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Descendants of John William Baillie George St. Clair

Generation No. 5


21. ELMIRA LEE5 ST. CLAIR (CHARLES E.4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born May 27, 188628, and died June 27, 1926. She married HERMAN LEFFOLTZ March 16, 191328. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About ELMIRA LEE ST. CLAIR:
Cause of Death: stroke

More About HERMAN LEFFOLTZ and ELMIRA ST. CLAIR:
Marriage: March 16, 191328
     
Children of ELMIRA ST. CLAIR and HERMAN LEFFOLTZ are:
  i.   KEITH FRANCIS6 LEFFOLTZ, b. June 192628; d. October 27, 1958, Cal; m. BARBARA BUZZARD, December 1957; b. Unknown.
  More About KEITH LEFFOLTZ and BARBARA BUZZARD:
Marriage: December 1957
  ii.   LAWRENCE LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown.
  iii.   GEORGIA LEE LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. ROY CLEMONS, Unknown; b. October 26, 191229; d. January 05, 1971.
  More About ROY CLEMONS:
Social Security Number: State of issue: MO29

  More About ROY CLEMONS and GEORGIA LEFFOLTZ:
Marriage: Unknown
  iv.   MARY PAULINE LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown; m. STANLEY, Unknown; b. Unknown.
  More About STANLEY and MARY LEFFOLTZ:
Marriage: Unknown
  v.   ANNA JOSEPHINE LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown.
  More About ANNA JOSEPHINE LEFFOLTZ:
Occupation: never married
  vi.   AUGUSTA LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown; m. SKOLD; b. Unknown.
  vii.   CHARLES HERMAN LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown.
  viii.   LEE LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown.
  ix.   JUNE LEFFOLTZ, b. Unknown; m. NYE, Unknown; b. Unknown.
  More About NYE and JUNE LEFFOLTZ:
Marriage: Unknown



22. ROBERT HARVEY LEE5 ST. CLAIR (EVERETT JOSEPH PALMER4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born October 11, 1869 in Pink Hill, Mo30, and died July 02, 195431. He married SUSAN LAIN BROWN32 December 22, 1889, daughter of JEROMIAH BROWN and LUCY BRIZONDINE. She was born June 20, 1865 in Fountain Head, Summer Co., Tenn33, and died January 20, 196434.

More About SUSAN LAIN BROWN:
Burial: Oak Grove, MO. Cemetery35

More About ROBERT ST. CLAIR and SUSAN BROWN:
Marriage: December 22, 1889
     
Children of ROBERT ST. CLAIR and SUSAN BROWN are:
30. i.   MARGARET PEARL6 ST. CLAIR, b. November 14, 1890; d. April 07, 1944, Grain Valley, Mo.
31. ii.   MARY LILLIAN ST. CLAIR, b. December 05, 1893; d. Unknown.
  iii.   NAOMI FERNE ST. CLAIR, b. June 17, 189536; d. February 12, 1989, Oak Grove, Mo37; m. GEOFFREY E. CHURCH, April 25, 192038; b. April 29, 189339; d. September 26, 1960, Oak Grove, Mo40.
  More About GEOFFREY CHURCH and NAOMI ST. CLAIR:
Marriage: April 25, 192041
  iv.   HASTON LEROY ST. CLAIR, b. May 26, 1897; d. 1987, Grain Valley, Mo; m. EDITH PEARL MOORE, August 05, 1932; b. September 22, 189542; d. August 1992, Grain Valley, Mo43.
  More About EDITH PEARL MOORE:
Social Security Number: State of issue: MO44
SS#: Holden, Mo. place of death, buried in Grain Valley Cemetery.

  More About HASTON ST. CLAIR and EDITH MOORE:
Marriage: August 05, 1932
32. v.   ROSA LEE ST. CLAIR, b. December 19, 1898; d. Unknown.
33. vi.   ANNA KATHERINE ST. CLAIR, b. February 18, 1900; d. December 1988, Jamaica, NY.
  vii.   EFFIE GLADYS ST. CLAIR, b. July 25, 190345; d. January 05, 1976, Oak Grove, Mo46.
  More About EFFIE GLADYS ST. CLAIR:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
34. viii.   WALTER BROWN ST. CLAIR, b. March 04, 1905; d. September 04, 1991, Redwood City, California.
  ix.   WILLARD FRANCIS ST. CLAIR, b. March 06, 1908; d. March 10, 1908, Grain Valley, Mo47.


23. GEORGE MARVIN5 ST. CLAIR (EVERETT JOSEPH PALMER4, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born May 26, 187848, and died May 31, 1945 in Oak Grove, Mo49. He married MAE BROULETTI May 03, 1901.

More About GEORGE ST. CLAIR and MAE BROULETTI:
Marriage: May 03, 1901
     
Child of GEORGE ST. CLAIR and MAE BROULETTI is:
  i.   GEORGE BRULETTE6 ST. CLAIR, b. December 30, 190750.


24. MARGARET MAY5 CLARKSON (VIRGINIA4 ST. CLAIR, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born May 20, 187250, and died May 04, 1941. She married CLARMONT MCGREW November 26, 1893. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About MARGARET MAY CLARKSON:
Fact: 2 children died as infants.

More About CLARMONT MCGREW and MARGARET CLARKSON:
Marriage: November 26, 1893
     
Children of MARGARET CLARKSON and CLARMONT MCGREW are:
  i.   CHARLEY6 MCGREW, b. Unknown.
  ii.   CLYDE MCGREW, b. Unknown.
35. iii.   MUADE MCGREW, b. January 16, 1901; d. April 1998, Gladstone, MO.
  iv.   VIRGINIA MCGREW, b. Unknown.
  v.   RUTH MCGREW, b. Unknown; m. ARTHUR POOL, Unknown; b. Unknown.
  More About ARTHUR POOL and RUTH MCGREW:
Marriage: Unknown
  vi.   JULIAN MCGREW, b. Unknown.


25. MARY SUSAN MAYNE5 CLARKSON (VIRGINIA4 ST. CLAIR, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1) was born June 16, 1885, and died Unknown. She married BURGIS HALSEY December 20, 1905. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

More About BURGIS HALSEY and MARY CLARKSON:
Marriage: December 20, 1905
     
Children of MARY CLARKSON and BURGIS HALSEY are:
  i.   CLEO6 HALSEY, b. February 15, 190851; d. April 197151.
  More About CLEO HALSEY:
Social Security Number: State of issue: MO51
  ii.   CLARKSON HALSEY, b. Unknown.
  iii.   BERNISE HALSEY, b. Unknown; m. TERRELL.
  iv.   CAREY HALSEY, b. Unknown; d. March 20, 1963.
  More About CAREY HALSEY:
Occupation: Left 2 sons and one daughter



26. JOHN WILLIAM5 KIRBY (EMILY MAY4 ST. CLAIR, ROBERT3, GEORGE2, JOHN WILLIAM BAILLIE GEORGE1)52 was born September 18, 187153, and died July 04, 1943 in Oak Grove, Mo. He married ROSE ALPHA MURPHY April 21, 1897 in Independence, Mo, daughter of JOHN MURPHY and AGNES HANNAH. She was born November 19, 1874 in Laffayett Co.54, and died January 09, 1924 in Oak Grove, Mo55.

Notes for JOHN WILLIAM KIRBY:

John William Kirby signed an affidavit May 14, 1943 stating that:

I, J. William Kirby, of lawful age, being duly sworn, depose and say that I am 71 years of age; that I am the father of Mabel Thelma Cox and that she was born near Grain Valley, Missouri, on February 20, 1898.

Biography written in Funeral Book
John William Kirby, son of James Wyatt (Dick) Kirby and Emily May St. Clair-Kirby was born Sept 18,1871 at his grandfathers St. Clairs old home. His Mother died Oct 10, 1877. For seven years his father and he batched.

On Oct 15, 1884 his father married Mary Frances Trugott of Kansas City, Mo. to this union was born one child a daughter, Eleanor May - J. Wm. attended country school then to K.C. to a business College.

He taken over the farm in August 1895. He married Rose Alpha Murphy April 21, 1897- to this union were born three children : Mable Thelma on Feb 20, 1898, John Ryland on Oct 16, 1899 and Muriel Belle on July 25, 1908.

J. Wm. Kirby joined the S. Methodist Church at Pink Hill Mo. at an early date. He farmed most of his life on the farm he lived on since he was a small boy having been born on a farm just north and in right of last home. His wife died on Jan 9, 1924 at Oak Grove, Mo.

His daughter Thelma marred C Lewis Adams Jan 22, 1919 He died Sept 9, 1921 then Thelma kept house for her father and brother Ryland Kirby

From March 1923 until Aug 1933 when she married Leslie Ray Cox - then J. Wm. Kirby and son Ryland batched until December 1935 his sister came to live with him. He been in bad health for years but taken to his bed the 12th of June 1943 so very ill rest of his life. He passed away July 4, 1943 on Sunday at 7:30 in the evening with his daughter Thelma and her husband Ray Cox and his son Ryland Kirby and his sister Eleanor Kirby and sister in law Mable Nance at his bedside. Funeral was July 6, 1943 at Pink Hill Church which was a beautiful day. The Ladies of Pink Hill served the dinner at the home.





More About JOHN WILLIAM KIRBY:
Burial: July 06, 1943, Oak Grove Cemetery
Occupation: 1895, took over the farm

Notes for ROSE ALPHA MURPHY:

As written by Eleanor Kirby:

Rose Alpha Murphy, daughter of John C. Kirby and Agnes Hannah Murphy was born in Lafayette Co. November 19,1874. (would be 95 in 1969... 104 in 1978)
Later the family moved to Oak Grove where she attended school and Sunday School..Then the family moved to the farm, known as the Sam Latimer farm which John Murphy had bought. It is 2 1/2 miles northwest of Pink Hill, across the road was a school house, one room called the Latimer school, later called Murphy School where all the Murphy children attended. Later Rose went to Slater and then taken a teachers course and taught several schools in eastern Jackson co. Then on April 21, 1897 she and John William Kirby were married at what is known as First Methodist Church parsonage in Independence, Mo. The Church educational building is on the ground where the parsonages stood at the time. Rev. E.P. Ryland performed the ceremony. Whose who stood up with them, were Charlie Johnson and Miss Addie House.

In a few days after their marriage they went to house keeping at the Kirby Farm. Then in February 20, 1898 a daughter was born named MABEL THELMA KIRBY. Then a son was born October 16, 1899 JOHN RYLAND KIRBY. Another daughter MURIEL BELL KIRBY was born July 25, 1908.

Rose was converted at the age of 17, was baptized by Rev. Phillips, he was a pastor of Oakland and Pink Hill Church.

Pink Hill was the Post Office of J.C. Murphy, Rose rode horse back to get the mail and groceries.

Rose taken active part in S.S. and church work at Oakland until her marriage. She then united with Pink Hill church, taking an active part there. Later the ladies aid of Pink Hill, the Epworth league & S.S. When youngest daughter, nearing high school she moved to Oak Grove, later a house was bought near the school. Rose's health had already broken. Rose fell ill on Sunday and passed away on Wednesday morning January 9, 1924.

Rose was universally loved by all who knew her. She was blessed with a wonderful personality and shed sunshine and radiance wherever she went and was always ready to render assistance to any one in distress.

Rose Alpha Murphy passed to the beyond on January 9,1924 at age of 49 years, one month and 19 days. Service was conducted at the Buck Methodist Church in Oak Grove Mo. January 10, 1924. Service by Rev Alanzo Patterson. This was a very bad winter day. Her body was laid to rest in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
31 Chapter of Proverbs was read.

Rose Alpha Murphy, second daughter of J.C. and Agnes Murphy was born November 19, 1874 in Lafayette, Co. Mo.

Rose was converted and joined the M.E. Church South at Oakland at the age of 17 years and lived consistent life until the end.

She was a faithful worker in her church, especially in the Sunday School. One of her last thoughts was of her class of boys.

She was united in marriage to John William Kirby, April 21, 1897. To this union three children were born ; Mrs. Thelma Kirby-(Adams-Cox), Ryland Kirby and Muriel Kirby, all of the home who with this husband survive. Also two sisters, Miss Belle Murphy ,of Manila, Philippine Islands. and Mrs. Mabel Nance of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are left to mourn her loss.

Mrs. Kirby was universally loved by all who knew her. She was blessed with a wonderful personality and shed sunshine and radiance wherever she was. She was always ready to render assistance to anyone in distress. Her loss will be greatly felt in the church, the community and among relatives.

(Written just before mother passed away, not long after New Year 1924 saying, it as her resolution.)

Let us put away the frowns and cross words.
Let good will and kind words take their place.
And you will soon note the effect of the change
by the expression on the other ones face,
Mother




More About ROSE ALPHA MURPHY:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Fact: passed away at age 49 years 1 month & 21 at Oak
Occupation: Lived on Farm known as Sam Latimer Farm

Marriage Notes for JOHN KIRBY and ROSE MURPHY:
Married by Rev Ryland. Addie Hause & Charles Johnson stood up with them.

More About JOHN KIRBY and ROSE MURPHY:
Marriage: April 21, 1897, Independence, Mo
Marriage Fact: April 21, 1897, First Methodist Church, Indep. Mo
     
Children of JOHN KIRBY and ROSE MURPHY are:
  i.   MABEL THELMA6 KIRBY, b. February 20, 1898, Grain Valley, Mo56; d. October 21, 1982, Blue Spring, Mo57; m. (1) CHARLES LEWIS ADAMS, January 22, 1919; b. 1888; d. September 09, 1921, Oak Grove, Mo Cemetery; m. (2) LESLIE RAY COX, August 01, 1933; b. October 22, 1900, East Lynn, Missouri58; d. June 14, 1967, Independence, Mo59.
  Notes for MABEL THELMA KIRBY:

Letter written for Steve Cox:
HISTORY ABOUT PINK HILL
My great-grandfather, Robert St. Clair and family came to Mo. 1842. He had a wife and 6 children. He bought 1000 acres of land and built a 12 room house on it. In the late 1840's a town was started, it grew rather fast, so it had no name. Several of the men were sitting in his store, he said that they had to choose a name for their little town, so he suggested since it was on a hill and had wild verbenas (pink) blooming, so why not call it PINK HILL, so see it was a long time ago.

It kept on growing until it had a lot of stores, and Mr. Knight came from Mass. and bought ground and built a house south of the road and then built a store in yard and the mail was brought by horse back from Independence once a week, a colored man did it.

The civil war came, so my great grandfather & the 2 oldest boys entered. Then order No. 11 was given by the Kansas red legs, so they raided 3 counties and took all the stock back to Kansas and sold them, and burned the peoples houses. So my great grandfather was one, the family went to Lexington, Mo. for the duration of the war, so when came back, no house or stock, the war over, so grandpa and sons built back a log house, but wasn't so much as their other house. Grandma didn't live so very long afterwards,

The town grew so fast, that they had a population of 300 and their were 4 Doctors. The country side came to trade their produce for things they needed. In 1871 Pink Hill church was built with 13 charter members. In a year a two a parsonage was built east of the Church, so the first minister was Peter Cobb. The Post Office was started in 1854. The C.A. railroad was surveyed to come down, now what is Pink Hill road. Then another survey was made and was where it is now.

Then Grain Valley was started. A little berg south west of Grain Valley was known as Stony Point, so when the rail came where it is today, it moved to their & that is how Grain Valley got it's name. In a Valley and a lot of grain had grown. So after that it started loosing the people, moving their houses to Grain Valley and to Oak Grove, Mo.

The school house stood on the road that runs south from the Church, across from the Graham place, then later was moved to across the Kirby road, where we kids got our grade schooling. Is gone now and a house there. The house in front of Church replaced the first one a few years ago. So all that is left of Pink Hill is the church & parsonage, and wonderful memories.

Jackson County was bought from the Indians 1825.
The first Court house of Independence built July 2, 1827.
Jackson Co. was granted as Co. seat March 20, 1827.

Thelma Kirby was enrolled in the Pink Hill School Consolidated District #3 for the school year 1912-1913 as fourteen years of age. She was listed by the Principal, Mr. H.J. Liggett, as being in the eight grade.

It was said that Thelma always wanted a little girl. She took in a girl named O'Nita McComas. O'Nita lived with Gladys Cox-Todd family in 1939, then she went to live with Thelma and Ray Cox for 2 years until she got married. O'Nita married in Thelma and Ray's home.

As told by Uncle George St. Clair, that after a little town had begun at what was afterwards called Pink Hill. Some of the men there said what to call the place and Mr. Robert ( or uncle Bob as he was called) St. Clair (who had a store a few feet west of where the Pink Hill Church now stands) said why not call it Pink Hill for it's on a hill covered with Pink Verbenas. So it was called Pink Hill. Mr. Robert St. Clair and sons had a furniture and caskets and general store, before the civil war and afterward at Pink Hill. At the store my grandfather Dick Kirby first met Robert St. Clair, Charles and Haston.

Before the war 1861-1865 Robert St. Clair built a large house of 12 rooms, on his farm he went to Independence. Mo. and bought furnishing all new for it. During Order #11 it was burned by Kansas Red Hogs. They wouldn't let the family take any thing out of the house. They let Aunt Linda, a colored woman to take a few things earlier. The St. Clair family stayed that night at Billy's Holloway, just north of their farm. Aunt Jennie said that she counted 17 homes burning that night. Uncle Bill Kirby left for California that night. The St. Clair family moved to Lexington, Mo. until war was over. Robert St. Clair & sons, Charles & Haston returned after the war. They built a 2 room log house with lean to and an attic where the nice home stood.

Those men who burned the homes drove all the stock to Kansas and sold it there. Robert St. Clair's Jack Ass got away and came home. He wasn't so dumb was he?

At this log house of Robert St. Clairs, where my dad, John William Kirby was born September 18, 1871. Robert Kirby came home from California by boat across the Isthmus of Panama then home.

Robert St. Clair died here in April 10, 1869 from gun shot and arm amputation. His wife Elmira died July 19, 1865 from T.B.

Pink Hill Post Office established in 1854... discontinued Jan 31, 1902.
Rural Routes was started from Grain Valley, Mo. then.


Obituary: Mabel T. Cox
Mrs. Mabel T. Cox, 84, of 1227 S. Liberty St. died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital in Blue Springs, Mo.

She was born in Eastern Jackson County and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Cox was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a member of the American Revolution and the Missouri and Jackson County historical societies.

Her survivors include a brother, Ryland Kirby, Grain Valley, Mo.; a sister Muriel Elliott, Denver, Colorado; three grandchildren (Stephen M. Cox, Robert L. Cox & Leslie Susan Cox), and a great grandson (Scott Matthew Cox).

Services at Carson Independence Chapel, Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mable Thelma Kirby has a photo album with
John William Kirby, Emily St. Clair Kirby, John Haston St. Clair, George St. Clair, Mr & Mrs. Jery Cummins, Charles E. St. Clair, Minnie St. Clair
Joseph St. Clair, James Ewing, Mrs. Sallie Wilson-Mayes, General Stonewall Jackson, John Keshler, Sam Keshler, General Joseph, E Johnston, Fannie Hutchins, Mary Fuller, Dunk McKellier, General J.E Breckenridge, General Robert E. Lee, General Ewell, Cora Mabry and J.W. Kirby.
(now in the possession of Gloria Walker & Stephen Cox)

  More About MABEL THELMA KIRBY:
Burial: October 25, 1982, Buried Oak Grove Cemetery
Cause of Death: undetermined, apparently natural
Fact: State of issue: MO60
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 500-22-400360

  More About CHARLES LEWIS ADAMS:
Cause of Death: typoid fever & kidney failure

  Marriage Notes for MABEL KIRBY and CHARLES ADAMS:
Married at Pastor Merrit Milton Sooter home. Fern A Wyatt & Mrs Frances Sooter witnesses.

  More About CHARLES ADAMS and MABEL KIRBY:
Death of one spouse: Abt. 1921
Marriage: January 22, 1919

  Notes for LESLIE RAY COX:

Leslie Ray Cox and Thelma Kirby met when they were neighbors.

Edward Miller Cox & Ruby Stokes Cox (husband & wife) lived in a little house on Kirby Road where the Gabriels now live. (Just North of Pink Hill Road on Kirby)

Miller and Ruby lived there with their children (Leslie Ray, or Ray as he was called, Gladys & Alvah (Tick as he was called)

Leslie Ray Cox was a native born Missourian and lived at or near Grain Valley for a number of years before moving to Independence, Mo. He had been a mechanical engineer at Lake City Ordinance Plant for a number of years. He was a devoted member of his church , lodges and his American Legion. He was a past commander of Tirey J. Ford Post # 21 and was active in the visitation with the sick and help for the needy.

He was proud of his family and his son, Leslie R. Cox Jr.

He died at the age of 66 years. He was laid to rest and escorted by an honor guard of his comrades on June 17th at Oak Grove Cemetery at Oak Grove Missouri

Obituary reads:

Leslie Ray Cox Sr., 66, of 1227 S. Liberty died Wednesday at the Independence Hospital. He was born in East Lynne in Cass County and lived in Grain Valley before moving to Independence 38 years ago.

Mr. Cox was a retired mechanical engineer and had worked at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. He was a member of the First Methodist Church and of the 40 and 8 Society, Palestine Commandery #17 and Independence Masonic Lodge #76. He was a past commander of the American Legion Post #21.

Surviving are his wife Mabel Thelma (Kirby) Cox of the home; a son Leslie R Cox Jr. 1111 W. 36th Terrace; two brothers Alvah Cox and Albert Lee Cox, both of 17513 R.D. Mize Road; three sisters; Mrs. Lucy Stewart 7712 Jefferson, Kansas City, Mrs. Gladys (Cox) Todd, Odessa Mo., and Marietta Hollaway 6716 Sterling, Raytown; and three grandchildren. (Stephen Michael Cox, Robert Leslie Cox, Leslie Susan Cox).

Funeral services at Carson Funeral home, Independence, with burial at Oak Grove MO cemetery.

Bearers: Lt. Col. David B. Parsons
Coy Snodgrass
Howe H Lamb
LeRoy A Barnett
Emil M Oeser
Arthur G Yoder

Funeral book lists Relatives attending:
Charlie & Lucy Stewart
Marietta Holloway
Muriel (your sis)
Mrs. Opal Bowman
Emily Rose Overall
Babara Rose Washburn
Charlie & Esther Wood
Mary M. Freitag
Harry W. Freitag
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Campbell
Ryland Kirby
Mrs. Albert Cox
Lee Anne Cox
Albert L. Cox
Nelson & Marjorie Jo Baxter
Fern A Adams
Mr. & Mrs. Marion Clark
Robert S. Marquis
Sheila Holloway
Mary Garrison
Mrs. Hal H Hiatt
Mrs. Arthur J. Mellott
Mr. & Mrs. Ben White
Miss Lenna Whitcomb
Miss Metta Whitcomb
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Stokes
Earline Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. A.M. Cox
Mr. & Mrs. W.B. Jones

Written by Elizabeth Jane Todd:
When uncle Ray was back in Georgia he saw the prison where Grandpa Archie Cox was held prisoner, Indiana side. Crossed the Miss. river from Georgia. The men (car full of men) saved him. Grandfather was held prisoner & uncle Ray said he was too. They both were Morgans men.

Green River (Cain Valley, Kentucky was where they lived and at the Battle of Green River a cannon ball rolled into their yard. (Lucy and Archie's yard)

Grandma Cox mother took her sister and left (Lucy great-grandmother) and went to Illinois and left her at the mercy of local people. She was about 16 years old.

Archie and Lucy had 4 or 5 children at the time of the civil war.

Cemetery between Cain Valley & Canelville they found Cox's graves.




  More About LESLIE RAY COX:
Age at death (Facts Pg): June 14, 1967, died age 66 years 7 months 22 days
Burial: buried in Oak Grove Cemetery61
Cause of Death: cancer
Fact: July 01, 1932, Voting Reg. Record Jackson County
Military: U.S. Army discharge Active duty Oct 1942 to May
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 495-05-294462

  More About LESLIE COX and MABEL KIRBY:
Marriage: August 01, 1933
  ii.   JOHN RYLAND KIRBY, b. October 16, 1899, Grain Valley, Missouri63; d. March 14, 1986, Grain Valley, Missouri64.
  Notes for JOHN RYLAND KIRBY:
John Ryland Kirby lived in Grain Valley on Kirby Road. He lived in a house with no electric, water, or gas. He lived a very primitive lifestyle. He had his outhouse, his well to pump water and barn for storage. He was content. He lived here all his life. He never married.

He was cremated and his ashes were buried with his mother in Oak Grove, Mo. Cemetery.

Ryland was very good friends with his neighbor Bill Gabriel. Bill and Ryland went to Lake Jacomo when they were first building it and got barns. The houses and barns were being torn down for the Lake. The rebuilt the barns back on their farms. The old barn is still standing (barely) across the road form where Rylands house used to be next to the pond and "Old Apple" tree. The land is owned by Steve Cox now.

Ryland was sick and in the hospital before he died, then put in a nursing home. While in the nursing home Ryland tried to change his will. The nurse in the the home was married to an attorney and they tried to get all of Ryland's estate (according to Gabriel). Bill Gabriel called Norma Goodman in California and told her to get back to Missouri right away or they were going to lose everything they were going to inherit. Norma and Howard came back and got everything straightened out before the attorney could get it to court.

Ryland gave Bill Gabriel some machinery and tools before he died. Ryland was very fond of the Gabriels. They were always there to help Ryland and look after him. Especially since he lived so primitively for modern times. Most people had running water, electricity, indoor plumbing, television, and so on.
Ryland was a wealthy man and very happy and content living on his land in the country. He owned a lot of property in Grain Valley. Years before he died, he gave 35 acres to his sister Mabel and Leslie Ray Cox. Mable gave the 35 acres to Beverly Cox. Steve and Susan Cox inherited the land when Beverly Cox and her son Robert L. Cox died in 1995. Steve got 2/3 of the land and built a home at 3000 Kirby Road, Grain Valley, Mo.

He collected all sorts of things. Ryland had a coin collection that was quite large, of un circulated coins. Norma's brother (Gerald Wilson) got the coin collection when Ryland died.



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Helen Nadine King - Kirby married Durward Hickland Kirby. Durward Hickland Kirby's father is Durward Bryan Kirby who married "Rose"
Durward Hickland Kirby's brothers are Truston Kirby born 4-13-1888 died November 1968.

Helen told Gloria Walker that " Ryland lived on Sardines". He had a lot of money, but ate sardines.
Helen's son Terry Kirby works with Gloria at New Trail 66 gas station in Grain Valley, MO.
Terry's sister is Gaylynn Kirby.



  More About JOHN RYLAND KIRBY:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery64
Fact: never married
Social Security Number: State of issue: MO65
36. iii.   MURIEL BELLE KIRBY, b. July 25, 1908; d. May 1995, Missouri.

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