The Boone-Duden Historical Society will present the Thomas Howell Cemetery Tour at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the cemetery on Highway 94. The tour is open to the public. Admission is $5 per adult. …
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The Boone-Duden Historical Society will present the Thomas Howell Cemetery Tour at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the cemetery on Highway 94.
The tour is open to the public. Admission is $5 per adult. Children under 12 are free.
During the tour, people will take on the characters of people laid to rest in the cemetery. Featured historical figures will include:
• Arch Bowman, a soldier who died and was buried on the battlefield in Belgium during World War I, and whose mother had his remains shipped to America to be buried.
• John Coshow, a Confederate soldier who in 1864 went to Mexico instead of surrendering. He moved to Montana territory and upon repeal of the loyalty oath in 1870, returned to Missouri and owned a farm in Dardenne Township.
• Elviza Lydia Howell Coshow, daughter of Thomas Howell and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Rebecca Boone. Her husband was a Missouri River steamboat captain. She accompanied him on the river and traveled west in a covered wagon.
• Morris Muschany of Howell, whose family was forced off their property in 1941 so that a TNT plant could be built there to support the war effort. After winning a court case against the government to be paid the value of the property, remaining members of the family settled in Wentzville.
• Willie Sutton, born in Hamburg, Germany, died during the Spanish flu epidemic at age 21.
• Thomas Howell, who was a native North Carolinian who moved to St. Charles County in 1797. Aided by slaves, he helped build Fort Osage, acquired three Spanish land grants, operated a farm, operated a Missouri River ferry and distilled whiskey and was one of the area’s leading secessionists.
• Matilda, a slave who died at age 16 in 1863 and was owned by Howell. Missouri freed slaves in January of 1865.
Half of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Thomas Howell Cemetery Association.
Reservations are not necessary.
The Boone-Duden Historical Society offers other programs and events. Its museum and historical archives are located at 3565 Mill St. in New Melle. It is open Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For more information, visit https//boone-duden.com.
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