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