P. Davidson-Peters's Blog (6)

I recently blogged about the headstone marker I had seen at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis for a Mary Cecelia, and how I came to find out that she was the same as Beulah Abrams (Moore) Vosburgh.  Our family had never known Aunt Beu to go by any other name besides Beulah, so it was quite a surprise to find her death certificate, burial, and even census records listing her as Mary Cecelia. 

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Thanks to Mr. Sullivan for publishing the Civil War letters of his ancestor, John M. Barton.



Our families were brought together during the Civil War when both Barton and Moore served in the Co. K of the 33rd MO regiment. Barton died in May 1863, and as Sullivan states, "his letters were taken by a fellow soldier, Thomas Anderson Moore, to return to his people. But Moore was wounded and left for dead in the Confederate attack on Helena, Arkansas on 4 July 1863. In hospital in Memphis,… Continue

Updates from EARLY ST. LOUIS





WHAT'S NEW: December 28, 2009



1. Brief Biographical Sketch of Joseph V. Garnier

2. Obituary of John Hogan - NY Times 06 Feb 1892

3. Brief Biographical Sketch of John Hogan (Postmaster, Congressman & Author)

4. Photo of Bank of St. Louis; Custom House & Post Office



The recent additions are relative to the families of Garnier, Sanguinet, Hogan.

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Recently posted a photo and brief sketch of Colonel James Fenton of Crimble Hall on my site.

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Currently working on additions to the Fenton family of Crimble Hall. Focus on descendants of Colonel James Fenton, son John and his 2nd wife Hannah (Owston). Colonel James came to the U.S. in 1880 and settled in Plymouth Co., Iowa. He was married to his cousin Frances Emily (Owston), daughter of William. His brother Robert, who accompanied him to the U.S. was married to Eliza Radcliffe and lived in Gage Co., Nebraska before removing to Colorado where he died in 1909.



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For those unaware, my last entry on the Early St. Louis website noted that a memorial marker was placed at Calvary cemetery on June 20th to honor the Early Founders of St. Louis.



Connie Nisinger, who has done a great deal of photographing headstones in Bellefontaine and Calvary, kindly sent me photos of the new monument.



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