You might check with the state of MO. The State Archives site is now at http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/ The local records division offers a county record search at http://www.sos.state.mo.us/CountyInventory/ as well as the various online databases in the archives research room http://www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/resources/resources.asp http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/NormalSchool/1-Normal_School.htm Origin of This Normal School. In 1867, Joseph Baldwin, aided by W. P. Nason and J.M. Greenwood, opened in Kirksville a private Normal School which, through their vigorous agitation, became on January 1, 1871, the First District Normal School of Missouri. Its purpose, as shown in early Bulletins and the law creating it, was to furnish teachers for all the public schools of the state. In the early 70's (1870's) a small group of men undertook a campaign for public high schools, in order to articulate all the lower schools with the colleges and the universities. These leaders in the long continued agitation for a completely articulated school system, were Dr. William T. Harris, then Superintendent of Schools in St. Louis, and later United States Commissioner of Education; Joseph Baldwin, J.M. Greenwood, and W.P. Nason, of this Normal School; F. Louis Soldan, Principal of the St. Louis Normal and High School and later Superintendent of Schools in St. Louis, E.B. Neely, Superintendent of Schools at St. Joseph; Geo. L. Osborne, Superintendent of Schools at Louisiana, Missouri; J.B. Merwin, Editor of the American Journal of Education, St. Louis, Missouri; and a few others. Best wishes in your search for Lawyer Brower. Claudia Minor http://www.rootsweb.com/~moadair/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lilly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 1:46 AM Subject: [Adair Co, MO] Lawyer Brower > Lawyer Brower was born 1805 NY of Jacob and Abagail Brower. > He and his bothers John Abraham Brower and Jeremiah Brower and Chancellor L. Brower all moved and settled in MO as of 1827 onward. > Some were in Marion Co., MO then Schuyler Co., MO. > > I have been told that Lawyer Brower was a school teacher and opened a "common" school in Adair Co., MO about 1838-39. > He is said to have died 1842. I have no other info for him, I don't know if he married? or had kids? He did die young. > > I did a google search for him and the school, and I found a "normal" school in Kirksville, Mo. , a roster of 1911 which lists some Brower pupils. > Could this be the school that I am looking for? Does anyone recognise this name, or the school? > If he is the school founder, then perhaps there is some documentation on him. > Thank you for helping. > P.S. He had a nephew named for him, and the Nephew married Polly Morton, so this is NOT the man I am looking for. > Lillian Kathleen Martin >