Biographical Sketch of Lemuel Self, Crawford County, Missouri

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

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Lemuel Self is the eldest of the two children born to Fountain and
Sarah (Williams) Self, whose nativity is not known, but who were 
residents of New Madrid County, MO., as early as 1812; the mother 
died in Tennessee, and the father in Pulaski County, MO.  Lemuel
Self was born about 1814, and from the time he was fourteen years
of age made his own way in the world.  At the age of sixteen he 
went to Washington County, MO., where he married Sarah Eaton, and
of their eight children, five are living, viz.: Eliza J., William 
J., Mary A., James M. and Angeline.  Mrs. Sarah Self died in 1873,
and Mr. Self afterward married Mrs. Mary M. Edgar, who died in 1886.
He was elected squire, but served only a short time, when he resign-
ed the position.  He has been a hard working man all his life, and 
for many years worked in wood, making furniture, plows, wagons, etc.
He came to Crawford County in 1840, and about two years afterward
settled on the farm now owned by his son, James M.  The latter was
born in 1846, and his education was limited to the common branches.
He taught one term of school, but has since devoted the most of his
attention to farming and blacksmithing.  In 1867 he married Martha C.
Cole, a native of Washington County, MO.  Mr. and Mrs. Self are the
parents of eight children, as follows: Eddie, Sarah J., Eula, Her-
schel, Lucien, Angeline M., James L. and Mary L.  In 1882 Mr. Self
was nominated on the Democratic ticket for associate justice against
T. E. Carr, and was beaten by only one vote, that one being the vote
he cast for his opponent.  He owns 360 acres of land, and is an 
enterprising farmer.

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