Biographical Sketch of A. J. Kanada, Greene County, Missouri, North Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Kanada was born in Franklin County, Mo., January 21, 1847. He lived upon the farm until the civil war. In 1863 he joined Company H, 4th Missouri cavalry, Confederate service, and served until the close of the war. In 1866 he began firing upon the Missouri Pacific rail- road, which he continued for a year, and then went to braking. He was promoted to conductor and has been braking and running a train alter- nately until the last year, since when he has had charge of a regular train. In 1873 he went upon the Iron Mountain R.R. and stayed about a year, and then ran upon the I. and St. L. for nine months, and then upon the Salem & Little Rock R.R. for about eight months. He worked for a short time at the yards at Pacific. Mr. Kanada was married June 9, 1876, to Miss Virginia Lavender, a native of Franklin County, Mo. Their union has been blest with five children, three of whom are now living: Charles P., Emma E., and Cora M. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================