The St. Louis Republic is giving a list of those from Missouri who died in the Confederate Service. The following regarding Marion County people will be of interest to our readers. Co. K Lieutenant Wm. Shumate, Palmyra, Mo, killed at Kennesaw Mountain, Ga., June 18, 1864. Lieutenant Thomas J. Dobyus, Palmyra, Mo., killed Baker’s N … Read more
Name County Unit & Other Information Abbott, Milt Knox W/P Allsman Death Squad Allen, A. J. Knox Priest’s Co. MSG ’61 Allen, James Marion Priest’s Co. MSG ’61 Allen, John Marion POW 1 1/61 by Col. Glover Amick, William Marion k) Champion Hill, Miss. 5/16/63 Anderson, Thomas L. Atkinson, James Marion POW 1 1/61 … Read more
Marion County A very special thanks to Gordon Byers for the following information on the 1883 Roll and the Monroe County, Missouri Roll list below! The U.S. Congress directed the Pension Office to prepare a list of individuals receiving pensions for war service. The Pension Office produced a list as of January 1, 1883 called … Read more
I, Samuel Morton, of Marion County, State of Missouri, do make this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all others made by me. 1st. My wife, Susan Morton, is to have out of my estate a reasonable support to live on by selling some of my estate or keeping of such personal property, as … Read more
Samuel Conway was the son of John Conway and Elizabeth Bridgewater, and was born in Montgomery County, Virginia. Many of his children were married in Pendleton County, Kentucky. Later in life, he moved his family to Missouri and settled in Marion County. The publishing date on the Bible is 1816. Some of the notations were … Read more
Pleasant Hill Church was first called Mt Pleasant and belonged to the Salt River Association. It was built of logs in August 1833. The first pastor was Christy Gentry (1833-1846). In 1834 it became part of the Bethel Association with 41 members. In September of 1851 two acres more or less were given by Samuel … Read more
Methodist Episcopal M. E. South Submitted by: Sherry D. Located on blacktop route A north west of Palmyra, this brick church was built on land given by James and Mahala Maddox. Book 62 page 451 at the court house in Palmyra, Missouri has the record. It is part of E ½ SW ¼ section 7 … Read more
This old and influential organization had its first existance in the city as early as the year 1835. It has been conspicious for its earnest devotion to the cause of religion and has embraced within its fold many of the best men of the city. Its present membership is 192; its Sabbath School numbers120 scholars … Read more
I have found it nearly impossible to secure anything of the early history of the church in this county, having actually failed to get a word of information from any of the present membership. The following meager facts I have gathered from the memoirs of brother Creath, and church news published in different periodical, supplemented … Read more
Rev. Robert HENDREN 1837 Rev. Andrew BROADDUS 1843 Rev. Benjamin STEVENS 1844 Rev. William HURLEY 1846 Rev. S. S. PARR 1847 Rev. T. S. GREEN 1847 Rev. A. GRANGER 1848 Rev. Archibald DAY 1850 Rev. M. M. MODISETT 1852 Rev. D. L. RUSSELL 1855 Rev. W. C. BUSBY 1856 Rev. T. W. BARRETT 1869-73 … Read more