Biographical Sketch of W. B. Churchill, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** W. B. Churchill. A veteran printer and painter in St. Joseph is found in the person of W. B. Churchill, who was born in Shelby County, Ken- tucky, February 23, 1837. In early life he learned the printer's trade, and came to St. Joseph in 1855, arriving on the 19th of May; he commenced to learn the trade of painting with his brother James T., which profession he followed until 1861. When the St. Joseph Herald was established, he took the foremanship of the office, and was in that employ at different times for over five years. Aside from that he has confined himself to painting. He has been twice married. On February 25, 1858 to Miss M. A. Williamson, of Shelbyville, Kentucky; she died August 15, 1857. Mr. Churchill again married, in 1875, to Miss Mary J. Fulton, of Shelbyville, Kentucky. By his first marriage he had one daughter, Lenora. By the latter union he had three child- ren: Fulton, Willie and Virginia. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================