By request. 41. Wiiliam T. George, p. 443-44 Was born on a farm near Knoxville, East Tennessee, April 8, 1848. He came to Missouri with his parents when he was three years old, settling near Princeton, Mercer county, where he was reared and lived until 1874. He started out in life at eighteen, farming as a renter, for six years. In 1872 he began railroading as a subcontractor under his father, Abner George, following the business until 1878. At that tune he began to furnish Piling, bridge timber and hard wood lumber to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR Co., under contract. In 1879 he contracted with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company to furnish wood material for bridging, piling, car-building and ties, employing annually about two hundred men and furnishing about 250,000 ties, 5,000 piles, and 100000 feet of bridge timber. He came to Grundy county and settled on Hickory Creek in 1874, and from this to Trenton in 1878. March 22,1866, he married Miss Sarah A. Mulvaney, of Mercer county, by whom he has seven children; namely, Johnson H., Tisia Ann, James W, Salitlia, Abner, Elma and Sarah. Mr. and Mrs. George are members of the Baptist Church. NOTE: I have 26 pages of information on his ancestors. Does anyone know the parents of Sarah Ann Mulvaney(ia) his wife? Or her birth year?

By request. 22. George McCready, p. 332 Is one of the old pioneers of Grundy county. He was born in Bracken county, Kentucky, on February 10, 1820. His father was a native of Maryland, and his mother of Virginia. His father, George W. McCready, was an officer in the War of 1812; he died in March, 1836, and his wife died about three weeks afterwards. When the subject of this sketch was about three years of age his parents moved to Worcester county, Maryland, and there he remained till 1839, when, on June 16th, he located in Grundy county, Missouri, where he has since remained, engaged in farming. Thus he has known this county from that early day when it was an unbroken wilderness up to the present time, with its beautiful and well cultivated farms and its population of thrifty and intelligent farmers. Mr. McCready was married on June 6, 1840, to Mrs. Laura Knight, a native of Schuyler county, Ohio, and born in 1820. This lady and her first husband were on their way from Ohio to seek a home in the far west, when as he was taking his gun from the wagon one day, to shoot a squirrel, he accidentally shot and killed himself. By her first marriage, Mrs. Knight had one child, named Anna. By her marriage with Mr. McCready, six children were born, whose names are Melissa, Jane, George W. and Alonzo, who are still living, and W. E., who died when four years old, and Mary, at the age of eleven months. Mrs. McCready died February 11, 1853. Mr. McCready again married on June 6, 1853, to Mrs. Martha A. Grubb, widow of F. B. Grubb, who died in Grundy county in 1850. Mrs. Grubb was a native of Tennessee, and was born December 16, 1823. She had three children by Mr. Grubb: Amanda E., James M. and Erastus. By her marriage with Mr. McCready the following named children were born: Albert J.. Walter M., Sophronia E., Alice Ann, Stephen B., Hattie Lee and Augusta B. Mr. McCready owns a fine home of sixty acres, pleasantly located in Trenton township.

By request. 32. Robert Taylor, p. 338 ROBEBT TAYLOR And his aged wife rank among the pioneers of Grundy county. He was born in Worcester county, Maryland, October 20, 1808. Robert was reared on a farm and lived in Maryland till he was twenty-six years of age. In 1829 he married Miss Nancy Blades, a native of Maryland, and born November 13, 1809. By this marriage eleven children were born, seven of whom are still living; viz., Caroline, born April 15, 1830; Mary J.., born April 7, 1832; Sarah T., born August 6, 1841; Robert T., born November 30, 1842; William D., born November 30, 1846; Levin H., born January 18, 1849; Luther, born July 6, 1851. John P., Harriet, Nathaniel and Melinda E. are dead. About the year 1833 Mr. Taylor and his young wife came to Missouri, located in Lafayette county, and lived there about three years. In 1836 the family located in Grundy county, on the same farm they now occupy. He converted three hundred acres of tlie wilderness into a fertile farm and a beautiful home. The old cabin erected in 1836 still stands, and is yet used by this venerable couple as a summer kitchen. Mr. Taylor takes great pride in his orchard, which is a very fine one and of the choicest varieties of fruit. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are members of the Baptist Church, and are quietly and peacefully passing their declining years under the shadow of the trees their own hands have planted.

To those who have asked for bios. from the Trenton Township list I will do those next. City Of Trenton 1. James Austin, p. 415-16 JAMES AUSTIN Was born upon a farm in Boone county, Missouri, on the 23d of July, 1818- On the farm he continued to live until reaching his twenty-second year, receiving such education as the common schools of his native county afforded. Leaving Boone county in 1840 he came to Grundy county and settled in Trenton, then a very small village, and engaged in a general mercantile business with John Graham as a partner, under the name and style of Graham & Austin. In this business lie continued, with few changes in the firm, until 1859, when he became associated with Messrs Jacob T Tindall and John H. Shanklin in the law and brokerage business, under the firm name of Tindall, Shanklin & Austin. This firm transacted business until 1862, when by the death of Colonel Tindall at the battle of Shiloh the firm of Shanklin & Austin was established, and still carries on an extensive banking and legal business, Mr. Austin having the general management of the banking department. Mr. A. has never sought political notoriety or preferment, but has always interested himself in the building up and general prosperity of Trenton. Mr. Austin was united in the marriage bonds to Miss Susan Collier in 1847. By this union they have a family of six children, named, respectively, Sarah Frances, now Mrs. William W. Hubbell, of Trenton- Eliza now Mrs. N. Shanklin, of Trenton; William E., cashier of Shanklin & Austin's bank; Laura, now Mrs. James Carnes, of Trenton; Lizzie, now Mrs. E. M. Harber, of Trenton; and Alice, now Mrs. J. H. Hughes of Trenton. Mrs. Austin is a worthy member of the Christian Church of Trenton. 2. Asher Brothers, (M. C. & H. B.) p. 416 ASHER BROTHERS. This firm consists of M. C. and H. B. Asher, both natives of Muskingum county, Ohio. M. C. was born March 27, 1851, and H. B., March 3, 1853. They came to Grundy county with their parents in 1869, settling on a large tract of land eight miles .northeast of Trenton, where they lived with their parents and helped to improve the farm until they began life for themselves. Before leaving home they had received a good common education. The senior, M. C., began teaching when nineteen years of age, and when twenty his father gave him a tract of land adjoining the homestead, of which he made a good farm and still owns it. March 14, 1871, he married Miss Georgiana McMillen, of Muskingum county, Ohio, and began housekeeping on his new farm. Living there until 1875 he rented the place out and came to Trenton to represent his father in the firm of Miller & Asher, and the same in their successors, Asher & Murphy, until 1879, when the present firm established themselves in business. He has one child Orville H B., the junior member of the firm, remained on the homestead until 1876 when he came to Trenton and began learning the tinner's trade with Miller & Asher, working with them and their successors, Asher & Murphy until 1879 when the present firm of Asher Brothers was formed. December 24, 1876, he married Miss Elizabeth Humphrey, of Grundy county. 3. W. R. Berry, M. D., p. 416-17 4. Hon. A. H. Burkholder, P. 417-18 5. L. D. Bailey, p. 419 6. Richard E. Boyce, p. 419-20 7. M. Bingham, p. 420 8. L. Ballinger, p. 420-21 9. J. B. Berry, p. 421 10. Mrs. Nancy Benson, p. 421-22 11. Gustav Barth, p. 422 12. John Buckley, p. 422 13. William C. Benson, p. 423 14. Isaac Coles, M. D., p. 424-25 15. C. A. Conrads, p. 425-26 16. Luther Collier, p. 426-27 17. Dr. James Cooper, p. 427-28 18. J. E. Carter, p. 428 19. R. O. Carscadin, p. 428-29 20. Robert A. Collier, p. 429-30 21. F. C. Conrads, p. 430 22. D. W. Coon, p. 430-31 23. Comer Brothers, p. 431 24. Hon. Rezin A. DeBolt, p. 432 25. James R. Devaul, p. 433 26. Abner Drinkard, p. 433 27. Corrnelius J. Driscoll, p. 434 28. A. Dubach, p. 434-35 29. William E. Drinkard, p. 437 30. Corwin A. Freeman, M. D., p. 437 31. J. B. Faram, p. 438 32. John Fitterer, p. 438-39 33. J. M. Fulkerson, p. 439 34. Maj. John Collier Griffin, p. 439-40 35. George Gilmore, p. 440-41 36. William Gessler, p. 441 37. S. Greenabum, p. 441-42 38. Harvey Ginn, p. 442 39. Calvin Gilham, p. 442-43 40. Jacob Goldenberg, p. 443 41. Wiiliam T. George, p. 443-44 42. Judge George Hall, p. 444-45 43. Hon. Edward Festus Horton, p. 445 44. J. E. Harris, M. D., p. 446 45. T. B. Harber, p. 446-47 46. Benjamin F. Harding, p. 447 47. W. W. Hubbell, p. 447-48 48. E. M. Harber, p. 448-49 49. L. D. Hall, p. 449 50. Joseph W. Hill, p. 449 51. R. H. Hume, p. 450-51 52. G. P. Hammer, p. 451-52 53. Thomas Kimlin, M. D., p. 452 54. Rev. J. J. Kennedy, p. 452-53 55. Matthew G. Kennedy, p. 453 56. John Kirk, p. 453-54 57. Francis W. Lowen, p. 454-55 58. H. C. Lanius, p. 455 59. Lafferty Brothers (Jacob L. and William P.), p. 455-56 60. Rev. Paul McCollum, p. 456-57 61. W. H. McGrath, p. 457-58 62. Joseph McMullen, p. 458-59 63 Thomas A. Murphy, p. 459 64. Mrs. M. L. Moberly, p. 459-60 65. Mrs. Mary A. Merrill, p. 460-61 66. O. G. Newton, p. 461-62 67. Joseph L. Nichols, p. 462 68. David G. Puch, p. 462-63 69. Stephen Perry, p. 463-64 70. Charles C. Parker, p. 464 71. Chas. E. Peckham, p. 464-65 72. T. B. Pratt, p. 465-66 73. William B. Rogers, p. 466-67 74. Henry Reed, p. 467-68 75. N. Harvey Rogers, p. 468-69 76. Col. John H. Shanklin, p. 471-72-73-74 77. Judge Paris C. Stepp, p. 474 78. R. T. Short, M. D. p. 474-75 79. Gilbert D. Smith, p. 475 80. A. K. Sykes, p. 476 81. S. Steward, M. D., p.476 82. Orville M. Shanklin, p. 477 83. William C. Swayze, p. 477 84. John R. Schooling, p. 477-78 85. George W. Smith, p. 478 86. Henry Stein, p. 478-79 87. Henry C. Sykes, p. 479 88. Nathaniel and William Shanklin, p. 479-80 89. George Tindall, p. 480 90. Thomas Torpey, p. 480-81 91. Horace B. Tinsman, p. 481 92. C. L. Webber, p. 482 93. Isaac M. White, p. 482-483 94. George Walker, p. 484 95. Nathan A. Winters, p. 484-85 96. John A. Webster, M. D., p. 485 97. John A. Webster, M. D. p. 485-86 98. Morris Wetzler, p. 486 99. Benjamin F. Wyatt, p. 486-87 100. William H. Wilson, p. 487 101. Lafayette B. Walker, p. 487-88 102. Thomas A. Woodress, p. 488 103. J. M. Wannamaker, p. 488 104. Edley Wilson, p. 488-89 105. Henry Wettstein, p. 489 106. W. T. Wisdom, p. 489-90 107. James R. Wilson, p. 490-91 108. R. V. Young, p. 491

I have this book and will be posting the bios. to the list with the permission of Larry. If you see someone you know let me know and will do those first. Jerry Jones SOURCE: "The History Of Grundy County Missouri" published in 1881 Biographical Sketches Trenton Township 1. J. C. Belshe, p. 321 J. C. BELSHE. The subject of this sketch was born in Tazewell county, Virginia, June 4, 1833, and his parents were both natives of the same State. In the year 1839 his parents removed to Grundy county, and with the exception of a two years' residence in Colorado, he has lived here ever since. Mr Belshe passed through many of the trials and hardships of pioneer life incident to the settlement of this county. On the 4th of August, 1856, he married Miss Mary Ann Kilburn. She was born in Pnlaski county, Kentucky January 1, 1841. The ceremony was performed in the house in which Mr and Mrs. Belshe still live. By this union they have seven children, as follows: John W.,born September 4, 1858; Nancy B., born December 8, 1861, now Mrs. Thomas May; Margaret, born November 7, 1864- Dale born September 29, 1874; Leora, born January 31, 1876; Cora, born December 29, 1879; and the yonngest, born March 6,1881. Mr. Belshe may be numbered among the successful farmers and stock-raisers of the county He owns a fine farm of eleven hundred acres, well supplied with the necessary implements for cultivating the soil. His principal attention however, has been given to cattle raising, in which he has attained enviable success. 2. William Collier, p. 321-22 3. John Campsy, p. 322 4. Andrew Doerr, p. 322-23 5. George E. Delano, p. 323 6. Freeman Dunlap, p. 323-24 7. H. Daugherty, p. 324 8. P. Z. Delano, p. 324 9. Dr. Samuel W. Elmore, p. 324-25 10. B. M. Ford, p. 325 11. B. B. Gill, p. 325-26 12. George Griffith, p. 326-27 13. George H. Hubbell, p. 327-28 14. Warren Harris, P. 328 15. T. M. Hard, p. 328 16. Henry G. Herbert, p. 329 17. A. J. Lee, p. 330 18. James Leeper, p. 330 19. B. F. Lehew, p. 330-31 20. Thomas Luke, p. 331 21. W. S. McLain, p. 331 22. George McCready, p. 332 23. Abram Pernell, p. 332 24. J. H. Rudow, p. 335 25. Giles Songer, p. 325 26. Oliver Smith, p. 336 27. Joseph W. Songer, p. 336-37 28. J. L. Steele, p. 337 29. William H. Smith, p. 337 30. John R. Songer, p. 338 31. Robert Taylor, p. 338 32. Robert Taylor, p. 338 33. Alfred Unton, p. 338-39 34. James Wiggins, p. 339 35. John Nelson Wymer, p. 339-40 36. Peter H. Yakey, p. 340

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Elkins, Ricketts, Wyatt, Knepp, Knapp, Waltham, King, Pine, Goodell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oMB.2ACI/268.320.2 Message Board Post: Hello, I am researching a Grundy county, Missouri EKLINS who may have come from VA, and I'm wondering if you see any possible connection. I seek parents of and siblings of: Emmaline (Emily) S. Elkins b. 15 April 1847, MO or VA married Henry L. Ricketts in Grundy county 7 Jan 1864. d. 9 oct. 1901 in Grundy county. She is buried at Spickard Masonic Cemetery in grundy county. She and Henry had the following children: Alice b. about 1865 Sarah b. about 1866 Thomas C. b. 8 Oct 1868 Martha (Mattie) Jane b. 20 June 1875 Eddy b. about 1877 At this time Emmaline is a brick wall. Thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely, BJ Heard

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thomas & Still Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/oMB.2ACI/550 Message Board Post: Hi, I am looking for anything on the above individual and or his parents, Frank and Elizabeth. I don't know where they from or where they were going. The above James, however, made it down to Holden, Johnson Co., and married a Jemmima Elizabeth Still in 1894. Together, they had 5 children including a set of twins. James died in 1944 and was buried in Crieghton, Cass Co. Any help would be greatly appreciated since I have found absolutely nil so far.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ADAMS, ISHMAEL, ROOKS, MCDANNALD,REEVES, LAMAR, LANE, WELLS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oMB.2ACI/314.1.3 Message Board Post: Dennis, Did you every find any new info on your Adams / Ishmael family? My Christina d/o Robert and Polly married Willis ROOKS, ggg grandfather of my husband. His daughter Mary Jane ROOKS married (1) Noble REEVES and (2) Thomas MCDANNALD. Noble and Mary had a son Elijah who married Clara Lamar, they had a daughter Elma Pearl Lota, she married Everett Lane and their daughter Mae Beatrice was my husband Leon WELLS mother. All of these people were in Sullivan County Missouri. Nearly all of them are buried in Campbell Cemetery near Pollock, Sullivan Co Mo. Freida Wells freida49@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ROOKS, JACKSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oMB.2ACI/549 Message Board Post: I would like to invite all of you to view my Rooks Family on World Connect http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rooks1 This is the family of Joseph Uriah Rooks and Elizabeth Jackson of Highland County Ohio, Randolph County Indiana, Livingston and finally Grundy County Missouri. You can also view my Rooks Family Memorial Album done by me from this site with family photos, cemetery photos and documents from the family that have been located by me or sent to me. If you have any information that you can add or know of someone working on any of the lines listed on the site, please contact me. Freida Wells <freida49@yahoo.com> Thanks for taking a look. Have a great day!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rooks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oMB.2ACI/64.71.82 Message Board Post: Terry, contact me my husband is a descendant of the Rooks family and I have some information that might help you. Freida Wells freida49@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schooler. Harris. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oMB.2ACI/548 Message Board Post: I'm hoping someone out there can supply me with obit for this lady. Olive Nadine Harris, (called Nadine) was b. 1910 in Grundy Co., MO. and died around 1997, also in Grundy Co. She was widow of Jason Harris and may have had a da. Lonna. Nadine was da. of George Edward, (Middlebury Ed) Schooler and Carrie Vird Etherton. Thank You

Looking for help with Goldie Belle (DeVoe) Brown Green was living in Trenton, maybe 1940s . Want to know if she had children, died , where and when? Thank you , Duane -- Donna & Duane DeVoe Come Visit Lena, Illinois! http://www.villageoflena.com

Seeking e-mail address of Judy Stone (Nebraska) who was searching for a Nisbeth connection in Grundy county. I misplaced her address. Joan Meeker Strasburg

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/oMB.2ACI/530.1 Message Board Post: My great Grandfather Rev. Archibald Taylor was a traveling Methodist Minister....I know that he was assigned to Grundy Co., in 1880..do you have him listed as doing any officiating of marrages?

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/oMB.2ACI/526.1 Message Board Post: Do you have a listing for any SAMPLES in the Book on Grundy Co. Mo.

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/oMB.2ACI/547 Message Board Post: In search of these families: 1-Willis Burris b TN d unk 2-Peter Valentine Burris b 1818 TN d 1890 m Susan Kesterson b abt 1820 d unk 3-Bluford Burris b abt1821 d unk m Francis Tally b abt 1824 d unk Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Fay

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/oMB.2ACI/546 Message Board Post: In search of any of these families. Elijah BURRIS was 83 in the 1850 Campbell Co TN Census Records making him b abt 1767. He m 1st UNK, 2ND UNK, & 3rd Oct 13, 1839 Campbell Co Mary "Polly" Jarmon b abt 1796. Possible children: 1-Evangeline Burris b 1791 m Francis Lovett. 2-Elijah Burris, Jr b February 15, 1792. 3-Jenny Burris b abt 1797 m Edward Crow 4-Levi Burris b abt 1808. 5-Willis Burris b abt 1810. 6-Marintha Holland Burris b abt 1811 m John Wallace. 7-Peter Burris b abt 1812. 8-Eliza Burris b abt 1814 m James Harness. 9-William Burris b 1814 m Elizabeth Wilson. 10-SILAS BURRIS b abt 1816 m March 16, 1844 Anderson Co, TN to JUDAH WHITE. 12-Andrew Jackson Burris b abt 1817 m Luvania Beach. 13-James Burris b abt 1817? m Mary. 14-Bluford Burris b abt 1820 m Francis Tally. 15-Francis Burris b abt 1820 m Benjamin Hackney. 16-Henry Burris b abt 1823 m 1st Mary Ann Gray, 2nd Mary Bond. 17-Mary Polly Burris b abt 1823 m Hardy Martin. 18-Thomas Newton Burris b abt 1825 m Mirah Seiber. 19-Pickney Burris b abt 1843 m Mary. (I believe he is the only child of Elijah & Mary Polly German/Jarmon. All of these children probably didn't belong to Elijah Burris, if not his children, maybe g/children? There has to be a connection, as all of these people were placed at one time in Anderson, Campbell, & Roane Co, TN. The only other Burris listed in the early East TN Tax List 1801-1802 was Jesse Burris. Some of Elijah's children removed to MO, I believe, in 1840-1850. Any help on any of these people would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Fay gburris1@bellsouth.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riddle, Scofield Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oMB.2ACI/545 Message Board Post: I am trying to locate information about Jeff Riddle and his wife Agnes Scofield. They were said to be living in Galt, Grundy County, MO, when a son, Henry E., was born in 1893. Agnes died at some point and, after Jeff's remarriage (to an unknown), the son left home when he was 14, and did not return. I would appreciate anything that might lead me to the family. Thank you.

Hello all; Does anyone have any information on the marriage of Israel Prewitt and Cirelda Varney about 1849? Probably in Missouri since they lived in Livingston County most of the time. They had family in Grundy, Daviess and Caldwell counties that I know of. Thanks for your time and attention.