{"id":475,"date":"2019-11-01T16:01:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/?page_id=475"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:18:29","slug":"biographies-polk-township","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-polk-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies (Polk Township)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"475\" class=\"elementor elementor-475\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c721755 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c721755\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99f9f7f\" data-id=\"99f9f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b123889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b123889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville14.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1034\" alt=\"&quot;Polk Township&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville14.png 1200w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville14-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville14-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville14-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-695c13b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"695c13b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30dafc4\" data-id=\"30dafc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cff2ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cff2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resident Index<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d64004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"7d64004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-polk-township\/?preview_id=475&#038;preview_nonce=2de45df7c0&#038;preview=true#:~:text=James%20J%2E%20Clark,-12\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">James J. Clark<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4829bd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"4829bd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-polk-township\/?preview_id=475&#038;preview_nonce=2de45df7c0&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Benjamin%20Marsh%20Dowdy,-24\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Benjamin Marsh Dowdy<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033202e elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"033202e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-polk-township\/?preview_id=475&#038;preview_nonce=2de45df7c0&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Peter%20O%2E%20Paulson,-Sept\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Peter O. Paulson<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7f9bfd\" data-id=\"b7f9bfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86185a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86185a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Polk_Township_Adair_County_Missouri.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Polk_Township_Adair_County_Missouri.png 960w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Polk_Township_Adair_County_Missouri-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Polk_Township_Adair_County_Missouri-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Map_highlighting_Polk_Township_Adair_County_Missouri-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Location of Polk Township in Adair County<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb62112 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb62112\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-627decb\" data-id=\"627decb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5528ae2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5528ae2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-63c2975\" data-id=\"63c2975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88e6a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a88e6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"clark\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James J. Clark<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f36a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9f36a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/ClarkJJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53\" alt=\"Photograph of James J. Clark.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2b4dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a2b4dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12 Apr 1853 &#8211; 16 Apr 1902<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef291db\" data-id=\"ef291db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72cc90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72cc90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James Clark, a native of New York, moved to Adair County with his parents, Thomas &amp; Catherine, at about age 16.\u00a0 He was primarily a farmer but, according to reports, had held numerous other positions including that of railroad agent and retail store clerk. He and his wife, Anna Ely, had only been married about five years at the time of his death.\u00a0<i>[Census; Democrat &amp; KDE obits]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dba837 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dba837\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7ae6f3\" data-id=\"a7ae6f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-250cc9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"250cc9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55f9225\" data-id=\"55f9225\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a46d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a46d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"dowdy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benjamin Marsh Dowdy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed12f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eed12f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/DawdyBM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-70\" alt=\"Photograph of Benjamin Marsh Dowdy.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5978237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5978237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">24 Mar 1838 &#8211; 15 Apr 1903<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3397068\" data-id=\"3397068\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf744cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf744cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marsh Dawdy, who was born in Knox County, IL, came to Missouri for the first time in 1859, staying for only a couple of years before returning home. He married Dorinda J Davidson in 1861 and the couple, with their children, Warren, Austin &amp; Theresa, moved back to Adair County in 1869 to settle permanently on a stock farm near Illinois Bend. \u00a0A few years after Dorinda\u2019s death in 1893, Marsh married Mrs Mary Virden with whom he spent the rest of his life.\u00a0<i>[Goodspeed; Home Press obit]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfb633d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfb633d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd11195\" data-id=\"fd11195\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-40fb3c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40fb3c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0083a31\" data-id=\"0083a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46a072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a46a072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"paulson\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Peter O. Paulson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ca802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57ca802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/PaulsonPO-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-129\" alt=\"Photograph of Peter O. Paulson.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/PaulsonPO-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/PaulsonPO.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0c472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca0c472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sept 1845 &#8211;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-609c986\" data-id=\"609c986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa443b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa443b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peter Paulson immigrated to the United States in 1871 and settled in Adair County, MO around 1880.\u00a0 He purchased a farm near Greentop in the northern part of the county and several years later bought another place southwest of Kirksville.\u00a0\u00a0<i>[Atlases; 1900 Census]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resident Index James J. Clark Benjamin Marsh Dowdy Peter O. Paulson Location of Polk Township in Adair County James J. 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