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Title
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Samuel Owens
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Description
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Bio of Samuel Owens (1800-1847), a native of Kentucky coming to Jackson County, Missouri, before 1827 and becoming the first Jackson County treasurer. In Independence a leading Santa Fe trader with a general store there. Killed in the Mexican War in 1847 in California.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Unmarked Grave in Chihuahua Is Burial Place of a First Citizen of Independence
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Description
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Article about Colonel Samuel C. Owens, supposedly "the first citizen of Independence; started the first store there, promoted Santa Fe trade, and eventually died in a battle" of the Mexican War in 1846. Description of the search in California and Mexico for his grave, discovered as being in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Date
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1947-11-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
