Hi, Yes, they were from Lanarkshire, Scotland as well. The father of Daniel and Alexander was a Robert Campbell Pollock and the mother was Jane Sinclair. Most of the info is from Old Monkland but I did have some info from Kilsyth. Could very well have been related. Robert was the son of John Pollock and Elizabeth Campbell, I believe. Robert was born in 1842 in Caulderbank, Lanarkshire. Thanks, Paul W. On Fri, 19 May 2006 09:15:37 -0700, Awonder wrote > Paul: > My husband's gggrandmother was Jean Pollock who came from Scotland. > She married William Rankin in 1844 in Scotland. Now, I don't know > if she is related to your line, but there were a lot of Pollocks > located in the Kilsyth, Scotland area. Sorry, I don't have her > parents name to give you something else to go on. Here is another Pollock... > > The "Higbee News" - Friday, 10 Jan 1913--transcribed by Kathy Bowlin: > > Through a Scottish paper, the Kilsyth Journal, Postmaster Rankin > learned last week of the death in Scotland of an uncle, James > Pollock, who died on December 1st, last, aged 71 years. He is > survived by six sons and five daughters, and by what is perhaps a > record number of grandchildren, there being 59 of them, and one > great-grandchild. > > Alice in Arizona > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wilma Santos" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:01 AM > Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Pollock > > > Checking Harlan's Transcription of Marriages/Deaths in Randolph Co., MO > > from 1889-1909, there were no POLLOCK marriages recorded in Randolph Co. > > MO newspapers > > > > Paul Wright <[email protected]> wrote: Looking for any marriage > > info for: > > > > Daniel S. Pollock to Margaret O'Brien circa 1892 > > > > Alexander Pollock to unknown between 1892 and 1905 > > > > Thanks, > > Paul Wright > > > > -- > > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > > Questions for the List Administrator? > > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wilma Patterson-Santos > > > > > > > > "May the smile on your face come straight from your heart" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > > Questions for the List Administrator? > > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)

Thanks! On Fri, 19 May 2006 08:01:03 -0700 (PDT), Wilma Santos wrote > Checking Harlan's Transcription of Marriages/Deaths in Randolph Co., > MO from 1889-1909, there were no POLLOCK marriages recorded in > Randolph Co. MO newspapers > > Paul Wright <[email protected]> wrote: Looking for any > marriage info for: > > Daniel S. Pollock to Margaret O'Brien circa 1892 > > Alexander Pollock to unknown between 1892 and 1905 > > Thanks, > Paul Wright > > -- > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > Wilma Patterson-Santos > > "May the smile on your face come straight from your heart" > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)

I recall that Margaret and especially Jean (Jean Rankin Little was one of my babysitters) was a name used in the local Rankin family.

Paul: My husband's gggrandmother was Jean Pollock who came from Scotland. She married William Rankin in 1844 in Scotland. Now, I don't know if she is related to your line, but there were a lot of Pollocks located in the Kilsyth, Scotland area. Sorry, I don't have her parents name to give you something else to go on. Here is another Pollock... The "Higbee News" - Friday, 10 Jan 1913--transcribed by Kathy Bowlin: Through a Scottish paper, the Kilsyth Journal, Postmaster Rankin learned last week of the death in Scotland of an uncle, James Pollock, who died on December 1st, last, aged 71 years. He is survived by six sons and five daughters, and by what is perhaps a record number of grandchildren, there being 59 of them, and one great-grandchild. Alice in Arizona ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilma Santos" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:01 AM Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Pollock > Checking Harlan's Transcription of Marriages/Deaths in Randolph Co., MO > from 1889-1909, there were no POLLOCK marriages recorded in Randolph Co. > MO newspapers > > Paul Wright <[email protected]> wrote: Looking for any marriage > info for: > > Daniel S. Pollock to Margaret O'Brien circa 1892 > > Alexander Pollock to unknown between 1892 and 1905 > > Thanks, > Paul Wright > > -- > Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Wilma Patterson-Santos > > > > "May the smile on your face come straight from your heart" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >

Looking for any marriage info for: Daniel S. Pollock to Margaret O'Brien circa 1892 Alexander Pollock to unknown between 1892 and 1905 Thanks, Paul Wright -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org)

Checking Harlan's Transcription of Marriages/Deaths in Randolph Co., MO from 1889-1909, there were no POLLOCK marriages recorded in Randolph Co. MO newspapers Paul Wright <[email protected]> wrote: Looking for any marriage info for: Daniel S. Pollock to Margaret O'Brien circa 1892 Alexander Pollock to unknown between 1892 and 1905 Thanks, Paul Wright -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== Questions for the List Administrator? Send them to Leslie at [email protected] Wilma Patterson-Santos "May the smile on your face come straight from your heart"

Thank you! Did you ever hear anything about Carl Duncan too? I am pasting other articles which mention Carl Duncan, and were originally transcribed by Kathy (thanks Kathy)! 16 June 1911--ALEXANDER-HIGDON--Mr. W. H. Alexander of the Yates vicinity, and Miss Sallie Higdon of Roanoke, were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Higdon, on Thursday, June 15, 1911, Rev. John Ward, of Independence, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander left on the afternoon train for San Francisco and other points in the West. They were accompanied by Carl Duncan, of this place, nephew of the groom, and will be gone about sixty days. The NEWS joins other friends in congratulations and best wishes. (Note by David Brown: Rev. John Ward was the husband of Beulah Pearl (Stark) Ward, daughter of William Howell Stark and Bettie (Alexander) Stark. Aunt Pearl Stark and John Ward met while students at Missouri Valley College) Friday, 29 Aug 1913--Carl Duncan informs us that his cousin, John Kirkpatrick, formerly of the Yates vicinity but now of Huntsville, who went West several months ago for his health returned home Tuesday, having given up all hope of recovery. This will be sad news, indeed, to the young man's many friends in this part of the county. (Note by David Brown: John McKee Kirkpatrick did pass away in 1913. He was the son of John Kirkpatrick and Kate (Alexander) Kirkpatrick. Kate (Alexander) Kirkpatrick was a daugther of John Alexander by his second marriage to Charity Denny) Friday, 2 May 1919, Vol 33. No 2--Carl Duncan who recently returned from overseas, and who passed through last week for Camp Funston, returned from the latter place Saturday night, having received his discharge. He is looking and feeling fine, and is about twenty pounds heavier than when he entered the army. As Carl, who is a deep student and a born teacher, was principal of the Higbee High School previous to his enlistment and had the pupils on their toes at all times and deeply interested in their studies, many have expressed the hope that he can be persuaded to accept the superintendency for the coming year, and we heartily second the motion, for he is just the man for the place. We doubt, however, if his services can be secured, as he is planning, we learn, to attend school in the East. Friday, 2 May 1919, Vol 33. No 2--Carl Duncan who, several weeks previous to leaving France was furloughed to the reserve corps for a period of five years with rank of second lieutenant, received his commission yesterday. It bore date of Feb. 1, 1919, and had followed him all over France, then to Camp Funston and from there to Higbee. he will not be liable for service within the time unless the country should go to war. Friday, 28 Mar 1919, Vol 32. No 49--R. G. Duncan, we learn, received a letter this week from his son Carl, informing him that he would sail for the good old USA on March 10, and if he was not detained beyond that date he would be at home in a short time. Carey Bankhead <[email protected]> wrote: R. G. Duncan had stores at Higbee and Yates at different times, as I believe I've read, and he and his wife are buried in the Higbee cemetery. ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== Questions for the List Administrator? Send them to Leslie at [email protected]

R. G. Duncan had stores at Higbee and Yates at different times, as I believe I've read, and he and his wife are buried in the Higbee cemetery.

Carl Duncan was the son of Richard G. Duncan and Martha (Alexander) Duncan. Martha (Alexander) Duncan was a sister of my great-grandmother Anne Elizabeth "Bettie" (Alexander) Stark who married William Howell Stark. Both were daughters of John Alexander and Martha (Rice) Alexander. Does anyone have additional information on Carl Duncan after 1928? Thanks to Kathy, I have found several articles on the Duncan family including the obituary of Martha Duncan, which is pasted below: 20 Feb 1903--MRS. R. G. DUNCAN DEAD--In this week becomes the NEWS' painful duty to chronicle the death of another of Higbee's noble and Christian woman--Mrs. R. G. Duncan, who died at her home at 6:30 Wednesday evening, February, 18, 1903, of a complication of diseases, after a lingering illness of a year's duration, aged 45 years. She was taken to Kansas City several months ago by her devoted husband and placed under the care of specialists in the hope of regaining her health, but her case was beyond the reach of medical skill and she returned home several weeks ago knowing there was no hope, but as she had long since made peace with her God, the future had no terrors for her save the intense suffering she knew she must endure. Her sufferings were extreme and death came as a welcome relief. In her death Higbee loses one of its noble and Christian women, her husband and little son a devoted wife and loving mother. Besides these she leaves to mourn her death two brothers and three sisters--W. H. and Wesley Alexander and Mesdames Lou Stark, Wm. Stark and Kate Kirkpatrick, and a legion of friends. Funeral services will be conducted at the family residence to-day by Rev. E. C. Surface of the Cumberlain Presbyterian church, of which she was a member, after which the remains will be taken to the Rennold's family burying ground near town and laid to rest. To the heart broken family the NEWS extends its warmest sympathy. Kathy Bowlin <[email protected]> wrote: Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 3--CARL DUNCAN TO LEAVE MARSHALL--Announcement is made today of the resignation of Carl I. Duncan of Missouri Valley College to accept a position at Tulsa University as business manager. He plans to leave about Aug. 15 Negotiations have been pending for this change for several months but only recently did anything develop. Tulsa is planning the building of new units and the accounting will be important. Mr. Duncan has maintained at the college a very efficient system, admired by other colleges, and will fill the new position most ably. His service to Missouri Valley through the past seven years has been a most valuable one. He came to it as a time when his aid was most needed and has made his influence felt in the business affairs and student interests alike. He goes with the good wishes of the college and supported by the high hopes of his many friends. His family, who will follow him later, will be missed in college, church and community, and by the business men of the town.--Marshall Democrat-News. The above will be of special interest to readers of the NEWS, Mr. Duncan being an old Higbee boy, and his legion of friends join us in hearty congratulations on his continued advancement since leaving the old home town. We presume that his removal to Oklahoma will mean that his father, R. D. Duncan, who moved from here to Marshall two years ago, will accompany him, in which case his visits to Higbee will not be as frequent as formerly.

Thank you Carey for your additional input on these Higbee News articles. Only a local resident who has lived their life in the area could supply the kinds of details and "rest of the story" background that a bare news article can't convey. Your knowledge is an invaluable part of the history of the area. As a non-resident who was born and raised in Southern Illinois, your input has been invaluable in my own research. It's appreciated. Kathy Bowlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carey Bankhead" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 6:41 AM Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Higbee News, 19 July 1928, pt 3 of 3 > The Wm. Towles mentioned was one of Higbee's early merchants, having > operated a saloon across from the Katy depot that the Editor of The News > later cited as the old telephone office site. It was for several years > the site of the home of the late Mrs. Rose Thornton. > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >

The Wm. Towles mentioned was one of Higbee's early merchants, having operated a saloon across from the Katy depot that the Editor of The News later cited as the old telephone office site. It was for several years the site of the home of the late Mrs. Rose Thornton.

The following are selected articles from the Newspaper, "The Higbee News" issued out of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1887 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is to keep this work free to the public, and to ensure it is not harvested by a fee-based genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use this information, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and is a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own records, and use my transcript as anindex. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Will Fulton of Michigan are the guests of Mrs. John Mure and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Waldo Thomas returned to Chicago Thursday after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. John Robb and little daughter and Miss Frances Robb returned to their home in Colorado Springs Saturday after a short visit with Higbee relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Morris left Saturday for Los Angeles, Calif., after a short visit with Mrs. Morris' parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Farris and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Johns and two sons of Alton, Ill., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Farris during the week. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Miss Inez Andrews, who has been in Chicago for several months, has accepted a position in the school at Middle Grove, Monroe county, for the coming year. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Will Towels of Stover spent Sunday and Monday with his father, Wm. Towles, who has been very sick for several weeks, but who he found slightly improved. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Cash Avery had as week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Avery, Moberly; Mr. and Mrs. Price Thompson, Higbee and Mrs. I. C. Sever and daughter, Shirlee Ilene of Kansas City. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Milton Logan and nieces, Dorothy and Agnes Jenelle Hodgson, left for their home in Boone, Iowa, yesterday after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. Scott Welch. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Roy Lessly was called to Memphis, Mo., Friday by a message informing her of the death that day of her mother, Mrs. J. L. Rutherford. She is survived by her husband and three daughters. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Sydney Johnson, an employee of the fire department of St. Louis and son, Junior, and Bernard Moter, and daughter, also of St. Louis, spent from Sunday until Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moter. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 3--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--D. S. Hare spent Tuesday with his sister, Mrs. H. B. Hawkins, of near Paris, who was recently stricken with paralysis. He reported her better and slowly improving, which will be good news to her host of friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 4--Thos. Towles, who has been quite sick for some time, but who is improving, while walking about the yard the other day, tripped over something and fell, cutting quite a gash in his temple, and which required several stitches to close. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 4--T. J. Cooper received a message Sunday advising him of the death that day, of his brother, F. G. Cooper, at his home in Montana, and who had lived in the West for the past twenty-five years, moving to Montana from Howard county. He is survived by his widow and one son. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 4--Mr. and Mrs. Miller Robb and daughter, Miss Claudine, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Winn, and little son, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ware and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ware and Mrs. Bessie Fisher and little son spent the weekend in Kansas city, returning by way of Liberty where they visited the I. O. O. F. Home. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 2--EAST OF TOWN--Little Miss Belva Harris spent last week with her grandmother, Mrs. J. B. Harris. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 2--EAST OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stevenson spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Roy Sizemore. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 3--EAST OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lewis visited last week in St. Louis with their cousin, Mrs. Velma Smith. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 3--EAST OF TOWN--Mr. and Mrs. John Chism and family spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. John Colly, near Sturgeon. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 3--EAST OF TOWN--Earl Lewis of Sturgeon was Saturday night visitor at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lewis. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 3--EAST OF TOWN--Mrs. Chas. Lewis and Mrs. Clarence Woods and son, Clifford, visited Mrs. Walter White at McCormick hospital, Moberly, Friday. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 3--EAST OF TOWN--Neighbors and friends of Mrs. Walter White, who was operated on at a Moberly hospital a few weeks ago, are glad to know that she is getting along so nicely, and hope she will be able to return home soon her same old self. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 7, Col. 3--EAST OF TOWN--Sunday was a most pleasant day at the home of Israel Lewis and son, Wilburn, it being Mr. Lewis' 82nd birthday. Children and grandchildren gathered with well filled baskets with everything good to eat and dinner was served on the lawn. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Thompson and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dobson, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur True, Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fuller and son all of Moberly, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lewis and children, Mr. and Mrs. Rixie White and children of Clark, and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lewis and family. All left at a late hour, wishing their father many more happy birthdays. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 8, Col. 1--BIRTHDAY DINNER--Sunday was a pleasant day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Romie Avery, the day being Mrs. Avery's 39th birthday anniversary. The day was spent in conversation and at noon a delicious dinner was served on the lawn. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coats of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Fenton and family, Clark; Mr. and Mrs. Grover Fenton and daughters, Frances and Mary Alice, Mr. and Mrs. Cash Avery and daughter, Thelma Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Lumpkin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Dougherty and daughters, Marjorie and Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Avery and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Stedhim, Mr. and Mrs. Price Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Avery, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Smith, Clark; Earl Coates, Columbia; Milton and Ruth Walker, Edna O'Brian, Carl Griggs and Conrad Sword. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 8, Col. 1--A FAMILY REUNION--A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews Sunday, at which time the 84th birthday of Mrs. Andrews' mother, Mrs. Annie Atkins, was celebrated, children,grandchildren and great-grandchildren vieing with each other in making it the happiest day possible for her. Those from a distance were, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Andrews, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Morris, Los Angeles, Calif, and Misses Inez and Gladys Andrews, Chicago. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by me. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons, as long as this notice is included. Kathy Bowlin Additions, corrections, comments welcome.

The following are selected articles from the Newspaper, "The Higbee News" issued out of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1887 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is to keep this work free to the public, and to ensure it is not harvested by a fee-based genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use this information, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and is a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own records, and use my transcript as anindex. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Claib Hargis received a telegram last week from Jefferson City to report for duty at the State Prison. Word was received from him Monday that he was sent to Boonville to be guard in the dining room of the reformatory at that place. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Little Jimmie Snell was the guest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Feland, last week. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Estill Foley and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Foley have gone on a two weeks' motor trip to Yellowstone Park. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Jimmie Reynolds spent most of last week in Moberly with his nephew, Ernest Reynolds. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--A large crowd of relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Buckler Sunday in honor of Mr. Buckler's birthday. A bountiful dinner was served on the lawn and the day was much enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buckler and children of Illinois, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buckler of Chicago were guest from a distance. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Junior Blaise was able to ride to town Saturday in the car, and no sooner was it parked than it was filled with school mates and friends, all glad to see Junior after about a seven-weeks' illness and needless to say, it was Junior's happiest day, too. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mrs. Mattie Hargis is the proud owner of a fine new enameled oil range, purchased last week. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 2, Col. 3--SOUTH OF TOWN ITEMS--Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ridgway and children, Mrs. Roxie Asbury and son, Rodney, and Mrs. Hazel Hargis and son, Lowell, visited their mother, Mrs. F. M. Blaise, Sunday, in honor of her sixty-seventh birthday, July 15. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 3, Col. 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Earl Andrews and family and John Pemberton and family visited at Wm. Lyle's Sunday morning. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 3, Col. 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Joe Reed and family of Okmulgee, Okla., are expected to arrive soon for a visit with his parents, Wash Reed and wife, and other relatives and friends in this county. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 3, Col. 4--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Walker Brashear of Rucker is visiting his sister, Mrs. Jas. Reed, this week. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 3, Col. 5--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Elijah Ancell is on the sick list, we are sorry to say. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 3, Col. 5--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Uncle Ed St. Clair, who has been very poorly for some time, is much worse and not much hope is entertained for his recovery, we are sorry to say. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 3, Col. 5--MT. PLEASANT ITEMS--Jas. Stockwell who has not been well for the past two weeks, still continues quite poorly, we are sorry to say. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--J. F. Smith of Clark is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Jasper Roberts. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Georgia Higgins and son, Arch, are visiting relatives in Vandalia. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Mamie Nichols is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wm. McGlothlin, in New Franklin. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 1--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Forrest Martin of Milwaukee, Wis., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Martin. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Jas. Roberts, of Kenosha, Wis., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Roberts. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. C. A. Lux and son of Benton, Ill., are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Turpin. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Mary Williams who has been quite sick for the past week, was reported some better yesterday. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Jas. Rodney and granddaughter, Miss Mary Rodney spent the week with relatives in Moberly. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. G. S. Moore and daughter, Miss Marjorie, spent the first of the week with Boonville relatives. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. Geo. Barnett and little son of Denver, Colo., are the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Davis. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. F. C. Bottoms and little grandson, Geo. Sanderson, are visiting relatives in Marshall and Kansas City. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. John Davis and daughter, Miss Edith, of New Baden, Ill., are the guests of Higbee relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Ermon Hare, who taught at Union the past year, came home Friday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Hare. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Jarvis Egly of Joliett, Ill., spent Sunday and Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Egly, and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hare, of Grand View, Wash, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Hare and other relatives and friends. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 5, Col. 2--LOCAL AND PERSONAL--Mrs. J. J. Pos and son, Harry, and Mrs. Wm. Wytcherly and daughter, Evelyn, and Mrs. Geo. Whalting are visiting relatives in Richmond. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by me. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathy Bowlin. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however, quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. 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The following are selected articles from the Newspaper, "The Higbee News" issued out of Higbee, in Randolph County, Missouri from the years 1887 through 1953. The editors were W. H. Welch and his son H. Scott Welch. This paper covered the Higbee area and the northeastern part of Howard county. The copyright notice at the end of this transcript is to keep this work free to the public, and to ensure it is not harvested by a fee-based genealogy site, or published in any format for profit. If you decide to use this information, PLEASE LIST ME AS THE SOURCE, rather than the paper. My transcription is another generation removed from the microfilm, and is a third generation copy of the original paper. For proper documentation, a researcher should obtain a photocopy of the microfilm for their own records, and use my transcript as anindex. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan through the State Historical Society of Missouri, and a copy is also on file at the Moberly Public Library, generously donated by the Higbee Historical Society. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 2--STOLEN CAR RECOVERED--A new Chevrolet car belonging to a Mr. Jackson of Centralia was found on a side road west of town Sunday morning, stripped of about everything that was removable. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 3--CARL DUNCAN TO LEAVE MARSHALL--Announcement is made today of the resignation of Carl I. Duncan of Missouri Valley College to accept a position at Tulsa University as business manager. He plans to leave about Aug. 15 Negotiations have been pending for this change for several months but only recently did anything develop. Tulsa is planning the building of new units and the accounting will be important. Mr. Duncan has maintained at the college a very efficient system, admired by other colleges, and will fill the new position most ably. His service to Missouri Valley through the past seven years has been a most valuable one. He came to it as a time when his aid was most needed and has made his influence felt in the business affairs and student interests alike. He goes with the good wishes of the college and supported by the high hopes of his many friends. His family, who will follow him later, will be missed in college, church and community, and by the business men of the town.--Marshall Democrat-News. The above will be of special interest to readers of the NEWS, Mr. Duncan being an old Higbee boy, and his legion of friends join us in hearty congratulations on his continued advancement since leaving the old home town. We presume that his removal to Oklahoma will mean that his father, R. D. Duncan, who moved from here to Marshall two years ago, will accompany him, in which case his visits to Higbee will not be as frequent as formerly. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 3--BOLD WORK OF THIEVES--Saturday night about 9:30, while Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Andrews were enjoying a visit with their children who had returned for a family reunion, thieves entered the Andrews garage and took a spare tire, a lap robe and a kit of tools from Mr. Andrews' car. As the floor boards of the car had been removed it is presumed the thieves were also after the batter or the car itself. On putting the car away for the night, Mr. Andrews left the garage door open, as he was expecting his son, Eugene, from Kansas City, and who arrived about 9:30, and evidently while the thieves were at work, for they were seen to run from the alley as his car passed the garage door. Mr. Andrews was notified and an investigation showed the above mentioned articles missing. The same night thieves entered the garage of Wisdom Burton where they secured a spare tire and a shotgun which was kept in the garage. Marshall Cain was notifi! ed about an hour after the Andrews robbery, but he could find no trace of the thieves. As the marauders seem to have been pretty well acquainted with the premises visited, it is quite likely that it was local talent, and that such was the case is a pretty well established fact with pretty strong evidence that it was certain parties, who may save themselves a great lot of trouble by returning the stolen property. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 3--BITTEN BY A MAD DOG--Willard Owens received word Monday that his brother, Charles, and the latter's son, of near Boonville, had been bitten a day or so before by a mad dog, the son being bitten very severely in five different places. Both were given medical attention at once as well as serum treatment, and when last heard from were doing all right. The head of the animal was sent to Columbia for analysis, when it was found that the animal was suffering from the worst case of rabies possible. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 4--HARRIET SNODDY DEAD--Harriet Snoddy, one of the oldest and most highly respected colored residents of the community, died at her home south of town Sunday morning from the infirmities of age. She was 81 years old and is survived by her husband. Interment was made Tuesday. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 4--ERNEST RENNOLDS CRITICALLY ILL--Ernest Rennolds of Mobelry, who has been suffering for the past three weeks from paralysis or something similar, the exact nature of which is a puzzle to his physicians, was reported a great deal worse yesterday and at the hour of going to press it was not thought he could live through the night. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 5--MR. GEORGIA KIMBELL DEAD--The funeral of Mrs. Georgia Kimbell who died in Sedalia yesterday, was conducted at the Parker Memorial Chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was in Columbia cemetery. Mrs. Kimbell was born in Boone county, February 8, 1863, and was married December 8, 1880, to Thomas Keene, who died here in 1911. Eight children were born of this union, three of whom, Mrs. Mary Sanneback, of Moberly, Thomas Keene, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Fred Keene, of Tulsa, Okla., survive their mother. On September 10, 1917, Mrs. Keene was married to Mr. Kimbell at Higbee, Mo., and in 1920 they moved to Sedalia and both being chiropractors, they jointly opened an office for practice. Mrs. Keene was known to and held in the highest esteem by older Columbians. She was a woman of fine business perception and for many years she operated the Keene hotel on Broadway, which stood where the 23 Transfer Company's offices and warehouses are now located. A short funeral service was held at the Gillispie funeral parlor in Sedalia at 10 o'clock this morning, after which the remains were brought by motor to Columbia--Columbia Tribune, July 14. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 5--CELEBRATED 82ND BIRTHDAY--Sunday was a pleasant and long to be remembered day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris, it being the 82nd birthday anniversary of his mother, Mrs. Lousetta Harris, which was appropriately celebrated with a big dinner, and of which Mrs. Harris had been kept in ignorance until the last minute. Needless to say the day was thoroughly enjoyed by all and by none more than by Mrs. Harris, who was the recipient of many remembrances of the day from children and grandchildren. Those present were Ernest Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Rothwell Sweeney and children and E. A. Sweeney, Moberly. Children and grandchildren who could not be present were represented by birthday greetings. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 5--WYATT OUT ON BOND--Carthage, Mo., July 13--J. C. Wyatt, former secretary-treasurer of the Union Trust Co. of Carthage, waived preliminary hearing when arraigned before Justice G. W. Asendorf here and was bound over to the September term of Circuit Court on a charge of embezzling $14,000 of the trust company's funds. He gave $5,000 bond. Wyatt's alleged shortage was responsible for the closing of the institution My 31, but it reopened shortly thereafter. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 6--FRANKLIN NAYLOR DEAD--Franklin Naylor, highly respected citizen of this county, died at his home one-half mile east of Burton Wednesday, July 11, 1928, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Naylor had been in failing health for the past year and for the past several weeks his condition had been critical. Mr. Naylor was born in Howard county and had lived his entire life within its boundaries. He was a farmer and followed this profession until ill health and advanced age forced him to give up active work. He was married to Miss Margaret Campbell and to them was born one son, Oscar Naylor. Both Mrs. Naylor and the son survive. Mr. Naylor was a member of the Christian church and was a man who merited the high esteem in which he was held. Funeral services were held at Old Log Chapel by the Rev. J. M. Wilcoxon of this city. Interment was made in the cemetery there.--Fayette Advertiser. Thursday, 19 July1928, Vol 42. No. 11, Page 1, Col. 6--TO MOBERLY HOSPITAL--Jas. Warford, son of Wm. Warford of south of town, was taken to a Moberly hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from appendicitis or some intestinal trouble, brought on, it was thought, by his having eaten a lot of raw cabbage the day before. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by me. 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There were several grocery and dry goods stores in Higbee during its heyday -- l890-1920, and I believe Rankin & Solberg was among them.

Lynn Smith, I'm interested in exchanging information with you on your Lessley family. My line is Earl Franklin Lessley (1908-1958), son of James Henry Lessley (1882-1959), son of Thompson Lessley (1827/28-1915). I believe Thompson is a brother to your James. I just found the bio for Sarah Lessley Robb from the History of Howard Co. I'll copy if you don't have it. Connie [email protected]

Carey, your memory serves you well, it was the Citizens Bank. Arthur Cox wrote this about Gordon Rankin: Gordon Henry Rankin, the son of John Pollock and Margaret Rankin was born in Higbee, MO August 17, 1886 and spent his childhood days there. Later he attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. He later returned to Higbee where he worked in the Post Office for several years helping his father who was Postmaster at Higbee, MO for 27 years. He also worked in the Citizens Bank at Higbee until World War I came and he served in Company L of the 356th Infantry Division #89. The postmaster, John P. Rankin was the Senior Rankin - I believe John P. Rankin, Jr. was a groceryman there in Higbee, and to my knowledge, was not involved in the banking business. Thanks for your memories, they are wonderful. Alice Nicholson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carey Bankhead" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Bank of Higbee, John P. Rankin >I am sure it would have been the Citizens Bank of Higbee that Mr. Rankin >was active in. I'm most familiar with the Higbee Savings Bank since my >parents operated it from l955-l982, and I literally grew up in it hearing >local lore, becoming a teller while in high school, etc. But, at any rate, >the Savings Bank was organized in l889 primarily by George R. Rennolds. >Wm. Walton, a local mine leader, started out on its board but I'm thinking >there was some sort of falling out, at any rate in l890 the Citzens Bank >was organized with Mr. Walton as President. It was located at the >northeast corner of Randolph & Division Sts in what was the Knights of >Pythias building.....the Odd Fellows building was next door to the north. >Just a few days ago I saw again a photo of the Post Office which at the >time was at the rear of the Citizens Bank, and Mr. Rankin was Postmaster. >The Citizens Bank is said to have failed due to purchasing some >questionable loans from the Yates Savings Bank, > which ultimately failed, as did the Citizens Bank in l930. There was > quite a bit of hard feeling between Yates area people, the Savings Bank, > etc., for several years. I believe Gordon Rankin was a banker, too, > though maybe not in Higbee. > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >

I am sure it would have been the Citizens Bank of Higbee that Mr. Rankin was active in. I'm most familiar with the Higbee Savings Bank since my parents operated it from l955-l982, and I literally grew up in it hearing local lore, becoming a teller while in high school, etc. But, at any rate, the Savings Bank was organized in l889 primarily by George R. Rennolds. Wm. Walton, a local mine leader, started out on its board but I'm thinking there was some sort of falling out, at any rate in l890 the Citzens Bank was organized with Mr. Walton as President. It was located at the northeast corner of Randolph & Division Sts in what was the Knights of Pythias building.....the Odd Fellows building was next door to the north. Just a few days ago I saw again a photo of the Post Office which at the time was at the rear of the Citizens Bank, and Mr. Rankin was Postmaster. The Citizens Bank is said to have failed due to purchasing some questionable loans from the Yates Savings Bank, which ultimately failed, as did the Citizens Bank in l930. There was quite a bit of hard feeling between Yates area people, the Savings Bank, etc., for several years. I believe Gordon Rankin was a banker, too, though maybe not in Higbee.

Donna, I don't have anything on this line of the Robb family, but I was fortunate to receive from William Edwin Robb information on his line of the family who came from Jessamine County, Kentucky. Edwin, my daughter's great-grandfather on her father's side, was one of the finest men I've ever known. He was a long-time resident of Higbee, MO. He died 10 August 2005 at his home in Moberly. His wife, Mary Margaret (Everett) Robb died 02 December 2003. The info I have on the Robb family was given to Edwin by a family member named Charlotte (Robb) Houseman. It appears to have been compiled by Leon & Wanda Robertson. The line goes: *William Edwin Robb, son of *Thomas E Robb b.1886 & Effie (?), son of *William A Robb b.1851 & Sarah Elizabeth Featherstone b.1856, son of *John Robb b.1814 (in Kentucky) & Elizabeth Hulett, son of *Henry Robb b.1790 & Milley Shelton, son of *John Michael Robb b.1752 (by way of Hanover, Germany) & Elizabeth Markey/Markee b.1765 (France), son of *Frederick Robb b. abt 1726 There are no Stephen Robbs listed in this line and the earliest Joseph Robb was a son of John Michael & Elizabeth (Markee) Robb. This Joseph was born 1806 in Jessamine Co, Kentucky and died 1892 in Jessamine Co, Kentucky. He married Nancy Ann Jamison in 1832. She was born 03 July 1816 and died 05 Dec 1902 in Jessamine Co, Kentucky. I don't imagine this helps you much but if there is anyone else out there looking for info on this line of the Robbs, I have a lot of detail that isn't included here. Of interest to me was the fact that two Robb brothers from this line, Samuel & Nathaniel (sons of Jonas Robb, who was son of John Michael Robb) married Lessley sisters Sarah & Mary Ann, who I believe are sisters of James H Lessley of Howard County, my gg grandfather on my mother's side of the family. It doesn't exactly make my daughter her own cousin, but it's interesting all the same! Lynn Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Vasquez" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:45 PM Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Robb >I have the Stephen Robb born & died in 1880. I am trying to find Stephen >Robb born abt 1822 in Kentucky > ___?____ Robb father of > Stephen Robb father of > Joseph David Robb > > Donna > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roberta Sheridan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 12:04 PM > Subject: [MoRandolph] Robb > > >> Hi I have Stephen W Robb son of J. D. and M A Robb born and died 1880 >> buried >> in the Robb cemetery near Higbee Mo. M. A was Martha Ann (Blansett and >> J. >> D was Joseph David. The initals were on Stephen's tombstone The rest I >> got >> from the Higbee newspapers. Roberta >> >> >> ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== >> Questions for the List Administrator? >> Send them to Leslie at [email protected] >> > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > >

Carey: Family lore says that John P. Rankin, Jr. was an officer in the bank (which one?) in Higbee. (He was born in 1875, died in 1952.) Do you have any remembrance of John Rankin being a part of a bank in Higbee? I don't find any references to this story in any of my research. Thanks. Alice Nicholson <[email protected]> : Wednesday, March 22, 2006 2:10 PM