Thought you might be interested as to why these kids are buried in the Hawleyville Cemetery in the first place.
In the second half of the 1850's Henry was resident in Otoe County, Nebraska. He had a homestead and he worked as the printer of and contributor to the "Wyoming Telescope" the abolitionist newspaper in the area. He was becoming a prominent member of the community, secretary of the council, election judge, etc. Out of the blue in later 1859 he disappears. It turns out he has moved to Forest City, Mo where several of Elizabeth's siblings are located. During 1860 he and Hugh Irwin, Elizabeth's oldest brother, rescue (steal) her little sister Minerva from a bound servant contract with a slave holder and Henry, Hugh, and Elizabeth's brother John join a local military unit referred to as Major Peabody's command. Peabody's and two similar units were combined when the war started to create the first Missouri Volunteers which was then renamed as the 13th Mo Volunteers and fought at the battle of Lexington, MO. When the war started the Irwins converted their farms to cash and as a group Elizabeth and all the Irwin women and children moved to Hawleyville and apparently lived together on a piece of property bought by Elizabeth's brother William Harrison Irwin. While there Elizabeth lost two brothers—William Harrison and Orin – to the war in addition to the two little girls. Henry was in hospital three times during the war and mustered out as a Capt. in command of a company of black troops. Hugh, Henry and John all survived the war and fought in many of the battles west including Ft. Donaldson and Shilo. After the war Henry and John tried to start a store in Hawleyville but it didn't last very long and by 1869 Henry was editing a portion of the Clarinda newspaper. By 1870 everyone had moved out of Page County.
Dave and Teresa Hackett #
In the second half of the 1850's Henry was resident in Otoe County, Nebraska. He had a homestead and he worked as the printer of and contributor to the "Wyoming Telescope" the abolitionist newspaper in the area. He was becoming a prominent member of the community, secretary of the council, election judge, etc. Out of the blue in later 1859 he disappears. It turns out he has moved to Forest City, Mo where several of Elizabeth's siblings are located. During 1860 he and Hugh Irwin, Elizabeth's oldest brother, rescue (steal) her little sister Minerva from a bound servant contract with a slave holder and Henry, Hugh, and Elizabeth's brother John join a local military unit referred to as Major Peabody's command. Peabody's and two similar units were combined when the war started to create the first Missouri Volunteers which was then renamed as the 13th Mo Volunteers and fought at the battle of Lexington, MO. When the war started the Irwins converted their farms to cash and as a group Elizabeth and all the Irwin women and children moved to Hawleyville and apparently lived together on a piece of property bought by Elizabeth's brother William Harrison Irwin. While there Elizabeth lost two brothers—William Harrison and Orin – to the war in addition to the two little girls. Henry was in hospital three times during the war and mustered out as a Capt. in command of a company of black troops. Hugh, Henry and John all survived the war and fought in many of the battles west including Ft. Donaldson and Shilo. After the war Henry and John tried to start a store in Hawleyville but it didn't last very long and by 1869 Henry was editing a portion of the Clarinda newspaper. By 1870 everyone had moved out of Page County.
Dave and Teresa Hackett #
Thought you might be interested as to why these kids are buried in the Hawleyville Cemetery in the first place.
In the second half of the 1850's Henry was resident in Otoe County, Nebraska. He had a homestead and he worked as the printer of and contributor to the "Wyoming Telescope" the abolitionist newspaper in the area. He was becoming a prominent member of the community, secretary of the council, election judge, etc. Out of the blue in later 1859 he disappears. It turns out he has moved to Forest City, Mo where several of Elizabeth's siblings are located. During 1860 he and Hugh Irwin, Elizabeth's oldest brother, rescue (steal) her little sister Minerva from a bound servant contract with a slave holder and Henry, Hugh, and Elizabeth's brother John join a local military unit referred to as Major Peabody's command. Peabody's and two similar units were combined when the war started to create the first Missouri Volunteers which was then renamed as the 13th Mo Volunteers and fought at the battle of Lexington, MO. When the war started the Irwins converted their farms to cash and as a group Elizabeth and all the Irwin women and children moved to Hawleyville and apparently lived together on a piece of property bought by Elizabeth's brother William Harrison Irwin. While there Elizabeth lost two brothers—William Harrison and Orin – to the war in addition to the two little girls. Henry was in hospital three times during the war and mustered out as a Capt. in command of a company of black troops. Hugh, Henry and John all survived the war and fought in many of the battles west including Ft. Donaldson and Shilo. After the war Henry and John tried to start a store in Hawleyville but it didn't last very long and by 1869 Henry was editing a portion of the Clarinda newspaper. By 1870 everyone had moved out of Page County.
Dave and Teresa Hackett #
In the second half of the 1850's Henry was resident in Otoe County, Nebraska. He had a homestead and he worked as the printer of and contributor to the "Wyoming Telescope" the abolitionist newspaper in the area. He was becoming a prominent member of the community, secretary of the council, election judge, etc. Out of the blue in later 1859 he disappears. It turns out he has moved to Forest City, Mo where several of Elizabeth's siblings are located. During 1860 he and Hugh Irwin, Elizabeth's oldest brother, rescue (steal) her little sister Minerva from a bound servant contract with a slave holder and Henry, Hugh, and Elizabeth's brother John join a local military unit referred to as Major Peabody's command. Peabody's and two similar units were combined when the war started to create the first Missouri Volunteers which was then renamed as the 13th Mo Volunteers and fought at the battle of Lexington, MO. When the war started the Irwins converted their farms to cash and as a group Elizabeth and all the Irwin women and children moved to Hawleyville and apparently lived together on a piece of property bought by Elizabeth's brother William Harrison Irwin. While there Elizabeth lost two brothers—William Harrison and Orin – to the war in addition to the two little girls. Henry was in hospital three times during the war and mustered out as a Capt. in command of a company of black troops. Hugh, Henry and John all survived the war and fought in many of the battles west including Ft. Donaldson and Shilo. After the war Henry and John tried to start a store in Hawleyville but it didn't last very long and by 1869 Henry was editing a portion of the Clarinda newspaper. By 1870 everyone had moved out of Page County.
Dave and Teresa Hackett #
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