Hi Larry Interesting posts, as usual, and we are all grateful for your work. This one: > Chandler, O. F. -- of Moberly, sold grocery business to F. T. Dysart of > Chariton Co; MDM Tuesday 23 Jan 1883 is Finis T. Dysart, b. 1 Mar 1840. He was the son of the Rev. James Dysart, who was the son of James Dysart, b. 1777 Burke Co., NC, d. 1853 Randolph Co. and Martha Cowden, b. 1780 NC. James was the brother of Nicholas Dysart, b. 8 Jan 1804 Lexington, KY, d. 12 Feb 1896 Yates, MO., who m. Euphemia Donnelly Givens, b. 11 Nov 1810 Lincoln Co., KY, d. 7 Dec 1888, Yates. I have 9 children for this latter couple, including Martha Willis Dysart, who m. John Henry Wayland. I also have the Dysart line back several more generations, all on my Wayland page on my site below. I had this note under F.T. Dysart: ====================== Dysart, Finis T. --CSA, MO. Enlisted at the age of 21 & served for 1 year. He was discharged because of failing eye sight. He was born in Macon Co. 1 Mar 1840 & lived in Chariton Co. after the war. He held several county offices. He married 1st Lou Bastin, she died in 1874. One child of that marriage survived, Claude. He then married Mrs. Lou Sands & they had 1 child, Anna. She died in 1881. He came close to winning the nomination for Secretary of State at the Democratic Convention in 1880. Finis started a grocery business in Moberly in 1883. Ref: RCHB84; [father Rev. James Dysart; enlisted Price's Army CSA; mar. 1st Lou (Bastin); children: (1) Anna, (2) Effie died infancy, (3) Claud, (4) Lou; mar. 2nd 1878 Lou (Sands), children: (5) Anna died 1881, (6) Effie died infancy; HRM p. 397, LWS] Following is from old Chariton Co. book: "CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH This church was organized in 1873 with W. R. SLAUGHTER, Mary E. SLAUGHTER, F. T. DYSART, Lou E. DYSART, Susan E. DYSART, Ellen WILLIAMS, Mary J. ELLINGTON, L. D. BRUMMALL and C. A. BRUMMALL as the original members. As stated elsewhere the church property was built by the the first presbyterians, and sold under a deed of trust, when it was bought by W. R. SLAUGHTER and sold it jointly to the Methodist and Cumberland Presbyterians, the latter in 1885 acquiring entire control. Since, the building has undergone a complete transformation, especially the interior now is one of the best furnished churches in the city. Rev. H. D. MANESS is now in charge as pastor, his flock numbering 125. In addition to services being held each Sunday, well attended prayer meetings convene each Wednesday evening and a number of societies from time to time. ========================== > Weddle, C. -- (maybe Weedle), m. 11 Jan 1883 Ida Terrill, at bride’s father, > B. F. Terrill, near Moberly by Elder J. R. Terrill; MDM Friday 12 Jan 1883 This is Cade Weddle. I have nothing on him; I had him as a husband, but no marriage date, so was glad to get that. He m. Mary Ida Terrill (no dates on her), dtr. of Benjamin F. Terrill, b. 15 pr 1836 Boone, KY, d. 10 Aug 1903 Jacksboro, TX, and Christina Kettle, b. abt. 1847, d. probably before 1880. In the 1870 Randolph Co. MO census, as B.F. Terrill, age 34, along with wife Christina, age 23; children: Mary I. age 7; Eliza M. age 4; and Josephine J. age 6 months. Benjamin is found in the Sugar Creek Townhip, City of Moberly, 1880 Randolph Co., MO census with his widowed mother at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/randolph/census/1880/105-14.gif Christina is not with him, so it is assumed that she was deceased. His children with him are: Ida, age 15; Josephine, age 12; May age 10; Lutie, age 7. Except for perhaps Lutie, the ages on the children on this last census are way off. May is probably the middle name of Eliza M., and she would have been 14. Josephine would have been 10, and Ida age 17. I wonder if the census taker just made guesses on the ages, rather than ask the family. The only other one in the family at this time was Benjamin's brother, Thomas, b. 26 Sep 1855, age 25 (census taker has him as age 20). Eliza A. is shown as the head of the family, "keeping house." This is Elizabeth Ann Crisler, wife of James Terrill, b. 29 Dec 1801 Albemarle Co., VA, d. 14 Sep 1876 Randolph Co. They had her age right on the census at age 66, as she was b. 6 Sep 1813 VA, d. 2 Feb 1905 Randolph Co., MO. Lutie Ann Terrill m. Thomas M. Marks; Eliza Mae Terrill m. Walter Isbell; Josephine Terrill m. George M. Hollis. The "Elder J.R. Terrill" mentioned in the marriage announcement is no doubt the Rev. John Robert Terrill, b. 28 Jul 1827, the uncle of the bride. John was the son of James Terrill, b. 1801, and his first wife, Henrietta Conner, b. 20 Jun 1806, d. 15 Aug 1830, Randolph Co. They are on my Terrill page below. John Wayland http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~wayland/