17 Nov 2000 MO-Abstracts Read-Only List ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Source (1 of 3): Fairport, MO Centennial Booklet 1880's- Steven HALL and Co. succeeded BARTON and Son. [Picture] 1884- Dr. HARMON's house is the present home of the Max NEIL family. [Picture] 1890- Ellen and Thomas DAVIS operated a mill on a farm that is now (1969) owned by George William TUNKS, Jr. 1890- Fairport Sorghum Mill, located on what is now the Junior TUNKS farm. Run by Ellen & Thomas DAVIS. Operated about 1890-1915. (Frank DAVIS is the man on the far right, next to the women.) [Picture] 1891- Mr and Mrs. John CALDWELL were the owners of the Fairport Hotel. [Picture] 1894- Post office at Fairport started. One of the first postmasters was C.D. McCREA. 1895- Hardware and Implement Company started by John KENNEDY and Delaney SHERARD. 1895- Myrtle ROSS started a millinery shop. 1896- James OLDRIDGE & Melford DENNY had a butcher shop and a hide-buying station. 1897- The "Fairport Advertiser" was started. It was the first newspaper in town. 1898- Cyclone struck! Everything was destroyed. The wife and three of the four children of the Calvin SMITH family were killed. Johnnie HOSKIN is the grandson. 1898- H.A. LAW returned from a tour down in Indian Territory in January. The telephone lines were completed. 1899- Fairport school was rebuilt. 1899- The hotel was operated by A.T. ESTES. Eva ESTES, d/o A.T. ESTES, was the first long distance operator. Central office was in the hotel. The town is connected with the leading cities of northwest MO by long distance telephone lines, and a daily stage afforded communication with the railroad at Maysville. 1902- The mode of transportation was a carriage and a pair of fine horses. ``````````````````` Source (2 of 3): Abstract of Title to some lands in Wakenda Twp of Carroll County The SE Quarter; AND The E half of the SW Quarter; AND The S half of the NE Quarter; AND The SE Quarter of the NW Quarter, lying S and E of the drainage ditch of the Sugartree Drainage District; All in Section 31 of TWP 52 in Range 23, Carroll County, MO Subject to Public Roads as now located. Page 2 of said Abstract: Chain of Title beginning 1841 1 Plat of land abstracted 2 Chain of Title 3 USA to Jas BUFFINGTON -Entry 4 USA to Jas BUFFINGTON -Pat 5 USA to Jas BUFFINGTON -Entry 6 USA to Jas BUFFINGTON -Pat 7 USA to Jas BUFFINGTON -Pat 8 USA to Jas BUFFINGTON -Pat 9 Jas BUFFINGTON to A.J. BUFFINGTON -WD 10 USA to Daniel RUSSELL -Entry 11 USA to Daniel RUSSELL -Pat 12 Dan'l RUSSELL to A.J. BUFFINGTON -QC 13 A.J. BUFFINGTO to W.C. BUFFINGTON -WD 14 A.J. BUFFINGTON to Jas BHFFINGTON -WD 15 Jas BUFFINGTON to A.F. BUFFINGTON -WD 16 A.J. BUFFINGTON to Wm REA -WD 17 Jas BUFFINGTON to A.J. BUFFINGTON -WD 18 Affidavit of T.S. HOLLOWAY 19 Wm REA to Jos H. REA -Mtg 20 Wm REA to Jos H. REA -Mtg 21 Wm REA to Jos H. REA -Mtg 22 Wm REA to Catharine COOPER -Mtg 23 Wm F. REA to BUCKMASTER & WISE -Mtg 24 Affidavit of E.J. REA 25 Catharine COOPER vs Wm REA -Suit 26 Sheriff to Chas P. WISE - Shf D 27 Chas P. WISE vs Wm F. REA -suit 28 Sheriff to Charles P. WISE -Shf D [note: #29 does not appear ~Leslie] 30 Chas P. WISE to Peter WISE -WD 31 Peter WISE to Geo GREEN -WD 32 George GREEN to Peter WISE -WD 33 George GREEN, Estate of 34 Same 35 Albert GREEN to Jos & Calvin GREEN -QC 36 Martha GREEN to Same -QC 37 John OLDHAM & Wf to Same -QC 38 Alice OLDHAM to Same -QC 39 Peter GREEN to Same -WD 40 Ruben CARRICO to Same -QC 41 Luther GREEN to Same -QC 42 Chas GREEN to Same -QC 43 Hugh CALLOWAY to Same -QC 44 Lewis E. GREEN to Same -QC 45 Collector to Amos GREEN -Tax 46 Amos GREEN to James RIGNEY -QC 47 Alice H. RIGNEY to W.H. STEVENSON -WD 48 W. M. ROBINSON to G.A. CLEMENT -Assig 49 G.A. CLEMENT to Geo & Cal GREEN -QC 50 Geo GREEN by Tr to Jos & Cal GREEN 51 Cal & Jos GREEN to W.F. LEONARD -DT 52 W.F. LEONARD to J.I. MAXWELL -Asgt 53 J.I. MAXWELL to Cal & Jos GREEN -Rel 54 Calvin GREEN to Joseph GREEN -WD 55 Joseph GREEN to Calvin GREEN -WD 56 Calvin & Jos GREEN to Frank D. BOSCHERT/BOSCJERT `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Source (3 of 3): Abstract of Title to some lands in Wakenda Twp of Carroll County Pg 18 of the Abstract is an Affidavit: Filed 28 May 1909 Recorded Book 193, Page 268 State of Missouri) County of Carroll)ss T.S. HOLLOWAY, of lawful age, being duly sworn, on oath states, that he is a resident of the County and State aforesaid that he was well acquainted with James BUFFINGTON and his sons Addison J. and Wm C. BUFFINGTON; that Addison J. and A.J. BUFFINGTON were one and the same person; that Addison J. BUFFINGTON died about the year 1863; that he left as his widow, Edna BUFFINGTON, who departed this life about 30 years ago; that at the date of the execution of the deed recorded in deed records of Carroll County, MO at Book K, Page 575, viz 22 April 1856, William C. BUFFINGTON, named as grantor there is single and unmarried. signed: T.S. HOLLOWAY Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of May, 1909. My commission as a Notary Public will expire 27 July 1910 W.A. FRANKEN (seal) Notary Public ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````