Henry Thornton lived in Barry County as far as I know. There is no tombstone for his grave from what I was told by my g-g aunt, just a fieldstone in that cemetary. Apparently his son, John Franklin Thornton was also buried in the same cemetary with a fieldstone as a marker. John Franklin's wife (Ida Sheppard Thornton) was buried in Red Oak Cemetary in Lawrence Co. She died the same month as Henry Thornton in 1902. JF Thornton didn't survive either for very long. We believe Ida had TB so did JF. ThanksBrenda From: "Ross Cameron" To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] Fellowship/Thomas Hi, There is a Friendship Baptist Church cemetery in Pierce City. According to Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 9, Pierce City and Western Pierce Township, p. 92, part of this site was made into a parking lot. The only tombstone inscriptions reported there are two Higgs stones. There are a only a few Thorntons listed in the indexes to all nine volumes of Lawrence County Tombstone Inscriptions, but there is no Henry Thornton. I also did not find him in the 1900 Lawrence County census, though there was one Thornton family and a James Thornton boarding in another dwelling. Is it possible that Henry Thornton was buried in a cemetery near Lawrence County but not in Lawrence County? Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 04/24/03 02:20PM >>> I did find the cemetary but I think it is the wrong one. I may need Friendship instead. Henry Thornton died June 1902. Thanks for your help. Hi, You may have already found the cemetery and checked the tombstone inscriptions. >From Lockwood, go south on Hwy. 97. Cross Hwy. 96 (old Route 66). Go 1 mile, turn right onto farm road 2070. Go about 1 mile and the cemetery is on the left side of the road near the intersection with farm road 1050. There are several Thomases buried there, but I do not know if it was ever called Thomas Cemetery. Many of the cemeteries in Lawrence County have been known by more than one name. Sometimes, a family started a cemetery and then it was deeded to a church or cemetery association. There are four pages of inscriptions on pages 24-27 of Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. VII, Vineyard and Mt. Pleasant Townships. What person are you searching for that died about 1902? Ross Cameron - ------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== Whoops! Deleted a message you needed? Search archived messages on this list by entering MOLAWREN-L in the search field at: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

Hi, There is a Friendship Baptist Church cemetery in Pierce City. According to Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 9, Pierce City and Western Pierce Township, p. 92, part of this site was made into a parking lot. The only tombstone inscriptions reported there are two Higgs stones. There are a only a few Thorntons listed in the indexes to all nine volumes of Lawrence County Tombstone Inscriptions, but there is no Henry Thornton. I also did not find him in the 1900 Lawrence County census, though there was one Thornton family and a James Thornton boarding in another dwelling. Is it possible that Henry Thornton was buried in a cemetery near Lawrence County but not in Lawrence County? Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 04/24/03 02:20PM >>> I did find the cemetary but I think it is the wrong one. I may need Friendship instead. Henry Thornton died June 1902. Thanks for your help. Hi, You may have already found the cemetery and checked the tombstone inscriptions. >From Lockwood, go south on Hwy. 97. Cross Hwy. 96 (old Route 66). Go 1 mile, turn right onto farm road 2070. Go about 1 mile and the cemetery is on the left side of the road near the intersection with farm road 1050. There are several Thomases buried there, but I do not know if it was ever called Thomas Cemetery. Many of the cemeteries in Lawrence County have been known by more than one name. Sometimes, a family started a cemetery and then it was deeded to a church or cemetery association. There are four pages of inscriptions on pages 24-27 of Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. VII, Vineyard and Mt. Pleasant Townships. What person are you searching for that died about 1902? Ross Cameron --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== Whoops! Deleted a message you needed? Search archived messages on this list by entering MOLAWREN-L in the search field at: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I did find the cemetary but I think it is the wrong one. I may need Friendship instead. Henry Thornton died June 1902. Thanks for your help. Hi, You may have already found the cemetery and checked the tombstone inscriptions. >From Lockwood, go south on Hwy. 97. Cross Hwy. 96 (old Route 66). Go 1 mile, turn right onto farm road 2070. Go about 1 mile and the cemetery is on the left side of the road near the intersection with farm road 1050. There are several Thomases buried there, but I do not know if it was ever called Thomas Cemetery. Many of the cemeteries in Lawrence County have been known by more than one name. Sometimes, a family started a cemetery and then it was deeded to a church or cemetery association. There are four pages of inscriptions on pages 24-27 of Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. VII, Vineyard and Mt. Pleasant Townships. What person are you searching for that died about 1902? Ross Cameron --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

Ross Cameron suggested the SSDI for further information on Gerald and Preston Stockstill: The following information is on the California Death Index and would require additional research: Stockstill, Press b:29Nov 1877 d: 4 April 1945 POB: Mo POD Santa Clara SS#553141890 Stockstill, Etta F.(sic) b: 28 Oct 1880 d: 21 Sept 1967 POB: Mo POD: Kern County, Ca SS#557801194 Stockstill, Gerald Lewis b: 25 June 1916 d: 1 Nov 1979 POB: Ok POD Los Angeles, Ca 552200367 Stockstill, Allen Preston b: Sept 1913 d: 30 April 1992 POB: Ok POD: Kern County, Ca Mother's maiden name: Allen SS# 548011695 Jeane Freeman Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Hi Michelle, Yes, Lemuel W. Allen, Jr.'s first wife was Mildred Lewis, daughter of Richard C. Lewis, according Lemuel's biography in Ozark Region (1917), Vol. III, History of Lawrence County, Missouri, Biographical, pp. 37-38, which ends with the following paragraph: "His first marriage was contracted in 1878 with Miss Melvina J. Lewis, a daughter of Richard C. Lewis. To this union were born three daughters, Ettie, (Mrs. Press Stockstill); Levada (Preston); and Grace Allen, who is a student in Marionville College. The first Mrs. Allen passed away in 1891, at the age of thirty-three, and rests in the Spring River Camp Ground Cemetery. In 1897 Mr. Allen married as his second wife, Miss Tressie Bogle, daughter of John A. Bogle. Mr. Bogle was a native of Tennessee, from which state he moved to this region. To this marriage has been born one daughter, Lela, who resides with her parents at the family home." Some of the information above is inaccurate based on other sources. I have noticed many errors in these biographies just as there are in the earlier Goodspeed's history. His first wife was Mildred Lewis, not Melvina. He had a sister named Melvina He only had the two daughters by Mildred -- Ettie and Grace. Lavada was Ettie (Allen) Stockstill's daughter, Lemuel's granddaughter. I think the person who took the notes for the biography or the one who wrote it confused the fact that Lavada was a granddaughter. Often these biographies list the spouse and children of each child of the biographee that is married and has children. Lemuel did have three daughters, two by his first wife and one by his second wife. The writer obviously took the three daughters information and changed the notes so that there were three daughters by the first wife instead of a total of three daughters. Etta Allen, 20, Verona, was married to Presley Stockstill, 23, Verona, on 17 July 1901, by George F. Harbour, at the bride's residence, Book I, p. 139 [Lawrence County Marriage Records, Vol. 8, Sept. 1900-Jan. 1904, p. 36 Lemuel, Mildred, and Tressie Allen, and Etta and Lavada Stockstill are buried at Lee Cemetery (also called Campground Cemetery or Spring River Campground Cemetery). Lawrence County Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. VI, Spring River and Freistatt Townships, Lee Cemetery: p. 63: Stockstill, Lavada, 2 Jul 1902 - 24 Sep 1916 Stockstill, Etta Allen, 28 Oct 1880 - 21 Sep 1967 p. 65: Allen, Mildred J., 1859 - 1891 Lemuel W., 1852 - 1945 Tressie E., 1870 - 1959 Here is an abstract of a brief obituary for Levada from the Aurora Advertiser, even though both of her names are misspelled. The error may be either in the original newspaper or in the transcription. Ruth Browning, Southwest Missouri Newspaper Abstracts, Vol. 27, Aurora Advertiser, Jan. 7, 1915-May 23, 1918, p. 27: "Sept. 28, 1916, Died, Miss Nevada Stocksdill on her way to her home near Oklahoma City. Her grandfather is Mr. Allen. She was buried in the Old Camp Ground Cemetery." I did not find a marriage record for Lemuel W. Allen, Jr. and Mildred J. Lewis in Lawrence County circa 1878. 1880 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Spring River Township, family 175: Allen, Lemuel W., 27, Mo, Tn, Tn Mildred J., 21, Mo, --, -- 1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Spring River Township, family 234: Lemuel Allen Aug 1852-47 Yr. M-2 Mo. Tn. Tn. Farmer Tressie Jun 1870-29 Yr. 0-0 Ky. Tn. Tn. Ettie (f) Oct 1880-19 Yr. Mo. Mo. Mo. Grace (f) Sep 1884-15 Yr. Mo. Mo. Mo. 1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Spring River Township, family 63: Alonzo Stockstill Feb 1849-51 Yr. M-31 Mo. Tn. Ky. Farmer Mary Oct 1853-46 Yr. 6-5 Mo. Tn. Tn. Ida (f) Aug 1873-26 Yr. Mo. Mo. Mo. Jacob Z. (m) Mar 1875-25 Yr. Mo. Mo. Mo. Miner Lead Preston (m) Nov 1877-22 Yr. Mo. Mo. Mo. Farm Lab Ninnie (f) Jan 1885-15 Yr. Mo. Mo. Mo. 1910 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Spring River Township, family 159: L.(emuel) W. Allen Head 57-yr M-1-12 Mo. Mo. US. Tressie wife 39-yr M-1-12 Ky. Tn. Tn. 1-1 Grace daug 25-yr s Mo. Mo. Mo. Lela daug 9-yr s Mo. Mo. Ky. 1910 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Spring River Township, family 180: P(resley) Stockstill Head 32-yr M-1-8 Mo. Mo. Mo. Etta (Allen) wife 29-yr 1-1 Mo. Mo. Mo. Lavada daug 7-yr s Mo. Mo. Mo. 1920 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Spring River Township, family 102: Lemuel W. Allen 67-yr Mo. Tn. Tn. Tressie 49-yr Ky. Tn. Tn. Lela 19-yr Mo. Mo. Ky. 1920 Census, Oklahoma, Garvin Co., Pauls Valley, Ward 2, E.D. 34, sheet 8A, lines 3-7, 212 North Oak Street, dwelling 131, family 145: Stockstill, Press, head, male, white, 42, single [error!], Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, butcher, meat shop Etta, wife, female, white, 39, married, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri Preston, son, male, white, 6, single, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri Gerald, son, male, white, 3 4(?)/12, single, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri Mary, mother, female, white, 66, widow, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee 1930 Census, California, Kern Co., Bakersfield City, part of Ward 5, E.D. 15-20, sheet 7B, lines 69-72, 1426 "I"(?) Street, dwelling 114, family 163: Stockstill, Preston, head, m, w, 52, mar., mar. 1st at age 24, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, meat cutter, packing company Etta, wife, f, w, 49, mar., mar. 1st at age 20, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, finisher, laundry business Preston, son, m, w, 16, single, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri, paper carrier, newspaper route Gerald, son, m, w, 13, single, Oklahoma, Missouri, Missouri, paper carrier, newspaper route Until you find something more authoritative than the above sources, you will have to decide whether Etta's husband's name was Preston or Presley. Because Etta was buried in Lawrence County, I would suggest that you look for an obituary for her in the Lawrence County newspapers even though she may not have died in Lawrence County. That should list her survivors and their places of residence. Even easier would be to check with the Library Center in Springfield, Missouri, because her obituary might also have been published in the Springfield newspapers and they have a published index for the newspapers for 1967. You could also check the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) online for their sons Preston and Gerald Stockstill. Now to the other daughter, Grace Allen, who is related to me by marriage. Benjamin Barnes "Ben" Baugh born 27 Oct 1878, Lawrence Co., Missouri died 10 Jun 1966, Aurora, Lawrence Co., Missouri bur. 12 Jun 1966, IOOF Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Lawrence Co., Missouri mar., 1st, 20 Nov. 1904, Mount Vernon, Lawrence Co., Missouri [J, 121] Allie May Underwood daughter of Nathaniel Dowden Underwood and Matilda Elizabeth Moore [daughter of Gallahugh H., Sr., Moore and Francis Jane Chambers] born ca. Sep 1879 died Wed. before 22 Mar 1917, Hoberg, Lawrence Co., Missouri bur. IOOF Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Lawrence Co., Missouri children: Dorothy Leola Baugh Frances Baugh Herschel B. Baugh [I have more information on these Baugh children.][ Benjamin Barnes "Ben" Baugh mar., 2nd, ca. 1920-1921 Grace Allen daughter of Lemuel W. Allen< Jr. and Mildred J. Lewis born 15 Sep 1884, Missouri died 24 Jan 1982, Monett, Barry Co., Missouri bur. 27 Jan 1982, IOOF Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Lawrence Co., Missouri children of 2nd marriage: none 1930 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Hoberg Township, family 7: Baugh, Ben. B., head, male, white, 51, married first at age 27, Missouri Grace A., wife, female, white, 45, married first at age 36, Missouri Frances E., daughter, female, white, 22, single, Missouri Hershel B., son, male, white, 18, single, Missouri Based on information that I was told by close relatives in the late 1960s, Grace (Allen) Baugh was not married before she married Ben Baugh. So based on the information in the 1930 census which says her age was 45 and she was age 36 at first marriage, they were married on or after 15 Sep 1920 and before 15 Sep 1921. I did not find a marriage record for them in Lawrence County. They had no children. Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 04/13/03 08:09AM >>> Goodspeed's Biography for Lawrence Co. states....."L.W. ALLEN Jr. son of L.W. ALLEN Sr. and Sarah A. SPRINGER Allen " chose for his companion in life Miss Minnie, daughter of R. C. LEWIS, Esq. and this union has resulted in the birth of two children, both daughters, Ettie and Grace." I assume this is Mildred LEWIS daughter of R.C. LEWIS and Eliza GUTHRIE Lewis. RC Lewis is my 3rd gr grandfather and Mildred would be the sister to my gr gr grandfather Richard L. Lewis. Mildred is shown in the 1870 census as living with her father but by 1880 she isn't living at home. The Goodspeeds biography does not state a marriage year. Can anyone help me find marriage or census records for LW Allen and Mildred Lewis? Also I would like any further information and contact with descendents of Ettie or Grace the children of L.W. Allen Jr and Mildred Lewis. Did they have any other children than the 2 listed in the biography ? All help is appreciated. Michelle 1870 Census, Missouri, Lawrence County, Spring River Township, dwelling 123, family 123: Lewis, Richard C., 54, farmer, Ky William S., 24, works on farm, Mo Mandy L., 17, keeps house, Mo Richard, 13, Mo Mildred, 11, Mo Thomas, 8, Mo Adda, 7, Mo _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. 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Hi, You may have already found the cemetery and checked the tombstone inscriptions. From Lockwood, go south on Hwy. 97. Cross Hwy. 96 (old Route 66). Go 1 mile, turn right onto farm road 2070. Go about 1 mile and the cemetery is on the left side of the road near the intersection with farm road 1050. There are several Thomases buried there, but I do not know if it was ever called Thomas Cemetery. Many of the cemeteries in Lawrence County have been known by more than one name. Sometimes, a family started a cemetery and then it was deeded to a church or cemetery association. There are four pages of inscriptions on pages 24-27 of Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. VII, Vineyard and Mt. Pleasant Townships. What person are you searching for that died about 1902? Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 04/14/03 08:28PM >>> Trying to find the location of Fellowship Church Cemetary. I am coming from the Lockwood area and would like to find this cemetary. Is it true this used to be called Thomas Cemetary? Is there a way to find out about a burial there about 1902? Thank you. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more ==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== More Lawrence County information can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

This is the funeral book I said I'd send for Alice McCoy Stewart who died in 1940. If you want it as a word document send me an email address where you can receive attachments and I'll send it. This makes their life seem more real than just a census record. It was a big funeral for Halltown. Mom remembers Morris Wilkerson and said that he did grown up with my Dad, John A. Stewart. You may recognize some of the names on Grandma's book since a lot of them grew up with Dad and therefore your Dad. The Halltown High School burned some time after 1936...not sure when, but it was before I started school in Halltown in about 1950. It was gone by then and the foundation not even there. Pat Miller This book has many more pages that are transcribed. Only the pages with hand written information have been transcribed. Pat Stewart-Miller granddaughter of Alice Stewart. In Memory of Alice Stewart Alice Stewart Birthplace Halltown, Missouri Oct 21, 1879 Departed This Life August 24,1940 Date Home Place Age 60 Years Months 9 Days- Interment Rock Prairie Cemetery 8-27-40 Lot Section Halltown Missouri City State **************************************************** next page Services Nazarene Church 10 AM Aug. 27 Officiating Rev. Robert Mobley Rev. Wm T. Savage Miss Pearl Downing (singing) ****************************************************** Music ORGAN SELECTIONS Pianist --Virginia Dameron HYMNS In The "Sweet By & By" "Rock of Ages" SPECIAL MUSIC Song: "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" By Jewell Johnson ******************************************************** Pall Bearers Hershel Garoutte Jim Blanchard Guy Fenner Roy Fenner Joseph Greer Roberts Harry Goforth ********************************************************* Floral Tributes (page 1) Mr. & Mrs. J.B. Hilton Mr. & Mrs. H.W. Garoutte & Fam. Mr. & Mrs. Normon McCoy Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Weng (could be Deng) Mr. & Mrs. Everett Beazley Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Anderson Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Birchler Betty Ann & Guy & the Greshams Roy & Elsie Fenner Annie Mitchell & Joseph Mrs. Charlene West Mr. & Mrs. Misemer Mrs. Whitsell Mr. & Mrs. Treat Billy Royston ********************************************************** Floral Tributes (page 2) Sylvia Rodgers Gladys Parnell Yellow Bonnett Café Mrs. Dowdy Mrs. Jess Lawmaster Charley Johnson Mrs. Gertie West Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Goodman Mrs. Kimmons Chloe Mason Ester Hendricks Mrs. Ella Bullard Mrs. Tom Ritcheson Mrs. Don Wilkerson Mrs. John Heagerty ************************************************************ Floral Tributes (page 3) Mrs. Dudgah Morris Miss Jean Whinrey Mrs. Nora Dameron Mrs. Elmer West Mr. Martin Mrs. Fount Miller Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Carter Mrs. Carol Samuels Miss Pearl Downing Mrs. Tom Dameron Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Mobley Mrs. Billy Gooch & Wanda ********************************************************* Loving Messages Paul & Edna Porter Mrs. Muri & Andersons Mr. Ernest Dyer ********************************************************* Helpful Friends June & Dorothy Sifferman Mr. Glen Hunt Mr. Arthur Sweeney Harold & Inez Bullard Miss Pearl Downing Mrs. Nora Dameron Mrs. Billie Gooch Mrs. Nellie Whitesell Mrs. Annie McCoy Mrs. Bertha Carter Mrs. Mable Treat

Virginia, Where do you live now? I'm the one who started the Stewart, McCoy etc. line. My father is John Albert Stewart. There were two Stewart families there. Byron was my grandfather; the other was John Buff Stewart and his son John Howard Stewart. Two of John Buff's daughters still live in Halltown, one on the old Stewart home place. Our place backed up to theirs. I have been told that the Byron Stewart property took in a lot of the property for quite a ways South of Halltown until after Byron died and split it up between his kids. Two of the kids sold out and moved to California. Only my Dad stayed and then he sold and we went to California in 1953 after his mother had been dead for several years.. I'll ask my mother about the Wilkersons. The only ones I know live in Aurora, but that may not be the same family. I'll type of Alice McCoy's death book and you can see if you recognize any of the names. Pat Miller Dallas [email protected] wrote: >I have read with interested the exchanges on the Stewart-McCoy families. In >it the name of Celia Wilkerson as witnessing a marriage was mentioned. She >and her husband, W. C. Wilkerson, were my great aunt and uncle. William >Crockett, was a brother to my great grandfather, John Washington Wilkerson. >The story goes that William Crockett came to Lawrenceburg in 1866 or 67 on a >blind mule. He traded the mule for a doctor's book. My great grandfather, >John W. Wilkerson, came year later. He and his wife, Nettie, settled in the >area around Lawrenceburg and Halltown. Guess there have been Wilkersons in >the area ever since. My grandfather was William W. "Billy" Wilkerson. He and >my grandmother, Effie McMillin of Everton, lived there where my father, >Luther Morrison Wilkerson, was born and raised along with my aunt, Charlene. >Dad graduated my Halltown High School and I believe he went to Union School >as a boy. I believe he knew John A. Stewart when they were growing up. > >Just wanted to share. This in any interesting list and I enjoy reading about >all the families of the area. Every once in a while, a familiar name pops up. > >Virginia Wilkerson Halterman > > >==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Whoops! Deleted a message you needed? Search archived messages on this list by entering MOLAWREN-L in the search field at: >http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

I have read with interested the exchanges on the Stewart-McCoy families. In it the name of Celia Wilkerson as witnessing a marriage was mentioned. She and her husband, W. C. Wilkerson, were my great aunt and uncle. William Crockett, was a brother to my great grandfather, John Washington Wilkerson. The story goes that William Crockett came to Lawrenceburg in 1866 or 67 on a blind mule. He traded the mule for a doctor's book. My great grandfather, John W. Wilkerson, came year later. He and his wife, Nettie, settled in the area around Lawrenceburg and Halltown. Guess there have been Wilkersons in the area ever since. My grandfather was William W. "Billy" Wilkerson. He and my grandmother, Effie McMillin of Everton, lived there where my father, Luther Morrison Wilkerson, was born and raised along with my aunt, Charlene. Dad graduated my Halltown High School and I believe he went to Union School as a boy. I believe he knew John A. Stewart when they were growing up. Just wanted to share. This in any interesting list and I enjoy reading about all the families of the area. Every once in a while, a familiar name pops up. Virginia Wilkerson Halterman

The cemetery is south on 97 highway south of 96 highway first road ; which is about a mile or a little more. turn to your right then about a mile down that road it is across from a church. Their is a listing at the Mt. Vernon Library in Mt. Vernon, Mo. At 05:28 PM 4/14/03 -0700, you wrote: >Trying to find the location of Fellowship Church Cemetary. I am coming >from the Lockwood area and would like to find this cemetary. Is it true >this used to be called Thomas Cemetary? Is there a way to find out about >a burial there about 1902? Thank you. > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > > >==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== >More Lawrence County information can be found at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Trying to find the location of Fellowship Church Cemetary. I am coming from the Lockwood area and would like to find this cemetary. Is it true this used to be called Thomas Cemetary? Is there a way to find out about a burial there about 1902? Thank you. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more

My 3rd grgrandfather Richard C. LEWIS remarried an S.L. GOODRICH in 1871. S.L. Goodrich died in 1877. >>>Fountain and Journal News Item: Oct 4, 1877, Died, Mrs R C Lewis, of near Verona.>>> Lewis, R C to S L Goodrich 26 Mar 1871, Henry C Yates, M G D/20 I have not been able to find any information about S.L. Goodrich and did not find her in Lawrence Co census records before 1870. Can anyone help me with the Goodrich family? Michelle _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

I only found two Goodriches in the 1870 census index for Lawrence County. Both were single men, James age 23 and Sylvanus age 55. When I widened the search to all of Missouri, there are 70 households of Goodriches. I looked in the surrounding counties of Greene, Jasper, Newton, Barry, Dade, and Polk, but didn't find her. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.M. Daniel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 6:44 PM Subject: [MOLAWREN-L] Goodrich-Lewis > > > > > My 3rd grgrandfather Richard C. LEWIS remarried an S.L. GOODRICH in 1871. > S.L. Goodrich died in 1877. > > >>>Fountain and Journal News Item: > Oct 4, 1877, Died, Mrs R C Lewis, of near Verona.>>> > > Lewis, R C to S L Goodrich 26 Mar 1871, Henry C > Yates, M G D/20 > > I have not been able to find any information about S.L. Goodrich and did not > find her in Lawrence Co census records before 1870. > > Can anyone help me with the Goodrich family? > > Michelle > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lawrence County Query, Biography, Obituary, Will, Deed, Bible, Pension, etc., Boards at: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.missouri.counties.lawrence > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Goodspeed's Biography for Lawrence Co. states....."L.W. ALLEN Jr. son of L.W. ALLEN Sr. and Sarah A. SPRINGER Allen " chose for his companion in life Miss Minnie, daughter of R. C. LEWIS, Esq. and this union has resulted in the birth of two children, both daughters, Ettie and Grace." I assume this is Mildred LEWIS daughter of R.C. LEWIS and Eliza GUTHRIE Lewis. RC Lewis is my 3rd gr grandfather and Mildred would be the sister to my gr gr grandfather Richard L. Lewis. Mildred is shown in the 1870 census as living with her father but by 1880 she isn't living at home. The Goodspeeds biography does not state a marriage year. Can anyone help me find marriage or census records for LW Allen and Mildred Lewis? Also I would like any further information and contact with descendents of Ettie or Grace the children of L.W. Allen Jr and Mildred Lewis. Did they have any other children than the 2 listed in the biography ? All help is appreciated. Michelle 1870 Census, Missouri, Lawrence County, Spring River Township, dwelling 123, family 123: Lewis, Richard C., 54, farmer, Ky William S., 24, works on farm, Mo Mandy L., 17, keeps house, Mo Richard, 13, Mo Mildred, 11, Mo Thomas, 8, Mo Adda, 7, Mo _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

I have a biographical sketch of Lewis B. Whinery from Index to Greene Co. MO History and also a short sketch of The Spring Creek Mill from History of Stone County Missouri and a short sketch of the Caplinger Mill from Historical Sketches of Cedar County Missouri by Abbott, Clayton. Also have a biographical sketchof William C. Whinrey of Lawrence Co, brother of Lewis B. If any of this you do not have and would want I will be happy to send it to you. My Gr-gr-grandparents are Peterson and Martha Whinrey Grammer who lived in Lawrence Co. So I am interested in all Whinery info. At one time we had a Whinery web page with quite a lot of information on it but I was unable to locate it now. Also interesting to note you are at the State Historical Society in Iowa. We lived in Cedar Falls for about thirty-five years. Alice McCollun <[email protected]> On Saturday, April 12, 2003, at 12:44 PM, KERRY MCGRATH wrote: > Looking for information about the wife and children of John Charles > Whinery (b. 1864 near Haven, Greene Co, Mo, ?, d. 1962 Los Angeles. > > > > John Charles "Charley" was the son of Lewis Whinery and Elvira/Elvina > Likins, he married a Matilida/Martha around 1896. > > They had the following children: > Gladys married an (?) Emmett Owens, they were living in Halltown in > 1963 > > Hannah Faye married an (?)Emmett Mayabb, they were living in > Springfield in 1963 > > Mary Lavina married a Summers or Schoup and was living in Crane, Stone > County in 1963 > > > > > John Charles Whinery appears in the 1900 census, Ozark Township, > Lawrence co, where is is identifed as a Merchant, > > in the 1920 Lawrence County Census, he is shown as living in Halltown > Village and identified as a general farmer. > > > > Am trying to track down Whinery family members as part of research on > their involvement in the milling business in southwest Missouri. John > Charles' father operated a mill (still standing, SE of Ash Grove), his > brothers operated mills in Cedar and Stone counties, and his cousins > operated mills in McDonald, Newton, Lawrence, Dade, and Greene > Counties. > > > > Apparently Gladys Whinery Owens had the Whinery family bible. > > > > Any information will be appreciated and duly acknowledged. > > > > Tried to share some information on this list a couple of years ago, it > never appeared. Have information on the Whinery, Likins, Yeakley, > Johnson (not the Lawrence Co milling family), Johns, Reynolds, Adams, > Leeper, Nicholson, Gray, Hunt, and other families, primarily from > Greene and Washington Counties TN, who settled in what is now Center, > Boone, and Pond Creek townships, Greene County, Mo. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Kerry McGrath > > home: [email protected] > > work: [email protected] (State Historical Society of Iowa) > > > > > > > ==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== > Whoops! Deleted a message you needed? Search archived messages on this > list by entering MOLAWREN-L in the search field at: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Kerry, Yes, a couple of us can help you on this one. I know Mary Levina, I knew Matilda and I know Mary's daughter. Mary Levina married Loren Summers, he's dead. The last I heard she lived in Crane, Missouri. Anything more I'd do privately. Pat Miller Dallas, TX KERRY MCGRATH wrote: > Looking for information about the wife and children of John Charles Whinery (b. 1864 near Haven, Greene Co, Mo, ?, d. 1962 Los Angeles. > > > >John Charles "Charley" was the son of Lewis Whinery and Elvira/Elvina Likins, he married a Matilida/Martha around 1896. > >They had the following children: >Gladys married an (?) Emmett Owens, they were living in Halltown in 1963 > >Hannah Faye married an (?)Emmett Mayabb, they were living in Springfield in 1963 > >Mary Lavina married a Summers or Schoup and was living in Crane, Stone County in 1963 > > > > >John Charles Whinery appears in the 1900 census, Ozark Township, Lawrence co, where is is identifed as a Merchant, > >in the 1920 Lawrence County Census, he is shown as living in Halltown Village and identified as a general farmer. > > > >Am trying to track down Whinery family members as part of research on their involvement in the milling business in southwest Missouri. John Charles' father operated a mill (still standing, SE of Ash Grove), his brothers operated mills in Cedar and Stone counties, and his cousins operated mills in McDonald, Newton, Lawrence, Dade, and Greene Counties. > > > >Apparently Gladys Whinery Owens had the Whinery family bible. > > > >Any information will be appreciated and duly acknowledged. > > > >Tried to share some information on this list a couple of years ago, it never appeared. Have information on the Whinery, Likins, Yeakley, Johnson (not the Lawrence Co milling family), Johns, Reynolds, Adams, Leeper, Nicholson, Gray, Hunt, and other families, primarily from Greene and Washington Counties TN, who settled in what is now Center, Boone, and Pond Creek townships, Greene County, Mo. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Kerry McGrath > >home: [email protected] > >work: [email protected] (State Historical Society of Iowa) > > > > > > >==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Whoops! Deleted a message you needed? Search archived messages on this list by entering MOLAWREN-L in the search field at: >http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Looking for information about the wife and children of John Charles Whinery (b. 1864 near Haven, Greene Co, Mo, ?, d. 1962 Los Angeles. John Charles "Charley" was the son of Lewis Whinery and Elvira/Elvina Likins, he married a Matilida/Martha around 1896. They had the following children: Gladys married an (?) Emmett Owens, they were living in Halltown in 1963 Hannah Faye married an (?)Emmett Mayabb, they were living in Springfield in 1963 Mary Lavina married a Summers or Schoup and was living in Crane, Stone County in 1963 John Charles Whinery appears in the 1900 census, Ozark Township, Lawrence co, where is is identifed as a Merchant, in the 1920 Lawrence County Census, he is shown as living in Halltown Village and identified as a general farmer. Am trying to track down Whinery family members as part of research on their involvement in the milling business in southwest Missouri. John Charles' father operated a mill (still standing, SE of Ash Grove), his brothers operated mills in Cedar and Stone counties, and his cousins operated mills in McDonald, Newton, Lawrence, Dade, and Greene Counties. Apparently Gladys Whinery Owens had the Whinery family bible. Any information will be appreciated and duly acknowledged. Tried to share some information on this list a couple of years ago, it never appeared. Have information on the Whinery, Likins, Yeakley, Johnson (not the Lawrence Co milling family), Johns, Reynolds, Adams, Leeper, Nicholson, Gray, Hunt, and other families, primarily from Greene and Washington Counties TN, who settled in what is now Center, Boone, and Pond Creek townships, Greene County, Mo. Thanks. Kerry McGrath home: [email protected] work: [email protected] (State Historical Society of Iowa)

Pat, Please excuse my surprise that people south of Halltown would have had a Bois D'Arc address. I have received another email about someone who lived southwest of Halltown and had an Ash Grove address. I guess that I shouldn't be surprised. I have sent many emails before about people living in one county and getting their mail via a post office in another county. Perhaps the size or "class" of the post office determined whether or not it could serve rural patrons. It may be that the Halltown post office only served people right in the village of Halltown and the rural areas around Halltown may have been served by Rural Route carriers from other post offices like Ash Grove and Bois D'Arc. Ross >>> [email protected] 04/10/03 01:59PM >>> Pat, When you are in Halltown later this year check the Farm Road numbers and then it can easily be located on a map. It is surprising to me that the address south of Halltown would have been Bois D'Arc. It seems more likely that it would have been Halltown. Bois D'Arc is in Greene County. It is about 5 or 6 miles east and 4 or 5 miles north of Halltown. Halltown has always been in Ozark Township. But Turnback Township starts just 1 mile south of Halltown. Yes, it is very likely that George Ingram and Mary Ray were working on the farm rather than being relatives. Yes, that was quite common. The Stewart's oldest daughter Carrie was listed as 9 years old in the 1880 census and not listed in 1870, which means that she was likely born sometime between June 1, 1870 and June 1, 1871. She could have been born shortly after the census and Mary Ray may have been there to help during the last months before the baby came or even earlier. As you say, there are several explanations for George and Mary being there. There are some census records available for free on the Internet, but most are not. I suspect that a large genealogical library in Dallas would have a subscription to one of these services. You could go to the library and use it there. But I don't know which library or libraries. The Lawrence County Historical Society has published the census records for Lawrence County through 1920 and I have those. The 1850 census of Lawrence Countyh and part of the 1870 census of Lawrence County census are online at the Lawrence County Rootsweb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~molawre2/rsrchfil.htm along with some other records there. The Ozarks Genealogical Society has published many of the Greene County censuses. Some counties have some records posted on the Internet and others do not. You can start at a couple of places: US GenWeb starting with state lists at: http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinkstext.html Go the the state, county, etc. There are also records there at the various US GenWeb Archives websites. Another place to start is Cyndi's List at: http://www.CyndisList.com/ which is an index to all kinds of helpful information and websites. If you have an questions or need any explanation of what I have sent, please ask, for example, if you don't know what all of the information in the census records represents. I don't usually provide a full explanation because it takes too long, but I will answer questions about it. For example, the 1900 census provides a lot of information that is not easily identified unless you are familiar with it. In General J. McCoy's record below the "M-25" means that they have been married 25 years. The first TN is his place of birth, the second his father's and the third his mother's. In Sarah A.'s record below the "7-7" means that she has had 7 children and that 7 are living. If it were 5-3, it would be the woman had had 5 children and only 3 are still living. 1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrernce County, Ozark Township, family 350: General J. McCoy Jul 1846-53 Yr. M-25 Tn. Tn. Tn. Farmer Sarah A. Jan 1859-41 Yr. 7-7 Mo. Mo. Mo. Norman (m) May 1877-23 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. Miller Alice (f) Oct 1879-20 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. May (f) May 1882-18 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. Clyde (m) Aug 1884-15 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. Annie (f) Sep 1887-12 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. Fannie (f) Apr 1872- 8 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. Mildred (f) Jul 1897- 2 Yr. Mo. Tn. Mo. Hope this helps. Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 04/10/03 01:08PM >>> Ross, The Stewarts had property South of Halltown, quite a lot of it and the "old home place" was south of Halltown in a location that I can find, but can't tell you the road numbers. The address out there was Bois D'arc, I don't know what the township would have been at the time. Mom says that many people at the time had young girls keep house for them and teen boys that helped with the farming. Therefore any strange name on a census was probably that. 1870 Green county census: I suspect that George Ingram was someone from Ezekiel's home N.Y. area that came to work for them. Naturally he could be a relative. Mom doesn't remember the family talking about anyone with the last name of Ingram. Mary Ray was in the household too, but was probably helping with the housework or could have been just a friend of Nancy's that was at the house when the census taker showed up. 1920 Lawrence County Census:They called my grandfather Barnie and my dad wanted to call my son (Byron) Barnie, but I didn't like that. Ha! Thanks for the census records. I am really new at finding genealogy information and have been floundering with the volume and complexity of records. Is there a "free" place to do census searches for both Missouri and Arkansas on the internet? Any tips? Pat Miller Dallas,TX Ross Cameron wrote: >Hi Pat, > >Ezekiel Stewart and Nancy McDorman were married in Greene County and living there in 1870 and 1880, but I didn't find them in Ash Grove in the 1900 census. I didn't find them in Lawrence County in 1900 either. > >Stuart, Ezekiel, and Nancy H. McDorman, mar. 9 Dec. 1868, by J. N. Bingham, J. P. Greene County Marriage Book C, p. 175. > >1870 Census, Missouri, Greene Co., Center Twp., dwelling 2038, family 2019: >Steward, Ezekiel, 40, m, NY, farmer >Nancy, 23, f, Mo, keeping house >Ray, Mary, 19, f, Mo >Ingram, George, 16, m, NY, farmer >[NOTE: Because George Ingram is also from NY perhaps he is a relative, maybe a nephew of Ezekiel's. However, he may not be related. The 1870 census does not give relationships.] > >1880 Census, Missouri, Greene Co., Boone Township, Ash Grove, p. 158C: >E. Stewart, head, m, w, 50, mar., farmer, NY, NY, NY >Nancy E., wife, f, w, 30, mar., Mo, Oh, Oh, keeping house >Carrie, dau., f, w, 9, single, Mo, NY, Mo, at school >Ines, dau., f, w, 7, single, Mo, NY, Mo >Byron, son, m, w, 5, single, Mo, NY, Mo > >I think that I found Nancy's parents, too. > >1860 Census, Missouri, Greene Co., Center Township, family 374: >McDorman, Wm., 52, m, Ohio, farmer, $2100 RE, $2500 PE >Elizabeth, 46, f, Va >Martha, 18, f, Mo >Henry, 16, m, Mo >Nancy, 14, f, Mo [She was listed as 23 in 1870 with Ezekiel.] >James W., 10, m, Mo >Lindsey H., 8, m, Mo >Phebe A., 6, f, Mo > >Later Lawrence County census data from published transcriptions. > >1910 Census, Missouri, Lawrence County, Turnback Township, family 314: >Byran Stewart Head 35-yr M-1-9 Mo. Mo. Mo. >Alice wife 30-yr 0-0 Mo. Tn. Tn. > >1920 Census, Missouri, Lawrence County, Ozark Township, Halltown Precinct, outside Halltown village, family 29: >Barnie Steward 45-yr Mo. Tn. Mo. >Alis 42-yr Mo. Tex. Mo. >Joseph J. 2-4/12-yr Mo. Mo. Mo. >John A. 10-yr Mo. Mo. Mo. Adopted/son >Mottie Hunter 13-yr Mo. US. US. >[NOTE: This is from a census transcription, but I am sure this is your Bryan and Alice Stewart.] > >You probably already have these tombstone inscriptions. At least you have the dates from the Bible. > >Rock Prairie Cemetery, Halltown, Lawrence Co., Mo.: >Stewart, E., Feb 1, 1830 - Dec. 17, 1903 >Stewart, Drexel, son of L. B. and Alice Stewart, July 20, 1911 - Sept. 25, 1911 > Infant daughter, Aug. 24, 1913 - Aug. 28, 1913 >[NOTE: There is not a tombstone listed for Nancy, though I would expect that she was buried beside Ezekiel.] > >By the way Mrs. Celia Wilkerson, who witnessed the marriage, is Celia (Dean) Wilkerson, wife of Dr. William C. Wilkerson, both buried at Rock Prairie/Halltown Cemetery. > >Wilkerson, Dr. W. C., Oct. 15, 1838-Dec. 24, 1924 > Celia E., his wife, July 1, 1848-Sept. 28, 1913 > >I believe that Celia is probably a sister of: >Alva W. Dean >son of (?) Dean and Susan Thompson [mar., 2nd, Elisha T. Buffington] >born Dec 1850, Texas >died 1924 >bur., Dunkle Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Missouri > >married on 4 May 1880, Lawrence Co., Missouri, >Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cameron, >daughter of Barton Cameron and Martha Jane Grimmett, >born 4 Jul 1858, Greene Co., Missouri, >died 1903, >bur., Dunkle Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence Co., Missouri. > >Ross > > > >>>>[email protected] 04/03/03 05:24PM >>> >>>> >>>> >L. Byron Stewart and Alice McCoy Family Bible > >This Certifies >That the Rite of >Holy Matrimony >Was celebrataed between > [note: the information in brackets was not in the Bible] Submitted by >Pat Miller; Dallas, TX > >L.B.Stewart Of Halltown, MO >And Alice McCoy Of Halltown, MO >On Dec. 16th 1900 at Lawrenceburgh >By Rev. Harvey >Witness Mrs. Celia Wilkerson > Carry Woody > >Marriages > >LB Stewart and Alice McCoy Dec. 16,1900 >John A. Stewart and Thelma McNatt Nov 15, 1936 > >Births > >Ezekiel Stewart Feb. 1st- 1830 >Nancy Stewart March 4th- 1847 >G.J. McCoy July 27- 1846 (G. J. stands for General Jackson >father of Alice Stewart) > >S.A. McCoy Jan 25- 1859 (mailed name? Wife of G.J. mother >of Alice Stewart) >L.B. Stewart Dec 24- 1874 (L [not initials for a name]. Byron) >Alice Stewart Oct 21- 1879 (maiden name McCoy) >John Albert Stewart Dec 22- 1909 (birth name Riley) >Drexdel Stewart July 20- 1911 >Baby girl Aug 24- 1913 >Jack Stewart Jan 22- 1917 (Name was Joseph Jackson) >Bernice Stewart June 28- 1921 > >Deaths > >Ezekiel Stewart died Dec 17- 1903 (L Byron's father) > >G. J. McCoy Feb. 8- 1910 (General Jackson) >S.A. McCoy Sept 17- 1925 (maiden name?) > >Drexdel Stewart Sept. 25- 1911 >Baby girl Aug 28- 1913 >Nancy H. Stewart April 16- 1932 (maiden name ?) >L Byron Stewart July 10- 1933 > > > >==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== >Whoops! Deleted a message you needed? 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In the Lawrence County Bulletin April 2003 issue. Editor's Review:: Member Steve Adamson writes that the Missouri Historical Review for jan. 2003, has an article on "The other Anderson: Bloody Bill's Brother Jim," by Larry Wood. I wonder if there is a member out there.....who has a copy of this article? If so.....could a copy be made and mailed to me. Let me know the cost of copies and mailing. Thank you Pat Kennedy [email protected]

I've decided to start on what may be a much too ambitious research project. I would like you all to email me your rhodes family lines in missouri, I am especially interested in any families who lived in Georgia or North Carolina before moving to Missouri. Hope to hear back from many of you soon. Lisa _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus