Hello , I am new to the list, but is anyone out there researching the Chism or Chisum family of Mo. I find a Elisha Chisum in Lawrence county, Ark. who died in intestate 1827, bonded was a Winnie Chisum, executrix. Then a Winnie Chism and Benjamin Chism are on the Lawrence county, Tax list 182i, then Winnie Chism is listed as a Pioneer and Maker of ARk. Izard county, 1833 Then Benjamin Chism and his family is in Izard county, Ark. 1850, Then Winnie Chism is in Overton county, Tn. 1840 as a widow, then by 1850 she is back to Randolph county, Ark. age 84, born N.C. with a son named Russell born Tn. Doe's anyone out there have info on this family and who they belong to? I am a descendant to this Benjamin Chism, and I believe he was in Mo. 1825 and bought land in the Franklin land office? Doe's anyone out there also know where the Franklin land office what county, it was in in 1825? Or is there a Franklin county? Thanks Vickie

VONDA - I took a long - deep breath! My electricity was off from about 11 last night until 11:30 this morning so I couldn't work on my computer. Had withdrawal "pains" tho. LOL Have a great day, fellow researchers. Remember TAYLOR!! >>her people are also my people< > > Ohhhhhh, that explains everything.....LOL > Robin, you and Diane need to quit frothing at the mouth >>wiping my face on > my sleeve<< and just take a very deep breath....<S> > Vonda > >

Actually, I never believed in all this "alien" stuff until a few years into genealgoy. Now I have found it most practical in regards to ancestors that just can't seem to be found, to write in my tree....."Born to alien, dropped on planet to screw up my tree...until proven otherwise!!" :-) Live long and prosper!

Ummm...What did you say "Aliens" last name was and what Household were they living in???? Did they mention the planet they came from? Did they say who their parents were???? Did they have Alien children???? <giggle> Robin -----Original Message----- From: Paskenell@aol.com <Paskenell@aol.com> To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, June 11, 2000 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] I Lost my Stone Co Families!! - a cure >Actually, I never believed in all this "alien" stuff until a few years into >genealgoy. Now I have found it most practical in regards to ancestors that >just can't seem to be found, to write in my tree....."Born to alien, dropped >on planet to screw up my tree...until proven otherwise!!" :-) > >Live long and prosper! >

Poor Robin she is just lost in all thoses census records. We may never get her out from under the pile of papers...LOL by the way your index book is on it's way ..I mailed it yesterday. I have had company and they just left..lol Good luck!!!! Shirley Since you and Robin have the same relatives just wanted you to know I have pictures of some of the headstones and can go get any you might want. Just let me know if you need any of them... "djtaylor@puc.edu" wrote: > > I am doing my best but I am afraid her people are also my people and I can't > find them either!! HELP!!! Diane Biggar-Taylor > > ---------- > >From: birdlady <birdlady@dialnet.net> > >To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] I Lost my Stone Co Families!! > >Date: Sun, Jun 11, 2000, 6:23 AM > > > > > lOOK OUT FOLKS i THINK rOBIN HAS READ TOO MANY CENSUS, HELP HER OUT IF > > YOU CAN!!!!

Robin Track on ----- Original Message ----- From: birdlady <birdlady@dialnet.net> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] I Lost my Stone Co Families!! > lOOK OUT FOLKS i THINK rOBIN HAS READ TOO MANY CENSUS,HELP HER OUT IF > YOU CAN!!!! > > Mindvoice wrote: > > > > Doncha'all wish those darn families would stay put long enuff jest so you > > could get em down on paper before they wander off all over the > > countryside???? Didn't they know I would be looking for them eventually??? > > It would've been nice if they'd left a little note behind at the Courthouse > > telling me they were moving away for awhile and would be back..or never be > > back. :{ Didn't they think I would miss them?? > > How could they run off to a Gold Rush without telling anyone?? Why didn't > > they leave a list of all the families in the Wagon trains when they decided > > to load up and sneak out of Stone Co without telling me??? They could've at > > least left an arrow pointing in the direction they were headed!!! > > I've waited for over a hundred years to look for them..and they jest slipped > > away!! Why didn't they wait for me??? > > I wonder if they see me haunting the cemeteries in search for them??? I > > wonder if they know I'm trying to find them?? > > If ya see em..would ya tell em I'm trying to find em?? > > Robin > > > > http://members.xoom.com/Robid/Page_1.htm > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm > >

Have you ever tried - I never remember which one it is - Ancestry.com or Family Tree Maker.com, but they have a census dbase. Some of it is limited & yes, it is a paid subscription - about $60. per year? I almost think they are linked to the same dbase. Anyhow, I've used it lots to locate tentative lost rellies. It won't pop up the whole census info, but if I type in a name, it will show matches & I can research likely suspects as it shows state & county for each specific name. It's saved me many hours of library searching. Mindvoice wrote: > Doncha'all wish those darn families would stay put long enuff jest so you > could get em down on paper before they wander off all over the > countryside???? Didn't they know I would be looking for them eventually??? > It would've been nice if they'd left a little note behind at the Courthouse > telling me they were moving away for awhile and would be back..or never be > back. :{ Didn't they think I would miss them?? > How could they run off to a Gold Rush without telling anyone?? Why didn't > they leave a list of all the families in the Wagon trains when they decided > to load up and sneak out of Stone Co without telling me??? They could've at > least left an arrow pointing in the direction they were headed!!! > I've waited for over a hundred years to look for them..and they jest slipped > away!! Why didn't they wait for me??? > I wonder if they see me haunting the cemeteries in search for them??? I > wonder if they know I'm trying to find them?? > If ya see em..would ya tell em I'm trying to find em?? > Robin > > http://members.xoom.com/Robid/Page_1.htm > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm

>her people are also my people< Ohhhhhh, that explains everything.....LOL Robin, you and Diane need to quit frothing at the mouth >>wiping my face on my sleeve<< and just take a very deep breath....<S> Vonda

I am doing my best but I am afraid her people are also my people and I can't find them either!! HELP!!! Diane Biggar-Taylor ---------- >From: birdlady <birdlady@dialnet.net> >To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] I Lost my Stone Co Families!! >Date: Sun, Jun 11, 2000, 6:23 AM > > lOOK OUT FOLKS i THINK rOBIN HAS READ TOO MANY CENSUS, HELP HER OUT IF > YOU CAN!!!!

lOOK OUT FOLKS i THINK rOBIN HAS READ TOO MANY CENSUS,HELP HER OUT IF YOU CAN!!!! Mindvoice wrote: > > Doncha'all wish those darn families would stay put long enuff jest so you > could get em down on paper before they wander off all over the > countryside???? Didn't they know I would be looking for them eventually??? > It would've been nice if they'd left a little note behind at the Courthouse > telling me they were moving away for awhile and would be back..or never be > back. :{ Didn't they think I would miss them?? > How could they run off to a Gold Rush without telling anyone?? Why didn't > they leave a list of all the families in the Wagon trains when they decided > to load up and sneak out of Stone Co without telling me??? They could've at > least left an arrow pointing in the direction they were headed!!! > I've waited for over a hundred years to look for them..and they jest slipped > away!! Why didn't they wait for me??? > I wonder if they see me haunting the cemeteries in search for them??? I > wonder if they know I'm trying to find them?? > If ya see em..would ya tell em I'm trying to find em?? > Robin > > http://members.xoom.com/Robid/Page_1.htm > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm

Doncha'all wish those darn families would stay put long enuff jest so you could get em down on paper before they wander off all over the countryside???? Didn't they know I would be looking for them eventually??? It would've been nice if they'd left a little note behind at the Courthouse telling me they were moving away for awhile and would be back..or never be back. :{ Didn't they think I would miss them?? How could they run off to a Gold Rush without telling anyone?? Why didn't they leave a list of all the families in the Wagon trains when they decided to load up and sneak out of Stone Co without telling me??? They could've at least left an arrow pointing in the direction they were headed!!! I've waited for over a hundred years to look for them..and they jest slipped away!! Why didn't they wait for me??? I wonder if they see me haunting the cemeteries in search for them??? I wonder if they know I'm trying to find them?? If ya see em..would ya tell em I'm trying to find em?? Robin http://members.xoom.com/Robid/Page_1.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm

Does anyone know where the Eli Foster family moved to? They appeared on the 1860-1870 Flat Creek census, then disappeared for several years before returning in time for the 1900 census!! I have searched high and low for them..and must be missing something!! All help greatly appreciated!!! :} <puts her hands together in hopeful prayer> Robin http://members.xoom.com/Robid/Page_1.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~biddle/settlers.htm

I came across the following marriage and am wondering if this is the Lucinda TAYLOR I have been hunting for. Would anyone on this list know if she is the one who had been married to John TAYLOR who died in 1858? HAIL, BENJAMIN F TAYLOR, LUCINDA JUL 27 1860

In a message dated 6/8/2000 4:06:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, beatsme@netins.net writes: << My gfather was fresh off the boat from Scotland 1898 to Wyoming. Still haven't found the name of the ship, but still searching! >> Joy, It took me 4 years, but I did find my great-grandmother coming to America in 1901. My great-grandfather apparently came in 1903. I might have him on a ship list, but he has a very common name, so I can't be sure. I found the ship information on her Petition for Citizenship (2nd or final papers). She called the ship the "Pensalor" (Peninsular...close enough, given her accent), and was off by 5 days on her arrival (she gave this info 50 years after arriving in America). She also named the port of enty (New York...so she came through Ellis Island....when I was there I really had this odd feeling. I can't explain it. But now I know why. I walked the halls where my great-grandmother was. Sort of eerie). If your grandfather didn't naturalize, but still was alive in 1940, you can get his alien registration. If you want information on how to do this, I have it. I can send it to you via email. Cheri Mello

I see you have a Narramore in your dbase. I can't think of who it was a couple of years ago who was researching this name, but it was in Newton Co. MO. Have you ever posted there? And with the last name of Johnston, any chance you're related to me? My gfather was fresh off the boat from Scotland 1898 to Wyoming. Still haven't found the name of the ship, but still searching! Gerald Johnston wrote: > Thought I would pass this on to you all -- written for fun to a newly found > Reece Cousin -- now have 11000 names in my family data base!!! > Jerry J. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Johnston" <Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:00 PM > Subject: Re: Reece > > > Joel; Good to hear from you again. I have been very busy! I have been > > overwhelmed with information on the different branches of my families! > > > Now, as far as Wales -- I am sure of the origin, but have yet to prove it. > > My great-uncle, Ralph Reece traced us back, in the 1950s, to the Kings of > > south Wales. They were supposed to originate at Pembroke, on the far tip > of > > the southwest coast. > > > > THIS IS THE GOOD PART -- OR RATHER WHAT MIGHT STIR YA" ALL UP >>>> > > > There are many legends that have been passed on. One of these deals with > > the Reeces having red hair. Most of Wales is filled with people descended > > from the ancient Picts. They are small dark folk. > > > > However, there is one spot only, where there were a group of strangers, > tall > > folk, with red hair. This was the only spot that red-heads came from in > > Wales. These people were called the Rhys, for red. > > > > Now, the Rhys were put there for a reason, by Mannanan (Manx), the > > three-legged sea god, and are tied to the selkie, the water folk of the > > Irish sea, those that can shift from seal to man, and back. > > They were told they must always stay there, on the point of Wales, to help > > guard and protect fro invasion and warn of storms, or the anger of > Mannanon. > > They were favoured by the sea god, don't ya' know then. > > > > Well; anyway, they were told that if they ever left, they would lose their > > red hair, their sign of favour from the sea god. > > > > They are also known for having mouths that turn down at the corners, > unless > > smiling. This was so that they would always be smiling at their mother, > the > > earth, and their father, Mannanon. They can smile at anyone, but they > > always have a glad faced turned to their parents. > > > > Now, whether or not the legend be true, it is a proven fact, and I kid you > > not, for at least the last 4 generations of my Reece folk, the story has > > come true. We are born with fair skin, red hair, and mouths that turn > down > > at the corner, when we are not smiling. > > > > For the last four generations, the folk have lost their red hair. They > > either go bald, or it turns as black as night! > > Gen. 1 > > Paley Reece, hair was thinning when he died. > > > > Gen. 2 > > Urmal Reece, hair turned jet black before she was 30. > > > > Ralph and Alfred Reece, both lost their hair to thinning. > > > > Gen 3 > > Jean Hankins Johnston, hair turned black before she was 40. > > > > Don Reece; his hair has thinned a lot, and receded. > > > > Alfred Reece, Jr. ; his hair is nearly all gone, except for a short fringe > > around the side. > > > > Gloria Reece, hair was snow white before she was 35 > > > > Bob Reece, hair turned dark brown, with auburn highlights. > > > > Gen. 4; > > > > Jerry Johnston, hair turned from bright red at birth, gradually to black > > before 35. > > > > Lynn L. Johnston, his hair has gradually darkened too, until all traces of > > auburn are gone. > > > > Gary Reece, has lost nearly all of his hair > > > > David Reece, his hair has lightened to almost blond, with titian > highlights > > > > Shannon Reece, her hair also has lightened considerably, to titian > > > > Deidre Myers, her hair is still flaming red, at 30, but has a few black > > hairs showing. > > > > Now, a geneticist might tell you there are reasons for this, dominant and > > recessive genes and all that. But I say, believe what you will ........ > > > > > > Now, another reason for some of this, in the last 3 generations is the > > prevalence of Indian blood in the family -- the black hair is popping up, > > taking over, whatever. > > > > Another part of the legend is, red hair does not always age well. It > often > > takes on a sickly pink cast, or an almost neutral, flat colour. Black > hair > > nearly always turns to a beautiful silvery white. My mother, at 69, is ju > st > > beginning to have silver streaks appear. Now, since she has green eyes > and > > a definite red-head complexion, she has kept hers coloured red. > > > > Another part of the tale, those of us with blue eyes, for Mannanon and the > > sea, as I have, do not have freckles, the sign of mother earth & a farmer. > > The blue-eyed ones become story-tellers and teachers -- the green-eyed > ones > > with freckles are the farmers or ones that work with their hands...... > > > > Well; that certainly turned out to be more than I expected to write in the > > beginning....... > > > > Take care & let me know what else you find. I will send you the Traylor > > stuff soon. I am busy trying to enter everything all at once. > > > > Your cousin, Jerry Johnston, who does also happen to be a storyteller, and > a > > 5th generation teacher....... > > > > Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston > > > > Researching the following families: Adkins, Austin, Bills, Caudle, > Coulter, > > Covington, Elledge, Ferguson, Forrester, Foster, Frank, George, Greenback, > > Hankins, Hess, Hutson, Johnson, Johnston, Kicenski, Mitchell, Mustain, > > Narramore, Reece, Roberts, Schell, Schwegler, Stacey, Stephens, Tinsley, > > Traylor, Van Der Grift, Watts, and various and sundry others! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joel Campbell MD"

I am forwarding this email from the MOTANEY mailing list--for those on MOSTONE who may not be subscribed to both. I checked out the site and it is a wonderful idea!! Jo -----Original Message----- From: MARGIE7530@aol.com <MARGIE7530@aol.com> To: MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com <MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 08, 2000 1:32 PM Subject: great site for cemetry look ups >http://www.headstonehunter.com/index.html > >This is a great site you can volunteer to find a headstone for someone in >your area or you can post a request to have someone find a headstone in >another part of the country even overseas. I have found several headstones >for people here in the Dallas area. Its very rewarding to do something for >someone. > >Marge Brown

My Narramores were Cherokee, also called Greenback by some white Indian agent, so they probably are related and my great-great-great-grandmother Adkins, who was a Narramore, died in McDonald Co. That is also where my Johnstons first seemed to go in MO; before that they followed this trail: Scotland > Eire > NC & VA > TN > AR >MO Mine seem to have been here since at least 1770? I am not sure before that, just hearsay. Jerry J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy" <beatsme@netins.net> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Fw: Reece > I see you have a Narramore in your dbase.

Thought I would pass this on to you all -- written for fun to a newly found Reece Cousin -- now have 11000 names in my family data base!!! Jerry J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Johnston" <Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:00 PM Subject: Re: Reece > Joel; Good to hear from you again. I have been very busy! I have been > overwhelmed with information on the different branches of my families! > Now, as far as Wales -- I am sure of the origin, but have yet to prove it. > My great-uncle, Ralph Reece traced us back, in the 1950s, to the Kings of > south Wales. They were supposed to originate at Pembroke, on the far tip of > the southwest coast. > THIS IS THE GOOD PART -- OR RATHER WHAT MIGHT STIR YA" ALL UP >>>> > There are many legends that have been passed on. One of these deals with > the Reeces having red hair. Most of Wales is filled with people descended > from the ancient Picts. They are small dark folk. > > However, there is one spot only, where there were a group of strangers, tall > folk, with red hair. This was the only spot that red-heads came from in > Wales. These people were called the Rhys, for red. > > Now, the Rhys were put there for a reason, by Mannanan (Manx), the > three-legged sea god, and are tied to the selkie, the water folk of the > Irish sea, those that can shift from seal to man, and back. > They were told they must always stay there, on the point of Wales, to help > guard and protect fro invasion and warn of storms, or the anger of Mannanon. > They were favoured by the sea god, don't ya' know then. > > Well; anyway, they were told that if they ever left, they would lose their > red hair, their sign of favour from the sea god. > > They are also known for having mouths that turn down at the corners, unless > smiling. This was so that they would always be smiling at their mother, the > earth, and their father, Mannanon. They can smile at anyone, but they > always have a glad faced turned to their parents. > > Now, whether or not the legend be true, it is a proven fact, and I kid you > not, for at least the last 4 generations of my Reece folk, the story has > come true. We are born with fair skin, red hair, and mouths that turn down > at the corner, when we are not smiling. > > For the last four generations, the folk have lost their red hair. They > either go bald, or it turns as black as night! > Gen. 1 > Paley Reece, hair was thinning when he died. > > Gen. 2 > Urmal Reece, hair turned jet black before she was 30. > > Ralph and Alfred Reece, both lost their hair to thinning. > > Gen 3 > Jean Hankins Johnston, hair turned black before she was 40. > > Don Reece; his hair has thinned a lot, and receded. > > Alfred Reece, Jr. ; his hair is nearly all gone, except for a short fringe > around the side. > > Gloria Reece, hair was snow white before she was 35 > > Bob Reece, hair turned dark brown, with auburn highlights. > > Gen. 4; > > Jerry Johnston, hair turned from bright red at birth, gradually to black > before 35. > > Lynn L. Johnston, his hair has gradually darkened too, until all traces of > auburn are gone. > > Gary Reece, has lost nearly all of his hair > > David Reece, his hair has lightened to almost blond, with titian highlights > > Shannon Reece, her hair also has lightened considerably, to titian > > Deidre Myers, her hair is still flaming red, at 30, but has a few black > hairs showing. > > Now, a geneticist might tell you there are reasons for this, dominant and > recessive genes and all that. But I say, believe what you will ........ > > > Now, another reason for some of this, in the last 3 generations is the > prevalence of Indian blood in the family -- the black hair is popping up, > taking over, whatever. > > Another part of the legend is, red hair does not always age well. It often > takes on a sickly pink cast, or an almost neutral, flat colour. Black hair > nearly always turns to a beautiful silvery white. My mother, at 69, is ju st > beginning to have silver streaks appear. Now, since she has green eyes and > a definite red-head complexion, she has kept hers coloured red. > > Another part of the tale, those of us with blue eyes, for Mannanon and the > sea, as I have, do not have freckles, the sign of mother earth & a farmer. > The blue-eyed ones become story-tellers and teachers -- the green-eyed ones > with freckles are the farmers or ones that work with their hands...... > > Well; that certainly turned out to be more than I expected to write in the > beginning....... > > Take care & let me know what else you find. I will send you the Traylor > stuff soon. I am busy trying to enter everything all at once. > > Your cousin, Jerry Johnston, who does also happen to be a storyteller, and a > 5th generation teacher....... > > Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston > > Researching the following families: Adkins, Austin, Bills, Caudle, Coulter, > Covington, Elledge, Ferguson, Forrester, Foster, Frank, George, Greenback, > Hankins, Hess, Hutson, Johnson, Johnston, Kicenski, Mitchell, Mustain, > Narramore, Reece, Roberts, Schell, Schwegler, Stacey, Stephens, Tinsley, > Traylor, Van Der Grift, Watts, and various and sundry others! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joel Campbell MD"

To Brian, Josephine and Peter, and all who answered my query about Stults Cemetery, thank you so very, very much. I now have a map for the area, and your wonderful directions, so when we get back there, we should be able to find it with no problem. It is very heartwarming to know we have a system like all of you out there. Bobbi Cowans

Bobbie, et al, Its time for me to wake up. I saw this the other day and completely slipped by. The Stults cemetery is just outside what I have always called Reeds Spring Junction. The atlas I have calls the town? STUTTS. this is the intersection of 248 and 160 about 3 miles north of Reeds Spring. The cemetry is a little hard to find, although the road is sort of paved. It is the first road east of the 248 and 160 junction. The cemetery is, if I remember right, about1/2 to 3/4 mile down on the right. I think the name on the mailbox just before it is BESS, BASS or BEST or something similar. Brian Shay ,on 6/8/00 08:25 AM Josephine or Peter Dunne typeth: > I did a search for Stults Cemetery on the Geographic Name server....it says > that Stults Cemetery is in the location of Spokane, Mo. > > You can go to the GNIS site and get a map which shows the location. The URL > is: > > http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html > > Jo > From: CDOYLEC@aol.com <CDOYLEC@aol.com> > >> Hello, out there. I have been trying to get some info on the Stults > Cemetery >> listed in the Stone County Cemetery list. I have located my Great >> Great-Grandmother there. The location in the list says it is located >> one-half mile southwest of Stults, MO. on a gravel road. Elba gave me some >> history on it, but I have looked on the maps online, and the only Stults, > Mo. >> that comes up is north and east of Springfield quite a ways. Is there >> another Stults, MO, does anyone know? Would greatly appreciate someone >> clearing this up for me, as we plan on a trip back there, and need to know >> exactly where to look. Thanks. Bobbi Cowans >> >