Biographical Sketch of J. P. Culbertson, Greene County, Missouri, Boone Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** J. P. Culbertson was born in Burke County, North Carolina, July 28, 1826. He went to Tennessee in 1848 and resided in Greene County, that State, till his coming here in 1852. He first entered land in Center Township, where he remained till 1859, when he changed to Boone Town- ship, and again entered land. He enlisted in the army on the side of the United States in 1862, and fought the rebellion for about a year. After the war he returned to this county where he has ever since lived. Mr. Culbertson's parents were Thomas and Martha Culbertson, both North Carolinians by birth. Mr. Culbertson was married August 26, 1848, to Miss Mary A. Rincor, a native of Tennessee, who died in this county, April 1, 1879. They had six children, five of them still living at this writing. Though Mr. Culbertson owned many slaves before the civil war, he was, on principle, an bolitionist of decided views; and he gave up his slave property under emancipation with that patriotic spirit al- ways so becoming to loyal citizens. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================