While wandering the web on Friday night I came across a listing of marriages for Andrew County. No source data was supplied, and the info here is the extent of what I found. I did check a couple of the listings against copies of actual records I have obtained from the court house in Savannah, and they were correct. If you find anything of interest here, the phone number for the Andrew County court house is 816-324-3624. The lists are not extremely long, but I know some servers have limitations on the mail intake, so will post each year to the list separately. These three are dated prior to the actual formation of Andrew County (1841): Campbell, George W. married Elmore, Mary Ann on 26 Feb 1826 Howell, Martha married Ousley, William A. on 10 Dec 1840 Hurst, Hiram married Todd, Elizabeth on 20 Dec 1840 Sandy Nehrling snehrling@mediaone.net www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/e/h/Sandy-Nehrling/ I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?"

Can anyone tell me who the sexton is for the cemetery at Bolckow? I need to contact him/her to get some information on some unmarked graves. Thanks, -Audrey from Iowa

Monica, I want to apologize to you and the rest of the list for losing track of your transcribed Death Register. I'm really sorry that I didn't get it coded and on-line in a readable form much, much sooner. The 1883-1893 Death Register is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~moandrew/deaths.htm Thank you for providing it to all the Andrew Co researchers. Nancy

Marylyn, When you return and get the time, I'd appreciate a look up for Andrew Co 1870 - 1890 for Jesse Boling (Bowlin, etc) and wife Dorinda. And for Andrew Co 1890-1900-1901 for Alfred Townsend and wife Dorinda. Thanks for you time and effort, Linda mcniel2@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Marlyn Eshelman <eshelman@midusa.net> To: <MOANDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 8:12 AM Subject: [MOANDREW] Census and Death Register > I have transcriptions of all of the census records of Andrew Co., from 1850 to 1920, as well as the 1840 Buchanan, and I will do the look ups, but right now I am away from home. If you can all wait, I'll do the look ups I've seen posted on the web next week. > > Nancy, I was the one who transcribed the death register. > > I'll contact the list again next week, unless I get stranded somewhere along the highway. We drove from Kansas to Boston. It's balmy here is Boston, but I hear we got a foot of snow and ice in Kansas. > > Monica > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

I have transcriptions of all of the census records of Andrew Co., from 1850 to 1920, as well as the 1840 Buchanan, and I will do the look ups, but right now I am away from home. If you can all wait, I'll do the look ups I've seen posted on the web next week. Nancy, I was the one who transcribed the death register. I'll contact the list again next week, unless I get stranded somewhere along the highway. We drove from Kansas to Boston. It's balmy here is Boston, but I hear we got a foot of snow and ice in Kansas. Monica

Hi Marie, Aren't we all volunteers where and when we can be? Hope this helps. (No hits on these names in the 1850 Andrew Co. census listing.) Buchanan County, Missouri City Directories Name Township Post Office Year Register, Jno F Center Voris 1902 Register, Mary Center Voris 1902 -----Original Message----- From: Marie K. Fox [SMTP:cookienut@qwest.net] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 11:59 PM To: snehrling@mediaone.net Subject: Missouri city directories Dear Sandy, I noticed a lookup you did for someone in Buchanan County for Missouri city directories. If you are a volunteer, may I ask you to look for the name Register or Regester in Buchanan County? If you have access to Andrew County materials, I anxious to find Register/Regester and Tetherow. Anything you might have to show their names. Please forgive me if I am asking too much. I will appreciate any help. Thank so much, Marie

Buchanan County, Missouri City Directories Name Township Post Office Year Blankenship, Thomas Jackson Dearborn 1902 Blankenship, Rebecca Marion Easton 1902 Blankenship, D J Marion Easton 1904 Blankenship, Rebecca Marion Easton 1904 Blankenship, Thos Jackson Dearborn 1904 Blankenship, W T Crawford Dearborn 1905 Blankenship, Thomas Jackson Dearborn 1905 Blankenship, R Marion Easton R F D No 2 1905 Blankenship, D J Marion Easton 1905 Blankenship, D J Marion Easton 1906 Blankenship, Rebecca Marion Easton 1906 Buchanan County, Missouri Tax Payers Name Township Post Office Year Blankenship, J H Jackson Dearborn, Platte Co. 1891, 1892, 1893 Blankenship, Thomas Jackson Dearborn, Platte Co. 1891, 1892, 1893 Blankenship, Thos. Dearborn 1895, 1896, 1897 Blankenship, Rebecca Easton 1897, 1898 Blankenship, W.S. DeKalb 1897 Blankenship, Wm. Dearborn 1898 Blankenship, W. S. Bloomington DeKalb 1899 Blankenship, Thos. H. Jackson Dearborn 1899, 1900 Blankenship, Thos. H., Sr. Jackson Dearborn 1899, 1900 Blankenship, Wm. Jackson Dearborn 1899, 1900, 1901 Blankenship, Thomas Jackson Dearborn 1901 Blankenship, Rebecca Marion Easton 1899, 1900, 1901 Blankenship, D. J. Marion Easton 1899, 1900

Buchanan County, Missouri Tax Payers Name Township Post Office Year Knight, C F Washington St. Joseph 1891, 1892, 1893 Knight, F H Washington St. Joseph 1891, 1892, 1893 Buchanan County, Missouri City Directories Name Township Post Office Year Kinney, Bessie Washington St Joseph R R 1 Knight, K P Center Exchange Bldg 1904

1850 Buchanan County census: Name Location Page Blankenship, Eliza Marion Twp. 052 Blankenship, Jesse Marion Twp. 051 -----Original Message----- From: AMEON79@aol.com [SMTP:AMEON79@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 8:04 PM To: snehrling@mediaone.net Subject: Re: [MOANDREW] RE: Look-ups Buchanan Co may be the right place to find my Blankenships.William married a mary and died in 1859 his sons Coleman hargrove was married to margaret and had a housefull of kids.Breckenridge and thomas are the other sons of william,Thank you.NJ

FRED FRITZ AND MARIA FLICKINGER Andrew County, Mo. "Speak Lord for thy servant heareth."--Samuel. FRED Fritz Flueckinger, emigrated to America, Mar. 14, 1883; located at Amazonia, near St. Joe, in Andrew county, Mo. He was a native of Hutwyl in Canton Berne, northwest part of Switzerland. He was born in 1845 and in 1869 married there Maria Sheidregger. They were farmers and members of the Reformed church. John Flueckinger, grandfather of Fred, born 1785, lived and died in the membership of the same church at Hutwyl. Jacob Flueckinger, son of John and father of Fred Fritz, was born in 1815, was a silk weaver, lived at Hutwyl and was also a member of the same Reformed church. This German form of the name, Flueckinger, is found so early in the records of the Reformed church at Hutwyl as to suggest a very early settlement there of one or more families, soon after the Germans began to invade and occupy that portion of Switzerland. Fred and Maria were the parents of six children, five of whom, Fritz, Emma, Alfred, Freda and John, were born at Hutwyl, and in 1883 accompanied their parents to Amazonia, Mo. Carl, the youngest, was born in Andrew county, Mo., and pursued an education that fitted him for the ministry of the Reformed church. F. 6. 1 Fritz Flickinger, b 1870, fireman, Reformed, St. Louis, Mo.; in 1902 married Minnie Machalski. F. 2. 2 Emma Flickinger, 1872-1906, in 1895 married Fred Jenni, farmer, Presbyterian, Lewistown, Mont. F. 8, all born in or near Lewistown. Anna, Louise, Marie, Frederick, Hulda, Clara, Lena and Samuel G. Anna Friedslena Jenni, born 1893; in 1916 married Arthur Wilcox, farmer, Presbyterian, Lewistown, Mont. F. 3: Ernest Arthur, born 1917; Evelyn Marie, born 1918; Judith Elizabeth, born 1921; Wallace Walter, born Aug. 7, 1923. Louise Margaret Jenni, 1894-1918; in 1915 married Clifford McCleary, Farmer and Presbyterian, Lewistown, Mont. F. 3: Margaret Emma, born 1915; Laura Mildred, born 1917; Helen Louise, born 1918. Marie Emma Jenni, born 1895; in 1920 married Ernest Reuss, truck gardener, Lutheran. F. 2: Doris Marie, born 1921; Lester, born 1923. Frederick John Jenni, born 1897, farmer, Presbyterian; in 1922 married Bell Kynett. Hulda Clara Jenni, born 1898; in 1917 married John Reis, shoemaker, Presbyterian. Clara Elizabeth Jenni, born 1910; in 1920 married George Young, farmer, Presbyterian. F. 1: George Darrel, born 1921. Lena Lillian Jenni, born 1902; in 1922 married D. R. Potterf, trucker, Presbyterian. The Flickinger Family History Author: Robert Elliott Flickinger Call Number: R929.2 F62 The history and genealogy of the Flickinger Families in the United States of America, including photographs. Bibliographic Information: Flickinger, Robert Elliot. The Flickinger Family History. Des Moines, Iowa. Success Composition and Printing Co. 1927.

Hi Linda, I mis-spoke in my previous e-mail and I apologize. The 1840 Missouri census on genealogylibrary.com does NOT have Andrew County. Buchanan is there, which is nearby, and where I did find a few Blankenship listings for someone else, but not Andrew. According to Ancestry's Red Book, Andrew County was not formed until 1841, while Buchanan County was formed in 1838, though both areas were part of the Platte Purchase. As for the 1850 Andrew County census, I found the following: name location page# Kinney, John Nodoway Twp. 031 Kinney, John H. Nodoway Twp. 029 Kinney, William W. Nodoway Twp. 032 Knight, Daniel Rochester Twp. 104 1840 Buchanan County census: Kinney, John Nodaway Twp. 149 Hope this helps! Sandy Nehrling snehrling@mediaone.net www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/e/h/Sandy-Nehrling/ I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?" -----Original Message----- From: Linda C. Zweigle [SMTP:zweigle@televar.com] Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 10:05 AM To: snehrling@mediaone.net Subject: Look-ups Sandy, In the 1840 or 1850 census for Andrew Co,Missouri, were there any Knight or Kinney families listed. I have been ordering census films and most so far have been so bad that I can not read them. Just finished the 1870 and it was a bust. Nothing was readable.. Any help would be appreciated. "Keep On Searching" Linda Zweigle Washington State zweigle@televar.com

Ruth, No matches at genealogylibrary.com - it appears the only census records in their database that include Andrew County are 1840 and 1850. Sandy snehrling@mediaone.net www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/e/h/Sandy-Nehrling/ I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?" -----Original Message----- From: Ruthilton@aol.com [SMTP:Ruthilton@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:40 PM To: MOANDREW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOANDREW] 1900 Census Look-up Wondering if the following are still in Andrew County in 1900. William L. Cole and Ida Edwards married 23 Feb 1890 Henry Keck and Mamie F. Edwards marriage date unknown Addie Edwards born 1877 Emme Edwards born 1871 Any information greatly appreciated. Ruth Mullin ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

> The way it used to be? > > > >Next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water > >temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to > >be! Here are some facts about the 1500s: > > > >Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in > >May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to > >smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. > > > >Baths were taken in a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the > >house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons > and > >men, then the women and finally the children--last of all the babies. By > >then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it--hence > the > >saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." > > > >Houses had thatched roofs--thick straw, piled high, with no wood > >underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the > >dogs, cats and other small animals -- mice, rats, and bugs lived in the > >roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would > slip > >and fall off the roof -- hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs." > > > >There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a > >real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really > mess > >up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over > >the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into > >existence. > > > >The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, > >hence the saying "dirt poor," > > > >The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when > >wet, so they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As > >the winter wore on, they kept adding more thresh until when you opened > >the door it all started slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the > >entry way -- hence, a "thresh hold," > > > >They cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the > >fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate > >mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew > >for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then > >start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been > >there for quite a while -- hence the rhyme, "peas porridge hot, peas > >porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." > > > >Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. > >When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was > >a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut > off > >a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." > > > >Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid > >content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead > >poisoning and death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the > next > >400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous. > > > >Most people did not have pewter plates, but had trenchers, a piece of > >wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made > from > >stale paysan bread which was so old and hard that they could use them for > >quite some time. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of > >times worms and mold got into the wood and old bread. After eating off > >wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get "trench mouth." > > > >Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of > >the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper > >crust." > > > >Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would > >sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along > >the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were > >laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would > >gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up - > >hence the custom of holding a "wake." > > > >England is old and small and they started out running out of places to > >bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a > >"bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, one > >out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they > >realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie > >a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up > >through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in > >the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; > >thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead > >ringer." > > > >Yes.... the good old days! > >

Who transcribed the Andrew Co 1883-1893 Register of Deaths and sent it to me last fall? Nancy

Wondering if the following are still in Andrew County in 1900. William L. Cole and Ida Edwards married 23 Feb 1890 Henry Keck and Mamie F. Edwards marriage date unknown Addie Edwards born 1877 Emme Edwards born 1871 Any information greatly appreciated. Ruth Mullin

From 1850 census Missouri (genealogylibrary.com) name county location page Blankenship, C.N. Andrew Nodoway Twp. 041 Blankenship, Granville Andrew Nodoway Twp. 058 Blankenship, Thompson Andrew Nodoway Twp. 031 Blankenship, William Andrew Jefferson Twp. 084 Blankeship [sic], Nancy Andrew Nodoway Twp. 046 From 1840 census Missouri Blankenship, William Buchanan Nodaway Twp. 149 Blankinship, Goerge [sic] Buchanan Nodaway Twp. 149 That's it for now - gotta go play in rush hour... Sandy Nehrling snehrling@mediaone.net www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/e/h/Sandy-Nehrling/ I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?" -----Original Message----- From: AMEON79@aol.com [SMTP:AMEON79@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 10:15 PM To: MOANDREW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOANDREW] Blankenship Does anyone have census for Andrew Co for 1840-1900.I'm looking for the Coleman Blankenship and William Blankenship family of that area.William died in 1859.Thank you. ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Does anyone have census for Andrew Co for 1840-1900.I'm looking for the Coleman Blankenship and William Blankenship family of that area.William died in 1859.Thank you.

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Hello all, My photographic inventory (to date) of the Caples Cemetery in Amazonia, Andrew, Missouri has finally been completed and compiled in a format that I can share. Though temporary technical difficulties are preventing me from providing a link from my FTM home page, the cemetery page can be accessed directly: http://24.131.178.142/genealogy/cemeteryindex.htm Mom is expecting me in Missouri in the spring for a visit, so the remaining headstones will be photographed then. Enjoy! Sandy Nehrling snehrling@mediaone.net www.familytreemaker.com/users/n/e/h/Sandy-Nehrling/ I hear ethereal whispers persuasive, soft and still, "Daughter, if you don't remember us, who will?" ps. This being the first page I have ever assembled, I welcome suggestions and critiques. sen

I'm hunting for the lady who contacted me about Levi Hickey on the 1870 census. I have the information for her, but am having some trouble with my internet "service" (I use the term lightly) and have lost her address. Please contact me again, Geniebug. Monica