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History of Linn County,
Missouri
An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and A Compendium of
Actual Facts.
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It Contains
A Condensed History of the State of Missouri and Its Chief
Cities -
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
A Reliable History of Lynn County -
Its Pioneer Record, War History,
Resources, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of
Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of great
Value, and a Large Amount of Miscellaneous
Matter, Incidents, etc. Etc.
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ILLUSTRATED
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Publ. Kansas City, Mo.
Birdsall & Dean.
1882
CHAPTER XXI.
AFTER THE GREAT CIVIL WAR.
The White Winged Angel Spreads her
Mantle of Peace - New Life and a General Upward and Onward
Tendency - Incorporation - First Board of Trustees - The First
Newspaper - Prairie Fires - Brass Band and a Base Ball Club,
Which Shows an Advanced State of Civilization, Combining with
Culture and Refinement - Some More Accidents, and how the vote
stood for Grant and the "Smiler" - Education - The Measles,
Coal, and a New Addition - Items of Interest, Including
the Park, Railroad Subscription, Engine-house and City
Hall, and the Great Fire of 1872 - Numerous Incidents,
Accidents, and a Closing of the City History -
BIOGRAPHIES
(Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri - Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1882)
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,
COLORED.
The Baptist Colored Church of Brookfield was
organized in 1866 by a number of earnest men
and women, among whom were the following
well known colored citizens of Brookfield:
David Wheeler, Calvin Wheeler, Reece
Anderson, Thomas Harris, John Phillip, ____
Harris, Mrs. Minerva Wheeler, Mrs. Mary
Anderson, and Mrs. Mary Ann Wheeler.
The church grew stronger from year to year,
and in 1879 they succeeded in building a
neat frame church, which cost $475.
Their first pastor was Rev. Jordan Cox,
followed by the Rev. Barton Hillman,
he by Rev. Bluford Hillman, and the
latter was succeeded by
their present able pastor,
Rev. Jacob Dullin. The church is
flourishing with a membership of
thirty-five.
A, O. U. W.
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GOOD TEMPLAR.
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I. O. O. F.
ENCAMPMENT NO. 70, I.
O. O. F.
LODGE NO. 86, A.
F. & A. M.
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COEUR DE LEON
COMMANDERY.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
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BROOKFIELD ACADEMY.
THE LADIES' AND
SOCIETY.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES -
BROOKFIELD AND BROOKFIELD.
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