Biographical Sketch of C. S. Brinton, Jackson Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** C. S. Brinton, farmer, section 5, postoffice Agency, was born in Indiana August 27, 1827. His parents emigrated to Missouri in the fall of 1837, locating in Buchanan County, where he has resided ever since. He received only a moderate education. September 27, 1859 he married Miss Jane Gilmore, a native of Missouri. By this union they had seven children: Robert, born November 15, 1850; Parthenia, born July 13, 1852; Thomas, born December 9, 1853; Eliza, born May 15, 1856; Emily, born November 30, 1859; Benjamin, born September 27, 1858; Jefferson, born February 15, 1862; all alive and doing well. He has been fortunate enough to save 140 acres of land, all under fence and in a good state of cultivation. His father, one of the citizens, was called to the Far West to assist in supressing the Mormons. Mr. Brinton sustained serious losses by the late war. He was in the Pawpaw militia, taken prisoner and cast into prison by Col. Cranor's men and held for ten days. He is a member of the Grange, and has been school director several times. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================