USA > Missouri > Jackson County > The History of Jackson county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens, Jackson county in the late warhistory of Missouri, map of Jackson county > Part 24
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125 | Part 126 | Part 127 | Part 128 | Part 129 | Part 130 | Part 131 | Part 132 | Part 133 | Part 134 | Part 135 | Part 136 | Part 137 | Part 138 | Part 139
The banks of the Arkansas are very low, bordered with a narrow strip of tim- ber of stunted trees. In some places, however, we find no trees on the banks of the Arkansas, and one would come to the stream without suspecting from the usual indications that a river was at his feet. Most of the trees in this vicinity are cottonwood, though occasionally we see hackberry. After leaving Council Grove, or the Neosho River, vegetation grows less and less, till Missouri's verdant growth of trees and grasses is entirely lost in the almost barren plains. The route is now up the course of the Arkansas for twenty miles before reaching Walnut Creek. In the summer of 1826 a surgical operation was performed at this point which is worthy of note. A Mr. Broadus, in attempting to draw his rifle from a wagon, muzzle foremost, discharged its contents into his arm. The bone being dreadfully shattered, the unfortunate man was advised to submit to an amputation at once, otherwise, it being in the month of August and exceedingly warm, morti- fication would soon ensue. But Mr. Broadus obstinately refused to consent to this course till death began to stare him in the face. By this time, however, the whole arm had become gangrened, some spots having already appeared above the place where the operation should have been performed. The invalid's case was; therefore, considered perfectly hopeless, and he was given up by all comrades, who thought of little else than to consign him to the grave. But being unwilling to resign himself to the fate which appeared frowning over him without a last effort, he obtained the consent of two or three of the party, who undertook to amputate his arm merely to gratify the wishes of the dying man, for in such a light they viewed him. Their only " case of instruments" consisted of a hand- saw, a butcher's knife and a large iron bolt. The teeth of the saw being too coarse, they scon filed a finer set on the back. The knife having been whetted keen, and the iron bolt laid upon the fire, they commenced the operation, and in less time than it takes to tell it, the arm was opened round to the bone, which was in almost an instant sawed off, and with the sizzling hot iron the whole stump was so effectually seared as to close the arteries completely. Bandages were then applied, and the company proceeded on their journey. The arm commenced healing rapidly, and in a few weeks the patient was sound and well, and perhaps may be living to-day, though this happened fifty-five years ago, to bear witness
175
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
to the superiority of the " hot iron " over " ligatures " in " taking up " arteries. After leaving Walnut Creek the caravan usually passed the Pawnee Rock, about fifteen miles distant from the customary camping ground on the Walnut.
It is called Pawnee Rock because early in the nineteenth century the Pawnees had bloody battles with some other tribes at this point. The plains in the vicin- ity of the Pawnee Rock teemed with buffalo in the early days of Santa Fe expe- ditions, and the land was peculiarly adapted to the pleasures of the chase. Rat- tle snakes were very numerous and there being no stick or stone with which to destroy the dangerous reptile, the pistols, rifles and whips of the wagoners were brought into effective use.
The route was up the course of the Arkansas River for more than a hundred miles before they attempted to cross the arid plains before reaching the Cimarron River.
The distance across this trackless and treeless ocean plain is over fifty miles, not a thing to mark the direction, and the compass was their only guide. Before crossing the casks were always ordered filled with water, about five gallons to each wagon. After reaching the Cimarron several days' travel is occupied along its course toward the higher plains, then to the Canadian River and along the region of rocks, the wagons by this time showing signs of wear; tires loosening and spokes falling out. Before reaching the principal mountains the trader journeys passed the Point of Rocks, a spur projecting from the north, and from beneath whose ledges issues a large cooling crystal spring. At this point there is always a halt. This is more than a hundred and fifty miles from Santa Fe and the course is for that distance in sight of the snow capped mountains. This region is frequented by terrible thunder and hail storms. Sometimes the light- ning would kill horses, mules and oxen from the train, and the hail fall in immense size and thick showers.
San Miguel was the first settlement of any note on the whole route, it was fifty miles southeast of Santa Fe consisting of mud-wall huts in the fertile valley of the Rio Pecos. Here the route made a grand turn to find a passway through a broken extremity of the spur of mountains and took a course to the northwest till Santa Fe was reached. The houses of Santa Fe were built of unburnt brick and presented a novel appearance to the American who saw them for the first time.
The stores generally contained in those days an assortment of goods and notions usually kept by western merchants; a variety of dry goods, silks, hard- ware, domestic cottons, both bleached and brown, etc. The demand for these goods was so great that at least one-half of the merchandise of the caravan was of that kind of stock.
Santa Fe was a very old town when this trade across the plains commenced ; it dates among the earliest settlements of America. It is related that soon after the conquest of Mexico by Hernon Cortez a small band of adventurers proceeded as far north as this point. Some fix the date of the first settlement in 1581-83.
In the year 1680 there occurred an uprising among the Indians in all north- ern Mexico, and the Spanish people who then lived in New Mexico and other provinces south, suffered the horrors of Indian warfare. The Indians had fixed upon the 13th of August, 1680, for the day in which to mercilessly butcher all the Spanish population except such females as they desired to save for wives So secretly did they mature their plans that not even an Indian woman in all the country knew of the uprising, the men, only, being informed. But a few days before the war of extermination was to begin, two Indians informed the governor and he sent with all dispatch to collect all the Spanish population at Santa Fe, Taos, La Cañada and other fortified towns. The Indians seeing that their plot had been discovered, commenced at once their work of murder. The villages were sacked, and the Spanish inhabitants that could be found were put to the
176
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
sword, the priests were especially treated with barbarity. Some were compelled to go on all-fours through the streets of Pueblo while the savage monsters lashed them with whips and rods. The Indians finally either killed or drove out all the Mexicans from the vast territory extending from Santa Fe 300 or 400 miles south.
Santa Fe at that time as now was the capital of New Mexico and was the only town of importance in the whole region. It was sometimes called Santa Fe de San Francisco (Holy Faith of St. Francis). Like most of the towns at that time in Northern Mexico it occupied the site of an ancient pueblos or Indian vil- lage, whose race had been extinct for a great many years. It is situated fifteen miles east of the Rio del Norte, at the western base of a snow-clad mountain, upon a beautiful stream of rippling water which comes down from the icy cas- cades of the monntain peaks and joins the Rio del Norte some twenty miles southwest of the town. The population of the city itself at that time was then a little over 3,000 ; yet including several surrounding villages which were em- braced in the corporate jurisdiction of Santa Fe, it amounted to about 6,000. Its height above the level of the sea is 7,000 feet ; and the highest peaks which are northeast of the town are 5,000 feet higher.
Santa Fe was very irregularly laid out, and most of the streets were little better than common highways traversing scattered settlements which were inter- spersed with corn fields nearly sufficient to supply the inhabitants with grain. The only attempt at anything like architectural compactness and precision con- sisted in four tiers of buildings whose fronts were shaded with a fringe of portals or corridors of the rudest possible description. They stood around the public square and comprised the Palacio or Governor's house, the Custom House, the Barracks (with which was connected the fearful Calabozo), the Casa Consistorial of the Alcaldes, the Capilla de los Soldados or Military Chapel, besides several private residences, as well as most of the shops of the American traders. The population of New Mexico was then (1840-44) almost exclusively confined to towns and villages, the suburbs of which were generally farms. Even most of the individual ranchos and haciendas had grown into villages-a result almost indispensable for protection against the marauding savages of the surrounding wilderness. The principal of these settlements were located in the valley of the Rio del Norte, extending from nearly one hundred miles north to about one hun- dred and fifty south of Santa Fe. Wheat and corn could be raised in great crops in the valleys whose soil had been cultivated for two hundred years without any apparent diminution of the productiveness. The whole population of New Mex- ico in 1841, including mixed Creoles, Spaniards and Indians, was estimated to be abont 70, 000.
In New Mexico the arts and sciences had been so neglected, that it might be said that no progress had been made for a hundred years. Education was almost entirely neglected, no one pretended to study in the schools more than the simple accomplishment of learning to read and write. There were some who were edu- cated abroad for the duties of priests, and some to manage the affairs of Govern- ment, but the common people, were ignorant of arithmetic, geography and all other branches usually taught in the public as well as private schools of the Uni- ted States at that time.
Below will be found a table of distances from Independence to Santa Fe, to- gether with the names of the principal camping places on the entire route.
MILES. -
TOTAL.
Independence
-
Round Grove
35
35
Narrows
30
65
IIO-Mile Creek
. 35
100
Bridge Creek .
8
108
Big John Spring (crossing several creeks)
. 40
148
177
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
.
PAWNEE ROCK.
MILES.
TOTAL.
Council Grove .
2
150
Diamond Spring
15
165
Last Spring .
15
180
Cottonwood Creek
12
192
Turkey Creek
25
217
Little Arkansas
I7
234
Crow Creek.
20
254
Arkansas River
16
270
Walnut Creek (up Arkansas River)
8
278
Ash Creek .
19
297
Pawnee Fork
6
303
Coon Creek
33
336
Caches .
36
372
Ford of Arkansas
20
392
Sand Creek (leaving Arkansas River)
50
442
Cimarron River (lower spring)
8
450
Middle Spring (up Cimarron River)
36
486
Willow Bar .
18
530
Cold Spring (leaving Cimarron River)
5
535
McNee's Creek
25
560
Rabbit Ear Creek
20
580
Round Mound 12
8
588
26
512
Upper Spring .
178
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
.
MILES.
TOTAL.
Rock Creek
8
596
Point of Rocks
19
615
Rio Colorado .
20
635
Ocate
6
641
Santa Clara Springs
21
662
Rio Mora
22
684
Rio Gallinas (Vegas)
20
704
Ojo de Bernal (spring)
17
721
San Miguel .
6
727
Pecos Village
23
750
Santa Fe .
25
775
The distance from Independence to Santa Fe, was variously estimated at 750 or 800 miles.
CHAPTER VIII.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Court -- County Clerks-Circuit Clerks-Recorders-Treasurers-Assessors-Sheriffs- School Commissioners-Surveyors-Marshals-Collectors-State Senators-State Representatives- Verbatim Record of Marriages-The First Warranty Deed-Registration Notice.
JUSTICES OF THE COUNTY COURT.
1827-Richard Fristoe, Abraham Mcclellan, Henry Burris. August, 1829, Samuel Weston.
1831-Richard Fristoe, Lewis Jones, Samuel D. Lucas. August 7, 1832, Richard B. Chiles ; February 13, 1833, John Smith.
1834-Moses G. Wilson, Lawrence Flournoy, Daniel P. Lewis.
1838-John Davis, Lawrence Flournoy, John Smith.
1842-James B. Yager, Alvin Brooking, Richard Stanley. 1844, Richard Fristoe. 1846, James Smart.
1846-Alvin Brooking, Richard D. Stanley, James Gray. 1848, Walter Bales.
1850-Richard D Stanley, Walter Bales, Richard Stith.
1854-Richard D. Stanley, James Porter, James B. Yager.
1858 -- Richard D. Stanley, James McClellan, Thomas A. Smart.
1862-Jacob Leader, Nathaniel H. Scruggs, Oscar H. Cogswell. 1864, Lucius Carey.
1865-M. T. Graham, James D. Allen, A. G. Newgent.
1866-Andrew G. Newgent, M. T. Graham, Jacob Leader.
1867-G. W. Gates, Lucius Carey, Joshua Petty.
1869-James B. Yager, Lucius Carey, Joshua Petty.
1871-James B. Yager, L. Carey, J. Petty.
Jan. 1, 1873-James B. Yager, Lucius Carey, Luther Mason, and May 6, 1873, the two following were added : A. L. Harris, W. R. Bernard.
Jan. 1, 1875-A. G. Williams, J. B. Yager, A. M. Allen, T. H. Brougham, Thomas McNamara.
179
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
Jan. 1, 1877-Josiah Collins, J. B. Yager, A. M. Allen, T. H. Brougham, Thos. McNamara.
Aug. 1, 1877-W. E. Hall, Josiah Collins, J. B. Yager.
Jan. 1, 1879-J. B. Yager, D. A. Frink, Charles E. Strode.
Jan. 1, 1881-James B. Yager, W. O. Shouse, Charles E. Strode, present court.
COUNTY CLERKS.
1827-Lilburn W. Boggs, circuit and county clerk, and ex-officio recorder. 1828-Samuel C. Owens, circuit and county clerk, and ex-officio recorder.
1842-Samuel D. Lucas, circuit and county clerk, and ex officio recorder. 1848-John R. Swearingen, county clerk.
18677Ezra R. Hickman, county clerk.
1876-W. Z. Hickman, present county clerk.
CIRCUIT CLERKS.
1848-Samuel D. Lucas, circuit clerk, and ex-officio recorder.
1865-W. C. Ransom, circuit clerk, and ex-officio recorder.
1867-Reuben Wallace, circuit clerk.
1871-Wallace Laws, present circuit clerk.
RECORDER.
1867-A. Comingo, recorder.
1871-Chas. D. Lucas, present recorder.
TREASURERS.
1827-Samuel C. Owens. 1862-Reuben Wallace.
Russell Hicks. 1866-John T. Pendleton.
1858-O. P. W. Bailey. 1870-Joseph B. Glover.
1860-Dr. John Montgomery. 1872-Joseph W. Mercer.
1861-J. B. Glover. 1874-John Murray.
1878-Benjamin Holmes, present treasurer.
ASSESSORS.
1848-52-George Hedges. 1866-R. A. Ball (died after I mo.)
1854-George Anderson. 1866-James K. Sheley.
1852 54-Elliott Carriger. 1868-W. Z. Hickman
1856-B. F. Thompson. 1870-C. A. Moor.
1861 or 2-Daniel O'Flaherty. 1874-Leander Dehoney.
1865-James Lee (appointed).
1878-Russell Noland.
SHERIFFS.
1827-Joseph Walker. 1854-William Botts.
Joseph Brown. Jacob Gregg. John King.
1858-John W. Burrus.
1861-O. P. W. Bailey.
1862-John G. Hayden.
1840-Joseph H. Reynolds.
1864-H. H. Williams.
1844-Thomas Pitcher.
1866-Charles Dougherty.
1846-Benjamin F. Thompson.
1870~James Gray.
1848-George W. Buchanan. 1872-C. B. L. Boothe.
1852-Benjamin F. Thompson. 1876-O. P. W. Bailey.
1880-John C. Hope, present Sheriff.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
1853-William Chrysman. 1862-John R. Swearingen.
1856-John O. Buchanan. 1 856-George S. Bryant.
1857-W. L. Bone. 1868-David I. Caldwell.
1860-William Taylor. 1870-John E. Hale.
1872-David I. Caldwell, present commissioner.
180
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
SURVEYORS.
1836-John C. McCoy. Edmund O'Flaherty.
1840-George W. Rhodes.
1844-8-G. W. Buchanan.
1848-Lat. Coffman.
1872-Martin O. Jones. 1876-Thos. C. Lee. 1880-Daniel O'Flaherty.
MARSHALS.
1872-George D. Page. 1874-Patrick Conneis
1873-Jeremiah Dowd. 1876-James W. Liggett.
1880-Cornelius Murphy, present marshal.
COLLECTORS.
1872-M. W. Anderson. 1876-Daniel Murphy.
1880-Joseph M. Green, present collector.
List of Senators representing Jackson county in the State Legislature from the organization of the county till the present time.
Jackson county was organized by an act of the General Assembly, approved December 15th, 1826. It was attached to the 13th Senatorial District and in conjunction with Clay, Ray and Lafayette counties was authorized to elect one Senator in the year 1828.
1828-5th General Assembly, met November 17, 1828. Lilburn W. Boggs, 13th District.
By an act of General Assembly, approved December 23d, 1828, the sena- torial districts were re-apportioned and Lafayette and Jackson counties were con- stituted the 14th Senatorial District.
1830-6th General Assembly, met November 15th, 1830. Lilburn W.
Boggs, 14th District.
1832-7th General Assembly, met November 19th, 1832. Julius Emmons, 14th District.
1834-8th General Assembly, met November 17th, 1834. Abraham Mc- Clelland, 14th District, 1836-9th General Assembly, met November 21st, 1836. Abraham Mc- Clelland, 14th District.
During this session a new apportionment was made for the roth and 11th General Assemblies, and the counties of Jackson and Van Buren, (now Cass,) were constituted the 26th Senatorial District.
1838-Ioth General Assembly, met November 19th, 1838. Smallwood V.
Noland, 26th District.
1840-IIth General Assembly, met November 6th, 1840. Lewis Franklin, 26th Senatorial District.
At this session there was another re-apportionment, and Jackson, Van Buren and Bates were made the 14th Senatorial District.
1842 -- 12th General Assembly, met November 2 1st, 1842. Lilburn W. Boggs, 14th District.
1844-13th General Assembly, met November 18th, 1844. Lilburn W. Boggs, 14th District.
At this session there was an apportionment and the counties of Jackson, Johnson, Van Buren and Lafayette were constituted the 25th District, with two Senators.
1846-14th General Assembly, met November 16th, 1846. James Chiles, William Calhoun, 25th District.
1848-15th General Assembly, met December 25th, 1848. James Chiles, John J. Burtis, 25th District.
At this session there was an apportionment, and the counties of Jackson and Van Buren were constituted the 23d Senatorial District.
181
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
1850-16th General Assembly, met December 30th, 1850. Alvan Brooking, 23d, District.
1852-17th General Assembly, met August 30th, 1852. Alvan Brooking, 23d, District. 1854-18th General Assembly, met December 25, 1854. William J. Mayo, 23d District.
1856-19th General Assembly, met December 29, 1856. William J. Mayo, 23d District.
At the adjourned session of the 19th General Assembly which met October 19, 1857, there was a re-apportionment and Jackson, Cass and Bates counties were constituted the 14th District.
1858-20th General Assembly, met December 27, 1858. R. L. Y. Peyton,. 14th District.
1860-2Ist General Assembly, met December 31, 1860. R. L. Y. Peyton, 14th District.
1862-22d General Assembly, met December 29, 1862. Robert T. Van Horn, 14th District.
1864-23d General Assembly, met December 26, 1864. R. T. Van Horn, 14th District.
R. T. Van Horn was also in the adjourned session which met November I, 1865, at which there was an apportionment, but the 14th District remained un- changed.
1867-24th General Assembly, met January 2, 1867. Minor T. Graham, 14th District.
1869-25th General Assembly, met January 6, 1869. Minor T. Graham, 14th District. 1871-26th General Assembly, met January 4, 1871. Jno. B. Wornall, 14th District.
1873-27th General Assembly, met January 1, 1873. Jno. B. Wornall, 14th District.
1875-28th General Assembly, met January 6, 1875. J. B. Newbury. By the constitution of 1875 the senatorial districts were re-apportioned and Jackson county was constituted the 15th Senatorial District.
1877-29th General Assembly, met January 3, 1877. £ Geo. F. Ballingal.
1879-30th General Assembly, miet January 8, 1879. Geo. F. Ballingal.
1881-3Ist General Assembly, met January 1, 1881. T. V. Bryant. The representatives who have served Jackson county in the General Assembly : 1828-Smallwood V. Nolan, 5th General Assembly.
1830-Robert Johnston, 6th General Assembly.
1832-Smallwood V. Noland, 7th General Assembly.
1834-Smallwood V. Noland, Richard Pristoe, 8th General Assembly.
X
1836-Smallwood V. Noland, Thomas Jeffries, 9th General Assembly.
1838-Thos. Jeffries, J. Chiles, roth General Assembly.
1840-John King, Coleman C. Kavanaugh, IIth General Assembly.
1842-Geo. F. Tate, Robt. G. Smart, 12th General Assembly.
1844-Joseph H. Reynolds, William Patterson, 13th General Assembly.
1846-Frank Smith, 14th General Assembly.
By the apportionment of 1845 the representation of Jackson county was re- duced to one member.
1848-Franklin Smith, 15th General Assembly.
By an apportionment made at this session Jackson county was again allowed two representatives.
1850-Benj. F. Thompson, Jacob Gregg, 16th General Assembly.
1852-Samuel H. Woodson, Joseph H. Reynolds, 17th General Assembly. 1854 .- E. C. McCarty, John W. Reid, 18th General Assembly.
182
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
1856-John W. Reid, James Childs, 19th General Assembly.
At the adjourned session, which met October 19, 1875, Mr. Childs was elected Speaker.
1858-George W. Tate, James B. Yager, 20th General Assembly.
1860-N. C. Claiborne, James Porter, 2Ist General Assembly.
1862-M. J. Payne, E. M. McGee, 22d General Assembly.
1864-M. J. Payne, 23d General Assembly.
1867-Jesse P. Alexander, John C. Gage, 24th General Assembly.
1869-25th General Assembly. There was no one from Jackson county at the first session of the 25th General Assembly, and no election returns are on file in the office of Secretary of State from Jackson county. In October, 1869, Jacob G. Boarman and Sidney S. Neely were elected to fill a vacancy, and served in the adjourned session of 1870.
1871-G. W. Tate, Henry J. Latshaw, 26th General Assembly.
By an act of the General Assembly, approved April 1, 1872, Jackson county was given three representatives.
1873-Stephen P. Twiss, James McDaniels, James R. Sheley, 27th General Assembly.
1875-A. B. Spruill, Stephen P. Twiss, A. H. Powell, 28th General Assem- bly.
The constitution of 1875 gave Jackson county four representatives.
1877-Benjamin F. Wallace, George N. Nolan, Stephen P. Twiss, Henry H. Craig, 29th General Assembly.
1879-W. C. Adams, S. C. Ragan, N. M. Gwynne, P. H. Tiernan, 30th General Assembly.
1881-A. W. Randall, A. M. Allen, D. P. Bigger, Harmon Bell, 31st Gen- eral Assembly.
FIRST RECORD OF MARRIAGES.
Cupid, who is everywhere busy, was at work here in the hearts of the youth- ful immigrants, and as no officiating priest could be had, the aid of the Justice was invoked. Records followed as a legal necessity, and the first marriage notice we have on the books, is that of David G. Butterfield and Nancy Grayham, Feb- ruary 26th, 1827. Herewith we insert a verbatim copy of a few of the earlier marriages.
"STATE OF MISSOURI, Į JACKSON COUNTY.
" This is to certify, that on the fifteenth of February, I celebrated the writes of matrimony between Francis Prine and Eliza Daily, and joined them together JOEL P. WALKER, as husband and wife, according to law. Given under my hand this 18th day of May, 1827.
J. Peace." " The above certificate was received and recorded on the 27th of July, 1827.
SAM'L C. OWENS, Clerk Circuit Court, Ex-Officio Recorder.
"STATE OF MISSOURI, Į JACKSON COUNTY.
" This is to certify, that on the 15th day of February last, I celebrated the rites of matrimony between Silas Hitchcock and Margaret Patterson, and joined them together as husband and wife, according to law. Given under my hand and seal this 18th day of May, 1827. JOEL P. WALKER, J. P."
" The above certificate was received in my office on the 27th day of July, 1827, and recorded on the same day.
SAM. C. OWENS,
C. C. and Ex-Officio Recorder for Jackson county, Mo."
183
HISTORY OF JACKSON COUNTY.
FIRST MARRIAGE.
"STATE OF MISSOURI, Į COUNTY OF JACKSON.
"This is to certify, that on the 26th day of February I celebrated the writes of matrimony between David G. Butterfield and Nancy Grayham, and joined them together as husband and wife, according to law. Given under my hand this 18th day of May, 1827. JOEL P. WALKER."
" The above certificate was recorded in my office on the 27th day of July,
1827, and recorded on same day. SAM. C. OWENS, C. C. and
Ex-Officio Recorder for Jackson county."
" I do hereby certify, that I married David Reed and Timmy Brock in the holy matrimony on the ninth day of April. Given under my hand this twenty- first day of April, 1827. WM. SILVERS."
" Recorded 7th of July, 1827, recorded on same day.
SAM'L C. OWENS, CI'k, and Ex-Officio Recorder of Jackson county, Mo."
"STATE OF MISSOURI, ? Township of Blue, to wit :
COUNTY OF JACKSON.
" I do hereby certify, that I joined together William Butler and Margaret Warden, in the holy estate of Matrimony, on the first day of April last, this the 28th day of June, 1827. LEWIS JONES, J. P."
" Recorded on the 7th day of July, 1827; received on same day. SAM. C. OWENS, Clerk,
and Ex-Officio Recorder of Jackson county.",
"JACKSON COUNTY, Į STATE OF MISSOURI.
" This is to certify, that I, Caleb Weeden, a regularly authorized preacher of the Gospel, did on the 17th day of April, 1827, legally solemnized the rite of matrimony between Mr. James Chambers and Miss Margaret Johnson, of the county and State above mentioned. Given under my hand this 18th day of April, 1827. CALEB WEEDEN."
" The above certificate was received in my office on the 27th day of July, 1827, and recorded on the same day: SAM. C. OWENS, C. C.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.