I am searching for the gravesite of Elizabeth Douglass Hines which should be in Henry Co. She was widowed at age 37 so may have re-married. She had daughters, Sophrona and Catherine who married Bennett brothers, but she is not in the cemeteries where they lie. Fae

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hicks, LIle, Staton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JKB.2ACE/101 Message Board Post: I'm researching Marion Bedford Hicks, he was born 1904 in Missouri and died 1961 in California. He married Esther Staton or Stanton, they had a daughter named Sally or Sallie Mary Elizabeth Hicks, in Maimi, OK. Then Marion married Lillian Lile in Clinton, Henry Co, MO in 1932. They then moved to California and then to Nevada where they opened the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino and The Algiers. Marion was A real estate developer in LA, California. He also built the El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas. I'm hoping I can found someone to help feel in the missing links to my husbands families past. Sally passed on last year and she never really told to much about her passed. I do know that both Marion and Esther which are Sally's parents were both full blooded indians. Anyone out there that can help please contact me.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gorrel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JKB.2ACE/80.1 Message Board Post: E Mail my Dad. His name is also Roy Taylor. His grandmother's maiden name was Gorrel, and the Gorrel farm was about 6 miles outside Putnam, Oklhoma. I have an old picture from about 1915 of Gorrel family members standing on the front porch of the farm house. Maybe these could be your lost Gorrels. I know I've never in my life know of anyone else with that surname outside the ones in OK. Da's E Mail is W5QWE@ev1.net. He may have your answer. RST.

I always check MoHenry questions and try to help when I can. On Charles Henry Peats, I see by rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html marriage records that Amanda Brown married A. N. Peet, June 12, 1852, Henry County, MO. Then Amanda Brown married Henry Ayers, July 18, 1858, St. Clair Co, MO. The name Peats could be spelled several different ways. Was Charles Henry Peats in the Civil War? Those records are complete in some cases. Perhaps an obit on Catherina Brown could yield some records. Obits are difficult to obtain in that period of time. I can keep looking if you don't find anything. I just like to help find genealogy information. Doris Wilson Barnhart

Poke around the County courthouse in Clinton. Recorder's offices always have records to look through. Then walk across the street and and visit the museum there. Among other historical things they had the original will of my ancestor Thomas Arbuckle, an original settler. Bill Morrison.

I am planning a trip to Henry County MO. Can anyone tell me the libraries or genealogical societies that I courld visit? times and days they would be open? Thank you for your time, Linda BLOOD Donnici <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/cheygrama/Familytree.html">LINDA"S FAMILY TREE INDEX</A>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beasley // Greeson // Cummings Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JKB.2ACE/100.1 Message Board Post: Olive Helena (Ollie) CUMMINGS (parents Perry Madison CUMMINGS and Julia Ann FOX) was born 04 Mar 1861 in Jacksonville, Morgan, IL. She died 08 Dec 1927 in Kansas City, Wayandotte, KS. Olive Helena (Ollie) married James Buchanan BEASLEY on 18 Oct 1881 in Franklin, Morgan, IL. James Buchanan (parents William BEASLEY and Mary Jane MORTON) was born 25 Dec 1856 in Morgan County, IL. He died 19 Mar 1905 in Calhoun, Henry, MO. Olive Helena (Ollie) CUMMINGS and James Buchanan BEASLEY had the following children: 1. Walter Morton BEASLEY was born 14 Jul 1882 in Franklin, Morgan, IL. He died 24 Sep 1928 in Eaton, Welde, CO. 2. Edith Katherine BEASLEY was born 22 Sep 1993 in , Benton, MO. She died 21 Nov 1910. 3. Lula BEASLEY was born 20 Sep 1885 in Montserrat, Johnson, MO. She died 29 Mar 1929 in Hume, Bates, MO. 4. Eunice BEASLEY was born 27 Sep 1887 in , Pettis, MO. She died 18 Mar 1963. 5. William Henry (Jack) BEASLEY was born 19 Apr 1890 in Leesville, Henry, MO. He died 08 Feb 1964. 6. Burleigh Richard (John) BEASLEY was born 06 Dec 1891 in Calhoun, Henry, MO. He died 24 Apr 1925

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beasley // Greeson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JKB.2ACE/100 Message Board Post: John Arts GREESON (parents Leonard GREESON and Penelope CLAPP) was born 19 May 1842 in ,Gilford, NC. He died 17 Jul 1911 in Calhoun, Henry, MO. John Arts married Mary Melissa HENRY on 14 Sep 1865 in Calhoun, Henry, MO. Mary Melissa (parents Hirem HENRY and Mary Ann WELLMAN) was born 12 May 1844 in , Davis County, NC. She died 24 Nov 1930 in Calhoun, Henry, MO. John Arts GREESON and Mary Melissa HENRY had the following children: 1. Eva Lena GREESON was born 01 Dec 1884 in Calhourn, Henry, MO. She died 25 Apr 1964 in Fairbury, Jefferson, NE. Eva Lena GREESON (parents John Arts GREESON and Mary Melissa HENRY) was born 01 Dec 1884 in Calhourn, Henry, MO. She died 25 Apr 1964 in Fairbury, Jefferson, NE. Eva Lena married Walter Morton BEASLEY on 27 Mar 1904 in Calhoun, Henry MO (First Christian Church). Walter Morton (parents James Buchanan BEASLEY and Olive Helena (Ollie) CUMMINGS) was born 14 Jul 1882 in Franklin, Morgan, IL. He died 24 Sep 1928 in Eaton, Welde, CO. Eva Lena GREESON and Walter Morton BEASLEY had the following children: 1. Chester J. (Chet) BEASLEY was born 31 Aug 1907 in Benkleman, Dundy, NE. He died 25 Jul 1983 in Bremerton, Kitsap, WA. 2. Charles Lester BEASLEY was born 19 Jun 1911 in Calhourn, Henry, MO. He died 22 Jun 1958 in Fairbury, Jefferson, NE. 3. Wilber Linn BEASLEY was born 01 Oct 1914 in Calhourn, Henry, MO. He died 20 Dec 1988 in Lincoln, Lancaster, NE. 4. Eva Pearl BEASLEY was born 25 Aug 1916 in Calhourn, Henry, MO. 5. Norman Glen BEASLEY was born 19 Aug 1918 in Calhourn, Henry, MO. He died 12 Feb 1992 in Fairbury, NE. 6. Hazel Gertrude BEASLEY was born 17 Nov 1924 in Eaton, Welde, CO.

I was wondering if anyone had a list or knew where I could obtain a list of the local churches that were in or near Henry County, Missouri in or before 1849. Also, if anyone is aware of any orphanages that were open in Missouri around that time as well. Trying to find an ancestors lost parents' names. His name was Charles Henry Peats. He was born March 18, 1849, but I don't know to whom. I cannot find him in the 1850 census, but in the 1860 census he is living with a woman by the name of Catherina Brown. I have also traced him to Indiana in 1880 and 1900. It states that his parents were born in Tennessee. Unfortunately, that is the only information that I have on them. I would really appreciate it if someone on the list knows of a way I can find out his parents names, I would be forever grateful. I am at a loss. I also have his death certificate and it states his parents as UNKNOWN. Thanks for your time and effort. Sincerely Monica Cantrell

Does anyone have any information about Daniel D. Gonser who lived in Deepwater, Missouri from about 1866 until his death in 1875. He is burried at the old Browninton, Maple Wood Cemetery. Marilyn Barker genmbarker@aol.com

Does anyone have any information about Lucas, just south of Urich? Pictures, History, Contacts? Are there any cemeteries around there? Any dwellings that go back between 1850s and 1890s? Does anyone know the terrain, i.e. hideouts within a week's journey by pack mule? How far would a week by pack mule be? thanks, chris

Can any of you link to my line. I have never posted this complete line before. Please note: My Ggfa and his wife settled in Henry County and my Riddle's were in Caldwell and Livingston County Missouri. Stan William Charles Sanders b. Abt. 1810 New York, State died unknown Married abt 1830 Manlius, Onondaga County, New York, Louisa Hills b. September 17, 1813 Truxton, Cortland County, New York d. March 30, 1898 Iowa, Buried--Waterloo, Black Hawk County, County, Iowa Children Dennison Sanders b. Abt. 1831 Ny Hattie Sanders b, Abt. 1832 Ny Emeretta Sanders b. Abt. 1833 Ny Clitt Sanders b. Abt. 1834 Ny Celia Sanders b. Abt. 1835 Ny Maria Sanders b. November 27, 1838, Ny Columbus D. Sanders b. January 17, 1841 Cortland Co., Ny Eunice Sanders b, January 11, 1844, Ny Joel Cornelius Sanders. He is my Ggfa. b. Mar 11, 1845 Onondaga Co., Ny Elijah Dewayne Sanders b. Dec 02, 1848 Rome, New York Was Hattie ever in Kansas? Former compilier of FHB could not get any information on Hattie. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- My Brick wall is my GGgfa Wm Charles Sanders. Have not been able to find where he died at or who his parents were or where he was born in Ny. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------- Joel Cornelius Sanders. My Ggfa. & Ggmo Ruehwama(Rewama) Cessna b. July 06, 1856, Greene County, Wisconsin Children Nellie Sanders b. October 31, 1874 Hardin Co., Iowa Nora Ellen Sanders b. February 19, 1876 Hardin Co., Iowa Nettie May Sanders b. February 22, 1878 Hardin Co., Iowa Martha Ann Sanders b. April 19, 1879 Hardin Co., Iowa Mary "Molly" Sanders b. March 21, 1881, Eldora, Hardin Co., Iowa Alcinda Louisa Sanders b. December 18, 1882 Hardin Co., Iowa Bessie Sanders b. August 01, 1884 Hebron, Nebraska Effie Laura Sanders b. September 24, 1893 Hebron, Nebraska Hazel Sanders b. April 18, 1896 Missouri probably Henry Co., or Caldwell Co. These are my Grandparents and their family George Washington Riddle b. January 15, 1878 Spring Hill, Livingston Co., Missouri Mary "Molly" Sanders see above for birth. Children Zelma Riddle b. November 05, 1903 Goulfarm, Missouri Willard Riddle b. July 26, 1905 Breckenridge, Caldwell Co., Missouri Mildred Riddle b. October 24, 1906 Fair Play, Missouri George W. Riddle b. July 17, 1908, Missouri Beulah Riddle b. July 10, 1910 Missouri Kenneth Riddle b. March 05, 1912 Missouri Lola Bernice Riddle b. April 26, 1917 Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri. This is my mother. Mary Lucille Riddle b. September 12, 1920 Missouri Elgin DeForest Riddle b. December 27, 1923 Missouri William Marion Brookshier b. 1913 Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Missouri Forgot hadn't entered his complete birth date. Lola Bernice Riddle Children Stanley Boyd Brookshier, Sr. Pvt Barbara Ann Brookshier Pvt. I have no idea where the rest of children were born. Census on my Ggfa Joel says his father was born Ny. This is my line as listed in the book below. "The Hills Family in America", compiled by William Sanford Hills, edited by Thomas Hills, published by The Grafton Press, 1906. list my line as shown below. #559 Louisa Hills (b. 17 Sept. 1813 / d. Black Hawk Co., Iowa 30 Mar. 1898 This is my own entry I don't know exactly how it appears in the book. The #559 came fm John Hills in Oregon. dau of #252. Joel Hills (b. E. Glastonbury, CT, 4 Apr. 1788 / d. Sylvester, Green Co., WI, 19 June 1876 / m. Polly Fox in E. Glastonbury, CT, 6 Mar. 1810) and (Mary "Polly" Fox--"S.B.") son of #98. Elisha Hills son of #30. Ensign John Hills son of #4. Joseph Hills son of #1. William Hills (bapt. Upminster, Essex Co., England, 27 Dec. 1608 / d. July 1683) / m. Phyllis Lyman in Roxbury, MA, 1632) son of Thomas Hills and Jane Scarborrow

Has anyone information regarding the earliest schools in Henry County, particularly in Calhoune and Tebo? Thanks. Nancy Eckel

I am been having some trouble researching my 3rd great grandfather. His names was Charles Henry Peats. He was born in Henry County, Missouri on 13 March 1849. I cannot find him in any census until 1860 and he is living with a family with the last name of Brown, in Tebo Twp, Henry County Missouri. He is listed as attending school. He eventually moved to Indiana and stayed there until his death on 02 May 1921. I sent away for his death certificate, because I would really like to find out who his parents were and why he wasn't living with them. However, the death certificate lists his parents as UNKNOWN. I would appreciate any help or information on this family as I am at a dead end! Thanks for your time. Sincerely Monica Cantrell (Peats)

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/JKB.2ACE/76.1 Message Board Post: I am an Eberting and would be very interested in any more information available about the ship John George Eberting and Catherine Hobein came to America in, as well as info on how you were able to find the ship name. We have been looking for years! Also, I noticed you had the names of John George's parents, I would be very interested in any more information or leads available in that area. Thanks very much! Michelle

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howard, Stanton, Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JKB.2ACE/99 Message Board Post: Seeking information on the following families; Howard & Stanton families from Benton to Clinton, Leesville area. Related family Scott from Leesville. Settled these areas 1860. Elizabeth Howard b. abt 1815 KY d. probably Benton Co or Henry Co. Husband George Howard b. abt 1815 KY d. ILL or MO before 1860. Child: 1.Elizabeth Howard b. 1840 ILL or MO married James Stanton resided Benton & Henry Co. Died after 1928 probably Henry Co, MO Child: Mary Jane Stanton b.1859 Henry CO, MO d. 1928 Henry CO married Scott. She was converted at age 19 and united with the presyterian church At Leesville. 2. Theolophis Howard b. ILL 3. Henry Clay Howard b. abt 1847 ILL 4&5 George and Martha Howard b. abt 1850-51, Logan Co, ILL (twins) Elizabeth Howard b. 1840 MO or ILL married James Stanton in ILL.

Hi Everyone, Thought this might be of interest and wanted to share it with you. This is a free site dedicated to the migration of our ancestors. http://www.migrations.org/ I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, breathing, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks ~God Bless America~ *************************

Hi Everyone, Thought this might be of interest and wanted to share it with you. A Visual Expression of History. Produced for over a century, more than 660,000 Sanborn Maps chart the growth and development of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. Sanborn Maps are large-scale plans of a city or town, drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The maps list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made and previous numbers. Also, if your public library or university library has subscribed, you may be able to access these maps online. You can find out more about this service by visiting Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 (http://sanborn.umi.com/). Works well with Census Enumeration Maps. What the federal government has called maps, is actually a misnomer. When we hear the word maps, we think graphical images of the area of a town, county or state. In this case the research aid is actually descriptions of the enumeration districts. The key to working with any map and the enumeration district descriptions is to get a map of the city that is as close to the time period as possible. I hope this information helps. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, breathing, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian. "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." --- Phillip Brooks ~God Bless America~ *************************

Thought I'd forward this message to the other MO Lists I'm on. I know my family moved from Benton Co. to St. Francois Co., so maybe someone in a county other than St. Francois might recognize one or more of these people. It is a neat picture! Best wishes, Doy --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "B. Warner" <bkwofc@i1.net> To: MOSTFRAN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 14:59:56 -0600 Subject: [MOSTFRAN-L] Unidentified Photo - Need Help Finding Family! Message-ID: <003901c1b0e3$d0a19640$0101a8c0@mshome.net> I recently purchased a wonderful cabinet card group photo off of eBay. This photo was taken by Thompson Bros. Photography of Bonne Terre/Flat River, therefore, I assume these folks are local to this area. Unfortunately, there are no markings which give a clue as to who the photograph was taken of or the date. This photograph appears to have been taken at either a family gathering or, possibly, at a church gathering since there appears to be a baby in a christening gown in the group. I would love to get this photo back to the family to which it belongs. If you can prove it belongs to your family, it's yours! Please check it out and see if anyone looks familiar. I posted it on the St. Francois County RootsWeb Message Board today. Here's the link: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.u sa.states.missouri.counties.stfrancois&m=6001 Thanks! If you have problems with the above link, just go to the message Board and scroll down to today's postings. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa .states.missouri.counties.stfrancois Bettye bkwofc@i1.net ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Hello I'm wondering if you know of any Martin/Merit/Cave or Caves families that were in Henry County Missouri in the 1800's. I have a family line in Missouri that moved all over during the time from the mid to late 1800's. Thomas W. Rogers