I have a index of a partial 1876 census which includes Iron Mountain. As soon as I get back from vacation on Sunday,  I'll look it up for you.  The census that I have is on Ancestry.com but it has not been indexed by them  Denise Dogs are not our whole life, But they make our lives whole.

Thank you for posting this information!!!!  He is the half brother of my Nancy Conwy/Conway Walker Callahan.  Nancy's father, her brother, father's best friend all disappeared in Shannon Co between 1860 - 1864.  Charles' mother Mary Conwy/Conway Conwy/Conway went to St F Co by Oct 1864 and went over to marry a John L Haile in Iron Co.  These two could have had a child named Sarah who may have disappeared.  John L disappears also.   GW Conway was born in 1860,  His mother remarries in 1864.  This Charles is born in 1866 which is a gap of 6 years.  In the 1870 census there is a Haile family that could be this one, but it has a lot of errors.  The Sarah could have been only a child of the father.  I think I found a John L  with a child named Sarah in Ky.  Do not know if this is my John L.   My mother remembered this Charles and his half brother George Washington Conwy/Conway.  The two had a business.  George never married.  George had a clubfoot.  His sister's g granddaughter's son had it also, but it was corrected.  No one else in the family that I know of had it.   Alanna --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Melanie Rickmar <rickmar@cdinter.net> wrote: From: Melanie Rickmar <rickmar@cdinter.net> Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Rev. Charles P. Hale (1866-1939) To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 8:08 AM LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, March 24, 1939 REV. CHARLES P. HALE Charles P. Hale, son of John and Mary Hale, was born in Iron County, Missouri, near Ironton, March 16, 1866, and departed this life at Flat River, Tuesday, March 21, 1939, at the age of 73 years 5 days. He was united in marriage to Miss Mollie Kathryn Morris, Jan. 25, 1885, and to them were born five children. Three, with the mother, have preceded him in death. For many years he was employed by the Lead Company as a diamond drill operator. After he was retired by the company he engaged in the mercantile business in Leadwood for some time. Early in life he was converted and gave himself to the Lord to keep and use. God called him to tell his story and many years were spent in preaching the word. He preached for the Church of God, holding many pastorates. For some time he was pastor of that church in Leadwood. He was affiliated with the Baptist Church and held pastorates at Doe Run and Old Germany. He was a successful pastoral evangelist and loved to hold revivals. Many are the Christian people of today that found the Lord under his preaching. He leaves to mourn his passing his two daughters, Mrs. Early Upchurch of Leadwood and Mrs. Will Causey of Flat River; eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren, with a host of friends who say, "Farewell, servant of God, farewell. The good fight has been fought, the Faith and the Crown has been won, in Heavenly bliss thou shalt wear it on and on." Funeral services were held at the Leadwood Baptist Church Thursday at 2 p.m., Rev. W. C. Polson in charge, assisted by Rev. C. C. Carl. Burial in the Leadwood Cemetery. The I.O.O.F. Lodge of Leadwood was in charge of the service at the grave. Boyer Funeral Service, Desloge. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Several items on your Harrington/Herrington surname has recently been transcribed and posted on a neighboring county site: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mojchs/index.html Best of luck -Kay, FL In a message dated 1/1/2009 9:57:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, genealogykim@hotmail.com writes: > > Does anyone know if there was an 1876 census for St. Francois county? If > so, does anyone have access or can guide me on how to conduct research on the > census. I am looking for Harrington/Herrington and Laughlin/Loughlin families > in Iron Mountain. > > Also, what newspapers would have published information on Iron Mountain from > 1866 to 1884? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. ************** Stay up-to-date on the latest news - from fashion trends to celebrity break-ups and everything in between. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000024)

Kim,   I am another one who is interested in those areas and facts.  My Larkin Howard and Lucretia Watts Jones came to live with Larkin's aunt in Madison Co, MO.  Then they moved to Iron Mt for a while.  Larkin is buried in Doe Run.  Lucretia died about 1872 and is buried in KS.  I am assuming that she went there to visit and died there.  She had had a child about Ap 1869.  They should have been in the census for 1870 with the relatives, but they are not.  A specialist looked for me and could not find them.   I know that Larkin wrote to someone about living at the Iron Mt. and I believe his son, Wm Benjamin Jones lived there for a while also.   I also would like to see if John L and Mary Conway Conway Haile and their son, Charles Price Haile are there.  This John may have brought a daughter into the marriage or she could be a full sister to Charles.  This is the only place I ever heard of a sibling of Charles if she indeed part of the family or if the information is totally false.  But they went to Iron Co when they married, but lived somewhere in SF Co.   Alanna --- On Thu, 1/1/09, Kim Myers <genealogykim@hotmail.com> wrote:   Does anyone know if there was an 1876 census for St. Francois county?  If so, does anyone have access or can guide me on how to conduct research on the census.  I am looking for Harrington/Herrington and Laughlin/Loughlin families in Iron Mountain. Also, what newspapers would have published information on Iron Mountain from 1866 to 1884? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know if there was an 1876 census for St. Francois county? If so, does anyone have access or can guide me on how to conduct research on the census. I am looking for Harrington/Herrington and Laughlin/Loughlin families in Iron Mountain. Also, what newspapers would have published information on Iron Mountain from 1866 to 1884? Any help would be greatly appreciated. _________________________________________________________________ Life on your PC is safer, easier, and more enjoyable with Windows Vista®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032870/direct/01/

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FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, November 22, 1900 OBITUARY Mr. Archer Jacob Palmer was born in Floyd County, West Virginia, March 18th, 1869, and died of typhoid fever at his residence in Bonne Terre, Missouri, November 11th, 1900, aged 31 years, 7 months and 24 days. On the 8th of March, 1899, he was united in marriage with Miss Lucy Long at Bonne Terre, Mo. He leaves a wife, mother, sister and a brother to mourn his loss, besides a number of relatives and friends. When two years of age he removed with his parents from West Virginia to Missouri, where he lived until his death. Archer Palmer was a Christian, a devoted and loving husband, a man of kind and generous impulses and a faithful friend. He died where manhood's morning almost touches noon, while the shadows still were falling toward the West. He had not passed on life's highway the stone that marks the half-way place, and while still in love with life, enraptured with the world, he passed to silent and pathetic dust. And yet after all, it may best; just in the happiest, sunniest hour of all life's voyage, while eager winds are kissing every sail, to dash against the unseen rock, and in an instant hear the billows roar a sunken ship. For whether in mid-sea or among the breakers of the farther shore, a wreck must mark at last the end of each and all. J. S. G.

FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, January 24, 1901 DEATH OF A VERY OLD CITIZEN Mr. Joseph Bayless, one of the oldest citizens of the county, died at his home near Knob Lick last Sunday night, in the 90th year of his age. He was born in Tennessee in May, 1811, and came to this State and located in St. Francois county more than sixty years ago. He was twice married -- his second wife surviving him -- and was the father of thirteen children, eight of whom are living.

FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, January 24, 1901 OBITUARY Mrs. Mary J. Cotes died at her home in Farmington, Mo., January 12th, 1901. She was born in Henry county, Kentucky, May 30th, 1830. She was a faithful, watchful, active Christian woman. Sorrow had only brought her nearer to the Lord. Her funeral was at the Baptist Church at this place, by her pastor, Rev. W. G. Reeves, and the remains were interred in the K. of P. cemetery. She leaves one daughter to mourn her loss. Farewell, dear mother. "'Tis hard to give thee up, 'Tis hard to say Thy will be done, And drink the bitter cup." HER DAUGHTER.

I just noticed that the newspaper made a typo in its headline. It should, of couse, say "Community Lost Great Leaders during 2008", not 2009. Sorry I didn't catch that! Bettye On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:21:34 -0600 "B. Warner" <bkwofc@i1.net> wrote: > [St. Francois County, MO] > Champions of service remembered - Community lost great > leaders during 2009. > Daily Journal, Dec 31, 2008 > > They were teachers, they were police officers, they were > business leaders and soldiers. Below are just some of >the > beloved champions and heroes who died in 2009. > > Mineral Area College lost two of its longtime >instructors > in 2008. Music instructor Carol Moore, 52, died of >cancer > on March 30. Known for her love of jazz and her gift as >a > jazz pianist, the MAC Jazz Festival is being named in >her > honor. On April 9, Business instructor and Dept. Chair > Steve Easter, 61, died suddenly. MAC Trustee and former > dean Dr. Jim Bullis called Easter, “the best teacher I > ever saw.” > > Off-duty law enforcement officer Joe Crump was killed in >a > motorcycle accident on US 67 at Parkway Drive May 17 >while > participating in a poker run for the Relay For Life of >St. >Francois County. It was an event he and his wife Shelly > organized in honor of their daughter, a cancer survivor. > > On May 18, longtime Farmington businessman Bill Sharp, >64, > died of a heart attack. He was President of Raymond >James >Financial Services. > > On June 10, Bonne Terre lost its champion. At the age of > 88, former mayor and longtime city leader Jack Lawson >died > at Missouri Baptist Health Center of acute Leukemia. > > On June 17, Farmington Farmers’ Market founder Ron Hale > was killed in a tractor accident on his farm south of >Farmington. > > On June 19 Robert “Bob” Sechrest, a long-time basketball > coach at both Central and Mineral Area College, died >after > a short battle with lung cancer. The 2,300-seat Field > House at Mineral Area College was named for him in 2002. > > On Sept. 9, Tom Fitz , 87, former Farmington businessman > who owned and managed Fitz Chevrolet-Buick, died at > Presbyterian Manor. > > Ed Ragsdale, 77, the voice of North County Raider >football > for more than 40 years, died Nov. 19. > > On December 16, the Parkland lost St. Francois County > Republican Committee chairperson Bob Schwartz at the age > of 69. > > Two National Guardsmen from the Farmington-based 1138th > Engineer Batallion were killed in 2008 while the unit >was > deployed to Iraq. Sgt. Matthew F. Straughter, > Belleville, > Ill., was killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket > propelled grenade launcher on Jan. 31. Sgt. Bradley > Skelton, Gordonville, died Feb. 6 when his vehicle >struck > a roadside bomb. >

[St. Francois County, MO] Champions of service remembered - Community lost great leaders during 2009. Daily Journal, Dec 31, 2008 They were teachers, they were police officers, they were business leaders and soldiers. Below are just some of the beloved champions and heroes who died in 2009. Mineral Area College lost two of its longtime instructors in 2008. Music instructor Carol Moore, 52, died of cancer on March 30. Known for her love of jazz and her gift as a jazz pianist, the MAC Jazz Festival is being named in her honor. On April 9, Business instructor and Dept. Chair Steve Easter, 61, died suddenly. MAC Trustee and former dean Dr. Jim Bullis called Easter, “the best teacher I ever saw.” Off-duty law enforcement officer Joe Crump was killed in a motorcycle accident on US 67 at Parkway Drive May 17 while participating in a poker run for the Relay For Life of St. Francois County. It was an event he and his wife Shelly organized in honor of their daughter, a cancer survivor. On May 18, longtime Farmington businessman Bill Sharp, 64, died of a heart attack. He was President of Raymond James Financial Services. On June 10, Bonne Terre lost its champion. At the age of 88, former mayor and longtime city leader Jack Lawson died at Missouri Baptist Health Center of acute Leukemia. On June 17, Farmington Farmers’ Market founder Ron Hale was killed in a tractor accident on his farm south of Farmington. On June 19 Robert “Bob” Sechrest, a long-time basketball coach at both Central and Mineral Area College, died after a short battle with lung cancer. The 2,300-seat Field House at Mineral Area College was named for him in 2002. On Sept. 9, Tom Fitz , 87, former Farmington businessman who owned and managed Fitz Chevrolet-Buick, died at Presbyterian Manor. Ed Ragsdale, 77, the voice of North County Raider football for more than 40 years, died Nov. 19. On December 16, the Parkland lost St. Francois County Republican Committee chairperson Bob Schwartz at the age of 69. Two National Guardsmen from the Farmington-based 1138th Engineer Batallion were killed in 2008 while the unit was deployed to Iraq. Sgt. Matthew F. Straughter, Belleville, Ill., was killed when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade launcher on Jan. 31. Sgt. Bradley Skelton, Gordonville, died Feb. 6 when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb.

FARMINGTON NEWS, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, May 14, 1964 OLD LANG HOME BEING TORN DOWN FOR COIN CAR WASH An old landmark was practically gone this week with the demolition of the big two-story home on East Columbia, which was occupied for many years by the late Misses Mary and Emma Lang. A self-service 25 [cent] coin wash is to be installed on the premises shortly with entrance from East Liberty street. Members of the Preferred Credit Acceptance Corporation, which owns the property, are H. Lee Wichman, Tom P. Fitz, Leslie Huber, Robert Rapp, Victor Quesnel, Charles Elder and Francis Carrow. The corporation's office is at 223 East Columbia, where Carrow has his insurance business. The razing of what was once a show place at the countyseat is being done by the Crites family at Doe Run. In taking the residence down oak two by fours and handmade nails were found to have been used when the house was erected in the 1800's. The Lang home sat far back from East Columbia with its grassy lawn and flowering shrubs and plants always well tended and lovely. The house was opposite the Lang wagon factory, noted throughout Missouri for its manufacture of durable wagons for all parts of the state. E. C. Robinson Lumber Co., now occupies the old Lang buildings. Farmers coming to Farmington to shop on Saturdays used to stop their horses, wagons, and buggies on East Liberty at the rear of the home. Entire families ate the lunches they had brought with them while nose bags containing grain were placed around the horses heads. Miss Irene Lang, 605 North Washington, also lived in the old home with her late father, Tom Lang, who was a brother of the Misses Lang. In recent years the Lang home had been a rooming house. Carrow says a small playground for children may be established on the site of the car wash for the benefit of families washing their automobiles.

FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, October 24, 1901 AGED NINETY-THREE ________ "Grandma" Patterson Passes Away October 19, 1901 ________ Mrs. Nancy Patterson died last Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Matilda Horn, in Marion township, aged 93 years, four months and twenty-four days. Mrs. Patterson, whose maiden name was Poe, was born in what is now Ste. Genevieve county, May 25, 1808, and on arriving at womanhood was married to Alexander Patterson, who died leaving her a widow about forty years ago. She was the mother of ten children, five of whom, four daughters and one son, survive her, together with 40 grandchildren and 83 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Patterson was a devoted and faithful member of the Southern Methodist Church, and a woman whose sterling worth and many loveable traits of character are cherished by her children, grandchildren, and the multitude of friends whom she drew about her in her long, eventful and useful life. Everybody knew her by the endearing name of "Grandma Patterson," and her last days were full of peace and contentment in the love of her children, whose mourning, though she may be sadly missed, must be turned into joy at the thought that she has but laid aside the vestures of feeble old age to put on the glorious garments of immortal youth. The funeral took place Sunday and the frail tenement of this good woman was laid at rest in the old family burying ground in Boyer's prairie.

Melanie, Must apologize, Nancy Poe was my ggg grandmother. Sorry! Pat (Jones) Ballard Spokane,WA Pat Ballard wrote: > Melanie, > > Thank you so much for this obit. It is so nice to find something of my > gg grandmother. Her daughter Martha Patterson who married Benjamin > "Irch" Morris were my great grandparents, and they had a daughter > Florence Maggie Morris and she married George Washington Jones. It > always is so nice to find family every so often on this site. > Thank you again, > Pat (Jones) Ballard > Spokane, WA > > > Melanie Rickmar wrote: > >> FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, >> October 24, 1901 >> >> AGED NINETY-THREE >> ________ >> >> "Grandma" Patterson Passes Away October 19, 1901 >> ________ >> >> Mrs. Nancy Patterson died last Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, >> Mrs. Matilda Horn, in Marion township, aged 93 years, four months and >> twenty-four days. Mrs. Patterson, whose maiden name was Poe, was born in >> what is now Ste. Genevieve county, May 25, 1808, and on arriving at >> womanhood was married to Alexander Patterson, who died leaving her a widow >> about forty years ago. She was the mother of ten children, five of whom, >> four daughters and one son, survive her, together with 40 grandchildren and >> 83 great-grandchildren. >> >> Mrs. Patterson was a devoted and faithful member of the Southern Methodist >> Church, and a woman whose sterling worth and many loveable traits of >> character are cherished by her children, grandchildren, and the multitude of >> friends whom she drew about her in her long, eventful and useful life. >> Everybody knew her by the endearing name of "Grandma Patterson," and her >> last days were full of peace and contentment in the love of her children, >> whose mourning, though she may be sadly missed, must be turned into joy at >> the thought that she has but laid aside the vestures of feeble old age to >> put on the glorious garments of immortal youth. >> >> The funeral took place Sunday and the frail tenement of this good woman was >> laid at rest in the old family burying ground in Boyer's prairie. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-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 MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Melanie, Thank you so much for this obit. It is so nice to find something of my gg grandmother. Her daughter Martha Patterson who married Benjamin "Irch" Morris were my great grandparents, and they had a daughter Florence Maggie Morris and she married George Washington Jones. It always is so nice to find family every so often on this site. Thank you again, Pat (Jones) Ballard Spokane, WA Melanie Rickmar wrote: > FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, > October 24, 1901 > > AGED NINETY-THREE > ________ > > "Grandma" Patterson Passes Away October 19, 1901 > ________ > > Mrs. Nancy Patterson died last Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, > Mrs. Matilda Horn, in Marion township, aged 93 years, four months and > twenty-four days. Mrs. Patterson, whose maiden name was Poe, was born in > what is now Ste. Genevieve county, May 25, 1808, and on arriving at > womanhood was married to Alexander Patterson, who died leaving her a widow > about forty years ago. She was the mother of ten children, five of whom, > four daughters and one son, survive her, together with 40 grandchildren and > 83 great-grandchildren. > > Mrs. Patterson was a devoted and faithful member of the Southern Methodist > Church, and a woman whose sterling worth and many loveable traits of > character are cherished by her children, grandchildren, and the multitude of > friends whom she drew about her in her long, eventful and useful life. > Everybody knew her by the endearing name of "Grandma Patterson," and her > last days were full of peace and contentment in the love of her children, > whose mourning, though she may be sadly missed, must be turned into joy at > the thought that she has but laid aside the vestures of feeble old age to > put on the glorious garments of immortal youth. > > The funeral took place Sunday and the frail tenement of this good woman was > laid at rest in the old family burying ground in Boyer's prairie. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I am interested in the following five records and will gladly reimburse costs. Thank you! -Kay, FL Probate Records: Name of Estate - Exec, Admin, Guardian or Curator - Box Number Farrow, Carrol 10 Aberle, H. C. R. H. Aranz 59 Aberle, Seena Dora E. Campbell 103 Benham, Francis A. W. T. Abile 109 Dosing, Martin E. 206 ************** Don't be the last to know - click here for the latest news that will have people talking. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000021)

In case anyone is researching this name, I have additional information on the ABERLE [a.k.a.Oberly] family, as well as the contact information for a few descendants. -Kay, FL Oct 24, 1906: Martin DOSING married Ona Belle Aberle/Oberle, daughter of Henry Aberly & Sena Warren. 1880 HILL; PERRY ST FRANCOIS Co., MO Census APERLE - Henry 32 Wuertemberg, Germany; butcher Lina 32 Martha C. 12 Laura E. 8 Jennie/Jessie? 5 Regina 2 Other daughters: Ona Belle and Dora Elizabeth 1920 NW; PERRY ST FRANCOIS MO Census ABERLE SENA R 71 widowed MO owns seamstress shop Probate Records: Name of Estate - Executor, Administrator, Guardian or Curator - Box Number Aberle, H. C. R. H. Aranz 59 Aberle, Seena Dora E. Campbell 103 Additional article regarding this incident [found on the St. Francois webpage]: Henry C. Aberle Killed in Mines MINER INDEX HOME PAGE ACCIDENTLY KILLED Published by THE BONNE TERRE STAR, Bonne Terre, St. Francois Fri. April 21, 1899. Wednesday morning at about 2 o'clock, the employees of the St. Joseph Lead Co. mill were horrified to hear that Henry C. Aberle, one of the old and trusted employees of the company, had been caught between two cars of mineral and almost instantly killed. Both the company and the family of the deceased wished an inquest held and the coroner being here, a jury was immediately summoned. The jury, consisting of Abe Ringer, J. Spence, J. Mitchell, A. C. Norwine, C. Covington, and J. R. Spradling, and after viewing the remains, brought in a verdict that the deceased came to his death by "being accidentally caught between two cars." Mr. Aberle was an old and well-respected resident of Bonne Terre and a trusted employee of the St. Joseph Lead Co. He will be buried by the Masons and the A.O.U.W. today at 2 o'clock from the Baptist church. -------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 12/28/2008 9:17:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, rickmar@cdinter.net writes: > > FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, April > > 27, 1899 > > CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWEEN TWO CARS > > Last Thursday morning Henry Aberle, an employe of the St. Joseph Lead > Company, was crushed to death between two mineral cars. The Bonne Terre > Democrat-Register gives the following account of the deplorable accident: > > In attempting to set the brakes of a mineral car in the basement of the > mill, where same are loaded, instead of getting into the car to perform the > task he remained on the ground, walking backward as the car moved forward, > and seemingly unmindful of a second car near by. Companions shouted a > warning, but he paid no attention to their cries, and in a moment was > crushed between the two drawheads of the cars. Death was almost > instantaneous, for though fellow workmen immediately rushed to his > assistance and extricated him from between the cars, life was already > extinct. > > Deceased had been a resident of Bonne Terre for many years, and his term of > service as an employe of the company covered a period of about 17 years. He > > was always faithful to duty and as a citizen was generally esteemed and > respected. He was 53 years of age and leaves a wife and six children. ************** Don't be the last to know - click here for the latest news that will have people talking. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000021)

FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, October 30, 1909 IN MEMORIAM Whereas, The Grim Reaper has again invaded our ranks and taken from us one of our members, Sir Knight George Eisenberg, who was called to his last resting place on the 19th day of September, 1909, Therefore, be it resolved, That in his death Crystal Lodge No. 50 Knights of Pythias has lost one of its most exemplary and faithful members, and the City of Farmington an old, honored and esteemed citizen. Be it further resolved, that we extend to the family of the deceased our sincerest sympathy in their bereavement; that a copy of this expression be given to them, spread upon the record book of this lodge, and published in the local papers. W. W. WATERS, GEO. M. WILSON, HENRY HERMANN, Comittee.

Grandma is a great loss to me personally as well as *genealogically* as she was the source of my interest as well as a storehouse of information about our ancestors. It was a joy to call her and pick her brain about various discoveries I made about our family tree. When I found out that her father had not married until he was 30, I asked why such an handsome man with his own farm had not wed earlier as was the custom then. She replied that she didn't know, but that he had his own buggy as if this was his most important quality! Look forward to meeting you at her wake tonight or her funeral tomorrow in Farmington if you are a local and are a friend or of near kin. -----Original Message----- From: B. Warner [mailto:bkwofc@i1.net] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:29 AM To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Alta P. Watts (nee Hampton) Alta P. WATTS (July 25, 1916 - December 26, 2008) Mrs. Alta Pearl Watts passed away on Friday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2008, at her Delmar Gardens residence in Lenexa, Kansas, at the age of 92 years, 5 months & 1 day. Alta was born on July 25, 1916, in Ste. Genevieve Co., MO., & was the daughter of Albert Henry Hampton and Elsie Alberta 'Hull' Hampton. Also preceding-in-death were her husband, Woodrow Wilson Watts; 1 Sister, Alma Helen Haden and 1 grandson, Donald Wilson Watts, Jr. Alta was a member of the Libertyville Christian Church. Survivors Include : 2 Sons: Donald Wilson (& Rose Miller) Watts, of Owensville, MO; James Leslie (& Louise) Watts, of Prattville, AL. 1 Daughter, Billie Jo 'Mrs. Larry' Eccardt, of Gardner, KS; 10 Grandchildren: Kenneth Watts; Vernon Watts; Kathy Hejnal; Karen Sue Tilley; Randy Watts; Christine Russell; Diane Miller; Christina Pflughoft; Cynthia Faulkner & Melissa Bachenberg; 19 Great-Grandchildren: Kenneth Watts, Jr., Kelly Watts, Samantha Watts, Brian Watts, Megan Watts, Amy Hejnal, Craig Hejnal, Rachel Rosener Carr, Nicholas Tilley, Melissa Tilley, Melody Pettit, Jennifer Watts, Nicholas Jaras, Arturo Jaras, Xanthi Russell, Jordan Grub, Jacob Miller, Logan Faulkner & Luke Faulkner. 4 Great,Great-Grandchildren: Kendra Carr, Jake Carr, Elias Pettit & Amira Pettit. Also surviving are numerous Nieces; Nephews; other family & friends. Visitation : Monday, 5-8 p.m. Visitation resumes Tuesday @ 6:30 a.m. Funeral : Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., December 30, 2008 at TAYLOR Funeral Service CHAPEL, with Pastor Jimmy Abel officiating. Interment follows at Libertyville Christian Cemetery in Libertyville, Missouri Memorials to: St. Jude's Children's Hospital; Shriner's Hospital &/or JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) [TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Alta P. WATTS (July 25, 1916 - December 26, 2008) Mrs. Alta Pearl Watts passed away on Friday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2008, at her Delmar Gardens residence in Lenexa, Kansas, at the age of 92 years, 5 months & 1 day. Alta was born on July 25, 1916, in Ste. Genevieve Co., MO., & was the daughter of Albert Henry Hampton and Elsie Alberta 'Hull' Hampton. Also preceding-in-death were her husband, Woodrow Wilson Watts; 1 Sister, Alma Helen Haden and 1 grandson, Donald Wilson Watts, Jr. Alta was a member of the Libertyville Christian Church. Survivors Include : 2 Sons: Donald Wilson (& Rose Miller) Watts, of Owensville, MO; James Leslie (& Louise) Watts, of Prattville, AL. 1 Daughter, Billie Jo 'Mrs. Larry' Eccardt, of Gardner, KS; 10 Grandchildren: Kenneth Watts; Vernon Watts; Kathy Hejnal; Karen Sue Tilley; Randy Watts; Christine Russell; Diane Miller; Christina Pflughoft; Cynthia Faulkner & Melissa Bachenberg; 19 Great-Grandchildren: Kenneth Watts, Jr., Kelly Watts, Samantha Watts, Brian Watts, Megan Watts, Amy Hejnal, Craig Hejnal, Rachel Rosener Carr, Nicholas Tilley, Melissa Tilley, Melody Pettit, Jennifer Watts, Nicholas Jaras, Arturo Jaras, Xanthi Russell, Jordan Grub, Jacob Miller, Logan Faulkner & Luke Faulkner. 4 Great,Great-Grandchildren: Kendra Carr, Jake Carr, Elias Pettit & Amira Pettit. Also surviving are numerous Nieces; Nephews; other family & friends. Visitation : Monday, 5-8 p.m. Visitation resumes Tuesday @ 6:30 a.m. Funeral : Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., December 30, 2008 at TAYLOR Funeral Service CHAPEL, with Pastor Jimmy Abel officiating. Interment follows at Libertyville Christian Cemetery in Libertyville, Missouri Memorials to: St. Jude's Children's Hospital; Shriner's Hospital &/or JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) [TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri]