Biographical Sketch of W. F. Costello, De Kalb County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888,
				Goodspeed Publishing Company

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

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W. F. Costello, a prominent young attorney of Maysville, and a member 
of the firm of Low & Costello, real estate and collecting agents, was 
born in Champaign City, IL., on May 25, 1860.  He was one of twin
borhters born to James T. and Anna M. (Corchran) Costello.  The father
was born in Sandersville, GA., about 1842, and was of Spanish descent.
>From Georgia he removed to Greenfield, Hancock County, IN.  He was an
editor, and for a time edited the Hancock County Democrat.  In 1865 he 
went to Leavenworth, KS., where he was killed.  The mother was born in
Ireland in 1840, and immigrated to America in 1849.  She now resides at
Hamilton, MO.  W. F. came with his mother to Missouri in 1866, and 
located at Kingston, Caldwell County, where he was reared, and received
a good education in the high school.  He began the study of law at 
Hamilton, MO., in the office of Dilley & Johnson.  In 1883 he entered 
the law department of the University, Ann Arbor, Mich., graduating the
next year.  In the same year he immigrated to Idaho, and practiced his
profession for twelve months.  Returning home he remained six months,
and in July, 1886, located in Maysville, and resumed his practice.

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