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Below is a sample of a family biography included in the A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri published in 1876 by Bryan, Brand & Co.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details in a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

ANDERSON.- Presley Anderson and his wife, Elizabeth Steele, settled in Montgomery Co., Ky., in 1779. Their children were John A. S., James, William, Presley, Jr., Lucy, and Eliza. John A. S., better known as Captain Jack, was a remarkable man in his day, and is well remembered by the old citizens of Montgomery and Callaway counties. We give his history elsewhere. Presley, Jr., married Euphemia Jones, of Tennessee, and settled first in Warren Co., Mo., in 1814, from whence he removed to Montgomery county in 1817, and settled near Brush creek. He brought his family to Missouri on pack-horses, and they occupied Robert Ramsey's house, near Marthasville, soon after the murder of the family of the latter. The blood was still upon the floor when they went into the house, and Mrs. Anderson scoured it up before they put their furniture in. During the Indian war Mr. Anderson served as a ranger in Capt. Hargrove's company, in Illinois. He was a devout Methodist, and the preachers of that denomination held services in his house for many years. The names of his children were - Presley, Jr., Joseph, James, William, John, Margaret, Lucy, Elizabeth, and Eliza. James Anderson married Eliza Journey, of St. Charles county, and settled on Brush creek, in Montgomery county. He afterward removed to St. Louis county, where he died. Eliza Anderson married John Dabney, who settled near Middletown in 1830.

This family biography is one of 158 biographies from Montgomery County, Missouri included in A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri published by Bryan, Brand & Co. in 1876.  For the complete description, click here: Montgomery County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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