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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «polk county» AND «missouri»

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By William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2012
Polk County, Mo,, WWI Honored Dead
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1 ► Missouri, Polk County, Bolivar — Polk County, Missouri, World War Honor Roll — 1917 - 1919 —
On Broadway (Missouri Route 32) at Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Broadway.
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

2 ► Missouri, Polk County, Bolivar — Polk County —
On East College Street at South Springfield Avenue (State Route 83), on the left when traveling east on East College Street.
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

3 ► Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines, East Village — Shattering Silence —
Near East Court Avenue south of Dey Street, on the right when traveling east.
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

4 ► Texas, Navarro County, Corsicana — 8273 — Alexander Beaton — (February 19, 1820 - June 11,1899) —
On North Beaton Street.
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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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 13, 2026