Caldwell County, Missouri

678 pages including 433 family biographies plus 8 different maps, all on one CD

An informative and historical overview of Caldwell County, Missouri on CD including two separate books on CD which include 8 historical maps (1851, 1862, 1899, 1902, 1904, 1911, 1920’s and 1929) showing the locations of 16 settlements; plus the full 1886 National Historical Company "History of Caldwell County, Missouri" book including 433 family biographies.

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This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in two separate books, ALL on one CD:

Book One on CD: Maps of Caldwell County, Missouri
Included here are the West Central region of Missouri sections of 8 different historical maps:

A. A rare 1851 map that shows the area of Caldwell County, Missouri just fifteen years after Caldwell County was formed. Locations shown: Far West * Kingston

B. A map of 1862 (during the Civil War) Caldwell County, Missouri showing the the locations of three settlements: Breckinridge * Hamilton * Kingston *

C. A map of 1899 Caldwell County, Missouri showing the locations of 15 different settlements including all of the following: Black Oak * Bonanza * Braymer * Breckenridge * Catawba * Cowgill * Gould Farm * Hamilton * Kerr * Kidder * Kingston * Mirabile * Nettleton * Polo * Proctorville *

D. A map of 1902 Caldwell County, Missouri showing the locations of 14 different settlements including all of the following: Blackoak (Black Oak) * Bonanza * Braymer * Breckenridge * Catawba * Cowgill * Hamilton * Kerr * Kidder * Kingston * Mirabile * Nettleton * Polo * Proctorville *

E. A map of 1904 Caldwell County, Missouri showing the locations of 15 different settlements including all of the following: Blackoak (Black Oak) * Bonanza * Braymer * Breckenridge * Catawba * Cowgill * Gouldfarm (Gould Farm) * Hamilton * Kerr * Kidder * Kingston * Mirabile * Nettleton * Polo * Proctorville

F. A map of 1911 Caldwell County, Missouri showing the locations of 15 different settlements including all of the following: Blackoak (Black Oak) * Bonanza * Braymer * Breckenridge * Catawba * Cowgill * Gouldfarm (Gould Farm) * Hamilton * Kerr * Kidder * Kingston * Mirabile * Nettleton * Polo * Proctorville *

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!

Book Two of two, ALL on one CD: The complete 1886 History of Caldwell County, Missouri" by The National Historical Company
This detailed (678 pages in all) 1881 history has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about Caldwell County, Missouri from its earliest settlement up to 1886. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Caldwell County, Missouri including all of the historical and biographical information. Included are a total of 433 different Caldwell County, Missouri family biographies.

Here is just some of the information included:

Partial Contents:

History of Caldwell County

General Description of Caldwell County

First Settlers and Settlements in Caldwell County

Caldwell County First Events

Caldwell County Organized

The Mormon Occupation in Caldwell County

The Mormon Settlements in Caldwell County

The Mormon War

The Mormon Massacre At Haun’s Mill

Events of 1832 to 1860

The Black Hawk War

The Heatherly War

Mormon Claims in Caldwell County

The Civil War in Caldwell County

Events of 1860 to 1863

Events of 1863 to 1864

Events Since 1865

Caldwell County Statistics

Population of Caldwell County

The Caldwell County Court House

Caldwell County Jail

Caldwell County Poor Farm

Bridges in Caldwell County

The Kidder Institute

Kingston Township

Mirabile Township

Hamilton Township

Gomer Township

New York Township

Fairview Township

Rockford Township

Lincoln Township

Kidder Township

Davis Township

Grant Township

Breckinridge Township

The Railroads in Caldwell County, Missouri

Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad

Chicago & Southwestern Railroad

Tebo and Neosho Railroad

Caldwell County Cities, Towns and Villages: Black Oak * Bonanza * Breckinridge (Breckenridge) * Catawba * Far West * Glassville * Hamilton * Kidder * Kingston * Mirabile * Nettleton (Gomer) * Polo * Procterville * Salem

Caldwell County Biographical Sketches

(433 biographies are included in the biography sections)

Included is a total of 433 Caldwell County, Missouri family biographies including each of the following surnames:
(well over 1000 other surnames are also mentioned throughout the book text and within these biographies): Achenbach * Alexander * Allen * Altman * Arey * Atherton * Austin * Awbrey * Ayres * Baker * Baldwin * Bales * Bennett * Bethel * Bishop * Black * Blair * Blunt * Booth * Boroff * Bothwell * Botthoff * Bottom * Boulton * Bowman * Boyd * Braden * Braymer * Brouse * Brown * Brunk * Burger * Burket * Burns * Butts * Cannon * Canon * Carr * Carroll * Carter * Cash * Cates * Cathcart * Catron * Chapman * Clark * Clem * Clevenger * Coffman * Colby * Cole * Corbit * Cowgill * Cowley * Cox * Craig * Cramblit * Crane * Creswell * Curtis * Davis * Day * Deam * DeGeer * Dickinson * Diddle * Dildine * Dilley * Divinia * Doddridge * Dodge * Donaldson * Downing * Dudley * Duston * Eckelbery * Edminster * Edwards * Eichler * Ellenwood * Entrikin * Ervin * Erwin * Esteb * Farabee * Farmer * Feese * Ferrell * Finley * Firth * Flint * Fort * Franke * Frazier * Frost * Fugitt * Gallaher * George * Gibson * Gillett * Glenn * Gordon * Gould * Grant * Grice * Griffing * Grigsby * Gurley * Guy * Halstead * Hamlet * Hardman * Hare * Harper * Harris * Hawks * Hays * Heiser * Helwig * Hemry * Henkins * Herbert * Hicks * Higgins * Hill * Hines * Hogsett * Holder * Holloway * Holmes * Hooker * Hopper * Houghton * Houston * Hoyt * Hudson * Hulett * Hulses * Hunt * Hunter * Hussey * Hutchings * James * Johnson * Johnston * Jones * Jordan * Judy * Kautz * Kearney * Keefe * Kelley * Kellog * Kendrick * Kenney * Kenyon * Kepley * Kerr * Kinman * Kinne * Kiple * Koontz * Lamer * Lamley * Larmon * Lauman * Lawrence * Leeper * Lewellen * Lewis * Lindley * Linville * Longstreth * Loomis * Loreth * Love * Luellen * Mack * Mackey * Mapes * Marens * Markham * Martin * Mayfield * McAfee * McBride * McClain * McClelland * McCray * McDaniel * McDonald * McGlothlin * McKee * McLallen * McLaughlin * McMillan * Meffert * Messenbaugh * Metz * Michael * Miller * Mills * Minger * Moad * Moffit * Mohler * Montgomery * Mooney * Moorehouse * Morris * Morton * Motsinger * Mowder * Myers * Mylar * Napier * Naylor * Neff * Netcher * Nevel * Nevitt * Nickols * Noblitt * Northrup * Norton * Orem * Orr * Oster * Owen * Palmer * Palmeter * Parman * Parmenter * Paxton * Pearse * Peddicord * Peirce * Petty * Phares * Phillips * Pitcher * Platt * Plumb * Plummer * Pollard * Poor * Pratt * Procter * Purple * Rathbun * Rehard * Renfrew * Rhea * Rial * Rice * Robison * Rogers * Roloff * Ross * Royer * Russel * Rutherford * Sackman * Salsbury * Schafer * Schneiter * Searls * Seitter * Shiner * Shuman * Shumate * Sigman * Sloane * Smith * Snider * Snyder * Sovereign * Spivey * Spurlock * Stagner * Steenrod * Stephens * Stephenson * Stoller * Stoner * Streeter * Struble * Stubblefield * Stucker * Swindler * Swisher * Switzer * Tantlinger * Tattershall * Temple * Tennal * Thiel * Thomas * Thompson * Thomson * Thornton * Tiffin * Tilley * Tolin * Tracy * Treat * Trosper * Tucker * Van Note * Van Volkenburgh * Vokes * Waers * Waggoner * Wagonseller * Waldo * Walker * Wall * Wallace * Walters * Washburne * Waters * Watkins * Webster * Welker * White * Whitmer * Whitt * Wilkison * Williams * Wilson * Wingate * Wonsetler * Wood * Woolard * Wright * Yoakum * Young *

Caldwell County is located in west central Missouri and bordered by: Clinton County, Missouri * Ray County, Missouri * Carroll County, Missouri * Livingston County, Missouri * Daviess County, Missouri * and Dekalb County, Missouri

Each of the two books 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 or DVD drive. This CD was designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.

Fully searchable - find any name or location instantly!

The cost for this CD containing both books described above is only $9.95 plus shipping. A large amount of history and genealogy information for very little cost! A truly fascinating view of Caldwell County, Missouri from its first settlement to 1886.

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