Biographical Sketch of Preston Halbert, Crawford County, MO >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Preston Halbert was born in Laurens County, S. C., in 1834. His father, William Halbert, also a native of South Carolina, first married Eliza- beth Bowen, who bore him eight children; after her death Mr. Halbert married Mrs. Rachel (Lindsey) Cooper, by whom he had four children, Preston being the youngest but one. William Halbert, who was of German descent, was an extensive planter and also operated a gristmill, saw- mill and cotton-gin; being unfortunate in his business he moved to Crawford County, MO., in 1845, and died in 1858. Mrs. Halbert, mother of our subject, died in 1845, a member of the Baptist Church. Having remained with his father until twenty-one years of age, Preston Halbert began his career as a farmer, which occupation he has always followed. In 1862 he married Rebecca Largent, who was born in Bledsoe County, Tenn., in 1843. Of the nine children born to this union six are living, viz.: May, Haney E., Eura L., William P., Thomas E. and Zelma R. Mr. Halbert has been successful as a farmer, and now owns about 500 acres of land. He has held the position of public administrator eight years, is a Democrat, politically, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================