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*Rising, Marsha Hoffman. ''Opening the Ozarks: First Families in Southwest Missouri, 1835-1839.'' 4 vols. Derry, N.H.: American Society of Genealogists, 2005. {{FHL|1326260|item|disp=FHL Books 977.8 D2rm v. 1-4}}. | *Rising, Marsha Hoffman. ''Opening the Ozarks: First Families in Southwest Missouri, 1835-1839.'' 4 vols. Derry, N.H.: American Society of Genealogists, 2005. {{FHL|1326260|item|disp=FHL Books 977.8 D2rm v. 1-4}}. | ||
Rising learned that most early settlers in this section of Missouri had moved there from [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]]. | Rising learned that most early settlers in this section of Missouri had moved there from [[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]]. | ||
Both the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail began at Independence, Missouri. Many Missourians followed these trails westward to California, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas. In spite of this emigration from the state, Missouri was the fifth most populous state in the United States at the close of the Civil War. | Both the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail began at Independence, Missouri. Many Missourians followed these trails westward to California, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas. In spite of this emigration from the state, Missouri was the fifth most populous state in the United States at the close of the Civil War. | ||