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Excerpt from A History of Northwest Missouri, Vol. 2 of 3 Judge Napoleon B. Allen was a man of exceptional ability, of keen intellect and mature judgment, well informed and deeply versed in knowledge of men and adairs. Though never engaged in the practice of law, he was learned in its science, and was serving his fifth term as judge of probate in Madison County at the time of his death, in July, 1902. His wife Sarah, died in 1899. Other members of the family merit a brief mention. Col. Leven C. Allen, a brother of Thomas B., was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and at the time of his death in 1912 held the rank of colonel on the retired list in the regu lar army. Albert 0. Allen, a brother of Thomas B., served as state auditor of Missouri, an office that had been previously held by his broth er-ih-law, Judge Thomas Holladay. Hon. James D. Fox, whose wife is a first cousin of Thomas B. Allen, was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A History of Northwest Missouri, Vol. 1 of 3 This history of Northwest Missouri seeks to give in simple fashion the story of the beginnings, progress and present condition of the nineteen counties of Missouri forming the northwest section of the state. In the preparation of the material for the historical volume, for which volume the editor is responsible, generous aid has been received from many men and women acquainted with local history and interested in its preserva tion. To them and, in particular, to the advisory and contributing editors, whose names appear on the following pages and in connection with their respective chapters, grateful acknowledgment is made. The name of Miss Cannie R. Quinn, of Columbia, should be included because of her ability, industry and painstaking care as editorial assistant. It is, in a special sense, their history. Much of the history of Northwest Missouri is common to several or all of the counties. Hence the sketches of Clay, Ray, Buchanan, Carroll and the other older counties should be read for any seeming omissions in the several county histories. Duplication is thus prevented and a com prehensive history given of the entire section. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.