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Descendants of John William Baillie George St. Clair

Generation No. 3


7. ROBERT3 ST. CLAIR (GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born April 18, 1807 in Bosack, Va, and died April 10, 1869. He married (1) ELMIRA H. HEWITT December 18, 1832, daughter of EDMUND HEWITT and JULIET HASTON. She was born September 25, 1808 in Va6, and died July 19, 1865 in Grain Valley,Mo.7. He married (2) CHARLOTTE HAGEN Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT ST. CLAIR:
Robert St. Clair went to Missouri, acquired 1000 acres of land in Jackson County at Pink Hill - gave each child 100 acres. Mary died first and was buried in the St. Clair Cemetery there.

HISTORY OF PINK HILL AND COUNTRYSIDE

Robert St. Clair and family came to Missouri in 1842 from Virginia, wife & six children. He bought 1000 acres of land. He built a 12 room house on the ground just north of where Ryland Lives (Kirby Road & Truman). The house he built was where Mr. Heck built his house on the road north of Ryland. In the late 1840's a little town started. It grew rather fast and didn't have a name. Robert St. Clair had a General Store along with several more. One day while the neighbor men were sitting around the fire talking, he said why not call it Pink Hill as it was on a hill and wild Verbenas were blooming nearby and were pink. So that is how it became known as Pink Hill.

Mr Knight came from Boston, Mass. and bought ground on south side of road and built a house. The old one is now gone. Also, a one room store in are and the First Post Office was started. People came from miles to get their mail. It was brought by horseback from Independence, by a colored man once a week. The Civil War came and Robert St. Clair and the two oldest boys entered.

The order Number 11 was given, The Kansas Red Legs raided over 3 counties, stealing everything and burning houses. Their house was burned too. The women had to leave and couldn't take anything with them, so they spent the duration of the war in Lexington, Missouri. The Red Legs stole their stock and burn their house, so after the war was over, they came back to nothing. They built a long house. Grandma (Mrs St. Clair) soon died and Grandpa (Robert St. Clair) died April 1869.

Robert St. Clair was shot in the arm above his elbow. Mr. Harve Gardner did it. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Smith were arguing about something, when came upon by Robert St. Clair.. They had their guns pointed at each other. Grandpa put up his arm and said "don't shoot". Mr. Gardner shot and it went through his arm above the elbow. They had to cut his arm off and then gangrene set in and took his life April 1869.

Robert St. Clair's daughter, Emily, married James Wyatt Kirby AKA Dick Kirby. which was my fathers parents. Emily died in 1876 when dad was 6 years old. The Grandpa Kirby later married Aunt Elenor's mother. Will get back to the little town.

Pink Hill had over 300 people and was growing fast. The first school house stood across from the Will Howell place. Later moved where I went to school.
It was thought that the C & A Railroad was coming down Pink Hill Road, but changed and went to what later was Grain Valley. Where Stony point stood was a very small town which was moved down to where the railroad came and changed its name to Grain Valley because a lot of grain was grown and was in a valley. This is how it got it's name.

So Pink Hill began to move to Grain Valley and Oak Grove. The Church was built 1871 and the parsonage two years later. The church started with 13 charter members and grew to 300 at one time. Reverend Peter Cobb was the first pastor there.

The town had 5 (five) Doctors at one time. The Post Office was on time down where the Will Mann's place. He was the last Postmaster for Pink Hill.
Then the mail began to come on rural route from Grain Valley in 1902. It was started July 25 1854 with George W. Love as Postmaster. Independence was established in 1830. The South Methodist Church was started in 1835. During the Civil War it was used as a Hospital.

Jackson County was bought from the Indians in 1825.

Jackson County was granted the county seat in March 20, 1827. The First Court house was built July 2, 1827. It was made of logs and still stands.

George St. Clair's sister married a Mr. Palmer in Pennsylvania. Elmira Hewitts mother's name was Haston. Robert St. Clair went to Missouri acquired 1000 acres of land in Jackson County at Pink Hill - gave each child 100 acres. Mary died first and was buried in the St. Clair Cemetery there.
( north of Pink Hill)

More About ROBERT ST. CLAIR:
Cause of Death: gun shot wound in arm, amputated, & gangarene
Occupation: Robert & Elmira had 10 children
Social Security Number: April 10, 1869, Died as a result of gun shot wound in arm & amputating the arm.
SS#: Family Cemetery is north of Pink Hill, Mo

Notes for ELMIRA H. HEWITT:
1843 came to Jackson County and settled near Pink Hill, 30 miles east of K.C. Mo

More About ROBERT ST. CLAIR and ELMIRA HEWITT:
Marriage: December 18, 1832

More About CHARLOTTE HAGEN:
Occupation: Lattie is dead. Robert ST. Clair remarried.

More About ROBERT ST. CLAIR and CHARLOTTE HAGEN:
Marriage: Unknown
     
Children of ROBERT ST. CLAIR and ELMIRA HEWITT are:
  i.   MARY ELIZABETH4 ST. CLAIR, b. November 24, 1833, Virginia8; d. October 14, 1855, Pink Hill, Missouri9; m. JAMES MCFARLAND, August 10, 1853; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
  More About MARY ELIZABETH ST. CLAIR:
Cause of Death: died in Childbirth
Occupation: October 14, 1855, died in Childbirth

  More About JAMES MCFARLAND and MARY ST. CLAIR:
Marriage: August 10, 1853
13. ii.   CHARLES E. ST. CLAIR, b. June 05, 1835, Virginia; d. November 08, 1923, Oak Grove, Mo.
  iii.   JOHN HASTON ST. CLAIR, b. March 24, 1837, Virginia10; d. Unknown, St. Louis, Mo; m. ADILAID BERRY, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
  More About JOHN HASTON ST. CLAIR:
Occupation: No children

  More About JOHN ST. CLAIR and ADILAID BERRY:
Marriage: Unknown
14. iv.   JULIET ST. CLAIR, b. September 11, 1838, Virginia; d. 1861, Missouri.
15. v.   EVERETT JOSEPH PALMER ST. CLAIR, b. August 15, 1840, Virginia; d. October 12, 1895, Independence, Mo.
  vi.   HARVEY BUD ST. CLAIR, b. August 15, 1842, Virginia10; d. Civil War.
  More About HARVEY BUD ST. CLAIR:
Cause of Death: died in Civil War
16. vii.   VIRGINIA ST. CLAIR, b. September 27, 1844, Missouri; d. September 12, 1936, Grandview, Missouri.
17. viii.   EMILY MAY ST. CLAIR, b. May 27, 1846, Missouri; d. October 10, 1877, Pink Hill, Missouri.
18. ix.   ANN HENRY ST. CLAIR, b. July 27, 1848, Missouri; d. Unknown, Hutchison, Ks.
19. x.   GEORGE ST. CLAIR, b. September 05, 1850, Missouri; d. August 21, 1932, Independence, Mo.
     
Child of ROBERT ST. CLAIR and CHARLOTTE HAGEN is:
  xi.   HERBERT H.4 ST. CLAIR, b. Unknown; d. February 05, 1967, 510 Gladstone, Kansas City, Mo; m. RUTH ST. CLAIR.


8. PALMER3 ST. CLAIR (GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born 181911, and died 1885. He married MISSOURA TYNES.

Notes for PALMER ST. CLAIR:
Palmer St. Clair I Missoura Tynes, a painter and a sculptor, named for River Tyne in Scotland.
     
Children of PALMER ST. CLAIR and MISSOURA TYNES are:
  i.   CAROLYN4 ST. CLAIR, m. WILLIAM SALE.
  ii.   JUHAL EARLY ST. CLAIR, m. MAMIE DILLARD.
  iii.   MARY ST. CLAIR, m. ROBERT PRICE.
  iv.   PAULINE ST. CLAIR, m. C. F. BLOUNT.
  v.   ROBERT ST. CLAIR II, m. EVA DAVIS.
  vi.   SUSIE ST. CLAIR, m. WILLIAM WOODSON.
  vii.   VIRGINIA ST. CLAIR, m. HENRY E. HARMON.
  viii.   JAMES SCOTT ST. CLAIR, b. June 27, 185711; m. MARTHA JOHNSON KENNEDY.
  ix.   JOHN ST. CLAIR, b. 185911; d. 1860.
  x.   PALMER ST. CLAIR II, b. November 05, 186611; d. 1947; m. MINNIE SLAUGHTER, 1939.
  Notes for PALMER ST. CLAIR II:
Palmer St. Clair II remembers his uncle Isaac's funeral

  More About PALMER ST. CLAIR and MINNIE SLAUGHTER:
Marriage: 1939
  xi.   GEORGE ST. CLAIR, b. 187211.


9. CHELSE3 ST. CLAIR (JOSEPH2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born Unknown, and died Unknown. He married CORNELL HUGHES Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for CHELSE ST. CLAIR:
Chelse's last home was where Henry Stall Funeral Home was on West Maple in Independence, Mo.

More About CHELSE ST. CLAIR:
Residence: last home was on West Maple St in Independence,

More About CHELSE ST. CLAIR and CORNELL HUGHES:
Marriage: Unknown
     
Children of CHELSE ST. CLAIR and CORNELL HUGHES are:
  i.   WILLIAM4 ST. CLAIR, b. Unknown.
  More About WILLIAM ST. CLAIR:
Fact: never married
  ii.   VIRGINIA ST. CLAIR, b. Unknown.
  More About VIRGINIA ST. CLAIR:
Fact: married but no children.12

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