SHARING THE PAST

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

by the late Don Vincent of Tacoma, Washington

January 7, 1982

Correction to October 28, 1981 column: Source for correction was Tom B. Turpin, Pulaski County, Volume I:71. Adm.: Elias Riddle and G.C. Cain; Heirs: Geo C. Cain, Elias Riddle, Jane Woods, George Lawson. March 1882. Narcissus Foley married Lawrence Bench, Sr. as third wife. her second husband was ? Howard.

Queries from Tom Caullely, 419 Wood Crest, O’Fallon, MO 83366: Seeking descendants of George Hughes, probate judge of Maries County in 1889 and son of Washington Hughes of Washington Co. Missouri. John C. Hughes was a half-brother. George married Jane Wood and their children were Thomas A., William N. and Armilda E.; his second wife was Mrs. Matilda Yates (née Stone).

           Anyone know of marked or unmarked graves in the Corn Creek Cemetery between Yancy Mills and Edgar Springs in Phelps Co. Missouri. Particularly interested in Benjamin H. Caulley (d. 1918) and his nephew Willie Caulley.

           Interest expressed in Skyles family (no time frame or Missouri location). Vincent wonders if reference to John Skyles b. ca. 1808 in Tennessee on 210 Pulaski 1840; 22 Texas 1850 and House No. 50 on Texas 1860. See 1964 query in Kansas City Genealogist and Genealogical Helper (September 1969, p. 766). Family came from Green Co. Tennessee before 1850 and settled near Cabool, Texas Co. Missouri. A possible brother was William b. ca. 1800-1807 in Tennessee m. Rachel [-?-] and settled in Crawford Co. Missouri (438 Crawford 1850). Can anyone confirm if this is John Skyles on p. 197 of 1830 Green County, Tennessee?

Query from Mrs. George Bell, 5 Circle Drive, Beardstown, IL 62618: See information on descendants and relatives of Robert Bailey (one of whom lived about 1900 in Mountain Grove, Missouri). Marie Bailey b. ca. 1829 m. 1851 Ind. William Graham. Marie and Indiana Bailey (b. ca. 1831) were children of Henry and Susan (Hall) Bailey and are listed in 1850 Knox Co. Indiana census. Except for Robert, family whereabouts after 1850 unknown.

From Mrs. Patricia Sewell (Mrs. Charles), 14028 North 38th Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85023. My husband’s grandmother was Mary Louis Woolsey of Pulaski Co. and paternal grandfather was Calvin Alexander Williams b. Texas County, Missouri, but lived in Pulaski.

 Reply: 201 Pulaski 1840; 147 Pulaski 1850 lists Jonathan Woolsey b. ca. 1811 in Kentucky. 224 Pulaski 1840 George W. Woolsey and 231 Pulaski 1840 Thomas Woolsey. Thomas made Laclede land entry in 1838 in Twp. 36, Range 16 (Goodspeed, p. 28); possible daughter Nancy, born in North Carolina, was first wife of Daniel Fulbright (IBID., p. 713). One Thomas Woolsey furnished security in Pulaski estate settlement in 1835 of Julian King. Richard Woolsey b. ca. 1780 in Virginia on 172 Pulaski 1850 and near him Wesley S. Woolsey b. ca. 1819 in Kentucky. Wesley Woolsey 14 Phelps 1860 b. ca. 1838 in Kentucky.

           Offspring of Thomas and Mariah (née Musgrave, widow of Moore) Williams were Calvin, Pleasant (Pleas), Willie, Marion, Lewis, Harvey, Wesley, Andrew, Jane and Isaac. (Interview with Celia Woffard of Evening Shade, Missouri in 1965). Calvin became involved in a grievous unpleasantness with Sheriff Scott Musgrave at a Texas or Pulaski Co. sale, although they were “own” (first) cousins. Mother Mariah was daughter of Burrell Musgrave, Sr. and Olive Robinson.

January 21, 1982

From Lavonne Brimhall, Box 787, Winston, OR 97496. John Roper, a miller and Methodist minister, born 1788 in North  Carolina, lived there, Tennessee and Illinois, finally settling near Mountain Grove, Missouri (near Wright-Texas co. border). His wife Nancy [-?-] b. 1792 probably South Carolina. She .d. in Missouri about 1845. John died 1863-1865. Issue: (1) Mary b. 1810 m. Nicholas Stephenson (2) Rebecca b. 1812 m. John Cummins. (3) Francis Yewell b. 1813 m. Mary Pool (4) William Meade b. 1816 m. Mary Katherine Childress (my line) (5) John H. b. 1819 m. Nancy Irene Long (6) Elizabeth b. 1820 m. [-?-] Rippee. (7) Sarah b. 1823 m. Samuel Hardie (Hardin d.v.) (8) Nancy b. 1825 m. W.A. Long (9) Margaret b. 1827 (10) Marthy G. b. 1828 (11) Letitia b. 1830 (12) b. 1833.

 Reply: John Roper, Sr. of 227 Pulaski 1840 and 469 Wright 1850 was interest of Mrs. Ira B. McCullen of Amory, Mississippi. She deduced that Elizabeth Roper (listed just after John in 1840) was his mother—can some [one] verify? Birthplaces of children, from 1810 to late 1830 all in Tennessee. I believe John was listed on p. 97 of 1830 Monroe county, Tennessee census, part of an area of East Tennessee which was a large supplier of our group of Missourians. He may have been in St. Clair Co. Illinois in 1830—that’s where Nicholas Stephenson married Mary Roper says Mrs. McCullen. According to another descendant, Mrs. Ruth Schofield of Lebanon, Missouri, Wm. Meade Roper, John H. Roper, John Cummins and Samuel C. Hardin were in Texas in 1860. But she also states that Sam Hardin d. 1859 and is buried “on his own farm.” Born in Kentucky about 1818, Hardin was a merchant and postmaster at Hazelwood, Wright co. in the 1850’s. Robert A. Hardin of 199 Pulaski 1840 died intestate ca 1847; he made Pulaski entry 1846 Twp. 35, Range 12; he subsequently sold to James Musgrave. Robert’s estate settlement names his wife as Mary.

           William Meade Roper (ref. McCullen) died in Wright Co. in 1895 and is buried in that county’s Swedish Cemetery; his wife married secondly G.W. Williams (ref. Schofield). Issue of first marriage numbered ten.

           Francis Yewell Roper died in Mississippi in 1895; his wife Mary Pool (Pettipool) was the daughter of Margaret; they married in 1837.

           And, just to tantalize you a little—one Roger Roper was a participant in one of the Revolutionary War’s final engagements: at King’s Mountain in South Carolina (See White: King’s Mountain Men, p. 221). He “was in the battle and pensioned in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1833. The latter county is only a short distance away from Monroe Co. in East Tennessee.”

 Query from: Mrs. Dixie Riley, 1308 West “A,” Joplin, MO 64801: Sarah Willis, born 1814 in Virginia; living 1880 Wright co. Missouri; where and when did she die? Any information of husband Joseph needed. Second, Owen Willis and wife Nellie also living there with children Leroy, Sarah, Monroe and Polly. Same census: Mary Ann Todd (née Willis) age 30 with child, Josiah Todd. Same census, Lucy Hellum (née Willis) age 27; children Josiah and Sarah. And, Laura J. Willis, daughter of Levi married in 1890 to Jim Lane. I have found no further trace of this couple.

           John Wesley Armstrong, son of James Madison Armstrong and Mary Jane Searcy, was born 1838 in Madison County, Kentucky; married Lucy Dodson and had seven children: James William, Joseph Sebastian, Mary Ella, Benjamin Alexander, John Roscoe, Charles Kavanaugh and Elizabeth. John W. Armstrong was editor and published of Rustic Stoutland of Lebanon, Missouri. He died 1880 in Laclede Co. He may have written a history of this Armstrong family.

 Query from Mrs. M.R. McCoy, 2020 W. Willow, Osage, CA 92668: William Krone, born 1830 in England married in Osage co. Missouri 1852 Elizabeth Tyree. Died when? Buried where? When and where did his sons die? Desire correspondence with descendants of Wm. Krone, Satterthwaite Tyree (b. 1803 in Virginia; d. 1860-1870 Maries Co. Missouri; married Elizabeth Standford b. 1812 in Kentucky d. Maries Co. 1880-1900.

           Isaac Helton, b. 1811 in Tennessee m. 1853 in Osage Co. Missouri Mary Ann Cowan. He d. 1886 in marries Co. Mary Ann b. 1834 in Gasconade Co. Missouri d. 1886-1900 in Maries Co. She was the daughter of David Cowan, b. 1803 in North Carolina. He d. 1877 in Maries Co.; his wife was Telitha Martin; b. 1816 in North Carolina d. Maries 1880-1900. Isaac Helton was the son of James Helton, Sr. b. 1790-1800 in Tennessee d. 1844 in Osage Co. Missouri and his wife Mary Crismon b. 1790-1800 in Tennessee d. 1840-1850 in Osage Co. Missouri. Mary Helton, daughter of Isaac was b. 1856 in Osage Co. d. 1904 in Maries Co. She married James Monroe Krone b. 1853 in Osage Co. d. 1903 in Maries.

 Reply: Our 1840 man is Thomas “Heldon” on 231 Pulaski 1840. By 1850 he was in Camden Co. p. 662 b. 1801 in Virginia; in South Carolina about 1830-1833; Missouri about 1835.

           I have an interest in one Isaac Helton b. 1837 d. 1930 bd. Palace Cemetery in Pulaski Co. where the early Vincents are said to be interred. His wife Cynthia was b. 1836; not identified further on stone.

            Everett King in History of Maries Co. mentions a Peter Helton as possible kin to your line. He went from North Carolina to Tennessee. On p. 197 of 1830 McMinn Co. Tennessee census. He appears to be a very old man—1 male under 5, 2 males 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 60-70; 1 female under 5, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 50-60. If Peter is the eldest, the was born about 1760-1770. It is an age that qualified him as the father of James Sr., b. 1790-1800. One Peter Helton appears in Gasconade Co. Missouri at his 1834 marriage to Emeline Anderson.

           Near Peter Helton of 197 1830 McMinn Co. Tennessee are the families of William Phillips (probably 208 Pulaski 1840 and 151 Pulaski 1850); Benjamin Wright who may be the same man on 279 Laclede 1850 and three Haymes families (202 McMinn 1830): Joshua, David and Caleb—see Goodspeed, Webster Co. section, p. 851. Another Virginia family. On 203 McMinn 1830 are two William Haymes families. There are many more: Farbank-Fairbank, Childress-Childers, Collins, Cantrell, Burnett and Mulky; family is nit his part of McMinn in 1830 that by 1840 were living in our ten-county portion of Missouri. The Vinzant-Vincent families in the area (Jonathan and John, twins b. 1800 in North Carolina) and Ezekiel of 205 and 206 McMinn 1830) are probably my kin, but I don’t yet have the proof. I have located a descendant of Jonathan’s living in Rhea Co.

           There is ANOTHER Peter Helton 296 Rutherford Co. Tennessee in 1830. His household consisted of 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 30-40; 1 female under 5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 40-50. This man was b. 1790-1800. Also are James and John Helton (p. 205, 302). One Vachel Heldon resides in Bedford Co. Tennessee in 1830.  

January 28, 1982

From Carol Lawrence Vidales, 3 Lakepines Drive, Irvine, CA 92714: One branch of my Lawrence family moved to Pulaski County. My fourth great-grandfather Jesse Lawrence had a nephew David B. Lawrence b. 4 February 1808 in Jefferson Co. Tennessee who moved to Illinois around 1830. He was a Quaker and was received into the Vermillion Grove Monthly Meeting in Illinois in 1830; he then moved to Missouri between 1840 and 1850. David Lawrence married 24 November 1825 Nancy Ballenger; there were nine children, I have the names of only eight: Richard M. b. 1827 Tennessee; d. 1901 Springfield, Illinois; never married; William H. b. ca. 1829; Jennie b. ca. 1831; d. by 1881; m. [-?-] Roberts; Walter b. ca. 1833; Mary S. b ca. 1835; d. 1863 m. Simon Hammer; Hannah b. ca. 1837, Allen James b. 1839-1840 in Sangamon county, Illinois d. 1894 Rock Co. Minnesota and Silas Lawrence b. ca. 1841. All children of David and Nancy Ballenger Lawrence, except Richard, were born in Illinois. David and family appear 175 Pulaski 1850 minus Richard (and possibly Jennie) who were still in Illinois. He was in Wright county, Missouri #549 in 1860; not found in 1870 in Pulaski, Camden, Wright or Franklin Counties. I am fairly certain David remained in Missouri until about 1881-1887 when he died in Illinois while visiting his son Richard.

 Reply: David B. Lawrence was a partner with a Mr. Ballard as Waynesville General merchants. Listed as Waynesville physician was W.H. Lawrence, no doubt son of David. Three Lawrence families resided in 1850 in Laclede County: Alexander b. ca. 1813 in Tennessee; Ealey (male) b. ca. 1812 in Tennessee and Jack N. Lawrence b. ca. 1823 in Tennessee. Sister’s 1830 transcription of Jefferson County, Tennessee includes the families of Lawrence-Lawrance of John p, 310, Jonathan, p. 322, Richard, p. 322 and James, p. 331.

From Hazel Cooper Schattgen, 307 Chestnut Ave., Webster Groves, MO 63119: Mary Ann Owen married first Thomas Ousely and had two children. Husband and children died before ca. 1900; she then married Joseph Ousley, brother of her late husband Thomas. To this union were born eight children, seven of whom lived to maturity. Mary Ann was b. ca. 1879; the farm where she lived was “watered by the Piney river.” she died in Copan, Oklahoma in 1945.

Reply: The Piney river flows near Pulaski County’s eastern border, beside the Phelps County line.

 From Mrs. June Mahan, S.S. Rt. Box 97A-1, West Plains, MO 65775: Researching my husband’s great grandmother Mary Ann Teague, b. 1856 Denton, Texas. Her mother died at her birth and her father brought her by wagon to Miller County, Missouri when she was only a few months old. She married 1873 in Tuscumbia, Owen Robey Riggs.

 February 7, 1982

From Mrs. Shirley B. Cawyer, P.O. Box 164, Stephenville, TX 76401: List of 110 surnames on which she was working. Vincent then summarized sketch from History of Vernon County, Missouri (St. Louis: Brown & Co. 1887, pp. 194-197) on Col. Vernon from Charlotte County, Virginia. He was on the 1830 census of Rhea County, Tennessee (p. 375) and p. 212 of the 1840 Pulaski Co. Missouri.  

From Mrs. Jack Powell, Box 657, Quanah, TX 79252: After years of accumulating material in the U.S. and Canada, I have not been able to determine the parents of Pollard Wisdom not Michael S. Wisdom. Pollard Wisdom had a daughter Drucilla who married Archilles Hogg 7 April (no year) in Barren County, Kentucky. They went to Lawrence Co. Tennessee and on to Missouri where they are listed in Camden County in 1850, p. 159. William Wisdom, Jr. appears in Lawrence County, Tennessee with his wife Dorcus Cruse who were earlier in Cumberland Co. Kentucky. His son William and wife Jane appear in Camden Co. 1850 census, No. 185. One of William and Jane’s sons William Knox Polk Wisdom married Frankey Jane Jones, daughter of Sally Wisdom and James Jones and grand daughter of Pollard Wisdom. Descendants say there were cousins.

 Pollard Wisdom’s children: (1) Nancy Wisdom m. 23 October 1825 in Lawrence Co. Tennessee Edward Vandiver; moved to Dallas Co. Missouri where he died. She died 1868 in Vernon Co. Missouri. Their children: Pollard Wisdom, Nancy Lucinda m. Samuel C. Richardson, Andrew C. m. Susan H. Kimbell, William Riley m. Esther Huff, Sineth and John M. (2) Elizabeth M. m. 27 October 1831 Jacob B. Casebolt and had James S., Andrew J. and Elizabeth C., Jacob died and Elizabeth m. (2) James Cummins and had Sally Minerva. Elizabeth was living in 1860 in Laclede County, Missouri. (3) William John Wisdom b. 30 January 1814 in Lawrence Co. Tennessee. Listed in the family bible, but no more information. (4) Minerva Wisdom m. 11 December 1942 Solomon Nicholas Yeager. In 1850 Dallas Co. and 1860 Camden. Children: Anna Marie m. James Duckworth, Susannah Elizabeth m. Abraham Jobe; Martha Jane m. Matthew Green, Daniel Wisdom m. Katie Nowl and Julia Link; Elijah Marion m. Mary E. Bailey; Frances Carolina m. William Boone Dawson. (5) Pollard Wisdom Jr. m. Hester Ann and were living with Benjamin Howard in 1850 in Camden Co. They sold land to James Creach on 12 July 1858.  

The Family of Pollard Wisdom: Pollard Wisdom was b. 14 February 1780 in North Carolina. Died 20 November 1858 in Camden County, Missouri bd. Howard Family Cemetery on Niangua River in Twp. 38N, Range 19W. Married (1) 28 April 1803 in Cumberland County, Kentucky Elizabeth McCarty. She was b. 1 August 1786 d. November 1843 in Camden County, Missouri. He m. (2) 14 May 1844 in Polk Co. Charity Jane Mashburn b. 1805 in Tennessee living 1880 in Camdenton, Missouri.

Children: (1) Nancy b. 1 March 1804 Cumberland Co. Kentucky (see above) (2) James Madison b. 12 May 1805 in Cumberland Co. Kentucky d. 29 December 1861 Benton County, Missouri b. 17 April 1828 n Lawrence Co. Tennessee Susan Payne (Paine). (3) Thomas b. 20 October 1806 in Tennessee d. 11 December 1875 in Dallas Co. Missouri bd. Bower’s Chapel Cemetery (was a resident of Texas when he died). m. 17 January 1872 Crawford county, Missouri, Charity Ballew. (4) Sarah (Sally) b. 5 April 1808 in Tennessee d. 1853 in Kaufman Co. Texas m. 8 November 1828 in Lawrence Co. Tennessee James Jones. (5) Andrew Cowan b. 7 October 1809 Tennessee d. 17 August 1852 in Dallas Co. Texas m. 30 December 1840 Hinds County, Mississippi Sarah Susan McCarty. (6) Elizabeth M. b. 30 January 1811 Tennessee m. (1) 27 October 1831 Crawford County, Missouri Jacob B. Casebolt (2) 1848 James Cummins. (8) David Franklin b. 9 January 1816 in Tennessee d. 28 October 1883 in Dallas County, Missouri bd. Bower’s Chapel Cemetery m. (1) 9 June 1844 in Dallas Co. Missouri Sara Fina Hunt (2) 1866 in Dallas Co. Sarah Louise Hunt Willock. (9) Lovina b. 16 November 1816 in Tennessee d. unmarried. (10) Minerva b. 10 August 1820 Lawrence Co. Tennessee m. 11 December 1842 in Pulaski Co. Missouri Solomon Nicholas Yeager. (11) Pollard, Jr. b. 7 January 1822 in Lawrence Co. Tennessee m. 1831 Hester Ann [-?-] (12) John Lee b. 15 august 1823 Lawrence Co. Tennessee d. 1880’s Willow Creek Oregon m. 22 January 1852 Mary Susan Howard. (13) Lucy Jane b. 8 August 1846 in Camden Co. Missouri bd. Howard Family Cemetery m. 1860 Camden Co. General S. Howard.

           We have two Wisdom men in the 1840 group: William P. b. ca. 1807 and Michael S. b. 1814 in Kentucky both 220 Pulaski 1840. Two Pollard Wisdoms in 1839 Missouri census in Crawford and Boone counties. William P. was on 309 Lawrence Co. Tennessee, then Pulaski then on 273 Laclede 1850. Michael S. Wisdom by 1850 had moved to Barry County, Missouri, p. 384. 

February 14, 1982

My maternal great-grandfather, Benjamin F. (Frank) Russell was born in Miller County, Missouri in 1835 and married there twice; he moved to Camden County, Mo. where my grandmother was born in 1869. Haven’t found the family after the 1870 census. Cynthia Russell, my grandmother may have run away to marry a cowboy, Jesse A. Ward. They were in Indian Territory in 1885 when the first child was born.

           Benjamin’s children (first marriage): 1. Jane A.M. born 1858 in Missouri; 2. Nancy Elizabeth bon 1861 in Missouri. His second wife was Mahala L. Huddleston, and their issue was 3. William B. born 1867. 4. Cintha (Cynthia), as above. 5. Isabella, who married an Alexander. 6. Frances M., who married a Lane. 7. John B. and 8. Elizabeth “Betty” Russell, who married first a Kincaid, then a Smith. Surely one of these stayed in Missouri. Mrs. B.D. Hennigan 3900 Holiday Dr. Farmington, New Mexico 87401

           There was another large Russell family in Camden Co. from Kentucky. In comparing census records, deeds, etc. no connection was found. Here is Shirley Cawyer’s line: William M. Russell, born Rutherford county, N.C., 1794; died Camden 1858; buried at Roch Cemetery Wm. married in Rutherford Co. 1816 his first cousin, Nancy Reavis (1799-1877). William was a son of George Russell Jr. (born Virginia 1772) and wife Rhoda Reavis (born 1769 Virginia. Wm. Russell was listed on p. 230 of Pulaski 1840 and 1850 in Camden #643. This family line began in Virginia, traveled to Rutherford Co, (this county borders Tennessee), and arrived in Missouri before it became a state. William Russell’s known children: John Harrison b. 1816; m. Margaret Johnson; died New Mexico. (2) Adolphus Andrew b. 1817 in Boone County, Mo., d. 1860s in CSA; m. Ellen McDowell b. 1816 Tennessee. (3) Rhoda Amanda b. 1821 Boone Co., Missouri; d. 1892 Redondo Beach, California; m. Camden Co. 1841 Bennett Jackson Clinton, as his second wife. 4. Martha Jane Russell, b. 1822 Boone Co., Missouri; d. 1873 Vernon Co., Missouri; m. 1841 Camden Co. Richard Jackson. 5. Sarah Elizabeth Russell b. 1824 Boone Co. Missouri; m. (1) John Clayton; (2) Isom Cunningham. 6. William Lafayette Russell b. 1828; d. 1849 Camden Co. 7. Mary Janet Russell b. 1830 m. (1) Isom Cunningham as his first wife. 8. Harriett Ursula b. 1833; m. (1) Benjamin Nicholson. 9. Susan Catherine Russell b. 1836; d. 1934 m. John Pemberton McDaniel. 

Query: Looking for the great grandparents of my husband in Wright Co., William Hill and Lucille “Lucy” Whitehead were the parents of Sarah Jane Hill b. 1880 in Hartville. Can anyone help. Patricia A. Case, 1002 San Antonio Creek Rd. Santa Barbara, CA.  

Nathan James (James Nathan) Vaughan was not in 1840 Pulaski, but his first child was born there e1842. He m. (1) 1841, Lucinda Long b. 1824 Kentucky; m. (2) 1851 Delilah Jane Sapp b. 1832 Tennessee; d. 1911 New Mexico; bur. Denton Co. Texas. James Nathan Vaughan was b. 1818 Kentucky; d. 1885 Denton Co. Texas. Query: Who were the parents of Delilah? In 1850 of Pulaski, p. 205 she was listed with Henry and Sarah Dye while on Pulaski 1850, 206 were Mary and Benjamin Sapp, b. 1836 Tennessee and 1838, residing with the David Adams family.

           There was a Bramlett White Vaughan in Pulaski Co. (at or near) Waynesville; Nathan Vaughn named a son Bramlett White Vaughan. I feel this first Bramlett surely must a brother of Nathan, but can’t prove it.

           Believe Granberry Sapp of Warren Co. Tennessee to be the father of the Sapp children, but can’t follow through. Missouri Pioneers 16:9 gives death of Morris Squire, intestate. adminstratrix Polly Sapp. Sec: Samuel Baker and David Adams on 24 May 1848. Heirs: Mary Sapp, widow of Greenberry Sapp, deceased. John W. Morris, Nancy Morris, William J. Morris, Polly Ann Morris, Melicia A. Morris, Welmina J. Morris, all of whom are children of Squire Morris and residents of Pulaski Co. A son of Nathan Vaughan named a son Greenberry in 1895. Odessa Isbell, Route 2 box 191, Pilot Point, Texas 78256.

           Reply: Nathan Vaughan on Pulaski 1850, 201. Bramlett W., b. 1828 Kentucky may have been the father of “Polly” (Mary Jane) Vaughn, wife of Pleasant Williams. Mary Jane Vaughan b. 1858 in Missouri; d. 1931 in Kingston, OK. She was the great-grandmother of Dewel Bennett Musgrave; Mattie May Williams, daughter of Pleas and Polly m. Thomas Simpson Musgrave (1875-1937), a son of Lafayette Brownfield “Fite” Musgrave. Wife of Fite Musgrave was Mary E. Wood (1848-1923) Both Fite (1835/7-1917) are buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Ardmore, OK. Fite’s Bible burned in a 1924 house fire in Oklahoma. Thomas S. Musgrave b. 1875 in Pulaski Co.; d. 1937 Seminole, OK. His wife died in San Antonio, at the age of 88y, 5m, 22d.

           See King, History of Maries County for another Wm. Vaughan, Sr.

           Mrs. Eulah Quiring (Rt. 1, Box 381, Crocker, Mo.) reported that Nicholas and Susan Mitchell’s daughter Adelaid was married to Benjamin B. Vaughn (included 1850 census of Nicholas Mitchell family.) They had William, b. 1851, Benjamin Jeremiah b. 1855, John A. b. 1858, and Mary J. Vaughn, b. 185(6?)0. Ben went to Indian Territory and married an Indian woman. they lived at Alex, OK and had four boys: Ben, Claude, Oscar and Owen. They were also a daughter Jessie Burney Ray, who lived in Chickasha...

           The brother of Benjamin B. Vaughn, Bramlett W., was with Martin Mitchell family in 1850. Bramlett m. three times (1) Peter [sic] Ann Mitchell, daughter of  Samuel and Elizabeth Mitchell b. 1830; d. 1857. Issue: James F. b. 1853; m. R.E. Logan. Bramlett m. (2) Permelia [–?–] age 29 in 1860 in Pulaski. They had son George b. 1849 and daughter Mary who married [–?–] Page. Bramlett m. (3) Manerva A. [–?–] b. 1841; d. 1910. Both Bramlett and third wife were buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Ft. Leonard Wood.

           Bramlett b. 1827 Kentucky; d. 1894. Children: Ben, Ollie (son), Samuel B. b. 1873 in Tribune, Mo., Charles Luther b. 1877, Ed and daughter Ora Vaughn. I was told that son Ben was bushwhacked

 February 21, 1982

William Jefferson Williams b. 12 December 1818 Tennessee; 1838, Winchester, Franklin Co., Tennessee Elizabeth Ann Stubblefield, daughter of  Nathan and Polly Stubblefield. They had 12 children...entire family was born in Cooper Hill, Osage Co., Missouri, where William settled in 1839. Henry Jefferson Williams, son of Wm. J. Williams b. 1840 Osage County; married Syrena Simpson 1861 Osage County and had 10 children. Among them:

           Benjamin Franklin Williams born 1875 Cooper Hill; married Tiny May Simpson 1896 in Dixon, Pulaski County, Missouri. Ben died in 1952 at his home just outside Waynesville; bur. Buckhorn Baptist Church Cemetery with Tina, who died 1968 in Kansas City, Kansas, at her daughter’s home.

           Ben Simpson born about 1777 South Carolina, and Mary born about 1786 South Carolina had seven children. Daniel Simpson, son of Ben, born 1817 in either Missouri or Tennessee; died after 1900 in Pulaski County. Wife was Jane; issue, eight children. She was born ca. 1826 in Kentucky; her father as born Kentucky and her mother born Virginia.

           James E. Simpson, son of Daniel was born 1849 (Pulaski County?); died Helm, Missouri, 1924; bur. Dixon, Missouri; married (2) Easter Yates who had first married [–?–] Lewis. He first married Nancy Williams born about 1849; died some time after 1883. Issue, six children, including Tina Mae Simpson, wife of Benjamin Franklin Williams. All children were born and died in Pulaski County except two; all are buried in Pulaski.

 The families intermarried In complicated fashion: Ben and Mary Simpson of South Carolina had a son, James, born 1818, who married Rebecca Syrena Miller of Osage County, Missouri. James and Rebecca then had a daughter, Syrena Simpson, who married Henry Jefferson Williams. James, husband of Rebecca and Daniel, husband of Jane, were brothers. Ben and Tina were the great grandparents of the querist, who says, “... many (of my relatives) are .long-time families of Osage County. Many still live there, some on the old Ben Williams farm outside of Waynesville. As a child I often visited the farm in summer. All of Ben and Tina’s kids were born in Pulaski, and some married there, including my Grandmother, Georgia’ Faye Williams. She was called Faye. She married Guy Franklin Doolin of Waynesville. Doolin descendants still live there. His father was John Marion Doolin; and his mother was Mary Matilda Robertson, a daughter of Rev. George W. Robertson. These Doolins are (said) to have been related to the outlaw Bill Doolin of the 1890’s (who ranged in) Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Southeast Missouri ...”

 The Simpsons married into the following lines: Patton, Kelly, Young (“Taylor Young I believe was from old settlers”), Wilson, Imboden (“definitely old settlers”), Manes (“an old name In the area also, I think”), Hance, Long, Irwin E Craven, and Fritchey. (Here are) my queries: James E. Simpson, son of Daniel and Jane (Roberts) Simpson; married about 1870 to Nancy Williams, who was born about 1849 in Illinois. Desire parentage of Jane and Nancy.

Who were Nathan and Polly Stubblefield, whose daughter Elizabeth (born Tennessee 1821; died 1895) married Wm. J. Williams? Elizabeth died at Byron,. Osage County.

 Thomas Miller, son of William Miller  of Virginia and Knox County, Tennessee; born about 1782–85 Virginia. Married about 1805 Altha Sherrill; he died 1853 Osage County, Missouri. Altha was born ca. 1785- 92? in Knox or Bledsoe County, Tennessee and died 1880 Osage County. Were her parents Samuel and Altha Sherrill of Blount County, Tennessee? She is definitely related to the Sherrill line of Revolutionary fame in North Carolina and Tennessee, but how?

 James Simpson, son of Ben and Mary of South Carolina, born 1818 Tennessee; died 1849 on his way to California. Married first about 1839, Osage County Rebecca Syrene Miller, daughter of Thomas and Altha (Sherrill) Miller. Rebecca born (when?) Bledsoe County, Tennessee and died about 1848. James married secondly, Elizabeth Barbarick later that year. Her first husband may have been a Branson.

“Fite” Musgraves named a son, Thomas Simpson Musgrave; Fite’s wife was Mary E. Wood daughter of Thomas A. Wood and Rebecca, daughter of’ Reuben Morgan and Elizabeth Dowell.

 Secondly, cardex  references on Simpson: one Moses Simpson, born 1800–1810 is listed on p. 160 Gasconade 1830 Missouri; one Moses Simpson married  Gasconade 1837 Elisabeth Vinson (Woodruff: Missouri Pioneers Vol. 2: (1968) p. 79, She may have been a daughter of Thomas Leroy Vincent of that county. Next, one Daniel Simpson is listed on 161 ‘30; menfolk in the listing were born 1780–9 (probably Daniel) and 1810–1815 (probably son.) Everett King in his extremely valuable History of Maries County, Missouri (Ramfre Press, 1963 on pp. 396, 404, 397 and 405 gives a brief Simpson outline: intermarried with the Eads family of Caldwell County, Kentucky. Both families seem to have moved from that county to Osage County, Missouri, very nearly, not later than 1818. Several Simpson names appear in 1828 Gasconade tax list. King says, and “we know of five brothers of the Simpson family, but there were others. The ones we know about are Samuel, Daniel, Benjamin (my emphasis d.v.) James and William. Samuel Simpson moved to Vernon County after his marriage in Osage and spent the rest of his life there.

 Daniel Simpson spent most of his adult life in  Pulaski County; his son, (“Snurl”) married Diana, daughter of Robert L. Ransey”,(probably Ramsey; of 1840 group: ‘Pulaski ‘40, p. 206. 1850 Pulaski, p. 159 born Missouri; Goodspeed says he was born “southeastern Missouri; he died 1885; settled on the Bourbois, Maries County by 1839”, p. 598. (d.v.) “who way then a widow Helton. Benjamin and James Simpson spent their lives in Osage County. William Simpson, who married Elizabeth Derena (Serena, probably d.v.) Archer in Osage County, was born in Kentucky in 1806, the son of William Simpson, whose sister married John Eads and was the mother of Benjamin.

           Unfortunately, King is out of print as far as I know though the material is written and presented in the present tense and was actually assembled about 1943. His is an indispensable aid.

           According to Goodspeed (1893–94) Reminiscences of the Ozarks, p. 300 Reuben S. Branson was the son of Valentine and Alpha M. (Sherill) Branson, natives of Bledsoe County, Tennessee, the former born in 1810, the latter in 1819. The parents were married in that county and soon after removed to Gasconade County, Missouri This was about 1844.

           “Our subject’s maternal grandfather Sam Sherrill came from Tennessee at an early date and settled in Maries County where his death occurred before the war. Goodspeed does not list Samuel’s children.

 February 28, 1982

 Musgrave–Mitchell–Hobbs–Killingsworth–Chandler–Sheppard–Pickett–Weaver–Filpot–Brown–Ferris etc.

           The following transcript excerpted from a three-page written family history sent to me some years ago by Mr. Frank ‘Musgrave of Denver, Colorado. It was authored  by his father, James Hamilton Musgrave of, Omaha, Nebraska, and. is dated January 12, 1950.

           Musgrave: James and Frank: While we have no doubt told you boys in your younger days, the history of my grandparents on the Musgrave side (your great grandparents; you have probably forgotten most of if and since you may in the future wish you knew more about the family history, and since I need to do a little practicing on the typewriter, shall proceed to give you some of the high spots as I remember it as told to me by my parents.

           Prior to the Civil War, Grandfather Musgrave was a prosperous farmer in Cedar County, Missouri, owning several thousand acres of good land, no doubt, he had homesteaded some of it, possibly the larger part; the. home place which was located: some eight or ten mile south of Stockton, Missouri and some four or five miles east of Jerico Springs, Missouri, contained  a nice seven or eight room house, a large barn and a number of other farm buildings for housing grains and farm implements. The family consisted of five children; besides Grandpa and Grand ma Musgrave [including], Sarah, George, Frank, Louis, and Mary. When the Civil War developed, Aunt Sarah was the oldest child and I think around fourteen or fifteen years of age,

           The Missouri State Government fit, wavered for several months after Civil War was declared but finally cast their lot with the South and joined the Confederacy. As a result Grandpa joined the Army. I do not recall, whether by draft or voluntary, neither’. do I remember as to, how long he was in the Army before he died, but it must have been at, least two off, three years.

           After Grandpa; went to war, the Confederate army cameo along and commandeered (that is confiscated Grandma’s grain, livestock, including most of the horses, paying her in Confederate money; later on the Union Army came along and set fire to the home and all the buildings, possibly due to the fact that Grandpa was a Captain is the Confederate Army. Grandma and. the children; had to flee ; for their, lives, and they finally landed in Pulaski County, Missouri; near Waynesville; as to how long the were in Pulaski County I do not recall, but they returned to the old home place, as they could after the war.

           Some time during the war, Grandpa developed pneumonia from exposure and died, however I cannot recall just where he died, but it is, my recollection, that when he became sick, he was sent home and that he died  at home, although I am not sure of this.

           Aunt Sarah evidently met her future husband while living In Pulaski County, as she later married a man by the name of Mitchell and they took up their home on a farm near Waynesville, Missouri and they had seven children; Charles, Virgil, Arthur ( called “Pete”, Edward, Cora and Hattie; Harry and Edward were twins. The children are listed. as they were born, except the two girls; Cora is the oldest and should have preceded Charles and I think Hattie follows Virgil. Cora married a Mr. Hobbs and she (that is in 1950 d.v.) lives in Springfield, Missouri. Charles lives in Coffeyville, Kansas. Virgil in Kansas City, Missouri. Hatte is a widow, lives in St. James, Missouri, so far as I know, Arthur, always called Pete, lives in St. James, Missouri. Harry and Edward, are both dead. Uncle George married Mollie Killingsworth, living Cedar County, Missouri on a farm and to this union were — Maude, Arthur, Cliff, and Everett. Maude did not marry and lives in Santa Monica, California. Cliff married Courtney Chandler and lives in Los Angeles, California. Uncle George Musgrave, after marrying took up his residence in Ash Grove, Missouri, and started the practice of dentistry. He gave Arthur and Everett dental education to the point where they were ante 4 to pass the’ Missouri State Board of Dental Examiners and were given’ a certificate to practice dentistry in Missouri. Later on Everett took up the practice; of dentistry in Oklahoma...both boys were married two or three times and Everett had a girl by his first wife, but so far as I know Arthur had no children by either wife. Arthur practiced dentistry in Kansas City, Missouri for a good many years and was living there at the time of his death in 1948. Everett died several years prior to that and I think was  living in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the time of his death.

           Uncle Frank Musgrave married and had two daughters by his marriage, Dora , and Frankie as I recall. Uncle Frank died before Frankie was born, which accounts for her being named after her father. Dora married a Mr. Charles Sheppard and they lived in Golden City, Missouri. Charles was in the Lumber business. Dora died  a good many years ago; Charles, who must be at least 92 years. of age, is in a ‘Sanatorium at Eldorado Springs, Missouri, so I am told by Corda Ferris. Frankie married Charley Pickett...he and Frankie had several children and lived on a  farm near Marshfield, Missouri for a number of years, but finally sold the farm and bought; one near Farmville, Virginia, after living on this farm for a number of years he all of a sudden disappeared and left Frankie with the farm and three or four children to raise and so far as I know has never been heard of since. Frankie at the present moment is in very poor health,.. she must be at least 80 years old.

           Louis B. Musgrave, my father, was born August 7, 1856 and when he was about twenty years of age he and Uncle George migrated to Fannin County, Texas, to teach school, Uncle George did not stay but a year or so, but returned to Missouri and married. But father evidently remained for three or four; years and married Esther Adline Weaver, my mother, in September of 1877, and I was born in Fannin County, Texas on August 28, 1878; some six months or a year later my parents moved back to Missouri and settled on an 80 acre farm some five or six miles southeast of Jerico Springs and near Grandma Musgrave’s old home place. It is my understanding that Grandma Musgrave gave father 40 acres of the 80 and sold him the other 40 on time. Father taught school and farmed the 80 acres until I was about eight years of age, when he sold the farm and moved to Jerico springs to teach school and study law...after four or five years, he succeeded in passing the Missouri State Bar Examination to practice law...I think late in the fall of 1891 we moved to Ash Grove, Missouri, where father started to practice law—might have been 1889 or 1890. Aunt May was born August 11, 1880 and Uncle Ed. was born September 30, 1884.

           Aunt Mary married a man by the name of William Filpot and they located on a farm adjoining my father’s farm.—to this union four children were born— Etta, Mittie, Lea, and a boy named Claude. Etta married Andy Broom and settled on a farm near Uncle Will Philpot’s farm. Mittie married. and lives in Joplin; Missouri, but I do not; recall the name of the man she married. Lea also married and lived on a farm near Uncle Will and had one or two children. However, she has been dead a number of years. Claude married and located in California; at the present time; (that is, 1950 d.v.) I understand he lives n. Downy, California. Aunt Mary is  about 92 years of age and is now in .a. convalescent home  in Jerico Springs.

           Getting back to Grandma Musgrave, several years after the was, possibly 1872 of 1874, she married a man by the name of Morrison, and two children were born from this union Edward E. and Corda. Edward  never married, but located in Butte, Montana and died in that city. Corda married Horace Ferris and a daughter was born to this union, whom they called Birdie. Horace Ferris disappeared’ a number of years ago, and Gorda and Birdie, lived with Grandma until she died, back in 1912 or 14. He married Charles Wheeler, and they now live In Springfield, Missouri; Aunt Corda lives with them.

     Mr. Morrison did not live but a few years and Grandma finally married again, a man by the name of Church,, but no children were born to this union. As I recall, Mr. Church was several years older, than Grandma, and while he lived a good many years after they married and lived in a nice big home in Stockton, Missouri, he died’ some ten or fifteen years before Grandma did ... two or three years after Mr. Church died, Grandma disposed of the Stockton home and moved. to Ash Grove, Missouri. She bought a five room house, at which time Aunt Corda and Birdie moved in with her. As stated in the second ‘paragraph, Grandpa Musgrave had large land holdings and was considered well fixed at the time he went to war. I do not recall whether father ever said what Grandma had after the war, other than the land, as all or the greater part of her money was issued by the Confederate Government and was of no value after the war. I can recall when visiting Grandma as a little boy she had an old trunk full of five, ten and twenty dollar bills and she always gave us children a few of these bills to play with. Grandma was smart enough to protect her holdings, however, as each time she ,married a nuptial agreement was entered into, whereby Mr. Morrison and Mr. Church, or their heirs were not to participate in any part of her holdings or estate, nor she in theirs. 

    As time went on, Grandma  finally disposed of all her land and other properties and loaned the money to various and sundry persons, taking their note properly secured bearing six to eight percent interest and she lived off of the rest. However, when she died and the estate was finally settled, the heirs only received a few, hundred dollars each, and as I recall no unpaid notes, except :father’s and Uncle George’s, could be found in her safety deposit box.

           The above is the history of the Musgrave family, so far as I know and recall at this time, however, Aunt May and Uncle Ed, may remember more details than I have enumerated  although I have reproduced them to the best of my recollection, as told to me by my parents.

                                                           Sincerely,

                                                           Your loving father,  J. H. Musgrave 

 Woolsey –Punish–Loveall–Herring-Hudgins

   James W. Woolsey, of 1030 Sanford Avenue, Richland, Washington 99352 writes to tell us that the George Woolsey listed in household 335-335 in the 1870 census of Phelps County, Missouri, was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky. He married in Kentucky Sophia Brown, Mr. Woolsey reports. George was the son of William James Woolsey and his first wife, Annie Martin. He was living with his parents in 1880 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Here is complete 1870 Phelps listing:

           George Woolsey, 40, born Kentucky; Sophia, 36, born Kentucky. All children born Missouri: Samuel F., 18; Sarah J., 15; Harriett E., 8; Thomas T,, 6; Andrew J., 4, and Martha E:, 2: There are two other children whom the census does not show, says Mr. Woolsey: Wesley, born 1859 in Missouri; and Ida, born 1858 in Missouri.

           Another Woolsey family is Daniel Woolsey of p. 601, 1850 Camden census. I think that he could be the son of our-1840 man, Thomas Woolsey. Daniel was born, says listing, about 1822, in Missouri, wife, Mary was born about 1818 In Kentucky, and our correspondent tells us that she was a Parrish, born 27 February 1817 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, a daughter of Thomas H. Parrish and Elizabeth “Betsey” Herring. Thomas and Elizabeth were married 14 January 1815 in Duplin County, North Carolina. This Daniel Woolsey may have been a son of Richard Woolsey of 172 Pulaski 1850, born Virginia about 1780. (This part of 1850 census of Pulaski became Phelps County by 1861;, quite a number of Woolsey folks centered themselves In the Phelps area — many were quite likely from Pulaski County, Kentucky, and the are facts worth knowing. He  also are given a North Carolina county mention all this will help future tracers.

           A third group is the family of William James Woolsey whom our informant named as son of Richard and. Polly Loveall Woolsey. William was listed in house 388-381 1860 Phelps County, Missouri census;. post office was Rolla. His wife was Matilda Hudgins, and they were married in 1855 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, but returned to Missouri. Matilda was William J. Woolsey’s third wife, reports our correspondent.

           Though it is not actually our concern here (these are facts are outside our study area), I will also include some useful data on a fourth, Woolsey family; as sent: 

    In 1850 census of Buchanan County, Missouri, house No. 183, are the twin sons of Zephaniah and Rachel Harrison Woolsey: Ewvine and Henry, born Clinton County, Kentucky about 1828. The Rolla Herald of 3 July 1924 printed a life sketch of John Price Woolsey, a son of Ewvine: he, a Confederate soldier and was born in Clinton County, Kentucky, in 1841. Our informant tells us he was born in Johnson County, Missouri, and has been working on genealogy for “more than 20 years.” He asks if I have a list of Pulaski County, Missouri cemetery inscriptions (I have only a partial record those on Fort Leonard Wood and a. few others) and stresses the importance of cemetery etc. He, says, “I know there are some Woolsey in the cemetery at Rolla. Most of the Woolsey charts I’m sending were of the Mormon Faith. I’m not though.”

 Reply: It seems a good bet that at least two of our 1840 Woolsey families were from Pulaski County, Kentucky vicinity; Jonathan, and. George W. Thomas, however, may have been settled in Missouri as early the 1820s, if Daniel and Richard Woolsey of 1850 Camden census are his sons. (Richard, born Missouri about 1820, is listed on 676 Camden ‘50 ) Thomas R. Parrish, father of Daniel Woolsey’s wife, also appears, in our 1840 study group, on p. 234 Pulaski ‘40. His 1850 listing (684 Camden ‘50) has him born in Virginia in about 1790, birthplaces of children put him in Kentucky in about 1833-34. So glad to have more information on him; Goodspeed (p. 291) says he settled Camden County before 1833 on the Dry Auglaize.

 March 7, 1982

Musgrave (continued)

           Our mention the other week of the “unpleasantness” between Cal Williams and Scott Musgrave has evoked a much different account of the event, from an eyewitness. It happened ,nearly seventy years ago., Here is the story, told by Calvin Williams’ daughter from her letter dated. January 7th:

           “Having been a constant reader... I feel I must send, as YOU requested, a correction on what happened.; “I am the daughter of Calvin Alexander Williams (youngest. son of Thomas Williams ... Calvin Williams’ first wife was Mary Woolsey. His second wife, Cora Ellen Williams was my mother.

           Calvin was born in 1873 and got killed October 13, 1913. I was there. Your information is reversed. Calvin. was the “Constable” (not called sheriff at that time) and was treasurer of the;. Palace Union Church. They were putting a roof on the Church. Scott was called an outlaw: When Calvin called his attention to a tale he had told that he (Calvin) had spent church money, Scott whipped out his gun and shot my dad, then took to the woods. No one in that day dared try to bring him to justice. He had tagged thirteen more men, brothers and neighbors to kill ..,”

           Mrs. Gilbert continues, “Calvin,” “Pies,” “Ike,” Marion, Wesley, Harvey, Andrew, Willie and Louis were the sons. There was one daughter, Jane, and two stepsons, John and George Moore.

           “Grandfather Williams was Thomas Williams, born in Tennessee February 3, 1828; died December 1908. His wife was Mariah Musgrave, born May 2, 1828. Thomas was the oldest son of John and Eda Stewart Williams. Great grandfather John Williams was born December 27, 1803 in Virginia ... great, great grandfather was William Williams. I have some more information on the Williams families (children of each and wives.). I appreciate your columns very much.”

Fay Williams Gilbert, Route 2, Box 120, John Knox Village, Waynesville, Missouri 65583.

 Scott Musgrave (1860–1918) Is buried in the Palace Union Church Cemetery. Resting in that same ground are Calvin Alexander Williams, (1873.-1913), Cora E. Williams (1881-1942), and Thomas and Maria. (Marian) Musgrave Williams. Winfield “Scot” Musgrave was a son of J. “Carroll”. Musgrave and first cousin Nancy Robinson; Scott lived until his death on the old Musgrave place. He went to Alaska to mine for gold, with considerable success; he returned with several good-size nuggets to display to neighbors. He lived only five years after the shooting. Was he ever brought to trial?

 John (Balem) Musgrave (“Jack”) was Scott’s older brother, born about 1855. He is remembered locally as a loner whose main pursuits were hunting and inebriation; it was reported that he was killed accidentally in the woods with his ‘own gun. He never married; I. don’t have a death date or place of burial.

 Descendants of John E. Williams, Sr. (father of Thomas) will be interested to hear that William Williams, possible brother of Thomas, was born April 22, 1830 in Knox County, Tennessee, according to papers found in the Bible of the father of Asilea Williams, See below.

The 1830 census of Knox yields the following Williams Heads of Family;

John (“William”), p. 352 (1102001.0220001.);. Benjamin (“Williams”), p. 351; Berry, p. 348; David, p. 354; Ephraim, p. 378; Ethelred, p. 338; James, p, 315; James, p. 366; Jason, p.,379; Jesse, p. 359; Joel, p. 379; John, p. 357. (10101001-0202001); Johnathan, p. 349; Joseph, p. 331; Larken, p. 351; Moses, p. 343; Samuel, p. 346. Samuel, p. 366; Thomas L., p. 344; William, p. 350 (10001-11001); William, p. 381 (20001-00001),

I will be frank to say that neither John Williams, of p. 352, nor John Williams of p. 337 look like the right man: Tom was known to be the oldest child, yet both the above men show children older than Torn would have been; Tom would be in the first column, born as he was 1825 to 1830: Page 352’s John is too old; our John E. Williams, Sr. was born 1803 to 1805, says Pulaski census, so he would show up in 1830 in column 5. There is a man in column 5 in page 357’s listing, but he is part of a larger family. Eda Stewart Williams was born in 1808, and she would be listed in column 5, too convincingly, no woman is listed in column five of either. John’s 1830 census entry. Neither William Williams above was old enough to be 1 John’s father. 

Finally, excerpts of my recent taped interview of Mrs. Asilea Williams Bales of Waynesville. (December 2,1981),

           Bible records Bible belonged to her father. From loose papers in the front of the Bible marked “Marriages:” “William Williams and Olive Manerva Musgrave were married December 2, 1855 by James Baker Pulaski, County, Missouri. Uriah Beall and Nancy M. Williams: were married May 22nd, 1878 by Rev. Haymes (?) (looks like Denton County, Texas;--d.v.). William Williams and. Manerva Moore were married February 10, 1889.

-other side of this paper–

Deaths: Leonard Franklin Williams, the son of Wm. and Manerva Williams, died the third day of March, 1895. Win. Williams died March the 15th, 1905. 

Next piece of paper:

Births: William Williams was born April 22, 1830 Knox County, Tennessee. Olive Manerva Musgrave was born October 16, 1837, Pulaski County; Missouri. Nancy Malinda Williams ---born December 10, 1856. William . Washington Williams was born Sep­tember 1st, 1860 Pulaski County, Missouri, Sturlin Price Williams was born May 6, 1866 Pulaski. 

—other side of paper-‑

Births: John Morgan Williams was born May 9, 1862 Pulaski. Isaac Burrell Williams (Asilea’s grand-father, she stated) was born August 20, 1872 Pulaski. James Henry Williams born February 1, 1881 Pulaski. (Hard to read) Cornelius, Beall was born 1877 Ascosa Gouty, Texas. Leonard Franklin Williams, the son of Wm. and Manerva E, Williams was born January 14,1892. 

We also have a little bit more on the Tom Williams’ genealogy sketch that I picked up from Celia Woffard Williams In 1965: 

           After the last part I copied (her parents were James and Sally Robinson), add: “After I was married I moved to Texas County and bought a farm where I have resided fifty-three years, and raised a large family‑twelve boys and one girl. I am at present visiting my son, P. W Williams, at Wapanneka, Indian Territory, and I shall return to my home in Texas County, Missouri on or about September 1, 1904. Thomas Williams.”

 March 14, 1982 

Leake Family -- more from, Mrs. Womack of Mississippi:

(Excerpts of October 17 1981 letter:)

While I cannot make a definite statement that John Mask Leake (Rev, soldier and father of Wm. Leake and Mask Leake (of Rutherford County, Tennessee) was son of John Leake and wife, Ann —The John Leake I feel to be the one John M. is from — He was son of Walter Leake and Judith Mask — son of Wm. Leake and Mary Bostick--emigrant ... Bible printed in 1500, owned by Mary Leake [gives] the date they came to Virginia; (It is in “Kinfolks” by Hardlee, a good source of Leake material.) Chappalier wrote a book (taken from Hardlee’s material) about Leake family.

Another book: McDonald, Kimball, Wade Leak (and also there are) Court, Bible, Church, Cemetery and Family Records by Beatrice Mackey Daughtie — general Leake family study.

Several ladies have done a good job of compiling Luttrell material (Hannah Luttrell married John Maske Leake in Virginia...some of the Missouri descendants are from this family. Mrs. Roos Johnson, 240 Quay Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80226 [has] Luttrell going back to England and then to Maryland and then to Virginia.

           Wm. Leek was Bondsman when his brother, Mask Leek married Elizabeth Lewis, Wilson County, Tennessee, on 31 July, 1825. It was about this time or shortly after that the family went in different directions. Richard Leak had stayed in Knox County, Tennessee, and is there in 1850 census but father, John M. Leak and sons, Wm., James, Maske and daughter, Judith Rhea came to Wilson County, Tennessee. William, James, and Judith went on to Missouri; the father John M. Leak moved with youngest child, Mask to next county in Tennessee, Rutherford, and died there as (was) stated in “ his 1840 pension paper...

Warmly, Pauline Hartman Womack, 307 E; Monroe, Greenwood, Mississippi 38930.

 Brumley -Barber - Bilyeu

“Exchange Information on Brumley families .in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia. Also tracing Mary Barber, first wife of William Brumley, son of James and Diannah Bilyeu Brumley.” Gladys Carlson (Mrs. R..E.), 542 Sybil Lane, Marietta,. Georgia 30067.

 Reply: On the Brumley family, see “Sharing the Past” No. 1 for a Musgrave alliance. I have twenty-two Brumley names cardexed but the query, to be candid, is 1) too general and 2) lacks mention of time — exclusions which can puzzle and discourage readers. We do ‘hope Mrs. Carlson will. again send a query, specifying where in Missouri, and in what period of time j she wishes to give and receive help. 

Miller - Watts

“Contact descendants of George E. Miller (b. 1838 N.Y.) and Eliz. (?) of Texas County, Missouri, who probably married in Ohio about 1861-1862. Their daughter, Lucetta married first (? ) Green, and secondly, Gilbert Watts. Desire first name of Mr. Green.”

Fran. Morris, 23644 Panam Warren, MI 46091. 

Davis- Jones

“Seek pars and burial place of William D. Davis, born Tennessee 1803; married about 1828 Talha (“Allie”) Jones. In Bradley County, Tennessee 1850 With issue Wm. C., Caroline, Manerva, Perry, Martha, Granville, Henry, Drury (“Drew”), and Sarah. Parents left Tennessee 1854 with children, Martha, Sarah and Drury and went to Mountain Grove, Missouri where they homesteaded 160 acres; They lived there until their deaths.”

Fran Harris (Mrs. Del), 1004 West Fremont, Selah, Washington 98942. 

March 21, 1982

Ridenhour -Zumwalt

Trade Information on very early Maries County settlers John and Christina Zumwalt Ridenhour. She was the daughter of Henry and granddaughter of Andrew Zumwalt. Henry lived in Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, in Powell’s Fort Valley. Marriage 1788 Rockingham County, Virginia. Henry and family moved to Harrison County, Kentucky, and then to St. Charles County, Missouri, on Flint Hill. John Ridenhour and Christina had a Spanish land grant near Henry on Flint Hill. They moved to present-day Franklin County, Missouri on the Missouri River, where John was killed by Indians while watering his horse, perhaps as early as 1803–1804.”              Jax Zumwalt, 3105 N.E. 85th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, 97220. 

Tally-Porter-Brewster

“My great-great-;Grandfather Tarlton Tally, my great-great Grandfather James Calvin Tally, and Catherine Brewster Tally came to Pulaski County, Missouri from Monroe County, Tennessee. in 1840. My great-grandmother, Queen Tina America Tally Porter was born in Pulaski in 1855. My grandfather, James Thomas Porter was also born there in 1876. My John Steven Porter was born in Illinois, ‘1853; his parents were James Thomas Porter born North Carolina, and Ervincy [–?–] born Tennessee.”

Mary Moody Robinson, 1840 W. Tannehill, Florence, Alabama 35630.

White–Orrell

“Grandmother Mary Ann ( White) Orrell was born 1868 in Camden County, daughter of Moses White and Amanda [–?–] , a Cherokee Indian I’ve been told. Moses White, age 21, and Amanda, age 17, are listed in 1860 Camden census, Osage Twp., p. 32. In 1900 Camden census, Warren Twp., Mary Ann Orrell is listed as. a widow. Her son, George Orrell (my father) was born in 1902. Gladly exchange.”

Geraldine (Orrell) Larsen, 2569 Poll Street, Ventura, California 93003.

Rippee-Prock

‘My 2 great-great grandparents (not sure of, this handwriting - dv.) were in Missouri in 1837. Judge Wm. P. Prock helped locate the Webster County seat. My great grandfather Harrison (hard to read - dv.) Rippee was born in Marshfield about 1837.”

Mrs. Barbara Rippee Claxton, 1208 Desert Eve ,’Drive, Alamogordo, New :, Mexico 88310. 

Reply: There is a William S. Prock, born Tennessee circa 1829, on p. 978 Wright ‘60; a Wm. R. Prock, born Tennessee, circa 1813, on 956 Wright ‘60 (made entry in Gasconade Township). a Wright County Justice in 1850s); a Wm. R. Prock, born North Carolina 1811 on 476 Wright ‘50 (same man as Wright Justice?); a William Prock born North Carolina 1805 1807 on 519 Wright ‘50 and 976 Wright ‘60; and a William Prock, born Tennessee 1829 on 520 Wright ‘50, I don’t see your man in cardex, unless it’s William R. of 956 Wright ‘60. Parts of this numerous Wright County family lived in Monroe County, Tennessee in 1830. Elijah, oldest Prock seen in Wright County in the early years, was born in North Carolina about 1783. Can anyone confirm that Elijah came from p. 93 Monroe ‘30? One Christian “Prough” appears in 1790 census of Surry County, North Carolina; one Christian Prock is listed on p. 240 of 1830 census of Campbell County,’ Tennessee; see Ansearchin’ query 59-6. 

I have twenty three Rippee families in the cardex from Laclede and Wright Counties 1850 and 1860 censuses. I had to guess that the Procks and Rippees were perhaps related, so searched for several minutes to find a “Harrison?” Rippee, born about 1837. No luck. Eli Rippee of p. 211 Pulaski ‘40 and p. 240 Laclede ‘50 was born in North Carolina about 1810; he was in Sumner County, Tennessee for a time, and is an interest of our longtime friend, Art Murrell, of whom more later. According to Edward P. Cook’s Journal, Eli died February 28, 1907. Queries in 1940’s Dar Magazines discuss an Orange County, North Carolina family. See issues of February and April, 1949, and also October ‘47 for a James Rippey of Sumner County, Tennessee. Not to mislead you, let me say that, I have not yet linked the Orange County, North Carolina, family with ours of Wright and Laclede. “Harrison?” Rippee should still be living at home its 1850 census; my own transcription of Wright and Laclede does, not always include all children, so I do suggest you try to find him in the microfilm original. Keep us informed. 

Wood–Montgomery–Morgan–Musgrave–Crossland–Tippett–Christeson

“.. about the Wood family; I have some pictures of the Wood family as follows: Dr. Wm. Henry Wood and wife; James K. Polk Wood, also his twin brother George; my Dallas Wood (my grandfather) (and) his wife Blanche Temple (Montgomery) Wood; Aunt Mary Morgan, who was the wife of John Morgan who was a brother of Rebecca Wood and Mary Musgraves. Sarah (Wood) Crossland and husband Will Crossland, Mary Wood Musgraves and husband Fite Musgraves. Lizzie Tippett and husband, Jack Tippett, and his half-sister, Emily (Tippett) Christeson and husband, Walt. These are pictures that came out in the Democrat.

Mary (Wood) Nickels Route 2, Box 537, Richland Missouri 65556

 Vincent–Pruitt–Doyel–Hammock–Olney–Potts–Bench–Wood–Musgrave–Hicks–Woody–Morgan–Moore

August, 1981, Ochelata, Oklahoma

“... read in the Democrat you mentioned Nancy Elwisa Jane (Vincent- d.v.) whose second husband was Creed Pruitt and that she died after an accident. I remember hearing my parents speak of the incident. We lived n the Cookville area, as did my, mother’s people (the Doyels). Creed Pruitt was married three times (and) he was the father of 22 or 23 children. One of his wives was a Hammock; Samantha Olney was his oldest and there were several others by this wife. His third wife was Laura Riddle (and) they had nine children: Cinda; Mary, Pearl, Cordia, Maude, Martha, Bob, Creed, and George. The youngest, George, married my daughter, Daisy Potts (now deceased) in 1946.

 Laura Riddle was the daughter of Andrew Riddle; her mother was Cinda Bench. Andrew Riddle was a brother to my grandmother, Mariam Riddle Wood. The story: Creed was mad, whipping the horses. They were running and the wheel hit a stump and threw his wife out. She died giving birth, caused by the injury. 

           Wood is my family name. This Ben Wood who married Martha Malinda (Vincent) do you have anything on him? Who was he where did he live? [Re:] Fite Musgrave, my grandfather’s sister, Mary Wood — married Fite Musgrave. They didn’t live in the Ozarks, so we never knew what became of them. She was a twin to Jesse Wood, whom we never knew. I have pictures of Fite and Mary. Musgrave, and others of the family. (Fite and family moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma —d.v.)

 “Bud” Hicks: (your column) “For the Record” tells me Bud Hicks (Christian) name, which I never knew before.. Bud Hicks, Robert (“Bobby”) Woody, [and] James Knox Wood were first cousins, and first cousins to the late John Morgan of Waynesville. The three Morgan sisters, who were their mothers, was [sic] sisters to late John Morgan’s father. So I have always been told by my Father and Grandfather James Knox Wood (born July 12, 1845), whose mother was Rebecca Morgan. I have been told that Bud Hicks’ mother’s name was Moore. Could it be that was a first marriage or maybe she was a half-sister? Where did the name Moore get in? How can I find out?”

Mrs. Jennie B. Hamm, Box 153, Ochelata, Oklahoma 74051.

Reply: According to Watts, Martha Malinda Vincent (sister of my grandfather) was born in 1872 and died in (or near) Arlington P.O., Lincoln County, Oklahoma in 1899. No record of issue. They lived a while In Colorado. 

I am not sure of the parentage of Ben Woods, husband of Martha. June Nelson of Ogden, Iowa, seems to think he was a son of Robert J. Wood Jr. and Rebecca Morgan. After Wood died, Rebecca married Leroy Singleton Tripltt and, had one son, Jackson. 

Quoting her October, ‘81 letter: “Rebecca Morgan and Robert Jefferson Wood, Jr. were [the)] parents of Wood children on “Fite” picture. Dr. Wm. Henry Wood is there, [whose] wife was Delilah Ann Bench, [daughter] of Lawrence Bench,. Sr. and third wife, Narcissus. (Foley) Bench. Her second husband was a Howard. Dr Wood had first wife, Isanora(?) (called (“Nora”) S. Adams. Delilah Benchead had first husband, Nelson Adams; these two were Adams cousins ...”                       June Lee Nelson, Box 621, Ogden, Iowa 50212. 

March 28, 1982

 MASK – CHRISTIAN-LEAKE

Was Mary Jane Christian the wife of John Mask(e)? If so, who were her parents? John Mask(e) had a daughter, Judith Masks who married 1757 or 1758 Walter Leake of Goochland County, son of William Leake and Mary Bolstick. John C. Birmingham,. Jr. 10301 Leander Drive, Glen Allen, Virginia 28060 

MUSGRAVE–WEAVER-STOVALL–MITCHELL–WALKER etc.

Notes and comment by d.v.

On my 1988 Missouri trip, I stopped at Springfield to shop in the bookstores and, sightsee. On April 26th, I interviewed, Dr. Edward I Musgrave, a Springfield dentist. Neither of us knew at the time that we were related (see family narrative by his brother, printed here earlier.) Since Dr. Musgrave’s facts from the interview complement the previous material (and, agree, most of the time), we’ll take a moment to compare them:

 Dr. Edward Frank I Musgrave said that he, had been born in Cedar County, Missouri, October 3, 1884. His father was Lewis Hamilton Musgrave, a lawyer, born 1855 and died March, 1938. His father married in Texas Esther Adeline Weaver, who was born in 1857 and died in 1941. She was raised in Texas State (Leonard?).

           Dr. Ed’s grandfather was a CSA (Confederate States of America) Captain who. before the war drove stock to California, He died at age 35. Wife of the CSA Captain was [–?–] Stovall. After his death, she married second [–?–] Morrison, and third [–?–] Church.

           Uncles and aunts remembered by Dr. Musgrave:

           1. “G.W.” (George) Musgrave—dentist at Ash Grove, Missouri.

           2. James Musgrave—had two daughters (deceased in 1966): Dora, who married [–?–] Shepard, and Frankie, .who married [–?–] Pickett,

           3. Sarah Musgrave—Married [–?–]  Mitchell from Pulaski County; she died age 94.

           4. Mary Musgrave “from Cedar County.”

           The doctor reported that Winfield Scott Musgrave was a cousin of his father, and married Maggie [–?–]

            Brothers and sisters of the doctor: James H. (86 years old in 1960 of Omaha, Nebraska; and May Walker (Mrs. E.A ), who in ‘65 was widowed and living in Oklahoma City at age 84. Dr. Musgrave also mentioned that his sister had hired considerable research on the Musgrave family; I have never seen this material. I wrote Mrs. Walker but didn’t get a reply.

           Biggest difference between the two sets of facts on the family is that the wife of the Confederate Captain was, in Dr. Ed’s memory, a Stovall. Was this James’ first wife? We know that his second wife was Mary Jane Maxey. Mary Jane’s subsequent husbands, Morrison and Church, remain the same.

           Secondly, the good doctor credits James Musgrave as being the father of Dora and Frankie; their father was, according to the other version, Frank Musgrave (and remember “Frankie” was supposedly named after a deceased father?)

           About “Scott” In the 1880 census of Pulaski, Cullen Twp., house 6-6 are: “Winfield S. Musgrave, 32, born Mo.; mother and father, both born Tennessee. Aggie, M. L. Musgrave, 29, born Missouri; parents both born Kentucky, (listed as “wife”). There were two sons and a daughter listed Francis M., 11; Minnie M., 9, and William B. Musgrave, age 6, This was in the Colley York 14904), that the woman who’d sent me the Vincent offer, had bilked several families. Material sent back was easily-found information, summarized evidently by a high school student just learning to type and spell—Look at It this way: our hobby has gone Big-Time we’ve attracted crooks! 

Hollow vicinity: 75-year-old Elizabeth Colley, born in Kentucky, lived next door. Scott’s wife in land records was revealed to be ‘Agnes’. 

SHIELDS—COOK—ROBINSON—MYERS—WALL—BAKER, etc.

Also in 1965, in Lebanon, an interview with John and Mary (Shields) Cook, both of whom were to be 80 years old that December. They told me that:

        1. Nancy Robinson (pronounced without the middle: ‘n’)  married, a Musgrave and had Scott, who shot Calvin Williams; Jack, and Frank, who married a McElroy girl and went to California.

        2. [–?–]  Vail married Eveline Robinson, sister of Nancy Robinson.

        3. John Carroll Vincent “Carl”), son of James L. Sr. died in California during World War 2; Eliza Vincent Hicks went to her brother’s funeral.

        4. John Cook said that he was a son of Lorenzo Burton Cook, born 1855 and died February 1927. He married Susan Myers, born Pennsylvania 1862; died April 10, 1937, John Thomas Cook and Margaret Baker were his grandparents; she was a daughter of James Baker. Burton Cook was his great-great grandfather, he reported.

           5. Mary Shields Cook said that she was a daughter of Peter S. Shields, who was born in 1858 and died in 1915. H was, son of Arnett Shields, (d. 1887) who was a son of the emigrant, who .came from Ireland.

           6. Sanford Musgrave was very fat, called “Lazy Sanford.” One day, Mary said, Lazy Sanford “up and died .”

           7. Nancy Prock, who married Peter S. Shields was Mary’s. mother. Nancy was a daughter of John Prock, who came to Missouri from Tennessee before the Civil War. His wife was Charlotte Henderson.

           8. St. Anne’s “Saint Annie’s” Schoolhouse: Ben Woods married there. Old Jim Vincent married “Lindy” McElroy there, but it didn’t last long. One .day her rabbits nibbled the bark off his young peach trees—that was ALL.) Teachers at St. Annie’s included, Lacy Gresham (son of Eliot and Eliza Ann Musgrave Gresham) and Carlos Wolfe (my grandmother’s brother —d.v.)

           9. James Vincent Sr.’s farm, they said, was NOT taken over by Fort Wood. Leeman Kinnard bought the old Jim Vincent place about 1906. He was later bitten by a rabid dog; Mrs. Kinnard lived there a long time.

           10. Old “Lindy” McElroy lived in California with Lacy Gresham but she died while visiting at her daughter’s home Melvina Vincent Barnes, wife of Norman Barnes. “Lindy” Musgrave is buried at Macedonia  Cemetery as is Leonard Gresham (son of Lacy) who died when only 17 or 18 years old of appendicitis. Melvina, after Norman died, married second [–?–] Jarvis, a Christian preacher.  

April 4, 1982

SHIELDS—COOK

(concluded)

           11. Elwisa Vincent married first James Williams, who died, hen, Creed Pruitt. She died giving birth to twins.

           12. The Musgrave family was generally of short stature, although Edward Musgrave was fairly tall and was dubbed “Highpockets.” He married [–?–] Baker, went to Oklahoma, and died there.

           13. Nancy Robinson Musgrave (her husband died fairly young) had Issue: “Teen” (Clementine), who married Robert Cassidy; Belle, who married [–?–] Cassidy; Jenny, married Dan Buckner; Frank, who may have died in California; Scott, who died on the old Musgrave “home place,” and Jack. (Note: these are the children of J. “Carroll” Musgrave, but at least ONE Scott Musgrave Is a son of Bennett’s second marriage, according to Goodspeed’s sketch of him – d.v.)

           14. John Vincent (son of Art—d.v.) married first Alice Musgrave, daughter of Sanford Musgrave. She died and he went off to another state. “Little Lindy” Vlncent, John’s sister, married Lacy Gresham: COMMENT: to say the least its confusing, this nickname business: Mindy-Cindy-Lindy-Missy-Minnie-Mittie-Annie-Jenny-Tennie-Wizee-Lizee-Aggie-Maggie-Nervy-Ninny-Viney. If use of a nickname indicates affection, I’d say there was plenty of love to go around.) 

So who were “Little Lindy” and “Old Lindy”? Correct me if I’m wrong (please!) but I believe “Lindy” to be a nickname for “Melinda.” We know that Bennett “Lacy” Gresham married Rebecca Malinda Vincent, from their son Leland. That’s “Little Lindy” (born 1889 or 1870; died 1939 California), daughter of Art Vincent, who died young. Art was a son of John Vincent Jr., killed at the Battle of Prairie Grove. This John Vincent, born in Tennessee about 1828, married the sister of Eliza Ann Musgrave: Nancy Malinda Musgrave, called “Old Lindy.” Born in Illinois in 1827 or 1828, she died about 1918. She was married secondly to Samuel McElroy Jr., and thirdly to her first husband’s brother James. L. Vincent, Sr. (Rabbits vs. Peach trees above.)  

Sam McElroy’s issue by his previous wife (Malinda, born circa 1824 in Alabama) included Fowles Thompson McElroy (“Eff” buried at Palace) who married a daughter of Burrell Musgrave, Nancy Melissa. Lite  McElroy’s daughter Olive Winds married James L. Vincent Jr., who; died in 1904. Her second husband was John Laughlin, father of Mary Laughlin Cook (Mrs. Arthur) of Lebanon.

 From Pulaski census returns, 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880, here is my best compilation of the children of the union of John Vincent, Jr. and “Lindy” Musgrave

           1. James Arthur (“Art”) born circa 1848-1847; wife Margaret [–?–]  Both died young.

           2. Sarah Ann born circa 1848-49;

           3. John C. born November 1850.

           4. Hiram born circa 1852-53

           5. Nancy Evoline born 1855-56

           6. Amanda born ca. 1857.

John Laughlin, above, was the brother of Jay Hugh (“Bub”) Laughlin. Bub married Lucy Largent, who had had a previous husband, (Elijah?) Burton. Lucy’s third husband had been a childhood sweetheart in Missouri: my grandfather, Lee Vincent. Both were at marriage in their 70s. Lucy lived many years in a Seattle rest home, after Lee’s death, my father visited her faithfully. Lee is buried next to his first wife in Locust section of Mountain View Cemetery here in Tacoma. Readers looking for me fifty years from now will find me in the same section, not actually BORN in Missouri, but surrounded by those who were.

 CORRECTION: Ethel Wood Brewster writes to say that I had given the wrong parentage for great aunt in column of February 21. Mary E. Wood, wife of Lafayette B. “Fite” Musgrave, was the daughter of Robert Wood and wife, Rebecca (Morgan) Wood, not Thomas Allen Wood as reported. Ethel also states that Robert Wood (middle name Jefferson according to family tradition) was born in North Carolina in 1810. The 1850 Pulaski Mortality Schedule lists him as 40 years of age at his death in April 1850. His first marriage was to Frances Hyatt, daughter of Meshack Hyatt of Haywood County, North Carolina, in 1830.

 April 11, 1982

TRAW FAMILY

Simeon Traw is listed in the 1850 Census of Camden Co., Mo., on p. 669. Entry states he was born about 1819 In Ky.; birthplaces of children until 1844 are also Ky. Goodspeed, p. 352, mentions Simeon and Susan Traw as being members in 1864 of the Wet Auglaize Christian Church. 

Mrs. Uene Sims Yarnell of Versailles, Mo. has found a dandy piece on the family in the Aug. 12, 1960 Issue of the “Reveille,” Camdenton, Mo., which we are happy to pass on to the reader: 

TRAW REUNION held Richland, Mo. By Mary Feldmiller

It has been told that all Traws in the country were related and that they were ail from a family that came over on the Mayflower. The beginning of the group that  met at the park Saturday ; seems to come from David and Christina Traw, parents of nine children, all of which is a matter of record in an early history book of Missouri. Simeon, eldest of the sons of this couple was the first to come to Mo. and later the rest followed, in eluding the mother, Christina Traw. Simeon Traw, a farmer stock raiser was one of the pioneers of Pulaski County, Mo., born in Va. 1818. He married Susan Smith, a native of Va., in 1837 and moved to Ky. Had eight children. The Traw family located in Pulaski County, Mo. in 1841 when the white settlers were few, and the Indians, bear, elk and wild turkeys were plentiful. Simeon would split rails all “day for 12 cents to get’a letter , out of post office from relatives in Kentucky. After living about two years on the ;Gasconade River, he moved  to Camden County where he lived on the Wet Glaize until 1881. In the latter years he lived in Richland, Mo. He owned about 800 acres of land in two tracts in Pulaski County, the result of long years and work and industry. The family, one of the most of the family, one of prominent and well known in the county, were consistent members of the Christian Church. Simeon was a Democrat and cast his  first vote for Van Buren in 1844.

Names of the older Traw family are Simeon Jackson, Andrew V., James R., Samuel J., Elizabeth Ann, Wm. A., Emily A., Milton Smith and John Nelson Traw. (List of names of descendants in attendance,  also out of town guests were given in this piece.) 

COWAN FAMILY - Crocker, Mo.-letter dated 28 Oct 1981

 “...I have the, family of Cowan from my Great Uncle Samuel Cowan’s Bible and am sending it to you. I would like to know my: Great Grandmother Permella Jane Cowan’s maiden name. My Great Grandparents Samuel and Permelia Jane Cowan came from McMinn Co, Tenn. to Missouri. [They appear] In 1860 Census [of] Miller Co. Mo., [at Iberia] and then later lived in Pulaski Co. Mo.

 Bible pages-Philadelphia, A.J Homan & Clio.; No, 930 Arch Street, 1878

 Loose page in Bible

Samuel Cowan was “bornd” 9-22.1814

Permelia Jane Cowart was “bornd” 9-20-1822.

Andrew Cowan ‘bornd” 12-21-1841

Samuel Cowan “bornd” 5-17-1844

James Cowan ““bornd’’ 6-27-1847.

Robert Cowan “bornd” 10-9-1849

Clemuel Cowan “bornd” 2-2-1853

Charlotte Elizabeth Cowart was “bored” 8-23-1855

Marget Cowan “bornd” 2-7-1858.

Minerva J Cowan was “bornd” 7-8-1861,

Sheet of paper (blurred)

(A duplication of the above, translated Into the, actual day and month— Sept. 22th 1814” for example  starts this part of the record. The name “Margaret” has its spelling righted, then:

Charlotte Elizabeth was born August 23 1855 and “Deceaset” Nov. 16 1856

Andrew. Cowan was “deceast” Oct. (blurred) 1860.

Gabriella Cowan was born Nov. 7, 1857.

James W. Cowan was born Dec. 1,1875.

Thomas S. Cowan, born Feb. 13,1878.

Mary May Cowan born May 30,1880.

Marginal notes by Mrs. Hildebrand on this second Bible record:

Willey (James W. Cowan’s son) was born 12-1-1875; Gabriella died b July 1881; Thomas S, died 7 July 1884; Mary May Cowan died 25 Sept 1881.

 Gabriella was Robert A. Cowan’s first. wife, nee Cleghorn

“My Great Grandparents and Their Offspring “ by Edna Cowan Hildebrand

 Samuel Cowan, born 22 , Sept 1814, died 18 Nov. 1869.

Married Perrnelia Jane ( ) born 20 Sept. 1822. Henry Co. Mo. She died 28 April 1884 near Cassville,

He  was born Kentucky and she probably McMinn or Blount, (pronounced “BLUNT”) Co., Tennessee. They came to Mo. in about 1854 or 1855. Their children were:

1. Andrew died Oct. 1861; married Margaret (   ).

Issue: Dorcas.

 2. Carmel, Jr.- died 16 Mar. 1912; married Eliza Jane (Cole) Morgan. He gave an acre of ground to the School District for a School earned in his honor, which is yet standing; it concrete block building with all windows on the north side. Samuel and Eliza had a family of four: Martha, Mary, Sarah Emma, and John Cowan. They lived in Pulaski County and both are buried In Antioch Cemetery,

 3. James R. (Edna’s line) died 5 May 1677; married Eliza Dodd, born 1854; died 12 Oct. 1891. She buried In family cemetery on her father’s farm on the Gasconade ,River. It was known then as the Milton Carter Dodd farm. James is buried in Turpin Cemetery, on high ground (away) from the Gasconade. The Over covers the Dodd Cemetery, when on a rise, I’ve seen it up, over the cemetery.

They had three children: Nancy Jane Cowan married George Rains; Robert Addison Cowan married Frances Vaughan, and Junes H. Cowan my father. James R. Cowan lived only four or five years after ‘marriage and died before i the birth of his last child. My father, James R. died 25 April . 1939, and Is buried in Crocker Memorial Cemetery, at Crocker, Mo. My mother was Sarah Melvina Singleton, born 3 Jan. 1843; died 17 May 1932. They were married, Sept. 16, 1900.

 4. Robert A. – Samuel’s fourth son died in December 1923. He first married to 1872 Gabriella Cleghorn and married secondly Samanthia Ellen (Hart) Shinkle. Three children resuited from the 4 first marriage; six from the second. Robert is buried in Higate Cemetery in Phelps Co., Mo.

 5. Clemuel-married Sarah Collins 1 Jan. 1879, and married 2nd Sarah Kisner 4 Sept. 1879. She was from Greene or Stone Co., Mo. One child, Minerva.

Note: These first children carne to Pulaski Co. M. with their parental from Tennessee.

 6. Charlotte Elizabeth died 16 Nov. 1858. Buried in Turpin Cemetery along with her father and brother. The Turpin Cemetery is northeast of Waynesville.

7. Margaret Catherine died 1889; married Alvin Reeder. Died in El Dorado, Kansas.

 8. Minervia Jane- died Christmas Day, 1947. She married firstly Charles Lewis Hosman in 1880. He was born 14 Nov. 1849. Her second husband was George McCall, of Ash Grove, Mo. Minervia and Charles had five children. She was buried in Kelly Cemetery of Ash Grove, as is Charles Hosman.

 The father of Samuel Cowan Sr., born 1814 McMinn„ Co. Tennessee.. or Kentucky was Robert, (William?) Cowan, born about 1765 In Rockbridge Co. Va.; his wife was Jean McSpadden.

 DODD

Millie Eliza Dodd, daughter of Milton Carter Dodd, was born in 1854 near Crocker, Mo. Her mother was Nancy Carter, who was born in Term., and died near Crocker in 1869. Milton C. Dodd, born Tenn. 20 June 1818, died 15 Mar. 1881 and is buried in the cemetery on his old farm. He was the son of James Dodd, born 18 Dec 1843, and his second wife Milley Walker. James’ first wife was Mary Leek. . 

SINGLETON

Sarah Melvina Singleton, the mother of Mrs. Hilldebrand was a daughter, of Vincent Alex. Singleton, born 1852, Cattawisa, Franklin County, Mo. He married in 1870 Sarah Jane McIntyre. She was born near Crocker, Mo. in 1852 and died in 1927 near Evening Shade, Mo.; she was buried at the Crock Memorial Cemetery. Her father was Champlin McIntyre, her mother Caroline Riddle. Caroline was born in 1830, died in 1908–1909 and is not so far further identified.

           Ossema Singleton, father of Vincent, was born 30 May? 1822 in Burke Co., North Carolina. He died about 1860 in Arkansas or Tennessee. His “wife was Cynthia Melvina Douglass, born 16 Oct 1825, also in Burke, N.C. She died near Crocker and is buried at the Antioch Cemetery. 

COMMENT: Submitted this outstanding record ( Edna Cowan Hildebrand (Mrs. Frank ), Route 1 Box 241, Crocker, Mo. 65452, writes, “I would like know who were the par of Caroline Riddle? Did she have any brothers or sisters I find her with the Sutherland family. Is it possible she was a sister of James Sutherland? In the 1850 Pulaski census (Ce (Carlin) (sic) Riddle listed with them. I have her name as “Caroline” on grandmother’s Death Certificate. I remember her as a large woman, who lost her sight in one eye. I have her eyeglass. Caroline was my Great Grandmother.” 

Vincent’s column left The Pulaski Democrat and began to be published in the Richland Mirror

 May 6, 1982

CAPPS–YADON–QUICK–MOULDER

“... I am not sure that the Jacob Capps (in the 1840 Pulaski Co.. Mo. census) was, my great grandfather—assuming that the older hale was the bead of household, he was too old to be my Jacob. Also, according g to family records, Jacob’s first child was born in 1842. In 1850 my Jacob was. in Cooper Co., Mo., and in 1860 in Miller Co., Mo.. in which county he died in 1880. The most likely possibility for Jacob’s father seems to be Willis Capps, who was in Pulaski Co. 1840, but  have no proof of this. Willis was born in N.C. ca.  1778-80, was in Grainger Co., Tenn. by 1799 (my Jacob was born in Grainger in 1812), and in Lincoln Co., Mo. in 1830 with six children still at home. Willis’ wife was Elizabeth Jane Yadon, b. 1882 (shouldn’t this read 1782? dv.) in N.C. The Thomas Yadon in Pulaski, Mo. 1840 (group) was her brother. I correspond with descendants of both Willis Capps and Thomas Yadon, and have much family info on them. In another part of Pulaski Co. in 1840 was my great grandfather Jacob Quick. He was born ca 1806 in Ky. and grew up in Montgomery Co., Mo. By 1850 he was in Osage Co., Mo. Jacob Quick’s wife was Sarah Capps. I don’t know if she was related to my other Capps line, but suspect she was, as their children intermarried with each other even tho they lived a county apart. I have lots of Moulder info also—just ask...happy to exchange anything. Best wishes in your endeavor,” Sincerely, Mrs. Rosemary Capps Lee, 2001 S. Engineer, Sedalia, MO 6530. 

May 13, 1982

 ROTHWELL–McHALEY

Wm. Rothwell, b. ca. 1816 Va., appears in 1840 Miller Co., Mo. census. Wife Margaret McHaley b. about 1816 Ohio, according to 1850 Miller listing. By 1860, family resided in Hooker Twp, Laclede Co., Mo.; six children. Margaret married 2nd ( ?) Hutton. This Rothwell line not included in Fischer’s 1964 “A Rothwell Book.” Homer R. Ficken, 3016 Gunnison Trail, Fort Worth, TX 76116.  

ARNETT-COFFEE

Seek parentage, etc. of Jacob Arnett, b. about 1805 Tenn., listed in 1850 Pulaski Co., Mo. census. Apparent wife Anna (“believed to be Anna Coffee”) b. ca 1803. Also Nelson Arnett, b. ca 1824. Marie J. Ferguson, Rt. 4, Box 454, Eureka, MO 63025. 

Summer visitors to Missouri might like to check what’s available for searching at the

University of Missouri, Rolla, Library Room G3. writes the Associate Director, Mark Stauter “...The University of Missouri’s Western Historical Manuscript Collection, and the State Historical Society of Missouri Manuscripts (Joint Collection) office has several. collections which may be helpful to Mo. searchers. Certainly the most popular has been the John J. Watts collection of genealogical records, available on five microfilm rolls. Watts, an itinerant preacher, accumulated thirty-eight volumes of family data during his travels about the Big Piney River area of Texas, Phelps, and Pulaski Counties from 1874 to 1912. Watts’ work is only partially indexed; our prices may have to be raised somewhat, so readers should write us for the cost of our microfilm reproductions before ordering..”

“...The office is open eight to five on weekdays, and by appointment. Inquiries may be addressed to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Room 0-3 Library, U.M.R., Rolla, MO 65401-0249; telephone 314/341-4874. The collection also actively solicits additions to its holdings...old letters, diaries, journals, photographs, legal papers, business records, and other unpublished material. In many cases photocopying or micro-filming allows the donor to retain possession of the original material, if desired.” 

In scanning the mid-January guide to all the Library’s processed collections I marked the following as being of probable interest to us:

(Section) I, BUSINESS, General

(Call number) R 13 Missouri, Phelps Co. Ledger, 1869.1923. 73 pages. PHOTOCOPY. Ledger book of. unknown authorship, possibly the owner of a mill. Contains lists of credits and debits, brief descriptions of items bought and sold, etc. VIII. GENEALOGY

R 73 De Forest, Sarah Ann Reed Sturgeon, Scrapbook, c1920-1950. 1 folder. PHOTOCOPY. Scrapbook of genealogical information on residents of Phelps and Texas Counties, Mo. Includes obituaries . .”wedding announcements, and biographical notes from the Rolla and Licking news-papers. Indexed.

R. 62 Megee, Vernon E., “Transcript of Original Manuscript Record of Marriages Performed by the Reverend William W

Megee of Ozark, Co., Mo., 1874-1920,” 1968. Nine pages and cover letter. William Megee was a General Baptist circuit rider until his death in 1922.

R , 38 Watts, John J. (1839-1912), Collection, 18741912, as above. 

LOCAL HISTORY

R 14 Farley, Leland J. (1904-1980), . Collection, 1859.1936. 1 folder. Land grant deed for land in Texas Co., Mo. (1859); copy of Plat Book of Texas County, (ca 1920); also a copy of the “Historical Map of Texas County,” produced in 1936 as a project of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. 

XI. MILITARY

R 33 Ruyle, William A., Letter, ca 1864. 41 pages, typescript. Transcript of a long letter from Ruyle to his father describing his wartime experiences with the 5th 1 Regiment, Mo. infantry (Confederate), 1862–1864. Includes accounts of the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge) in Arkansas, and events prior to the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi. (Note by dv: This regiment was impressed in part from Pulaski County; three Vincent brothers - John, Henry, and James -- were forced to join up “by bushwhackers.” John was killed at Pea Ridge. Henry was “left sick or deserted” on the trail to Vicksburg (says service record) but came back to Pulaski Co. in time for the 1870 census. He passes from sight after 1870. James, my great-grandfather, was captured at Helena, Ark. in 1864 and was shipped by steamboat up the Mississippi River to the Federal Prison at Cairo, Illinois. He was later taken to prison in Virginia, My father told me that Old Jim Vincent was still alive when the family was  in Oregon, and though Dad tried hard to remember any story from the war that his grandfather might have related, he could only say “He just didn’t talk about it much.” Being held prisoner at Cairo—OR Andersonville--was no Disney movie, apparently.

May 20, 1982

MAXEY

Most of you tracing this family have by now seen the fine book by Edythe Maxey Clarke: “The Maxeys of Virginia.” If not, be advised that the ‘Pulaski Co. family is well documented on pp. 760.768; section includes alliances with the families Allen, .Nelson. Montgomery. Musgrave. Stevens, Cook, Williams. Morrison. Church. Lane, Scott. Craft, Shadle, Vineyard, Cantrell, Black, Rhoades. Gann, McClary, Wilson, Dawson, Rooke, Fordyce, Thornsberry, Roberson, Atherton, Louis, Franken, Cox, Mowser, Anderson, Bench, Jackson, Brownfield, Smith, Church, Fillpot, Mitchell, Carrico, Kilworth, Farris, Evans, Rainwater, Swearingen, Hester and Trammill. (Thank you, Beryl Belden, for sending this.) 

While visiting Mrs. Mary L. Cook of, Lebanon last December, 1 met Mary’s son, Howard Ransom Cook of Waterford, California. His wife, Mrs. Frenchie (Maxey) Cook, supplied family information, it is noted, for the Clarke book, Frenchie, and I did not meet her as she was attending church on the day of my visit. The Hicks twins, Howard and I stood on Mary’s porch talking, while lunch was prepared. The sun was out, and we looked across the road at bare oak trees, the stock pond; and horses grazing. I’ll never forget it.

Address of compiler of Maxey book: Edythe Maxey Clarke. 5002 Alta Vista Rd„ Bethesda, MD 20014. 

MUSGRAVE–TYRE–SNIDER–McGINNIS–BENNETT

Was pleased to hear recently from Margaret (“Maggie”) Musgrave Tyre, of Lebanon, Mo., a daughter of Sanford Musgrave. Mrs. Tyre reported that Sanford died in 1896, the same year she was born, and that at the age of seven she was adopted by James Snider. At the age of twenty-four, she married Roy Tyre. Sanford had been married before, she said, but could not recall the first wife’s name. Sophia, Maggie’s mother, had also been previously wed, and married a third time after Sanford’s death.

Sanford and Sophia ( ) Musgrave had four daughters: 

1. Linda Belle m. Charlie McGinnis; lives in Indiana.

2. Clellie died in Indiana in 1950s in an auto accident.

3. Mabel married Jerry Bennett when quite young now lives near Maggie in Lebanon at age 90.

4. Margaret, the youngest, born 1896.

A daughter of Sanford by his first marriage was Alice Musgrave, who married John Vincent (see Shlelds–Cook interview in earlier column). After her death he moved to another state; a daughter lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mrs. Tyre, troubled by failing eyesight, is not able to answer letters. She is alert and witty, however! She telephoned me in Tacoma; in reply to a letter I wrote her last November.

The Vincent boys seemed to find the Musgrave girls irresistible! This is the THIRD Musgrave/ Vincent alliance thus far discovered.

According to the information I have, Sanford S. Musgrave, born probably Pulaski Co., Mo. 1847–48, was a child of the first wife of J. “Carroll” Musgrave; she was, according to the 1850 Pulaski census, Nancy, born Ala ca 1827, Sanford’s first wife was Louisa Cardine (?) born about 1858 Mo. Issue: Alice Musgrave. Also a child of the first union according to census was Harriet, born prob. Pulaski Co. 1849–51. She may have died young, as her name is not familiar to others knowledgeable about the family.

Nancy Robinson, Carroll’s second wife, was born ca 1836 in Mo. says census and May have been a dau of James Robinson, born N.C. ca 1776.

Mrs. Macy Laughlin Cook tells us that J. “Carroll” Musgrave and Nancy Robinson were “own (that is, first) cousins. Question: Was Carroll a son of Bennett? Bennett’s first wife we are told, in Lawrence Co. Tenn. Marriages) was a “Roberson” (Robinson). Can anyone add to what we have here?

There may be a breakthrough on this line, before long, as I am now writing an Illinois Musgrave searcher who seems to have a good grasp of the history of the early Illinois Quakers. He remembers a “Burl” Musgrave is of record in early Lawrenceville, Illinois, a Quaker settlement...He reports many North Carolina and Tennessee Quaker families located for a time in southern Illinois; Caleb Musgrave, who may have been a son of Thomas, was from Wayne Co., N.C., according to Hinshaw, and was the first of the name to arrive. He is listed in 1830 Union Co., Ill., census, p. 54 (00101-11101). “Burriel” and a James “Muskgrove” (sic) can be found in 1830 Greene Co., Ill., p. 24. (James passes from view, after this.) Bennett Musgrave was nearby in 1830, in Macoupin Co., “Maple Creek” precinct, on p, 217 (11001-210001). By 1830 there were already five children in Bennett’s household—we don’t yet know who these children were.

 Summarizing:

The Musgrave Quaker line early of Lawrence and Bedford Counties, Tennessee, and Wayne Co.,. N.C., can be traced back to Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. They emigrated to this country in the late 1600’s from Northern Ireland. and I was told it’s “an easy jump” to trace them from Northern Ireland to “the north border country” of England. Musgrave. a bestowed name, was included in Scott’s “Ivanhoe” and in the early years, our source relates, was prominent at Eden Hall. More later, as the digging continues.. When, some years ago I related to Frank Musgrave of Denver that it was my best guess that our mutual ancestors may have been Quakers, he replied that he had never met any Musgrave who acted like a Quaker. Matter of fact, his father had told him about an early incident in Missouri: seems one of the Musgrave boys was a-courtin’ one of the pretty gals that was attending church services one hot Sunday afternoon, instead of attending to him. Well, he gathered up a bunch of his drinking buddies and they proceeded to ride ‘round and ‘round the church. yelling and shouting off their pistols, until she came out and hushed them..,”

           In the 1890s my Great-Grandparents were members of the “Campbellite” sect, now the Christian Church. Many of the Missouri Musgraves were adherents to Baptist beliefs, they divided completely on the Civil War; there was a Musgrave CSA Captain, but several Musgraves joined the Federal side too, It is said by our friend in Illinois that  the family departed North Carolina in the first place because they hated slavery. This is a Quaker belief.

Several Missouri Musgrave and Vincent families, quite prosperous at the start of the war, were penniless at its end. Three times Old John Vincent’s wife said, while the men were away fighting, troops came through their farm near old Cookville. taking everything they could Haul away, The last time they came. they removed the window frames from the house, All the livestock ,the chickens and rabbits and cattle, all went to feed soldiers whose government did not or could not adequately supply and finance the war. The men were cast upon the land, dependent upon their own resources for the barest necessities: the stripping of many Missouri farms, the meanness of the times—the murders. robberies and burnings proceeded apace.

The foregoing story courtesy Lee Gresham of Sepulveda, California. His grandmother was a Musgrave. Thank you see you next week. 

May 27, 1982

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WALL

Two men of this name appear in our 1840 study group: 1168 Thompson Wall, p. 200. and Lorenzo Dow Wall, p. 210. The contributor guesses that one Francis Wall might have been their father; there is no proof. 

THOMPSON WALL

Born Tennessee 1802, he is buried at Madden Cemetery, Miller Co., Mo., First’ wife’s name not known, Issue:

1. Male (sic) born 1820–25

2. Anderson born 11-151825 Mo.; d. Jan 14 1902 Pulaski Co; m. Mary Long

3. Unknown male born 1825–1830

4. Unknown female born 1825-1830

5. Lorenzo Dow (“Dow”) b. 1832 Mo.; Feb 5, 1875, Pulaski Co.; m. Dec. 28, 1852 Nancy Anna Sellers/Sellars.

6. H. (this single initial is our only semblance of a name for this child, born 1845