Traci - Just a short note. Anne Siler and I found in Salt Lake the proof that Jacob Chism was the father of Sarah Chism md to John Williams. They were in the probate files in the distribution records. I have it somewhere = I will have to dig it out. But she was named (and John Williams her husband was also named) in two of the reports for distribution - I think I remember that one had to do with partitioning the slaves. I have found in my Ancestry database for marriages two marriages for a Mahala Williams - one was in Howard Co to Howard Chism whom we have talked about; the second was in Boone Co to Martin Amos 8 Nov 1835. I have no idea who she was. The reason I believe that Howard Chism married the Mahala Williams who was the daughter of Colden is that his sister Sarah Chism married Mahala's brother John. I have relooked at the record from the Chism Bible which several people (including myself) used for the death date of Mahala Williams Chism. What I see now is "Mahala Chism Departed this life --------- 1837 aged 3 years" There is a spot before the 3 but it does not look to me as if there was a number before it. Could this Mahala have been a child of someone? I can scan this for anyone who is interested. I am sure that Mahala died before Howard married Emily Cline (maybe Young) 16 May 1850. I wonder - if Howard died before the 1860 census, could Emily have moved back to Cooper County where her family probably was? Perhaps I should look there for the Chism children and Emily. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Traci Wilson-Kleekamp" <twilsonklee@earthlink.net> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD-L] Howard Chism and children > Beth et. al.. > > Yes -- I have Mahala Williams and Howard Chism in Morgan Co., -- Here's > an email I received from a fellow researcher the last time we had this > discussion: > > Traci: > I have Mahala Williams, last daughter of Colden Williams b May 15, > 1815 in Ky (probably Barren County) and died before 1850 in Cooper > County. Howard Seth Chism b 1806 and died Cooper County. They were > married Feb 13, 1831 (could be Feb 15 as I have seen this date from > others) in Howard County, Mo. They had 6 children Colden b Abt. 1831; > Mary Abt 1833; Sarah Abt 1835; Priscilla Abt 1839; Cornelia Abt 1842 and > Sarah Abt 1847 (2 Sarah's with different dates)e Census for Morgan > County,(Cooper) MO. however I have not checked this. > John Calhoun Williams definitely married Sarah Chism and they lived > in Bonne Femme TWP, Howard County, Mo. They are both buried at New Hope > Cemetery in Howard County. The Cemetery and Church are located in the > eastern part of the county, south of Higbee, MO. and I can give you an > exact location if you are interested. Also their children. Please let > me know if there is anything else that I might have. I still don't > understand how Sara Chism ended up getting married to John in Howard > County when the rest of the family was in Cooper County also I haven't > been able to prove that she is the daughter of Jacob?? Checked Jacob's > will that you were kind enough to post but no mention is made of Sarah > however she and her husband John Williams would not have been a part of > the court proceedings if she was not Jacob's daughter. Thank you for > sharing all the data that you have worked for. Again, let me know if I > can be of any further help. Lou Myers > > AND: > Yes Howard Seth Chism was married twice according to info that I have > No. 1 Mahala Williams, Feb. 15 1831 and No. 2 Emily Cline after > 1847.(Mahala's last child was born in 1847) As to the travel between > Cooper County and Howard Countyin 1830 when John C. Williams and Sara G. > Chism were married. This was before any railroads had been built and > most of the trails and stage coach lines were east west in this part of > the country. The north - south trip and river crossing would have been > difficult to say the least. They were living about 20 miles west of > Fayette in the northeastern part of Howard County so my guess is that it > was probably a hundred miles or more on horseback or 4 to 5 days each > way for a visit. > > Here is Jacob Chism's will: > http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/jchism.jpg > I also have the will of John Langdon Chism who married Frances Cooper > > These chisms are descendents of James Chism and Priscilla Howard > http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/w/Roy-J-Howard/GENE1-0003.htm l > > By the way -- Howard's father Jacob Chism was a minister of Big Rock > Primative Baptist Church in Morgan CO., MO. I have the church records > for several years if anyone is interested in a look up... these families > that we've been talking about above. > > traci wilson-kleekamp > >