Members, Since I am from Mid Missouri, I have a question about slavery in Clark County. My GGG grandfather (Archibald Morrison) moved to Clark County around 1834 from Woodford County, KY. He purchased a sizable portion of land there. In 1854, he sold and moved to Saline County Missouri, (just south of MO River). I am theorizing that since he was a slave owner (1860 Census of Saline County... slaves inventory, appears to have owned a large slave family, 7 in all, ages 5 to 45) he may have forseen the coming of the conflict over slavery. (the Kansas - Nebrasks Act was at that same time). Because of that, he may have decided to move to a more comfortable place for slave ownership than Clark County? Saline county was known to be more pro-south. Anyone have any thoughts on my theory? How was Slavery viewed upon in Clark County? Were there many Slave owners? Is there a slave census for 1850? So many questions! Thanks for your help Carl Crabtree