Biographical Sketch of Henry Gore, Rush Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Henry Gore, farmer and stock raiser, section 26, postoffice Sugar Lake, Platte County, Missouri, was born in Mercer County, Virginia, July 3, 1826, and was reared in his native county till eighteen years of age, when he came to Missouri. Remained in Andrew County one year, and since that time he has been a citizen of Buchanan County. He spent his boyhood days on a farm, and has followed the occupation during life. Came to Missouri with but a small amount of means, and by his own labor and good management, he accumulated some 800 acres of land. In the spring of 1880 he divided his land among his children, only retaining for himself 160 acres. Was married June 17, 1847, to Miss Elizabeth Stultz, who was born in North Carolina, April 27, 1828. They have had ten children, seven of whom are living: William H., Mary L., Eliza A., Sarilda C., Joseph M., John L. and Thomas I. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================