Franklin County Hall Of Honor

During this period, there was substantial military activity in the Philippine Islands. Many of these veterans who served in the Spanish Philippine American War also went on to serve in World War I. During this time period more veterans were serving in the Navy.

Incomplete Records (Last Name Begins N-Z):

In the early 1830s the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith reportedly had a revelation in which God revealed that Jackson County was the location for Christ's return to earth. Consequently, the area realized a large migration of members of the Church of Jesus Christ Later Day Saints.

Most of the names we have identified as serving in this time period were found in the "Centennial Biographical Directory of Franklin County Missouri" by H.G. Kiel published in 1925. Microfilm has been found at the State Archives in Jefferson City of a Unit that was mustered in and re-enlisted just after the Civil War. It is very difficult to read but a lot of information can be obtained from the microfilm.

In 1804 a treaty was signed with a portion of the Black Hawks and by 1831 attacks were made against the white settlers near Rock River, Ill. by the Black Hawk tribe members that did not sign the treaty.

156,000 soldiers served in World War I from Missouri. Most veterans from this area served in the Army representing the 89th Infantry Division or the 35th Infantry Division as well as other Army Naval and Marine units.