19 Aug 2001 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List
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Another hot day here in the desert...
Leslie
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We can gain many clues by checking to see
who the people were who were running for
the MO House of Representatives in 1892.
Here are some more of those people.
Holt County:
Nicholas F. Murray
W.A. Gwinn
John Norman
Issac Shaw
William Stubbs
Howard Coun
13 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Here are more news items, covering many places,
which were transcribed, by Kathy Bowlin, from the
micro-filmed records of "THE HIGBEE NEWS".
Leslie
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7 June 1907--
HOW HE WAS GIVEN THE NAME OF "SOC"--It may be of
interest to some to know how Levi T. Burton came by the
nickname of "Soc" Burton. When Levi was a candidate for
the nomination of sheriff in the spring of 1906, he was
surprise
24 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Today we have information from news articles. ~Leslie
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Miss Pilgrim (d/o F.J. Pilgrim)
m/ on Monday in Dodge City, KS
[TCD; 13 June 1900]
Louis Findley
(d 8 June 1900 Carrollton, MO-aged 14 yrs 9 mo 3days)
s/o Dave Findley
[TCD; 9 June 1900]
Elden Snowden (black)
(d in Kansas City; burial at Oak Hill Cem, Carrollton, MO
26 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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-- A dispatch, from New Madrid, MO, says it has just transpired
that J.L. Loins, a farmer living across the MS River, in KY, was
murdered, for money, by 2 Negroes, Sat night & his body thrown
into the river. One of the Negroes has been captured & shot to
death by a mob which is now hunting for the other murderer.
[TJN; 2 Dec 1898]
-- Forest Salee, a bell boy formerly employed by the Planter's
Ho
18 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Here are more of the survivors of the War Between
the States, along with where each was living (if
given) as of 1879. A few even show occupations.
Leslie
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Source:
"History of the First and Second Missouri
Confederate Brigades 1861-1865"
Caldwell, George W. - Nebraska City, NE
Carbry, James - Denison, TX - Liquor Merchant
Carbry, ______ - St. Joe, MO - Merchant
Carney, J. - Huntsville, MO -
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Here is an obit concerning MO. ~~Leslie
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PETER CARTWRIGHT STEWART was born in Robinson County, Tennessee, July l,
l8l9, and died at his home near Leon, Iowa May l3, l903, aged 82 years,
l0 months and l2 days.
In the passing away of this venerable citizen, Decatur County loses one
of her oldest citizens, a man universally loved and res
6 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Today's post is an abstract by Kathy Bowlin. It contains
information from Elliott, Renick, Moberly, Texas, and
Illinois, to name but a few of the places. Enjoy.
Leslie
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4 Sep 1903--
The wife of John Wilcox, col, near Elliott, who has had
typhoid fever for the past two months, died yesterday,
aged 21 years.
4 Sep 1903--
Died, on Sunday, August 30, the 2 year
old son of Anderson Hanners a
27 July 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Here are more of the interesting, news articles:
Friday, 14 September 1917
--Will Longdon left Tuesday for Springfield, Ill, to
visit relatives and to attend the big state fair.
Friday, 14 September 1917
--Robert Llewellyn writes us from Oak Creek, Colo: Enclosed
find $1.50 for which please send me the NEWS. Would have
sent it sooner but was not located. I am on the organizing staff
of the U.
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4 June 1909--Jas. R. Kirby and wife, of Carroll county, are visiting their
nephew, J. K.
Warford and other relatives in Randolph and Howard counties. During the
war, Mr.
Kirby with twelve other citizens were arrested and cast into the Federal
prison at Alton
Ill, where they were tried, convicted and sentenced to be shot. When the
men learned of
their fate they planned to make their e
29 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Friday, 21 September 1917
--THREE MOBERLY SUICIDES
--Mrs. Harry Bernard of Moberly, following a quarrel Monday with a neighbor,
drowned herself and 3-year-old son in Forest Park lake. Tuesday morning,
Marion Thurman, with whose wife Mrs. Bernard had quarreled, threw himself
in front of a passenger train in the Wabash yards and was instantly killed. It is
stated that Mrs. Thurman had ac
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3 Feb 1911--
W. H. H. Meyers, one of the best known Modern Woodmen in this section,
and a deputy for that order in this district died at his home in Paris on Jan 27, aged 70
years. His Higbee friends will be pained to hear of his death.
3 Feb 1911--
Mrs. Nancy Robb is very ill at her home near Burton of pneumonia and her
recovery is doubtful. Miss Robb is about 75 years of age an
(#2) 27 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Today I welcome Sandy Staton to our list of contributors for this
list. She is transcribing genealogy related news items from the
BEVIER APPEAL newspaper of Bevier, MO. ~Leslie
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Bevier Appeal dated Friday, 27 January 1905
Mrs. T.D. Thomas, sr., went to Brookfield Monday night to visit with
16 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Today we have brief newspaper obits and a few
other newspaper goodies. ~Leslie
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Codes:
TCD = The Carrollton Democrat newspaper
Carrollton, Carroll County, MO
SFT= The Santa Fe Times newspaper
Alma, Lafayette County, MO
Ella Frances STATON
(16 Aug 1914 MO- 12 July 2000 MO)
d/o Pearl B. GAL
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While digging through old journals from a genealogy group
in AZ, I found a piece about a young man from MO. It was
in the form of a letter written at Lynx Creek, AZ on 5 June
1864. The letter recounted the death of one W.P. JONES,
"lately of California, and formerly of Mount Vernon, Jasper
County, MO" who had been murdered on Wed, 2 June
1864 while traveling between Big Bug Creek and Col.
King
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Today my dear husband and I are married
34 years! Where has the time gone?
Leslie
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Source (1 of 4):
Howard County Courthouse Records
"This is to certify that on 24th April 1853 I joined
in marriage Mr. John G. Frazier of Boone County
and Julia F. Barnett of Howard County, MO".
Given under my hand this 24 August 1853
Noah Flood
[my note: I'd say this man's parents had a go
5 Aug 2001 MO-ABSTRACTS READ-ONLY LIST
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Today I have for you more of the survivors of the
Confederate MO 1st & 2nd Brigades. Some of these
listings show where the person was living, as of 1879,
and what his occupation was then. If one or the other,
or both of these, is missing, it is because it was not
shown.
Leslie
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Baber, Frank Hardin, MO Farmer
Baber, J.M. Richmond, MO
Bagby, J.W. Roanoke, MO Merchant
Bankhead, Archer