This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stacey, Moore, Berry, Brooksher, Brookshire, Brookshaw, St. Cyr Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZKB.2ACE/408 Message Board Post: John D. Stacey was born about 1847 in French Canada. His father, name unknown, was born in Ireland; his mother, also name unknown, was born in Canada. This is according to the 1880 Census, Loutre Township, Montgomery County, Missouri. He married Sarah Brooksher (or Brookshire, Brookshaw, etc.) by 1870, probably in Missouri for she was born there about 1852. The only child I have been able to find for John was Matilda (found in later censuses as "Tilda C."), born March 1871 in Missouri. Matilda first married, in 1892 in Callaway County, Missouri, Charles Moore, born January 1861 in Missouri. They had at least four children, found in the 1900 Census, Loutre Township, Montgomery County, Missouri: Sarah E., born Jan 1893 James H. L., born Feb 1895 Hattie G., born May 1897 Flora B. C., born July 1899 All the children were born in Missouri. Charles Moore is said to have died about 1907-8. Matilda married, second, by 1910, Albert Tate. They were enumerated in the 1910 Census as husband and wife. Sarah Elzada Rebecca ("Sadie") Moore was married in 1910 in Callway County, Missouri to Charles Edgar Berry. Their son, Cecil Edgar Nathaniel Roosevelt Berry, was born 1917 at Mokane, Callway, Missouri. Cecil first married Nelda Jeanne St. Cyr, 1943 at Yuma, Arizona, while he was in the U.S. Army, stationed in California. Their son, Patrick Berry, was born in 1946 at Kansas City, Missouri. Patrick Berry was my former husband. He died 25 Apr 2005 and I am going back and trying to trace his family for my children. I have lost or seriously misplaced my notes from before our divorce in 1981, which makes the quest doubly difficult. I have just found the 1880 Census information at the LDS website and am hoping that someone else is already tracing this line. Any information or clues that I receive will be passed on to Patrick's half-brother, who is also interested in finding their common ancestry. Please let me know if you have any leads pertaining to the family of John D. Stacey (his middle name is believed to be David). John was living in 1892, when he signed his permission for Matilda to marry. Anything you can throw my way will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Alma Robertson