Pat, I did not find any Markley in Lawrence Co. at this time. I also checked Dade county because some people in the Halltown - Lawrenceburg area attended church in Dade County, but I did not find him there either. Some people also attended churches in Greene County so I checked there, too, and I think I found Brother Markley. 1920 Census, Missouri, Greene Co., Springfield City, Ward 4, E.D. 35, sheet 6B, lines 62-63, dwelling 132, family 149, 224 Nat. Boulevard: Markley, Andrew J., head, male, white, 60, married, born West Virginia, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Virginia, Pastor Lee (?), wife, female, white, 30, married, born Missouri, father born United States, mother born United States, no occupation. I did not find what church he pastored, there are several along National Avenue in Springfield. He probably lived near the church maybe even in a parsonage or home owned by the church. The intersecting street after this was St. Louis St. which is the main street through the Square in Springfield. If I remember correctly there was a renumbering of house numbers in Springfield after 1920, so the house number may not be the same as that today. Also, it does not say whether it was North or South. National Avenue north of St. Louis is, and I believe has been, commercial/industrial for a long time because the railroad runs just a couple of blocks north of St. Louis. However, south of St. Louis St. on National Avenue are many nice homes and churches. The staff at the Library Center in Springfield may be able to help you further identify Brother Markley. You can phone, write, or email your lookup request to them. For information on this see the web page at: http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/asklib.htm Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 04/02/03 09:23AM >>> Okay, All of you from the Halltown area....do you still have contacts or know people in the area that could answer questions about the old timers there? I still would like to find "Brother Markley" who took my dad to the Stewarts South of town for adoption in 1914 or 1915. I recently found a picture of Dad right after his arrival and the pup he always talked about is in the picture. Dad is standing in front of a huge felled tree (taller than he is) with the (big) pup at his side and two little girls are setting up on the tree trunk. So cute. If anyone would recognize who the girls are it would make the picture more interesting. Also, I transcribed the Stewart Bible last night and found that really interesting. Anyone interested in seeing the transcription? Pat Miller Dallas, TX [email protected] wrote: >Pat and Patricia, my family moved from Halltown to Los Angeles in 1939. I >also remember spending every summer on my aunt and uncles farm near Paris >Springs. Kaye > > >==== 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 > > > ==== MOLAWREN Mailing List ==== Looking for a town, postoffice, cemetery, creek, etc. Try the mapping services at USGS GNIS. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form ============================== 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