Individual Notes

Note for: Thomas Henry Mouck, 25 MAR 1874 - 10 DEC 1956 Index

Residence:
     Date:   1930
     Place:   Grove, , Delaware, Oklahoma,

Residence:
     Date:   1900
     Place:   Township 24, , Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory,

Residence:
     Date:   1880
     Place:   Benton, , Cedar, Missouri,

Residence:
     Date:   1910
     Place:   BATIE TWP, , BENTON, Arkansas,

Residence:
     Date:   1920
     Place:   Pineville, , McDonald, Missouri,

Burial:
     Place:   Owsley Union Cemetery, Mcdonald County, MO

Individual Note:
     He was a licensed preacher with the Freewill Baptist Church, although he was not affiliated with any one congregation.

From Barbara Hopson (Aug. 2000):

Thomas H. Mouck was born March 25, 1874 at McCune, Kansas. The family moved from McCune, Kansas to Cedar County, Missouri when he was about five years old. His father had moved the family from Kansas following the Civil War to Plew (Plue?), Missouri, North of Sorcoxie, Missouri. Thomas remembered living at Plew at about age 12-14. He was taken back there for a visit in the 1950's by his son, Sam. They found the house where he had lived and an elderly neighbor who had lived nearby.
The family also had lived in Laurence County, Missouri and later in McDonald County, Missouri. Thomas was married near Bethpage, Missouri on September 20, 1894 to Annie Durbin. Thomas died at Mary Burks home in Pineville, December 10, 1956.
Following his marriage, his family lived in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. There was no school available so Annie taught the oldest children at home (Alma, Fred & Mary). They moved to near Coffeyville, Kansas where the children started school. Because they had all been taught together at home, they all were allowed to be in the same class. Ben Mouck broke his hip, and the family were moved back to McDonald County in a covered wagon. A story is told about a dog that was loved by the family. He disappeared just at the time they were ready to leave. After waiting for an extended period of time, it was decided that they would have to go ahead and leave. (From Bill Mouck: They got up early in the morning and the dog was missing. Grandpa wouldn't leave until the dog returned about noon. An ice storm blew in. They had to stop in Baxter Springs to have the horses reshod so they could go over the ice.)
This family also lived near Gravette, Arkansas at a place called Batey on the Frisco railroad line. He supported his family by farming on rented land.

From Bill Mouck (Aug. 2000):

The Movements of Tom and Annie Mouck

After their wedding in 1894, they made their home in the Fairview School community, two or three miles South of Bethpage, McDonald County, Missouri. On August 5, 1895, Alma, their first child was born. On December 1, 1896, Fred was born.
Later, they moved down on Honey Creek, just South of Dodge, Delaware County, Oklahoma. There, Mary was born October 31, 1898. Elva was born January 16, 1901, and Laona on July 13, 1903.
Their next move was to a site near the Olympus School, also in Delaware County. Then to Lowell, in Oklahoma, near Coffeyville, Kansas, then to Coffeyville where Alma, Fred, and Mary started to school [they had been home schooled previously]. It was decided that Alma and Fred should be in the third grade, but there was no way the little one, Mary, could be with them. However, after a short time Mary was promoted to the third grade along with Alma and Fred. While in that part of the world, Tom worked at a Brick Factory.
Because of the illness of B. F. Mouck, Tom's father, they felt it necessary to return to the Fairview community where they started out. Here Clarence was born July 22, 1906.
Their next move was to Cowskin Prairie, that is between Grove, Oklahoma, and the Missouri State Line. I don't know exactly where this was. Then to Narcissa, near Miami, Oklahoma, and on to White Water community in Delaware County.
Probably in 1911 or 1912 they moved to a farm between Maysville, Arkansas and Gravette, Arkansas. To the older members of the family this is what they remembered as home. I, Bill, took Fred and wife, Alma and Mary back to the old home several years ago. I was by there a couple of years ago and the place looks just like I first saw it. Here Sam was born June 24, 1912 and Jewell April 8, 1915. Alma, Fred and Mary attended high school in Gravette. Tom drove them in to town on Monday morning and returned for them on Friday. They had a rented room or two with cooking privileges. Alma got a teaching certificate before finishing high school and started her teaching career that lasted until she and Tom Ross were married. Fred and Mary continued in Gravette high school until graduation time. We have a picture of the graduating class.
They lived about four years on Little Sugar Creek just out of Pineville, Missouri. This was just across the creek from the Ross property. Here Bill was born November 29, 1918. Elva, Laona and Clarence attended high school in Pineville, Sam attended a school just East of the Ross property. There was a swinging bridge for him to cross the creek.
Back to Cowskin Prairie before I could remember, back to the Olympus community, and soon moved to what I remember as the Cox farm. There we lived until I was in the third grade. There we lived when Harvey and Laona were married, Claude and Elva were married, and Clarence finished high school at Grove. Here also Annie's mother passed away.
While I was in the third grade, we moved to Uncle John Cooper's place about a mile North of the Dodge school for one year, then to a little 60 acre farm a little closer to Dodge. There we lived until I was a sophomore in high school when we lost the little 60 acres and home. After a year on the Sullivan farm across from Havenhurst on Little Sugar Creek we moved to Powell in 1935. I did my last year of high school at Rocky Comfort, Missouri. In 1939, they moved to the Ross property near Pineville. Here they celebrated their Golden Anniversary in 1944. Here Annie passed away in 1946.
Tom moved to the little cabin on the Testament branch in Pineville and there spent most of his remaining life. The last year or so he lived with Alma out on the farm. Tom died in December 1956.

Individual Notes

Note for: Annie Belle Durbin, 16 APR 1873 - 14 MAR 1946 Index

Residence:
     Date:   1880
     Place:   Center, , Mcdonald, Missouri,

Burial:
     Place:   Union Cemetery, McDonald County, MO

Individual Note:
     Her obituary:
"Annie Durbin was born April 16, 1873 and departed this life at her home near Pineville, MO March 14, 1946 making her age at the time of her death 72 years 10 months and 28 days.

She was united in marriage to Thomas Henry Mouck September 20, 1894. To this union nine children were born, all of whom survive. They are: Mrs. T. W. Ross, Mrs. E. H. Burks and Mrs. Claud Muskrat of Pineville, MO., Mrs. Harvey Trudgeon of Miami, Okla., Mrs. R. R. Coates of Chickasha, Okla., Fred Mouck of Norman, Okla, Clarence, Sam and Billie Mouck of Pineville, MO.

She was converted at the age of sixteen and joined the Freewill Baptist Church.

She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Houck of Dodge, Okla, three brothers, Albert Durbin of Joplin, MO., Warren Durbin of Pineville, and Jess Durbin of Dodge, Okla., Twenty-four grandchildren and one great-grand child.

Mr. and Mrs. Mouck celebrated their golden wedding anniversary September 20, 1944 when all the children were present except Billie who was in the service of his country at that time.

Besides the above mentioned immediate relatives she leaves a number of other relatives and scores of friends to mourn her going. She was a sweet, loving mother and grandmother devoted to her family and friends. We often wonder why sad partings must come but in the glad tomorrow when all our troubles are over we will understand. Some day we will meet our mother on the other shore for we are sure she is only gone on before and will meet us in Heaven."

Individual Notes

Note for: Alma Edith Mouck, 5 AUG 1895 - 1 JUN 1976 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   Alma and Thomas were farmers

Burial:
     Place:   Pineville Cemetery, McDonald County, MO

Individual Notes

Note for: Fred Roy Mouck, 1 DEC 1896 - 3 APR 1985 Index

Occupation:
Place: Professor of Engineering at University of Oklahoma

Individual Notes

Note for: Mary Louisa Mouck, 31 OCT 1898 - 14 DEC 1982 Index

Burial:
     Place:   Pineville Cemetery, McDonald County, MO

Individual Note:
     Mary and Edgar owned a general store at Havenhurst and then Pineville. They later had a dry goods store in Pineville.

Individual Notes

Note for: Laona Esther Mouck, 13 JUL 1903 - 30 APR 1981 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   Nurse

Individual Note:
     Laona was given no middle name on her birth certificate. When she entered elementary school and found that most other children had one, she picked the middle name Esther for herself.

Individual Notes

Note for: Clarence Henry Mouck, 22 JUL 1906 - 11 SEP 1971 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   Carpenter

Burial:
     Place:   Pineville Cemetery, McDonald County, MO

Individual Notes

Note for: Samuel Alford Mouck, 24 JUN 1912 - 13 JUN 1994 Index

Occupation:
     Place:   School teacher, superintendent at various Missouri schools, also had a cafe in Pineville

Burial:
     Place:   Union Cemetery, McDonald County, MO