The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-12-19
Friday. December 10. 1918
COUNTY NOMENCLATURE.
Continued from page J.,

Livingston: January q, 1887. Ed.
ward Livingston, secretary Of state
under President Jackson. Died May
-, 1886.
Lafayette was originally called LII.
lard. In honor OF an early settler by
that name. IL wascreated November
10, $50, and after being known az
Lillard for II years, II was changed to
Lafayette, In honor 81 Marquis de
Lafayette, February III, is?i. Lafay.
cite died In 1884.
Mcdonald: March 3, istp. We are
not certain, but believe the county
was named IN honor Of Mcdonald, a
marshal uf France, wlIa attained great
dis, inction In the chief campaigns NJ
Napoleon and Who died IN 1910.
Macon January u, ls5. Nathan.
TEL Macon, Of North Carolina Of the
eth. sth aud nth congresses aud 'nitrd
States senator IN the 10Th AMI roth.
Died June -. l~Ji.
Madison December II. ISIS. James
Madison. president Died June =,
lsW
Marirs; March =. ist, Called al.
ter two Of the principal streams In
the county.
Marion: december -, is.". Fran.
ccs Marion Of the Revolution Died
In South Carolina. i7aj.
Mercer: February ~, ISL John
I. Mercer, a soldier IT the Revolution
from Maryland Died Angus; ~,
ISL
Miller; February VI. lsI5. GOV.
rrnor John Miller Ut Missouri was
governor from -" Ia is3: died
March l.. lsW.
Mississippi February II, lNta,
lInrdrrs IN the Mississippi river and
called after he stream,
/ Mnni,rau February ~. ~. IN
| Indian name. AMI doubtless a corrup.
ton VI MA>ir,, an Indian name frf
! birty.
Monroe January q, isjl James
Monroe, president, Died July i,lSn,
Montgomery december II, ISIS.
General Richard Montgomery Of 'he
Revolution Killed in the assault, On
,,uchr', December lI;i.
Morgan January :, iSn, General
lianicl Morgan II the Revolution dis.
played great bravery Al the battle "
ia, CoNprn> In Tie defeat Of rarl,On,
AMI died In lsuat,
New Madrid urtob@r |, lsl2 tine
VI the four original districts and or.
ganilrd ~ county on the day named
10y a proclamation " Governor Clark,
called New Madrid IN contradis,inc.
ton 10 Old Madrid u spain, the span.
ish capital
Newton December II, ISIS. Ser.
gcant Newton, a comrade Of Sergeant
Jasper q, ~, Moultrir during the
Revolution, It, county seat, Neosho,
l. corruption Of the Indian name
NEuIIIo.
Nodaway February II, lsii.
Named after IL principal river, which
In the rotiawa,,amie tongue signifies
PLACID
oregon February II, ISIS. state
" oregon
Usage January ~, ISL, Named
Tor the Usage river, the principal
stream Of the county.
OZARK Vas originally named, Janu.
AIRY ~, l>t, In lsis /, VAS changed
10 Decatur in honor Of Commodore
Decatur OF the 4 :, Navy In ls+j
its name was rechanged TO OZARK, Its
name came from The Ozark noun.
I tains
\ pemlscoi; February ~ l>hl.
Named for its principal bayou, Penn.
iscot, which means Llouip Mup.
\ Perry; November Ii, lSaO. Oliver
Hazard Perry Ot Lake thamplaine
memory. Died l>lg
I re,tis; January vi, l>ll, spencer
pettiS, member n congress from 50.
Louis from lsaa 20 1881; killed In \
duel With Major Thomas Biddle, Aug
ust -, 1881, aged -.
| Phelps; November -, 49,, John
;, Phelps, OF Springfield; No, men,
her of congress ana governor, Died
| November ~, ls>S,
Pike: December IL, isis, Mont
somery Pike, commander OF the ex.
pedition up the Mississippi river in
iSG,
Platte: December 81, ISIS. After
its principal stream.
Polk: March ~, 1885. James X.
Polk, OF Tennessee, elected proatdsnt