 DeKalb
County, Missouri History and Genealogy
251 pages of DeKalb County, Missouri history and
genealogy including 75 family biographies plus 11 different maps featuring 21
DeKalb County, Missouri communities
An informative and historical overview of DeKalb County, Missouri including two separate books on one CD which include 11
historical maps (1851, 1862, 1876, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1911, 1913, 1920's, 1929 and 1939)
showing the locations of 21 settlements; plus
the full 1888 Goodspeed's "History of DeKalb County,
Missouri" book including 75 biographies. An important resource for the study
and research of DeKalb County, Missouri history (including Civil War history)
and genealogy.
This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in
two separate books, ALL on one CD:
Book One of two, all on one CD: Maps of DeKalb County, Missouri
Included here are the North West region of Missouri sections of 11 different
historical maps:
A. A rare 1851 map that shows the area of DeKalb County, Missouri just
six years after Andrew County was formed. Locations shown: Maysville * Third Fork *
B. A map of 1862 (during the Civil War) DeKalb County, Missouri showing the
the locations of two settlements: Maysville * Stewartsville *
C. A map of 1876 DeKalb County, Missouri showing the locations of 5 different
settlements including the following: Bedford * Maysville * Osborn * Stewartsville * Union Star *
D. A map of 1899 DeKalb County, Missouri showing the locations of 13 different
settlements including the following: Amity * Bayfield * Clarksdale * Fairport * Grindstone * Maysville * Orchid * Osborn * Santa Rosa *
Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby * Winslow *
E. A map of 1902 DeKalb County, Missouri showing the locations of 11 different settlements including the following: Amity * Clarksdale * Fairport *
Maysville * Orchid * Osborn * Santa Rosa * Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby * Winslow *
F. A map of 1904 DeKalb County, Missouri showing the locations of 16 different settlements including the following: Amity * Bayfield * Boxford *
Clarksdale * Fairport * Gridley * Maysville * Oak * Orchid * Osborn * Santa Rosa * Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby * Winslow * Woods *
G. A map of 1911 DeKalb County, Missouri showing the locations of 17 different settlements including the following: Amity * Bayfield * Boxford *
Clarksdale * Fairport * Fordham * Grindstone * Maysville * Oak * Orchid * Osborn * Santa Rosa * Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby * Winslow *
Woods * This map also shows the routes of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad * Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad * Quincy, Omaha and Kansas
City Railroad
H. A map of 1913 DeKalb County, Missouri showing the locations of 16 different settlements including the following: Amity * Boxford * Clarksdale *
Fairport * Fordham * Johnsonville * Maysville * Oak * Orchid * Osborn * Santa Rosa * Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby * Winslow * Woods * This
map also shows the location of numerous roads, creeks, streams, and churches.
I. A map from the 1920's which includes details of where various tourist sites and service stations were located.
J. 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!
Locations shown: Amity * Clarksdale * Maysville * Osborn * Santa Rosa * Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby *
K. A 1939 map from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Locations shown: Amity * Clarksdale * Fairport * Maysville * Osborn * Santa Rosa *
Stewartsville * Union Star * Weatherby *
Book Two of two, all on one CD: The complete 1888
"History of DeKalb County, Missouri" by Goodspeed's
This detailed (251 pages in all) 1888 history has an incredible amount of historical
and genealogical information about DeKalb County, Missouri from its earliest settlement up to 1888. This is an
exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to DeKalb County, Missouri
including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a
total of 75 different DeKalb County, Missouri family biographies.
Here is just some of the information included:
Partial Contents:
Topography of DeKalb County
Timber
Rivers and Streams
Stone, Mineral Resources
Agriculture
Era of Settlement in DeKalb County
Early Settlers and Settlements in DeKalb County
Settlers of Sherman Township
Settlers of Adams Township
Settlers of Dallas and Grant Townships
Settlers of Camden Township
Settlers of Grand River Township
Settlers of Polk Township
Settlers of Colfax Township
Pioneer Life of the Settlers in DeKalb County
Pioneer Cabins
Life of Women Settlers
Primitive Society
Courtship and Marriage
Pioneer Farming
Prairie Fires
Pioneer Mills
Wildlife in Pioneer Days
Early Land Entries in DeKalb County (1830-1849)
First List of Taxpayers of DeKalb County(1845)
DeKalb County Organized
First DeKalb County Court Houses
First DeKalb County Jail
The DeKalb County Poor Farm
Early Records and Marriages in DeKalb County
Railroads and Proposed Railroads in DeKalb County
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad
Burlington & Southwestern Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Population
DeKalb County Officials
DeKalb County Courts
Lawyers
Judges
Churches in DeKalb County
DeKalb County Schools
Newspapers
The Civil War and DeKalb County
Preparations for War
Union Meetings
Company of Confederate Soldiers Raised
Union Troops Raised
Company H, First Cavalry Missouri Militia
First Regiment Cavalry Missouri Militia
Company H, Fourth Cavalry Missouri Militia
Company I, Eighty-seventh Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
Company K, Eighty-seventh Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia
Fifty-fourth Regiment Missouri Militia
Noted Crimes
DeKalb County Towns, Villages, Post-Offices
Amity
Bucklin
Clarksdale
Fairport
Maysville
Osborne
Santa Rosa
Somerville
Standard
Stewartsville
Union Star
Weatherby
Winslow
DeKalb County Biographical Sketches (45 pages in this section)
Included is a total of 75 DeKalb County, Missouri family biographies including each of the following surnames:
(well over 1000 other surnames are also mentioned throughout the book text and
within these biographies): Atterbury * Blair * Bradford * Brill * Brooks * Bull * Burnham * Caldwell * Clark * Coberly * Coil * Costello * Crenshaw *
Curtis * Dice * Downing * Fawcett * Gibson * Ginn * Glazier * Goode * Gwathmey * Harman * Harper * Harris * Haynes * Hensel * Herring * Hewitt * Hill *
Hudson * Hughes * Jones * Karr * Kelley * Low * MacDonald * Matheny * Matthis * Metcalfe * Moorman * Moss * Moulton * Orr * Osborn * Perry * Pittman *
Putnam * Randolph * Ransom * Renner * Roberts * Robinson * Rogers * Rose * Shambaugh * Shepherd * Smith * Stephen * Stewart * Stockton * Taylor *
Thompson * Thornton * Tunks * Ward * Weatherby * Welden * Williams *
DeKalb County is located in north west Missouri and bordered by:
Buchanan County, Missouri *
Clinton County, Missouri *
Caldwell County, Missouri *
Daviess County, Missouri * Gentry County, Missouri * and
Andrew County, Missouri * (click on highlighted county names for a complete description)
Each of the two 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
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The cost for this CD containing both books described above is only $9.95
plus shipping. A large amount of history and genealogy information for very
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settlement to 1888.
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