This association was first organized in 1875 and incorporated under the laws of the State. Its object and aims were social culture, and the raising of means for the purchase of standard works for the purpose of establishing a circulating library. The meetings of the association were held semi-monthly, and … Read more
The following contains brief biographies of men from Gallatin City, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Alexander, Joshua W. Allen, James T., M. D. Barnett, Alfred F. Brosins, Samuel T. Brown, Moses Jr. Burton, John W. Chapman, James L. Coulson, John … Read more
The first known white settler of Grand River township was Solomon Tetherow and he came in the spring of 1831. It was believed that John Splawn built the first cabin within the limits of Daviess county and in Union township before he occupied what is known as Splawn’s Ridge, still … Read more
In this township, as in others, the first religious services were conducted at the cabins of the settlers first at one and then the other. The Rev. Jeremiah Lenhart was the first of those who preached the word of God in Colfax township. He was a hard-working, conscientious disciple of … Read more
The first death in the township was a child of George and Ellen Tetherow, who died in October of the year 1833. It was buried at the Bennington graveyard and was the third burial in it; two children of a Mr. Roberts were buried before. They came. from another township. … Read more
The first marriage was that of John McCreary to Miss L. Splawn, in 1837. Besides those who came in 1834 and 1835, there came Ira Norris and J. Whittier, they settled in what is now District No. 2, where the first settlers located. In 1842 another marriage took place, that … 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The first settlers in Marion township were David James and James Brown, who came in 1832. It is claimed that James Brown was the first actual settler in the township, coming in the fall of the year 1832. Thomas Pennington, Ebenezer Fields and a few others settled here in the … Read more
First Marriage Whether it be strange or not, marriage and giving in marriage was an institution in those pioneer days, and a pioneer’s life seemed to be no draw-back, but rather an incentive, to married life. The young people of those-days seemed to believe that success would attend their united … Read more