History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, MO
Richard Hartley

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri,   published by Goodspeed, 1889; Pgs. 740, 741
Cedar County Section

Richard Hartley, one of the old and influential agriculturists of 
this region, residing eleven miles southeast of Stockton, Mo., was 
born in Tennessee, on the 25th of July, 1825, being the fifth of a 
family of eleven children born to James and Elizabeth (Walker) 
Hartley, a short sketch of whom is given in this work. He came from 
his native State to Cedar County, Mo., in 1837, and, owing to poor 
school facilities at that time, acquired but a limited education.  
In 1847 he united his fortunes with those of Miss Almira Underwood, 
who was born in Roane County, Tenn., about 1849, being a daughter 
of Enoch and Sally Underwood, who came to Cedar County in 1840.  
Mr and Mrs. Hartley's union resulted in the birth of the following 
family: Ellen E., wife of William Lynch; William H. (deceased); 
Mary (deceased); Lorinda, wife of Brantly N. Davis; Richard D. J.; 
Enoch, who was killed by a falling tree, in 1877; Almira (deceased); 
Lurah D., wife of Frank Tow; an infant (deceased), John E. and 
Solomon W.  Mr. Hartley owns 800 acres of land, situated on Little 
Sac River, which makes a splendid grain and stock farm, and usually 
has about forty head of horses and mules, and about the same number 
of cattle.  He devoted seventy-five acres to corn annually.  He is a 
Democrat politically. 
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