Perhaps someone can use this info from the David W. Standifer Probate records and also Thomas D. Merideth probates as they contain a numer of names in Franklin Co. Have copy of receipts concerning David Standifer: March the 5th 1896 Received of Thomas D. Merideth $15 dollars on the D.W. Standifer Estate . T. J. Standifer X his mark Paralee Philip, witness ### December the 11th 1896 received of Thoas D. Merideth $4 dollars on the D.W. Standifer Estate. Melvina Thornhill. ### $5.95 Union Mo March 2nd 1896 Received of T. Merideth Admin of D. Standifer the sum of five .95/1.. Dollaring my fees in full to date in said case. Ch Gallencamp (Charles) Jurge of Probate ### March the 24 1895 received of T.D.Merideth on the D.W. Standifer estate fifteen 15 dollars Nancy G Halley ## Now for connections of Thomas D. Merideth: Inventory, Certificate and Affidavit. in the matter of the esate of T.D. Merideth filed, recorded Dec 26 1912 book one.552 O.E.Meyersieck Judge Probate Geo.J.S. Keller, Clerk. Inventory,, Certificate and Affidavit Inventory of all Real and Personal Estate of T.D.Merideth deceased, late of Franklin County, Missouri, describing the quantity, situation and title of the Real Estate, the books and papers, the debts due to said deceased, the names of the debtors, the dates of the contracts, the amount of interest due, the rate of interest thereon, and all personal property of whatsoever character. Made by Jasper Merideth Admr of the Estate of said deceased, and J.E. Frossard and A.J. Nappier, witness appointed to aid in making the same. Dated at St Clair Mo. this 23rd day of Dec 1912. The following property to wit. 110 acres of the East 1/2 S.E.and N.W.- S.E.(ex10ac S.E.cor 3 acres N.E. cor N.E. S.W. all in Sec 15 Twp 41-RIE. valued at $1130.00 Eleven Hundred and thirty dollars. Also 74.72 acres N 1/2 N.E. frl sec 21 Twp 41-RIE. ued at $770.00 Seven Hundred and Sevety Doll. Notes 1 1 note of Ed Nappier for $50.00 dated Dec 22 1911 bearing seven percent int and int due $3.50 2 also note on Peer McGlenn dated Aug 15th 1912 with seven Per cent int and int Due of .35 cts amt of note Fifteen Dollars. 3 S.S.Duncan note for $14.00 dated October 14th 1912 bearing seven per cent int with int due at present .18cts. 4 Note on J.E. C. Nevils for one hundred dollars dated April 10th 1908 bearing seven per cent int witwh int due at present Four Dollars and Sixty Sx Cts. 5 Note on A. Ritchy for Fifty Dollars Dated May 23. 1911. int at Five per cent int Due 1.50 6 Note of Roy Nappier for Forty Dollars dated May 23rd 1910 int at six per cent int Due $1.40 7 Note on St. Clair Bank eighty Dollars Nov 3rd 1912 bearing int at 4 per cent int Due .44cts Note on St. Clair Bank of one hundred Dollars Dated nov 3rd 1912 int at 4 perct, int Due .56 cts Note on St. Clair Bank for Eighty Dollars Dated August 8th 1912 int 4 Per cent it Due $1.18 1 two horse Plow 1 one " " 1 Double Shovel POlow 1 wagon 1 mower 1 Scoop Shovel 1 Set of harness 1 hand corn planter 1 fork and pick 1 pair of stretchers 1 Bay mare 16 yrs old 1 Black mare 7 yrs " 1 Red Male calf 1 white cow 1 Harrow 1 grain cradle 3 hogs. ``` Certificate of Witnesses was signed on December 23 1912 by J.E. Froissard and A.J. Nappier as witnesses. Affidavit of Executor or Administrator was made by J.W. Short Justice of the Peace, December 23, 1912 in the Prairie TWP. Application for Letters of Administration shows that Thomas died on the 1st day of December 1912 leaving a widow, Elizabeth Merideth of St Clair R.F. #1 a list of his heirs: Elizabeth Merideth (widow) wife of St Clair Mo Jasper " son " Mary F. Standifer daughter Oklahoma Laura Halley " St Clair MO Tilda Pierce (dead) " " children of Tillie: Berta Pierce Mana married Essie May Lewis Ellie Lewis Verta Pierce the relatioship show these children are neices but if Tillie (Matilda) is daughter, then these are his grandchildren. I do show her as daughter accordimg to 1880 census. ### Application for distribution of Personal Assets of Deceased dated February term of 1914 shows Manna surname as Magee of St Louis, Essie as McMullen of St Louis, May as Lewis of St Clair, Ellie as a Lewis of St Clair, and Verta as a Pierce of St Clair. -- Leona [Lee] lee@gower.net Genealogy, Native American, wild flowers, gardening,insects, Herbs, etc.. Non Commercial site http://www.gower.net/lee Non Commercial site http://www.geocities.com/tvksi/index.htm

Franklin County Tribune, Union Missouri, Friday,May 3, 1918 Soldier Boys who Left For Camp Funston Monday Leonard O. Rhodus, Sullivan Homer H. Halley, Union Arthur Parker, Murphysboro, Ill. Alfred H. Hansen, Washington Alpheus Goodrich, New Haven Walter G. Arsmeyer, Washington Herman Huxel, Union John E. Maupin, Labadie Roy M. Smith, St. Clair Joseph P. Pues, Washington James G. Cain, Sullivan Paul G. Fisher, Sullivan Stephen E. Kelso, Beaufort John H.A. Kasmann, Etlah William F. Junkermann, Sullivan George A. Peirick, New Haven Raymond Biller, Labdie Thomas L. Caldwell, Labadie Joseph Esslinger, Washington William J. Brand, Pacific Erving W. Powell, St. Louis Fred Boyd, St. Louis Christian A. Meyer, Washington Vincent Noelker, Washington' Edward F. Arand, Union Walter C. Birmingham, Union Benkamin A.Czeschin, Washington John H. Menzenworth, Jr., Washington ----- Negro soldier bos who left for Camp Sunston Monday night: David A. Pryor, New Haven George W. Shelton, Washington Clyde Cahill, Washington -------------------------------------- transcribed from copy of article in noted news paper Aug 29, 2001 -- Leona [Lee] lee@gower.net Genealogy, Native American, wild flowers, gardening,insects, Herbs, etc.. Non Commercial site http://www.gower.net/lee Non Commercial site http://www.geocities.com/tvksi/index.htm

Here are the Kiser/Kaisers I am researching and what I know about them. If anyone knows ANYTHING about any of these people, please feel free to contact me at leroyce.bratsveen@mildenhall.af.mil. My grandfather was Wendell (Kiser) Thompson (1916-2000) born in Alton, IL; His mother, my ggrandmother was Zelma Kiser Thompon (1895-1975) she was born in New Haven and then moved to Alton. Her siblings were (Pearl, Wesley, Elvie, Sadie, Alphonso, & Levola). Her parents were Margaret (Dyson) Kiser (1876-1954) Margaret was born in New Haven (her death certificate lists a McCoy Dyson as her father and mother unknown). Zelma's father was John Kiser (1874-1904). His siblings were (George, Minnie, Lawrence, Samuel, and Corene) Johns father was Harvey Kiser (1851-????) no information on his mother. Harvey had a brother (Juett who later married Georgia and had at least 11 children that were listed in the 1900 census). Harvey's parents were Allen Kiser (1827-???) and Nancy Kiser (1830-???), possibly from Virginia. These people lived in the Portage des Sioux, New Haven, St. Charles, West Alton and eventually settled in Alton, IL. >From what I can tell, they spent the majority of their time in New Haven eventually settling down in Alton, IL. It also appears that they moved around together as a clan. When one group left an area, the other soon followed. I can find lots of Kisers during this time period (1800-1900), just trying to figure out how they all connect. I would be very grateful if there is anyone out there that can help me further my research and answer a few questions for me in regards to this line of Kiser/Kaisers.

I am looking for any information on either Skillman Williamson (alt. spelling Skilman or Skillmore) or his spouse, Demorris Morrison. (alt. spellings: Demarius, Demaris, Damiris, etc.) I would like to know when and where they were born or died and their parents or siblings. I know they married April 11, 1830 in Jefferson Cnty, MO. They are listed in Franklin Cnty, MO in both the 1840 (Galena Township) and 1850 (Dist. 31) MO Federal Censuses. I have been told by a "cousin" that Skillman owned a farm outside St. Clair, MO and was in the "drayage" or hauling business. Any information appreciated and will trade descendant information with anyone interested. Nan mrobert5@twcny.rr.com

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I would like to thank Traci Wilson-Kleekamp for this message and would like to add a few thoughts. I have been researching my family (African American) and I believe that we were not direct descendants of slavery, as quite a few of my black relations were "Free People of Color" and I believe that this was more or less the result of "relationships" between my black relatives and "non-colored" people. Now before everyone starts turning their noses up to what I am about to say.... please here me out. It would benefit black researchers a great deal if anyone out there with any "knowledge" of such relationships would even share their oral history (as I know these relationships were neither acknowledge or documented). In doing so, a lot of mysteries could be solved. WE all know that such relationships existed. In this day in age, I think it is about time that it was addressed. Please bear in mind that it is not a question of trying to link ourselves to our "non-colored" relatives. It is only a matter of knowing. It is 2001 and I am quite proud of my black heritage. But in all fairness, I would like to know once and for all the WHOLE story of where I come from. Therefore, any information in this regard would be most helpful. I thank you for your time! Le'Royce E. Bratsveen United Kingdom -----Original Message----- From: Traci Wilson-Kleekamp [mailto:twilsonklee@earthlink.net] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 6:31 PM To: MOFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOFRANKL-L] Missouri Resources for African American Researchers Several Missouri County Coordinators & other have responded to the discussion about African American research -- asking what kinds of information to look for. In particular -- if there is any information about the "slave community" or the ante-bellum community for any Missouri county.. this is very important to researchers. This may give them some clues as to the backdrop of the community, slave owners and lifestyle of that era and area! Another very cool search engine -- allows you to research collections at university libraries. For example I discovered that Duke University had 11 boxes of records on the TUTT family that migrated from VA to Missouri.. and settled in Callaway County first... not Cooper County as I first thought! http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html The most important resource an African American Researcher needs is slave schedules for the county they are researching. If anyone has transcribed slave schedules, or would like to...please let me know. There are some online... but many more are needed. Free People of Color had to be registered.. you would only find these records at the courthouse or on microfilm somewhere. Here's a link to my website for Slave Schedules and other resources: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/slaveinfo.html To share this kind of information, white researchers must become somewhat sensitized to the plight and difficulty of those researching enslaved ancestors. For the most part, besides being counted as chattel on tax, land deed and slave schedules, African Americans were not counted as people until the 1870 census. Other records of interest would be church records, which notes people of color being allowed or dispelled from the church etc., but they are not always given a surname. Sometimes they are noted by their first name and "as belonging to "X" slaveowner." Bottom line is that African American researchers are very dependent upon getting information from the slaveowning family's documentation. On my site I have some resources for Marriage, census and cemetery data: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/Document.html Here's an example of what Church Records can show: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mtnebo.html And wills... this is where I found my great great grandfather's mother...Mary Ann... mentioned is her mother and siblings I believe http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/jchism.jpg Public Auction notices for slaves; can be found in probate records: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mwalkerslaves.jpg Many people in conducting research in their families run across slave related information. It is both painful, embarrassing and confusing all at once. It is my hope that when anyone runs across Missouri slave-related data that they would post it to my website at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html If you scroll down to the middle there a links for just about everything. You could also help others by posting your slave related data on the Missouri list that you subscribe to... and you can always forward it to me. Just know that I get many, many emails -- so it is much easier to post the information to the link noted above. If want to mail, fax or email me scanned documents -- I'm game for that too. Since Missouri was settled by Virginia, Kentucky and Louisiana people -- [Tennessee too] if you have a Missouri family with ties to those state [or any other state -- where you can establish the genealogical ties] this is particularly helpful for the African American researcher who must first know EVERYTHING they can about the white slave owning family. Why? Because we must trace slave ownership through marriages, death, relocation, rentals, property purchases, farm ledgers, lawsuits, and family letters, bibles etc., where slaves could be mentioned as a record of ownership. It's pretty crazy. I've included some links below that many of you may already know about.. but to give you an idea of what African American researchers need. Missouri State Archives http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/arch.html Roll-by-roll listing County Record on microfilm by county http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archives/resources/county/croll.html Description of Records on Film http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archives/resources/county/croll2.html#Pr obate For African American Researchers; the items below are of interest. If your family owned slaves; records purchase, sale, rent, mortgage, gift, lawsuits etc., could be found under the various listings related to probate noted in the link above. Of particular interests are books and other resources which transcribe or are abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Probate. If anyone has a book with this type of information, I would like to purchase or borrow it ASAP. Also of interest in looking for enslaved ancestors are Black Cemeteries Black Marriages Here are a couple of examples: FRANKLIN COUNTY BLACK MARRIAGES http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/franklincomar.htm WASHINGTON COUNTY BLACK MARRIAGES http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/wasmarriage2.html Land Deed Records Final Settlement and Inventory Records -- this shows the final disposition of the estate including who slaves in the family were sold and given to and for how much. Land Deed records are equally important. Tax records will note how many slaves person owned. I hope this helps clarify just a little bit of what it takes to research enslaved peoples. For those of your managing Missouri county sites; I think the information above is a good outline of materials to try and collect. I also have a link for "look-up" volunteers. Please copy me on correspondence to "look-up" volunteers -- because I may also have another researcher to connect you with. Thanks alot; traci wilson-kleekamp african americans in missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html ______________________________

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I am not of black heritage, but I wanted to mention a wonderful book I just read called CANE RIVER.....it is a true story......the author does geneology research on her family (the black and white side both).......check out the book, it is one of the best I've read in quite a few years. I learned alot about "free people of color" as well as the injustices that occured throughout our history. The book can be found at Walmart as well as any bookstores...It is on Oprah's book club as well. Stormy

rgriffin wrote: > > I'll second that. It's been a valuable site for me, I know that! > Thank you again Brian. > Ranee in San Diego > Subject: [MOFRANKL-L] Re: MOFRANKL-D Digest V01 #92 > > > Many, Many Thanks to Brian Oster for posting Franklin Co. Marriages. > > A lot of hours went into that. > > LouAnn > > > > > > Hello .. I have visited rootsweb and tried to access MOFRANKL-D Digest V01 #92 and don't seem to e albe to locate it and suppose I am not doing something right. Please tell me how to access the archives. I Did click on http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ then MOFRANKL at prompt then entered V01 #92 and got the follwoing message: "List not found That list is not currently available. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/ for the names of all current RootsWeb lists, most of which are now archived and searchable from this location. Try a different list?" what must I do to access the volumes that are mentioned? Thanks is advance... -- Leona [Lee] lee@gower.net Genealogy, Native American, wild flowers, gardening, insects, Herbs, etc.. Non Commercial site http://www.gower.net/lee Non Commercial site http://www.geocities.com/tvksi/index.htm

I have to unsubscribe for a short time. Thank mbolive@mylink.net Janet RESEARCHING: PORTELL, POLITTE, CHAMP, OLIVIER, COLEMAN, BOYER, ROUSSIN, COURTAWAY/COURTOIS/COURTOUIS, CHABOT, BOISMENU, BIENBENUE, LACHANCE, PEPIN, LALUMONDIERE, ARCHAMBEAU, ROBINET, GOURNEAU/GOVERO, OLIVE, RULO.

I'll second that. It's been a valuable site for me, I know that! Thank you again Brian. Ranee in San Diego ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Ann" <genfan@earthlink.net> To: <MOFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 7:30 AM Subject: [MOFRANKL-L] Re: MOFRANKL-D Digest V01 #92 > Many, Many Thanks to Brian Oster for posting Franklin Co. Marriages. > A lot of hours went into that. > LouAnn > > >

A webpage for African American research has been added to the Franklin County Genealogy website. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~mofrankl/index.html and click on African American. Thus far, it contains some information from Probate Records, some information from Poor Farm information, and some information from newspaper research, all of which, thus far, is my personal research. PLEASE email me with your contributions for this page. As it grows, I will break it into subpages for the various categories. Of course, anyone researching African American history would be well advised to check all of the other sources as well. It is only possible to isolate information as African-American if it was so designated in the original source. Sue Cooley Franklin County Coordinator Missouri USGenWeb Project and List Administrator

Several Missouri County Coordinators & other have responded to the discussion about African American research -- asking what kinds of information to look for. In particular -- if there is any information about the "slave community" or the ante-bellum community for any Missouri county.. this is very important to researchers. This may give them some clues as to the backdrop of the community, slave owners and lifestyle of that era and area! Another very cool search engine -- allows you to research collections at university libraries. For example I discovered that Duke University had 11 boxes of records on the TUTT family that migrated from VA to Missouri.. and settled in Callaway County first... not Cooper County as I first thought! http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html The most important resource an African American Researcher needs is slave schedules for the county they are researching. If anyone has transcribed slave schedules, or would like to...please let me know. There are some online... but many more are needed. Free People of Color had to be registered.. you would only find these records at the courthouse or on microfilm somewhere. Here's a link to my website for Slave Schedules and other resources: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/slaveinfo.html To share this kind of information, white researchers must become somewhat sensitized to the plight and difficulty of those researching enslaved ancestors. For the most part, besides being counted as chattel on tax, land deed and slave schedules, African Americans were not counted as people until the 1870 census. Other records of interest would be church records, which notes people of color being allowed or dispelled from the church etc., but they are not always given a surname. Sometimes they are noted by their first name and "as belonging to "X" slaveowner." Bottom line is that African American researchers are very dependent upon getting information from the slaveowning family's documentation. On my site I have some resources for Marriage, census and cemetery data: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/Document.html Here's an example of what Church Records can show: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mtnebo.html And wills... this is where I found my great great grandfather's mother...Mary Ann... mentioned is her mother and siblings I believe http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/jchism.jpg Public Auction notices for slaves; can be found in probate records: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mwalkerslaves.jpg Many people in conducting research in their families run across slave related information. It is both painful, embarrassing and confusing all at once. It is my hope that when anyone runs across Missouri slave-related data that they would post it to my website at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html If you scroll down to the middle there a links for just about everything. You could also help others by posting your slave related data on the Missouri list that you subscribe to... and you can always forward it to me. Just know that I get many, many emails -- so it is much easier to post the information to the link noted above. If want to mail, fax or email me scanned documents -- I'm game for that too. Since Missouri was settled by Virginia, Kentucky and Louisiana people -- [Tennessee too] if you have a Missouri family with ties to those state [or any other state -- where you can establish the genealogical ties] this is particularly helpful for the African American researcher who must first know EVERYTHING they can about the white slave owning family. Why? Because we must trace slave ownership through marriages, death, relocation, rentals, property purchases, farm ledgers, lawsuits, and family letters, bibles etc., where slaves could be mentioned as a record of ownership. It's pretty crazy. I've included some links below that many of you may already know about.. but to give you an idea of what African American researchers need. Missouri State Archives http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/arch.html Roll-by-roll listing County Record on microfilm by county http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archives/resources/county/croll.html Description of Records on Film http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archives/resources/county/croll2.html#Probate For African American Researchers; the items below are of interest. If your family owned slaves; records purchase, sale, rent, mortgage, gift, lawsuits etc., could be found under the various listings related to probate noted in the link above. Of particular interests are books and other resources which transcribe or are abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Probate. If anyone has a book with this type of information, I would like to purchase or borrow it ASAP. Also of interest in looking for enslaved ancestors are Black Cemeteries Black Marriages Here are a couple of examples: FRANKLIN COUNTY BLACK MARRIAGES http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/franklincomar.htm WASHINGTON COUNTY BLACK MARRIAGES http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/wasmarriage2.html Land Deed Records Final Settlement and Inventory Records -- this shows the final disposition of the estate including who slaves in the family were sold and given to and for how much. Land Deed records are equally important. Tax records will note how many slaves person owned. I hope this helps clarify just a little bit of what it takes to research enslaved peoples. For those of your managing Missouri county sites; I think the information above is a good outline of materials to try and collect. I also have a link for "look-up" volunteers. Please copy me on correspondence to "look-up" volunteers -- because I may also have another researcher to connect you with. Thanks alot; traci wilson-kleekamp african americans in missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html

Many, Many Thanks to Brian Oster for posting Franklin Co. Marriages. A lot of hours went into that. LouAnn

Franklin County, Missouri Marriages Volume L is now completely abstracted with a full name index. It includes 1,920 marriages from 1914-1921. Franklin County all marriages from 1914-1921 are abstracted -- also -- also -- also -- also -- for Crawford County all marriages from 1828-1871 and for Jefferson County all marriages from 1826-1871 and 1881-1885 also African-American marriages from 1866-1878 and for Francois County all marriages from 1818-1900 and for Washington County all marriages from 1815-1937 also African-American marriages from 1865-1875 Just click on http://vienici.com/abmomarr.html to bring you to a single page of links for the abstract indexes. The indexes have links to the abstract pages. You can also Search the site for surnames. Keep your eye on the site. New marriages are being abstracted continually. Brian J. Oster mailto:Brian_Oster@vienici.com webmaster http://www.vienici.com

Received the following message today from a New Haven website: ello, the best I can do for you is to point you to the Franklin County genealogical research website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mofrankl/index.html New Haven has its origins in the 1830s. There was a significant number of African Americans here in the 1800s and on into the 20th century. There are still some although the numbers have dwindled. There was a school here of an enrollment of about 30-40 students at one time. Hopefully you'll find the Franklin County site helpful Does anyone have any info on this school? Thanks. Le'Royce

Dear List Members, The Scenic Regional Library at Union (headquarters for Franklin County) is in the process of becoming fully online. Right now, their URL is <http://catalog.scenic.lib.mo.us> Note that there is no www in this address. It is a temporary site and they intend to have a better website before too long. I didn't get a response to my question about email; however, I personally have the email addresses for several of the librarians (at work) but am not at liberty to give those out. They will be getting a "general" email address for the libraries soon -- or so I understand. Perhaps I could, however, relay your questions. I just checked the URL above and this is all I found there: CodeBranch NameLocationCityTelephone Number HRHermann113 East Fourth StreetHermann (573) 486-2024 NHNew Haven901 Maupin StreetNew Haven (573) 237-2189 OWOwensville107 North First StreetOwensville (573) 437-2188 PCPacific140 West St. Louis StreetPacific (636) 257-2712 SCSt. Clair570 South Main StreetSt. Clair (636) 629-2546 UNUnion308 Hawthorne DriveUnion (636) 583-3224 WRWarrenton912 South Hwy 47Warrenton (636) 456-3321 Sue Cooley

Good Day to all, I stumbled across this website and absolutely love it. It is a FREE lookup service. PLEASE follow the guidelines as not to take advantage of the wonderful people who do this for FREE. Happy hunting!! http://loricase.com/CDs/cdlist.html

This was interesting to me as I didn't know that is how this was done. This could explain why people have been telling me that there were quite a few pockets of "free" blacks in Missouri. I always wondered what my family's circumstances were that they were free blacks. This offers a possible explanation. I hope this information proves helpful to all. Read on....... -----Original Message----- From: Desoto Joe [mailto:joey@jcn1.com] Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 9:44 PM To: MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MO-CW] Sick PC Well, in the process of dealing with my PC. It decided to delete my e-mails that were in my in box. If anyone has not heard from me in response to a certain question. Please resubmit it through the list. Sorry, I'm still occasionally having problems. My virus checker says that there is no virus, but perhaps some registry files have been changed. This is a good possibility. Just a little info to pass on here - While searching for your family member, this has come to light & was passed on to me. If your father was white & your mother was black, during this time frame, the child was considered a slave. If the mother was white & the father was black, the child was considered free. A gentleman who has researched his family line came across an individual who couldn't be placed, further research determined that he was a mulatto, whose father was black & mother was white. He was free & married a white woman. This was in the state of Missouri & was probably the common throughout the slave holding states in such cases. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Does anyone out there know if the library in Franklin County has on-line access or an email address?