hello Grundy Co readers. I posted the below message a few min agao. I hadn't looked at it but had sent it to Bob Woods in reply to one he had sent. I hadn't seen that it went to Mo Grundy as well till it cmae back as I am a sub' to this Grundy site also. I want to add thet I also amd a descend of the Joseph and Elizabeth Jackson ROOKS family from their so, William Rooks who mar Mahala Smithson in 1817 in Randolph Co. Ind and moved to grundy when Joseph did in abt 1839/40. It was said that William (Billie) Rooks left there with just dau Millie Maxine Rooks in abt 1862 and never was heard of again.. He was on census in 1860 with a martha age 30 yrs but no mention if she was a wife or a housekeeper and no surname was given for her. Two son's, Smith ( maye been Smithson) , Allen, and Millie were all that were left at home in 1860. Mahala had died abt 1855 as Millie had said she was 9 when mother died. However sha alsosaid she was 9 when she and Wm left there but she was 15 almost 16 when she left there. She is on 1860 census and couldn't have gone to Susanville, Ca before the census. It also was said that Wm, "Billie" Rooks never made contact with anyone after he suddenly left not telling anyone he was leaving and where to. Millie always told her family later she was born in St Joseph Mo but she was not so all of what she told her family was not correct as I have proven not so. So when, date and why, Mahala died is still a mystery as well as where she was burried is still a mystery. I surmise shei is bur in Marion Twp in closest Cem in an unmarked grave. I think they lived in Lindley ??? Is there anyone who can help me solve this mystery of Mahala's death?????? Please, anyone have her name and death date in a old letter, Old family Bible or whatever.. Wm had many relatives there at this time. He was a son of Joseph Rooks and was b 1817 in Clinron Co Oh. Thanks for anye help. My Granmother Effie Cora Brannan was a dau of Millie Maxine Rooks, da of Wm and Mahala Rooks. She also had married to the John Robert Barnett ,son of Wm Anderson Barnett, of the below message. Maxine Wilton. Roy Wa. mmwaw@sprynet.com -----Original Message----- From: Maxine Wilton <mmwaw@sprynet.com> To: bobwoods1@attbi.com <bobwoods1@attbi.com> Cc: OrCoos-L@rootsweb.com <OrCoos-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [MOGRUNDY-L] Re: Daniel Devaul >Hello, After reading the message below I would like to tell my story. >My grt granfather was William Anderson Barnett who mar Sarah Ann Hayes in >1878 in Grayson Co Tx. They left there in spring of 1889 with their family >, came through Salt Lake into Idaho and over the Old Oregon Trail to The >Dallas and so to Willamette Valley at Arrago. later to Coquille. > My granfa John Robert Barnett, by Wm's first wife who died in 1877 came >with them and was 14 yrs old.. They lived in Fairview and Coquille and I >went there to research in Court House , Lib, and find where they were >buried. > After these places I went to Fairview and talked to the oldest residents >there. This was in 1985 summer. >They had known their ch Leona and Chester and been to house dances with >them. >They said he was bur in Myrtle Point. So there I went. and to city hall >first. > I was told they had just been able to get an old safe that sat there for >yrs and couldn't get it opened. untill just 2 weeks before I got there and >had gotten it . opened. >Lucky Me > They told me that the original Cemetery Book was in there and that my Gr fa >'s name was on the first page. >They gave it to me to see. On the first page if Willima A Barntt buying a >cem. plot for 8 graves for $5.00,. ( No kidding, $5.00 for it). > I went out there just down st . a short distance and found it. It has a >concrete retaining wall with 6 graves used by family. >Wm and Sarah have a large Black Onyx Stone imbedded in concrete with their >names and Bd's and death dates. It was still shinning in the sun, and >beautifull. Wm had brought it back from Ohio on a trip not long before he >died in 1919. > Then Wm's only dau, Lena is there. She died of sleeping sickness at abt 24 >yrs of age. Also the son I think Chester who was in the WW 1 is there. > Next is Wm's sister who came from ohio with spouce to live and they both >also are there. There were two plots not yet used. > I then went to the Newspaper Office and looked up in the old newspapers >there they had on early 1900's and found where my Granfa had married a >widow, name of Philips, after Sarah had died, . I then was told a >descend lived in town so went and visited with him some. I also went to the >newspaper office and they had the early and on 1900's old newspapers there >yet. I looke d in and found the Wedding of Wm to a widow name Phillips. >Copied it also. > I also took pictures so had a nice fruitful trip. So the newspaper office >still in 1985 had these newspapers in their office. I also was able to get >copies of Bus. transactions in Court house, more in Lib. and from the >original Cem book. > I don't know if they still would have the old newspapers there or may have >by now had them filmed and on film. One of Wm. and sarah's sons was a >Preacher around there, Grt Uncle Jessie Barnett. Anyone out there elated >to this family of Barnett's please contact me. > Boy was I thrilled. > Maxine Baldwin Brooks Wilton >Roy, Wa >mmwaw@sprynet.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: bobwoods1@attbi.com <bobwoods1@attbi.com> >To: MOGRUNDY-L@rootsweb.com <MOGRUNDY-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:17 PM >Subject: [MOGRUNDY-L] Re: Daniel Devaul > > >>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/251.254.256.1.1.2.1.1.1. 1 >.1 >> >>Message Board Post: >> >>I have in my files that James R. Devaul died Nov. 25, 1906, in Myrtle >Point, Coos County, Oregon. His wife Sarah died Nov. 4, 1902, also in Coos >County. What do you have on their son Robert? I have almost nothing on him >or his wife and children. >> >>Here is the obituary of James R. Devaul : >>James R. Devaul passed away Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. H. >Roberts. Interment will be made in the Myrtle Point cemetery. James R. >Devaul was 92 years, 7 months, and 27 days at the time of his death. He was >born Mar. 28,1814, at Elkton, Christian county, Ky. Moved with his parents >to Grundy county, Mo. in 1835. With his father he built the first store in >Grundy county. On Mar. 2, 1837 Mr. Devaul was united in marriage with Sarah >K. Howell. To them was born 12 children. Those living are: Jasper N. Devaul, >J. A. Devaul, and Melissa M. Dunlap of Calif. Louisa Roberts and Dr. Oscar >Devaul of Oregon, Luther C. Devaul, Idaho, Robert of Missouri and Martha >Cornwell of Colorado. With his wife Mr. Devaul moved to Eastern Oregon in >1886 and to Coos county in 1888. They were members of the Baptist church for >60 years but after coming to this county united with the M. E. church. Mrs. >Devaul died Nov. 4, 1902 preceding her husband by 4 years. He was a veteran >of the Black! >>hawk Indian war. He was the first justice of the peace in Grundy county. >> >>Myrtle Point Enterprise, Nov. 30, 1906 >> >