Fall 2008
Library News
- Additional Obituary Book
indices will be added to the website
- 1900 census is being prepared
in book form
- The Louisiana Newspaper
project is going well. Pictures are being taken of old obits
and they will be in our CD collection.
- A book on the History of the
Amish of Pike County, MO was recently purchased.
- The 1860 Spencer census book
is almost complete.
- Clean-up for Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery is scheduled for 27 Sept at 9:00 a.m.
- Claudia Wells donated a video
- Haunted Hertford, visitor's guide and a Tour of Hertford.
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State Historical Society
Offers New “Search” Service
The State Historical Society of Missouri reports that they have a new secure link on their web page where patrons who wish to receive assistance in finding an obituary can make a request and pay with a credit card. The secure link is only for requesting copies of obituaries found in Missouri newspapers held in the society’s newspaper collection.
To make a request you should go to www.umsystem.edu/shs. Click on “Research”, then on “Newspaper Request Form”. The full name of the deceased, the exact date of death and the residence at the time of death is required. There is a cost which includes one photocopy of the researched material and mailing costs. |
Early Pike History
The Bowling Green Times
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1984
BY O.A. STATON
1842: Texas
Liberty: At the beginning of the year there was much excitement on account of the effort that Texas was making to gain her liberty. It was reported that 9,000 Mexicans were marching on the lower country by the Matamoras Road, and 12,000 on the road to San Antonio. The Galveston Advertiser of March 22, appealed to the patriotism and philanthropy of all lovers of civil and religious liberty for aid.
At Bowling Green a meeting was called
...
1847: Louisiana,
Mo.: The summer and autumn witnessed many improvements. During the season 13 new dwellings, exclusive of shops and warehouses, were erected. For some time previous the growth of the city was due to
... |
| Marriages - 1800’S
CASH - GORDON
Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, at the residence of John A. Gordon, the bride’s father, Richard Cash was united in marriage to Miss Lou Gordon. The bride is one of Peno’s fairest and most accomplished young ladies, and the groom one of it's prosperous ...
THOMPKINS - TUCKER
On last Wednesday evening, June 22nd, in the presence of a large concourse of relations and friends, in the new Christian Church, Eld. T.A. Abbott said in a very impressive manner the magic words which made Mr. J. M. Thompkins of this place and Miss Minnie Tucker change from single cussedness to double blessedness. The church was beautifully decorated and ere 8 o’clock arrived Miss Lou Robinson, of Bowling Green, pealed forth, in pleasing yet pathetic rings, the wedding march. The attendants were ...
WINDERS - BRADBIJRY
The marriage of Eld. C. H. Winders, pastor of the Christian Church, of this city, and Miss Clara Bradbury, one of the most popular young ladies in Bowling Green, took place at the Christian Church yesterday at 12:30 sharp, Eld. J. B. Corwine officiating. Promptly at the hour named the bridal party entered the church door stepping to the wedding march, played by Mrs. Jeff D. Hostetter. The flower girls, little ...
AN ELOPEMENT: Mr. J. Brooks Brown and Miss Zella, daughter of H. C. Benn, of this place, gave their parents and friends a great surprise, last Wednesday, April 20,1898, by driving to Louisiana and getting married. They returned to ... |
| Pike County History
James Chamblerlain was among the pioneers of Pike County. He is a native of Kentucky and was born Feb. 8, 1812. He came to Pike County in 1828, …
F.A. Childs was born in Fauquier County, Va. Jan. 22, 1819. … Mr. Childs came to Pike County with his family in 1865 …
In 1926, the 35th reunion of the Robinson family was held at the Antioch Presbyterian
Church. Those attending were … |
| Queries and Researchers
YOUNG, HUNTER, REES/REESE, HAGOOD, ABBOTT, BARCLAY, BUTTS, COPENHAVER, JACKSON, JOHNSON, JAEGER, KEESECKEE, MACKEY, MORTON, NAVERA, MOSLEY, PRICE, SCOTT, STANLEY, TEMPLETON, THOMPSON, WIGGINTEN, INGRAM, BECK, SMITH, HENDERSON, WARE, JONES, FIELDS, DODDS, LENNINGTON, GOODIN, GRIFFITH, WAGGONER, DOWELL, HAUGHT, LYLES, NELSON, BARTON, KINCAIDS, THOMASSON, MOORE, RJVEER, MABRY, BRIMER, HOWELL, SPARKS, TRUE, MADDOX, LUCK, SOUTH, THORTON, SHOTWELL, CASH, KEITH, COBB, LOVELACE, SILVEY, WALKLEY, LUCK, JOHNSON, PARSONS |
| Pike News
The Tall Girls Chances
The small girl may be more easily kissed it is true, but most men prefer a little difficulty in the getting of these same kisses, and there are one of two tall girls around who agree that size doesn’t make much difference anyway if the other conditions are all right. The unexpectedly tiny hand is the hand of the tall girl. You don’t look for anything else on the pretty mite, but when the tall girl lets you get a peep at her feet, and you have to give your uttermost attention to realize that she has any, it is ever so much meer than you fancied. Isn’t it? Doesn’t a man like
...
~1892 B.G. times
Chief Keokuk is Dead
Guthrie Okla. May 4, 1899 - Keokuk, chief of the Sac and Fox Indians, is dead of small pox. The tribe now numbers but 312 fullbloods, 102 having died of small pox. Keokuk the Watchful Fox, was a son…
Returns to repay kindness of early days
A pleasing surprise was given to Mrs. Harry Crowther last wednesday when a familiar voice often heard by her in early childhood spoke to her over the telephone. It proved to be Lucy, a former slave girl now a woman 60 years, of her father the late William D. Freed when ten years old … |
| Early Forts Continued
Who can tell the facts about it? There was at or near Saverton, Ralls County, a small fort called Ft. Mason which induced the battle or fight between Indians and rangers at Mud Lick Prairie near the line of Pike and Ralls. Throughout the entire St. Charles County …
None of the forts in this St. Charles County, were attacked except Cote Sans Dessein in southern part of which is now Calloway County. All of these forts were instructed on the same general plan, using as a type the first fort in Kentucky built by Daniel Boone in the Summer of 1775 at time of Revolution, at Boonesborough. They were in the form of a parallelogram, very nearly square with block houses at each corner. By block houses I mean …
The following persons, heads, of families we know, were in the fort and we regret …
~B G. Times 1918 |
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Winter 2008
Library News
Pioneer Remedies |
| Pioneer Cemeteries
Pike County Genealogical Society took on the task of preserving family cemeteries located on local farm lands. We received permission from the property owners to come on their land to accomplish our mission. We received the help of Western District Commissioner Roy Sisson and Missouri District 10 Representative Terry Witte to receive a grant to buy equipment and supplies . Our goal was to do 4 or 5 cemeteries a year weather permitting and available volunteers. The first cemetery, Shotwell Family Cemetery, was on the property of Pauline Gibbs on Hwy 61 north of Bowling Green and south of Ranacker Wildlife Area. On Sat. June 16th six men, 3 women with chainsaws, weed whips, pruners and paint met at 7:30 am. By 4:30 pm they were proud and tired of all they had accomplished.
The second cemetery the Gillum Cemetery, led by the efforts of Gail Leonard and a group of volunteers, north of Louisville. The third was the Rudd Cemetery which Harriet Worrell and a group of volunteers cleaned up.
The Draper Cemetery in Ashley, just south of Bowling Green, was the fourth cemetery to be cleaned up by a group of volunteers. What remains as a family plot of Henry C. Draper and wife Mary, and their children, Margaret and Henry C., Jr. is noticeable, but outside the perimeter of this family plot were more graves. After the morning’s busy cleaning and after lunch there was a dousing (witching) lesson going on. In the end about 40 more graves were located. The volunteers marked these graves with orange flags. The ladles of the nearby church gathered to serve the volunteers lunch. Appreciation was expressed to the property owner, Aubrey Morrison~ who made it possible for the group to be there. Volunteers were:
Bonnie Mendonsa, Ken McCullough, Harriet Worrell, Donald Counts, Beth Counts, James Counts, Nathan Counts, Emily Counts, Jenny Counts, Jacob Counts, Jennie Crawford, Roy Jr. and Barb Sisson, Roy Sisson III, Elmer
Sisson, Audrey Jones and Madison Thomure. Mr. Henry C. Draper was a merchant in the town of Ashley in the early 1800s.
The fifth cemetery, Mount Pleasant, is the largest cemetery to be cleaned by the group. The remains of what was the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church built in 1821 are on the cemetery property, south of Frankford off of Pike County Road 55. On Oct. 20th a small group gathered to start cleaning this large cemetery, chain sawing dead trees and grape vines, weed whipping brush and pruning tree limbs. The debris was pulled to the outer fence to be cut into burning wood and the rest to be shredded. Due to the weather and the hunting season we will Continue cleaning this cemetery in the early spring. Volunteers who have worked on this cemetery are Lyndel Thompson, Nathan Kneiss, James Hollows, Audrey Jones, Bonnie Mendonsa, Nina Peden, Dorothy McCarthy, Sharon Coose and husband Dean. |
| Marriages - 1800s
Crutcher-Purse
Married - On Wednesday evening,
March 9th, at the residence of Mr. W. J. Sisson, in
Bowling Green, Mr. Jas. S. Crutcher, of Monroe County, and Miss
Bettie Purse, of this city, Rev. T. Peyton Walton officiating.
The wedding was...
Thompson -
Holnian
At the residence of Eld. J. B
Corwine, of New London, on Wednesday eve, at 5 o’clock, June
13th, 1888, James P. Thompson and Miss Mattie Holman
were united in marriage, Eld. J. B. Corwine officiating. A
number of our young gentlemen and ladies accompanied them. They
returned to this place and the young couple...
Penn
- Jamison
Our
young friend, Ed T. Penn, of New London (formerly cashier of the
Exchange Bank of Frankford) and Miss Lob Jamison,a handsome and
popular young lady of Silex,were married last night. Success to
you and your wife. |
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PIKE COLLEGE,
BOWLING GREEN, MO.
For Young Men and Young Women.
RE-OPENS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1900.
Approved by the Missouri University.
- Offers Courses Modeled after the Best American Colleges.
- Collegiate, Academic, Intermediate, and Primary Departments.
- Classical, Scientific, Literary, English, and Normal Courses.
- Eng. 4 yrs., Latin 4 yrs., Greek 2yrs., German 2 yrs., French 2 yrs.
...
- Lays the Foundation for Broad Scholarship and a Useful Career.
- 120 Students. 30 in Music, 24 in Elocution, 23 in Business Course.
- New manag’t, Cheap Board, Cheap Rents for Families. No Saloons.
FOR CATALOGUE, COURSES OF STUDY. OR TERMS. ADDRESS
J. B. TATE, PRESIDENT.
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| Queries and Researchers
Hall, Hanks, Hosier, Hall, Roberts, Gillum, Porter,
Worthington, Dersey, Fagg, Oglesby, Dickerson, Martin, Ingram,
Beck, Smith, Henderson, Ware, Jones, Fields, Dodds, Lennington,
Goodin, Griffith, Waggoner, Dowell, Lyles, Nelson, Barton,
Kincaids, Thomasson, Moore, Riveer, Mabry |
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PIKE NEWS
Winter Issue of Days Gone By
The Blacksmith, King of Mechanics
The blacksmith has sometimes been called the king of mechanics, sad this is the way he is said to have won the distinction.
The story goes that during the building of Solomon’s temple, that wise ruler decided to treat the artisans employed on his famous edifice to a banquet. While the men were enjoying the good things that his bounty had provided, King Solomon moved about from table to …
Trouble in Saverton
Saverton township is all broke, it’s peace and harmony destroyed, Captain John Fisher, instead being able to enforce law and order in his province, is hemmed in at home, and is actually afraid to leave his premises. On one side the peace of a family has been disturbed by the “green eyed monster,” and the lady of said
household has already made an unsuccessful attempt to destroy herself and babe, while the husband is almost frantic over the turn things has taken, and is loud in his protestations of innocence. On another side the Claris and Smasheys have declared war and are now fortified against … |
He’s 104 years old and No Idea of Dying
reprinted from the Bowling Green Times, 1897
This is the story of Anthony Edwards. It is his recollections and own words. This article done in the Post Dispatch in 1897.
If Uncle Anthony Edwards, who joined the G.A.R. Wed. night, had been taught to write when he was a boy and had kept a diary with the same care that lie has endeavored to carry events in his memory, lie would have a work that the wealthiest libraries in the land would vie with each other to place on their shelves.
But Anthony was born and reared a slave, and however keenly he may have observed men and events from a time antedating the close of the administration of the first President of the United States and the eventful years that marked the formative period of the Greatest government of the grandest republic the world ever saw, he can only recount them from a memory that was supposed to take no note of them, for he was regarded as having no part or parcel of interest in the ship of State.
It was never dreamed by his young master, Daniel Young, who was one of the wealthiest hereditary slave owners of Louisa County, Virginia that the little negro who first saw the light of day in 1793, would ever become a citizen of this great republic, not only a voter, but that his name would be borne on it’s pension rolls as worthy of the nation’s bounty for military service rendered.
The vicissitudes through which Anthony Edwards has passed when in the apportionment of the Young mistress and she and her husband started for the West to settle in Pike County, Mo. would fill a volume of interesting incidents. He was 12 years old then and … |
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Fall 2007
Old Disease Names
Tombstone Abbreviations
One Person's Reflections
June 1905 article by C. J. Jamison |
| Library News
The library has received the
following:
-
History
on the Francis Hostetter Family, Vol. 1 & 2 - donated by
Patricia Gilliland Devoti
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Siloam
Cemetery Book - donated by Lori Coates
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Oak
Grove History pamphlet
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Old
Picture Album given to Bertha Marshall. She donated it to
the library. Some are identified including: Frank and Lizzie
Kienstra, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pearl, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Faltz, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jacob, George Jacob, Charles Wagner,
Mr. and Mrs. John Faltz, Ed Patton, Martin Hass and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wagner.
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An
update on descendants of James and Mary Elizabeth Buchanan
that have been compiled recently. This addresses the
Buchanan lineage that have lived in Pike and Montgomery
counties since about 1850. This was donated by Chester and
Sue Buchanan of Reno, Nevada.
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| Local Shorts
Marriage
- 1800s
Unsell - Vermillion
Quite a ripple of excitement was occasioned, last Wednesday
morning, by the announcement of the marriage of Mr. H.T. Unsell,
of this township, and Miss Ida Vermillion, of this place, which
occurred ...
New
London Wedding
Thompson - Carstarphen
In the Baptist church at New London at 1 o'clock this afternoon
will occur the marriage of Mr. G.G. Thompson a prominent citizen
and the ex-mayor of Frankford, to Miss Lillian Carstarphen, one
of New London's fairest bells.
The ceremony will be ...
Rules
of Courtship
Don't
disagree with the girl's father in politics, or her mother in
religion.
If
you have a rival, keep an eye on him; if he is a widower keep
two eyes on him.
Don't
put too much sweet stuff ...
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| One Person's Reflections (ending thought)
I want to take this time to wish
everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR and also take a
few minutes to remember the active members of the society that
have passed on, in the lsat few years. We miss their
involvement, input, and friendships. And all of their great work
that they did for the Pike County Genealogy Society, they are
dearly missed.
| Archey N. ROSS (1931-1999) |
Evelyn BRANDON (1912-2006) |
| Mollie L. PRICE (1924-2004) |
Betty KNEUBUHLER (1929-2006) |
| Donna J. DARNELL (1941-2004) |
Jack L. McCARTHY (1929-2007) |
| Mike WEAVER (1927-2005) |
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| Queries and Researchers
Blackmore, Bonham, Brandstetter,
Brown, Butler, Callaway, Cobb, Dowell, Galloway, Gay, Hopke,
Inlow, Leake, Rinker, Rissmiller, Smith, Stroker, Triplett,
Tower, Uptegrove, Woodson, Yager, Young, Brown, Gentle, Wheeler,
Nichols, Cash, Shotwell, Burch, Burroughs, Dye, Hedrick, Foutes,
Wilson |
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Winter 2007
Library News
On Writing and Spelling (with samples)
Trace Your Family Tree
Research in Rhyme |
| Queries and Researchers
Willard, Scoggins/Scroggins,
Love, McDonald/McDaniel, Wilson, Buchanan, Houston, Butler, Bibb,
Johnson, Anderson, Angel, Copenhaven, Duncan, Kimbler, Johnson,
Taylor, King, Mason, Harlow, Smith, Carter, Baker, Newberry,
Coose |
| Days Gone By
HEAP GOOD SQUAW
Last Saturday was the day set for the counting of the Cheyenne
Indians in the vicinity of Darllington, preparatory to their
receiving the money for their lands. The cash to be divided will
amount to about $75.00 for every man, woman and child of the
tribe besides 100 acres of land which they can lease or use in
any way but cannot sell for 20 years. ...
--published in 1891 Bowling Green Times
FRANKFORD
Frankford is an enterprising little town and frequently does
something to distinguish herself. Friday night the Frankfordites
gave a grand masquerade ball, and a St. Louis lady ...
--published in 1874 Frankford Chronicle
BIOGRAPHY OF BILLY GOAT
William Goat, born of Nancy, is of few days and full of butter.
He goeth forth in early childhood ...
He carryeth about on his whiskers an odor that maketh a Dutchman
hate brick cheese.
His flowing beard is the enemy ...
He hath a beard like a patriarch and a countenance like a
dyspeptic.
Ole Billy is very personable just as long as you... |
| William H. Tinker
Vice President of the Bowling
Green Bank, is a retired farmer and stock raiser of Spencer
Township, Pike County, of which he is one of the pioneers. He is
a self made man, and acquired the wealth which he now enjoys by
years of persistent and ceaseless toil. For the last 20 years he
has been a leading member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
and has held the office of elder.
The parents of our subject were
Charles W. and Lucella Roberts Tinker. The former was born ... |
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Fall 2006
Library News
Area Genealogical and Historical Sites to Visit
Death Certificates Online
Ancestors Arrivals
History of Charlie Knecht, written 1949,
submitted by granddaughter Dorothy Knecht McCarthy
History of Curryville
Days Gone By |
| Queries and Researchers
Clayton, Richardson, Eoff,
Davis, Cannady, Flowers, Houston, Wetheral, Harris, Fagg,
Dempsey, Hornaday, Britton, Preston, Vannoy, Branham |
| Days Gone By
JOHN N. GRIFFITH SHOT AND
KILLED
News reached us early yesterday morning of the killing of John
N. Griffith by Taylor Latimer. Griffith started to this place
tuesday evening with several dressed hogs in a wagon and ... We
the jury find that death resulted from the effect of a gun shot
entering the body on the left side near the collar bone, said
shot being fired by Z.T. Latimer this March 3, 1885.
A PIONEER GONE
James C. Burns Jr., died January 18, 1905 at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Blackwell; he was the son of ...
MUSTER ROLL OF CAPTAIN
FREEBORN BARTLETT'S Co.G.
RECIPE FOR WHITE WASH
Take a half bushel of unslacked lime and slack it with boiling
water. Take 12 pounds salt dissolved in water, 3 ...
A SECRET FOR A FARMER'S WIFE
While the milking of your cows is going on, let your pans be
placed in a kettle of boiling water. Strain the milk in one of
the pans taken hot from the ... |
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Spring 2006
Library News
Upcoming: Officer Nominations
Area Genealogical and Historical Sites to Visit
Several New Research Books Available
Murphy's Law of Genealogy
Fun and Facts
Ancestry Groups in Pike County
Helpful Hint
This is the last newsletter edited by Pat Lynn. A committee
of Dorothy McCarthy, Audrey Jones, Nina Peden and Sharon Coose
has been chosen as co-editors of the newsletter. I [Pat] know
they will do a great job and would like any information you
might provide for the newsletter. |
| Queries and Researchers
Hostetter, Isaac, Keithley, Williamson, Swalley, Clavel, Eoff,
Dameron, Hopke, Shepherd, Allison, Brandon, Oldfield, Sidwell,
McConnell, Uptegrove, Parsons, Bailey, Scanland, Kerr, Allison,
Wilson, Willard, Hamlett, Geery, Kramer, Shotwell, Hicklin,
Germann, Jamieson, Bibb, Taylor, Angel, Copenhaver, Johnson,
Anderson, Colbert, Duncan, Kimler, Young, Jefferson, Johnson,
Norton, Witt, Presley, Jeffreson, Slavens, Taylor, Cunningham,
Crume, Bufford, Fletcher, Dameron, Smith, Angel, Jones, Kilby,
Trower, Vannoy |
| Quarterly Question
Last issue's Quarterly Question, a new feature of the Echo,
evidently stumped everyone! The question was: "What was Barrel Fever?" (To
see the answer, send your 2006 dues to to the society at
P. O. Box 313,
Bowling Green, MO 63334-0313. The Spring edition will be mailed to you.)
The question for this
quarter is: "What occupation did a farrier/ferrier have?" If you know the
answer to this question, or have a question for future
quarterlies, the editor can be contacted at plynn @
vandaliamo.com. |
| Why Join a Genealogical Society?
Some think society
means a wealthy, fashionable class of people, but that does not
describe a genealogical society. With the changing times,
including WWW, email, chat rooms, etc. some might think
genealogical societies are useless. No doubt, the internet has
changed the way we meet people and communicate with them.
Although Internet, cell phones, fax machines and computers have
changed the way we approach our genealogical research, there are
essential perts to the study of our family history that can only
be produced with the cooperation of a group of like-minded
individuals. (In other words, a genealogical society).
Genealogical societies
have valuable assets available to all, such as its publications.
These include ... |
| In Memory
Evelyn Brandon, a
member of our society passed away on 4 April 2006. She was a
dedicated genealogist and will be missed by all who knew her.
Evelyn requested on her last journey to her final resting place
at Oak Grove Cemetery she be driven through Louisville past the
Christian Church where she and generations of her Gillum family
had worshipped. |
| Cleaning Gravestones
With Memorial
(Decoration Day) approaching, there will be more trips to
cemeteries and more attention to old gravestones. If you decide
to undertake a stone cleaning project, there are many
precautions. Listed below are some helpful hints and warnings.
First, if possible,
notify a relative or interested party of your intentions...
Second, always use the
gentlest method possible. Arm yourself with ...
Third, scrub the stones
from ...
Fourth, always watch
closely to make sure ...
Fifth, if lichen is a
problem, you can ...
Sixth, remember 100
year or older stones are not ...
Seventh, hopefully,
someone will surely appreciate your efforts. You deserve thanks
for undertaking this project. |
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Winter 2006
2006 Dues are past due
1852 New Year Resolutions to Solve Genealogical Mysteries
Pike County Lynchings
Tombstone Inscriptions (from "The Last Word" by Gyles
Brandreth [Reader's Digest 1980]}
Listing of Post Offices in Pike County, past and present, with
dates of service
Did You Know?
[The Editor] apologizes for a misquote in the article on the
Bankhead family in the Fall 2005 issue. It was called to [her]
attention the Reese descendants reported as buried in New
Hartford Cemetery are buried in the Old Ashley Cemetery. Thanks
to Phyllis Hunter for pointing this out to [her]. If you save
your Echo, please make a correction note of this. |
| Meetings
Regular meetings are held at 1:30 on the first Tuesday of
each month at the Library.
March 7th meeting will be "Bring an antique, old
Bible, keepsake, old pictures, memorabilia, relic, jewelry,
wearing apparel, etc." day.
April 4th meeting will have a program on "How to
Clean a Gravestone"
Members are urged to attend and friends are welcome. |
| New at the Library
Pike County Marriages 1866-1940 - transcribed and
typed by Audrey Jones, Claudia Wells and Harriett Worrell -
available for research only.
Atlas for Missouri Counties (CD) - including Pike 1875
& 1899; Ralls 1878, 1904 & 1916; Shelby 1878 & 1902;
Marion 1913 & Hannibal 1885; Monroe 1876 & 1917; Lewis
1913; Scotland 1876; Missouri 1873 - Donated by Barry Zbornik.
2005 Obituary Books - thanks to Claudia Wells and Mae
Dameron |
| Newsletters
We were notified by several members their Fall 2005
newsletter sent the last part of November arrived in a plastic
bag with only the3 first page enclosed... If you did not receive
a Fall 2005 newsletter in November or it was damaged, notify the
editor at the following email address and a replacement will be
sent to you: plynn @ vandaliamo.com.
After this issue, if you have a computer and would like to
receive the newsletter by email instead of snail mail, send your
current email address with a message that you prefer an emailed
newsletter to Audrey Jones at sillydillyhillbilly @ bowling-green.com.
We will also need to be notified if your email or regular
mailing address changes.
The newsletters are sent out in February, May, August and
November. Our policy is if you join or renew anytime after the
Winter issue in February and before mid-September, you will get
the back issues of the Echo and if you join after September,
your membership will be included in the following year. We thank
each of you who have paid your 2005 dues promptly.
We have a need for an ECHO editor. Anyone willing to take
over as editor, please contact plynn @ vandaliamo.com. |
| Researches and Queries
Cheadle, Bray, Boyd, Elgin, Brown, Parker, Hoskins, Griffith,
Warren, Baxter, Dempsey, Palmer, Riley, Hornaday, Russell,
Thomas, Abbott, Bankhead, Barclay, Bitzer/Pitzer, Brown, Butts,
Hagood, Hunter, Jackson, Jaeger, Johnson, Keesecker, Keith,
Kingston, Mackey, Morton, Moxley, Naxera, Price, Rees/Reese,
Russell, Scott, Stanley, Stoddard, Tarrants, Thompson, Young,
Pritchett/Prickett, Hudson, Willard, Scoggin(s)/Scroggin(s),
Willard, Bixby, Love, Davis, Staley, McDaniel
Thank you for submitting your surnames and
queries. ... Biographical sketches, helpful hints or other items
of genealogical interest are always appreciated by the editor.
Please reply to these queries if you have any information that
would help other members of this society. I'm sure some of us
share the same Pike County roots. |
| Quarterly Question
Last issue's Quarterly Question, a new feature of the Echo, was
answered quickly by two people. The question was: "What
were fat drippings used for during World War II?" (To
see the answer, send your 2006 dues to to the society at
P. O. Box 313,
Bowling Green, MO 63334-0313. The Winter edition will be mailed to you.)
The question for this
quarter is: "What was Barrel Fever?" If you know the
answer to this question, or have a question for future
quarterlies, the editor can be contacted at plynn @
vandaliamo.com. |
| The Shortest Month
Why has February only
28 days in common years and 29 days in leap year? Because
February is the black sheep month of the year.
In the first place,
there was no February at all; nor was there a January. Somehow
the ancient Egyptians ... |
| Missouri State
Archives Website
A free website with
available records at the Missouri State Archives can be found
at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/ordb.asp.
Another recommended website is our own www.pcgenweb.com/pcgs/index.html
which is updated regularly ... |
| Records of a Pioneer Merchant
In the day book and ledger of the first store ever kept in
Pike county, covering a period from September 12, 1818, to
December, 1826, are found the names of a number of pioneers of
the county. These books, aside from the mere entries showing who
then lived in the county, contain perhaps the most valued
history.
The store was at Louisiana and was kept by Uriah J. Devoire,
who came from St. Louis to establish the branch of the St. Louis
store. The Louisiana store was kept in a log house on the
southwest corner of Georgia and Second streets. Later the
eccentric John Schwimmer bought it and twenty-six years
afterward erected a brick building on the spot where he had so
long kept a store.
In the old books we find the name of Moses Kelly. Of him
Judge Fagg says: ...
The name of Willis Mitchell appears as a patron. He performed
the first marriage ceremony at Bowling Green, marrying the girl ...
Samuel K. Caldwell bought goods. He, with Joel Shaw, came ...
Col. James Johnson purchased $58.75 worth of merchandise. He
together with Andrew Edwards, John Jordan, James Bryson and
Peyton Matson, was appointed ...
On October 17th Samuel Watson bought merchandise. To this man
Ashley, by his munificent gift, is indebted for the famous ...
John Mathews bought goods the next day. He was an Old School
Presbyterian preacher, the first ... performed most of
the marriage ceremonies of those times, among which were the
following: ...
There appears in the old books also the name of John Walker.
He owned ...
There appears also the names of Rev. Joseph Jackson Basye,
son of John W. Basye, of whom it stated that he was the first
Methodist to preach in the county. He was ...
James Culbertson bought two pounds of coffee for seventy-five
cents a pound. He was killed ...
The name of Michael J. Noyes is found frequently in the
books. He was the first circuit clerk, which office he held ...
There appears, too, the name of Judge Ezra Hunt, a noble man.
He was graduated from Harvard in 1816, taught school in ...
The names of John Miller, ... Marshall Mann, ...
Dr. Allison T. Crow, ...Willis Mitchell, ... Capt.
Obadiah Dickinson, ...Captain Ralls, ... are among
the others found in these old books. ...Space forbids
taking up the other book, which carries an additional list, from
1820 to August 26, 1826. The names follow: ...
(This article copied from The History of
Northeast Missouri by Walter Williams 1913) |
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Fall 2005
2006 Dues are due
Website Statistics Announced
Interesting "First" facts about Pike County
Recent Library Acquisitions
Did You Know? |
| Researches and Queries
Colbert, Lindsay, Parsons, Stone, Craig, Clark, Whiteside,
Wheeler, Bailey, Stockton, Henderson, Burnett, Norton,
Jefferson, Witt, Douglas, Taylor, Slavens, Wetherell, Harris,
Allison, Emerson, Parker, Richardson, Howard, Shaw, Ferguson,
Johnson, Moore, Jordan, Richards, Underwood, Fry, McQueen,
McAfee, Coalter, Gallaher, Temple |
| Quarterly Question
The Quarterly Question is a new feature of the Echo, and our
first question is "What were fat drippings used for
during World War II?" This question was generated by
the finding of an article, dated 11 February 1943, in an old,
yellowed newspaper, printed during WWII, titled Save All
Waste Fats. |
| Biographical Sketch of the Bankhead Family
Dr. James Bankhead, a Scottish immigrant, settled in
Westmoreland County, VA, where he married Eleanor Monroe, who
was aunt of the future president, James Monroe. Their son, Dr.
John Bankhead, married Mary Warner Lewis Lightfoot. A son,
Charles Lewis Bankhead was born to Dr. John and Mary Bankhead in
1789. Charles Lewis Bankhead married Anne Cary Randolph
(1791-1826). Their son, John Warner Bankhead (1808-1897) married
Elizabeth Poindexter Christian (1814-1895).
Archer Christian Bankhead (1833-1911) was born in Albemarle
Co., VA to John Warner and Elizabeth Poindexter Christian
Bankhead, who were among a group of Virginians who came to Pike
County about 1840 and founded ...
John Warren Bankhead (1859-1916) (called Warren) was the
eldest son of ...
Charles Archie Bankhead (1887-1976) was the eldest son of ...
John Warner and Elizabeth Poindexter Christian Bankhead, John
Warren and Selma Purgahn Bankhead and Archer C. and Mary
Chambers Bankhead are buried ...
(This sketch was submitted by Lowell Carey Bankhead, Jo.
(Carey), son of Lowell Crey Bankhead (1909-1979) and Erma Lee
Green Bankhead (1913-2004). Carey is a volunteer at the Randolph
County Historical Society at Moberly, Missouri and specializes
in his small hometown of Higbee. He would love to hear from
anyone interested in these families or possibly wanting help in
Randolph County.) |
| In Memory of Mike
Last month on October 10, another dedicated genealogist, Mike
Weaver, 78, passed away at Palmyra, Missouri. We will miss Mike,
but will treasure his works on the many cemeteries he surveyed
and recorded. We will also treasure the many stories he loved to
tell about people of Pike County and others in the surrounding
areas. We will always be grateful for knowing him and for the
results of his love for genealogy. May he rest in peace. |
| In Search of Your LNU Ancestors
Let's face it! We are probably all LNU descendants. Have you
had the experience of finally finding your ancestor after years
of searching? This ancestor is usually a female who has been a
brick wall for years, but suddenly, there it is -- LNU. You
wonder, "How do you pronounce that; what nationality is it
(maybe French?) and where do I go from here?" A surname
forum would be a good place to start, so you type in LNU and get
30,160 results. WOW! ... |
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Summer 2005
Election of Officers
Upcoming Events
New at the Library
Visitors since August 2004
Donations
Listing of Family History Books donated by the Bowling Green
Public Library
Disposing of a Faded, Worn American Flag
Election Ballot from Pike County Post, Wednesday, Aug 5, 1896
Bits and Pieces
Great-Uncle George |
Times History Column
Bowling Green Times
23 May 1918
Mrs. W.J. Rowley has our thanks for contributing the
following early inscriptions in the Bowling Green Cemetery which
she copied.
Lieut. Peter C. Martin, born May 9, 1837; died Septembre 27,
1861
James M. Martin, born in Louisa county, Virginia, October 21,
1811; died November 15, 1872
Mary S. Martin born February 17, 1805; died August 14, 1892,
aged 87 years, 5 months, 28 days
Ann M. Blain died ...
Note: Some of these tombstones have disappeared from the
Bowling Green City Cemetery. Some dates differ from the dates
which were read in 2001, when the records were updated by Donna
Darnell and Audrey Jones. |
| Letter Recently Received from the Bowling
Green City Administrator
June 29, 2005
To whom it may concern:
The cemetery Board Committee of the City of Bowling Green had
asked that I forward this letter to both organizations (the
letter was sent to both the Pike County Genealogical and
Historical Societies) notifying that all unidentifiable
stones and/or grave markers within the Old Cemetery will be
removed.
The Cemetery Board Committee gave instructions that storage
will occur for two years allowing for time for any possible
identification before the stones and/or grave markers will be
destroyed.
If your organization would like to attempt any
identification, please contact our Public Works Manager Terry
Merritt at 573-324-2660 or myself.
Respectfully,
Dan Gruen
City Administrator |
| Queries and Researchers
Fielder, Berghofer, Pohlmon (Pollmon), Hartstine, Williamson,
Swalley, Barnard, Clavel, McGee, Smallwood, Starr, Hauching/Houchins,
Falkinger, Stephens, Dunn, Langford, Kenney, Kinney, McAdams,
Rosenburg, Taylor, McMillen, Schindler, Bibb, Hill, Lynn,
Henderson, Conner, Reed, Shannon, Holliday, Biggs, Love, McCune,
Ulrich, Couch, Chandler, Zumwalt, Dowell, Yager, Nesbit,
Turnbough, Clayton, Richardson, Mulherrin, Ruddell, Jones,
Miller, Scanland, Kerr, Allison, Wilson, Kerr, Carroll, Frier |
The Past, Present & Future of Bowling
Green
(Written for the Post-Observer by Perambulator)
Bowling Green is the county seat of Pike County, situated on
a rich and fertile prairie about ninety miles from St. Louis.
Its progress and growth was very slow--no buildings of any note
being erected--until about the year 1869. At that time it
contained a population of about 600 souls. That year some
valuable improvements were made. The hard times setting in, no
improvements of special mention were made until 1874. That year
...
(This article which appeared in the Post-Observer
in August 1879 was submitted by Harriett Worrell. Thanks
Harriett.) |
Haley Car is Found Sunday Badly Wrecked
Investigation by Sheriff Uncovers Accident Early Sunday
The Oakland sedan which was stolen from the garage of W.B.
Haley, Seventh and Carolina streets, early last Saturday was
found in a badly wrecked condition in a lane near the Jewish
cemetery. Mr. Haley telephoned Sheriff Harry C. Carroll who went
to Louisiana to make investigation into the theft.
It was learned that at about 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning
there had been an accident in front ofStark Brothers Nurseries
office on U.S. 54, west of Louisiana. A car having run into the
rear of a wagon. Mr. Haley and the sheriff interviewed ...
This article was found in The Bowling Green Times
Dec. 10, 1931 issue. Thanks to Mae Dameron for submitting this
article. |
| Old Grassy Creek Cemetery
Work is in progress to fence the Old Grassy Creek Cemetery
that contains the remains of many of the area's early pioneers.
There is much more which needs to be done to the cemetery. There
is evidence of 73 families represented in this cemetery. One
grave is that of J.S. Smith, Co. C., 39th Inf., a veteran of the
Civil War, who died in 1897. Other families buried there are:
Ashburn, Baxter, Biggs, Bolomey, Brimer, Bryson, Caverly,
Chapius, Clayton, Collins, Davenport, Dent, Dougherty, Douglas,
Downing, Eaton, Elder, Ferguson, Finley, Grant, Hammar,
Henderson, Hobbs, Holliday, Hoover, Houchin, Houchins, Hughart,
Ince, Jackson, Johnson, Jonhes, Kuntz, Lewis, Love, Maddox,
Markwell, Mayhall, McClellan, McCormack, McGary, McQuie, Milroy,
Nalley, Nally, O'Harrow, Poague, Reading, Richard, Richards,
Rieves, Rose, Rule, Rutherford, Schultz, Scroggins, Schwimmer,
Smith, South, Sparks, Thornton, Todd, Travis, Tribble, Waddell,
Wade and Yeater.
Donations would be welcome from anyone interested in the
early history of Pike County , Missouri. Donations may be sent
to Old Grassy Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Elinor Waddell, 17784
Pike 135, Louisiana, MO 63353.
(Article from People's Tribune, July 26, 2005) |
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Upcoming Events
Coming Soon
Census Date: Important Part of Research
Pike County Population data
Current Prices as Listed in a 1970 Diary
Fun and Facts
Donations
Bug Remedies
Farmstead Where Some Believe Daniel Boone Buried Goes on the
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| Queries and Researchers
Holman, Worthington, Waugh, Bradbury, Mummey, Nichols,
Street, Grifith, Mulherin, Swisher, Amos, McKee, Gillum, Wren,
Morris, Monaghan, Gillum, Gallion, Riley, Johnson, Eddington,
Jenkins, Ayres, Hughes, Wells, Janis, Loving, Gilmer, Taliaferro,
Pace, Bondurant, Dillard, Cook, Jennings, Todd, Rogers, Lacey,
West, Thornton, Lucas, Cash, Corwine, Clift, Scott, Wahl, Edgar,
Evans, Lybarger, Evans, Lovelace, Hickman, Cobb, Abbott, Carr,
Bracy, Gosline, Tilton, Keith, Templeton, Watson, Skidmore,
Miller, Fellinger/Fillinger, Brandstetter, Chamberlain, Barrett,
Craig |
| Biographical Sketch of Kitty Ann Jefferson
Norton
Kitty Ann Jefferson was born 28 May 1859, a daughter of
William Lewis Jefferson and Louise (Johnson) Jefferson. Kitty
and her three younger brothers, John J. born 1861, Wm. Freeman
born 1863 and Charles Benton born 1867, were left orphans on the
death of their mother in 1875. Two infant siblings died in 1865
and 1869.
On 13 October 1878 Kitty married ... |
| Revolutionary Soldiers
John Poenix, buried in the family burying ground on Sugar
creek, was born in Virginia, September 2, 1757, and died in Pike
county September 11, 1839. He served under General Green and was
present at the surrender of Cornwallis.
William Patterson, buried on his farm nine miles from
Louisiana on the road to Eolia, was born in North Carolina, came
to Pike county in 1818, and died in 1849.
Roland Burbridge, born in Virginia, died in Pike county in
1842, was buried in Buffalo cemetery. His tombstone inscription
states that he was in the battle of Cowpens.
James Mackey, born in South Carolina in 1743, died in Pike
county in 1855, was buried at Buffalo. The inscription on his
monument reads: "An American patriot who lived to see the
success of the American arms."
James M. McElwee, buried at ...
This article was typed as found in History of Northeast
Missouri by Walter Williams (1913) and published by Lewis
Publishing Co. |
Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 214
Cemeteries
Tombstones, fences, destroying or mutilating in abandoned
family or private cemetery -- abandoned or private burying
ground defined.
Every person who shall knowingly ...
Visiting abandoned family or private burying ground
surrounded by private property, right of access, when,
enforcement by sheriff--court's power to disinter.
1. Any person who wishes to visit an abandoned family cemetery
...
2. The sheriff or chief law enforcement officer ...
3. Nothing in section 214.131 and this section shall be
construed to limit ... |
| Riverview Cemetery Entrance Repair
The entryway to the historic Riverview Cemetery at Louisiana,
Missouri was accidentally destroyed by city equipment quite some
time ago. The Pike County Chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR) commissioned the entryway in 1911 and since the
accident have worked diligently raising money to restore it
similar to the original. The iron archway alone was estimated to
cost $11,000. That amount has recently been raised through
generous donations and fund-raisers and the materials needed
have been ordered. Donations are still needed to complete the
restoration and add the finishing touches after the iron arch is
completed. The National Society DAR has been contacted to
approve a new marker and the original DAR plaque will be
remounted. Donations to help complete this long awaited
restoration can be sent to Anne Keller, Pike County Chapter DAR,
205 Washington St., Louisiana, MO 63353-1724. |
| Biographical Sketch of William C. Craig
WILLIAM CYRUS CRAIG. Foremost in the ranks of the prominent
and prosperous agriculturists of Pike county, who by
indefatigable perseverance and untiring energy have hewed their
way onward and upward, stands William Cyrus Craig, whose
handsome, well-cultivated farm is located about ten miles
southeast of Vandalia. Mr. Craig comes of a family of
agriculturists, and is in the third generation of the name to
carry on operations in northeastern Missouri. His grandfather,
Thomas Craig, was born in Kentucky about 1790, and came to the
state of Missouri in 1829, settling on land in Indian township,
Pike county, about one and one-half miles north of the farm of
William C. Craig. On this land, which he secured from the
government, he spent the remainder of his life in agricultural
pursuits ,and there died in 1846. While still a resident of
Kentucky, he was married to Rachel Smith, and they had a family
of eight children, namely: John T., William, Paulina, Virginia,
Isabelle, Permelia and two died in infancy. Mr. Craig was a
stanch Whig in his political views, and with his wife and
children, attended the Methodist church, of which he was a
consistent member and liberal supporter.
John T. Craig was born 1829, in Kentucky, and was six weeks
of age when he was brought by his parents to Pike county,
Missouri. Educated in the district schools ...
William Cyrus Craig was born November 3, 1855, on his
father's farm in Pike county, and there secured his education in
the district schools. General farming has claimed ...
Typed as found in History of Northeast Missouri by
Walter Williams, published by Lewis Publishing Co. 1913. |
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In Memory
Coming Soon
1870 Pike County Missouri Census Now Available
A Listing of Family History Books on the Shelves at the
Genealogy Library
Fun and Facts
Conditions to be Included in Your Family Medical Tree
Websites to Check Out
The Perfect Genealogist |
| Queries and Surnames
Roberts, Dudding, Alford, Howard, Smith, McCune, Burks,
Burroughs, Cash, Millner, Shotwell, Walker, Wenkle, Riley,
Dempsey, Hornaday, Russell, Palmer, Akers, Norvell, Netherlands,
Price, Gordon, Lenington, Goodin, Nelson, Jones, Smith, Beck,
Ingram, Morehead, Dowell, Henderson, Ware, Haymes, Dodd,
Griffith, Turner, Weldhy, Layne, Johnson, Moore, Roveer,
Worthington, Griffith, Warren, Boyd, Baxter, Parker, Griffith,
Fullerton, Brown, Beshears, Boyd, Butler, Carter, Collins, Doss,
Dowell, Dudley, Evans, Hendrix, Inlow, Leake, Ledford, Liter,
Livers, McCune, Phipps, Poole, Robey, Rupp, Smith, Snedigar,
Turner, Unsell, Utterback, Wasson, Weakly, Widaman, Shy,
Worthington, Morris, Cummins, Myser, Harris, Humphrey, Robinson,
Clendenny, Barnes, Sterne, Dennison, McCarter, Bell, Lytle,
Manker, Wells, Haugen, Stoops, Youse, Schumm, Sinclear, Neale,
Lane, Smarr, Glascock, Whaley, Whiteside, Bowles, Mackay,
Motley, Willard, Wright, Bonham, Branstetter, Brown, Butler,
Dowell, Gay, Hopke, Inlow, Leake, Lynn, Muffley, Rissmiller,
Trower, Woodson, Yager |
| First Settlers
The first families from North and South Carolina were the
Watson brothers -- John, James, David and Samuel; Jordon
brothers -- John, James and Robert; Alexander Allison; William
McConnell; Thomas Cunningham; John Turner; John Walker and
Abraham Thomas. All these came in 1808.
John Watson settled at ...
These are the settlers in 1808 when a colony from Kentucky
arrived -- James O'Neil; James and Arthur Burns. All settled
near Clarksville.
In 1810 a second colony arrived from Kentucky and settled on
Ramsey Creek -- Joseph McCoy, Eli Burkalew, George Myers, Daniel
McCue, Andrew Edwards and Joel Harpole. Still another band came
in 1811 including John Mackey and James Templeton, with his
nephew Mijamin Templeton, who settled on Buffalo Creek.
In December 1811, a meeting of those who had settled on
Buffalo and Noix Creek was held to consider building a fort.
Work was begun immediately. The fort was built on a farm ...
This article was copied from Sesquicentennial
Louisiana, MO 1818-1968. |
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Indian Creek Township Organized a Military
Company in 1844
N. Massey, Capt.
Nathan Massey settled in Indian Creek Township
early in the settlement of the western part of Pike County. He was
a good citizen, a patriotic, rock-ribbed Democrat and a leader of
men in patriotism and fidelity to the institutions of his country.
Early in the history of Pike County and the State, all men over
twenty-one years and under fifty had to be formed into companies
and muster four times a year. In 1844 Indian Creek Township
organized a company and Nathan Massey was captain and I remember
well, though but a small boy, of going with my father to muster.
They met and mustered near the spring on the farm
now operated by John Hagan and where he now lives. They drilled in
military tactics, and manifested a great interest and enthusiasm
in this government being of the people for the people.
Time of mustering was April, May, September and
October of each year.
The following is a copy of the old muster roll
which Captain Massey had ...
This article was originally printed in the
Vandalia Leader. It was copied by the Bowling Green Times,
November 9, 1916. |
| Did You Know?
In 1873, suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, was fined $100 for
attempting to vote in the 1872 Presidential election. The fine was
never paid. (Women's World June 15, 2004 issue) |
Researchers and Surnames
Websites to Check Out
New Year's Resolutions |
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Biographical Sketch - Levi S. Moore
Levi S. Moore was born 31 O ctiber 1817 in Tennessee, the fifth
of a family of six children of James Moore and Elizabeth
Shellhorse. When he was an infant his father came to Missouri,
which was then only a territory. The family settled on Loutre
Island in Montgomery County in 1819 for a few months then moved to
Pike County a few miles south of the town of Ashley, where he
spent the rest of his life.
For eighty years Levi S. Moore lived in Pike County where on 3
May 1849, he married Paulina Jane Motley, the daughter of Daniel
Motley and Jane Shellhorse. The issue of this marriage was nine
children, five who were surviving at his death: Sarah Frances
Palmer, Mary Susan Harrelson, Missouri Catherine Keith, Daniel W.
Moore, and Lewis Clay Moore.
On 16 January, 1859, he was ... |
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