Lewis Nivens 1 died unknown.
He had the following children:
M i Hardie W. Nivens
William H. Adams 1 was born 2, 3 on 8 Jul 1837 in Lafayette co, MO. He died 4 3 or 31 May 1928 in MO and was buried 5 in Lone Jack Cem; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. William married Mary A. Cantrell.
" Confederate Veterans of the Civil War Battle of Lone Jack, MO" complied by Irene Spainhour; states that W.H.Adam,
" enlisted as a Member of Colonel Hay's Regiment under General Price and served with him until after the Battle of Lone Jack when he was severely wounded."Russell Helmig's book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" states that,
"Wm Adams passed away Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harve Hunt. He was 83 Years of age."
It gives the names of his other 4 surviving daughters as, Mrs. W.D.Hunt of this city, Mrs. Cal Hayden, of Kansas City, Mrs. Lillie Rice of New Mexico, and Mrs Jennie Bynum of near Lone Jack,(MO);
Funeral services were at Pleasant Valley, Missouri; burial in Lone Jack Cemetery.
Mary A. Cantrell 1, 2 was born 3 on 21 Aug 1840. She died 4 on 10 Sep 1896 and was buried 5 in Lone Jack Cem; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. Mary married William H. Adams.
They had the following children:
F i Martha Jane "Jennie" Adams F ii Willie Ann Adams 1 died unknown.
From an article in the book,"Confederate Veterans of the Civil War Battle of Lone Jack (MO); compiled by Irene Spainhour;
about her father, Wm.H.Adams, coming to visit and hiding out after he was wounded in the "Battle of Lone Jack, MO"; federal troops came to the house looking for him while he hid in the cellar, the entrance was a trap door in middle of a room which his wife coverd with a rug and sat a rocker on it, "and there she sat with her two small daughters, Jennie and Willie Ann."F iii Mary Ellen Adams F iv Rachel N. Adams F v Sarah C. Adams F vi Minnie B. Adams M vii John H. Adams 1 was born 2 on 12 Apr 1881. He died 3 on 15 May 1881 and was buried 4 in Lone Jack Cem; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO.
Walter Alley 1 died unknown. He married (w/o Walter Alley) Hunt (of Oak Grove).
(w/o Walter Alley) Hunt (of Oak Grove) [Parents] 1 died 2 after 9 Jul 1944. She married Walter Alley.
(w/o Homer Cline) Hunt (of Lone Jack) [Parents] 1 died 2 after Jul 1944. She married Homer Cline.
William J. "Willie"/"Will" Hunter [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born 7 about 1817 in NC. He died 8, 9, 10 on 6 Sep 1863 in near Lone Jack, MO. and was buried 11, 12 in near Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. William married Maria (w/o Wm.J.Hunter).
Book; "Order Number 11" written by Joanne Chiles Eaken gives the age of 18 for William Hunter at the time of his death on 6 Sept 1863; I believe however this must be incorrect;
An article written by Larry Sullivan (a descendant of John S. Cave) list six children of William Hunter, the oldest being Archibald, age 19 at the time of his father's death; also named are Robert Hill age 17, Francis age 15, John abt 11, Jacob abt 8 and daughter Clementina age 14;
He also states that Archibald and Robert Hill were away, serving in the Confederate Army at the time of their father's murder on 6 Sept 1863.
Also, listed on an 1850 census for Jackson co, MO is a Wm. Hunter, age 33, born in North Carolina, also in the household is Maria 27, born NC, Archibald age 6, Robert H. age 4, Frances M. 2 and Clementina 1, all born in Missouri.From obituary of John Hunter, his father; "On the morning of Sept 6,1963, a company of Federals came to his place, as he was about moving out of the county under order No.11, (they) took two of his sons(William and David), one son-in-law, one grandson, one cousin and another man, and taking them a short distance from the house, shot them all dead, and left the bodies lying on the ground; and this aged father, with only the assistance of his neighbor, Martin Rice, hastily buried them."
Maria (w/o Wm.J.Hunter) 1, 2 was born 3 about 1823 in NC. She died unknown. Maria married William J. "Willie"/"Will" Hunter.
They had the following children:
M i Archibald Hunter 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1844 in MO. He died unknown. M ii Robert Hill Hunter 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1846 in MO. He died unknown.
"In the spring of 1879, --- . --- started to Kansas with Bob Owsley and Jesse Ridings and family, --- . Driving through Hutchison, 10 miles west, we stopped with a friend, Mr. Hill Hunter, a kinsman to Owsley and Ridings. Here we saw a novel sight, not uncommon in those days in western Kansas, using cornstalks for fuel. While Mrs. Hunter prepared and arranged the meal Mr. Hunter sat near the stove cutting cornstalks and feeding the fire."
from "Autobiography of John M. Tate"; written in 1943M iii Francis M. Hunter 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1848 in MO. He died unknown. F iv Clementina Hunter 1, 2 was born 3, 4 about 1849 in MO. She died unknown. M v John Hunter 1 was born 2 about 1852 in [MO]. He died unknown. M vi Jacob Hunter 1 was born 2 about 1855 in [MO]. He died unknown.
John David Hunter [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born 7, 8, 9 arnd 1831 in NC. He died 10, 11, 12 on 6 Sep 1863 in near Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO and was buried 13, 14 in near Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. John married Julia "Judy" Potter.
Russell Helmig, _Book:"Lone Jack Cemetery". From obit of John Hunter, his father "On the morning of Sept 6,1963, a company of Federals came to his place (John Hunter's), as he was about moving out of the county under order No.11, (they) took two of his sons (William and David), one son-in-law, one grandson, one cousin and another man, and taking them a short distance from the house, shot them all dead, and left the bodies lying on the ground; and this aged father, with only the assistance of his neighbor, Martin Rice, hastily buried them.".
! The book, "Order Number 11", says that David Hunter left a wife and three young children.
Julia "Judy" Potter [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5, 6, 7, 8 on 23 Apr 1838 in IN. She died 9, 10 on 27 Apr 1919. Julia married John David Hunter.
They had the following children:
F i Mollie Hunter 1 was born 2 about 1858. She died unknown.
Nicholas Hutchens 1 died unknown.
"Obituary of his daughter says family came to MO 1844, daughter born in Yadkin cnty, NC in 1841."
He had the following children:
F i Margaret Jane Hutchens
Dr. Edward Ragsdale [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 30 Jul 1836 in Bedford co, TN. He died 3 on 23 Jul 1915 in Lees Summit, Jackson co, MO from fall down a flight of steps, at home; Lee's Summit and was buried 4 in Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. Edward married 5 Virginia Easley in 1876.
Other marriages:Easley, Elizabeth E.
Referred to as, "Pioneer Physician of Lone Jack, (MO)."
From his obituary:, "When he was an infant his mother died and his father took him to Lexington, Mo. when he was 18 mo old. Later they moved to Lone Jack. Educated at the old Chapel Hill College---medical training ---in Philadelphia. --- practicing in Lone Jack when civil war began; after the battle of Lone Jack, Aug 16, 1862, he was of invaluable assistance ---";
Retired from practice, 5 yrs prior to death.Dr. Edward Ragsdale's account is in one of the three account books. (from the distillery of George Henry Shawhan); He is the doctor who cared for the wounded at the Bottle of Lone Jack in 1862.";
from, "History of Bourbon Whiskey"
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~shawhan/whiskey.html
Virginia Easley [Parents] 1 was born 2 in 1844 in Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. She died 3 on 7 Dec 1917 in [Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO] and was buried 4 in Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. Virginia married 5 Dr. Edward Ragsdale in 1876.
(f/o Dr Ed. & Wm) Ragsdale died unknown.
He had the following children:
M i Dr. Edward Ragsdale M ii William Ragsdale
Zachariah Wm. "Zack" Yankee [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 4, 5, 6 on 19 Oct 1857 in MO. He died 7 on 22 May 1942 in at his farm home; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO and was buried 8 in Lone Jack Cem; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. Zachariah married Annie Elizabeth Ragsdale.
Annie Elizabeth Ragsdale [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 12 Apr 1866. She died 3 on 26 Feb 1942 in at her home near Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO and was buried 4 in Lone Jack Cem; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. Annie married Zachariah Wm. "Zack" Yankee.
Obituary for Mrs. Annie E. Yankee says she was the daughter of Dr Thomas Ragsdale; all other information points to Dr.Edward Ragsdale as being her father and Dr Thomas Ragsdale as a brother.
Obituary for her brother, William Lee Ragsdale, referes to his"--- sister, Mrs Z.W. Yankee, of Lone Jack",(MO);
also states that Wm. Lee Ragsdale was the"--- son of Dr Edward Ragsdale and a brother of the late Dr. T.J.Ragsdale of Lee's Summit", (MO).Dr. Edward Ragsdale's obituary states, " Four of the children survive, one of whom is Dr. Thos. Ragsdale, ---"; doesn't name the other children.
There is a Mrs Z.W. Violett mentioned as a daughter in Thomas Ragsdale's obituary.
In the book, "Lone Jack Cemetery", that i'm using as a reference, there is a relationship section which confirms my belief that there was a mistake made in Annie (Ragsdale) Yankee's obituary. This section shows Annie Yankee as daughter of Edward & Elizabeth Ragsdale and Florence Violett as daughter of Thomas & Parthenia Ragsdale.
They had the following children:
F i Vernie E Yankee 1 was born 2 on 15 Dec 1890. She died 3 on 17 Oct 1986. M ii Archie E. Yankee 1, 2 was born 3 on 13 Oct 1893 in [Jackson co, MO]. He died 4 on 22 May 1968 in at his home; Lone Jack, Jackson co, MO. F iii Yankee (w/o Ralph P. Nichols)
