Biographical Sketch of Daniel Coil, 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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Daniel Coil, a citizen of Osborne, was born in Boone County, MO., on
September 28, 1819.  His parents were Daniel and Elizabeth (Silver)
Coil, both natives of Madison County, KY.  The father was of Irish
descent.  After their marriage in their native county, they settled 
on a farm, and in 1819 immigrated to Missouri and settled in Boone
County, where the father died in 1825.  The mother died in Buchanan
County about eight years ago.  The subject of this sketch is the third
of six children.  He received a common-school education, and remained
on his father's farm until about eighteen years of age, when he began
business for himself as a farmer in Buchanan County.  About 1838 he
returned to his mother's, and in 1845 came to De Kalb County, where he
has since resided, except the years of 1850 and 1851 that he spent in
California, going the overland route and returning by water.  In 1843
he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Parrott, daughter of Col.
Elias Parrott.  They have had seven children, one son and six daughters,
of whom two are dead, one son and one daughter.  Mr. Coil has been a
life-long Democrat.  He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.  He is now trustee of the church, and has been steward
for seventeen years.  In 1872 he removed to Osborne to accommodate 
himself to the schools of that place.

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