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 | | ...1803, the land of Shelby Co was acquired by the U.S. government in the "Louisiana Purchase," and was part of the District of St. Charles. |
 | | Some of the early 1830-1840’s settlers of Shelby Co, Missouri, were ambitious, energetic millwrights building mills at a few of the early favored abundant locations for mills on the various branches and tributaries of the Salt River in northeastern Missouri. |
 | | Shelby County members of Co. I, 2nd Missouri Volunteers for the Mexican War, were Willock's Extra Battalion: 1st Lt. James A. Corothers; privates William H. Brown, George W. Baker, J. Calvin Carothers, Robert Clark (died in service, Las Vegas, Feb 22, 1847), James R. Creel, Thomas S. Dunbar, Peter P. Davis, James Parker, W.R. Strachan. |
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