from Ancestry free database: Located east of Independence, Missouri, Lafayette County was created in 1820 as Lillard County and renamed in 1825. This database is a collection of obituary and death notices from a local newspaper, the Higginsville Advance. It contains persons who died between 1891 and 1920. Information provided includes the decedent's name, date of death, & death place. Shannon, Miss Fannie, May 1896, St. Louis Shannon sister of C. M. & Baylor, May 1896, St. Louis