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15
Dec

Alexander Doniphan-The Mormons and Ray County

   Posted by: admin   in Alexander Doniphan, Mormon History in Ray County

Bronze Statue of Alexander Doniphan  on our Courthouse Square in Richmond,


Orator, jurist, statesman, soldier and Christian gentleman, was born in Mason County, , July 9, 1808, and died in Richmond, , August 8, 1887. He was of immense stature, noble appearance, brilliant parts, fearless, of great moral courage,

sanguine, faithful, just, poetic in temperament, the champion of the down-trodden, eloquent beyond description.
He took up the practice of law in in 1833 and at once began his active support of every progressive movement. In 1837 he married Elizabeth Jane Thornton, who was born in Clay County December 21, 1820, a daughter of Col. John Thornton, one of the county’s first settlers. During his residence of thirty years, he held his place as leading citizen, giving the best of his powers to Clay County’s development, being absent only during his famous expedition to Old Mexico in 1846-1847 - one of the longest marches ever made by a - when he was Commander of the First Regiment Mounted Volunteers, and when representing his County in the Legislature. was a strong supporter of all educational endeavors. His name appears on lists of trustees of a number of early schools, he was instrumental in securing William Jewell College for , and in 1853 he became the first county school commissioner. In 1861 he was a member of the Peace Commission which met Lincoln in Washington, and during the Civil War his sympathies were with the .
On June 5, 1875, Col Doniphan was one of the guests of honor and first speaker of the day at Clay County’s Semi-Centennial celebration. In 1909 a chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was organized in and in his honor was named the Chapter. On July 29, 1918, the State of dedicated a magnificent monument of bronze and granite at Richmond, to his memory.
The death of his two sons early in life prevented the direct continuance of ’s brilliant qualities but Clay County is the heir of his achievements.
- [1922 Ethel Massie Withers, Regent of Alexander Doniphan Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Clay County Sesquicentennial Souvenir, 1822-1972 by Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Tribune, 1922, with supplement 1972, 10]. ————————————

Doniphan, Alexander William

Doniphan, Alexander William , 1808-87, American lawyer and soldier, b. Mason co., Ky.

Doniphan began (1830) to practice law in , Mo., and served three terms in the state legislature, becoming involved in the Mormon issue. In 1838, Doniphan, as brigadier

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18
Nov

MURDER IN RAY COUNTY- WINNER/NELSON

   Posted by: admin   in About, Jesse james, Miscellaneous, Ray County Poor Farm, Winner/Nelson Murder

RICHMOND CONSERVATOR
RICHMOND, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1896
vOLUME #-NUMBER 33

HORRIBLE TRIPLE MURDER

MRS JESSIE WINNER AND HER TWO CHILDREN BRUTALLY MURDERED.  ONLY RIVALED IN ITS SICKENING DETAILS BY THE MEEKS MURDER IN LINN COUNTY

Coroner’s Jury Ask That the Husband and Father be Held for the Murder.

The crowd with the sheriff after the murder at the cabin

A horrible , rivaling in all its sickening details that of the Meeks family in Linn county a year or two since, was perpetrated in a small log cabin on the E.T. Watkins farm, eight miles northeast of this city, some time during Monday night.
For four years past has rented a few acres of land from Mr. Watkins and each year has raised a crop of corn.  is a coal miner and when work was to be had in the mines in this city he has accepted it.  It has been his custom to work in the mines during the week and go to the farm and spend Sunday with his family.  Last Sunday he was out as usual, coming back to town Sunday evening.  On Monday he cleaned up his room at Mine No.11, where he had been employed and prepared to go home Tuesday morning to gather his corn.  Tuesday morning while he was sitting on the court house fence a messenger arrived in town and brought the startling news that his wife and two children had been murdered.

Click the link just below for a lot more, full details and (warning) very graphic photographs

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7
Oct

The Donner Party= Revisited

   Posted by: admin   in About, Events, Miscellaneous, Parlor Teas

THE PARTY, 1846-47

FORMER RESIDENTS OF EASTERN RAY COUNTY WERE INVOLVED IN THE RESCUE

In the spring of 1846, , Sr., his wife, Rhoades, thirteen of their children and 35 members of their extended family which included their daughter-in-law, and three of her brothers, left County, , for . Family tradition has it that , Sr., was a Mormon and had been asked by Young to assess possible route the could use to travel west.

The Rhoades group split into two parties at Big Sandy River in Wyoming with one group taking the Greenwood Cutoff route to Ft. Hall and then turning onto the Trail at Raft River. Thomas, Sr., took the rest of his family over the new Hastings Cutoff by way of Great Salt Lake and rejoined the Trail just below Elko on the Humboldt River in Nevada. This was the same route the Donner Party traveled two weeks later. When the Rhoades family learned the Donner Party was trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, John and Daniel Rhoades and the Esrey brothers were members of the group which went back to rescue them.

Several members of the Esrey family remained on property in County near Hardin and have descendants in this area. Some related families are Holsinger, Grove, Stratton and Trenchard.

If you would like to learn more about these interesting County people and historic events, plan to attend the program given by Dan Esarey, currently of St. Louis, . Dan welcomes participation with the audience, questions and answers.

This program will be held at the County Museum,

901 West Royle Street

Richmond,

1:00 P.M., Saturday, October 11

This program is jointly sponsored by the County Association and the County Historical Society. The program is free and the public is invited.

Refreshments will be provided.

(information provided by , great-great grandson of ,Sr.)

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7
Oct

Jesse James & the Gang’s Timeline- Part I

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James Family Timeline
Researched and contributed by Rod Fields, Richmond, Mo
December 28, 1841 —Robert James and Zerelda Elizabeth Cole were married in Stamping Ground, .
•    Jan. 10, 1843 —Alexander Franklin (Frank) James is born to Rev. Robert Sallee James and Zerelda Cole James at the family farm in Kearney , .
•    Jan. 15, 1844 —Thomas Coleman (Cole) Younger is born to Henry Washington Younger and Bursheba Fristoe Younger at the family farm in Lee’s Summit , .
•    1844 (exact date unknown)— is born at Commerce, Oklahoma .
•    July 19, 1845 —Robert James Jr. was born on the James family farm. However, the baby died just 33 days later.
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7
Oct

Camden Missouri

   Posted by: admin   in TOWNS PAST AND PRESENT

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, a quiet little town on the River just South of Richmond, was incorporated in 1836.

It produced and housed of the largest along with the first packing house of Armour and Planketon.

Nearly 800 men were employed in this area’s , along with the Wabash Railroad and Santa Fe Railroad. The lines were built parallel to the river and Front Street about 1871 and the tracks were completed in 1888.

Steamboats were a normal sight to the area, carrying passengers, wood, barrels of apples and other agricultural products from the area.

Showboats also were known to come to the town and the people for entertainment.

Among other businesses were a four-story hotel, bar and ballroom, druggists, hardware, lumberyard, grocers, mills, cafes, a ’s shop, millinery shops, coopers, blacksmiths to name a few.

In 1915, the River decided to change its course Over night! Eliminating the which bordered previously. This ended ’s ‘river’ days.

Below are pictures taken by a local photographer of that day as he captured some of the residents in everyday life. We know it was Before 1915 as the river behind some of the subjects is still showing its old course. Take a look, if you see anyone you know, Please let Me know! These are wonderful pictures, donated by Mr. Don Rogers, previously of , and in an album, now, in our research library, as well as in CD format.

Information from the 1973 edition - History of County

CAMDEN, RAY COUNTY, MISSOURI

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