Twelfth Generation

994. Hiram W. METCALF was born on 30 April 1880 in Kentucky. He died on 21 January 1938 at the age of 57 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.

Transcribed from The JOPLIN NEWS HERALD, Friday, Jan 21, 1938 by PattyMac 2003:
AX WOUND PROVES FATAL TO MAN, 58
Hiram Metcalf, 58 years old, died at 10 o'clock this morning in St. John's hospital as the result of an ax wound in his leg, suffered last fall. He lived at 734 Ohio Avenue.
Mr. Metcalf was cutting wood near his home when he cut his left leg near the knee with an ax. Infection set in shortly afterwards.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Susie Metcalf; three sons, Claude Metcalf, at home; Roy Metcalf of Springfield and Glenn Metcalf, 720 East Ninth street; three daughters, Mrs. Flora Erwin and Mrs. Ida Marshall of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Millie(Nellie) Jennings of Winterset, Ia.; three brothers, Lyish(Elisha) Metcalf and John Metcalf, both of Neosho, and Lidge(Elijah) Metcalf of Colorado, and three sisters, Mrs. Susie Lee and Mrs. Lucy Long of Exeter, Mo., and Mrs. Martha Ridleer(should be Ridenour) of Ridgedale, Mo. He was member of the Freewill Baptist church at Rocky Comfort.

Married (1) Dorathy Elizabeth "Sis" Harrison on 30 Sept 1897 in Barry Co, MO; (2) Susie Cash, between Jan 1920 & 1923. Hiram and Lizzie (Harrison) had the following children: NELLIE, FLORA, ROY, IDA,& GLENN.

Hiram W. METCALF and Dorothy Elizabeth HARRISON were married on 30 September 1897 in Barry County, Missouri. Dorothy Elizabeth HARRISON, daughter of William Canady HARRISON and Elizabeth Gentry GABBARD, was born in September 1875 in Madison County, Arkansas. She died on 19 July 1918 at the age of 42 in McDonald County, Missouri.

1900 Census. Richwood Twp, McDonald, MO, Hh 193
Hiram Mtcalf, b. Apr 1881, 19, married 3 years, b. KY
Elizabeth, wife, b. Sep 1875, 24, 1 child, b. AR
Nellie, dau, b. Feb 1899, age 1, b. MO

1910 Census. Liberty Twp, Barry Co, MO, Hh 226
Hiram Metcalf, 30, married once for 13 years, b. KY
Lizzie, wife, 33, 6 children - 5 are living, b. AR
Nellie F., dau, 11. Flora J., dau, 9. Roy P., son, 5. Louisa, dau, 3. Glen M., son, 2.

1920 Census. Center, McDonald, MO, Hh 69
Hiram Metcalf, 40, b. KY
Elizabeth, wife, 44, b. AR
the rest all born in Missouri:
Roy, son 14
Louisa, dau, 12
Glen, son 10
Elmer Boswell, grandson, 6
Flora Erwin, dau, 18

Hiram W. METCALF and Dorothy Elizabeth HARRISON had the following children: