A History of Northwest Missouri, Volume 3Walter Williams Lewis publishing Company, 1915 - Missouri |
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Page 1438 - And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Page 1587 - Presbyterian church, and fraternally his associations are with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, having numerous friends both outside and inside of his fraternal relations.
Page 1829 - Order, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Woodmen of the World and the Order of Yeomen.
Page 1312 - I saw an open field, in our possession on the second day, over which the Confederates had made repeated charges the day before, so covered with dead that it would have been possible to walk across the clearing, in any direction, stepping on dead bodies, without a foot touching the ground.
Page 1424 - Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and both he and his wife hold membership in the Trinity Methodist church.
Page 1312 - Shiloh was the severest battle fought at the West during the war, and but few in the East equalled it for hard, determined fighting. I saw an open field, in our possession on the second day, over which the Confederates had made repeated charges the day before, so covered with dead that it would have been possible to walk across the clearing, in any direction, stepping on dead bodies, without...
Page 1637 - Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America and takes an active interest in the work of these fraternal organizations.
Page 1312 - On one part, which had evidently not been ploughed for several years, probably because the land was poor, bushes had grown up, some to the height of eight or ten feet. There was not one of these left standing unpierced by bullets. The smaller ones were all cut down.
Page 1426 - In his social connections he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America and the American Benevolent Association.
Page 1481 - October, 1871, and is one of the well known citizens of this section "of the state, where his circle of friends is coincident with that of his acquaintances.