Biographies, Adair County KY; Delouvois EDRINGTON           1844-

Submission Date: 14-Nov-2001
Source: "Kentucky - A History of the State"; W.H. Perrin, J.H. Battle, &
G.C. Kniffin; 4th edition, 1887

Delouvois L. EDRINGTON was born in Adair County 11-June-1844, the fourth of
twelve children born to Benjamin and Emily (SETTLE) EDRINGTON, natives of
Adair County and of English descent. Benjamin EDRINGTON was born 27-Feb-1812 and
taught several years in the common schools. He married at about the age of
twenty-three years, and soon after bought a partially improved farm near Cane
Valley, Adair County, on which he resided two or three years when he sold out
and bought a farm on the Green River, in the same county, near Wagoner's Bend.
After a few years he sold this place also and bought another near Columbia,
remaining until about 1841 when he left the place and removed to Livingston
County MO where he remained some two years and then removed to his farm in Adair
County. Here he remained until 1850 when he sold the farm and went back to
Livingston County MO, settling on a farm he had bought some years before,
engaged in agricultural pursuits and, for two years, also in general merchandise
until 1863 when he sold out and moved to Plymouth, Hancock County IL where he
engaged in merchandising for nearly two years. In 1865 he returned to Adair
County KY and bought a farm near Cane Valley upon which he resided until his
death 23-May-1880. His father, Thomas EDRINGTON, was born in SC 02-Mar-1778.
When a young man he came to Adair County and settled near Wagoner's Bend, where
he bought over 1,000 acres of wild land, improved a farm upon which he resided
until his death 16-Apr-1859. Mrs. Emily (SETTLE) EDRINGTON was born Sept-1817
and died 01-Aug-1869. Her father, Benjamin SETTLE, was born in VA and was one of
the pioneers of Adair County KY owning a large farm of 2,000 acres on the Green
River near Plum Point, upon which he resided until his death. Delouvois L.
EDRINGTON received a good common school and academic education in youth
including a thorough Latin course. In June-1861 he enlisted in Company E. First
Missouri Volunteer Infantry (Confederate) and served until Feb-1862 when he was
taken prisoner at Springfield MO and was soon after paroled and returned home.
He participated in the battles of Carthage MO, Wilson's Creek MO, Dry Wood, and
Lexington MO. After his return from the army he farmed one year and in Apr-1863
started for CA in company with some fifty or sixty emigrants who accomplished
the entire journey across the plains with an ox team, arriving in CA in
September. From Sacramento he went to Virginia City NV where he was engaged in
mining for a short time; thence he went to Dayton NV where he was employed as
chemist for a quartz mining company for nearly one year and a half. He then
went to San Francisco and from there returned to his father's home in Plymouth
IL. In the fall of 1865 he went to St. Louis MO where he took a regular
commercial course. The next year he opened a general store at Cane Valley where
he remained two years longer. In 1870 he removed his stock to Rolla where he
continued the business for some five years. In 1875 he sold the stock and
bought a farm of 140 acres on Casey Creek on a part of which the village of
Rolla has since been built. He has been successfully engaged in stock raising
and farming and for a time made the culture of tobacco a specialty, but has
recently given more attention to fine stock and corn. For several years he was
deputy county clerk of Adair County and is at present postmaster at Rolla. He
was married 24-Dec-1869 to Miss Sallie F. McWHORTER, a native of Adair County,
born 28-Jan-1850. Three children have blessed their union, as follows: Afton C.
born 18-Sept-1870, Emma E. born 25-Aug-1872, and Albert B. born 07-Mar-1876.
Mr. and Mrs. EDRINGTON have been for many years members of the Christian Church
in which he as officiated as a deacon for many years. He is also a bright member
of the Masonic fraternity having been Worthy Master of his lodge for several
years, and at present is secretary. Politically he is a Democrat.

Surnames: EDRINGTON, McWHORTER, SETTLE

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