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Title
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William Bernard
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Judge William Bernard, a realtor in Westport, former judge (1873) of Jackson County, former mayor (1869) of Westport, and early settler of northwestern Missouri, born in Virginia in 1823. Description of his various other occupations, including mining, overland freight and trade with Indians and Mexicans, farming, and partnership with Albert G. Boone.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Firemen
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Description
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Fireman atop Flower Parade float before Westport City Hall.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Henry Sager
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Description
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Mention of Henry Sager, a furniture and cabinetmaker of mid-19th century Westport, Missouri.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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David Meriwether
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Description
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Photo and bio of David Meriwether, "a prominent merchant of Westport" born in Georgia in 1842 and serving in the Civil War before moving to Westport Township of Jackson County, Missouri, in 1868 as a farmer and then to Westport in 1877 as purchaser of "the store formerly owned by William Riley," carrying "a large and complete stock of staple and fancy groceries, flour and feed," etc.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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George Love
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Description
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Biographical sketch of the Reverend Dr. George Love, a Westport physician and minister born in Tennessee in 1818 and coming to the Kansas City area about 1840 as a missionary for the Delaware Indians before settling in Westport after the Civil War.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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William Hornbuckle
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Description
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Biographical sketch of William Hornbuckle, or W. D. Hornbuckle, "farmer of Jackson county," born in Johnson County, Missouri, in 1842 and moving to Westport about 1851 with his parents.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo.
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Description
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Photo and bio of Frederick Esslinger, "the owner of fine vineyards" and "an improved wine garden" in Westport, born in Germany in 1818 and emigrating to the United States in 1850. Description of his career, starting as a watchmaker and musical instrument manufacturer, repairing organs in Saint Louis in 1850 before moving in 1851 to Kansas City and continuing in watchmaking and jewelry in both Westport and Kansas City until the end of the Civil War.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo.
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Description
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Photo and bio of Richard Steele, a retired "capitalist" of Kansas City. Born in Kentucky in 1832 and raised on "the old homestead being located on the main road between Independence and Westport" near the Ashland School before serving the Confederacy in the Civil War and becoming a real estate investor.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Daniel Boone Descendants
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Description
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Biographical sketches of many descendants of Daniel Boone, the 18th century explorer, and including Daniel Morgan Boone, with thorough genealogy. Description also of the life of a great-grandson of Daniel Boone, Napoleon Boone, "a well known and highly respected farmer of Westport township," a freighter on the Santa Fe Trail and other points west, starting to farm in 1868 in Jackson County.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Linville Hays
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Linville Hays (here spelled Linville Hayes), a farmer in Westport Township of Jackson County starting about 1843. He was born in Callaway County, Missouri, in 1821 and came to Jackson County about 1842. Description of his career from 1849 to about 1869 as a gold miner and wagon master before returning to farming.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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West Bottoms
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Description
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Photos of the West Bottoms, the Levee, cuts for streets in the bluffs, railroad yards, 12th Street Viaduct, etc. One of the photos is captioned: "The Levee, 1865. At this time the Levee was the principle business street" and was also known as Westport Landing.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Thomas Benton's Prophecy for Missouri
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Description
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One paragraph about Senator Thomas Hart Benton's prophecy for the future of Missouri in the 1830s, overheard by William Mulkey, "the oldest living resident in Kansas City" in 1896. Description of Mulkey, a horse breeder and former Westport trader born in North Carolina in 1824 and coming to Kansas City in 1828 with his mother John Johnson, establishing his homestead about 1851 "on the bluff" near 12th and Troost Avenues.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo.
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Description
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Photo and bio of Seth Ward, a pioneer real estate investor and former western trader of Westport. Born in Virginia in 1820 and moving to Independence in 1838 and operating as a trader on the Santa Fe Trail and at Fort Laramie until returning to Jackson County, Missouri after the Civil War as a realtor and banker with land holdings at the later Country Club District.
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Date
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1896
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Object Type
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Book
