Crawford County is located on the western side of the state and was created in 1820. The historical portion of this book covers the time period from created of the county up to the mid-1880s when the original book was published by Goodspeed Publishing. The biographical portion was written from material submitted by the families themselves, therefore, this should be more accurate than some other sources.
Example
Dr. Vincent S. Vestal was born in Andrew County, Mo., December 7, 1859, and is the son of Daniel and Mary J. (Snelling) Vestal. The father was born in North Carolina, and in an early day immigrated to Platt’s Purchase in Northwestern Missouri.....”
Goodspeed Publishing
2005, paper, 230 pp.
ISBN: 9780788498305
101D-AR0017
