Franklin County, Missouri...Part of Genealogy Trails

Franklin County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

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Michael Shookman, who died September 3, 1863, at his farm in Boeuf township, Franklin County, Missouri, was born in Loudon County, Va., in 1759, making him one hundred and four years old. He was sixteen or seventeen July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. He married and had several children in Virginia. He then removed to Tennessee, and afterwards to Missouri, where he arrived about 1830, and has remained ever since. He has ever been an industrious, good citizen, and has raised a large family. He died leaving twenty-two children, 82 grandchildren, and thirty great-grand-children. His eldest child is over eighty years old. He had, doubtless, more grandchildren and great-grandchildren; but the family are so scattered that many of them have not been heard from for years. What life this man must have seen! His country first redeemed during his youth from a foreign yoke, and at the time of his death plunged into a most cruel and needless civil war.
Portrait Monthly, New York Illustrated News, Dec. 1863 - C. Horton

Cuthbert Jeffries, an Honored Pioneer of Franklin County, Is Dead.
Cuthbert Swepson Jeffries died at home in Franklin County, Missouri, on Thursday morning in the ninety-second year of his age. He was born In Mecklenburg County, Virginia, July 1, 1905, and came to the then Territory of Missouri with his parents 1819. The trip from Virginia occupied two months and waft made by wagon. His parents settled a short distance west of St. Louis, in Franklin County, After six years of the vicissitudes of a pioneer life, during which time Missouri had been admitted to the Union at a State, he was chosen Sheriff of Franklin County on the Democratic ticket The death of Mr. Jeffries was preceded by that of his wife by three months They came from the same county in Virginia In childhood and were married In Missouri in 1817.
Date: 1896-12-25; Paper: St. Louis Republic submitted by Barb Z. -2009

James S. Davidson, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Davidson, died on Wednesday night after a short Illness. He was taken sick about a week ago with jaundice, of which there has been quite an epidemic in Bozeman the last month or two, when developed in inflammation of the bowels. The deceased was not quite 19 years old, being born on the 16th of March 1879, In Franklin county. Missouri and at the time of his death was a member of the high school. The funeral took place on Friday afternoon at
2 o clock. The young man's death, coming to suddenly and unexpectedly, was quite a shock to the bereaved parents, whohave the sympathy of the whole community. Around the State (News Article), Date: 1898-02-03; Paper: Butte Weekly Miner submitted by Barb Z. -2009