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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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GEORGE LAING, the subject of this
sketch, was born in Dundee, Scotland, Sept. 28, 1809, and is
the son of James and Gean (Wanlap) Laing, of
Scotland. He lived with his parents till he was
thirty-two years old. In 1842 he went to Canada and
lived there twenty-six years, then came to Linn county,
Missouri. He has a limited education which he got in
Dundee Scotland. His trade was the manufacturing of
coarse linens while in Scotland. In Canada he was on a
farm, and is still on a farm. He was married May 10,
1841, to Ellen Morrison, daughter of James and Ann
(nee Jack) Morrison, of Scotland. She was
born in Errol, Scotland, Nov. 30, 1815. They have
seven children; four boys and three girls, and two dead.
Ralph E. Laing, his son, was born in Canada, Apr. 20,
1853. He lost his wife Apr. 21, 1881, in Linn county,
Missouri. She was buried at the United Brethren
Chapel, in Enterprise township. She was a member of
the Presbyterian Church for fifty years. Mr. Laing
now lives with his son whose name appears in this sketch, on
a farm of three hundred and twenty acres, which he entered
in 1868, and improved it. Mr. Laing is a
self-made man and one that his family may look back upon
with pride as a straightforward and upright man.
Source: History of Linn County, Missouri - Publ.
Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1881 - Page 805 |
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BARKLEY LAMBERT was born in Ohio, Nov.
4, 1822, where he was raised and educated; he came to Linn
county,, Missouri in the spring of 1865, and with the
exception of one summer has made Linn county his home ever
since, always engaged in agricultural pursuits; he owns a
well-improved farm of three hundred and eighty-four acres,
well stocked, and a fine residence. Mr. Lambert
is a man of good business habits, and well deserved the
success and high standing he holds in the community.
He was married in Ohio Dec. 7, 1843, to Miss Alice
Edgerton. Their family consists of seven children:
Ida E., born July 30, 1864; died Aug. 13, 1864;
Abner E., born Sept. 17, 1844; Esther A., born
July 23, 1846; Joshua S., ,born Nov. 30, 1848,
Elmira J., born Dec. 7, 1861; Mary E., born Jan.
20, 1854; John H., born Feb. 2, 1857, died Sept. 8,
1862; Zilpha D., born Jan. 2, 1859; Robert B.,
born Sept. 29, 1862.
Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri -
Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean -
1882 |
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HIRAM LONG was born in Claremont, New
Hampshire, in 1827, where he was reared and educated.
His father was a native of Massachusetts, born in 1760, and
his mother was a Vermonter by birth. They both died at
an advanced age. The father had served in the
Revolutionary War, and was several times captured by the
British. After he grew up, Hiram spent three
years in New York, and several years in the West engaged in
mining. He was married, in 1858, to Miss Emily M.
Judkins, of New Hampshire, by whom he had four children,
three of whom - Ellen E., Alice G. and Edward
Irving - still survive. His first wife died in
1866, and Mr. Long was a second time married, in
1868, to Miss Anna Charlton of New Hampshire.
By the last union he has one child, named Mary C. B.
Mr. Long is a member of the Episcopal Church and of the
Masonic order. He also belongs to the Patrons of
Husbandry. He is extensively engaged in sheep-raising,
and is a worthy citizen.
Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri -
Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean -
1882 - Page 662 |
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JOHN C. LOUTHAN. The subject of
this sketch is the son of Hiram and Harriet (Hays)
Louthan, and was born in Columbiana, Ohio, May 20, 1836.
He received a fair common school education, and continued
with his parents till April, 1861, when he enlisted in
Company F, of the Thirty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
which regiment was assigned to the Fourteenth Army Corps.
During his service in the Union cause, Mr. Louthan
participated in the battles of Lewisburgh, Chickamauga,
Hoover's Gap, Barryville, Cloud Mountain, Winchester (second
battle), Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Bull Run (second
battle), South Mountain, and the fight at Antietam, and a
number of skirmishes not mentioned, numbering twenty-two in
all. He was wounded at the battle of Mission Ridge,
and also at Winchester. In most of these battles, he
was colorbearer, though he served as orderly-sergeant during
the latter part of his military career.
Mr. Louthan was married in Ohio, to Miss Anna
Jane Haddow. This lady was the daughter of
Robert and Jeannette Haddow, and was born in Washington
county, Ohio, June 8, 1840. She came to Missouri with
her parents, while her husband was still in the service, and
at the close of the war he followed them. Mr.
Louthan came to this State and county soon after
receiving his discharge, in March, 1865, and bought a farm
in Enterprise township, where he still resides. He
owns two hundred and twenty acres, all under cultivation,
and with fair improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Louthan
are the parents of seven children, three sons of whom still
survive, while two sons and two daughters are dead.
Mr. Louthan is a self-made man, and has
accumulated what he has by his own energy and industry.
Source: History of Linn County, Missouri - Publ.
Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1882 - Page 806 |
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