This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bumpus Lattin Dillon Long Johnson Hart Conlee Shea McGuire Taylor Gardner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1MB.2ACI/2065 Message Board Post: Can someone tell me where to look for or who has the death records for the Carthage area for deaths in the 1870's I have been researching the Lattin family and find some of the remaining stones in the Sidensticker Graveyard are of Lattin family members. Dimk (Dimmick) Lattin 1800-Feb 2, 1872, Ruth Lattin Sept,1853-Sept 1868, Asher Lattin 1837or8-Nov59 and L S Lattin no dates. I suspect one of the missing stones was for Catherine Bumpus, daughter of Dimmick Lattin and Serena (or Cyrenia) Lattin, wife of Dimmick. Both of these women died between 1870 and 1880. The Lattin farm was on the Spring river and during a flood in May 27 1872 a 5' high wall of water came down the river from a rain storm in Laurance Co the night before, causing considerable damage to everything in its path. Catherine is said to have drowned in a flood but no date or place was passed down in the family. Based on the above information, I suspect Catherine Bumpus drowned in the flood of May 72 or during t! he next disterous flood on July 29, 1875 that is said to have been four feet higher than that of 72.(HISTORY OF JASPER CO MO, 1876). I also beleive her mother Serena Lattin died in one of these floods and that some of the missing head stones were for them. The 1876 plat book of Jasper Co shows Dimmick's son George Lattin owning a farm of 200 acres including 40 acres that Dimmick purchased in 1854, so I know the family was still there 76 and Catherines husband Samuel Bumpus died there in 1885. The Sidensticker dates conflict with information that is said to have come from Coleen Belk's book but I have photo's of the head stones and records to support the dates I have used. I don't have a copy of Coleen's book for confirmation. The information about the floods is from a transcription. Thank you

I recently spoke to a very nice gentleman at the old records center in Carthage. He was very kind and helpful. You can contact them at 417-359-1100 or 125 N. Lincoln in Carthage. I'm not sure which department this will put you thru to as it came on a letter head. There's 3 names on it: Jim Lobbey, Steve Weldon archivist and Doris. She wrote the letter in response to my call. If you call this number just ask them to put you thru to the old records room and they will. ----- Original Message ----- From: <marlowb@netzero.net> To: <MOJASPER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4:41 PM Subject: [MOJASPER] Lattin Family in Carthage > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Bumpus Lattin Dillon Long Johnson Hart Conlee Shea McGuire Taylor Gardner > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/1MB.2ACI/2065 > > Message Board Post: > > Can someone tell me where to look for or who has the death records for the Carthage area for deaths in the 1870's I have been researching the Lattin family and find some of the remaining stones in the Sidensticker Graveyard are of Lattin family members. Dimk (Dimmick) Lattin 1800-Feb 2, 1872, Ruth Lattin Sept,1853-Sept 1868, Asher Lattin 1837or8-Nov59 and L S Lattin no dates. I suspect one of the missing stones was for Catherine Bumpus, daughter of Dimmick Lattin and Serena (or Cyrenia) Lattin, wife of Dimmick. Both of these women died between 1870 and 1880. The Lattin farm was on the Spring river and during a flood in May 27 1872 a 5' high wall of water came down the river from a rain storm in Laurance Co the night before, causing considerable damage to everything in its path. Catherine is said to have drowned in a flood but no date or place was passed down in the family. Based on the above information, I suspect Catherine Bumpus drowned in the flood of May 72 or during t! > he next disterous flood on July 29, 1875 that is said to have been four feet higher than that of 72.(HISTORY OF JASPER CO MO, 1876). I also beleive her mother Serena Lattin died in one of these floods and that some of the missing head stones were for them. The 1876 plat book of Jasper Co shows Dimmick's son George Lattin owning a farm of 200 acres including 40 acres that Dimmick purchased in 1854, so I know the family was still there 76 and Catherines husband Samuel Bumpus died there in 1885. > The Sidensticker dates conflict with information that is said to have come from Coleen Belk's book but I have photo's of the head stones and records to support the dates I have used. I don't have a copy of Coleen's book for confirmation. The information about the floods is from a transcription. > Thank you > > >