Hi Everyone, Thought this website might be of interest. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/guionmiller/index.htm Good Luck, Mike Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, and bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist and research historian.

Several Missouri County Coordinators & other have responded to the discussion about African American research -- asking what kinds of information to look for. In particular -- if there is any information about the "slave community" or the ante-bellum community for any Missouri county.. this is very important to researchers. This may give them some clues as to the backdrop of the community, slave owners and lifestyle of that era and area! Another very cool search engine -- allows you to research collections at university libraries. For example I discovered that Duke University had 11 boxes of records on the TUTT family that migrated from VA to Missouri.. and settled in Callaway County first... not Cooper County as I first thought! http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html The most important resource an African American Researcher needs is slave schedules for the county they are researching. If anyone has transcribed slave schedules, or would like to...please let me know. There are some online... but many more are needed. Free People of Color had to be registered.. you would only find these records at the courthouse or on microfilm somewhere. Here's a link to my website for Slave Schedules and other resources: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/slaveinfo.html To share this kind of information, white researchers must become somewhat sensitized to the plight and difficulty of those researching enslaved ancestors. For the most part, besides being counted as chattel on tax, land deed and slave schedules, African Americans were not counted as people until the 1870 census. Other records of interest would be church records, which notes people of color being allowed or dispelled from the church etc., but they are not always given a surname. Sometimes they are noted by their first name and "as belonging to "X" slaveowner." Bottom line is that African American researchers are very dependent upon getting information from the slaveowning family's documentation. On my site I have some resources for Marriage, census and cemetery data: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/Document.html Here's an example of what Church Records can show: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mtnebo.html And wills... this is where I found my great great grandfather's mother...Mary Ann... mentioned is her mother and siblings I believe http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/jchism.jpg Public Auction notices for slaves; can be found in probate records: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/mwalkerslaves.jpg Many people in conducting research in their families run across slave related information. It is both painful, embarrassing and confusing all at once. It is my hope that when anyone runs across Missouri slave-related data that they would post it to my website at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html If you scroll down to the middle there a links for just about everything. You could also help others by posting your slave related data on the Missouri list that you subscribe to... and you can always forward it to me. Just know that I get many, many emails -- so it is much easier to post the information to the link noted above. If want to mail, fax or email me scanned documents -- I'm game for that too. Since Missouri was settled by Virginia, Kentucky and Louisiana people -- [Tennessee too] if you have a Missouri family with ties to those state [or any other state -- where you can establish the genealogical ties] this is particularly helpful for the African American researcher who must first know EVERYTHING they can about the white slave owning family. Why? Because we must trace slave ownership through marriages, death, relocation, rentals, property purchases, farm ledgers, lawsuits, and family letters, bibles etc., where slaves could be mentioned as a record of ownership. It's pretty crazy. I've included some links below that many of you may already know about.. but to give you an idea of what African American researchers need. Missouri State Archives http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/arch.html Roll-by-roll listing County Record on microfilm by county http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archives/resources/county/croll.html Description of Records on Film http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/rec-man/archives/resources/county/croll2.html#Probate For African American Researchers; the items below are of interest. If your family owned slaves; records purchase, sale, rent, mortgage, gift, lawsuits etc., could be found under the various listings related to probate noted in the link above. Of particular interests are books and other resources which transcribe or are abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Probate. If anyone has a book with this type of information, I would like to purchase or borrow it ASAP. Also of interest in looking for enslaved ancestors are Black Cemeteries Black Marriages Here are a couple of examples: FRANKLIN COUNTY BLACK MARRIAGES http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/franklincomar.htm WASHINGTON COUNTY BLACK MARRIAGES http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/wasmarriage2.html Land Deed Records Final Settlement and Inventory Records -- this shows the final disposition of the estate including who slaves in the family were sold and given to and for how much. Land Deed records are equally important. Tax records will note how many slaves person owned. I hope this helps clarify just a little bit of what it takes to research enslaved peoples. For those of your managing Missouri county sites; I think the information above is a good outline of materials to try and collect. I also have a link for "look-up" volunteers. Please copy me on correspondence to "look-up" volunteers -- because I may also have another researcher to connect you with. Thanks alot; traci wilson-kleekamp african americans in missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html

Marian There is no index for Blacks/slavery for these newspapers that I know of....you have to sift through roll after roll...however, I do have a collection of articles; work completed by another researcher in Columbia named Bob Dyer from the Boonville Advertiser. Mr Dyer is considered somewhat of an expert on the Leonard family at Ravenswood. Mr. Dyer gave me a collection of news articles including some snippets on the "Black History of Boonville." The collection of articles mentions slavery and other african americans in the community... and their owners. I did also cruise through the Bunceton Weekly Eagle from the 1870s-90's -- as well at the newspaper called Columbia World, which was a Black newspaper. The film is very very hard to read. The Reference Library in Columbia also has a collection of articles about slavery in "Little Dixie" -- but most of their resources don't offer today's researcher anything recent..when I was there last year the articles or works for African American researchers ended in the 1970s.. in other words.. they haven't worked hard at providing a current collection of material. There is also a publication called "Boonlick's Heritage produced quarterly by the Boonlick Historical Society... dues are $10 per year... I have a few issues: African American Schools in Rural Cooper Co., Black History Issue -- Howard County's "Little Africa" and a Civil War issue. I will have to contact the editor Bob Dyer at: rldyer@socket.net for an index of their 2000 and 2001 issues. Dyer's mailing address is: 513 High St., Boonville, MO 65233. Dyer told me about an african american research Toni Covington who lives in Boonville, who took a great deal of time to transcribe several surrounding city directories for Black residents. Toni did a smart thing... she transcribed the city directories of Black residents -- and then looked for mentions in the newspapers. For example, there was a Black baseball team named the Boonville Mohwaks, and she found several letters in the newspaper about them. Here are some of the directories you should be able to find at the library in Columbia Beasley's Boonville Directory 1876-77 1916 Farmer's & Merchants Book [Blacks in Boonville] 1869 City Directory of "Colored on Boonville" I have not been able to track Toni down to talk to her... and the transcribed materials belong are her work... I would be happy to look up names to see if anyone's folks might be listed in these directories or among the news abstracts from the Boonville Advertiser. I'll work on getting in touch with her.... For other African American researchers.. I would suggest a careful study of the 1870 census, coupled with cemetery records, and a review of probate and will records... you will have to make sense of the slave owning families which are noted in the slave schedules. My website has a good collection of some of these...Boone Co 1860 slave schedules will be up shortly. traci wilson-kleekamp african americans in missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org

My great grandmother was Sarah (Sally) Jones. She married Robert Lemuel Son Jan 2, 1895. Ellis is a middle name used in my family. I was wondering what the connection was between Jones and Son. Sarah Beattie Colorado

Hey Listers The real hard work in tracing African American ancestors comes from reading the microfilm and transcribing a variety of documents. My website has a variety of documents available because of the volunteer efforts of other researchers. Washington and Franklin county black marriages and several others are available via the links below. http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/wasmarriage2.html http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/franklincomar.htm For other items: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/Document.html I have two websites: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/ The mirror site at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/indexusg.html Over the past 2 years I have continued to ask other researchers to submit their slave related data that they come across. If you find a will, probate record, letter or final settlement listing or even bible records that mentions slaves; you can post this information at: You can view QUERIES here: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?index post and view WILLS: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/wills/index.cgi post and view OBITUARIES http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/obits/index.cgi post and view PROBATE RECORDS -- I have several records of the WALKER family -- but have not had the time to transcribe... I will work on getting this up one by one. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/probate/index.cgi view and post LAND RECORDS: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/land/index.cgi view and post TAX RECORDS: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/tax/index.cgi view and post PRIVATE FAMILY RECORDS http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/webbbs/private/index.cgi There is also a page for other slave schedules, marriage records etc. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/slaveinfo.html http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/slaveinfo.html Since Missouri was settled from families from Louisiana, Kentucky and Virginia.. you may have slave data that connects to the Missouri families...you are welcome to post that data here: please don't forget to NOTE the date, page number, volume etc., of where you found the information. If you want to scan a document and email it to me.. .I will put it online as soon as I can. This page has alot of goodies that I have scanned http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/Document.html You can ALSO submit non-Missouri related slave data to slavedata@afrigeneas.com I also have a group of volunteers transcribing the Missouri slave ledger of Slave Trader John R. White -- if you are interested in volunteering let me know. If you have resources or materials to do look ups for others... that is also of interest. Histories of the various counties can be very helpful for African American researchers who are trying to get background historical and genealogical information on the slave owning families. Also.. there is a very large database detailing the Frontier Families of Missouri: http://www.missouri-slave-data.org/upperla/index.html http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/topic/afro-amer/upperla/index.html My email box crashed yesterday -- so if you have sent me slave related data in the past couple of months... most of it was wiped out. If you want to resend it -- or post it to the links noted above -- that would be great. I am able to go back and VIEW my old email -- but it will take some time to retrieve and cut and paste it. AND if you have an new email address or snail mail address -- please let me know. Thanks in advance to EVERYONE who has been supporting and assisting others seeking enslaved ancestors from Missouri. And yes.. I owe everyone an updated report on My last two trips to MO.. which were incredible... lots of information to share and not enough time to do it ALL. My sites also need some updating.. feel free to drop me a line if you find a broken link etc., if you have some data that you've transcribed in MS WORD.. it can be put into html and put online almost instantly!!! With a big heart! Traci Wilson-Kleekamp African Americans in Missouri

Sharon, Try this http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Fulton Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:41 PM To: MOMONITE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Archives Web site for the County? Could someone give me the web site for the Moniteau County Archives, where people have entered info or that can be accessed. searched on line? Also, could some tell me how to get info from the MO Sate Archives? Are they online so that one can see the records and/or order them over the net? Thanks bunches Sharon

Hi Connie Thanks for your reply. My direct line is Dearing and I have a lot of info on them, Martha Ellen Morris was my great grandmother and she simple did not leave a trail. Would you mind telling me what Dearing line you are working with? My line of Dearings are down from Robert in Orange Co, Va 1700, Edward, Anthony who went to Stokes Co, NC, James Sr., James Jr who was in Moniteau Co, then John Williamson who married Martha Ellen Morris....on down to me. I look forward to hearing from you again, Joan ---------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97

Sarah, Thank you so much for pointing me in the direction of the website "geocities...heartland" etc for my Morris line.,,,What I did find is a lot of references to my Dearing line...whichis the direct line on my father's side and picked up some leads on allied families. I will have to look into the master index to this group of families listed at this address and see if anyone else has their info up there too. Again, thanks so much, Joan ---------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/pines/6802/wgmsurs.html I didn't find your Mary, but there are quite a few Morris'. Sarah Beattie Son family

I have info on the Dearings but not the Morris or Adams families. Sorry. Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cal & Joan Miller" <joanmiller@netzero.net> To: <MOMONITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 9:19 PM Subject: Martha Ellen Morris b. 1849 > Searching for any info on Martha Ellen Morris born 1849 in Moniteau Co, Mo. > Her parents Richard Morris and Elizabeth Adams. She had a brother George > Morris born in 1846. She married John Williamson Dearing. Would love some > info on the Morris line or Adams line that are represented here. > Thanks so much. > joanmiller@netzero.net > Joan Dearing Miller > > ---------------------------------------------------- > NetZero Platinum > Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! > http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97 >

Searching for any info on Martha Ellen Morris born 1849 in Moniteau Co, Mo. Her parents Richard Morris and Elizabeth Adams. She had a brother George Morris born in 1846. She married John Williamson Dearing. Would love some info on the Morris line or Adams line that are represented here. Thanks so much. joanmiller@netzero.net Joan Dearing Miller ---------------------------------------------------- NetZero Platinum Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97

Thank you!!! This would be my gr Aunt. My gr grandfather was Robert Lemuel Son. Sarah Beattie Colorado

Nancy Amelia Son Morrow NANCY A. MORROW, 85, WAS LIFE LONG RESIDENT OF ENON AND RUSSELLVILLE The funeral of Mrs. Nancy A. Morrow, 85, a life long resident of Enon and Russellville communities, was conducted from the home at 10 a.m. Saturday morning by the Rev. N. E. Williams of Russellville. Nancy Amelia Morrow was born December 17, 1854, near Russellville, Mo. She was the eldest daughter of Granville and Catherine Son. She passed away at her home May 8, 1940, at the age of 85 years. The deceased professed faith in Christ early in life and united with old Cole Springs Baptist Church. At the time of her passing her membership was with the Enon Baptist church, being its oldest member. She lived a fine Christian life and was loved by all who knew her. She was united in marriage to Griffen H. Morrow, and to this union six children were born; three sons and three daughters. One daughter, Ida C. Morrow, preceded her in death. Surviving her are Eva J. Enloe, Reuben E., Harry W., George E. Morrow of Enon, Mo.; Cora Scrivner of Russellville, Mo., and a niece, Mertie Lynn Son, whom she reared from infancy, of the home. Also six grandchildren and one great grandchild; three brothers, J. H. and R. L. Son, of Golden, Colorado; E. E. Son of Denver; and one sister, Etta Morrow of Olean, Mo. note she is buried at Enloe Cemetery

Arllene, If the person you are looking for info died in Enon, then find out what local newspaper was published at the time of his death. My gg grandfather's obit was in 2 local papers the Moniteau Herald and the California Democrat. This is how I found out what town he came from in Germany. The spelling of the town was off a bit, but I found the right one. Also, if the newspaper obit mentions brothers or sisters, look for their obit also. I went thru my local library for an inter-library loan with a Missouri Historical Library. Good Luck, Joy in CA

Connie, It appears that the two Son families in central Mo are related. I have Garret Sons line documented. Want to share? Sarah Beattie

Allene: I discovered that a collateral line ancestor had married lst William Son in Cedar Co., MO 23 Sep 1852 and 2nd John Bookout in Cass Co. in 1859. She was Martha Casey from Cedar Co., Missouri. I haven't been able to find out what happened to William or why they were in Cass Co. Whether she moved there with William or with John. I don't have much on the Son family/families but I will certainly share what I have. Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allene R Niehaus" <Treetops-GVM@att.net> To: <MOMONITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 7:25 AM Subject: re: Civil War Pension Aps and surname SON > Sarah, I can't help yet with the Civil War Pension Aps but I > do think we may have a family connection through your > Granville Farris Son. > > In my husband's mother's line, I have a Garret Son marrying > Amelia Emily Farris about 1828 near St. Louis, MO. Amelia > (born 1803 in Albemarle, VA) was the child of George M. > Farris (died 1858 in Moniteau County, MO) and Susanna Sneed > (died after 1860 in Moniteau). Their other children were: > Minor J. Farris, from whom my husband is descended; Calvin > E. Farris; Matilda Farris; and ta-dah! Granville Farris, > born about 1804. Although none of this is proof of family > relationships, could it be that your Granville is the child > of my Amelia and Garret Son, whom they may have named after > Amelia's brother? > > I have little on the Son line but lots on the Farris line. > Through Susanna Sneed Farris, we have interesting stories to > tell about the family's dealings with Thomas Jefferson near > Monticello, Virginia. > > Allene Rollier Niehaus >

Allene, You don't know how great this is!!! I have the Son's documented from Garret to my mother with many branches. Right now we have been trying to find the burial of Garret and Emily. Calvin married a Catherine Son in Meramec TWP. Catherine was first married to an known Son. Catherine was listed in the household of Garret (Gerard Sonn on the census) in 1850 in St. Louis County. Did Calvin adopt the children of this unkown Son and Catherine, Valentine and Margaret Son? Sarah Beattie

My husband's great-grandfather was Wilhelm Niehaus, who owned a farm near Enon and died there about 1894. He had at least one son, August, who moved his family to Oklahoma about 1920. Wilhelm died during the time that Missouri did not keep birth or death records. Can you tell me if Moniteau kept these records? Is there some other place I can search for info on where Wilhelm was born in Germany in June of 1826. We think it was in Westphalia but I'm lost as to how to connect him to that place. I've searched all available ship passenger lists with no luck. Always thought he probably went through New Orleans and up to St. Louis, then west to Morgan and Moniteau. Can anyone advise me what to do next, short of driving to Missouri from northern Colorado :-) a fairly expensive proposition. Thanks, Allene

Sarah, I can't help yet with the Civil War Pension Aps but I do think we may have a family connection through your Granville Farris Son. In my husband's mother's line, I have a Garret Son marrying Amelia Emily Farris about 1828 near St. Louis, MO. Amelia (born 1803 in Albemarle, VA) was the child of George M. Farris (died 1858 in Moniteau County, MO) and Susanna Sneed (died after 1860 in Moniteau). Their other children were: Minor J. Farris, from whom my husband is descended; Calvin E. Farris; Matilda Farris; and ta-dah! Granville Farris, born about 1804. Although none of this is proof of family relationships, could it be that your Granville is the child of my Amelia and Garret Son, whom they may have named after Amelia's brother? I have little on the Son line but lots on the Farris line. Through Susanna Sneed Farris, we have interesting stories to tell about the family's dealings with Thomas Jefferson near Monticello, Virginia. Allene Rollier Niehaus

Hi you can e-mail NARA at inquire@nara.gov and they can help you, Mert Marley Louisville, KY memarley@c4.com On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 21:35:36 EDT Sgbt559@aol.com wrote: I have the pension apps for my great great grandfather and his brother. Grandville Farris Son and James Henry Son who both lived near Enon. Grandvilles looks like he served in: F 40 ten Mo Mili. C 9 P?? ten Mo Mili. Pension filed May 11, 1896 in Mo James': C 9 P?? ? en Mo Mili Pension filed July 11, 1895 in Tx. Can anyone decifer this? Thanks, Sarah Beattie -------------------------------------------------- Totally Amazing Search Results - Just C4 Yourself! http://www.C4.com - Total Search Technology