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SCOTT COUNTY HISTORY
Scott County Missouri Genealogy Trails FIRST MARRIAGES IN THE COUNTY newPOLICE OFFICERS DYING IN LINE OF DUTY POST OFFICES--PAST & PRESENT ![]() FIRST MARRIAGES RECORDED Contributed by Margaret Heuring This is to certify that I, Uriel Haw, Minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal Church did on the 27th day of November 1839, in the County & State of Missouri, Soleminze the rites of Matrimony between JOHN ALTON and SARAH SWANK, according to the laws of the land. Given under my hand this 1st day of February 1840. (Signed) Uriel Haw FIRST JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WEDDING recorded in the county was that of JOHN MORETON to ADELINE STANLEY. The ceremony was performed by James M. Overton. ![]() POLICE OFFICERS DYING IN LINE OF DUTY Deputy Jimmy Carr Scott County Sheriff's Office, Benton, MO Friday, January 15, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable James H. Turner Benton MO Police Department Monday, July 18, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Source: The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. http://www.odmp.org/browse.php ![]() POST OFFICES--PAST & PRESENT Aderton (1883-1884) Ancell (1912-1960) Baldwinsville (1832-1849) Benton (1823/Date) Bleda (1892-1916) Blodgett (1870-Date) Chaffee (1905-Date) Chambers (1895-1896) Commerce (1834-Date) Crowder (1898-1957) Cypress (1843-1864) Diehlstadt (1870-1977) Forest Mills (1860-1867) Fornfelt (1905-1960) Graysboro (1898-1907) Hunts Landing (1855-1858) Illmo (1904-1982) Kelso (1858/Date) Manning (1893-1903) Matthews Prairie (1828-1846) McMullin (1903-1924) Minner (1893-1895) Mooreland (1900) Morley (1869-Date) New Hamburg (1874-1972) Ogden (1836-1840) Oran (1882-Date) Parkers Station (1875-1883) Perkins (1890/Date) Pleasant Plains (1834-1860) Prices Landing (1859-1873) Rockview (1901-1915) Rural Forest (1867-1870) Saint Cloud (1805-Date) Saint Lawrence (1866-1868) Scott City (1960-Date) Sikeston (1860-1864) Sikeston (1867-Date) Spring Hill (1840-1843) Suel (1891) Tanner (1923-1929) Vanduser (1898-Date) West Philadelphia (1837-1844) Source: Used with permission from Jim Forte at http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp ![]() Return to Scott County Index ©2008 Missouri Genealogy Trails |