Mabel- Thanks so much for your response. What I have been looking for is a map of Christian County to give me reference points, such as how close is Nixa to Sparta. For those who live in Christian County, this would be (as my kids say) a "DUH!" but I live in California and haven't been lucky enough to get to Christian County yet. I searched the Christian County library and genealogy websites and came up empty handed, but found this site-maybe it will help others. http://ozarks.smsu.edu/LocPage/County/Christian/ The 1920 Clason Map was very helpful for me-it has things listed that aren't on the current map. Thanks again! Meg Gentry Bookout Mabel Phillips wrote: > There are maps for some dates. Unlike geographic townships, these > political townships change as population increase. There were originally > seven. Each was roughly a seventh of the size of the county. There are > now 26. Because of the (impossible) attempt to equalize the number of > voters per precinct, the territory of the four townships in Nixa and the > four in Ozark are smaller than those in the national forest. Of the > original seven, only one retains exactly the same name, Linden. The > history of township names, etc. is on the transcribed records website, > under where in Christian county is that. Porter included the town of Nixa. > > > > > > ==== 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 >

Just my note of thanks to Mabel and anyone else who might be involved with this latest census offering. I see the names of lots of relatives there, and I've barely looked into it so far. These kinds of things are much appreciated. Best Regards, Tim McGinnis Wheaton, IL

Mabel, Bless you for all the work you have done! :) Jean Cuevas At 04:15 PM 3/7/03 -0600, you wrote: >At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been >working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than I >expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added today. >At least, it appears to be working! > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html > > > > >==== 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

There are maps for some dates. Unlike geographic townships, these political townships change as population increase. There were originally seven. Each was roughly a seventh of the size of the county. There are now 26. Because of the (impossible) attempt to equalize the number of voters per precinct, the territory of the four townships in Nixa and the four in Ozark are smaller than those in the national forest. Of the original seven, only one retains exactly the same name, Linden. The history of township names, etc. is on the transcribed records website, under where in Christian county is that. Porter included the town of Nixa.

Thank you, Mabel! My gg-grandmother Missouri Tennessee West Hollingsworth was born in 1854 in the area of what is now Wilson's Creek, but after the battle, her father moved the family to his father's farm (his father was Annas West). She always said she was from Nixa, and since she was raised on her grandfather's farm, which was located in Porter township, it was probably the part where Nixa is (or nearby). The 1876 census lists the section number for Annas' property-that will help me find where their farm was! Thanks again! Meg Mabel Phillips wrote: > There are maps for some dates. Unlike geographic townships, these > political townships change as population increase. There were originally > seven. Each was roughly a seventh of the size of the county. There are > now 26. Because of the (impossible) attempt to equalize the number of > voters per precinct, the territory of the four townships in Nixa and the > four in Ozark are smaller than those in the national forest. Of the > original seven, only one retains exactly the same name, Linden. The > history of township names, etc. is on the transcribed records website, > under where in Christian county is that. Porter included the town of Nixa. > > > > > > ==== 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 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1644.1.1 Message Board Post: Marilyn, My grandparents kept good records so I had a good start. I got some of my info from these two sites... http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/n/Charlotte-D-Lints/index.html?Welcome=1047133051 http://members.tripod.com/~MurielC/ Do you have any pictures or documents? After James Samuel my line then goes to Charlie Hydge-greatgrandpa and then James Elvin-Grandpa. I'll keep in touch if I find anything new. Hope you'll do the same. Diana

Another fabulous resource, Mable. Thank you SO MUCH! I have a question-I found my West families in Porter. Is there a map online that will tell me where Porter is located? My 4th g-grandpa Annas West had 193 acres, and his sons had hundreds more (for a total of more than 500 acres), so another question would be, how large is/was Porter? Thanks again! Meg Gentry Bookout in CA

Thanks everyone!!! I thought I had Acrobat Reader installed but I guess I didn't. Work fine now!!! Thanks Mabel!! Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim E Cochran" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 5:22 PM Subject: [MOCHRIST] Re: 1876 Census problems > Sounds to me like you may need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, or > maybe your connection is not fast enough to bring it up, as it is in a > PDF (Portable Document Format) and could take awhile for slower > connections. > > You can get the free reader at www.adobe.com > > > Regards, > Jim Cochran > Nixa MO > http://members.tripod.com/anetminder/outonalimb.htm > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > > ==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== > Donations and volunteers being accepted now. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/ for more details > > ============================== > 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 >

THANK YOU Mabel!! I DO have more ancestors in Christian Co than I thought. And, I now know that thanks to your work. Now, I'll probably be bugging you to see if you have additional information about them. Thanks again, Betty Gordon, Cleveland, Missouri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mabel Phillips" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:15 PM Subject: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been > working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than > I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added > today. At least, it appears to be working! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html

Mabel, Fabulous work on the 1876 Census ! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Jo Dunne

Sounds to me like you may need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, or maybe your connection is not fast enough to bring it up, as it is in a PDF (Portable Document Format) and could take awhile for slower connections. You can get the free reader at www.adobe.com Regards, Jim Cochran Nixa MO http://members.tripod.com/anetminder/outonalimb.htm ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

If you are having difficulty with the 1876 census, there are two possible reasons: They do require Adobe Acrobat. Is that installed? If not, you can install the free software from the link on that page, or at the same link here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html Some web-tv products lack the hard drive to download Adobe Acrobat Reader and cannot use files produced with it. Second, some files are long. The amount of time required to load varies with the connection and the computer. Until the file loads, the page will appear to be blank.

> Maybe I should clarify this...the main page works but if I try to access > anything else such as alphabetical or townships give me a blank page. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Olson Family" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:59 PM > Subject: Re: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > > > > Can someone help me? The 1876 Census on-line link get me a blank page. > Is > > the site down or do I need to access it another way? > > > > Thanks, > > Cindy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mabel Phillips" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:15 PM > > Subject: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > > > > > > > At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been > > > working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than > > > I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added > > > today. At least, it appears to be working! > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > >

Can someone help me? The 1876 Census on-line link get me a blank page. Is the site down or do I need to access it another way? Thanks, Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mabel Phillips" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:15 PM Subject: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been > working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than > I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added > today. At least, it appears to be working! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html > > > > > ==== 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 > >

Hi...Emma, is it? Yes, I would love to see what you have, if you don't mind. I have a photo of Nancy Angeline KELTNER BLEDSOE, as well as of her daughter and granddaughter, if you would like for me to e-mail you a .jpg copy. According to a family member who shared this with me, my 2nd gr grandmother's brother's son, Charles BLEDSOE, as a teen-ager, was kicked out of his step-father's home to fend for himself, and your Henry Harrison KELTNER was the brother who took him in, after Nancy's husband made that decision. Thanks! Jean Mayfield Cuevas At 01:36 PM 3/4/03 -0500, you wrote: >Elizabeth Cooper Keltner was the daughter of John Edward Keltner and Edith >Ball Keltner. She was the sister of my G-grandfather,Henry Harrison Keltner. >Emma Keltner Owens. I've got more if you need it. >Dayton,Nv.

Hi Cassie, To be honest with you, I am not sure who shared the information that I have on this family, but I know that it came from this mailing list, early on. Within reason, yes I would love to see what you have on the BALLS who were in Christian County. Not that I have any relatives who were BALLS, but I just have a lot of curiosity regarding any ties to my family there, in the early days. All these folks must have been either connected in some way, or knew something of one another in those early days when the population wasn't what it is today. Thanks so much for your reply! :) Jean Cuevas At 06:10 AM 3/4/03 -0600, you wrote: > The Phillip Ball I mentioned was the grandson of the Phillip Ball you >are talking about. The older Phillip had Edith, Rebecca, and Jackson (Does >anyone know where that Andrew Jackson name came from-I can't find anything >that refers to Andrew?). Jackson was the father of Phillip. As to Elizabeth >Cooper Keltner, I have never heard of her but am sure she's related. >Jackson's wife was Elizabeth Keltner (daughter of Elizabeth Cooper and >George Keltner). She was born Feb 20, 1825 and died Sept 16, 1907. I can >send you a report on my Balls if you want. > >Cassie > > >==== 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

Thanks Mabel, great job, as usual! Works on my end anyway. Jim On Fri, 07 Mar 2003 16:15:36 -0600 Mabel Phillips <[email protected]> writes: > At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been > > working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated > than > I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added > > today. At least, it appears to be working! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added today. At least, it appears to be working! http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html

Thanks Mabel, it works great out here in California!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mabel Phillips" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been > working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than > I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added > today. At least, it appears to be working! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html > > > > > ==== 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

Hi Cindy...do you have adobe acrobat reader on your computer? It takes this program to read the files that Mabel has made available for us. You can get a free reader from adobe acrobat site. Just download it and isntall on your computer. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html Olson Family <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe I should clarify this...the main page works but if I try to access > anything else such as alphabetical or townships give me a blank page. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Olson Family" > To: > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:59 PM > Subject: Re: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > > > > Can someone help me? The 1876 Census on-line link get me a blank page. > Is > > the site down or do I need to access it another way? > > > > Thanks, > > Cindy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mabel Phillips" > > To: > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:15 PM > > Subject: [MOCHRIST] 1876 Census on-line > > > > > > > At long, long last, I'm beginning to add some of the files I've been > > > working on for the transcribed records page. It's more complicated than > > > I expected. One item, the 1876 Agricultural Census, has been added > > > today. At least, it appears to be working! > > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moccl/census/Census.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 =================================================== Larry Boyd [email protected] Ancestors of Lawrence Gardner Boyd http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lgboyd/default.htm Our Boyd Book "The Descendants and Ancestors of James Boyd and Nancy Wier" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lgboyd/boydbook.htm ===================================================