Bellas Family Genealogy

1. Wilhelm¹ Bellesfelt;^1,2 married Christina (--?--);³ born circa 1737 at Mt Pleasant, Hunterdon, New Jersey.⁴

Children of Wilhelm¹ Bellesfelt and Christina (--?--) were:

• + 2 i. Johan Henrich² Belless, married Margaret (--?--); born Jun 28, 1767 at Dauphin, Pennsylvania.

2. Johan Henrich² Belless (Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt);^5,6 married Margaret (--?--);⁷ born Jun 28, 1767 at Dauphin, Pennsylvania.⁸

Children of Johan Henrich² Belless and Margaret (--?--) were as follows:

• 3 i. William Henry³ Belless;⁹ born Jun 26, 1800 at Luzerne, Pennsylvania;¹⁰ married Magdolina Waldron circa 1819 at Jackson Township, Butler, Pennsylvania;¹¹ died Apr 24, 1860 at Lancaster Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, at age 59.¹²

• + 4 ii. Daniel Belles, born Mar 26, 1803 at Pennsylvania; married Nancy Hume; married Emaline Flowers.

• + 5 iii. Nicholas Belles, born Nov, 1805 at Washington County, Indiana; married Elizabeth Myers.

4. Daniel³ Belles (Johan²Belless, Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt);¹³ born Mar 26, 1803 at Pennsylvania;^14,15 married Nancy Hume Aug 2, 1827 at Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana;¹⁶ married Emaline Flowers Mar 29, 1841 at Shelby County, Indiana;¹⁷ died circa 1870 at Adair County, Missouri.¹⁸

He was Type: Date Conflict on May 25, 1803 at date in Bea Belles Arndt's book for birth. He appeared on the census of 1830.¹⁹ Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: PROP on Oct 28, 1835 at Bought 40 acres of land in Marion Co., Indiana.²⁰ He appeared on the census of 1840 at Shown as Daniel Bellows in Addison Township, Shelby Co., Indiana, Census.²¹ He appeared on the census of 1850 at Shown as Daniel Bellows in Pleasant, Fulton Co., Illinois.²² He was (an unknown value) in 1850 at Listed as 'Farmer' on Census.²³ Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: PROP on Aug 1, 1857 at Bought 40 acres of land in Adair Co., Missouri.²⁴ He appeared on the census of 1860 at Shown as Daniel Bellows in Adair Co., Mo Census, Morrow Township.²⁵ He appeared on the census of 1870 at Not on Adair Co. Census; Wife is listed with 6 children.²⁶

There were no children of Daniel³ Belles and Nancy Hume.

• + 6 i. Mary Ellen⁴ Belles, born Oct 12, 1845 at Pike County, Illinois; married George Jacobs.

• 7 ii. Clarinda Belles; born Feb 12, 1847 at Indiana.

• 8 iii. Isaac Belles; born Nov 5, 1848 at Shelby, Indiana; married Rebecca Turner Jan 10, 1869 at Adair County, Missouri.

  Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _FA1 at Isaac Bellis? Isaac Bellows? He was Type: Comment 1 at From Adair Co. Marriages; Isaac Bellows + Rebecca Turner 1/10/1869. He appeared on the census of 1870 at Listed in Adair County, Missouri, Morrow Township\.²⁷

• 9 iv. Sarah A. Belles; born Jun 22, 1852 at Illinois; died Jan 11, 1891 at age 38.

• + 10 v. Thomas Jefferson Belles, born Dec 23, 1854 at Fulton County, Illinois; married Josephine Miller.

• + 11 vi. Caroline Belles, born Oct 8, 1857 at Sullivan/Adair, Missouri; married Robert O. Downen.

• + 12 vii. Robert Samuel Belles, born May 24, 1859 at Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri; married Minnie May Allen.

• 13 viii. Daniel Belles; born Dec 22, 1861 at Missouri; died circa 1938 at Sedro Wooley, Washington.

• 14 ix. John Belles; born Feb 22, 1864 at Missouri; died Mar 16, 1897 at age 33.

Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: PROP on Oct 28, 1835 at Bought 40 acres of land in Marion Co., Indiana.³² He appeared on the census of 1840 at Shown as Nickolas Bellows in Addison Township, Shelby Co, Indiana Census.³³ He lived before 1850 at Moved from Indiana to Fulton Co., Illinois. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Shown as Nicholas Bellows in Fulton Co., Illinois U S Census.³⁴ He lived circa 1855 at Moved from Illinois to GreenCastle, Sullivan Co. Missouri. He appeared on the census of 1860 at Shown as Nicholas Bellows in Adair Co., Mo. Morrow Township Census.³⁵

Children of Nicholas³ Belles and (--?--) Unknown were:

• 15 i. John W.⁴ Belles; born circa 1840 at Indiana.

  He was adopted at Either son from previous marriage or adopted son of Elizabeth. He appeared on the census of 1850 at Shows with Nicholas and Elizabeth in the Fulton Co. Illinois U S Census.

• 16 i. Joseph⁴ Belles;³⁶ born 1851 at Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois;³⁷ married Melissa Gilson Jun 19, 1863 at Fulton County, Illinois.

• + 17 ii. James H. Belles, born Jan 27, 1853 at Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois; married Louisa Smith.

• 18 iii. Daniel Belles;³⁸ buried at Smith Cemetary, Isabel, Illinois;³⁹ born Mar 31, 1854 at Isabel Township, Fulton County, Illinois;⁴⁰ died Sep 24, 1928 at Fulton County, Illinois, at age 74.⁴¹

• 19 iv. Marshall Belles;⁴² born Jan 27, 1856 at Green Castle, Missouri.⁴³

• 20 v. Martin Belles;⁴⁴ born Jan 27, 1856 at Green Castle, Missouri.⁴⁵

• 21 vi. Emily Belles;⁴⁶ born Nov 27, 1857 at Green Castle, Missouri.⁴⁷

• 22 vii. Margaret Belles;⁴⁸ born Jun 11, 1859 at Green Castle, Missouri.⁴⁹

• 23 viii. Mary Belles;⁵⁰ born Jan 28, 1862 at Green Castle, Missouri.⁵¹

• 24 ix. Nicholas Belles;⁵² born Oct 14, 1864 at Green Castle, Missouri.⁵³

6. Mary Ellen⁴ Belles (Daniel³, Johan²Belless, Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt); born Oct 12, 1845 at Pike County, Illinois; married George Jacobs May 8, 1868 at Adair County, Missouri; died Oct 27, 1896 at Olemain Station, Missouri, at age 51.

Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _FA1 at Olemain between Arrow Rock and Boonville, Missouri. Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _FA2 on Nov 16, 1897 at d. from Goldie Hout.

Children of Mary Ellen⁴ Belles and George Jacobs were as follows:

• 25 i. David⁵ Jacobs; born at Near Kirkville, Missouri.

• 26 ii. Elizabeth Jacobs; born at near Kirkville, Missouri.

• 27 iii. John Jacobs; born at Near Kirkville, Missouri.

  Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _FA1 at died age 50.

• 28 iv. Dolly Jacobs; born at near Kirkville, Missouri; died at Dallas, Texas.

  Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _FA1 at Died age 25.

• 29 v. George Jacobs; born at Near Kirkville, Missouri.

• 30 vi. Martha Ann Jacobs; died at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Perry, Kansas; born Oct 22, 1875 at Near Kirkville, Missouri; married Ed Allen May 22, 1894 at Kirkville, Missouri.

• 31 vii. Henry Jacobs; died 1946 at Roberts Cemetery, near Butler, Missouri.

He was Type: Date Conflict on Dec 23, 1854 at date for birth from Bea Belles Arndt's book. He was Type: Reunion Invitation in 1932 at Invited to Berwick, Pa. Belles Reunion.

Children of Thomas Jefferson⁴ Belles and Josephine Miller were as follows:

• 32 i. Emily Martha⁵ Belles; born Oct 20, 1877 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; died 1963.

• + 33 ii. William Wesley Belles, born Mar 16, 1880 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; married Della Grace Snow.

• 34 iii. Clarinda Belles; born Jun 8, 1882 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; died Jun 6, 1914 at age 31.

• 35 iv. John Belles; born Mar 16, 1885 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri.

• 36 v. Mary Alice Belles; born Jul 18, 1889 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; died Dec 18, 1956 at age 67.

• 37 vi. Isaac Belles; born May 28, 1892 at Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri; died Mar 21, 1943 at age 50.

• 38 vii. Delma Belles; born Sep 8, 1894 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; died Jan 21, 1895.

• 39 viii. George Dewey Belles; born Feb 14, 1897 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri.

• 40 ix. Ethyl Fay Belles; born May 18, 1900 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri.

• 41 x. Mabel May Belles; born May 18, 1900 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; married William Handy Jul 1, 1920; died Sep 25, 1979 at age 79.

She was also known as Caroline Bellas.

Children of Caroline⁴ Belles and Robert O. Downen were as follows:

• + 42 i. Rosa Zetta⁵ Downen, born Jun 30, 1885 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri; married Orville Walter Moots.

• 43 ii. Manford Downen.⁵⁶

• 44 iii. (D. M.) Wayne Downen;⁵⁷ born Sep 20, 1879 at Sullivan, Missouri;⁵⁸ died Sep 10, 1941 at Sullivan, Missouri, at age 61.⁵⁹

• 45 iv. Joel Downen.⁶⁰

• 46 v. Lawson Downen;⁶¹ married Ethel (--?--).

• 47 vi. Eva Downen; married John Pfeifer.

• 48 vii. Robert Samuel Downen.⁶²

• 49 viii. Adolph Downen.

• 50 ix. Cora Downen.⁶³

Unrecognized GEDCOM data: (an unknown value) at d. Arrow Rock, Boonville, Missouri, buried Lemine Station, Mo.⁶⁴ Unrecognized GEDCOM data: (an unknown value) on Jul 7, 1860 at date given by Goldie Hout for b. of Robert Samual Belles.⁶⁵

Children of Robert Samuel⁴ Belles and Minnie May Allen were as follows:

• + 51 i. Charles Olin⁵ Belles, born Feb 7, 1886 at Kansas City, Mo; married Edna Grace Harrell.

• + 52 ii. George Roland Belles, born Aug 24, 1887 at Adair County, Missouri; married Emma May Boster.

• + 53 iii. Omer Robert Belles, born Feb 6, 1889 at Adair County, Missouri; married Myrtle Millie Reed.

• + 54 iv. Rebecca Belles, born Nov 13, 1890 at Douglas County, Kansas; married James Farnum Steele.

Children of James H.⁴ Belles and Louisa Smith were as follows:

• + 55 i. Mabel M.⁵ Belles

• + 56 ii. Anna Elizabeth Belles, born Sep 10, 1880 at Lewiston, Fulton County, Illinois.

• 57 iii. Pearl Belles;⁷⁰ born Jan, 1883 at Fulton County, Illinois.⁷¹

• 58 iv. Alice B. Belles; born Jan 25, 1883; married Joseph S. Beaty Sep 1, 1903 at Havana, Illinois.

• + 59 v. John J. Belles, married Leona Gentry; born Dec 7, 1885 at Fulton County, Illinois.

• + 60 vi. Margaret Mae Belles, born Feb, 1890 at Duncan Mills, Fulton County, Illinois; married Carl Jackson Beaty.

• 61 vii. Henry Frank Belles;⁷² born Feb, 1892 at Fulton County, Illinois;⁷³ died 1894 at Illinois.⁷⁴

• + 62 viii. Viola Belles, born May 2, 1895 at Fulton County, Illinois; married Harry Wilber Winbiglar.

• 63 ix. Glen Belles;⁷⁵ born Nov 10, 1897 at Fulton County, Illinois;⁷⁶ died Sep 13, 1921 at Pekin, Illinois, at age 23.⁷⁷

33. William Wesley⁵ Belles (Thomas⁴, Daniel³, Johan²Belless, Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt); born Mar 16, 1880 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; married Della Grace Snow Aug 5, 1916 at Mt Vernon, Skagit County, Washington; died May 14, 1969 at Mt. Vernon, Skagit County, Washington, at age 89.

Children of William Wesley⁵ Belles and Marietta Sizemoore were:

• 64 i. Clyde⁶ Belles; born Mar 3, 1904 at Dewey, Near Stahl, Adair County, Missouri; died Aug 14, 1980 at age 76.

• 65 i. Marshall Guy⁶ Belles; born Nov 8, 1917 at Green Castle, Sulivan County, Missouri; died Aug 5, 1919 at age 1.

• 66 ii. Eunice Belles; born Dec 24, 1919; died May 7, 1982 at age 62.

  She lived at Everett, Washington 98203.

Children of Rosa Zetta⁵ Downen and Orville Walter Moots were as follows:

• 67 i. Virsal Marion⁶ Moots;^84,85 born Dec 30, 1906 at Mountain View, Missouri;^86,87 died Jul 18, 1923 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, at age 16.^88,89

• 68 ii. Alva Erwin(Alvie) Moots;^90,91,92 born May 30, 1908 at Stahl, Adair, Missouri;^93,94 died Aug 16, 1911 at Stahl, Adair, Missouri, at age 3.^95,96,97

• + 69 iii. Jenny Oreta Moots, born Mar 10, 1910 at Stahl, Sullivan, Missouri; married William Jesse Higgins.

• 70 iv. Jewell Naomi Moots;^98,99 born Aug 2, 1912 at Stahl, Adair, Missouri;^100,101 died Aug 8, 1923 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, at age 11.^102,103,104

• 71 v. Robert Henry Moots;¹⁰⁵ died at Kirksville, Adair, Missouri;¹⁰⁶ married Helen Whitman; born Aug 12, 1914 at Stahl, Adair, Missouri.¹⁰⁷

• + 72 vi. Jessie Owen Moots, born May 10, 1916 at Stahl, Adair, Missouri; married Rosalie Mason.

• 73 vii. Martin Dortha(Dee) Moots;^108,109 married Mary Macklin; married Joann Calihan; born Aug 18, 1917 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri;^110,111 died Jan 21, 1966 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri, at age 48.^112,113,114

• 74 viii. Earnest Leo Moots;^115,116 married Mary Macklin; born Nov 8, 1919 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri;¹¹⁷ died Mar 10, 1953 at Wadsworth, Kansas, at age 33.^118,119

• 75 ix. Paul Eugene Moots;¹²⁰ born May 28, 1921 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri;¹²¹ died Sep 4, 1944 at Figi Islands/South Pacific at age 23.^122,123

• + 76 x. Fred Lawson Moots, married Pauline Wright; born Jun 24, 1923 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri; married Betty Young.

• 77 xi. June Helen Moots; born Oct 2, 1924 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri; married Archie(Jay) Allen Dec 24, 1963 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri.

Unrecognized GEDCOM data: (an unknown value) at buried in Clinton, Kansas Cemetery.¹²⁴

Children of Charles Olin⁵ Belles and Edna Grace Harrell were as follows:

• 78 i. Pearl Marie⁶ Belles; born Oct 5, 1912 at Clinton, Kansas;¹²⁵ married Woodrow Wilson Reed Jul 16, 1935; died Nov, 1991 at Lawrence, Kansas, at age 79.¹²⁶

• 79 ii. Dorothy May Belles; born May 3, 1914 at Clinton, Kansas; married Ralph Mart Goff Jun 1, 1935.

• 80 iii. Charles Lyle Belles; born Jan 9, 1916 at Clinton, Kansas; married Norma Owens Jan 24, 1948.

• 81 iv. Verna Louise Belles; born Jul 6, 1918 at Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas; married Edward Howard Robison Sep 5, 1942.

• 82 v. Earl Leslie Belles; born Jun 11, 1921 at Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas; married Jane Dye 1946; married Ann Ola Essary Apr 4, 1953.

• 83 vi. Lynn Calvin Belles; born Jul 22, 1923 at Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas; married Phyllis Lucille Russell Sep 27, 1946.

  Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _MIL at U.S. Navy.

• 84 vii. Opal Ruth Belles; born Nov 6, 1925 at Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas; married Elver Dow Sep 5, 1946.

• 85 viii. Howard Lee Belles; born Jun 13, 1928 at Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas.

Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _FA1 at buried in Seattle, Washington.

Children of George Roland⁵ Belles and Emma May Boster were as follows:

• 86 i. Geneva⁶ Belles; born circa 1913 at Kansas.

• 87 ii. Olin Belles; born circa 1915.

• 88 iii. Kenneth Belles; born Mar 28, 1922 at Kansas;¹²⁷ married Wanda Duncan circa 1943 at Bentonville, Arkansas; died Dec, 1979 at Neosho, Missouri, at age 57.¹²⁸

He was Type: Date Conflict on Jun 2, 1889 at Birth date?

Children of Omer Robert⁵ Belles and Myrtle Millie Reed were as follows:

• 89 i. Harold⁶ Belles; born circa 1911; died circa 1960 at Washington.

• 90 ii. Rose Belles; born circa 1914.

• 91 iii. Leo Belles; born Oct 1, 1915;^129,130 died Jul 2, 1992 at Washington at age 76;¹³¹ died Jul 2, 1992 at age 76.¹³²

• 92 iv. Lois Ruby Belles; born circa 1916.

• 93 v. Estella Belles; born circa 1923 at Kansas.

• 94 vi. Waneta Belles; born circa 1925.

Children of Rebecca⁵ Belles and James Farnum Steele were as follows:

• 95 i. George Arthur⁶ Steele;¹³⁴ buried at Clinton Cemetery; born Oct 9, 1909 at Douglas Co., Belvoir, KS;¹³⁵ married Francis Irene Harrell Nov 12, 1935 at St. Joseph, Buchannan County, Missouri; died Sep 25, 1997 at Douglas Co., Lawrence, KS, at age 87.^136,137

  Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _MDC George was a hemopheliac. He [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 20, Ed. 1, Tree #2223, Date of Import: Sep 24, 1998] *George was a succesful farmer in Douglas Co. He enjoyed following the stock market. Although George never attended high school, he was well read and a well self-educated man. *The Clinton resevoir took a good portion of Georges farm ground. He retired shortly thereafter. He reinvested in a quarter section of farm ground in Labette Co., which joined his brother Delbert's three quarters. Combined they had a complete section.

• 96 ii. Glenn Steele; born circa 1915.

• 97 iii. James Delbert Steele;¹³⁸ born Jul 14, 1918 at Douglas Co., Belvoir, KS;¹³⁹ died Jan 15, 1997 at Labette Co. Parsons, KS, at age 78.^140,141

  Unrecognized GEDCOM data: Unknown GEDCOM tag: _MDC Treated for high blood pressure and suffered arthritis in his ankles and back.

• 98 iv. Fern Steele.¹⁴²

Children of Mabel M.⁵ Belles and James Edwards were as follows:

• 99 i. Jerry⁶ Edwards.

• 100 ii. James Edwards.

• 101 iii. Kenneth Edwards.

• 102 iv. Jessie Edwards.

• 103 v. Stanley Edwards.

Children of Anna Elizabeth⁵ Belles and ? Hoppel were:

• 104 i. Mabel⁶ Hoppel.

Children of John J.⁵ Belles and Leona Gentry were:

• 105 i. Jack⁶ Belles.

Children of Margaret Mae⁵ Belles and Carl Jackson Beaty were:

• 106 i. Raymond Carl⁶ Beaty.

Children of Viola⁵ Belles and Harry Wilber Winbiglar were as follows:

• 107 i. Gladys⁶ Winbiglar.

• 108 ii. Margaret Winbiglar.

• 109 iii. Earnest Winbiglar.

69. Jenny Oreta⁶ Moots (Rosa⁵Downen, Caroline⁴Belles, Daniel³, Johan²Belless, Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt); born Mar 10, 1910 at Stahl, Sullivan, Missouri; married William Jesse Higgins, son of James Jesse Higgins and Mary Alice Marshall, Dec 26, 1930 at Kirksville Mo, Kirksville, Missouri; died Feb 10, 1994 at Iowa City Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, at age 83.

Children of Jenny Oreta⁶ Moots and William Jesse Higgins were as follows:

• + 110 i. William J⁷ Higgins, born Dec 20, 1931 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Mo; married Mary Ardith Farrell.

• 111 ii. Rose Mary Higgins; born Jan 31, 1937 at Greencastle, Sullivan, Missouri; died Sep 5, 1939 at Kirksville, Missouri, at age 2.¹⁵²

• 112 iii. Donna Jean Higgins; born Dec 31, 1940 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri;¹⁵³ died Jun 6, 1981 at Seattle, Washington, at age 40;¹⁵⁴ buried Jun 9, 1981 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Missouri.¹⁵⁵

• + 113 iv. James Walter Higgins, born Nov 8, 1942 at Green City, Sullivan, Missouri; married Donna Mae Lile.

Children of Jessie Owen⁶ Moots and Rosalie Mason were as follows:

• + 114 i. Rosamond Marie⁷ Moots, born Jul 30, 1946 at Adair, Missouri.

• + 115 ii. Joyce Evelyn Moots, born Dec 23, 1948 at Missouri; married Robert Ervin Barber.

• + 116 iii. Thomas Roger Moots, born Sep 18, 1950 at Missouri; married Linda Lorene Easley; married Loretta Lynn Frye.

• + 117 iv. Susan Emily Moots, married Chris Scott Parsons; born Feb 28, 1952 at Adair, Missouri.

• 118 v. Jackie Samuel Moots; born Feb 28, 1952.¹⁶⁴

Children of Fred Lawson⁶ Moots and Pauline Wright were:

• 119 i. Paul⁷ Moots.

110. William J⁷ Higgins (Jenny⁶Moots, Rosa⁵Downen, Caroline⁴Belles, Daniel³, Johan²Belless, Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt); born Dec 20, 1931 at Green Castle, Sullivan, Mo;¹⁶⁶ married Mary Ardith Farrell, daughter of Oscar Ladd Farrell and Minnie Oka Faye Heathman, Sep 25, 1959 at Home of Methodist Minister, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri;¹⁶⁷ died May 20, 1984 at Madison, Monroe, Mo, at age 52.¹⁶⁸

Children of William J⁷ Higgins and Mary Ardith Farrell were as follows:

• 120 i. Susan⁸ Higgins;¹⁶⁹ born Dec 23, 1960 at Woodland Hospital, Moberly, Randolph, Missouri; married Daniel Joseph Williams, son of Joseph Bryson Williams and Emma Belle Young, Oct 7, 1988 at Moberly, Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, USA.¹⁷⁰

  As of Oct 7, 1988, her married name was Susan Diane Williams Married Daniel J. Williams, with Minnie Oka Farrell, Oscar Farrell, Reta Higgins, Emma Bell Williams, Joseph Williams, and Mary Ardith Higgins in attendance.¹⁷¹

• 121 ii. William L Higgins; born Feb 11, 1965 at Des Moines, Iowa.

  He was graduated in Jun, 1996 at Norman.¹⁷²

• + 122 iii. Beth Ann Higgins, born Oct 24, 1967 at Kennett, Dunklin, Missouri; married Brian Clampitt.

Children of James Walter⁷ Higgins and Donna Mae Lile both born at Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, were as follows:

• + 123 i. James Scott⁸ Higgins, born May 25, 1966; married Marlo Degrammont.

• + 124 ii. John Steven Higgins, born Mar 21, 1970; married Kathryn Rae Bush.

Children of Rosamond Marie⁷ Moots include:

• 125 i. Amanda Jane⁸ Moots;¹⁷⁷ born Feb 10, 1982 at Kirksville, Adair, Missouri.¹⁷⁸

Children of Joyce Evelyn⁷ Moots and Robert Ervin Barber were as follows:

• 126 i. Curtis Wayne⁸ Barber; born Dec 3, 1975.

• 127 ii. Timothy Michael Barber; born Dec 26, 1978.

• 128 iii. Brent Matthwe Barber; born Oct 30, 1981.

Children of Thomas Roger⁷ Moots and Linda Lorene Easley were:

• + 129 i. Thomas Roger⁸ Moots Jr, born Mar 8, 1972.

• 130 i. Heather Jane⁸ Moots; born Apr 6, 1983.

Children of Susan Emily⁷ Moots and Chris Scott Parsons were as follows:

• + 131 i. Christy Suzanne⁸ Parsons, born May 1, 1974.

• + 132 ii. Amy Elizabeth Parsons, born Jan 27, 1976; married Troy Wilson.

• 133 iii. Scotty Lynn Parsons; born Feb 21, 1978.

• 134 iv. Carrie Kathleen Parsons; born Nov 24, 1980.

122. Beth Ann⁸ Higgins (William⁷, Jenny⁶Moots, Rosa⁵Downen, Caroline⁴Belles, Daniel³, Johan²Belless, Wilhelm¹Bellesfelt); born Oct 24, 1967 at Kennett, Dunklin, Missouri; married Brian Clampitt Aug 27, 1994 at Trinity Methodist Church, Moberly, Randolph, Missouri.

As of Aug 27, 1994, her married name was Beth Ann Clampitt.

Children of Beth Ann⁸ Higgins and Brian Clampitt were as follows:

• 135 i. Megan Brooke⁹ Clampitt; born Apr 24, 1996 at Columbia Medical Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri.

• 136 ii. Molly Elise Clampitt;¹⁸⁸ born May 5, 2000 at Columbia, Boone, Missouri.^189,190

Children of James Scott⁸ Higgins and Marlo Degrammont both born at Iowa City, Iowa, were as follows:

• 137 i. Taylor Ray⁹ Higgins;¹⁹³ born Apr 1, 1995.¹⁹⁴

• 138 ii. Grant Scott Higgins;¹⁹⁵ born Mar 5, 1997.¹⁹⁶

Children of John Steven⁸ Higgins and Kathryn Rae Bush were:

• 139 i. Jacob Christopher⁹ Higgins;¹⁹⁸ born Aug 20, 1999 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.¹⁹⁹

Children of Thomas Roger⁸ Moots Jr include:

• 140 i. Thomas Roger⁹ Moots III;²⁰⁰ born Oct 4, 1992.

Children of Christy Suzanne⁸ Parsons include:

• 141 i. Daneye Jenell⁹ Parsons;²⁰¹ born May 16, 1996.²⁰²

Children of Amy Elizabeth⁸ Parsons and Troy Wilson were:

• 142 i. Dillon⁹ Wilson.