are: Elledge, Hankins, Briggs, Dixon, etc. I am looking for any and all available information about Nathan Briggs, or Nathaniel. He had a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Briggs that married Isaac Elledge. I am wondering if Nathan was at least part Indian. He is a brick wall. I have that he was born about 1792 NC and died in Howell Co., MO. His wife's last name was Eskridge. He was on the 1841 to 1844 tax lists for Roane Co.. He moved to MO in the 1850s. Thanks in advance! Jerry Johnston