Name: Annie O. KELSO Sex: F Birth: 2 MAY 1878 in Daviess County, Missouri Death: 27 NOV 1879 in Daviess County, Missouri Father: Henry Clayton "Clay" KELSO b: 13 DEC 1846 in Sheridan Twp., Daviess Co., Mo. Mother: America Virginia RAY b: 31 JAN 1849 in Roanoke City, Roanoke County, Va. ********* I have an interest in the KELSO family as America Virginia RAY was daughter to William E. RAY and Elizabeth Ann KEFAUVER and sister to my ggGrandparents, Sarah A. RAY and Granville H. MALLORY. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:32 AM Subject: [MODAVIES] History of Daviess Co. 1882 pg 689 [again, the abbreviations and CAPS are mine] SETTLED: The KELSOS were also early pioneers, coming in the year 1841. Lanita

Marcellus Moss and family were enumerated on the 1860 census in Cainsville, Harrison County, Missouri. Sometime between 1860 and 1880, Marcellus and two sons went to California, but when he is listed on the 1880 census in California, he had a different wife. I would like to know if Nancy (Rogers) Moss died in Missouri. Any help will be appreciated. Margaret (Moss) Udell --- Margaret Udell --- [email protected] --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.

keep posting PLEASE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [MODAVIES] CECIL Family of Daviess CO. >I am researching the CASTOR/CASTER family, so in my effort to get > their burial info, at the bottom of the page are 2 CCIL burials: > > CECIL, Daniel, 9 Jan 1864 - 9 Mar 1934, buried at Clear Creek Cemetery > CECIL, Infant, 17 Nov 1940 - 17 Nov 1940, buried at Clear Creek Cemetery > > I'll take a look at the early CECIL marriages that I have the copies of > the index for, and will post those next. > > Thanks for letting me know that someone on the list is interested in > this stuff I've been posting. Didn't know if there were very many > people on the list or not, > > Lanita > > > ==== MODAVIES Mailing List ==== > Consider adding 'estimated' dates and places to your queries to help > in connecting families. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Hi Lanita, I am always looking for anything concerning the CECIL family in Daviess Co. I really appreciate your time and effort. Larry Robbins

[the abbreviations and CAPS are mine, be advised that the names following are NOT in complete alphabetical order] pg 176 NAMES OF EARLY PIONEERS In bringing this portion of our history to a close, the names of those who first trod the wilderness of what is now Daviess County may be of interest, not only to those who are now living, but to future generations. Not all who figured in the early history are here recorded; many familiar names may be missing--all could not be secured. The list numbers nearly 200 & with very few exceptions, all were residents of Daviess Co., Jan. 1, 1837. There were but 280 votes, in 1840, as of record at that time, and the # here present are probably all that were in the county at the date first above mentioned. There are names found elsewhere in this history not recorded in this list. The record is as follows: Wm. ABBEY John ADAMSON Wm. C. ATKINSON John AUBERRY Eliza AUSTIN Thomas BLAKELY Adam BLACK John W. BLAKELY Jesse BLAKELY Green BLAKELY James BINGHAM Green BOWERS, Jr. Jerry BURNS Benjamin BURNS F. M. BROWN Geo. BROWN Thomas BROWN James BROWN H. B. BEST Wm. BOWMAN Henry BELT John L. BUTLER Peter BEAR Jacob BOOKSTROD Hadley BROWN John B. COMER Elisha B. CREEKMORE Wiley COPE, Sr. Mason COPE Wm. COPE John COPE Allen COPE Levi COPE Wiley COPE, Jr. Thomas COLE Alfred COOTS Wm. COX S.P. COX Wm. COMPTON John S, CONDUITT D. W. CONDIITT John CRAVENS Adam CLENDENEN John D. COULSON John CASTOR Philip COVINGTON Lewis CHARLTON Griffin CARTER John CUMMANS Wm. CUMMANS James P. DURANT Daniel DEVAUL James R. DEVAUL Wm. DRYDEN Lewis J. DODD Perry DURFEY Milford DONAHO next page H.W. ENYART Mary A. ENYART John ETHRTON Joseph EVERLY John ELLIS John W. FREEMAN James FREEMAN John FREEMAN John FIELDS Elijah FOLEY Russell FRAZIER Solomon FRAZIER Elijah FROST James T. FARLEY Nelson FOSTER David N. FOSTER Nancy GEE John GITHENS Wm. GEE Isaac GROOMER David GROOMER Merriwether T. GREEN David GARDNER John GRANT ___ GRAVES Washington GRUBBE[R?] T. P. GILREATH Elisha GROVES Thomas HUTCHINS Jacob HURLEY James HUNTER Marshall K. HOWELL ___ HIGBY George HENRY James HART Noah HERSHBERGER A. B. HARDIN Peter HERSHBERGER Jonathan HUGHEY Wm. HARDIN Thomas J. HAMILTON E. HULETT Richard HILL Lanita's note; sorry, the copy cuts off after that and I didn't get the rest of the list.

pg 448 Mrs. Sarah Ann KNIGHT The lady whose name heads this sketch is the widow of the late Ellis KNIGHT. She was b. in VA & was reared and educated in the same state. She is the dau. of Lewis and Abigail BAKER, both of whom were natives of VA. She was mar. to Mr. KNIGHT on the 26th of Aug 1840. In 1848 they moved to this State, settling in Daviess Co., where the husband engaged in farming and stock-growing. He was thus engaged from the time of his first coming up to within a few weeks of his death which occurred June 13, 1871. Mr. KNIGHT was a man of thorough business qualifications, and was honored by all who knew him. A kind husband and father, a friend to the friendless, always ready to help those in need; a man of warm feelings and sympathetic impulses, his loss was sincerely mourned, not alone by his own family and relatives, but also by the large circle of friends his kindness had won for him. Mr. and Mrs. KNIGHT had 12 children, nine of whom still survives: James F., Martha A., Wm. E., Thomas B., Isaac N., Nancy E., Mary S., Idella V., and Naomi L., are the surviving children. Lewis C., John W., and S.E. KNIGHT are deceased. Mrs. KNIGHT has a beautiful home, well located, and her residence is surrounded and set off by fine shade trees. JAMES F. KNIGHT Was b. in Page Co., VA on the 8th day of Jan., 1843. He lived in the county of his birth until he was about 13 yrs old when his parents moved to MO, and after stopping 1 yr in Chariton Co., settled in Daviess Co., where James F., has ever since resided. Mr. KNIGHT was reared a farmer, and since his residence in this county, has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits and stock raising. He was united in matrimony on the 25th day of Sept 1867 to Miss Sarah A. PENDERSON.............................. [goes on to next page which was not copied for my purposes]

pg 448 [Daniel HEASTON, on 1860 Daviess Co., Census in Jefferson Township] ......HEASTON returned to Randolph Co., IN, in 1854, and on the 24th of June, 1855, was mar. to Miss Susan MONKS. 9 children have been born of this union, whose names are subjoined: Adam, Henry C., David D., John O., Samuel P., Sarah M., Mary M., Daniel G., and Cora B. In the fall of 1855, Mr. HEASTON came to this State and county, and has ever since been a citizen of Daviess. He is a farmer and a successful manager. He owns a good place of 160 acres in Union township, and has it well fenced and improved. He was elected justice of the peace in the fall of 1862 when living in Jefferson township, and served 4 yrs. In 1872, he was elected to a similar position in Union township, and served 2 yrs. In 1878 he was elected for 4 yrs to the same office, but refused to serve longer after the adoption of the township law in 1881.

The abbreviations and CAPS are mine. pg 334 THE FUN BEGAN The fun did not really begin until the third term of the Circuit Court, which commenced March 29, 1838. It was about this time discovered that "playing cards on Sunday, betting on cards, and allowing card-playing and betting in a house" was a crime against the laws of the State, and the morals of the community. With this new discovery, Judge KING charged the jury, and the latter, feeling that they had a duty to perform, heroically went to work. It might be incidentally mentioned that the two previous sessions of the Circuit Court had not paid expenses, and it is barely possible that this had something to do with making them pay for their fun. Be that as it may, the grand jury went manfully to work under the new charge of the judge, and promptly ground out not only indictments, but expenses which seemed to make everybody happy but the victims. Forty-three indictments, were the result, and some of the victims claimed that if the grand jury had been perfectly impartial, they would have indicted themselves in a body for they, too, were guilty of card-playing and betting. The grand jury returned true bills against the following persons; to wit, Wm. CATES, Thomas POTETE, John W. MARTIN, John S. WILKINSON, Wm. BAKER, David BRONSTELLER, Larkin GIVENS, James HANDLEY, John B. COMER, James B. TURNER, Wm. KELSEY, Jonathan OXFORD, John A. WILLIAMS, Wm. M. JACOBS, Wm. FEURT, Benjamin J. BROWN, Henry CARSNER, Elisha EDWARDS, H. J. COMER, Anderson MARTIN, James M. HENDERSON, Wm. P. PENISTON, Wiley COPE, Abner ROGERS, Lewis HUNT, Jacob S. ROGERS, Thomas McMURTRY, Isaac BEST, Francis PENISTON, Jacob STOLLINGS, Wm. OXFORD, Silas BEST, Unberson LYONS, Jesse MORIN, Wilson McKINNEY, James BLAKELEY, James C. RENFRO, Alfred HICKMAN, Martin OSBORNE, and John CONNOR. All of these were indicted for betting at cards. Then the jury indicted McKINNEY over again for keeping a gaming-house and found an indictment against Jonathan OXFORD for trespass on school lands, against George PRITCHETT for peddling without a license. All those found betting at cards were fined $5, and all paid it but Wm. CATES, who claimed the right to be tried by a jury of his peers, which was promptly granted, and he got off with a one cent fine, but his lawyer took in the $5 for defending.............. ..

http://www.farwesthistory.com/tour1915.htm Just found this link with some old 1915 pictures of Daviess Co. Story on the site is from 1838/9 about the Mormons' claim that Adam is buried in Daviess Co and how they were forced out of Daviess Co. around 1838/9.

Today, I made copies of the "C"s in the Daviess Co., Marriage Index book for the years 1840-1889. for both grooms and brides. If you need a lookup, please let me know. I will eventually transcribe and get it put on the website. Lanita Jamesport Daviess County, Missouri

I am not connected to this family. This was just on the same page as a lookup I did. pg 784 [The following are excerpts.. the abbreviations are mine] Samuel WILSON The subject of this sketch is a native of County Donegal, Ireland, and was there born in March 1842. His parents left their native country when Samuel was about 4 yrs old and emigrated to America. They first landed in New Orleans, but proceeded from there to Illinois, where our subject was reared and educated. Mr. WILSON began life as a farmer in Illinois, and continued there till the spring of 1868, when he went to Kansas and remained until 1872. He then, with his father and brothers, came to Daviess Co., where he still resides. he owns a farm of 196 acres of good land which he has well improved, and has a good residence, located so as to command a fine view of the surrounding country. The place is well watered and fenced, having about 160 rods [rows?] of fine young hedge. Mr. WILSON is a man of industrious habits, and is well respectd by his neighbors and acquaintances. pg 784 CHARLES A. WORDEN This gentleman was born in the State of Vermont, November 17, 1836, and was there partially educated. At 12 yrs old, he went to Massachusetts, where he completed his education. On leaving school, he began learning the carpenter's and cabinet-maker's trades, and worked thereat til 1860, when he commenced making machinery for cotton-mills. In the fall of 1867, he went to Illinois and remained a few months; then, in March 1868, came to Daviess County and engaged in farming, where he has continued to reside up to this writing. Mr. WORDEN was married, in Gallatin, July 23, 1868, to Miss Sarah P. LEWIS, a native of Irving, Mass. He owns a good farm of 100 acres, on which he has good improvements; and his residence commands a fine view of Gallatin and Winston. Hope this helps someone! Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.

The source for all those CASTOR/CASTER Veterans are found online at the Missouri State Archives' Soldiers Database at: http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/soldiers/ It goes from the War of 1812 to WW I. Hope this helps! Lanita

1910 Harrison Co., Cypress Twp, MO Census: SALMON, Wilson, head, age 67 NUTTER, Ruanna, dau., age 32, had 4 children, 3 lived, number of years of present marriage 9 SALMON, Lula M., dau., age 24 STANLEY, WIlliam, Boarder, age 15 NUTTER, Stellie M., granddau., age 7 NUTTER, Lillie A., granddau., age 5 NUTTER, Mella A, granddau., 1 yr 4 mo SALMON, Opal B., granddau., age `10 mo Hope this solves your puzzle. Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.

This was just sent to me: HARRISON Co., Cypress Township: Found em! They were living with Nelson Salmon (Lydia Ruanna's father) - Listed are Nelson, age 69, (Lydia)Ruanna Nutter dtr, Wm Stanley boarder, Stella, Lillie and Mella Nutter, granddaughters, Zula Salmon dtr, and Opal Salmon granddaughter. I got to thinking - what would she do when her husband Nutter deserted her? Go live with a family member, of course. Carol Hightower - I'm the dtr of Lydia's dtr Mildred w/W D England. Thanks Carol, for the help! Lanita

Janet just said something that made me think that maybe others were under the same impression.. She said, "I was never able to get any information on the family because the court house burned down and all the records were lost." That's not true!! The only records that were lost was the probate and that was up to 1890 because they were kept someplace else from the courthouse and that's what burned.. The marriages and census are in tact and the early marriages are still at the courthouse. It starts with 1840, and I personally have seen many marriage licenses for that early in Daviess Co. So not all records are lost.. just the probate up to 1890. If they had land, you will still find the Wills in the Recorder's office [no index, so good luck!!]. If they didn't have land, it was with the probate, and that was what burned.. I have had several conversations with the Recorder [an old friend of mine] and the probate office.. this is from the horse's mouth! Lanita

1920 Harrison Co., Butler Township, MO Census: ENGLAND, Dan, head, rent, age 47, WD ENGLAND, Mildred C., dau, age 4 yrs 5 mo ENGLAND, Eliza, sister, age 48 NUTTER, Stella M., step dau, age 17 NUTTER,Lillie A., Step dau, age 15 NUTTER, Mella M., step dau, age 11 next door are ENGLAND, Charley K., head, age 35 Elizabeth L., wife age 30 Buster W., son, age 5yrs 9mo Clydie L., age 3 yrs 3 mo Ethel M., age 1 mo Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.

1810 Bedford Co., VA Census... no MERRITTs listed as that spelling.. only these listed in Bedford Co in that year [the pages are horrible to read... very smeared!] MERRET, Major... this was listed on the index, but I've gone through 4 times and I can't read one that says MAJOR. MERRET, Wruford, - - - - - / - 1 - - 1 1830 Bedford Co., VA MERRITT, Samuel I tried soundex, and these are all I found for MERRITT, MERRET, MARRIOTT, MARIOTT... I was very interested in these as well since I am descended from MARIOTT for KY>AR. Lanita

Janet, Do you know when Charles O. and Lydia NUTTER were married? Were they married in Daviess Co.? That might help.. Lanita

Before 1902 In Salem, Daviess, Missouri Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: [MODAVIES] Re: Lydia NUTTER ENGLAND > Janet, > > Do you know when Charles O. and Lydia NUTTER were married? Were they > married in Daviess Co.? That might help.. > > Lanita > > > ==== MODAVIES Mailing List ==== > For questions or comments regarding the Daviess County list or the > Daviess County web > page, please write to Lori Beckett Zukerman: [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie" <[email protected]> To: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [MODAVIES] Re: Lydia NUTTER ENGLAND > The O stands for Otto > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9:47 AM > Subject: [MODAVIES] Re: Lydia NUTTER ENGLAND > > >> 1920 Barry Co., Purdy Township, MO >> ENGLAND, Lillie A [or R], Head, age 41, widowed, MO >> Beryl J., dau, age 19, single >> Morris E., son, age 15 >> Jewel G., dau., age 11 >> Helen F., dau., age 9 >> >> >> FYI: there is a JOHN ENGLAND in Daviess Co., in 1920 in Harrison >> Township. >> >> He is age 46, his wife, is 43, but there are not children listed.. His >> wife's name starts with an "L", but heck if I can figure out what it >> says!! Looks like LOVIE.. >> >> Otherwise, looks like the above Lillie is the only one that fits. I >> checked under William D., William David, Lillie, Lydia, and no others >> looked "good".. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Lanita >> >> >> >> >> ==== MODAVIES Mailing List ==== >> If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Daviess County list, >> use >> [email protected] Use [email protected] to write to >> the >> Daviess County list. Use d instead of l for the Daviess County digest >> subscribe or >> unsubscribe. >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> >> >