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BIOGRAPHIES.
History of Linn County,
Missouri
An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and A Compendium of
Actual Facts.
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It Contains
A Condensed History of the State of Missouri and Its Chief
Cities -
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
A Reliable History of Lynn County -
Its Pioneer Record, War History,
Resources, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of
Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of great
Value, and a Large Amount of Miscellaneous
Matter, Incidents, etc. Etc.
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ILLUSTRATED
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Publ. Kansas City, Mo.
Birdsall & Dean.
1882
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Benton
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ENOCH FISHBACK
(Deceased). The subject of this sketch
was a native of Bracken county, Kentucky,
born Feb. 23, 1818. He was the son of
Frederick and Peggy Fishback, and he
continued to reside in Kentucky till 1854,
when he moved to Effingham county, Illinois,
and lived there eleven years. From
there he moved to Linn county, Missouri, and
has ever since resided there, with the
exception of five years spent in Holt
county. For the greater part of his
life Mr. Fishback was engaged in the
laudable vocation of farming. He was
married Nov. 28, 1839, to Lucinda Mullins,
daughter of Henry and Mildred Mullins
of Clark county, Kentucky. Mr.
Fishback departed this life May 17,
1879, leaving a widow and three children
living. He had one daughter deceased,
named Lucy Margaret. Frederica
Jane, Lucius E., and John M., are
still living. Lucius is married
and farming in Jackson township.
John Milton Fishback, who is till
unmarried and resides with his widowed
mother, was born in Effingham county,
Illinois, Sept 13, 1860. He came with
his parents to this State and county when
about five years old, and here grew up and
received his education. He is the
business manager for his mother in the
working of the farm. Both his parents
adhered to the Baptist faith, but John
belongs to no church as yet.
Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri - Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by
Birdsall & Dean - 1882 - Page 766 |
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ERVIN FORREST, a farmer of Bucklin
Township, three and one-half miles north of west from
Bucklin, was born in Howard county, Missouri. When
near the age of three years his father moved to this county
in the spring of 1840. The subject of this sketch was
raised and educated in Linn county, and has resided here all
his life, and has been engaged in farming. Mr.
Forrest is the son of Preston and Lucinda (nee
Lee) Forrest. His father and mother are natives of
Kentucky. Mr. Forrest's paternal grandfather
came to Missouri in 1814, and settled in the forks of
Chariton River. Mr. Forrest was married in 1860
to Miss Susan J. Robinson, of Linn county, by whom he
has had five children, three of whom are living: Minnie
A., George C., and John Thomas. He
and wife are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Forrest is a daughter of John and Jane Robinson,
who came from Kentucky to Missouri in 1840, and settled in
Boone county. Mr. Forrest is a man who stands
high in his community, and is noted for his honesty and
integrity.
Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri -
Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean -
1882 - Page 660 |
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