Biographical Sketch of William Barksdale, Dent 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 Barksdale, a prosperous farmer of Dent County, MO., was born 
in Tennessee in 1836, and is the son of Stephen I. and Sarah (Waler)
Barksdale, who were born in Tennessee in 1812 and 1811, and died in
Shannon and Dent Counties, MO., in 1879 and 1883, respectively.  The
father was of English descent, and a farmer by occupation, and became
a resident of Dent County, MO., about 1840.  Six of their eight child-
ren grew to maturity.  Three were living at the time of William's 
marriage; two besides himself:  Henry, who died at Neosho, MO., in
1861, while in the State service, and Wallar, who died in the Confed-
erate service at Pine Bluffs, Ark., in 1862.  William Barksdale was
the eldest of the children, and is the only son.  Up to the time of 
his marriage, in 1859, his time was employed in assisting his father
on the farm, and in attending the district schools during the winter
seasons.  His wife, whose maiden name was Mary E. Daughtery, was born
in Tennessee on February 28, 1841, and was the daughter of Saciah and
Sally Daugherty.  She became the mother of seven children, six living,
and died on January 18, 1875.  In January, 1886, Mr. Barksdale married
his second wife, Mrs. Dinwiddie.  Since 1859 Mr. Barksdale has resided 
on the farm he now occupies, but during the Civil War he was compelled
to change his place of abode, and located in Fulton County, Ark., 
where he remained two years, and then moved to Shannon County, MO., 
and in 1881 returned to his present farm.  He is the owner of 640 acres
of land, 480 acres comprising the home farm, and has 150 acres well
tilled and under good cultivation.  He is one of Dent County's most
prosperous and successful farmers, and is much esteemed as a neighbor
and friend.  He is a Democrat in politics, and is a member of the 
County Wheel organization.

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