I am interested in the Adamson information. Larkin Adamson married my great-great-grandmother, Editha Gilley, 6 June 1851 Greene County, MO. I didn't know his name was "Jesse" Larkin. There is an estate settlement in Lawrence County, MO for Spencer Gilley, who was a brother to Editha. Larkin among others are mentioned in these papers. Larkin and Editha Adamson are buried in the Mapes Cemetery on Bull Creek in Christian County. 1850 Edgar County, Ill. Dist. 19 ADAMSON, Mary 45 Larkin 20 George 16 It says all bwere born in Pulaski Co KY Her name was Mary Christine Bledsoe Adamson Shipman However, Larkin and George both say they were bon in Ill on Missouri census. 1860 Christian County, MO Linden Twp ADIMSON, Larkin 28 IL Ditha 32 TN Jno 16 MO (should be TN; Surname is Gilley, he was born in to Editha.) Mary 05 MO Isaac 02 MO 1870 Taney County MO Swan Twp #14 ADAMSON, Larkin 40 IL Editha 40 TN Mary F. 16 MO Sarah J. 09 MO SLAGLE, Merrett B. 18 AR McCLURE, William 28 IL ANSHUTS, Walter 25 KS George W. Adamson married his step sister Jane Shipman Greene County, MO Marriages Book A page 239 SHIPMAN, Matthew to Mary ADAMSON 22 June 1852. On 25 Mar 2006 11:30:20 -0700 traveler@accessus.net writes: > 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/1689.2.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Irene, > Yes this is my mothers famiy. Matthew was her great grandfathers > brother. Jessie Larkin Adamson. He married Sarah Elizabeth Myers. My > biggest hurdle on this family is finding George Washington Adamson > fathers name. His mother was Mary Catherine Bledsoe, any way that is > all I can find on the internet. Hopefully you would have some > information containing to that > > > ==== MOCHRIST Mailing List ==== > Don't forget the MOGenWeb Archives section.... > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/mofiles.htm > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > Gloria Bogart Carter, 733 S Farm Road 89, Springfield, MO 65802; 417-869-7060 ~ gbcarter@juno.com; My Ozarks Genealogy Column: http://www.news-leader.com/springfield/lifestyle/genealogy/index_new.shtm l