Biographical Sketch of William Means, Jackson Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** William Means, farmer, section 33, postoffice Arnoldsville. The sub- ject of the following narative, was born in Christian County, Kentucky on January 18, 1809 and emigrated to Missouri, which was a wilderness in 1820. He then went to Daviess and to Ray Counties, where he remain- ed seven years. Afterward moved to Buchanan County, having been en- gaged in farming most of the time. In 1830 he married Miss Nancy H. Gentry, a native of Boone County, Missouri. They have six children: James R., Charles G., Thomas J., Susan, Elizabeth and Martha. His first wife died in 1868. His second marriage was to Miss Mary C. McIntosh, his present wife. By hard labor and strict attention to business he has acquired a considerable amount of land, all of which has been given to his children, except 100 acres. His children are all married. Mr. Means has served six years as justice of the peace with credit to himself, discharging the duties of the office to the entire satisfaction of the people. He has all his life been recog- nized as a public spirited citizen. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================