Found the following in a book called PIONEER TIMES, volume 12, 1988. I don't know these folks, am not related, and have typed everything there is in the book to type about them. Just thought YOU might be interested in the info here, and if it helps even 1 person, it was worth my time and trouble. Joanne Scobee Morgan CRAWFORD COUNTY, MISSOURI NEWSPAPERS The following newspaper clippings were pasted in an old scrap book. The unknown collector had clipped them from an 1891 Crawford County Missouri Newspaper... I don't know the name of it or the dates on some of these. ____LVILLE, MO, Nov 19, 1891 (Probably Steelville) Obituary Miss LOU COWDEN, who died at her sister's, Mrs. M. O. TAYLOR's at Bourbon, on the 9th inst., was the daughter of the REV. J. W. COWDEN, formerly of this county, and at the time of her death, was in the 35th year of her age. She has resided in the city for a number of years and was in the country this fall to try and recuperate her health, which has been very much impaired for some time, when she was attacked with the erysipelas and only lived a few days. Miss Lou became converted to the cause of Christ under her father's preaching when very young and from that time to her death lived a model Christian life. She showed her Christian virtues in all her wilks in life and never found anything too much or too exacting for her to do for the cause of religion. She was noble, generous, kind and lovely to and loved by all. Well can the brothers and sisters say with the poet: "Sister, thou was mild and lovely, Gentle as the summer breeze; Pleasant as the air of evening, As it floats a! mong the trees." Since her death one of the family has written: "She was the best of us all; loving, kind and industrious, better to others than to herself. To liertt (?) is rest, eternal rest." She was buried at Leasburg on the 11th where a large number of friends, neighbors and old schoolmates had gathered to pay her the last sad tribute of respect. MARRIAGE Married at the residence of J. C. Burkes, last Sunday evening at 4 o'clock, Mr. William Drennon and Miss Rena Marsh, both of Riverside. Rev. Phillips officiating. Wherever you dwell, May content be your lot; And friendship like ivy, Encircle your cot, Is the best wish of Samant____ OBITUARY The sad intelligence reached here on Tuesday, that Edw. M. Clark died at his home in Hermann, MO., on the 30th of Nov. 1891, from typhoid fever. The deceased was reared in this county, and from this place enlisted in the 7th Missouri Cavalry. In 1869 he was married to MARY A. GIBSON, daughter of DR. ALEXANDER GIBSON of this place who bore him a son and a daughter, who are both living. He resided for several years in Phelps county where he was elected clerk of the circuit court. He was there admitted to the bar, but finally removed to Gasconade County where he practiced his profession up to the time of his fatal illness. He was an intelligent and able man, a genial and kindhearted citizen, an indulgent father and a faithful husband. His remains were brought to Steelville, and buried from the Baptist church on Wednesday. MR. WM. JOLLEY & MISS ANNA A. FANNING, were married at the residence of MR. JOHN FANNING yesterday, 13 Jan, 1792. (that surely is a typo... probably should be 1892)