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Robert Williams¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Robert Williams was born circa 1806 in South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S61] Rockefeller, Tony, GEDCOM of Tony Rockefeller (unpublished.)

Charlotte Williams¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Charlotte Williams was born in South Carolina.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S61] Rockefeller, Tony, GEDCOM of Tony Rockefeller (unpublished.)

Thomas Davis Williams¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Thomas Davis Williams was born in South Carolina.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S61] Rockefeller, Tony, GEDCOM of Tony Rockefeller (unpublished.)

Francis M. Higgins¹

Biography

• Marriage: Francis M. Higgins married Mary J. Elam, daughter of James Henry Elam and Louisa Marnitha Paralee Rogers, on 23 August 1885 in Barry Co., Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S26] Lisa Lamp, compiler, Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book E (unknown publisher address: BCG&HS). Hereinafter cited as Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book E.

William W. Dinkins^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William W. Dinkins was born on 22 January 1857 in Simpson Co., Kentucky.¹
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Barry Co., Missouri, in the home of the Pervines family in King's Prairie Township.¹
• Death: He died after 1870 in Barry Co., Missouri.^1,3
• Burial: He was buried in Bullington Cemetery, Purdy, Barry Co., Missouri.³
• Note: Dinkins, Billy L P, 1 year, born and died in Simpson Co. KY. Died July 7 1854. Parents: Henry & Ann - did they name this son Bill as well?
  
  Conflict here - Lucy was born in Nov. 1854 - either a date is wrong, or we have the wrong set of parents
  
  There is a headstone in Bullington Cemetery in Barry Co., Missouri that states that Lucy, her brother William, and their mother (she is unnamed) are all buried there. The only date provided is that of the mother's death, 1862.

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
2. [S111] Dorothy Donnell Steers, Simpson Co. Kentucky Vital Statistics (1984.)
3. [S50] Bullington Cemetery, Dinkins, Rebecca et al - Gravestone (Barry County, Missouri.)

Henry Eldon Dinkins^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Henry Eldon Dinkins was born on 16 March 1859 in Simpson Co., Kentucky.^1,3
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Barry Co., Missouri.⁴
• Marriage: He married Mary Elizabeth Malone on 25 July 1880 in Barry Co., Missouri.²
• Note: He Was a justice of the peace - performed marriages in the 1890's, according to the Barry Co., Website at Rootsweb.
• Residence: He lived in 1898 in Pratt Co., Kansas.³
• Death: He died on 8 August 1933 in Pratt Co., Kansas, at age 74.^5,3
• Burial: He was buried in Ellenwood Cemetery, Pratt Co., Kansas.⁵

• Last Edited: 5 July 2014

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
2. [S25] Barry County clerks, Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book D (BCG&HS), p. 127.
3. [S49] unknown, Dinkins, Henry Eldon - Obituary (unknown.)
4. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870, p. 695.
5. [S98] KS GenWeb, Pratt Co. Kansas Cemetery Listings (KS GenWeb.)

Reuben R. Riggs^1,2,3

Biography

• Birth: Reuben R. Riggs was born on 3 September 1811 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: He married Sarah Martin Taylor in 1832 in Tennessee.⁴
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth E. Green on 20 June 1857 in Limestone County, Alabama.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in King's Prairie Township, family #5, Barry Co., Missouri.²
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in King's Prairie Township, Barry Co., Missouri.⁵
• Death: He died on 10 April 1893 in Poolville, Parker County, Texas, at age 81.³

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS.)
2. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
3. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, # 61459148. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
4. [S203] unidentified author, "Riggs Family Email (lost)," e-mail message from (unknown address) to Anita Tally, the email is currently missing but I saved the information that it contained. Hereinafter cited as "Riggs Family Email (lost)."
5. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 235 B.

Elizabeth E. Green^1,2,3

Biography

• Birth: Elizabeth E. Green was born on 20 May 1820 in North Carolina.^1,3
• Name-Var: Elizabeth E. Green was also known as Betsy Green.⁴
• Marriage: She married John Wiley Burress in 1840.^3,5
• Name-Marr: As of 1840,her married name was Elizabeth E. Burress.
• Marriage: She married Reuben R. Riggs on 20 June 1857 in Limestone County, Alabama.³
• Name-Marr: As of 20 June 1857,her married name was Elizabeth E. Riggs.
• Death: She died on 22 April 1907 at age 86. She lived in Barry County until 1900, but it seems she was buried in Washington State. I don't know why she might have moved to Washington late in life.³
• Burial: She was buried in Hatton Cemetery, Hatton, Adams County, Washington.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 August 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 235 B.
2. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS.)
3. [S203] unidentified author, "Riggs Family Email (lost)," e-mail message from (unknown address) to Anita Tally, the email is currently missing but I saved the information that it contained. Hereinafter cited as "Riggs Family Email (lost)."
4. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
5. [S214] marriage record: Burress-Green Marriage, by ancestry.com; unknown series; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/10450:7838?tid=181467629&pid=172365681675&hid=1032188197121; unknown file name.
6. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 25929769. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Lydia E. Riggs¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lydia E. Riggs was born on 6 March 1858 in Arkansas.^1,2
• Name-Var: Lydia E. Riggs was also known as Lyddie E. Riggs.²
• Death: She died in June 1877 in Barry Co., Missouri, at age 19.²
• Burial: She was buried in Maddy Cemetery, Barry Co., Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 25 July 2019

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
2. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS.)

Rosa Ellen Riggs^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Rosa Ellen Riggs was born on 22 April 1860 in Yellville, Marion County, Arkansas.^1,2
• Marriage: She married George J. Ragle on 21 August 1879 in Barry Co., Missouri.³
• Name-Marr: As of 21 August 1879,her married name was Rosa Ellen Ragle.
• Note: Kings Prairie Township, Barry Co., Missouri, p. 235 B
  Homes in order, 1880:
  Rueben Riggs, age 68
  John Riggs (son) age 27 and wife Sarah Dinkins
  Rosa Riggs Ragle(daughter), age 20
  (McCraw Family)
  Martial Family, with Julie Pervines age 30 (daughter in law) The Pervines family is where Sarah Dinkins brother William was living in 1870. in 1880.⁴
• Residence: She lived next door to her brother John R. Riggs in 1880.⁵
• Death: She died on 10 March 1940 in Lubbock, Texas, at age 79. She died in an auto accident.⁶
• Burial: She was buried in Ralls Cemetery, Ralls, Crosby County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
2. [S203] unidentified author, "Riggs Family Email (lost)," e-mail message from (unknown address) to Anita Tally, the email is currently missing but I saved the information that it contained. Hereinafter cited as "Riggs Family Email (lost)."
3. [S25] Barry County clerks, Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book D (BCG&HS), p. 87.
4. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), Kings Prairie Twp, page 235B.
5. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880, p. 235 B.
6. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 27134816. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Mary F. Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary F. Swiger was born circa 1846 in Virginia.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)

Tabitha Ann Swiger^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Tabitha Ann Swiger was born on 3 August 1854 in Ten Mile Creek, Harrison Co., West Virginia.^1,2

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
2. [S129] Vital Records, West Virginia Vital Research Records (West Virginia Archives), Birth Records.

J.A. Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: J.A. Swiger was born circa 1851 in Virginia.¹
• Marriage: He married Penelope Unknown.
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Capps Creek Township, Barry Co., Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)

M. Jane Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: M. Jane Swiger was born circa 1857 in Virginia.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)

Penelope Unknown¹

Biography

• Birth: Penelope Unknown was born circa 1848 in Missouri.¹
• Marriage: She married J.A. Swiger, son of Peter R. Swiger and Anna Allen.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Penelope Swiger.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)

John Allen Swiger^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Allen Swiger was born on 3 March 1859 in Missouri.^1,2
• Death: He died on 9 March 1939 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at age 80.²
• Burial: He was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 26 January 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)
2. [S211] John Allen Swiger, Death Certificate 14014 (10 Mar 1939), on-line at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as Swiger Death Certificate.

Eliza V. Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Eliza V. Swiger was born circa 1861 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)

Alice Swiger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Alice Swiger was born circa 1868 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S17] transcription, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1870 (BCG&HS.)

James Michael Wormington

Parents

Biography

• Birth: James Michael Wormington was born on 17 January 1951.¹
• Marriage: He married Sharon Wilber.
• Death: He died on 31 October 2013 in Seligman, Barry County, Missouri, at age 62.¹

• Last Edited: 8 July 2020

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, #119644412. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Virginia Crane¹

Biography

• Marriage: Virginia Crane married Edgar Newton Linebarger, son of James Rosebert Linebarger and Flossie B. Sapp.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Virginia Linebarger.

• Last Edited: 28 November 2022

Citations

1. [S95] Historical Book Committee, Our Heritage in Story and Picture: Purdy, Missouri, 1881 to 1981 (Historical Book Committee), p. 150.

Ida Lorraine Linebarger¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Ida Lorraine Linebarger was born in 1920 in Barry Co., Missouri.^2,3
• Death: She died in 1936 at age ~16.³
• Burial: She was buried in Purdy Cemetery, Purdy, Barry Co., Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 2 October 2014

Citations

1. [S131] compiled records, WorldFamilyTree Volume 2 (WorldFamilyTree.)
2. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS), Vol. III p. 68.
3. [S44] Carl Teel, Chain of Descent Listing of Selected Early Families in Barry and Lawrence Co. Missouri (revised 1996.)

Frank Wyngate Bennett¹

Parents

Frank and Mildred Bennett Gravestone - Arnhart Cemetery, Barry Co. MO

Biography

• Birth: Frank Wyngate Bennett was born on 17 January 1909.²
• Marriage: He married Mildred Chloe Bowman, daughter of Sigle Andrew Bowman and Pearl Ann Potter, on 30 November 1929 in Cassville, Barry Co., Missouri.³
• Death: Frank Wyngate Bennett died on 5 November 1993 at age 84.²
• Burial: He was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Barry Co., Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 25 June 2022

Citations

1. [S95] Historical Book Committee, Our Heritage in Story and Picture: Purdy, Missouri, 1881 to 1981 (Historical Book Committee), p. 210.
2. [S10] BCG&HS, Arnhart Cemetery Directory of May 2000 (Barry County.)
3. [S34] Monett Times, Bennett, Mildred Bowman - Obituary (Monett Times Website), February 18, 2004.

Michael Elbert Linebarger¹

Parents

Gravestone of Michael Elbert Linebarger, 3rd-great grandfather of John Bennett and Sarah Bennett Truitt - Maplewood Cemetery, Barry Co. MO.

Biography

• Birth: Michael Elbert Linebarger was born on 11 July 1835 in Arkansas.^2,3
• Marriage: He married Mary Lucinda Williams on 15 December 1857 in Washington County, Arkansas.⁴
• Residence: He lived in 1860 in Prairie Township, Washington County, Arkansas.⁵
• Milit-Beg: He began military service in the Civil War. He fought for the Union and was a 2nd Lt. with the U.S. County Home Guard.⁶
• Residence: He lived in 1870 in Prairie Township, Washington County, Arkansas.⁷
• Marriage: He married Malinda Burton, daughter of John K. Burton Sr. and Elizabeth Bradley, on 23 September 1877 in Barry Co., Missouri.^2,8
• Residence: Michael Elbert Linebarger lived in 1880 in Barry Co., Missouri.⁹
• Residence: He lived in 1890 in Shoal Creek Township, Barry Co., Missouri.¹⁰
• Residence: He lived in 1910 in Exeter Township, Barry Co., Missouri.¹¹
• Death: He died on 23 September 1912 in Barry Co., Missouri, at age 77.^1,3
• Burial: He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Barry Co., Missouri.³

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S44] Carl Teel, Chain of Descent Listing of Selected Early Families in Barry and Lawrence Co. Missouri (revised 1996.)
2. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com), p. 251A, 266/284.
3. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS), Vol. III p. 18.
4. [S244] Lorri Putman, online www.ancestry.com, Lorri Putman (Ancestry), downloaded tree #1235842.
5. [S126] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Ancestry.com), p. 683.
6. [S125] NARA microfilm publication M123, Union Soldiers and Widows Book II :1890 Special Federal Census (Ozarks Genealogical Society, Springfield, Missouri 1983), p. 42.
7. [S127] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1870 (Ancestry.com), p. 194.
8. [S25] Barry County clerks, Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book D (BCG&HS), Record #23.
9. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 259 C, Shoal Creek Twp.
10. [S125] NARA microfilm publication M123, Union Soldiers and Widows Book II :1890 Special Federal Census.
11. [S20] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1910 (Family History Library), 24B.

Mary Lucinda Williams^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Mary Lucinda Williams was born in 1835 in Ohio.^3,4,5
• Note: She might be the daughter of Ira Williams b. 1807. Ira might have been from Jefferson Co. Tennessee. Mary might have been living in Washington Co. Arkansas, Vineyard Twp. in 1850. Roll: M653_52 Page: 482 Ancestry.com image #4
  
  Ira Williams m. Winna Pogue in Greene Co. Tennessee Nov. 5, 1829. Birth: 28 Nov 1807
  Greene, Tennessee Death: 22 Apr 1890 Washington, Arkansas
  Burial: Evansville, Washington, Arkansas
  Children of this marriage: Albert b. 1830 Tennessee, Nancy b. 1835 Arkansas, Sarah b. 1837 Arkansas, Martha b. 1839 Arkansas, Mary b. 1841 Arkansas, George b. 1846 Arkansas, Tabitha b. 1850 Arkansas. Also in Vinyard Twp. is John Williams b. 1777 Virginia.
  
  Link to Clark Cemetery transcription in Barry Co., Missouri:
  http://www.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/cemetery/Clark.htm
  Directions to Clark Cemetery:
  From Hiway 37 at Butterfield, turn west on Hwy W, go 2.2 miles, turn right
  (north) on Farm Road 1060. At 2nd crossroad, turn left (west) on Farm Road
  2115, go 0.8 mile, cemetery is on the right. There is an abandoned shed and a lot of junk dumped just outside the gate, but you can get to it.
• Marriage: She married Michael Elbert Linebarger, son of Michael E. Linebarger and Annie Perkins, on 15 December 1857 in Washington County, Arkansas.⁶
• Name-Marr: As of 15 December 1857,her married name was Mary Lucinda Linebarger.
• Death: Mary Lucinda Williams died in 1877 in Barry Co., Missouri, at age ~42.^7,3
• Burial: She was buried in Clark Cemetery, Barry Co., Missouri.^3,7
• Note: She is buried in Clark Cemetery, but her husband Michael is buried at Maplewood with his 2nd wife.

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS), Vol. I, p. 31.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial # 108893363. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S44] Carl Teel, Chain of Descent Listing of Selected Early Families in Barry and Lawrence Co. Missouri (revised 1996.)
4. [S126] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Ancestry.com), p. 683.
5. [S27] Barry Co. Missouri Website at Rootsweb, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~mobarry/barry.htm, Clark Cemetery Page. Hereinafter cited as Barry Co. MO Website.
6. [S244] Lorri Putman, online www.ancestry.com, Lorri Putman (Ancestry), downloaded tree #1235842.
7. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries, Vol. 1 p. 31.