I searched for Poppy Lonzo over the weekend but didn’t make anymore progress. I found some maps of Southwest City, McDonald County, Missouri online. I was unable to find Poppy’s name on either map and I didn’t see his butcher shop. I did find the slaughter house on the 1909 map. It was out by the cemetery. That’s the closest I could come to finding a butcher shop. So, unless some older members of the family remember where Poppy’s butcher shop was, the location may be lost forever. Here are the 1902 and 1909 maps I found.

This is the 1902 Sanborn map I found at Library of Congress website. There is a hog and cattle pen in the southeast corner by the Honey Creek Distillery. It would be a convenient location for a butcher shop. I don’t know if Poppy had a butcher shop as early as 1902, though.

Here’s a 1909 map of Southwest City from Historic Map Works website. This is within one year of when Poppy said he had a butcher shop. I still didn’t find Poppy or a butcher shop listed. This is the map where the slaughter house is in the northwest corner near the cemetery.

In the last week, I’ve ordered Poppy’s WPA records and I’ll be ordering his death certificate this week. I have a copy but not a certified copy so I’m sending off for that. I’ll share those records when they come. If you have information or stories about Poppy you’d like to share, I’d love to hear what you know. I’ve enjoyed my week of researching Poppy. Next week I’ll be researching his wife, Mary Anne BAKER.

Enjoy your week,

Lisa at Days of Our Lives blog