You can do the url as Donna shows or Mapquest - Plattin, MO and it will come up. You can do an aerial image of it and see the church and old school. The parsonage is across the street from the Church. My mother born there and her family lived there. They were members of the church and went to school there. In the aerial photo to the right of the church and school and on the same side you can see a bit of a road up the side of the hill, that is the old Freese store. There is a modular home behind it now and plans to remove the store. The images are a little old and the store is there to see. Thanks to my many MO friends, I know this much. I plan to visit the old home site later this year. I will try to help you if I can. Gary, in Sunny but freezing SoCal

Also, it's a rural area, not all Missouri State maps show Plattin, between Festus and Olympian Village areas. This search url is from mapquest.com: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohist ory=&searchtab=home&formtype=address&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&ph one=&level=&cat=&address=&city=plattin&state=mo&zipcode= :) LaDonna -------------------------------- LaDonna Garner, CG(SM) www.LeafSeeker.com Certified Genealogist(SM) and CG(SM) are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used here under license.

My Mother was born in the town of Platon. Where was it?

I think you are looking for the town of Plattin, which still exists and is located in the SE part of the country. You can find a map on the Jefferson Co. Genweb site. Jerri Eoff Sudderth ----- Original Message ----- From: <RWren616@aol.com> To: <MOJEFFER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 8:06 AM Subject: [MOJEFFER] Platon Jefferson County MO. > My Mother was born in the town of Platon. Where was it? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

That was a neat site! Thanks for sharing it.... Sharon Hobart -----Original Message----- From: mojeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mojeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of LaDonna Garner, CG Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 11:00 AM To: MOJEFFER@rootsweb.com; mostegen@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOJEFFER] Railroad Route Maps of Missouri Hi all, I've been doing some research on the Library of Congress website and thought you'd like to take a look at the maps collection on the Library of Congress website. The url below is for Missouri Railroad routes 1860 to 1898. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(STATE+missour i)+@field(COLLID+rrmap)) Happy Hunting! :) LaDonna -------------------------------- LaDonna Garner, CG(SM) www.LeafSeeker.com Certified Genealogist(SM) and CG(SM) are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used here under license. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all, I've been doing some research on the Library of Congress website and thought you'd like to take a look at the maps collection on the Library of Congress website. The url below is for Missouri Railroad routes 1860 to 1898. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(STATE+missour i)+@field(COLLID+rrmap)) Happy Hunting! :) LaDonna -------------------------------- LaDonna Garner, CG(SM) www.LeafSeeker.com Certified Genealogist(SM) and CG(SM) are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used here under license.

The Herculaneum Cemetery has now been added to the Jefferson County Historical Society site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mojchs/index.html Enjoy! Lisa K. Gendron

I'm looking for the burial place of Mary Delaney Byrd Kay who died 7/1/1915. Her death certificate has her Name as Mary Kay with her Place of Burial being "Herculaneum MO new cemetery". Does anyone have an idea what cemetery that might be? I've tried searching for her on the Jefferson Co. Rootsweb page but it is highly likely that she may not have a tombstone. They were poor as dirt. Thanks for any assistance! Sharon Hobart Ft. Worth, TX

I am looking to re-establish contact with Donna Salisbury, who was living in DeSoto in the early 2000s. If anyone knows her or her husband Butch, would you ask them to email me regarding our common Courtois/Courtaway family? Leslie Todd ltmedia@sbcglobal.net

I'm curious about Thomas Montgomery as well. Does anyone know his DOB/DOD information? I believe this Thomas could be the one whose the biological father of my grandmother, who was born Jan 13th, 1916 near Morse Mill. My grandmother was Lyone Montgomery Stulce Collins. My grandmother's mother was Gertrude Degonia Gordon. Any additional information would be great. Thanks in advance. --Ken On 12/13/06, richard van wagenen <rckhound68111@yahoo.com> wrote: > > According to census records, Katherine/Catherine > Thompson married Thomas Montgomery ca 1917. And on the > 1930, census she is listed as a widow. But, there is > no record of Thomas on the cemetery transcriptions nor > on the online Missouri death certificate index. > > Am wondering what did happen to Thomas Montgomery ? > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'll try this again and be a little clearer! Sorry about that James! I'm still trying to figure out the new system and wasn't as focused on what I was trying to say! Have you gone to your search engine and typed in "Rootsweb"? When the site comes up, click on Family Trees. When the blank box comes up. Type in Schlect as the surname. Several family trees with this surname are listed. Barbara __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

James, have you gone your search engine...type in Rootsweb. Then click on World connect. When the blank for name comes up, type in Schlect. Several family trees with this surname are listed. Barbara __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi Becci, The Festus Public Library has the newspaper on microfilm available. LaDonna -------------------------------- LaDonna Garner, CG www.LeafSeeker.com Certified Genealogist and CG are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists used to identify its program of genealogical competency standards and used here under license.

Is there a library or society that holds Jefferson County newspapers from 1916 to look for an obituary for a death in Crystal City? Thanks. Becci Powers

Is anyone researching the SCHLECHT name? I have never seen it out there. This was a rather large prominant family which came to the States around 1848 and moved to the Fenton area in Jefferson County at that time. Any interest in this family? Thank you. Jim

Even if there's no probate record, you may wish to take a look into the county court minutes. :) LaDonna

I found this in my notes - so maybe there IS no probate record. Jefferson Democrat Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 1884 George GRAHAM, one of the oldest residents of Meramec township, died on the 11th inst. Of late years the old gentleman had been in rather indigent circumstances, and the county court had made an appropriation for his support at the late term. -----Original Message----- From: marthabell43@yahoo.com To: mojeffer@rootsweb.com Cc: wckrzyzanowski@aol.com; lsnehring@aol.com Sent: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 6:42 AM Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] MOJEFFER Digest, Vol 1, Issue 97 Hi Linda and Wendy, I was wondering the same thing about Samuel Graham being the father of George GRAHAM. I know we talked about it being logical but never have found proof. Have either of you found any of the land records for the Grahams in Jefferson county? I know the Samuel Graham had an early land grant but have never been able to get copies of the original documents. Maybe if we find those and then follow the transaction for the land we can get some more clues. Does anyone know if Samuel or George had a will that would give some clues? Were do we look for those documents in Missouri? For the record my husband David is a direct descendant of George Graham and Margaret West too. Wendy is his 1st cousin. Martha Bell in Florida ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

More than once if I would have hit the delete key on a roll call name, I would have missed a very interesting puzzle or some info I could use myself. I get about 100 emails a day from various lists and such - it doesn't take that long to skim the body. If it is taking too much of your time, maybe you should rethink the number of lists you have subscribed to. Good hunting! -----Original Message----- From: kstulce@gmail.com To: mojeffer@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 5:02 PM Subject: Re: [MOJEFFER] Surname Roll Call I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. The roll call gets the conversation and topics going. I've noticed a lot of activity and surnames that I've never saw in past emails until the roll call email was sent out. If you're worried about the archives, they call always be cleaned up by the administrator and if you see emails such as this, hit the delete key. Also, I've seen tactics such as this to get everyone excited and participating on a lot of the genealogy boards and lists. Just be thankful this isn't the Roots list on Rootsweb, otherwise you would be getting a TON of responses to delete! :) Regarding the subject line, I usually skim through the body of the email, especially if it is from this list and noticed that everyone is typing the surnames in all caps, which is GREAT, so that you can find the names you're looking for on your search. I despise when people put in a long subject line, but if you were receiving email from a Lookup list, I can see your point. --Ken On 1/4/07, AlterIdem1@aol.com <AlterIdem1@aol.com> wrote: > > I thought most mailing lists did not allow roll calls. > They just junk up the archives (not to mention our in-boxes). > > The best way to get informative results is to post a specific note with a > specific subject line. There is no advantage to posting a list of > surnames > without dates and places. Giving a few details about a particular surname > and > asking for any additional information will get a far better response today > and in > year's to come. > > For those roll call postings which do include additional information on > the > names, but with the heading 'Roll Call' is about as useless as the subject > line > of "Do you know my family?" It is not informative. > > This note isn't intended to criticize, it's just to point out how to use > these boards wisely. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOJEFFER-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 MOJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

There was a question of the archives clean-up, those are maintained separately by the rootsweb management, not the list administrators. Any archives management questions and issues can be directed to them by visiting Rootsweb.com and clicking on Help Desk. A volunteer usually responds within 24-48 hours. Leslie's tip on adding surnames to the subject line also is very helpful. This has been an informative thread on how to make roll calls manageable and the pros and cons. And, if anyone has further concerns or questions about the archives, the help desk is there to assist and aids the list to return to Jeff. Co. topics. :) Wishing all great connections and a Happy New Year! LaDonna -------------------------- List Administrator Mojeffer-admin@rootsweb.com

My direct Jefferson County family line is HENSLEY Generation one - Fleming HENSLEY and wife Jane MELTON Generation two - Leander and his wife Cynthia Ann WILLIAMS daughter of "Elder" James WILLIAMS and Lydia WALKER/WALLER Generation three - Thomas Austin HENSLEY and wife Malinda Elizabeth PIERCE daughter of Nathan PIERCE and Isabella McKAY. Although my main research is the Fleming Hensley line, I also research the families of his brothers James, William and Thomas and the families connecting to our Hensley family by marriage. For a partial list of connecting surnames use http://hensleyofjeffersoncounty.myfamily.com Barb