Clay County MO Archives News.....The Old Men of Clay County (Part 3) August 5, 1870 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ronald J. Reid rreid21@cox.net July 26, 2007, 2:20 pm Liberty Weekly Tribune August 5, 1870 August 5, 1870 - Part 3. URIEL CAVE, Was born in Boone county Ky., 1790; emigrated to Clay county, Mo., in 1826. Was in the war of 1812 under Gen. Harrison. Disfranchised. JOSEPH COURTNEY, Born in Garrett county, Ky., March 5th, 1803, moved to Clay county, in 1824. Disfranchised. Always loyal. DANIEL HUGHES, Born in Bourbon county, KY., Sept. 28th, 1799, moved to Missouri, 1824, and Clay county, October, 1825. Disfranchised. A subscriber for the Tribune 25 years. W.D. LIGON, Born in Powhattan county, Va., Nov 26th, 1808, moved to Clay county 1831. Disfranchised. KILLION CREEK, Born Dec. 7, 1807, in Barren county, Ky., moved to Lafayette county, Mo., in 1820 and to Clay county in 1821. Disfranchised. MERCER BUSH Born in Clark county, KY., 7th February 1796, moved to Clay county, 1835. In the war of 1812, under Col. Francisco, Gen. Harrison’s command. Disfranchised. BENJ. GRAGG, Born in Cock County, East Tennessee, Dec. 28th, 1791, moved to Missouri, in 1819, and to Clay county in 1822. In war 1812, under Gen. Jackson, in the battle of Hillibytown with the Creek Indians. Disfranchised. Been a Democrat all my life, and my father before me. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/clay/newspapers/theoldme50gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb