Biographical Sketch of A. Mullinix - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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A. Mullinix, a physician of Rosendale, Andrew County, MO., was born one
and a half miles south from Rosendale in 1840.  He is the second of four
children born to G. W. and Rhoda (Hurst) Mullinix.  The father was born
in Putnam County, IN., in 1821, and is the son of Elisha Mullinix, a 
native of South Carolina.  He was one of the pioneers of Andrew County,
MO., having immigrated here in 1838.  In 1871 he removed to Kansas, 
where he practices law at present.  The mother was also born in Putnam
County, IN., in 1819, and was the daughter of Abram Hurst, who removed
to Andrew County, MO., and left a large family.  Our subject spent his
youth on the farm, and acquired a limited education in the country
schools.  He began the study of medicine in 1867, at New Hartford, IL.,
under Dr. J. W. Slade.  In 1868-69 he attended the Iowa State University
at Keokuk, graduating in 1874, in both medicine and surgery.  He then
returned to Andrew County, MO., since which time he has practiced his
profession.  In 1861 he enlisted in the Federal army, joining the Eighth
Regiment of Illinois Infantry, with which he served three months.  In
September of the same year he re-enlisted in the Fifth Regiment of
Missouri Infantry and served six months, but in August, 1862, joined the
Ninety-ninth Regiment of Illinois Infantry, and served until the close
fo the war, being mustered out in August, 1865, having been engaged in
nineteen hard-fought battles.  He was wounded four different times.  In
the spring of 1866 he crossed the plains to Montana, where he remained 
eighteen months.  He was married in 1868 to Georgina Scott, who was
born in Brown County, IL., in 1849, and is the daughter of G.W. Scott.
They have three children living, and one dead.