New Franklin in Howard County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
"Missouri Waltz"
by Lee Edgar "Jelly" Settle
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011
1. "Missouri Waltz" Marker
Lee Edgar Settle was born in New Franklin MO, on July 20, 1882, the son of J. M. and Laura (Van Aradale) Settle at xxxx S. Howard Street. Edgar Settle was a natural piano player and began playing at the age of five or six years [balance illegible].
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Frederick Knight Logan, a composer and arranger[?], procured the rights to the tune from Eppel and paid for the printing and publishing of the first 1,000 copies of sheet music. By 1940, about six million copies of the sheet music had been sold and became the second most popular sheet music seller for many years. Settle was given official credit for composing the tune.
On June 30, 1949, the Missouri State Legislature declared "The Missouri Waltz" as the official State Song. Lee Edgar "Jelly" Settle died on February 4, 1949, and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery at New Franklin, never knowing his original tune became the State Song of Missouri. The South Howard County Historical Society erected a stone monument at his unmarked grave site in 1992.
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Erected by South Howard County Historical
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1932.
Location. 39° 1.035′ N, 92° 44.183′ W. Marker is in New Franklin, Missouri, in Howard County. It is on Broadway, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 125 East Broadway, New Franklin MO 65274, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie and in the Missouri River Corridor. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad (here, next to this marker); Franklin and New Franklin (here, next to this marker); End of Boone's Lick Trail (here, next to this marker); City of Trails (here, next to this marker); Franklin (here, next to this marker); Santa Fe Trail Marker (a few steps from this marker); First Baptist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Franklin to Rocheport (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Franklin.
Another marker is no longer nearby. KATY Caboose #127 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. The marker quality has degraded over time.
Also see . . .
1. "Missouri Waltz". 50 States website entry (Submitted on September 7, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 11, 2011
2. "Missouri Waltz" Marker
2. "Missouri Waltz". Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 7, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. J. Edgar Settle's Grave Site. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on September 7, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 994 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
