This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/1111.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My daddy was born in Brunot and someone suggested that I try to contact other families who might have lived there. My grandmother died there and I am trying to find where and when she died. No records so far. Daddy's birth record says their name was Mitcalf. We have always spelled it Midkiff who knows perhaps the doctor or(whoever) just spelled like it sounded. Dad was b. 13 Jan 1887 and his mother Sarah Francis Henderson Mitcalf Midkiff died before 1905 when he remarried. Thanks!!!!!!!

PLEASE NOTE: My email address has changed to: ograndma@bmi.net, not as listed in the message below. Bettye or Melanie, will you please change my email address for me, to reflect the above email address, in the MISCELLANEOUS MYSTERY PHOTO site on the St. Francois County Website. Thank you..... Photo #1 - This group photo was submitted by Joyce "Nash" Wafford. Joyce advises that this photo was in a trunk belonging to her Grandmother Alice (Sutton) Nash which was given to her father, Alfred F. Nash, by his father, Jesse Clayborn Nash, before he passed away in Ironton, Iron County, Missouri in the 1940's. Joyce advises that Jesse Clayborn Nash was the son of Claiborne "Clabe" and Amanda "Mandy" Nash of Big River and Bonne Terre areas of St. Francois County, Missouri. The only thing she knows is that the photo is of NASH family members. She has been told that the girl seated on the left "looks" like Gilly Ann (Patterson) Nash, but Joyce has no confirmation of this. Gilly Ann (Patterson) Nash was the wife of Johnson Nash. She died in St. Francois County in March 1946 and is buried in the Iron Mountain Cemetery. Joyce knows that there are NASH, KETCHERSIDE, MOSES, AND DOGGETT family members who all lived in St. Francois County, along with many other related surnames. Joyce is hoping that someone will recognize this picture and be able to provide her with names of all or any of the persons in the photo. If you can help Joyce, please click on her name above to send her an e-mail.

Alana You need to go to the Iron County Message board and reply to the posting there. Notes on the message board automatically forward to this mailing list. http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iro n/mb.ashx

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It did not go through and I was told that was it. Alanna Scanlon <alannal@prodigy.net> wrote: Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:06:03 -0800 (PST) From: Alanna Scanlon <alannal@prodigy.net> Subject: Re: [MOIRON] Brushy Creek? To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com, moiron@rootsweb.com I do not know if this message will get to this person or not. My kin were born or died in the late 1800's in Mo. There are period where the b/d report was not required or the people did not report it anyway. My people were wealthy when the husband had his first family. Only one of the six children have b records. With the second family, most of whom were born prior to 1910. Three were born between Jan 1909 and Dec 1910. The one in the middle died almost at childbirth. The two who lived could not understand why there were no records. I once had a copy of a letter sent asking for b records when these two were young. The archieves can be looked at on-line now and see if there was anything at all. Some counties are worse than others. Alanna "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/1111.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My daddy was born in Brunot and someone suggested that I try to contact other families who might have lived there. My grandmother died there and I am trying to find where and when she died. No records so far. Daddy's birth record says their name was Mitcalf. We have always spelled it Midkiff who knows perhaps the doctor or(whoever) just spelled like it sounded. Dad was b. 13 Jan 1887 and his mother Sarah Francis Henderson Mitcalf Midkiff died before 1905 when he remarried. Thanks!!!!!!! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOIRON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I do not know if this message will get to this person or not. My kin were born or died in the late 1800's in Mo. There are period where the b/d report was not required or the people did not report it anyway. My people were wealthy when the husband had his first family. Only one of the six children have b records. With the second family, most of whom were born prior to 1910. Three were born between Jan 1909 and Dec 1910. The one in the middle died almost at childbirth. The two who lived could not understand why there were no records. I once had a copy of a letter sent asking for b records when these two were young. The archieves can be looked at on-line now and see if there was anything at all. Some counties are worse than others. Alanna "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/1111.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My daddy was born in Brunot and someone suggested that I try to contact other families who might have lived there. My grandmother died there and I am trying to find where and when she died. No records so far. Daddy's birth record says their name was Mitcalf. We have always spelled it Midkiff who knows perhaps the doctor or(whoever) just spelled like it sounded. Dad was b. 13 Jan 1887 and his mother Sarah Francis Henderson Mitcalf Midkiff died before 1905 when he remarried. Thanks!!!!!!! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOIRON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Middleton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/2376/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can anyone help get an obit for James Henry Middleton who died in Iron County on March 5, 1937. James Henry generally used the name Henry as his first name so obit may be listed under that first name. Thanks if anyone can help

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Middleton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/2375/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can anyone help get an obit for James Henry Middleton who died in Iron County on March 5, 1937. James Henry generally used the name Henry as his first name so obit may be listed under that first name. Thanks if anyone can help

I am from the Middleton family but I don't have that obit. chobbs@mail.win.org ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MOIRON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 8:55 PM Subject: [MOIRON] James Henry Middleton Obit from 1937 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Middleton > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/2376/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Can anyone help get an obit for James Henry Middleton who died in Iron > County on March 5, 1937. James Henry generally used the name Henry as his > first name so obit may be listed under that first name. Thanks if anyone > can help > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOIRON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/197.213.258/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dan, You may be interested in this Smith-Russell marriage: This article appeared in the Jefferson County Record, Jefferson County, MO on February 10, 1916. It was submitted by the Iron Co. Register. Jefferson County Teacher is Married in Africa ~Miss Kate RUSSELL, an Ex-Jefferson Co. Teacher and Rev. Plummer SMITH are Married at Luebo, Africa.~ Married - At Luebo, Africa, on December 7, 1915, Miss Kate RUSSELL to Rev. Plummer S, both Missionaries to Africa. It was what we might term a double wedding, as two ceremonies were required. At eight o'clock in the morning they went to the State Post, where took place the civil marriage, in the presence of a small wedding party, after which a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the Missionaries. At eight o'clock in the evening the religious ceremony was performed by Rev. MORRISON, at the church, in the presence of a large number of the Missionaries and 500 natives. Mrs. SMITH is the fourth and youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. RUSSELL. She is a graduate of the Cape Girardeau Normal. Mr. SMITH is the oldest son of Rev. Newton SMITH, who was for 5 years pastor of the Belleview Presbyterian Church, but now pastor in New Madrid, and is a graduate from Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. We wish them a long and happy wedded life. -Iron Co. Register

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/1092.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This article appeared in the Jefferson County Record, Jefferson County, MO on February 10, 1916. It was submitted by the Iron Co. Register Newspaper. Jefferson County Teacher is Married in Africa ~Miss Kate RUSSELL, an Ex-Jefferson Co. Teacher and Rev. Plummer SMITH are Married at Luebo, Africa.~ Married - At Luebo, Africa, on December 7, 1915, Miss Kate RUSSELL to Rev. Plummer S, both Missionaries to Africa. It was what we might term a double wedding, as two ceremonies were required. At eight o'clock in the morning they went to the State Post, where took place the civil marriage, in the presence of a small wedding party, after which a wedding breakfast was served at the home of the Missionaries. At eight o'clock in the evening the religious ceremony was performed by Rev. MORRISON, at the church, in the presence of a large number of the Missionaries and 500 natives. Mrs. SMITH is the fourth and youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. RUSSELL. She is a graduate of the Cape Girardeau Normal. Mr. SMITH is the oldest son of Rev. Newton SMITH, who was for 5 years pastor of the Belleview Presbyterian Church, but now pastor in New Madrid, and is a graduate from Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. We wish them a long and happy wedded life. -Iron Co. Register

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: King, Jones, Hickman, Arnett, Russell, Young and more. Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/2374/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Dad was Heiro [Harold] S. King son of Emma V. Jones-King and Andrew D. King. I would really like to have a picture of his brothers and sisters. I did not get to meet my Dad until 1977 and I did not go to Missouri until 1989. I have been working on my family tree and I am in need of pictures and information on Cousins and their families. My Aunt Leota has sent me some of our family members who were in the militry , but the only Aunts and Uncles I have a picture of is Ira, Howard, Neva and Leota. If you are cousins and have pictures you could send by e-mail I would be so grateful. I have many headstone pictures because My half brother John took me to many of the cemetiers and I took pictures but I miss some of the family. I only had four rolls of film. Does anyone have a picture of the Alcorn twins who died in July of 2006? Thak you KathleenGB

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hinkle and Kelley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/2373.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Well now how nice is this?!?!? Thanks a million Kay! I have Heritage Quest for all the census images except no 1930 Missouri images (wouldn't you know it and I live in Mo..lolo) so you need not send the images but thanks anyway! I sent my hubby to the newspaper library today and he finally found the obituary of Sylvia (Kelley) Hinkle. It did not give the childrens names but it did state there were 3 surviving. I just found the obituary for his second wife, Lola on the St. Francois Co [Mo] obituary database. It did not list any of her step-children which I thought was a little odd. Here is the link to view Lola Hinkle's obit in case any one is looking for her: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mackley/Library_obits_Jpegs/Obits_H_s/Obits_HI/HI_000262.jpg Kay you have been a huge help! Again, thank you! Gloria in MO.

Subj: Re: Croxton - Shepard/Kaolin  Date: 1/5/2007 8:42:50 PM Eastern Standard Time From: crittersrus@centurytel.net To: MehdiFakhar@aol.com thanks for your help! --------- -You're welcome. Larry has turned up more than I could! -Kay Larry, This is wonderful! I hadn't tried google - it certainly brought up different sites from those I found on other searches. I was amazed at how nice this family webpage was! The author is John Croxton, who happens to be the same gentleman asking about Walter Croxton and the pottery business developed by Shepard in Iron Co. John Croxton - Does your info on the webpage reflect the data to the best of your knowledge, or have you discovered additional information on Walter? I noticed that his death is listed as July 1861 in one area and July 1862 in another. This 1861-62 date range, plus the fact that an IL burial is listed for him makes me believe that the burial in IL is only a memorial next to his wife's burial. I want to be certain that you are still trying to get to the bottom of what actually happened to the remains of the deceased employees of the potteries in Iron County, including Walter Croxton, Jr. and that you hope to find out more about the Iron Co. pottery business and place of attack by the bushwackers. If you have never joined a mailing list, I will gladly assist you in doing so, because I highly recommend that you subscribe to this Iron Co. list. This is the area where you will most likely find the answers you seek. [Fingers crossed!] Your family webpage was very well done and I am envious! (-: Other surnames you have listed there are names I recognize from a bit of earlier exploring. It makes sense to now know that they are related surnames. -Kay {MehdiFakhar@aol.com} From: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl/wcroxton.html > 4.  WALTER2 CROXTON, JR. (WALTER1) was born January 29, 1820 in > Staffordshire, England, and died July 1862 in Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri.  He > married SARAH PARKS Abt. 1846 in Staffordshire, England.  She was born May 01, > 1821 in England, and died March 21, 1901 in Schuyler Co., Illinois. > > Notes for WALTER CROXTON, JR.: > There is no record of Walter, Jr. going to Oregon. > He lived in Iron County, Missouri. > > More About WALTER CROXTON, JR.: > Burial: Abt. 1861, Messerer Cemetery, Frederick Twp., Schuyler Co., IL > <FONT COLOR="#000000" BACK="#ffffff" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANNotes for SARAH PARKS: Returned with 5 children to Schuyler County after Walter's death.  Lived in Bainbridge Twp. More About SARAH PARKS: Burial: Messerer Cemetery, Frederick Twp., Schuyler County, Illinois -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 1/5/2007 5:51:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, lshr@charter.net writes: > > Hello > > I did a google search and within a minute found a family history on this > man. I didn't spend a lot of time looking at it but it does sat that Walter was > killed in 1861/62 and is buried in Messerer Cemetery, Frederick Township, > Schuyler County, IL. > > Larry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.iron/2373.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Gloria, I think this is the them. 1910 Union, Iron, Missouri HINKLE (Amkle) Grover 25 Sylvia 20 Clarence 8/12 It looks like Grover remarried after Sylvia's 1916 death. 1920 Benton, Wayne, MissourHINKLE: Louis G. 34 Lola O. 20 Clarence E. 9 Norvell 7 Eula M. 4 All three of these children were born prior to Sylvia's death. 1930 St Francois, St Francois, MissourHINKLE Grover 45 Lola A. 31 Norva 17 Eula 15 Charles L. 4 2/12 Norva is listed as a son, so this must be Norvell. Grover & Lola may have had other children in addition to Charles L. after the 1930 census.... WWI Draft Registration: Lewis Grover Hinkle 5 Feb 1885 White Wayne, MO This is dated Sept 1918 and Lola is listed as his wife. I will send the image to your email. If you don't receive it, please email me at MehdiFakhar@aol.com -Kay, FL

Gloria, I think this is them. 1910 Union, Iron, Missouri HINKLE (Amkle) Grover 25 Sylvia 20 Clarence 8/12 It looks like Grover remarried after Sylvia's 1916 death. 1920 Benton, Wayne, Missouri HINKLE: Louis G. 34 Lola O. 20 Clarence E. 9 Norvell 7 Eula M. 4 All three of these children were born prior to Sylvia's death. 1930 St Francois, St Francois, Missouri HINKLE Grover 45 Lola A. 31 Norva 17 Eula 15 Charles L. 4 2/12 Norva is listed as a son, so this must be Norvell. Grover & Lola may have had other children in addition to Charles L. after the 1930 census.... WWI Draft Registration: Lewis Grover Hinkle 5 Feb 1885 White Wayne, MO This is dated Sept 1918 and Lola is listed as his wife. I will send the image to your email. If you don't receive it, please email me at MehdiFakhar@aol.com -Kay, FL ---------------------- Subj: Re: [MOIRON] Looking for the children of Grover Hinkle and Sylvia(Kelley) Hin...  Date: 1/5/2007 5:13:25 PM Eastern Standard Time Here's one - Kay, FL 1910 Union, Iron, Missouri HINKLE (Amkle) Grover 25 Sylvia 20 Clarence 8/12 In a message dated 1/4/2007 10:26:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, soulard2@sbcglobal.net writes: > > I just happen to know that there are several Hinkle families in > Fredericktown.  The mother was a Kelley from the Des Arc area.  They were > related to some friends of mine.  I'm not sure this is any help but some > phone calls might lead you in the right direction.  To my knowledge none of > them would see this board. > > Karen Carty > St. Louis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <MOIRON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:46 PM > Subject: [MOIRON] Looking for the children of Grover Hinkle and > Sylvia(Kelley) Hinkle. > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.> > >Surnames: HINKLE, KELLEY, LOWE > >Message Board Post: > > > >Hi all, > > > >Does anyone know where I can find a listing of the children of Grover and > >Sylvia Hinkle of Des Arc, Iron Co.,Mo., if there are any? > > > >Sylvia is the daughter of my great aunt AND uncle, LAURA(LOWE)and JOHN > >KELLY that I never knew existed until I found her in the Missouri State > >Archives Death Certificates database recently. I have included the link > >below to view the COD of Sylvia (Kelley) Hinkle: > > > > > http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type=basic&tLName=Hinkle&tFName=Sylvia&sCounty=all&tYear= > > > >Thanks, > > > >Gloria JP Griffitts >

Here's one - Kay, FL 1910 Union, Iron, Missouri HINKLE (Amkle) Grover 25 Sylvia 20 Clarence 8/12 In a message dated 1/4/2007 10:26:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, soulard2@sbcglobal.net writes: > > I just happen to know that there are several Hinkle families in > Fredericktown. The mother was a Kelley from the Des Arc area. They were > related to some friends of mine. I'm not sure this is any help but some > phone calls might lead you in the right direction. To my knowledge none of > them would see this board. > > Karen Carty > St. Louis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: <MOIRON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:46 PM > Subject: [MOIRON] Looking for the children of Grover Hinkle and > Sylvia(Kelley) Hinkle. > > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > >Surnames: HINKLE, KELLEY, LOWE > >Classification: queries > > > >Message Board URL: > > > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mis > souri.counties.iron/2373/mb.ashx > > > >Message Board Post: > > > >Hi all, > > > >Does anyone know where I can find a listing of the children of Grover and > >Sylvia Hinkle of Des Arc, Iron Co.,Mo., if there are any? > > > >Sylvia is the daughter of my great aunt AND uncle, LAURA(LOWE)and JOHN > >KELLY that I never knew existed until I found her in the Missouri State > >Archives Death Certificates database recently. I have included the link > >below to view the COD of Sylvia (Kelley) Hinkle: > > > > > http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/results.asp?type=basic&tLName=Hinkle&tFName=Sylvia&sCounty=all&tYear= > > > >Thanks, > > > >Gloria JP Griffitts > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >MOIRON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOIRON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of the message >

I am passing along a note from the Washington Co. mailing list since it also involves Iron Co. An archived query regarding the matter was posted back in 2001. At this time, the request can be simplied somewhat, I think... Would anyone who is able, be kind enough to check their available resources, at home or library, in order to assist this gentleman? Thanks, Kay ----- John Croxton [EMail: IronMtnRR1860@aol.com] is searching for 1850's and 1860's information on: * Walter CROXTON, Birth: abt 1822; Place: England -and- * The pottery businesses that existed during this time in the towns of Kaolin (renamed Shepard) and Foote. * What happened to the employees who were injured or killed by the bushwackers at the time the potteries were destroyed in 1862? Walter CROXTON moved his family moved from Rushville, Schuyler Co, IL to Kaolin, [Washington/Iron Co,] MO in the first half of the 1850's... Walter CROXTON was a potter at one of these town potteries, located about 8 miles apart: Kaolin {Named for the clay; this town was renamed Shepard after 1860} -and- Foote Walter CROXTON purchased 120 acres located between Shepard (Kaolin) & Foote and within walking distance of both potteries. It is believed Walter was killed by bushwackers in 1862, at age 42, along with the other employees at the time the potteries were destroyed/burned. Walter's wife, Sarah and their 5 children (and possibly a Parks brother to Sarah) fled the area, and returned to Rushville, IL in 1862. Sometime after the 1860 census, the town name of Kaolin, Iron Co., was changed to Shepard, after the prominent citizen and educator, Ehilu Shepard. Elihu Shepard: * 1848 Elihu Shepard came to Iron (Washington) County from St. Louis.  He purchased 5,000 acres of land in Kaolin township in the western part of Iron County and there developed a pottery. He was forced to abandon the premises during the Civil War until 1866.  In more recent years this has been known as the John Swift farm. * Elihu Shepard, the professor from St. Louis who built a pottery in Kaolin, hired 16 potters from Staffordshire England. Goods were shipped to St Louis via the Iron Mtn Railway in 1860. * Shepard Accelerated school was named in 1905 for Elihu H. Shepard, founder of the Missouri Historical Society. By Feb. 1857, Iron County was formed from part of Washington Co. - Records on the CROXTON family, particularly after 1857, will be recorded in Iron Co. records. 1860 Kaolin, Iron, Missouri Post Office: Pine Grove CROXTON: Walter, age 40 abt 1820 Birthplace: England Sarah (nee Parks), age 40 Frederick, age 15 Henery/Henry, age 14 Ann, age 12 Mary, age 10 Walter, age 8 Any of these publications may provide information on the potteries and/or the individuals employed there. Does anyone have access to them? http://www.rootsweb.com/~moicgs/newsletter.html * PAST AND PRESENT - A history of Iron County Missouri 1857 - 1994 Vol. I -By The Iron Co. Historical Society - 1995 * A SUMMER IN ARCADIA VALLEY - The Iron County Register - June 26, 1890 * IRON COUNTY MEMORIES -  Listing of the Iron Co Cemeteries, names and dates. By Jeanette Henson McClure * EARLY HISTORY OF THE ARCADIA VALLEY - By C. S. Russell * 1981 STUDY OF ARCADIA * HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF WASHINGTON, IRON, ST. FRANCOIS and ST. GENEVIEVE CO. MO - By J. T. Miles - 1937 * BOOK ON WASHINGTON COUNTY THAT COVERS PART OF IRON COUNTY * The Autobiography of Elihu H. Shepard (St. Louis: G. Knapp & Co., 1869.) * The diary of Elihu Shepard * 1858+ Ironton Furnace Newspaper published at Ironton by James A. Lindsey Below is the original note posted on the Washington Co mailing list: Hello Folks, I just loved your web site on Washington County. I was wondering about something. There was a town called Foote and another Called Kaolin, {not the Township} it was located not far from Caladoina during the Civil War. However during that time the counties were different than they are now. Today those towns would be in Iron County. Here is my question, My great great grandfather was a potter from England, The census puts him in the Arcidia Valley in 1860. There were two pottery's operating at that time, one in Kaolin {Named for the clay} and one in Foote about 8 miles apart, I found he bought 120 acers with in walking distance from the two potteries. Foote is no longer there, but old maps show this place; Kaolin's name was changed to Shepard when Elihu Shepard bought the town. {a proffessor from St. Louis} {he built a pottery and hired 16 potters from Staffordshire England} {then ship the goods to St Louis via the Iron Mtn Railway in 1860} Bushwckers: I believe he was killed along with other potters in 1862 {16 families worked in Kaolin/Shepard} Elihu abandoned the potters and later reported that both potteries were burned to the ground during the war. He had 5 children and a wife, they all survived and moved back to Rushville Illinois straight away. He was only 42 years old. I have looked for him and anything about the potteries, what happened, I'll probably never know. But he was amidst the cahos of the war. I have searched for anything I could find, I dont even know where he is burried and I am deeply saddened, I know his wife &children left his body behind, somewhere out there... He was my great grandfather. I would give anything to know what might have happened to him, or about the name of the potteries or anything about the potteries or who did the killing and massacre at the potteries. Or a photograph or anything, I am now 83 years old, can you possibly help me? His name was Walter Croxton Jr. and his wife was Sarah Parks, Sarah may have had a brother with her named Parks. I so want to find something before I am put in the grave myself, and my search continues... Thank you ever so kindly, Your fan, John Croxton

Hello I did a google search and within a minute found a family history on this man. I didn't spend a lot of time looking at it but it does sat that Walter was killed in 1861/62 and is buried in Messerer Cemetery, Frederick Township, Schuyler County, IL. Larry ---- MehdiFakhar@aol.com wrote: > I am passing along a note from the Washington Co. mailing list since it also > involves Iron Co. > An archived query regarding the matter was posted back in 2001. At this > time, the request can be simplied somewhat, I think... > > Would anyone who is able, be kind enough to check their available resources, > at home or library, in order to assist this gentleman? > Thanks, Kay > ----- > John Croxton [EMail: IronMtnRR1860@aol.com] is searching for 1850's and > 1860's information on: > * Walter CROXTON, Birth: abt 1822; Place: England > -and- > * The pottery businesses that existed during this time in the towns of Kaolin > (renamed Shepard) and Foote. > * What happened to the employees who were injured or killed by the > bushwackers at the time the potteries were destroyed in 1862? > > Walter CROXTON moved his family moved from Rushville, Schuyler Co, IL to > Kaolin, [Washington/Iron Co,] MO in the first half of the 1850's... > > Walter CROXTON was a potter at one of these town potteries, located about 8 > miles apart: > Kaolin {Named for the clay; this town was renamed Shepard after 1860} > -and- > Foote > > Walter CROXTON purchased 120 acres located between Shepard (Kaolin) & Foote > and within walking distance of both potteries. > > It is believed Walter was killed by bushwackers in 1862, at age 42, along > with the other employees at the time the potteries were destroyed/burned. > Walter's wife, Sarah and their 5 children (and possibly a Parks brother to > Sarah) fled the area, and returned to Rushville, IL in 1862. > > Sometime after the 1860 census, the town name of Kaolin, Iron Co., was > changed to Shepard, after the prominent citizen and educator, Ehilu Shepard. > Elihu Shepard: > * 1848 Elihu Shepard came to Iron (Washington) County from St. Louis.  He > purchased 5,000 acres of land in Kaolin township in the western part of Iron > County and there developed a pottery. He was forced to abandon the premises during > the Civil War until 1866.  In more recent years this has been known as the > John Swift farm. > * Elihu Shepard, the professor from St. Louis who built a pottery in Kaolin, > hired 16 potters from Staffordshire England. Goods were shipped to St Louis > via the Iron Mtn Railway in 1860. > * Shepard Accelerated school was named in 1905 for Elihu H. Shepard, founder > of the Missouri Historical Society. > > By Feb. 1857, Iron County was formed from part of Washington Co. > - Records on the CROXTON family, particularly after 1857, will be recorded > in Iron Co. records. > > 1860 Kaolin, Iron, Missouri > Post Office: Pine Grove > CROXTON: > Walter, age 40 abt 1820 Birthplace: England > Sarah (nee Parks), age 40 > Frederick, age 15 > Henery/Henry, age 14 > Ann, age 12 > Mary, age 10 > Walter, age 8 > > Any of these publications may provide information on the potteries and/or the > individuals employed there. > Does anyone have access to them? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~moicgs/newsletter.html > * PAST AND PRESENT - A history of Iron County Missouri 1857 - 1994 Vol. I -By > The Iron Co. Historical Society - 1995 > * A SUMMER IN ARCADIA VALLEY - The Iron County Register - June 26, 1890 > * IRON COUNTY MEMORIES -  Listing of the Iron Co Cemeteries, names and dates. > By Jeanette Henson McClure > * EARLY HISTORY OF THE ARCADIA VALLEY - By C. S. Russell > * 1981 STUDY OF ARCADIA > * HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF WASHINGTON, IRON, ST. FRANCOIS and ST. GENEVIEVE CO. > MO - By J. T. Miles - 1937 > * BOOK ON WASHINGTON COUNTY THAT COVERS PART OF IRON COUNTY > * The Autobiography of Elihu H. Shepard (St. Louis: G. Knapp & Co., 1869.) > * The diary of Elihu Shepard > * 1858+ Ironton Furnace Newspaper published at Ironton by James A. Lindsey > > Below is the original note posted on the Washington Co mailing list: > > Hello Folks, > I just loved your web site on Washington County. I was wondering about > something. > There was a town called Foote and another Called Kaolin, {not the Township} > it was located not far from Caladoina during the Civil War. However during that > time the counties were different than they are now. Today those towns would > be in Iron County. > > Here is my question, My great great grandfather was a potter from England, > The census puts him in the Arcidia Valley in 1860. There were two pottery's > operating at that time, one in Kaolin {Named for the clay} and one in Foote about > 8 miles apart, I found he bought 120 acers with in walking distance from the > two potteries. Foote is no longer there, but old maps show this place; > Kaolin's name was changed to Shepard when Elihu Shepard bought the town. {a > proffessor from St. Louis} {he built a pottery and hired 16 potters from Staffordshire > England} {then ship the goods to St Louis via the Iron Mtn Railway in 1860} > > Bushwckers: I believe he was killed along with other potters in 1862 {16 > families worked in Kaolin/Shepard} Elihu abandoned the potters and later reported > that both potteries were burned to the ground during the war. He had 5 > children and a wife, they all survived and moved back to Rushville Illinois straight > away. He was only 42 years old. I have looked for him and anything about the > potteries, what happened, I'll probably never know. But he was amidst the > cahos of the war. I have searched for anything I could find, I dont even know > where he is burried and I am deeply saddened, I know his wife &children left his > body behind, somewhere out there... > > He was my great grandfather. I would give anything to know what might have > happened to him, or about the name of the potteries or anything about the > potteries or who did the killing and massacre at the potteries. Or a photograph or > anything, I am now 83 years old, can you possibly help me? His name was Walter > Croxton Jr. and his wife was Sarah Parks, Sarah may have had a brother with > her named Parks. I so want to find something before I am put in the grave > myself, and my search continues... > > Thank you ever so kindly, > Your fan, John Croxton > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOIRON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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