Barton County, Missouri Biographies-Hon. Henry C. Timmonds

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Page 953, 954

Hon. Henry C. Timmonds, an attorney-at-law of Lamar, Mo., was born in Knoxville, Iowa, 
May 12, 1853, being the eldest of three children born to the union of Dr. L. M. Timmonds 
and Jane M. Tichenor, who were born, reared and married in Ohio County, Ky., the former 
being of Irish descent, and the latter of English.  The mother was a lineal descendant 
of John Alden, who came to America in that famous old ship, the Mayflower, and who is 
immortalized in Longfellow's poem, "The Courtship of Miles Standish."  The parents resided 
in Kentucky until 1852, then moved to Iowa, and six years later took up their abode in 
Greene County, Mo., coming in 1859 to Lamar.  The father was a graduate of Iowa Medical 
University, and made this profession his chief pursuit through life.  Prior to the late 
war, he was county judge of Barton County, and in 1865 was appointed circuit clerk, county 
clerk, and recorder, being elected in 1866 to the same postiton.  He was a Democrat, and 
in early life a member of the Christian Church, in which faith his wife died in 1861, being 
only twenty-nine years of age.  After her death, Dr. Timmonds wedded Miss Mary H. Oulds, 
by whom he became the father of three children.  Henry C. Timmonds, the immediate subject 
of this sketch, received the greater part of his education in the schools of Lamar, and, 
having worked in his father's office till 1870, he began learning the printer's trade in 
the office of the Southwest Missourian.  March 27, 1873, he married Miss Kate Fast, a 
daughter of Peter Fast.  She was born in Stark County, ILL., and by Mr. Timmonds is the 
mother of two children: Harry and Xora.  For one term Mr. Timmonds was principal of public 
schools of Lamar, and in the fall of 1873 moved to Stockton, Mo., where he leased the office 
and fixtures of the Stockton Journal, and was both editor and pressman, his wife assisting 
him in the office, and making a full hand.  Prior to his marriage he read law for some time 
with Hon. Charles H. Morgan, and, while managing the Journal, spent his leisure time in 
pursuing this study.  After reading one year under Judge D. P. Stratton, he was admitted 
to the Stockton bar in 1880, returning the same year to Lamar, and forming a partnership 
with Hon. Charles H. Morgan, which lasted until Mr. Morgan's third election to Congress.  
Then Mr. Timmonds became associated with Hon. Edward Buler in the practice of his profession, 
and has remained thus connected up the present time.  From 1882 to 1886 he was a delegate 
to the Democratic State Convention, and made the nominating speech for Lieut. Gov. Claycomb.  
Mr. Timmonds has always been a Democrat, and professionally ranks among the first lawyers of 
the Barton County bar.  He is a member of the A.O.U.W., and his wife belongs to the 
Congregational Church.

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