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1884 HISTORY OF AUDRAIN COUNTY

History of Audrain County, Missouri: written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, towns and villages; together with... biographical sketches of prominent citizens
St. Louis : National Historical Company, 1884

Transcribed by Rhonda J. - A big Thank You to Rhonda for all her hard work to make this possible!

THE LISTING BELOW IS THE INDEX OF TOTAL CONTENT OF THIS BOOK
THE "CHAPTERS" ON PAGES 1 THROUGH 86 ARE BASICALLY STATEWIDE INFORMATION AND DO NOT HAVE THE IMPORTANCE THAT THE REMAINDER WILL HAVE FOR RESEARCHERS.

  Chapters Pages
1: THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE-BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH 1-7
2: DESCRIPTIVE AND GEOGRAPHICAL 7-13
3: GEOLOGY OF MISSOURI 13-21
4: TITLE AND EARLY SETTLERS 21-27
5. TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION 27-31
6.APPLICATION TO BE COME A STATE, MISSORI COMPROMISE 31-36
7.MISSOURI AS A STATE, FIRST ELECTIONS,ETC 37-42
8.CIVIL WAR IN MISSOURI,GENERAL STATE WIDE INFORMATION 43-53
9.EARLY MILITARY RECORD-STATE WIDE 53-58
AGRICULTERIAL AND MATERIAL WEALTH STATE WIDE 59-65
EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF MISSOURI 65-73
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS STATEWIDE INFORMATION 73-79
ADMINSTRATION OF GOV. CRITTENDEN 79-86
     

1: INTRODUCTORY — COUNTY ORGANIZED 

  87-97

2: PIONEER LIFE — EARLY CUSTOMS, ETC

  97-109

3: EARLY RECORDS — FIRST COURTS — COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED — FIRST JURY — EARLY MARRIAGES, ETC.

  109-123

4: TOWNSHIP SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT SURVEYS in progress bb

  123-132

5: HISTORY OF CUIVRE TOWNSHIP —VANDALIA — FARBER

  132-144

6: HISTORY OF LOUTRE TOWNSHIP

  144-148

7: HISTORY OF LINN TOWNSHIP

 148-151

8: HISTORY OF PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP — LADDONIA

  151-162

9: HISTORY OF SALING TOWNSHIP

  162-163

10: HISTORY OF SALT RIVER TOWNSHIP — MEXICO — BUSINESS DIRECTORY

  163-223

11: HISTORY OF WILSON TOWNSHIP — THOMPSON’S STATION

  223-229

12: EARLY BENCH AND BAR — PRESENT ATTORNEYS

  229-243

13: CRIMES — ACCIDENTS — INCIDENTS

  243-270

14: OLD CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION

  270-290

15: RAILROADS IN AUDRAIN COUNTY

  290-317

16: THE PRESS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND POST-OFFICES

  317-328

17: HISTORY OF HARDIN COLLEGE

  329-339

18: POLITICAL HISTORY AND OFFICIAL RECORD

  339-346

19: MORMON SCARE —MEXICAN WAR—CALIFORNIA EMIGRANTS—WAR OF 1861

  346-360

20: PRESIDENT GARFIELD’S DEATH

  360-366

 
21: AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND GRANGES

  366-379

22:  AUDRAIN COUNTY OF 1884

  379-400

23: ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY

  400-415
 

BIOGRAPHICAL

  

CUIVRE TOWNSHIP

  416-555

LINN TOWNSHIP

  555-586

PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP

  586-621

LOUTRE TOWNSHIP  partial

  621-674

SALT RIVER TOWNSHIP partial

 674-869

SALING TOWNSHIP

  869-910

WILSON TOWNSHIP

  910-971

 ADDENDA

  971-978