Hi folks, RootsWeb email list owners have a page where they can specify certain settings for the list they own. One of these settings is the number of "bounces" required before someone is automatically unsubscribed from the list. For MODALLAS-L I have this number set to 16, the maximum possible. This means that after the RootsWeb server fails to deliver 16 posts to you, you will be automatically unsubscribed. Sometimes this happens because the subscriber has changed email addresses and the old one is no longer valid, and it comes back "User unknown". Other times this happens because the subscriber has an ISP that sets a quota on the size of the email box, and it is full. So if you have this sort of service, remember that if you do not read your email, and your email box exceeds your quota, you are likely to be unsubscribed from RootsWeb email lists. Today, two people were unsub'ed from MODALLAS-L: phancock@oio.net and grandadnut@webtv.net If any of you know who these people are and you can contact them, please tell them what happened. thanks, -- Gary Swift

I have a copy of "Early Days of Dallas County" by Elva Hemphill and will be happy to do a look up for you. Maxine K. in California -----Original Message----- From: Frederick W. Gregg, Jr. <rickgreg@gte.net> To: MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com <MODALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 4:12 PM Subject: Re: Early Days in Dallas County >Clif and Sarah Thompson wrote: >> >> Rick, I know I have seen offers to do lookups in "Early Days of Dallas >> County" by Hemphill, but I surely can't remember who it was that made the >> generous offer. Can you help me? Do you have a copy of this book? If so, >> I do have a request. But I will wait until I hear from you before I >> proceed. >> >> Thanks so much for any information you can provide. >> >> Sarah Gaunt Thompson > > >Hello Sarah - > > I do not have a copy of this book BUT would very much like to >buy one. If anyone knows where I can acquire a copy, please let me >know. > > As for the lookup - please check the Dallas County web page >maintained by Gary Swift. It has all the lookup volunteers and which >publications they have. > > Rick Gregg >

Clif and Sarah Thompson wrote: > > Rick, I know I have seen offers to do lookups in "Early Days of Dallas > County" by Hemphill, We don't have a lookup volunteer for that particular book, but go ahead and post your query here and maybe someone will tell you what it has. Don Smith's index is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~modallas/EDIDC_index.html I have found this book for sale through bibliofind.com and I know someone who has a box of copies, but they are in storage. When this person gets to them, she will offer them for sale. -- Gary Swift

Clif and Sarah Thompson wrote: > > Rick, I know I have seen offers to do lookups in "Early Days of Dallas > County" by Hemphill, but I surely can't remember who it was that made the > generous offer. Can you help me? Do you have a copy of this book? If so, > I do have a request. But I will wait until I hear from you before I > proceed. > > Thanks so much for any information you can provide. > > Sarah Gaunt Thompson Hello Sarah - I do not have a copy of this book BUT would very much like to buy one. If anyone knows where I can acquire a copy, please let me know. As for the lookup - please check the Dallas County web page maintained by Gary Swift. It has all the lookup volunteers and which publications they have. Rick Gregg

Clif and Sarah Thompson wrote: > > I have an old, not very good quality, photograph of my grandfather, Roma > Gaunt, and Hosea Evans, born 21 May1892 and died Feb. 1978 in Dallas County, > MO. Identification was made on the basis of a note on the back of the > photo. I'm judging that the photo may have been made in the 1920's or > 1930s. > > Can anyone tell me who Hosea Evans was and who his parents might have been? > > Thanks for any information anyone can provide. > > Sarah > > ============================== > > Hello Sarah - Hosea Lester EVANS was born May 21, 1892 at Charity, Dallas County, MO, and died February 12, 1978, in Buffalo, Dallas Co., MO. He is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dallas County, MO. Hosea married Lillie Bryant HOOVER on September 3, 1913, at Charity, Dallas County, MO. Hosea's parents are John Stark EVANS and Martha Levina "Mattie" MORGAN. Hosea and Lillie had eight children. Rick Gregg

Beverly Dennis wrote: > > I was cleaning out some old emails and found a request from Joyce Lesoing to > Rick on 29 Nov regarding a marriage lookup for Sarah WOLLARD. I probably > didn't have my family data with me at the time so I'm a little late. I have > a Sarah WOLLARD who married Moses G BENNETT on the 25 Feb 1835 in Maury Co. > Tennessee. They probably moved to Dallas County soon after that as Moses in > listed as an early settler in "The Early Days in Dallas County." > This Sarah WOLLARD was the daughter of Nathaniel WOLLARD and Margaret > HARDISON and was born 2 MAR 1817 in Maury Co, TN and died 18 Jan 1899 in > Dallas Co, MO. She is buried in the WOLLARD Cemetary. > > Beverly Dennis > > ============================== > > Hello Beverly and List - First, thanks Beverly for the marriage date info. I checked my database and did not have any marriage date or place. I did have Sarah WOLLARD buried in a different cemetery than the Wollard Cemetery so I rechecked and verified: Source: A Reading of Dallas County Missouri Cemeteries, Volume III, 1834 - 1977, compiled by Dallas County Historical Society: MOSES BENNETT CEMETERY BENNETT Moses 9 Apr 1813 - 30 Jan 1890 Sarah Wollard 2 Mar 1817 - 18 Jan 1899; wife of Moses Alfred J 18 May 1839 - 10 Sep 1856; son of M & S Mary D 3 Nov 1842 - 8 Sep 1856; dau Marget E 4 Jan 1851 - 27 Aug 1856; dau Lucia Ann 1846 - 1847; dau Sarah Wollard BENNETT's parents, Nathaniel WOLLARD and Margaret Hardison WOLLARD, are buried in the Wollard Cemetery. Rick Gregg

I was cleaning out some old emails and found a request from Joyce Lesoing to Rick on 29 Nov regarding a marriage lookup for Sarah WOLLARD. I probably didn't have my family data with me at the time so I'm a little late. I have a Sarah WOLLARD who married Moses G BENNETT on the 25 Feb 1835 in Maury Co. Tennessee. They probably moved to Dallas County soon after that as Moses in listed as an early settler in "The Early Days in Dallas County." This Sarah WOLLARD was the daughter of Nathaniel WOLLARD and Margaret HARDISON and was born 2 MAR 1817 in Maury Co, TN and died 18 Jan 1899 in Dallas Co, MO. She is buried in the WOLLARD Cemetary. Beverly Dennis

Gary Swift wrote: > > Hi Rick, > > Could I trouble you for a couple of more census lookups for Green? > There is a J. M. Green on page 300 in Green Twp. in 1860. I'm hoping > he is the John M. Green born in 1845 in IL. Then there is a > Margaret Green on page 118 in Benton Twp, in 1870. Margaret is > probably in the household of another family, hopefully Lopeman. > > thanks, > > --gary Gary - As long as I am looking these up, I looked in the 1850 Dallas Co. census first. There are no GREEN or LOPEMAN surnames in the index. There is only one GREEN family listed in the 1860 Dallas Co. census. It is for J. M. GREEN, age 35, TN, and family. There are no LOPEMANs but there is one LOUFMAN, James E., age 25, Ky, physician, and wife. In the 1870 Dallas Co. census, there are no LOPEMAN but there are three LOAFMAN listings. There are six GREEN listings. Benton Township 10-10 150-150 GREEN Margaret 69 NC John 26 Il Farmer BURCH Luther 20 Mo That's the only Margaret GREEN that I saw in the 1870 census. Take care, Rick Gregg

I have an old, not very good quality, photograph of my grandfather, Roma Gaunt, and Hosea Evans, born 21 May1892 and died Feb. 1978 in Dallas County, MO. Identification was made on the basis of a note on the back of the photo. I'm judging that the photo may have been made in the 1920's or 1930s. Can anyone tell me who Hosea Evans was and who his parents might have been? Thanks for any information anyone can provide. Sarah

Sherry - Source: A Reading of Dallas County Missouri Cemeteries, Volume III, 1834 - 1977, compiled by Dallas County Historical Society: ANTIOCH CEMETERY PIERCE David A 21 Dec 1811 - 30 Sep 1878; husb of Rebecca Rick Gregg

QUALLSjr@aol.com wrote: > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Rick: > > Gleaned this off of the Dallas Co Page: > > Could you? Would you? please look and see if there is a death notice > for: > > David A. Pierce > > Not sure of exact date, but the year is 1878 Dallas Co. Buried at > Antioch > > Keeping my fingers crossed > > Blessings > Sherry Qualls > Dallas Co Surnames: Cheek, Chapman, Pierce, Edington, Rice Hello Sherry Qualls - Source: Death Notices From The Buffalo Reflex Dallas County, MO, 1869 - 1885, by Larry A. Beach (1996): PIERCE, David Date of Death: 09-30-1878 Place: Dallas County, MO Newspaper date: 10-04-1878 Page: 3 Is this the same David PIERCE whose daughter, "Annie", married Henry GREGG? Rick Gregg

Steve Highbarger writes: > I hope all of you will bear with me here for a minute. After reading > several books on the "Trail of Tears" it appears that the northern route > passed through present-day Laclede county near Conway, which at the time > Dallas County wasn't formed. Was the south-east corner of present-day > Dallas County part of Laclede County in the 1837-1839 time period? Steve, See http://rosecity.net/tears/trail/map.html which shows the northern route following just south of present-day I-44. Present-day Dallas county was part of Polk Co. at this time, including the strip east of the panhandle that was given to Webster Co. in 1855. So, my reckoning is that the trail just missed the SE corner of Polk (now Dallas) county. Yes, some Cherokee families managed to "drop out" along the way, and many others died. I've read of mothers having to leave their dead frozen babies along the trail, because if they stopped to bury them, they would have frozen themselves. Your family story about the Sweeney (Sweaney) family adopting an orphaned Cherokee child has credence. -- Gary Swift