Biographical Sketch of Alfred Hosman, Greene County, Missouri, Boone Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Hosman was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, August 2, 1810. His parents moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, when Alfred was about eight years of age. They soon after moved to Scott County, Kentucky, where his father, Esaias Hosman, died in 1831. His mother died in 1843. Alfred was the youngest child and was educated in the home schools of Fayette and Scott counties. He was married in Scott County, December 23, 1830, to Miss Martha H. Cox, who died August 9, 1839. They were blest with four children, one son and three daughters, viz.: Sarah A., born January 1, 1831; Nancy E., born November 25, 1834; James W., born December 6, 1836; and Martha H., born June 24, 1839. Mr. Hosman came to Missouri in 1841, where he married the second time to Miss Mary C. Boone, of Boone Township, Greene County, Missouri. She was the ninth daughter of Nathan Boone, the youngest child of the famous Daniel Boone. This marriage was blest with thirteen children, viz.: Mary F., born July 22, 1842; Olive A., born February 9, 1844; Daniel B., born February 12, 1845 and died February 22, 1852; Nathan B., born April 16, 1847 and died January 8, 1848; Mahala P., born November 25, 1848 and died June 16, 1852; Charles L., born November 10, 1850; Sanford E., born May 8, 1853; John B., born May 5, 1855; Thomas A., born June 4, 1857; Luther A., born August 31, 1859 and died September 25, 1859; Joseph K., born September 22, 1860, and Robert L. and Belle P., born June 3, 1866. Shortly after his second marriage, Mr. Hosman moved back to Kentucky and lived upon the old homestead, and remained there till the death of his mother, when he came back to Greene County, Missouri, and lived upon his farm till 1863, when the unsettled condition of the country during the civil war caused him to remove his family to Howard County in September of that year. In March, 1864, he moved to Illinois and lived near Bloomington until December, 1865, when he came back to Missouri, and lived in Springfield about two years, and then moved to where he now lives in Boone Township. He carries on farming upon a large scale, and is one of the first citizens of the county. He is probably one of the oldest master masons in the county. He was made a member of Benevolent Lodge, No. 58, in Fayette County, Kentucky, in 1843. Mr. Hosman has served as school director for many years, and has been a leading member of the Baptist Church since 1850. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================