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Born 1857
From History of Boone County, Missouri (1882)
JOHN T. MITCHELL.
The subject of this sketch is the son of Newman and Hannah (nee ckman) Mitchell, and was born in this county, July 16th, 1857.
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WILLIAM R. m'BRIDE.
William R. McBride was born in Boyle county, Kentucky, November 4th, 1833. His father, John McBride, came to Boone county in 1854, but returning to his native state on a visit in 1860, he died then. The grandfather's name was David. He was a native of Maryltod, but moved to Noith Carolina, and from that State to Missouri in 1835. He was of Scotch-Irish origin. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. William was one of a family of-eight children. He commenced business for himself when twenty-one years old, with no capital but strength, pluck and energy. His education has been derived more from men than books, and the lessons learned were those of experience, acquired in the busy field of human effort. In 1866 be was married to Miss Letha J., daughter of Thomas Adams, of Millenburg, Callaway county, Missouri. They have three sons and one daughter living: and one son dead. Mr. McBride is a member of A. O. U. W. In faith he is a Presbyterian. He is actively engaged in the stock business, buying and shipping, and has been since 1859. He cleared $1,600 on one shipment of hogs — seven hundred and fifty head — for which he paid nine and a half cents, the lot costing him $20,000. He has now (summer of 1882) three hundred fat hogs, and is grazing three hundred beef cattle. He settled where he now lives in 1866. His farm contains four hundred and sixty acres, all under fence. He has a fine orchard of twenty acres. Mrs. Mo- Bride, having an eye for the beautiful, the yard is all allow with the r.rest and most lovely flowers. Mr. McBride takes an active, sealoas
Arestiu school matters, as well as all other enterprises calculated to prove or benefit his neighborhood.
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0 to the Knights of Honor. He is one of the leading physicians of county, and a valuable citizen to the town of Centralia.
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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