OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 83 THOMAS J. GILL (Democrat), Representative from Jackson County, Fourth District; born March 13, 1906, in River Forest, Ill.; educated in the public grade schools, Central high school, and the Kansas City School of Law in Kansas City, Mo. Resides at 1314 East Twenty-eighth Street Terrace, Kansas City, and is engaged in the practice of law there, with offices at 1118 Commerce Building. He is a member of the Jeffersonian Democratic Club, 720 East Fifteenth Street, Kansas City, of which Gil P. Rourk is president. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, he acted as chairman of the Committee on Elections in the 59th General Assembly. Re-elected in 1938, he was chairman of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and was a member of the following other committees in the 60th General Assembly: Public Health; Judiciary; Justice of the Peace and County Courts; Miscellaneous Resolutions. HARRY E. GLADISH (Republican), Representative from Lafayette County; born November 23, 1899, at Higginsville, Mo.; educated in the public schools of Higginsville. He was married in 1920 to Miss NELL M. HARRIS of Aullville, Mo., and they have a son, HARRY E. Jr. He is a manufacturer and resides at Higginsville. During the World War, he served overseas with Battery E, 128th Field Artillery, 35th Division. He is a member of the Baptist Church, a charter member and Past Commander of Post 223, American Legion; Past Master of Higginsville Lodge 364, A. F. and A. M.; member of Higginsville Chapter 106, R. A. C., and Past Patron, Higginsville Chapter 477 O. E. S. He was elected in 1936 to the House of Representatives of the 59th General Assembly and re-elected in 1938 to the House of Representatives of the 60th General Assembly, where he served as a member of the following committees: Approprations; Private Corporations; Commerce and Manufactories; Roads and Highways; Military Affairs; and Criminal Justice. Norma

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 83 PAUL K. GIBBONS (Democrat), Representative from Knox County; born in Knox County, Mo.; educated in the public schools of Knox County and at Christian Brothers College, St. Louis, where he received his A. B. degree in 1892 and A. M. degree in 1894. After graduation, he taught English and mathematics at the same college and took the post-graduate law course at Washingtion University in St. Louis. He was married to Miss JENNIE MORAN in 1899. Four children were born to them, of whom all now are deceased. He served as Deputy County Clerk of Knox County from 1895 to 1903; as State Bank Examiner, 1913 to 1920; was Attorney and Reviewing Examiner, F. D. I. C., Springfield, Mo., 1934; Mayor of Edina, Mo., two terms; member of Constitutional Convention to repeal the 18th Amendment; has represented the Commissioner of Finance in the liquidation of closed banks in Clark, Lewis, Knox, and Shelby Counties since 1934. He is an attorney and resides at Edina, Mo. A Catholic, he held various state offices in the Knights of Columbus from 1905 to 1928. He owns and operates a farm near Edina where he raises and feeds registered cattle. Elected in 1938 to the House of Representatives, he served on the following committees in the 60th General Assembly: Judiciary; Banks and Banking; Roads and Highways; Elections; Wills and Probate; and Pensions. Norma

22 Aug 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List `````````````````````````````````````````` Source: Micro-filmed records for 1899 Sedalia, MO This is a partial list of the "Colored" taxpayers: DANIEL, D.D. BRYANT, Young WILFONG (sp?), Wade TRIBUNE (sp?), Mrs J. HAWKINS, Mrs S. ALEXANDER, J.R. White, C. _____ GRAVY, Ed JENNINGS, Jess CARTER, Mattie JACKSON, Miss Mary _YLES, James YORK, _liver CARTER, Miss Ida BONLDIN/BOULDIN, Mrs. E. UMBELS, Mrs. Mand. PHILLIPS, S.J. SHACKLEFORD, Wm. MARTIN, Moses KIDD, Dan IRLAND, Mrs. Mattie RUCKER, Eliza PORTER, Lucy

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 81 J. L. FREEMAN (Republican), Representative from Moniteau County; born at Claysville, Boone County, Mo., June 23, 1886; educated in Johnson Bible College of Kimberlin Heights, Tenn., Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, School of Evangelism, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was married to Miss VESTA C. CONNER of Montreal, Mo., and they have one daughter, Mrs. Alphon Mendenhall of Napton, Mo. He resides at Tipton, Mo., where he has been pastor of the Christian Church eleven years. He formerly engaged in the merchandise and hotel business at Tipton and now owns and operates a farm near there. His ancestors have been Republicans since the organization of that party. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, he was re-elected in 1938, serving in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Education; Eleemosynary Institutions; Probation and Parole; Public Health; School of Mines; Taxation and Revenue. JAMES R. GARRISON (Democrat), Representative from Johnson County; born March 6, 1908, in Garvin, Okla.; educated in the public and high schools of Warrensburg, Mo., Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrenburg, and the Washington University Law School in St. Louis, Mo. On January 6, 1934, he was married in Warrensburg to Miss MARALEE STILES and they have one son, J. R. GARRISON, Jr. He has resided in Warrensburg since he was four years old. Was admitted to the bar in 1932 and has been engaged in practice of law in Warrensburg since 1934, serving as City Attorney of Knobnoster, Mo., 1932 to 1934, and as City Attorney at Warrensburg, 1934 to 1938. He was President of the Johnson County Young Democratic Club, 1936 to 1938; Treasurer of the 6th District Young Democratic Clubs, 1938 to 1939, and Chairman of the City Democratic Committee, 1937 to 1939. Is a member of the Christian Church, Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and Sigma Chi Fraternity. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1938, he served in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Appropriations; Constitutional Amendments; Judiciary; Military Affairs; State Teachers Colleges; Ways and Means. ALBERT GASTON (Democrat), Representative from St. Clair County; born in Gerster, Mo., January 15, 1907; educated in the public schools of St. Clair and Cass Counties, graduating in 1926 from the Garden City, Mo., high school, and later studied for one year with a private teacher. He was married to Miss JUANITA JAMES of Osceola, Mo., November 26, 1931, and they have one son, JAMES ALBERT. He is a minister and resides at Gerster, Mo. Active in governmental and political affairs, he is chairman of the St. Clair County Old Age Assistance Board. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, he served in the 59th General Assembly and was re-elected in 1938, being chairman of the Committee on Children's Code in the 60th General Assembly and a member of the following other committees: Education; Ways and Means; Fish and Game; Roads and Highways; Eleemosynary Institutuions. Norma

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 81 OBIE I. FORD (Democrat), Representative from Oregon County; youngest member of the 60th General Assembly; born January 28, 1914, in Oregon County; educated in the public schools of Oregon County and the Alton, Mo., high school. He was married March 25, 1933, in Alton, to Miss NOLA HAND, and they have two children, JIMMIE REED and KINDLE DOUGLAS. An active member of the Young Democratic Club of Oregon County, he was elected in 1938 to the House of Representatives of the 60th General Assembly, serving as a member of the following committees: Agriculture; Pensions; Penal Institutions; Roads and Highways; State Library; Consolidation of Counties and Other Subdivisions of the State Government, Boards, Bureaus and Departments. J. ARTHUR FRANCIS (Democrat), Representative from Iron County; born in Glover, Mo., April 19, 1892; educated in the public schools of Iron and Reynolds Counties, Mo., Will Mayfield College, Marble Hill, Mo., and the Law Department of LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, Ill. He married Miss LULA J. VOLNER, October 16, 1910, in Clones, Mo., and they have five children, PAUL, FREDA, LOUIS, EVA and MARY. An attorney, he resides at Ironton, Mo. He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and is a member of the 21st Judicial Bar Association. Also is a member of the First Baptist Church of Ironton. He was elected County Treasurer of Iron County in 1920, and Prosecuting Attorney of that County in 1926 and re-elected in 1928. Was a delegate to the Democratic State Conventions in St. Joseph in 1928, St. Louis in 1932 and Joplin in 1936. Served as field agent in the Inheritance Tax Department under the former State Treasurer, R. R. Nacy, from 1933 to 1937. Was elected chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Iron County in 1934 and chairman of the Democratic Committee of the Eighth Congressional District that same year. He was elected Representative from Iron County in 1930, and was elected again in 1938, serving in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Employees and Clerical Force; Judiciary; Penal Institutions; Roads and Highways; Social Security and Old Age Assistance; Taxation and Revenue. Norma

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939 - 1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives page 79 H. T. FLOYD (Republican), Representative from Andrew County; born January 12, 1877, in Washington County, Ind.; the son of a Civil War veteran; educated in the public schools of Indiana. Moved to Missouri June 20, 1894, and married Miss JENNIE B. O'HARA of Holt County, Mo., on August 15, 1900. They have six children, MILTON, ALICE, MARION, BENJAMIN F., BLANCHE and WALTER E. He is a farmer and resides at Fillmore, Mo. Active in Republican politics for many years, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, his first public office. Re-elected in 1938, he served on the following committees in the House of Representatives of the 60th General Assembly: Agriculture; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business; Eleemosynary Institutions; Mines and Mining; Official Salaries and Fees; Roads and Highways. EDWIN G. FOERST (Democrat), Representative from St. Louis City, Fourth District; born in St. Louis, November 7, 1896; educated in the parochial schools of St. Louis. He was married in St. Louis, November 28, 1923, to Miss ELEANOR A. REPP and they have one daughter. He operates a parcel delivery service at 1827 Hogan Street and resides at 1818 Warren in St. Louis. Has long been an active Democrat and is a member of the Third Ward Democratic Club in St. Louis. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1934, he was re-elected in 1936 and again in 1938. In the 59th General Assembly, he was chairman of the Committee on Workmen's Compensation, and in the 60th General Assembly, was chairman of the Committee on Labor, and a member of the following other committees: Ways and Means; Taxation and Revenue; Private Corporations; Federal Relations; Bills Agreed To and Finally Passed; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business. Norma

15 Aug 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ````````````````````````````` Source: "History of Kansas City" (pub 1908) P 52: The first bank in Independence was organized in 1853 by Ulysses TURNER and James T. THORNTON. The Bank of Independence, incorporated as a state institution, was opened for business, January 2, 1887. Dr. J.D. WOOD was the first president.

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 79 MELVIN E. FISH (Republican), Representative from Putnam County; born at Greentop, Mo., in 1886; educated in the public schools of Missouri, Northeast Missouri State Teachers College at Kirksville, from which he received a B. S. degree in 1913, later taking graduate work at the University of Missouri, at Washington University at St. Louis, and at the University of Chicago. He was married to Miss OCTA HILL at Lemons, Mo., June 9, 1915, and they have one daughter, Mrs. PHYLLIS BRUMMITT. A school superintendent and stock farmer, he resides at Pollock, Mo. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge at Unionville, Mo.; served as chairman of the Hog-Farm Program in Putnam County; has been superintendent of schools at Pollock and Lemons, Mo., and at Mound City, Kans., and principal of the literary department of the School for the Blind at St. Louis. He served as a delegate from the First Congressional District in 1937. Elected in 1938 to the House of Representatives, he was a member of the following committees in the 60th General Assembly: Social Security and Old Age Assistance; Roads and Highways; Children's Code; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business; Fish and Game; Eleemosynary Institutions. Norma

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives page 79 ROBERT E. EWING (Democrat), Representative from Vernon County; born July 21, 1907, at Nevada; graduated from the Nevada high school in 1925, from the University of Missouri, with an A. B. degree in 1929, and from the University of Missouri School of Law, with an LL.B. degree in 1931. He was married at Nevada, March 5, 1937m to Miss VIRGINIA GRACE SARTAIN, and they have a daughter by adoption, DEANE EWING. He is an attorney at law and resides at Nevada. He now holds his first public office, having been elected in 1938 to the House of Representatives and held membership on the following committees in the 60th General Assembly: Judiciary; Roads and Highways; Appropriations; Civil and Criminal Procedure; Building and Loan; Military Affairs. J. W. FARLEY (Democrat), Representative from Platte County; born June 1, 1871. in Platte City, Mo.; educated in the grade schools of Platte County and the State University of South Dakota. He was married April 19, 1899, in East Leavenworth, Mo., to Miss EMMA S. WALLACE, and they have one son, WALLACE J. A banker, Representative Farley resides at Farley, Mo. He has been a member of the Platte County Democratic Central Committee the last thirty years, was a member of the Democratic State Committee from 1906 to 1910 and in 1932, and served in the State Legislature in 1901 and 1903. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1938, he served in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Banking; Roads and Highways; Building and Loan; Children's Code; Eleemosynary Institutions; Bills Agreed to and Finally Passed; Bills to be Perfected and Printed. CHARLES FARRAR (Republican), Representative from Dallas County; born in Franklin County, Mo.; educated at Drake University, Des Moines, Ia. He is a lawyer, married, and resides at Buffalo, Mo. In the 60th General assembly he was a member of the committees on Banks and Banking; Civil and Criminal Procedure; Constitutional Amemdments; Criminal Jurisprudence, Judiciary; Wills and Probate. Norma

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 77 HOWARD ELLIOTT (Republican), Representative from St. Louis County, Second District; born in St. Louis, June 29, 1904; educated at Columbia University, New York, N.Y., and at Washington University, St. Louis. He was married in St. Louis, November 21, 1931, to Miss RUTH ANN THOMAS, and they have two children, T. HOWARD GRAY and ANN. He is an attorney, as is Mrs. Elliott, and has offices in the Railway Exchange Building, St. Louis. He resides at 7601 Gannon, University City, Mo. Active for many years in Republican political affairs, he was one of the organizers of the Young Republicans Club of St. Louis County and of the Green Turtle Soup (Republican) Club. He also was a member of the Platform Committee of the 1938 Republican State Convention. One of the two Republicans in St. Louis County who survived the Democratic landslide of 1936, he was elected to the House of Representatives. Re-elected in 1938, he served in the 60th General Assembly as a member of the following committees: Rules; Appropriations; Judiciary; Revision; Municipal Corporations; Private Corporations; Justice of the Peace and County Courts. In 1937, he served as a member of the Conference Committee on Appropriations and of a special committee appointed by the governor to make a study of Social Security legislation, and served in 1938 on the Revision Commission which prepared for revision of the statutes in 1939. Norma

(#2) 11 Aug 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` A very nice, new subscriber to the list has asked about the list's archives. That means that it is definitely time for me to give the address again. Thanks, "new subscriber" for triggering my very poor memory. The URL for the archives is: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl When you get there, enter the list name as MO-Abstracts-L . Here's hoping that you will find that missing ancestor. :) ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Source (1 of 1): "The Glendale Star" [newspaper] Glendale, Maricopa County, AZ 10 Aug 2000 Hazel BETTS (nee SPILLMAN) b 25 July 1900 in Carthage, MO nick-name: "Mike" moved, with her family, to AZ in 1913 graduated Glendale High School 1917 m/Carl BETTS in 1925 still living.... celebrated birthday!!

11 Aug 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Source: "Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1909-1910" p 102 Here are some more people who had 'minor' positions with the state.... along with their residences: John E. SWANGER.......................Milan W.B. PLANCK..............................Bethany Charles W. BARTLETT.................Joplin J.M. DENNY, Jr............................Marshall L.J. ELLIS....................................Marshfield E.C. HART....................................Chillicothe R.W. HAWKINS.............................Kansas City Victor T. MOBERLY.......................St. Louis W.M. STONE.................................Cape Girardeau Charles W. WATSON.....................Kahoka Keith McCANSE.............................Mt. Vernon Viola GOODMAN...........................Carthage G.D. MARKS.................................Kansas City John FAUST..................................Jefferson City C.T. WATSON...............................Sedalia Ernest MARSHALL...............Windom, St. Louis County M.F. BROWNE..............................Salem Chas. E. GILL......................Montgomery City James W. GILL....................Montgomery City Silas CARR...................................Jonesburg Earle EVANS.................................West Plains R.W. NAPLER...............................Hamilton Henry DETTMER...........................St. Louis Harvey WINER..............................Hillsboro Lotta M. MADDOCK......................St. Louis Sherman T. GRESHAM..................Farmington W.T. BIGBEE................................*not given

9 Aug 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Source: (1 of 4) "The Adair County News" [newspaper] Columbia, KY 12 Jan 1898 John DENNY -of Rock House Bottom -left recently for MO ------------- Source: (2 of 4) "Weekly Pantagraph" [newspaper] McLean County, IL 8 October 1862 Sgt Jefferson E. KIMLER -of Co G, 94th Regiment IL Volunteers -d 1 Oct 1862, Springfield, MO (of typhoid pneumonia) ---------- Source: (3 of 4) "Shelby County Herald" [newspaper] Shelbyville, MO 27 December 1899 "Uncle Davy" GRAHAM -suffering considerably of rheumatism and his hand which was injured last summer -pioneer of Shelby County, MO -b KY -age 78 yrs (as of 18th of last July) -came to Shelby County in 1835 -found out Sat of deaths of Wilson VAUGHN, Jim MOORE & W.O. LOONEY ------------- Source: (4 of 4) "The North Vernon Plain Dealer" [newspaper] North Vernon, IN 18 Mch 1873 George M. HARLAN -freight conductor on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad in MO -was "home" (in Old Jennings) visiting his relatives and friends after an absence of thirteen months -started back [to MO] on Tue last

8 Aug 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Thanks to all of you wonderful subscribers for trying to also subscribe to the Newspapers-MO list. That list was absorbed into the MO-Abstracts list, before the beginning of either, so that the staff could expand its sources in order to be of greater use to all. The RootsWeb people are in the process of removing the Newspapers-MO listing from their WebSite, as this listing can be very confusing for people. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Source: Fairport, MO Centennial booklet 1882: M. BARNABY: built new bldg for hardware store 1883-84: Hattie Vanmeter BROWN: had Millinery Shop 1884: J.M. HARMAN, M.D.: 1st doctor 1890: Joseph WAGGONER: blacksmith : wife was Lucy POFF : grandson: Claud WAGGONER 1890: Ellen & Thomas DAVIS: operated a mill on farm owned (1969) by George Wm. TUNKS, Jr 1890: H.A. LAW: began large, mechanical enterprise 1891: Mr & Mrs John CALDWELL: owners & operators of the Fairport Hotel **my note: There is a picture of Mr & Mrs CALDWELL (with a boy) on page 5 of the booklet.

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 77 SUGGETT LOUIS EDWARDS (Democrat), Representative from Audrain County; born July 23, 1906, in Callaway County, Mo.; educated in the public schools of Missouri, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo., and Washington University, St. Louis. He is single and resides in Mexico, Mo., where he is engaged in the publishing business. Has held various newspaper and publication positions and at one time was connected with the Globe-Democrat in St. Louis. Entering political activities in 1934, he organized the Young Democrats' Club of Audrain County and served as its first chairman. In the same year he was active in the primary in behalf of J. L. Milligan. He also was chairman of organization in that county in the 1936 campaign, and chairman of the Ninth District Young Democratic Club in 1937. In the 1938 general election, he served as director of the Speakers' Bureau at Democratic Headquarters in Jefferson City. In 1938, he was appointed a member of the Revision Commission by the governor, on which he served three months. First elected to the House of Representatives in 1936, he served in the 59th General Assembly and was re-elected in 1938, serving in the 60th General Assembly as chairman of Probation and Parole Committee, and also as a member of the following other committees: Appropriations; University of Missouri; Penitentiary and Reform Schools; Social Security and Old Age Assistance; Labor. Norma

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 77 WILL W. DODSON (Republican), Representative from Dade County; born August 1, 1884, at Dadeville, Mo.; educated in the public schools of Dade County; Dadeville Academy; Greenfield, Mo., high school, and Southwest Missouri State Teachers College at Springfield. He married Miss MARY BLANCHE KING, March 17, 1917, at Everton, Mo., and they have two daughters and three sons. He served as a member of the Missouri National Guard with Company I, Greenfield. For fourteen years he was Assessor of Morgan township and is a member of the School Board of Dadeville Consolidated District No. 2. A school teacher and farmer, he resides at Dadeville. In 1934, he was elected to the 58th General Assembly and was re-elected in 1936 and 1938. As a member of the 60th General Assembly, he served on the following committees: Agriculture; Education; Social Security and Old Age Assistance; Roads and Highways; Fish and Game. Norma

from: http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/mo024.htm CWSAC Battle Summaries The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Little Blue River Other Names: Westport Location: Jackson County Campaign: Price’s Missouri Expedition (1864) Date(s): October 21, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis [US]; Maj. Gen. Sterling Price [CS] Forces Engaged: 1st Division, Army of the Border [US]; Army of Missouri [CS] Estimated Casualties: Unknown Description: Price’s march along the Missouri River was slow, providing the Yankees a chance to concentrate. Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, commanding the Department of the Missouri, proposed a pincer movement to trap Price and his army, but he was unable to communicate with Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, commander of the Department of Kansas, to formalize the plan. Curtis was having problems because many of his troops were Kansas militia and they refused to enter Missouri, but a force of about 2,000 men under the command of Maj. Gen. James G. Blunt did set out for Lexington. He met the Confederate troops at Lexington on the 19th, slowed their progress, but was defeated and retreated. On the 20th, Blunt’s troops arrived on the Little Blue River, eight miles east of Independence. The Union force prepared to engage the Confederates again in a strong defensive position on the west bank. Curtis, however, ordered Blunt into Independence while leaving a small force, under Col. Thomas Moonlight, on the Little Blue. The next day, Curtis ordered Blunt to take all of the volunteers and return to the Little Blue. As he neared the stream, he discovered that Moonlight’s small force had burned the bridge as ordered, engaged the enemy, and retreated away from the strong defensive position occupied the day before, crossing the river. Blunt entered the fray and attempted to drive the enemy back beyond the defensive position that he wished to reoccupy. The Yankees forced the Confederates to fall back, at first, but their numerical superiority took its toll in the five-hour battle. The Federals retreated to Independence and went into camp there after dark. Once again, the Confederates had been slowed and more Union reinforcements were arriving. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: MO024 Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class D) Sally Sun City, AZ pavia@futureone.com "Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can spend it only once." 3 Aug 1492 - Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" 3 Aug 1676 - Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia"

from http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/mo025.htm CWSAC Battle Summaries The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Independence Other Names: None Location: Jackson County Campaign: Price’s Missouri Expedition (1864) Date(s): October 22, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton [US]; Brig. Gen. James Fagan and Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke [CS] Forces Engaged: Provisional cavalry division [US]; Fagan and Marmaduke’s Divisions, Army of Missouri [CS] Estimated Casualties: Total unknown (US unknown; CS 140) Description: Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s army rode west in the direction of Kansas City. On the night of the 21st, he camped at Independence and resumed his westward march the next morning with Brig. Gen. Joe Shelby’s division in the lead followed by Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke’s division, with Brig. Gen. James Fagan’s division bringing up the rear. While Shelby’s men met success at Byram’s Ford, the other two columns did not fare as well. Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton’s Union force crossed the Little Blue, beat up a Rebel brigade in Fagan’s command, and occupied Independence. Marmaduke’s division then met Pleasonton about two miles west of Independence, hit the Federals hard, pressed them back, and held them at bay until the morning of the 23rd. Pleasonton’s actions, however, frightened Price and his army, and influenced them, after they had crossed the Big Blue, to send their wagon trains to Little Santa Fe on the Fort Scott Road. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: MO025 Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class C) Sally Sun City, AZ pavia@futureone.com "Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can spend it only once." 3 Aug 1492 - Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" 3 Aug 1676 - Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia"

from http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/mo015.htm CWSAC Battle Summaries The American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Lone Jack Other Names: None Location: Jackson County Campaign: Operations North of Boston Mountains (1862) Date(s): August 15-16, 1862 Principal Commanders: Maj. Emory S. Foster [US]; Col. Jeremiah Vard Cockrell, Col. G.W. Thompson, and Col. Upton Hays [CS] Forces Engaged: Detachments from fourteen companies of cavalry and a section of artillery (800 men) [US]; unknown [CS] Estimated Casualties: 270 total (US 160; CS 110) Description: Maj. Emory S. Foster, under orders, led an 800-man combined force from Lexington to Lone Jack. Upon reaching the Lone Jack area, he discovered 1,600 Rebels under Col. J.T. Coffee and prepared to attack them. About 9:00 pm on the 15th, he and his men attacked the Confederate camp and dispersed the force. Early the next morning, Union pickets informed Foster that a 3,000-man Confederate force was advancing on him. Soon afterwards, this force attacked and a battle ensued that involved charges, retreats, and counterattacks. After five hours of fighting and the loss of Foster, Coffee and his 1,500 men reappeared, causing Foster’s successor, Capt. M.H. Brawner to order a retreat. The men left the field in good order and returned to Lexington. This was a Confederate victory, but the Rebels had to evacuate the area soon afterward, when threatened by the approach of large Union forces. Except for a short period of time during Price’s Raid, in 1864, the Confederacy lost its clout in Jackson County. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: MO015 Preservation Priority: II.4 (Class D)

OFFICIAL MANUAL STATE OF MISSOURI 1939-1940 Legislative Department Members House of Representatives Page 77 R. A. DeWITT (Republican), Representative from Bollinger County; born at Scopus, Mo., January 18, 1884; educated in the public schools of Bollinger and Carter Counties, Mo., and Carroll County, Tenn. Married at Marble Hill, Mo., April 14, 1917, to Miss DELLA CRADER. They have six children: LOUISE, JANE, BETTY, NAOMI, NANCY, and JOHN. He is in real estate and insurance business and resides at Marble Hill. He served three enlistments, nine years, in Company G, 6th Regiment, Missouri National Guard. He was elected County Clerk of Bollinger County in 1926 and re-elected in 1930. Also served as Deputy Circuit Clerk and County Clerk of that county for thirteen years. Is a member of the Masonic Lodge and the I. O. O. F. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1934, re-elected in 1936 and again in 1938. In the 60th General Assembly, he served as a member of the following committees: Roads and Highways; Official Salaries and Fees; Taxation and Revenue; Swamp Lands, Drainage and Levees; Justice of the Peace and County Courts; Claims, Local Bills and Miscellaneous Business. Norma