Cooper County, Missouri - Chapter with an unread heading (no. 22 of those read), 1876

Date Of Retiring From Office

* William E. Baird was appointed County Treasurer in the place of Christian Keill, on account of his being rendered unfit to discharge the duties of his office, by what afterwards proved to be temporary insanity. But in the suit which Keill brought after his recovery, for his salary as County Treasurer while the office was occupied by Baird, the Supreme Conrt decided that the office was illegally held by Baird, because Kiell had not been declared insane by the proper tribunal. But at the time of the appointment of Baird, the interests of the county would have greatly suffered by the office being left vacant.

Date Of Elect N.

There was, we think, a small space of time between 18 - , and 18 - , during which time William D. Muir acted as County Attorney for Cooper county, ga:-o2^«o, he being at that time State Circuit Attorney for this district of Missouri; but the records of the county do not show the facts.

Time Of Retiring From Office

The greater part of the information concerning the "History of the Boone's Lick Country" south of the Missouri river, was obtained from Capt. Samuel Cole, who, with the exception of his sister, Mrs. Jennie Davis is the only living witness of the events which transpired from the first settlement of the county to the year 1815. They, at the age of nine years, came to the county with their mother, and have resided within the same ever since.

The information concerning that part of the country l^ing north of said river, was mostly obtained from Col. N. G. Elliott, who is now living in Howard county. His history, which is no doubt reliable, was obtained from the first settlers when living.

The next living witness is William Gibson, who emigrated to this county in the year 1815. In 1816 we have Mr. Jesse McFarland, who was in 1819, Deputy United States Surveyor of Cooper county. Judge John S. McFarland and Mrs. Margaret Stephens; in 1817, Joseph Stephens, son of Joseph Stephens, Sr. ; in 1818, Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Homan, Jonathan and Miss Mary Reavis, all of Boonville. Also at later dates, Messrs. WilHam L. Scott, N.T.Allison, Sr., Peter H. Ferrel, Judge Bennett, C. Clark, and Dr. Waid Howard.

Those who rendered assistance in compiling the history of the different townships of the county, were Messrs. Thoma$ J. Starke, William G, Pendleton, David Schilb^

Dr. T. H. Winterbower, William Lamm, and Rev. N. T. Allison, Jr. Those who assisted us in the war history of the county, were Col. Joseph A. Eppstein, David Schilb, Marcus Williams, Capt. Joseph L. Stephens, and some few others, to all of whom we return our sincere acknowledgments.

We are also under many obligations to Mr. John W. Pattison, Clerk in the department of the Secretary of State at Jefferson City, from whom we obtained much valuable information, and who was untiring in attending to our simplest requests.

Also Col. H. A. Hutchison, Circuit Clerk, and Jackson Monroe, County Clerk of Cooper count}^ for their kindness extended during our examinations for record history in their respective offices.

The reason of the seemingly small increase in population between the dates of the taking of the census for the first few times, is explained by the fact that every few j^ears some new county was cut off from Cooper, thus taking some part of its territory and population. In taking the census of 1870, twelve square miles of the county were left out by mistake, so that, had the census for that year been taken correctly, the population would have been found to have been several thousand more.

Abstract Of Apportionments To The Children Of

In the above abstracts, from 1866 to 1876, both years inclusive, the number of colored chil(dren and the apportionment of the above funds to them, is included in that of the white children.

Abstracts Of The School Tax Books Of Cooper Co

Previous to the year 1870, the school taxes were levied and collected by the different township clerks, so that the aggregate for years previous to 1870 cannot be given.

Abstracts Of Taxable Wealth Axd Taxes Of Cooper County

On page 31, meat cattle should be neat cattle. On page 53, Amistead A. Grundy should be Armstead. On page 54, Fitsworth should be Titsworth. On page 60, "haloed" should be hallooed. On page 65, AMgM?>tine A. Simpson should be Augus^w^j. On pages 128, 137 and 156 Bonsfield should be Bowsfield. On page 148, i^itsworth should be Titsworth. On page 152, William P. Reavis should be William T. Reavis. On page 154, William, Jesse and Moon should be William and Jesse Moon.

On page 181, Elmira should be Elmina. On page 181, Julia Collins should be Jaily Collins. On page 184, Wm. H. McClanahan should be Wm. N, On page 192, "just before Christmas in 1818," should be 1828. On page 192, "was taught by a man named Rogers," should be RoUius. On page 190, in third paragraph, the name should be Mr. Nichols in both places. On page 197, John S. Buckey should be Brickey. On page 97, Boemstein should be Boernstein. -