Many Mormons left Kirtland Ohio for Jackson County Missouri because they were told to by Church leaders. Mormons believed that they were building Zion in Missouri and those who moved there are first were assigned to do so. However, eventually the persecution in Missouri and in Kirtland became so bad that they all moved to Illinois.
Jackson county
According to census.gov, the 2007 population estimate for Jackson County, Missouri is 666,890.
Jackson County, Kansas City, Missouri
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
7.25%
John Truman came from Jackson, Missouri while Martha Truman came from Jackson County, Missouri .
He's the elected sheriff of Jackson County, Missouri.
· Kirtland is a community in San Juan County, New Mexico
Jackson County, Missouri has observed daylight saving time every year since 1918, including year-round from February, 1942 until September, 1945.
In the mid 1800's, when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") was attempting to find a land to settle in, church members were kicked out of Kirtland, Ohio; Nauvoo, Illinois; and several areas in Missouri, most notably Jackson County.
The address of the Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society is: Po Box 571, Jackson, MO 63755-0571
The address of the Cape Girardeau County Historical Society is: 265 Grandview Drive, Jackson, MO 63755-8115