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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Daviess County is a county located in Northwest Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 8,433. Its county seat is Gallatin. The county was organized December 29, 1836, from Ray County and named for Major Joseph H. Daviess, a soldier from Kentucky who was killed in 1811 at the Battle of Tippecanoe in the War of 1812.
The county includes the town of Jamesport, which has the largest Amish community in Missouri.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 2,736
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| 1850 | 5,298
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| 1860 | 9,606
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| 1870 | 14,410
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| 1880 | 19,145
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| 1890 | 20,456
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| 1900 | 21,325
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| 1910 | 17,605
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| 1920 | 16,641
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| 1930 | 14,424
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| 1940 | 13,398
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| 1950 | 11,180
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| 1960 | 9,502
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| 1970 | 8,420
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| 1980 | 8,905
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| 1990 | 7,865
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~modavies/
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