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Number 40 Jackson count Missouri Feb 2007 -June 2007

Mormon Land Ownership inSection 3 Twp 49 R32

by Annette W. Curtis

This part of the plat for Section 3, Township 49 Range 32 from the 1931 Atlas of Jackson Countyprovides a good reference for the information which follows. The boundaries of the 63+ acres, calledthe Temple Lot, are Union Street on the east, Pacific Street on the south and Crysler / Lexington Streetto Union. Van Horn Road is now Truman Road. The Church of christ (Temple Lot) is located at the North

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West comer of River and Walnut on part of the area labeled "Woodson & Maxwll's Add." Proceedingcounter-clockwise, The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) built TheAuditorium on the South West comer of River and Walnut in 1929. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints built their Mormon Visitors' Center on the South East comer of River and Walnut in 1971. In 1994the RLDS Church (now called the Community of christ) built their Temple dedicated to Peace on the NorthEast comer of River and Walnut. It is the most recent property to go out of private hands.

Since 1831, when Joseph Smith, Jr. dedicated land for the construction of Temples in Independence, theplot of ground known as the Temple Lot has been sacred to members of the movement. Mormons lost controlof this site when they were forced to flee Jackson County in 1833. Fragmentation of the early church afterJoseph Smith's 1844 death also complicated matters. Representatives of various expressions of the

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Development in the Temple Lot area in 1886 is shown here. The wide line indicates the western citylimits of Independence in 1886. The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) had not yet built their first churchbuilding. Grove St. is now named Short St., Temple is River Blvd., Christian is Fuller and Wilson isCrysler.

Restoration Movement have at times competed for control of the Temple Lot. Today, portions of the 63+acres of the original purchase are owned by the LDS Church, Community of Christ, and Church of Christ(Temple Lot).

John Hedrick purchased the first of the Woodson & Maxwell's Addition lots for The Church of Christ(Temple Lot) in 1867. By 1873 they had acquired lots 15 through 22 and in 1906 obtained the triangularComeratRiverandLexington(nolotnumber).["ReclaimingtheTempleLotinthecenterplaceofzion"byR.JeanAddamsin Mor"07! f7js'Jor!.ca/ Sffidi.es, Vol. 7, No 1 &2 (Spring/Fall) 2006, pagel 3-15]

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The large piece of land (40 acres) between Walnut and Pacific, East of River Boulevard was at one timeowned by William Chrisman as shown on the 1877 & 1886 Atlas plats. Samuel 0. Bennion, as Central StatesMission president for the LDS Church purchased the largest part of that quarter of a quarter. [7l¢e Adz.ssowrz.Independence Mission, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,1883-2000: The Return to Zion by Douglas LeMon et at.I The

piece on the southeast plus a some in section two was purchased later by the RLDS Church under theleadership of Frederick Madison Smith. The grand old Swope mansion was on that property.

The RLDS Church (now Community of Christ) built the "Stone Church" on land just outside the 63+acres, across Lexington Street from the Temple Lot site.

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The sketch of Sections2 and 3 in Township 49NRange 32W shows the firstownership of the land.The South West quarter ofSection 2 was set aside forthe town of Independencebut the town soon outgrewits boundaries andexpanded northward.These two sections were asmall part of the Seminarylands given to the State bythe Federal goverrment forthe support of highereducation and chosen bythe state. The 63+ acresbordered on the road fromIndependence to Kawtownship and thence to

Indian Territory (later the state of Kansas), also called the Westport Road.. Jones Hoy Floumoy purchasedthe entire South East quarter and the East half of the South West Quarter as well as the South East quarterof the North West quarter, all in Section three in 1831. Both the 1831 and the 1833 purchases from the Statewere issued patent certificates in 1833.

"An act of congress, on January 27,1827, authorized selection from any of the public lands in Missouri

of tracts equal to two congressional townships. Another act, on March 3,1831, authorized the legislatureto sell these lands and to invest the money in a productive way. The proceeds were to be applied solely tothe support of a seminary. [Lr.S. S/cz/w/es czf fcz7.ge, 4 (January 24,1827), Ch. 5; (March 3,1831), Ch.116,sec. 8.] The state legislature's act of 1829 had applied to the seminary lands the same protection given to thecommon school lands by the legislature in 1825. To convert this gift from the federal government intomoney, the Sixth General Assembly set up the machinery for the sale of the land, with the provision that noneWas to be Sold for less than two dollars Per acre." L4 fJi.sfory a/ffee I/H;.vcrs!.ty o/Mj.ssowrj. by Frank F. Stephens, University

of Missouri Press, Columbia,1962, page 5-6. Emphasis mine.]

Notice that Jones H. Floumoy could not urchase this land before the legislature authorized the land salesin ±£!| He could stake a claim before then but would not be able to actually purchase and pay for the landuntil it was offered for sale. Floumoy's purchase date was December 12,1831 and the date on his deed toEdward Partridge was December 19, 1831. Many times in early days a piece of property was sold before theoriginal land purchaser had a patent (deed) himself or when he was even able to enter it himself. A man couldeffectively have a pre-emption on the land, whether written or not. December 1831 was when he had a

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receipt from the State but was before the actual patent (deed from the government) was issued in 1833.Now for a look at the land transactions by location. Deed records on the next pages are presented in the

following format: Book and page, a short summary of the deed, including seller, buyer, date, and price. Thenext lines give a short version of the land description. In the case of the more significant deeds, this isfollowed by a comp/e/e trcz72scrzz7Jz.o# of the deed record.

See 3 Township 49 Range 32

SE 1/4 Sec 3 Twp 49 Range 32 (160 acres) was purchased by Jones H. Flournoy on 12 Dec 1831 at $2 peracre and the Missouri State patent certificate for Seminary Land was issued on 28 May 1833.

E % SW 1/4 Sec 3 Twp 49 Range 32 (80 acres) was purchased by Jones H. Flournoy on 15 Dec 1831 at $2and the Missouri State patent certificate for Seminary Land was issued on 29 May 1833.

part ofsE I/4 63 & 43/fl6€) acresB:i-3 Jt)nes H F`l{)umoytt) EdwaFdi partITi€1ge 1831 Dec l9 Si30 (tj3+i)

pt Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg S line of qr sec 40 poles W of sE cor of sec; thence W 120p to SW cor ofqr; N 16 poles 10 links; N 40° E lop; N 21° E 14p; N 15° E 20p; N 42° E 34p; N 550 E 30p; N 64°E 40p; N 70° E 17p 15 links following the curving road now known as Lexington street to comerof G. M. Hensley's land; then S 122 poles,171inks to begiming. (63.43+a)

To all people to whom these presents shall come, Greeting. Know Ye that we Jones H.Flournoy and Clara Flournoy wife of the Said Jones Of the County of Jackson and StateOf Missouri for the Consideration of one hundred and thirty dollars Received to our fullSatisfaction of Edward Partridge of the County and State aforesaid do Give, Grant,Bargain, Sell and Confirm unto Said Edward Partridge the following described part orparcel Of Lands. Being a part of the South East quarter of Section three, in TownshipForty nine Range No. thirty two, in the aforesaid County Bounded and described asf iollows, To wit. Commencing on the south Line of said quarter section Forty polesfrom the South East Corner of Said quarter Section at the Corner Of a certain piece OfLand Sold by said Flournoy & wife to One Lewis Jones and from thence running West.One hundred and twenty [poles] to the Southwest Corner Of said quarter Section. Thencenorth Sixteen poles and Ten Links. thence north Forty degrees East Ten poles. Thencenorth twenty one degrees East fourteen poles. thence north fifteen degrees East Twentypoles, thence north forty two degrees East thirty poles, thence northf iifty f tve degreesEast thirty poles, thence north Sixty four degrees East forty poles, thence north Seventydegrees East Seventeen poles and fifteen links to the Corner of a certai,n tract of Land soldby said Flournoy and wife to one G. M. Hensley, and from thence due South one hundredand twenty two poles and seventeen links to the place of Beginning. Containing Sixtythree acres andfiorty three one hundred and Sixtieths Of an acre Be the Same more or Less.

To Have and to hold the above Granted and Bargained premises with all and SingulartheRightsandprivilegesthereuntoandanywiseBelongingandappurtaininguntohimthesaid Edward Partridge, his heirs and assigns forever. To his and their own proper useand behoof and also we the Said Jones H. Flournoy and Clara Flournoy, wife Of the said _Jones, as aforesaid for ourselves, our heirs and assigns, Covenant with the said EdwardPartridge, his heirs and assigns, that at and until the Ensealing of these r:ryext pa;gelpresents, we are well Seized of the premises as a Good indofensible and have Good rightto bargain and Sell the same in manner and fiorm, as is above written and that the sameisfreefromallincumbranceswhatsoever,and furthermore,wethesaidJonesH.Flournoyand Clara Flournoy, wife Of the said Jones as aforesaid do by these presents Bind


ourselves and heirs and assigns, forever to warrant and dofend the above Granted andbargained premises unto the said Edward Partridge, his heirs and assigns, against allLowf ul claims and demands whatsoever. In witness whereof we have hereunto set ourhands and affilxed our seals the nineteenth day Of December, in the Year of our LordEighteenhundred &thirty one. Jones H. Flournoy (Seal)

Clara Flournoy (Seal)State of MissouriCounty of Jackson SS. Be it Remembered that on this nineteenth day of December intheYearofourLordonethousandEighthundredandthirtyone,Beforetheundersigned,deputy f;or Samuel C. Owens, Clerk Of the Circuit Court, for the af;oresaid County,personally Came Jones H. Flournoy and Clara Flournoy, Both personally known to theSaid undersigned, to be the persons whose names are Subscribed to the f;oregoinginstrument Of writing, as hawing Executed the Same, and aclanowledged Said instrumentOf writing to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. She the said ClaraFlournoy Being by me first made acquainted with the Contents thereof and ExaminedSeparate and apart from her husband, whether She Executed Said deed and relinquishesher dower in the Lands and tenements in said deed mentioned freely, voluntarily andwithout Compulsion or undue influence Of her said husband, acknowledged and declaredthat She Executed Said deed, and in Said deed mentioned, freely voluntarily and withoutCompulsion, or undue influence of her Said husband. Taken and certified under by handand the private Seal Of Sarrmel C. Owens Clerk Of the c[f;oresaid Circuit Court. there beingno official r:Sa.ge nexl| Seal, at Offiice, the day and Year above written.

R:ussell Hicks (Seal) dep f ;orSamuel C. Owens Clerk C. C. J.C.

State Of MissouriCounty of Jackson Sct. I samuel c. Owens clerk of the circuit court and Ex of f lcioRecorder within and for the aforesaid county do hereby Certify that the foregoing deedOf Bargain and Sale. from Flournoy to Partridge, was filed in my office f;or Record on thelIrh day Of December 1831. and duly Recorded i,n my Said offiice this the 24[h day Of May1832. InBookB. Pagel.

Samuel c. Owens Clerk.

F:212 Edward & Lydia partridge ofcaldwell co. to Michael Arthur ofclay co.1839 Jam 17$1400 [also43.5a&6.98a& lots 75 &76] (S 23.43ao`f 63+a)23 & 43/100 acres of SE qr of Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg S line of Sec then 40 rods W from SE cor of

said qr sec at comer of a piece sold by Jones H. Floumoy to Lewis Jones; thence running W 120rods to SW cor of said qr; N 16 poles & 10 links; N 40° E 10 poles; N 20° E with said line forenough so that a line running E and parallel with the S line will make the aforesaid 23 .43 acres whenit shall intersect a line running due N from the place of beg; thence S to beg. [south part of the 63+acres]Attest by John Cleminson in Caldwell County.

[F:212 is re-recorded in Book P, pagel61]

H:176 Michael Arthur& AmandaJiiswifc to EdwardM. Samuel 1842Jan I S14()0 (23a)

pt SE Sec 3 T49 R32 (south 23+a of 63+ acres)also Lot 75 & 76 Old Town; also interest in Lot 51 Old Town (OT)This Indenture made and entered into this the first day Of January A.D. one ThousandEight luridred and Forty Two between Michael Arthur and Amanda M. F. his wife Of thecounty Of Clay and State Of Missouri of the one part & Edward M. Samuel Of same County

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Of the second part. Witnesseth that the said Arthur & wife for and in consideration Of thesum Of Fifteen Hundred Dollars to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is herebyacknowledged do hereby grant bargain sell & corrvey & confirm unto the said Edward M.Samuel his heirs & assigns forever all the following described tracts or parcels of Land.being & lying in the county Of Jackson & State Of Missouri. To Wit. A part Of the SouthEast quarter Of Section No Three Township Forty Nine & Range Thirty Two & boundedas f;ollows. commencing on the South line Of said Quarter section forty rods west from theSouth East corner Of said Quarter Section, at the corner Of a certain piece Of Land soldby Jones H. Flournoy to Lewis Jones &from thence running West one hundred & Twentyrods to the South West corner Of said quarter Section thence north sixteen poles & tenlinks, thence North Forty degrees East ten poles, thence north twenty one degrees Eastwith said line for enough so that a line running East & parallel with the South line willmake Twenty Three acres & 4 poles, being the piece of Land sold by Edward Partridge tosaid Arthur (also Two certain Town Lots in the Town Of Independence, Jackson County,Missouri. Known on the plot Of said Town by number Seventy Five and Seventy Six I:L: ots75 & 76 included the location of The Evening and the Morning Star building.] /cz/s'o cz7!equal and undivided interest with A. W. Doniphan Of the half to a certain Town Lot in theaf;oresaid Town of Independence Known on the plan of said Town by rmmber Fifty one,[The Gilbert and Whitney Store was located on lot 51.] SCH.d fof/czcz.73g¢ve roc7s o#-[sic, Liberty] Street & facing T:Da.gel77| ten rods o; Lexingtovn Stre-;t, containing;jirty

Square rods more or less) Together with all & Singular the appurtenances hereuntobelonging or in any wise thereunto appertaining. To have and to hold the above describedpremises unto the Of;oresaid Edward M. Samuel his heirs & assigns ...

I:465 EdwardM.Samuel to SamuelH.Woodson. 1844Aprl6. $500.

part SE I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32 (south part of 63+ acres) (23.43a)

N:203 Grantors are heirs of Edward partridge, dec'd who are now in potawatomie co., Iowa, Lydia (thewidow),ElizaM.,EmilyD.,&CarolineE. Partridge. to Jamespool 1848 May5 $300 partSE t,`4 Scc 3 T49 R32 (63+a)

Problems with this deed - Edward Partridge had sold the South 23+ acres of this tract in 1839 Jan 17 toMichael Arthur and Arthur to Samuel H. Woodson in 1844. Also two younger children, Lydia ®om 1830,died 1875) and Edward Jr. (born 1833, died 1900) were omitted. Since the legal description is complicatedand accurate, it indicates that the deed was made out by a representative for James Pool in order to obtain aquit claim on the property. Signers are Lydia Partridge (widow), Eliza M. Partridge a.1820), Emily D.Partridge a. 1824), and Caroline E. Partridge (b. 1827) -in the presence of william Allred, Nathan A. Westin the State of Missouri, County of Atchison. However, this deed could not give title to the south 23+ acresof the 83+ acres to James Pool.

To all people to whom these presents shall come greeting Knciw ye that we LydiaPartridge widow of Edward Partridge deceased Eliza M. Partridge, Emily D. Partridgeand Caroline E. Partridge heirs Of the said Edward Partridge deceased now living inPotowatomie County Iowa For and in consideration Of the sun Of three hundred dollarsreceived to our full satisfaction Of James Pool of the county Of Jackson in the State ofMissouri do give grant bargain sell confrm and quit claim unto the said party of thesecondpartthefollowingdescribedpeiceorparcelofLandbeingapartofthesouthEastquarter Of section three in Township Number Forty nine Of Range No. Thirty two in theaf;oresaid Jackson County Missouri bounded and described as fiollows to wit commencingon the South Line of said quarter Section Forty poles .10. from the South East corner Of


said quarter Section at the corner Of a certain peice Of Land sold by said Flournoy & wifeto one Lewis Jones and from Thence running west One hundred and twenty Poles to SouthWest Corner Of said quarter Section; thence North sixteen poles and ten links ThenceNorth Forty degrees East ten poles thence North twenty one degrees East fourteen polesthence North Fifteen degrees East twenty poles thence North forty two degrees East

Thirty four poles thence North Fifty five degrees East Thirty four poles thence NorthSixty four degrees East forty poles thence North Seventy degrees East seventeen Polesand fifteen links to the corner of a certain tract Of Land sold by said Flournoy & wife toone G. M. Hensley and from thence due South one handred and Seventy two poles andseventeen links to the place Of beginning containing Sixty three acres and forty three onehandred and sixtieths of an acres be the same more or less . To have and to hold the abovegranted bargained and quit Claimed premises with all and singular the rights, privaligesand appurtenances thereunto in any wise belonging or appertaining and him the saidJa,mes Pool his heirs and assigns f;orever to his and their own proper use and behoof andwe the said party Of the first part for ourselves our heirs and assigns covenant with thesaid James Pool his heirs and assigns that at and until the ensealing of these presents weare well-seized of the premises as a good and indofeasible Estate in fee sinxple and havegood right to bargain and sell and quit claim the same in manner & form as in abovewritten and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever,In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Affixed our seal the fifth day OfMay in the year Of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred & Forty Eight. hotLge 204]r:stgpedby| Lydia Partridge, Eliza M. Partridge, Emily D. Partridge, and Caroline E.Partridge -in the presence Of William Allred, Nathan A. West

A;ttest State of Missouri. County of Atchison} Be it Remembered that on thisf if th day of Mayin the year Eighteen hundred and forty eight bofore me A A Bradf;ord Clerk Of the CircuitCourt within and for the County of Atchison aforesaid personally came Lydia PartridgeEliza M Partridge Emily D. Partridge and Caroline E. Partridge who are personallyknown to me to be the same persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoinginstrument Of writing as parties thereof and acknowledged the same to be their voluntaryact & Deed for the purposes therein mentioned. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand and affixed by private seal (there being no seal Of Court provided) At office theday and year last aforesaid. r:stgned| A. A. Bradf;ord Clerk.The f;oregoing deed from Lydia Partridge & others to James Pool together with theaclanowledgment thereon endorsed was deposited and duly Recorded in my Office on the16h day Of June A.D.1848. r:stigped| Samuel D. Lucas. Recorder.

N:273 `lamespo{)I to J(}hnMarshall 1848Aug8 $6(joThis Indenture made and entered into this Third day Of August in the Year Of Our LordEighteen Hundred and Forty Eight between James pool of the county of Jackson and stateOf Missouri Of the first part and John Maxwell of the County and State Of aforesaid of theother part Witnesseth That the said James Pool f;or and in consideration Of the sum of Sixhundred Dollars to him in hand Paid by the said John Moucwell the receipt whereof ishereby acknowledged has this day given granted bargained and sold and does by thesepresents give grant bargain sell alein convey and confirm unto the said John Maxwell hisheirs and assigns forever thef;ollowing tract peice [sic] or parcel of Land situate lying andbeing in the County of Jackson and State of Missouri described as follows : To wit Beinga part Of the South East Quarter of Section Three in Township Forty Nine Of RangeNumber Thirty two commencing on the South line Of said Quarter Section at the CornerOf a certain peice [sic] Of Land Sold by one Flournoy and wife to One Lewis Jones and

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from thence running West One Hundred and Twenty Poles to the south West corner Of saidQuarter Section thence North Sixteen Poles and Ten links thence North Forty degreesEast Ten Poles thence North Twenty One Degrees East Fourteen Poles thence NorthFifteen degrees East Twenty poles thence North Forty Five degrees East Thirty four polesthenceNorthFiftyfivedegreesEastThirtyfourpolesthenceNorthsixtyfourdegreesEastForty Poles thence North Seventy Degrees East Seventeen Poles and fifteen links to theCorner of a certain tract Of Land sold by said Flournoy and wife to one G. M. Hensley and

from thence due South One handred and Seventy two Poles and seventeen links to theplace Of beginning said Tract containing Sixty Three acres and Forty three One hundredand Sixtieth Of an acres To have and To hold the above described premises together withall and singular the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining unto him the said John Maxwell his heirs and assigns forever and thesaid James Pool the aforesaid premises unto him the said John Maxwell his heirs andassigns against the claim or claims Of all persons claiming by through or under him Willforever Warrant and clef;end by these presents but not against the claims of any otherPerson.

In Testimony whereof the said James Pool has hereunto set his hand and sealthis day and Year above written.

James Pool (seal)[Attest by Samuel D. Lucas, 3 August 1848.]

SW & SE Sec 3 Twp 49 Range 32 - 6.98 acres

8:150 JonesH. Floumoy to AzariahHolcomb 1833 Jan 15 $70 (6.98a)

pt of sw I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg S I/2 mile comer ruuning N 16p; thence N 41° E lop; N 210 E 14p;N 150 E20p; N77° W 341inks; S50° W52p 20 links; S 20p 321inks; E25p to Beg. (6.98 acres moreor less) - sometimes described as "weird shape" which is appropriate!"To wit. a part of the South ends and Southwest, and South east Comers of the South east quarter:

and the west half of Southeast [page] quarter os Section 3. T49. R 32. begirming at the South halfmile Comer and running north Sixteen poles, thence north 41 degrees, east ten poles, thence north21 deg. East fourteen poles, thence north fifteen deg East twenty poles from thence North 77 degreeswest thirty four links, thence South 50 deg. West fifty two poles and twenty links thence Southtwenty poles and thirty two links, thence East twenty five poles to the place of beginning,Containing Six acres and 98/100 of an acre, more or less."

8:328 Azariah & Susan Holcomb to williamE. MCLellan 1833 Aug l5 (6.98a)part of S end & SW & SE comers of E I/2 of SW qr & W 1/2 of SE qr Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg at S halfmile cor N 16 poles; N 41° E 10 poles; etc. (6.98a)

C:34 Win.E.&EmelineMCLellan to JamesNewberryallofclayco.1833 Dec 14 $85 (6.98a)weird shape little piece ... part S side & SW & SE cor of E I/2 of sw qr & W I/2 of SE qr Sec 3 T49R32 -Beg at S half mile cor N 16 poles; thence N 410 E 10 poles ; N 210 E 14 poles; N 15° E 20

poles; N 77° W 34 links; S 50° W 52 poles 20 links; S 20 poles 32 links; E 25 poles to beg.

F:210 James & Mary Newberry to Edward Partridge all of Caldwell Co. $85.1839 Jan 17 (6.98a)pt of S side and SW & SE cor of the E I/2 of SW qr & the W 1/2 of SE qr Sec 3 T49 R32; Beg at Shalf mile cor & running N 16 rods; N 410 E 10 poles; N 21° E 14 rods; N 150 E 20 rods; N 770 W341inks; S 50° W 52 rods, 201inks; S 20 rods & 32 links; E 25 rods to beg. (6.98 a) Attest in

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Caldwell Co. by John Cleminson.

F:212 Hdward & Lydia partridge ofcaldwell co. to Michael Arthur of clay co.1839 Jan 17 $1400[also 43.5a of E 1/2 of SW I/4 & 23.43a of SE qr & lots 75 & 76]6.98 acres a part of SE end & the SW & SE comer of the E I/2 of SW qr & W 1/2 of SE qr of Sec 3T49 R32: Beg at the S 1/2 mile comer & running N 16 rods thence N 410 E 10 rods; N 210 E 14 rods;N 15 ° E 20 rods; N 77° W 341inks; S 50° W 52 rods 20 links; S 20 rods 32 links; E 25 rods to beg.Attest by John cleminson in caldwell county. (6.98a)

Here we have Newberry contributing to the efforts to gather funds together for the exodus from Missouri.Michael Arthur was a friendly non-Mormon who was willina and able to pay them money for their land.

P:161 Hdwardpartridge&Lydia to MichaelArthur 1839Janl7 $1400[same deed as F:212 is recorded again] for E 1/2 SW I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32 (43a) and SE I/4 Sec 3 (23a)and SW & SW cor E I/2 SW I/4 Sec 3 (6.98a) and Lots 75 & 76 0T

K:136 MichaelArthur&AmandaM.F.ofclayco. to WilliamFord 1844Nov4 $1240 [alsoE1/2 SW 1/4 Sec 3 T49 R32 (55a)]

E 1/2 SW % Sec 3 T49 R32 (6.98a) (6.98a)

lt is obvious that this small, odd shaped piece of land had some special interest. See the sketchof sections 2 and 3 and the plats on page 1 and 2. What made it desirable? Flournoy to Holcombto MCLellin to Newbeny -three transactions all in 1833. Why was the tract cut off in such an oddmanner? The biggest part of this tract has been drastically changed by the railroad cut andWinner's rail line and road. It was along the road which many of the early traders used to go west.It may have had eariy buildings on it. It connected the 55 acres to the 63+ acres making the landholdings contiguous.

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part of SW I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg S line of section 80 poles [t/4 mile] E of SW comer - thence N160 poles [[/2 mile], E 55 poles, S 160 poles, W 55 poles to Beg.

F:193 Edward&Lydiapartridgeofcaldwellco. to CalvinBeebee 1837Jul27 $210pt of SW Sec 3 T59 R32: Beg S line of said see,135 rods E from SW cor of sec 3 thence N 61 &1,,/''`H; W27.5 rods; S f)H,,`'l i rt)ds; E 27,5 rod`s t{j beg. (11).5aof55 £i)

F:212 Edward&Lydiapartridgeofcaldwellco. to MichaelArthurofclayco.1839Jan 17 $1400[also 43.5a & 6.98a & Lots 75 & 76]43.5a of E I/2 of SW 1/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg SW cor of E I/2 running thence E 27.5 rods to CalvinBeebee's comer; N with Beebee's line 65.20 rods; E 27.5 rods; N 93 & 1/11 rods; W 55 rods; S 160i.ods t{j beg. {`43.5 i)f` 55 a)

Attest by John Cleminson in Caldwell County.

F:189 Calvin & Submit R. Beebee of clinton Co., Mo. to Edwardson [sic, Edward M.] Samuel &MichaelArthurofclayco.1838 Dec 14 $123as described in 2 deeds from Edward Partridge & Lydia to Calvin Beebee dated 27 July 1837.

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tract of land in Sec 21 T49 R33: Beg 74 rods S of NE cor of said Sec 21 ; thence S 42 rods; thenceW 68 rods & 18 links; thence S 3 rods; thence W 9 rods 71inks; thence N 4 rods; thence W 43 rods;thence N 12° E one rod & 51inks; thence E 118 to Beg. (21.44 a)ALSO 5 1/2 a on S side of a tract conveyed to said Calvin Beebee by Edward Partridge & Lydia bydeed dated as aforesaid & bounded: Being a part of SW qr Sec 3 T40 R32 : Beg on the fourth lineof said section 135 rods E from the South West comer of said sec 3 thence running N 61 rods &i,,,'..I "tLiri*c \i\,'7 27~.S i.o{is thcii€c $ 6" i riif,is {!`€n \fy' 27.5 rods €ii E3cg i").5iì) (10.5il of5~S €t}

F:274-5 Edward & Lydia partridge ofcaldwell co. to Thomas Gloverofcaldwell co.1837 Jul 7 $20pt of SW I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg 135 rods E & 61.11 rods N from SW cor of Sec 3; thence W 27.5rods; N 27.5 rods & 9/11 links; E 27.5 rods; S 5 & 9/11 rods to beg. Attest by John Cleminson in{:.àidi,i,vL`! i i-)i). { 1 €} of 55i3 N il±` £:3cgb€}

An interesting time for a Jackson County land transaction.

F:276-7 Thomas Grover& Caroline ofcaldwell co. to MichaelArthurofclayco. 1839 Feb 2 $13{ I a {jt` 55£i ~ ife' {jf` C`£iivin 8Ltcbc`s}

part SW Sec 3 T49 R32 (1a) - Beg 135 rods E & 61 1/11 rods N from SW cor of Sec 3 thence W27.5 rods; N 5 rods 9/11 ; thence E 27 & I/2 rods; S 5 9/11 rods S to Beg (1a)

P:161 Edwardpartridge&Lydia to MichaelArthur 1839Jan 17 $1400 [F:212re-recorded]E, i/.`. Sw I,/:; SLè.3 '`F49 £R32 {43zt) &f otii€i.lands (4.3a itl`55a}

[SE I/4 Sec 3 (23a), SW & SW cor E I/2 SW 1/4 Sec 3 (7a), Lots 75 & 76 Old Town]

K:136 MichaelArthur& AmandaM. F. ofclayco. to WilliamFordofJacksoncounty 1844Nov4`$12io (55 ;i)

55a off E I/2 SW I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg at SW cor of said 1/2, E 55 rods; N 160 rods; W 55 rods; S160 rods to beg.E 1/2 SW 1/4 Sec 3 T49 R32 (6.98a)

E%SEA:168 JonesH.Floumoy&Clara to LewisJones 1831Decl3 $20 (10a)

p± E t/2 SE I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg SE cor of said I/2 qr sec; W 40 poles; N 40 p; E 40 p; S to beg.

A:212 JonesH.Floumoy&Clara to GamettM.Hensley 1831 Dec 19 $40(20.5a)

part E I/2 SE I/4 Sec 3 T49 R32: Beg 40 poles N of SE cor on E line of section; W 40 poles comeringwith land sold to Lewis Jones; N 82 poles to center of road; E 40 poles to section line; S 83 polesto beg.

C:54 GamettM.Hensely to Williampharris 1834Jan24 $140E I/2 SE Sec 3 T49 R32 (29a)

Helpful Land Measurement Equivalents1 Chain = 4 Rods or 4 Poles1 Chain = 66 feet10 Links = 1 Chain1 Mile = 80 Chains1 Section = 1 Mile by 1 Mile1 Quarter = I/4 Section = 160 Acres

1 Rod = 1 Pole = 1 Perch1 Rod = 16 I/2 feet40 Rods by 40 Rods = 1 Acre40 Rods = I/4 Mile40 Poles by 40 Poles = 1 Acre40 Poles = 1/4 Mile

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AKEMAN / AIKMAN FAMILYJACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI CONVERTS

by Amette W. Curtis

Akeman and Aikman are the most common spellings of this surname. There are more. I will use thespelling used in the various documents. Aikman is used by an allied line still in Yell County, Arkansas. Bothspellings are used in the censuses. Wilford Woodruff used Akeman.

Most of what is known about this family and the early Mormon church comes from Wilford Woodruff.So let us begin with his story. Please do not expect this article to read from front to end and make the bestsense possible. There are too many unanswered questions. Refer from source to source to analyze it yourself.

MORMON MISSIONARIES IN MISSOURI & ARKANSAS IN 1835

Wilford Woodruff in his "History" [MS 27 ( 1865), page 216] says that he went from Kirland, Ohio to ClayCounty, Missouri with Zion's Camp. The Prophet advised young men without families to stay in ClayCounty which he did. He was ordained a Priest on November 5th 1834. Bishop Partridge asked him to goon a mission into the Southern States through Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky. Elder Harry Brown agreedto accompany him. On January 13,1835 Wilford Woodruff received an "honorable discharge" from LymanWight. Zion's Camp had disbanded the previous July. They left on the January 13th 1835 to go throughJackson County from Clay and did so without molestation. On January 18,1835 they arrived at HarmonyMission (on the Marais Des Cygnes River, now near Rich Hill, just north of the Bates / Vemon County line)where they were offered neither food nor lodging. They went on 15 miles more to an Indian trading house,having been directed through a swamp, they arrived muddy about midnight but received a kind reception.On the 19th they began early, it being 60 miles to the next house. They encountered bears and wolves on theway. As they traveled on further they preached along the way as they could. On January 24,1835 theypreached at Mr. Nathan Tanner's in Green [sic, Greene] County, Missouri. John Joshua Tanner, NathanTanner and Amasa Lyman followed the advice of the Prophet and remained in Missouri a year to assist theSaints, returning to Kirtland in 1835. [Tumer's in thejoumal. The Tanner's are thought to have been in VanBuren, County. In the 5 or 6 days between the 19th when they left the area of Harmony Mission in Van Buren,County and the 24th when they were at Turners or Tanners, Woodruff should have nearly arrived at theArkansas border so Greene County is reasonable. Tumer's in Greene Co. is at least as likely as Tanner'swherever.]

The state of Missouri sits above Arkansas. Clay County sits directlyabove and across the Missouri River from Jackson County which ishighlighted on the map. Wilford Woodruff set out from Clay County,crossedJacksoncountyintovanBurencountywhichthenincludedcass,Bates and Vemon counties and continued south to Arkansas then wentfarther into Arkansas to find the Akeman family in Pope County. Later inDecember 1840 Yell county, where they lived, was formed from a part ofPope County. Yell County is highlighted on the map.

After many trials, he and his companion reached Arkansas where theywent in search of the Akeman family. According to his journal, Wilford


Woodruff arrived at Willis Akeman's on "February 8,1835 and departed February 11, where we stayed withJohnathan Hubbel, 2 miles distant." [Woodruffjoumal 1 :2o-21].

Wilford Woodruff wrote: "We arrived at Petty John Creek [sic, Petit Jean Creek or River], inArkansas, where Mr. Alexander Akeman resided, with a large family of sons and one daughter, settled aroundhim. Mr. Akeman, and a part of the family, were members of the Church in Jackson County; his wife diedstrong in the faith in Missouri. His whole family were mobbed, and some of his sons were whippedseverely; but he could not stand the persecution and the loss of property. He moved to Arkansas, to get ridof "Mormonism," and apostatized, and was bitter against the work. When we called upon him, he opposedus strongly - spoke against the leaders of the Church and the Book of Mormon. He had one son whoreceived us, and had a little faith." From Woodruff's joumal we leam that they stopped there three weeks,and cleared land for father Hubbard [sic, Hubble, Hubbel?] while he fed and housed them. "I was warnedthree times by the Lord, to go to Mr. Akeman, and bear testimony unto him of the truth of "Mormonism,"and the wickedness of his course in opposing it; and the last time I called upon him, he was filled withwrath against me, and when I left his house, he followed me in a rage, apparently with some evil intent.When I had got a few rods from his door, he was nearly treading on my heels, and fell dead at my feet" ..."Brother Brown and myself assisted in laying him out and burying him. He died February 14,1835." In

his journal Woodruff says that when Akeman fell he continued on to Mr. Hubbels and there was told thatAkeman was dead. He went to the house as requested and found all of the sons already there.

Henry Hubble spoke in tongues and interpreted the same on February 20. He and his wife werebaptized February 22. [Woodruffjoumal 1 :22]

After they left the Akeman settlement, the two missionaries cut down a large cotton-wood tree and dugout a canoe four feet wide and twelve long and rowed down the Arkansas River, 125 miles to Little Rock.Elder Brown left Woodruff in the swamp on March 24th 1835 when he couldn't travel fast enough. ThenWilford Woodruff went alone to Memphis, Tennessee and met with Brothers Patten and Parrish, havingwaded the "Mississippi swamp" for many miles.

If the reader would like to read more about this story, look for the narratives and the journal of wilfordWoodruff. This story varies somewhat in the several Wilford Woodruff accounts and his journal. He alsospells the names differently in the different versions and he is not above contradicting himself, so read themall. In an internet search for this Akeman family, Wilford Woodruff is nearly all you will find.

AIKMAN FAMILY HISTORY

[Source: Excerpts from ye// Cow73ty fJcrz./czge.. Hz.s/ory o/ ye// Cow#fy, 47'4cz#sczs by Yell County Historical& Genealogical Association, Yell County Arkansas, published by Curtis Media, 1997. Page 191-192submitted by Larry P. Aikman.]

TheAikmanfamilycametotheNewJerseyfromscotlandaboutl730.WilliamAikman(1738-1805)had nine children, two of whom were Alexander (about 1770-1835) and William E. (about 1780-1824).Alexander was born in Virginia and died in what was then Pope County in 1835. His sons, William, Willis,Alexander, and Wright, all raised families in the county. Other children of Alexander Aikman were Denicy,Mariah, and Pleasant.

It is from William E. (about 1780-1824) that the Aikman line continues in Yell County to this day.Born in Virginia he married Jane (Jenny Montgomery at Knox County, Tennessee, in 1807. Their childrenwere: Lucinda, Maria, Emily, Sarah, and Dubois Gilbert. He moved to Howard County, Missouri, prior to1820 and then to Lillard County [1ater called Lafayette County].

One of the sons of william E., Michael Edward "Ned" Aikman ( 1848-1864) died while serving in theCivil War in the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry (Union). Some of Alexander Aikman's Yell County sons fought forthe Confederacy. [Comment: I was not able to verify this as none was identifiable in the Confederate index.However, the Federal government did not obtain the names of all Confederate soldiers, so not being in thelist does not prove anything. - awc]

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Aikman Landin Missouri and Arkansas

Next let us look at Alexander Aikman family land transactions in both Jackson County, Missouri andin Arkansas. The land Alexander Aikman purchased in Jackson County, Missouri in 1831 and 1833 was notsold until 1837, after his 1835 death. His land was sold to Thomas Pitcher. The "Pitcher Cemetery" is onthat land and was probably not begun as a grave yard by Pitcher but by the Aikman family. It is likely thatAlexander Aikman's wife was buried in the grave yard now known as Pitcher Cemetery.

AIKMAN LAND in JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURIMissouri State Land Patents: [from Missouri State Archives web database]PurchaserAlexander AikmanAlexander AikmanAlexander AikmanAlexander AikmanAlexander Aikman

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The 1877 Atlas plats above (parts of two merged) show how the old road west from Independence curvesaround the "Temple Lot" (63+ acres), and meanders through sections 10, 9, 8, down through Aikman'sproperty (shaded area) in section 17 and then west through section 18 in T49 R32, finally crossing the BigBlue River in section 13 T49 R33. By 1877 a bridge was over the Big Blue but the route of the road variedvery little. This route was called the Independence-Westport Road. However, in 1827 it generally followed"the old road with little variation by Alexander Aikman' s to the lower ford on Big Blue." [Jackson co., Mo. court

records, Sept.1827.] Compare this with the original ownership map below.

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This illustration combines parts of the original land entry township maps for T49N R33W and T49N R32W. AlexanderAikman's property is in Sections 17 and 20 (Range 32 on the right) and are highlighted. This version includes bothFederal and State sales. Notice the close proximity to land in the name of Edward Partridge -the settlement on the BigBlue. [microfilm]

For more on the B.\gBfueRiver Crossing see 8 lue River C hannel Project, Kansas City, Missouri: Independence-WestportRoad Crossing And Other Oregon/Santa Fe Trail Alternatives.. National Register Assessment (principal investigator and reportauthor, Sondra Van Meter Mccoy),1994.

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The original land patents for Aikman's Jackson County, Missouri land do not appear to be recordedin the Jackson County deed records. However, about two years after Alexander Aikman died, his childrensold the property in Jackson County. The deed and a power of attorney not only identify the land but tell usmore about the family members.

The Gibbs were not living near the rest of the siblings and were apparently moving in 1837. Tofacilitate the sale of the Jackson County land, they gave power of attorney to her brother, Willis Aikman, tosign for them in this specific land sale.

E:320 Jonas G. Gibbs &wfDenecia, powerofattomey to Willis Aikman.1837 0ct25.NWNW see 20 T49 R32 (40a) W I/2 SE sec 17 T49 R32. (80a)E I/2 Sw sec 17 T49 R32 (80a) E 1/2NW sec 20 T49 R32 (80a)SW Sw sec 17 T49 R32 (40a) to sell to Thomas pitcherKnow all men by these presents that Jonas G. Gibbs and Denicia Gibbs his wife the undersigned ofthe County Of County [sic] Of Greene in the state Of Missouri for Divers good causes andconsiderations them thereunto moving have this day ordained constituted and appointed and by thesepresents, do ordain constitute and appoint Willis Aikman Of the County Of Pope in the State OfArkansas their true and lawful attorney in fact for them, and their names, place, room and stead, toexecute and acknowledge a deed of conveyance to Thomas Pitcher of Jackson County in the State ofMissouri, Of all the right title claim and estate Of in and to a certain parcel or tracts Of land lying &being situate in the said County Of Jackson & lanown by these numbers, as follows, That is to day.

The north west quarter Of the north west quarter, of section Twenty, Township forty nine inRange Thirty two, containing forty acres.

The west half Of the south East quarter of section Seventeen, Township fiorty nine, RangeThirty two, containing Eighty acres.

TheEasthalfofthesouthwestquarterofsectionseventeen,inTownshipf;ortynineofRangeThirtytwo, containing Eighty acres. The East half of the north west quarter Of section Twenty, in Townshipforty nine of Range Thirty two containing Eighty acres, and also the south west quarter Of the southwest Of section seventeen in Township f;orty nine, of Range thirty two containing forty acres, as fullyand coryipletely as we could do if we were personally present, hereby ratifying and confirmingwhatsoever our said attorneys shall lawfully do in the premises.

In Testimony whereof we herounto set our hand & seals this 25'h Oct 1837.Jonas G. Gibbs (seal)Denicia her x mark Gibbs (seal)

This day personally appeared bofore me James Dollison, One Of the Justices Of the County Court inthe State of Missouri, Jonas G. Gibbs and Dent,ci,a Gibbs his wife who were proven by PleasantAikman and Thomas Patterson, two credible persons to be the persons whose names are subscribedto the fioregoing instrument. & being made acquainted with the contents thereof, aclonowledged thesane to be their act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. and the said Denicia Gobbs beingexamined separate & apart from her said husband, aclanowledged that she did execute the same freely& volunterily and without any undue influence Of her said husband.

Jas. Dollison J. C. C.Taken and certified on the day and date above written;

Jas. Dollison J. C. C.State of Missouri }County Of Jackson } SS I Sanl C. Owens Clerk Of the Circuit Court and Ex-Officio Recorder withinand f tor the County af ;oresaid.

Do hereby certify that the foregoing Power Of Attorney fromJonas G. Gibbs and wife to Willis Aikman was deposited and duly recorded in my office on the 6h day


Of November 1837, in Book E. Page 320 andfiollowing.Given under my hand this 6h day of November AD 1837.

Saml c. Owens ClerkBy John R. Swearingen D. C.

So the land was sold to Thomas Pitcher.E:360 Aikmanheirs to Thomaspitcher.1837May 1. $1750.

William Aikman is attorney for heirs of Alexander Aikman of pope County AR. They are: William(wife Ann), Willis, Wright, Alexander, Pleasant, Marshall Hubble (wf Maria Aikman), Jones G.Gibbs (wife Deresee Aikman).E I/2NW see 20, T49 R32 (80a) E t/2 Sw sec 17 T49 R32 (80a)W I/2 SE sec 17 T49 R32 (80a) SW Sw sec 17 T49 R32 (40a)NW NW Sec 20 T49 R32 (40a)This indenture made and entered into this first day of May 1 8 3 7 , between william Aikmann and Annhis wife, Willis Aikman, Wright Aikman, Alexander Aikman, Pleasant Aikman, Marshal Hubbleand Mariah his wife, late Mariah Aikman, Jones G. Gibbs and Derusee his wife, late DeruseeAikman, heirs and legal representatives Of Alexander Aikman deceased, all Of Pope County in theState Of Arkansas Of the first part, and Thomas Pitcher Of Jackson County in the State of MissouriOf the other part witnesseth that for and in consideration Of the sum Of Seventeen Hundred and FiftyDollars to them and their said ancestors[?] paid by the said Pitcher the receipt of which is herebyaclcnowledged, they the said parties of the first part, Do grant, bargain, sell and corrvey to him thesaid Pitcher the f;ollowing described tracts and parcels Of land, lying and being in the said Countyof Jackson and State of Missouri aforesaid, To wit, The East half of the northwest qr Of SectionTwenty, Township forty nine, and Range Thirty two containing 80 acres, Also the East half Of theSouth west qr of section Seventeen, Township forty nine, and Range Thirty two, containing 80 acres ,Also the west half Of the South East qr. of Section Seventeen Township f;orty nine, and Range Thirtytwo, containing 80 acres. Also the south west qr, Of the South west quarter of Section Seventeen, OfTownship fiorty nine, and Range Thirty two, containing 40 acres. Also the North west qr of the Northwest qr Of Section Twenty, Township forty nine, and Range Thirty two, containing 40 acres.

To Have and To Hold the said several described tracts and parcels Of land, together with all andsingular their and Each of their appurtenances and improvements to him the said Thomas pitcher andhis heirs in fee sinple forever.

And the said parties Of the first part, for themselves and their heirscovenant to and with the said Thomas Pitcher and his heirs,

That they will warrant and forever dof;end.The said land and premises to him and his said heirs, from themselves and

[page] Their heirs and all persons and claims whatever.In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our names and aJftxed our seals, the date above,

William AikmanAnn AiklmanWillis AikmanWright AikmanAlexander Aikm anPleasant AikmanMathew his x mark MorseMary her x mark MorseMarshall his x mark HubbleMariah her x mark HubbleJones G. GibbsDerusee Gibbs

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By their attorney in factWillis Aihaan (seal)

State of Arkansas }County of pope } SS In the circuit court of said county of pope at the september term

thereofl837.Be it Remembered that on this Seventeenth day Of September 1837, bef;ore the Circuit Court withinand for the County Of Pope in the State Of Arkansas, the sane being a court of record and having aSeal, Came William Aikman & Ann his wife, Willis Aikman, Wright Aikman, Pleasant Aikman,Mathew Morse & Mary his wife, late Mary Aikman, Marshal Hubble & Mariah his wife, lateMariah Aikman and [sic] the grantors to the foregoing deed Of bargain and sale,from them to Thomas Pitcher, all Of said persons being personally Jenown to the Judge of said Courtto be the persons whose names are subscribed to said as parties thereto, who thereuponacknowledged the said instrunent of writing to be their act and deedfior the purposes therein named,and the said Ann the wife Of the said William Aikman who is personally known to the Judge Of theCourt to be the person whose name is subscribed to the f;oregoing said deed & conveyance, and onan examination by the Court apart f;orm her said husband acknowledged that she executed the sameand relinquishes her dower in the real estate therein mentioned fully and without compulsion orundue infouence Of her said hasband, and the said Mary wife of the said Mathew Morse, and the saidMariah wife Of the said Marshal Hubble which said femme covest are all [page 362] PersonallyJanown to the Judge Of this court to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the said foregoingcorveyance from them and others to Thomas Pitcher, as parties thereto and being first by the Courthere made acquainted with the contents Of the said conveyance, and on an Examination by the Courthereapartfromtheirsaidhusbands,respectively,severallyacknowledgedthattheyexecutedthesamefireely and without compulsion or undue infouence Of their said husbands respectively.

In Testinony whereof I Jctmes B . Logan clerk of said court have hereunto subscribedny name and affixed the seal of said Court the date in the certificate first above written,

James B. Logan ClerkState Of ArkansasCounty Of Pope Pope Circuit Court

Clerks office Of theI James 8. Logan Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the County Of Pope and State Of Arkansas af;oresaiddo hereby certify that the foregoing certificate Of acknowledgment of the within and foregoingconveyance from William Aikman and others, heirs Of Alexander Aikman deceased to Thomas Pitcheris a just, full, true and perfect Copy from the records Of said Circuit Court as fully and truly as thesame remains Of record in my office.

In witness Of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed theseal Of said Court this 2Orh day Of September 1837.

James 8. Logan ClerkState Of Arkansas }Countyof pope }SS

I Charles Caldwell Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit Of the State OfArkansas aforesaid, and Of the Circuit for the county of pope do hereby certify that James 8. Loganwhose name is subscribed to the foregoing certificate, is and was at the time Of the date Of the saidcertificate respectively clerk Of our said court.

And that his said certificates are in due form Of low.Given under my hand this 20[h day Of September 1837.

Charles caldwell Judge[page 363]State of Missouri, County of Jackson

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[acknowledgment dated 6 Nov 1837 for appearance of Alexander Aikman by Saml C. Owens, Clerk]State Of Missouri, County of Jackson[acknowledgment dated 7 Nov 1837 for appearance of Willis Aikman attorney in fact for Jonas G.Gibbs and wife by Saml C. Owns Clk.]S/cz/e o/A4iss'owrz., Cow#fy o/Jczcdso7€ [acknowledgment by Saml C. Owens that above deed was"deposited and duly recorded in my office on the 16h day Of December 1837 in Book E page 360 &

following.„

Pitcher Cemetery is on the land Aikman owned. It is shown by a cross on the 1877 map insection 17 at the curve in the road. (see page 13)

ln looking for any other possible sources for information about the Aikman or Akeman family•in Jackson Courrty 1 consulted Jackson County Missouri: Court Minutes Book 1 : 1827 -1833 With

/r}dex ... compiled by Joanne C. & 0.8. Eakin, and published by the author in 1988. The followingexcerpts give some valuable insights. The court records tell us that Alexander Aikman was inJackson County at the time the county was set up and had already claimed land. He was the firstoverseer of the road from the ford on Rock Creek to the lower ford on the Big BIue, which wentthrough his land. The job of road overseer was rotated among residents living near the road byorder of the County Court. It was the job of the road overseers to open and see to the maintenanceof the roads. Aikman had a fishtrap on the Big Blue. In 1827 a mill already existed west of the BigBlue in Kaw Township. These selected references are copied here because they give someinsights into early Jackson County. Do not take someone else's interpretation alone, read themyourself.

[September 1827]To the Honorable the County Court. -Pursuant to an order of the County Court for the County of Jackson attheir August term 1827, appointing Richard P. Chiles, John Young, John Whistman, Robert Johnson andJames Welch Commissioners to view and mark out a way for a road the nearest and best way from the Countyseat of this County [Independence] to the boundary line of this State, so as to intersect a road leading fromthe new Garrison, the undersigned Commissioners after having being sworn according to law, report to saidCourt that they have executed the same, beginning at the public square of the western boundary of said town,thence with a marked line to the present ford on Rock Creek thence with the old road with little variationby Alexander Aikmans to the lower ford on Big Blue, thence with the said road as far as the 16th Section,thence a West course as marked out on the divide between Fowlers branch and Brush creek to the road fromRobert Johnsons house to his mill, thence north of west leaving said mill on the north on a marked line tothe boundary line crossing Turkey Creek I/4 of a mile South east of said line, where there can be by somedigging a tolerable crossing the only material obstruction excepting the east bank of Big Blue, on the wholeroute of said road which we suppose is not exceeding Eleven miles given under our hands this 3d Sept. 1827.[Signed] Richd. P. Chiles, John Whistman. [Section 8oo71, Jackson County Court Minute Book 1, page 21.]

[September 1827 -appointing road overseers]It is ordered by the Court, that Alexander Aikman is appointed overseer of Road division No 6 leading fromthe ford of Rock Creek by the Road as viewed and marked out at the middle of the Main channel of Big Blueat the Waggon ford, [Section 80079, Jackson County Court Minute Book 1, page 23.]

[February Term 1828]On motion this court orders that Abner F. Staples is appointed overseer of the road from Little Blue to FirePrairie Creek in the place of David Dailey removed out of the bounds of the road district, and that WilliamNolan be appointed overseer of the Road from the ford of Rock Creek to the Waggon Ford of Big Blue in the

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place of Alexander Aikman. And that James Linville be appointed Overseer of the Road from the waggonford of Big Blue to where the road crosses the line of the 16 section above Big Blue in the place ofwilliamBames and this Court further orders that Thomas Jeffories be appointed overseer of the road from PrinesFeny to intersect the Road leading from the waggon ford of Little Blue to Independence in the place ofBendict Welden removed in the County. [Section 80126, Jackson County Court Minute Book 1, page 38.]

[June Term 1831 ]The Court appoints Eli Glasscock overseer of the road district commencing at the ford of Rock Creek thenceto the middle of the Channel of Big Blue Creek at Aikmans ford in the place of S. C. Noland. And orderthat said Eli Glasscock be served with a copy of this order. - [Section [8o4o7], Jackson County Court Minute Book I,page 112.]

[August term 1831 ]Ordered that the road district commencing at the field of Mohn Cook Esq. [sic in typescript, probably John]and running thence to the middle of the Channel of Big [Blue] Creek at Aikman's Fishtrap be so dividedas to forin 2 road divisions. The division of said road to be as follows to-wit. The upper road district tocommence at the Round Grove Creek, Running from thence to the middle of the channel of Big Blue, at saidFishtrap and it is further ordered that Peny H. Brook be appointed overseer of said upper road district ThatJobn Cook Esq. allot the hands to work on the same and that said Perry 8. Brock be served with a copy ofthis order. [Section 80440, Jackson County Court Minute Book 1, page 120-121. (corrections made to errors in available typed copy)]

[7 July 1832]The Court appoints Thomas Harrington overseer of the said district commencing at the ford of Rock Creek,thence to the middle of the channel of Big BIue Creek at Aikmans Fishtrap, in the place of Eli Glasscockand order, that Harrington be served with a copy of this order. [Section 8o536, Jackson County Court Minute Book 1,page 152.]

[August term 1833]The Court appoints Anson E. Cracken overseer of the road division commencing at the Round Grove Creekand from thence to the middle of the Channel of Big Blue Creek at Aikmans old Fishtrap. in the place ofPerry G. Brook. and order that he be served with a copy of this order. [Section 8o664, Jackson County Court MinuteBook 1, page 205.]

ARKANSAS LAND

Now to more evidence of Alexander Aikman's presence in Pope,later Yell, County, Arkansas.

Some of the persons mentioned in the 1830 and 1840 census records of Yell County, Arkansasfailed to file claim for their lands until later dates or did not bother to file. When Clarksville receiveda land offlce only then did many Settlers file legal Claim. [H;.I/ory a/ye// Cow"/}/ .4rkcz#s¢s by Wayne Banks, ArkansasHistorical Series, Number 9, July,1959, page 43.I Notice that Samuel M. Aikman claimedland in 1860 and 1861 onPetit Jean Creek where his grandfather had settled nearly thirty years previously.

Distribution of population in 1840 was as follows: Galley Rock Township 219, Dardanelle Township227, Magazine Township 241, Riley Township 393 and Fourche LaFave Township 167. [fJj.5!for}; a/ye// co##ty4rkcr#sczs by Wayne Banks, Arkansas Historical Series, Number 9, July,1959, page 44] Notice the Small numbers of people

at that time. In 1835 the population would have been even less.

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ARKANSAS LAND from the government to AIKMANSamuelM. Yellco. Sec 15 T5N R23W 0a.1860/03/01 ClarksvilleofficeSamuelM. Yellco. Sec 15 T5N R23W 120a.1860/03/01 ClarksvilleofficeSamuelM. Yellco. Sec21 T5N R23W 40a.1861/05/01 ClarksvilleofficeWilliamD. Yellco. Sec35 T3N R25W 160a.1885/05/09William Lee co Sec 27 TIN R2E 160 a.1821/02/10 Thomas Aikman

Comment: Samuel M. Aikman purchased land in the area near present Danville, Arkansas on Petit JeanCreek, which was where Alexander Akeman lived. Samuel M. was a son ofwillis, son of Alexander Aikman(Sr.). William D. is a descendant of Alexander's brother William's family. [Larry P. Aikman in ye// Cow#tyfrerz.fage.. J7j.sJory a/ye// Cow#f);, ,4rka#s'os published by Curtis Media,1997. Page 191 -192 ] The William in the above list is

in an altogether different part of Arkansas.

This rl[+ap Lfrom Arkansas State Donation and Swamp Lands.. Ashley, Bradley, Cleveland, Drew and Lincoln Counties,1.8_35-20PI

compiled by Desmond Walls Allen] shows the township and range number in Arkansas. It also identifies thelocation of petit Jean Creek. The arrow points to the property entered by Samuel M. Aikman in 1860-1861.Note also the location of Little Rock in the center of Arkansas and of Termessee bordering Arkansas in theupper right (northeast).


THE AKEMAN FAMILY - A SUMMARY FOR ANALYSIS

Alexander Aikman was born about 1776 in Rockingham County, Virginia, a son of William & Mary (Dunbar)Aikman. According to Andrew Jensen he belonged to the Blue River Branch in Jackson County, Missouri. He diedon 14 Feb 1835 at his home in Pope County, Arkansas. Confusion comes in that Alexander had a brother William E.

(cl 780-1824) whose descendants also lived in Pope County, Arkansas.Alexander was married on 18 Dec 1797 in Knox County, Tennessee toPrudence Stockton, born about 1776. She died after 1820 [family genealogy].Alexander Aikeman's wife died about November 1833 in Jackson County, MO during the Mormon expulsion. It islikely that she was buried in the "Pitcher Cemetery" on the farm.This family had arrived in Jackson County, Missouri by 1827 at the latest.9 CHILDREN (dates are uncertain) (5 sons & 2 daughters)1 Wright (Wight) Aikman born about l815? / born about 1798

No wife stated in 1837 deed naming heirs.

2 William Aikman born about 1800wife Ann [names appear on 1837 deed naming heirs]

3 Denecia / Deresee / Denicy Aikman born about 1801married: 1834 Mar 18 in Jackson Count

[Think Denise]Missouri [Bk.1, pg. 65]

[Note that this marriage date is in the spring after the expulsion. Does this mean that she stayed in JacksonCounty after her father & brothers left or does it mean that the family did not leave immediately but perhapswaited until March? It probably is the former as she did not live near the family in Arkansas in February 1835 .]Jones G. Gibbs born?

1840 census, St. Ferdinand twp, St. Louis Co, MO, roll 231, page 255, MO -Jonus G. Gibbs,1 male 20-30 & females30-40 & 1 under 5. [right age for Denicy (Aikman) Gibbs]

According to Verne Jackson's index of Arkansas tax lists, a Jonas G. Gibbs was taxed in 1835 in both Pope Countyand Johnson County, Arkansas. This may be two people with same name.

Ancestry indexes a marriage for a Jonas G. Gibbs to Mrs. M.A. Girdley in Lawrence County, Arkansas on 4 April1849. This is probably a different Jonas G. Gibbs.

4 Maria Aikman born about l802married 1835 Marshall County, Arkansas. [secondary family research sources]

to Marshall Hubble

[Yell County marriages: 15 March 1835 -Mathew Morse to Mary Aikman by Henry Stinnett, J.P.][Note: Both of these couples appear to have signed as heirs on the 1837 deed. Who is Mary?]

5 Pleasant Aikman born 1803? /1819? died [prob. Calif. after l860]No Jackson County marriage found for male or female other than Gibbs-Aikman. Pleasant was a daughteraccording to one secondary source I found. Pleasant is not designated as a single female in deeds. Appearsto have gone to California as a single man.No wife stated in 1837 deed naming heirs. [My bet is he was the youngest -awc]

1860 census, Menocius twp, Sonoma Co, CA -Pleasant Aikman 40 born MO <b. abt 1820>1850 census, Cache Creek, Yolo Co, CA -P. Akeman, age 31. <bom about 1819>

6 Alexander Aikman born 1813 in TennesseeNo wife stated in 1837 deed naming heirs.

7 Willis Aikman born l798 /born about l815?

(not in Church but whipped by the mob) ("not over 17" [does not compute if born in 1798])No wife stated in 1837 deed naming heirs.married ?1840 0ct 9 Pope Co, Ark.?Eady Morse [IGI & Ancestry "World Tree Project" link this couple with Samuel M.]

1-ch Alta Aikman (I)born about 18381-ch Samuel M. Aikman born about l842 Arkansas1-ch Frances Aikman (f) born about l845


SUPPORTING SOURcns & Facts to Sort Out

Arkansas Marriages to 1850 -Willis Ackeman marriage to Emly Morse on 9 0ct 1840 in Pope Co., Ark. [could be Eady misread]Mathew Morse marriage to Mary Aikman by Henry Stinnett, J.P. on 15 Mar 1835 in Yell Co., Ark.

These marriages present a puzzle, yet to be unraveled -may belong to Alexander's brother William's descendants.

Wright Akeman is listed among the voters in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri in the August 1828election. [1883 f7i.s/or}; o//ac.k5o# Cow#ty, A4f.ssowrz., page 1o6.] If Wright is the correct name for the voter, then Wright should

be the older one. It was from a written record, not a remembrance.

CENSUS RECORDSThe J830 Ce#sws/or J&ckso" Cow#ty, A4;.ssowri. lists Alexander Aikman on line 1 of page 302. (Samuel C.

Owens in on the last line of the same page.) Attributed to Alexander's household are: males aged 10-15,15-20, 20-30,30-40 and 50-60 and females: 3 aged 20-30 and 1 aged 50-60. Even though no other household had the same surnamethat does not mean there were no other Aikman/Akeman boys or girls elsewhere. They may have been working andliving in a household with a different surname. This does tell us that Alexander and his wife were probably bornbetween 1770 and 1780. In 1830 they probably had 4 sons living at home and three daughters (or two daughters andmaybe a daughter-in-law. All of his daughters did not live in Arkansas near him. It appears Mrs. Gibbs was inMissouri after the expulsion. Alexander Akeman lived in Jackson County, Missouri before the Mormons arrived andtherefore was a Missouri convert.

TtLe 1840 census for Fouche LeFave, Pope County, Arkansas, page 138 I+sts..Alexander Akeman 1 male 20-30. <born 1810-1820> [Jr. born 1813 per 1850 census]William Akeman 1 male 20-30,1 male 40-50 <born 1790-1800>, and females: under 5, 5-1-& 20-30IrL 1840 Riley township, Pope County, Arkansas, page 138 (nea.I top o{ pa,ge)..Willis Akeman males 5-10 & 40-50 <born 1790-1800>; females under 5 & 20-30. [note age difference in adults]Wright Akeman/Aikman not found in 1840 census. Had he died by then, was missed or a spelling problem?All these ages in 1840 fit the sons of Alexander Akeman.Also in Riley township (page 138 & 137) in 1840 are two Hubble families.J. Hubble family -a couple each 50-60 and males 20-30 & 15-20. [too old to be Maria]J. C. Hubble ~ males 30-40 & 5-10; females 20-30, 5-10 and under 5. [female born 1820-1820, probably too youngto be Maria.] [probably Joel C.]

In December 1840 part of Pope County became Yell County. Consult A4ap Gwz.de fo /fee U.S. Federcz/Ce#swses, / 790-/920 by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide,1987 to see the changes in the county lines.

By 1850 the older people are gone (dead) of course. However one household and some other family membersare still recognizable.1850 Lower Fourche, Yell County, Arkansas [M432 roll 31 page 501]Alexander Aikman 37 farmerPolly " 37 [wife]

Joana " 2 femaleJosephine " 1 femaleJane Brewer 16Rebecca " 13

Malissa " 11

Neriah " 5 maleMaria Aikman 9 female

born Tennessee [Alexander's son born about 1813]born "Mi„born Arkansas [indicates Alex'r & Polly prob married about l837]born Arkansasborn Arkansas [Brewer children may be Polly's from a previous marriage]born Arkansasborn Arkansasborn Arkansasborn Arkansas [may be from a previous marriage of Alexander]

1850 Lower Fourche, Yell County, Arkansas Fa,rntry 32.Ebenezer Hubble 31 maleElizabeth 25 [wife]Mary A. 4Eliza J. 2William G. IWilliam A. Morse 14

born Arkansas farmerborn Tennessee cannot read & writeborn Arkansasborn Arkansasborn Arkansasborn Arkansas


James M.Cynthia J.[?]Miles E.

12 born Arkansas11 born Arkansas

8 born ArkansasSamuel M. Aikman 19 farmer born Missouri attended school [son ofwillis, dec.]1850 Lower Fourche, Yell County, ArkansasEddy Aikman 45 female with children [was the wife ofwillis Aikman, son ofAlexander (Sr)]Alta (I) 12, Frances (I) 5 &Debora woods 65 (I) born Tennessee.I.n 1850 Upper Fourche, Yell County, Arkansas a.Ie..Gilbert Aikman born about 1824 in Missouri with [wife] Zippra born about 1825 in Tennessee and children Michael

E. 2, Benj. F.1. [Gilbert is the right age to be a son of one of Alexander's oldest sons, but is instead a §gqpfAlexander Aikman's brother William.

1850 Lewis County, Missouri census. M432, roll 404, page 346.James G. GibbsDelilah A. GibbsJoel G.Alenzna L.DariusAnn M. Kipphart

39 born VT wheelwright [an easy misspelling for Jonas or Jones]26 born KYage 6 born ?Ind4 (male) born MO2 born MO

24 born KY.In 1870 I found this family in Callaway County, Missouri.In 1880 a Jones G. Gibbs age 69 with wife Emily age 30 is in Howell County, Missouri.

What happened to Maria (Aikman) Hubble? Alexander's daughter was the one who took the alarm to "hernearest brothers" (nearest brother's place?). Maria was the only daughter in the neighborhood. Herhusband was a son of Jonathan Hubble with whom Wilford Woodruff stayed.Ancestry 's World TreeJohn Marshall Hubble born abt 1821 son of Jonathan Hubble who died in Yell county, Arkansas; brothers Joel c.,William, Ebenezer, and James.

Arkansas Tax Lists on Ancestry.comMarshallHubble 1835 Popecounty andalso MarshallHubble 1835 JohnsoncountyMarshellHubble 1837 Pope county

1856 Clayton, Taylor County, Iowa census. Roll IA 66, page 647. [t;its ck,butt|Marshal Hubbel 44 born Arkansas farmerMarial 49 born Tennessee [sic from index, Maria?]Marian (male) 19 born Arkansas farmer1860 Marshall twp, Taylor County, Iowa M653, roll 342.Marshal Hubble 49 born Arkansas farmer $1200 re $800 ppMaria 52 born TennesseeRichard 23 born Arkansas farm laborer [he must have hated Marian]

Did they go to Nauvoo and then remain in Iowa?From the A4ormo# Jzec7ress Pe/z.fz.o#s, page 209, David Frampton [Blue River Branch] says that at the time the Mormonswere driven from Jackson County he went to Col. Thomas Pitches to see if he and others could have protection 2 weeks.He was told all should go except two families that had denied the faith. He saw a horse taken by some of Bogards men.The owner was Jonathan Hubble.That would put a Hubble family in Caldwell County in 1838. Is this the Hubble family that was in Arkansaswith the Aikman family? Did Woodruff's conversion of some of the Hubble family in Arkansas last? Wasthe Hubble family in Jackson County near the Aikmans?

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NHWSFUTURE MARKER PROJECTS

Whitmer Livery

The location of the later David Whitmer liverystable in Richmond, Missouri is now known. Apicture taken in the 1950s by Pearl Wilcoxprovides an architectural framework of whitmer' s1870s livery building. It continued to be used forthe same purpose after horse and buggy days,becoming a garage. The large arch was open andallowed horses and conveyances to be driveninside. The building was razed and the site todayis occupied by a nursery greenhouse.

The first draft of the marker text proposed byRon Romig reads: "David Whitmer came toRichmond in 1838, from Far West, CaldwellCounty, Missouri, having separated from theMormon Church. Upon his arrival, he possessedbut a single horse and wagon. To support hisfamily, he began to hire out his wagon, haulinggoods to and from the Missouri River. His successamong the citizens of Richmond enabled him toopen a livery stable. Alonzo Wincheser was hisfirst business partner. In 1841 David was fined$5.00 for hauling freight on Sunday. Free Jim, afree African American, was another early businesspartner. In 1861, his livery was located on MainStreet. This was a convenient location fortransporting customers between the court house,area hotels and the River. In the 1870s he movedhis business to the comer of Franklin andThomton. Here he operated his business with hisson David J. and grandson George W. Schweich.

Whitmer provided livery services to the citizens ofRichmond for nearly half a century. GeorgeSchweich continued the business for a time afterDavid Whitmer's death in 1888."

New information about David Whitmer'sbusiness and life would be welcomed by MMFF byletter, phone or email.

In Clay County

Only two Book of Mormon Witnesses' gravesremain unmarked. They are Peter and ChristianWhitmer who died and were buried in Clay County,Missouri, before the move to Caldwell County.Research has determined that they were buried nextto each other on the Michael Arthur farm.

We propose to use one marker to commemoratethe Witnesses, theMichael Arthur famiwhere so many of theSaints receivedemployment in 1834/5;Mi;SOLri High Council 3rdiT.i F'an`iy

in Clay County and theSadler family who havecared for the property inmore recent years. Atone time the Arthur

-Xji:-:€lFibfamily cemetery wasused as a hog Pen. Proposedmarkerasenvisioned

Some, but not all, of the by Ron Romig.Arthur cemetery graves were moved to a cemeteryin Liberty which is now located on the WilliamJewell College campus. The Sadler familypreserved some of the tombstones. A slavecemetery was also on the Arthur farm.

Other marker suggestions include:Whitmer family cemetery, south of Richmond;Prairie Branch, Kaw township;Paseo at Brush Creek;Newell Knight location in Kaw township.

What would you like to see located and marked?

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SMITH FAMILY REUNION

The Smith family began a tour eastward with aday spent in Independence, beginning at theIndependence Mormon Visitors' Center, touringthe Church of Christ (Temple Lot), theCommunityofchristTempleandAuditorium,andexploring a small part of the IndependenceMormon Walking Trail with Bill Curtis. Theafternoon was spent at Liberty Jail. Most of thegroup were descendants of Alexander Hale Smithand some had come all the way from Australia.Alexander's house was razed in 1967 for abusiness parking lot. The house was on the alleyon the east side of the First Christian Church.Hyram Smith and Joseph Smith Ill descendantswere also present.

Bill Curtis collection

The Alexander Hale Smith home at 112 S. Liberty,Independence, Missouri. This picture was taken about1928 by lnez Smith Davis.

GRAVE OF GRANDDAUGHTER 0FJOSEPH SMITH SR. NOW MARKED

Carla Duke in Iowa wrote to let us know that herproject is complete. MMFF contributed to thismarking project. She included this picture.

Lucy (Salisbury) DukeWhalen was a daughter ofKatharine (Smith) S alisburywho was a daughter ofJoseph Smith Sr. and LucyMack Smith. Lucy's father,Wilkins Salisbury, was amember of Zion's Campand the family eventuallymoved to Caldwell County.It is known from several sources that Lucy wasburied under some "rough creek stones" nearKatharine in the Webster Cemetery, HancockCounty, Illinois. Lucy met Samuel Duke inMontrose, Iowa when the Salisburys brought theirfamily across the Mississippi River on a raft as theywere moving from Nauvoo in 1847. Lucy was 13and Sam was 19. Lucy was born October 3,1834 inKirtland, Ohio and died in Burlington, Iowa onOctober 18,1892. Her obituary was in theBurlington, Iowa fz:czwfre}Je newspaper and in theCarthage, Illinois Repwb/I.ccz#. She left 5 sons and2 daughters and her second husband, Mr. Whalen.

A tintype of Lucy Salisbury Duke with herdaughter Emma from Katharine Smith Salisbury'sphotograph album may be the only picture of Lucy.

MORMONS IN CLAY COUNTY

Annette Curtis and Ron Romig have beencontacted by volunteers from the Clay CountyArchives & Historical Library. Their organizationis presently working with the court records of clayCounty to prepare them for scanning. They arehoping to create a (fairly) complete list of the earlyMormon settlers in their area to check against theindex they are preparing for these records.

The Secretary of State's office wants them toextract all the Mormon information from the courtrecords.

They have already used our /836 C/cz}; Co"#fyron I I.sf, the church minutes on the websitesaintswithouthalos.com, the 1885 History of Clayand Platte Counties, and the list of Zion's Campcholera victims.

Another question: Where were people buriedwho, it was said, were buried on the Temple Lot inthe early 1830s? Brigham Young's married sisterwas one of those. It was probably on a high placenot too near the center of their interest.

26 Number40 Feb2007-June 2007 MISSOURI MORMON FRONTIERFOUNDATION

-NEWBOOK-OBITUARIES AND LIFE SKETCHES OF THE EARLY SAINTS WHO DIED IN

THE rACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI AREA: Including Buchanan,Caldwell, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Johnson,

Ray and other Missouri Countiesby Janet Lisonbee.

This collection of Obituaries and Life Sketches of early Latter Day Saintswho died in northwestern Missouri is much more than a list of over 200 names.

Their stories are here - from the very well known to the unknown.Some non-Mormon people of special interest are also included.

Scholarly or Family research. Reference tool orjust plain good reading.Any way you look at it, this book is worth having.Fully indexed. 8L/2 X 11, spiral bound. 115 pages.

INCLUDES:Hiram ABBOT, Mrs. Ann AKEMAN, Andrew H. ALDRICH, Shubael ALLEN, Sophronia ALVORD, Michael ARTHUR, David RiceATCHINSON, Caroline (Rockwell) ATWOOD, Miriam ATWOOD, Lorin whiting BABBIT, Wheeler BALDWIN, Andrew BARBER Jr.,Ethan BARROWS Jr., George BARTHOLOMEW, Emily BARTHOLOMEW, Huldah (Huttleson) BATCHELDER, William SkidmoreBATCHELDER, Isaac BEEBE, Mr. BENCRAFT, Elias BENNER, Mary Hilbourne BENT, Charles BIRD, Joseph BLATT, Mr. BROWN,Cynthia BURHART, John BYERS, CALKINS grandchild, Alexander CAMPBELL, William CAREY, Gideon Hayden CARTER, JohnSims CARTER, Lydia (Smith) CARTER, Sarah Emily CARTER, Ephraim CHENEY, Jared CHIDESTER, Mary CHIDESTER, JosephCarlos CLAPP, Mary CLEMENTS, Charlotte (Hulet) COLE, Calista R. CONANT, Jonathan CORTHELL, Oliver COWDERY, AdalineYancy COX, Simon or Oliver COX, Aaron CULVER, Ester Peck CuLVER, Ammon CURTIS, Enos CURTIS, Josiah CURTIS, MaryAnn CURTIS, Millicent (Waite) CURTIS, Catherine (Arthur) DAVIS, Hanna Maria DAVIS, Nancy DAYTON, Catherine DICE, Mrs.DOWNEY, Samuel DROLLINGER, James DROWN, Mary (Judd) [Page] EATON, William EATON, Alfred FISK, Mariah (Sagers)FISK, Josiah FULLER, Nannie (Curtis) BRACKENBURY GIBBS, Enos curtis GIFFORD, SidneyAlgernon GILBERT, Henry sheldonGREEN, Sally Ann (Pickard) GREEN, Emma J. GROWNEY, Sarah HALL, Williard Preble HALL, Abraham HALLIDAY, AustinHAMMER, Alta HANCOCK, Ezra HARRINGTON, Sophronia (Alvord) HAWKES, Granville HEDRICK, John H. HEDRICK, Eunice

(Searle) HERRICK, Anna M. HESS, Alma HIGBEE, Seth HITCHCOCK, Hannah L. (Morton) HOLBROOK, Dorothea HOLDEN,Harriett (Clark) HORR, Thomas Nichols HUDSON, Solomon HUMPHREY, Jefferson HUNT, Warren lNGALLS, Edward lvES, Mrs.JENSON, Carrie JOHNSON, Noah JOHNSON, Henry KEMP, Sarah (Brown) KEMP, Alma KENT, Austin Augustus KING, ElizaKINGSLEY, Alexander William DONIPHAN, KNIGHT infant, John KNIGHT, Polly Peck KNIGHT, Sally Colburn KNIGHT, LATHROPchildren , Cynthia LATHROP, Jesse 8. LAWSON, John LEE, William LEGG, Benjamin LEWIS, Joshua LEWIS, Fanny LITZ, SamuelD. LUCAS, Roxanna (Palmer) LYON, James G. MARSH, Annica MCARTHUR, Thomas MCBRIDE, Robert MCCORD, John C.MclNTYRE, William E. MCLELLAN, Charles MERRICK or MYRICK, Levi N. MERRICK or MYRICK, Rhoda (Hulet) MILLS, SilvaMINER, Lucinda Jane (Lenord) MINTON, Jane (Wilkinson) MOONEY, Rebecca R. MOORE, Sophia A. MOORE, Benjamin A.MORRIS, Amoranda (Turner) MURDOCK, Phebe MURDOCK, Ruth (Rodgers) MYERS, William NAPIER, Arnold NESSER, BarbaraNESSER, Thomas NUTT, Patrick O'BANNON, William OSBORN, husband of Sally OWEN, Cordelia Rebecca OWENS, JohnOWENS, George PACK, Adalaide PAGE, two PAGE children, Hiram PAGE, John Edward PAGE, Lorain (Stevens) PAGE, Mary(Judd) [Eaton] PAGE, William Asbury orAshberry PARK, Betsey PARRISH, David PATTON, Isaac PECK, Princella PHELPS, LucyRuth PIERCE, Thomas L. PITCHER, Ann POWELL, David J. POWELL, Mary POWELL, Joseph POWELL, Marinda Althera PRATT,Richard PREATOR, Elizabeth (Dutton) PULSIPHER, Thomas REVEL, George Spencer RICHARDS, Hepzibah RICHARDS, JacobROGERS, Erastus RUDD, Isaac RUSSELL, Marie E. SALYARDS, Louisa (Young) SANFORD, Betsey Elizabeth SAVERY, Elizabeth(Woodstock) SCARCLIFF, Garrett H. SCHENK, two SHERMAN children, Lyman R. SHERMAN, George Clinton SMITH, JesseSMITH, Joseph SMITH Ill, Josiah Sardius SMITH, Simon Long SMITH, Warren SMITH, Molly STEEPLEFORD (STAPLEFORTE),Henry Adams STEVENS, Dorcas Tabita STEWART, Michael STOKER, Margaret STONE, Esther STRINGHAM, HarlowSTRINGHAM, Eliel STRONG, Ann M. (Horton) SUMMERFIELD, Ann (Whitmer) TANNER, David T. TANNER, Hannah THOMAS,Henry THOMAS, Rachel (Stillwell) THOMAS, Ezra THORNTON, John THORNTON, Abigail (Pierce) TIPPETS, Caroline TIPPETS,John TIPPETS Jr. , Mariah TIPPETS, Thomas TURNER, Melinda (Baldwin) TYLER, Charles WEBB, William WEEDEN, Mary (Hulet)WEST,Samuel WESTON, Joseph WESTWOOD Sr., Melinda (Fishel) WHITAKER, Alfred WHITE, William WHITING, ChristianWHITMER, David WHITMER, Jacob WHITMER, John WHITMER, Julia Ann (Jolly) WHITMER, Peter WHITMER Jr., PeterWHITMER Sr., Sally E. WHITMER, Sarah Maria (Jackson) WHITMER, Eber WILCOX, Sylvester 8. WILKINSON, Joseph SwainWILLIAMS, Mary E. (Plant) WILLIAMSON, Elizabeth WOODLAND, James WOODLAND, Noah WOODLAND, Elizabeth (Jackson)WRIGHT, John WRIGHT, John YORK Jr., ZELPH


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The purposes of MMFF are stated in the By-laws as follows:1. To promote the research, documentation,

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2. To preserve documents, photographs, artifacts,sites and other historical memorabilia associatedwith that period.

3. To facilitate the gathering and preservation of

genealogical information from the affectedgeographical area.

President -Alta ShortVice President -Ronald E. RomigSecretary -William J. CurtisTreasurer -Annette W . CurtisHistorian -Mary Diane ForsytheBoard Members -

Ida Mae Burkhardt, Nancy Harlacher,Larry Harlacher, Dave MCEwen, Ron Putz,Kenneth Short, Don Stacker, Lawrence Oliphant

Ex-Offico Board Members -James L. Hacking, Diane C. Hacking, WilliamJohanson, lla Johanson, Gerald Tedrow, lnaTedrow, Hugh Barlow, Diane Barlow, DaveAamodt, Alex Baugh, Susan Easton Black, ClarkV. Johnson, John Mark Lambertson, RolandSarratt, Mark Scherer

All meetings, including Board meetings, are open.You are invited to come and bring other interested

people to any of our meetings.

NEWSLETTERPlease send news and articles for the newsletter toAnnette Curtis at 714 North Main, Independence MO64050-2828 or mail to MMFF at P.O. Box 3186, 64055.

Home e-mail address: lobal.netL- editor: Annette W . Curtis

COMING EVENTSTour Zion's Camp Sites

21 July 2007Meet in the commuter parking lot just north of

Liberty Hospital on Missouri 33 at Highway 69 at 8a.in. on 21 July 2007. From there we will embarkon a tour of zion's Camp sites in Clay County.

The Zion' s Camp Memorial Initiative in Illinoishave asked to meet with us about Zion's Camp inClay County. Scheduling has proved problematic.We will see the sites whether or not we makeconnections with the Zion's Camp MemorialInitiative.

Revision of New BookMore people and information are being found. Letus know you know of someone who is missing fromthe list.

MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS2nd Tuesday of each month

7 p.in.NEW LOCATIONHistoric Liberty Jail

You are welcome to come if you can.

NEW DIRECTORSThe new directors at the Historic Libertyr Jail

are Gerald and Ina Tedrow. Liberty has beenslighted in the past. MMFF appreciates thepositive, active participation of the new directorsat the Liberty Jail. Welcome!

RECENT ARTICLES OF INTERESTThe Springffall 2006, Vol. 7, Nos. 1 & 2 of

Mormon Historical Studies bias justbeenpublished. The first article is "Elizabeth AnnWhitmer Cowdery: A Historical Reflection of HerLife" by Ronald E. Romig. The second article isby someone whose name we will be seeing moreoften in reference to Mormons in Jackson County.The article occupying pages 7 - 20 is "Reclaimingthe Temple Lot in the Center Place of zion" by R.Jean Addams. It all began with a family interestin John and Granville Hedrick and Richard Hill,all very prominent in the Church of Christ(Temple Lot) and has grown to a broader interestin the history of the Temple Lot Church and LDSin Independence.

28 Number40 Feb2007-June2007 MISSOURI MORMON FRONTIERFOUNDATION

MembershipKeep the newsletter coming to you.Memberships are for the calendar year. Newmemberships are welcome anytime.

Interested people are invited to attend MMFFfunctions. Call Alta Short at (816) 257-5588 orRon Romig at (816) 229-7981 or (816) 833-1000 for more information.

MMFF meetings are the 2nd Tuesday evening at7 pin at the Liberty Jail Historic Site / VC.

MMFF -NW chapter. Contact Diane Forsythefor dates and events.

Missouri Mormon Frontier FoundationP.O. Box 3186Independence MO 64055

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NEW Book - Missouri burials ........... 26

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