Biographical Sketch of A. E. Ginn, 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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A. E. Ginn, one of the pioneer citizens of Grant Township, was born at
Newport, KY., within 600 yards of the United States garrison, on Oct-
ober 19, 1820.  He is the son of John and Abigail (Brackin) Ginn, the
former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky.  The father
died in 1828, and the mother about 1867, in Illinois.  A. E., being
left an orphan, was reared on a farm by a Virginian named Ellis until
his twentieth year, when he was set free, as he now laughingly says,
with another negro.  In 1840 he immigrated to Marion County, Ind., and
the same year voted against Gen. Harrison.  He also wagered a suit of 
clothes on the election and lost.  He has never since made a bet.  He 
engaged in farming and dealing in tobacco nine miles north of Indian-
apolis until 1855.  He then immigrated to De Kalb County, MO., and 
purchased eighty acres of land in Grant Township.  He purchased the 
farm where he now resides, comprising 160 acres, in 1865.  In 1846 he
was united in marriage with Nancy Ellis, of Indiana, the granddaughter
of the man who reared him.  She was born in Boone County, KY., within
six miles of Newport, on October 26, 1832, the daughter of Nelson R.
Ellis.  They have had nine children, as follows:  Laura (deceased),
Neoma, John, Alonzo (deceased), George, James, Albert (deceased), Hiram
(deceased), and Martha (deceased).  Mr. Ginn has been a member of the 
Christian Church since 1839.  His wife and three children are also 
members of that church.  He was the first volunteer from De Kalb County
as a Home Guard in the Federal army, and was on duty during the entire
war.

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