Atnips Through Time, Evelyn Atnip Coffey and Debbie Holland Phillips
Here is Evelyn Atnip Coffey, 1958, stylishly wearing her beautiful dress and Debbie Holland Phillips, posing 5 years later in the very same dress. Both ladies looked lovely.
The Story of Orley Atnip and Eva Davis Atnip
I’ve tried to piece together much of the history related to Orley and Eva Atnip using all of the sources I could find, including U.S. Census data, family stories, books about southeast Missouri history among a few. I hope I’ve gotten most of it right but am looking to the
Family Stories Vol #2 – Bethaven Atnip and the Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri
Bethaven Atnip and the Battle of Pilot Knob The Battle of Fort Davidson, also known as the Battle of Pilot Knob, was the opening engagement of Price’s Missouri Raid during the American Civil War. Bethaven Atnip, a Private in the Union army, Company A, of the 47th Missouri Infantry fought
Family Stories Vol 2 – Lost Creek / Shook Post Office – Update
Story Update: In 2017, the Johnson’s Store was demolished and all that is left in its place is the foundation, a memorial plague and the original horseshoe that was nailed above the back door for good luck (Pictures of plague and horse shoe below courtesy of Theresa Gullet Hill). Original Story
Family Stories Vol 2, WWII Selective Service Registration – Orley Atnip, 1940
Congress passed the first military conscription act in 1863 during the Civil War, allowing President Abraham Lincoln to draft men between the ages of 20 – 45. Our nation’s second military draft law, the Selective Service Act, went into effect in 1917 and gave President Woodrow Wilson the
Wayne County, Gads Hill, Missouri, Train Robbery, James-Younger Gang
Reference Point: Gads Hill, Missouri, is located approximately 20 miles west of Silva, Missouri and 40 miles south of Lake Wappapello. This train robbery occurred in Wayne County, Missouri when and where John Robert Atnip and Melissa Jane Ownbey (Orley’s Parents) as well as George Washington Davis and Sarah Bostian
Family Stories Vol 2 – Bethaven Atnip
Story courtesy of the Historical Wayne Country Missouri Facebook Page. Pictured in his “Union Blue” uniform (and sporting a nice sized pistol) in 1864, is Bethaven Atnip (1829-1867), a pioneer of Wayne County who lived at rural Patterson, on the west banks of the St. Francis River, on what today
Family Stories – Frazier Creek Rock House – 1915
Here is a photo taken in 1915 of William Pinkney White and some of his family, at the famous “rock house” on Frazier Creek. I’ve added the picture to the story of the Rock Creek House in the Atnip Family Stories Vol 2 located HERE From left: Nellie (Luttes) Atnip-White,
Family Stories- History of Chaonia, Missouri
The following is courtesy of Wayne Country Historical Facebook Page To many in Wayne County, Chaonia (Shaw-nee), is just a name that our grandparents used. It was the birthplace of Eva Mae Davis. Many do not realize, the now submerged ghost town under Wappapello Lake, was as thriving as Greenville,
Family Stories – Additional Letters from Charles Leroy Atnip
Attached are two additional letters sent from Chuck to Bob. The dates of the letters are unknown. Like the letter before, we are releasing these with the family’s permission. The first letter can be found HERE The second letter can be found HERE