Dirt Road Lives

Sunday rain coming down

2009-07-12T07:29:00.002-05:00

The no blooming vines.

I have lots of sunflowers and other things that need rain...

We have gotten a half inch of rain already this morning and at 7:30 it is raining hard again. It feels so good to have a nice rain in July.

These are some of my bloomers. I have lots of zinnia and marygolds. The vines I planted on the panel next to the deck are running wild, but nothing there is blooming except the roses. They are yellow roses. When Helen was here she said she did not like yellow roses. I have 4 yellow roses now and I don't much like them either. When they bloom, the bloom looks very pretty the first day. Then it fades to a pale off white color. Red and pink roses keep their true color much better than the yellow.

Road Work

2009-07-03T21:00:00.003-05:00

Lane helped Grandpa work on the driveway by driving the tractor back from the creek.

They would haul the tractor down to the creek, get a load of gravel. Grandpa would drive the truck back and Lane would drive the tractor. Unload the gravel.

Then turn around and back to the creek. I think they hauled 3 loads. Grandpa says they need to get some more sometime in the next month before Lane has to go back to school.

The driveway is much improved.

The Mike Sneed Family

2009-06-30T19:28:00.004-05:00

When Winnie was here, Mike said he was taking a class on genealogy and had been trying to track down his ancestors.

Then Winnie thought I had spelled the name Snead instead Sneed. Look, See, Sneed. Winnie needs to get her eyes checked.

I went on Ancestry.com and found several census records and a couple of Missouri death certificates for him. I uploaded these images here.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~powell/Sneed/

To view the images, you click on the underlined link and the image will load. Click the back button on your browser to go back and look at a different image.

Missouri death certificates can be found online here:

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/

For many of the certificates, you can actually get the actual certificate. You can type in the surname Sneed and choose Franklin County in the drop down box and they have I think 4 or 5 results (James, Amanda, Collie and I think some still born children). James and Amanda list their parents. Collie died single at age 32. It lists his parents with their middle names, James Nicholas Sneed and Sarah Elizabeth Maupin.

On the 1850 census, James Sneed is already in Franklin Co. MO living with Joseph Gibson and his wife Nancy. In 1850, no relationship is listed, but remember in 1880 Jefferson Sneed is with Nancy Gibson and it says he is her nephew. James and Jefferson are on the same page of the census so they were living close together.
The LDS site is here
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

Everytihng here is free.

Source Information:

Census Place
Lyon, Franklin, Missouri

Family History Library Film
1254686

NA Film Number
T9-0686

Page Number
148B
Household:
Name
Relation
Marital Status
Gender
Race
Age
Birthplace
Occupation
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Jas N. SNEED
Self
M
Male
W
43
VA
Farmer
VA
VA
Susan E. SNEED
Wife
M
Female
W
39
MO
Keeps House
KY
MO
George W. SNEED
Son
S
Male
W
16
MO
Farming
VA
MO
Amos E. SNEED
Son
S
Male
W
12
MO

VA
MO
Lizzie SNEED
Dau
S
Female
W
10
MO

VA
MO
Ida B. SNEED
Dau
S
Female
W
8
MO

VA
MO
Jas R. SNEED
Son
S
Male
W
5
MO

VA
MO
Callie SNEED
Son
S
Male
W
3
MO

VA
MO
Dollie SNEED
Dau
S
Female
W
3M
MO

VA
MO

Source Information:

Census Place
Lyon, Franklin, Missouri

Family History Library Film
1254686

NA Film Number
T9-0686

Page Number
148B
Household:
Name
Relation
Marital Status
Gender
Race
Age
Birthplace
Occupation
Father's Birthplace
Mother's Birthplace
Nancy L. GIBSON
Self
W
Female
W
64
VA
Farming And Keeps House
VA
VA
Jefferson SNEED
Nephew
S
Male
W
18
MO
Farmer
MO
MO
Mary C. MAUPIN
GDau
S
Female
W
12
MO

MO
MO

This is the Jefferson Davis Sneed on WorldConnect
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=delia1rose1&id=I08476

You might try emailing this person and see if they know more about them.

Susan Mapuin is here
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rhi&id=I6034
Susan Elizabeth Maupin wife of James Nicholas Sneed
/James Nicolas Sneed b: ABT 1837Jefferson Sneed b: 1862 /John Downey Maupin b: 6 SEP 1786 d: 6 OCT 1814 /Amos W. Maupin b: 4 MAY 1808 /John Richardson b: 1690 d: 1745 /Amos Richardson b: 1721 d: 1785 \Catherine Connaway d: 1746 /Daniel Richardson b: ABT 1761 d: 16 NOV 1820 \Lucy Caldwell b: 1738 d: 1787 \Elizabeth Richardson b: 1 JAN 1788 d: 20 DEC 1850 \Nancy Townsend d: 1835 \Susan Elizabeth Maupin b: ABT 1841 \Rebecca Heatherly

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rhi&id=I0180

· D: I0180
· Name: John Downey Maupin
· Sex: M
· Birth: 6 SEP 1786 in Madison Co., Ky.
· Death: 6 OCT 1814 in powder mill explosion
· Reference Number: 9291
· Note:
"Early powder mills in Missouri": one powder mill with two persons employed, 1050 capital invested, manufactured 7,500 pounds of powder in 1840 in Franklin Co. (Missouri Hist. Rev., Oct. 1925, p 125)"St. John's Township - Jack Maupin started a powder mill about 1812 .. . from the War of 1812, while his brother Daniel manufactured guns as demands were made, and was in his day one of the best gunsmiths west of the Allegheny Mts. The former was so injured from an explosion of his powder works that he died a few hours after the accident." (Atlas Map of Franklin Co., Mo., 187, p. 16)"John Maupin, son of Mosias, was killed by the explosion of a powder mill and Benjamin Brown came very near losing his life by the same accident. John Maupin's children were John, Amos, Wilkinson, Daniel and two daughters one of whom married James Heatherly and the other William McDonald.""This powder mill was probably about Newport, now Dundee, 61 mi. west of St. Louis. (Franklin Co. was part of St. Louis Co. until Dec. 11, 1818, and Gasconade Co. was taken from Franklin Co., Nov. 25, 1820) " (History of Franklin Co., 1888, p 223)______________From Lois Seed:John’s mother was Leah Downey and there is some speculation that John was Leah’s illegitimate son prior to her marriage to Mosias Maupin. [ also see below] I think there is still some work that needs to be done still on that line. There may be other reasons why Leah and Mosias’s marriage date seems to be after John’s birth date: prior marriage? incorrect dates? We don’t know. Leah has also been known as Leah Sol as well as Leah Downey over the years. Things are murky in that generation. There is ample information about Mosias and his siblings and Maupin ancestors readily available on the web, but it goes back to French Huguenots who immigrated in 1700 and settled in Williamsburg.______________From Lois Seed:John may have been an illegitimate son of Leah Downey prior to her marriage to Mosias MAUPIN, or possibly from an earlier unknown marriage. Mosias may have adopted John. Tax record in KY that states he "paid taxes for his wife's son"

That should get Mike started.

The School Boy

2009-06-29T16:12:00.002-05:00

Robert goes to shcool Wednesday. He starts 3 afternoons a week at Harrison because Carroll Co. is closed for the summer. Sometime in August, he will switch to Berryville 5 days a week, about 5 hours a day.

He is going to learn so many things...

Maybe he will learn how to fix his dump truck.

Or, how to be a dump truck driver.

Grandma is sooooooo excited!!!!!!!!

Last of June

2009-06-28T16:00:00.003-05:00

It was cool (about 60 degrees) and overcast this morning so I did something I have not tired for several months. I went for a walk out to Dan's. My knee is not bothering me much at all now and the swelling is almost gone. I go to the Dr on Wednesday.

This is brother's garden this am. I think I can get some squash next week.

Today was the nicest day we have had in a long time. It is 85 at 4 pm.

Patsy's pink rose has one small pink bloom on it. I am sure it is going to survive now.

My many flowers and herbs look like a jungle, but I do not have many blooms.

Son Jr. and family were down today. They worked on Emmy's go cart and got it to going. I am afraid it is on its last leg. The drive it for 15 minutes and it sets needing repair for weeks. Lane says he is getting so old he does not know how old he is. That makes me feel really old. I am 4.5 times as old as Lane. He is a good boy, but do not tell him that.

Robert, the big boy

2009-06-26T19:10:00.003-05:00

We took Robert to Springdale for an evaluation yesterday. We got a good report. I have a more hopeful outlook for his future now. The only thing is, the Doctor is not very smart. She did not think he was perfect and Grandma knows he is.

Rain, Rain, Rain!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-23T17:49:00.002-05:00

We have rain at 6 pm. It started about 10 til 6 and now at 6:20 it is still raining. We have over an inch already, but more importantly, it was 98 at 3:30 today and now it is a wonderful 60 degrees. George was trying to bail hay for Kenneth down at Franks but he got rained out. I am loving it.

See the red and yellow splotch at the edge of Carroll Co. That is me. I am sure it is to Patsy's by now, and it is still raining here.

My first rose of sharon bloom of the season. I kept thinking they should start blooming soon. They are loving the rain also.

And, the wrens have a second brood going. They hatched about a week ago. George kept saying they were nesting again, but I was not sure til this week.

Things are looking rosey.

Hannah and Robert and their mother should be here tomorrow night. Robert has a Doctor's appointment in Springdale Thursday. I will be glad to see the babies.

Happy Father's Day, George and all fathers in our family

2009-06-21T17:05:00.002-05:00

For his father's day, I let George work in the garden in the 90 degree sun.

He put cattle panels around the tomatoes. I am going to run string from the old hay bales between the plants but I am going to wait till it is cooler in the evening. And I am going to make him help me.

We are having BBQ pork ribs and potato salad tonight in George's honor. I made the potato salad, but he will have to BBQ the ribs himself.

Happy father's day....

Look at my peaches. I know you are supposed to not let them make the first year, but I did anyway. I have 7 peaches on this one tree. The other peach and the 2 apples did not bloom this year, or at least did not set fruit. This one is named June Gold so they are almost ripe. I hope brother does not come down and eat them while I am at work this week. They are really pretty. I paid $90 for the 4 trees, so that is about $15 per peach. I guess if they live for 20 years, the price per peach will be a better bargain.

Finding George

2009-06-15T19:34:00.002-05:00

Since George had his accident last year, I tried to keep track of where he is on the tractor. Today after I got home, he left on the tractor to do some brush hog work. I did not ask exactly where he was going as I can hear the tractor from the yard no matter where he is on our place.

After he was gone about an hour, I went outside and noticed I could not hear the tractor. I looked around and did not see him or the tractor. He had the neighbor's brush hog hooked up, so I thought maybe he was down at Franks. I walked up to Clayton's just to talk. I guess Clayton was asleep because the TV was blaring but he did not answer the door.

As I walked back I thought I heard the tractor and brush hog down the hill towards Frank's place so when I came to our driveway, I went on down the road to see. I did not hear or see anything so I walked over towards the pond by our side of the road. Still no tractor, no George. Finally I decided to just go back to the house and forget it. As I walked toward the house I noticed a tractor parked by the shop, but it did not have a brush hog on it. I looked it over, but could not really tell if it was George's tractor or one Kenneth had over here doing the hay. I walked in the house and saw no sign of George. Now I was really confused. Where was George, and was that his tractor in the yard?

I went into the bedroom. Then I heard voices coming from the other end of the house. Now, what was this. George was sitting on the couch watching TV.

While I was walking down the road looking for him, he was parking the tractor in the yard. He had taken the neighbor's brush hog home and returned while I was up at Clayton's. I don't know when he came in the house, but when I came in he had to be in here on the computer. He never reads the blogs, so he will never even know he was lost.

happy birthday Betty

2009-06-14T20:45:00.002-05:00

I tried to call you this evening but you must not have been home. I told George this morning it was your birthday and he said I should call you and wake you up. I am sure you were up before I was. I will be up a 4 am tomorrow. I may call you then.

When I tried to call you on my cell phone it said calling Betty Renfore, Happy Birthday! I thought that was odd. I looked at your listing in my phone and it asked for all this information and I have put in your birthday. Yours was the first number entered so I guess I was seeing how it worked. I checked and I did not put in anyone elses birthday.

You are really special.

Free Flowers

2009-06-10T18:26:00.004-05:00

This is Patsy's pink rose I got from Ridgedale last spring. I think it is going to live.
I also have about a dozen pieces of the same rose that I got last week that I am trying to root. Two or three of these still look viable.

This is another rose that I got from Patsy's Ridgedale yard last spring. It was growing to the right of the house in some shrubs. When Helen and I were there last week, there was a pink rose blooming in that space of the yard at least 15 feet up in a tree. I hope this is from that major climber.

This is my orange day lilly. I have hundreds growing in my yard and back behind the old house.

This is one of the day lillies I got from Patsy's place last spring. I have about 2 dozen or so of these. I thought they were probably just like mine, but they are golden yellow instead of orange striped like mine. I may have to go back this fall and get some more. I love free flowers that are mostly carefree after you get them started.

Back to the grind

2009-06-08T19:57:00.003-05:00

It was back to work today. I really hated to go back this time, but it was not so bad. My knee did not bother me too much. The swelling has gone down a lot. And, my boss is on vacation this week so I just get to do whatever I want.

Helen called last night. She was enjoying her time with Rhea.

The hay boys got the hay all cut and the last of it baled today. It made a lot of hay. George thought it was great fun.

Clayton's Pets

2009-06-05T11:44:00.005-05:00

Clayton said these are his wild turkeys in the tree in his field. He said he had about 40 of them.

And he has 13 little turkeys in the brooder.

And he has a pet snake under his house. He is a rich man.

Ther rest of the story

2009-06-04T21:54:00.002-05:00

This is me and some stranger with mad cow decease that I met on a hill a couple of days ago.

And the rest of the story for Betty Jean. The bonnet and dress are for Kenzie to wear to pioneer days at school. The red headed grandgirl has not really fallen to wearing my garage sale handmedowns from Aunt Fleta.

This is the Powell homestead taken for the top of Morris Hill. Click to enlarge.

This is the four stooges. We had a great time at Patsy's. Winnie and Mike are just a crazy as the rest of us. You can't tell them from the rest of the hillbillies down here.

This is brother Gilbert and his Possum Dog. He got kicked out of the coon hunt last Saturday because she is such a good possum dog.

This is some crazy stuffed animal that Gilbert bought at a flea market somewhere and brought in here telling us his possum dog treed it then he paid $120 to have it stuffed like this. It does not even have a tail. It is certainly not a coon, but does not even look like a good possum. I think brother Gilbert makes up taller tales than any one else in the family.

For Kenzie Girl

2009-06-03T13:10:00.002-05:00

This is the bonnet. Click on it to make it larger and you can see better. The flowers are purple with a tiny bit of orange and lots of green with an off white background.

It is in the mail and guaranteed to be there in 3 days.

Then, I thought, I have this old timey dress. It is gauze like material with a bodice that laces up with a string and a very full 2 layer skirt with tie strings in the back. I think with a little work you could get it to fit Kenzie. Your mother says you can soak it in tea to dye it a muslin color. If you want it we can send it today. It only costs $5 to mail it in 3 days (well, they may not count today since it is afternoon, but you would still get it by Saturday. You can not begin to make anything for less than $5. Call me if you want the dress also.

And I bought the dress for $1 at a junk sale years ago so I have already gotten my money's worth out of it.

The old and the new

2009-05-31T11:47:00.002-05:00

The gang. I did not try to take portrait photos because I knew I could get good ones from Erin. I have already downloaded all the ones she posted and the ones Betty linked to.

More gang.

All old people.

The babies. Clayton, just like his name sake, is looking for something to eat.

and a new potato from my garden. Helen has gone to Russellville but will be back here tonight. We will have new potatoes tomorrow. If she want peas with them, she will have to buy frozen peas. We do not eat peas very well and I do not have any in the garden.

Company is here

2009-05-27T09:59:00.003-05:00

And more on the way.... Maybe.

Helen wanted to go see Patsy and Barb today, but I have to go to the DR and then to therapy so she decided to walk. She was going to stop by brothers and see if he was busy hoping he would take her. I suggested she call him first, but she said when then got here from the airport he did not even slow down when passing by his house and then when he got here to our house he honked for someone to come out and get her. He was sorta out of luck there because there was only the crip and BIL here. Crip did not here them honk and BIL can not do things without planing 2 days in advance. No one told him brother might want help getting the 2 tons of luggage out of the truck so he remained in place playing cards on the computer. When I realized they were here, I told him he had company and had to come into the living room or he would have stayed playing cards for another hour. So, because of that experience, Sister Helen did not want to warn brother Clayton that she was coming by expecting a ride because she was sure he would already be gone on some false errand by the time she got to his house.

Tonight, Gilbert is coming by and Friday we are going to go to Erin's for lunch. Not sure what we will do tomorrow.

Betty, you need to call tonight as Helen did not understand before that Laura would not get to come up at all. Helen is now looking for a ride to Laura's house. I told her me and George or Clayton would take her, but she is looking for something more certain. Call tonight and we will see what arrangements we need to make.

Helen looks great and is feeling very good. We stayed up till midnight last night, so I am thinking I will need to go to bed a dark thirty tonight.

Oh, yes, and my knee is much better.

This week in history

2009-05-23T09:51:00.002-05:00

This is my fridge after I cleaned it early in the week. That is all the cleaning I have gotten done for the company coming and may be all I get done. George has vaccumed for me. Monday at work I did fine, but Tuesday and Wednesday my knee was killing me. I went to work Thursday but did not do much and did not go in Friday. Yesterday, the knee was still giving me lots of trouble. I went to Walmart and used one of their scooters to shop. Last night around midnight, the knee finally stopped aching. Today it is stiff but not aching. I am thinking it may be the physical therapy that was making it hurt so badly. I do not have to go back till next Tuesday. I am taking it easy today. The house is going to be dirtier than ever casue the babies and their Daddy are here. Son Jr. is wanting to borrow some wheels (we have 3 trucks and 2 drivers). I offered to trade the blue ford for a clean house. I think he is going to rent a truck from someone who wants only money.

This is what you look like when Grandma puts sunscreen all over you and you fall face down in the dirt.

The boy in his carharts.

The pool, the chairs, the beach towels and the sunglasses.

Cool!!!

For Richard

2009-05-15T17:57:00.005-05:00

I went out today and put fresh arrangements on the graves. We got in trouble with Richard when we did not get this done so I thought I had better have flowers there before Memorial Day.

I got white this year for the large stones. This is the first time I have gotten white flowers, but I thought they looked really bright and pretty. Debbie has white and red roses.

Someone needs to tell Brenda what these look like in case they blow off and she has to put them back. Last year I went out there a few days after I put the saddles on the stones and Mama and Daddy's was gone and a different one was on the stone. Brenda had stopped by the cemetery and seeing the saddle gone, she found one nearby and put it on their stone. It was not the one I had on the stone. I replace it with the correct one but did not know where to put the one Brenda had stolen from another grave.

If you click on the picture to enlarge it, you can see how pretty Debbie's roses are. The peony was really gorgeous.

The monument on Richards grave is really beautiful but Cheryl has such a good photo of it on her blog, I did not need another one.

Grandpa's working

2009-05-14T16:05:00.001-05:00

on Emmy's go cart. It needs a new clutch and a new tire. Grandpa got the parts today and is working on gettin it fixed right now. Son may repay us for the parts, but if not the girl is certainly worth the price. She likes the go cart because they let her drive it by herself whereas she has to have a driver on the 4 wheeler.

Bird talk

2009-05-13T09:11:00.003-05:00

Get Out of HERE! This is my food!

OUT, I SAID, OUT!!!!!!!!

Go AWAY!! Leave my babies alone.

The baby wrens have left the nest. There were at least a half dozen of them. No wonder Mama and Papa were so busy gathering bugs.

Heart Attack Tuesday

2009-05-12T19:27:00.002-05:00

This is my knee wrapped.

This is my knee unwrapped. I don't think I am supposed to unwrap it, but I did. The bandage is a large ace bandage with a Velcro closing strip on one end. I have two of these now. They said I can wash them and reuse them. I plan on washing them and giving them to Patsy when I am done with them.

Now for the heart thingy. I came in to make a post and did not have a new picture to post. I thought I would take a picture of the leg and bandage. I could not find my camera anywhere. Then I remembered leaving it on the deck railing yesterday while I walked around the yard. It has been raining for about 3 hours off and on. Enough to ruin a camera. It was not on the deck. It was right by my computer. I am blind.

Anyway, I went to therapy today and guess who was the therapists? Rusty Hooten. For those not in the know, Rusty is married to Tracy Powell, Frankie's daughter. I asked about everyone. Tracy is working for a dentist in Harrison and they have two daughters. Now, after getting home, I am not sure Tracy and Rusty are still married, but I think they are. Patsy, you need to call Daisy and find out. Tell her he is my therapists and then just ask if he is still married to Tracy. There was something about the way he responded when I asked how many children he had that made me wonder.

He said Daisy was liking work at Tyson much better now that she had gotten a few paychecks. Linda, Daisy's other daughter, is working at the Ford place in Harrison. Jimmy and Stella are both working at a Walmart somewhere in Springfield. I did not ask about Stella's daughters or about Frankie.

The knee does not hurt much, but my calf muscles on that leg really ached today. Rusty said that was from hobbling around on that leg instead of putting the weight on the leg like you normally would. He did not say to not hobble but I tried not to after that. It did not work out so well, so I took two pain pills and now I can walk more normally.

Patsy will get the used bandages, but there probably will not be any pain pills left.

Monday

2009-05-11T20:48:00.002-05:00

This is Patsy's pink rose. I did not know if it was going to make it, but it now has 3 little buddings off the main shoot. It had 4 shoots, but I have cut the other 3 back. I think this is the only one still viable.

This is my herbs after george set the plow back up. I made some signs for the plants. I really like the dill sign. Some of the others, not so much.

George going to the birds.

My roses are beautiful. I got these in August of last year. They are called Knockout and were on clearance at wally world because it was so late in the season. I wish I have bought another 3 or 4 of them. The yellow climber I bought this spring has started to bloom. I bought 4 this spring. Three are doing good and one I think is not going to make it. I am going to look for a replacement tomorrow.

I went for my physical therapy today. My Knee already feels better than it did before the surgery. I can put weight on it without it hurting. I am walking somewhat stiff legged, but I can bend it pretty easily if I do not have weight on it. I go back to the Dr. Thursday. So far, so good.

More flowers

2009-05-09T17:41:00.003-05:00

This is one of the two purple iris I got from Patsy's yard.

I really like these plants because they are no trouble to take care of and they are pretty plants even after they bloom. I would like to have some bright yellow ones and I saw some just up the road. The next time brother goes gambling I may take a gamble and a hoe up the road and get a yellow iris.

I have red and yellow roses blooming.

It has been a beautiful day here with not rain, but it is clouding up now. We have had enough rain for a while. I hope it does not get like last year with water everywhere.

So far, so good

2009-05-09T09:48:00.002-05:00

This is our little wren feeding the babies. The nest is only 6 feet from our deck.

This is a flower I stole from Ridgedale last year. It is beautiful.

I am doing good. I have a walker to help me get around, but this am when I wanted coffee and george was still sleeping, I had to leave the walker behind in order to carry the cup of coffee. I have been walking a little but I am not bending the knee when I walk. I have lots of pain pills and they work really well. Patsy wants me to save her some pills, but I am thinking if I have any left over I am going to try selling them to help pay my Dr. bills.