Dillon  Cemetery #2   Transcribed from: Another Job Done by Dianne Peck, page 15.               Sterling Swearingin has headed up an energetic undertaking of cleaning up this old family burial plot.  The brush had completely overtaken the spot and it had become a hiding place for baby claves as it was in the center [...]

Thomas Dillon Land Transaction Thomas J. Dillon did not leave a will, but the following transaction taken from the Benton county deeds, located on microfilm at the Missouri State Archives, list all of Thomas’s living children.    “This Indenture made and entered into the 7th day of March 1849 by and between Thomas Dillon as [...]

Marriage of John Bryan and Anna Cass Below is the marriage record for John Bryan (O’Brian) and Anna Cass.  The marriage was performed by Father Conrad Tintrup of the St. Joseph Church in Wentzville, Missouri.  There is also is another marriage record for Edward Bryan (O’Brian) and Margaret Ryan preformed at the same church.  I [...]

History of Edward Dillon According to the history of Henry County, Edward L. Dillon was born in Dublin, Ireland.  Immigration records show an Edward L. Dillon immigrating to America in 1825.  It is believed that Edward came to America through the port in Baltimore, Maryland.  The 1830 census records Edward living in Cooper County, Missouri.  [...]

Cathey’s in Cooper County, Missouri The following is the earliest record I have found of Captain George Cathey living in Cooper County, Missouri.  His son John Cathey was also summoned at the same time for contempt; again the charge was for not showing as a juror.  There were no additional papers in the file indicating [...]

The school year is in full swing, Halloween is over and the weather is starting to feel more like winter.  Now is the time of year my thoughts and free time turn back to genealogy.  While in Sedalia over Thanksgiving I drove to Crown Hill cemetery.  I had read there was a marker for Captain [...]

While sorting through my Lambeth heirlooms I found this photo.  The cabinet card is labeled “Aunt May Sappington’s Family at Windsor, MO.” Back row from left to right:  Roy, Claude, Earl Front row from left to right: Richard, Ray, May (Horning) Sappington.

 Lambeth Bible The following are scans of the original pages from the Wesley and Eveline (Aveline) nee Rand Lambeth family bible.  I had forgotten about these pages until yesterday when I was preparing some documents to share with another Lambeth researcher.  My original scans were lost in the last computer crash so I have rescanned [...]