Remembering a tragedy: Mollie Duson, daughter-in-law of a former enslaved couple Ed and Angeline Duson, will be honored during a ceremony held in connection with a Duson reunion in Bethany. Mollie was killed by a drunk driver while walking on Beekman Street near the fairgrounds in 1918. A sign will be erected at the location of her death.
Bethany, MO: Alyssa Ford made a shocking discovery when she was researching her family’s history. From early newspapers, she learned that her great, great, great grandfather, a Civil War-era doctor in Bethany, once owned slaves.
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