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Born 1842
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)
O. H. P. CATRON,
P. O. Alma, Mo. Is an old resident of this county, having been born on the soil. His father, Stephen Catron, was born in Tennessee, and his mother in Kentucky, they came to this county in 1819, settling near Tabo Grove, then moving near Lexington; here O. H. P. was born in 1842, and educated at the Shelby college. In the war he joined Gen. Shelby's command, and was with him throughout the war. After the war he came home and went to farming until 1879, when he went to merchandising. February, 1867, he was married to Miss Martha E. Goodwin, daughter of James and Evelyn Goodwin, of this county. By this union he has one child living, Lee. He is a Mason of the Blue Lodge.
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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