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From Past and present of Saline County, Missouri (1910), History of Saline County, Missouri, carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources ... with a condensed history of Missouri; the state constitution; a military rec (1881)
P. C. ARMENTROUT, merchant, P. O., Shackelford. Was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, November 4, 1848. His father was Jeremiah, and his mother Sarah J. Armentrout. Was raised and educated in the Oak Grove Academy of the same county. He remained and farmer with his father until he came to Saline county, landing at Miami, October 4, 1869. He taught school in the county for four years. In 1863, he rented a farm, and began farming and trading in cattle. He was a successful trade, and in August, 1876, purchased land south of Shackelford. He moved there in 1877, where he remained until 1879, when he sold out and came to Shackelford, and commenced buying and shipping grain for Rea & Page. In 1878, he was appointed deputy assessor, which position he held until 1879. First of April, 1880, engaged in the grocery business with Mr. G. Gauldin. The firm was known as Armentrout & Gauldin. He afterwards bought the full interest, then his brother came in as partner, making the firm Armentrout & Bro. Armentrout & Bro. are wide awake men, do business on the square, and have built for themselves a reputation as first-class men. Was married March 8, 1871, to Miss Rachel V. Kiser, of Saline county, by Rev. Joshua Barbee. By this union they have three children: Ida M., John W., and Lottie Lee. He is a master mason, and also master workman of the A. O. U. W. Lodge.
As printed in History of Saline County, Missouri, carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources ... with a condensed history of Missouri; the state constitution; a military rec (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
P. C. ARMENTROUT.
The gentleman whose life history is herewith outlined is descended from stanch old German stock, though all of his immediate ancestors have lived in Virginia. The Armentrout family is numbered among the pioneer families of the Old Dominion, and the land first entered by the family in Rockingham county, Virginia, in 175-3, during the reign of King George, is still in the possession of the family, a record remarkable in these days of constantly changing land titles. The subject's paternal grandfather, George Armentrout, was born, reared and died in Rockingham county, where he followed farming and was a highly respected citizen. The subject's parents were Jeremiah and Sarah J. (Miller) Armentrout, who also were born, reared and lived their entire lives in Rockingham county. The father also followed the tilling of the soil and his death occurred in 1886, his wife having died in 1868. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom nine are still living. The subject's maternal grandfather was Peter Miller, who, like the other members of this connection, was a successful farmer in Rockingham county, Virginia, where he was born, lived and died.
P. C. Armentrout was born in Rockingham county, Virginia, on the 4th day of November, 1849, and was reared under the paternal roof, receiving his education in private schools in the neighborhood, and spending his vacation periods in assisting in the labor of the farm. On September 28, 1869. before he had attained his majority, he came to Saline county, Missouri, and for four years was employed in teaching school. During the following four years he was engaged in farming near Shackelford, this county, meeting with fair success. At the end of the period noted he sold his farm and duringthe following five years he was in the grain and general mercantile business at Shackelford. Desiring a larger field for operations, he removed, in 1881. to Marshall and, in partnership with B. F. Naylor, went into the grocery business. He was also for six years engaged in the hardware and furniture business, also in partnership wdth Mr. Xaylor. In all these enterprises ]\Mr. Armentrout was steadily successful and makinosubstantial advances in a
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On March 8, 1871. Mr. Armentrout was united in marriage to Rachael V. Kiser. who is a native of Saline county, Missouri, and a daughter of Tames Kiser. The latter Avas one of the old pioneers of this county, his father having brought his family here in a very early day. To the subject and his wife have been born four children, namely: Ida, who is the widow of the late Dr. Melvin Young; W. J., wdio is a successful farmer living about five miles from Marshall; Lotta and Edna, the younger children, remain at home.
Politically Mr. Armentrout is a stanch Democrat and takes a healthy interest in the trend of public events, though in no sense an office seeker. Fraternally he is a member of the /Vncient Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to the blue lodge of Master Masons, the chapter of Royal Arch Masons and the commandery of Knights Templar. In religion Mr. and Mrs. Armentrout are members of the Baptist church, to which they give an earnest and liberal support. Combined with business qualifications of a high order, unimpeached integrity, a public spirited attitude toward all local interests and a genial personality, have combined to gain for Mr. Armentrout a deserved ])opularitv in the community in which he so long resided, he being justly numbered among the representative citizens of Saline county.
As printed in Past and present of Saline County, Missouri (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Joshua Barbee
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