The Howell Cemetery is one of the prettiest and most peaceful cemeteries I have ever visited. Even the deer live there. Pat Max Evans wrote: > I grew up in Oregon county and when they put rest in peace on a grave > marker you can bet that is what will happen in the Howell Cemetery. It > is a piece off the beaten path but not a bad place for the living to > go clear your head of sirens, screeching brakes and car horns. Gald > you got to put up the marker Pat. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Miller" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Reilly/Riley information/correction > > >> Ack, I made Lester too old. James W. Reilly/Riley was Lester's >> grandfather, not his father. >> Pat, >> >> >> Pat Phillips Miller wrote: >> >>> This is Pat Miller and I have been having problems posting. >>> Hopefully this will work now. >>> I just wanted all of you to know that on July 9, 2005 my daughter >>> inlaw Lisa Phillips, youngest granddaughter Riley Gael Phillips, >>> several of my Oregon county cousins(Lester Riley, Rick >>> Riley[Lester's son], Billie Ray Mooney, Hazel Drye) , Bob Langston >>> and Carl Burkhead set a Civil War Tombstone for our mutual Great >>> Grandfather Patrick B. Reilly/Riley. Patrick was born in Hart >>> County, KY in 1838, married Mary Jane Hodges in Larue Co. KY in >>> 1863. They had 10 children...one which was my grandfather John Clay >>> Reilly/Riley. Lester Riley's father was James W., Patrick's son just >>> older than my grandfather; Hazel and Billie Ray's grandmother was >>> Minnie Florence Riley Dills who was Patrick and Mary's youngest >>> daughter. Patrick, Mary and three of their children are buried at >>> the Howell Cemetery in Thayer Township (a way out in the country). >>> My grandfather John and his wife Julia Shurron are buried at >>> Koshkonong, Minnie and her husband Thomas are buried at the Dills >>> Cemetery and James W. and his wife Ella Dills are also buried at the >>> Dills Cemetery. >>> >>> Just wanted to know that good comes from researching a lost family. >>> >>> Pat Miller >>> Dallas,TX >>> >>> >>> ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== >>> http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== >> http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ >> >> > > > > ==== MO-OREGON-HISTORY Mailing List ==== > http://www.oregoncountyhistory.net/ > > >