Clinton County, Missouri Biographical Sketch - T. J. Sodowsky

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T.J. Sodowsky, Farmer and stock raiser, section 25 post office Gower, a
distinguised agriculturist of Clinton County, and a pioneer of Northern
Missouri, who was favorably known, is a native of Jessamine County,
Kentucky, and was born March 15, 1825. His father, James, was also a
native of that state and emigrated, with his family, including T.J., to
Missouri, in 1845, locating in Buchanan County, close to the Clinton
County line and a short distance from where Gower is now situated. He was
engaged in farming until the time of his demise, which occurred October 1,
1851. Having been born May 30, 1802, he was consequently, in his fiftieth
year. His wife was formerly Miss Fannie S. Gatewood; she was born February
2, 1799 and died January 13, 1873. The subject of this sketch taught his
first school in the neighborhood of where the family located in Buchanan
County, during the winter of 1845-6. The building was a log structure
16x16 feet. Among his scholars was Thomas Finch, present deputy clerk of
Buchanan County, and Eph. Kelly. In 1849, Mr S. located where he now
resides, and has since been identified with the growth and prosperity of
the county. He is a successful farmer, and owes his success in life only
to his own exertions and buisness tact, having been supported by untiring
attention to his labor. In all commendable enterprises for the advancement
of the public good, he is to be found among the foremost. Mr. S. has been
twice married. First in 1848, to Miss Josephine Biggerstaf; she was born
February 26, 1833, and died December 30, 1871. The result of his union was
ten children, seven of whom are living: Dorcas D., deceased, Larkin E.,
deceased, Robert M., Rufus A., James S., John Thomas, George L., Joseph
Wyatt, and Kelly Woodson, deceased. On June 1873, Mary Eliza Evans became
his wife. Their family consists of Rhoda, Maggie and Birdella, twins, born
January 15, 1876, former deceased; Toliver, born March 9 1877, and Evans,
born May 31, 1880.

Taken from History of Clinton County, Missouri. National Historical
Company, 1881 page 200-201 Contributed by Andrew Evans