This one is my g.g. mother, she died 1937, Jasper County, Joplin, Missouri IGA ALMA HALL, Female, Born 1863, Place, Guildford County, North California Parents, James HALL and Nancy Asenath WILEY --------------------------------------------------------------- do you know? IGA Allie HALL, Male, Born, January 07th 1875, Missouri IGI Film # 2034749 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Can you tell me anything about this one? IGA ALLIE HALL, Male, Born , 13 September, 1912, Cassville, Barry County, Missouri Parents, Homer Daniel HALL and Nora Myrtle Ennis --------------------------------------------------------------

Can anyone help me find any descendents of Mrs. J.W. PERKINS? Newspaper , Springfield Republican, Thursday Morning, March 25th, 1920 Marriage Licenses JOHN W. PERKINS age 22 of Joplin and Miss ALMA SILER , age 21, of Springfield Missouri. M g. g. mother Alma D. HALL SILER died at 22?? Annie Baxter Street 1937 in Joplin, Missouri at the home of a Mrs. J.W. PERKINS. This same Mrs. J.W. PERKINS signed Almas D. HALL SILER death certificate and Mrs. J.W. PERKINS was listed as a daughter af Alma D. HALL SILER in Almas Obituary Thanks , JD

Can anyone help me find any descendents of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. PERKINS and Alma D. HALL Springfield, Republican, Thursday Morning, March 25th, 1920 Marriage Licenses JOHN W. PERKINS age 22 of Joplin and Miss ALMA SILER , age 21, of Springfield Missouri. M g. g. mother Alma D. HALL SILER died at 22?? Annie Baxter Street 1937 in Joplin, Missouri at the home of a Mrs. J.W. PERKINS. This same Mrs. J.W. PERKINS signed Almas D. HALL SILER death certificate and Mrs. J.W. PERKINS was listed as a daughter af Alma D. HALL SILER in Almas Obituary Thanks , JD

Thanks Ross. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Cameron" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 10:09 AM Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] Lookup > Hi John, > > Here is the information on the people/pages that you listed. > > Sampson, James,140: > "List of qualified voters in the 2 election district (Springriver Township) in Lawrence County Missouri at the general registration made in the year 1870. > . . . > Sampson, James Voted > . . .." > > Pages 86-88 contain a brief history of the community of Logan and p. 89 starts the brief history of Marionville. > > Wall, John,86: > mentioned as in business and paid direct merchant's tax in Logan in 1888 > > Logan, 86 ,89: [community of Logan, near Marionville.] > > Logan, G.W.,86: [Early settler in Logan] > > Logan, Hetty E.,86:[ Logan town plat surveyed for William and Hetty E. Logan, accepted 8 April 1870] > > Logan, Mary,86: [Early settler in Logan] > > Logan, N.,86: [Early settler in Logan] > > Logan, Nell,87 photo: [Logan Sunday School class photo taken at [Elm Springs > about 1910 or 1912] > > Logan, Uncle Billy,87 photo: [Logan Sunday School class photo taken at [Elm > Springs about 1910 or 1912] > > Logan, Vinnie (Mrs. Bill),87 photo: [Logan Sunday School class photo taken at [Elm Springs about 1910 or 1912] > > Logan, W.B.,86: [Early settler in Logan] > > Logan, William,86 ,89: [Logan town plat surveyed for William and Hetty E. Logan, accepted 8 April 1870; early settler in Logan; early land purchaser around Marionville.] > > Early merchants in Logan in 1881 included Logan Real Estate and Logan and Bros., general merchants. > > > Ross Cameron > > >>> [email protected] 03/15/03 03:20PM >>> > Can someone do a lookup for me - "Index to BRIEF HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, MISSOURI, 1845-1970." The web site appears to reference these page numbers. > > These two are of particular interest: > Sampson, James,140 > Wall, John,86 > > I'm uncertain if these are related > Logan, 86 ,89 > Logan, G.W.,86 > Logan, Hetty E.,86 > Logan, Mary,86 > Logan, N.,86 > Logan, Nell,87 photo > Logan, Uncle Billy,87 photo > Logan, Vinnie (Mrs. Bill),87 photo > Logan, W.B.,86 > Logan, William,86 ,89 > > > > Compass Multimedia Productions > John W. Wall > http://www.johnwall.com > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ==== 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 >

Hi John, Here is the information on the people/pages that you listed. Sampson, James,140: "List of qualified voters in the 2 election district (Springriver Township) in Lawrence County Missouri at the general registration made in the year 1870. . . . Sampson, James Voted . . .." Pages 86-88 contain a brief history of the community of Logan and p. 89 starts the brief history of Marionville. Wall, John,86: mentioned as in business and paid direct merchant's tax in Logan in 1888 Logan, 86 ,89: [community of Logan, near Marionville.] Logan, G.W.,86: [Early settler in Logan] Logan, Hetty E.,86:[ Logan town plat surveyed for William and Hetty E. Logan, accepted 8 April 1870] Logan, Mary,86: [Early settler in Logan] Logan, N.,86: [Early settler in Logan] Logan, Nell,87 photo: [Logan Sunday School class photo taken at [Elm Springs about 1910 or 1912] Logan, Uncle Billy,87 photo: [Logan Sunday School class photo taken at [Elm Springs about 1910 or 1912] Logan, Vinnie (Mrs. Bill),87 photo: [Logan Sunday School class photo taken at [Elm Springs about 1910 or 1912] Logan, W.B.,86: [Early settler in Logan] Logan, William,86 ,89: [Logan town plat surveyed for William and Hetty E. Logan, accepted 8 April 1870; early settler in Logan; early land purchaser around Marionville.] Early merchants in Logan in 1881 included Logan Real Estate and Logan and Bros., general merchants. Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 03/15/03 03:20PM >>> Can someone do a lookup for me - "Index to BRIEF HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, MISSOURI, 1845-1970." The web site appears to reference these page numbers. These two are of particular interest: Sampson, James,140 Wall, John,86 I'm uncertain if these are related Logan, 86 ,89 Logan, G.W.,86 Logan, Hetty E.,86 Logan, Mary,86 Logan, N.,86 Logan, Nell,87 photo Logan, Uncle Billy,87 photo Logan, Vinnie (Mrs. Bill),87 photo Logan, W.B.,86 Logan, William,86 ,89 Compass Multimedia Productions John W. Wall http://www.johnwall.com ==== 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

Thanks Cameron, I appreciate you help. Sorry I didnt get the first response. MY gr gr grandfather was John McGehee sometimes spelled McGehe. He was indicted for murder in Lawrence county Mo in 1857 I think, the papers are not in front of me. He requested a change of venue becuase he stated he didnt figure he could get a fair trial in Lawrence county, so the venue was changed to Jasper county, but jasper county has no record of anything and thats where the trail goes cold. His belongings were sold in a probate sale in April of 1858 (I think htats the right month) and he was listed as a "non" resident of Missouri. So i dont know what happened to the guy. His son Marion may have shown up in California so I questioned whether or not he went there. One clue indicated he might have gone to Texas but again, no proof of this. I did find a John McGehee marrying a Polly Elder in the 1860s in the same place that all John's kids were living but I have no indication that it was him and he would have been in his mid to late 50s at teh time. Anyway, any help would be appreciated from any one. Thanks again Cameron. Jack > Hi Jack, > > You posted a similar query about early Lawrence County Newspapers on Feb. 28 and I sent an answer to you via the MOLAWREN list on Mar. 3. Apparently you missed the answer or did not get the message. I am re-sending this response to the list and, also, directly to you, which means you should get two copies, one through MOLAWREN and one directly. I usually just reply to the MOLAWREN list and do not reply to the individual directly also. That way the person does not get two copies of the message and, also, the entire MOLAWREN list sees the response in case there is any connection, correction, or any additional information that someone else has. I am sorry that you did not receive or notice this first reply. Please respond either to the MOLAWREN list or directly to me and let me know that you received this one. I hope the reply below answers your questions and helps you in your research. > > There was also another response from Marilyn [email protected] on 03/01/03 10:46AM, which stated "In my gr gr grandfather James Dobbins Hillhouse diary is this reference to murder in Lawrence Co in 1858, August 25,1858 'Jim Price is on trial for killing Cimmons. I worked on Verry's wagon. Finshed his work.'" Was Jim Price your gr gr grandfather? > > Ross Cameron > > >>> [email protected] 03/03/03 08:31AM >>> > Hi Jack, > > The first newspaper published in Lawrence County (Mount Vernon) was the Register in 1856, but it was moved to Cassville in 1857. The Watchman was published in 1857 perhaps through 1861, and the Reporter from 1857-1861. However, no copies of these newspapers have been found. The earliest Lawrence County newspaper for which copies are available is the 28 Feb 1867 issue of the Spring River Fountain, published at Mount Vernon. > > Before that the earliest newpapers in nearby counties are in Springfield. The Mirror is available for 8 May 1856 - 30 Apr 1859. Some issues of the Bolivar Weekly Courier are also available beginning 31 May 1856. The earliest Carthage Weekly Banner available is 22 Dec 1866. They generally covered news like this for all of southwest Missouri. Abstracts for these newspapers have been published. Which of your gr gr grandfathers was this? > > Ross Cameron > > >>> [email protected] 02/28/03 03:46PM >>> > Cameron, > Have I ever asked about newspapers that would still be searchable from the 1858 era? I have a record of my gr gr grandfather who was indicted for murder in Lawrence county in 1857 and he requested a change of venue because he didnt feel he would get a fair trial in Lawrenec county. SO this must have been a pretty well known thing. I just wonedered if you had any ideas of tracking it. The indictment and change of venue to Jasper county is in Lawrence county but there is no recored of it in Jasper county. > Thanks > Jack McGehee > > >>> "Jack McGehee" <[email protected]> 07/14/99 05:40AM >>> > Is there anyone on this list that can look up newspapers for me in Mt Vernon, and I guess I should ask first of all is there any newspapers from 1856-7? > > Woody L (Jack) McGehee > Lineage: Me 1969 > W A McGehee / Margaret Holdridge 1926/1930 > ALbert L McGehee Donia G Stone 1868/1893 > James McGehee/Carintha A Elder 1847/1847 > John McGehee / Sarah B Williams 1810/1812 > James McGehee/ Jane Patterson 1780/1782 > > See: http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/McGehee > > > > > > ==== 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.states.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 >

Hi Virginia, There are two answers to your question about Monett being in Lawrence County. In 1921, no part of the city of Monett was in Lawrence County. It was not until 1934 that the community of Forest Park in Lawrence County was annexed to Monett. So it was not until 1934 that any part of the city of Monett was in Lawrence County. If you are interested in this story see more on this story below. However, there were people who lived in Lawrence County whose post office address would have been Monett because their mail was delivered from the Monett post office. In fact, there might even be a marriage record that says, Monett, Lawrence Co., even in 1921, because the person was to list the post office address and the county of their residence. Because new post offices were being opened and old post offices being closed, it is even possible that someone living in Lawrence County might have lived in the same house and been served at different times by post offices in two or even three different counties even though they never moved. For example: Clarkson P. O. (Lawrence Co.) closed in 1903 and mail delivery was moved to Wentworth (Newton Co.) [Heath P. O. (Lawrence Co.) closed in 1902 and moved to Clarkson in 1902, which was moved to Wentworth (Newton Co.) in 1903. Lawrenceburg P. O. (Lawrence Co., named changed from Dunkle's Store Post Office in 1876) closed in 1914, and mail delivery was moved to Everton (Dade Co.) Olinger P. O., (Lawrence Co.) closed in 1917 and mail delivery moved to South Greenfield (Dade Co.) Round Grove P. O. (Lawrence Co.) closed in 1907 and mail delivery moved to Lockwood (Dade Co.) Yingst P. O. (Lawrence Co.) closed in 1895 and mail delivery moved to Turnback (Dade Co.) This sort of thing happens all around Lawrence County and throughout the nation because post office delivery boundaries never have necessarily followed county boundaries. Here is a list of a few examples of this. Post Offices in Lawrence County which served residents in other counties: Pierce/Peirce City P. O. served residents of Barry Co. and Newton Co. Aurora P. O. served residents of Barry Co. Marionville P. O. served residents of Christian Co. and Stone Co. Logan P. O. served residents of Christiian Co. Halltown P. O. served residents of Greene Co. Bower's/Bowers' Mill/Mills P. O. served residents of Jasper Co. Post offices in other counties served residents of Lawrence County: Monett P. O. (Barry Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Billings P. O. (Christian Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Ash Grove P. O. (Greene Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Everton P. O. (Dade Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Turnback P. O. (Dade Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. South Greenfield P. O. (Dade Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Lockwood P. O. (Dade Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Wentworth P. O. (Newton Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. Sarcoxie P. O. (Jasper Co.) served residents of Lawrence Co. And there are probably others than those named above. These situartions still exist today. From 1988-1997, my post office address was Alexandria, VA, which is an independent city, but I lived in Fairfax County, VA. Alexandria is not part of Fairfax County. There are in fact several different ZIP codes served by the Alexandria Post Office which are completely located within Fairfax County. Here is a response I gave to the list on this same question about three years ago: "The present Monett is in both counties. As has been stated in another email, the middle of Cleveland Avenue is the county line. What is north of Cleveland Avenue is in Lawrence county and what is south is in Barry county. The city limits of Monett were confined to Barry County until 1934 when the Lawrence County community of Forest Park was annexed to Monett. The information that follows comes from the 1974 Lawrence County History, pages 146-147, in an article written by Glennon Bass on the Lawrence County town of Forest Park. On June 20, 1934, the Monett city council consisting of . . . passed a resolution to put before the votes of Monett and Forest Park the annexation of Forest Park. On August 7, 1934, the city council accepted the vote of the people for annexation. Mr. Bass tells the story of Barry county wanting to pave Cleveland Avenue and having to wait for the Lawrence county people in Forest Park to approve paving the northern half of the street before the project could begin. He also states that the Forest Park School District was annexed to the Monett School District in 1906. Incidentally, he also states that "Records show that people were living in the area of Forest Park in the late 1840's, when Monett was known as Billings." I know that the present Billings is east of Lawrence county in Christian county. I don't know what records Mr. Bass used for his article. The other important thing to keep in mind is that people who did not live in a community or town or city, sometimes received or still receive mail through the post office of the nearby community or city. The post office does not draw its boundaries along county lines, so often times people living in one county would get their mail through a post office in another county. So people living north of Monett very likely would have received their mail through the Monett post office. This confusion is sometimes documented in official records where someone notes or explains that they live on property in one county but receive their mail through a post office located in another county." Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 03/16/03 07:21PM >>> I recently did a marriage look-up for someone from 1921 and now have a question I can't answer. Was Monett partially in Barry Co. and partially in Lawrence Co.? The marriage record seems to indicate so unless the info for one of the parties was in error. Thanks for any help. Virginia Boucher ==== 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.states.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

Hi Jack, You posted a similar query about early Lawrence County Newspapers on Feb. 28 and I sent an answer to you via the MOLAWREN list on Mar. 3. Apparently you missed the answer or did not get the message. I am re-sending this response to the list and, also, directly to you, which means you should get two copies, one through MOLAWREN and one directly. I usually just reply to the MOLAWREN list and do not reply to the individual directly also. That way the person does not get two copies of the message and, also, the entire MOLAWREN list sees the response in case there is any connection, correction, or any additional information that someone else has. I am sorry that you did not receive or notice this first reply. Please respond either to the MOLAWREN list or directly to me and let me know that you received this one. I hope the reply below answers your questions and helps you in your research. There was also another response from Marilyn [email protected] on 03/01/03 10:46AM, which stated "In my gr gr grandfather James Dobbins Hillhouse diary is this reference to murder in Lawrence Co in 1858, August 25,1858 'Jim Price is on trial for killing Cimmons. I worked on Verry's wagon. Finshed his work.'" Was Jim Price your gr gr grandfather? Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 03/03/03 08:31AM >>> Hi Jack, The first newspaper published in Lawrence County (Mount Vernon) was the Register in 1856, but it was moved to Cassville in 1857. The Watchman was published in 1857 perhaps through 1861, and the Reporter from 1857-1861. However, no copies of these newspapers have been found. The earliest Lawrence County newspaper for which copies are available is the 28 Feb 1867 issue of the Spring River Fountain, published at Mount Vernon. Before that the earliest newpapers in nearby counties are in Springfield. The Mirror is available for 8 May 1856 - 30 Apr 1859. Some issues of the Bolivar Weekly Courier are also available beginning 31 May 1856. The earliest Carthage Weekly Banner available is 22 Dec 1866. They generally covered news like this for all of southwest Missouri. Abstracts for these newspapers have been published. Which of your gr gr grandfathers was this? Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 02/28/03 03:46PM >>> Cameron, Have I ever asked about newspapers that would still be searchable from the 1858 era? I have a record of my gr gr grandfather who was indicted for murder in Lawrence county in 1857 and he requested a change of venue because he didnt feel he would get a fair trial in Lawrenec county. SO this must have been a pretty well known thing. I just wonedered if you had any ideas of tracking it. The indictment and change of venue to Jasper county is in Lawrence county but there is no recored of it in Jasper county. Thanks Jack McGehee >>> "Jack McGehee" <[email protected]> 07/14/99 05:40AM >>> Is there anyone on this list that can look up newspapers for me in Mt Vernon, and I guess I should ask first of all is there any newspapers from 1856-7? Woody L (Jack) McGehee Lineage: Me 1969 W A McGehee / Margaret Holdridge 1926/1930 ALbert L McGehee Donia G Stone 1868/1893 James McGehee/Carintha A Elder 1847/1847 John McGehee / Sarah B Williams 1810/1812 James McGehee/ Jane Patterson 1780/1782 See: http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/McGehee

Virginia, yes, to the best of my knowledge, Monett has long been divided by the Lawrence, Barry County line. It still is, if I am not mistaken. If you have a map, I believe (I could be wrong) it still divides on Cleveland Avenue. North is Lawrence County and South of that is all Barry County. Yes, it is very confusing. Best Wishes, Vickie Golubski ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: [MOLAWREN-L] Monett's location > I recently did a marriage look-up for someone from 1921 and now have a > question I can't answer. Was Monett partially in Barry Co. and partially in > Lawrence Co.? The marriage record seems to indicate so unless the info for > one of the parties was in error. > > Thanks for any help. > > Virginia Boucher > > > ==== 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 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MB.2ACI/2160 Message Board Post: I'm looking for anyone who may have info on Gibson H Colley from Lawrence County. I have reason to believe that my great great grandmother bore him two sons but they never married.

I recently did a marriage look-up for someone from 1921 and now have a question I can't answer. Was Monett partially in Barry Co. and partially in Lawrence Co.? The marriage record seems to indicate so unless the info for one of the parties was in error. Thanks for any help. Virginia Boucher

I am not sure if she is the same one but, my aunt was Laura Mach who married Bill Buehler. From information I have, she was born in Alva, Oklahoma on 17 August 1900. Bill lived on a farm in the Verona area at the time. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 10:03 AM Subject: [MOLAWREN-L] MACH > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: MACH > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MB.2ACI/2159 > > Message Board Post: > > I am searching for information about my ggrandparents, Martin Mach & Marie Gohler and their family. They resided in Pierce City starting around 1904. I believe they had 9 children (Mary, Bernice, Laura, Charles, Nicholas, Genevieve, Vincent, Elizabeth & Catherine). Any information on these will be greatly appreciated. > > > ==== 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 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MACH Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MB.2ACI/2159 Message Board Post: I am searching for information about my ggrandparents, Martin Mach & Marie Gohler and their family. They resided in Pierce City starting around 1904. I believe they had 9 children (Mary, Bernice, Laura, Charles, Nicholas, Genevieve, Vincent, Elizabeth & Catherine). Any information on these will be greatly appreciated.

Can someone do a lookup for me - "Index to BRIEF HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY, MISSOURI, 1845-1970." The web site appears to reference these page numbers. These two are of particular interest: Sampson, James,140 Wall, John,86 I'm uncertain if these are related Logan, 86 ,89 Logan, G.W.,86 Logan, Hetty E.,86 Logan, Mary,86 Logan, N.,86 Logan, Nell,87 photo Logan, Uncle Billy,87 photo Logan, Vinnie (Mrs. Bill),87 photo Logan, W.B.,86 Logan, William,86 ,89 Compass Multimedia Productions John W. Wall http://www.johnwall.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Erwin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MB.2ACI/749.1.1 Message Board Post: Jeff, I do not know much about Lafayette Erwin, only that he married a native american and had a daughter Sara Jeanette Erwin born 1860 in LaCross AR Any info you have will be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FOWLER, HEATH, LEWIS, MEEK, GRAY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MB.2ACI/2158 Message Board Post: John C. Fowler & Olivia Heath Fowler had the following children and I would like to locate some of them on the census, or the marriage or death of some of them. John & Olivia were in Newton Co., Granby Twp. MO 1870 near the Lawrence Co. MO border. 1. Ellen Fowler b. @1843 MO married Cornelius Lewis 1861 in Collin Co. TX. I never located them after that. He may have died in the Civil War and she may have remarried, or maybe she died in childbirth? I would like to find out what happened to them. 2. D. William Fowler b. @1845 MO was last with his parents in Collin Co. TX 1860 Census. I never located him on the 1870 Census and I don't find him again until just before he married my Gr. Grandma in AR but he was 33 at that time so I think he was probably married before, I would really like to locate him and if he married before I would like to know who, when and where? 3. Isabella Fowler b. @1850 MO. I last locate her in Collin Co. TX with her parents. Did she marry? Did she die? I hope someone can help me find out. 4. Mary "Mollie" Ann Fowler b. 1855 McKinney, TX m. Robert Meek (date and place unknown) and they had a son, William Francis Meek @1874 and then Robert Meek died or disappeared. I would like to locate their marriage and possible divorce or his death. 5. Olivia Fowler b. @1862 Dallas, TX I know what became of her, she married Francis Matchett in Searcy Co. AR and raised a family and is buried there. Part of what makes this family hard to track is they moved so often, they also played fast and loose with date & place of birth, often varying their ages a few years and often giving the last place they lived as where they were "from." But they seemed to travel together for the most part, the parents and son & two youngest girls were all in Searcy Co. AR in the very late 1870's and early 1800's. The oldest two girls may have been but I don't know their last names if they were? Any help or advice would really be appreciated. Thank you. Charlene

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rankin / Rankins / Sevier Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MB.2ACI/2157 Message Board Post: Looking for information on the family of Joseph Thomas and America (Sevier) Rankin family who were in Lawrence County Mo. Between about 1886 - 1895 where 4 of their children were born (Elizabeth, Minnie, Lillie and Adah). They were returned to Sulivan County, Indiana by 1900. Any information beyound this posting is greatly appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5MB.2ACI/271.280.407.408.414.991.993.1 Message Board Post: Yes, Zach had a son named Woodford T. Mayhew. He was a Confederate and was killed in the Civil War.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stockton,Kingen,Eller,Baer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MB.2ACI/2156 Message Board Post: Looking for family,brothers,sisters..related to my gr grandmoters side of stocktons,there children ,gr grandchildren,grandchildre...and on.ARTIE PEARL is gr grandmother,her daughter Goldie Kingen is my grandma,her father whas Henry Edward Kingen.They also had a son James Albert Kingen,born severale years later than Goldie.Have one picture of Henry,pearl...lots of Goldie. my mom name Kathlen Lavon Eller,father Joseph Peter Eller.To contacte e mail or message board..live in Topeka,Ks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stephens, Campbell, Fenton, Reynolds Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5MB.2ACI/2133.1 Message Board Post: I did not find a tombstone inscription nor an obituary nor death notice for Thomas Stephens in published records. However, I did find a reference to his probate file. Index to Probate Files, Lawrence County, Missouri, 1845-1908, p. 9: Stephens, Thomas, Box 42, File 970. Based on the number of his probate file, #970, I would estimate that he died in Dec. 1888, based on probate files before and after his number. The issues of the Lawrence County Chieftain for Dec. 1888 are missing. You should write the Office of the Clerk of the Probate Clerk, Lawrence County Courthouse, Mount Vernon, MO 65712, and request a copy of his probate file. It should give you his date of death and all heirs and their places of residence. I did find his wife's burial place and one of their daughters and sons in law. Lawrence County, Missouri, Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 2, Mount Vernon IOOF Cemetery: p. 56, Stephens, Mary, 1831 - 1919 p. 52, Fenton, Josephine S., 1868-1950 Fenton, Daniel M., 1859-1926 It is possible that Thomas Stephens is also buried at IOOF and has no surviving stone. The earliest marked burial in this cemetery is 1887. 1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence County, City of Mount Vernon, family 216: Mary Stephens (f) Mar 1831-69 Yr. 7-5 Tn. Tn. Tn. Wd. Jesse Owens (m) Sep 1861-38 Yr. Mo. Va. Tn. Day Lab William W. Owens (m) May 1864-36 Yr. Mo. Va. Tn. Painter 1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence County, City of Mount Vernon, family 73: Daniel M. Fenton Feb 1859-41 Yr. M-8 Ind. Ind. Ct. Dentist Josephine May 1869-32 Yr. 1-1 Mo. Ind. Tn. Freidia A. (f) Oct 1893- 6 Yr. Mo. Ind. Mo. Here are marriage records for three of their daughters. Lawrence County, Missouri, Marriage Records, Vol. 2, 1870-1881, p. 8: Campbell, Ephraim to Mary J. Stephens, on 1 Jan 1874, by A. A. Keran, M. G., at the residence of Wm. H. Johnson, Book D, p. 64. Lawrence County, Missouri, Marriages, Vol. 5, 1890-1893, p. 9: Fenton, Daniel M., of Peirce City, to Josephine Stephens, of Mt. Vernon, on 10 Nov 1892, by F. P. Witherspoon, Min. of Gos., Book F, p. 385. Lawrence County, Missouri Marriages, Vol. 6, 1893-1897, p. 34: Reynolds, Stonewall J., 27, of Mt. Vernon, to Kate F. Stephens, 26, of Mt. Vernon, on 11 Aug. 1896, by F. P. Witherspoon, Clergyman, Book G., p. 413. Here are newspaper abstracts which report the death of their daughter Mary Jane "Jennie" (Stephens) Campbell, who died in Jasper Co. in 1880; the marriage announcement of Josie (Stephens) Fenton; and the death of Kate (Stephens) Reynolds in Coffeyville, Kansas. Ruth E. Browning, Genealogical Notes from the Fountain & Journal (Mt. Vernon, Missouri), 1876-1880, p. 19: 13 May 1880, Died at Campbell residence in Jasper Co., on the 12th, Mrs. Jennie Campbell, wife of Ephraim Campbell, dau. of Mt. Vernon resident, Thomas Stephens, of congestive chills. Ruth E. Browning, Southwest Missouri Newspaper Abstracts, Vol 5, Lawrence County Chieftain, published at Mt. Vernon, Mo., 1887-1893, p. 37: 10 Nov 1892, Married, D. M. Fenton & Miss Josie Stephens at residence of Charles Hocker of near Mt. Vernon. To live in Peirce City. Ruth E. Browning, Southwest Missouri Newspaper Abstracts, Vol. 6, Lawrence County Chieftain, published at Mt. Vernon, Mo., 1893-1899, p. 25: 9 Feb 1899, Died Feb. 1, Mrs. Kate Reynolds, wife of Jack Reynolds, in Coffeyville, KS, daughter of Mrs. Mary Stephens of Mt. Vernon.