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Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Journal, October, 1994Entry/Object ID
2009.3.408Description
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society Journal, October, 1994 Contains transcriptions of various public lists from county records, newspaper accounts, and personal genealogical research connected with the Northwest Missouri Region. Inserted is the Society's Newsletter for Nov/Dec, 1994
Of special interest in this issue
Prisoners of War, Civil War, from Northwest Missouri Counties, extracted from 1890 Veterans & Widows Census. Lists by name unit, & prison
St. Joseph High School, Class List 1900, taken from year book. includes birth date and birth place.
Pryor Family of Musicians bio: Short essay on Samuel Pryor who came to St. Joseph in 1885, later established Pryor's Military Band & Orchestra. Walter, the eldest son played with John Philip Sousa Band at Chicago's Worlds Fair, but returned home to St. Joseph, directing his father's band and later worked as musician at the Electric Theater. Son, Arthur W., a trombonist, who toured the world with Sousa, organized his own band that toured leading citiies of the world and settled down as a regular Board Walk attraction in New Jersey. He was composer for his band and wrote three light operas. Arthur's sons were prominent in New York; Arthur R, in creating radio shows and arranging radio debuts of Metropolitan Opera stars; Roger, a stage and screen star married another screen star, Ann Southern.
St. Joseph Firsts: A short history of the first establishments in St. Joseph, i.e., churches, schools, hospitals, marriage, workhouse, postmaster, etc.
Cameron Observer news bits, 1876-1877, includes news of James Gang robbery in Northfield, MN, Cole & Younger trials, and fight with James gang in Kearney, MO
Slave Schedule, Dekalb County, 1850
Lincoln's Last Pardon, a re-telling of Lincoln pardoning a Confederate. Allmon Vaugham, from Canton, Missouri who had crossed Union lines to see his family, was captured, and sentenced to hang. Senator James Henderson intervened and sought Lincoln in his dressing room as he was dressing for his night at the theater on April 14,1865. Lincoln sat down and wrote out the pardon and then left for the theater where he was assassinated. In the McFall, Missouri Weekly Mirror, April 3, 1903.
St. Joseph Shamrocks Semi-Pro Baseball Team, 1903. Photo with team members identified, From article and photo reprint in St. Joseph NewsPress, May, 1952. Includes replica of scorecards against Agency & Wyatt Park.
Also in this issue:
Andrew County Democrat, births, deaths, marriages, anniversaries, 1922
Voter Record: Poll Book of Special Election, Amazonia, MO Lincoln Township, Sept.
Old Soldiers Reunion, Craig, Mo 1906, includes names of those attending and their unit.
Cameron Observer news bits, 1876-1877, includes news of James Gang robbery in Northfield, MN, Cole & Younger trials, and fight with James gang in Kearney, MO
Union Star Herald news bits, 1910-1911
Stanberry Headlight, obituaries of Mary Ann & Sidney Smith, 1905 & 1906
King City Chronicle biographies of Thomas Kennicutt, John Wheatley, 1904
Margaret McAsey Obituary , Catholic Tribune, 1939
Patrick McAsey Obituary, Catholic Tribune, 1940
Richard McNally Pedigree
Will Index, Nodaway County, Vol.C,1860-1887
Kathleen Ann Murphy Group Charts
Richard Miller Pedigree
Ashcah Amelia Ely description, 1919
Hardenstine Family Bible Records
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Slavery, Sports, Newspapers, Wills, Music, Schools, Bands, Civil wars, BaseballSearch Terms
Pryor's Military Band & Orchestra, Musicians from St. Joseph, Operas by Arthur W. Pryor, St. Joseph High School, Prisoners of War--Civil war, Amazonia, MIssouri, Andrew County, Andrew County Democrat--1922, Electric Theater, Lyceum Theater, Union Station, Slave Scheduled for Dekalb County, Dekalb County, Missourians Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln, Bank Robbery at Northfield, Minnesota, Union Star Herald, Cameron Observer, McFall Weekly Mirror, King City Chronicle, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Shamrocks Semipro Baseball Team, Nodaway County, Old Soldiers Reunion, Genealogy, St. Joseph HistoryBook Details
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Samuel D. PryorPerson or Organization
Arthur W. PryorPerson or Organization
Walter D. PryorPerson or Organization
Arthur R. PryorPerson or Organization
Roger PryorPerson or Organization
Ann SouthernPerson or Organization
John Philip SousaPerson or Organization
Maude RussellPerson or Organization
Abraham LincolnPerson or Organization
James B. HendersonPerson or Organization
Vaugham, AllmonPerson or Organization
Cole YoungerPerson or Organization
Jesse JamesPerson or Organization
Thomas KennicuttPerson or Organization
Wheatley, JohnPerson or Organization
Mary Ann SmithPerson or Organization
Sidney SmithPerson or Organization
S. S. ManleyPerson or Organization
Patrick McAseyPerson or Organization
Margaret McAseyPerson or Organization
Richard McNallyPerson or Organization
Godfrey HardenstinePerson or Organization
Kathleen Ann MurphyPerson or Organization
Richard MillerPerson or Organization
Achsah Amelia Ely