Biographical Sketch of Hamilton Souders, Gasconade County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Hamilton Souders, farmer and blacksmith of Brush Creek Township, was
born in Washington County, Ind., in 1828, and is the eldest of a family
of seven children born to Benjamin and Nancy (Teauge) Souders, natives
of Tennessee and North Carolina, respectively.  When young both moved
northward with their parents to Indiana, where in a few years they were
married and spent the remainder of their days in Washington County. The
father was a farmer and died in 1851.  His father, Frederick Souders, 
was a native of Virginia, was of German descent, and died in Indiana.
The mother of Hamilton Souders died in 1852.  Hamilton received but
little education, was reared on the farm and was married in 1854 to
Miss Lydia Ann, daughter of Andrew Naggle, a native of Washington Cou-
nty, Ind.  Seven children were born to this union, six now living:
Andrew B. (who is living on the old farm), George Henry, Joseph Levi,
Mary E. (Mrs. Isham Holliday), Caroline (deceased), Nancy J. (Mrs.
William Vincen) and Marion H.  The same year of his marriage Mr. Sou-
ders came to Gasconade County, moved on his farm, only two acres of 
which had been cleared, and in a part of the house he now occupies. 
Mr. Souders now has over 300 acres, 100 of which are improved, and the
most of which was obtained by his own efforts.  It is one of the best
farms in the county.  Mr. Souders is a Republican politically, and is a
member of the Baptist Church.  His wife died February, 1885.  She was
also a member of the Baptist Church.

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