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Liberty Township, Daviess County, Missouri Biographies

The following contains brief biographies of men from Liberty Township, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Grove, Simon Martin, T. A. Myers, Lafayette F. Brennon, William E. Covington, A. M. Creermore, Jesse A. Eggers, T. S. Fisher, William P. Fossinger, A. Grove, Jacob Hartman, William H. Henderson, G. W. Heyser, William P. Kaufman, Jacob Koger, J. Lewis, R. S. E. Matchett, Benjamin Matchett, Benjamin Jr. McDougall, John Morris, George W. Noah, Lucien B. Reid, H. T. Rogers, J. S. Stigers, J. A. Thompson, H. C. Tingler, Jacob Vallandigham, R. L. […]

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Liberty Missouri History

Daviess County

The township was organized in 1869 and was taken from Jefferson and Gallatin. The real estate valuation in 1877 was $143,510, and the personal property, 613,630, making a total valuation of $209,140. Since then no township valuations have been kept separate, until the assessment for this year, 1881, which under the new law will be taken by townships and the progress made in material wealth the past four years can be known when the assessor’s returns are reported January 5, 1882. The township laws were changed so often that some years the only township officers were the justices of the

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Lincoln Township, Daviess County, Missouri Biographies

Daviess County

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. Griffith, George W. Harden, William Lierley, Solomon Madden, Francis M. Markey, John McDougal, John F. Netherton, Moses G. Nighswonger, Peter Rader, Joseph Scott, Caleb Sparks, William R. Terry, John Witten, Charles F. Witten, Charles H. Witten, William M. Back to: Daviess County

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Liberty Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Daviess County

Liberty is in the second tier of townships from the south and also on the west part of the county, and for the fertility of its soil and the beauty of its undulating prairies it is considered one of the best townships in the county, and according to number is populated with the best reading people in the county, and they must, of course, be well educated on the general topics of information. Fully two-thirds of this township is a rolling prairie with a natural drainage, which makes it the equal of any township in the county for stock-raising. Timber

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Jefferson Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Daviess County

Jefferson township was originally a part of Grindstone township, one of the three first townships of which Daviess county was formed. It was also one of the earliest townships settled. The western part was populated largely from the people of Virginia, Kentucky and other Southern States, while the east portion drew its settlers from the Eastern and Middle States. Jefferson township seems to be the fountain head of the head-waters of innumerable creeks and streams that flow to nearly every point of the compass, north, east, and south emptying into Grand River, while those on the west pass into DeKalb

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Early Jefferson Township Officers

Daviess County

The first election for township officers was under the new township organization law which remained in force until the first of January, 1878, when, it was repealed. The election in the spring of 1872 resulted as follows: Wesley Lee, supervisor; Wm. Smith, clerk; Brad. W. Stout, assessor; Olden Cole, collector; J. N. Moore, constable; S. R. Grieggs and R. Richardson, justices of the peace. 1873-Wesley Lee, supervisor; W. J. Smith, township clerk; Brad Stout, collector; J. D. M. Jacks, assessor; J. H. Mallory and Dick Richardson, justices of the peace; George Smith, constable. 1874-T. B. Crowder, trustee; W. J. Smith,

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Jefferson Missouri Pioneers

Daviess County

Jefferson was one of the earliest townships to find settlers, and Anderson Smith was the first permanent white settler who located in the township. Mr. Smith came originally from Tennessee and located in Clay county, Missouri, in 1833. In 1834 he removed to Jefferson township, Daviess county, and settled on section seventeen. Just before his removal, he was married, in Clay county, to Miss Mahala A. Henderson, a sister of Judge Henderson, of this county, and his trip to Jefferson was the starting out in life of this young couple. Mr. Henderson and John Owings came the same year. John

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Jamesport Missouri, Town on the Move

Daviess County

The town was beginning to assume considerable importance, and the citizens felt as though their dignity could be very materially advanced. and sustained if Jamesport was an incorporated town. They were out on the open prairie without metes or bounds, and they felt lonely standing in this ex-posed way. To remedy the evil and to effect a local habitation and a name, and to be anchored for all time in. the place of their adoption, they felt that nothing could achieve this object so well as corporation stakes driven here and there, and the town fastened to them by act

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Jamesport Township

Daviess County

Jamesport township was not organized until 1870, and was then called Grant. The territory was taken from a portion of Grand River township, and also of Jackson, making the municipal township six miles square or a congressional township in extent of territory. As apart of Grand River township it was settled as early as 1834. Thomas N. Auberry was the first settler, and he was followed by many others. Additional Jamesport Township Resources Jamesport Township Old Settlers First of Jamesport Progress and Population Jamesport Township Biographies Jamesport City Biographies City of Jamesport Jamesport Incorporation Jamesport Affairs Jamesport 1877-1880 Jamesport, Fourth

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Jamesport Missouri Lodges and Organizations

Daviess County

I. O. O. F. Jamesport Lodge No. 339 This lodge was organized in the spring of 1876, its charter bearing the date of May 19, of that year. The charter members were P. R. Dunn, W. F. Boyd, Scott T. Haynes, C. C. Gillilan, and W. A. Wynn. Its first officers elected were P. R. Dunn, N. G.; W. F. Boyd, V. G.; W. A. Wynn, S.; and S. T. Haynes, T. The present officers are I. C. Murray, V. G.; K. L. Isherwood, V. G.; G. R. Small, S.; C. A. Carman, P. S.; and J. T. Jones, T.

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