Lincoln, the northeast township in Daviess county, is located mostly in township sixty-one of range twenty-six. One mile wide, however, running across the north part of the township its entire width is in congressional township No. 62. It contains some of the most beautiful tracts of land to be found in Daviess or any other …
Pilot Grove Church This is the oldest church in the township and one of the oldest in the county, and is of the Baptist denomination. It was originally organized in 1840, by Rev. William Mikels, its first pastor, and the original members were Joseph Everly and wife, John Mikels and wife, John J. Everly, Lucy …
Lincoln township was first organized in 1870, and was taken from the territory of Grand River, being one of the three original townships in the county -and the largest of the three. The municipal boundaries have been described on a previous page. It was not until what was called the new township organization law was …
The following contains brief biographies of men from Lincoln Township, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Barngrover, James H. Booram, Isaac W. Brown, William T. Burrell, Charles W. Cole, William R. Crews, William H. Forth, James Forth, Joseph T. Gooding, John L. Graham, John A. …
Lincoln Township, Daviess County, Missouri Biographies Read More »
As has been before remarked the township is nearly all prairie, but still it is far from being devoid of woodland. Numerous creeks traverse its boundaries giving both wood and water. The principal creeks and streams which pass through, nearly all of which take their rise within the territorial limits of the township, are Pilot …
The first marriage, the date of which memory has kept green, was that of Miss Maria Seats to Samuel Haves. The nuptial ceremony was performed at the house of Joseph Everly in the month of December, 1840, by the Rev. William Mikels. The young couple started out with a host of friends and their well …
Bancroft History The town of Bancroft is pleasantly situated in the northwest corner of the township, and is located in townships sixty-one and sixty-two, being on the township line dividing them, and about one mile from the Sullivan county line and the same distance from the west line of the township. Is is principally built …
Bancroft, Lincoln Township, Daviess County, Missouri Read More »
