HARRISON COUNTY MISSOURI NEWS ARTICLES LISTED BY SURNAMES MENTIONED
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HARRISON COUNTY MISSOURI NEWS ARTICLES LISTED BY SURNAMES MENTIONED |
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Bennett: STOLEN BY CYCLONE Red Oak IA, Aug. 18- Carried away from his home by a cyclone when a boy, and adopted by the people in whose yard the storm dropped him, Charles H. Bennett, a native of Missouri, has after growing to maturity, learned his identity and discovered his relatives. Eighteen years ago a cyclone swept across Harrison County, Missouri, south of the town of Leon. As the storm came to the farm of a man named Hudson it dropped a 6 year old boy in his dooryard, uninjured save that the childs mouth, ears and eyes were packed with mud. The child had been carried ten miles. The Hudsons rushed out and carried the child into the house, and Mrs. Hudson ministered to it, giving it attention and care. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson had no children, and regarding "visitation as an act of fate", they decided to keep the child so strangely brought to them. They had just sold their farm, and a few days after the storm they moved to Milbourn, LA. The boy was unable to recall anything that had happened before the storm, and grew to manhood believing Mr. and Mrs. Hudson his parents. Four months ago he and his supposed father had some differences, and the story of his life was told him by Mr. Hudson, who gave him $700 and told him where he might get trace of his relatives. Mr. Bennett took up the work of finding his relatives at once, and after some time located a brother at Fairfield NE and from him learned of the rest of the family. This week he is visiting a sister, Mrs. Benjamin Richardson, living twelve miles north of Villisca, Ia. After the storm his parents made every effort to find the lost child, and finally gave him up as dead. They moved to Long Beach, Cal. where the father died four years ago. After spending a couple of weeks with his sister, Mr. Bennett will go to California to visit his mother, who is eagerly awaiting his coming. [source: The Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Okla., August 19, 1907 edition] |
| Boatright: Mrs. B.B. Boatright and daughter Mrs. Charles Gilladette of Bethany, Missouri, arrived in the city, Wednesday night, and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Noble. Mrs. Boatright is Mrs. Noble's sister. As Mrs. Gilladette has a little son with her, there are representatives of four generations now under the Noble roof. [source: the McCook tribune, McCook, Neb., June 14, 1895 edition] |
| Booth: Old Missouri Sorghum The Herald office is in receipt this week of a sample of very fine Missouri "lasses" which was sent us by H.E. Booth, of Logan, but who is now at Eagleville, Missouri, where he has a sorghum mill and has been engaged for several weeks in making molassess. The sample was certainly a very delectable one. When it comes to molassess, it is hard to beat the old Missouri variety, when made by one who knows how it is done, and the sample proves that Mr. Booth certainly knows his business. [source: The Beaver Herald, Beaver.O.T., Okla. October 3, 1918 edition] |
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Eads and
Wren: [source: Bisbee Daily Review, Bisbee, AZ, February 9, 1904 edition] |
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Fuller: [source: Iola Register, Iola Kansas, Jan. 5, 1900 edition] |
| Gravitt, Sim: Sim Gravitt and family expect to move to Harrison County Missouri this spring. source: Adams County Free Press, Corning Iowa, Jan.28, 1903 edition |
| Miner: Mr. and Mrs. Edgar S. Miner and Miss Shirley Miner leave Wednesday for Bethany, Missouri, where they will spend the summer months. Mrs. Miner and Miss Shirley Miner will return to Phoenix about September 1st, but Mr. Miner will remain in the east until November. [source: Arizona Republican, Phoenix Arizona, May 31, 1908] |
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Munson: [source: Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon, April 27, 1911 edition] |
| Murphy: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy returned last evening from Missouri, the "land of their birth," where they have been visiting with relatives and friends for a month past. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy spent the majority of the time they were away at Ridgeway, Missouri, where Mr. Murphy passed his youth and early manhood. Joseph had not been back to the old home for twenty-five years, and the present visit revived old friendships and ties, almost forgotten, that made the visit a doubly pleasant one. Mr. Murphy talked half an hour to a cousin of his without knowing he was of kin, thinking he "pumping news" from a stranger; and there were many other interesting experiences. [source: Bemidji Pioneer, January 10, 1908 edition] |
| Napier: THIRTEEN WOMEN CLAIM HIM Man Arrested in Iowa on Charge of Burglary in Missouri. Ottumwa Ia, Aug. 20: Two women have appeared, each claiming to be the wife of Greeley Napier, arrested here, and wanted in Harrison County, Missouri, on a charge of burglary. It is stated that eleven other women at various points in Iowa and Missouri claim to be married to the prisoner. [source: The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo. August 21, 1902 edition] |
| Neville Twins: Oldest Living Twins Eight-two years of age and remarkable in many other respects Harrison county, Mo. claims to be the home of the oldest living twins. They are Colonel H.O. Nevill of Ridgeway, and Colonel J.M. Nevill of Blythesdale, and are remarkable in more than being twins. They were born in Barron county, Kentucky, June 23, 1815, and are therefore, 82 years old. They married sisters, Rhoda and Lilly Ann Brooks, both of whom are deceased. In 1850 they moved to Harrison county, Missouri, settling upon farms near where Blythesdale now stands. At that time of life they were handsome, distinguished looking men, and so much alike that strangers could not tell one from the other. They have always exerted a marked influence on the affairs of Harrison county. Both have served as judges of the county court, and both served in the state legislature, Henry O. from 1854 to 1856, and James M. from 1858 to 1860, and from 1880 to 1882. On the breaking out of the Civil War both went into the service of the union as captains and came out colonels. Each raised a family of seven children, all of them being now living except two, and each has a large number of grand children and great grand children. The old veterans still retain vigorous minds and, considering their age, are far above the average in physical strength and endurance, which fact they ascribe to having lived temperate lives. The colonels dictated the following for the Chicago Times Herald. "Our grandfather, James Nevill, was a Virginian. he served as a private in the Revolutionary war, and lived to be 99 years and 8 months of age. He moved to Kentucky in an early day and was forted up with Daniel Boone, and afterwards moved westward again and settled in Barron county, in the Green river country. Our father lived in Kentucky until his death, which occurred at 88 years of age. he was a soldier of the war of 1812." "We were born in 1815 and at the age of 8 years moved to Hart county. H.O. Nevill was commissioned colonel of the Kentucky militia, and was also commissioned by Gorvernor Ousley as first lieutenant of Company H, Fourth Kentucky volunteers, for the Mexican war. In the spring of 1850 we moved to Harrison County, Missouri, and have lived here since. We were both, in our early days, Henry Clay whigs in politics, but in the civil war we cast our fortunes with the Republican party, and have continued a part of the faithful since. We served in the late unpleasantness as soldiers from Missouri, and were both colonels at the close of the war. Since then we have farmed and tried to do our duty as loyal citizens of the United States and of Missouri." Col. H.O. Neville is father of Mrs. S. J. Kinkead of Dodge City. [source: The Globe-Republica, Dodge City, KS, Oct.21, 1897 edition] |
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Russ: Mrs. H.N. Russ left for Bethany, Missouri Monday morning. [source: Western Kansas World, WaKeeney, Kansas, April 4, 1891 edition] |
| Powell: G.W. Laeper is entertaining Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Powell and family from Eagleville, Missouri and Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Powell from Hatfield, Missouri. [source: St. Johns Review, St. John Oregon, September 29, 1905 edition] |
| Prather: Miss Muzy Prather, who has made Bemidji her home for over two years, will leave tomorrow morning for her former home in Ridgeway, Missouri. Miss Prather was in poor health when she came to Bemidji, but is leaving our city perfectly well. She is a cousin of Miss Elizabeth Murphy of the register of deeds office. Miss Prather has made many friends during her stay in Bemidji who are sorry to see her leave. If the Missouri climate does not agree with her she will immediately return to Bemidji. [source: Bemidji Daily Pioneer, Bemidji Minn. Sept. 14, 1914 edition] |
| Riley: Tomato plants five feet high and loaded with fruit are the notable sights in the garden of Charley Riley at Eagleville. The editor of the Bethany Republican visited the place and discovered the secret of these big tomato vines....a quart can is buried at the root of each plant. Every day the can is filled with lukewarm water which drains slowly through small perforations into the soil at the roots of the plants. [source: The Holt county Sentinel, Oregon, Mo. July 27, 1917 edition] |
| Wilcutt: Mr. J.B. Wilcutt and wife, who have been visiting in the Dirigo neighborhood, this county, left the first of the week for their home in Bethany, Missouri. [source: The Adair County News, Columbia, KY, March 18, 1914 edition] |
| Wood: Miss Mary Wood and little nephew, Master Dick Simpson, is here this week, from Hatfield, Missouri visitng with her sister, Mrs. S.W. Skelton. [source: The Holt County Sentinel, December 29, 1906 edition] |