Biographical Sketch of John T. Ransom, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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John T. Ransom, country treasurer, was born in Lee County, Virginia,
December 1, 1819, and came to St. Joseph, Missouri in the spring of
1857.  While a small boy he manifested great taste for the mercantile
business.  He entered a store in his native county as clerk, in which
position he remained six years.  At the age of twenty years, in con-
sideration of the value of his services, he was taken into partnership,
and remained in the business for seven years.  In the meantime, he
bought the interest of his partner in the concern.  This he afterwards
sold out and moved West, coming to St. Joseph.  He brought a consider-
able amount of money with him, a part of which he loaned at a good rate
of interest.  He also bought a fine farm near the city.  He became the
Deputy County Collector under T. J. Burgess, served through his term,
and afterwards for M. M. Claggett, taking the entire charge of the 
business of the office, which he finally closed up to the entire sat-
isfaction of the county.  The ability with which he conducted the
collector's very difficult duties brought him very prominently before
the people, and in the fall of 1880 he was elected Treasurer of the 
county.  No man stands higher in the estimation of those who have the
pleasure of knowing him, or by the tax payers of the county than does
Mr. Ransom.  He married Martha Fulkerson, in Lee County, Virginia, on
July 7, 1846.  They have no children of their own, but Mrs. Ransom 
lost a sister who left an infant daughter, Letta Poteet.  They cared
for and educated her as their own child.  She grew up an accomplished
lady, and was married to A. Kirkpatrick, of this city.  She died in
January, 1876.

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