Zenas Marion Rountree

As printed in 1883

ZENAS MARION ROUNTREE.

'Squire Rountree is the son of Joseph and Nancy (Nichols) Rountree, and was born June ' 8, 1812, in Orange county. North Carolina. He remained with his parents until April, 1832, when he came to Greene county, Missouri, and settled 9n a farm three miles southwest of Springfield, on Wilson's creek, and there followed shoe-making, which trade he had learned in North Carolina. He moved into Springfield in 18-34, and started the first shoe shop in the town. He followed his trade until 1835, and then entered the store of Fulbright & Carter, as clerk, and next sold goods for D. D. Berry. On the 24th of August, 1837, he married Elizabeth Massey, who was but fifteen years of age at the time. After his marriage he entered lands in different parts of the country, and made his home and reared his family upon Grand prairie. They were best with eleven children, five boys and six girls, two of the girls are dead. In 1861 Mr. Rountree, commonly and familiarly called " Uncle Buck," moved to St. Louis, and was there appointed by Sample Orr, as first clerk of the register of land's office, at Jefi"person City\ He retained that position until 1862, when he returned to Greene county. Mr. Rountree was elected justice of the peace in 1857, and served until 1861. He was again elected in 1878. In 1880, he was elected city recorder, and served for one year. He is at present a justice of the peace in this township. His father died in 1874, and in 1876 " Uncle Buck " moved upon the old homestead where he now lives. No man in the county is more respected than he, and he has promise of many years yet to live.

As printed in History of Greene County, Missouri .. (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.