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Pattonsburg, Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Daviess County

The town is situated on the bottom lands on the bank of Sampson Creek, in a place called “Elm Flats” from the number of elms growing upon it. The old town of Pattonsburg was located about one and a half miles north of the present location, and went by that name since 1845. Matthew Patton built the first water-mill in the township, just on the edge of town, on Big Creek, and from being called Patton’s Mill, it became changed to Pattonsburg as the name of the settlement. The location of the town was up on a rolling eminence, with […]

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Other Portions of Grand River

Daviess County

The western, central and southwestern portions of the township were settled much more rapidly than the eastern portion, and the northeast. It was not until 1848 that the first school-house was put up in that part of the township. Then a log school-house was built on section eleven, township Sixty, range twenty-seven. The increase all over the township, excepting the eastern portion, had been quite steady from the year 1840, but the location of the county seat south of the river, which had been as good as settled that year by the refusal of the county judges to entertain the

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Old Settlers of Jamesport Township

Daviess County

The first settler, as we have mentioned above, was Thomas N. Auberry, – who came from Ray county in 1834 and settled about two miles from where the town of Jamesport now stands. His place took the name of Auberry Grove. Mr. Auberry came from Kentucky and he located on section twenty-nine. His Eccentricity Thomas Auberry was an old pioneer of the genuine backwoods stripe. He was a sort of “Jack of all trades,” could turn his hand, and voice for that matter, to most anything. He was a preacher, doctor, farmer, horse-trader, horse-racer, surveyor, and could play cards so

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Monroe Missouri Officers

Daviess County

The first board of trustees was composed of the following named persons: William G. Steward, E. W. Payne, and John G. Wilson. McClain Wilson was the first clerk; and John G. Wilson, the first assessor. The first meeting of the board was held at the house of McClain Wilson. In 1872 there was organized the “Hesperian Literary Society.” There are several industries within the township such as blacksmith shops, wag on-repair shops, saw-mills, and the township is well represented by preachers, doctors, carpenters, etc. The first list of officers elected under the township law for 1872, being the first year

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Monroe Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Daviess County

Monroe township is one of the oldest settled portions of the county, although it was first a portion of Honey Creek then of Gallatin and Harrison townships. It was organized in 1869 and at that time its territory was taken from the two last named townships, and is in area a congressional township. It is bounded on the north by Union, east by Harrison and a corner of Jackson townships, south by the Caldwell county line and west by Sheridan township, and covers an area of twenty-three thousand and. thirty-eight and eighty-eight one-hundredths acres of land of which fully three-fifths

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Monroe Missouri Biographies

Daviess County

The following contains brief biographies of men from Monroe Township, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Green, James T. Green, Oliver P. Harlow, Jordan L. Henry, Stephen Jones, John H. Langford, Elias S. Lewis, William McKim, James Milstead, Campbell Reed, Abraham Sawyer, John W. Stewart, George G. Stewart, William G. Tuggle, John A., Judge Tuggle, William S. Whitt, Henry A. Wood, John W.

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Marion Township, Daviess County, Missouri Biographies

Daviess County

The following contains brief biographies of men from Marion Township, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Blankenship, Greenville Estes, J. B. Forth, George R. Henderson, Isaac J. Hightree, J. W. Dr. Leard, A. C. Rev. Martin, William C. McCulley, Isaac Nance, Charles R. Otterman, Elijah Palmer, Mason M. Powell, James L. Hon. Reno, C. Roper, John C. Ryan, S. S. Shaw, Philip Smith, William E. Stapp, H. T. Wilson, James V. Woodruff, A. E. Rev. Youtsey, David E.

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Marion Missouri Organization

Daviess County

Marion township was first organized in 1869. The first officers were: William E. Black, clerk; Harvey Reynolds, assessor; Daniel Gentis, collector; John Haver, supervisor; David E. Henderson, trustee; S. S. Ryan and John W. Ambrose, justices of the peace. The first official meetings of the board of trustees were held at the residence of William E. Black. Township Officers Since its organization the township has had the following officers during the years named: 1870 Havey Reynolds, supervisor; William E. Black, clerk; Harvey Reynolds, assessor; Thomas Pruitt, collector; Peter Nance, constable; S. S. Ryan and John Ambrose, justices of the peace.

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The Mexican War

Daviess County

This contest had but little effect upon Benton, as the township furnished but few recruits. The excitement hardly reached these quiet haunts of the paleface and the roving Indians. The county together furnished a number who went to the southern fields of carnage. Some returned, while a few sleep their last sleep on Mexican soil, and their memory forgotten save by those left desolate by their loss. The star of empire had gone a few miles south, and manifest destiny taken a few steps forward, but blood marked the pathway, and a nation mourns for her lost sons. Was it

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Marion Missouri History

Daviess County

Grand River washes the border of this township for a considerable distance on the north and east, while Grindstone Creek, Little and Big Muddy, ‘Cottonwood, Big Run, and other streams flow through the township in a northerly direction, all emptying into Grand River. The territory now embraced in Marion was originally included in Grindstone township, .one of the original townships, which took its name from the stream of that ,name, on which were made some of the first settlements in the county. The township is about equally divided between timber and prairie, the timber skirting its entire eastern and northern

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