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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