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 HISTORY OP SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 233 of Little Prairie which, in 1803, had a popu- in the same way, the population showing a lation of 103, almost entirely disappeared, great falling off shortly after the shocks. The Only a few families remained. Among them same thing was true of the settlements and was Col. J. H. Walker, who was not frightened small villages all over the district, enough to leave. New Madrid suffered greatly