During his period of operations, he stole hundreds of horses from Missouri farmers and sold them in Kansas.

In the early letters, he could have been any young Missouri farmer of his time, complaining about having to rise early and labor long.

One Missouri farmer received a $100,000 payment - the maximum allowed - although his income was $6 million.

He grew up in Independence, and for 12 years prospered as a Missouri farmer.

A Missouri farmer, John moves from wood chopping to coal hauling in search of a better life.

The group helped protect Missouri farmers from the Jayhawkers for pay and slept wherever they could find lodging.

He lived for 12 years as a Missouri farmer.

David Ward King was often referred to then and now as "the Missouri farmer", which he was.

Most Missouri farmers practiced subsistence farming before the Civil War.

A variety of technological innovations and advances caused the decline, which allowed fewer Missouri farmers to produce an equivalent amount of food.