ST. CHARLES COUNTY HISTORY

By Dorris Keeven-Franke

recent posts

about

History happens. All stories, especially the difficult ones, need to be heard. Award winning author, a public historian, professional genealogist, and International speaker. Member of the Missouri Speakers Bureau and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

Tag: Daniel Morgan Boone

  • ST. CHARLES PREPARES FOR WAR

    ST. CHARLES PREPARES FOR WAR

    Governor Howard sent orders to Col. Kibby, who commanded the St. Charles Militia to call out the portion of the men he had held in reserve, to march at a moments notice.”  These troops were waiting for just such a moment.

  • A run away named Sam

    A run away named Sam

    On the 22nd of August in 1819, an enslaved man named Sam, who was about 36 years old, ran away from his enslaver, Daniel Morgan Boone, son of the famous trailblazer Daniel Boone. Daniel Morgan quickly advertised that a reward of $100 would be given if Sam was secured in any jail, out of the…

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone and his family arrived in the fall of 1799…