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Early map of Cole County, Missouri including Jefferson City, Osage City, Russellville, Lohman, Taos, Wardsville, Cole County, Missouri History and Genealogy

More than 190 pages of Cole County, Missouri history and genealogy including 81 pages of family biographies plus 23 Cole County, Missouri communities on 6 different maps

An informative and historical overview of Cole County, Missouri including three separate books on CD which include 6 historical maps (1851, 1902, 1904, 1913, 1920's and 1929), plus the full Cole County, Missouri section from the book: Goodspeed's History of Cole County, Missouri originally published in 1889. An important resource for the study and research of Cole County, Missouri history (including the Civil War) and genealogy.

This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in three separate books, ALL on one CD:

Book One of three, all on one CD: Maps of Cole County, Missouri
Included here are the North Central Ozarks region of Missouri sections of 6 different historical maps:
A. A rare 1851 map that shows the area of Cole County, Missouri just 31 years after Cole County was formed.

B. A map of 1902 Cole County, Missouri showing the locations of 15 different settlements including all of the following: * Brazito * Cedar City * Decatur * Duck * Elston * Hickoryhill * Jefferson City * Lohman * Marion * Osage Bluff * Osage City * Russellville * Scruggs * Taos * Teal *

C. A map of 1904 Cole County, Missouri showing the locations of 20 different settlements including all of the following: * Bass * Brazito * Centertown * Decatur * Elston * Henley * Hickoryhill * Jefferson City * Lohman * Marion * Millbrook * Osage Bluff * Osage City * Russellville * Saint Thomas * Scrivner * Scruggs * Taos * Teal * Wardsville *

D. A map of 1913 Cole County, Missouri showing the locations of 23 different settlements including all of the following: * Bass * Brazito * Centertown * Decatur * Elston * Enon * Eugene * Ewing's * Henley * Hickory Hill * Jefferson City * Lohman * Marion * McKinney * Moreau * Osage Bluff * Scrivner * Scruggs * Scott * St. Thomas * Taos * Teal * Wardsville *

E. A map from the 1920's which includes details of where various tourist sites and service stations were located.

F. A 1929 map from the Missouri Department of Transportation. You will be amazed at how many of the major routes were only dirt or gravel!

Book Two of three, all on one CD: Cole County, Missouri in 1913
Included here are six pages concerning Cole County, Missouri from the 1913 edition of The Missouri Red Book and contains about every imaginable statistic you could want for this time period. Some of the facts contained are the number of farms and their acreages, number of cows, horses, mules, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, colonies of bees, how many farms had mortgages and how many were free of debt, the amount of butter produced, the number of bushels of apples, peaches, pears, etc. harvested, the number of quarts of blackberries harvested, the number of schools and teachers, plus hundreds of other detailed statistics. A wealth of information!

Book Three of three, all on one CD: The complete 1889 Goodspeed's History of Cole County, Missouri.
This detailed (192 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about Cole County, Missouri from its earliest settlement up to 1889. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Cole County, Missouri including all of the historical and biographical information.
 

Here is just some of the information included:

  • A description of the natural features of Cole County, Missouri

  • Pioneer History of Cole County, Missouri

  • Establishment of Cole County, Missouri

  • Early Settlers of Cole County, Missouri

  • Cole County Early Land Entries

  • Circuit Court Transactions of Cole County, Missouri

  • Cole County Political Record

  • Cole County Societies and Organizations

  • Military Affairs (Civil War history) Movements of Union and Confederate forces including battles and skirmishes. This section includes a very lengthy list of soldiers (both Union and Confederate) from the Cole County, Missouri area.

  • Cole County Schools

  • Cole County Churches and related organizations

  • History of Cities and Towns of Cole County, Missouri including: * Belleville * Centre Town * Chouteau * Elston * Hickory Hill * Jefferson City * Lohman * Marion * Osage Bluff * Osage City * Russellville * St. Thomas * Stringtown *

Included is a 81 page biographical section with biographies for each of the following Cole County surnames:
* Alexander * Anderson * Antweiler * Arnhold * Bandelier * Beckers * Berry * Binder * Bolton * Brenner * Brunk * Buckner * Buente * Clarenbach * Clarke * Cox * Creedon * Crede * Dallmeyer * Davison * Diel * Diercks * Dix * Dulle * Dunlop * Edwards * Elston * Engelbrecht * Enloe * Ernst * Fischer * Freshour * Garnett * George * Glover * Gordon * Garman * Greenup * Grimshaw * Handley * Harding * Hartley * Henley * Hoog * Huegel * Humpert * Kautsch * Knernscheld * Koehler * Kroeger * Lamkin * Linhardt * Lockett * Lohman * Long * Lusk * McCarty * McKinney * McWorkman * Maddux * Mahan * Martin * Mayens * Moore * Murphy * Nieghorn * Noland * Obermayer * Ohnemueller * Opel * Ortmeyer * Ott * Pfunder * Plummer * Popp * Prenger * Raithel * Rakes * Rephlo * Richter * Robertson * Roer * Routszong * Schell * Scheperle * Schirmer * Schmucker * Schleer * Scott * Scruggs * Sinks * Sommer * Spurr * Stampfli * Steffens * Straus * Summerer * Swift * Tagart * Tanner * Thompson * Thorpe * Wagner * Walser * Ward * Wells * Young * Zimmermann * Zuber *

In addition to those listed above, hundreds upon hundreds of other family surnames are made mention of in the text of the book.
 

Cole County, Missouri is located in the North Central portion of the Missouri Ozarks and is surrounded by the following counties: Moniteau County, Missouri * Boone County, Missouri * Callaway County, Missouri * Miller County, Missouri * Osage County, Missouri (highlighted county names can be clicked on for further description)

Each of the 3 books on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD. Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked to move easily and quickly from one section another. This CD will operate on any Pentium or equivalent computer with a CD drive. This CD was designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.

The cost for this CD containing all 3 books described above is only $9.95 plus shipping! A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little cost! A truly fascinating view of Cole County, Missouri from its first settlement to 1889.

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FREE sample page available.

If you would like to see an actual page from the 1889 Goodspeed's History of Cole County, Missouri book included on this CD, simply email a request to: Sample@HearthstoneLegacy.com to request a free sample page (sent to you by email) and see the quality of this book for yourself!  Since we sell many different Missouri and Arkansas County History CDs, please be sure to specify that you wish to see the sample from the Cole County, Missouri history.

 

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All three books described above are included on one CD for $9.95 plus shipping.  If you wish to pay by credit card, please use the shopping cart below (checkout goes to a secure server.)  Credit card orders may also be placed by phone to Hearthstone Legacy Publications from 9 AM to 11 PM (Central Time Zone) Monday thru Saturday at 660-584-6309. If you wish to pay by check or money order, mail $11.90 ($9.95 for cd plus $1.95 shipping) to:

Hearthstone Legacy Publications

12383 Hearthstone

Higginsville, MO 64037

Since we offer many different Missouri and Arkansas county histories, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the Cole County, Missouri History. If ordering more than one CD, the shipping cost is $1.95 for the first CD plus 95 cents for each additional CD.

 

 

 

  

                 

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