Biographical Sketch of Henry P. Farrow, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Henry P. Farrow, sheriff of Crawford County, is a son of John P. and
Susan M. (Smith) Farrow, natives of Farquier County, VA.  The parents
immigrated to Missouri in 1838, and settled in St. Charles County; 
they also lived in Lincoln and Montgomery Counties, and in 1867 located
in Crawford County.  John P. Farrow was a farmer and merchant, and ser-
ved as county judge of Montgomery County twenty years, filling the same
office in Crawford County six years; he died in 1880, at the age of 
seventy-four.  Henry P. Farrow was born in Montgomery County, January
10, 1850, and was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the 
district schools.  He came to Crawford County with his parents and was
engaged in farming until 1886, when he was elected sheriff.  In 1870 
he married Sarah A., daughter of the late Thomas Mattox, of St. Louis.
Mrs. Farrow was born in St. Louis in 1850.  Of the nine children born
to this union four are living.  Mr. Farrow is a Democrat in politics,
and for six years was postmaster at Jake's Prairie.  His wife and his
mother are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

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