Can anyone tell me what newspapers might have printed an obituary of someone who died in Lampe,Srone County,Missouri? My grandfather,John Wesley Yocum, died there on 26 December 1946. I would appreciate any help.I was told that he was buried in the Yocum Cemetery but I have not been able to verify that. Thanks Mickey Roth

Dear Stone County folks, I was just at Little White Cemetery last week. The weeds are growing fast and the stones are deteriotating badly. My ancestors buried there are the Jones---William Riley, Sera, Florence, and William [Billy]. Floyd Compton and his brother who check on things occasionally are also relatives. Since I live in Tucson, my help is limited to financial, but I'd like to help. If this rings a bell for anyone on the list, please e-mail me. I would love to know who Wm. Riley's dad was. Names that have popped up of that era are Allen, Asa, Ace, and A.G. Do any of these names ring a bell? Good luck. Mary Ann Eberbach 841 E. Linda Vista Tucson, AZ 85737

Our Stone County friend Ray Gold has provided us with a history of Parsons Cemetery in the form of a letter written by Everett Parsons. The direct URL to the letter is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/cemetery/parsonsltr.htm Thanks Ray!

To Don McPeek: The Kimbeling Mill was built by Davis Kimberling, the story is in Stone County History Book Volume 1. His second wife was Anna (Morris) Kimberling, both are buried at Silver Lake. Annas daughter, Susan, married Ambrose Cloud, both of whom are also buried at Silver Lake along with son Ollis A. Cloud. In 1888 Davis deeded a plot of land to the Elders of the Christian Church and a building stipulating it was to be used as a church. The property was sold in 1995. I don't know the history of the church otherwise, perhaps someone else can tell us. Davis and Anna had no children but both had families by their first spouses. Do you have the Census records of 1860-1880 Stone County on Kimberlings? Davis was listed in 1860 in Cass Township with wife Rebecca and Elizabeth age 18, James age 6, and David age 7 months. Rebecca died between 1870 and 1880 as he was then listed with Dianna as wife. Hopefully this will help you some on this particlar Kimberling family, there were others in the southern part of the county, not known if they were related. Elba

Elba,I am following the Kimberlin/Kimberling line and I would like some info on the Church,cemetery, and Kimberling Mill.Who is the Mill named after?Where are they located?Any info will be greatly appreciated. Don McPeek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elba Johnson" <egj@tri-lakes.net> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:34 AM Subject: [MOSTONE-L] > Cheri: I am trying to form a Board of Directors for both Lee and the > cemetery at Little White Church near Kimberling Mill. Am waiting for > the president to finish paperwork which he is behind with. We of the > family know of the condition of both cemeteries but there is not much > we can do without some more assistance. I am told by the owner of the > property the Lee Cemetery is on that she and her husband have done > some clearing but it does need more I am sure. Eventually there will > be a fence. As for the other, it is also on private property and the > owner did not respond to my letter. Just wanted to let you know that > we are trying. > > Elba Johnson > >

Cheri: I am trying to form a Board of Directors for both Lee and the cemetery at Little White Church near Kimberling Mill. Am waiting for the president to finish paperwork which he is behind with. We of the family know of the condition of both cemeteries but there is not much we can do without some more assistance. I am told by the owner of the property the Lee Cemetery is on that she and her husband have done some clearing but it does need more I am sure. Eventually there will be a fence. As for the other, it is also on private property and the owner did not respond to my letter. Just wanted to let you know that we are trying. Elba Johnson

After reading Lois Watkins' message concerning the Gentry cemetery, thought I'd mention another isolated cemetery. The Lee's Cemetery, near Ponce de Leon. Calvin Cloud and many of his family are buried there. When I was there a couple of years ago, it was in terrible shape. I understand a disagreement later took place between the current owner and another nearby landowner who miscalculated easement rights and apparently wanted to bulldoze/plow--something destructive--right past and maybe through the cemetery. Haven't been back to see what happened, but don't believe the displacement took place. Imagine the cemetery is still topsy-turvy. It is such a historical landmark! Anyone who knows the Alf Bolin story would be thrilled to visit this eerie and beautiful locale. Am wondering if anyone is interested in helping to clean up the Lee Cemetery? Cheri Lungstrum P.S. There's also another cemetery--too lazy to look up name, think it's called Pleasant View--down by the Silver Spring/Kimberlin Mill Site that's not nearly as bad as the Lee's Cemetery, but could use a little sprucing up. It has the most beautiful peonies I've ever seen. The little white church next to it is where Jim Bakker's brother used to preach.

I just received this email from Danny Keath, giving some unknown information on two of the graves at Parsons Cemetery. Jo ============================================================================ ===== Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 21:58:47 -0500 From: Danny Keath <dkeath@earthlink.net> Subject: Parsons Cemetery The unmarked graves with a cement edge around them are my great grandparents. Joseph W. McCord b. 10 jun 1839 d. 21 Sep 1913. Martha C. McCord b. 14 Oct 1849 d. 15 Feb 1922. My mother was nine years old when Martha was buried there. I have been there with her and she pointed out their graves. One of her Uncles put the cement around the graves. Danny Keath

The Stone County Historical/Genealogical Society, over the past year, has taken on the task of locating, attempting the restoration and preservation and marking of isolated graves and local cemeteries. This is an article that we put in the Crane Chronicle on February 3, 2000: "The Stone County Historical/Genealogical Society has had several calls and inquiries regarding the Gentry Cemetery which is located one and one-quarter miles east of Galena on Railey Creek. Concern has been expressed particularly because of the excavation presently taking place on the property. A member of the Society recently met with the present owner of the property and the owner says he is aware of the general location of the cemetery. He is very receptive to further research to specifically locate the graves. He is also receptive to the fencing in of the area once the graves are located." We did receive some response to this article but no actual help in grave location nor with fencing. Lois W Watkins watkins@inter-linc.net

As I stated the Hembree is not my line but my husband's.This is about all I can tell you about them...Benjamin Franklin Hembree who married Minnie BURCHETT are the parents of Erma and Louis .Erma married William Alfred Peters.I am married to the only child of Erma and Alf's.Louis,Erma's brother was married but there were no children. I have heard Erma speak of the GENTRY connection..I think(?) that they may have been half-brothers or sisters to her Dad. Real fuzzy on this. BTW did you ever hear that the Hembrees were originally DOGGETTS? Erma said back there in a genearation or so before her Dad the kids were orphaned and adopted by the Hembrees.This interests me because of my children but I never found anyone else that could refute or even heard of such. We have Stone County History vols.1and 2. On page 309 is a picture of Bea Hembree.Erma knew of him and he was "kin". If you ever hear anything pertaining to Hembree-Doggett connection please give a holler. Bea

I saw your e-mail about Allen Gentry and M Gentry, these are of my line M stands for Margaret ,her and Allen where the parents of Elizabeth Gentry who married Jabes Jones, who are the parents of Nancy Margaret Jones who married John Baze who had a son James Wesley Bayes who married Nettie Rogers who had a daughter Beulah Agnes Bayes who marrued John Paul Estes who are my parents.....Paula Chandler -----Original Message----- From: Kinklector@aol.com <Kinklector@aol.com> To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, May 07, 2000 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] : Louis HEMBREE >In a message dated 5/6/2000 6:38:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >egj@tri-lakes.net writes: > ><< Gentry, Allen d 1848 age 56 years. > M Gentry died 29 Jan 1872 age 75 years > Hembree, Louis husband of F. died 6 Feb. 1882 age 76 years 11 mo 14 > days > H. Hembree died 13 April 1866 >> > >I'm not too sure who the GENTRYs are. M. GENTRY would be born c. 1797. > >Louis HEMBREE's date of birth (according to the above info) would be 22 Feb >1805. Drewry & his wife "M" HEMBREE had a Lewis Francis HEMBREE b. c. 1806. >I haven't traced him yet. Hmmmm, I wonder if it's the same guy. > >Cheri Mello >Researching: DUNCAN - HEMBREE - HOOD - JONES - LOGAN - RHODES in Stone Co, MO >

In a message dated 5/6/2000 6:13:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, beapeters@earthlink.net writes: << How do you connect with the Hembree line?My husband's mother was a Hembree. >> Dear Bea, My HEMBREE line: Maternal Grandmother: Beulah Ernestine HEMBREE (m. Glen C. DUNCAN) Her father: William Allen HEMBREE (he went by Allen) (m. Lillie May LOGAN) His father: William (Bill) M. HEMBREE (m.#2 Nancy Ann JONES) His father: John HEMBREE (m. Mrs. Margaret (Maggie) BUTLER) His father: C.? Drewry HEMBREE Bea, How do you connect? Cheri Mello in CA Researching: DUNCAN - HEMBREE - HOOD - JONES - LOGAN - RHODES in Stone Co, MO

In a message dated 5/6/2000 6:38:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, egj@tri-lakes.net writes: << Gentry, Allen d 1848 age 56 years. M Gentry died 29 Jan 1872 age 75 years Hembree, Louis husband of F. died 6 Feb. 1882 age 76 years 11 mo 14 days H. Hembree died 13 April 1866 >> I'm not too sure who the GENTRYs are. M. GENTRY would be born c. 1797. Louis HEMBREE's date of birth (according to the above info) would be 22 Feb 1805. Drewry & his wife "M" HEMBREE had a Lewis Francis HEMBREE b. c. 1806. I haven't traced him yet. Hmmmm, I wonder if it's the same guy. Cheri Mello Researching: DUNCAN - HEMBREE - HOOD - JONES - LOGAN - RHODES in Stone Co, MO

I believe you are speaking of the other Gentry cemetery located 1 1/4 miles east of Galena on the old Jake Watts farm. It should be listed on the MoStone page, however it has: Gentry, Allen d 1848 age 56 years. M Gentry died 29 Jan 1872 age 75 years Hembree, Louis husband of F. died 6 Feb. 1882 age 76 years 11 mo 14 days H. Hembree died 13 April 1866 These four all all we know about. If you know of others the Historical Society would like to know, and any story connected with them. Thank you. Elba

A few years back I saw an engraved stone bearing the name Louis HEMBREE while visiting my husband's uncle in Galena.Louis ( my husband's uncle) said it was from his grandfather or ggrandfather's grave.The stone was in good condition and the writing on it was plain.I have a snapshot of it "someplace." I s hould have asked how it came to be at Louis' place.I am the family researcher in this family and since it was a hurried visit and not my lineage I didn't ask!Should have! How do you connect with the Hembree line?My husband's mother was a Hembree. My children used to fish in Railey creek while visiting the grandparents. Bea in Texas Kinklector@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 5/5/2000 6:28:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > semilunr@digisys.net writes: > > << they found one stone with the name "Hembree" on it and > they took it and gave it to a Hembree in Galena. >> > > If you happen to find out which Hembree stone or which Hembree in Galena, I'd > be interested. > > Cheri Mello > Researching: DUNCAN - HEMBREE - HOOD - JONES - LOGAN - RHODES in Stone Co, MO

In a message dated 5/5/2000 6:28:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, semilunr@digisys.net writes: << they found one stone with the name "Hembree" on it and they took it and gave it to a Hembree in Galena. >> If you happen to find out which Hembree stone or which Hembree in Galena, I'd be interested. Cheri Mello Researching: DUNCAN - HEMBREE - HOOD - JONES - LOGAN - RHODES in Stone Co, MO

Thanks to everyone that responded to my query on a burial outside Galena. I spoke with my sister and according to her the place where our gg grandmother was buried was next to Highway 13, first place on left after you cross Railey Creek bridge. According to her mother in law's brother there were once about twenty graves there. When they began to clear the field, they found one stone with the name "Hembree" on it and they took it and gave it to a Hembree in Galena. She had been told that the grave we are looking for would be under the barn which she understands is falling down. Now, is this the Railey Creek cemetary or was there another one in that area? Also, does anyone know if something can be done if these graves are found. Thanks

>From the Napa Register, Napa, CA April 23, 2000 MARIE ELLIOTT Petaluma, CA Marie Elliott, a 20 year resident of Napa, died Friday (April 21, 2000) at the home of her daughter. She was 78. A homemaker, Mrs. Wlliott was a native of Springfield, MO........ Looks like her maiden name may have been SHARPTON. (Her brother's last name) If this is from your family, and if you are interested in this obit, please contact me at djtaylor@puc.edu. Diane Biggar-Taylor

>From the Napa Register, Napa, CA April 18, 2000 Delora F. Mullery-Haggard, 97, died Sunday (April 16) at Queen of the Valley Hospital. A native of Missouri, Mrs. Haggard was the owner of Mullery Ice Cream Parlor for many years. It looks to me like her first married name was MULLERY and HAGGARD is her second marriage. If you are interested in this obit please contact me at djtaylor@puc.edu. Diane Biggar-Taylor

Is that the home place that you drive forever on a dirt road & then jump the ledges to get down to the house & barn? But the lake is almost to the doorstep? Beautiful, if it is. Thanks for the name lead. ----- Original Message ----- From: D Waterman <crazydave@navix.net> To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Surnames - HOBBS, ROBERTS, RIDER, VANDERPOOL,(LEONARD, HENDRICKSON) | Georgia McCullough Chism & her sister Edna Hazel McC Lowery have done | extensive research on the Bilyeu family; their mother was a Bilyeau, I | believe. Georgia's snail mail is 1508 Gleason Dr, Rantoul, IL 61866. | Hendrickson's school is gone, however the foundation is still there. Parts | of the ground are now under the lake I believe. Debi Waterman | ----- Original Message ----- | From: REdwards <msre@home.com> | To: <MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 12:51 PM | Subject: Re: [MOSTONE-L] Surnames - HOBBS, ROBERTS, RIDER, | VANDERPOOL,(LEONARD, HENDRICKSON) | | | > | > | > | > | > | > Hi list, | > | > Not wanting to send any researchers on a wild goose chase, here is what I | > discovered in looking through Mildred Roden's book 'Our Bilyeu Family'. I | > could find no mention of the Hobbs or Rider families. Sorry | > | > Here is what is said concerning Hendrickson; | > | > Sarah Charlotte Bilyeu, b 7 Feb 1882, Christian Co Mo. Died 29 Nov, 1967 | in | > Ok. Burial Stroud Ok. | > | > Married at Baxter, Stone Co Mo 13 Aug, 1902 JAMES ROBERT 'BOB' | HENDRICKSON | > b 7 Oct 1881 in Stone Co Mo. Died 8 June 1934 in Ok Burial: Stroud, | > Ok.(Son of Joshua and Sarah Francis(Elliott) Hendrickson) Sarah born 15 | > June 1848 in Bell Co Ky. died 12 April 1924 in Gypsy, Ok and buried at | > Stroud Ok | > | > Information on 'Bob' And Sarah's children follows in the text. | > | > | > The other mention of Hendrickson is as follows: | > | > Maggie May Lander, b 12 April 1907, -------m Lonnie A Hendrickson, B 2 Nov | > 1909 in Nauvoo Stone co Mo (son of Allen A and Cora (Freeman) | Hendrickson). | > | > Mildred also prepared a short history of 'The McCullough Community and | > Williams Township' in the early '80's. I have a few of the 50 or so | pages. | > | > pg 5 mentions 'There are 2 or 3 graves on the John and Eunice (Rider) | Hobbs | > property just north of Hendrickson (school); and recently, a Mr Brown who | > owned the land, was buried there. | > | > pg 7, | > | > Special Census 1890 (CW Veterans) Williams Township | > | > House 129 Hobbs, James J. Viola Co E 1st Ark Cav (Union) | > | > | > >pg 41 (Cemetery internments) | > | > Rider, Enoch (no dates, thus no stone) Civil War Veteran | > " " , John E died age 75 years | > | > pg 42 | > | > SIMMONS, Rebecca (*Leonard-Hobbs) 1846-1938 | > | > (The Leonard Hobbs is penciled onto the text. This is possibly the | > daughter of David Leonard and Mary Sanders who married James Hobbs in | 1866, | > ( M.R.--2 on the 1850 Taney census of David's household, and the | 'Margaret | > Rebecca, died 1933 ' referred to in a list of David's children I | > have.) Her death certificate might have the info, or her likely obituary | > in the Star Progress of Berryville Ark. Most obituaries for Williams | > township are in that paper.) | > | > Rich Edwards | > | > | > > From Reply of 4-29: | > >"The Hobbs, Riders, Leonards, and Hendrickson's are in Mildred | > >Roden's 'Our Bilyeu Family' since the Bilyeu's married into several of | > >those families. These names are associated with the McCullough community | > >and lived from Viola to Nauvoo in Williams township." | > > | > > | > >At 04:21 PM 04/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: | > >>Hi All, | > >> | > >>I just recently joined this list - & thought I'd throw out my | > >>primary Stone County Surnames, as well as LEONARD & HENDRICKSON. | > >> | > >>I am trying to find a map that shows the Township boundaries in | > >>relation to the | > >>census'. Does anyone have a link for one? | > >> | > >>Based on your recent emails, it appears you are a fairly active | > >>message group & certainly try to help each other. That's great | > >>news! | > >> | > >> | > >>Joy | >