Borderlands Archive and History Center Database

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• Randolph County (Mo.)

  Located in north-central Missouri, the county was named for Senator John Randolph of Virginia. The county seat is Huntsville.

• Ralls County (Mo.)

  Located along the Mississippi River in northeastern Missouri, the county borders Illinois , and was named for Missouri state legislator Daniel Ralls. The county seat is New London.

• Platte County (Mo.)

  Located on the western border with Kansas, the county encompasses part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. It was named for the Platte River. The county seat is Platte City.

• Monroe County (Mo.)

  Located in central Missouri, the county was named for President James Monroe, and was the birthplace of Mark Twain. The county seat is Paris.

• Madison County (Mo.)

  Located in the southeastern Lead Belt, the county was named for President James Madison. The county seat is Fredericktown.

• Livingston County (Mo.)

  Located in northwest Missouri, the county was named for Edward Livingston, U.S. Secretary of State. The county seat is Chillicothe.

• Lewis County (Mo.)

  Located in the north-east corner, along the Mississippi River, the county borders Illinois. It was named for explorer Meriwether Lewis. The county seat is Monticello.

• Knox County (Mo.)

  Located in the north-east corner of the state, the county was named for Revolutionary War hero, Henry Knox. The county seat is Edina.

• Jackson County (Mo.)

  Located on the Kansas border, the county encompasses Kansas City (Mo.), one of the two county seats. The other is Independence. The county was named for President Andrew Jackson.

• Howard County (Mo.)

  Located in central Missouri along the Missouri River, it encompasses part of the Columbia metropolitan area. The county was named the first governor of the Missouri territory, Benjamin Howard. The county seat is Fayette.

• Daviess County (Mo.)

  Located in northwestern Missouri, the county was named for War of 1812 soldier, Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess. The county seat is Gallatin.

• Clay County (Mo.)

  Located in the north-west corner of the state, the county encompasses part of Kansas City (Mo.). It was named for statesman Henry Clay. The county seat is Liberty.

• Chariton County (Mo.)

  Located in north-central Missouri, the county was named for the Chariton River. The county seat is Keytesville.

• Cass County (Mo.)

  Located on the Kansas border, the county is part of the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. Originally named Van Buren County, it was renamed for Senator Lewis Cass. The county seat is Harrisonville.

• Callaway County (Mo.)

  Located along the Missouri River in the center of the state, the county was named for War of 1812 veteran Captain James Callaway. The county seat is Fulton.

• Buchanan County (Mo.)

  Located in the northest corner of the state, along the Kansas border, the county was originally named for early settler Hiram Roberts. It was renamed for President James Buchanan. The county seat is St. Joseph.

• Audrain County (Mo.)

  Located in east-central Missouri, the county was originally settled by Kentucky pioneers beginning in 1830. The county seat is Mexico.

• Randolph County (N.C.)

  Located in central North Carolina, the county was named for the first president of the Continental Congress, Peyton Randolph. The county seat is Asheboro.

• Halifax County (N.C.)

  Located along the Roanoke River in northern North Carolina, the county was named for the second Earl of Halifax who extended American colonial commerce. The county seat is also named Halifax.

• Warren County (N.C.)

  Located in the Piedmont region along the Virginia border, the county was named for Revolutionary War general Joseph Warren. The county seat is Warrenton.

• Franklin County (N.C.)

  Part of the Research Triangle, the county was named for Benjamin Franklin. The county seat is Louisburg, and the largest city is Wake Forest.

• Caswell County (N.C.)

  Located in north-central North Carolina along the Virginia border, the county was named for Revolutionary War general and first state governor, Richard Caswell. The county seat is Yanceyville.

• Brown, Henry H.

  Brown was captured on July 29, 1862 at Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He appears on a "Roll of Prisoners of War" at Camp Morton, Indiana, 26 Aug 1862. H.H. Brown is also listed to be a prisoner of war in Sandusky, Ohio. On November 22, 1862 Brown was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi.

• Brown, F.M.

  Died during the Civil War at Buffington Island, West Virginia.

• Brown, D.H.

  Filed for Civil War Pension on September 10, 1914 while living in Boone County, KY. D.H. Brown surrendered in Appomattox, Virginia and was paroled at Appomattox Court House. Brown became a Boone County, Kentucky resident in 1875.