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A few thousand French settlers remained in the area after the United States bought Missouri as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, but most pre-statehood settlers were Americans of English and Ulster Scots origin. They came mainly from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Settlement spread up the river valleys into central Missouri by the 1820s and into western Missouri by the 1830s. Mormon immigrants settled western Missouri in 1831 but were driven from the state in 1839. | A few thousand French settlers remained in the area after the United States bought Missouri as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, but most pre-statehood settlers were Americans of English and Ulster Scots origin. They came mainly from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Settlement spread up the river valleys into central Missouri by the 1820s and into western Missouri by the 1830s. Mormon immigrants settled western Missouri in 1831 but were driven from the state in 1839. | ||
If your ancestor was an early settler in Southwest Missouri, Rising's books likely discuss your family and it's origin: | |||
*Rising, Marsha Hoffman. ''Opening the Ozarks: First Family 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]]. | |||
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. | ||
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<br>St. Louis Public Library (City) owns the following NARA passenger list indexes: | <br>St. Louis Public Library (City) owns the following NARA passenger list indexes: | ||
*Baltimore, 1820-1897 (Federal Lists) <br> | *Baltimore, 1820-1897 (Federal Lists) <br> | ||
*Baltimore, 1833-1866 (City Lists) <br> | *Baltimore, 1833-1866 (City Lists) <br> | ||
*Boston, 1848-1891 <br> | *Boston, 1848-1891 <br> | ||
*New Orleans, 1813-1866 <br> | *New Orleans, 1813-1866 <br> | ||
*New York, 1820-1846 <br> | *New York, 1820-1846 <br> | ||
*New York, 1897-1943 <br> | *New York, 1897-1943 <br> | ||
*Philadelphia, 1800-1906 <br> | *Philadelphia, 1800-1906 <br> | ||
St. Louis Public Library owns these NARA passenger lists: | St. Louis Public Library owns these NARA passenger lists: | ||
*Baltimore, 1820-1891 <br> | *Baltimore, 1820-1891 <br> | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1860873|Boston, 1820-1891}} (also on FamilySearch) <br> | *{{RecordSearch|1860873|Boston, 1820-1891}} (also on FamilySearch) <br> | ||
*New Orleans, 1813-1902 <br> | *New Orleans, 1813-1902 <br> | ||
*New York, 1820-1906 <br> | *New York, 1820-1906 <br> | ||
*Philadelphia, 1800-1902 <br> | *Philadelphia, 1800-1902 <br> | ||
*Miscellaneous Gulf Coast, Atlantic, Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1874 | *Miscellaneous Gulf Coast, Atlantic, Great Lakes Ports, 1820-1874 | ||
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[http://userdb.rootsweb.com/passenger/ Rootsweb.com Passenger Lists] | [http://userdb.rootsweb.com/passenger/ Rootsweb.com Passenger Lists] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||