What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Chariton County and its people.
This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1896.
Historical, Pictorial
And
Biographical Record
of
Chariton County ,
Missouri .
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED.
SALISBURY :
Pictorial and Biographical Publishing Co.,
1896
250 pages on 1 CD
An essential resource for Genealogists
Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.
This book on CD is SEARCHABLE *
INDEX
PART 1.
Cities of Missouri, With a population of 4,000 and Over- 24 Counties of Missouri, When Organized, and Origin of Name-From the Beginning—De Sota Discovers the Mississippi—Marquette Discovers the Mouth of the Missouri River—Robert De LaSalle— The Louisiana Purchase—The District of Louisiana—The Territory of Louisiana—Missouri a Territory—State Organization— State Convention—The Clay Compromise—The First General Assembly —Early Settlements - Early Military Record—War With Great Britain in 1812—Black Hawk War, 1832—Mormonism in Missouri—Mexican War, 1846-48— Events Preceding the Civil War—Secession—Beginning of Hostilities— The Attitude of Missouri—Campaign of 1861—Campaign of 1862—Campaign of 1864—Centralia Massacre- Ecclesiastical History—The Baptist Church—Christian—Congregational —Episcopal—Israelite—Lutheran—Methodist Episcopal—Methodist Episcopal, South—Cumberland Presbyterian—First Presbyterian—Protestant Episcopal—United Presbyterian—Unitarian —Roman Catholic
Educational - Events of Local History—First Newspaper In Missouri —New Madrid Earthquake—Pioneer Steamboat of the "Big Muddy"—Hardeman's Garden—Marquis De LaFayette Visits St. Louis—Asiatic Cholera—St. Louis Fire—The First Railroad—Death of Jessie James—Death of Bill Anderson—The Great St Louis Cyclone— State Capitol Destroyed- Salaries of State Officers -Governors of Missouri, With Illustrations and Biographical - Sketches
Imperial Missouri - Lewis and Clark 's Expedition - Men of Earlier Days—Daniel Boone—Ruffus Easton—John B
Clark —Thomas H. Benton—Henry S. Geyer—John Rice Jones— James S. Rollins—James S, Green—Judge William B. Napton—Francis P. Blair—Charles D. Drake—Brig.-Gen. Nathaniel Lyon- Missouri 's Senators—Francis M. Cockrell—George G. Vest.
CHARITON COUNTY .
PART II.
Chartion Comity Churches
First Settlements
"Old Chariton "
Early Mail Facility
Tobacco Growing
The First Courts
Early Marriages
Reminiscences of Hon. Charles
Cabell, Deceased—Location
Water
Surface
Mineral Resources
Government
Agriculture
Stock Raising
Surplus Products
Public Schools
Chariton County As a Home
Salisbury - A City of Churches
Fraternal Organizations
Some Things Salisbury Has
Salisbury Academy
Salisbury Public School
North Missouri Institute
Prairie Hill
Keytesville—Public School— Wein
Fraternal Organizations-
Street Car Line
County Poor Farm
County Jail
In and About Keytesville
Old Settlers' Reunion
Indian Grove
Westville
Chariton county Bar
Chariton county Teachers
Big Springs Distillery
Dalton
Mendon
Musselfork
Chariton county Fairs
Triplett
Newspapers of Chariton Co
Brunswick
Electric Lights
Public school
Fraternal Societies
Churches, etc
BIOGRAPHICAL
Allin, Adams, Allega, Brunnnall, Brockman, Baker, Becker, Benecke, Brown, Cooper, Clements, Crowder, Crawford, Clarkson, Coleman, Carlstead, Clarkson, Dismukes, Dunn, Dougherty, Doughty, Elliott, Erickson, Emmerich, Elhs, Evans, Fawks, Finnell, Foley, Foster, Gaines, Garhart, Gallemore, Howard, Hamilton, Harris, Henderson, Hall, Hammond, Hershey, Hurst, Houston, Horton, Holderlie, Hennes, Johnson, James, Jacobs, Johnson, Karcher, Kasey, Lockhart, Lincoln, Lamkin, Mason, Miller, Marquis, Moredock, Mitchell, McCurry, Moore, McAdams, McEuen, Mason, Moore, Nagel, Osborn, Oldham, Prescott, Phelps, Pitts, Riley, Richardson, Rolling, Richardson, Reppenhagen, Robertson, Ray, Rader, Sweeney, Schooler, Shannon, Singleton, Smith, Sears, Smith, Shumacher, Scroggms, Salisbury, Switzler, Temple, Taylor, Vandiver, VanBuskirk, Welch, Williams, Wilhite, Williams, Westenkeuhler, Wayland, Wood, Weien, Willams, Wayland, Wright, Winn, Yocum,