1Pat (Hale) Wilson; d/o Lester & Marie (Gassen) Hale., (E-mail; 9 Aug 07).
2Memorial Card for Brian Joseph Wittrock. (Courtesy of Pat 'Hale' Wilson).
3Memorial Card for Brian Joseph Wittrock.
4Pat (Hale) Wilson; d/o Lester & Marie (Gassen) Hale., (E-mail; 9 Aug 07). "The boys (Brian & Chris Wittrock) both had a rare disease, I don't know the details but they both died of the same thing. Virginia cared for them at home all of their lives. She actually went to nursing school and became an RN during that time.".
5Memorial Card for Brian Joseph Wittrock.
1Pat (Hale) Wilson; d/o Lester & Marie (Gassen) Hale., (E-mail; 9 Aug 07).
2Pat (Hale) Wilson; d/o Lester & Marie (Gassen) Hale., (E-mail; 9 Aug 07).
3Memorial Card for Brian Joseph Wittrock. (Courtesy of Pat 'Hale' Wilson).
4Pat (Hale) Wilson; d/o Lester & Marie (Gassen) Hale., (E-mail; 9 Aug 07). "The boys (Brian & Chris Wittrock) both had a rare disease, I don't know the details but they both died of the same thing. Virginia cared for them at home all of their lives. She actually went to nursing school and became an RN during that time.".
5Memorial Card for Brian Joseph Wittrock.
1Gassen Family Report; by Irene (Hommertzheim) Bitsche.
2Gassen Family Report; by Irene (Hommertzheim) Bitsche. Date only.
3F.M."Pete" Hommertzheim. Date only.
1F.M."Pete" Hommertzheim. Has name Thomas written in by Shirley Jean McGaffin; I read this to be her husband.
2F.M."Pete" Hommertzheim. This written in on Gassen report.
1Book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" by Russell Helmig. From obituary of John Hunter.
2Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Named as husband of Matilda (Hunter) Owsley.
31860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. "Dana" Owsley, shown as HH; occupation, Farmer; Real estate value, $800; Personal estate, $1,187; listed as unable to read or write.
41860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Age 37; born in TN.
5Book, "What I Saw of Order Number Eleven", compiled by Fabius "Fabe" Martin Butler (gr grandson of Martin Rice), 1965. (from book "Rural Rhymes and Talk and Tales of Olden Times" by Martin Rice). pg 16.
6Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Says that David died about 6 months after his wife and children had settled back on the family place (after exile due to Order #11); he died "in Georgia during battle".
1Book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" by Russell Helmig. From obituary of John Hunter, her father.
2Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Named as sister of Nancy (Hunter) Cave and mother of 17 yr old Andrew Owsley, who was murdered along with his three Uncles and two other men on 6 Sept 1863.
31860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Matilda, shown in hh of Dana Owsley; occupation, housekeeper.
41870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. Matilda "Ousley", shown as HH; occupation, Keeps house; Real estate valud, $3,000; Personal estate, $1,000.
5Book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" by Russell Helmig.
6Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Age given as 39 in Sept 1863.
71860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Age 30; born in NC.
81870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. Age 45; born in MO.
9Book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" by Russell Helmig.
1Book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" by Russell Helmig.
2Book, "What I Saw of Order Number Eleven", compiled by Fabius "Fabe" Martin Butler (gr grandson of Martin Rice), 1965. (from book "Rural Rhymes and Talk and Tales of Olden Times" by Martin Rice).
3Story; "Tragedy at Lone Jack", told by Miss Lillian L. Cave; In the book, "Order Number 11", by Joanne Chiles Eakin.
4Tom Powell; ggg grandson of James H. & Anna (Cave) Tucker; gg grandson of Wm. Dealy & Frances B. Tucker. From newspaper article in Jackson co, MO arnd 1950; written by Wm. Tate's daughter, "Twila" Tate; refers to Andrew Owsley as grandson of Mr.Hunter.
51860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Shown as Andrew W., in hh of Dana Owsley.
61860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Age 14; born in MO.
7Book, "Lone Jack Cemetery" by Russell Helmig. ! "On the morning of Sept 6,1863, 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 (? Owsley), 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.".
1Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Named as child of David & Matilda (Hunter) Owsley.
21860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. John (H or N) in hh of Dana Owsley; listed as having attended school within the past year.
31870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. In hh of Matilda "Ousley", occupation, Farmer.
4Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Age given as 15 in Sept 1863.
51860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Age 11; born in MO.
61870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. Age 23; born in MOl.
1Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Named as child of David & Matilda (Hunter) Owsley.
21860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Nancy E., shown in hh of Dana Owsley; listed as having attended school within the past year.
31870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. Nancy, in hh of Matilda "Ousley"; occupation, Farner; attended school within the year.
4Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Age given as 8 in Sept 1863.
51860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Age 5; born in MO.
1Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Named as child of David & Matilda (Hunter) Owsley.
21860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Robert, in hh of Dana Owsley.
31870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. In hh of Matilda "Ousley"; shown to have attended school within the year; also listed as "cannot write".
4Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Age given as 6 in Sept 1863.
51860 MO Census; Jackson co; Division 35; Post Office, Lone Jack. Age 2; born in MO.
61870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. Age 13; born in MO.
7"Autobiography of John M. Tate"; written in 1943. " -- 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. --- . My friends, Owsley and Ridings, remained here . --- I received word of the death of my friend Bob Owsley, a little less than three months since we left Missouri.".
1Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Named as child of David & Matilda (Hunter) Owsley.
21870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. David, in hh of Matilda "Ousley"; attended school within the year.
3Article written by Larry Sullivan; gr grandson of Marilda Ann Cave and Joseph Klinker Reid. Age given as 1 in Sept 1863.
41870 MO Census; Jackson co; Township 7, Range 29; Post Office, Lees Summit. Age 8; born in MO.