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