Died In Active Service
John W. Allred • Emmett Barham • John M. Black • Lawrence V. Boaz • Joseph E. Bush • Willie Cates • Roma O. Drumwright • Ulysses J. Durham • Walter N. Durkee • Homer C. Forcey • David F. Gentry • Arthur Goodrich • . . . — — Map (db m62548) WM
In central southwest Missouri, where the Western Prairie and the Ozark Plateau meet, Polk County was organized 1835, and named for Congressman, later U. S. President James K. Polk. The county lies in the 1808 Osage Indian cession and was roamed by . . . — — Map (db m251152) HM
Ralph was a slave from Missouri. In 1834, he bought his freedom from his owner, a man named J. Montgomery, so he could come to Iowa to work in the lead mines near Dubuque. The cost of his independence was to be $550, plus interest. But after five . . . — — Map (db m236242) HM
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m60493) HM
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