Hi Everyone, This is such a neat Timeline web site. You can custom design printable timelines for your ancestors. http://www.ourtimelines.com/index.shtml 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, 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 *************************

Hi Tracy, In this list below, is the Lucinda Botts listed here a slave, an owner, an owner whose slave is being "brokered" or what? I may have some information, particularly if the tie-in is to Randolph County, Missouri. Phil Your Quote: Lucinda Botts: $350.00 sold to Mr. Rutherford New Orleans $525 > Early in my slave research I ran across Rice Patterson of Howard Co., MO > and tried to connect his family to the family of Edwin Patterson who ran > Ravenswood in Bunceton, MO... but no such luck. Gentry Patterson - the > great grandson of Edwin Patterson is still around...but he could not > give me any details about the family's history etc. > > Anyway, a couple of years ago, I started a transcription team to > transcribe the slave ledger of John R. White a slave trader from Central > Missouri who sold and traded slaves to New Orleans, Louisiana, Texas, > and Missouri. I scanned the states quickly... and these were the > predominant locations... many many slaves were sold to slaveowners or > slavehouses in Louisiana. Which is very scary. I purchased a copy of the > slave ledger from the Western Historical Manuscript Collection... and > have been plugging away reading it and transcribing it for some time > now. > > I will make an effort to post slave transactions to and from Missouri > owners. The Louisiana transactions are many...and I could still use > transcribers if anyone is interested...but I hope to get the entire > ledger transcribed and have it online one day soon. > > If anyone is interested in reading more about the slave trade in Central > MO etc., please pick up a copy of Walter Johnson's book: "Soul by Soul: > Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market." > > Here are slaves of Rice Patterson sold to John White in 1846 > > James Lewis sold to: Thos. Pugh Bayou LaFourche guaranteed for light ? > on Bogart and Foley $750 > Nancy Duncan to White & Patterson: Sold to C. March Donaldville > guaranteed note one day after date: $500 > Emily White: sold to Joseph Lailleur {sp?} Assumption Parish cash: $600 > Mary Lewis: sold to Mr. Legrand -- Mississippi cash > Anderson Bowman: Sold to Eugene Bourgois Parrish Lafourche Interior; > note due on 1st March 1846 guaranteed $800 > Tom Fickle: sold to Abribarade Parish Lafourche Interior note due all > March 1847, $800 > Issac Childs: sold to McCalliout Lafourche Interior fully guaranteed > payable March $750. > Lewis Lipscomb: sold by Tooley at Memphis..... $650.00 > Lewis Baker: sold or swapped to Mr. McBride cashier $750 > Matilda Hockersmith: sold to Doct. on Ouachitas.... guaranteed cash $475 > Hanna Miner: sold at Memphis by Tooley > Albert Childs: Sold to Laforest & Scuddy Thiboadaux...guaranteed cash.. > $750 > **Mary Curtis returned from last year...sold to Mr. Legrand Mississippi > cash. $580.00 > > Negroes Belonging to R. Patterson 1845-46 > Matilda White cost: $313 sold on LaFourche $500 > Charles White: $575 sold to Mr. Dasuau [sp?] on coast $727.50 > Charles Freeland: $537.50 Died in February in New Orleans $ > Lewis Todd $550.00 sold to Judge Banres Treborne [sp?] $750 > Albert Major: $387.50 sold to Mr. Estis [sp?] New Orleans $541 > Lewis Martin: $360.00 sold to Mr. Bootman [sp?] New Orleans $450 > William Broadus: $350.00 sold to " " $400 > Richard & Mary Curtis: $370.00 sold to Mr. Legrande 1847 Mississippi > $580 > Lucinda Botts: $350.00 sold to Mr. Rutherford New Orleans $525 > Ann Nancy Duncan $307.50 sold to Le March Oct. 1846 note payable April > 1847 $500 > Ben Friedland $530.000 sold in Attackakas [sp?] By Cooper $800 > [Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Columbia, MO] > > Traci Wilson-Kleekamp > African Americans in Missouri > http://www.missouri-slave-data.org > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html >

Hi Everyone, This board has taken a different life than the one Management first expected. After reviewing users feedback regarding this board, it was decided to make this board permanent. The new URL for this board is http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.major.mourning 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, 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 *************************

Early in my slave research I ran across Rice Patterson of Howard Co., MO and tried to connect his family to the family of Edwin Patterson who ran Ravenswood in Bunceton, MO... but no such luck. Gentry Patterson - the great grandson of Edwin Patterson is still around...but he could not give me any details about the family's history etc. Anyway, a couple of years ago, I started a transcription team to transcribe the slave ledger of John R. White a slave trader from Central Missouri who sold and traded slaves to New Orleans, Louisiana, Texas, and Missouri. I scanned the states quickly... and these were the predominant locations... many many slaves were sold to slaveowners or slavehouses in Louisiana. Which is very scary. I purchased a copy of the slave ledger from the Western Historical Manuscript Collection... and have been plugging away reading it and transcribing it for some time now. I will make an effort to post slave transactions to and from Missouri owners. The Louisiana transactions are many...and I could still use transcribers if anyone is interested...but I hope to get the entire ledger transcribed and have it online one day soon. If anyone is interested in reading more about the slave trade in Central MO etc., please pick up a copy of Walter Johnson's book: "Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market." Here are slaves of Rice Patterson sold to John White in 1846 James Lewis sold to: Thos. Pugh Bayou LaFourche guaranteed for light ? on Bogart and Foley $750 Nancy Duncan to White & Patterson: Sold to C. March Donaldville guaranteed note one day after date: $500 Emily White: sold to Joseph Lailleur {sp?} Assumption Parish cash: $600 Mary Lewis: sold to Mr. Legrand -- Mississippi cash Anderson Bowman: Sold to Eugene Bourgois Parrish Lafourche Interior; note due on 1st March 1846 guaranteed $800 Tom Fickle: sold to Abribarade Parish Lafourche Interior note due all March 1847, $800 Issac Childs: sold to McCalliout Lafourche Interior fully guaranteed payable March $750. Lewis Lipscomb: sold by Tooley at Memphis..... $650.00 Lewis Baker: sold or swapped to Mr. McBride cashier $750 Matilda Hockersmith: sold to Doct. on Ouachitas.... guaranteed cash $475 Hanna Miner: sold at Memphis by Tooley Albert Childs: Sold to Laforest & Scuddy Thiboadaux...guaranteed cash.. $750 **Mary Curtis returned from last year...sold to Mr. Legrand Mississippi cash. $580.00 Negroes Belonging to R. Patterson 1845-46 Matilda White cost: $313 sold on LaFourche $500 Charles White: $575 sold to Mr. Dasuau [sp?] on coast $727.50 Charles Freeland: $537.50 Died in February in New Orleans $ Lewis Todd $550.00 sold to Judge Banres Treborne [sp?] $750 Albert Major: $387.50 sold to Mr. Estis [sp?] New Orleans $541 Lewis Martin: $360.00 sold to Mr. Bootman [sp?] New Orleans $450 William Broadus: $350.00 sold to " " $400 Richard & Mary Curtis: $370.00 sold to Mr. Legrande 1847 Mississippi $580 Lucinda Botts: $350.00 sold to Mr. Rutherford New Orleans $525 Ann Nancy Duncan $307.50 sold to Le March Oct. 1846 note payable April 1847 $500 Ben Friedland $530.000 sold in Attackakas [sp?] By Cooper $800 [Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Columbia, MO] Traci Wilson-Kleekamp African Americans in Missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html

The Henry Co. USGenWeb page is one of the most useful out there! However, I'm trying to locate some information beyond what they seem to have available. Does anyone know if there are any birth records prior to 1883? The years I'm hoping to find are 1874 and 1878. What about marriage records in the years 1895-1915? If anyone has access to these records, I would greatly appreciate 2 searches, and would be willing to pay someone's time. MOATS, Charlotte/Carlotta/Lotta b. 1877 city of Clinton or Deepwater Twp. MOATS, Elizabeth/Lizzie b.1874, city of Clinton or Deepwater Twp. Sincerely, Teresa Kanago Spokane, WA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: KING, HUNTLEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JKB.2ACE/88 Message Board Post: Does anyone have info for these KINGS of Henry County, MO enumerated on 1850 Census? Please contact me. ie:KING Grand River pg 57, Oct 2nd: #1 Thomas KING (m) age: 44 - bca: 1806, TN - occ: farmer; #2 Elizabeth KING (f) age: 41 - bca: 1809, VA - cannot read & write; #3 David J. KING (m) age: 21 - bca: 1829, MO - occ: farmer - cannot read & write; #4 Martha A. KING (f) age: 15 - bca: 1835, MO; #5 Samuel G. KING (m) age: 14 - bca: 1836, MO; #6 John F. KING (m) age: 10 - bca: 1840, MO; #7 Linah E. KING (f) age: 7 - bca: 1843, MO; #8 Thomas J. KING (m) age: 6 - bca: 1844, MO; #9 George W. KING (m) age: 3 - bca: 1847, MO; #10 John BATES (m) age: 7 - bca: 1843, MO - 1850 Henry Co MO Fed Census Am trying to tie in Mary Jane KING, who was married in Henry Co, MO to Nathaniel HUNTLEY on February 17, 1847.

Hello, I would like to thank everyone for the all the information that you sent me on Daniel Gregg and Sarah L. Beech. I was going over the information that was given to me and came up with another question. I have the record of marriage for Daniel Gregg and Sarah L. Beech. On this document it says "This is to certify that J.L.M.B. Page a Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Henry in the state of Missouri on the 30th day of July, joined in marriage Daniel Gregg to Sarah L. Beech, both of Henry County, Missouri. Given under my hand this 12th day of August 1865. L.M.B. Page, J.P. The forgoing is the Record of Marriage of Daniel Gregg and Sarah L. Beech, which was filed in my office for Record on the 12th day of August 1865. James Parks, Co Recorder. By A. E. ? Brinkerhoff? Dpy." Everything else I have come across on Rootsweb says 28th August 1865. Is there another document or record I should look for that has a different date on it and if so which one is co! rrect? Thanks, JackyGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

A few weeks ago I found a posting in "Rootsweb Reviews" about a picture of Mary Eaken that someone had and would share with anyone who would exchange information on my connection with this photo. My second cousin once removed was Mary Eaken. It would be fun to have a scanning of this photo in my family history. I made a contact with this party, and the e-mail I sent in response to this offer was returned to me as a bad address. Maybe someone has more information on Mary who was a teacher with the Linder School, and in 1919 she was pictured on the front of a small program cover from that school. I am hoping I have the correct MO county! Sincerely, Pat _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

The Missouri County Township maps are at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/missouri/countymap/tablecounty.htm Here is the one for Henry Co. which shows Tebo Township: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/missouri/images/henry.gif Suzanne "Michael G. McManness" wrote: > Hi Fae, > > Thanks for writing. What a neat story. Your great grandmother must of been > a brave woman. Could you explain where Tebo twp. is located in Henry Co.? > Thanks for sharing. Thanks again & God Bless, Mike > > ************************* > > Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, 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 > > ************************* > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fae Jacobs" <RAVENALEE@webtv.net> > To: <MOHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:55 AM > Subject: [MOHenry] Re: MOHENRY-D Digest V01 #146 > > > This story was told to me by my dad who lived for a time with his > > grandmother who told him the story. My great grandparents lived in Tebo > > twp. in Henry Co. My great grandfather was a blacksmith by trade but > > had been severely injured in an accident just prior to or in the early > > stages of the Civil War. My great grandmother was afraid the strain of > > shoeing horses would kill him. She told my father that when the family > > got wind of Union soldiers coming into the area, she would hide him out > > in a hollow oak tree on their land and take him food at night until the > > soldiers had left the area. She also kept a gun under the floor board > > of the house which on questioning by dad, she said she would only have > > used if the soldiers bothered the children, of which she had a > > considerable group. > > Fae > > > > > > ==== MOHENRY Mailing List ==== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project > > Linking the World, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== MOHENRY Mailing List ==== > Have you seen a Virus Alert? Worried or Panicked about a Virus? > > Try the following Internet Web Sites for virus and hoax information. > > RootsWeb: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/virus1.html > > Symantec: > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html > > Suggest you bookmark this site: > http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACVirusDatabase.html > > There are more.....Good Luck > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Pat, Thanks for your reply. I believe that RootsWeb Review is archived at http://www.rootsweb.com/~review/e-zine.html and see if you can locate the address. I hope this helps. Thanks again & God Bless, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, 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 ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. Proper" <p_proper@hotmail.com> To: <mmcmanness@mindspring.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [MOHenry] Mary Eaken > > Dear Mike: Thanks for the ideas. I just spent a hour or so, trying to find > the letter to see if I had copied the address wrong, but I do remember > checking that when it was returned to me on Oct 16! I was a bit embarassed > because I sent it along to two other cousins! I have not found that letter > again, but I will try to see if I can use your suggested methods! Many > thanks Mike. Sincerely always, Pat > ***************************************************************** > > >From: "Michael G. McManness" <mmcmanness@mindspring.com> > >To: "P. Proper" <p_proper@hotmail.com>, <MOHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Subject: Re: [MOHenry] Mary Eaken > >Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 14:53:30 -0600 > > > >Hi Pat, > > > >Thanks for writing. I don't have any information about your Mary Eaken. > >However, I was wondering if you had tried to follow-up on the RootsWeb > >Review posting. This would be my first course of action. LETTERS TO THE > >EDITORS. Please send as plain text e-mail messages to > >rwr-editors@rootsweb.com . You could also try contacting the RootsWeb > >HelpDesk http://www.rootsweb.com toward the bottom on the right under Help. > >I hope this helps. > >Thanks again & God Bless, Mike > > > >************************* > > > >Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, 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 > > > >************************* > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "P. Proper" <p_proper@hotmail.com> > >To: <MOHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:37 PM > >Subject: [MOHenry] Mary Eaken > > > > > > > A few weeks ago I found a posting in "Rootsweb Reviews" about a picture > >of > > > Mary Eaken that someone had and would share with anyone who would > >exchange > > > information on my connection with this photo. My second cousin once > >removed > > > was Mary Eaken. It would be fun to have a scanning of this photo in my > > > family history. I made a contact with this party, and the e-mail I sent > >in > > > response to this offer was returned to me as a bad address. Maybe > >someone > > > has more information on Mary who was a teacher with the Linder School, > >and > > > in 1919 she was pictured on the front of a small program cover from that > > > school. I am hoping I have the correct MO county! Sincerely, Pat > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > ==== MOHENRY Mailing List ==== > > > Going to be Gone? There is not a formal no-mail mode. > > > Unsubscribe when you want the messages to stop. Subscribe when you want > >to start again. Follow the instructions below: > > > > > > QUICK INSTRUCTIONS > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: > > > MOHenry-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > > > MOHenry-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple > >messages) > > > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > > > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > > > > To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: > > > MOHenry-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > > > MOHenry-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple > >messages) > > > In the body include only one word: subscribe > > > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > > > > > ============================== > > > Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online--FREE for 14 Days > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1238 > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >

Hi Fae, Thanks for writing. What a neat story. Your great grandmother must of been a brave woman. Could you explain where Tebo twp. is located in Henry Co.? Thanks for sharing. Thanks again & God Bless, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, 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 ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fae Jacobs" <RAVENALEE@webtv.net> To: <MOHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: [MOHenry] Re: MOHENRY-D Digest V01 #146 > This story was told to me by my dad who lived for a time with his > grandmother who told him the story. My great grandparents lived in Tebo > twp. in Henry Co. My great grandfather was a blacksmith by trade but > had been severely injured in an accident just prior to or in the early > stages of the Civil War. My great grandmother was afraid the strain of > shoeing horses would kill him. She told my father that when the family > got wind of Union soldiers coming into the area, she would hide him out > in a hollow oak tree on their land and take him food at night until the > soldiers had left the area. She also kept a gun under the floor board > of the house which on questioning by dad, she said she would only have > used if the soldiers bothered the children, of which she had a > considerable group. > Fae > > > ==== MOHENRY Mailing List ==== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project > Linking the World, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi Pat, Thanks for writing. I don't have any information about your Mary Eaken. However, I was wondering if you had tried to follow-up on the RootsWeb Review posting. This would be my first course of action. LETTERS TO THE EDITORS. Please send as plain text e-mail messages to rwr-editors@rootsweb.com . You could also try contacting the RootsWeb HelpDesk http://www.rootsweb.com toward the bottom on the right under Help. I hope this helps. Thanks again & God Bless, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, 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 ************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. Proper" <p_proper@hotmail.com> To: <MOHENRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:37 PM Subject: [MOHenry] Mary Eaken > A few weeks ago I found a posting in "Rootsweb Reviews" about a picture of > Mary Eaken that someone had and would share with anyone who would exchange > information on my connection with this photo. My second cousin once removed > was Mary Eaken. It would be fun to have a scanning of this photo in my > family history. I made a contact with this party, and the e-mail I sent in > response to this offer was returned to me as a bad address. Maybe someone > has more information on Mary who was a teacher with the Linder School, and > in 1919 she was pictured on the front of a small program cover from that > school. I am hoping I have the correct MO county! Sincerely, Pat > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ==== MOHENRY Mailing List ==== > Going to be Gone? There is not a formal no-mail mode. > Unsubscribe when you want the messages to stop. Subscribe when you want to start again. Follow the instructions below: > > QUICK INSTRUCTIONS > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: > MOHenry-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > MOHenry-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages) > In the body include only one word: unsubscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: > MOHenry-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) > MOHenry-D-request@rootsweb.com (for a digest of multiple messages) > In the body include only one word: subscribe > (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) > > ============================== > Ancestry.com--Your #1 Source for Family History Online--FREE for 14 Days > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1238 > >

This story was told to me by my dad who lived for a time with his grandmother who told him the story. My great grandparents lived in Tebo twp. in Henry Co. My great grandfather was a blacksmith by trade but had been severely injured in an accident just prior to or in the early stages of the Civil War. My great grandmother was afraid the strain of shoeing horses would kill him. She told my father that when the family got wind of Union soldiers coming into the area, she would hide him out in a hollow oak tree on their land and take him food at night until the soldiers had left the area. She also kept a gun under the floor board of the house which on questioning by dad, she said she would only have used if the soldiers bothered the children, of which she had a considerable group. Fae

Hello, I am looking for any information on Daniel Gregg and Sarah L. Beech. Daniel Gregg was born about 04 February 1844-1848 in Missouri. Sarah L. Beech was born about 31 October 1848-1850 in Missouri. They married on 30 July 1865 in Henry County, Missouri. They had George Gregg born about 1868, Eliza J. Gregg born about 1870, Ida M. (Belle) Gregg born about 1874, and John E. Gregg born January 1880. It appears they all were born in Henry County, Missouri. Later in life they may have moved to Taney County, Missouri. They may have had more children. Unfortunately this is all the information I have on my Gregg line and on Sarah L. Beech. Thanks, JackyGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Walt, I'd go looking for Mahala. She might give you clues to what happened to the rest of the family. I'd check for her on later census' in Mo. Did she live to grow up and marry? Is she buried in that area of Mo.? Look for the family she was with on the 1860 census. By studying them, it may lead you to her, and through her, to the other siblings. I've had problems with direct ancestors and came across the answers by researching their siblings. Good luck. Christine Downing searching for Dameron/Damron, Coulter and Benson of Henry Co., Mo

Michael ask for family stories, so here goes. My Dad's cousin, Osa Mae Talbot, loved to talk about the old family stories. This is the one she told about Henry County Missouri, and the family of James T. Barker and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Covington. It was just after the war between the states, and the carpetbaggers (a northerner in the south after the war) were coming through Henry County and stealing everything they could steal or eat, what ever was not hidden they destroyed. The Barker family had heard that they were heading their way so they hid what they could in the bottom of the well, and buried other stuff in the garden, the most valuable thing they had left was one milk cow. The family knew she would be butchered and eaten, and the family figured that the cow was the only thing that stood between them and starvation with the winter coming on. So they sent the youngest daughter to the nearby swamp with the cow. It was also thought that might protect the youngest daughter from the unscrupulous carpetbaggers. So off the youngest daughter went to the middle of the swamp to an island that she and the cow was to stay and wait for further orders. Every night a family member would sneak out to the swamp and take food to the girl and the cow. That poor child was out there for three days and nights, just her and the cow. Now this story would of taken place about the same time that Mark Twain was growing up, so figure in the spooky stories from Mark Twain. Stories of the spirits and ghosts and probably add a few indians into that story. Now we can really feel sorry for the youngest daughter of James and Sarah Barker. The Barkers were also slave owners. After the war between the states the family decided to make the move to Fannin County Texas. So the oldest son and his trusted friend, a former slave left and went to Fannin County Texas. Something happened on the trip and the oldest son was killed. The trusted friend and former slave of the Barker Family buried his friend in Texas and went ahead and made the purchase of land and then returned to the family in Henry County. He then lead the entire family back to Fannin County in 1866 where part of the family lived out the rest of their lives... As told by Osa Mae Talbot 6 April 1899-21 July 1995 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. John 3:16

Hi Everyone, These are some Henry Co., MO links that might be of interest. Henry Co., MO Library - http://tacnet.missouri.org/hcl/index.html Henry Co., MO Obituary Search Engine - http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/mo-henry.htm USGenWeb Archives for Henry County Missouri - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/henry/henry.htm Lineages Henry Co., MO resources - http://www.lineages.com/usa/MO/HenryCounty.html A maillist subscriber asked me, Is there any writing that shows "how things were" or "how we lived" from the 1830's on? I was just wondering if there was anyone who had any Henry Co., MO historical stories about their ancestors that they might be willing to share with the maillist? Perhaps these might be stories that your grandparents or ggrandparents, etc passed down to you that might reveal information about the people who lived in Henry Co., MO. If you could ask one of your Henry Co., MO ancestors one question, what would it be? Which Henry Co., MO ancestor was your favorite and why? I would like to learn more about Henry Co., MO as everyone does that is subscribed to this maillist so if there is anything you can share, please do. :-)) Thanks, Mike ************************* Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, 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 *************************

As a result of Michael's suggestion I am posting my most complex problem. In 1849 Milton KIDWELL b. abt 1811 KY lost an arm in a sawmill accident in Benton County, MO. In 1850 he was enumerated in the Tebo Twp, Henry, MO with his wife Lydia b. abt 1815 DE, and children Mary b. abt 1840, Mahala b. abt 1842, Eliza Jane (my g-grandmother) b. 1847 and William b. abt 1849. In the 1860 census of Springfield Twp, Henry, MO Mahala was enumerated in the houseshold of Alexander HILL and Eliza Jane was enumerated in the household of William BANTA. The rest of the family is missing. Eliza Jane then accompanies the BANTAs to Colorado. Family stories say that Lydia died and Milton abandoned the family. I have not found any proof of that nor have I found any legal action (wills, guandianships, probates etc.) in the Henry County records available at the FHL. I have also not found any of the family in cemetery records of Henry County available locally or on the internet. Does anyone have any suggestion as to where to look next? Walt Jones Spokane WA

Hi Everyone, This posting is a clarification about my prior e-Address & e-Inbox virus protection message post. I apologize if anyone was mislead. My intention was to remind everyone about the rash of new viruses that are spreading like wild fire. The message was also intended to educate people about viruses and how they work, provide some anti-virus urls & information and a overview about a new method currently being used by people as an additional virus tool. My message stated: "There is no substitute for good anti-virus software updated regularly! This trick will *not* keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it will stop it from using your Addresses to spread further, and it will *Alert* you to the fact that the virus has gotten into your system." (see message below) In addition, my message stated in the last paragraph: "Unfortunately, some viruses are random and there is no substitute for good anti-virus software updated regularly. If you are running virus protection software, that you are updating regularly (this cannot be stressed enough), you will not need to panic." However, there may have been some misunderstanding. My intent was *NOT* for anyone to solely use this method for anti-virus protection but to use it as an additional virus tool ("There is no substitute for good anti-virus software updated regularly!"). The truth of the matter is that this e-Address & e-Inbox virus protection method is not a definite fix as I tried to indicate ("Unfortunately, some viruses are random and there is no substitute for good anti-virus software updated regularly. If you are running virus protection software, that you are updating regularly (this cannot be stressed enough), you will not need to panic."). I probably should of said: This trick will *not* keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it *CAN* stop it from using your Addresses to spread further, and it *CAN* *Alert* you to the fact that the virus has gotten into your system. At any rate I would like to share an additional source http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/virus/quickfix.htm that will clarify and provide a professional overview. Also, several people replied about another anti-virus web site - AVG AntiVirus located at www.grisoft.com. I am not familiar with AVG anti-virus and haven't seen it reviewed anywhere yet. I do see it being used and it seems that it is becoming popular. I hope this information helps. Again, I apologize if anyone was mislead. If you have problems or further questions please let me know. :-) Thanks, Mike ************************* > Hi Everyone, > > My computer picked up a virus somehow quite awhile back even though I was > running anti-virus software and it wasn't any fun. Recently we have seen a > rash of new viruses that are spreading like wild fire. I wanted to let you > know about a computer trick that is really ingenious in its simplicity. As > you may know, when or if a virus gets into your computer it can head > straight for your e-mail Addresses or e-mail Inbox and send itself to > everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and associates. You see, > that is how these viruses are spread. No one wants to admit that they are > infected. And if you do *not* have virus software running on your system, > that is being updated regularly (this cannot be stressed enough), then you > could be infected and not realize it. There are two major commercial virus > protection software McAfee http://www.mcafee.com and Norton Antivirus > http://www.symantec.com, there is a site with a free virus scan option that > will at least let you know if you have picked up any nasty gremlins that you > are unaware of. So, take a moment to visit Trend Micro's HouseCall > http://housecall.antivirus.com/ and run the free scanner. Not only will > Trend Micro's HouseCall tell you if you are infected it will deal with any > discovered viruses. This service is very easy to use and worthwhile because > it puts your mind at ease. There is no substitute for good anti-virus > software updated regularly! This trick will *not* keep the virus from > getting into your computer, but it will stop it from using your Addresses to > spread further, and it will *Alert* you to the fact that the virus has > gotten into your system. > > Follow the instructions below: > > QUICK INSTRUCTIONS > > 1. Open your Addresses and click on New Contact just as you would do if you > were adding a new friend or associate to your list of e-mail Addresses. In > the box where you would type your friend's first name, type in !000, that's > an exclamation mark followed by 3 zeros. In the box below where it prompts > you to enter the new e-mail address, type in e-AddressAlert. If it tells > you this is not a valid address just say yes to add it, or ok. Then > complete everything by clicking add, enter, ok, etc. > > Here's what you've done and why it works: The Contact !000 will be placed at > the top of your Addresses as entry #1. This will be where the virus will > start in an effort to send itself to all your friends and associates. But > when it tries to send itself to > !000, it will be undeliverable because of the phony e-mail address you > entered, e-AddressAlert. If the first attempt fails, which it will because > of the phony address, the virus goes no further and your friends and > associates will not be infected. > > 2. Open a New Mail e-mail message. Address the New Mail e-mail message to > yourself by putting your e-mail address in the To: JohnDoe@anyone.com box. > In the Subject box below add - Subject: e-InboxAlert Below in the body of > the message copy and paste this message for reference. I suggest that you > save this message in your Drafts folder so that you always have a copy > should you mistakenly delete it. Next complete this protection by copying > and pasting to make a valid copy of your Draft Message or an *actual > message* and send it to yourself. *Leave* the message at the top of your > inbox so that it is the first message that the virus sends itself to. > > Here's what you've done and why it works: Your e-InboxAlert e-mail message > remains at the top of your inbox. This will be where the virus will start > in an effort to send itself to all your Inbox e-mail. When it sends itself > to you first, you will be alerted by another e-mail message with the subject > title e-InboxAlert. It will then be necessary to clean your computer with > your anti-virus software. If you are like me and uneasy about viruses put > your mind at ease by following-up with a double check by another anti-virus > protection. Take a moment to visit Trend Micro's HouseCall > http://housecall.antivirus.com/ and run the free scanner. Not only will > Trend Micro's HouseCall tell you if you are infected it will deal with any > discovered viruses. This service is very easy to use and worthwhile. > > The *advantage* of these methods: if an e-mail cannot be delivered from > your Addresses you will get an e-mail telling you that an e-mail addressed > to e-AddressAlert could not be delivered or if you receive an e-mail in your > Inbox from yourself with the subject line e-InboxAlert, either way, you will > be *notified* of this in your Inbox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever > receive these notifications, you will know right away that you have a virus > in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of it! > > Unfortunately, some viruses are random and there is no substitute for good > anti-virus software updated regularly. If you are running virus protection > software, that you are updating regularly (this cannot be stressed enough), > you will not need to panic. > > 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, 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 *************************

Hello Everyone, Cornell Library Digital Collections http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/ Summary Descriptions of the CDL Collections What is the Making Of America (MOA) Collection? The Making Of America (MOA) Collection is a multi-institutional initiative to create and make accessible over the Internet a distributed digital library of important materials that document 19th-century America. The Cornell University and the University of Michigan libraries have cooperated in the initial phase of MOA (1994-1996), which was funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Charles E. Culpeper Foundation. For more information, see About the MOA. What is the Math Book Collection? The Math Book Collection is a collection that of consists of 571 books that were scanned from originals held by the Cornell University Library. All books were disbound and all pages scanned. This collection was part of a greater whole known as the CLASS project (see below) which dealt with a joint effort on the part of Xerox and Cornell University to digitize materials. This collection is viewed via the Hunter User Interface using Dienst 5.1 protocols. Some materials are viewed using an older interface using Dienst 3.5. What is the Ezra Cornell Collection? The Ezra Cornell Collection is a collection of Ezra Cornell's correspondence, diaries, and a published family genealogy. The materials in the collection were scanned from originals held by the Cornell University Library. This collection represents Cornell University's first effort to make a large manuscript collection available over the web. Ezra Cornell was a self-educated businessman with strong interests in politics and education. His interest in new technologies led him to play a critical role in promoting the widespread adoption of the telegraph. His correspondence consists of hand-written letters sent and received, drafts of outgoing letters, documents or drafts of documents, and occasionally letters between persons other than Ezra Cornell. Cornell's 33 diaries and notebooks address a wide variety of topics, and his letterbooks are bound copies of outgoing letters concerning the telegraph industry and the founding of Cornell. The collection is viewed via a locally-developed user interface using Dienst 3.5 protocols. It may also be accessed in Internet Explorer 5.0 or later via a finding aid encoded in XML according to the Encoded Archival Description standard. What is the Digital Preservation (CLASS) Collection? The Digital Preservation Collection consists of digital surrogates for materials on the history of the United States, New York State and local history, and core agricultural history titles. The collection consists of 456 general monographs, 42 Cornell dissertations, and 691 New York State historical pamphlets and monographs. We are in the process of making these images available for online viewing. What is the Core Historical Literature of Agriculture Collection? The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is an electronic collection of agriculture texts published between the early 19th - late 20th century representing all areas of agricultural sciences and disciplines and selected because of their importance in agricultural history. Over 750,000 pages are included in this collection. The collection also includes 599 agricultural books that were selected for a project funded by the NEH to scan books and then convert the scanned images to microfilm. Who is involved at Cornell? Cornell Digital Library Collections represent a collaborative effort between a number of units in the Cornell University Library, including the Library Systems Office, the Information Technology unit in the Albert Mann Library , the Cornell Institute for Digital Collections (CIDC), and the Department of Preservation and Conservation. Staff from the Computer Science Department and Cornell Information Technologies have also contributed to the projects. 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, 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 *************************