Biographical Sketch of Hambury Pyles, Bloomington Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Hambury Pyles, farmer, section 11, postoffice DeKalb, was born in Mason County, Kentucky, March 3, 1818, nd in 1846 he moved to Platte County, Missouri. In 1858 he came upon his present location. He has followed farming from boyhood, and his landed estate consists of 270 acres. He was married November 13, 1845 to Miss Jane Dye. She was born in the same county as himself, may 26, 1824. They have ten children, all living: Mary L., born November 14, 1846; John M., born May 10, 1848; Margaret G., born April 10, 1850; Parthenia F., born December 18, 1851; Sarah A., born August 12, 1855; Thomas, born June 27, 1857; William, born April 23, 1859; Elenora, born August 9, 1861; James S., born October 22, 1863; Nannie C., born March 5, 1866. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================