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I have been unsuccessful in contacting Winnie Brooks and Larry Flesher has not answered me either. Anyone know anything of her status. -- Joe L. Miller Researching Pinnell's http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pinnell/ United We Stand!

I just received my copy of "THE DIGGINS" and the date for this year's Fete is Sunday, October 1, 2006 in Fertile, Washington Co., MO. So, everyone, mark your calendars. I've already marked mine as my roots stem from them there BOYER'S. Below is taken from "THE DIGGINS": "The BOYER family will be honored at this year's celebration, represented by Helen Valle Crist of Columbia, Missouri and Pat Weeks of Dana Point, California. Both are outstanding genealogists and both have written books based on their research. Pat Weeks is the author of two periodicals on the BOYER family, Nicolas Boyer and Dorothee Oliver Leave Their Mark (copyright 1983) and Federal Census of Washington County Missouri, 1830-1900 - BOYER (copyright 1993), the publication for both, graciously donated by Pat to OMAHS. Her Federal Census of Washington County Missouri, 1830-1900 - BOYER is an invaluable tool when exploring your Washington County BOYER line, saving countless research hours. Helen has been feverishly preparing charts, document copies and many photos for display in the Maplewood Schoolhouse, this year's site for the honored family. If you are a BOYER descendant (and who isn't) you will want to be sure and stop by." For more information check out the link to OMAHS http://www.rootsweb.com/~moomahs/ I am going to start getting my BOYER family charts and have ready for the Fete. If I can be of help to anyone, feel free to email me. Sharon (Hartzell) Smith Arnold, Jefferson County, MO. Washington County, MO. Co-coordinator

http://gazetteer.midwestplaces.com/mo/crawford/ -- Joe L. Miller Researching Pinnell's http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pinnell/ United We Stand!

Thanks for the reply. That appears to be the one. Mike On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, [email protected] wrote: >This Carr Cemetery is in Oak Hill Twp. >North West Crawford Co., Mo > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Flannigan" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 12:55 PM >Subject: [MOCRAWFO] Re: Found the CARR, HILLER Cemetery in Courtois, >Crawford Co., MO > > >> >> Is this the cemetery you are talking about? >> http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.19333&lon=-91.41722&datum=NAD27&s=50&size=l >> >> >> Mike

This Carr Cemetery is in Oak Hill Twp. North West Crawford Co., Mo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Flannigan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 12:55 PM Subject: [MOCRAWFO] Re: Found the CARR, HILLER Cemetery in Courtois, Crawford Co., MO > > Is this the cemetery you are talking about? > http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.19333&lon=-91.41722&datum=NAD27&s=50&size=l > > > Mike > > > On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, [email protected] wrote: >>I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone, but here it is... >>This week we went canoeing in Crawford Co., on the 3 rivers there. While >>there, I had to >>go grave seeking and found the following on a 100' high hill. I knew I >>wasn't in the >>best shape, but after clawing my way to the top, I had to sit to catch my >>breath >>thinking that coming down HAD to be easier. WRONG! >>This cemetery is located at the Huzzah Valley Resort, Steelville, MO., >>although this is >>not actually in Steelville, so that must be the mailing address. >>The rock-enclosed cemetery did not contain civil war soldiers, as I was >>told, but 2 >>families. >>Here are their names, dates and epitaphs... >> > > > > ==== MOCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains (in the body of the message) the command > > unsubscribe > > and no additional text. > >

That is an interesting place, that Snelson-Brinker place. I think it has been relocated to that spot, but I'm not sure. Here is some more info on the nearby cemetery: BRINKER-HOUSTON FAMILY CEMETERY Additional information regarding “Brinker/Snelson Home” from “Cemetery Records of Crawford County Missouri” by Helen Marie Wright, page 563-564. This cemetery is located on Highway 8 west, located in Meramec Township. A plaque located in the cemetery reads as follows: In this cemetery are buried early settlers, Cherokee Indians who died while passing this way on the way to Oklahoma (Trail of Tears), Civil War veterans, and several members of the Huston Family.” This cemetery was recorded october 14, 1996. BRINKER: Vienna Jane, May 26, 1835 - May 1, 1837 - was drown by family servant. Sarah, Apr 25, 1831 - Feb 18, 1846. The history of this cemetery is as follows: “Mr. Brinker purchased 1.7 acres of land from Levi Snelson in late 1836. Mr. Brinker was the owner of several slaves and a Negro maid named Mary, age 16 who took care of the children. One afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Brinker went to town and left Mary in charge of the children. When they returned they found their small daughter, Vienna Jane had drown in the nearby spring. The suspicious parents questioned the maid but no clue as to the cause for the tragedy could be found. On their next trip to town, Mr. Brinker returned to the house immediately after getting out of sight of the house and hid himself to see if the maid would attempt to harm their other children. Mary was seen trying to drown the other daughter, Sarah. An investigation was made by the suspicious father, and at a later date a jury was summoned and the maid was found guilty of murdering one child and attempt to murder another. She was sentenced to hang, and the sentence was carried out. She was buried in an unmarked grave in the cemetery on the 1.7 acre plot. Several employees of the Meramec Iron Works are also buried in the cemetery, as is the murdered Brinker child whose grave is completely covered with a sandstone slab. Notes: There are 10 marked graves, and three obituaries of those buried in this cemetery that do not have any stones. Vienna Jan and Sarah are the only Brinker family members buried here. Mike > Subject: HOUSTON GRAVES IN CRAWFORD CO., MO > Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 19:19:11 -0500 > From: "jomorgan" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > While in Crawford County, we stopped by the oldest home there, which then became the courthouse. There was no one there but the doors weren't locked so we could go inside. It was a ranch-style house with 2 front doors. It had 2 rooms that shared a large fireplace. To go from one room to the other, they had to go outside and through the other door. That must have been fun in the wintertime. I guess it was for safety reasons... in case the kitchen caught fire they might not lose the whole house. There was an outhouse still standing, and a fruit cellar which had to have been 30 degrees cooler than the outside. The old shelves were still intact. It was very educational. A washtub hung on the side of it. As we began to leave, I noticed a cemetery off to the side. Not knowing there were going to be thousands of hungry ticks there, we all trooped off to take names and dates down. Here are the ones I got. 2 were already unreadable and one had the name Rachel, but by then I'd reali! ze! > d my error and dancing out of the weeds, shaking every limb at the same time (I must have looked like I was doing some form of weird dance) I headed back to the car without getting closer to hers. I'm sorry now that I didn't try it. > As I was leaving I saw the sign that said this was the HOUSTON-BRINKER cemetery. > > ESCO T. HOUSTON > Born Dec 10, 1875 > Did Jan 6, 1936 > > OPHELIA N. HOUSTON > born Aug 16, 1861 > died Nov 23, 1930 > > MISSOURI O. HOUSTON > born Mar 10, 1839 > died Jan 10, 1920 > > ROBERT H. HOUSTON > born Nov 26, 1834 > died Sept 5, 1921 > > EMMA T. > dau of > R. H. & M. O. HOUSTON > born July 25, 1864 > died Apr 27, 1871 > ---------- > 1880 CRAWFORD CO., MO MERAMEC TWP. > HOUSTON, ROBERT H. white male 46 married farming TENN TENN N. C. > MISSOURI white female 42 wife married keeping house MO KY TENN > OPHELIA white female 18 daughter single MO TN MO > ESCO T. white male 4 son single at home MO TN MO > VAUGHAN, MYRA white female 64 mother widowed TN VA VA > LAWSON, GEORGE white male 17 employee single working farm MO > ------- > 1910 MERAMEC, CRAWFORD CO., MO > HOUSTON, OPHELIA head female white 48 single MO TN MO > MISSOURI O. mother female white 78 m1 49 MO KY TN > -------- > 1910 > HOUSTON, ESCO T. head white male 34 m1 4yrs MO TN MO > GYNNETHA H. wife white female 33 m2 4yrs had 3 still has 3 living children IA OH IL > CALLETA B. daughter white female 1 5/12 single MO MO IA > ROBERT H. father male white 74 m1 49 TN NC NC > PARKER, EVA step-dau female white 13 single TX TX IA > PARKER, HENRIETTA step-dau female white 10 single TX TX IA > wonder why the parents aren't living together. > -------------- > 1920 MERAMEC TWP., CRAWFORD CO. > HOUSTON, OPHELIA head female white 58 single > ROBERT H. father male white 85 widowed > -------------- > 1930 > HOUSTON, OPHELIA head white female 69 single MO TN MO > ------------- > 1930 ST. FRANCOIS CO, MO CENSUS ST. FRANCOIS TWP. > HOUSTON ESCO T. head white male 54 married 30 MO VA MO > GYNNETHA wife white female 53 married 30 IA OH IL > CALLIEdaughter female white 21 single MO MO IA > >

Is this the cemetery you are talking about? http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.19333&lon=-91.41722&datum=NAD27&s=50&size=l Mike On Sat, 1 Jul 2006, [email protected] wrote: >I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone, but here it is... >This week we went canoeing in Crawford Co., on the 3 rivers there. While there, I had to >go grave seeking and found the following on a 100' high hill. I knew I wasn't in the >best shape, but after clawing my way to the top, I had to sit to catch my breath >thinking that coming down HAD to be easier. WRONG! >This cemetery is located at the Huzzah Valley Resort, Steelville, MO., although this is >not actually in Steelville, so that must be the mailing address. >The rock-enclosed cemetery did not contain civil war soldiers, as I was told, but 2 >families. >Here are their names, dates and epitaphs... >

While in Crawford County, we stopped by the oldest home there, which then became the courthouse. There was no one there but the doors weren't locked so we could go inside. It was a ranch-style house with 2 front doors. It had 2 rooms that shared a large fireplace. To go from one room to the other, they had to go outside and through the other door. That must have been fun in the wintertime. I guess it was for safety reasons... in case the kitchen caught fire they might not lose the whole house. There was an outhouse still standing, and a fruit cellar which had to have been 30 degrees cooler than the outside. The old shelves were still intact. It was very educational. A washtub hung on the side of it. As we began to leave, I noticed a cemetery off to the side. Not knowing there were going to be thousands of hungry ticks there, we all trooped off to take names and dates down. Here are the ones I got. 2 were already unreadable and one had the name Rachel, but by then I'd realize! d my error and dancing out of the weeds, shaking every limb at the same time (I must have looked like I was doing some form of weird dance) I headed back to the car without getting closer to hers. I'm sorry now that I didn't try it. As I was leaving I saw the sign that said this was the HOUSTON-BRINKER cemetery. ESCO T. HOUSTON Born Dec 10, 1875 Did Jan 6, 1936 OPHELIA N. HOUSTON born Aug 16, 1861 died Nov 23, 1930 MISSOURI O. HOUSTON born Mar 10, 1839 died Jan 10, 1920 ROBERT H. HOUSTON born Nov 26, 1834 died Sept 5, 1921 EMMA T. dau of R. H. & M. O. HOUSTON born July 25, 1864 died Apr 27, 1871 ---------- 1880 CRAWFORD CO., MO MERAMEC TWP. HOUSTON, ROBERT H. white male 46 married farming TENN TENN N. C. MISSOURI white female 42 wife married keeping house MO KY TENN OPHELIA white female 18 daughter single MO TN MO ESCO T. white male 4 son single at home MO TN MO VAUGHAN, MYRA white female 64 mother widowed TN VA VA LAWSON, GEORGE white male 17 employee single working farm MO ------- 1910 MERAMEC, CRAWFORD CO., MO HOUSTON, OPHELIA head female white 48 single MO TN MO MISSOURI O. mother female white 78 m1 49 MO KY TN -------- 1910 HOUSTON, ESCO T. head white male 34 m1 4yrs MO TN MO GYNNETHA H. wife white female 33 m2 4yrs had 3 still has 3 living children IA OH IL CALLETA B. daughter white female 1 5/12 single MO MO IA ROBERT H. father male white 74 m1 49 TN NC NC PARKER, EVA step-dau female white 13 single TX TX IA PARKER, HENRIETTA step-dau female white 10 single TX TX IA wonder why the parents aren't living together. -------------- 1920 MERAMEC TWP., CRAWFORD CO. HOUSTON, OPHELIA head female white 58 single ROBERT H. father male white 85 widowed -------------- 1930 HOUSTON, OPHELIA head white female 69 single MO TN MO ------------- 1930 ST. FRANCOIS CO, MO CENSUS ST. FRANCOIS TWP. HOUSTON ESCO T. head white male 54 married 30 MO VA MO GYNNETHA wife white female 53 married 30 IA OH IL CALLIEdaughter female white 21 single MO MO IA

I don't know if this will be of any help to anyone, but here it is... This week we went canoeing in Crawford Co., on the 3 rivers there. While there, I had to go grave seeking and found the following on a 100' high hill. I knew I wasn't in the best shape, but after clawing my way to the top, I had to sit to catch my breath thinking that coming down HAD to be easier. WRONG! This cemetery is located at the Huzzah Valley Resort, Steelville, MO., although this is not actually in Steelville, so that must be the mailing address. The rock-enclosed cemetery did not contain civil war soldiers, as I was told, but 2 families. Here are their names, dates and epitaphs... HILLER Vinie Carr 1862 - 1939 there is an Eastern Star emblem on her stone next to her HILLER Jacob R. Hiller March 28, 1862 - Jan 27, 1919 There is a masonic insignia on his stone Jason Carr Died November 3, 1880 aged 61 yrs. 21 days "Blessed are the dead who died in the lord" Mary A. Carr died September 8, 1876 Aged 41 yrs. 8 mos. 11 days "Parted friends again may meet from the toils of nature free and crowned with mercy, oh how sweet will eternal friendship be" W. G. Carr Died August 13, 1884 aged 19 yrs. 9 mos. "Remember friend as you pass by as you are now, so once was I As I am now, soon you may be Prepare for death and follow me" Jason E. son of J. R. & Vinie C. HILLER Born November 3, 1886 died July 24, 1887 aged 8 mos 21 days Infant son of J. R. & V. C. HILLER born and died June 19, 1885 1860 Crawford Co., MO. Courtois, Osage post office CARR, JASON 40 male farmer OH MARY A. 25 female MO M. E. 8/12 female MO JONATHAN CRAIG 23 male MO 1870 Crawford Co., MO census Courtois Twp., Cuba post office. July 30, 1870 CARR, Jason 50 Male farmer Ohio Mary A. 35 female housekeeper MO Mary Y. 9 female MO William K. 6 male MO ARMSTRONG, Mary 31 female Domestic MO 1880 Courtois, Crawford Co., MO census CARR, JASON widowed farmer OH VA VA MARY G. daughter single keeping house MO OH MO WILLIAM C. son single working on farm MO OH MO 1900 Courtois, Crawford Co., MO census HILLER, JACOB R. head white male March 1862 38 married 16 ILL Ger Ger VINORIE CARR Wife white female Sept. 1862 37 married 16 had 4 children 2 still living in 1900 MO OH MO LOLA C. daughter white female aug 1889 10 single MO IL MO BENJAMIN J. Son white male Dec 1892 6 single MO IL MO The 2 that died were Infant son b 6/1885 & Jason E., b 11/1886, above.

In 1850, the May Term of the Circuit Court, Crawford Co, MO, granted a petition of divorce to Abigail Hiner from James Hiner. The court jacket includes the caveat: "...it appears to the Court that the Defendant (James Hiner) is not a resident of nor residing in this state, and he having failed to appear...". One could conclude that the divorce was granted on the basis of abandonment. I need a copy of the actual divorce file from the time the petition was filed until the divorce was granted -- I'm looking for proof of a son of this marriage, William Robert Hiner b. 1843 Crawford Co, MO. I would happily pay for a genealogist who would look for this record.

They also say it may take up to twelve weeks due to overwhelming response, but I got mine in about 3 weeks so they are obviously doing a splendid job of getting them out to people. Janet Subject: [MOCRAWFO] Death Certificates I didn't know if anyone was aware of this (I found some didn't), but the State Archives can provide a death certificate at $1 each, and SOME ARE ONLINE. They plan to have up to 1930 online by the end of September. http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ You can search by county or do a surname search statewide. They also have some birth. As a reminder the early Crawford County births and stillbirths are in the County Archives. The State Archives did not know they existed. Joe L. Miller > Researching Pinnell's > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pinnell/ > > United We Stand! > > > ==== MOCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains (in the body of the message) the command > > unsubscribe > > and no additional text. >

I didn't know if anyone was aware of this (I found some didn't), but the State Archives can provide a death certificate at $1 each, and SOME ARE ONLINE. They plan to have up to 1930 online by the end of September. http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ You can search by county or do a surname search statewide. They also have some birth. As a reminder the early Crawford County births and stillbirths are in the County Archives. The State Archives did not know they existed. -- Joe L. Miller Researching Pinnell's http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pinnell/ United We Stand!

My third great grandfather, Henry Hansel, was living in Boone Township in 1860. The Post Office was Bourbon. It was dwelling 844, family 838. This was District 24 in 1850. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Thelma Feese" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:50 AM Subject: [MOCRAWFO] Need township > Can someone tell me what township the town of Bourbon is in? > > Thelma in Colorado > > > ==== MOCRAWFO Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe. Send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains (in the body of the message) the command > > unsubscribe > > and no additional text. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.0/345 - Release Date: 5/22/2006 > >

According to this map, Boone http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/crawford/maps/crawtwps.jpg ----- Original Message ----- > Can someone tell me what township the town of Bourbon is in? > > Thelma in Colorado

Can someone tell me what township the town of Bourbon is in? Thelma in Colorado

hello list- seeking someone who lives in steelville and would have the time to seek a marriage between a Lester thomas Key and a Mary V. this could have been between 1913-1920, please contact me off list if you can help, thanks in advance, Melodee

I don't know of any web site, but here is some information: Villages of Crawford County, Missouri - OLD ELM TREE-KEYSVILLE Among the sixty-three settlers who were already living in Crawford County in January 1829, eleven of them had settled in the vicinity of Keysville. Four of the families were Keys, hence it was natural that the place be called Keysville. These eleven families, and others who were early arrivals on Crooked Creek are Obadiah, William, Lewis, and Eli Key; Washington, John, and Reuben Carter; J. Givens, John Dunlap, John Stafford, Reuben Vaughan, and Oliver and Tom Bullock. Also coming early into the valley were the Browne, Laney, and Arthur families. The earliest settler, whose date of coming is estab1ished, was Obadiah Key. He came with his young bride from Kentucky. They first settled briefly in Washington county but arrived in Crawford County in 1825. Obadiah's wife was Mary Carter and her relatives, the Carters, were among the pioneer settlers. Obadiah Key became a useful citizen in the Keysville community. He served as county judge and magistrate, both positions of trust in the early days. He was a good wagonmaker and this occupation proved a great asset to the community. Keysville had its beginning on the south bank of Crooked Creek across and not far from the present site. It was first called Old Elm Tree, an unusual name, but called such from the presence of a very large wide spreading elm tree at the site. When the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 they immediately began to build a meetinghouse; when the hardy pioneers came to the area of Old Elm Tree, they, too, built themselves a place to worship God. In 1834, scarcely ten years from the first arrival, the settlers had organized a union church to be used by people of all faiths. A short distance down the valley on the banks of Crooked Creek, George Washington Bullock and Oliver Bullock had set up a gristmill. In that day the gristmill was inevitable; it served one of man's first and foremost needs for survival. Keysville was surveyed, laid out in streets, and deeded as a corporate village by Elijah Key and wife, Matilda, in 1873. From 1870 to 1970 many changes were made in the ownership of the major portions of the Keysville area and especially was it true of the site of the mercantile activity. The abstract records from 1873 to 1931 show the following transfers of property either in part or as a whole of the leading real estate in the locality. The names may not be listed in chronological order but are as follow: Peter Arnett, Thomas Key, Thomas Maxwell, John Bowers, F. J. Vaughan, James Davis, S. E. Vaughan, George Mayberry, Thomas Taff, W. T. Campbell, Sarah J. Dobbs, Peter Young, Charles Rogers, J. T. Maxwell, Samuel Key, J. A. Key, William Maxwell, William Arnett, M. E. Beers, Homer & Frank Branson, Haley & 0badiah Key, J. Russell Sites, Olata Morrison, Clarence M-Ldyett, Iva Martin, Jasper Tournbough, Elza Cottner, and Laura Armistead. An accurate list of the Keysville postmasters is not available locally, but of those known who have served in the past are the names of J. T. Maxwell [1888], Olatha Morrison,, Elza Cotner, Laura Armistead, Homer Branson, Ethel Branson, and June Branson. In 1931 there were two excellent stores in Keysville. One was owned by Melvin Beers and the other by Homer and Frank Branson. The Branson brothers had married sisters, Lorene and Ethel Taff, daughters in a well known Crawford County family. Soon after acquiring land in the Keysville vicinity the brothers worked together and often-times were joint property holders. Both became very successful in farming and in business. In 1931 they purchased the Beers Store and moved their stock of merchandise to the Beers location. Mr. Beers moved to his farm up the valley. About 1926, a Job high school was established in an effort to furnish two years of high school credit for the children who graduated from the Keysville Elementary School. The high school principal during the years was Theodore Leaver and the elementary teacher, his wife, Marie Beers Leaver. When the other schools of this type in the county were closed Keysville also closed. With the coming of the nineteen thirties Keysville appeared to be moving into an eclipse. After the financial crisis of 1929 abject poverty faced many in the valley. Often the residents of the community had not prepared for the "rainy day," had lived from day to day. The timber business was on the wane, employment was difficult to obtain at a living wage. Being diligent in business, Branson brothers had now acquired much of the land and the other property around Keysville. Through their resourcefulness and generous hospitality they were "good Samaritans" to others during the depression years. The railroad was built through Keysville in 1873 and the tie and timber business had thrived for many years,but timber became more scarce and the demand less and less. About 1949 the two leading tie companies, Logribrink and the Egyptian Tie and Timber Company, closed their operations. In 1888 Goodspeed Publishing Company gave a brief history of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Keysville. The report as follows: "Crooked Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized aboub 1834, by Frank Braley. The first members were J. Givens and wife, Obadiah, William, Elijah and John Key, John Dunlap and wife, W. Carter and wife, Mary Key, Richard Stafford and wife, and Reuben Vaughan and wife. Originally the Baptists and Presbyterians built a union log house, but disagreeing, the Presbyterians built a church building of their own, also a log house, in which they have worshipped about forty-eight years. The pastors have been Reverends Jonathan Burris, Jacob Clark, Solomon Brown, John E. Braley, I. C. Richey, E. M. Johnson, George Brown, A. A. Johnson, J. W. Dobbs, James B. Braley, and Isaac Eaton. The membership is now about thirty-five." The old church doors are now closed and as a grand old lady lately said, "There is not a Presbyterian left in the valley." ------ CRAWFORD COUNTY AND CUBA MISSOURI James Ira Breuer, 1972 p. 95-99 ________________________________________________________________________ Here is the history of Keysville as contained in "Cemetery Records of Crawford County, Missouri by Helen Marie Wright" which was published along with cemetery listing: HISTORY OF KEYSVILLE Among the sixty three settlers who were already living in Crawford County in January 1829, eleven of them had settled in the vicinity of Keysville. Four of the families were Keys, hence it was natural that the place be called Keysville. The earliest settler was Obadiah Key. He came with his young bride from Kentucky. They first settled briefly in Washington County, Missouri but arrived in Crawford County in 1825. Obadiah's wife was Mary Carter and her relatives, the Carters were among the pioneer settlers. Obadiah Key became a useful citizen in the Keysville community. He served as county judge and magistrate, bot positions of trust in the early days. Keysville had its beginning on the south banks of Crooked Creek across and not far from the present site. It was first called Old Elm Tree, an unusual name, but called such from the present of a very large wife spreading elm tree at that site. Mike On Mon, 1 May 2006, [email protected] wrote: >can anyone gove me the web site to locate the history of keysville. any old >pictures, my ancestor: George Washington Dobbs, a minister. thanks, Melodee

can anyone gove me the web site to locate the history of keysville. any old pictures, my ancestor: George Washington Dobbs, a minister. thanks, Melodee

Hello list- seeking a possible obit of Eunice Key( 2nd wife of Thomas E Key) she died May 9th 1933.. i hope to find out survivors. if any one caN check on this obit, let me know off list, thanks in advance, Melodee