Thanks alot. Thanks to you, Pennytown has been located :-) Mike > Subject: history of Pennytown, a black community near Marshall @ Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Columbia MO > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:53:37 -0500 > From: "Traci Wilson-Kleekamp" <twilsonklee@earthlink.net> > To: MOSALINE-L@rootsweb.com > > Lawrence, Josephine R. (1929- ), Collection, 1844-1986 (C3792) > 26 folders, photocopies > INTRODUCTION > Papers of the Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, > Missouri. The papers include newspaper clippings and unpublished manuscripts > on the history of Pennytown, a black community near Marshall. There are also > funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and > photographs of Pennytown and its residents. > > DONOR INFORMATION > The Josephine R. Lawrence Papers were loaned to the University of Missouri > for copying by Lawrence on 16 May 1988 (Accession No. 4835). > > HISTORICAL SKETCH > Pennytown was a community of black farmers and laborers near Marshall, > Missouri. Land purchased in 1871 by Joseph Penny became the nucleus of > Pennytown, which grew to become the largest black community in Saline > County. Residents of Pennytown performed agricultural, domestic, and other > kinds of labor for the region. The residents formed a strong community based > on mutual cooperation. > > Pennytown began to lose population in the 1920s as residents moved to other > towns in Saline and Pettis Counties which were closer to their jobs. By the > 1970s the only building still standing in Pennytown was the Free Will > Baptist Church, which had always been one of the most important community > institutions. Annual reunions are held in August so that former residents > can retain their ties with Pennytown and preserve the history of their > community. > > Josephine R. Lawrence, who was born in 1929 in Pennytown is a local > historian with a keen interest in preserving and recording the history of > Pennytown. Josephine R. Lawrence's mother was Nellie Jackson and her father > was Fred Robinson. Her grandmother was Beulah Jackson. Aaron Jackson was her > mother's first husband; Aron Jackson was her cousin. She had two brothers, > Aaron and James Jackson, and a sister, Lorene Jackson Crobarker. Josephine's > former husband was Clarence L. Lawrence. > > SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE > The Lawrence collection contains newspaper clippings and unpublished > manuscripts about the history of Pennytown and the reunion. These articles > describe the rich social and communal heritage of Pennytown and help to put > the community in historical context. > > The collection will be valuable to genealogists researching families in > Saline County. In addition to information about the Jackson and Lawrence > families of Pennytown and Marshall, the collection contains a selection of > funeral programs which often include printed biographical sketches of the > deceased person and his/her family. There are also copies of early marriage > records for the community as well as a list of those buried in Fennis Creek > Cemetery, the local burial ground. > The records of the Free Will Baptist Church and its Sunday School are > contained in several notebooks kept by Josephine R. Lawrence and her > mother-in-law Josephine M. Lawrence. These church records are not complete. > snip

I have some photos of a black couple who were friends with my Baldus ancestors. I would be interested in knowing if Ike and Matilda Buford lived in the Pennytown area. If anyone is related to Ike and Matilda I would be willing to scan and share these photos. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Flannigan" <mikeflan@earthlink.net> To: <MOSALINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 9:43 AM Subject: [MOSALINE] Re: history of Pennytown, a black community near Marshall @ Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Columbia > > Thanks alot. > Thanks to you, Pennytown has been located :-) > > > Mike > > >> Subject: history of Pennytown, a black community near Marshall @ Western >> Historical Manuscript Collection, Columbia MO >> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:53:37 -0500 >> From: "Traci Wilson-Kleekamp" <twilsonklee@earthlink.net> >> To: MOSALINE-L@rootsweb.com >> >> Lawrence, Josephine R. (1929- ), Collection, 1844-1986 (C3792) >> 26 folders, photocopies >> INTRODUCTION >> Papers of the Jackson and Lawrence families of Pennytown and Marshall, >> Missouri. The papers include newspaper clippings and unpublished >> manuscripts >> on the history of Pennytown, a black community near Marshall. There are >> also >> funeral cards, copies of legal documents, church and school records, and >> photographs of Pennytown and its residents. >> >> DONOR INFORMATION >> The Josephine R. Lawrence Papers were loaned to the University of >> Missouri >> for copying by Lawrence on 16 May 1988 (Accession No. 4835). >> >> HISTORICAL SKETCH >> Pennytown was a community of black farmers and laborers near Marshall, >> Missouri. Land purchased in 1871 by Joseph Penny became the nucleus of >> Pennytown, which grew to become the largest black community in Saline >> County. Residents of Pennytown performed agricultural, domestic, and >> other >> kinds of labor for the region. The residents formed a strong community >> based >> on mutual cooperation. >> >> Pennytown began to lose population in the 1920s as residents moved to >> other >> towns in Saline and Pettis Counties which were closer to their jobs. By >> the >> 1970s the only building still standing in Pennytown was the Free Will >> Baptist Church, which had always been one of the most important community >> institutions. Annual reunions are held in August so that former residents >> can retain their ties with Pennytown and preserve the history of their >> community. >> >> Josephine R. Lawrence, who was born in 1929 in Pennytown is a local >> historian with a keen interest in preserving and recording the history of >> Pennytown. Josephine R. Lawrence's mother was Nellie Jackson and her >> father >> was Fred Robinson. Her grandmother was Beulah Jackson. Aaron Jackson was >> her >> mother's first husband; Aron Jackson was her cousin. She had two >> brothers, >> Aaron and James Jackson, and a sister, Lorene Jackson Crobarker. >> Josephine's >> former husband was Clarence L. Lawrence. >> >> SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE >> The Lawrence collection contains newspaper clippings and unpublished >> manuscripts about the history of Pennytown and the reunion. These >> articles >> describe the rich social and communal heritage of Pennytown and help to >> put >> the community in historical context. >> >> The collection will be valuable to genealogists researching families in >> Saline County. In addition to information about the Jackson and Lawrence >> families of Pennytown and Marshall, the collection contains a selection >> of >> funeral programs which often include printed biographical sketches of the >> deceased person and his/her family. There are also copies of early >> marriage >> records for the community as well as a list of those buried in Fennis >> Creek >> Cemetery, the local burial ground. >> The records of the Free Will Baptist Church and its Sunday School are >> contained in several notebooks kept by Josephine R. Lawrence and her >> mother-in-law Josephine M. Lawrence. These church records are not >> complete. >> > > snip > > > ==== MOSALINE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items > for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. > (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, > contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >