I had several relatives who wrote for that Newspaper.The names were Woodcock.Helen,Sybil and I think a brother.I wonder if they ever wrote articles about the staff?NJ

Hi Mary, The "Miner and Mechanic" is available for April 1905 (according to my "Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historcial Society of Missouri" pamphlet). This is the newspaper where I find obituaries on my family. You can get it and the Joplin one thru Interlibrary Loan at your local public library. Also, the "Joplin Daily Globe" (also available for April 1905) is another newspaper that has Newton Co. Obits in it. I braved the ice and snow here in KC, KS and looked up Levi Piper's marriage for you as well as some of my own family's. Levi married Sebell York on 21 September 1890. They were married by G. W. Wolcott, JP. It was recorded in Newton Co, MO Marriage Book E, page 169. Now you can contact the county clerk and get a copy of it. Good luck! Deb Hallecook researching COOK, HUBBELL, MOSER

Well Brenda, I haven't been able to go to the library for a few days - it's been closed! The courthouse was also closed a couple of days and some half days. Darn weather! I hope that it hasn't put a kink in Debra's plans. Randy Randy & Karen (Bit by the genealogy bug!!) Researching the surnames of SCOTT, WATSON, ALDERMAN, TAYLOR, ENGEL and KIRKENDOLL http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/c/o/Randall-D-Scott/

Great job! Appreciate your time and eye strain. I've been looking at the Newton County 1880 Census on the microfilm at the library here in Wichita. I do appreciate your squinting! If you happen to hear of DebShipmanRowe haunting the library and courthouse in Neosho, could you possibly post it? She was traveling from the Great northwest to Missouri this past week, and I would like to know that she's not out there in a snowdrift. Keep up the good work! Brenda Vance/Ferguson/Tanner/Burress

Just a short note to let all the listmembers know that after a lot of hours of squinting, Karen and I have finished the first 2 townships of Newton county, specifically Benton and Buffalo. They have been posted to MOGenWeb and will be soon be available at Rootsweb.com. In the meantime, here is a direct link to our work. ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mo/newton/1900/ The Dayton township is about half finished. We will resume work after the holidays and it should also be available soon after the first of the year. The other townships will be available as soon as time allows. I also finished the 1840 Census of Newton county. It is available at ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mo/newton/1840/ I hope this helps someone find their missing ancestor! Randy & Karen (Bit by the genealogy bug!!) Researching the surnames of SCOTT, WATSON, ALDERMAN, TAYLOR, ENGEL and KIRKENDOLL http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/c/o/Randall-D-Scott/

I am seeking the obituary for Levi PIPER b Columbus County, PA abt. 1920 and who died in Richey, Newton County, MO on April 5, 1905. Would there have been a newpaper serving the area at that time and does anyone know the address for the paper? I want to locate the burial place for Levi. Thank you for any help you might be able to provide. Mary Boatwright Yegge Gresham OR Surnames: BOATWRIGHT, HOOPER, SANDERS, RICHARDS, and PIPER

My husband saw this obit in our paper tonight and I thought someone just might like to have it. SAN MARCOS, CA. Wed. Dec. 13, 2000 MARY JANE HEWLETT, 96Mary Jane Hewlett, 96, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at her home.Born Oct. 24, 1904, in Neosho, MO., she lived in San Marcos for three years and previously lived in Escondido. She was a sales clerk for Christian Art Studio for seven years. Mrs. Hewlett was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Hewlett, in 1962. She is survived by her sister, Ethel Queener of Newbury, S.C.; grandchildren: Cynthia Hewlett of Escondido, Martin Hewlett of Lake Tahoe, Sherry, Diana and Del Turk, all of Murrieta, Lee Slajer of Los Angeles, Lynn Berenschot and Penny and Don Hewlett, all of Escondido; and many great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held at 10a.m.Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Oak Hill Memorial Park, with the Rev. Richard Williams of Emmanuel Faith Community Church in Escondido officiating. Burail followed. Alhiser-Comer Mortuary is handling arrangements.

Brenda, Black fox Cemetery is in Newton Co. east of Diamond. It also has another name but would have to look it up. The William Stinson family is buried there and the Everhard family. There use to be a small town named Stinsonville located very close. I have visited the cemetery and taken pictures. I believe from memory it is called VanBuren Cemetery. Susan -----Original Message----- From: * *Brenda & Darrell* * <shorty@sofnet.com> To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:06 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] Black Fox cemetery >Has anyone know the location of Black Fox cemetery? It is supposed to be close >to Sarcoxie (Jasper county), but I've never heard of it in Jasper county. I >thought maybe it is a slight distance south into Newton county. > >Thanks, >Brenda > > >==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== >Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > >============================== >Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Has anyone know the location of Black Fox cemetery? It is supposed to be close to Sarcoxie (Jasper county), but I've never heard of it in Jasper county. I thought maybe it is a slight distance south into Newton county. Thanks, Brenda

My ggrandfather was Sampson Walter Josephus Rogers from Barry Co. I have been searching for his brother James H. Rogers who I had "heard" died around Diamond in Newton Co. He was born Aug. 1886 according to census records of 1900 Carroll Co.,AR. His parents were Richard R. and Elizabeth Tarkington Rogers. His mother died in 1915 in Carroll Co. and her death certificate has his signature on it, this is all I know about him. Happy Holidays to Everyone!! Kathy

I would like to know what became of Newton County resident Joycie May Russell who was the daughter of Rubin T. and Leffy A. Russell. Joycie was born February of 1892 and married Everett P. Osborn April 17, 1910 in Neosho. Joycie filed for divorce on April 27, 1910 in Newton County, MO and requested that the court restore her maiden name. Seasons Greetings, Mike Osborn

Greetings to all ~ It's that time of year again ~ when the generosity of the genealogy community can be amazing. Maybe by posting a query to some of your favorite county lists, someone might have a specific bit of info that will help you. Keep it simple. One request at a time. Here's mine ~ Shadrach JOY last known in Newton County, MO 1856 in divorce record from Julia Ann HAYS JOY. Unable to locate him on any State census records in 1860. Shadrach, where are you? Regards, Joy in Newton County.

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Hello Where is this college? I noticed a 1929-1930 annual for the college listed at ebay. I think the bidding on it ends in about 4 1/2 hours. ( Don't think there has been any bids.) Just thought someone might be interested.

Does anyone do Marriage lookups? I am hoping to find a marriage in Newton County for: Richard W. RICHARDS and Emeline L. PIPER they were married on March 1, 1878, according to a family Bible but there is no reference as to place. They had a son, Jesse Golden RICHARDS [my Uncle] born in Neosho, Newton County, MO in Nov of 1882 so I am hoping that is where they married. I thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Mary Boatwright Yegge, Gresham, OR

I'm still here, and my email address below should be good. Sometimes that happens to me too. On the sw Missouri counties, I believe the situation (for my family) is even more complicated. I have tried to figure out (using GOODSPEEDS histories of the counties and land records) exactly where the people in the original query (descendants of Matilda Davison) were, or at least where they thought they were, in ca 1850. For a few of them, finding out exactly where they lived is easier than figuring out what county they were considered to be living in. Everyone seems to be in agreement that there was a boundary problem between Newton and Barry which was not completely resolved for many years. The best I can figure it, there was a strip of "no man's land", perhaps almost a mile wide at it's widest (the Arkansas line?) and that strip went right through where some of them SEEM to have been living in 1850. Problems related to that may explain why many of them are not recorded on the 1850 census in either county although lots of other records indicate they were there at the time. Some of these families had members in the Union Army and the pension records offer a lot of insight into the confusion. Many years later, some of the elderly people could tell you exactly where they lived before the War (who their neighbors were, etc...) but were not certain what county it was at that time. Part of this seems to have just been the confusion created when Lawrence County formed, but some of it apparently was the Newton/Barry line dispute. Nathan Branham and a few of the families that lived over toward Ritchey were recorded on that 1850 Newton County census. John Rutledge, Polly (Dill) Rutledge - his sister-in-law and my ancestor, and many others were not. My ancestor John Dill was recorded but he didn't move into the disputed area until about 1853 or so. > Hi, I was trying to get this message to John Dill and it bounced back to > me. > I hope John gets this. Thank you. > From: johndill@ipa.net (John Dill) > Reply-to: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com > To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi John, > Was just looking through my Red Book and these dates show on the different > counties. > Newton county was made in 1838 from part of Barry county. > McDonald 1849 (first named Seneca then changed to McDonald in 1849) made > from Newton County. > Lawrence 1845 made from Barry/Dale counties > Jasper 1841 from Barry > I hope this helps rather than confuses. Just thought you might like an > idea > of counties you could search in and how when one person lived in one place > for twenty years his address would change. > Jo in California >

Hi, I was trying to get this message to John Dill and it bounced back to me. I hope John gets this. Thank you. From: johndill@ipa.net (John Dill) Reply-to: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com Can anyone shed light on this puzzle? This is a Barry County probate but I found some of these surnames in Newton County and would like to know if there are connections.?? Heirs: Richard Brannum, George Brannum, Wm Rutlege, Elizabeth M Williams, Elijah Rutlege, Benj Rutlege, Mahlda Gan, John Rutlege, Polly Gun, Thomas Gunn, Thomas Rutlege, Nancy Rutledge (m Stephen D Sutton 1848), Jane Gun, B Rutlege, Peter Rutlege. Hi John, Was just looking through my Red Book and these dates show on the different counties. Newton county was made in 1838 from part of Barry county. Webster 1855 from Greene county Barry 1835 from Greene county Greene 1833 from Crawford/ Wayne counties Osage 1841 from Gasconade Crawford 1829 from Gasconade Gasconade 1820 from Franklin McDonald 1849 (first named Seneca then changed to McDonald in 1849) made from Newton County. Lawrence 1845 made from Barry/Dale counties Dade 1841 from Barry/Polk Jasper 1841 from Barry I hope this helps rather than confuses. Just thought you might like an idea of counties you could search in and how when one person lived in one place for twenty years his address would change. Jo in California

In connection to a previous post concerning Frank Prine os Granby, MO and his connection to Prineville, OR...I seem to be at the mercy of conflicting information. Just wanted to follow-up and say that a Frank Prine was somehow involved in that town but it was a Barney PRINE having been given credit for founding the town. Deb Vancouver

I am in the process of writing a book which I hope to get published eventually which is adapted from all my grandfather's notes he used for articles he wrote in the early 1940s in Granby for the News Herald. He was Otis Benjamin HOWARD. Within the book already I have mention of at least 150 names of people living in Granby at that time. One name which is of particular interest to me today is a Frank PRINE. In my grandfather's notes he says "Frank Prine, who was called here by the accidental death of his little boy,has gone back to Vancouver to his job." I suppose the sentence first got my attention due to the mention of Vancouver...which is where I live. I guess it was just one of those moments when you think how odd that I am today trying to publish a book about my grandfather's writings and I am living in the very town he was once writing about in his notes. Weird. Anyway, I was also interested in finding anything more about this Frank Prine simply because we all know how so many of those SW MO people followed the old Oregon Trail to relocate here in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and not to far from me is Prineville, Oregon named after its founder, a Frank Prine. Does anyone know anything about if there is indeed a connection to the man from Granby of whom my grandfather was writing? Thanks! Deb SHIPMAN ROWE