Researching for information on the following two Bennett's; Leonidas M. "Bud" Bennett, b. c 1846, Tn. + Melinda C. Denny, b. 1846, Hamilton Co., IL 1. Mary Bennett, b. 1868, Jefferson Co., IL 2. Lee O. Bennett, b. 1891, Newton Co., MO Samuel H. Bennett, b. 1857, Hamilton Co., IL., Lived in or near Seneca, Newton Co., Mo. Thanks for any help. Jim Price Brooklyn, Ohio

Joy, Pretty close, coming from the very top of your head! >I want to say it went from Wayne*(1818) >Greene>Barry(1835) with Barry being further subdivided into what we know now as Newton(1839), Lawrence(1845), Barry & McDonald(1858 or59). And some others reformed & merged in the later years.< Depending upon the view of the historian: Greene County, parent of Barry, was established in 1833 from Crawford which governed our area from 1829 to 1833. The Crawford County courthouse was burned, twice. Checking the 1830 census index on CD, I do not find Mr. Washburn, who was credited with settling on Washburn Prairie, Barry Co. in 1828 (by my ancestor, Henry McCary in Goodspeed’s 1888 History of Barry Co. reprint) or Thacker Vivian who settled early near what was to become Sarcoxie. The 1832 Crawford Co. Tax list would be interesting!! The Greene Co. tax list of 1834, unlike the 1833 tax list which is alphabetical order, is in the tax collector’s route order and is therefore in neighbor to neighbor order. In 1834, Nancy Williams lived next door to William Capps. On the other side was Thomas B Arnett followed by Sampson Looney. Tacker Vivian and Samuel Washburn are on both lists. In 1835, Barry Co. court first met at the home of William Capps (anyone have this guy?) at Mt. Pleasant which was short lived. A courthouse was built in 1837 but in 1838 when Newton County, which included McDonald, Jasper and Barton broke off, it was determined the court should move to a more central location. thanks for reading this far, bill

>This doesn't seem to be the present day Pierce City cemetery where, if I remember correctly, Sampson Looney and so many others are buried.< The Pierce City cemetery was established about 1870, shortly after the town, Peirce City, named for Andrew Peirce, a railroad vice president who offered land for the town in exchange for it bearing his name. The town prospered for the next three decades, the railroad transported natural resources and farm products from the area and the town becamed the trade center and postal district for folks who lived in rural Barry County. The spelling was changed to ‘Pierce’ about 1920 and efforts to change it back to the original spelling were thwarted. A marker at the cemetery entrance reads: ‘Pierce City Cemetery 1864’ is in error. Present day spelling of Pierce indicates the marker was installed after 1920 and the date, ‘1864’ may have been mistakingly taken from Sampson Looney’s tombstone, July 12, 1864. Per family tradition, Sampson was killed by bushwhackers and first buried on the farm of his son in law, Charles Shipman, in Section 25 which is in the very southwest corner of Lawrence County. When the cemetery was established, or shortly thereafter, Sarah Brown Hunt Looney, had her husband’s remains moved to the new cemetery. She had some MONEY. The money came from the sale of Sampson’s land in Sections 30 and 25. He accumlated 240 acres in section 30 through government purchases and another 120 acres through a 1858 purchase from Elisha Landers who, in 1852, paid Jesse LeGrand $600 for the 40 acres in Section 30 and 80 acres in section 25. Sampson paid Elisha $800 for the land. Section 30 was the place of the first Barry County court which met at the home of William Capps. A court house was built at the place was known as Mt. Pleasant and served the county until 1840 when it was relocated to McDonald or McDowell. In April 1870, William Robert Wild paid Sarah Looney $20,602 for the 360 acres. He also gave Sarah the right to remain in her ‘double log cabin’ for the remainder of her life. Mr. Wild had some of the land plotted and named his new town ‘Saint Martha’ in honor of his wife. Why Mr. Wild would take this gamble has been a major puzzle, he surely knew the train would stop at Peirce City, only two miles to the east. In July 1870, the body of Mr. Wild was found on his newly acquired land, with was was later determined to be a self inflicted shot. Martha Ann Wild spent the next seven years settling the affairs of the estate. In the end, the land was sold for pennies on the dollar on the courthouse steps. Members of the Looney family purchased acreages. John, do you recall finding the graves of Charles Walker Ross and wife Elizabeth Williams Ross. They lived in Mt. Pleasant Township, Lawrence County and both died in 1863. May have been related to John?? Thanks for reading this far, bill

I just received a picture of my Woodcock family,and see that Margaret Hamilton Woodcock was actualy Mary Margaret born in 1860.

Joy,Thank you.I did get information from Gen Freinds.Carol sent me quite a package from that book.I still did not find when Margaret Woodcock died or the newspaper obit,but I found out a lot on Elijah and Abe.Thank you for helping me find the sources.NJ

I did some hard research (meaning climbing around in some rough countryside) a couple of years ago on the early cemeteries in the Lawrence/Barry/Newton area. This is what I came up with. * One of the oldest is the now completely abandoned Ross Cemetery in Newton County. Perrin Rutledge and his wife, Nancy are buried there. She was probably one of the last people buried there, in 1896. The oldest marked grave was John Ross who died 30 Oct 1855. This cemetery was near the old wagon road which is pretty much where the railroad runs now This cemetery is located in twp 26 R29 Sec 33 of Newton County, Missouri. Probably less than a mile to the east of it is the present Berwick Cumberland Presbyterian Church and cemetery. It only dates back to the late 1800's IN IT'S PRESENT LOCATION (more on this below). * As you approach the Lawrence / Barry line you come to Clear Creek Cemetery. It is about the same age as Berwick Cemetery, I would guess, but associated with a Baptist Church. Neither of those could really be considered pioneer cemeteries. * At one time, as you travel up Clear Creek you would have come to a cemetery that I know only from remarks in GOODSPEEDS HISTORY OF LAWRENCE COUNTY "In April, 1870, Peirce City (the way they spelled it then) was in embryo. The Baptist Church and cemetery, covering seven acres, for long years known as 'Clear Creek Grave Yard,' was even dedicated to the uses of progress." I don't know if this means they moved the graves, covered them over, or what... I suspect that some of my cousins were buried there. This doesn't seem to be the present day Pierce City cemetery where, if I remember correctly, Sampson Looney and so many others are buried. * If you head south from Pierce City in a few miles you reach the abandoned Mount Comfort Cemetery. This is where John Rutledge and some of the LeGrands are buried. (others of them are in Berwick and some in Jolly Bethel and other places to, I believe). Mount Comfort was the original site of the Cumberland church now at Berwick. It was established at Mount Comfort in the early 1840's. It fell out of use at about the time Berwick came into being - the church being moved at that time. There is a little bit of information, and a few photos, on this at the website below. A list of the marked graves in Mount Comfort is on the Barry County genweb site. http://www.ipa.net/~johndill/swmo.htm John

Bill, Ahhh, I wish I had at my fingertips the established years for all the counties. I want to say it went from Wayne*(1818) >Greene>Barry(1835) with Barry being further subdivided into what we know now as Newton(1839), Lawrence(1845), Barry & McDonald(1858 or59). And some others reformed & merged in the later years. But, your finding the tax entry in 1834 in Greene County records is appropriate, as it would have all been Greene County at that time. I found several that were for what is now considered Newton County in this same tax book! Sure helped establish the appropriate time when they arrived. From the sounds of it, your cemetery might be Clear Creek cemetery (My cheat sheet cemetery map) ----- Original Message ----- From: <wblanders@juno.com> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:31 AM Subject: [MONEWTON] re: Surnames in 1844 Probate Record > > > My thanks to each of you who responded to my message concerning the > relatives of Matilda Branham Rutledge Davidson. The 1844 Probate record > contains enough surnames to puzzle anyone, looks like I came to the right > place > to get answers! I will make a copy of the record from microfilm and make > the > copy available. > > It was speculated that the bondsmen, Sampson Looney and James LeGrand, > were neighbors and neighbors they were. Checking the GLO I found: > > Survey Twp 26N, Range 29W, Newton County meets with Lawrence and > Barry Counties. Clockwise, section 26 is in Newton County, section 25 > is in Lawrence County, section 36 is in Barry County and Section 35 is > in Newton County. > > Stephen D Sutton bought 120 acres of government land in section 25, > Lawrence > County. > Thomas C Rutledge bought 80 acres in section 26, Newton County. > John Rutledge bought 120 acres in section 35, Newton County. > Luke Williams bought land in section 23, Newton County. Sec 23 is north > of section 26, on the Lawrence Co. line. > Other members of the families purchased land nearby. Nancy and Lucy > Williams bought 40 acres each in section 25, Lawrence County but I > suspect > there is no relation as Nancy Williams appears in the Greene Co. tax list > of 1834, > neither Nancy or Lucy appear in the 1850 Lawrence county census. > > Per the May 1993 issue, Ancestors Unlimited, the Barry Co. H & G Society > quarterly: > "Box___ Hannah Davidson, deceased, - Thomas C Rutledge to settle estate. > Dated: Dec 13, 1859 > > I will check the film 'Probate Record 1844-1872' for this record and copy > if > it is there. > > Have not located other burials for these folks. A cemetery is depicted on > the > General Highway map in Section 35, I do not have its name. > > 1870 census, Newton County: > Nathan Brannon, age 85 VA in Van Buren Township > Perrin Rutledge, age 55 S.C. and family in Van Buren Township. > Mary Rutledge 41 Ky and family, next door to Rerrin. > Nancy Sutton age 60 S.C. in Neosho, Peter Rutledge 50 Tn in home. > Rhoda Brannon 57 S.C. in Neosho. > > Thanks for reading this far. > > bill landers > Cape Cod, MA > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2

You know, I was at the library this afternoon. By chance, I needed to look up some information that I hoped would be in the books by Dixie Haase about Granby (it is a set of 10 books) Wonderfully, we did locate the info the ladies were seeking (they were only 50 years off in their best guess dates) Anyhow, the point of this story, I happened to look in the surname index for your Woodcock name. Many entries, but I couldn't tell you one specific first name. The books are packed full of great info. I have no idea of how many copies Dixie had made, but the set is fairly expensive for a home collection unless you were a Granby History buff. It might be fruitful to write to the Genealogy Friends of the Library for specific names - which I'm sure you will or already have. You might reference this specific group of books as all of our volunteers might think to look in them! Good luck. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward A. Black, Sr. <w6uyf@earthlink.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 6:11 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] [Fwd: Woodcock] > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Woodcock > Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:59:39 -0800 > From: AMEON79@aol.com > To: MONEWTON-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Sure is getting quite on this board.Does anyone know about history of > Granby > township.Or if the book about Granby is for sale > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1

You are very welcome. They do have a genealogy society. Will give you an address. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. Later, Susan -----Original Message----- From: YeggeM@cs.com <YeggeM@cs.com> To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, November 17, 2000 1:37 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] Re: PIPER, Levi >Susan, >Thank you for looking for information on my gggrandfather, Levi PIPER. At >the time of his death, April 5, 1905, he was most likely living with his >stepson, James York in Richey, Newton County. >Does Newton County have a Genealogy Society that I could join and to which I >could make inquires? >I called the Newton County Courthouse yesterday and was told that I would >need the exact date if I wanted to request a copy of a marriage license and >all I know is that Levi PIPER and Mrs. Sebelle York were married after the >1880 census. >Mary >Gresham OR > > >==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== >Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > >============================== >The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family >members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. >http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp > >

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Woodcock Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 16:59:39 -0800 From: AMEON79@aol.com To: MONEWTON-L-request@rootsweb.com Sure is getting quite on this board.Does anyone know about history of Granby township.Or if the book about Granby is for sale

My thanks to each of you who responded to my message concerning the relatives of Matilda Branham Rutledge Davidson. The 1844 Probate record contains enough surnames to puzzle anyone, looks like I came to the right place to get answers! I will make a copy of the record from microfilm and make the copy available. It was speculated that the bondsmen, Sampson Looney and James LeGrand, were neighbors and neighbors they were. Checking the GLO I found: Survey Twp 26N, Range 29W, Newton County meets with Lawrence and Barry Counties. Clockwise, section 26 is in Newton County, section 25 is in Lawrence County, section 36 is in Barry County and Section 35 is in Newton County. Stephen D Sutton bought 120 acres of government land in section 25, Lawrence County. Thomas C Rutledge bought 80 acres in section 26, Newton County. John Rutledge bought 120 acres in section 35, Newton County. Luke Williams bought land in section 23, Newton County. Sec 23 is north of section 26, on the Lawrence Co. line. Other members of the families purchased land nearby. Nancy and Lucy Williams bought 40 acres each in section 25, Lawrence County but I suspect there is no relation as Nancy Williams appears in the Greene Co. tax list of 1834, neither Nancy or Lucy appear in the 1850 Lawrence county census. Per the May 1993 issue, Ancestors Unlimited, the Barry Co. H & G Society quarterly: “Box___ Hannah Davidson, deceased, - Thomas C Rutledge to settle estate. Dated: Dec 13, 1859 I will check the film ‘Probate Record 1844-1872’ for this record and copy if it is there. Have not located other burials for these folks. A cemetery is depicted on the General Highway map in Section 35, I do not have its name. 1870 census, Newton County: Nathan Brannon, age 85 VA in Van Buren Township Perrin Rutledge, age 55 S.C. and family in Van Buren Township. Mary Rutledge 41 Ky and family, next door to Rerrin. Nancy Sutton age 60 S.C. in Neosho, Peter Rutledge 50 Tn in home. Rhoda Brannon 57 S.C. in Neosho. Thanks for reading this far. bill landers Cape Cod, MA

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. Bondsmen: Thomas C Rutledge, Sampson (x) Looney, James C Legrand. Apparently these families first settled around 1842/43 near the original county seat which has caused later records to be split among three counties. I don't know of any connections between them and the Looney and Legrand families, at first, except for the fact that all were neighbors on or near Clear Creek. I have copies of the above mentioned records which were made several years ago. The records are not easy to read but Matilda, Polly and Jane all should read GAW. The first name on the list, barely readable, is Nathan Brannum. The name Thomas Gaw was written, apparently in error, and then crossed out. Thomas Rutledge, next on the list, seems to have been the intended name. On my copy it appears to me that Nancy's name is Nancy Sutton, although it is badly smudged. She had been living as wife to Stephen Sutton since the early 1830's and is so recorded on deeds in Washington County, AR. Her 1848 marriage in Barry County appears possibly was a remarriage prompted by claims made in Jackson County, AL that Stephen and his first wife were never properly divorced. I am a descendant of the Benj Rutledge on the above record. My gg.grandfather was John Dill (1850 Newton, MO census) and his two wives were daughters of Benjamin. Benjamin was already deceased at the time of this record. There are a number of other sources now available which support the claim that all the listed people (possible exception of the Brannum) were brother and sister. Although originally in Barry (?), the following people were definitely in Newton County a few years after these 1844 records: Nathan Branham Elizabeth Williams (wife of Luke per 1845 deed) John Rutledge (lived at the point where Newton, Barry, and Lawrence join) Thomas Rutledge (owned a mill in Neosho a few years later) Nancy Sutton (wife of Stephen. Stephen operated a business on the square in Neosho prior to the Civil War per Goodspeeds History) Peter Rutledge (mail carrier per census) I have been researching these families for about 8 years now, and would love to hear from anyone with an interest in any of them. John Rutledge and wife are buried in Mount Comfort Cemetery, Barry County. Stephen Sutton and wife and Thomas Rutledge and wife are buried in IOOF Noesho. (all marked graves) Does anyone have any idea where any of the others might be buried? Thanks John Dill johndill@ipa.net

In a message dated 11/20/00 9:52:55 AM Central Standard Time, wblanders@juno.com writes: << 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.?? >> Hi Bill, I have a little info on this family. Matilda married Thomas Rutledge then married a Mr. Davidson. I "think" her maiden name was GAW. In the early years the family was in the area of Jackson and Overton Co, TN. I was unable to locate the remainder of my info on this family. I will try to find it and let you know. Rachel

See comments below at *** wblanders@juno.com wrote: > 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.?? ***Matilda ?Branham? Rutledge Davison/Davidson was my ggggrandmother. We SUSPECT that Nathan, Richard & George Branham were her brothers. Nathan lived in Newton County. All the rest were her children. William was my gggrandfather and his sons, Perrin & Elijah lived in Newton County. Elizabeth was married to Luke Williams and Luke and family lived in Newton County in 1850. Elijah & Benjamin were deceased. All the Gaw daughters, Matilda, Polly & Jane lived in Jackson County TN. Thomas & Peter and Nancy, who married Stephen D. Sutton lived in Newton County. Blasengim lived in Lane County OR. We do not know of any relationship with Sampson Looney & James C. Legrand other than being neighbors or friends. > Probate of Matilda Davison, Thomas Rutledge, Adm Nov 1844 > > 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. > > Bondsmen: Thomas C Rutledge, Sampson (x) Looney, James C Legrand. > > Sampson Looney, my ancestor, lived in what was to become the SW corner > of Lawrence County, less than a mile from the Barry and Newton County > lines. > In 1844, James C Legrand was his neighbor. > > The surnames have variant spelling Davison may be Davidson because I > found > reference to a later probare: Hannah Davidson with Thomas C Rutledge, > Administrator. *** Have not seen the probate of Hannah Davidson with Thomas C. Rutledge as adminstrator. Would you please share it with me. Don't know who Hannah was unless Matilda's middle name was Hannah. > Barbara Cunningham barbjo@erols.com > thanks for reading this far, bill > > WBLanders@juno.com > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1

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.?? Probate of Matilda Davison, Thomas Rutledge, Adm Nov 1844 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. Bondsmen: Thomas C Rutledge, Sampson (x) Looney, James C Legrand. Sampson Looney, my ancestor, lived in what was to become the SW corner of Lawrence County, less than a mile from the Barry and Newton County lines. In 1844, James C Legrand was his neighbor. The surnames have variant spelling Davison may be Davidson because I found reference to a later probare: Hannah Davidson with Thomas C Rutledge, Administrator. thanks for reading this far, bill WBLanders@juno.com

Is there a record of deaths filed at the Health Dept. or Courthouse or anywhere else in Newton Co. for deaths that occured between 1910 and 1920 in Newton County. Were there funeral homes in or near Racine, Mo for this time frame? I'm looking for a date of death for Alice Fleet Griffin burried in Burkhart Cemetery in Racine, Mo. There is a tombstone with name only and no date of death. She is on the 1910 Newton Co. Census, but she is not on the 1920 Newton Co. Mo. Census. Thanks, Wanda Bokchito, Ok.

Hey!!!!!!! GO GIRL!!!!!! Thanks soooo much for answering my prayers! I can't believe you got these up for us!!! Terrific!!!! A million zillion thanks! I sure hope you can tell how much I appreciate this and how much easier you have made my life!!! I owe you BIG TIME!!! Deb SHIPMAN ROWE

Hello List, Anyone researching the Allens that were in VA > OH > MO? I am looking for parents of Benjamin ALLEN who m. Naomi SLAVENS in Pike Co., OH, July 10, 1935. They were in Shelby Co., IL in 1850 through 1860, then I lose them. Their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth ALLEN m. Eli HAWK in Pike Co., OH on April 15, 1866. They moved to Shelby Co., IL and in 1869 moved to Newton Co., MO where they lived out their lives. Have found lots on S. E.'s SLAVENS' line but can't find anything on Benjamin ALLEN other than what I have presented. And the VA is just a guess because so many of my maternal lines come from Bath Co., VA, or nearby. Thanks, Grace Donaldson

Whoops! Murphy's Law again. I didn't mean to send this to the list. Sorry! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Simmons" <genfreak@jps.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 11:42 AM Subject: Newton County Maps. > I finished putting the maps out on the site. However - Murphy's Law > prevails. I noticed I outlined the wrong property for Tom F in 1882. > > http://www.jps.net/johnrs/maps/ > > Hope this helps us both locate some of the old homesteads. > > Bye, > Linda > >

I finished putting the maps out on the site. However - Murphy's Law prevails. I noticed I outlined the wrong property for Tom F in 1882. http://www.jps.net/johnrs/maps/ Hope this helps us both locate some of the old homesteads. Bye, Linda