Dates
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Source
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19
Oct.1858
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Birth:
Greene
Co.,
Mo.
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1; 6
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7
Nov.1909
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Death:
Bentonville,
Ark.,
intestate.
Buried
in
Maple
Park
Cemetery,
Springfield,
Mo.
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2; 3; 19
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...
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Never
Married.
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6
Jul.1860
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Jefferson
City,
Cole
Co.,
Mo.:
1860
Census:
Persons
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Age-Sex-Birthplace
|
Occupation
|
Benj.
F.
Massey
|
49-m-b.Md.
|
Secy
of
State
|
M.H.
Massey
|
38-f-b.Va.
|
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Nina
E.
Massey
|
20-f-b.Mo.
|
Dom.
|
B.U.
Massey
|
18-m-b.Mo.
|
Clerk
|
J.P.
Massey
|
16-m-b.Mo.
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Student
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C.R.
Massey
|
14-m-b.Mo.
|
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L.S.
Massey
|
12-m-b.Mo.
|
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F.R.
Massey
|
10-m-b.Mo.
|
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S.W.
Massey
|
8-m-b.Mo.
|
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Eliza
Massey
|
6-f-b.Mo.
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Mariah
Massey
|
4-f-b.Mo.
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>Robt.
D.
Massey
|
2-m-b.Mo.
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4
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15
Jul.1869
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Newtonia,
Newton
Co.,
Mo.:
B.F.
Massey
wrote
his
friend,
Dr.
J.F. Snyder:
"I am selling goods for an
old acquaintance ... my youngest [Robert D. Massey], is here with me."
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12
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10
Aug.1870
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Newtonia,
Newton
Co.,
Mo.:
1870
Census:
Persons
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Age-Sex-Birthplace
|
Occupation
|
Tatum,
Drury
|
45-M-b.N.C.
|
Dry
Goods
Merchant
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Tatum,
Evaline
|
43-F-b.N.C.
|
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Tatum,
John
P.
|
23-M-b.N.C.
|
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Tatum,
George
T.
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20-M-b.N.C.
|
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Tatum,
Benjamin
F
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15-M-b.Mo.
|
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Massey,
Benjamin
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59-M-b.Md.
|
Clerk,
store
|
>Massey,
Robert
D.
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11-M-b.Mo.
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11
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15
Feb.1875
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Neosho,
Mo.:
B.F.
Massey
wrote
Dr.
J.F.
Snyder:
"My baby Bob, now passed
16, is here in the store with his brother [Frank R. Massey]."
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13
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c.1877
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Springfield,
Mo.:
His
obituary
reads,
in
part:
"Early on, he had been a
salesman for the notion house of Peck and Clark, Springfield."
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6
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c.1878-1903
|
St.
Louis,
Mo.:
Again,
to
quote
his
obituary:
"Then, for 25 years, he
was employed by the Carlton Co., St. Louis, eventually becoming owner
of a large block of Carlton Co. stock."
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6
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c.1903
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Bentonville,
Ark.:
His
obituary
reads:
"He was also a large
stockholder in the Long-Shroud Mercantile Co., Bentonville."
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6
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c.1903
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Dimmit
Co.,
Texas:
R.D.
Massey,
with
four
partners
surnamed
Coxsey,
Shadburn,
George and Floyd, purchased land tracts:
Texas
Location
|
Acres
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Dimmit
Co.:
Survey
#71
|
674
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Dimmit
Co.:
Survey
#76
|
467
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Dimmit
Co.:
Survey
#76
|
229
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Total
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1,370
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2
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c.1908
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Bentonville,
Ark.:
R.D.
Massey
started
construction
of
his
Massey
Hotel,
Bentonville
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6
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7
Nov.1909
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Bentonville,
Ark.:
His
obituary
reads:
"Robert D. Massey was
killed --- in a runaway horse accident. --- Funeral services will be
held at the home of his nephew, Charles D. Holland in Springfield, Mo.
--- He had just finished building the Massey Hotel in Bentonville,
scheduled to open 1 Jan.1910."
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6
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16
Nov.1912
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Greene
Co.,
Mo.:
Frank
R.
Massey
requests
Letters
of
Administration
on
estate
of Robert D. Massey, d.7 Nov.1909, intestate.
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7
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9
Nov.1912
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Greene
Co.,
Mo.:
Probate
Judge
G.G.
Lydy
orders
distribution
of
the following
items of the estate of Julian P. Massey: as an heir of Robert D.
Massey, a 1/8th. interest in the sale of Real Estate items listed here:
Lot 310: Hawthorne
Addition, Springfield, Mo.
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Lot #24: Lindenwood
Addition, St. Louis, Mo.
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East 1/2 of N.E. 1/4 of
Section 32, Township 25, Range 26; Barry Co., Mo.
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15
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1
Apr.1914
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Springfield,
Mo.:
Frank
R.
Massey,
as
Administrator
of
the
estate
of
R.D. Massey,
writes G.G. Lydy, Probate Court Judge, enclosing receipts from
beneficiaries of the R.D. Massey estate.
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8
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25
Jun.1916
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Springfield,
Mo.:
Frank
R.
Massey
died
suddenly.
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14
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5
Jul.1918
|
Greene
Co.,
Mo.:
Final
settlement
of
the
estate
of
Robert.
D.
Massey has been
extended at the request of Mrs. Sallie E. Massey, Administratrix,
pending settlement of property in Arkansas, in litigation in U. S.
District Court, Fort Smith, Ark.
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7
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1
Nov.1919
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Bentonville,
Ark.:
W.J.
Dole,
Administrator
of
the
estate
of
Robert
D. Massey, died
7 Nov.1909, sells to Mrs. Lyda M. Holmes, for $21,500.00, Lots #123
and #124 in the original Town of Bentonville, and all the personal
property belonging to said estate.
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16; 4
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10
Nov.1919
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Bentonville,
Ark.:
Lyda
M.
Holmes
sells
Lots
#123
and
#124
in the City
of Bentonville, upon which is located the Massey Hotel, and all
furniture and fixtures in said hotel, to C.R. Craig, for $20,000.
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17
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26
May
1920
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Greene
Co.,
Mo.:
Sallie
E.
Massey,
Administratrix
of
the
estate
of
Robert D.
Massey, submits her final accounting of settlement:
Expenses
of
litigation,
attorney's
fees,
etc.
in
Arkansas:
|
$684.95
|
Administrative
charge
|
224.10
|
Probate
Court
fees
|
21.20
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Payments
to
heirs:
|
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Nina
E.
Hough,
sister
|
$2,000.84
|
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Lyda
M.
Holmes,
sister
|
2,000.84
|
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Louise
Massey
Holland,
niece,
dau.
of
Frank
R.
Massey
|
2,000.84
|
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Mildred
Massey
Laport,
niece.
dau.
of
B.U.
Massey
|
667.28
|
|
Robert
U.
Massey,
nephew,
son
of
B.U.
Massey
($250.00
assigned
to
Ben C. Moss,
of Kansas City, Mo.)
|
667.28
|
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Nina
Massey
Kelly,
niece
|
667.28
|
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Benj.
Massey,
nephew
|
667.28
|
|
Ray
R.
Massey,
nephew
($729.66
Prin.
+
$311.20)
Net
assigned
to
Choctaw
Lumber Co., Idabel Okla.)
|
667.28
|
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Jean
Massey
Watson,
dau.
of
Scott
Massey
|
667.28
|
|
Benj.
F.
Massey,
nephew,
son
of
Scott
Massey
|
667.28
|
|
Nina
M.
Botts,
niece,
dau.
of
Scott
Massey
($200.00
assigned
to
Holland
Banking Co.)
|
667.28
|
|
Massey
McCullough,
nephew,
son
of
Mollie
McCullough
|
1000.92
|
|
Maude
McCullough
Turner,
dau.
of
Mollie
McCullough
|
1000.92
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