The News-Leader is making some changes: The genealogy column will be updated Mondays instead of Sundays beginning June 23, 2003. this url will take you direct to Ozarks Genealogy column: http://entertainment.news-leader.com/genealogy/ Gloria Bogart Carter, Genealogist, 733 South Farm Road 89, Springfield, MO 65802, [email protected] 417-869-7060; My BOOK LIST available by e-mail; My Ozarks Genealogy Query Column appears each Sunday on line http://www.springfieldnews-leader.com/genealogy/index.html ; Visit Wright Co MO web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~mowright/wright.htm

Look out folks in the White River Valley area! I, my mom, and brother will be in the Branson area from the 22nd of June through the 27th. Hopin' to meet several of the local folks, while searchin' and rootin' for ancestors and such! We are in Joplin today, where we will attend a family reunion of my dad's family, and scatter his ashes too, plus lots of visitin' and yakkin'! Jerry Johnston

This is some information my Aunt Patsy Stallings Chappelear found in J H Stallings book that she did an index of:: was glancing thru to see if any location in IL was given, and spotted on page 374 John Edward Stallings, b Wilkes co GA c 1786, d Ark 1863, vet war 1812, moved to Ark in 1820, m (2) minerva Tabor near Holly Spring, Miss, d Stone co MO bur Galena. Lived Little Rock, Ark, then to MO, and back to Carroll (now Boone) co Ark. Issue: 4 daus: Mary Jane, Sarah M, viola, and Evaline He has a brother listed next: BUT maybe it is a son... look at the dates. Thomas Benton Stallings b Little Rock Ark Nov 29 1845, d new Port Ark Nov 181911 Rena Colorado

Hi, I have been following your Stillings listings because it is so close to my Stallings line, the John Stallings that you mentioned being in business with Casebolt is my ggg-grandfather, John Edwards Stallings, he was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. You can find what little I have been able to put together on Rootsweb under the database meg-9 John Edwards was a trapper, trader and ran a keel boat up and down the White River, mainly in the Marion County Arkansas area. His son Thomas Benton Stallings became a captain and had a paddle boat which he piloted up and down the rivers after the Civil War. If you find any connection with the Stillings, please let me know and I would welcome any information regarding the Stallings.

Hi Kerry On the question you entered?? Finally, I have a question.  A John Stallings appears in Greene County records in the 1830's.  He and Thomas Casebolt either had a store or were peddling goods in the upper Finley river valley.  I think but cannot document that John Stallings is a relative of Alfred Stillions Sr That sure would be something to really work on I have only Alfred M Stillings Sr b abt 1800 in the children list and am sure he had siblings Do you list any?? Thank you so much for the stories on some of the Stillings I have that book you mention I must check under the Lee family Can you please let me knowyour relation to the Stillings family I am related thru the Stillings line on my mother and The Stallings line down in GA and AL on my Dad Side from Texas So to my Dad's half sister who is my Aunt she also we have found out my cousin What a surprise when we found this and a small world. Would love to share info with you The old Stallings book which has some errors in it also that my Aunt also did a index book on it has Rhoda Jane and Rebecca Mooney Stillings in it Would love to share info it you would like Rena Nicks Colorado

Neat thing about listservs eventually you get responses. Thank you Phyliss and Rena for your postings. Alfred and Sally Stillions apparently initially claimed land in southern Greene County, James River Valley, close to the Patterson Cemetery. However, by 1840 they as well as friends and neighbhors, John and Martha Patterson Casebolt had moved into the upper Finley River valley in what is now eastern Christian County, south of Rogersville, north of Sparta. Alfred Stillions Jr. had a farm in western Benton Township, T 27 n, R19W can't recall the section number. His log house was enlarged and sided and I think is still standing on the property. There also is a small family cemetery. Alfred Jr's second wife was Unissa Emeline Miller, daughter of Thomas Jesse and Unice Miller. The senior Millers are buried in the Casebolt family cemetery. And family members say that one of Alfred Stillions Jr.s children or grandchildren is also buried in the Casebolt cemetery. Alfred Jr.s children stayed in eastern Christian County during the first half of the 20th century. There is information about the Stillings family in Henry Lee's bio, published in Goodspeed's Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region and available on the Christian County genealogical website. Finally, I have a question. A John Stallings appears in Greene County records in the 1830's. He and Thomas Casebolt either had a store or were peddling goods in the upper Finley river valley. I think but cannot document that John Stallings is a relative of Alfred Stillions Sr. Can anyone shed any light on Alfred Stillions Sr.'s brothers and sisters or on his cousins? I have a more info gleaned from Census and other records, suspect that Rena's is more comprehensive. Kerry McGrath ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOCHRIST] Re: Pedelo Ridge Community Phyliss we are second cousins I have you in my database We must not have spoke before if as far as you have is Elisha P. and Rhoda My line is ::: Deloras Martha Walker marr William Roby Lakey Lucinda Stillings marr James Ashley Walker 1892 Elisha P Stillings/Stillians marr Rhoda Jane Mooney 1865 Alfred M Stillings/Stillions marr Sarah/Sally Her name off the Stillians probate Elisha P. Stillings/Stallings b. 1770 in Franklin Co., NC Elias Stallings/Stillings marr Ann Riddick Elias Stallings, Jr mar Elizabeth Roundtree Nicholas Stallings, Jr. marr Ann Nicholas Stallings, Sr. b. 1632 London Eng. marr Christian in Nansemond VA Alfred M Stillings who marr Sarah/Sally had 5 children Alfred (Alford Stillians) M. Stillings b. 1829 Elisha P Lucinda Stillings b. 1834 John Campbell Stillings b. 1838 marr Melvina Lee 1859 in Webster Co second marr Sarah Elizabeth Cluck 1865 in Mcdonald Co MO Elizabeth Stillings b. 1841 Alfred M b. 1800 had died before the 1850 census and the family was in the Greene Co MO Census Christian Co MO did not start till after 1850 Feb 27, 1840 they had property Greene Co MO at 28 21 2 80 Their names have been found in records as Stillings, Stillians, Stallings, and Stallions, Stilliens Greene County MO Circuit Court Case Book c May Term 1848 p 264 Ragland M. Langston Plaintiff vs In Chancery Sally Stillions et al Defendant Now at this day it sppearing to the Court that Alfred Stillions, Elisha Stillions, John Stillions, Lucinda Stillions and Elizabeth Stillions Defendants to this suit are infants under the age of 21 years and that they have neglected for more than one day after the first day of the present term of this court at which term they were bound to appear to this suit to procure the appt of a guardian to defend this suit the Court does therefore appoint Sally Stillions to be Guardian for such infants in the defence of this suit. in Records of Christian Co., MO under Administrator's Bonds for 1865 Sarah Stillians, dec. Adm. Alfred M. Stilians, bond filed 5 Sep 1865 Sec. Hughstone McDaniel and Elisha Stilians Page 5Sec standing for Securities of the Bond Please let me know if I can help you with more Rena ==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== Remember, you can search the Christian Co list back to 1998 at: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Enter MOCHRIST in the search field. ============================== 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

Phyliss we are second cousins I have you in my database We must not have spoke before if as far as you have is Elisha P. and Rhoda My line is ::: Deloras Martha Walker marr William Roby Lakey Lucinda Stillings marr James Ashley Walker 1892 Elisha P Stillings/Stillians marr Rhoda Jane Mooney 1865 Alfred M Stillings/Stillions marr Sarah/Sally Her name off the Stillians probate Elisha P. Stillings/Stallings b. 1770 in Franklin Co., NC Elias Stallings/Stillings marr Ann Riddick Elias Stallings, Jr mar Elizabeth Roundtree Nicholas Stallings, Jr. marr Ann Nicholas Stallings, Sr. b. 1632 London Eng. marr Christian in Nansemond VA Alfred M Stillings who marr Sarah/Sally had 5 children Alfred (Alford Stillians) M. Stillings b. 1829 Elisha P Lucinda Stillings b. 1834 John Campbell Stillings b. 1838 marr Melvina Lee 1859 in Webster Co second marr Sarah Elizabeth Cluck 1865 in Mcdonald Co MO Elizabeth Stillings b. 1841 Alfred M b. 1800 had died before the 1850 census and the family was in the Greene Co MO Census Christian Co MO did not start till after 1850 Feb 27, 1840 they had property Greene Co MO at 28 21 2 80 Their names have been found in records as Stillings, Stillians, Stallings, and Stallions, Stilliens Greene County MO Circuit Court Case Book c May Term 1848 p 264 Ragland M. Langston Plaintiff vs In Chancery Sally Stillions et al Defendant Now at this day it sppearing to the Court that Alfred Stillions, Elisha Stillions, John Stillions, Lucinda Stillions and Elizabeth Stillions Defendants to this suit are infants under the age of 21 years and that they have neglected for more than one day after the first day of the present term of this court at which term they were bound to appear to this suit to procure the appt of a guardian to defend this suit the Court does therefore appoint Sally Stillions to be Guardian for such infants in the defence of this suit. in Records of Christian Co., MO under Administrator's Bonds for 1865 Sarah Stillians, dec. Adm. Alfred M. Stilians, bond filed 5 Sep 1865 Sec. Hughstone McDaniel and Elisha Stilians Page 5Sec standing for Securities of the Bond Please let me know if I can help you with more Rena

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/815.1103 Message Board Post: Hi My maiden name was Stillings. My grandfather Elias Stillings lived in Douglas County and married Cassie Nelson who lived in Christian County. They lived closer to Ongo. Her father was Elbert Nelson and mother was Drady Johnson. My dad is named after Cassie's dad. His name was Elbert Stillings. We were all born in Douglas County next to Christian County. Cassie's old homeplace is still standing. I don't know much past Elbert and Drady. I have just started trying to do a family history. If I can help you in any way, please let me know. I live in Bois D'Arc, just outside of Springfield. My brothers and sister grew up down there but we moved to town when I was two. So I don't know as much about it as they do. Phyllis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZMB.2ACI/1671 Message Board Post: I'm looking for more information on a man named Bringham Keltner who was here in Christian County in 1892. Please contact me if you have information on this man.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ZMB.2ACI/1670 Message Board Post: I'm looking for more information on a man named Joe Herndon who was here in Christian County in 1892. Please contact me if you have information on this man.

There isn't any known or reported Meadows Cemetery in Christian County, but I do know that some Christian County people have been buried in a Meadows Cemetery in Taney County. You might try this link for Taney County cemetery listings: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Emoarwrv/taney/cem_index.htm > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Emoarwrv/taney/meadows.html Doyle wrote: >Hello All, > >I am looking for information on the Meadows' School House and Cemetery >located on Bull Creek near Walnut Shade near the Taney county line. I >am interested in the history of the school and the Bull Creek area. >Thanks. > >I am researching Meadows, Bilyeu, Swofford, Garrison, and associated kin >folk. > > >Thanks, >Doyle Meadows > > >==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Check out the Christian Co Missouri, MOGenWeb site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/ > >============================== >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 > > > > >

Hello All, I am looking for information on the Meadows' School House and Cemetery located on Bull Creek near Walnut Shade near the Taney county line. I am interested in the history of the school and the Bull Creek area. Thanks. I am researching Meadows, Bilyeu, Swofford, Garrison, and associated kin folk. Thanks, Doyle Meadows

Linda Perriguey, if you are out there on line, let me hear from you private. Anyone else have her addy, let me know, please. Thanks! Jerry Johnston [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Workman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/401.557.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello, I am new at this but I think we might have a connection. It appears my great-grandfather Samuel H. Workman was the brother of Maynard and Augustus. My maternal grandfather was Samuel's son, Frank Howard Workman. Please contact me if this sounds like it means anything to you. My email address is [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hail Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1669 Message Board Post: George Hail was born 1834 and lived in Christian most of his life. Do you know anything about him and his family? Please contact me if you know anything about him. Thanks so much. brian in springfield mo

Nearly all the Christian County Harps are part of the family that centered in Newton County, AR, with some overflow to Carroll and other surrounding counties. With Bohannon being such a common Newton County name, I'd suspect this is too, but I haven't checked. [email protected] wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Harp, Bohannon >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1616.1.1.1 > >Message Board Post: > >Geri > >Just found your message. I have no particular interest in your Thomas David Harp but have some family lines who married into the Bolin family in Christian Co MO. However, I believe I found your Thomas in the 1880 census. If so, forget those family stories as you'll surprised: > >Thomas BOHANNAN Self M Male W 30 AR Farmer MO MO > Elizabeth BOHANNAN Wife M Female W 30 MO Keeping House KY VA > William W. BOHANNAN Son S Male W 10 AR Farm Hand AR MO > Georga A. BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 8 AR AR MO > Florance BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 5 AR AR MO > James T. BOHANNAN Son S Male W 4 AR AR MO > Martha L. BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 2 AR AR MO > Thomas HARP Other S Male W 20 AR Farm Hand AR MO > >The above is from the Linn Township/Town in Christian Co MO for 1880. So he was already in the same county and looks like at this time he was a farm hand. From this information if he went to CA he came back to where he felt was home. However, I suspect he never went to CA before his marriage to your grandmother. He may be one of those who figured no one would ever check his stories and could tell stories that were so believeable that after a while he may have throught they were true himself. > >I know from my husband's family ties that there are Harp's in SE MO about 15 minutes from the AR line. I suspect that you might find your Harp connection over in NE Arkansas, possibly Clay Co. and the other side in Dunklin Co MO. Of course there's also the possibility that the AR/MO births of his parents are practically straight south of Christian Co. > >If you need further help, let me know. I'll see what I can do to help. > > >Debbi > > >==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Search other MOGenWeb counties here: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/momap.htm > >============================== >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 > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harp Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1616.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Geri I looked at the 1870 census for Christian Co MO and came upon this family. Based on the 1880 census and this one, I would say that this is your next generation - Polk Township - 1008 145 HARP DAVID 26 FARMER MISSOURI HARRETT 30 MISSOURI THOMAS 11 MISSOURI MARY 9 MISSOURI NANCY 5 MISSOURI With the previous information from 1880, I would say that this is possibly your family. Now this is pulled from the online transcription at US Gen Web's Christian Co MO site. I question the age of David as compared to Mahala. It's possible that his age is incorrect and should be 36. Debbi

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harp, Bohannon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1616.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Geri Just found your message. I have no particular interest in your Thomas David Harp but have some family lines who married into the Bolin family in Christian Co MO. However, I believe I found your Thomas in the 1880 census. If so, forget those family stories as you'll surprised: Thomas BOHANNAN Self M Male W 30 AR Farmer MO MO Elizabeth BOHANNAN Wife M Female W 30 MO Keeping House KY VA William W. BOHANNAN Son S Male W 10 AR Farm Hand AR MO Georga A. BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 8 AR AR MO Florance BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 5 AR AR MO James T. BOHANNAN Son S Male W 4 AR AR MO Martha L. BOHANNAN Dau S Female W 2 AR AR MO Thomas HARP Other S Male W 20 AR Farm Hand AR MO The above is from the Linn Township/Town in Christian Co MO for 1880. So he was already in the same county and looks like at this time he was a farm hand. From this information if he went to CA he came back to where he felt was home. However, I suspect he never went to CA before his marriage to your grandmother. He may be one of those who figured no one would ever check his stories and could tell stories that were so believeable that after a while he may have throught they were true himself. I know from my husband's family ties that there are Harp's in SE MO about 15 minutes from the AR line. I suspect that you might find your Harp connection over in NE Arkansas, possibly Clay Co. and the other side in Dunklin Co MO. Of course there's also the possibility that the AR/MO births of his parents are practically straight south of Christian Co. If you need further help, let me know. I'll see what I can do to help. Debbi

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http://www.springfieldnews-leader.com/opinions/overstreet061003.html I know its Greene County, but there is some good info listed on property/cemetery rights as well. Regards, Jim Cochran Nixa MO http://members.tripod.com/anetminder/outonalimb.htm