I am looking for the death date of Mary Jane Hockersmith Grisham Heifner in Randolph County, Mo. She was the first wife of Bartholomew Heifner. Some records show her dying in 1848 but I question that date as his second marriage took place 7 June, 1853 in Randolph County, Mo to Minerva Grisham. I think that may have been Mary Jane's sister. The family history gives the mother for the three younger children as Minerva and all the older children to Mary J. which would mean Mary Jane's death may have been in 1853 . There are two reasons for my conclusion. First, Mary Jane was still listed with the family in the 1850 census in Randolph County. Second, my listing for the date of birth for the youngest child of Mary Jane and Bartholomew Heifner is Mary Jane in 1853. I am also looking for the burial place for Bartholomew Heifner and his two wives, Mary Jane and Minerva. Bart died about 1839. They lived in the Huntsville area. Another daughter of Mary Jane and Bartholomew named Sarah was born in 1840 and did not appear in the 1850 census indicating she may have died. If so, when and where is she buried? In addition, I am looking for a marriage license of Sarah Elizabeth (Cooley) and her first husband, either the name of Knight or Phillips. She married her second husband, George Washington Heifner in 1868 in Randolph County. They are both buried at Darksville. George Washington Heifner was the son of Bart and Mary J. Heifner. I appreciate the help of the Randolph County genealogists. Is there anyone researching the Heifner/Hockersmith families in the area? Gratefully, Barbara Wisdom

Minerva was a daughter of Elliott R. and Polley (Trent) Thomas. She married first James Grisham in Chariton county 19 Sep 1838. James is dead or moved on by 1850, as Minerva is in the 1850 Census living with her mother and father with three daughters. Bart and Minerva can be found in the 1870 Census living in Jackson Township. The spelling of the last name is "Hifner". Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Wisdom" <jdwisdom@cox.net> To: <MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 8:56 AM Subject: [MORANDOL] Mary Hockersmith Grisham Heifner >I am looking for the death date of Mary Jane Hockersmith Grisham Heifner in >Randolph County, Mo. She was the first wife of Bartholomew Heifner. Some >records show her dying in 1848 but I question that date as his second >marriage took place 7 June, 1853 in Randolph County, Mo to Minerva Grisham. >I think that may have been Mary Jane's sister. > The family history gives the mother for the three younger children as > Minerva and all the older children to Mary J. which would mean Mary Jane's > death may have been in 1853 . There are two reasons for my conclusion. > First, Mary Jane was still listed with the family in the 1850 census in > Randolph County. Second, my listing for the date of birth for the > youngest child of Mary Jane and Bartholomew Heifner is Mary Jane in 1853. > > I am also looking for the burial place for Bartholomew Heifner and his two > wives, Mary Jane and Minerva. Bart died about 1839. They lived in > the Huntsville area. Another daughter of Mary Jane and Bartholomew named > Sarah was born in 1840 and did not appear in the 1850 census indicating > she may have died. If so, when and where is she buried? > > In addition, I am looking for a marriage license of Sarah Elizabeth > (Cooley) and her first husband, either the name of Knight or Phillips. > She married her second husband, George Washington Heifner in 1868 in > Randolph County. They are both buried at Darksville. George Washington > Heifner was the son of Bart and Mary J. Heifner. > > I appreciate the help of the Randolph County genealogists. Is there > anyone researching the Heifner/Hockersmith families in the area? > > Gratefully, > Barbara Wisdom > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

i am semi looking for Hockersmith in Howard/Randolph Co. Mostly because my ancestor's sister Alace Dougherty and sister Sidney Ann Dougherty both married Joseph Hockersmith born KY ca 1820. As far as I know, Sidney Ann married Joseph about 1840 had a daughter Emily Jane born ca 1841; wife Sidney Ann died 20 Aug 1841 (born 7 Feb 1819 Jessamine Co KY), possibly in childbirth. Joseph Hockersmith then married her sister Alace ca 1843 and had son George W Hockersmith born ca 1856. Alice Dougherty Hockersmith died 25 Jul 1881 and is buried in New Hope Cemetery. I don't have record of the marriage but Joe's second one was probably in Howard Co; the first one MAY have been in MO but possibly in KY as that is about the time the Doughertys migrated into Howard Co. Some came a little earlier, some a little later. I have garnered some other onfo on Hockersmith, mostly from the census but some from the Howard County Cemeteries book. Happy to share. I would like to know about where Joseph came from. At a wild guess, I would think possibly VA. The Doughertys came from PA into VA and then into Kentucky, arriving there before 1800. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Wisdom" <jdwisdom@cox.net> To: MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:56:54 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York Subject: [MORANDOL] Mary Hockersmith Grisham Heifner I am looking for the death date of Mary Jane Hockersmith Grisham Heifner in Randolph County, Mo. She was the first wife of Bartholomew Heifner. Some records show her dying in 1848 but I question that date as his second marriage took place 7 June, 1853 in Randolph County, Mo to Minerva Grisham. I think that may have been Mary Jane's sister. The family history gives the mother for the three younger children as Minerva and all the older children to Mary J. which would mean Mary Jane's death may have been in 1853 . There are two reasons for my conclusion. First, Mary Jane was still listed with the family in the 1850 census in Randolph County. Second, my listing for the date of birth for the youngest child of Mary Jane and Bartholomew Heifner is Mary Jane in 1853. I am also looking for the burial place for Bartholomew Heifner and his two wives, Mary Jane and Minerva. Bart died about 1839. They lived in the Huntsville area. Another daughter of Mary Jane and Bartholomew named Sarah was born in 1840 and did not appear in the 1850 census indicating she may have died. If so, when and where is she buried? In addition, I am looking for a marriage license of Sarah Elizabeth (Cooley) and her first husband, either the name of Knight or Phillips. She married her second husband, George Washington Heifner in 1868 in Randolph County. They are both buried at Darksville. George Washington Heifner was the son of Bart and Mary J. Heifner. I appreciate the help of the Randolph County genealogists. Is there anyone researching the Heifner/Hockersmith families in the area? Gratefully, Barbara Wisdom ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MORANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am thrilled to find another Hockersmith/Hockensmith researcher. You may find some of this family in Estill Co. or Madison Co., Ky. Other researchers think Jacob Hockersmith is the son of Michael Hockersmith and Michael son of Conrad Hockensmith. There is little information on Michael's family on the net. I am not certain how you would connect these families but there are some Hockersmith descendents working on it. I have a couple addresses if you want to connect also because they share info and send it to each other. They now have the list of Jacob's listed on the death index on Randolph Co. website. They say there is no way this Jacob is Jacob, Jr. It has been decided by elimination that our Jacob is not the son of Jacob, son or Conrad but highly likely to be Michael's son. Someone has just jumped to conclusions that he was Jacob, Jr. The Hockersmith researchers found a marriage license for Anna Skinner and Jacob Hockersmith in Madison Co., Ky. I'll forward what they sent me. Glad to find you! Barbara Wisdom I have Daughtery connections also in my family attached to the Burnam family in Randolph and Macon Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "CAROLYN Gibbons" <cng42@embarqmail.com> To: <morandol@rootsweb.com> Cc: <MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:05 AM Subject: Re: [MORANDOL] Mary Hockersmith Grisham Heifner >i am semi looking for Hockersmith in Howard/Randolph Co. Mostly because my >ancestor's sister Alace Dougherty and sister Sidney Ann Dougherty both >married Joseph Hockersmith born KY ca 1820. > > As far as I know, Sidney Ann married Joseph about 1840 had a daughter > Emily Jane born ca 1841; wife Sidney Ann died 20 Aug 1841 (born 7 Feb 1819 > Jessamine Co KY), possibly in childbirth. > > Joseph Hockersmith then married her sister Alace ca 1843 and had son > George W Hockersmith born ca 1856. Alice Dougherty Hockersmith died 25 > Jul 1881 and is buried in New Hope Cemetery. I don't have record of the > marriage but Joe's second one was probably in Howard Co; the first one MAY > have been in MO but possibly in KY as that is about the time the > Doughertys migrated into Howard Co. Some came a little earlier, some a > little later. > > I have garnered some other onfo on Hockersmith, mostly from the census but > some from the Howard County Cemeteries book. > > Happy to share. > > I would like to know about where Joseph came from. At a wild guess, I > would think possibly VA. The Doughertys came from PA into VA and then > into Kentucky, arriving there before 1800. > > Carolyn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Wisdom" <jdwisdom@cox.net> > To: MORANDOL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 10:56:54 AM (GMT-0500) America/New_York > Subject: [MORANDOL] Mary Hockersmith Grisham Heifner > > I am looking for the death date of Mary Jane Hockersmith Grisham Heifner > in Randolph County, Mo. She was the first wife of Bartholomew Heifner. > Some records show her dying in 1848 but I question that date as his second > marriage took place 7 June, 1853 in Randolph County, Mo to Minerva > Grisham. I think that may have been Mary Jane's sister. > The family history gives the mother for the three younger children as > Minerva and all the older children to Mary J. which would mean Mary Jane's > death may have been in 1853 . There are two reasons for my conclusion. > First, Mary Jane was still listed with the family in the 1850 census in > Randolph County. Second, my listing for the date of birth for the > youngest child of Mary Jane and Bartholomew Heifner is Mary Jane in 1853. > > I am also looking for the burial place for Bartholomew Heifner and his two > wives, Mary Jane and Minerva. Bart died about 1839. They lived in > the Huntsville area. Another daughter of Mary Jane and Bartholomew named > Sarah was born in 1840 and did not appear in the 1850 census indicating > she may have died. If so, when and where is she buried? > > In addition, I am looking for a marriage license of Sarah Elizabeth > (Cooley) and her first husband, either the name of Knight or Phillips. > She married her second husband, George Washington Heifner in 1868 in > Randolph County. They are both buried at Darksville. George Washington > Heifner was the son of Bart and Mary J. Heifner. > > I appreciate the help of the Randolph County genealogists. Is there > anyone researching the Heifner/Hockersmith families in the area? > > Gratefully, > Barbara Wisdom > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >