Adair County, Missouri History and Genealogy
330 pages of Adair County, Missouri history and genealogy including 150 family biographies plus 7 different maps featuring 33 Adair County, Missouri communities
An informative and historical overview of Adair County, Missouri including two separate books on one CD which include 9 historical maps (1851, 1862, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1911, 1913, 1920's and 1929) showing the locations of 33 settlements; plus the full 1888 Goodspeed's History of Adair County, Missouri book including 150 family biographies. An important resource for the study and research of Adair County, Missouri history (including Civil War history) and genealogy.
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This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in two separate sections, ALL on one CD:
Section One of two, ALL on one CD: Maps of Adair County,
A. A rare 1851 map that shows the area of Adair County, Missouri just ten years after Adair County was formed. Location shown: Kirksville
B. A map of 1862 (during the Civil War) Adair County, Missouri showing the the locations of three settlements: Floyds Cr. * Kirksville * Prairie Bird
C. A map of 1899 Adair County, Missouri showing the locations of 21 different settlements including all of the following: Adair * Brashear * Bullion * Danforth * Gibbs * Kirksville * Lindersville * Loeffler * Millard * Nind * Novinger * Pure Air * Shibleys Point * Sloan * Sperry * Stahl * Sublett * Trinity * Willmathsville * Wilson * Zig *
D. A map of 1902 Adair County, Missouri showing the locations of 18 different settlements including all of the following: Adair * Brashear * Bullion * Danforth * Gibbs * Kirksville * Lindersville * Millard * Nind * Novinger * Pure Air * Sloan * Sperry * Stahl * Sublett * Willmathsville * Wilson * Zig *
E. A map of 1904 Adair County, Missouri showing the locations of 25 different settlements including all of the following: Adair * Brashear * Bullion * Connelsville * Danforth * Darl * Fegley * Gibbs * Kirksville * Lindersville * Loeffler * Millard * Nety * Nind * Novinger * Pure Air * Shibleys Point * Sperry * Stahl * Sublett * Trinity * Willmathsville * Wilson * Youngstown * Zig * The 1904 map of Adair County can be viewed here: Adair County, Missouri 1904 Map
F. A map of 1911 Adair County, Missouri showing the locations of 29 different settlements including all of the following: Adair * Brashear * Bullion * Clay * Connelsville * Danforth * Fegley * Gibbs * Hilberton * Kirksville * Lindersville * Loeffler * Midland * Millard * Nety * Nind * Novinger * Pure Air * Shibleys Point * Sperry * Stahl * Sublett * Trinity * Willmathsville * Wilson * Yarrow * Youngstown * Youngstown Station * Zig *
G. A map of 1913 Adair County, Missouri showing the locations of 22 different settlements including all of the following: Adair * Brashear * Bulion (Bullion) * Clay * Connelsville * Fegley * Gibbs * Kirksville * Loeffler * Millard * Nefy * Nind * Novinger * Pure Air * Shibleys Point * Sperry * Stahl * Sublett * Willmathsville * Wilsontown (Wilson) * Yarrow * Youngstown *
H. A map from the 1920's which includes details of where various tourist sites and service stations were located.
I. A 1929 map from the Missouri Department of Transportation. You will be amazed at how many of the major routes were only dirt or gravel!
Section Two of two, ALL on one CD: The complete 1888
History of Adair County, Missouri by Goodspeed Publishing Company
Here is just some of the information included:
North Missouri Railroad
Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Atchison & Santa Fe Railroad
The Black Hawk War
The Civil War in Adair County
First Fight at Jackson’s
Battle of Kirksville, Missouri
Engagement at Sear’s Ford
Civil War Soldiers Roster (very lengthy)
Union Veterans’ Association
Included is a total of 150 Adair County, Missouri family biographies including each of the following family surnames: (well over 1000 other surnames are also mentioned throughout the book text and within these biographies): To view a sample family biography, click here Abercrombie * Adams * Baird * Beach * Begole * Bell * Berry * Bigsby * Blanton * Bounds * Bozarth * Bragg * Brasfield * Brashear * Brown * Burton * Cain * Canaday * Carothers * Castolow * Chandler * Chappell * Clark * Claypool * Cody * Collett * Crawford * Darrow * Davidson * Dawdy * Dodson * Douglass * Eckert * Ellis * Ellison * Elmore * Ely * Emerson * Erwin * Furnish * Garlock * Gates * Gibbs * Gill * Goben * Harlan * Harrington * Heiny * Holmes * Hopkins * Howk * Hughes * Huston * Ingraham * Jones * Keller * Kelley * Kellogg * Kinnear * Kirkpatrick * Knight * Lamkin * Leavitt * Linder * Link * Lord * Lowe * McCandles * McClay * McCreery * McGonigle * McGraw * Meeks * Megrew * Miles * Milliken * Mitchell * Molter * Morelock * Nason * Newton * Novinger * Otto * Patterson * Pemberton * Pickens * Pickler * Pierce * Pollock * Pool * Porter * Reed * Reynolds * Rice * Ringo * Ross * Ryan * Sheeks * Shibley * Shoop * Shott * Shultheiss * Simler * Sleeth * Smith * Snyder * Sohn * Spangler * Sparling * Spencer * Strock * Stukey * Sublette * Thrasher * Towles * Walters * Welch * Whitacre * Wilcox * Wilkins * Wilson * Wiseman *
Adair County is located in north east Missouri and bordered by: Macon County, Missouri * Sullivan County, Missouri * Putnam County, Missouri * Schuyler County, Missouri * Scotland County, Missouri * and Knox County, Missouri * (click on highlighted county names for a complete description)
Each of the two sections on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format and requires the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have this program on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included on the CD. Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is bookmarked to move easily and quickly from one section another. This CD will operate on any computer with a CD drive. This CD was designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.
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The cost for this CD containing both sections described above is only $9.95 plus shipping, or only $5.95 as a digital download. A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little cost! A truly fascinating view of Adair County, Missouri from its first settlement to 1888.
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