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Daughter Bennett

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Daughter Bennett was born in 1897.^1,2
• Death: She died in 1898 in Missouri at age ~1.²
• Burial: She was buried in 1898 in Calton Cemetery, Monett, Barry Co., Missouri.^1,2

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S95] Historical Book Committee, Our Heritage in Story and Picture: Purdy, Missouri, 1881 to 1981 (Historical Book Committee), p. 210.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 35350906. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Deliah A. Young¹

Biography

• Marriage: Deliah A. Young married Moses Elam, son of Richard Hurt Elam and Lockey Taylor, on 20 March 1864 in Greene Co., Missouri.²
• Name-Marr: As of 20 March 1864,her married name was Deliah A. Elam.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S105] Richard Dutton (deceased), Rootsweb Worldconnect - Dutton File (Worldconnect.)
2. [S67] unknown compiler, Greene Co. Missouri Marriages (unknown publisher), Book B, p. 328.

Francis Box¹

Biography

• Birth: Francis Box was born in 1845 in Indiana.
• Marriage: She married Daniel Jefferson Elam, son of Richard Hurt Elam and Lockey Taylor, on 5 May 1869 in Barry Co., Missouri.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 5 May 1869,her married name was Francis Elam.
• Death: Francis Box died on 9 August 1917 in Franklin County, Arkansas, at age ~72.

• Last Edited: 18 August 2022

Citations

1. [S105] Richard Dutton (deceased), Rootsweb Worldconnect - Dutton File (Worldconnect.)

William Branch Elam^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Branch Elam was born on 20 September 1788 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.¹
• Marriage: He married Patience Hurt on 19 November 1810 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.¹
• Marriage: He married Flora Mulligan on 6 June 1837 in Bond County, Illinois.³
• Death: He died on 15 October 1854 in Fayette Co., Illinois, at age 66.¹
• Burial: He was buried in Mulberry Grove, Bond Co., Illinois.¹

• Last Edited: 25 September 2014

Citations

1. [S105] Richard Dutton (deceased), Rootsweb Worldconnect - Dutton File (Worldconnect.)
2. [S59] National Archives, Fayette Co. Illinois Census - 1850 (ancestry.com), p. 348.
3. [S70] Family History Library, Illinois Statewide Marriage Database (familysearch.org), Book A, p. 131.

Patience Hurt¹

Biography

• Birth: Patience Hurt was born on 9 January 1794 in Mecklenberg Co., Virginia.¹
• Marriage: She married William Branch Elam, son of Alexander Elam and Jane Norment, on 19 November 1810 in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 19 November 1810,her married name was Patience Elam.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S105] Richard Dutton (deceased), Rootsweb Worldconnect - Dutton File (Worldconnect.)

Wesley E. Sapp¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Wesley E. Sapp was born in February 1880 in Missouri.²
• Death: He died on 6 March 1946 in Franklin County, Washington, at age 66.³

• Last Edited: 6 May 2017

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 219 A.
2. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880, Capps Creek Township, p. 219 A.
3. [S191] Washington State Department of Health - State Death Records Index 1940-1996, Washington Death Index 1940-2014 (Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com. Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002.
   Original data:
   Washington State Department of Health. State Death Records Index, 1940-1996. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.

Elvis Eldon Riggs^1,2

Parents

These are the children of Sarah Riggs Bennett and her brothers Elvis Riggs and Sidney Riggs, taken in 1909.
babies: Frank Bennett, Jake Riggs (son of Sidney)
Row 1 - Earl Bennett, Ann Riggs (daughter of Sidney), Alvin Bennett, Theodore Riggs (son of Sydney)
Row 2 - Carl Bennett, Elva Riggs (daughter of Elvis), Ralph, Bennett, Urel Riggs (son of Elvis), Orlan Riggs (son of Sidney), Ada Riggs (daughter of Elvis)

Biography

• Birth: Elvis Eldon Riggs was born on 6 July 1872 in Purdy, Barry Co., Missouri.^2,1
• Marriage: He married Ruthie Jane Drake, daughter of Jacob Drake Jr. and Temperance Telitha Young, on 18 November 1894 in Barry County, Missouri.^3,4
• Death: Elvis Eldon Riggs died on 26 November 1952 in Monett, Barry Co., Missouri, at age 80.²
• Burial: He was buried in 1952 in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Monett, Lawrence Co., Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 5 May 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 235 B.
2. [S101] Elvis Riggs, Death record Missouri State File No. 37573, Office of the Secretary of State, www.sos.mo.gov, Jefferson City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Elvis Riggs Death Certificate.
3. [S135] Ruthie Jane Drake Riggs, Death Certificate No. 3910 (1952), Office of the Secretary of State, www.sos.mo.gov, Jefferson City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Ruthie Riggs Death Certificate.
4. [S148] Marriage record: see citation, by Ancestry.com; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online www.ancestry.com; Recorder's Information from Marriage License Applicants, Elvis Riggs and Ruthie Jane Drake.

Sidney R. Riggs¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Sidney R. Riggs was born on 11 February 1874.^1,2,3
• Marriage: He married Amanda Caroline Drake, daughter of Unknown Drake and Unknown Combs, in 1896 in Barry Co., Missouri.
• Residence: Sidney R. Riggs lived in 1930 in Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas.⁴
• Death: He died on 2 March 1937 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 63.^2,3
• Burial: He was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Barry Co., Missouri.^2,5

• Last Edited: 19 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), Vol. IV p. 56.
3. [S193] Sidney Riggs, death certificate unknown number, Office of the Secretary of State, www.sos.mo.gov, Jefferson City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Riggs Death Certificate.
4. [S99] National Archives, Reno Co. Kansas Census Records - 1930 (Ancestry.com), ED 17, p. 2A.
5. [S10] BCG&HS, Arnhart Cemetery Directory of May 2000 (Barry County), 17 N #8.

Ray D. Riggs¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Ray D. Riggs was born on 26 January 1879.^1,2
• Marriage: He married Mary E. Drake, daughter of John G. Drake and Josephine Lenorah Hock, in 1898 in Barry Co., Missouri.³
• Death: Ray D. Riggs died on 18 November 1952 in Barry Co., Missouri, at age 73.⁴
• Burial: He was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Barry Co., Missouri.^5,4

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 235 B.
2. [S102] Arnhart Cemetery, Riggs, Ray D. - Tombstone (Purdy, Barry County, Missouri), Vol. IV p. 56 of Barry Co., Cemeteries.
3. [S116] Ruth E. Browning, Southwest Missouri Newspaper Abstracts (Searcy, Arkansas), p. 6.
4. [S10] BCG&HS, Arnhart Cemetery Directory of May 2000 (Barry County), 16N #9.
5. [S14] Joan Kunkel et al, Barry County Missouri Cemeteries (published in four volumes, BCG&HS.)

Mary Elmore¹

Biography

• Marriage: Mary Elmore married Reps Elam, son of William Branch Elam and Patience Hurt, on 27 October 1881 in Fayette Co., Illinois.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 27 October 1881,her married name was Mary Elam.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S70] Family History Library, Illinois Statewide Marriage Database (familysearch.org), Book A, p. 83.

Mary Rebecca Linebarger^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Rebecca Linebarger was born circa 1879.
• Marriage: She married William P. Graber on 13 September 1896 in Barry Co., Missouri.^3,4
• Name-Marr: As of 13 September 1896,her married name was Mary Rebecca Graber.
• Death: She died on 13 July 1905 in Barry County, Missouri, at age ~26.⁵
• Burial: She was buried in Concord Cemetery, Ridgley, Barry County, Missouri.⁵

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 259 C.
2. [S208] Obituary, Cassville Republican, Cassville, Missouri, 7 Apr 1932, 4. Hereinafter cited as Cassville Republican.
3. [S116] Ruth E. Browning, Southwest Missouri Newspaper Abstracts (Searcy, Arkansas), p. 5.
4. [S148] Marriage record: see citation, by Ancestry.com; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online www.ancestry.com; Recorder's Information from Marriage License Applicants, Ancestry.com. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
   Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.
5. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial # 101009642. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

John K. Burton Sr.^1,2

Biography

• Birth: John K. Burton Sr. was born in 1788 in North Carolina.¹
• Note: IGI states that his parents were David Burton and Susanna Simpson.
• Marriage: He married Jane Foster in North Carolina.³
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth Bradley on 7 July 1850 in Barry Co., Missouri.⁴
• Death: He died in 1862 in Barry County, Missouri, at age ~74.²
• Burial: He was buried in Burton Cemetery, Barry County, Missorui.²
• Note: He is said to be the first person buried in this cemetery. John K. Burton Sr. was shot by Major Moore's men, Federal Soldiers, in 1862 when he answered the front door to his home.²

• Last Edited: 18 August 2022

Citations

1. [S16] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1860 (ancestry.com), Shoal Creek Twp. Household 586/574.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 11479515. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, #11479655.
4. [S52] Mildred Roden, Early Barry Co. Marriages (Rootsweb.)

Elizabeth Bradley¹

Biography

• Birth: Elizabeth Bradley was born circa 1822 in Tennessee.²
• Birth: She was born circa 1824 in Tennessee.³
• Marriage: She married John K. Burton Sr. on 7 July 1850 in Barry Co., Missouri.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 7 July 1850,her married name was Elizabeth Burton.
• Note: In 1870, two other children listed are Tennessee age 18 (same age as Malinda) and Cordelia J. age 16.
• Residence: She lived in 1880 next door to daughter Malinda Burton Linebarger.²

• Last Edited: 27 November 2022

Citations

1. [S52] Mildred Roden, Early Barry Co. Marriages (Rootsweb.)
2. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 259 C.
3. [S16] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1860 (ancestry.com), Shoal Creek Twp. Household 586/574.

Martha A. Burton¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Martha A. Burton was born in 1858 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 259 C.

Laura E. Burton¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Laura E. Burton was born in 1861 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 259 C.

John K. Burton Jr.¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John K. Burton Jr. was born in 1854 in Missouri.¹
• Name-Nick: John K. Burton Jr. also went by the name of Uncle Doc Burton.²
• Marriage: He married Tennessee Unknown.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 259 C.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 11479515. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

James T. Davidson¹

Biography

• Birth: James T. Davidson was born on 1 February 1869 in Liberty Township, Barry Co., Missouri.¹
• Marriage: He married Lula Linebarger, daughter of Michael Elbert Linebarger and Mary Lucinda Williams.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S103] Beverly Matthews, Rootsweb - Barry Co. Missouri Group Sheets (Barry County Rootsweb.)

George J. Ragle¹

Biography

• Birth: George J. Ragle was born on 13 August 1858 in Alabama.^1,2
• Marriage: He married Rosa Ellen Riggs, daughter of Reuben R. Riggs and Elizabeth E. Green, on 21 August 1879 in Barry Co., Missouri.³
• Marriage: George J. Ragle married Anna Lena Sawyer in 1941.⁴
• Death: He died on 7 November 1960 in Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, at age 102.²
• Burial: He was buried in Ralls Cemetery, Ralls, Crosby County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S18] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1880 (familysearch.org), p. 235 B.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 27134848. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S25] Barry County clerks, Barry Co. Missouri Marriage Book D (BCG&HS), p. 87.
4. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 53795332.