This is the cemetery located in Pevely, in the new industrial court. The cemetery was there for a long time & a lot of stones are gone. Some graves just have rocks for location markers. There are a lot of people buried here. Christ Burkhardt_ 5 / 22 / 1858 - 6 / 28 / 1913. Molly Drinnen_ Died August 1921. (A concrete stone & foot marker that is completely worn away) Maggie M. Greenlee_ 1874 - 1926. Elijah L. Greenlee_ 1864 - 1938. Myrtle J. Drinen_ 1904 - 1927.(Wife & Mother) Frank Marler_ 6 / 3 / 1882 - 8 / 8 / 1957.(Father) Carrie Ann Marler_ 6 / 21 / 1887 - 5 / 8 / 1932.(Wife, Mother & Grandmother) George Marler_ 1929 - 1931. Christina Marler_ 1920 - 1931. Philip T. Marler_ 1866 - 1932. Douglas C._ Son of T. N. & M. Keith. Died 3 / 4 / 1896. 1 year 4 months 18 days. Irvin Held_ 1916 - 1917. Logan Reece_ 1867 - 1931. Lilly Bell Ellis_ 2 / 2 / 1882 - 2 / 3 / 1892. Edward Lee Ellis_ 12 / 8 / 1882 - 2 / 3 / 1892. Elder R._ Son of N. & C. Keith. 9 / 2 / 1873 - 4 / 19 / 1893. Winfred M. Potter_ 1903 - 1935. Ida M. Keeby_ 1855 - 1925. WMT Parrish_ 1854 - 1928. Louis Jeude_ 8 / 29 / 1838 - 9 / 10 / 1898. William Walter Wolff_ 10 / 23 / 1881 - 3 / 18 / 1889. (This stone was erected by the Herrington family in June of 1999. it says: In memory of the slaves and descendants buried in these two unmarked rows.) Jack L. Fuchs_ 5 / 15 / 1951 - 6 / 28 / 1988. (This stone was placed here in memory of Jack, for his restoration of this cemetery. His body was donated to science.) William H. Cole_ 1870 - 1943. Annie K. Cole_ 1871 - 1955. Virginia Ogle_ 9 / 16 / 1837 - 3 / 22 / 1920. Thomas Ogle_ 4 / 18 / 1828 - 11 / 7 / 1892. Elizabeth A._ Wife of J. W. Ballard. 1858 - 1935. James W. Ballard_ 1864 - 1950. (A stone that is slanted & worn. The name Elizabeth is there, but the rest is ?) Bartholomew Herrington_ 4 / 10 / 1740 - 9 / 28 / 1821. 82 years. A plaque is located on the front of the grave stating that he was a Revolutionary War soldier. DAR. Elizabeth Herrington_ Died 3 / 16 / 1817. 90 years. Joshua Herrington_ 5 / 27 / 1800 - 9 / 14 / 1883. Sarah Herrington_ 4 / 26 / 1800 - 10 / 15 / 1868. (Sarah was moved from Belews Creek cemetery in 1988 & buried here. There is a plaque on the front of here grave that states that she was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier, William Drennan. DAR.) Daniel H. Cadwallader_ 1868 - 1886. Mary F. Cadwallader_ 1836 - 1903. Charles Cadwallader_ 1814 - 1887. Charles W. Cadwallader_ 1857 - 1886. Infant_ 8 / 30 / 1891 - 8 / 31 / 1891. Ethel S._ 1 / 16 / 1888 - 7 / 30 / 1888. (Children of John & Josie St. John) Jennie_ Daughter of John & Josephine St. John 1 / 31 / 1898 - 7 / 10 / 1901. Mary C. Raney_ Died 9 / 20 / 1910. 78 years 7 months 20 days. Emma Goode (Nee) Foster_ 8 / 22 / 1854 - 2 / 2 / 1908. Josh Yeida_ 8 / 19 / 1850 - 1 / 5 / 1910. August Foosey_ 8 / 15 / 1852 - 8 / 10 / 1933. (Infant, the name is worn) 1 / 21 / 1861 - 11 / 2 / 1861. Evans_ 1862 - 1874. Alex ?_ 11 / 20 or 22 / 1882 - 3 / 16 / 1887. (This is probably a Foster child, because there is concrete border around this one & some Foster stones.) Edna Foster_ 10 / 14 / 1883 - 3 / 25 / 1931. Alex H. Foster_ 1859 - 19(No date written here) Millie Foster_ 1863 - 1929. ( I do not think Alex is buried here, because the lack of the date, but I could be wrong) James F. Foster_ 10 / 9 / 1815 - 11 / 5 / 1887. James Foster_ 1 / 25 / 1771 - 1 / 3 / 1867. Mary Foster_ 1 / 26 / 1791? - (This stone is very hard to read & there is a death date, but I could not read it.) (This stone is broken & the name is very hard to read, but it was a male, I'm pretty sure.) 7 / 21 / 1822 - 7 / 21 / 1865. 42 years 7 months 1 day. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

This one is located off of old Highway CC in Festus. There are many graves here & I know more are in here, than remaining stones. I have heard this cemetery referred to as Mt. Olive Cemetery also. It has been forgotten for some time & someone has been cutting trees & piling the brush on top of some of the stones. It is very hard to reach most of these graves during the Spring & Summer due to overgrowth. Roy J. Janis_ 12 / 8 / 1900 - 4 / 25 / 1952. Joseph A. Herzog_ 1895 - 1928. William H. Culton_ 1892 - 1962? Blondell Charleston_ 4 / 2 / 1924 - 4 / 19 / 1943. Mandi Ross_ 1855 - 1928. Ider Logan_ 1888 - 1928. Jerry M. Taylor_ 1875 - 1933. Bernard J. Bingham_ 10 / 30 / 1904 - 6 / 1 / 1963. Clara Belle Bingham_ 7 / 21 / 1920 - 7 / 9 / 1955. Mary Oliva Bingham_ 3 / 30 / 1903 - 9 / 5 / 1948. Michael Glynn Herrington_ Born & died 1969. Rodney M. Herrington_ Born & died 1961. Lydia Casey_ 6 / 16 / 1877 - 6 / 19 / 1950 (Mother) Joseph M. Casey_ 1872 - 1943. John H. Casey_ 9 / 7 / 1895 - 6 / 11 / 1944. Lewatha A. Spicer_ 7 / 4 / 1912 - 4 / 29 / 1953. Oliver Tammons_ 1904 - 1933. Carrie E. Gill_ 1911 - 1954. Alvin Charles Cook_ Mo. PVT 24 INF 25 INF DIV Korea. 9 / 18 / 1930 - 4 / 13 / 1951. Dianna L. Cook_ 1961 - 1962. Ford S. Keaton_ 1885 - 1930 (Husband of Augustine) Charley Swink_ 1855 - 1929 (Father) Bessie H. Brown_ 1886 - 1954. Blanche B. Matthews_ 1897 - 1953. Lula Wilson_ 1875 - 1955. Dempster Oneil_ 1899 - 1953. Jennie Virginia Mosby_ 9 / 8 / 1878 - 11 / 4 / 1956. Albert L. Spicer_ 3 / 14 / 1910 - 2 / 17 / 1953. Walter A. Bland_ 1876 - 1959. Bernice B. Bland_ 1914 - 1946. Mary L. Bland_ 3 / 3 / 1883 - 12 / 8 / 1950. Alex Maul_ 1865 - 1946. Mary J. James_ Died 8 / 8 / 1935. Joseph J. James_ Died 12 / 25 / 1947. Zack Gray_ 8 / 27 / 1882 - 2 / 14 / 1907 (K of P) Knights of Pythias? Josie_ Wife of Ben Evans 7 / 7 / 1885 - 4 / 3 / 1933. Mandy Griffen_ 1882 - 1940. Vangeline Harris_ 1936 - 1937.(Granddaughter) Mary Harris_ 1893 - 1935.(Grandmother) Allen_ Husband of Mary Harris Died 8 / 6 / 1933. Chas M. McGuire_ 1 / 3 / 1904 - 1 / 11 / 1904. Hellen McGire_ 2 / 22 / 1907 - 4 / 16 / 1908. Toriza G. Parker_ 7 / 28 / 1879 - 5 / 30 / 1903. Edith Bell Parker_ Died 10 / 1 / 1908. Louisa Parker_ 1837 - 1922.(Mother) Charlotta Harris_ 7 / 21 / 1855 - 10 / 31 / 1906. Mary E._ Daughter of C & H Harrison & wife of H. Oneal. 10 / 6 / 1875 - 11 / 14 / 1904. Norman Mathews_ Mo. PVT 425 LABOR BN 4 / 16 / 1937. Hardy O._ ? Mary E. Jones_ 6? / 30 / 1862 - 8 / 31 / 1902. Hattie F._ Wife of H. O. Jones Died 11 / 27 / 1899. 30 years. Albert O. McGee_ Mo. PVT 25 US INF 12 / 22 / 1936. 58 years. Cecelia J. McGee_ 4 / 15 / 1858 - 6 / 8 / 1928. Johnson Solomon_ 1873 - 1950. Fannie Solomon_ 1873 - 1948. Melba M. Casey_ 1 / 9 / 1935 - 1 / 9 / 1960. Jennie Williams_ 1858 - 1921.(Mother) Jones Garner_ Son of Hannah Garner 5 / 2 / 1863 - 4 / 27 / 1902. Frankie Carter_ Died 10 / 25 / 1909. 12 years. Norvell R. Campbell_ 1906 - 1968. Fanny_ Wife of Chas Higginbottom Died 4 / 18 / 1888. Sarah I._ Daughter of Chas Higginbottom Died 6 / 30 / 1888. Rosie Conner_ Died 5 / 19 / 1896. 66 years. Alan ?_ Died 6 / ? / 1891. Sophia_ Wife of Amos Solomon Died 3 / 11 / 1925. (Stone says about 74 years) Baiy Myire_? Richard R. Sides_ 5 / 8 / 1866 - 4 / 21 / 1900. Edward Niser_ 9 / 25 / 1856 - 8 / 27 / 1911. Lillie M._ Wife of A. M. Charleston 8 / 13 / 1803? - 8 / 13 / 1895. Harriet Clay_ 9 / 23 / 1874 - 9 / 28 / 1890. Clark Boyce_ 11 / 14 / 1878 - 8 / 16 / 1896. George Long_ Died 12 / 9 / 1912. 71 years. Clara Tammons_ 10 / 20 / 1868 - 1 / 8 / 1872. Ella Tammons_ 6 / 12 / 1871 - 12 / 10 / 1878. William Oliver Tammons_ Husband of Ada 1871 - 1928. Mary E._ Daughter of Louis & Puccilla Scott. 6 / 10 / 1867 - ?(This stone is partially buried & I do try not to disturb any stones, if I can. This one could be dug up & the death date will be there.) Martha J._ Daughter of Louis & Puccilla Scott. 4 / 20 / 1865 - 8 / 23 / 1870. Francise E._ Daughter of J.S. & Jene Whilener. 1 / 3 / 1888 - 1 / 11 / 1890. Frank G._ Son of J.S. & Jene Whilener. 1 / 3 / 1888 - 5 / 10 / 1888. Susie K._ Daughter of J.S. & Jene Whilener. 2 / 23 / 1889 - 3 / 6 / 1892. Anna A._ Daughter of J.S. & Jene Whilener. 2 / 23 / 1889 - 7 / 20 / 1892. Myrtle Whitener_ 3 / 1 / 1898 - 6 / 30 / 1917. C?_ 8 / 17 / 1880 - 12 / 2 / 1885. Harry Jackson_ 11 / 22 / 1887 - 2 / 16 / 1907. Izettie Jackson Culp_ 8 / 24 / 1892 - 6 / 13 / 1927. Dora Bingham Shy_ 8 / 24 / 1892 - 8 / 28 / 1934. William Jackson_ Mo. PVT 328 SERV BN 9 / 1 / 1938. Ada Jackson Shy_ 8 / 26 / 1897 - 2 / 13 / 1946. Ralph Jackson_ Mo. PFC 189 ENGR AVN BN W W II 10 / 22 / 1911 - 4 / 6 / 1947. Russell Jackson_ 5 / 2 / 1913 - 11 / 21 / 1954. Mary Mae Jackson_ 3 / 17 / 1867 - 11 / 24 / 1947. Paul Barnes_ 7 / 29 / 1883 - 8 / 15 / 1908. Lottie B. Barnes_ 11 / 24 / 1892 - 9 / 10 / 1908. Kattie E._ Wife of G. L. Logan. 9 / 5 / 1881 - 4 / 13 / 1911. Myron D? Gill_ 1904 - 1910. Viroinie Gill_ 1909 - 1915. Andrew White_ (Born in Greenville Mo.) 3 / 4 / 1835 - 8 / 17 / 1911. B. Waggner_ 1858 - 9 / 10 / 1907. (Rev.) Fred O. Bland_ 1873 - 1968. Emma Bland_ 1882 - 1953. Clifton L. Bland_ 1911 - 1933. Norval N._ Son of Fred & Emmer 3 / 17 / 1906 - 3 / 4 / 1908. Sadie S._ Daughter of G. G. & L. Mathews. 7 / 19 / 1896 - 1 / 19 / 1911. G. Grant Matthews_ 1864 - 1924. Lillie Matthews_ (His wife) 1874 - 1929. James Berryman_ 10 / 25 / 1866 - 7 / 16 / 1916. Minnie Berryman_ 12 / 4 / 1872 - 5 / 2 / 1942. Benj. F. Marshall_ Co. L. 11 Mo Cav. J. Monroe McMinn_ Died? 9 / 10 / 1944. Jenniee Fowler_ 7 / 13 / 1870 - 4 / 22 / 1928. Alice M._ Wife of David Garner. 12 / 25 / 1856 - 10 / 28 / 1913. Mamie Garner_ 1887 - 1943. Louis Brockman_ Died 3 / 21 / 1912. Nathan Wilson_ 1879 - 1951. Everett Cunningham_ Mo. CORP 317 AM INF 92 DIV 10 / 7 / 1933. Joseph Denwoody_ 1876 - 3 / 23 / 1915. Eliza C. Smith_ 1872 - 2 / 12 / 1986 (This should say 1886 I'm assuming, but the stone has 1986. If true, she was 114 years old when she died!) Jennie H. Gray_ 1885 - 1966. James H. Gray_ 1885 - 1960. Bertha Bland_ 1873 - 1960.(Mother) (Rev.) Chas. Bland_ 8 / 25 / 1870 - 3 / 10 / 1928. Alphonso Marshall_ 1909 - 1937. Edward Marshall_ 1879 - 1952.(Father) Bertha Marshall_ 1884 - 1937.(Mother) Beatrice Marshall_ 1907 - 1942. Cassius A. Gray_ 1886 - 1940. John Gray_(Father) - Carrie Gray_(Mother) Jacob Smith_ 1823 - 1921. (This stone has Carter-James family, but does not state the last names of those on the stones.) Phillip L._ 1894 - 1928. Pearl C._ 1896 - 1972. Peter S._ 1889 - 1971. Henry Shores_ 1876 - 1922. Hattie M. Tiggs_ 1885 - 1962. Henrietta I. Tullock_ 1909 - 1962. Hester Henderson Bisch_ 1884 - 1961. Antwine Bisch_ 1874 - 1940. Cornelia Murphy_ 1888 - (No date here) William P. Murphy_ 1887 - 1937. (It looks as if Cornelia is not buried here) Charles R. Baker Sr._ 1902 - 1936. James H. Graham_ 8 / 4 / 1886 - 11 / 10 / 1959. Annie Whiteney_ 11 / 9 / 1889 - 2 / 9 / 1959. Pearlie Murray_ ? 26 / 1943. Earnestine Murray_ 7 / 16 / 1948 - (This stone is partially buried & the rest of the dates were concealed.) Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Daniel Dunklin's burial site is off of Dunklin Drive in Herculaneum. Emily S. McIlvaine / Daughter of Daniel & Emily Dunklin February 5th 1820 - May 16th 1897. J. L. Dunklin / August 15th 1821 - February 4th 1901. Daniel Dunklin / Son of J. L. & C. A. April 15th 1851 - March 14th 1896. James F. Dunklin / Son of Daniel & E- (the rest of the name is eroded away) Dunklin August 28th 1878 - December 5th 1879. Daniel Dunklin / January 14th 1790 - August 25th 1844 (Served as Governor 1832 - 1836) The plaque erected by the family plot, says that Daniel's wife Emily is buried here also, but there is no stone or marker, indicating her location in the plot. I am assuming she is interred alongside of Daniel in the crypt. Desoto Joe/The Record Man

----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Meier To: Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:25 PM Subject: Becker, Kessler, Hanson, Steckel, Zinser, Link families of Maxville If you are researching the names above, especially Adam Becker and Clara Kessler, please check my online book of to see if there is a connection. If so, I would love to hear from you. I have a list of surnames on the site below. Thanks. http://www.meiermultimedia.com/~gmeier/becker%20family%20archives/becker_family_history.htm Gerry Meier

Looking for connections with these surnames.. Steve Piper

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/10245 Surname: LUCAS, DAVIS, JELEN, LOWE, TERRY, WHITTER, AUSTIN ------------------------- Obituaries - February 27, 2001 STATESMAN JOURNAL, SALEM, OR Mae V. Lucas July 18, 1921 — Feb. 24, 2001 MONMOUTH — Mae Lucas, 79, died Saturday. (POLK CO.) She was born in Pevely,(JEFFERSON CO.) Mo., and married Claude in 1939. She moved to Oregon in 1940 and to Independence in 1946. She worked at Truitt Brothers Cannery until illness made her unable to work. She was a member of Assembly of God Church, Butchers Union, Teamsters Union and enjoyed sewing and quilting. Her husband died in 1960 and a daughter preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughters, Gloria DaVis of Dallas, June Jelen of Lincoln City, Janet Lowe and Virgie Terry, both of Monmouth; son, Steve; sisters, Frances Whitter and Bess Austin, both of Missouri; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Restlawn Memory Gardens in Salem. Arrangements are by Farnstrom Mortuary, Independence. Contributions: Hospice of Yamhill County, McMinnville.

This cemetery has many stones that are gone, so there are more buried here than markers. It is on Sunnyside road in Jefferson County. The metal markers could not be read. Hirchel McMillen / 1904 - (No date) - Beulah McMillen / 1909 - 1965. Julius J. Miller / 1868 - 1937 - Cordelia Miller / 1871 - (No date) Joseph S. Rowe / Co A. 1st Mo. Cav (This looks like a federal Civil War stone, but there is also a footstone & the dates are February 3rd 1873 - September 8th 1909, which would contradict the war participation) George W. / Son of J. J. & Annie R. Brown February 7th 1900 - November 14th 1909. Aaron Hill / March 15th 1914 - May 4th 1917. J. E. Singer / January 24th 1858 - February 28th 1903. Julie Zack / 1845 - 1909. Baby Dawn? (Dates are almost gone) James E. Vaughn / December 25th 1842 - August 11th 1926. Martha A. Vaughn / Wife of James E. Vaughn February 1st 1844 - September 26th 1917. Samuel J. Vaughn / April 1st 1875 - July 2nd 1909. Eleanor / Wife of Alfonso Cheak September 20th 1871 - May 14th 1916. J. B. Spain / July 17th 1903 - September 12th 1903 - G. E. Spain / November 27th 1904 - March 16th 1905. Ida M. Currie / Wife of John W. Miller (Born in Washington County Indiana) February 19th 1869 - March 6th 1899. John W. Miller / December 5th 1843 - May 2nd 1926 Co H. 101st Ind. INF. WHP? Pirtie Mary / Wife of J. F. Medley Died August 21st 1907. Anne L. Miller / 1855 - 1943. William J. Medley / June 22nd 1871 - September 10th 1900. Elmer C. Ellis / 1891 - 1934. Stanley Medley / 1900 - 1973. Mrs. K. R. wife of Joseph Medley July 16th 1816 - October 19th 1900. Joseph W. Medley / July 6th 1814 - October 24th 1905. Alfred M. Vineyard / June 18th 1902 - February 11th 1903 - Louisa Vineyard / May 11th 1900 - September 4th 1904. Edward Faenger / 1889 - 1936 - James E. Faenger / 1917 - 1936 - Doris L. Faenger / 1930 - 1936. Elmer A. Faenger / June 4th 1904 - April 10th 1940 - Gladys Faenger / October 24th 1911 - October 8th 1986. J. Scneeberger / Co. F. 13th Mo. Cav Samuel S. Medley / 1842 - 1928 (Father)- Sarah C. Medley / 1846 - 1891 (Mother) (These graves are in a iron fenced plot) Mary Gooch / Died January 25th 1885 88 years? 5 months 13 days (This grave is in a rock wall plot) Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Zion United Methodist Cemetery was established in 1868. It is located at Beckett Road & Highway Z. There are some headstones that are gone, so I'm sure there are others buried here that have no markers. The names below are spelled as they are on the stones. There were some metal markers, but I could not read what remained. Charles Mockbee / October 27th 1870 - August 28th 1899. Fannie / Daughter of R. E. & M. J. Muckerbee. September 19th 1862 - February 4th 1877. Lizzie McCormack / Wife of P. C. McCormack. September 4th 1860 - July 11th 1913. Minerva J. Mockerbee / April 11th 1835 - June 22nd 1914 - Robert E. Mockerbee / October 8th 1833 - September 20th 1900. Clara Dietz-Pait (No date) John Dietz (No date) Jesse Thuesen / 1852 - 1922. Sarah E. Thuesen / April 2nd 1859 - December 17th 1954. Nels J. Thuesen / November 30th 1851 - February 12th 1902. Bernard Tyner Keller / SSGT US Army Air Corps W W II May 6th 1913 - July 25th 1992. Jeannette A. Goza / July 27th 1853 - August 11th 1910 (Mother) George W. Goza / December 27th 1849 - January 11th 1910 (Father) Annie Mooney Saeger / September 23rd 1872 - April 19th 1938. Grover C. Mooney / 1885 - 1918. (Died in France as a soldier boy) John W. Mooney / 1881 - 1913. Allen Mooney / 1840 - 1900 (Father) - Ellen Mooney / 1852 - 1946(Mother) Harriett Elba / Daughter of Tho ? Farley. Died March 25th? 18? Mary C. Donnell Farley / 1843 - 1878 (Mother) Elizabeth / Wife of Wm. Applegate April 31st 1839 - June 19th 1897. Margaret A. Robinson / December 4th 1809 - February 2nd 1888 - Thomas Robinson / April 22nd 1807 - September 27th 1875. Mary J. Hyde / May 12th 1838 - January 3rd 1911 - Infant Mary (No Date) Abram Longerbon / April 2nd 1828 - April 22nd 1895. Elizabeth J. / Wife of Abram Longerbon October 4th 1919 - July 5th 1876 - Charles H. Smith / November 25th 1848 - October 16th 1887. Deloris M. Montgomery / August 19th 1935 - March 1st 1988 - Billy J. Montgomery / March 3rd 1932 - (No date) (Married on July 4th 1952.) William Houghton How / 1800 - 1879 - Thomasin Stidolph How / 1801 - 1879. Mabel Pope Campbell -Dauphin / March 16th 1890 - August 31st 1981. Mitchell Pope Campbell / January 30th 1914 - March 3rd 1984. William Bedford? / Died June 10th 1891 90 years, 5 months, 28 days. Harry How / 1866 - 1931 (Father) - Etta How / 1872 - 1953 (Mother) John Farley / March 7th 1816 - January 28th 1880 64 years - Margeret P. Farley / July 30th 1817 - August 13th 1904 88 years. Elizabeth Beckett / April 16th 1820 - March 12th 1863. Henrietta / Daughter of Harry & Etta How November 25th 1896 - July 15th 1897. Melissa Berry / 1871 - 1935. (In a row, was stones with just names. They are in between the How stones, so they are probably Hows. Just simply titled Mother, Father, Auntie, Lillian, & Marian) Roy C. How / 1888 - 1964. Nellie B. How / 1896 - 1929. Oliver M. Judd / 1902 - 1964 - Emma M. Judd / 1905 - 1985. Martin L. Judd / March 23rd 1873 - July 16th 1965. Charles E. Redecker / July 23rd 1911 - April 4th 1990. Violae Redecker / November 7th 1915 - November 21st 1989. Louise C. Redecker / April 4th 1909 - December 14th 1968. Amelia D. Young / 1900 - 1956. George J. Dietz / 1898 - 1982. Avery B. Chamberlin / May 28th 1824 - January 8th 1901 - Lillian Chamberlin / September 23rd 1858 - January 29th 1910 - Marian Chamberlin / September 25th 1886 - November 21st 1955 - Emma Mockbee / February 8th 1839 - May 9th 1903 - Lydia M. Wife of Avery B. Chamberlin / July 4th 1827 - February 1st 1897. Zachary T. Dorman / December 15th 1848 - June 28th 1935. John W. Berry / 1871 - 1956 - Goldie Berry / 1861 - 1942. Donald G. Scott / February 16th 1873 - December 1st 1969 - Susan C. Scott / June 29th 1887 - February 2nd 1997 - Effie O. Scott / April 3rd 1892 - February 11th 1978. Sophronia Boughton / 1850 - 1928 - Hettie Wood Boughton / 1860 - 1935 - Jane Warne Boughton / 1852 - 1935. Lettie / Daughter of J. R. & E. Ogle Died March 18th 1886 (Infant) Emma M. Ogle / August 20th 1845 - December 22nd 1909 (Mother) Middleton Burk / 1851 - 1938 - Cora Burk / 1848 - 1924. Sarah F. Ozia / December 15th 1841 - October 12th 1895 (Mother) Margaret Buren Whitehead / March 7th 1835 - January 23rd 1915. Charles F. / Son of R. M. & M. M. Whitehead October 3rd 1866 - January 25th 1899 - Robert M. / Son of Rev. Sam & Clarissa Whitehead (Born in Jefferson County) April 30th 1840 - October 12th 1880. Howard A. Whitehead / 1874 - 1938. Lucy Allen Whitehead / Wife of Howard A. Whitehead March 11th 1875 - March 9th 1907. Eva W. Blachly / 1872 - 1936. Dr. Fred Stewart Blachly / April 1st 1807 - November 9th 1907. James McDonald Whitehead / June 5th 1936 - March 15th 1958. J. Allen Whitehead / 1907 - 1997 - Esther M. Whitehead / 1904 - 1997. John H. Wilson / 1977 - 1941 - John C. Wilson / 1828 - 1895 - Caroline F. Wilson / 1837 - 1915 (One stone cracked very badly, unreadable, has a carving of a dove) Katie Ogle / 1912 Oscar Donnell / Son of Oscar & Katie October 10th 1881 - December ? 188? Cornelius ? / Son of ? E & N Ogle (Infant) Nancy J. Ogle / January 13th 1832 - March 10th 1914 - Elbert Ogle / Husband of N. J. Ogle October 4th 1832 - January 1st 1905. Charles L. Ogle / 1867 - 1911 - Rose Eva Ogle / 1876 - 1957. Mathias Boughton / 1856 - 1919 (Son) Alexander Boughton Sr. / 1822 - 1890 - Mary C. Mooney Boughton / 1829 - 1898. Cassandra Boughton / 1848 - 1876 (Daughter) - Alexander Boughton Jr. / 1861 - 1912 (Son) Wm. Lawson Boughton / 1854 - 1912 - Mary J. Jennings Boughton / March 24th 1928. Gladys Boughton / November 23rd 1914 - February 21st 1915. Charles W. Morgan / July 4th 1897 - January 31st 1976 - Agnes R. Morgan / August 20th 1896 - September 3rd 1991. Frederick R. Morgan / January 14th 1903 - December 22nd 1978 - Margaret Buren Morgan / November 17th 1900 - April 16th 1971. Walter A. Morgan / November 23rd 1865 - August 12th 1930 - Emma E. Morgan / December 24th 1868 - June 9th 1953. Robert Morgan / February 14th 1870 - September 22nd 1948 - Hettie Morgan / March 14th 1873 - March 13th 1964 - Ray Morgan / February 3rd 1902 - January 20th 1983 - Clifton Morgan / November 25th 1894 - December 1st 1986 - Hazel Morgan / February 8th 1898 - September 22nd 1912. Robert G. Morgan / 1842 - 1919 - Mary S. Morgan / 1842 - 1920. Elsa M. Uffmann Morgan / August 8th 1910 - August 17th 1980 - Herman Uffmann / July 21st 1888 - February 15th 1944. (Blaikie family plots, but no headstones are in this area) Tabathia Baird / 1834 - 1914. Jesset Zeltner / Missouri, PVT Co G 11th INF BN W W I May 8th 1890 - November 10th 1971. Alois Zeltner / April 27th 1828 - November 25th 1910 - Delphia E. Zeltner / September 11th 1848 - June 12th 1934. Walter F. How / 1884 - 1911. Oakley G. How / Missouri PFC 2Co. 164 DEPOT BRIGADE W W I February 20th 1895 - February 13th 1965. Edward S. How / 1853 - 1929 - M. Hester How / 1856 - 1914. Mary A How / 1827 - 1914. Ludwig Schick / 1864 - 1925. Arthur C. Bullock / August 4th 1896 - February 12th 1965. Walter Theo Redecker / March 23rd 1896 - September 2nd 1957 - Verneta May Redecker / May 3rd 1900 - August 25th 1983. Alice L. How / 1891 - 1971 - Ada H. How / 1893 - 1992. Walter C. How / March 20th 1919 - February 9th 1995 - Eva Marie How / May 30th 1921 - December 27th 1994. (Married May 1st 1937) (One flat stone with this wording: If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.) John S. Willm / 1842 - 1915 - Anna H.Willm / 1831 - 1918. Ezekiel David Koch / September 15th 1987 - November 17th 1987. Frances M. Clark / July 10th 1923 - May 12th 1986. Frank B. Clark / CPL US Army W W II December 3rd 1917 - June 16th 1984. David Schumer / September 28th 1948 - May 6th 1975. Clifton Morgan / PVT US Army W W I November 25th 1894 - December 1st 1986. John T. Perkins / 1866 - 1938 - George H. Beeiek? Perkins / 1907 - 1959 - Almira W. Perkins / 1855 - 1942. N. Joan Cornish / September 14th 1938 - December 8th 1987. Ronald Scott Cornish / December 21st 1961 - November 5th 1978. Charles Haynes / 1953 - 1999. William C. Gruber / June 9th 1901 - May 14th 1987. Earl C. Daughetee / March 4th 1904 - April 13th 1994 - Violet A. Daughetee / October 21st 1906 - January 2nd 1968 - (Married July 17th 1925) - Doris J. Fowler Daughetee / April 2nd 1929 - June 27th 1983. William Pierson Mooney / February 22nd 1941 - November 26th 1982. Eugene A. Mooney / November 4th 1910 - November 18th 1984 - Ruth M. Mooney / June 15th 1909 - May 14th 1966. Mary Noble Trapp / March 25th 1908 - February 4th 1989. Frances Teale Noble / August 13th 1882 - January 17th 1941. Philip S. Noble / May 30th 1868 - January 17th 1941. Pauline Teale / 1860 - 1936 (Mother) Fred A. Teale / 1898 - 1924 (Laying in front of this stone, is a small stone that says Theo A. Teale / 1898 - 1924 ) Molly Jeanee Hardin / July 11th 1998 - April 11th 1999. (Our punkin girl) Roxie M. Saffell / 1924 - 1992. Johnnie Stacy / April 8th 1967. Barbara Ann Roux / April 8th 1967. Clarence Chester Roux / March 15th 1935 - (No date) - Wilda Marie Roux / November 22nd 1939 - May 2nd 1994 (Married December 31st 1958) Desoto Joe/The Record Man

Dear List If anyone has access to the 1830 Jefferson Co. Census of if any Gamble researcher has copied this entry, could you please tell me if I have copied it accurately: Big River Township Lucianna Gamble (Head of Family) Males: 1111 Females:0221001 Thanks Edna

Who was your gggreat-grandfather, wife, children? where were they from [born when and where] and was there any info on the pension that might help people know if they have info to share with you? Who knows we might be cousins!! BRobert198@aol.com BRESSIE, FRAZIER, MURPHY, BYRD, TACKABERRY, GEREAU, MOELLMAN, WHITEHEAD, HENDRICKSON, ROBERTSON . . ... ... ... Subj: [MOSTFRAN-L] pension list for war of 1812 Date: 2/28/01 9:08:02 PM Central Standard Time From: marv@sofnet.com (Campbell) To: MOSTFRAN-L@rootsweb.com One of my gggreat-grandfather's settled in St. Fran. Co. in the early 1800's I was told he applied for a pension of the war of 1812. How or where can I find info about this? Also, since Mo. didn't become a state til 1821 is there anyway to find info on ancesters that lived here befor that date? Thanks Loma

----- Original Message ----- From: <AMEON79@aol.com> To: <MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 12:29 PM Subject: [MOJEFFER] Woodcock Help > I am looking for anything I can find at this point on the Woodcock family. > Particularly William and Mary.William born about 1811,and from TN.Children > that I know of from this county are Elijah,Henry,George M. and Abraham.I know > they were there before 1840 because Elijah was born there according to his > Death Certificat.Also one of these boys cert. states they ere born in > Union.Does anyone know what county that would be and maybe thats why I am not > finding this family.I know that there were other children to this > couple.There are a lot of gaps between these boys over 5 yrs.each.Anyone with > a book or something please help if you can.Thank you.NJ > Union is in Franklin County. Franklin County http://www.rootsweb.com/~mofrankl/index.html Desoto Joe/The Record Man

I am looking for anything I can find at this point on the Woodcock family. Particularly William and Mary.William born about 1811,and from TN.Children that I know of from this county are Elijah,Henry,George M. and Abraham.I know they were there before 1840 because Elijah was born there according to his Death Certificat.Also one of these boys cert. states they ere born in Union.Does anyone know what county that would be and maybe thats why I am not finding this family.I know that there were other children to this couple.There are a lot of gaps between these boys over 5 yrs.each.Anyone with a book or something please help if you can.Thank you.NJ

Posted on: Jefferson County Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/JeffersonObits/10244 Surname: KOCH, JOHNSON, JAMES, HIGGINS ------------------------- Frank E. Koch, 60, rural DeSoto, died Nov. 15 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 19,1929, in DeSoto, the son of Aloysius Joseph and Maude Victoria (nee Johnson) Koch, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn (nee James)Koch. He is also survived by one daughter, Robin Koch, Desoto; two sons, Frank E. Koch Jr. and Fred Koch, both of DeSoto; one sister, Kathleen J. Higgins, Florissant, and three brothers, Jerome D. Koch, Festus, Donnell Koch, DeSoto, and Robert Koch, DeStoto. A lifelong resident of Jefferson County, he was a self-employed carpenter. Funeral arrangements are by Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, DeSoto. He was cremated according to his wishes.

Perhaps Bonacker is the family name. Betty ---------- >From: MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com >To: MOJEFFER-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: MOJEFFER-D Digest V01 #62 >Date: Tue, Feb 27, 2001, 4:00 AM > > Content-Type: text/plain > > MOJEFFER-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 62 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [MOJEFFER] Woodcock [AMEON79@aol.com] > #2 [MOJEFFER] Re: MOJEFFER-D Digest V [BlkElk3105@aol.com] > #3 [MOJEFFER] Sunday Afernoon rocking [AMEON79@aol.com] > #4 RE: German Translation ["Lisa K. Thompson" <lkthmpsn@jcn1.] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from MOJEFFER-D, send a message to > MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > ______________________________ > X-Message: #1 > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 08:59:44 EST > From: AMEON79@aol.com > To: MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <6e.8185568.27cbbb50@aol.com> > Subject: [MOJEFFER] Woodcock > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Disposition: Inline > > Good morning.I'm decendent from Henry&Elenor through Thomas and Mary > Standiffer Woodcocks son William born about 1811who married Mary? born about > 1824 before 1840.Probley in Lebonon TN.Or White Co.TN.William and Mary are > found in Jefferson Co MO in 1840 with children L.- Henry was born > 1840,Abraham 1848,Elijah 1850,Roseetta 1854,Reislla 1855 and George > M.1856.These kids are found scattered with other families in 1850.Abe,George > and Elijah lived in Granby Mo (Newton Co) untill they died.With the gap in > years between children I believe that there were more kids.I've never been > able to locate anything on William and Mary.Henry lived in Sabastain Co ARK > for a while and then in Okl.Can anyone fill in some gaps.Thanks much.Norma > Jean > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #2 > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 13:10:15 EST > From: BlkElk3105@aol.com > To: MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <cb.e777e76.27cbf607@aol.com> > Subject: [MOJEFFER] Re: MOJEFFER-D Digest V01 #61 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > In a message dated 2/26/01 6:09:08 AM, MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > << Hier Ruhen in Gott Die Durch Morderhand Dem Tode Uberlieferten (E or > C)heleute Bonacker >> > > Here is the literal translation of the above German sentence: > > Here rests in God through murder of the hand in untraditional death husband > and wife (husbandand wife = Eheleute) ______( Bonacker is not a word that I > am familiar with. Is the information written in old script? If so it may be > another word. ) > > Becky > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #3 > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 14:41:33 EST > From: AMEON79@aol.com > To: MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <95.76a9803.27cc0b6d@aol.com> > Subject: [MOJEFFER] Sunday Afernoon rocking > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > Content-Disposition: Inline > > Today my column is at the request of Shirley Treadway, a reader.  She > has > wondered at the old jewelry items found at auctions, flea markets, > antique > shops…and the story such a piece could tell.  She asked me to take the > questions she had, and then weave a story.  And so I have… > > The Wedding Band (from the "Sunday Afternoon Rocking" series) > > 1835 > > The day Daniel placed the gold band on Jane's finger, she twisted and > turned it, gazing with wonder upon it and proud that her husband had > kept > his word.  They had married in North Carolina and spent the equivalent > of > their honeymoon traveling through Cumberland Gap and then down the river > by > flat boat. Well she remembered the evening of the promise, when he took > her > aside at a brush arbor meeting, and she knew by the determination in his > stance and the serious set of his jaw, that he had come to a > decision.  "There ain't nothing for me here, Jane.  And I am aiming to > leave.  I want you to leave with me.  I have not much to give you, but > one > day I will have. And when I have made my place, one day I will put a > ring > on your finger."  And so they had married…without a ring. She made him a > promise the day he kept his.  "I will never take it off." > > 1866 > > Jane called Tom, her youngest son to her bedside, the day he announced > he > would be marrying Lavinia.  Well she knew Tom's circumstances…and her > own.  "Tom," she told him, "You got five youngins to raise and good it > is > Lavinia will take your family on.  But I expect you have no money for a > ring, and so I want you to hear me out.  I promised your Papa I will > never > remove this ring while I am yet living, and I will not.  But when I am > gone, I am telling you to remove it.  And place it on Lavinia's > finger.  You make her a promise, same as your Papa made me.  You have > not > much to give her, but this ring is a promise you will stick by her same > as > she has promised to stick by your youngins." > > 1895 > > Lavinia stuck by Tom's family. She raised them, and she raised the ones > she > and Tom brought into the world.  And Tom kept his promise.  He never had > a > great deal materially to give her, but he stuck by her, same as she > stuck > by his family.  All of her young years, Martha watched the golden band > glinting in the sun, the light of a fire, as Lavinia worked.  She > thought > as the years passed how strange it was that the band never lost its > gleam, > its luster…when the hands that wore them told such a different > story.  Lavinia's busy hands, the hands the children watched kneading > dough, firmly grasping a hoe, determined in their attack of a wash > board…slowly changed as the years went on.  They went from smooth and > soft, > to reddened and rough, and finally the busy hands lay gently clasped, > wrinkled and work-worn, on a chest that grew quiet.   Martha put the > ring > away. > > 1915 > > Molly loved to sift through the bits of treasures in Mama's trunk, and > sometimes if Mama was not too busy, she would sit beside her and tell > her > the stories of the treasures.  The pretty blue silk covered box, she > told > her, was from the pie supper where she met Papa, and the Indian head > penny > was what her uncle had given her the day she was born.  And the wedding > ring that just fit on Molly's thumb was her grandmother's.  "It was my > Mama's," Martha told her, "And it was my Papa's mother's before that. > It > came with a promise each time it was passed, and the day I kept it, I > decided on a promise of my own.  It will be passed right on, Molly, and > each time the stories of the promises can be told.  It is the story of > our > family in this place.  One day the ring will be yours."  Molly, raised > her > bright blue eyes to meet her Mama's, and furrowed her eyebrows in > concentration.  "Then, Mama," she proclaimed, "I promise to give it to > my > own little girl, and tell her all about Samuel and Jane, and the flat > boat.  And about Tom and Lavinia, and the poor little children without a > mama she raised." > > 1955 > > Molly never had children, and so she never kept her promise.  She kept > it > tucked away and now and then would see it and think perhaps she should > tell > the story to someone, perhaps Nancy, but somehow that time never > evolved.  It was her niece who cleared out the home Molly had known, and > distributed first one thing and then another to those she thought could > use > it, keeping only the things she would find useful herself.  When she > came > upon the wedding ring, she wondered where it had come from, for Molly > had > never married. It could not have been Martha's for Martha was buried in > hers.  Shrugging her shoulders, Nancy pocketed it and dropped it in her > jewelry box, never intending to wear it, but thinking perhaps one day > she > would have it melted down and something made of it. > > 1995 > > With Mother in the nursing home, and it obvious she could never come > back > home, all Jim knew to do was to clear out her apartment.  The bills at > the > nursing home were outrageous, and there was no sense wasting what little > money she had on utilities and upkeep for something she was not likely > to > ever return to again.  He saw no reason to upset her with his decision, > and > so did not tell her of her plans.  He quietly cleared out her > belongings, > storing some, and selling others.  Her care fund did not swell a great > deal > with the sales, but enough to help.  She did have some pieces of jewelry > that fetched a fair price, and a few that really were worth little, but > he > sold them as a lump.  He saw no reason not to do so, as he had no wife > and > no daughters. His brothers assured him the pieces meant nothing to them. > Nancy died and never knew her things were not still as she had left > them.  She could not have told the story of the ring anyway. > > 2001 > > Shirley stood in front of the jewelry case at an antique mall.  A visit > to > such a place was as much a walk through time as reading a historical > novel, > she thought…for when she held in her hands the bits and pieces of past > lives, she could not help but wonder the stories they could tell.  And > so > it was, a wedding ring gleamed softly in the light from a nearby > window.  And these were the thoughts she had, and the thoughts she wrote > to > me: "Obviously well worn. Was there really 'romance' in the eyes of both > the bride and groom when he slipped it on her finger? How much did it > originally cost? Hundreds of minuscule scratches could each tell a story > of > the original wearer of that gold wedding ring. How old is it, really? > Did > it remain on her finger when the meals were cooked, biscuit dough was > kneaded?  Was it there when clothes were hand washed on an old scrub > board? > Our great and great-great grandmothers could tell a story, but our > imaginations are vivid as we look upon or hold one of these priceless > rings. Why do descendants, sometimes, inherit something like this, and > sell > it at a flea market, or worse yet, throw it away because it may not look > like much?" > > Just a bit of imagining…from both Shirley and myself, > jan > > Copyright ©2001JanPhilpot > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > (Note: Afternoon Rocking messages are meant to be passed on, meant to be > shared...simply share though e-mail as written without alterations...and > in > entirety > > ______________________________ > X-Message: #4 > Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 19:11:05 -0800 > From: "Lisa K. Thompson" <lkthmpsn@jcn1.com> > To: "Dave Hallemann" <Sleuth@cat2.com>, "Mojeffer" <MOJEFFER-D@rootsweb.com>, > "Mo-Cemeteries" <MO-CEMETERIES-D@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <LOBBJBLIGIICFONOPNFBOEFKDEAA.lkthmpsn@jcn1.com> > Subject: RE: German Translation > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="Windows-1252" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Hey Dave.....there are several translation sites on the web that can help on > this type of thing. You enter your text and then choose which language you > want it translated to/from. I tried your text using German to English.....it > came out > > Here resting in God the by Morderhand death Uberlieferten > > It didn't recognize "Morderhand" or "Uberlieferten" Could they be spelled > wrong? Maybe two words instead of one? > > Anyway....I've used these sites with good results in the past. > > Lisa Thompson > > http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn > http://www.systransoft.com/ > http://dictionaries.travlang.com/diction.html > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Hallemann [mailto:Sleuth@cat2.com] >> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:22 PM >> To: Mojeffer; Mo-Cemeteries >> Subject: German Translation >> >> >> Could someone translate this tombstone inscription for me. >> >> Hier Ruhen in Gott Die Durch Morderhand Dem Tode Uberlieferten (E or >> C)heleute Bonacker >> >> I think these two were murdered by a jealous boyfriend of the wife. >> Thanks! >> >> Dave Hallemann >> Sleuth@cat2.com >> >

----- Forwarded by Marianne Pyeatt/Renal/NA/Baxter on 02/27/01 07:31 AM ----- "Ingrid Cowan" To: <marianne_pyeatt@baxter.com> <iucowan@cswn cc: et.com> Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] German Translation 02/26/01 11:37 PM Please respond to "Ingrid Cowan" The translation for this is: Here rest in God - delivered to death by murderer's hand The married couple Bonacker Pretty sad, isn't it? Love, Mom -----Original Message----- From: marianne_pyeatt@baxter.com <marianne_pyeatt@baxter.com> To: iucowan@cswnet.com <iucowan@cswnet.com> Date: Monday, February 26, 2001 8:07 AM Subject: [MOJEFFER] German Translation Hey Mom! Here's another task for you! Love, Marianne ----- Forwarded by Marianne Pyeatt/Renal/NA/Baxter on 02/26/01 07:38 AM ----- "Dave Hallemann" To: MOJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <Sleuth@cat2. cc: com> Subject: [MOJEFFER] German Translation 02/25/01 08:21 PM Could someone translate this tombstone inscription for me. Hier Ruhen in Gott Die Durch Morderhand Dem Tode Uberlieferten (E or C)heleute Bonacker I think these two were murdered by a jealous boyfriend of the wife. Thanks! Dave Hallemann Sleuth@cat2.com ==== MOJEFFER Mailing List ==== The townships of Jefferson County in the late 1880s: Big River, Central, Joachim, Meramec, Plattin, Rock, and Valle. The county seat, Hillsboro, is located in Central Township.

Just wanted to thank everyone with the help on the translation. I think Becky had the closest translation as << Hier Ruhen in Gott Die Durch Morderhand Dem Tode Uberlieferten Eheleute Bonacker >> Here rests in God through murder of the hand in untraditional death husband and wife Bonacker I found out that the couple (Bonacker) were both ax murdered by the wife's jilted boyfriend. Thank again! Dave Dave Hallemann Sleuth@cat2.com

Hey Dave.....there are several translation sites on the web that can help on this type of thing. You enter your text and then choose which language you want it translated to/from. I tried your text using German to English.....it came out Here resting in God the by Morderhand death Uberlieferten It didn't recognize "Morderhand" or "Uberlieferten" Could they be spelled wrong? Maybe two words instead of one? Anyway....I've used these sites with good results in the past. Lisa Thompson http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn http://www.systransoft.com/ http://dictionaries.travlang.com/diction.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Hallemann [mailto:Sleuth@cat2.com] > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:22 PM > To: Mojeffer; Mo-Cemeteries > Subject: German Translation > > > Could someone translate this tombstone inscription for me. > > Hier Ruhen in Gott Die Durch Morderhand Dem Tode Uberlieferten (E or > C)heleute Bonacker > > I think these two were murdered by a jealous boyfriend of the wife. > Thanks! > > Dave Hallemann > Sleuth@cat2.com >

Today my column is at the request of Shirley Treadway, a reader.  She has wondered at the old jewelry items found at auctions, flea markets, antique shops…and the story such a piece could tell.  She asked me to take the questions she had, and then weave a story.  And so I have… The Wedding Band (from the "Sunday Afternoon Rocking" series) 1835 The day Daniel placed the gold band on Jane's finger, she twisted and turned it, gazing with wonder upon it and proud that her husband had kept his word.  They had married in North Carolina and spent the equivalent of their honeymoon traveling through Cumberland Gap and then down the river by flat boat. Well she remembered the evening of the promise, when he took her aside at a brush arbor meeting, and she knew by the determination in his stance and the serious set of his jaw, that he had come to a decision.  "There ain't nothing for me here, Jane.  And I am aiming to leave.  I want you to leave with me.  I have not much to give you, but one day I will have. And when I have made my place, one day I will put a ring on your finger."  And so they had married…without a ring. She made him a promise the day he kept his.  "I will never take it off." 1866 Jane called Tom, her youngest son to her bedside, the day he announced he would be marrying Lavinia.  Well she knew Tom's circumstances…and her own.  "Tom," she told him, "You got five youngins to raise and good it is Lavinia will take your family on.  But I expect you have no money for a ring, and so I want you to hear me out.  I promised your Papa I will never remove this ring while I am yet living, and I will not.  But when I am gone, I am telling you to remove it.  And place it on Lavinia's finger.  You make her a promise, same as your Papa made me.  You have not much to give her, but this ring is a promise you will stick by her same as she has promised to stick by your youngins." 1895 Lavinia stuck by Tom's family. She raised them, and she raised the ones she and Tom brought into the world.  And Tom kept his promise.  He never had a great deal materially to give her, but he stuck by her, same as she stuck by his family.  All of her young years, Martha watched the golden band glinting in the sun, the light of a fire, as Lavinia worked.  She thought as the years passed how strange it was that the band never lost its gleam, its luster…when the hands that wore them told such a different story.  Lavinia's busy hands, the hands the children watched kneading dough, firmly grasping a hoe, determined in their attack of a wash board…slowly changed as the years went on.  They went from smooth and soft, to reddened and rough, and finally the busy hands lay gently clasped, wrinkled and work-worn, on a chest that grew quiet.   Martha put the ring away. 1915 Molly loved to sift through the bits of treasures in Mama's trunk, and sometimes if Mama was not too busy, she would sit beside her and tell her the stories of the treasures.  The pretty blue silk covered box, she told her, was from the pie supper where she met Papa, and the Indian head penny was what her uncle had given her the day she was born.  And the wedding ring that just fit on Molly's thumb was her grandmother's.  "It was my Mama's," Martha told her, "And it was my Papa's mother's before that. It came with a promise each time it was passed, and the day I kept it, I decided on a promise of my own.  It will be passed right on, Molly, and each time the stories of the promises can be told.  It is the story of our family in this place.  One day the ring will be yours."  Molly, raised her bright blue eyes to meet her Mama's, and furrowed her eyebrows in concentration.  "Then, Mama," she proclaimed, "I promise to give it to my own little girl, and tell her all about Samuel and Jane, and the flat boat.  And about Tom and Lavinia, and the poor little children without a mama she raised." 1955 Molly never had children, and so she never kept her promise.  She kept it tucked away and now and then would see it and think perhaps she should tell the story to someone, perhaps Nancy, but somehow that time never evolved.  It was her niece who cleared out the home Molly had known, and distributed first one thing and then another to those she thought could use it, keeping only the things she would find useful herself.  When she came upon the wedding ring, she wondered where it had come from, for Molly had never married. It could not have been Martha's for Martha was buried in hers.  Shrugging her shoulders, Nancy pocketed it and dropped it in her jewelry box, never intending to wear it, but thinking perhaps one day she would have it melted down and something made of it. 1995 With Mother in the nursing home, and it obvious she could never come back home, all Jim knew to do was to clear out her apartment.  The bills at the nursing home were outrageous, and there was no sense wasting what little money she had on utilities and upkeep for something she was not likely to ever return to again.  He saw no reason to upset her with his decision, and so did not tell her of her plans.  He quietly cleared out her belongings, storing some, and selling others.  Her care fund did not swell a great deal with the sales, but enough to help.  She did have some pieces of jewelry that fetched a fair price, and a few that really were worth little, but he sold them as a lump.  He saw no reason not to do so, as he had no wife and no daughters. His brothers assured him the pieces meant nothing to them. Nancy died and never knew her things were not still as she had left them.  She could not have told the story of the ring anyway. 2001 Shirley stood in front of the jewelry case at an antique mall.  A visit to such a place was as much a walk through time as reading a historical novel, she thought…for when she held in her hands the bits and pieces of past lives, she could not help but wonder the stories they could tell.  And so it was, a wedding ring gleamed softly in the light from a nearby window.  And these were the thoughts she had, and the thoughts she wrote to me: "Obviously well worn. Was there really 'romance' in the eyes of both the bride and groom when he slipped it on her finger? How much did it originally cost? Hundreds of minuscule scratches could each tell a story of the original wearer of that gold wedding ring. How old is it, really? Did it remain on her finger when the meals were cooked, biscuit dough was kneaded?  Was it there when clothes were hand washed on an old scrub board? Our great and great-great grandmothers could tell a story, but our imaginations are vivid as we look upon or hold one of these priceless rings. Why do descendants, sometimes, inherit something like this, and sell it at a flea market, or worse yet, throw it away because it may not look like much?" Just a bit of imagining…from both Shirley and myself, jan Copyright ©2001JanPhilpot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Note: Afternoon Rocking messages are meant to be passed on, meant to be shared...simply share though e-mail as written without alterations...and in entirety

In a message dated 2/26/01 6:09:08 AM, MOJEFFER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Hier Ruhen in Gott Die Durch Morderhand Dem Tode Uberlieferten (E or C)heleute Bonacker >> Here is the literal translation of the above German sentence: Here rests in God through murder of the hand in untraditional death husband and wife (husbandand wife = Eheleute) ______( Bonacker is not a word that I am familiar with. Is the information written in old script? If so it may be another word. ) Becky

Good morning.I'm decendent from Henry&Elenor through Thomas and Mary Standiffer Woodcocks son William born about 1811who married Mary? born about 1824 before 1840.Probley in Lebonon TN.Or White Co.TN.William and Mary are found in Jefferson Co MO in 1840 with children L.- Henry was born 1840,Abraham 1848,Elijah 1850,Roseetta 1854,Reislla 1855 and George M.1856.These kids are found scattered with other families in 1850.Abe,George and Elijah lived in Granby Mo (Newton Co) untill they died.With the gap in years between children I believe that there were more kids.I've never been able to locate anything on William and Mary.Henry lived in Sabastain Co ARK for a while and then in Okl.Can anyone fill in some gaps.Thanks much.Norma Jean