Everett, Missouri

Andrew and David M'Quitty, Parker Sneddigor and Samuel Fulcher, were among the first. In the Kincaid neighborhood were John, Matthew, Lewis, Joseph and William Kincaid, Amos Barnes, Samuel Belcher, John Beeder, after whom Reeder's Creek was named, and Mr. McDaniel. Hugh Silvers settled what is now known as the Slice farm, near Dripping Spring church. He gave his name to Silvers Fork, one of the most beautiful streams in Boone county. From Perchetown north, along the Perche, the first settlers were John Leftler, George Sexton, Wilford Stephens, John, Caleb and James Fenton, William Goslin, Fountain Toalson, David Prowell, Nicholas and Baillett Gentry, Robert and John Barclay, John Corlew,' senior, and John Corlew, junior, Jonathan Graham, John and Thomas Anderson, Bird Wilburn, Aquila Barnes, Presley Wilkinson and John Evans. Robert Schooling setttled the farm now occupied by Daniel Hall, in the neighborhood of Union church. In the neighborhood of Perche meeting house were Sinclair Walden, George Lawrence, Elder White and Eli Lyon. In the Everett neighborhood: Joshua and Jonathan Barton, first cousins of Senator David Barton. In the Wilbite neighborhood : Paris Ellison, Ben Ferguson, Thomas and Berry Workham. Among the early settlers must not be omitted the names of Capt. Woodruff and Lemuel Searcy, Henry and Allen Coats, Solomon Mordecai, Thomas Croswhite, Thomas Wingo, Enoch C. Orear, John Connelly, Lemuel Batterton, James Hawkins, Zachariah Jackson, Isom Kilgore, Smith Turner and William McCarty. Jesse Dale was a pioneer preacher of the Old School Baptist church. Henry Cave and Isaac Newman were pioneer teachers. One of the first children born in the county must be accredited to Perche township. India Ann Corlew, daughter of John Corlew, junior, was born March 1st, 1818. .She was the first female child born in Perche township. The first male child born in the township is believed to have been Mastin Corlew, son of John Corlew, junior, born February 11th, 1821. A biographical sketch of Mr. Corlew may be found elsewhere in this volume.

Passage source: History of Boone County, Missouri, published 1882.

This little hamletr, now almost extinct, is situated on section 2, township 49, range 14. It was laid out in the year 1860 by Charles Sexton, a sou of George Sexton, already mentioned in connection with Perchetown. Charles Sexton was to Everett what his father had previously been to Perchetown - the leading spirit in the enterprise - and but for the war he would have given such an impetus to the place as would probably have secured its future growth and prosperity. In partnership with McKinney and others, he established an extensive plow factory, raiinufacturing the ** Peeler plows." Parks started a large tobacco factory, and Dr. Dynes opened a store. There was also a planing machine for dressing lumber. The Methodist denomination erected a nice church edifice, and, in addition to improvements already mentioned, there were over a dozen private residences. Dr. John W. Roberts was the resident physician ; Dr. J. M. Shock lived near by. The surrounding country was very rich and productive, and the little town sprung into existence with the brightest hopes of future prosperity. It now contains a mill and carding machine, owned by Wilson Nicholson ; a blacksmith shop, public school building, and church.

Passage source: History of Boone County, Missouri, published 1882.

In the early part of 1865 four men, supposed to be bushwhackers, visited the house of Mr. William Dimmitt, who lives near Everett, for the purpose of robbing him, as he was known to have received a sum of money the day before in payment of some corn sold by him. The robbers came at night, and, being refused admittance, broke the door down with a rail taken from the fence. Mr. Dimmitt, being a man of courage, resolved not to submit to the 'demands of the thieves without resistance. After breaking down the door one of the robbers entered the room, firing as he advanced. Dimmitt returned the fire, wounding one of the robbers in the side. Another of the party was wounded in the head by a pistol shot fired from a comrade's pistol. The firing was sharp on both sides, but without fatal results to any one. A member of Mr. Dimmitt' s family was slightly wounded in the melee, but he came out of the fight without a scratch, saving his money and vanquishing the enemy, though out-numbered four to one. The parties making the raid were unknown to Mr. Dimmitt, but the motive for making the assault was quite evident.

Passage source: History of Boone County, Missouri, published 1882.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Perche Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.