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Note: 1850 Census - Howard County, Missouri
Letter written by Mary Lurline (Hackley) Ramsey to her sister, Annie Virinda (Hackley) Norton. Dated: 1 March, 1960:
Grandpa John was a lay preacher, taking over when the minister could not make it out to the country church, in his younger days. When I was a small child and they were living at the old Hackley Homestead, I remember of them having some kind of family gathering in the evening. Grandpa John was paralyzed and was in bed. He called the family around him, as he was accustomed to do, for family devotions and read the Bible he loved so much and prayed. It made a lasting impression on me then, when I was old enough to make my decision for Christ and become a member of His church, Grandma Mildred drove over to our place, as old and near blind as she was, and took me down to Ashland Church, where they were having a revival, to make my public confession of belief in Jesus Christ and accept him as my Lord and Savior, thus becoming a babe in Christ to grow in the measure that I fed upon and rightly interpreted His Word.
Telephone conversation between Barbara Colleen (Ramsey) Vess and Melvin Fisher on 14 February 1997:
The old Hackley farm had no road access to it. It was surrounded by farm land. One of the farmers let them have access through his farm. He then sold his farm to someone else. Martha (Hackley) Fisher gained ownership to the farm after John and Mildred died, and had access through the farmer's farm land. She leased the farm land to the new owner for a share of the crop, but he was cheating her of the profits so she would not lease him the land anymore, so he denied her access to the old Hackley Homestead through his land. He later sold to another man who was well liked in the community and Martha sold the old Hackley Homestead to him.
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