Biographical Sketch of William Sallee, 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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William Sallee, farmer, Section 15, Post office St. Joseph, was born
in Green County, Kentucky, May 6, 1821, and when twelve years of age,
his parents removed to Morgan County, Illinois, where they remained
eighteen months, and then removed to Lee County, Iowa.  Here his 
father, John, died in 1841, and in 1842 Mrs. Sallee and her family
returned to Morgan County, Illinois, where she died in 1852.  William
came from Lee County, Iowa, to Missouri in the fall of 1838, and in
the fall of 1839 came to Buchanan County.  He was reared on a farm,
and has followed farming during his life.  His landed estate consists
of 800 acres, of which 310 are in the home farm.  He was married on
December 25, 1845, to Miss Josephine Hunter.  She was born in Cumber-
land County, Kentucky, October 31, 1828.  They have had twelve child-
ren, seven of whom are living: Joseph H., born November 13, 1849; 
William M., born February 24, 1853; George A., born February 4, 1855;
Mollie L., born July 17, 1859; Emily J., born November 27, 1861;
Margery M., socially known as Nattie, born June 11, 1863; and 
Quantrell, born February 10, 1867.

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