Sketch of John Willingham, Audrain County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Many years before the Revolutionary War, a family of Willinghams lived
in North Carolina.  About 1800 two brothers of the family, named John 
and William, settled in Kentucky, and in 1816 came to Missouri and
settled on Rocky Fork Creek, within the present limits of Boone County,
from whence they removed to what is now Audrain County in 1825.  John
Willingham had a son named Jack, who was the first Sheriff of Audrain
County.  He collected the revenues in 1837, which amounted to $32 in
money and six wolf scalps.

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