Barton County, Missouri Biographies-James T. GEALY

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 892, 893

James T. Gealy, of the real-estate and loan firm of Gealy & Harlow,
of Golden City, Barton County, Mo., was born in Mercer County, Penn.,
October 8, 1835, and came to Barton County in May, 1881, where he has
since resided.  He is a son of William J. and Matilda (Thoine) Gealy,
both natives of Pennsylvania.  James T. Gealy was reared to farm life,
receiving his education in the common schools, and at Westminster
College, in Pennsylvania.  He studied law, and was admitted to the 
Venango County (Penn.), bar in 1875, and was admitted and licensed 
at the city of Lamar to practice law in the several courts of the
State of Missouri, at the fall term of 1881.  He has been three times
married; first, in February, 1857, to Miss Lettice Perry, a native
of Pennsylvania, who bore him four children: James I. (deceased),
Calphurnice (deceased); Ettie, wife of T. A. Heady of Springfield,
Mo.; and Carrie.  He was married the second time to Miss Lizzie Gray,
a native of New York City, August 30, 1876.  One child, Freddie
(deceased), was born to this union.  He was again married, in
September, 1888, to Miss Emma Conrad, a native of Michigan.  M. Gealy
in an ancient member of the I.O.O.F.  He has been city attorney since
the origin of the city of Golden City; owns city residence, house
and lot in the city of Lamar, Mo., and also property at Peabody, Kan.

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