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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 11-21-2004 11:19 PM
  
 This picture shows several items marked from the top down: J. SCHOOLFIELD; G.G. SCHOOLFIELD COL. MO SCHOOLFIELD 1855 G.G. SCHOOLFIELD COL. MO SCHOOLFIELD I believe that George G. Schoolfield moved to Columbia, Missouri by or before 1850. I also believed that the silver marked with just the name Schoolfield was also work of G.G. Schoolfield until I found the spoon shown above that is marked J. SCHOOLFIELD. I have not been able to find any information about J. Schoolfield. The spoon is typical of those made and sold in Missouri in the mid 1800s, but I can find no reference to a J. Schoolfield in any reference books. I do have a beaker with the following mark that is also engraved BCAMA (Boone County Agricultural and Mechanical Association) and this would seem to indicate that Schoolfield was in Columbia, Mo as Columbia is in Boone County. It does not settle the question of whether the Schoolfield mark should be attributed to J. Schoolfield or G.G. Schoolfield. As an aside, the teaspoon and the condiment spoon have a Kentucky look about them as the fiddle portion is not quite that typical of silver from Missouri. They are both marked G.G. Schoolfield, but I am not aware that G.G ever lived in Kentucky. Any information on the Schoolfield silversmiths would be appreciated. IP: Logged |
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labarbedor Posts: 353 |
posted 11-22-2004 01:58 PM
This was a no brainer for me. My aunt's book (Elizabeth Beckman) on Cincinnati silver. lists a John Q.A. b.1821 d. 1892., working in Cinci 1836- 1850. The comparison of the J.Schoolfield mark and others may lead us to figuring out to whom the "Schoolfield" mark belonged. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 11-22-2005 09:12 PM
 I have some better pictures of the J. Schoolfield mark and the Schoolfield mark as shown above. The J. Schoolfield mark is on a spoon shown in the above post while the Schoolfield mark is on the beaker shown here with the engraving BCAMA. The two marks, at least to me, are clearly different. I believe that the Schoolfield mark on the beaker belongs to G. G. Schoolfield of Columbia, Missouri and as Maurice said the J. Schoolfield belongs to John Schoolfield of Cincinnati. Below are some better pictures of a mustard spoon marked G. G. Schoolfield Col MO. This spoon is engraved BCAMS. For both the beaker and the spoon I believe BC stands for Boone County, a county in the central part of Missouri. Columbia is a city in this county. I have assumed that the AMA is for Agricultural and Mechanical Association and the AMS is for Agricultural and Mechanical Society. I may be mistaken about what the M stands for as it may be for Mining. Norman Mack's excellent new book on Missouri silversmiths does not mention G.G. Schoolfield nor does an earlier book by Ruth Hunter Roach although her book really is about St. Louis silversmiths. Why no mention is made of Mr. Schoolfield is a mystery to me as his work does not seem hard to find. I find G.G. Schoolfield's work interesting as his fiddle patterns have a slightly different look to them compared to the usual St. Louis style. To me they have more of a Kentucky look about them and this may be a result of the southern influence in central Missouri. Also, I went to Law School in Columbia, Missouri and that bond to this city does create an interest in antiques from central Missouri. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 11-22-2005 09:19 PM
Thought I would add one more item from Mr. Schoolfield. The sauce ladle below is marked G. G. SCHOOLFIELD COL MO this time is engraved HCAMS for Howard County, Missouri. Howard County is just to the west of Boone County. G. G. Schoolfield appears to have had a very successful practice in Columbia, Missouri as he sold his goods to various agricultural societies as well and to the general public. The Schoolfield items, whether marked G. G. Schoolfield COL. MO or simply Schoolfield, were all found in central Missouri. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 05-28-2008 12:16 AM
John Q A is listed as a jeweler in Cincinnati through 1870. In the 1890,1 Cincinnati city directory he is in the Walnut Hill, Old Men's Home. John was born in 1820 in Maryland. George G is in Boone County, Missouri in 1850. Judging by the population that he is amongst, professors, doctors, tinners & etc, he would have most likely been in Columbia. He is with another silversmith, John W Watson. John W later leaves the trade and becomes a confectioner. On 21 January 1851 in Pikes County, a George G Schoolfield marries Mary S Dannon of Maryland. The next time a George G shows up in any records that are available to me, at least so far, is in a death record dated 28 September 1867. George was buried in the Bellefontaine Cemetary in St Louis, Missouri. He was born in 1826 in Virginia. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 05-28-2008 11:46 AM
Here's the Kennedy's 1860 St Louis City Directory listing for George G: SCHOOLFIELD GEORGE G., (Parker, Russell & Co.), bds. Barnum's Hotel. (Parker, Russell & Co were in the mining and manufacturing business.) [This message has been edited by bascall (edited 05-28-2008).] IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 05-28-2008 09:39 PM
Thanks Bascall for the interesting information. Another Search GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI, CIRCUIT COURT CASES August Term 1862with some of the information you provided showed the following: George G. Schoolfield and George W. Parker, parties in trade under the firm name and style of Parker Russell & Co are listed as Plaintiffs in a law suit filed in 1862 in Greene County Missouri. Greene County is in the southwest portion of Missouri. It would be interesting to find out why George Schoolfield moved to St. Louis from Columbia, MO. It was during the civil war time period and that may have played a part in his decision to move. [This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 06-02-2008).] IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 05-29-2008 07:40 AM
This little bit of research has been a pleasure. George's function with Parker, Russell & Co had my curiosity. From reading about this court case, he must have at least been an investor. My next step will be to try to get an image of George G's headstone at the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St Louis. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 05-29-2008 10:46 AM
I grew up close to Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis and actually went to my high school prom party there many years ago. Many of the early citizens of St. Louis are buried at either Bellefontaine Cemetery or its neighbor Calvary Cemetery. Today both are tourist attractions as they are home to a number of historic and beautiful graves and mausoleums. Next time I go back to St. Louis I will attempt to find Mr. Schoolfield's grave. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 06-02-2008 07:08 AM
 There's no new information on the headstone other than George's wife's middle name, but here it is anyway. George's grave is in the old part of the cemetery, and his headstone looks like it is a replacement. There are fifteen graves in the family's area of the cemetery. They are arranged in a circle. George's plot is at the twelve O'clock position with the rest of the family arrayed from just before three O'clock to just after nine O'clock. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 06-02-2008 04:19 PM
Thanks again Bascall - I did not realize that Mr. Schoolfield was so young when he died. That is a great image. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 06-02-2008 05:53 PM
The John W. Watson mentioned above married George's sister, Virginia in 1841. The Schoolfield family (with the Watson's) left Lynchburg in 1849, moving to Columbia MO, where they are all living together at the 1850 census. Watson was still resident in Columbia at the 1870 census (without occupation), but in 1871 he is noted as "of St. Louis" in the probate records of George's father, Nathan. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 06-02-2008 09:45 PM
In 1880 John with his second wife Fannie Staples and youngest daughter Lula was living in Brunswick, Chariton County, Missouri and working as a grocer. Nathan Schoolfield and Sarah D Gregory married in Amherst, Virginia on 3 November 1823. IP: Logged |
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ahwt Posts: 2334 |
posted 02-23-2013 10:59 AM
I recently came across some interesting information about George Schoolfield. After the Civil War, Missouri required loyalty oaths of all Missouri citizens that wanted to vote or practice their profession. George Schoolfield signed a loyalty oath in September of 1865. I think Schoolfield had moved to St. Louis by 1860; perhaps in the anticipation of the upcoming war. St. Louis was always pro-Union while the area around Columbia was pro-south. With regard to these Loyalty oaths, calmer minds prevailed by 1867 and the Supreme Court in the IP: Logged |
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