John, Do you belong to the Oregon county, Missouri List and do you go to their web site? I think some of your information may be their. Joan Hi Joan, Thanks very much for responding and your offer to help. I am not a subscriber to Ancestry.com, although I do have a subscription to on-line U.S. census reports. In order to give you a little background, I am in the process of gathering information for a family history book I plan to write on the old pioneer, John Nichols and all of his descendants. He left Virginia and settled in Barren Co., Ky. about 1812. John and his wife had 13 children, one of whom was George W. Nichols, my great-great-grandfather. George W. Nichols had three daughters who married three brothers in the 1860's in Barren Co., all sons of Hiram W. Martin. Then in the 1880's, two of these brothers migrated to West Plains, Mo. They were Joseph Henry Martin, a carpenter and Prysbyterian minister, with his wife, Elizabeth (Nichols) Martin, and James R. Martin, a brick mason, and his wife, Parthenia (Nichols) Martin. I suspect that they moved to West Plains at that particular time to take advantage of the bui! lding boom going on after the Civil War. I understand that the town was totally destroyed, burned to the ground, by guerillas in 1863. Just about everything I know about these two families has been the result of tracing their movements from the 1880 census for Barren Co., Ky. to the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census reports for West Plains, Mo. I also have data from the Oak Lawn Cemetery in West Plains. My hope is to eventually locate living descendants, but the main problem I'm facing now is that I do not know the married names of many of the Martin daughters. Most of those marriages would have taken place between 1920 and 1945. Following is a list of the individuals that I know of who comprise the two Martin families: Joseph Henry Martin (1841-1906) his wife, Elizabeth (Nichols) Martin (1840-1922) their daughter, Carrie (Martin) Spencer (1870-1902) her husband, John H. Spencer (1871- ? ) James R. Martin (1848-1930) his wife, Parthenia (Nichols) Martin (1856-1932) their son, Joseph M. Martin (1876-1963) his wife, Marie C. Martin (1877-1974) their children: Henrietta Martin (b.abt.1902) Robert Edward Martin (1903-1927) Florence E. Martin (b.abt.1908) Frances (Martin) LeFever (1908-1986) her husband, Fred LeFever, Sr. (1903-1958) Mildred Martin (b.abt.1912) Joe Martin, Jr. (1917- ? ) his wife, Mary F. Martin (1922- ? ) Mary B. Martin (b.abt.1921) their other son, George W. Martin (1877-1956) his wife (1) Ollie Martin (1884-1910-) his wife (2) Josephine Martin (1897- ? ) Thanks again for your offer of help. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Do you know of anyone living in West Plains that would be able to check Howell Co. marriages for the time period 1920-1945? Jon Huffman Simpsonville, Ky. johnlau@bellsouth.net ----- Original Message ----- From: joan and norm rusk To: johnlau@bellsouth.net Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:51 PM Subject: lookups Jon, A lot of that material is on Ancestry.com, which I subscribe to. How can I help? I do have ancestors in Kentucky, too. We can talk about them later. Joan Griffin Rusk Cherish each day and laugh a lot.

Hi Folks, Does anyone have marriage information from Howell Co. for the years 1920 - 1945? I understand that there is a publication by the West Plains Genealogical Society that covers marriages from 1922 thru 1942. I am trying to locate the marriage dates and spouse names of five daughters of Joseph M. Martin and his wife, Marie, all born in West Plains, Mo. The individuals are Henrietta Martin (b.abt.1902), Florence E. Martin (b.abt.1905), Frances E. Martin (1908-1986), Mildred Martin (b.abt.1912) and Mary B. Martin (b.abt.1921). There was also a son, Joe Martin, Jr. (b.1917), who married Mary F. ?, and I would like to know that date as well. Thanks from a new subscriber. Jon Huffman johnlau@bellsouth.net

Jack Capshaw owned it and sometime after the end of Korean war, guy by the name of Wayne Beatty came in and leased it from him. I and a lot of my buddies have spent a lot of time around the stove there drinking peanuts in whatever until I joined the AF and left in May 57. Larry Wyatt... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clifton nosleep" <cj1943@hotmail.com> To: <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Murphys Laws of Genealogy > there was a wayne capshaw that ran and maybe owned a gas station on the west > side of Thayer Mo. oregon county. near highway 142. Clifton ps. in the > 1950's and 60's. > > > > > > > >From: cjwbama@webtv.net (Claudia Williams) > >To: MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Murphys Laws of Genealogy > >Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:39:19 -0500 (CDT) > > > >Clifton, You have the right idea!!!!!!! Thanks for that great > >statement!!! > > > >Before 911 this List really "ROCKED" as the kids say , and rightly > >so!!!! We did not feel like doing much after 911. TODAY, we can > >celebrate that the` tyranny in Iraq is over or very close to it, our > >boys will be coming home proud!!!!!! and another nail in the terriosts > >coffin, will hopefully keep us from ever going thru another 911. > > > >So lets make Lanita, and Nancy, two of the hardest workers in the field > >of genealogy, PROUD and post, POST post, come up with another subject. > >List your surnames,too. > > > >Webb,Ferguson,Adcock,Capshaw,McDowell,Lee,Elliott, Rigsby. > > > >Fergusons, Rigsby, Capshaw were in West Plains or Howell Co. the > >community of Thayer. > > > >Claudia J.Williams > > > > > >==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > >http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >

WEll I'm searching another family of mine and I'm back in this area again. I've found the marriage of a brother and a sister. Does anyone have these families or anyone from this area with the name Rigsbee in their files. Elizabeth M. 'Bettie' Rigsbee married Solon E. Lee Nov 28, 1880 Randolph Co., AR Ethelbert S. 'Egbert' Rigsbee married M. E. Johsnon March 6, 1881 Ripley Co., MO These families had come from Gibson Co., TN area. Thanks for any help! Can't get away from this area! Ann

We lived just over the hill from the gas station. I thought the owner's name was Charlie but I could very well be wrong. We bought all our gas there. The building was still there a couple of years ago. Catherine Clifton nosleep wrote: > there was a wayne capshaw that ran and maybe owned a gas station on the west > side of Thayer Mo. oregon county. near highway 142. Clifton ps. in the > 1950's and 60's.

there was a wayne capshaw that ran and maybe owned a gas station on the west side of Thayer Mo. oregon county. near highway 142. Clifton ps. in the 1950's and 60's. >From: cjwbama@webtv.net (Claudia Williams) >To: MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Murphys Laws of Genealogy >Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:39:19 -0500 (CDT) > >Clifton, You have the right idea!!!!!!! Thanks for that great >statement!!! > >Before 911 this List really "ROCKED" as the kids say , and rightly >so!!!! We did not feel like doing much after 911. TODAY, we can >celebrate that the` tyranny in Iraq is over or very close to it, our >boys will be coming home proud!!!!!! and another nail in the terriosts >coffin, will hopefully keep us from ever going thru another 911. > >So lets make Lanita, and Nancy, two of the hardest workers in the field >of genealogy, PROUD and post, POST post, come up with another subject. >List your surnames,too. > >Webb,Ferguson,Adcock,Capshaw,McDowell,Lee,Elliott, Rigsby. > >Fergusons, Rigsby, Capshaw were in West Plains or Howell Co. the >community of Thayer. > >Claudia J.Williams > > >==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== >http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Clifton, You have the right idea!!!!!!! Thanks for that great statement!!! Before 911 this List really "ROCKED" as the kids say , and rightly so!!!! We did not feel like doing much after 911. TODAY, we can celebrate that the` tyranny in Iraq is over or very close to it, our boys will be coming home proud!!!!!! and another nail in the terriosts coffin, will hopefully keep us from ever going thru another 911. So lets make Lanita, and Nancy, two of the hardest workers in the field of genealogy, PROUD and post, POST post, come up with another subject. List your surnames,too. Webb,Ferguson,Adcock,Capshaw,McDowell,Lee,Elliott, Rigsby. Fergusons, Rigsby, Capshaw were in West Plains or Howell Co. the community of Thayer. Claudia J.Williams

Great job, Claudia!! Now, how about all of you joining in!! Don't wait for Nancy or me to post something.. let's see some activity!! I am working on my DAR, finally heard from National on the last person who went in on the one I will be going in on...[does that make sense??!!] My elusive ancestor is listed on my website under the UNION FUNERAL SERVICE.. check it out, and you'll see why! Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.

Hello Everyone, Just had an email from Lanita asking me to post something soooo Here we go. Tell us about your most Elusive` Ancestor, what steps you took to` find him/her. Everyone has at least one!!!! Let us hear from you. Here is what I am talking about......   MY ELUSIVE ANCESTOR I went searching for an ancestor. I cannot find him still.  He moved around from place to place and did not leave a will.  He married where a courthouse burned. He mended all his fences.  He avoided any man who came to take the U.S. Census.  He always kept his luggage packed, this man who had no fame.  And every 20 years or so, this rascal changed his name.  His parents came from Europe. They should be upon some list  Of passengers to U.S.A., but somehow they got missed.  And no one else in this world is searching for this man.  So, I play geneasolitaire to find him if I can.  I'm told he's buried in a plot, with tombstone he was blessed; But the weather took engraving, and some vandals took the rest.  He died before the county clerks decided to keep records.  No Family Bible has emerged, in spite of all my efforts.  To top it off this ancestor, who caused me many groans,  Just to give me one more pain, betrothed a girl named JONES.    author unknown OK MO-OREGON LISTERS...."Lets Rock and Roll" How's that Lanita??? Claudia J.Williams

This was sent on another list. Hope it helps someone. > Revolutionary War Units > http://www.uswars.net/1775-1783/index.htm Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.

had to chuckle at this. Sorry. But reminds me of my dead kin. They came and went only when the ground was frozen solids as not to leave any traces or tracks. clifton jewell >From: lanita miller <ozarkn@southwind.net> >To: MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Murphys Laws of Genealogy >Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:33:14 -0500 > >This was sent to me.. had to send to you!! >Enjoy! >Lanita > > > > The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor >participated and at which the platform collapsed under him turned out >to be a hanging. > >*When at last after much hard work, you have solved the mystery you >have been working on for two years, your aunt says, "I could have >told you that." > >*Your grandmother's maiden name that you have searched for for four >years was on a letter in a box in the attic all the time. > >*You never asked your father about his family when he was alive >because you were not interested in genealogy then. > >*The will you need is in the safe on board the Titanic. > >*Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on the surnames. > >*John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as the >family progenitor, died on board ship at the age of 10. > >*Your great grandfather's newspaper obituary states that he died >leaving no issue of record. > >*The keeper of the vital records you need has just been insulted by >another genealogist. > >*The relative who had all the family photographs gave them all to her >daughter who has no interest in genealogy and no inclination to >share.  > >*The only record you find for your great grandfather is that his >property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency.  > >*The one document that would supply the missing link in your dead-end >line has been lost due to fire, flood or war. > >*The town clerk to whom you wrote for the information sends you a >long handwritten letter which is totally illegible. > >* The spelling of your European ancestor's name bears no relationship >to its current spelling or pronounciation. > > >Lanita > > >I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower. > > >==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== >http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

This was sent to me.. had to send to you!! Enjoy! Lanita The public ceremony in which your distinguished ancestor participated and at which the platform collapsed under him turned out to be a hanging. *When at last after much hard work, you have solved the mystery you have been working on for two years, your aunt says, "I could have told you that." *Your grandmother's maiden name that you have searched for for four years was on a letter in a box in the attic all the time. *You never asked your father about his family when he was alive because you were not interested in genealogy then. *The will you need is in the safe on board the Titanic. *Copies of old newspapers have holes occurring only on the surnames. *John, son of Thomas, the immigrant whom your relatives claim as the family progenitor, died on board ship at the age of 10. *Your great grandfather's newspaper obituary states that he died leaving no issue of record. *The keeper of the vital records you need has just been insulted by another genealogist. *The relative who had all the family photographs gave them all to her daughter who has no interest in genealogy and no inclination to share.  *The only record you find for your great grandfather is that his property was sold at a sheriff's sale for insolvency.  *The one document that would supply the missing link in your dead-end line has been lost due to fire, flood or war. *The town clerk to whom you wrote for the information sends you a long handwritten letter which is totally illegible. * The spelling of your European ancestor's name bears no relationship to its current spelling or pronounciation. Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.

Hi I received this website information from the Baker website which I research on for my husband's relatives. I am finding alot of good information I did not know was online. Carolyn Boone ----- Original Message ----- From: darlenbaker@aol.com To: kdstovall9@aol.com Cc: BakerAncestors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 11:34 PM Subject: [BakerAncestors] 50 Million Historical Documents Hit Web Check this out folks!! Darlene Baker 50 Million Historical Documents Hit Web Fri Apr 4, 2:31 PM ET Add Technology - AP to My Yahoo! By EUN-KYUNG KIM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Researchers, genealogists and the plain curious can now use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files. Before the system became available, people had to either visit the Archives and spend hours combing through documents or request the files by phone and pay to have them mailed. "Now, people can pull these electronic records at their own convenience," said Michael Carlson, electronic and special media records director for the archives. "It's totally self-service from your desktop." The records available on the database system represent a small fraction of the archive's electronic holdings. They were selected because of their analytical and statistical nature — most deal with information that easily can be looked up based on specific names, dates, organizations, cities or states. For instance, someone wanting to research a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century can choose the series of records listed under "immigrants," enter the relative's name and learn on what ship he traveled, the occupation he claimed prior to leaving, the date he arrived in New York, and the country from which he left, among other details. "It can be another stop in creating your family tree and understanding what happened and when," said Michael Kurtz, assistant archivist for records services. Carlson said he expects the service will be popular with veterans in particular because of all the information related to military action, casualties and POWs. The records in the new system "aren't a revelation in information, but is it helpful? Absolutely," said American Legion spokesman John Peterson after checking out the Web site. "A lot of people active with the POW/MIA issue complain the government doesn't release enough documents about people who are still missing, so almost anything they give out is good in our eyes," he said. Kristine Minami, a spokeswoman for the Japanese American Citizens League, said getting easy access to government records will provide "a lot of validation" to Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II. The database draws from the records of 20 federal agencies. Most of the information was created by the agencies to suit their own program needs, without any thought to its historical significance. Because of that, some records have typographical errors like misspelled names or an inaccurate dates. National Archives officials did not correct any of the information to preserve the records' integrity. Shirley Langdon Wilcox, former president of the National Genealogical Society, called the new system an "extremely useful and exciting" tool. "This certainly gives you enough of an idea of what might be available to you so you know what to weed out before taking a trip somewhere," she said. "Anytime you have a tool that can make yourself better prepared before you go to the Archives or library, it's worthwhile. You don't end up wasting an hour or two looking at whether they have something, because you've done your homework. " ___ On The Net: National Archives' Access to Archives Databases: http://www.archives.gov/aad/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BakerAncestors-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

Saw this in the weekly community calendar here in West Plains, MO and thought it might be of interest to some of you. I'd be glad to send a full copy of the calendar (covering community cultural activities April through October) to anyone who would like to see it. --------------------------------------- Apr. 15, 2003: The South Central Missouri-North Central Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet in the community room of the West Plains Public Library from 2-4 p.m. For more information e-mail Lou Wehmer at wehmer@socket.net or call 417-469-4287. The West Plains Public Library is located at 750 West Broadway. Information is available on their website at: http://westplains.net/library.html or by phone, 417-256-4775. Paula Speraneo West Plains

Joan, 1930 Scott Co., MO Richland Twp. p7A: KESTER, Ladson 52 Lillie 40 Ruby 13 Vernon 7 If you think this may be the folks, let me know and I'll send you the rest of the information. N Manhandyman@aol.com wrote: > > HI > W.L. (William Lanston) KESTER and wife Lilly Mae KESTER is not on the 1930 > census for Oregon Co. Mo. can anyone tell me where they were in 1930. > Thanks Joan > Manhandyman@aol.com > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

They are not in Shannon County in 1930. On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 07:00:19 EST Manhandyman@aol.com writes: > HI > W.L. (William Lanston) KESTER and wife Lilly Mae KESTER is not on > the 1930 > census for Oregon Co. Mo. can anyone tell me where they were in > 1930. > Thanks Joan > Manhandyman@aol.com > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > >

Hi I am looking for a copy of the Byrd-Myrtle Reunion Association Cookbook. Does anybody have any suggestions as to where I might find an old copy? Thanks, Carolyn Taylor Boone (My Jesse Madison Taylor married Elizabeth Byrd) She was my ggrandmother and I would love to have some of the recipes.in the cookbook) ctb

Joan, When/where were W. L. and Lilly born? N Manhandyman@aol.com wrote: > > HI > W.L. (William Lanston) KESTER and wife Lilly Mae KESTER is not on the 1930 > census for Oregon Co. Mo. can anyone tell me where they were in 1930. > Thanks Joan > Manhandyman@aol.com > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/

HI W.L. (William Lanston) KESTER and wife Lilly Mae KESTER is not on the 1930 census for Oregon Co. Mo. can anyone tell me where they were in 1930. Thanks Joan Manhandyman@aol.com

My grandfather and his brother traveled back to their home area in TN from Ky to enlist in the Tenn. Confederate army so it may have been a common practice to enlist under a relative or someone you knew. ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Marx Family" <rmarx2@wi.rr.com> To: <MO-OREGON-HISTORY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Civil War question > If a person served in the 1st Tennessee Infantry for the Union, does > that mean he enlisted in that state? Would he have been required to be > living in that state or could he have traveled to that state to enlist > for some reason? > > Catherine > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >