Wondered if someone might possible be able to help. Have very little information. In the 1880 Dallas Co., MO Census White, (Loweler), 14 sister She is living with her sister Alice & her husband Jasper N. Line. This is the only information I have and as you can see her first name is probably misspelled. Anything close would at least give me a possible lead. Any Help Would Be Apprecaited. Beverly kgibson@strato.net

----- Original Message ----- From: Ted Brewington To: Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 12:25 PM Subject: Brewington Rick: I saw a James Brewington is in the Dallas County Missouri Story. I am looking for a James who was in Howell Co. in 1880 wife name was Winnie, she was in Texas Co. in 1920 with her son John .he is on page 21 in the book, also does the library have cemetery books I drove over their sat. library was closed when i got there i looked for historical society number in phone book did not see a number so i just left should have ask somebody but did not if you could see what is on page 21 would appricate i dont think many Brewingtons ended up in that area there were some in Texas Co. and some in Pulaski Co. if there is any listed in cemetery books i will come back and go to cemeterys .I dont want you to look up any names just see if index might list Brewington. Thanks Ted Brewington Hello Ted - Page 21 includes a list of pastors of Buffalo Methodist Church. The list includes: "James B. Brewington, 1900". There are no Brewingtons in the cemetery books I have. There are no Brewingtons listed in the 1850, 1860, 1870 or 1880 Dallas Co. censuses. Rick Gregg

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Harmon" <eharmon@airmail.net> To: <Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 6:14 AM Subject: Dallas Co., Missouri > Rick, > > Can you tell me if there are hard copy publications of Dallas Co. Obits > & Death Notices.....and if so the source for ordering????? > > Thanks, > Kathy > eharmon@airmail.net > Hello Kathy - The full name is "Some Obituaries and Funeral Cards of Dallas County Missouri", compiled by Mildred Coffelt Paul (1992). It is available from the Dallas County Historical Society, P. O. Box 594, Buffalo, MO 65622. I don't remember the price but I believe it was under $10. While it appears there are other obit. and funeral card booklets out there, this is the only one I have. If you find out how to order others for Dallas Co., MO, please let me know. Rick Gregg

Hi Jean in Indy, I know this is not the answer to your question, but sometimes other information leads one to the final goal. I have a "Phoebe" Barham that might be the "Pheby" for whom you are attempting to find the death record. Phoebe has also been listed as Rhoda. My (or our) Phoebe b. ca 1836 was (according to my information) the youngest daughter of James Freeman Barham (1792-1865) and Margarette (Peggy) Holbrook b. ca 1791. They both came from NC and were listed with their children in the Greene Co, MO 1850 census although the name was misspelled as "Barrum. James Freeman Barham was son of James Barham and Prudence Freeman, b. 1792, Guilford Co, NC., d. Jan. 8, 1865, Greene Co, MO. I am also searching for a connection between this Barham line and an Elizabeth Barham (ca 1820 - 1861). I do not know who her parents were. She was born in TN and died in Marion Co, AR. She married Rial Barnett (1818 - 1891) ca 1845 at Greasy Creek, Dallas Co, MO. One of their sons was, William Monroe Cawdra (Billie) Barnett (1851 - 1928) who started the "Old Time Singing" at the church at Red Top, Dallas Co, MO that still takes place today......so I'm told. Hope this helps and please let me know if you can connect to Elizabeth Barham. Jerry

I have checked the Dallas Co. Death Register, Dallas Co. Death Records, and Death Notices in Buffalo Reflex and do not find Malissa Frazier. Maxine -----Original Message----- From: Frederick W. Gregg, Jr. <Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com> To: MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com <MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:00 PM Subject: Re: Dallas County Lookup- FRAZIER > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Clif and Sarah Thompson" <thompson@beaverisland.k12.mi.us> >To: <Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com> >Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 4:46 AM >Subject: Dallas County Lookup- FRAZIER > > >> Rick could you please do a lookup in the Dallas County funeral cards for >> Malissa Frazier. She died between 1915 - 1925. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Sarah >> > >Hello Sarah - > > There are no FRAZIERs (or anything close) in the Obit./Funeral Cards >booklet by Mildred Coffelt Paul (1992). > > I'll send a copy of your request and my response to the Dallas Co. list >as other researchers have other obit. and funeral card books. Hopefully, >someone can help. > > Rick Gregg >

Margaret If I hadn't been in such a hurry reading and responding to your message I would of seen that you already had the name of the previous funeral home (Routh-Jones)in your message. I e-mailed my mom in Springfield about this dilemma and maybe she knows of another avenue we can follow. Happy hunting. Alberta Anderson Bloomington -----Original Message----- From: kuklao [mailto:kuklao@home.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 1:51 PM To: MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: Funeral Homes Colleen Oliver Researching: Chapman, Cheek, Stafford, Wingo and others. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson, Alberta M" <almander@indiana.edu> To: "'kuklao'" <kuklao@home.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 7:12 AM Subject: RE: Funeral Homes > Margaret, > Do you live in Buffalo? Did you ask check with the Montgomery funeral home? > Wonder who was the funeral home before Montgomery? Loved reading your > message > about death traditions. > Alberta Anderson > Bloomington, IN > > -----Original Message----- > From: kuklao [mailto:kuklao@home.com] > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 4:57 PM > To: MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Funeral Homes > > > Hi Listers, > I recently ran across some books of funeral home and caretakers in > Springfield, that listed quite a few deaths from Polk, Dallas, Webster, and > Greene of course. Off the top of my head I can only remember two of them. > Klinger Funeral Home and Thieme Funeral Home in Springfield. > I believe that the Klinger Funeral Home started listing in 1912. Not sure > about Thieme. I know that there was one other funeral home that started > with a "A", but do not recall the name. > Colleen Oliver > Researching: Chapman, Cheek, Stafford, Wingo and others. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margaret A. Maulin" <mmaulin@spamcop.net> > To: <MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 9:54 AM > Subject: Funeral Homes > > > > I looked through the Dallas County History book and did not find any > > discussion of early Funeral Homes. It would be interesting to find this > > information. There is an article in Chapter 4, "Cemeteries in Dallas > > County" which describes customs in sickness and death but does not > > indicate when these customs ceased and undertakers took over. > > "When people became ill in olden times there were no hospitals or > > funeral homes. Neighbors would take turns sitting up which often lasted > > for months. > > When death came the ones there would close the eyes and weight them > > shut with coins. A white cloth was tied underneath the chin across the > > top of the head to hold the mouth shut. The body was laid on a board and > > covered with a sheet. The ones who sat up with the body, which was only > > kept one night, would wet a cloth in a solution and keep on the face. > > The caskets or boxes were usually made of walnut or whatever lumber was > > available for that purpose. It was lined with white muslin. The dress, > > if it was for a lady, was oft times made at night. > > A runner was sent out to notify all the neighbors of the death and when > > the funeral would be. > > So many times, a cemetery not being near, they would be buried on the > > farm. If a church and cemetery were near the bell would be tolled at the > church. > > The box or casket would be placed in a wagon or hack with hay in the > > bed and moved to the church where the service was to be held. Many > > funerals were held in the yards of the homes or in the church yard. > > Neighbors would dig the grave and it was superstition not to ever > > compete the grave until just before the burial. > > A good pair of lines off of harness was used to lower the box into the > > grave with four strong men holding them. > > The graves were dug much deeper then than present day. > > While the dirt was being thrown in on the box it was the custom to > > sing. The families never left until the grave was filled. > > Many of the graves have never been marked with anything except a field > rock." > > > > In Chapter 8, "Climate and Health": "There is no hospital in the County. > > Patients are taken to hospitals in Springfield, Lebanon, Columbia and > > Nevada. Three funeral homes provide ambulance service: Jones-Cantlon, > > Parrish-Buckner and Montgomery." This was written in 1971; the county > > still has no hospital. > > > > Here are the undertakers names of some of the death certificates I have: > > Routh & Jones of Buffalo, 1922, 1923, 1924 > > L. B. Jones, Buffalo, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1950, 1957 > > Jones-Cantlon, Buffalo, 1967 > > Parish, Buffalo, 1976, 1977 > > Montgomery, Buffalo, 1956, 1960, 1978 > > Montgomery-Viets, Buffalo, 1985 > > > > Currently, there are only two Funeral Homes in Buffalo - > > Montgomery-Viets and Cantlon. I tried to locate original records back > > in 1991 and was informed that Cantlon only has "business records" of > Routh-Jones. > > > > Margaret Maulin > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Clif and Sarah Thompson" <thompson@beaverisland.k12.mi.us> To: <Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 4:46 AM Subject: Dallas County Lookup- FRAZIER > Rick could you please do a lookup in the Dallas County funeral cards for > Malissa Frazier. She died between 1915 - 1925. > > Thanks. > > Sarah > Hello Sarah - There are no FRAZIERs (or anything close) in the Obit./Funeral Cards booklet by Mildred Coffelt Paul (1992). I'll send a copy of your request and my response to the Dallas Co. list as other researchers have other obit. and funeral card books. Hopefully, someone can help. Rick Gregg

----- Original Message ----- From: JoJoPM@aol.com To: Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 7:28 PM Subject: Re: Dallas County Lookup - George M. Wilson Rick, Will you please look up George Marion Wilson in the funeral cards. He died around 1940-1950. Thanks, Jo Mills Hello Jo - The booklet contains the following WILSONs: Obit. for Pansy M. WILSON, daughter of Charley and Lova STURDEVANT. She married Carl WILSON on Sept. 22, 1937. Funeral card for Mrs. Laviney "Lizzie" WILSON, born Oct. 6, 1874. Obit. for Manervie E. WILSON, daughter of Monroe and Lottie BLACKWELL. She married John B. WILSON on August 2, 1903. Obit. for Minervia Ann WILSON, widow of John H. WILSON. Those are the only WILSONs listed in the index. If you would like more info. on any of these, please let me know. Rick Gregg

Hi Rick Could you possibly look up the Dougherty clam in the 1850 census of Dallas county for me? George Washington Dougherty Thank you for all your help. Joyce

----- Original Message ----- From: <Jsbrds5@aol.com> To: <MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:10 AM Subject: Census > Hi Rick > Could you possibly look up the Dougherty clam in the 1850 census of Dallas > county for me? George Washington Dougherty > Thank you for all your help. > Joyce > Hello Joyce - I do not find any DOUGHERTY (or anything close) in the index to the 1850 census. Sorry. Rick Gregg

----- Original Message ----- From: "lona9" <lona9@gateway.net> To: <Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 4:58 PM Subject: Census lookup Hi, can I get a look up for John and Lucy (McElroy) Lackey for 1860 please. You say that the 1850 census for Dallas Co. is now online but I'm getting a can't find server message. Thanks, Leona Hello Leona - There is only one LACKEY listed in the 1860 census. It is Hough L. LACKEY, 28, Tn, a farmhand in the household of Mathew PAR. The 1850 census has the following LACKEYs: Robert, 47, Ky, Blacksmith, and Mary, 48,Va; Hugh, 18, Tn; and Daniel, 14, Tn. William, Tn, Farmer, and Luiza, 23, NC. Reuben H., 24, Tn, Farmer, and Roda, 15, Il. Those are the only LACKEYs I find. Rick Gregg

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tena" <mrsteve@lightcom.net> To: <Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 8:15 AM Subject: Dallas County Lookup > Rick > Would you be so kind to do a lookup in the obits or funearl cards for Sarah > Emeline Myers. > Thank You > Steve Highbarger > Hello Steve - The "Obituaries and Funeral Cards" booklet contains only one MYERS in the index. It is for Luke MYERS, 84, of Phillipsburg, son of William Columbus and Mary Ann MYERS. Luke married April 27, 1916, to Bertha Isabelle CALTON. If this obituary is of interest to you, let me know and I will send you the full article. Rick Gregg

----- Original Message ----- From: Karl A Gibson To: Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 2:18 PM Subject: Dallas County, Missouri, History aka:The Dallas County Missouri Story (1841 - 1971) - SHAW Look-up Shaw pages 191 & 362 Thank You So Much, Beverly kgibson@strato.net Hello Beverly - Pages 188-192 contain a Dallas County business directory, 1971-1973, obtained from the telephone book. On page 191 it lists "Larry L Shaw DC". Pages 362-363 are entitled "Pioneer Families" and contain a surname list of names listed in the 1850 census whose "descendants still reside here today". The list contains the surname "Shaw". Rick Gregg

----- Original Message ----- From: Brenda Goldberg To: Rick-Gregg@hawaii.rr.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:25 PM Subject: GLASS Hi Rick, Would you look up James F. GLASS in the 1880 Census please. I don't know what state he was born in. Also, are there any other GLASS families listed? I don't know about any brothers or sisters he might have had or his parents, although I don't think they came with him to Dallas County--just being hopeful. My mom thought he might have had a relative with the last name of HENDERSON. Thank you, --- Brenda Goldberg --- mbgoberg@earthlink.net Hello Brenda - MUSTAIN, Bird 39 m Farmer Va Va Va Emeline 33 wife Keepinghouse Mo -- - Mary 14 dau Mo Va M0 Willis 10 son Mo Va Mo Charles 4 son Mo Va Mo Rosa 1 dau Mo Va Mo GLASS, Henry 20 s Laborer Mo -- Ky GLASS, James 28 m Farmer Mo Ky Ky Minerva 30 wife Keepinghouse Tn Tn Tn William 4 son Mo Mo Tn Milcina 2 dau Mo Mo Tn Susan 3/12-Mar dau Mo Mo Tn GLASS, Lucinda 17 sister Helps in house Mo Ky Tn Those are the only GLASS surnames in the 1880 census index. Rick Gregg

Colleen Oliver Researching: Chapman, Cheek, Stafford, Wingo and others. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson, Alberta M" <almander@indiana.edu> To: "'kuklao'" <kuklao@home.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 7:12 AM Subject: RE: Funeral Homes > Margaret, > Do you live in Buffalo? Did you ask check with the Montgomery funeral home? > Wonder who was the funeral home before Montgomery? Loved reading your > message > about death traditions. > Alberta Anderson > Bloomington, IN > > -----Original Message----- > From: kuklao [mailto:kuklao@home.com] > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 4:57 PM > To: MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Funeral Homes > > > Hi Listers, > I recently ran across some books of funeral home and caretakers in > Springfield, that listed quite a few deaths from Polk, Dallas, Webster, and > Greene of course. Off the top of my head I can only remember two of them. > Klinger Funeral Home and Thieme Funeral Home in Springfield. > I believe that the Klinger Funeral Home started listing in 1912. Not sure > about Thieme. I know that there was one other funeral home that started > with a "A", but do not recall the name. > Colleen Oliver > Researching: Chapman, Cheek, Stafford, Wingo and others. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margaret A. Maulin" <mmaulin@spamcop.net> > To: <MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 9:54 AM > Subject: Funeral Homes > > > > I looked through the Dallas County History book and did not find any > > discussion of early Funeral Homes. It would be interesting to find this > > information. There is an article in Chapter 4, "Cemeteries in Dallas > > County" which describes customs in sickness and death but does not > > indicate when these customs ceased and undertakers took over. > > "When people became ill in olden times there were no hospitals or > > funeral homes. Neighbors would take turns sitting up which often lasted > > for months. > > When death came the ones there would close the eyes and weight them > > shut with coins. A white cloth was tied underneath the chin across the > > top of the head to hold the mouth shut. The body was laid on a board and > > covered with a sheet. The ones who sat up with the body, which was only > > kept one night, would wet a cloth in a solution and keep on the face. > > The caskets or boxes were usually made of walnut or whatever lumber was > > available for that purpose. It was lined with white muslin. The dress, > > if it was for a lady, was oft times made at night. > > A runner was sent out to notify all the neighbors of the death and when > > the funeral would be. > > So many times, a cemetery not being near, they would be buried on the > > farm. If a church and cemetery were near the bell would be tolled at the > church. > > The box or casket would be placed in a wagon or hack with hay in the > > bed and moved to the church where the service was to be held. Many > > funerals were held in the yards of the homes or in the church yard. > > Neighbors would dig the grave and it was superstition not to ever > > compete the grave until just before the burial. > > A good pair of lines off of harness was used to lower the box into the > > grave with four strong men holding them. > > The graves were dug much deeper then than present day. > > While the dirt was being thrown in on the box it was the custom to > > sing. The families never left until the grave was filled. > > Many of the graves have never been marked with anything except a field > rock." > > > > In Chapter 8, "Climate and Health": "There is no hospital in the County. > > Patients are taken to hospitals in Springfield, Lebanon, Columbia and > > Nevada. Three funeral homes provide ambulance service: Jones-Cantlon, > > Parrish-Buckner and Montgomery." This was written in 1971; the county > > still has no hospital. > > > > Here are the undertakers names of some of the death certificates I have: > > Routh & Jones of Buffalo, 1922, 1923, 1924 > > L. B. Jones, Buffalo, 1929, 1932, 1934, 1950, 1957 > > Jones-Cantlon, Buffalo, 1967 > > Parish, Buffalo, 1976, 1977 > > Montgomery, Buffalo, 1956, 1960, 1978 > > Montgomery-Viets, Buffalo, 1985 > > > > Currently, there are only two Funeral Homes in Buffalo - > > Montgomery-Viets and Cantlon. I tried to locate original records back > > in 1991 and was informed that Cantlon only has "business records" of > Routh-Jones. > > > > Margaret Maulin > > >

Hi, Several of you have asked me about counties other than Dallas that aren't listed in the 1830 and 1840 census. Those are counties that were formed after those dates. Here's a page that tells when all the Missouri counties were formed and from what other counties: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/dates.htm and here are some historical maps that might shed some light on county formation: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogenweb/momaps.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~lpproots/monmaps.htm As for the broken links I warned about, I notified the site owner and he fixed them right away. --gary

oops sorry Just read my post to the list on the Irish wakes and see I forgot to say that my information about the Irish wakes and the embombing was from my Dad which also told me I was related to Paul Bunyon too. So I don't know if my information is correct or not. Have seen them do a lot of partying at funerals though. Betty McBee

I know there were Irish protestant but I wondered about the wakes. Too my understanding the Irish wakes were designed for what we now call the now "embombing" ---- pouring "the drink" down poor desceased Uncle Patrick perserving him for awhile and the singing and dancing and drinking went on and on . At the end poor Uncle Patrick was the lucky one as he didn't need to sober up. :-) . My family from Dallas county were al prostant Irish but I just wasn't sure if they just enjoyed an excuse to drink or if there were actual wakes.-- I know in my day they are a wee bit calmer but at times in the past they still like to drink their souls into heaven. My poor husband was introduced to half the extend family at one. :-) LOL Betty Flanagan McBee -- Irish blessings to all of you and Erin go Braugh too;0)

Greetings again : I would like to ask for a lookup for the following. Rebecca Pierce (have seen it spelled, Prirce, Perce, Pearce etc) d. Oct 4 1896 and was told she was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Dallas Co. Thank you in advance. And just to let all the volunteers on this page know, that thru YOUR help, I am putting together a comprehensive timeline on my Pierce Family. Without your help this wouldn't be possible and you have my undying gratitude for all the time you have taken to help me with this. Blessings Sherry Qualls Pierce Descendant

Re the inquiry about possible relationships between Creek and Cheek families in Dallas County ... I have found none so far. However, the 1870 census incorrectly lists Norris and America, her brother Samuel, and their mother Ellen as Cheek, not Creek. I thought the family had disappeared between 1860 and 1880, so I went thru Jackson Twp 1870 census line by line and located them with the incorrect last name. Carole Creek Bailey > #2 Re: Norris CREEK m. America CREEK [SondraT375@aol.com] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Norris CREEK m. America CREEK > Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 17:23:07 EST > From: SondraT375@aol.com > To: MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com > > Is there any connection between the CREEK family and the CHEEK family in > Dallas County? > > Sondra