THERE WERE AT LEAST THREE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE CHILDREN COUNTED IN THIS HOUSEHOLD 1830 ONE 5/10 (15/20 IN 1840) 1840 ONE 20/30 TWO 15/20.
The Greenlee book showed David and Martha as having seven children but did not name them.
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HISTORY OF FOREST HILL AND VICINITY, by John Steele McCormick, Copyright 1978
A History From Missouri, Printed in U.S.A.
THE MORGAN H. SCOTT FAMILY
Morgan Hendrix Scott was one of twelve children of William Childress and Judith (Forsyth) Scott of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. The Mother was from France (*census says VA) and never learned to speak English. The father was a member of the old Scott family from Virginia. Morgan Scott was born in 1831 and died 1898; married July 23, 1857, Louisa Greenlee, born 1830 and died 1904. She was the daughter of Crawford County's early settler, David Greenlee of Brazeal Creek who had come here from Haywood Co, SC.(*sic Haywood County is in NC) His Father was one of the Revolutionary soldiers who had seen the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. (This would have been David Sr.)
David Greenlee fell in love with Martha Moutry, descendant of the old Carolina family of that name. Both were of good standing and it seems difficult to understand why their parents should object to the marriage. But parental objections were much the same then as now, but of course, so too was love. Both being barely twenty, they needed parental consent and further, being minors, the law required that they be married in Crawford County, where they resided. There being more than one was to kill a cat, they eloped. They went to Anthonies Mill where they enlisted the services of the Justice of the Peace of Washington County. Here they were married with the Justice standing in Washington County, and they standing in Crawford County.
Two of their daughters married Henderson Hardy of Forest Hill, and their daughter Louisa married as above stated Morgan Scott.
In 1869 Morgan Scott settled in Forest Hill on the farm known by his name. In those days wild game was abundant and as many as sixteen deer were known to have raided the Scott's corn field. One year he farmed the Wesley King place and while he would be working at one end of the field, the deer would come around and eat in the other end. That year they lost their entire crop.
The Morgan Scott family lived in Forest Hill all their lives and are buried on their farm in their private burying ground.
Four children of Morgan H. and Louisa (Greenlee) Scott: (They had 6 children)
1st child: Sterling Scott, born April 16, 1872, and died March 18, 1932, married Carrie and settled on a portion of the home place. (**This is wrong, He was the 3rd child. He was born April 16, 1862 and died March 18, 1932. He married Carrie Lanham)
2nd child: Melissa Scott (see below) (**This is wrong, Melissa was the 1st child, born June 16, 1858 and died February 21, 1945, She married Tom Lanham, She was his 3rd wife)
3rd child: Georgian Scott, died young (**This is wrong, She was the 6th child, born April 21, 1868 and died May 24, 1949) I believe because she had an illegitimate child and was ousted from the family she was declared dead) Georgia married Clarence Beaury)
4th child: Jo, who spent many years prospecting. He married shortly before he died, no children. (**This is wrong, he was the 5th child and a twin to Georgia) He was born April 21, 1868 and died February 17, 1927. He married his cousin Sarah Annie Scott Jarvis, widow of Foster Jarvis)
Melissa Scott, second child of Morgan Scott was born about 1874? and died about 1950, She married October 2, 1895, Charles Thomas Lanham who was born September 22, 1842 and died May 26, 1926. They lived on the old home place. Mrs. Lanham for years was the oldest graduate of Forest Hill School residing in the district. Her home was always a pleasant place for anyone wishing to know old time hospitality and customs. She had a deep appreciation for history and keepsakes, and never tired of telling of old times.
A clipping from a November 1936 "Bourbon Standard" Newspaper reveals how an afternoon was spent by the pupils of Forest Hill School and what was to be seen in her humble but interesting home. This excerpt was written by Florence Hamlin and Anny Mary Finney. "Among the interesting things were her old spool bed, a harness frame and the slate she used when she went to school on Brazeal. She showed us the silver star from her great grandfather's gun. (David Greenlee, Sr.) This gun was at Lord Cornwallis' surrender. She showed us an old lancet, a pocket-book made in 1840, some wooden lasts, a Confederate $100 bill, a cow bell that came with the family to Missouri from Virginia and which had been used in early times in the Allegheny Mountains".
"When we went upstairs she showed us her spinning wheel, flax brakes, shuttles, and flays. Outside we saw an iron pot that was brought across the Mississippi to St. Louis when there were only four houses in town. We saw relics of Prices' raid that were picked up after his trip through the Country. She also showed us her arrow heads and rock collection and her home made baskets".
Her husband was a Civil War veteran and both her sons served in World War 11. Her three children:
1. Homer, who removed to St. Louis where he married.
2. Hendrix, who lived with his Mother on the old home place, married Caroline: died about 1957, No children.
3. Annie, married Ray Raggs of Leasburg. Later lived at Union, MO. The Norris Lanham family of Dollar Mill are descendants of Morgan H. Scott through Charles Thomas Lanham's first marriage.
(Note: I have no way of knowing who put this article in this book, but a lot is incorrect. The Norris Lanham Family were not descendants of Morgan H. Scott, other than his daughter Georgia had a son Elbridge Gary Scott by him. Norris Lanham was the son of Charles Lanham by his 2nd wife and a brother of Carrie Lanham)
NOTE: From Ancestry.com My Alsup Family by Reba Alsup
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1830 Washington Co, MO Census, Harmony Twp.
GREENLEE, David 1 male 30 to 40 yrs (David)
1 male 15 to 20 yrs (son or brother???)
1 female 20 to 30 yrs (Martha)
2 females 15 to 20 yrs
2 females 10 to 15 yrs
3 females 5 to 10 yrs
1840 Washington Co, MO Census,
GREENLEE, David 1 male 40 to 50 yrs
1 female 30 to 40 yrs
2 females 15 to 20 yrs
2 females 10 to 15 yrs
3 females 5 to 10 yrs
1850 Crawford Co, MO Census, Liberty Twp.
889/889 GREENLEE, David 51 m NC farmer
Martha 49 f NC (married Martha "Patsy" Moutray, ca 1820)
Louisa 20 f MO (married Morgan H. Scott, 23 Jul 1857)
Martha 18 f MO (married Henderson M. Hardy, 15 Jan 1851(
Elizabeth 14 f MO (married as 2nd wife of George Jones 27 Jul 1863)
Joseph 8 m MO (married Mary Jane Gibson)
1850 Washington Co, MO Census, Johnson Twp.
942/942 GREENLEE, Sarah 15 f MO
living in household of Richard A. Summers.
She may have been a daughter of David or maybe a daughter of Asa Greenlee and Nancy Litton)
Sarah married Elisha Patridge, 1 Sep 1851)
1860 Crawford Co, MO Census, Liberty Twp.
654/647 GREENLEE, David 60 m NC farmer (died about 1866)
Martha 58 f NC (died about 1864)
Elizabeth 24 f MO
Joseph 17 m MO
Father: David GREENLEE , Sr.
Mother: Lucy HILL
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GREENLEE, David , Jr.
Marriage 1 Martha "Patsy" MOUTRAY b: ABT 1801 in Chatham Co, NC
Married: ABT 1820 in Missouri Territory, MO
Children
Angeline GREENLEE b: DEC 1826 in Washington Co, MO
Nancy Jane GREENLEE b: JAN 1828 in Washington Co, MO
Louisa GREENLEE b: 9 JAN 1830 in Harmony Twp, Washington Co, MO
Martha E. GREENLEE b: 1832 in Washington Co, MO
Sarah GREENLEE b: 1834 in Washington Co, MO
Elizabeth GREENLEE b: 1836 in Washington Co, MO
Joseph A. GREENLEE b: JUN 1842 in Washington Co, MO
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DAVID GREENLEE AND LUCY HILL
David Greenlee married Lucy Hill. (No other info available). They had children:
1. *David, born 1800, married 1820 Martha Moutray, died 1866
2. James, born 1810, married 1 Sep 1829 Jacinthy Hinch
3. Asa, born 1810, married 29 Apr 1831 Nancy Litton
3. **John Elijah, born 4 Mar 1812, married 25? Nov 1832 Rachel Litton, (2) Nancy Little d 26 Jun 1850, died 26 Jun 1850.
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*DAVID GREENLEE AND MARTHA MOUTRAY
David Greenlee was born in 1800 in NC and died 1866. Last address was Crawford, MO. He married Martha "Patsy" Moutray in 1820 in Anthonies Mill, Washington County, MO. She was born in 1801 in Chatham, NC, the daughter of Joseph H. Moutray and Lucy Lacy. She died in 1864. Last address was Crawford Co, Mo. They had 7 children:
1. Angeline, born 20 Dec 1823, married 14 Oct 1847 James Paul, died 20 Dec 1902.
2. Nancy Jane, born June 1828, married 20 Dec 1866 Henderson Hardy, (2) John Paul.
3. Louisa, born 9 Jan 1830, married 27 July 1857 Morgan Scott, died 30 April 1906.
4. Martha E., born 1832, married 15 Jan 1854, Henderson Hardy, died 10 Feb 1861.
5. Daughter, born 1835.
6. Elizabeth, born 1838, married 27 Aug 1863, George Jones.
7. ** *Joseph A, born June 1842, married 17 Feb 1869, Mary Gibson.
David Greenlee of Brazeal Creek came from Haywood Co., NC. His father was one of the Revolutioary soldiers who had seen the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. David Greenlee fell in love with Martha Moutray, descendant of the old Carolina family of that name. Both were of good standing and it seems difficult to understand why their parents should have objected to the marriage.But parental objections were much the same then as now, but of course, so too, was love. Both being barely twenty, they needed parental consent and, further, being minors, the law required that they be married in Crawford County, where they resided. There being more than one way to skin a cat, they eloped. They went to Anthonies Mill where they enlisted the services of the Justice of the Peace of Washington County. Here they were married with the justice standing in Washington County and they standing in Crawford County. There were at least three unidentified female children counted in this household 1830 one 5/10 (15/20 in 1840) 1840 one 20/30 two 15/20. The Greenlee book showed David and Martha as having seven children but did not name them.
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**JOHN ELIJAH GREENLEE AND RACHEL ELLA LITTON
John Elijah Greenlee was born 4 March 1812 in TN. He married Rachel Ella Litton 25? Nov 1832. She was born 20 Feb 1811 in KY, the daughter of William Litton and Susan _________. John Elijah died 26 June 1850. Last address was Black Hills, SD. Rachel Ella died in 1882. Last address was Anthonies Mill, Washington, MO. They had 9 children:
1. Mary Jane born 11 Mar 1834, married 15 Nov 1865 Daniel Boyster, Lucien
2. Susan Evaline, born 25 Jan 1836, married 23 Feb 1854 George Jones.
3. Catharine Eliza, born 16 Oct 1837, married 4 Nov 1858 Josephus Steele, died 13 Jan 1872.
4. James Madison, born 27 May 1839, married 25 Dec 1861 Eliza Jane Glore, died 23 June 1892. Eliza was the daughter of Lisbon Glore and Catherine Wells.
5. William, born 14 Mar 1841, died 184_. 6. Angeline, born 5 Jan 1843.
7. Nancy, born 23 Dec 1845, marrie 23 Aug 1868 Richard Summers.
8. Martha Ann, born 27 Aug 1849, died 27 Oct 1902.
9. Elijah Francis, born 4 Aug 1850, married 28 Dec 1882 Rebecca Middleton, died 16 Jan 1929.
It is unlikely that Elijah married Nancy Little (as marriage record shows) one day before he married Rachel Ella Litton (as shown in Genealogy of the Greenlee Family, page 545-7). Could they be the same person or did something get mixed up in the transcribing for the book. To date (1996) a marriage record has not been found. Elijah's death date shown June 16, 1850 in the above book. "Started for California March 22 and died June 16 when I was four years old. One brother born August 4 after he died. Sub. By Mrs. Nancy Summers, daughter of John Elijah. He died near Black Hills, SD on the way to California during the Gold Rush. In religion he was a Methodist. Rachel may have been a Catholic as Elijah Francis was baptized in the Caholic Church. Rachel was buried in the family cemetery on her son's farm at Anthonies Mill, Washington County, Missouri. There are no markers in the cemetery.
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***JOSEPH A. GREENLEE AND MARY JANE GIBSON
Joseph A. Greenlee was born in June, 1842 in Crawford County, MO, the son of David Greenlee and Martha Moutray. His last address was Washington County, MO. He married Mary Jane Gibson 17 Feb 1869 in Crawford County, MO. She was born in Feb 1850, the daughter of Williamson O. Gibson and Taletha Pratt. They had 5 children:
1. William, born 1870, married 22 May 1903 Clara Villmer.
2. James H., born Oct, 1872, married 22 Jul 1899 Sarah Ruby.
3. Martha M, born 18 Feb 1876, married 7 Dec 1903 Thomas Moon.
4. Louisa, born 1879.
5. Fannie, born Feb 1886.
They appeared in the 1910 Liberty Twp, Washington County, MO, census as 68 and 60 years of age, married 44 years, having 5 children with 5 children still living.
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Taken from records prepared by Pearl Forguson. Email pearlf@forguson.com
Old Settlers of Crawford County, MO #1885