Well, I remember a Sease's drug store in Dixon. I used to buy "Classics Illustrated" comic books there. Melinda on 1/2/01 9:36 PM, Byron L. Walter at bwalter@theramp.net wrote: > HELP!!!! > I decided that I would start to organize my papers again today. > (Haven't I done this before?) While I'm organizing. I'm finding bits > and pieces of clues all over the place that I just haven't put together > to make sense and follow up on. Duh!!! One of them is Miss > Cinderella. I remembered seeing that name somewhere. Well I found > her. John York and Cinder(r)ella Allen were my Great Grandmother Lillie > Margaret (York) Line's parents. Lillie was born 17 Mar 1866 Phelps Co > (Rolla). Too bad that's all I have! But it's a start! Anybody out > there have anything else? > > As for my Prewetts and Seases, I found some notes from my mom. Bits and > pieces. Martha L. Prewett had a whole sister they called Babe, maybe a > Mary. Babe had a daughter named Glenny. Martha L. also had a couple of > half sisters: Sylvia (whose son was Whip Wilson, some early western > movie star) and Dell, who married a Pete Leiseman (sp?), who had a son > named Earl (his wife's name was Pearl.) There was also a half-brother > named Frank Prewett (married to Stella) who lived in Granite City, > IL. So Martha's father had two marriages. Am not sure about her > mother, because I don't know what the girls's surnames were. Mom has > forgotten so much (still does well for 87 though), but one of her old > notes says her Grandma (Prewett) Sease was married twice. ???? > > According to one of mom's old notes, Gr. Grandpa Sease (August) ran a > liquor store in Maries Co, and also Rolla. (Liquor licensees? or does > this predate that?) Gr. Grandma Sease (Martha L. Prewett) had first > cousins named George and Mam(e). Also according to mom's notes, August > had a brother named CharlieSease who ran a drug store in Dixon. > > Then it gets really confusing! There is a note that there were 14 half > brothers and sisters. Am not sure if she's talking about Prewett side > or Sease side. She shows a Lena McCaw Strobach who was the daughter of > Uncle Charlie Sease, and a Charles Strobach, son of Charles, and > something about a drug store at St. James. (Which county is that > now?!?!) So did he (Charles) have step children?? > > And wait! There's more! Her note says 'John Sease, married once before, > girl from Safe, MO, Faye.' immediately followed by 'Effie Biles died of > TB. Liv 1 yr.' Now, which John Sease? John, August's father, or John, > August's son, or who? John the son did marry a Fay, according to > cousin's WFT file. But who was the first wife? and who was from Safe, > MO and just who is Effie? > > AARRGGHH! I'm so confused! Dare you to figure this out! Any and all > help accepted! > Marty > bwalter@theramp.net > > > ==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

Melinda, They were in the Dillon Township of Phelps County in the 1880 census. John York age 57 (Eng) parents (Eng) Cinderella age 50 (Ohio) father (France) mother (Ohio) Findley age 18 (Mo) Lillie age 14 (Mo) Belle F. age 12 (Mo) John age 8 (Mo) There was a Libbie York age 6 living with a Joseph & Sue Stewart from Ohio. (Rolla City) There was a Cana York age 29 (Mo) Spring Creek Twp. DeVere ----- Original Message ----- From: Melinda K. Elmore <mkelmore@tranquility.net> To: <MOMARIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 3:37 AM Subject: [MOMARIES-L] HELP: Maries/Phelps: York, Allen, Sease, Prewett > Well, I remember a Sease's drug store in Dixon. I used to buy "Classics > Illustrated" comic books there. > Melinda > > on 1/2/01 9:36 PM, Byron L. Walter at bwalter@theramp.net wrote: > > > HELP!!!! > > I decided that I would start to organize my papers again today. > > (Haven't I done this before?) While I'm organizing. I'm finding bits > > and pieces of clues all over the place that I just haven't put together > > to make sense and follow up on. Duh!!! One of them is Miss > > Cinderella. I remembered seeing that name somewhere. Well I found > > her. John York and Cinder(r)ella Allen were my Great Grandmother Lillie > > Margaret (York) Line's parents. Lillie was born 17 Mar 1866 Phelps Co > > (Rolla). Too bad that's all I have! But it's a start! Anybody out > > there have anything else? > > > > As for my Prewetts and Seases, I found some notes from my mom. Bits and > > pieces. Martha L. Prewett had a whole sister they called Babe, maybe a > > Mary. Babe had a daughter named Glenny. Martha L. also had a couple of > > half sisters: Sylvia (whose son was Whip Wilson, some early western > > movie star) and Dell, who married a Pete Leiseman (sp?), who had a son > > named Earl (his wife's name was Pearl.) There was also a half-brother > > named Frank Prewett (married to Stella) who lived in Granite City, > > IL. So Martha's father had two marriages. Am not sure about her > > mother, because I don't know what the girls's surnames were. Mom has > > forgotten so much (still does well for 87 though), but one of her old > > notes says her Grandma (Prewett) Sease was married twice. ???? > > > > According to one of mom's old notes, Gr. Grandpa Sease (August) ran a > > liquor store in Maries Co, and also Rolla. (Liquor licensees? or does > > this predate that?) Gr. Grandma Sease (Martha L. Prewett) had first > > cousins named George and Mam(e). Also according to mom's notes, August > > had a brother named CharlieSease who ran a drug store in Dixon. > > > > Then it gets really confusing! There is a note that there were 14 half > > brothers and sisters. Am not sure if she's talking about Prewett side > > or Sease side. She shows a Lena McCaw Strobach who was the daughter of > > Uncle Charlie Sease, and a Charles Strobach, son of Charles, and > > something about a drug store at St. James. (Which county is that > > now?!?!) So did he (Charles) have step children?? > > > > And wait! There's more! Her note says 'John Sease, married once before, > > girl from Safe, MO, Faye.' immediately followed by 'Effie Biles died of > > TB. Liv 1 yr.' Now, which John Sease? John, August's father, or John, > > August's son, or who? John the son did marry a Fay, according to > > cousin's WFT file. But who was the first wife? and who was from Safe, > > MO and just who is Effie? > > > > AARRGGHH! I'm so confused! Dare you to figure this out! Any and all > > help accepted! > > Marty > > bwalter@theramp.net > > > > > > ==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > ==== MOMARIES Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Get Free Access to all Ancestry.com Databases from Dec 7 until Dec 21!http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/freeaccess.htm?sourcecode=736 > >