Biographical Sketch of J. C. Carrington, Platte Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** J. C. Carrington, farmer and stock raiser, section 29, post office Edgerton, Platte County; was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky on December 5, 1830 and in 1834 or 1835 he came to Morgan County, Ill- inois. In 1867, he came to Buchanan County, Missouri where he now owns over 800 acres of land, and is one of the representative farm- ers of the township. He was married to Miss Mary A. Fitch, December 30, 1853. She was born in Ohio, May 10, 1833. By this union they have eight children living: Emily E., now Mrs. I.S. Gibson, born October 3, 1854; John W., born October 21, 1856; Fannie J., now Mrs. F. Johnson, born October 3, 1858; Joel H., born March 2, 1860; J. C., born August 1, 1861; mamie, born August 18, 1863; Annie, born Septem- ber 21, 1865; Carrie R., born January 12, 1869; Joseph G., born Jan- uary 22, 1871; Pheobe, born June 23, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Carrington are members of the Christian Church. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================