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This fourth book in the series includes information on counties not covered in the previous volumes as well as new information on some previously covered counties. Census records for Missouri started in 1830, but many travelers and permanent settlers were missed in the census or only lived in the state between the census years. The purpose of this collection is to help the researcher pinpoint his or her ancestors between the census years. Missouri was a gateway to the West-a key location in the nineteenth century. Both the Santa Fe Trail to the southwest and the Oregon Trail to the northwest began at Independence, Missouri. The starting point for the Pony Express, which delivered mail from there west to California, was at St. Joseph, Missouri. Settlers and new immigrants from Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, England, Poland, Bohemia and Italy flooded into Missouri when statehood was granted in 1821. Through the last half of the nineteenth century, each new Gold Rush lured more people to Missouri on their way to make their fortunes. Here, the author has collected information from newspapers, church and cemetery records, muster books, tax and assessment lists, marriage books, deed books, land owner lists, voter lists and other sources. Cemetery listings and mortality schedules include persons born in 1840 or later. A list of "dates to remember" covers important historical events in the U.S. from the years 1821 to 1911. All names appear as written on the original records, including the abbreviations of given names. The following Missouri counties are covered: Andrew, Audrain, Boone, Buchanan, Carter, Cass, Clay, Grundy, Hickory, Howell, Jackson, Macon, Maries, Platte, Randolph, Reynolds, St. Louis and Taney. The section entitled "miscellaneous connections" includes lists of Missouri graduates from West Point, Civil War Medal of Honor recipients, Missourians listed on the Vietnam War Memorial, and excerpts from the Licking Valley Register (Covington, Kentucky) and the Weekly Kansas Chief. A surname index is included.

"In the morning they fought like good boys, about noon like men, and in the afternoon like devils." So said the Baron Dieskau, Commandant of the French forces, as he lay mortally wounded after the Battle of Lake George in 1755. He was referring to his enemy, the English provincial army. During this important battle of the French and Indian War for control of the area around Crown Point and Ticonderoga, New York, Lt. Col. Jonathan Bagley's regiment of Massachusetts provincials decisively held their own against multiple thrusts from the French. Bagley's men fought with great valor and helped win the only English victory in North America in 1755. Bagley later became a colonel and was put in charge of Fort Edward and the construction of Fort William Henry. His Massachusetts regiment consisted of a great many carpenters and boat builders from Amesbury, Newbury and a few small towns outside of Boston. The author discusses how factors such as the blood ties among the men and the influence of religion formed the unique character of this regiment. This volume provides a comprehensive background of Bagley's regiment, including recruitment, demographics and wages. Uniforms, gear and equipment for each year from 1755 to 1760 are described in detail. Every aspect of daily life is chronicled, including carpentry and labor, training, drill and exercise, and physical ailments and treatments. Even the soldiers' rations are listed here, complete with a nutritional analysis and calorie count of their diet! The outstanding feature of this work is an original transcription of Bagley's orderly book of 1758. This volume will enhance historical research of the period with its appendices and tables which illustrate the range of ages of the soldiers in Bagley's Regiment, a facsimile officer's commission, a facsimile of impressment orders, demographic and service information in the command structure of Bagley's regiment and a colonial listing of wages, including modern money equivalencies. Maps display the southern battle theater of 1755-1758, the northern battle theater of 1759-1760, and the areas of significant residency of the men in Bagley's regiment at recruiting, 1756. Accurately rendered drawings by noted artist Joe Lee depict the clothing and equipment used by the provincials and the Indians. The index lists names, places and events.

This book is Part II of the Blount County, Tennessee, Chancery Court records in Minute Book 1. The records contained in this continuation volume cover chancery court records for Blount County (1866-1869), and Monroe County, Tennessee. The chancery court in Monroe County held jurisdiction over chancery court claims arising in Blount County for the years 1832-1852. In addition, this book contains Blount County divorce proceedings (1860-1937). "This book begins in December 1866, and ends in December 1869. These were years of increased activity for the Court considering few cases were settled through the Civil War years 1861-1865 when Tennessee was a Confederate state. A huge backlog of claims from as early as 1858 were reactivated for settlement following the war. These, with grievances unaddressed during the war constituted a formidable challenge for the Court to consider." Lawsuits filed and listed in these records are primarily of a personal nature. The entries describe what transpired in court, how the case was handled by the chancellor, the duties of the clerk and master of the court, and the responsibilities of the parties involved in carrying out the decision of the court. In some cases, along with the names of the individuals and businesses filing suit, the following names are included: spouses, children, slaves, solicitors, sureties, attorneys, agents, and administrators and executors of estates. Divorce proceedings were held in the Blount County chancery court from 1860 to 1937. All of the records and most of the files were saved from the courthouse fire of July 28, 1906. The divorce material copied to this book was copied in the following sequence: name of husband and whether he was in Blount County, or a nonresident, case number assigned to the suit, date it was filed with the clerk, site or location of marriage, date of marriage, name of wife (maiden name if given), and date of final decree. Minor children were listed (when given) with ages. A full-name index completes this work.

Organized by campaign, regiment, and company, these rosters give the names of soldiers and officers and their rank, dates of enlistment and discharge, and occasional additional data such as date of death. "The majority of the rolls printed in this volume...are from [the] Adams Papers in the State Library. In addition there are rolls from the series lettered "War", 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, among the bound volumes of archives in the State Library, a number from the archives of the Connecticut Historical Society, a few from private sources, and several from the New York Historical Society's Collections for 1891. Items have also been gleaned from a volume of army accounts 1755-1758 in the Comptroller's Office, from the printed series of the Records of the Colony of Connecticut, and from the file of the Connecticut Gazette in the Yale University Library." This was first published as the Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Volume IX. A full name index adds to the value of this work.

Every name mentioned in the will is abstracted, land tract names, residence and occupation of the deceased when given.

Of special note are the names of the next of kin contained in this series. In lieu of wills or other evidence, these are sometimes the only clues to earlier generations. Names include the deceased, appraisers, creditors, next of kin, and executors or administrators, date of inventory, date approved, value of inventory, and original book and page number.

Of special note are the names of the next of kin. In lieu of wills or other evidence these are sometimes the only clues to earlier generations. Names include the deceased, appraisers, creditors, next of kin, and executors or administrators. Also date and value of inventory, date approved, and reference to original.

"Whitewater township was named in 1803 as a territorial division of Hamilton County, Ohio to include all that part of the county west of the Great Miami river. In 1804 this area was subdivided again to form Crosby township. Today Whitewater township is bounded on the west by Dearborn County, Indiana, on the north by Harrison and Crosby townships and on the east and south by the Great Miami river. Crosby township is bounded on the south by the Great Miami river and Whitewater township, on the west by Harrison township, on the north by Butler County, and on the east by the Great Miami river, separating it from Colerain township. "A brief history and status report for the cemeteries in the above named townships is given in the introduction together with the existing records. A list of standard abbreviations and their meaning, as used to record information about burials, is also included." Row and/or section and lot are given when available.