Hey Gang, I'm looking for information on Sarah Thompson that married Joseph B. Parsons I do know that she was born in Kentucky abt 1808 and died January 26, 1859 not sure where. She was married Aug 24, 1824 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. What I'd like to find are her parents and siblings. I'm trying to tie her together with Elizabeth H. Thompson born in Kentucky that married William S. Young in Montgomery Co. Kentucky. God Bless, Steve Young

I need help deciphering a handwritten document that I got out of the Scott County, Indiana court house. It looks like it is dated Oct 21, 1833. (possibly 1853) The best I can tell this is what it says: "In the matter of the estate of Martha Hardwick infant daughter of Edmond Hardwick, Elisha G. English ..............a written statement for property and .........written.........property and an application of E G English he is appointed guardian of this person of said Martha who entered into Bond in the sum of one hundred dollars with P H Jewett(?) his surety conditioned according to the law. Where upon letters of guardianship are .......and ......duly ......court.... Bond..." Edmund Hardwick (my g-g-grandfather) had a daughter named Martha Ann Hardwick, born around 1831-1833. She married Oliver E. Beswick in Scott County, Indiana 09/15/1847. (Since Martha was married by 1853, the document is probably dated 1833.) As far as I know Edmund (Edward) Hardwick was just a poor farmer. Elisha Gale English, born in 1798, was about the same age as Edmund. The English family became a very prominent family in Scott County, Indiana. According to Scott County Message Board, Elisha English was State Senator from 1832-1867, which would be during the time of this bond. His son, William H. English (1822-1896), was candidate for Vice-president of U S in 1880. What does bond refer to? Did Elisha English really take over guardianship of Martha? Is there anyone who might be able to help me translate the words I can't read? I have scanned the document and can send to anyone willing to help. I would appreciate any ideas. Barbara Hardwick Collier Some of the Surnames researching: Hardwick, Dickson, Keith, House, Beswick, Beavers, Allison, Daly, Shores, Matson, Barlow, Hunter, Withers

Folks, Well, that's everything. I thought it would take four mailings but it only took three. Hope you enjoy! Bob Francis

MARRIAGES AND FAMILY. I married Nancy McCune, the daughter of John McCune, March 26th 1816. She died January 9th 1834. Our eldest son, William, was born in Kentucky. Shortly after his birth we moved to Missouri. The Company who came to Missouri together were: My wife¹s grandfather, William McCune and family. Benjamin Gray and family. He married a daughter of William McCune, my wife¹s grandfather. William Holliday, my elder brother and his family. His wife was Rebecca Redding. William Biggs, and his family. He married Betsey, my wife¹s eldest sister. John McCune, my wife¹s father and his family. His wife was named Polly Shannon, a daughter, I think, of John Shannon. Myself and my family. I only had half of a four horse team to move in my father-in-law having the other half, beside his one other wagon. There were six families of us, and I am the only man now living of the whole company. There are but two of the women now living, Betsey Biggs, widow of William Biggs, and Rebecca, the widow of my brother William. She married a second husband named Grant, and is again a widow. She still lives in Grass Creek. In coming to Missouri, we came by Louisville, then crossed the Ohio river, thence to Smelser¹s Ferry, about two miles above Alton, Illinois, where we crossed the Mississippi River, thence to St. Charles, thence up to Ramsey¹s Creek. My wife died in 1834. I married a second time in 1837 to Elizabeth F. East, widow of Daniel East, in Monroe Co., Mo. My wife¹s maiden name was Dickerson. By my first marriage, I had nine children, the youngest dying in child-birth, eight, four boys and four girls, arrived to maturity, and are now all living except my eldest daughter Polly, who died a few years since, leaving seven children. She married Daniel Atterberry who died a few years after my daughter. He was killed by a falling of a tree, a limb flew back and killed him. My children were named William Harvey, John James, Thompson, Polly Sloan, Rebecca Jane, Martha Ann, Samuel Newton, and Elizabeth Brewer. All married and are now living except Polly Sloan, whom I have spoken of above. William married Jenetta Harper. They reside in Monroe Co., Mo. She is the niece of my present wife. John James married Lucretia Foree. They reside in St. Louis (1863) and have eight children living, two dead. Thompson married Mary Ann Gwyn. She died a few years since. He married a second time, Paulina Arnold, widow, whose maiden name was Phillips. Thompson had five children of his first marriage, and two of his last, and his present wife has four children by her first marriage. Thompson also resides in Monroe Co., Mo. Rebecca Jane was married to Samuel H. Dickerson, the nephew of my second wife. They reside in Randolph Co., Mo. and have a large family of children nine living and three dead. Marhta Ann married William Foster. They are now (1863) in Texas; they have one child named Finis Harvey. Samuel Newton married Maria F. Glasby, they reside in St. Louis and have two children. Elizabeth Brewer married Adam Gwyn, a brother of Thompson¹s first wife. They reside in Monroe Co., Mo. and have four children living and two dead. My father was a hard working, industrious, steady man. He was strictly temperate. I never heard of his being groggy in my life. My mother had four brothers, all steady religious men, to-wit; Thomas, Joseph, William, and John Patton. She had five sisters, Sally Morrow, Nancy Steele, Rosanna Mitchell, Polly Wright, and Elizabeth McCune. Elizabeth¹s first husband was named Maxwell, her second husband William McCune, my first wife¹s grandfather, by whom she had four children, William, Joseph Polly Lacy, and one other. William McCune is married and lives in Pike Co., Mo., Joseph married a Miss Edwards by whom he had one child who I think is named William. He died and his widow married a second time. My wife¹s father, John McCune, was married twice. He had nine children by his first marriage, Betsey, Susan, William, Polly, John S., Harvey T., Nancy, my wife, and Margaret. By his second marriage he had three children, Harry E., Joseph, and Rebecca. Susan, William, and Polly are now dead. Susan first married Kinkead, who only lived a few years, and afterward she married Thomas Kerr. She left three children living at the time of her death, to-wit; John J., Richard T., and Susan Kerr. John J. Kerr married Margaret Braley, and has several children. He resides in Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory. Richard T. Kerr married a daughter of James Rains. He resides in southwest Missouri. Susan married John C. McBribe, by whom she had four children. She died two or three years since, in Monroe Co., Mo. where her husband now resides. William McCune married Jane Guy. He resides in Pike Co., Mo. near Elk Springs. He died several years since leaving five children, John, Savory, Guy, William, and James. His widow is still living. John, Savory, and Guy are all married and reside in Pike Co., Mo. Polly married a Brewer and died shortly after her marriage leaving an infant child who died soon afterwards. Betsey married William Biggs. He died many years since leaving a large family, to-wit; John, George, Polly, Milton, Nancy, Emily, Susan, Elizabeth, and Marion, William K., Margaret, and Richard. Emily married Jack Briscoe. She died several years since, leaving two sons, William and James. The others are all living and married. John S. McCune married Ruth Anna Glasby, by whom he had five children. He resides in St. Louis. Harvey T. McCune married Polly Matson. He had two children living, to-wit; Enoch L. and Susan. He resides in southwest Missouri on Spring River. Margaret married Thomas Cleaver. They reside in Monroe Co., Mo. have six children, I think. I neglected to state, when I spoke of the Indians attacking our house during father¹s absence, that mother, by watching all night, became a little sleepy by daylight. She was on her knees with her axe in her hand, by the door, when she heard a noise over the door, and thinking it was the Indians, she struck her axe above the door, and cut into a roll of cloth that she had lying there, the end of it, being loose, made a noise by being blown by the wind. The preceding thirteen pages (in the original type-written document) are an exact copy of the autobiography of Joseph Holliday, copy annoted by his son Samuel Newton Holliday of St. Louis, Mo., and are in possession of Mrs. Callie Jones of Independence, Mo. This copy made September 19, 1931 by (Mrs. Leon) Kathryn H. Campbell, 1904 Armstrong Ave., Kansas City, Ks. Signed. (Mrs. Leon) Kathryn H. Campbell 1904 Armstrong Ave, Kansas City, Ks. History The Hearts of Steel Land in Ireland was not owned by individuals the way we know it to be here in America. The Crown was the sole owner of all lands, which was divided into large holdings, often of several thousand acres and title given to nobles as a reward for some service they may have provided to the crown. These lands were again divided by the nobles and leased to smaller holders. Often there were several layers of leasing and subleting between the nobles and the men who actually worked the land. The nobles and larger landholders profited from the collecting of rents and the labors of the smaller leaseholders who actually worked the land. Often the landlords did not even live in the country. In the early 1770¹s one such absentee landlord, Lord Donegal, had become enormously wealthy on the fruits of other men¹s labors but still found his income to be unequal to his yet more enormous expenditures. Many of his Antrim leases having come due at about the same time, he decided to use the event as an opportunity to add to his coffers and demanded a outrageous and unprecedented fine for their renewal-- a hundred thousand pounds. The tenants, all Protestants, offered the interest of the money in addition to the rent, but it could not be. Speculative Belfast capitalists paid the fine, and took the lands over the heads of the tenants to sublet. A precedent so tempting and so lucrative was naturally followed. Other landlords finding the trade so profitable began to serve their tenants with notices to quit until all at once thousands were driven from their homes. The sturdy Scots, who in five generations had reclaimed Antrim from the wilderness, saw the farms which they and their fathers had made valuable let by auction to the highest bidder; and when they refused to submit themselves to robbery, saw them let to others, and let in many instances to Catholics who would promise anything to recover their hold upon the soil. The farmers and peasants combined to defend themselves. Where law was the servant of oppression, force was their one resource. They called themselves Hearts of Steel and were sometimes referred to as "Steelboys." Their object was to protect themselves from universal robbery. Their resistance was not against the Government--it was against the landlords and the landlords¹ agents, and nothing else. They made a petition to the government but a corrupt Parliament (many landlords themselves) saw their demands as an invasion of the rights of landlords and reported that the increase of rents demanded was not exorbitant. Unjust laws provoke and compel resistance. Violence followed and the Hearts of Steel destroyed cattle and farmsteads of the intruding tenants. They attacked gentlemen¹s houses and lawyers¹ offices chiefly in search of deeds and leases; of theft they were never accused. One of their number being confined at Belfast, a large body of Steelboys, accompanied by many thousands of peasants, who neither before nor after took any part in the insurrection, marched upon that town and succeeded in obtaining his surrender. Soldiers were soon sent to the disturbed districts and several boys were tried at Carrickfergus, but by the supposed partiality of the juries they were acquitted. The trials were then moved out of the offenders home turf and still the feelings were so strong that they were acquitted. Eventually, however, as the insurrection subsided and after some fierce conflicts with the soldiers many insurgents were taken, tried and executed. In the two years which followed the Antrim evictions, thirty thousand Protestants left Ulster for a land where there was no legal robbery, and where those who sowed the seed could reap the harvest--America. They went with bitterness in their hearts, cursing and detesting the aristocratic system. They were soon heard of again. The ejected tenants of Lord Donegal formed a large part of the revolutionary armies which severed the New World from the British forever. Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Nancy McCUNE Birth: June 16, 1799 Bourbon County, Kentucky [1] Death: January 9, 1834 Pike County, Missouri Age: 34 Father: John McCUNE (1772-1852) Mother: Mary ³Polly² SHANNON (1773-1823) Misc. Notes \ Marriage: March 26, 1816 Bourbon County, Kentucky Marriage Memo: Officiated by the Rev. Davis Biggs. Children: William Harvey (1817->1849) John James (1819-1881) Thompson (1821-) Mary Sloan ³Polly² (1823-1851) Rebecca Jane (1825->1826) Martha Ann (1828-) Samuel Newton (1830-) Elizabeth Brewer (1831-1915) Joseph (1834-1834) _________________________________________ 2: Elizabeth DICKERSON Birth: July 5, 1795 Virginia Marriage: October 31, 1837 Monroe County, Missouri Sources 1. 16 June 1799--George Bush genealogy _________________________________________ Last Modified: May 9, 2002 Created: May 9, 2002

FIGHTS. There were very few. I was a good stout boy nearly a man, when I and a neighbor boy got to fighting at acorn shucking. Out fathers were both present. They separated us. They had divided the piles and the hands, having a corn shucking match. He began to throw corn from his pile to ours (sic) side, and from that, and each of us got at it, and from that we got to knocking. I don¹t know who got the best of it. I thought I did. I had a fight in Pike Co. Mo. with a man by the name of McGowan. He had abused his daughter, and she had come to my house because of his bad treatment. He came over to abuse her, and he abused my wife. I was not at home. The first time I saw him afterward, I accused him of abusing my wife. He denied it, gave me the ³lie², and I downed him and pounded him well. He had me arrested with a ³Forthwith² and taken before the Justice of the Peace. When I was walking upto the ³Squires², McGowan, with other men, was standing before the Justice¹s office. I said to him, ³McGowan, you have a black eye, what¹s the matter with it?² I have forgotten the reply he made. We went to trial, had jury. He was fined five dollars for abusing a witness, and had the costs to pay. I never had any difficulties about the girls. LOVE SCRAPS. I will now record my love scrapes. I was a very bashful boy. We had a neighbor, in Kentucky named George Redding, who had a daughter named Rebecca, about my age. We lived within a half a mile of one another and grew up together. My elder brother used to hire her to hug and kiss me, when we were six or seven years old, and it used to plague me awfully. When I was fourteen or fifteen years of age, my father moved into his new house, on the opposite side of his farm, considerably increasing the distance between our house and Mr. Redding¹s. Rebecca came over to our house about a month after we moved, to pay the family a visit. I found out she was in the house, and I expected my brothers to resort to the old habit of getting her to annoy me. I walked about the yard, considering what I ought to do in the premises, and considering how I could, most successfully go through the expected contest in the evening. I found a resolution and went immediately into the house. After supper, when we were all settled comfortably around the fire, my brothers, just as I had expected, suggested to Rebecca that, as we had not met for some time, she ought to kiss me. She looked at me archly, and seemed to be asking herself whether there was any impropriety in it or not, and before I had time to think about it she was sitting on my lap trying to kiss me. Quick as though, I now carried out my resolution, previously formed, by running my hand in her bosom. It was her turn to blush, and to attempt to get away from my other encircling arm. She never tried to kiss me again. She afterwards became the wife of my elder brother, William Holliday. The first girl I ever loved was named Jane Edgar, the sister of the Presbyterian minister who lately died in Nashville, Tenn. She married after I did. (To the question, ³How many girls did you ever love?², he answered, ³I can not tell you that, My dear!²) S.N.H. POLITICAL OPINIONS. I was first a Republican candidate against the Federalists. I believe I voted for a President before Jackon¹s time, I have voted the Democratic ticket all my life, and have no reason to regret my course. I was very much opposed to the Know Nothings, and I do not regret that. I believe they had a great deal to do with bringing us into our present troubles and civil war. I never ran for political office, and never desired any. My neighbors have asked me to run for justice of the peace but I do not desire such honors--I have always declined. USE OF TOBACCO. I began to chew tobacco, when I was about twenty years of age, chewed about forty years, and have not taken a chew since. I have smoked ever since I have quit chewing, except about six months. I quit chewing three or four times, a year or so at a time, one time I quit for three years. I cannot say that the use of tobacco has ever injured me, it has been a great luxury to me. SWEARING. I never swore an oath in my life to my recollection. WHISKEY. I used to take my drams, but never was drunk or gaggy groggy. I have not tasted liquor for more than thirty years. I never kept whisky to drink, but would get it for ³gatherings,² log-rollings, corn-shuckings, house-raisings, and the like. RELIGION. I professed religion when I was about twenty five years of age, and joined the old Presbyterian Church, and continued a member of that church, until I came to Missouri. Three or four years after I came to Missouri, I joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and have remained a member of that Church to this time. I have tried to live the life of a true Christian. I have a hope in Christ. That grows brighter as my hair grows whiter for the grave. I have never been before a Church session but twice, that I recollect. I had a kind of a trial for hitting McGowan. I went before the session myself, of my own motion, and told them what I had done, and, that I was not sorry6 for it. They agreed that I was justifiable. I was up before the session again, at the instance of a neighbor named Gip Crim. He charged that I had told Peter Brammer, on one occasion that if he would come out, I would give him, Brammer, a thrashing. I got Brammer to go to the session to testify and he said that there were not a word of truth in Crim¹s statement. I was triumphantly acquitted. MILITARY. When I was about twenty years of age, I was elected Captain of Militia Co., and was Captain for several years, until I left Harrison Co., Ky. During the time I volunteered, as mounted rifleman or Dragoons in Dick Johnson¹s Regiment, from Ky. in 1813. We volunteered for three months. Brother Samuel was out before we were. He went from Indiana, not far from Pendleton. He was an infantry officer, and was out when peace was declared. My brother William and myself were in the battle of the Thames, in Canada, in Oct., 1813. Both of us were actively engaged in the battle both close together. Our platoon was the first platoon behind Johnson, in centre Co. James Coleman was our Captain. He was nearly scared to death. He backed--backed over the swamp during the fight. He ordered the men to go back over the swamp, and many of them went. I did not go. I stuck it out, my dear. About one third of the Co. gave back over the swamp, by Coleman¹s orders, they were the timid portion of the Co. but the bravest talkers. Coleman himself, used to be always blaming Gen. Harrison for the way in which he carried on the war, saying that if he were General, what he would do, but I never heard him say a word against Harrison after that battle. Harrison was a soldier, I know that. He passed along the line not two minutes before the Indians gave way. Johnson¹s orders were to crash through, but the Indians were still all around, in the thickets, behind old logs, stumps, and trees, all around us. Johnson gave the orders to light and give them ³Indian Play². We jumped off and got behind trees. I shot twice, at Indians both times. I think I killed one I saw him loading. They don¹t get behind the biggest trees, but about the size of a man¹s body. Clem Jennings ran to Moravian town, two and one half miles. Lieutenant Logan, a brave man, was wounded and died eight or nine days after the battle.------------Guthrie was shot twice, and lived only eight or nine days. He was the son of the author of Guthrie¹s arithmetic. When Coleman gave his orders to go back over the swamp, my brother William turned to me and said, ³Let us go over the Swamp². I told him ³No². He went back, and he thought I was killed until after we got to Moravian town. He was sick. I got my horse the second day after the battle, he ran back five or six miles. Tecumseh was killed in this battle, Johnson did not kill him, I saw Tecumseh¹s body, the day after the battle. The soldiers had cut off a great deal of skin, to make razor straps. My ³Mess² were William Phillips and myself, all of them came to Missouri, except James Trimble, and his widow came. Thomas Hurd did live near Florida, Monroe Co., Mo. He is now (1863) dead. Hiram Phillips, now called ³Judge,² waited on me when I was married. He resides six or seven miles from Columbia Mo., Boone Co. The widow of James Trimble lives in the eastern part of Randolph Co., Mo. Hiram Phillips was Orderly Sargent (sic) of our Company. The Orderly Sargent has the most troublesome duties in the Company, and he ought to get twice as much wages as are allowed him. The next summer after I came to Missouri, I was appointed Adjutant in the Militia, and so remained until I was elected Major. Am called ³Major² to this very day. My wife¹s grandfather, William McCune, was a prisoner with the Indians, three years during the Revolutionary War. He saw sights, my dear. He was ironed frequently, hand cuffed. His wife never heard from him during this time. His wife¹s father used to quiz her, about setting out, after her husband returned. RESIDENCE. I was born in Bourbon Co., Ky., afterwrds cut off, as Harrison Co., as I said before, I lived there until 1817, when I came to the territory of Missouri, and settled on Ramsey¹s Creek, now in Pike Co., then in St. Charles Co., I lived at Ramsey¹s Creek one year, and then moved to Spencer¹s Creek, one mile from Elk Springs, now Pike Co., Mo. and resided there until 1837, then I moved to Monroe Co., Mo., about eight miles west of Paris, where I now live.

Fellow researchers, I thought you might like to read an autobiography from one of the early Kentucky and Missouri pioneers, Capt. Joseph Holliday. Holliday was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1789. Shortly after his birth a new county was formed from his region called Harrison County. His family left for Pike County, Missouri in 1817. Holliday's account is very interesting to me because it involves my immediate ancestors. I hope you enjoy it! Bob Francis The following account will be in about four parts. Here's the first part: Autobiography of Joseph Holliday (1861) Copy annotated by his son, Samuel Newton Holliday, St. Louis, Mo. (1863) I was born on the fifyeenth (sic) day or September, 1789. in what was then Bourbon Co, Ky., now Harrison Co., about three miles southwest from where Cynthiana now is, on a bluff of Gray¹s Run, on the south side thereof, just above its mouth. My father¹s name was William Holliday. He was born in Ireland, near Londonberry, and came to America when he was seventeen years of age. He came to Pennsylvania where he married Martha Patton. She also came from Ireland, when she was eleven years of age, with her father and mother and a large family of brothers and sisters. When last heard from, two sisters of my mother were living near Urbana, Ohio; one named Nancy Steele, a widow; and, the other named Polly Wright, also a widow. They had a great many children. In the north of Ireland there was a Rebellion, about the year 1772, I think, the rebels belonged to a society named the Hearts of Steele (refer below under ³History² for a brief summary of The Hearts of Steel). They rebelled against the government, endeavoring to regain the lost liberty of Ireland, but did not accomplish much. There were a great many of them, but they could not do anything against the British Army. My father was a member of the Hearts of Steele, and as the British Government had detected the movements of the Society, and was endeavoring to ferret out its members, my father escaped in a vessel and came to America, in the year 1772. He had no brothers. He had only one sister I think her name was Martha (her name was June). She (Jane) married her cousin Joseph Holliday in Ireland. They came to America, and settled in Pennsylvania. Her husband, Joseph Holliday, was killed in Pennsylvania by the falling of a tree, which was cut down for a coon. He was holding the dogs, and, the tree falling the wrong way, killed him. They had two children; one son named Samuel, who has a family of children some where in Ohio. Sam was killed a few years ago, not far from Lebanon, Ohio, on Point Creek. He was hauling a load of joice or rafters, and going down hill, the load slipped forward and killed him; His sister died unmarried. My father¹s sister married a second husband, named Elliott, who had a son who was a Presbyterian Preacher, and a teacher in a college or Seminary at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. They had a son who is a Physician, Dr. Elliott. My father died in February 1812. I think it was February. I know it was in 1812; and that it was a short time before war was declared. He was fifty-five years of age at the time of his death. My father moved to Kentucky after he was married and had three children, I think it was about 1786, three years before I was born. He settled at the place where I was born, on Gray¹s Run. My father had ten children, five boys and five girls, to-wit: Samuel, William, Sally, Nancy, Martha, Jane, Joseph, Rebecca, James, and John. John died when a small boy. (John Holliday died in 1796 aged 11 months) All are now (1861) dead but three of us, Jane Boyd, who is five years older than I; Rebecca McClintock, who is three years younger than I; and myself. John Boyd and her husband, Irving Boyd, live in Indiana, about fifty miles from Indianapolis, and one mile south of the railroad that goes from Indianapolis to Maton, Ohio. They have two boys, one named Rankin, and the other, I think, is named Irvin. Irvin lives in Illinois, not far west of Terre Haute, Indiana. Rebecca McClintock, widow, has three children living. One, William, lives near Indianapolis; another, Martha Patton, widow, has two boys by her first husband,named Nesbit. She resides in Indiana about twenty miles south of Jane Boyd on the railroad that goes from Indianapolis to Cincinnati, at Greensburg. Her mother lives with her. The third child, Joseph McClintock is now (1861) in California, but talks of returning. He has a wife and children. Sister Martha died unmarried, when she was about sixteen years of age. (Martha Holliday died in 1803 aged 16 years) Sister Sally died early, but left one daughter, her husband was named Alexander Martin. The daughter has been married several years, I don¹t know her husband¹s name. (Sarah Martin died in 1804 aged 20 years) Brother Samuel died near Pendleton Indiana, on Fall River, about 1845. He left about eight children. William, one of his sons, is a preacher, and resides in Indianapolis. Joseph, a lawyer, died a few years ago, while a member of the Legislature of Indiana. John is dead. Two of the girls live about Pendleton, the rest are all dead. One of the sons had prepared himself for the ministry, and on his return home just after he graduated in Pennsylvania, he died. Brother William died on Grassy Creek, near Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. about the year 1830. He left five boys, William, George, Samuel, James, and Joseph; and one daughter, Martha. Sally, another daughter, died young. My brother James died near Clinton, Indiana, about 1830. (He died June 8, 1822) He was a carpenter by trade. He built the Cout (sic) House in Eaton, Ohio. He left two daughters and one son. The son, named Patton Holliday, was killed, when about twenty years old, in the time of the Black Hawk War. (James Patton Holliday died Oct. 18, 1843, aged 20 years & 9 months) He was Lieutenant, and the Military were camping out, drilling at Eton, Ohio, and tried to play a prank on the guard by going through. He was shot with a wad and died a few days later. James two daughters now live in Eaton, Ohio. One married Alfred Denny and the other Dr. Minor. One, I think, is named Fanny, the other Caroline. They were very nice women,--very. EARLY RECOLLECTIONS. The frst thing I can recollect--about the frst thing, was the death of my brother John. I, and some of the other children were sent over to a neighbor¹s house to tell them about his death. I recollect I was very sorry to lose my little brother. About the next thing I can recollect is that my father kept a horse hitched outside the log cabin, with a hole in the wall, through which a chain was passed, which was fastened to the horse¹s neck.The chain was fastened inside, and the rattling of the chain was supposed to awaken my father if the Indians came to attack him. Father had his gun there, too. The Indians came around the house one night, when Father was gone to the salt works, down at Big Bone, in the lower part of Kentucky. My mother put the children, myself among them, in the loft. A young girl of the neighborhood was stayng with mother while father was gone. She was so badly scared that she got under the puncheon floor. I was very much afraid, still I did not sit up all night. Mother did. The Indians chopped with their ³Tom-a-hawks² at the door awhile. We could hear them talking. They were just on a stealing expedition. They stole some horses that night from old Johnny Lair, wholived over Licking, opposite us. Old Hinkson, an Indian fighter, raised some men and followed them, caught up with them near the mouth of the Licking, not far from where Cincinnati now is. Old Hinkson followed their trail, saw smoke rising from their camp, from the top of the ridge, waited until the Indians slept, crawled upand killed nearly all of them and got all the horses back. There were about twelve in all, all were killed except two, and one of them it was thought would die from the blood that was found. I recollect that the men came over to our house, to see the Indians, the next morning after the Indians were there, said it looked like they had been in our cornfield several days. My old friend George Redding was one of the men who came over. SCHOOL DAYS. I don¹t believe I went to school over a year, in my whole life. My first teacher was named Garmony, an Irishman; another teacher¹s name was Hinkson, a relation of the Indian fighter. I got my arm broken, wrestling, while I was going to school to him. Notwithstanding that, I still kept up the practice of wrestling for several years. I was never thrown two best out of three in my life. I can think of a heap of foolishness away back in my life, but I don¹t want it down here.

I keep forgettng my name is Bonnie Martin.

Caswell is his first name. He married my ggrandmother's sister's daughter, Fannie Smalley in Lincoln County, but later he married someone else and I couldn't find anything else. I am trying to track down both Caswell and Fannie. If your family knows anything about Caswell and his second wife or whoever in his family it would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

Donna, I know exactly where this is, my grandmother was born at McCune Station right beside Peno creek, it's about 5 miles or so outside of Bowling Green, Mo. My dad still resides in that area. It's really pretty out there, If you get a chance you should visit that area some day. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Kellock" <djk@sprintmail.com> To: <MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:04 PM Subject: [MOPIKE-L] Peno > Could someone tell me where Peno is or was? I can not find it on the map > Donna Kellock > >

I don't know if Caswell is a name in my cousins line or not but I can tell you that her dad is a Prewitt and I know of one brother they called Sunny, they reside in Louisiana, Pike Co., Missouri. I can possibly put you in contact with my cousin to see if this is the same line if you are interested. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bonmart@aol.com> To: <MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [MOPIKE-L] Prewitt, Caswell moved between Pike and Lincoln in 1880 or 189... > His name was Caswell Prewitt. He married my gg I don't know 3rd 4th or > whatever cousin Fannie Smalley in Lincoln County, I can't find her either. > But after that I saw another marriage and a child, then they moved to > somewhere in Pike (not hard to believe since the border is less than a mile > from here.) I can't find any Prewitt family here anymore and am thinking the > last time he moved they stayed in Pike. > >

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Thanks, Greg, for the information. I have heard from others that the book is still available so will be interested in getting a copy. Hopefully there will be information on my families: Bolomey, Dixon, Holliday and Stuart. I am also excited that they will possibly be reprinting the 1883 history. Thanks again, Norma Beal

Donna, I would be interested in purchasing a book. Are the surnames NOWELL and WHITE in the index? My 2nd great grandparents, Abraham Clark NOWELL and Gladis WHITE were married in Pike Co. in 1823. Thank you, Debbie Nowell Amos email: amos@surnames.com -----Original Message----- From: Donna Darnell [mailto:mgarage@daffron.net] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:59 PM To: MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOPIKE-L] pike history Good evening list, The Pike Co. Genealogical society is thinking about republishing the 1883 History of Pike Co. Appx. price would be $65-$75 per book plus postage. How many of you would be interested in buying one if we decide to publish? We are not sure there would be enough interest to make it worthwhile. Donna

Donna: Please add me to your list to purchase the book, "History of Pike Co.MO" may need two. Thank you, Naoma -----Original Message----- From: Donna Darnell [mailto:mgarage@daffron.net] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:59 PM To: MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOPIKE-L] pike history Good evening list, The Pike Co. Genealogical society is thinking about republishing the 1883 History of Pike Co. Appx. price would be $65-$75 per book plus postage. How many of you would be interested in buying one if we decide to publish? We are not sure there would be enough interest to make it worthwhile. Donna

Looking for connections to : Turner, Eaton - b. 1846 d. 1875 Weldy, George - b. 1787 d. 1835 Milam, Benjamin - b.1800 d. 1856 Ellis, Davis - m. 1851 Ledford, Benjamin - b. 1852 Goddard, Frank - Dowell, Charles R - b. 1838 d. 1916 Layne, Elizabeth - b.1792 d. 1831 Laury, Nancy - b. 1764 d. 1799 Roberts, Christiena - Ralls, Pike, Audrain _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Does anyone have or know who might know what happened to Thomas Hyland Manwaring Born 9 Mar 1844 , Washington, Missouri Think he Died 28 Mar 1889 I can't find where, does anyone know where he or any of his children died - if he had any? Son of Charles M. Manwaring Samantha Lee Whaley- ===================================================================== Marriage Martha Does anyone know her surname or what happened to her? Any children? He came from Washington Co. Mo. to Pike Co. and bought land and in Jun 1873 he sold it listing Martha as wife. Deed stated it was in the Neighborhood of Ashley, Pike, Mo. And he sold it to R.P. Strothers. Strother is also a family name. Any clues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Beryl

Looks Like I need to save for a copy of the Pike County History too. Look forward to hearing when it is re-published. Family names: Beshears, Unsell, etc..

Thanks to all for sending me information about Peno Donna K

Peno is the name of a township in Pike Co--haven't seen a town with that name. Susan Smith -----Original Message----- From: Donna Kellock [mailto:djk@sprintmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:04 PM To: MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOPIKE-L] Peno Could someone tell me where Peno is or was? I can not find it on the map Donna Kellock

> >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:04:28 -0500 >From: "Donna Kellock" <djk@sprintmail.com> >To: MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com > >Could someone tell me where Peno is or was? I can not find it on the map >Donna Kellock > Peno is shown on an 1895 map of Pike County at http://www.livgenmi.com/pikeMO.htm as a stop on the St. Louis & Hannibal Railroad.