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Born 1812, White county
From History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881)
JOHN CATRON, was born in White county, Tenn., Feb. 29, 1812. At the age of seven his parents moved to Saline county. Mo. Remaining there a short while they moved to Lafayette county and settled on the farm now occupied by.Gen. Jo. Shelby. Mr. Catron Teamed the trade of brickmaking and followed it for some thirty years. The farm on which he now resides consists of 530 acres, and is located about four miles from Lexington. Mr. Catron was in the Mormon war in 1838, and was present when Smith, the prophet, surrendered. Mr. Catron took no part in the civil war of '61-'65, but had one son, Thomas, who served the entire four years in the confederate army. Mr. Catron, being southern in sentiment, lost heavily in slaves. Mr. C. was married to Miss Mary Fletcher, Feb. 3, 1833, nine children being the result of this marriage, five sons and four daughters, all living at this writing except two. Mr. Catron is one of the oldest settlers in the county, having lived here for 63 years. He is honored and respected by all, and has proved himself a good and valuable citizen.
As printed in History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources, including a history of its townships, cities, towns and villages, together with a (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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