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Vital Records in Marion County, Missouri
Vital Records of Marion County, Missouri Birth Records as Published in the Palmyra Spectator, 1910-1911 Some Early Marriage Records Transcribed 1827-1829 Submitted Documented Marriage Records Marriage Records 1827-1850 Chronological List Groom List Bride List Marriage Records 1851-1865 Groom List Bride List Marion County Missouri Deaths 1883-1890 Marion County Missouri Stillborn Deaths 1883-1887 Off-Site Links to … Read more
Churches of Warren Township, Missouri
Brief histories on the churches of Warren Township, Missouri including Ebenezer Baptist, Warren Missionary Baptist and the Mount Vernon M. E. South Church.
Membership Roll of the Ladies Aid Society
South Side Christian Church, Hannibal, Missouri Officers Mrs. Lucile Lacy, President Mrs. Devilla Gregory, Vice President Mrs. Gertrude Foss, Secretary Mrs.Bertie-Dyer, Treasurer Members Mrs. Mary Peck 1st President of Ladles Aid, age 85 years May 5th 1930. Mrs. Anna Starke Mrs. Rose Lucas Mrs. Lola Sutton Mrs. Ella Colvin Mrs. Marie Sauders Mrs. Clara Channell Mrs. F. 0. Brown Mrs. Mable … Read more
Civil War Soldiers of Northeast Missouri – Surnames N ~ Z
Surnames N ~ Z Nelson, James A. Marion MSG’61 Bate’s Co. Teamster’62 Kneisley’s Co. Dish. Abbeville, Miss, POW Rolla Nelson, M. Knox Priest’s Co. MSG’61 Nichols, D. W. Marion Priest’s Co. MSG’61 Nicholson, (bros) Marion W/Porter on Palmyra Raid Noland, J.P. Rev. Shelby POW 12/25/61 by Col. Glover Noonan, Thomas Monroe W/Porter (w) Newark 8/1/62 … Read more
Civil War Soldiers of Northeast Missouri – Surnames H ~ M
Surnames H ~ M Name County Unit & Other Information Hagar, Robert Capt. Monroe W/Porter (k) Kirksville 8/6/62 Hainline, J. D. J. Priest’s Co MSG’61 POW 8/5 Haley, Joseph W/Porter (sw) Moore’s Mill 7/28/62 Hall, James H. POW (k) Macon Massacre 9/26/62 Halleck, L.P. Capt. Marion Capt. Dunns’ (k)61 Wilson’sCreek Halleck. Alonso Macon (k) 1861 … Read more
Slave Graves in Marion County Stand as Silent Memorials to History
Consider the lack of slave graves in Marion County. From the early to mid-1800s thousands lived in and around Marion County – thousands of black domestic servants and field hands, thousands of black men, black women and black chidren who were bought and sold at the Marion County Courthouse in Palmyra. But no one can say for sure where these thousands of slaves lie buried.
Revolutionary Soldiers Known to be Buried in Missouri
Partial List David Bedell, buried by the side of Elisha Headlee, his brother-in-law. Headlee and Bedell served in the same company of Pennsylvania dragoons and married sisters. They came from North Carolina to Missouri in 1834 and selected the place for Salem cemetery, requesting that they be buried by side. They were strict Methodists. Information … Read more
Pensions of Ex-Confederate Soldiers from Marion County MO
The 1919 report of the Adjutant General to the Fiftieth General Assembly listing the names and number of pensioners certified under the provisions of the Act approved 23 April 1913 – For Marion County Missouri
Palmyra Massacre
INFORMATION FOUND IN SCRAP BOOK A scrap book found by Mrs. Hazel Wintz, in a vacant house in Paso Robles, some years ago originally belonged to Adelaide Pierce, nee Fields. It is of the 1879 period. Miss Fields was from Hannibal, Mo., then married and went to live in the Dakota Territory, later returning to … Read more