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Born 1846
From History of Boone County, Missouri (1882)
WILLIAM F. ANGELL.
William F. Augell was born on the old Reuben Elliott homestead.
HISTORY or BOONE COUNTY, 1013
October 18th 1846. He is the son of Joseph and Margaret (Elliott) Angell. His father having died when he was an infant, his mother remained with her father, the late Beuben Elliott. He was brought up on the farm and educated at the Rocheport and Walnut Grove academies. He began business for himself when eighteen, cultivating rented land. In 1871 he purchased his grandfather's farm — the old Elliott homestead — where he has remained ever since. He was married, December 14, 1871, to Miss Luella, daughter of Willis G. Evans, of Boone county. They have two children, William E. and McClelland. Mr. Angell is a member of the Walnut Grove Baptist church.
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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