Well done. One small correction: >Hi Nancy, > >Looks like you have several questions. Hope these answers will help. > >1. There is only one Clinton, MO. It is located in Henry Co. about 65 miles >se Kansas City. There is a Clinton Co. but they are not related. > >2. Salem, MO is in Dent Co. about 100 miles se of St. Louis. > >3. Harrisburg, Arkansas is in Poinsett Co. about 40 miles ne Memphis TN. > >4. I don't know anything about Seely. Could it be Searchy, Ark. located in >White Co. about 25 miles ne Little Rock? >[I am sure you probably meant Searcy, AR] >5. I don't know anything about Bakersfield or Watanooga (sorry). > >Walter West >Springfield, MO > > > > > > >WEST-L@rootsweb.com on 02/18/99 08:28:28 PM > >To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com >cc: (bcc: Walter West/MARKIVAUTO/US) >Subject: [WEST-L] Gleaned new information > > > > >Alright, I finally found the time to go through the old interview that I >had >of my G-Grandmother Stella Sarilda West. She was born in Clinton, Henry >county, Missouri on November 18, 1884. She grew up around Clinton and >Salem, >Missouri until she was 9 years old when they moved to Harrisburg (berg), >Arkansas. In Missouri her family lived in a smokehouse in her Grandma Adams >yard. Grandma Adams was redheaded and Dutch. She also said something about >a >George Garvey's Store in or near Harrisburg (Harrisberg). She also >mentioned >a Bakersfield (a town) that used to be named something else but I couldn't >understand the old town name. She also mentioned traveling through Seely >and >Watanooga (spelling?). I am assuming that these are in Arkansas. I can't >seem to find a good internet site to answer these questions; and my Atlas >don't have these towns on them (or I'm not looking in the right area). >Now, for some questions. Where is Salem in regards to Clinton, MO? Are they >in the same county? Is there more than one 'Clinton, MO'? Where is >Harrisburg (berg), Arkansas? In What county? has anyone heard of >Bakersfield >in this area? Or a Mr. Garvey's store? Where is Seely and Watanooga? And >most important, Can we have family a family connection? I would appreciate >any answers. >Nancy Dotson Riley > > > >==== WEST Mailing List ==== >To keep free access to genealogy data, consider sending a donation to >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > > > >==== WEST Mailing List ==== >Your donation to Rootsweb makes WEST-L possible. > >