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On the River

Old Times On the Mississippi

By J. D. Barnes

Port Byron Globe

March 7, 1935

 

Writer’s Experience as a Riverman

 

Index

 

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI by J. D. Barnes appearing in the Port Byron Globe. Names of persons and steamers may appear several times in the articles.

 

~ A ~

 
Adolph, Christ (Chris) 9,
Allen, Than 5,
Allen, Tom 5,
Ames, --  
Amondo, Bill 6,
Atlee, Sam 8,

~ B ~

 

Bard, Ike

9,

Barnes, J. D.  

 
------, Betsey 2,

Borem, Dick   

9,

Borem, Rave  

9,
Bowers, Jo 6,

Bradley, Si Capt.  

 

Brasser, Ed Geo

 

~ C ~

 
Carr, Dave 0, 9,
Cassilly, Ed 9,
Cheaver, Charles 7.
Christ, Dutch  
Cobb, Hiram 8,
Coburn, Jo 5,

~ D ~

 
Davenport, Jim                  0, 6,
Davidson, (commodore)          
Davis, Bill                    5,
Dawley, Dan                     3,
Dodds, Billie                  0,
Dodds, Bob                      9,
Dorr, Bill                      9,
Doughty, Tom 0,
Dunham, Ed “Crazy”             
Duprant, Ed                    
Durant, Ed                      9,
Dutch Christ 8,

 ~ E ~

 
Elliott, John       9,

~ F ~

 
Follmer, Jim                    5,
Franks, Hayden 6,

~G~

 
Gallager, Daniel 6,
Grant, Ulysses S.   (Gen.) 9

~ H ~

 
Hanks, Dave
Hanley, John 9,
Hawthorn, Jo (pilot) 8,
Hawthorn, Lo 9,
Heeman, John C. 5,
Henderson, Walt 5, 6, 7, 9
Hill, Myron 5,
Hitchcock, Sam 8, 9,
Hunt, Gilbert

~ K ~

Kelly Tom 9,

~ L ~

La Point Frank 5,
Leach John 2,
Lindley J. R. R. “Kentuck” 8,

~ M ~

Malvern, Jimmy 5,
Malvern, John 5,
Malvern, Johnny 5,
Miller Tom 6,

Moore, Billie

9,

Morrissey, John

5,

McCall, Bob

9,

McCool, Mike

5,

~ N ~

Northern Line Packet Co.

~ O ~

Overstalze & Riorden

6,

~ P ~

Peavy, Hank

9,

Peterson, Fred

Peterson, Fritz

9,

Pinkerton, Ike

6, 9,

~ R ~

Rafter, “James Malbin”

Rambo, Jim

9,
Rambo, Wesley 9.
"Red Handed Mike" 6,

Register, Sam

2,

Reynolds & Saulpaugh

7,

Rhodes, Steve (Mrs)

8,

River, Jo

9,
Rogers, (steamboat clerk) 0,
Root, Ed 5,
Rutledge, Herb 9,

~ S ~

Sayers, Tom 5
Schuck, Jake
Sheridan, Philip Henry   (Gen.) 9,
Sherman, William Tecumseh  (Gen.) 9,
Smith, Jim 5,
Smith, Nate 5,
Suiter, John Sr. 2
Suiter, John 4
Swalley, Dick 4
Swank, Miles 5, 6,

~ T ~

Thompson, Ira 0, 9,
Thompson, Orin 9,
Tromley, ----- 0, 1, 6, 7,
Tromley, George 6, 8

~ W ~

Wakefield, 9,
Wakefield, Lige 4,
Webb, Bill 6, 7,
Wesley, John  ( also known as Injun John) 6,
 
     

Collected and Transcribed by

Georgeann McClure

 

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