I have been working with the Callaway County Historical Society in an effort to track down some information regarding slave ownership by the family. My current correspondence with the historical society follows:
Eric - I am very interested in tracking down an obituary of an individual that died about 1915. Supposedly a long obituary appeared in "Fulton Missouri Gazette". My information comes from the following source:
"William Milton Scholl owned slaves, how many I don't know, but I do remember distinctly at being at grandpa Scholl's for a Sunday dinner. I must have been about four at the time. An old negro lady was there, having been owned by the family, and was highly regarded by all the family. She was treated as a guest in every respect. I recall all the family talking and joking with her, buy she did not eat with the others, but in the kitchen after every one else had eaten. That was the custom of the day, and I doubt if she could have eaten a bite if she had been asked to sit with the others. She died about 1915, and had a long obituary in the Fulton Missouri Gazette. No one today can recall her name." This is Our Story, p 66.
Some family members use the name "Nora" when referring to this individual. Whether or not this is correct I have no idea.
Historical Society - Can you tell me who this is that is stating these facts, so I could determine more of the date of the statement. I am not finding any black person living with William Milton Scholl ( who died in 1881) in the 1880 census. There is no black Scholl in the 1910 census in Callaway. There are listed 3 black Scholl women who married but I did not find an obit listed for these ladies under their married name. I have my doubts one can find this without more information.
Does anyone else have information related to this subject that may help our search??
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