Just for special interest, I was reading in the October 2000 WildWest Magazine an article on Gunfighters. In this particular article they were discussing the death of California Constable Johnny Powers . Although he wasn't from our area of research ... the story about the mysterious disappearance of the headstone was rather interesting, and I wonder how many of our family headstones have ended up lost under similar circumstances. Constable Powers body was buried in a tree-shaded Cottage Grove Cemetery. A small white marble headstone was put up . It was ornamented with clasped hands and in the shape of a law officer's badge, it read: In memory of John L. Powers. Died July 3, 1891. Aged 27 yrs 9 mos 6 d's." He was the first lawman killed in Kern County in the line of duty and his name was inscribed on monuments to slain police officers in Bakersfield and in Washington D.C. However the story I wanted to get to was this .... 80 years after he was buried, and after South Fork County (a book) was published several Cottage Grove headstones turned up missing, including Johnny Power's stone. Bob Powers, who was a resident of Kern Valley was very shocked and very angry at what had happened and in the 1990's (through the Kern Valley Historical Society he posted a $1,000 reward for information to Constable Powers headstone whereabouts'. No questions asked. Luckily the very next day a woman called him and the headstone was found. She was met by Bob Powers and a friend, Al Landry, in Twin Oaks and she led them to a shed on her property. Twenty two years had gone by when some vandals had broken the headstone in two near the cement base, and the base was being used as a step into the shed, which was about 40 ft. from the road Bob Powers had driven past a hundred time. The remainder of the stone had been shoved into a space beneath. So the lost headstone was found twenty two years later, mystery was solved. It is now back in the family, and Bob Powers has his peace of mind, finding his lost relation. I guess I wanted to share this, to encourage each of you to not give up ..... sometimes there are happy endings!

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Dear List, I remember my grandfather (Glen C. DUNCAN 1909-1986) showing me his high school, senior yearbook. I think my mother may have shown it to me shortly after his death. The graduating class had 4 in it: my grandfather Glen, his twin sister Glena, his cousin Val (all DUNCANs), and someone else who wasn't related. Today, my mother gave me his high school diploma. It says it is from Armo Baptist Academy in Blue Eye, MO. I checked the Stone Co. History books, and I found a mention of the Armo Academy in Vol. II, page 17. It says the Armo was just across the state line in AR. It didn't make it clear when it closed. On Glen's diploma it says Blue Eye, MO in 2 places. What I'm sort of confused about is Blue Eye, MO and Blue Eye, AR. My mother says the school was on the AR side, but because the state line divides the city, Stone County takes care of both sides, so the diploma would read Blue Eye, MO. As a genealogist, I would think that Stone Co takes care of the MO side of Blue Eye and Carroll Co. takes care of the AR side. But if the school was on the AR side, why does the diploma read MO? Also, my mother says that Armo was the only school anywhere near Blue Eye, until they built the new one. She went to the new in 1939. She thinks her Uncle Ronald (Glen's brother) was in the first graduating class from the new school. He was born in 1917, so he should have graduated with the 4th graduating class in 1935. If anyone has any info on Armo Baptist Academy, please email me. I also wonder if the Ronald Duncan listed as principal from 1961-1963 is the same as my Ronald J. Duncan. Guess I should write to him and ask. Thanks, Cheri M. Torrance, CA

> [Original Message] > From: <Camby11@aol.com> > To: <YOUNG-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 9/7/2000 7:57:40 AM > Subject: [YOUNG] Genealogy Rip off! > > I received the following from another genealogy list that I am on, > and thought it worth forwarding. > > > > I received this message after it was forwarded to the INGENWEB state > coordinator: > > About 2 weeeks ago we received a complaint from an Archives submitter > that her materials were found on a genealogy subscription service: > > www.familydiscovery.com > > The submitter was able to do a little digging and found that they > were > linking to her files housed on her server, but shrink-wrapped inside > a > frame so it appears to be THEIR work. About 10 days ago, to > investigate > this, I signed up with familydiscovery. To date, I have not received > a > user id or password to get inside. The registered owners of the web > site > gave bogus telephone numbers in their registration. One number goes > to a > recorded message line; the other to a carpet company. Some of the > e-mail > adds on their web site bounce. > > Standing on the outside and looking through the window, it appears > that > several > folks' web sites have been prize-mined: > > http://www.familydiscovery.com/whatsnew.htm > > The Storey Co., IA and the Washington Co., PA stuff seem to come > from > USGenWeb sites. Some of the other IA and NC stuff seems to come from > non-USGW sites. None of the materials seem to be housed at either > rootsweb or usgennet. > > If anyone out there is or has been a member of familydiscovery -- or > has been ripped off by them, I ["Joy Fisher" jfisher@ucla.edu>] would > like to > hear from you. > > Permission is granted to forward this message. > > > ==== YOUNG Mailing List ==== > Transcribe an old document and share it with the list. > The list owner is at lynn4604@aol.com > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > --- Rose Correa-Young --- rmcy1@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.

Hello MOSTONERS, I have just finished posting 35 new mystery photos sent to us by JoAnn (Cook) Waits. The photographs may be of particular interest to the Seniors on the list since they were taken in the 1930's and 1940's. Three very good ones are of the various classes at Possum Trot/Fairview School. Please have a look and see if you recognize anyone. The direct URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/mystpics/cook/cook.html Jo

I received this email from Larry Morgan. What a thoughtful person he is! He could have just thrown this information out. I don't know if anyone on the list knows the Mr. Cleo Craig who died in 1917, but if so the note below is a treasure. Jo -----Original Message----- From: Larry L. Morgan <larginmor@hotmail.com> To: PDUNNE@satx.rr.com <PDUNNE@satx.rr.com> Date: Monday, September 04, 2000 12:22 PM Subject: Stone County Funeral Notice My mother was Cornelia Eliza Fisk, born in Galena on July 20, 1920 to Theodore Parker and Lila Farmer Fisk. Recently, after my father passed away, I found the Fisk family bible as we were sorting various items - my mother having passed away in November of 1994. Inside the bible I found an original copy of a Woodmen of the World Funeral Notice, to wit: Cleo W. Craig died at his home in Galena, Missouri, Thursday, July fifth, nineteen hundred seventeen. Aged twenty-nine years, nine months and eighteen days. Funeral services at the residence of W. D. Craig, Friday, July sixth, at 1:30 o'clock p.m. Conducted by Dr. A. L. McQuary. Interment at Galena Cemetery with services by Galena Camp No. 288, W. O. W. Friends invited. I don't know why this funeral notice was in the family bible, and do not know any relationship that existed with the Fisk family. I did not that the Galena cemetery index on your web page lists Mr. Craig as being buried there, but doesn't have the date of his death. I thought that either your organization, or if family members remain in the area, might be interested in this announcement. Larry L. Morgan, Son of Cornelia Eliza Fisk President, Latimer County Historical & Genealogical Society Latimer County, Oklahoma

Thank you all for the work you have done for us. Sandie ----- Original Message ----- From: Josephine or Peter Dunne <PDUNNE@satx.rr.com> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:23 PM Subject: [MOSTONE-L] NEW STUFF > Hi MOSTONERS, > > Grant Township of the 1920 Census is now online. We are grateful to Shoni Jones for transcribing it-----this is her second transcription, she also transcribed Logan Township. > > The URL is: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/1920census/1920.htm > > WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE TOWNSHIP TO GO AND THE 1920 CENSUS WILL BE COMPLETE! > > Happy Hunting, > Jo > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > >

Hi MOSTONERS, Grant Township of the 1920 Census is now online. We are grateful to Shoni Jones for transcribing it-----this is her second transcription, she also transcribed Logan Township. The URL is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/1920census/1920.htm WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE TOWNSHIP TO GO AND THE 1920 CENSUS WILL BE COMPLETE! Happy Hunting, Jo

Hi MOSTONERS, James Township of the 1920 Census is online! There are only two townships to go and the 1920 Census will be complete. We are so proud of all the volunteers!! Special thanks to Richard White for transcribing James Township! The URL to the index is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/1920census/1920.htm Happy Hunting, Jo

My sincerest sympathy to you, Dawna. Diane Biggar-Taylor > I'm sorry to say my Aunt Ernestine (Crabtree) Holcomb passed away this past > Wed.

Hello MOSTONERS, Our 16th township of the 1920 Census is online!!! It is Williams Township, transcribed by Jan Eiskina. The URL to the township list is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/1920census/1920.htm Special thanks to Jan for transcribing this one! Jo

Thank YOU, Pama, wow, that really makes my day. Ray

I'm sorry to say my Aunt Ernestine (Crabtree) Holcomb passed away this past Wed. Below is my personal notes and not the official obit, which, as of today, had not been printed. Georgia "Ernestine" (Crabtree) Holcomb, b. Dec 29, 1920 in Reed Springs, Stone CO, MO d. Aug 23, 2000 in Maxwell, Colusa CO, CA. Ernestine, as she was called, will be buried this Tues Aug. 29, 2000 at the Cemetery in Maxwell. Ernestine, who would have been 80 yrs. in Dec., is the second eldest daughter of Arthur Crabtree & Viola Nickerson. She is survived by her three sons, Arthur "Tuffy", Arnold "Sharky", & Robert Holcomb and at least 8 grandchildren & 8 great grandchildren (they may be more..that's all I have in my data base). Surviving, as well are her elder Sister, Alta Maupin of Oroville, CA, younger siblings, Mary "Jean" Wright of Oregon, William "Kenneth" Crabtree, Nora Nelson, Thelma Vicars, all of Oroville, CA, & Dola Harris of Oregon. Aunt Teen (Ernestine) was preceded in death by her husband of almost 60 years, Elmer Edward "Bud" Holcomb in 1993, grandsons, Timothy Holcomb, 19 yrs in 1978 & Dale Allen Holcomb, 40 yrs, in March 1999. She had been ill for quit some time. We pray she will rest in peace with her beloved family members. Sincerely, Dawna J Vicars niece of Aunt Teen (Ernestine) <A HREF="www.familytreemaker.com/users/v/i/c/Dawna-J-Vicars-CA/">Dawna's Gen Page</A> or www.familytreemaker.com/users/v/i/c/Dawna-J-Vicars-CA/

Ray, Maybe we can all join in the chorus--Have a very Happy Birthday and many, many thanks for all your cemetery listings, Marj Xmeemawx@aol.com wrote: > > Mee, mee, mee, MMMMMMEEEEEEEE > Happy birthday to you, > Happy birthday to you, > Happy birthday Dear RAaaaayyyyyyyy, > Happpppppppppppyyyyyyyyyyyy Bbbbbbbritttthhhddaaaaaaayy tttttoooooooooooo > Yooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. > Thank you for all you time and help on researching our families. > > Warmest Smiles, > Pama > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ====

>Mee, mee, mee, MMMMMMEEEEEEEE Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday Dear RAaaaayyyyyyyy, Happpppppppppppyyyyyyyyyyyy Bbbbbbbritttthhhddaaaaaaayy tttttoooooooooooo Yooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.< Why, gawrsh, Pama, dat wuz jest be-yoo-tee-full...I even took the cotton outta my ears fer dat last line....LOL Ray, Here's hoping you have a FANTASTIC birthday!!! (But I shan't sing to you...I think Pama did it well enough!) Vonda

Mee, mee, mee, MMMMMMEEEEEEEE Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday Dear RAaaaayyyyyyyy, Happpppppppppppyyyyyyyyyyyy Bbbbbbbritttthhhddaaaaaaayy tttttoooooooooooo Yooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Thank you for all you time and help on researching our families. Warmest Smiles, Pama

Please remove from mailing list. Thanks Lillie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY

All Cousins and Friends on the Stone County list-- It's Ray Gold's birthday (no one's counting, but he's 81). Ray has done more than any human has ever done to find the Gold family and bring them together. Everyone on this list has benefited from Ray's genealogical research. Let's all wish him a big Happy Birthday. So, Happy 81, Ray!!! - Paul Jackson President, Gold Family Reunion

Happy Birthday Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul E. "PJ" Jackson, Sr. <pj@istnet.net> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 12:31 PM Subject: [MOSTONE-L] Ray Gold's Birthday! > All Cousins and Friends on the Stone County list-- > > It's Ray Gold's birthday (no one's counting, but he's 81). Ray has done more than any human has ever done to find the Gold family and bring them together. Everyone on this list has benefited from Ray's genealogical research. > > Let's all wish him a big Happy Birthday. So, Happy 81, Ray!!! > > - Paul Jackson > President, Gold Family Reunion > > > ==== MOSTONE Mailing List ==== > >