List Readers, six years ago a door opened for me that I only I could understand as one of the most important doors that has ever opened in my entire life. On January 12, 2006, I became the coordinator of the Barry County web site - a day I shall never forget. That day I spent twelve hours at the computer and had 198 e-mail messages that were straightly for the web site. For months, I worked twelve hours a day - every day! It was overwhelming! When I went to bed that first day, I wondered why I had agreed to take on something so time consuming. As a coordinator, I have helped you by organizing projects that I think are important to have on a genealogy web site. We have added cemetery stone photos, historical newspaper extracts, census, marriages, war pages, many miscellaneous projects, and thousands of old photos. When I open Picasa 3 it counts 144,667 photos on the Barry County web site, I imagine that is probably about ten thousand more than we really have since some are duplicates. Most of our family photos are historical - and only a handful was taken after the 1930's. I generally refuse photos taken after 1950 since that is getting out of the range for genealogy and historical days and more into the amusement or pleasure stage of family photos. We do have a Face Book page with many photos on it - but there, too, most date before 1930. The things that make Barry County tick are many, but mostly it is researchers who care deeply about genealogy - who take pride in who they descend from and how that they report their records. For a successful web site like this one, it takes a great deal of time to post and to keep up with things that need to be updated. At the present time, I am behind on posting cemetery updates, but those records will be there waiting for me when I can get to them. So don't stop posting them - keep on giving us your updates and feedback. We love it. For the first five years, I did not take any time to do my genealogy or any projects for myself. The past couple of years I have had the help of Phyllis Long and so I have taken some personal time to do some things that I enjoy - like traveling. Among all the things I have done - the projects that I have managed to do and with the time I have spent away from the web site and computer have been many. I dipped into remodeling, which has been the most time consuming of all things . Remodeling an old house built in 1896 is beyond whatever you might image that it is. It is a job and a half! Then in December, I did DNA and took time to study the results hoping to solve my Simpson mystery. I even took some time to do some fictional writing and sold a book. Many years ago, I published and so this wasn't a new adventure for me - just one I had put on hold and had in recess. I only wanted to say thanks for the great ride - for the friendship and support that you have given me for the past six years. I hope we will have many more good days and times to come. We still have a lot to do. With my birthday coming up tomorrow - right now, I am feeling pretty old. I think that 70 years old is probably too ancient to stand on a ladder and paint walls. So, I need to find the motor on my paint brush and finish what I have started. Donna Cooper

You have done a great job.  Happy Birthday and many more. Jerry Wade Johnson ________________________________ From: Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:23 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] Whee, Six Years! List Readers, six years ago a door opened for me that I only I could understand as one of the most important doors that has ever opened in my entire life. On January 12, 2006, I became the coordinator of the Barry County web site - a day I shall never forget. That day I spent twelve hours at the computer and had 198 e-mail messages that were straightly for the web site.  For months, I worked twelve hours a day - every day! It was overwhelming! When I went to bed that first day, I wondered why I had agreed to take on something so time consuming. As a coordinator, I have helped you by organizing projects that I think are important to have on a genealogy web site. We have added cemetery stone photos, historical newspaper extracts, census, marriages, war pages, many miscellaneous projects, and thousands of old photos. When I open Picasa 3 it counts 144,667 photos on the Barry County web site, I imagine that is probably about ten thousand more than we really have since some are duplicates. Most of our family photos are historical - and only a handful was taken after the 1930's. I generally refuse photos taken after 1950 since that is getting out of the range for genealogy and historical days and more into the amusement or pleasure stage of family photos. We do have a Face Book page with many photos on it - but there, too, most date before 1930. The things that make Barry County tick are many, but mostly it is researchers who care deeply about genealogy - who take pride in who they descend from and how that they report their records. For a successful web site like this one, it takes a great deal of time to post and to keep up with things that need to be updated. At the present time, I am behind on posting cemetery updates, but those records will be there waiting for me when I can get to them. So don't stop posting them - keep on giving us your updates and feedback. We love it. For the first five years, I did not take any time to do my genealogy or any projects for myself. The past couple of years I have had the help of Phyllis Long and so I have taken some personal time to do some things that I enjoy - like traveling. Among all the things I have done - the projects that I have managed to do and with the time I have spent away from the web site and computer have been many. I dipped into remodeling, which has been the most time consuming of all things . Remodeling an old house built in 1896 is beyond whatever you might image that it is. It is a job and a half!  Then in December, I did DNA and took time to study the results hoping to solve my Simpson mystery. I even took some time to do some fictional writing and sold a book. Many years ago, I published and so this wasn't a new adventure for me - just one I had put on hold and had in recess. I only wanted to say thanks for the great ride - for the friendship and support that you have given me for the past six years. I hope we will have many more good days and times to come. We still have a lot to do. With my birthday coming up tomorrow - right now, I am feeling pretty old. I think that 70 years old is probably too ancient to stand on a ladder and paint walls. So, I need to find the motor on my paint brush and finish what I have started. Donna Cooper The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Donna, Thanks much for the best county site on USGenWeb! And Happy Birthday! Cliff Bowlin Colorado Springs Researching Bowling, Bowlin, Calton from Barry Co, MO

Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday! Fran Black >________________________________ >From: Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> >To: mobarry@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 2:23 PM >Subject: [MOBARRY] Whee, Six Years! > >List Readers, six years ago a door opened for me that I only I could >understand as one of the most important doors that has ever opened in >my entire life. On January 12, 2006, I became the coordinator of the >Barry County web site - a day I shall never forget. That day I spent >twelve hours at the computer and had 198 e-mail messages that were >straightly for the web site.  For months, I worked twelve hours a day >- every day! It was overwhelming! When I went to bed that first day, I >wondered why I had agreed to take on something so time consuming. > >As a coordinator, I have helped you by organizing projects that I >think are important to have on a genealogy web site. We have added >cemetery stone photos, historical newspaper extracts, census, >marriages, war pages, many miscellaneous projects, and thousands of >old photos. When I open Picasa 3 it counts 144,667 photos on the Barry >County web site, I imagine that is probably about ten thousand more >than we really have since some are duplicates. Most of our family >photos are historical - and only a handful was taken after the 1930's. >I generally refuse photos taken after 1950 since that is getting out >of the range for genealogy and historical days and more into the >amusement or pleasure stage of family photos. We do have a Face Book >page with many photos on it - but there, too, most date before 1930. > >The things that make Barry County tick are many, but mostly it is >researchers who care deeply about genealogy - who take pride in who >they descend from and how that they report their records. For a >successful web site like this one, it takes a great deal of time to >post and to keep up with things that need to be updated. At the >present time, I am behind on posting cemetery updates, but those >records will be there waiting for me when I can get to them. So don't >stop posting them - keep on giving us your updates and feedback. We >love it. > >For the first five years, I did not take any time to do my genealogy >or any projects for myself. The past couple of years I have had the >help of Phyllis Long and so I have taken some personal time to do some >things that I enjoy - like traveling. Among all the things I have done >- the projects that I have managed to do and with the time I have >spent away from the web site and computer have been many. I dipped >into remodeling, which has been the most time consuming of all things >. Remodeling an old house built in 1896 is beyond whatever you might >image that it is. It is a job and a half!  Then in December, I did DNA >and took time to study the results hoping to solve my Simpson mystery. >I even took some time to do some fictional writing and sold a book. >Many years ago, I published and so this wasn't a new adventure for me >- just one I had put on hold and had in recess. > >I only wanted to say thanks for the great ride - for the friendship >and support that you have given me for the past six years. I hope we >will have many more good days and times to come. We still have a lot >to do. > >With my birthday coming up tomorrow - right now, I am feeling pretty >old. I think that 70 years old is probably too ancient to stand on a >ladder and paint walls. So, I need to find the motor on my paint brush >and finish what I have started. > >Donna Cooper >The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Barry County List Readers and cousins, as you know I did DNA back in December and have been plowing through the data for several days now. I have been going through my cousin connections and looking for clues for our Simpson family research. We are matching as a cousin to a woman who has family in Gibson Co., IN, and her down line is through Peter Ryan Simpson. George Washington Simpson who was born in Barry County, moved to Washington, Kansas, and died in Huntsville, AR, in Madison County. His ancestor is Peter Ryan Simpson but his family came from Cannon Co., TN, to Barry County. So on our George Simpson line - it looks like that we are descendants of the George Simpson who was born in Barry County and died in Madison Co., AR in 1945. I came to this conclusion because we are also showing up as cousins to the Spradling family, which were his mother's people. And also - we are showing up as cousins as some of his ancestal grandmother's - several wsurnames. George Simpson's father was named John Rose Simpson and he along with other relatives are buried in Madison County. At one time some of his grandchildren had a store in War Eagle. Somewhere around 40 years ago I went to visit a descendant of this family and while there asked if her George Washington Simpson had been married and had a family before he married their grandmother. The woman I talked to assured me that if her grandfather had fathered two children by another woman that they would have known about it. I suppose she didn't know or that she was protecting the memory of her grandfather! I thought she looked like part of our family, but I decided that was wishful thinking and so I discounted it all as nothing more than an idea. As for the Washington, MO, birth place of Jamie Mooney - I found that one of the Spadling uncles moved to Washington, MO, and was living there at the time our James Harvey Simpson Mooney was born. The reason I questioned the place of birth is that George Simpson moved to Washington, Kansas where he married in 1880. We know that John Simpson, George and America's first child was born in 1875 in Eagle Rock; and that Jamie, their second child was born in 1877 in Washington, MO. We will NOT change that information in our files. This isn't firm - not yet, and since this is so complicated - yes, we will still need a male descendant's DNA to firm up the connection. We have a promise of that coming up soon. I just wanted to share with you what I have learned up to now. On America Simpson's family I am matching with two Simpson families that are probably hers. As far as I can tell they are not related to the George Simpson's family mention above. Her family was from VA to KY, and then to IN. If she had people in Gibson Co., IN, it is not a known fact. Her family was from Warrick Co., IN. Donna Cooper

List readers, while digging around in files I found some notes that I had stored away that I though you might enjoy seeing. John Waller who is buried in Old Coriscana Cemetery married Elizabeth Berry. He was a brother to Juliett Wller who was first married to William Collins and then to Stanfier Fergurson. They are all buried in Old Coriscana. You will remember that William Collins was first married to Elizabeth Graham and they were among the organizers of the New Site Church. His daughter Sarah married Charles Haddock, Jr. and his daughter Mary married William Haddock. Another daughter was Julia Ann Collins who married William Montgomery. The Graham and Easley families are connected. -------- Back to John Waller who married Elizabeth Berry. She was a daughter of Tyree Berry and Hettie Boone Copher. Hettie was a daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth (Boone) Copher. Elizabeth Boone was George Boone and Nancy Ann Linville. Now am I ringing any bells? As you know George Boone was a brother of Daniel Boone. What other Berry families were they connected to in Barry County? Anybody know? ---------------- Descendants of George John Waller 1 George John Waller b: Sep 25, 1818 in Kentucky d: Dec 02, 1885 in Barry Co., MO Burial: Old Corsicana Cemetery, near Purdy, Barry Co., MO +Elizabeth Berry b: Oct 14, 1829 in Boone Co., MO m: Sep 16, 1847 d: Oct 12, 1872 in Barry Co., MO Burial: South Fork Cemetery,Pettis Co., MO 2 Willis P. Waller b: Abt. 1850 in Missouri +Elizabeth b: Abt. 1853 in Indiana m: Abt. 1873 2 Nancy Carolyn Lee Waller aka: Callie b: Apr 29, 1855 in Sweet Springs, Saline Co., MO 2 Sarah Emma Waller b: Abt. 1861 in Missouri d: Nov 13, 1938 in Anderson, McDonald Co., MO +William Hayes Gibbens b: Jun 1850 in Barr Twp., Davies Co., IN m: Feb 12, 1874 in Capps Creek, Barry Co., MO d: May 03, 1901 in Van Buren Twp., Newton Co., MO

I'm not sure this will help but will share what I have: Obit For Mrs. Andy Bouyer Headline Eagle Rock News Text Eagle Rock News: Mrs. Andy Bouyer of near this place was fearfully burned Wednesday. She was ironing before the fire place when her dress caught fire and she ran out in the yard. Mr. Bouyer was at the barn looking after his stock. He ran to her, stripped her of her clothing and in doing so badly burned his hands. His whiskers and hair were badly singed. Mrs. Bouyer died that night age 65 years. Newspaper Cassville Republican - Supplement Page Date April 30, 1904 Death Cert Link - Resource State of MO Historical Society Obit for Andy Andy Bouyer passed away March 14, 1933 at the age of 92 years old. He leaves to mourn his departure: four daughter's, Mrs. Vica Head of Oklahoma, Mrs. Messie Martin of Aurora, Mo., Grace Bouyer, and Mrs. Mary Sharpe. He was laid to rest in the Munsey Cemetery, March 15, 1933. Funeral services conducted by Bro. Wisenhart, we extend sympathy to the family. (Posted in the on line Obituaries on Barry Co site. Mary is the mysterious "Mollie" who had no last name on her stone...so the story goes: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/cemetery/munsey/munseya-g.htm Roaring River Twn, Barry Co Census 1900 51 Bouyer, Andrew Head M Jan 1840 60 M 33 AR PA RN Margaret Wife F Mar 1829 71 M 33 0-0 IN IN IN Smith, Frank Hirehand M Feb 1882 18 S MO MO MO Have you seen the Barry Co site photo of a Mary Bouyear Burris Sharp? Owner Patricia Garrett: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/photos/photo-4/burrisIsaacNewton.htm Darla ----- Original Message ----- From: "DANNIE D MILLER" <jandanmiller@sbcglobal.net> To: "Donna Cooper" <donnac58@yahoo.com>; <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Fw: Mary Mae Bouyear >I do not know who the mother was. However, Rebecca A Jones was married to >Mr. Andrew Bouyear (Boyer, Bouyer, or etc) and they were parents of Grace >(Gracie). Rebecca had a son (cleo) before she married Mr. Bouyear. Rebecca >was a sister to my maternal grandmother. (Daughter of Samuel P. Jones & >Martha Roach) > I have not been able to figure out where Rebecca (Beckie) was buried. As a > child we always visited Munsey and placed flowers in the upper rt hand > corner area. I have not found any record of death or where buried. No > stone that I can detect. I would appreciate any help. > I believe Rebecca only had one daughter Grace. Born August 30. 1918 in > Barry County, (Death Certificate) spells name Boyer. Death Dec 7, 1943. > 25yrs 3 month, 7 days. Died in Newton co Infirmary of Chronic Nephritis. > Father Andrew Boyer. Mother no Record in infirmary records. Any help > Welcome. Jan Miller. > > From: Donna Cooper <donnac58@yahoo.com> > To: "mobarry@rootsweb.com" <mobarry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:44 PM > Subject: [MOBARRY] Fw: Mary Mae Bouyear > > Patricia, I am going to forward this to the list readers - looks like > something that they'd enjoy! > > Thanks. Donna Cooper > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- >>From: Patricia Garrett <calleesgenealogy@hotmail.com> >>To: Donna Cooper <donnac58@yahoo.com> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:25 PM >>Subject: Mary Mae Bouyear >> >> >> >>Mary Mae Bouyear Crow Burris Sharp—who was her mother? >> >>(1) Mary Mae Bouyear was born in 1877 to Andrew Bouyer per > her death certificate. >>(2) The Munsey Cemetery Index says Andrew had daughters by 2nd wife >>Rebecca Jones, Vica, Messie, Grace, and Mary. >>(3) The 1900 census > lists Andrew & 1st wife Margaret in Roaring River and says they were > married > about 1867 and that Margaret never had children. >>(4) I can’t find Andrew’s family in the 1870 or 1880 census > or find a Mary Mae Burris . >> (5) The only child I can find for Andrew is Grace in 1920 >> >> >>So who is Mary Mae’s mother? >> >>(1) Marriage License State > of Missouri County > of Barry. This License Authorizes any > Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel > or any > other person, authorized under the laws of this state to Solemnize > Marriage > between Isaac N Burris of Eagle Rock County of Barry who is over the age > of > twenty one (42) and Mary Crow of Eagle Rock in the County of Barry State > of > Missouri, who is over the age of eighteen (26). > Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of my office hereto affirmed, > at my office in Cassville the 1st day of Oct 1903. A.L. Galloway Recorder. > This is to certify that the undersigned > Justice of the Peace did, at his office in said county, on the 7 day of > Oct > 1903 unite in Marriage the above named person. > George Reed J.P. >> >>(2) Death > certificate: Place Newton County , > Rural, Neosho Township . Mary Sharp, no Soc. Sec. number, married to > Bob Sharp age 65. Mary born 4 July 1877 , 64y 3m 29d at Barry County . > Father Andrew Boyer place born unknown. Mother unknown. Informant A.N. > Burris of Neosho > Mo R#5. Burial 10-6-1941 at Gibson Cemetery . Mary lived Neosho > Township R#5. Died Oct 4, 1941 11:30 PM . Cause unknown. Probably > malignant—she had been to cancer > hospital—they said she had hemorrhage between bones. >> >>(3) Marriage License State > of Missouri County > of Barry. This License Authorizes any > Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel > or any > other person, authorized under the laws of this state to Solemnize > Marriage > between John D Crow of Golden in the County of Barry who is over the age > of > twenty one (27) and Mary Boyer of Golden in the County of Barry State of > Missouri, who is over the age of eighteen (20). > Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of my office hereto affirmed, > at my office in Cassville the 30th day of December 1899. Wm A Wear > Recorder. This is to certify that the undersigned did, > at Golden in said county, on the 1 day of January 1899 unite in Marriage > the > above named persons. F.P _____edy, M.G. >> >> > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Shirley, I am going to forward your message to the list readers and see if any of them can help. List Readers, please help Shirley with her puzzle if you can! Thanks. Donna Cooper ----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: Shirley Johnson <mrs4440@yahoo.com> >To: donnac58@yahoo.com >Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:54 PM >Subject: TILMAN SOOTER > > >Donna Hancock Cooper, >    Saw your name and e-mail address on your web site. >    My grandfather, General Price Sooter, was born in Shoal Creek, MO 1862 and died in 1939 same location. His son, my father, Tilman >Sooter was born in Shoal creek in 1903 and died in Texas in 1975. >    The point of this e-mail is I never had the opportunity to meet or see my real father. I have a copy of his death certificate from Texas >and a copy of his obit. His second wife has passed away and I can not locate any other living relatives. I have been trying all different >sources to locate a photo of Tilman Luther Sooter with no success. >    If you can offer any suggestions or direction I would greatly appreciate it. >Ron Johnson >mrs4440@yahoo.com > > >

Hi, Donna, I, too, have been following with interest your DNA information gleaned from the Family Tree DNA Family Finder testing. I have used Family Tree DNA (not Family Finder) for my husband's maternal line, so am familiar with it. It seems that you are getting some fabulous results...did you go with Family Finder by itself, Family Finder + MtDNAPlus, or Family Finder + MtFullSequence? I'd been eyeing FF for some future date, so would like to know if FF alone has provided such a wealth of relationships, or whether you had gone the "plus" route. Congrats on the new book! Best regards, Lorraine Allrelated On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com>wrote: > To Deena - and to all the others who have sent mail asking me about my > DNA experience. Since several of you have asked questions I thought > I'd answer on line. I hope not to bore you who are not interested in > the subject. If so, my apologies - just hit the delete! > > I used Family Tree DNA. They had it on sale through December - I > noticed a little bit ago that they extended the sale through Jan. 7th. > I used the Family Finder kit, but for men they would do Y Chromosome > testing. > > The reason I did the test is that I am hoping to find cousins and > relatives of my elusive George Simpson who lived in Barry County at > one time. We do have the promise of a direct descent of a man who says > he will do the Y Chromosome testing for us. I am still hoping he will > follow through because he is the only male direct descendant. > > So far, I haven't accomplished what I want to find out - but am having > fun by firming up a lot of my files. It is great to see a line that I > worked on and then to see a distant and remote cousin's file with the > same family line. It makes it worthwhile. A man in Pennsylvania, from > a leg of the family separated by 200 years turned up as a cousin on > two of my families. > > I am finding out that some of my Barry County lines are matching with > people who are from the same families but the connection dates back to > the early days of settlement. I am seeing that most of those people > are sometimes related to me in more than one way. The clusters of > families who lived in geographical pockets for several generations > seemed to be interrelated - and so that is helping some, I think. > > They take your markers and compare them with other men and women who > have done DNA. For women it is called MTDNA - mitochondrial - and so > all you see who has markers that match yours - they will give you the > details - say third cousin or so. If you have overlapping families a > 10th cousin my show up as a 3rd or say 2nd cousin. Then you compare > your families to theirs for about nine generations to see what > families they descend from and take it from there. Some people don't > get the full benefit of it because they don't put a list of names or a > Gedcom on their data sheets. I think that is a mistake - unless you > are a man and doing Y Chromosome testing. Then you take all the > markers and compare them by number. > > I can not believe the number of early day Virginia, North Carolina, > Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky > families that are popping up in the surnames of distant cousins - that > I didn't expect to see. My Mills and Haddock families in North > Carolina and Maryland are not showing up as Mills and Haddock, and are > disguised in a cousin's line of names. I really am having to study the > early day Maryland and Craven Co., NC names again and refresh my > memory, as well as the Knox County, Kentucky names, too. I don't know > why I singled just just them out. The early day Virginia ones are a > hard, but the Massachusetts and Connecticut ones seem easier. That > might be because I spent more years studying them and am more familiar > with instant recall of families there. Nevertheless, it is a chore. So > - this is not a piece of cake - it takes work to figure some of it > out, but it is super fun! > > The finish work on my kitchen's sheet rock is lagging behind as well > as my web work for the web site - all for the joy of DNA. > > I hope you have a good genealogy year in 2012 and that you stay well. > > Donna Cooper > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:41 PM, <deena@wildak.net> wrote: > > Donna, I also wonder which DNA company you used. It sounds like you can > > learn lots more than I realized. Could be a fun project for the new > year. > > > > Deena Mault > > > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I did the Family Tree Family Finder and have 30 pages of relatives that came from that. I am adding MtDNA 1 and 2 - but those results haven't come in yet. Of the cousins that I connect to, none I knew about before my test. With all this work - I am hoping to tie up my Simpson lose ends. I do have three connections that might help me with some of the unknown information. If a person hasn't done a lot of research and maybe not familiar with their family names then this would be very difficult to understand the value of what is there. What I mean is if a family dates back to 1600s or earlier and you don't know the connections then you might miss out on something real valuable - perhaps even a documentation that you have your line correct.   Donna      >________________________________ > From: Allrelated <allrelated@gmail.com> >To: mobarry@rootsweb.com >Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:04 AM >Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] DNA testing > >Hi, Donna, > >I, too, have been following with interest your DNA information gleaned from >the Family Tree DNA Family Finder testing. I have used Family Tree DNA >(not Family Finder) for my husband's maternal line, so am familiar with it. > >It seems that you are getting some fabulous results...did you go with >Family Finder by itself, Family Finder + MtDNAPlus, or Family Finder + >MtFullSequence? I'd been eyeing FF for some future date, so would like to >know if FF alone has provided such a wealth of relationships, or whether >you had gone the "plus" route. > >Congrats on the new book! > >Best regards, >Lorraine >Allrelated > >On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com>wrote: > >> To Deena - and to all the others who have sent mail asking me about my >> DNA experience. Since several of you have asked questions I thought >> I'd answer on line. I hope not to bore you who are not interested in >> the subject. If so, my apologies - just hit the delete! >> >> I used Family Tree DNA. They had it on sale through December -  I >> noticed a little bit ago that they extended the sale through Jan. 7th. >> I used the Family Finder kit, but for men they would do Y Chromosome >> testing. >> >> The reason I did the test is that I am hoping to find cousins and >> relatives of my elusive George Simpson who lived in Barry County at >> one time. We do have the promise of a direct descent of a man who says >> he will do the Y Chromosome testing for us. I am still hoping he will >> follow through because he is the only male direct descendant. >> >> So far, I haven't accomplished what I want to find out - but am having >> fun by firming up a lot of my files. It is great to see a line that I >> worked on and then to see a distant and remote cousin's file with the >> same family line. It makes it worthwhile. A man in Pennsylvania, from >> a leg of the family separated by 200 years turned up as a cousin on >> two of my families. >> >> I am finding out that some of my Barry County lines are matching with >> people who are from the same families but the connection dates back to >> the early days of settlement. I am seeing that most of those people >> are sometimes related to me in more than one way. The  clusters of >> families who lived in geographical pockets for several generations >> seemed to be interrelated - and so that is helping some, I think. >> >> They take your markers and compare them with other men and women who >> have done DNA. For women it is called MTDNA - mitochondrial - and so >> all you see who has markers that match yours - they will give you the >> details - say third cousin or so. If you have overlapping families a >> 10th cousin my show up as a 3rd or say 2nd cousin. Then you compare >> your families to theirs for about nine generations to see what >> families they descend from and take it from there. Some people don't >> get the full benefit of it because they don't put a list of names or a >> Gedcom on their data sheets. I think that is a mistake - unless you >> are a man and doing Y Chromosome testing. Then you take all the >> markers and compare them by number. >> >> I can not believe the number of early day Virginia, North Carolina, >> Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky >> families that are popping up in the surnames of distant cousins - that >> I didn't expect to see. My Mills and Haddock families in North >> Carolina and Maryland are not showing up as Mills and Haddock, and are >> disguised in a cousin's line of names. I really am having to study the >> early day Maryland and Craven Co., NC names again and refresh my >> memory, as well as the Knox County, Kentucky names, too. I don't know >> why I singled just just them out. The early day Virginia ones are a >> hard, but the Massachusetts and Connecticut ones seem easier. That >> might be because I spent more years studying them and am more familiar >> with instant recall of families there. Nevertheless, it is a chore. So >> - this is not a piece of cake - it takes work to figure some of it >> out, but it is super fun! >> >> The finish work on my kitchen's sheet rock is lagging behind as well >> as my web work for the web site - all for the joy of DNA. >> >> I hope you have a good genealogy year in 2012 and that you stay well. >> >> Donna Cooper >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:41 PM,  <deena@wildak.net> wrote: >> > Donna, I also wonder which DNA company you used. It sounds like you can >> > learn lots more than I realized.  Could be a fun project for the new >> year. >> > >> > Deena Mault >> > >> > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

List Readers, I am matching heavily with the Morgan early founding families on my DNA - my line going back to Morgan Morgan. I don't descent from Peter Morgan, but since he has descendants in Barry County I was wondering how he connects to my Morgan line. My question to you is do any of you know about the lineage of Peter Morgan who married Mary Van Zandt? Was his father Morgan Morgan and if so which Morgan Morgan? Donna Cooper

I do not know who the mother was. However, Rebecca A Jones was married to Mr. Andrew Bouyear (Boyer, Bouyer, or etc) and they were parents of Grace (Gracie). Rebecca had a son (cleo) before she married Mr. Bouyear. Rebecca was a sister to my maternal grandmother. (Daughter of Samuel P. Jones & Martha Roach) I have not been able to figure out where Rebecca (Beckie) was buried. As a  child we always visited Munsey and placed flowers in the upper rt hand corner area. I have not found any record of death or where buried. No stone that I can detect. I would appreciate any help. I believe Rebecca only had one daughter Grace. Born August 30. 1918 in Barry County, (Death Certificate) spells name Boyer. Death Dec 7, 1943. 25yrs 3 month, 7 days. Died in Newton co Infirmary of Chronic Nephritis. Father Andrew Boyer. Mother no Record in infirmary records. Any help Welcome. Jan Miller. From: Donna Cooper <donnac58@yahoo.com> To: "mobarry@rootsweb.com" <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:44 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] Fw: Mary Mae Bouyear Patricia, I am going to forward this to the list readers - looks like something that they'd enjoy! Thanks. Donna Cooper ----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: Patricia Garrett <calleesgenealogy@hotmail.com> >To: Donna Cooper <donnac58@yahoo.com> >Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:25 PM >Subject: Mary Mae Bouyear > > > >Mary Mae Bouyear Crow Burris Sharp—who was her mother? >  >(1) Mary Mae Bouyear was born in 1877 to Andrew Bouyer per her death certificate. >(2) The Munsey Cemetery Index says Andrew had daughters by 2nd wife Rebecca Jones, Vica, Messie, Grace, and Mary. >(3) The 1900 census  lists Andrew & 1st wife Margaret in Roaring  River and says they were married about 1867 and that Margaret never had children. >(4) I can’t find Andrew’s family in the 1870 or 1880 census or find a Mary Mae Burris . > (5) The only child I can find for Andrew is Grace in 1920 > > >So who is Mary Mae’s mother? >  >(1)  Marriage  License State of Missouri County of Barry.  This License Authorizes any Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel or any other person, authorized under the laws of this state to Solemnize Marriage between Isaac N Burris of Eagle Rock County of Barry who is over the age of twenty one (42) and Mary Crow of Eagle Rock in the County of Barry State of Missouri, who is over the age of eighteen (26).  Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of my office hereto affirmed, at my office in Cassville the 1st day of Oct 1903.  A.L. Galloway Recorder.  This is to certify that the undersigned Justice of the Peace did, at his office in said county, on the 7 day of Oct 1903 unite in Marriage the above named person.  George Reed J.P. >  >(2)  Death certificate:  Place  Newton County , Rural, Neosho Township .  Mary Sharp, no Soc. Sec. number, married to Bob Sharp age 65.  Mary born  4 July 1877 , 64y  3m 29d at Barry  County .  Father Andrew Boyer place born unknown.  Mother unknown.  Informant A.N. Burris of Neosho Mo R#5.  Burial 10-6-1941 at Gibson  Cemetery .  Mary lived Neosho Township R#5.  Died Oct 4, 1941 11:30 PM .  Cause unknown.  Probably malignant—she had been to cancer hospital—they said she had hemorrhage between bones. >  >(3)  Marriage  License State of Missouri County of Barry.  This License Authorizes any Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel or any other person, authorized under the laws of this state to Solemnize Marriage between John D Crow of Golden in the County of Barry who is over the age of twenty one (27) and Mary Boyer of Golden in the County of Barry State of Missouri, who is over the age of eighteen (20).  Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of my office hereto affirmed, at my office in Cassville the 30th day of December 1899.  Wm A Wear Recorder.  This is to certify that the undersigned did, at Golden in said county, on the 1 day of January 1899 unite in Marriage the above named persons.  F.P _____edy, M.G. > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Donna, I really appreciate all you are sharing about how the "female" DNA testing works. Dang it, I had never bothered to look into it further as all my CONNected males did not feel the information it would provide justified the cost. I should of have known better; not the first time they've misled me. Guess I'll have to pick up some of the extra open day shifts at work. I am NOT a morning person; all our staff know it, so I can hear the sighs when I show up on a day shift again. But they also realize that I need to feed my addiction! On my own family front, I'm pretty sure I know who Sarah Tipper's father was and am waiting for a paper copy of one final document. I was sent a partial transcription of the document, but I'm picky and need to see the original (exact copy of same) before I'm willing to accept the information. And once I have my documentation straightened out, I'll share it here. And I've pretty well unraveled what happened to John Solomon and his family during the 1860s & 1870s. There are still holes and one major question I'm trying to answer, but it is also coming together nicely. It turns out that a descendant of John & Nancy Johnson Solomon's older son grew up only 10 miles from where I now live, and she now lives about 90 miles away. Whoops . . . got going on this and should be out running errands . . . better get in gear . . . other half is on a jury all this week, so I get the all the honey-dos. hugs, Beth ------- Original Message ------- >From : Donna Cooper[mailto:thedonnacooper@gmail.com] Sent : 1/9/2012 9:00:22 AM To : mobarry@rootsweb.com Cc : Subject : RE: [MOBARRY] Barry County Connections and beyond! List Readers, here is an update on the DNA project. I did the family finder for my DNA and want to share with my Barry County cousins what I have learned. Believe me - there is much more to learn. I have just scratched the service. After I painted all day yesterday I played with this stuff until midnight. And - all the time my paint roller was running up and down the wall - I was going over the things I'd learned about my DNA. I am a happy camper because I found my Bradford and Adams connection to the Mayflower line in my DNA through in what was listed as a cousin in the Holland Massachusetts families. I have found connections to these families Fedro - Fetrow, Brome, Bose, Shambaugh & Shamback, Broyles and many of their down line names, Burris - Burress and some of their connecting names such as Tandy, Lane and connecting lines of Crews, Vaught, Vogt, Baker, Summer, Hancock, Vickery and many other connecting families, Jones in a number of charts, Taylor in abundance, Crumley in abundance, Addington, Pease, Collins, Bradford, Adams, Mills by the bunches - Knox County, KY came up heavy, Buck and connecting families of Stokes and Adams in NC, one of my Simpson families in Fayette Co., KY, Bristow vaguely, Boone, Morgan, Jordan, Hayes and many Connecticut connections, Long - confusing but there, Smith by bunches, Jacobs, Singleton, and dozens more that I can't remember right off hand. Cooper County, MO, was named for a Hancock descendant and that down line shows up a cousin. There are a ton of Georgia names that I have looked through but am not sure how they connect - not yet. I have 30 pages of cousins - but not all have charts. I have many more that I can't seem to figure out our connections. I have many Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, and Massachusetts families. My family lines go back to both Jamestown and to Plymouth Colony. But to those of you who connect to me in Barry County to any of these families, you will be pleased to see that we are the right track. I am learning that the Family Finder DNA project takes a lot of work to figure out all the connections. Some of the submissions are vague and not useful. I have a little over 12% Swede and Finland ancestors - have no idea how. I am guessing that might be through my unknown George Simpson line. At the present time, I am thinking that the George Simpson who is buried at Munsey Cemetery might be my George Simpson - but, so far, I don't have enough yet to solidity the connection. If so - then the 1862 birth date that the Farwell family has to be incorrect. IF - IF he is my man then more than likely he was born 1852 to 1858. I will keep you informed on this one! Donna Cooper The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Patricia, I am going to forward this to the list readers - looks like something that they'd enjoy! Thanks. Donna Cooper ----- Forwarded Message ----- >From: Patricia Garrett <calleesgenealogy@hotmail.com> >To: Donna Cooper <donnac58@yahoo.com> >Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 5:25 PM >Subject: Mary Mae Bouyear > > > >Mary Mae Bouyear Crow Burris Sharp—who was her mother? >  >(1) Mary Mae Bouyear was born in 1877 to Andrew Bouyer per her death certificate. >(2) The Munsey Cemetery Index says Andrew had daughters by 2nd wife Rebecca Jones, Vica, Messie, Grace, and Mary. >(3) The 1900 census  lists Andrew & 1st wife Margaret in Roaring River and says they were married about 1867 and that Margaret never had children. >(4) I can’t find Andrew’s family in the 1870 or 1880 census or find a Mary Mae Burris . > (5) The only child I can find for Andrew is Grace in 1920 > > >So who is Mary Mae’s mother? >  >(1)  Marriage License State of Missouri County of Barry.  This License Authorizes any Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel or any other person, authorized under the laws of this state to Solemnize Marriage between Isaac N Burris of Eagle Rock County of Barry who is over the age of twenty one (42) and Mary Crow of Eagle Rock in the County of Barry State of Missouri, who is over the age of eighteen (26).  Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of my office hereto affirmed, at my office in Cassville the 1st day of Oct 1903.  A.L. Galloway Recorder.  This is to certify that the undersigned Justice of the Peace did, at his office in said county, on the 7 day of Oct 1903 unite in Marriage the above named person.  George Reed J.P. >  >(2)  Death certificate:  Place Newton County , Rural, Neosho Township .  Mary Sharp, no Soc. Sec. number, married to Bob Sharp age 65.  Mary born  4 July 1877 , 64y  3m 29d at Barry County .  Father Andrew Boyer place born unknown.  Mother unknown.  Informant A.N. Burris of Neosho Mo R#5.  Burial 10-6-1941 at Gibson Cemetery .  Mary lived Neosho Township R#5.  Died Oct 4, 1941 11:30 PM .  Cause unknown.  Probably malignant—she had been to cancer hospital—they said she had hemorrhage between bones. >  >(3)  Marriage License State of Missouri County of Barry.  This License Authorizes any Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel or any other person, authorized under the laws of this state to Solemnize Marriage between John D Crow of Golden in the County of Barry who is over the age of twenty one (27) and Mary Boyer of Golden in the County of Barry State of Missouri, who is over the age of eighteen (20).  Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of my office hereto affirmed, at my office in Cassville the 30th day of December 1899.  Wm A Wear Recorder.  This is to certify that the undersigned did, at Golden in said county, on the 1 day of January 1899 unite in Marriage the above named persons.  F.P _____edy, M.G. > >

You can access the SSDI at no cost at www.familysearch.org. Their search engine is a bit funky to learn to use, and they frequently update it (which is frustrating for an oldie like me). Ancestry.com is no longer the "go to" site it was 14 years ago when I first began plucking leaves from my family tree and digging up the nuts buried in the roots. It seems to me that ancestry.com is grasping at ways to keep subscribers and lure in new ones. Many things that used to be free on the site no longer are: family trees that members have submitted; new record groups for the first week. And how the National Archives is releasing the 1940 U.S. Census isn't favorable to how ancestry.com does business. The NA will release the the census digitally on April 1st. Familysearch.org is already gearing up to begin the indexing on April 1st. In the past, when census records were available to the public, the paper documents had to be scanned onto microfilm and ancestry.com was the leader in that. A lot of what ancestry.com has can be found at familysearch.org, albeit sometimes familysearch.org only has an index. Another site I found that has a lot in the area of military records is www.fold3.com. It is a subscription site, but it also has a fair number of records that are viewable at no cost. Hope this helps! Beth in Oregon ------- Original Message ------- >From : N Wickam[mailto:ncwick39@yahoo.com] Sent : 1/10/2012 2:56:15 PM To : mobarry@rootsweb.com Cc : Subject : RE: [MOBARRY] SSDI on Rootsweb So now  Rootswebs social security indexes are no longer free. They have removed them & to access them you need a membership to Ancestry.com. How great is this for Ancestry? 1 SSDI: 2011-12-21 As we said on the http://ssdi.rootsweb.com landing page, the sensitive nature of the information can no longer be offered for free on our site. We have permanently and completely removed the index as it is the only way to prevent the sensitive information from being abused by using it from non- genealogical research.  RootsWeb remains a free website. We aren't charging for anything on RootsWeb. While we have removed our copy of the SSDI we are also informing visitors that Ancestry.com still has their copy. You can use the filtered version on Ancestry.com but will need a paid membership with them. If you need more information than what is available on Ancestry.com you will need to go to the US Social Security Administration as they are the originators or use one of the many other genealogy sites that have a free SSDI.     ________________________________ The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ancestry has a $49.00 rate for new users, for 6 months. not good if you have ever had any kind of access to Ancestry. Even one of the free days you get with family tree Maker. First time buyers are the only ones able to use the free days with purchase of FTM. If you buy new program and have bought before, the won't honor. I think Ancestry is trying to be a monopoly. Not every one can afford their prices.   From: N Wickam <ncwick39@yahoo.com> To: "mobarry@rootsweb.com" <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:56 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] SSDI on Rootsweb So now  Rootswebs social security indexes are no longer free. They have removed them & to access them you need a membership to Ancestry.com. How great is this for Ancestry? 1 SSDI: 2011-12-21 As we said on the http://ssdi.rootsweb.com landing page, the sensitive nature of the information can no longer be offered for free on our site. We have permanently and completely removed the index as it is the only way to prevent the sensitive information from being abused by using it from non-genealogical research.  RootsWeb remains a free website. We aren't charging for anything on RootsWeb. While we have removed our copy of the SSDI we are also informing visitors that Ancestry.com still has their copy. You can use the filtered version on Ancestry.com but will need a paid membership with them. If you need more information than what is available on Ancestry.com you will need to go to the US Social Security Administration as they are the originators or use one of the many other genealogy sites that have a free SSDI.     ________________________________ The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

So now  Rootswebs social security indexes are no longer free. They have removed them & to access them you need a membership to Ancestry.com. How great is this for Ancestry? 1 SSDI: 2011-12-21 As we said on the http://ssdi.rootsweb.com landing page, the sensitive nature of the information can no longer be offered for free on our site. We have permanently and completely removed the index as it is the only way to prevent the sensitive information from being abused by using it from non-genealogical research.  RootsWeb remains a free website. We aren't charging for anything on RootsWeb. While we have removed our copy of the SSDI we are also informing visitors that Ancestry.com still has their copy. You can use the filtered version on Ancestry.com but will need a paid membership with them. If you need more information than what is available on Ancestry.com you will need to go to the US Social Security Administration as they are the originators or use one of the many other genealogy sites that have a free SSDI.     ________________________________

List Readers, here is an update on the DNA project. I did the family finder for my DNA and want to share with my Barry County cousins what I have learned. Believe me - there is much more to learn. I have just scratched the service. After I painted all day yesterday I played with this stuff until midnight. And - all the time my paint roller was running up and down the wall - I was going over the things I'd learned about my DNA. I am a happy camper because I found my Bradford and Adams connection to the Mayflower line in my DNA through in what was listed as a cousin in the Holland Massachusetts families. I have found connections to these families Fedro - Fetrow, Brome, Bose, Shambaugh & Shamback, Broyles and many of their down line names, Burris - Burress and some of their connecting names such as Tandy, Lane and connecting lines of Crews, Vaught, Vogt, Baker, Summer, Hancock, Vickery and many other connecting families, Jones in a number of charts, Taylor in abundance, Crumley in abundance, Addington, Pease, Collins, Bradford, Adams, Mills by the bunches - Knox County, KY came up heavy, Buck and connecting families of Stokes and Adams in NC, one of my Simpson families in Fayette Co., KY, Bristow vaguely, Boone, Morgan, Jordan, Hayes and many Connecticut connections, Long - confusing but there, Smith by bunches, Jacobs, Singleton, and dozens more that I can't remember right off hand. Cooper County, MO, was named for a Hancock descendant and that down line shows up a cousin. There are a ton of Georgia names that I have looked through but am not sure how they connect - not yet. I have 30 pages of cousins - but not all have charts. I have many more that I can't seem to figure out our connections. I have many Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, and Massachusetts families. My family lines go back to both Jamestown and to Plymouth Colony. But to those of you who connect to me in Barry County to any of these families, you will be pleased to see that we are the right track. I am learning that the Family Finder DNA project takes a lot of work to figure out all the connections. Some of the submissions are vague and not useful. I have a little over 12% Swede and Finland ancestors - have no idea how. I am guessing that might be through my unknown George Simpson line. At the present time, I am thinking that the George Simpson who is buried at Munsey Cemetery might be my George Simpson - but, so far, I don't have enough yet to solidity the connection. If so - then the 1862 birth date that the Farwell family has to be incorrect. IF - IF he is my man then more than likely he was born 1852 to 1858. I will keep you informed on this one! Donna Cooper

Donna, Donna, Donna Are you JUST trying to make the rest of us look bad and feel inferior?????? You have the time to do all of this 'stuff' for Barry County online, you have the time to remodel a home and do the work yourself, you have the time to write AND publish a book.................jeez Louise girl how many hours do you have in YOUR day????? Perhaps you can teach the rest of us time management since you appear to be an expert. Congratulations on ALL you do and have accomplished. Linda (Walden family of Washburn) (Blairsville, GA) ----- Original Message ----- From: mobarry-request@rootsweb.com To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:00 AM Subject: MOBARRY Digest, Vol 7, Issue 7 The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) Today's Topics: 1. From Barbara Erwin on Face Book (Donna Cooper) 2. Re: Featured Photo & News (schmidtcl@centurytel.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:19:16 -0600 From: Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> Subject: [MOBARRY] From Barbara Erwin on Face Book To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAKyvwmDkEFMTr0m-sPfvaUEGCPXYZxarXGTH20hhpQ1e4+0mWQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 My Father & Mother-in Law restarted Rock Spring Church, back in the late 70's.( Rev. Leon & Loraine Erwin ) There was no one comming there at that time and the man that own the land wanted it to stay a church., So my in law's and Carl ( as song leader ) & Pattie Buchanan restarted the church. On the 1st Sunday we packed the church with family. Glenn & I with our kids came from Texas picking up my Grandparents in FT. Smith . Glenn's sister and family from Joplin and a few people from the community around the church. During the time my father-in-law and the Buchanans were there. The church grew in members and size. They build a bathroom ( a big thing) and added on to the church. My father-in-law got the money from "The Little Church House" in Houston, Texas. I think it was money from a Texas oil man who gave money to little churchs to add on to their buildings. All you had to do was sent him the plans and he sent the money. When you finished , sent them a photo. Nothing else. We still have all the paperwork and plans here. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:09:54 -0500 From: schmidtcl@centurytel.net Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <20120108220954.xdnj9vmi4dcgwo4c@webmail2.centurytel.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Phyllis, hope that you are feeling better!! Connie Quoting Phyllis Long <Plong85203@centurytel.net>: > This is the url listed, try that. > > http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=207142292709868&id=206729096084521#!/groups/BarryCounty/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary and Michele > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 11:40 AM > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News > > I can't get Barry County Places and Things Remembered to come up on Face > Book. Is this the correct name? Thanks. Michele Rosewitz > > -----Original Message----- > From: mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Donna Cooper > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 6:36 AM > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Cc: ruthietownsend@gmail.com > Subject: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News > > List Readers, some of the news is that they are going to tear down the old > Rock Springs Church, which is still standing next to their new building. > Ruthie Walters Townsend lives in the school house across the road and she > alerted us of the news by way of Face Book. The pioneers are buried there in > the cemetery by her house. She took a photo of the old bell and of the > building and so we are featuring it this week. > > We have 222 members on Face Book - Barry County, Places and Things > Remembered. You are welcome to join us if you would like. The discussion > this week has been interesting and several photos were posted. A photo of > Albert Owens taken in Purdy and one of Tom Preddy were posted. Discussion of > the Curry Store post card and the house behind it was one of the subjects. > As soon as can - I will put those on Barry County Roots site. > > How many people do you think have walked through these doors and heard this > old bell since 1868 or whatever year it was that this pioneer church was > built? > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/oddsnends/bryfams.htm > > News update on my DNA - I have found a Simpson 5th cousin that connects with > one of my Simpson families. In case you haven't been following - I have two > Simpson families. This one connects in Kentucky about 1770 or earlier. This > Simpson group apparently isn't related to the other one. I have to figure > out how I connect but I am making progress on the study. After I finished > painting last night I was up until midnight looking at files - reading wills > and deeds. My web page work is suffering while I selfishly play with my DNA. > > Old House update - I am painting the kitchen now and hope to finish that > process up in a couple of days. I HOPE - HOPE we can get cabinets and floor > covering in soon! I am tired of using what we call a makeshift kitchen that > we set up in the dinning room. We started remolding and building on Easter > of last year and so I we are worn completely out with this project. > > Other updates - Last winter while we were camped in California I started > writing fiction again. *drum roll* This week I sold a novel to Siren > Publishers an e-book company. *drum roll* My book will be released in May > with a paperback to follow in September. I am not sure about the details on > the paperback - because it is an e-book. Amazon, Barnes and Noble and major > companies will handle it and will be accessible for Nook, I Pad, and Kindle. > It is a romance novel with a murder mystery suspense plot. The name of it is > TROUBLE ON SUGAR CREEK and the setting is Barry County. The publisher could > change the title and location - but so far haven't suggested that they would > like to make any changes - so we will see. I suppose the love of writing is > a gene my mother gave me, because she has published several novels. One of > her books is LIBBY'S JOURNAL and is available on Amazon. > > On the Barry County Web site - I am competing six years as your coordinator > this week on the 12th, the day before I roll over another birthday year. I > have been rebuilding some of the pages and am working on Monett - IOOF since > we have some new photos to post that Connie Schmidt took. > > Phyllis Long, my helper has been suffering from carpal tunnel and eye > problems. I really miss her help - but most of all hope she gets well fast. > > Have a good Sunday and enjoy this warm January weather. > > Donna Cooper > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4730 - Release Date: 01/08/12 > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------ To contact the MOBARRY list administrator, send an email to MOBARRY-admin@rootsweb.com. 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Connie, getting better all the time. My hands don't hurt at night now but still want to go to sleep at the keyboard. I do a little everyday trying to help Donna as much as I can. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: schmidtcl@centurytel.net Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 9:09 PM To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News Phyllis, hope that you are feeling better!! Connie Quoting Phyllis Long <Plong85203@centurytel.net>: > This is the url listed, try that. > > http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=207142292709868&id=206729096084521#!/groups/BarryCounty/ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary and Michele > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 11:40 AM > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News > > I can't get Barry County Places and Things Remembered to come up on Face > Book. Is this the correct name? Thanks. Michele Rosewitz > > -----Original Message----- > From: mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mobarry-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Donna Cooper > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 6:36 AM > To: mobarry@rootsweb.com > Cc: ruthietownsend@gmail.com > Subject: [MOBARRY] Featured Photo & News > > List Readers, some of the news is that they are going to tear down the old > Rock Springs Church, which is still standing next to their new building. > Ruthie Walters Townsend lives in the school house across the road and she > alerted us of the news by way of Face Book. The pioneers are buried there > in > the cemetery by her house. She took a photo of the old bell and of the > building and so we are featuring it this week. > > We have 222 members on Face Book - Barry County, Places and Things > Remembered. You are welcome to join us if you would like. The discussion > this week has been interesting and several photos were posted. A photo of > Albert Owens taken in Purdy and one of Tom Preddy were posted. Discussion > of > the Curry Store post card and the house behind it was one of the subjects. > As soon as can - I will put those on Barry County Roots site. > > How many people do you think have walked through these doors and heard > this > old bell since 1868 or whatever year it was that this pioneer church was > built? > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/oddsnends/bryfams.htm > > News update on my DNA - I have found a Simpson 5th cousin that connects > with > one of my Simpson families. In case you haven't been following - I have > two > Simpson families. This one connects in Kentucky about 1770 or earlier. > This > Simpson group apparently isn't related to the other one. I have to figure > out how I connect but I am making progress on the study. After I finished > painting last night I was up until midnight looking at files - reading > wills > and deeds. My web page work is suffering while I selfishly play with my > DNA. > > Old House update - I am painting the kitchen now and hope to finish that > process up in a couple of days. I HOPE - HOPE we can get cabinets and > floor > covering in soon! I am tired of using what we call a makeshift kitchen > that > we set up in the dinning room. We started remolding and building on Easter > of last year and so I we are worn completely out with this project. > > Other updates - Last winter while we were camped in California I started > writing fiction again. *drum roll* This week I sold a novel to Siren > Publishers an e-book company. *drum roll* My book will be released in May > with a paperback to follow in September. I am not sure about the details > on > the paperback - because it is an e-book. Amazon, Barnes and Noble and > major > companies will handle it and will be accessible for Nook, I Pad, and > Kindle. > It is a romance novel with a murder mystery suspense plot. The name of it > is > TROUBLE ON SUGAR CREEK and the setting is Barry County. The publisher > could > change the title and location - but so far haven't suggested that they > would > like to make any changes - so we will see. I suppose the love of writing > is > a gene my mother gave me, because she has published several novels. One of > her books is LIBBY'S JOURNAL and is available on Amazon. > > On the Barry County Web site - I am competing six years as your > coordinator > this week on the 12th, the day before I roll over another birthday year. I > have been rebuilding some of the pages and am working on Monett - IOOF > since > we have some new photos to post that Connie Schmidt took. > > Phyllis Long, my helper has been suffering from carpal tunnel and eye > problems. I really miss her help - but most of all hope she gets well > fast. > > Have a good Sunday and enjoy this warm January weather. > > Donna Cooper > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4730 - Release Date: 01/08/12 > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. 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