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     Vivian Plybon was born circa 1920.
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     Oleta Griffith was born circa 1915. She married John Buel Plybon, son of John P. Plybon and Daisy Irene McGinnis, circa 1934.

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     Dorthy (?) was born circa 1915. She married John Buel Plybon, son of John P. Plybon and Daisy Irene McGinnis, circa 1950.

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     Patty Plybon was born circa 1952.
Patty Plybon died circa 1968.
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I have been told that she died when she was about 16 years old.

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     (?) Love was buried at Edina, Knox Co., Missouri, USA. She was born circa 1955.
(?) Love died circa 1962.
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     Martha Jane Cahall was born on 17 July 1833 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ She married Thomas Massie McGinnis, son of Strother Jefferson McGinnis and Elizabeth "Betsy" Lee Massie, on 25 July 1854 at Warren Co., Missouri, USA,
; per McGinnis Bible Note submitted with DAR App #315933:
     "Thomas M (Massie) McGinnis and ---- Cahall were married by ---- Pratt, in Warren County, Missouri, Wenesday, 25th 1854."^4,1,5
Martha Jane Cahall died on 18 March 1867 at Warren Co., Missouri, USA, at age 33.¹
      ; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Jul. 17, 1833
Rockingham County
North Carolina, USA
Death:      Mar. 18, 1867
Warren County
Missouri, USA

She was the daughter of John & Rachel Daniel Cahall. She married Thomas Massie McGinnis on July 5, 1854. They were the parents of John Henry and Amy Temple.

She is buried in Warren County, MO, but the location of her grave is not know at this time.

Family links:
Parents:
John Cahall (1803 - 1867)
Rachel Daniel Cahall (1811 - 1889)

Spouse:
Thomas Massie McGinnis (1831 - 1907)

Children:
Amy Temple McGinnis Looker (1856 - 1931)*
John Henry McGinnis (1859 - 1936)*

Siblings:
Martha Jane Cahall McGinnis (1833 - 1867)
Sarah Ann Cahall Jones (1835 - 1916)*
Elizabeth L. Cahall Baugh (1842 - 1905)*
John Daniel Cahall (1844 - 1913)**
George A. Cahall (1847 - 1869)*

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Burial:
Non-Cemetery Burial

Created by: Ed Bartolacci
Record added: Oct 28, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 60749282
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The 1850 census records of Warren Co., MO, District # 99, family 508 list the following:

Cahall, John - - - 47 - - - M - - - Farmer - - - VA
Rachel - - - 40 - - - F - - - VA
Maria - - - 17 - - - F - - - VA
Martha - - - 16 - - - F - - - VA
Sarah D. - - - 13 - - - F - - - VA
Elizabeth - - - 7 - - - F - - - VA
John - - - 6 - - - M - - - MO
George - - - 3 - - - M - - - MO

It would appear from the children's place of birth that the family moved from VA to MO in late 1843 or early 1844.

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The 1860 census of Warren Co., MO lists Martha as born in NC. I do not know if she was born in NC or VA as was indicated in the 1850 census. However, I believe that she was born in Rockingham County NC which in on the border of NC and VA.

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Martha Jane Cahall appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of John Cahall and Rachel Daniel at Elkhorn Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; p. 171, line 4
Name:     4 John Kahal
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Elkharn, Warren, Missouri
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:     1 (1826-30) Unknown?
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:     1 (1801-10) John 1803
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     2 (aft 1835) Maria c 1833, Sarah 1834
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     1 (1831-35) Martha 1833
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:     1 (1811-20) Rachel 1811
Persons Employed in Agriculture:     1
Free White Persons - Under 20:     4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
Total Free White Persons:     6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:     6.⁷

Martha Jane Cahall appeared on the census of 16 September 1850 in the household of John Cahall and Rachel Daniel at District 99, Warren Co., Missouri, USA;
p. 60B, Lines 12-19, Dwelling 508; Family 508
     12 CAHALL, John 47 [1803] M Farmer $100 VA
     13 " , Rachedl 40 [1810] F VA
     14 " , Maria 17 [1833] F VA
     15 " , Martha 16 [1834] F VA
     16 " , Sarah S 13 [1837] F VA
     17 " , Elizabeth 7 [1843] F VA
     18 " , John 6 [1844] M MO
     19 " , George 3 [1847] M MO.⁸

Martha Jane Cahall and Thomas Massie McGinnis appeared in the census of 25 July 1860 at Hickory Grove Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA;
p. 230, Lines 4-7, Dwelling 699; Family 693
     4 MCGINNIS, Thomas 26 [1834] M Tobacco Roller $50 MO
     5 " , Martha J 25 [1835] F NC
     6 " , Ama F 5 [1855] F MO
     7 " , John H 2 [1858] M MO.⁹
In John Cahall's will dated 4 August 1866 at Warren Co., Missouri, USA, Martha Jane Cahall was named as an heir; Text of will from Find A Grave website:
     "I John Cahall of the County of Warren in the State of Missouri do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
     "First - it is my will that my funeral expenses and all of my just debts be fully paid.
     "Second - I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Rachel Cahall the plantation on which we now reside situate in the county of Warren and the state of Missouri and described as follows: the south half of the North West quarter of section 22, township 47, of Range 2 West, except 20 acres taken off from the North side and deeded to James H. Baugh, containing 60 acres more or less. Also all of the livestock by me owned and kept thereon. Also all the house and kitchen furniture and farming utensils during her natural life. She, however first disposing of a sufficiency thereof to pay all of my just debts as aforesaid and at the death of my said wife all the property hereby devised or bequeathed to her to descend to my children, share and share alike, namely Mary Baugh, Martha McGinnis, John D. Cahall, Sarah Brock, Elizabeth Cahall and George Cahall, to them their heirs and assigns forever. And lastly I hereby appoint and constitute my said wife Rachel Cahall to be the Executrix to this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me made ratifying and confirming this and no others to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this fourth day of August A. D. 1866.
John Cahall

Ancestry.com - Missouri, Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988

     Joe Oscar Bartolacci and Velma Inez Slonaker were divorced. Joe Oscar Bartolacci was born on 29 November 1912 at Higbee, Randolph Co., Missouri, USA.¹ He married Velma Inez Slonaker, daughter of Homer Elmore Slonaker and Beulah Mae McGinnis, on 7 November 1936 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA.
Joe Oscar Bartolacci and Velma Inez Slonaker were divorced before 1960.
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     Velma Inez Slonaker and Joe Oscar Bartolacci were divorced. Velma Inez Slonaker was born on 5 December 1912 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. She married Joe Oscar Bartolacci on 7 November 1936 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA.
Velma Inez Slonaker and Joe Oscar Bartolacci were divorced before 1960.
     Velma Inez Slonaker was Shoe Factory Worker.

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Worked at the shoe factory in Mexico, MO for more than 30 years, she retired when she was 62 years old. After retirement she traveled extensively and lived at 603 Robin hood Street in Mexico, MO.

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     Homer Elmore Slonaker was born on 8 September 1884 at Jonesborough, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ He married Beulah Mae McGinnis, daughter of John Henry McGinnis and Lillie Mae Hammett, on 16 April 1906 at Long Branch, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA.¹

Homer Elmore Slonaker died on 21 November 1962 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA, at age 78.¹
Homer Elmore Slonaker was buried after 21 November 1962 at Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Sep. 8, 1884, Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Death:      Nov. 21, 1962, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA

Newspaper Article. Homer E. Slonaker, 77, Dies

Funeral services for Homer E. Slonaker, 77, retired farmer, will be Friday at 2:30 P.M. at the Precht Hueston funeral home. The Rev. George B. Wraith, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate, assisted by Calvin Warden, Kentucky Road Christian Church pastor, and interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

Mr. Slonaker who resided at 815 N. Olive, died at 4 A.M. today at the Audrain Hospital. He had been a patient there for more than a week.

Born in Jonesboro, Tenn., on Sept. 8 1885, Mr. Slonaker was the son of David M. and Florence Elmore Slonaker. He came to Missouri when he was 11 years old, and resided in the Midway community until 13 years ago when he moved to his present home.

On April 16, 1906, he was married to Miss Beulah McGinnis, who survives.

Mr. Slonaker was a member of the Midway Christian Church.

Other survivors include four children, Elmore Slonaker and Mrs. Velma Bartolacci of Mexico and Mrs. Woodrow Jones and Mrs. J. C. Petty of Thompson; two brothers Claude Slonaker of Mexico and Eugene Slonaker of Louisville, Ky; and three sisters, Miss Mattie Slonaker and Blanche Roberts of Mexico and Estelle Arvidson of San Luis Obispo, CA. Six grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. A brother, Jake Slonaker, preceded him in death.

Family links:
Parents:
David Martin Slonaker (1853 - 1930)
Florence Nina Belle Elmore Slonaker (1860 - 1936)

Spouse: Beulah Mae McGinnis Slonaker (1885 - 1974)

Children:
Gertrude Lillian Slonaker Petty (1907 - 1995)*
Gordon Elmore Slonaker (1909 - 1969)*
Irene Slonaker Jones (1911 - 2005)*
Velma Inez Slonaker Bartolacci (1912 - 2005)*

Siblings:
Homer Elmore Slonaker (1884 - 1962)
Claude Bertrum Slonaker (1886 - 1966)*
Martha Elsie Slonaker (1889 - 1974)*
Mary Blanche Slonaker Roberts (1892 - 1973)*
Virginia Estelle Slonaker Arvidson (1894 - 1980)*
Jacob Wilburn Slonaker (1897 - 1948)*

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA

Created by: Ed Bartolacci
Record added: Feb 26, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 24902198.²
     He was Farmer.

; He farmed in the Skinner (Audrain Co., MO) area. After his heart attack he sold the farm to his daughter Irene and her husband and moved to 815 N. Olive Street in Mexico, MO. He lived there until his death.

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Newspaper Article. Homer E. Slonaker, 77, Dies

Funeral services for Homer E. Slonaker, 77, retired farmer, will be Friday at 2:30 P.M. at the Precht Hueston funeral home. The Rev. George B. Wraith, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate, assisted by Calvin Warden, Kentucky Road Christian Church pastor, and interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

Mr. Slonaker who resided at 815 N. Olive, died at 4 A.M. today at the Audrain Hospital. He had been a patient there for more than a week.

Born in Jonesboro, Tenn., on Sept. 8 1885, Mr. Slonaker was the son of David M. and Florence Elmore Slonaker. He came to Missouri when he was 11 years old, and resided in the Midway community until 13 years ago when he moved to his present home.

On April 16, 1906, he was married to Miss Beulah McGinnis, who survives.

Mr. Slonaker was a member of the Midway Christian Church.

Other survivors include four children, Elmore Slonaker and Mrs. Velma Bartolacci of Mexico and Mrs. Woodrow Jones and Mrs. J. C. Petty of Thompson; two brothers Claude Slonaker of Mexico and Eugene Slonaker of Louisville, Ky; and three sisters, Miss Mattie Slonaker and Blanche Roberts of Mexico and Estelle Arvidson of San Luis Obispo, CA. Six grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. A brother, Jake Slonaker, preceded him in death.

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     Beulah Mae McGinnis was born on 7 March 1885 at Wellsville, Montgomery Co., Missouri, USA. She married Homer Elmore Slonaker on 16 April 1906 at Long Branch, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA.²

Beulah Mae McGinnis was buried after 29 June 1974 at Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Mar. 7, 1885, Wellsville, Montgomery County, Missouri, USA
Death:      Sep. 26, 1974, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA

Mrs. Homer (Beulah Mae) Slonaker, 89, of Mexico died at 8:45 A.M. today at the Audrain Medical Center, after having been in ill health for some time. She has recently resided at Sherwood Arms in Centralia.

Services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Saturday at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home. The Rev. George Wraith, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate and burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 P.M. Friday.

Mrs. Slonaker was born March 7, 1885, in Wellsville, a daughter of the late John and Lillie Hammett McGinnis. She was a member of the Midway Christian Church.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. C. (Gertrude) Petty and Mrs. Woodrow (Irene) Jones of Thompson and Mrs Velma Bartolacci of Mexico; seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Ada Snyder of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Drake of Popular Bluff.

Her husband preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1962. They were married April 16, 1906 at Long Branch, MO. A son, Elmore preceded her in death May 17, 1969

Family links:
Parents:
John Henry McGinnis (1859 - 1936)
Lillie Mae Hammett McGinnis (1865 - 1929)

Spouse: Homer Elmore Slonaker (1884 - 1962)*

Children:
Gertrude Lillian Slonaker Petty (1907 - 1995)*
Gordon Elmore Slonaker (1909 - 1969)*
Irene Slonaker Jones (1911 - 2005)*
Velma Inez Slonaker Bartolacci (1912 - 2005)*

Siblings:
Beulah Mae McGinnis Slonaker (1885 - 1974)
Maude Catherine McGinnis Thomas (1887 - 1965)*
Martha Elizabeth McGinnis Shadwell (1889 - 1962)*
Daisy Irene McGinnis Plybon (1890 - 1946)*
Jesse Rose McGinnis Drake (1892 - 1980)*
Joseph Randolph McGinnis (1897 - 1962)*
Ada C. McGinnis Snyder (1900 - 1981)*

Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA

Created by: Ed Bartolacci
Record added: Feb 26, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 24902357.³
Beulah Mae McGinnis died on 26 September 1974 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA, at age 89.
     She was Farm Wife. Her Social Security Number was 499-50-9067 at Missouri, USA.

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Newspaper article: Mrs. Homer Slonaker Dies At 89

Mrs. Homer (Beulah Mae) Slonaker, 89, of Mexico died at 8:45 A.M. today at the Audrain Medical Center, after having been in ill health for some time. She has recently resided at Sherwood Arms in Centralia.

Services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Saturday at the Precht Pickering Funeral Home. The Rev. George Wraith, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate and burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 P.M. Friday.

Mrs. Slonaker was born March 7, 1885, in Wellsville, a daughter of the late John and Lillie Hammett McGinnis. She was a member of the Midway Christian Church.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. C. (Gertrude) Petty and Mrs. Woodrow (Irene) Jones of Thompson and Mrs Velma Bartolacci of Mexico; seven grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Ada Snyder of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Drake of Popular Bluff.

Her husband preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1962. They were married April 16, 1906 at Long Branch, MO. A son, Elmore preceded her in death May 17, 1969.

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In 1922 she traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for surgery. I have been told that she had her gall bladder removed, but this has not been verified. She was there for six weeks and her husband, Homer, stayed with her. The children were left in the care of their grandparents, David and Florence Slonaker.

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     Gertrude Lillian Slonaker was born on 19 February 1907 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. She married James Campbell Petty on 6 February 1926.

Gertrude Lillian Slonaker died on 23 September 1995 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA, at age 88.
Gertrude Lillian Slonaker was buried on 26 September 1995 at Liberty Christian Cemetery, Thompson, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA.
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She and her husband are buried at the Liberty Christain Cemetery. It is located across the road from the Liberty Christian Church on Rt. E in Audrain Co., MO.

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Gertrude L Petty, 88, died at 3:30 p. M. Saturday, Sept. 23, 1995, at Pin Oaks Nursing Center, where she had resided since November 1994. She had lived at Route 1, Thompson, MO, for several years, then at 2727 S. Clark, Mexico, prior to moving to the nursing center.

Funeral services for Mrs. Petty will he held at 2 p. M. Tuesday at Arnold Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bob Schmidt officiating . Burial will be in the Liberty Christian Cemetery, northwest of Thompson.

Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 P.M. today at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Liberty Christian Church.

Mrs. Petty was born February. 19, 1907, in Audrain County, a daughter of Homer E. and Beulah McGinnis Slonaker. On February. 6,1926, she married James C. Petty, who preceded her in death on February. 27, 1968.

She is survived by one son, Don of Thompson; three granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Irene Jones and Velma Bartolacci, both of Mexico.

She was preceded in death by one infant daughter on April 13, 1927; and one brother, Elmore Slonaker.

Mrs. Petty was an active member of the Liberty Christian Church and a member of the Skinner Skippers.

Pallbearers for the funeral were; Jim Wilson Robert Wyss, Gary Littrell, Ed Bartolacci, Terry Littrell, and Harold Stephens. Honorary Pallbearers were; Val Sudbrock, Harvey Turner, and Orma Mackey, Jr.

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     Irene Slonaker was born on 21 July 1911 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. She married John Woodrow Jones on 24 February 1940.

     Irene Slonaker was School Teacher and Farm Wife.

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Newspaper article: Mexico Evening Ledger--Sat. Aug. 16, 1930

Miss Slonaker At Duly

Miss Mary Powell who will teach fourth grade at McMillen this fall, has resigned as teacher of Duly School. Miss Irene Slonaker has accepted the place at Duly.

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     Gordon Elmore Slonaker was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. He was born on 15 November 1909 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. He married Rachel Gourley circa 1930.
Gordon Elmore Slonaker married Mary Ruth Burchfield on 27 June 1941 at Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri, USA.

Gordon Elmore Slonaker died on 17 May 1969 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA, at age 59.
     He was Farmer. His Social Security Number was 491-05-6977.

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They did not have any children, but raised a foster child named Alberta.¹

     Oscar Glover McGinnis was born on 6 July 1845 at Pike Co., Missouri, USA; Aged 6 in 1850 census and POB=Missouri
DAR App #315355 cites McGinnis Bible Record: "Oscar (Glover) McGinnis was born in Pike County, Mo., July 6th, 1845.^1,4
Oscar Glover McGinnis died on 4 July 1863 at Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA, at age 17; Wounded at Vicksburg in March 1863 and died on the day that Vicksburg fell.^5,6
Oscar Glover McGinnis was buried after 4 July 1863 at Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren Co., Mississippi, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Jul. 6, 1844
Pike County
Missouri, USA
Death:      Jul. 4, 1863
Vicksburg
Warren County
Mississippi, USA

He was wounded in March 1863 at Vicksburg. He died of his wounds on the day Vicksburg fell, July 4, 1863.

He is listed in the Civil War Muster Rolls as a Private in Company C, 2nd Missouri Infantry CSA (Box # 000380, EXCT # 0010, Record # 000001464). He is also listed in the Missouri Confederate Death Records. This list, originally published in the St. Louis Republic in the spring of 1895.
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Family links:
Parents:
Strother Jefferson McGinnis (1807 - 1853)
Elizabeth Lee Massie McGinnis (1808 - 1881)

Siblings:
Dickson Dedman McGinnis (1829 - 1908)*
Thomas Massie McGinnis (1831 - 1907)*
William Hardin McGinnis (1837 - 1897)*
Elizabeth Lee McGinnis Nogle (1840 - 1918)*
Oscar Glover McGinnis (1844 - 1863)
Charles Taylor McGinnis (1846 - 1924)*
California C. McGinnis Brown (1848 - 1886)*
Strother Stephen McGinnis (1852 - 1945)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Vicksburg National Cemetery
Vicksburg
Warren County
Mississippi, USA

Created by: Ed Bartolacci
Record added: Nov 22, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44694018.⁶
     Reference: The following was sent to me by Marilyn McGinnis Davis on March, 22, 1998:

Oscar enlisted in the Confederate Army (actually the militia) and was wounded in
March 1863 at Vicksburg. He died of his wounds on the day Vicksburg fell,
July 4, 1863. I have his unit number and a copy of the notice of his death
in a St. Louis newspaper. I have misplaced that documentation at the moment
but will send it on later when I'm able to rummage around and find it.

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He was unmarried.

* * * * *.^7,8 Oscar Glover McGinnis was also known as Orkar G. McGinnis.¹

Oscar Glover McGinnis was listed as a resident in Strother Jefferson McGinnis and Elizabeth "Betsy" Lee Massie's household in the census report on 13 September 1850 at District 19, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; p. 58-A, Lines 21-30, Dwelling 1169, Family 1169
     21 Strother McGinnis 43 [1807] M -- Farmer -- Kentucky
     22 Elizabeth McGinnis 42 [1808] F -- -- -- Kentucky
     23 Thomas McGinnis 19 [1831] M -- Farmer -- Missouri
     24 Mary McGinnis 15 [1835] F -- -- -- Missouri
     25 William McGinnis 13 [1837] M -- -- -- Missouri
     26 Elizabeth McGinnis 10 [1840] F -- -- -- Missouri
     27 Laura F. McGinnis 8 [1842] F -- -- -- Missouri
     28 Oskar G. McGinnis 6 [1844] M -- -- -- Missouri
     29 Taylor McGinnis 4 [1846] M -- -- -- Missouri
     30 California McGinnis 2 [1848] F -- -- -- Missouri.⁹

Oscar Glover McGinnis lived on 13 September 1850 at District 19, Warren Co., Missouri, USA.¹

Oscar Glover McGinnis was listed as a resident in Elizabeth "Betsy" Lee Massie's household in the census report on 24 July 1860 at Hickory Grove Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; p. 227, lines 7-14, Dwelling 676, Family 670 Oscar Glover McGinnis was enlisted in Confederate Army: a Private in Company C, 2nd Missouri Infantry CSA (Box # 000380, EXCT # 0010, Record # 000001464). He is also listed in the Missouri Confederate Death Records. This list, originally published in the St. Louis Republic in the spring of 1895. in 1863.¹¹

     John Henry McGinnis was buried at Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. He was born on 11 February 1859 at Wright City, Warren Co., Missouri, USA.^4,2 He married Lillie Mae Hammett on 22 April 1884 at Olney, Lincoln Co., Missouri, USA.⁴

John Henry McGinnis died on 31 May 1936 at Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA, at age 77.^4,2
John Henry McGinnis was buried after 31 May 1936 at Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA;
from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Feb. 11, 1859, Wright City, Warren County, Missouri, USA
     Death:      May 31, 1936, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA
     He was operating a blacksmith shop in Martinsburg, MO when he first shod the great saddle horse champion Rex McDonald about 1885. He later operated a blacksmith shop at the village of Skinner in Audrain Co., MO.
     Newspaper Article: Mexico Ledger (Mexico, MO)
     J. H. MCGINNIS, WHO FIRST SHOD REX, DIES SUNDAY.
     Retired Farmer Succumbs To Brief Illness; Funeral at Midway Tuesday.
     John Henry McGinnis well known retired farmer and blacksmith, who was widely known as the smith who shod the noted stallion, Rex McDonald, for the first time, died early Sunday morning, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Plybon, 202 East Jackson Street, after a short illness. He was taken ill on Saturday.
     John Henry McGinnis, who was 77 years old, was born on February 11, 1859, at Wright City. On April 23, 1884, he was married to Miss Lillie Hammett, of Lincoln County, and they lived devotedly together until his wife's death, on October 19, 1929.
     Mr. McGinnis was engaged in practicing his trade at Martinsburg when he first shod the great Rex McDonald, almost a half century ago. When last we conversed with this elderly retired citizen, a short time ago, he remarked that he was feeling fit, and that though it might take him longer than when he first shod the great Audrain County champion saddle horse that he still felt equal to such a task.
     Surviving him are the following children: Mrs. Homer Slonaker, of Thompson; Mrs. LeRoy Thomas, Mexico; Mrs. E. H. Shadwell, Paris; Mrs. John Plybon, Mexico; Mrs. J. W. Finlow, St. Louis; Joe McGinnis, Paris; and Mrs. Theodore Snyder, Paris.
     Funeral services will be held at the Midway Christian Church, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
     Mr. McGinnis was widely known, and highly regarded by his friends, who are saddened at his passing, and friends join the Ledger in extending sympathy to the bereaved at his death.
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Thomas Massie McGinnis (1831 - 1907)
      Martha Jane Cahall McGinnis (1833 - 1867)
     Spouse:
      Lillie Mae Hammett McGinnis (1865 - 1929)
     Children:
      Beulah Mae McGinnis Slonaker (1885 - 1974)*
      Maude Catherine McGinnis Thomas (1887 - 1965)*
      Martha Elizabeth McGinnis Shadwell (1889 - 1962)*
      Daisy Irene McGinnis Plybon (1890 - 1946)*
      Jesse Rose McGinnis Drake (1892 - 1980)*
      Joseph Randolph McGinnis (1897 - 1962)*
      Ada C. McGinnis Snyder (1900 - 1981)*
     Sibling:
      Amy Temple McGinnis Looker (1856 - 1931)*
      John Henry McGinnis (1859 - 1936)
     Burial: Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA
     Created by: Ed Bartolacci
     Record added: Oct 25, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 22453861.⁵
     He was Blacksmith at Martinsburg, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA.⁴

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He was operating a blacksmith shop in Martinsburg, MO when he first shod the great saddle horse champion Rex McDonald about 1885. He later operated a blacksmith shop at the village of Skinner in Audrain Co., MO.

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Newspaper Article: Mexico Ledger (Mexico, MO)

J. H. MCGINNIS, WHO FIRST SHOD REX, DIES SUNDAY.

Retired Farmer Succumbs To Brief Illness; Funeral at Midway Tuesday.

John Henry McGinnis well known retired farmer and blacksmith, who was widely known as the smith who shod the noted stallion, Rex McDonald, for the first time, died early Sunday morning, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Plybon, 202 East Jackson Street, after a short illness. He was taken ill on Saturday.

John Henry McGinnis, who was 77 years old, was born on February 11, 1859, at Wright City. On April 23, 1884, he was married to Miss Lillie Hammett, of Lincoln County, and they lived devotedly together until his wife's death, on October 19, 1929.

Mr. McGinnis was engaged in practicing his trade at Martinsburg when he first shod the great Rex McDonald, almost a half century ago. When last we conversed with this elderly retired citizen, a short time ago, he remarked that he was feeling fit, and that though it might take him longer than when he first shod the great Audrain County champion saddle horse that he still felt equal to such a task.

Surviving him are the following children: Mrs. Homer Slonaker, of Thompson; Mrs. LeRoy Thomas, Mexico; Mrs. E. H. Shadwell, Paris; Mrs. John Plybon, Mexico; Mrs. J. W. Finlow, St. Louis; Joe McGinnis, Paris; and Mrs. Theodore Snyder, Paris.

Funeral services will be held at the Midway Christian Church, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.

Mr. McGinnis was widely known, and highly regarded by his friends, who are saddened at his passing, and friends join the Ledger in extending sympathy to the bereaved at his death.

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In the State of MO Census of 1876 a J. McGinnis age 18 is listed in Montgomery Co. I do not know if this is John Henry, but the age is correct.

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Newspaper article: (from Paris, MO)

CONDUCT RITES FOR MCGINNIS

SHORT ILLNESS IS FATAL TO LONG BRANCH BLACKSMITH

Paris, MO June 2--John Henry McGinnis died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Plybon in Mexico Sunday morning at 6:30 from a heart aliment. He had been ill only a short while.

Mr. McGinnis was 77 years, 3 months and 20 days old and was born in Wright City, MO, but had lived at Long Branch for many years where he was a blacksmith and where he kept the telephone switchboard. He had been in the blacksmithing business for 40 years and was well and favorably known.

Surviving him are six daughters and one son, Mrs E. H. Shadwell and Mrs. Theodore Snyder of Paris, Mrs. John Plybon and Mrs. Maude Thomas of Mexico; Mrs. Homer Slonaker of Audrain County; Mrs. Jessie Finlow of St. Louis and Jack McGinnis of near Paris.

Mrs. McGinnis died in 1929.

Funeral services were conducted at the Midway church southeast of Paris this afternoon at 2:30 by the Rev. Willard Reavis, with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

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John Henry McGinnis appeared on the census of 25 July 1860 in the household of Thomas Massie McGinnis and Martha Jane Cahall at Hickory Grove Township, Warren Co., Missouri, USA;
p. 230, Lines 4-7, Dwelling 699; Family 693
     4 MCGINNIS, Thomas 26 [1834] M Tobacco Roller $50 MO
     5 " , Martha J 25 [1835] F NC
     6 " , Ama F 5 [1855] F MO
     7 " , John H 2 [1858] M MO.⁷

     Lillie Mae Hammett was buried at Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA. She was born on 9 July 1863 at Corso, Lincoln Co., Missouri, USA.¹ She married John Henry McGinnis, son of Thomas Massie McGinnis and Martha Jane Cahall, on 22 April 1884 at Olney, Lincoln Co., Missouri, USA.²

Lillie Mae Hammett died on 19 October 1929 at Paris, Monroe Co., Missouri, USA, at age 66.^2,1
Lillie Mae Hammett was buried after 19 October 1929 at Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA; from Find A Grave website:
Birth:      Jul. 9, 1865
Corso
Lincoln County
Missouri, USA
Death:      Oct. 19, 1929
Paris
Monroe County
Missouri, USA

Mrs. Lillie Mae McGinnes departed this life Oct. 19, 1929, age 66 years. Her husband J. H. McGinnis and seven children survive: Mrs. Homer Slonaker, Mrs. John Plybon, Mrs. J. R. Hann of Mexico: Mrs. E. H. Shadwell, Mrs. J. T. Snyder, Joseph McGinnes of Paris and Mrs. Walter Findlow of Chicago.

She was the last limb of the tree, all of her sisters and brothers having preceded her in death. Her maiden name Hammett is traceable back through Kentucky and to the old Chevalier blood of Virginia. Just a passing of an old time mother, whose teaching, alas, is growing less . The home was the most important fact of her life and her greatest happiness was with the children around her own fireside. When this could be no longer maintained she withered away like flowers in the autumn. To know her was to love her. No greater tribute can be offered to any one. So we treasure her memory as one who lived a life of usefulness giving more than she received, living for others, not for herself, until the universal summons of death came. She was laid to rest in Midway Cemetery where she held her membership in the Christian Church.

dlt A Friend of the Family.

(I have entered these articles as written. Note the misspelling of the name McGinnis. )

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MRS. JOHN McGINNESS

Mrs. Lillie McGinness, wife of John McGinness, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Theodore Snyder, in Paris Saturday, after a long illness. The funeral was held at Midway, Sunday, with a discourse by Rev. Sanford Harsbarger. Mrs. McGinness was 66 years old, devout member of the Christian church and a woman of many excellent qualities. She is survived by her husband, five daughters and one son - Mrs. Homer Slonaker, Mrs. J. R. Hann, Mrs. E. H. Shadwell, Mrs. Theodore Snyder, Mrs. John Plyburn and Joe McGinness. (There are several surnames spelled incorrectly in this article.)

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Family links:
Parents:
Thomas S. Hammett (1819 - 1875)
Elizabeth Johnson Hammett (1820 - 1887)

Spouse:
John Henry McGinnis (1859 - 1936)*

Children:
Beulah Mae McGinnis Slonaker (1885 - 1974)*
Maude Catherine McGinnis Thomas (1887 - 1965)*
Martha Elizabeth McGinnis Shadwell (1889 - 1962)*
Daisy Irene McGinnis Plybon (1890 - 1946)*
Jesse Rose McGinnis Drake (1892 - 1980)*
Joseph Randolph McGinnis (1897 - 1962)*
Ada C. McGinnis Snyder (1900 - 1981)*

Siblings:
Emaline H. Hammett (1842 - 1865)*
Mary E. Hammett Uptegrove (1844 - 1912)*
Rachel R. Hammett White (1846 - 1915)*
Sarah Adah Hammett Straube (1849 - 1915)*
Alton J. Hammett (1851 - 1924)*
John Edward Hammett (1854 - 1912)*
Randolph J. Hammett (1855 - 1910)*
Virginia May Hammett King (1857 - 1926)*
Anna Lee Hammett Morris (1860 - 1928)*
Lillie Mae Hammett McGinnis (1865 - 1929)

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Midway Christian Church Cemetery
Mexico
Audrain County
Missouri, USA

Created by: Ed Bartolacci
Record added: Oct 25, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 22453969.¹
Lillie Mae Hammett was buried after 31 May 1936 at Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, USA;
from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      Feb. 11, 1859, Wright City, Warren County, Missouri, USA
     Death:      May 31, 1936, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA
     He was operating a blacksmith shop in Martinsburg, MO when he first shod the great saddle horse champion Rex McDonald about 1885. He later operated a blacksmith shop at the village of Skinner in Audrain Co., MO.
     Newspaper Article: Mexico Ledger (Mexico, MO)
     J. H. MCGINNIS, WHO FIRST SHOD REX, DIES SUNDAY.
     Retired Farmer Succumbs To Brief Illness; Funeral at Midway Tuesday.
     John Henry McGinnis well known retired farmer and blacksmith, who was widely known as the smith who shod the noted stallion, Rex McDonald, for the first time, died early Sunday morning, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Plybon, 202 East Jackson Street, after a short illness. He was taken ill on Saturday.
     John Henry McGinnis, who was 77 years old, was born on February 11, 1859, at Wright City. On April 23, 1884, he was married to Miss Lillie Hammett, of Lincoln County, and they lived devotedly together until his wife's death, on October 19, 1929.
     Mr. McGinnis was engaged in practicing his trade at Martinsburg when he first shod the great Rex McDonald, almost a half century ago. When last we conversed with this elderly retired citizen, a short time ago, he remarked that he was feeling fit, and that though it might take him longer than when he first shod the great Audrain County champion saddle horse that he still felt equal to such a task.
     Surviving him are the following children: Mrs. Homer Slonaker, of Thompson; Mrs. LeRoy Thomas, Mexico; Mrs. E. H. Shadwell, Paris; Mrs. John Plybon, Mexico; Mrs. J. W. Finlow, St. Louis; Joe McGinnis, Paris; and Mrs. Theodore Snyder, Paris.
     Funeral services will be held at the Midway Christian Church, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
     Mr. McGinnis was widely known, and highly regarded by his friends, who are saddened at his passing, and friends join the Ledger in extending sympathy to the bereaved at his death.
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Thomas Massie McGinnis (1831 - 1907)
      Martha Jane Cahall McGinnis (1833 - 1867)
     Spouse:
      Lillie Mae Hammett McGinnis (1865 - 1929)
     Children:
      Beulah Mae McGinnis Slonaker (1885 - 1974)*
      Maude Catherine McGinnis Thomas (1887 - 1965)*
      Martha Elizabeth McGinnis Shadwell (1889 - 1962)*
      Daisy Irene McGinnis Plybon (1890 - 1946)*
      Jesse Rose McGinnis Drake (1892 - 1980)*
      Joseph Randolph McGinnis (1897 - 1962)*
      Ada C. McGinnis Snyder (1900 - 1981)*
     Sibling:
      Amy Temple McGinnis Looker (1856 - 1931)*
      John Henry McGinnis (1859 - 1936)
     Burial: Midway Christian Church Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri, USA
     Created by: Ed Bartolacci
     Record added: Oct 25, 2007
     Find A Grave Memorial# 22453861.³
      ;
Entered below is a news paper article on the obituary of Lille Mae.

Mrs. Lillie Mae McGinnes departed this life Oct. 19, 1929, age 66 years. Her husband J. H. McGinnis and seven children survive: Mrs. Homer Slonaker, Mrs. John Plybon, Mrs. J. R. Hann of Mexico: Mrs. E. H. Shadwell, Mrs. J. T. Snyder, Joseph McGinnes of Paris and Mrs. Walter Findlow of Chicago.

She was the last limb of the tree, all of her sisters and brothers having preceded her in death. Her maiden name Hammett is traceable back through Kentucky and to the old Chevalier blood of Virginia. Just a passing of an old time mother, whose teaching, alas, is growing less . The home was the most important fact of her life and her greatest happiness was with the children around her own fireside. When this could be no longer maintained she withered away like flowers in the autumn. To know her was to love her. No greater tribute can be offered to any one. So we treasure her memory as one who lived a life of usefulness giving more than she received, living for others, not for herself, until the universal summons of death came. She was laid to rest in Midway Cemetery where she held her membership in the Christian Church.

dlt A Friend of the Family.


(I have entered these articles as written. Note the misspelling of the name McGinnis. )

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The picture in the scrapbook section on Lillie Mae was found in a box of pictures and newspaper articles which belonged to Beulah McGinnis Slonaker. On the picture was written "McGinnis - mother". I believe that it was Beulah's handwriting. I do not know who the baby was, but assumed that it was her grandchild.

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