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A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo.
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| Title | A Memorial and Biographical Record of Kansas City and Jackson County, Mo. |
| Abstract | Photo and bio of Captain John Weller (1825-1884), a real estate developer and former riverboat captain. Born in Illinois in 1825 and coming to Jackson County, Missouri in 1854 as a farmer before operating "the Randolph steam ferry, four miles below Kansas City" out of Clay County, Missouri (piloting the steamboats Hattie Weller and J. R. Weller). Later moving to Platte County, Missouri and then Kansas City, building his residence at 1001 Oak Street and "the Nelson-Weller block, at the corner of Missouri avenue and Main street." |
| Date | 1896 |
| Location | q091 M53 |
| Page | 301 (and opposite)-302 |
| Local Subject | Weller, John R.
Steamboats
Pilots
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| Item Type | Book
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 122276 |
| CONTENTdm number | 9121 |
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