Andrea: This Johnston family lived in Pawnee Oklahoma, they moved there from Arkansas. It is where Willis took Minnie to die when she was at the end. Her father was Wimple Johnston born in 1872, and her mother was Lucy Mae Thomas. Thats all I know about them. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Heslin" <ann1965@columbus.rr.com> To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <mojasper@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] Willis Raymond ADAMS - "Willis" > Now that name of Johnston and town of Monett, Barry county has perked my > interest big time. What do you know of that Johnston family? I have been > trying to find out who my dad's stepmother's family was and she either > never knew or has never said much. Her name was Virginia Mae Johnston > and she first married someone with the last name of Storm which was very > brief before going to Joplin and then marrying my grandfather Everett R. > Schreiner when she was 16. I have been told she had an older brother and > they lost contact early on and she also may have lived with an aunt > while growing up. Any insight if you have it on Johnston of Monett, > Barry, Mo would be greatly appreciated. > > Andrea Heslin > > -----Original Message----- > From: mojasper-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mojasper-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > gc-gateway@rootsweb.com > Sent: 2008-07-10 01:03 AM > To: MOJASPER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] Willis Raymond ADAMS - "Willis" > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: rosebudadams > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counti > es.jasper/4962.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I dont know, mine was Rosa Catheirne Smith and Smith was her married > name, she was an Adams originally. And she was born in Dekalb Co, MO. > Her husband Alba Curt Smith died in 1929 in Pawhuska,Pawnee, OK. She is > my hubbys g grandmother, the mother of Willis R Adams. I see that there > must have been more than one WIllis R Adams in Jasper Co. The license is > for him and Frances N. Holbert. But, it was in 1966. Unless he was being > very sneaky and also a bigamist it couldnt have been him. He was living > in Monett, in Berry Co, MO at that time an married to Minnie Mae > Johnston. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJASPER-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 > MOJASPER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >