{"id":23,"date":"2019-09-10T15:59:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-09-21T20:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T20:34:01","slug":"epilogue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/epilogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Epilogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4ed91c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4ed91c\" 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-f7f2b82\" data-id=\"f7f2b82\" 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-8f4deb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f4deb0\" 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\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/09\/kirksvillecyclone3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-245\" alt=\"alt=&quot;&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/09\/kirksvillecyclone3.png 1200w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/09\/kirksvillecyclone3-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/09\/kirksvillecyclone3-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/09\/kirksvillecyclone3-768x192.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-edcdb70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcdb70\" 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-0fa6c3a\" data-id=\"0fa6c3a\" 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-cbef4c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbef4c2\" 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-98f8d96\" data-id=\"98f8d96\" 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-2e182f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e182f9\" 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=\"555\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/AdairCoCyclonePath.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-126\" alt=\"AdairCoCyclonePath\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/AdairCoCyclonePath.jpg 555w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/AdairCoCyclonePath-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>\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-a445c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a445c14\" 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;\"><strong>Path of the cyclone shown on Wallin&#8217;s Directory of Adair County, Missouri, 1899-1900.<\/strong><\/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-b5a4957\" data-id=\"b5a4957\" 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-786dfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"786dfed\" 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 class=\"textClass\">The cyclone cut a wide swath through the city from Patterson St on the south to the Quincy, Omaha &amp; Kansas City RR tracks on the north, and from Florence St on the west to Cottage Grove on the east. The next stop was 3 miles northeast of town where it took as its last victims, the 3 young daughters of Henry Lowe,then destroyed the Moore, Hendrin &amp; Yates homes and New Hope School before crossing the Salt River at the Furnish farm and tearing out the iron bridge across the stream. Final damage in Adair came when Mrs Mary Wilburn\u2019s barn was turned completely around and all the buildings on the old Newcomb farm were demolished.<\/p><p class=\"textClass\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"http:\/\/cdl.library.cornell.edu\/cgi-bin\/moa\/moa-cgi?notisid=ABP2287-0058-131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>In the Whirl of the Tornado: A Personal Experience<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is the story of the storm told by local author John R Musick. It appeared in the August 1899 issue of\u00a0<i>Century Magazine<\/i>\u00a0(Vol 58, No 4, pages 591-596) and can be found on line at Cornell University Library\u2019s \u201cMaking of America\u201d series.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f19b616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f19b616\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae61ba8\" data-id=\"ae61ba8\" 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-a98dcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a98dcf8\" 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=\"555\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/3-2-Cyclone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54\" alt=\"3-2 Cyclone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/3-2-Cyclone.jpg 555w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/3-2-Cyclone-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/3-2-Cyclone-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77c618c\" data-id=\"77c618c\" 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-7946a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7946a73\" 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=\"568\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/8-3-Cyclone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-91\" alt=\"8-3 Cyclone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/8-3-Cyclone.jpg 568w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/8-3-Cyclone-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c1a4a5\" data-id=\"2c1a4a5\" 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-b79c51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b79c51d\" 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=\"450\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/12-8-Cyclone.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-114\" alt=\"12-8 Cyclone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/12-8-Cyclone.jpg 450w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/12-8-Cyclone-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/12-8-Cyclone-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\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\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-57bea05 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57bea05\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f04f33\" data-id=\"3f04f33\" 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-66fd493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66fd493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43097c5\" data-id=\"43097c5\" 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-ab88811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ab88811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-2371e05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2371e05\" 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-37566e4\" data-id=\"37566e4\" 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-83e06c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83e06c0\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Memory of Those Who Lost Their Lives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261cf3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"261cf3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2883ed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2883ed9\" 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-3e40580\" data-id=\"3e40580\" 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-3ef299a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef299a\" 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>Newspaper accounts printed a week or so after the storm all report 32 fatalities but none of them list exactly the same names. We were able to eliminate a few obvious errors and wound up with the correct number by consulting obituaries and cemetery records. There may still be some errors in given names, but we believe the list is essentially correct and hope we\u2019ve not missed anyone who should be included in this memorial.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\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-55ed55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55ed55d\" 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=\"450\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/1899-baby-dewey.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-139\" alt=\"woman cradling an infant\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/1899-baby-dewey.jpg 450w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/1899-baby-dewey-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a69fea\" data-id=\"8a69fea\" 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-dfe3fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfe3fda\" 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=\"330\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/1899-anna-miller.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-140\" alt=\"seated old woman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/1899-anna-miller.jpg 330w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/cyclone\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/09\/1899-anna-miller-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\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-3fdc9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fdc9de\" 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>Pictured above is Ann Miller, the oldest victim, and to the left is Paul Dewey Beeman, the youngest victim.\u00a0<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af42ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af42ec4\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of Victims:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c4830a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c4830a\" 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-f6e6f3e\" data-id=\"f6e6f3e\" 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-d2dca03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2dca03\" 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<ul><li>Paul Dewey Beeman (the youngest victim at age 6 weeks, see photo)<\/li><li>Mrs Amanda Billington (wife of Henry T)<\/li><li>Infant Daughter of Amanda &amp; Henry Billington<\/li><li>Mrs Emma Bowman (wife of Andrew R)<\/li><li>Theodore Brigham<br \/>(Son of Rev Albert Burr)<\/li><li>Miss Lillian Cunningham<\/li><li>Seth Feather (age 3)<\/li><li>Andrew J Glaze<\/li><li>Mrs Rebecca H Glaze (wife of Andrew)<\/li><li>Mrs Belle Green (wife of W W)<\/li><li>Miss Bessie Greene<\/li><li>William B Howells<\/li><li>John G Kirk (son of Jesse Kirk for whom the city was named)<\/li><li>Miss Georgia Lange<\/li><li>John B Larkin<\/li><\/ul>\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-91a396a\" data-id=\"91a396a\" 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-b1e1de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e1de5\" 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<ul>\n \t\n \t<li>Calvin Little<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs Priscilla Little (wife of Calvin)<\/li>\n \t<li>Florence Lowe (age 13)<\/li>\n \t<li>Mable Lowe (age 8 weeks)<\/li>\n \t<li>Nettie Francis Lowe (age 3)<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs Mary Ann Mahaffey (wife of John T)<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs Ann Miller (the oldest victim at age 97, see photo)<\/li>\n \t<li>Miss Zara Million<\/li>\n \t<li>Miss Leona Morris<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs Blue Panchott<\/li>\n \t<li>Infant of Mr &amp; Mrs Blue Panchott<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs Mary Ann Rorabaugh<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs H K Sherburne<\/li>\n \t<li>John C Weaver<\/li>\n \t<li>Miss Leona Whaley<\/li>\n \t<li>Mrs Julia A Wood (wife of Joseph)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-caa102c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caa102c\" 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-aec7b65\" data-id=\"aec7b65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-2d8ba12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8ba12\" 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-a50e8e9\" data-id=\"a50e8e9\" 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-efded0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efded0c\" 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>For information concerning this exhibit contact: <a href=\"mailto:speccoll@truman.edu\">speccoll@truman.edu<\/a><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Path of the cyclone shown on Wallin&#8217;s Directory of Adair County, Missouri, 1899-1900. 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