This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DeborahShelton_Wood Surnames: NAPIER, ANDERSON, ZIGLAR Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.pittsylvania/3305.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have no idea where or why these three Pittsylvania families went to Missouri and them came back but we do know by the children's ages who were born there that they were in MO during this period. I did relocate some info that could be associated with the move. It is "Haun's Mill Massacre" and I've included a bit about it below. The families who went to MO and then came back to Pittyslvania had these children while in MO. ANDERSON - Joseph born c. 1832, Mary 1840, Stephen 1843 (all shown in 1850 census Pittsylvania) NAPIER - Demarius "Mary" B born c 1840 ( shown in 1850 Pittsylvania census. Nelia Francis b 1843 (shown in 1880 census Patrick Co VA after marrying Shelton). ZIGLAR - John 1833, Susan 1837, Martha 1838 (all shown on 1850 Pittsylvania Co VA census) HAUN'S MILL MASSACRE by Richard and Pamela Price During the 1836-1838 period about twelve thousand Latter Day Saints moved into the nearly vacant Far West area of "Upper Missouri" with the hopes of building a Zionic community, where they could await the time when they would be allowed to return to the Center Place in Jackson County. At first, it seemed that peace and prosperity would bless their efforts, but during the summer of 1838 war broke out between them and the nonmember settlers. The war intensified after the Battle of Crooked River on October 25, 1838, and after Governor Lilburn Boggs issued his infamous "extermination order" on October 27. The settlers throughout Northwest Missouri began to be caught up in a spirit of mobocracy and a determination to banish the Saints, even to the point of shedding blood. Thus it was that while the main army of settlers was gathering at Richmond for an assault on Far West, the Livingston County militia attacked the Saints' village at Haun's Mill. This act on October 30, 1838, proved to be the worst atrocity of the war; it became known as the "Haun's Mill Massacre." Anyone with additional info, please advise. Debbie Wood Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.