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Missouri
State Gazetteer and Business Directory of 1860
A
post village of Monroe County, on the Elk Fork of Salt River,
150 miles from St. Louis, 75 miles from Jefferson City and 18
miles from Paris, the county seat.
The town was first settled by John C. Milligan and
Jacob Whittenburg.
The
chief productions are wheat, corn, oats, rye and tobacco.
The Country abounds in plenty of good timber, such as
oak, walnut, hickory, ash, and elm.
The average price of uncultivated land is $10.00 per
acre, of cultivated $15.00 per acre.
It contains 3 blacksmiths, 2 shoemakers, 1 butcher, 1
cabinet maker, 1 carding machine, 2 carpenters & builders,
1 carriage & wagon maker, 1 cooper, 1 druggist, 1 saddler,
1 hotel, 1 saw & grist mill, 2 physicians, 1 tailor, 1
cigar dealer, 1 Masonic lodge (Middle Grove #42), 2 churches
– 1 Christian & 1 Cumberland Presbyterian and 1
Seminary. Population
300.
Officers
Board
of Trustees – John E. Victor, J.D. Lipscomb, John McNutt,
Wm. H. Noel, T.M. Brown.
Constables
– George Redings, James Ownly.
Assessor
– John R. Branham.
Treasurer
– Wm. Rowman.
Justices
of the Peace – Wm. R. Stephens, Wm. Bowman, Thos. B. Raglan,
John M. Brooks.
Profession,
Trades & Etc.
| ARNOLD |
Jos. |
Planter |
| ASMUTH |
Fred |
Cabinet
Maker |
| BAGLON |
T.B. |
Planter |
| BALL |
Wm. |
Planter |
| BARRUS |
P.M. |
Planter |
| BASSETT |
G.H. |
Planter |
| BEATBY |
Joseph |
Stock
Dealer |
| BERRY |
Rev.
A. James |
School
Teacher, Christian Pastor |
| BOWMAN |
Wm. |
Justice
of the Peace |
| BOWMAN
& BRANHAM |
|
General
Store |
| BROOKS |
M.
John |
Justice
of the Peace |
| BROWN |
F.M. |
Harness
& Saddler |
| CHANGLER |
F. |
Planter |
| COOK |
G.L. |
Boot
& Shoe Mtg. |
| COOK |
O.
Jas. |
Tailor |
| DAVIS |
Frank |
Planter |
| DAVIS |
John |
Planter |
| DENT |
Baley |
Planter |
| DISERT |
Rev.
James |
Presbyterian
Pastor |
| EMBRU |
M.J. |
Planter |
| ENGLE |
Jacob |
Planter |
| GIDDING |
B.
Wm. |
Planter |
| GIVENS |
Wm. |
Planter |
| HALL |
S.T.
& Bros. |
Blacksmith |
| HAWS |
W.W. |
Carpenter
& Builder |
| HARIS |
O.M. |
Stock
Dealer |
| HULEN |
N.C. |
Planter |
| HALL |
Thos.
F. |
Butcher |
| HERSMAN |
G.S. |
Planter |
| HUNTER |
J.J. |
Planter |
| LIPSCOMB
& SCOTT |
|
Blacksmith |
| MCNUTT |
John |
Phys
& Surgeon |
| MCNUTT
& MCGEE |
|
Druggists |
| MCCAINE |
J.D. |
Stock
Dealer |
| MAXWELL |
John |
Steam
Saw & Grist Mill |
| MCGEE |
John |
Phys
& Surgeon |
| NOEL |
Joel |
Proprietor
M.G. Hotel |
| ORMBY |
P.S. |
Planter |
| OWNLY |
James |
Constable |
| OAK |
Wm. |
Carding
Machine |
| PORTER |
B. |
Planter |
| RAGLON |
B.
Ths. |
Justice
of the Peace |
| REDINGS |
Geo |
Carpenter |
| RILEY |
Wm. |
Planter |
| RILEY |
Briant |
Planter |
| SEDELL |
S. |
Boot
& Shoe Mfg. |
| SWINNEY
& EMBREE |
|
Gen.
Store |
| STEPHENS |
Thos.
N. |
Planter |
| STEPHENS |
A.W. |
Planter |
| SHAFER |
P. |
Planter |
| SNELL |
John
A. |
Planter |
| STEWART |
John |
Planter |
| SWINNEY |
F. |
Planter |
| SWARTZ |
P. |
Planter |
| SWINNEY |
H. |
Postmaster |
| SWINDELL |
W.C. |
Planter |
| STEPHENS |
Wm.
R. |
Justice
of the Peace |
| SETTLE |
E.M. |
Planter |
| SNELL |
Willis |
Planter |
| THOMAS
& EVAN |
|
Planter |
| TUCKER |
E.T.
& Co. |
Gen.
Store |
| VANARSDAL |
Wm.
C. |
Wagon
Maker |
| VICTOR |
John
E. |
Shipper
of Tobacco |
| WOLFE |
H. |
Planter |
| WRIGHT |
John |
Planter |
| WRIGHT |
Samuel |
Planter |
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