I live in Colorado if I may be of any assistance. Kindest Regards, -Kim Jennie Vertrees wrote: > These are obituaries from the above-named book. This is my yard sale treasure. > "DIED Near Pueblo, Colorado, Dec. 23rd, 1887, of paralysis, James Schoonover, aged 89 years. > "The deceased was the father of H. R. Schoonover, of Mercer Co., and had only a few weeks before his death, in company with his aged wife, went to Colorado to visit a daughter. He had been in more than usual good health until a day or two before his death when he was suddenly stricken with paralysis and after lapsing into unconsciousness gradually and quietly passed away like a child sinking into a peaceful sleep. He was born near New Albany, Penn., Jan. 14th, 1799, and moved to Southern Indiana at the age of 24, where at the age of 35 he was married to Miss Hannah C. Bates, who still survives him. With his wife and family he emigrated to Mercer Co., Mo., in 1856, and settling on land near Sommersett, remained there until the year of his death. He became a member of the Christian Church in the years of his early manhood and throughout his long life was a sober, temperate, Christin man, respected and esteemed by all who knew him---Lineville Tribune." > > The next item reads: "Obituary. Ella M. Girdner was born Nov. 7, 1867 and died January 21, 1888. > "Ella never joined any Church organization but we trust when life sunk apace, and death was in view, the word of His grace did support and comfort her. She was an affectionate daughter. Ella was stricken down at the very threshold of womanhood, by that awful disease consumption. She leaves father, mother and nine brothers and sisters, a large circle of friends to mourn her loss, and the people at Marion (we know this now as Mercer--JV) and Lineville feel that they have lost one of their purest and best young girls, and we trust, with the song of heaven on her lips, she passed peacefully into the presence of God and eternal life." > > The last obituary I'm copying today contains no dates, but may be helpful to someone anyway. "Miss Allie Stewart, daughter of Rev. Geo. W. Stewart, of near Cainsville, died last Thursday of typhoid fever. She was engaged in school teaching near Spickardsville and her term was nearly completed when she died. She was well known and highly respected in this locality and her many friends will be grieved to learn of her death." > Jennie Vertrees backwood@grm.net > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

These are obituaries from the above-named book. This is my yard sale treasure. "DIED Near Pueblo, Colorado, Dec. 23rd, 1887, of paralysis, James Schoonover, aged 89 years. "The deceased was the father of H. R. Schoonover, of Mercer Co., and had only a few weeks before his death, in company with his aged wife, went to Colorado to visit a daughter. He had been in more than usual good health until a day or two before his death when he was suddenly stricken with paralysis and after lapsing into unconsciousness gradually and quietly passed away like a child sinking into a peaceful sleep. He was born near New Albany, Penn., Jan. 14th, 1799, and moved to Southern Indiana at the age of 24, where at the age of 35 he was married to Miss Hannah C. Bates, who still survives him. With his wife and family he emigrated to Mercer Co., Mo., in 1856, and settling on land near Sommersett, remained there until the year of his death. He became a member of the Christian Church in the years of his early manhood and throughout his long life was a sober, temperate, Christin man, respected and esteemed by all who knew him---Lineville Tribune." The next item reads: "Obituary. Ella M. Girdner was born Nov. 7, 1867 and died January 21, 1888. "Ella never joined any Church organization but we trust when life sunk apace, and death was in view, the word of His grace did support and comfort her. She was an affectionate daughter. Ella was stricken down at the very threshold of womanhood, by that awful disease consumption. She leaves father, mother and nine brothers and sisters, a large circle of friends to mourn her loss, and the people at Marion (we know this now as Mercer--JV) and Lineville feel that they have lost one of their purest and best young girls, and we trust, with the song of heaven on her lips, she passed peacefully into the presence of God and eternal life." The last obituary I'm copying today contains no dates, but may be helpful to someone anyway. "Miss Allie Stewart, daughter of Rev. Geo. W. Stewart, of near Cainsville, died last Thursday of typhoid fever. She was engaged in school teaching near Spickardsville and her term was nearly completed when she died. She was well known and highly respected in this locality and her many friends will be grieved to learn of her death." Jennie Vertrees backwood@grm.net

Does anyone have information on Martha Goin(s) who married Calvin Brummett in 1833, Anderson County, TN and died in Mercer County in 1846? She is with Calvin in the 1840 Livingston Co. census and is probably related to the Peter Goin listed near them. James

James, I have Martha and Calvin. I have all me Moore, Brummett, etc. info posted at WorldConnect (Rootsweb). Look for a file called "ausborn". Calvin's second wife, Cindarila Moore, is my 1st cousin 3rd removed. My main email address is "dmoore@mwisd.esc11.net". David Moore Mineral Wells, TX jhpeder wrote: > Does anyone have information on Martha Goin(s) who married Calvin Brummett in 1833, Anderson County, TN and died in Mercer County in 1846? She is with Calvin in the 1840 Livingston Co. census and is probably related to the Peter Goin listed near them. > >James > > >==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== >List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >or at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >

Jennie that was great and my family name is Taylor do you have away to contact this women. I would love to coverse with her as my family lived there in Missouri.My mother and father both are from Missouri. Shirley Ann Taylor Carter from Riverside CA Jennie Vertrees wrote: > Before giving the pupils in this school in 1860, I want to tell you the source of what I'll be putting on this list. I love books and noticed "old books" in a yard sale east of Princeton a few years ago, so I went to the sale, found an interesting book, an old agriculture book, with many interesting items pasted into it. I realized it was a treasuretrove of genealogical material for Mercer County and asked the lady how much she wanted for the book. She looked it over and said, "Oh, this was Grandma Taylor's old book and it isn't worth much, would 75 cents be too much?" I snatched it up for 75 cents and the material will be shared from this old book. This is the only time I'll give the history of the book. > "School Register--17 Oct. 1860 Dist No. 2 Twp. 65 R. 25, M.C.M. > Hannibal Harrison, Teacher > Pupils: > Name Age Days Attended > Horatio Moss 8 54 1/2 > Filander Baker 7 47 > Henry Denton 11 14 > F. R. Denton 9 14 > Norris Hickman 18 18 1/2 > G. W. Evans 18 38 > John Chambers 13 51 > John L. Moss 18 45 > Robert Baker 13 30 > George Moss 16 30 > Wm. R. Baker 17 12 > Mary E. Moss 14 25 > Elizabeth Rubert 17 44 > Elinor Hickman 14 27 > Margaret Rubert 17 46 > Sarah Bryant 12 50 > Eliza Hickman 12 27 > Sarah Chambers 10 53 > Jane Hickman 9 42 1/2 > Sarah Baker 8 39 > Margaret Bryant 9 57 > Mary Cain 6 47 > Peter Cain 16 29 1/2 > Rachel Hickman 7 52 > Mary Robertson 7 12 > Daniel Cain 13 39 > John Rubert 12 30 > Daniel Cain 8 54 > Joab Chambers 8 14 > Jackson Mullins 16 39 > Joseph Chambers 11 50 > Joseph J. Moss 11 58 1/2 > Almira A. Moss 17 15 > Thos. H. Moss 5 50 1/2 > C. A. Mullins 14 48 > Sarah Lucas 11 12 > Catharine Bryant 7 49 1/2 > Mary Mullins 9 49 > Jane Warren 6 36 > John Bower 7 40 > David Bower 6 27 > Charles Baker 15 23 > Mary M. Baker 17 12 > Harris Shearly 15 10 > Ellen Chambers 17 24 > Arch Sexton 12 3 1/2 > Isaac Sexton 9 3 > Andrew Sexton 12 3 > Emery Williams 12 22 > Julia A. Chambers 14 24 > Smith Rubert 13 10" > The little mark after the "10" above, closed the quotation. I do hope this helps someone out there, who is researching in Mercer County, Missouri. Jennie Vertrees backwood@grm.net > > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > List mail archives can be accessed at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > or at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Margaret Four children of Joseph and Fanny (Prichard) MOSS married into my Hart family in Mercer County, Missouri. Was your Moss family kin to them? William P. MOSS married Rebecca Kentucky HART Sept 1862 MCM Calvin MOSS married Eliza Ann Josephine HART 15 Mar 1868 MCM Joseph L. MOSS married Hazeltine Hill HART 1877 MCM Joshua MOSS married Eugenia E. "Jennie" Reeves (dau of Hannah Jane HART REEVES) 10 Dec 1874 MCM Marcia Hart Wilson In a message dated 12/24/2001 2:32:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, meudell1@earthlink.net writes: > Hi Jennie - > > What a nice Christmas gift to receive! The seven Moss children listed in > your 75-cent golden purchase are all the children of my g-grandfather, > William Horatio (Hiram) Moss, with his first wife, Narcissa Dunkeson. The > two younger ones, Dick and Tom, were raised by my g-grandmother, Malissa, > who Hiram married after the death of Narcissa. The ages are all in > agreement with my records, with full names listed below - > > Horatio Richard Moss > John Lafayette Moss > George Russell Moss > Mary E. Moss > Joseph James Moss > Almira (Elmira) A. Moss > Thomas Henry Moss > > Thank you for posting this information; I'll be waiting expectantly for > additional data from the book. > > Gratefully - > > Margaret (Moss) Udell > > > --- Margaret Udell > --- meudell1@earthlink.net > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > >

Jennie Thanks for posting this to the list. Those Cain kids are distantly related to me. Marcia

Before giving the pupils in this school in 1860, I want to tell you the source of what I'll be putting on this list. I love books and noticed "old books" in a yard sale east of Princeton a few years ago, so I went to the sale, found an interesting book, an old agriculture book, with many interesting items pasted into it. I realized it was a treasuretrove of genealogical material for Mercer County and asked the lady how much she wanted for the book. She looked it over and said, "Oh, this was Grandma Taylor's old book and it isn't worth much, would 75 cents be too much?" I snatched it up for 75 cents and the material will be shared from this old book. This is the only time I'll give the history of the book. "School Register--17 Oct. 1860 Dist No. 2 Twp. 65 R. 25, M.C.M. Hannibal Harrison, Teacher Pupils: Name Age Days Attended Horatio Moss 8 54 1/2 Filander Baker 7 47 Henry Denton 11 14 F. R. Denton 9 14 Norris Hickman 18 18 1/2 G. W. Evans 18 38 John Chambers 13 51 John L. Moss 18 45 Robert Baker 13 30 George Moss 16 30 Wm. R. Baker 17 12 Mary E. Moss 14 25 Elizabeth Rubert 17 44 Elinor Hickman 14 27 Margaret Rubert 17 46 Sarah Bryant 12 50 Eliza Hickman 12 27 Sarah Chambers 10 53 Jane Hickman 9 42 1/2 Sarah Baker 8 39 Margaret Bryant 9 57 Mary Cain 6 47 Peter Cain 16 29 1/2 Rachel Hickman 7 52 Mary Robertson 7 12 Daniel Cain 13 39 John Rubert 12 30 Daniel Cain 8 54 Joab Chambers 8 14 Jackson Mullins 16 39 Joseph Chambers 11 50 Joseph J. Moss 11 58 1/2 Almira A. Moss 17 15 Thos. H. Moss 5 50 1/2 C. A. Mullins 14 48 Sarah Lucas 11 12 Catharine Bryant 7 49 1/2 Mary Mullins 9 49 Jane Warren 6 36 John Bower 7 40 David Bower 6 27 Charles Baker 15 23 Mary M. Baker 17 12 Harris Shearly 15 10 Ellen Chambers 17 24 Arch Sexton 12 3 1/2 Isaac Sexton 9 3 Andrew Sexton 12 3 Emery Williams 12 22 Julia A. Chambers 14 24 Smith Rubert 13 10" The little mark after the "10" above, closed the quotation. I do hope this helps someone out there, who is researching in Mercer County, Missouri. Jennie Vertrees backwood@grm.net

Hi Jennie - What a nice Christmas gift to receive! The seven Moss children listed in your 75-cent golden purchase are all the children of my g-grandfather, William Horatio (Hiram) Moss, with his first wife, Narcissa Dunkeson. The two younger ones, Dick and Tom, were raised by my g-grandmother, Malissa, who Hiram married after the death of Narcissa. The ages are all in agreement with my records, with full names listed below - Horatio Richard Moss John Lafayette Moss George Russell Moss Mary E. Moss Joseph James Moss Almira (Elmira) A. Moss Thomas Henry Moss Thank you for posting this information; I'll be waiting expectantly for additional data from the book. Gratefully - Margaret (Moss) Udell --- Margaret Udell --- meudell1@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Jerry: Do you have anything on Thomas Dillon and Christanna Dowler. They were to have married in Crawford Co MO 1857 but lived in Mercer. (John A Dillon/Isabella Fleming and William Dowler/Susan McCaughen would be their parents.) Thanks Myrna Goddard ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

In a message dated 12/16/2001 10:18:44 AM Central Standard Time, MOTOROTT@aol.com writes: > My data is different, in some cases, such as dates, but I have found even > birth certificates and tombstone dates can be wrong also. > > I am wondering; Are you related to Jimmie L. Jones who married Rena Hayes > in > 1907? > No I not related and yes dates do vary. I know some of my own ancestors grave stone dates differ with the cemetery book. I use the cemetery book for my dates for people I am not related to. JJ

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Jerry: Thanks for all the information and hard work you do for our list, I for one appreciate it greatly! Have a wonderful holiday season! Lisa Moore > Hello List > > I don't know if this would be of any use to the list but have an idea. Do any > of you have family or extended family living in Mercer County? Would you be > interested in the Obits. in the weekly papers of Mercer, Grundy and Harrison > Co., Missouri with Mercer County connections? > > I will give you abbreviated information here and send files to those who > request it in private e-mails. This way I won't be clogging up the list with > unwanted information. If you don't want me to do this just let me know. I > don't want to create extra mail for you to go through if you don't want it. > Please vote to the list and lets see what the majority of you think. > > Week of Dec. 10th > > 1. Raymond Bain b. 1912 father Cyrenus Roscoe Bain b. 1869 mother Mary > Lawrence grandparents Levi "Peter and Harriet (Linville) Bain my file 18 > pages of ancestors > > 2. Nellie Elizabeth Berndt b. 1913 married Newell Wright Beavers; father > William Berndt b. 1888 mother Susanna Vinzant grandparents Earnest A. and > Elizabeth (McDougal) Berndt and Stephen and Nancy (Yingling) Vinzant. My > file of ancestors is 70 pages > > 3. Corky Neff b. 1935 in Galt, Missouri married Frances Cunningham, daughter > of William and Bessie (Swopes) Cunningham of Mercer County. I have 33 pages > of her ancestors. > > 4. Winton Ballew b. 1913 married Vesta Hamilton, father John H. Ballew; > mother Loretta Pittman; granparents Benjamin and Elizabeth (Lyons) Ballew. I > don't have the Pitman ancestors, do any of you? My file of Ballew ancestors > is 12 pages. > > Mercer County has two newspapers. I would suggest you subscribe to "The > Mirror" Post Office Box 557 Mercer, Missouri 64661 660-382-4204 $24.00 per > year. Jennie Vertrees (past President of the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc.) > writes a very interesting column (half page usually) on the county history > and other things of our past. Randi Ferguson an officer or past officer of > the Mercer Co., Missouri Gen. Soc. is on staff and sees to it that the Obits. > contain the information we need for family history. > > Jerry Jones > > > ==== MOMERCER Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send a message with only the word "unsubscribe" > to MOMERCER-L-request@rootsweb.com. >

--part1_22.20b7e4a7.2950d2e0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/17/01 10:53:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, RAILSELLER@aol.com writes: << In a message dated 12/17/2001 10:24:32 AM Central Standard Time, vmiller@datasync.com writes: > Hi > I am looking for a connection to a DYKES, That married Ethel > Shaffer/Miller 1915 or so. She had been married to a Clifford William > Miller 1910/12 had a child Ruby in Mercer County, Mo. 1912. Ruby Miller > is my half sister and would like to track her down. Might possibly have > been adopted by ? Dykes and changed her name to Ruby Dykes. Ethel and ? > Dykes may have had another child Anne Dykes. I have a picture of the > Ethel Shaffer, Ruby and Anne Dykes. The girls appear to be in their > This is the bio of the father of Albert Dykes. It does list a gradaughter Ruby (Dkyes) Haseltine (deceased). I did not find any Haseltine graves in the Mercer or Wayne Co. cemetery books. 1. Source: Page 56, "Mercer Community", history book of Mercer, Mercer Co., Missouri printed in 1976 Mack Dykes was born July 25, 1863 and died June 29, 1936, married Mary Elizabeth Cox Nov. 18, 1885. Mary Elizabeth was born Feb. 28, 1865 and died Jap. 4, 1937. They were the parents of seven children: Arthur born Oct. 1, 1886, died April 26, 1966; Jennie born Jan. 30, 1888, died in 1973: Oliver born Jan. 9, 1890, died Jan. 19, 1967; Guy born Dec. 29, 1891, died Jan. 12, 1922; Albert born May 21, 1893, died in 1963; Clay born Aug. 17, 1898, died in 1965; and Emma born May 17, 1902 and died June 8, 1937. They have eleven grandchildren: Anna Lee Dykes Nickells; Pauline Rumph Smith: Lorene Rumph Sanders; J. D. Rumph; Robert L. Rumph: Dean Dykes (deceased); Mabel Davis Gloshen; Helen Davis Stout; Albert Davis; Glen Davis and Ruby Dykes Haseltine (deceased). >> --part1_22.20b7e4a7.2950d2e0_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <listadmin-bounces@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (rly-zd05.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.229]) by air-zd02.mail.aol.com (v82.22) with ESMTP id MAILINZD28-1218015348; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 01:53:48 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (v83.18) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINZD57-1218015330; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 01:53:30 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id fBI6rKT01804 for MOMERCER-admin@lists5.rootsweb.com; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:53:20 -0700 Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:53:20 -0700 X-From_: RAILSELLER@aol.com Mon Dec 17 23:53:19 2001 Received: from newmail.rootsweb.com (newmail.rootsweb.com [192.168.1.103]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) with ESMTP id fBI6rJS01780 for <MOMERCER-L@lists5.rootsweb.com>; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:53:19 -0700 Received: from imo-d08.mx.aol.com (imo-d08.mx.aol.com [205.188.157.40]) by newmail.rootsweb.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id fBI6rIB17513 for <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com>; Mon, 17 Dec 2001 23:53:18 -0700 Received: from RAILSELLER@aol.com by imo-d08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v31_r1.9.) id e.fd.10dcdfe8 (3928) for <MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com>; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 01:53:16 -0500 (EST) From: RAILSELLER@aol.com Message-ID: <fd.10dcdfe8.295041dc@aol.com> Old-Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 01:53:16 EST Subject: Re: [MOMERCER-L] MILLER - SHAFFER DYKES, MERCER CO To: MOMERCER-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10536 X-Diagnostic: Found on the reject list X-Diagnostic: 5 railseller@aol.com 32746 RAILSELLER@aol.com X-Envelope-To: MOMERCER-L In a message dated 12/17/2001 10:24:32 AM Central Standard Time, vmiller@datasync.com writes: > Hi > I am looking for a connection to a DYKES, That married Ethel > Shaffer/Miller 1915 or so. She had been married to a Clifford William > Miller 1910/12 had a child Ruby in Mercer County, Mo. 1912. Ruby Miller > is my half sister and would like to track her down. Might possibly have > been adopted by ? Dykes and changed her name to Ruby Dykes. Ethel and ? > Dykes may have had another child Anne Dykes. I have a picture of the > Ethel Shaffer, Ruby and Anne Dykes. The girls appear to be in their > This is the bio of the father of Albert Dykes. It does list a gradaughter Ruby (Dkyes) Haseltine (deceased). I did not find any Haseltine graves in the Mercer or Wayne Co. cemetery books. 1. Source: Page 56, "Mercer Community", history book of Mercer, Mercer Co., Missouri printed in 1976 Mack Dykes was born July 25, 1863 and died June 29, 1936, married Mary Elizabeth Cox Nov. 18, 1885. Mary Elizabeth was born Feb. 28, 1865 and died Jap. 4, 1937. They were the parents of seven children: Arthur born Oct. 1, 1886, died April 26, 1966; Jennie born Jan. 30, 1888, died in 1973: Oliver born Jan. 9, 1890, died Jan. 19, 1967; Guy born Dec. 29, 1891, died Jan. 12, 1922; Albert born May 21, 1893, died in 1963; Clay born Aug. 17, 1898, died in 1965; and Emma born May 17, 1902 and died June 8, 1937. They have eleven grandchildren: Anna Lee Dykes Nickells; Pauline Rumph Smith: Lorene Rumph Sanders; J. D. Rumph; Robert L. Rumph: Dean Dykes (deceased); Mabel Davis Gloshen; Helen Davis Stout; Albert Davis; Glen Davis and Ruby Dykes Haseltine (deceased). --part1_22.20b7e4a7.2950d2e0_boundary--

Thanks Chuck I appreciate the information. Sandi

This Stanley is persaon that Stanley Corners is named for in Mercer Co. I beleive this is the crossroads just south of the St. Paul Church and Cem. in Mercer Co. Seems someone told me that Union School was located on this courner. Good Luck, Chuck Woods Would suggest that you contact Jerry at Railseller @aol.com for more information or Mary Hart who lives in the local area for more info.

Hi, I have been trying to locate descendants of or information on the following family members: James B Hannah Stanley dob March 1860 Mercer Co MO, son of John Stanley dob 1827 TN and Ann Eliza Cunningham dob 1833 VA. James 1st married Ann Marie Ward 09-04-1880 in Decatur Co IA , 2nd married Martha (Mattie) Cunningham (daughter of Alexander Cunningham and Sarafina Lemon, grand daughter of John and Mary Cunningham of Mercer Co MO) 1890 in Vernon Co MO. They lived in Cedar Co MO and are buried there. They had 2 known children Myrtle dob May 1893 and Ruth dob August 1896 (married a Holladay). Harvey Stanley dob February 1864 Mercer Co MO, son of John Stanley dob 1827 TN and Ann Eliza Cunningham dob 1833 VA. Harvey married Lizzie H ? dob March 1855 KY, were in Sarpy NE in 1896 and Bates Co MO in 1900. They had 2 children Franklin R dob 1887 and Harvey Lee dob September 1890. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have some information on John and Ann Eliza (Cunningham) Stanley and their other children and spouses : John L. and Nancy Margerum Stanley, Burbin and Geanette Hall Stanley, and David and Martha Jane Stanley Lane. I will gladly share what information I have. Thanks, Sandi

Hi I am looking for a connection to a DYKES, That married Ethel Shaffer/Miller 1915 or so. She had been married to a Clifford William Miller 1910/12 had a child Ruby in Mercer County, Mo. 1912. Ruby Miller is my half sister and would like to track her down. Might possibly have been adopted by ? Dykes and changed her name to Ruby Dykes. Ethel and ? Dykes may have had another child Anne Dykes. I have a picture of the Ethel Shaffer, Ruby and Anne Dykes. The girls appear to be in their late teens. Virgil D. Miller Ocean Springs, Miss

It is time to resubmitt a query hoping some one out there may know the answer to our brick wall. Looking to find first name ow J. W.(Webster) Miller in order to attempt to find his parents in census records. J. Webster MILLER, born 08 January 1862 in MISSOURI or IOWA? Census 1900, 1910, for his children shows they were born in Missouri and both Father and Mother was born in Iowa> J. W. died 25 September 1894 in Mercer Co., Mo. buried in Lowry Cemetery, Mercer Co. Mo. So far his Grave marker is the only documented source of our information for date of birth and death. J. W. MILLER married Gertrude LINDSEY 1888/1889 in Ottuma, Iowa not documented. Gertrude Lindsey, born 16 Sep 1869 in Ottumna Iowa; died in Wallace Co. Ks. 1925 and returned to Princeton, Mercer Co., Mo. for burial in Lowry Cemetery. She was the daughter of Jacob D. Lindsey and Jane Catherine Webb Mercer co. Mo.. Remarried Charles Girdner 1898/1900 after death of J. W. MILLER. Children of J. Webster Miller and Gertrude Lindsey are: Clifford William Miller, born 02 February 1889 in Princeton, Mo.; died 19 June 1956 in Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne Co. CO; married (1) Ethel V. SHAFFER 27 March 1910 in Mercer Co., MO.daughter Ruby Miller Born abt 1912: Divorced and married (2) Velva Pearl Welsh 14 June 1923 in Sharon Springs, Ks. Claude Webster Miller, born 01 August 1892 in Mercer Co. Mo; died 19 February 1967 in Princeton, Mercer Co., Mo.; 64673; married Brigia Hobbs 24 December 1911 in Princeton, Mo; born 17 September 1888; died in Princeton, Mercer Co., Mo.. Virgil D. Miller

For Akers info get your machine to the Decatur Co., IA web page. Should find many connection there. Chuck