This was sent to the Howard county list, thought those in Randolph county, might also be interested. Noah Smothers ----- Original Message ----- From: Joanne Scobee Morgan <morgans4@swbell.net> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 5:03 PM Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Dead: Mrs. Fannie Twyman-Jackson Co., MO > In the Independence Examiner, Thursday April 1, 1909: > MRS. FANNIE TWYMAN DEAD. Well known woman passes away after a brief > illness. Was here in the early days. After an illness of only about 12 > hours, Mrs. Fannie C. Twyman died at noon Thursday. She had been in god > health of late, and on Sunday enjoyed an automobile ride around town. > She died before many of her friends had heard of her illness. The > funeral will be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o'clock from the First > Baptist church in this city. After the services at the church, the > remains will be taken to the Six Mile burial ground for interment. > Mrs. Twyman has for several years, been in the habit of spending the > winters with her son, Dr. George T. Twyman at 492 North Pleasant Street, > and her summers with another son, Frank Twyman on West White Oak Street. > She was at Dr. Twyman's at the time of her death. At 1 o'clock Thursday > morning she became ill, and all the forenoon her death was momentarily > expected. > Mrs. Twyman was born in Independence. On the 20th day of this month she > would have celebrated her 80th birthday. She was the mother of Dr. G .T. > Twyman, W. W. Twyman, and Frank Twyman of this city, Lee Twyman of > Twyman, this county, and Joseph Twyman of Oakland, California. > Mrs. Twyman was Miss Frances C. FRISTOE, daughter of Judge Richard M. > Fristoe, one of the first county judges of Jackson County. She was > married to Dr. L. W. Twyman on March 22, 1848. Immediately after their > marriage they settled in Independence, then a frontier village. After > living here a year they went to Pleasant Hill. In 1850 they located at > Blue Mills, a village several miles northeast of this city, where Mr. > Twyman practiced his profession many years. > Mrs. twyman was one of the sufferers from the enforcement of "Order No. > 11". (see below for that story) > Dr. Twyman and family were given only a few hours in which to leave the > county. Their home had been previously despoiled of nearly everything of > any value. They had a wagon left with three wheels and by borrowing a > fourth wheel from Jesse MORROW, a neighbor, they managed to get away. > They went to Howard County, MO., and later to Missouri City, just across > the Missouri river from their home. Near the close of the war, they > returned to their home to find it a scene of desolation. They continued > to live at Blue Mills, which later was known as Twyman, till about 15 > years ago, when they came to Independence. Dr. L. W. Twyman died about 6 > years ago. > Mrs. Twyman wa a woman of unusually bright mind and of high literary > attainments; and in her younger days she contributed to many newspapers > and magazines. In her later years she has always loved to tell of her > early days in Independence. She was living here during the stirring > times of border life and her mind was enriched with many graphic memory > pictures of the early days. A few years ago she was awarded a prize at > the Independence fair as being the oldest woman present on the grounds. > In spite of her extreme age at the time, she was also one of the > brightest minded and happiest. > Mrs. Twyman was a charter member of the First Baptist church of this > city. She continued to be an active church worker till her recent > illness compelled her to desist. A few years ago her children caused a > memorial fireplace in honor of their mother to be placed in the church. > It is a beautiful and attractive feather, and will long keep the members > reminded of Mrs. Twyman. > > INDEPENDENCE EXAMINER, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1909 > ARRANGED HER FUNERAL. > Mrs. Frances C. Twyman also wrote her own obituary, but the memoranda > cannot be found. Mrs. Frances C. Twyman, who died Thursday, aged 80 > years, wrote out some time ago, a statement of the manner in which she > wished her funeral to be conducted. She also wrote her own obituary to > be published in the church paper soon after her death. > She showed this to her son, Frank Twyman, but he, not having time just > then, to read the paper, delayed doing so. Meanwhile, Mrs. twyman put > the paper away somewhere, and it has not been found. > Her sons, who were devoted to their mother, and regardful of her > slightest wish, would gladly follow her instructions in these matters if > they could find the lost paper; but a thorough and diligent search of > the house has failed to reveal it. Knowing, however, in a general way, > what her tastes and wishes were in matters of this kind, the relatives > will follow them as closely as possible. > Mrs. Twyman was the first member of Independence chapter, of the > Daughters of the Confederacy. Her death is also the first that has ever > occurred among the members of the chapter. The surviving members will > attend the funeral tomorrow morning at the First Baptist church in a > body. They will assemble in the church parlors at 9:30 and will wear > their badges of membership at the funeral. > > SAME PUBLICATION AND DATE: > The funeral services of Mrs. Fannie Twyman will be conducted Saturday > morning at 10 o'clock from the First Baptist church. After the church > services, the remains will be taken to the Six Mile burying ground for > interment. > The honorary pall bearers will be M. G. Wood, John W. Clements, Walter > Rider, George Compton, Jr., John D. Robinson, A. J. Bundschu. The active > pall bearers will be James Jones, George Peace, James T. Sale, Sandy > Echles, Napoleon Jones and J. R. Harris. > > ORDER NO. 11 > During the Civil war, Jackson County was a battleground both physically > and psychologically. Many county residents and/or their parents and > families had come here from Kentucky, Tennessee Virginia and southern > Illinois. Their sympathies were with the south and even civilians became > involved in the guerilla war that was waged here on the Kansas-Missouri > border. > In August, the Union general, Brig. General Ewing, ordered Jackson > county residents to either declare their allegiance to the Union, or > leave the area. Specifically they were ordered to leave the border area > and not to go to Platte, Clay, Ray or Carroll counties in Missouri, nor > to reside nor return to this district during the rebellion, without > previous express permission from competent military authority. This was > the famous order No. 11, which George Caleb Bingham later immortalized > in his painting entitled "Martial Law", but usually simply called Order > 11. Mrs. Dr. Lykins, listed below as one who was banished, later became > Mrs. George Caleb Bingham. > Many families left the county and went as far away as Texas. Some > returned after the war; some didn't. Those who returned often found > their farms burned and destroyed. > In the Burdette Cogswell Collection at the Jackson County Historical > Society Archives and Research Library, is a copy of a clipping from an > unidentified newspaper. The article, which contains a copy of another > article within it, is headed: An Interesting Memento. List of those > banished by Order No. 11. > > :Mr. A. O. Runyan, of Columbia, Mo., last week presented his grandson, > W. F. Switzler, Jr., of that city, with a copy of the order banishing > Mr. Runyan from Independence at about the same time that General Ewing's > famous Order No. 11 was issued. The Columbia Herald publishes the > document, which we herewith reproduce: "Headquarters District of the > Border, Kansas City, Missouri, August 29th, 1863. > "Special Orders No. 61 (64?) -- Extract. A. O. Runyan and family, > residents of Independence, Missouri, are ordered to remove from this > district within ten days from the date hereof. They will not go to the > counties of Platte, Clay, Ray or Carroll, Missouri, to reside nor return > to this district, during the rebellion, without previous express > permission from competent military authority. > "By order of Brig. General Ewing. > "P. B. Plumb, Major and Chief of Staff." > Mr. Runyan has also preserved a newspaper clipping giving the names of > ..?.. ..?.. (illegible) as follows: > The following is a list of the disloyal persons recently banished from > the District of the Border, by order of Gen. Ewing. The order for their > banishment forbids them to live in the counties of Platte, Clay, Ray or > Carroll, or to return to their homes during the rebellion: > JESSE RIDLESBERGER and family, Kansas City. > R. H. NOLAN and family, Kansas City > WM. GILLIS, Kansas City > JAS. SWEENEY and family, Kansas City > REUBEN GARRETT and family, Kansas City > MRS. DR. LYKINS, Kansas City > RICHARD HARDESTY and family, Kansas City > MRS. CHAS. KENDALL, Kansas City > MRS. RUTH CHIPMAN, Kansas City > GEORGE NICHOLSON, Kansas City > P. W. CHICK and wife, Kansas City > HOLLOW RICE and family, Osage County, Kansas > MONTAGUE RICE, Osage County, Kansas > MISS ALICE VAN NESS, Olathe, Kansas > MRS. ROSS, Independence, Missouri > MRS. FILLEY, Independence, Missouri > MRS. O'DONNELL, Independence, Missouri > MRS. SMART, Independence, Missouri > MRS. TOM MAXWELL, Independence, Missouri > MRS. GILKY, Independence, Missouri > MRS. FANNY HARRIS, Independence, Missouri > MISS MARY JANE IRWIN, Independence Missouri > MRS. HALL, Independence, Missouri > MRS. SAM H. WOODSON, Independence, Missouri > MRS. ASHLEY, Independence, Missouri > MRS. MCCREADY, Independence, Missouri > JOHN CAGIN and family, Independence, Missouri > MRS. HOUSTON and family, Independence, Missouri > MRS. GROVES and family, Independence, Missouri > A. O. RUNYAN and family, Independence, Missouri > WASH. CAMPBELL and family, Independence, Missouri > SAM HANLEY and wife, Independence, Missouri > MR. LEE and family, Independence, Missouri > MR. CUSENBERRY (QUISENBERRY?) and wife, Independence, Missouri > MR. NEAT and family, Independence, Missouri > RICH. FERGUSON and family, Kansas City > W. C. BARKLEY and family, Kansas City > FELIX FERGUSON, Kansas City > JOHN W. SUMMERS and family, Kansas City > P. T. SCRUGGS, Kansas City > MRS. MARY FROST, Kansas City > BEN JUDSON and family, Kansas City > MR. DONAHUE and family, Kansas City > WM. D. WILEY, Kansas City > B. F. SMITH and family, Kansas City > ASA MADDOX and family, Kansas City > LEMUEL HALL, wife and family, Kansas City > WM. GILPIN and family, Kansas City > THOS. ASPLING and family, Kansas City > OLIVER P. BURNS, Kansas City > J. W. HATTON, Kansas City > HEZEKIAH HOLMES and family, Kansas City > JOS. M. DOUGAL, Kansas City > PHILIP D. POLLARD, Kansas City > DR. A. J.L PIERCE, Kansas City > (Editor's note: Please remember that I have copied a newspaper article > which was in turn copied in another newspaper article taken from an > original list. That means there have been at least 3 chances for > mistakes in copying, spelling, etc.) >