There are only a few new names added this week. BOLICK, Martha J. DOWDY, John A. - Bond ESTES, Walter, M. KROFT, Konrath LOGAN, Oliver STEINMEIER, George STOEHR, Elizabeth These names are found at the Stoddard Co. MOGenWeb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostodd2/index.html Connie Perkins

Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? ...Take a Look: This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 from Salina, KS. USA. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smoky Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, KS and reprinted by the Salina Journal. 8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS - 1895 Grammar (Time, one hour) 1. Give nine rules for the use of Capital Letters. 2. Name the Parts of Speech and define those that have no modifications. 3. Define Verse, Stanza and Paragraph. 4. What are the Principal Parts of a verb? Give Principal Parts of do, lie, lay and run. 5. Define Case, Illustrate each Case. 6. What is Punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of Punctuation. 7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar. Arithmetic (Time, 1.25 hours) 1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic. 2. A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold? 3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare? 4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals? 5. Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton. 6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent. 7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per m? 8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent. 9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per are, the distance around which is 640 rods? 10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt. U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes) 1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided. 2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus. 3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War. 4. Show the territorial growth of the United States. 5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas. 6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of theRebellion. 7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe? 8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607 1620 1800 1849 1865 Orthography (Time, one hour) 1. What is meant by the following: Alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication? 2. What are elementary sounds? How classified? 3. What are the following, and give examples of each: Trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals? 4. Give four substitutes for caret 'u'. 5. Give two rules for spelling words with final 'e'. Name two exceptions under each rule. 6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each. 7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: Bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono,super. 8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: Card, ball, mercy, sir, odd,cell, rise, blood, fare, last. 9. Use the following correctly in sentences, Cite, site, sight, fane,fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise, rays. 10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced andindicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication. Geography (Time, one hour) 1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend? 2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas? 3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is theocean? 4. Describe the mountains of North America. 5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba,Hecla, Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fermandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco. 6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. 7. Name all the republics of Europe and give capital of each. 8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude? 9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers. 10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give inclination of the earth. - ------------------------------------------------- Imagine a college student who went to public school trying to pass this test, even if the few outdated questions were modernized. - -------------------------------- Gives the saying of an early 20th century person that "she/he only had an 8th grade education" a whole new meaning! ______________________________

Dear Listmembers, Does anyone know if there are any published death notices/obituaries for Stoddard County? I am looking for a death notice for Dr. Richard E. Sherry died 1/28/1894 or his wife Huldah J. Sherry died 1898. I'd very much appreciate any help you could provide. Thanks in advance. Karen S. Hughes [email protected] Researching: CULLINS/ELMS/LOCKWOOD/PHOEBUS/SHERRY/WHEELER /WRIGHT

Last evening I had something happen to my computer. I was locked out for a couple hours. Virus??? I lost contact with my modem and a couple programs when I got back in. If you have sent any thing to be posted to the web site in the last couple days please resend. I had posted some of the new material and had it uploaded, but I know there was at least five which went with the crash. I have no way of recovering the mail I had left in my mail box to work with. Thanks and Have a Happy Easter. Will look forward to hearing from all, as I lost a few addresses. Your CC for the county web site. Mary Agnes Hudson [email protected]

Check out the URL below. If we all contributed our information to this we would be helping others and ourselves. It is for all states and counties. Phyllis Posted to the ARGenExchange Queries at http://www.genexchange.com/ar/ List Admin- [email protected] AR GenExchange: http://www.genexchange.com/ar/ US GenExchange: http://www.genexchange.com/us.cfm Mailing Lists: http://www.genexchange.com/MailListForm.cfm

Francis Marion Neal b. 4 March 1851 d. 6 May 1882 was the son of Robert Barber Neal and Sarah Gilley Francis Marion Neal married Mary Ann Dowdy 19 Jan 1875 in Stoddard Co. MO Mary Ann Dowdy was the daughter of Josiah and Martha Ann Howell Dowdy. ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Wronka <[email protected]> To: <c> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:02 PM Subject: [MOSTODDA-L] Neal/Dowdy > Does anyone have any information on a marriage of Francis Marion NEAL > 1851-1882, m. MARY ANN DOWDY. I'm trying to determine which NEAL family > Francis belongs to. > Betty > > > ==== MOSTODDA Mailing List ==== > Stoddard Co. Missouri > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostodd2/index.html > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

Does anyone have any information on a marriage of Francis Marion NEAL 1851-1882, m. MARY ANN DOWDY. I'm trying to determine which NEAL family Francis belongs to. Betty

If anyone knows ANYTHING about ANYONE listed in this obituary, please contact me. I believe this to be the son of ELIZA C. GATES HALEY and MIKE HALEY. If so, his sister would have been SARAH ELLEN HALEY MAULDING who also went by the name SARAH ELLEN BURNS before she was married. The half-brother would have been a BURNS and his father was EDWARD BURNS. The half brother's name may have been EDD/EDWARD or C. C. (the initails are all I have). The Fayette, Idaho is probably Payette, Idaho. 9-26-1941 JOHN J. HALEY (Should be JOHN H. HALEY) JOHN J. HALEY-born in Hamilton County, Illinois on 10-28-1855 and died 9-12-1941 at home, west of Bloomfield, Missouri. He was 81 years, 10 months and 12 days. First married to MARIAN FRANCES GARRETT in 1883 and had 8 children. Two sons and mother preceded him in death. Surviving are ERNEST of Omaha, FRED of Dayton, Texas, JOHN of Macksville, Kansas, JAMES of St. Joseph, Missouri, EVERETT of Redding, California, Mrs. ALICE RUNYON of Albany, Missouri. He married MARTHA MC CARROLL in 1903 and had two children. Son, Ben died and surviving is Mrs. NELSON MC REE of Fayette, Idaho. He also leaves a 1/2 brother. Burial in (West) Antioch Cemetery. >From unknown Dexter, Missouri newspaper.

Mona, Armstead Dowdy Cemetery is named for the person who donated the land for the cemetery, Armstead Dowdy. The name Armstead has been passed down through many generations of Dowdys. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: Mona Hagy-Rose <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 6:02 PM Subject: [MOSTODDA-L] Armstead-Dowdy Cemetery > Dose any one know how Armstead-Dowdy Cemetery received it named? I check > the Cemetery book and there are no Armstead buried in Stoddard County as of > 1992. Any information would be very helpful. > > Thanks > > Mona (Annette) Hagy-Rose > List Administrator of [email protected] > San Antonio > Searching: > Mine: Breeden, Buchanan, Garner, Greenstreet, Hagy, Harman/Harmon, Harrison, > Landreth, Mattox, McFarlen, McKay, Montgomery, Pratt, Riddle, Sutton, and > Tyree > Husband: Borge, Rose, Silva, Sleeper > Sons: Brotherton, Marconi, Souva, Wyeth > > > > ==== MOSTODDA Mailing List ==== > Free Web Space on Rootsweb > http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

Dose any one know how Armstead-Dowdy Cemetery received it named? I check the Cemetery book and there are no Armstead buried in Stoddard County as of 1992. Any information would be very helpful. Thanks Mona (Annette) Hagy-Rose List Administrator of [email protected] San Antonio Searching: Mine: Breeden, Buchanan, Garner, Greenstreet, Hagy, Harman/Harmon, Harrison, Landreth, Mattox, McFarlen, McKay, Montgomery, Pratt, Riddle, Sutton, and Tyree Husband: Borge, Rose, Silva, Sleeper Sons: Brotherton, Marconi, Souva, Wyeth

This came from another list and I hope some of you can use it. Phyllis Found this soldier listed as a prisoner in Alton Prison in Alton, Illinois during the Civil War. It was a confederate prison. You might want to check out the website at www.altonweb.com/history/civilwar/confed/

This URL just came through another list. I will be posting the same on the web sites in the future. Civil War Records http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/civilwar.html#confed Mary Hudson [email protected] ô¿ô USGenWeb Counties I volunteer to CC Butler, Mississippi and Stoddard Missouri http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobutle2/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostodd2/index.html MY PROJECT Bye-Gone Towns http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mahudson/bygone/by-gonecomstates.htm My Personal Web Site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3597

Can anyone tell me where Elk, Missouri is or was? It should either be in Stoddard or New Madrid County. Thanks. Phyllis

Phyllis - Mary Hudson, our list owner, has a link on her web to old maps that would probably show your Elk, MO. Deanna

Can anyone LOOK UP a divorce for me please. Earl DICKEY and Ollie Mae SCHRIEBER between the dates of 1920 - 1923 in Stoddard County, MO Thank you, Barb in Oregon

I'm looking for information on the DICKEY family in Stoddard County in 1920 Samuel A. DICKEY and his wife Typhenis DICKEY (DUTY was her maiden name). I'm trying to find out if they died in Stoddard County...Samuel was 52 years old in 1920. I'm also trying to find infomation on their son EARL DICKEY, who is my grandfather. I figure he was born about 1900 in IL Earl was living in Dudley, Duck Creek, Stoddard County, MO in 1920 with his wife and his mother in law Alice PORTER on the 1920 Census. This is the last place I can find my grandfather. If you have any information on my DICKEY family PLEASE CONTACT ME. I plan visting MO at the end of June of this year and I need to find my grandfather. PLEASE HELP ME.. Thanks you Barb in Oregon

I have obtained a printed copy of the 1850 Stoddard Co. census and will do look-ups for this as well. Peggy Melton [email protected] Peggy Melton, is a volunteer Lookup, please if you make a request, remember to limit your request to no more than two persons at one time. Mary Hudson [email protected] ô¿ô USGenWeb Counties I volunteer to CC Butler, Mississippi and Stoddard Missouri http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobutle2/index.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~momissis/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostodd2/index.html MY PROJECT Bye-Gone Towns http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mahudson/bygone/by-gonecomstates.htm My Personal Web Site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3597

hello everyone, i'm new and want to list my info. there's very little to it. i'm searching for TALBERT GREENBERRY ELLIS [email protected] ind.(?) d. @1911 in ar. md.NANCY JANNEY EDENS(?) bn.1872 ind.(?) d. 1962 in ar. they had 5 children. but was told this--- talbert and nancy were both born in ind. had 1 child, moved to ill. had 2 children, moved to mo.(hopefully from my info. stoddard co.) had last 2 children and moved to ar. 4 of the 5 are buried in ar. with nancy. the 2 children born in mo. are---HENRY CASS bn.1899 and RICHARD AUGUSTA bn. 1901.maybe they moved with family or for work? if anyone has heard mention of this family please let me know, thanks for anything you can offer. faith if i have already posted here, i apologize. faith

Joan I just do lookups for the people who are looking for someone. I will be glad to look up someone in Stoddard Co for you. I am from the Wilborn, Overbay and Snow Clan [email protected] wrote: > Dear Melba: > Does the name Nancy Jane DAVIS b. about 1841 in Stoddard Co., MO. married > James R. JACKSON about 1891, in Stoddard Co., MO. does she fit into your > DAVIS family? > > James R. and his brothers Thomas, Isaiah,Richard served in Confederacy for > Stoddard Co., MO. during the Civil War. After the war James R.and Nancy moved > to Gainsville, Greene Co. AR. > > My grandfather Albert Davis (A.D.) JACKSON son of James R. JACKSON married a > girl from Stoddard Co. named Joe COLLINS on 25 Dec. 1884 , I believe her > father was J.A. COLLINS. Albert and Joe moved to Gainsville, Greene Co., AR > and Joe died before 1899, there were two children from the union of Albert > and Joe, James A. 1885 and Pearl 1889. > > Does any of the info on the Davis or Collin family ring a bell, any info will > be greatly appreciated. > > Joan C. in PA.

Here is a URL for finding the distribution of surnames in the US in different years. http://www.hamrick.com/names/ Phyllis