Biographical Sketch of William H. Darby, Dallas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
 Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, Published 1889, Goodspeed
 Publishing Company.

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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William H. Darby, a carpenter and farmer of Urbana, Dallas County,
was born in what was then Polk and now Hickory County, MO., in 1842.
His parents were Daniel and Phoebe (Evans) Darby, the former of 
whom was born in Ohio in 1799, and the latter in 1801.  After their
marriage they moved from Ohio to Illinois, and later settled in
Polk County, MO.  Of their thirteen children six are still living,
viz.:  Ezra, Ruami, Ephraim, William H., George W., and Isabelle,
all living near Urbana, MO.  Daniel Darby was a wagon-maker and 
farmer, and served as justice of the peace many years; he died in
1862, and his widow in 1880.  The paternal grandfather of our sub-
ject was Jedediah Darby.  William H. Darby spent his early life in
his native county.  In 1863 he enlisted in Company F, Seventh
Missouri State Militia Cavalry, under command of Col. John F.
Phillips and Capt. B.H. Wilson, and took part in the battles of
Jefferson City, Boonville and Big Blue, MO., and Westport and Mine
Creek, Kas., receiving an honorable discharge in 1865.  In the same
year he married Emily Andrews, who was born in Buffalo, MO., in 
1843, and is a daughter of Mark and Virginia (Thompson) Andrews, 
both natives of Virginia.  Mark Andrews was a physician and farmer,
and moved from Virginia to Buffalo, MO., in 1840, and thence to
near Urbana, Hickory County, MO., in 1850.  In the Andrews family 
were ten children, seven of whom are still living, viz.:  Martha
Darby, Virginia Fletcher, Emily Darby, Lucy Reser, John Andrews, 
Joseph Andrews, Harriet Coon, Susan Darby and Mark Andrews.  Mr. 
Darby owns 160 acres of land, of which eighty-five acres are under
cultivation.  He served as justice of the peace in Hickory County
four years, and in 1880 bought and removed to his present farm in
Dallas County.  He is a Democrat in politics, and cast his first
presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864.  Mr. and Mrs. Darby
are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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