Myself>My mother Roberta Lynn Hogue>Her mother Edna Lucille Stallings>Her mother Cordelia Davis>Her father John Larkin Davis> his father John R Davis.
John R Davis was born abt 1832 in Jefferson County, Missouri to Joshua Davis & Eliza Null. He died Oct 8 1864 Jefferson Co MO.
He married 11 Oct 1863 Teressa Jane Pyeatt, daughter of Christopher Pyeatt and Nancy Hardesty.
This investigation I am making is into the death of John R Davis, whom was killed by members of Company B 47th Infantry, near Maddox Mill. I am jointly investigating this with two other researchers and friends, Mary Bittick Gallano and Lisa Myers.
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| Everett, William Riley; Davis, John R.; Morace, Thomas; Robinson, Joseph; Fitzgerald, W. M. C.; Gibson, Benjamin; Ramey, William; Fine, John; Maxwell, Matthew; Hymer, Augustus; Ryan, John; Lyons, Mark | Jefferson | Big River | Examination of prisoners related to a secessionist meeting at Big River Bridge | 09-05-1861 | F1581 | 0851 | 167 |
Big River, Jefferson County, Missouri Sept 5 1861
Examination of prisoners related to a secessionist meeting at Big River Bridge
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5 Sep 1861
Examination of prisoners & list ? may be Sisk?
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WM RILEY EVERETT
I reside at present on Big River in Jefferson; have been residing in St. Louis about two years , making this my home and following the River. I have lived on 5 W ? Cerre 2 Gratiot on Elm between 2nd St? St Louis , I live with my mother . I am not a man of family. I was born and raised in Jefferson Co. I came to Big River soon after Camp Jackson was taken and have lived in Jefferson Co ever since. I was not at Camp Jackson .My object in coming to Big River was that I had no employment in St Louis . I knew almost all the people in Jeff Co. for the last month . I have been employed in CHAS P GREEN'S . My mother brother and step father came out with me from St Louis to Big River I was working for farmers before I went to the Mill-for JAMES L LINK, NATHAN PEPPER. I was not on Big River Bridge last Sunday and have attended no meetings of Secessionists . I employed JAS L LINK to haul us from St Louis , that is all. This a mistake ? my brother came out ? us we was at my Uncles. I know JOHN R DAVIS he is an honest hard working boy . He works MR. GREENE'S farm. I don't know M.LYONS. I know THOMAS MORAN is a farmer and lives with his father . I know GEORGE W SULLENS of Franklin Co. most of his time with his father. I got acquainted with him on Big River he has been out there several times. He is a farmer sometimes he works for his father and sometimes for his brother in law SILAS HILDEBRAND over on Big River. He has been over there a couple of weeks but most of the time at his other brother in laws EDWARD MORAN . I do not know of his attending any meetings over there. I never saw him with any arms lately . I heard of men assembling on Big River Bridge , I was grinding one night at the mills , at about daylight there was a man came into the mill and worked me up and told me to get up and get a gun and go with him to the Bridge I asked him what for and he said they would have to defend themselves . I asked him why and he said the soldiers were to be there that day-I told him I guessed the soldiers wouldn't trouble us if I stayed in the mill and attended to my business and then he went off. It must have been last Friday or Saturday. As far as I can tell it was STEPHEN GRAHAM . I don't know that his is Capt of Secessionists , as far as I can learn I.N. BURNS is the Capt . GRAHAM had a double barreled shotgun . I never saw anybody of them together at any time there. I heard there was somewhere about fifty. GRAHAM lives on JOHN MORANS farm about two miles from the Bridge. I know a DR. MOORE down there. He lives about two miles from the Big Springs. I have heard him plowing. I have heard of men marching through that region going South -never saw any. They were said to come
St. Louis and St. Louis Co. They passed through about a week ago. Some passed through last Monday night above the Big Spring. Somewhere about fifty or sixty as I heard ? came from about Big Springs ? of ? where the balance came from I don't know. I know the name of some of them A.J. MOORE, GEO. W TIBBS, CLINTON TIBBS, ABRAHAM SCAGGS, SIM KYLE, and I head PHILIP HILDEBRAND and I N BURNS. I have seen PHILP SEPP? of Jeff Co he lives in the vicinity of Fenton about fourteen miles from St. Louis on the Gravois Road He came up last Sunday to meeting he is a member of the Baptist Church that is what he said . I did not see him until he was arrested . I don't know what he was doing at Big River.He told me he was stopping at PREACHER SULLENS.
I know in St. Louis JOHN L COLER Ticket Agent of Pacific Railroad under ? House , E H WINTERS ? So. 4th St. Capt PETER CONRAD Cor 3rd and Poplar St. ? MORTLEY Capt of the Bon Accord. J CONRAD Capt of the Elvira .
JOHN R DAVIS [My GGG Grandfather]
My home is at GREEN'S MILL on Big River , Jeff Co. I have no family. I was born and raised in Jeff Co. My father lives close to Morse's Mill. I am a farmer . I have been with GREEN since April last I lived with him also before he went to N.Y. . EVERETT works in the mill with MR. GREEN. I didn't know LYONS before he was taken prisoner. I didn't know that there was such a man until he was taken prisoner. I know THOMAS MORAN has lived in Jeff Co. about 15 years. I never saw ROBINSON nor ? ? there before they were taken prisoners. MORAN lives with his father and is a farmer. I know SULLENS , Sometimes he is at MORANS, sometimes at HILDERANDS and sometimes over on Calvy , don't know that he has any particular place of residence. I don't know JOHN FINE, never saw him in Jeff Co. before he was taken prisoner, I don't know PHILIP ZIFF but think I have seen him in Jeff Co., I don't know MATTHEW MAXWELL I think I saw him about a year ago, his cousin lives in the lower part of this Co. towards St. Louis near Fenton. I don't know what he was doing in Jeff Co. I don't know AARON O'BRIEN PETER HOGG JOHN FINE MICHAEL BARMON? AUGUSTUS HYMER nor JOHN RYAN. I have never seen any armed bands gathered in Jefferson Co . If a man says he is Union man there he had better get away. I heard that there was a band on Saturday that got together to see what to do , they fled I don't know where I heard that about ? ? ? started south on Tuesday morning . I have heard that a heap of men had passed through in the region of Big Spring going South They all go horseback or on foot -never heard they had wagons. I have never attended any succession meetings but men have wanted to do and I refused . They were ABRAHAM SCAGGS FRANK BITTICKS & DR MOORE. They are now gone I don't know where the meetings were held . For my own character M?? WHITWORTH on Big River , THOMAS THOMAS at Eureka CHARLES GREENE at Big River , GEO & JOHN HACKER at Franklin.
MARK LYONS
I live at Gallow Hill Jeff Co about 4 miles from Big Spring , I have lived there months , I came from Texas. I was driven away because I was Union . I am a Polander by birth. I keep a store at Gallow Hill . I deal in Dry Goods Groceries. I was taken at NEWMANS Store I bought NEWMAN out. I bought him out about three weeks ago. He left the day before I was taken prisoner. I live on a public road running from St Louis to Big Spring. There are armed bands passing back and forth on foot and on horseback -at what they call the Fenton Road. This has been more the case within two weeks than any other time. I know of no place at which they meet . I live seven miles from Big River Bridge. I know none of the prisoners here. I might have seen one or two of them but the rest I never did that I know of. I refer to JOHN BOLY Jeff Co MR MATTHEW at the Mill . MR GLENN. I know no one here. NEWMAN the storekeeper is a C? of mine. I have relations living in NY .Told Capt ALLEN when I was taken I have about a quarter of keg powder in my store . I did not sell it at all and when asked ? is up.
THOMAS MORAN is my names I live in Jeff Co I have lived there for eleven years. I am a farmer . My father lives there and is a farmer I lived with him this summer. I am not living with him now. I have been working about at different places . I was staying with my brother when I was taken. I live about 5 miles from the Bridge . I know of no meetings being held. I knew of armed bands being at the Bridge on Sunday last - I did not see them, On Saturday I saw men going to the Bridge I didn't see over for or five It was good they were going there One of them was named ISAAC and the other DICK - these all the names I know they live in Jeff Co I live on the Fenton or Co road . I never saw any men passing have heard of them ? at night. I heard that some come from St Louis , some from Jeff Co. I know WILLIAM SMITH on Broadway St Louis. I know Heitcamp? [not sure of the name] on 4th St . I refer to CHAS GREEN & ED MORAN of Jeff Co. I have always been a peaceable citizen.
JOSEPH ROBINSON
I live in St. Louis Co. on the Plank Road on ROBT M PERKS place. I live with my father on his farm which we rent. I have lived there eight years. I left St Louis Co. about three weeks ago I went from my fathers farm to Franklin Co. I don't know to what place. I am not acquainted up there I went with three young men, there are here now WM M FITZGERALD WM C FITZGERALD and JOHN FINE, they are prisoners. We were taken prisoners down at Big River or what is called Big Spring We went out to Franklin Co on a visit with those young men. They have relations living within Franklin Co I forget their names , I don't know I saw them. We staid there a week or so . I don't know with whom we staid . We staid all together We were going round hunting and one thing and another. We then went down to Big Spring I forget the name of the road we came from St Louis . We came out part of the way by the Manchester Road and by Kirkwood Think we followed the Manchester Road These men came with me . 2 started from my fathers they did not start with me. I came to MR FITZGERALDS one of the prisoners, He lives about a mile ? of me . FINE was not there. He came up after we went.
Examination of prisoners related to a secessionist meeting at Big River Bridge
Cover page Page # 1
5 Sep 1861
Examination of prisoners & list ? may be Sisk?
Page 2
WM RILEY EVERETT
I reside at present on Big River in Jefferson; have been residing in St. Louis about two years , making this my home and following the River. I have lived on 5 W ? Cerre 2 Gratiot on Elm between 2nd St? St Louis , I live with my mother . I am not a man of family. I was born and raised in Jefferson Co. I came to Big River soon after Camp Jackson was taken and have lived in Jefferson Co ever since. I was not at Camp Jackson .My object in coming to Big River was that I had no employment in St Louis . I knew almost all the people in Jeff Co. for the last month . I have been employed in CHAS P GREEN'S . My mother brother and step father came out with me from St Louis to Big River I was working for farmers before I went to the Mill-for JAMES L LINK, NATHAN PEPPER. I was not on Big River Bridge last Sunday and have attended no meetings of Secessionists . I employed JAS L LINK to haul us from St Louis , that is all. This a mistake ? my brother came out ? us we was at my Uncles. I know JOHN R DAVIS he is an honest hard working boy . He works MR. GREENE'S farm. I don't know M.LYONS. I know THOMAS MORAN is a farmer and lives with his father . I know GEORGE W SULLENS of Franklin Co. most of his time with his father. I got acquainted with him on Big River he has been out there several times. He is a farmer sometimes he works for his father and sometimes for his brother in law SILAS HILDEBRAND over on Big River. He has been over there a couple of weeks but most of the time at his other brother in laws EDWARD MORAN . I do not know of his attending any meetings over there. I never saw him with any arms lately . I heard of men assembling on Big River Bridge , I was grinding one night at the mills , at about daylight there was a man came into the mill and worked me up and told me to get up and get a gun and go with him to the Bridge I asked him what for and he said they would have to defend themselves . I asked him why and he said the soldiers were to be there that day-I told him I guessed the soldiers wouldn't trouble us if I stayed in the mill and attended to my business and then he went off. It must have been last Friday or Saturday. As far as I can tell it was STEPHEN GRAHAM . I don't know that his is Capt of Secessionists , as far as I can learn I.N. BURNS is the Capt . GRAHAM had a double barreled shotgun . I never saw anybody of them together at any time there. I heard there was somewhere about fifty. GRAHAM lives on JOHN MORANS farm about two miles from the Bridge. I know a DR. MOORE down there. He lives about two miles from the Big Springs. I have heard him plowing. I have heard of men marching through that region going South -never saw any. They were said to come
St. Louis and St. Louis Co. They passed through about a week ago. Some passed through last Monday night above the Big Spring. Somewhere about fifty or sixty as I heard ? came from about Big Springs ? of ? where the balance came from I don't know. I know the name of some of them A.J. MOORE, GEO. W TIBBS, CLINTON TIBBS, ABRAHAM SCAGGS, SIM KYLE, and I head PHILIP HILDEBRAND and I N BURNS. I have seen PHILP SEPP? of Jeff Co he lives in the vicinity of Fenton about fourteen miles from St. Louis on the Gravois Road He came up last Sunday to meeting he is a member of the Baptist Church that is what he said . I did not see him until he was arrested . I don't know what he was doing at Big River.He told me he was stopping at PREACHER SULLENS.
I know in St. Louis JOHN L COLER Ticket Agent of Pacific Railroad under ? House , E H WINTERS ? So. 4th St. Capt PETER CONRAD Cor 3rd and Poplar St. ? MORTLEY Capt of the Bon Accord. J CONRAD Capt of the Elvira .
JOHN R DAVIS [My GGG Grandfather]
My home is at GREEN'S MILL on Big River , Jeff Co. I have no family. I was born and raised in Jeff Co. My father lives close to Morse's Mill. I am a farmer . I have been with GREEN since April last I lived with him also before he went to N.Y. . EVERETT works in the mill with MR. GREEN. I didn't know LYONS before he was taken prisoner. I didn't know that there was such a man until he was taken prisoner. I know THOMAS MORAN has lived in Jeff Co. about 15 years. I never saw ROBINSON nor ? ? there before they were taken prisoners. MORAN lives with his father and is a farmer. I know SULLENS , Sometimes he is at MORANS, sometimes at HILDERANDS and sometimes over on Calvy , don't know that he has any particular place of residence. I don't know JOHN FINE, never saw him in Jeff Co. before he was taken prisoner, I don't know PHILIP ZIFF but think I have seen him in Jeff Co., I don't know MATTHEW MAXWELL I think I saw him about a year ago, his cousin lives in the lower part of this Co. towards St. Louis near Fenton. I don't know what he was doing in Jeff Co. I don't know AARON O'BRIEN PETER HOGG JOHN FINE MICHAEL BARMON? AUGUSTUS HYMER nor JOHN RYAN. I have never seen any armed bands gathered in Jefferson Co . If a man says he is Union man there he had better get away. I heard that there was a band on Saturday that got together to see what to do , they fled I don't know where I heard that about ? ? ? started south on Tuesday morning . I have heard that a heap of men had passed through in the region of Big Spring going South They all go horseback or on foot -never heard they had wagons. I have never attended any succession meetings but men have wanted to do and I refused . They were ABRAHAM SCAGGS FRANK BITTICKS & DR MOORE. They are now gone I don't know where the meetings were held . For my own character M?? WHITWORTH on Big River , THOMAS THOMAS at Eureka CHARLES GREENE at Big River , GEO & JOHN HACKER at Franklin.
MARK LYONS
I live at Gallow Hill Jeff Co about 4 miles from Big Spring , I have lived there months , I came from Texas. I was driven away because I was Union . I am a Polander by birth. I keep a store at Gallow Hill . I deal in Dry Goods Groceries. I was taken at NEWMANS Store I bought NEWMAN out. I bought him out about three weeks ago. He left the day before I was taken prisoner. I live on a public road running from St Louis to Big Spring. There are armed bands passing back and forth on foot and on horseback -at what they call the Fenton Road. This has been more the case within two weeks than any other time. I know of no place at which they meet . I live seven miles from Big River Bridge. I know none of the prisoners here. I might have seen one or two of them but the rest I never did that I know of. I refer to JOHN BOLY Jeff Co MR MATTHEW at the Mill . MR GLENN. I know no one here. NEWMAN the storekeeper is a C? of mine. I have relations living in NY .Told Capt ALLEN when I was taken I have about a quarter of keg powder in my store . I did not sell it at all and when asked ? is up.
THOMAS MORAN is my names I live in Jeff Co I have lived there for eleven years. I am a farmer . My father lives there and is a farmer I lived with him this summer. I am not living with him now. I have been working about at different places . I was staying with my brother when I was taken. I live about 5 miles from the Bridge . I know of no meetings being held. I knew of armed bands being at the Bridge on Sunday last - I did not see them, On Saturday I saw men going to the Bridge I didn't see over for or five It was good they were going there One of them was named ISAAC and the other DICK - these all the names I know they live in Jeff Co I live on the Fenton or Co road . I never saw any men passing have heard of them ? at night. I heard that some come from St Louis , some from Jeff Co. I know WILLIAM SMITH on Broadway St Louis. I know Heitcamp? [not sure of the name] on 4th St . I refer to CHAS GREEN & ED MORAN of Jeff Co. I have always been a peaceable citizen.
JOSEPH ROBINSON
I live in St. Louis Co. on the Plank Road on ROBT M PERKS place. I live with my father on his farm which we rent. I have lived there eight years. I left St Louis Co. about three weeks ago I went from my fathers farm to Franklin Co. I don't know to what place. I am not acquainted up there I went with three young men, there are here now WM M FITZGERALD WM C FITZGERALD and JOHN FINE, they are prisoners. We were taken prisoners down at Big River or what is called Big Spring We went out to Franklin Co on a visit with those young men. They have relations living within Franklin Co I forget their names , I don't know I saw them. We staid there a week or so . I don't know with whom we staid . We staid all together We were going round hunting and one thing and another. We then went down to Big Spring I forget the name of the road we came from St Louis . We came out part of the way by the Manchester Road and by Kirkwood Think we followed the Manchester Road These men came with me . 2 started from my fathers they did not start with me. I came to MR FITZGERALDS one of the prisoners, He lives about a mile ? of me . FINE was not there. He came up after we went.
