Elizabeth Jane Hurt Powell Holman Green Gaunt
By Pearl Holman Davis
Elizabeth Jane Hurt was born March 18, 1854 in Randolph County, Missouri. The daughter of Peyton Y. Hurt and Eliza Elizabeth Harrelson, she was about 5 ft. 6 in. tall and of medium build with fair skin. She was called Betty.
Betty died April 12, 1928 in Macon County, Missouri and is buried at New Salem cemetery, 2-½ mile north of college mound.
Betty always wore a skirt that was ankle length. She wore bonnets. At home she always wore an apron that tied around her waist. She had gray hair in her later years and enjoyed having her granddaughter Pearl Elizabeth Holman comb her long hair. Her hair was straight and was worn in a knot. She also wore glasses.
She was married four times.
Her first husband was William James Powell, and they were married about 1873. They had four children; Henry Lee, Nodie Mae, Fora and Mary Frances. Her house where she lived most of her life was built in 1911 and had 8 rooms. Three rooms were upstairs and five downstairs. The house had four open porches, one on each side. It was painted white. This house was on the farm, which consisted of 160 acres in Randolph and Chariton Counties. They were on the Randolph County line but the house was on the East Side of the place and was in Chariton County, Missouri. There was a road all around the farm. Her daughter and her husband Aunt Fora and Uncle George were the first homes east of her on the north and south road.
Grandmother Gaunt gave all of her children a farm when they married. It was 30 to 60 acres for each of them. Uncle George and Aunt Fora Harlan and Uncle Pete and Aunt Mary Frazer stayed on their farms, but Grandpa and Grandmother Wilber and Nodie Mae Holman sold theirs and used the money to go to Colorado.
Grandmother Gaunt used to give her grandchildren money for chores they would do for her. Pearl used to make money by crawling under the floor of the barn to get eggs that the hens had laid. There were slats on the floor of the barn and she would crawl in and then have to back out. She would give her a nickel for doing this.
Grandmother Gaunt had a pretty team of horses to drive the buggy.
At Christmas and Grandmother Betty's birthday, the family and neighbors would go to her place. They would work on quilts and make a least two in a day. Grandmother Betty always fixed a big dinner for everyone who was there.
One time some gypsies came to Grandmother's place. The women would tell the fortunes of the older people and keep them busy. While they were doing this, their children would go out and steal eggs and a chicken, if they could catch one.
She married James (Jim) Holman, and they had a son, Peyton Y. Holman. Her third marriage was to Mr. Green. Her forth marriage was to Bob Gaunt.
By Pearl Holman Davis
Elizabeth Jane Hurt was born March 18, 1854 in Randolph County, Missouri. The daughter of Peyton Y. Hurt and Eliza Elizabeth Harrelson, she was about 5 ft. 6 in. tall and of medium build with fair skin. She was called Betty.
Betty died April 12, 1928 in Macon County, Missouri and is buried at New Salem cemetery, 2-½ mile north of college mound.
Betty always wore a skirt that was ankle length. She wore bonnets. At home she always wore an apron that tied around her waist. She had gray hair in her later years and enjoyed having her granddaughter Pearl Elizabeth Holman comb her long hair. Her hair was straight and was worn in a knot. She also wore glasses.
She was married four times.
Her first husband was William James Powell, and they were married about 1873. They had four children; Henry Lee, Nodie Mae, Fora and Mary Frances. Her house where she lived most of her life was built in 1911 and had 8 rooms. Three rooms were upstairs and five downstairs. The house had four open porches, one on each side. It was painted white. This house was on the farm, which consisted of 160 acres in Randolph and Chariton Counties. They were on the Randolph County line but the house was on the East Side of the place and was in Chariton County, Missouri. There was a road all around the farm. Her daughter and her husband Aunt Fora and Uncle George were the first homes east of her on the north and south road.
Grandmother Gaunt gave all of her children a farm when they married. It was 30 to 60 acres for each of them. Uncle George and Aunt Fora Harlan and Uncle Pete and Aunt Mary Frazer stayed on their farms, but Grandpa and Grandmother Wilber and Nodie Mae Holman sold theirs and used the money to go to Colorado.
Grandmother Gaunt used to give her grandchildren money for chores they would do for her. Pearl used to make money by crawling under the floor of the barn to get eggs that the hens had laid. There were slats on the floor of the barn and she would crawl in and then have to back out. She would give her a nickel for doing this.
Grandmother Gaunt had a pretty team of horses to drive the buggy.
At Christmas and Grandmother Betty's birthday, the family and neighbors would go to her place. They would work on quilts and make a least two in a day. Grandmother Betty always fixed a big dinner for everyone who was there.
One time some gypsies came to Grandmother's place. The women would tell the fortunes of the older people and keep them busy. While they were doing this, their children would go out and steal eggs and a chicken, if they could catch one.
She married James (Jim) Holman, and they had a son, Peyton Y. Holman. Her third marriage was to Mr. Green. Her forth marriage was to Bob Gaunt.
Elizabeth Jane Hurt Powell Holman Green Gaunt
By Pearl Holman Davis
Elizabeth Jane Hurt was born March 18, 1854 in Randolph County, Missouri. The daughter of Peyton Y. Hurt and Eliza Elizabeth Harrelson, she was about 5 ft. 6 in. tall and of medium build with fair skin. She was called Betty.
Betty died April 12, 1928 in Macon County, Missouri and is buried at New Salem cemetery, 2-½ mile north of college mound.
Betty always wore a skirt that was ankle length. She wore bonnets. At home she always wore an apron that tied around her waist. She had gray hair in her later years and enjoyed having her granddaughter Pearl Elizabeth Holman comb her long hair. Her hair was straight and was worn in a knot. She also wore glasses.
She was married four times.
Her first husband was William James Powell, and they were married about 1873. They had four children; Henry Lee, Nodie Mae, Fora and Mary Frances. Her house where she lived most of her life was built in 1911 and had 8 rooms. Three rooms were upstairs and five downstairs. The house had four open porches, one on each side. It was painted white. This house was on the farm, which consisted of 160 acres in Randolph and Chariton Counties. They were on the Randolph County line but the house was on the East Side of the place and was in Chariton County, Missouri. There was a road all around the farm. Her daughter and her husband Aunt Fora and Uncle George were the first homes east of her on the north and south road.
Grandmother Gaunt gave all of her children a farm when they married. It was 30 to 60 acres for each of them. Uncle George and Aunt Fora Harlan and Uncle Pete and Aunt Mary Frazer stayed on their farms, but Grandpa and Grandmother Wilber and Nodie Mae Holman sold theirs and used the money to go to Colorado.
Grandmother Gaunt used to give her grandchildren money for chores they would do for her. Pearl used to make money by crawling under the floor of the barn to get eggs that the hens had laid. There were slats on the floor of the barn and she would crawl in and then have to back out. She would give her a nickel for doing this.
Grandmother Gaunt had a pretty team of horses to drive the buggy.
At Christmas and Grandmother Betty's birthday, the family and neighbors would go to her place. They would work on quilts and make a least two in a day. Grandmother Betty always fixed a big dinner for everyone who was there.
One time some gypsies came to Grandmother's place. The women would tell the fortunes of the older people and keep them busy. While they were doing this, their children would go out and steal eggs and a chicken, if they could catch one.
She married James (Jim) Holman, and they had a son, Peyton Y. Holman. Her third marriage was to Mr. Green. Her forth marriage was to Bob Gaunt.
By Pearl Holman Davis
Elizabeth Jane Hurt was born March 18, 1854 in Randolph County, Missouri. The daughter of Peyton Y. Hurt and Eliza Elizabeth Harrelson, she was about 5 ft. 6 in. tall and of medium build with fair skin. She was called Betty.
Betty died April 12, 1928 in Macon County, Missouri and is buried at New Salem cemetery, 2-½ mile north of college mound.
Betty always wore a skirt that was ankle length. She wore bonnets. At home she always wore an apron that tied around her waist. She had gray hair in her later years and enjoyed having her granddaughter Pearl Elizabeth Holman comb her long hair. Her hair was straight and was worn in a knot. She also wore glasses.
She was married four times.
Her first husband was William James Powell, and they were married about 1873. They had four children; Henry Lee, Nodie Mae, Fora and Mary Frances. Her house where she lived most of her life was built in 1911 and had 8 rooms. Three rooms were upstairs and five downstairs. The house had four open porches, one on each side. It was painted white. This house was on the farm, which consisted of 160 acres in Randolph and Chariton Counties. They were on the Randolph County line but the house was on the East Side of the place and was in Chariton County, Missouri. There was a road all around the farm. Her daughter and her husband Aunt Fora and Uncle George were the first homes east of her on the north and south road.
Grandmother Gaunt gave all of her children a farm when they married. It was 30 to 60 acres for each of them. Uncle George and Aunt Fora Harlan and Uncle Pete and Aunt Mary Frazer stayed on their farms, but Grandpa and Grandmother Wilber and Nodie Mae Holman sold theirs and used the money to go to Colorado.
Grandmother Gaunt used to give her grandchildren money for chores they would do for her. Pearl used to make money by crawling under the floor of the barn to get eggs that the hens had laid. There were slats on the floor of the barn and she would crawl in and then have to back out. She would give her a nickel for doing this.
Grandmother Gaunt had a pretty team of horses to drive the buggy.
At Christmas and Grandmother Betty's birthday, the family and neighbors would go to her place. They would work on quilts and make a least two in a day. Grandmother Betty always fixed a big dinner for everyone who was there.
One time some gypsies came to Grandmother's place. The women would tell the fortunes of the older people and keep them busy. While they were doing this, their children would go out and steal eggs and a chicken, if they could catch one.
She married James (Jim) Holman, and they had a son, Peyton Y. Holman. Her third marriage was to Mr. Green. Her forth marriage was to Bob Gaunt.
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