Does anyone have the NWGS books on death and death notices for Gentry County who could do a lookup for me? Specifically: Isaac BARNETT d. 1884 Minerva BARNETT d. 1891 or 1894 Henry HELMS d. after 1880 Elisabeth HELMS d. after 1880 I would appreciate this very much!! Any suggestions or other information about these families also welcome. Thanks, Kit If anyone else is interested in these names, here is what I have at this point: 1860 and 1880 census shows the family of Isaac & Minerva BARNETT in Gentry County (1860 at Albany, 1880 at Bogle). Here is a composite: Isaac BARNETT b ca 1817 PA Minerva " b ca 1825 KY James E. " b. ca 1857 MO John H. " b. ca 1858 MO Isaac " b. ca. 1860 MO (not in 1880 census) Luemma " b. ca 1865 MO (d. 1867, Buchanan Co. MO) Janetta " b. ca 1869 MO John T. " b. ca 1870 MO The family lived in 1870 in Buchanan Co. but returned to Gentry by 1880. In 1880 census, Isaac's father- and mother-in-law are listed along with Isaac's family: Henry HELMS b. ca 1789 KY Elizabeth " b. ca. 1797 KY

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10375 Surname: Osborn ------------------------- I am curious about your Osborns, are they from Gentry County? I know there were two Osborn families in the area early on. Mine, Samuel and Rebecca Osborn settled in the area about 1825 or so, they had 5 children, many (but not all) of my Osborns were gone from Gentry county by 1875.

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10374 Surname: Snead, Crabtree, Yow, Osborne, Welch ------------------------- I may be related to you. My grandmother's sister was Carrie Crabtree of Greensboro, NC. Grandma, Mae Snead is still alive and well at 91, and still gets to visit her house occasionally. I live in Roseburg, OR.

My gg grandfather and mother - John Wood Burns/Mary J. Elliott - both died in Gentry County in 1851. He was the son of Isaac Burns and grandson of Benjamin/Sarah Smith Burns. I find others of this family (Jeremiah M. Burns family, Benjamin Smith Burns family, James Sampson Burns, and Privetts) that also were married and/or died in Gentry county. I would love to be in contact with anyone who knows of other Burns connections to these families. CJ Nichols

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10373 Surname: ------------------------- I can help and have sent you a mail to your e-mail address. I am descended from sister of Solomon Perkins who apparently lived in Gentry Co, MO.

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10372 Surname: Perkins ------------------------- Looking for any info on Solomon Perkins. Solomon Perkins is the father of Solomon Thomas Perkins, born in Gentry county,Missouri in 1857. Need any info on the census that might list this family or and land records. Anything will be appreciated. I dont know the mothers name of Solomon Thomas..I dont believe they lived here in Gentry County long because they later went to Neb. and Okla. But cant figure out why they were here, unless there was family , or at one time he worked on the railroad. Out of a family of 11 children, only Solomon Thomas was born in Missouri... Thanks again..

Donna, Try the link below when you want to locate towns, etc. Howard is/was located latitude 402042N and longitude 0941710W. If you have a map program like Delorme Street Atlas you can search by those numbers , some of the land features in the area are; Clayber Branch, SR C, SR Y, Chalk Run, and farther to the east is Lone Star http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form Hope this helps Trish/ WA ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna To: MOGENTRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 05/03/2001 2:04:20 PM Subject: Information on a town Could someone tell me if there was ever a town by the name of Howard in Gentry county back in the late 1860's or early 1870's? Does it still exist? I can't find it on my atlas. I'm researching the name HARKEY from that area. Thank you. Donna ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 -Trish Minor --- trishm47@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10370 Surname: FRANCIS ------------------------- Looking for information on Samuel and Sarah Ann FRANCIS who are listed in the 1850 Gentry County, MO census. Samuel died in March of 1860 while living in Gentry County and his wife Sarah Ann died in January of the same year. Samuel and Sarah Ann arrived in Northwest Missouri in the 1840s, coming from Indiana. In the 1850 census, Samuel and Sarah are listed living with their children: Phebe (b.1832), Thomas M. (b.1836) and Margaret J. (b.1838). The eldest son, John H. (b.1828), is listed on the same census living next door to Samuel and Sarah Ann. John is listed as living with his wife, Spicy Allison. Thanks!

Could someone tell me if there was ever a town by the name of Howard in Gentry county back in the late 1860's or early 1870's? Does it still exist? I can't find it on my atlas. I'm researching the name HARKEY from that area. Thank you. Donna

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10368 Surname: Casey Twist ------------------------- Hey, I'm just looking for another Twist out there...

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Gentry/10367 Surname: Painter, Shoemaker ------------------------- I am searching for Tim and ? Painter, the son's of Charles Painter and Dixie Shoemaker. Their grandfather, William Gordon (Punky) and grandmother, Rowena (McBeth) Shoemaker had a cabin in McFalls, Gentry County, MO. Punky died in McFall. Does anyone have information on his grandson's?

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10366 Surname: FARR ------------------------- Okay, From what I have heard, my ggrandfather Farr was not a very moral person. His wife was Maude Lura Burroughs and they had eight children. Ellsworth (as he was known) b. 1881 Gentry Co., MO d. 1934 St. Joseph, MO and Maude b. 1883 Gentry Co., MO d. 1958 Gentry Co., MO. Does anyone around Atlanthus Grove and Stanberry remember any stories about him? I'm trying to find out about the Indian woman that he brought home and slept with, right in the same house that my ggrandmother lived in with their children. The stories I've heard say that he left ggrandma and the kids to fend for themselves. He was gone a long time and when he came home he brought with him an Indian woman, that he openly slept with, and two or three small children. This woman stayed around a year, then one day put the kids on the horse she came on and led it away. I'm to understand they never heard of her again. Now, this is the big problem...who was she? What tribe? WERE THOSE CHILDREN ELLSWORTH'S? (He did this in like the 1920's.) Any other family know of this story? It's been handed down through mine as long as I can remember. He and Maude were both part Indian...not that that has any bearing on this. Was this a custom in the woman's tribe? Was he trying to live like his mother's grandmother's (Sally Groom) people and have more than one woman in his "teepee" (if it was that tribe's custom)? What was his mother's grandmother's tribe? Any and all help with this is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. LiRae

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10362 Surname: HELTON ------------------------- Hello, I'm searching for any descendants of James Beecham Helton and his two wives; Mary Ann Dubar and Mary Jane Kelso. Please look over the following information. I hope you can connect me to some of their descendants. I'm searching hard for photos of James and his wives. I have one of his parents, Wallace and Nancy (Hale) Helton and one of his daughter, Sarah Patrick (Helton) and her husband Benjamin Franklin Burroughs. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. LiRae Descendants of James Beacham Helton 1 [2] James Beacham Helton b: April 29, 1828 in Wayne County, Kentucky d: May 28, 1912 at home of his son Charles Parker Helton, Stanberry/Carmack Jct., Gentry County, Missouri Number of children: 11/ .. + Mary Ann Dunbar b: October 17, 1832 in Indiana m: May 03, 1849 in Morgan County, Indiana d: December 09, 1856 in Morgan County, Indiana Father: John M. Dunbar Mother: Mary W. Number of children: 5/ . 2 Elizabeth Jane Helton b: August 30, 1850 in Morgan County, Indiana d: July 23, 1883 in Cabool, Texas, Missouri / ..... + James Edward Stout b: 1849 in ? m: September 27, 1869 in Morgan County, Indiana d: WFT Est. 1875-1940 in ? / . 2 Jesse Wallace Helton b: Abt. 1853 in Morgan County, Indiana d: WFT Est. 1882-1944 in ? / ..... + Rebecca Townsend b: March 02, 1856 in ? m: November 30, 1876 in ? d: November 23, 1897 in Morgan County, Indiana / . 2 [1] Nancy Ann Helton b: October 16, 1854 in Morgan County, Indiana d: April 27, 1933 in Walton, Cass County, Indiana / ..... + John Elkins b: 1844 in ? m: 1869 in ? d: WFT Est. 1875-1935 in ? / . *2nd Husband of [1] Nancy Ann Helton: / ..... + ? Galloway b: WFT Est. 1841-1894 in ? m: 1914 in ? d: WFT Est. 1917-1979 in ? / . 2 Margaret Helton b: Abt. 1855 in Morgan County, Indiana d: WFT Est. 1856-1949 / . 2 Mary Catherine Helton b: November 18, 1856 in Morgantown, Morgan, Indiana d: January 10, 1874 in Mahalasville, Morgan, Indiana Number of children: 1/ ..... + Jacob D. Studer b: 1848 in ? m: July 26, 1873 in Morgan County, Indiana d: WFT Est. 1878-1939 in ? Number of children: 1 *2nd Wife of [2] James Beacham Helton: / .. + Mary Jane Kelso b: August 21, 1836 in Brown County, Indiana m: March 30, 1857 in Morgan County, Indiana d: February 14, 1901 in at home of son Charles Parker Helton, NE of Stanberry, Gentry County, Missouri Father: Alexander Blair Kelso Mother: Elizabeth Hudiburgh Number of children: 6/ . 2 Francis M. F. Helton b: 1860 in Morgan County, Indiana d: WFT Est. 1861-1950 in ? / ..... + Belle ? b: WFT Est. 1856-1876 in ? m: Unknown in ? d: WFT Est. 1876-1960 in ? / . 2 Sarah Patrick Helton b: February 11, 1862 in Mahalasville, Morgan County, Idiana d: December 12, 1942 in Iowa Number of children: 9 [my line]/ ..... + Benjamin Franklin Burroughs b: May 13, 1856 in Eugene, Vermillion County, Indiana m: November 14, 1882 in Worth, Worth County, Missouri d: February 10, 1945 in Northboro, Page County, Iowa Father: Leonard O. Burroughs Mother: Mariah Matheny Davis Number of children: 9/ . 2 Harriet "Hattie" Sophrona Helton b: September 07, 1872 in Morgan County, Indiana d: September 17, 1956 in Parma, Canyon County, Idaho / ..... + John Pettit b: 1859 in ? m: Unknown in ? d: WFT Est. 1888-1950 in ?

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Gentry/10360 Surname: Hazlewood, Hazelwood, Johnson ------------------------- I am searching for John S. Hazelwood/Hazlewood b. ~1800 in Madison Co, Va and d. 10 March 1879 in Gentry, MO. He married Susan Johnson (???)(b. 1810 in KY) in 1834. They had a daughter Sidney Frances born 15 Oct 1849 in Gentry, MO and she d 1891 in MO. I would appreciate any leads to finding this part of my family...Thanks! Sharon

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10359 Surname: Crabtree, Sherrill, O'Dell, Noble, Snead, Thomas ------------------------- Thank you, Renee! I think this is what I was looking for on Elizabeth Crabtree and William Sherman Sherrill. Tell me everything you know! I don't have anything on Elizabeth and William, so any information would help tremendously! Thank you again!!!!!

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10358 Surname: Crabtree, Sherrill ------------------------- I have an Elizatheth Crabtree married toa William Sherman Sherrill in 1890. Part of this family lived in Gentry County along with Harrison and Daviess Counties in Mo. would this be who might trying to find? Thanks Renee

Posted on: Gentry County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/Gentry/10357 Surname: Dilley, Caraway, Ellis, Miller, Lockwood ------------------------- Charles, I would very much like a copy of your picture of "Students of McFall school, 4th room, 1909. I am not sure that I had people at that school then but there is a very good chance that there were some there. I had quite a few families that lived in the area at that time. ALSO: You don't by chance have Lockwood's that lived in the Michigan area in the mid to late 1800s and the early 1900s do you? Thanks Chuck Townsend

Thank you to everyone who did that look up for me and took the time to type it up! It did provide a clue to help my research! I appriciate everyones generousity for doing this, Felicia

I was wondering if anyone happens to have "Gentry and Worth County History 1882". I had borrowed it through interlibrary loan last year and made some photocopies of my family names. The bottom of page 837 got cut off when being copied. All I need is the last sentence for Rufus Stanton. Mine leads off with: "In the winter of 1842 Rufus accompanied..." If someone has this book, would you mind typing that last sentence that I'm missing? I do have the next page that continues his sketch. Thank you, Felicia

Posted on: Gentry County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/GentryObits/10036 Surname: McFall ------------------------- This is my great-uncle (my great-grandpa's brother. Any more information on McFall's in Gentry county?