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Rudy Foree was born in Edgar Springs,  Missouri  in  1914.  His  parents  names  were
Francis Marion Foree (originally spelled Fore) & Lurissa Adelade Barrow.  They  later
moved to St. Louis County, Missouri. It is said that  Laurissa  was  always  a  happy
outgoing person. It would be interesting if Lurissa turned out to be related to Clyde
Barrow of Bonnie & Clyde fame. The Foree family did raise a relative by the  name  of
Clyde Barrow but it is not known if he was THE Clyde Barrow. I was  told  that  other
relatives wondered the same thing & when they would ask Lurissa if the Clyde that she
raised was the gangster she would never answer them  but  would  just  start  crying.
Lurissa died in 1973 when she choked on a piece of apple. It took  the  ambulance  45
minutes to get to the house then she was conveyed to County Hospital  where  she  was
pronounced.

The Foree family rented the Kaes house in St. Louis County from approx. 1947 to 1980.
When you go in the front door of the house the first room on  the  right  was  Rudy's
room (this was after his parents were gone.) To the left was the kitchen. His brother
Ralph lived there too. Ralph had a wooden leg. He cut his foot while swimming in  the
river, it got infected & his leg had to be amputated. Ralph had his room  upstairs  &
would take his wooden leg off at night to sleep. Rudy took  the  room  downstairs  in
case anyone ever broke into the house he would be better able to fend off  intruders.
Off & on over the years other Foree relatives lived in the house too.

Rudy worked for many years for General Motors without missing a  day  of  work.  Even
when the tractor turned over on him & crushed his foot he still didn’t miss any work.

Foree ~ Barrow Genealogy
 
Civil War
Rudy's gr.grandfather Fore/Foree  was  a  Confederate  Soldier  who  was  captured  &
imprisoned at Alton Illinois. He & a friend managed to escape by floating across  the
Mississippi River at night on a board or a log.

1880 Census - Spring Creek, Phelps - Missouri
William Fore - head - age 46 - born about 1834 - Kentucky - Father's  birthplace:  VA Mother's birthplace: NC
Mary A. - age 37
James - 21
Christopher - 12
Martha E. - 10
Marion F. - 8
Sarah J. - 6
Samuel J.T. - 3
Amos D. - 3 months

1900 Census - Spring Creek - Phelps - Missouri 
William - head - age 65 - born - 1835 - Ky., Va., N.C., - Farmer - 
Mary A. - wife - age 58 - Apr. 1842 - Mo., Ky., Ky.
   Marrion F. - son - Dec. 1871 - age 28 - Mo.
   Sarah J. - dau. - Oct. 1875 - 24 - Mo.
   Joseph ?T? - son - Dec. 1876 - 23 - MO.
   David A. - son - Feb. 1880 - 20 - Mo.

1910 Census - Spring Creek - Phelps - Missouri
William - head - age 75 - Kentucky, 
Mary A. - wife - age 68 - Missouri
   Francis M. - son - *85 - Missouri
   Sarah J. - dau - 33 - Missouri
     John W. - grandson - 17 - Missouri
*The census listing gives Francis' age as 85 so I checked  the  original  &  it  does
state his age as 85. Believe this is probably in error. Probably should be 38.

1920 Census - So far I have been unable to find the Francis Fore/Foree family in the 1920 census.

1930 St. Louis County census the Foree family was living in Meramec  Township.Francis
Foree's age is given as 58 which puts his birthdate as  1872.  Birthplace:  Missouri.
Lurissa's age is 36 putting her birthyear as 1894. 
Their  children  are listed as: 
   Ruby age 15, 
   Mary 14, 
   Maxine 11, 
   Ralph 9, 
   August 4 3/12, 
   James 1 11/12

WWII 
Rudy's service record states that he was a S/Sgt. with Co.E, 6th Range  Inf.  Bn.  He
entered the service 1 October 1941 at Jefferson Barracks,  Missouri.  He  was  a  Gun
Crewman, light Artillery. He had a Combat Infantry  Badge.  Was  listed  as  a  rifle
expert 8 May 1944. He participated in the following battles & campaigns: New  Guinea,
Southern Philippines & Luzon. He was awarded 3 Bronze Stars & a Good Conduct Medal. A
Lapel Button was issued & he was entitled to wear  Asiatic-Pacific  Theatre  Campaign
Ribbon, American Defense Service Ribbon & Philippine  Liberation  Ribbon  w/2  Bronze
Stars. When he was stationed in the Philippines at New Guinea he had a  pet  wallaby.
When he got shipped out he had to leave it behind.


LOURISSA FOREE - Social Security Death Index -  Last Residence:  Franklin county, Missouri, 
[I have to wonder about this address as family members state that Lurissa died at the
Kaes House in St. Louis County] United States Born: 29 Mar 1894 Died: Dec 1973  State
(Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951) [NOTE: I have  blocked  the  SS  number  and
street address here due to privacy reasons.- MH.]

BARROW~

1900 Census - Dent County - Missouri - Watkins Township
Robert F. Barrow born September 1859, age 40 birthplace  Mississippi,  birthplace  of
father Alabama, birthplace of mother S. Carolina.
Elzana - wife - (age 37) born September 1862, birthplace Missouri
Ferdnand born June 1883
?Gender? E. born August 1884, age 16
?Thomas? age 10
James W. born 1891
Lourissa born March 1894
Gilbert born Jan 1897. 
It gives the number of years that Robert & Elzana were married as 12 ~ this would put
their marriage year at 1888. So the first two children must have been by Robert  &  a
previous wife. For Elzana it states that she is the mother of seven children four  of
whom are living.The possibility of a connection  to  the  gangster  Clyde  Barrow  is
looking more promising since gangster Clyde's parents were both born  in  Alabama  as
was Rudy's gr. grandfather.

1860 Census - Choctaw Township - Mississippi
John Barrow age is age 60 - Georgia
Caroline - wife - age ?38? - Mississippi
William W. - age 15 - Mississippi -farm laborer
James age 14
John L. age 11
Martha E.age 8
Pleasant H.age 6, 
Thomas age 4
Robert F.age 1. 

From Ancestry.com:  
Francis Foree
Lurissa Adelade Barrow b: 29 March 1894 D: 14 Dec. 1973
   Children: living foree, living foree, 
   Ruby Foree - b: 7 Oct. 1913 - Edgar Springs
   Sidney Maxine - 10 July 1918 - Edgar Springs
   Samuel Ralph - Feb. 1920
   August Francis - 2 August 1925 - Licking
   James Henry - 27 May 1927
   Nancy Ann - 30 Dec. 1940 - St. Louis

Lurissa parents are given as Robert R. Barrow & Elizana J. Mitchell
Her grandparents are given as: John Howe Barrow & Caroline ? & Reese Mitchell & Martha Brock.

Robert Franklin Barrow - b: 4 Sept. 1859 - Mississippi -----D: 3 Feb. 1941  -  Anutt in Dent,  Missouri. 
  Children by wife # 1 Mary Elizabeth Herod: Bertha, Infant, Henda, Ferdinand

  Children by wife #2:  Thomas Jackson, James Washington, Gilbert, Lurissa Adelade,
     Hilbert Ellis, Ruthy Victoria

  Children by wife #3 Agatha ?Regger? none

John Howe Barrow - born 1800 Georgia died about 1880, Anut, Dent, Missouri

Wife Caroline ? - born 5 Oct. 1822 Mississippi died: 20 January 1897, Dent, Missouri

  Children:  Henry, Robert Franklin

Dent County, Missouri Births 1883-1885
From: Dent County Missouri GenWeb
Barrow Lanty July 28, 1883 F Wm. Barrow 36 Adelade Wheeler 

Dent County, Missouri Marriage Records 1878-1896
From: Dent County Missouri GenWeb
Barrow, Robert Herrod, Mary 08/04/1880 William C. Callahan,Rev C 70C DCMO LDS
Barrow, Robert Franklin Mitchell, Elzina J. 01/07/1887 Cicero P. Headrick, JP D 300B DCMO 542
Barrow, A. L. Norris, Anna E. 01/29/1896 John W. Callahan, Judge E 398B Salem, DCMO LDS
Barrow, William Wheeler, Louisa Adelaide 09/10/1882 Adam S. Wright, Rev D 67A Franklin Twp LDS