Rick ELgin; I just saw your note re. Howards in CC, MO. I am also researching Bennetts in the area. They are my brick wall. I am looking for parents &/or sibs of Mary Isabella Bennett Mitchell. Her dad may have been Samuel Mitchell. She was supposedly born in Howard Co. but we really do not know that for sure. Isabella married Wm. C. Mitchell, in Taney Co., the part that later became Christian Co. They lived near Garrison. If there is any chance you can help, it would be wonderful; even if you can direct us to someone else that might know something. Thanks very much! Jerry Johnston

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/1890 Message Board Post: I AM IN THE LAST 4 OR 5 WEEKS OF COLLECTING COPIES OF PHOTOS AND INFO ABOUT CLEVER, HURLEY, BROWN SPRINGS, BOAZ, OTO RIDGE, UNION CITY (SCHOOL), AND UNION OR BLOODY RIDGE. IF YOU HAVE OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS OLD PHOTOS CONNECTING TO THESE COMMUNITIES I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU OR THEM. MY PHONE IS 417-725-5580. I ESPECIALLY NEED OLD PHOTOS OF FAMILIES SUCH AS THE LANES, THE KIMBLERINGS, THE BURTONS, THE MCCULLAHS, THE WASHAMS, THE MIEKLEYS, ETC. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP! WAYNE GLENN.

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/1888.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, I know nothing about this family. I was just looking to see if I could find them in the census for you. That's the only year I found them. Wish I could be of more help.

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/1888.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello there I was wondering if you know anything about Johns wife I have her name as being Frances. Is Catherine a first wife or is this a middle name? any help is really appreciated .

hello list- i am seeking the obit of Lyman Garrison. son of lee Garrison and Mattie Dobbs. he was born June 30.1901 died June 30,1919. I am wondering if christian county library has his obit, Thank you in advance. Melodee

Its not an obit, but just in case you hadn't seen it, here is a link to the death certificate image, which is just as informative, it would appear, as on obit, in this case: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type= basic&tLName=Garrison%20&tFName=&sCounty=Christian&tYear=#null Regards, JC Nixa MO -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.1/312 - Release Date: 4/14/2006

> Knowing their last names would be extremely helpful I think that information is in the subject line.

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/1888.1 Message Board Post: You probably already have this, but here they are in the 1880 census: 1880 Christian Co., MO -- Polk Twp. -- 07 Jun 1880 -- p. 6 Piskolla, John 41 Prussia Prussia Prussia Head Catharine 38 Prussia Prussia Prussia Wife Catharine 12 Prussia Prussia Prussia Daughter Mary 9 Prussia Prussia Prussia Daughter Agnes 6 MI Prussia Prussia Daughter Anna 2 MO Prussia Prussia Daughter Rosa 7/12 MO Prussia Prussia Daughter

I was saddened to learn much after the fact that Fran Kyker passed away sometime late last year. She contributed a lot of data to the Christian County web site. I am not sure where she is buried, nor have I been able to find an obit. I believe her full name was Frances. Does anyone have any information or a copy of her obituary? I want her to be included on the Christian County site. Thank you, Brenda Brenda Gardner Christian County GenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/

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/1840.1 Message Board Post: His wife Lucy Ann MELTON was a sister to my gg-grandmother Octava MELTON WHITE. Their parents were James Mattison MELTON and Mary Jane PENDLETON. There were two different MELTON families in Christian Co. My family came to MO from Cannon Co. TN and the family of Dr. Stephen Decatur MELTON came to MO from Indiana. I don't have a lot of information on their children but would like to have some if you would want to share with me. I can give you more information on Lucy's family if you would like it.

Ken, How are you related to these RAYS? Are you referring to the James RAY and Margaret whose son was James Hayes RAY? Thanks. Jean Mayfield Cuevas At 04:01 PM 4/9/2006 -0400, you wrote: >Randy, > >I have under way a project, although now on hold, to record information on >the family of Thomas G. Ray (and his wife Matilda C. Haslip) son of James >Ray >and Margaret. Please copy me with information you run across on this >line of >the Ray family and any ancestor information. Thanks for all your work,. > >Ken Richmond >216 Ace High Stables Rd. >Crawfordville, FL 32327 >

Just did a quick check of the 1930 Federal Population Census for Christian County, there were at least two Genevas born ca. 1918-1920, who were listed in households in Sparta Township. They were: Geneva Fox,12, daughter of J.J. Fox. She had a younger sister Juanita, 9. Both girls were born in Missouri. J.J. Fox's household/family # are 79, 84 Geneva McFadden, 12, daughter of Eugene and Elodie McFadden, other McFadden children were Irwin, 18, and Edwin W., 7. Their household numbers are 144, 50 Hope this helps you track down Geneva. My sense is that your grandmother's age at high school graduation was not unusual. She could have started school when she was 6 or 7; she might not have gone to school continuously, particularly during the depression. Even today, high school graduation is not mandatory, you can drop out when you are 16. The fact that your grandmother did graduate was pretty neat,considering she had to board to attend school. Let us know what you find out about Geneva. Kerry McGrath

Mabel G. Phillips wrote: > hoguead@bp.com wrote: > These are not very close to your grandmother's age, but they are a > couple named Ross and Geneva who are buried in Sparta Cemetery. I > don't have much on these people, not even her maiden name. I did find > his obit. It said he spent most of his life in Illinois, lived in > Ozark 11 years and the Sparta Senior Citizen's housing for three years > before his death, and that survivors included just Geneva and several > cousins. Buried beside Ross and Geneva are John C. & Lucinda (Beamon) > Bralley. They are the age to be Ross's parents, but I don't know for > certain that they are. Lucinda 1 Oct 1869 - 15 May 1905 was the > daughter of Lyons Ross & Nancy J. (Bruton) Beamon. Her brother was > Lyons Vernon "Vern" Beamon 1 Mar 1875 - 18 Apr 1955. So, if Ross > Bralley was John and Lucinda's son, that would have made Lyons Vernon > "Vern" Ross' uncle by blood and Maude's and Mae's uncle by marriage. > Even though Geneva is eleven years older than Mae, it sounds like a > likely candidate for the person you are seeking. John & Lucinda were > in Benton Township of Douglas County, Missouri on 1900 census. Lucinda > had died befroe 1910, but I don't find John or Ross Bralley anywhere > on 1910 or 1920 census. He was living in Kansas City in 1930, still > single. > > GENEVA BRALLEY 26 Jan 1908 - 19 Aug 2002 Sparta IOOF and > husband ROSS L. BRALLEY 12 Oct 1900 - 28 Feb 1985 Sparta IOOF > If the the couple you are seeking is indeed Vern Beamon's orphaned nephew Ross L. Bralley and his wife Geneva and if this Geneva was from Christian County, I would guess that she would be: Geneva Shipman , daughter of Matthew and Malinda (McDaniel) Shipman, listed with parents and older siblings in Household 148 of North Marion Township on 1910 census. Sure enough, when I looked at the Shipman file, there was a note beside, Geneva Shipman, in the summary of Matthew and Malinda (McDaniel) Shipman's family, saying "married Ross Bralley". So my best guess is that you are looking for Ross L. & Geneva (Shipman) Bralley. Their marriage record is not in Christian County. But Geneva Bralley is mentioned as a daughter in Matthew's obit: Shipman, Mathew 10 Sep 1870 - 4 Jan 1967 CCR 5 Jan 1967 p1 [Note: Son of James William & Elizabeth (Scrivner) Shipman; married Malinda McDaniel 4 Feb 1875 - 22 Jul 1944] Mathew Shipman, 96, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in Bilyeu Nursing Home here. He was a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Chadwick. Mr. Shipman is survived by one son, Raymond of Ava; four daughters, Mrs. Elva Smith, Ozark; Mrs. Geneva Bralley, Galesburg, Ill., Mrs. Thelma Rozelle, Sparta, Mrs. Irene Richardson, Kansas City and 19 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Harris Chapel here with the Rev. Roy Shipman and the Rev., Ivan Tatum officiating, Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery near Sparta.

hoguead@bp.com wrote: >Surnames: RISLEY, OSBURN, FRIEND, STUBBS >Classification: Query > >I know this is a long shot, but I thought I would give it a try and hopefully someone can help. Anyhow, my Grandmother Mae Marie Risley was born in Sparta, MO on Jan. 3, 1919. Her parents were Robert Clyde Risely and Lecia Osburn Risley. Mae also had a sister named Maude who was born in November of 1920. Mae passed away in June of 1974 before of cancer before I was born. Maude passed away in April of 2002. Mae moved to Indiana sometime in her early twenties. Maude took over the family home and land and resided there until her death. I never had the opportunity to meet any family on my father's side in Missouri until after my father passed in Sept. 2002. My stepmother recently gave me some belongings of my Grandmother Mae Risley. Something she gave me that must have been very special to my Grandmother was a photo album. It was given to her by a women named Geneva. No last name is given. There is also a photo of Geneva with a gentlemen named Ross. I am not sure i! f the two ever married, but it seemed they were a couple from the photos. I have seen a few photos from my cousin in MO., that also have Geneva's picture in them, but we were not sure of her name at the time. My Grandmother Mae's Uncle by marriage was Vern L. Beamon. He lived on Hwy. 14 in Sparta and was the mail carrier. Of course he passed several years back. There are some photos of Geneva with Mae at Vern's home, but this is also where Mae resided when she attended Sparta High School. The walk from her house was too far. They lived south of where the Fairview Church is today off PP Highway. I was wondering if anyone has a Geneva in the families of Christian County they were researching. I figure her age to be very close to my Grandmother's age who as I mentioned was born in 1919. The photo album was given to Mae in 1938 when she would have been nineteen years old. I thought this may of been a school mate also. My Grandmother attended Fairview for elementary! school and then graduated from Sparta High School. The copy of the r eport card I received from the high school shows Mae graduating in 1939. Mae would have been twenty years old at the time. I also wanted to know if that was normal for back then? I know that Maude never attended school again after the eighth grade. She stayed home to help her mother with their cattle farm. I am sure most children did not continue on to the high school at that time. Anyone who can answer who Geneva may be and if it was normal to not graduate until twenty years of age your input in appreciated. Thank you for your time. > > > These are not very close to your grandmother's age, but they are a couple named Ross and Geneva who are buried in Sparta Cemetery. I don't have much on these people, not even her maiden name. I did find his obit. It said he spent most of his life in Illinois, lived in Ozark 11 years and the Sparta Senior Citizen's housing for three years before his death, and that survivors included just Geneva and several cousins. Buried beside Ross and Geneva are John C. & Lucinda (Beamon) Bralley. They are the age to be Ross's parents, but I don't know for certain that they are. Lucinda 1 Oct 1869 - 15 May 1905 was the daughter of Lyons Ross & Nancy J. (Bruton) Beamon. Her brother was Lyons Vernon "Vern" Beamon 1 Mar 1875 - 18 Apr 1955. So, if Ross Bralley was John and Lucinda's son, that would have made Lyons Vernon "Vern" Ross' uncle by blood and Maude's and Mae's uncle by marriage. Even though Geneva is eleven years older than Mae, it sounds like a likely candidate for the person you are seeking. John & Lucinda were in Benton Township of Douglas County, Missouri on 1900 census. Lucinda had died befroe 1910, but I don't find John or Ross Bralley anywhere on 1910 or 1920 census. He was living in Kansas City in 1930, still single. GENEVA BRALLEY 26 Jan 1908 - 19 Aug 2002 Sparta IOOF and husband ROSS L. BRALLEY 12 Oct 1900 - 28 Feb 1985 Sparta IOOF

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RISLEY, OSBURN, FRIEND, STUBBS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZMB.2ACI/1889 Message Board Post: I know this is a long shot, but I thought I would give it a try and hopefully someone can help. Anyhow, my Grandmother Mae Marie Risley was born in Sparta, MO on Jan. 3, 1919. Her parents were Robert Clyde Risely and Lecia Osburn Risley. Mae also had a sister named Maude who was born in November of 1920. Mae passed away in June of 1974 before of cancer before I was born. Maude passed away in April of 2002. Mae moved to Indiana sometime in her early twenties. Maude took over the family home and land and resided there until her death. I never had the opportunity to meet any family on my father's side in Missouri until after my father passed in Sept. 2002. My stepmother recently gave me some belongings of my Grandmother Mae Risley. Something she gave me that must have been very special to my Grandmother was a photo album. It was given to her by a women named Geneva. No last name is given. There is also a photo of Geneva with a gentlemen named Ross. I am not sure if! the two ever married, but it seemed they were a couple from the photos. I have seen a few photos from my cousin in MO., that also have Geneva's picture in them, but we were not sure of her name at the time. My Grandmother Mae's Uncle by marriage was Vern L. Beamon. He lived on Hwy. 14 in Sparta and was the mail carrier. Of course he passed several years back. There are some photos of Geneva with Mae at Vern's home, but this is also where Mae resided when she attended Sparta High School. The walk from her house was too far. They lived south of where the Fairview Church is today off PP Highway. I was wondering if anyone has a Geneva in the families of Christian County they were researching. I figure her age to be very close to my Grandmother's age who as I mentioned was born in 1919. The photo album was given to Mae in 1938 when she would have been nineteen years old. I thought this may of been a school mate also. My Grandmother attended Fairview for elementary ! school and then graduated from Sparta High School. The copy of the re port card I received from the high school shows Mae graduating in 1939. Mae would have been twenty years old at the time. I also wanted to know if that was normal for back then? I know that Maude never attended school again after the eighth grade. She stayed home to help her mother with their cattle farm. I am sure most children did not continue on to the high school at that time. Anyone who can answer who Geneva may be and if it was normal to not graduate until twenty years of age your input in appreciated. Thank you for your time.

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Randy, I have under way a project, although now on hold, to record information on the family of Thomas G. Ray (and his wife Matilda C. Haslip) son of James Ray and Margaret. Please copy me with information you run across on this line of the Ray family and any ancestor information. Thanks for all your work,. Ken Richmond 216 Ace High Stables Rd. Crawfordville, FL 32327 In a message dated 4/9/2006 11:52:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeanmayfield@comcast.net writes: Randy, Thanks for the information, as this RAY line is linked to my BLEDSOES. Jean Cuevas At 01:53 AM 4/8/2006 -0400, you wrote: >One of my genealogy guesses turned out to be right. > >I have corresponded with several persons about the Ray family. Two sons of >Alexander Ray and Isabella Scott of Bedford Co., TN -- George Miller Ray, >who >became Christian Co. assessor, and James M. Ray -- migrated to Batesville, >Independence Co., AR and then to Christian Co. after the Civil War. They >eventually ended up in Porter Township. > >In one exchange last year, I speculated that Margaret J., the wife of James >M. Ray, may have had the surname of Mayes. I thought she was likely the >sister > of Elizabeth Mayes and the daughter of James Mayes and Mary Ann "Polly" >Sparks. Elizabeth Mayes married Robert Taylor Craig, and their daughter >Mary Ann >married George M. Ray. > >The new state death certificate database indicates that Margaret was indeed >Margaret Mayes. The information is contained in the death certificate of her >son Joseph, who is buried in McConnell Cemetery. > >James Mayes and Polly Sparks migrated from GA, likely Franklin Co., to >Bedford Co. about the time of the War of 1812. > >Randy McConnell > > >==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Check out the Christian Co Missouri, MOGenWeb site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/ > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx ==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== Search other MOGenWeb counties here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/momap.htm ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

Randy, Thanks for the information, as this RAY line is linked to my BLEDSOES. Jean Cuevas At 01:53 AM 4/8/2006 -0400, you wrote: >One of my genealogy guesses turned out to be right. > >I have corresponded with several persons about the Ray family. Two sons of >Alexander Ray and Isabella Scott of Bedford Co., TN -- George Miller Ray, >who >became Christian Co. assessor, and James M. Ray -- migrated to Batesville, >Independence Co., AR and then to Christian Co. after the Civil War. They >eventually ended up in Porter Township. > >In one exchange last year, I speculated that Margaret J., the wife of James >M. Ray, may have had the surname of Mayes. I thought she was likely the >sister > of Elizabeth Mayes and the daughter of James Mayes and Mary Ann "Polly" >Sparks. Elizabeth Mayes married Robert Taylor Craig, and their daughter >Mary Ann >married George M. Ray. > >The new state death certificate database indicates that Margaret was indeed >Margaret Mayes. The information is contained in the death certificate of her >son Joseph, who is buried in McConnell Cemetery. > >James Mayes and Polly Sparks migrated from GA, likely Franklin Co., to >Bedford Co. about the time of the War of 1812. > >Randy McConnell > > >==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Check out the Christian Co Missouri, MOGenWeb site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/ > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

One of my genealogy guesses turned out to be right. I have corresponded with several persons about the Ray family. Two sons of Alexander Ray and Isabella Scott of Bedford Co., TN -- George Miller Ray, who became Christian Co. assessor, and James M. Ray -- migrated to Batesville, Independence Co., AR and then to Christian Co. after the Civil War. They eventually ended up in Porter Township. In one exchange last year, I speculated that Margaret J., the wife of James M. Ray, may have had the surname of Mayes. I thought she was likely the sister of Elizabeth Mayes and the daughter of James Mayes and Mary Ann "Polly" Sparks. Elizabeth Mayes married Robert Taylor Craig, and their daughter Mary Ann married George M. Ray. The new state death certificate database indicates that Margaret was indeed Margaret Mayes. The information is contained in the death certificate of her son Joseph, who is buried in McConnell Cemetery. James Mayes and Polly Sparks migrated from GA, likely Franklin Co., to Bedford Co. about the time of the War of 1812. Randy McConnell

ScandalMcC@aol.com wrote: >Two notes of caution: > >1) The new state database of death certificates certainly is a welcome >online addition to genealogy research. HOWEVER, be sure to use the ADVANCED search >tool to hunt for licenses by surname by county. The basic search tool often >returns no results or only partial results. On one common Nixa surname, the >basic tool returned NO entries, which was impossible, even considering the >failure of attending physicians/coroners to occasionally file death >certificates. When I used the advanced tool, I got 16 entries. This problem occurred >repeatedly. > >2) I have read and been told that the death certificate of Susan Emily Sink >Edwards, the second wife of the Rev. James Wright Edwards, showed that her >mother was Lucinda Moffett, even though a Moffett was not among the three wives >recorded for her father. But the death certificate, now available online, >included the entry "don't know" under the name of her mother. Consequently, my >online manuscript of the Edwards family includes that erroneous information. >Sorry. It's small wonder that the informant for the death certificate didn't >know. Contrary to the rumor that has circulated, the informant was Jeff >Daugherty, the son-in-law of Susan's brother Stephen, who had been dead for 30 >years, or several years well before the marriage of his daughter and Daugherty. > >Take care, >Randy McConnell > > > >==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== >Donations and volunteers being accepted now. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~mochrist/ for more details > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > I was doing some searches the opposite way, a basic search but with only the year and the county. For 1910 - 1920, Christian County averaged about 120 death certificates a year, with about 5-9 of those being duplicates or corrections of another certificate for the same death. If I hadn't done it that way, it's likely I would not have found the certificate for a cousin, Luther Thomas "Phillipps" who contracted tuberculosis on the battlefield in World War I, but didn't die until he made it back to the United States and thus wasn't listed as a casuality of war. A search will bring up only exact spellings, even if you don't know how the name might have been spelled in the record. I noticed that Luther's father, John David Phillips did have a death certificate when he died in 1926, although a search of that exact name and death date twenty years ago found no certificate. John's brother, William Lincoln Phillips, who died in 1915 still had no matching certificate, nor does his niece, Georgia Elkins who died in 1918 - both of whom I had checked unsuccessfully for years ago. And, as many have seen in death certificates, there are indications of how upset and not thinking clearly informants often are after a family member's death. For instance, after the accidental death of 17 year old Lyman Garrison, his father - the informant - lists "unknown" as where he himself (the father) was born as well as for the name of his wife, the boy's mother.