This contest had but little effect upon Benton, as the township furnished but few recruits. The excitement hardly reached these quiet haunts of the paleface and the roving Indians. The county together furnished a number who went to the southern fields of carnage. Some returned, while a few sleep their … Read more
The following contains brief biographies of men from Marion Township, Missouri. You can search the entire listing using the search at the bottom of the page. Blankenship, Greenville Estes, J. B. Forth, George R. Henderson, Isaac J. Hightree, J. W. Dr. Leard, A. C. Rev. Martin, William C. McCulley, Isaac … Read more
Marion township was first organized in 1869. The first officers were: William E. Black, clerk; Harvey Reynolds, assessor; Daniel Gentis, collector; John Haver, supervisor; David E. Henderson, trustee; S. S. Ryan and John W. Ambrose, justices of the peace. The first official meetings of the board of trustees were held … Read more
Grand River washes the border of this township for a considerable distance on the north and east, while Grindstone Creek, Little and Big Muddy, ‘Cottonwood, Big Run, and other streams flow through the township in a northerly direction, all emptying into Grand River. The territory now embraced in Marion was … Read more
This township, with respect to the position of the other townships of the county, is bounded on the north by Benton and Grand River; on the east by Grand River; on the south by Jefferson, Liberty, and Union; on the west by DeKalb county. It lies principally in ranges twenty-eight … Read more
I. O. O. F. Gallatin Lodge No. 167 This lodge was instituted by R. A. Debolt, D. D. G. M. and the date of dispensation was April 10, 1867. It received its charter May 22, 1867. The charter members were Pines R. Dunn, John T. Taylor, W. H. Folrasbee, R. … Read more
Methodist Episcopal Church The Methodist Episcopal Church of Civil Bend was organized early in 1865. The minister in charge at the time was Rev. David M. Heath. The number of original members was about fifteen. In 1868 a frame church 30×40 in size, was built, at a cost of about … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more