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Below is a sample of a family biography
included in Portrait and Biographical Record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton,
and Linn Counties
Missouri and published by Chapman Bros. in 1893.
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.
GEORGE Y. NALL, a prosperous agriculturist and stock-raiser of Gallatin
Township, Clay County, resides on section 30, township 51, range 32, and is
widely known as an enterprising and energetic citizen, public spirited and
progressive. Our subject comes of patriotic ancestry. His paternal
grandfather, William Nall, was an officer in the Revolutionary War, and served
his country bravely and faithfully in the struggle for liberty, retiring from
the field at the close of his military duties with the well-won title of
Colonel, Later, in 1812, this courageous and patriotic man a second time took
up arms in defense of the Government and was killed at the battle of River
Raisin.
The parents of our subject, William and Mourning (Harrison) Nall, had a family
of seven children, of whom five are yet living. The father was born in
Kentucky in 1802, and came to Clay County, Mo., in November, 1827. He was a
cooper by trade, but devoted the most of his life to the duties of general
agriculture and stock-raising. At one time he owned nine hundred acres of
excellent land, much of it under cultivation. A good manager, hard working and
industrious, he was prospered until the breaking out of the war, but during
that disastrous period in our national existence lost heavily, and was at
least $20,000 poorer when it was ended than he was when the struggle began. In
political affiliations he was a Whig, and was ever interested in the outcome
of all national issues. He and his worthy wife were members of the Baptist
Church and were ever foremost in the promotion of the benevolent work of that
denomination. William Nall died in 1883, and the faithful companion of his
joys and sorrows passed away two years later. Mrs. Mourning (Harrison) Nall
was a member of the family from which President Harrison is descended.
The brothers and sisters of George Y. Nall are William H., who resides in Clay
County upon a farm; Henrietta, the wife of F. M. Barnes, a farmer and
stock-raiser of Clay County; C. H., who died near the home of our subject;
Anna, the wife of George W. Winn, a general agriculturist and stock-raiser;
and Mollie, who married Granville Griffith, and lives upon a farm. The sixth
child in the family is our subject, whose birth occurred in 1839. He received
a good common-school education, and in 1866 entered into the bonds of
matrimony. His estimable wife was Miss Anna E. Baker, a daughter of Josiah and
Sarah (Turner) Baker, and was one in a family of three children. Mary R., born
in 1847, is the wife of C. M. Russell; Thomas M. lives in Clay County, Mo.
The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Nall has been blessed by the birth of eight
children, seven of whom yet survive. E. B., born in 1866, resides at home;
Mary T., born in 1868, died in 1870; Lenora, who was born in 1870, married A.
S. Kelsey, a farmer of Clay County; George E., born in 1873; Lena B., in 1876;
Cary H., in 1878; Rosa N., in 1883; and Mary Ozilla, in 1889, are at home.
In 1861, our subject enlisted in the State troops, Company B, Third Regiment,
under Capt. Dougherty, and took part in the battles of Lexington, Wilson's
Creek, and Pea Ridge, as well as various skirmishes, being victorious in each
engagement. Mr. Nall received his discharge papers at Van Buren, Ark., in
1862, and after brave and untiring service returned to his home. The valuable
acreage used by him for agricultural and stock-raising is extensive, and the
greater portion of the seven hundred acres is under a high state of
improvement. Mr. and Mrs. Nall have a large circle of friends and are highly
esteemed by all who know them. Mrs. Nall is an active member of the Christian
Church. Politically, our subject is a Democrat, and a strong advocate of the
principles of his party. An upright, earnest and conscientious man, he has
worthily won his way upward, and, spending almost his entire life in this
locality, has ever aided in its material progress and advancement.
This family biography is one of 555
biographies included in Portrait and Biographical Record of Clay, Ray,
Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties Missouri published
in 1893. For the complete description, click here:
Clay County, Missouri History,
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