Introductions

For those who wish to introduce themselves - perhaps say something about your ancestral connection to Missouri, and share any details about particular areas of expertise.

My paternal ancestors arrived in St. Louis between 1880 and 1910 (from Poland and Lithuania), and my maternal ancestors arrived in St. Louis between 1920 and 1934 (from Texas, and Illinois). I have lived in St. Louis my entire life (40 years) except for a few years during college.

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Permalink Reply by Nelda Tinker on October 12, 2009 at 5:05pm

My Maternal Family was from Scott County, Missouri area and Stoddard County. My Fathers Family was from Wayne County, Missouri, namely Silva and Greenville, areas.

Permalink Reply by Kathleen Dougherty on November 15, 2009 at 3:32pm

I'm in search of the Cantrell/Cantrill of Cantrell Creek in Dade County, Missouri. I have a lot of information on them however it would be nice to talk to others that are researching these folks.

Permalink Reply by Jane Sprouse on January 3, 2010 at 12:48pm

My maternal line (HARDEN, NEWSOM, HARDWICK, GENTRY, BRICKEN) were in Carroll Co. by 1840, coming from KY and NC. BATES ancestors arrived in Carroll Co. around 1870 from OH and CT.
My paternal line (HARRIS, MUNDAY) were in Camden Co. by 1850, coming from TN and NC.

I'd like to hear from anyone with similar interests. I'm especially interested in Camden Co. connections.

Permalink Reply by Charles Donaghe on January 5, 2010 at 10:28am

My Paternal ancestors DONAGHE moved to Boone county in 1828. I currently think they moved to Boone county since his wifes family had moved there LINDSAY. Shortly after that his cousin moved to Boone county. From there Hugh C. moved to Hickory county for awhile, then moved to McDonald county.

Permalink Reply by Heather on February 25, 2010 at 7:21pm

Hi, My name is Heather and I have been researching my family tree for several years now. I have lived in Missouri all my life and have learned through my research my maternal great grandfather was born in Missouri and possibly my great grandmother was too.
Surnames I am researching in Missouri are: COOPER, SIMPSON, BAYLES, PAYNE, BERRY

In addition, I would love to find someone who lived in St. Louis or had a family member that lived in St. Louis between 1942-1952. First let me say I know this is probably a long shot... but my Grandmother Cooper owned a restaurant @ 1216 Olive in Downtown St. Louis during that time frame. It was right next door to the Missouri Pacific Building. The name of the restaurant was: The Little White House. If anyone remembers it or has any information or stories about The Little White House, I would really like to hear from you.

Thanks!

My tree covers Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio & New Jersey.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Andrews on May 23, 2010 at 9:06pm

Hello, I'm looing for information on surname Evans. My grandmother and her siblings were all born in East Prairie, MO.
Father: Charles Wesley Evans b.12-Jun-1896
Mother: Ada Pearl Morrison b. 26-Mar-1892
Child: Lottie Louise (my grandmother) b. 20-Aug-1920 d. 5-May-1991
Child: Ruby Lee b. 25-Jan-1916
Child: Dee Aubry b. 14-Jun-1924
Child: Jane LaVerne b. 8-Aug-1935

My grandmother said they were all born in a cabin along the Mississippi River. I cannot locate any information related to their time in MO.

Permalink Reply by Amy Steen on May 24, 2010 at 8:29am

Hi Michelle,

Have you tried the Missouri Digitial Heritage site? It's a partnership between the state government and the University of Missouri and one of the elements that may be of interest to you is the Death Certificate database.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/

Entering the surname Evans and Mississippi County in the post 1910 search brought back quite a few possibilities (24) - entering surname Morrison and Mississippi County brought back only 2 possibilities. Maybe something here could provide an additional lead for you. Good luck!

Amy

Permalink Reply by Gary Inglish on January 16, 2012 at 8:19pm

Hi,

I am descendant of John INGLISH, my earliest confirmed ancestor. John INGLISH was born Oct 1777, was a native of “New River” Virginia. Died Aug 29, 1844 in “Moniteau County”, Missouri. (these dates are from his gravestone picture, but his birth may have been as early as 1768) As an adult, he lived a while in Kentucky and Tennessee. He served in War of 1812 as Captain in General Doherty's Brigade, under Col. Bunch. He moved from Jacksboro, “Campbell County” Tenn. to Missouri about 1816/17, where he helped establish one of the first settlements in central Missouri in “Cole County” and what is now “Moniteau County”. His Wife was Mary BRUTON b. 1776, d. 1850.
We are looking for further connections with John's ancestors, particularly his parents and siblings.
The story is told that John Inglish is a descendant of Thomas ENGLISH. Thomas and his four sons fought in the Revolutionary War. One of these sons became so enraged at England that he said "To Hell with England, from now on I will spell my name with an I." And that is supposedly the beginning of the spelling INGLISH. We would love to be able to validate this story.

Permalink Reply by Elizabeth on March 22, 2012 at 3:57am

HI I am new to the site. My name is Elizabeth Vaughn, I was born and raised in Jefferson county MO. I have traced my Vaughn side to Johnson Vaughn born in Virginia, this is all i know about him. I am also Looking for the following families in missouri. Kellerman/ Callerman, Heandle/Handle/Handel, Wright came from Crawford county Indiana abt 1873,. Kellerman, Handel, Wright mostly stayed in Madison, St.Francois Counties, Vaughn Mainly in Jefferson county MO, I have hit a brick wall on these names. I have pictures of George Henry Vaughn, his wife, his son, and his grandson. I will help where I can. thank you for allowing me to ramble.