1. Isaac Jude Hall 2. James E, Sullivan 3. Pleasant Dyer, Nelson Dyer 4. James Caldwell Burgin 5. Elihu/Lyhue Brown Helen in West Des Moines, Iowa

Conley and Reynolds Surnames Leatha Moore Basco Louisiana

My great-great grandparents were Valentine Felty Summers and Harriet Lucretia (Creasy) Tickle. They migrated to Douglas County, Mo. about 1865 from North Carolina. Felty lived there until he died in 1900. Creasey died in 1881. I have comprehensive information about their families in NC. I have some information about their descendants, but there are many holes I'd like to fill. Their daughter Alvey married David Harvey, my great-grandfather. David was from the Bolivar area. Alvey and David had my grandmother Martha Lucretia Harvey who married Arthur Harrison. My grand mother's siblings are Mary, born about 1882; Cynthia Margaret, born about 1887; William, born 1893; and Francis Marion, born 1898. All of them left Missouri. William went to Arizona. F. Marion went to Colorado; I think. I don't know about the others. I'd realy like to make a connection with someone who might.

I am the granddaughter of Vincent (Vince) Stewart Alsup. Vince was the son of John Benton "Jack" Alsup and Jack was the son of Moses Lock(e) Alsup & Martha "Patsy" Grant (Miller) Alsup. After much research it has been determined that Patsy was married before her marriage to Moses. It is also becoming evident that Moses very possibly was married as well before his marriage to Patsy. Either way, the research continues with both issues. My grandmother was Burnette "Nettie" Brixey who married Vince. The Cathers, Dedrick and Callahan names are from my mother's side. I have been able to trace them into the counties of Boone and Cooper. The Glasco and Stewart names have a definite connection with the Alsups. Patricia Teed and myself have been able to determine that Mary Ann Glasco was indeed an Alsup (daughter of Moses Lock(e) Alsup). The surname of Stewart is tied to her name as well. At this time we are still working on this strange puzzle, which includes her husband(s), Henry B. Glasco and Richard Glasgow. Any knowledge of these three as well as their place of burial would be so very helpful. Cathie Reilly - Fulton, Kentucky

Family research: 1. BROWN, Lyhue (Elihu) came to Bryant Creek in 1830s - He's my gr-gr grandfather. I'm presently involved with research that identifies his wife, my gr-gr-grandmother was Elizabeth "Betsy "Hall, a probable sister to Isaac Jude Hall. 2. HARTLEY, Andrew J. came to the Arno area in the 1850s, I believe. He was my 4gr-grandfather on my mother's side. Not actively researching the line but enjoy sharing. 3. Last, I am helping Laura Lee Moncrief, author of the 1985 "Squire-Brown-Burton" book with further research and to get her book into digital form for possible reprints and/or revisions of that work. Historical research: 1. Have been assigned a project by the editor of the Douglas County Historical Journal (Guy Gettys) to write about the St. Nicholas and St. Johns Catholic Churches that once were in eastern Douglas County for while not far from the Trappist Monastery, "Assumption Abbey." The research may lead to research on the Monastery itself which was founded on Bryant Creek in the early 1950s. 2. Have a great interest in Douglas County maps and place names. (The Summer 2004 Historical Journal had a great listing of place names for the eastern half of the county that was compiled over the years by Noble Barker, Jr.) I'm thinking about volunteering to MODOUGLA to do look-ups on place names. Family record archiving: 1. Continuing to work, although slowly, on scanning my old family photos into digital form and then archiving on CD-Rom for distribution to family members. Would be interested in sharing tips with anyone who is or wants to do this - I have more questions than answers, however. I've been archiving in .tif files but still undecided on the resolution I should capture and still have reasonable file sizes). MODOUGLA web site on RootsWeb: Over this coming quarter, I hope to encourage submission of free resources that people have compiled on their own, and to enlist a longer list of look-up volunteers. The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu

My Bell family: George Harrison Bell b. 1828 TN m. Annie Swaggerty Vance b. 1841 AR son Andrew Harrison Bell b. 1864 MO m. Laura Etta Thompson b. 1867 IL This family was in Washington County, AR until the late 1860-1870 time frame. They were in OzarK County, MO around 1870 before settling for a time in Douglas County. Around 1888 they moved to Batesville, AR and on to Wagoner County, OK around 1907. Children of Andrew and Laura Bell: Bessie Bell m. Boston Charlotte (Lottie) Bell m. Stevens Adler Ruttledge Bell m. Ines Barnsall Charles Henry Bell m. Stella Jones Jesse James Bell (female) m. Black Edith Trevelyn Bell m. Larry Oren Burnett Ina Alma Bell m. Campbell Veda Van Bell m. James Barnes Minnie Elaline Bell. m. Fields, m. King Millie Bell m. Frank Jones Esther Mae Bell m. Tobe Snapp I would appreciate hearing from anyone connected to this family! Jann Davenport Oklahoma City, OK

Thanks to Patricia Teed of Texas for a great idea - periodic 'roll calls' where we all write a message telling the mailing list the following: 1. Douglas County family lines we are researching 2. Douglas County history projects and/or interests. In this way, we may even find someone with whom we have a common interest. Patricia says that she and fellow Alsup researcher, Cathie Alsup Reilly, found each other through emails this mailing list. If these roll call requests become popular, I think we should do it perhaps once a quarter. PLEASE NOTE: Most of you do this already, but please sign your email with your first and last name. Also, I always like to know the location from which a person is writing. Janie Luster of Oregon even has that very information in her email address-thanks Janie. One other tip - choose a Subject Line that includes the SURNAMES and/or PLACE NAMES you're writing about. Again, many of you do this already. I've made a few more changes on the website (http://www.rootsweb.com/~modougla/doug.htm) that are largely cosmetic and organizational. Take a look if you haven't in the past week. Read the section on the 'county boundaries.' I'm going to work on it, and I'm looking for any assistance that people want to offer. The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Spires Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GKB.2ACE/1686 Message Board Post: Samuel Spires is listed in the 1910 census. Age 71,native of Pa. Is there any record of his death or burial??? C.D.Smith..Iowa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hutchison/Upshaw Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GKB.2ACE/841.842.836.848.849.853 Message Board Post: According to the records of our family Thomas Hart Benton Hutchison's first wife was Elizabeth Ann Patton. Thomas and Elizabeth had 6 children of which Arsuley was one. After Elizabeth died, Thomas Hart Benton married Evaline Upshaw and they had 11 children. Hope this helps.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GKB.2ACE/1582.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Don't know if you have found this yet-go to http://www.glorecords.blm.gov Edward Turner Cash Sale 33.58 acres-Issue 4/20/1885 Homestead-153.34 acres issued 11/3/1876 in douglas County MO. It cost 17.00--I received the original Homestead papers for my GreatGrandfather George W. Fletcher of Ozarkand it had some good genealogy in it. And then went to visit the farm. You can order on line or mail. Site will tell you all the info you need. then call or visit a Land Office in Douglas County and they can give you directions/address for the Land!

Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the next time you go to the Douglas County site at www.rootsweb.com/~modougla/doug.htm, the site will look different both in the color scheme and layout. The content has not changed much yet, however. For the moment, I'm trying to fix all broken links and eliminate all useless ones. I want to give a big thanks to my cousin, Nancy Boyd, up in southwestern Iowa for helping me find many of the broken links. Thanks Cuz. If you go to the website and it looks the same, then you will need to hit the "refresh" button on your internet browser. Your computer is remembering how it looked before, and you need to tell it to 'refresh' itself by reloading the new site into your computer. Well, I wanted to get this much done before I leave on a three-day trip. In the meantime, please send me an email if you find a link not working - also, I love suggestions as to content. More later. The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu

Mike Flannigan was able to solve his problem with access to my Rome article, and several of you have written to report that you were successful using different computers and browsers. At the present time, I only know of one person who is still locked out. Mike's solution gave me a clue that I wasn't giving you all a complete link, and some browsers might not be going to the intended default. If you're not able to get to the site, then try this more complete link - http://www.staff.smsu.edu/j/jab885t/index.htm. One respondent pointed out that the file is large, and if you're on a slower modem, you'll need to be patient for it to load. If it doesn't work, please write me again but be sure to tell me whether you can't get to the site or whether you can't download the file once you get to that site. I have high hopes for distribution of resources using .pdf files, and I need to become more experienced with it and understand all problems. Some day, I'll try to get such materials over to RootsWeb. I've been behind, and I'm just now starting to review other county sites on RootsWeb to see the types of content contained on them that might not be on the Douglas County site. Last night, I started with the "A's" and took a look at the Adair and Audrain counties. My gosh, Debbie Linton, what did you get me into? Those coordinators up there have these fabulous sites! Well, Rome wasn't built in a day (pun intended). The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu

Hello: I am inquiring about the above. I had called to see if I had paid for membership or not. Is the society still in existence? I did want to join. Happy Haunting, Marian

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/GKB.2ACE/11.319.1.1.1 Message Board Post: No, Sorry Jill, it's not the same one. I write of Henry Clayton Freeman from Douglas County Missouri. Best of luck on your search.

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/GKB.2ACE/11.319.1.1 Message Board Post: Which Henry FREEMAN do you write of? I'm looking for info on Henry B. Freeman buried in the Murr Cemetery in Texas County Mo. Is this the same one? Thanks, Jill

Ken, I have Windows 98 and had no problems getting to your Rome Article, using Internet Explorer. Melba

ROME -- Mike Flannigan wrote me to say that he couldn't get to my Rome article http://www.staff.smsu.edu/j/jab885t. Mike's been around, and I know he has an Adobe Acrobat Reader on his computer, so I'm quite concerned. Mike, did the link not work, or was it that you couldn't download the file once you got to the site? Others of you, please help us out by going to the link and report any problems you have-I'm wanting to use that site for distribution of documents from time to time, and I need to understand any and all problems. Mike, try one more time, and if it doesn't work, send me your mailing address (privately, of course), and I'll mail you a hard copy. That goes for anyone else who can't get to the article electronically. FALLING SPRING -- Oh, Mike and Jerry Rathmann took us through a nice conversation about Falling Spring in Douglas County a few months back. We had talked about using some of that material in the Summer 2004 issue of the Douglas County Historical Journal. Mike and Jerry, I've been meaning to tell you two that we just didn't have room with that issue. We're limited to 40 pages plus the 'civer' and earlier commitments filled it up. It's still in the hopper, though. More about that later. EMAIL -- One last thing - today, a couple of correspondents have told me that email messages to me yesterday bounced back to them. It must have been an SBCYahoo! problem I guess. In any case, I'm adding a secondary email address to my signature below. It is monitored daily as well. MT ARARAT -- Mike, thanks for the Mt. Ararat map. I was curious about that original query, and you've shed some light on it. Site coordinators like myself are not expected to do lookups, and I truly and honestly don't have the time - but I went to my file cabinet where I have a set of Pat Carmichael's cemetery books that she created for the Douglas County Historical & Genealogical Society. Mt. Ararat Cemetery is in her volume 4 that covers the eastern portion of the county (that's consistent with Mike's map). Her reading of the 1993 cemetery reading had the Mt. Ararat church existing at that time. Also, that cemetery is probably covered in Laine Sutherland's "Gone But Not Forgotten" book of eastern Douglas County cemeteries. Got to run - it's 8:08 a.m. here -- my day's agenda is full and I have high hopes what the day brings! May yours be a good one too. The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor, Springfield, MO Email1: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net Email2: kwb237f@smsu.edu

I believe they are related: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.94028&lon=-92.18306&datum=NAD27&s=24&size=l Mike > Subject: Re: Mt. Ararat Cemetery records > Date: 5 Jun 2004 08:49:38 -0600 > From: jerrysfawn@comcast.net > To: MODOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com > > Message Board Post: > > I would ask the Douglas Co., Historical society. There used to be a Mt. Ararat Baptist church--but I don't know about it's existance these days. > > I am sure the sexton records would be of interest to anyone with relatives in this cemetery.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wood, Potter, Beck Ward, Dooms, Musgrove Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GKB.2ACE/1677.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I would ask the Douglas Co., Historical society. There used to be a Mt. Ararat Baptist church--but I don't know about it's existance these days. I am sure the sexton records would be of interest to anyone with relatives in this cemetery.

Thanks, Twila Jennings Smith, for those kind words, and thanks to many of you who've sent me notes of congratulations (or condolences). Twila, I'm going to use this response to you as a way to send some current items to the whole mailing list: 1. ROME, Missouri. We had a discussion about Rome, Missouri, a few months back, and I told some of you that I was doing a manuscript on that place in southwest Douglas County, and the Richards family. That manuscript is now completed and I've placed a .pdf version of it at the following link: http://www.staff.smsu.edu/j/jab885t. For those of you having an interest in that topic, please take a look at it. 2. FEEDBACK FROM YOU TO HELP ME "KEEP IT SIMPLE". As a RootsWeb site coordinator, I'm now on a mailing list for coordinators across the country. The first tip that came through that list was a reminder to "Keep it simple because not everyone has the same computer capabilities that you do." That was proven to me yesterday -- I spent the day in Ava at the home of Cinita Davis Brown. We went to her new computer so I could show her (and her house guest, Laura Moncrief) all the 'wonderful' things that I have on line. Well, Cinita doesn't have her new computer at optimal resolution and doesn't really want to change -- as a result my 'wonderful' things were not quite so wonderful, and some things didn't even work! Also, Cinita uses a 56K phone modem unlike my super-fast broadband, and some of my big files because impossible to deal with. It was a lesson to me. So, please help me out in the future -- write me when things don't work, or when you have any problems. We'll chip away at the problems as best we can. 3. DNA IN GENEALOGY. I'm all excited. I'm about to participate in a DNA test on the Browns to see if a couple of Brown lines can be linked together. I'd like to hear from anyone who has done that and their experience with it. Got to run -- my wife and I are celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary today, plus we have a big Davis-Brown reunion in Ava tomorrow. Just about everyone there will be descendants of John Thomas Davis or Jesse G. Brown. Why are the two families together? Well, two of Jesse Brown's granddaughters married sons of John Davis -- it creates a great fellowship group. -----Original Message----- From: Twila Jennings Smith [mailto:smithtnt@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 4:41 PM To: MODOUGLA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MODOUGLA] Re: I'm the new Douglas County Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project Welcome Kenneth: You have been a wonderful help to me in the past and I look forward to more contacts in the future. I'm sure you'll learn the ropes quickly. Good luck! Twila Jennings Smith ==== MODOUGLA Mailing List ==== Don't forget about the Douglas County, MO Resource page http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/MO/Douglas/ ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930 <http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237> &sourceid=1237 The Ozark Uncle Kenneth Brown, Ph.d., CPA Emeritus (Retired) Professor of Accountancy Springfield, MO Email: ozarkuncle@sbcglobal.net