Yes, I think so. The stone reads that he was age 47 so that is somewhat close. By the way - the notice you quoted is given in the Cassville Democrat, Aug. 4, 1917 so that notice would be for the same Henry who is buried in Creason. Donna --- On Sat, 3/13/10, Patty McWilliams <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Patty McWilliams <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] MOBARRY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 74 > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 9:55 AM > I believe there is an obit/news item > for Henry Metcalf in the Creason > Cemetery already on the website--you night want to > "connect" them and maybe > that will help someone ID him! > > I was unable to locate a death certificate, so I have not > found his Metcalf > connection for sure but think he MIGHT be Henry Wilson > Metcalf, born July 2, > 1872 in Estill Co, KY to Hiram Casteel Metcalf & his > wife Mary Ann Gabbard. > (they are my great-great grandparents and I only have known > that he died > before 1920. If this is the right Henry, he married Cynthia > Jane Porter (b. > 9/15/1874 in Monett - died 10/22/1959 in Enid, Garfield > Co., OK. She is > buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Barry Co.) > They did have 6 children (which matches the info in this > death notice: > Claud Mack, 1894; married Ethel Coffey > John E., 1896; married Gladys Conley > Paulina F., ca 1899; married E.W. Young > Edward B., ca 1902 > Delia F., ca 1905; married Henry Coffey > Lucille "Lucy", b. 4/11/1909--married Leo Hutchens > Here's a copy of the death notice posted on the > website--what does anyone > else think? > > *Henry Metcalf Dead* > > *Well Known Citizen Dies of Typhoid fever at Home Near > Ridgley, Sunday* > > *Henry Metcalf, aged about 48 years, died at his home near > Ridgley, Sunday, > of typhoid fever. * > > *Mr. Metcalf was an excellent husband, father and citizen > and was held in > high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and six > children to mourn > his death. He was a consistent member of the Free Will > Baptist Church.* > > *The remains were interred in the Creason Cemetery, after > appropriate > services. he carried $1,500 insurance for the benefit of > his family.* > > * > * > > > > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 2:00 AM, <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - ([email protected]) > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > >   1. New (Donna Cooper) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:26:50 -0800 (PST) > > From: Donna Cooper <[email protected]> > > Subject: [MOBARRY] New > > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > List Readers, A few days ago Norman and Vickie Smith > photographed all of > > the stones in Creason Cemetery and sent all 97 of them > by e-mail to me. So > > here in California, while visiting my daughter, I > started plugging away at > > the list. > > > > Last night I worked on them in between other things > and to my surprise I > > have a little over half of them on the web already. > > > > If you have notes to go with any of these please post > them in the temporary > > folder so that we can add them to the already existing > data. > > > > I will work on this project in my spare time and try > and get it on the web > > for you before I leave here. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/cemetery/creason/creason-1.htm<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Emobarry/cemetery/creason/creason-1.htm> > > > > Donna Cooper > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the MOBARRY list administrator, send an > email to > > [email protected] > > > > To post a message to the MOBARRY mailing list, send an > email to > > [email protected] > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] > > 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 5, Issue 74 > > ************************************** > > > The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - ([email protected]) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >