Barry County, Missouri Roaring River Cemetery, Roaring River Township (T22N-R27W-S36) AKA Old Russell Cemetery By GGGrandaughter Darla Ball Marbut From Highway 112 south of Cassville, turn onto Highway F at Roaring River State Park. Pass the stables on the left, and the next lane on the right leads to the cemetery. Milo Butler Russell Born Jan 17, 1812 Died Aug 23, 1873 Unice Mariah "Nicey"(Haddock) Russell Born Feb 20, 1817 Died Mar 17, 1871 (I read Nicey and Milo Russell's stone in 1970 and also have a clear photo of it from the 1930's. Now it would be difficult to read if at all.) There is only one original stone left in this cemetery though more burials are known to be here. On page 13 of Legends of the Haddocks, Hugh Haddock states: When Cloey (Chloe) Albritton Haddock died she was buried beside her daughter Unice "Nicey" in the garden at the Russell home. I remember seeing her gravestone many times when I was small. There were 3 adult graves and the grave of a small child in the plot. Chloe was the wife of Zachariah Haddock. She was born Mar 18, 1784 in N.C. died Nov 23, 1873. (My Mother confirmed this and was common information to the family.) October 2001: Russell and Haddock descendants of Milo and Nicey went together to buy a new large granite headstone as the old one can't be read now. This photo shows that the old marker is still there in front of the new one. Chloe Albritton Haddock (Nicey's Mother) was also buried here, her information is on the stone along with her husband Zachariah Haddock who was buried in an unmarked grave in the "Old Haddock" Cemetery at Eagle Rock, Mo. Milo and Nicey Russell's children's names and birth years are on the front of the stone. On the back are the names of all their 49 grandchildren & 227 great grandchildren. The park personnel cleared a nice large area around the markers. They put in a new road to the markers and mowed along it. They have agree to maintain and care for the site in the future. Appreciation and thanks goes to Henry Russell who coordinated the effert and to the park personnel for this beautiful and peaceful place along the Roaring River. This cemetery is on the old Russell homestead and was the private Russell Family Cemetery. The home shown below was built by Milo Russell in 1840, all that remains of it today is the foundation and cellar. Close up of the the Milo and Nicey (Haddock) Russell Home Home with road in front. The graves are to the far left in the garden. MILO BUTLER RUSSELL AND NICEY HADDOCK RUSSELL by Darla Marbut, Oct 2000 Milo was born January 17, 1812 in Ohio and a family source indicated the county may have been Ashtabula. The next we know of Milo is his marriage to Unice "Nicey" Mariah Haddock, daughter of Zackariah and Chloe Albritton Haddock on August 14, 1840 by John Canton, M.G. They homesteaded a few miles from the head of Roaring River that is now in the Roaring River State Park. Traveling to such an out of the way place in 1841 must have been difficult. There was a trail from Cassville to Roaring River that entered through the east side of the springs. From there an old road followed the river from the head of Roaring River. They started their homestead just a few miles down the road. Milo and Nicey appeared in the 1850 Census for Barry Co., Mo in the Roaring River Township. Milo and James Brixey bought Section 36, Township 22, Range 27 in 1857. Milo cleared the land and built his home beside the Roaring River. Milo hauled flour and did other work for the owners of the mill at the head of Roaring River. He also did carpenter work and sometimes made coffins. He raised beef and pigs as he would exchange meat for milling charges at the mill. It was probably very hard work to provide food, shelter and clothing for a growing family, by 1858 there were 8 children. From the Legends of the Haddocks by Hugh Haddock, page 10" "Medicinal plants of many kinds were plentiful. (In Barry Co., Mo.). There was once a ginseng garden at the home of Milo B. Russell, the very garden where he and his wife Nicey are now buried in the Roaring River State Park. Trouble came to the Russell family during the Civil War in the form of an outlaw group called Bushwhackers. It is thought that the Union Army encouraged bushwhackers as there were Southern sympathizers in the area. Milo's son Sidney was in the Confederate Army making Milo and Nicey targets for the Bushwhackers. When there were reports of the bushwhackers being in the area Milo would go to a cave above the house. Some call it Bowman Cave. As bushwhackers might not follow the hoof prints of a calf, Nicey and probably at times, the girls would ride a calf to the cave to take food and water to Milo. It is said that sometimes the men hiding out would slip back to their houses at night to check on their women folks. This was the situation with Nicey's brother in law, John Ireland who had married Mary Haddock on Oct 25, 1846. By the time of the Civil War, John and Mary had 3 little girls and two little boys. He may have even hidden out with Milo. John and Amos Horner had slipped back to check on their families who lived in the present day Horner Community just outside of Cassville, Mo.. John Ireland was called out of the house and killed in front of his family. John Christian Ireland was around 11 or 12 years old and ran to the Horner home to alert Amos of what had happened. There was good reason for these men to hid out. It was told in Mary Elizabeth Russell Easley's family that the girls were plowing in the fields when they were alerted that Bushwhackers were nearby. They hid the house out, as the bushwhackers would have stolen it had they found it. One can imagine the fear the families lived in during the Civil War, which would have started around 1861 to 1865. They say that four houses out of 5 were burned in Barry County during this time. Milo and Nicey's oldest son, Sidney was captured by the Union Army and sent to a Union Prison in Delaware. He was released and he returned to Barry Co., Mo. He married in 1866 and started his family. Several of Milo and Nicey's children married in 1866 and left home leaving 3 of the younger children at home. As Barry Co., Mo. was so hard hit during the war there wasn't much left with which to make a living. Cattle and horses were stolen from the families leaving little. These families had to live off the land until they could recover and life must have been hard. Nicey Haddock Russell died Mar 17, 1871 and Milo Butler Russell died Aug 23, 1873. They are both buried near Nicey's mother Chloe Albritton Haddock in what was their garden in the back of the house. Presently this land belongs to the state and is on the Roaring River State Park land. Mariah T. Russell and William Russell were appointed administrators as of Sep 24, 1874. As the youngest daughter of Tennessee Russell would still have been at home in 1874 she probably was the Mariah T. Russell. Her mother Nicey was listed as Mariah once in a census and she could have been named after her. Mariah Tennessee Russell. However, she would have been very young to be a co-administrator so we aren't sure about the name Mariah. An inventory or personal property of the Russells was filed September 1874 by J.B. Curry and Elias Horine. Cash on hand $20.70 Clay Bank Mare Iron Gray Mule Sorrel Mare Large Ox Red Cow and Calf (2 of each) Dun Cow and Calf Yearling Steer # Old Plows Hoisting Shovel and Clevis 7 Hoes Pitch Fork Brush Hood Hand Ax 38 Sheep 87 Hogs 1 Old Wagon 1 Lot of Old Irons 2 Log Chains 1 Lot of Single trees 2 Joe Gang Plows 1 Demon Plow 2 Iron Wedges 1 Shovel Plow 2 Old Axes and Spades 1 Scythes and Cradles 1 Crosscut Saw 1 Broad Ax 1 Carpenters Ax 1 Drawing Knife 1 lot Carpenter's Tools 1 grading Stone 2 Horse Wagons 1 set Wagon Harness 1 set Plows and single trees 150 Bushels Corn 1 Man's Saddle 1 Side Saddle 2 Belts 1 Chopping Ax 25 Gallons Molasses. Sale bill of the estate of Milo B. Russell dated Oct 10, 1874 A few items that sold at the sale and the people who purchased them: A Mule to Mary Easley for $105 (Mrs. Edward Easley) 25 Bushels of corn to J.N. Skelton for $15 (Julia's husband) 25 Bushels of corn to Boone Haddock for $15 (Columbia's husband) 2 Plows to Edward Easley for .25 (Mary Elizabeth Russell's husband) 5 hoes to Mariah for .25 Side Saddle to Tennessee Russell for $5.25 1 Bell and Collar to George Reed for 5 cents Milo Russell's personal property sold for $4,266, Mariah further states she sold land for the sum of $444.87. It seems that Milo had managed to keep some of his property during the Civil War as only 9 years after the war he had accumulated a good amount of property for that time. Household goods were not mentioned perhaps Tennessee still had the property, as she would still be at home. She taught school and didn't marry until she was 36 years old. Debts of Milo at the time of his death: Owed to William A. Lewis and Mary Lewis, formerly Mary Easley $24.15, witness Edward Easley. W. McClure and Grime Proprietors: $53.71 bill dated May 18, 1873 for wool carding, meal, flour and loose leaf tobacco. There was also a statement of what Milo had paid on his account: Worked on repair of steps at the mill 1 1/2 days... $1.87 200 lbs of beef.................................................... 9.00 15 lbs pork......................................................... .50 Hauling flour....................................................... 4.37 Worked for W.E. Grime.................................... 4.80 Making Allen McClures Coffin........................... 5.00 Fixed ceiling room at Mill................................... 1.87 Hauling rails for W.E. Grime.............................. 3.00 By Cash............................................................ 10.00 Hauling flour...................................................... 5.20 Total................................................................. $45.61 Windes and Ault at Washburn Coffin Tacks 25 cents, material, clothing, boots, and yard goods $46.78 (This could have been for Milo's burial) Children of Unice Mariah "Nicey" Haddock and Milo Butler Russell: Sidney Russell born June 7, 1842, died May 20, 1925, married Margaret Rumbaugh (Present Day: William Russell, James Black, Paul Jackson) Columbia Cornelia Russell born Jan 14, 1844, died May 20, 1925, married Boone Haddock (No Descendants) Mary Elizabeth Russell born Dec 28, 1845, died Feb 20, 1923, married Edward Easley (My GGrandparents) William Russell born Jul 3, 1848 died Jul 31, 1933. married Annie Cowan (Descendant Henry Russell) Julia Ann Russell born Apr 17, 1849/1850, died Sep 5, 1945, married Jasper Newton "Doc" Skelton (Descendant Charles Curry) George Emory Russell born Feb 23, 1852, died abt 1918, married 1st Ann Eliza Merrick, married 2nd Martha Hamm (Descendants Albert "Tex" Russell, Leta Jones) Florence Russell born Nov 7, 1852 (tombstone) (Bible: Nov 7, 1854), died June 5, 1918 (tombstone) (Bible:June 6, 1921), married Allen Miles Weathers. (Descendants Lamon & Opal Weathers) Tennessee Mariah Russell born Dec 20, 1857, died Nov 7, 1936, married Henry Dell. (Descendants Frank & Dorothy Dell) It is believed that Zachariah Haddock is buried in the Haddock Cemetery near Eagle Rock, Mo., Chloe is buried beside her daughter Unice "Nicey" Russell. ***************************** No part of the above story, photos or lineage may be used without consent of the author Darla Ball Marbut, HC81 Box 8356, Cassville, Mo. 65625 © 2001 Darla Ball Marbut All Rights Reserved