Hi David, the only KY background I know of in these people is the niece of Benjamin McDonald, Sarah Ann McDonald Stevens (wife of James Stanley Stevens). Benjamin was apparently a Bigwig businessman in Pleasant Hill, judging from his obit, and he and Sarah both came from Green County KY (Osceola). I don't recognize any of the other names you post as part of this family. Does everybody know that the 1880 census is available free at familysearch.org now? Fascinating to roam around and see who were the neighbors. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Anderson" <dandersn@c-zone.net> To: <MOCASS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [MOCASS] some Polk & Harrisonville, Cass Co., Missouri names from 1880 census > Interesting seeing these names you posted, as some these are also found in my Anderson line from Polk Twp., both Pleasant Hill and Strasburg. Any of yours from KY as some of these are found in Harrison and Nicholas Cos, KY.(;-) > > Curious if you have any connection to CAVE, RAVENSCRAFT, FULTON lines. My ANDERSON and LONG families are connected to those lines who also lived in Strasburg and Pleasant Hill. > > David > > the Hamiltons wrote: > > > I searched for an ancestor, George W(ashington) STEVENS, and found him in Harrisonville, Cass Co. I also found his son, Joseph Stanley STEVENS in Polk, Cass Co. I then went up and down the "street" to see if I could nab any other relatives--I was elated to find Joseph Stanely Stevens wife's brother, Benjamin McDONALD--finding both of these named solved a mystery for us as to why my husband's grandmother was born in Pleasant Hill MO--because there were relatives there on both sides of the family! > > I was fascinated to see the various ethnicities of these folks, truly a mixed lot--you didn't see a group of Poles or German, whatever, living together as a community; they were cheek by jowl with people from all over. > > Some other heads of households in that area (Polk), from going up and down the "previous" and "next" households were: > > George McDEA, Woods (2nd name is usually a servant or laborer living with the family); > > Winfield SAID > > John KEES > > Richard THORNBERRY > > Robert MAHEFFEY > > Richard SMITH > > Salvatore WATERS > > Daniel INGRAM, RAVENSCRAFT > > Garrett COLLINS , AUSTIN > > John HUBBARD > > Thomas MAHAFFEY > > Amanda FULTON, BUFFINGTON > > Joseph HASTINGS > > William MAR > > Lot F. DAVIS > > Minnie ZOOK > > Robert MOORE > > Joseph MOORE > > Paul SHINNDOFF > > John HOWARD > > Jacob STALEY > > Thomas LYNCH > > Joseph DAVIS, HEMSTEAD, MIERS > > Daniel H. ELMER > > Lonedos WILSON, JOHNSTON, HENDRICKSON > > ----------------- > > these next were under Box (census place): > > Limon BLACK > > L.B. PROUTY > > John SPENDER > > James ROBY > > J. T. STEPHENS > > J. W. STEPHENS > > Geo. McDEA > > Elijah DENTON > > William BANES > > Martin BAILEY > > Thomas COURTNEY > > Clay MITCHEL > > John COURTNEY > > Dow JONES > > Cornelious ENGLISH > > Elizabeth COOPER > > Stephen GOLDING > > Robert ALDRIDGE > > Robert SCOTT > > Henry STOKES, SMITH > > ------- > > this last one may have been in Stasburg, Cass Co. > > William CAVE, STASBURG > > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Nancy, Thanks and you are right, roaming through the census and checking neighbors is a good link to finding family ties, as many children of families listed, married neighbors. Thanks for the listing. David the Hamiltons wrote: > Hi David, the only KY background I know of in these people is the niece of > Benjamin McDonald, Sarah Ann McDonald Stevens (wife of James Stanley > Stevens). Benjamin was apparently a Bigwig businessman in Pleasant Hill, > judging from his obit, and he and Sarah both came from Green County KY > (Osceola). I don't recognize any of the other names you post as part of > this family. > Does everybody know that the 1880 census is available free at > familysearch.org now? Fascinating to roam around and see who were the > neighbors. > Nancy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Anderson" <dandersn@c-zone.net> > To: <MOCASS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 7:53 AM > Subject: Re: [MOCASS] some Polk & Harrisonville, Cass Co., Missouri names > from 1880 census > > > Interesting seeing these names you posted, as some these are also found in > my Anderson line from Polk Twp., both Pleasant Hill and Strasburg. Any of > yours from KY as some of these are found in Harrison and Nicholas Cos, > KY.(;-) > > > > Curious if you have any connection to CAVE, RAVENSCRAFT, FULTON lines. My > ANDERSON and LONG families are connected to those lines who also lived in > Strasburg and Pleasant Hill. > > > > David > > > > the Hamiltons wrote: > > > > > I searched for an ancestor, George W(ashington) STEVENS, and found him > in Harrisonville, Cass Co. I also found his son, Joseph Stanley STEVENS in > Polk, Cass Co. I then went up and down the "street" to see if I could nab > any other relatives--I was elated to find Joseph Stanely Stevens wife's > brother, Benjamin McDONALD--finding both of these named solved a mystery for > us as to why my husband's grandmother was born in Pleasant Hill MO--because > there were relatives there on both sides of the family! > > > I was fascinated to see the various ethnicities of these folks, > truly a mixed lot--you didn't see a group of Poles or German, whatever, > living together as a community; they were cheek by jowl with people from all > over. > > > Some other heads of households in that area (Polk), from going up > and down the "previous" and "next" households were: > > > George McDEA, Woods (2nd name is usually a servant or laborer living > with the family); > > > Winfield SAID > > > John KEES > > > Richard THORNBERRY > > > Robert MAHEFFEY > > > Richard SMITH > > > Salvatore WATERS > > > Daniel INGRAM, RAVENSCRAFT > > > Garrett COLLINS , AUSTIN > > > John HUBBARD > > > Thomas MAHAFFEY > > > Amanda FULTON, BUFFINGTON > > > Joseph HASTINGS > > > William MAR > > > Lot F. DAVIS > > > Minnie ZOOK > > > Robert MOORE > > > Joseph MOORE > > > Paul SHINNDOFF > > > John HOWARD > > > Jacob STALEY > > > Thomas LYNCH > > > Joseph DAVIS, HEMSTEAD, MIERS > > > Daniel H. ELMER > > > Lonedos WILSON, JOHNSTON, HENDRICKSON > > > ----------------- > > > these next were under Box (census place): > > > Limon BLACK > > > L.B. PROUTY > > > John SPENDER > > > James ROBY > > > J. T. STEPHENS > > > J. W. STEPHENS > > > Geo. McDEA > > > Elijah DENTON > > > William BANES > > > Martin BAILEY > > > Thomas COURTNEY > > > Clay MITCHEL > > > John COURTNEY > > > Dow JONES > > > Cornelious ENGLISH > > > Elizabeth COOPER > > > Stephen GOLDING > > > Robert ALDRIDGE > > > Robert SCOTT > > > Henry STOKES, SMITH > > > ------- > > > this last one may have been in Stasburg, Cass Co. > > > William CAVE, STASBURG > > > > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, > flames, > > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== MOCASS Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237