Biographical Sketch of Charles L. Dalrymple, Greene County, Missouri,
Springfield


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

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This gentleman is the son of Allen S. and Eliza (Churchill) Dalrymple,
and was born March 2, 1832, in Marion county, Tenn.  He was educated at
Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in 1849 he came to Springfield, Missouri.
Shortly afterward he left Springfield for Santa Fe, New Mexico, where
for two years he was agent for a transfer company.  He then travelled
about for some two years and then returned to Chattanooga, Tenn., where
he lived until 1856.  In 1857 he went to Memphis, where he remained un-
til 1868.  He was engaged in railroad construction work until 1860. 
April 29, 1863 he was appointed assistant U. S. Assessor for the eighth
district of Tennessee, and held that office until 1866.  He was then
appointed U. S. cotton weigher, which position he retained until 1868,
being also at the time tobacco inspector.  July 21, 1868 he came to
Springfield, and in the latter part of that year was made assistant 
U. S. assessor for the counties of Laclede, Dallas, Polk and Cedar, and
held that office until 1871.  In 1872 he was deputy circuit clerk of
Polk county, and in 1873 came back to Springfield, where he was deputy
county recorder for some time.  In 1874-5 he was city recorder upon the
Republican ticket, and was elected justice of the peace in 1874, and
resigned in 1879.  Mr. Dalrymple was married March 21, 1856, to Miss
Martha J. Thurston.  Their union was blest with three sons and four
daughters.  His father was born December 18, 1802, and is yet living.
His mother was a native of Virginia, and died in 1856.  They had but
one child, Charles L.

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