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• Name: Fannie Pope Smith

Fannie married Smith, Captain Thomas Leslie on 8 Sep 1887. Thomas (son of Smith, John Wesley and Leftwich, Sally Saunders Claytor) was born on 1 May 1834 in Bedford County, VA, USA; died on 29 Dec 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Smith, Major Richard Thompson was born on 3 Jul 1888 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died in Kansas City, MO.
2. Smith, Edwin Kelly was born on 24 Dec 1890 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died on 3 Mar 1976 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri.
3. Smith, Elizabetn Yeatman was born on 6 Mar 1894 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; died on 5 Jan 1968 in Kansas City, MO.

Notes:

Notes from D. H. Gomez
Richard T. Thompson came to Cooper Co. Missouri with his parents in 1836. He was a builder, and later an undertaker in Boonville. He mad the coffins by hand and his daughter Fannie helped him in his shop. "Home Town Sketches" by Emile Paillou states that "Uncle Dick" Thompson was his "cross-the-street neighbor and he had two charming daughters, Cornelia and Fannie, who kept the place cluttered up with beaux." Cornelia is burried near Fannie in Walnug Grove Cemetery.

Richard married Kelly, Mary Elizabeth on 11 Jan 1848. Mary (daughter of Kelly, John Jr. and Lawless, Bitha) was born on 27 Oct 1836; died on 16 Mar 1907 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Mary Elizabeth Thompson

Richard married Yeatman, Sarah on 25 Jun 1798. Sarah (daughter of Yeatman, Thomas and Robinson, Francis) was born in 1779; died on 28 Jun 1868 in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri; was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Sallie Yeatman
• Name: Sarah Thompson

Notes:

Sally Yeatman's brother, Griffin Yeatman, was one of the pioneer residents of Cincinnati, Ohio, moving there when it was known as Losantiville and had only a few houses. He ran a historic tavern known as the Square and Compass, overlooking one of the earliest landing places of the Ohio River, a cove still known atoday as Yeatman's Cove. The tavern was the center of all civic and social live and visited by such luminaries as Lafayette, Andrew Jackson, and Aaron Burr. He was the county recorder of Hamilton County for many years, He also served as justice of the peace.

Buried:
The stone next to Richard Thompson has been laid on the ground and is impossible to read. Cemetery logbook shows that this is Sally Yeatman Thompson.

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• Census: 4 Jun 1880, 146 High Street, Boonville Census of 1880, Boonville, Cooper, MO

Notes:

John Kelly fought in the War of 1812, enlisting at age 19 years and, according to family sources, he served with Commadore Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie.

Obituary Text:
KELLY - John Kelly was born in Lewiston, Pennsylvania in 1792. He served in the war of 1812, moved to Old Franklin, Missouri, in 1817, and married Miss Bitha Lawless there in 1821. In 1826 he moved to St. Louis, living there until 1835 when he removed to Boonville. Under the ministry of Dr. Joseiah Boyle (sp?) he converted and joined the church in 1847. He died February 22, 1882 and was buried by his Masonic brethren, with whom he had been a member sixty years. He lived up to the principles of his order, and was held in great respect by his brethren. But he did not depend upon his Masonry for eternal salvation. He sought God through Christ, and lived a holy life for thirty-five years. He died in peace. Brother Kelly's ripe age and pure character brought him great respect from his many friends. He had been afflicted for twenty five years, a quiet sufferer in the family of his son-in-law, Brother R.R. Thompson, but never murmured. He only wondered why he was son long detained here and was always ready to depart. His good wife, who had been his comfort for sixty one years, survives him, and has the tender sympathies of numerous friends. The aged pair were greatly revered in Boonville, where they had lived so long and so beautifully adorned the Gospel. The fruits of Dr. Boyle's great revival in 1847 are still seen in Boonville and his works are still following him Brother Kelly is the last to have joined him above. -- G.W. Horn.

Birth:
May have been 1783

Census:
Relationship: Father in law

John married Lawless, Bitha on 27 Mar 1821 in Old Franklin, Howard, MO. Bitha (daughter of Lawless, Benjamin and Samuel, Elizabeth) was born on 4 Mar 1799 in Mercer, KY; died on 9 Jul 1892; was buried after 9 Jul 1892 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Bitha Kelly

Notes:

Bitha's brother, Burton Lawless was a founder of the town Arrow Rock, Missouri, located about 15 miles from Boonville where Bitha and John Kelly lived. He was a prominent Citizen of Arrow Rock and his home is on the Historical Register

Notes:

See DAR Ancestor #: A129539

Thomas married Robinson, Francis on 8 Feb 1758 in Richmond County, Virginia. Francis was born on 8 Mar 1740 in Westmoreland County, Virginia; died in 1810 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Francis Yeatman

Notes:

Died:
Place of death uncertain

Notes:

Could be son of Benjamin Lawless from Caroline County and Pittsylvania County, Virginia who has an extensive criminal history, including a charge of treason during the Revolutionary War. So far this is unproved.
Records do indicate that Benjamin Lawless, Jr. swore an oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia during the war, but Benjamin lawless, Sr., refused.

Benjamin married Samuel, Elizabeth on 28 Jun 1784. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel, Thomas and Newton, Elizabeth) was born in 1764; died in 1807 in Warren County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth Lawless