Chapter 16 History of Bates County MO 1883

CHAPTER XVI.

MINGO TOWNSHIP.
BOUNDARY -- PHYSICAL FEATURES -- EARLY SETTLERS -- COVE CITY -- MAYSBURG -- EARLY HISTORY -- BUSINESS DIRECTORY -- COVE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH -- ORIGINAL AND PRESENT MEMBERS.

BOUNDARY.

Beginning at the northwest corner of section 18, township 42, range 29; thence east six miles, thence south four miles, thence west six miles, thence north four miles to place of beginning.

PHYSICAL FEATURES.

Grand River forms the northern boundary line. Cove Creek enters the township at section 34, flows northeast and empties into Grand River. Peter Creek flows nearly through the central part, and Elk Fork, touches the northwestern part. The land is generally hilly. Timber is found on all the streams.

EARLY SETTLERS.

H. M. White emigrated to Missouri from Wayne County, Kentucky, about the year 1844, and settled on Elk Fork Creek. He lived and died in Grand River Township, dying 1872. J. M. White, the son of H. M., was born in Mingo Township in 1846, and has resided there ever since. Austin and Joseph Reeder located in Mingo Township in 1832, between Elk Fork and Peter Creek. Alexander Earhart came from West Virginia about the year 1851, and opened a farm on Elk Fork Creek. Stonger Earhart, brother of Alexander, settled in the township at the same time. Among other pioneers were: Robert Davis, Jefferson Lake, Morgan Settle, Nicholas Poage, Martin Hackler, --- Ashcrafts, Hamilton Burris, Joel Sparks, --- Shatley, --- Chadwell, Jonathan Starks, Reece Hackler, Free Hackler, James Settle, John C. Grogg, George Earhart, A. M. Grogg and Stephen Williams.

MILL.

The first mill was erected at Settle Ford by Nicholas Poage.

COVE CITY.

H. D. Brooks was appointed the first postmaster in 1870. James Shaw succeeded him, and is the present postmaster. James Shaw is the blacksmith, and is the only business man in the place.

MAYSBURG.

Mayes & Carlton built the first house in 1878, and were the first merchants. L. O. Carlton was the first postmaster, D. R. Gordon the first blacksmith and Dr. M. Duttler the first physician.

PRESENT BUSINESS.

D. O. Carlton, merchant and postmaster.
J. M. Mayes, merchant and original and present clerk.
Poage (G. A.) & West (G. W.), druggists.
William Salle, blacksmith.

CHURCH.

The Cove Creek Baptist Church was organized March 21, 1871. Among the original members are Noah and Anna Miller, W. D. Cannon, L. W. and Lydia Denney, J. M. and R. E. Mayes, W. and S. R. Applegate, E. W. Tift, Joseph Kirkpatrick, Obidiah Thompkins, James Harvey and W. L. Baskitt. Present members, seventy-five.

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