Rush Floyd, the son of Stephen Albert and Elsie (Bryant) Landreth, was born November 7, 1847, near Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia. As the name implies, this was in a densely wooded mountainous section. The soil, in order to be cultivated, required clearing of the trees and removal of the rocks. … > More >
John Wilson Porter came to Marceline from Bynumville and was among the first settlers. He was an active home builder and contractor and some of his work were the buildings where Simpson & Miller Dry Goods Store, Reece’s Confectionery, and Otto Zurcher Millinery Shop were on Kansas Avenue. There are two houses … > More >
In the fall of 1870, Rush Floyd Landreth, wife Arenia and their two children, Elsie and Joseph arrived by train from Carroll County, Virginia. In 1882 they bought 80 acres of land located just west of Marceline, from the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad Company.
In 1886, preliminary surveys for the Chicago, Santa Fe and … > More >
EARLY HISTORY
St. Francis Hospital as it is known today, originated as a ten-bed structure built in 1923 by Floyd Neiman, Marceline Contractor, for Ola Putman. M. D., as a memorial to his father, Benjamin S. Putman, M. D., who had served the Marceline area forty-seven years as physician and surgeon. He called it the … > More >
Marceline’s American Legion (Theodore Roosevelt Post #264) was organized in 1919 at a meeting held in the law office of Lon R. Owen located on the second floor of the Marceline State Bank building. Dr. Roy M. Cater was elected commander, W. S. Eichenlaub adjutant and Tracy Lancaster, treasurer.
The local American Legion post … > More >
In 1888 when Marceline, Missouri was incorporated, the first marshals were Joseph Turner and I.A. Runyon. Others who served as officers were Mike Burns, Wesley Ellis, George Ellis, Bill Conklin, Sam Parker, R.C. Freeman, Calvin Wilson. At this time the Police Department consisted of only two officers. Chief of Police and a night Police.
The … > More >
Note: The following article containing a history of the first 50 years of Marceline was reproduced from the 1938 Golden Jubilee edition of the Marceline News. Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri, has written the following interesting and complete history of Marceline. Mr. Shoemaker is a Linn County product, having … > More >
Ralph Norman “Bud” Allen, age 74, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at his residence.
Bud was born the son of Ralph H. and Opal (Stilabower) Allen on March 26, 1941, in Brookfield, Missouri. He joined a sister, Norma Lee (Allen) Shearer. He was a 1959 graduate of Laclede … > More >
Kenneth J. Hustead, age 75 of Laclede formerly of Marceline, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, MO. Kennie was born at Marceline on January 10, 1940 to Wilbur G. and Ethel (Lynn) Hustead. Kennie had worked as a depot agent/clerk for the Santa Fe Railroad and was a Marceline resident most … > More >
Victor J. Rodgers, age 88 of Wien, died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Pioneer Skilled Nursing Center, Marceline. Victor was born in Wien, Missouri on July 30, 1926 to Michael Joseph and Elizabeth J. (Niemeier) Rodgers. He married Freda Frances Brucks on November 7, 1950 at Glasgow, Missouri and she survives him. Vic was a … > More >
