The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-04-09
OLD TIMERS.
The Roll Call of Vetarans Meets
With a Steady response

The Roll Call OF Veterans Meets
With a Steady response
The BAzoo's "Old Timer" letter
box Was opened yesterday and the
follow lg communications were found
therein
jim ALLISON.
BuNcEToN, Mo, March 80, 1889.
EDITOR BAzoo-By your request.
| will g We you my aye aid place OF
birth. | was born in 1920, in cooper
county, abeut enc quarter of mile
from Petersburg, IN what was called q
halt facet camp. | married Frances
Parrish in '4S, daughter of David
Parrish. / have five children living
aud two dead.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN ALLISON.
JOHN G. FOWLER.
SEDALIA. Mo-. April 2, 1889 ED.
BAZoO. | see there Is call for. all
The Ill reslienters of Central Missouri,
that nave been here for sixty years or
more.
was born near Trinstone, Cald-
well county. Kentucky, December,
1921. In TIE fall of 1925 my father
emigrated to Missouri. He settled
IN Galloway county at that time q
wild county full of game. We lived
near lot Of the Boones that were
near relatives of old Daniel. My
father only remained in Galloway
about six years when he pulled out
for Boone county where he staid nine
years. In the spring of 1910 he
landed in this county. Pettis at that
lime vas rather wild and thinly set
lied. think it would be q good
thing for the old veterans to get to-
getner and have 4 good time.
Yours Truly.
JOHN q. FowER.
REBECCA LEvERIDGE.
EDITOR BAzov: Under the head
of Old settlers, the subject of this
sketch is Mrs. Rebecca Leveridge,
who wBs born in Howard county APP
ri 12,h, 1911, and was the daughter
If VIM. Munro. one of the early pio-
neers In Missouri. She was married
to K. 5. Leveridge In December,
1926. She has a distinct recollection
OF several OCCASIONS of her childhood
when il became necessary for the i'll
haniian,s To repair To the fort to es-
cape The Indians. Attic time of her
birth the town of old Franklin was
not in existence and this was proba-
bly, one of the first towns started in
the interior eft Missouri. She is now
residing with her son at Vic hita,
Kansas.
JACKSON, LINN Co., Mo-, March q.
EDITOR BAzoo:-As it is common
to boast of old people and for all parts
of the stale 10 Claim that they have
the oldest iuhabi ants, / thought i
would write you a letter in regard to
an aged aud respected couple of this
township. And if any other comfy
can beat it | would like to hear from
1t through HE BAzoo.
Richard Canada of the above town
ship aud county was born in Grayson
county, North Carolina, May %,
1905, and lived there until be was
about Is years of age when he went
to Anderson county, Tennessee, and
remained there for some time.
January 20. 1926. he mar.
ried Matilda Lawton. who
was born in Campbell county.
that state, October Is. 1903, and is
S i'll living. They moved to Warren
county Missouri in the fail of 1926,
and remained there until May, 1852,
when they moved on the farm on
which they now reside in jackson
township, Linn county Mo. They
ha both enjoyed good health during !
their sojnurn through this life, with |
the exception of cancer wich formed
Oh the old gentlemsn's hand several
years ago and continues to give him
a great deal OF pain and suffering.
Tney have reared a family of seven |
children two SONS and five daughters.
They have now living thirty-fve
g andchildren, fifty one great grand.
and Que great great grand
child, a married lady. His occupa-
ton has been that of q farmer and
tobacco raiser. Of the latter he has
raised sixteen crops in sue
cessioR. He has held the