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From History of Boone County, Missouri (1882)
COLUMBUS D. HULEN.
Columbus D. Hulen is the son of John A. Hulen, a native of Indiana, who came to Missouri in 1835. The grandfather on the paternal side was Taylor Hulen, on the material side, Stephen Hulett. Columbus D. was one of four children, being the only son of his parents. He was educated at the Missouri State University. He married Lucy V. Robinson, daughter of George Robinson, of Winchester, Clark county, Kentucky. They have two children, Lyman T. and Lizzie B. After graduating in 1871, Mr. Hulen taught school for two terms when he went to farming and has followed that business ever since. He owns a farm of 120 acres.
As printed in History of Boone County, Missouri (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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