Biographical Sketch of Fred Banker, Wayne Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Fred Banker, farmer and stock dealer, section 22, post office Hall, is a native of New York and was born in Dutchess County, July 8, 1831. He was there educated in an academy and received a fair education. He followed farming during life. On March 20, 1857, he started to Leaven- worth, Kansas and from theree came to Buchanan County, Missouri, where he has since resided. His landed estate consists of 309 acres, his home farm containing 120 acres. He acted as justice of the peace a part of one term. He was married, May 14, 1868, to Miss Nancy L. Starmer. She was born in Tennessee, February 27, 1842, and died on December 29, 1879. They had four children: Mary H., born November 6, 1870; Frederick W., born August 16, 1873; John K., born November 13, 1874; Bettie A., born June 24, 1877. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================