Hello All, Later this week, Bob and I will be changing our screen names/e-mail address. We will still have the present names for a little while yet, and as soon as I know for sure that our new names are being used by everyone, we will close our present account. I'll keep you posted as to what our new names are. Thanks, bob and gentsia

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 2, Col 1 thru 3--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--(Edited by compiler)-- "There were hot times in this county in 1863 and 1864," continued Mr. Rutherford. "The Knox and Putnam county militia, so called, made raids through the county, stole lots of property and murdered some of the counties best citizens because, it was said, of their sympathy for the southern cause. Bushwhackers or Confederate guerrillas, led by Bill Anderson and other noted leaders, did lots of devilment, also committed many depredations in this and adjoining counties. For several years prior to the Civil War Bill Anderson's parents, as many know, resided here, and the elder Anderson was a hatter by trade. It was then when Bill Anderson and I became strong boy friends. We were school chums, tho' Bill was a few years older than I. He helped me whip lots of the school boys bigger and older than myself. The family left Huntsville about two years before the breaking out of the war and went to Kansas, and I never saw Bill again until the summer of 1864 and then he saved my life from a gang of desperate guerrillas of his own company. I owned a fine black saddle mare and some bushwhackers had been trying to steal her and I kept her locked in a stable most of the time. In some way she became lame and I turned her out in the pasture. About the time she was well enough to ride she was stolen. Some weeks later I was informed by a friend that he had seen one of our neighbor boys who belonged to the Anderson gang, with my mare. Later, a bunch of about twenty rode up to my house, called me out and charged me with driving a nail in my mare's hoof, causing the lameness, so their friends could not use her, and that they intended to hang me for it. Of course I vehemently denied such a charge as ridiculous. Some of them soon had a rope round my neck, after a brisk struggle, and while they were trying to throw one end of the rope over a limb of a near-by tree, my wife came to my assistance, and with the nerve of a wild cat, told those fellows that her husband, Hayden Rutherford, was innocent of any wrong doing, and that if they hung me they would have to hang her too. I had seen two men on horses in the road not far from my house, and while two or three of the gang were trying to put the rope over the limb, and my wife was struggling to keep them from it, those two men rode briskly towards us. They evidently heard my wife call my name. When they got near us one of them said, "Is that you Hade Rutherford," Then I recognized Anderson and replied, "Yes, is that you Bill Anderson?" "Yes," he said. Then Anderson, addressing the gang, said, "take that rope off that man's neck, and take it off damn quick, too!" Those words were the sweetest music I thought I had ever heard and my shaky knees began to get back to normal. Bill asked me several questions about the trouble or the cause of it. I told him all I knew. Evidently some of the gang who wanted to punish me for some other reason, never told Anderson who I was and lied to him about the mare. While Bill and I were talking about the matter, I pointed him to the young man and my mare which he was riding. Then Anderson called the young man to him. As he did so, Bill said to him: "Get down off that mare, sir." No one seemed to know what was going to happen. Then Anderson called up another fellow who was riding a long, bony horse, which looked like it had been picked up from some bone yard. He then ordered the fellow to dismount and remove his saddle from the horse, and had the young man who had my mare to put his saddle and bridle on the bony horse and mount it. Then Anderson dismounted and put his saddle and bridle on my mare and mounted her and had the other fellow to mount his horse. Then he gave command to the young man to move on, and as he did so, he said to me, "Hade, I'll keep your mare a while and then send her home to you. Good-bye." Those fellows may not have intended to hang me until dead, but they surely had me scared until Bill came upon the scene." Continuing, Mr. Rutherford said: "Really, I never expected to see my mare again, but about a month after they left, or a short while before Bill Anderson was killed in Ray county, Mo., in a skirmish with some militia, I heard my mare neigh at my lot gate early one morning, and I got out of bed and put her in the stable. A day or two later while combing her mane, I discovered a small piece of paper in it. It was a note from Bill Anderson. It said: "Hade, I told you I would send your mare back home.--Bill." In a few weeks I had my mare in fine condition. Then some federal soldiers came into the county, took her and rode off south with her. After the war closed I found my mare at Glasgow, Mo., among a lot of other contraband horses and she did me good service for several years after the war. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 2, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Albert Newman are the proud parents of a son, which arrived on the 15th. The mother and babe are doing nicely. They are at the home of the babe's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ike Griggs. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 2, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Jake Atkins had as dinner guests Wednesday five Dougherty sisters and husbands as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hern, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Edwards of Pearl, Ill, Mr. and Mrs. Tip Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. John Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Comstock; also Elmer Newman, John Mead, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Mead, Mrs. Lou Fisher and children, R. T. and Hilda. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, on the 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Glahn, a daughter. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Thurber Miles and brother, Dewey, visited their sister, Mrs. Ida Andrews, of Huntsville, Sunday. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, on the 14th, to Mr. and Mrs. Lilburn Hawkins of St. Louis, a daughter. Mrs. Hawkins will be best remembered as Miss Dora Ancell. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Madison returned to their home in Alberta, Canada, Monday after a visit with John Race and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bryant. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Dr. Orville Pitney, who was called here by the death of E. M. Whitmore, returned to his home in Cheraw Colo., Tuesday. The Doctor's many friends were delighted to see him again and all were equally delighted to know that he has been enjoying perfect health, being as healthy a specimen as one could find anywhere. He is also doing well, his many friends will be glad to learn. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. G. M. Nichols, Mrs. Brown Duffield and Mrs. W. D. Burke spent Friday with their sister, Mrs. Wm. McGlothlin of New Franklin, the day being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. McGlothlin and Mrs. Duffield, and which was most fittingly celebrated. A dinner was served and several contests, in which many New Franklin guests took part, were indulged in and for which prizes were awarded. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Dr. C. C. Smith, who with his family recently moved to Hardin, has decided to return to Madison. He came in Saturday to resume his practice at once and his family will follow as soon as he can arrange for a residence. Dr. Smith made a wide circle of friends while here and established quite a nice practice. We along with many friends are glad to welcome him and his estimable family back to our midst.--Madison Times. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 8, Col 2--EAST OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Reuben White and little son, Harold, of near Clark were Sunday guests of Mrs. White's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Haggard. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 1, Col 1--EVELYN LUCILE WARREN--There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. One of the saddest deaths The NEWS has ever been called upon to chronicle was that of little Evelyn Lucile Warren, who passed away at the home of her grandfather, Dr. C. F. Burkhalter, at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, January 18, 1927, at the tender age of 6 years and 2 months, she having been born on November 21, 1920. Like many other children of the town, she contracted whooping cough some four or five weeks ago, but which did not seriously affect her in any way, and about ten days ago, after having apparently been freed from the disease, she developed a very severe case of tonsillitis, and every symptom of measles, and a few days later a very severe case of tonsillitis, and to head off diphtheria, symptoms of which had also appeared, Dr. Burkhalter assisted by Dr. Nichols, administered anti-toxin, the throat clearing up nicely within a few hours, when all fears of diphtheria were allayed. The throat affection predominated, however, and it is thought measles may have developed internally, causing death. She appeared to be improving the latter part of last week, and was able to be up part of the time, but was not so well Sunday. Tuesday noon she seemed no worse than she had been for a day or two, the end coming suddenly, and as peacefully as it was sudden, she passing away with a gasp in her mother's arms, Mrs. Warren having picked her up to make some change about the bed. Evelyn Lucile, as she was known to all, was an exceedingly bright child, and unless preoccupied, generally had something to say to all she met. She was very much in love with school, which she entered the day she was old enough, and was very anxious to get well--not that she knew anything of Death or was afraid of it--but because of her many little playmates and the good times she had with them. She was also much interested in Sunday-school, and was the proud owner of a pin awarded for continuous attendance, and was striving for a better one given for the same reason, and insisted on wearing the old one during her illness, and which was buried with her. Funeral services were held at the home today at 2 p.m., being conducted by John Race, with whom she was a favorite in Sunday-school, the house being full to overflowing, as it had been since the hour of death, by sympathetic friends, whose grief was real. We have seen many flowers at many funerals, but never before did we ever see such beautiful ones as on this sad occasion, and made all the more so by the beautiful little face, as sweet and as innocent as the flowers themselves. Interment was made in Higbee Cemetery. She is survived by her parents, to whom the profoundest sympathy of all goes out, as well as to her grandfather and aunts. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 1, Col 6--ERASMUS MANFORD WHITMORE--Erasmus M. Whitmore, son of Francis and Mary Whitmore, was born in Monroe county, Missouri, December 20, 1854, and departed to the life beyond the Veil January 14, 1927. When a very small boy he came with his parents to the farm just east of town, where they settled a little prior to the Civil War. Here he grew to manhood, and several years after Higbee was started he came to town and learned house painting and decorating. He became quite proficient in this occupation, which he followed for 40 years or more, ceasing from this work only when age and health compelled him to retire. It is probably that there is not a home or a house in town that has not felt the touch of his skill. Mr. Whitmore was married to Mrs. Lucy Snell Pitney in July, 1889. She preceded him to the life beyond eleven years ago, passing to the Beautiful Shore in August, 1915. He was of robust physique and strong constitution until about five years ago when his health began to fail and he practically gave up his trade. On December 3rd last, he was suddenly stricken with paralysis on the left side. For three weeks he did well and showed signs of recovery. then a change for the worse was manifest, and the end was probably hastened by what, apparently, was a second stroke of the disease. His sufferings for the last two weeks were intense, but the end was calm, peaceful and without pain. Since his wife's death Mr. Whitmore had lived alone in his home and he was thus alone when he was stricken. He was soon discovered, however, and carried to the home of his sister, Mrs. J. F. Leonard, where he was tenderly cared for until the end. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Leonard home by the Rev. E. Y. Keiter, and although the weather was intensely cold, the house and yard were filled with sorrowing friends and acquaintances. The body was then gently lowered to its final resting place by the side of his wife in Burton cemetery. Mr. Whitmore united with the Baptist church many years ago during a revival conducted by the Rev. James, whom our older citizens remember quite well. He was very liberal in his religious views, however, and attended any and all of the church services when he felt so inclined. He was a good citizen and neighbor, always accommodating and anxious to help those in need. Rat, as he was often called, had his own characteristics. He had a peculiar way of saying just what he thought of persons and things. And many are the times that he has sat in the stores and cracked funny jokes with his friends, amusing them by his quaint and humorous sayings. He will long be remembered. Mr. Whitmore leaves three sisters to mourn his loss. Mrs. Louisa Leonard, Mrs. Emily Robb and Miss Elizabeth Whitmore, the latter long an invalid; also one step-son, Dr. Orville Pitney, of Cheraw, Colo. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 2, Col 1 thru 3--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--(Edited by compiler)--While at the home of Uncle Hade and Aunt Viccie Rutherford, January the 8th, the day of their 65th wedding anniversary, a sketch of which was published in last week's News, a few incidents of the wedding evening, prior to and after their marriage, was recalled. As stated in the NEWS, Aunt Millie Humphreys, Aunt Viccie Rutherford's mother, at her request was accorded the honor of naming me at birth. She gave me my first name, William Thompson," after the great orator and Baptist minister, well known in central Missouri in that day, and the first president of Mount Pleasant College. Well, my life and career proves that there is nothing in being named after a great preacher or politician. My life has been anything--or far from being an orator or Baptist preacher. I never was much of a politician, nor could I make a two-minute speech, let alone "orate," and religiously or denominationally speaking, I cast my lot with the Southern Methodists, though, by birth, I am half Baptist, my mother being a strong Baptist and my father just as strong a Methodist. So there is nothing in a name as to what a child will make or be when it is grown or before it dies. Well, if I am as good a man as I am strong in the faith, I won't fear consequences when the end comes. I thought I was the youngest guest at Uncle Hade and Aunt Viccie's wedding, being about 8 years old, but it has developed that there was one more guest at that wedding besides the nine old people mentioned in the NEWS. That one was Edgar White, editor of the Macon Republican, and for years past, magazine and newspaper story writer, and president of the eastern division of the Newspaper Association. He is a nephew of Aunt Viccie's, her elder sister's child. Well, Edgar was there in all his glory, not long out of his swaddling clothes. Yes, he was old enough to wear his first suit of knee pants, shirt and coat to match, being about two and a half years old. Little Edgar spent most of his time in the dining hall and kitchen nibbling pieces of delicious sweets as his grand mother Humphreys handed them out to him. Well, along in the night after most of the guests had departed for their homes, Edgar's little "tummy" began to pain him, and there was more music in the Humphrey's home, but quite different in tone to the soft, melodious strains from the piano as the bride and groom slowly marched from the bridal chamber and took their position before the minister who pronounced them man and wife. Little Edgar's pains and screams resulted in convulsions almost to the point of death before medical aid could arrive. Edgar's uncle, J. D. Humphreys was dispatched, horseback, through a cold January breeze, seven miles away to Roanoke, for Dr. W. C. Harvey. Mr. Humphreys was heavily robed and wore the groom's fine fur cap. In good time he returned with the doctor, who quickly administered remedies to the little fellow that soon allayed his pain, and Edgar dropped off into sweet repose. Thursday, 20 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 37, Pg 2, Col 1 thru 3--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron--(Edited by compiler)--"In the early part of the Civil war, and under the excitement of the times," said Mr. Rutherford, "without the knowledge of my father, I made ready, with other neighbor boys, to go South and join the Confederate army. When father learned when we were to start he interfered, and persuaded me to take a trip to Europe instead of going South. Father had been shipping leaf tobacco to a commission firm in England. He gave me letters of introduction to the firm and ample cash to make the trip and see some of the sights of European countries, and by that time he thought the war would be over, so, in a short while I had ample clothing ready, packed my trunk and was taken to Old Allen, where I boarded a train for St. Louis. After much delay in St. Louis, Cincinnati and other places on the road, I finally arrived in New York. There was no ship to leave for Europe for several days, and I had ample time to take in some of the sights of that big city. I also visited Niagara Falls and other places of interest. While seated at a livery stable at Niagara Falls I witnessed the most vicious dog and coon fight I ever saw and I had seen lots of them. A man was crossing the stable leading the biggest raccoon I ever saw. The liveryman had a nervy, vicious-looking dog, and it made a dash at the coon but was held back by a rope with which it was tied. Then the man with the coon said to the owner of the dog, "I'll bet you $10 that my coon can whip your dog." "I'll take it," replied the liveryman. They took the dog and coon to a small lot in the rear of the stable, followed by a crowd of anxious spectators, unleashed the dog and coon, and such fighting I never saw before! They fought 25 or 30 minutes. The dog would throw the coon to the ground but could not hold it down. The coon cut the dog's nose and lips badly and made its ears look like shoe strings. Finally, the coon whipped the dog and ran it out of the lot and the coon man walked off with the stakes, also other money he won from bystanders. After much delay I boarded a steamer bound for Liverpool. There were many other passengers on board and I looked forward to a delightful voyage. But when many miles out from New York a serious mishap befell the old steamer, and it created quite a scare among the big lot of passengers. The break and leakage was so serious that the Captain of the steamer concluded to abandon the trip and return to New York, if possible. After much trouble and delay and uneasiness she finally pushed into port in New York, and I, for one, was greatly relieved of fear. By that time I had enough of ocean life and I took the shortest and the quickest route home. Of course, my father and friends were surprised to see me back home so soon. My early return home looked suspicious to some of my young friends and they charged that I had not been farther than to St. Louis. By the time I had returned home the desire to shoulder a gun and go to war had left me. That "girl of mine," was uppermost in my mind and I lost no time in riding eight miles into the country to her home. My engagement and marriage to Miss Viccie Humphreys soon followed." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

Looking for any info on a COLLETT HAYNES in HOWARD Co in early 1800's. May have been married to ULEY / JANE LANGLEY. If you know of any HAYNES in this county in early 1800's let me know, thanks!

If anyone is interested in this Elizabet Overstree who married James Bookout, I have a little more about her. Bettye Descendants of James Overstreet Generation No. 1 1. James1 Overstreet was born 1765 in Campbell County, Virginia1, and died Unknown. He married Nancy Winfrey March 20, 1790 in Campbell County Virginia2. She was born 17653, and died Unknown. Child of James Overstreet and Nancy Winfrey is: + 2 i. Charles2 Overstreet, born November 23, 1794 in Kentucky; died September 05, 1855 in Greencastle, Sullivan County, Missouri. Generation No. 2 2. Charles2 Overstreet (James1)4 was born November 23, 1794 in Kentucky5, and died September 05, 1855 in Greencastle, Sullivan County, Missouri5. He married Francis Miller December 28, 1815 in Wayne County, MO6, daughter of Frederick Miller. She was born 1800 in North Carolina7, and died Aft. 1855 in Greencastle, Sullivan County, Missouri7. Notes for Charles Overstreet: Inherited from Fredrick Millers estate in Wayne county KY Overstreet, Charles Father: Overstreet, James Mother: Winfrey, Nancy Birth Date: 23 November 1794 City: County: State: KY Country: USA from Gene Pool Births Children of Charles Overstreet and Francis Miller are: 3 i. Presley3 Overstreet, born November 11, 1820 in Wayne County Missouri. Notes for Presley Overstreet: Was the twin to Preston Overstreet 4 ii. Preston Overstreet, born November 11, 1820 in Wayne County Missouri8. 5 iii. Polly Overstreet, born 1822 in Wayne County Missouri8. + 6 iv. Fredrick Wilson Overstreet, born 1823 in Wayne County KY. 7 v. Sally Overstreet, born 1824 in Wayne County Missouri. + 8 vi. James Overstreet, born February 08, 1826 in Kentucky; died April 30, 1894. + 9 vii. Elizabeth Overstreet, born February 08, 1826 in Wayne County Missouri; died March 14, 1865 in Greencastle, Sullivan County, Missouri. 10 viii. Anne Overstreet, born 1829 in Wayne County Missouri8. 11 ix. John Overstreet, born 1830 in Wayne County Missouri8. 12 x. Marion Overstreet, born 1833 in Wayne County Missouri8. 13 xi. Thomas Overstreet, born 1835 in Wayne County Missouri8. 14 xii. Permelia Overstreet, born July 01, 1837 in Tennessee8. 15 xiii. Martha Overstreet, born 1839 in Tennessee8. Generation No. 3 6. Fredrick Wilson3 Overstreet (Charles2, James1) was born 1823 in Wayne County KY8. He married Mary Bookout October 28, 1844 in Illinois8, daughter of Joseph Bookout and Mary Overstreet. Child of Fredrick Overstreet and Mary Bookout is: 16 i. Lucinda4 Overstreet, born February 07, 1844 in Missouri8. 8. James3 Overstreet (Charles2, James1) was born February 08, 1826 in Kentucky9, and died April 30, 18949. He married Mary Ann Dodson October 18, 1849 in Adair County, Missouri9, daughter of Eli Dodson and Rutha Burnett. She was born May 01, 1832 in Kentucky9, and died Unknown. Notes for Mary Ann Dodson: Mary and Sarah were twins. Marriage Notes for James Overstreet and Mary Dodson: Overstreet,James Dodson,MaryAnn 18 Oct 1849 Children of James Overstreet and Mary Dodson are: 17 i. George W.4 Overstreet, born August 05, 1850 in Adair County, Missouri9; died Unknown. 18 ii. Sarah F. Overstreet, born December 08, 1853 in Adair County, Missouri9; died August 08, 18939. She married John P. Phillip February 25, 1872 in Sullivan County, Missouri10; born Unknown; died July 14, 189611. 19 iii. Charles Overstreet, born February 07, 1859 in Adair County, Missouri11; died Unknown. He married Mary E. Williams Unknown; born Unknown; died Unknown. 20 iv. William E. Overstreet, born March 17, 1861 in Adair County, Missouri11; died Unknown. He married Susan Edna Shearer December 31, 1885 in Sullivan County, Missouri12; born December 1866 in Missouri13; died Unknown. Notes for Susan Edna Shearer: Susan was the daughter of Dr. Shears, a prominent physician of Kansas City, MO. 21 v. Oliver Leonard Overstreet, born June 13, 1869 in Adair County, Missouri14; died Unknown. He married Cora J. Custer Unknown; born September 1873 in Missouri15; died Unknown. 9. Elizabeth3 Overstreet (Charles2, James1) was born February 08, 1826 in Wayne County Missouri16, and died March 14, 1865 in Greencastle, Sullivan County, Missouri16. She married James Bookout16 November 12, 1844 in Illnois16, son of Joseph Bookout and Mary Overstreet. Notes for James Bookout: Military service for the Union during the Civil War. 50th Militia Regiment Enrolled Missouri Children of Elizabeth Overstreet and James Bookout are: 22 i. Caroline Matilda4 Bookout16. 23 ii. Sherman Bookout, born 1847 in Sullivan County, MO16. 24 iii. Thomas Henry Bookout, born 1848 in Sullivan County, MO16. 25 iv. Sarah Jane Bookout, born 1849 in Sullivan County, MO16. 26 v. Martha Ann Bookout, born January 15, 1851 in Sullivan County, MO16. 27 vi. Unity Adeline Bookout, born August 03, 1853 in Sullivan County, MO16. 28 vii. America Elizabeth Bookout, born July 05, 1855 in Sullivan County, MO16. Endnotes

First Generation 1. John Russell HITT. Born 2 Apr 1827 in Culpeper Co., VA. Died 1 Feb 1849. Buried in Mt. Gilead Cem., Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. He married Sarah Louvinia QUARLES, daughter of Ammon T. QUARLES & Elizabeth (QUARLES), 8 May 1866 in Giles Co., TN. Born 19 Jun 1842 in Lynnville, Giles Co., TN. Died 19 Jun 1905 in Howard Co., MO. Buried in Mt. Gilead Cem., Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. They had the following children: 2 i. Laura E. HITT 3 ii. Francis E. "Fannie" HITT 4 iii. Mary Tennessee HITT 5 iv. Sarah Virginia "Jennie" HITT 6 v. Emily Jane "Emma A." HITT 7 vi. Adda F. HITT 8 vii. Lovina Ethel "Lou" HITT 9 viii. Della Washington "Sallie" HITT Second Generation 2. Laura E. HITT. Born 1869 in Howard Co., MO. 3. Francis E. "Fannie" HITT. Born Dec 1870 in MO. Research: middle initial and birthdate372 She married William F. NAYLOR, son of Samuel Marion NAYLOR & Amanda Grey AVERETTE, About 1887. Born 25 Dec 1867/1868 in Howard Co., MO. 1880 Census, William F., age 12, single, living with parents 1911 The Higbee News 17 Mar 1911--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--W. F. Naylor has a new barn nearing completion. 17 Mar 1911--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--Aubrey, the 5-year-old son of W. F. Naylor, was bitten by a dog Monday while playing in the yard of his uncle, B. T. Lynch, where he and his mother had gone to spend the day. He was bitten on the face and slightly scratched on the neck and cheek. This is not serious unless some unforeseen trouble arises. 28 Apr 1911--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--W. F. Naylor and family visited his nephews north of town Saturday and Sunday. 26 May 1911--THE NEWS FROM BONNEFEMME--W. F. Naylor delivered hogs at Fayette Monday at $5.65292 1930 Sugar Creek Twsp., Moberly City, 4th Ward (part) ED 88-24, 6th Dist, April 8, 1930 614 Buchanan Street, 173 197 Aubrey Naylor, head, rent, $16 mo, m, w, 24, married at 19, MO MO MO, Truck Driver, lumber yard Masie, wife, f, w, 23, married at 18, MO MO MO Aubrey, son, m, w, 3yrs5mo, single, MO MO MO Norma, daughter, f, w, 8/12, single, MO MO MO William F. Naylor, father, m, w, 62, widowed, married at 25, MO KY KY Cordie, brother-in-law, m, w, 17, single, MO MO MO They had the following children: 10 i. Aubrey E. NAYLOR 4. Mary Tennessee HITT. Born 17 Sep 1872 in Howard Co., MO. Died 9 Apr 1957 in Seattle, King Co., WA. She married John William MYERS, son of Joseph David MYERS & Mary Sarah WILLIAMS, 5 Jul 1894 in Fayette, Howard Co., MO. Born 6 Mar 1864 in Howard Co., MO. Died 29 Nov 1924 in Fayette, Howard Co., MO. 1924 The Higbee News Friday, 5 Dec 1924, Vol 38 No. 33--John Myers Dead--John Myers, at one time a resident of Higbee, and whose first wife was a daughter of the late Wm. Hackward, died at his home in Fayette Saturday from paralysis, with which he was stricken several years ago. He was 60 years old and is survived by his wife and several children.292 Research: Marriage to Isabel Bayse, Jennie Hackward and birth, death info on Jennie. Marriage date and birth, death info on Mary Hitt292 Info on children of John and Mary372 They had the following children: 11 i. Oak Major MYERS 12 ii. John Russell MYERS 13 iii. Mary Ethel MYERS 14 iv. Grace Marie MYERS 15 v. George William MYERS 16 vi. Ruby Francis MYERS 17 vii. Howard Delmus MYERS 5. Sarah Virginia "Jennie" HITT. Born About 1875 in MO. 6. Emily Jane "Emma A." HITT. Born About 1877 in Howard Co., MO. 7. Adda F. HITT. Born About 1879 in MO. 8. Lovina Ethel "Lou" HITT. Born 21 Apr 1881 in Howard Co., MO. Died 4 Mar 1943 in Howard Co., MO. Buried in Fayette, Howard Co., MO. She married Isaac Thomas "Ike" ST CLAIR, son of Edward S. ST CLAIR & Nancy BAILEY, About 1900 in Howard Co., MO. Born 13 Mar 1876 in Near Myers, Howard Co., MO. Died 2 Apr 1950 in Fayette, Howard Co., MO. Buried in Walnut Ridge Cem., Fayette, Howard Co., MO. 1914 The Higbee News Friday, 6 Feb 1914--FOR HOWARD COUNTY CLERK--It is with a great deal of pleasure that we present this week, in our announcement column, to our Howard county readers, the name of I. T. St. Clair, who is a candidate for the office of county clerk of the "mother of counties." Mr. St. Clair is the son of Ed. S. St. Clair, and like his father, is a democrat of the old school--all wool and a yard wide. he was born near Myers, Howard county, where he has spent most of his life, and for the past eighteen years of which he has spent teaching in the schools of the county. No man, unless he be a first class teacher, could hope to go on teaching in the same schools year after year as Mr. St. Clair has done and is doing. He is looked upon as one of Howard's most progressive and thorough teachers, and there can be no doubt as to his ability to fill the office to which he aspires. He is not only known as a teacher in the county, but is as well known in the councils of his party, having been a member of the county central committee eight years, serving four years as chairman of that important body and during his incumbency rendered a good account of his stewardship, being untiring in his efforts in his party's behalf. His past efforts for party success, his wide acquaintance throughout the county and an engaging personality should make him a most formidable candidate, and those who know him best say that the man who beats him will be it. Mr. St. Clair will make a thorough canvass of the county and asks the voters to give his claims the consideration to which they are entitled and promises to abide cheerfully by the will of the majority as expressed in the August primary.292 Research: info from33 9. Della Washington "Sallie" HITT. Born 13 Aug 1884 in Sebree, Howard Co., MO. Research: name of Della Washington Hitt372 Reference Note 33 Lou & Anna Myers" <louann22@prodigy.net William Louis "Lou" Meyers died 28 Sep 2002. Reference Note 292 mkbowlin@iland.net (Kathy Bowlin) Reference Note 299 SOURCE: History of Howard and Cooper Counties, St. Louis: National Historical Company, 1883, (Bonne Femme township, pp. 602-609.) Reference Note 372 Cecil V. Boyd" cvboyd@WHC.NET Compiled by: Linda Manning 1417 Avenue E Billings, Montana 59102 Jupep@aol.com

First Generation 1. John Russell HITT. Born 2 Apr 1827 in Culpeper Co., VA. Died 1 Feb 1849. Buried in Mt. Gilead Cem., Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. JOHN R. HITT,was born April 2, 1827, in Virginia. His father, Joab HITT, also a Virginian by birth, was born about the year 1780, and was married to Miss Nancy VAUGHAN. They had six children, of whom John R. was the second, and he is one of four now living. He was educated in his native state, and in 1846 he came to Howard county, Missouri, remaining for three years, and returning in 1849 to Virginia. In 1852 he again came to this county. He was married first, in 1849, to Laura L. BROWN, who bore him nine children: Joel H., James B., Samuel H., Andrew J., Bennett, Ernest (now deceased), Russell V., Arthur (now deceased) and John C. His second marriage occurred in Giles county, Tennessee to Miss Sarah L. QUARLES, of Tennessee, a daughter of Ammon T. QUARLES. To them have been born seven children; Laura E., Francis., Tennessee, Jennie, Emily Jane, Adda and Luavedia. Politically Mr. H. is democratic. He owns 220 acres of land.299 1860 Bonne Femme Twp., Howard Co., Mires P.O., 10 August 1860, Page 97, Sheet 381 Dwell 685, Fam 671 John R. Hitt, 33, born VA Laura M. Hitt, 28, born MO Joel H. Hitt, 10, born MO James B. Hitt, 8, born MO Samuel H. Hitt, 6, born MO Andrew J. Hitt, (?), born MO William H. Hitt, 4/12, born MO372 1870 Bonnefemme Twsp., Howard Co., MO 247 149 149 HITT, John ,43 M W Farmer 7000 1200 VA 247 149 149 HITT, Sarah L. ,27 F W Keeping house Tenn. 247 149 149 HITT, Joel 20 M W Farm laborer VA 247 149 149 HITT, James 19 M W Farm laborer VA 247 149 149 HITT, Samuel 17 M W Farm laborer MO 247 149 149 HITT, Andrew 16 M W MO 247 149 149 HITT, Bennett 10 M W MO 247 149 149 HITT, Russell 8 M W MO 247 149 149 HITT, Laura 1 F W MO 1880 Bonne Femme Twsp., Howard Co., MO 180 180 John R. Hitt, w, m, 52, farmer, VA VA VA Sarah L., wife, w, f, 57, keeping house, TN VA VA Andrew J., w, m, 25, son, farm hand, MO VA MO Bennet C., w, m, 20, son, farm hand, MO VA MO Russell V., w, m, 18, son, farm hand, MO VA MO Laura E., w, f, 11, daughter, at home, MO VA TN Fanny E., w. f. 9, daughter, MO VA TN Tennessee, w, f, 7, daughter, MO VA TN Sarah V., w, f, 5, daughter, MO VA TN Emma A., w. f. 3, daughter, MO VA TN Adda F., w, f, 1, daughter, MO VA TN He married Laura Melinda BROWN, 1 Feb 1849 in Howard Co., MO. Born 17 Dec 1830 in MO. Died 2 Oct 1862 in Howard Co., MO. Buried in Mt. Gilead Cem., Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. They had the following children: 2 i. Joel H. HITT 3 ii. James Brown HITT 4 iii. Samuel Hoy HITT Judge 5 iv. Andrew J. HITT 6 v. John C. HITT 7 vi. William H. HITT 8 vii. Bennett Clark HITT 9 viii. Ernest C. HITT 10 ix. Russell V. HITT 11 x. Arthur HITT Second Generation 2. Joel H. HITT. Born 1850 in Near Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. 3. James Brown HITT. Born Feb 1850 in Culpeper Co., VA. 4. Samuel Hoy HITT Judge. Born About 1853 in Howard Co., MO. 1880 Bonne Femme Twsp., Howard Co., MO (92.19) 181 181 Samuel Hitt, w, m, 27, farmer, MO VA MO Cornelia, w, f, 24, wife, keeping house, MO MO MO 1915 The Higbee News Friday, 13 Aug 1915--Ben C. and Samuel Hitt of Fayette were here Tuesday on their way to the fair at San Francisco. They will also visit relatives in Idaho. 1926 The Higbee News Thursday, 26 Aug 1926, Vol 40, No 17, Pg. 8, Col 3--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Mrs. Sam Hitt of Fayette came out Sunday to see her brother, Sam Naylor.292 He married Cornelia NAYLOR, daughter of Samuel Marion NAYLOR & Amanda Grey AVERETTE. Born 5 Jun 1855 in Howard Co., MO. Died 1928 in Howard Co., MO. Buried in Mt. Gilead Cem., Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. Cornelia Naylor b June 5, 1855 married Samuel Hoy Hitt b abt 1853 son of John Russell Hitt and Nancy Melinda Brown Hitt. The Hitts lived on a farm about 4 miles northeast of Harrisburg, MO in Howarrd County. Samuel Hoy and Cornelia lived in Fayette, Mo for many years and he was a county Judge.33 5. Andrew J. HITT. Born 1854/1855 in Near Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. Died 1929 in Howard Co., MO. 6. John C. HITT. Born 17 Jan 1857 in Near Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. Died 20 Sep 1857. Research: birth, death, alternate name John G. Hitt372 7. William H. HITT. Born 1859 in Howard Co., MO. 8. Bennett Clark HITT. Born 14 Apr 1860 in Near Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. Died 21 Jun 1942. 1901 The Higbee News 18 Oct 1901--Bennett Hitt and family, of near Burton, left Thursday of last week for Montana where they will locate. 1916 The Higbee News Friday, 3 Nov 1916--Mrs. Ben Hitt of Fayette was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Tyre Burton, Saturday.292 He married Mary Ellen GUILES. Born 26 Nov 1872. Died 11 Jul 1938. Research: birth, death372 They had the following children: 12 i. Unknown HITT 9. Ernest C. HITT. Born 5 Dec 1861 in Near Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. Died 23 Sep 1867. Research: middle initial C.372 10. Russell V. HITT. Born 1862 in Near Harrisburg, Howard Co., MO. 11. Arthur HITT. Born Oct 1862 in Howard Co., MO. Died Oct 1862 in Howard Co., MO. Reference Note 33 Lou & Anna Myers" <louann22@prodigy.net William Louis "Lou" Meyers died 28 Sep 2002. Reference Note 292 mkbowlin@iland.net (Kathy Bowlin) Reference Note 299 SOURCE: History of Howard and Cooper Counties, St. Louis: National Historical Company, 1883, (Bonne Femme township, pp. 602-609.) Reference Note 372 Cecil V. Boyd" cvboyd@WHC.NET Compiled by: Linda Manning Billings, Montana 59102 Jupep@aol.com

John Russell Hitt was the son of Joel Hitt and Nancy Vaughan. Joab was married to Fances B. Taylor. Joab and Joel were brothers, the sons of John Hitt and Frances ( Frankey) Holtzclaw. Ted Hitt

I just checked Ancestry.com and the unreadable child is without a doubt Tennessee. I do not see Louvina. What it shows on there to me: John R 52 Sarah L 37 Andrew J 25 Bennett C 20 Russell V 18 Laura E 11 Fanny E 9 Tennessee 5 Sarah Va 5 Emma A 3 Adda F 1 I did not have Sarah Va on the list I just sent. I had not yet added her to the children I have. I did not find that child on any of my other sources and apologize for having omitted her. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Wilma Santos [mailto:wilma1945@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 4:12 AM To: MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] John R. HITT The 1880 Census shows John and Sarah (Quarles) living in BonneFemme Twp. with the foll children: Andrew, age 25; Bennett, age 20; Russell, age 18; Fannie, age 9; ?, age 7; Sarah, age 5; Emma, 3; Adda and Louvina, age 1. Since Sarah was 37 at the time of this census, she either gave birth at age 12 or John had a marriage prior to theirs...... Does anyone know who John was married to prior to Sarah? What is the name of the second daughter; her name was unreadable on the census record. If you'd like to try and decipher it and are using www.ancestry.com; it's image 19 of 36. Were the twin's names really Adda and Louvina? Thanks for any help you can offer...... Wilma Patterson-Santos searching for: ASBURY, BAILEY, CABLE, PATTERSON, et al...... --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!

I have that he married Laura M Brown about 1849 as given by the History of Howard and Cooper Counties, the Prairie Township part, pp568-585. I have from first marriage joel H b ca 1850, James B b 16 Dec 1851, Samuel H b 1853, Andrew J b ca 1855, John C b 17 Jan 1857, Bennett E b ca 1860 and then William H b ca Feb 1860 as he was 4 months old on the 1860 census, Ernest C b 5 Dec 1861, Russell V b ca 1862, Arthur b ca 1863. He married Sarah L Quarrels/Quarles ca 1869. There children: Laura E b ca 1869 (she was 1 on the 1870 census), Francis b ca 1871, Mary Tennessee b 17 sep 1872, Jennie b ca 1875, Emily Jane b ca 1877, Adda b ca 1879, Lovinia Ethel b 21 Apr 1881, Della b 13 Aug 1884. Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Wilma Santos [mailto:wilma1945@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 4:12 AM To: MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] John R. HITT The 1880 Census shows John and Sarah (Quarles) living in BonneFemme Twp. with the foll children: Andrew, age 25; Bennett, age 20; Russell, age 18; Fannie, age 9; ?, age 7; Sarah, age 5; Emma, 3; Adda and Louvina, age 1. Since Sarah was 37 at the time of this census, she either gave birth at age 12 or John had a marriage prior to theirs...... Does anyone know who John was married to prior to Sarah? What is the name of the second daughter; her name was unreadable on the census record. If you'd like to try and decipher it and are using www.ancestry.com; it's image 19 of 36. Were the twin's names really Adda and Louvina? Thanks for any help you can offer...... Wilma Patterson-Santos searching for: ASBURY, BAILEY, CABLE, PATTERSON, et al...... --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!

The 1880 Census shows John and Sarah (Quarles) living in BonneFemme Twp. with the foll children: Andrew, age 25; Bennett, age 20; Russell, age 18; Fannie, age 9; ?, age 7; Sarah, age 5; Emma, 3; Adda and Louvina, age 1. Since Sarah was 37 at the time of this census, she either gave birth at age 12 or John had a marriage prior to theirs...... Does anyone know who John was married to prior to Sarah? What is the name of the second daughter; her name was unreadable on the census record. If you'd like to try and decipher it and are using www.ancestry.com; it's image 19 of 36. Were the twin's names really Adda and Louvina? Thanks for any help you can offer...... Wilma Patterson-Santos searching for: ASBURY, BAILEY, CABLE, PATTERSON, et al...... --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!

Kathy Kelly inquired about African American KELLY and FIELDS from Cooper County, Missouri kelly and fields families of boone and cooper coun Posted By: kathy kelly <kathykelly78@hotmail.com> Date: Wednesday, 17 April 2002, at 9:28 a.m. I'm trying to do my husbands family tree, we don't have much to go on at this point but here is what I have so far Cecil Kelly 1886-1965 from around Versailes or California Mo. area married to Elsie Fields 1911-1962. Elsies parents were Harry and Mamie Fields. also Elsie had a brother named Joseph 1917-1975 he was WWII Vet. disabled. Please help out if you can. Dear Kathy: I believe your MAMIE FIELDS connects into my family as well. Her parents could likely be George and Betty Fields...parent of Ray Fields? Anyway.. my notes say Leckie nee CRUMP married Ray Fields and Ollie Jones. Her FIELDS marriage produced the following children: Porter Fields m Eva Hinckle and 2) Dorothy? (Unsure on both) Alonzo Fields (never married) Arthur Fields m. Maria Shobe (spoke to him a couple of years ago 00 he lives in Kansas City, MO) Mayola Fields m. Rueben Paige (there are PAIGE ancestors in Joliet, IL) who can help us tie the FIELDS pieces together Ray Fields Jr. m. Gaye Gwendolyn Fields m. Gilbert Wright Colita Fields m. Sterling Henderson RAY FIELDS parents were: George and Betty Fields. On the 1920 census.. Leckie is living next door to Ollie Jones and wife Bessie? and their 5 children: I can only make out the names Purcie, ALbert, Oscar, looks like a daughter named Lottie? and another son whose name I can't transcribe. On this census they live on VINE Street in Bunceton - neighbors to my other relatives William and Millie Smith (nee Miles; Pender and Dennis Jackson and Dea Miles. All of these folks are related in one way or another. Dea Miles is married to Leckie's sister Lemmie. Millie Smith is my great great grandmother. William and Millie's daughter Ruth married my great grandfather Nathaniel Powell Wilson -- whose father Marion Wilson worked for Edwin Patterson on Nathaniel Leonard farm Ravenswood. The architect of the post civil war Ravenswood was named Angelo Powell. YOu can see how Marion named his son Nathaniel Powell. Marion's sister Millie was a slave on Ravenswood.. she had several children with Achilles Johnson. These JOHNSON relatives also married into the CRUMPs. Leckie's Parents were: Ed Crump and Belle Larry and their children: Lemmie Crump m. William Dea Miles Estelle Crump m. ? Dorris Marybell m. and Stephenson Beluah m. Leckie married a Fields and Jones Lillie m. Frank Hardin ***(FYI -- William Dea Miles parents: Thorton Miles and Mahalia Guire were owned by the TUTT family and around 1880 changed their surname to MILES from TUTT. Their children were: William Dea Miles m. Lemmie CRUMP; Robert Price (son of Gen. Sterling Price) m. Lillian Johnson; Louise Miles, Lester Miles, Millie Miles (above); Minnie Milles m. Moss Johnson (married youngest son of Achilles Johnson and Millie Wilson -- they moved to Buxton Iowa); Ella and Sally m. Charley Wright) Ed's siblings: Birdie Crump had a daughter named Lottie Henderson; Lottie had son named Ural Gray Jake Crump m. Georgia Warrick Addie Steve Crump m. Cassie Wright (SEE WRIGHTS BELOW) Belle's surname is LARRY or LARRE As for your KELLYS here they are on the 1930 census: Larry, Fanny (head) Kelly, Mary (daughter)35 Kelly, Cecil (son-in-law) 43 Kelly, Cordelia (grand-daughter) 4 1/2 Larry, Ernest (son) 32 Wright, Fannie (grand daughter) 12 Steward, Ernest (grand son) 5 They live just a few doors down from Fields, Harry (47) Fields, Mammie (wife) 45 Fields, Elsie 18 Fields, Helen 9 Fields, Ruth 7 Fields, Harold 15 Fields, Eugene 17 Fields, Joseph 12 Newman, Lula (20) Newman, William J. (grandson) 3 1/2 Newman, Rosetta (granddaughter) 1 yr. The WRIGHTS were a big family Robert Wright obtained the land from Benjamin Hickman (a slaveowning family with deep Central MO ties) His children: Ed Wright m. Clara Henderson Jim Wright m. Alfa Gilliam Will Wright m. Anna Gather or (Gaither) Tom Wright m. Lucy Henderson Charley Wright m. Sally Miles Saint Wright m. Ida Woodson Anna Wright m. Jules Shields Cassie Wright m. Steve Crump (see above) (their daughter Mamie Crump m. Sam Smith (son of Jim and Ada Henderson Smith) One of Achilles Johnson and Millie Wilson's daughters Katherine married a William Henderson. She died before the 1910 census. Don't know if there is a connection here or not. On the 1900 census she and William have children; Della, Willie, Effie and Mary -- a grandson named Leverant Miles. Leverant was also the name of one of the children Nathaniel Leonard owner of Ravenswood.) Mamie Wright m. Harrison Harris Ella Wright m. John Lewis Tracing African American ancestors is tricky business... so if any of you know these families and can make corrections or connections -- please let me know. Best regards, Traci Wilson-Kleekamp African Americans in Missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org And YES.. I will finally be updating my website!

Hello, I just wanted to let anyone who is interested, know that my email address is changing from kmbowlin@iland.net to kjbowlin@earthlink.net . Both addresses will be valid until the end of the month, then the earthlink address will be the only one I will received mail at. Thanks Kathy Bowlin

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 2, Col 3--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By. W. T. Dameron--(Edited by compiler)--Mr. and Mrs. Hayden L. Rutherford, old and highly respected couple of Huntsville, passed their 65th wedding anniversary last Saturday, January 8, 1927. They spent the day quietly at home, not wishing to have a formal celebration of the event. But a few relatives and friends informally called during the day to congratulate them and extend a few words of cheer and good wishes. They were quite feeble now. "Uncle Hade and Aunt Viccie," as all their friends affectionately call them, have traveled arm in arm the highway of connubial bliss far beyond the average married couple. Like many a couple who have traveled life's pathway, they have had their "ups and downs," gone through prosperity and adversity, but their love for each other has clung to them and their married life has been a blissful one. Uncle Hade is 86 and Aunt Viccie is 82 years of age. Uncle Hade was the only son of William T. and Jane Dameron Rutherford. His mother died when he was about five years old. His father Uncle Bill Rutherford, as he was called, was a pioneer of Randolph county, being a native of Jessamine county, Kentucky. For three-quarters of a century he was one of the most public spirited citizens of this county. He was a successful farmer, tobacconist in pre-Civil War days, and for many years thereafter. he was one of the largest tobacco buyers and shippers in north central Missouri, and shipped many a hogshead of leaf tobacco to a firm in England, hauling them by wagon to Glasgow, Mo., and shipping down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers by boat to New Orleans, and reloaded for shipment to England. Soon after the close of the Civil War he engaged in the operation of mines, and gave employment to hundreds of men for many years. He did more to upbuild Huntsville than any one man who ever lived here. His son, Hayden, was associated with him in most of his enterprises. He died at his home here on May 14, 1903, at the age of 90 years. Aunt Viccie Rutherford was a daughter of Thomas and Mildred McDavitt Humphrey, also pioneers of this county, settling in Silver Creek township, where they resided until 1863, when they moved to Huntsville, where Mr. Humphrey died October 28, 1871, at the age of 71. After his death, his wife "Aunt Millie," as she was affectionately called, lived with Uncle Hade and Aunt Viccie until she died on Dec. 19, 1899, at the age of nearly 90 years. She was a native of Culpeper county, Virginia, and was born Sept. 4, 1809, and her husband was born in Caswell county, North Carolina, July 4, 1800. For many years Uncle Hade has been president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank. he was mayor of this city for eight years under the old charter and six years under the new, making twelve years in all. He was a director of the public school for twelve years. Uncle Hade and Aunt Viccie have been devoted members of the Christian church for about 70 years. He was an elder in the church for about 25 years. He has been a prominent and bright Mason for 65 years. They have four children living--Mrs. Jean Saye, Mrs. W. T. Rutherford, Jr., Mrs. Laura Payne, all of Huntsville, and Mrs. Lillie Isaakson of Sioux City, Iowa, and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Uncle Hade and Aunt Viccie are popular with everyone and especially great favorites with the young people. The marriage of Mr. Hayden L. Rutherford and Miss Victoria Humphreys was the most brilliant wedding that had ever occurred in the county in that day and time. There were about 350 invited guests present and the bride and groom were arrayed in the most rich and fashionable fabrics of that day, some of which they still have. The Rev. E. J. Lampton of the Christian church pronounced the beautiful and impressive words that bound them man and wife for life. A rich and sumptuous wedding dinner was served on a long and tastefully decorated table, dimly but beautifully lighted by the fashionable candles of that time. Of the large numbers of guests present the following named are the only ones now living known to the family: Mrs. Anna Wisdom, San Fernando, Cal., aged 86; Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, Caney, Kan., 82; Mrs. Addie Watts, Rolla, Mo., 80; Mrs. Anna Denny, Armstrong, Mo., 85; Mrs. Mary Stark, Clifton Hill., Mo., 87; Mrs. Lizzie Finnell, Clifton Hill, 89; Porter Mayo, Clifton Hill, 89; John A. Mayo, Clifton Hill, 85, and W. T. Dameron. I was an eight-year-old child then and went to the wedding with my parents, who were close neighbors, as I was a favorite with "Aunt Millie," she having named me when I was born, and the thing that impressed me most was the rich viands on that elegant table, a big turkey at one end and a roasted pig at the other end with a big red apple in its mouth and a white ribbon tied on its curled tail. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 2, Col 4&5--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By. W. T. Dameron--(Edited by compiler)--Met our old bachelor friend, Scott Turner in town one day last week, and we passed a few good jokes. His stomach was not working just right, and he came down from his farm to consult a doctor. Before Volstead days Scott could whet his stomach occasionally with "Old Crow" and keep 'er grinding. But the best Old Crow is soaring so high now and so hard to catch, "without being caught," that he is about to rebel against the powers that be. He can't stand this "bootleg appetizer" that is being peddled about, and his physical condition is becoming grave. In pre-Volstead days he and his brother, Warren, kept on hand a small supply of Kentucky's best, and they never had any stomach ache trouble. He thinks that if he could get to even smell a quart of good Old Crow it would cure his stomache trouble without taking a swallow of it, and put some old-time pep in him. Well, Volstead or no Volstead, Warren and Scott are two of the best and most "notorious" old bachelors in the county. They have plenty of this world's goods which they made by hard licks, and if the government did shatter their "personal liberty" they can stand the "shock" if Uncle Sam can, Scott thinks. Scott and Warren still claim that they are still in the heyday of their lives to marry, and that they can give proof of it with the right kind of a lady to match them. A few years ago they erected a nice, large, two-story dwelling on their farm and furnished it nicely thinking it might catch them a nice "bird" each. but they didn't have any luck, and Scott said he sold the best pair of mules that he ever owned and bought a $600 piano as a further inducement for the sweet maids and gay widows to think over the matter. He said Warren had the first proposition to marry a widow with nine children, ranging in ages from one to fifteen years, including two pairs of twins. Then Scott had an offer to marry a widow with eight children, ages from one to seventeen years, with one pair of twins. So he and Warren held a very profound conference and decided that seventeen children in one house was too much "music" to start with and raise another "crop" and they declared further negotiations with widows with children closed. Then he said, they bought a new five-passenger Ford, but they had no luck with that. Now, he says, agents are trying their level best to sell them an up-to-date radio set, but said he and Warren had not bee able to figure out how one of those things would be any better for them to win a worthwhile wife each than a $600 piano and a $1000 Ford. On account of the alarming number of divorces being granted these days, Scott says Warren and he are seriously thinking of withdrawing from the matrimonial field. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 1--WILL THOMPSON TO GO WEST--Will Thompson, as will be seen by an ad in this issue, will sell a lot of personal property at his farm southwest of town on Saturday, January 15, and will leave for the West immediately following the sale, the move being made necessary by his health, physicians at the government hospital at St. Louis, where he has been many times for treatment for injuries received in France, having advised him he was developing tuberculosis, but that it had not yet reached the stage where a few years spent in the West wouldn't make him good as new. Mr. Thompson has certainly played in hard luck since the war, having to spend much of his time in the hospital, and his legion of friends join the News in the hope that his trip to the West will rid him of not only this latest trouble, but all others as well. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 1--BANK OFFICERS CHOSEN--At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Citizens Bank Monday the following officers and directors were elected for the coming year: G. F. Lay, president; d. S. Hare, vice-president; Elerd Baker, cashier; Wisdom Burton, C. T. (Did) Hargis, Wm. Lambier, J. J. Pos and John Ware, directors. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 2--MEAD-SMITH--Mr. Carson Smith of Dewey, Oklahoma and Miss Gladys Mead of this place, stole a march on their friends by slipping away to Bartlesville, Okla, where they were married on December 27. The bride is the daughter of John Mead of this place and is one of our sweetest and most modest and refined young ladies and is a general favorite with all who know her. The groom is the son of Charles Smith of Hannibal and is a most reliable young man. They will make their home in Dewey, Okla, where Mr. Smith has employment. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 3--ALEX M. MOUNCE--Mr. Alex M. Mounce died at 4:00 o'clock the morning of Tuesday, January 4th in the family home at 600 West Carpenter St., after suffering from Bright's disease for two years. The last severe attack was of five days' duration. Mr. Mounce was born near Florida, Mo., January 18, 1848 and lacked but a few days of reaching the age of 79 years when he was called into the great beyond. He was a boyhood friend and playmate of Dad Violett, the man who is so proud of Florida as a birthplace. In 1871 he married Miss Mattie Monson of Shelbina, Mo. Six children were born to this union, two of whom, Fay and Stella, died before the death of their mother, who died in 1914. The living children are: Alex M. Mounce, Jr., Mrs. Henry Terrill and Miss Edna Mounce, all of Moberly, and Mrs. George Lynch of St. Louis. The six grandchildren are the sons and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Terrill. In 1919 Mr. Mounce married Mrs. Jannie Burton and the companion of his declining years now mourns his passing into the land beyond the shadows. Mr. Mounce was the youngest of his family and is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Mary Hendricks of Monroe City, Mo., and Mrs. Sallie Shearman of Fresno, California. Mr. Mounce came to Moberly thirty-seven years ago and was associated with his brother, the late Henry Mounce, in conducting the Mounce Lumber Co., which has been one of the leading lumber companies in North Missouri. He was a considerate business man and always tried to uphold patrons in their attempt at home building, helping to lay the foundation of a city of homes. A Mason for half a century and a member of the Baptist Church he was true to fraternal ideals and gathered comfort attending the services of his church. Mr. Mounce was a devoted husband and father and a kind and helpful friend. While standing by the casket, the wife and oldest daughter told of his unfailing patience and resignation to the ravages of a disease which carried pain in its wake, but he never murmured. The funeral was conducted by Rev. E. V. Lamb in the First Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and was attended by a large company of sorrowing relatives and friends. There was a wonderful display of beautiful floral offerings. Moberly Home Press. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 3--MRS. JANE DAWSON PASSES AWAY AT HOME OF SON.--Another of Huntsville's aged citizens, Mrs. Jane Dawson, passed away last night at the home of her son, Mr. John Dawson of Fort Henry. Mrs. Dawson had been in ill health since last August and friends and relatives have known the end was near for the past few days. She was born in Weardale, England, January 23, 1853, and there she spent her childhood. On September 29, 1882, she came to America to marry her betrothed, Mr. John Dawson, Sr. who preceded her here. They were married October 1, 1882. For the first two years of their married life they made their home in Iowa, after which time they came to Huntsville, where they remained until the death of Mr. Dawson, August 26, 1923. Since the death of Mr. Dawson Mrs. Dawson has made her home with her son, Mrs. John Dawson, of Ft. Henry. She leaves to mourn her death, one son, Mr. John Dawson, and wife, one grandson, Russell Dawson, and wife, and two nieces of Springfield, Ill, Mrs. Ed Reese and Mrs. Frank Goin.--Huntsville Herald. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 5--NEW KROGER MANAGER--E. A. Wagner of Moberly, who has been in charge of the Kroger store at Slater for the past year, is the new manager here, succeeding E. H. Steffen, who returned as manager of the store at Marshall. Mr. Wagner is a most splendid gentleman and if we don't miss our guess is going to prove very popular with customers. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 5--SAM SMITH CRITICALLY ILL--The many Higbee friends of Sam Smith, who moved to Taylorville, Ill., two or three years ago, will be pained to learn that he is critically ill at his home in that city, with the chances decidedly against him the doctors holding little hope, if any, for his recovery. All of Mr. Smith's children have been summoned and are now at his bedside. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dougherty drove over to Marshall Tuesday to attend the basketball game between Missouri Valley College and Kemper Military school, their son, Virgil, being on the Marshall team. The latter won, 41-30. The many Higbee friends of Virgil, better known as "Demus," will be glad to know that he was able to make the first team during his first year in college and that he is putting up as sensational a game as he did as a member of Higbee's famous Bobcats. Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty also called to see R. G. Duncan and report him as being much better, being able to be up and around the house most of the time, and as crazy over his grandson as any grandfather ever gets to be. He told them to tell his Higbee friends that he would be over for a visit just as soon as nice warm weather arrives. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--Mrs. Ruth True, who had been in a Boonville hospital for ten weeks, where she underwent a very severe surgical operation, was able to be brought home Sunday. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--The late A. M. Mounce of Moberly, whose will was filed for probate this week, left his residence and $10,000 to his widow, the balance of the estate going to his children. Thursday, 13 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 36, Pg 1, Col 6--Born, on the 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Ray, a son. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. 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Sherril Carolyn Gibbons on the Howard CO. list has done extensive research on the WILLIAMS line as well as some others. I would really be interested in your photo of Nancy Williams Chism. I'm copying your message in hopes of attracting her... And Carolyn.. I think it was you? In need of WILLIAMS stuff. I saved it all on a disk. I've been in between new systems.. and can send it to you on CD. Drop me a line. By the way -- I was in the Morgan CO., courthouse and found some additional CHISM documents. I've been getting migraines so that's a reason to sit in bed all day tomorrow and transcribe those documents - then scan and email the text to the list. The biggest shock for me in reviewing the documents was seeing a land transaction between William TUTT and Jacob Chism. Jacob Chism owned my ancestor Mary Ann and her mother Amy. Upon Jacob's death he dispersed slaves to his sons; John and Langdon -- and his daughter Margaret who was married to a Letchworth. Jacob rented out slaves from the estate of Hezekiah Letchworth. His daughter Elizabeth who married Lot Howard inherited my ancestor Mary Ann -- and Priscilla's sister married John McClanahan. (can't remember if he's the II or III) Anyway -- seems that Michael Chism bonded himself for the debt remaining in his father Jacob's estate that included 8 slaves. I'm confused -- cause none of the names match the slaves that all of Jacob's children sued each other over for the interest in 2 slaves; nor does it match the slaves dispersed in Jacob Chism's will. So this means there must be a good deal I am missing in the story of slaves among the CHISM, TUTT, SALMON and allied families. As always -- I'm looking for help. Carolyn -- I also noted some documents on Jacob C. Letchworth.. do you have any information on him? traci wilson-kleekamp african americans in missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org -----Original Message----- From: Lines611@aol.com [mailto:Lines611@aol.com] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:27 PM To: twilsonklee@earthlink.net Subject: Re: I'm a descendent of Jacob Chism Hi Tracy. I'd be very interested in the name and email address of the lady researching the Williams side. I've been trying to find out who Nancy Williams Chism's parents and siblings are. So far, I haven't had any luck. I do have a picture of Nancy Williams Chism sitting on a horse drawn buggy with her other son, Tom. She wanted to make sure that everyone knew that she was the wife of JC Chism - She had it written on her tombstone! She lies beside her son, Loammi and her granddaughter, Katie Chism, at the Lone Jack Cemetery. I'll try to locate that article - if I can find it,I'll get back with you. I often feel that I really have to dig deep for every scrap of geneology info but YOU really have to be a dedicated detective to find the info you're searching for. Wish I had more info that I could share with you. Please keep in touch. Sherril

Some years back a cousin of mine from Oklahoma City, OK. hired someone near Fayette, MO to do some research on his family/families. The cousin's name was Elwood (ED) Craig. He was looking for information on his grandfather's family, who was Richard Metcalf. Richard owned a grocery store in Roanoke, MO. Richard/s father was Daniel B. Metcalf. Richard Metcalf was married to a Sarah E. Parrish and she passed on at an early age. Richard then married a Dovie/Dovey Peyton. Ed Craig may have also been looking for some information on his father who was Clyde Craig. Ed's wife told me that they lost contact with the researcher and never did receive any information. She said that Ed had given the researcher some of his family information and possible papers. She did not know how to contact the researcher after Ed passed away a number of years ago. It is possible that there is some information that the rest of the family does not have and we would really appreciate it if someone has run across Metcalf information and does not know where it belongs that they contact me at : mbranham@mcmsys.com....... Thank you, MBranham----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/

The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dougherty and son, Victor, returned Thursday from a visit with relatives in Burlington, Iowa. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Miss Ethel Chism returned to Fulton Sunday after a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chism. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Chas. Egly of Wichita, Kas., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Egly, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Joe Spurling is at home from Des Moines, Iowa, for a two weeks' visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. May Spurling. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Wood Burton, who is teaching at Herculaneum, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burton, last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris of Joliet, Ill., were the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Harris, last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. W. D. Burke and Mrs. Brown Duffield visited their sister, Mrs. Wm. McGlothlin, of New Franklin last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Ernest Hitt, more familiarly known to Higbee folks as "Casey" had an arm broken December 27th while cranking a car. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Harley Packwood returned to Centralia, Ill., Wednesday of last week after a short visit with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Winn. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Little Miss Elmona Foster returned to her home in Kansas City Monday after a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kirby. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Henry Spurling was at home from Des Moines, Iowa, for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. May Spurling, during the holidays. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. George Lloyd and children of Kansas City, were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd and other relatives and friends last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 4--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Andrews and Miss Alberta Andrews of Kansas City were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 2--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Orange Potter and family of Fayette spent Sunday with Mrs. Potter's parents, T. P. Harris and wife. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 2--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--W. F. Naylor and family spent New Year's day with their daughter, Mrs. John Robb, and family, it being Mrs. Robb's birthday. Mrs. Nannie Ancell was also a visitor there the same day. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 2--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Mrs. Sam Naylor, who has been visiting her son, Harry Naylor, and wife, for the past several weeks, went to the home of her son, Paul Naylor, and wife Sunday where she expects to make a visit before warmer weather, when she expects to make a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Chas. Eaton of Fayette and Mrs. Thos. Long of Columbia. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 2--MT PLEASANT ITEMS--Henry Bias, an elderly man of near here, died at his home December 31. He had been in very poor health since having a stroke of paralysis several months ago. His remains were laid to rest in the Perche cemetery New Years Day. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 2--EAST OF TOWN ITEMS--Mrs. Nona Harris and son Martin entertained the following guests on Christmas day: Mr. and Mrs. Billie Farris, Mr. and Mrs. Jack White and daughters, Velma and Pauline, Mr. and Mrs. William Harris and little daughter Belna, Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Dougherty and sons, John and Paul, Mrs. Chas. Lewis and daughter, Flecia. A bountiful dinner was served, and later home made candy, oranges, popcorn and cake were served. All left wishing Mrs. Harris and son many more such happy Christmases. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ridgeway and sons ate Christmas dinner with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Ridgeway of Renick. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Those absent from Wilson school Monday were, Fratie Mead, T. R. Fisher, Ellen and Willie Westfall and Harry Pitsford. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Asbury ate Christmas dinner with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blaise. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hargis and sons, Lowell and Ralph, were Sunday guests of their sister, Mrs. Roy Lynch of Armstrong. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Lynch and children, Helen, Elwood and Edwin were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Thorpe of Armstrong. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Milt Wheeler and children visited his father, Chas. Wheeler, who is ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jenkins Williams in Higbee, Friday. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Claib Hargis who has been employed as guard at the state penitentiary at Jefferson City for the past three years is now stationed in Jackson, Mich., at the same employment. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Misses Orphia and Marvel Dean Blaise visited relatives in Kansas City during the holidays, returning Friday, accompanied by their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dempsey, driving through in their car. The latter returned to Kansas City Sunday afternoon. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 4--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Miss Gladys Mead, daughter of John Mead, was married to Mr. Smith Monday, at Moberly, and is now honeymooning in Oklahoma. We are not acquainted with the bridegroom, but the bride is a pretty and winsome young lady and has many friends who wish her every happiness in her new life. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Miss Gertrude Sword and Lester Watson, both of the Harrisburg vicinity, were married Christmas day at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sword. The ceremony was performed by Winn St. Clair and was followed by a wedding supper of which a large number of guests were present to partake. The bride is a pretty and successful school teacher now employed at St. Clair school. The groom also is a teacher. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 8, Col 5--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--The following enjoyed a radio party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hargis Thursday night. The special feature was music of "Old Time Tunes" presented by station KSO, the Berry Seed Co, of Clarendia, Ia, in a contest celebrating the first anniversary of the station: Mr. and Mrs. Mart Mead, Mr. and Mrs. Milt Wheeler and children, Dale, Bernice and Ganelle, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Asbury and son, Rodney, Mrs. Cynthia Lay, Mrs. Nettie Sumpter, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hargis and son, Ralph, Eugene Atkins, Eugene Sumpter, Dallas Wheeler, Lowell Hargis, Denver Wheeler, Misses Dorothy Wheeler and Irene Hargis. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. 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The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 3, Col. 2,3&4--THIS WEEK IN MISSOURI, Compiled by The State Historical Society of Missouri, Floyd Shoemaker, Secretary, Columbia, Mo.--(edited by compiler)--This first week of the year is commemorative of the birth date of the ablest journalist writer Missouri has known--John Newman Edwards. Edwards, the Chevalier Bayard of Missouri as he has been called, was born January 4, 1838, at Front Royal, Va. Edwards' career as a journalist had its beginning when he was yet a boy. At the age of fourteen he wrote a story which had a wide circulation. Even before this time he had learned typesetting on the Front Royal Gazette. When fifteen years old, Edwards came to Missouri and settled at Lexington. He came West at the solicitation of Thomas J. Yerby, a relative. It was during his residence in Lexington that Edwards learned the printing trade. Here he worked until the opening of the Civil War when he enlisted in the command of Gen. J. O. Shelby. Edwards' service in the Confederate Army was quite typical of his nature. A born fighter, with a courage and a determination that no Union gun could defy, Edwards was promoted several times for his skill and personal bravery. he became brigadier-general with the rank of major, and also made adjutant-general in the division. This Southern hero was in more than fifty battles and was wounded several times. At the close of the war Edwards become one of the members of Shelby's command, the "Iron Brigade," which crossed over into Mexico. During his thirteen-month stay in Mexico Edwards assisted in establishing the Mexican Times, and also wrote the well known book, "An Unwritten Leaf of the War." It was also during the time spent in Mexico that Edwards became a favorite with Prince Maximilian and his wife, Carlotta. "Poor Carlotta" was the subject of one of his best known editorials and appeared in the Kansas City Times on May 29, 1870. Upon his return to Missouri in 1867, Edwards published a number of books, among which was "Shelby and His Men," a wonderful tribute to this Southern leader. In the same year Edwards became a reporter on the St. Louis Republican. The following year, he and Col. John C. Moore established the Kansas City Times. He was associated with the Times until 1873 when he went to the St. Louis Dispatch. After a short stay with the Dispatch he joined the staff of the St. Louis Times. Edwards then decided to go to New Mexico and engage in sheep raising. However, he was dissuaded from this plan while visiting in Lexington at the home of his father-in-law, Judge J. S. Plattenburg. During this visit he wrote and published "Noted Guerrillas." Returning to editorial writing, Edwards took charge of the Sedalia Democrat. Leaving this publication he established the Sedalia Dispatch. Its life was brilliant, but short. Leaving Sedalia he went to St. Joseph where he became managing editor of the Gazette. However, he was recalled to the editorial chair of the Kansas City Times and held this place until his sudden death in Jefferson City, May, 1889. Edwards was buried at Dover, Mo. With a vast storehouse of historical and general knowledge, Edwards was an editorial writer whose work has been unsurpassed. His pen was quite as mighty as his sword. It was his policy to write nothing but what he held to be the truth and he would defend his statements "to the last ditch." Edwards possessed an ability to blend fact and fancy in a way that was very charming to the reader. Edwards was an outstanding leader. His thought were his own and he expressed them in a way which was most forceful and convincing. Although his editorial style, or the long rounded sentence with its myriad of adjectives has now become passé, his writings have not been surpassed. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--Mrs. Hattie Farrah and son, Franklin, returned to Kirksville Monday after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bottoms. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--Dr. and Mrs. Jas. Paulfrey of Chicago were the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Paulfrey, and other relatives and friends last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Davis and Geo. Longdon of Chicago were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Longdon and other relatives and friends during the holidays. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--The following from here attended the funeral of D. H. Mounce at Moberly yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burton, Mrs. Medley Burton, Mrs. Edwin Hawkins and H. W. Burton. (Kathy's notes: I suspect this was actually the funeral of A. M. Mounce, the only surviving brother of D. H. Mounce who had died in December of 1923. Mrs. A. M. Mounce, the former Janie Gibson Burton, was the widow of Byrd Burton, brother of Medley Burton.) Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--Miss Gladys Andrews, who is teaching in a Chicago music school, and sister, Miss Inez, a student in Northwestern University, were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews, during the holidays. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--Mr. and Mrs. Guy Motor and children left Sunday for Colorado Springs, where they will locate, for a time at least. Mr. Motor, who has been located at Quantico, Va., for a year or two, will have served twenty years in the army next month, at which time he will go on the retired list. It is his intention to locate in the West. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 4--A most enjoyable Christmas was spent in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Fullington, Dr. Geo. Johnson and wife and two little daughters of La Grange, Mo., spending the entire week with them. It was the first Christmas for six years that Mrs. Johnson had been privileged to spend with her parents, and it is needless to add that a sumptuous turkey dinner with all its trimmings, was served. A beautiful Christmas tree was provided for the pleasure of the little girls. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 5 & 6--MT PLEASANT SUNDAY SCHOOL--(edited by compiler)--The young people's class of the Mt. Pleasant Sunday School were entertained Monday night December 27 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Dougherty. Social games were enjoyed the earlier part of the evening, while the latter part was given to romping and dancing. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Minter Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Naylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Robb, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rennolds, Mrs. Noah Frazier, Guy Long, Otha Lynch, Misses Agnes Douglas, Theta Purcell, Letha Douglas, Nellie Elders, Ruth Walker, Eunice Asbury, Orpha Bailey, Anna Bailey, Mary Dougherty, Edna Dougherty, Annetta St. Clair, Lena St. Clair, Azile Lewis, Helen Robb, Lilla Lee Frazier. Messrs Andy St. Clair, Ed S. St. Clair, Jas. C. Dougherty, J. B. White, Milton Walker, Vernette Walker, Thomas Batton, Archie Walker, Ed Walker, Amos Walker, Charley Palmatary, Glenwood Walker and Robert Walker. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 4, Col 5 & 6--MT PLEASANT SUNDAY SCHOOL--(edited by compiler)--There was a dance given at the home of C. W. Dougherty Tuesday night, October 28. The evening was spent in dancing and refreshments were served at a late hour. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, December 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pitney, a son. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, December 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lusby, a son. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, December 17, to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Henderson, a son. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, December 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Buckley, a daughter. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Born, on January 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Martin, of Milwaukee, Wis., a son. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Ed Turner of Fulton was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Albert Robb, last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Willard Edwards and son, Herschel, visited friends at Fayette during the holidays. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Harold Evans of Chicago was the guest of his sister, Mrs. Roy Richards, during the holidays. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Miss Gladys Bradley of Moberly spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bradley. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Emmett Barron and daughter, Miss Edna, spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Joel Robb of Marshall. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Elerd Baker and daughter, Mildred, spent last week in Oil City with Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Houtz. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris returned Saturday from a visit with their son, Owen, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Joe E. Jones of Independence was the guest of Higbee relatives and friends Saturday and Sunday. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. E. D. Martin of Kirksville was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Little, last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Arthur Hudson and daughter, Mrs. Herrald Dinwiddie, spent the first of the week with relatives in Moberly. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Helen Harriman returned last week from an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Eddie Gruber, of Dowell, Ill. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Garnett Page of Carpentersville, Ill., was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Page, during the holidays. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Wm. Harlow and daughters, Marjorie and Mildred of Parco, Wyoming were the guests of Higbee friends last week. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 5, Col 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--John Creson of Fayette was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Creson, the latter part of the week. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. 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The following are selected articles from a Newspaper titled, "The Higbee News" which was issued out of the town of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1888 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and also a great deal of the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is there for the sole purpose of keeping this work free to the public, and to ensure that it is not harvested by a fee-based corporate genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use the information from this transcription, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and would thus be a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own permanent records, and use my transcript as a guide or index. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 1, Col 6--STORE ROBBED--The grocery store of Medley Burton was entered some time Wednesday night, December 22, entrance being gained through the basement door, which was not very securely locked, but which the thief did not find out until he had pried one of the hinges loose, and made away with all the money in the safe, about $430 in cash and checks. The store was short of help that day, Geo. Walton being at home sick, and the force was worked to such an extent that Mr. Burton did not have time to make a deposit at the bank, and placed the money in the safe, never thinking anyone would take it, as he had never been in the habit of keeping money in it, and he knew nothing of the robbery until the next morning when he opened the safe and found the money gone. Finding the basement door forced open, he sent to Moberly for the bloodhounds, but nothing came of their work, they taking a trail to the north part of town, and on another trip going as far as mine No. 11, where it is said a stranger had boarded the south-bound train that morning. But it was no stranger who did the job, but some one well acquainted with the store, and who no doubt saw Mr. Burton put the money away. The money drawer on the opposite side of the store was also opened and $5 or $6 which had been placed in a sack with a notation as to the amount and by whom paid written on the sack, and which had been put in the drawer about noon, indicating that the party knew just where to look for all the cash in the house. That it was home talent is also indicated by the fact that a professional burglar would have had a sweet time opening the safe, as it had a one-way combination, Mr. Burton having made the change when the combination stuck about a year ago, and one who did not know this could never have opened the safe save with nitroglycerin. Mr. Burton does not know how much of the amount was in checks, but thinks there may have been as much as $150 or more. Several who gave him checks on the 21st and 22nd (checks for both days being taken) stopped payment on them, giving another, and in this way Mr. Burton will likely recover $125 to $140. It is too much to hope that he will ever recover much more than that. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 1, Col 6--FALLS FROM WAGON, DIES--Silas Booth of Harrisburg, 71 years old, died Wednesday of last week from injuries received in a fall from a wagon. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--The commitment to jail here last week of Mrs. Daisy Dallas with her two-year-old daughter, for deserting her five-weeks-old baby at Moberly two weeks ago, recalls my experience with a negro woman and her suckling baby when I was sheriff of the county. This woman, whose name I have forgotten, was convicted of grand larceny, I believe, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for two years by judge Hockaday at the circuit court at Moberly, February term, 1892, I believe. What to do with the picaninny was a puzzle to me. I advised with judge Hockaday and Frank P. Wily, prosecuting attorney, about the matter, and the case stumped them too and they saw no legal way out of the predicament. I could not desert the baby or take it away from its mother, if some good Samaritan would not take it off my hands when I carried its mother to the penitentiary. Court attaches and other of course, had some amusement over the matter at my expense. I did not want to keep the baby in jail until some legal proceedings could be had in the county court to get it a home. Judge Hockaday said he had no authority over the young one, and Mr. Wily said he had no legal authority to order the child taken from the bosom of its mother, and I plead that I had no legal right to take it from its mother either, not to place it in jail for safe keeping. Finally, Judge Hockaday said: "Mr. Sheriff, I think the only thing you can do under the circumstances, is to let the mother carry the baby along with her to prison." Then I said, "Your honor, suppose the warden should refuse to receive the baby, what then?" The Judge, with rather serious expression, said: "In that case you might have to bring it back home with you, but I think it best to take that chance." Well, with other prisoners I carried the woman and baby to the penitentiary. The war was not in, but his deputy, with some hesitation, let the young one in with its mother, on condition that I see the warden about it before returning home. David R. Francis was Governor of the state and John Morrison of Howard county was warden, with whom I was acquainted. When I returned to the prison Mr. Morrison was there and had been informed of what had been done with the baby. Well, we had a verbal scrap over the matter, though good naturedly. The child was off my hands temporarily, at least, and I took it that I had "nine points" in my favor, and was not worrying much. He insisted strongly that I take the child back home with me, but as I hadn't promised the deputy to take the child back, but only promised to "see" the warden about it, I stood pat on that "technicality" and held the warden off. Then he said he would send the baby back at the county's expense as he had no legal right to keep it in prison. I countered that I had no legal authority to take it from its mother and that judge Hockaday suggested to me to let the mother bring the baby with her, and that if he sent the baby back by messenger I might refuse to take it off his hands and that the messenger could not afford to desert the child. He said he would take that chance all right. After talking the matter over a while longer I told Mr. Morrison that I would lay the matter before the county court when I returned home and they probably would take some action about it. "Well," said the warden, "I will consult the Governor about it, and what he says do, I will comply with it at once." Well, my guards and I got out of town before the warden got a conference with the Governor. In a short time Gov. Francis issued a pardon to the woman and she returned home with her baby and that ended the matter. But every time I took prisoners to the pen after that Mr. Morrison would laugh and say: "Well, Dameron, have you got any baby prisoners in that bunch?" Since writing the above, Mrs. Dallas has been released from jail and with her little two-year-old daughter sent to relatives in Kansas City where she expects to get employment, and I presume the criminal charges preferred against her for child desertion will probably be dismissed. Money was made up to defray her expenses to Kansas City. her six weeks old baby is being cared for in Moberly. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--Probate Judge Rollie Morris, seems to prefer men for his chief clerks rather than women, contrary to the course of Judge Vasse. Mr. Morris has appointed Attorney A. C. Gladney as his chief clerk at Moberly and Gilbert Minor as clerk of the Huntsville court. Mr. Minor is a son of Prof. Jake V. Minor, principal of the Huntsville High School, and was born and reared a few miles south of Huntsville and is a sterling young man. He possesses qualifications that will enable him to make an efficient clerk. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--A case of unusual interest was tried in Judge Vasse's Probate Court here last Tuesday week, December 21. John R. Long, aged 83, who died very suddenly at the home of Ernest Riley, a few miles from Huntsville, last September, was possessed of considerable property. John W. Derigne, northeast of Huntsville, was appointed administrator of the estate by Judge Vasse. Mrs. Emma Hodge of Milan, Mo., filed a claim in probate court against the Long estate for $3086 for board, nursing, etc., of the deceased. The administrator refused to approve the claim, hence the suit. Ms. Hodges was represented by attorney P. M. Marr, of Milan, Mo., and Hunter & Chamier appeared for the administrator. The trial was held in the circuit court room and attracted quite a crowd. The case was tried before a jury of twelve citizens, with Judge Vasse presiding. It was a hotly contested trial. The jury brought in a verdict signed by nine of them allowing the plaintiff $2000. An appeal was taken to the circuit court by the defendant. The following named citizens composed the jury: Hon. W. T. Heathman, w. M. White, W. E. Music, Ben Dameron, W. R. Bousman, W. T. Owens, Alex Shaw, Hall Bell, W. L. Summers, Robt. Hardister, J. P. Manuel and J. H. McDowell. Mr. Heathman was foreman of the jury. The administrator is a nephew of the deceased. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--Miss Nina Johnson, a splendid young lady, and efficient clerk and book-keeper for the W. Y. Terry Grocery company here, was married to Mr. H. D. Finnell of Moberly Sunday, December 26, at the Methodist parsonage in Clifton Hill by the pastor, the Rev. K. E. Davis. They will reside in Moberly. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--Married, Christmas day, at the parsonage, by the Rev. F. P. Davidson, Victor Theval and Miss Opal Hess, both of Moberly. Also Mr. Harvey Edgar of Jefferson City and Miss Elna Corbin, of Huntsville were joined in holy wedlock by the Rev. Mr. Davidson. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--Miss Beuna Heifner, aged 26, died at the home of her brother, Clarence Heifner, here Tuesday, December 27, of typhoid fever, after a short illness. She was a member of the Primitive Baptist church, and funeral services were held at Hickory Grove church, near Darksville, conducted by the Rev. Homer Huff. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--Mrs. Ella R. Martin, aged 65, devoted wife of H. C. (Shorty) Martin, died very suddenly at her home on E. Mulberry street here Monday afternoon, December 27, of heart failure. She had been busy all day with her household duties, and was apparently in her usual health up to about 5:00 o'clock, when she was stricken with heart trouble and died before her husband succeeded in getting a physician. She was born in this county on June 10, 1861, and was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theo Yowell, pioneers of the county. She was married to Henry C. Martin on April 28, 1892. Besides her husband she leaves one son, Claude Martin, of Clark; one sister, Mrs. Belle Brooking of this city, and four brothers, John K. and Orville Yowell of Huntsville; Virgil Yowell of St. Louis and Theo Yowell of Kansas City. She had been a devoted member of the Baptist church for many years. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. f. P. Davidson, assisted by the Rev. O. L. Hunt. Burial in the city cemetery. Thursday, 6 Jan 1927, Vol 40, No 35, Pg 2, Col 1-6--OUR HUNTSVILLE LETTER, By W. T. Dameron.--Eugene Lee of Armstrong, a young widower aged about 30, came to Huntsville September 9 (Old Settlers' Day) of last year to take in the exercises of the day but more particularly, on the lookout, I opine for some Huntsville or Randolph "sweetie," who might be matrimonially inclined. Well, he met and formed the acquaintance of Miss Mary Ethelyn Halley of this city, a high school girl, attractive and scarcely 16 years of age. It seems to have been a case of "love at first sight." Anyhow, courtship and engagement was the result. Miss Ethelyn's father, Earl Halley, objected to her marrying so young, and forbade Mr. Lee calling on his daughter. But they would meet at some friend's house unknown to her father and step-mother. At odd times during school days Miss Ethelyn clerked in Judge B. H. Shiflett's grocery store. Perhaps no one in town knew she was engaged to Mr. Lee. Christmas Eve she took part in the Christmas tree exercises at the Baptist church. Sunday following she secretly made ready to elope with Mr. Lee, and did so very cleverly, leaving a note to her parents stating that she was going to get married and would return to visit the family if her father would receive her husband, and if not she would not return either. She stated to a friend before leaving that they were going to Glasgow to get married, but that may have been a ruse. When she did not return home Sunday evening and her parents found the note, Mr. Halley got busy with Sheriff McCanne and Constable Bagby, declaring that he would "make it hot" for the officer who issued them license or the party or parties who made affidavit to his daughter's being of legal age. But the officers failed to get any trace of them. The Armstrong Herald of last week reported their marriage on Thursday following their elopement on Sunday, but did not state where they were married nor by whom. And that is all that is known of their wedding here. They are supposed to be at the groom's home at Armstrong. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.