Phelps County Genealogical Society QUARTERLYpcgsrolla.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/7/9/5779685/pcgs_quarterly_vol22… · ITEM: From the desk of Sheila Wood, PCGS Vice-President: The Phelps

ISSN 0884-2140

Volume 22 Number 3

August 2006

Phelps County Genealogical Society QUARTERLY

Published by Phelps County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 571 Rolla, Missouri 65402-0571

Phelps County Genealogical Society

PO Box 571 Rolla MO 65402-0571

Phone: 573-364-9597

Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rollanet.org/~pcgs/

PCGS Quarterly ♦ Volume 22 − Number 3 ♦ August 2006

President’s Message

Well, summer’s end is fast approaching but the research is still being done. With cooler weather will come more time to reflect on what you have found and what you still need to locate. Fall brings the chance for us here at PCGS to do some more cemetery walking and collecting additional data for updating and increasing the available research material. The Picnic was held in July at Lions Club Park in Rolla. To the ones that attended, I say thanks and I hope you enjoyed the chance to just talk to each other. It was a delightfully pleasant day. We have two great programs planed for the September and October meetings. September’s program will be on The Trail of Tears, done by a presenter from Oklahoma. We are pleased to have Pat Lubert from the Missouri State Archives for the October meeting. She will present a program on the State Archives website and what is available for genealogists. Both meetings will be held at the Phelps County Courthouse community room. Check out our webpage at http://www.rollanet.org/~pcgs/ for additional information on the PCGS upcoming events. Remember, we have elections in NOVEMBER and we need good dedicated people to fill the officer positions. I would like to say thank you to everyone for all your hard work with the PCGS. And thank you to those who have provided donations. We are on our way to getting a new Micro-Film reader/printer. We still have a ways to go but we have a good start. The goal of PCGS is to continue helping researchers by providing information and preserving historical records. Keep up the researching. Sincerely, Reba Fryer, PCGS President 2006

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PHELPS COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

Research Room

Hours of Operation

We keep the research room (7) in the old Phelps County Court House open on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 5:00. We will also open the research room for out of town visitors at other prearranged times. If you want to visit at another time, please call on Tuesdays from 12:30 to 4:45 (573) 364-9597 or e-mail us at [email protected] to make the necessary arrangements. We will be happy to see you.

PCGS Officers - 2006 President

Reba Salts Fryer [email protected]

Vice President Sheila Wood

[email protected] Recording Secretary

Mike Lusher [email protected]

Corresponding Secretary Ruth Adair

[email protected] Treasurer

William B. (Bill) Silleck [email protected]

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PCGS Membership

Current dues are $15.00 per year. The membership year runs from January 1 through December 31. Dues for the following year are payable by November 1, and are past due if not received by January 1. All members receive four periodicals, and any occasional newsletter that may be published. However, quarterlies will not be mailed unless dues are current.

PCGS Mailing Address

The address of the Phelps County Genealogical Society is Post Office Box 571, Rolla, MO 65402-0571 as shown on all our literature. PLEASE DO NOT send mail intended for the PCGS to the courthouse or to any other address. Thank you for your cooperation.

Copyright 2006 Phelps County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 571 Rolla, MO 65402-0571


_____________ **** PCGS NEWS **** _______________________

ITEM: From the desk of Sheila Wood, PCGS Vice-President: The Phelps County Genealogical Society met on the 15th of August at the Chamber of Commerce Visitors’ Center in Rolla. We had an outstanding speaker and wish you could have heard him also. He was Dan Lashley, Section Chief, Cadastral Surveys, Land Survey Program, Geological Survey Resource Assessment Division Rolla, MO. Mr. Lashley played the part of Private John B. Thompson telling of his experience as a member of the Corp of Discovery. Emphasis was placed on the scientific instruments used by Captains Lewis and Clark to accurately map the water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Captain Clark produced about 140 maps during the expedition and in 1812 one large composite map was made of the entire route. When compared with 21st century satellite imagery of the Western United States, the accuracy of Clark’s map is astounding. I can say the speaker was also astounding (see the photo below). Our September general membership meeting speaker will discuss the Trail of Tears. Wanda Elliott from Oklahoma will come to the Phelps County Court House to speak. Be there!!

ITEM: As reported in the May 2006 Quarterly, PCGS is restarting a Surname Index that lists members and the families they are researching. A form is supplied on the next page for those members that want their information to be included in the directory. Please indicate what you want to be published by 1) circling Yes or No after Name, Address, Phone, and E-mail, and 2) giving any family names that you are researching. Please supply PCGS with permission to publish by signing your name at the bottom of the form and include the date. One can first copy and then complete the form, or simply recreate the basic components of the form in a letter and send it to PCGS.


ITEM: The PCGS picnic held at the Rolla Lions Club Park in July was a success! Plenty of food and drinks, and a healthy turnout made the Saturday afternoon even more delightful. It is the intention of PCGS to try and make this an annual event so folks can get together in a more informal setting to relax, enjoy themselves, and maybe even discuss genealogical issues! ====================================================================

Phelps County, Missouri____ Old Marriage Licenses/Certificates

The old marriage licenses/certificates listed below

may be claimed by a descendant of the participants.

This is a continuation of the old marriage licenses/certificates published in the 2002 quarterly number 3. Many of these licenses were claimed years ago, but the remaining old licenses were given to the Phelps County Genealogical Society so that we might find the family members who would like to have them. All you need to do to claim the license of your ancestor is to send a Number 10 (approx, 4-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches) self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with one first class stamp (currently 39 cents). The licenses will be given away on a first come, first served basis, so someone may have already claimed the license you are interested in. The address is: Phelps County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 571 Rolla, Mo. 65402-0571 [email protected]

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Stodghill, Clifford Vernon Stodghill, Carrie 29 April Stroup, Frank Short, Evelyn Fern 27 June Tarpein, Charles Frederick Fry, Annie Ethel 04 October Tichenor, Charles O. Waltz, Jennie C. 29 May


Torre, Rene De La Killion, Juanita 29 November Tucker, Millard Wilson Perrot, Pansy Mary 03 July Turnbough, Mont Payne, Sadie 24 April Wall, Andy Becker, Golda 28 April Wallace, Phillip Harold Gresser, Allene Mary Ann 22 August Webb, James Henry Jr. Mossoba, Marguerite Pierrs 03 December Yust, James A. Crels, Hortense E. 18 July Zranut, Frank Joseph Haymes, Katherine 08 June

1938

Acker, John William Ewing, Evelyn 22 January Bardot, Paul H. Wieda, Alice L. 24 December Barrett, James William Nelson, Christina 29 May Barth, Edward John Frank, Lucille 01 October Belcher, Wyatt W. Swank, Dorothy N.E. 28 May Bennicassa, Leonard Arthur Hanna, Clarasteen 05 April Betts, Charles A. Haase, Vivian Grace 03 September Boone, Raymond Eugene Harrison, Mildred Eileen 21 May Boyer, Wesley Lee Boyer, Mary Alice 20 July Bruenger, Edwin H. Timmons, Gaye 28 March Calaway, Jewett Baker Marr, Jessie 05 July Calef, Victor M.D. Ritter, Jean 07 September Carter, Amos Lairmore, Jessie May 06 October Cotter, John M. Arthur, Laura L. 27 August Dent, Raymond William Ficke, Dorothy Lucille 28 August Depew, Eldon J. Secor, Mrances Margie 02 July Drees, Richard George Meyer, Marion Amelia 04 June Elbert, Arthur A. Elbert, Martha Anne 20 May Enright, Francis John Heinrich, Evelyn Lucille 06 October Farrr, Thomas Sargent Eckhoff, Alta Marie 18 January Ferrenbach, Eugene C. Fitzmaurice, Helen 19 June Fordyce, John Winfield Heer, Louise 27 June Fowler, Herbert Robert Johnson, Marjorie Virginia 05 October Fricke, Orville John Baldwin, Mabel Ciorinne 10 August Friedland, Albert Allen, Maree 06 May Garrison, David Willis Hederick, Ardean 25 June Goodman, Howard Newkirk, Blanche 12 October Gray, Earl Glenn Lowe, Nellie 29 September Gray, Willie Delbert Smith, Leona Belle 14 March Griffith, Edward James Ferguson, Hattie 07 July Gzehovia k, Louis E. Jezewski, Emma L. 06 May Hampton, William Richard Clark, Lorea Fannie 15 July Harmon, Francis Bryant Molnar, Anna Mary 22 August Harrington, John J. Johnson, Augusta 19 September Hatcher, John Henry Helming, Mary Christina 23 April Healy, James Francis Dare, Virginia Lee 20 July Heil, Oscar J. Bottum, Sylvia 26 February


Hicks, George Blueford Smotherman, Peggy Geneva 20 July Hill, Glen O. Leftridge, Mona Delight 24 December Holt, William Lloyd Sohn, Alvina Louise 13 August House, Charles Edwin DeFord, Wilberta 13 August Jackson, Earl LeRoy Akin, Violet Merrill 25 July Johannsen, Raymond Frank Fosse, Madeline Augusta 25 July Johnson, James Delbert Smith, Minnie 08 February Karraker, Edward L. Jr. Crays, Mildred 30 May Key, W. Howard Gastian, Pauline Evelyn 28 May Kinser, Raymond Clarence McCoy, Mary Hildrith 02 September Koenig, Joseph J. Haldiman, Edna Geraldine 22 June Lohrback, Everett Harold Head, Renee Ellen 19 January Mann, Robert L. Danson, Shirley M. 04 September Medley, Cubert Hicks, Cleo 04 June Moseley, Fred N. Beardslee, Mary Margaret 23 May Mounce, Prince Allen Plank, Riba 09 June Mudd, H.A. Collins, Virginia 05 July Myers, Chester Clinton Gardner, Mabel Henry 19 February Nelson, Ira M. Neville, Mary Ann 03 September Nelson, Rudolph Smallin, Dona 12 December Noble, Jesse H. Auer, Bertha E. 23 August Obermeyer, Andrew H. Emery, Ellen M. 17 November Otto, John Edward Lockart, June Jewell 22 November Peters, Quentin Couture, Hazel 14 April Pitts, Alfred Brennan, Gladys Alleen 30 April Quense, E.R. Narkewitz, Rose 03 September Radke, Earl Nelson, Jewell 29 May Rife, Freeland, Irvin Potter, Anna Belle 31 May Sabine, John Shaw Fulton, Daysie RiVella 12 November Schamel, Walter S. Johnson, Mae 26 July Schell, James Otto Albertson, Ruby Faye 29 October Smith, David Clark, Ann 28 November Spindler, Herman Daniel Webb, Beatrice Edna 25 June Stifle, George Leo Noell, Dorothy Marion 17 August Stine, Willard Smith, Juanita 28 June Switzer, Harold Lunley, Goldie F. 30 May Tate, Jess Charles Taylor, Alice Marie 30 June Terry, Lloyd Austin Clayton, Vinia Virginia 31 December Trefethen, Gardner Elburn Lingo, Retha 26 June Trottewr, Charles Richard Flett, Dorothy Maxine 14 August Trout, Leonard E. Garhart, Thelma 18 January Upton, Everett Thomas Ball, Wrietha 04 March Vetter, Frank Gleason, Ruth 07 February Vickroy, Torbert Vickroy, Pearl E. 02 March Walker, Ryan Emmerson Barrett, Madie Alline 01 September Willis, William Eugene Wright, Velma Lorene 02 December Wright, William Hockenberry, Irene 04 November Yarnell, Rea Cantrell, Jewell 04 January


The following images relating to John Cox were submitted by Barbara Wilson of Rolla.






The following photos of Knobview School students were submitted by Ray Green of Rolla

Knobview School – November 6, 1914


Knobview School – About 1918


Knobview School students are listed as follows: November 6, 1914 (page 64 photo) Front Row: 1. Lottie Spading 2. ?????? 3. Mabel Spading 4. Angie Ederati 5. ?????? 6. Lena Mascagni 7. Margaret Gherigota

8. Leo Piazza 9. Anna Cardetti 10. Paul Fanger 11. John Guidicini 12. Mary Guidicini 13. Zack Piazza 14. Inez Ramori

15. Virginia Zulpo 16. George Piazza 17. Mary Deluca 18. Sunta Ederati 19. Rose Zulpo

Middle Row: 1. Emma Gundolphic 2. Bill Spading 3. Julia Ramori 4. Gene Piazza 5. Sadie Piazza 6. Dean ?

7. ? Gherigota 8. Clarence Green 9. Victoria Ederati 10. Glenn Piazza 11. Fausta Piazza 12. Ralph Costello

13. Josephine Zulpo 14. Joe Green 15. Nellie Ramori 16. Robert Fanger 17. Edith Piazza 18. Alice Hughes

Back Row: 1. ?????? 2. Robert Piazza 3. Joseph Costello 4. Esther Costello 5. Constante Piazza 6. Lena Costello

7. Joe Piazza 8. Carrie Spading 9. Louis Hughes-Teacher 10. ?????? 11. Ollie Hughes 12. Sam Ederati

13. Grace Fanger 14. Pete Piazza 15. Pierina Piazza 16. Frank Gentilini 17. ?? Swyers

About 1918 (page 65 photo) Front Row: 1. Julius Deluca 2. Peno Cardetti 3. Raymond Green 4. ?????? 5. Louis Barnes

6. ?????? 7. John Gentilini 8. Walter Barnes 9. ?????? 10. Hector Ramori

11. Marino Zulpo 12. ?????? 13. Carl Piazza

Middle Row: 1. Elizabeth Deluca 2. Santa Eredicta 3. Lida Piazza 4. Helen Bertapoli 5. ?????? 6. Lucille Guidicini

7. Rose Deluca 8. Caroline Piazza 9. Margaret Tessaro 10. Louise Ramori 11. Concetta Costella 12. Katie Ramori

13. Helen Piazza 14. Martha Piazza 15. Blanche Green 16. Erestine Ramori 17. Dorothy Roso 18. Jennie Delpra

Back Row: 1. ?????? 2. Lottie Spading 3. Rose Zulpo 4. Inex Ramori 5. Anna Cardetti 6. Rita Piazza

7. Lena Mascagni 8. Lottie Spading 9. Mabel Roso 10. Mary Guidicini 11. William Spading 12. Milton Gorman

13. Edgar Joe Green 14. Jack Guidicini 15. Louis Zulpo 16. Louis Hughes-Teacher


The following letters of State Geologist H. A. Buehler were donated to PCGS by John Miller of Rolla



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Glimpses. . .75 years ago…1931 From The Rolla Herald, Thursday September 24, 1931

STANDARD OIL STATION ROBBED OF $132.12 At six o’clock last Monday morning as R. W. Julian, service manager of the Standard Oil

Service Station on Pine street, was opening up, two men drove up in a Buick automobile. They followed him into the office and as he turned around he was confronted by one man holding a pistol on him while the other rifled the cash drawer, cleaning it completely, taking $132.12. This was the sum total collected Saturday afternoon after four o’clock and Sunday.

The two bandits got into their car, a Buick 8 and drove north on Pine street to the Highway. As yet, they have not been apprehended. From The Rolla Herald, Thursday September 10, 1931

NEWBURG NEWS: Mrs. E. E. Paulsell, Assistant Editor Miss Alpha Kerr was taken to St. Louis Friday to St. John’s Hospital with appendicitis. Dr.

R. E. Breuer accompanied her. At present writing she is resting. Miss Fern Staggs left last week for Farmington, Iowa, where she has a position in the high

school as instructor in Home Economics and English; also coach for the girls’ basketball team. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fuller and son, Ronald, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rinck

and little daughter, Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson and daughter of St. Louis, enjoyed an outing Labor Day at the Homestead.


Glimpses. . .100 years ago…1906

From The Rolla Herald-Democrat, Thursday August 30, 1906

GOVERNOR FOLK ASKS LABOR DAY OBSERVANCE Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. 27 – Governor Folk today issued a Labor Day proclamation,

which is as follows: The National and State Governments, in recognition of the dignity of American labor,

having set apart the first Monday in September of each year as a holiday in honor of those whose honest toil is the foundation of national happiness and prosperity, and it being appropriate that all should join in paying homage to those who earn their bread in the sweat of their faces, I, Joseph W. Folk, Governor of said State, do hereby proclaim that Monday, September 3, 1906 is Labor Day, and a legal holiday in Missouri, and recommend that the people of Missouri, so far as may be practicable, abstain from their usual avocation on that day and unite in their several localities in the exercise becoming to the occasion.

SPECIAL TO ROLLA SPORTSMEN! I take pleasure in offering special rates on Lodging, Teams, Boats, Etc., to the citizens of

Rolla, and respectfully request all interested in an outing on the Big Piney River to write me for any information desired. Address; T. J. Ousley, Arroyo, MO. From The Rolla Herald-Democrat, Thursday August 9, 1906

WANTED To know the whereabouts of Wm. Rocheld, or any one related to him. He left home during

the year 1871, was a wagon maker by trade, lived on farm near Rolla, farm owned by Mr. Starr, married widow Frances Meret. Any information in regard to him will be gratefully received by his only child. Mrs. Emma George, 3112 New Ashland Pl. St. Louis, MO.

STRAYED From my pasture July 25th, one red and white cow, bob tailed, one red and white cow, with

horns, both in milk, one 2-year old red heifer, one yearling red heifer, one black and white yearling heifer. Any parties finding the same notify A. J. Webber, R.F.D. No. 1, Rolla, MO.

COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS Grayson School House: J. C. Clark, John Heavin, J. S. Peck. Pres. Woolsey, Thos.

Donahoe, Frank Adam. Central School House: A. W. Livingston, J. Granger, Elbert Huffman, James McClure, Wm. Haas, Joseph Simily. South Dillon: Chas. Snooks, Anton Waltz, Ben Elliott, Ransom Dean, John Evans, J. M. Grimm. North Dillon: G. W. Jones, Thos. Atkins, DeWitt Perkins, Arch Jones, G (?) Dellatoye (?), Jesse Moore. St. James: A. J. Emory, John Clark, Thos. Stimson, B. N. Laughlin, J. S. McDole, Joseph McMahon. Rolla: B. F. Culbertson, M. Mansbridge, Charles Love, J. B. Sally, T. F. Johnson, Albert Neuman. South Meramec: F. W. Clayton, Geo. Bell, James Gregg, Sam Malone, Morgan Adams, J. H. McWharter. North Meramec: Carl Dewing, W. T. Wycoff, G. W. Barrett, John Wolfe, Chas. Smallwood, Samuel Lenox.


Glimpses. . .125 years ago..1881 From The Rolla Weekly Herald, Thursday September 29, 1881

PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS The following was presented to the City Council on Tuesday, and unanimously adopted by

that body, and ordered spread on the city records. Gentlemen of the Council: I submit for your consideration and adoption, the following preamble and resolutions, and

hope they may be adopted, and, by your order, spread upon the records, on a page thereof, act apart and dedicated to the memory of our late distinguished president.

Whereas; It is known that James A. Garfield, President of the United States, is dead, from the shot of an assassin, after a long and heroic suffering, it becomes a solemn duty for this body to put on record their condemnation of the atrocious crime, with an expression of their deep regret for the untimely end of the deceased, and to declare their profound admiration of his noble courage throughout the terrible ordeal, and of his exhalted character as a patriot and a man. Therefore be it

Resolved, By the City Council of the city of Rolla. 1st. Not with unmixed grief we mourn the tragic fate of the second martyr Chief Magistrate of this Great Republic, and find human words inadequate to express the heartfelt horror in every breast for the enormity of the crime and of the detestation for the monster guilty of it commission.

2nd. That we desire to mingle our cordial sympathy and unavailing regrets with those of the whole American people, and especially with the bereaved widow and children, and the venerable mother of the illustrious dead in their great affliction. W. G. Pomeroy, Mayor. From The Rolla Weekly Herald, Thursday August 18, 1881

COPPER [Vichy Springs Chronicle]

For many years it has been known that copper abounded in this vicinity – that at an early day a rich mine had been discovered, but those who knew the exact locality had died or left the county and so little value was attached to it, that it had almost been forgotten. A few days ago an old lady pointed out the locality, when prospecting commenced which yesterday resulted in the discovery of rich minerals and in apparent inexhaustible quantities.

It does seem wonderful what provision nature has made for this county. A few months ago there was nothing except the beautiful prairie on our north to attract attention, now we have added to our health restoring water, the richest veins of lead, abundance of iron ore, and now when we chronicle this valuable discovery of copper, our mind is filled with amazement. Nature has truly made wonderful provision for our section.

EDGAR SPRINGS Town was lively on Saturday. Eph Bales, from Big Piney, and John Gresham, of this

place, had a knock down. Gresham fell on the bottom. Squire Asher assessed the damages at one dollar and trimmings. Eph Bales who seems to be half horse and half Alligator, after the Squire had gone home, gave Gresham another punching and took leg ball. Gresham don’t see where the fun comes in.


From The Rolla Weekly Herald, Thursday August 4, 1881

Proclamation STATE OF MISSOURI, Executive Department

Whereas, it has been made known to me as the Governor of the State of Missouri, that certain parties whose names are to me unknown, have confederated and banded themselves together for purpose of committing robberies and other depredations within this state; and

Whereas, said parties did, on or about the eighth day of October, 1879, stop a train near Glendale, in the county of Jackson, in said state, and with force and violence take, steal and carry away the money and other express matter being carried thereon; and

Whereas, on the 15th day of July, 1881, said parties and their confederates did stop a train upon the line of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, near Winston, in the county of Daviess, in said state, and with force and violence take, steal and carry away the money and other express matter being carried thereon, and in perpetration of the robbery last aforesaid, the parties engaged therein did kill and murder one William Westfall, the conductor of the train aforesaid, together with one John McCulloch, who was at the time in the employ of said company, then on said train; and

Whereas, Frank James and Jesse W. James stand indicted in the circuit court of Daviess county, in the state of aforesaid, for the murder of John W. Sheets, and the parties engaged in the robberies and murders aforesaid, and each of them have fled from justice and have absconded and secreted themselves;

Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and in lieu of all other rewards heretofore offered for the arrest or conviction of the parties aforesaid, or either of them, by any person or corporation, I. Thomas T. Crittenden, Governor of the State of Missouri, do hereby offer a reward of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the arrest and conviction of each person participating in either of the robberies or murders aforesaid, excepting the said Frank James and Jesse W. James: and for the arrest and delivery of said Frank James and Jesse W. James, and each or either of them to the Sheriff of said Daviess county, I hereby offer a reward of five thousand dollars ($5,000), and for the conviction of either of the parties last aforesaid of participation in either of the murders or robberies as above mentioned, I hereby offer a further reward of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

In testimony whereof I have here-unto set my hand and caused [seal] to be affixed the great seal of the State of Missouri. Done at the City of Jefferson this twenty-eighth day of July, A. D. 1881.

THOS. T. CRITTENDEN By the Governor, Michael K. McGrath, Sec’y of State

From The Rolla Weekly Herald, Thursday July 28, 1881

EDGAR SPRINGS The past week was quite lively. Ingram cut Levi Harman in eight places with a knife. The

row was about a horse trade. The matter will be legally investigated. One Mahaney has been on the war path. He stopped the mail, flourished his pistol around

generally, and swore vengeance against “Uncle Sam’s” officers.



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ST. JAMES JOURNAL

December 1896 thru March 1897 [Transacted from the microfilm by Marguerite Mason] Skates, Mrs. David A. Judge J. M. Flemming of Phelps County, and wife, came up Sunday and were driven out to the home of their son-in-law, David A. Skates, five miles southeast of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Flemming were notified of the death of their daughter, Mrs. Skates, on the 13th, but Judge Flemming was too sick to attend the funeral. He and his wife came however, as soon as he had sufficiently recovered and on Tuesday took back with them the two younger children of the deceased daughter, aged 2 years and 3 weeks. [Lebanon Rustic] December 4, 1896 Roberts, Theodore Died in this city, very suddenly, on Wednesday night, of heart disease, Theodore Roberts, aged 64 years. The deceased was a native of Kentucky and came to this state a good many years ago. He had been working at his trade, as cabinet maker, as usual on Wednesday, and left his work apparently healthy, but during the night was attacked with the disease and passed away peacefully. The funeral took place this morning. Rev. Rennison pastor of the Methodist church conducting the services. Interment on the farm of his son on Clear Creek. December 4, 1896


Scantlin, d/o Mrs. Wm. Dr. Headlee was called to Gasconade County last Sunday to attend on the 6 year old daughter of Mrs. Wm. Scantlin, but the little one was too sick for the doctor to relieve her from her suffering, and she peacefully passed away during the night. The cause of her death was tubercular meningitis. December 18, 1896 Hecker, Mrs. John Mr. and Mrs. John Rodenhaber and daughter Miss Carrie, left Monday morning for Evansville, Ill., where they were called on account of the death of Mrs. Rodenhaber’s mother, Mrs. John Hecker. December 18, 1896 (Transcriber's note: Another item on Jan 8, 1897 says, "Mrs. N. Rothenhaber and daughter, Miss Carrie returned home Sunday last from Evansville, Ind., where they were called on account of the death of Mrs. Rothenhaber’s mother." Not sure which surname spelling is correct, or whether he is John or N? Or both? mm) Lentler, s/o George The 4 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lentler, north of town, died on Tuesday of membranous croup. December 25, 1896 Mosby, Joseph The mantle of mourning fell upon our neighboring city of Vienna Monday, when the sad news of the death of Col. Joseph Mosby, prosecuting attorney of Maries County reached that place. The deceased had been in St. Louis for some time, where he was being treated for cancer of the mouth, but the best medical skill was of no avail, and he passed away. The remains passed through the city Monday night on the way to Vienna, where the funeral took place. December 25, 1896

*** J. W. Mosby of Maries County was appointed prosecuting attorney of that county, by Gov. Stone on Saturday last to fill the unexpired term caused by the death of his father. January 15, 1897 Whitmire, Mrs. ___ Clear Creek: Mrs. S. E. Ellis received a telegram from Sullivan last Tuesday stating that her sister Mrs. Whitmire was dead. January 8, 1897 Kimmery, ( 5 ) grandchildren of Thomas Wilson Five children by the name of Kimmery were drowned on Saturday, Jan. 2 in Rock creek, Pulaski County, near Plato. Their mother and grandfather, Thomas Wilson, were with them when the sad accident occurred. They attempted to cross the creek in a wagon but the water was too deep. Mrs. Kimmery held to two of the children until they were pawed down by the mules. The little baby floated down the stream some distance and lodged in some bushes where its cries could be heard for some time. Mrs. Kimmery and Wilson got out but all five children were drowned. Both mules were drowned also [Waynesville Democrat] January 15, 1897 Branson, Reuben News reached this place Wednesday that Reuben Branson, while working at Schwartz’ saw mill near Steen’s Prairie, was struck by a heavy piece of timber and injured so badly that


he survived only a short time. The deceased was about 35 years of age an industrious, hard working man. A wife and five children are left without a husband and father’s care. February 5, 1897 Kluner, Mr. _____ Sr. The Times last week mentioned the afflictions of the Kluner family living on Long Branch, nine miles west of Vienna, and we are again pained to announce the death of Mr. Kluner, Sr., which occurred last Friday. He was laid to rest in the cemetery at Viessmann last Saturday. Within ten days a family of seven persons have been reduced to two, only William and his sister Bettie remaining. Sad though it be, we must bow to the will of him who “doeth all things well.” [Maries County Times] February 5, 1897 Neighbors, William Died, at the family residence, three miles west of this city, on Sunday, January 31, 1897, William Neighbors, aged 73 years. The deceased was one of the oldest settlers in this part of the county, having come here when quite young, and was a highly respected citizen, being a devout member of the Christian church for a number of years. The funeral took place from his late home Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock. The remains were interred at the Wishon burying ground A bereaved widow and three children are left to mourn his taking away. February 5, 1897 Hodgen, Isaac G. Inmate (Soldiers’ Home) Isaac G. Hodgen, of whose illness and partial paralysis we made mention of last week, was visited on Sunday by Dr. Kimbrough, from the office of Dr. W. H. Mudd, nephew of Mr. Hodgins in St. Louis, who came to consult with Dr. Fulbright, the Home physician, as to care of the patient, who, up to Sunday morning, showed some improvement. During the forenoon of Sunday a serious change indicated a recurrence of the paralytic attack, and he grew steadily worse till death ended the struggle at 10:20 p.m. The remains were forwarded to St. Louis on the Monday night train, and then sent next day for interment in his own family lot at Pittsfield, Ill., beside those of his wife. His illness and death cast the first shadow over the inmates and officers of the Home, by all of whom Mr. Hodgen was respected for his quiet industrious ways, and uniform kindliness of manner and respectful bearing toward everyone. The following is gathered from the Home records: “Captain Isaac G. Hodgen was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, May 29, 1828. His early life was spent in Illinois. He enlisted in Co. A. 99th Ill. Vols., in August, 1862 and served till close of the war, being when mustered out July 31, 1865, Captain of Company D, of same regiment, a position acquired by meritorious service and honorable promotion. Most of the later years he had lived in St. Louis. He was a member of Ransom Post of that city by whose officers he was indorsed when an applicant for admission to the Home, effective Dec. 14, 1896. A month or so before coming to St. James he had visited Pittsfield, where a sister lives, and while there busied himself several days in having the old burial spot re-arranged and put in order, and since his illness expressed the wish should he die to be sent there for burial beside his wife—a desire his relatives have now tenderly carried out. February 5, 1897

*** The effects of the late Mr. Hodgen were expressed to his daughter, Mrs. Ella Hodgen Carroll, St. Louis on Wednesday last, as directed by Dr. H. H. Mudd of that city, a nephew of the deceased. February 12, 1897


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QUERIES ==================================================================== MIDDLETON: I am searching for the ancestors of Earl E. Middleton who was born March 15, 1912 in Piedmont, Missouri and died in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri on February 18, 1989. Earl is believed to have had a brother named Truman Middleton. The parents are believed to be James Middleton and Grace Brawley. The mother is believed to have died when the children were quite small and consequently they are listed in 1920 and 1930 census living with other families. Peggy Stempfly [email protected] ====================================================================

LANEY: Looking for any information on the Laney in which Peter William Laney, wife Ada Ellen Laney had 16 children in which my grandfather was William J. Laney, born 1922, died 1976. His brother was Louis Thomas, died December 18, 1989. In St. James, Missouri upon their death. [email protected] 1102 Elliott Drive, Rolla, MO 65401 ====================================================================

BROWN; ASHER; CASON; SCHAD: My grandparents, John K. Brown and Nancy Asher Brown, moved from Crawford Co. MO to Phelps Co. previous to 1860. John K. d. in the Civil War. Nancy d. January 24, 1905 in St. James. She left adult children in the area: John Gordon Brown (m. Mary Elizabeth Wycoff, Lena Anna Shanks), James Henry Brown (m. Alice Cooper), Lucinda Elizabeth Brown Cason, Martha Brown Barr, and Mary Brown Morrison. I particularly would like to contact any descendants of John Gordon, James Henry and Elizabeth. Marjorie Schad d. May 1981 in Rolla and had information on the Browns/Ashers. Any help pursuing this would be much appreciated. Patricia Barr Halliday, 2515 U Street, Sacramento, CA 95818. (916) 455-6796. e-mail address: [email protected] ====================================================================

BROWN; SANDERS: Ida Brown (d. 1888, Lower Morrison Cemetery) was the mother of Fayetta Sanders (Saunders) b. August 31, 1885. Fayetta was in the St. James area in 1905-6. Would appreciate any subsequent knowledge of her. Patricia Barr Halliday, 2515 U Street, Sacramento, CA 95818. (916) 455-6796. e-mail address: [email protected] ====================================================================






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