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 …
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, …
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 …
As has been before stated Monroe township can boast of being among the-earliest settled sections of the county. In fact, what is now Monroe, Union and Harrison, then, Honey Creek, was the first settled, unless the, Grindstone settlement was started about the same time, but the earliest record of the latter is 1833. Those who …
The first wedding that there is any account of in this township was that of Ephraim McCrary and Miss Rebecca Linville. This was in September, 1842, at the residence of the bride’s father, Lewis Linville. The first child born was Wiley W. Stone. The first death recorded is that of Thomas McDow, who died in …
