The marriages that Sandy Nehrling transcribed, and the most recent (complete) wedding info that readers have posted is now indexed on the Andrew County web site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~moandrew/wed-indx.htm Thanks to all who help with this project! Nancy Sween
I'm looking for the Heitman family.Someone contacted me and told me that Acie Heitman had records in Andrew Co.I heard tell that they lived in the St.Joe area,but thought they were in Buchanan Co.Jacob Heitman and Anna (Lapier?) had children William Franklin born 1889,Ellen who married Clarence Ball was born in 1887(posibley in Kansas),Clarence and Acie (Asa) may of been other children.Jacob was born in Missouri but I think his parents were born abroad.I don't know about Annie.Jacob may of lived with his daughter and her family.I did find out that in 1900 that they lived in DeKalb Co. in the Sherman Township.I would think that Jacob and Annie died in Andrew Co at least after 1900.Mary Ellen Ball died in 1955 in St.Joe.Wiliiam Fredrick died in 1962 in Ray Co.If anyone runs across these names in their research please contact me.Thank you.NJ
I would like to establish contact with anyone having info on siblings that moved to Andrew Co., Mo. from Platte Co., Mo. after 1839, namely: John Miller, wife Elizabeth Anderson, d. 2/27/1897; Rachael Miller who md. George S. Scott, d. abt. 1883; and Deborah Miller who md. William Landers, d. 2/27/1897. John, Rachael and Deborah are children of Samuel and Elizabeth Miller who came to Platte Co., Mo. in 1839 from Marion Co., Ky. Another connection involves a cousin, John Marion Miller, who md. Eliza Frances Scott (8/27/1861) d/o George S. Scott and Rachael Miller. John and Eliza went back to Marion Co., Ky. before moving to Cass Co., Mo. and then on to Pratt Co., Ks. I am interested in any other relatives of this group of Millers. Art Miller, Louisville
Art, While I am not related and have no information from private sources, I have quite a bit of information on this John/Rachael/Deborah MILLER family from public record sources. Not wanting to spend time duplicating what you might already have, I'll list the sources I have on John, Rachael, Deborah and the next generation (their children) and if you don't have some of those sources, just tell me which ones. There is a lot on these people in the annals of Andrew Co. history, so it may take me a little while to get it all together. Census records, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Goodspeed's 1888 History of Andrew Co. Andrew County, A Community, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 Newspaper Gleanings from Andrew County and Surrounding Areas cemetery records marriage records death register Monica
I'm looking for Jacob Heitman born about 1868.He married Anna Lapire/Williams or vice versa.Children were William Fredrick(Fred) born 1889,Mary Ellen born 1887 married Clarence Ball,Ora,Louis,Acie (Asa)born 1900.I think Jacob died in St Joe and he lived with Mary Ellen Ball.Jacob was born in MO according to the census I found in Ray Co for Fred.I do not know who his parents are.There may of been Heitmans in DeKalb Co.Mary Ellen Ball died June 18,1955 in St.Joesph ,Buchanan Co MO.
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Andrew/10063 Surname: HARMON, ADAMSON ------------------------- Thanks for your answer. I'll keep looking.
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Andrew/10062 Surname: HARMON, WHITWORTH, DONEGHEW ------------------------- Hi Monica, Thanks for your help and esp for your time. That Henry was the first we had been able to find in MO in the right age bracket. My Henry was born in Feb. 1858 in MO and that's really all I know. Of course, what I was hoping for was some way to connect the two families, but my Henry was getting married in May of 1887. We have access to the 1870 MO Census, but not to the index. When I looked for Russell and family there, I only looked in Andrew Co. since I was having to search page by page. You've really saved me quite a bit of effort, though it is a rule-out rather than a connection. Thanks again, Karen
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Andrew/10061 Surname: HARMON, JOHNSON, READER ------------------------- The Russell Harmon on the 1860 Andrew Co., MO census wass the son of Daniel and Mandana (Reader)Harmon. He married Susan Johnson. According to an article in the Savannah Reporter in 1887, their son Henry was "declared to have unsound mind" and was committed to an institution in 1887. The Russell Harmon family was also on the 1870 Nodaway Co., MO census.
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Andrew/10060 Surname: HARMON, WHITWORTH, DONEGHEW ------------------------- I found Russel Harmon on the 1860 Andrew Co Census with his family. One of his sons is named Henry. I suspect that Henry is my ggrandfather. Has anyone any information regarding Russel or Henry, I would appreciate the help. Henry turned up in Tate Co, MS in 1887 when he married Mrs. S.E. Whitworth. Then he turned up in Tunica Co, MS on the 1900 Census. Thanks Karen
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Andrew/10059 Surname: HARMON, WHITWORTH, DONEGHEW, DONEHOO ------------------------- I have only a copy of two pages of the 1860 Andrew Co Census. I have the family of Russel Harmon. (p. 459, Jackson Twp.) Russel Harmon, 34, M, Farmer, $8920, $660, VA Susan , 34, F, , MO William , 7, M, , MO Matilda , 5, F, , MO ---- p459b Henry Harmon, 3, M, , MO Lucinda , 8/12, F, , MO Lewis Roberts, 25, M, Farmer, , KY I know that's not what you're looking for, but at least it's a rule out. :o) Karen
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Andrew/10058 Surname: LANE ------------------------- Looking everywhere for GGgrandfather William H. LANE Had two children that I know of...William Washington LANE b.1897 and Minnie Elzora LANE. No info is to small. Thank You, Theresa
Hello folks.I am searching for the Heitman family.In particular Jacob Heitman.I was told he was on the census in his daughter Ellen Balls home in Buchanan Co.in 1900 or 1910,and that the family lived near St.Joe.most thier lives.Jacob married Anna LaPire although I have found no proff of that.Jacob was born around 1868.He had a son William Fredrick born 1889.Another son was Clarence and Acie??There were more children.Any leads would help.Thank you NJ
Today my column is at the request of Shirley Treadway, a reader. She has wondered at the old jewelry items found at auctions, flea markets, antique shops…and the story such a piece could tell. She asked me to take the questions she had, and then weave a story. And so I have… The Wedding Band (from the "Sunday Afternoon Rocking" series) 1835 The day Daniel placed the gold band on Jane's finger, she twisted and turned it, gazing with wonder upon it and proud that her husband had kept his word. They had married in North Carolina and spent the equivalent of their honeymoon traveling through Cumberland Gap and then down the river by flat boat. Well she remembered the evening of the promise, when he took her aside at a brush arbor meeting, and she knew by the determination in his stance and the serious set of his jaw, that he had come to a decision. "There ain't nothing for me here, Jane. And I am aiming to leave. I want you to leave with me. I have not much to give you, but one day I will have. And when I have made my place, one day I will put a ring on your finger." And so they had married…without a ring. She made him a promise the day he kept his. "I will never take it off." 1866 Jane called Tom, her youngest son to her bedside, the day he announced he would be marrying Lavinia. Well she knew Tom's circumstances…and her own. "Tom," she told him, "You got five youngins to raise and good it is Lavinia will take your family on. But I expect you have no money for a ring, and so I want you to hear me out. I promised your Papa I will never remove this ring while I am yet living, and I will not. But when I am gone, I am telling you to remove it. And place it on Lavinia's finger. You make her a promise, same as your Papa made me. You have not much to give her, but this ring is a promise you will stick by her same as she has promised to stick by your youngins." 1895 Lavinia stuck by Tom's family. She raised them, and she raised the ones she and Tom brought into the world. And Tom kept his promise. He never had a great deal materially to give her, but he stuck by her, same as she stuck by his family. All of her young years, Martha watched the golden band glinting in the sun, the light of a fire, as Lavinia worked. She thought as the years passed how strange it was that the band never lost its gleam, its luster…when the hands that wore them told such a different story. Lavinia's busy hands, the hands the children watched kneading dough, firmly grasping a hoe, determined in their attack of a wash board…slowly changed as the years went on. They went from smooth and soft, to reddened and rough, and finally the busy hands lay gently clasped, wrinkled and work-worn, on a chest that grew quiet. Martha put the ring away. 1915 Molly loved to sift through the bits of treasures in Mama's trunk, and sometimes if Mama was not too busy, she would sit beside her and tell her the stories of the treasures. The pretty blue silk covered box, she told her, was from the pie supper where she met Papa, and the Indian head penny was what her uncle had given her the day she was born. And the wedding ring that just fit on Molly's thumb was her grandmother's. "It was my Mama's," Martha told her, "And it was my Papa's mother's before that. It came with a promise each time it was passed, and the day I kept it, I decided on a promise of my own. It will be passed right on, Molly, and each time the stories of the promises can be told. It is the story of our family in this place. One day the ring will be yours." Molly, raised her bright blue eyes to meet her Mama's, and furrowed her eyebrows in concentration. "Then, Mama," she proclaimed, "I promise to give it to my own little girl, and tell her all about Samuel and Jane, and the flat boat. And about Tom and Lavinia, and the poor little children without a mama she raised." 1955 Molly never had children, and so she never kept her promise. She kept it tucked away and now and then would see it and think perhaps she should tell the story to someone, perhaps Nancy, but somehow that time never evolved. It was her niece who cleared out the home Molly had known, and distributed first one thing and then another to those she thought could use it, keeping only the things she would find useful herself. When she came upon the wedding ring, she wondered where it had come from, for Molly had never married. It could not have been Martha's for Martha was buried in hers. Shrugging her shoulders, Nancy pocketed it and dropped it in her jewelry box, never intending to wear it, but thinking perhaps one day she would have it melted down and something made of it. 1995 With Mother in the nursing home, and it obvious she could never come back home, all Jim knew to do was to clear out her apartment. The bills at the nursing home were outrageous, and there was no sense wasting what little money she had on utilities and upkeep for something she was not likely to ever return to again. He saw no reason to upset her with his decision, and so did not tell her of her plans. He quietly cleared out her belongings, storing some, and selling others. Her care fund did not swell a great deal with the sales, but enough to help. She did have some pieces of jewelry that fetched a fair price, and a few that really were worth little, but he sold them as a lump. He saw no reason not to do so, as he had no wife and no daughters. His brothers assured him the pieces meant nothing to them. Nancy died and never knew her things were not still as she had left them. She could not have told the story of the ring anyway. 2001 Shirley stood in front of the jewelry case at an antique mall. A visit to such a place was as much a walk through time as reading a historical novel, she thought…for when she held in her hands the bits and pieces of past lives, she could not help but wonder the stories they could tell. And so it was, a wedding ring gleamed softly in the light from a nearby window. And these were the thoughts she had, and the thoughts she wrote to me: "Obviously well worn. Was there really 'romance' in the eyes of both the bride and groom when he slipped it on her finger? How much did it originally cost? Hundreds of minuscule scratches could each tell a story of the original wearer of that gold wedding ring. How old is it, really? Did it remain on her finger when the meals were cooked, biscuit dough was kneaded? Was it there when clothes were hand washed on an old scrub board? Our great and great-great grandmothers could tell a story, but our imaginations are vivid as we look upon or hold one of these priceless rings. Why do descendants, sometimes, inherit something like this, and sell it at a flea market, or worse yet, throw it away because it may not look like much?" Just a bit of imagining…from both Shirley and myself, jan Copyright ©2001JanPhilpot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Note: Afternoon Rocking messages are meant to be passed on, meant to be shared...simply share though e-mail as written without alterations...and in entirety
William, Those Popes sure moved around a lot. You've found them in Andrew Co., Gentry Co., and Clay Co., and I'll now tell you that Francis and his family are on the 1870 NODAWAY Co. census, Jackson Twp., Household 110. Listed in the family are Francis P [sic], 30, farmer, IN; Catharine, 23, MO; William, 4; and Adaline, 10/12. (This is NOT to be confused with Nodaway Twp. in Andrew Co.) I checked the 1850 and 1860 census records to see if there were any Sarah (or Catherine) Longs mentioned, since you say she was born in Andrew Co. The only Sarah of the right age is the daughter of Abner and Jerusha, who was 13 on the 1860 (Household 1989) Andrew Co. census, though it says she was born in WI. Would you have any reason to think that her parents might be Abner and Jerusha? I could send the rest of the information if you think this might be her. Could you answer a few questions for me? You say that both John Pope and Jason Pope are on the 1870 census, but I can't find Jason in my transcription. Do you have a household number? or something that might help me locate him and correct whatever mistake I might have made in my transcription? Also, who are Miranda, 15, Columbus, 11, and James, 7, living with Thomas and Martha on the 1870 census? And do you know which children in that family belonged to Martha and which to the first wife? And do you know what became of Mahala and Mary, who you say were on the 1860 Gentry Co. census? If you can answer these questions, I'd be obliged. If there is anything else I might be able to do for you, please let me know. Monica
I am seeking information about Sarah Catherine Long, b. September 2, 1846, in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, d. March 4, 1928, in Kansas City, MO or KS. Married Francis Marion Long on December 20, 1862, probably in Savannah. Francis Marion Pope was b. May 9, 1840, in Hendricks County, Indiana, d. December 4, 1905, in Argonia, Sumner, Kansas. Migrated from Indiana to Missouri sometime between 1840 and 1860 He was listed in the 1860 census as a resident of Gentry County, Missouri. Children of the marriage: William Alfred Pope, b. 1865 in Gentry County, Missouri; the other children were Adaline, May, Estella, and Iva. Francis Marion Pope was the son of Thomas Jefferson Pope and Lydia Reagan. He is listed in the 1860 Census for Gentry County, Missouri, as Thomas Pope, 43, born in North Carolina, his second wife, Martha, 24, born in Indiana, his son, Marion, 19, born in Indiana, (full name, Francis Marion Pope), and his daughters Mahala, 15, born in Indiana, and Mary, 12, born in Indiana. Also enumerated in the same census are his brother, William Pope (Jr.) and his wife, Mary. Two of the children of William and Mary Pope were John Pope, born in 1833, and Jason Pope, born in 1840, both in Hendricks County, Indiana. William Pope, (Jr.), probably died between 1860 and 1870, as he is not listed in the 1870 Census for either Gentry or Andrew County, Missouri. His two sons, John and Jason, and their wives, however, are enumerated in the 1870 Census for Andrew County, Missouri. Thomas J. Pope, and his wife, Martha, are listed in the 1870 Census for Andrew County, Missouri, with their son, Theodore, and daughter, Sudie. They are shown as living near to John Pope, and his wife, Elizabeth, and Jason Pope, and his wife, Julia. Thomas J. Pope is listed in the 1880 Census for Clay County, Missouri, living with his wife Martha A., his sons, Theodore (15) and Jeffre (6) (Jefferson Grant), and daughter, Sudie (13). Francis Marion Pope moved to Sumner County, Kansas, 1877, with his wife and family. His father, Thomas Jefferson Pope, followed sometime in the early 1880s. Any information concerning these people, and particularly with regard to the family of Sarah Catherine Long, would be appreciated. William A. Pope
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/AndrewObits/28 Surname: FIMPLE ------------------------- Julius Peyton FIMPLE died 24 Jan 1878 in MO. Copied from the Savannah Reporter: (typed as written) Robert FIMPLE in Monroe township, went to the neighbors to clean some beans and hemp seed. Returning home his 9-yr old boy was sitting in a tub on the sack. The wagon ran against a stump, threw the boy out of the wagon and two wheels ran over him. He lived a few minutes. His mother had died six years before. It was one of the saddest accidents.
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/AndrewObits/27 Surname: FIMPLE, LEIDY, MILLER ------------------------- Julius Peyton FIMPLE died 24 Jan 1878 in MO. Copied from the Savannah Reporter: (typed as written) There was quite a sad accident happened, Thursday evening, which caused the death of one of Robert FIMPLEs younger boys. The particulars are as follows: Mr. FIMPLE had been to Mr. LEIDYs to clean some beans and hemp seed, and was returning home. The boy was sitting on a tub on top of the sack, and when near Elizabeth MILLERs, one of the wheels struck a stump, and the boy was pitched out of the wagon, and two of the wheels ran over him. Mr. FIMPLE stopped the wagon as soon as possible, and picked the boy up. He only spoke a few words, and died in a few minutes. He was carried into Mrs. MILLERs house, where he remained till the next day, and then he was taken to Long Branch Cemetery and buried. He was the youngest child. His mother died some six years ago. He was the favorite and pet of the family.
Posted on: Andrew Co. Mo Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/AndrewObits/26 Surname: Yates ------------------------- Andrew Co.-- Can any one do a cemetery search for me for the following father and child? Haskell Yates and infant child. Haskell b: 1824 in VA died in Civil War 1862. Do not have dates on child. But maybe buried at same plot. Thanks Bernice
If anyone finds this on-line map, will you let me know, too, please? The site I like for distances with maps is http://www.indo.com/distance/ I just added it to the maps section of the Andrew Co MOGenWeb site. Nancy http://www.rootsweb.com/~moandrew << Subject: {not a subscriber} County map Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 23:30:08 -0800 From: "Marie K. Fox" <cookienut@qwest.net> To: MOANDREW-L@rootsweb.com Dear List, Is there a map of Andrew County showing all the towns and distance between? I believe I saw one on-line along time ago, but I can't find one now. I have a hard-to-read map of 1895 but it doesn't show all the towns. If anyone can help, I thank you. >>
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: {not a subscriber} County map Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 23:30:08 -0800 From: "Marie K. Fox" <cookienut@qwest.net> To: MOANDREW-L@rootsweb.com Dear List, Is there a map of Andrew County showing all the towns and distance between? I believe I saw one on-line along time ago, but I can't find one now. I have a hard-to-read map of 1895 but it doesn't show all the towns. If anyone can help, I thank you. Marie