Becomes Sheriff Mrs. Alcinda E. Turner Palmyra, Mo., June 14, 1931. – Alcinda E. Turner, widow of the late Sheriff A. E. Turner, became sheriff of Marion County, Missouri, Saturday, the oath of office being administered by County Clerk M. K. Byrum. Mrs. Turner is the first woman sheriff Marion County has ever had and … Read more
When Mr. Samuel Withers first came to Miller Township, only a few settlers were here — Webb James Fullilove, Samuel Lefever, John M. Turner, Cyrus Ritchie, Major Asa James, Robert Smarr, Richard Gentry, and later Stephen Glascock. Mr. Ritchie built a woolen mill and also a grist mill. After the railroad was built in 1859, … Read more
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