Mr. James Brooks
On the 16th ult. at his residence on the Isle AuBois Creek, Jefferson County, MO., Mr. James Brooks, aged 52 years. Many years a pilot on the Mississippi River.

Daily Missouri Republican - St. Louis, July 11, 1850 [C. Horton 2007]

At De Soto Missouri, Mrs. Charles Buechert was murdered while she slept in a room with her two children.  Her husband is missing
Source: Custer County Republican, Broken Bow NE, April 19, 1900 edition
Transcribed by: Melody Beery