CAIN, Jesse Cain settled on Charrette creek, in now Warren Co., about 1812. He joined NATHAN BOONE's company of rangers, and served with them during the Indian war. He was an eccentric character, and generally managed to afford his associates a great deal of amusement. His children were Polly, Sally, Paulina, Vina, Jack, James, Jesse, Jr., Harvey, and Eli.

COIL, Jacob Coil settled on Loutre Island in 1817. He was born in Pendleton Co., VA., in 1780, and died in 185. He was married twice, and they had 9 children. His eldest son by his 1st wife, named Jacob, Jr., was married first to SARAH GIBSON and 2nd to MRS. TAYLOR, who was a daughter of STEPHEN QUICK.

CARTER, Ithiel Carter, a native of Scotland, married an English girl named LOUISA DEMING, emigrated to America, and settled at Hartford, Connecticut. During the revolution, Mr. Carter enlisted in the American army, and fought for the rights of his adopted country. He had only 2 children, Cyrus and Orion. Cyrus came to St. Charles in 1822, as a clock peddler, and sold to BENJAMIN EMMONS, SR., the first patent clock ever sold west of the Mississippi river, the price being $40. Mr. Carter was married first in 1838, to the WIDOW DERANG, whose maiden name was HARRIET MOORE. His second wife was the widow of SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS, whose maiden name was MARTHA JOHNSON, daughter of JOHN JOHNSON and MARY M. WOOLDBRIDGE of Chesterfield Co., VA.

CHAMBERS, John Chambers, of Ireland, settled in N.C., and married MARY THOMPSON, of KY., by whom he had John, Jr., William, Sarah, James, Thomas, Alexander, Nancy and Jane. In 1798, Mr. Chambers came to MO. and settled in St. louis Co., and in 1800 his wife died. After that he lived with his son, Thomas, in St. Charles. Thomas married ELEANOR KENNEDY, nd the names of their children were Prospect, Riley, Sarah, Julia, Harriet, Davis H., Ellen, Rhoda and Thomas, Jr. Thomas and Alexander Chambers were rangers together in CAPTAIN MUSICK's company, and were at the battle of the sinkhole in (now) Lincoln Co. Alexander married the widow of FRANK MCDERMID, who was killed at CALLAWAY's defeat. Her maiden name was RUTH COSTLIO. James, son of of John Chambers, Sr., wa a tanner and lived in (now) Warren Co.

CLYCE, William Clyce, of VA., was an early settler near Pinckney, in Warren Co. He married NANCY HART, and they had Milford, Elizabeth and Preston. His first wife died, and he was married the second time to POLLY WYATT, by whom he had nancy, Frank, William, Gabriella an Thomas. Milford married in KY. to PRISCILLA WILLIAMS. Elizabeth married and settled in Linn Co., MO. Preston and Frank died single, in KY. Nancy married a MR. SWASEY, of Canada, who settled at Pinckney, in Warren co., and opened a store. William married CHRISTINA CHEESEMAN, a German lady. Gabriella married CUNNINGHAM PARSONS. Thomas married REBECCA ANDERSON, and lives in High Hill, Missouri.

CALLAWAY, John B. Callaway was the eldest son of Flanders Callaway and JEMIMA BOONE.* He was a fine scribe, and an excellent business man, and was justice of the peace and judge of the county court for many yeas. A large proportion of the old legal papers of St. Charles Co. have the name of John B. Callaway attached to them as Justice of the peace. He had a mill and a distillery on Femme Osage creek, and the water for the distillery was carried some distance in troughs, made by hollowing out poles, which were kept free of mud by crawfish placed in the troughs for that purpose. Mr. Callaway died in 1825. His wife was ELIZABETH CATON, and their children were Emaline, Verlenia, James, and Octavia. Emaline married HAYDEN BOONE, a son of SQUIRE BOONE, who was a nephew of DANIEL BOONE. Verlenia married JOHN BRYAN, a son of HENRY BRYAN. James married MARY MCKINNEY, daughter of ALEXANDER MCKINNEY. They live in Mexico, MO., where Mr. Callaway, who is a capitalist, is engaged in the banking business. Octavia married SCHUYLER RICE, who was from New England.

*it is stated elsewhere that Capt. James Callaway was the eldest son, but it is a mistake, as we have learned since that portion of the book was printed.

CATON, Jesse Caton, of KY., settled near the present site of Marthasville, in Warren Co. in 1811. He married a MISS SPARKS, who was a sister of HENRY BRYAN's wife, and their children were Noah, Jonas, Jesse, Jr., Elizabeth, Nancy, Jemima, Mahala, Rebecca, Fannie and Hester. Noah married a MISS MCDERMID. Jesse, Jr. married MISSOURI LAMME. Elizabeth married JOHN B. CALLAWAY, son of FLANDERS CALLAWAY. Nancy married ADAM ZUMWALT. Jemima and Mahala both married JOHN CARTER. Rebecca marred a MR. MCCUTCHEN. Fannie married DANIEL GILLIS. Hester married a man in southwest MO. but we could not obtain his name.

DAVIS, Louis Davis, of England, came to America and settled in VA., prior to the revolution. He had one son, Louis, Jr., who married AGNES WALTON, and they had 9 children: Lourens, Mary, Saluda, Sally, Jincia, Edna, Louise, Thompson and John K., all of whom married and lived and died in VA. Isaac T. the second son of John K. Davis, married MARTHA LANGFORD, and settled in Warren Co. in 1835. They had 5 children.

ELLIS, Charles Ellis, of VA., married his cousin, NANCY ELLIS, and they had Thomas, Polly, Stephen, Elizabeth, Nancy, Charles, Joseph, Martha, James M. and Susan. Mr. Ellis removed from Richmond, VA. to Shelby Co., KY., in 1815. Stephen married MARY YOUNG of KY., and settled in Warren Co., MO. in 1826. In 1847 he removed to St. Charles Co., where he died. His children were James, Charles, Nancy, Sarah C., Martha F., Mary H., and William T. Joseph Ellis was married twice; first to NANCY NETHERTON, by whom he had Henry C., Mildred C., Charles M., Ann E., Lucy H., Paulina, Joseph, Stephen E., John G., William S., and Martha I. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Ellis married the widow of BENJAMIN PITTS, whose maiden name was SUSAN R. SIMMS. Martha Ellis married THOMAS MOFFITT, of VA., who settled in St. Charles Co., MO., in 1830. Elizabeth married EDWARD R. KELSO, who settled in St. Charles Co., MO., in 1831. The most of their children moved to Texas.

FINES, Vincent Fines, of Germany, settled first in Pennsylvania, from whence he removed to Tennessee, where he was killed by the Indians. His children were Thomas, William, Abraham, Isaac, Phoebe and Sally. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Fines married REUBEN BEDFORD, by whom she had 3 children. Thomas married MARY NAVE, of TN., by whom he had Levi, Abraham, Sally, Delila and Amy. Mr. Fines was killed by an accidental discharge of his gun, and in 1817, his widow and children came to MO. Abraham married CYNTHIA HARPER, in 1819. The nearest justice of the peace was JAMES DUNCAN, of Lincoln Co., who lived 16 miles distant, and was too old to go so far to marry people. But he agreed to meet them half way. Accordingly, on the day of the wedding they set out on foot, and walked to the designated place, where the "Squire met them and performed the ceremony, and they walked back home the same day. Mrs. Fines still has the dress that she wore on that memorable occasion. Mr. Fines was a very active man, and no one could beat him on a foot race. He was one of the first grand jurymen of Montgomery Co. He says that while out hunting one day, he came upon a den of rattlesnakes, whose heads were so thick where they stretched themselves out of their den that they looked like corn stubbles in a field. He fired into them with his gun and then ran away without looking back to see what execution he had done. Levi Fines married NANCY ODEN. Sally married JACOB ODEN. Delila married NICHOLAS SHRUMB. Amy married JOSEPH SHRUMB. Phillip, a brother of Vincent Fines, settled in St. louis Co. in 1800. He was a small man, and had a small wife and daughter. Their aggregate weight was two hundred and fifty pounds.

FOURT, Dr. Andrew Fourt was born in Maryland in 1780. When he wa 14 years of age, his parents removed to KY., where, in 1807, he married SARAH WYATT. In 1810 he came to MO. with his wife and 2 children, on pack horses, and settled near Charrette village in (now) Warren co. When the Indian war began, he joined CAPT. CALLAWAY's company of rangers, and served 12 months. When Montgomery Co. was organized, Dr. Fourt was appointed one of the commissioners to locate the county seat, and Pinckney, near the Missouri river, was chosen as the place. The Doctor subsequently located there, and opened the first hotel in the place, which eh kept 3 years, and then removed to the head of Pinckney Bottom, where he lived until his death, which occurred on the 27th day of Nov., 1852. He had 8 children: Emeley, John T., Peter W., Pullyan M., Elizabeth, Martha S., Sarah J., and Louisa. Six of the children married and raised families.

GRISWOLD, Harvey and Frederick Griswold, of Conn., were cousins. They emigrated to the west and settled in (now) Warren Co., MO. at a very early date. Frederick married REBECCA SHOBE, and opened the first store in Pinckney. They had no children. Harvey came to MO. when he was only about 16 years of age, and walked from St. louis to Pinckney, carrying his wardrobe and all the property he possessed tied up in a cotton handkerchief. His cousin, Frederick, at first hired him to clerk in his store, but afterward bought a store at Marthasville, and sent him there to take charge of it. He subsequently purchased the store on his own account, and followed the mercantile business for many years, acquiring a comfortable fortune before his death. He married MAHALA SHOBE, a sister of Frederick Griswold's wife, and they had 16 children, only 6 of whom lived to be grown: Rebecca, William, Sylvanus, Prudence, Angeline and Frederick. Mr. Griswold owned the land on which the graves of DANIEL BOONE and his wife were situated, and he bitterly opposed the removal of the remains, but in vain. It was his intention to erect a monument over the graves, and otherwise beautify the last resting place of the old pioneer and his wife.

GILKEY, John Gilkey, of Ireland, married JEMIMA PATTENGER, of VA., by whom he had Allen, John, David, Elizabeth, Samuel, Barbara, William and Thomas. David married SALLY A. MURDOCK, by whom he had Erasmus D., John G., William L., Sarah E., James P., and Ellen W. Mr. Gilkey settled in Warren co. in 1824, and his wife died in 1830. He afterward married POLLY WYATT, when he was 75 years old. William L. Gilkey married ELIZABETH LILES. Sarah E. married JAMES BOWEN. Jemima P. married WILLIAM C. GILKEY, her cousin. Ellen W. married SAMUEL KENNEDY.

GRAVES, Thomas Graves, of Culpepper Co., VA., was a soldier and Quartermaster in the rev. war. He married the WIDOW SIMMS, by whom he had Thomas N., Elizabeth, Nancy, Lucy and Waller. Thomas married MARY MASON, of VA., and in 1806 he removed, with his father and sisters, Elizabeth and nancy, to Barbour Co., KY., from whence, in 1820, they came to Warren Co., MO. The names of Thomas' children were James B., William M., Candice A., Henry B., and Lucy M. Mr. Graves was judge of the county court of both Montgomery and Warren counties. James B., his eldest son, moved to Oregon. William M. disappeared in a mysterious manner while in New Orleans, Louisiana. Candice married USURDUS BRAINBRIDGE, of St. Charles Co. Henry B. married LUCINDA HOWELL, and lives in California. Lucy M. married WOODSON A. BURTON, who settled in Warren Co. in 1830. Warren, the brother of Thomas Graves, settled in Warren Co., in 1826. His children, whose names were John, Henry, Mary, and Ann, remained in VA.

GIBSON, Archibald Gibson, of Ireland, emigrated to America and settled in VA. He had a son named Joseph, who served in the war of 1812. Joseph married SUSAN HUDSON, and settled in Lincoln Co., MO. in 1818. His children were Mary, Elizabeth, Archibald, Nancy, John, William, Patsy, Susan, Lucinda and Malinda. Mr. Gibson was married the 2nd time to the WIDOW CAFFER, whose maiden name was MATILDA WRIGHT. By her he had Rufus, Mary, Waller, Matilda, Martha, Richard, Emma and Thomas J. Mr. Gibson died in Lincoln Co. in his 87th year. Archibald, Elizabeth and John married and settled in Warren Co. John married SARAH A. WRIGHT. He was at a camp meeting once, where a woman near him took the jerks, and fell into his arms. Never having seen anything of the kind before, he was astonished and bewildered, and called out at the top of his voice, "Here, Mr. Preacher, your attention, please. Here's a woman with a fit!" But the "fit" soon left her and he was relieved. Lucinda Gibson married FELIX KOUNTZ, and settled in St. Charles Co. Martha married MR. PATTON, of Warren Co Malinda married MR. SPENCER, and settled in St. Charles Co.

GIBSON, Gulon Gibson came from Duck River, Tennessee, and settled in (now) Warren Co. in 1810. His children were Sarah, Rachel, Ellen, Samuel, Joseph, John, Polly, Gilon, Jr., and James. Sarah married THOMAS KENNEDY. Rachel married LAWRENCE SITTER. Ellen married PHILLIP SITTER. sAMUEL MARRIED tabitha kennedy. Joseph married ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG. John married POLLY SITTER. Polly Gibson married JOHN SHRUMB. Gulon, Jr., married SALOMA SITTER. James married DIANA SITTER. James, John and Gulon, Jr., were all rangers in Callaway's company.

GRAY - When Robert Gray was a small boy he lost his father, while they were moving from N.C. to Tennessee. He had 4 sisters, Polly, Dorcas, Elizabeth and Jane. After the death of his father, his mother proceeded on her way to TN with her children, and they remained in that state until 1809, when they came to (now) Warren Co., MO. during the Indian war they lived the greater portion of the time in Castlio's Fort, in St. Charles Co. Polly Gray married REUBEN THORNBILL. Dorcas married BARNER THORNBILL, and Jane married BRYANT THORNBILL, all of whom were early settlers of Warren Co. Elizabeth married JOB STARK, who was also an early settler of Warren Co. Robert married ELIZABETH LILES, by whom he had James, Milton, Henry, Elizabeth, and Jane, only a part of whom lived to be grown.

HUGHES, James Hughes, of Ireland, settled in PA. His son, James, married and settled in Sullivan Co., TN. By his 1st wife he had but one child, a son, named Alexander; and by his 2nd wife, a daughter, named Gertrude, who married JAMES M. OWINGS. Mr. Hughes built a keel-boat, in which he conveyed his family and property to MO., coming down the Holsten, Tennessee and Ohio rivers, and up the Mississippi and Missouri.

HOWARD, Cornelius Howard, of KY., was married first to a MISS GRIGGS, by whom he had Rachel, Cynthia, Elizabeth, Martin, John, and two others whose names we could not obtain. He was married the 2nd time to the WIDOW HUNT, but had no children by her. She had 8 children of her own at the time he married her. One of the Misses Howard (should this be Miss Hunt?) was a very beautiful girl, nd one day she handed some water to a stranger who called at the gate and begged for a drink. The stranger fell desperately in love with this beautiful Rebecca, and married her two days afterward. In 1816, Mr. Howard settled on Brush Creek, in Warren Co., and lived there two years. He cleared a field and raised 2 crops of corn, but now the field is covered with large oak trees, and the Brush Creek Presbyterian Church stands about the center of it. In 1818 he moved and settled on South Bear Creek, where he died many years afterward.

HAYS, Jeremiah Hays, of Ireland, married JANE MOORE, of Scotland, and came to America and settled in Bourbon Co., KY., where they had Mary, Delila, Nancy, Joanna, Absalom, Jane, Thomas, Joseph and mahala. Mr. Hays, with his wife and 2 daughters, Jane and Mahala, started to Montgomery Co., MO., but when they reached St. Louis, he died. His widow and children settled near Marthasville. Jane married OLIVER MCCLEUR, of PA., who was a blacksmith, and settled in Warren Co. Mahala married JOHN WARD, of KY., who was a hatter, and also settled in Warren Co. Absalom and Joseph Hays came to MO. with DR. JOHN YOUNG in 1816. Joseph married KATE MAHONEY, and settled in Montgomery Co. Absalom was the 2nd sheriff in Montgomery Co., and after the organization of Warren, he was elected the first sheriff of that county, which office he held alternately, until 1845. He married ANNA SKINNER, of Montgomery Co., by whom he had Jeremiah, Susan, John A., Jane and Mary C. The year after Mr. Hays' marriage, he had to attend court at Lewiston, and took his wife and little child with him to her father's, who lived on Camp Branch, to remain while he was at court. But the session lasted longer than he expected, and his wife, impatient to be at home, persuaded her father to go with her. The journey was too long for 1 day, and they stopped overnight at the house of MR. JOHN WYATT. During the evening, Mrs. Wyatt put on her spectacles, and after scrutinizing Mrs. Hays and her child very closely for some time, she turned to Mr. Skinner and said she was "monstrous" glad that was not his wife and child, for "of all things she did despise upon this earth, was an old man with a young wife and child; for," she added, "it is the most bominubler thing in the world." Mr. Hays was lame from his birth, and sometime before his death, he was thrown from a horse and received an injury from which he never entirely recovered. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Hays continued to live on the farm near Marthasville, until the late war, when she was broken up, and has since lived with her children. She now resides in Jonesburg, Montgomery Co., with her daughter, Jane, and still enjoys good health for a person so advanced in years.

HANCOCK, William Hancock was a pioneer of both Kentucky and Missouri. In the former state he helped to fight the Indians and guard the forts, and experienced the dangers and privations of those times. He came to MO. among the first Americans who sought homes here, and was the first settler on the Missouri river bottom, in Warren Co., which has since borne his name. He was married in St. Charles Co. to a MISS MCCLAIN, by whom he had 3 children, 2 daughters and a son named William, Jr. The latter died at home, unmarried. One of the daughters, named Mary, married CAPT. HAMILTON, and they now live on the old homestead. Capt. Hamilton served with distinction in the war with Mexico. The other daughter married DR. GEORGE Y. BAST, of New Florence, MO. Mr. Hancock was a jovial man, and fond of practical jokes. He and ANTHONY WYATT and JACOB DARST once took a flat-boat loaded with pork and peltries to Natchez, Miss., and while there they concocted a plan to shaw Darst -who was a devil-may-care sort of a man - as a wild man of the forest. Accordingly they rigged him out in an appropriate costume, and exhibited him with great success, the room being crowded with visitors during the entire exhibition. Darst enjoyed the joke equally as well as his two companions, and they all reaped a substantial reward for their pains. Hancock and John Wyatt ran for the Legislature once, and the vote was a tie. They tried it over, and tied again, when Hancock withdrew and let Wyatt have the office.

HOPKINS, William Hopkins, of S. C., removed to KY., where he married JANE STONE, and in 1810 he came to MO., and lived for some time in CAPTAIN JAMES CALLAWAY's house. In the spring of 1819 he settled in (now) Warren Co. His children were Cynthia, Isaac, Walker, Polly, Sally, Thomas, Jane, Matilda, Lucy, Anna, Benjamin, John and Susan. Isaac married ELIZABETH BROWN. Walker married NANCY GIBSON, by whom he had 20 children. He was married a 2nd time, to JANE BECK, a daughter of one of the first settlers of Warren Co. Thomas married LYDIA BECK. Jane married JOSEPH HATFIELD. Matilda married JAMES STARK. Lucy married JOHN ZUMWALT. John married SALLY COPS. Susan married JOHN CORKER. Anna and Benjamin died of the measles.

HART, Capt. Hart was a native of the state of N.J., where, during the French and Indian war, previous to the American revolution, he raised a company of men and was commissioned Captain. He was with GENERAL WOLF's army at the battle of Quebec, in Canada, in 1759, where that gallant young general fell. Capt. Hart's company behaved with great gallantry on that occasion, and the men, who were dressed in blue uniforms, were afterward known as the "Jersey Blues". Honest John Hart, as he was called, was a son of Capt. Hart, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Nathaniel, the 4th son of Honest John Hart, settled in Mason Co., KY., in 1795. His son, also named Nathaniel, was born May 5, 1794, and came to MO. in 1819. He settled first in St. Charles Co., where he remained 1 year, and then, in 1820, removed to Warren Co., and settled near Pinckney; where on March 6, 1823, he was married to UNITY L. MARSHALL, daughter of JOHN MARSHALL, of Montgomery Co., KY., who was one of the first settlers of Warren Co. Mr. Hart is now living in Boone Co., in his 83rd year. He had several children, but they all died in infancy, except two sons, Joseph E., and Alfred H., who also live in Boone Co. He has in his possession, a cane that belonged to his grandfather, Honest John Hart.

HUGHES, John Hughes, of England, came to America and settled in Virginia, where he married and raised 3 children - John, Jr., Nancy and Mary A. John married in VA., and had 7 children. One of his sons, named Andrew, married ELIZABETH THOMPSON, by whom he had Sarah, Thomas S. T., Reason, Elizabeth, Louisa, Harriet, Waddy, Susan, Joseph and George. Thomas S. T., came to the city of St. Louis in 1830, where he was married, first to REBECCA DOWNS, and 2nd to REBECCA WELLS. Andrew Hughes settled in St. Charles Co. in 1839, and his daughter, Reason, married SAMUEL ABINGTON. Elizabeth married JOHN WILLIAMS, of Warren Co. Louisa married THOMAS ROYSTON, who died in N.C. Harried married SIDNEY WOODS, of St. Charles Co. Susan married ST. JAMES MATTHEWS, of St. Charles Co., and after his death, she married ARCHIBALD CARUTHERS. Waddy died single. Joseph married SARAH CARYCOE, and settled in Warren Co. George settled in Colorado.

HOWARD, David Howard, of Mount Sterling, KY., married first to MARGARET FOURT, and settled on Charrette Creek, in Warren Co., in 1819. His children were James, Peter, Thomas, Polly, John and Jackson. After the death of his 1st wife, he married the WIDOW MCCUTCHEN, whose maiden name was REBECCA CATON. By her he had Elizabeth, George and Naoma. Mr. Howard was a great hunter and sugar maker, and made the best maple sugar in the country. He was also a zealous Methodist and his name is prominetly identified with the early history of that church in his county. His son, John Howard, is at present, sheriff and collector of Warren County.

IRVINE, Jared Irvine was one of the early settlers of Warren Co. He married MARY PEEBLES, and they had Eliza J., Louisa and John. Mr. Irvine served as a soldier in the war of 1812, when he was only 16 years of age. He was captured in one of the battles and taken to Canada, and after his exchange, he walked from Canada to his home in KY. He was a member of the first grand jury of Warren Co., and was a leading and influential citizen.

JAMES, Benjamin James married NANCY FOURT, of KY., and settled in (now) Warren Co. in 1811. He joined the rangers during the Indian war, and saw some active service. His children were William, John, Walter and Peter. John fell from a mill dam on Charrette creek and was drowned. Peter lived in St. Louis County, and never married. Walter married SALLY WYATT, and they had Frank, Mary A., William J., John, Elizabeth, Walter R., Joseph and Lycurgus.

JONES, Henry Jones, of Wales, emigrated to America, and settled in Henry Co., VA., where he married and had the following children: Fielding, Joseph, Lewis, Peter, Willis, Delila and Elizabeth. Lewis married FANNIE LAMB, of N.C., and settled in MO. in 1837. His children were Henry, Zero, Joseph, George, Elizabeth, William, Malinda, Lewis, Delila and Fielding, all of whom married and settled in MO. Willis is a Baptist preacher, and married MARGARET C. BURSON, of VA., whose father was also a Baptist preacher.

JONES, Giles Jones was an Englishman, but came to America and served as a soldier in the Rev. war. His son, John, came to MO. in 1817, and studied medicine under DR. YOUNG. Dr. Jones married MINERVA CALLAWAY, daughter of FLANDERS CALLAWAY and JEMIMA BOONE, and granddaughter of DANIEL BOONE, and settled near Marthasville. They had the following children: James, Caroline, Emily, Daniel, John S., Ellen, Paul, Samuel, George, and Anna. The doctor became celebrated as a physician, and had an extensive practice. He was also very fond of hunting, and had a horse named Nick, that he generally rode on his hunting expeditions. Sometimes, just as he would be in the act of firing at a deer or some other game, Nick would move and cause him to miss his aim. The horse did this one day just as he was drawing a bead on a fine buck, and the buck escaped unhurt, which so enraged the doctor, that he determined to give him a whipping. So he alighted and cut a keen switch, and placed the bridle under his feet to keep old Nick from running away while he whipped him; but the horse jerked his head up at the first cut of the switch, threw the doctor on the back of his head, and nearly killed him. After that, when he tried to whip old Nick, he held the bridle in his hand. Dr. Jones took a prominent part in ferreting out the counterfeiters and horse thieves with which the country was infested from about 1835 to 1844, when the "slicker" organization put a stop to their rascally practices. By so doing, he incurred the enmity of the gang, and on the 22nd of Jan., 1842, he was shot and killed in his own yard, by an assassin who was concealed in the woods near the house. The whole country was thrown into a state of excitement by this murder, and the repeated outrages which led to it, and companies of regulators and patrols were organized in every community. But notwithstanding the most delight and thorough search was made for the murderer, no trace of him could ever be found. Several suspected parties were arrested and tried, but they generally had but little difficulty in proving their innocence.

KABLER, Rev. Nicholas C. Kabler, of Campbell Co., VA. was a son of Rev. Nicholas Kabler, of the same county. He married SARAH GOLDON, of VA., and settled in Warren Co., MO. in 1830. He was a Methodist minister, and traveled with REV. ANDREW MONROE for a number of years. His children were Ellen, Simeon, William A., Lucy, Anna, Parks, and Charles. Ellen married WILLIAM MCMURTRY, of Callaway Co. Simeon and Lucy died in VA. William married LUCY J. PENDLETON, of Warren co., whose father and mother, JAMES PENDLETON and NANCY SHARP, settled in the county in 1833. Her brothers and sisters were ROBERT PENDLETON, FRANCES PENDLETON, PATRICK PENDLETON, ELIZABETH PENDLETON, JAMES L. PENDLETON, and CAROLINE PENDLETON. Anna Kabler married MARCELLUS C. POINDEXTER, of St. Louis. Charles lives in California, unmarried.

KENNEDY, John Kennedy, and his wife, whose maiden name was MARGARET ROWAN, of Ireland, came to America and settled in VA. many years before the revolution. They had 8 children: John, James, William, Thomas, George, Abraham, Margaret and Jane. John was killed by the Indians while assisting to cut a road from Knoxville to Nashville, Tennessee. James settled in S. C., where he died. William was captured by the British, while serving in the continental army, and died on board one of their prison ships. George and Margaret were killed by the Indians, where Nashville, TN., now stands. Their mother died shortly after, and was the first white woman who died a natural death in the state of Tennessee. Abraham emigrated to MO. in 1808 and joined NATHAN BOONE's company of rangers in 1812. He removed to Texas in 1834, where he died. His wife's maiden name was RHODA CARTLEMAN, of S. C. Thomas was in the 5th regiment of VA. volunteers during the Rev. war, and was at the massacre of Beaver Creek, S. C. After that he served as a scout in CAPT. MURPHY BARNETT's company, until the close of the war. He then went to TN., but remained only a short time, when he returned to S. C., and married his second wife, whose name was SARAH GIBSON. In 1807, he came to St. Charles Co., MO., where he remained until the commencement of the Indian war, when he removed to near the present town of Wright City, and built a fort there. His children were James, Gayem, Abraham, Pleasant, Royal, Ellen, Tabitha, Rhoda, Sarah, Ann, Dinah S., Narcissa, and Amanda. James was a ranger in CAPT. CALLAWAY's company, and was present when he was killed. He married SALLY LYLE. Gayem married ELIZABETH SITTEN. Abraham married SALLY RICE. Pleasant married HARRIET SULLIVAN. Royal was married twice; first to CAROLINE MCKEZELL, and second to MARGARET E. HUNTCHINSON. He has long been a prominent citizen of Warren Co., having served as county judge for several terms, and in 1860 he was elected a member of the legislature. Ellen Kennedy married THOMAS CHAMBERS. Tabitha married SAMUEL GIBSON. Rhoda married ALLEN JAMISON. Sarah was married first to THOMAS LIVINGSTON, and 2nd to WILLIAM PERKINS. Ann married BENJAMIN F. RUGGLES. Dinah S. married ISAAC KENT. Amanda married LEVI TILSON.

KITE, Martin Kite, of VA., was of German descent. He married a MISS CHEELEY, of VA. by whom he had George and Kitty, and several other children, whose names we could not obtain. George and Kitty both live in Warren Co. Mr. Kite settled in that county in 1835, and built a mill on Charrette creek. The lumber from which most of the flat-boats of that period were built, was sawed at Kite's Mill.

KETCHERSIDES - A man named Ketchersides, a cooper by trade, came from TN. at a very early date, and settled on Massey's Creek in (now) Warren Co. He remained only one year, when he sold out and returned to TN. In about another year he made his appearance in MO again, but remained only a short time, when he went back to his old state. He continued in this way until his death, remaining in one state only so long as it was necessary to get money enough to take him back to the other.

KENT, Isaac Kent, of KY., lost his parents when he was quite young, and was "bound out" to be raised. When he was of age, he married LUCY HOPKINS, and they had John, William, Jane, Andrew, Robert, Elizabeth, Polly, Thomas, Isaac, Dozier, Louisa and Lucinda. Mr. Kent came to MO. and settled in Warren Co. in 1819. His son John married CATHARINE ZUMWALT. William married MARY A. ZUMWALT, and was killed by WALLER GRAVES, who was insane, at the house of NEWTON HOWELL, on the 2nd of Oct. 1830. Andrew Kent enlisted as a soldier in the Mexican was and was burned to death in one of the forts captured by the Americans. Robert, Elizabeth, Isaac, Polly, and Thomas, all moved to Oregon. John Kent was a ranger in CALLAWAY's company.

LEEPER, Thomas Leeper was born in Jefferson Co., VA., and came to MO in 1821, with JOHN REYNOLDS, when he was only 8 years of age. He married his first wife, whose name was ELIZABETH EDWARDS, in 1838, and they had 3 children. After her death, he married RUTH A. GRIGGS.

LONG, Lawrence Long, of Culpepper Co., VA., settled in St. Louis Co., MO. in 1797, and built a saw and grist mill. His children were Gabriel, John, William, James, Nicholas, Nancy, Sally and Elizabeth. John married RACHEL ZUMWALT, by whom he had Lawrence and Andrew J. He died soon after, and in 1823, his widow and her 2 sons removed to Warren Co., where she married NEWTON HOWELL. Lawrence married MALINDA HUTCHINGS, of St. Charles Co. Andrew J. married MARY W. PRESTON of St. Charles Co.

LANGFORD, Parrish Langford married SALLY LAWRENCE, of N.C., and they settled first in VA., from whence they removed to Smith Co., Tenn. They had 5 children: William, Arthur, Jesse, Henry and Moses. William, who was a soldier in the war of 1812, married SALLY KING, of S.C. and settled in Warren Co. in 1818. Their children were Elizabeth, Polly, Nancy, Sally A., Delila, Lawrence, Arthur, Joshua, Jesse, Richard W., John, William and Henry. Nancy and Delila married and settled in Pike Co., MO. Lawrence, Henry, Jesse, William and Arthur married and settled in Warren Co. Joshua settled in Lawrence Co., MO. Lawrence married POLLY MCCANN, a daughter of NEAL MCCANN, who was an early settler of Warren Co.

LAMME, William T. and James Lamme were sons of Robert Lamme of Bourbon Co., KY. William T. settled in (now) Warren Co., MO., in 1803. He was 1st Lieutenant in NATHAN BOONE's company of rangers, and was afterward major or a regiment. He married FRANCES CALLAWAY, daughter of FLANDERS CALLAWAY and JEMIMA BOONE, and granddaughter of DANIEL BOONE, by whom he had 10 children: Serena, Zarina, Hulda, Cornelia, Missouri, Josephine, Jackson, Leonidas, Achiles and Napoleon B. Mr. Lamme had a good education, was a find business man, and left his family in good circumstances at his death. Zarina Lamme married WILLIS BRYAN, a son of DAVID BRYAN, who was the first settler within the present limits of Warren Co. Hulda married JOHN BRYAN, called "Long Jack", on account of his extraordinary height, who was also a son of DAVID BRYAN. Missouri married JESSE CATON. Joseph married CAMPBELL MARSHALL. All of the above are dead except Hulda, who lives with her son, John C. Bryan, who is recorder of Franklin County, and a prominent and influential citizen. Achiles Lamme lives in Montana, where he carries on an extensive mercantile business. Napoleon B. lives in California. Serena married LEWIS HOWELL. LILES, Hugh Liles and his wife and children, whose names were Robert, Polly, William, James, Elizabeth, Sally & Ann, settled in (now) Warren Co. in the year 1809. Robert, the eldest son, married POLLY WALKER, and settled in Audrain Co., MO. POlly married JOSHUA JAMES, and settled in Warren Co. Sally married JAMES KENNEDY. Ann married a German. Hugh Liles was a great hunter, and belonged to the rangers.

MARTIN, James Martin, of Campbell co., VA., married CAROLINE BURTON, by whom he had William, Elizabeth, Oliver W., Frances A., Edward M., Caroline W., Cynthia P., Sarah and Thomas J. Mr. Martin settled in Warren Co. in 1830. William and Elizabeth remained in VA. Caroline W. married GARRET PRATT, and lives in Warren Co. Cynthia P. married WILLIAM H. H. SIMPSON, of St. Charles Co. Sarah married CHARLES A. WOMACK, of Lincoln co.

MCKINNEY, John McKinney, of Staunton, VA., served in the American army during the latter part of the revolution, and had his thigh broken by a musket ball, which lamed him for life. He settled at Lexington, KY., where he taught school, and was elected sheriff of the county. He married a Mexican woman, by whom he raised a large family. In 1805, he came to MO. on a trading and prospecting tour, and in 1709, he moved his family here. When the Indian war began, he took his family back to KY., to get them out of danger. His son, Alexander remained, married NANCY BRYAN, who was only 16 years of age, and settled near Charrette creek, in (now) Warren Co. He was a surveyor and a fine business man, and accumulated a fortune before his death. He also served in the state legislature during several sessions. His sister, Elizabeth, married JOHN KING, who settled near Marthasville. John McKinney traveled back and forth between KY and MO as long as he lived, trading in land and land warrants.

MORGAN, Mordecai Morgan, of Shelby Co., KY., married CATHARINE TURNER, and settled in (now) Warren Co., MO. in 1814. He was a noted pioneer of that county, and the first county court was held in his house. His children were Malinda, Hiram, Rachel, Maranda, Matilda, Missouri, Martha and Minerva. Malinda married JAMES BRYAN, a son of DAVID BRYAN. Hiram was a ranger in NATHAN BOONE's company. He died of cholera at Rock Island, in 1832. Rachel married SAMUEL DOUGHERTY, of Warren Co. Maranda married LOUISA HARPER, of Lincoln Co. Matilda married LEVI HINDS of TN., who settled in Warren Co. Missouri died single. Martha married WILLIAM HARPER, who is at present, a banker in Mexico, MO. Minerva married EDWARD PLEASANTS, of VA., who settled in Warren Co., MO. in 1830.

NORTHCUTT, John Northcutt, of KY., married JANE TRIMBLE, and settled on Charrette creek in 1820. He was an ardent Methodist, and used to exhort and preach in a style peculiar to himself. He had 3 daughters, and was very much opposed to their getting married. He was not willing for them to learn to write, lest they should send letters to their sweethearts; but they all contrived to get married in spite of his precautions. The names of his children were Elizabeth, George, John, Polly, Joseph E., Stemmons, and Jane. Elizabeth married MR. KEITHEY, (should this be Keithley?) of St. Charles Co. George married KITTY WELCH, and raised a large family before his death. John married KITTY KITE, of Warren Co. Polly married NATHAN KEITHLEY, and lives in Lynn Co., MO. Joseph E. married MISS WELCH, daughter of JOHN WELCH, of Warren Co. Stemmons married a daughter of HENRY WELCH, of the same county. Jane married JAMES WELCH.

OWINGS, George Owings, of Maryland, married a MISS WELLS, by whom he had 12 children. He was married the 2nd time and had 12 children more. Two of his sons, John and Thomas, by his 1st wife, came to MO. in 1816, and settled in Warren Co. Thomas married MARY O'BRIEN, and moved to Illinois. JOhn was in the war of 1812. He married HATTIE MCGARVEY, by whom he had 15 children: James M., Richard, George W., David R., Joseph E., John B., Thomas, William H., Wesley, Rachel, Nancy, Julia, Maria, Eliza J., and Emily. All the children lived to be grown, and all married except Wesley and Rachel. Mr. Owings was a devout Methodist, and built a church near his house, which he called Ebenezer. He came to MO. in a cart, drawn by two horses, one before the other. He kept this cart for many years, and used it on his farm.

PRATT, Thomas Pratt, of Culpepper Co., VA., married a MISS SMITH, by whom he had Thomas B., Elizabeth and Ann. His first wife died and he wa married again to MARTHA TERRELL, by whom he had Jonathan, Milton W., Lucinda, Mary and Martha. Mr. Pratt settled in Warren Co. in 1831, with all of his children except Thomas B., and most of them now reside in that county.

PRINGLE, Norman Pringle, of Connecticut, settled in Warren Co. in 1819. He was a very intelligent man, and was frequently solicited to run for offices, but always refused, because he had so great a dislike for politics. He married SALLY KELLOGG, by whom he had 9 children: Jane, Judith, Helen, Harriet, Huldah R., Virgil, Mark, Norman O., and Charles W. All of the children, except Mark, (who died a bachelor) married, and most of them live in Warren Co.

PRESTON, John Preston was left an orphan when very young, but at 8 years of age, he was adopted by an old gentleman and his wife, who were very kind to him. They took him to Rock Castle Co., KY., and educated him, as though he had been their own son. When he was of age, he married JANE DAY, and came to St. Charles co., MO. in 1820. They had 11 children, only five of whom lived to be grown. Their names were Frank L., Mary W., Caroline V., Liberty M., and Fanny H. Mr. Preston and his wife were the first members of the Old Baptist Church at Warrenton.

PRICE, Lemuel Price, of N.C. settled on the Boone's Lick Road, near Camp Branch, in (now) Warren Co., in 1815. He came to MO. the year previous, but as the Indians were very troublesome at that time, he remained in one of the forts until the following year, when he erected his cabin at the place mentioned above. It was the first habitation erected on Camp Branch. ISAAC VANBIBBER, PATRICK EWING, BOONE HAYS and LEWIS JONES assisted in raising the cabin. Mr. Price had 8 children: James, Lamb W., Parthena, Margaret, Miles, Job, Caroline, and Alfonso. James married and moved to Texas. Parthena married JOHN THURMAN. Margaret married JOSEPH THURMAN. Miles married the widow of JOHN SKINNER. Job married a MISS BRYAN. Caroline married a man named WILLIAMS. Alfonso married SARAH GAMMON, and they had Lamb, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Lucinda, John, Timothy, Virginia, Alfonso and Anna.

SHERMAN, David Sherman, who was a millwright by trade, settled in Warren Co. in 1819. His wife's maiden name was MARGARET ROOT, and their children were David, William, Lucinda, Ira, Frank, Mary A., Charles, Electa M., and George W. All these, except David, married and settled in MO.

SIMPSON, James Simpson was the owner of Simpson's Ferry on the KY. River. He had a son named Erasmus, who married MARY BARTLETT, of VA., and they had Fortes B., Elizabeth, Thomas, James W., Martha, William H., H., John L. Mary, Julia and Jeptha D. Fortes B. settled in Warren Co. in 1828. Elizabeth married WILLIAM B KING, and they settled in St. Charles Co. in 1830. Martha married SIDNEY S. WOOD, who settled in St. Charles Co. in 1835. Julia married JOSEPH I. CARTER, and settled in St. Charles Co. in 1836.

TICE, John Tice, a German, and an uncle of the celebrated PROF. TICE, of St. Louis, settled in Warren co. about 1809, and was the first settler on Pinckney Bottom. When the overflow of 1824 came, he refused to leave his house, but moved his family upstairs and waited patiently for the water to subside. But in order to be prepared for escape in case of an emergency, he tied 2 meat troughs together, to be used as a canoe. Some of his neighbors who had fled to the hills, became alarmed at the absence of Tice and his family, and went to their house on a raft, to see what had become of them They found them safe, but unwilling to abandon their home; so they left them. Fortunately, the water did not sweep the house away, or reach the 2nd story, and they remained in safety until the river receded into its banks. When Mr. Tice first settled on Pinckney Bottom, the country was infested by hostile Indians, and they had to be always on the lookout for them. One day, Tice went into the woods near the river, for some purpose, and came close upon a white man who was making an ax helve, without perceiving him. The man, thinking he would have a little fun, rapped upon the ax helve with the blade of his knife, making it sound like the snapping of a gun, which frightened Tice so badly that hr sprang into the river and swam to the other side The names of Mr. Tice's children were John, Joseph, Mary and Sally. The latter was a splendid ball player, and played with the boys at school, who always chose her first, because she could beat any of them.

WYATT, Frank Wyatt was a native of N.C., but settled and lived in Montgomery Co., KY. He came to MO. 5 times to look at the country, but could never make up his mind to move here. He had 4 sons, John, Anthony, Douglass and Joseph. John was a captain in the war of 1812. He settled in MO. in 1817, and married ATTOSSA SHARP, by whom he had 7 children; John, Jr., Sarah, Harriet, Catharine, Margaret, Lucy and Mary. Anthony came to MO. in 1816. He married MARY SMITH, daughter of HENRY SMITH and NANCY DAVIS, (who were natives of Wales), and by her he had Henry S., James W., Joseph, Martha A., Nancy J., and Frank. Douglass Wyatt settled in MO. in 1817. He married ELIZABETH SEE of Montgomery Co., and they had Hayden, Amanda, Emily, Frank, Douglass, Jr., Joseph and Mary. Joseph Wyatt, son of Frank, Sr., died a bachelor, in Franklin Co., MO. (Children of Anthony Wyatt). Henry S. married SARAH HOPPING. James W. married MARTHA A. PEARLE. Joseph married SUSAN GRISWOLD, Martha A. married THOMAS J. MARSHALL, of Mexico, MO. who was county clerk of Warren Co. for 18 years. Nancy J. married JOHN JONES, of Mexico, MO. Frank was married twice: first to ELIZA A. JONES, and after her death, to MARIA FARSDALE. Mr. Wyatt built a ferry boat for THOMAS HOWELL, who paid him in gold, and then offered to run a foot race for the money he had paid him. But Mr. Wyatt did not consider it safe to take the risk, notwithstanding he was a young man and Mr. H. was 67 years old.

WALLER, Thomas Waller, of Spottsylvania Co., VA., wa born in July, 1732, and his wife, SARAH DABNEY, was born in Oct., 1740. They had 9 children: Mary, Anna, Agnes, Dolly, Carr, Dabney, Comfort, Elizabeth and John. Carr married ELIZABETH MARTIN, by whom he had Saran M., William I., Joseph G., and Martha M. Sarah M. married HENRY EDWARDS. William I. married MARIA NORVAL. Joseph G. married VIRGINIA MCDONNELL, and settled in Warren Co., MO. in 1830/ They had 9 children: Susan, Martha, Agnes, Jane, Collin, John, Louisa, Joseph and Eliza. Martha M. Waller married HENRY PRITCHETT who settled in MO in 1835. Their children were Carr W., Lizzie, Sarah, William I., Julia D., Joseph H., John F., Martha P., Edwin and Mary E. Joseph H. is a distinguished Methodist minister and Carr W., principal of Pritchett Institute at Glasgow, MO., is one of the most highly educated men in the state. The Waller and Pritchett families are well educated and intelligent, and exercise a large influence for good in their respective communities.

WRIGHT, Richard Wright, of Culpepper Co., VA., was a soldier of the war of 1812. He married ANN SMITH, of VA., and settled in Warren Co., MO. in 1822. In 1858 he removed to Lincoln Co., where he died. His children were Elizabeth, Henry C., Susannah, Ann M., George W., and Francis M. Elizabeth married MARION ROSS, who settled in Lincoln Co. Henry C. is a physician. He settled in Warren Co., and when the North Missouri Railroad was built, he laid off a town on his farm, and called it Wright City. The place now numbers some five or six hundred inhabitants, and is a thriving town. Dr. Wright represented his county in the Lower House of the Legislature two terms, and one term in the state senate. He at present, resides in St. Louis, and enjoys a comfortable fortune. Susannah Wright married PRESLEY ROSS, of Lincoln Co. Ann M. married JAMES TAYLOR, who died in California. George W. married JUDITH CARTER, of St. Charles Co. Frank M. married NANCY GIZER, of Lincoln Co.

WILLIAMS, Edward Williams, of N.C., went to KY with DANIEL BOONE, and lived for some time at Boonesborough, where he married JEMIMA ANDERSON, daughter of MAJOR JACK ANDERSON. Their children were Daniel, Joshua, Pernell, Casper, Susan and Caleb. The latter married ELIZABETH WOODLAND, of KY., and settled in Warren Co. in 1818. They had 9 children: William, Dulcina, Laurel, Abihue, Heath, Jane, Zuima, Elizabeth and Caleb C. Dulcina married EVERETT CREECH, who settled in Warren Co. in 1832. Caleb Williams was Justice of the peace in Warren Co. for many years.

WYATT, Frank Wyatt, of N.C., had the following children: John, William, Frank, Jr., Ricks, Polly, Elizabeth and Sally. John, William and Ricks settled in Lincoln Co., KY., at a very early date, and the former served as a soldier in the Rev. war. He married POLLY PEARLE, of VA., and settled in Warren Co., MO. in 1817. They had Martha, Frank, Susan, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rebecca, William S., Mary A., Anna E., and Nancy. Frank was a soldier of the war of 1812, and died on consumption in KY. Nancy, Martha and Anna E. all died unmarried. Susan married JAMES PENNINGTON, of KY., who settled in Warren Co., in 1817. Their children were Frank M., John T., Liberty S., Mary C., Ephraim, Rebecca, Isabella J., Martha F., and Lavinia W. Elizabeth Wyatt married WILLIAM JAMES, who settled in Warren Co. in 1809. Their children were John W., Martha A., Benjamin S., William F., and Lucias A. Mr. James was judge of the county court for some time, and sheriff two terms. Sarah Wyatt married WALTER T. JAMES, who settled in Warren Co. in 1709. They had Frank W., Mary A., William S., John B., Elizabeth, Joel P., Rex and Lycurgus. Rebecca Wyatt was married first to JOEL PEARLE, who settled in Warren Co. in 1828. They had 2 children - John H., and Mary A., when Mr. Pearle died, and his widow subsequently married JOSEPH RATTSBURN, of Ohio. William S. Wyatt married PATIENCE PEARLE, but they had no children. Mary A. married and settled in MO.

WHEELER, Chester Wheeler, of Vermont, settled in (now) Warren Co., MO., in 1810 or 1812. He married JOANNA BRYAN, daughter of HENRY BRYAN, and they had a large family of children. Their son, Samuel H., who is at present Treasurer of Montgomery Co., and a leading and influential citizen, was raised by his uncle, JOHN DAVIS. He married MARGARET FULKERSON, daughter of the late COL. ROBERT FULKERSON, of Danville.

YOUNG, Leonard Young, of VA., married MARY HIGGINS, and settled in Fayette Co., KY. They had 13 children: Nancy, Elizabeth, William, James, Richard, Frances, Jane, John, Aaron H., Henry, Mary, Catharine and Benjamin. James married NANCY BOOKER, by whom he had Elizabeth, William, Richard, Mary, Martha, Nancy K., Booker, James S., Sarah J., Frances A., Caroline, John H., and Elenora E. William and Mary came to MO. The latter married STEPHEN ELLIS, of KY., who settled in ST. Charles Co., MO. in 1826. William was born in Shelby Co., KY., in March, 1803. He settled in the town of St. Charles in 1827; but the following year he removed to Troy, in Lincoln Co., where he practiced law for many years. He was also county judge. He was married first to MARTHA A. BOYD, daughter of HON. WILLIAM G. BOYD, of Shelby Co., KY., by whom he had but one child, who died in infancy. Mrs. Young also died, and he was married the second time to SARAH C. RUSSELL, of KY., by whom he had James R., Richard, Samuel, William H., Anna B., and Susan F. E. John, Aaron H., and Benjamin Young also came to MO. JOhn was a physician, having graduated at the Philadelphia Medical College. He came to Warren Co. in 1816, and laid off the town of Marthasville, which he named for his first wife, MARTHA FUQUA. He was married twice: first to MARTHA FUQUA, of VA., in 1805, who died without children. In 1811 he married SARAH SCOTT, of VA., who also died without children. The doctor moved to St. Louis in 1827, and died while on a visit to some of his wife's relations in Alabama, in 1832. Aaron Young was married in 1804, to THEODOSIA WINN, of Fayette Co., KY., and came to MO. and settled near Marthasville in 1819. His children were James, Martha, Elizabeth, Leonard and Mary. Mr. Young served as county judge for several terms, and finally moved to St. Louis Co., where he died. Benjamin Young was born in Fayette Co., KY., in 1791. He married MARY MAARO, and came to Warren Co. in 1819. He settled at Marthasville, and opened a store, being the first merchant of the place. In 1820 he removed to Callaway Co. and settled in Ham's Prairie, at a place called Elizabeth, which was the first county seat of Callaway Co. In Feb. 1821, he was appointed the first county judge, by GOV. MCNAIR, which office he filled for a number of years with credit to himself and the county. Mr. Young was a man of superior talents, and represented Callaway Co. in both houses of the state legislature for a number of years. He was also a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1845. Unfortunately, he had an impediment in his speech, and always had to go through a certain formula before he could speak, which was as follows: "Be-kase, be-kase, be-kase, air, by g-d," at the same time advancing with a short hop at the utterance of each word. He was married twice, and by his first wife, had Hannah, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, and William M. By his second wife he had Anna and Martha.

YATER, Conrad Yater, of Germany, came to America and settled first in VA., where he married. In 1818, he came to MO. and settled in Warren Co. During his residence here, he built four mills, (one run by water, two by horses, and one by oxen), and one distillery. His children were Joseph, Peter S., Polly, Elizabeth, Nancy, Henry, Sarah, Catharine, Charles and George W. Joseph married POLLY PHOENIX, and settled in Pike Co., MO. Polly married JOHN JOHNSON, of Pike Co. Elizabeth married JOSEPH KING, of Montgomery Co. Nancy married COLONEL REUBEN PEW, of Montgomery Co. Henry married SUSAN SHIELDS, of Pike Co. Sarah married ISRAEL SITTERS, of Callaway Co. Catharine married NICHOLAS BRADLEY, of Callaway Co. Charles married JUDITH JAMISON, of Callaway Co. George W. married ELIZABETH COIL, and settled in Warren Co. Peter S. married MISS SLONCE, of KY., and settled in Warren Co. in 1818. He built a stone chimney 8X9 feet in size, and afterward built a cabin to the chimney. He obtained assistance from St. Charles Co. to raise his cabin, and as he furnished plenty of good whisky, it took them a week to finish it. When the house was completed, he gave a dance, and during the night, the floor gave way and let them all down into the cellar. THOMAS HOWELL played the fiddle, and REV. THOMAS BOWEN, who was a young man then, danced as vigorously as any of the other guests.