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 Webster
County, Missouri History and
Genealogy
More than 185 pages of Webster County, Missouri history
and genealogy including 67 pages of family biographies plus 17 Webster County,
Missouri communities on 4 different maps
An informative and historical overview of Webster County,
Missouri including three separate books on one CD which include 4 historical maps
(1851, 1902, 1920's and 1929), plus the full Webster County section from the
book: Goodspeed's History of Webster County, Missouri originally published in
1889. An important resource for the study and research of Webster County,
Missouri history and genealogy.
This fascinating and detailed CD contains all of the following material in
three
separate books, ALL on one CD:
Book One on CD: Maps of Webster County, Missouri
Included here are the central Ozarks of Missouri sections of 4 different
historical maps:
A. A rare 1851 map that shows the area that would later become Webster County,
Missouri in
1855.
B. A map of 1902 Webster County showing the locations of 17 different
settlements including all of the following: Compton * Conklin * Duncan * Elkland
* Fordland * Forkners Hill * Linington * Marshfield * Niangua * Northview *
Rader * Rogersville * Sarvis Point * Seymour * Susanna * Tandy * Teagues
C. A map from the 1920's which includes details of where various tourist
sites and service stations were located.
D. 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 on CD: Webster County, Missouri in 1913
Included here are five pages concerning Webster County 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 on CD: The complete 1889 Goodspeed's History of
Webster County, Missouri.
This massive (186 pages in all!) book has an incredible amount of historical and
genealogical information
about Webster County from its earliest settlement up to 1889. This is an exact
photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Webster County, Missouri including
all of the historical and biographical information.
Here is just some of the information included:
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A description of the natural features of Webster County
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Pioneer History of Webster County, Missouri
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Establishment of Webster County
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Early Settlers in Webster County, Missouri
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Early Marriages in Webster County
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Webster County Circuit Court Transactions
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Webster County Political Record
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Webster County Societies and Organizations
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Military Affairs (Civil War history) including movements of Union and
Confederate forces and including battles and skirmishes in Webster County,
Missouri
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Webster County Federal and Confederate Soldier Roster- A very lengthy list - 14 double
column pages in all!
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Webster County Schools
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Churches and related organizations in Webster County
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History of Webster County Cities and Towns including: Bloomington * Boston * Bunker Hill
* Diggins * Fordland * Frankfort * Hazlewood * Henderson * Marshfield *
Mountain Dale * Niangua * Northview * Panther Valley * Rogersville *
Russelville * Sand Springs * Sarvis Point * Seligman * Seymour * St. Luke *
Teague Post-Office * Waldo * Webster City * White Oak Springs * plus other
additional trading points.
Included is a 67 page biographical section with biographies for each of the
following Webster County surnames:
Aldridge * Anderson * Atkins * Barnes * Bass * Blunt * Bodenhamer * Brannock *
Brooks * Brown * Caldwell * Callaway * Cantrell * Cardwell * Cass * Cates *
Childress * Chitty * Crawford * Crump * Davis * Davison * Denney * Dugger *
Evans * Farnsworth * Florance * Freeman * Fuson * Garner * Gentry * Good *
Goodwin * Graham * Graves * Green * Greer * Grier * Gumpertz * Hailey * Haggard
* Hamlin * Harges * Hartley * Haymes * Highfill * Hightower * Hoover * Hubbard *
James * Jameson * Jennings * Jones * Keller * Kilburn * King * Lea * Letchworth
* Long * McCormmach * McMahan * Magill * Marlin * Martin * Mikkelsen * Miller *
Moore * Morris * Nelson * Pryor * Puett * Puryear * Rabenau * Redmond * Rhodes *
Riggs * Robertson * Rush * Salmon * Silvey * Smith * Thomas * Thompson * Trimble
* Triplett * Walton * Wells * White * Whittenburg * Williams * Wilson *
In addition to those listed above, more than 1000 other family surnames are
made mention of in the text of the book.
Webster County is located in the central portion of the Missouri Ozarks and
is surrounded by the following counties: Christian County,
Missouri * Greene County, Missouri *
Dallas County, Missouri * Laclede County,
Missouri * Wright County, Missouri * and
Douglas County, Missouri
Each of the three 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 three 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 Webster County, Missouri from its first
settlement to 1889.
Shipping is only $1.95 for First Class Mail in the United States and Canada.
Insurance is available if desired for $1.35. If outside of the United States,
please contact us for shipping costs. We accept checks, money orders and all
major credit cards via the shopping cart, mail, or by phone at 660-584-6309.
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