Marion County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

The Quincy Daily Whig, March 9^th 1880 - New
C. P. Heywood, of Hannibal, arrived at the Wilson house last evening.
[contributed by: Debbie Lee - 2008]

The Quincy Daily Herald, Feb 6 1890
Mr. T. D. Wilson, wife and daughter came up from Hannibal to attend the Brown-Anderson wedding yesterday afternoon.
[contributed by: Debbie Lee - 2008]

Frank Taylor, of Missouri who never comes to Quincy but what he becomes intoxicated and goes to fighting the late war over on street corners was locked up again yesterday by Patrolman Ahern. The Quincy Daily Herald , February 5, 1890 [contributed by: Debra Gibson]

Witnessing a fight between her son and three other boys resulted in death for Mrs. Grace Johnson, thirty-nine, here recently. While the battle was in progress Mrs. Johnson fell to the ground and died of apoplexy before a physician could be summoned. [contributed by: Linda Dietz - 2008]

Negroes Wanted
the subscribers will pay the highest Cash Prices for Negroes. They may at all times be found in Palmyra. Application may likewise may be made to their agent in Hannibal, Mr. Gridley E. Pratt at the Brady House. - Blakey & McAfee, Palmyra, Dec. 28, 1848
[Missouri Courier, Hannibal, MO., Thurs., Jan. 18, 1849 - Transcribed by Candi H]

Administrator's Notice
Notice is hereby given that letters of administration with the will annexed, have been granted to the undersigned; by the Clerk of the county court of Marion county, on the estate of John W. Ament, deceased dated 11th day of January, 1848. Joseph P. Ament, Adm'r -Jan 18, 1848
[Missouri Courier, Hannibal, MO., Thurs., Jan. 18, 1849 - Transcribed by Candi H]

WANTED FOR LARCENY
Thursday woman named Martha E. Gibson arrived in this city from West Quincy, and stated that her husband John D. Gibson, had stolen her trunk and other property from a house in West Quincy, where she was working. It appears that the two were man and wife, but for some reason she left him and refused to live with him. During her absence from the house where she was employed, her husband called and stated that his wife had agreed to live with him again and had sent him for her Trunk and other property. The people with whom she was living, believing the statement made by the husband, allowed him to take all her property and before the wife returned, he had taken it to this side of the river. Thursday morning she came to this city, swore out a warrant for his arrest and placed it in the hands of Constable Murphy. The officers learned that Gibson had been working for Mr. John Hummert, but had left him a few days ago. It was also ascertained that he had the goods in his possession, and for some time had been concealed in a straw stack in the bottoms north of the city. The articles in the trunk consisted of wearing apparel, and the object of the man in taking them cannot be guessed, unless he took them for what little money he can get for them. Constable Murphy did not succeed in catching the thief.
[Source: The Quincy Whig; Apr 3, 1884; Page 6 - Transcribed by Debbie Gibson]