Biographical Sketch of Levi J. Judah, Crawford Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Levi J. Judah, farmer, section 18, postoffice DeKalb, was born in Indiana, January 15, 1825. He had poor school advantages, never attending twelve months in his life. In 1839 his father emigrated to Missouri and located in Buchanan County, where he has resided ever since. He married November 1, 1862, to Mrs. Elizabeth Kirby, a native of Indiana. She had four children: Samuel, born June 30, 1863; Martha M., born September 11, 1864; Eli F., born February 18, 1866 and died in 1873; and Emma, born March 31, 1868. Mr. Judah served in the Kansas Militia. He is a member of the Christian Church, and has donated liberally toward building churches and school houses. He has 380 acres of land, all under fence and in a fair state of cultivation. He also owns a good house and barn, and a fine fifteen acres orchard, producing some of the finest fruit sold on the market. His land is well watered. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================