Biographical Sketch of John H. Wayland - Chariton County, Missouri


JOHN H. WAYLAND.  Among, the citizens of Salisbury whose experience and success in 
life have been such as to fairly entitle them to favorable recognition in this Record 
of Chariton county, is the subject of this sketch.  Enterprising and progressive in 
his ideas, of strict integrity and possessed of a genial good humor, Mr., Wayland 
justly occupies a very high place in the community in which he resides.  His birth 
occurred at Roanoke, Howard county, Mo., Feb. 6, 1849, being, the second of twelve 
children, the offspring of William and Elizabeth (Woodson) Wayland.  The father was a 
Virginian by birth, but located at Roanoke, Mo., in 1830, where he engaged in the 
mercantile business.  His death occurred in 1875.  The mother lived to a ripe old age, 
her death occurred in 1891. At the age of 14 years, our subject entered his father's 
store as clerk and there remained until of age.  Soon after attaining his majority, 
our subject engaged in the boot and shoe business at Glascow and later in the  dry 
goods business in Clay county.   In 1876 he returned to Glasgow and engaged  in the 
grain business, where  he continued until 1887, when be removed to Salisbury Mo., and 
took  charge of the Salisbury Mill & Elevator Co., with which he has since been 
connected and financially interested. On March 31,  1875 our subject was united in 
marriage to Miss Jennie Iglehart, an intellectual and cultured lady of Glasgow, Mo., 
and the daughter of Denton Iglehart, a native of Maryland, who located in Glascow in 
1871.  Prior to coming to Missouri, Miss Iglehart finished her education in Germany, 
spending three years at Stuttgart.  To them have been born three children, namely, 
Virlea, now 18; Elizabeth age 16, and William, 14 years. Politically, our subject has 
always affiliated with the democratic  party.  Socially, he is an honored member of 
the Masonic fraternity, and a polite, courteous gentleman.  Religiously, himself and 
family are consistent members of the Methodist church, and take an active interest in 
Sunday school work.

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