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1. Daniel Morgan Boone Daniel Morgan Boone June 21, 1905 Short biography of Daniel and Rebecca Boone's seventh child, Daniel Morgan Boone (1769-1839) written by R. Douglas Hurt. He lived and died in Jackson County, Missouri. Includes citations.
2. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Henry M. Bearsdley (1858-1938). He was elected mayor of Kansas City in 1906 serving just one term. He was instrumental in advocating the Kansas City Charter.
3. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Biography of Waltus Lockett Watkins (1806-1884), an early settler of Clay County, Missouri, in the 1830s and builder of "Watkins Woolen Mill" in the 1860s.
4. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Biography of Hiram Young (1812?-1882), a free black businessman of Independence, Missouri, manufacturer of thousands of "wagons and ox yokes for the Santa Fe and immigrant trades."
5. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of William Becknell (1787-1856), known as the father of the Sante Fe Trail.
6. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of film actor Noah Berry, Sr. (1884-1946) who was born in Clay County, Missouri. He was a brother of actor Wallace Beery
7. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) written by Arthur F. McClure and Vivian Richardson. Carnegie, from Maryville, Missouri, authored the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People"....
8. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Arthur Bryant (1902-1982) written by Julie Maurer. He was called "Barbecue King" in Kansas City and his barbecue restaurant was nationally famous. Article includes citations.
9. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of wild west figure Calamity Jane (ca. 1856-1903) written by Charles T. Jones, Jr. with citations.
10. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Loula Long Combs (1881-1971), noted horsewoman and daughter of R.A. Long. Written by Cathlin M. Mauer. Includes citations.
11. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of actress Joan Crawford (1908-1977) who lived in Kansas City as a child. Biography written by Arthur McClure and Vivian Richardson. Includes citations.
12. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Walt Disney (1901-1966) written by Thomas D. Cooke. Includes citations.
13. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of actress Jeanne Eagels (1894-1929) who grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Biography written by Arthur McClure and Vivian Richardson, includes citations.
14. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Tom Evans (1896-1970) by Louis Renfrow. Evans organized the Crown Drug Store Company in Kansas City and developed a Kansas City radio station into KCMO Broadcasting. Also a friend of...
15. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of both Charles and Myrtle Fillmore written by Richard Cotner. The Fillmores founded the Unity School of Christianity with headquarters in the Kansas City area. Article includes citations....
16. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of John Bailey Gage (1887-1970) written by Lawrence Larsen. Gage was mayor of Kansas City from 1940-1946. Article includes citations.
17. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of movie actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) written by Arthur McClure and Vivian Richardson. Harlow was born in Kansas City and named Harlean Carpenter. Includes citations.
18. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Short biography of Kansas City civil rights leader Harold Holliday (1918-1985) written by Lawrence O. Christensen. Includes citations.
19. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Biographical information about Burris Atkins Jenkins (1869-1945), a prominent Protestant preacher at the Linwood Boulevard Christian Church and religious author.
20. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Biographical information about Frederick T. Kemper (1816-1881), the founder of the Kemper Military School and College in Boonville, Missouri.