Christian Braggan and his wife were born in Germany but came to Missouri before the Civil War and settled on a farm that was located where the Ed Lambert home now stands. He owned all the land that was to become known as the Braggan’s Addition and to this day is still called that. This … > More >
In the spring of 1887 the Claiborn Fox Jackson family came to a place in Linn County which later was named Marceline.
This family consisted of Claiborn, the father; Laura Bell, the mother; a daughter, Etta; a daughter, Sarah Ann; a son, James William; who is still living in Marceline.
For a brief time … > More >
George Holloway and Mary Morgan Hazelrigg came to Missouri with their family from Barry, Illinois. They traveled by covered wagon and crossed the Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri on a ferry. Their furniture was sent by the way of the Burlington Railroad to Bucklin, Missouri.
The family settled on a farm just north … > More >
