Brief history of franklin county franklin county was established in 1818, two years before missouri was admitted to the union as a state. Franklin is a city in howard county, missouri, united states. A collection of reminiscences of the early settlement of the county. Gert goebel arrived in franklin county, missouri, in 1834, an eighteenyearold caught up in the early stages of a transformative immigration wave that eventually brought more than one hundred thousand newcomers from germany to missouri and several million to america. The gis map provides parcel boundaries, acreage, and ownership information sourced from the franklin county, mo assessor. The county is the fourth largest county in missouri with an area of 923 square miles. Franklin county missouri genealogy, history, maps with union. Land records libraries, museums, archives mailing lists and message boards. Scroll down to view the various categories available in the lower lefthand corner. Louis, moil metropolitan statistical area and contains many of the citys exurbs. Early days in washington county, mo, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies in this booklet, an excerpt reprinted from the rare book.
The plat books in this collection are held in the special collections department at ellis library at the university of. Books on franklin county, mo history home facebook. Illustrated history of the missouri botanical garden 18001920. This website is dedicated to preserving the history of franklin county, missouri and to providing helpful information and resources to people researching franklin county history and genealogy. The land records database contains over 280,000 entries from french and spanish land concessions, federal land sales and state issued patents. Franklin county is located in eastern missouri near st. The first settlement to be established in howard county was franklin in 1816. Missouri digital heritage educational resources timeline of missouri history. Illustrated history of the missouri botanical garden 18001920 immigrant community of ilasco, missouri cement company town 19011965. Franklin county missouri genealogy trails history group.
Wright family death records, 18541920 cemetery records by cemetery, and probate records, 17851928, franklin county, virginia source. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Order from meramec valley genealogical and historical society, 140 west st. Biographies in franklin county, mo genealogy trails. The above records can also be found in the original books at the franklin county historical society in washington missouri. This is a collection of 114 missouri county plat books published by w. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county. Franklin county, missouri genealogy familysearch wiki. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. General usa family history books at familysearch includes more than 150,000 digitized histories of families, county and local histories, and more access to some books may be restricted. This website is dedicated to preserving the history of franklin county, missouri, and to providing helpful. Franklin county missouri historical society public group. An informative and historical overview of franklin county, missouri including three separate books on one cd which include 6 historical maps 1851, 1902.
Civil war stories of franklin county washington historical. Although the exact year of publication is unclear, the volumes are estimated to be from the late 1920s to early 1930s. Documenting the ownership and locations of plots of land in missouri counties, the 111 items in the collection are an invaluable research tool for genealogists, urban historians, and preservationists. Historic sites in franklin county, missouri drummond, malcolm c on. A table of contents and an index containing more than 900 names and place names was also added. Walter oberst was a beloved history teacher who taught in the pasco school district from 1928 until he retired in 1967. Some of the volumes cover several neighboring counties within one text. Gift shop franklin county historical society and museum.
It is not connected to any historical society or governmental body. This volume is a unique compilation of civil war stories that happened in franklin county, bordering the southernmost section of the missouri river, just outside st. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section missouri local histories. We carry a variety of books, posters and other items for sale in our store.
Goodspeeds history of franklin county, missouri originally published in 1888. History of harrisonville, missouri cass county 1988. In 1819, about the first of december, of that year, our party crossed the mississippi river at st. Located in a rural area, the city had a population of 95 at the 2010 census. Guide to franklin county, missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. Martin linden heights kiwanis club, 1858 franklin county ohio 449 pages. This act set the stage for the violent kansasmissouri border wars where the missouri border ruffians and the kansas jayhawkers transformed a frontier quarrel over.
Plat books of missouri counties collection special. Franklin county, missouri genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Louis county which was two years prior to missouri joining the united states as a new state. Franklin became the county seat of howard county in 1817 but its first post office would not be established until 1821. The historical society fosters an appreciation of the past, with an emphasis on local history. The marriage records of franklin county, missouri, books a.
Books for sale railroads, reclamation and the river. Google books has some digitized county histories online. Mar 10, 2020 we welcome you to the website for franklin county missouri. Open 1st wed and 2nd4th sat each month at 209 e main st in union contact us. Place names of four river counties in eastern missouri. A reminiscent history of the ozark region arkansas and missouri 1894. Biographies in franklin county, mo genealogy trails history. Our valuation model utilizes over 20 fieldlevel and macroeconomic variables to estimate the price of an individual plot of land. Franklin county, missouri is located in the east central portion of missouri and is surrounded by the following counties. Franklin county, located in the eastern central portion of the state, was created 11 december 1818 from st.
Missouri franklin county 1878 saint louis publishing company, 1878 image quality. My recollections of the history of franklin county, when we immigrated to missouri, now about fiftysix years ago, and being then a boy, must necessarily be very imperfect. Original held by the university of missouri columbia, mu libraries. Walter oberst was a beloved history teacher who taught in. History of franklin, jefferson, washington, crawford. The centennial biographical directory of franklin county, missouri, 1925. Local histories are available for franklin county, missouri genealogy.
Patricks church armagn, franklin county, mo by ellen meara dolan. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. University of missouri digital library includes county histories or other material for the following missouri counties. The missouri county history project covers all of the states counties. In 1819, the missouri intelligencer and boonslick advertiser became the first newspaper printed west of the mississippi river. Bay served eight years as justice of the peace in franklin county, and when culvey post office, which was established in 1850, was moved to its present location in 1861, he was appointed. This website is dedicated to preserving the history of franklin county, missouri and to providing helpful information and resources to genealogy researchers. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information.
Digitized in 2005 by the university of missouri, library systems office. History and genealogy of franklin county, missouri. President franklin pierce signed the kansasnebraska act, allowing the notion of popular sovereignty in determining if a territory would be a slave state or a free state. Franklin county missouri historical society union, mo. Missouri county history project missouri digital heritage. Franklin co assessor 400 east locust suite 105b union, mo 630841608 voice. Franklin county missouri genealogy, history, maps with. Franklin county, missouri franklin county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi misuri savezna drzava. The records may include names of purchasers, claimants and assignees, county, date of purchase, and legal land description township, section, range and number of acres sold.
Franklin county place names, 19281945 the state historical. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. It is part of the columbia, missouri metropolitan statistical area as the eastern terminus of the santa fe trail, the community played a major role in the westward expansion of the. The counties carter, christian, howell, oregon, ozark, ripley, shannon, and stone in the ozarks region are documented in the collection, but not in individual county histories. Louis county, missouri jefferson county, missouri washington county, missouri crawford county. History of franklin, jefferson, washington, crawford and gasconade counties, missouri by goodspeed. A history of pasco by walter oberst railroads, reclamation and the river is considered the definitive history of pasco and much of franklin county. Order from franklin county historical society, p o box 293, union, missouri 63084. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers if you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webpagemaking skills, consider joining us. An informative and historical overview of franklin county, missouri including three separate books on one cd which include 6 historical maps 1851, 1902, 1904, 19, 1920s and 1929, plus the full franklin county, missouri section from the book. Plat books of missouri collection mu digital library. Within four years of having been founded, the town had a public square of two acres, streets that.
Land tax books 1835 to 1988 on microfilm coroner inquest from 1863 through 1969 on microfilm school records from 1901 1940 on microfilm the above records can also be found in the original books at the franklin county historical society in washington missouri. The county was organized in 1818 and is named after founding father benjamin franklin. He was the eldest in the family of twelve children born to james m. Named for benjamin franklin, the town was located about 0. Union franklin county was established in 1818, two years before missouri was admitted to the union as a state. The franklin county missouri historical society, located in union, mo, is a local organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of union. History of franklin, jefferson, washington, crawford and gasconade counties, missouri, originally published by goodspeed publishing company of chicago in 1888. When the missouri territory was organized in 1812, there were only five counties. Originally published by goodspeed publishing company, chicago, 1888. Many accounts are firsthand and vividly depict the fear and brutality soldiers experienced, as well as the bravery they showed, risking their lives to save their loved ones. History and genealogy of franklin county, missouri rootsweb. Home missouri platbooks, circa 1930 plafranklin01 reference url.
Goodspeeds franklin county history, 1888, goodspeed publishing co. We welcome you to the website for franklin county missouri. It is located along the missouri river in the central part of the state. The mother of our subject died in franklin county, mo. In retrospect by sue reed, a history of eastern franklin county, covering the pacific, mo area. It is part of the columbia, missouri metropolitan statistical area.
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