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Below is a sample of a family biography
included in the Johnson County, Missouri History published in 1881 by Kansas
City Historical Company.
These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing
ancestors or filling in the details in a family tree. Family biographies often
include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.
Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place
of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including
maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if
married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service,
church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often
ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical
record.
THOMAS L. McMULLIN. farmer, section 27, P. O. Holden, Mo. Was
born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, August 36,1837, and came with his father to
Missouri in 1840. His father, Dillord McMullin, was a native of Virginia. At
an early day he emigrated to Kentucky, where he resided until he came to
Missouri, and settled with his family in Ray county, where he now lives, and
is a farmer and extensive grain raiser. Thomas L.'s early education was very
limited, but he employed all his spare hours in reading, and storing his mind
with useful knowledge. At the age of nineteen years he commenced business for
himself. He was married to Miss Martha Bailey, of Indiana, on July 7th, 1858.
He then engaged in the raising of tobacco, corn, and hemp, in which he was
quite successful, and which he continued to follow until 1862, when he became
a government employee, and crossed the plains as a teamster, where he was
detained for two years, and then returned and volunteered in Co. B, 44th Mo.
Infantry, and served about twelve months, and participated in several battles,
among which were those of Rolla, and Franklin, and Cedar Point. He was
honorably discharged in August, 1865, when he returned home and went to
farming again, which he followed until February, 1873, when he removed to
Johnson county, and settled on a farm known as the old Johnny Windsor farm. He
sold this and bought near Columbia; in two years he sold out, and bought a
farm near Pittsville; selling this he bought another near Holden, known as the
Fichlen farm; disposing of this he bought the place known as the Dan Hogan
place, near Rock Spring church, and planted on it one of the oldest apple
orchards in Johnson county. The farm consists of 409 acres of land, well
improved, with three springs of excellent water, and plenty of stone, coal,
and rock quarries. Mr. McMullin has had nine children, eight of whom are
living; Mary A. (now Mrs. Scritchfield,) John D., Thomas C., Gelina, Martha
M., Wm. P., Geo. D., Lethe J., and James H. Mr. and Mrs. McMullin, and three
of their children are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and contribute
liberally to its support. Mr. McMullin commenced life in very meager
circumstances, but by industry and perseverance, associated with good judgment
has succeeded well in his line, and is a good neighbor, and has set a good
example of what can be done by energy and perseverance.
This family biography is one of 594
biographies included in the History of Johnson County, Missouri published by
Kansas City Historical Company in 1881. For the
complete description, click here:
Johnson County, Missouri History,
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