Hi Helen My maiden name was Hudson and my paternal Grandmother was a Headrick, Texana Belle, born near Louisisana, MO, daughter of Peter and Martha Henry Headrick. Strange as it may seem, I also have a Hendrick line on my maternal Grandmother's side. Mary Landrum Hendricks, daughter of Daniel (a descendent of Peter, original emigrant to US) and Elizabeth Thrasher Hendrick, married Joseph Conway/Conoway , my 3rd Great Grandparents in Hannibal, Marion Co MO. I have tried to find a connection to the line in Pike Co MO as Daniel Hendricks first located there, before Marion Co MO was formed, but so far have not found it. I notice that you didn't mention Pike Co MO specifically , just MO. From what part of the state are your husbands antecedents? Maybe we have a connection? Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Renner" <jnhelenr@ktis.net> To: <MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [MOPIKE-L] Re: Headrick family cemetery > Your name is Headrick--no connection to Hendrick? My husband's family > was from that same general area. Hr in MO > -----Original Message----- > From: Marilyn Moore <mhm@commspeed.net> > To: MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com <MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Sunday, March 17, 2002 10:49 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPIKE-L] Re: Headrick family cemetery > > > >Hi Virginia. I am a descendant of Peter(son of John B and Mariah > >Headrick )and Martha Henry Headrick. I have tried before to answer some of > >the queries you put on the board, but have always had them kicked back, so > >will try once more. I am sending this to both the message board and > >your email address, Marilyn H Moore mhm@commspeed.net > > > >I visited the Headrick Cemetery from several times in the early nineties. > >My husband I were living on his family farm in New Hartford from 1989-1995. > >I am originally from Hannibal MO and although he was born in CA, he was > >raised on the aforementioned farm in Pike Co. We moved back to MO from AZ, > >planning to retire there from AZ ( a reversal of the usual retirement), but > >since our children and their families remained in AZ, we sold the farm and > >returned . > > > >The Headrick Cem is off Dougherty Pike Rd, which runs north of Hwy 54 > >It appears from the plat map to be Pike Co Rd 52. I am sure if you would > ask > >at some local gas station they could advise you. The plat map location is > >Township 54N Range 2 W Section 15. in 1995 there was a Hwy Dept maintenance > >yard where Hwy 54 and Dougherty Pike intersect. The road winds around for > a > >mile or so, I've forgotten the exact distance. You follow it until just > >before it curves to the west. It is located on the right side of the road. > >In 1989, a man named Miller was in possession of it. Going north it is on > >the right side of the road. The family home set back off the road and the > >old road to the cemetery ran back south from it. It will be necessary to > ask > >to view the burying ground.( We just knocked on the door.) The man I talked > >to was about 25 to 30 at the time I imagine, at the times my sister and I > >visited there. He worked for the Land Dept at the Courthouse in Bowling > >Green. If you are in the area when that is open, they may be able to direct > >you at least to the location of the acreage. However, there was a new > owner > >of the land by the time we moved back to AZ...I don't have the name. A > >current plat map at the Courthouse, would however, I'm sure. > > > >The cemetery sits upon a small hill and we were told surrounded by a metal > >wrought iron fence until the Summer of 1989, when it was stolen. We were > >several months too late to see the fence. Although the folks who lived on > >the property then said they tried to keep it up, there were millions-it > >seemed- of day lilies and some beautiful trees, some of which the man told > >us were not native to MO, so they family must have brought them along when > >they moved west.It was rather inspiring to look at them and think one of > our > >ancestors had probably brought along the saplings from their old home. > There > >were several headstones: John Blair Headrick (b Nov 1 1799 d Mar 8 1890), > >Mariah B Work Headrick( b Mar 17 1803 d Nov 22 1865), ,Arietta Headrick, > >wife of John C Headrick, (d Dec 27 1882 aged 31 yrs 6 mos 6 dys) and James > >B B Headrick(b June 22 1827 d Aug 15 1859-32 yrs 1 mo 24 dys) . There were > >quite a lot of rather sunken areas, where I feel were other graves, but > they > >probably had field stones that have long since deteriorated. I was hoping > to > >find Peter and Martha Henry Headrick. > > > >Hope this has been of some help Marilyn > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <VHawes8797@aol.com> > >To: <MOPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 8:16 AM > >Subject: [MOPIKE-L] Re: Headrick family cemetery > > > > > >> I have been to Louisiana twice looking for the old Headrick family > >cemetery. > >> I know it is on the back of a private farm somewhere in Buffalo Twp. > The > >> original farm was on Tanyard Creek, next to Stark's. The farm was lost > in > >> 1875, and the Headricks moved up to Shelby County. The last burial on > the > >> farm was John Blair Headrick, in or about 1892. He was born in 1799. > >There > >> are between 8 and 12 graves, or so I have been told. Would like to make > >some > >> rubbings if I can find them. It's a 500 mile drive, so would like to > >know > >> before I leave. > >> Thank you > >> Virginia Hawes > >> email: vhawes 8797@aol.com > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >