Mrs. Lucy Eunice (Bartlett) Mosesell Gross Horan: School Days

 One day, my father, David was sharing some of our family history with me. He mentioned that he had an Aunt Lucy who was a school teacher. She lived in Brookfield, Missouri. My dad didn’t know much about her. But. I’m thankful that he shared this with me.

Some time ago, I began to search for information on my Great Aunt Lucy. Recently, I’ve been doing more research on her. Here’s some of what I can say about her life and her school days.

Miss Lucy Eunice Bartlett was born on Sunday, July 18, 1869 in Carrollton, Carroll County Missouri. She was the daughter of Mrs. Harriett ( Hooper / Buffington) Bartlett. Her step father was Mr. Elias W. Bartlett Sr. He was from Kentucky. Lucy’s biological father is unknown. He was born in Missouri. Lucy carried the Bartlett surname..

According to the 1900 census dated Monday, June 4, 1900, Lucy was listed as a school teacher in Carrollton Missouri. And on Thursday, August 2, 1900, Lucy at age 31, married her first husband, Joshua A. Mossell in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was a barber.

The crop photo is of the St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Missouri on Saturday, September 24, 1904. This was on page 8. In this publication Lucie was listed as the principal of the first to fifth grades at the South St. Joseph Colored School.
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Timeline of Lucy “Lucie” E. (Bartlett) Mossell Gross Horan

In 1870 She was listed as Lucy Heslin living in Carroll County MO on the census.
In 1880 She was listed as Lucy Bartlett living in Carroll County MO on the census.
In 1900 Lucy was listed as a school teacher on teacher in Carrolton, MO: on the census.

In 1901 Mrs. Lucie Mossell was listed as principal at South St. Joseph, MO Colored School
In 1901 Appointed the teacher to take charge of the school Florence addition in St. Joseph.

In 1902 Elected assistant secretary of the Colored Teachers City Organization and Assoc.
In 1902 :Mrs. Lucie E. Mossell was listed for the first time in the city directory at 317 S 18th.

In 1903 Mrs. Lucie E. Mossell was listed as Principal of South St. Joseph Colored School.,
In 1903 She was apart of the Colored Teachers Association.
In 1904 Mrs. Lucie Mossell was listed as principal of South St. Joseph Colored School

in 1905 Mrs. Lucy Mossell was listed as the principal of Douglass School.
In 1905 Mrs. Lucie E. Mossell Principal at 1st and 2nd grades Grammar Department at Bartlett
In 1906 She was listed with the 1st and 2nd Grade Grammar Department at Bartlett

In 1907 1st and 2nd Grammar Department at Bartlett
In 1907 Bartlett. High School

In 1908 Teacher at Bartlett High School
In 1908 Enrolled with teachers and candidates for a two weeks’ session for certificate. .
In 1909 Bartlett High School.

Some Information About Lucy:
Lucy “Lucie” Mossell lived at 317 S 18th . This location wasn’t to far for Bartlett High School.
It was walking distance to the school.

In 1909 Lucy’s husband Joshua A. Mossell passed on Sunday, March 21th.
In 1909 Lucy’s mother Harriett ( Hooper / Buffington) Bartlett. passed on Friday, May 28th.

In 1910 She was a teacher listed as Mrs. Laura A. Mossell. in the city directory.
In 1912 Lucy ( Mrs. Laura A. Mossell ) moved to Chillicothe, Missouri.

In 1915 Lucy married her second husband, George Albert Gross on Sunday September 12th in St Joseph. In 1934 Lucy’s second husband George Albert passed on Wednesday, June 20th in St. Joseph.

1901 – 1904 She was at South St. Joseph Colored School in St. Joseph, Missouri.
1905 – 1911 She was at Bartlett Grammar School ~ Bartlett High in St. Joseph, Missouri.

In Remembrance of Mrs. Lucy “Lucie” (Bartlett) Mossell Gross Horan (1869 – 1940)

There wasn’t much discoveries on Lucy between 1915 – 1934. She had family in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Her sisters Jennie ( Bartlett) Blakley Lyles and Juanita (Bartlett) Armstrong passed in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1926 and 1929. Most likely Lucy would have returned to St. Joseph for their funerals.

Mrs. Lucy Gross married her third husband Jackson William Horan. The year of marriage is unknown. According to her obituary she was a matron for 8 years at the State Industrial Home for negro girls in Tipton, Missouri. I’m assuming those years could have been when she left St. Joseph, around 1912 to 1920. She didn’t have any occupation on the 1920, 1930 and 1940 censuses.

According to the 1940 census Lucy had no schooling. The number zero was on that section. She could read and write and speak English. She had no children.

Is it possible that Lucy was taught without going to school? Yes!I believe that she knew how to teach. And it appears that she loved teaching. I don’t know how long she taught. It was at least from 1900 to 1912.

According to a news article In 1939, Lucy was ill. And by 1940, she had a stroke. According to Lucy’s 1940 death record, she was listed as a retired teacher. Her husband Jackson Horan stated that Mr. Bartlett was her father. Her mother was unknown. Lucy passed on Monday, September 23, 1940 in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was 71 years old.

Some other thoughts
Teachers are important in our lives. They see the progress in our devolvement. They see more than we do. They our character.

Not all of my early relatives had the opportunity to receive an education. Some had to drop out of school to earn a living to support the family. My parents went up to Freshman and Sophomore in High School. They wanted all their children all graduated from High School. And so we did; at the same High School.

I continue to searched old newspapers. I continue to come across relatives names. It’s amazes me to see who they graduated with who. I have a grade card of my Uncle Frederick who drowned in the Korean War. (I have all my grade cards expect the 1st grade. I thought to save them.)

Thanks for reading.
Mrs. Lucy E. Bartlett Mosesell Gross Horan: School Days

I did come across of a Miss Lucy Bartlett in the newspaper who was working in Keysville Missouri She was listed as a colored teacher and was an assistant principle of a colored school. I wonder if this was my Great Aunt Lucy. Also I wonder how her first name was spelled. Her name was written as Lucie. She was a witness to her niece’s wedding in 1903.


God bless
S.A. Blakley

My Family Connections:

Education is a part of our family upbringing. I have educators in my family connections. Teachers in the fields of Mathematic, Social Studies, Science, Physical Education, Health, Elementary School, Special Education, High School , Middle School, Universities, Principals and other areas of the educational field.

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Susan Ann Blakley

I added the In Remembrance For August

BARTLETT Family 

Blakey Blakley WHITE Family 

DADE Family

This blog was an up to dated version from Week 37 (Sept. 9-15): Back to School ~
Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge

Any stories of schools days in your family? (I’m thankful for the collection of my dad’s grade cards through 8th grade.) What about teachers or principals in the family? via Genealogy Café facebook

Week 15 ~ Amy Johnson Crow’s #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge for 2024

The theme for Week 15 is “School Days.” Any teachers, principals, or school staff in your family tree? What about favorite stories of attending school or fun things you’ve found in school records or yearbooks?

Searched Census To Identify Harriett And Her Three Children

 Searching From What’s Known
Harriet’s future husband, Elias W. Bartlett Sr. was listed with his first wife, Rachel on the 1870 Missouri Census in Carroll County. Question: Where was Harriett and the other three Bartlett children who were born before the 1870 census was taken?

On November 7, 2022, I began to search for Harriett on the 1870 Carroll County Missouri census. I searched for every black Harriett born in Missouri around 1849 and one by one, I looked to see if there were key names in the same household. Those key names were her Grandmother Hannah and three children, Sallie, Charles, and Lucy.

The Newest Discovery
Actually, this is an old discovery that became new once I saw it again. I came across the household of HESLIN before. I didn’t see the connection then. But, the second time around, I was filled with joy when I saw the names Hannah, Harriett and Sally, Charles and Lucy. This was confirmation.

Harriett BARTLETT’s and her three children’s ages were similar to the 1880 census. However, Hannah was listed as born in North Carolina on the 1870 census at age 80. But on the 1880 census Hannah was born in South Carolina and her age was at 115. This is 35 years older in ten years.

I believe that this Harriet, her children and her Grandmother, Hannah are the ones that I’ve been searching for. They were listed with William HESLIN born in 1810 in Kentucky. He who was head of house. Hannah B. HESLIN born in 1790 North Carolina.( Note that Harriett had a grandmother by the name of Hannah HOOPER on the 1880 Missouri census in Carrollton County Missouri.)

It appears that Elias W. Bartlett Sr. was not the father of Sally, Charles and Lucy. This would make sense, if they weren’t listed with him on the 1870 Missouri census. It appears that the three children took the Bartlett surname. I wonder what were their surname?

What’s Next?
Ironically, I can’t locate the family with the Heslin surname on the 1880 census for Carroll County Missouri. I’m wondering. Is there another way to spell that surname? Could Helsin have been their enslaved surname? Also note that I have found Sally, Charles and Lucy were listed as mulatto on other records.

Sarah “Sallie’s maiden name was Shaw. This came from an Ohio 1919 marriage record of Myrtle Younger, daughter of Sarah “Sallie”. The Shaw name is something to look into.

Crop photo of the 1870 United States Federal Census For Harriet HELSIN, Missouri, Carroll County.

Questions And Wonder:
Who was Harriett ( BUFFINGTON / HOOPER BARTLETT?
She was my Great Grandmother, Harriett. My father’s David’s grandmother.
I wonder if Hannah could have been Harriett’s great grandmother.

The Mariah HELSIN was born in North Carolina in 1830. She was Williams’ daughter .
Was William HELSIN Hannah’s son?
Or if Williams’ wife was Hannah’s daughter?
Wonder if Sophiah, Harriett and Allen were siblings?

I wonder if Hannah’s surname was Buffington? Listed as Hannah B. HELSIN on the 1870 census. Harriett’s maiden name was listed as Buffington on her daughter, Lucy’s social security application in 1939.

Thanks for reading
Searched Census To Identify Harriett And Her Three Children #52Ancestors Week 8 In 2023

  #52Ancestors Week 8 In 2023

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Susan Ann Blakley on another blog site. 

Family Connections: In Remembrance:
DADE 

BARTLETT Family 

Blakey Blakley WHITE 

God bless
S.A. Blakley

Week 8 ~ Amy Johnson Crow #52Ancestors in 52 Weeks ~ Generations Café

The theme for Week 8 is “I Can Identify.” Genealogy research is about identifying the correct people to attach to our family trees. Who have you worked hard to identify? Another way to interpret the theme would be to highlight someone like my grandfather, who could spot (and correctly identify all kinds of mushrooms. (My sisters and I never got the knack of doing that!)

Exploring Church Info: Where Relatives Gathered

 I’ve been on a row searching through church related information. This blog theme came from something I found in my Great Grandmother Anna Laura (Washington) Walters’ 1947 handwritten obituary. I haven’t really looked into Anna’s church life or other early family members” relationship with the church.

My Great Anna Laura was affiliated with the following churches; the Holsey Chapel, New Hope (Baptist Church) and St. Paul C.M.E Church. I’ve been searching old news papers. I was amazed by the discoveries I came across. (The crop photo is a part of the handwritten obituary of my Great Grandmother Anna.)

As I continue to search obituaries, newspapers and other sources about my family members, I began to see where some may have attended church. Still yet, years later, I can see that there were other relatives who attended the same church. And some of the churches changed their names and didn’t say much about which church was which. Example. The A.M.E. Church. This is confusing.

Where did some relatives worship and became members of a church in St. Joseph, Missouri? Where did some relatives get married? And where were the homecoming celebrations for their loved ones held?

African Methodist. Episcopal (A.M.E.)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.)
Baptist Missionary Church

Ebenezer Baptist
Ebenezer A.M.E Church
3rd and Antoine
2115 Felix

The A.M.E. Church

The C.M.E. Church

St. Paul C.M.E.
Article about the church moved at 1718 Holman in 1935.
Holsey C.M.E. at 3rd and Robidoux

Hosley Memorial CME
Hosley Temple
Hosley Chapel The original was named after the Rev L. H. Hosley )
Hosley Chapel I.C.M.

New Hope Baptist Church (1884)
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Francis Street Baptist Church.
Francis Baptist Church.
Francis Street Missionary Baptist Church

Trinity Baptist Church established in 1925
Trinity Missionary Baptist Church

Pastors and Reverends of the church.
Rev. Aile J. Johnson, who married my Aunt Sarah Belle
Sarah was my mother’. Lula’s sister.

Rev Thomas A. White, my cousin on my father David’s side

Home Coming Celebrations:
I did discover that there were relatives who didn’t have funeral services at a church. Some were at the funeral home or at the gravesite. And some were are held the home of the departed.

My elven month old Aunt Edna Blakley’s funeral was held at her parents, John’s and Jennie’s home in 1904. My Great Grandfather Robert Louis Lankford / Lankfard’s funeral was at his home in 1919.

Marriages in the Bartlett Family were most likely held at Francis Street Church
The Rev Dr. Emmett M Cohron married Lucy Bartlett and Joshua A. Mossell in 1900. In 1903 he married Myrtle Peyton and William Younger and in 1912, he married. Juanita Bartlett and George Armstrong. And in 1914 he married Lucy Bartlett Mossell and George Gross.

It’s most likely Francis Street Church was where the Bartletts worship.
And more so that’s were funeral services were held.

I believe that I will find more, if I keep searching the newspapers. I have learned something about the people who marriage some of my relatives . Rev Dr. Emmett M. Cohron was a well known. Most likely he knew some of my relatives. I didn’t know that Uncle Aile and my cousin Rev. T. A. White knew each other.

It’s a small world. The more I keep searching, the more I see some connections. I believed that there is more out there. I continue on the quest to discover more my family connections,

Thanks for reading.
Exploring Church Info: Where Relatives Gathered ~ Week 36 In 2022  was posted  posted on September 9, 2022 by Susan Ann Blakley on word press. and added the In Remembrance to this site. 

In Remembrance of the ...

DADE Family Connections

BARTLETT Family Connections

Blakey Blakley WHITE Family Connections 


God bless
S.A. Blakley


Week 36 and September’s Theme
Amy Johnson Crow #52Ancestors 52 Weeks ~ facebook group

The theme for Week 36 and September is “Exploration.” Where did your ancestors explore? Who moved around a lot? You could also share records, libraries, or archives that you’ve explored in. Remember, there’s no wrong way to interpret the theme!

The Elias W. Bartlett Family Connections: Lucy E. Bartlett

I can't recall how long I've been searching for Lucy E. (Bartlett) Mossell. I couldn't get nowhere for years. I had very little clues on her.

What I knew about her through records; she was the daughter of Elias W. Bartltett Sr. I wasn't for sure who her mother was. I presumed that her first name was Rachel, Elias's first wife.

I came across records of Lucy marrying a Joshua A. Mossell in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1900. Lucy was a school teacher. They had no children.

It wasn't until I posted a blog on Lucy's sister Sarah "Sallie" Bartlett Peyton, my search on Lucy unfolded. I found more on her. I was totally surprised on my discoveries.

It was on Friday the 13th of June when I made some fascinating discoveries. I was searching city directories online for Lucy Mossell. As I keep scrolling down the list, I came across a Laura A. Mossell. I checked her out.

At first, I couldn't see the connections on her. I saw another Mrs. Laura A. Mossell. I checked her address. Bingo! She was Lucy. I later found her, late husband's death date in the city directory. He passed on in March of 1909.

I couldn't find Lucy's death record in MO. But, I believed that she passed away in MO. My father said she went to Brookfield MO. However, I did find a Charles Bartlett who passed away in 1944. He was born in Carrollton, MO. I believed that he was Lucy's brother.

I believed that Lucy had remarried after her husband passed away. I wondered where Lucy passed away. I had one clue for the 1911 city directory. It stated that Mrs. Laura A. Mossell moved to Chillicothe, MO. And so my search was on.

I searched on ancestry.com for any Lucy E. in Livingston County MO. I came up with a Lucy E. Gross. I didn't make the connection at first. But, I believed that she was the one.

I keep searching the marriage records. I came up with a Lee E. Mossell who married a Geo A. Gross in St. Joseph, MO.  Geo was from Chillicothe. I put two and two together and noticed that the same Rev. that married Lucy and Joshua Mossell was the same Rev Chron.

Once I saw that connection, I started to check the Missouri Death records for Lucy Gross. I didn't find her. But, I found G. Albert Gross' death record. I keep searching for all the Lucy's in Livingston County Missouri. I saw one the caught my eyes.

As I was looking I was in awe. What I read was a Lucy E. Horan...a retired school teacher. Born in Carrollton, MO. Father's name ? Mr. Bartlett. Yes, I found Lucy! I was so happy.

The next day , June 13, 2014, I was up late searching for what records were online for Livingston County MO. I see that there was a newspaper. I searched it. I typed in Lucy. I was trying to connect the Lucy Gross with Lucy Horan. I believed that they were the same person.

Lo and behold I typed in Lucy Horan. And I located her obituary in the paper. It was Great Aunt Lucy. This confirmed what I thought about Charles Bartlett being her brother.  Also found Lucy's husband's obituary with other confirmation.



Lucy E. (Bartlett) Mossell Gross Horan's Obituary in Chillicothe Missouri newspaper.

Jackson William Horan's Obituary in  Chillicothe, Missouri newspaper.

I was happy to have found what I discovered. I was tired that night when I was searching online for Lucy. I'm glad that I keep looking.

I hope that others will search for their Bartlett Family Connections.  I believe that there are more info out there.  I'm so thankful for leads.


Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley