Clay County was settled primarily from migrants from the Upper Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. They quickly started cultivating crops similar to those in Middle Tennessee and Kentucky: hemp and tobacco. Clay was one of several counties settled mostly by Southerners to the north and south of the Missouri River. Given their culture and traditions, this area became known as L...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Texas County, Missouri. Official Website Texas County was created in 1843 and named for William H. Ashley, the first lieutenant governor of Missouri. It was later organized on February 14, 1845, when it was also renamed for the Republic of Texas. Rugged hills, springs, creeks, rivers and caves abound in Texas County. There have be...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Warren County, Missouri. The county was organized on January 5, 1833; it was named for General Joseph Warren, who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Lincoln County St. Charles County Franklin County Gasconade County Montgomery County Cities, Villages & Communiti...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in St. Charles County, Missouri. Official Website The County of St. Charles was originally called the District of St. Charles and had no definite limits until 1816 to 1818 when neighboring counties were formed. St. Charles County includes an area of vineyards and wineries whose distinction has been nationally recognized. On its rural ...
=Early St. Louis= * Coordinates: 38°37′38″N 90°11′52″W* Country: United States Former countries: Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Spain, French Republic* State: Missouri Metro: Greater St. Louis*Independent city: City of St. Louis* Founded: 1764 Incorporated: 1822* Founder(s): by Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau* Namesake(s): Louis IX of France* Nickname(s): Gateway to the West, Mound City, Th...
This project is for those that were born or lived or died in St Louis (Independent City), Missouri. Independent City means that there is no County government for the City of St. Louis, The St. Louis County government stops at the City border.
The cemetery is located about 1 mile east and south of Rayville on Hwy C. On October 1, 1884, Newton Parker and Susan, his wife, deeded one and one-fourth acres of land for the sum of one dollar to James Crowley, John Turnage, and William Akers, trustees, for a free burial ground to be known as Jeremiah Crowley Cemetery. On September 11, 1911, Newton B. Clark, and wife Susan deeded an additio...
This project is for those buried in Hasselbacher Cemetery, Pendleton, Warren County, Missouri. Find a Grave
Wikipedia Designed to capture contributors and participants in America's expansion westward from the east coast. Including politicians, newsmen, explorers, founding fathers, frontiersmen, mountainmen, railroadmen, lawmen, outlaws, gunfighters, etc. Notable people of the American Old West Artists Frederic Remington - Artist who specialized in the American Old West Explorers Saca...
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team, founded in 1969 and based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member team of the American League (AL) Central division. Since April 10, 1973, the Royals have played at Kauffman Stadium, formerly known as Royals Stadium. The Royals have participated in four World Series, winning in 198...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Scott County, Missouri. Official Website The county was organized in 1821 and named for U.S. Representative John Scott, the first federal representative from Missouri. Adjacent Counties Alexander County, I'll Cape Girardeau County Mississippi County New Madrid County Stoddard County Cities Benton (County Seat...
This project is for those buried in Solomon Vance Cemetery, Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Stafford Cemetery, New Hampton, Harrison County, Missouri. It's also known as Jones Chapel Cemetery . Find a Grave
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team was founded in 1960 as the Dallas Texans by businessman Lamar Hunt, and was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). In 1963, the team r...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Grundy County, Missouri. Official Website The county was organized January 2, 1841, from part of Livingston County, Missouri and named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy. Adjacent Counties Daviess County Harrison County Livingston County Linn County Mercer County Sullivan County Cities & Villages
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Morgan County, Missouri.= Official Website =Morgan County was organized in 1833 and is named in honor of Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan. Versailles, with a name referring to the French royal estate near Paris, France, was designated as the county seat and platted in 1854.Established in 1853, the Martin Hotel was visited in th...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Harrison County, Missouri. The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Representative Albert G. Harrison of Missouri. Adjacent Counties Decatur County, Iowa Mercer County Ringgold County, Iowa Grundy County Daviess County Gentry County Worth County Cities & Villages
The county was organized on January 2, 1833, from part of Ray County and named for Charles Carroll , Signer of the Declaration of Independence. The county seat is Carrollton. Wikipedia
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Gentry County, Missouri. The county was organized February 14, 1841 and named for Colonel Richard Gentry of Boone County, who fell in the Seminole War in 1837. Adjacent Counties Daviess County Harrison County DeKalb County Andrew County Worth County Nodaway County Cities & Villages Albany (County Seat) Dar...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Worth County, Missouri. Official Website The county was organized February 8, 1861 and named for General William J. Worth, who served in the Mexican–American War.[3] Worth County is also the youngest county in the state. Adjacent Counties Taylor County, Iowa Ringgold County, Iowa Harrison County Gentry County Nodaway ...
This project is used to relate all units from Missouri who served in the Confederate Army. Missouri (USA) for units that served in the Union Army.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kansas City, Missouri. Not to be confused with Kansas City, Kansas. Official Website For a complete History, please see Wikipedia Kansas City, Missouri lies on the border of Kansas and Missouri. It shares the designation of county seat of Jackson County with the city of Independence. Most of the city is in Jackson ...
This project is for those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Missouri. Jackson County was long home to members of the indigenous Osage tribe, who occupied this territory at the time of European encounter. The first known European explorers were French trappers who used the Missouri River as a highway for explorations and trading with regional Native American tribes. Jackson County...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Johnson County, Missouri. Official Website The county was formed December 13, 1834 from Lafayette County and named for Vice President Richard M. Johnson. Adjacent Counties Henry County Cass County Pettis County Jackson County Lafayette County Cities, Villages & Communities Centerview Chilhowee Holden Kingsvil...