Embracing Local History: Part 81 – CANADA OWNBEY – SOLDIER, FARMER AND JUDGE
In our last episode, we left Canada Ownbey (1811-1894) just moving into pre-Adair County from Macon County in 1838. He claimed a wide expanse of land which at that time was about 2 ½ miles south of what would be the center of Kirksville. However, in 1838, Kirksville did not exist.
Source: kirksvilledailyexpress.com