My cousins Kathleen and Steve met my Uncle Ron to have a family history outing in Jefferson County, Missouri. We started out at the award winning Blue Owl restaurant in Kimmswick. After a brief swing by Ron's to refrigerate our "doggy bags", we headed to DeSoto, Mo.
Our first stop was the Maupin home on Boyd St. This is where Ron's grandmother and grandfather Maupin lived. At one point, Steve's mother, Norma, lived here with her grandparents.
My job was to show everyone the houses, but Kathy's job was to show us where our relatives were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Since she had visited each year with her dad, she took us right to them. Ron is standing between his parents' graves---Roy Long and Vivian Maupin. All of the stones in this area belong to our Maupin family---aunts, uncles and cousins.
Then, we headed out to Old Stonehouse Rd. where Thomas and Mary Long's farmhouse stands. Kathy's mother (Maxine) and my dad (LeRoy) lived here with their parents and Aunt Mary when Norma lived with the Maupins. Ron's Long grandparents lived in this farmhouse.
Old Stonehouse Rd. is named for the Old Stone House where our ancestors Milton Long and Catherine Brown lived (Ron's great grand parents). As recent as the 1930's, family members lived here. It was originally built to be a stage coach stop/inn (according to Fred Long). I don't know if the Longs built the house, but they lived here during the Civil War.
Our last stop was Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery where we located Louis Reiter's tombstone---barely readable. He was Ron's great-grandfather. We had a great time exploring the back roads of Jefferson County. I hope we can do it again some time.
My cousins Kathleen and Steve met my Uncle Ron to have a family history outing in Jefferson County, Missouri. We started out at the award winning Blue Owl restaurant in Kimmswick. After a brief swing by Ron's to refrigerate our "doggy bags", we headed to DeSoto, Mo.
Our first stop was the Maupin home on Boyd St. This is where Ron's grandmother and grandfather Maupin lived. At one point, Steve's mother, Norma, lived here with her grandparents.
My job was to show everyone the houses, but Kathy's job was to show us where our relatives were buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Since she had visited each year with her dad, she took us right to them. Ron is standing between his parents' graves---Roy Long and Vivian Maupin. All of the stones in this area belong to our Maupin family---aunts, uncles and cousins.
Then, we headed out to Old Stonehouse Rd. where Thomas and Mary Long's farmhouse stands. Kathy's mother (Maxine) and my dad (LeRoy) lived here with their parents and Aunt Mary when Norma lived with the Maupins. Ron's Long grandparents lived in this farmhouse.
Old Stonehouse Rd. is named for the Old Stone House where our ancestors Milton Long and Catherine Brown lived (Ron's great grand parents). As recent as the 1930's, family members lived here. It was originally built to be a stage coach stop/inn (according to Fred Long). I don't know if the Longs built the house, but they lived here during the Civil War.
Our last stop was Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery where we located Louis Reiter's tombstone---barely readable. He was Ron's great-grandfather. We had a great time exploring the back roads of Jefferson County. I hope we can do it again some time.
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How neat! Maybe some day I can make it home for the pilgrimage.
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