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From: "John Overfelt" <>
Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD] Website update
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:33:10 -0600
References: <8C8E20ABF89B16A-F98-15E7@webmail-da18.sysops.aol.com>


Bob, the best thing about genealogy is finding your ancestors and their
stories.
The second best thing is sharing it with your cousins.

John Overfelt

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Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD] Website update


> Hi John and Sandy & List: Ruth Hancock and Sarshall Cooper my 4th great
> grand parents through their daughter Elizabeth Cooper and Adam Murray
> being my 3rd great grands. Their son, James Murray married Emily Terrill,
> daughter of Rebecca Galloway and Fountain Terrill on 24 Jan 1850 in Howard
> county. Just found these this past summer, thanks to you John and others.
> Have more and looking for more info...
>
> love it . Bob Long
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD] Website update
>
>
> John Overfelt: Peter Davis is listed in the Howard County Cemetery Book,
> buried
> in Boonesboro Cemetery. It does not list who his parents are, but says he
> was a
> member of the IOOF. Could the IOOF have any records? JUst a thought.
>
> Harold Kerr, President
> Howard County MO Genealogical Society
>
> Sandy Prosser <> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Good to see you on here again ........
>
> Mary Ann (Hancock) Walden is my Great Great Grandmother also.
>
> Cousin, Sandy
>
>
> "John F. Overfelt" wrote:
> That makes you a cousin by marriage. Sarshal Cooper married my 2nd great
> aunt Ruth Hancock. Ruth was
> a sister to my 2nd great grandmother Mary Ann Hancock Walden.
>
> My ancestors go back several generations in Howard County and I have
> information on your line through the
> Hancock side. Also, if you don't have access to the Howard County 1883
> History I have information on
> how the Indians shot Sarshal in the head while he was rocking his baby. If
> you would like, you can contact
> me further through this site or at .
>
> For anyone who would like to lend me a hand with a thirty year quest, I am
> still looking for parents or siblings
> of Peter Davis, born. Sep. 18, 1832 in Garrard County KY and died Jul. 9,
> 1894 in Howard County, MO. He
> married Sarah Elizabeth Gallemore, born. Feb. 26, 1842 and died Oct. 1,
> 1937
> in Boonsboro (Howard County),
> MO. They were married July 17, 1865. Sarah Elizabeth was his second wife.
>
> Any help would be appreciated
>
> John
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To: ;
> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [MOHOWARD] Website update
>
>
>> Me too, y'all... Just discovered June 4 that my father's ancestors from
>> Howard on his Mother's side. Damned interested but not active. I find
>> my 3rd
>> and 4th great grandparents part of founding of this area called "Little
>> Dixie". I keep digging to find more of my past family.
>>
>> Capt Sarshell Cooper, Fort Cooper, my 4th great, his father Francis my
>> 5th,
>> Sarshell's daughter Elizabeth Cooper Murray, buried at Richland Christian
>> Church cemetery, d 1830 and her husband, Adam Murray beside her, d 1856.
>> Also
>> Samuel Page and his wife Nancy there with a child or two at Richland with
>> many of their slaves in unmarked graves in same cemetery.
>>
>> Know now that these folks part of that Church's history and that Adam
>> Murray
>> and his second wife, Mary Murray were founding members in 1853 of First
>> Christian Church of Trenton in Grundy county.
>>
>> Just can't find enough fast enough info......thanks Bob Long, Cameron MO
>>
>> No Disgrace to have Bed Bugs - Disgrace is in keeping them!!!
>>
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