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Nadine Allen
*Deceased member-some family information available in PCGS's files
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Family Lines

• MORGAN
• WOODS
• MILES
• BATTEN

• James William Henry WOODS b. 1867 Allen Co., KY, d. 1949, Polk Co., MO
• Spencer Alexander MORGAN, b. 1826 Giles Co., TN, d. 1888, Polk Co., MO
• Melvin Waldon MILES, b. 1867 Knox Co., KY, d. 1945, Bolivar, MO

• ANDERSON
• GARNER
• WHITE
• MURPHY

• Sarah ATWOOD and husband Jacob OVERCASH--need death dates and burial places and marriage place
• John Henry ANDERSON and wife Lavina Jane GARNER--need death dates and burial places
• Elisha/Elijah James WHITE, d. spring 1877--where, when and where buried?

• WILLIAMS
• SALLEE
• JUMP
• PETTIT
• EIDSON

• Judith MIMMS, born 1793, Goochland, VA married Dec. 18, 1815 in Logan, Kentucky to James WILLIAMS, Jr. born 1792, Kentucky. Both died after 1850 census when they were in Polk Co.

• BEEM
  
• MANES
  
• PAYNE
  
• HUTCHESON
  
• MILLER
  

• n/a
  

• BUTLER
• FLETCHER

• Silvanus BUTLER Born 1817 Bath County, Kentucky Died : Prior to ?1878 Benton Township, Polk County, Missouri?
• Margaret Ann Butler nee FLETCHER Born 1821 Bath County, Kentucky Died 1896 Grant County, Kentucky
  
  

• HOOK
• WITT
• COPELAND
• WILSON
• LAWSON

• BECK
  
• DEVIN
  
• GARDNER
  
• MENEFEE
  
• WILSON
  

• Richard MENEFEE owned a livery stable in Bolivar in the 1800s--searching for pictures of it
  

• EDWARDS
• WHITE
• STURDEVANT
• LUTTRELL
• CARTER

• William EDWARDS md Jane WHITE
• William WHITE md Chloe STURDEVANT
• Locky LUTTRELL md Joseph CARTER

• PRICE
• HAGLER
• BRIDGES
• JETT

• Peter PRICE
• Sarah HAGLER PRICE
• Catherine "Estie" PRICE

• WARE
• CARTER
• HANCOCK
• HASH
• STONE

• William, Riley and Charlie WARE
• Joseph, John and Joseph McCarroll CARTER
• Robert R. and Thomas Calvin HANCOCK

• VAUGHN
• DOYLE
• BEEMAN
• KUNTZ
• CHAMBERS

• Betty's great-grandmother Lucinda CHAMBERS BEEMAN, b. abt 1856 Pike Co., IL, married John E. BEEMAN 1871. Need date of death and parents for Lucinda.
• Betty's great-great-grandfather Gregor/Gregg KUNTZ, lived in Howard Co., MO

• FARMER
• ASBURY
• HAWKINS
• GILBERT

• PHILLIPS
• DELZELL
• RAGAINS
• NOBLE
• COMMENCE

• Lazarus PHILLIPS
• William PACE
• Robert PACE
• James CREED
• Nancy CALVERT
  

• GALLATIN
• WALTERS
• WARREN
• LYND
• CAMPBELL

• Jeremiah GALLATIN (GALITON) 1797-1866--who were his parents in southwestern PA?
• Samuel Jonah WALTERS and his wife Tenie lived in Cliquot Twp., Polk Co., MO in 1930
• English-speaking Archelaus LYND born 1724 in ? He and two brothers migrated and settled by the Dutch West India Company in their American colony around Albany (NY) about 1750.

• MORGAN
• WEBSTER
• FARLAND
• POWERS
• SCHUPBACH

• The Waddel Family, mother of Rueben Moss Webster.
• More about Nancy's great-great grandmother Schupbach
• More about Nancy's great-great grandfather James John Cook

Leta Gass
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Family Lines    

• CAMPBELL
• MATHEWS
• HENRY
• MORRIS

• REED
• ASKREN
• WITHROW

• Mary Ann HANRATTY from Armaugh, Ireland
• Mary HUDNOT b. abt 1832 NY

Dale Grant
dgrant2@juno.com

Family Lines    

• GRANT
• CURL
• FRIEZE
• FOX
• JARNAGIN

• Susan FOX, b. abt 1815 Burke Co., NC died ???
• Her husband James FOX died 1843 in Polk Co., MO

• GRIFFIN
• DENNIS
• MEEK
• BANDY

• William Hamilton GRIFFIN, b. 1792 Clinton Co., KY & wife Mary Polly LEE, b. 1802 VA and Margaret (DENNIS) GRIFFIN, b. 1823 TN, wife of Joseph GRIFFIN, b. 1822 KY
• John & Cynthia (FROGGE) MEEK md 1841 Clinton Co., KY and her sister Mary (FROGGE) BANDY, wife of Fracier BANDY. Lived in Clinton Co., KY & Polk Co., MO

• WAINSCOTT
• STEWART
• HOOD
• SMILY or SMILIE (family from Schofield)

• James CONLEY b. March 1838, Ireland and d. 12 March 1909 in Los Angeles, CA
• Mary Ann or Catherine CUMMINS b. May 1854, d. 16 March 1904, bur. Red Top Cemetery, Polk Co., MO (wife of James CONLEY)
• Frank CHRISMAN m. Bessie May CONLEY, b. 28 Jun 1883; a male SMILIE md. Katherine CONLEY

• TUCK
• CALLAWAY
• SHOFFNER
• WILCOX

• George Leander TUCK, b. 1 Jan 1842 MO, d. 17 Oct 1920 Brighton, Polk Co., MO
• William A. SHOFFNER, b. 20 Apr 1849 NC, d. 1 Oct 1918 MO
• Benjamin Hardin CALLAWAY, 4 Apr 1845 MO, d. 2 Jan 1929 Polk Co., MO

• WIMBERLY
• HUTCHESON
• GREER
• GREEVER
• KEELING

• RENTFROW
• YOAST
• LUTTRELL
• RICHARDS

• James RENTFROW, b. 11 Mar 1800 in Virginia, d. 2 Jan 1881 in Humansville, Polk Co., MO
• Elizabeth RICHARDS LUTTRELL, b. abt 1803 in Kentucky, d. abt 1870 ??? (wife of Green LUTTRELL & dau. of Leonard RICHARDS and Nancy Syms (NORTHCOTT)

• JONES
• LAMBERT
• HOLEMAN
• SCOTT
• LAIRD

• Don LAMBERT, b. in Oklahoma 1934--resides in Blackburg, VA
• Johnny HOLEMAN, b. in Oklahoma 1921. Buried in Oklahoma.

• JONES

• Clementine JONES b. 15 Jan 1865 in Poplar Bluff, MO d. 4 Apr 1940, dau. of Miles JONES and Sarah ? GEAR ?

• ROSS
• BRASHEARS
• LEMMON
• HINKLE
• COBLE

• DONNELL
• ARMSTRONG
• HUCKABY
• PAYNE
• BRIDGES

• James DONNELL, b. abt 1786 NC, d. abt 1846 in either Greene, Hickory or Polk Co., MO
• William WOODELL, b. abt 1808 in PA (parents b. in DE), d. aft 1880 in either Polk Co. or Dallas Co., MO
• Benjamin BRIDGES, b. abt 1803 KY, d. bef 1851 Polk Co., MO

• THOMPSON
• WOODARD
• WINTON
• FAULKNER
• MITCHELL

• Nathan D. THOMPSON, born in TN abt 1817 and
• his wife, Martha J. CLOUD, born abt 1822

Betty Lemons
rb_lemons@windstream.net

Family Lines

• PATTON
• WILLIAMS
• KELLER
• LEMONS

• Peter KELLER, b. 1815 Germany
• Joseph PATTON b. 1833 Tipton Co., TN
• William B. LEMONS, b. 1808, Lincoln Co., NC
• John H. WILLIAMS, b. 1816 KY

Bobbie (Fetterhoff) McKnight added 2019
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Family Lines    

• FETTERHOFF
• MCDANIEL
• MCKNIGHT
• GRAHAM
• APPERSON
• BAKER
  

• Arliss Willard FETTERHOFF  and wife Alice Loraine (MCDANIEL) FETTERHOFF--Alice & Willard moved from Chicago, IL to Aldrich, MO
• David Paul, RevaNell and Neta Colleen MCKNIGHT
• Harlan LeRoy GRAHAM and Betty Christine GRAHAM, Brighton, MO
• William Herman BAKER and Linda BAKER, Theodosia, MO
  

Rosemary McLaren
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Family Lines    

• BOREN
• SAVAGE/SAUVAGE
• CHANDLER
• FROLICH
• MULITT/MOLLETT

• James BOREN, father of Elizabeth BOREN EAGON (1836-1893)
• Juliette Adalade SAVAGE HADLOCK, d. 1938, buried Reed Cem. Parents: Joseph & Adalade GIRARD SAVAGE
• Melchesideck CHANDLER, b. 1820 NC d. 1903 Portland, OR Also referred to as A. M. CHANDLER

Melissa Middleswart added 2021
Melissa.middleswart3@gmail.com 

Family Lines

• RULE
• COLLINS
• TARWATER
  
• SKIDMORE
  
• BOLLINGER
  

• James RULE
• Sarah COLLINS RULE

Paula Montgomery
*Deceased member-some family information available in PCGS's files
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Family Lines

• Butler
• Montgomery
• Forgey
• Holmes

• Matilda Elizabeth Holmes
• John H. Forgey

Tommy Lee Morris updated!
tleaves58@gmail.com

Family Lines

• MORRIS
• BROOKS
• HARPER
• WHITNEY
• WARREN

• MONTGOMERY family (Saline Co., MO)
• DOTY family (Jasper Co., MO)
• WEEMS family (Newton Co., MO)

• FRY
• O'NEILL
• MAYS
• MALONEY

• BUTLER
• CLOYD/CLOYED
• HUDSON
• BARNES
• ALBRIGHT

• Boyd W. MILLER b. 1836 MO; md Nancy BRIDGES in 1857 Polk Co. Boyd d. 1905
• James B. CLOYD b. abt 1836 TN; md Mary Jane BARNES 1853 in TN
• Frances Elizabeth ALBRIGHTl b. abt 1835 TN md. Richard STEWART 1853 Polk Co.

• SIMMONS
• DAVIS
• HULSTON

• James SIMMONS, Sr.
• James SIMMONS, Jr.
• Rachel SIMMONS

EuGene Smith added 2021
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Family Lines

• FORBES
  
• PORTER
  
• SMITH
  
• WELCH/WELSH
  
• WHILLOCK
  

• Mary Maria (Overturf) WELSH/WELCH (wife of Barnett), b. 1813 OH, d. 1852 Polk Co., MO & Barnett WELSH/WELCH, b. 1810 OH or VA d. 1887 Polk Co., MO
  
• Elizabeth (Forbes) PORTER, b. ca. 1816 Clay Co., KY, d. 1880 Lawrence Co., MO & Harrison Ross PORTER, b. 1804 Woodford Co., KY, d. 1870 Dallas Co., MO
  
• Artemesia "Artie" (Porter) SMITH (wife of James B., dau of Harrison & Elizabeth (Forbes) Porter), b. 1861 MO, d. 1947 Pittsburg Co., OK & James B. SMITH (son of John A., husb. of Artemesia), b. 1858 prob. Greene Co., MO, d. 1908 OK
  
• John A. SMITH (son of Reuben), b. 1834 Polk Co., MO, d. 1916 Polk Co., MO
  
   
  

Rena Overcash Smith
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Family Lines

• TENNIS
• OVERCASH
• ATWOOD
• TINDLE
• BALLINGER

• Margie Von OVERCASH, b. 1936, dau. of Charles OVERCASH and Madge TENNIS, living in Kansas City when Charles died in 1941--where is Margie?
• Elizabeth JELLY and dau. Alice Jane are found in 1880 census--Who was Elizabeth's husband/Alice's father?
• Mary Rebecca TINDLE, wife of Wm. L. BALLINGER--when did Mary die?

Susan Sparks
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Family Lines    

• MILLER
• KELLY
• SEATON
• ENYART
• DRAKE

• STEWART
• JENKINS
• WARREN   

• Evan STEWART – 1838–1894 – married to Nancy B. Jenkins – looking for information on the Jenkins family; Anthony STEWART – 1838-1863; 1868-1870 – where did Anthony go in Illinois, 1863 to 1868? and Nathan Lorenzo STEWART – 1868-1877
• Jesse WARREN – 1860-1880 in Polk Co.-- b. 28 Dec 1812 in TN – on 1860 Census – Green TWP, Polk Co.; 1870 census – Bolivar, Polk Co., 1880 census – Green Twp.
• John Elbert WARREN – 1860-1900 – son of Jesse Warren – b. 1 June 1839 in TN; married to Margaret Ann Puthuff 26 Jan 1860 Humansville Polk Co., MO 1860 census – Green Twp., Polk Co., MO; 1870 & 1880 – Benton Twp., Polk Co., MO

Patricia Sutton

*Former member-some family information available in PCGS's files
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Family Lines

• COFFMAN
• BUNCH
• BARD
• BELLAMY

• Susannah BUNCH COFFMAN, b. 1796 Grainger Co., TN, d. 1859 [54] Polk Co., MO
• David COFFMAN, b. 1787 Greene Co., TN, d. 1838 Polk Co., MO
• Fleming BARD, b. 1820 PA, d. abt 1863, Newton Co., MO, husband to Anna COFFMAN BARD WACASER, b. 1820 Grainger Co., TN, d. abt 1906 Newton Co., MO; their daughter Elizabeth BARD, b. 1850 Polk Co., d. abt 1859, burial place unknown

Christine Fisher Thiessen
christhiessen@windstream.net

Family Lines    

• HARPER
• WILLIAMS
• FISHER
• COGSWELL
• LONG

• John Moore HARPER b. 1794 in KY, d. 1839 in MO
• Nancy WILLIAMS, b. 1798 in TN, d. in MO had brother Elijah who md Matilda OLIVER and sister Jennie who md John TALLEY
• Laurence LONG, b. 1750 in VA, d. 1803 in MO

Mary R. Wilkinson Thiessen
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Family Lines

• WILCOX
• WILKINSON
• WILSON
• HONSE
• PERIGO

• COVINGTON
• PUTHUFF/PUTHOFF
• McQUILLAN
• GORDAN
• MENEFEE

• TN, d. 1898 ? Bolivar, Polk Co., MO His wife: Frances Ann PAYNE, b. 1825 VA, d. 1912 Bolivar
• Charles Christopher PUTHUFF, b. 1846 KY, d. 1886, Bolivar 1st wife: Mary Elizabeth COVINGTON, 2nd wife Mary GORDAN, 3rd wife Annie Beatrice MENEFEE

Janet Sue Breshears Thomas
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Family Lines

• BRESHEARS
• CARTER
• BLACKWELL
• GANTT
• ENGLISH   

• Emma Frances ENGLISH, b. 10 Aug 1856, d. 3 Apr 1936, m. William Joel BLACKWELL--looking for her parents
• John Quincy BRESHEARS, see link below for more info.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=111330&GRid=34353313&

Julie Wollard Trout
julie@jwtrout.net
 
http://www.jwtrout.net 

Family Lines    

• WOLLARD
• HENSON
• ABLES
• PICKERING
• DEVIN

• Mary Irene LOCKWOOD WARREN ABLES, born 1 Sep 1838 in AL or AR. She died 16 Apr 1869 in MO
• Noah Spencer WALKER, born in 1804 in NC and died in 1846 in Polk Co., MO

Gary Warren
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Family Lines    

• WARREN
• HALE
• ASHLOCK
• STORMENT
• LOW

• BRESHEARS
• LOVE
• BROOKS
• GOWIN
• BUCKLES

• McCULLEY
• GUNN
• MASTEN
• MILLER

• William H. McCULLEY; Fay GUNN; William Henry MASTEN
• Almond R. MILLER, Charley W. MILLER, David MILLER, Ernest W. MILLER

Leanna Wilson

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Family Lines

• NEIL
• ROTRAMEL
• STEPHENS
• HURST
• PARKISON

Nancy Woodward

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Family Lines

• BOTTS
• GOODWIN
• DAY
•  POPE
• WILHITE

• Emily Y. POPE (possible middle name of Yates or Yaterman) b. 22 Nov 1820 TN/VA, d. 28 Sep 1886 PoCoMo, m. Samuel Edwin BOTTS 13 Feb 1838 Boone Co., KY. Who are her parents? Possible mother was Susan WILHITE/WILHOITE
• Samuel O. GOODWIN, b. 1818 Maine, d. 5 Dec 1905, Sedalia, MO He was Indian root doctor--what is that?
• Margaret W. (DAY) GOODWIN, b. 1825 OH, d. 1904 Sedalia, MO She was a doctor of medicine.

• YOAST/YOST
  
• MALOCH/MALOCK
• WIER/WEAR
  
• HOWELL
  
• WILSON
  

• Francis YOAST b 1856 possibly NC or Europe d 1840 Knox Co TN (sons John and Andrew, daus Catherine Tillery and Sarah Rentfro came to Polk Co MO)
  
• Leander WILSON b VA d Polk Co, dau Mary Matilda m Hugh Yoast
  
•  James Baustic MALOCH b NC d Hickory Co MO m Harriett HOWELL b Knox Co TN d Hickory Co MO
  
   
  

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