SHARING THE PAST 1984

SHARING THE PAST

A Genealogy Research column for Pulaski County, Missouri and her neighbors.

by the late Don Vincent of Tacoma, Washington

The Richland Mirror Jan 5, 1984 No. 114

RAYL - McCULLOCH

William Harris Rayl, b. 1795 and d. 1882, m. in Boonville, Mo. in 1835 Sarah E. McCulloch, b. 1816 and d. 1890. An earlier wife is indicated, if some of the following are William's children: Robert J. Rayl, b. Jan 16, 1819; James L. Rayl, b. July 7, 1820; Penelope A. Rayl, b. Mar 8, 1823; William W. Rayl, b. Mar 29, 1825; Margaret Rayl, b. Dec 6, 1827; Edmund M. Rayl, b. Mar 25, 1830; G.B. Rayl, b. July 27, 1832; Mary J. Rayl, b. July 27, 1834 and d. 1937; Sophia Anastasia Rayl, b. July 11, 1842; and Lucy Caroline Rayl, b. Feb 13, 1845. These are family Bible records —can anyone furnish relationships or further info? My great-grandmother was a Rayl, supposedly related to the Rayl family of Pulaski County. Kenneth H. Smith. 204 E. 7th, Rolla, MO 65401.

REPLY: One William Rayl m. Nancy Cox in Meigs Co, Tenn in 1838. This man prob is listed on 314 Pulaski '60. He was b. Tennessee c1820; wife Nancy b. Tenn c1819. Births of ch. commence in 1840.

Jesse A. Rayl, b. Tenn c1813 is the patriarch of the Pulaski Co family. Listed on 199 Pulaski '40 and 175 Pulaski '50. Goodspeed says J. A. Rayl was a bro-in-law of James M. Mays of Hawkins Co. Tenn. and an East Tenn origin for this line is further suggested in that three "Rail" families are listed in 1830 Grainger Co. Tenn: George, Preston F., and William.

BARNETT - MILLS – LEWELLEN - -TURPIN - JENNINGS - CASE

Jacob Barnett was born in Ohio Co., KY between 1780 and 1790. the son of Joseph and Abigail Mills Barnett. He m. Martha Lewellen 27 Aug 1812 in Ohio Co., Ky. Martha was the dau of Jacob and Jane Lewellen. Prior to 1830, he moved his family to Lincoln Co Mo, where he received a grant of land . He sold this land in 1836 apparently, moved from Lincoln Co in Pulaski Co MO. where was shown with his fam in 1830 census for Lincoln Co and in the 1840 census for Pulaski.

On p. 222 of 1840 Pulaski his entry is 02012001-0021101, indicating a large family. Both Jacob and wife Martha Fob d. before 1850 as they are not present in that census. I have been able to identify only five of their ch.: Nancy Jane, who m. Thomas Turpin; John, who m. Harriet ( ); Abigail. who m. Silas Jennings; Hannah, who m. William Case; and Jesse Barnett. I would appreciate any information concerning when and where Jacob and Martha may have died as well as the names of all their children. Tom Turpin, 612 Capitol Ave., Jefferson -City, MO 65101.

Page 222 of the 1840 census of Pulaski is a "mixed-territory" page. Ten of the fams listed on it were by 1850 in Wright County census. At least six others were in Pulaski, two in Laclede. And two in Camden County. The others are unaccounted for.

Silas Jennings on 168 Pulaski '50 has wife Abigail in listing, b. Ky c1821; she and Silas are still together on 297 Pulaski '60. Nancy Jane Barnett Turpin. on 195 Pulaski, '50, was b. Ky. c1814. John Barnett. on 143 Pulaski '50, was b. Ky. c1824; wife Harriet was b. Ill. c1833 William Case and Hanah (sic) Barnett Case were next door to John; Hanah was b. Ky. c1826. One Jesse Barnett, b. Ky c1834, is listed on 211 Pulaski '50.

Readers might wish to note that Kentuckians on p. 222 were Thomas Turpin- and Jacob Mills Barnett, both b. Ohio Co., Ky; Nathaniel J. Britton, b. Ky 1804 -- though he may have been present in 1830 McMinn Co Tn census on p. 135; William Mathews, Va-born but residing in Ky in 1827; and, as we have recently reported, Wilson Hillhouse, b. Ky. c1803, perhaps in Livingstone County.

BIBLE RECORDS

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, Margaret Jane Moore's Bible records were postponed for publication with another group of material which ultimately fell through...I have not been able to fill in very much additional detail on these folks. Reader help would be welcome.

MOORE - SPRAGUE - HART - HICKS - POOL - HOBBS - VINCENT - HARRISON. ANDERSON - YOUNG - HAWKINS • MONTGOMERY - DUFF - VARDY - CANAFAX - JONES - WISDOM - SNOW. SMITH - McELROY – BALLEW - JOHNSON - LINDSEY - RICHARDSON - TRAVELSTEAD - BARKER - MOODY - BARKER

Copied from Bible in possession of my cousin, Dale Hicks of Richland, in the spring of 1965. Eliza Ann Hicks was a Vincent, dau of my great-grandfather James L. Vincent, Sr. More on the Hart fam. is found in Goodspeed, p. 1176. John R. Sprague with then-wife Elizabeth are listed in 1850 Wright Co. Mo. census, p. 506.

These are my suppositions about the following records:

Elizabeth Ann ( ) m. 1st William Moore in 1836. Moore d. 1846, but they had issue Margaret, George. Maria, and William Moore. Elizabeth Ann ( ) then m. 2nd John R. Sprague in 1848. He d. 1852.
Elizabeth Ann ( ) m. 3rd Lenard Hart in 1859.

Title Page:

The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments New York, publ. by Thomas Mason and George Lane 1837

MARRIAGES

William Moore and Elizabeth Ann Moore was Married Feby 11th 1836

John. R. Sprague and Elizabeth Ann Sprague was maried Nov 5th 1848

Lenard Hart and Elizabeth A. Sprague was maried September the 19th 1859

Winfield S. Hicks and Margaret J. Moore was Married Oct 29, 1854

Washington A.P. Pool and Maria M. Moore was married Aug 11 (or 24?) 1856

W.H.H. Moore and Ruthie Hobbs. was married April 9th A.D. 1867

BIRTHS

Margare Jane Moore was born January 4th 1837

George Jackson Moore was born November 6th 1838

Maria M. Moore born Feb 9th 1841

William Henry Moore born 19th Feby 1843

William (Thomas? can't read it - dv.) was June the 24th 1850 (sic)

Arthur M. Hicks was born May 16 1892

Earnest Clyde Hicks was born Sept 22 1893

Morris Hicks was born Jan 24 1896 (sic)

James W. Hicks was born January 8th 1856

Clifford E. Hicks was horn July 21, 1898

Albert Lester Hicks was born March 12, 1905

Chester Lee Hicks was born Dec 21, 1906

William A Hicks was born Oct 2 1909

Eliza Ann Hicks was born Jan 24 1868

Florence Hicks was born Aug 30 1900

William Moore was born Feby 28th 1801

Elizabeth Ann Moore was born June 24th 1821

John R Sprague was born Feb the 22nd 1821 (sic)

Winfield S. Hicks was born August 12th 1828 (sic)

Washington A.P. Pool was born June 4th AD 1831

Joseph W.P. Pool was horn Oct 18th 1857 Thomas M.P. Pool was born Nov the 5th 186(/( pencil correction reads "59")

M.E.J. Moore was born Feb 28th A D 1868 (in later writing, faded purple.)

Frederic Lee Moore was born March 25, 1877

DEATHS

William Moore died January 15, 1846

George J More died Sep the 16th 1850

William Thomas Sprague died July the 4 1850

John R. Sprague died Jan the 22 1852

Leonard Hart died March 29, 1877 (unsure of final digit - dv.)

Elizabeth A. Hart, Died March 19th (several changes of mind mark marking through; year finally decided on 1879.

Washington A P Pool died Jan the 10th 1861.

Thomas M.P. Pool died March the 19th 1863

Maria M. Harrison Died Aug 13th 1875

Andy Anderson Died Mary 15th 1885

The Richland Mirror Jan.12, 1984 No. 115

On back title page of New Testament:

Lenard Hart was born June 25th A D 1801 (unsure of last digit)

Catherine Hart was born April 23rd A D 1808 (sic)

Susana Margaret Hart was born April 1st A D 1827

Isaac Louis Heart was horn November 21st A D 1828

George Michael Hart was born November 1st A D 1830

William Mitchel Hart was born April 11 A D 1832

Peter Benson Hart was born February 28th A D 1835 (unsure of last digit)

(Deleenis?) Caroline Hart was born Feb (8th?) 1836
Lenard Franklon Hart w as born April 11th A D 1838
John Henry Hart was born February 17th A D 1841
Mary Elizabeth Hart was born May the 1 A D 1843
Amandy Catharin Hart was born the 10 A D 1845 (sic)
Martha Eliza Hart was born April 18th A D 1850

On inside back cover; tablet paper, pasted on:

Fielding Young was born Aug the 23rd 1828

Margaret Evoline Young was born Dec the 16th 1832

William Jefferson Young was born Nov the 18th 1852

Edward Benton Young was born Feb the 23rd 1854

Nancy Mary Young was born Jan the 28th 1857

Thomas Camillus Hawkins was born Aug the 29th, 1861

Wilburn Ivy Hawkins was born Jan the 11th 1865

Robert Jackson Hawkins was born June the 20th 1867

(line drawn across page)

Jefferson Montgomery was born Oct the 25th 1803

Nancy Evolin Montgomery was born Apr the 23rd 1814

Margaret E. Montgomery was born Dec the 16th 1832

Sarah Ann Montgomery was born Nov the 17th 1834

Frances Jan Montgomery was born Apr the 7th 1837

John Riley Montgomery was born June the 9th 1839

Thomas Jefferson Montgomery was born Aug the 19th 1840

Robert James Montgomery was born Oct the 10th 1843

Jesse William Henry Montgomery was born Sep the 20th .1845

Martha Elizabeth Montgomery was born Apr the 30th 1848

ADDENDA - dv.

Jefferson Montgomery was prob b. in North Carolina; he is listed on 209 Pulaski '40. His wife, nee Anderson, was on 520 Wright 50, born N.C. c1814. The following lengthy query, from D.A.R. Magazine of June '57, mentions Jefferson and others: "Can anyone tell me about the Montgomerys of Mo., who lived in Wright, Webster, Dallas, Carroll, Polk, and nearby counties? Among them was a Robert, b. Feb. 22, 1791 N.C. (who was) mar. three times. First wife unknown. Second m. to Malinda Duff; 3rd to Drucilla Vardy (Canafax). He had 14 ch. by all wives. Robert was a Doctor, also a U.S. 'Marshall and was killed in Parker Co Texas about 1870. His ch.: William Carroll b. c1822; Adeline, m. James Jones; Caroline; Josephus Newton, b. 1832 Mo., m. Sarah Lavina Jones (dau of James Jones and-wife Sarah Wisdom); James; Duff; Sarah (prob. Charity? -- prob Ruth Almira);. Jeff C. m. Angeline Jones (dau of Reason Jones and Ruth Alrmira Montgomery); Elizabeth m. Ben Jones; (unknown ch.); Lee Davis Montgomery, b. 1867 Parker Co Texas; Galena. m. John B. Snow, and Cynthia Rebecca (who) mar. P. P. Smith.;

"Robert was supposed ,to have had brothers: John, who also went to Texas; William; Jesse and Jefferson. They were perhaps bros of Easter (Esther?) Ann Montgomery, who m. c1809 in Tenn or N.C. George Washington Jones and had ch.: James, who m. 1st Sarah Wisdom and 2nd Adeline Montgomery; Robert, m. Mary Alma/Ann ("Polly”) McElroy, dau of Samuel McElroy and Marion Williams (res. 1850 Laclede Co Mo); John, m. Susan Ballew; Newton, m. Francis Johnson; David; Thomas; Easter, George Lindsey; Mary Ann, m. William Richardson of Okla.; William, m. 1st Charity Montgomery. 2nd Martha Jane Travelstead-Barker; Cynthia, Jim Lindsey; Rachel (unmarried?); Eliza -- did she m. Henry Moody?

“G.W. Jones and Easter/Esther also had) Susan Margaret. who m. Jasper Barker; and Jackson Carroll Jones, who m. 1st Amanda and 2nd Ruth Minerva Wisdom. The desc. of Robert and Easter Ann intermar. down through, the years. Who can tell me who 'the desc of John Montgomery listed in Lawrence Co Tn 1820 census and also in Maury Co, Tenn., are? A John Montgomery who married a Miss Moore is supposed to be the father of Robert, William. John. Jesse, Jefferson. and Easter Ann."

COMMENT: Robert Montgomery was on 222 Pulaski '40, then near the Moore-Sprague fam. on 505 Wright '50. He m. Malinda Duff in Crawford Co Mo in 1832. Another Lawrence Co Tenn family notice? So were the Wisdoms. Lindseys.

The Richland Mirror Jan. 19 No. 116

GARRISON - SHIPMAN - KING - THOMPSON - ANDERSON – STATON - HALE - GEORGE - WEBB – MANES - EVANS

Isaac Garrison and Elizabeth ( ) were pars of Rev. Isaac Garrison, b. 1732; Isaac d. Greene Co Mo in .1836, having n Martha ( ). Isaac and Martha were parents of Joseph Garrison, b. c1786 Surry Co N.C.; he m. 1820 Elizabeth King 1799-1888, b. Va. and d. Camden Co. M Elizabeth was dau of Andrew King, b P and d. Hawkins Co Tenn 1831. His wife was Barbara ( ), b. Va.; she d. Hawkins in 1842. Joseph Garrison was listed on 231 Pulaski 40; he d. in Camden Co. in 1847. Joseph and Elizabeth had son Alfred, b. 18?? Hawkins Co Tn. and d. 1921 Camden Co. He m. 1843 Elizabeth Thompson, b. 1829, who d. Camden 1866. Alfred Elizabeth were pars of Julinae Garrison (1861-1898), b. and d. Camden. She m. Charles Anderson.

Daniel Shipman, b. c1715 in Wales, m. 1783-1785 to Pheobe Staton. He d. Warren Co., Ky. 1798. Daniel and Pheobe were pars of David Shipman of 234 Pulaski '40, b. c1785 in Rutherford Co., Carolina. He d. Camden Co Mo. in — (not copied) having m. 1810 Frances Hale, b. 1791 and d. Camden 1869. David and Frances were pars of John C. Shipman, b. 1830 d. 1900 in Jackson Twp, Camden Co. m. 1856 Mary P. George. Their son James D. Shipman, b. 1867. He d. (not copied) in Camden, having m. 1890 Catharine W Catharine Webb Shipman, b. 1872 Camden 1939. and was a dau to John Nancy E. Thompson Webb. John, b. d. Camden 1907 and. was a son of Webb, b. c1801 Va and d. Camden 1849. Isaac's wife was Sarah ( ), b. Va. c1803. Isaac also was listed on 231 Pulaski '40 Sarah in 1850 appears on 662 Camden '50.

Also interested in Moses Thompson of 1110 Pulaski, p. 212; Samuel Thompson of p. 222; Robert Thompson of p. 223 and Gorden Thompson p. 235. Were Moses or Samuel the father of Elizabeth, the wife of Alfred Garrison? Philip R. Coe, 7207 Trapper's Place, Springfield, VA 22153.

REPLY: Certainly glad to learn the origins of these 1840 families I had matched up the Joseph Garrison of 1830 Hawkins Co Tn census, p. 81, with our 1840 Pulaskian of the same name, and am delighted, sir, to have your confirmation.

Calloway Manes and Archibald Evans (see earlier col) were near Mr. Garrison, prob in same Hawkins area, on p. 82 of 1830 census. I could not discover Isaac Garrison in Surry Co N.C_. 1790 census though I found an Isaac Garison, with two males under 16 years of age in entry; in Wilkes Co. and another, same spelling in Stokes Co. with three males under -sixteen males.

RAYL/ RALE - with HOWELL -(See recent col query)

There is a a glimmer of information on this fam in Roane Co. Tenn Estates 1801-1824 by Marilyn N. McCluen, p. 93:

In a report of a sale of personal property in 1824; Wm Howel is the executor, filing with Howellwas one William Rayl. Among purchasers were Kisene (Kissy? Kesiah ? dv.) Rale, JESSE RALE, Delaley Rale and Malachia Howel (one Malona? J.? Howell appears in 198 Pulaski '40.) Most interesting, however, is that the Rayl/Rale/Rail name is seen in Grainger Co., Tn as early as the 1810 census; a William Rayl (20110-001) and one Samuel Rayl (01201^-00001) are listed. See Creekmore Grainger Co. Tn 1810 Federal Census andCounty Tax lists for 1810, Knoxville, Tn. 1956.

Samuel Rail was listed in Grainger's 1799 Tax List, in Capt. David Shelton's Company. A William "Royal" received a Grainger land grant 1826 (Ansearchin' Mag, 1963, p. 114).

Richland Mirror Jan. 26, 1984 No. 117

SHOCKLEY LETTERS, 1968

Part One. Excerpts of correspondence and info exchanged between Dr. J.M. Shockley For clarity, I have arranged and edited.

SHOCKLEY - PARKER - FRYE - BOONE - COFFEY - VINCENT- COPELAND – TAFFY - WISEMAN - ATCHLEY - THRAILKILL - BARNES - CANSLER - MOSS – McGEE - JOHNSON - SNODGRASS - FOLLOWILL- JAMES – HAYNES

Shockley to Vincent:

"I am a native of Maries County. I retired in 1958...last November we moved to Joplin, Mo. While living (in Maries Co.) I served several years as president of the Historical Society of (the county.)

"I think our best work was getting Everett Marshall King's "History of Maries County" published. Mr. King died In 1944. His work lay locked up until 1963 when we got it printed. lt was published by the Ramfre Press, Dr. Felix E. Snyder, of Cape Cirardeau, Mo. ...a great many libraries in large centers have copies."

Vincent to Shockley:

l find the Shockley name in the earliest census of Missouri, 1830. In Gasconade_. County on p. 158 are Isaiah, Thomas, and Booker; on p. 163 is Thomas; on p. 164 is Owen (b. Davidson Co Tn accord to Goodspeed) and T. Shockley. And, on p. 160 is Uriah. Next to William and Solomon Copeland in the 1850 census of Osage Co Mo are: William Shockley, 45, Va; Rutha Shockley, 31, Tennessee, Elizabeth Parker, 13, Tenn; Sarah S. Shockley, 13. Mo; and Louisa Shockley, 11 , Mo.

Shockley to Vincent:

Maries County was a part of Osage until 1855.–Ruthy Parker was, my grandmother. We do not know her maiden name. She had married a Parker, perhaps in Tenn. Then they came to Mo They had a daughter before he died...this daughter married a Frye.

“You wonder why the families you mention came to Missouri. I think it was the same reason they (left) Virginia or N.C. and came into Tennessee, and went on to Missouri. It was free land. The Boones, Coffeys, and others who came in 1834... bought little land...the land they settled on was inreed (granted, prob. - dv.) from the Government.

In the good old days, if a depression came or you failed in business, you just closed out and moved on West and started anew, or because you had heard of the good new land out there and decided to sell out at a good profit and move on to the new fields...The main plank in the platform on which Abraham Lincoln ran and was elected President in 1860 was not free slaves, but free land..."

-To Be Continued‑

HICKMAN - HARDESTER - HELMS - DEER - HOPKINS - MURPHY - FOLLOWELL/ FOLLOWAY - DUNCAN - BRYANT - HARRISON - KENDRICK/ KINDRICK - EVANS - WEST - RIDDLE -MITCHELL - GIBSON - HINSON WEATHERS – NELSON

HICKMAN: addition (see col. 87) Another Jonathan Hickman searcher is Bettie Hickman, Rt. 2, Box 206, Rogersville, MO 65742. 1 asked Bill Wood to introduce us at the 1982 Springfield Workshop, and we sat together at the same table during part of the program. Bettie has, she notes, "miscellaneous and not very complete info on Johnathan/Jonathan Hickman, his supposed bro Micajah, and a third Hickman. James, is said to be his brother." All were in Wright Co., Bettie reports, in 1850, 60, 70, and 1880. James remained single.

ADDENDA (dv.)

Andrew Hickman (218 Pulaski '40) (000020001-0010101) is unaccounted for after 1840. His survivors should have been two sons b. between 1810 and 1820, listed in the 1850 Pulaski Co census area if they continued in their same location.

Neighbors of Andrew of 218 Pulaski '40 who are listed on the 1850 Pulaski census are Elizabeth, Mrs. Samuel Hardester, on p. 231; she was prob. a Helms, Lovell Deer was on p. 230; (Hickman); Sarah Hopkins, widow of poss "Sandy" Hopkins, on p. 150; Sina, wife of Benjamin Murphy, on p. Merideth Followell/Followay on p. 224; John Duncan on p. 169; Willis O. Bryant on p. 146 (in now-Phelps page of 1850 Pulaski census); and Lovisa or Louisa, widow of James Harrison, on p. 141.

James Kendrick/Kindrick was an exception, seeming to have moved to 506 Wright '50. Archibald Evans, next fam. in our summary of p. 218, was on 203 Pulaski '5O very likely from Hawkins Co., Tennessee; in 1830 resided next to Callaway Maries); Malinda (West), wife of Emanuel Riddle, was on p. 200; Martin Mitchell, on p. 177; George W. Gibson, on p. 233; Wm. M. Gibson, on p. 183; Phillip Hinson, on p. 182; Wm. Gillespie, on p. 176; William Malone, p. 192; John Withers/Weathers. on p. 143; and Alexander Nelson, on p. 230. No apparent survivor of Andrew Hickman anywhere in sight.

Frederick Hickman of 184 McMinn Co Tn 1830 census apparently came to Missouri. See Goodspeed Hist. of Miller Co., p. 793. Thomas Hickman of 115 Sevier Co Tn '30: see Goodspeed Hist. of Laclede Co.. p. 718. Jessie (male) and Maston Hickman were in 1860 Laclede census, both b. Tenn.

The Richland Mirror Feb.2, 1984 No. 118

SHOCKLEY LETTERS, 1968 Part Two

Vincent to Shockley:

(In 1965) at the Waynesville courthouse, I met a Judge Shockley (and the name was familiar to me, even then.) We forlornly looked at the few early records there were in the probate file—at least, my Vincent grandfather's name was mentioned in a proceeding wherein he assumed custody of three of my father's cousins...in 1906... In Fothergill's early Virginia Tax Lists, I find these Shockleys in 1782. Montgomery County: Levy, Richard, and THOMAS.

In the Federal grouping of early tax lists: David and James Shockley—1782, Pittsylavania, Co. (These two are listed side by side; there is a William Vincient, also in the neighborhood.)

(By 1785 in Pitts Co. Va. Tax List): James,. and Thomas Shockley. Wm. Vincent still there, now joined nearby by Moses Vincent. I muse about King's mention of the man Vincent Shockley' b. Mo. 1844 -- and that there may have been a Shockley-Vincent alliance (somewhere). Shockley to Vincent:

"Tom Shockley at Waynesville is my older brother. He was Probate Judge and is now Magistrate Judge. Of our family there were ere ten. Two died in infancy. Our brother, just older than Tom, John was his name, died Feb. 4, 1968. So just two of the family are left...Yes, there was a Vincent Shockley in Maries or Osage Co and the name shows up in other families (which) married into the Shockleys...

COPELAND

"There were four Copeland brothers who came to Maries in an early day from Grayson Co., Virginia: William, Sr.; Joseph, Solomon, and John. John Copeland settled in the east part of the county, but William, Sr., Joseph and Solomon, settled in the west central part along the Maries River. While the Copeland family came from Virginia originally, they came to Missouri by way of Tennessee. Sarah Taff was their widowed sister who came with them. First wife of my grandfather, William Shockley, was Rebecca Copeland. dau of Wm., Sr., who had married Martha, dau of Peter Taff.-- Vincent to Shockley:

"...Grayson Co, Va. origin for the Copelands was a surprise...had no previous Va. mention for them...the Copeland-Taff-Wiseman group is listed on p. 147 of the 1830 census of McMinn Co Tenn (when they were near the Vincents, Atchelys, Thrailkilis, etc.)

"...Solomon Copeland is found on p. 104 of 1830 census of Monroe Co., Tenn

Albert G. Wiseman was found on 1830 Monroe census. p. 89. The evidence seems conclusive that this must be the same group which later came to Missouri. Rev. Jehu Carnes...is listed on p. 145 of 1830 McMinn...Marvel Coffey, p. 156 of McMinn (dv note: Tommy Coffey of Vienna, Mo., a direct desc of Marvel Coffey, told MC Dec 16, 1983 on the phone that the Coffey fam. came through' Amherst Co. Va.) Good old McMinn Co proves fruitful in Boone names: Israel, Jonathan. and Sarah on p. 156; Betsey on p. 157, and Joseph on p. 169. A John Cansler is listed next to Israel Boone, with '

John and Alex Copeland only about ten names away..."

-To Be Continued‑

The Richland Mirror Feb. 16, 1984 No. 119

Tacoma, Jan 24, 1983

Delighted to tell you that readership of "Sharing the Past" will_, soon be doubled! Another newspaper in our ten-county area will be publishing the column.

The Maries Gazette & Advisor of Vienna will be repeating our early Maries Co. queries and material, at first, then will proceed with same copy as the Richland Mirror.

***

Gallant Nobleman: Count Casimir Pulaski of Poland was a great hero in America's struggle for independence—not surprisingly, his name was given to counties in many states. Mortally wounded in a "gallant but foolhardy cavalry charge at Savannah," Pulaski's heroic death "served to ennoble even his mistakes in the eyes of posterity:" (Boatner: Ency. of Am. Revolution, pp 900, 901.) 'Thus there is a Pulaski County in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Virginia and Georgia, as well as Missouri. Here in Sharing the Past if we say "Pulaski Co." without further definition, we are indicating Pulaski Co., Missouri.

The Richland Mirror March 1, 1984 No. 120

History lesson about the Revolution.

The Richland Mirror March 8, 1984 No. 121

SHOCKLEY LETTERS, 1968 Part Three

Shockley to Vincent:

"Israel Boone, older brother of the famous Daniel Boone and son of Squire Boone went from Pa. to North Carolina. He had a son, Jesse Boone, who finally settled in McMinn Co, East Tennessee. His son Johnathan Boone and his youngest daughter, Rachel, who married Marvel Coffey, came to Maries Co. about 1834. Mr. King [Hist. of Maries] says Rachel was the daughter of Johnathan, but later information from Dr. J.E. Hodges of Maiden, N.C. in his life of Jesse Boone essay shows Rachel was his youngest sister.

King supposed Rachel Boone, wife of Marvel Coffey, to be Johnathan's daughter and says the Rachel Boone who married a Cansler or a Moss was Johnathan's sister. Jesse Boone's will clears that up. I am sure the will is right. (In the Roy Moss family) there is a large platter, handed down in the family, which tradition says was used for the turkey at the wedding dinner of a 'Rachel Boone and a Moss. one of his ancestors. This was in the early 1800's in Tennessee. This Rachel Boone was a granddaughter of either Jesse or his brother Jonathan..."

***

Our Shockley series (letters exchanged between Dr. J.M. Shockley and me in 1968) concludes with gene. excerpts of anaddress prepared for the funeral of Dr. Shockley's first cousin, Thomas Sterling McGee, who d. 1963. Dr. Shockley noted, "This (sketch) gives you somehistory of my mother's family, the McGees, and how by chance they settled in Maries County."

McGEE FAMILY

Vienna, Mo. "Methodist Church, Nov. 8, 1963 (edited - dv.)

"More than 140 years ago, a young man by the name of Henry McGee, whose forebears had come from Scotland to North Carolina in the early Colonial days started out through Tennessee with his wife and four children to seek his fortunes in the far West or Southwest. They came by way of the Old Illinois Trace, a trail used by the Red Man, years unknown, in his journeys from the Northeastern part of the country to the Far Southwest. Over this same trail came many of the early pioneers going Westward. In Missouri, later, it became known as the Old Springfield Road.

By the summer of 1823, Henry McGee and his family had come on this old trail as far as the James Johnson farm on Lane's Prairie: They were then forced to camp for some time near Johnson, as Henry was seriously ill.

Only months before, James Johnson had moved back from the Gasconade River bottoms to higher ground. He laid out an area for a burying place, on his new land.

John [should be Henry? mhr] McGee's illness proved fatal, and he was the first person buried in the Johnson Cemetery. The mother followed her husband to the grave far too early. (Note by dv: Mrs. McGee's name was not given in Jessay, but James and Thomas Johnson are on the 1828 Gasconade Co. Tax List. So is one Katharine McGee.)

Mrs. McGee and her four children, now unable to continue traveling, accepted the ready hospitality of the time and lived with James Johnson who cared for them until the children were Older.

Henry McGee's' four children were Thomas, who later went West and died there single; Elizabeth married William S. Johnson, a son of their benefactor James Johnson; Nancy McGee married Arch Snodgrass, a nephew of James Johnson, and John McGee married in 1838 Sara Jane Johnson, daughter of Thomas Johnson, the older brother of James.

Nine children were born to the union of John McGee (206 Pulaski '40, 164 Pulaski '50. born Tenn. c1818 dv.) and Sara J. ,Johnson McGee -(b. Mo. c1823). They were:

1. Lucinda; b. 1839, married Milton Followill and died early in life;

2. William Riley, b. 1841

3. Henry, b. 1843 and d. 1851.

4. Thomas, b. 1846, d. single in Calif. c1878.

5. Elizabeth, b. 1849, d. single 1868.

6. Leona, b. 1851, m. John Burton ("Bert"); sometime after, his death became the wife of William Haynes.

7. Sara Jane, b. 1854; m. Thomas Shockley.

8. James B., b. 1857, d. in 1859.

9. The last child, a daughter, was born in 1860, soon after her father's death. So determined was our grandmother McGee to name one child for her husband that she named this last daughter John Ellen. John Ellen married Amos, youngest brother of Thomas R. Shockley. Grandmother followed her husband to the grave in that same year and the surviving children were reared by their uncles...

Because of the fortuity of circumstances in this family, Cousin Tommy McGee was the last to bear the family name, though, Henry McGee left many other descendants..."

-Conclusion, Shockley Letters, 1968

BOLLES - LOWRY - BREEDLOVE

My grandmother, Alice Bolles, was born 1871 in Lebanon, Mo. Her father was the son of Rubin Turner Bolles and Susan Lowry. Her mother was the daughter of Thomas Lowry and Cinderilla Breedlove. Rubin Bolles was m. in Warren Co Ky in 1829. Thomas Lowry was m. in Warren Co Ky in 1820, and by 1830 was in the Lebanon area. Rubin Bolles came several years later. Relationship between Thomas and Susan Lowry unclear. There were several Lowry fams in Warren Co Ky in the early years. Any info on these fams greatly appreciated.

Mrs. Ellen Byrne. 8566 Lancaster Dr. Rohnert Park, CA 94928.

The Richland Mirror Mar. 15, 1984 No. 122

VINCENT - EALES - STEPHENSON -WHEELER - LEWIS - OLIVER -FOSTER - COPPEDGE - KITCHEN

Ferrell Vincent reported during our January '84 telephone conversation that one Tennessee genealogical authority, who seemed familiar with the Vincent line, suggested Jamestown, Va. origins.

This appears possible, as the 1784 Gloucester (pron. "GLOSS-ter") Co., Va, Tax List does show a John Vincent, perhaps the father of our ancestor John H. Vincent who came to Missouri. Four names above John, in Abingdon Parish, is one James Lewis; great grandfather's full name was James Lewis Vincent. John Oliver is a few names above Lewis; our John Vincent's Roane Co Tenn 1821 Militia Company was commanded by William or Eli Oliver. Another 1784 Gloucester name that reappears in this same Roane company is Joel Foster.

Sad to say, most of Gloucester's old records are gone. So, best hope is probably an in-depth search, in the National Archives and in Virginia-Georgia-Tennessee records and genealogical literature. The very large- Mormon (LDS Church) records collection provides a feast of information for any genealogy project. My Vincent queries in Virginia periodicals, about five years ago, brought no answer.

GIBSON - SULLENS - ESTES - POINTER - CUMMINS - WALLS - THURMOND - McCOURTNEY –RAMSEY - BURCKHART – HURT

LOUISIANA TERRITORIAL PAPERS LIST EARLY PIONEERS

Mrs. Helen Crawford, P.O. Box 220, Grove, Okla 74344, writes to remind me that Carter's 1949 printing of Louisiana- Missouri Territory Papers, 1806-1814, vol. 14, is a valuable reference. I found a set of these at the U. of W. Susallo Library, Seattle, and photo-copied.

Section 26 of a petition to Congress, dated 1810, notes Helen, lists her ancestor Thos. Gibson. "According to Robert Parkin and my own findings (this) is my ancestor who came from Virginia to the St. Louis area about 1800, moved to Crawford Co. and died about 1831."

Other familiar 1840 Pulaski names in Sec. 26 include Sullins, Eastes/Estes, and Pointer; Sec. 14 lists Cummins; Sec. 15, ! Walls and Thurman/Thurmond; Sec. 21 McCortney and Ramsey; and Sec. 22 Sullins.

In vol. 15, ibid, p. 558, is an 1819 Howard Co Mo petition. Familiar names there, too, with oldtimers Burckhart and Ramsey present. And also, a quite unique name Achrey B. Hurt, which reappears in 1840 Pulaski census, p, 209.

Sees Clarence Edwin Carter: Territorial Papers (Gov. Printing Office).

FARRIS - LAUGHLIN - BALLARD

In the 1870 Pulaski census, Matilda Farris. b. Mo. c1837, was listed with apparent children Bland L., Margeret, James, and Pryor Farris. They were in household 49-50. Cullen Township. In house 51-52, were 51-yr-old John Laughlin and wife Catherine (Ballard), 40 years, old.

Who was Matilda Farris' husband? Was she a sis of Catherine? Note she named oldest ch. Bland. Catherine was a dau of Bland Nixon Ballard, Sr. who d. 1861. Mrs. Helen Crawford, Box 220, Grove, OK 74344.

REPLY: There are a great many Farris entries in the cardex; one 1840 Pulaskian, Robert, was b. N.C. c1798 and lived in Lebanon; Elijah Farris (also Ferris, Phairis), b. Tn c1810, lived in Texas County. In 1840 they were on pages 213 & 215 respectively. I did not completely transcribe nor cardex all of 1860 Pulaski census, but did card John J. Laughlin on 244 Pulaski '60 and 233 Pulaski '50, b. Mo c1820. I do not list a Farris of an age comparable to Matilda, but you may find them in 1860 Pulaski, even so, next time you scan it.

GIBSON - SMITH - ROBERTSON - LAUGHLIN

In house 42-43 in 1870 Pulaski census, Cullen Twp was Albert Smith, b. Va c1821; Charlotte (Robertson, Gibson, Smith) b. Mo. c1816. Also in house are Mary Laughlin, b. c1844, and an apparent 9-yr-old daughter, Mary. Charlotte was the former wife of George Washington Gibson, who d. in Pulaski Co. in 1860. G.W. Gibson "squatted" in 1831 on the site that is now Waynesville, by the big spring. Mrs. Helen Crawford, Box 220, Grove, OK 74344.

The Richland Mirror Mar. 22, 1984 No. 123

HOWARD FAMILY

by 'Ken Wilhite, 402 Ben Ave., Lilburn, GA 30247.

"Dear Don,

I regret that it has taken me almost two years to respond to your letter. I have become so deeply involved in genealogical correspondence that I probably will never be able to catch up with its demands."

Thanks to the kind help received from Carrie Howard of Coleman, Texas; Walter E. Howard, a professor at the Univ., of Calif., Davis; and Christine Holloway Balthazar of Paducah, Kentucky, I am in a position to supply more information about the Howards of early Pulaski County...

Elizabeth Howard Colley, the wife of Cyrus Colley; Silas Cook Howard, and Lilburn Howard were the ch. of William and Sarah Cook Howard of Caldwell Co., Kentucky. Their birthdates respectively were 10 Feb 1805, 17 June 1813, and 5 Aug 1815. Other siblings were Allen Howard, Francis Howard, Sarah How and Garber, William B. Howard. and Patsey Howard Brown.

William Howard was the son of Francis and Ann Allen Howard of Caswell Co., North Carolina. He was born on 13 Mar 1775 and married Sarah Cook ca 1800. Their gravestone, on what is described as the "Boss Denham farm" near Princeton, Ky.. shows that he died in 1846 and she died in 1822.

Francis Howard was a soldier in the N.C. Militia during the Revolutionary War. He was horn in Maryland, 30 Sept. 1739, married Anne Allen 18 Apr 1762, and died. in Caswell, Co.. N.C.. 10 Jan 1785. Anne died on 26 Aug 1777, and in the next year Francis married Sarah F. Johnston. William Heyward, horn 13 June 1702, was evidently the first to spell the name Howard. His second wife was Sarah Hawkins, a widow, and their only ch. was. the above Francis.

William Heyward's father was another William, born 2 Feb. 1658, who married Mary Groves in 1687. He died in York Co., Virginia. 16 Dec 1719.

John Heyward. the father of the William born in 1702. was probably born at Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, around 1625. He married Margaret Clarke, ca•1650. He died in 1657. Their home was located a few miles south of Yorktown, Va. He owned a great amount of land, and was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses three times. Tennessee Cousins, by Worth Rav gives the second wife of John Heyward as Mary, as the mother of William. Her maiden name is unknown.

Some other correspondents have given me the father of John Howard as the Rev. John Howard, who was killed during the great massacre by the Indians in 1622. Others question this conclusion. The Powhatan Indians massacred the colonists sent over by the London Company.

The Heyward name appears on various records as Hayward, Haward, Howard, etc.

Cyrus Colley was listed on 224 Pulaski '40, 197 Pulaski '50, and 253 Pulaski '60. Goodspeed, p. 777, says he was b. York Co., S.C. and moved early with pars to Caldwell Co., Ky. He m. Elizabeth Howard in 1825. Colley lived in Caldwell Co. Ky until 1831, then Southern Illinois. In 1832 he located six miles west of Waynesville.

Silas C. Howard appears on 224 Pulaski '40 (00001-1001) but I have not found a subsequent census record; was apparently in Hickory Co Mo by 1869. Furnished security in the estate settlement of Robert A. Hardin in Pulaski in 1847.

Lilburn Howard, b. Ky. c1816, is listed on 233 Pulaski '40 and 197 Pulaski '50. Wife was Susan, a dau of Jeptha West according to West's estate settlement, Pulaski Co 1844.

There are two Howard families in 1840 Pulaski not included in this survey: John Howard. of 210 Pulaski '40 (00001-00001), of whom not nothing further, and Leven Howard of 214 Pulaski '40 (00212101-00001001).

The Richland Mirror Mar. 29, 1984 No. 124

VERNON FAMILY with mentions of ATCHLEY - VINCENT - THRAILKILL - WYATT - CALDWELL -HICKS - TYLER - ELDER - LEATHERS - TINDLE - DUVALL - MATHEWS - LINSDAY - FARMER - BROWN - HILLBURN - SMITH - TAFF - GARRISON - HOWERTON - RIDDLE - LEWIS

Kansas City, Kansas June 18. 1983

Dear Don,

A lady by the name of Ruth Bock, in Midland, Texas, phoned me the other day, to tell me you were working on Vernon Family genealogy. She had seen an ad I had run in the Heart of America Gen. Society paper inquiring for Col. Miles Vernon or his wife Ann's obituary.

I have the complete lines of all children of Thomas Vernon, Sr., of Cub Creek, Virginia, having obtained them through the Vernon Family of American Association. I am now collecting personal stories about the Vernons -and their kin...are you familiar with the Vernon Family Association and their publication? If you are... researching Vernons I will put you in touch with the complete compilation and research records of all the Vernons...

I descend from Thomas Vernon, Sr. at Cub Creek, Va., via two routes: through Cola Miles and Lt.^- Isaac Vernon. Three things I have never found are the marriage license, will, or obituary of Col. Miles and Ann Atchley. I do have photographs of their graves though...Sincerely, Helen Andrews (Mrs. Robert L.), 7915 Armstrong Ave., Kansas City, KS 66112.

Tacoma, Washington July 28. 1983

Dear Helen,

I suspect the Vernons and Vincents were friends or acquaintances in the Rhea-Meigs Co. area of East Tennessee before both families moved to Missouri in the 1830's. My great-great grandfather is listed in Rhea's 1830 census on p. 364, prob the Suwee Creek area, where also were the fams Atchley, Thrailkill, etc. who came to Laclede Co Mo, not far from the Vincents in Pulaski County...

I don't know Obediah/Obadiah Vernon's kinship, if any, with Miles Vernon, Sr.; desc of Obadiah are still in the Laclede area. Nor do I know of any relationship between Vernons and Vincents, but my V's came out of Virginia, too and I think went early to Northern Georgia, thence to Roane/ Rhea/McMinn area.

Sincerely, Don Vincent

Kansas City, Kansas

Aug. 17, 1983

Dear Don,

I'm returning the family group sheet on Miles Vernon. Your information on Col. Miles Vernon is correct. One point I will expand on is the second marriage of Col Miles Vernon to Martha Wyatt on 30 Sept. 1857 in Laclede Co., Mo. Martha Wyatt was widow of Moses Wyatt, a half sister to Col. Miles' first wife, Ann. Both Martha and Ann were daus of Martin Atchley. Martha Wyatt Vernon was known as "Grandma Patsy.", No children were born to Col. Miles and Martha Vernon.

Martha Wyatt Vernon had five children by her first marriage to Moses Wyatt. One of these children, Sarah Sally Wyatt, married Obediah Vernon. Sarah Sally was known as "Grandma Sally" and after the death of Obediah did not remarry. I have read several accounts which incorrectly state that Col. Miles married Obediah's widow.

Miles Vernon and Obediah Vernon both descended from Thomas Vernon of Caldwell Settlement, Cub Creek, Va., and were 4th cousins.

This information is correct. My father descends from Obediah and Sally. M, mother descends from Miles and Ann.
Sincerely Helen Andrews.

The Richland Mirror Apr. 5, 1984 No. 125

The Family of Col. Miles Vernon, Sr. of Virginia. Tennessee, and Missouri - compiled by dv from family group sheet -Colonel Miles Vernon, Sr., was born 26 March 1786 in Charlotte Co., Va.; he died 10 August 1866 at Rolla, Mo., and is buried at the Vernon Cemetery in Lebanon, Mo. His first wife was Ann Atchley, whom he m. 1803 in Virginia or Tennessee. His second wife was Martha Patsy Atchley, a half-sister of the first wife.

Colonel Vernon was a son of Thomas Vernon III, born 23 May 1752 in Virginia, who married in Surry (later Stokes) Co N.C. 18 Nov 1784, Nancy Harrison Hicks. Thomas d. in Tenn 1841 and is buried at Decatur. Tenn. He w as a Presbyterian. Nancy, b. 1768 Va., d. 1824 Tennessee and is buried there.

Ann Atchley w as born 30 April 1786 in Virginia, and died 29 July 1856 in Lebanon. Mo.; she was a Presbyterian, and is also buried in Vernon Cemetery. Her father w as Martin Atchley, born 6 March 1760 in Middlesex, New Jersey. He died in Meigs (originally Monroe) Co. Tn. 30 October 1840. Martin married 1785 Zephery Tyler in Boteturt, Co., Virginia. She died in Tennessee.

Miles Vernon, Sr. and Ann Atchley Vernon were the parents of:

1. Mary Ann (Polly) - b. 5 May, 1807 Tenn; d. 1886 Lebanon, Mo.; bur. Vernon Cem.; she. m. Jack Elder.

2. James H. - b. 8 July 1809 in Tenn.; d. Civil War. Married Julia ( ). Ch. included Tavern_, Arch, Susan.

3. Jackson - b. 13 April 1812 Tenn; d. 12 'Mar 1849 Lebanon; bur Vernon Cem; name of wife, if there was one, is unknown.

4. Miles Vernon, Jr. - b. 11 Nov 1814 Tenn; d. 28 Nov. 1851 Lebanon; bur Vernon Cem; m. 1st cousin Letitia Vernon at Lebanon. Ch. Miles III, Lillard.
5. Robert - b. 5 March 1818; d. Mexican War, of whom nothing further.
6. Thomas - b. 25 June 1820; no further data.

7. Anderson Pleasant - b. 6 Jan 1823 Tenn; d. Dec. 1900; m. 1st Martha Leathers, m. 2nd Dolly C. Leathers.

8. William Rhodeman - b. 5 July 1825 Tenn; d. 21 Jan 1871 Webster Co Mo; bur Vernon Cem; 1st 18 Jan 1850 Mo. Louisa Tindle. Married 2nd, 3 Jan 1866. Harriet Ann Tindle.

9. Lillard Marrion - b. 26 Mar 1828 Term; d. 7 May 1912 Lebanon; bur Vernon Cem; Salinda Duvall, date unknown.

10. Sarah Ann Elizabeth (Lisa Ann) - b. 30 Aug 1830 Tenn; d. 29 Nov 1869. Married 1st James Mathews and 2nd ( ) Lindsay.

ADDENDA - dv.

T.J. Campbell. in his Records of Rhea (Dayton, Tenn.), p. 52, says Miles Vernon. a Captain, was in service against Indians in Florida; in 1835, organized company. Also was Pres. of Academy at Washington, Tennessee. Lived near Decatur, Meigs County.

One Thomas Vernon, a Revolutionary pensioner, is found in the 1830 census of Monroe Co., Tenn. p. 85 (001011001-120001). The oldest man in this entry was born between 1760 and 1770. This is an eight-year discrepancy, but this Thomas might be the Colonel's father. In the 1790 Census of Stokes Co., N.C. are listed two Jonathan Vernons and a James Vernon, on p. 79.

The 1782 Tax List of Charlotte Co., Va. (pp. 13, 14) shows two persons living at the house of one Richard Vernon; THOMAS VERNON, with five white souls in residence, and one black; and Ebenezer Vernon, five whites.

Martin Atchley appears on an 1820 Roane Co Tenn petition for the benefit of John Farmer, an iron bar manufacturer who wishes the State Assembly of Tenn. to "grant him a fair price" on land purchased from the Cherokees on Suwee Creek. An 1840 Pulaskian listed on this same petition was Joseph J. Thrailkill, a Laclede settler. On the Rhea Tax List for 1823 (Brown's Company), which became Meigs Co. area) are Martin, Joshua, Thomas and Joseph Atchley; John Farmer; Samuel and John Hillburn; Joseph Thrailkill; and Moses Wiat. In Capt. Smith's Company are listed Joshua Atchley, Robert Elder, John Taff, and Miles Vernon. Vernon's location was Goodfield. Joseph Garrison was a name in Capt. Howerton's Company; Jeremiah Riddle, same company, lived on White's Creek. In Capt. Lewis' Company was one Solomon Vernon.

Jack Elder may have been the John Elder who is listed on p, 141 of 1830 census of McMinn Co Tenn (10001-00001) who later appears in 1840 Pulaski Co Mo on p. 235 and on 263 Laclede '50. This last entry states he was b. Tenn c1807; wife Mary was b. same year and place. Seeming to tie the knot of evidence is Elder living next door to Miles Vernon, Senior and Junior, in 1850. Elder's oldest son was named Miles Elder.

The Richland Mirror Apr. 12; 1984 No. 126

Ken Wilhite. contributor of the superb Howard Family article seen here recently, telephoned. Here are some additional notes: Silas Cook Howard left Pulaski County and went to Hickory Co Mo; he was killed at the Battle of Pea Ridge. His brother, Lilburn Howard, also removed to Hickory Co Mo, then Cole Co Mo.; during the Civil War, he left the area as he was a Southern sympathizer. He died in Maries County but is buried in Pleasant Hill Cem. in Jefferson City. Ken and I speculate that we are related through a Vincent-Wilhite alliance in East Tennessee, some years back...Ken reports the Wilhite family settled in Madison Co., Va, early and by about the 1780's had come into Anderson and Campbell Co's Tennessee. Ken's Wilhite ancestor went to Cole Co. Mo.

The Richland Mirror April 19, 1984 No. 127

VINCENT - MUSGRAVE - BARNES - GRESHAM - GLENN - SCOTT – VINCENT – continues male line

I have traced out all the male descendants of my great-grandfather, James Lewis Vincent, Sr.; his boys were Carl (went to Texas), young Jim (buried at Palace), Lee, and Andy (died in California). His girls were Elwizey (Mrs. James Williams) Eliza (Mrs. "Bud" Hicks); Martha (Mrs. Ben Wood), and Mindy (Mrs. lra Hicks, of Springfield).

Of these, Carl had girls; young Jim had Alvin and William "Lee" Vincent, both of whom lived and died here in Tacoma. Alvin was a grocer; Lee a butcher. Lee had a daughter Ruby (annual July 4th Reunions in Tacoma). Alvin had sons, but they sired no grandsons. The late Tacoma attorney, Donald Paul Vincent, died a few years ago in Yugoslavia while on his second honeymoon. In his first matrimonial outing he provided the family with six daughters. Mel, also, had daughters.

Andy Vincent had two sons—Horace and Walter. Horace, always called "Al," lives at Leisure World, Laguna Hills, California. But no grandsons arrived. My grandfather Lee had five sons and two daughters. The boys were Clyde, Russie, Otto (my father), Mal and Elmore; all but Otto and Mat had girls. Two boys were born to Otto (called "Vince"), and his first wife Anne: my older brother and me. My father married four more times, but there was no issue. Mal produced one son, Alan, unlikely ever to marry. Mal, a painter at Columbia Pictures, died in a trailer fire about fifteen years ago.

As for my brother and I -- only Jerry has produced children: Connie (Mrs. Tom Walsh of Seattle); Larry Ray, who died at age seventeen; Gail, Glenn, and Bart Glenn Vincent, you see -- the other son was in our branch at this time the only Vincent male capable (in a position, so to speak) to give the eager world a son that would carry the Vincent name. One man remaining, from ALL the descendants of Old Jim! And worse, only a few years ago Glenn told us frankly at a Christmas gathering that perhaps our hopes for a Vincent boy should be put away; as family

historian, I was of course greatly disappointed. (His first marriage had however brought us Cherish, a daughter.)

But time passed -- Glenn reclaimed himself and found Lisa. Last Christmas, Glenn and Lisa gave us only one gift: Stephen Adam Vincent. Welcome, young sir, to a turbulent world.

THE OTHER BRANCH

John Vincent, James' brother, made entries in Pulaski T34, R12 in 1854 and 1857, according to Johnson Records. Pulaski 1860 census, p. 263, lists ch. James (called "Art"); Sarah; Hiram, who left issue; Nancy E.; Amanda, who d. young; and Eliza ("Melvina"), who became Mrs. Norman Barnes.

Hiram Vincent married three