Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Petree - Andrew County, Missouri

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

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Benjamin Petree, ex-judge of the county court, and a prosperous farmer
of Clay Township, was born in Franklin County, IN., February 4, 1834.
He is the son of Henry and Mary (Snowden) Petree.  The father, a native
of North Carolina, was born in 1807.  The mother was a native of Ohio,
born on August 13, 1811.  They were married in Indiana, where they
lived, engaged in farming, until 1843, at which time they came to 
Andrew County, MO., where they died, the father about 1872, the mother
in the fall of 1844.  In politics the father was a Whig.  The mother
was a member of the Christian Church.  Benjamin is the third of six
children.  He received a common-school education, which has been much
improved by desultory reading and study.  He went with his father to
California in the fall of 1849.  The latter remained there about one
year, when he returned to Missouri; but Benjamin remained until 1857,
engaged in mining.  He then came back to Missouri, and upon his return
settled in Andreew County, and commenced his present occupation.  In 
the spring of 1857 he bought and removed to a farm one and one-fourth
miles east of Savannah, where he lived till 1876, when he exchanged
that for his present home.  His farm consists of 190 acres of goodland,
with a neat residence, barn and other buildings upon it.  In November,
1860, he wedded Miss Lucy Earls, a native of Platte County, but reared
in Andrew County. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Francis Earls.
The former was the first treasurer of Andrew County.  In the early part
of 1864 Mr. Petree enlisted in the United States army, joining the
Eighteenth Missouri Infantry, with which he served until the close of
the war.  He accompanied Sherman from Atlanta to Washington City, and
was mustered out of service at Louisville in July, 1865.  In politics
he is a Republican.  In 1880 he was elected county judge, and served
one term.  His wife is a member of the Christian Church.  They have had
nine children...six sons and three daughters..of whom one daughter is
dead.