My grandfather attended the Broyles School--he's in the photo of the 1893 class shown in Fred Wood's delightful book. My mother, Alta (Pat) Burton and her brother Lee as well as Burton cousins are listed in the school during the years ending 1921 and 1922. I have a photograph of my mother--I'm not sure when it was taken--possibly at Broyles or perhaps later, after the family moved to Fresno, California. I'd very much like to know if this is of a Broyles class. Is someone attending the reunion, so that if I sent along a photo, they might be able to identify it by recognizing the other members of the class or the teacher? If so, I'd be delighted to make a copy and send it along. Linda Dewey San Francisco Researching in Wright County: Burton, Fletcher, Grogan, Smith

Patty brought in an updated index. I've put it up in place of the one you got a sneak peek at over the weekend. She also brought 5 updated pages that you haven't seen yet, so that should be no problem. >From now on, when there are additions, they will be placed on a separate page created just for same. Phyllis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/817 Message Board Post: Hi, I would like to know what school would My Grandmother of went too. her name is Rhoda P. Lowe married at her parents home Presley aka Press Lowe in Duncan to William A. Weaver of grovesprings. I have a very nice Black and white photo copy of her in a long dress my brother says she told him it was her High School Dance dress it was red and white stripes with a white sash. she was born in 1887 in webster or Wright co I believe in Duncan area. any help would be nice to have. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Broyles Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/816 Message Board Post: The first Broyles School was a log building constructed east of Hartville,on what is now Hwy E. The present frame building has been standing since 1898. There will be a Reunion of the Broyles School students, June 21,2003, from about 10:am until 2:pm,at the School. There will be a pot luck dinner at noon,please bring a covered dish and table service. bring your family and any old photos of Broyles School students,

Phyllis and Patty, A great job! Thanks for sharing the pictures and information from the Claxton Cemetery. Gloria Bogart Carter, Genealogist, 733 South Farm Road 89, Springfield, MO 65802, gbcarter@juno.com 417-869-7060; My BOOK LIST available by e-mail; My Ozarks Genealogy Query Column appears each Sunday on line http://www.springfieldnews-leader.com/genealogy/index.html ; Visit Wright Co MO web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~mowright/wright.htm

During the next few days, I will be putting up a new contribution to the Wright County website. The following is not yet linked from the main page....although the link back to the main page is working on the new pages. On the first page that comes up, the link to the next page is working....and others will as I get them completed....so please do not be upset if it looks like a link is not working....it simply means that page is not up yet. Also, before I place a link from the main page, I will have created links that will make it easier to navigate the new contribution. http://www.rootsweb.com/~mowright/intro.htm Phyllis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Duncan/Carlson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/815 Message Board Post: I have a g grandmother and gg uncle who may be from Wright co. Martha I Reids Duncan b. March 3, 1871 m. August Carlson (from Wright) November 9 1890. d. sometime during the winter of spring of 1916 or 1917. Her brother's name was William Thomas Grayson Duncan b. April 1, 1876 m. Mary Norries Dec 31, 1919 (second marriage for both I believe) d. November 21, 1951. The man Martha married was a swedish immigrant who had settled in Wright co. Sometime after they married they moved to Springfield in Greene county and lived there for a number of years.Martha died in Springfield. Her husband was a carpenter by trade. Years after her death, Martha's husband tried his hand at farming in Texas co, but returned to Springfield. Martha's children that survived into adulthood were, Etta Carlson, Charles Carlson, Flora Pearl Carlson, and Harold Carlson. Harold was only 8 when Martha died. Etta and Charles were adults when their mother died. After Martha died Etta and Charles moved to St. Louis where they lived the rest of their lives. Years ago, my mother was driving on the backroads in Wright co and came across a small faded out sign that said Duncan. She suspected that this might have been the small farming community that her Grandma Martha and Great Uncle Bill were from. Any historical info on this community, or info about Martha's parents would be extremely appreciated. jeanette

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/814 Message Board Post: Mullinix Family Reunion June 10-17 2003 website: http://hometown.aol.com/mullinix92019/mfri.html email: Mullinix92019@aol.com Following Surnames which have a Mullinix Connection are invited to attend: Powell, Stacey, Cooley, Richardson, Sagaser, Hurley, Wrinkler, Sumpter, Lee, Gilstrap, Molesworth, Epling, Dennis, Forbes, Summers, Shoemaker, Cupp and many more (tooooo many to list) Tuesday, June 10th, 2003: 9 am - 12 pm Brunch at St. Agnas Bed & Breakfast. Macon, Missouri In celebration of the day (June 10th, 1726) our ancestor Jonathan Mullinix sailed from Newgate, England June 10th, 2003: 2 pm - 4 pm Macon Courthouse Visit Review family documents of land patents, marriage certificates, birth certificates, death certificates, wills and probates of family ancestors. Wednesday, June 11th, 2003: 10 am - 4 pm Cemetary Visits Visit to the cemetaries of Callao, Oakwood, and Mullinix. Wednesday, June 11th, 2003: 6 pm - 8 pm Downtown Bevier Walk along the same streets our ancestors did and see the home of Daniel S. Richardson & Nancy J, Cooley who were the parents of Charles Richardson (Uncle Charley) and Annie Elizabeth Richardson Mullinix (Grandmother Mullinix-married to James Edgar Mullinix). Thursday, June 12th, 2003: 6AM - 6PM, Putnam County, Indiana Tour. Visit the land patent and homesteads of Elisha Mullinix & Charity (Charrity) Mc Collum, Elisha Mullinix & Hannah Hunt Jenkins. As other family members of different branches of the family tree plan to attend, the brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, cousins, in-laws and out-laws of Elisha Mullinix will be added to the land patent and homestead visit list. Friday, June 13th, 2003: 6 pm - 10 pm, Pre Family Reunion Picnic Bash - Bevier City Park Saturday, June 14th, 2003 10 am - 6 pm ,Family Reunion Picnic Place: Bevier City Park Sunday, June 15th, 2003 8 am - 10 am, Brunch St. Agnas Bed & "Breakfast Goodbye Brunch" for those leaving Sunday. Monday, June 16th, 2003 Free Day Tuesday, June 17th, 2003 2 pm - 4 pm, Placement of Memories St. Agnes Bed and Breakfast Please leave a memory of yourself (a photo, poem, a brief note or a family memento) which hopefully will be placed in the archives of the Macon County Historical Society so that our descendents will know the history and ancestry of the families from which they came; which joined together on June 10th, 2003 through June 17th.

Copies of the book "1941-1950 Obituaries from 'The Wright Count Republican'" will be available no later than next Thursday, May 22, 2003. This is a purchasable publication. I will be working next week to put additional info on the website. I will keep you informed. Hope you have a good weekend. Phyllis

Wright County Historical Society is now accepting stories for its new book, working title is: "Tales of Wright County". This is an attempt to preserve some of the oral history that is being lost as the "old timers" pass from the scene. These tales will include: murders, court cases, ghost stories, "incidents of youth", anecdotes, one-liners, Revival meetings, "Receipts" (if only I can find my grandmother's notebook, I know there are "receipts" for many remedies from bedwetting to "pie-zin" treatments to lady's maintaining a pearly white skin)......all from Wright County "hand-me-down" sources. All stories must be signed when submitted, but we will honor any request to not put you in the book as the contributor. If you wish to submit a drawing, or a picture, with your story, you will need to snail mail it to: Wright County Historical Society, P.O. Box 66, Hartville MO 65667. If you wish to email stories (no limit on the number you may submit), send them to wchs@getgoin.net Please put "Tales" in the subject line. Your stories are what will make this a great book. Phyllis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/813 Message Board Post: Please visit the link below to view photographs of the Francois, Warren and Buck Families of Clinton Co., Illinois; Robertson Co, Tennessee; Wright Co, Missouri and Polk Co., Missouri. I bought these photos at an estate sale, thus saving them from a destined trip to the dumpster. http://home.attbi.com/%7Edreanna/rescuebrowse.html Photos include: Schofield School children, 1910-1915, including: Bee Berry, Roscoe Viles, Pudgy P., Cliff Porter, Nellie Buck, Marie Buck, Lina P., Lola P., Clara, Maud M., Hupert or Huper?, Elna Viles, Zona, Veva, Josie, Amy V., Jessie Berry, Dasha Von, Ormand Porter or Potter, Guy Cowden, Jess LeJeune Earl Buck Florence Eidson Buck Leland Buck Nellie Buck Francois Marie Buck Agee Juanita Buck Agnes Higgenbotham Louis Alexander Francois Mary Clementine Sears Francois James Alexander Francois Zula Warren Francois Louis Julius Francois Lillie Warren Francois Calvin Francois Mary Sears Francois Winnie Francois Velma Francois Vernie Clark Francois Harold Calvin Francois Doris Francois Bonnie Francois Peter Francois Dorothy Agee Vena Warren Riley Warren Lewis A. Warren Nancy Brown Warren Bertie Warren Winnie Warren Jackson Warren Winneford "Winnie" Shaw Warren Among others I’m posting this in several places, so please excuse multiple posts.

"The Mansfield Mirror" is now on line at www.mansfieldmirror.com As of now, it is a free site and plans are to keep it that way. The obituaries will be of particular interest to Wright County researchers. Phyllis

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Middleton, Hancock Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/802.1 Message Board Post: My uncle Sidney Hancock was married first Violet Middleton. She was married to Cecil Greuter second and was from the Mountain Grove/Cabool area. My mother told me she thought she had a brother named Albert and a sister named Peggy. Violet passed away in 1998 and is buried in the Cabool Cemetery. She has a son named Gary Hancock that lives here in Missouri.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Krause, Vossiek, Vossick Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/812 Message Board Post: I'm trying to find information on the family of Arnold KRAUSE, specifically his wife, Johanna Friedricka Louisa VOSSIEK. She came from the St. Louis area and they were married Oct 01 1874 in St. Charles. In the 1880 census the family lived in Brush Creek Township, Wright County. In 1910 Arnold KRAUSE lived in Boone Township, Wright County, but apparently had a different wife. I believe Johanna VOSSIEK died in the 1890s. If someone has information about when she died and how many children she had, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Austin, Perkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jMB.2ACE/811.1.1 Message Board Post: Did you write an article that was in the Graves Co KY book? If so, do you have any more information about the Perkins' family that lived there? Please contact me. Thanks, Linda

I would like to contact the Fisher family who contributed the George Rogers family to the Wright Co. history book in 1993. The signed names were Elsie and Robert Fisher. Thanks. Eleanor

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jMB.2ACE/811.1 Message Board Post: My Great grandfather, Nicholas Dudley Austin married Mary "Polly" Perkins in Graves County, KY about 1847 or 1848. One of her brothers and a nephew (I think) moved to Wright County, MO in 1860.

Looking for descendants of George Rogers who moved to Wright Co. MO in 1838. Assumed he also died there. He lived in the Boone TWP. His first wife was Frances Hicks who died in the 1850's. Second, he married Jane Franklin. Issue of George--William, unnamed female, Robert, Winey, Andrew J., FM "Henry", John WALLEN, George, Asa, Thomas. I am most interested in contacting the descendants of Wallen Rogers and his issue: Thomas, Henry, John. His wife was Susan. Will exchange data with any descendants of the above. Thanks. Eleanor

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Perkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jMB.2ACE/811 Message Board Post: Hello, I am looking for any Perkins or other related families who were/are related to the Perkins back in Graves Co KY. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Allen,Butcher,Conrow,Owens,Scarborough,Housley, Spillman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jMB.2ACE/810 Message Board Post: The annual basket lunch meeting of Spillman Cemetery Inc will be held at noon, Saturday May 17,2003, at the Rock Chapel Church, located on Hwy E, north of Norwood. Some of the surnames of persons buried in the old cemetery: Allen,Butcher,Conrow,Davis,Smith,Welch,Housley,Ridens, Scarborough,Tudors, Welch, Moore,and many others.If you have family in Spillman Cemetery.please attend this meeting!