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Encyclopedia > Plew, Missouri

Plew, Missouri is a small, unincorporated community in western Lawrence County, Missouri. Plew (pronounced "Ploo") is located on former U.S. Highway 66, now Missouri State Highway 96. Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Southern U.S. state in the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. ... Missouri State Highway 96 is a state highway running between Interstate 44 at Halltown and Missouri State Highway 171 near Carl Junction. ...


The town dates back to the early 1890s, but the origin of the name is unknown. Occasionally it was known as "Plewtite" which may have been a family name. A couple of businesses were once located here, but the town has now dwindled to a small residential community.


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Descendants of Jesse B. Dodson (5832 words)
Mary Nancy Dodson was born on 20 Aug 1866 in Lawrence, Missouri and died on 20 Sep 1919 in Mercy Hospital, Des Moines, IA at age 53.
Florence Emma Dodson was born on 21 Feb 1878 in Lawrence, Missouri and was buried in Boyer Cemetery, Carter County, Missouri.
Loyd William Jones was born on 27 Mar 1921 in Carter County, Missouri, died on 27 Oct 2001 in Ukiah, Umatilla County, Oregon at age 80, and was buried on 2 Nov 2001 in Ukiah Cemetery, Ukiah, Umatilla County, Oregon.
The Descendants of Jacob Sortore - Person Page 32 (2798 words)
Aldest Plew and Elizabeth Combs, circa 1852 at Shelby Co, Kentucky.
Marthia Jane Plew married Henry Robertson, son of James Robertson and Diana Sortore, circa 1852 at Shelby Co, Kentucky.
Marthia Jane Plew died on 12 August 1906 at Sullivan Co, Indiana, at age 80.
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