The following contains brief biographies of men from Jackson Township, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Bradshaw, Thomas Burge, John W. Burris, Francis M. Carter, James H. Critten, James Critter, Joseph Dinsmore, S. K. Drummond, James P. Grove, Robert C. … Read more
Under the organization of the new township law in 1872 the first township election was held and the following officers chosen to attend to township affairs for one year, and until their successors were elected and qualified: William B. Smith, supervisor; George W. Martin, clerk; Harrison A. Brown, assessor; A. … Read more
There is perhaps, no portion of the temperate zone showing a more desirable climate than that which we have in the State of Missouri, or one wherein the demands of an advanced and progressive civilization are so well met. While all portions of the State have their separate or local … Read more
Jameson increased so rapidly that in the summer of 1876 a grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was organized and W. D. McDonald was elected master, and N. H. Swisher, secretary. Jameson had now grown to be considerable of a town. From the – date of its birth, June 12, … Read more
The first settlers in Salem township were Jonathan and Alexander Liggett, who came about the year 1837, and were from Tennessee. Jonathan Liggett staked out his claim on section twenty and Alexander located on section eighteen, township sixty-one, range twenty-eight. Soon after there came to the township Aurelius Richardson, A. … Read more
The town of Winston, the metropolis of Colfax township, and destined to become one of the largest, if not the most populous town in the county, excepting only the county seat, is beautifully located upon a commanding eminence, a view from which is by far the finest in Daviess county. … Read more
In the year 1878, E. A. Huson began the publication of a newspaper at Winston called The Winston News. This flourished, or seemingly so, for a period of six months, when death claimed it. It was a bright and newsy little sheet but ahead of the times. In 1880 the … Read more
The first census of Jefferson township of record is that taken by the government for the decade ending in 1860. At that time Jefferson township included the territory of Colfax, Liberty and Marion and was given at 2,084, (of whom 114 were blacks), a number just five greater than Grand … Read more
The township organization law which passed the General Assembly of the State of Missouri in the session of 1871-1872 was adopted by Daviess county, and the first election under its provisions took place in April 1872. The election resulted in favor of the following named township officers: Walker Reed, supervisor; … Read more
This beautiful “home of the dead” was laid out in the fall of 1873, and contained ten acres of ground, undulating and gently sloping to the south and east. It is covered with a splendid growth of forest trees, casting their shades over many sylvan retreats. The grounds have been … Read more