Some Descendants of "Dr." John Woodson
Ninth Generation
(Continued)
2365. Mary Lucy Strange 1 (John
B. Strange , Mary Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes
Payne , Josias Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John
) was born 2 in 1849.
Mary married Thomas Shepard Alsop 1 in 1877. Thomas was born
2 in 1840. He died 3 in 1899.
They had the following children:
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Edith Alsop 1 was born 2
in New Franklin, Howard Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 164602 |
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Edith married George L. McElroy 1.
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2366. Clara Cosby 1 (Mary
Reed Strange , Mary Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes
Payne , Josias Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John
).
Clara married Robert C. Ely 1.
They had the following children:
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Mary Reed Ely 1 was born 2
in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 64213 |
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Mary married O. T. Welch 1.
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2367. Sallie Cosby (Mary Reed Strange , Mary
Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes Payne , Josias
Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John ) was born in
1840.
Sallie married James F. Tull. James was born in 1831.
They had the following children:
2368. Mary Claiborne Cosby (Mary Reed Strange , Mary
Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes Payne , Josias
Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John ) was born
1 in 1842. She died 2 in 1937 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO. She was buried
3, 4 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
Mary married Col. John Blackwell Hale son of Rev. John Hale and Elizabeth Blackwell in 1858. John was born
1 on 27 Feb 1831 in Hancock Co., WV. He died 2 on 1 Feb 1905 in Carrollton, Carroll
Co., MO. He was buried 3, 4 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton,
Carroll Co., MO.
Member of MO state house of representatives, 1856; delegate to MO state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S. Representative from MO, 1885-87.
History of Carroll County, Mo.; pages 596 & 597 & 598.
Colonel John B. Hale, was born in Brooke County, Virginia, February 27, 1831, the son of the Rev. John Hale, a native of Maryland. His mother was Miss
Elizabeth Blackwell, daughter of Col. Joseph Blackwell, of Fauquier County, Virginia. To this marriage were born five daughters and one son, the
subject of this notice. The father of Col. Hale, in the spring of 1837, moved to Illinois and settled in Grafton; during the summer every member of
his family was sick. Losing two daughters and suffering severe affliction himself, he determined to return to his native state. He reached the city of
Cincinnati in December, and stopped with his uncle, Gen. Charles Hale, and lived but a short time. His funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
Wilson, of the First Presbyterian Church in that city, and he was buried in one of the cemeteries. His widow returned to Brooke County, and in 1841
came to MO with her daughters and her only son. She remained here until 1844, and returned to Virginia. Keeping her children at school, in 1847
returned with her family to MO. Schools, at that day, in Carroll County, were very common; in l849 a few of the citizens, feeling the importance of a
better school, employed Rev. Bartlett Anderson. It was at this school that Col. Hale was a student, and began the study of Latin, with other branches,
in which he made rapid progress for five months. At the close of this school he entered the law office of Messrs. Able & Stringfellow, of
Brunswick. After completing his studies he returned to Carrollton, and opened an office. (The law at this time had run completely down, some terms of
the court not more than thirty cases were on the docket, and not more than three or four new cases; mostly continued and appealed cases, from
justices' courts.) This quiet in business gave him time to review his studies. In 1855 his friends brought him forward as a candidate for the
legislature, in opposition to Dr. Atwood, a candidate to fill the vacancy made by the death of Dr. McMurtry. He made a gallant race against one of the
ablest speakers in the ranks of the Knownothing party. Atwood was elected by twenty-four votes only. The following year he was brought out as the
champion of the Democrats again. Dr. Atwood declined making the race, and Mr. Hale walked over the track without much opposition, and was elected by
nearly five hundred votes, being the youngest member of the legislature. In that year Gov. Polk was elected United States Senator. On his return home
business began to improve with him, and a lucrative practice was secured. In 1861, when the excitement between the North and South began, he took the
side of the Union, and became its champion, and in 1862 he was elected Colonel of Enrolled Militia, to serve one year. He then became associated with
Capt. Eades in the practice of law, which association at once rose to the leading law firm in the fifth judicial circuit, and was dissolved on the
first of January, 1881. Col. Hale having a son whom he wished to advance took him into partnership, and Capt. Eads took in partnership his son-in-law.
In 1858 he was married to Miss Mary Claiborne Casby, and by this union they have six sons and one daughter. The eldest son is in partnership with his
father and the second is attending the law school at St. Louis. In 1874 Col. Hale was elected to the constitutional convention, and is now in his
fifty-first year of age, independent in circumstances, with vigorous health. He has always been Democratic in politics.
They had the following children:
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Walter Winfield Hale was born in 1865. He died in 1940 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO. He was buried in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
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Mary Elizabeth Hale 1 was born 2,
3 in 1869 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO. She died 4 in 1939 in Carrollton, Carroll
Co., MO. She was buried 5, 6 in Oak Hill Cemetery,
Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 101837
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Minor G. Hale was born on 6 Sep 1869. He died on 29 Oct 1912. |
2369. Gideon Strange Herndon 1 (Lucy
Mitchell Strange , Mary Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes
Payne , Josias Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John
) was born 2 in 1834.
Gideon married Mary Eliza Stewart 1 in 1867. Mary was born
2 in 1841.
They had the following children:
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Susanna Herndon 1 was born 2
in Howard Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 104941
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Carrie Herndon 1 was born 2
in Howard Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 104942 |
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Carrie married Morrison Hughes.
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2374. Annie Louise Perkins (Eusebia M. Strange , Mary
Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes Payne , Josias
Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John ) was born in
1855.
Annie married Benjamin Allen.
They had the following children:
2376. Henry S. Perkins (Eusebia M. Strange , Mary
Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes Payne , Josias
Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John ) was born in
1858.
Henry married F. H. about 1881 in Linneus, Linn Co., MO.
They had the following children:
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Charles N. Perkins was born 1 on 17 Jan 1882 in Linneus, Linn Co.,
MO. He died 2 on 30 Aug 1882 in Linneus, Linn Co., MO.
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2378. Sallie Mitchell Perkins (Eusebia M. Strange , Mary
Gregory Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes Payne , Josias
Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John ) was born on 15
May 1861 in Carroll Co., MO.
Sallie married Talbot McNeiley son of Rev. Levi T. McNeiley on 13 Nov 1879 in Linneus, Linn Co., MO.
They had the following children:
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Naomi Catherine McNeiley was born in Mar 1882. She died in 1965.
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Charles Thomas McNeiley was born on 14 Oct 1888. He died on 25 Jul 1965. |
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Charles married Frances Creason on 24 Jan 1910.
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Winifred McNeiley was born on 23 Dec 1889. She died on 10 May 1964. |
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Winifred married Glen Edwin Stover on 20 Apr 1910.
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Neville Sperry McNeiley was born on 17 Apr 1896. She died on 21 Sep 1987. |
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Susan Deette McNeiley was born in 1902. She died in 1965.
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Rosalie Cordelia McNeiley was born in 1904. She died in 1978. |
2380. Laura A. Herndon 1 (Archilaus
Mitchell Herndon , Ann Reed Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes
Payne , Josias Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John
) was born about 1845 in MO.
Laura married William J. Turpin 1.
They had the following children:
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Elizabeth Turpin 1 was born 2
in Carroll Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 64222
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2381. Mary Emma Herndon 1 (Archilaus
Mitchell Herndon , Ann Reed Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes
Payne , Josias Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John
) was born 2 on 20 Aug 1848 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO. She died
3 on 20 May 1931 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO. She was buried 4,
5 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
From a Hale (Mo) newspaper clipping:
Mrs. Emma H. Otey, 83 uears old, died at her home in Carrollton, after an illness of many months duration. Her entire life was spent in and near
Carrollton. Mrs. Otey visited in Hale a number of times and has many friends here. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Willis
Funeral Home; internment in the Oakhill Cemetary.
Mary married Virginius B. Otey 1 son of John Buford Otey and Angeline
Middleton Brown in 1869. Virginius was born 2 in 1844. He died
3 in 1881. Virginius served in the military Private, Co. A, 27th Virginia Infantry. Carpenters Co. St. L. Art. 1860 - 1866 in Alleghany
Co., VA.
As told by Anna Otey to Harold Cleveland Ca. 1953
"During the Civil War, Captain Otey was assigned to Lee's command. When Lee went to Appomatox to surrender, Captain Otey did not go along. He
mounted his horse and struck out for Missouri, stating bluntly that he refused to surrender. (To this day none of the Captain's side of the family has
ever surrendered.) One night he found himself in the small town of Utica Mo. He went to the inn and arranged for a nights lodging. It was dark and he
was tired so he went to bed without striking a light. When he awoke the next morning the first thing that met his eye was a picture of "Mr"
Lincoln on the wall. Outraged, Captain Otey hauled out his side arm and blasted the picture off the wall. He then jumped through the window, and
without paying his bill to 'those damn Yankees', continued on his way home. To this day, the family apparently still owes a bill to some innkeeper's
family in Utica."
Side note: Captain Otey's very proper daughter Anna M. Otey took geat pleasure in telling this story and could see no wrong in her father's
actions. After all, the innkeepers WERE Yankees.
ADDENDUM: March of 1996
Consultation of the military records of the period indicate that the above tale, charming though it may be is open to question.
There were a some 80 Oteys who served in the Confederate army. Of that group there is listed but one Virginius B. He was a Private who served with
Captain Carpenter's company of Light Artillery aka, The Alleghany Rough Artillery . The only Captain Otey was named James.* According to his pay
records, Virginius was wounded July 21st, 1861, at the first battle of Manassas, and again in February,1863 at Lynchburg having been admitted to
General Hospital #1 at Richmond, February 11, of that year. He was released from General Hospital #9, Richmond, Virginia, on June 4th 1864.* (As there
are no mustering out records, part of the traditional story may have been factual.)
The company muster roll states that he was 21 in 1861, and that he enlisted at Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia, with the Alleghany Light
Infantry - which became, the 27th Regiment Virginia Infantry. This unit was transferred to the artillery service during the latter part of 1861. The
27th was also known as the 6th Virginia Infantry.* Regardless of its various designations, the Company was always attached to the "Stonewall
Brigade".
Virginius' occupation was listed as "manager" - of what it does not say. Given the era and locale, one might speculate that he was a
plantation manager (overseer?)
* See National Archives Microfilm Publications, Microcopy No. 324.
COMPILED SERVICE RECORDS OF CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED IN ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. Roll 270, Capt. Carpenter's Co., Light
Artillery, M-Y
They had the following children:
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Virginius B. Otey Jr. was born in 1866/1882. He died in 1871/1966.
he probably died as an infant.
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Anna Mitchell Otey 1 was born about 1870 in Carroll Co., MO. She
died in 1963.
DAR ID Number: 64215
She was a third grade teacher in the Carrollton Public School System for many years. As a member of the DAR it was she who responsible for tracing the
Herndon line of the family back through Archelaus Perkins for DAR qualification. Miss Anna, as she was known by most of Carrollton remained to her
dying day a staunch Rebel who actively displayed the Rebel flag, called Negroes (whom she respected "in their place") Negras, and referred
to President Lincoln as "Mr. Lincoln". Along with her father, "Cap'n Otey" she never surrendered. (ref. V. B. Otey notes)
Her respect for Negroes came naturally as a result of her having played as a child with the children of the slaves on her grandfather's plantation -
Herndon Hill, near Carrollton, Missouri.
These further notes from her grand niece Barbara Schweppe Hanes:
"Aunt Annie had a colored woman, Mandy who cooked and cleaned for her and I loved to hear about her life. Don't remember much of her after the
war. (WWII) Aunt Annie had only rocking chairs in her living room as she usually had a quilting frame set up there. Her friends in the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, War of 1812, Daughters of the Revolution met there. I believe she belonged to every organization in town that a maiden
lady could. In the Eastern Star, she knew Mary Jane Truman, the sister of Harry. (Pres.ca'45-46)
She did show a lot of spirit as she got mad at the Baptist Church and became a Christian Scientist. I remember her filling gelatin capsules with
garlic to use as a cold remedy. In L.A. today, they advertise such capsules as a cure-all.
She had a little Chevy coupe and she and mother (Vera) and Kay (brother) drove all over Missouri in it.
Aunt Annie visited us in Fort Scott yearly and mother showed her a grand time. Aunt Annie had a great library in her home with oak glass-fronted
bookcases. She usually gave me books for gifts and opened the world of reading to me - for which I am grateful.
When I eloped with my high school sweetheart, Aunt Annie sent gifts and was supportive of me until her death.
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Julia Emmory Otey was born on 15 Dec 1871. She died on 17 Mar 1929. |
2383. Thomas J. Herndon 1 (William
J. Herndon , Ann Reed Perkins , Ann Mitchell , Agnes Payne
, Josias Payne , Mary Woodson , Robert , John
) was born 2 about 1844 in MO. He died 3 in
1912.
Thomas married Bettie Bentley 1 in 1876. Bettie was born
2 in 1854. She died 3 in 1891.
They had the following children:
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Aileen Herndon 1 was born 2
in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
DAR ID Number: 126789 |
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Aileen married H. B. Denny 1.
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2390. Leolelia Harvey Herndon "Lelia" 1,
2 (Isaac Otey Herndon , Ann Reed Perkins , Ann
Mitchell , Agnes Payne , Josias Payne , Mary Woodson
, Robert , John ) was born in 1857 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., MO.
Leolelia married John Gibson Hale 1 in 1891. John was born in 1860.
They had the following children:
 
 
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