----- Original Message ----- From: Teresa Chase <tchase@inreach.com> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 9:11 AM Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Lou Gilvin obit > Friday, 27 Feb 1925, Vol 38 No. 44, pg. 1, col. 5--MRS. LOU GILVIN > DEAD--Passes > Peacefully Away at Ripe Age of 83 Years.--Mrs. Lou Gilvin, one of Howard > county's > best known and most highly respected ladies, passed peacefully away at > the home of her > son, John Pemberton, of south of town about 2 o'clock Wednesday > afternoon, dying in > her chair, from heart failure. > Deceased was born in Howard county on March 15, 1842, and lacked but a > few > days of being 83 years old. She is survived by two sons, John and > Robert Pemberton of > south of town, one daughter, Mrs. Manda O'Neil of Fairfax, Mo., and two > sisters, Mrs. J. > W. Lynch of this place and Mrs. Nancy Dougherty of south of town. > Funeral services were conducted yesterday at Mt. Pleasant, where > interment was > made. > > Listers and cousins, > I been waiting with anticipation for this obit. Lou Gilvin is Louvinda > Hargis Pemberton Wilson Gilvin, my gggrandmother. The reason I was > looking forward to this obit was to see how much information it would > give me regarding her daughter. My grandmother was told me of her > father's only sister, Aunt Kate. For months I have been searching with > no luck. My problem was grandmother couldn't remember where is Missouri > her Aunt Kate lived. Now the question is answered. After a week of > searching in Atchison County and a posting on their mailing list, I > think I have enough information to post. > The two surviving sisters are Sarah Margaret Hargis McCune Lynch and > Nancy Hargis Dougherty. > Her sons are John Franklin Pemberton, my ggrandfather, and Robert Edward > "Bob" Pemberton. > Manda O'Neil is Amanda Catherine Pemberton McNeil...typo in obit > regarding her last name. > The following is the family information I have so far for Amanda > Pemberton McNeil. As far as I know, her son and adopted daughter had no > children. > And THANK YOU!!! Kathy. > Teri C. > > Name: John Steele McNeil > ---------------------------------------- > Birth: 2 Feb 1841 Adams County, Ohio > Death: 16 Dec 1905 Atchison County, Missouri > Burial: Holt County, Missouri > Occupation: Farmer > Father: Joseph McNeil > Mother: Martha > Marriage: 1 Jul 1876 Hampton, Platte County, Missouri > ---------------------------------------- > Spouse: Amanda Catherine "Kate" Pemberton > ---------------------------------------- > Birth: 17 Dec 1861 Missouri > Death: 4 Aug 1945 Atchison County, Missouri > Burial: Holt County, Missouri > Father: Francis M. "Frank" Pemberton (1840->1885) > Mother: Louvinda/Lurinda "Lou" Hargis (1842-1925) > > Children: > ---------------------------------------- > 1 M: Frank McNeil > Birth: 20 Oct 1877 Platte City, Platte County, Missouri > Death: 26 Dec 1921 Rockport, Atchison County, Missouri > Spouse: Ivan Graves > ---------------------------------------- > 2 F: Infant McNeil > Birth: Unknown > Death: 2 Feb 1884 > ---------------------------------------- > 3 F: Zeta McNeil (Adopted) > Birth: 24 Sep 1893 Missouri > Death: 25 Jun 1996 Craig, Holt County, Missouri > > > Notes for John Steele McNeil > Civil War Veteran (Union) > Sources: Jane Harding, Gail Roorda, and Iona White. > Atchison and Holt County Cemetery Books > > ---------------------------------------- > Last Modified: 25 Jul 2002 > Created: 27 Jul 2002 > >