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HENRY COUNTY HISTORY 525 1874, with Miss Fannie C. Page, who was born in Logan County, Ken- tucky, in August, 1848, the daughter of Thomas and Isabella (Catlett) Page, both natives of Virginia. Thomas Page was the son of James Page, a soldier of the Revolution. One child was born of this second marriage, Miss May Me Cowan. When eleven years of age, May Mc Cowan removed with her widowed mother to Oakland, California, and there she received a high school edu- cation. She graduated from Oakland high school in 1895. Miss Mc Cowan has studied at the Warrensburg Normal School, specializing in history. She and her mother returned to Windsor, Missouri, in 1895 and she began her successful teaching career. Miss Me Cowan first taught in her old home district school in 1900, this school being at that time the oldest school house in Henry County. In 1902 she was selected to teach the primary department of the Windsor public schools and in 1906 she became teacher of English and algebra in the Windsor high school. She next taught near Warrensburg, Missouri, and in 1908 became princi- pal of the schools at Shawnee Mound, Henry county. In 1910 she re- turned to Windsor and taught English and mathematics in the local high school for the ensuing three years. Her next position was as teacher at Rodelia high school in 1913. Since 1913 Miss Mc Cowan has been teacher of history in the Windsor high school. Miss Mc Cowan is a member of the Henry County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and takes a keen and absorbing interest in the affairs of this chapter, of which she is the local official historian. In her work as historian she has gathered and published con- siderable history of Windsor and vicinity and Henry County which is considered as authentic, reliable and written in an entertaining and read- able vein. She is a member of the Baptist Church, and is affiliated fra- ternally with the Order of Eastern Star, of which order she is a past matron and is now serving as chaplain of the order. William A. Shelton, United States marshal for the Federal District of Western Missouri, residing at Windsor, Missouri, is a member of one of the oldest and most prominent of the Missouri pioneer families. He was born at Camp Branch, Warren County, Missouri, June 22, 1855, and is the son of the Hon. Pines H. and Mary 0. (Scales) Shelton, natives of Henry County, Virginia. The late Hon. Pines H. Shelton was born July 18, 1809, in Virginia and died at his home in Henry County, January 25, 1888. He was reared
| Title | History of Henry County, Missouri |
| Creator | Lamkin, Uel W. |
| Subject |
Henry County (Mo.)--History Henry County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1919 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Historical Publishing Co., 1919. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000080 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Henry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Henry County |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--St. Louis. St. Louis Mercantile Library |
| Copy Request | Contact St. Louis Mercantile Library reference desk at (314) 516-7240. |
| Title | mch000080p0525 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | HENRY COUNTY HISTORY 525 1874, with Miss Fannie C. Page, who was born in Logan County, Ken- tucky, in August, 1848, the daughter of Thomas and Isabella (Catlett) Page, both natives of Virginia. Thomas Page was the son of James Page, a soldier of the Revolution. One child was born of this second marriage, Miss May Me Cowan. When eleven years of age, May Mc Cowan removed with her widowed mother to Oakland, California, and there she received a high school edu- cation. She graduated from Oakland high school in 1895. Miss Mc Cowan has studied at the Warrensburg Normal School, specializing in history. She and her mother returned to Windsor, Missouri, in 1895 and she began her successful teaching career. Miss Me Cowan first taught in her old home district school in 1900, this school being at that time the oldest school house in Henry County. In 1902 she was selected to teach the primary department of the Windsor public schools and in 1906 she became teacher of English and algebra in the Windsor high school. She next taught near Warrensburg, Missouri, and in 1908 became princi- pal of the schools at Shawnee Mound, Henry county. In 1910 she re- turned to Windsor and taught English and mathematics in the local high school for the ensuing three years. Her next position was as teacher at Rodelia high school in 1913. Since 1913 Miss Mc Cowan has been teacher of history in the Windsor high school. Miss Mc Cowan is a member of the Henry County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and takes a keen and absorbing interest in the affairs of this chapter, of which she is the local official historian. In her work as historian she has gathered and published con- siderable history of Windsor and vicinity and Henry County which is considered as authentic, reliable and written in an entertaining and read- able vein. She is a member of the Baptist Church, and is affiliated fra- ternally with the Order of Eastern Star, of which order she is a past matron and is now serving as chaplain of the order. William A. Shelton, United States marshal for the Federal District of Western Missouri, residing at Windsor, Missouri, is a member of one of the oldest and most prominent of the Missouri pioneer families. He was born at Camp Branch, Warren County, Missouri, June 22, 1855, and is the son of the Hon. Pines H. and Mary 0. (Scales) Shelton, natives of Henry County, Virginia. The late Hon. Pines H. Shelton was born July 18, 1809, in Virginia and died at his home in Henry County, January 25, 1888. He was reared |
