Hi Randy, I am trying to plot the old family homesteads on a current day map. The map only has major Hwys named. Would you please look at the Newton Co - 2000 map at the following web page and see if I have identified the following roads correctly. http://www.jps.net/johnrs/maps/ Road 21N - Property of Edmund Ferguson Pelican Rd - at Elm Dr by Greenwood Cemetery Little Mill Rd - Thomas Ferguson property Also, what is the road that is (North of Elm Dr.) running East/West by the J H Holley property? Is that Pelican Rd that continues North by the Holley property? Any and all help appreciated. Thanks in advance, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy and Karen Scott" <randykar@ipa.net> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [MONEWTON-L] Where is Greenwood Cemetery? > Linda & Deb, > > The address of the cemetery is 20320 Elm Dr. Deb, Linda has the directions > right; here's the street names to compliment them. N. Main Street going N > out of Granby changes to "E" Hwy. Continue north 4.5 miles to Elm Dr., which > is dirt. Turn left or W and you will only go about 3/4 of a mile. If you get > to Pelican Rd, you missed it. There are 2 large flagpoles at the cemetery. A > friend says there are some extremely old tombstones there. > Randy > > P.S. Current street names and directions I can give (people always ask a > deputy for directions!!); it's the 100 year old landmarks I have problems > with! > > > ==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== > List Problems? Contact the ListMom at goodwich@ix.netcom.com > >

A.W.RAWLINS owned and operated a cannery in Neosha before 1915. Could anyone tell me about it?

I apologize for the previous HOWARD post to the group as it very long and frankly I don't think I was yet awake. I thought I posted it specifically to the individual...and then discovered my error. However, who knows? Maybe it will help others as well. Deb Vancouver

Hi there! Oddly you too were on my mind this week! Why? I have received additional information about my HOWARD line and since I have always known them to be Newton County, ARK, SC... linked, this week when I reread an older GenForum (I think) message of yours, I thought how your HC has to be part of my line. You just can't get that close in that area and not "hit," if you know what I mean! I even went back and read some of the stuff you had sent earlier. Another reason I know they must connect is because I know that there was a big "chunk" of them that I can't get simply because no one yet has broken through with that one little bit of the puzzle...as in knowing my gr gr grandfather was married 4 times and we only know 3 of the wives. So who are the children of the 4th dangling wife? Let alone, who was she? The info someone sent this week helped me to put more together and I wondered if you too have it already. Do you have stuff that goes back...and I do mean wayyyyy back to the Ezekiel HOWARD and then his son WIlliam? I do have a few Malindas in there also. Let me send something to you that may be totally useless to you and or you already have. It was passed on to me last week and gave me some missing parts. Let me know, okay? Happy Weekend! Scroll on down..I pasted it to this post. Quick refresher...the Lewis HOWARD is my line. Deb HOWARD FAMILY 07 Nov 2000 First Generation 1. Ezekiel HOWARD was born 22 Mar 1760 in Halifax, VA. He died 1836 in Pickens Co., SC. Ezekiel served in the Revolutionary War. He is on Census: 1790 Spartanburgh, SC: 4 boys under 16 & 1 girl; 1810 Census in Montgomery, VA?; 1820/30 Pickens, SC Prior to 1826 Pickens District was the Pendelton Dist. Ezekiel married Mary Ann GOODMAN on 5 Feb 1785 in Botetourt, VA. Mary was born 1768 in Gates, NC. She died 1840 in Pickens Co., SC. They had the following children: + 2 M i. William HOWARD was born about 1797 and died about 1855. Second Generation 2. William HOWARD (Ezekiel) was born about 1797 in South Carolina. He died about 1855 in Pickens Co, SC. William is on census: 1820 - 1850 in Pickens Co., SC. William married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1795 in SC. She died about 1865 in AR or TX. Elizabeth is on 1860 Census in Polk Co., AR living with son Joab. May have gone to live with one of the other sons or daughters and died in Texas? William and Elizabeth had the following children: 3 M i. James HOWARD was born 1814. + 4 M ii. Joab HOWARD was born 1 Feb 1816 and died 24 Mar 1897. + 5 M iii. Ivory J. HOWARD was born 22 May 1818 and died 1 Sep 1899. 6 M iv. Samuel HOWARD was born 1821 in South Carolina. Samuel married Margaret STANCIL on 30 Sep 1858 in Lumpkin Co., GA. May be STANCEL. + 7 M v. Lewis HOWARD was born 15 Apr 1826 and died 20 Feb 1897. 8 M vi. William Van HOWARD was born 1826 in South Carolina. Census of 1850 has him living with brother Joab in Lumpkin Co., GA Third Generation 4. Joab HOWARD (William, Ezekiel) was born 1 Feb 1816 in Pickens Co, SC. He died 24 Mar 1897 in DeLeon, Comanche Co., TX and was buried in Copperas Creek Cem., Comanche Co., TX. Alt spelling: Joeab Moved from SC to Arkansas in 1851, then to Texas in 1877 on a Wagon Train. They entered in through Grayson Co. They later went to Commanche Co. and settled on Copperas Creek, near De Leon, TX. He is on Census: 1840 SC, 1850 GA, 1860 AR. Daughter Susan does not appear on 1860 census? She would have been 6 yrs. old. Winna is buried in a private land cemetery, next to Joab. Joab married Winna Esther REECE, daughter of William Uriah REECE and Easter WOOD, about 1839 in Pickensville, Pickens Co., SC. Winna was born 25 Dec 1815 in Pendelton Dist., SC. She died 18 Jul 1878 in DeLeon, Comanche Co., TX and was buried in Copperas Creek Cem., Comanche Co., TX. They had the following children: 9 F i. Susan Catherine HOWARD was born 1840. She died abt 1861 in Polk Co., AR. 10 M ii. William Marion HOWARD was born 3 Jun 1842 in Pickens, Co., SC. Came from SC on a Wagon train with their parents in 1852 to Polk Co., AR. Here William enlisted for the Civil War in 7-15-1861. Fought all four years, fought for South. Went in as a private and left a Corporal. Wounded 3 times and Captured for 6 days before escaping. At the end of the war, found his family back in TX. Married and moved to Commanche Co, TX. Served on the St Legislature in 1899, called session of 1900. Then moved to Terry Co., and bought two sections of farm land. One of the first members of the Brownfield Baptist Church. William married Elizabeth LEWIS "Betty", daughter of Abner LEWIS and Martha LADD, on 2 Mar 1870 in Grayson Co., TX. Betty was born 16 Apr 1847 in Oconee Co., SC. 11 M iii. Isaac HOWARD was born 23 Aug 1844 in SC. He died 1 Jul 1915 in Haskell Co., TX. Isaac married Cynthia. 12 M iv. Joab HOWARD Jr. was born Jul 1847 in GA. He died 27 Jan 1914 in Haskell Co., TX. 13 M v. Joseph Lewis HOWARD was born 20 Feb 1850 in GA. He died 27 Jan 1914 in Haskell Co., TX and was buried in Howard Cem., Haskell Co., TX. Joseph married Mary Ann EARP, daughter of Josiah Silas EARP and Mary Elizabeth PIRTLE, on 13 Jan 1878 in Comanche, TX. Mary was born 22 Nov 1854 in AR. She died 26 Jun 1917 and was buried in Howard Cem., Haskell Co., TX. Wyatt Earp is Mary Ann's 1st cousin. 14 F vi. Easter HOWARD was born 1852 in GA. Easter married (1) K.H. KENNEDY. Easter also married (2) Hugh MEADOWS. 15 F vii. Susan HOWARD was born 1854. Susan married Seaton COX. 16 M viii. Alfred W. HOWARD "Alf" was born 21 Apr 1856 in TX. He died 23 Apr 1916 in Brownville, TX. Alfred married (1) Lucindy. Alfred also married (2) Martha LEWIS. 5. Ivory J. HOWARD "Gooba" (William, Ezekiel) was born 22 May 1818 in South Carolina. He died 1 Sep 1899 in Sayre, OK. Ivory married unknown. They had the following children: 17 F i. Angelina HOWARD. Angelina married Judge YATES. 7. Lewis HOWARD (William, Ezekiel) was born 15 Apr 1826 in South Carolina. He died 20 Feb 1897 in Rocky Comfort, MacDonald Co., MO and was buried in Prosperity Cem.. Lewis' brother, Joab, was married to his 1st wife's sister. At least the first three children were born in Lumpkin Co., GA. They stayed in Polk Co., Arkansas before and after the death of his 1st wife, Esther in 1858. He re-married after the 1860 census in Polk Co., and moved to Missouri in the spring of 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. His family was accompanied to MO by the Richard Shockley family. Richard was married to Lewis' 2nd wife's sister. Lewis had 16 children, with two wives, three children died before him. All children married but one. He is buried in the Prosperity Cemetery, Rocky Comfort, McDonald Co., MO. His second spouse Elizabeth is buried next to him. Rocky Comfort was in Newton Co. until approx. 1880 when it became part of McDonald Co. The 1860 Polk Co. census has an 18 yr. old farm laborer helping Lewis. He is Maxwell Reece born in SC, and probably the brother or nephew of his deceased wife Easter Reece. Lewis married (1) Esther REECE, daughter of William Uriah REECE and Easter WOOD, on 7 Feb 1847 in Lumpkin Co., GA. Esther was born 1823 in Georgia. She died 1858 in Polk Co., AR. Alt. spelling: Reese. May have been visiting or living with her sister Winna & brother-in-law Joab (her husband's brother) in Arkansas when she died. Lewis and Esther had the following children: 18 M i. John Keeth HOWARD was born 1848 in Lumpkin Co., GA. 19 F ii. Elizabeth Matilda HOWARD "Malindy" was born 1850 in Lumpkin Co., GA. Elizabeth & Winna were twins. The 1850 census has them at 3 mos. of age. Winna appears to be a family name with Elizabeth naming her daughter "Winnie" (the familiar for Winna) after her twin sister, and her mother's older sister. Malindy married John Thomas SHOCKLEY, son of Richard B. SHOCKLEY and Martha Ann MAY, on 16 Feb 1868 in Rocky Comfort, Newton Co., MO. John was born about 1851 in Polk Co. AR. 20 F iii. Winna Amanda HOWARD "Winey Armindy" was born 1850 in Lumpkin Co., GA. Winna & Elizabeth were twins. Both married bef. 1872. 21 F iv. Easter HOWARD "Angaline" was born 1852 in Lumpkin Co., GA. 22 M v. Joab HOWARD was born 16 Dec 1854 in Lumpkin Co., Georgia. He died 2 Jul 1911 in Granby, Newton Co., Missouri. Joab married (1) Angeline SHEWMAKE. Angeline was born about 1850. Joab also married (2) Sarah Emeline DEBUSK, daughter of DEBUSK and Edaline BIBLE, on 20 Nov 1890 in Rocky Comfort, MaDonald Co., Missouri. Sarah was born 6 Sep 1861 in Clay Co., Illinois. She died 2 Dec 1944 in Buhl, Idaho. 23 M vi. Lewis HOWARD Jr. was born 5 Jan 1858 in Polk Co., AR. Lewis married Susan Ausidine SHEWMAKE "Dina". Lewis also married (2) Elizabeth T. MAY, daughter of Dr. Abram Silas MAY and Mary LARCE. Elizabeth was born 4 Apr 1834 in IA. She died 29 Mar 1913 and was buried in Prosperity Cem., Rocky Comfort, MO. 1850 census for Newton Co. gives her age as 19 (b. 1831). Her son Hiram is probably named after her brother. Lewis and Elizabeth had the following children: 24 F vii. Maryann HOWARD was born about 1860. 25 M viii. Abram HOWARD was born about 1861. 26 M ix. Shearidan HOWARD "Sherd" was born about 1863. Sherd married Fanny. 27 M x. Columbus HOWARD "Lum" was born about 1865. 28 M xi. Hiram H. HOWARD "Hy" was born 24 Aug 1868 in Granby, Newton Co., MO. He died 20 Oct 1928 in Buhl, Twin Falls Co., ID and was buried in Buhl Cem.. From the Buhl Hearld Oct. 25, 1928: PIONEER IS TAKEN Hiram Howard, familiarly known as "Hy" died very suddenly Saturday evening about five o'clock at his home a mile south of Deep Creek school house. He was stacking hay and had said to the boys working with him that they would rake up around the stock and call It a day. They observed that he fell to the hay as he was about to step on the ladder to come down from the stack. They climbed up to him and found that his heart had ceased functioning. Mr. Howard was born in Missouri In 1869 and when he was nineteen years of age he was married to Mary Elizabeth Davidson. After two years the young couple moved to the state of Washington where they lived until 1906 when the opening of this tract induced them to come to Idaho. They and their children arrived here before the water was turned into the canals and more than a year before the railroad was in operation. They helped clear the sagebrush from the townsite and farm land and he has farmed on the tract since. Mrs. Howard died In January, 1926, and was buried in Buhl Cemetery. The children surviving are Roy Howard, Twin Falls; Oval Howard, Blackfoot; Ernest Howard, and Mrs. Wesley Flynn, Longview, Washington; Mrs. Jack Thomson, Lucerne district, Buhl; and Mrs. Lloyd Smith who lives north of Snake River. All of the children except Oval were present for the funeral on Wednesday. In 1927 Mr. Howard was married to Mrs. Rowenah Wilson and she survives him. A large relationship of the Howard family live in this community, Including seven families of cousins. Funeral services were held from the Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock and were largely attended. Rev. Lathrop officiated. Interment was made beside the mother, Mary Elizabeth, in Buhl cemetery. Hy married (1) Mary Elizabeth DAVIDSON, daughter of Thomas DAVIDSON, on 23 Sep 1888 in Missouri. Mary was born 29 Nov 1869 in Granby, Newton Co., MO. She died 19 Jan 1926 in Buhl, Idaho and was buried in Buhl Cemetery. Hy also married (2) Rowenah WILSON about 1926. 29 M xii. James HOWARD was born about 1870. 30 M xiii. Samuel HOWARD was born about 1872. 31 F xiv. Sarah HOWARD was born about 1874.

Howard. Deb, I lost your e-mail address. We have not spoken in some time. Were both looking for Howard's? I received information that Malinda Martin (Hurt) was married to Henry Clay Howard in Newton CO. I have been looking at an H.C. Howard from KY that resided in Newton 1850 and then it looks like he went to Barry, CO. Henry Clay Howard and Malinda were in Barry Co., in 1880. Any connection? Sandra Howard

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

I am the second great grandnephew of John P. Osborn who was the son-in-law of Alfred Lunsford a/k/a Lunesford Oliver. The following site is a good source of info on the Oliver family. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4916/Sold63.html Mike Osborn

Mary, I don't have volume 8 but in 27. Neosho daily democrat obituaries lists a Mrs. J. B. Piper Apr. 10, 1909. Good Luck, Susan -----Original Message----- From: YeggeM@cs.com <YeggeM@cs.com> To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 2:32 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] Cemetery look-ups >Does anyone on the list have Cemetery Indexes for Newton County and do >lookups? >My gggrandfather, Levi PIPER b abt 1820 in Columbia County, PA was, according >to his Widows Civil War Pension Application, living in Richey, Newton County >MO at the time of his death on 5 Apr 1905. His wife's name was Sebelle >Springer York PIPER. >If anyone else on the list is looking for this family, I would love to hear >from you. >Thank you for any help you might be able to provide. >Mary >Gresham OR > > >==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== >Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

In Pioneers of the Six bulls the Piper name is in 3 volumes. Volumes 5, 8, and 27. In volume 5 is Oliver Piper and Elmira Piper date March 21, 1903. Wills and Administrations. I will look the others up for you. Susan -----Original Message----- From: YeggeM@cs.com <YeggeM@cs.com> To: MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 2:32 PM Subject: [MONEWTON] Cemetery look-ups >Does anyone on the list have Cemetery Indexes for Newton County and do >lookups? >My gggrandfather, Levi PIPER b abt 1820 in Columbia County, PA was, according >to his Widows Civil War Pension Application, living in Richey, Newton County >MO at the time of his death on 5 Apr 1905. His wife's name was Sebelle >Springer York PIPER. >If anyone else on the list is looking for this family, I would love to hear >from you. >Thank you for any help you might be able to provide. >Mary >Gresham OR > > >==== MONEWTON Mailing List ==== >Newton County, Missouri MOGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~monewton/newton.html > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >

Does anyone on the list have Cemetery Indexes for Newton County and do lookups? My gggrandfather, Levi PIPER b abt 1820 in Columbia County, PA was, according to his Widows Civil War Pension Application, living in Richey, Newton County MO at the time of his death on 5 Apr 1905. His wife's name was Sebelle Springer York PIPER. If anyone else on the list is looking for this family, I would love to hear from you. Thank you for any help you might be able to provide. Mary Gresham OR

You know I am lost today in a whole other ball of wound up messed up wad of relatives (the HOWARDs) and think it would be so nifty if someone online could just tell me who they have as Effie NUNN's mom! Was she Angeline Stoneman HOWARD? Angeline HOWARD STONEMAN? Any ideas? Effie was married to Roy NUNN. Does this ring any bells? Somehow she (Effie) was my mom's aunt. My mom being Bobbie June HOWARD SHIPMAN daughter of Otis Benjamin HOWARD and Corillia (ROSS) HOWARD. Whew! Deb SHIPMAN ROWE Vancouver

I can't get the sheproom/Records site to come up ,Helen

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Hi All, If you've not been to this site, it's worth prowling, especially anything for the era prior to Newton County being a county (1839) I saw some familiar names, such as Lunsford Oliver, tho Oliver was spelled wrong. other early Newton County names in some of the court records. ----- Original Message ----- From: heather e blair <h431@midway.uchicago.edu> To: <MOBARRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 10:13 PM Subject: [MOBARRY-L] plug for the Greene County site. > My great-grandparents, Zena Beasley and Charles Woolsey had divorced. > Although they lived in Monett, Barry and Lawrence counties > had no record of their divorce. > I found the record on the Greene County Library Website: > > http://198.209.8.166/sheproom/Records/index.htm > > In addition to divorce records, they have alms house, coroner's > and other records. I also now have a death date for my mysterious > uncle, John Troutman. > > The people at the Greene County Archives were very prompt sending > me the divorce record, and the copies were only $2. > > - Heather

Am seeking info on my husband's gr-gr-grandmother, Mary Poppy PEPPER Johns Scott West. Mary was born 17 July 1809 in NC. She married ? Johns and had two children: Benjamin Franklin and Syrena. She married 3 Novebmer 1836 Franklin Co MO Asa Wiley Scott and had three children: Julius, Susan, and Hugh. Mary died c1885 in Pomona Howell Co MO. Mary and Asa lived in Franklin Co MO, Jefferson Co MO, Newton Co MO. Mary lived with 3rd spouse in Dallas Co MO and Howell Co MO. Nothing is know of Mary's first husband and where they might have lived. Would love to be able to connect Mary with other PEPPER families in the area. Who are her parents? Who are her siblings? Who was her first husband? Where is she buried? I have more questions than answers as you can see. If you can help, please contact me at mailto:shirleyscott@juno.com . Thank you. Shirley Scott shirleyscott@juno.com My Family Tree: http://www.angelfire.com/mo/winkeler/index.html Rootsweb ListAdministrator USGenWeb County Coordinator ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

A STATE GOVENMENT DISSOLVED-POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL RESAULTS. The State of Missouri is at present in a condition of chaos unprecedented in the history of this country.The Chief Executive of that State has committed treason against the federal government,and has fled from the capital,closely pursued by Federal forces who will have him in custody and safely transferred to a prison beyond the bounds of the State that he has dishonored and betrayed.The office of Govenor of Missouri is clearly vacant,and all the functions of a State administation are suspended.The Llieutenant-Govenor,upon whom the duties of Chief Executive would devolve under the Constitution,in the present contingency,is also absent from Missouri,having departed some time since,from extreme caution or on a treasonable mission,to the State of Arkansas.Finding the State Government broken up,and its leading members prosecuted for treason,it is not likely that the Lieutenant-Govenor(Thos.C.Reynolds,a South Carolinian by birth,and as great a traitor as any of them)will find it prudent to return.The President of the State Senate,the next in order of succession,has too dark a record to justify him in standing,when Jackson and Reynolds have fled. But not only have all the chief executive officers of the State abandoned the Capital and their duties,but so also have the heads of departments.The Treasurer,the Secretary of State,the Attorney-General-the entire body of State officials,as it appears-have shared the crime of the Govenor and joined him in his flight.There is no organized State Government now in Missouri,and the people are thrown back upon their original rights,to choose such Governments as they please.

This proclaimation doubless gave rise to an interview between Gen. Harney and Gen.Price,that resulted in an agreement which it was hoped would lead to a restoration of tranquility and good order in your State.That a repuciation of the military bill and all efforts of the militia of the State under its provisions was the basis of the agreement was shown as well by this proclaimation of Gen Harney.Immediately proceding it :as by the following paper,submitted to Gen. Price containing the preliminary conditions to an interview with him. [Here follows what was read to Gen.Price,published in the Democrat Wenesday last] This agreement failed to define specifically the terme of the peace,or how far a suspession of the provisions of the Military Bill should form a part of it,though from the express declaration of Gen.Harney at the time of the Conference,as well as from the foregoing paper a suspenaion of any action under the bill until there could be a judicial termination of its character by some competent _ribunal,must in good faith be regaurded as a fundamental basis of the negotiation.Nevertheless,immediately after this arrangment,and up to the time of Gov.Jackson's proclaimation iraugauarding complaints of attempts to execute the provisions of this bill by which most exasperating hardships have been imposed upon peaceful loyal citizens,coupled with persecutions and proscriptions of those opposed to its provisions have been made to me as commander of the United States forces here,and have been carried to the authorities at Washington with appeals of relief from the Union men of all paries of the State who have been abused,insulted,and in some instances driven from their homes. That relief I conceive it to be the duty of a just Government to use every exertion in its power to give.Upon this point the policy of the Government is set forth in the following communication from the department at Washington: Adjutant General's Office,Washington,May 27,1861

Connie, I'll just bet you've solved the mystery. Since in the Seneca MO area, we're all drawing a blank for any Fort-type establishments, and we find Seneca & Fort Monroe in VA along with this reference, sure makes me think this must be a Virginia reference rather than MO. ----- Original Message ----- From: Connie Schofield <kavolscof@junct.com> To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe > Just got this off another list concerning the 17th AL from Moscogee county > GA > > Little, Joseph C.- private February 17,1862. Appears on register of > prisoners > in guard house at Fortress Monroe, Va. dated May 3,1863; > > Connie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joy Hobbs <beatsme@netins.net> > To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 3:44 AM > Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe > > > > There is also a current Fort Monroe as well as Seneca in Virginia, but > I'm > > not sure when that Fort was established nor where they are in relation to > > each other. I did find that the fort is on the coast & Seneca south of > > Lynchburg. > > > > Also, although Seneca MO was platted in 1868, I've seen early reference to > > it in court records, like in the 1840's wherein the members of the county > > court are giving the official go-ahead to establish a formal road between > > Neosho & Seneca. (if I remember correctly) > > I'm not good on the detailed history of the area, but do remember a > tidbit > > occasionally. > > It all makes the picture more interesting, doesn't it? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Connie Schofield <kavolscof@junct.com> > > To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 1:09 AM > > Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe > > > > > > > There is a Seneca, NY Maybe that's where the fort was. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <AMEON79@aol.com> > > > To: <MONEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 8:13 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MONEWTON] Fortress Monroe > > > > > > > > > > Joy I read this over and over and it talks about alot of Missouri > > > history.The > > > > Newspaper itself is The New York times June 18;1861.Its several pages > > and > > > > will take awhile to rewrite and send.Where would or how would I share > > > > it?Thank you Norma Jean > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > ==== 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

Proclamation of Col.Boernstein.Jefferson City ,Monday June 17 1861 head quarters, Capital To the citizens of Cole County and the adjoining counties of Missouri    Citizens:I have been appointed to the Commanding General commander of this place,with the view to extend my authority over Cole and adjacent counties,in order to preserve the peace and tranquility of all citizens.and to assist the civil authorities in the maintenence of the Government and of the Union,the enforcement of the constitutional laws of the country.      By the precipitate flight of Gov.C.F.Jackson and others,you have been left without State authority,and without a Government.This state of things would have produced lawlessness and anarchy,and all their consequent evils.It has then been deemed necessary to supply this lack by appointing a commander of this place,having the surveillance over the city and its vicinity.        I therefore call upon the city authorities as well as the authorities of this county,to continue the legal exercise of their official duties,and I will be always ready to lend them my assistance for the enforcement of the Constitutional laws of the country.I do not wish to interfere with the private business of citizens.        Your personal safty will be protected and your property will be respected.Slave property will not be interfered with by any part of my command,nor will slaves be allowed to enter my lines without written authority from their masters.         And,notwithstanding we are in times of war,Ishall endeavor to execute my instructions with moderation and forbearance,and at the same time shall not suffer the least attempt to destroy the Union and its Government by the performance of any unlawful act.I shall prosecute and deliver up to the proper authorities all traitors,and their accomplices,alders and abettors.I call upon all friends of the Union.and upon all good citizens,to form themselves in companies of Home Guards,for the protection of the Union,to arm themselves and to drill.      I will be very glad to have them as far as possible instructed by my officeres,and to contribute with all my power to their military education.Every citizen who has business with the commander of the place,or intends to bring some complaint before him,will have free access to my Head-quarters from 10 to 12 o'clock.       All my soldiers will observe the strictest discipline,and I hope that the support of all good citizens will enable me to keep this city and vicinity in perfect peace and order,and to keep far from them the terrors and devastation of the war.  (signed) HENRY BOERSTEIN Col.Commanding Second Reg't Mo.Volunteers

Thank you Connie