Gold Rush Letters – September 2, 1849

September 2, 1849 From letter published in the Missouri Whig, Palmyra, November 29, 1849 LETTERS FROM CALIFORNIA The following are extracts of a letter from Edward Murphy, Esq., formerly of this place, who started overland last Spring, and dated at “Camp near Weaver’s Creek, Sept. 2nd, 1849.” Mr. M. sends in specimens of the California … Read more

Whiskey Did It

A Woman Near Hannibal, Mo. Murdered by a Former Lover December 10, 1882 Charles L. Lamb, son of Dr. C. J. Lamb, a wealthy and highly-respected citizen of Hannibal, Mo., while very drunk late Friday night went to the house of a man named Hull, living in a dreary hollow a mile or two from … Read more

List of Unclaimed Letters – 4 Oct 1855

Unclaimed Letters A list of letters remaining in the Post Office at Hannibal, 1st October 1855 taken from The Whig Messenger, Thursday, October 4, 1855. BAKER, Geo. BASKET, Thomas BOURN, Wm. BUCKNER, Horace BLIET, Mrs. Martha BOWRING, Henry BARKLEY, Levi BUTTER, Richard BROTHERS, Davis BEAKE, Annie L. BUTTER, Parmelia B. (2) BACON, Robert BAREN, Ephraim … Read more

Old Age Pension Application List – Marion County MO

Marion County Old Age Pension Application List Surname Given Name ABBOTT Amos ABBY Henry ABBY Jake, ABBY Abe, Died 1/8/37 ABELL Joseph Martin ADAMS Martha ALEXANDER Jacob Keithley ALGER Carrie Bedeau ALLAN Dollie AMBURN Alexander ANDERSON John Andrew ANGLE Rachael ARENDT Henry Nicholas ARMBRUSTER Joseh ARMSTRONG Harriet ARMSTRONG Margaret Emma ARNOLD Lottie ATKINS Annie Louise … Read more

1830 Census Index by Name

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The following is an extraction of the 1830 federal census for Marion County Missouri. We have provided the surname, given, and page number that the person was enumerated on. The search allows you to search any column, so if you cannot find your ancestor by their surname, and you are certain they were in Marion … Read more