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• [S3] Lois Belle (Fields) Horton, My Story (Printout of Manuscript Obtained from Delmer Horton during a visit to his home in Sanger CA around June 2005).
• [S36] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2009, images reproduced by FamilySearch, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields, 2004-2011); citing Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, population schedules (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432), Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Interim or placeholder ("lumped-source"-type) source citations for US 1790-1930 census population schedules have been adapted from source description information on Ancestry.com. Most of this census information was indeed taken from the Ancestry.com census page-images. However, in a few cases, the census information was (1) taken directly from microfilm - either at the Family History Library (Salt Lake City, UT), the Newberry Library (Chicago, IL), or at the Aiken Family History Center (using microfilm reels "rented" from the Family History Library, or (2) from on-line digital images from other providers, such as FamilySearch. For simplicity, the "accessed tags" all refer to ancertry.com. The long-term plan is to eventually replace all of these interim source citations with detailed citations based on one of the other of the two books by Elizabeth Shown Mills, Evidence or Evidence Explained.
• [S37] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2009, images reproduced by FamilySearch, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields, 2004-2011); citing Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, population schedules (NARA microfilm publication M653), Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Interim or placeholder ("lumped-source"-type) source citations for US 1790-1930 census population schedules have been adapted from source description information on Ancestry.com. Most of this census information was indeed taken from the Ancestry.com census page-images. However, in a few cases, the census information was (1) taken directly from microfilm - either at the Family History Library (Salt Lake City, UT), the Newberry Library (Chicago, IL), or at the Aiken Family History Center (using microfilm reels "rented" from the Family History Library), or (2) from on-line digital images from other providers, such as FamilySearch. For simplicity, the "accessed tags" all refer to ancertry.com. The long-term plan is to eventually replace all of these interim source citations with detailed citations based on one of the other of the two books by Elizabeth Shown Mills, Evidence or Evidence Explained.
• [S107] Diana German Anderson, Redding, California, to Carl Fields, e-mail, "Re: William Turner Jarman" (discusses descendants of Josiah W. Jarman & Nancy Rogers), 25 February 2007; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders). This is one of several e-mails on this topic/thread from around this date, not all of them cited here. This one states information is taken from an index to newspaper articles (not a full article), quoting entry for the issue (of the newspaper) dated 4 Sept 1936. The newspaper is not identified (but is likely from Baxter County or Izard County, Arkansas.
• [S132] Marvyl Sawyer Powelson, to Carl Fields, e-mail, "'My Index' to the Sawyer Update: 1650-1988 book," 16 September 2006; See Notes for Josiah Jarman (Sr) for partial text, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders).
• [S176] Sarah M. Lyles (Chattel) Deed, 1844, database, Rootsweb Freepages, The Old Home Place, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/… : accessed by Carl Fields 18 February 2009), Sarah M. Lyles (Chattel) Deed, referencing Montgomery County Deed book T, page 550.
• [S241] Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kinder (officeholder as of 20 May 2013), Soldier's Records: War of 1812 - World War I (Missouri Digital Heritage, (http://http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers : accessed 20 May 2013)). This name and format of this database seems to have changed drastically between about 2007 and 2013, although the URL seemed to remain the same.
• [S278] Ellen Dal Pozzo (partly based on information compiled by George and Santina Sawyer), Sawyer Family Update: 1650-1988 (Privately Published -- Obtained via addresses on Macoupin County (IL) Historical Society Web Site).
• [S361] Thomas A Stephens (Pvt., Company A, Osage County Missouri Home Guards, Civil War), pension case file, pension application 1,024,522, filed 20 May 1891 (approx.), certificate 765,253; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group (RG) 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Widow, Mary (Smith Reid) Fields, application 1,153,333, filed 12 Feb 1920, certificate 887,189 (as widow of Thomas A. Stephens). Prior to her marriage to Stephens, Mary Smith Reid had received a pension for her first husband, William C Reid, who was killed in action (she received a pension both as a widow and as guardian of a minor child): application 94, 832, filed 28 May 28 1865 (approx.), certificate 56,169. A pension application (by new guardian Thomas A Stephens) was filed for the minor child (after remarriage of the widow): application 180,994, filed 26 Oct 26, 1869, certificate 152,808 (or perhaps 152,908, the text is difficult to read). All of these applications have been combined into one envelope in the archives.
  
  The NARA identifiers for this file are as follows: For Solider (Thomas A Stephens), filed 5-20-1891 (date is uncertain -- difficult to read on the microfilm of the index card). Application 1,024,522, certificate 765,253. For Mary (as widow of Thomas A Stephens): filed 2-12-1920. Application 1,153,333. Certificate 887,189.
  
  For the pension related to William C Reid (Mary Reid Stephen's first husband, who was died while serving in the US military during the Civil War): For widow: filed May 28 1865 (again, difficult to read exact date). Application 94832. Certificate 56169. For minor child (after remarriage of widow), filed Oct 26, 1869 (by guardian Thomas A Stephens). Application 180,994. Certificate 152,808 (or perhaps 152,908, difficult to read). At least some parts of the folder for dependents of William C Reid have been moved to the Thomas A Stephens envelope.
  
  Key documents in the file (but not all of the documents) are described below. Most items are listed in chronological order. There are a couple exceptions, where things are listed out of order, to group related items together.
  
  
  1. Mary Reid's initial (1865) application for a pension as widow of William C Reid, dated 15 May 1865. Her residence was St James (Port View (?)), Phelps County, Missouri. She was age 26, maiden name Mary Smith, and had married Phelps on 12 May 1864 (certified record of marriage was in the file). He had served as a private in the 13th regiment of the Missouri Cavalry Volunteers. He died at the Regimental Hospital near Rolla, Missouri of measles on 22 April 1865. They had one child, Mary M W Reed, born 3 April 1865.
  
  2. Record of William Reid's death provided by Surgeon General's Office, dated 30 Aug 1865. Died of retrocession of measles. Unit is listed as 13th Missouri Cavalry (the word "volunteers" does not appear in the unit title here.
  
  3. Claim for Widow's Pension, dated 18 Sep 1865, providing pension of $8/month, retroactive to 22 April 1865. Includes a summary record of Reid's army service (enrolled March 15, 1865, mustered as a private 17 March 1865, and died in hospital 22 April 1865). Also gives his child's name: Mary M (Margarett) W (William) Reid.
  
  4. Request for a pension increase, dated 4 March 1867. This is from before the marriage of Mary Smith Reid to Thomas A Stephens. A witness is Elizabeth Coffman (of St James, Missouri, said to be midwife at delivery of the Reid daughter in at least one document in the file). She may be related to a Coffman who later was a husband to one of the John Jarman daughters - or this could just be a coincidence. Elizabeth S Coffman signed the document, other witness (Bhoda (?) Boon) singed with a mark.
  
  5. Affidavit related to the application listed in the previous item. This lists the full name of the Reid daughter: Mary Margarett William Reid. The spelling of the first name of Margarett Smith (possibly Mary Smith Reid's mother) is the same as one of the Reid daughter's middle names. William seems a rather odd middle name for a girl. Perhaps the child's name wasn't finalized until after William Reid's death; at which time it would be evident that he was never going to have any sons to be named after him, so his name might have been given to the daughter. The child was born while Reid was in the army; he died less than three weeks after her birth. It is possible he never saw his daughter (or even received news of her birth). However, the location of Rolla, where he died seems to be in Phelps County, where the family lived, so he probably was never very far from home during his approximately one month of military service.
  
  6. Record of the March 14, 1869 marriage between Thomas Stephens and Mary Smith Reid.
  
  7. Document that appears to be part of Thomas Stephens' application for pension for Reid's minor child (after Stephens became guardian), dated 18 October 1869. It contains more information on Reid's military career. Stephens age given as 34, and is a resident of Douglas County, Missouri (although his post office seems to be Houston, Texas County, Missouri. A separate document in the file (Claim for Minor's Pension) indicates pension for the child was granted on 3 Dec 1869 effective (retroactive to) 15 Mar 1869 (the day after the child's mother's marriage) at the rate of $8/month. Note that the pension went from being for widow to now being for the minor child. The separate document indicated the pension would end on 2 April 1881 (when child reached age 16).
  
  8. Stephens' initial pension application, dated 9 May 1891. Mentions only Osage County Home Guard service. Disability mentions problems with his back and left knee and also hemorrhoids, but does not mention loss of (or reduced) sight in one eye. Residence is in Turner, Greene County, MO. File also includes discharge papers, stating he was enrolled in Company A, Osage County Home Guards on October 5, 1861. Discharge issued 1 Sep 1890.
  
  9. Medical exam report, dated 28 Aug 1891. Gives Stephens' height and weight in 1891 at age 56. Also mentions vision loss in left eye due to post-war accident. Height 5 ft 8 in, wt. 141. Rates him at an 8/18th disability due to loss of sight in left eye and "piles". (Apparently, under the pension law established around 1890, it was only veterans who had disabilities that rendered them unable to work who received pensions. Later it was apparently changed to be based only - or primarily - on age.) The file contains a affidavit from Stephens dated 22 January 1892 stating that his eye had been injured around 1871 by an accident while he was building a fence ("in stooping down to pick up a rail the snag of a hazel bush run in my eye"). His post office address in January 1892 is listed as Turner Station, Greene County, Missouri. An internal pension bureau "signoff sheet" in the file (dated 6 May 1892) indicated he was awarded a pension of $12/month effective (retroactive to) 20 May 1891 (not clear if the eye injury was considered in making this pension award).
  
  10. Letter from Bureau of Pensions dated 28 Jan 1895 stating that his case has been reviewed and that his pension was being reduced to $6/month. This is apparently because the degree of his disability is such that he was not totally "unable to earn support".
  
  11. A filled out questionnaire with family information concerning marriages and children dated May 4, 1898. This lists information about his family. This asks for living children (as of 1898). Apparently, the pension office periodically asked for this information in order to get some idea of their liabilities for future widow's and dependents pensions (and perhaps to protect against people falsely or incorrectly applying for pensions as widows and minor children after the death of the pensioner). A second questionnaire was sent out in 1915. It is described later. Key information in the 1898 questionnaire includes:
  
  Stephens married Mary E Fields on 5 Nov 1857. She died 9 July 1866 in Osage County, Missouri.
  
  Stephens married Mary Reed on 14 March 1869 in Douglas County (?).
  
  Living children:
  
  J W Stephens born 2 Jan 1870
  J T Stephens 2 Jan 1870 (twins)
  Carrol Stephens 4 Jun 1871
  N C Stephens 13 Oct 1872
  Louis Stephens 4 Jul 1874
  Samuel H Stephens 14 July 1877
  
  12. Apparently an application for a pension increase dated 18 Feb 1907 (law was apparently changed around that time to increase pension amounts). Gives height, weight, etc. at time of enlistment. Here (and it a few other documents in the file not explicitly listed here) he seems to mention service in one or two other army units, in addition to the Osage County Home Guards, including service in MSM (Missouri State Militia) under Captain Burnett(?) and as a volunteer in a provisional regiment, serving 5 months under a captain whose name is illegible. Most of the state militia units were not eligible for federal government pensions (but around 50% of the Union-side Home Guard units were). Stephens lived in Mountain Grove MO at this time (1907). He signed this document (and several others), so he was able to read and write (or, at least, to write his signature).
  
  13. Internal pension office approval form dated 23 Feb 1907 for an increase in Stephens's pension to $15/month in 1907 - indicates his pension rate had been $12/month under the earlier act (but this might have overlooked the 1895 reduction to $6/month). Looks like the formal process is that he is being transferred from one plan to a different one. Mentions only Osage County Home Guard in upper portion of form, but in the lower portion of the form gives terms of service in both 1861 and in 1865. Lists his explicit date of birth, 16 March 1835 (so this could be when pension became age-dependent rather than based on a disability).
  
  14. Appears to be an application for an increased pension dated 17 March 1910. Lists service under Captain Henry Burnett in M.S.V. (Missouri State Volunteers?) and that he was in a provisional regiment and served 5 months under Captain Morgan Dennis -- not clear if this was one enlistment and he had two different commanding officers, or if this was considered two separate terms of service. Remainder of information is similar earlier applications. He lived in Mountain Grove MO in both 1907 and 1910. This one lists the location of his birth as Tennessee and also states he has lived in Osage County, Douglas County, and Wright County (all in Missouri) since leaving the army (he does not mention Greene County).
  
  15. Questionnaire concerning marriages and children dated May 27, 1915, when he lived in Mountain Grove, Missouri (or that was his mailing address). This one asks for information about all children, living and dead (but does not ask for dates of death, if any). Key information on this form includes:
  
  Born in Tennessee, Bedford County, 16 Mar 1835
  
  Enlisted in military in Linn, Osage County, Missouri
  
  Wife's maiden name is Mary Smith. Marriage in Douglas County, Missouri on 14 March 1869.
  
  Former wife Mary E Fields, married 5 Nov 1857. She died 9 Jul 1866 at Linn, Osage County, Missouri.
  
  Current wife's former husband, William M. C. Reed. They married 12 may 1864. He had served 60 days in the (Missouri) state militia. Reenlisted in army 11 March 1864 for 3 years of the duration of the war.
  
  Children (living or dead):
  
  Mary M Stephens born 22 Jun 1859
  
  Malisey Stephens 6 Jun 1861
  
  Arah Stephens 29 Jun 1863 (these three by first wife)
  
  
  John W Stephens 2 Jun 1870
  James T Stephens 3 Jun 1879
  Charles A Stephens 24 Jun 1871
  Newton C Stephens 15 Oct 1873
  Lewis S Stephens 4 Jul 1874
  Samuel H Stephens 13 Jul 1877
  
  The dates of birth listed on the 1898 and 1915 questionnaires trace very well, suggesting there could have been a family bible they could refer to -- the names of the sons also track almost exactly, except for Carroll/Charles. (The marriage dates and the date of death of Mary E Fields are also exact and identical on the two forms. He does "miss" William C Reid's date of death by about a week on the 1915 form.)
  
  His first wife's name was listed as Mary E Fields on both forms (they apparently married when she was about 14 or 15). Her middle name is listed as Elizabeth in other places (perhaps in information that provided Alinda Miller). These questionnaires seem to be are the only two documents in this pension file on which his first wife is mentioned.
  
  The fact that the three daughters of Mary E Fields are not listed as "living" children of Thomas A Stephens in 1898, suggests that all three of them had passed away by 1898. The Thomas A Stephens household listed in the 1870 census (he appears as T. A. Stephens, living in Douglas County MO) indicated one of these three daughters (Arah) was living in his household at that time. However, she has not been located in any later census (neither of the other two daughters of Mary E Fields seem to appear in any census).
  
  He signed this document (with a quite elegant flowing signature). The information in the form seems to have been written by a different hand that the signature.
  
  16. Internal pension office form documenting Stephen's pension over several years. The stamp on the right-hand side, about 2/3 of the way up, indicates his pension was at $32/month (probably) starting June 1918. The original date of this document (not counting the stamped addendum) appears to be 23 Nov 1912.
  
  17. Two documents (a Pension Bureau "pensioner dropped form" and a Missouri Death Certificate) relating to Thomas Stephens's death on December 27, 1919. Death certificate lists his full name (middle name is Allen) and his father's name (John R Stephens). The amount of the check mentioned on one of these documents indicates his pension was paid quarterly (although calculated on a monthly basis at $32/month at the time of his death). Death Certificate indicates his father was J. W. Stephens and that he (Thomas) is buried in Ness (or New) Cemetery. Certificate dated 30 Dec 1919.
  
  18. Document related to Mary Smith Reid Stephens's application for a widow's pension (based on Thomas A Stephens's service). It notes that no official record of their marriage existed in 1920 because of a Douglas County courthouse fire on 26 April 1886. Document not dated but stamped as received by pension office on 24 Feb 1920. Another document in the file (a Pension Bureau "signoff sheet" with final approval on or about 27 April 1920 indicates she was awarded a pension of $25/month effective (retroactive to) 12 Feb 1920 based on service of Thomas A Stephens.
  
  19. Record of the death of Mary Smith Reid Stephens on 23 December 1920. Appears that notice may have been received by pension bureau when a check for $90 mailed to her was returned to them (suggesting her pension might have been increased to $30/month by that time, since pension checks seem to have been sent quarterly).
  
  
• [S381] 1870 United States Census, Tennessee, population schedule, 19th Civil District, Montogmery County, p 17, Household 114, Josiah W Jarman; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields Jan 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M593.
• [S385] 1870 United States Census, Missouri, population schedule, Wood and Richland Townships, Texas County, p 19, Household 132, Thomas Dodson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 2 July 2007) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M593.
• [S389] 1850 United States Census, Tennessee, population schedule, Montgomery County, p 203 (stamped, p 405 written), Household 1007, Josiah Jarman; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 2009) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M432.
• [S390] 1850 United States Census, Tennessee, population schedule, Montgomery County, p 203 (stamped, p 405 written), Household 1008, Robert Jarman; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 2009) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M432.
• [S407] Virginia Clough Haire (transcriber), "Murder in Tyrrell County: Barney Jones and John Clayton", Tyrrell Branches (Tyrrell County (NC) Genealogical and Historical Society), Vol 3, No. 1 (April 1998).
  
  This article is largely a collection of court documents dealing with a legal case. It seems that John Clayton was killed by gun shot on the night of 23 August 1814. An individual named Barney Jones was convicted of this crime an executed by hanging (apparently in early 1815). Several others were indicted either for murder or as accessories (and/or, after trials associated with this case, for perjury). However, it is not clear if there were other convictions.
  
  The legal items transcribed in the article actually begin in late 1812. It appears this murder was the culmination of several incidents in a dispute between Jones and Clayton that extended over many months. For completeness, the author of the article included all legal actions in this era involving either Barney Jones and/or John Clayton (although some may not have been associated with the particular dispute that culminated in the killing). In one of these court actions (on March 1814), Elizabeth Jarman was one of several witnesses called in a court action where John Clayton sued Benjamin S. Clayton. The particulars of this legal case are unclear (it is referred to as "a certain matter of controversy." Others called as witnesses for this March 1814 hearing were: John A. Patrick, Tait White, Geroge McDonald, Joseph White, and Jesse Alexander.
  
  
  
• [S433] 1920 United States Census, Arkansas, Rock Creek Township (ED 109) Searcy County, p 4A (Image 349), Household 62, Lindsey W Fields (given name spelled Tenday on handwritten census schedule and Henley by Ancestry.com transcriber); digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 2 August 2005) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625.
• [S489] 1860 United States Census, Tennessee, population schedule, South and West of Cumberland River, Montgomery County, 97 (473) (Image 296), Household 484, A Wickham; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Jan 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M653.
• [S490] 1860 United States Census, Tennessee, population schedule, South and West of Cumberland River, Montgomery County, 40 (458) (Image 266), Household 278, Josiah Jarman; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 Jan 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M653.
• [S494] 1860 United States Census, Missouri, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Osage County, 82 (Image 297), Household 585, Robert Garman; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 4 August 2006) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M653.
  
  Dwelling 621, Family 585, 10 Jully 1860 -- Robert Garman (51, Farmer, no real estate, $164 personal estate, born North Carolina), Margareth (37, born TN), Robert (18, TN), William (16, TN), Martha (13, TN), J (11, TN), Margareth (8), Sarah (5, TN), Jefferson (3/12, MO), Sarah Lisle (61, Domestic, NC). Margareth listed as unable to read and write, oldest 5 children listed as attending school. Jarman is the more common spelling of this family's surname.
• [S498] 1860 United States Census, Missouri, population schedule, Crawford Township, Osage County, 97 (Image 312), Household 693, Thomas A Stephens; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 1 Jun 2005) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M653.
• [S526] 1900 United States Census, Missouri, Clinton Township (ED 162), Douglas County, 13A, Household 224, Linsey W Field; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 6 March 2007) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T623.
• [S533] 1900 United States Census, Missouri, East Center Township (ED 47), Greene County, 5B, Household 100, Thomas Dadson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 14 September 2009) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 856 (FHL Microfilm 1240856). faAncestry.com transcribed the family surname as Dadson for this census.
• [S534] Montgomery County Historical Society, Montgomery County Tennessee Family History Book 2000 (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 2000). Hereinafter cited as Montgomery County Tennessee Family History Book 2000.
• [S535] Land Grant 18105 (to Josiah Jarman), microfilm of original records, 9 Jan 1846 (recorded 10 Jan 1846), Land Grants, 1775-1905, 1911; Middle Tennessee Grants, Vol. 21, 1844-1848, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• [S593] Tennessee, Montgomery County, Marriage Records (County Clerk), microfilmed by Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee (Family History Library Microfilm 521549, accessed by Carl Fields, April 2010), A-Z 1838-1953 index to marriages, ; North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. The following information was transcribed from the indices for marriages involving people with surname Jarman (format is: year license or bond was issued, principal with Jarman suname, other principal, volume number of country clerk's marriage record book, page number within volume): 1838, Robert L. Jarman, Margarette D Lyle, 1, 5; 1839, Josiah Jarman, Nancy C Rogers, 1, 13; 1853, Albert W Jarman, Melvina E. Cobb, 2, 200;1859, Lurana Jarman, Wayne Breeden, 3, 80; 1865, Ann Jarman, James Brown, 3, 156; 1870, C. W. Jarman, Harriet A. Henderson, 4, 270; 1873, Rhoda C Jarman, Patrick H. Birdwell, 5, 303; 1879, Harriet L Jarman, Thomas, Allen Mixon, 9, 31; 1882, James E Jarman, Mary J Haves, 10, 299; 1883, M. E. Jarman (female), H.J. Wilder, 10, 560; 1887, Hill Jarman (c), Georgie Bell (c), 13, 428; 1889, E. S. Jarman, Mrs. Bettie Heath, 14, 522, 1891, K. T. Jarman (female), J. W. Powers, 16, 110; 1896, Sarah Ida Jarman, J. W. Hodge, 20, 68; 1900, Mattie Jarman, Hugh Morrow, 23, 213; 1902, William Jarman, Eunice Norris, 24, 518; 1903, Wingo Jarman, Hettie Baggett, 25, 71; 1904, Bessie Jarman, W. C. Perkins, 26, 61; 1905, Henry R Jarman, Mary Martin, 27, 10; 1908, Anna Jarman, Dillard Meek, 29, 448; 1908, Lillie Jarman, Thomas Lewis, 29, 468; 1908, Rosa Jarman, K. R. Rives, 29, 514; 1915, Herman Jarman, Etha Lyle, 36, 783; 1918, Irna Jarman, Kate Waynick, 39, 2406; 1924, Mable Jarman, Brown Ferebee, 46, 1266; 1928, Marjorie Jarman, Carl Eden, 50, 483; 1929, Elizabeth Jarman, T B Perry, 51, 492; 1949, Lillian Jarman, James Leroy Yeast, 64, 445; 1951, Clarence N Jarman, Martha Ann Nesbitt, 65, 211. Volume 16 of the Montgomery County Marriage Records (1891-1892, on Family History Library Microfilm 321025 : accessed by Carl Fields in April 2010) is missing pages 110 and 111, which includes the K. T. Jarman and J. W. Powers marriage listed above. Based on examination of the surrounding pages, it appears the license for this marriage was issued on August 5 or 6, 1891. The format of the marriage license at that time (1891) did not generally include any other genealogical information, i. e., ages, residence locations, and parents names were generally not listed in these marriage record books.
  
  Rootsweb has an interesting description of the 1891 marriage between J W Powers and Keziah T Jarman. It is in a series of web pages that contain a collection of various Montgomery County Tennessee information: (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/… : accessed on 30 July 2016). It is Item 166 in the series of marriage pages (these all seem to be exerpted marriage notices from various local newspapers -- the Powers-Jarman notice is Number166 in the series of generally informal notices and it seems to be from a periodical called The Tobacco Leaf Chronicle):
  
  MISS JARMAN - JAMES POWERS
  August 20,1891---The matrimonial business is rather dull at present, though from the sign of the times we hope for an improvement in the fall. Last week we had a regular December and May marriage when our old friend James Powers led to the altar his bride Miss Jarman.
• [S654] Ruby Fields Cemetery Marker, Blue Springs Cemetery, Newark, Independence County, Arkansas; Carl Fields, read July 2000 (and on other dates).
• [S682] 1940 U. S. Census, Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, population schedule, Enumeration District 32-3, page 5B, Line 63, Household 104 (visited 5 April 1940), Hanford Magness -- informant was Hanford Magness; digital image, National Archives 1940 Census, Official 1940 Census Website (http://1940census.archives.gov : accessed by Carl Fields June 2012), citing National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 143, image 55.
• [S828] Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri State Library/Missouri State Archives/State Historical Society of Missouri, digital images with index, Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1957, (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ : accessed by Carl Fields, 20 Sep 2012), Christopher C Dodson,.
• [S829] Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri State Library/Missouri State Archives/State Historical Society of Missouri,"digital images with index, Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1957, (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ : accessed by Carl Fields, 20 Sep 2012), William Stantford Dodson,.
• [S862] Carl Fields, "Personal Recollections about Ruby Alice Fields" :
  
  I often heard the story that when she married (at age 16, in 1929), the only thing she knew how to cook was banana pudding. And I can testify, from living in her home during much of the 1950s, her banana pudding was VERY good.
  
  When I first moved to Arkansas (1950), she was a member of the Home Demonstration Club. This was (as best I recall) a ladies club, that seemed to meet monthly, rotation in location among various members’ homes. Young children (such as I) tagged along to these meetings. I suspect it may have been partially sponsored by the county (agricultural) agent, in some way. I have heard that earlier, when her daughters were very young (perhaps in the late 1930s or early 1940s), she had been the president of the Newark Parent Teacher Association (PTA) chapter.
  
  I remember Aunt Ruby killing chickens by chopping their heads off (and the chicken would run around headless for a time, which might not have been as unsettling to me as a small child as the memory of it is now, when I think back on it). She would remove the feathers from the chicken in a way I don’t fully remember, but it involved dipping the feathered carcass in boiling water (probably prepared while the victim chicken was still alive – also a bit unsettling, now that I think about it). Actually, thinking more about this, I’m not sure if killed the chickens by chopping their heads off or by twisting them off. I seem to have both memories. Possibly she used both techniques at different times.
  
  I have a memory that she obtained a (white) feathered goose one time (perhaps around Thanksgiving or Christmas) apparently thinking she could remove the goose feathers the same way she did for chickens. It did not work. My recollection is that the boiling water thing had to be repeated several times and that next door neighbor Mary Benson came over to help with the goose. I have a memory of the two of them, each holding one end of the goose carcass (each gripping feathers, I imagine) pulling in opposite directions. I don’t remember how the goose tasted, but it should have been tender after all that pulling.
  
  Around 1957, she took (and completed) a several-month long course is cosmetology at a school in Batesville. The term “North Arkansas” may have been in the name of the school, if I remember correctly.
  
  She was, like so many in my family, a smoker for the entire time I knew her.
  
  
  Magness Family Notes
  
  The next several paragraphs are a few memories of my time living with the Magness family in Newark. I’m including them with the material on Aunt Ruby. However, they really apply to all the members of the family.
  
  I began living with my Aunt Ruby (Fields) Magness and her family in Newark Arkansas in early 1950 (probably March 1950). Among my memories of the very earliest years (probably the 1950-52 era) in Newark are that the family still had chickens in the area behind the house (and the chicken house was used). I remember going out to look in the “roosting boxes” attached to the walls and interior partitions to look for eggs. Also, at least one year, they obtained about 100 baby chicks. I remember they were raised from a very small size in a brooder kept in the smokehouse behind the back porch (which was probably originally thought of as a well house). I suspect we did the baby chick thing two separate years in the early 1950s.
  
  There was also a chicken coop in the back yard (where chickens were kept for a day or two before being slaughtered, to “fatten them up” perhaps). My memory is that the chicken coop was given to a black man (his name might have been something like Wisle Edwards) who lived in Newark (this was perhaps around 1956 or 1957, after the coop had been unused for several years). He came out and dismantled it into perhaps 6 or 8 pieces (roof being one piece, back wall being one piece, etc.) so that the pieces would lie flat in his truck (or maybe he had a mule-drawn wagon, I’m not sure). He could then fairly easily reassemble it near his home.
  
  At the time I first moved to Arkansas to live with my aunt and uncle (around March 1950), the house had gas heat (and a gas stove). There was a black sheet metal “stove” (or in-room furnace) in the living room, which had a stovepipe going up to a chimney “hidden” in the wall between the living room and the middle bedroom. There were also small floor mounted (unvented) sort of open-faced “gas burner” stoves in the kitchen, bathroom, and back bedroom (the one in the bathroom had vents around the top, but was not open-faced, like the other two.
  
  Apparently, the house had not had natural gas heat for very many years prior to 1950. There were still small pieces of coal in mixed in with the dirt and gravel near the south edge of the driveway, not too far from the northwest corner of the house – an area still sometimes referred to as “the coal pile” (by my aunt and uncle and their daughters, my older cousins, who remembered it).
  
  Also, about 35 feet south of the site of the (former) “coal pile” there was a small, unpainted, wooden structure called “the coal house,” which also had remnants of coal on its wooden floor. The coal house was roughly the size and shape of an outhouse (outdoor toilet), and perhaps had been one at one time. However, in my memory, it’s floor was some distance above the ground (perhaps 3 feet) and there were three or four wooden steps going up to the door (but I was much smaller then, so it is difficult for me to judge distances, especially heights). I suspect the relatively high height of the floor of the coal house (relative to the ground) may have somehow made it easier to transfer coal from the house to buckets, for carrying coal into the residence. I’m not sure why there would have been both a “coal house” and a “coal pile”. Perhaps there is a flaw in my memory concerning this.
  
  My impression was that the conversion from coal to natural gas had taken place some time after the end of World War II (since I would imagine it would be difficult to obtain pipe during the war). I imagine the free-standing gas stove in the living room replaced something like a coal-fired pot-belied stove that had stood at about the same place (and the exhaust vent for the gas stove was probably the same one that had earlier been used for a coal-fired stove. The vent stack went vertically out of the stove for perhaps 5 or 6 feet, then horizontally (and roughly southward) into a chimney “buried” in the wall behind (south of) the stove.
  
  The conversion to natural gas may have been done at the time Aunt Ruby’s mother moved into the house, which was when the “back bedroom” was added to the house. I’m not sure when that was, but it may have been during the war (or very shortly afterward). As the years went on (as I lived there in the 1950s) and that addition aged, it became very clear the lumber used to construct the “back bedroom” addition was of much lower quality than the lumber used for the rest of the house. Paint would chip off of it much more readily than it did from the rest of the house. I suspect it was all that was available during World War II (or shortly afterward).
  
  The addition for “Miss Sally’s” bedroom (which was George Ann and Bennie’s bedroom when I first moved there – and which later became my bedroom) included a screened-in porch off her bedroom (in the northeast corner of the house). It was, in effect, a second front porch on the house. There was a sort of U-shaped sidewalk connecting the front porch, with the “open” top of the “U” facing south – facing the house. This sidewalk kind of encircled a large flower bed. A few years ago (around 2004 or 2005), I ran across a picture of George Ann (at perhaps age 12 or 13) that was taken in the front yard of the house, but seems to have been taken before the U-shaped sidewalk was installed.
  
  There was also a time when kittens were born someplace around the house (I seem to recall they may have been born under the chicken house). This was probably in the early 1950s. I’m almost certain George Ann was still single at that time.
  
  At that time, there was no “dial service” in Newark. One had to pick up the receiver, and turn a crank two or three times on a box of some type below and (as best I recall) separate from the receiver/transmitter unit. That crank somehow generated a signal that got the attention of the switchboard operator. You then told her the number (or the name of the person) you want to be in contact with. I still remember the Magness Family’s pre-dial phone number: 131J. I don’t remember any other phone numbers, but I do remember that the system of numbers did not make any sense to me – there didn’t really seem to BE a system. I also remember the first dial number at Aunt Ruby’s: PIlgrim 6-3552. (Interestingly, I don’t recall the mail box number, but it MIGHT have been 108 – this was a lock box at the post office in Newark. I suspect the box had a combination lock. If so, I don’t recall what the combination was.)
  
  There were sinkholes in the pasture east of the house. I also played in the branch behind the house (south of the house). It was, in effect, a branch off the town branch. Wire fences east and south of the house mostly enclosed the pastures when I first moved there.
  
  Arkansas is in the nation’s “tornado alley”. When I was younger, we would sometimes go to other people’s storm cellars whenever an intense storm would come at night (but seldom, if ever, in daytime, now that I think about it). Eventually, perhaps around 1955, they had their own storm cellar installed.
  
  I heard from my father that after Uncle Hanford died, Aunt Ruby stopped using even her own storm cellar when intense storms would come up at night. Dad said this meant it was Uncle Hanford, not her, who had been “afraid” of storms. I suspect the difference is somewhat more complex (although I probably can’t describe my belief very eloquently). He may have had more of an instinct to protect his family, rather than what might simply be described as fear. Also, once he died, she may have felt she had less to protect, and thus was less careful for her own safety than she had been for the safety of the two of them.
• [S919] Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri State Library/Missouri State Archives/State Historical Society of Missouri," digital images, Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1957, (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ : accessed by Carl Fields, May 2013), Alice Meda Dodson (Watts), (4 Dec 1957). State File Number 40043, Registration District 128, Primary Registation District 5459, Registrar Number 1162-C. Alice Meda Watts, died on 4 December 1957 (12:15 AM) at her home 1st Center Township, Greene County, Missouri. Usual residence was Route #4, Greene County, Missouri. White female, wife of W. B. (Dick) Watts, date of birth 3 July 1877 in Greene County, Missouri, age 80 years, (usual) occupation: Housewife, parents Thomas Dodson and Davy Fields. Informant is Mr. Dick Watts (R #4, Springfield, Missouri). Death from arteriosclerotic heart disease; no autopsy was performed. Burial in Clear Creek Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri.
• [S1224] Lindsey W Fields, Certificate of Death Local Registration District 1054, Local Certificate Number 388 (called the Registrar's Number on this certificate), State File Number 47-049186, Sanger, Fresno County, California (12 Jul 1947), Office of Vital Records, Department of Public Health, Sacramento, California.
• [S1290] Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri State Library/Missouri State Archives/State Historical Society of Missouri," digital images, Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 – 1957, (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/ : accessed by Carl Fields, July 2014), Bertha Emma Jane Hannawalt, (19 June 1936). State File Number 22617, Registration District 320, Primary Registation District 5443, Registered Number (Blank).
  
  
• [S1311] 1870 United States Census, Missouri, population schedule, Wood and Richland Townships, Texas County, p 17, Household 112 Dwelling 112, William Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 24 July 2014) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 824, overall page 498A, image 259, FHL film 552323.
• [S1329] Joseph Farmer, Jarman Cemetery, Palmya, Mongtomery County, Tennesse, database (with some images), Jim Tipton (and others), Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 July 2014), Josiah "Joe" Jarman, Memorial No. 108063784. This is probably what is sometimes called the Josiah Jarman Cemetery (distinct from the Jarman Cemetery in Dickson County and the Rives-Jarman Cemetery, also in Montgomery County. Both of the "Jarman-related" cemeteries in Montgomery County are perhaps best described as "near Palmyra" not really "in Palmyra".
  
  
• [S1346] Jim Long, New Jersey, to Ronald Jarman (and TNMONTGO), e-mail, "Jarman" (concerning Jarman Family Cemetery off end of Frank Lane, Montgomery County -- e-mail distributed via Rootsweb's TNMONTGO), 29 May 2014; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders, and also in TMG Note-FTM for Eleanor Siegel)
  
  Carl Fields and Jim Long communicated privately via a chain of several follow-up e-mails later in 2014. The text of these is has been captured in Carl's e-files (and in excluded material at the end of this TMG "Full footnote"). In these additional e-mails, Jim indicated that during the intiial survey of the cemetery, he obtained the following coordinates for the cemetery via a GPS unit: N36 24.8922', W87 30.4955.'
  
  
  
• [S1418] "1836 Tax List, Montgomery Co., Tennessee", The Montgomery County Genealogical Journal (Tennessee), Volume V, No. 1, page 1 (September 1975), published quarterly by Ann Evans Alley. This journal was published for approximately 10 years, mostly during the 1970s. A complete (or almost-complete) set of issues is archived at http://tmcgi.com. The article cited here is, in effect, "Part II" or "Conclusion". The first portion of the county was covered in a separate article in a previous issue.
• [S1472] Alinda Miller, Lone Jack, Missouri, to Carl C Fields, e-mail, "Missing child of William and Keziah Fields FOUND!!", 4 Jan 2014; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders, and also in TMG Note-FTM for Eleanor Siegel). This message transmits excerpts from an e-mail that Alinda received from Carolyn Jean Fields Snider.
  
  A partial text of the e-mail follows. It has been edited to remove material about people who were living (or possibly living) as of early 2014. Deleted sections are indicated by ellipses (series of periods). Some carriage returns have been added to (hopefully) enhance clarity. Note that Alinda Miller sent only portions of the e-mail from Carolyn Snider and Carl had further edited these.
  
  
  Hi Carl!
  
  I've got some good news! The missing child of William and Keziah, listed in the 1860 census as A. Jane born abt 1853 and gone from the family in 1870, has finally been found! I received an email from one Carolyn … from Springfield, Missouri, stating she was the great granddaughter of Emma (Emily) Jane Fields, daughter of William and Keziah Fields. Emma married Drewry William Smith in 1868. After looking back at the 1870 census, sure enough, there she was living right next door to William and Keziah.
  
  Below is an excerpt of her email to me and a picture of Emma and William Smith.
  
  Here is her email address for future reference: …..
  
  I will keep you posted.
  
  Alinda
  
  (Carl Fields Note: excerpts from Carolyn's e-mail follow):
  
  I come through William Charles Fields & Keziah L. Jarman (Carl Fields Note: Carolyn's g-g-grandparents).
  
  My gr grand parents:
  Their dau Emma Jane Fields (is A. Jane on 1860 Osage Co, MO census) I don't find her on anyone's trees.
  She was born 17 Mar 1853 in TN, died 19 Jan 1924 in Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, KS and is buried in Fairview Cemetery there.
  She married Drewry William Smith in 1868 in Douglas Co, MO. He was born 1 Oct 1844 Butler Co, MO and died 11 Oct 1928 in Iola, Allen Co, KS and buried in Fairview Cem, Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, KS next to Emma. They had 10 children.
  
  My grand parents:
  Their daughter, Rhoda Martha Eva Smith, born 1873 Springfield, Greene Co, MO (where I live!) died 17 Jan 1928 Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, KS and buried Fairview Cemetery there.
  She married Joseph Wesley Albert Fields (yeah, another Fields!) in 1891 Springfield, Greene Co, MO. He was born 7 Feb 1873 Rolla, Phelps Co, MO and died 22 May 1953 Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, KS and buried Fairview Cemetery there. They had 7 children.
  
  My parents:
  A son, Elmer Isaac Fields born 29 Nov 1898 Greene Co, MO died 5 Feb 1978 Mt. Edgecomb, Alaska buried Fairview Cemetery, Montgomery Co, KS.
  He married Zelda Marie Ray 16 Feb 1925 in Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, KS. She was born 13 Jul 1905 in Cherryvale and died 27 July 2001 here in Springfield, Greene Co, MO. They had 4 children.
  
  I am their daughter, Carolyn Jean Fields …..
  
  My Fields line, from Joseph W.A. Fields who married Rhoda M.E. Smith: Joseph W.A., son of Abraham Fields (1822 TN -1900 Greene Co, MO), son of Asa Fields (1787 NC-??) son of Lansford Fields no birth or death dates, lived in NC. (Note inserted by Carl Fields: this paragraph and the one that follows refer to the Fields line that Martha Eva Smith married into.)
  I have 16 binders full of family group sheets, and documented information on the Fields side from Joseph W.A (Fields) back to Lansford. Abraham applied for admission in the Cherokee Nation and I have those original documents plus his original Civil War discharge paper and his Civil War File.
  Drewry William Smith, husband of Emma Jane Fields, he was Civil War also and I have his file which documents Emma Jane Fields.
  Also have her original death certificate and obituary from Cherryvale, KS. Her death certificate lists her parents as William Fields and - Jarman.
  
• [S1477] Carl C Fields, Aiken SC, to Natalie Goff (and many others), e-mail, "Stephens-Fields Cemetery Osage County Missouri -- Part 2 -- Fields-Johnson-Jarman-Stephens-Dodson Family History", 1 June 2015; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders, and also in TMG Note-FTM for Eleanor Siegel).
  
  Text of e-mail message follows:
  
  The purpose of this message is to describe my visit to the Stephens-Fields Cemetery in Osage County Missouri on 18 May 2015. This is one of a series of messages related to this cemetery visit (and to my trip to Missouri and Kansas). An earlier message described essentially what I knew about the cemetery prior to going there. A planned follow-on message will provide a more detailed description of the plot of land the cemetery is located on.
  
  I’m pretty sure most of the information in this message is accurate. However, I’m uncertain about some details; there are a few apparent inconsistencies between (1) the photos attached to this message and my memory and (2) the photos and the sketch that is attached. The sketch is the first of several images attached to this message. My uncertainties are reflected in the descriptions of individual photos (below) where, for some photos, I say things like “a certain circle probably identifies Item B”.
  
  The owners of the property, Lane and Sharon Herndon, are very nice. I met them at their home (perhaps 1/2-mile north of the cemetery) and they guided me to the site. We left my rental car near the farmhouse just south of Calamity Creek (love that name) (ADDED LATER -- 17 Aug 2015 -- I was later informed the correct name was Contrary Creek; the name comes about because it flows generally roughly east and south, emptying into the Gasconade River, while most creeks in that area flow roughly northward, emptying into the Missouri River -- the Gasconade later empties into the Missouri) and went another several hundred feet in their 4-wheel-dirve SUV. After that, we went perhaps 200 feet on foot, first crossing a small (muddy) branch, then going uphill into the woods. The branch (which may be dry except for a few days following each rain) flows into Calamity Creek, which runs roughly northwest-to-southeast, and is north of the 40-acre 1/16th section of land the cemetery is on.
  
  As usual in researching family history, each item one learns (each “answer”) opens up at least one new question. In what follows, I’ve tried to separate facts from speculation and guesses (as best I could). The “facts” (mostly from direct observations) are listed first.
  
  Direct Observations:
  
  1. The first attached image is a scan of a rough sketch intended to give the general layout of the cemetery. This is a sketch I made after the visit, based on an even rougher sketch made at the actual site. Items 2 through 6, below, are intended to amplify the information in this sketch. Numbered items in this e-mail refer to statements made in the e-mail. Items identified by letters refer to identifying labels on the sketch. Image numbers in the e-mail refer to numbers assigned by my digital camera. These image numbers are embedded in the file names of the attached images that are photos.
  
  2. The dimensions on the sketch are estimates based on memory. I did not have a tape measure with me.
  
  3. The labels on the sketch start with the most “uphill” stone grave marker (Item A on the sketch). The letters that follow “A” identify what I assume to be markers of other graves (except, as noted below, it seemed to me that Items G and H might be footstones associated with the Items A and B, which I took to be headstones of graves). Also Items I, J, and K appear have been broken off of other markers – they do not, by themselves, seem to mark additional graves.
  
  4. Items A through H are flat stones that (I’m certain) have been implanted into the ground (with a “edge facing upward) to serve as markers (except for Item B, these seemed to be rough, unfinished, “field stones” – although, after I looked at the photos, I began to wonder if another one of them might also be finished; this is discussed later in this e-mail).
  
  As indicated above, it seemed to me that Item G might be a footstone associated with the headstone of Item A, while Item H appeared to me as if it might be a footstone associated with the headstone of Item B. However, it is possible that Items G and H could be headstones for a second line of graves, roughly parallel to the other line.
  
  Items I, J, and K are broken “loose” finished stones with writing engraved on them (all three are lying flat on the ground, not embedded into the ground). The writing on Items I, J, and K is on the upper surface (the surface facing the sky). I picked up Item J to look at the reverse site. It did not have any writing on it. Item B (not loose) also seems to have some writing on its westward-facing surface, as is discussed below.
  
  5. Items B, I, J, and K seem to be “finished” stones that have a rectangular cross section. As noted above, the others (with one possible exception) appear to be natural (unfinished) stones that were used to mark the graves (but apparently do not have any information engraved on them). By “finished”, I mean ground and polished so they have a flat surface on them suitable for engraving words on that surface.
  
  6. My initial thought had been to illustrate the cemetery exclusively with photographs, so that a sketch would not be necessary. Thus I didn’t take a lot of care in making the rough sketch while on the site. However, once I looked at the photos, I decided a sketch would be necessary. The photos of the general area don’t have a lot a contrast between the stones and the surrounding ground. Also, there is a lot of stuff on the ground (vegetation, fallen leaves, moss, etc.) and the individual stones sort of blend in with that stuff. If I had it to do over again, I would have taken more care in preparing the initial rough sketch of the site layout. Also, I probably would have considered taking some small flags to place next to the items in the photograph to make them stand out more (or perhaps have prepared in advance something like those numbered tabs they place beside pieces of evidence when they photograph them in the "CSI" TV show).
  
  7. Some of the attached images are pdfs. I have used that format for the photos that have circles drawn on them to identify certain objects on the images. The use of pdfs comes about because I know only one way to “draw” these circles on the photos, and that method works best if I save the output composite image (photo plus added circles) as a pdf. The content of these photos (both the pdfs and the jpgs) is described below, in Items 10 through 20.
  
  8. The lack of contrast in the photos is also partly due to the cemetery being in pretty heavy shade from surrounding trees. This was the case even though Lane Herndon had been in the area a few days earlier with some equipment to clear out a path for a portion of the way to the cemetery and to cut down at least two trees to let in some light for photos (which I greatly appreciate). The trees he cut down seemed to have trunks about three inches in diameter (3-inch caliber). The largest trees I noticed in the area seemed to be perhaps twice as large (perhaps 6-inch caliber). Even these larger trees were probably much younger than around 150 years old (when all the burials probably took place, as described below). Thus, I suspect the timber on the land was cleared at least once since the Fields family (and related families) lived in the area in the 1850s and 1860s.
  
  9. The cemetery is on a hillside that slopes approximately southwest-to-northeast (with the higher elevation land being to the southwest). The cemetery is on a hillside, not at the top of the hill (which perhaps should be described more as a large knoll rather than a hill). I couldn’t see anything that provided a clue as to what the land in the vicinity of the cemetery might have looked like at the time of the burials. The cemetery seemed to be at a higher elevation than the farmhouse to the north and (of course) it is higher than nearby Calamity Creek. If the land was clear of trees at the time the cemetery was established, there likely could have been sightlines to the house and the creek (BUT the house where we left my rental car appears to be on land not owned by the Stephens and Fields families – that will be covered in a separate e-mail to be sent later).
  
  10. The geographic coordinate values for the cemetery are N 38° 29’ 46", W 91° 43’ 38” (by the Compass app on an iPhone) or N 38° 29.772’, W 91° 43.633’ (by a portable Garmin GPS unit) (ADDED LATER -- 17 Aug 2015 -- the original e-mail incorrectly gave the latitude as degrees as 28, not 38). These readings are shown in the second and third attached images. The second image (labeled Image 7672A) is a close-up of the display or viewscreen of my iPhone (which shows the location in degrees, minutes, and seconds). The third image (labeled 7686A) is a close-up of the viewscreen of my Garmin GPS unit (which shows the location in degrees and decimal minutes). I used a converter found on the internet to show the two devices gave very close the same coordinate values (as expected).
  
  11. Two of the stones that are lying flat are apparently two pieces of a broken marker that formerly stood upright. Item I (shown in the fourth image, Image 7678A) was apparently the upper portion of the original marker and Item J (shown in the fifth image, Image 7676A) was the section that was apparently originally immediately below Item I (when the marker was intact and in its original vertical configuration). Photo editing computer software was used to try to enhance the contrast and readability of the fourth and fifth images. The iPhone used in the determination of latitude and longitude is visible in Image 7678A and in a few other photos in this set.
  
  12. The words on the fourth and fifth images (Images 7678A and 7676A) relating to Mary M Stephens appear to be “MARY M. Dau of T. A. & M. E. STEPHENS DIED Aug 15 1859” Aged 6 m’s 23 d”. Comments on the interpretation of these words are listed below (Item 23 of this message). It appears the marker was broken in a way such that information relating to Mary M Stephens was divided between Items I and J of the sketch.
  
  13. The remaining words on the fifth image (Item 7676A) appear to be “William F. M. Son of W. C. and K FIELDS DIED Nov 8 1856 Aged (illegible)”. Comments on the interpretation of these words are listed below (Items 21-22 of this message).
  
  14. The sixth image is a photo of Item K (Image 7679A), the flat loose stone that has something engraved on it. However, the writing is not legible (except that one word appears to be “died”). After I returned home, it occurred to me that I had not lifted this stone to look at the reverse side. I should have done that. This image is potentially misleading because noting was included in the photo to indicate relative size. I should have placed a coin on the stone before taking the photo to provide such a reference. This stone is smaller than the stones shown in the previous two images. It is perhaps 1/5th the size of the fragments called Items I and J on the sketch.
  
  15. The seventh image (Image 7681A) is a view of the site looking downslope, approximately toward the northeast. The circles on the left-hand side of the photo (from the bottom of the image to the top) identify Items A, B, C, and probably D and F, as designated on the chart. Item E does not seem to be visible in this photo, but it is probably at or near the intersection of the circles for Items D and F. The larger circle on the right hand side of the photo identifies Items I and J. The remaining circle (near Sharon Herndon’s feet) identifies Item K.
  
  16. The eighth image (Image 7682A) is looking across the slope, approximately toward the southeast. The circle near the bottom of the photo identifies Item A. The other circle identifies Item G. After I got home and looked at this photo carefully, I realized that Item G seems to have a “corner” that is a right angle (or very close to that), suggesting it might not be an unfinished field stone, as I had assumed it was while at the site. If I had this to do over, I would have taken a much closer look at that stone (Item G).
  
  17. The ninth image (Image 7683A) is looking across the slope, approximately toward the southeast. The lower circle probably identifies Item B. The other circle encloses Items I and J.
  
  18. The tenth image (Image 7684A) appears to have been taken facing upslope, approximately toward the southwest. The three circles (going from bottom to top) probably identify Items F, D, and C. Item E, apparently smaller and lower to the ground that the others, does not seem to be clearly visible in this photo.
  
  19. The eleventh image (Image 7680B) appears to have been taken facing mostly upslope, approximately toward the west. The circled items along the vertical centerline of the photo (starting from the bottom) appear to be Items K and B. The circle on the left-hand side identifies Items I and J.
  
  20. The twelfth image (Image 7690A) appears to have been taken facing mostly upslope, facing approximately south. The large circle identifies Items I and J. The smaller circle appears to identify Item H. Some artificial flowers I left at the site are also visible in this photo.
  
  The following items are partly speculation.
  
  21. William Charles Fields and Keziah Jarman Fields had the following children, known from information other than the grave markers in this cemetery:
  
  Mary Elizabeth (~1842 – 9 July 1866)
  
  Arah Ann Davidella (7 Sept 1846 – 7 Aug 1920)
  
  John Hartwell (4 Jan 1850 – 22 Sept 1925)
  
  Emily Jane (17 Mar 1853 – 19 Jan 1924)
  
  Lindsey Waters (12 May 1858 – 12 July 1947)
  
  George McClellan (8 July 1862 – 7 April 1937)
  
  The information in Image 7676A indicates William Charles and Keziah had an additional child (young William). This son named William was previously unknown to me. So far as I know, there is no record that young William existed, other than this grave marker (in particular, he is not listed with the family on the 1850 census, where Mary Elizabeth, “David”, “Jane”, and John are listed). Young William probably “fills in” an age gap between Emily Jane and Lindsey Waters.
  
  22. Young William died on 8 Nov 1856, according to the information on the grave marker. The last line on the marker (which gives his age at death) should enable calculation of his birth date, but it is illegible. The last line might read 2 years and some months. If it is 2 years and some months, that would probably make his birth year 1854. The absence of Young William’s name from the 1850 census indicates that William could not have been born until the second half 1850, at the earliest. (ADDED LATER -- 17 Aug 2015 -- Work my Alinda Miller indicates his birth date was probably 26 Aug 1856. Her conclusions are documented in an e-mail cited in conjunction with young William's birth.)
  
  The letters “F. M.” following young William’s name on the grave marker seem to be initials for two middle names. Since all of the other known children in this family had middle names (and Arah Ann Davidella had two – or possibly three, since I believe “Davidella” may sometimes have been written “D. Della” or "David D."), it is expected he would have had at least one middle name. However, it is possible these letters could have another meaning: they could be an abbreviation for some standard epitaph that commonly appears on grave markers. The letters R. I. P,. for “Rest In Peace”, would be an example of this. I searched on the internet for an epitaph of this type. The one I found that seems to fit is “FM = Forever Missed”. If anyone has any ideas on this (either for middle names or for an alternative epitaph), I’d appreciate hearing them. It is touching to think that family members would place an inscription with a meaning such as "Forever Missed" on the grave marker of a beloved family member, but I suspect two (now unknown) middle names are as least as likely to have been the intent.
  
  It’s possible some of the children listed in Item 20 may have “acquired” their middle names during their lives, rather than having been given them from birth. This is especially the case for Arah Ann Davidella, whose name seems to be different on almost document where she is mentioned.
  
  23. Mary Elizabeth Fields Stephens and her husband Thomas A Stephens (16 Mar 1835 – 27 Dec 1919, or possibly 17 Dec 1919) had three known children. The information I had on these children prior to seeing this grave marker is the following:
  
  Mary M (born: 22 Jan 1859, died: before 1898)
  
  Malisey (born 6 Jan 1861, died: before 1898)
  
  Arah (born 27 June 1863, died: before 1898)
  
  The primary source for most of these names (and I believe for all of the birth dates) is the Civil War pension file for Thomas A Stephens. He served in the Osage County Home Guard in 1861. This unit was apparently called into service to support the Union Army, which made him eligible for a pension from the federal government starting in the 1890s. In 1898 and again in 1915 the pension office sent out questionnaires that asked for information about the marital status of each pensioner and also about the pensioner’s children. The pension office may have been trying to determine the eventual residual liability it had, since veterans themselves were beginning to die out in that era.
  
  The three children listed above were not listed in Stephen’s response to the 1898 questionnaire (which seems to have focused on pensioners’ children who were living in 1898). Their absence on the 1898 response is why I have listed their death dates as “before 1898”. Stephens listed all of his children (living and deceased) on his response to the 1915 questionnaire, which is the source for the birth dates listed above. As best I recall, that response to the 1915 questionnaire is the only record that exists indicating Mary M and Malisey every lived, other than the grave marker in this cemetery (Item I in the sketch and shown in the photographs), which is a second record source for Mary M.
  
  There is some evidence the three daughters listed above died well before 1898. Mary M does not appear on the 1860 census and Malisey does not appear on the 1870 census, which suggests they had died prior to 1860 and 1870, respectively. Arah appears in the 1870 census, but I am not aware of any record of her after that date (including the 1880 census, if her surname was still Stephens at that time). Thus Arah could have died in the 1870s (but there is a possibility she married young and appears in the 1880 census under a different surname). In my records, I used a conservative death date of “before 1898” for all three of the daughters (including how I treated Mary M Stephens's death date prior to seeing the grave marker in this cemetery).
  
  Thomas Stephens and his family (including Arah and Thomas's second wife) were listed as living in Texas County Missouri at the time of the 1970 census (actually probably at a location now in Douglas County, as described below). His second wife was also named Mary, which is a possible source of confusion. (In this paragraph – and elsewhere in this e-mail -- I have referred to people living in what is now Douglas County. Several people of concern for these families lived in Douglas County before and after the 1870 census. However, for a period of about two years, starting in the late 1860s, the six easternmost townships of what had been Douglas County, and which have been in Douglas County at all other times, were transferred to Texas County. That about-two-year period included the time when the 1870 census was taken. Thus, these people were listed as living in Texas County Missouri in the 1870 census. Most sources list them as living in 1870 where the census says they are: Texas County. However, a few sources “correct” the census information and refer to people in these townships in 1870 as living in Douglas County.)
  
  Young William Fields was an uncle to the three daughters of his older sister Mary Elizabeth Fields Stephens.
  
  The death date for Mary M of 15 Aug 1859 and the age of 6 months 23 days (read from the grave marker) are almost exactly consistent with the birth date of 22 Jan 1859 listed in the 1915 document in Thomas Stephens’s pension file. The date and age on the grave marker would imply she was actually born on 23 Jan 1859 (if I calculated correctly). Based on this grave marker, I’m planning to change my recorded death date for her to 15 Aug 1859.
  
  24. Family folklore is that Mary Elizabeth died in childbirth, but there is no record (that I’m aware of) indicating that child survived. If this family folklore is valid, it is likely that the child was either stillborn or died with its mother. Items E and F appear to be two separate adjacent grave markers, a smaller one (Item F) and a larger one (Item G). These could be grave markers for Mary Elizabeth and (possibly) a child (if she did indeed die in childbirth and the child also died). The impression that both Sharon Herndon and I had at the site was that small marker (apparently much smaller than the others), was intended to signify it was the grave of an infant or small child (but that is speculation, of course).
  
  25. The smallest broken piece of grave marker that is lying flat (Item K, in the sixth attached image: Image 7679A) does not have a legible inscription on it. Also, there do not seem to be any other pieces in the area that “fit” this piece (i.e., where it would appear Item K could have broken off from). It is possible Item K is a piece of scrap from the monument company that was used under the surface to support or restrain a monument (and has somehow been dug up and come onto the surface to confuse people). It is also possible it is from a marker that has been broken up into several pieces, with the other pieces now being widely scattered (and no longer readily visible). I believe Lane indicated that at some time in the distant past, pigs had been pastured in the area where the cemetery is. Pigs could have contributed to the broken marker (or broken markers). Pigs could also have dug up material originally placed below the surface to support and constrain the broken marker (that is to serve as a “foundation” for the broken marker: Items I and J). It’s not clear if the area containing the cemetery is currently ever used as a pasture. I don’t recall us passing through any fences or gates on the way to the cemetery.
  
  26. I did a fairly careful examination of the second marker from the south end (Item B in the sketch). There appeared to me to be several small depressions on the west-facing surface of the stone. I thought these might be an inscription, but I wasn’t sure (and unfortunately, I did not photograph the specific area that I thought might contain an inscription, which is essentially right at ground level). I could not make out any words or letters and, at the time, was more inclined to suspect the small depressions had a natural origin, rather than an artificial one. Also, the primary idea I had while at the site was that Item B was somehow associated with the fragment of a marker where the engraved words are illegible (Item K). However, after I returned home and began looking at the photos closely (and thinking more about what I had seen), I now suspect Item B is the base of a larger marker that has broken into three fragments (that is, I now believe Items B, I, and J, were initially one larger marker). I suspect the lower break line for this marker stone was right at (i.e., right through) the portion of an inscription that lists the age at death of Young William Fields. A second trip to the cemetery (someday – or by someone else) might provide some photographs of the “west face” of Item B (and a better photo of Item I), which might enable photographically “matching” the regions above and below what I’m now pretty sure is the lower break in what was originally one marker. I now believe that one marker was an engraved finished stone, which is now broken into Items I, J, and B. Being able to “read” the line giving Young William’s age at death would, by inference from the death date on the marker, also provide a birth date for Young William.
  
  27. Known death dates indicate that three “known” persons buried in the cemetery died in the following order: Young William Fields (1856), Mary M Stephens (1859), and Mary Elizabeth Fields Stephens (1866), possibly also with a baby who died at about the same time as Mary Elizabeth. In the case of Mary Elizabeth, she’s “likely” to have been buried there, rather than really “known”. The broken marker (Items I and J, with possibly Item B having been its original base) was placed some time after the death of Mary in 1859, but likely before the death of Mary Elizabeth Fields Stephens (if she is, indeed, one of those buried in the cemetery).
  
  28. Given all of the above (including several highly speculative items), we can sort of fill out who might be buried in some of the graves. The list would be:
  
  Young William Fields
  
  Mary M Stephens (possibly in the grave marked by Item B – with Items I and J formerly being pieces of the original grave marker)
  
  Possibly Malisey Stephens in one of the graves marked by Items C, D, E, or F (or possibly Items G or H, if they are headstones, rather than footstones), if she died prior to the family’s move to Douglas County.
  
  Mary Elizabeth Fields Stephens (and possibly an unborn or stillborn baby associated with her possible death during childbirth) in the grave marked by Items C, D, E, or F (or possibly Items G or H, if they are headstones, rather than footstones).
  
  There would seem to be more graves in the cemetery than the number of candidates identified above to fill them.
  
  It is possible that Arah Stephens could be buried in one of the “extra” graves. However, she probably died after the family moved to Douglas County (and presumably after the property containing the cemetery was sold). For her to be buried in this cemetery, would seem to have required a trip from Douglas County to Osage County for her burial. That would probably be a rather long trip if she died in the 1870s (and probably a fairly long trip even in the late-1800s, after several railroads had been built in Missouri, since there was probably not a direct connection between those two counties). She is presumed to have died after the move to Douglas County because she is listed in the 1870 census of townships now in Douglas County. Thus I doubt that Arah Stephens is in one of the graves.
  
  It's possible there could also be other small children buried in the cemetery. These would be children who were born and died between censuses, and thus were never recorded in an every-ten-year US census.
  
  Thomas Allen Stephens remarried in 1869 in Douglas County Missouri. His second wife had a daughter from an earlier marriage (her first husband had died in the Union army during the Civil War). Thomas and his second wife had six sons during the 1870s (one of whom seems to have died when less than 6 months old in 1870). However, since Thomas was married in Douglas County (after the Osage County land was sold), it’s doubtful that any members of this second family would have been buried at the family cemetery in Osage County. The reasoning for this is similar to the reasoning (above) for why Arah Stephens is believed to not be buried in Osage County.
  
  One possible candidate who might have been buried in this cemetery is John Jarman, who is almost certainly a brother of Keziah Jarman Fields. He died in early 1862 in Howard County, Missouri. John’s widow, Lucy Sills Jarman, applied (without success) for a federal pension in the mid-1880s based on John’s military service during the Civil War. The pension application file indicates that John died two days after being discharged from a military unit (a Missouri state militia unit, apparently) and that he had been ill (hospitalized with “a fever”) at the time of his discharge – the unit might have been disbanded at that time. One document in the pension application file was an affidavit by William C Fields (who had apparently been in the same military unit – and was discharged on the same day as John) which indicates William C Fields had returned to Osage County with John Jarman’s body.
  
  Two other possible candidates for being in the cemetery are two men both named Robert Jarman (they may actually have both been named Robert S Jarman). The elder one was probably another brother of Keziah Jarman Fields and the younger Robert was a son of the elder Robert. I have located several records for them in the past, but for records created in the 1860s, I’m unsure as to which Robert individual records refer to, in most instances. Apparently, at least one of them served in the Civil War (possibly in the Osage County Home Guard). One of them apparently left a young widow who is recorded living with her parents with two young children in the 1870 census. I have in my family tree files that one died around 1862 and that the other died around 1868, but I don’t have a primary source document for either death year (nor do I have a burial location for either of them). At the time of the 1870 census, the widowed mother-in-law (named Sarah Lyle or Lyles) of the elder Robert and an unmarried adult daughter of the elder Robert were living with William C and Keziah Fields in a township that is now part of Douglas County, Missouri. (Sarah Lyle(s) was the mother of the elder Robert’s first wife, if he was the Robert Jarman who left the widow with a young family recorded in the 1870 census.)
  
  29. It’s interesting that William and Keziah apparently named their oldest son John (rather than naming him after his father) – and then they (apparently) used the father’s name, William, for a second-born son. It is possible that William had some other relative (perhaps a father, uncle, brother, or cousin) who died (possibly shortly) before William’s son John Hartwell Fields was born (and that presumed older “John Fields” might not have had a namesake son of his own). Thus it is possible that John Hartwell Fields might have been named after some (currently unknown) relative. This is highly speculative, but is noted here as a possible line of future research (as if I needed more things to try to track down). (If my understanding of the Jarman family is correct, Keziah’s father was named Josiah, not John, and her brother named John – possibly a namesake for her grandfather John – was alive in 1850 and lived for several years after the birth of John Hartwell Fields in 1850).
  
  
  Note added Jan 2016:
  
  In the original e-mail, the final six attached image files were in PDF format (this was done to get the circles onto the images showing various aspects of the cemetery's configuration). For the exhibits attached to this detailed source citation in the XenonSheepdog.org web site, these photos have been converted to jpg format. This format works better in the Second Site environment used to generate the Family History portion of the site.
• [S1486] Linda Clark, "Rootsweb WorldConnect Project Database: 2254232, Clarks of Houston County TN," database, WorldConnect Project (Rootsweb/Ancestry.com), Clarks of Houston County TN, ((http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com : accessed 19 Aug 2015) : 19 Mar 2009).
  
  "Family folklore" information is embedded in a note the item in the World Connect database for Josiah Jarman (Jr -- born 6 June 1812). As indicated in the text, much of the information is believed to also be applicable to Josiah Sr (father of Josiah Jr) -- perhaps even more applicable to the father than to the son.
  
  The item is attributed to Linda Miller (said to be a descendant of Josiah Jr), who is said to have received the informaiton from Hazel Ziegler Morris, who got it from Amos C Williams.
  
  The "family folklore" note also mentions service in the Osage (Missouri) Home Guards. This Civil War service item almost certainly refers to Josiah Thomas Jarman (born 1836), not the Josiah born c1780 or the one born in 1812). Josiah Thomas Jarman was a grandson of Josiah Jarman (born c 1780) and a nephew of Josish W Jarman (born 1812).
• [S1492] Probably "Happenings of Local Interest, Mostly About People," or a similar section on local news items, Newark (Arkansas) Journal, 17 Aug 1922, (Volume 22, Number 18); microfilm, Independence County Library.
  
  Microfilm images from issues published between approximately mid-1922 to mid-1923 were examined by Carl Fields at the Independence County library around June 13, 2015. Items relating to individuals and families covered in this database were photographed. The reason Carl was examining these particular issues was that they included issues from 1923. Carl was interested in finding an obituary for Alma Childress (whose married surname was Craig). He knew (from a grave marker) that she died in 1923, but probably did not previously know her actual date of death. Digital images (from photographs) are retained in Carl Fields electronic/digital files (TMG Version 9.05 Exhibits Folder). As this is written (24 Aug 2015), Carl hopes to return to the Independence County Library some future time to examine microfilm images of additional issues of this newspaper.
• [S1547] Alinda Miller, Lone Jack, Missouri, to Carl C Fields, e-mail, "Drewry & Emma", 6 Jan 2014; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders, and also in TMG Note-FTM for Eleanor Siegel).
  
  This message was a follow-up to one sent from Alinda Miller to Carl Fields on 4 Jan 2014. This followup transmits a document image file of a form filled out by Drewry Smith lin 1915 listing the names and birthtdates of his children and several other pieces of family information. The document was copied from Smith's Civil War pension file. It has been sent to Alinda by Carolyn Jean Fields Snyder. The document is dated 5 April 1915.
  
  Text of e-mail follows:
  
  Hi Carl,
  
  Attached is a page from Drewry Smith's pension file that he filled out himself. He gives his marriage date and the names and dates of birth of his children.
  
  Alinda
  
  The document states that records of the marriage between Smith and Fields were lost when the Douglas County courthouse (at Vera Cruz?) burned. The courthouse fire was in early 1886
  
  The file that was transmitted from Alinda was a pdf. It was converted to jpeg (actually two files, since the original document was two pages) for use as an Exhibit attached this source.
  
  The original e-mail from Alinda may exist among Carl's archived computer files only as aa attachment to an e-mail that Carl forwarded to himself on 30 May 2015.
• [S1550] 1910 US Census, Missouri, Center Township, Greene County, page 7B, Line 53, Dwelling 140 Household 153, Thomas Dodson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields April 2016) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T624 (Roll 782, ED 48, FHL Film No. 1374795). The next household on this census schedule (following Calvin Williiams, is that of Thomas Dodson, the father-in-law of Calvin Williams.
• [S1556] 1900 United States Census, Missouri, Jackson Township (ED 52), Greene County, 10A, Household 188 (Dwelling 188), D W Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 7 June 2016) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 856 (FHL Microfilm 1240856). This household begins on Line 39. The next household (Household 189 and Dwelling 189), is headed by Adam Smith (age 22) and its enumeration begins on Line 45.
• [S1566] Population schedule, Missouri, Springfield (Ward 8), North Campbell Township (ED 52), Greene County, p 8B (Image 1003), Household 204, Line 56 Dwelling 195, Drury W Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 10 June 2016) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625, roll 915.
• [S1567] "U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963," database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : 10 Jun 2016), entry for Drury W Smith, Death Date: 11 Oct 1928, Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery, Cherryvale Kansas; based on National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Applications for Headstones for U. S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941, National Archives Microfilm Publication A1, 2110-C; Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Washington DC, Record Group Number 92 (this is apparently also known as Microfilm Publication M1915 and has "ARC ID: 596118). The application for the headstone received number 244535 at the US War Department.
  
  The Ancestry information is apparently also based, in part, on Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca 1776 - 1970, ARC ID:596119, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92, National Archives at Washington, DC.
  
  As accessed on 10 June 2016, the Ancestry.com transcription for this entry gives an incorrect middle name, "Ward" (his middle name was actually "William"). The headstone had been requested by Frank Straub. He had given the name of the deceased soldier as D. W. Smith. Someone (probably a War Department clerk, had noted on the record that the actual first name of the soldier had been recorded in their records as "Drury or Drewry". The letters "or D" (from "or Drewry") were written very close to the "W" that was written by Straub in his original application. The combination of the the middle initial "W" and the "or D", from the clerk's annotation, is apparently the source of the incorrect middle name, "Ward". This is noted here in order to prevent any future researchers from thinking that death date and burial information from an unrelated person has been accidently combined with information for Drewry W Smith.
• [S1569] 1910 US Census, Missouri, North Campbell Township, Greene County, 9A, Line 47, Dwelling 154 Household 161, William Smith; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 10 June 2016) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T624 (Roll 782, ED 56, FHL Film No. 1374795). The next household on this census schedule is that of Thomas Dodson, the father-in-law of Calvin Williams.
• [S1573] Deidre Erin, to Carl C Fields, e-mail, " Re: Geneabloggers Order" (transmitting page image pdf of US Civil War Pension File for Drewry William Smith), 7 July 2016; privately held by Carl Fields, Aiken, South Carolina, Computer Files (e-mails, Genealogy, or "Gene," section of Local Folders, and also in TMG Note-FTM for Eleanor Siegel).
  
  The cited e-mail transmitted a document image (pdf) file. It contained page images of 150 "pages" from the Civil War pension file. Some of these images were in pairs (images of each of the two sides of a single sheet of paper).
  
  The pages in the original (paper) file were not arranged in chronological order. The pdf was run thru a utility conversion routine that converted the single pdf to 150 separate page-image files in jpg format. Those page images were then printed. A date representative of the information on the file was generated based on reading each printed page. The pages were then re-arranged in an approximate chronological sequence, intended to make the information in the file more easily interpreted, analyzed, and evaluated.
  
  The file names were then altered to "capture" that approximate chronological sequence and the "assigned" dates.
  
  This "sequence order" is only approximately chronological. In some cases, documents contain more than one date (for example, the document sent to the pension office might contain the date it was composed AND the date it was received; some documents created by the pension office seem to be logs or "case summaries" containing the dates when several previous events or transactions took place). In most instances when multiple dates were present, a "representative date" was selected to characterize the document. In situations where the document was undated, a representative approximate date was estimated (or guessed at) based on the contents of the document.
  
  In a few instances, documents were intentionally placed at selected points within the document sequence, regardless of their date. For example, certain summary documents were placed at the beginning and at the end of the "chronological" sequence of documents.
  
  A few of the page images were not related to Drewry Smith or his family. It appears that documents were sometimes discarded from pension files. In a few cases, the reverse sides of these "scrap" documents were later used (as "scratch paper") to make notes concerning Drewry Smith's case and then placed in his file. Both sides of these sheets were photographed when page images were made of the content the Drewry Smith file, but only the more recently written-on of the two sides actually related to Drewry Smith. In most cases, these images of the side of the scrap paper unrelated to Drewry Smith were placed near the end of the sequence of page images.
  
  The final set of file names follow the format: Smith, Drewry Civil War Pension SeqNNN YYYYMMDD 1_JJJ", where: (1) NNN is the page's selected sequence number within the "approximately" chronological sequence of page images: (2) YYYYMMDD is a code for the representative date, where YYYY is a year (such as 1903), MM is a numerical month within the year, and DD is a numerical date within the month; and (3) JJJ identifies the original sequence in which the files appeared in the pdf transmitted by the cited e-mail. There are no leading zeroes in "JJJ," which can be a single digit, a two-digit number, or a three-digit number. The JJJ portion of the file name was generated by the utility routine that converted the pdf to jpg's. The "SeqNNN YYYMMDD" portion of the file name was inserted manually, following completion of the procedure described above to select the representative date and the approximate chronological sequence.
  
  In a few instances, the file name contains a brief comment, such as "unk" (for unknown) or "scrap" for the cases, described above, when the information on the images does not relate to Drewry Smith.
  
  In a few cases, the MMDD portion of a date field contains zeroes, when only the year of the document could be estimated - or when an artificial "sort date" has been provided for summary documents intended to be "forced" to appear at the beginning or end of the approximate chronological sequence.
  
  Some documents indicate Smith's case was handled by the "Southern Division" of the Pension Office. Others seem to indicate they were handled through Topeka Kansas. These may be two names for the same organization.
  
  The basic pension law changed from time to time over the course of several decades. At certain times, veterans could receive pensions only if they had physical ailments which limited their ability to work in some way (the amount of their pension was apparently based, in part, on the extent of their physical limitations - and possibly on whether the limitation was somehow connected to their military service). The file contains several instances where Smith requests a higher pension based on various physical complaints then paperwork documents medical examinations. Similarly, at some times, the amount of a pension that was received depended on the veteran's age. There was apparently some uncertainty as to Smith's year of birth. The file contains several documents related to that issue.
  
  About half of the items in the pension file contained significant (and non-repetitive) information. These items are briefly described below (and images of them are "attached" to this source as exhibits in the digital file and website versions of this information . The selected items document items such as: key events in Smith's life history, military service or "pension history", interactions with other family members, and Smith's physical characteristics. Items (page images) that contain little relevant "personal history" information have generally been omitted. Similarly, certain repetitive information has been omitted. For example, the file contains several requests for pension increases (which were rejected) that are not included here.
  
  Several minor errors (likely transcription errors) and inconsistencies are passed over without comment. Some errors and inconsistencies are commented on with respect to some documents. However, the same inconsistent information may appear in other documents where it was left without comment.
  
  Brief discussions of many of the documents appear in the following items. The items are identified by their approximately chronological sequence number (the SeqNNN item discussed above) and when appropriate (which is in most cases) by the representative date in the YYYYMMDD format.
  
  Seq001 - probably the outside of the envelope containing the remainder of the file.
  
  Seq002 - Summary document prepared by pension office. Gives his mailing address for the first several years he was receiving the pension (Station A, Springfield Missouri), his military unit (Company M, 13th Missouri (Volunteer) Cavalry), enlistment date (11 March 1865), discharge date (11 Jan 1866), and date initial pension application was "filed" (23 July 1890, probably when the application was received at the pension office). The 1865 enlistment date appears most often in the file, but the year is given as 1863 on a few pages (probably typos). The pension "application" is more commonly known as a "declaration" in the various pension file documents. The "Certificate Number" was apparently a key identifier for Smith (the word certificate implies that a pension had indeed been awarded). It appears on almost every page of the file.
  
  Seq003 and Seq004 (reverse side) (18900712) - Smith's initial declaration (application). Lists his physical limitations (e.g., piles and general debility). Thomas Dodson and W. C Fields provided the identification that he was indeed the person named Drewry Smith who had served in the US Army. Smith and Dodson were both sons-in-law of Fields. Age at time of application is not legible on this copy.
  
  Seq005 (18910311) - Confirms service dates. Mentions Leavenworth Kansas discharge location.
  
  Seq006 and Seq007 (reverse side) (18910313) - Had no military service other than in 1865-66. Seems to give age as 43 (probably at time of July 1890 initial application), which suggests year of birth was 1846 (for an October birth).
  
  Seq008 and Seq009 (reverse side) (18910313) - Thomas Dodson and Jesse Braswell confirm his physical ailments. This document (and some others in early part of file) was generated before pension was granted (i.e., before "Certificate 676856" was granted). These list the Smith's application number (846682). Dodson signs with a mark, as in the earlier document.
  
  Seq010 and Seq011 (18910402) - Results of medical exam. Mentions shoulder rheumatism in addition to piles, etc. Height 5 ft 11 in, weight 160, age 44 (at time of exam, indicating birth year of 1846 for October birth).
  
  Seq012 (18911023) - Apparently a pension office "signoff sheet" for various approvals within office. Pension approved. First payment seems to have included "back pay" retroactive to 23 July 1890.
  
  Seq013 and Seq014 (reverse side) (18921122) - Asks for increased pension based on more physical problems. Attesting for these are C. C Dodson (probably Smith's nephew by marriage) and G. H. Bradley (although the Notary, G. H. Cross seems to be listed as "attester" at one location on the document).
  
  Seq018 and Seq019 (reverse side) (18941004) - Another medical exam. Height is 6 ft, weight is 158. Pulse rate 64 (pretty good physical condition, actually).
  
  Seq025, Seq026, Seq027, and Seq028 (two of these page images are reverse sides) (18980302) - Another medical exam. Height 6 ft, weight is 149, pulse (sitting, apparently) is 80. Age is given as 55, which implies year of birth is 1847. This report runs over four page images.
  
  Seq029 and Seq030 (reverse side) (18990415) - General affidavit from Smith. Age is given as 54, which implies year of birth is 1845. This appears to be the first time his year of enlistment is given as 1863, not 1865.
  
  Seq031 (18980504) - Family information form provided (as a blank) by the pension office to be filled in by Fields. This is one of three similar forms in the file. These are key documents with respect to family history information. The information on all of these forms is summarized following the third form (Seq117, 19150405, below).
  
  Seq032 (18990512) - Family information form provided (as a blank) by the pension office to be filled in by Fields. This is one of three similar forms in the file. These are key documents with respect to family history information. It is unclear why the pension office requested these two similar forms only a year apart (unless possibly the first one was considered illegible). This form is filled in with a different (and more legible handwriting than the previous one, Seq031). The information on all of these forms is summarized following the third form (Seq117, 19150405, below).
  
  Seq038 (19020122) - Another medical exam. Height given as 6 ft, weight as 150 pounds. Complexion: dark, color of eyes: dark, color of hair: black, occupation: farmer (new information, not requested on form used for previous exams. Form also notes scar on left arm over biceps (2 in by 1.5 in). Also notes scar on abdomen but description is unclear
  
  Seq043 (19030930) - Request for pension increase. This also gives 1863 as year of enlistment. H E Patton and B W Dysart vouch for his identity.
  
  Seq047 (19040414) - Letter to pension office from Smith. Missed physical exam, requests another. Included because it is a full letter Smith (apparently) composed and wrote out himself.
  
  Seq048 and Seq049 (reverse side) (19040518) - Medical exam. Age: 60 (implying birth year of 1844), height: 5 ft 11 in, weight: 138, complexion: dark, eye color: brown; hair color: gray, occupation: farmer, no scars noted, pulse rate (sitting): 66.
  
  Seq055, Seq056 (reverse side), Seq057, and Seq058 (reverse side) (19060226) - Medical exam. Age:61 (implying birth year of 1844, birth location listed as Madison Co. Missouri, it is Butler Co. in most other locations within the file, perhaps all other locations ), height: 5 ft 11.5 in, weight: 136, complexion: dark, eye color: hazel, hair color: (possibly) gray and brown (or possibly gray initially written down, then crossed out and replaced with brown, or vice versa), occupation: light chores, (illegible) scar (possibly) 2 inches to left of navel, pulse rate (sitting): 70. Both Butler and Madison counties are in the southeast portion of the state, but they are not adjacent to one another.
  
  Seq068, Seq069, and Seq070 (19060428) - Typed medical report (previous ones had been handwritten on a printed form). Height: 5 ft 11.5 inches, weight: 136 pounds, pulse rate (sitting): 70, age: 61 years.
  
  Seq074, Seq075, and Seq076 (inferred date: sometime in mid-1906). These appear to be informal worksheets (almost scratch notes). Someone at pension office had noticed his enlistment record (which CCF has not yet obtained, but it is quoted in a least one place in the pension file) indicated he was age 18 at time of enlistment in 1865, which suggests a birth year of 1846. Notes indicate that someone had gone through various previously-submitted forms comparing submitted age claimed and date at which it was claimed, to try ot infer a birth year from each previously-submitted document that stated an age at the time it was submitted. Notes end up expressing (or suggesting) a need for appropriate government agency to look up age reported in 1850 and 1860 censuses for additional confirmation of true age. However, the search of census records was not done until around 1915 (much later than this inferred 1906 date, which could have been inferred incorrectly). The search by the Census Bureau is documented in Seq114 and Seq116.
  
  Seq079 and Seq080 (reverse side) (19070318) - Another request for a pension increase. This is under a different (1907) act of congress and has a slightly different form. This asks for physical description at time of enlistment. In response to this, Smith states he was then 5 ft 8 inches tall, complexion: dark, eye color: dark, and was born October 1st, 1844 in Butler County, Missouri (most other places in the file where this is mentioned give his height at time of enlistment as 5 ft 9 inches). Some of this information (such as his height at the time of enlistment) may have been copied from discharge papers or other service-related documents the applicant could have had in his possession. This document also asks for locations where he has lived since exiting military service. Responses: 1865-1866: Phelps Co, 1866-1869: Douglas Co., 1869-1870: Saline Co., 1870-1907 (1907 is the year the form was filled out): Springfield Mo (which is in Greene Co). All of these locations are in Missouri. His mailing address is listed as R.F.D 10, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. C. C. Cates and O. W. Lincoln (both of Springfield Missouri) appeared to identify Smith.
  
  Seq084 (19071228) - Letter from Pension office requesting Smith state if he had ever served in Confederate army or navy. Letter states this is a standard question asked of all those applying for a pension who enlisted in the Union armed forces after 1 Jan 1865. This was sent to Smith at Springfield Missouri (general delivery, apparently).
  
  Seq085 (19080106) - Handwritten notarized letter (but probably not in Smith's hand) stating no Confederate service (in response to previous item, Seq084). This letter gives Smith's mailing address as Fair Grove, Missouri.
  
  Seq087 and Seq088 (reverse side) (19080317) - Affidavit from Drewry Smith stating: (1) he had no documented public record of his birth (stated births in Missouri not recorded at the time of his birth - as was generally true even in 1908); (2) he had no baptismal certificate (not having been baptized until past age 30), and (3) he recalled seeing a record of his birth in an old family bible, but did not know its whereabouts.
  
  Seq089 (19080424) - Appears to be an internal pension office "signoff" form. States application for an increase to greater than $8 per month is rejected because he could not provide proof he was over age 62. Note on document states his alleged date of birth was 1 Oct 1844, but age "shown" (or, perhaps, more precisely, "indicated") by evidence (at time of application -- or declaration -- on 21 Mar 1907) was 60.
  
  Seq090 (19081005) - Handwritten letter by Smith asking pension office to reconsider. Even if his birth year date was 1 Oct 1846, then he would have been 62 on the date this letter was written (although that doesn't seem to be the argument made in the letter).
  
  Seq093 and Seq094 (reverse side) (19081111) - New declaration under the 1907 pension act. This one has the added information (relative to previous documents) that Company M that he served in was "Captain Fred W. Becker's company" and that he had enlisted (or "enrolled") at St. James, Missouri (which is in Phelps County). Gives his height at the time of his enlistment as 5 ft 9 inches (the difference between this recorded height and his height at near 6 ft in physical exams performed by the pension office were later cited by the pension office - in Seq112 -- as suggesting that he had enlisted at a young age, had grown subsequent to his enlistment, and therefore was likely born later than 1844). His address is Fair Grove, Missouri and Jesse Braswell and J A Long (attest to his identity).
  
  Seq095 (19081205) - Internal pension office "signoff" sheet. Pension claim approved at rate of $12 per month (commencing 14 Nov 1908, his first check was prorated from that date - pension payments were probably made quarterly at that time).
  
  Seq098 (19120510) - Declaration (Application) for increased pension under new act (May 11, 1912). Less legible that most documents in file. Information appears consistent with previous applications (although this form seems to ask for less detail), except that date of birth is given as 1 Oct 1845. Smith's address now listed (again) as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri.
  
  Seq100 (19121003) - Letter from pension office asking about why year of birth is now listed as 1845, when previously it was 1844 (CCF Note: which they didn't seem to believe anyhow).
  
  Seq101 (19121007) - Letter from Smith to pension office (probably in handwriting of a local Justice of the Peace, except for Smith's signature). Basically states that the previously submitted document was in error with regard to the 1845, which should have been 1844.
  
  Seq103 (19121025) - Appears to be internal pension office "signoff" sheet approving pension of $13.50 per month effective 22 May 1912, an increase from $12.00 per month. Form contains a puzzling notation that seems to say this is a reissue from previous act when claimant was not accepted as 66 years of age.
  
  Seq104 (19141218) - Handwritten letter from Smith to pension office apparently asking for an increase in his pension (from $13.50 per month) now that he claims to have attained age 70 as of October 1, 1914 (based on his claimed age of birth of Oct 1, 1844).
  
  Seq105 (19150123) - Letter from pension office to Smith asking for information as to where his family lived at the time of the 1850 and 1860 censuses, and the names of family members, so the pension office can consult the Census Bureau to located records that might support his apparent claimed age of 70 (in Seq104, above).
  
  Seq106 (19150201) - Letter from Smith to pension office providing information that in 1850 and 1860 his family resided in Reynolds County, Missouri and received their mail from the Centerville Post Office (he was incorrect in this for 1850, but the census bureau was able to locate the family in the 1850 census records). His father was named James Smith and his mother was named Margret Smith. He says he cannot remember the ages of his siblings (and does not provide their names, which had been asked for - letter has actually asked for the order of their birth; Smith may not want to list names because he might list them in an incorrect order, he probably did not intend his response to mean he had forgotten the names of his siblings). This is an extremely important document for current day (21st-century) family history research because it enables us to definitely locate his family in these earlier censuses. It would have been difficult to be sure of the correct family because Drewry William Smith was recorded only as William Smith in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. There would have almost certainly been some uncertainty as to which "William Smith" matched up with this "Drewry William Smith" without knowing his parent's names (and location of the family in 1860).
  
  Seq112 (19150302) - Internal Pension office message. Indicates Smith is believed to be 2 years younger than he claims. However, note indicates something is "approved". Not clear if that "approval" is for the pension application itself or if, possibly, it is for adjusting Smith's age in their records to two years lower than what he claims.
  
  Seq114 (19150308) - Letter from pension office to the Director of the Census asking for information from 1850 and 1860 censuses. Pension office basically repeats information provided by Smith in Seq106.
  
  Seq115 (19150308) - Information transmittal from the War Department to the Pension Office providing information about Smith from time he was in military. Gives age: 18, height: 5 ft 9 in, complexion: dark, eyes: dark, hair: dark, born: Butler Co. Missouri, occupation: farmer. Partially legible notation at end seems to read: "Co. M (two or three illegible words) age 18".
  
  Seq116 (19150322). Letter from Bureau of the Census. Provides information from 1850 and 1860 census. Includes location where they were recorded and names and ages of parents and all siblings. Not transcribed here in detail, but Drewry William Smith (listed in censuses as William Smith) was age 4 at time of 1850 census (suggesting his year of birth was 1845 for an October date of birth) and age 13 at time of 1860 census (suggesting his year of birth was 1846).
  
  Seq117 (19150405) - Family history information form (vaguely similar to Seq031 and Seq032). Appears to be filled out in Smith's hand. Gives date and place of birth as 1 Oct 1844, Butler County, Missouri. Served in Company M, 13th Regiment of Missouri. Wife's maiden name: Emily Jane Fields, married in Douglas County, Missouri on October 11, 1868 by G. H. Pierce, Justice of the Peace. No written record of marriage at time of these pension office requests because Douglas County Courthouse burned (1886). His wife was not previously married; she has been his only wife (no other marriages); they have lived together continually since their marriage (no separations).
  
  Children and birth dates follow in rows. Each row consists of:
  Representative forename(s) for each child: (forename(s) used in Seq031, birth date given in Seq031), (forename(s) used in Seq032, birth date given in Seq032), (forename(s) used in Seq117, birthdate given in Seq117)
  
  James: (not listed, not listed), (not listed, not listed), (James, 5 Sep 1869)
  
  Mary: (not listed, not listed), (not listed, not listed), (Mary, 4 June 1871)
  
  Martha: (Marthy E, 18 Nov 1873), (Martha, 18 Nov 1872), (Martha, 18 Nov 1873)
  
  Daniel: (D M,31 Jan 1875), (Daniel M, 31 Jan 1875), (Moro, 31 Jan 1875)
  
  Adam: (Adam C, 1 June 1878), (Adam C, 1 Jun 1878), (Adam, 1 June 1877)
  
  Margaret: (Margaret D, 19 Nov 1880), (Ollavie, 14 Nov 1880), (Marget, 18 Nov 1879)
  
  Jesse: (J C, 30 Jan 1884), (Jesse C, 30 Jan 1884), (Jesse, 30 Jan 1883)
  
  Ellen: (Elen J, 13 April 1887), (Ellen, 13 April 1887), (Ella, 13 April 1886)
  
  Still Birth: (not listed, not listed), (not listed, not listed), (no name given, 22 June 1890)
  
  Florence: (Mlla F, 4 Dec 1893), (Florence, 4 Dec 1893), (Florence, 4 Dec 1893)
  
  The first two forms asked for living children (as of 1898 and 1899). The third form (Seq117) asked for information about all children. The omission of James and Martha on the first two forms suggest they were deceased by 1898, as, of course, was the 1890 stillborn child. The middle initial in Margaret's name in Seq031 certainly LOOKS like a "D" although the name "Ollavie" (Olivia?) in Seq032 suggests her middle initial could have been an "O". There are minor one-year discrepancies in the birth years of some children. Another discrepancy is that in Seq032 the year of the marriage of Drewry Smith and Emily J Fields is given as 1869, rather than 1868. It looks like each of the three forms was filled out in a different handwriting (except for Drewry's signature).
  
  Seq118 (19150401) - Internal pension office summary case summary form. Smith's address is listed as R.F.D. #1, Springfield, Missouri. Form appears to have first completed in 1915 to document approval of pension rate increase to $15.50 per month (from $13.50 per month). However, the form also (confusingly) documents several different rates, including "future" ones ("future" in the sense that they correspond to start dates later than April 1915). It is unclear if these future-date pension rates were projections made in 1915, or if the form continued to be updated for several years. Also, several birth dates for Smith are listed on the form. Thus it could be that some pension rate corrections were made when and if the pension office determined that he was younger than claimed and thus not entitled to some of the rate increases listed on the form. It is also possible that in 1915 (or possibly in 1918) the pension office decided that Smith had been paid at too low a rate for some time, and some of the rates are intended to indicate "back pay" that he was due.
  The following start dates and rates appear on the form:
  1 Oct 1912 -- $15.50 per month
  1 Oct 1916 -- $19.00 per month
  1 Oct 1921 -- $22.50 per month
  10 June 1918 -- $30 per month
  1 Oct 1918 -- $32 per month
  The first three amounts on the above list may correspond to the May 1912 pension law. The last two entries (with 1918 dates) may correspond to a newer (March 1913) pension law which increased pensions (and thus may have superseded the 1921 rate listed above).
  
  Seq122 (19210519) - Declaration (application) for pension increase under (new) May 1920 pension law. Gives address as Springfield Missouri, states he has resided in southwest Missouri since leaving service, and occupation has been "farmer as long as I was able". Persons who identified him were Daniel M Smith (probably son) of RR1 Springfield Missouri and Martha Fields (probably married name of a daughter) of Cherryvale Kansas. Smith's address is listed as General Delivery, Springfield, Missouri.
  
  Seq123 (19210520) - Affidavit of Emily J Smith (wife of Drewry). Gives her address as RR1, Box 609, Springfield, Missouri. Describes various physical ailments that Drewry suffers from.
  
  Seq125 (19210721) - Internal pension office form. Approves pension increase to rate of $72 per month.
  
  Seq126 and Seq127 (reverse side) (19221007). Affidavit from Drewry Smith. Outlines additional illnesses.
  
  Seq128 and Seq129 (reverse side) (19221007). Affidavit from Emily Smith. Outlines additional illnesses. Looks like none of these documents (Seq123, Seq128, or Seq129) is actually in her handwriting, except for her signature.
  
  Seq131 (19230105) - Internal pension office signoff form. Appears to be a rejection of request to make $72 per month rate retroactive to an earlier date than when it had originally commenced.
  
  Seq137 and Seq138 (probably reverse side) (possibly sometime in 1927) - Semiformal request for increase to $90 per month rate. Address is now Cherryvale Kansas (General Delivery). Drewry's signature seems very weak.
  
  Seq139 (possibly sometime in 1927). Looks like an informal notation of an address change to Cherryvale Kansas.
  
  Seq140 (19281011) - Pension office form listing Smith's death date as 11 Oct 1928 (although form itself seems to be dated 26 Jul 1929, which seems later than the date the pension office found out about Smith's death (as would seem to be indicated on
  Seq144 (below). This form has the following address for Smith (possibly where his pension checks were being mailed to at the time of his death): 217 S 1st St, Iola, Kansas.
  
  Seq142 (19290322) - Pension office "signoff" form. Appears to approve a pension (or, perhaps more likely, only the payment of the accrued balance between his final pension payment and the time of his death) for a widow, Adelphia Smith, 217 So. First St., Iola, Kansas. There is no further information in the file specifically relating to Adelphia by name (although a "widow" is mentioned in Seq144, below). In particular, there is nothing to indicate the monthly rate of any continuing pension to be paid to her. Thus it is possible that she never received one - at least not one based on Smith's service. Drewry Smith's long-time wife, Emily Jane Fields Smith, had died in 1924.
  
  Seq143 and Seq144 (continuation of Seq143?) (dates on these two documents run from 18911030 to 19290326). These appear to be summary or "logbook entries" of various correspondence related to Smith's pension (thing covered in the above-listed documents). Seq144 seems to indicate there was an accrued pension and includes the notation "pay widow".
  
  
  The (edited) text of the cited e-mail follows (text of the original request from Carl Fields, an attachment to the cited e-mail, is also included here):
  
  From: Deidre Erin e-mail address
  To: "Carl C Fields
  Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2016 10:23 PM
  Subject: Re: Geneabloggers Order
  
  Good evening Carl,
  
  Thank you for your GeneaBloggers Pension order. Sorry for the delay. I left for the holiday before the edited files were returned to me but 60 days later, Here's Mr. Smith's 150 page Civil War Pension! I hope it is extremely helpful to your research. Please download your full color pdf file as soon as possible. The link is only good for 30 days.
  
  Drewry Smith Civil War Pension
  
  I have also attached a receipt for your order. You saved over $70 off NARA fees and several months of waiting for delivery. From order confirmation to this email, it has been 60 days :)
  
  ....
  
  If Twisted Twigs can assist you with your genealogy research in the future, please let us know.
  
  Have a wonderful week!
  
  Deidre Erin
  
  ........
  
  On Sun, May 8, 2016 at 12:13 PM, Carl C Fields (e-mail address) e-mail address wrote:
  
  I'm interested in obtaining a copy of the entire US Civil War Pension File for Drewry W Smith (the W is for William, but I think the NARA indexes use just his middle initial). I have his file identification as Application 846682 and Certificate 676856. I believe he served in Company M of the 13th Missouri Cavalry.
  --
  
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Deidre Erin Denton
  AKA Twisted Twigs
  The Detroit Genealogist
  Twisted Twigs On Gnarled Branches Genealogy
  Facebook:Twisted Twigs On Gnarled Branches Genealogy.
  
• [S1576] "fpw" (actual name not known), unknown database title, database (with some images), Jim Tipton (and others), Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 Jul 2016), Drury W Smith, Memorial No. 42111115. This memorial a contains information on it other than what is on the grave marker. In particular, the source contains an obituary said to have been published in the Iola Register on 18 Oct 1928 (submitted to the manager of Smith's Find A Grave page by "debilyn (47160033)". The Iola Register seems to have taken the obit from another newspaper, The Cherryvale Republican.
  
  The page contains a photo of the grave marker, which appears to be in remarkably good condition.
  
  The text of the obituary follows:
  
  Cherryvale Republican:- Funeral services for the late Drewry William Smith. who died Thursday morning at 6:30 o'clock at his home in lola, were held here Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of his grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fields, 800 West Main street, with the Rev J. F. Wilson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, in charge. The home was filled with friends who came to pay their last respect to the memory of Mr. Smith, many of whom had known him for years Conspicuous in the assemblage was a dozen white haired veterans of the Civil war, the Women's Relief Corps and Daughters of Union Veterans, and they too, paid final tribute to a departed comrade.
  
  The hymns of "The Old Rugged Cross," "No Night There" and "The Haven of Rest." were song by a quartet composed of Mrs. J. F. Wilson, Mrs. J. P. Clemens; Miss Mildred Clemens. as accompanist. Those who had charge of the flowers were: Mrs. Hugh Hill, Mrs. Frank Plunkett. Mrs. F. J. Straub and Mrs. Grant Helm. The pall bearers were: Paul Carl, Ralph Blades, Jack Rogers, Walter Heins, James Tolan and W. H. Hite.
  
  Interment was In Fairview cemetery beside his former companion. The services at the gave were conducted by the G. A. R. and Daughters of Union Veterans.
  
  Drewry William Smith was born in Reynolds County, Missouri, October 1, 1846, and departed this life on October 11, 1928, at lola, Kans. He was 82 years and 10 days old at the time of his death. At the age of 18 he enlisted in Company M of the 13th regiment of Missouri and served his country for three years in the Civil War.
  
  He was married to Emily Jane Fields. October 11, 1868, in Douglas County. Mo, who preceded him In death four years ago last January. To this union were born 10 children, three of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Herbert Miller, Coyville. Kans.; A. C. Smith, Oklahoma City, Okla., and J. C. Smith, of St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Rogers Smith, of Iola, his widow, besides several grandchildren and great grandchildren, also survive. Mr. Smith also was the husband of the late Mrs. Jennie Clotfelter-Smith, who preceded him In death over two years ago.
  
  Mr. Smith was converted early in life and united with the First Baptist church near Springfield, Mo. He was an earnest Christian husband and father and was well liked by all who knew him. Mr. Smith was a member of the Cherryvale Hackleman Post of the Grand Army of Republic No. 142.
  
  Iola Register
  Oct 18, 1928
  Sent in by debilyn (47160033) 3/6/2015
  
  
  The above obituary appears to contains a few errors (or, at least, differences from other source documents). In particular, he was probably born in Butler County, not Reynolds County. His first wife's maiden name was Fields, not Bields. Also, he appears to have served in the army for about 10 months, not 3 years (and some of his 10 months service was served on the "Indian frontier," after the Civil Was was effectively over).
• [S1690] Linda Miller, Find A Grave Web Site, database (with some images), Jim Tipton (and others), Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 Jan 2017), William Robert Jarman, Memorial No. 13710269.
• [S1893] 1920 United States Census, Missouri, North Campbell Township (ED 64), Greene County, p 21B (Image ???), Household 468, Line 56 Dwelling 464, Clyde Hannawalt; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed by Carl Fields 9 April 20e0) , based on NARA Microfilm Publication T625, Roll 915.

 

Compiler: Carl Fields

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