Pat, Martha Ann (Nicholson) McDorman was the wife of John P. McDorman who was the brother of your great grandmother Nancy (McDorman) Stewart. Lawrence County Missouri Tombstone Inscriptions, Ozark Township, Rock Prairie / Halltown Cemetery, p. 37: McDorman, John P., 5 Nov 1837 - 15 Jan 1920 Martha Ann, his wife, 22 Feb 1842 - 20 Nov 1928 1900 Census, Missouri, Lawrence Co., Ozark Township, family 402: John P. McDorman Nov 1837-62 Yr. M-40 Oh. Oh. Oh. Farmer Martha A. Feb 1842-58 Yr. 0-0 Ind. Ind. Ind. They were probably married in Greene County based on the information below. They were also listed in the 1870 and 1880 Lawrence County censuses, with no children. They were probably in Greene County in 1860. There is a biography of John P. McDorman on pages 333-335 of Vol. 3 of the Ozark Region history. I hadn't looked here when I found Nancy (McDorman) Stewart parents William and Elizabeth McDorman in Greene Co. in 1860. Here is some information from that biography. "John P. McDorman. The McDorman family of Lawrence county is of direct Scotch ancestry, the grandfather of the gentleman whose name appears above having been born in Scotland, and emigrated to the United States at an early day. He settled in Ohio, where he married and reared a family of three boys and one girl. One of the sons was William McDorman, born near Bloomsburg, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and married Elizabeth McMullin. To this union were born ten children: Hamilton J., deceased; Mary Jane, who married Eli Blanchard, also dead; Hannah, deceased, was the wife of James Bailey John P., our subject; Martha, deceased, was the wife of William Brower; Nancy, widow of Eziekel Stewart; Phoebe Ann, deceased, married Ruben Throgdon; James W., of Blackwell, Texas; and Lindsey H., of Robert Lee, Texas, both farmers. Other children died in infancy. In 1845 William McDorman moved with his family to Missouri and located upon a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres, in Ozark township, Lawrence County. Later he traded this for another claim near Ash Grove in Green county which he secured from the United States government. He died in 1868, at the age of sixty-five years. His wife had died four years previously. He was an active and respected citizen, member of the Methodist church, and a republican in politics. John P. McDorman was born in the old family home in Ohio, near Bloomsburg, in Fayette county, on February 22, 1838. When he was five years old he came with his father and family to Lawrence county. . . .. Mr. McDorman was married previous to the war on October 16, 1859, to Martha A. Nicholson, a native of Washington county, Indiana, and a daughter of P. J. and Mary (Ireland) Nicholson. . . .." There are some misspellings in the information above as well as some conflicting information which is not unusual in these biographies. According to the census and tombstones, John was born in Nov. 1837 and Martha was born 22 Feb. rather than John as stated in the biography. Also, if he was born in 1837 and his father came to Missouri in 1845, he would have been seven or eight not five years old. Either his age or the date is wrong. I found no record of a land patent for him in Lawrence County, but he did receive three in Greene County. In most cases, the actual purchase was a few years earlier than the date of the patent. Patentee: WILLIAM MCDORMAN State: MISSOURI Acres: 39.66 Issue Date: 12/16/1850 Land Office: Springfield Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Number: 10476 Accession/Serial Nr.: MO5350__.438 W½7NW, Sec. 3, Twp. 29-N, Range 24-W, Greene Co., MO He was issued a patent on 4/15/1853 for 36.76 acres, Doc. No. 12818 Acc./Ser. Nr.: MO5400__.349 for W½8NW of the same section and on 3/10/1856 for 75.86 acres Doc No. 15623 Acc./Ser. No. M)5460__.168 for E½7NW and E½8NW in the same section. This gives you a lot more information on the McDormans. The newspaper is the Ash Grove Commonwealth. Ross Cameron >>> [email protected] 05/12/03 04:43PM >>> Found in John Albert Stewart's (raised in Halltown) papers after he died December 7, 2001. This is an original news clipping that may have been a relative. I don't know who this family is; can anyone help me? Ash Grove Common???? In Memory of Mrs. McDorman Mrs. Martha A. (Nicholson) McDorman, whose death occured November 30, 1928, was the Wife of the later J.P. McDorman, prominent farmer, stockman And financier of Halltown, Mo. With her death marks the pass- ing of the McDorman family, well and favorably known in this community. Their long and useful life of more than four score years enabled them to be acquainted with three and four generations of the families of many people. They valued high- ly and honorable and respectable life, and taught in a forceful and effective way by setting the ex- ample of living one. The fun- eral of Aunt Martha Ann, as eh was familiarly known was held at the Halltown tabernacle church Sunday, December 2, with the pastor conducting the service. The high esteen in which she was held was attested by the large crowd that was present. Singing was furnished by a boys and girls quartette. Six of her grand nephews acted as pall-bearers. The bier was cov- ered with a blanket of glowers bearing the inscription. "Aunt Martha Ann". Burial was made in the Halltown cemetery along- side that of her husband. Thus has come to a close her earthly career having now joined the silent city of the dead, but she leaves behind a memory cherish- ed by all who knew her. -Contributed ?????