This has got to be where my grandmother got the storey of babies were stolen
by gypsies. Her uncle was Lon Chaney married to Stella Stethem from
Hillsboro, Highland Co, OH. My grandmother was born in 1912 so this would
fit perfect and furthermore, the cities in MO are cities in OH, my
grandmother lived for a time in Springfield, OH.
Erin T. Crowe IBSSG
Let my kisses fall,
Upon your starry eyes,
The windows of your soul,
Where all true beauty lies.
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From: <gc-gateway(a)rootsweb.com>
To: <chaney-l(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:59 AM
Subject: [CHANEY] 11 year old boy Charles Chaney kidnapped by gypsies
inMissouri in 1915
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Author: rjohnson881
Surnames: Chaney, Wells, Fuhrman, Hunke
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Source: Chillicothe Morning Constitution; Chillicothe, Missouri; August
03, 1915; Page 1.
BOY, 11, HELD 2 MONTHS BY GYPSY BAND, ESCAPES
Bland, Mo., Aug. 3. -- An 11-year-old boy who says he is Charles Chaney,
came into Bland yesterday and told a story of an escape from a gypsy camp
near Owensville, ten miles from here, where he was taken after being
kidnapped by the band two months ago while picking berries near
Springfield, Mo., his home.
He says he lives with his mother, Mrs. Rosa Wells Chaney Fuhrman, at 1800
Kellet avenue Springfield. His stepfather, J. V. Fuhrman, works in the
railroad shops there, he says.
The boy says while he was picking berries a gypsy approached him and
invited him to take a ride in his wagon, promising him to take him home
afterwards. When it became dark he was told they would return to
Springfield the next day. The boy says he has been held a prisoner ever
since. Fred Hunke, a prosperous farmer, has offered to adopt the boy if
his parents do not claim him.
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