Biographical Sketch of M. D. Cordray, Springfield, Greene County, MO


>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Mr. Cordray is the son of J. P. and Sallie A. (Allen) Cordray, and was
born near Farmington, Delaware, November, 1846 and was educated at the
Farmington Institute.  In January, 1869 he went to Attica, Ind., and
lived in the State of Indiana until 1878.  He then went to Shelby coun-
ty, Tenn., where he was superintendent of a large cotton plantation for
two years.  In the spring of 1880, he went to Lonoke county, Ark., and
engaged in the hotel business for fifteen months, and then moved to
Gallaway, Ark., where he was in the mercantile business until January,
1883, when he came to Springfield, Mo.  Mr. Cordray is a member of the
Knights of Pythias, having joined Lonoke lodge, No. 9.  He is past
chancellor, and was master of finance for two years, and also a member
of the Endowment Ring, K. of P.  Mr. Cordray was married March 9, 1873
to Mary O. Pierce.  He and wife are both members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church.  His father was a native of Delaware, and was a large 
real estate owner, and dealt largely in fine stock.  He died at his 
home in Delaware, February 16, 1881.  His wife died when our subject
was but thirteen years of age.  They had seven children, five sons and
two daughters.

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