Interviews, Vol. 1
The Historical Data in this volume was complied by Major Molly Chapter, DAR, 1933 to 1934. It was retyped and indexed by Karen Walker of Hamilton and Marilyn Williams of Kingston. I have the Table of Contents, with names matching the titles in case you might want me to look up a name, and page numbers where the information can be found. (the page numbers are the numbers after the description.
First Days of Kidder, 1
Ream Family, 2
Near Centenarian, 4
Thayer College, 5
Kidder Institute, 6
BarwickChapel and the Plumbs, 7
McKee Family, Lovely Ridge, 9
Interview, Mrs. Helen L. Booth, 10
To Lovely Ridge in Covered Wagon, 12
Dodge District
Cox Family, Half Way House, 16
Coach, Women's Style in 70's, 16
Hamilton Schools, 17
Dodge District, Ford Family, 18
Streeter Family, 19
Dodge Family, 21
Samuel Hill, Pioneer, 22
Hamiltons First Building, 24
Town Company, 25
Business Men Before 1840, 26
Post Office, 27
Merchant James Kemper, 28
Daughgter of Pioneer, 29
1860 and Later, 31
Taylor Allee, 1865, 33
Harrah Family, 35
Merchants, 36
Business Men in 70's, 38
Ogden Family, 40
Rohrbough Family, 41
The Spratts, 42
McBrayer Livery Barn, 44
Hamilton, Frederick Graer, Blacksmith, 46
Pickells and Jordan Families, 47
Gee Family, , 48
A. G. Howards, 49
Old Rohrbough Cemtery, 50
Baptist Church, 51
William H. Gwynn, Blacksmith, 52
Middle and Late 60's, 53
Prough Family, 54
Wm. Wagenseller, 55
Butcher Shop, 57
George Lamson, Agent, 58
Reed Family, 59
Mitchell Family, 60
Holliday Family, 61
Newspaper History, 62
Prof. Ferguson, 63
Dan Booth, Banker, 65
The Cowgills, 67
Hamilton, Charley Dunn, Ex-slave, 69
Weaver and Bowen Families, 70
Van Note District, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, 71
Harpister Family, 72
Dawson, Family, 73
Gurley, Family, 74
Gomer Township, Murrell Family, 75
Watson Family, 76
German Family in County, 77
Christian Schneiter, Swiss settler, 78
"Grand River Country", 79
Breckenridge Township, Estabrook Family, 80
Halsteads, 82
Dr. James Earl, 83
Goins Family, 84
Terrill Family, 85
Scanlon Family, 86
Trosper Family, 87
McCubbin Family, 88
Old Mirabile Tavern, 90
Plumb Creek District, Smith Family, 91
Kempers, Pioneers, 92
Mirabile and Kingston
Capt. Edward D. Johnson, 93
Mirable, John Orr Family, 95
Morris Family, 97
Harpolds Family, 99
Kingston, Crawford Family, 100
Salem, Richey Mill, 101
Kingston Township, Elder R. C. Hill, 102
McClelland and Kin, 103
Kingston Township, Billy Jones, 105
Old Salem Town, McClelland Family, 106
Early Kingston Carpenter, 107
Poor Farm, 108
Kingston, Clarkson Family, 109
Farm Life, 110
Wonsettler Family near Kingston, 111
Caldwell County Seat, 112
Kern Family, Kingston, 113
New York Township, Houghton Family, 114
Cox Family, 116
Kautz Family, 117
Pioneer Preacher, 118
Edwards Family, 119
New York in the 60's, 120
Filson Family, 121
Puckett Family, 122
Fairview Township
Waldo Family, 123
Proctor Family, 124
Chapman Family, 125
Cheshire Family, 126
Davis Township, Farm Life
Before Civil War, 129
Black Oak, Early Days, 130
Rogers and McDonald, 131
"Death" of E. G. Wallace, 132
Killing of Weldon, 133
Killing of Myers, 134
Hanging of Jimmy Silkwood, 135
Bristow, Casey Fight, 136
Killing of Southern Sympathizers, 137
He Voted for Lincoln, 138
"Hanging" of George Rogers, 139
Mormon Temple, 140
Living my Haun's Mill, 141
Mormon Sites, 142
Mormon Members, 143
Rag Carpets, 144
Epidemics, 145
Before Day of Automobiles, 147
Water Sources, 148
1874 Drought, 150
Schools, 151
Voted for Lincoln, 152
Public Hanging, 153
Election, 154
Ex-slaves, 155
Before Bank Checks, 156
Burial Custom in 70's, 157
OUT OF COUNTY OR STATE
Livingston County, Missouri, 158
Jacksons of Ray County, Missouri, 159
Caldwell-Daviess counties, 160
By Covered Wagon to Daviess county, Missouri, 161
McClellands to Daviess county, Missouri, 163
Manns in Daviess county, Missouri, 165
in 60's and 70's, 166
Cemeteries, 167
Indian Reservations, 168
Homesteading in Kansas, 169
Kentucy in 70's, 170
Iowa McQueens, 171
Kansas, 173
Irish in Iowa-Oklahoma, 174
Ozark Cabins in the 60's, 176
Ozark Wash Day, 177
Wilsons of Miller county, Missouri, 178
Grundy county, Missouri, Clave Family, 179