Madison County Will Index: 1822-1923
The Madison County Will index is an index to Madison County, Missouri will books 1-3 covering the years of 1822-1923, as found on roll #C4265 of the Missouri State Archives.
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Jefferson County Land Records Index: 1819-1822
The Jefferson County Recorder’s Book index is an index to Jefferson County, Missouri land records for book A covering the years of 1819-1822.
Franklin County Recorder’s Book Index: 1816-1830
The Franklin County Recorder’s Book index is an index to Franklin County, Missouri land records for book A covering the years of 1816-1830, as found on roll #C9403 of the Missouri State Archives.
Franklin County Recorder’s Book Index: 1830-1837
The Franklin County Recorder’s Book index is an index to Franklin County, Missouri land records for book B covering the years of 1830-1837, as found on roll #C9403 of the Missouri State Archives.
Cooper County Wills Index: 1871-1894
The Cooper County wills index is an index to Cooper County, Missouri wills for volume B covering the years of 1871-1894, as found on MO 1 027 roll #53 of the Missouri State Archives. In indexing these records, we noticed that the ink was faded throughout the volume making some wills difficult to read.
Cooper County Wills Index: 1847-1871
The Cooper County wills index is an index to Cooper County, Missouri wills for volume A2 covering the years of 1847-1871, as found on MO 1 027 roll #53 of the Missouri State Archives. In indexing these records, we noticed that the ink was faded throughout the volume making some wills difficult to read.
Cooper County Wills Index: 1818-1841
The Cooper County wills index is an index to Cooper County, Missouri wills for volume A covering the years of 1818-1841, as found on MO 1 027 roll #53 of the Missouri State Archives. In indexing these records, we noticed there were very few in number and the ink was smeared and faded throughout the volume.
Biography of Capt. E. Addison McCaleb
Capt. E. Addison McCaleb was a farmer and stock-raiser born in Putnam County, Illinois in 1833. He was the sixth child of Samuel and Catherine McCaleb, who had ten children. After attending rustic log schoolhouses and one year at Judson College, he taught for two winters. He served in the United States Army for seven months and later settled on a wild piece of prairie land in Dade County, Missouri, where he became an extensive farmer and owner of 1,003 acres of land, dealing largely in short-horned cattle. He was a Democrat, a Mason, and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Christian Church.
Biography of John Cyrus Lindley
John Cyrus Lindley was born in 1852 in Dade County, Missouri, where he lived his entire life. His parents, John and Mary Lindley, settled in the county in 1833, and John Lindley became the largest tax-payer in the county before his death during the Civil War. J.C. Lindley received only a basic education, as he had to care for his aged mother and take over the family business after his father’s death. He married D.F. Hailey in 1877, and they had six children. Lindley is a successful farmer, owning 1,600 acres of land and handling stock, and he is a deacon in the Church of Christ. Although he was once a political candidate, his true ambition was to be a minister.
History of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Dade County, Missouri
Mt. Pisgah was organized not far from the present town of Dadeville, Dade County, Missouri, on the 14th day of February, 1836, and is therefore the oldest (Baptist) church of which we have any record in the bounds of the early association of Southwest Missouri. The members in the constitution … Read more