Iron County Historical Society Newsletter

Winter 2014
Mailing Address P.O. Box 183 Ironton, MO 63650 Museum Address Whistle Junction Train Depot Highway 21, Arcadia, MO

Iron County Historical Society

E-Mail: ironcohissoc@hotmail.com

Founded 1974

Website: www.rootsweb.com/~moichs
Telephone: (573) 546-3513

Next Meeting: 2 p.m., Sunday, January 19th First Presbyterian Church, Corner of Knob & Reynolds, Ironton ~ Program ~ Local World War II Air Crashes presented by Scott Killen ~Refreshments by ~ John Abney

Presidents Message
John Abney Welcome to the first newsletter of 2014! On behalf of the officers and board members of your Historical Society, we sincerely wish each of you a safe, happy, and healthy new year! I hope you will be able to join us at our quarterly meeting at 2 p.m. on the 19th when Scott Killen presents his program on local World War II air crashes. Although the number of accidents occurring in the local area was small, some 14,903 Army Air Force personnel lost their lives in 52,651 stateside aircraft accidents during World War II. Scott has used a number of sources in developing his program and Im sure you will find it interesting. I also want to thank our website administrator, Marcine Lohman, for the great job she did with the redesign of the Historical Societys website. Take a look at the top half of page 8 of this newsletter for a preview. As always, we are looking for articles for upcoming newsletters. Articles can be about any person, place, or event. Articles with a link to Iron County or its history are given first priority. If you have an article that you would like to have published, please contact our Newsletter Editor, Carolyn Sheehy, or send her an email (carolynsheehy@hotmail.com).

Museum Directors Report

Wilma Cofer New Accessions: 1. Framed photo of Pilot Knob in 1882 donated by Dr. Holmes; 2. Doctor bag w/instruments belonging to Dr. Napoleon A. Farr of Des Arc, including genealogy & photos donated by Lina Meinhardt; 3. Harold A. Krueger, Mining Engineer, Mineral Collection donated by Ozark Regional Library. Donations / Memorials Received: In November we had $58 in donations. December donations are not available. Visitors: We had 349 visitors in September from 21 states and the United Kingdom; 360 visitors in October from 19 states and Canada; and 142 visitors in November from 12 states and Canada.

Membership Chairmans Report

Wilma Cofer We currently have 90 members and six exchange members. New member(s): Lonnie Shrum, 1 Boca Ciega Point Blvd., Apt. 105, Madeira Beach, FL 33708. E- Mail: marlon1956@onemain.com Big River RV Park (Patricia Claney, Owner), 4247 Highway 49, Annapolis, MO 63620.

They Were There

by John Abney
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Prices Raid into Missouri and the Battle of Pilot Knob. To honor and remember those who participated, our newsletter is continuing to tell some of their stories. If you have a story from someone who was there, please consider sharing it.

Farmington, Missouri in 1845 and in 1847 to a farm near Stouts Creek in Iron County.7

Azariah Martin (1839 1921) Picture courtesy of Sandra Belmar Forrester

Azariah Martin Shortly after 1 p.m. on the afternoon of 26 September 1864, Azariah Martin and the men on duty at the picket post in Russellville at the junction of the roads to Arcadia, Ironton, and Fredericktown were sitting and eating lunch.1 Martin was a member of Company H, 47th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry and had only been mustered in to the company three weeks before on 5 September 1864.2 Shortly after starting their lunch, the men heard the sound of gunfire and looking in that direction saw a column of cavalry advancing toward them, some 200 yards to the east.3 Sergeant Atchison, in charge of the picket detail, thought they were Union troops, but Martin knew better and said, They are rebels! Ive seen so many rebels I know em when I see em.4 Martin was correct and well he should have known as he was once a Confederate soldier himself.5 This is his story. Azariah Martin was born on 17 November 1839 in Madison County, Kentucky to Mastin Martin and Lucinda (Hill) Martin.6 The family moved to
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On 2 August 1862, 22 year old Azariah was at Camp Brewer in Oregon County, Missouri where he enlisted in Company F of the 12th Regiment of the Missouri Infantry (CSA).8 He enlisted for a period of three years and between the time of his enlistment and his capture by Union forces, Martin rose from the rank of corporal to sergeant.9 Martin and his company would first be posted to Camp McBride on the Little Black River in Randolph County, Arkansas.10 They arrived there on 18 August, but were forced to retreat to Pocahontas, Arkansas after being attacked by Union troops on August 31st.11 Over the next few months, the 12th would continue its stay in Arkansas; first marching to Yellville, then Van Buren and eventually Prairie Grove where they would again engage the Union Army on 7 December 1862.12 At the end of the year, the 12th was in Little Rock and, by the following June, the 12th had moved to Jacksonport before receiving orders to proceed on to Helena.13 Evidence would suggest that Martin became ill on the march from Jacksonport to Helena and was left at a Confederate hospital at Cotton Plant, in Woodruff County, about half-way between Jacksonport and Helena. Martins compiled service record states that he was left sick at Cotton Plant Hospital on 10 July

Azariah Martin, Azariah Martins Narrative of the Price Raid, 5 May 1903, Box 4, Folder 6, Cyrus A. Peterson, Battle of Pilot Knob Research Collection, 1862-1914, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis, Missouri, 1. 2 Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the State of Missouri, NARA M405, roll 682, carded records of Azariah Martin, Pvt., Co. H., 47th Missouri Infantry. Digital image, (www.fold3.com: accessed 1 April 2013). 3 Azariah Martin Narrative, 1. 4 Ibid. 5 Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri, NARA M322, roll 164, carded records of Azariah Martin, Sgt., Co. F., 12th Missouri Infantry. Digital image, (www.fold3.com: accessed 15 April 2013). 6 Azariah Martin 1839 - 1921, Past and Present: A History of Iron County, Missouri 1857-1994, Vol I, (Ironton, Missouri: Iron County Historical Society, 2004), 296; and Missouri

Department of Health, death certificate 12007 (1921), Azariah Martin. Digital image. Missouri State Archives. (http:www.sos.mo.gov : accessed 25 September 2013). 7 Azariah Martin 1839 1921, 296. 8 Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid., Unit description. 11 Ibid. 12 Ibid. 13 Ibid.

1863.14 At some point thereafter he was taken prisoner and would return to Iron County after his parole, but before 21 September 1863.15 Parole was a formal system used by both sides, whereby a prisoner would be freed upon giving their word not to take up arms again until they were exchanged for another prisoner of equal rank. By late summer of 1864, speculation was continuing to grow throughout southern Missouri about an imminent invasion of Confederate forces from the south. In Iron County, Martin enlisted in Company D of the 68th Enrolled Missouri Militia on 15 August 1864.16 Barely a week later, 23 August 1864, he transferred from the 68th and enlisted in Company H of the 47th Missouri Infantry.17 The fact that Martin served on both sides during the Civil War is interesting, but not unique. Altogether, some three million men took up arms in the American Civil War. Of these, at least 7,000 switched allegiances at some point during the war.18 Based on his later words, it appears that Martins allegiance to the union was genuine. This contrasts with other men facing mandatory service who, as noted by Civil War researcher and author Gary Scheel, chose to enlist in the 47th Missouri, in order to keep from being sent to Missouri regiments still fighting in Georgia or Tennessee or other places in the South. Some of the men who enlisted in this regiment had sympathies with the South and joined regiments like the 47th Missouri to keep from fighting against the Confederacy. Not knowing that they would be fighting for their lives in a few short days.19
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Of course, going back to the beginning of the article, we know that Martin was directly involved with what would become the Battle of Pilot Knob. Martin wrote about his memories of the battle and the subsequent retreat of Union forces to Leasburg in a letter to H.C. Wilkinson in 1903 (see footnote #1 for the complete source citation). A copy of this narrative is also in the Historical Societys collection in its research room. According to Company Hs and Martins Compiled Service Records, by early December 1864, members of Company H including Martin were in Spring Hill, Tennessee between Columbia and Nashville. The company would remain in Tennessee serving at Pulaski (January 1865) and at Lynnvile (February 1865). Martin was mustered out of service on 29 March 1865 at Benton Barracks (located in present day St. Louis). After the war, Martin was able to buy the family farm near Stouts Creek in 1866 and, in 1867, married Amanda Hill.20 While the couple would have no children together, they adopted the infant son (James) of close friends John and Ruth Miller after Ruth died in childbirth in 1878.21 James Martin would grow to adulthood and become a doctor.22 Azariah continued working as a farmer and supplemented his income as a charcoal burner for the nearby mines.23 Amanda died on 28 March 1899 and Azariah was remarried to Catherine Allgier on 15 May 1901.24 Azariah died on 10 May 1921 and Catherine died on 28 February 1950.25 Azariah and his first wife, Amanda, are buried in the Masonic Cemetery outside of Ironton and his second wife, Catherine, is buried in the Pilot Knob Cemetery.26

Ibid. Missouri. Missouri's Union Provost Marshal Papers: 1861 1866. Database. Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/provost/: accessed 26 September 2013), abstract, loyalty oath and issuance of bond on 21 September 1863; citing reel number 1368. Note that the physical description listed in the Martins loyalty oath matches the physical description in his subsequent enlistment in the 47th Missouri Infantry on 23 August 1864 (see Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers). 16 Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865. Database and images. Missouri State Archives. The Soldiers' Records: War of 1812 - World War I. (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/soldiers/#soldsearch : accessed 26 September 2013). 17 Compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers. 18 Galvanized Yankees. Wikipedia, on-line encyclopedia. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanized_Yankees : accessed 26 September 2013). 19 Gary Scheel. 47th Missouri Infantry Regiment

(http://47thmissouriinfantry.com/index.htm : accessed 26 September 2013). 20 Azariah Martin 1839 1921, 296. 21 Dr. James Martin 1878 - 1956, Past and Present: A History of Iron County, Missouri 1857-1994, Vol I, (Ironton, Missouri: Iron County Historical Society, 2004), 296, 297. 22 Ibid., 297. 23 Azariah Martin 1839 1921, 296. 24 Sandra Belmar Forrester. Ancestry of Sandra Belmar Forrester, subscription database, www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 September 2013), family group sheet data for Azariah Martin. 25 Ibid. 26 Ibid.

From the Collection

By John Abney A Special 40th Anniversary Thank You This July marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of your Iron County Historical Society. Instead of focusing on a particular item or group of items from our collection, I wanted to mark the upcoming anniversary by remembering the contributions past and present that have made the past 40 years possible. Two columns of number 11 Times New Roman font typescript is not enough space to record the Societys 40 year history and if I miss some of the accomplishments along the way, I hope you will forgive me. First and foremost, I have to thank all of the Societys members over the years. Without their support, financial and otherwise our Society wouldnt be here today. The membership has always been there when needed and it is my sincere hope that it always will be. Going back to the beginning and quoting from Past & Present: A History of Iron County, Missouri 1857 1994, Vol. I, The Iron County Historical Society was organized June 26, 1974 under the sponsorship of the Womans Study Club for the purpose of preserving the history and heritage of Iron County. It should be noted that the Womans Study Club has continued that tradition of support by providing refreshments each year at our annual meeting in April. Isabelle Edgar was elected as the Societys first president and long-time Iron County teacher and historian, Dorothy Reese was elected as vice-president. From celebrating our nations 200th birthday in 1976 to the sesquicentennial celebration of Iron Countys creation in 2007, to the sesquicentennial celebration of the Battle of Pilot Knob this fall, the historical society has been and will continue to be there. Along the way were many noteworthy projects. Our members helped document the countys historical buildings in what would become a 13 volume set of books created with the Center of Ozark Studies from what was then Southwest Missouri State University in 1979. Members helped in

getting the courthouse, jail, gazebo, and Immanuel Lutheran Church in Pilot Knob on the National Register of Historic Buildings. They assisted in the effort to research, obtain, and install the set of granite markers, placed throughout the Arcadia Valley, denoting actions in the two-day battle that would become known as the Battle of Pilot Knob. Members have helped in the creation and publication of some 19 books and pamphlets including the definitive book on the countys history, Past and Present: A History of Iron County 1857 1994, Vol. I and the Societys latest publication, A Celebration Worth Remembering Cookbook which goes beyond the reprinting of the original Centennial Cookbook by including many photographs and materials related to the 1957 celebration. Then, theres the Societys museum. If space would allow it, I would gladly list the name of everyone that has contributed something to our collection from the time the museum was created in the old Fletcher-Barger building in 1984. Of course it doesnt so I will have to focus on the major groups of accessions. In no particular order these include the Fredonia and Lucille Ringo collection that includes Victorian furniture, clothing, china and the set of pictures gathered for the 1957 Centennial Celebration, framed by the Iron County Security Bank, that grace the walls of the museum today. Next, the outstanding collection of Missouri Pacific Railroad and military memorabilia presented to the Society by Charles Ottman and his family. Theres also the Lester Keathley collection of rocks and minerals that she spent many years collecting before donating them to the Society. Finally, theres the many items donated to the Society by Clarence Keathley who was described in the dedication of Past and Present as the leading force in gathering the countys history. This list only scratches the surface and to anyone who has ever donated an item, a book, a photograph, or a family history I thank you. A special thank you also goes out to all who have ever served the Iron County Historical Society as an officer, board member, museum director or assistant director, project manager, newsletter editor, website coordinator, program director or a volunteer. With your continued support, I sincerely believe that we will be here to

protect and share Iron Countys rich history well into the future!

Social Welfare in Missouri and the Iron County Poor Farm (Part 1 of 3) By John M. Abney27 The apostle Paul in his second epistle to the Thessalonians warned against idleness when he said, If a man will not work, he shall not eat.28 Further, Paul advised Timothy that family members should take responsibility for their families, so that the church can help those widows that are truly in need.29 Thus, even in biblical times, attempts were made to differentiate between the deserving and undeserving poor. So it was then, so has it been throughout our history. This three-part article looks at the evolution of poor law in Missouri and then examines how those laws were applied in Iron County with a specific emphasis on the countys poor farm which operated from 1889 until 1946. Despite its early French roots, Missouris first territorial law dealing with the poor was based on two hundred year old English law that had been the dominant influence throughout the American colonies.30 The 1807 statute specifically dealt with the care of dependent children. Each district in the territory was given the power to organize an orphans court consisting of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Every orphan or minor who did not have an estate sufficient for maintenance could be bound [out as] an apprentice by his guardian until he was twentyone years of age if a boy and sixteen if a girl. The apprentice was to be taught some type of vocation, reading, writing, and, if a boy, common arithmetic. At the expiration of the term the apprentice was to be given ten dollars and a new suit of clothes. 31 The English Poor Law of 1601, known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, would stand with only small revisions for almost 250 years and made parents,
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legally liable for the support of their children and grandchildren. Likewise, children were made responsible for the care of their needy parents and grandparents. More important, vagrants refusing to work could be committed to a house of correction, could be whipped, branded, or put in pillories and stoned, or even be put to death.32 Despite what today would be considered its harsh provisions, the 1601 Poor Law was a step forward. Among other things it established that: 1. The state had a responsibility towards the social welfare of its citizens; 2. There was a class of citizens that were legally entitled to state assistance; 3. Relief would be broken into two categories, administered at the lowest local level of government, either direct payment to the poor (outdoor relief) or institutional care (indoor relief).33 Colonial American poor laws followed the English example by leaving their administration to the smallest unit of government.34 In New England, this was at the town level, while in the other colonies this was initially at the parish and later at the county level.35 In general terms, Colonial American poor law, as did its English predecessor, divided the poor into three groups: children; the able-bodied; and the infirm or helpless.36 As with the Missouri example, apprenticeship was the primary vehicle used with dependent children. Besides placing children in families and thereby providing for their discipline, The practice relieved the town fathers of the burden of caring for needy youngsters, thus keeping public outlays and the poor rate down.37 Childhood apprenticeship laws would remain on the books in Missouri, with little change, until their repeal in 1917.38 The ablebodied poor in Colonial America received little aid. Voluntary idleness was considered a vice, and the able-bodied unemployed were bound out as indentured servants, whipped and run out of town,
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jabney@hughes.net, 3792Highway F, Annapolis, MO 63620 28 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (New International Version). 29 Timothy 5:16 (New International Version). 30 Fern Boan, A History of Poor Relief Legislation and Administration in Missouri (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1941), 19. 31 Ibid.

Walter I. Trattner, From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America (New York: The Free Press, 1974) 11. 33 Ibid. 34 Ibid., 18. 35 Ibid., 18, 39. 36 Ibid. 11. 37 Ibid., 24. 38 Boan, 20.

or put in jail. Later, toward the latter seventeenth and early eighteenth century many were placed in workhouses as they began to appear.39 More charity was shown towards the infirm or helpless population. Included in this group were the mentally ill. Unless they posed a danger to themselves or others, people falling into this group without their own immediate family to support them were boarded, at public expense, in the homes of relatives or others, or housed in public institutions as they began to appear.40 This charity was only directed towards the resident needy of the town, parish, or county depending on the administrative jurisdiction and, Nonresident insane indigents were warned away or, on occasion returned home.41 Missouris first territorial law dealing with the adult poor was enacted in 1815 and identifies the, lame, blind, sick, and other inhabitants of the district not able to maintain themselves as being eligible for relief.42 Two years later, a special provision was added allowing for the maintenance of the poor insane.43 The able-bodied poor were not subject to the poor law, but to the Vagrancy Act: This act defined a vagrant as an able-bodied person who did not have anything to maintain himself, a beggar, or a person who left his wife and children without means, so that the county was forced to take care of them. Those that earned a living at gaming tables were also included. Any such person, unless he could give $25.00 security, might be arrested and committed to jail until the County Court met. If the person was a minor, he could be bound out and if an adult he could be sold to the highest bidder for a term not exceeding three months. If no one would bid on him, he was to have lashes on his bare back, not exceeding twenty-five.44 Missouris territorial laws regarding the poor did not make family members responsible for the support of poor family members.45 Indeed, family responsibility for poor relatives would not be
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mentioned in Missouri law until 1866.46 As relief was granted at the local level, establishing the residency of a poor person applying for relief was one of the questions that had to be answered. Territorial law required a person applying for relief in a county to have been a resident of that county for the prior nine months.47 This requirement would be increased to 12 months in 1835.48 When Missouri became a state in 1821, only two changes in existing law were made in regard to the poor. The first replaced the Court of Common Pleas as the administrative unit dealing with the poor with a tribunal for executing county business (e.g., the county court).49 In the second change the court was directed to use its discretion and grant relief to all citizens who might require its intercession.50 While Missouri poor law, both as a territory and as a state, placed the responsibility for the poor at the county level, the state did not set minimum standards and did not provide any funds for the support of the poor. The county budget is the only limitation.51 Similarly, with only two notable exceptions, the federal government avoided any responsibility for the poor whatsoever until the 20th century. The first exception was the enactment of legislation for the payment of pensions to soldiers, their widows and their children. While not specifically targeted to the poor, these pensions were sometimes a major source of income for a family. The first pension legislation enacted in the United States was dated 26 August 1776, while the first actual payments of pensions to Revolutionary War soldiers werent made until 1789.52 The second notable exception came in the waning days of the American Civil War when there was growing concern over the fate of millions of ex-slaves. To meet the problem, in March 1865, Congress established in the U. S. War Department the Bureau
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Trattner, 23. Ibid., 24. 41 Ibid., 24 25. 42 Boan, 21. 43 Ibid., 24 44 Ibid. 45 Ibid., 23.

Ibid., 28. Ibid., 23. 48 Ibid., 26. 49 Ibid. 24. 50 Ibid. 24 25. 51 Ibid. 41. 52 John Cerny, Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck, and David Thackery, Research in Military Records, in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebing editors, The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997) 298.

of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, the nations first federal welfare agency. 53 Generally referred to as the Freedmens Bureau, it served as an employment agency, a relief agency, a health agency, an educational agency, a legal agency, and a settlement agency for the population it served until it was disbanded in 1872.54 While on their own to fund support of their poor, Missouri counties continued to see new legislation expanding this support. Counties, in 1825, were made responsible for the legal expenses of any poor citizen, indicted for [a] felony, who is without counsel, unable to employ one and requests that one be appointed.55 The first law granting a county (St. Louis) the permission to accept a donation of land for the purpose of erecting an almshouse (poor farm) was enacted in 1827.56 In 1835, counties were given permission to pay the funeral expenses for the poor dying within their borders.57 Additionally, and though not specifically mentioned in law, medical care for the poor was also included in the administration of the poor laws by most Missouri counties.58 The legislation that would lead to the creation of Missouris system of almshouses was enacted in 1843 when the county courts of all the counties in the state were authorized to purchase land not exceeding 160 acres and to erect houses which were to be used for the care of poor persons.59 In 1866, that law was modified to allow the counties to purchase or lease up to 320 acres.60 Until the establishment of almshouses the most frequent way of relieving the poor was known as letting out, boarding out, or farming out system. By this method one or more poor persons were boarded in private homes. The method of selecting the homes differed in the various counties but in general the persons offering the cheapest rates were given the contracts. In some cases, the poor were actually sold at public sale by
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the sheriff to the lowest bidder. Although most counties boarded them with the lowest bidder, they made the contract private and avoided subjecting the poor to the embarrassment of being sold in public.61 From the latter half of the 19th century to well into the 20th century, Local indoor relief or institutional care for the poor was provided by the majority of the counties through the institution known as almshouses, sometimes referred to as a poor asylum, poor house, poor farm, county farm, county home, county infirmary, or county hospital.62 Indeed, records indicate that at one time or another 106 of Missouris 114 counties maintained an almshouse within its borders. 63 The history of the Iron County Poor Farm begins on 26 January 1888 when the Iron County Court purchased 127.41 acres of land at a cost of $750 from Sarah Jane Levin, her husband William Levin, and Minnie Tong.64 The land is located off of what is now Iron County Road 95 to the northeast of that roads junction with Missouri Highway 72, about two miles east of Ironton. The County Court opened the bidding process for the buildings to be erected on the land and Louis Millers bid of $1,300 was deemed to be the best and lowest bid.65 With construction completed before the end of 1888, the County Court published a notice in the 13 December 1888 edition of the Iron County Register regarding the lease of the Iron County Farm and the acceptance of bids.
Notice regarding lease of Iron County Poor Farm Iron County Register, 13 December 1888
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Trattner, 77. Ibid., 77 78. 55 Boan, 35. 56 Ibid., 28. 57 Ibid., 26. 58 Ibid., 31. 59 Ibid., 29. 60 Ibid., 30.

Ibid., 43 44. To Be Continued Ibid., 59. 63 Ibid., 59. 64 Clarence R. Keathley, The Almshouse as a System of Public Welfare with Special Reference to Iron County (file 71-6, n.d., Iron County Historical Society) 5. 65 Iron County, Missouri, County Court Records, Book 6, (10 March 1888): 50, County Commissioners Courtroom, Ironton.

New Year - New Iron County Historical Society Website

Our most heartfelt thanks go out to Iron County Historical Society member and Website Administrator, Marcine Lohman, for all of her hard work in the creation of our newly revamped website! The new website is much simpler to navigate, has many internal links to explore, and has external links to the Societys Facebook and You Tube pages. It also has a link to allow secure on-line donations to the Society. To Marcine, thanks again for a job well done!!! Our website is at: www.rootsweb.com/~moichs

Excerpt from the new homepage of Iron County Historical Society website

Upcoming Elections Will You Serve?

Yes, its only January, but our upcoming annual elections arent that far away and will take place at our Annual Meeting in April. We are looking for anyone interested in serving as either an officer or as a board member. Our current officers have been in their positions for a number of terms and would gladly step aside to allow anyone with new ideas to take their place. If you are interested in serving, please contact any officer or board member. Our current officers and board members include: President: J. Abney Vice President: T. Stamel Recording Secretary: W. Cofer Treasurer: D. Thomlison Board Member (term expires 2014): D. Cox Board Member (term expires 2014): C. Sheehy Board Member (term expires 2015): B. Stamel Board Member (term expires 2015): S. Killen Board Member (term expires 2016): D. Thomlison Board Member (term expires 2016): J. Abney

IRON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS

P. O. Box 183, Ironton, MO 63650 (order from above address)

Title / Author A Celebration Worth Remembering Cookbook (Reprint of Centennial Cookbook with additional materials and photographs) CENTENNIAL: Ironton, Missouri, May 30 June 2, 1957 Dorothy Reese: Ironton/Arcadia Valleys Cheerleader, Historical, Civic Leader, And Teacher: A Tribute, by Randall Cox Early History of Arcadia Valley, by C. S. Russell, edited by Robert Pollock History of the 33rd Regiment Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War In the Arcadia Valley Publication Details / Cost Soft cover, coil bound. 192 pgs. $15.00 plus $4.00 S&H Reprint, soft cover, comb bound. 58 pgs. $6.00 plus $2.50 S & H Soft cover, comb bound. 19 pgs. $2.00 plus $1.50 S & H Soft cover, comb bound. 33 pgs. $5.00 plus $2.50 S & H Excerpts, 21 pgs. $3.00 plus $1.00 S&H Reprint from Iron County Register Supp ;/1800s. 50 pgs $10.00 plus $2.50 S & H Soft cover, comb bound, photos, 195 pgs. $20.00 plus $3.50 S & H Soft cover, comb bound, maps, photos, Ca 1984. 16 pgs. $3.00 plus $1.50 S & H Manuscript, indexed, comb bound. 76 pgs. $6.00 plus $2.50 S & H Indexed. 147 pgs. $10.00 plus $3.50 S & H Hard Bound, indexed. 434 pgs. $49.95 plus $4.50 media rate or $10 1st class priority S & H 7 pgs. $2.00 plus $1.00 S & H Soft cover, photos, etc. Ca. 1981. 136 pgs. $8.00 each or 2/$10.00 plus $3.50 S & H Soft cover, comb bound. 33 pgs. $5.00 plus $2.00 S & H Soft cover, photos, maps, Ca. 1984. 17 pgs. $3.00 plus $1.50 S & H Soft cover, comb bound. 73 pgs. $10.00 plus $2.50 S & H Manuscript, comb bound, indexed. 34 pgs. $6.00 plus $2.50 S & H Comb bound. 101 pgs. $10.00 plus $3.00 S & H

Iron County Family, Business, and Organization Stories: A Supplement to Past and Present Iron County, Missouri, Year By Year, by Clarence R. Keathley John Albert Undertaking Business, 1878 1921 My Perfect Life, by Robert Pollock Past and Present A History of Iron County 1857 1994 Topical/biographical history of Iron County, Missouri Perpetual Diary of Capt. P. Ake Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, Ironton, MO (A Civil War Diary covering the year 1865) Readin, Ritin and Rithmetic, A History of Schools in Iron County, MO., 1840 1981, by Clarence R. Keathley Russell Cemetery Association United States Post Offices in Iron County, Missouri, Then and Now, by Clarence R. Keathley W. J. Hinchey Diaries, Portrait of a community during the Civil War, edited by John and Elizabeth Holloman White Funeral Home Register, Caledonia, Missouri, 1907 1934 Witnesses to History - Stories from Park View Cemetery, by John Abney

OTHER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ITEMS FOR SALE (Same address as above) $10.00 per deck plus S/ H if mailed Educational Civil War Playing Cards $5.00 per deck plus S /H if mailed Explore Missouri Playing Cards $6.00 per cup plus S /H if mailed 150th Anniversary Battle of Pilot Knob Coffee Cup

Answers to last issues Who, What, Where: Who: James Lindsay; What: Mill stones; Where: Robinson Mill near Annapolis, MO.

What Is It???

Who Is It ???

Where Is It???

Time to test your Iron County trivia knowledge. If you would like to submit an answer telling us what each picture depicts, please do so and send your answers (with a postmark no later than January 31st) to: Iron County Historical Society Trivia P. O. Box 183, Ironton, MO 63650 We will randomly draw a winner from all entries that have correctly identified the pictures. Your prize will be a copy of: A Celebration Worth Remembering Cookbook (Reprint of Centennial Cookbook with additional materials and photographs) Here are the pictures that we have chosen this quarter Good Luck to each of you!

Where was this church located? Who is this? What is this item?

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