Donna, The story your granddaughter told you is about the Utter-Van Ornum Massacre on the Oregon Trail in September, 1860 by the Snake River in what is now southwestern Idaho. A party composed of 8 wagons with 44 people was attacked by hostile Indians. Almost two months later, a rescue party found 10 survivors clinging to life in shelters nearly 100 miles from where the wagon train was attacked. The surviovors had resorted to canabalism to stay alive. Elijah Palmer Utter and his family was one of the wagons travelling in the wagon train. Elijah descends from my 9th great-grandfather, Thomas Utter, Sr. There has been a book written about it and in Wild West magazine, with much information found on the internet about the massacre. Karen Utter Jennings <CAKyvwmBAXH=bqDHHc5bukv_tGqwnnkQrQJWszdF_g_Z6Z15nTw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 List readers, yesterday on the phone my son told me that his wife and sons were on a trip and so he asked his five year daughter where she would like to go while they were gone. Get this - she said she wanted to go on a bicycle ride to the cemetery near the house they just bought. It is located in the historical district and they are going to moving there in a few days. Here is the background story about that - Henry Ford's brother and sister-in-law built the house and it was built in 1913. So - on the phone she told me about a person buried there that the Indians had killed and about an entire family that died in the 1860's. She said that there were a lot of old graves there dating back to the 1860's and 1870's. She explained that some people died before Idaho was a state and that some people died while traveling the Oregon Trail. She explained how the stones looked and about the angles craved on the markers of children and babies. She said that went I come to visit her in Boise that she will take me there and show me all these things. It sounds to me like she had a history lesson while there. I dream and hope that someday I can take her to a few of the Barry County cemeteries and show her where her ancestors are buried - who knows maybe even tell her some stories about them. It sounds like a genealogist was born yesterday, or - at least there is one in the making, and so I had to share it with you. Donna Cooper

John Foster married the widow Verda Strickler (nee Curtis) about 1924, in either Carroll Co., Arkansas or Barry Co. They are on the 1930 census for Barry Co. They had one child that I know of, Maxine Foster. She married John Akins. Does anyone know anything about John Foster? Thanks, Bob Foster Virginia

http://www.cassville-democrat.com/story/1760143.html Century Farm families recognized Democrat Photo/Lindsay Reed Farms owned by Randall Black, of Cassville, Jackie Higgs and Betty Lamberson, of Purdy, Odell and Joyce Mattox, south of Aurora, Jeff Holder, of Butterfield, and John and Linda Sperandio, of Monett, were added to the University of Missouri's list of Century Farms during the Barry County University Extension Council's annual meeting on Sept. 1. Pictured above, in the front row, is: Joe Payne. Second row: Dylan Chiu-Pinheiro, Eden Chiu-Pinheiro, Jacob Higgs and Kaya Higgs. Third row: Kodi Gilbert, Charlie Holder, Jeff Holder, Laura Holder, Brad Holder, Linda Sperandio, John Sperandio, Ralph Lamberson, Betty Lamberson, Dr. Dan Pinheiro, Shanna Higgs, Jackie Higgs, Joyce Mattox, Odell Mattox and Randall Black. The Barry County University Extension Council honored five Century Farm families at its annual meeting on Sept. 1. This year's Century Farm families are from the Cassville, Butterfield and Verona areas. Farms owned by Laverne Black and Randall Black, of Cassville, Ruth Higgs and Betty Lamberson, of Purdy, and the late Joe Higgs, Odell and Joyce Mattox, of Verona, Jeff and Eva Holder, of Butterfield, and John and Linda Sperandio, of Monett, were added to Barry County's list of honored Century Farm families last week. The Blacks' 40-acre farm, which is located on Flat Creek in Cassville, was originally purchased by Randall's grandfather, John Black, from the Missouri Land Bureau of Scotland in 1892. John Black paid $4 per acre for the land. The 108-acre farm owned by Jackie Higgs and Betty Lamberson is located on Highway W four miles from Wheaton and five miles from Butterfield. The land was acquired by Betty's great, great grandmother, Georgia Edna (Brattin) Higgs, in 1902. Jeff Holder owns 80 acres of the original Holder farm, which was purchased by his grandmother in 1903. The land is located on Highway 37 in Butterfield across from George's. Odell and Joyce Mattox's farm, which was originally owned by CH and Emma Mattox, is located south of Aurora. The couple owns 99 acres of the original 320-acre farm that was purchased in 1906. The Sperandio's 40-acre farm is located east of Monett. The land was originally purchased by John's grandfather in 1911. Since the University of Missouri Extension Century Farm program began in 1976, over 65 area families have been recognized for maintaining land in Barry County for at least 100 years. The first Barry County property owner recognized with the Century Farm honor was Maurine Cupps. To qualify for the Century Farm program, each family must own the farm for 100 years, be direct descendants of the original landowner and own at least 40 acres of the original property. The qualifying acreage must also make a financial contribution to the farm income. Property owners interested in applying for the Century Farm Family honor can request applications by writing to Extension publications, Missouri University, 2800 Maguire Boulevard, Columbia, MO 65211. Applications can also be obtained at the Barry County University Extension office located on the second floor of the Barry County Courthouse in Cassville. Applications are available from Feb. 15 to June 15 each year. A small fee is required to cover clerical costs, a certificate and a Century Farm sign. © Copyright 2011 Cassville Democrat. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Yes, the Civil War letter was from Zachariah Higgs who was living in Dallas County, AR a to his brother who was living on the Higgs place near MT Pleasant (later Butterfield,MO) but it has often puzzled me? Family History Lore says that Thomas McDuffa Higgs fought in the Battle of Pea Ridge. I have never been able to document this....The dates of the letter and the Battle of Pea Ridge are very close together.... McDuffa did attain the rank of sergt. So where was McDufffa at the time? I do not know? His aged parents were living on the old homeplace. In any case the letter was kept for all these years folded in to the Higgs Family Bible.and was passed down to the youngest HIggs son. Which was my Great Grandfather Seth Rederick Higgs, who Lived most of his life on the old homeplace near Mt. Pleasant, Barry County, MO. Adeline( the dec. sister) is buried in the Higgs Cemetery. McDuffa is buried in Mt. Olive very near Pioneer on the Newton county line. Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janel Foss" <nelly7519@yahoo.com> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:20 PM Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Civil War Letter This is a priceless piece. Was he writing to his brother who lived in Barry county? Janel Foss Mercer Island, WA ________________________________ From: Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 8:00 AM Subject: [MOBARRY] Civil War Letter List Readers, okay, guys and gals, here is your treat for the week. Betty Higgs Lamberson sent us a Civil War letter. It was written to McDuffa Higgs and is a real jewel. It is linked to the main page of the Civil War files. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/civilwar/higgsLetter.htm Thanks, Betty. What a treasure!!! 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

I loved this story that you sent. Thelma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cooper" <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 2:52 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] family story > List readers, yesterday on the phone my son told me that his wife and > sons were on a trip and so he asked his five year daughter where she > would like to go while they were gone. Get this - she said she wanted > to go on a bicycle ride to the cemetery near the house they just > bought. It is located in the historical district and they are going to > moving there in a few days. Here is the background story about that - > Henry Ford's brother and sister-in-law built the house and it was > built in 1913. > > So - on the phone she told me about a person buried there that the > Indians had killed and about an entire family that died in the 1860's. > She said that there were a lot of old graves there dating back to the > 1860's and 1870's. She explained that some people died before Idaho > was a state and that some people died while traveling the Oregon > Trail. She explained how the stones looked and about the angles craved > on the markers of children and babies. She said that went I come to > visit her in Boise that she will take me there and show me all these > things. > > It sounds to me like she had a history lesson while there. I dream and > hope that someday I can take her to a few of the Barry County > cemeteries and show her where her ancestors are buried - who knows > maybe even tell her some stories about them. > > It sounds like a genealogist was born yesterday, or - at least there > is one in the making, and so I had to share it with you. > > 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

This is a priceless piece.  Was he writing to his brother who lived in Barry county? Janel Foss Mercer Island, WA ________________________________ From: Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 8:00 AM Subject: [MOBARRY] Civil War Letter List Readers, okay, guys and gals, here is your treat for the week. Betty Higgs Lamberson sent us a Civil War letter. It was written to McDuffa Higgs and is a real jewel. It is linked to the main page of the Civil War files. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/civilwar/higgsLetter.htm Thanks, Betty. What a treasure!!! 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

List readers, yesterday on the phone my son told me that his wife and sons were on a trip and so he asked his five year daughter where she would like to go while they were gone. Get this - she said she wanted to go on a bicycle ride to the cemetery near the house they just bought. It is located in the historical district and they are going to moving there in a few days. Here is the background story about that - Henry Ford's brother and sister-in-law built the house and it was built in 1913. So - on the phone she told me about a person buried there that the Indians had killed and about an entire family that died in the 1860's. She said that there were a lot of old graves there dating back to the 1860's and 1870's. She explained that some people died before Idaho was a state and that some people died while traveling the Oregon Trail. She explained how the stones looked and about the angles craved on the markers of children and babies. She said that went I come to visit her in Boise that she will take me there and show me all these things. It sounds to me like she had a history lesson while there. I dream and hope that someday I can take her to a few of the Barry County cemeteries and show her where her ancestors are buried - who knows maybe even tell her some stories about them. It sounds like a genealogist was born yesterday, or - at least there is one in the making, and so I had to share it with you. Donna Cooper

List Readers, okay, guys and gals, here is your treat for the week. Betty Higgs Lamberson sent us a Civil War letter. It was written to McDuffa Higgs and is a real jewel. It is linked to the main page of the Civil War files. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/civilwar/higgsLetter.htm Thanks, Betty. What a treasure!!! Donna Cooper

The letter sure is a real jewel. It makes me green with envy. Thanks for sharing. Stan On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com>wrote: > List Readers, okay, guys and gals, here is your treat for the week. > > Betty Higgs Lamberson sent us a Civil War letter. It was written to > McDuffa Higgs and is a real jewel. It is linked to the main page of > the Civil War files. > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/civilwar/higgsLetter.htm > > Thanks, Betty. What a treasure!!! > > 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 >

I have wondered for several years now if the John S. McMillin that I submitted as a civil war veteran is the same as the JP that performed several marriages in Barry Co. during the 1870s. As of yet I have not been able to connect one to the other. One marriage the JP performed was for Isaac T McIntosh and Mary E Tilley on Aug 3 1876 in Barry Co. I am certain that Isaac was a brother-in-law of John S. McMillin the Civil War soldier. If anyone can shed any light on the JP please let me know. Thanks Stan On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com>wrote: > List Readers, sometime earlier today in between a knife and a can of > peaches I added three new entries in the Civil War files. > > Trooper Repass submitted James Wallen as a Confederate; > > Scott Carson added Andrew Jackson Carson as a Federal; > > and Stan McKay added John S. McMillian as a Federal. > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/civilwar/civilwar.htm > > Thanks to all who help with the Civil War pages. Great stuff! > > I know how much you love reading about this fellows! Don't you wish > you could interview them and find out what they did and saw while > serving? > > We are making progress on our old house repairs. If you are on Face > Book look for some more photos in the next few days. We are putting up > some siding today. I am the official holder and in charge of the > measuring stick. I need a badge with my title so that the neighbors > won't mistake me for a worker. lol. > > 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 >

In regards to Prunkard, the only thing I could find was he was born 19 March 1843 in PA and passed away January 18, 1906 Sorry ----- Original Message ----- From: mobarry-request@rootsweb.com To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 3:00 AM Subject: MOBARRY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 231 The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (thedonnacooper@gmail.com) Today's Topics: 1. Dent Cemetery (Donna Cooper) 2. death certificate (Donna Cooper) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 08:43:44 -0500 From: Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com> Subject: [MOBARRY] Dent Cemetery To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAKyvwmCgGRyXyrOLRYM7k0JBL0xC7wFhUzEkZ3+Gro8GggauAw@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 List Readers, here is a good way to start out the week-end. Phyllis Long submitted a file from the Dent Cemetery Association that was sent to her by Reva Hayworth. This is really nice and helps to see where the blank spaces are located. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/cemetery/dent/dentAssociation.htm Phyllis, thanks, and please tell Reva thanks for us! Donna Cooper ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 18:50:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Donna Cooper <donnac58@yahoo.com> Subject: [MOBARRY] death certificate To: "mobarry@rootsweb.com" <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Cc: Sandra <ssorensen21@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1315101008.48874.YahooMailNeo@web121403.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 List readers, Sandra needs help finding a death certificate. If any of you have a minute would you care to see if you can help? Donna Cooper Hide Details FROM: * Sandra Sorensen TO: * Donna Cooper Message flagged Saturday, September 3, 2011 5:23 PM Message body Hi Donna ? I would like to know if you can help me find a death certificate for?Prunkard,? John Edward. ? Anything you can find will be very helpfull.? He died 18 Jan 1906 in Exeter, Barry Co Mo. ? Thank you for your help. ? Sandra ------------------------------ To contact the MOBARRY list administrator, send an email to MOBARRY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the MOBARRY mailing list, send an email to MOBARRY@rootsweb.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 email with no additional text. End of MOBARRY Digest, Vol 6, Issue 231 ***************************************

List Readers, our thanks goes to our featured photo submitter, Frances Coberly who sent us of Cormus Grove School photo of 1946 . Her mother is in the photo and she had it repaired at Walmart. Her parents Nancy (Rose) Woodard and Glen Woodard are buried at Roller, west of Washburn, near the Barry County line. Her grandparents were Keet and Pansy (Banks) Woodard. They were second cousins and are also buried in Roller Cemetery. As most of you know Pansy goes back to Lot and Elizabeth "Bets" Ann (Woodard) Banks. Frances' computer was on the blink so she sent the photo to Phyllis Long and so she scanned and sent it to us. So, a big thanks also goes to Phyllis who helped us log this one as a treasured photo. I looked this photo and immediately saw people that I remember from years gone by. How could so many years have passed? Some of these people be dead already. In the case of James Ellis - not only is he dead but one of his sons is also dead. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/oddsnends/bryfams.htm Have a good Sunday, Donna Cooper

List readers, Sandra needs help finding a death certificate. If any of you have a minute would you care to see if you can help? Donna Cooper Hide Details FROM: * Sandra Sorensen TO: * Donna Cooper Message flagged Saturday, September 3, 2011 5:23 PM Message body Hi Donna   I would like to know if you can help me find a death certificate for Prunkard,  John Edward.   Anything you can find will be very helpfull.  He died 18 Jan 1906 in Exeter, Barry Co Mo.   Thank you for your help.   Sandra

List Readers, here is a good way to start out the week-end. Phyllis Long submitted a file from the Dent Cemetery Association that was sent to her by Reva Hayworth. This is really nice and helps to see where the blank spaces are located. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/cemetery/dent/dentAssociation.htm Phyllis, thanks, and please tell Reva thanks for us! Donna Cooper

It is Sunday On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Donna Cooper <thedonnacooper@gmail.com>wrote: > List Readers, here is a question for you. > > Donna Cooper > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:08 PM, <ryoungblood@centurytel.net> wrote: > > hello donna, > > I regard to the mostone email about the reunion of the Allen family I am > a neice of Zanada Goodwin {Allen} Bowman thru her father I sorryam going to > try to get there I live at Reeds Spring. Mo. the E mail say says Sunday > Sept. 5 the 5th is a monday so please let me know if it is Sunday or Monday. > Ruth Youngblood. > > > > > > 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, sometime earlier today in between a knife and a can of peaches I added three new entries in the Civil War files. Trooper Repass submitted James Wallen as a Confederate; Scott Carson added Andrew Jackson Carson as a Federal; and Stan McKay added John S. McMillian as a Federal. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/civilwar/civilwar.htm Thanks to all who help with the Civil War pages. Great stuff! I know how much you love reading about this fellows! Don't you wish you could interview them and find out what they did and saw while serving? We are making progress on our old house repairs. If you are on Face Book look for some more photos in the next few days. We are putting up some siding today. I am the official holder and in charge of the measuring stick. I need a badge with my title so that the neighbors won't mistake me for a worker. lol. Donna Cooper

List Readers, yesterday I was in the middle of rebuilding the "K" page for Oak Hill Cemetery when I was summoned to help put R19 overhead in one of the rooms we are rebuilding. Oh, my goodness, let me tell you how much I wanted to escape!!!! When I went to bed, I itched all over and in places I am not suppose to itch. That is awful stuff! I want to mention that Phyllis Long is helping me with web work since my web time is limited. For those of you who don't know - we are in the middle of old house construction and also doing an add on to the old part. Our house is 115 years old. Yesterday while in the attic, digging around, I found a mirror that must have been hidden away there almost that long. Amazing how good that they used to make things. I just want to say how much I appreciate having Phyllis Long's help. She is working on Oak Hill right now so if you want to see the added new ones you might click on and scan through the pages. After we are done we'll send a list of all the new names that we added. Today - I added these from obits - Lorena Margaret (Carter) Ball - Barbara Erwin submitted; Leland Smithson Salamon - Barbara Erwin submitted; Thomas Kermit Hermansen - Phyllis Long submitted; Fora Jane (Ash) Roller - Wilma Fields submitted - an old one. For death certificates - Stan McKay added Leonard Lawrence Hadley - he died in Texas; Barbara Cooper added Belle (Miller) Rees. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/data/obits.htm Many thanks to our helpers Stan McKay, Barbara Cooper, Wilma Fields, Phyllis Long, and Barbara Erwin. If you sent something and it hasn't appeared on the web site yet, hang on, it will sooner or later find its way there. Donna Cooper

Kenna, thank you for you interest in Barry County. I am glad that you enjoy using our web site. I am sending your message to the list readers - hoping someone out there might have some time to help you locate your family information. You might want to join the list mail group - we have some knowledgeable researchers who are subscribers to the Barry County mail. I have a link on the front page of the web site where you can sign up to get list mail. The digest mode is one message a day - the regular mode is messages as they are posted.  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/barry.htm Donna Cooper, coordinator >________________________________ >From: Kenna Bartz <kenna@bartzphoto.com> >To: "donnac58@yahoo.com" <donnac58@yahoo.com> >Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:38 AM >Subject: Haddock Family - New Site Story > >Dear Donna, > >My name is Kenna and I am researching my family which lead me to your wonderful sight.  > >I am looking for anyone named Hathorn, or a cemetery or town by the name of Walnut Ridge, around  1880 to 1900. My great great grandparent were married in Indiana in 1871, and then moved west, probably to Missouri.  I have been digging the census records, obits and coming to a dead end.  One land record for George and Julia Hathorn was listed in Barry Co. And lead me to your extensive sight.  If you have come across the Hathorn, Hawthorne or Hothorn name in any of your research or if it seems familiar, please let me know, this will help narrow my area to cover. > >Thank you for your time and all your work > >Kenna Bartz >kenna@bartzphoto.com > > > > > >

List Readers, here is a question for you. Donna Cooper On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:08 PM, <ryoungblood@centurytel.net> wrote: > hello donna, >  I regard to the mostone email about the reunion of the Allen family I am a neice of Zanada Goodwin {Allen} Bowman thru her father I am going to try to get there I live at Reeds Spring. Mo. the E mail say says Sunday Sept. 5 the 5th is a monday so please let me know if it is Sunday or Monday. Ruth Youngblood. > >

WESTON REUNION The WESTON family wishes to invite descendants and allied families of Thomas, Isaac, Harvey WESTON and James WESTON late of Barry County Missouri to the 76th annual reunion. The reunion began in 1935 on Roaring River near Cassville, Missouri, put together by the Simon Weston Family and has grown since that time. WHEN: Sunday, September, 11th 2011 WHERE: Twin Bridges State Park, east of Fairland, OK just north of Hwy 60 on Hwy 137 under Shelter #3. This year a cookout is planed and the meat will be furnished (hamburger and hot dogs). Bring your favorite side dish and/or desert. Help by bringing buns, chips, lettuce, tomatoes and condiments. Please contact Jack Weston at texasjackr45@yahoo.com to learn what to bring so as to not get too much of any one item. If you have any other questions about the reunion please contact me. Looking forward to seeing you. Thanks, David Weston